Trying something new today, here is a tutorial for a birthday card made at a recent class.

Birthday card tutorial

 March, 2023 Stampin' Up! Newsletter

March Stampin' Up! News Introducing New Online Exclusives Products! New product releases will bring fresh new items online that won't be found in any catalog!  Stampin' Up! will be introducing new Online Exclusive products 3 times a year beginning with this selection for March.  There are new stamp sets, dies, punches and even some trim featured!  And my personal favorite new Online Exclusive are the set of 3 gorgeous Basic 3D Embossing Folders! To check out what is offered, go to my online store and see everything for yourself!  As always these products are while supplies last. New Kit Collection Addition: I just love the bright colors and fun vibe this new kit has! I will be ordering one or two for myself!  The stamp set that comes in this kit has some really great sentiments, too!     161804 COLORFUL KALEIDOSCOPE KIT $23.00 USD  Available starting 1 March      This kit includes:  9 full-size cards, 3 each of 3 designs, measuring 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm) and 9 coordinating envelopes. One photopolymer stamp set with all-occasion sentiments that go beyond the basics. One Gray Granite Stampin’ Spot. 9 peek-through laser cuts that can easily be layered to create a kaleidoscopic effect. Precut die cuts that are lined with gold foil, perfect for all your stamped sentiments. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tear & Tape Adhesive, and Foam Adhesive Strips. Gold, pearlized embellishments. The coordinating colors are Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Gray Granite, Night of Navy, and Petal Pink. Each project takes less than 60 minutes to complete.  Here is Sara to show us how quick and easy this beautiful kit goes together! Start Shopping March Class Schedule:   Saturday, March 18th at 9:30 am at R&R Pizza Express in Lakeside Thursday, March 23rd at 4:15 pm at Show Low High School This month our project theme will be Easter/Spring.    Class fee is $12 per person and we will make 4 projects.  Please bring your adhesives and any tools you like to use.  Please R.S.V.P. by March 13th to insure I have enough time and materials prepared for everyone.   March Mystery Hostess   Do you feel lucky?  This month when you shop with me you can earn a chance to be the Mystery Hostess and receive the hostess benefits*!   For every order placed you will be entered into the drawing to become the lucky hostess.   The best way to order is online using this hostess code:  XA2GBY2P Good luck everyone!  Drawing will be held on March 30th. *Winning hostess will incur small cost for any Stampin' Rewards overage, shipping, and tax. Paper Pumpkin News: It’s Paper Pumpkin’s 10-year anniversary and we want to celebrate how much we’ve grown!  This month’s kit is all about happy greetings, organic and botanical designs digitally painted by our in-house artists, along with all-occasion sentiments to celebrate the happy moments in life and recognize the people around you who help you grow!  And as part of our anniversary celebration, the March Paper Pumpkin Kit includes a FREE GIFT featuring a plant and pot builder to make all your projects plant-astic!  It’s also the occasion to root for the people in your life who help you grow! Let them know you recognize their support at different chapters of your life by sending them heartfelt cards with happy, fresh, and colorful designs!   ABOUT THE KIT Name: Ten Years of Growth This kit includes: All the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs; and coordinating envelopes. An all-occasion stamp set to recognize the people in your life who help you grow with greetings and beautiful botanical images. 1 Polished Pink Classic Stampin’ Spot Paper pieces and embellishments with digitally-painted designs and images. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. 1 FREE additional stamp set, which includes a plant and pot builder to make plant-astic projects! Completed card size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (14 x 10.8  cm) Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Shaded Spruce, Garden Green, Coastal Cabana, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Crumb Cake Subscribe Now Just a note:   Coming soon, fresh new colors! Every few years Stampin' Up! refreshes our color line up and it looks like 2023 is the year.  In case you are wondering, the last color refresh was 5 years ago in 2018.  Here's what I know so far from Stampin' Up!: "We’re all about creativity and sharing what we love with those we love. And that means providing a compelling selection of high-quality craft supplies in coordinating colors and designs. We’re always working to not only meet trends but set them. That means evaluating and even refreshing our current products—and this year we’re refreshing our complete color collection! You’ll find some new friends and returning favorites among our Brights, Neutrals, Regals, and Subtles.  And you won’t want to miss our new 2023–2025 In Colors.  We hope you’re as excited as we are to start crafting with these fresh new colors and to share them with your customers and fellow crafting enthusiasts." Demonstrators will get a heads up on March 29th so I won't know anything more until then.  However, if you have favorite colors you never want to run out of or need to make sure you have ink refills for your ink pads this may be a great time to stock up!   Once the official announcement is made about what colors are retiring for good, all existing stock may go fast as it has in the past.  This would be a great time to check your cardstock, inks, blends and embellishments to see if there are things you'd like to keep on hand.  Did you see I'm offering a special Mystery Hostess for March?  Place your orders and it could be you!

