Jun 15, 2011 | Birthday, Cards, class, Retired List |
Have you seen this fun idea before?
It’s the Pick A Petal stamp set used to make candle flames. I saw this idea a long time ago where someone took the solid petal to make the flames. I stamped mine in Daffodil Delight. And for mine I decided to add the line petal image in More Mustard so it looked like flickering flames. Not sure it quite does that but it adds some dimension and character to the flames. To finish the candles I used strips from the Celebrations Designer Series paper. The wick is just the Pacific Point Stampin’ Write Marker. I tied some Real Red Grosgrain ribbon around the candles and then added that piece to the front of a Bashful Blue card base. To the left I added some strips from the Celebrations Quick Accents. These self-adhesive die cuts are always fun to use. And finally to finish off the card I stamped “happy birthday” from the Family Phrases stamp set.
This card was part of my Hands-On class last week featuring Last Chance items so you guessed it there are several things I used on this card that are on the last chance list. So if you want them order them quickly by going to my online store. Everyone that places a $50 or more product order will be entered into a drawing for a free stamp set – so click here to get shopping.
These are the items from this card that are on the Last Chance list –
#115042 Pick a Petal stamp set
#114960 Family Phrases stamp set
#117164 Celebrations Designer Series paper
#118708 Celebrations Quick Accents
#109052 Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon
I hope you enjoyed today’s card. It will be one of the cards in this months Card Maker’s Club – if you want to make some be sure to sign up for my class on June 29th. Have a great day!
Last Chance Stamp Set List
Last Chance Accessory List
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May 12, 2011 | class, Masculine, My Digital Studio, Newsletter, Summer Mini 2011 |
I have a bad feeling that my May Newsletter and Class Reminder emails are not getting to my email list. Why – I do not know. But several people this week have commented to me if I was having a class and I said yes – I sent out the newsletter the first of the month and a reminder the first of this week – my hands-on class is TOMORROW. Hopefully many of my email listers are also blog subscribers or Facebook friends and will see this post. I am going to put my May newsletter here in this blog post – we’ll see how that works – I’m not sure all my pictures will stay in tact and I’ll probably have to figure out how to add those back in the right place and I know the fonts and probably colors won’t stay – oh well. And by the way my hands-on class is supposed to be tomorrow – but perhaps I need to reschedule – we are making masculine projects and here is a look at some of what we are doing –
I need to know TODAY if you want to attend at either 10:00 am or 7:00 pm so I can cut your class materials. I’ll look at my calendar for next week and may hold another session due to this problem with my emails going out. I may have to look into another method for sending out newsletters. Anyway here is my May newsletter –
May 2011
Last month I showed you the eggs in the nests in my yard – now we have babies!
Chickadee babies on 4-23
Tufted Titmouse babies 4-23
The chickadees actually fledged (left the nest) in the last day or so – they are pictured on the left. The tufted titmouse babies are almost ready to fledge too – but the picture above is earlier in April – I think they are so funny when they have those big beaks open waiting for food. They didn’t stay open long once they realized I wasn’t mom or dad.
This month I am planning to start a new club – the Card Maker’s Club – our focus will be all about cards. The club will meet on the last Wednesday of the month from 7-9:30pm. So this month we will meet on May 25th. Bring a list of cards that you need for the month of June – birthdays, anniversaries, graduation, thinking of you – whatever you might need. Each club meeting will be $15 and you will make 6 cards with envelopes. If time permits you can make additional cards for $2 each – so you make as many as you need in the time of the class. And you can choose which cards you want to make and how many – there will be at least 10 different card choices. And card designs will be available for more than one month – so you can come back to make more or make some that you didn’t get to the last time. This should give you flexibility to create what you need each month.
Please bring adhesive – if you’d like me to order Stampin’ Up! Snail Adhesive, Snail refill, or Tombow Multipurpose glue to have on hand for you please let me know before the class.
BYOB – I will provide a small snack. I think it will be fun and I hope you will join me. Everyone is invited – earn free cards by bringing a friend that I don’t know.
