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Stampin' Up! Sneak Peek 2013!

 

Stampin' Up! Sneak Peek 2013!

 

So excited to get some of my NEW goodies from Stampin' Up! yesterday! 
As a demonstrator, I earned a bundle of products at a super discount. :)

I can share photos but you'll have to wait until May 31st to see the "real- deal", actual product!  Or, e-mail me your name, address, and phone number and I'll let you know how you can get a catalog absolutely FREE!

The card above features the a coordinating stamp set, embossing folder, AND punch!  So cool!  Mosaic Madness has some trendy images and the punch shape is awesome goodness.
The Textured Impressions Embossing Folder is awesome!  Beautiful!  Can't wait to play with these fun groupies again!

Now let's talk color...as in new, yummy In Colors as seen on this card...

Baked Brown Sugar...
Coastal Cabana...
Crisp Cantelope...
Pistachio Pudding...
Strawberry Slush...   Yum-O!  Can't wait for you to get your hands on it!

These are just a few of the newbies from the new Stampin' Up! catalog!  In the meantime, be sure to check out the "retirees" while still available...some at big discounts!

inklings:

• Join the fun!  Become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and join my ink and inspirations team!  Discover the joy of working from home!  Contact me to learn more!
• Placing an order?  Be sure to use the current hostess code before checking out of the online store to have the chance to win hostess rewards through a random drawing!
  Current Hostess Code through May 16, 2013:
  X4PMS2QM
  

Happy Mother's Day!

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Stampin' Up! Retired Lists Are Here!

 

Stampin' Up! Retiring Products Lists Now Available!

Today is a BIG Announcement Day from Stampin' Up!
Hundreds of stamps and accessories from the 2012-2013 catalogs are retiring!  This is your chance to get them before they're gone!

Many products are only available while supplies last, so be sure to get your orders in early! Check the lists closely. Some items are available at an amazing discount!

Stampin' Up! Retiring Products List

Retiring Stamps List stamps are available through June 3, 2013.
Click to view the Retiring Stamp Sets List.

Retiring Accessories are ONLY available while supplies last! Please order promptly to ensure you receive your favorites!
Click to view the Retiring Accessories List.

Stay "In the Know"!
I'll be sharing availability updates on my ink and inspirations Facebook page for the next couple of weeks. 
 
If you have placed an order with me within the last year, I will be contacting you regarding receiving a new 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Catalog.
If you would like to receive a catalog, please e-mail me with your name, address, and phone number and I'll contact you!

Remember, the Retired Accessories will be available while supplies last! 

Three ways to order Stampin' Up! through Lisa Brown:

• Online

• E-mail me with your order and payment information

• Call me with your order---409-719-2853
  
  Questions?  I'll email with a prompt reply. I appreciate your business and look forward to serving you!
  
  

Three Mystery Hostess Spots Left

Just a quick post from the road to let you know that there are still 3 spots remaining for the Mystery Hostess Event! How to participate??? Email me and let me know you'd like to place an online order (minimum order is $50 before shipping and tax) I'll send you the hostess code to use when placing your order through my online store. After all orders are placed, I'll conduct a random drawing for someone to win all the hostess benefits! You must have the hostess code before you place your order for it to count! So... Email lisa@inkandinspirations.com if you'd like to participate! Have a great day!

For Exclusive Stampin' Up! Project Ideas

As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I enjoy sharing great project ideas and tips with all of you.  If you have not signed up for my mailing list, be sure to do so you can to receive my monthly newsletter which contains project ideas exclusively for my subscribers. 

Also, as a member of ink and inspirations mailing list, you will receive bonus video tutorials with exclusive project ideas several times a year!

Just follow the link below to sign up!

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Happy International Working Women's Day!

International Working Women's Day

Woo hoo!  Let's celebrate all women who work every day!  Whether at home or away, women work to provide care, love, support, and/or income for our families! 

We work hard and hopefully, find some time to play, too.  Many of us look for ways to contribute to our family's income and have time to enjoy life with family.  That can be difficult. 

Flexibility is the key and I've found that as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  To be able to work when I want and where I want has been perfect for this stage of my life!  Although our daughters are on their own, I still love being able to share in their lives, travel with my husband, spend time with my parents...all those aspects of life that really matter.

