Aug 2, 2009 | Uncategorized |
It’s a little bit early for Christmas but here is one to share with you anyway. This was another swap card from the STARZ meeting – I think Joyce ade this one.
Season of Friendship is a set from the Holiday Mini catalog and I was so glad to see it in the new 2009-2010 catalog. It is another one of my favorites.
List of Supplies:
- Real Red card stock
- Kraft card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Real Red classic ink
- Chocolate Chip classic ink
- Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder
- Season of Friendship stamp set
The edge of the white card stock is torn so it looks like a snow covered hill.
This would make a quick and simple holiday card.
Have a great day!
Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized |
I forgot to mention that I just added the ability for you to sign up for email updates to my blog. So on days when I post (which is most days) you will receive an email in your inbox.
Some people prefer this so they don’t have to remember to check the blog for updates. And since many people requested it – I finally figured it out.
So click on the side bar and follow the instructions if you’d like to get updates by email.
Thanks,
Jul 13, 2009 | Colored Brads, Stamps, Techniques, Uncategorized, Wanted |
The other day I posted a Red, White and Blue card and mentioned that I had colored the star brad but it wasn’t in the picture. 
I smooshed the brad into my Ruby Red craft ink pad (I would have used a Real Red craft ink pad but I don’t have one so I used what I had). Then took a paper towel and wiped it back off including around the edges. So that left just the ink in grooves.
Here is the original card. The star really popped once it was covered in the ink.
That’s all for today – short and quick.
If you are a demonstrator make sure you look at the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator website today – lots of exciting announcements today!
Jul 2, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Trendy Trees is a popular stamp set that also has a matching wheel called Funky Forest. This is a card swap that I received at the Starz retreat from demonstrator Carolyn Raines.
The colors used are Chocolated Chip and Old Olive. The background stamp is Sanded. There is some paper piercing on the Chocolate Chip piece. And a ribbon accent and some vintage brads in the corner. The stamp set is a 2-step Stampin’ set so the tree trunk is seperate from the tree top piece which makes it easy to create the different trees as shown on this card.
Have a fun day today – I’m looking out at the water – we are at the beach with some perfect weather.
Jun 28, 2009 | Designer Series Paper, Retired List, Uncategorized |
Here is another swap card. This one came from Pearl Robb and was party of our Masculine Swap at the retreat we had in May. This stamp set is the Big Birthday Candle set that is also on the Last Chance list. This is great stamp set to use for scrapbook pages – it was the set we used on the Party Time layout for the May Wow Scrapbook kit – visit this blog wowscrapbookkits.wordpress.com for more information about our monthly kits and individual scrapbook layouts.
Supplies used for this card:
- Sahara Sand card stock
- Baja Breeze card stock
- Very Vanilla card stock
- Manchester Designer Series paper
- See You Around Jumbo Wheel
- Jumbo Stampin’ Around Handle
- Close to Cocoa jumbo ink cartridge
- Black Stazon ink
- So Saffron ink
- aqua painter
- 2-way glue pen
- Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
- Always Artichoke grosgrain ribbon
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
Have a fun day!
Jun 9, 2009 | family, Retired List, Seeing Spots, Stamps, Uncategorized |
This is a fun stamp set called Seeing Spots that is retiring this year. It has a variety of circle images and “thank you”. It works great with our circle punches. It also has a coordinating Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel called Spot On. I most recently used this for the teacher gifts I made the other week – the boy version for Ryan’s male teachers. I used one of the circle images to decorate the scratch paper. Here are some of the projects that I have made with it over the last few years.
If you are interested in purchasing the Seeing Spots stamp set – you can order online at my website – www.monika.stampinup.net – click on the SHOP NOW button or send me an email to place an order for you.
Here is a view of the complete stamp set – Seeing Spots – set of 6 – $16.95:
Don’t miss this fun little set!
Last night I had a great downline meeting – we talked about some business topics and then stamped with the new In-Colors and one of the new stamp sets. I’ll be sharing more about that later this week. As a demonstrator we get to order sneak peek items from the new catalog. I would love to grow my team so if you are interested in learning more about becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator please contact me and I would be glad to answer your questions. You don’t have to live near me to join my team – I will offer you support any way that I can. You can also visit my website to find out more about Stampin’ Up! – there is a link in the side bar on my blog that takes you to my website – www.monika.stampinup.net – where you can view some information videos.
Just a little family update – I guess you can say Kyle’s Senior Year of High School has officially begun – yesterday we went and had his Senior pictures made. Formals, informals, and outdoors photos were taken yesterday. And with that begins all the out pouring of money….we paid for the sitting…I don’t know how much the actual pictures are going to be. Ryan has a busy day – tennis camp, then later this afternoon a tennis match for his u-14 team, and then tonight soccer tryouts for the u-14 select team. So I will be in an out all day and driving all around town.
Have a fun day – I’m hoping to do a little bit of stamping soon – these are on my list – the 411 blog challenge, the late night stampers group challenge, Simply Punches class projects – there are 7 or 8 already and I haven’t even done one of them yet, prep for my Thoughts & Prayers class, finish up the May to Go class and get the June to Go class toghether….hmmm…that’s more than I thought I had on my list…the stamping never ends…thank goodness I love doing it so I really don’t want it to end……
