Mar 24, 2009 | Scrapbook Pages |
Here is a sneak peek at one of the scrapbook pages we will be making at my Scrapbook Class on Wednesday night. I seem to be using alot of Chocolate Chip and So Saffron these days – and yes the Beautiful Butterflies – they have been calling out for me to create a scrapbook page for them. So I finally did last night. It is funny how inspiration alot of times comes at the last minute or late at night – atleast for me anyhow.
What do you think about this signature? I’m hoping I created the file correctly – I wanted my name to be pretty at the end of each post.
Mar 23, 2009 | Sale-A-Bration 2009 |
Sale-A-Bration 2009
We are counting down the final days of the annual Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration –
only 8 more days!
For every $50 of Stampin’ Up! product you buy you can choose 1 item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure for free. You have the following choices:
- #113770 – Congrats stamp set (set of 7)
- #114618 – Ribbon Bundle – includes 10 yds each of 5/8″ Certainly Celery poly-twill ribbon and 5/8″ So Saffron Grosgrain ribbon.
- #113782 – Yummy stamp set (set of 3)
- #114674 – Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper (16 sheets total)
- #113788 – Polka Dot Punches stamp set (set of 4)
- #113812 – Botanical Blooms stamp set (set of 7)
Order today so you don’t miss out – you can shop 24/7 on my website – www.monika.stampinup.net – just select the SHOP NOW button. Or send me an email – [email protected] – and I’ll place the order for you.
Here is a cute little note card designed by Stampin’ Up!
These are the supplies:
Stamps
- Botanical Blooms (Sale-A-Bration item 113812)
- Congrats (Sale-A-Bration item 113770)
Paper
- Blush Blossom card stock: 1-5/8″ x 3″
- Chocolate Chip card stock: 1/4″ x 3″
- Old Olive card stock: 1-5/8″ x 1-5/8″
- Ruby Red card stock: 3″ x 3″ (finished size)
- Watercolor paper: 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″
Ink
- Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad
- Jet Black StazOn pad
Accessories & Tools
- Earth Elements Watercolor Wonder Crayons
- Whisper White 3/8″ taffeta ribbon: 8″
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Crafters’ Tool Kit
- Scallop Edge punch
Have a wonderful rest of the day – I’m headed to the craft room to watch Dancing with the Stars and work on scrapbook pages for my class on Wednesday night. I’ll post an update on the birds tomorrow – I’m so glad everyone enjoyed the pictures.
Monika
www.monika.stampinup.net
[email protected]
Mar 22, 2009 | Catalogs |
One change that happened with the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book was that Stampin’ Up! removed the supply list from the back of the catalog to allow more room for product. This supply list was a great resource for all the samples that are shown in the catalog. When you find something on a page – just flip to the supply list and look it up by the page number. If there are multiple samples on a page they are listed A,B,C starting at the top of the page. I have added the supply list on my side bar under HELPFUL INFORMATION. It is a pdf file so you can open it and print it and put it in the back of your catalog or just come here whenever you want to look something up.
I hope it helps you. Let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks so much!
Monika
[email protected]
www.monika.stampinup.net
Mar 21, 2009 | Big Shot, Decor Elements |
Today I have added two new pages to my blog – you can find them on the right-hand side bar u
nder PAGES.
One is information about the BIG SHOT. I have had mine now for several months and I LOVE IT! I have noticed that alot of people have questions about the Big Shot and all the different dies and how to create the sandwiches. So I have decided to add this page about the Big Shot. I will be adding to this page over time. Right now it includes a list of the different types of dies with a description and the sandwich that you use to run it through the Big Shot machine. I have also included a link to a pdf file containing a list of the various materials that the BIGZ and Originals dies can cut through.
The other is a page about my CRAFT ROOM. This is where I work and have classes. I have taken a few pictures and will be taking some more. This one shows one of my stools with a Decor Elements flower on it. I will be adding to this page to show you other parts of my craft room.
All my Easter invites are completed – I put a few in the mail today, but ran out of stamps – so I’ll take them to the post office on Monday and get them mailed.
Ryan had a soccer game this afternoon – they won 2 to 1. Kyle went to a Math Tournament – like normal he didn’t have much to say about it.
Thanks for visiting today. I hope you have a great weekend.
Happy Stamping!
Monika
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www.monika.stampinup.net
Mar 20, 2009 | Big Shot, Occasions Mini 2009, Sale-A-Bration 2009 |
I’m making wagons full of eggs. Well there is really only one egg in each wagon – the eggs are big. In fact when I got this stamp set it was much bigger than I was expecting it to be. This is one of the new stamp sets from the Occasions Mini that starts on April 1st – but this set is available NOW – it is one of the early ones since it has the egg in it for Easter. It is called Wagon Full of Fun and is a great all-occasion set – it has the wagon, the egg, a cupcake (on the little box I showed a few days ago), a flower in a pot, a duck and a heart. There are also four greetings in the set too. It is line-art so in most cases you’ll want to color it in with something – blender pen, aqua-painter, markers or whatever you like to use. Here is a close up of the card (actually it is an invitation) and all the details for you.
I am making a bunch of these to send to our family to invite them over to our house for lunch on Easter Sunday and an egg hunt for the kids. We have done this for many years and I don’t really have to send out an invitation – they all know they are invited – but I enjoy making them so I do. We usually have about 35 people here from all over – mostly parts of Georgia but also Florida and Indiana. Anyway – on to how to make the card.
Card base: Sahara Sand 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ – scored at 4-1/4″
Designer Paper layer: Delicate Dots Designer paper 5-1/4″ x 4″
Top Note layer: Certainly Celery 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ then use the Big Shot and the Top Note die. I also ran it through the Big Shot again using the small dots Texturz plate – it is hard to see in the photo. Then I put it on my paper cutter and lined up the center points on the 1-1/2″ line and cut one end off.
Eggs: from Wagon Full of Fun set, stamped using Black StazOn ink on the Delicate Dots Designer Paper. Cut by hand and the dots and zigzags were colored with Stampin’ Write markers – Certainly Celery, So Saffron, and Bashful Blue.
Wagon: from Wagon Full of Fun set, stamped using Black StazOn ink on Naturals White card stock. Watercolored using an Aquapainter and Watercolor Crayons – colors I used were Creamy Carmel, Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip. Cut by hand. Attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front of the card.
You’re Invited: from the Mark the Date stamp set, stamped using Black StazOn ink on Sahara Sand card stock, punched with the small oval punch and attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the card front.
Envelopes: Whisper White Medium Envelope, stamped with the egg and colored with the markers.
I ran each card base piece through my printer before I started to print all the information on the inside first.
I’m finishing them up now and will mail them out tomorrow. I hope you like it!
The Delicate Dots Designer Paper is availabe as a Sale-A-Bration FREE item when you spend $50. This ends on March 31st so hurry and get your order in – visit my website www.monika.stampinup.net – and click on the SHOP NOW button to order online anytime you want. Right now Stampin’ Up! will also send you a free Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog with your order too. And your name will be entered into a drawing for a free stamp set that I’ll be giving away at the end of the month. So Hurry before the end of March arrives!
Have a happy stamping day! I’m always happy on class days and we had fun this morning!
Monika
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www.monika.stampinup.net
