Jan 25, 2013 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Sale-A-Bration 2013 |
This is a really fun bright birthday card! And rather easy and fun to make – fun if you like the color spritzer tool – which I do!
I did a lot of spritzing on this card which makes each one unique. This was my GoDiva Sale-A-Bration swap card that I made to showcase some of our fun new Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration products that you can earn free through March 22, 2013. Here is a look at how I made this fun card –
- first I stamped the happy Birthday from Bring on the Cake stamp set on the Whisper White panel
- then emboss the Whisper White panel with the Honeycomb embossing folder and the Big Shot
- then pull out the Color Spritzer Tool and some Stampin’ Write Markers and have fun spritzing – I used the colors to match the designer paper – Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party and Sahara Sand
- Cut various strips of the designer paper – Sycamore Street – a Sale-A-Bration freebie choice, snip points into the ends to make flags and staple them to the white panel
- Tie a piece of Island Indigo ribbon – Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Bundle – another Sale-A-Bration freebie choice – around the panel
- add the panel to the Tangerine Tango card base
- finish with a Tangerine Tango button – Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Bundle – a Sale-A-Bration freebie – tied with some Whisper White Baker’s Twine.
A super fun birthday card that you could give to anyone! It’s just bright and cheery.
Stay warm – we are anticipating sleet and freezing rain for today (Friday) – yikes! That may cause issue for my scrapbook class today – I’ll be posting on my FB page if I need to postpone or cancel it.
Jan 23, 2013 | Cards, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Mini - Love Notes, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Spring Catalog 2013 |
This quick little box is made from one piece of card stock and doesn’t need any adhesive – just a belly band to hold it shut. Fill it with some cute little matching Love Notes and you have a perfect little gift for someone sweet!
These are both based on ideas that I saw at the Stampin’ Up! Leadership conference. The box was an on stage demonstration and I think the little cards were too – but I’m not sure they were shown together – since my photos have them in different colors – I did combine the ideas for this project that I used in my team meeting this past weekend. We had lots of fun sharing both creative and business ideas and things that we learned at Leadership. Right now is a great time to join my team – during Sale-A-Bration you can choose $156.50 worth of products for your starter kit for only $99! And the kit is fully customizable so you can choose any items you want from the current catalogs! If you would like to learn more about this opportunity let me know – email me at [email protected] or check out more details on my website.
So back to this cute project – you start with a 7-1/2″ square and then use the Simply Scored Tool with the Diagonal Score Plate (you can get that FREE during Sale-A-Bration) – and score all four sides diagonally at 2-1/4″ and 3-1/2″.
Then you will do some cutting away of the little sections on each side.
Then you just fold it up to form the box. I cut a strip of Rich Razzleberry Designer Paper to go around it for a belly band – it just slides on and off. That is what holds the box shut.
Decorating the box was pretty quick –
- I stamped on the box with a couple of images from the Oh Hello stamp set
- Wrapped the strip of Designer Paper around it and glued the ends together.
- Then wrap the Linen Thread around it and tie in a bow.
- Slide the belly band off and add the Designer Builder Brad, then slide it back on.
- To make the Builder Brad – stamp an image from the Itty Bitties stamp set on card stock and punch out with the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack. Use a mini glue dot to attach to the Builder Brad. Then cover with the epoxy bubble that comes with the brad.
The box holds some Love Notes – which are little 3×3″ cards. I made mine out of Whisper White card stock and included matching white envelopes – they are the mini square ones in the Stampin’ Up! catalog. We made two designs at our meeting.
- The little Love Notes are made from Whisper White card stock
- Emboss the front edge with the Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder.
Then stamp the words in Old Olive and the images in Rich Razzleberry- Finish the Love Note by tying a piece of Linen Thread around.
- Stamp the envelopes to match.
A fun little project – I hope you like it. The stamp set is the Oh Hello stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog. If you would like to order any of the products that I used to make this project please visit my online store on my website. Here is a full list of supplies for you.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Oh, Hello, Itty Bitties
- Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
- Card Stock: Old Olive, Whisper White
- Accessories: Simply Scored, Diagonal Scoring Plate, Linen Thread, Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Designer Builder Brads, Mini Glue Dots, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Polka Dot Parade Designer Paper, Mini square envelopes
Have a great day!
