Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Holiday Stamp a Stack

Hello Christmas!  We are ready for ya!  We had a record breaking number of guests at our annual Holiday Stamp a Stack at Norlo this past weekend, and thank goodness, the hurricane stayed away during our event.

Here is what we made:

Becky L
 

Mandy C
 

Debi C
 

Heather F
 

Me!
 
Enjoy!!!

Stampin' Kits are Back!!!!

  Stampin' Up! held a survey in early October and asked us to choose our favorite kit from a few submissions.....well, this is the winning kit!  We are happy to offering stampin' kits once again, this time, they will be designed by demonstrators.  The kits contain everything you need to stamp, except adhesive.  All you need to do is stamp, assemble, sign and send.  Everything is precut and ready to go.

 
Here is the winning kit!  Be sure take advantage!

 

Fancy Friends Kit

October 29, 2012
Remember the "Pick a Kit" survey from our October 1 Facebook post? The results are in and your "likes" have been heard. Introducing the first viewer's choice kit (drum roll, please) . . . Fancy Friends! Get everything you need to make six cards for only $15.95 (item 132319)! If six isn't enough, add Note Cards to your order (item 107311)-we've already included extra rhinestones in the Fancy Friends kit.
To assemble the cards:
  1. Stamp the doily image in Daffodil Delight or Old Olive ink three times on the card and once on the envelope, re-inking between uses.
  2. Stamp "Friends" in Daffodil Delight or Old Olive ink on the front of the card.
  3. Adhere the flowers to the card. Adhere Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the center of the flowers

Monday, October 29, 2012

Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day!


Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day Everyone!  And what a great day to scrap!  School's are closed and many of us are housebound waiting for Hurricane Sandy to descend upon us.  Officially, Digital Scrapbooking Day isn't until November 1st, but we wanted to get a jump start on it! 

So, while you are sitting around, waiting, be sure to go to my website at www.jodybrechbill.stampinup.net and take advantage of THREE FREE downloads from Stampin' Up! 

Take advantage of this offer, because if we get 18,000 downloads, they are going to give us all a FOURTH for FREE! 

To view the downloads, CLICK HERE  they are super cute!  If you love them, download the, because after this week, they'll be available to purchase! 


Now, we're also celebrating this special day, by allowing you to download this freebies all week!  Check my site between Monday, October 29th and Monday, November 5th to take advantage.

I'd also encourage you to check out www.mydigitalstudio.net to see what fun is happening over there. That is website created for us MDS lovers to chat, post samples and have challenges and learn the most can about My Digital Studio.  I am there ALL the time!!!

We are also going to offer our digital kits at 50% off, just to entice you even more! You do NOT have to have MDS to purchase/download any of these items.  It will work with our scrapbooking/photo type software.  You DO have to download them from my website, I can't order them for you, they go right into your computer!  Cool! 


Here is what you can purchase with the discount:



