Check out this Holiday Sale!!!

This sale is the same as the annual Online Extravaganza sale of years past--just with a simpler name.

To see the detailed flyer, click here.

Fabulous Festive Flurry Ornament Kit

Available starting 11/12/2013 - while supplies last

Add a little festive flare to your holiday decorating with our new Festive Flurry Ornament Kit! Top presents, embellish cards, create a wintery garland, or trim the tree. How you use them is up to you!
The kit includes everything you need (minus adhesive) to create 10 snowflakes, including

• 10 feet of Soft Sky Ribbon
• Printed cardstock - die cut and scored, ready to be assembled (Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Whisper White Cardstock and Silver Glimmer Paper)
• Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (40)

Product name:	Item #:	Price:
Festive Flurry Ornament Kit	135813	$14.95

To see a video demonstration of this kit, click here.

Weekly Deals!!!

Check out this weeks deal before it's gone. A new weekly deal will appear every Tuesday, so be on the lookout!

**Please note that weekly deals will be offered while supplies last! The discount will appear in yourshopping bag when you check out.

           

7/8" Scallop Circle Punch  129404                          Blossom Petals XL Punch  121808

Price: $9.71                                                                 Price: $5.09

                               

Island Indigo Baker's Twine 125575                      Keep This Memory Photobook 

Price: $2.21                                                                      Template   - Digital Download 129879  

                                                                                           Price: $9.98

                                               

Ovals Collection Framelits Dies 129381                              Paper Snips 103579

Price: $20.21                                                                           Price: $7.46         

                

Secret Garden Framelits Dies 129372                               Stampin' Pierce Mat 126199

Price: $18.71                                                                             Price: $3.71

Click here for a direct link to the weekly deals page and grab those savings now!!!

Thanks for stopping by..

Erika

                     

NOVEMBER BEST OF 25 YEARS STAMP SET AVAILABLE

Is it winter yet? Even if snow isn’t on the ground yet, you can still celebrate the first snows of winter with some of our favorite snow images from the past 25 years! With the Best of Snow set, you also get the never-before-seen Let it Snow image which coordinates perfectly with the Bracket Label Punch.

Best Of Snow Clear-Mount Stamp Set 134387

Price: $14.95

Click here to order this exciting new stamp set!!!

Thanks for stopping by..

Erika

IT'S A MAGICAL PAPER ESCAPE EVERY MONTH!

I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .

I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.

I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside:

All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!

Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy!

Get Started

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program by visiting mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family#every month!

Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
• Each kit gives you and your customer a 30-minute creativity escape.
• We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month. 
• You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10, we'll send your kit around May 15. If you sign up on May 11, we'll send your first kit around the June 15.)
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!) The commissionable amount is $14.95 for each Paper Pumpkin.  There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
• Starting in early March, we'll offer a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month.

For a more detailed FAQ, click here.

Learn more details about using Paper Pumpkin in your business-click here.

Holiday Tag it Bundles

Click here to see the flyer!

Our two Tag It bundles include the tags, the ribbon, and the boxes to make your own prettypackages.

Item	Description	Price	Includes
135811	Holiday Tag It Decorative BoxBundle	$19.95	Stamp a Tag Kit Cherry Cobbler 1" Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon (10 yards) Decorative Window Gift Boxes (6 boxes)
135812	Holiday Tag It Extra-Large Box Bundle	$18.95	Stamp a Tag Kit Cherry Cobbler 1" Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon (10 yards) Extra-Large Gift Boxes (3 boxes)

The two Holiday Tag It Bundles are only available October 29-November 19, 2013.

Get Ready for Digital Scrapbooking Days!

The official Digital Scrapbooking Day is Saturday, November 2. But one day just isn't enough, so we're celebrating for eight!

Here's what we have lined up: 

1. Guest bloggers: A talented group of demonstrators, customers, and designers from around the industry will share project inspiration on the blog. 
2. FREE download: Be sure to check in on Saturday, November 2 to get your freebie.
3. Videos: We'll share some more ideas with training videos to help you get started. 
4. Daily deals: Every day, we'll feature a new download for 50% off! 
5. Challenges: Use the daily deal download to create a project for your chance to win free downloads. (Upload your samples to the gallery with the matching tag to enter.)

Here's the list of daily deal downloads: 

• 11/1 Amped Up Ampersands Kit
• 11/2 Hello There Kit + FREE Moments Ago Stamp Brush Set
• 11/3 All Time Fave Photobook Template
• 11/4 Modern Medley Overlays Kit
• 11/5 Be Brave Pocket Cards
• 11/6 Nobody's Business Photobook Template
• 11/7 Autumn Traditions Kit
• 11/8 Afternoon Daydream Kit

It's all happening at MyDigitalStudio.net! Join us every day for all the fun!!

Spooky Banner

Crafting can be dangerous lol. While putting together this Halloween Banner I had a little accident with hot glue. Yep pulled some skin off my finger, but my project came out looking fabulous! ;)

As you might have noticed in a previous entry, I made a Christmas banner at the Stampalooza event earlier this month. I had so much fun making it I decided to try some left over paaper from last Halloween for this banner.

