DT Challenge: Happy Camping (Paper Smooches)

Today’s challenge is brought to you by Paper Smooches!  We’re spotlighting the new Kismet set, Happy Camper.  I decided to use the cute little deer and make my first Christmas card of the year!  I used some PB&J chevron paper for the background and then used a Divine Twine bitty bag, wrapped in red twine as the front gift card holder.  I stamped the deer in Memento brown and colored with Copics and then stamped a holiday greeting from Very Merry Sentiments.  Last touch was the paper piece the little red Rudolph nose and add some red Stickles.
I hope you’ll hop along and see all of the other DT projects.  Here are the links:

• Carolyn
• Deb
• Gretchen
• Loretta
• Lori
• Lynn
• Tracy

But wait…don’t stop there.  READ ON!
Join us for our Spring Cleaning Sale! Beginning today, May 15th through May 19th. Save up to 50% on selected items and as always, free US shipping with your $60 order!

All stamps 15% off! Spellbinders 20% off! Alterables 25% off! Inks (Sorry, Copics are excluded due to the manufacturer's strict pricing rules) 10% off! 12x12 Collection Packs 15% off! 6x6 and 8x8 pads 10% off! Embossing folders 30% off! And much more!  Be sure to check the sale section for all the great deals!

PLUS! Have you heard about IHP's new rewards from the {heart} referral rewards program? If you love IHP and are looking for another reason to spread the word to your friends, you’ll now be rewarded for doing just that! With our new rewards from the {heart}, simply refer a new customer and earn 10% of their first order placed in the form of a gift certificate. Just have them list you in the section at checkout and 10% of their order will be given back to you as a thank you.

Here are the nitty-gritty details: they must list you at time of checkout; rewards are not valid for any past sales and are only valid for their first order -- but you can refer as many people as you like! There is no limit to the rewards you can earn. We appreciate that you love IHP and want to give back when you share the love. Enjoy, and thanks!

Phew…I know that was a lot of info.  Thanks for sticking with it and popping in today.  Have a great day and enjoy the sale!

DT Challenge Spotlight Winner: Ashley

Hello!! If you hopped along with our DT Challenge last week, where we spotlighted one of IHP’s exclusive lines, Mint Motif, you know we asked you to join us by choosing a card from the hop to inspire you and then create your own version. We had several great entries (Thank you so much for playing along. We hope to do it more in the future!) but today’s I’m spotlighting Ashley’s card. She was inspired by Lori’s card and even used the Mint Motif School Basics set. She also used some Authentique Celebrate paper.

If you don’t know Ashley, you should spend some time on her blog. She is currently the design team coordinator for Whisker Graphics (Divine Twine) and is on several other teams including Love My Tapes, who makes the fabulous fabric and lace tapes (new CHA goodies arriving from them soon!).

So thank you to everyone who played along. I’d love to hear your suggestions on what sort of challenges you like best and what would get you to play along. Have a great rest of the week!

DT Spotlight: Leapin’ Rainbows!

I thought I’d post Lynn’s Leap Day card in honor of Paper Smooches new release.

I love her scalloped rainbow and the cute little flower and the twine tassel on the tag.  Be sure to check her blog for all the details.

CHA deliveries are coming in almost daily so be sure to check Facebook for the latest up to date postings on deliveries and the new section. 

Thanks for stopping in!  Have a good day!

DT Spotlight: Sing Out and trends winner

Happy Friday!  I’m here today with another DT Spotlight card from Lori.  She made this for Color Throwdown 180.   I love how she used Market Street’s Hippie Chic set.  Speaking of MSS, did you see the new release that came out last night?  Be sure to check it out!

And check Lori’s blog for all the details on her CAS card!

And, lastly, thanks for hopping along on our DT Challenge this week with the PCP girls.  The winner of the trendy gift pack is B. Poteraj.  Please contact me with your mailing address !

I’m getting deliveries almost every day from CHA so don’t miss anything!  Be sure to check the new section frequently or better yet, hop over to Facebook and follow all the news there.

Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping in!

DT Spotlight: Happy Bird-Day

Oh gosh!  Look at Lynn’s beautiful Paper Smooches card!  I love how she used the tree paper from Jillibean Soup’s Apple Cheddar paper.  Even the little fence!

See all her details on her post here and thanks for stopping by today!