ItemDesigner KitRetail ValueSale Price
50% Off
130861Afternoon Daydream Kit$9.95$4.97
129928Afternoon Tea II Kit$9.95$4.97
119839Always Elegant Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
129358Attic Boutique Kit$9.95$4.97
122175Autumn Spice Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
127600Autumn Traditions Kit$9.95$4.97
130969Bandstand Kit$7.95$3.97
130970Be of Good Cheer Kit$7.95$3.97
123728Celebrations Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
130982Chevron Punch Kit$7.95$3.97
123956Christmas Cheer Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
120880Christmas Cocoa II Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
127362Convention 2011 Digital Photo Kit$9.95$4.97
128876Day in the Life Kit$14.95$7.47
130059Fifty Nifty Kit$9.95$4.97
130062File it Fun Kit$7.95$3.97
131228Friendship Preserves Kit$3.95$1.97
128875Frosty Days II Kit$9.95$4.97
129924Get it Done Kit$5.95$2.97
129870Good Times II Kit$7.95$3.97
118465Happy Birthday Digital Kit$14.95$7.47
128872Holiday Harmony Kit$7.95$3.97
127773Holly Berry Bouquet$9.95$4.97
118466Hoppy Memories Digital Kit$14.95$7.47
128999It's all Me Kit$9.95$4.97
130850Joyful Times Kit$9.95$4.97
124230Just Add Cake Digital Kit$14.95$7.47
124446Leadership 2011 Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
124568Leadership 2011 Digital Photo Kit$9.95$4.97
124443Love Birds Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
131231Lovely Little Labels Kit$7.95$3.97
129359Mixed Bunch Kit$7.95$3.97
119978My Sweet Pea Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
132264Neon Notes Kit$9.95$4.97
129898New Heights Kit$7.95$3.97
122174Nite Owl Digital Kit$7.95$3.97
129340Number One Kit$9.95$4.97
129360On the Go Kit$9.95$4.97
124463One Great Year Kit$9.95$4.97
131360Ornament Keepsakes Kit$6.95$3.47
127599Party Animal Kit$9.95$4.97
131226Picture This Kit$4.95$2.47
130851Pinwheels on Parade Kit$7.95$3.97
126027Playful Polka Dots Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
131227Providences of Provinces Kit$7.95$3.97
130983Raspberry Splash Kit$7.95$3.97
118869Recipes By Design Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
127163Red, White, and Blue Digital Kit$5.95$2.97
130060Season By Season Kit$9.95$4.97
127587Sending Glad Tidings Designer Tags Kit$7.95$3.97
129605Special Delivery Bright Kit$7.95$3.97
129606Special Delivery Subtle Kit$7.95$3.97
127759Spice Cake Kit$5.95$2.97
130852Spring Break II Kit $9.95$4.97
129608Spring Fever Kit$7.95$3.97
130076Summer Happiness Kit$9.95$4.97
118464Summer Home Digital Kit$14.95$7.47
129601Summer Smooches Kit$9.95$4.97
124229Sunset Serenade Digital Kit$5.95$2.97
129339Sweet Shop Kit$9.95$4.97
129882Tea Time II Digital Kit$7.95$3.97
132190That's a Wrap Kit$7.95$3.97
127431Tickets & Tags Kit$9.95$4.97
125757Tickets & Tokens II Digital Kit$7.95$3.97
131217Topsy-Turvey Celebration Kit$9.95$4.97
121071Travel Journal Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
126022Travel Log Kit$9.95$4.97
129332Twitterpated Kit$9.95$4.97
129607Walk in the Park Kit$9.95$4.97
132567Winter Wonders Kit $9.95$4.97
127609Wicked Fun Kit$9.95$4.97
131218Wonderfall Kit$7.95$3.97
120881Write Stuff II Digital Kit$9.95$4.97
128883You're My Sunshine Kit$7.95$3.97




Sunday, October 28, 2012

Our New Ink Pads

So, back in June, we announced that all of our new ink pads would be Firm Foam Pads.  I ditched every one of my old ones for these amazing new pads.  The coverage is awesome!

One small issue is that the pads are created to store the ink in the foam of the pad and release it to your stamp.  We get better coverage, so crisp and rich....but our pads do dry out a little faster now.

I am recommending you check out this video from the home office on how to re ink them and when you order new pads, consider getting the matching refill as well.  My pads are usually in need of re-inking after a stamp club or my large stamp a stack events.  But...small price to pay for the gorgeous coverage!

And remember.....now that that ink is at the top of the pad and designed to adhere to the stamp better....light tapping is all that's required.

Enjoy!

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Huge Happenings on Monday.....

....big.....huge!  You do NOT want to miss this!  For the first time ever, we are offering a Sell A Stamp Spooktacular!

Our goal is to sell as many stamps as we possibly can in 24 hours!  So, on Monday, October 29th......every stamp (well...almost) every stamp is going to be 15% off!!!

You heard right.....15% off!!!!  Even better....I can earn prizes based on your purchases...and when I earn prizes, you know it's gonna benefit you!  I am able to earn new products coming out in our Spring Catalog! 

Be sure to tell all your friends and family about this great special!  Sale starts at midnight (MT) and ends at 11:50pm (MT) on Monday, the 29th, but I am going to ask you to contact me with your order by 8pm- my time!  I am sure the order entry express is going to be swamped!

So, here are the details:

What is included:
all background stamps, all personalized stamps, all cookie press stamps, single image stamps**

What's not included:
hostess stamps, bundled stamps/dies, digital stamp sets

There is NO minimum to purchase....and no limit to how many you can buy!   