Monika
Jan 22, 2013 | Cards, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Stampin' Up! Events |
It’s time for our biggest promotion of the year at Stampin’ Up! – it’s Sale-A-Bration time!
Bloomin’ Marvelous Stamp Set – set of 8
The Sale-A-Bration promotion starts today! Sale-a-Bration is an annual party with loads of free products! This year’s party is better than ever – we’re celebrating our 25-year anniversary! So, put on your party hat and BYOC (bring your own confetti)!
How will you party?
Enjoy Sale-A-Bration in Three Ways. Choose all that Apply.
HOST – have my friends over for a party – qualifying party $150 – you’ll get – a free pack of silver glimmer paper + $25 hostes dollars OR qualifying party $400 – you’ll get – a free pack of silver glimmer paper + Free product bundle + $65 hostess dollars + 50% off any full-priced item
Madison Avenue stamp set (set of 5), Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper
SHOP – yipee! a party just for me! – spend $50 – you’ll get – one free SAB product – spend another $50 get another
Feeling Sentimental stamp set (set of 4)
JOIN – I can party all the time – join during Sale-A-Bration – you’ll get – product discount + friends + the chance to make a difference – PLUS 25% more in your starter kit – $156.50 worth of products for $99!
Visit my website starting today to learn more!
I’m also offering SAB Mini Clubs – find two friends and contact me today for all the details!
My Digital Studio options – Lemonade Stand Disc or One Big Sale-A-Bration Disc
The pictures in this post are some from the display boards at the Stampin’ Up! Leadership conference. They show just some of what you can get free during Sale-A-Bration.
I can’t wait to Sale-A-Brate with you! Order today to get your FREE products – next on my list are Bloomin’ Marvelous and Feeling Sentimental! How about you?
Jan 17, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, class, Create with Connie & Mary, Designer Series Paper, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Spring Catalog 2013 |
Look at the options you have with one sketch and one stamp set! It’s a sketch challenge from Create with Connie & Mary . Combine that with the cute Patterned Occasions stamp set in the 2013 Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration brochure.
I saw a cute card idea last week while I was out of town that my demonstrator friend Selene Kempton posted on her FB page. I was planning to use that idea for classes that I had this week (yesterday actually). And as I looked at the sketch for this week I decided to merge the two ideas together. And then wanted to show my classes how they could exchange the image for any image in the stamp set – giving them multiple options and allowing everyone to create a card for whatever occasion they needed. Here is my card – I actually turned the sketch again.
Here are some details on this card and then I’ll show you the other images.
- card base is Sahara Sand
- A layer of Island Indigo that was run through the Big Shot with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder
- A strip of Sycamore Street Designer Series paper – I love those dots! – cut into a flag
- Tied some Island Indigo Baker’s Twine around the layer and tied it in a bow
- Stamp the jeans image on Whisper White card stock and punch out with the 1-3/4″ Circle punch
- To dress up the jeans pierce a hole on either side at the waist and tie a bit of Baker’s Twine to create a belt!
- Punch a Decorative Label punch from Tangerine Tango card stock. Layer behind the circle and add to the front of the card.
I love the little belt! That was my favorite idea from Selene’s Card. Now these are the other images from the Patterned Occasions stamp set and what I did with them – just switch these out on the front of the card and you have a variety of options.
On these I added either a little punched heart or the little flower. Now you have a birthday, thank you, get well and a love you card. This gave everyone the option to make the card that they wanted.
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. I hope you are having a good week. Mine has been busy since I returned from Leadership and I still have lots to share. Unfortunately our weather here is yucky! I came home from sunny Florida to rain and it hasn’t stopped in 4 days! And tonight we could have snow/ice – we can hope it will be snow but more likely it will be ice – which won’t be good for Friday!
