DT Day: Lori and Black Friday!

Hi, IHP fans!  It's Lori with today's DT post.  I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are enjoying IHP's Black Friday sale.  If you haven't shopped yet, be sure to check out the latest and greatest in the store. Black Friday is here and runs through Monday!

The holidays are fast approaching and I haven't even begun to think about what I'll do for a holiday card (other than a fun photo insert featuring my Chloe the cutie puppy in her Halloween costume that I'll send to a select few who will appreciate it!).  The beautiful Snowflake Backdrops set from WPlus9 that I used for this card just might end up being the set I use for my card.  The flakes in this set are so pretty!

I really like non-traditional colors for holiday cards, so I stamped the three snowflakes in pale pink pigment ink on a white panel.  The "peace" sentiment was stamped in gray pigment ink.  The image is a trio of banners, but the "peace" one was on the top, so it was super easy to mask off the other words to ink up just the one I wanted.  I scattered a few white sequins around the flakes for a bit of sparkle, then used some Sticky Thumb dimensional dots to layer the stamped panel on a white card base.  The white on white is so clean and elegant!  I'm thinking I just may do a variation on this design for my cards . . .

Make sure you check in on our Facebook page, too!  We share news, updates, inspiration, and the occasional giveaway!

Black Friday sale starts NOW!

I hope you set aside some time this week to reflect on the things you're truly grateful for.  I'm grateful for you and we're kicking off Black Friday early here at IHP and running it through Cyber Monday.

Have a very happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and enjoy the sales!

Make sure you check in on our Facebook page, too!  We share news, updates, inspiration, and the occasional giveaway!

Cyber Monday!

Just a quick post about my Cyber Monday sale:

All Spellbinders are 40% off!

All open stock 12x12 paper is 85% off. That means most sheets are 15 cents or less!

All Unity stamps are 50%.

All Our Craft Lounge stamps are 50% off.

All flock, including Sparkly Fluff is 50% off.

All FlowerSoft is 50% off.

All Hero Arts stamps are 30% off.

All embossing folders are 30% off.

All Palette full sized ink pads are only $2! (Normally $5.50)

And as always, free US shipping with your $50 order! Have a great day!

With Gratitude: You! And Black Friday coupon

Today I am thankful for all of you…my loyal customers…thankful for the friends you refer and thankful that you return time and time again to support me and my store.

Today’s card uses the Lawn Fawn Turkey Day and Paper Smooches Chit Chat. I colored the turkey with Copics and die cut it with my circle Nesties. They’re stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink and I just layered a piece of brown faux suede ribbon along the edge. Quick and simple!

(I am a vegetarian so I’m not usually of a fan of turkey images for Thanksgiving but this one was so stinking cute that I couldn’t resist it. This Thanksgiving I adopted Antoinette through Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-A-Turkey program.)

And now, what you’ve all been waiting for…our Black Friday weekend special.

Don’t forget that the new and improved wishlist is active. You can save items and then send that list to significant others so you get exactly what you want! And, there’s always gift certificates too! See a note about those below.

For Black Friday, (which really valid Wednesday 11/23-Sunday 11/27)

- 25% off EVERYTHING storewide (in stock items only, not valid on gift certificates) using code (min. order $35): black25off

- 10% gift certificate bonus. IHP will add an additional 10% of the value of the gift certificate during this sale. (25% discount does not apply to GCs.)

And, as always, free shipping with your $50 US order or $150 CAN order.

I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and hope you take some time to remember what you are thankful for this season, and to keep those less fortunate in mind. I know I will be thinking of Katie Renz’ family as they are missing her so much.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cyber Monday

Happy Cyber Monday! I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving! This is the third batch of orders that went out this weekend. What an incredible response to the Black Friday portion of the big sale. Today begins the Cyber Monday portion. There is no coupon code but there are over 900 items steeply discounted on the SALE PAGE.

Here are some highlights, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

• All Our Craft Lounge stamps are 40% off
• All Unity stamps, even the NEW RELEASES are on sale, most about 35% off, some much more than that. Itty Bittys are only $4.
• Spellbinders Nesties are all on sale.
• All BasicGrey, SEI and Cosmo Cricket 6x6 pads are only $4
• Open stock 12x12 paper is (mostly) 25 cents-50 cents a sheet – even all the fancy glittered, flocked, embossed and otherwise expensive papers!
• And much, much more…

BUT, only until midnight EST. No rainchecks…these items are only while supplies last! And AS ALWAYS, your US shipping is free with a $50 order but at these prices you're getting almost twice that amount of merchandise!

