Sep 8, 2017 | SU Updates |
I’m not sure about everyone else but watching what these Hurricane’s are doing right now brings me to tears at times. Since the devastation of Harvey started Stampin’ Up! demonstrators have been coming up with ideas on how to help each other and those around us. For many years I’ve been part of a group called Sudden Response and when a fellow demonstrator suffers a business loss due to things like fires and flooding, and other natural disasters this group tries to help them reboot their Stampin’ Up! business by offering supplies. We are set up to help those that need it as soon as they are able to accept products – I’ve been keeping tabs on the group so that I can help fellow demonstrators directly through them. For some demonstrators this is their family income – they really do survive on this. Now Irma is knocking at the door and hitting much closer to home. We have friends in family in Florida and I live here in Georgia. Where I am we shouldn’t get much more than extra rain and wind. We already have a family friend that’s evacuated and at my mother-in-laws house around the corner from us. I’ve been in touch with other family members who so far are staying put. But our house is here if they need it.
So here is a message from Stampin’ Up! –
“Along with many of you, we are watching with concern as stories unfold about the devastation left behind in Texas and Louisiana by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey. Though no one knows how many lives have been affected, Harvey is said to be one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, and the damage caused by massive flooding will be felt for years to come.
With you, we’re also trying to stay informed on the progress of Hurricane Irma; as we write this, Irma has not yet made landfall but is currently classified as a catastrophic Category 5 storm. It will almost certainly leave as much destruction in its wake as Hurricane Harvey and will affect the lives of tens of thousands of people.
As a Stampin’ Up! family, we invite you to help us give to those who are now (or will soon be) trying to rebuild their lives. From now until the end of October, Stampin’ Up! will match donations made to the American Red Cross, dollar-for-dollar, for up to $50,000. Please click here to donate.
If you’re a Stampin’ Up! customer and would like to help, reach out to your demonstrator and see if they are holding any fundraising events you can be a part of, or click here to donate to the American Red Cross.
Together, we can do incredible things! We hope you’ll join us . . . because we truly can make a difference.”
For the rest of September and the month of October I’ll use the sales from all the cards on my card rack to help purchase new products for those demos affected and seeking help in our group. And for any orders placed in my ONLINE Store I’ll make a donation to the link above so that Stampin’ Up! can match the amount. SHOP NOW.
Thanks for supporting me, Stampin’ Up! and those affected by the hurricanes.
Sep 7, 2017 | 2017 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, class, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Stamper's Club |
I thought I would add a post about some of my classes that I have coming up the next couple of months. Due to some travel plans a few of my regularly scheduled classes have shifted a little bit. I’m finishing up my September newsletter also so if you are on my email list you will be getting that today too. If you live locally to me or are visiting in the area please join me for a class. Grab a friend and come enjoy some crafting therapy and fun!
Monthly Card Maker‘s Class – this is a fun class for all levels of stampers – brand new to those that have been stamping for years. It’s a flexible class where you get to choose the cards you make. Normally held the last Friday of the month. But I’ve had to move it for Sept and November. Card Maker’s Class – September 15, October 27, November 17
Stamper’s Club – this is a monthly stamp club that meets at my house – try out brand new products, learn new techniques, and make cards and projects that are more involved. Minimum order is required, and each member gets a turn to earn the hostess rewards. Normally held the first Friday night/Saturday morning of the month. But October and November are shifted. Stamper’s Club – October 13/14, November 1
Paper Pumpkin Craft Night – a night to gather and work on our monthly Paper Pumpkin kits. If you are a subscriber bring your kit and join us. If not you can come join and see what we are making or purchase one of the extra kits that I have with me. Normally held the last Wednesday of the month. Paper Pumpkin Craft Night – September 27, October 25, November 29.
Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat – a fun weekend retreat with your crafty friends. Make & Takes, games & prizes, yummy food, and surprises throughout the weekend. Held in the Spring and Fall. I still have open spots for fall – deadline to register is 9/10. Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat Fall 2017 – September 29 thru October 1.
Watercolor Christmas Card Class – my first holiday class for this season. Make 20 cards with a beautiful water colored look and gold accents. All supplies included. This is a PREPAID class – fees due Oct. 1st. Watercolor Christmas Card Class on October 14.
Christmas Card Stamp a Stack – join me for my popular Holiday stamp a stack class. We will be using products from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog. You’ll make a stack of cards all in one afternoon. Take them home and mail them out to family and friends. Christmas Card Stamp a Stack – October 28, November 26.
I hope you can join me for one of these classes or contact me to schedule your very own private class. I can design a class to suit your and your friends.
See my entire calendar HERE – get more details on each event and RSVP.
Monika Davis – Stamping at Monika’s Place – Woodstock, Georgia.
Sep 6, 2017 | 2017 Holiday Catalog, Designer Series Paper, Halloween |
Did you see that Stampin’ Up! has a new cat punch? It coordinates with the stamp set called Spooky Cat and the Spooky Night Designer Series paper. We all love the coordination between products that Stampin’ Up! gives us. And let me tell you there are quite a few things about these products that you might not realize so let me point out a few things for you. Oh – but first here is my card.
For this card I just punched Cajun Craze card stock with the Cat punch and then used the stamp set to stamp the face on the cat. The punch also coordinates with one of the images in the stamp set – it’s a cat shape filled with Halloween words.
Here is a look at the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper.
Now here are some things that you may not notice:
- Can you see the print with the cats? It fits perfectly in the punch – so you can punch out the whole sheet of cats. And with the cat stamp if you want to stamp the words on the orange cat.
- Now see the print with the tree/moon. Those sheets are perfect 3×3 squares for that image – so 16 of them on one sheet. And they are sized so that you can stamp the owl so he is sitting right on the branch.
- See the pumpkin sheet. Those pumpkins actually coordinate with the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits dies – you can cut them all but the tiniest one out with those dies!
I have cards coming showing all three of these. So be sure to keep coming back. The stamp set itself is really fun too. Here is a bit more inspiration straight out of the pages of the catalog.
Come back soon for more spooky fun!
Sep 5, 2017 | Big Shot, Stamper's Club |
Have you had this problem – you are creating with your Big Shot, pulling out various dies as you work on your project, you set one down on the table and keep working, then you need it again and it has disappeared? Oh no! It was just there. Now its hiding under a little pile of paper scraps and hopefully you didn’t just put it in the trash! Tragically I have lost a die like this and have been trying really hard not to let it happen again. So I found a solution! Magnet sheets! Framed to set right by your Big shot! Or perhaps you hang it on the wall by your Big Shot station.
For my frame I found 5×7″ white frames at Ikea – these had a flat front edge so I was able to use Washi Tape to decorate – it’s the Pick a Pattern Washi Tape. I bought 5×7 magnet sheets which turned out to not actually be 5×7 but just a little bit smaller than that. So they didn’t stay in the frame on their own – because they would slip through the opening. So I used Tear & Tape and adhered the magnet sheet directly to the glass piece of the frame.
To decorate the corner of the frame I used the new Daisy punch and Daisy Delight stamp set. Mine is Crushed Curry flower so it would match my classroom. My Stamp Club made this project they each chose the color that they wanted for their flowers – so we had all different colors. For the leaves underneath punch a daisy in Old Olive and the fold it in half so the petals off set with each other. I finished the center of the flower with a Clear Faceted Gem.
It’s really a quick and easy project once you have the frame and magnet sheet – you could decorate with any flower punch that you have on hand or a die!
Have a great day!
