Papercrafts and more with Lynnzcrafters
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Aloha, thank you so much for helping me earn this gorgeous incentive trip to Maui! Ethan and I arrived yesterday, we are now in paradise with a gorgeous view of this chapel and the ocean. I will pop some photos on here this week while we are staying at the Grand Wailea and just wanted to thank you all for helping me to earn this trip!
Don’t forget I am offering double owl reward points and extra free thank you gifts for any online orders this week while I am away!
Love
Lynn
Hello friends!
How have you been? I have missed blogging and am going to *try* to bring you more content. I feel like I “can’t do it all” but if you’ve missed me, please know I do try to post more on my Facebook business page (also called Lynnzcrafters) and on Instagram. One of my issues has been time, but the other has been the changes and challenges with technology. I spend all day on the computer and my phone, and learning the new wordpress format just frustrated me. But I’ve brushed up and hopefully have the knack now. whew. thanks for your patience with me!
First of all, how exciting is the new Annual catalog? I can’t believe how long my wish list is, thank goodness I’m a demonstrator and get a nice discount! If you have more than $99 on your wish list, why don’t you consider purchasing the starter kit, so you can get over $50 in free products added to your customized kit! Here’s a link if you want to join my fun team: https://ida.stampinup.com/en/?demoid=2043263
Well, that’s it for now. Remember, if you are shopping online with me, and use my host code: TE7M396K, and your order is at least $40 before tax/shipping, then you will receive my monthly tutorial bundle and a free gift with my thanks.
Thanks for stopping by today, leave a comment and let me know if you have any questions, or tell me your favorite item in the new catalog!
If you are thinking of ordering anything this month please use Host Code: TE7M396K
Have a great day!
Lynn
Pop Up Style Gift Card Holder-Poinsettia: (same directions as Toile Tidings from yesterday)
So that wraps up my Gift Card Holder Series! I hope this inspired you! Which was your favorite?
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Pop Up Style Gift Card Holder-Toile Tidings:
Cutting Directions:
Assembly Directions:
Come back tomorrow and I’ll post an alternative to this style.
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Hello again Friends!
Hope you are doing well, here’s my third tutorial for gift cards in this series! Hope you are enjoying them. Let me know which is your favorite- there’s one more tomorrow!
Small Wallet Fold Gift Card Holder-Feels Like Frost (No Stamping):
3. Adhere all DSP to the cardstock. Punch notch with 1 ½” circle punch. Adhere two sides of the gift card pocket with tear and tape.
4. Cut coordinating piece of DSP for the focal point of the front and die cut scalloped circle whisper white and add adhesive to only the top half and adhere to the top of the front piece.
5. Remove silver loop from glitter star ornament. Tie bow with Metallic Mesh Ribbon. Carefully add to front with some glue dots- this is the clasp to hold the circle down when the gift card is closed.
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Hi Friends,
Stampin’ Up! has announced a Year-End Clearance Sale, as well as the list of what will return from the 2020 August-December Mini Catalog (aka the “Holiday” catalog). Wanted to share these lists with you made by another demonstrator- thanks Lisa Flynn for taking the time to compile these lists in a great format!
Here is a PDF of the items that are retiring as well as on sale- starting on Tuesday December 8th (I believe sale starts at Midnight Mountain Time- which is 2 am here in New York)
2020 Holiday Catalog Retiring List.xlsx
Here is a PDF of the items from the 2020 August to December Mini Catalog (aka the Holiday Catalog) that are carrying over!
Year-End-Closeout-carryover-AD-US (1).xlsx
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Hi there friends, First of all, I want to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving! May your turkey be juicy and your potatoes not lumpy!
Did you notice anything new here on my blog?? How do you like my new header and buttons? The amazing Justin Krieger of jkcardsonline.com created all my new elements!! Didn’t he do a fabulous job? I feel like such a grown up! The owls were cute, but I’ve had them for over 6 years now, time for a blog and Facebook make-over. I have matching business cards and return address labels now too. I’d love to know what you think!
Last, but not least, I wanted to share some photos of my 2nd (Annual) Creative Christmas Retreat! I started this event last year, I wanted a way to include everyone on my team at an all day crafting event. They couldn’t all attend, so I invited some special friends to fill up the room. I’m thankful to have been able to have this event at the Clifton Park Elks again this year, and Mike Bloss outdid himself with delicious spread for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Friends brought some yummy snacks to share as well!