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Black Friday!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

i {heart} papers Black Friday sale!
One weekend - two specials!

From tomorrow, Black Friday through Sunday (11/28/10 midnight EST) use the code black25off for 25% off any order $25 or more. This is the biggest discount IHP has ever offered so take advantage of it while you can!

Then, in celebration of Cyber Monday (11/29/10), after the 25% off coupon has expired, there will be over 600 items on steep, steep discount - some up to 50% off! So shop early with your 25% off coupon to get what you really NEED to get and then come back on Monday to see all the fantastic savings that are left!

Happy shopping…but please read the details below!

The nitty gritty details – 25% off coupon does not apply to any previous orders or any items that are out of stock. Sale items are first come, first served and no rainchecks apply. And, no credits will be issued if you purchase something with the 25% off coupon and then it goes on sale at a later date. Sorry! But, if you expect you will be ordering on both days, please put a note in your first order and I will combine shipping for you (and refund if applicable.)

900 and thankful!

Last night…err…early this morning,  we hit 900 fans on the Facebook page (with the helps of lots of dedicated fans and the girls over at Unity’s FB page!).  This is monumental and I am so incredibly honored that so, so many of you are traveling this amazing journey with me…some old and many new.  And I am so appreciative for EACH AND EVERY ONE of you. 

I started IHP a little over two years ago – leaving my pseudo-successful direct sales stamping behind me and starting on this new path.  I’ve learned so much and met so many amazingly talented and wonderful friends along the way.  You have no idea.  My design team members, art designers, manufacturers & their reps, other store owners and so many more. 

And my customers – YOU.  Each of YOU.  I am speechless really.  You have touched my heart and supported me in ways I would never have imagined 3 years ago when this idea of opening a store started kicking around in my little brain.  This year alone I have had the pleasure of serving 989 UNIQUE customers.  To date, I have filled 3645 orders (with only 5 of them being casualties of the USPS!  HAHA!  And yes, I replaced them in case you were wondering!)  YOU are absolutely why I do this.  You are the {heart} of i {heart} papers and I just wanted you to know how THANKFUL I am for you.

There are so many stores out there – brick and mortar and online, yet you choose to come to me time and time again.  I am humbled and grateful.

So…happy Thanksgiving to my US followers and thank you to everyone. 

If you want some Black Friday sneaks read on:

What’s coming up?  I will be having an unprecedented coupon sale beginning on Friday and running through Sunday.  Then on Cyber Monday I will be having a different sale.  I will combine orders for shipping purposes and refund shipping if applicable (if you expect to be ordering on both days PLEASE put a note on your first order to HOLD until Monday or I won’t know to combine them!) but you will NOT be able to combine the two specials. 

Monday’s sale will involve steep, steep discounts, some up to 50% off but I expect inventory will be fairly low by then so if you want to make sure you get something, get it early in the first wave of the sale.  I won’t be able to honor Monday’s sale prices on previous purchases. 

Please also note that Copics cannot legally be discounted on the advertised price any lower than what I currently sell them for so I’d suggest using your coupon code because I cannot mark them down for Monday’s sale.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I know it’s a busy, busy day for so many of you.  The Facebook giveaways will continue this week until Friday so if you have a little bit of time, pop on over there and leave a comment to be entered into the giveaway drawings.

Happy 90th Birthday!

Yesterday was my grandfather’s 90th birthday so I made him a card (duh, of course I did).

I used the two newest Mint Motif sets, I’ve Got Your Number and What A Card.  I pieced the numbers and the lower panel are both from the Kaiser 6x6 pad, Up, Up And Away.  I liked the masculine colors (totally out of my comfort zone).  The greeting is stamped in Palette Landscape and Cognac and finished off with a piece of sage faux suede ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a great week and Thanksgiving and remember to pop back here on Friday for my Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale announcement.  You’re not going to want to miss it!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope all of my US friends have a wonderful day planned with family and friends.  I’m gearing up for a big weekend of writing out Christmas cards and packing orders due to our HUGE Black Friday special.

