Hey there! I've been home for a couple of days from Orlando but this is my first chance to blog. After I blogged the Weekly Deals last week, I finished my swaps, anticipating heading out to Orlando for the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference on Wednesday, January 28. It was not to be. I came down with the a tummy bug during the night and ran a fever most of Wednesday, so we rescheduled our flight for Thursday morning. We made it just in time to eat the lunch Stampin' Up! provides, and I participated in an organized swaps before I even cleaned my plate. (It actually was several days before I had enough appetite to even think about eating most of a meal.)

I was exhausted pretty much the entire time we were there, but I'm still glad I went. I had a chance to see several of my friends from across the country and even got to chat a couple of times with my friend Constanze Wirtz from the Netherlands. We met on the Stampin' Up! cruise last year. That's just one of the things I love about Stampin' Up!; the chance to travel and make new friends from across the country and around the world!

The next day I swapped with these girls, my Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop sisters!

l to r: Judy Garza, Patty Chenail, me, Janet Wakeland, Laura Milligan, Lee Conrey, Jodi Reinert. Hamming it up in the front is BJ Peters!

Thursday night Stampin' Up! hosted the Manager's Reception at Disney's Fantasmic! It is a nighttime show with water and lights, so I really couldn't get a decent picture, but it was fun. Thank you, Stampin' Up!, for always making us feel appreciated!

No Stampin' Up! event is without yummy treats! My downline, Linda Reaney, and I hammed it up with some of the Mickey-themed desserts Stampin' Up! provided:

Lemon Mickey tarts-

Chocolate brownie Mickey-head-on-a-stick-

Truth: I actually only ate the two little push-up cheesecakes on my plate as they were the only gluten-free item offered, but they were just enough and delicious!

For my local stamping friends, YES, the Birthday Bash Stamp-a-Stack for this Saturday IS A GO. This will be my only in-home event this month as my newest grandbaby is scheduled to arrive by c-section this coming Monday, February 9th. I will be helping Kimberly with the new baby, as well as big brother Liam, most of the rest of the month, so my posts will continue to be sporadic until things calm down at the beginning of March.

Today I'm headed to my hometown of Decatur, IL, to check up on my "big brother", Don. Don has had some pretty major health bumps in the road the past couple of months, and so Mark and I are taking the day to drive up to see him for a bit. It's about a 3 hour drive, so I'm taking some paper to cut to keep preparing for my Saturday class. Fortunately. I like to cut paper! lol!

Here are the new Weekly Deals, a day late, but great nonetheless. Go to my online store to order: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Hey there. I'm leaving for the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference tomorrow morning, but before I go I needed to post the newest Weekly Deals for you. It's all about embossing this week, and to sweeten the deal, when you order all of these folders and the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine, your order qualifies for a for a free item from the Sale-a-bration brochure! yay!

Go to my onine store to order: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

The Texture Boutique Machine makes a great gift! I gave one to my granddaughter for Christmas.

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Hey there! I'm back at Alisa's house for the week, helping with Oakley and cuddling Lando when I get the chance!

Stampin' Up! just posted the new Weekly Deals and they are a fun offering this week! I just placed an order for a few things I was needing for my classes and for Leadership swaps and grabbed a few of these for myself:

Hop on over to my Online Store and grab a few of these while you are checking out the Clearance Rack, New Arrivals, and the Occasions Catalog!

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Two things to remember:

• ANY order of ANY amount placed in my online store will receive a Thank-You packet from me which contains a project packet and instructions! yay!

• ALL orders of at least $50 (before tax & shipping) can choose a free item from the Sale-a-bration Catalog! yay!

That's all for now! Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Hey there! Just need to pop in before I hit the road this morning to go baby-girl shopping with my daughter Kimberly! YES, Liam is getting a baby sister in February! We are all so excited. It's been 9 years since Ava was born, so we are really ready for some PINK!!! TWO things I want to tell you about this morning:

1. TODAY is my 12th anniversary as a Stampin' UP! demonstrator! I never dreamed when I bought the Demonstrator Starter Kit where it would take me. I've met dear stamping friends over the years, forged lasting friendships with demonstrators all over the country, built a fabulous team of downline, the Yes Mam! Stampers, and taken trips to places I never dreamed I'd get to go to! In celebration of this milestone, every order placed in my Online Store TODAY will receive from me their choice of one ANY Textured Impressions Folder from the Annual or Holiday Catalog! After you place your order, just email me your choice at [email protected] and I will send it to you via mail! This celebration offer lasts only until midnight Central Time, so don't delay!

2. Here are the new Weekly Deals from Stampin' Up! Each week's Deals offer you a 25% Discount on select products:

Here's a quick link to my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

That's all for now! I'm off to the land of PINK today!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Hey there! I grabbed a chance to take a pic of the projects for the Online Christmas Card Class yesterday, but never got a chance to post them! Here they are:

Indeed, these are MUCH prettier in person than in this picture! I will be posting better pics sometime in the next few days!

