Over the next couple of weeks I plan to do some short posts featuring projects that use products on the Stampin’ Up! retiring list. We are counting down the days – 22 more days left to order from the 2012-2013 Stampin’ Up! catalog – June 3rd is the final day. Stampin’ Up! decided to extended it by a few days. Remember that stamp sets will be available until the last day but the accessories and Stampin’ Around wheels are only available while supplies last. You can see the most current list by checking out my website online store and look under the category Retiring Products.
Retiring items on this card:
Artistic Etchings stamp set #118517 $18.95 (w) #120573 $14.95 (c)
First Edition Designer Series paper (already sold out)
3/16″ Metallic Brads #119741 $6.95
Color Spritzer Tool #107066 $12.50
I have a special offer going on right now for anyone placing an order through my online store. Read more about it HERE.
(If you see words that are missing the letter ‘H’ – my keyboard seems to be having an issue with that letter – I’m trying to catch it but I may miss a few 🙂
Have you seen the Hey Dude kit made just for men? It was introduced during the Stampin’ Up! Leadership conference. It’s a manly kit designed to help out the guys in our life to make cards for us of course. Well I have a house full of guys and figured this was just what I needed to get for them. So I did.
It arrived at least a month ago (before Valentine’s Day) and I put it out for them to explore and use. Well Valentine’s Day came and went – and I said to them – why didn’t you make me a card? They all looked at me like what in the world was I talking about. I said I got you this kit from Stampin’ Up! – Dude! You’re Welcome – it has everything you need to make me a card. Greg says – yeah I opened it – I looked at it and I closed it back up. I didn’t know I was supposed to make a card with it. This would be a good place to use the stamp that says this “#%&@!” – sigh – it didn’t work like I had planned. But now they know how I feel about it and what they should be doing with it and it just so happens that my birthday is today! And I was gone all day Saturday so there was time for them to use the kit without me even knowing about – yes the opportunity to surprise me. And yes this time – Tyler came through – he got out the kit while I was gone on Saturday and put it to use to make my birthday card. And here is the result –
Tyler looked through my stamps for a birthday stamp since the kit didn’t include one that specifically said that. He found Easy Events and used the cupcake from that – it’s stamped in Island Indigo ink – that is what was lying on my craft table.
From the Dude Kit he used what looks to be 4 different postcard pieces – on the base one he used the edge of the Special Occasion stamp and the Basic Gray ink to stamp several times. And then he cut pieces of the other cards and layered them on.
That was my birthday card from the boys! Tyler even cleaned and put away the stamps too!
We actually celebrated my birthday Sunday evening so Kyle could come and join us. I love to have all of the boys with me! Dinner was great – a ton of food though – we took most of it home to eat as leftovers. And my favorite Chocolate Raspberry Truffle ice cream from Bruesters!
I have been home all day today doing mostly nothing – keeping up with birthday messages from Facebook friends, and playing a little in my craft room. Tonight I’ll go to Panera for the My Digital Studio digi crop with the girls.
Henry Says, Pinwheels, and Parker’s Patterns make for a fun birthday card. I created this fun card for the GoDiva Spring Catalog Swap.
I used lots of fun products from the Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog –
Henry Says stamp set (my favorite!)
Parker’s Patterns Designer Series Paper
Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Pinwheel Sizzlets Die
Hearts A Flutter Framelit Dies
I love the little pinwheel coming out of Henry’s trunk – I even tilted him back a bit so it looks like he is really blowing out some air to get that pinwheel going. What a fun little guy!
If you would like to buy any of these products you can shop at my online store on my website – www.monika.stampinup.net
A couple of fun announcements today! A monthly kit and a kit for men!
Today at the Stampin’ Up! Leadership conference Bonnie Thurber announced a new Kit in the Mail program called Paper Pumpkin.
Every month you’ll get a cute little box that comes to your door with a fun stamping project. I think this is going to be such a fun idea and the perfect solution for many of you who can’t make it to a stamping class. And for anyone else that wants a fun project surprise every month! The kits will include the ink, the stamps, the card stock and accessories and it will all be pre-cut for you – just some adhesive is all you should need and perhaps a pair of paper snips. More details coming out on Monday – that is when you can start joining. But make sure you select me as your demonstrator when you join. More details are coming! And be sure to come to classes this month if you want to see the Welcome kit in real life – because everyone here at Leadership received the Paper Pumpkin Welcome Kit and Try It Kit (that’s another option for you too).
