Hostess Thank You Bag

If you host a Stampin' Up! workshop you get treated like a King/Queen.  Not only do you get the hostess benefits to order your favorite products for FREE, but you get nice gifts like this from me as my way of thanking you for hosting the workshop!

This bag was full of Stampin' Up! products that I gave to my hostesses in March.  I just love spoiling my hostess and who wouldn't want more Stampin' Up! products to use!  You can host your own workshop with your family and friends in your home; we can do a catalog party where you just collect orders; or we can even do a Facebook party if you aren't local!  Contact me to learn more or check my available local party dates at http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net

Brittny Creates Mystery Host Online Party

Have you seen the party I am having online? 

Who: Everyone and anyone can participate

 

What: Your chance at $25 worth of Stampin' Up! FREE product (includes shipping!)

 

When: Deadline is Wednesday, February 27th at 11:59pm EST

 

Where: Online at http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net.  Click Products then Shop Now to get to my online store.

 

Why: This was in honor of Valentine's day and I was feeling like sharing some love with my readers, customers, fans, etc.

 

How: You earn an entry in to this drawing when you place at least a $50 order through my online store and entering this hostess code 2BG76HY7 at the bottom of the screen.  This is the most important part and if you forget this part you will forfeit your chance at this offer.

 

Special Note: For every $50 you spend, you earn 1 entry and there are no limit to the number of entries you can earn.  I will notify the winner Thursday, February 28th and they will have 48 hours to claim their winnings!

 

Learn more about this offer by clicking here!

 

Not a crafter but still want your chance at this offer?  Take a look at these wonderful products that we sell.  We are not just about paper-crafting supplies!

 

We sell 3 different sets of these adorable cookie stamps for bakers!

We have some great fabric for those who love to sew!

My Digital Studio is a computer program for those digital crafters to make all types of projects!

 

I have more ideas if you aren't sure what you would buy that will get you to qualify for this offer so leave a comment or email me.

GOOD LUCK!



Mini Thank You Cards

A few months ago, my sister hosted a Stampin' Up! party.  I wanted to give the guests who placed an order that night a little thank you card.  I left it blank inside so they could use it again and had my sister place inside their bags with the rest of the order.

I was going through my pictures and realized that I hadn't written about these.  These are simple 3x3 note cards that I just had to share.  This was my first time making these small cards and have to say they are so cute and easy to make that I'm looking forward to making more.

I am sad that this stamp Triple Treat Flower is retiring since I had just gotten it free during Sale-a-bration.  I should have realized it was too good to be true ;)

Here are the supplies to make this card:

Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise
                    Rich Razzleberry
                     Pumpkin Pie

Stamp Sets: Triple Treat Flower (retiring May 31st)
                    Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Tempting Turquoise
        Pumpkin Pie
        Versamark

Accessories: Brights Designer Buttons
                     Early Espresso Baker's Twine
        Punches: Fancy Flower
       Adhesive: Snail
                        Mini Glue Dots
                        Stampin' Dimensionals

Head to my store HERE to buy any/all of these supplies to make these cards.

Cookie Party

This past Sunday I had some friends over to introduce them to the Sweet Pressed Cookie stamp sets and some of the other products from the Occasions mini catalog.  This picture above is some of the samples I showed.


Table set for make and take



More examples and supplies displayed

I had the cookie dough prepared and rolled out so we could stamp, bake and craft within the 2 hours I had set up.  The ladies had such a fun time experimenting with the different color sugar I had with all 6 cookie stamps.  We also experimented together using the cookie stamp as a chocolate mold.  Guess what?  It works!  They turn into the cutest cookies as well as chocolate.  Take a look at the snowflake chocolate that comes in the holiday cookie set.

You can see the blue sugar we tried on the cookie snowflake behind the chocolate

All I did was warm up chocolate wafers than careful spoon some chocolate onto the cookie stamp than spread it around with the back of the spoon.  When you think the stamp is covered with enough chocolate (be careful not to have too much or you will make a HUGE mess with the chocolate going over the sides) you place them in the fridge to cool.

Now here comes the tricky part; removing the chocolate without breaking it!  The nice thing about our cookie stamps is that they are made of silicone that are very flexible.  I just started bending from one side than working my way around the chocolate until it all came off!  Just take your time because the end result is worth it!  Another great reason to buy the cookie stamp sets.  This would make a great treat for anyone who loves chocolate and/or cookies.

While the cookies were baking, we made bag toppers for the cookies to go home in.  Here's what they made.

These were such a hit with the ladies.  They loved being able to take their cookies home in these adorable bags.  How cute would these be to give away for any occasion?  I just love Stampin' Up! because they have everything you need to make personalized gifts.  We sell everything to make these treat bags including the bags!

If you would like any of these supplies you can do so by shopping through my online store www.brittnysmith.stampinup.net.  Click products than "Shop Now" to get started.