I found this terrific game online and thought this would be perfect for the ladies to play throughout the day and earn some raffle tickets!
This area is the lending library, I brought dozens of my stamps, punches, dies, big shots, and paper cutters. 
This ballroom is huge, and provided us with ample space for crafting all day!
You can see Kathy and Amye hard at work helping me to set up each spot.
My fabulous helpers Kathy, Amye, and Patty helped me set the room up so everyone had a nice work area and their Stampin’ Up! products and gifts were waiting for them at their spot. Everyone received this canvas zippered tote bag, ceramic mug, Let it Snow embellishment kit, Jingle Bells, Snowflake Sequins, and Snowfall Accents Puff Paint! Then the items inside the snowman gift bag were all the pre-cut paper supplies they used to assemble my 8 Make and Take projects! The hot cocoa here was for one of the M&Ts.
we had this cute little hot cocoa station and the girls were able to use their own mug that was part of their gift. 
Could you guess what my theme was? Let it snow… How cute is this little snowman sign?

I feel so blessed that my team and friends from near and far were able to come together for this day. My friend Jacki came all the way from New Hampshire! And Nancy, Addie and Susan are my bingo regulars, so happy they could join us!
Nellie came all the way from Saugerties! Sue and Theresa came from Queensbury! And Amye didn’t have far to travel, but she came early and stayed late to help me with set up and clean up! Thanks friend!
Three of these ladies (Lisa, Jess and Nicole) came from Johnstown. I’m so touched that so many traveled a great distance to come to this event! Look at those sharp Ott lights Cindy and Sheila brought, cool right?
Laurie came over last week to help me punch and die cut almost everything we needed for all the M&Ts. Patty also helped with set up and clean up. Thanks friends. Molly and Jill made some gorgeous cards!
Pam and Elizabeth came from the North Country and they joined Annette, Mandy and Linda at this table.
MaryBeth helped me out by cutting out all the candy canes we needed for a M&T, thanks MB! Kathy is always there for me, every event, she is my right arm and such a treasured friend, thanks Kath! Gail and Tiffany joined them here.
Last but not least, these four friends joined us for the first time, many thanks Barb, Chelsea, Jen and Bobbi for attending!
Altogether we had 30 people come to stamp for the day, I did have two who weren’t able to make it and I’m still working on their projects for them… hopefully I’ll get a chance to finish them this weekend. 
I used all the hostess rewards from placing all the retreat orders and got 5 raffle bundles and they were able to put their tickets in whatever bag they wanted. 
My friend Amye made these cute mugs, can you see what it says? “Sip, stamp, repeat”. She used her cricket and vinyl to make these.  Thank you so much for donating two of your mugs to the raffle!
Ready to see the projects everyone made? 
The gold pizza Box featuring Perfectly Plaid bundle, this can hold a small gift, jewelry, candy or even a gift card.
Some delicious Ghirardelli Hot Cocoa and stick candy canes.
Some cool mint tic-tacs
This beautiful ice skate card could easily be turned into a gift card holder as well.
This little snow globe shaker card was the only die cutting the ladies needed to get up to cut on their own… The Night Before Christmas Memories and More card pack with envelopes was the base of the card.
The mini curvy keepsakes dies are amazing, I saw this cute snowman on Pinterest and couldn’t believe how easy it was to make!
The copper tea tins hold more than tea- you can fit some homemade chex mix, fudge, cookies, hot cocoa, tea bags, or even a gift card in here!
Last but not least, this little pillow box was a breeze to put together, the heart is from the dog punch, and then the Christmas cups of cheer dies made the perfect snowman cup. This held some marshmellows and could fit another gift card.
Next time I’ll share all the winners of the prizes and the gifts I gave everyone throughout the day, I’ve got to run and get some of my Thanksgiving meal prep going here.
Thank you for visiting my blog today! Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Love,
Lynn
Have you ever had a vision and wondered how it would “ever” work? Well, let me tell you- don’t second guess yourself, step out of your comfort zone, and Go For It!
A few weeks ago Stampin’ Up!’s Northeast Demonstrator Development Manager (DDM), Jessica Werner, posted on our Facebook group that she was looking to attend some stamping events in the Northeast part of the US. I immediately thought of inviting her to my next team meeting, but it was so close to Easter that she had to decline. Then, I spoke to her about another idea I had when we were together at OnStage last month, and she loved the idea of coming to join me at my May team meeting!! I decided I wanted to focus on a “New Catalog Launch” with displays, Make and takes, stamping projects, food, fun, and fellowship to help those who were unable to go to OnStage and help them prepare to launch the new catalog to their customers.
