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Well, the secret is out: At the beginning of August, I was absolutely shocked (thrilled, but still shocked!!) when my first shipment of all the newest Spellbinder's CHA Pre-Order products arrived at my door!!! All I can say is I must be living right !! I haven't posted this until now, because I knew FULL well just how incredibly lucky & blessed I was to receive some of the very limited new CHA products that Spellbinders had just received themselves (in VERY limited quantities!!) from overseas & I didn't want to make all the other vendors feel bad (who won't didn't get an early shipment & likely won't see their orders until late August-mid September time frame)!! But now that it's been posted & "put out there" all over the message boards by my very excited customers who've been receiving many of their Spellbinders CHA Pre-Order items from me, it's no longer a "secret", so let me set the record straight. The truth is...

Well, I made it thru Day One of CHA & I've already placed Order #2 for the new Spellbinders CHA releases!!! So, if you still haven't placed your order for all these new, incredibly beautiful products, send me an email at glendascreativeplace@yahoo.com with your "list". See my 7/25 post for all my pricing for these by CLICKING HERE . You can see all the images for the CHA Releases on the Spellbinder's website here (Scroll down to where you see Labels 8, which is where the images for all the new ones start) : http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/new And please remember that my "Inventory/Storage Space Sale" is still in effect. I have sold out of several things, but I do still have a good amount of many of the Spellbinders Pendants/Medallions dies left in stock, as well as some of the matching Borderabilities--and they are priced to sell: - In Stock PENDANTS: On sale for $15.25!! - In Stock BORDERABILITIES: On sale for $13.50!! If you've been wantin...

Well, I must admit I have a problem and I really need your help!! My problem is that I'm out of storage space for any more inventory. So, I need your help to clear out some of my inventory ASAP, in order to make room for all the new CHA products I'll be purchasing this week. (And I could also use anything I make from this Inventory Clearance Sale to buy even MORE great CHA products for all of you!) So, come on now--help me clear out this inventory please!!! Everyone who places an order & pays my invoice during this week: 7/25 thru 8/2, will be entered into a contest for a full set of the new Cuttlebug Folders. This also applies to pre-orders--everyone who has already placed their pre-orders for the new CHA Spellbinder's products--they will also be entered to win a set of the new Cuttlebug folders. Plus, I'll have a couple other 2nd & 3rd place prizes to give-away as well!!! If you haven't placed your orders for all the brand new CHA releases, see my 7/25th p...

Are you ready?? Here we go again. I'm still taking your pre-orders in readiness for placing my order with Spellbinders for all the newest products they just rolled out/revealed for their debut at CHA. The soonest we can place orders is 9AM Eastern time on Tuesday, Jul 28th, which is when the CHA Convention Floor opens. Since I opted not to go to Orlando, I'll be here, ready to transmit my order electronically. I am still taking your pre-orders over this weekend, but please, send them to me ASAP. After the last big product release (of the Pendants & the Borderabilities), it was absolutely crazy & the demand for those dies was so high that Spellbinders actually had to order thousands & thousands more to be manufactured, just to try to meet the demand. I was lucky, because I had placed multiple orders (initial & re-orders) right away, so except for a handful that were missing, for the most part, I received the dies that I ordered. But many others were NOT so lucky,...

OK, here we go again. Seems I just finished with the initial pre-orders for the first 16 new Spellbinders (aka SPB) dies (the Pendants & Borderabilities) and now I'm starting pre-orders for all the NEWEST SPB dies, being released in yet ANOTHER Blog Frenzy rollout!!! WHEW!! See the SPB Blog for all the details & to follow the "Reveals" of the new dies: http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/ Please email your orders to me ASAP, as I want to be sure I get enough products ordered & stocked, so as to keep up with your orders. Email your orders to: glendascreativeplace@yahoo.com -- ***PLEASE, PLEASE include in the Email Subject line: “Order for new SPELLBINDERS Dies” *** --that will help me sort out your orders as Priority #1!!! Thanks. It is MORE IMPORTANT than EVER to pre-order these dies, to avoid being shut out, if Spellbinders sells out this new group too, as they've just done with the initial rollout of the 16 new dies (Pendants & Borderabilitie...

