Hear ye! Hear ye! I’m excited to share a handful of announcements today. My post is jam-packed with great information about events, invites and a crowd-favorite Blog Candy Giveaway. What fun!
EVENTS
I love every opportunity I have to get together with my InKing Royalty team members, amazing customers and other demonstrators. I have two really big events to tell you about – one happened yesterday, and the other takes place in October.
- Memory Keeping with Foster Care Families. I had an AMAZING opportunity yesterday to craft with families from Georgia’s Foster Care Program. What an honor! What amazing fun! I was first contacted by Rhonda, who works in Georgia’s Department of Family Services. She found me online and asked if I would help organize an scrapbooking event to celebrate and honor these families. I can’t wait to share pictures and a rundown of this event with you later this week. Here’s one picture to whet your appetite:
- World Card Making Day 2017. For the past four years, Pam (my incredible upline) have hosted a demonstrator event in Atlanta to celebrate World Card Making Day. This event falls on Saturday, October 7, 2017 this year, and we are already planning for this year’s event. The week after our super-fun event, I always receive emails from people who “wish they’d known” – here’s your chance to stay in-the-know. 🙂
This event is designed to inspire and support Stampin’ Up! demonstrators (business builders and hobbyists). If you are interested in joining us, please CLICK HERE to make sure you are on my email list for the event. We don’t need a commitment right now, but we’d love to make sure you are included!
If you’d like to see my write-up (and super-fun pictures) from last year’s event, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
INVITES
- My Product Shares are Coming! I’ve received lots of notes to ask if I’ll be hosting product shares for the upcoming Annual Catalog. The simple answer is – YES! Per Stampin’ Up!’s rules, I can’t collect money from customers until seven days before I can place the order with Stampin’ Up!, so I’ve got it all ready to post later this week. What are product shares? You can read more about that here.
If you’d like to be included in my email on Thursday that announces the shares, please email me at [email protected] to let me know. I’m excited! - Brian’s Bulletin – My New Newsletter. As you may already know, I kicked off my Brian’s Bulletin Newsletter last week. I am thrilled with the number of people who signed up to receive my newsletter and was thrilled to share my first edition. Since many have signed up since then, I’m sharing the first edition here – and the next one will go out next week. If you missed my first newsletter, you can click on the picture below to take a peek:
or you can CLICK HERE. I don’t like to use peer pressure to manage behaviors, but all of your friends have already subscribed to my newsletter – it’s all the rage. If you haven’t already subscribed (and want to), you can click below to sign up for my newsletter:
or you can CLICK HERE. I’m so glad you want to be a part of it! 🙂
BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY
Now that we’ve got all the “business stuff” out of the way, it’s time for a fun Blog Candy Giveaway. I gathered up a bunch of brand new, never-been-used before items in my craft space and want to offer them to one deserving winner. All you have to do to be considered “deserving” is to leave a comment below and answer the following question –
You’ve seen the new catalog or lots of great new items from it. What are you most excited about in Stampin’ Up!’s 2017 Annual Catalog?
Here’s what one winner will receive –
Wow! That’s a lot of stuff! What was I thinking?! 🙂 Here’s what you can win – Crumb Cake Notecards and Envelopes, Make a Medallion stamp set, Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack, Confetti Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Succulent Garden 3/8″ Ribbon Combo, Falling in Love Embellishments, Calypso Coral & Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Write Markers, Urban Underground Embellishments, Halloween Night Enamel Dots, Watercolor Pencils and four of my all-time favorite cards.
Again, all you have to do is answer this question:
You’ve seen the new catalog or lots of great new items from it. What are you most excited about in Stampin’ Up!’s 2017 Annual Catalog?
You can also leave a kind message, but it won’t help you to win the goodies. Maybe. 🙂
I’ll announce the winner on Tuesday.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
Retiring List. Stampin’ Up!’s retiring list was announced last month – you can see all the items that will soon go away here:
NOW AVAILABLE! Stampin’ Up! is giving some great products an early release! Until May 31, customers can now order select items from the Eastern Palace Suite! There are two bundles being offered – and they are both AMAZING. I can’t see why you’d pass up the Premier Bundle with the Eastern Medallion Dies – they are incredible! To read more about this suite, CLICK HERE.
I haven’t seen the catalog yet, but I am anxiously awaiting it. I’m really looking forward to checking out the This Little Piggy set. I love little piggies. Love your blog, too.
I love the new Eastern Palace Suite and the new in colors. Thanks for the chance to win candy and keep making your videos, they are great.
I love the new kits – and refill options as well as the planner. My wish list is long!
I can’t wait to get my hands on the planner kit!! It has everything I was looking for in a planner AND it’s Stampin’ Up! Brand….the cherry on top!
Just as I submitted my comment I saw a typo in my email. Its correct in this comment.
Eastern Palace Suite!
My very favorite that went to the top of my Wish List is the Daisy Delight Bundle! Second to go on the list is the Daisy Delight DSP! Love!!!
The new in colors are awesome !!!
