Jun 13, 2011 | Blog Candy, uStamp |
The winner of the blog candy from the Blog Hop this weekend is
Sharna has won a free pass to
Sharna – please email me and let me know if you are already registered for this event.
Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments. I normally try to reply to each one individually but there are so many I won’t have time to do that this time. Just know that I read them all and appreciate them all. For those of you that asked about the instructions they are on the World Showcase site – just go back to my post and click on the blinkie to join -it’s free and all the tutorials from the Blog Hop are there in one place. How cool is that!
I hope everyone enjoyed the Blog Hop and the awesome projects and that you’ll join us for the I Love the Holidays Event in August!
Bye for now….
Jun 13, 2011 | Big Shot, Retired List, SU Ribbon |
It’s June and that means Stampin’ Up! is retiring stamp sets and accessories. So I’m trying to work my way through my retiring sets and accessories by creating projects to show you. I was sad to see that there is a list of Big Shot Die’s retiring – oh my! And many of them are even on sale! One of those on the list is the Basket’s & Blooms XL die – and it is 25% off. I decided to use it to make this cute holder for my last ribbon share.
The girls also made one in my Hands-On class on Friday – but it wasn’t full of ribbon.
I used Very Vanilla Textured card stock – 6″ x 12″ piece and cut it with the Big Shot and the Basket & Blooms XL die (it’s on the last chance list). I stamped on the two basket pieces with the Simply Said stamp set (also on the last chance list) – I used Old Olive ink. I also sponged along the bottom of the basket with Old Olive ink. The flowers were colored with Stampin’ Write markers in Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie. Assemble the basket using Multi purpose liquid glue – that is what I like to use.
Create a coordinating tag (the tag is also part of the die) and tie it to the handle with some taffeta ribbon – I used Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight (and you guessed it both of these are also on the Last chance list). The baskets for the ribbon share were filled with the wide striped grosgrain ribbon – much of it is also on the last chance list but not all the colors and we’ll be getting some new colors too – so that is exciting!
In July I’ll have another ribbon share with one of the new ribbon styles in the catalog. You are going to love it!
I hope you enjoyed the UStamp Blog Hop this weekend. I’ll be picking a winner later today for the blog candy. Talk to you in a bit…..
Jun 10, 2011 | Big Shot, Blog Candy, Blog Tour, Summer Mini 2011, uStamp |
Welcome to the UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! World Showcase Blog Hop. Are you excited to be here? I know I am! I’m very excited to be part of this and to show you the project I created.
If you have been following the Blog Hop from the beginning, you have just come from Marisol’s blog. What did you think of that cute Scratch & Sniff card? Wasn’t that a fun summer card?
If you are just joining the Blog Hop, no problem as you can start at any point. All the Designer’s Blogs are linked together so you will be able to see ALL the super projects we have for you. At the bottom of each post there are links to the previous and next blog.
For my project I decided to use the Strength & Hope stamp set in the Summer Mini Catalog. Remember if you purchase this stamp set (or the digital download) Stampin’ Up! will donate $2 from your purchase to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Stampin’ Up! started their Making a Difference Program in 2003 and partnered with the Ronald McDonald House Charities which continues today. Stampin’ Up! has partnered with various other organizations over the year in an effort to make a difference in the world around us.
Now here is my project which will surely inspire you….
I have had this luminary idea in my mind for several weeks and it came together just beautifully don’t you think?
It is soft and inspirational. I remember when I walked in the Relay for Life for my mom (she had Colon Cancer) we had luminaries surrounding the track as we walked. That has been a handful of years ago but I always think of those luminaries and they gave me the inspiration to make one with this stamp set. These would be beautiful on all the tables at a fundraiser event. Here is another view of the front –
Click on the World Showcase Blinkie below to access the site with all the free tutorials.
As a Special Thank You for stopping by my blog I am giving away BLOG CANDY!! Please leave a comment about my project to be entered for a chance to win a FREE PASS to the next UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! session – I ♥ the Holidays!! I will randomly select a winner to be announced on Monday, so please check back to see if you are the lucky recipient. If you have already joined I ♥ the Holidays!! for the Special Party Pricing and you are selected as the winner, you will get a FREE Pass to the NEXT event after I ♥ the Holidays!! which will launch in the Fall.
AND now for the really cool part!! You will NOT want to miss out in THIS!!
By clicking this really cute blinkie…yeah…go ahead and click it!!…
you will be taken to
THE WORLD SHOWCASE BLOG HOP WEBSITE!!
Of course it’s ***FREE*** to join and there you will find the tutorials for all the blog hop projects,PLUS live chats, challenges and more prizes!!
You will even have an opportunity to be considered for a spot as a Guest Designer!!
Yes!! It is all FREE, so tell all your friends and join the fun with UStamp with Dawn and Friends!!
AND last but certainly not least, please hop on over to NEXT BLOG where you will find Jen with a scrapbook layout and card featuring the Playful Polka Dots Simply Scrappin’ Kit.
Thanks again for stopping by!!
Jun 9, 2011 | Contest Winner, Scrapbook Pages, Valentine's Day |
Yippee! I was selected as a So Shelli Creative Challenge winner! I got the email Thursday afternoon.
Good morning, Monika!
Shelli has asked me to notify you that she has selected your Sensational Scrapbook Spreads Challenge submission as a winner this month. Congratulations!
Thank you for sharing your creativity with us! We loved seeing your ideas. . .
And I get to pick a free stamp set! That’s always a good thing!
Here is a link to Shelli’s blog post – http://www.soshelli.com/contest/2011/6/9/sensational-scrapbook-spreads-challenge-winners.html
This is the layout that I submitted –
Here is the original post for this layout – http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/i-love-this-valentine-scrapbook-page/
Come back later today for the UStamp Blog Hop!
Jun 8, 2011 | Big Shot, Build-a-Bear, Designer Series Paper, Retired List, Scrapbook Pages |
I think it has been a while since I shared a scrapbook layout. This is one of my favorites so far this year. It uses the Create a Cupcake stamp set and Build a Cupcake Punch. I made this one as a birthday layout for myself. I just need to print the pictures to put on it.
I guess that means I’ve revealed my age – just don’t tell anyone else. I almost created this page with the traditional bold colors in the Celebrations Designer Series paper but then I decided I wanted to do something different and chose to use the Build-A-Bear Workshop Pawsitively Prints Designer Series paper. Both are retiring with this current catalog so be sure to order them now if you want them.
The Build-A-Bear paper is really cute with stripes, checks, dots, plaid, and some flowers. The colors are Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise, and Pear Pizzazz.
The cupcakes are a variety of stamped and punched pieces and a few are embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing folder. The big flower is several layers of the Paper Flowers that I colored with Poppy Parade ink to match. In the center is a Jumbo Pear Pizzazz button. I used the Big Shot die cut machine to cut the big circle(Clear Circle) and the numbers (Simple Numbers).
I saw the idea for this layout in a scrapbook magazine and adapted it to a two page 12×12 layout and made it an all SU layout. My scrapbook class liked this layout and I hope you do too.
Thanks for stopping by today!
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