Upcoming life event to prepare paper crafts for?

February 27, 2019February 23, 2019Leave a comment

Hello Super Awesome Stampers!

Birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, baby showers and bridal parties need a little extra something that paper crafting provides to make the celebration extra special and memorable. A party favor wrap or tag, invitations and thank you notes hand stamped with the perfect coordinating color and image and party decor are all items that can be created using on trend Stampin’ Up! products.

Whether you have a lot to create or just a few, you can enjoy a stamping discount on all your purchases when you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator on my team. What defines you as a demonstrator may change over time and as your interests shift. That’s ok. I’ll be here to help you along your stamp journey as your needs change whether you just want to add to your stamping stash or want to share stamping with others.

If buying at a discount appeals to you, then Sale-a-bration season is the best time to sign up! You pick up to $175 of products which will only cost you $99 plus tax! The shipping is free on the starter kit for an additional $17.50 in savings! The second welcome kit option includes a Craft and Carry tote with enough space and pockets to pack for an afternoon of crafting away from your home hub. The second option is $129 with free shipping too!

Here is the tote…

I am looking for at least one person to join my team by February 28th which will help me maintain my title. So if you are considering the opportunity to purchase at a discount, please do so by February 28th! Sign up is processed online through this link. Make sure my name is in the upper right hand corner so you are signing up to be on my team.

Have any questions about the opportunity or sign up? Click the Contact button above or the Contact Me in the upper right corner next to my photo at my business website.

If you have been on my team before or someone else’s team and are no longer an active demonstrator, you are welcome to sign up again with me. We can discuss how I would support you as a member of my team. I would be happy to have you back on the Super Awesome Stampers Team!

I look forward to sharing all things stamping with you!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

P.S. If you would rather remain as my customer, that’s fine too! I need orders to stay as an active demonstrator and to pay for supplies I use at in person events. Sale-a-bration is a great time to purchase since every $50 purchase earns you free exclusive items!

Paper Pumpkin Pop Up Blog Hop Grown With Kindness

February 26, 2019March 4, 201918 Comments

Welcome to the Paper Pumpkin Pop Up Blog Hop! We are fans of this monthly crafting kit. Follow the directions provided in the kit to make the projects as designed, or use the supplies as a starting point to let your creativity run wild.

On this hop we will be sharing lots of ideas on how to use the February Paper Pumpkin kit, Grown with Kindness, in alternate projects. You may have arrived from June Olsen’s blog. She had a great project!

I decided to line our 3×6 inch gusset bag with one of the printed layers included in the kit. The treat will be “hidden” in the bag behind the printed layer.

About 4 mini 100 Grand candy bars fit inside the bag once the bag is opened.

Cut the patterned piece of paper to 3 and 7/8th inches parallel to the long side. Then score at 2 inches parallel to the short side.

The long piece that was cut off from the main piece serves as a backer to the fresh fig banner. Use the Everyday Label punch to create a tag from one of the cardstock pieces. It has a pretty, neutral design printed on it already. Attach all the pieces of the tag using the included dimensionals. Tie a bow from the included ribbon. Add a dew droplet too from the kit contents.

Did you notice the mirror reflection in the punch? It says a FREE Stamp Set is included in every March kit to celebrate Paper Pumpkin’s 6th birthday. Yah! Make sure to subscribe by March 10th with your demonstrator. Or pick me as your demonstrator if you don’t already have a demonstrator so you can get in on the March kit and your free stamp set!

Stampin’ Up! produces a fast time motion Youtube video to show kit assembly as intended for the visual learners out there, including me!

Thank you for joining us as we share the possibilities of Paper Pumpkin. Now hop over to Deb Naylor’s blog to see what she designed.

Stamping on a budget solution for you

February 22, 2019Leave a comment

Hello Super Awesome Stampers!

Long time ago my Mom and my sister Tricia were introduced to stamping and Stampin’ Up! We quickly joined the followers because of the coordinating papers, inks and embellishments delivered right to our front door. We collected stamp sets along the way too. I still have many of my favorites waiting to be used on scrapbook pages.

We supported other demonstrators in the beginning. Eventually I decided to start enjoying a discount on my purchases (so I could buy more stamps with the same amount of cash!) and signed up to be a demonstrator 15 years ago. Tricia signed up to be a demonstrator a few years ago. Our cousin signed up during this Sale-a-bration season. How exciting!

Now as you are looking at your stamping shopping list, would you like to buy more items for the same amount of cash? You can! Sale-a-bration season is the best time to sign up! You pick up to $175 of products which will only cost you $99 plus tax! The shipping is free on the starter kit for an additional $17.50 in savings! The second welcome kit option includes a Craft and Carry tote with enough space and pockets to pack for an afternoon of crafting away from your home hub. The second option is $129 with free shipping too!

