Wishing you all the best for 2022. I hope that you were able to connect with family and friends over the holiday season, despite all the challenges and changing rules we faced here in Ontario.
So here’s some news to cheer you up! Stampin’ Up!’s latest Mini Catalogues are now active! To be truthful, though, there’s nothing “mini” about the January-June 2022 Mini Catalogue. It’s full of new products to spark your creativity – and as a bonus, it’s also Sale-a-Bration!
The Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalogue houses all the free options you can select with qualifying orders until the end of February. For each $60 product ordered (in a single order, before taxes/shipping), you’ll be able to select a Level 1 Sale-a-Bration product for free. If you order $120 product, you can either select two Level 1 products or one Level 2 product that’s only available at the $120 level. There’s no limit to how many items you can earn!
A lot of the Sale-a-Bration items coordinate with products in the January-June 2022 or Annual Catalogues – like the fun Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper pack – one of my favourites, which ties in with the Rainbow of Happiness Bundle from the J-J Mini Catalogue. Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators have had a month to check out the new products before they went “live” today (one of the perks of being a demo!). I’m on my second pack of these papers already…because who couldn’t use a bit of sunshine & rainbows in their life, especially right now?!
How are your holiday preparations coming along? (*ducking and running*). Mine are behind schedule, as per usual for me…but I thought I’d share this winter thank you card for those of you who are slightly ahead of me.
winter thank you card
Although as I type this now, I’m wondering why it can’t be a thank you card for any season – though I think the colour in general reminds me of a winter sky. I love the Silver Foil Specialty Pack that’s in the current July-December 2021 Mini Catalogue, and I’m thrilled that it’s on the carryover list – which means I will be able to continue to purchase it in the new year! The three different finishes of the Silver Foil give such different effects. The one I used for this card is the Matte Charcoal sheet, which I feel has a slight purple tint to it – so I brought that out a bit more by adding the Fresh Freesia 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon and backing it with the Fresh Freesia Cardstock. I liked the embossed metal kind of look, so I decided to use that effect for the sentiment as well.
I embossed a scrap of the Matte Charcoal Silver Foil with the Thank You folder from the Thanks & Hello Embossing Folders set. I held the scrap in place with some painters tape, and after it was embossed I trimmed it even closer to the letters with my Paper Snips before adding it to the ribbon. I placed all of this onto Night of Navy Cardstock to complete this winter thank you card.
Well, there’s one thank you card done…
I’m working on cards to send out to everyone whom I’ve had Stampin’ Up! send the January-June and Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalogues….so I still have a few to go… I did automatically include everyone who has made an order with me in the past months, but if you’re not sure if that included you, or would like to receive one, get in touch and I’ll confirm!
I used the dies to cut the Cotton Paper (which is almost like a tissue paper feel) and a scrap of Gold Foil. I love the gold metallic accent on the Specialty Designer Series Paper, so this coordinated well with the Gold Foil backing tag. I added some of the Garden Gems to the tag as well for an easy, elegant card. The Cotton Paper is really pliable, so I just folded the ends behind the DSP and held them in place with tape for an quick addition to the card.
If you’re on my mailing list, you’ll know that we are wrapping up the Twelve Weeks of Christmas mailings this week (um….what?!). I think I may post a bonus project next week, though. In the meantime, I need to try and get MY holiday cards mailed out, or at least get my tree decorated, right? Perhaps I will just send a number of hello there cards instead. How many cards are you sending (okay, have you “sent”, because you’re probably ahead of me) this year?
ONE DAY ONLY! Wednesday 8 December 2021 until 11:59pm Mountain Time (10:59pm Pacific time, 159 AM Thursday if you’re on Eastern Time). Orders of $65CAD product (or more) will qualify for free shipping! Shop online at yamstamps.com/shop. You can message me if you’d like to pay by etransfer or want assistance placing your order – or if you’re worried you’ll forget! Email me now and I’ll place the order for you on Wednesday. Happy Free Shipping Day!
