This weekend I’m sharing with you some of the display boards in the product area from the Stampin’ Up! Convention – hopefully you will get some inspiration.
Birds of a Feather Display board
Fan Fair display board
Comfort Cafe display board
Floral District Display board
Twitterpated Display board
Hopefully I’ll have more for you tomorrow.
Months ago I bought some shelves to hang on the wall for my ribbon. Finally Greg hung them for me last night. Yeah! We did discover that the wall is warped so they aren’t perfectly aligned – but that’s ok – they work and are just perfect for what I needed them for – all my ribbon. But before I show those to you I’m going to show you my craft room – messy and then clean. This is the messy room – boxes, bags and baskets all over the floor, table is covered (and so are the chairs).
And what my table top looks like – no more room to do anything – and look at how many bottles of glue I had buried under everything.
So I cleaned the floor, the chairs and the table. And then afterwards I emptied out all the boxes, baskets and bags that I had moved out into the hall. Some was convention stuff and holiday catalog stuff.
Then I moved everything off the back counter so that Greg could hang my ribbon shelves. I also cleaned out my ribbon and pulling out all the retired and sorted through all my big shot framelits and embossing folders which were stacked – I’m still trying to decide how to store those – I think I have a solution for now. Here are my ribbon shelves (this is before I added all the holiday ribbon).
It’s a rainbow of ribbon. I used to keep them sorted by type of ribbon but I’m going to try by color now – so I made a rainbow – ROY G BIV followed by browns, blacks and whites. I also moved my scrap jars to use them as separators between all the groups of colors. So far I like this much better than what I had before. And I have my scraps right with my regular ribbon.
Now I have to clean my desk so I can move my computer over there. And then tackle the storage closet again. It is a never ending thing. I still have shelves for Greg to hang over my windows – those will be for display – they will be high up so I’ll put my most favorite projects up there. It may take a few more months for that to happen though. And I am considering painting one wall with chalkboard paint so I can use that to write on and hang a line to display cards and hold ideas. I never hung the boards that I bought – maybe because it just wasn’t ever exactly the right thing and now I may have figured it out. At convention they had all the chalkboards and I think I really like that!
Have a great day!
Today is Thursday – what a busy day it was yesterday – lots going on at Stampin’ Up! – new Holiday catalog, the early release of My Digital Studio 2, a cute Halloween kit project for new recruits, 31 days of savings on My Digital Studio products (more on that later), Ryan started back to school, it was Chick-Fil-A Appreciation day, and the Olympics are going on too – and now today it’s time for a new challenge at Create with Connie & Mary.
This weeks challenge CCMC212 is a color challenge. And today I have something super cute to show you – it’s not a card but a little basket!
My friend Fran Kennedy at my demo meeting last Saturday night showed us all how to make this little basket. She brought the pattern for us so we could all make one. And bonus she had it all scored for us! Then I decorated mine up to fit this weeks color challenge. I added some paper flowers that were made using the new little scallop circle punch in the Holiday Catalog. I punched pieces of Sahara Sand card stock – I think I used 7 for each flower – spritzed them with the Real Red Marker and added some color to the scalloped edges, then crumpled them all up. Then un-crumple and layer them – punch a hole through the center and put the Antique brad through. I added some Basic Black Taffeta ribbon bows. Finally add a punched piece of the ribbon border punch across the handle to dress it up a bit.
I think this would be cute in Crumb Cake as a little picnic basket too! I hope you like it!
All the supplies are listed below – come play along with us this week and lets see what you can do with these colors. I can’t wait to see what you create. Visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your creation for this weeks challenge – each week 3 top creations are selected. Each challenge is open for a week. And then a new challenge will be issued.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Now what are you going to make?
Monika Davis
Today is a busy day at Stampin’ Up! We are all just a bunch of wild and crazy crafty people so doing lots of things on the same day – ok – why not? I already posted about the cute little Howl-o-ween it that you can get for free when you join Stampin’ Up! and now it’s time to tell you about My Digital Studio 2!
