Jan 20, 2012 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Sale-A-Bration 2012, Stampin' Up! Events |
I made up some quick treats to give to my long distance friends that I will see at Leadership. Through Stampin’ Up! I have been able to meet people from all over the US, Canada and other parts of the world – so I have friends in lots of places. Most of them I may get to see only once a year at a Stampin’ Up! event, but we get to email each other and stay in touch through blogs, yahoo groups and facebook when we don’t get to see each other. So I wanted to have something to give to some of my friends so I made up a few of these.
I used some of my Sale-A-Bration accessories for this one. I wanted to create something to wrap around these cereal bars. I used the largest label from the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut a piece of Everyday Enchantment Designer series paper. I used the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch to punch a Very Vanilla flower – which I embossed with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions folder (you can’t see that in the photo but it’s there. Then I punched the solid flower with a coordinating card stock for the paper – either Lucky Limeade or Calypso Coral. In the center of the flower is one of the Everyday Enchantment brads and I also tied a piece of the Organdy Ribbon around each flower. During Sale-A-Bration you can get all of these for free – Designer paper, the brad and ribbon pack and also the stamp set that coordinates with these – you can get all three for free as a hostess bundle option with a $400 workshop or choose one for each $50 that you spend. Sale-A-Bration starts on Jan. 24th and runs through the end of March.
I hope my friends like these little treats.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral (also the Stampin’ Write markers)
- Stamp sets: Tiny Tags
- Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Jewelry Tag punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch, Paper Piercer, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series paper, Everyday Enchantment Brad and Ribbon pack
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Today is the final day of the Leadership Conference and Saturday I’ll be staying for a Regional conference where I’ll get to see some more friends that didn’t attend Leadership. It’s an all day event with make&takes and presentations.
Jan 10, 2012 | Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Up! Events |
For those Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators that qualify to attend the managers reception at the Leadership Conference – Stampin’ Up! sends a special invitation in the mail. This is my first year to qualify and so I received an invitation in the mail a few weeks back. This is what came in the envelope –
I was curious and had no idea what it might be. The paper is from the Timeless Portrait Designer Series Paper and there is a piece of Real Red Satin Ribbon around it. So I slid off the paper wrap and inside was a fan. I opened the fan and this is what it looked like.
And then this was on the other side –
All the details of the Manager’s Reception. It will be next week and I’m so excited to go. I’ll be meeting up with some friends from California – Cindee and Patty. When I get back from my trip I’ll let you know all about the night.
Have a great day!
Nov 29, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Christmas, Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini catalog 2011 |
Hi Everyone!
Here is a quick Christmas card for you. I got the idea from Connie Babbert (at least I’m pretty sure that is where it came from). I know I made some modifications but I can’t find the original one I saw so I’m not sure what I changed and what I left the same.
I used the Pines & Poinsettias stamp set and Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty Designer Series paper from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog.
I also used two new embossing folders from the regular catalog – the Designer Frames and the Stripes.
There is some Satin Real Red ribbon and that’s about it.
Colors are Real Red, Early Espresso and Wild Wasabi.
There is some fun coming up at the end of the week a Ustamp with Dawn & Friends Blog Hop. So check back later in the week for that.
And there are only two days left for the Online Extravaganza Sale – visit my website and online store to see what is on sale. Sale ends Nov. 30th!
Also my Card Maker’s Club class is on Wednesday – that’s tomorrow – let me know if you would like to come.
Have a great day!
Nov 3, 2011 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Scrapbook Pages |
I have one more scrapbook layout for you today. This was one that we made in my September Scrapbook class. Because September was the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy I wanted to make a scrapbook layout for memories of that day. While we didn’t know anyone in the towers it was still an event that impacted us that day and after that day. For my generation I think this is the day that we all remember where we were. My kids were young and all at the elementary school, Greg was out of town in Florida, my brother-in-law in Washington D.C., my sister-in-law was traveling on business – I was home, but the kids on the school bus, walked around the neighborhood, came home and turned on the TV. Stood in front of the TV for hours, got on the phone to call Greg, the school, the rest of our family. I have memories from that day and from the anniversaries going forward. The year we had every child in the elementary school (1200+ students) make post card size drawings/notes to remember 9-11 and we glued them all to huge banners that we hung from the roof of the school at the entrance. The red,white and blue shirts we made. And more. So while most people don’t necessarily have personal photos I do think everyone has a story/memory of that day. So this layout was for that purpose.
The layout is very neutral – Basic Grey and Very Vanilla, and Basic Black. With one small Cherry Cobbler punched heart.
The left page has mats for a few photos. It also has the “two towers”. I used strips of the Basic Grey Patterns DSP in the stripe. And then stamped with the image from Extreme Elements so it looks like windows. The strips are raised off the page with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The title “remember” is cut with the Big Shot and the Simple Letters Alphabet die from the First Edition DSP – it looks like newsprint and paper which were everywhere that day. The ‘b’ has the red heart and then a tiny bow of linen thread. This idea was from when you tie a ribbon around your finger to help you remember something.
