BILLS WIN! BILLS WIN! BILLS WIN!

 I thought Sunday's game was going to be a challenge, wait until next week! Enough! We'll have Bills talk all week long. 

Sharon will be back on Wednesday night with a Facebook post after a hiatus of several weeks. Having caught up on classes and virtual trade shows we're planning new classes, preparing for our Super Bowl party and the next Maker Mania. While January is a quiet month for many of you, for Sharon it's full of paperwork, planning and catching up. 

We're starting today with a reminder of several of the programs and discount clubs we have. First up is our Monthly discount booklet. You get 14 coupons for a different category product along with a coupon for your birthday and 'do over' for a category you may have missed. The booklet is $20.00.

Next are our two 'plate' clubs. We have the Betterpress Club and the Glimmer Plate Club. We mark your card for every plate you purchase and when your card is full you get 1/2 off a plate of your choice. The only limitation is the discount does not apply to new releases. We also have our Die Cut Club. The Die Cut Club is $79.99 for the year and gives you 15% off any dies your purchase. A bonus is new releases are allowed in this club. An added bonus is you get 10% off any stamps or stencils that go with the die you purchase. 

Lastly, we have our Birthday Discount. You get a discount on a select purchase the week of your birthday. The week runs from Sunday to Saturday. You can come in any day of your birthday week and receive your discount. You can use it only one time during the week and you need to be a one of our regular customers who has made a purchase sometime in the previous three months. We'll need to see your license but promise not to look to closely at the year.

The Birthday Quick Start is this coming weekend. Everyone who has already signed up should have received their kits (as seen below). You do have homework so check and make sure you have signed up to the private Facebook group where all the classes will run along with any pre-instructions you may need. If you haven't received the email with the link, check your spam folder and contact the store if you haven't gotten your email. We still have three kits left if you are interested, just come in or contact the store. The cost of Quick Start is $59.99 and the materials alone are worth more than the cost. 

Next up are some new products, some old favorites and some ideas for Valentine's Day. First up is a sample of the book die from Waffle Flower. We have several other samples in the store.

We're quite fond of these large word dies from Penny Black. 

We also have some not great news. Creative Expressions, which has given us so many great products especially word and phrase dies, is calling it quits. They are a UK company and the word Sharon has is that the owners have decided to retire. Sharon can still put in a final order but it will be sad to lose such a great company. Besides this great sentiment collection from Creative Expressions we have another great stamp set for almost every holiday from Gina K. This set also has a coordinating die set.

Here is a sample of the Creative Expressions Mini Sentiment dies they are known for. I have so many of these, they are so great. I will definitely miss them. When our stock is gone, it's gone!

Altenew isn't going anywhere. They have this great Classic Greetings stamp set. It also has a matching die set.

Sharon especially liked this hanging basket die set from Altenew.

We can always count on Sizzix. This is a Tim Holtz Valentine's set featuring a candy heart box, envelope, arrow and a small heart embossing folder.

Sharon is hoping this designer can land another gig. She loves these robot dies. They are red rubber and stamp beautifully.

For Valentine's we also have this fun Lots of Love 3D embossing folder from Taylored Expressions. Remember we can't put this in our on-line store but you can either come in or call the store to order.

We're also losing Crafter's Companion. Another UK company that is restructuring and will only be selling in the UK.

Concord & 9th has a new release starting with this wood grain embossing folder. A tip from Sharon is to use this folder on Kraft paper and then lightly go over the top with a brown ink pad to accent the veins/rings of the wood. 

More from Concord & 9th has Valentine's, a new TurnAbout and a new treat box die set.

They have this conversation heart die plate that goes with a stamp set. You can use them separately or together.

TurnAbout - Mona will be making a sample. She loves TurnAbouts.

This treat box looks a lot like a popcorn box.

We're back to Sizzix with this stamp set and it's coordinated die set. Somehow Kristina Werner's small Valentine's stamp set ended in the picture. We'll see it a little later.

And now for something completely different! Sharon has tried these soup, sauce, dip, desert and meal mixes. We had a sample of the cheesecake and it was delish! Sharon has tried several of these and likes them so much she now carries a selection at the store. 

Classes - Sharon's Valentine's Boo class featuring Pretty Pink Posh stamps and dies.

Sharon's Folio Class features a winter theme with a pre-made folio base and Simple Stories winter paper collection. If you've done one of her folio classes before you have the die set that is required for this class. If not, the cost of the die set is part of the cost of the class.

The die set from Uniquely Creative. Dates will be up by Monday.

We're back to Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th. This little set along with the Happy, Love Day die set is from her.

This fringe heart and cake pop set can be used year round especially the cake pop set. Customize it for multiple occasions. These are Mona's creations and she will have more next week.

That's it for this week. Here is my funny for the post. My secret is to not leave the house! 

Stay warm everyone. It's a perfect week to hunker down in your craft space (like I will). I'll be back with a few photos from Wednesday's video post and of course from next Saturday's video. Keeping my fingers crossed and my toes for the Bills next week. Stay Safe everyone and GO BILLS!