A few announcements...

Good Morning, Stampers!

I have a few important product updates to share with you today....


Holiday Mini Carryover Flyer

Stampin' Up! has announced the Holiday Mini carry-over list. Some of the fantastic items from the Holiday Mini Catalog will still be available after January 4th.

View the Stampin' Up! Carry-Over Flyer

Early Espresso 3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon Out of Stock

Due to overwhelming demand for the Early Espresso 3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon, we have run out of stock. This item from the Holiday Mini is no longer available for purchase.


Stocking Builder Punch

The Stocking Builder Punch (#124095) is being discontinued. It is ONLY available while supplies last. Get yours before they are gone for good!

Clearance Rack

Don't forget to take a look at the Clearance Rack items. Some products have been marked up to 80% off! View the Clearance Rack items on my website www.stamp2it.stampinup.net

Happy Stampin!
~Melissa

Fast & Fabulous Friday!

Good Morning, Stampers!

It's FRIDAY & I have a Fast & Fabulous project to share with you today! With the colder weather here, a good cup of tea is always in order. Why not surprise someone special with a presonalized tea bag? Take a look:

Simply create a small tag and adhere it to the end of the tea bag. It's make a great conversation starter!

To make the tag:

1. Cut a piece of Pink Pirouette with the Sizzix Scallop Heart of Hearts embosslit (117332 $11.95).

2. Stamp a few embellishments (the small heart is from the NEW Take it to Heart stamp set (w125520 $29.95 - c125522 $23.95) from the Occasions mini catalog.
3. Stamp a sentiment & add a few pearls or rhinestones.

Happy Stampin'!

~Melissa

Did you know????

Good Morning, Stampers!

Can't seem to get enough new ideas? Did you know that there are over 50+ new ideas on my website? You'll find some great ideas for all occasions like this card appropriately titled "With Love". This is perfect for your favorite Valentine, a birthday, an anniversary & more!

Click here to be taken to the fabulous ideas!

While browsing my website, don't forget to take a peek at the Clearance Rack. NEW ITEMS have been added and are only available while supplies last!

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

January Framed Art

Good Morning, Stampers!

I have my January Framed Art Class - "Cold Hands - Warm Hearts" to share with you this morning! I fell in LOVE with the new Designer Series Paper Everyday Enchantment from the Sale-A-Bration brochure & knew it was just what I wanted for my little mittens. Isn't this paper SO YUMMY??!!

Sale-A-Bration begins January 24th & the Everyday Enchantment DSP is one of the items you can choose for FREE with a qualifying order!

I am offering this as a kit as well. $10 includes all of the supplies to create the art panel. $15 includes the supplies & frame (shipping additional). Contact me to reserve yours!

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

Holiday Thank You Postcards

Good Morning, Stampers!

I hope you all had a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS with family & friends!

You may remember this card I created for my Vintage Winter Wonderland class last week. I decided to take this idea to create some simple Holiday thank you cards.

I kept the postcard feel & just decided to stamp both sides of a single 4 1/4" x 5 1.2" piece of Whisper White cardstock. As you can see, there is plenty of room to write on the backside - even with a few little stamped images!

These were SO EASY to make - I cranked out 20 cards in 30 minutes!! Here is a list of the supplies:

Stamp Set: Winter Post (w111780 $26.95) & Lovely as a Tree (w115026 $27.95)
Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede & Early Espresso
Accessories: Cutter Kit - distresser (106958 $16.95)

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! Many blessings for a safe & happy 2012!

Fast & Fabulous "Sneek Peek" Friday!

Good Morning, Stampers!

I am having so much fun playing with my new "toys" from the Occasions Mini Catalog! Hopefully, by now, you have received your copy in the mail. If you haven't, please contact me & I will get one off to you!

This card features the Hearts from the Adorning Accents embossing folders (125601 $8.95) on page 7. I love these dainty little hearts! The Hearts were cut from the Framelits Hearts Collection (125599 $26.95) on page 6. I embossed them with different embossing folders to give a bit of dimension. The coordinating Baker's Twine in Calypso Coral (125573 $2.95) is one of the 5 new in-colors and can be found on page 35. The Valentine sentiment is from the Delightful Dozen stamp set (w122650 $32.95 - c122652 $24.95) on page 167 of the Idea Book & Catalog.

Happy Friday & Happy Stampin'!

~Melissa

Holiday Thank You Card Kit

Good Morning, Stampers!

This is the Holiday Thank You card kit I have available for purchase while supplies last. Each Kit contains the supplies to create 4 cards as well as a bottle of 1/2oz. Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder (122949) for only $12.

