Oct 7, 2010 | Bingo, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Stampin' Up! Events, Tags |
Before I went to the Baltimore Regional last Friday I posted to my blog that I had a treat for any of my blog visitors that came and found me at the regional. My sister-in-law, Stephanie, helped me finish up my treats at her house on Thursday and here is what they looked like.
I wasn’t sure if anybody would even come say anything to me – so I was thrilled when you guys did!! I gave some to the SU corporate girls that came to do the regional – we happened to be sitting close to them and talked to them several time throughout the day. I gave some away to new people I met, everyone at my table and swapped some for other 3-Ds. I hope everyone that got one liked it.
Here is a close up of the tag. My 1×8 bags were filled with candy-coated Sunflower Seeds that my friend Sue had given me. So I used those colors to create my tag. I used the Share What You Love stamp that we were able to buy at the Memento Mall at the Stampin’ Up! convention this year. I used Stampin’ Write Markers to color the tags – Night of Navy, Garden Green, More Mustard and Pumpkin Pie. The little heart in the birds mouth is Pumpkin Pie. I went back and colored in the eyes with Night of Navy so you could see them better.
I punched out the tag with the new Decorative Label Punch. Then I punched a second one in Garden Green and cut it in half and trim the centers. These were layered on each end. Punch a third one out of Night of Navy and turn it in the opposite direction. All of that was layered on a piece of More Mustard punched using the 2-1/2″ Circle Punch. Both of these punches are in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog.
At the regional we had a couple of extra little surprises. One was a little button that everyone got for attending the regional. Each regional has its own design. Here is mine with my name tag.
And like all Stampin’ Up! events there was a prize patrol. A list of names get shown on the screen for the prize winners – I think they did it three or four times throughout the day. And on one of them I was a winner!! Yeah for me!!
It was funny because Pam Morgan was standing right by our table with the prizes and I said “Pick Me! Pick Me!” and then they popped up the list. I started reading the list and before I got to the bottom my friend Linda – says “it’s you Monika” – and sure enough I was the last name on the list! 
But Pam had walked away and didn’t see me. Like all good demonstrators I had to jump up and down and yell and wave and she finally came back! What fun! I won the French Foliage stamp set from the Holiday Mini catalog. It was one that I liked but haven’t bought yet. But now I don’t have to.
Here are a few more pictures from the regional.
Stephanie and me
Stephanie came with me and we had a wonderful girls weekend. It was so nice of Stampin’ Up! to have a regional close to her house (well close enough to drive) and at the time that I normally go visit for some girl time.
Linda and Betty
We shared our table with my friend Linda – she is also from Georgia and we met on the plane flying to convention this summer. And Linda met Betty in Baltimore so she sat with us too. We also had Tina and Roz join us at our table but I didn’t get a picture of them. Roz came as Tina’s guest and we were trying to get her to join as a demonstrator so they would get the new Eat Chocolate stamp set. She didn’t join that day but maybe she has changed her mind since then.
Here is a picture of me with Shannon West. We decided we did a good job coordinating our outfits! Shannon always wears the cutest skirts to all the Stampin’ Up! events and this summer I found a skirt while we were on vacation. I had to laugh the first time I wore it – apparently I haven’t worn a skirt/dress in a long time – going to the bathroom was a whole different game if you know what I mean……
The regional was so much fun! If you have the opportunity to attend one you should. We saw several presentations from the SU staff and all 6 Workshop Wows from other Demonstrators. I’ll be sharing some of the techniques we learned over the next couple of months.
Let’s play Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 4 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6 – I only have a couple of spots left. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1, 2, and 3 winners. Is anyone getting close yet?
Here is piece #10 –the little bird from Season of Friendship stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
Oct 6, 2010 | Bingo |
Hi everyone!
This post is for those that are playing Monika’s Blog Bingo – Round 4. I’ll be posting a little later about my Holiday Gift Making class and I didn’t want Bingo to get lost at the end of that one.
So Let’s play Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 4 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1, 2, and 3 winners.
