September Club

For club members joining me this week I thought this time we'd make some cute little gift sacks with Halloween right around the corner. Although these nifty little packages would be great for any holiday. Come prepared to do some scoring!! See you soon!

The winner is.......................................

Sally, with her adorable “Are You Cured” piggy card, well dome Sally!! I would like to thank Audrey for her amazing “ pop up” butterfly card and Cyndi for her creative “caught in crystal” card!! Thanks to you all for entering! Please check back for another contest soon!

September Special!!!

Fall Frenzy Promotion
Spend $30 in regular priced merchandise and qualify to purchase one of each of the six promotional stamp sets at 30 percent off!
Item
Page #
Description
Discounted Price
105355
26
Bitty Boos Too
$12.57
109284
29
Haunting Halloween
$13.27
107383
30
Thoroughly Thankful
$16.07
109373
108
Autumn Fest
$16.77
109421
91
Elementary Essentials
$19.57
110366
17
Stem Silhouettes*
$22.37
*Holiday Mini Collection 2007
Frequently Asked Questions:Q: I have a customer who wants to purchase two of one of the promotional sets. Can she?A: Yes! When she spends $60 in regular merchandise, she may purchase two of each of the six promotional sets at the discounted price.
Q: Can my hostesses get these stamp sets at the discount?A: Yes, a hostess may spend $30 in regular merchandise on a customer order and purchase any of the promotional sets at the discounted price. Because customers qualify to purchase the promotional sets through a minimum purchase, hostesses do not get 30 percent off the sets in their hostess free merchandise.
Q: Will these sets be retiring in the upcoming catalog?A: Any sets retiring or on the dormant list will be announced prior to the launch of the Spring-Summer Collection 2008 on a retired stamp sets list. Regardless of their future availability, this is the perfect time for your customers to get these sets at a great price.

Let the voting begin!!

Here are the entries for the sketch challenge. Voting will be open until September 7th. Anyone can vote but must vote here, just leave your favorite card number in the comments section of that card. You may remain anonymous. Please take the time to vote, these ladies put a lot of time and effort into this contest! Good luck to you all and a "BIG THANKS" for taking the time to enter!

Card # 3

Card # 2

Card # 1

September Special

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/US_fall_frenzy_promo_0907.pdf

Check out this great special for September or check my SU website!

Punch Key Ring Class

If you would like to come and make one of these handy little key rings for your self the class will be held on Tuesday, September 18th at 7:00p.m. The fee for this class is $8.00 and will include all materials and use of punches to create the key ring. If time is an issue you can punch your cards and the rest can be assembled in your own time. Or you may purchase a pre-punched kit ready for you to assemble for $10.00. Seats are limited, reserve yours today by emailing me at Iddy777@hotmail.com Deadine for this class is September 14th. Thank You!

Where are all the entries????

Well I thought I might have a few entries for the sketch contest that ends THIS evening!!! The prize for the winner is this stamp set!!

Something new.

Peggy came up with the great idea for me to post all our helpful tips here. I've decided to call it Tuesday's Tips and will (with the help of you) post handy tips here each week. So email me with your tips and I'll post them each week, Thanks for the support.


Tuesday's Tips

I use those 'disposable' glad plastic containers for my Embossing Powder and glitter; I found the cheap ones don't stay closed as well. I use plastic spoons in them to sprinkle the powder onto my Card Stock. Before I put my powder into the container the first time I rub all over with my embossing buddy on the container and spoon to reduce static.

Use the brayer to evenly ink up background stamps.

To line up your lines when wheeling, start on the left side if you're right handed so you can see the last line you wheeled (vice versa for lefties). This will help tremendously. Also, if the design doesn't matter - wheel diagonally instead of straight across the page - if you're a little crooked, it's harder to notice.

If your new stamp doesn't stamp well (usually has a waxy kind of film on it), just give it a light brush across your jeans, and it will pick up the ink a lot better! This works great for those bolder and larger images if you do this first.

Those huge desk calendars the ones that basically cover the entire desk are awesome for stamping on top of. When there is too much ink on the paper just throw it away.

Check you newspaper office they sell rolls of newspaper that are *short* on paper for a great price.. When I say short on paper I mean, there is still so much there that it takes forever to use it all. Good to cover your stamping area with and great for kids to stamp on, you can even make your own gift-wrap.

Keep your bottle of Crystal Effect stored upside down, this prevents it from clogging the tip. I store mine in a cup on my desk, never had any trouble with it after that!

A small circle punch makes a cute button. Use a tiny hole punch to put "button holes" in it

3X3 Card Boulevard Swap

Well these little 3x3 cards are HOT HOT HOT right now, and we just had a swap at our last Card Boulevard team member meeting. These little cards pack a big wow and showcase some wonderful ideas!

Kim's attention to detail shows here with the punched accents! Whilst Missi's clean layout makes that ladybug (ladybird) pop! Love the little ones on the matching envie too!

You'll probably notice that mine is a smaller version of my club sample. But I can always count on Janet for something new and exciting, love this cute little card with the worms! Great use of the mini envelope template!

Margot used her Three For You punch to create this little cluster of flowers, this little card could be used for many different occasions. Another adorable (sorry no name) wedding card being served up!

Ruth amazes me with each swap she participates in. You might think this little cupcake is the stamp set called Big Bold Birthday, but noooo, Ruth made her own little cupcake using her Scallop punch and her paper crimper for the base. Sally used her punch too to create the perfect little layered tag for this adorable Birthday card.

I love how Erin used the Dazzling Diamonds to make her moon shine! Or should I say glow!! Also check out the witch in the window and the open door and window. The other card (sorry no name) would make a cute gift tag for a gift!

Punch Key ring Class

For prizes for the scavenger hunt the winner's received one of these handy little key rings. After realizing how much others would use these, I have decided to offer it as a class. Each of SU's punches have been punched on individual cards and placed in protectors,. You can hold the card over different images in the catalog to see if an image will fit the punch. I think you will find this very handy, I know I have. Details on class schedule to follow.

The following are Swap Samples.

I had these cards on display at club and will show more at the next meeting. People amaze me with their creativity! I can not believe how many stamp sets that I end up buying after seeing someones creation.

My friend Miss made me the Flower card, I love how she used the scallop punch to make these daisy's. She also used a flower from Polka Dots and Paisley to make the butterfly. Wonderful creativity! So tell the truth how many wanted the Priceless set after seeing this gorgeous card?