If you're looking for this type of flexibilty, email me at lisa@inkandinspirations.com or call me with any questions you have about becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  I promise; there will be no pressure or obligation.  I'll just share the information and answer any questions.

No risk, no obligation.

To the working woman in all of us...cheers!


 

 

Read Across America Day 2013

Today is Read Across America Day in the U.S....a day to promote reading especially for children and young adults.   This nationwide observance coincides with the anniversary of the birth of Theodor Geisel aka Dr. Seuss, a well known and loved author of children's books.

To celebrate this day and in loving memory of Dr. Seuss, I've composed a Seuss-like poem entitled, "Oh, the Wonderful Things Mrs. Brown Can Do! ;)

Oh, the wonderful things Mrs. Brown can do,
She’s a Stampin’ Up! Demo
And, you can be one, too.
Mrs. Brown can do it.
How about you?

She can cut with scissors.
Mrs. Brown can “snip”
How about you?
Can you go snip, snip?

She can stamp with rubber
She can go “tap, tap”.
She can cheer you on
She can go “clap, clap”.

She can go “swish, swish”
With Stampin’ Spritzers, yes indeed.
She can help with techniques
And, other paper crafting needs.

Mrs. Brown’s an SU Demo
Mrs. Brown loves it through and through.
Mrs. Brown’s an SU! Demo,
And, you can be one, too!

Thank you, Dr. Seuss, for the inspiration! ;) 

Find out more about Read Across America here at Seussville!

I developed a love of reading when I was 10.  My beloved 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Askew, read to us everyday!
My favorite series when I was 10-12...

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories!

 

And, I have to include my favorite from Dr. Seuss!...

Green Eggs and Ham

 

And, here's one of my favorites I loved to read to my class!...

The Jolly Christmas Postman

This is an awesome book!  Loved how it has envelopes with little gifts, notes, or cards tucked inside each envelope page! (a bit of foreshadowing?)

The Jolly Postman delivered cards to all sorts of characters!

 

The list could go on and on, but I'll spare you! 
You need to get back to your crafting desk ;).

But first, share your favorite childhood literature in the comment section below...Nancy Drew, anyone?

Tale of a Stampin' Up! Demo's Husband

Stampin' Up! has been part of my...or should I say "our" lives going on seven years now.

And, the truth be known...my husband is my biggest fan.  :)

There are many stories I can tell of this journey but last night and last week tops it all.

For Valentine's Day, I made my husband a mini book much like the one seen HERE but in a beautiful collection of designer paper in neutrals and metallics. Discover how to create one in this class!

He told me it was my best creation...ever!  How special... I love that man!

Not only did he take it to work to show off to everyone, he also showed it to my club ladies last night.  Just look at him...!!! He even used correct paper crafting terms and techniques in his description!

Love of my life...sharing my Stampin' Up! creation

I love how you can see our daughter being so attentive to her daddy. :)

And, here I am, just pleased as punch!

Happy and Blessed Stampin' Up! Demo :)

(Thanks to my friend and club member, Laurie, for the photos.)

Tomorrow is my love's birthday and you can bet I'll be trying to impress him with another Stampin' Up! creation.

Being the spouse of a Stampin' Up! demo is something he takes to heart, and loves to be included.  Just ask my club ladies. :)

How Do You Keep Stampin' Up! Paper and Ink Organized?

I recently had a question from a customer regarding organization of Stampin' Up! paper and ink...

I am trying to order paper and ink and get all the colors organized. How do you keep it all in order?

 

Now for your question on organization....whew!

I have the ink caddy from the catalog for my ink pads.  It is really handy and there is a little tray on top for your reinkers.

I have the little caddy that the complete marker set came in so that keeps those organized.

Now for paper...

I wish I could say that I had one of those fancy-schmancy racks or cubbies for my paper, but I don't.
I have the plastic "rubber maid" drawers (12 x 12) that you can stack and come in sets of three.  Now, it's not real pretty, but it keeps it organized.

I have a drawer dedicated for:

• each color collection
•  one for specialty papers like glossy card stock and vellum
•  two for the neutrals since I have more of that than anything. :)  

Then, I have a drawer for each color collection for my scraps.  I pull from those drawers all the time!  These pieces are great for punching or die cutting with my Big Shot.