I also have to toot my own horn because this party was a $500 order which means that I received $80 worth of FREE product as well as 2 items at half off and a free hostess bundle from the Sale-a-bration catalog.  This is such a good time to host a party and reap the benefits with FREE merchandise.  Thank you ladies for coming and placing your orders.  I greatly appreciate it and will send you something special in the mail as a thank you.  If you are interested in hosting your own party with your family and friends contact me ASAP because there are only 5 weeks left for Sale-a-bration where you get even more FREE items for hosting during this time.  Don't miss out on this wonderful promotion!



Boom, Boom Ain't It Great to Be a Hostess!! Boom, Boom

This promotion made me think of that song.  A great time to host a workshop through me!  Check out the following flyer to see the benefits of hosting a workshop now until Dec. 15th!  Contact me immediately to set up your date.

Dates: November 1-December 15, 2011

Details

Hostesses will receive an additional $35 in free Stampin' Up! products when you hold a workshop totaling $350 or more (excluding tax and shipping)! This is in addition to all the other benefits you already get as a Stampin' Up! hostess.

Things to Remember
•Only customer, hostess, and workshop order types qualify for this promotion. Online orders do not qualify. Contact me if you'd like me to submit the order for you.
•Orders must be $350 or more to qualify.
•Orders larger than $350 are not eligible for additional hostess free merchandise dollars. For example, a $700 workshop does not receive $70 in additional dollars. All orders over $350 always receive $35 in additional free hostess dollars.
•Hostesses may use their additional $35 in free merchandise on any catalog/mini catalog products.

Challenge Card

I finally got some time to craft tonight. I made this card to participate in the Saturday Stamping 411 sketch challenge. The in colors were used along with Fresh Cuts and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets. This card is also going to be made at my Cards for Troops workshop next Saturday.



I will preview more of my cards for next Saturday when I get done with them. I am trying to have at least 3 different cards to make. I'm hoping I get a good response so that I can design a few more cards that we can make to send for the troops. I am very passionate about this workshop since I am a military wife and know how great it would be to have a card sent from my husband for Mother's Day.

I am also hoping to get back to scrapping my son's album. We were back in Pittsburgh for 2 weeks introducing him to both sides of the family. I have tons of pictures I need to scrap from our trip. I hope to get somewhat caught up tonight and tomorrow.

Mother's and Father's Day Cards for the Troops

I have a great idea for my upcoming workshops. I found a charity who collects handmade cards to send to the troops overseas. These cards are used by the men and women to send to their loved ones. What a great way to support our troops and thank them for all that they do. Being a Navy wife, I completely understand how it feels to get anything from my husband when he's deployed. I think this is such a great idea. I am going to have a workshop to make Mother's Day and Father's Day cards to send to the charity. I am working on the details for these workshops. Any ideas or suggestions, leave me a comment. We need to have the cards for Mother's day mailed to the charity by April 15th. Let's get together and support our troops! Use an upcoming workshop to make cards to donate.

First Workshop and Projects

I had my first workshop this past Sunday. I could not have been happier with the way it turned out. My sister hosted this for me at her place since my apartment is just too small. There were 5 people who were there for the make and take and 1 showed up after to look at the supplies. I had all of my supplies from the starter kit since no one had ever heard or used Stampin' Up! The girls made a birthday card and gift box. We used a bunch of different techniques to show how to use my supplies. From this demonstration, I had 4 of the 6 ladies order. My total order was about $1,000!!! My mom loves Sizzix and ordered most of the die cuts that are exclusively ours because you can't order them anywhere else. My sister is a first time crafter, so she placed a big order to get most of the tools. With this big of an order, we got a ton of things free for hosting. She's being nice enough to let me build my supplies with these benefits. The best thing is that we ordered the Sizzix machine for free!! This was very successful and I'm looking forward to my next one next Friday while I'm in Pittsburgh. I also got 2 ladies who would love to host a workshop. I'm not doing too bad for my first month as a demonstrator!!

Here are the two projects we made with the list of the supplies. If you are interested in learning how we made the card and box, leave me a comment. Remember, you can always shop online 24/7 for the stuff that you need from me!




Supplies to make this card:

• Stamps: Bitty Birthday, Always in Bloom Wheel Stamp
• Ink: Classic Basic Black, Classic Real Red
• Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Only Orange
• Tools: Stampin' Around Handle, Blender Pens, Stampin' Pastels, Snail Adhesive

This is to be the front of the box.

This is a picture of the other four sides of the box.

Supplies used to make this box:

• Stamps: Bitty Birthday (balloon), Fun and Fast Notes, Teeny Tiny Wishes (happy birthday)
• Ink: Versamark Pad, Classic Basic Black, Classic Brillant Blue
• Cardstock: Whisper White, Brillant Blue, Only Orange
• Tools: Sticky Strip, Blender Pens