Here are the details:

FREE SHIPPING on US orders $25 or more ($75 or more for Canadian orders) PLUS…

• For every $50 spent, you will receive a $10 gift certificate towards a future purchase.  That’s like an automatic 10% off coupon ON EVERYTHING – even new and sale items!  Orders do not combine however they are incremental, meaning, a single order of $50 earns you one $10 gift certificate and a single order of $100 earns a $20 reward certificate. You cannot however place one order for $20 and another for $30 and qualify for the gift certificate. Additionally at $45 order and $55 order does not qualify for you for a $20 reward.
• Qualification amount does not include shipping total – it is merchandise total only.
• Following the sale, on December 1, you will receive a one-time use $10 gift certificate for every $50 order you place during the qualification period. Minimum order amount for qualification is $50.
• Gift Certificate purchases are not included in the sale.
• Rewards certificates are valid for redemption beginning December 1, 2009.
• Reward certificates are transferable.
• Sales runs 12:01am (EST) Friday November 27 – 11:59pm (EST) Sunday November 29
• You must enter the Coupon code from the banner ad at the time of ordering.  This is how we track our advertising.
• Can not be redeemed for cash or combined with any other discounts/coupons.

• Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this sale.

Happy crafting and happy shopping!  Thanks for stopping by!  SPREAD THE WORD!

HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY!

I hope you had a marvelous Thanksgiving. Today kicks off the official Christmas holiday shopping season we're celebrating over here too!

Just a reminder that our Black Friday special is running now through midnight (EST) on Sunday.

I'll be working on my Christmas cards. Traditionally I try to make all of my cards Thanksgiving weekend but this year I have so many that I am not sure I'll be able to finish them all!

Ah well...I'll post them when I'm done! In the meantime, happy shopping!

Gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving! October and November are my favorite months of the year. I love the Northeastern chill in the air and the colors of the Fall. And, even though I am a vegetarian, Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. I love the smells of the Thanksgiving food and the anticipation of Christmas. I enjoy Christmas too but with it starting earlier and earlier each year (is anyone else sick and tired of Christmas starting in August??), by the time it actually happens, I'm kind of ready for it to be over.

There isn't the burn out with Thanksgiving. And, I think it is especially good to reflect and be thankful. We don't do that enough.
This year, in particular, I am so very grateful. I was a little nervous starting i {heart} papers with all the economic uncertainty and competition out there but so far, so good! I've got an amazing design team and wonderful customers who keep coming back with more and more orders! Thank you so much!!

I made this card for my DT members to let each of them know how thankful I am for them and how grateful I am for their hard work in helping me really get the word out about IHP. Hopefully they've all gotten theirs by now and if not...SURPRISE! :) Haha.

All supplies (except the Cranberry Crisp cs) are from the store. The set is Windsor and I inked it with a variety of Palette inks. I just inked directly from the pad to the stamp from lightest to darkest: Jardin Moss, Raw Moulin Rouge and Raw Sienna. If you've never used Palette inks they are amazing. They are a hybrid ink, which means you can use them on cardstock or on things you might otherwise use StazOn for, such as acetate or glass. You can't use them for embossing because they dry too quickly but for everything else, these are pretty much what you want to use. There are 36 colors and they are all in stock right now!

I used the new Labels One dies to cut and emboss my focal point. The ribbon is this amazing dark brown stitched velvet. It is SO nice to touch. It also comes in a cream version. YUM!

The DP is Brandy Butter from the Wassail collection. I finished it off by putting a few dabs of Frosted Lace Stickles on the image. Not a lot - just enough to make it pick up the light a bit.

So anyway, I hope you enjoy your day! Thanks for checking in! Don't forget the Black Friday special going on Friday, Saturday and Sunday!

BIG BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL!!

As you prepare for Thanksgiving and then your BLACK FRIDAY shopping, I wanted to let you know about my Black Friday special!! I am SO done with the getting up at 3am to hunt down the deals. I did that for a few years, standing outside Staples and Best Buy way before sunrise, in the freezing cold. NO MORE! I'm staying home in my PJs with my hot cocoa and doing my shopping. And, to help you do the same, I'm having a SUPER HUGE special from Friday-Sunday.

Here are the details!

• FREE SHIPPING on US orders of $25 or more ($50 or more for Canadian orders). This is reduced from our normal $40 threshold.
• For every $50 you spend you will be rewarded with a $10 gift certificate towards a future purchase. Gift certificates will be issued on December 1.
  
• $50 qualification amount does not include shipping total – it is merchandise total only. Orders do not combine however, a single order of $100 earns a $20 reward certificate. You cannot place one order for $20 and another for $30 and qualify for the gift certificate. Additionally at $45 order and $55 order does not qualify for you for a $20 reward.
  

For more details please click here. Let me know if you have any questions!

The sale runs from 12:01am (EST) Friday November 28 – 11:59pm (EST) Sunday November 30. You must enter Coupon code 10for50 at the time of ordering!

Happy Shopping!!