Designer paper...

I have a small cart with wheels with large hanging files for my current designer paper. I love it.  I keep it right beneath my work table and can pull from it easily.

The retired or discontinued paper is in another set of those rubber maid drawers.  Since I have to work with and demonstrate the current stuff, I rarely have packs of anything left over but I do keep pieces that are big enough for banner pieces, etc. 

I used to hoard my supplies...now I try to use it up!

I keep a smaller set of drawers on my work table.  One drawer has Whisper White and Very Vanilla scraps for stamping.  The other two drawers have my Stampin' Up! Envelopes.

I hope that gives you some idea of what works for me.

 

And, honestly, it's usually a mess in this work room!
But, I'll clean it up and start over when it gets too bad! 
I know where everything is...most of the time...and it works for me. 

If you have a stamping, paper crafting, or Stampin' Up! question that you'd like for me to answer, e-mail me!

I'll share it here!

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Happy Valentine's Day!

I appreciate all of you and love ya more than you know!

Thank you for visiting here and joining in on this creative journey!

As a special thank you, place an online order today and receive a hand-stamped card from me that you can send  to someone...just because!

So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1Cor 13:13

Stampin' Up! Shopping Spree Winner!

Would you like a chance to win
a Stampin' Up! Shopping Spree?

Chance to Win
FREE Stampin' Up! Products

With each *$50 in product purchase (before shipping and tax)
on a single order placed through me,
Lisa Brown,Stampin' Up! Demonstrator,
your name will be entered in the next available square
on the ink and inspirations 50/50 Board.  
(If your order totals *$100 or more on a single order,
your name will be entered twice, and so on...)
When all squares are filled, I conduct a drawing for
the winner of a $50 shopping spree!

And now, the winner of the latest drawing is revealed...

Stampin' Up! Shopping Spree Winner Revealed

The next 50-50 Board is filling up fast! Once it is filled, I will conduct another drawing from the entries on the board to win a $50 Stampin' Up! shopping spree good only through Lisa Brown, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!

Once I receive notice of your order through my Online Store or you place your order directly through me, your name will be entered on the board.
You can shop through my Online Store Here, or call me at 409-719-2853.

You just may be the winner of my next Stampin' Up! Shopping Spree!

Vintage Verses Just Because- Keep or Share?

 

Stampin' Up! Vintage Verses

 

When I made this Vintage Verses Just Because card, I thought about all the folks who would love to receive a card in the mail...just because.  I also thought about the box of cards I've made that are just begging to be sent. 

Do you have such a box?
Most card makers do.  And, if you can tell me that you send every card that you create, I sincerely applaud you!  That is super fantastic awesomeness!

Sharing...giving is what we are called to do, isn't it?
And, so, I've made it a point to share and send more...and often!

Now, as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I like to keep card samples on hand to display at my classes and workshops and in my stamp club room.

So with the advice from my husband that he has shared since I began this card making journey, I've made TWO Vintage Verses Just Because cards. 
One to keep, one to share.

Stampin' Up! Vintage Verses is FREE with your qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration!

Share a card today with someone...just because!  Leave a comment here when you do!
Vintage Verses is FREE with your order of $50 in product from the Stampin' Up! Online Store...shop now!

It's Sale-A-Bration!

Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration

At last! It's Sale-A-Bration time!  Starting today, January 22 through March 22, 2013, we'll Sale-A-Brate with the Stampin' Up! promotional event of the year!

Here are few tips to help you plan to get the most out of this promotion!

inklings:

• With every *$50 you spend (including online orders), you will earn one FREE Sale-A-Bration item.  Here's a flyer with your 19 item choices!  Also, with each *$50 in product purchase, you'll earn one spot on the ink and inspirations 50/50 Board.  Learn more about this chance to win FREE product HERE! (50/50 Board Spots are only available through orders placed with me.)
• Spend *$150 and earn THREE Sale-A-Bration products as well as $25 in Hostess Rewards and THREE spots on the 50/50 Board!   Plus, during Sale-A-Bration, get a FREE Pack of Silver Glimmer Paper with your *$150 order!
  
