Welcome New Serenity Stampers!

EXTENDED PROMOTION- UNTIL NOVEMBER 11th

How would YOU like to have one absolutely FREE??

From now until November 11th, when you join the Stampin' Up! family, you get a Big Shot absolutely FREE. You already have a Big Shot? Then you get $100 in FREE merchandise of YOUR choice. How can you say no to that?? What a great promotion!!

If you've been looking for an opportunity to do what you love, while getting a 20% discount on your favorite products, now is the perfect time!

In addition, the new-demonstrator Starter Kit--a steal at just $175--it contains over $345 worth of stamp sets, card stock, ink, accessories, and business supplies-everything you need to start your new business.

There are so many benefits of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, including a 20 percent product discount!

A free monthly issue of Stampin' Up!'s demonstrator-only magazine, Stampin' Success!

Sneak peeks at brand-new products!

Invitations to exclusive Stampin' Up! events!

Regular get-togethers to stamp!

Free access to an online community of 30,000+ crafters/stampers and creative artists, as well as 160,000+ project samples!

Plus, access to an exclusive video and training for your new Big Shot!

Here a some of our new team members!!

Linda Carter has recruited a new Serenity Stamper Leslie Fardella (not shown)

Leslie Sharpe recruited two new team members at our opportunity party

New team member Valerie Chambers picking out her $450 worth of new products!!
and Katlin Springer ( not shown)

Visit to the Stampin' Up! Home Office!

If you love Stampin' Up! you will understand that I felt like a little kid in a candy store!
They have several rooms decorated with amazing ideas if your mind can absorb all that creativity at once. I will share more rooms with you on a later post. I like this picture because Established elegance is my favorite stamp set. I love the old time type writer.It is incredible how far technology has come since then.

We were able to visit the picking center where our SU orders are filled and we got a little deeper tour because the worker's were on a break. This is your little brown box filled with all your goodies on the conveyor going to the truck.

this is so cool a sticker with a bar code is put on your box with the packing slip coded into it as your box goes down the conveyor belt as shown in the pic below the staff fills the orders,

My heart started beating pretty fast when we walked down the aisle with all the products!

Here is where they pick your items and box them up. Then at the end before they are taped up they are weighed to make sure that each products weight is in the box, if it is not then it is sent to quality control and picked through by hand to make sure the correct items are in there.
I found it interesting to see how much work goes into getting us our products.

I was so delighted when my Demonstrator Business Development representative Gwen came down to meet my family and I. She was a wonderful DBD and helped me alot with my business.
She has moved to a different position in the company closer to the creative geniuses.

View of the home office

Vacationing in Utah

We arrived in Utah on Monday the 24th, after traveling all day and getting use to the time change, we ventured out today (Tuesday) for a little shopping and then a trip up the mountain from where our resort sits at the bottom.
Above: My family-- Chesne ( 19yr old daughter) Ansleigh (10yrs) Me and My husband Scott

Me & My girls!
It was cold burr... it was snowing very lightly where we were here but the further up we went the more snow had fallen

This beautiful picture was taken at Guardman's Pass in Deer Valley- Park City
I am so excited to be here, as a Stampin' Up! enthusiast to say the least, I have a trip planned to the SU home office in Riverton on Thursday, which is about an hour away.
I am so excited. I have envisioned what the home office is like for 5 yrs and now I am going to be able to check it out!!
Look for pictures soon !!

Falling for Techniques

Gently Falling Easel Card cased from Patty Bennett at Patty' Stamping Spot

This card we used the Faux Leather technique on the More Mustard CS
You just take your Mustard ink pad and rub it up and down on the card stock directly and it looks just like leather or a bit of designer looking paper.
Spice Cake DSP, eyelet border punch and Holiday Perfectly Penned stamp set.
Colors: Soft Suede, Pool Party, and More Mustard

We did this card at Big shot class this month, I had to sneak it in I really like how this
one turned out the dazzling details really makes the leaves pop.
Supplies:
Spice Cake Fabric and DSP & buttons
Colors: Suede, Pool Party, Espresso, Mustard & Vanilla
stamps:
Gently Falling , Always grateful
Die Cuts:
#2 Scallop & 3 inch circle & lattice emboss folder
My favorite embellishment Antique brads!!