Here is piece #9 –the friends sunflower from
Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
Oct 5, 2010 | Bingo, Demonstrator, Stampin' Up! Events |
Is it just me or does it seem that when you go away for a few days everything changes? Somehow my wordpress blog – not the part you see but the part that I see is different. Then I tried to check on an e-vite invitation and I keep getting this error to sign in to the new evite and I can’t get to the invitation. Even the airport seemed different when I went this time – I must have gone to a new section or something, the security was different and even the terminal was different – and I was just there in July. But I didn’t have any security issues this time – yeah – and I took all my stuff carry on (but no scissors) – I did travel with a bottle of Crystal Effects and I wondered if they would question that but they didn’t. Anyway enough of my rambling…..
I have a special offer for anyone that wants to join my Stampin’ Up! team! You have to act quickly to take advantage of this great opportunity. As a result of my attending the Baltimore Regional I get to offer my new recruits the chance to get a brand new stamp set that won’t be available until 2011. If you sign up as a demonstrator you will receive the new stamp set EAT CHOCOLATE! You have to sign up by October 17th! Just imagine a stamp set all about Chocolate! Yummy! Here are some samples using the Eat Chocolate stamp set that I took pictures of while I was at the regional.
And not only that but the Craft Tote special is still going on too -you will get both of these in addition to all that is in the Starter Kit!
You will be all set to share your love of Stamping with your friends and family – a cute tote to carry all the items from your starter kit and the new Eat Chocolate stamp set.
Do you have questions? Just contact me and I’ll be glad to answer them for you. You can sign up online directly through my Stampin’ Up! Website – CLICK HERE.
I would be so excited to have you join my team!
How is Bingo going for everyone? I was told I need to mix up the pieces better – someone out there doesn’t have any of the ones I have called so far – how can that be? I’ll try to get a good shuffle this time.
So here we go….
Let’s play Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 4 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1, 2, and 3 winners.
Here is piece #8 –the cupcake image from Itty Bitty Bits stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).
Oct 4, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Fabric |
I got back late last night from my trip so I have a quick post for you. At my downline meeting last month I asked a couple of people to bring Make&Take projects and I wanted to share those with you.
Joyce shared this cute pencil project that she found somewhere – she was making them for a friend and prepped enough for our meeting. The inside is ROLO candy we wrapped them with just a piece of paper and taped it to hold them in roll. I forgot why we couldn’t just use the rerolled candy – but she had a reason for it. Then we made the outside pencil part with So Saffron card stock – we scalloped one edge and then scored in between all the scallops to create the look of a pencil. If you want to add writing or something to the edge of the pencil do that before attaching it around the candy. We added a kiss in the end for the point. At the other end we wrapped a piece of pink card stock and then foil. And we added a piece of pink at the very end to finish off the eraser.
Lisa showed us all how to make these flowers. This is my green one. She showed us several different ones that she made including one that was on her shirt – everyone thought she bought it at the store that way!
We used the Big Shot to cut the fabric – mine uses the Circles #2 Die but other people used the scalloped circles. We saw these same kind of flowers at convention. But I had forgotten about them. You cut a bunch of layers of fabric, layer them and stitch together in the center. The more layers the fuller the flower. Then use the heat tool to heat the fabric until it curls. So you need to use a synthetic fabric – like a sating slippery fabric so that it will curl when you heat it. I didn’t do it on mine but you can add in something on the center like a button or brad. And then add a pin to the back so you can pin it to your top.
The other two projects we made were my Birthday Bakery card – see it HERE –
and the Got Treats? skinny bags – see those HERE –
We had a wonderful time at the meeting. The next one is in November and if you are a demonstrator that lives near me you are invited to join me. Just email me for more information.
Let’s play Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 4 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1, 2, and 3 winners.
Here is piece #7 –the snowflake image from Season of Friendship stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Oct 3, 2010 | Bingo, Birthday, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Up! Events, Watercoloring |
Hi everyone! Today is Sunday and I am on my way back home tonight from a trip to Virginia and Maryland. I went to visit my sister-in-law and on Friday we went to the Baltimore Regional. We had a great time! We saw lots of great WOW demonstrations which I’ll tell you more about later. The Make&Takes were all great and I’ll share those with you too. When I get home I can download all my pictures and share all of those things.
