The January – June Mini Catalog Is Live

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The January – June 2021 Mini Catalog is Live
It’s Sale-A-Bration Time

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 Click to view the new catalog on-line!

 

It’s Time For Sale-A-Bration

January - June Mini Catalog

Click Here to View the Sale-A-Bration Brochure

Earn FREE Products during Sale-A-Bration!  For every $50 or $100 you spend, you can choose between two purchasing levels of free products.  This year, the structure of Sale-A-Bration is different.  Instead of one single Sale-A-Bration season, we’ve split the annual Sale-A-Bration event in two! The first Sale-A-Bration event will take place from January to February, with the second beginning in July and ending in August.  All of the offerings for the January to February period can be found in the brochure above.

 

Membership Has Its Perks

Do you have a BIG WISH LIST? Consider becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. The Starter Kit is a great value! For $99, choose $125 worth of products, and it ships for FREE (an additional 10% savings)! AND DURING SALE-A-BRATION  you’ll receive an assortment of FIVE 6″ x 6″ stacks of Stampin’ Up!’s newest designer paper!

  • SAVE at least 20% ON EVERYTHING YOU PURCHASE! Once you join, you’ll enjoy a 20 – 25% discount on your favorite Stampin’ Up! items.
  • NO PRESSURE OR OBLIGATION TO SELL TO OTHERS! There’s never an obligation to host parties, sell products, or purchase anything else after the kit.
  • THERE’S NO RISK! NO PENALTY TO DROP! If you reach $300 in sales by the end of the first full Stampin’ Up! quarter after you sign-up, you automatically renew your demonstrator discounts and benefits for another quarter. To continue, you will need to reach $300+ in sales (includes personal purchases) to renew from quarter to quarter. If you don’t reach $300 in sales, you can “drop” with no penalty.
  • CONTINUE the BENEFITS and DISCOUNTS! From the time you join through the end of the first full Stampin’ Up! quarter, you will be able to take advantage of demonstrator discounts and benefits. The Quarters are January – March, April – June, July – September, October – Dec. You will have the balance of the quarter in which you join PLUS the first full quarter to reach your first $300 in sales (includes personal purchases) and renew for another quarter.
  • JOIN TODAY! Purchase the starter kit through me and instantly become a member of the Schach Pack Pals. You’ll have access to private Facebook groups, receive newsletters, and will be able to engage with a community of other stampers.
  • Questions about joining? Email me at ann@thestampinschach.com. If you are ready to join NOW, CLICK HERE!

Remember – You get to choose up to $125 in any products you want and pay only $99 plus tax, no shipping.

If you have any questions about joining Stampin’ Up!, I am only an email away! If you are ready to join NOW, CLICK HERE!

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Looking for an oldie but goodie? Check out my retired stamps which I have for sale.

Retired Sets for Sale

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Current Host Code Information

Ready to order supplies to make your own cards? I would love to be your Demonstrator. Click Here to place an order in my online store.

When checking out, if you apply the Host Code to your online orders of at least $50, but under $150, you’ll get a free gift from me. If your order is over $150, please do not apply the host code – you will be receiving your own host rewards, as well as your gift from me. All orders of $50 or more earn points toward my Loyalty Rewards Program (Details HERE).

Current Code: HWE6943W
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As always, if you have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

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Floral Friendship Card for #PP522

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Looking for a floral friendship card to raise someone’s spirits?  Nothing beats flowers to brighten a winter’s day. It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players!

floral friendship card

This week, the talented LeAnne has a really fun theme challenge for us:  Use something NEW on your project! Don’t we all have something which is new to us, which we haven’t used, in our stash? For me, it was the new Art Gallery bundle, Dandy laser cut paper, Fine Art designer series paper, and Gilded Leafing.  I can’t wait to see what new goodies you are using on your card this week!

Colors of the Day

floral friendship card

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips

The Art Gallery images are perfect for playing with the new gilded leaf flakes. I used them on the larger blossom in order to add a beautiful golden luster.  I simply stamped the overlay image in Versamark, and heat embossed it with Heat and Stick powder until sticky, at which point I added the gold flakes. I burnished them and rubbed off the excess. Since it was such an easy process, I did the same thing with a dragonfly cutout from the Dandy Laser Cut Paper collection.

floral friendship card

A “pop” of blue in a sea of pink and gold, the floral stem is accented with an organdy bow. A gold hoop and clear Elegant Faceted Gems provide further embellishment. The sentiment, “It was a perfect day because of you” holds particular meaning for me. Lexi lost her fight to cancer a few days ago (Click Here for the post about Lexi’s passing.)  I created this card to be framed. It will sit beside Lexi’s powder pink urn. Every day truly was a perfect day when Lexi was in it!

floral friendship card

To download a free tutorial for today’s floral friendship card, which includes all the paper measurements, please click on the button below. For every card which has been posted on my blog 2019 – present, there is a free tutorial.


