Join Our Team Now!

February 4, 2019 admin Comments 0 Comment

You’re Invited!!!

It’s our first ever (but probably not our last!!) Inkin’ Krew Facebook Live Event!!

Introducing the…

As the flyer states – we’re going to hold a Two-Day Facebook Live event to introduce y’all to the benefits of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator!

Throughout the weekend, we’ll have 4 facebook live presentations scheduled (one from Mary Deatherage , one from Amy Koenders, one from Sue Prather and one from Jaimie Babarczy) where they will talk about the Starter Kit offer, the benefits of being a Demonstrator, the specifics about how to join and why now is a SUPER time to join our team! In between will be some games – a few fun videos about being a part of the Stampin’ Up! family and plenty of time to ask questions!

Here are some specifics:

The “Join Our Team – Be Part of Our Story” event page will be open today, February 4 and will remain open at least thru the end of Sale-A-Bration.

The link for you to follow to join our Facebook Party is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/341553246437551/

- Once you open up the page, click on the “Join Group” button which will be near the header at the top.
- When you join, be sure to switch the Notifications to “All Posts” and/or “See First” so that you will see all of the posts that go live in the group.

- YOU can invite friends, too! Anyone who might be interested in the opportunity to join the team is welcome! Just send them the link to the Event Page!
- The event will kick-off on Friday, Feb 8 at 6:30 PM ET and there will be videos, share posts, giveaways for participation in the group and lots of chatter and discussion. It’s a great time to ask those burning questions you’ve got – or simply Lurk-and-Learn! Whatever works for you!
- The event will end on Saturday, February 9 at 6:30 PM ET.
- All giveaway drawings will be held on Sunday, February 10 in the evening so that people who couldn’t watch live can catch up and join the fun.
- The event page will remain up and open through at least the end of Sale-a-bration 2019 (maybe longer if “y’all” are really diggin’ it! – so you’ll be able to check back in – watch the videos again – see answers to your questions…and be primed to take advantage of the truly awesome Sale-A-Bration Joining opportunity!

So – I TOLD you it was exciting! ALMOST as exciting as the opportunity to join this wonderful company and our even more AWESOME team!

There’s lot’s of info for you to read up on over on my Join My Team page! Get a little reading under your belt and come join us this weekend – ready to learn and ask questions and HAVE FUN!

I do hope you’ll join us for at least a part of the event – be sure to get joined into our Event page using the link above!

Thank you, Mary Deatherage, for all this information and all your support.

All My Love with Part of My Story

February 3, 2019 admin Comments 4 comments

Guess everyone watched the Super Bowl! Did your team win?

My card today uses the Part of My Story and Forever Lovely stamp sets along with the All My Love Designer Series Paper (DSP)

The House that Stamps Built is where my design comes from today. I decided to play their challenge.

Crumb cake card stock is the card base with a Balmy Blue card stock mat that is embossed with the Subtle TIEF.
The three long panels are cut from the All My Love Designer Series Paper (DSP)
The mat for the three long panels is Crumb Cake.
The All My Love panels are adhered to the Crumb Cake mats using Liquid Multipurpose Glue.
The panels are then adhered to the Balmy Blue mat using Liquid Glue.
The Balmy Blue mat is popped on the Crumb Cake base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The focal circle is cut from Crumb Cake card stock using a Layering Circle Framelits Dies
The greeting from the Forever Lovely stamp set is stamped in Lovely Lipstick Ink. The greeting has been masked so that only part of the greeting is stamped on the circle with the remaining word “forever” being stamped in Lovely Lipstick on the Balmy Blue mat. The word “forever” looks like it has been stamped in Fresh Fig ink instead of Lovely Lipstick.
The two intertwined hearts are cut from All My Love DSP using the heart die from the Sunshine Wishes Framelits Dies
The hearts are popped and glued over the Crumb Cake circle.
Several Pearl Basic Jewels that have been colored with a Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker are scattered over the front of the card. This finishes the card front.
The inside sentiment from the stamp set Part of My Story is stamped in Lovely Lipstick ink on a panel of Whisper White cardstock.
The art is from the stamp set Forever Lovely and is stamped in Lovely Lipstick ink also.

