May 29, 2014 | Demonstrator |
For a limited time you can join Stampin’ Up! for just $50 US! This amazing opportunity will only last until June 30, 2014, so take what you already love doing—stamping and crafting—and make a little money while you’re at it!
When you join Stampin’ Up! during this limited-time offer, you’ll receive:
$55 US worth of products
A 30 percent discount on your first order*
A 20 percent discount on all your orders
Free Paper Pumpkin Kit
Free entrance to our annual Convention* (must be registered by the 20th of June)
Create friendships that will last forever and enjoy the benefits of fun, friends, and creativity—become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator today.
JOIN THE FUN – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/monika/jointhefun
*Certain restrictions apply
May 28, 2014 | Paper Pumpkin, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
This is was the last little surprise that I had for the girls at the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat.
I saw this idea on the internet somewhere – I think on Facebook from a page that I liked. These cute little decorated wine glasses. So I went on a search for some and found them at a local store. Then I had to decide what to put in them. I finally found little brownie bites – but these were individually wrapped! I thought that would be perfect if they would fit in the little glass. Two brownie bites were just the right fit.
Then I created little tags using leftover pieces from the Paper Pumpkin kit – In the Bag (that’s the one I’ve been using pieces from for a variety of things for this retreat). I used the Bermuda Bay circles to form the tag and also used one to punch out the small butterfly. I used the white circles to stamp and punch out the bigger butterfly. I added some ribbon to the back and clipped them to the glass with the little mini clothespins from the Paper Pumpkin kit.
Like it says enjoy!
May 27, 2014 | Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Day 3 of the retreat was Saturday and it was a full day of crafting and fun! We had two more make & take sessions – one in the morning and another after lunch. Everyone completed 3 make & take projects during the retreat. And then they spent time working on their own projects. We took a group photo in the afternoon – I’ll share that below. After dinner Saturday night we played BINGO and had prizes for everyone! It was tons of fun. For the Bingo cards I use My Digital Studio to print them out on card stock. Then I gave everyone a piece of card stock from one of our new In-Colors – they used the new little punch pack to make markers for their board. I put out a stamp set (one of the retired ones that went with our bingo stamp) for everyone to stamp their bingo card.
Some people packed up late Saturday night and headed home and a handful stayed until Sunday. We crafted the night away some staying up as late as 3 am (I think – I went to bed).
I had two more surprises for everyone on Saturday – one they found in the morning and another Saturday night.
I may have left this one Friday night and the other one on Saturday morning – so much going on I can’t remember at this point.
The little tags were made using pieces from the Paper Pumpkin kit – In the Bag – the bag was part of one of our Make&Takes and I didn’t want the rest of the pieces to go unused so I adapted them.
I’ll share more over the next few days – our Make&takes and the last surprise treat. It was a lot of fun. And I’m planning to do it again in the fall.
May 25, 2014 | Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Friday was Day 2 our our Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. During the day those that were here worked on their own projects. I added this extra day so that everyone had more time to get their personal projects done. Some people had other commitments – work, doctor appointments or school commitments. For those that were here we headed out to lunch and a couple of people met us there too. Then back to the house.
The official start was dinner on Friday night once everyone arrived. I tried to keep the meals with minimal prep work so we had Rotisserie Chicken, Salad and Mashtini’s (mashed potato’s served in martini glasses with toppings).
After dinner we had our first session of Make&Takes and then a fire in the fire pit with S’mores. Some late night stamping and crafting and lots of fun to finish the day.
Friday night I left another surprise for everyone at their work space while they were eating dinner.
May 23, 2014 | In Colors, Paper Pumpkin, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Hi all! I wanted to share with you all the fun we had at the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat! It was an awesome weekend of crafting, stamping, scrapbooking, eating, girl time and Friendship! This time I decided to start the retreat on Thursday evening to give everyone some extra crafting time on their personal projects if they wanted it. On the agenda for Thursday night was happy hour, setting up your craft station and a fire in the firepit with smores. Well it rained on Thursday and was too wet for us to have the fire so that got moved to Friday night.
Before everyone arrived it was a cleaning frenzy! Plus final set up of all the tables, chairs and goody bags along with a welcome gift for everyone.
Look at this cute little bag! And a sneak peek at some new products too! These are the brand new In-Colors for 2014-2015 shown in a brand new style of ribbon! The ribbon is hotglued around a muslin bag – I pulled out the cord. Cindy made a similar bag for one of her Artisan projects last month.
Here is a closer look at the tag –
The center of the flower is one of the pieces from the February 2014 Paper Pumpkin Kit – In the Bag. You’ll see this kit used in a variety of projects from the retreat. If you are a current Paper Pumpkin subscriber you can order refills of this kit or the full kit. And if you aren’t a subscriber yet – sign up today and enter the code SHELLIDEAL to start your June subscription at 50% off!!
The flower is punched from the new Blackberry Bliss card stock with the Pansy punch. Pin the flowers to the bag with a safety pin and add a little Linen Thread bow.
The new In-Colors and ribbons will be available in the new catalog that starts on June 2nd. I’m having a New Catalog Open House on June 1st – if you live near me come pick up a new catalog, make&takes using new products from the catalog, enjoy snacks and more plus have a chance to win a brand new stamp set too!
Do you want to know what I put inside the bags? There was a Post-It pad, a little pencil, a sheet of Stampin’ Dimensionals, a piece of a Stampin’ Sponge. And Sue brought everyone some chap stick which I stuck in there too.
And here are a couple of pictures that I took Thursday night – a few of us got started working on Thursday night.
Jennifer, Candy and Nicole
Diane, Cindy and Sue
Supplies for the bags plus the Paper Pumpkin kit (not shown here).
For a limited time you can join Stampin’ Up! for just $50 US! This amazing opportunity will only last until June 30, 2014, so take what you already love doing—stamping and crafting—and make a little money while you’re at it!