2021 FREE Tutorial PDF Gallery – CLICK HERE
2020 FREE Tutorial PDF Gallery – CLICK HERE
2019 FREE Tutorial PDF Gallery – CLICK HERE

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the The Paper Players Design Team:

There’s Still Time to Sign Up for My January – June Mini Catalog Product Shares! 

 

  • Email me at: kimschach@msn.com to reserve your share today! The reservation period runs through January 4th, 2021.
  • PayPal invoices will be emailed out starting December 29, 2020…and checks are welcome, too!
  • Filled shares will be ordered on January 5th… and the order will be expedited.   US addresses only, please.

While I will try to make certain I have all of the items I listed in my shares, if certain items are not available at the time I place my expedited order, I may have to refund the cost of that item.

1. Designer Series Paper Share – $41.50 (Includes postage)

  6” x 12” Patterns

  • Love You Always Specialty (3), True Love (6), Hydrangea Hill (6), Fine Art (6), Sand & Sea (6), Ice Cream Corner (6), Snail Mail (6), Well Suited (6), Love You Always Foil (3), Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass (4), Golden Garden Specialty (3), Pearlescent (1), Dandy Laser Cut (1 assorted card front)

  6” x 6” Patterns

  • Dandy Garden (12)

            68 Sheets Total

2.  Ribbon Share – $9 (Includes postage)

Approximately 1-¼ yards of 5 different ribbons and 2-½ yards of 4 different twines

All ribbons/twines will be hand-wrapped and secured with a twist tie.

  • Blushing Bride ⅜”
  • Gorgeous Grape ⅜”
  • Mossy Meadow 3/16” Braided Linen Trim
  • Fine Art ⅜”
  • Blackberry Bliss Striped Ribbon 
  • Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack (Blushing Bride, White)
  • Well Suited Twine Combo Pack (Basic Gray, Night of Navy)

            6-¼ yds ribbon and 5 yds twine = 11-¼ yards total

3.  Embellishments Share – $11.75 (Includes postage)

  • 4 Heart Charms
  • 20 Matte Black Dots (10 each size)
  • 40 Pastel Pearls (10 each color)
  • 4 Ladybug Trinkets
  • 20 Opal Rounds (10 each, 2 sizes)
  • 30 Resin Hearts (15 red, 15 white)
  • 4 Clever Clips (2 each color)

            122 Total Embellishments

4.  I Want It All – $56.50  (Includes Postage)  BEST VALUE

Includes all 67 sheets of paper, 11-1/4 yards of ribbon and twine,  and 122 embellishments PLUS the following BONUS ITEMS:

  • Small sample of Ice Cream corner sprinkles
  • One Love You Always Treat Box
  • One Sweet Little Valentine Card
  • A random sampling of the Sale-A-Bration Designer series papers
For more information, including testimonials, about the Stampin’ Schach shares,CLICK HERE!
Membership Has Its Perks
HUGE Starter Kit Special starts January 5th!!!  Sign up as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, and receive a free stack of  Regals, Subtles, Neutrals, Brights, and 2020—2022 In Color Designer Series Paper along with your Starter Kit! There couldn’t be a better time to join the Stampin’ Up! family.

Do you have a BIG WISH LIST? Consider becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. The Starter Kit is a great value! For $99, choose $125 worth of products, and it ships for FREE (an additional 10% savings)!

  • SAVE at least 20% ON EVERYTHING YOU PURCHASE! Once you join, you’ll enjoy a 20 – 25% discount on your favorite Stampin’ Up! items.
  • NO PRESSURE OR OBLIGATION TO SELL TO OTHERS! There’s never an obligation to host parties, sell products, or purchase anything else after the kit.
  • THERE’S NO RISK! NO PENALTY TO DROP! If you reach $300 in sales by the end of the first full Stampin’ Up! quarter after you sign-up, you automatically renew your demonstrator discounts and benefits for another quarter. To continue, you will need to reach $300+ in sales (includes personal purchases) to renew from quarter to quarter. If you don’t reach $300 in sales, you can “drop” with no penalty.
  • CONTINUE the BENEFITS and DISCOUNTS! From the time you join through the end of the first full Stampin’ Up! quarter, you will be able to take advantage of demonstrator discounts and benefits. The Quarters are January – March, April – June, July – September, October – Dec. You will have the balance of the quarter in which you join PLUS the first full quarter to reach your first $300 in sales (includes personal purchases) and renew for another quarter.
  • JOIN TODAY! Purchase the starter kit through me and instantly become a member of the Schach Pack Pals. You’ll have access to private Facebook groups, receive newsletters, and will be able to engage with a community of other stampers.
  • Questions about joining? Email me at ann@thestampinschach.com. If you are ready to join NOW, CLICK HERE!

