Jul 5, 2017 | 2017 Occasions Catalog, Big Shot, Cards, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Uncategorized, Watercoloring |
Well I’m really behind on sharing about the Spring 2017 Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. It was a few months ago and I didn’t share about it on my blog then but I’m going to do that now. And be sure to save the date for the Fall retreat – September 29-October 1. I held the retreat at a beautiful cabin in the North Georgia Mountains. I’m actually heading back up there later this month to host a Demonstrator Getaway Weekend. It is so much fun to getaway for the weekend and be creative with friends.
At the Spring Retreat we had Make&Take projects for everyone there. We had a project for Friday night and another one for Saturday.
For Friday night we stuck with a fairly simple project – a card and a little 3-D succulent.
These use products from the Oh So Succulent Suite from the Occasions Catalog. We used the Popcorn Box die and cut it shorter to create the container for the succulent. The card uses 4 x 5-1/4 piece of designer paper that is cut at a diagonal. You can mix and match the patterns from a pack of designer paper. Everyone at the retreat got a piece of all the different patterns in the pack.
On Saturday we had a bigger project and taught 5 different water coloring techniques. We used the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and dies to create a set of 4 cards – each with a different technique and a card holder with a 5th technique.
Everyone also made a 3D project to match the cards using the Window Box Thinlits Dies. Since I prepped everything ahead I did a ton of Big Shot cutting for this one!
Inside the Window Box was a battery operated tea light – the back of the box opens up so you can turn on your light. We strung a wire through so you could hang it from a hook somewhere.
The projects turned out great and everyone enjoyed making them and learning the new techniques. I hope you can join me in the fall.
Thanks for stopping by.
Oct 25, 2016 | 2016 Holiday Catalog, Achievers Blog Hop, Big Shot, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Welcome to the Thailand Incentive Trip Achievers Blog Hop for October. This is our first hop with those that have earned the incentive trip with Stampin’ Up!® to Thailand next July. This month our theme is the “Inspired by Nature” as many of us live in different areas around the world and have amazing seasons that we are enjoying. Plus the nature in Thailand is just incredible so we are inspired by our trip too. I’m very excited to be a part of this exclusive group of demonstrators!!
UPDATE: My blog is not part of the hop anymore – sorry – my blog platform won’t play nice with the others. So I’ll just share my project and hopefully you can get on to one of the other hoppers sites and go through the hop all the way.
Here in Georgia in the United States it is Fall/Autumn. The leaves on the trees are changing into a variety of colors and they and the acorns are falling everywhere right now. So my projects were inspired by that. I created these for the Fall Retreat I just had at my home this past weekend. Everyone received this as one of their little gifts at their table – a bag of trail mix and a water bottle with a cute hanging tag.
I used the Moroccan Designer Series Paper for this project along with the Leaflets Framelits and the Cheerful Tags Framelits. I love the little copper pine cones in our holiday catalogs – I tied those to my leaves with some Linen Thread. And behind the leaves is a little bunch of our Copper Thread. Here is a closer look at each one.
I die cut the leaves our of Delightful Dijon card stock and the Moroccan Designer Paper then I left the framelit on the die cut and traced around the inside of the leaf. I really like how it adds some definition to the leaves.
The trail mix is inside one of the 2×8″ cello bags that are in the annual catalog. I stapled the tag over the top of the filled bag. And then covered the staples with the leaves. The little tags on each project are 1/4″ strips of Very Vanilla card stock but I die cut the end with the leaf die so I could tie it into the bundle of leaves.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Aug 11, 2016 | Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat
October 21 – 23, 2016
Crafting Retreat
Are you ready to get away from it all? Leave behind the family, the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning and come join us for a fun Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. Come party with us at Monika’s House October 21 – 23, 2016.
Arrive on Friday afternoon – come set up your craft space, bring an appetizer to share with everyone on Friday evening for our dinner. We will have games and prizes on Friday night. Make & Takes will be scheduled for Friday night and Saturday. All meals included on Saturday. Finish up on Sunday and pack up and head back home in the early afternoon. We have Make & Take projects planned as part of the retreat – and everyone will receive a Goody Bag with supplies and extras. And little surprises throughout the weekend!
Bring whatever creative projects you would like to work on. You will have table space set up for the whole weekend – so bring your scrap-booking, card making, Project Life, laptop for My Digital Studio, Paper Pumpkin kits, jewelry making, knitting – the choice is yours.
I have some space in my house if you want to spend the night here instead of going home or there is a hotel one exit south just a few minutes away. I will have three Queen beds upstairs, some sofa space, or we can put an air mattress on the floor. Or stay as late as you want in the evening – go sleep at home and come back in the morning!
I will send out a schedule and list of what you need to bring at the beginning of March. This time we are offering EARLY BIRD PRICING – paid in full by Aug 31 – $80.
Regular pricing – due by Sept 30 – $100.
