Ready for Spring

Can you believe the crazy weather right now? Less than a week ago we had a foot of snow, and then before I know it, the snow is gone, it's clear, sunny and actually kinda warm outside! SO strange!!!

This type of sunny weather reminds me that Spring IS on its way (or maybe that's just a lot of wishful thinking on my part). With the recent arrival of my small Occasions Mini order, I was ready to "think Spring" with my stamping. SO, I stamped the following cards with my Stampers 6 Club last night!

The first card uses our new Botanical Gazette designer paper. We adhered it to the card front and then embossed the frame using our new Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. We "antiqued" the card a little by distressing the designer paper a little with one of our sanding blocks.

The focal image (from our new Nature Walk stamp set) was inked up using our Stampin' Write markers. We even added a little shine to the bees wings using our Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink. LOVE that stuff! We finished it off with a little crochet trim and a punched tab. So pretty!

The second card is a very simple design.  I wanted to show the girls our new Letterpress plates and glimmer paper.  You can't really tell in the picture, but after inking the letterpress plate with our White Craft ink, we ran it through the Big Shot with some Crumb Cake cardstock and the image is then debossed into the paper.  This particular technique works best with craft ink on our water color paper.

The hearts were punched from our Red Glimmer Paper.  The pictures just don't do it justice.  It's SO pretty and glittery in real life!

If you have any questions about any of these products or if you're interested in joining a Stampers 6 Club to see these types of new products or learn new techniques on a regular basis, let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Occasions Mini Accessory & Ribbon Shares!!!

Have you ever paged through one of our new catalogues, seen the gorgeous new accessories and ribbon and thought "I'd love to try all of them!" Well, now you can! I'm offering an Accessory & Ribbon Share.  I would like to place the order for both shares during Sale-a-Bration, so contact me right away if you would like to sign up.  If you sign up for BOTH the Accessory & the Ribbon share, your name will go into a draw for a chance to win free stamps!

The Accessory Share will include 45 pieces for only $25!

Each accessory share will include:

• 6 Vintage Flower Adornments (2 vanilla, 2 rose red, 2 baja breeze)
• 6 Sweet Stitches Fabric covered designer brads (1 in each pattern)
• 6 Vanilla Rosettes (ribbon flowers - 2 of each of 3 sizes)
• 12 Sweet Stitches Designer Big Buttons (3 tangerine tango, 3 melon mambo, 3 daffodil delight, 3 chocolate chip)
• 12 Springtime Vintage Designer Big Buttons (3 crumb cake, 3 rose red, 3 pear pizzazz, 3 night of navy)
• 3 Beveled Windowpane pieces (1 of each size)

Each accessory share is limited to three people.  I will order as many as required, but each one must have three people signed up.  

The Seam Binding Ribbon Share includes 

over 42' of ribbon for only $20!

Soft and flowing seam binding ribbon that drapes like silk.  Adds a delicate look to your creations.

 Each seam binding ribbon share will include a minimum of:

6' Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon
6' Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon
6'  Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon
6' Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon
6' Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon
6'  Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon
6'  Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon


Each seam binding ribbon share is limited to four people.  I will order as many as required, but each one must have 4 people signed up. 

I absolutely love this new ribbon.  It's so soft and simple to work with.  I used the new Crumb Cake on this card.


If you're as excited as I am to see these new products, contact me to sign up!  Interested in more than one spot?  That's fine too!


Any questions, just let me know!


Happy Stamping!

Occasions Mini - My First Project

Before the Occasions Mini Catalogue was available to the public, Stampin' Up! demonstrators were able to preorder the products (one of the many perks of being a demonstrator!). I waited until pretty much the last second to order, but I did order a few things. I showed you a couple of the digital downloads I'd ordered here but I also ordered a few "real" products that I can't wait to show you.

When I had an opportunity to spend some time in my craft room the other night, I decided to try out a few of my new goodies and stamp a card.  The following card uses our new Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon & Nature Walk stamp set!  

