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!

3/$5 Card Making Night - June

Last night I held my monthly 3/$5 card making night. It was so fun to have nine ladies come over to stamp with me! I love that every month it's a new group of women who come to stamp...with a few steadfast attendees, of course! My sister visiting from Washington this coming week even came down a day early just to come to my event (well...that and to go to the community garage sales here in town on Friday).

I'm excited to share with you the cards we made. Two of them were inspired by other cards I had seen, but one of them is an HB Original. *wink* I try to create at least one of them from my own imagination, but I also like CASEing cards, too, to show to my customers that you don't always have to come up with something yourself!

Card #1 - I messed around with this card for awhile before I got it just right...that's the perfectionist in me!

Stamps: Eight Great Greetings (retiring June 30th!)

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Whisper White, Taken with Teal (retiring - sold out!), Sweet Pea DSP (from Occasions Mini Catalog - no longer available, but it's oh so cute!!)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Markers: Rose Red, So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: scallop trim border (Sale-A-Bration item that will be in the new catalog!), Rose Red 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon (retiring - now 25% off!), Dazzling Diamonds glitter (applied with 2-way glue pen)

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Card #2 - I had inspiration for this card, but now I can't find it so I can link to it!! I will keep looking and be back to give credit where credit is due! I tweaked it a little to make it my own, but I definitely "borrowed" the concept of the card. I just love how simple it is, but yet it makes a statement. It can be used for a birthday card or to send for the 4th of July.


Stamps: Itty Bitty Bits (from the Summer Mini Catalog), On Your Birthday (sentiment)

Paper: Brilliant Blue (retiring - sold out!), Whisper White, Real Red

Ink: Brilliant Blue (retiring - sold out!), Real Red

Accessories: 3/4" Real Red polka-dot grosgrain ribbon (retiring - now 50% off!), dimensionals, 1/2" circle punch, 1/4" circle punch from the Punch Pack (from the Summer Mini)

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Card #3 - Another card I had some inspiration for, but I have had a picture printed off for the longest time, so I don't even know where to begin looking to link to it. {Updated to add on 6/27/10: I just found the card on the Stampin' Up! customer page - go HERE to see where I got my inspiration.} I actually changed it quite a bit, but the orange slices with the flower and "It's Your Day...Enjoy" was part of the original card. If I find it, I will definitely link to it! You may not notice, but the Pumpkin Pie for the background is polka-dotted by using the Big Shot and texturz plates.

Stamps: Tart & Tangy, On Your Birthday (sentiment)

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink: So Saffron, Stampin' Markers: Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron

Accessories: flower assortment designer brads (retiring - now 25% off!), silver brads (used with mat pack/paper-piercing tool), 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, ticket punch, 1/4" Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon, Big Shot Texturz Plate (polka-dot)

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Join me for my next 3/$5 card making night on the THIRD THURSDAY - July 15th, 6-8 PM. I really enjoy hosting these events because it helps me stay active in making cards and I can share my love for Stampin' Up! products to others!

retiring products party on display

This morning I co-hosted a 6/$10 card making event featuring mostly retiring products. It was a fun time with 12 stampers who came out to play even though the sun was appearing for the first time in weeks! Thanks, ladies!!

I designed and prepared supplies for 3 cards and my co-demonstrator and friend designed and prepared supplies for the other 3 cards. We held a door prize drawing every 1/2 hour and had lots of "on hand" products to buy and goodies to eat! I think the ladies had a fun time...I know I did!

For each card, I'll share with you the products that are retiring in case you see something you love that you might want to purchase before it's too late! Click on the link to see the full details for each product. The last day to order retiring products is June 30th and then the new catalog is released on July 1st! To see a complete list of retiring products, check them out HERE.

Retiring Products: Best Wishes & More stamp set, Mellow Moss cardstock (sold out!), Barely Banana cardstock (sold out!)