I cased this darling Xmas Tree from one of my Serenity Stamper downline members Leslie at Coastal Crafts.
Petal Cone #2 Scallop, petal punch, 2 1/2 punch,stocking punch, finial press emboss folder
trio punch pack and glitter paper for decorations

Rejoice With a Little Mocha in the Morning!

I found my Christmas card for the year!
Isn't this gorgeous?
It was inspired by Lisa Foster on Stampin' Connections our SU demo
community where all demo's share ideas with each other!
One of the major perks of being a demonstrator!
Check out the amazing special for new demonstrators now at
www.whitneyrichardson.stampinup.net
and become a Serenity Stamper and you too will have access to thousands of samples using all SU products. PLUS you will have a $100 SHOPPING SPREE!!

Supplies:
Come to Bethlehem stamp set
Soft Suede, Espresso, Crumb Cake, Glossy CS and the Music wheel stamped in Versamark ink embossed with Pewter Embossing powder. Glossy CS Block Brayered, Silver Glitter glass & Vanilla seam binding

I have fallen head over heels for this Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series Paper on pg.183
Can you tell??? The Stamp set is the Sounding Joy from the HMC.

Love the little twistee treats! I used the Doily builder punch, Mocha Morning DSP, Vanilla seam Binding and the NEW silver glitter paper! You definitely want to stock up on this Glitter paper I am finding myself using it on everything! It is a fabulous accent to add bling to any project.

side view= see the Textured embossing folder

Another Milk Carton box in Mocha Morning and the 1 3/4 inch scallop punch popped out the Glitter paper and sponged it with Espresso to give it that antique look with antique brads and the Crochet ribbon and the 1/8 inch Espresso taffeta ribbon. The sentiment is from
the Delightful Dozen stamp set!
It has everything you could want for a sentiment and a message for the inside of your cards

A beautiful ensemble for gift giving!

This card was made with the Stocking Die cut. I love the deep rich look with the antique vintage feel this gives. I embossed this one in pewter and the one below in gold. This stocking opens into a card. Visit one of my upcoming class for the trick to this technique.

The sentiments are from the Christmas Lodge stamp set in the HMC

NEW CLEARANCE RACK ITEMS!! HURRY!

Cookie Stamps!!

ey're here (available from October 1, 2011 - January 3, 2012). Stampin' Up! Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps are a brand-new product that will appeal to crafters and non-crafters alike--not to mention kids!

The easy-to-use cookie stamp has a solid wood handle with three interchangeable stamp images: a heart, a jack-o-lantern, and a snowflake.

Just make your favorite shortbread cookie dough (or one of the two included recipes) and stamp away! Create beautiful, hand-stamped cookies in a flash. The stamp images are completely food-safe and child-friendly. No ink required!

HERE'S THE COOKIE STAMP PRODUCT INFORMATION:

Item	Description	Price
125152	Includes solid wood handle with three interchangeable stamp images, two recipes, and tips for use	$16.95

Consider these coordinating Stampin' Up! products:

Page	Description	Price
19	Simple Snowflake Single Stamp	$8.95
20	Homemade Single Stamp	$9.95
162	Creatively Yours Set	$18.95
194	Baker's Twine	$2.95
224	Lots of Tags Sizzlits Die Set	$21.95
15*	Kraft Gift Box (4) (Holiday Mini Catalog)	$2.95

Even more deals!

We've been waiting for new deals from the Clearance Rack and now they're here. HURRY!! - Go to www.whitneyrichardson.stampinup.net

Usually when the prices are this good they do not last long!

I'll list a few of my favorites on the amazing clearance rack list:

• 8 X 8 scrapbooks for $5.99
• Stampin' Around wheels for $2.59 & $3.39
• Sizzix Embosslits for $4.79
• Design a House kit for just $2.39
• PUNCHES! Just $6.99 - incredible!