  

  Stampin' Up! Hostess Rewards
• Get together with a few friends or stock up on your paper crafting supplies!  With a *$400 order, you will get EIGHT Sale-A-Bration Items, $65 in Hostess Rewards, 1 item of your choice from a current catalog at 50% off, EIGHT Spots on the ink and inspirations 50/50 Board, a FREE Pack of Silver Glimmer Paper, plus a special Hostess Bundle with some Sale-A-Bration Favorites ---Madison Avenue Stamp Set, Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper, and the coordinating Ribbon and Button Pack!!
  If placing an order of *$400 or more through my Online Store, use these item numbers to redeem these gifts.
  Wood Mount Hostess Bundle 133316
  Clear Mount Hostess Bundle 133317
  Silver Glimmer Paper 133318
  
  *Qualifying order total before shipping and tax.
  
  Sale-A-Bration is here and you can benefit when ordering your favorite Stampin' Up! products!  
  
  

E-mail for a prompt reply if you have questions on Sale-A-Bration or Stampin' Up! product!  I am happy to help!

New Stampin' Up! My Paper Pumpkin

 

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 can enjoy!

Here's How to Get Started:

It's so easy!
Simply sign up for the program starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it.
Select me, Lisa Brown, as your demonstrator and every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. (*If you sign up through me, e-mail to let me know!)
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 are the details:

• Each month you will receive a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (Everything is color-coordinated, measured, and cut  for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
• Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape!
• Your Paper Pumpkin will ship 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 10th, your kit will ship around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, your first kit will ship around June 15th.)
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!).  
• 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.

Your very first Paper Pumpkin kit is the Welcome Kit.  In this Welcome Kit, you will receive a special gift...a free acrylic block!

Here's a picture of the first kit...

 

Stampin' Up! My Paper Pumpkin

I am so excited about this new kit program!  How fun to have a surprise delivered every month that you can easily create and share..or create and keep! ;)

* This is a brand new program!  It is my understanding the first kits will ship in March.  You will not be billed until your kit ships.

**Please remember to choose me, Lisa Brown, as your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator when you sign up at https://mypaperpumpkin.com, and, **let me know when you do so I can welcome you!

A Stampin' Up! List for You!

Take "note" of this Stampin' Up! To-Do List:

1. Sign up for our ink and inspirations Mailing List.  Receive our newsletter with exclusive project ideas each month!
2. View the new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog Online!
   Click here for the Flash Version!
   Click Here for PDF Version
3. Find a unique Valentine gift idea.
4. Create a "thinking of you" card and send to a friend.
5. Hop over to Ink and Inspirations on Facebook and say "hi"!
6. Check your card stock supply and adhesive supply. 
   
7. Make a list for your order.
8. Sign up to become a member of the Inkspiration Classroom to receive FREE online classes with your order!
9. Update your 2013 calendar with birthdays and special occasions.
10. Leave a comment here sharing your favorite Stampin' Up! stamp set or product!
    Have questions about any of these items on this Stampin' Up! to do list?

E-mail me and I'll be happy to help you!

Stampin' Up! Valentine Promotion and New Year Special!

Announcing the My Little Valentine promotion! 
Get the Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit FREE-a $7.95 value when you purchase the brand-new My Little Valentine Set.

Sealed With Love Simply Sent FREE
when you purchase the My Little Valentine set
pictured below for $9.95!

 

 

Stampin' Up! My Little Valentine- Clear Mount Only

This four-piece set was created exclusively for this promotion and will not be available again after January 21!

• The promotion will run January 3-21, 2013.
• During the promotion, you can place orders online or by calling me at 409-719-2853.
• For every My Little Valentine Set that you purchase, you will get a Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit FREE!
• There are no limits to the number of My Little Valentine Sets that you can order and the number of Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kits they can earn for free.

The My Little Valentine Stamp Set is only available in clear-mount.

Stampin' Up! My Little Valentine Promotion

To give you another option to go along with this promotion, I am offering a New Year's special as a limited time offer on an Online Class!

Sealed With Love Valentine Gift Mini Book

Sealed with Love Valentine Gift
- ink and inspirations

ink and inspirations Online Class

Create this beautiful mini book using the My Little Valentine Bundle (132242) and a few extra supplies!  (Products and supplies are not included.)

