This week's Sketch...

This week's sketch is created by Mish.



Perfect for lots of holiday snaps.
Mish has used KAISERscrapbook's fun in the sun papers, Green Tara blossoms, Tim Holtz Grungeboard and Versacube Ink.

Look forward to seeing your creations in the gallery

And the WINNER is........

as drawn by Will and Georgia(very excited they were...lol),  KRIS....woo, hoo, well done Kris, you've won $10 off your next order at Country Papercraft, just put it in the comment section of your order Kris and it's your. Thanks ladies for your great comments, and stay tuned for the newsletter and kit reveal, which will be in your inboxes very soon. Have a great weekend. 

A final Sneak....

Ok.....this is your last sneak at the luscious February Designer kit, before the big reveal tomorrow, and, it's also your last chance today to leave a comment here to be in the running to win a $10 voucher to spend in the shop. We will draw a random winner tomorrow and post the winner on the blog, so enjoy the rest of your Friday, and get ready for the February Newsletter and Kit release tomorrow :)

More Products added to the shelves!

Time for another update on what's new instore

Hero Arts Clear Stamps - Anytime Messages, Frames & Messages, Treasure the Moments


Adorn-IT Clear Stamps - Birthday Bash

Glimmermist - Dew Drop, English Ivy, Garden Fairy

Heidi Swapp Clear Extras - a diecut sheet of Heidi's Ghost shapes - new product from Heidi!

Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser.

Not long now until the Feb Designer Kit is released - and the BIG announcement!

Don't forget to post a comment to be in the running for a voucher!

And here's some MORE......

Well we are back with yet another sneak peak at the fabbo February Designer kit, have you spotted any clues yet??? They are there trust me....lol. Don't forget to leave a comment and you could be in the running to win a $10 voucher to spend in the shop, have a great Thursday, and make sure you check in tomorrow for another peak. 

Another sneak...

Well here we go with another little sneak peak at the yummy February Designer kit, so how is it looking so far? Tell us what you think by leaving a comment here, and one lucky person will win a $10 voucher to use in CPC store, so get typing girls, and we will announce the winner here on the blog on Saturday. Have a great day, and see you back here tomorrow for another sneak at the kit, and maybe a clue ;)

Extra, extra...

....we thought we would give you a few sneak peaks of the gorgeous February Designer kit over the next few days, and maybe just a few little hints as to what we are up to with the kits come February 1st, so keep checking in to catch a few more glimpses. See you tomorrow.

Scrapbooking Sketch No 4 - TD

Deb (AKA TD)has created this fabbo sketch for you all.

Darkroom Door and so much more!

Darkroom Door's ranges of stamps and patterned papers have hit the shelves at CPC.

These are a great range of vintage type papers and stamps and well worth getting hold of!

Also added over the past couple of weeks are:

Clip it up Combos - great storage for those rub-ons, stickers and the like.

Heidi Swapp Foam Stamps - Spooks, Dots, Exclamation, Hibiscus

See D's Stamp Sets - Arrows, Baby, Bella Flora, Birthday, Fresh Upper & Lowercase, More Borders, Sharie's alphabet, Stars, Wedding

Stampendious Clear Stamps - Butterfly Beauties, Silhouette Songbirds

Technique Tuesday Clear Stamps - Dog & Pony show, Rocket Man

Inkadinkado Clear Stamps - Floral Flourishes, Beautiful Fairies

Rusty Pickle Acrylic Stamps - Chocolate Kisses, Pirate Princess

Hero Arts Stamps - Calendar, Birthday Messages, Brackets & Swirls, Long Bracket Messages


Darkroom Door Papers - Legato, Robots, Robot Journals, Music Gazette

Darkroom Door Wordstrips - Venetian, Music

Darkroom Door Photobooth - Ladies

Fiskars border & Corner Punch - Read between the Vines, Lattice Entertain You, Leave it to Weaver, Sunburst, Coming up Roses, Hearts, Flowers, Greek Key, Embossing Scalloped Daisy, Icing on the Cake, A dozen Roses

Versamarker pens,

Versamark Dazzle - Frost, Champagne

Versacolour Cubes - Canary

Foam Dots & Squares

Cuttlebug Storage Folders are back in stock - Hurry these sell out quickly!