Read on below for my full schedule for May and what’s new at Stampin’ Up!
Your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator,
Monika Davis
Check out my class schedule and the details of my Ribbon Share for May. I hope to see you soon.
NEW FEATURE – RSVP directly from the events on my website calendar.
Below is my class/event schedule for May:
- Sunday, May 1st – Alexan Card Club
- Friday, May 6th – Stamper’s Club – Hostess is Jeanette 7 pm
- Friday, May 13th – Hands On Class – 10am & 7pm – Masculine Projects
- Saturday, May 14th – PAWS Downline Meeting – 6pm
- Tuesday, May 16th – Stamping at the Ronald McDonald House
- Thursday, May 19th – KSU Card Club – Hostess is Pam
- Friday, May 20th – Scrapbook Class 10 am & 7 pm
- Sunday, May 22nd – My Digital Studio Class 2 pm
- Wednesday, May 25th – **NEW** Card Makers Club – 7pm
More News for You
I had a lot going on in April and didn’t get this ribbon share done so it is still open for the month of May – the share will be the 1-1/4” Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (page 191 in the big catalog). You will receive 2 yards of each of the following colors – Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Early Espresso, and Basic Black. The cost of the ribbon share will be $26.00. Please email me and pay by May 13th if you would like to participate in the May Ribbon Share. Here is a project with the Early Espresso
News from Stampin’ Up!
The SUMMER MINI CATALOG is here!! The mini catalog started on May 1st. There are some fun new products in this little mini catalog. New Triple Punches! I’ll be showing these in my classes and clubs this month to teach you how to use these fun punches that punch three different designs. Masculine stamps and papers, summer themed products, Baker’s Twine and colored embossing powder.
One of the new stamp sets in the Summer Mini is called Strength & Hope. There is also a Strength & Hope Digital Kit for My Digital Studio. Stampin’ Up! will donate $2 from these purchases to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This set is one of my favorites in this mini catalog. I hope you’ll make a difference with me and purchase this beautiful stamp set and/or Digital kit to support BCRF.
And finally it is National Scrapbooking Month and Stampin’ Up! has a special – including select stamp sets at 30% off, My Digital Studio download bundles at 30% off, select My Digital Studio Professional print products at 30% off. I’ve already sent off some print projects this week – I can’t wait to get them back. And the My Digital Studio+ Starter Kit is also 30% off – so you can join Stampin’ Up! for $125.50 (over a $320 value) and the Stampin’ Memories Add-On is only $35 (over a $60 value).
Click on each of the images on the right side of my blog to link to my website and see the details – or go directly to my website.
My Digital Studio Updates
If you have purchased My Digital Studio make sure that you register and select to receive email updates from Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Up! will be sending out a monthly email to all registered users with a list of all the download releases for the month.
A new FREE Update for April is available so make sure you run it. CLICK HERE to go see projects I have created with MDS. You can order the Digital Downloads through my online store – CLICK HERE. I have started My Digital Studio classes – there will be one each month. Ask me for more details. Make sure to join MyDigitalStudio.net where you can find all things about My Digital Studio.
If you would like to see more projects that I have been creating – visit my blog at http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/
Below are some projects featuring Strength & Hope stamp set and the new Hello Blossoms stamp set in the Summer Mini catalog.
Happy Stamping!
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Feb 25, 2011 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, class, Occasions Mini 2011, SU Buttons |
Look at this cute card!! Guess what it is made out of – it’s a Big Shot die – do you know which one?
The Petal Cone die in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog. 
I originally saw this idea as a swap card at the Leadership Conference that one of my roommates had received. Then I saw other versions of it on Stampin’ Connection (a demonstrator only online community). Mine uses a little bit of several of the different versions that I saw.
To make this cute card cut one petal cone from Crumb Cake card stock. Cut off the tab on the side. Next I folded it in half and ran it through the Big Shot inside the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. And then I sponged the edge with Soft Suede ink.
