Apr 5, 2009 | Big Shot, Occasions Mini 2009 |
Sorry for the late post today. It is spring break week for the boys and we are visiting my parents for a few days. Greg was working on their computer after we got here and now it is all up and running again. So my post is really late.
This project was another one that we made at the Regional Seminar in Orlando. It uses the Soft Summer stamp set from the new Occasions Mini Catalog. I made another pouch back in February that was this same style. You add a cello bag to the inside of this fold over pouch. The flower is one of the embosslits dies. We used Designer Series Paper and then sanded it to reveal the white core of the paper. This won’t work with Stampin’ Up! cardstock because it doesn’t have a white core so make sure to use Designer Series paper if you want this look.
Here is the supply list:
Soft Summer stamp set (Occasions Mini)
Kiwi Kiss card stock: 4-1/2″ x 3/4″
Baja Breeze textured card stock: 4″ x 12″
Tangerine Tango Patterns Designer Series paper: 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″
Baja Breeze classic ink
Chocolate Chip classic ink
Chocolate Chip Corduroy Button (one 1/2″ brad)
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Sticky Strip
1/16″ circle punch
sanding blocks
Big Shot Die-cut Machine
Simply Flower Embosslits die
Here is the bird update right before we left I checked on all four nests. The bluebirds still had 5 eggs so she should be done and ready to start incubating – which will be good because tomorrow it is supposed to get cold down to 30 degrees by Tuesday AM. The chickadee was in her house. The robin was sitting in her nest and the towhee on hers. So they are all incubating those eggs and now we will just have to wait until the babies started to hatch. Which will probably be Easter or later – I’ll have to get out my calendar and mark the dates and see approximately what day it will be.
Have a good week. I’ll be adding more stamping projects for the next few days so do check back!
Apr 1, 2009 | Occasions Mini 2009 |
This was my favorite card that we made for Make-n-Takes at the Regional conference in Orlando. It uses one of the new stamp sets from the Occasions Mini Catalog so I have been waiting to show it you until the mini catalog started. And it uses Old Olive and Chocolate Chip two of my favorite colors!
Supplies:
Soft Summer stamp set
Bashful Blue card stock: 4-1/4″ x 1/8″
Chocolate Chip card stock: 2-3/8″ x 2-1/16″
Naturals White card stock: 2-1/4″ x 1-15/16″
Old Olive card stock: 11″ x 4-2/4″
Urban Oasis Designer Series paper: 4-14″ x1-3/8″
Chocolate Chip Classic ink
Jet Black Stazon ink
VersaMark ink
Earth Elements Watercolor Wonder Crayons: Old Olive
Rich Regals Watercolor Woner Crayons: Brocade Blue
Bashful Blue 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon: 4″
1/2″ library clips: 1 chocolate chip
Mini Glue Dots
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Eyelet Border Punch
Stamp-a-ma-jig
Spray bottle
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Apr 1, 2009 | Occasions Mini 2009, Scrapbook Pages, Stampin' Up! Events |
Today is a busy day with alot of things going on. More than likely I will have several posts throughout the day.
First let me tell you about the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT –
WOW Scrapbook Kits
This is a new adventure that Wendy Randall and I are doing together. Please stop by our new blog –
wowscrapbookkits.wordpress.com
We will be sending out emails later today with information about this and our first release is today for the April 2009 WOW Scrapbook Kit. All the details and ordering are available at our new blog so I hope you will check it out. I added the link in my Blogroll so you will always be able to find it on my side bar.
Second – the new OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG goes live today! It is packed full of new stuff – stamps and accessories to help you celebrate many different occasions. I have added the link in my side bar. It will take you to my Stampin’ Up! website and then you can click on the link to open the Occasions Mini Catalog pdf file. You can order these online from the SHOW NOW button on my website too!
Third – a new special starts today – Get Connected – From April 1-30, spend $40 on products in the Occasions Mini Catalog or host a $150 workshop and get a FREE item from the “Under $10” page in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog (p. 208).
Fourth – Stampin’ Up! Convention 2009 information is now available for Demonstrators. The trip is in August but I’m already excited just thinking about it! If you want to come with me you need to sign up as a demonstrator – I would love to have you join my team and join me on this exciting trip. Time to look for flights and hotels…..
And there is more but I need to go to a meeting so I’ll be back later with another post. This should keep you busy for a little while.
Have a happy Stampin’ Up! Day!
Mar 25, 2009 | Occasions Mini 2009 |
I have added two more pages to my side bar under helpful information
– one is the Dormant List – these are stamps sets that are still available for order but are not shown in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog. You can look them up in an older catalog or look them up on my website in the online store.
– the second is Catalog Corrections & Write-ins – these are corrections to the catalog found after they were printed or write-in items that are availabe for purchase but aren’t in the catalog.
