Hi there! My 5th and final video in my Big Shot series covering how to run all the different Sizzix items Stampin’ Up! offers through the Big Shot! Check out THIS playlist for the rest of the videos, as well as a few other videos that show how I used them on my projects. Let me know if you have questions on how to use the Big Shot after watching these videos!!!
Hi there! The video is long again – I swear I cannot make a short video to save my life! There are just so many things I want to tell each of you! Check it out! Hope it helps you in your rosette making – I know I struggled to push the center down before the magic secret I show in the vid! 
See you tomorrow – hopefully with a new card!
I hope you enjoy today’s video! Embosslits are tiny but pack a lot of punch as they cut and emboss at the same time! I LOVE to use these on any of my projects! The perfect accent!
In other news, do any of you watch the X Factor? I’m loving the talent this season, especially that Tate Stevens! I was on the edge of my seat last night because he was in the third group, after the first gotten the good news and the second the bad. Man, I love that show!
Anyway, hope you’re all having a great week! If you haven’t signed up for my mailing list yet, get that done so you don’t miss out on the 2nd Week of Christmas, which will be out next Wednesday.
Today’s video is a long one as I ended up making the entire card on camera! I hope you enjoy it! I show a little bonus tip about how I add Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter to my projects as well. I’ll be back later today to edit this post with a full supply list, as well as a photo of the card I made in the video. I apologize that the video didn’t get posted until today – I didn’t notice (for a long time) that my YouTube upload had completely stalled out and I had to restart it! Sorry!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 128048, Clear-Mount 128051) OR the October Promotion, CLICK HERE!
Delightful Dozen (Wood-Mount 122650, Clear-Mount 122652)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pool Party Card Stock (122924)
INK:
Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Pad (126984)
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (126982)
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (126949)
Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker (100052)
ACCESSORIES:
Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine (125572)
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter (102023)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
2-Way Glue Pen (100425)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack (126187)
3/4″ Circle Punch (119873)
1″ Circle Punch (119868)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Here is some new info from SU! today! I copied most of it from my ‘Promotions’ Page – where you can always find this type of info! Check it out in the Navigation Bar at the top and always stay up to date on what you can this month!
Christmas Gift to You!
Dates:October 1-31, 2012
Promotion Details: It’s only October, but Stampin’ Claus is coming to town! Get a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper.Choose from the following options:
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Item |
Description |
Retail Value |
Special Price |
|
132260 |
Christmas Gift Pack (wood-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Set (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack |
$55.85 |
$47.90 |
| 132261 | Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Set (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack |
$44.85 |
$38.90 |
| 132262 | Christmas Gift Pack (wood-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack |
$70.85 |
$62.90 |
| 132263 | Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack |
$63.85 |
$55.90 |
The Fine Print
- See those special item numbers above? You’ve got to use those in order to get your FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack.
- You can get your FREE paper-piercing pack by purchasing the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper or the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper. Remember: the bundle gets you an additional 15 percent off the set and the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies. So many options!
- Any order type qualifies for this promotion-customer, demonstrator, workshop, or online.
- This promotion has no limits-for every bundle you buy, you’ll get a free Festive Paper-Piercing Pack. They make great Christmas gifts!
Single Stamps Pilot Program
We’re trying out something new! We’re excited to offer you and your customers the chance to buy single pieces from these select stamp sets: Word Play, Perfectly Penned, and Seasonal Sayings. The offer will be available now through January 2, 2013.
Details
- These stamps are available on any order type-customer, demonstrator, workshop, or online.
- You can find the stamp item numbers on the flyers.
- These won’t be sent to you in our typical cases or packaging; they’ll be packaged in cello bags. If you’d like a case for your stamp, you can buy our Clear-Mount Stamp Cases that come in packs of four (item 119105).
- This offer is available for clear-mount stamps only.
- The stamps won’t come with a Clear-Mount Block, and you’ll need to buy a block separately if you don’t already have one. The recommended block sizes can be found on the flyers.
- There’s no limit on how many pieces you can buy.
- This offer is not available in Quebec.
- Remember that this is a pilot program, so take advantage of it while you can!
The easiest way to view your options is in the PDFs Stampin’ Up! provided us, so here’s a link to those!
Word Play Single Stamps PDF
Perfectly Penned Single Stamps PDF
Seasonal Sayings Single Stamps PDF
My Digital Studio Print Prices Reduced & Shipping Prices Updated too!
Here’s the new PDF with the updated prices for print products through Stampin’ Up! I’m thrilled as I print everything through them!!! $1.95 down to $1.45 for single pages! Woohoo! I talked to a demonstrator at Convention this year that did a price and print comparison between different companies and ALL of her customers agreed that SU! beat out all competition but NOW…with even lower prices, it’s even better! YAY!