Cuttlebug Storage Folder inserts

Fancy Pants Holiday Transparencies

Bella Chipz assorted chipboard flowers

Fiskar's soft touch scissors are back in stock

Brilliance White Ink pad & Refill

Acrylic Stamp block - for those long clear stamps

KAISERscrapbook Clear Stamps - Christmas Trees, Christmas, Friends are back in stock

KAISERcraft File Set

KAISERscrapbooking Brads - Sakura, Waterberry, What a Hoot, Military, Dancing Jewel, Distracted, Skull Girl, On the Dot, Skull Boi, Rustic Charm, Everblooming

KAISERscrapbook Papers - Military, Distracted, On the Dot, Skull Boi, Rustic Charm, Dancing Jewel, Argentella, LoveStruck

KAISERcraft Wooden Bookshelf, mini album

Basic Grey Rub-on Tool - back in stock

Carolee Creation's Alphabet Stickers - back in stock

Hambly Transparency Borders - back in stock

NEW Kaisercraft File Set.

Need a file set to add to your craft tool box? Stop your search - Kaisercraft's new File Set are perfect for distressing papers and smoothing the edges of Beyond-the-Page albums, and at great value - you can't go wrong!

Scrapbooking Sketch No 3. - Mish

Mish is away with her family, but before she went she created this sketch for you all.

On this layout Mish has used all the products from the fabbo January Kit, available at the shop.

Marg has used Mish's sketch to create this layout. She has used a transparency, some older papers from a kit along with Kaiser Rhinestone & PP and some Queen and Co. Felt.

Hi I'm Julie and here is my

Step by Step project for you to have a go with.

"Precious moments layout. "
What you need:
3 sheets 12x12 pp
1 sheet of shaped pp ( for template only)
1 tag
1 journal block
20cm bit of ribbon
Some buttons/ bling
Flower
Assorted lettering
Ink
1 x 5x7 or 6x8 portrait pic.

Step 1

Using the template sheet trace around and cut out on 1 sheet of pp. Ink all edges.

2. ink edges of backing pp and stick shaped pp ontop.

3 & 4. cut a piece of pp the same size of your pic – so if your pic is 5x7 then cut a piece 5x7 - if your pic is 6x8 then cut a piece 6x8. Ink edges and stick down landscape across your page.
Stick down your pic – i have stuck mine down about 1” up from the edge of the pp.

5. choose your title – I have placed my title over the photo to make it stand out more.

6. I have slipped a tag - inked - under the edge of the photo

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7. add the ribbon under the photo. Then add the journal block ( I have added a quote to my journal block) and a flower or 2, a flourish and some buttons or bling.

All done!!! Hope you enjoyed it!

Bye for now.

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Pinking Circles Now In Store

NEW Darkroom Door Stamps and Papers

Now in-store some of the awesome Darkroom Door Stamps and Papers.

Each tin includes one unmounted red rubber sheet suitable for card making, scrapbooking, paper craft, mixed media, collage and many other applications. Rubber stamps are known for their durability and retain the highest image detail with our photographic designs.
Size: 185mm x 130mm (7.3" x 5.1")
Directions for use:1. Adhere full red rubber sheet to EZ Mount foam (sold separately).2. Trim stamps individually using Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors.3. Place stamp onto clear Stamping Block - now you're ready for stamping!4. Store stamps in the metal tin provided.

Scrapbook Sketch No 2

Deb has created this sketch for you all to have a go with.

Here is the example of Deb's sketch using the fabulous Crate Papers Prudence collection pp's, along with SEI and Carolees alpha stickers - all available from CPC.

She used both DM and Kindy Glitz for definition on the lo.

Celebrate Card

This ia a Card that Marg made for a friend's birthday.

She has used Kaiser Vagabond Papers and Brads with Bazzill blossoms.

A great card for any occasion.

Fiskars Border Punches

We have just expanded our range of Fiskars Border Punches to include the Fiskars Corner and Border Punches. Takes the guess work out of creating corners.

Check them out in the Shop.

Also have restocked the very popular Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch, this does a scalloped edge with a punched hole in the scallop.

Of all the punches this one is great to use with cardstock as well as Patterned Paper.

Scrapbook Sketches

We thought we would kick the year off with something new.

