Monthly Archives: August 2013

Leaf on Wood – Stampin’ Up! Card

Posted on August 8, 2013 | 1 comment
Hey there,
I’m still in Autumn card mode here.  I’m putting my Autumn creations up early so you are able to get the supplies you need for your Autumn cards and decorations before the time crunch happens.  We all have experienced the time crunch!
I also created this project today as a customer appreciation project.  The complete tutorial for this card along with the tutorial for this Halloween card
will be e-mailed to my customers who place an order from today until August 17, 2013 free of charge.  All you need to do is place your order online using me as your demonstrator and the tutorials will be e-mailed to you within 24 hours.  🙂  Free tutorials will now be an exclusive perk for my valued Stampin’ Up! customers.  This is not the only customer perk I offer check out the rest at the bottom of this post.

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FALL CARD CLASS

The Wood and leaf card will also be one of the 5 cards that I will be teaching in my Fall Card Class on Saturday, September 7th here in West Alexandria, Ohio.  Interested in attending, just contact me at [email protected].  The cost of the class is $10. RSVP by September 4, 2013.  Come create and have a blast!

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If you wish to purchase the tutorials for these two cards CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.

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LEAF ON WOOD SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Magnificent Maple (item #131868 wood), Tags 4 You (item #131820 wood or 131823 clear) and Woodgrain (item #128763 wood or 127808 clear)
Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Cajun Craze
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Soft Suede and Baked Brown Sugar
Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Sponges, Stampin’ Write Sahara Sand marker, Mini Silver Brads (item 122941), Mini Glue Dots, Daffodil Delight Ribbon, Burlap (item #132140), Label Bracket Punch (item #132153)
Tags 4 You Stamp Set and Label Bracket Punch are available for a discount as a bundle (item #133293 Wood or 133294 Clear)

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Until my next post. . . . . .
Huge Hugs!
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Be sure to use the Mystery Hostess code when placing your next order. You could be the next Mystery Hostess and get a ton of free stuff!!

The new Mystery Hostess Code is BC3V9MQS and this is how it works:

MYSTERY HOSTESS:

With Stampin’ Up!’s announcement  of the new Hostess Code, we can now “pool” Online Orders together (place them individually, orders will ship directly to you – within the US only, but use the same hostess code). When smaller orders are put in together, the larger order qualifies for HOSTESS BENEFITS.
That means FREE STAMPS (or other products) I can SHARE with YOU!
So let’s get started with August Online Mystery Hostess Workshop!
How do you get to be part of the Mystery Hostess Workshop?
Simply use the Hostess Code below and place an order in my online store by 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Important: To be part of the Online Mystery Hostess Workshop, once you add your first item to your shopping bag the hostess code must be entered just below the Special Offers section and it should say Michelle Zindorf as the Hostess.
Once all the orders are placed, on Monday morning, August 26, 2013, I will draw ONE name to get hostess benefits on the entire order! I will email the winner to get your choices.
Your Hostess Code is: BC3V9MQS
Ready – Set – GO!! Start placing your orders now!… Remember, the deadline for this event is 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Please do not put the hostess code in if your merchandise order is $150 or more.  You would lose your hostess benefits that you would have coming already.

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Customer Free Stamp Set Program

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  For your order of $50 in product using me as your demonstrator you will receive one virtual token.  Order $100 in product receive two virtual tokens, etc.  After you have collected 10 virtual tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $30 or less.
Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up.   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

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Shop my online store now CLICK HERE *

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Have a long Stampin’ Up! wish list?  Check out how you can save 20%, CLICK HERE!

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Toil & Trouble – Stampin’ Up! Card Tutorial #631