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Patterned Occasions (Sale-a-Bration)
- Ink: Island Indigo, and Markers in Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango
- Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango
- Accessories: Sycamore Street Designer Paper (Sale-A-Bration), Island Indigo Baker’s Twine, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, Decorative Label punch, Small Heart punch, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Honeycomb Embossing Folder (Spring catalog), Paper Piercer, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Jan 16, 2013 | Designer Series Paper, Embellishments, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Spring Catalog 2013, SU Ribbon |
Would you like to try out the Designer Papers, Ribbons and Embellishments in the new Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog? I have been offering product shares for a while now to help you see it all but not have to buy it all. You will get a sample of everything in the share. Then you’ll know what you really like and want to get more of without buying a full package to begin with. And with Sale-A-Bration right around the corner the shares this time will also include extra free Sale-A-Bration product samples too. I’m offering four different shares this time – a Ribbon Share, a Paper Share, an Embellishment Share (all the other fun stuff), and a Kit share. All items are pictured in the Stampin’ Up! 2013 Spring Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Brochure.
Due date for payment is Jan. 21st to participate. Orders will be place on Jan.22nd (the day that Sale-A-Bration starts). Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to participate in any or all of these shares.
Price of each share is listed for pick up at my house. If you would like it shipped to you please add $5.30 and I’ll send it to you priority flat rate – the paper share will need to ship separately, the others can likely be combined.
Here are the details for you –
Spring Ribbon Share – $12 share for pick up at my house – what’s included in the ribbon share –
- 1-1/4″ Two-Tone Ribbon – 1 yard each of Pink Pirouette/Rose Red and Basic Gray/Basic Black
- Natural 7/16″ Trim Ribbon – 1 yard
- 3/8″ Striped Organdy Ribbon – 2 yards each of Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, and Old Olive
- (Free) Sycamore Street SAB Ribbon & Button Pack – 1 yard each of Island Indigo, Pool Party, and Tangerine Tango 3/4″ Satiny ribbon and 2 buttons in each color – Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry
Spring Designer Paper Share – $9 share for pick up at my house – what’s included in the paper share –
- Tea for Two Designer Paper – 1 6×6 piece of each of 6 double-sided patterns
- More Amore Specialty Designer paper – 1 6×6 piece of each of 5 double-sided patterns, 1 6×6 piece of laser-cut sheet
- Core’dinations Card Stock – 3 6×6 pieces of each of three colors – Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Real Red
- Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack – 1 4-1/2″x6-1/2″ piece of each of 12 double-sided patterns
- Parker’s Patterns Designer Paper – 1 6×6 piece of each of 6 double-sided patterns
- (Free) Sycamore Street SAB Designer Paper – 1 6×6 piece of each of 6 double-sided patterns
Spring Embellishment Share – $13.50 share for pick up at my house – what’s included in the embellishment share –
- Delicate Details Lace Tape – 1 foot of each of 2 designs
- 5/8″ Flower trim – 1 foot
- Tea Lace Paper Doilies – 4
- Creped Filter Paper – 1 6″ circle, 1 6″ square
- Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels – 6
- Designer Builder Brads – 2 brads and epoxy bubbles
- Basics Designer Silver Buttons – 1 each of 2 sizes
- Silver Soda Pop Tops – 1 each of 2 sizes
- Cute Clips Hung Up & Elements – 1 each of 6 designs
- (Free) Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons – 1 each of 3 designs
Spring Kit Share – $15 share for pick up at my house – what’s included in the Kit share (all pieces in the kits will be divided up between the cards/tags/boxes – pieces may vary slightly depending on the kit) –
- Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit – 3 tag/flower sets – one of each design
- Sweet Threads Simply Sent Kit – 2 cards/envelopes – one of each color/design
- Boutique Boxes Designer Printed Kit – 2 boxes/note cards – one of each design
- One stamp – either the Just for You from the Pop-Up Posies kit, or one stamp from the Essentials set (Sweet Threads)
- (Free) Happy Hello Simply Sent Kit – 2 cards/envelopes – one of each design
I hope this makes it easy for you to try everything out. There are lots of fun new things in the Spring Catalog and I will be sharing them in my classes too.
Due date for payment is Jan. 21st to participate. Orders will be place on Jan.22nd (the day that Sale-A-Bration starts). Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to participate in any or all of these shares.