Each week we will be posting a Scrapbook Sketch for you to have a go at.

Sketch No 1 for 2009 is from Marg.

(First Sketch she has ever done)

Hope you like it.

Here is an example that Marg has done using the sketch.

She has used Bazzill cardstock, the red has been run through the Cuttlebug using the Spots and Dots Embossing Folder.

Also some Deluxe Design Chronicles Romance Collage paper, which can be found in the Patterned Paper - Olde World section in The Shop.

The other paper is an older BG Black Tie paper, no longer available, from her stash.

The stamping was done with MM Magnetic Stamps.

The little letters are Carolee's Creations Tiny Alphabet Stickers.

All available from Country Papercraft.

Would you like to use our sketches? Please email us a 100kb or less image of your sketch and permission to publish your sketch on our blog.

Share your sketch interpretations with us in our GALLERY.

NEW INSTORE....

The Beloved CUTTLEBUGS are back in Stock.... HURRY THESE SELL OUT FAST!!!!

Bella Chipz Chipboard Alphas - in blue, black, pink, purple & white

Dreamstreet Chipboard Alphabet (was featured in Jan 08 Designer Kit)

Heidi Swapp Ghost Alphas - these are making a resurgence - they look excellent when run through the CUTTLEBUG embossing folders.

Xyron Large Sticky Dots

Glue Dots - mini, pop-up & craft dots - these would have to be some of the best dots around!!!! I love using the mini dots for chipboard alphas & and they are almost invisible under transparencies. The pop-up dots are FANTABULOUS for layering your blossoms or embellishments!

Print Blocks 3 ring Binders - Black, Red, Lime Green

Print Block post bound Albums - Hot Pink, Lime Green, Red Hot, Sky Blue

Check out all the new arrivals HERE

Crate Paper step by step...

Do you love Crate paper?? I do..theres just something about it, maybe its the texture the paper has, the double sided feature is a definate plus, or maybe its the weird smell it has?? i dont know but it has always been one of my favourite ranges. the three new lines they have recently released is no exception. Totally gorgeous colours and you get SO much in the packs. two of each paper, plus some gorgeous glitter die-cuts and borders and an alphabet, not to mention the die-cut speciality paper as well.... O my!!

I have decided to do a bit of a feature on the prudence range. i have created a LO and am going to show you step by step how I went about creating it. How does that sound for something different?

Ok here goes.

I have started off with using 'Virtue' as my base with the lined side up. I then cut a 22cm x 20cm piece of 'discretion' and a 20cm x 18cm piece from 'Vigilance'.

I then distressed the edges using the scissor method but you dont have to its an optional step.

I then stuck the pages on top of one another (the darker one on top) and then stuck to my base with it slightly being closer to the bottom than centred iykwim .....LOL

Then i took the large sparkly green border from the die-cut sheet and cut it so it went about 3/4 of the way across the two PP's. I rounded the end so it looked like it was originally that long. i then inked it with pinecone ink butthats optional. (o yea and dont throw away the small circles you punch out the middle!!)

I then took the large circle diecut and cut it in half. i stuck one half under the side of the PP's.

The next step i did was the stick my photos down. Now I have used 4 smaller photos but you can use one or two or more. its up to you!!. i then stuck the other half circle underneath my photos in the top left hand corner.

Now comes the part to use those tiny glittered circles. i placed them in a line alternateing between big and small across the top of the PP's on the right hand side.

now its time to finish off by adding your title and any other embellishments.

i went with the small Adorn it letters and Heidi Swapp plastic letters but you could ude the letters from the crate paper pack. They are just awesome!!

I hope you have enjoyed my little step by step

and thanks for stopping by!!

Leonie

Kaiser Desk Calendar

These lovely calendars from Kaiser make the perfect gift.

Sharon BK has made this one at Country Papercraft using Basic Grey Archaic Papers, Bazzill Chip Flourishes, Kaiser Pearls, MM Paints and she cut the letters and numbers with the Cuttlebug using the Round-About Sizzlit font.

All ready now to add a photo when she gets home.

Kaiser Clear Albums

Are now available in store...

Check out this gorgeous Birthday Book, that Michelle has created and featured in January's Main Newsletter


These clear albums make great gifts - so placing a couple in your stash for "that time when you need to whip something up" is a great idea!