Here is a closer look. The rossette circles can be made using our rossette die, but I just made mine by hand. Yes it took just a minute. lol I followed the color scheme from the designer paper but thought it needed just a little some thing to make it pop. So I used green glitter chipboard letters and the spider that caused my burn incident lol. 

I used regular twine to link the letters together and finished it off with a little ribbon. This project is even easier to complete with our new Build a Banner kit in the Holiday Mini!

Thanks for stopping by...

Erika

Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

Here are photos of the cards we made this Saturday @ the Stamp a Stack. Enjoy!

Stamps: Evergreen

Paper: Whisper White, Brushed Gold, Glossy White,  Champagne Glimmer Paper

Ink: Pink Pirouette Basic Black Marker, Versamark

Accessories: 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, Gold Embossing Powder, 1/2 in circle punch, heat gun

Stamps: Christmas Messages

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Season of Style DSP, Old Olive 

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Season of Style Washi Tape, Chevron Border Punch, Baked Brown Sugar Ruffle Stretch Trim

Stamps: Christmas Messages

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive

Accessories: 1 3/4 Scallop Circle punch, 1 1/4 Circle punch, dimemsionals, Basic Jewels

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree (on of my favs ;) ), Greeting of the Season

Paper: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoike, Whisper Whie, Season of Style DSP

Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Twine, dimensionals

I loved doing these cards because at first glance they look a little difficult but I thought they were super easy!!! Thank you to all of the wonderful ladies that attended!

Thanks for stopping by...

Erika

Only 2 days left...

For two weeks only—October 7-21—join the Stampin’ Up! family for just $25! It’s an amazing opportunity to do what you already love doing anyway—and make a little money doing it (that never hurts!).

When you join Stampin’ Up! during this limited-time offer, you’ll get

• $25 worth of products, plus business supplies!
• A 30 percent discount on your first order!*
• A 20 percent demonstrator discount everyday!

Plus, the friendships you’ll make with other demonstrators, customers, and hostesses, will be lifelong. Enjoy the benefits of fun, friends, and creativity!

In our 25th year, celebrate with us with the $25 starter kit. Visit www.erikaacker.stampinup.net to get started today!

Stampalooza Photos

I attended Stampalooza on Saturday and thought you all might like to see what we made...

Don't forget about our awesome sign-up special!!! Become a Stampin'Up! demonstrator for only $25!!!!

This is a really fun and cute album that took about ten minutes to make. This would make a great brag book for gift giving. I am going to make some baby shower books to give as gifts! I think I'll make one for Xmas too!

 

 

A couple of Chrismas cards

This is a small gift card holder with a card to match.

Another Christmas card

For this card, we used a small baggie filled with hair gel to give this card an aquatic look.

These two projects were done with a lot of embossing. A nice card and gift.

A smiple but cute card.

Here is a birthday card using our Thinlits circle die.

Simple and easy gift tags.

A very cute and easy to make gift package.

Thanks for looking.....

Holiday "Joy" Banner

  

This has to be my absolute favorite project that we made at Stampalooza!!! This banner can be created for an occasion. The Build a Banner Simply Created kit comes with 18 canvas pennants, six each of 3 designs, 9' of jute twine, and alphavet and image stencils...a great buy for only $19.95!

Keep watching my blog for more holiday and occasions banners!

Bring on the parties and FREE products!

Get $25 extra hostess dollars when you have a qualifying* party. That’s $65 in free 
products for you (instead of the $40 standard amount)! It’s Stampin’ Up!’s 25th anniversary so let’s bring on the parties and free products! party more. get more.

*$250 in party sales before tax and shipping. October 1-31

Stampin' Up! is making it affordable for everyone to join my team!!!

Ever wanted to become a demonstrator but didn't think you could afford it????? Well now you can!! For only $25 you too can be a Stampin'Up demonstrator!!It's so easy and it's a lot of super fun!!!! But don't wait too long..this fabulous offer is only good for two weeks (October 7-21)

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)

• Business pack which includes

• A box of annual catalogs

• A package of the current seasonal catalog

• Getting Started DVD

• Customer Order Forms

• Customer postcards

Plus there are a lot more benefits... just email or call me for details!! I would love to have you on my team!!! 

PS. You don't have to be "creative" or "a crafty person" to be on my team. And best of all... you get a discount EVERYTIME you spend. I don't know about you but I LOVE geting a discount!!!

Thinlits card dies!!!