 

February, 2023 Stampin' Up News It's Sale-a-bration time! There are only a few weeks left to get your FREE products with your qualifying purchase.  This promotion ends on February 28th!   But there's news, additional products have been added to the Sale-a-bration selection of FREE items!  Here is the link to the flyer that shows what has been added.  Remember, to earn FREE products you can place an order from the Annual Catalog, the current mini catalog, from the online store clearance rack or any kits.  And even the prepaid multi month Paper Pumpkin subscription applies towards earning the FREE products!  It's a win - win situation but remember, this promotion ends on February 28th! Kit Collection News!  There is a new home décor kit in the Kit Collection that was added this week!  It is the Wreath of Blooms kit.  Here are the pictures for the kit.      162362 WREATH OF BLOOMS $13.00 USD  Available starting 1 February Isn't it so cute?  And a quick easy project to make for your home or to give as a gift!  Here is Sara to show how it all goes together. This kit is available to order now! Start Shopping Class Schedules:  Thursday, Feb. 16th at *4:15 pm* at Show Low High School *note time change Saturday, Feb. 18th at 9:30 am at R&R Pizza Express in Lakeside This month we will be making some birthday cards!  The class fee is $12 per person, please R.S.V.P. by February 13th to give me time to prepare the materials for everyone.   Mark your Calendars    Future classes schedule:  March classes theme will be Easter/Spring R&R 3/18   SLHS 3/23 April classes theme will be Mother's Day/Feminine R&R 4/15   SLHS 4/20 May classes theme will be Father's Day/Masculine R&R 5/20   SLHS TBD Paper Pumpkin Monthly Subscription News: Make cloudy days a little brighter with the Sunshine & Smiles Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes nine sweet and sunny cards—three each of three designs. If someone you know is weathering a storm, this kit is just what you’ll need to create cards that are sure to brighten their day! AND for the first time ever, we’ve got a coordinating die add-on! (Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine sold separately). Keep reading to learn more!!   ABOUT THE KIT Name: Sunshine & Smiles This kit includes: Everything you need to create 9 radiant cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes. A sweet springtime photopolymer stamp set. A Mango Melody Stampin’ Spot A fun peek-through window scene on each card! Cute precut critters and labels, fun raindrop embellishments, and more!  Finished card size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (14 x 10.8 cm) Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce Don’t forget! This kit perfectly coordinates with the Rain or Shine Suite Collection (item number: 160556) .   ADD-ON Sunshine & Smiles Dies (Available for purchase starting 11 January, while supplies last) Item number: 162486 $6.00 USD  This add-on includes: One coordinating frog-shaped die: 1-1/8" x 7/8" (2.9 x 2.2 cm) One coordinating flower bouquet die: 1-1/8" x 7/8" (2.9 x 2.2 cm) Note: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine sold separately. Subscribe to the February Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 January 2023 and 10 February 2023.   Subscribe Now Just a personal note: Thank you all for supporting me in my Stampin' Up! business for the past (almost in August) 15 years!  Early in January I reached the $200,000 career sales goal!  It has been so fun making friends, teaching and holding classes.  I'd like to invite you to consider joining my team and the Stampin' Up! family!  Not only does a demonstrator receive a discount on all their purchases, there is an exclusive website for demonstrators, we can pre-order new products, get the chance to attend company events, earn extra rewards and so much more!  Right now during Sale-a-bration there is a special join offer for $129 you could choose the Boho Blue Limited Edition Mini Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine PLUS your choice of $175 of Stampin' Up! products!  And the shipping is FREE!  Wait, you already have a Mini Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine or don't want one?  You can still get your choice of $175 of Stampin' Up! products for only $99!  That is $50 more product than the standard starter kit offer!!  It's a great deal since you get to pick what products you get. And did you know there is a local group of  White Mountain Stampin' Up! demonstrators that meet monthly?  We enjoy visiting over lunch, have a brief meeting to discuss all the Stampin' Up! news, one of us presents a project that we all learn to make and we also swap cards!  If you don't know what a swap is, each demonstrator makes the same card for everyone that attends the meeting and we all come home with new card ideas!  So fun!  I can't tell you know much we all look forward to getting together each month.  Not everyone is interested in holding classes or teaching and that's perfectly fine!  We all are welcome!  So if this might be something you are interested in and you'd like more information, please feel free to ask me anything. I'd love to have you join my team and our demo group. Hope to see you soon!       Copyright © 2023 Catherine's Creative Cards & Crafts and Stampin' Up!, All rights reserved. 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January, 2023 Newsletter