Also, if you place an order with digital print products and traditional products, you used to have to pay separate shipping! Now it is just the regular $6.95 up to a $69.95 order and switches to 10% over that. Also, if you order just 12 or less cards, they will be shipped to you for $3.00!
Enjoy! I hope to have some fun MDS stuff coming soon so stay tuned!
The video today is all about our most versatile Big Shot item: the Originals and Bigz dies. Why do I say they are the most versatile? Because they cut through 50 different materials! Here’s a list of all of those materials:
- Thick corkboard
- Thick chipboard (59 mil)
- Colored magnet
- Ruffle board
- Paper wood
- Balsa wood (3/32″)
- Bass wood (1/16″)
- Metal mesh
- Aluminum (.016)
- Tin (.008)
- Adhesive and non-adhesive mat board
- Drawer liner
- Shelf liner
- Vinyl
- Static cling vinyl
- Shrink film
- Fine sandpaper
- Clear acetate (20 mil)
- Vellum
- Card stock
- Patterned paper
- Flocked paper
- Contact paper
- Textured paper
- Metallic paper
- Linen paper
- Suede paper
- Embossed metallic paper
- Basketball embossed paper
- Faux alligator textured paper
- Self-adhesive glitter paper
- Fabric
- Canvas
- Iron-on fabric
- Soft plush fabric
- Burlap
- Velvet
- Corduroy
- Lace
- Heavyweight denim
- Terry cloth
- Funky fur
- Thin leather
- Quilt batting
- Warm & natural batting
- Fusible fleece
- Self-adhesive craft metal
- Self-adhesive cork
- Self-adhesive foam
- Self-adhesive magnet
- Self-adhesive felt
- Adhesive and non-adhesive rubber
- Pop up sponge
- Poly foam
- 100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax.)
Again, this list is just for those thicker dies! Do not try to cut these materials with Framelits or Sizzlits!!!
I also show you how to use the Bigz dies that have score lines on the die cuts with the Crease Pads. TIP: If you are going to buy an XL die with score lines (like the Designer Rosette Bigz XL die I show in the video), you need the Extended Crease Pad. However, you can use this extra-long crease pad with all of your other dies too! I know it costs more than the Standard one, but you can use it for ALL of these dies whereas the Standard one will only work with the non-XL ones. Depends on your plans…I have both because I had the Standard one first, but if you want to save a bit of money that’s just a tip for you!
Would you believe me if I told you that Christmas is in just 13 weeks? WOW!
I am beginning a new tradition this year at Sarah Loves to Stamp! The 12 Weeks of Christmas is a free series of tutorials that, beginning next Wednesday, will send you a Holiday Project for the next 12 weeks. The Holiday Project may be a card, gift, bag, tag, or wrap designed to make your holiday gift giving that much easier!
In the busy holiday season that is approaching, I am so so thankful for you, my awesome customers, and LOVE to provide free special gifts just for you!
In order to receive this gift, you MUST be on my mailing list by Wednesday, October 3 at 1 pm central time.
To sign up for my list, simply put your details in the box at the top of the sidebar. Then be sure to check you inbox for an e-mail. This e-mail will contain a link. You must click this link to activate your subscription.
Hi there! A quick post today to show you this zany video Stampin’ Up! made that ties in with the Back to Spool promotion. So cute, I think! I know I still owe you a Tool Time Thursday and am working on it! Enjoy the video! Here’s the information again about the Back to Spool promotion – don’t miss out, it’s pretty awesome! Make sure you get your order in before the end of the month to get some free ribbon!!!
Promotion Dates: September 1-30, 2012
While the kids are heading back to school, Stampin’ Up! is going back to ‘spool’! For the month of September, get a FREE package of 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon-an $8.95 value-for every $40 you spend!
Choose from the following ribbons (Retail for $8.95!!!):
Item Description
126848 Gumball Green 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon
126847 Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon
126844 Primrose Petals 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon
126845 Raspberry Ripple 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon
126846 Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon
- Any order type qualifies for this promotion-customer, demonstrator, workshop, or online.
- This promotion has no limits-for every $40 you spend, you’ll get a free package of 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon. Go crazy!