All fees non-refundable after Sept 30. I will be ordering supplies and prizes Oct 1st.
Spots are LIMITED – I am only opening this event up to 12 people! So reserve your spot today!
Click Here for the Fall 2016 Registration Form
I hope to see you there!
Mar 28, 2016 | 2016 Occasions catalog, Sale-A-Bration 2016, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Watercoloring |
After today there are only 3 more days of Sale-A-Bration! Thursday, March 31st will be the last day to get these items. One of the most popular ones is the Botanical For You stamp set. It has the big Just for You image along with some other phrases and flowers. It coordinates with the Botanical Blooms bundle of products in the Occasions Catalog.
This project was a make&take and the Spring 2016 Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat.
Everyone at the retreat received the Enjoy the Little Things Project Kit. It is an awesome project designed to be a home decor project but it is so much more. You can also use the pieces in scrapbook pages or make cards with them. The box can be used to store the project or used to be given as a gift (with or without the actual project kit inside). So we decide to decorate the box using the Botanicals for You stamp set, some left over pieces from inside the kit and then a few additional items.
The Just for you is stamped on Shimmery White card stock with Archival Black Ink. Then we water-colored around it to add the Bermuda Bay color. This technique was shared by Cindy Schuster who is my partner in crime at the retreats! For this technique go around your image with water filled aquapainter first. Then come back and go around it with the aquapainter dipped in ink.
The doily, gold thread, and sequins came from the kit. The flower is made with Cotton Paper just like the flowers in the kit and we also carried over the stamped butterfly idea from one of the kit pages. The beautiful Watermelon Wonder ribbon is in the Occasions Catalog – don’t miss it – it is so soft and easy to work with.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Jan 31, 2016 | 2016 Occasions catalog, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat
March 18-20, 2016
Crafting Retreat
Are you ready to get away from it all? Leave behind the family, the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning and come join us for a fun Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. Come party with us at Monika’s House March 18-20, 2016.
Arrive on Friday afternoon – come set up your craft space, bring an appetizer to share with everyone on Friday evening for our dinner. We will have games and prizes on Friday night. Make & Takes will be scheduled for Friday night and Saturday. All meals included on Saturday. Finish up on Sunday and pack up and head back home in the early afternoon. We have Make & Take projects planned as part of the retreat – and everyone will receive a Goody Bag with supplies and extras. And little surprises throughout the weekend!
Bring whatever creative projects you would like to work on. You will have table space set up for the whole weekend – so bring your scrap-booking, card making, Project Life, laptop for My Digital Studio, Paper Pumpkin kits, jewelry making, knitting – the choice is yours.
I have some space in my house if you want to spend the night here instead of going home or there is a hotel one exit south just a few minutes away. I will have three Queen beds upstairs, some sofa space, or we can put an air mattress on the floor. Or stay as late as you want in the evening – go sleep at home and come back in the morning!
I will send out a schedule and list of what you need to bring at the beginning of March. This time we are offering EARLY BIRD PRICING – paid in full by Fab. 15th – $75.
Regular pricing – due by March 1st – $90.
All fees non-refundable after March 1st. I will be ordering supplies and prizes March 2nd.
Spots are LIMITED – I am only opening this event up to 12 people! So reserve your spot today!
CLICK HERE to get the registration form.
I (Monika) hope to see you there!
Dec 30, 2015 | Big Shot, Christmas, Holiday catalog 2015, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
While we are counting down the days to the end of the Holiday Catalog – I don’t think I shared the rest of my Christmas Countdown that I made with the Hello December Project Life Accessory Pack. There are 6 days left to order from the Holiday Catalog – and you could order the Hello December Project Life Kit and complete this project for next December!
The days counted from Dec. 1 – Dec. 25.
See this post for the cover and days 1 – 6 – HERE.
And this one for days 7 – 13 – HERE.
Below are days 14 – 25 in a slide show.
Products from the Holiday Catalog that I used for this project:
- Home for Christmas Designer paper pg. 9
- Happy Scenes Photopolymer Bundle pg. 11
- Perfect Pines Photopolymer Bundle pg. 16/17
- Snowflake Elements pg. 23
- Gold Cording pg. 24
- Softly Falling Embossing Folder pg. 24
- Holly Jolly Greetings Bundle pg. 34
- Hello December Project Life Bundle pg. 36/37 – the Card Collection, the Accessory Pack and the stamp set
- Seasonal Frame Thinlits Die pg. 40
- Fine Tip Glue Pen pg. 43
I purchased a standing frame and book rings to create this project. I cut card stock to fit the frame and created a template for punching my holes in each card. The colors to match the Hello December Project Life Collection are Basic Gray, Lost Lagoon, Mint Macaron, Real Red and Very Vanilla.
Remember to check the Year End Sale for many of the products that I used in this project. Get them now and create your own countdown for next year.