Here is the tote…

Have any questions about the opportunity or sign up? Click the Contact button above or the Contact Me in the upper right corner next to my photo at my business website.

If you have been on my team before or someone else’s team and are no longer an active demonstrator, you are welcome to sign up again with me. We are happy to have you back!

I look forward to sharing all things stamping with you!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Sale-a-bration 2019 Paper Crafting Blog Hop

February 20, 2019February 19, 201910 Comments

I hope you are enjoying our Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Blog Hop featuring Sale-a-bration 2019 products. Fellow demonstrators from all over the globe are participating so we have a wide array of fun projects to share with you! You may have arrived from Anastasia Radloff’s blog. She had a fabulous project!

I decided to make it easy on myself and use the fabulous Botanical Butterfly designer series paper as the focal point on the hand stamped greeting card. There are lots of already colored butterflies in large and medium sizes on this sheet. Just use a Stampin’ Up! paper snips to cut around the wings and voila! Instant beauty!

Stamp a flourish from the Falling Flowers stamp set and “a little note” from the Butterfly Gala stamp set in balmy blue ink. Use a sponge dauber to highlight the berries in grapefruit grove ink. Change out the inks and cardstock layers to match the colors of the butterfly for cheerful cards.

After I created this post, I thought the card could use a few extra touches. So I swabbed Wink of Stella on the butterfly and embossed the highland heather layer using the Dot to Dot embossing folder.

All the supplies used…plus the Wink of Stella and the Dot to Dot embossing folder. The Faceted Dots name in English was cut off when I sized the photo. Now you know how to say it in a few other languages too:)

Thanks for hopping with us each month. Now click on the next image to zoom to Tracy Held’s blog and see what fun project she designed.

Here is a list of hoppers in case you get off the trail…

Sue McDonald
Anastasia Radloff
Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!
Tracy Held
Sue Boerner
Darla Roberts
Terri Stewart
Katie Johnson
Karie Beglau
Elizabeth Green
Sandra Roberts
Sandy Ward

All the supplies used can be ordered through my online store here. Please use the host code found on the right side of my blog when ordering through my online store if your order is under $150. If it is over $150, don’t use the code so you can redeem all the host rewards.

If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would be happy to be yours. Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Join my Super Awesome Stampers Team for the best benefits! Click the Contact button above to get the conversation started.

February Card Buffet Invitation

February 12, 20192 Comments

It’s a snowy day in my region. My events for today were rescheduled. But I can still work in the stamp room on designs for the next Card Buffet. Would you like to join us at the Card Buffet? Could be your new experience for the day or an experience you share with someone that may think they are not creative. Sessions are Sunday, February 17th, 1:30pm or Wednesday, January 20th, 1pm or Thursday, February 21st at 9:30am.

Projects will feature Sale-a-bration 2019 products with spring Occasion catalog goodies rounding out the designs. Copies Sale-a-bration 2019 and spring Occasions catalogs will be available for you to take home with you.

Card Buffet details:

Create 10 hand stamped greeting cards with all supplies cut according to the samples provided and tucked into the envelopes. You pick which designs to create and how many of each design from a buffet of options. Create 10 cards with envelopes for $20. Let me do the prep work for you! Add additional kits for $1 per kit.

I can provide adhesives for $5 extra or bring your own. I’ll have new packages of glue dots, dimensionals, liquid glue, tear n tape and SNAIL for cash and carry sale as well.

You are welcome to bring friends! A new friend that has not stamped with me before earns you an extra card kit. If you are a member of my Super Awesome Stampers team, you get an extra kit too.

Place an order during the event or using the host code listed found on the right side of this blog and receive an extra kit.

RSVP by February 15th so I can have enough time to prepare kits for you.

Please bring a friend or 2 or 3! I’ll accommodate as many stampers as I can. RSVP by clicking “Contact” above and let me know which day you prefer and how many in your party.

Please invite your friends! I reserve the right to cancel the session if less than 3 stampers RSVP.

Hope to stamp with you then!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

P.S. If your shopping list is long, you might consider signing up to be a demonstrator for the discount. If you sign up during Sale-a-bration, select either receiving $175 of product for $99 plus tax or $175 of product plus the Craft and Carry tote for $129! Shipping is free for an additional $17.50 in savings! Plus you select which $175 of products you want! Please contact me if you have questions about being a demonstrator and the support I offer as your upline and being a member of the Super Awesome Stampers.