Posted on August 7, 2013 | 5 comments
Well it won’t be long and my all time favorite season will be here.  I adore everything about Autumn.  The harvest, holidays and especially the colors.
I have always loved Halloween and have such found memories of Trick or Treating.  I never once had a store bought costume.  We made up our own costumes back then.  I was a hobo more than once.  Stick with a bandana tied to the end of it, grunged up jeans and over sized flannel shirt, dad’s old hat and you were in business.  What homemade costumes did you come up with as a kid?  I would love to hear about them.
About today’s project, I’m starting my Halloween projects early this year.   Just because I love to make them and I am so excited to already have the new Stampin’ Up! Halloween stamps in hand.    This project has the new Stampin’ Up! sets, Halloween Bash and Toil & Trouble in them, Oooooooo  very spooky. . . . . .
The complete tutorial for this card can be found below for free.  On a personal note, please help keep this site free by supporting me, a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, by ordering your Stampin’ Up! products online through my online store.  My Family and I greatly appreciate your business, thank you.  It’s with all my heart I wish to continue bringing you these tutorials at no charge.
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I’ve added the featured card of the day to my sales page where you will also find some great deals on retired stamp sets and my beginner brayer videos.  CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT
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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .
Project Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Toil & Trouble (item 131724 wood or 131727 clear) and Halloween Bash (item 130577 wood or 130580 clear)
Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Gray, Rich Razzelberry and Basic Black
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Basic Gray, Old Olive Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzelberry, Elegant Eggplant and Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals (item 104430),  Stampin’ Write Basic Black marker, Neutral Candy Dots (item 130934), Apothecary Accents Framelits (item 127003), Big Shot Machine (item 113439), Big Shot Magnetic Platform (item 130658), Chevron Border Punch (item 132154), 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (item 119850), Brayer (item 102395)
Started with a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock.  Punched a 1 3/4″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the moon.
Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at the top of the card stock.
Brayered Rich Razzelberry ink next.
Brayered Elegant Eggplant ink at the very top of the card stock.
Removed the moon mask and then stamped the sentiment stamp from the Toil & Trouble set using Stazon Jet Black ink.
Sponged Old Olive and then Basic Black at the bottom of the card stock.
Die cut one of the dies from the Apothecary Accents Framelits set using Sahara Sand card stock and the Big Shot Machine.  Note:  I cut two but decided to only use one.
Note:  Only used the one on the left.
Cut the bottom off of the die cut.  Sponged Basic Gray ink and Basic Black ink on the piece.
Stamped the crow on Basic Gray card stock using Stazon Jet Black ink.  Cut the image out.
Cropped the main image panel by taking 1/2″ off of both the right and left sides of the card stock.  It now measures 3.5″ x 6″.
Colored in just the middle of the stamp from the Halloween Bash stamp set using a Basic Black marker and then stamped it on the tombstone.  Popped the tombstone and the bird up on the main image panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Ripped the edge off of a 3.5″ wide piece of Basic Black card stock and popped it up at the bottom of the main image panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges.
Cut a 10″ x 6.5″ piece of Basic Gray card stock and folded it in half (card base).  Also cut a 4.75″ x 6.25″ piece of Basic Black card stock and punched the Chevron Border stamp down the left side of it.  Cut a 6.25″ x 3.75″ piece of Rich Razzelberry card stock.
Stamped the inside of the card base with the sentiment from the Halloween Bash stamp set using Stazon Jet Black ink.
Put the card together and added two Sahara Sand Candy dots.  Here it is finished.  🙂
May your day be spooktacular!
Until my next post. . . . . .
Huge Hugs!
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Be sure to use the Mystery Hostess code when placing your next order.  You could be the next Mystery Hostess and get a ton of free stuff!!
The new Mystery Hostess Code is BC3V9MQS and this is how it works:
MYSTERY HOSTESS:
With Stampin’ Up!’s announcement  of the new Hostess Code, we can now “pool” Online Orders together (place them individually, orders will ship directly to you – within the US only, but use the same hostess code). When smaller orders are put in together, the larger order qualifies for HOSTESS BENEFITS.
That means FREE STAMPS (or other products) I can SHARE with YOU!
So let’s get started with August Online Mystery Hostess Workshop!
How do you get to be part of the Mystery Hostess Workshop?
Simply use the Hostess Code below and place an order in my online store by 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Important: To be part of the Online Mystery Hostess Workshop, once you add your first item to your shopping bag the hostess code must be entered just below the Special Offers section and it should say Michelle Zindorf as the Hostess.
Once all the orders are placed, on Monday morning, August 26, 2013, I will draw ONE name to get hostess benefits on the entire order! I will email the winner to get your choices.
Your Hostess Code is: BC3V9MQS
Ready – Set – GO!! Start placing your orders now!… Remember, the deadline for this event is 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Please do not put the hostess code in if your merchandise order is $150 or more.  You would lose your hostess benefits that you would have coming already.

