Stamping & Scrapping with Jen

My Digital Studio: Free 30 Day Trial

Who doesn't like FREE, right?  Now I have the chance to offer you a trial of the My Digital Studio software for 30 days, absolutley FREE!  You will have free access to the My Digital Studio Express software and all you need to do is download it - so it comes right to your computer - no waiting for a disk!

I will also be putting together a series of emails to help you through your 30 day trial, so if you order it through me, you can also take advantage of that!

To get started on your free trial, click to my online store and click on the MDS FREE TRIAL button.  Or you can just go to my online store and enter item number 129600.

A Special Birthday Card

With the excitement of Thanksgiving, and all these online specials (Yes, like everyone else I am having a Black/Friday Cyber Monday Special!!  For all the details, you can check out Friday's post by clicking here!) I haven't been able to post the card I made last week!

So in addition to last Thursday being Thanksgiving, it was also my good friend Becky's birthday.  (<--- Here we are in Long Beach, CA back in June.) I won't say how old she is (although you might be able to figure it out - sorry Beck!), but it was a big birthday!  So I figured a big birthday deserves a special card and I thought & thought about it - so much so that I sent it late, but by now she should have it.  So now I feel like I can post it and share it.

And a little bit about Beck - she is one of my high school friends and has been a good friend since we were 15 or 16.  I think we became close during our Freshman year of high school in Honors Biology because we were the only two girls in the class.  We did lots of crazy stuff in high school, kept in touch through college, we both worked in New York (different places) but we would meet up there, then she moved to California 10 years ago, and I have been to visit her 4 or 5 times and she always comes back home twice a year and we usually get together then too. She is just one of those people who becomes more like family than a friend because they have been in your life so long.  She's one of the people I had in mind a lot when I made my list of things that make me happy the other day.  You can find other stories and the occasional scrapbook page about Beck here and here and here (and probably in other places, too!)

Back to the card. :)  This is a Tri-Shutter Card (as per Splitcoast), and I created it with Cherry Cobbler cardstock and First Edition Designer Series Paper.  The flower was created with the Floewr Folds Sizzix die, the 40 is from the On Board Merry Medley (sponged with Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink) and the "&, fabulous, happy, & birthday" stamps are from Fabulous Phrases.  I tweaked the Jewelry Tag punch to get it long enough for birthday.  It's not my usual clean & simples style of stamping, and it stressed me out to make it, but I liked the way it came out.

Now this coming Sunday is my friend Scott's birthday.  (He's in a lot of those scrapbook pages with Becky.) I have to come up with something for him this week.  And I have to try & mail it on time.  I'm leaving for Washington DC on Friday for my last race (I think) of 2011. I'm thinking Scott's card might be a little less involved - we'll see!!!

Thanks for reading!!  And don't forget to check out my Black Friday/Cyber Monday special!!!

 

 

Free Card Fronts, 60% off, and MORE!!!

Get some of the best deals of the season when you take advantage of Stampin' Up!'s Amazing Online Extravaganza Sale coupled with my Black Friday/Cyber Monday Special!!

You'll save up to 60% on select Stampin' Up! products - including stamps, accessories, and digital downloads!!

And you'll also enjoy the following Black Friday/Cyber Monday bonuses from me! 

ALL online orders over $35 placed between Friday, November 25 and Monday, November 28 (midnight EST) will receive:

• 10 free retired card fronts from my stash, mailed directly to you on or about December 1
• All orders over $150 will qualify for FREE hostess benefits on top of all your other perks!
• The person who places the LARGEST online order will receive a FREE stamp set from me (to be mailed with your card fronts)

Please remember the following "rules":

• All orders MUST be placed between 12:01AM on Friday, 11/25  and Monday, 11/28 at midnight
• ONLY online orders qualify for my Black Friday/Cyber Monday Special
• Stampin' Up!'s Online Extravaganza Special is from Nov 21 - Nov 30

Please click the button below to place your order:

Holiday Extravaganza Begins TODAY!!!

Today begins Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Online Extravaganza, where you can SAVE SAVE SAVE!!!  The best part of the sale is the first 24 hours where not one, but TWO brand-new items are on sale for 24 hours only!!!

Get your:

• Simply Scored at 20% off - for just $23.96
• Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps at 20% off - for just $13.56

To see all the other items on sale (some up to 60% off), click here.

Other than the Simply Scored and Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps, everything else will be on sale through November 30!

Place your order online today!!!

 

Stampin' Up!'s Online Spectacular (FREE SHIPPING!!)

 

Visit my online store between now & November 30 and SAVE 20-50% on lots of your holiday stamping, scrapbooking, digital scrapbooking, and home decor needs!!!  Spend at least $150 and qualify for hostess benefits AND FREE SHIPPING!!!  'Tis the Season, so Happy Shopping!

The ABC's of the Perfect Handmade Holiday

Create Amazing cards, Beautiful packaging, and Cherished gifts this holiday season!

From October 19-December 16, choose from several different holiday bundles containing gorgeous Stampin’ Up!® products—perfect for creating cards, gift packaging, and gifts—and all at 20% off!

To view the color flyer, click here.  To place your orer through my online store, click here.

Be sure to sign up for my FREE Stampin' Up! e-Newsletter to receive coupons, stamping tips, ideas - like my 12 Weeks of Christmas currently going on, and subscriber-only contests!   The next 12 Days of Christmas sample comes out TODAY!!

Mmmmmm...ribbon.....

I received the first round of ribbon for the ribbon shares this week, and I've been cutting & cutting, and packing & packing.  Everything should be ready to go out in tomorrow's mail!!  Yeah!!!

I took a few close up shots of the ribbons.  The colors are so great!  Here are all the in-color ribbons.  This share was the most popular!!

And here are the striped grosgrains - also a popular favorite, but not as quite as popular as the in-colors.

 

If you didn't get a chance to order your ribbon share, it's not too late!!  For more information, click here.

Be sure to sign up for my FREE Stampin' Up! e-Newsletter to receive coupons, stamping tips, ideas, and subscriber-only contests!

SALE SALE SALE

What girl doesn't like THAT word???  :)

Remember all those cardstock colors that retired at the end of June?  And some were sold out a long time before June 30?  Well, I have some good news!

Stampin' Up! was able to obtain a very limited quantity of additional amounts of cardstock that was left over from their European markets and are now able to make it available to YOU!!  These are all previously retired colors, and they are not only available, but they are on sale!!  Colors like: Almost Amethyst, Mellow Moss, Brilliant Blue, and Brocade Blue to name just a few.

You have to place your order on an online order.  So, just click here then check out the CLEARANCE RACK.  You will be glad you did!!!  Remember, supplies are very limited, so hurry!!!

Happy Shopping!

Updated List of Retiring Accessories

The retiring accessories are flying off the shelves.  There are MANY items that are already sold out.  To check out the most recent list (posted & updated yesterday), click below.  For all the other retiring lists, check out this post.  Remember, some items are ON SALE for up to 50% off, and all items are only available until the end of June!!!

Retired Accessories List - Updated 6/11/10

Do What You Love!!

• Do you love to scrapbook?
• Do you love to stamp?
• Do you need some flexibility in your schedule?
• Would you like to earn some extra money, maybe for daycare, the car payment, or a vacation fund?

For just $99, you can start your own Stampin' Up! business this month!  Your kit will come with all the neccesary supplies to immediately start your rubber stamping and/or scrapbooking business.  It's lots of fun, and can be a great way to add a little (or a lot) to the family imcome!  You can click here for more info and/or please email me if you have more questions!!