Jul 18, 2013 | Stampin' Up! Convention |
Hi all!
I am in Salt Lake City Utah for the Stampin’ Convention! Celebrating 25 years of Stampin’ Up! with 5,800+ demonstrator friends from all over the world!!
I won’t have my computer with me during the day so if you want to catch up with what is happening please go to my Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/StampingatMonikas
I am checked in the hotel and dressed and ready to start the day. First stop – convention center to pick up our Stampin’ Up! T-shirts and then onto a tour of the home office!
Updates will be posted on my Facebook page since I can do that from my phone. So be sure to LIKE my page and check in with me there!
Jul 16, 2013 | Birthday, Tags |
You can create some pretty packages in a snap. It’s as easy as 1,2,3 ….
- Pick a Box like the new Tag a Bag Gift Boxes from the Stampin’ Up! Catalog. These are Kraft food safe boxes with a acetate sleeve.
- Add a tag using the new Tag a Bag Accessory Kit. Each kit includes supplies to make 10 tags. Pieces include large base tags, medium builder tags, Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Dimensionals, mini clothespins. and some adhesive strips.
- Fill your box with goodness!
On my box above I did add just a couple of things –
- Bermuda Bay card stock – a 1/2 sheet cut into strips and crinkled for the filler inside.
- Bermuda Bay card stock – punched with the Elegant Butterfly punch and Bitty Butterfly punch
- Rhinestone
- Stamped greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes – using Bermuda Bay ink.
These are really nice sturdy boxes and are a great size for many little things. We made these at my Stamp Club meetings last week using all the colors in the Tag a Bag Accessory kit – Bermuda Bay, Gumball Green, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, and Smoky Slate.
I’m out of town again this week (this is really too much travel for me). But this time it is a girls trip and we are having Stamping fun all week long in Utah. Sunday Cindy and I flew to Utah and met up with Elizabeth and headed to Wendy’s house. Monday was a fun day – we went out on adventures and shopping and finished the day in the Canyon – I have pictures to download and share with you in another post. Nancy, Carolyn and Libby joined us from Texas. Today we are having a stamping retreat – we spent the morning stamping projects and after we finished lunch we are now learning more about My Digital Studio.
Fun times stamping with friends from all over. Later in the week we will head into Salt Lake City for the Stampin’ Up! Convention. I can’t wait!
Jul 11, 2013 | Q&A |
New 2013-2014 Annual Catalog
| Q&A Q: What’s new and exciting in the latest release of the catalog? A: You are right, the new catalog is packed with amazing new products and creative samples. I think looking through the new Annual Catalog is kind of like a fun scavenger hunt! Here are some of my favorites – scavenger-hunt style! 
Index
Like a map, you can use the index at the start of each section of the catalog to guide you through the hunt! Stamp Index – pages 6-7 Accessories Index – pages 136-137 SCAVENGER HUNT – Can you find these? Product Suites:
There are 9 suites that feature coordinating stamps, Designer Series Paper, punches, Big Shot dies and Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, and embellishments. - Birthday Basics suite: birthdays, greetings, and invitations
- Soho Subway suite: occasions, weddings, and just because
- I Am Me suite: play time, growing up, and baby
- Venetian Romance suite: birds, trees, and realistic animals
- Gingham Garden suite: floral, leaves, and butterflies
- Etcetera suite: elements like frames, labels, and backgrounds
- Eastern Elegance suite: repeated patterns, flourishes, and intricate designs
- Quatrefancy suite: dollies, geometric shapes, and quatrefoil designs
- This and That suite: alphabets & numbers, personalized stamps, and journaling supplies
HINT: The Stamp Index on pages 6-7 will guide you to the correct page for each suite. Shopping online? Look for the “Product Suites” link on the left sidebar. Bundles:
These bundles of stamps and coordinating tools or accessories save you 15% on fabulous combinations that you will love to use when you create. - Chalk Talk (Chalk Talk stamp set and Big Shot Framelits)
- Backyard Basics (Backyard Basics stamp set and Big Shot Framelits)
- Flower Shop (Flower Shop stamp set and Pansy punch)
- Label Love (Label Love stamp set and Artisan Label punch)
- Mosaic Madness (Mosaic Madness stamp set and Mosaic punch)
- Beautifully Baroque (Beautifully Baroque stamp and Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Embossing Folder)
- Wildflower Meadow (Wildflower Meadow stamp and Wildflower Meadow Textured Impressions Embossing Folder)
- Six-Sided Sampler (Six-Sided Sampler stamp set and Hexagon punch)
- Tag a Bag Bundle (Tag a Bag Gift Bags and Tag a Bag Accessory Kit)
- Tag a Box Bundle (Tag a Bag Gift Boxes and Tag a Bag Accessory Kit)
HINT: Find it faster by looking up the stamp set by name in the detailed Stamp Index on pages 206-208. Shopping online? Type “Bundle” into the Search Box. Using the quotation marks around the word helps narrow your search! Find these new favorites: - The new Accessories Table of Contents section designed to help you dive into the accessories you use most.
- Your new favorite color combination. You’ll find a slew of color combinations as color blocks behind the sample projects all through the catalog.
- Love to learn new techniques or ways to use your stamps? Find training tips sprinkled throughout the catalog.
Happy Hunting! Enjoy the hunt and discover which suites and bundles are your new favorites! Don’t have the new Annual Catalog? Contact me today! | |
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Jul 10, 2013 | family |
I’m home at last. Just wanted to let you know that my posts to my blog may be a bit scarce.
We took a trip to San Francisco area last week – left on July 3rd and were supposed to get back on July 8th. I finally got home last night – almost 24 hours later than planned – and after being awake for more than 32 hours. And it’s a LONG story that I’ll share later. Anyway I’m way behind on things to do before I leave on Sunday to head to Salt Lake City for a retreat with my upline and sidelines and then the Stampin’ Up! Convention. I’ll try to post when I can but right now it will be at the bottom of the list until I get caught up. I hope to have time while I’m in Salt Lake City so you may see retreat and convention updates next week!
If you are my friend on Facebook you can see some of my updates on our trip and the return home on my page there.
Back to work – I have to get ready for my stamp clubs this week!
Jul 6, 2013 | family |
I thought I would share some of Ryan’s art work. He actually has several pieces in his room that I need to get and photograph. But these I’ve had for awhile in my craft room.
I think he made these more than a year ago so it was probably his 10th grade year.
I hope you like them as much as I do!