If you'd like to include the Baroque Motifs stamp set (113490) with your kit, you can purchase the kit for $40. This kit includes the Baroque Motifs stamp set, the Cherry Cobbler embossing powder & all of the supplies to create 8 cards.

Contact me to reserve your kit!

Happy Stampin'!

~Melissa

Get it before it's gone....

Good Morning, Stampers!

You have seen so many fabulous projects made with the Stocking Builder punch from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Unfortunately, Stampin' Up! has decided NOT to carry this punch over into the NEW 2012 Idea Book & Catalog in July.

Get your's before it's gone!

Once the current inventory of this punch has been depleted, it will no longer be available for purchase. Contact me to order your punch today!

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

More Holiday treats....

Good Morning, Stampers!

It has become a bit of a tradition these last few years to make little desk-top calendars for the members of my Stamp Clubs & Weekly 3/$5 classes. Each year I think I will try something new, but I always hear that they look forward to getting a new calendar, so I have been keeping up on the tradition! This year's idea came from Carolina. Her little calendars & the instructions can be found here & are so adorable. The problem I had was that I didn't have the supplies that she did, so I had to improvise just a bit. I still love how they came out & everyone else did, too!

The only thing I did add to the calendar was tear-off pages. The perforating tool on the Cutter Kit (106958 $16.95) came in so handy for this! I think it will be helpful when the month's are over to just be able to tear them off. Now, I just need to start thinking of next year's calendar....

Happy Stampin'!

~Melissa

A Vintage Wonderland...

Good Morning, Stampers!

We are meeting tonight for my Vintage Wonderland class featuring the Beau Chateau Designer Paper (122357 $10.95) and the Winter Post stamp set (111780 $26.95). Here are the card we are making....

I have a few kits available for $10.00. The kits include all of the consumables to create these four cards (no stamping). Contact me to reserve your kit!

UPDATE! ALL KITS ARE SOLD OUT - THANKS, EVERYONE!

Happy Stampin'!

~Melissa

How Exciting!!

Good Morning, Stampers!

It is like an EARLY CHRISTMAS for me this morning! I woke up to find this email in my inbox:

"Shelli asked me to notify you that she has selected your Neighbor Gift Creative Challenge submission as a WINNER this month!"

Hooray for me!!! You can see the original project I submitted here in this post.

Since I have submitted that project, I have actually made several more on a little more scaled-down size. Take a look:

Each Christmas, my family creates handmade items to give to relatives. I made these ornaments for them as well as a few more special projects I will share with you soon!!

Now it is YOUR TURN!!

How would you like to WIN my original submission?

For each order placed this weekend - either thru email or in my online store HERE

you will be entered into a drawing to win! I will draw a lucky winner Sunday evening after 5pm.

Good Luck to you!

Happy Stampin'!

~Melissa

Fast & Fabulous Friday Treat Tag

Good Morning, Stampers!

I have a Fast & Fabulous Friday project to share with you today! This is one of the projects I offered in my FREE STAMP yesterday. I offer FREE STAMP every 3rd Thursday of the month. Come and stamp for FREE! You can't beat that!

I started with the Sizzix 2 Tags (115954 $21.95) and Very Vanilla cardstock. Once the tag was cut, I embossed it using the Stripes embossing folder (123128 $7.95). On a separate piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, I stamped the tag from the Beautiful Season stamp set (w122680 $21.95 - c122682 $16.95) using Real Red, Chocolate Chip & Old Olive Markers. I punched the image with the Curly Label punch (119851 $16.95) and adhered it to a piece of Real Red cardstock punched with the coordinating Sizzix Curly Label Movers & Shapers (114506 $42.95). I added it to the tag with a dimensional & finished it off with Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon (119251 $5.95) and a Candy Cane - YUM!

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

2 Exciting Announcements!

Good Morning, Stampers!

I have 2 exciting announcements to share with you today!

First of all, I would like to welcome Beth from Pickney, MI to my RUBBERFUNATICS Team! I am so excited to have her as part of my Stampin' Family!

Second, there is a FABULOUS SALE going on right now in our CLEARANCE RACK!
From December 15th - January 5th, get up to 80% off nearly 200 NEWLY added items!

Click the button below to start shopping!

A few things to remember:

* This is available ONLINE ONLY - Go to www.stamp2it.stampinup.net and select the SHOP NOW button.

* Items are available while supplies last....

* Punches available are the OLD STYLE.

* Qualifying orders are available for Hostess Benefits

* Non-clearance items can also be added.