That’s my card for today. I hope you like it and find it encouraging and inspiring. Have a blessed day.

Questions? You can Contact Me. If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Online With Me button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.

You can Shop in my online store HERE.S
Ready to Join our team? Click HERE for more information.
Want to earn Customer rewards? Click HERE to learn more
Check out the Clearance Rack and save up to 70%.

February 1-15 Host Code: 6CPCWCMW

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Occasions Catalog! That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Part Of My Story Cling Stamp Set [149719] $0.00	Forever Lovely Photopolymer Bundle [150580] $47.50	All My Love 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148576] $11.00	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $27.00
Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146982] $8.50	Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [120953] $8.50	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin’ Pad [147140] $7.50	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Coastal Cabana & Lovely Lipstick Stampin’ Write Markers [147526] $6.00

Card Cuts:

Crumb Cake Card Stock

4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ card front
1-1/4″ x 4-1/8″ cut 3 for mats for the All My Love DSP
3″ x 3″ square to cut circle

Balmy Blue Card Stock – 4-1/8″ 5-3/8″ mat for the card front

Whisper White Card Stock – 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ for inside sentiment panel

All My Love DSP – 1-1/8″ x 4″ cut 3 long panels

Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peek

February 2, 2019 admin Comments 2 comments

I started with my usual for today, editing pictures for my blog post. Going to my email to retrieve them, I found an email with blog link from my upline, so being distracted I decided to read it. Well, that changes my entire post. I suppose if you CAS(E) a card you can CAS(E) a written message. So here goes. I still had to retrieve the pictures to use but the words are partly from Mary Deatherage. Love to CAS(E) you Mary, you always do such fabulous things. Plus today you are saving me time. Thank you

Starting on 15 February, Stampin’ Up! will release a SECOND group of Sale-A-Bration products for you to choose from with your qualifying orders! I’ve placed my pre-order and it should arrive next week, so this seemed like a good time to give you a little peek of the next round of Sale-A-Bration goodies. There will also be dies that coordinate with some of your favorite Sale-A-Bration products.

At the $50 level, there’s the All Adorned stamp set – especially
made to work with your Stamparatus to create a card just like this one…

Here’s a fun video to let you see what it’s all about!

and…

The Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder – also available with a $50 purchase – will create gorgeous textured backgrounds!

How About these gorgeous beauties? At the $100 level is a BUNDLE – called the Painted Seasons Bundle. It includes the Painted Seasons Cling DisINKtive stamp set AND a beautiful pack of Painted Seasons DSP. For free.

Stampin’ Up! has provided us with a great video showing the Painted Seasons Bundle! Check it out!

Of course, the original Sale-A-Bration offerings will ALSO still be available! Offerings like these. And they are free with a $50 purchase.

But wait! There’s more!

Starting on 1 March, wonderful products that coordinate with some of our favorite Sale-A-Brations freebies will be offered this is a special (one-month-only!) Check them out!

These dies coordinate with the Lasting Lily, Hello Cupcaske, So Hoppy Together, and the Four Season (2nd Offering) stamp sets. And–there is a new label punch. So excited to see all these dies.

Take a look at what you can make with the FREEies from the first and second Sale-A-Bration, you can make…

This is the Lasting Lily stamp set with the coordinating die. Beautiful right?

Made using the Hoppy Together stamp set and the coordinating die

This is samplings from the original Sale-A-Bration catalog just imagine using the coordinating dies making these cards!

These are the stamps for the Painted Season stamp set. Isn’t the card above the stamp set beautiful. Use your imagination as to all the designs you can come up with to make.

Several cards from the Painted Seasons stamp set

As a demonstrator, I’ve already had the chance to place my pre-order! That’s one of the perks of being a demonstrator–you get to order early! Are you shocked?!? As customers, you’ll have to wait until Feb 15 for the second Sale-A-Bration offering and March 1 for the Coordinating Products.

