Jun 17, 2009 | Big Shot, Blog Tour, Catalogs, Circle Circus, Decor Elements, Scrapbook Pages, Stamps, SU Buttons |
So sorry that I didn’t get a post out yesterday. It was a busy day and by the time I sat down last night to do it the internet was down. I’m not sure what the problem was but it was back this morning when I checked around 8:30. Yesterday was – tennis camp (Ryan), meet the new band director (Tyler), dentist appointments (all 3 boys), tennis match (Ryan). Ryan did end up winning the tennis match with his doubles partner Sam – it was mostly due to Sam that they won – but Ryan did have the final winning shot though.
Today I’ll show a sneak peek from the new catalog – if you spend time out there looking at blogs you may have already seen this set being used. The set is called Circle Circus and actually coordinates with the Decor Elements called Eclectic Circles that we already have. This is a 6×6 scrapbook page that we made at my downline meeting last week. It is a design from a 12″ x 12″ layout that Stampin’ Up! created and is shown in the new catalog. I just made it smaller. The title is the Stampin’ Up! Billboard alphabet Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die for the Big Shot. The colors I used are Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise. The title is Chocolate Chip. And the button is from the Button Latte Designer Button collection. I think this is going to be a fun set and it works with all the circle punches that we have. You’ll see more of this from me as it will be my featured set for the next Blog Tour – more information is in the right hand side bar.
Have a great rest of the day!
Jun 15, 2009 | Big Shot, class, Occasions Mini 2009, SU Ribbon |
June 2009 Class Kit To Go
Cleary Thanks Class Kit To Go
All images Stampin’ Up!© 2009
The June Class Kit To Go is now available to be ordered.
You will need to have some supplies at home to complete the kit as shown. I am not including a stamp set option this time.
The featured item is the Cleary Thanks printed window sheets and you can make the cards with just these.
I did use the Oval All stamp set on two of my cards but you could use any greeting set or even rub-ons to complete your cards.
There are 10 cards – 2 each of 5 different designs. This class features a box with a clear window sheet cover and decorated belly band that holds 10 cards and envelopes.
June 2009 Class Kit To Go
Cleary Thanks Kit 1 is $20
Payment due by June 26th. Kits will be ready by July 13th or sooner.
Kit 1 includes:
Cleary Thanks printed window sheets on page 10 in the Occasions Mini catalog
Step-by-step Instructions to make cards and box
Materials to make ten cards with envelopes and the box
(including card stock, ribbon, rhinestone and jumbo brads, die cuts, clear window sheet, and envelopes)
Demonstrator option:
Demonstrator option – instructions only – $6. Please contact me at [email protected].
Additional items you need at home:
Additional items that you will need to complete the Cleary Thanks kit as shown are:
Basic Gray Classic ink pad, Pink Pirouette or Pretty in Pink Classic ink pad,
White Gel Pen, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack,
Sticky strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots,
Oval All stamp set, a bone folder,
Stampin’ Sponge, Paper Cutter with scoring blade,
Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, and Wide Oval punch.
If you need any of these additional items they can be added to the cost of your class.
The kits will be ready by July 13th for you to pick up at my home if you are local. I can mail them to you for $5.00 if you are not.
If you order additional items there may be an extra charge to mail those items to you.
Please send me an email if you would like to purchase the June Class to Go Kit. Payment must be made to me by cash or check by June 26th.
I will be placing the order for the materials the night of the 26th.
Jun 14, 2009 | Big Shot, Blog Tour, class, In Colors, Retired List, Stamps, SU Ribbon, Wild About You |
Wild About You is another stamp set that is retiring this month and one that I think is so much fun. It works for cards, great for kids stuff and great for scrapbook pages too. Today is the last day for the Late Night Stamper’s challenge to use one retiring stamp set and create three different cards with it. So I just finished doing that with the Wild About You stamp set. We will make atleast one of these card at my Last Chance Stamp-a-Stack class on Friday.
