Wow! With the end of August sneaking up on us so quickly (and also colliding with the Labor Day weekend), 3 deadlines for fabulous opportunities are sneaking up, too…… and might easily be overlooked.  So today I figured might be a good time for some reminders:

Recently I introduced Christmas Card Club 2013 – Virtual Style!  What does that mean?  It means that THIS year you can join in the Christmas Card fun from wherever you are in the USA!  No need to commute to my stamping table like in past years; just go to YOURS! Signups go through Friday (Aug. 30) for those who want to get FULL program benefits, including a BONUS tutorial for a pretty holiday project.  I sent a video out to all my newsletter subscribers yesterday…..  Click here to view that video if you missed it, or just read the details & sign up here. 

Here's a Christmas card to help get you in the mood.  Now, this is NOT one that we'll be doing during Club, but rather, it's made using the Merry Little Christmas (Simply Created Kit) Bundle on page 27 of Stampin' Up!®s Holiday Catalog.  I figured that starting out with this kit might be a good way to kick-start my holiday enthusiasm and help me get to designing the Club projects.  After all, it's a bit of a challenge to be thinking about Christmas when the daytime temps are still regularly going over 100 out on my deck!  😉

August 31 also means the end of 50% pricing for the first 2 months of a new Paper Pumpkin subscription!  That's right – just $10 a month for your first two months if you start your subscription by August 31st and use the promo code PUMPKINDEAL at sign-up.  And remember these subscriptions make great gift ideas for younger daughters or friends who have limited time or space for crafting in their lives!  Each project is designed for about a 30-minute crafting break, and the types of projects vary from greeting cards to other fun things.  Give it a try, and get your first 2 months at half-price if you sign up by Saturday (Aug. 31). 

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Ok, ok….still not sure of the value?  Well, for your first month of subscription you'll receive the "welcome" kit – a greeting card kit (with supplies to make 4 cards), which also includes a clear acrylic block worth $8.50 all by itself. When you take advatage of this 50% offer, that means you'll get the whole rest of the kit PLUS included shipping direct to your door – for only $1.50!! And since you'll always have total control of your Paper Pumpkin account, you can log in and cancel or suspend any time.  Pretty cool, actually.

And last, but far from least…… Are you ready to join the ranks of those of us who enjoy a discount on every product we buy through Stampin' Up!?  And/or maybe get involved with some of our Sea to Sea Stampers team activities?  And/or join us at next summer's Convention?  And/or learn how to earn some money sharing crafting with your friends?  Well if you join by this Saturday you'll get to add a free Simply Created kit (up to $29.90 value) to your starter kit (which is already always a great value to begin with).  Read more about that here, and when you're ready to learn more about joining Stampin' Up!, give me a shout (my contact info is at the top of this page)…. or find out more or sign up online here!

Sweet paper dreams,