Paper Pumpkin Prize patrol
The other fun announcement is a new stamping kit for MEN! Check it out here –
And here are a few more pictures from today –
Lunch time at Leadership – a sit down table service lunch – very nice!
The STARZ group at the Pajama Party – Stamping Under the Stars General Session
This week’s Thursday challenge at Create with Connie & Mary is a 2 week double challenge! First it’s a sketch challenge and second we have been challenged to create a shaped card using one of Stampin’ Up!’s Big Shot dies or framelits.
So with that in mind – what was I going to make? That took me a while to figure out. I finally found some inspiration on Pinterest and here is my card for the 2 week double challenge –
It’s not a very big card – we have a 3-1/2″ circle die and a 3″ circle die and that’s what I used. I think I need to make an envelope for it but I haven’t done that yet. The card base is Basic Black and I started by cutting a regular sized card and scored it in half. Then I put that on the 3-1/2″ circle die so that on the side with the fold it was inside the cutting blade – that keeps the front and back connected. Cut Whisper White with the 3″ circle die – cut two so one can go on the inside. The one on the front is then run through with the dots embossing folder. I actually sponged a little bit across the dots and around the edge of the front circle.
The Itty Bitty Banner fit perfectly on this card since it was pretty small. I cut an extra banner in black and layered it behind to create a shadow. I tied two golf tees together with the Basic Black ribbon and then put them on the card front with mini glue dots.
I hope you can see the sketch in this card – the two tees are the two strips going down the left side of the card. The bitty banner is the greeting. The bow around the tees is the “flower” on the card.
So who is going to get this card – I was planning to give it to Greg for his birthday which is quickly approaching but we were just invited over to celebrate his golfing-buddies birthday on Friday – so it just might go to him instead. I guess that means I better make another one.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Crumb Cake
Card Stock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, 3-1/2″ circle die, 3″ circle die, Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Bitty Banner Framelits, Basic Black 1/8″ Taffeta ribbon, Stampin’ Sponge, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. This is a two week challenge – so we’ll see you again after Thanksgiving – I hope you have a nice one with your family and friends! Be safe if you are traveling.
Did you check out Connie & Mary’s new online mini class? It’s called Card “Create”-ions – we just used one of Mary’s cards from the preview in my downline meeting – everyone loved it! Here are some of the details about the class for you – just a couple more days of new card ideas.
JOIN US for a BRAND NEW venture with creative card ideas using holiday and winter stamp sets from the Main and Holiday Mini catalogs!
* Over 45 EXCLUSIVE cards with 15 stamp sets featured!
* 3 week mini edition
* October 28 thru November 17
* Printable supply lists & measurements
* 24/7 access
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!
* Designers Elizabeth Price, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining us!
Just a quick post for today showing this pretty fall card using the French Foliage stamp set and the new Core’dinations card stock.
This card was not my idea – but right this minute I can’t find where I got it from. I’m pretty sure I copied it pretty close to the original one that I saw. I thought Pinterest would help me find where I get ideas from but this one I didn’t see on my boards so I’m not sure where it came from now. The card base is Crumb Cake and then a layer of the new Core’dinations card stock in Early Espresso – it was embossed with the new Woodgrain Embossing folder! And then I sanded it just a bit more – it really looks like wood! The stamped piece used French Foliage and I used the Rock ‘n’ Roll technique on the leaves – so ink in one color and then roll the edges in another – so on here I have More Mustard with Cherry Cobbler, and then Cherry Cobbler with Early Espresso.
Lots to do today – tonight Cindy and I are having an intro class for My Digital Studio 2! It’s going to be fun. I’m making little cupcakes and picks to go in them like I had at my Getaway Party. Oh speaking of which I got a UPS notice that I have a package coming from the company that organizes the Stampin’ Up! incentive trips. That must mean something is coming for the Getaway Trip that I get to go at the end of this month! Now to patiently wait until UPS delivers it on Monday! I wonder what it will be? And if you happen to know – don’t tell me I want to be surprised!
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