For today I’m going to share some of the cards we made in my Love Your Pets class. These two cards use the Stampin’ Up! Level 2 Hostess Stamp Set called Longfellows. These are quick and simple cards and I made some more for my regional swaps using different images. I think now I’ll go back and make a whole set using all the images that are included.
The front is pretty basic with a piece of Designer Series Paper on one side, the image stamped in Jet Black StazOn ink and watercolored, then layered on a piece of Crumb Cake (I keep writing Kraft and then deleting to correct it) that was scallopped on one side.
On the inside I stamped just the front and back of the dog (or the cat) on each edge of the card. I should have added a matching sentiment on the inside but I didn’t think about that.
The front also has the little Bitty Button thread with some Linen Thread.
If you were looking for a great idea with this stamp set – I hope you like this one! And now let’s move on to Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 4 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1, 2, and 3 winners.
Here is piece #6 –CREATE from the Charming stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
Oct 2, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, class, Masking, Watercoloring |
This little project is an idea that came straight from the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog. On page 75 is the Friends Fur-ever stamp set. And right above it is this cute little box. Now I made a few changes to my version. First I used different colors. Mine actually came from the Color Coach. I pulled the So Saffron card and on the back is the Sweet Set combination of So Saffron, Riding Hood Red and Soft Suede. A perfect combination for this project in my opinion!
I stamped in Jet Black StazOn ink and did some watercoloring and some cutting out. Yes that little bone is a pain to cut out but I think it is so cute popped up and tied with the linen thread. Not everyone in my class did that part. I did show them how to do the masking technique for this. Basically you stamp the little wagon first on your card stock. Then stamp it again on a post-it note and cut it out right along the lines – you don’t want to leave any edge for this technique. Then cover your image on the card stock with the post it note so you can stamp the bones so they look like they are inside the wagon.
Then the other fun thing I did was stamp the bone on the twill ribbon – instant matching ribbon!
Fill this little box with some dog treats for your new neighbors! Won’t they think your the best when you bring something for their dog!
The box by the way is the Box #2 XL die for the Big Shot. Have fun!
Let’s play Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 4 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1, 2, and 3 winners.
Here is piece #5 –the cupcake image from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
I wasn’t sure if anybody would even come say anything to me – so I was thrilled when you guys did!! I gave some to the SU corporate girls that came to do the regional – we happened to be sitting close to them and talked to them several time throughout the day. I gave some away to new people I met, everyone at my table and swapped some for other 3-Ds. I hope everyone that got one liked it.
Here is a close up of the tag. My 1×8 bags were filled with candy-coated Sunflower Seeds that my friend Sue had given me. So I used those colors to create my tag. I used the Share What You Love stamp that we were able to buy at the Memento Mall at the Stampin’ Up! convention this year. I used Stampin’ Write Markers to color the tags – Night of Navy, Garden Green, More Mustard and Pumpkin Pie. The little heart in the birds mouth is Pumpkin Pie. I went back and colored in the eyes with Night of Navy so you could see them better.
At the regional we had a couple of extra little surprises. One was a little button that everyone got for attending the regional. Each regional has its own design. Here is mine with my name tag.
But Pam had walked away and didn’t see me. Like all good demonstrators I had to jump up and down and yell and wave and she finally came back! What fun! I won the French Foliage stamp set from the Holiday Mini catalog. It was one that I liked but haven’t bought yet. But now I don’t have to.
Here is a picture of me with Shannon West. We decided we did a good job coordinating our outfits! Shannon always wears the cutest skirts to all the Stampin’ Up! events and this summer I found a skirt while we were on vacation. I had to laugh the first time I wore it – apparently I haven’t worn a skirt/dress in a long time – going to the bathroom was a whole different game if you know what I mean……
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 4 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6 – I only have a couple of spots left. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1, 2, and 3 winners. Is anyone getting close yet?