The stamping on the Very Vanilla uses the Best Friends Forever stamp set and the Extreme Elements stamp set – in Crumb Cake and some in Basic Grey.
The large sheet on the right page is a full 8-1/2 x 11″ piece of Very Vanilla card stock – I wanted to keep it this size because I want to do my journaling on the computer and print it on this piece. It is tucked under the piece of ribbon. For me this whole page will just be journaling.
This is a closeup photo so you can see the towers and letters are up off the page. Like they are in the air.
Take care everyone and hug the ones you love.
Oct 31, 2011 | Baroque Motifs, Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini catalog 2011, Scrapbook Pages |
Happy Halloween! I hope that I have already posted all of my Halloween projects – I need to go back and look through my stuff to see what all I made….. in any case I thought I would share a scrapbook layout with you. Now that Halloween is here, there will be pictures made that need to be scrapped. I’m not really sure that I will have any though – so I may pull off that 2011 and change to something else – two in college and the third in high school – dressing up and trick-or-treating is not high on the list at our house. Or I could take pictures of the kids coming to my house – or get pictures of my niece and nephew – now that is what I really need. So now that I have rambled on lets get to the layout – we made it on Friday at my monthly Scrapbook Class –
The idea for the layout came from a scrapbook magazine – it was a single page that I stretched……
I used the Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Mini catalog. And the colors that coordinate ate Basic Black, Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla. I also used Basic Gray with my layout since a lot of the paper had the black faded out.
Stamp sets used are House of Haunts, Baroque Motifs and Warmest of Wishes (the Hostess set in the Holiday Mini catalog).
I cut strips of DSP in varying lengths and widths – 1/2″, 3/4″ and 1″ wide.
The swirls stamped write over the top of the papers after they were glued down. The house is stamped and cut out and a moon is punched with the 1-3/8″ circle punch and glued behind the house. I also colored in the windows with the Peach Parfait Stampin’ Write Maker to give them some spooky light inside.
The owl from Warmest of wishes was stamp in Pumpkin Pie ink on Very Vanilla card stock and punched out and then stamped on Peach Parfait card stock with Basic Black ink to cut out the trick or treat bag which is put on top of the punched out owl with a stampin’ dimensional. I colored in the eyes and nose with a black marker.
The title is cut with the Big Shot and the Timeless Type Junior alphabet set. And today is the last day that you can get the Big Shot Die-Cut Machine for FREE! Really – you can – when you sign up as a demonstrator today you get the full starter kit plus a free Big Shot (or $100 in product). You can sign up today directly on my website! Don’t miss it!
UPDATED – The Free Big Shot promotion has been extended through Nov. 11th – so you still have time to join with the awesome offer!
Have a fun Halloween!
Oct 25, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Halloween |
So this week’s UDI Color Challenge just screamed Halloween and Candy Corn to me!
Here is the inspiration picture:
Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White is all candy corn! And the I had to add black. So I am thinking about what to make and that everyone is thinking candy corn or at least Halloween. So do I want to make something else – thinking, thinking, and I just can’t get the candy corn out of my head. So I went ahead with my idea and here is what I ended up with:
Yep it is a giant candy corn on a piece of Basic Black card stock for the card base. I started by cutting a piece of Daffodil Delight Patterns Designer Series Paper with the Big Shot and the Perfect Pennants die. And also a piece of Pumpkin Pie Patterns Designer Series paper and a piece of Whisper White card stock.
For the Pumpkin Pie piece I cut off 1″ from the bottom and 1-1/2″ from the top. For the White piece I kept the 1-1/2″ at the top. I glued the Pumpkin and white pieces onto the Daffodil Delight piece so they matched up in the right spot. Now I used my Corner Rounder Punch to round the corners of my candy corn.
I tied a piece of Whisper White Taffeta ribbon around the center of the candy corn – I really wanted to use Pumpkin Pie but that ribbon retired with the last catalog. I added a little BOO tag from the Tiny Tags stamp set to the ribbon. And then attached the Candy Corn to the front of the card.
Because the inside needed a panel for writing I decided to dress it up a little too. I added strips of the Designer Paper and the Happy Halloween greeting from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White
- Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
- Stamp sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Tiny tags
- Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Perfect Pennants Die, Brights Designer Series Patterns Stack, White Taffeta ribbon, White Baker’s Twine, Jewelry Tag punch, Corner Rounder punch, 1/16″ punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
I used some of my Sale-A-Bration accessories for this one. I wanted to create something to wrap around these cereal bars. I used the largest label from the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut a piece of Everyday Enchantment Designer series paper. I used the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch to punch a Very Vanilla flower – which I embossed with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions folder (you can’t see that in the photo but it’s there. Then I punched the solid flower with a coordinating card stock for the paper – either Lucky Limeade or Calypso Coral. In the center of the flower is one of the Everyday Enchantment brads and I also tied a piece of the Organdy Ribbon around each flower. During Sale-A-Bration you can get all of these for free – Designer paper, the brad and ribbon pack and also the stamp set that coordinates with these – you can get all three for free as a hostess bundle option with a $400 workshop or choose one for each $50 that you spend. Sale-A-Bration starts on Jan. 24th and runs through the end of March.
