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"SALE-A-BRATE" GOOD TIMES - COME ON!

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It's the most popular promotion of the year - the one everybody waits and looks forward to with much anticipation!  Yep, that's right!  It's SALE-A-BRATION time!  CLICK HERE to view the SALE-A-BRATION catalog on-line and to see the details of what this great promotion has to offer to CUSTOMERS, HOSTESSESS, as well as those who SIGN-UP TO BECOME DEMONSTRATORS during this wonderful time.  Would you like to get an actual hard copy in your hot little hands?  Contact me and I will be happy to get one to you.

JANUARY 24 - MARCH 31, 2012

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VALENTINE BOX & CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT

If you live locally (I'm in Orange County in the city of Cypress, CA), I'd love to have you join us to come and make this fun Valentine Box, along with 4 "pick your greeting" card making class on Sunday, February 12th from 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  If you're interested, contact me at linda@StampingYearRound.com and I will send you an e-mail with more detailed information.

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WASHER PENDANTS WITH SAB DSP

I loved making these for all those in my downline who attended Leadership this year.  They are so nice (even better in real life) and make great gifts. 

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The pendants were made using washers purchased at the home improvement store.  You can use whatever size you choose to make these.  The ones I used are 1/2". 

To make them, just punch out your DSP with the appropriate size circles using your punches.  Apply them to the washers using our Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).  I then used the emery board and one of the precision files from our Distressing Essentials kit (#118762) along the edges.  You can't see too much of the dimension and shine in the picture, but it's what really makes this look so pretty. It was done by applying a thick layer of Crystal Effects (#101055). 

Here's another view as well as the design I put on the back.

The DSP (Designer Series Paper) used is from Everyday Enchantment (#126154), just one of many choices from Sale-A-Bration that you can get for FREE with a purchase of $50.00 or more.

The ribbon is from Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (#127279), yet another one of many choices from SAB.

CLICK HERE to place your order on-line.  My store's open 27/7.  Order anytime from anywhere! 

Here's wishing you all a wonderful weekend!  See you back here again next week!

What better way to show off more pictures from Leadership than to put them on a digital scrapbook page using My Digital Studio!  The elements used on this page are from the "One Big Sale-A-Bration CD".  Just one of many choices from the Sale-A-Bration 2012 Brochure of items, you as a customer, can get for FREE with an order of $50.00 or more.   This CD includes exclusive Sale-A-Bration products in digital format .  It's packed with 5 stamp brush sets, 12 Designer Series paper Patterns, 6 ribbons and 5 brads. 

CLICK HERE about last weeks Leadership conference.  It'll take you to Shelli Gardner's blog, where not only will you be able to read more about the fun we had, but you just might even see a famiular face there. 

How would you like to JOIN THE FUN as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator?  Now is the best time to do it with $50.00 off the regular price of the starter kit (regular price is $175.00 - now only $125.00 until March 31, 2012).  PLUS your choice of either a free paper pack or digital download every month for the rest of the year! 

Contact me if you have any questions.  Or you can just go ahead and CLICK HERE to order your starter it and you be on your way to great demonstrator benefits!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOST?!?

Okay, so how does this relate to Stampin' Up! and Leadership you ask?  Well, the only thing is that I stayed at The Menger Hotel while I was in San Antonio for our Leadership conference last week.  But, I just had to share...

The Menger Hotel is a beautiful historic hotel built in 1859.  President Theodore Roosevelt and Babe Ruth are just a couple of the most prominent guest who had stayed there. Directly across the street from the Alamo, it is known to have hauntings.  You can CLICK HERE to read about some of the experiences guest have encountered.  If you "Google" "Hauntings at the Menger Hotel", there are even links to YouTube videos that claim to have "ghost" appearing in them.  I know, pretty spooky, huh?  While I was there I asked a few of the staff members if they had ever experienced anything.  The bellboy who took me up to my room told me of an experience he encountered.  Others said that they personally had not, but they know of co-workers who had.  I personally did not experience anything (thank goodness - especially since I was staying in the room all by myself), but there were times when it did feel kind of eerie, although the place truly is very elegant, so I guess that's why I didn't seem to mind.  I do have to admit, I kept all the lights on to my room my first night there.  Perhaps the "ghost" knew to leave me alone, otherwise they may have had a heart attack victim on their hands!  Ha! Ha!

So, here are just a few pictures of this beautiful hotel...

Humm, I don't know about you, but those white spots (up toward the top of the picture, below) look like "orbs" to me, not quite sure where those came from.  I'm sure there must be some scientific explination as to why they appeared.  Perhaps from the flash of the camera (?).  Honestly, I just now noticed them as I uploaded this onto here.  Weird. 