Hey! Today’s card is not my own design – I totally copied it from the Stampin’ Up! home office team. I’ve seen a few of them floating around thanking demonstrators for presenting at Convention or our more recent Regional Conferences. I changed VERY little as I LOVED it exactly how it was. The original card used Sassy Salutations which I don’t own, so I substituted the Hostess-only stamp set Wacky Wishes. (I also thought that the “Thank You” from Curly Cute would also work but hadn’t used Wacky Wishes yet!) Also, the sentiment on the original seems to be stamped in Basic Black, where I just stuck with the color scheme and used Midnight Muse. One of my favorite things about this card? That it uses the fabulous polka dot leftovers from the Daydream Medallions stamp set (see what I mean in THIS VIDEO). I also wanted to show you the Crumb Cake envelope that I stamped to match too! And don’t forget, this ribbon is just one of five colors you can choose from with this month’s Back to Spool promotion where you’ll get a FREE roll with every $40 spent!!!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Daydream Medallions (Wood-Mount 126465, Clear-Mount 126467)
Wacky Wishes (Wood-Mount 126410, Clear-Mount 126412)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953)
8-1/2″ x 11″ More Mustard Card Stock (100946)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Primrose Petals Card Stock (126841)
First Edition Designer Series Paper (121878)
Crumb Cake Medium Envelopes (107297)
INK:
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (126944)
Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Pad (126860)
More Mustard Classic Stampin’ Pad (126964)
Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Pad (126858)
VersaMark (102283)
ACCESSORIES:
In Color Dahlias (127556)
Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (126847)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526)
1-3/8 Square Punch (119877)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Floral Frames Framelits Dies (127012)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! Today is a fun and easy way to add some fun glitter to your cards, scrapbook pages and any other projects. My favorite part? The glitter won’t budge when you follow my simple, easy steps! Check it out!!! Leave me a comment (click the link next to the name of the post) and let me know what you think!
Hi there! Quick video today showing some comparisons between the new, fabulous Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Stampin’ Pad that debuted in the 2012 Holiday Catalog and the long-time stamping essential, VersaMark!!! I LOVE both of these products and hope you enjoy seeing a bit of how they compare to one another. As always, I recommend buying the refill ink (or reinker) at the time that your purchase the pad so that you have that reinker when you need it! Also, I have no idea if the Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Ink will be available after the Holiday Catalog is over so get it now so you don’t forget! Leave a comment below!
Hi there! Today’s belated Quick Tip Tuesday is just my take on a super cute project idea from Stampin’ Up! Convention 2012. September is a perfect month for it as you can choose a roll of our 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon for every $40 increment you spend. Get out those ribbon scraps and make some fun ribbon cards or scrapbook pages incorporating this technique today!!!
Hi there! Sorry I missed posting for a few days – we were home for the long weekend here in the US. I did get the audio dubbed into that video I was talking about in my last post so that’s what I have for you today! Check back later for the Quick Tip Tuesday using the ribbon in the new “Back to Spool” September promotion!!!
I hope you enjoy the video today! This is probably the way I use my Big Shot most and my favorite thing to add to my project – TEXTURE with the embossing folders! I show a few different ways to use them, as well as what “sandwich” you need for each type of folder.
See you again soon!!!
Hi there! I planned to bring you another video on how to run embossing folders through your Big Shot for Tool Time Thursday. However, something happens when I import it into my video editing program and unfortunately it looses the audio for about 3 minutes!!! Yikes! I’ll do a voice over and fix it after the weekend and Labor Day holiday on Monday, but for now, I just have to say I’m sorry! I’ll be back with a project for you tomorrow though!!!
*Note: Scroll down to the next post if you didn’t see my video I posted this morning!
Hi there! A video today all about how to make a paper bow. This is so so cute and hot right now! I noticed it is pretty similar (minus a few things) to the paper bow on the front of the Stampin’ Up! 2012-2013 Catalog! The project I show in the video is one of our many Make & Takes from Convention 2012 , so I can’t take credit for the idea. I LOVE how they told us to keep the punched out rubber circles to use as stamps instead of trash. Upcycling and making my stamp set go from 5 stamps to 8 at no extra cost! WOOHOO! I LOVE this stamp set and was thrilled that it was one of the chosen ones for our Make & Takes (meaning we get it at Convention at no extra cost)! It is so incredible when paired with the Floral Frames Framelits dies too!!! AMAZING!!! (Check out page 116 and 190 in the 2012-2013 Catalog for awesome samples with the Daydream Medallions stamp set and Floral Frames Framelits duo!)
I hope you enjoy the idea and that it comes in handy for you for a birthday gift or even a Christmas gift very soon!!!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Daydream Medallions Stamp Set (Wood-Mount 126465, Clear-Mount 126467)
Affection Collection Stamp Set (Wood-Mount 127946, Clear-Mount 127949)
Daydream Stampin’ Around Jumbo Wheel (126939)
PAPER:
12″ x 12″ Whisper White Card Stock (124302) (cut four at 3″ x 6″, score at 3″)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Primrose Petals Card Stock (126841) (1″ x 8-1/2″, 1″ x 7″, 1 x 5-1/4″, 5/8″ x 2-3/4″)
8-1/2″ x 11″ More Mustard Card Stock (100946)
“Love Note” 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″ Whisper White Square Envelopes (107309)
Kraft Gift Boxes (124106)
INK:
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (126944)
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad (126974)
Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Pad (126860)
More Mustard Classic Stampin’ Pad (126964)
Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Pad (126858)
VersaMark (102283)
ACCESSORIES:
Primrose Petals 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (126844)
Linen Thread (104199)
Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127554)
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Sticky Strip (104294)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft & Rubber Scissors (103179)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Floral Frames Framelits Dies (127012)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
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