One thing I quickly realized, was there was no way I could pull this off on my own! Now, I have some incredibly talented and generous ladies on my team, but I wasn’t sure how to go about asking for their help… I shouldn’t have worried at all, for they truly stepped up in a HUGE way! You’ll see photos of their displays, Make and Takes, and an adorable door prize, which they all generously volunteered to help me with! Am I the luckiest girl in the world, or what? I mean, seriously- I didn’t have to twist anyone’s arm, beg or cry- they just offered! Bless you all, from the bottom of my heart! Lisa, Amye, Tiffany, Kathy, Laurie, MaryBeth and Susan- your displays, Make and Takes, and daisy treat pouch were all a huge hit and I’m so very thankful for your generosity and talents! You supported me in my vision, and I will forever be grateful for your time, efforts and skills! You inspired everyone in the room with your beautiful creations!
I didn’t even tell them I’d be calling them up to the stage, just a small token of my appreciation in those cute bird bags. Thank you!!
So speaking of the stage, it was all set up for the preschool graduation ceremony the next morning, and it was perfect for our use as well- a great vantage point up there!
20 of my downline members attended this event, thank you ladies for attending and added thanks for those who helped bring snacks, beverages, ice, set up, registration, clean up, and Prize Patrol!
I’m so grateful for each of you!
These stamping friends are local and get together monthly as the Upstate Stampers Group. I had planned to have 30 stampers at this event, because that is how many I have on my team, but when spots opened up, I reached out to be sure we filled the room for Jessica’s long trip to visit us from Rhode Island. I’m so thrilled that you were all able to attend! Thanks friends for coming to this event, and to those who brought treats, thank you!
These next few pictures show how the tables were set up- I followed my set up as I do for bingo- putting 6 people at each of 5 long tables. I asked 1 person to take the lead at each table to help rotate the stamping supplies in a clockwise rotation, cleaning off the stamps and help everyone complete the project at the their table. (It worked out well that everyone who prepared a Make and Take did all the big shot work in advance).
It just filled my heart to overflowing to have all these special ladies all together for this wonderful event.
Now, for this last section- I wanted to show you the amazing displays that my friends came up with, I know you are going to love all this inspiration!
Door Prizes Made by Susan Williams
Last but not least I had made a dozen cards to feature the Everything is Rosy special for May. I wanted to display these cards for my demo friends.
Well I think that is all for now, I will do another post with pictures of the five Make & Takes and swaps. I think I’ll save that for this weekend and will be back to share more.
I receive so much positive feedback about this event that I am thinking of doing another demonstrator only event to kick off either the Holiday catalog or the next Occasions catalog. I’m not really sure but I will keep you posted.
Thank you so much for reading this blog and just a reminder there are only a few days left to get the Everything is Rosy Product Medley.
Last night was my monthly stamping bingo night. I had to use some new space because my church and other locations were booked. This room is at the Rexford firehouse and boy was it lovely! My helpers who came early…. I could never do these events without you wonderful friends, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
this front table is where I sat to be the bingo caller, and had all the prizes on display. I found a lovely Pandora station of mariachi music that we played throughout the evening which was so fun. 
I found the absolute cutest paper products, mini morocco’s, and this neat goodie bag all on Amazon. It really helped pull the theme together.
Everyone was in the fiesta spirit, and we had a super organized sign-up sheet/Google document and everyone contributed to a taco and fajita bar for dinner before we started stamping. We had two kinds of homemade salsa, guacamole, chicken, ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and onions, cheese, sour cream, nacho chips, taco shells (soft and hard), margaritas, some other adult beverages, lemonade, seltzer, and delicious desserts too! Churros, brownies, cinnamon cookies and rosettes (I think that’s what they’re called). All I can say is it was so delicious and I am so thankful from the bottom of my heart for such wonderful coordination, loved everything!
We had a good turn out, these nice long tables made it extra roomy and the lighting was fantastic also!
I have to say the margaritas were delicious and I don’t think anyone left hungry or thirsty that’s for sure.
In order to help increase their chances to win, extra bingo boards were available and our largest jackpot of all went to a brand new person who had never stamped or been to bingo before, congratulations Karen M. 💰
She was the guest of one of our newest Lynnzcrafters, Judi P.
First winner of the night was Jane who was super excited to get the butterfly gala bundle!