Happy New Year and a New Mini Catalog! We are now officially into the new January-April 2023 Mini Catalog and it has a bunch of great, new fun products!  I've been trying to get the catalogs out to everyone but if you want to take a look you can always see them from my web site,  Just scroll down to the bottom of the page and you can see all the catalogs and brochures that are currently available. Along with this new Mini Catalog, we also begin the Sale-a-bration period!  This year Stampin' Up! has decided to only have one Sale-a-bration promotion and it is only for 2 months!  So beginning today you can earn FREE products with your purchases until February 28th, 2023.  If you see somethings you'd like please don't delay as supplies may be limited.   I will have a supply of catalogs and SAB brochures at the January classes. There's a new kit being added to the Kit Collection!   Express gratitude to those who make your day, every day with this month’s all-inclusive card kit!                                          The Saying Thanks kit includes everything you need to make nine bright, colorful cards in no time! Say thank you, recognize friends, and share your gratitude with a bright watercolor wash that won’t go unnoticed!  We encourage you to take opportunities to recognize family and friends for what they do and who they are. We’re so excited about this new addition to our Kits Collection that helps you do just that! Saying Thanks will be available starting 5 January.  Make nine bright, colorful cards in no time to say thank you, recognize friends, and share your gratitude with a bright watercolor wash that won’t go unnoticed!  162361  SAYING THANKS KIT $13.00 USD Each kit comes with precut die cuts in Dutch, English, French and German Available starting 5 January 2023   Here is Sara showing the unboxing and assembly of this new kit.  I love this kit!! Start Shopping January Class Schedule  Thursday, January 19th at 4:00 pm in the Show Low High School Library Saturday, January 21st at 9:30 am at R&R Pizza Express in Lakeside This month we will be making some Valentine cards!  The class fee is $12 per person, please R.S.V.P. by January 15th to give me time to prepare the materials for everyone.     Mark your Calendars  Future classes schedule:  February classes theme will be Birthdays SLHS 2/16  R&R  2/18 March classes theme will be Easter/Spring R&R 3/18   SLHS 3/23 April classes theme will be Mother's Day/Feminine R&R 4/15   SLHS 4/20 May classes theme will be Father's Day/Masculine R&R 5/20   SLHS TBD Paper Pumpkin January kit:  Seal your love this season with the Key to My Heart Paper Pumpkin Kit! This month’s kit represents the tradition of locking a padlock on a bridge to symbolize unbreakable love. It comes with everything you need to make 9 darling love-themed cards—3 each of 3 designs. So, no matter who your dance partner or dinner date is, you can make something heartfelt for them this season.   ABOUT THE KIT Name: Key to My Heart This kit includes: This month’s kit includes everything you need to create 9 love-themed cards—3 each of 3 designs. It has coordinating envelopes, special padlock and key die cuts, adhesives, Vellum, and more! This month’s kit has a unique love-theme photopolymer stamp set! With special sentiments and images that represent the tradition of locking padlocks on a bridge, there are so many ways for you to express your devoted love. The Key to My Heart Paper Pumpkin Kit also comes with a Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ Spot. This kit also has a special add-on to take your crafting even further! Finished card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm) Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Calypso Coral, Fresh Freesia, Mango Melody, Petal Pink. The designs are accented with gold foil.  Plus, this month there is a special add-on! The add-on is a heart-shaped treat box. These Heart Boxes are easy to put together and will take your crafting even further. Add-ons are live during the subscription period, but are only available while supplies. Act quick, and don’t miss out on these Heart Boxes filled with love!  ADD-ON Heart Boxes Add-On Add-on number: 162417 Available starting: 11 December Price: $11.00 USD  The add-on includes: 10 treat boxes Key and label stickers Box size: 3" x 4" (7.6 x 10.2 cm) Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Petal Pink with gold foil. And did you know you can earn FREE Sale-a-bration products when you purchase a 3-, 6-, or 12-month prepaid subscription? Subscribe Now Just a personal note:  Well, I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and is ready for this new year to get started!  This year marks my 15th year as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!  I am very close to reaching a milestone of $200,000 in career to date sales and I'd like to thank all of you for that!  Even if you just attend my classes and don't purchase products you still helped me because I had to purchase all the materials we use in class!  So all the participation, whether it be regular purchasing or class attending counts towards this awesome milestone ~ so thank you all so much!! We received about 16" of snow at my home this week and it was such a wet heavy snow it snapped one of my oak trees and it landed on the roof of the house.  This caused a great deal of stress to me until it could be removed!  I'm happy to say there was no damage to our home.  While the trunk of the tree didn't hit the house it was the upper branches that landed on the roof and the snow had cushioned the fall!  Anyway, that being taken care of, there have been many hours of shoveling snow and dealing with things in our everyday life, hence the reason this newsletter is a bit late!  Here's a picture of the tree on the roof after the snow stopped.