Clearance Rack items just added -- how about some early Christmas shopping?

It's a Clearance Rack Blitz!!

I just had to share with you the Clearance Rack Blitz that is going on NOW through October 18th!

Stampin' Up! has just added over two hundred more discontinued items into their online Clearance Rack--some at up to 80 percent off--to help make room in the Distribution Center for new products!

PLEASE take the opportunity to head on over. Here is the link to all of the products available (or just click on the picture above): http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ItemList.aspx?categoryID=493

Want to know what you might find?

• PAPER - plain cardstock and pretty, pretty, pretty Designer Series Paper starting at just $2.49
• RIBBON - lots and lots and lots of ribbon starting at only $2.49!! These spools are up to 15 yards! It is an incredible deal as regular price they sell for $6.95 and up!
• BRADS - only $2.49 for 200 brads (50 brads of 4 colors)! These are HIGH quality brads!
• INK PADS - looking to add to your ink pad collection without having to pay $5.95 each? The retired colors they have left in stock are now selling for only $2.29 each!!
• There is also misc. embellishments, chip board, dies to use with the Big Shot die cutting machine, watercolor crayons, a few of the smaller punches, and so much more!!
  

Remember this is all retired stock, so once it's gone it's gone and at these prices they will sell quickly!!

How do you order, you ask? You have two options:

1) If you're local, send me your order by 1:00 PM TODAY (Tuesday, the 5th) to heidilynneboos{at}hotmail{dot}com. If you send me a $30 order by this time you will be entered into a drawing for a free Level 1 Hostess stamp set (a value up to $17.95!) You can pay check or cash when your order arrives. Please feel free to send me your order even if it's less than $30!

2) Place an online order on my website: heidiboos.stampinup.net at any time day or night by clicking on the link and then finding SHOP NOW. Then click on Clearance Rack and shop away! You can enter your credit card information (securely) right on the site. And, keep in mind...that if you end up spending $150 or more, you earn free hostess product starting at 1 FREE hostess set and $15 in free product! Get some Christmas shopping done early for that crafty friend or family member of yours or combine your order with someone else and split the hostess rewards! If you order online, it does not have to happen today, but don't wait too long before the good stuff is all gone!

Please don't hesitate to ask any questions. There are no guarantees that when I place my order at 1:30 today (TUESDAY) that all of the products are available. There are some crazy online shoppers out there! *wink*

Have a blessed day!

P.S. Please feel free to pass this information on to your friends or family and have them contact me! Thanks so much!

My First Christmas Workshop of the Season!

Almost 2 weeks ago, I did a workshop for one of my mother-in-law's friends. She specifically requested that she wanted to make Christmas cards. I was 100% on board, especially because it would give me this great opportunity to start playing with some Christmas stuff early and be thinking ahead on other events I could hold as Christmas draws near. She also wanted it to be a 3/$5 card making workshop. I have started doing these a lot more than just the one free make n take like a "true workshop" is intended to be. I usually offer that if any of the guests spend $30 or more, the cards are free!

The hostess wanted one of the three cards to be religious-themed and I had remembered that my mother-in-law had ordered the Christ is Born stamp set at my Open House in May 2009 when I first started as a demo. It was the perfect set to use and now my mother-in-law will be making these for her Christmas cards (and bought all the supplies for it!) I was also able to teach the ladies how to use the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig with this card so they could place the "Christ is Born" sentiment in the corner for there to be just enough room for the poinsettia.

Inside Greeting: Wishing you the joy and wonder of the first Christmas.

Stamp Sets: Christ is Born

Paper: Very Vanilla, Garden Green

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Markers: Riding Hood Red & More Mustard

Accessories: retired Alpine Originals ribbon, Top Note Die, dimensionals, gold Stickles (non-SU!)

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For the second card, I really wanted to use a new stamp set, but since I hadn't purchased many Christmas items yet, I didn't have a lot to choose from. I came up with this design after fiddling around for quite some time...seems to be the trend these days for me. Re-arranging a design more than a dozen times before I feel it's just right! Even though the snowflakes were from a retired stamp set (Best Wishes & More), it gives it the perfect touch with the white embossing.