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Michelle’s Free Stamp Program
Don’t miss out on my Customer’s free stamp set program. Check it out!  For your order of $50 in product using me as your demonstrator you will receive one virtual token.  Order $100 in product receive two virtual tokens, etc.  After you have collected 10 virtual tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $30 or less.
Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up.   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

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Sunflower – Stampin’ Up! Card Tutorial #630

Posted on August 6, 2013 | 12 comments

Hey There,

It’s kinda gloomy outside here in West Alexandria, Ohio today, but it’s not gloomy in my stamping room.  I brightened things up by creating this cheerful card using the beautiful Stampin’ Up! sets Sunflower and Backyard Basics.  I love, love, love nature stamps.  Just cannot get enough of them.

In today’s project I show how to use the emboss resist technique to get a realistic looking scene.  You can find the complete tutorial for this project below.

I think I should take this card out to show the girls (my hens), they did not want to wake up and come outside this morning.  They are probably up and running about now.  I’ll collect eggs here in a moment and check on them.

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I’ve added the featured card of the day to my sales page where you will also find some great deals on retired stamp sets and my beginner brayer videos.  CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT
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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .
Project Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Sunflower (128736), Backyard Basics (129255) and Lacy & Lovely (item 132025)
Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Soft Sky and Basic Black
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Crushed Curry, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, Early Espresso, Old Olive and Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals, , Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Gun, Versamarker, Stampin’ Write Markers (Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo and Basic Black, Blender Pen, Stampin’ Chalk Marker and Daffodil Delight Grosgrain Stitched Ribbon

 

Started with a 4.25″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.  Stamped the butterfly from the Backyard Basics set using Stazon Jet Black ink.

 

To get a lighter shade of Tempting Turquoise I scribbled my marker on my Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic sheet and then picked the color up with a blender pen and colored in the butterfly.

Added Island Indigo marker with the Blender pen on the inside of the wings.

Added some darker Island Indigo on the very inside of the wings and the edges of the wings using an Island Indigo marker.

Colored the butterfly’s body in using a Basic Black marker.

Colored over the butterfly (being careful to stay inside the image) using a Versamarker.  Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.  Now my image is protected and I can stamp over the image.

Loaded the Sunflower stamp with Crushed Curry and then using sponge daubers, sponged in Old Olive and Early Espresso right on the stamp.  Then stamped the image over the butterfly.  Wiped the ink off of the butterfly with a paper towel.

Sponged Soft Sky ink around the sunflower.

Added Sahara Sand marker to the points in the Old Olive area.

Sponged Crushed Curry ink on the sunflower petals.

Sponged Pumpkin Pie ink around the base of the petals.

 

Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink at the top of the card stock.

 

Cropped my main image panel down to 4″ x 5″.  Stamped the sentiment from the Lacy & Lovely stamp set using Stazon Jet Black ink.

 

Added a 6.5″ x 10″ Basic Black card base (folded in half) and a 4.75″ x 6.25″ Whisper White panel inside the card.

Also added a 4.75″ x 6.25″ Soft Sky panel, 4.25″ x 5.25″ Basic Black panel, Daffodil Delight Stitched Ribbon and using the new Stampin’ Chalk Marker I put dots on the butterfly’s wings.  Note:  This new Stampin’ Chalk Marker is the answer to our White Gel Pen woes, in my opinion  🙂  Item #132133

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May your day be bright and cheery!

Until my next post. . . . . .
Huge Hugs!
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Be sure to use the Mystery Hostess code when placing your next order.  You could be the next Mystery Hostess and get a ton of free stuff!!

The new Mystery Hostess Code is BC3V9MQS and this is how it works:

MYSTERY HOSTESS:

With Stampin’ Up!’s announcement  of the new Hostess Code, we can now “pool” Online Orders together (place them individually, orders will ship directly to you – within the US only, but use the same hostess code). When smaller orders are put in together, the larger order qualifies for HOSTESS BENEFITS.

