$25 is right on the money!

As you may already know, Stampin' Up! has been celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. And, although the year is coming to a close, there are still many awesome perks in honor of this celebration! One of these perks is for all of YOU who have been thinking about joining the Stampin' Up! family! They have lowered the price of their starter kit to just $25 for 2 weeks only...and added some "first workshop" perks along the way! If you have ever considered joining, be sure to read all of the information below!
Contact me at stuckonstampin{at}gmail{dot}com if you're ready to get started!!

New recruits can join Stampin' Up! for just $25!

October 7th-21st, 2013

• This offer is only good for two weeks, so take advantage of it right away!
• During this offer, only the special $25 starter kit will be available (the regular $99 starter kit will not). 
• The $25 Starter Kit includes:
  • $26.95 worth of Stampin' Up! product (it must be more than $25, but not more than $26.95 before tax)...FREE SHIPPING!
  • Business pack which includes
    • A box of annual catalogs
    • A package of the current seasonal catalog
    • Getting Started DVD
    • Customer Order Forms
    • Customer postcards
• While this promotion will concurrently be available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and France, Stampin' Up!'s market-specific recruiting regulations still apply.

First Workshop Perks

• As a new recruit, if you place your first workshop order of at least $150 within 30 days of her start date, you can:
• choose any stamp set from the 2013-2014 annual catalog (redeemable with your first demonstrator order in December).*
• receive 30% instant income on your first order and any eligible hostess benefits if she hosts her own event.
• jump into your new role as a demonstrator and start building up your stamping supplies.

*This perk is only available to those who sign up between October 7-21.

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And, for those of you who may not be interested in wanting to sign up as a demonstrator, but have been thinking about hosting a party; you, too, could get some EXTRA PERKS! For any qualifying workshop of $250 you can get an EXTRA $25 extra hostess dollars to spend on FREE product! This offer is valid October 1-31, 2013. Interested in gathering a group of your friends together to stamp?! Or maybe you want to pass some catalogs around the work place? Or gather together your family and friends and set up an online order? Either way, contact me for all the details on how you can get these hostess rewards!

SS INKspiration - Halloween Hello Treat Bag

Today on Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration the designers are sharing some of our Halloween cards and projects we have been busy working on as this fun holiday quickly approaches! I don't often send out Halloween cards, but I definitely give out treats!! And, I couldn't resist these ghost peeps I spotted at the store and wanted to created a quick and fun little treat to hand out to give a little "Halloween Hello".

My Halloween treat bag features some fun elements.

• The little pocket is made out of a 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 piece of white vellum paper folded in half and adhered together with Sticky Strip on both sides. 
• The vellum pocket is glittered with polka dots using Versamark and a sponge dauber, sprinkled with Heat & Stick Powder and then orange glitter. I love sparkle!
• Tucked inside the pocket is a flat card with a little Halloween Hello sentiment and attached with glue dots are two "spooky" marshmallow ghosts in a cello bag.

Simple and fun!

Stamp Sets	Halloween Hello (wood #131718 / $18.95, clear #131721 / $14.95), Tags 4 You (wood #131820 / $19.95, clear #131823 / $15.95)
Ink	Pumpkin Pie Ink Pad (#126945 / $5.95), Pumpkin Pie Marker (#105115 / $3.50), Versamark Pad (#102283 / $7.50)
Paper	Basic Black (#121045/ $6.95), Whisper White (#100730 / $8.50), White Vellum (#101856 / $6.50), Witches’ Brew DSP (#132185 / $10.95)
Accessories	SNAIL Adheisve (#104332 / $6.95), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430 / $3.95), Sticky Strip (#104294 / $6.95), Heat & Stick Powder (#100625 / $4.50), Orange Glitter (#132206 / $7.95), 4”x6” Cellophane Bags (#102757), Sponge Dauber (#102892 / $10.95 for 12)
Tools	Label Bracket Punch (#132153 / $15.95), 1” Circle Punch (#119868 / $12.95), 1-1/4” Scallop Circle Punch (#127811 / $15.95), Heat Tool (#129053 / $29.95)

*to order any of the supplies you see above, visit heidiboos.stampinup.net

Come visit us by clicking on the picture below to see more Halloween ideas!

