Mar 24, 2010 | Big Shot, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, In Colors, Sale-A-Bration 2010, Thank You Kindly |
I saw this idea on the new Stampin’ Connection site. This wonderful new resource is for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators – a place where we can share ideas, post questions and discuss things, share videos and more. I think it is a great new addition to everything that Stampin’ Up! offers its demonstrators. I’m looking for new team members to join so ask me if you are interested and I’ll answer your questions – this is a wonderful company to be a part of and I’d love to have you join me!
So on to this cute little project I saw – Butterfly Notes!
We made these in my class last week – aren’t they the cutest – attach them to your purse and you’ll have a little piece of paper ready when ever you need it.
The butterflies are cut using the Big Shot Die Cut Machine and the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Butterflies die. For each one I cut two pieces of heavy cardboard – I used the pieces that come with the Decor Elements – then I cut 4 pieces of Designer Series Paper – the paper that I used is from the Welcome Neighbor 6×6 pack that you can get for free in the Sale-A-Bration brochure (HURRY it ends March 31st). Then I cut a bunch of printer paper to create the pages in between.
The Designer Paper is attached to the cardboard with the Anywhere Glue Stick. Then I sponged the edges with the same ink that matched my designer paper. I used the Crop-A-Dile to punch the holes and put a book ring through.
I like the monogram idea that I saw on the other samples from the demonstrators on Stampin’ Connection so I did the same thing. This set is the Lovely Letters stamp set. Stamp in Soft Suede – punched with the circle punch and backed with a Soft Suede circle. I added a matching Rhinestone Brad.
I also used the Thank You Kindly Stamp set to get the “a note” from one of those stamps. Last time a little bit of ribbon on the ring. They turned out cute. Hope you like them.
There are several other Big Shot dies that would work to make little notepads – give it a try! This would be cute little thank yous for your child’s teachers.
Mar 19, 2010 | Demonstrator |
I recently joined a new training program with Stampin’ Up! Part of this program is completing challenges related to my business. I was challenged to share my Stampin’ Up! story with others. I would like to share it with you.
My Stampin’ up! story – I think I have 2 beginnings – when I was first introduced to Stampin’ Up! more than 13 years ago and when I became a demonstrator which was 5 years ago. I have always loved to create – even as a little girl – I made everything I could. I really don’t remember exactly who brought me to Stampin’ Up! but I know exactly who the demonstrator was that showed me about the products. I was already making invitations for my kids birthday parties and valentines for school, etc. so stamping was something that fit right in to the things I was already doing. I stamped on and off for years – always looking forward to the catalog coming out in the summer – that was the highlight of the summer. I also spent a lot of time doing things for everyone else – I worked a full time job, had a family with 3 young boys and 2 dogs, I was room-mom, school volunteer, soccer mom, cub scout leader, scout day camp co-director, you name it I’m sure I did it at some point. I lost touch with Stampin’ Up! for a couple of years. I was so busy with my life that I never took time for me and I really needed it. I found a small group that stamped once a month and usually made one project – it wasn’t enough and I wanted more. I spent a couple of months researching the idea of becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and talking and thinking about it before I decided I REALLY wanted to do this. And thinking back on it I think I NEEDED to do this – I needed something for me – I needed “me time” – to wind down, to relax, to de-stress, to help regroup so that I could keep going and without realizing it I needed this to help me face the fears that I have – to talk in front of a group, to meet new people, to call people on the phone. I have loved every minute of being a demonstrator even when I have to do the things I’m afraid of and in the process have made many friends and met new people from all over the world. This is my passion and I love to share it.
Thanks for letting me share it with you.
Mar 16, 2010 | Big Shot, Chipboard, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper |
Stampin’ Up! has a new training program that they have offered to some of the demonstrators. I was eligible so I have decided to participate. It is a 16 week training program and includes training modules and challenges. During that time I might be posting information to my blog, my website, sending out emails or making calls to complete the challenges. We are in Module 1 and one of the challenges was to write a “My Why” statement – in others why did I want to be a part of this training. And in addition to making the statement they suggested we create a stamping project where we can display it and see it every day to keep the motivation. I thought the project turned out cute and could be used for other things – even to just display a photo so I wanted to share the project with you.
I used a piece of the On Board Small Book Basics chipboard – these are 5″ x7″. I covered the chipboard with a piece of Designers Series Paper from the Write Stuff Specialty paper pack – it is the Soft Suede dots. I sanded all the edges with my sanding block.