New Rock-A-Blocks, new Spellbinders dies (all at GREAT prices!!) and more--all ready for purchase!! WOW, what a week!! Not only did I roll out the new, larger, add-on Companion set for the Rock-A-Blocks, plus several Crafter's Companion "bundles", (all with their own PayPal "BUY NOW" Buttons, just over on the right side of my blog here!), but now I'm also ordering all the brand new Spellbinders dies that were just revealed during Spellbinder's amazing Blog Frenzy!! OK, so now that all the Spellbinders Dies have finally been revealed in all their amazing beauty (some of these are breathtaking , aren’t they???), I’m placing my orders for them with Spellbinders. See all the dies here from the 8 Day Previews: http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/new I've decided to have special pricing for all of these brand new dies during the ordering phase!!! So here they are: Pricing during initial ordering phase: . All of the New Pendants Dies: $16.50 . All of the Ne...

Wow, after waiting & waiting since January, the new, larger size Companion set of Rock-A-Blocks (RAB2)are FINALLY, FINALLY here!!! WooHoo!!!!!! Plus, I've added some bundles for the different Crafter's Companion products that I carry!!! I was soooo excited when the UPS man arrived with my shipment of the new large Rock-A-Blocks last evening!!! You should have seen me rip open that shipping box!! And boy, oh boy, did I EVER give them a serious work-out last night. I was in a stamping frenzy!!! We have needed these additional sizes of Rock-A-Blocks (one block is 4 1/2" x 7", and the other block is 2" x 7") sooooo badly!!!! And they work just as fabulously as the original set---they are just sooooo easy & the results from both sets are absolutely outstanding!!! No more ink splotches from ink on your block transferring onto your paper!! No more unevenly stamped images !!! No more ruined projects!!! WooHoo!!!! (Can you tell I'm excited??? I feel li...

Do you want an easier & more precise way to use your Cricut Markers? For those of you who never saw my post waaaayyy last year on the Cricut MB outlining how to use my "Glenda's Cricut Marker Method", I finally taped some videos back in February (2009), but sadly, they were part of a group of Cricut videos I'd done that somehow disappeared off my hard drive. Then, after I recently did a "disk defrag" they magically reappeared, which was a THRILL!!!! So I finally got them edited & loaded up to YouTube. There is a "short" version of the Tutorial, which only talks about using the markers (using my "method", which does differ from the manufacturer's directions!) & shows how to change them, etc. Then there is an "extended" version, which is a 3-Part Tutorial that not only demonstrates how to use the "Glenda's Cricut Marker Method", but also gives some other "Hints & How-To's" in typica...

OK, here's a list released by Spellbinders about their new dies set for release. But I'm hoping this can't be all of them, as I was told by a VERY good source at Spellbinders that there's supposed to be about 32 new dies coming out. So, if my source is correct, this should only be half of them, so there should be more to come!!! More as soon as it's "leaked"!!! Don't forget, you can order all your Nesties & all other Spellbinders dies from me right here!!! And I'm TAKING PRE -ORDERS for all the new dies -- using the SAME prices that I've been charging!!! Just email me at glendascreativeplace@yahoo.com & let me know what you want!!! SPELLBINDERS Dies: . Nestabilities : $17.50 each (single packs). . Nestabilities (entire Nest): $53.50 each (4 Packs aka “Nests”) . Frameabilities : $17.50 each . Shapeabilities : $15.00 each . Pierceabilities : $15.00 each . Borderabilities (Petite): $15.00 each . Borderabilities (Grand/12"): $...

