May 14, 2009 | Blog Tour, Circle Scissor Plus, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Wanted |
Remember the card from the Stamper’s Club meeting that I posted the other night. As I was looking at it and thinking about the Late Night Stampers Challenge it got my gears turning that the card we made with the flowers could easily be turned into a masculine card. So this morning that was what I did.
I used the same basic card design – changed the colors and the stamp set that I used.
The colors came from the Designer Paper I used which is called Manchester. It has Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze, Kraft and Very Vanilla. I used imaged from the Wanted stamp set and various circle punches and the Circle Scissor to cut my larger circles. I added a variety of brads to the center like I did on the flower card. One of the Jumbo Silver brads I added a small image stamped on Vanilla card stock. I also added one of the small star brads. The greeting is a rub-on from the Chit Chat rub-on collection. That one set of rub-ons has over 200 different greetings for almost any occasion – I bought one set and have used for several classes and card ideas and still have tons left. It will go a long way!
Don’t forget this month Stampin’ Up! is having a special on the Designer Paper – buy three packs and get a fourth pack free. It also includes the 12″ x12″ textured card stock that comes in the color family packs. And you can mix and match in any combination. Remember that the In-Colors will be retiring in June and if you have any Designer Paper with an In-Color that you love it will also be retired in June so stock up now before they are gone.
Two other Stampin’ Up! specials include the new Jumble Alphanet set for 20% off. This stamp set will be available in the new catalog beginning July 1st. But for this month only you can order it as a sneak peek and get it at 20% off. And my favorite special is sign up as a Demonstrator for only $75! I would jump on that in a heart beat if I wasn’t already a demonstrator. Stampin’ Up! has put together a mini starter kit and it contains more than $75 worth of product (and you can switch out the stamp sets and colors to what you want) PLUS you get all the business supplies from the regular starter kit that’s another $60. This is really an awesome deal. You can sign up directly on my website – www.monika.stampinup.net. I would love to have you as part of my Stampin’ Up! team. Contact me today with any questions you have.
My next post will be for the BLOG TOUR that will run for two days – May 15th and May 16th. I have some great projects to share using the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set. At the end of my Blog Tour post you will get directed to the next stop on the tour. Just follow the link to each stop and you will travel around the country seeing lots of great ideas. I hope you will join me.
Have a great Stampin’ Day!
May 12, 2009 | Blog Tour, Designer Series Paper |
Sorry for the late posting – another busy day – so many things happening at the end of the school year we can’t even do them all. Today Kyle had an AP test this morning, Ryan had a tennis match and then a band picnic and he had soccer practice which he missed. Then I had the last PTA board meeting of the year (and party) which I got to late after we spent some time at the picnic. Tommorrow is the same and now I have more things on Thursday too. Our schools get out at the end of May so there are lots of things to finish up in just a short amount of time. Anyway on to a stamping project…
One of the projects we made at the weekend retreat was an Envelope Scrapbook. This was the project that Dawn brought. 
We used the Afternoon Tea Designer Series Paper and the matching colors of card stock. When you remove the belly band and open the flap the center panel has three envelopes – each cut to a different length. Inside each envelope is a piece of cardstock that can be pulled out. You can add pictures and journaling to each of these and even to each of the envelope pockets.
The April Class Kits To Go will be ready tomorrow. I cut everything today for those and now I’m printing the instruction sheets. That was actually the project that I shared at the retreat. I think everyone liked it, but it took everyone the longest since it had the box and 6 cards and stamped envelopes. Stampin’ Up! has an art contest every month and I think next month’s theme for one of them is butterflies. I might just have to mail that in for the contest.
I also finished up my projects for the blog tour that is taking place this Friday and Saturday. So make sure to come back so you can visit all the stops on my tour. And I’ll give you the links to go to two other tours if you want to see even more ideas. I’m really pleased with my projects and one of them will be a class so I’ll send more details out on that as soon as I decide on the date.
Thanks for stopping by today!
May 7, 2009 | Blog Tour, Occasions Mini 2009 |
The blog tour was on April 27th and the links were only available for the one day. I printed off the list of blogs from each tour (there were actually 3) so that I could go back to them and them bookmark the ones that I want to return to. 