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Retiring Products: Eight Great Greetings stamp set, Rich Razzleberry 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Orchid Opulence cardstock (still available in 8 1/2 x 11), Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper

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This is a card that I have posted before, but used the stamp set Warm Words for the greeting instead as it will be retiring along with the Cute & Cuddly set. I hadn't used this card for a class yet and thought it would be a great one to use since there were so many things retiring on it.


Retiring Products: Cute & Cuddly stamp set, Warm Words stamp set, Bashful Blue Patterns Designer Series Paper, Barely Banana cardstock (sold out!), Chocolate Chip 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon

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My next 3/$5 event is on Thursday, June 24th and I'll most likely be using some retiring products for that event, as well. Not only will it give my attendees a chance to see what they might miss, but it gives me a chance to use up my stash because, as a demonstrator it's best to use the current stuff for events since that's what stampers will be able to buy!

As always, if you see something you like, but don't live in my area (Portland Metro, Oregon) feel free to visit my website at heidiboos.stampinup.net and you can order straight from my site by finding the button that says SHOP NOW. Right now they have many things on clearance up to 60% off and some accessories 25-50%. Also, if you're interested in wall vinyl home decor, any of the retiring designs will be 25% off. HERE is a list of those that are retiring.

get it while it's hot!

It's June 1st...that means that Stampin' Up! has just released their LAST CHANCE LIST (retiring products) for the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog in preparation for the new catalog being released on July 1st.

Don't miss out on purchasing some products that we will be saying goodbye to forever. The following information will help you navigate your way to finding something that might catch your eye before we say farewell!

STAMP SETS

**If you would like a list of the retiring STAMP SETS that you can print out (including a list of page numbers and prices), click here.

**If you would like to browse the retiring STAMPS SETS (and their images) online, click here. (Stampin' Up! retiring wheels can be found here.)

Special note: I, personally, will be holding a special that for anyone who orders a retiring stamp set (accessories not included) through me, I will give you 10% off any set you order.

DEFINITELY DECORATIVE - Home Decor

**Each Definitely Decorative vinyl/stencil that is on the retiring list will be sold at 25% off the regular price. Click here for a list you can print out (including the discounted prices).

**If you'd like to browse Definitely Decorative online, click here (please note that if you view them online, it will not show the discounted price yet).

PAPER & INK oh my!

**You will find paper here and ink here. Refer to my previous post about the color renovation that shows at one glance all of the retiring colors. Some of these colors have already been sold out or are on backorder. I will let you know if you choose to order some of these colors, if they are on backorder.

PUNCHES

**There are also some last chance punches you can find here.

New Catalog Sneak Peek: The 2010-2011 catalog will be selling the newer sleeker design of punches in all of your favorite images!!

ACCESSORIES

**Retiring embellishments, including buttons, brads, ribbon, die cut materials, etc. can be found here.

**If you would like a list of all accessories, here is a printable list. On the list it will show you whether or not the item is sold out.
**There are a handful of accessories that are selling at 25% or 50% off!! These items will go FAST, so don't hesitate. If you'd like to see those discounted items online, click here and here (please note: these prices do not reflect the 25% discount yet).

If you are in the Portland-Metro area, I will be placing an order tomorrow evening (Wednesday), so please feel free to send your order through e-mail at heidilynneboos{at}hotmail{dot}com by Wednesday at 8:00 PM. If you live far, far away...you can still order through me by going to my Stampin' Up! website (heidiboos.stampinup.net) and clicking on SHOP NOW. Everything will be shipped straight to your door and you can use your credit card to order on a secure site.

Upcoming EVENT: I will be co-hosting a "Retiring Products Party" with another SU! demonstrator on Saturday, June 12th, 10:00-12:30. All supplies will be ready for you to make 6 cards for $10 using mostly retiring sets/products. We will also have various products on hand that you can purchase that day, and you will be able to order from the catalog at that time, as well. It will be a fun morning of making cards...bring a friend and it will be even more fun!

Never hesitate if you have a question to leave a comment or send me an e-mail. Hope you find something you love that will help you be crafty and creative!