Jun 4, 2014 | Tags |
I was looking back through photos that I had posted on Instagram and found the tags that I make each month for my customer orders. As it turns out I don’t usually share those here on my blog. Some I have posted on Facebook. Not sure where everyone looks for various things but I’ve decided to “collect” all the tag ideas on a Pinterest Board. So I’m posting them here so I can pin them all to my board.
When I make tags I often I use pieces that are on my craft table from prepping other projects. When you look through all these you’ll see that some are pretty old. But the ideas are all still good. Now to decide what to make for June!
Thanks for stopping by!
Jun 4, 2014 | Big Shot, Paper Pumpkin, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Really you are! This was one of our Make & Take Projects at the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. While it took some time to roll all the flowers and attach them to the bag the results were gorgeous!
This idea was from my friend Jeanna who is on the Artisan Design team. My bag is in coral colors – Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Blushing Bride and Pink Pirouette. The bag is from one of the past Paper Pumpkin kits – and if you are a current subscriber the refill packs were available – that is what I ordered for the retreat. We used the bag and ribbon handles for this project and then I used the other pieces on the little pillow gifts that I made. Here is a closer look at the little tag.
We gave the Big Shot and the Spiral Flower die a work out for this project. Cut and rolled 28 flowers for each bag! The craft tweezers and hot glue guns were also well loved for this project.
I hope you like this project!
Jun 3, 2014 | Big Shot, Cards, Retired List, Washi Tape |
Today and tomorrow you can order from the old 2013-2014 Stampin’ Up! catalog and the NEW 2014-2015 Stampin’ Up! catalog at the same time. There is an overlap of a couple of days. Many of the retiring items are already sold out but those that aren’t can be ordered through tomorrow and Stampin’ Up! has even discounted some of the retiring items. You can see the most current availability list by looking in my online store – SHOP HERE.
This card combines the Gingham Garden Washi tape (it’s retiring and on sale) with the Vivid Vases stamp set (from the Occasions catalog and now in the new catalog!).
I wanted to make the vases look like a decoupage glass and decided the Washi tape would give me that look. This card does take a little time to make. I put the Washi Tape on a piece of Whisper White card stock and then stamped the vases on top of it with Black StazOn ink. Then I cut out each of the vases with my paper snips – so yes it is some fussy cutting but the vases are fairly easy to cut out.
This is how I completed the card:
- Card base is Daffodil Delight
- Front layer of Whisper White – stamp the Vivid Vases in Black StazOn ink.
- Color in the flowers/leaves with Stampin’ Write markers – Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo, Island Indigo
- add the cut out washi tape vases on top of the stamped vases
- die cut a frame with the On Film Framelits and the Big Shot from Basic Black card stock
- tie a Whisper White Baker’s Twine Bow (or the Island Indigo Baker’s Twine works too) on the edge of the frame
- Attach the frame around the stamped image using Stampin’ Dimensionals – I cut little bits of dimensionals to attach the frame.
If you wanted different words you could cover the words with the bottom of the frame and add other words underneath.
I really love how it turned out. I’m going to try another one with different colors of washi tape.
Jun 2, 2014 | Catalogs, SU Ribbon, Uncategorized |
The new catalog is live! And it is a beauty of a catalog with lots of fun new products and full of samples and ideas. This new catalog is very user friendly! On my blog there is a link in the right had side bar to the pdf. And if you want one in real life (its always better to have one in hand) then contact me. I have copies here for my Stamp Club, card clubs and regular customers. If you aren’t near me I’ll have to mail it to you so I need to confirm an address with you – so you’ll need to email me.
I wanted to mention a few new things this catalog has –
- It’s organized by projects/events – birthday, memory keeping, kids, decor, etc.
- sections feature the stamps with coordinating accessories
- the first 2/3 of the catalog feature stamps (with coordinating accessories listed with a featured sample or technique) and the accessories section is in the back divided by category.
- Kits and bundles are included again. Bundles have coordinating products at a 15% discount!
- the catalog has increased by 40 pages
- throughout the catalog we have listed supplies with item numbers and prices for a few samples to make it easy to buy what you need to make that sample
- samples are either “you can make it” or “everything you need”
- some samples are marked as “quick & easy”
- in the back is the stamp index with section icons
- plus a brand new Greeting & Alphabet index!
- and the accessory index is back
- don’t miss the Ronald McDonald House Charity stamp set inside the back cover
- Hostess sets are still at the back – and I love them!
Enjoy the new catalog! I’m sure you will LOVE it!
I have Ribbon Shares for all the new ribbons. I sent an email this morning to my customer email list. If you are interested and did not receive the email please let me know and I can send it to you.
May 30, 2014 | family |
It’s here. Graduation Day for Ryan! The ceremony is tonight at 8:00 pm. We are ready.
My baby is graduating. The youngest is graduating. Somehow about 8 years ago I knew this day would come. For some reason about 8 years ago was when I decided to join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator. I’ve loved it for 8 years but maybe the reason for doing it was that this day was coming. And now it is here. My boys have bigger and better things ahead of them and I am here. They are moving on and moving away and becoming amazing young men. I’m so proud of them! I can’t imagine being here today and not having Stampin’ Up! in my life right now. Perhaps it wasn’t the reason I joined to begin with but I’m so glad I did cause now that this day is here I need this more than ever. By August Ryan will go to college at Purdue in Indiana – so far away. And Kyle already moved to San Francisco in February. I told Tyler he needed to stay a little longer – all three can’t move away in the same year. I’m so excited for their opportunities and can’t wait to see where their lives lead. For now I’ll be here with my Stampin’ Up! business.
Congratulations to all the 2014 graduates and their parents! We did it!