Be sure to check back tomorrow for our monthly DT Challenge.  We’re hopping along with the Paper Craft Planet Supernovas for a super trendy challenge!

Five Minute Friday: DT Spotlight: Ouch!

Another fabulous CAS card from Lori!  She rocks CAS.  I love this little Our Craft Lounge set.  You can see all the (short) details about the project on Lori’s blog here.

Thanks for stopping in today! 

Be sure to check out the new section for recent arrivals!

DT Spotlight: Paper Pieced Love by Lori

Happy Valentine’s Day my sweets!  I woke up to a bouquet of beautiful flowers and a Soy Caramel Macchiato (my go t0 drink!) from Starbucks.  That’s love! 

And so is this!  How stinking cute is this little Paper Smooches guy that Lori paper pieced?  You can see all her details here.

I’m expecting at least two deliveries this week, including Technique Tuesday and Echo Park so be sure to check the new section later in the week.  And there is still time to sign up for the Studio AE monthly club!

Each month, Ali Edwards and the Technique Tuesday team release a new 4"x6" stamp set. The stamp sets feature Ali's handwriting or fonts that she picked to fit the words and phrases in the stamp set.   Only a limited number of each of these sets - enough for the people who are members of Studio AE are made.

This is a 6 month commitment and all six months are billed when you initially order and there are no refunds or partial refunds.  The monthly set is shipped as soon as IHP receives it, usually around the 17th of each month.  Sets are shipped first class mail to you.

Studio AE members receive automatic delivery each month of their AE set, FREE US shipping on their AE set (a $4 savings each month) plus occasionally gifts or exclusive special offers.  In addition to receiving the exclusive Studio AE set shipped to you free each month, members will also receive a 15% coupon valid for all other IHP store orders during your subscription.

$100 for a six month membership...that's only $16.67 per stamp set, a 17% discount off the suggested retail price PLUS you're getting free shipping - a $24 savings!  PLUS you save with your 15% off IHP coupon on all your other orders!

Sign up now because subscriptions are limited but PLEASE PLACE your membership on its own order!

(This is available to US shipping addresses only.  If you are an international customer, you will be charged an additional shipping charge.  Please contact us PRIOR to ordering so we can advise you of that additional charge.)

Thanks for stopping in today.  See you soon!

DT Spotlight: Nutty for You

I love the panels and the CAS design that Lori used for this week’s Color Throwdown challenge.  Be sure to check out her post for all the details. 

I’m excited that I’ve started to see some CHA charges hit my credit card.  That means some goodies should be hitting the new section of the store very soon!  Be sure to check often!

Thanks for stopping by today!

DT Spotlight: Mint Motif

Carolyn didn’t come with us to CHA, so she had a grand weekend of stamping and came up with this lovely card using one of IHP’s exclusive stamp lines, Mint Motif.  She used Beyond Borders to make the background.  What a great Valentine’s Day card!  Be sure to check out her post here for all the details!

Thanks for stopping by!

DT Spotlight: Pawprints

I’m still recovering from the CHA whirlwind.  I’m very much looking forward to the weekend.  So for today I have a DT Spotlight card for you from Lori.  She was with me at CHA and made this cutie card for her parents while they watched her trouble puppy, Chloe.  I love how cute and simple it is.  Check her blog for all the details.

I also received some stuff from October Afternoon that I ordered at the Summer CHA show in July.  The new Sasparilla line is here.

Have a great weekend.  I’ll be back soon with a CHA wrap-up.  I’ve posted some stuff on the Facebook page already.

Thanks for stopping by!

DT Spotlight: Kiss Me

Today’s spotlight card comes from Lori.  Isn’t this little frog adorable?

Stop by her blog for all the details.  I’m off to CHA and will be back packing orders Thursday 2/2. 

While we’re gone, we’re offering a CHA Clearance Sale – 15% off everything storewide with code CHA15 (min. order $25).  Coupon valid 1/25-2/1 however no orders will be shipped between 1/27 and 2/2.  All orders placed during this time will be shipped on 2/3.

Have a great weekend!  I’ll try to post some updates from CHA on Facebook while I’m gone!

DT Spotlight and Cha-cha-cha-changes (and a coupon)

Happy Friday!  I’m here today with a DT Spotlight project from our latest DT Challenge from  Tracy.  I love how she used multiple patterns from the paper pack and then a simple image and sentiment.  Check her post for all the details.