You can purchase online at my website and have your order shipped right to your door (www.jodybrechbill.stampinup.net)

Or, email, call or text me with your order before 8pm on Monday, October 29th and I'll submit it for you.

This is a GREAT time to check out my clearance rack on my website.  It was just updated with tons of GREAT deals.  I will combine orders and save on shipping.   


**I did mention Single Stamps.  A few weeks ago we announced that we are offering a pilot program between now and January 2nd.  We have made single stamps available from some of our favorite sets.  Well.....we just added a few moer stamps that you may purchae individually.  These are also 15% off!   They are clear mount only and come in a cello bag...not a case. 

The files to see these sets are quite large.....so I am going to link them up so you can view them via Stampin' Up's website. 

Just click on the particular links and you can see them.

SINGLE STAMPS ASSORTMENT 1

SINGLE STAMPS ASSORTMENT 2

 SINGLE STAMPS WORD PLAY

SINGLE STAMP PERFECTLY PENNED

SINGLE STAMP SEASONAL SAYINGS


If you have any questions about this special....be sure to let me know.  But, right now.....get out your catalogs and make your list and check it twice!!!

October Stamp Club

We were a week behind this month with stamp club.  Thank you all for being so flexible, I had to move it to celebrate the fact that I have a 14 yr old daughter.  That's tough to admit.

Here is what we made:

stamp set:  scentsational season (holiday) teeny tiny wishes.
cardstock:  whisper white, cherry cobbler
ink:  cherry cobbler
accessories:  wide oval punch, designer label punch, word window, modern label punch, paper piercing pack, holiday collection framelits
 
 

stamp set:  scentsational season, more merry messages
cardstock:  early espresso, very vanilla, crumb cake
ink:  early espresso, cherry cobbler, versamark
accessories:  festival of prints dsp, early espresso embossing powder
 
 

stamp set:  days of gratitude
cardstock:  old olive, more mustard, cajun craze
ink:  old olive, more mustard, cajun craze
accessories:  lacy brocade, polkadot, lattice embossing folders, 1/8 inch taffeta ribbon.
cut 11 pieces of cardstock 3/4" x 5 1/2 inch....punch holes in each end and thread ribbon through to form pumpkins.
 

Saturday, October 20, 2012

CLEARANCE RACK UPDATED!

Hello Happy Stampers,
my clearance rack has been updated with over 75 new, discounted items.  Be sure to stop by and shop.  We have punches, wheels, ribbons, paper.....12x12 for only $2.39!

You have to order online to shop Clearance, and it will ship directly to you....however, I will be placing an order on 10.27....if you wish to save on shipping, I can help you out.  Just email your order to me.

Happy Shopping!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

My Stampin' Trip

So....as many of you know....my lovely customers who support the heck out of me and my fantastic down line....who are amazing in every way.....helped me earn the Great Getaway Trip that Stampin' Up! offered this year.

The Grand Vacation is 40,000 points......and has never been in my reach.  But, this year, they offered a Getaway for 30,000...and that was do-able.

So, last Thursday, the Dairy Farmer and I boarded a plan and took a whirlwind trip to South Carolina.

It was a long day- we went to Charlotte, had a layover and then landed in Savannah.  We chose to rent a car, wasn't sure how the hubs felt about being stuck on a resort for 3 days.  We got a great deal on a car, that seriously....could've fit in my pocket...but hey, it was wheels!

We checked into our room and Praises!  We had an ocean view!!





This is the view from our balcony.  It was pretty warm and we had had a long day, so we opted to go to the grocery store...get a few things for our mini fridge, grabbed some pizza and my favorite- Lime a Rita's and enjoyed a balcony picnic. 

Stampin' Up! didn't plan anything for us.....it truly was our vacation to do what we wished.  The Dairy Farmer and I had had a rough few weeks.....harvesting and a child struggling through public school for the first time ever....so we really just decided to chill.  Sleep in, eat like pigs and lay around.  Good times!