Happy December! (I know, it’s been December for almost a week….I’m catching up I guess?!! LOL). My YamStamps email newsletter will have the December multiproject edition going out tomorrow (Tuesday 7 December) and will include some of this information as well. Photo below for attention…and also to show off the Knit Sweater Dies – one of the dies that is on the Last Chance Sales List!
Last chance to get the dies for this project!
First up – the July-December Mini Catalogue sales period is coming to a close (if you couldn’t figure out by the name of the catalogue itself…). Stampin’ Up! has some of the retiring product from this catalogue at sales pricing right now! You can download and check out the list here (spreadsheet) or here (pdf).
Next up – you may have noticed this already if you’ve placed an online order through the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store – there are no more “backorders” on items. (Quite honestly, I’m amazed this hasn’t been instituted until now). With the global supply chain issues and shipping issues, it’s harder and harder for companies to maintain the flow of goods at previously predictable rates. Until now, Stampin’ Up! has been placing products on backorder and shipping them out when supply reaches the warehouses. Starting this month, you’ll still be able to order your Stampin’ Up! products (or have me place the order for you), but if an item is not currently in stock, the code will be “turned off” and the product will be unavailable to order until stock is replenished. If you have any items at present still on backorder, they will be shipped as soon as stock is available, so have no fear. It’s just going forward, you’ll either be able to order the items, or not.
What does this mean for you? Well – in many cases, probably not a big change in how things are happening now, but there’s a few things I would encourage. 1) If you MUST have that Stampin’ Up! item, don’t hesitate! Include it on your next order 2) If you are nervous that an item will go out of stock, your best and most timely bet is to place the order yourself online. Shortcut is yamstamps.com/shop; once you’ve placed your order it will ship directly to you. You’ll also know instantly whether or not you’ll get everything you want – because if it’s not available to order it won’t let you add it to your shopping cart.
If you want me to place the order for you, I’m happy to enter it as always, though please be aware that there may be a delay between when you contact me and when I place the order. I will contact you via email or phone if something is not available to order. You can then substitute an item or go ahead without it.
Are you making your holiday cards this year? It’s almost time to mail them! I’ve been sending out holiday paper crafting ideas to my mailing list – we are into the last few weeks of the Twelve Weeks of Christmas – so hard to believe! (You can still get in on the last 4 weeks of mailing if you subscribe to my list before Tuesday).
Recently a couple of my “Eh” Team demonstrator group members & I decided to do a little swap of holiday cards. We often do a little “show & tell” during our virtual meetings, but it’s fun to actually get cards in hand! So we each made a holiday card design, enough for the other people participating, and then everyone got one of each of the cards. It’s always great to be able to exchange ideas and see new designs. As a demonstrator, we don’t have to come up with all our designs by ourselves – we get inspiration & ideas from others!
Arlene (Uptown Stamping) made this fun hand coloured card. I call her the Paper Pumpkin Queen for her beautiful variations on the monthly kits, but she also uses regular catalogue product in her projects! Here she used the Delivering Cheer stamp set from the July-December Mini Catalogue plus some of the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper that you can select with Stampin’ Rewards (earned once party orders hit $200). I think that’s my favourite host product available right now!
I enjoyed swapping ideas for holiday cards with my team and I’m looking forward to doing more swaps with my group members in the next while – I love seeing everyone’s creativity (and getting some ideas at the same time!).
If you’d like to join our group of demonstrators, now is a great time!(just ask Ruby, our latest member!) The Start with Savings promotion is running until November 30th (just over a week left). As always, you select $165 worth of creative product of your choice and receive basic business supplies plus a past Paper Pumpkin kit – BUT during November, you only pay $100!!! You save $35 off the “regular starter kit deal”. Whether you’re looking to launch a home based business or just want a creative outlet (and discounted supplies) it’s hard to deny the cost effectiveness of this kit! You can get more information about joining my group here, or message me for answers to any questions you might have. I’d love to welcome you as the newest “Eh” Team member!