* There are NO refunds or exchanges on Clearance Rack items.

Please contact me if you have any questions!

Happy Stampin' (& Shoppin')!!

~Melissa

Let it snow......

Good Morning, Stampers!

I had the pleasure of meeting with my Stamp Clubs for our Holiday parties this week. With the craziness of the holidays, It was so nice to sit and chat, stamp & mingle with each other! I love creating exclusive projects for them to make, too! I came across these charger plates at the craft store & knew exactly what I wanted to do with them. I love how they turned out & they really enjoyed creating them!

This one is sparkled with Dazzling Diamonds glitter (102023 $4.50)

This one is sparkled with Mica Flakes (124115 $3.50)

If you are interested in joining my Stamp Clubs, contact me directly. I have some openings for January!

Happy Stampin!

~Melissa

Exclusive Promotion to join the RUBBERFUNATICS

Good Morning, Stampers!

Join my RubberFUNatics team

on December 13th & 14th and receive the the

SALE-A-BRATION Starter kit special EARLY!!

Here are the details:

* ONLY offered December 13th & 14th

* The Starter Kit is ONLY $125 - that's $50 off the regular price!

* A FREE package of Designer Series Paper or Digital Download every month beginning Feb 2012 - a value of over $130!!

* A FREE Package of Very Vanilla or Whisper White cardstock - YOU'RE choice!

Isn't that just a great deal?! This offer IS ONLY available thru me on December 13th & 14th! You get over $380 worth of Stampin Up'! products for ONLY $125! This is especially great for someone who is just starting out in the papercrafting world!

Watch a video to learn more about the benefits of joining Stampin' Up!

Ready to join my team? Then order your Sale-a-Bration Starter Kit online!

So - if you have a long wish list, get it filled now and enjoy demonstrator benefits before Christmas!

* Never ever buy regular-priced stamps & accessories again.
* Stamp with others who share your passion
* Order NEW products early!
* Access to thousands of project ideas via Stampin' Connection
* Monthly Stampin' Success Magazine
* Attend conventions and regional seminars
* Enjoy great swaps with other Demonstrators
* Earn cash $$..
* Opportunity to attend conventions & regional seminars
* Do what you love most -STAMP!

Contact me with your questions, or sign up ONLINE on Dec 13 or 14th!

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

Weekly 3/$5 - Holiday

Good Morning, Stampers!

This is the last week for the 3/$5 card class for 2011! Of course, we will be creating 3 more Holiday cards for those last-minute gifts or for someone on your Holiday card list. We will create these 3 cards in under 1 hour for only $5. Contact the Center directly @ 248-573-8175 to reserve your space - Monday 9am or Wednesday 10am... Hope to see you there!

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

Winter Post Tag

Good Morning, Stampers!

I have another December workshop make & take to share with you today! This stamp set - Winter Post (111780 $26.95) was featured in the Online Extravaganza a few weeks ago & I needed to take advantage of the sale price! The Sizzix Peek-A-Boo frame (124587 $32.95) hides the lucky recipient's name...
Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

Framed Snowbird

Good Morning, Stampers!

This is one of the projects that was featured in my December workshops. The Mica Flakes (124115 $3.50) from the Holiday Mini Catalog add a fun sparkled texture for the snow!

Additional Supplies:

Framed Tulips embossing folder (121809 $7.95)
Perfect Polka Dots embsooing folder (117335 $7.95)
Decorative Label punch (120907 $16.95)
Whisper White Organza Ribbon (114319 $5.95/15 yards)
Beautiful Season stamp set (w122680 $21.95 - c122682 $16.95)

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

Fast & Fabulous Friday with a Little "Sneeky Peeky"

FGood Morning, Stampers!

Christmas came a bit early for me this week when my new "toys" arrived from the upcoming 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog! One of the many benefits of being a SU Demonstrator - you get to purchase new products early!!

I absolutely fell in L O V E when I saw this new Sizzix Paper Doily (125592 $21.95)! It was the FIRST thing I put on my order - lol!

For today's project, I cut the center out of the doily...

...and added a few Red Glimmer paper (121790 $4.95) "berries", a 1/8" Real Red Taffeta bow (119251 $5.95) & a Holiday sentiment from the Four the Holidays stamp set (116921 $13.95) to create this festive Holiday wreath!

Happy Stampin'!

~Melissa

Holiday Stocking

Good Morning, Stampers!