SS INKspiration - Friday Favorites (Halloween Treat Box)

Yippee!! It’s Friday Favorites over at Stylin’ Stampin’INKspiration and I am so excited to share with you some of my FAVORITE products right now!

I am loving the Decorative Window Gift Boxes that are in the Holiday Catalog (p. 36 / #132146, $4.95 for 6 boxes). There are so many fun things you can do with them and they are the perfect finishing touch for a special gift that can be tucked inside! (Another example of this box I decorated was the Butterfly Gift Box that holds a gift of 3x3 cards and envelopes.) I am also showcasing another favorite today...GLITTER!! Who doesn't love a little extra sparkle on your project?

Since Halloween is just around the corner and I love giving out sweet treats, I thought it would be the perfect chance to spruce up one of these boxes for Halloween creating something perfect for boxing up goodies. I filled this box with Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses, but I think other homemade goodies would look fun peeking through the "window" like decorated sugar cookies or yogurt covered pretzels drizzled with orange and black. The ideas are endless!

To create a Halloween Treat Box of your own, you will need:

 1 Decorative Window Gift Box

4 pieces of Witches' Brew DSP (1 3/8" x 3 7/8")

1 Basic Black square (3 7/8" x 3 7/8")

Approx. 28 inches Pumpkin Pie 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

I used the Circle Framelits and created a hole in the middle of the square (I just eye-balled it as best I could to make it centered).

Adhere this to the top of the box. I used SNAIL adhesive for this step.

Adhere are all four pieces of DSP to each side of the box.

Now, here comes the fun part ~ GLITTER!!

To make the "glitter ring" that goes around the window, I used my Circle Framelits and a scrap piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock to create a ring. Again, I just eye-balled it as best I could.

This is what it will look like once you have it cut out.

To add glitter, press it down onto the Versamark covering the entire ring.

Sprinkle Heat & Stick Powder all over it.

Heat set it using the Heat Tool. It will turn shiny and the white powder will disappear.

 Douse it in orange glitter and then heat set it one more time for the glitter to stick.

I used SNAIL adhesive around the edge of the window and adhered the glitter circle to the top.

 I finished it off with a simple "Trick or Treat" from the Tags 4 You stamp set. I left off the spiders on this image by coloring the stamp with Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie markers.

Complete your box by tying a bow around it. Now you have yourself a cute little box to give someone on Halloween filled with treats!

Please do not hesitate to leave a question in the comments if you need clarification on something you see here! If you would like to order any of the products above, you can visit my website at heidiboos.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW! 

 

I hope you'll come by to visit Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration and see what other favorites some of our designers are enjoying these days!! 

Have a great weekend! My son celebrates turning SIX on Saturday, so we'll be having lots of fun partying with friends and family over the weekend. See you on Monday!

CASEing myself

I have one more card to share with you that we created at last week's Card Making Night/Card Club. It was actually a card that I CASEd from myself. :) 

This is one of the cards I created for the August Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop.

The simplicity of the card was perfect for the fourth card my guests would make n take at last Thursday's event. I wanted it to be a birthday card, so I changed things up a little by using different colors and DSP. Instead of candy dots, which is what I used with the Christmas card above, I used rhinestones. Instead of making a banner poking out from the sentiment, I added a little splash of ribbon.

 

 

Stamp Sets	Label Love (wood #130619 / $24.95, clear #130622 / $17.95)
Ink	Bermuda Bay (#131171 / $5.95)
Paper	Very Vanilla (#101650 / $8.50), Bermuda Bay (#131197 / $6.95), Raspberry Ripple (#126842 / $6.95), Birthday Basics DSP (#130145 / $10.95)
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive (#104332 / $6.95), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430 / $3.95), Rhinestone Accents (#119246 / $4.95), Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon (#126846 / $8.95)
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (#113439 / $99.95), Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder (#132174 / $7.95), Artisan Label Punch (#130920 / $15.95)

 

*to order any of the supplies you see above, visit heidiboos.stampinup.net

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