Here's the info about this class YOU can participate in:

Place an order of at least $35 (before shipping and sales tax) in my Online Store by November 10th and I will send you kits to make 6 of these cards (two each of these three designs) including envelopes, and a bonus project for free!

Here's the link to my Online Store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Use this Hostess Code when you order:  VW4XC9RH

You will receive full color instructions to create the cards with your kit packet.

VIDEOS are coming, I'm just having serious upload issues right now with my internet. It's worse right now than better, even after upgrading my service, so please be patient with this aspect of the class. Thanks!

Here's the new Weekly Deals just out this morning from Stampin' Up!

Here's a new project idea and a handout sheet you can print:

Here's the handout:

Download Autumn Splash with Gorgeous Grunge on Lovely as a Tree

That's all for now! Contact me if you have any questions or need help!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Hey there! Tuesdays get an extra post because that's the day the new Weekly Deals from Stampin' Up! are posted! yay!

Each week on Tuesday morning, Stampin' Up! posts a collection of new deals, all priced at 25% off, lasting through the following Monday. This week is exciting, with TWO different embossing folders, TWO stamp sets, and TWO different ribbons included:

Need to order now? Just go to my Online Store and place your order using this Hostess Code: TNMCJ7HE

This code will be in effect through Monday, October 27th. All orders placed in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net this month will receive this thank-you card from me:

And all Online orders of $35 or more (before tax & shipping) can choose one of these two fun tutorials for free!

or

Let me know if you have any questions!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Hey there! We had a lovely day yesterday! I went shopping with two of my daughters, Jessica & Alisa, to celebrate Jessica's birthday this past Sunday. We mainly spent most of our time in the children's resale shop, "Once Upon a Child", which is like a giant garage sale all classified by size and type of clothing, toys, books, and baby accessories. We love to go to garage sales, but seldom have the time to spend finding the locations, getting up super early, driving to the sales, etc. At this store (there are several across the U.S.) we were able to almost completely outfit all 6 grandkids (plus the new babies coming in 2015) for pennies!

Speaking of saving pennies, Stampin' Up! is offering many ways to save  in October! Starting today, October 1st, there are new Weekly Deals, Stamp, Stock, & Save, the Pick a Pack of Paper Recruting Promotion, and the Good Greeting Exclusive Hostess Set Promotion.

Click on any of the graphics below to go to my website to order or join Stampin' Up! or click here: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Weekly Deals! There's a new set of deals every Tuesday that last for one week each!

Stamp, Stock & Save! Save 15-20% on selected items only October 1st-6th! 

Good Greetings Hostess Promotion! Contact me to host a party in October or submit a catalog party order totaling at least $300 (before tax & shipping), you will get to choose either the wood-mount or clear-mount set Good Greetings! This offer ends October 31st!

Want to take your stamping and papercrafting to the next level? Want to make some extra cash or just help pay for your Stampin' Up! habit? The "Pick a Pack of Paper" New Demonstrator Sign-Up Promotion may be just what you are looking for!

Hurry! This offer ends October 31st, but join Stampin' Up! today and enjoy a free pack of Designer Series Paper every month through April 2015!

That's all for now! Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Hey there! It's Weekly Deals Day! yay! I'm pretty excited about this week's deals! LOTS of Big Shot products - even one I don't have! The Party Pennants Die has been on my Wish List (yes, I do have one!) since the Annual Catalog came out, so it's  defintely on my order this week!

Contact me to order or go direct to my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

You can also click on any of the items listed below and that will take you to my store too!

NOTE: The prices shown are the regular catalog pricing. When you go to my online store the SALE prices will be in effect: 25% OFF!!!!

Use Hostess Code: BYEZBY4Q

When you place an order of at least $35 (before shipping and sales tax) you will receive your choice of a fall or halloween tutorial in your inbox free from me!

Hamburger Box Bigz Xl Die

$42.95

Gold Glitz Dazzling Details

$2.50

Party Pennants Bigz L Die

$32.95

Festive Paper-Piercing Pack

$7.95

Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack

$7.95

Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack

$7.95

Faces I Love Swatchbook Template - Digital Download

$12.95

Ovals Collection Framelits Die

$26.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

 

 

That's all for now. I have three workshops to prep for this week, a doctor's appointment AND a dentist appointment! eeek! I'm also still adding back more features that were lost when my hard-drive crashed before Founder's. Yesterday I unpacked, did a mountain of laundry, restored my Pinterest button on my toolbar and signed up for a terabyte of storage for my photos and documents with Dropbox. Yikes!

 

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Hey there! LOTS of great deals this week on punches! Ooooo! Did you know there's a 2-inch Circle Punch in the Annual Catalog now? There is! We've needed one to go in between the 2 1/2" and 1 3/4" Circle Punches, and to coordinate with the 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch for quite awhile! yay!

Wouldn't a 2" circle have made a nice addition to the snail shell on this card?

That's all for now! Liam is here playing with his magnetic Thomas trains, so until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Hey there! New Weekly Deals were posted this morning, which means an extra post for today!

If you need reinkers, this is definitely the one for you!

Go to my online store to order: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!