Remember – You get to choose up to $125 in any products you want and pay only $99 plus tax, no shipping.

If you have any questions about joining Stampin’ Up!, I am only an email away! If you are ready to join NOW, CLICK HERE!

______________________________________________________

Looking for an oldie but goodie? Check out my retired stamps which I have for sale.  Retired Holiday products will be coming soon.

Retired Sets for Sale

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If you have placed an order with me in the last 12 months, the NEW Stampin’ Up! January – June Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Promotion Brochure have been mailed out to you.  If yours have not arrived by December 25th, please email me at kimschach@msn.com.  Both go live on January 5th, 2021!

If you are not sure you have placed an order with me in the last 12 months OR if your address has changed, please email me:  kimschach@msn.com or ann@thestampinschach.com.  If you are not a current customer, but you plan on selecting me as your demonstrator, I will gladly send you a free catalog.  Just let me know!  I’m only an email away!

Current Host Code Information

Ready to order supplies to make your own cards? I would love to be your Demonstrator. Click Here to place an order in my online store.

When checking out, if you apply the Host Code to your online orders of at least $50, but under $150, you’ll get a free gift from me. If your order is over $150, please do not apply the host code – you will be receiving your own host rewards, as well as your gift from me. All orders of $50 or more earn points toward my Loyalty Rewards Program (Details HERE).

Current Code: HWE6943W
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As always, if you have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

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Upon Lexi’s Passing…

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Grand Champion Burlwood’s Unlike Any Other
April 17, 2012 – December 28, 2020

It is with unbearable sadness that I am writing of the loss of our dear sweet Lexi. She was a beautiful girl, a brave girl, a funny girl, a loving girl, and she made my world a better place. My heart is breaking, but Kim and I would not let her suffer. We loved her too much to ever let that happen. And just like we knew she would, on a gray December morning, she let us know it was time for her to make her journey to the Rainbow Bridge. She was tired of fighting.  Cancer had won…

She laid in my arms that morning on the floor in the vet’s office, as I told her it was OK to say good-by…that I loved her with all my heart, and that I would never forget her.  For what seemed like an eternity, I cradled her, cuddled her, kissed her…trying to drink in everything about her.  I will miss her eyes gazing lovingly at me. I will miss our walks. I will miss our snuggles and cuddles. I will miss her sassiness. I will miss everything about her!

She was a hoot, and has left a huge hole in our hearts which will take a long time to heal. The entire pack is grieving in their own ways, and I am helping them adjust to the loss of the “Alpha of the Toys”. But in their infinite doggie wisdom, they knew it was time for her to cross. They knew she wasn’t well. They knew what I didn’t want to accept. My heart aches as her bowls sit empty, as her collar and leash lay untouched, as her favorite blankie still lays in her favorite spot on the floor. My heart ached as Muffy let out a single mournful howl, calling for a pack member who would never return. My heart ached as Sixx left her breakfast untouched. My heart ached as Brody sat faithfully at the window, waiting for a friend who has gone forever.
Lexi taught me a lot during her short eight years here on earth…and maybe that was her mission…to teach me to be more carefree and to be more loving. To find the joy in a walk, to find the fun in playing with your friends, to take time to just enjoy the essence of being alive.

Four years ago today, I wrote the following post on Facebook. How prophetic it rings now that Lexi has passed.

“I write this for all of my friends who have lost their beloved dogs. With each post I have read, tears have been shed. Tears for you, and tears for me as I thought about my past. As I sat at my computer this morning, I sought solace in writing. Hopefully my thoughts will provide us all with some comfort: It is better to have known the love of a dog, than to never have known that love at all. Love which is unconditional. Love that brings with it the wag of a tail, the prick of an ear, the tilt of a head. Love that feels your sorrow, feels your pain, feels your loneliness, and with one touch, makes all of that disappear. Love that feels your joy and your happiness, and with one touch, magnifies those feelings tenfold. And even though it saddens us, grieves us to the point of despair when God decides it is time for them to leave our side and move onto another plain, in His wisdom He leaves us with memories that in time will warm our hearts and bring smiles back to our faces until we meet up with them again…memories of how much richer our lives are because we loved…and were loved by…a dog.
And so I await that time, when I can think of her and smile. I await that time when the tears that flow so freely now become tears of joy because I was blessed to have her in my life. And I await that time when she greets me again with that sassy bark…Run free sweet angel!

GCH Burlwood’s Unlike Any Other April 17, 2012 – December 28, 2020

 

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