The “WHY” is cut from the Big Shot and the SU Alphabet Simple Letters dies – I cut Old Olive card stock and a piece of cardboard – it was actually the thick card board that comes in the Decor Elements. I took the Old Olive letters and ran them back through the Big Shot in the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder then sponged them with Old Olive ink. These were glued to the cardboard letters and attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a little bit of Linen Thread – I love Linen thread.
The flower is the Floral Fusion Sizzlit die cut out of Bashful Blue card stock. Then I used the faux suede technique – this is where you pull the card stock across the bone folder in all directions and on both sides until the layers of the card stock come apart – then I peeled each flower into two layers revealing the soft inside that looks like suede. I stacked all the layers on top of each other to create the flower – a Vintage brad is in the center.
I used very Vanilla card stock to print my “My Why” statement, matted it on Old Olive – added a strip of Soft Suede at the bottom with the scallops and a strip of the Bashful Blue. I used the Crop-a-Dile to punch to holes in the top corners and added ribbon for a hanger.
You could create a My Day board and put a little notepad there and then write down the items you need to complete that day and mark them off as you go. Or a To Do board or whatever you might need.
Now on to the next challenge – to write my Stampin’ Up! Story……
Mar 1, 2010 | Big Shot, Cards, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Occasion Mini 2010, Ribbon Flower, Sale-A-Bration 2010, SU Ribbon |
On Sunday afternoon I had a group meeting with the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators in my PAWS group. Not everyone was able to come but the ones that did had a great time. I would love to have more people join Stampin’ Up! and be part of my group and this is a great time to do it. During Sale-A-Bration (thru the end of March) there is a special on the Starter Kit – 15% off plus you get an extra FREE stamp set. I joined during Sale-A-Bration the year that I signed up so I could get the extra stamp set – I was able to pick the most expensive one in the catalog at that time – I don’t think the kit was discounted that year though.
Anyway at our meetings we talk a little business, share ideas with each other – Lisa brought a bunch of cute decorate milk cartons using the new Big Shot die from the Occasions Mini catalog. And of course we do some stamping. One of the cards we made was what I guess you would consider a fancy fold card – it is called a Tri-Shutter card. I designed this one using several products from the Occasions Mini catalog and the Sale-A-Bration brochure. This was a fun card and not nearly as hard as it looks. I’m thinking about using this as a Stamper’s Club project for our March meeting – not this exact design but this style of card.
Here is the card when it is folded closed. It has lots of different panels and you could decorate each one with various things.
For the whole card the base is Old Olive card stock, each layer is Taken with Teal card stock and on each panel I used various pieces from the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Pack.
On the front panel I added a ribbon flower. This was easy to make using our Double-Stitched Grosgrain ribbon. You cut a length of ribbon (short piece creates a smaller flower), then pull the white stitching on one side to gather the ribbon in the center – I pulled from both ends until it was tight and then tied the white thread into a knot and trimmed the excess. I just overlapped the two ends – since the flower is gathered you can’t really see where the cut ends are unless you look for them. I used a Jumbo Glue dot to attach the flower to the front of the card. Then used another Jumbo Glue dot to add one of the little circle from the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt Flowers. A stitched felt leaf was added under the flower.
I also cut some butterflies using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit for the Big Shot – these are in Pumpkin Pie. The tiniest one is glued to the ribbon flower. Two of the others are glued on the panel next to the flower.
When you pull the card open you can see some more of the panels. The far right one matches the front minus the ribbon flower. For the bottom panel I added a piece of Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon.
One view shows all the “front” facing panels.
And the other view also shows you the “back” facing panels including the large one in the center. Here I added a bird punched with the new XL Two-Step Bird Punch. And then stamped with the Whimsical Words stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration brochure – I used “you’re to Kind” for my card. This would also be fun for Mother’s Day, a birthday or Thank you. You could do more decorating on each panel and stamp some more too. My top panels that look really plain in these photos actually have the paper with the clouds on them so it is supposed to be the sky part of my card.
I also used the Scallop Trim Border punch from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. I didn’t realize just how many products I used from that were SAB and from the Mini – 2 Sale-A-Bration items and 5 from the Occasions Mini.
Have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by – if you have time leave me a comment – I love reading them!
Jan 17, 2010 | Birthday, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Occasion Mini 2010, Sale-A-Bration 2010, Stamper's Club |
My Stamper’s Club meeting was Friday night – a couple of weeks late due to New Years and our little snow/ice storm last week. I had several projects planned – the Sweet Pea card that you can see here, a 3-d project I’ll share later this week, a card I found on the new Stampin’ Connection for demonstrators. After getting everything ready I realized it was Sale-A-Bration time and none of my projects were using anything from Sale-A-Bration. So I added another quick and simple card to show off one of the new Sale-A-Bration sets called Happy Moments. You can get it free when you place an order of $50 or more from Stampin’ Up! Everyone loves free stuff – right. I know I do.
