Weekly Specials & New Items

Welcome! If you haven't been in awhile, welcome back. You might notice some changes. I've been working really hard to revamp my blog. With that I'm trying to be more productive and make some changes with my schedule. That means regular posting! Yeah!!
Every Wednesday I will do a post with the weekly specials and any other specials happening with Stampin' Up! at the moment. 

You can purchase these Weekly Deals HERE.

Other Stampin' Up! Specials going on right now:

For the month of July you can purchase 3 DSP and get one FREE! Now is the time to stock up on all the new packs you love!

Two new Photopolymer Stamp Sets have been released:

Christmas Bliss (shown above) and Dear Heart (shown below). Both can be found HERE.

These sets are while supplies last. So don't delay! 

Available starting today is a new set from the Holiday Catalog. Don't you just LOVE sneak peeks? 

I can't wait to get this one to add to my collection. Coloring that Cardinal is going to be so much fun!! You can find Beauty of the Season HERE.
Whew there is a lot of great things happening this week! I hope you can take advantage of some of the specials &/or new items. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Masculine Cards with Paper Pumpkin

Have you heard of Paper Pumpkin? It's an awesome box that can arrive to you each month pack full of a wonderful project. Everything is included but scissors and adhesive. It's AWESOME!! I love not know what each month will have in it. Plus I always have left over stuff to create even more items...it's definitely worth it. Especially since it's all for less than $25 a month!

The kit for May came with stamps and ink as well as cards and accessories. I made two birthday cards and two Father's day cards and still had extra banners, tags, twine and accessory pieces left over. Each kit comes with detailed instructions to make the projects - or you can be like me and do what you want. I changed mine up a bit since I knew that hubby would get one of the father's day and one of the birthday cards. Didn't want them to be exactly the same. Also the kit instructions tell you the color palette that is being used - why is that nice? It means I can grab extra cardstock to add to the projects if I want. No guessing involved!

The DSP on the front of the above card was actually a 3x3 card in the kit...I knew I wouldn't use it as a card so I just used the front part. The back part went in the pile of "extras" to use at a later time (or when I get a chance to sit back down again). Each kit is designed for you to complete in 30 minutes...that's easy to find right? And I have to admit I'm always happy after doing my kit. There's something about creating that just puts us in a good mood, right?

It's always nice to have cards made - the Father's Day cards were a hit and now I have two birthday cards ready as well. Feels good to be prepared, lol!

Usually we don't know what is coming in the box each month. But as a demonstrator I'm working on some Paper Paper Goals and was lucky enough to see the kit in a webinar. Let me tell you it is A.W.E.S.O.M.E. Can NOT wait to get that box in my mail!! If you aren't a subscriber well sorry but it's too late for you to get the kit for this month BUT I'm sure next month's kit is going to be just as cool so why not join? Plus you can sign up for an ongoing monthly subscription or a prepaid subscription of 3, 6 or 12 months! And the prepaid subscriptions are like ordering from the catalog so you get hostess benefits with a qualifying order!! How cool is that?

Contact me for more details - I'd love to get you started on your own little month of happiness each month! Thanks for stopping by!

Goodie Bags using the new Moonlight DSP

Everyone that came to my open house received one of these baggies. I tried to think of what each person would need to go through the catalog. So each bag had a pen and notebook (to make out a wish list), highlighter (highlight items you purchased or want), post-it notes (to mark all the pages), chocolate (to keep your energy up!).

I covered these mini composition notebooks with papers from Moonlight DSP stack. The stamp is from a Paper Pumpkin (past) kit.

Here is another look at the new In Colors 2014-2016: Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist. Believe me they are BEAUTIFUL!!!

Remember you can purchase the new in colors as well as many other awesome products from my online 24/7 store, HERE. Thanks for stopping by!

Open House for NEW Catalog!

Last week I held my Open House event getting ready for the NEW catalog debut. I had a pretty good turnout and was so excited to show some new product as well as the catalog. The card was my Make N Take...so easy but such a WOW factor!

All Open Houses need food. I had sweet and salty :D Homemade cookies and cupcakes were a huge hit! See the red bucket - those held my goodie bags. Everyone that came got one (you'll see more about that in another post).

This table carried some of the new product as well as In Color samples. I made bookmarks showing the new colors and they were a hit. Nice reference to have!

Project Life is one product I'm excited about as I really want to get back into scrapbooking. I've already started getting pictures printed which is HUGE since it's been a couple of years. Next I need to sort and then I think I'm ready to start. Am I nervous? Heck ya...it's been a while! BUT I know there are a lot of friends (of mine) that are in the same boat and are ready to get started. So hoping I can motivate them as well!

Do you have the new catalog? Are you wanting one? Just email me for details. I'd be happy to get you one! You can order from the new catalog on my online website 24/7, HERE. Thanks for stopping by!

Retiring Product Blowout Sale Starting TODAY!!

Starting today till June 4th, Stampin' Up! is having a blowout sale where you could save up to 50% on retired items. But it's only while supplies last! And at these prices, the remaining items will sell out quickly!!

Get 25% - 50% off many of the retiring products - This special offer begins today and is only available through June 4, 2014 or while supplies last. This is your last chance to get these items before they are gone for good!

Updated Retiring Stampin' Up! Product Lists:

• Retiring Stamp Sets HERE
• Retiring Accessories HERE

You can order these supplies at my site made4ubymichelle.stampinup.net

Thanks for stopping by!!

Pssst....

 Have you heard? This week (April 21st - April 25th) you can get FREE shipping on your Stampin' Up! order!! There is no minimum to purchase either...do a little or a lot! Whatever works for you and your budget :D

Plus the retired list of stamps and accessories is out (you can see it HERE). The retired products are available through June 4th or while supplies last. Something new this year is that goes for stamps as well...once they are gone they are gone! So hurry and get your favorites now before it's too late!

I found inspiration for this card over on Pinterest. I loved how easy it was to create and that's it only uses one color (besides black). How cool would it be to have a set of these cards - one in each of the in colors...think Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush (which is pictured above). By putting "Pssst..." on the front it leaves the inside for many different options like birthday, thinking of you, your awesome, thank you, etc. I'm going to make them to give as gifts.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies Used: Strawberry Slush ink & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Basic Black cardstock, Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, Happy Watercolor Stamp Set. You can purchase these items and more at my site, HERE.

Easter Treat Boxes

Sorry I've been MIA again - I have been so sick this year and I just couldn't seem to get over the infection. I finally went to an ENT on Thursday and found out that my sinus cavities below my eyes are compacted with junk. So I am now on 3 weeks of antibiotics and steroids. I go back in a month to see if we have finally cleared this crap up! At least I'm starting to feel somewhat like my old self. I have a little more energy (I'm sure it's due to the steroids, lol) which is a good thing. I am very behind on many many things so hoping I catch up soon. Here's to doing stuff one day at a time, right?!

So for stamp club in March we made these cute Easter Treat Boxes using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. There are so many wonderful things being made with that punch. It's a WONDERFUL investment that's for sure!

I then had to make some for an event I participated in. I had some with jelly beans in them and others with M&M's in them. I made like 10 and one lady purchased them all. I guess I should have made more, lol!

I used Eggstra Spectacular stamp set and Stampin' Write Markers to color in the images. It's such a cute fun set!

Of course I like variety so I made them using the Sweet Sorbet paper (which was a special during Sale-A-Bration) and matching cardstocks. I used Chevron Ribbon to tie the boxes shut with a little Whisper White Baker's Twine.

You can purchase supplies for this and other Stampin' Up! Products at my site here. Thanks so much for stopping by!