The Daisy Suite
I don’t know what it is about the Daisy Delight bundle, but I’ve just gotta have it!
I absolutely LOVE the entire catalog, but if I had to choose just one, it would be the Delightful Daisy bundle.
I love all the new ribbon! I also love the samples that are in the new catty- I’ve already CASE’d 4 of them. OOOOOOOOO that card on pg. 23!!!!!
Stampin’ Up creates fabulous DSP paper. Love the the “Daisy” bundle.
I have been following you for some time. Enjoy your blog and projects. Would LOVE to win your blog candy.
I am most excited about the new coffee set and colorful reasons. Thanks for the chance to win.
I can’t wait to get my hands on “This little piggy”!
The new colors! I’m always amazed how they can come up with another shade ?
Ooooh, yes I have seen it all, and I want it all , lol. Most of all I want the birthday one, they stop it when I ordered it , so now I’ll wait for 2. More weeks , ?
Thanks my friend for sharing all your beautiful projects,
Hugs xoxo Frenchie
I am excited about the new in colors. Love having the new colors to add to my collection and all the new embellishments. Can’t wait to see the catalog. I enjoy reading your blog and see all the great ideas and inspiration.
Total fluff piece, BUT “This Little Piggy!” Followed by the climbing orchid bundle.
I’m most excited about the At Home With You Bundle which you beautifully showcased recently. This bundle looks very versatile.
Love so many items hard to pick, but the daisy set and DSP are close to the top. Really love the return of Beautiful You also which is a big favorite and so versatile.
The daisy bundle was love at first sight. I’m sure my “want” list will expand as I thumb through the catalog!
I really like the new At Home With You stamp set that you featured yesterday. For some reason I really like all of the “home” sets, for instance I have all the fireplace and window sets that were released over the last year. 🙂
I love Stampin Up’s beautiful papers, I can’t wait to get my hands on the Delightful Daisy DSP! Thank you for all the wonderful inspiration!
I’m in love with SU’s great DSP. It the best weight. So easy to store and work with. The patterns for 2017 are a hit with me.
I love the new lemon set and punch. Can’t wait to get my hands on it!
I suppose it’s the HOME bundle but I also LOVE the new In Colors!
The DSP Daisy bundle is outstanding, but everything I go back through the new catalog I see new surprises to go on my wish list!
so excited for new stamp sets!
Since I have many diving friends, I can’t wait to use the Magical Mermaid set for the upcoming year of birthdays. Mermaids Unite!
This comment will not help me win but it will release some stress. I am resisting looking at the new catalog. I have more paper than I can use. Stamps and dies I haven’t used. I am determined not to order more until I make a dent in my present supplies. Wish me luck.
I am most excited to get the Daisy Bundle and DSP. Have so many ideas and Can’t wait to start making cards with this set.
I have the pages almost tattered, I have been thru the catalog so many times!! Like the collection of “outside & inside” sentiments. Plus the new “In Colors” are fabulous.
I haven’t yet had my hands on a catalog but have seen many sneak peeks, so many things to love! I think I’m most excited by the Adirondack chair die. It doesn’t fit my go-to style, but I think I’m in love.
I’m in love with the Happy Birthday, Gorgeous bundle! I also look forward to ordering several other bundles and stamp sets. I’m overwhelmed by the wonderfulness of the new catalog!
I love all the in colors.
I am salivating over all of it. I have so many pages marked I can’t decide where to begin!
I am most excited about the Birthday Delivery Bundle — awesome stamps, dies, and DSP.
I love the Daisy Delight bundle. It brings a smile to my face.
My favorite things in the new catty are all the fun new kits! They’re so easy to use to make up some quick yet beautiful cards! I haven’t decided which one to order first for my grand kids to help me make.
I can’t wait to order one of the kits to make with my grandkids!
Lots of new things in the catalog…I like the stamp/die bundle “Home”…love the door that opens! Unique!
I love all the new colors for ink pads…really gorgeous…will make projects really look gorgeous…
WoW! That is a lot of fun items. Your post on the Foster care is so amazing. I can’t wait to see more on that post. Have a great day!
I LOVE the Daisy Suite
Pick me!!
I enjoy following your blog and learning from your ideas! Tara Edginton.
The first thing that really caught my attention in the new catalog is the Birthday Memories Suite, featuring the Birthday Delivery Bundle on Pages 68 and 69. Having Stamps and Dies that perfectly match the main “characters” in the Designer Series Paper — well, it is magical. When I realized the Fox die matched the the cute Fox on the DSP and you could almost instantly use it in a card, I was thrilled. I feel that same thrill everytime I see the Poodle, the little girl, the cake and the Baker. I just Love how it makes me feel, and I can’t wait to play with the entire bundle!
I can’t choose between the Bike Ride Stamp Set, The Colorful Seasons or, the new In Colors! Luckily, I don’t have to choose only one when I order!
The little piggy stamp set is my fav 🙂
I am loving everything I have seen made with the daisy bundle. But as I make cards for a kids charity, my first purchase will probably be the This Little Piggy set. I know the kids will love that image.