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).
Mar 24, 2014 | Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat is now open for registration. The spring retreat will be held on May 15-18th at my house. Details can be found here.
I thought I would share some of the photos from last fall –
Getting started for a crafty weekend!
Group picture from the Fall 2013 Retreat
Welcome!
Yvonne working on her lap top with My Digital Studio.
Cindy, Jennifer and Kim working on their fall cards.
Christine & Kim working on their banners in my craft room.
Sue & Lisa working on their fall table settings.
Leishman, Becky, Yvonne, and Bethany making their little framed MDS hybrid project.
One of the little gifts from the fall retreat – handmade fall cookies that match our Designer Paper and stamps that we used on the fall card project. Yummy!
Friday night treat – skeleton Smore’s
So much fun! I can’t wait for everyone to come and make new memories with me in May!
Jan 19, 2014 | My Digital Studio, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Stampin' Up! Events |
Put the Spotlight on MDS (My Digital Studio) was the name of the Share Fair Class that I taught at leadership. When Stampin’ Up! called a few months ago to ask if I would be a presenter – I was completely surprised, nervous, scared, and excited. I wasn’t sure I could do it but didn’t want to say no either. Then I kept reminding myself that over the years I had been taking little steps doing presentations in front of people and this was the next step. I would do it!
Ideas ran through my head about what to share – and of course I knew exactly what to share. Over the last year or 2 the MDS offerings that I have had were the MDS Intro Class, the MDS Digi Crop Nites and then the addition of the Creative Retreat that included an MDS project in the Make&Takes. My friend and fellow demonstrator Cindy works with me on these events – and that was one of the things I told everyone is to find a friend and do these events together. It works perfect for us. I wish Cindy had been there with me to do the presentations but she wasn’t able to attend Leadership this year. We are planning our next Intro Class for February – the exact date I’ll post as soon as it is final. The Digi Crops we are having twice a month right now – those dates are on my website and FB page. And the next Creative Retreat is going to be in May – save the date May 15 (evening start) – May 18. More details will be coming later.
Wednesday after I arrived in Houston I went to the convention center for a rehearsal. Got over there just in time and realized I didn’t have any of my notes! They were all in the hotel room. I guess that is how it was meant to be – I went through the rehearsal without them. I think I missed a few things but overall I covered everything. Then I put together my display board.
Thursday was the day of the presentation and I found my class sign outside the room. And then waited on my time to start – I was in the second session of classes. I didn’t have much focus during the first set so I pretty much missed them all. Everyone should be doing Webinars over the next month or so and I’m hoping to catch all of those. I do still have that to do – mine will be in late February. So if you missed the class you can catch the webinar.
I got a little more nervous when I found out I was following Holly Linford – the MDS guru at Stampin’ Up! – and then found out my helper was not there. My replacement helper turned out to be Brian Billing – the Demonstrator Training Manager! I got miked up and he introduced me and I did my first presentation. I went for the full 20 minutes. I didn’t stop to answer questions and it was a good thing I didn’t. In my 3rd presentation someone asked a question and I tried to answer – I totally lost track of where I was! Yikes. So if you were in my class and you had a question I wasn’t trying to be rude and ignore you but I was afraid of what would happen if I stopped and while I thought I could handle it by the third time – I was wrong. You can ask me now or I’m pretty sure during the webinar that you can write in with questions too.
Maybe you couldn’t tell but I was nervous and so HOT! I told Brian after the first one I needed a fan. I got water. I could have taken off my vest but was afraid the back of my shirt was wet! Seriously not good. This is what I looked like after I was done.
Thumbs up – red faced and smiling! But I did it!
At the end of leadership on Saturday I went back to take down my display board and they let us keep our name signs.
The only problem for me was that I brought 2 small suitcases this time and neither one was long enough for the sign to fit in! So luckily my friend and roommate Linda had a big suitcase and she was able to bring it home for me. Thanks Linda! She was also the one taking most of the pictures for me. Thanks Linda!
Thanks for listening to me today – I intended to say that at the end of my presentation but I think I forgot! But thank you if you came to listen to my presentations – I hope you found something to be helpful.
Oct 26, 2013 | Big Shot, My Digital Studio, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
About two weeks ago I posted a few pictures on my Facebook Business page showing some wood that Greg helped me cut and then Becky helped me paint. Do you want to see what that wood made? Here it is:
It’s a cute project – perfect to put on display somewhere at home or work. This is actually a My Digital Studio Hybrid project that Cindy and I created for our first retreat this past spring. I used it for a Stamp Club project this month and everyone loved it.
I bought myself some 2x4s and brought them home. Greg got out his saw and cut them to size for me.
Then Becky came over one day and we got them sanded and painted and ready to decorate.
As I’m writing this I see that this was a group project! Back in the spring Cindy designed the My Digital Studio Postcards. The pieces were designed as three different 4×9 postcards and printed through Stampin’ Up!. Then they were trimmed to fit the wood blocks. The first card on the small block – was cut in half so each card was enough for two projects.
The postcards were trimmed to fit the wood blocks – and glued on with Multi-purpose Liquid Glue. Now to add the hybrid pieces. For the top block this is what was used:
- Big Shot Die Cut Machine
- Fun Flowers Bigz XL die
- Primrose Petals card stock
- Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
- Button – in the spring we used the Sale-A-Bration buttons, this time we used the Subtles Designer buttons
- Island Indigo Baker’s Twine
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
For the center block this is what was added:
- Primrose Petals Card stock
- Strip trimmed from the first post card
- Big Shot Die Cut Machine
- Hearts A Flutter Framelit Dies
- Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
- Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack
- Basic Pearls
The bottom block didn’t have any additional hybrid elements added. Once the blocks are finished – stack them up for a cute display!
Thanks for stopping by today! Stay warm this weekend. We just had our coldest night – it felt more like December than October.
Oct 14, 2013 | Cards, Holiday Catalog 2013, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Thank You |
Our “Thanksgiving” themed project for the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat was this fall themed Thank You card set.
The whole set includes 4 cards with lined envelopes and a cute decorated bag to hold them all.
This bag idea came from a swap I received at convention. I used the Burlap Ribbon to add a handle to the bag. The button was sewed to the front with Linen Thread. The back was attached with a brad. You just slide the handle to the side to get the cards in and out. It makes a nice little gift for someone. The front of the bag is decorated just like the front of the cards.
Each card was on a different color base to match the colors in the Sweater Weather Designer Series paper. The paper was used to line the envelopes.
I really love the whole set. I hope you love it too!
Thanks for visiting today!
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!!