Find them under KAISER CLEAR ALBUMS in the SHOP

WHAT"S NEW INSTORE

January Designer Kit

KAISERscrapbooking Papers - Esther Guestlist, Spirograph, Allsorts including matching brads for each range.

KAISERcraft Rhinestone Alphabets - Classic & Script

Bazzill Chips Chipboard Shapes - Blossoms, Keys, Snowflakes, Flourishes

Nestabilities Dies - Scalloped Circles, Scalloped Squares, Classic Squares, Standard Circles, Labels, Pinking Circles

KAISERcraft Wooden Products - Clocks, Desk Calendars

January Newsletter is OUT

This kit features:


Basic Grey's Granola Range of Papers:
Sunflower
Organic
Vanilla Bean
Wholesome
Mini Monogram Stickers


Fancy Pants All Fall range of Papers:
AF Cards
Penmanship


Crate Papers Scalloped Circle Cardstock
4 Bazzill Cardstock
6 Cornflower blue Green Tara blossoms - mixed sizes
6 Chocolate Green Tara small blossoms
Chocolate Pom Pom Trim
12 brads - large and small

How gorgeous is this kit???????


Check out what the Designers have done with the January Kit HERE

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all our readers, customers and members!

Thank you for another year of patronage!


2008 has seen lots of new happenings for Country Papercraft - with the building of the bricks & mortar store

New Forum

And has seen many new products flow through the store.

2009 promises more...

In Feb we have a new surprise happening with our kits so make sure you stay tuned for the announcement!

Country Papercraft would not be as successful as it is without the wonderful assistance of the Designers

Deb, Julie, Leonie, Lynlee & Mish - all your hard work over the past year has been absolutely awesome! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!!!!

Stay tuned for the coming year - where the Designers will be offering more challenges, more competitions and more inspirational creations in our fortnightly newsletters.

Thanks also go to MARG the wonderful store owner with the mostest! Marg works tirelessly to keep the shop up to date with new products, spending time sourcing the availability of these products. Thanks Marg for keeping up with our obsessions!

Finally wishing all of you the best for 2009 and thank you all for the past 12 months!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MARG & THE DESIGNERS!

Basic Grey Rub-on Tool

I love rub-ons !

I have an abundance of them!
Alphas, words, flourishes, any variety that you can name, from such manufacturers as Basic Grey, 7 Gypsies, Bella, Kaisercraft, Making Memories, Prima, Fancy Pants, and so the list goes on.
With each of these packets I have received various rub on tools - paddle pop sticks, round wooden stick, round plastic sticks, icy pole sticks - lots of different ones, but none of these work anywhere near as well as the Basic Grey Rub on Roller Stylus.



This tool is magnificent! It is the ideal shape to hold, not too heavy, nor too light, it's double ended, and the rub on stylus not only rolls easily but is also spring loaded. This makes applying rub-ons over a number of layers much easier, and the other end is flat and is used to set the rub-ons or to take out the tiny air bubbles that you sometimes get.

I really recommend this tool as a must have in your stash, and I know that there are some available in the SHOP.

as reviewed by Deb

Ledger Paper...

I love ledger styled paper...

and guess what has just landed and found it's way onto our shelves...

Check it out HERE

Perfect OldeWorlde paper!!!!

Do you have a Cuttlebug???

Well if the answer is no, then why haven't you...lol....but if the answer is yes, well you are going to love the Nestabilities dies that will be landing in store very shortly. They come in lots of different shapes, and each set comes with at least 5 sizes, mostly 6, making them very versatile. The great thing about the Nestabilities is that they not only cut, but emboss and stencil as well, all with the same die, they are also very thin and easy to store. I store one of my sets in a CD case and another couple in a CD tin, so they take up hardly any room at all. Here is one of the Scallop die sets, which you can see comes with 6 die, the largest being around 4 inches and the smallest around 1 1/4 inches across.Here are a couple of Christmas cards I did with the scallop dies, and all I did was fold a piece of cardstock over then placed the scallop die so that it just sat a little over the folded edge, ran it through my Cuttlebug and it cut a 4 inch scallop card, pretty cute? Another great thing to do is use the die to cut a window in a card, and you can then emboss the window which looks gorgeous. The possibilities are endless with this great product, so keep your eye out in the shop very soon, and give them a go, I'm sure you'll love them.

