Workshop Special

Stampin' UP! is promoting a Workshop Special. For a $350.00 workshop until 8-31-10 you can get a level 1 or level 2 Hostess Stamp set, your $40.00 merchandise and an ADDITIONAL $25.00 added to your $40.00 for a total of $65.00 of FREE MERCHANDISE!!!!!

Isn't this the time to host a workshop?????? I think so... So, call me and set up your workshop date, gather your friends, give them treats and sit them down to learn some new stamping techniques that I will show them and they can also make some of their own hands on projects. What's more fun than a party!!!

Check out this link for more information:

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Hostess_Promo_0810_US.pdf

More Convention Make & Takes

These are more Make & Takes from Convention. This little pouch would make a cute gift for a friend for almost any occassion. This is a sheet of 3 1/2" X 12" Pear Pizzazz cardstock, scored at 5 1/4" and 10 1/2". On the short end, cut from the fold on each side leaving a 1" section in the center. What we did to make sure the punched section lined up in the right spot for the piece that tucks in..... we punched a white piece using the word window punch and very lightly attached it to the short end that was already cut leaving the 1" section barely inside. Then we put heavy adhesive on the top part of the word window piece. we folded down the flap and the white piece stuck to the larger section of the cardstock. We then inserted the word window punch and punched "out" the white piece, leaving an exact spot for the tab.

Using versamark ink we stamped the flower image from "Just Believe" stamp set on the front of the pouch and then stamped the greeting "Just for You" in Early Espresso above the flowers. On the inside the pouch we attached a small cellophane bag inside using Sticky Tape. In the pocket of the cellophane bag, we inserted the little 1 1/2" X 3" cards. The little cards were made using a stamp from "Just Believe" and the circle was cut out with a 1 1/4" circle punch and adhered to the small card. the word friends was stamped onto the small circles in early Espresso Ink. A small flower from the stamp set of the "window" was colored with Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz inks and punched out with the Jewelry tag and attached to the ribbon with a small piece of linen thread. The ribbon bow was tied and attached to the flap with mini glue dots.
Pretty Cute!!

This next card is using the new "Just Believe" stamp set from the 2010 Idea Book & Catalog. On this one we stamped on Watercolor paper because after we colored our stamp with the Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive Stampin' Write markers, we spritzed the stamp with water and then stamped on the paper and set aside to dry. After it was dry, we stamped the greeting using Not Quite Navy classic ink. Then we used the color spritzer tool and spritzed on some Not Quite Navy ink all over the piece.

We tore the paper from the top down the side a ways, then attached to a piece of Bashful Blue cardstock and tore again leaving paper on the outside edge of the Not Quite Navy. A piece of Certainly Celery 5/8" satin ribbon was attached to the bottom and we attached a button with linen thread through the holes to the ribbon with mini glue dots. this hole piece was then attached to the 6" X 6" Not Quite Navy card base

Convention Make & Takes

During convention we get to make some really fun projects..... I'll show you a few today and more tomorrow... This first card is really pretty... and simple to make. It's a 3X3 card and using a 2 1/2" circle template we sponged Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz classic
inks. Then using the stamp from "Just Believe" we stamped in Early Espresso Ink, stamped off and then stamped on the card. Again using another stamp from the "Just Believe" set, we stamped the greeting in Early Espresso and stamped in the circle and over the flower image.





The next project is really cute. There are three 3X3 cards and a holder made from a Small Open-End Whisper White envelope. We cut the envelope across a long edge, then licked the flap to close the envelope. We folded the envelope in half, then using a 1" circle punch, we punched in the center of each square of the fold at the top to easily remove the cards and envelopes that will be put inside. This project is using a new single stamp "So Many Thanks". You can see that we used the Stampin' Write Markers to color the stamp... the work Thanks is colored in Marina Mist, the hearts in Real Red and the "so much" in Daffodil Delight. The greeting attached to the envelope is set up on dimensionals, so then we threaded a piece of Daffodil Delight 1/4" grosgrain ribbon through and around and tied in a bow. Pretty cute, huh?













This next card is really simple. The stamp set used is "Paisley Prints" and the "thanks" is from the So Many Thanks single stamp used above...
We pierced holes at the top of the Peach Parfait strip and attached both the Peach Parfait and the Pear Pizzazz cardstock to the Soft Suede Cardstock base. Using the Paisley Prints stamp set, we stamped the heart using Versa Mark onto Pretty in Pink cardstock and punched out using the Full Heart Punch. The heart is attached to the card with dimensionals. A little flower punched with the itty bitty shapes punch was attached using a mini glue dot and a small adhesive backed pearl. Also the word "thanks" from the So Many Thanks stamp set was inked with a marker and stamped onto whisper white card stock and punched out using the Jewelry Tag Punch. The tag was attached with a mini glue dot along with a bow tied with Linen Thread.