And here’s Judi (the newest team member I spoke about) she won our second game of bingo and picked out the new Storage by Stampin’ Up!
Next up was Stephanie who won a lovely bundle with two stamps sets, DSP, blender pens, and sponge brayers.
Alexis was our next bingo winner in game four and she was so thrilled that the Piece of Cake bundle was available!
Game five went to Sheila and she got the soon to retire flowering desert set with two kinds of embossing paste, stencils and utensils.
And the last game of the night went to Kathy- which included a pack of watercolor paper, Brusho crystals, spritzers, and two fabulous stamp sets.
After all the stamping was done and bingo was over these fabulous ladies helped me clean up and I tallied the orders and gave away even more raffle tickets. The grand raffle prize was a brand new big shot machine!
This is Meri, she won the big shot and this was only her second time coming to bingo, congratulations!
I raffled off the cute piñata- which Laurie won- and all those ladies are the ones who stayed to help me clean up. Thank you so much friends! 😘❤️😘
I’d like to give a shout out to my friend Nancy who came over the week before to help me do all the big shot work and prep for this event. And to my wonderful team Lynnzcrafters, especially Kathy who so kindly helped with all the set up and clean up!
It truly takes a village to have an event like this, and I couldn’t do it without them. I am so blessed and thankful to have these wonderful friends and all their support and all of the interest from my friends and customers, thank you for helping bingo be such a fabulous event. I love the positivity, comradeship, and plain old fun!
I do not advertise for bingo because almost every bingo night fills up from the people who attend previously, and I use this night as a kind a VIP monthly event.
I will share the cards we made another night, they were bright and colorful and Mexican inspired.
Thank you so much for reading this post today, I hope you have a wonderful day!
Hi friends, how are you doing today? I just had my quarterly rewards day for the top 4 in sales, and I also added promotions to this fun day! (anyone on my team who promotes to a new title will be invited to the next one, and so on). Congrats to Amye, Lisa, Tiffany, Diane and Kathy on all your hard work in your Stampin’ Up! businesses last quarter!!
The girls arrived at noon and we enjoyed a delicious salad bar and macaroni and cheese bar for lunch. Shout out to my brother Scott, the chef, and my sister-in-law Kathy who helped me pull off this fabulous meal! We had lobster, bacon, chicken, broccoli, two extra cheeses, and peppers to mix in the macaroni and cheese!
I like to find unique gifts to give them and for this Way to go day they each got a sparkly pen, bloom planner, and adorable teacup.
Then we went upstairs to the craft room and we had four activities to create, everyone made a custom stamped piece of jewelry, with their perfect word. (Be Open, Laugh, Breathe, Patience and Joey were the words they picked). My word of the year for 2019 is Peace, loved making this fun bracelet.
For the paper crafts (using all new Stampin’ Up! products from the Occasions and Saleabration Catalogs) we made a belly band for a Baker’s box, a hand stamped card, and we decorated around tin that we filled with round teabags. I was going with a tea theme, as you can probably tell, and I showed the girls how to master no line water coloring. This is a technique I am going to cover on my Facebook live event tomorrow at noon Eastern standard time, I hope you will tune in!
The Bakers box is going to come in useful as they needed something to take home their delicious cookies in!
As if that wasn’t fun enough, I had a big surprise for the girls and I hired a professional pastry chef, she is the new chef at Dolce and Biscotti in Clifton Park. (My friend Patty had her at an event in December and when I saw the photos on Facebook, I knew I wanted to do the same). Jennifer Gates is her name and she did a phenomenal job and taught us how to decorate shortbread cookies with royal icing. So much fun, thanks Jennifer!!
Honestly this was so much fun and I can’t believe all the hard work Jennifer put into preparing for us…. she baked all the cookies and made the frosting in advance and taught us the art of cookie decorating. So much fun! ❤️ I had sent Jennifer a link to my blog and Facebook page and she found this cute owl cookie cutter and taught us how to decorate an owl cookie as well as the Valentines themed ones.
Does this sound like fun to you? I would love to welcome you onto my team and I am here to help you grow your business and maybe you will earn one of my quarterly rewards days! I am always here to help.
If you have any questions about any of the Stampin’ Up! pproducts I used, please let me know and I would be happy to share the item numbers or page numbers. I so appreciate you when you order from me, I am really grateful for your loyalty and support!
Thank you so much for stopping by to visit my blog today! I hope you have a fabulous weekend.
Papercrafts and more with Lynnzcrafters 