Now cut a piece of Whisper White card stock on the petal cone die making sure to get one of the triangles in the cone shape. Cut off any of the excess keeping just the triangle. Sponge the edges with Soft Suede ink and glue that on the inside of the card.
Next cut 2 scallop half-circles and one banner from Pretty in Pink card stock. I stamped “happy birthday” in the center of the banner. The stamp set is Family Phrases stamp set. Fold the banner under at the ends of the greeting and then back out again. Using the Soft Suede ink sponge the edges of all the Pretty in Pink pieces. I smooch spritzed the two half scallops with the Vanilla Shimmer to give them a frosty look.
The best way to add the half scallops – or in this case they become ice cream scoops – open the card and add one to the back piece on the inside. Then close the card and add the second one to the front top of the card so that they line up. That gives you an ice cream scoop on the front and on the inside of the card. Attach the banner with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front of the cone.
The cherry on top is one of the Brights buttons – the big Real Red one with a piece of Pretty In Pink Taffeta ribbon tied through in a knot.
This card was part of my Birthday class last week – the Big Shot makes it really a quick card. I put this one inside a clear envelope to give to my niece for her 4th birthday.
Have a great day!
Feb 14, 2011 | Birthday, class |
Happy Valentine’s Day to you! I hope you are having a special day. We really celebrated on Saturday night so today is just a normal day. The builders are outside working on the sun-room, deck, and siding. Tomorrow the painters should be here and then we’ll be approaching the end of the project – I hope. I am planning to have my Hands-On class on Friday. I do have some inside painting that has to be done but I’m not going to let them do it on Friday. If you have been to my house you know we had several spots of water damage in our ceiling from various things over the years – shower leak, over flowing toilet, over flowing sink, flooding rain through a leaking window – they have just multiplied and finally we are getting them fixed. Since we had someone hanging sheet rock in the sun-room and painting we just added on fixing the inside ceiling and repainting it too. This has definitely been an evolving project. Enough rambling – on to my birthday class – here are the details – if you live near me you are welcome to come….
Friday, February 18th – Birthday class
10:00 am and 7:00 pm
Come join me for this class featuring birthday themed projects.
We will make a cupcake box, a chocolate treat, and some birthday cards. See some of our projects in the picture above.
The class fee is $15.
Please bring snail adhesive and paper snips.
RSVP by end of day February 16th so I can have materials ready for you.
I hope to see you there!
Jan 2, 2011 | class, Occasions Mini 2011, Sale-A-Bration 2011, Stampin' Up! Events |
2011 is here! Are you ready for a fun and exciting new year? I know I am! I hope that you will join me for some stamping fun this year. Here is a look at what I have planned for January 2011….
- Tuesday, January 4th – OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG 2011 starts
- Friday, January 7th – Stamper’s Club – Hostess is Sabrina.
- Jan. 12 – 16th – I’ll be away at the Stampin’ Up! Leadership Conference
- Tuesday, January 18th – Stamping at the Ronald McDonald House
- Friday, January 21st – Hands On Class – Valentine, Hearts and Love
- Saturday, January 22nd – PAWS Downline/Demonstrator Meeting
- Tuesday, January 25th – SALE-A-BRATION 2011 starts – earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products
- Tuesday, January 25th – KSU Card Club – Hostess is Kathy
- Thursday, January 27th – Towne lake Card Club – Hostess is Leslie
- Friday, January 28th – Scrapbook Class
- Sunday, January 30th – My Digital Studio Class
If you would like more information on attending any of my classes please let me know.
Dec 13, 2010 | Big Shot, Christmas, class, Designer Series Paper, Scrapbook Pages |
Earlier this month I had a scrapbook class. Normally my class is at the end of the month but with Thanksgiving and Christmas falling at the end of these two months it makes getting the scrapbook class into my schedule a bit difficult. So instead I have one class at the beginning of December for both months. My regular schedule will start again in January. Anyway, this time I decided to go ahead and do Christmas pages so that everyone would have them ready for this years pictures (or could scrap older pictures if they needed to). For mine this layout will probably be for this years pictures and my second layout is going to be for some older pictures.
