Feb 3, 2010 | Holiday Mini Catalog 2009, Occasion Mini 2010, Simply Adorned Jewelry |
Did you notice the Simply Adorned Jewelry in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog (or the Holiday Mini Catalog)?
We were finally able to order the jewelry at the beginning of January. I got one charm and one chain and I love them!
I have the 1″ x 1-1/4″ rectangle charm and the 24″ chain. I was worried about it bothering my neck – over the years I seem to have developed a metal allergy and most things make me start itching and I have to take them off – so far this chain has not bothered me at all and I have been wearing it. The chains are Stainless Steel and come in two lengths – 24″ and 34″ and a bracelet that is 8″.
There are 3 large charms to wear on a chain and 2 small charms that you can add to the bracelet or the chain.
The great thing about the charms is that they are little lockets with windows and you can create stamped creations to fit inside. Just image you will always have something to match whatever you are wearing! And because these are small it doesn’t take long to stamp something to put inside.
The stamp set I used on this one is the Charming stamp set and it was originally shown in the Holiday Mini Catalog. And yes it is still available. The front of the charm has a beveled edge on the glass.
The back is flat but also glass so you can show a different image on the back side.
The design on the back also uses the Charming stamp set and I created it very quickly actually from a scrap that I had lying on the table while working on a card. I just cut it to fit inside my charm.
There is a new stamp set called Tiny Tags in the Occasions Mini that was designed to work with the little charms.
I’m excited about the jewelry and I am working on a class that will be in March. We will create a dozen or more inserts and decorate the box that will hold the chain, charm and inserts. This will be a perfect Mother’s Day gift – or make two and keep one for yourself. I’ll have more information on the class as the date approaches.
I have been busy finishing up projects for Create with Connie & Julie class. I’m posting again this Friday – but you have to be a class member to see the project – so make sure you join – it’s not too late – we are about half way through and all the projects are out there.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Feb 2, 2010 | Occasion Mini 2010, Sale-A-Bration 2010, SU Ribbon |
I did a ribbon share for the new Satin Ribbon in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog. Every participant gets about 3 yards of each color of Satin Ribbon – there are 9 colors available. I like to present the ribbon shares in a nice way so this time I decided to use the new Glassine Bags that are also available in the Occasions Mini Catalog. And this is what I came up with….
I cut each ribbon and then wrapped then around my hand. Then tied a piece of crochet thread around each bundle. Each bundle got a tag that was punched in the matching color card stock using the Modern Label punch. I printed labels with the colors and item numbers to put on the tags. Inside each Glassine bag I put either 4 or 5 bundles of ribbon then folded the flap over. I put the two bags together and tied them with a piece of Chocolate Chip Satin ribbon.
Then I decided to create a tag and decided to use the Sale-A-Bration set Vintage Labels. I have the Clear Mounted set and it was so easy to use and get the “for you” in the center of the label. The label was punched with the Wide Oval punch and I sponged the edges. I punched a 1/16″ hole in the top and tied it to the package with a piece of linen thread.
You could use the Glassine bags for any little gift or a small treat for someone special. Add some ribbon and a tag and your set.
Have a great day today!
Feb 1, 2010 | Occasion Mini 2010, Pocket Silhouettes, Sweet Stems |
I made some more little 3×3 tags over the weekend. I use these as little Thank You’s on my orders. I used up some leftover supplies from other projects – I had 3×3 already cut with some of the layers all ready to go – so I just added the stamped images and assembled. Put a hole in each corner and added some string to tie them to the order bags.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies for this one:
- Old olive card stock
- Basic Grey card stock and ink
- Whisper White card stock
- Pocket Sillouettes stamp set
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- 1/8″ hand held punch
- white crochet thread
I may have already shown this one – it is one of my favorite little designs so sorry if it is a repeat.
Here is another one 
that I made and as it turns out most of it is retired. I thought the stamp set was still current but it was retired at the end of the year.