Oh!…perhaps you would like to be able to order early and recieve a 20% discount on your future products. Well! do you know that you could add any of these goodies to a Starter Kit!!

Sale-A-Bration is THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR to join the Stampin’ Up! Team! First off – you’ll get the Best “Bundle” EVER!! The Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit!

The Starter Kit is always a great deal but it’s even better during Sale-A-Bration. You’ll get a WHOPPING $175 worth of product – that YOU choose!! – for just $99! (Hint: that’s $50 more than usual!!) And the kit ships totally FREE!

But – this year, there’s also a SECOND Starter Kit OPTION! For just $30 more – you’ll get that $175 of products AND the new Craft & Carry Tote!!

With both options – you’ll get an additional $50 worth of free goodies (that means $175 in product!) plus FREE SHIPPING of your kit. The difference between Option 1 and Option 2 is that awesome Craft and Carry Tote! For an additional $30, you get your Starter Kit ($175 worth of product – that YOU choose!) and this amazing Tote to take all your crafting tools and toys with you wherever you go!

We love Demonstrators with all sorts of goals….Do you want a business? Or do you just want to be able to gather up all the Stampin’ Up! goodies you love with that great discount?!? Either way – I’d love to have you on my team – and you’ll love the benefits… Want 20-25% discounts on everything you buy?

Want 20-25% discounts on everything you buy?
Maybe like to earn a little extra cash to support your habit?
Want New Catalogs and a chance to order new goodies before ANYONE else?
How’s about an opportunity to earn super awesome Incentive Trips?
Having tons of support from me when you need it?
Being part of two fun Krews of demonstrators?

Joining is easy – get all the info here on the Join My Team page – or drop me a note at shirleygentryis@gmail.com with any questions you might have! We have two great teams to support us– Critters N Creatin Krew and Amy’s Inkin Krew! Won’t you join the fun?!?

Stampin’ Up! Lasting Lily

February 1, 2019 admin Comments 4 comments

Today is the day we get additional products for the Occasions catalog and additional products for Sale-A-Bration. WOW! WooHoo! YaH! Aren’t we all excited?

I have a young friend being married soon and her colors are black and white. Her bridesmaids are carrying three black lilies, so when I saw this stamp set, I knew I just had to make her a card with lilies. But…then along comes a card challenge that is black and …how perfect can it get.

The Freshly Made Sketches is perfect for this challenge.

The card base is Basic Black card stock

The mat is Whisper White card stock that has been embossed using the Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF).

The diagonal strips are cut from Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (DSP). The strips are adhered to the Whisper White mat using Liquid Glue.

The art piece is stamped with Tuxedo Memento Black Ink on a panel of Whisper White. This stamp is a Dist-INK-tive stamp. Basic Black card stock is used as a mat for the art piece. (Info about this stamp:

One of the most innovative new products released by Stampin’ Up! in recent times is the new patent-pending ‘Distinktive‘ range of stamps. The stamps made with is distinktive process lay down the ink at different opacities giving the finished image more depth. There’s nothing tricky about how to apply the ink; just ink the surface lightly for a perfect photographic finish.) Click here to watch a video about this type stamp: https://youtu.be/QF5VHPlkScQ

The greeting is from the Best Birds stamp set and is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink on a small panel of Whisper White. It is adhered with Liquid Glue across the bottom of the art piece. Several Pearl Basic Jewels are scattered around the front of the Whisper White mat and the art panel. Everything has been added to the Whisper White mat so it can now be popped on the card base using Stampin Dimensionals.

The inside sentiment is stamped in Memento Black Ink on a panel of Whisper White. A lily is stamped in the lower right corner. This card looks beautiful in person but it doesn’t look to great to me once it has been photographed.

That’s my card for today. Hope you like black and white cards and that you can find encouragement and inspiration for your own creations. Have a blessed day!

You can Shop in my online store HERE.S
Ready to Join our team? Click HERE for more information.
Want to earn Customer rewards? Click HERE to learn more
Check out the Clearance Rack and save up to 70%.