Since I needed a quick card I pulled out my last Stampin’ Success magazine (the magazine that Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators get each month) and searched for a Demo It! project – these are quick projects that can be used at a workshop or event – they are quick and that was exactly what I needed. I made a few minor changes to my version.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies for this card:
- Melon Mambo card stock and ink
- Taken with Teal card stock and ink
- Pumpkin Pie card stock and ink
- Happy Moments stamp set (Sale-A-Bration)
- StazOn Black ink
- AquaPainter
- Silver Brads
- Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Staples (not SU)
The stack of presents is stamped twice – once on a piece of Whisper White, then watercolored and cut out. These are attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals over the second one stamped on the Whisper White piece that is attached to the card front.
Saturday night was the STARZ group meeting – this is our demonstrator meeting that my upline Wendy has every other month. I hold my group meetings on the opposite months. I needed a Sale-A-Bration swap card for the meeting and decided to use the same card but with different colors.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies used:
- So Saffron card stock and ink
- Taken with Teal card stock and ink
- Pumpkin Pie card stock and ink
- Chocolate Chip ink
- Black StazOn ink
- Happy Moments stamp set (Sale-A-Bration)
- Aquapainter
- Sweet Pea Designer Series paper stack
- Silver Brads
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Staples (non-SU)
This was my “boy” version of the card above. I added an extra stamped “happy birthday” on this one.
These would be fun to make in a variety of colors with different designer series papers. My strips were 2-1/2″ wide.
If you would like more information on being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator please contact me. It’s a great time to join. The Starter Kit is 15% off and you get an extra Free stamp set – it is a great deal. I’d love to have you on my team. You’ll get to join our group meetings, you’ll get the Stampin’ Success magazine each month, have access to the new Stampin’ Connection demonstrator community and the Demonstrator website. Lots of resources and lots of fun and friendship. I love my job and would love to share it with you!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Jan 5, 2010 | Demonstrator, Occasion Mini 2010, Sale-A-Bration 2010 |
It’s Sale-a-bration time at Stampin’ Up! Today is the first day of the Occasions Mini Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration brochure. You can order from the Occasions Mini Catalog through April 30th – I have added a link to it on my side bar. I also sent some out in the mail and I got mine yesterday so your should be there soon. If you are one of my customers and yours didn’t come in the mail – let me know.
You will be able to earn free Stampin’ Up! product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure through March 31st. Buy $50 in product and you get to choose a free item from the brochure – this year you have four brand new stamp sets and you can choose the traditional wood mount or the new clear mount option (you’ll need clear blocks if you get the clear mount); you have a 6×6 paper pack, and a new border punch to choose from. And Stampin’ Up! added a great new option – there are more than 50 stamp sets from the regular catalog that you can choose from too! I think that is a great option since everyone likes different styles now there is even more to choose from. Take a look – there is a link on my side-bar and I sent them out in the mail too.
I’ve already been working with some of the new items – a perk that Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators get – the chance to pre-order before hand. Oh and there is a recruit special too – so if you have considered joining Stampin’ Up! as a Demonstrator (or if you haven’t) – I would love to have you join my team – my girls tell me I’m great – so I’m sure I am – right – they wouldn’t say it if they didn’t mean it – right? Here are the details:
Sale-A-Bration Recruiting Promotion
Promotion Dates: January 5-March 31, 2010
Promotion Details
During Sale-A-Bration, new recruits will get 15 percent off the price of the Starter Kit (Standard or Digital+), plus, a FREE stamp set (valued up to $47.95) from the current catalogs!
| Starter Kit | Regular Price | Sale-A-Bration Price (15% off) |
| Standard Starter Kit | $199 | $169 |
| Digital+ Starter Kit | $185 | $157 |
Isn’t that a great offer! Call or email me if you want more information – I’d love to get together with you and talk about this awesome opportunity. And you don’t have to live near me to join my team – I can support you even if you can’t come to my home. Think about it and let me know!
Have a wonderful day!
Join me for Create with Connie & Julie – sign up today! This week we are giving away Free passes to the class – each team member has a different day that they are giving away a free pass so make sure to visit each day to see who is giving away a pass. Just a hint – you really should stop by my blog on Wednesday…..