Supplies used are:
- Kiwi Kiss card stock
- Rose Red card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Sweet Stems stamp set
- Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
- Black StazOn ink
- Stampin’ Write markers – Old Olive, Rose Red, Regal Rose
- Raspberry Tart Designer Series paper
- 1/8″ handheld punch
- black crochet thread
And my last design uses a brand new stamp set from the Occasions Mini catalog – the Picnic Parade Hostess set – it is so cute! 
Stampin’ Up! Supplies for this one:
- Tempting Turquoise card stock
- Old Olive card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Picnic Parade stamp set
- Black StazOn ink
- Stampin’ Write markers: Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Sahara Sand, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Carmel
- Wide oval punch
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- 1/8″ handheld punch
- White crochet thread
I thought this one turned out cute! And the little animals are so happy looking. Thanks for stopping by today.
I hope you’ll come back again.
Jan 31, 2010 | Big Shot, Circle Scissor Plus, Designer Series Paper, Occasion Mini 2010, Scrapbook Pages, Valentine's Day |
I finished my week 3 scrapbook page for the 52 weeks challenge – so there are 49 more weeks to go! Now to work on week 4. For this page I ended up using several new products from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini catalog. It ended up as a Valentine Page in non-traditional colors.
We celebrate Valentine’s Day a bit differently. For many years now I have used this more as a celebration of all my boys. I cook a surf & turf dinner – crab legs, lobster, steak. I can spend the same or less and give all of us a fancy meal instead of Greg and I going out alone. One year while Kyle and Tyler were in Cotillion we did a formal dinner with all the different silverware and dishes so they could practice what they were learning.
At the end of dinner we have a scavenger hunt for them to find treats and things around the house. I usually create hidden codes or clues that they have to figure out. We started this when the boys were first in Cub Scouts and learning about secret codes. The codes got harder as the boys grew older. About this time of year they start to ask if we are still having our scavenger hunt this year. And this year Greg told me Tyler invited his girlfriend over to spend Valentine’s with us.
Here are the list of Stampin’ Up! Supplies that I used on this page:
- Chocolate Chip card stock, ink and Stampin’ Write marker
- Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack (Occasions Mini Catalog)
- Not Quite Navy card stock and ink
- Old Olive card stock and ink
- Whisper White card stock
- Circle Scissor Plus and Glass Mat
- Full Heart Punch
- Modern Label Punch
- Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch (Occasions Mini Catalog)
- Small Heart punch (Occasions Mini Catalog)
- I {Heart} Hearts stamp set (Occasions Mini Catalog)
- Well Scripted stamp set (Occasions Mini Catalog)
- Cutter Kit
- Big Shot die cut machine
- Movers & Shapers Die and Punch Windows Die
- SU Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate
- Twill Tape
- Staples (not SU)
- Date stamp (not SU)
I hope you like the non-traditional colors of my Valentine Page.
Have a great day!
Jan 30, 2010 | Big Shot, Birthday, Build-a-Bear, Create with Connie & Julie, Designer Series Paper, Occasion Mini 2010 |
It is time for another challenge at Create with Connie & Julie. This week our challenge was to create Kids Packaging. The items we are featuring this week from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini and Sale-a-Bration brochure include – Something Sweet, Fox & Friends, and Picnic Parade stamp sets, and the Build-A-Bear collection. I chose to create something with the Build-A-Bears – I have had lots of fun with them on other projects and this idea has been bouncing around in my head for a few weeks.
I think it really turned out cute…are you ready to see it? It is a real WOW in person. I wish you could see it in person.
The box is a nice size and you could use it for many different things. Dress the bears in baby colors and use it for a baby shower. Add the die-cut pieces for Easter and make them into Easter baskets, or some other holiday. Use it for a teacher gift – cut top notes and have each student write a note to the teacher and put them all in the box – give it to her for teacher appreciation day or her birthday (or his). Decorate the bears – like cheerleaders and football players or whatever sport your child is in for a coaches gift. This could be lots of fun – just dress up the bears the way you need them.