Item	Description	Price
133479	Label Card Thinlits Die	$32.95
133480 The main shape in the cards (circle and label) can work with a lot of our stamp images so you can create tons of different kinds of cards using many different stamp sets. Here are just a few suggestions to get you started: Label Card Thinlits Die (item 133479): Happy Day Stamp Set (item 130294 W item 130297 C) Circle Card Thinlits Die (item 133480): Worth the Wait Stamp (item 131094 W) Five-Way Flower Stamp (item 131088 W) Both card dies pair well with: Oh, Hello Stamp Set (item 131931 W item 130733 C) Yippee-Skippee! Stamp Set (item 131341 W item 131344 C) Really Good Greetings Stamp Set (item 130330 W item 130333 C) Regarding Dahlias Stamp Set (item 130324 W item 130327 C) These dies also work well with our new magnetic platform (item 130658) so you can place the dies exactly where you want them! 3480	Circle Card Thinlits Die	$32.95

Best of June Promotion

Click here to view the Best of June flyer

25% off Digital...

Get 25 percent off select My Digital Studio content and print products.

Digital content includes: ALL ensemble, calendar, photobook, and swatchbook digital content.

Print products include: ALL photobooks, swatchbooks, cards, tags, individual pages, and calendars. 

Sale ends June 15th!

Grab Your Greetings!

Grab this great deal through June 30th!

There is no limit and you may purchase them on any type of order.

Sale Price	Retail Price	Description	Item
$17.96	$23.95	Sassy Salutations Wood-Mount Stamp Set	132070
$13.46	$17.95	Sassy Salutations Clear-Mount Stamp Set	126707
$14.96	$19.95	Sweet Essentials Wood-Mount Stamp Set	132085
$11.21	$14.95	Sweet Essentials Clear-Mount Stamp Set	126457
$21.71	$28.95	Petite Pairs Wood-Mount Stamp Set	128706
$15.71	$20.95	Petite Pairs Clear-Mount Stamp Set	122497

Wreath Class

So, here is a photo of the Valentines Paper Wreath that I demonstrated at the Spring Kickoff. This is a fun and quick gift to make. We'll be making an Easter Wreath for this class. Contact me to sign up!

Retired Stamp Sale

Check out my Retired Stamps on sale now. Purchase a retired stamp set for $25 and receive a FREE stamp set from ANY current catalog of equal or lesser value! Is that a deal or what!!!???

Two New Classes Added!

I had a number of people ask me if I would be offering a class on the Mini Album that I presented at Spring Kickoff...so I decided that I would!

I am also going to offer a class on the Wreath that I made!

Check the Upcoming Classes tab for more details..

Erika ;)

BEST OF 25 YRS-FEBRUARY

As some of you may know, this year Stampin" Up! celebrates it's 25th year! In honor of that, Stampin' Up! is releasing a special stamp set each month featuring a comeback of some of our retired stamps, and one very brand new stamp in the monthly collection. When you purchase 6 of these special stamp sets, you will receive a FREE stamp set from Stampin' Up!. So you have the chance to redeem 2 FREE stamp sets by the end of the year!!! How amazing is that?!

To see the flyer for the February collection, click here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Erika ;)

UPCOMING EVENTS...

Crop Nite!!!
February 8th 6pm-12am 
Please RSVP asap to ensure your spot as space is limited!!!
The fee for crop is $5 and a snack to share.


My next Stamping Class is scheduled for Sat., February 9th and Mon., February 11th @ 7pm.
We'll be making 4 cards. The fee for this class is $10 or FREE with a $20 order. Please contact me to attend this class so that I can have the materials ready for you the night of the class and give you directions.

And last but not least..

Birthday Stamp-a-Stack
February 22nd @7pm
We'll be making 20 cards (envelopes included) for $20
Deadline to register for this class is February 8th.

Thanks for stopping by!

Erika ;)

DIGITAL CONTENT DISCS FOR $1

GET'EM WHILE YOU CAN...

From now until February 12 (or while supplies last) you can get your hands on any of these content discs for just $1. That's not a typo--they're just one buck. So indulge--it won't break the bank. 

• Avant-Garde Collection DVD (item 125841) 
• Cheerful Treats Digital Content CD (item 124237)
• Express Booster Pack DVD (item 124889)
• His & Hers Collection DVD (item 125842)
• October, December, Whenever Collection DVD (item 124485)
• Simple Snapshots Content CD (item 127185)
• Sweet Retreat Collection DVD (item 125840)

Since the discs are on the Clearance Rack, they must be purchased via demonstrator or online order. Go get yours today.

Love to travel? Pack your bags!

131847	Sent with Love Stamp Set (clear-mount; English only)	$17.95
132182	Sent with Love Designer Series Paper	$10.95
132851	Pretty Bundle Includes the Sent with Love Stamp Set, Sent with Love Designer Series Paper, and Calypso Coral Baker's Twine	$25.50 20% off retail value!

The Sent with Love Stamp Set and Sent with Love Designer Series Paper are only available during this special offer. After April 30, they'll both fly away!

In addition, you may purchase the Sent with Love Digital Kit (item 132914; $9.95). Please note that the digital kit is not included in the bundle.

If you would like a closer look at the paper and stamp set, click here for the PDF flyer.

Thanks for stopping by!

Erika ;)