Stamp Sets: Perfect Punches (love this set!), Best Wishes & More (retired)

Paper: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Versamark (for use with embossing)

Accessories: Whisper White taffeta ribbon, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, dimensionals, white embossing powder and heat tool, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch

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This last card I designed is probably a favorite. I love the Delightful Decorations stamp set. This was a purchase I made for myself with one of my last orders, and of course buying the punch was on that list, too! The ladies really enjoyed this card. I hadn't purchased any of the new Christmas-themed DSP yet, so I went with some retired paper that was in last year's catalog. I look forward to reproducing this card using some of the Jolly Holiday DSP and switching the Real Red for Cherry Cobbler.


Stamp Sets: Delightful Decorations, Christmas Greetings

Paper: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' DSP (retired)

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive

Accessories: 1/8" Real Red taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, ornament punch, eyelet border punch, Big Shot Texturz, mini glue dots, red rhinestone (non-SU!)

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I ended up preparing more card kits than what was needed (way more!), but I also decided I would make up any of the leftovers and will be using them to sell at any upcoming bazaars that I might participate in. I had 10 card kits of each card and will be selling them in groups of 5. Works for me!

Look for another post soon for the treats I made for each guest and the cute gift card holder I made for the hostess!

3/$5 Card Making Night - September

I started my 3/$5 card making nights again after taking a break in August. I was so excited to get back into this, not only to have friends over, but to do a little more stamping again! I like having these events because it gives me the chance to get in my craft room and play with all of my "toys"!

I had seen this "four square" concept in my search for finding a cute Fall-themed card and this is what I finally came up with after fiddling around with it for a little bit.

Stamp Sets: Season Of Friendship

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Cajun Craze

Accessories: 1 1/4" striped Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

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This was one of those cards I created that I was so happy with the way it turned out that I couldn't wait to share it with others! I spent a lot (and I mean A LOT) of time trying to come up with this design. I'm such a perfectionist!!


Stamp Sets: On Your Birthday

Paper: Rose Red, Regal Rose (flowers), Pink Pirouette (heart/scalloped oval), Old Olive (branch), Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand (owl eyes), Whisper White, Rose Red DSP

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Two-Step Owl Punch, Rose Red double-stitched grosgrain (retired), silver brads, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, dimensionals

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I CASEd this card from the wonderfully and super talented Andrea Walford. I wanted something a little quicker and easier to reproduce, so I simplified it a bit.


Stamp Sets: Perfect Punches

Paper: Whisper White, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Sunny Garden DSP (love!)

Ink: Early Espresso

Accessories: oval punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, dimensionals

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Just yesterday, I did a 3/$5 Christmas card workshop...I'll be back later to share those cards, as well!

clearance rack!!

Don't take my word for it...you must head on over to Stampin' Up!'s Clearance Rack to check out some drastically reduced products! If you see something you like be sure to head on over to my website at heidiboos.stampinup.net and place your online order today before it's gone!!

Here are just a few of the items you might like...

"Chocolate Chip" Satin Ribbon (15 yards)
Clearance Price - $3.99
Regular Price - $9.95

"Pink Pirouette" 1 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (10 yards)
Clearance Price - $2.99
Regular Price - $7.95

"Wild Wasabi" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Clearance Price - $2.99
Regular Catalog Price - $7.95

"I Wish" Simply Scrappin' Kit
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Clearance Price - $7.99
Regular Price - $19.95


Snowflake Shimmer Decor Decals
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Clearance Price - $5.99
Regular Price - $14.95

"Sending Love" Specialty Designer Series Paper
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Clearance Price - $4.99
Regular Price - $11.95

The following epoxy brads coordinate nicely with the above Designer Series Paper...but they can also be used to spruce up a card all on their own!

Real Red 1/2" Sending Love Epoxy Brads
Clearance Price - $1.99
Regular Price - $4.95

Chocolate Chip 1/4" Sending Love Epoxy Brads
Clearance Price - $1.49
Regular Price - $3.25

Pretty in Pink 1/2" Sending Love Epoxy Brads
Clearance Price - $1.99
Regular Price - $4.95

There are also packs of paper in retired colors starting at only $2.49 and rub-ons starting at only $4.29, along with some other things that might catch your attention and that you can't live without! Head on over there quickly to place your order and remember to go to heidiboos.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW to place your order.