Do you love it? I have a tutorial for the members of Create with Connie & Julie. It is available only on the Create site! If you haven’t joined the class it is not to late – all the past projects are still there for you to see and we still have lots more to go. Have fun and I hope you play along with the challenge on Create with Connie & Julie – remember to add your link to the post on the site so you can win prizes!!! Every week we choose two winners from all the winners that play. Good Luck!
A BIG congratulations to Sandra Hansen who took 1st place in last week’s sketch challenge and Lisa Martz who got 2nd place! Congratulations ladies!
And here is a look at the rest of the Create team – 3 of us have tutorials this week but you have to me a class member to have access to them:
Connie
Julie
Mary
Kerin
If you haven’t checked out the Create with Connie and Julie site yet now is the time to do it! We feature new Occasions Mini product every week. 
There is a new project posted every day and there will be a minimum of two fabulous tutorials each and every week. We like to have lots of fun so we have challenges and prizes for our subscribers. Our sites stay up long after the session is done so you will always have access to the site and the tutorials. For more information and to see our Preview Week projects please visit the Create with Connie and Julie site.
Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Stampin’!
Jan 28, 2010 | Occasion Mini 2010, Valentine's Day |
Did you notice in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog on page 17 the Love Bots?
The photo is pretty small so I didn’t think much about them at first. But then my friend Jeanette ordered some for her twin boys so I got to see them in person. Oh my! These are the cutest things and so much BIGGER than I expected them to be. I didn’t take the time to really read the measurements or look at them because my boys are big and we don’t do Valentine’s. But if you have young children these are PERFECT for you and your child!
There Girl and Boy Love Bots and each pack includes 30 die-cut valentine boxes – 10 each of 3 designs. There are 30 clear round closure stickers and little die cut hearts on a circle that you can use for a tag or decoration. The boy greetings are: Best Friends; Hello, Human; and You’re out of this world!. The girl greetings are: Totally thinking of you friend; Hello, Human; and I lug you.
Have your child fill out the to: and from: while the box is flat. Then fold it up, stick something in side and close it with the clear sticker. Super quick, cute and easy!
Here are a few ideas that I did with mine (Jeanette was so nice she let me have a few!).
put a cookie inside a cello bag
add a lollipop
dress it up with ribbon
I used one of the Stampin’ Up! cellophane bags and put a cookie inside. Sealed it with a piece of tape and put that inside the valentine box.
I folded the bottom flap so I could punch a hole in the bottom using my crop-a-dile. Then insert a lollipop inside the valentine box. To cover the extra hole I just stuck one of the little heart die cuts over it.
If you want to dress it up a bit then tie a piece of ribbon around the top or the box, or punch holes and create a ribbon handle. For mine I tied a piece of the Bashful Blue Striped Grosgrain ribbon around the top of the box. Then I used one of the little heart die cuts and punched a hole in it. I tied that to my ribbon with a piece of crochet thread. There is just a pack of candy inside the box and then it is sealed shut with the clear circle sticker that comes in the kit.
Now I wish my boys were little again so we could make these for their friends at school. It would be fun to decorate a matching shoebox to hold all the valentines in. I know we used to do that every year when they were younger.
If you would like to order the LOVE BOTS for your child for Valentine’s Day you can visit my online store on my website – click the SHOP NOW button after you get there – www.monika.stampinup.net. Or you can email me or call me and I’ll put the order in for you.
I figured out why I was so cold last night – the heat on the main level of our house isn’t working. This morning when I came down it was freezing so I went to adjust the thermostat and it said is was 61 degrees which means it wasn’t on at all because it should be staying around 67 at night. I told Greg and he’ll have to check on it when he gets home from work.
Have a great day! And come back to visit me again!
The great thing about the charms is that they are little lockets with windows and you can create stamped creations to fit inside. Just image you will always have something to match whatever you are wearing! And because these are small it doesn’t take long to stamp something to put inside.
The design on the back also uses the Charming stamp set and I created it very quickly actually from a scrap that I had lying on the table while working on a card. I just cut it to fit inside my charm.