Since Stampin’ Up! first came out with My Digital Studio users have been asking for all sorts of functionality and changes. And guess what Stampin’ Up! was actually listening and take notes on all those things and now they are becoming a reality in My Digital Studio 2! There are 75 brand new features in the the new software that are going to make your digital creations ROCK!
So here is what is going on today – directly from the Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio Team:
Review the software options below to decide which works best for you. As you can see, each software option is available as a download which requires an Internet connection. (The disc version of the software is coming soon.) Please be patient as the installation process will take some time. It is worth the wait, we promise. You should receive an email with a product key that you will have to enter. If you don’t receive the email you can call Stampin’ Up! and they can give it to you over the phone.
MDS 2 Options | |||||
| Item | Software Option | Details | Who Should Get It | US Price | CAN Price |
| 130650 | MDS 2 Upgrade (Download) | Updated software with new design features. Some functional content including a few punches, card stock, and photo layouts. See here. | People who own the original version of My Digital Studio and only want the new software—not the $500 US/$650 CAN in content that MDS 2+ includes. | $19.95 | $24.95 |
| 130644 | MDS 2 (Download) | Updated software with new design features. Some functional content including a few punches, card stock, and photo layouts. See here. | People who never bought the original version of My Digital Studio and only want the new software—not the $500 US/$650 CAN in content that MDS 2+ includes. | $39.95 | $49.95 |
| 130646 | MDS 2+ (Download) | Updated software with new design features. $500 US/$650 CAN in content. Most content has already been released. See here. | Anyone who wants the new software as well as $500 US/$650 CAN in content; for anyone whether they own the original software or not. | $79.95 | $99.95 |
| 130910 | MDS 2 Free Trial (Download) | 30-day FREE trial with over $200 US/$250 CAN in content to use for the 30 days. See here. | Anyone who wants to try MDS 2 for free before buying. | FREE | FREE |
If you figured out which one is right for you then you can go to my website to place your order and get your download today.
The MDS team has created some quick training videos on all the new features for you. You can find them under the Training tab on the MyDigitalStudio.net website. They are split between the “BeginningTechniques” and “Intermediate Techniques” options. There are a few under “Advanced Techniques” but everything is SO much easier with MDS 2, that very few of the new functionalities fall in that advanced category. Check out the videos if you need help with any of the new features. 🙂 Have fun playing with MDS 2!
I have more MDS news too – I’ll put that in another post though. And the Holiday Catalog starts today too!
From August 1 – 31, 2012 you can get this Cute Howl-o-ween Printer’s Tray Project Kit when you join my Stampin’ Up! team.
For just $99, choose up to $125 worth of brand-new products from the annual or holiday catalogs, for your completely customizable Starter Kit! PLUS Get a FREE Howl-o-ween project kit valued up to $60!
The Howl-o-ween Printer’s Tray includes the Toxic Treats stamp set, printer’s tray, and all the goodies you need to make this boo-tiful project.*
*Project kit does not include ink
It’s an extra special treat for you when you join the Stampin’ Up! family during August. I’ll have a special stamping day at my house in September for those that join my team in August so that we can get together and complete this fun Halloween project. Contact me today – Click here to email me I’ll be glad to answer any questions that you have.
Or visit my website for more information about joining Stampin’ Up!
I would love to have you on my team!
There is a lot going on today at Stampin’ Up! – so I’ll have some more posts about My Digital Studio 2, the Holiday catalog and a few other things coming later today and tomorrow. So please check back.
Milton, Georgia
Hi! I am a Stampin’ Up! independent demonstrator in Milton, Georgia. I love being creative and want to share it with you! On my blog I will share creative ideas using Stampin’ Up! products and you’ll also hear about my family and my dogs.
I look forward to helping you get your creative juices flowing!
Lets get crafty,
Monika Davis
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