Going & GONE Forever!

Hi!

It's that eagerly awaited and highly anticipated day of the year when the RETIRING LISTS are announced!  As many of you know, once an item is on the retiring list, it is being discontinued and will no longer be available once supplies are depleted.  Some items will set out quickly, some quicker than others.

Check out the RETIRING LIST here

To place your orders, please order through my ONLINE STORE 

If you have any difficulties, please contact me immediately.  The longer it takes to place your order, the higher the chance of an item becoming unavailable.

Also ready for you today, this wonderful Tuesday are 

this weeks WEEKLY DEALS

Thank You and Happy Shopping!

And I apologize up front that as you can imagine today will be one super busy day at the Stampin' Up! website due to larger than normal traffic, so there might be delays.  Sorry ahead of time for any frustration, please let me know if there's any way for me to help you and I will do my best where possible!  

Hugs

Rhonda

Which do you prefer?

Hi!

Happy Monday and I hope it will be the start of a great week for you!  It'll be a busy week here in the studio thanks to my amazing customers that signed up to come to my Go Gold Stamp Camp this weekend (Fri-Mon)!!!!

Tonight is my Club INK night and I can't wait to show you what one of their projects is!  I had fabulous response to my latest ensemble from the 2nd Autism Blog hop that I decided to do them for my club gals too!

They will make either version depending on which supplies kit they receive.  Which do you prefer?  Are you a blue/yellow kinda gal or a pink/purple fan?

I changed the greeting out on the bag to speed things up and I found the perfect (sadly, retired though) brads for the centers of the tissue flowers!  I love being able to make gift packaging and cards that coordinate!!  So much cuter than store bought!!

Have a great day!

Rhonda

Stamp Out Autism, Blog Hop #2

Hi!

Today I am participating in a 2nd Blog Hop with other fellow demonstrators to STAMP OUT AUTISM!  

Whether you are beginning here or have popped over from Wendy's blog, I'm glad you're here!  Be sure to use the BUTTONS below to continue on the tour, we have 13 great projects and artists joining together today!  Bonus day, hop #2 so I did 2 projects today, let me know if you like them!

Polka Dot Gift Sacks & Celebrate Today come together with Painted Blooms DSP to create this darling little Birthday Ensemble!  Tuck a gift and the card inside and instant Tah-Dah!

I used our white Filter Paper and 4 Scallop Circle Punches to create the Flower (secured with a candy dot base) and then stamped the extra layers for tissue in the bag topper!

Created a coordinating card using the same elements, the flower is stamped cardstock to duplicate the tissue paper and die cut with the Flower Frenzy Bigz Die and a SAB button center!

With this blog hop we are trying to raise awareness for Autism and to raise funds as well!  I think many of us are impacted by Autism whether directly within our own personal families or just one or two steps removed in the lives of our friends and families near to us!  For me, I have several great friends and moms that come to mind -( you know who you are )- that deal with this on a daily basis and they have absolutely lovely children that I am blessed to know.  Several of my girl friends are making careers in helping to grow, progress and enrich the lives of children fighting Autism every day.  I salute them with my whole heart!

If you would like to Donate Directly to my
Autism Society page that would be awesome!

If you would like to Order Stampin' Up!
supplies via my Online Store.  
I am donating my 20% income
for all orders placed through April 18th.  

We are also sharing Autism Facts
as part of our awareness campaign too.  

If one identical twin is diagnosed
with autism, the other twin has about 90%
 chance of develop an autistic disorder.

Thanks for stopping by, please use the buttons below to continue through all of the stops on the blog hop!  Together we can make a difference in the lives of others.

Wendy Cranford       or       Patty Chenail

Hugs, Thanks for stopping by and helping us make a difference in the lives of others!

Rhonda

It's Your Day!

Hello again!

It's Your Day!!  Yep, another day with a shout out to Stampin' Up! Support Services staff!  It's a week long celebration for us demonstrators to share and show our appreciation for those that serve us every time we call in!  #weloveDS

This card features the Big on You stamp set and Stacked with Love DSP paper stack, and the background paper is from Birthday Bash DSP - both featuring Calypso Coral!  Thanks again to one of my team members for swapping this card at my Feb Shoe Box Swap meeting!