Here is a card featuring a new stamp set that will be available in the Occasions Mini Catalog that starts on April 1st. The set is called Sense of Time and is part of Shelli’s Signature Collection. For this card I used Basic Grey, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla. I used several of the circle punches – 1-3/4″, 1-3/8″, 1-1/4″, and 3/4″. The ribbon is Basic Gray Tafetta Ribbon and I also added a silver brad. I did do some sponging around the edges in the Baja Breeze In-Color. This was my swap card for the STARZ group meeting.
We had internet trouble last night and I’m having some computer issues today – my new computer is not working and I’m using my old computer to access the internet. I can’t access some of my email either – so if you don’t hear from me you may want to send it again. My calendar is on my computer too – oh no, that’s not a good thing – I do need to have access to that….I hope Greg can get it working when he gets home today.
Have a great day!
Mar 20, 2009 | Big Shot, Occasions Mini 2009, Sale-A-Bration 2009 |
I’m making wagons full of eggs. Well there is really only one egg in each wagon – the eggs are big. In fact when I got this stamp set it was much bigger than I was expecting it to be. This is one of the new stamp sets from the Occasions Mini that starts on April 1st – but this set is available NOW – it is one of the early ones since it has the egg in it for Easter. It is called Wagon Full of Fun and is a great all-occasion set – it has the wagon, the egg, a cupcake (on the little box I showed a few days ago), a flower in a pot, a duck and a heart. There are also four greetings in the set too. It is line-art so in most cases you’ll want to color it in with something – blender pen, aqua-painter, markers or whatever you like to use. Here is a close up of the card (actually it is an invitation) and all the details for you.
I am making a bunch of these to send to our family to invite them over to our house for lunch on Easter Sunday and an egg hunt for the kids. We have done this for many years and I don’t really have to send out an invitation – they all know they are invited – but I enjoy making them so I do. We usually have about 35 people here from all over – mostly parts of Georgia but also Florida and Indiana. Anyway – on to how to make the card.
Card base: Sahara Sand 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ – scored at 4-1/4″
Designer Paper layer: Delicate Dots Designer paper 5-1/4″ x 4″
Top Note layer: Certainly Celery 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ then use the Big Shot and the Top Note die. I also ran it through the Big Shot again using the small dots Texturz plate – it is hard to see in the photo. Then I put it on my paper cutter and lined up the center points on the 1-1/2″ line and cut one end off.
Eggs: from Wagon Full of Fun set, stamped using Black StazOn ink on the Delicate Dots Designer Paper. Cut by hand and the dots and zigzags were colored with Stampin’ Write markers – Certainly Celery, So Saffron, and Bashful Blue.
Wagon: from Wagon Full of Fun set, stamped using Black StazOn ink on Naturals White card stock. Watercolored using an Aquapainter and Watercolor Crayons – colors I used were Creamy Carmel, Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip. Cut by hand. Attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front of the card.
You’re Invited: from the Mark the Date stamp set, stamped using Black StazOn ink on Sahara Sand card stock, punched with the small oval punch and attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the card front.
Envelopes: Whisper White Medium Envelope, stamped with the egg and colored with the markers.
I ran each card base piece through my printer before I started to print all the information on the inside first.
I’m finishing them up now and will mail them out tomorrow. I hope you like it!
The Delicate Dots Designer Paper is availabe as a Sale-A-Bration FREE item when you spend $50. This ends on March 31st so hurry and get your order in – visit my website www.monika.stampinup.net – and click on the SHOP NOW button to order online anytime you want. Right now Stampin’ Up! will also send you a free Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog with your order too. And your name will be entered into a drawing for a free stamp set that I’ll be giving away at the end of the month. So Hurry before the end of March arrives!
Have a happy stamping day! I’m always happy on class days and we had fun this morning!
Monika
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www.monika.stampinup.net
Mar 18, 2009 | Big Shot, Inspired by Nature, Occasions Mini 2009, Stamps |
Isn’t this the most elegant embossed image you have ever seen?
When they showed this to the demonstrators at the Leadership Conference you should have heard the sounds of excitement! This is the new Stampin’ Up! Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die that is now available for the BIG SHOT. I know it is hard to see in this picture but the card background is actually black. The embossed image is on Pretty in Pink and then the flowers are sponged in with the Stampin’ Pastels to add some color to the flowers. The sentiment is from Inspired by Nature stamp set – stamped in Basic Black and punched with the large oval punch. The new Oval Scallop punch is punched out of Basic Black card stock – this punch will be available April 1st in the Occasions Mini Catalog. Two black brads from the Vintage Brad assortment are on either side of the oval. We made this card at the STARZ meeting.
I can just picture these embossed flowers on wedding invitations – quick simple and elegant! There is a coordinating stamp set (Fifth Avenue Floral), Designer Series Paper (Urban Oasis) and the Manhattan Flower Decor Elements too. You could decorate an entire room in this theme! Visit my website at www.monika.stampinup.net – click on the SHOP NOW button and then do a search on ‘Manhattan’ and you can see all of these products and some sample projects too.
Thanks for visiting today!
Monika
[email protected]
www.monika.stampinup.net
