New Cut & Ready Card Bases and a Halloween treat!

Through December 31, we're offering a new trial product-our Cut & Ready Card Bases. These pre-scored, pre-cut card bases will make it easy for you to create a stack of cards in no time-or even just a card or two. Think of it . . . holiday cards, thank you cards, party invitations, and more in a snap! (We can hear you breathe a sigh of relief.)

Description	Item Number	Price
Whisper White Cut & Ready Card Bases	135804	$4.95
Very Vanilla Cut & Ready Card Bases	135805	$4.95
Crumb Cake Cut & Ready Card Bases	135806	$4.95
Smoky Slate Cut & Ready Card Bases	135807	$4.95
Cherry Cobbler Cut & Ready Card Bases	135808	$4.95
Old Olive Cut & Ready Card Bases	135809	$4.95
Pool Party Cut & Ready Card Bases	135810	$4.95

My garden club met last week and we made these great Halloween centerpieces, so I thought I'd share with you.

This was a lot of fun and they all turned out great!

This is a close up of mine.  I had a raffia bow on each side for a 360 degree look.  

It's easy to make a quick Halloween Treat holder using almost any of our larger dies or framelits. This cute holder was one of the projects in our Halloween Treat Class.  The images are from the Toil & Trouble stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  The images were stamped in VersaMark ink, the heat embossed with Tangerine Tango EP mixed with some Orange Stampin' Glitter and Black EP mixed with, yes, you guessed it - Black Stampin' Glitter.  The larger image was cut with an Apothecary Accents framelits and the crow was trimmed out by hand.  

A little Black Chevron Ribbon holds the project together, fastened with a Glimmer Brad.  

Although it's hard to tell in the photo, the images are sparkly.  Just score 2" from either side, add a bit of Sticky Strip in the bottom and insert candy!

Supplies used:

Toil & Trouble Stamp Set  #131727
3/4" Chevron Ribbon, Basic Black #130010
Apothecary Accents Framelits  #127003
Tangerine Tango EP  #123106, Black EP  #109133
Black and Orange Stampin' Glitter  #132206
Card stock:  Basic Black and Whisper White
Brights Glimmer Brads  #121006

Toil & Trouble Clear-Mount Stamp Set 131727 Price: $16.95 Die-hard Halloween enthusiasts, it's time to show off your creative spooky self! Have some serious macabre fun with these images--it will become your Halloween go-to set. Set quantity: 4

Black & Orange Stampin' Glitter 132206 Price: $7.95 This ultrafine glitter coordinates with our Witches' Brew Designer Series Paper and is also great for adding glimmer to any Halloween project. Ultrafine glitter. 2 containers: 1 Black, 1 Orange; ea. 1/2 oz.

The Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack Blitz is happening now!!!

Over 300 new Clearance Rack items are being added to the Online Store at discounts up to 80 percent off while supplies last!

The Fine Print:

• Only online orders qualify for this promotion. Feel free to order both Clearance Rack and non-Clearance Rack items on the same order.
• There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this special offer.
• Qualifying Clearance Rack orders are eligible for hostess benefits/Stampin' Rewards as long as you visit my online store at www.sandyrisi.stampinup.net 
• Clearance Rack Blitz items are only available while supplies last-so don't wait!
• And we're sorry .... but there are no refunds or exchanges on Clearance Rack items.

Today's sneak peak is a combination of old, current and soon to be products.  This adorable purse tin is sturdy and helps to keep you organized.

The tin is retired, but you could use a CD case or any other thin tin.

I used the current Decorate a Daisy stamp set from the 2012-2013 Catalog.  The Large Rhinestone Jewel is new in the Spring Mini Catalog and the ribbon is from the Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack in the SAB catalog.  

Here is the inside.  I used the Sycamore Street DSP from the SAB Catalog.  Starting on January 22nd, you can get a free pack of this beautiful Designer Series Paper for FREE with a $50 purchase.  The birds are on magnets and are placed just above a pocket.  The notepad and pen were purchased at Staples.  

Supplies used:
Decorate a Daisy Stamp set #125991
Sycamore Street DSP and ribbon from upcoming Sale-a-bration catalog
Whisper White, Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango CS and Silver Glimmer Paper
Large Rhinestone Jewels from upcoming Spring Catalog.

Decorate A Daisy Clear-Mount Stamp Set	125991
Price: $17.95
Lovely seven-piece stamp set features a flower with three centers for versatility. The banner and birds are perfect for weddings or other special occasions! Coordinates with the 1" and 1-1/4" Circle Punches. Set Quantity: 7

We also had our Trillium Garden Club Christmas lunch and party on Wednesday.  We made bird friendly wreaths to hang in our gardens.

RoseMary, Cindy, Erlene and Lesia hard at work stringing popcorn, cranberries and peanuts.  We also added berries and seed pods to the wreaths.  

Lesia made up a batch of homemade suet to put on the wreaths.  

Here is RoseMary's beautiful creation.  

Tonight starts our Mid-Year Meeting for the NEA District Garden Clubs.  I'm a member, and current President, of the Trillium Garden Club here in Jonesboro.  Our part in the meeting is to host the Creative Evening tonight - what else would we do????   Several of the members stamp with me and we've even had a meeting where we made handmade cards to give to our guest speakers.  Here are a few things that we'll me making tonight.

Handmade name tags for the Trillium Garden Club (Everything Eleanor stamp set). 

Note card featuring Betsy's Blooms

Personalized bookmarks using French Foliage & the Lovely Letters Alphabet set. 

3x3 note card using Bright Blossoms and the Occasions Alphabet sets. 

Fabulous Florets card.

Here is a sneak peek at the amazing Box of Awesomeness.....

I will be taking the Box of Awesomeness with me to every workshop, private class and stamp camp that I have this year.  It's filled with my best handmade cards.   If a current stamping customer brings a "new" friend to try out stamping at a workshop, stamp camp or class, they each get to draw 2 cards from the Box of Awesomeness!  A limit of 4 cards per current customer, but feel free to bring all the new friends you can find (they will still each get to draw 2 cards)!!!!

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and their "new" stamping friends this month!