 

Just a few ideas for this special project:

• Create a mini album with photos to share with your loved one.
• Create a Valentine Coupon Book as a gift for your sweetheart.
• Record your thoughts and sentiments for your special someone on each of the notecards as a special gift.
• Create a mini album to record memories and photos from this Valentine's Day.
• Share favorite recipes with a friend as Valentine's Day gift.

You'll receive step by step video tutorials and a suggested list of products to complete your mini book.  These products include some ink, card stock, adhesive, a few punches, Basic Pearls, and the new Paper Doilies from the Spring Catalog (129399).
Products and supplies for this class must be purchased separately.

Purchase the online class NOW so you'll have your it ready to go when your Stampin' Up! order arrives!

International Customers...  This class is available to you as well!  You'll receive tips on how to create this with any supplies!

Sealed With Love Valentine Gift Mini Book Online Class 

$19.97 

Limited Time Special New Year's Price --- $14.97

Looking forward to sharing this project with you!

ink and inspirations Online Classes
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www.inkandinspirations.com

Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog Online!

It's finally here!  The new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog loaded with exciting new products and awesome stamp sets that you're going to love!

Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

 

Click here for the Flash Version!

Click Here for PDF Version

I'll be back later with a special Valentine promotion and New Year Special!

See you then!

Holiday Catalog Last Chance and Word of the Year Announcement

The Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog has been a fantastic offering and resource for all of us during the holidays, don't you agree? 
If you still have some of these fabulous products on your wish list, be sure you get Order Today...The Last Day!

Here are a few of my favorites that will not be available after today!

Scentsational Season Stamp Set and Framelits (wood bundle, clear bundle) as seen here.

Etruscan Elegance Wheel--- I Love this!!! Just look here!

The Beautiful Champagne Glimmer Paper! {sigh}

As we usher in the stampin' new year, 2013 will be fabulous!  I'll be posting the link to the new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog at midnight!  Lots of wonderful new products and kits!

Before I close today, I promised I would share my 2013 Word of the Year. 
It will be the theme for my 2013 Digital Scrapbooking Project and my word of hope and praise for 2013...

 

2013 Word of the Year
Photo by our daughter, Kristen
Silver Dollar City, Branson MO

 

This photo depicts the meaning of this word for me in this year, 2013. 

We are a reflection of how we live our lives.
It's what the world sees. 
And, how we live and what we project to the world comes back to us.
So I wIll rejoice and strive to create a cycle of hope, joy, and love.

Phil4:4-7
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!
5 Your kindness should be known to all. The Lord is near.
6 Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.
7 Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Stampin' Up! Happy New Year 2013!

Happy New Year from Stampin' Up! and My Digital Studio

Happy New Year everyone!
Download our awesome January desktop calendar for FREE HERE! 

Now I'm back to preparing my cornbread, black-eyed peas and cabbage for New Year's Day lunch, but first a few things:

1. Have you set any crafting resolutions for the New Year?  Visit ink and inspirations on Facebook to see mine!  and share yours with us! :)
2. Tomorrow is the last day to order from the Holiday Catalog!  Some of the favorites are carrying over to the Spring Catalog (SEE HERE-{give page time to load}) but don't miss out on other items on your Wish List!
3. I'll be back tomorrow with my "Word of the Year 2013".  Read about my Word of the Year 2012.
4. Fun ideas for Valentine's Day are in store for you soon!

Wishing you a very special day and many blessings in 2013!  See you back here tomorrow!

A "Charming" Stampin' Up! New Year and Video Tutorial

Stampin' Up! DIY Glassware Charms

Good Monday and Happy New Year's Eve!

Today, I have a fun and easy project that you could whip together for your celebrations in a jif!

I wanted some stemmed glassware charms so I decided to put some together with a little wire, stamped images, glimmer paper and punches!

 

New Year's Eve Decor Glassware Charms

Aren't these fun and festive?  Watch the video for the how-to and you can create some for your New Year's celebration in minutes!

Stampin' Up! Video Tutorial -DIY Glassware Charms for New Year's Eve
Have a safe and happy New Year's Eve! 
Thank you so much for visiting and joining me in this crafting journey! 

My best,

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