SU did rent bikes for us to use as we wished.  We found out that 150 demos had earned the trip, and they all brought someone....so 300 of us descended upon the Westin.  They had a conference room full of bikes.  And each one had a SU flag on it.  Chris was a good egg and sported his dork flag proudly.  They also had the BEST cookies and desserts ....with milk!...for after our rides.    The beach is quite large and very hard packed, so it's a cinch to ride bikes on the beach for miles.
 
 
 


 


The water reminded me so much of the gulf of Mexico.....warm, almost like bath water and hardly any waves.  I was hoping to see dolphins, but no luck.  I did find these though:


 
And this:
 
 
After our bike ride, we did go to the beach for a bit.  They had chairs and umbrellas you could rent for 32.00 for the day.  Well, my man is cheap and no way was he spending 32.00 on an umbrella and chair when we'd only be there for a few hours.   That hard packed beach is a bit uncomfortable without a chair..........
 
 
So, we went hot tubing.  Then to the pool........then hubs said, if you want me to hang out down here with all these other demonstrators, you better get me a drink.  You can only have Westin cups around the deck/pool area, so we had to buy drinks. 
 
 
 
 
 
The Dairy Farmer came back with two strawberry daiquiris.
Which cost my penny pinching husband........$21.00.    We headed back up to our room to drink and watch tv by ourselves!


The one thing I was a little bummed about was no pillow gifts.  I always hear about these pillow gifts.  SU sneeks into your room in the evening and gives you a fun gift on your pillow.   The vacations that SU offers......all the demos always hoot and hollar over pillow gifts.  So, I was a little sad.  Then I spoke with another demo and she said...oh yes!  We got pillow gifts...awesome Land's End tote bags!  Then I realized, the hubby had put the Do Not Disturb sign up!  

So, the next night, I kept hearing knocking at the door.  Chris looked out the peeper hole and said...nah, they were knocking across the hall.  The knocking continued...at the neighbor's door.  I figured.....pillow gift!!!!  I opened the door and they said- so sorry, you have a do not disturb sign, we're not stalking you!  Do you want your amenities plate?  I learned that is a fancy name for fruit and cheese.  

 Here is what they gave us:

And it was good.....we scarfed it down and went out to dinner!  Told you we were eating like pigs!  My mom and her boyfriend were there for 10 days, so we met up with them for dinner.

When we came back to our room.......I found this:

 
 
 
YAY!!!  They snuck into our room and gave me my bag!  The Dairy Farmer was very disconcerted by this since his underwear where strewn about.  We weren't just eating like pigs, we were living like them too!

So, the next night, before we went out to dinner- he made the bed and cleaned up the room!

Here is what I got on our last day:

 

That little box was chock full of stamps, ribbon, paper, pads, buttons etc......eeeeek...I was like a kid at Christmas!


I didn't take pictures of the hotel- I wish I would have, it was lovely, especially the decks and pools.  But, honestly, it was such a fast 2 days.  I visited on the beach with Sondra, she's in my group and at breakfast one morning, there was a line to get in the restaurant.  The hostess asked if there were any groups of 4....they could be seated immediately, of course, Chris grabbed the couple behind us and we met Lori and Zane Bowerman from Idaho!  It was nice to visit with another demo. 

I did steal a couple pics from the website!  Here is the Westin:







Here's to hoping for another 30,000 points and taking a trip to San Diego in 2013
 



 





Wednesday, October 3, 2012

WOW Wednesday...on Tuesday....again

Hey all,
we had a fabulous WOW class last week.  I had to re arrange it due to my vacation schedule, which I will tell you all about soon!

Here is what we made:

love this color combo!  whisper white, pool party, basic gray and black! it has so much sparkle from all the rhinestones!
 

still.....my favorite set from the mini.  love the brushed bronze button with the raspberry ripple ribbon.
 
 
 
this is so much cooler in person.  it's called a box in a bag and is pretty good size.  would be great for gift giving.
 
here are the instructions:  CLICK HERE

Stamp Club- September

Sorry I am so slack....I'm not liking not having my own camera these days. 