This idea started with a sketch in a scrapbook magazine and then combined a few ideas from different versions of that sketch. I love how this turned out and can’t wait to get some pictures on it. But it is pretty even without any pictures on it.
The colors are Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, and Very Vanilla. The Designer Paper is the Holly Jolly paper in the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog. The designs on this paper are just stripes and dots so it is easy to use for anything. The alphabet that I used for the title and the “ho ho ho” is the Jumble Alphabet. This set is just like it says a jumble of alphabet letters in various fonts so you could easily pair it up with any other alphabet that you might have to get the right combination of letter sizes. This set has a variety of big and small and upper and lowercase letters. It also means you don’t have to worry too much about things being straight. I did use my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up my letters but free hand does a good job too.
The main sections of the layout are Old Olive textured card stock that is 12″ x 6″ in size and I used a ruler and Stampin’ Write Marker to draw lines every 3 inches to create the squares. Then I used my Paper Piercer and Mat Pack to pierce along the lines so that it would look like faux stitching.
I cut pieces of the Holly Jolly Designer Series paper, Very Vanilla card stock, and Crumb Cake card stock into squares to layer on the Old Olive Squares. The Cherry Cobbler accents are cut with the Big Shot Die-Cut Machine and the Two Tags Die and the Hearts 7 Brackets Die.
The main stamp set that I used is the Winter Post stamp set – it is one of my favorite ones. I even created a faux postage stamp for one of the squares.
To do this I stamped the reindeer in Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla card stock and punched it out with the Scallop Square punch. Next I used the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker and a ruler to draw the lines around the edges of the scallop square. I sponged the edges of the square and wrote 44 cents in the corner (since the postage will change in January again – this will be a reminder of what it cost to send cards this year). I attached the faux stamp to my square of Crumb Cake and the stamped over it with the Cherry Cobbler ink and the Santa Post cancel stamp.
The right page of the layout has many of the same elements. The square with the snowflakes as the little pearls in the center. The “ho ho ho” has little stamp from Punch Pals scattered in between to add some more color.
The “2010” at the top is the Calendar Alphabet and Numbers stamp set. The zero is actually the letter ‘O’ from the set since it doesn’t have a zero by itself. These were punched out with the Jewelry Tag punch and then tucked under the top of the page.
I also used the new Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch to make the Early Espresso ribbon strips. I started with about a 1″ strip of card stock and punched all the way across to get the ribbon strip and then the left over straight strip is what I used to create the edge at the top of the panels.
At the bottom of the right page is the Heard from the Heart stamp set with an extra little heart punched using the small heart punch.
Satin Ribbon and Linen Thread finish off each of the tag accents. And a Bitty Button tied with Linen Thread was added to the large heart on the left page. Add your pictures and journaling in any of the empty squares. You could either leave the designer paper squares as they are or put pictures on those too. I’ll wait and see how many pictures I have that I want to add to the layout.
Like the page says “Welcome Christmas into your Heart”.
I hope this inspired you to create a Christmas layout – I’ll have another one coming so check back with me this week.
Holiday Treats & Tags Class – Dec. 17th – RSVP by Dec. 15th. – CLICK HERE.
It’s the Pick A Petal stamp set used to make candle flames. I saw this idea a long time ago where someone took the solid petal to make the flames. I stamped mine in Daffodil Delight. And for mine I decided to add the line petal image in More Mustard so it looked like flickering flames. Not sure it quite does that but it adds some dimension and character to the flames. To finish the candles I used strips from the Celebrations Designer Series paper. The wick is just the Pacific Point Stampin’ Write Marker. I tied some Real Red Grosgrain ribbon around the candles and then added that piece to the front of a Bashful Blue card base. To the left I added some strips from the Celebrations Quick Accents. These self-adhesive die cuts are always fun to use. And finally to finish off the card I stamped “happy birthday” from the Family Phrases stamp set.