For those of you who live in the Portland-Metro, Oregon area...if there are enough who would like to place a group order, I will place one this Saturday evening to help reduce the shipping costs. E-mail me at heidilynneboos{at}hotmail{dot}com to let me know. I will place an order at midnight this evening if there is enough interested. However, this means you run the risk of something you love being sold out. Chances are that others will love it, too!

HAPPY SHOPPING!

let the Stamp Club begin!

Interested in building your Stampin' Up! supplies without having to spend the money all at once?

Do you want to find ways to be more creative and schedule in a little "you" time?

Being part of a MONTHLY STAMP CLUB offers you all this and so much more!

WHAT IS A STAMP CLUB?
A group of stampers that come to "club members only" events once a month (committed for 8 months) to learn NEW stamping techniques, use my supplies and make projects for FREE! Each member is committed to making a minimum monthly catalog purchase of $20 for 8 months. This is a great way to build up your supplies gradually without spending the money all at once.

WHAT DO I GET AS A MEMBER OF A STAMP CLUB?

Members get a number of benefits including:

· A FREE copy of our current Idea Book & Catalog ($9.95 value!)

· A FREE stamping event each month just for club members, where you'll learn new techniques, plus collect patterns and ideas for great stamping projects. Each month there will be a theme for the project you will be creating (for example, we'll use the Big Shot die cutting machine one month, create punch art another month, etc.)

· FREE hostess exclusive stamp sets (during your month as hostess).

· 50% off any other events that I host (example: 3 cards/$5 nights)

· A chance to have some FUN!

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

Make a minimum $20 purchase each month for 8 months & bring a snack or dessert to share on the night that you are the "hostess". Events will be held at my home, so no need for you to clean & prepare the house for guests!

WHEN AND WHERE DOES THIS ALL HAPPEN?

I am hoping to have our first club event in October and then continue through May. Monthly club events will be held at my home on the FIRST FRIDAY of each month. If you ever can't make it to the club event, just get your order to me by the first Friday and come to the next one!

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE FREE “HOSTESS” SHOPPING?

You will get the following free items when it's your turn as "hostess":

· A "Level 1" hostess set valued at up to $17.95.

· $15 to spend on anything you'd like (or more depending on if you get outside orders for your hostess month)!

· A chance to bring a friend to the monthly club event for FREE!

INTERESTED? Please sign up today! We would love for you to join us!

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As stated earlier, I would love for the first club event to be held on the First Friday in October. This should give you enough time for the "back to school" craziness to subside before adding one more thing to your schedule. That being said, I need EIGHT MEMBERS to sign up soon, so we can begin all the fun!! I guarantee you will enjoy your time and spending just $20 a month will help build your supplies over time without breaking the bank all at once. The ideas are endless on what you can spend your $20 on ~ cardstock, stamp sets, ink, ribbon, embellishments, scrapbooking kits, and more! Just think - you don't have to make the extra trips to the craft stores!! (Please note: shipping is 10% of your order, so therefore you may be spending at least $22 a month with shipping costs included)

Let me know by Friday, September 10th if you are interested or considering this opportunity. If you know of someone who might be interested, please let them know!! I would greatly appreciate it!

Cottage Garden & Sunny Garden = a quick set of cards!

On Wednesday, I had the highly unusual opportunity to spend a good 3 hours in my craft room while the kids napped. I had had a rough morning and so I prayed for God's strength in finding my "happy place" again! God definitely answered my prayer because my kids NEVER (and I mean NEVER) nap for 3 hours. I'm lucky if I get an hour and a half out of them. I knew there were plenty of "to dos" around the house, but I needed to find something that would make me smile and spending time doing what I love definitely helps me do that! The rest of the house chores could wait!

Recently, I purchased a new stamp set called Cottage Garden (in clear mount), as well as the Designer Series Paper, Sunny Garden, that actually matches this stamp set. I made 5 different card designs and I usually like to make 2 of each design, so I ended up making 10 cards yesterday!! I loved being able to use the same color scheme, stamp set, and paper for each of these cards. The process was so much quicker because I wasn't struggling to find different colors to match!