The next Blog Tour that I am participating in will be on May 15th and 16th – the links will be available for 2 full days. The group is different from the one on the 27th and there will be 20 stops. My featured set will be the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set from the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book and catalog. Other demos will feature sets from the Occasions mini or from the Idea Book – you will have the opportunity to see a variety of ideas and stamping styles from around the country. I hope you will join me.
I have made a list of some of the blogs that included my favorite projects from the April 27th tour. I have added the links below so that you can go visit them if you like.
Wagon Full of Fun
Lisa Milliron – Tour 1 Stop 10
Janice Urke – Tour 2 Stop 10
Great Friend
Jenn Diercks – Tour 1 Stop 4
Gretchen Barron – Tour 2 Stop 4
Scene in the Garden
Connie Babbert – Tour 1 Stop 2
Lora Sinkler-Lake – Tour 4 Stop 1
Linda McClain – Tour 2 Stop 2
Forest Friends
Cindy Beach – Tour 4 Stop 13
And Many Mower
Mary Jo Price-Williams – Tour 2 Stop 17
Matchbox Messages
Loni Spendlove – Tour 2 Stop 14
Lazy Days Jumbo Wheel
Teri Wells – Tour 2 Stop 2
Hopefully I have gotten all of the links in here correctly. Have fun browsing some other blogs today.
I was going to post the pictures from last nights projects but decided to wait a few more days – I’ll show them on Sunday.
May 5, 2009 | Blog Tour, Occasions Mini 2009, SU Ribbon |
I found these little treat boxes on the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator website today. They are made using the Eight Great Greetings stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. One is done in Kiwi Kiss and tied with the Satin Kiwi Kiss ribbon and the other is Baja Breeze and the Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon. Both of these ribbons are part of my May ribbon share.
The Eight Great Greetings stamp set has something for almost every occasion – Easter, Thanks, Dad, Wedding, Congrats, Birthday, Mother, Shower. You can create treat boxes like these for occasions all year long by changing the color and ribbons and using a stamp from this set.
Here are some birthday treat boxes done in Pacific Point with the Pacific Point striped ribbon – also part of the May ribbon share.
The triangle box is the same box we made earlier this year for Valentine treats – a very easy treat box that doesn’t need adhesive to hold it shut – the ribbon holds it shut at the top. To make one cut your card stock into a rectangle and score it in half – this will be the bottom of the triangle. Then mark the center on either end and scor diagonally across the card stock from the center score to the center mark on each side – you will be making four more score lines forming a diamond shape on your card stock. Now fold in on the score lines and punch a hole where the sides meet to tie the ribbon through. The size of your triangle will depend on the size of card stock that you start with. Add your decoration to the front. Have fun making treat boxes!
I have added a new picture to my side bar – it is a reminder that I will be participating in another Blog Tour on May 15th and 16th. I’ll be with a new group of people and some items will be from the Occasions Mini Catalog and others will be from the main catalog. I hope you will join me.
Apr 28, 2009 | Blog Tour |
WOW what a day it was yesterday with the blog tour. I had over 600 people visit my blog yesterday – my highest day ever by a mile! And I received many wonderful comments too. Many people commented on the cracked glass technique and I’ll post a tutorial for that one day this week. And I received lots of compliments on the little suitcase project – we will probably do that in an upcoming class. With all the great ideas I saw yesterday I have to plan my classes for the next two months.
I’m going to post later with a list of some of the blogs from my tour and the other tours that were going on the same day. I made a list of some of my favorites. To see my samples go to my post dated April 26th – Blog Tour 4 Stop 16 – Sense of Time.
For my Blog candy winner I decided to choose TWO winners instead of just one – so they are
- Lisa B.
- Carrie M.
I will email each of you to get your Corduroy Button Assortment to you. Thanks for playing and sharing your favorites with me.
I have a busy day today – lots to do – prep for my scrapbook class, prep for our group retreat this weekend, get the May release of the Wow Scrapbook Kit ready, go to the high school for Senior Project Judging, and more. I hope I don’t forget anything.
Have a Happy Day! Read about my birds (and other animals in my other post).
Apr 26, 2009 | Big Shot, Blog Tour, Occasions Mini 2009 |
Welcome to the Mini Occasions Blog Tour!
You have just hopped on Tour 4 at Stop #16. Enjoy viewing my samples using the “Sense of Time” stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I have been working on these samples over the last week or so and I’m pleased with the results. At the end of my post you will be linked to the next stop on the tour – you will be headed to Canada!
