Sep 20, 2010 | Bingo, Cards, Demonstrator, Halloween, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010 |
At my PAWS group Meeting – which includes the STARZ group and any other demonstrators that would like to join us we did a Holiday card swap. The meeting was so much fun and if you are a demonstrator that lives near me and want to come for the next one please contact me. We have some fun things planned for our November meeting. Getting together with a group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators is always fun. We learn from each other sharing ideas and asking questions. We had some “business” topics and then we did Make&Takes and had a card swap.
Here are all the card swaps from the meeting…
Cindy Schuster's swap
Joyce Pandolfi's swap
Laree Stewart's swap
Linda Boisjolis's swap and a treat box
Linda Madison's swap
Lisa Bryan's swap - 2 nerds boxes are inside
Lisa Swantek's swap
Sue Patterson's swap
my swap (Monika Davis)
Let’s play Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Several people are only one away so we may have a winner very soon!
Here is piece #11 –the Teddy Bear from Family Accessories stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
Good luck everyone!
Sep 16, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, class, Halloween, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010 |
Today I’m sharing a project from my Halloween class. I was a long class because I had a ton of projects. Once I started making Halloween projects it was hard to stop. This one is a Fancy Favor box. It would be perfect for the ghost treats you leave on your neighbors door step during Halloween. I don’t know if everybody does that but around here you get a secret ghost visit by your house and they leave treats on your front door. And then you become the “ghost” and leave treats at someone else’s house. If you had the ghost visit you hang a sign in your window so he doesn’t visit again. Are we the only ones that do that?
So here is my Fancy Favor box – cur from Rich Razzleberry card stock using the Big Shot and the Fancy Favor Box die. At the top I used the new Stampin’ Around Web regular wheel. Ink with a Basic Black cartridge and go all the way around the top edge.
Then I added pieces of Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series paper on all four sides. I used the stripes on the front and back and the green with black dots on the sides but you could use any of the patterns in the pack. Then I tied some of the new Raven 1/2″ Lace from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday mini catalog. So if you look closely at the lace it looks like little pumpkins and if you look even closer there are little pumpkin faces – can you see them? Two eyes, a nose and a mouth? Is it just me or can anyone else see that?
The front of the box could be decorated with any number of different stamp sets. I decided to use a variety of punches – Large Scallop circle, the 1-3/4″ Circle, 1-3/8″ Circle, and 1-1/4″ Circle. Do you recognize the stamp set? It is the Sweet Centers stamp set.
I colored just the center of the big square Halloween image and punched it out with the 1-1/4″ Circle punch. For the Spider I used a small rhinestone brad – I have a blingy spider!
I was also planning to use the Wicked Cool stamp set for this – the little witch boots would be cute on here too.
The colors are Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Old Olive, Cajun Craze.
I hope you like it. If you want to fill use a Cello bag and tie it with some of the lace and set it inside the box.
My parents are visiting and this time I let my dad choose a Bingo piece so here we go…….
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #7 –the small butterfly from Charming stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).
Anyone close to a Bingo?
Sep 12, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Thank You |
Last night I had a demonstrator meeting and we had a great time. There were nine of us and we had fun sharing and stamping and learning from one another. I’ll share more about our projects and swaps later this week after I take pictures of everything.
Now I have another card to share using the Just Believe stamp set again. I created this one to show a group of my stampers how to use a Brayer to add ink to one of our Embossing Folders.
For this card I used the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder. Using a brayer and the Old Olive ink I added ink to the inside of the folder on one side – I put the ink on the side where the pluses are raised. Then put a piece of Crumb Cake card stock inside the folder and run it through the Big Shot Die-Cut machine. When you do this ink gets pressed into the depressions that are created by the embossing folder.
To finish the card I sponged the edges of the embossed piece with Early Espresso ink and tied a piece of Satin Ribbon around it. That gets layered on the front of the card base.
The leaf image is stamped in Old Olive on Whisper White card stock and punched out with the new Decorative Label punch from the Holiday Mini catalog. This piece was sponged a little bit. I punched another piece out of Old Olive and cut it in half lengthwise. You’ll need to trim the little tips off and then you can layer it on the back of the white on each side. It gives the illusion of a larger layered punch. Add the finished piece to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped a matching envelope and also stamped on the inside of the card to match.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive,Whisper White
- Ink: Old Olive, Early Espresso
- Stamp sets: Just Believe
- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder
- Decorative Label punch
- Early Espresso Satin Ribbon
- Stampin’ Sponges, Brayer
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Let’s play some more Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #3 –the owl from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
Good Luck to all the players in Round 3!
Have Fun!
Sep 10, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Techniques, Thumping |
Paisley Prints in the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog was one of the stamp sets we received in our Convention bags this year. I took one of the projects that we created at convention and made a few modifications to it and I have been using it in my card classes this month.
I used a technique on the leaves called “Thumping”. At least that is what I call it – perhaps it has other names as well. For my card we stamped the leaf several times with this technique – once on the Whisper White piece on the card, two more times on scratch Whisper White and cut those out, once on the envelope and I even stamped one on the inside of the card.