Do you want Nestabilities? Or a Bind-It-All? What about the amazing Ultimate Crafter's Companion (UCC) or the nothing short of genius Rock-A-Blocks (RAB)?? What about the huge & diverse assortment of Ranger products? Or many other fun items??? And all at GREAT prices? Look no further!!! See all the details, prices and of course, how to contact me in my May 12th post by CLICKING HERE . And of course, as always, for either the Ultimate Crafter's Companion (UCC) or the Rock-A-Blocks (RAB), just click the "BUY NOW" Buttons right here, at the very top of my blog on the right side!!!!! I have fabulous pricing on these & they're all inclusive , meaning, what you see is what you pay, including Priority Shipping!!! Please go check them all out!! Many products are now in stock, more are en route & if by chance I don't have what you want in stock, I can certainly order your items for you, so don't hesitate to ask .

Wow, just a little bit ago there was a bad earthquake here & a bunch of stuff fell off the shelves in my craft room!!! And even though I'm still shaking, what did I instinctively do?? I reached for the camera of course, just like last time. This time however, the batteries were dead on my video camera, so I grabbed my little still camera. So here's what one corner of my craft room looks like, after the earthquake. I have no idea how strong it was, but what I can tell you is that it wasn't just a strong one, but it was a loooonnnnggg one as well--I just kept wondering when it would stop, as stuff was falling all around me!!! Just in case you're interested, the 2 videos from the last earthquake I caught on camera in July 2008 are at the end of this post (and of course I'm still wishing my video camera would have been charged tonight!!!)!! When I play these videos even now, I can still hear the terror in my voice--and tonight, I was even MORE terrified and my hands...

What can I say about all of you??? Once again, you have totally humbled & surprised me!! I knew a lot of you had been asking me to make other products available to you here, using the same type of price structure & deep discounting that I've offered since I began selling on my blog, but WOW---your response truly knocked my socks off!!!! I had no idea what the response to my latest offerings (see May 12th post here) would be, but I certainly had no expectation of the volume that you ended up honoring me with! For all of you who placed your orders with me this past week, the words, "Thank You" just don't seem adequate, but I'm saying them anyway, because I never want you to doubt how deeply grateful I am for the trust you put in me by spending your very hard-earned dollars here with me. It is something I NEVER take for granted & always take very seriously!! And I have news---after the first order was closed & finalized with the wholesaler, I had...

***** Nestabilities , Other Spellbinders Dies & More***** OK, I’ ve heard you—thank you for your many requests & because of all your interest, I’m FINALLY taking the plunge & I’m going to be placing a large order for the Spellbinder’s Nestabilities (& other Spellbinders dies upon request). My prices will be low, in keeping with what I’ ve done so far on my site: http://www.glendascreativeplace.blogspot.com/ & the philosophy we adhere to within our other family business. I just need to hear from you to let me know which Spellbinders dies ( Nesties & others) & the quantities of each that you want me to order for you. See the manufacturer's links towards the bottom of this post. Click on the manufacturer's links, so you can see all the products & make your lists (just remember that my prices will be considerably less than what you see on the manufacturer's websites!!!) Please email me at: glendascreativeplace@yahoo.com with your lists ...

Hi all!! Wowee, this has really been a hectic week, so I'm a bit behind in my posting here--sorry! But the good news is that I have a TWO-PART Video Tutorial for you (which I finally managed to get edited--yeah!!!) that shows one of my personal, very favorite features & techniques using the UCC (Ultimate Crafter's Companion), which is the EnveloBox (3-D Envelopes). These are the great 3-D envelopes that actually allow you to have enough room within them to enclose your beautiful, multi-layered cards without having the dreaded "envelope squish factor" !! (EEEEKKKKK---noooo, anything but that!!!) In other words, your beautiful cards will have plenty of wiggle room inside these amazing EnveloBoxes, so all that work you put into them, all those Cricut images or Cuttlebug die cuts or embossed pieces, Nestabilities, your Primas (or other flowers!!), ribbons, Skittles and all that other great stuff you love to put on your cards will still be intact AND still be dimen...