February 1-15 Host Code: 6CPCWCMW

Stampin’ With ShirleyG Butterfly Rewards

Qualify to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! product from ANY current Stampin’ Up! catalog or promotion! The Stampin With ShirleyG Rewards Program is my way of personally saying “thank you” to my frequent shoppers.

How Butterfly Rewards Work:

For each $25 that you order from my online store (before S & H) you will earn one Butterfly. You also earn my monthly Online Class Tutorial with projects that are exclusive to my classes!
You will earn one Butterfly for each friend that you refer when they place their first order of $25+ from my online store.
When you have earned 16 Butterflies you will get a FREE product order valued up to $40.00, your choice and mailed directly to you!

NO MONTHLY COMMITMENT – Just place a $25.00 or greater online order through me (must be a single order of $25 or higher before shipping and tax) online. For every full increment of $25.00 (before shipping and tax), you earn one Butterfly. Individual orders may NOT be combined to attain a Butterfly. Example: a product order of $49 would not qualify for a Butterfly. However, an order of $101 would qualify for TWO Butterflies. Please note, when shopping online make sure that you are shopping in my online store otherwise your orders won’t count toward your Butterfly Reward totals.

I’ve created a sheet to help you keep track of your Butterfly Rewards. You can open and print the PDF by clicking on the link here:

Rewards Order Tracker

Sale-A-Bration Going On Now!

Sale-A-Bration is Stampin’ Up!’s way of saying Happy New Year – and it’s our favorite time of year! Shop, host and/or join the team to get great deals and extra bonus goodies! Check it out!

SALE-A-BRATION IS A GREAT TIME TO…

SHOP and EARN FREE PRODUCTS!

There are two great ways to earn free products during Sale-A-Bration. First off, you’ll earn a FREE product every time you reach a threshold purchase. Take a look in the Sale-A-Bration flyer and you’ll see each of the products is marked Level 1 ($50 purchase) or Level 2 ($100 purchase!). You can mix and match to your heart’s content. For example, if you spend $150, you can choose 3 level 1’s or 1 level 1 and 1 level 2. This gives you lots more flexibility to choose what you want. Below are the qualifying levels.

But – there are even more ways to earn free Stampin’ Up! goodness!

During Sale-A-Bration, when you place a qualifying individual order (or host a qualifying workshop) you can earn EXTRA Stampin’ Rewards!

What are Stampin’ Rewards? That’s Stampin’ Up!’s – way of saying FREE MONEY!!

When your workshop or individual order is $250 (before shipping and tax) or more – you’ll receive an ADDITIONAL $25 in Free Money to spend on….anything you want!!

Let’s do some math!

At $250 – you’d earn $25 in Stampin’ Rewards (10%) PLUS an extra $25 MORE for the SAB special!
So….$50 in free goodies!

What if you ordered $300? Well – you’d get the usual $36 in Stampin’ Rewards (12%) plus that extra $25 for $61 in FREE GOODIES! See how that’s going??! Check out this table with the details:

This great deal runs thru the end of Sale-A-Bration on March 31.

But wait! There’s even MORE goodness during Sale-A-Bration!

SALE-A-BRATION IS A GREAT TIME TO…

JOIN and EARN FREE PRODUCTS!

Sale-A-Bration is THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR to join the Stampin’ Up! Team! First off – you’ll get the Best “Bundle” EVER!! The Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit!

But – this year, there’s also a SECOND Starter Kit OPTION! For just $30 more – you’ll get that $175 of products AND the new Craft & Carry Tote!!

Want 20-25% discounts on everything you buy?
Maybe like to earn a little extra cash to support your habit?
Want New Catalogs and a chance to order new goodies before ANYONE else?
How’s about an opportunity to earn super awesome Incentive Trips?
Having tons of support from me when you need it?
Being part of a fun Krew of demonstrators?

February 1-15 Host Code: 6CPCWCMW

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Lasting Lily Photopolymer Stamp Set [149717] $0.00	Best Birds Photopolymer Stamp Set [141525] $21.00	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75
Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622] $0.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00