Cottage Garden Stamp Set
Clear Mount - $14.95
Wood Mount - $18.95

Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper
12 sheets - 2 each of 6 double-sided designs - $9.95

The Sunny Garden DSP (designer series paper) coordinates with this year's in-colors: Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, & Pear Pizazz. It also coordinates with the new color Daffodil Delight. You can buy a pack of the Assorted In-Colors for only $6.95.

So, now here's the big reveal of the cards I created!!

I pretty much CASED this card from here, but added some of my own personal touches, such as the orange rhinestone in the center of the flower, used a different sentiment, and rotated the image slightly (to be honest, I made a mistake with the sentiment being crooked and this is how I fixed it, but I liked it better this way!)

This is an "HB Original" and I used the pre-printed designs in the paper to pretty much complete the card. I used my new Butterfly Wings Embosslits die to add some butterfly dimensions to the card and the sentiment is from the Perfect Punches stamp set (in clear mount).

This is another card I came up with on my own. The Cottage Garden stamp set is a 2-step stamp set and I must tell you that if you are a perfectionist like me and want your images to overlap each other perfectly, you must order the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (really, that's what they call it!). It helps you line up your images with a two-step stamp perfectly. To make the flowers I stamped the main flower image in Peach Parfait and then the outlined image is stamped in Poppy Parade. I do not own the in-colors stamp pads, but I do own the In-Colors Assorted Marker Set which are very convenient to have around because you can just use those as your "ink".

The size of this card is a 4.25" square. I love making these square cards because they make things so linear and that's really my style. The scallop circle image is "popped up" using Dimensionals and the sentiment is from the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes.

This card is a CASE, although I didn't do things exactly. The super-talented Andrea Walford shared a similar card and I really liked the layout. I used the butterfly image instead of the buttons, used a small strip of Daffodil Delight cardstock instead of the ribbon (didn't have it) and flip-flopped the DSP, so the flowered image is on the top. I also used a Texturz plate for the background on the Peach Parfait cardstock instead of using the Lattice Embossing Folder as Andrea did. I liked the more subtle look of the texture.

I hope you enjoyed these cards. I'm excited to use this set to make more. I would highly recommend purchasing the Sunny Garden DSP, Cottage Garden stamp set, and the In-Color cardstock and markers assortment (all for less than $50!) Just as I did, you can sit down and whip out so many cards at all at once because everything coordinates without really have to think about it...my kind of card making!! *wink*

Also, recently Stampin' Up! retired a similar kind of DSP using different colors called Cottage Wall (the print is pretty much the same as Sunny Garden). This has been my favorite paper to date (it couldn't be that my favorite color is purple, could it?!)...I'm so sad they got rid of it (due to some colors retiring for good). If I have some time today I am going to replicate each of these cards above using that retired paper. It will be so nice to whip out another 10 cards with not much thinking at all!


To place an online order, visit my website at heidiboos.stampinup.net and find where it says SHOP NOW! Please contact me with any questions you might have at heidilynneboos{at}hotmail{dot}com.

peeking in...

I can't believe it's been a month since I've last posted...I have so much craftiness to share!

This past Sunday I was able to hold a workshop for a good friend of mine and 14 of her friends! She wanted to do a tea/craft afternoon, so I designed a free make n take and she made all the delicious tea treats and we had a fun couple of hours of being with friends and crafting.

One of the newest punches that Stampin' Up! has to offer is the Two-Step Owl Punch. I just had to have it and I knew that this workshop would be the perfect chance to use it. I think all the ladies loved the card we created. I so wish I could take credit for coming up with this card because it's absolutely adorable, but the super talented Jill Hilliard at Jill's Card Creations used her brilliance to create the card I was inspired by. I pretty much CASEd it exactly, but did a few minor tweaks since I don't own the woodgrain background stamp she used on the front of the card. I just love that the owl is "peeking" through the hole.

~front of card~

~inside of card~

I wanted to have a little something extra for the guests to create, so we made punch art. I found this adorable card online and wanted to have everyone make one of those lambs. Aren't they adorable?!


Come on back...I'll have more to share soon!