I hope everyone's having an absolutely wonderful National Scrapbook Day!!!! I wanted to let everyone know in honor of this holiday of ours, any orders placed on my blog today or tomorrow (Sat. May 2 nd or Sun. May 3rd), I will throw in 3 extra sets of "goodies" (in addition to all the ones I already throw in there!!)!!! And they'll be extra special goodies, I promise!!!! Just use the "BUY NOW" Buttons right here, at the very top of my blog, over on the right side. And so far, those all still have the same sales prices on them as before--I will not even contemplate changing them (increasing them--- waaaaahhhh !!) until I completely run out of the inventory that I managed to snag with the better prices & when I have to start selling the inventory that I was charged more for by the manufacturer!!! So again, grab them all while you can still get them at the lower prices!!!! Have a marvelous & very creative National Scrapbook Day!!! Hugs to all o...

Well, here's a little Cricut Hints & How-Tos (aka CHHT) Video that I thought I'd already posted here a while ago, but last night, I just realized that I hadn't!!! I uploaded it to You Tube, but somehow never linked it here. But in my defense, it was the same night that I uploaded 5 different Cricut Videos to You Tube, but somewhere, somehow, the first 4 of them disappeared into the "ether" of the internet & corrupted themselves on my hard drive--this video (which was #5!!), was the only survivor of that fateful upload experience, so no wonder I was confused, LOL!!! And of course, I'm currently re-doing the other 4 Cricut videos for you, so stay tuned for those!!! Enjoy!!!

Ohhhh, I'm so excited!!! It's getting close to the end of the month, which means that all my Blog Followers (who were signed up as my Blog Followers in the month of April or before) will be automatically entered in my monthly Blog Follower contest Give-Away!!! I just LOVE give-aways, don't you?? For those of you who might not be familiar, starting in April, I'm holding a monthly give-away among just my Blog Followers. They don't have to do a darn thing except be signed up as a Follower, in which case, they are automatically entered each & every month. Pretty cool, huh?? And you just never ever know what the prizes might be--one month could be a really big give-away, another month might be a bit more low key, but, just know that there will ALWAYS be a give-away!!! And in this economy, every little bit helps, right??? Sooooo, if you're NOT signed up as a Blog Follower of mine, hurry up & do so!!!! To sign up, scroll down the right side of my blog until yo...

Over the past month, I've had soooo many questions about this, so I've decided to just take the bull by the horns & remove the mystery of how to do these things. I'm also going to show you how to know which "Internet IDs" you may ALREADY own & not know about!!! So, I'm going to slip into "instructor mode" here & when I'm done, I really hope this will answer a LOT of these questions. I also hope it will help many of you out there to feel more secure moving around the Internet & signing into different places, knowing that you already OWN an ID capable of all that, so you don't feel as if you have to keep signing up for all these various IDs all over the place. When you're finished reading this, I think many of you will be surprised to find out just how many of these IDs you may already own!!! The main things that have generated these questions and concerns are: - What type of ID do I need to sign up as a Follower for ANYON...

OK, here I am, back again with another short video, which is part of the Glenda's Hints & How-Tos Series (aka GHHT). Plus, today I finally got the news I've been dreading about my wholesale prices being raised by the manufacturer. But first I want to say a big THANK YOU to those who have been placing their orders on my blog for both the Ultimate Crafter's Companion (UCC) as well as the Rock-A-Blocks (RAB) during the past week. The amount of orders being placed have picked up quite a bit since I first posted my "Free Studio G Stamps with Purchase Promotion" on April 17th. It could just be a coincidence, but I don't think so. It seems we all just love those darling Studio G Stamps!!! Thank goodness I managed to pick up as many as I did, because even though I've been sending them out all week long, I'm not quite out of them just yet!! But I can't imagine they'll last too much longer, so if you've been thinking of ordering either of these p...