That means FREE STAMPS (or other products) I can SHARE with YOU!
So let’s get started with August Online Mystery Hostess Workshop!
How do you get to be part of the Mystery Hostess Workshop?
Simply use the Hostess Code below and place an order in my online store by 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Important: To be part of the Online Mystery Hostess Workshop, once you add your first item to your shopping bag the hostess code must be entered just below the Special Offers section and it should say Michelle Zindorf as the Hostess.
Once all the orders are placed, on Monday morning, August 26, 2013, I will draw ONE name to get hostess benefits on the entire order! I will email the winner to get your choices.
Your Hostess Code is: BC3V9MQS
Ready – Set – GO!! Start placing your orders now!… Remember, the deadline for this event is 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Please do not put the hostess code in if your merchandise order is $150 or more.  You would lose your hostess benefits that you would have coming already.

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Shop my online store now CLICK HERE *

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Have a long Stampin’ Up! wish list?  Check out how you can save 20%, CLICK HERE!

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Magnificent Maple – Stampin’ Up! Card Tutorial #629

Posted on August 5, 2013 | 1 comment

Hey There,

Having my new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog in hand inspired me to stamp this card with an Autumn flavor.  I love using Gold and Silver in my Autumn creations so I put those colors up front an center in this creation.  You can find the new Encore Gold and Silver pads along with the Magnificent Maple stamp in the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog.

You can find the complete tutorial for this project below.

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I’ve added the featured card of the day to my sales page where you will also find some great deals on retired stamp sets and my beginner brayer videos.  CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT
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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .
Project Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Magnificent Maple (item 131868) and Lacy & Lovely (item 122887)
Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Black and Whisper White
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke, Stazon Jet Black and Encore Gold and Silver Pads
Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Dazzle Gold Marker, Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Gun

 

Stamped the Magnificent Maple stamp once in Gold and once in Silver on a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White and then heat embossed them using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged Old Olive ink over the card stock using a circular motion.

Stamped the leaf again using Always Artichoke ink all over the card stock.  Wiped the ink off of the embossed images using a paper towel.

Used the Gold Stampin’ Dazzle marker on the edges of the card stock.

 

Sponged Pumpkin Pie ink in the leaves.

Stamped the “Hello” sentiment from the Lacy & Lovely Stamp set using Stazon Jet Black ink.

 

Added a 5.5″ square Cajun Craze card base and 4 Old Olive 1.25″ squares.

Also added a 4.75″ Basic Black panel.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May your day be magnificent!

Until my next post. . . . . .
Huge Hugs!
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Be sure to use the Mystery Hostess code when placing your next order.  You could be the next Mystery Hostess and get a ton of free stuff!!

The new Mystery Hostess Code is BC3V9MQS and this is how it works:

MYSTERY HOSTESS:

With Stampin’ Up!’s announcement  of the new Hostess Code, we can now “pool” Online Orders together (place them individually, orders will ship directly to you – within the US only, but use the same hostess code). When smaller orders are put in together, the larger order qualifies for HOSTESS BENEFITS.

That means FREE STAMPS (or other products) I can SHARE with YOU!
So let’s get started with August Online Mystery Hostess Workshop!
How do you get to be part of the Mystery Hostess Workshop?
Simply use the Hostess Code below and place an order in my online store by 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Important: To be part of the Online Mystery Hostess Workshop, once you add your first item to your shopping bag the hostess code must be entered just below the Special Offers section and it should say Michelle Zindorf as the Hostess.
Once all the orders are placed, on Monday morning, August 26, 2013, I will draw ONE name to get hostess benefits on the entire order! I will email the winner to get your choices.
Your Hostess Code is: BC3V9MQS
Ready – Set – GO!! Start placing your orders now!… Remember, the deadline for this event is 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Please do not put the hostess code in if your merchandise order is $150 or more.  You would lose your hostess benefits that you would have coming already.

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Shop my online store now CLICK HERE

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The Mystery Hostess Is. . . .

Posted on August 4, 2013 | Comments Off on The Mystery Hostess Is. . . .

My Latest Mystery Hostess is. . . . Kathleen Sturgeon!!

So I put everybody’s name in the Mystery Hostess box who placed an order using the Mystery Hostess code and after much shaking and stirring of the slips I pulled out Kathleen Sturgeon’s name.