Here is September Stamp Clubs projects:

stamp set:  delightful dozen
cardstock:  lucky limeade, cherry cobbler, very vanilla
ink:  cherry cobbler
accessories:  snow flurry die (holiday mini), rhinestones, festival of prints dsp, victoria trim


stamp sets:  greetings of the season, ornament keepsakes
cardstock:  whisper white
ink:  soft suede, early espresso, crumb cake
accessories:  large scallop edgelit, delicate designs folder, ornament keepsake dies, crumb cake seam binding, popdots
 
 
stamp set:  perfectly preserved
cardstock:  basic black, whisper white, real red
ink:  basic black, real red, wild wasabi
accessories:  stripes embossing folder, real red stitched grosgrain, itty bitty banners die, cannery dies, window framelits, paper piercing tool/template, finishing touches edgelits

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Cool Stuff in October

Yesterday, I blogged about our new special for October- which is pretty cool (if you don't already own Ornament Keepsakes or the Festive Paper Piercing Pack...which I do...of course, I do, I own it all!!!)

Well, there a few more cool annoucements, so thought I'd put them here, because these flyers are just so huge to email.





STAMPS GONE SINGLE!!!
A few weeks ago, Stampin' Up! sent out a facebook survey asking if we'd like to see some of our favorite sets available as single sets.  Over 8,000 said YES!!!  So, we aim to please and for a limited time (now- January 2, 2013), we are offering 3 sentiment sets, individually.  Of course, you can still buy them by the set as well. 

But, the sentiments come in clear mount only...without a block...and in a baggie, not a plastic dvd case.  That's cool with me...cuz they only cost $4.95-$6.95! 

The sets are WORD PLAY, PERFECTLY PENNED, and SEASONAL SAYINGS.  Be sure to click on the sets to see all the images available, prices and even the recommended block size!




LOWER PRINT PRICES FOR MDS- YAY!We're happy to let you know that we've lowered all of our My Digital Studio print product prices-permanently! That's right. Now you can print your photobooks, cards, calendars, and other projects for less. You'll notice some have even been lowered up to 50 percent! The quality of our print products is top in the industry, and now our prices are competitive with the other big online printing companies too! See the new prices CLICK HERE

We've also improved our shipping costs by simplifying them. We used to charge a small "split shipping fee" for orders that had both print products and traditional Stampin' Up! products, but we've done away with that. See the new My Digital Studio shipping prices on the second page of this PDF CLICK HERE.

New Design Features in MDS 2Along with lowering print prices, we added four more of the MDS 2 design features:
  • CROP PUNCHES: Show off part of the punch and hide the rest
  • PAPER RIP OPTION: Create torn edges with Designer Series Paper, card stock, and photos
  • IMPORT FROM OTHER PROJECT: Toggle between projects to import elements onto current project
  • MULTIPLE PAGE VIEW OPTIONS: View your page with trimmed bleed areas (in addition to viewing in single pages and spreads)
See all 75+ new design features CLICK HERE
Update Your Software to Get the Lower Print Prices & New FeaturesTo access the lower prices and new features, make sure to get the latest update for your MDS 2 software-even if you're using the trial version. Just go to Help and then Check for Updates and in a couple minutes you'll be all set. Tell your customers to do the same!


Way to many of us know what this ribbon means.  So many of us have been affected by this awful disease.  Monday, October 22nd, is Breast Cancer Awareness Day.  Join me in my craft room that evening at 6pm to help STAMP OUT cancer!  I will create 3 make n take projects for Cumberland Valley Breast Care Alliance.  We have been donating cards to their cause for the past few years.  If you are interested in joining me for a fun evening of creating cards for a good cause, please RSVP.  Everything will be prepped- you'll just stamp and assemble.   Hope to see you then!


Monday, October 1, 2012

Stampin' Claus is comin' to town!

That's right folks.....Stampin' Clause and he's bringing you an October Special....just in time for Christmas!

 
When you purchase the below listed bundles, you'll earn the Festive Paper Piercing pack for FREE!!!
(and the Ornament Keepsakes bundle already earns you 15% off)
 
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
132261Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount)
Includes Ornament Keepsakes Set (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack
$44.85
$36.90
132262Christmas 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
132263Christmas 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!
  • Sorry-hostess dollars don't count toward this promotion. 
  • This offer ends October 31st.
To see the full color flyer for more details.......CLICK HERE