You can see a little demonstration video here.

Basic Grey & KAISER

Marg has been busy creating - using a design found on the HERO ARTS blog.

The first uses KAISERscrapbook's "Be Mine" available in store HERE




The second uses Basic Grey's "Blitzen" Range


Don't they look absolutely gorgeous...

And what a great quick idea for that last minute card.

Look who has arrived!

And he brings a special message!!!!

That the COUNTRY PAPERCRAFT SHOP IS NOW OPEN!!!!!

And has so many products available as presents for the avid scrapbooker!

Why not drop some subtle hints of thing you would like! Or just order a Gift Voucher for that special someone in your life.

I know I have my wish list happening!

*The story behind Santa - Marg loves Christmas and all things Christmassy. Each year Santa is brought out of storage and placed in a multitude of positions on the farm. Last year he spent the Christmas period in the bath.
This year he is rounding up those naughty little reindeer, and sending across the special message about the store being opened. It must delight passers by, who travel out in the country to suddenly see Santa perched on a Motorbike out in the middle of a paddock. I know it delights the children who pass by on the school bus!

Cuttlebug Storage....

Have you seen these?

They are a storage bag to hold all your Cuttlebug dies! How clever is that?

The bag is constructed of a sturdy canvas, in this gorgeous shade of blue. Each bag comes complete with one binder which holds 2 of the A2 folders (the larger ones) 4 of the 2 x 2 dies and 2 of the 3 x 3 dies.
You are able to purchase more inserts to hold further dies.

Great Value! And another brilliant storage idea!

And after doing a quick Google search I am pleased to say we can offer one of the cheapest prices around!!!!!

Check them out in the Sizzix & Cuttlebug section at THE SHOP

New Instore - Stazon & Melissa Frances!

Melissa Frances Thankful Papers:

These gorgeous papers were featured in the November Designer Kit- gorgeous shades of soft pink, lime, blue, yellow. Absolutely stunning!

Stazon Ink in a great range of new shades!

Stazon Ink is the perfect ink for stamping. It dries quickly, and stamps onto almost every surface.

Check out the new colours:

*Black Cherry
*Blazing Red
*Fuchsia Pink
*Iris
*Pumpkin
*Royal Purple
*Stone Grey
*Ultramarine

Decmember's Mid Monthly Newsletter

is on it's way to inboxes now as I type...

Are you on the list to receive our newsletter?

If not, subscribe in the section over there on your right!

This mid monthly newsletter features:

December Designer Kit projects

Challenge the Designer - this month we were challenged by Kris to use book pages on our layouts

Our Guest Surprise Designer this month is Scrapping Queen who created a gorgeous layout with a fantastic range of Olde Worlde papers.

Deb's Quote Challenge

Julie challenged us to Double page layouts

And a variety of "Just Because" layouts using the challenges from the Designer Challenges set in the forum on Sunday.

It is well worth a gander, and a lot of inspiration from the Designers.

INSTORE SCRAP SALE & ALL DAY SCRAP

Is today! And continues until Wednesday. {Sorry not available for online scrap sales!}

There are challenges in the forum for those who need something to get them scrapping...

And some great layouts happening in the Gallery - why not check them out and leave some comments for the creators!

It's the Thirteenth Day of Christmas

Now I have shopped and got my fill

So in order to get my parcel 

I MUST pay my bill!

Your invoice must be paid for and confirmation sent via e-mail

before your parcel will be rushed out the door and off in the mail!

Cheers and thanks for your orders

May your Christmas be happy and bright and a pizza box on the doorstep - 

Make a great Christmas Delight!

It's the final day of Sales....

I hope you have enjoyed all the ranges of products and discounts received over the past 12 Days!

I am sure you have all gotten your fair share of bargains!

Please sure that your account is settled TOMORROW - so that your products can be sent to you and you receive them before Christmas!

Thanks for taking part in the sale!

Newsletter is out MONDAY with some awesome inspiring layouts from the Designers!

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas!

I have upgrade to a trolley 

and made some room for more....

Today it is inks and chalks at 20% off they will run out the door!

Have you checked out the FORUM lately?

