Sep 4, 2009 | In Colors, Just Surfing |
I received this cute card from a demonstrator that lives in California and have been wanting to share it with you. 
We don’t have a lot of surfing here in Georgia – I’m not sure that we have any at all – there is a little bit of Atlantic Ocean coastline in Georgia but it isn’t near me so I have no idea if they surf there. Any way Lorraine sent me this card and I thought it was a great summer card!
I’ll try to list all of the supplies that she used:
- Just Surfing stamp set
- Itty Bitty Backgrounds (I think that is what the sand is)
- Confetti Cream card stock (card base and surfboards)
- Soft Suede card stock (canopy and poles)
- Melon Mambo card stock (flowers)
- Crushed Curry card stock (flowers)
- Rich Razzleberry card stock (flowers)
- Bermuda Bay card stock (water)
- Tempting Turquoise card stock (water)
- Taken with Teal card stock (water)
- Melon Mambo ink
- Crushed Curry ink
- Rich Razzleberry ink
- Soft Suede ink
- Whisper White Craft ink (for the edge of the waves)
- Trio Flower Punch
- Large Oval Punch
- Small Oval Punch
- Flower Assortment Designer Brads
She machine stitched the top of the canopy – although you could get a similar effect with a white gel pen.
This card took some work! Thanks so much Lorraine for sharing this card with me – I loved it!
I hope you all have a fun and safe holiday weekend!
Sep 3, 2009 | In Colors, Stampin' Up! Events, SU Ribbon |
Here are two of the projects that we made during our Make-n-Take Class at convention. These use the new stamp set Hello Again – which is a cute little 5 image set. And we used the matching Stampin’ Around Wheel called Retro Remix. You can find both of these on page 114 of the catalog.
Two of the new In-Colors were also featured on these projects – Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo. You can use a 2-way glue pen to add Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the flower. I did not do that on my card. What a nice card to send to someone just to say Hello. I need to make up a whole batch of these and have them ready to send out.
Supply list for the Hello card:
- Hello Again stamp set
- Crushed Curry card stock
- Old Olive card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Crushed Curry classic ink
- Old Olive Classic ink
- Melon Mambo Classic ink
- Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon
- 1″ Circle Punch
- Medium Whisper White Envelope
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
Supply list for the Hello box:
- Hello Again stamp set
- Retro Remix Stampin’ Around Wheel
- Old Olive card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Crushed Curry card stock
- Old Olive classic ink
- Bermuda Bay classic ink
- Stampin’ Write markers – Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo
- Stampin’ Around Handle
- Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon
- 1″ Circle Punch
- Modern Label Punch
- 1/16″ hand held punch
- Clear Rhinestone Brad
- Sticky Strip
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
Have a sunshiny day! And “Yeah!” for Tyler he said he made a 100 on his Honor Physics test! And I’m registered to attend the Friday session of the Chattanooga half-day Regional. It sounds like both sessions might already be full!
Sep 2, 2009 | Big Shot, Chipboard, Designer Series Paper, family, Summer Fun Cookout |
Surprise Tyler!
That was what we yelled Sunday night when we had a surprise party for Tyler. Tyler turned 16 on Saturday and had a most uneventful day. What he didn’t know was that I was planning a surprise party for Sunday! If you only want to see the stamping related stuff go to page 2 of this post.
I have been asking Tyler for about a month if he wanted a party for his 16th birthday – yes, then no, then yes, then finally he said no. So Friday night we went out as a family to dinner, came home, opened presents and ate cake. Below you can see the card and the little gift I made him. Saturday, Greg was gone all day at a tennis/golf tournament, and I was in and out – shopping for the party, taking stuff to my friend, Gina’s house – and by the way – the Best Friend ever – how many people would let a bunch of teenagers that they don’t even know come and have a party at their house. Since it was a surprise I couldn’t have it at my house. So Saturday was a boring day for Tyler – except that he did get his birthday balloon and I made him breakfast in bed!
Sunday I quietly went to Gina’s house to help with final preparation and plan B since it turned out to be a rainy Sunday so all the outside entertainment was a bust. My one concern – was anybody coming to the party….. Just an FYI – not a good idea to put a 17 year old boy in charge of inviting other teenagers to a surprise party – first I didn’t know who ended up getting invited and second teenagers don’t RSVP – maybe they don’t know what that means…..But it all worked out and teenagers did appear at Gina’s door, some on time and some later. We were able to get Tyler up to Gina’s house without any clue and I think Tyler had a fun party and celebration for his 16th birthday. Later that night he told me that he really did want a surprise party – hmmm did I know that somehow ’cause I don’t remember him telling me that…
Here are a few party pictures and on the next page are some stamping projects. (Click on page 2)
kids hiding
some of the kids
gotta have a pinata - and this one was a car!