I’ve also got some important store changes and announcements.  If you didn’t get the newsletter last night, here are the details.  (But you should make sure you sign up for it because EVERY MONTH I give away a free $10 gift certificate to a random subscriber.   Sign up on the right side of the homepage.)

Cha-cha-changes:  Effective 1/22 new postal rates go into effect on Priority and package rates, which is almost exclusively how IHP ships.  And this is quite a hefty increase.  It’s been 2 years  since we’ve had any changes to the store’s shipping policy and in the interim have absorbed 2 postal price increases without raising our rates or free shipping threshold.  But this time the increase is too much to absorb.  Effective 1/22 there will be a new shipping policy in place but even with the change, IHP still offers one of the lowest free shipping thresholds in the industry, with NO restrictions like many other retailers.  Some of our top competitors don’t offer free shipping until $75 and one is even $150 and those are with restrictions!  Yikes!  But at IHP, you can order all stamps, all paper, all 12x12 paper even, and it’ll still be free if you order reaches the threshold.  And hopefully the speedy and reliable service you’ve come to know and love will keep you coming back, even with these changes.   Starting 1/22/12 the new free shipping threshold will be $60 for US orders (includes HI, AK, APO and territories.)  For the complete shipping chart, please check the policies page on the store.

Copic Update:  As we’ve been mentioning, effective 1/1/12 Copic raised their prices to retailers (the amount I pay per marker).  The increase on my end comes out to be about $1.40 per marker more that they expect me to pay.  They attribute this to the global economy and the yen to dollar value.  Copic also has a very strict pricing policy which price fixes the minimum amount markers can be sold for, which is why I can never put them on sale.  For the entire duration I’ve sold Copics, I have always sold at their lowest legally allowed price.  However with this increase, I cannot continue to do that.  I am not even sure at this point if I will restock with the new pricing structure.  So, until the current inventory runs out (which I paid the old price for), the prices will remain fixed at $5.24 per marker and $5.99 per refill. .  I did also order the new 12 Copic colors and they will be arriving next week!  But, I will be visiting some booths and exploring some other marker options while I’m at CHA at the end of the month.  There are at least two comparable competitors that I will be exploring and will report back after the show and my shopping is done!  I haven’t used either of these markers so I want to try them while I am there to determine if I find the quality to be comparable in quality, especially considering the price point is significantly lower than Copics.  Stay tuned!

CHA is right around the corner!  Our end of year clearance sale was a HUGE hit (thank you!) but we’ve still got a few things we’re trying to clear out to help make room for all of the new goodies we’re about to buy.  So, we’re offering a CHA Clearance Sale – 15% off everything storewide with code CHA15 (min. order $25).  Coupon valid 1/25-2/1 however no orders will be shipped between 1/27 and 2/2.  All orders placed during this time will be shipped on 2/3.

Thanks for reading and thanks for your continued support and loyalty.  Have a great weekend!

DT Spotlight: Scooting By

Hello!  I hope enjoyed yesterday’s DT Challenge!  If you missed it be sure to go back.  We had some amazing projects!

Today’s DT Spotlight project belongs to Lori.  Chevron is SO hot right now (if you’re looking for a great chevron stamp, be sure to check out Beyond Borders) and I love how she combined the piece of paper with the tilty motorcycle.  CAS at its finest!  Be sure to check her post for the specific project details. 

Have a great day!

DT Spotlight: Need to Venti?

When I saw this card from Loretta my heart went pitter patter and it wasn’t because I had too much coffee to drink (although I do love my Keurig!)  I LOVE how she blocked using the patterned papers (and what a great way to use up scraps!) and how she blinged up the little cutey coffee cup.  Such an elegant spin using a whimsical set.  Love it!  Be sure to check out her post for all the supply details!  Have a good day!  Thanks for stopping in!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for our monthly DT Challenge! 

DT Spotlight Gretchen: Cool Friend

You may have noticed that I’ve been sort of a bad blogger.  I admit it.  Honestly, sometimes I just do not have time to craft, between packing orders, inventory, LIFE, etc…

So, I’m going to start featuring some design team posts in those times when I can’t get into my own studio.

Today’s project comes from Gretchen and she has all of the project details and supplies on her post. 

Isn’t he the cutest?  And what a great all –purpose winter card that isn’t “holiday-ey.”  Yup, I totally made up that word.  :)

Have a great Saturday!