December's Sketch Challenge is up - HERE


The Free Christmas Classes are HERE

There are new swaps happening HERE

And lots of Fun & Games HERE

On the 11th Day of Christmas

My basket is almost full!

But today I add Masks and Paint at 20% off

That's Heidi, and Tim Holtz, Making Memories and More

Oh No! my basket is running out onto the floor!

So have you spent up big at the sale?

Well, then why not?

With the Aussie Dollar not competing in the world markets - why head overseas to buy stuff when you can get it on your own shores - at a better price (when comparing what the dollar is worth in exchange rates) and less postage...

No excuse really! I am all into saving money and supporting local business!

Only a couple more days until the sale is over....

On the Tenth Day of Christmas

What do I spy today?

I spy  19% off clear stamps, magnetic stamps, foam stamps, wooden stamps!

Move, quick out of my way!!!!

On the Ninth Day of Christmas

The Day I have waited for...

18% off every sheet of PATTERNED PAPER 

that lines the walls, shelves and floor!

*excludes Kaiser, Basic Grey & Dreamstreet (cause they have already been marked down before)

On the Eighth Day of Christmas

Looky Looky Look

17% off of every sort of Book!

Card Books, Sketch Books, Idea Books - sorry no Cookbooks! (LOL)

On the Seventh Day of Christmas

I have ordered Kaiser, Basic Grey, Grungeboard and Dreamstreet for me!

Today I get 16% off

Every flower that I see....

Green Tara, Heidi Swapp, Bazzill,  Bumble Bee, Fancy Pants, Making Memories, Prima and more....

That's a discount off every flower in store!

But wait there's more....

No it's not a set of  steak knives that are Free!

oh joy! oh glee!

It's CHIPBOARD with a 16% discount too! 

thats alphas, and shapes, ScrapFX,  Plain Janes, A2Z, and Bella

Don't stop at 1 make sure you buy a few!

*LOL I am sounding like Dr Suess!

On the Sixth Day of Christmas

I wonder what I will get....

15% off DreamStreet Papers!

Have you placed your order yet?

New in store

Grungeboard - Nature, Iconic Elements, Seasonal Elements

More ranges of the Combination Punch & Stamp Sets - Squares & Circles

Further papers from the DCWV Grade School Ranges

We have a winner

Congrats to MRS FRIZZ

who guessed all 4 words

Create

Papers

Forum

Ribbons

You have a prize pack waiting for you when you place your next order.

On the Fifth Day of Christmas

Oh Golly Golly My!

14% off Tim Holtz Grungeboard!

Oh my goodness, oh me oh my!

One Final Hint

The words you should have

Contain these letters

C _ _ _ _ _

P _ P _ _ _

_ _ _ _ M

_ I _ _ O _ _

first one to email me the words to countrypapercraft@gmail.com will win the PRIZE PACK up on OFFER

Lynlee's Sketches

CPC Designer Lynlee has started drawing up some awesome sketches... Her sketches are featured on her blog

Scrapping Art

ON the Fourth Day of Christmas

What did I see

13% off the remaining BASIC GREY PRODUCTS

just for me!

All rub-ons, stamps, ribbons, chipboard stickers... excludes patterned papers

Day 24

The last letter is upon us!

Is not in Country Papercraft

Forum, Gallery or Blog

but if we had 2 of them it would!

On the Third Day of Christmas

I was so lucky to score

13% Off  every BASIC GREY PATTERNED PAPER

that is available in store!!!

Day 23

Today's letter

is one last vowel

that will help make one of two of your words

it is one of the vowels used in Old MacDonalds chorus...

so it has to be either of these

E - I - E - O

*hint its the common one... LOL

On the Second Day of Christmas

Country Papercraft gave to me

12% discount off

Everything KAISER in store - EXCLUDING PATTERNED PAPERS

Kaiser Clear Albums

The NEW ranges of Kaiser Clear Albums have arrived in Store!!!!

Check them out!!!!

On the First Day of Christmas...

Country Papercraft gave to me

a 12% discount off all

the KAISERscrapbook Paper I could See!

You have until MIDNIGHT Western Daylight Savings Time  TONIGHT DEC 1, to place your order to receive the Discount!!!!

*remember to send your order through - don't just place in your basket thinking you can send your order through at the end of the 12 days.  Your order must be received on the day of the special for you to be eligible for the discount!