I love that the Sizzix dies can be used for more than just paper! Take the Holiday Stocking die (124098 $32.95) from the Holiday Mini Catalog. I had an old pair of blue jeans my son had outgrown and I knew just what I wanted to do with them. The denim looks so good with the Springtime Vintage fabric (121817 $9.95) so I paired them together to come up with this vintage-looking stocking:
The trim is done using Victoria Crochet trim (118481 $6.95) which just adds to the vintage-look. I tried to get as close to the edge when sewing as having a seam does cut down the finished size of the stocking. Although there is still plenty of room to tuck a few candy canes or gift card inside!

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

Petite Treat Pockets

Good Morning, Stampers!

I love my downline both local & long distance! This month's long-distance downline swap's theme was a Holiday Treat. I created these little pocket's using the Sizzix Petite Pocket Bigz XL (123131 $42.95) & the Holly Berry DSP (124004 - $12.95) (have I mentioned how much I LOVE this paper??) The little tag from the Tags til Christmas stamp set (w120847 $30.95 - c121169 $22.95) coordinates beautifully with the pine cones from the Pines & Poinsettias stamp set (w123762 - c123764 $14.95) in the Holiday Mini Catalog, don't you think??

I love these little gem's so much, I think I will keep going & make some for teacher gift's this year, too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'!

~Melissa

Holiday Ornaments

Good Morning, Stampers!

I have a fun ornament project to share with you today - take a look!

I LOVE the Holly Berry Designer Paper (124004 $12.95) for this project (okay, any Holiday project!)

1. Begin with a glass ornament ball. Size won't matter - use what you prefer.

2. Tear your DSP into thin strips.

3. Using Mod Podge, spread a thin layer all over the bulb. Apply the DSP and follow with another layer of Mod Podge.

4. Sprinkle with Mica Flakes (124115) and allow to dry.

5. Embellish. I started with a piece of Very Vanilla Velvet stitched ribbon around the ball. I added 1/2 size "lollies", buttons, baker's twine, ribbon, stamps & pearls to finish it off.

It is a simple project to do - just kinda messy!

Happy Stampin'!

~Melissa

Weekly 3/$5 - Wintery Holiday

Good Morning, Stampers!

I couldn't resist including the adorable reindeer in this week's set. He is just too cute! He comes from the pennant, owl & snowflake punches. I love that our punches are so versatile! Please join us this week if you are in the area - we create 3 cards in less than an hour for only $5! Mondays are from 9am - 10am and Wednesdays are 10am - 11am. Call the Center directly to reserve your space: 248-573-8175. I hope to be stamping with you soon!

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

Santa Candy Cane

Good Morning, Stampers!

This is my take on the adorable Santa made with Stampin' Up's exclusive Sizzix Top Note die (113463 $21.95). I am offering him as a kit while supplies last for only $5.00 (+ shipping if necessary). Contact me to reserve yours! They make great gifts for teachers, co-workers, stocking stuffers, grandchildren, etc.

Happy stampin'!

~Melissa

Fast & Fabulous Friday!

Good Morning, Stampers!

It's Friday! Time for a Fast & Fabulous project idea! I love the shimmer of our Glass Glitter. It has amazing sparkle & shine! I added some Multi-purpose Liquid Glue (110755 $3.95) to the rim of an inexpensive scented candle & sprinkled with the Champagne Glass Glitter (120997 $3.95). WOW! This is so beautiful! I am going to hunt my house for more of these to glitter - lol! I think they will add so much sparkle to a Holiday centerpiece with candles in all shapes & sizes!

Happy Stampin'!
~Melissa

Mark Your Calendars!

Good Morning, Stampers!

At Stampin' Up!, we believe in making a difference in the lives of others--whether they're our demonstrators, our employees, the people who use our products, or children in need of a way to express their creativity.

Since 2005, Stampin' Up! has been honored to participate in the
TODAY Show's Holiday Toy Drive.

This year, Stampin' Up! will be donating over $500,000 worth of stamping and paper crafting products to the following organizations:

Action for Boston Community Development Inc.
Alliance for Children's Rights
Boys & Girls Clubs Harford County
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York
Community Partners of Dallas - Rainbow Room
Diocese of Saint Augustine
Friendship Project
Help USA
Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN)
Kids In Need Foundation
National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section - The Dignity Project
Operation Homefront
Puerto Rican Family Institute
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital
Stephen Siller Foundation/Katrina Fund
Welcome House
Youthbuild USA

In conjunction with the donation, Stampin' Up!'s Shelli Gardner will make an appearance on NBC's TODAY Show on Tuesday, December 6. Mark your calendars! We are honored and excited to once again participate in this annual holiday tradition of giving back and making a difference!

Way to go, Stampin' Up!

~Melissa