From the pooled order total Kathleen was able to receive $80 in free merchandise and (2) 1/2 off items of her choice.

Be sure to use the Mystery Hostess code when placing your next order.  You could be the next Mystery Hostess and get all the free stuff!!

The new Mystery Hostess Code is BC3V9MQS and this is how it works:

MYSTERY HOSTESS:

With Stampin’ Up!’s announcement  of the new Hostess Code, we can now “pool” Online Orders together (place them individually, orders will ship directly to you – within the US only, but use the same hostess code). When smaller orders are put in together, the larger order qualifies for HOSTESS BENEFITS.

That means FREE STAMPS (or other products) I can SHARE with YOU!
So let’s get started with July/August Online Mystery Hostess Workshop!
How do you get to be part of the Mystery Hostess Workshop?
Simply use the Hostess Code below and place an order in my online store by 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Important: To be part of the Online Mystery Hostess Workshop, once you add your first item to your shopping bag the hostess code must be entered just below the Special Offers section and it should say Michelle Zindorf as the Hostess.
Once all the orders are placed, on Monday morning, August 26, 2013, I will draw ONE name to get hostess benefits on the entire order! I will email the winner to get your choices.
Your Hostess Code is: BC3V9MQS
Ready – Set – GO!! Start placing your orders now!… Remember, the deadline for this event is 11:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Please do not put the hostess code in if your merchandise order is $150 or more.  You would lose your hostess benefits that you would have coming already.

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Shop my online store now CLICK HERE

Hugs!

Michelle

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Stamping With A Friend

Posted on August 1, 2013 | 4 comments
Hey there,
This is a show and tell post.  So many new products at Stampin’ UP!
Look what happens when you get my buddy, Karen Barber and myself together to stamp.   Especially when we have new stuff from the Holiday Catalog to play with.   Check it out.  Karen came up with the one on the left and I came up with the one on the right.
I so love to stamp with Karen because her style is so different from mine.  I learn so much from her, plus our friendship grows at the same time.   Be sure to stamp with friends, it’s the best!
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The new Holiday Catalog sales period starts today!!!  CLICK HERE to check out the new holiday products.  The bow on Karen’s card and the witch and striped embossing folder on my card are all new products and can be found in the new Holiday Catalog.
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Brand New Thinlits Card Dies are here!!!
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REMINDER:  This round of the Mystery Hostess ends Friday, August 2nd.  Use the hostess code to get a chance to win the hostess rewards for the multiple orders from my customers.  Details below.
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You could be my next Mystery Hostess!  Make sure to use the code when ordering. . . .or you will miss out.
The new Mystery Hostess Code is KVP77JCH and this is how it works:
MYSTERY HOSTESS:
With Stampin’ Up!’s announcement  of the new Hostess Code, we can now “pool” Online Orders together (place them individually, orders will ship directly to you – within the US only, but use the same hostess code). When smaller orders are put in together, the larger order qualifies for HOSTESS BENEFITS.
That means FREE STAMPS (or other products) I can SHARE with YOU!
So let’s get started with July/August Online Mystery Hostess Workshop!
How do you get to be part of the Mystery Hostess Workshop?
Simply use the Hostess Code below and place an order in my online store by 11:00 pm on Friday, August 2, 2013.
Important: To be part of the Online Mystery Hostess Workshop, once you add your first item to your shopping bag the hostess code must be entered just below the Special Offers section and it should say Michelle Zindorf as the Hostess.
Once all the orders are placed, on Saturday morning, August 3, 2013, I will draw ONE name to get hostess benefits on the entire order! I will email the winner to get your choices.
Your Hostess Code is: KVP77JCH
Ready – Set – GO!! Start placing your orders now!… Remember, the deadline for this event is 11:00 pm on Friday, August 2, 2013.
Please do not put the hostess code in if your merchandise order is $150 or more.  You would lose your hostess benefits that you would have coming already.
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Michelle’s Free Stamp Program
Don’t miss out on my Customer’s free stamp set program. Check it out!  For your order of $50 in product using me as your demonstrator you will receive one virtual token.  Order $100 in product receive two virtual tokens, etc.  After you have collected 10 virtual tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $30 or less.
Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up.   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Until my next post. . . . . .
Huge Hugs!

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