Sep 1, 2009 | Catalogs, Demonstrator, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009, My Digital Studio |
It is a busy day – so just a quick note…..
I’m working on:
- updating my blog with the new Holiday Mini Catalog links
- getting my September Newsletter together
- finishing the August Class to Go kits
- getting out the August WOW Scrapbook kits
- posting the new September WOW Scrapbook kits
- creating a “Graduation” scrapbook class – create a scrapbook for your child that highlights their school years – Kindergarten – 12th grade
- and more…
I was working last night in the craft room – creating projects for the sweet treats class later this month and had one of those light bulb moments for an idea for the Build-A-Bears – at midnight I was trying to get my idea out but it was just too late and I had to go to bed. Now I’ve been so busy I haven’t gotten back to it – but I think I want to send it in to one of the Stampin’ Up! contests so I may not show it yet…..
And BIG ANNOUNCEMENT from Stampin’ Up! today:
CREATIVITY WITH STAMPIN’ UP!® GOES DIGITAL—INTRODUCING MY DIGITAL STUDIO™
Stampin’ Up!’s award-winning artwork, colors, and accessories available in digital format via My Digital Studio
My Digital Studio is shown in the Holiday Mini Catalog and will be available for everyone to order beginning October 1, 2009.
My Digital Studio is new software from Stampin’ Up! that allows both demonstrators and customers to digitally create a variety of products including (but not limited to) photo albums, cards, calendars, individual scrapbook pages, and multimedia projects that use exclusive Stampin’ Up! art, accessories, and colors. When printed with Stampin’ Up!’s professional print services, your projects can be combined with traditional Stampin’ Up! products to create unique, multidimensional “hybrid” projects.
There is so much going on today (I have lots of new information to read on the Demonstrator website) – I just can’t get everything else done…..have an awesome day!
Aug 31, 2009 | Designer Series Paper, Stamper's Club, SU Ribbon |
I’ll be starting a new round of Stamper’s Club in September and I have openings for a few new members. Each month we get together at my house to stamp some great projects. At every meeting one person in the club is the hostess. The hostess brings some snacks to share with everyone and gets all the hostess benefits from the orders that night. Everyone places a minimum order each month and when its your turn to be the hostess you get a hostess set (minimum of one Level 1 set) and the free spending money (minimum of $15). For the months of September, October and November Stampin’ Up! will have a hostess special for workshops that are $250 or more in sales. I have plans this time to start everyone on gifts for the holidays so each meeting will include a gift item (some may have extra supply fees) and then you will also get to make two cards. Our meeting nights are on Friday nights (either the first or second Friday of the month) – so plan to join me for a Girls Night Out once a month in Woodstock, Georgia.
All Club members also get a catalog (returning members already have theirs) and a special gift from me! This time I brought everyone back something from convention – they are the cutest reusable shopping bags and they feature the artwork from the Circle Circus Stamp set. These were quite the popular item from memento mall.
You can also get one of these bags from me by hosting a workshop at your house and inviting your friends to see what Stampin’ Up! is all about. I’d love to share some new ideas with you and help you prepare for the holiday!
We had our final Stamper’s Club meeting for this round after I got back from convention and here is a look at one of the projects that we made.
This cute purse made from a sheet of Designer Series Paper. This project was shared at convention at our Starz meeting by Julia.
I’m planning to make more of these to sell at a Holiday Bazaar that I will be participating in at the beginning of Oct. I think these are perfect teenage girl gift package idea. I’m also going to make up some that are Holiday themed – you could fill it with something to give a neighbor or hostess when you attend a party. Even the simplest gift is special when you present it in a unique way.
There really isn’t any stamping involved with this one unless you add the initials like I did on this example or add a tag to the handle with a little message like “thank you” or “just for you”.
I made this one and sent it to my niece, Emily. I think she will enjoy making these for all her friends.
We’ll be making more fun projects at our club meetings so if you are interested in joining please contact me today.
Have a great Stampin’ Up! Day!