My first sample is a little suitcase – this set reminds me of something old fashioned and since I had travel on my mind I came up with this cute little suitcase idea. This would make a cute little treat box to give someone getting ready to go on a trip or use it for Father’s Day.
Supplies:
- Sense of Time stamp set
- Chocolate Chip card stock
- Very Vanilla card stock
- Chocolate Chip Classic ink
- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine
- Bigz XL Box #2 die
- Ticket Corner punch
- Paper Piercer
- 5/8″ Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon
- 5/16″ Jumbo Brads – Very Vanilla
- Stampin’ Sponge
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Sticky Strip
This next project is one that I made for the Principal at my sons school. He is leaving the school this year to go to one of the new schools in the county and the PTA wanted to give him a going away gift. I made a similar gift for the High School Band seniors last year and thought this would work for this as well. It is a scrapbook tin. Inside the tin is an accordion fold scrapbook containing pictures from various events at the school. When you open the tin the accordion album lifts out and has pictures on both sides. Inside the lid is a place for the PTA officers to write a personal note to the Principal. I hope it is a gift that he will enjoy. You could create a tin like this to give as a father’s day gift or to hold memories from a trip. Since it is a tin you can add 3-d items that you might not be able to include in a traditional scrapbook.
Supplies:
- Sense of Time stamp set
- Always Artichoke card stock
- Kraft card stock
- Baja Breeze card stock
- Very Vanilla card stock
- Always Artichoke classic ink
- Versamark ink
- Manchester Designer Series paper
- Sticky Strip
- Circle Scissor Plus & Glass Mat
- Big Shot Die-cut Machine
- Billboard Alphabet Sizzlits Die
- Twill Tape
- Vintage Brads
- Corner Rounder Punch
- Cutter Kit
My last project is a card I made last night. I knew there was something I wanted to do with this clock and it just wasn’t coming to my mind so I had been hesitating on creating my last sample. Finally last night as I played around with different ideas and it came to me – CRACKED GLASS TECHNIQUE! It was the perfect thing to do with this stamp set – yet another way to give it an old-fashioned look.
I used the new Circle Scissor Plus to cut the circles out for the project and for the tin. It takes some getting used to but once you get the hang of it you can go crazy creating all different sized circles.
Here is a close up so you can see the detail of the cracked glass technique on the clock image. It is much easier to see in person than it is on these photos.
Supplies:
- Sense of Time stamp set
- Kiwi Kiss card stock
- Basic Gray card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Circle Scissor Plus & Glass Mat
- Kiwi Kiss Classic ink
- Basic Gray Classic ink
- Versamark ink
- Glassy Glaze Enamel Embossing Powder
- Heat Tool
- Powder Pal
- Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
Those are my samples – I hope you liked them. Be sure and leave me a comment!
You still have a few more days to take advantage of the Get Connected Promotion. After you complete the tour and see all the wonderful ideas place your order from the Occasions Mini Catalog – visit my website and use the SHOP NOW button – or email me an order. An order of $40 or more from the Occasions Mini Catalog receives a FREE stamp or Mini Note Kit from the Under $10 section of the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book – look on Page 208 for your choices. This promotion will last until the end of April so don’t miss it.
One more thing before you leave my site – if you’d like to win an assortment of the Corduroy Buttons/Brads just get out some paper and make a list of all 16 stops on this tour – TOUR 4 – send me an email at [email protected] – in your list write down the stop # and the demo’s name and which of their projects was your favorite. A winner will be selected from all the entries and then I’ll mail you an assortment of the Corduroy Buttons/Brads including the 2 colors that are in the Occasions Mini Collection. Have fun!
Now it’s time to continue on the tour.
Next Stop on Tour 4 is
STOP 1
“Scene in a Garden”
Lora Sinkler-Lake
Lora has been a demonstrator since 2006 (just like me). She lives in Ontario, Canada. Lora love stamping and scrapbooking and enjoys teaching stampin’ techniques. Enjoy your visit to her blog and her featured samples are from the “Scene in a Garden” stamp set. From her blog you will be linked to the next stop on our tour. So sit back and join us for the ride!
UPDATE 4/28/09 – the Blog Tour is now over so the links have been removed. Please contact me if you have questions. There will be additional tours in the future.