To do the Thumping technique on these leaves first ink up the leaf image using Pumpkin Pie ink. Now use your Stampin’ Write Markers – the fat tip end – I used three colors – Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango and Early Expresso – take the marker and thump it on the inked image randomly. Repeat with each of the markers. Then stamp your image on your card stock. You get a multi-colored looking image. This set really works well with this technique.
For my card the base is Old Olive and the bottom was wheeled with the new Paisley wheel that matches the stamp set. Then the white piece has the stamped leaf and the greeting on it. Use a strip of Pumpkin Pie cards stock and add texture with the Big Shot and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Put that under the white piece.
For the two cut out leaves – I tied the stems together with a piece of Linen Thread. Then I spread them apart a little bit and attach with Stampin’ Dimensionals over the stamped leaf. The hardest part with this card is just cutting out the leaves – otherwise it is easy as can be – you just can’t do the thumping wrong and every leaf comes out unique.
And it is now time to start Monika’s Blog Bingo – Round 3! Let’s get started……
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 5. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #1 –the word CREATE from the Charming stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
Thanks for playing along!
Sep 9, 2010 | Bingo, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010 |
I am going to wait and post a stamping project for tomorrow so I can get everything started again for the next Bingo group. Here we go……
BINGO UPDATE:
Round 2 of Monika’s Blog Bingo had a winner last night. Today I’ll be sending out Bingo cards to round 3 – Here are the round 3 players:
- Connie from PA
- Chrissy from IL
- Christine from TX
- Becky from GA
- Tina from SC
- Carolyn from OH
- Amy from MN
- Alyssa from CA
- Melissa from CO
- Jennifer from MN
- Stacie from CA
- Jeanne MA
- Gina from CA
- Anita from CA
- Wendy from CO
- Donna from Idaho
Look for an email from me with your Bingo card later today. I will start calling pieces beginning on Friday 9/10.
Here are the rules for playing Monika’s Blog Bingo (I reserve the right to adjust the game if necessary):
First since I plan to mail a prize to the winner you need to live in the US (sorry if you don’t but the prizes are SU product in most cases).
Second: I created 16 cards so I’m going to have 16 people play in each round and I hope to do multiple rounds. ( I know I said 15 to begin with but I miscounted and starting with group 2 there will be 16 players).
Third: You need to email me at [email protected] with Monika’s Blog Bingo in the subject line and tell me you want to play. I need your name and your mailing address (so if you win I can send you a prize).
Fourth: I will email you an image of your Bingo card – each card is unique and I will have them numbered so I know which one you have.
Fifth: After I have all 16 players I will post a Bingo Piece each day on my blog – so you have to keep coming back – it will likely be at the end of my regular post for the day – and if I don’t have a regular post it will just be by itself.
Sixth: I will post Bingo Pieces until someone has Bingo – you must have 5 in a row – across, down, diagonal – just like normal bingo and once you have Bingo You have to email me that you have – send the email to [email protected] – subject I have Bingo!. I will check your card against the pieces that have been played to make sure you have Bingo. And if per chance there is more than one on the same piece, I will pick the winner by the time stamp on the email – first one wins after verifying the Bingos.
Then I’ll mail the winner a prize!
A couple more things on how I am playing this game: Only one group will play at a time. If you are playing in a current group you cannot sign up for any other groups. Once your group is finished and if you did not win you can sign up for another group and play again.
I hope you’ll play along with me! Is everybody ready….
Let’s play Monika’s Blog Bingo!
Group 1: Winner Carolyn from NC
Group 2: Winner Patrice from CA
Group 3: cards will be sent 9/9, play begins on 9/10
Group 4: full
Group 5: full
Group 6: taking names – see rule 3 above.
Thanks for playing along with me!!
Sep 9, 2010 | Bingo, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010 |
We have a Blog Bingo Winner for Round 2! The winner is Patrice from CA. Here is her email(actually I think she sent me three!):
Hi Monika,
I responded so quickly I didn’t even say Yippee 🙂
I know you have to check your cards and all . I hope I was the first to respond????
Here is what I have with 5 across the middle.
Hope I have a shot at winning 🙂
Chair with plant and lamp
Love heart
FREE 🙂
Little blue single flower (today’s)
Smiling lady
Patrice
Congratulations! The prize for this round is two rolls of ribbon – Ribbon Bundle – Certainly Celery Poly-Twill ribbon and the So Saffron wide Grosgrain ribbon. I love using this ribbon – I wish we still had it available to purchase.
If you played in Group 2 and didn’t win you can now sign up for the next group – I’m currently taking names for Group 5.
I will be emailing Bingo Cards to Group 3 today (Sept. 9th) and I’ll start calling Bingo pieces for Group 3 on Sept. 10th. I hope you girls are ready to play!
I’ll post a stamping project in just a little while.
Thanks for playing along with me in Monika’s Blog Bingo!
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
