Aug 6, 2009 | Great Friend, In Colors, Inspired by Nature, SU Ribbon |
At our STARZ meeting at convention we also had a swap with everyone – 30 of us – so I made this card for my last class and decided to use it as my swap card for the meeting. 
This card is made out of a medium envelope. You seal the envelope shut and then cut off one end – the small piece becomes the lid which I then scalloped the edge on – sponged and tied the ribbon around. My colors are Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry. This photo is a bit dark so it looks brighter in person. The bottom portion becomes a pocket – stamp on it first then run it through the crimper. This causes it to shrink up just enough that it fits into the lid. I decorated the front with the butterfly from the Great Friend stamp set. The grass is from Inspired by Nature.
Then inside my pocket I have a place for a note. 
I did punch out a half circle from the top of the pocket so you can easily get out the insert. This was also decorated with the Great Friend set and the grass. I sponged all my white edges with the Rich Razzleberry ink.
I hope all the STARZ girls like this swap card. There should be 30 of us at the meeting so I’ll have their swap cards to share with you after convention.
Happy Stampin’!
Aug 5, 2009 | Animal Stories, Stampin' Up! Events, SU Ribbon, Uncategorized |
On Tuesday night my roommates(Sue, Michele, Diane) and I participated in a Shoebox swap with a group of Demonstrators at one of the local hotels. This is my first real Shoebox swap at convention and I’m excited to participate. Basically this is how it works – there are in this case 42 people plus the hostess. Everyone designs a full card and you cuts supplies for 42+1 for the hostess. Half of them we make into finished cards and the other half stay as pieces. When we get there we turn in our finished cards and take our shoebox to a spot at a table. Inside the shoebox are the pieces for the other cards (individually bagged) plus all the supplies needed to make the card and a completed card. Then we get divided into two groups. Each group makes half of the 42 cards by rotating around the tables to all of the shoeboxes. Then when we leave we pick up the other half of the cards that are already made for us. The hostess sorts all the finished cards while we are making the non-finished ones.
Here is my card for the Shoebox Swap – I hope everyone likes it – it is a Pocket card – I love pocket cards for invitations but birth announcements and even as a gift card holder it would work too. This one just says “let’s celebrate” so it could be made into an invitation or just a birthday card.
The stamp set is Animal Stories and I used the Tall Tales Designer Series Paper. The colors are Old Olive, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Brilliant Blue.
The picture shows two cards – one with the insert pulled out of the pocket and one with it tucked inside.
I hope everyone liked it.
This should be posting on Wed – and it is check-in day and our first glimpse at Memento Mall!
Happy Stampin’!
Aug 4, 2009 | class, D is for Dog, Stampin' Up! Events, SU Ribbon |
Tuesday is the day I am leaving for convention – and if these work correctly this should be posting on Tuesday – so I’m probably on the plane right now! It is so exciting every year! This is my 4th convention and I hope to get to go to many more! So while I’m gone I plan to share some of my swap cards and projects that I made for convention.
This card I created for my last class and also to take as a swap to convention. 
I love dogs and this uses one of the new sets that is in the catalog called D is for Dog. There is also a C is for Cat set so if you are a cat person instead of a dog person just substitute the other set since they were designed with the same basic pieces in them.
The little bone on the ribbon was Lisa’s idea. Wasn’t it a great idea – it added just the perfect touch to this very quick and simple card. The Chocolate Chip piece is stamped with the bone and paw images in Chocolate Chip ink. Then we tied a piece of Old Olive wide Grosgrain ribbon around and attached it with dimensionals to the card front. The dog is stamped in Chocolate Chip ink on Whisper White card stock and cut out. He is also popped up on dimensionals. The bone is stamped and cut out and tied to the ribbon with a piece of white crochet thread. The little quote is “a dog wags its tail with its heart. – Martin Buxbaum”.
Very quick and minimal supplies for this one.
Have a great week!
Aug 4, 2009 | Decor Elements, Embellishments, Stampin' Up! Events, SU Buttons, Summer Fun Cookout |
Because I am so excited about convention – I am going to have a convention special while I am away!
Place an online order on my website from Tuesday, August 4th – Sunday, August 9th (the days I’ll be away) for a minimum $50 of Stampin’ Up! products
And receive a free stamp set from me – you will have a choice from brand new retired stamp sets that I have.
These are Sale-A-Bration sets and hostess sets from the past few years.
After I return I will email everyone that ordered the choices that I have beginning with the first order I received – so that person gets first pick.
So CLICK HERE to get to my website and click on SHOP NOW to get to my online store and shop away.
There are several specials going on too:
1. From August 1 – September 30 only, get the exclusive Decor Elements Growth Chart – 
plus, receive a free applicator tool!
2. 
From August 1 – August 31, spend$35 on stamp sets from the Growing Up section of the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog (pages 74-90),
and choose a FREE package of Designer Buttons – a $7.95 value!
3. 
From August 1 – August 31 (or while supplies last), the Country Living Summer Cookout Kit is 40% off – making it just $14.95.
There is also a refill available for $9.95.
Have fun while I’m away at convention and I’ll see you when I get back!
Aug 3, 2009 | Uncategorized |
The new August WOW Scrapbook kit has been posted over on the blog that Wendy and I put together – wowscrapbookkits.wordpress.com . Visit it to learn more about ordering the August kit.
Here is a sneak peek of these beautiful pages….
Thanks for stopping by today. I am headed to convention on Tuesday morning so I have scheduled some posts for the days that I will be gone. I will be sharing my swaps that I took to convention so be sure to check back. If you see a new post each day then you will know I set it up right and if I disappear for the week then you’ll know it didn’t work out so well. The post that went out on Sunday should have gone out on Saturday but apparently I didn’t do it right…. but I’m learning.
I don’t think I will have any computer access while I’m there so if you send me an email I will reply when I return.
Have a wonderful week – I’ll be with thousands of other Stampin’ Up! demonstrators stamping our little hearts out in Salt Lake City! And if you want to come to convention with me next year be sure to check out the Recruiting Special going on now through the end of August. You can join my team for only $85 with the purchase of a mini starter kit! Or you can purchase the regular starter kit and get some additional supplies featuring the new In-Colors. I would love to grow my team so I can promote to Manager Level this year. I have meetings every other month at my home – the next one is right after convention – and if you don’t live near by I’ll send you all the information we talked about over email and answer any questions that you have. Visit my website – www.monika.stampinup.net – and see the tab on Start Your Own Business. My recruit password is monikaktrma.