Have a great day!

Rhonda

Tax Day ProCRAFTination!

Hi there!

Is it your favorite day?  TAX Day in the USA...  Are you one that has been done and already received and spent your refund (I hope anyway) or are you like me and dragging your feet because it's just so easy to put off doing them?

Anyhow, spreading the LOVE some more this week to our amazing super stars in the Support Services departments ... thank you for all you do!

Hand stamped and swapped by one of my team members at our Feb Shoe Box Swap meeting!  Love the simplicity of this layout so much!  

Happy Tax Day ... and enjoy your Procrastination CRAFTing style!

Rhonda

New Weekly Deals, staple this!

Hi!

Happy Tuesday and welcome to this weeks WEEKLY DEALS!  Check it out, the Mini Stapler is on sale this week!  One of my favorite tools to making quick layers stick & for adding a chunk of ribbon to a card or Project Life page or card!  Shop at my ONLINE STORE

And check out this cutie of a card that features the MOTHERS LOVE stamp set that is on SALE this week!  Also has the new textured embossing folder from the Occasions Mini catalog in the background!

And to continue with the LOVE for Stampin' Up! Support Services staff!!  #weloveDS

Thanks!

Rhonda

Sweet Sweet Demo Support

Hi!
Have you ever worked with a group of people that can make or break your day?  Isn't it wonderful when you receive great customer service?  Isn't it great when you can make their day by saying Thank You?

At Stampin' Up! corporate offices we have a crew of people that work in our Customer Service & Demonstrator Services department and they are simply amazing!  They take our calls, listen, log and diligently try to make the best of every situation that they can to help us make it right.  It's not always easy and especially this year with the Blendabilities manufacturing issue & the West Coast dock strike which has caused a tremendous amount of product delays and shortages which result in back orders or worse, having to place certain products on a non-order status.  The call volume they are handling has certainly increased!

So to say thank you to them, I am sharing a couple of cards from my teams February Shoe Box swap meeting that I don't think I have shared on my blog yet.  THANK YOU to our amazing Support Service team members!!  #weloveDS  #stampinup

Thanks for stopping by today!

Rhonda

Stamp Out Autism Blog Hop

Hi!
Welcome to the STAMP OUT AUTISM BLOG HOP!  Whether you are beginning here or have popped over from Diana's or Lee's blog, I'm glad you're here!  Be sure to use the BUTTONS below to continue on the tour, we have 18 great projects and artists joining together today!

Celebrate Today stamp set & coordinating framelits,
Painted Blooms DSP & Envelope Liner Framelits

this Birthday greeting fit nicely in the Word Bubble Framelits

Decorate the envelope for a fun sneak peek as to what's inside!

With this blog hop we are trying to raise awareness for Autism and to raise funds as well!  I think many of us are impacted by Autism whether directly within our own personal families or just one or two steps removed in the lives of our friends and families near to us!  For me, I have several great friends and moms that come to mind -( you know who you are )- that deal with this on a daily basis and they have absolutely lovely children that I am blessed to know.  Several of my girl friends are making careers in helping to grow, progress and enrich the lives of children fighting Autism every day.  I salute them with my whole heart!

If you would like to Donate Directly to my
Autism Society page that would be awesome!

If you would like to Order Stampin' Up!
supplies via my Online Store.  
I am donating my 20% income
for all orders placed through April 18th.  

We are also sharing Autism Facts
as part of our awareness campaign too.  

Fact #2. Boys are 4 times more likely
to have Autism than girls.

Thanks for stopping by, please use the buttons below to continue through all of the stops on the blog hop!  Together we can make a difference in the lives of others.

Diana Gibbs       or       Lee Conrey

Thank You So Much!  Enjoy the tour!

Rhonda 

INKstravaganza, that's all folks!

Hi!
Happy Friday everyone!

Remember today is the 

LAST DAY for 

FREE SHIPPING 

so please take advantage of the offer - 

Standard shipping is FREE 

on any order, no min, no max, 

so go for it!  

Enjoy and Save!!

