Goodbye 2016! Hello Sale!

Celebrate the New Year and great deals during the Year-End Closeout Sale. From December 1st, 2017 through January 3rd, 2017, a selection of holiday retiring products, Clearance Rack items, and surprise additional catalog items will be discounted up to 60%! Hundreds of fantastic must have stamp sets, accessories, paper, and more Woohoo! Bring on the savings!

• Click here to see the complete list of sale products.
• Click here to see the complete list of retiring products.
• Click here to see the complete list of Holiday Catalog Carry Over product.

I am really sad to see the Wonder of Christmas stamp set (#142139 Clear-mount / #142136 Wood-mount) is retiring. The angel image is so sweet and comforting. The sentiments are perfect for Christmas time as well as reminders of hope and faith.

Because many of these items are either retiring or on clearance, they will be available as long as supplies last. I recommend ordering timely to avoid missing out on your favorite products. The quickest way to order for this sale is through my online store.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Beth

The Details:

• Promotion period: December 1, 2016 – January 3, 2017
• All products (and discounts, if any) can be found in the Year-End Closeouts category of the online store.
• Year-end closeout items may be added to all order types: demonstrator, workshop, customer, and online.
• Clearance Rack items are only available while supplies last.
• Following the Year-End Closeouts promotion, some products may remain on the Clearance Rack; other items may be removed from the Clearance Rack to be added at another undetermined time.
• High-inventory items will only be discounted through January 3; beginning
January 4, they will still be available, but at regular price.
• Retiring item availability will follow standard retiring item rules:
        • Retiring stamp sets are guaranteed available until December 21,
          after which they will be only available while supplies last.
        • Retiring accessories will only be available while supplies last.
        • Retiring items will only be available while supplies last. All retiring items
          will be discontinued after January 3.
        • Stampin' Up! will provide a list of retiring items in a sortable Excel file and a PDF.
          The files will be updated Monday through Friday at 4:00 PM (MT).
          Other Year-End Closeouts products and applicable discounts can
          be found in the online store.
• To see the list of holiday carryover items, click here.
• No minimum purchase is required to participate in Year-End Closeouts.
• Year-End Closeouts are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards with qualifying orders.
• New demonstrators may add Year-End Closeouts items to their Starter Kit.
• Items and discounts may vary by market depending on inventory levels.

Much to Celebrate!

I am having a lot of fun playing with and creating projects using the Here's to Cheers Stamp Set and Framelit Bundle.  At first glance, Here's to Cheers appears to be suited only to bottles and tags, but I think the stamps can also be ideal for host thank you cards, Christmas cards, and congratulatory cards.

To make the front of this card to look like a Christmas present, I added a center tag embellishment and some ribbon layered over a 4" by 5-1/4" Crumb Cake rectangle. For an extra detail, I embossed the Crumb Cake cardstock with the Knit Cable Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF). This embossing folder is too neat. I have been trying so hard not to go overboard and emboss everything with knitted cables.

To create the center embellishment, I partially die cut a scrap of green plaid paper from the Warmth and Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack using only the bottom of the wine bottle tag die. I trimmed both sides where the ribbon will go to make a more rectangular embellishment.

Then I die cut the filigree rectangle with Basic Black cardstock. This die is an elegant addition that really pulls the entire embellishment together. Because the filigree die is so intricate, I recommend using the Big Shot Die Brush to help release all of the fine pieces from the die. The Big Shot Die Brush makes it so easy and quick!

The center of the embellishment is a 1-7/8" circle cut from the Layering Circles Framelits and stamped with the Celebrate image.

I cut two pieces of Cherry Cobbler taffeta ribbon - one for the vertical part of the present and one for the horizontal part of the present. I attached the vertical piece of Cherry Cobbler ribbon to the Crumb Cake mat before attaching the center embellishment. Then I threaded the second piece of ribbon through the center embellishment and adhered both to the Crumb Cake. Lastly, I adhered it to the card base.

This color palette is warm, wintery, and cosy. I bet this card would look amazing in an autumnal color palette too! What color palette would you pick?

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Here’s to Cheers Card and Tag Project Supply List
Stamps	#143529 Here’s to Cheers Bundle (Clear-Mount) #143528 Here’s to Cheers Bundle (Wood-Mount)
Paper	#121045 Basic Black #120953 Crumb Cake #100730 Whisper White #141991 Warmth and Cheer Designer Series Stack
Ink	#126973 Garden Green
Embellishments	#104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals #141989 3/8” Silky Taffeta Ribbon Combo Pack
Tools	#143537 Knit Cable Dynamic Embossing Folder #143263 Big Shot Machine #139684 Precision Base Plate #140603 Big Shot Die Brush  #141705 Layering Circles Framelits