Would I recommend a stay at The Menger Hotel?  I certainly would.  The staff there was wonderful.  Poor customer service at some other place with no ghost?  Now that's what I call "scary"!

 

SOME FUN SAMPLES FROM LEADERSHIP

One of the highlights I look forward to at our Stampin' Up! events is looking at all the great displays and samples.  Here are just a few of my favorites from this year's Leadership.  I can't wait to make some of my own versions of some of these.  Enjoy!

What a different and fun way to display these hundreds of cards!

Great product display.

Love this banner.

Can you tell?  I love this inspirational quote.

Pretty.

Love Build-A-Bear and these fun ideas as to what you can do with them!  So cute!

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This card sample was my personal favorite.

More from Leadership tomorrow!  See you then!

 

 

 

 

 

I'M BACK!!!

Yes, yes - I know, I have seriously been MIA, big time! I had gotten sick with the stomach flu just before the holidays, I got better, then the holidays came and went. Last week I was in San Antonio, TX for Stampin' Up!'s Leadership Conference and got sick again, days leading up to and the first couple days of.  This time with a terrible cold and cough. I'm now at the tail end of this nasty cough, but I'm back home and ready to get back to work!  But, for now, I'd love to share just a few pics of my time in Texas this past week, if I may...

Humm, can you guess this year's theme?  Yes, it was, "My Way".  That's Shelli Gardner, CEO and co-founder of Stampin' Up! on stage.

For this year's Manager's Reception we were treated to a show featuring Chinese Acrobats.  Very cool! 

 

That's my dear friend / downline, Katy and me, just before we went in to watch the show.  See that quilted bag on my shoulder?  That was our Leadership bag made with some of our cool Stampin' Up! fabric.  It's so much nicer in real life.  Reversible too!And, see that clear bag I'm holding with the cool little boxes?  I'll share with all of you, by the end of the week, a close up look at one of them along with what's inside.  So you'll want to make it a point to keep coming back to pay me a visit, okay?

Now this particular performance, I have to admit, made my hands sweat!  Even though this guy put on the harness as he got to the last couple chairs, it still made me very nervous!  But, it was pretty amazing!  You can't really tell from the picture, but those chairs were stacked very high up.  Yep, they were a little larger than your average size chair.

Just a few of Stampin' Up!'s "leaders", out in the audience...
 

You'll want to keep coming back as I share more pictures of my fun time at Leadership.   See "y'all" again soon!  (Learned to talk like that while I was in Texas! - Ha! Ha!)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

ONLINE ONLY SPECIALS!

CLICK HERE for the full list of everything that's on special which includs the Simply Scored Tool and Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps that's on sale on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21st ONLY!

And... here's MY SPECIAL OFFER to everyone placing an ONLINE ORDER with me of $50.00 or more.  I will send you a FREE PACKAGE OF JEWELED RHINESTONES, as my THANKS to you!

Limit:  One package per customer.

Please note:  Jeweled Rhinestone offer good only through me, Linda Gutierrez - Demonstrator.

CLICK HERE to START YOUR ONLINE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE and to get in on the great specials!

HOSTESS SPECIAL ENDS DECEMBER 15, 2011

ALL ABOUT "FAMILY"

With the holidays fast approaching, for many of us, at least I know for me - it's all about FAMILY!  So, I want to share with you this fun project I made to put on the shelf in my office.  You'll notice the colors go along with the theme of the rest of my office.  Chocolate Chip and the various pink shades.  I had my husband cut pieces of wood.  I spray painted them with the extra spray paint I had left over after doing the rest or my office as shown here.  I'll show close-ups next time, so just be sure to come back again sometime next week.  For now - take a look at what I'm talking about...

 

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I love the Serif Essentials Alphabet (item #113464) die set.  Notice my "Dream" banner to the left of this picture.  Think "Christmas Gifts"!  Order your set today by CLICKING HERE. 

Here's wishing you all a wonderful weekend.  Spend it with FAMILY!  See you all back here next week!

REMEMBERING ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED...

FUN CARD FAVOR

Thanksgiving is just less than 2 weeks away.  Wouldn't this be a fun little treat to give guest coming for Thanksgiving Dinner?  Included in this fun card are Hershey Nuggets covered with matching DSP.  Not that they'll want to eat any of the Hershey Nuggets after having their huge delicious turkey dinner, but there's always the next day, right? 

 
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Here are just a couple ideas of what you can do with the card insert: 

>  Write a note the the recipient as to why you're thankful for having them in your life.

>  Instead of writing a note, how about putting a picture, as a nice little keepsake?

I'm sure you can come up with ideas of your own.

Here's a link on how you too, can make this fun little treat  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/treatboxcard/

Have fun with it and have a wonderful weekend!