3/$5 Card Making Night - July

It was another fun and successful card making night for the month of July. Even with the busy-ness of the summer, eight ladies came to stamp with me and I enjoyed having the company! I had prepared for up to 15, so I had a LOT of leftover cards to make, but after everyone left I got to stamp the rest of the night away while all of my supplies were already out. I ended up making 15 of the 22 card kits I had left. The rest of them I will make sometime tonight after the kids go down and the hubby and I watch a show.

I was chatting with a friend last night and as I was talking, I realized that being a demonstrator has really made me USE my craft supplies. Many times, we buy things and then never get to use them because we don't have time, or there's many other things to do. But, by planning these 3/$5 nights, it gives me the opportunity to sit down and play with my "toys" and let others do the same without having to make a mess at their own home.

The first 2 cards I CASEd (Copy And Share Everything). I did use retired Designer Series Paper on the first 2 cards because 1) I still have it to use, so why not? and 2) I haven't ordered anything new out of the catalog yet! I'll be taking a peek during the kids' nap time and making my list of things I want for my next couple of events.

The inspiration for this card is found HERE.

Stamp Sets: With All My Heart (originally featured in the 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog, but a carryover to the new 2010-2011 catalog)

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper (from the 2009 Holiday Mini catalog - now retired)

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Real Red

Accessories: scallop trim border punch, 3/8" Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter (hard to see in the picture), Stampin' Dimensionals

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I CASED this card pretty much to the T...I loved it that much!!
The credit where credit is due goes to HERE

Stamp Sets: On Your Birthday (sentiment - such a great set with so many choices of birthday sentiments), Fox & Friends (originally featured in the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog, but a carryover to the new 2010-2011 catalog)

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White, Pink Flamingo Designer Series paper (recently retired)

Ink: Early Espresso (for sentiment); markers - Tempting Turquoise, Real Red

Accessories: 1/4" Real Red grosgrain ribbon, corner rounder punch, mini library clip, Stampin' Dimensionals

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This one is an {HB Original}, which I'm so happy with the way it turned out after messing around with it for way too long!

Stamp Sets: On Your Birthday (sentiment), Punched Posies (Level 2 hostess set from the 2010 Summer Mini Catalog)

Paper: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight (new!), Marina Mist (new!), Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, rhinestone brads, Big Shot: Top Note die & Texturz plate, butterfly punch, 5 Petal Flower punch

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I'm most likely taking a one month break from the 3/$5 card making nights for August, as I hope to schedule some workshops for next month. If you or anyone you know is interested in possibly earning free product and would like to host a workshop, let me know! There are many ways to host, so let's talk if you're interested!! I'm booking now for August, September, and October.

punch it out with Stampin' Up! punches

New Punch Designs

I love the stamps sets that Stampin' Up! has to offer, as well as the accessories, ink, paper, etc. but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE their punches! You just can't beat Stampin' Up! punches in quality and they are super easy to use...not to mention they have so many fun choices to choose from! Even better is that many of the punches coordinate with the stamp sets and that always makes it easier to whip out a card. In the *NEW* 2010-2011 catalog they have some awesome *NEW* punches, along with the sleek *NEW* design that makes it nice for organization and storage. Personally, I think that punches are one of the best investments!!

I thought I might take a minute to share with you some of the new punches on my wish list! (If you'd like to see ALL of the punches and their prices, check them out HERE!) Click on each picture shown below and it will link you to more information for each punch.

Two-Step Bird Extra-Large ($16.95)

Fancy Flower Extra-Large ($16.95)

Two-Step Owl Extra-Large ($16.95)

Designer Label Large ($15.95)

Ornament Extra-Large ($16.95)

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border ($15.95)

2 3/8" Scallop Circle Extra-Large ($16.95)

What's on your favorites list?? Go check out all of the punches HERE and if you are interested in ordering, please visit my Stampin' Up! website at heidiboos.stampinup.net and place an order any time of the day or contact me at heidilynneboos@hotmail.com if you live in the Portland Metro, Oregon area!

The *NEW* catalog is here!

Click on the image below to go take a peek online at what this catalog has to offer!

**Right now, I am selling hard copies of the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog for $7 (reg. price $9.95). With this $7 purchase, you will also receive a "$5 off $25 or more" product purchase coupon. Better yet...host a workshop and get one for FREE or if you spend $50 or more in product in a single purchase, you will also get one for FREE!