And now to share with you the other 3 make-n-takes from INKstravaganza with you!  This set features the GOLD again but I decided to add in the Typeset specialty designer series paper with these.  These cards were inspired by a few other artists!  Some of my favorite cards that I have been hanging on to for a special day!  I had liked each individually for their own reasons but once I had decided on my theme and feature of GOLD products, I knew these would be the perfect additions to my stamping session!

Modified CASE from Debra Currier at Artfelt Impressions

Layout inspired by Inge at BlogBlom

CASEd Mellisa Cochran of CrazyPaperFreak

Thanks for coming by to see how much fun I had creating a wonderful day for my INKin' All Night! team achievers!  They had so much fun and I hope each of them earns the next INKstravaganza Day in Oct too!  Hoping many of my team push themselves just a bit to earn this day of pampering!  They are truly all special and I love my team, but it is such a great feeling to reward them for their hard work and effort!

Hugs and have an awesome day!
Rhonda

INKstravaganza Make-n-Takes

Hi!

Welcome back!  Thanks for checking in today, I appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog - let me know you were here and if you like something, drop me a comment!  Love hearing from you!

As I wrap up the pictures and shares from my INKstravagana Day, today I will share some of the make-n-takes that they made!  Last event I gave them the gift of a stamp set and for this event I decided to change things up and decided to give them the gift of GOLD!  Many things Gold!  Lots of the items that I used on their stamping projects and implemented into their treats and packaging too, that way they could duplicate later at home if they wanted and to play on their own and see what they come up with!

The projects this time feature the Gold Foil & Gold Designer Vellum and then I broke them into two sections.  One combines in the Gold Soiree designer series paper which I'll share today and then tomorrow you will see how I brought in the Typeset Specialty DSP too.  Same products, completely different looks!

So here we go for today's shares!  All of their make-n-take supplies were pre-cut and packaged in their envelopes for each card and then all together in one of our SU Cello bags which I folded to size and then added a darling little tag too!  It's also the 3"x4" Project Life size in case they want to document the fun they had on a page (and their invitation fits in a full size pocket too!).

Make-n-Take projects, all ready to go!
You can barely see it but the tag is clipped to the bag with the Gold Wire STAR designer clip!

Used the reverse image of Alpha letter from other tag, washi, punches,
gold glitz detail ... these were really fun to make

All of the 6 make-n-takes on display when they arrived

Wait ladies, can I take your picture while you're stamping!!  Thanks!!

Layout inspired by a sample on pinterest that has no watermark
Edited to add:  found it, linked to Dianne Sisneros

Layout inspired by Sandy Mathis

Stop in tomorrow to see the other 3 make-n-takes and a wrap up of the day!

Thanks so much,

Rhonda

INKstravaganza, Take Home Treats!

Hey there!
I hope you are enjoying the FREE Shipping that's available this week!  Please let me know if I can help you out at all!  I also hope you've been enjoying the look into my INKstravaganza Day!  I think today I will finish off with their take home treats and then do the make-n-takes on another day!

They received a package of the Gold Foil & Gold Designer Vellum Paper
presented with a personal banner tag!  Love adding all the little details to make it extra sweet!

I love using my Vintage Cake Stands to make presenting things a little more fun!

Belly Band of Ribbon with a cute little layered tag dressing up the Gold Baker's Twine!

Gold Vellum and the Mini Treat Bag Thinlit die is the perfect way to give away Gold Buttons!

Just a close up, all of the punched pieces for the tag are from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlit Die

Our Kraft Square Gift Boxes with a decorated topper filled with Salt Water Taffy

A close up so you can see the detail of the box topper :)

Well I hope you feel a bit inspired to use your Gold Foil paper, Gold Vellum Designer Paper, and the Gold Soiree Designer Series specialty paper too!  I had such a great time designing with these papers and coordinating embellishments!  I didn't take a picture of my inspiration tray but next time I will try to remember to do that!  I cannot recall which DIY HGTV type show it was but the designer always started by pulling items out and setting them on her 'inspiration tray' and then you just keep going back to it, every time you create!  When creating for a day like this I really try to shoot for versatility, duplication, color combinations and creating a cohesive look in the end but yet where smaller items still have their own look!

Come back tomorrow where I show you what they made for their make-n-take projects, always a fun part of the day - we visit while we just relax and stamp!

Thanks for stopping by!

Rhonda