The first card was an idea from Wendy that we made atleast 2 years ago and used the same 3-d layering technique that I did on the watercoloring cards I’ve shown lately. The lion gets stamped three times and you cut out his mane and his face seperately and layer with dimensionals.
The second card is a design from Stampin’ Up! and uses the In Colors – Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango and Pacific Point. The heart is punched with the Heart to Heart punch. The corduroy button in Pacific Point adds a little pop. The Tangerine Tango edge is done with the scallop border punch. Punch the edge once then slide it over and punch again and it gives it a jagged look like the teeth of the alligator – also a good way to cover up when you mess up aligning the scallop punch – you meant to do that!
The third card was my design – I have collected elephants since I was a little girl and love this little elephant. 
Not sure why but I decided to do a pink and brown card and make it a new baby card. I don’t have any baby girls but the pink and brown seem to be popular for decorating these days when it comes to baby girls. I wanted the card to be a little frilly since it was a girl card so I added the eyelet border punch and the organdy ribbon. I also ran the littl close to cocoa piece through the big shot to give it some swirly texture. The Pink Pirouette DSP and the white layer of card stock are sponged on the edges with the Pink Pirouette ink. The elephant was edged with the Regal Rose marker before I stamped it but it is hard to see in the picture.
I have a new Class Kit to Go ready and will send that information out to my email list later today and post on my blog tomorrow. I hope you are having a good weekend.
Hey did you notice that I am a PRINCESS now? See the crown at the top of my side bar…
The girls that are on the next Blog Tour all have crowns! The tour will be in July for 3 days.
Happy Stampin’!
Jun 12, 2009 | Chipboard, Designer Series Paper, Stamper's Club, SU Ribbon |
Last Friday was my Stamper’s Club meeting. I already shared a few things earlier this week. I had another project to share – this is a desk organizer. This idea came from my upline – Wendy. It was a project she submitted to one of the Stampin’ Up! contests a few month’s ago. If you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator you can find instructions for it on the demonstrator website under the Stamping Challenge Ideas – I believe hers was from the Sale-A-Bration challenge.
We used the Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series paper which is retiring this month. The Kiwi Kiss striped ribbon is also retiring this month. This was the chipboard that Bethany was able to color one-handed with the sponge daubers – see the post about her broken arm – it is the So Tweet chipboard.
Here are the views of the two sides which were also decorated. 
I have mine on my craft table when I’m working and it hold all the little things I seem to lose. My bone folders, pens and pencils, my paper snips, my little ruler, my little tweezers, etc.
It is a happy little organizer that makes me want to smile when I see it!
Have a happy day and a great weekend!
Jun 11, 2009 | Circle Circus, In Colors, Stamps, SU Ribbon |
The new Stampin’ Up! In Colors are coming…
Beginning July 1st with the new 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog you will see the new In Colors from Stampin’ Up! being used in cards, scrapbooking and all sorts of projects. The Stampin’ Up! demonstrators were able to pre-order the new colors this month and now I can show them to you. Here are the 6 new colors:
- Melon Mambo
- Rich Razzleberry
- Crushed Curry
- Dusty Durango
- Bermuda Bay
- Soft Suede
These new colors will be available in two card stock sizes 8-1/2″ x 11″ and 12″ x 12″ and regular and textured. Stampin’ Up! has added In Color Stampin’ Write Markers! And our new ribbon is Polka Dot 1/2″ Grosgrain Ribbon available in all 6 In Colors.
The stamp set used on my sample cards is a new set called Cirlce Circus. It was one of the ones that I pre-ordered.
Remember to order the 2008-2009 In Colors before they are gone. I have lists of all the retiring accessories, stamp sets and decor elements in the link in my side bar called “LAST CHANCE LIST – JUNE 2009” – look under Helpful Information. This is the last month you will be able to order Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette.
Stampin’ Up! has had some great colors in the In Color Collections for the past few years and we can cross our fingers and toes that they will decide to add some of them to our permanent color collections one day…..
Have a colorful day today!
