This beautiful card was created by my friend Jeanne from California. It was her swap card at the leadership conference.
The stamp set is called Bella’s Bloom. The colors she used are Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White. The Designer Paper is the Raspberry Tart paper. The stamped image was inked with Stampin’ Write Markers – Rose Red, Regal Rose and Old Olive. The embellishments include the silver brads and the Kiwi Kiss Striped ribbon.
Have a great day!
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
www.monika.stampinup.net
Hi everyone!
It is a rainy Saturday in Georgia. It seems we have had alot of rainy days but it is a really good thing because our lakes are so low from the lack of rain last year. My parents and my brother all live up on Lake Lanier and it still needs lots of water to get to normal water levels. So rain is good for the lakes, but bad for tennis matches and soccer games. Luckily Ryan played his tennis match early – yesterday afternoon – he lost 8 games to 1 against a boy that was 13 years old and 6 feet tall! Greg’s tennis was cancelled and Ryan’s soccer game is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
I wanted to share this card with you. It was the last project that we made at the STARZ meeting last weekend. I really like this style of a card – especially to use it for invitations. It is like a pocket and you pull out the inside panel where you can have all of your information. This particular one is a thank you card. The colors used here are Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, and Almost Amethyst. The Designer Paper is called Tea Party. The stamped flower is from Petal Pizzazz – but we ran the white cardstock through the Big Shot with a Texture plate first and then stamped the flower – which gives it a totally different look. You may also notice a new accessory on there too. Coming April 1st the new Occasions Mini includes new Designer Hardware – the center of the flower is a Basic Jumbo Grommet. These will come in an assortment with Basic Black, Silver, Very Vanilla, and Whisper White. The ribbon is the new Whisper White Organza Ribbon in the main catalog.
Enjoy your weekend!
Monika
This is my prize bucket I made. I had this oval shaped tin for another project that I never completed. I used the So Saffron ribbon from the Sale-A-Bration Ribbon Bundle and wrapped it around the tin. I stamped BIG WINNER, GAME NIGHT and the card symbols and punch them all out with the word window – this is the same little detail that was hanging on the card box. I added just a touch of adhesive to the end so these would stay spread out. I tied them to the ribbon with a piece of the silver cord.
And here is the last project – it was another card using the Card Games stamp set that matches the Game Ni
ght set. I saw the idea to use the round tab punch as a card holder on someone else’s blog but now I can’t find it anymore. I found that I liked this set stamped in VersaMark ink and embossed with black embossing powder. This card could be used for a variety of things – use the King on the front – it says “King for a Day” and it could be a Father’s Day card or just a manly birthday card. The Queen says “Queen of Everything” and the Jack says ” You Make me Laugh”. You could also leave off those words by not inking that portion of the stamp. We used the new Jumbo Brads that come in the neutral colors – Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Silver. These come in two sizes and this is the smaller size.
At the class we spent time practicing the knot tying on the ribbon. We decided the trick is getting your fingers to hold the ribbon in the right place. It is hard to tell someone how to do it – so I tried showing it and explaining it at the same time. I would try to take pictures to show you but I need both hands to hold the ribbon and I’d have to get someone else to take the pictures – no one is here to do that right now – maybe on another day I can get that done.
Ryan didn’t get to present his creation at school yesterday – he should be doing that today. So I’ll write about that later.
Have a fun weekend!
Monika
Game Night was alot of fun even though there were only a few people. I think I might have another game night in a few months. In between projects we played Pokeeno and the winner got a prize from my prize bucket. I actually made a prize bucket that matched all the prizes I showed yesterday. I found a metal tin that I had bought for something else and never used. I’ll share a picture of that and the fourth project that we made tomorrow. Today I wanted to show a closer picture of the Game Night projects that were part of my class submission to the Stampin’ Up! contest that won in January. I don’t think I shared the close up pictures of each project earlier. We made all three of these projects last night. If you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator the instructions for all three are on the demonstrator website for you to download – look in the Demonstrator Ideas section.
First is the invitation. I call it a flip-flap card — I don’t really know what else to call it. I saw this flap idea at leadership on a card that my upline, Wendy shared with me. The Saffron flap is attached to the back and flips out to the side and reveals the part that says “you are invited to game night”. The card then flips open from the top to reveal the party information on the inside. This could just be a regular card for a birthday or something else. I have had some people ask where the poker chips come from – those were just punched from the Jackpot Designer Series Paper – and so where the little card symbols – diamond, heart, spade and club – although you could use the stamp that has those on there too. All the other pieces are stamped and cut out – they are all in the 
Game Night stamp set.
Then there was the easiest project – the coasters. Just cut 4×4 squares of the Jackpot Designer Series Paper. I use the Anywhere Glue Stick and cover the coaster – position the paper and trim the corners. We covered both sides of the coasters and then used the Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole in the corner and tied some Red Hemp Twine through to hold them all together.
And my favorite was the little card box which is actually where the whole idea started. My sister-in-law showed me a box at Christmas time that held cards and envelopes. And somehow – I can’t even remember how – I ended up creating this little card box – it holds a full size deck of cards, a small notepad and a small pencil.
I was so happy with how the box turned out that I had to add some more projects to it and create a class. You could use the box for other things but I sized it perfectly for the purpose of holding the cards since I was using the Jackpot Designer Series Paper.
The Word Window punch works great with this set – I used it to punch out BIG WINNER and GAME TIME and the little stamp with the card symbols.
So it was fun evening. And afterwards I had to help Ryan try to get his project finished. Ryan was up well past midnight and then early this morning trying to get it done. I will show you his newest creation in another post – probably tomorrow – so I can hear how his presentation went at school today.
Have a great rest of the day!
Happy Stamping,
Monika
Today I wanted to share the prizes I made last night for my Game Night class (the class is tonight). I used the Jackpot Designer Series Paper, the Game Night Stamp set and the coordinating wheel In the Cards. The colors are So Saffron, Real Red, Basic Black and Very Vanilla. I used various ideas with the small and medium cello bags. Some are topped with the Top Note die cut with the Big Shot. Fold it one way and it fits on a medium cello bag and fold it the other and it fits on the small cello bag. Some have the DSP inside and the punched with the double rectangle punch and So Saffron ribbon pulled through. I used a variety of items for my prizes – Stampin’ Up! chapstick, Stampin’ Up! pens, assorted Stampin’ Up! buttons, and assortment of the Textured Love Notes from last year. I hope everyone likes them.
One other thing I wanted to share today was the birthday gift that Ryan made for me. Ryan is my youngest and he is 12. He designed and created this idea all on his own over the weekend. He asked me for some wire which I had in my craft room. And this is what he turned it into: 
What do you think?
I think he has some creative genes in his body too. It is me and him holding hands. He did all of the work himself with a sautering tool (I’m sure I didn’t spell that right).
I LOVE IT! Thank you Ryan!
My older boys are taking me to dinner at one of the local Mexican Resteraunts that we like to eat at. And Kyle is going to drive – which happens to be a big deal in our family. At 17 he still only drives where he absolutely has to and right now that is basically to and from school. For whatever reason he is not very interested in driving. He does have a car now (well it is actually a family car) that he can drive and that has made a difference. Anyway, I was thrilled and can’t wait for us to go – now to pick an evening to do it. Maybe this weekend…..
Have a wonderful day!
Monika
Milton, Georgia
Hi! I am a Stampin’ Up! independent demonstrator in Milton, Georgia. I love being creative and want to share it with you! On my blog I will share creative ideas using Stampin’ Up! products and you’ll also hear about my family and my dogs.
I look forward to helping you get your creative juices flowing!
Lets get crafty,
Monika Davis
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