(Click the picture for a closer peek)

I kept the card simple.  No sponging and actually not much stamping either.  I absolutely love my new Framed Tulips embossing folder!  With this folder and my Big Shot, it was so quick and easy to add a frame to the front of my card and yet it adds so much to the project!  To finish off my card, I added three of our self-adhesive Basic Pearls.  LOVE those things!  (Those and our Rhinestones are right at the top of the list of my absolute FAV accessories!)


Before cutting any paper, I wanted to make sure I was going to be 100% happy with the design, so I decided to create my card with My Digital Studio first.  Here's my digital copy!

I didn't have the option of the Tulip embossing folder, so I just filled my edges with some designer paper instead.  Oh, and the Pearls?  I haven't purchased that digital download (yet!) so I just used three digital Antique Brads and shrunk them down to the size of a pearl.  I was just building my layout before cutting into my real product, so it didn't have to be perfect, right. ;)

Anyway, I had an awesome time working with my new products and can't wait to start creating with some of the other new goodies I've ordered.  (I'll show them to you in a later post).

If you'd like to try out any of the new products, give me a call!  I'd love to show you and a few friends what other great new products Stampin' Up! is offering!  Don't forget...Sale-A-Bration is right around the corner!  What an awesome time to host a party and earn even MORE free product!

Happy Stamping!

New Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio

Our latest digital downloads are here--and more are on the way for the month of January! To see these great new downloads, visit my online store here and take a peek.

Two of the new downloads I ordered are the Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper and the Nature Stamp set.

SO adorable! With a fresh new year, I decided to update my blog header and background using these new downloads.

I plan to offer another FREE My Digital Studio information evening soon.  Definitely let me know if you're interested in learning more about his great program!

Occasions Mini Catalouge

It's here, It's here!!! Our new Occasions Mini Catalogue has arrived and it is packed with exciting new products!!!

New punches, buttons, ribbon, fabric, glass glitter, trinkets...I could go on and on, but it'll be so much easier if you go take a peek!

Click here to see it or you can access it anytime by clicking on the link on the right.  Don't forget, Sale-a-Bration starts on the 24th as well, so call me today to book your workshop and earn items on your wish list for FREE!!!

Happy Stamping!

Happy New Year

 

I would like to wish each and every one of you a very Happy New Year!  Thank you so much for your business this past year and I look forward to working with you this coming year.

Best Wishes for a wonderful 2011!

Stampers 6 Clubs

With a fresh new year almost upon us, I am starting up a new Stampers 6 Club!!! Would you be interested in learning new techniques every other month? Maybe try some new products Stampin’ Up! comes out with? No obligation to clean your house, invite guests or prep food, but still have an opportunity to earn Stampin’ Up’s amazing hostess rewards while enjoying a fun night out with the girls? Joining a Stampers 6 Club may be just want your looking for!

What is a Stampers 6 Club? It’s a great opportunity to meet other stampers who love and enjoy stamping as much as you do while spending an evening doing just that! I keep my clubs small (groups of 6 people) so the evenings are fun and relaxing. We meet in my home once every other month over the course of a year (works out to 6 club meetings). Each time we meet, I’ll have new and exciting projects we’ll stamp – we may learn new techniques or try using new products! If there is a particular technique or product you’d like to try, I will certainly do my best to accommodate that during the club! Each club member will have the opportunity to receive all the hostess benefits and rewards from that club meeting during the duration of the club!

Here are a few of the club projects I've offered at previous clubs:

What’s required? At each club meeting, each club member is required to place a single Stampin’ Up! order of a minimum of $35. This guarantees that each club member will receive the hostess rewards.

I would LOVE to start up a new club in January. If you’re interested in joining a club or maybe you have a group of friends who would like to join as your own club, definitely let me know!

Questions? Send me an email or give me a call and I would be happy to answer any questions you have.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Happy Stamping!