Have a Good Day

Convention Swap

Isn't this the cutest little purse ever???? My upline made these cute little purses with CHOCOLATE inside for our group swap on Thursday at Convention. I told her "after 5 years" that during all the time I was stamping with her before I joined as a Demonstrator that "EVERYTHING" we made that had chocolate or other candy in it......... STILL has the candy in it. I can't bear to take the projects apart...... they all have a memory and are a good "sample" for future use. Everything we made is packed away safely LOL.

Did you notice the pretty glittered butterfly on the front? That was made using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit die.

Have a Great Day!!!

Presto Patterns Paper

I saw the new tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers for Smooch Spritz and thought I'd try it. I made it using the same colors they did; Pacific Point CS and Ink and the Presto Patterns Paper. I sponged Pacific Point ink heavy in some spots and lighter in others onto the Presto Patters Paper. Then I sprayed the gold Smooch Sprits onto the paper and sponged it around. It's really nice with the gold glittery look over the Pacific Point Blue. I stamped the word "Imagine" from the stamp set "Word Play", but you can't really see it; next time I will use a different ink or probably emboss it so it stands out better. I attached the Presto Patterns Paper to a piece of Pacific Point that was already cut out using the Top Note Die. The white cardstock underneath, was made using the Big Shot and the new Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and sponged lightly over with Pacific Point Classic Ink. I cut down the normal size of the white cardstock so it would fit onto a piece of 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" Pacific Point cardstock. I also corner rounded the bottom of the white CS and the Pacific Point cardstock. Using up some of my pretties kit that has retired I attached several silk flowers on the side; some with the little stems on them and several without. The flowers without the stem, I attached a few sticky back rhinestones. I decided that wasn't blingy enough, so I then Smooch Spritzed the Whole card using the Vanilla Shimmer then I dusted on some Dazzling Diamonds.
Have a Nice Day!!!!

Back from Convention

Convention was such a blast this year and there are so many new PRODUCTS that will be available starting with the New Holiday Mini Catalog due to launch on September 1st. You will be so excited to see what is new!!!

Here are a few pics from Convention 2010

This was our Theme This Year - Share What you Love.....

This is a photo of "most" of our group, but certainly not all because we had 14 or 15 just from our Boise, ID area.

This is Britiney Slaughter, "dancing" to the music!!

Carrie Rhoades with her daughter Hannah. Hanna was such a little angel, you didn't even know she was around she was so quiet and well behaved.

Pat Dion & Erlene Kuntz.... turns out they are from the same town and high school back in Montana.

These girls are from the Charley Jenkins band (that's me in the middle). They were so great. I have a picture with Charley Jenkins too, but by the end of the evening my camera battery died, so someone else took my picture with him and is going to send it to me soon.

This little Cutie is also with the Charley Jenkins band. she played the fiddle and they announced that she is currently also on America's Got Talent..... I may have missed her since I haven't seen her yet... maybe she's still up-coming.

Our group of Stampers from "Stampadelicious" met at lunch on Thursday during convention and had a private swap between just us. We also did a quick make & take. I made these cute little purses designed by Becky Roberts. I think they are absolutely the cutest and I also made cute little 3X3 notecards to go inside.

Have a GREAT Wednesday!!!

CONVENTION, Here I come!!!!!!!

So excited....... I leave for Convention on Wednesday morning... I've been working for several days on a "WOW" swap for my Demonstrator Group. I'm really excited about what I came up with; but I can't show you now, someone might see it before I UNVEIL it on Thursday. This year seems so more exciting than the past with all the new colors and accessories and "products" that I can't wait to see what they have to show us.......... so I can show 'you'. Tomorrow I need to get things ready and pack as I leave early Wednesday morning.......
This is a swap card I made for our demonstrator group meeting last week. I absolutely LOVE this new Owl Punch. Every piece of the owl is included in this punch, you just need to punch several different colors and DSP to make him really pop out. On this card I also used the bird punch for the branch he is sitting on. Everything on this card is using new stuff (except the bird punch). The greeting is in the new perfect punches set. The ribbon is the Poppy Parade stitched poly ribbon; the DSP is Sunny Garden, the returning Wild Wasabi Cardstock, the new Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and the cardstock base is also Poppy Parade. I really love this new color. Did you notice the NEW 2 2/3" scallop /circle punch???? Love it.
When I get back from Convention on Saturday night, I will share some of the fun stuff we did, pictures, and new ideas........ Until then, have a nice rest of the week.