Nutz about Stamping

My Digital Studio

I am totally amazed by My Digital Studio. This program can be used to create so many beautiful digital and paper projects and every week Stampin' Up! introduces yet another set of downloads that would make a perfect addition for digital crafters of all different styles.

This year Stampin' Up! introduced two designer digital packs perfect for mothers-to-be:

Nursery Additions #127342

And the Hello Baby Ensemble #126159:

 
There are just a few My Digital Studio ideas for that little bundle of joy in your life!

To learn more about My Digital Studio, contact me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com. To add these digital products to your program, please go to my Online Store.

 

Faith in Nature

The focus for my Holly Springs card club this week was watercoloring. The club hostess, Helen, requested that one of the projects be a fall card. I decided to use Faith in Nature, one of the hostess stamp sets in the Idea Book & Catalog. There are three beautiful line art images, and a phrase, in this set that are perfect for watercoloring.

For the card below the club members used an Aqua Painter along with More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz and Cajun Craze to add color to the image. The phrase comes from Trendy Trees.

Everyone loved the Faith in Nature stamp set which Helen can earn for FREE! You can earn this beautiful stamp set for free too - we can plan a fun Stampin' Up! workshop for you and your friends and you will earn free product based on the orders placed.

Contact me today for my open workshop dates!

World Card Making Day!

Saturday, October 1st is World Card Making Day!

 

I will be home stampin' up a storm to get ready for Carolyn's Stampin' Up! Halloween workshop on Sunday and as I planned my day, I had a great idea. I am going to open up my Stampin' Spot and invite YOU to drop on by!

Come on over to my Stampin' Spot Play Date if you want to:

- complete some unfinished projects

- use my stamps, inks, punches and Big Shot to create cards or scrapbook pages

- get some help planning your Christmas cards

- look through my card samples and Convention swaps for inspiration

- learn about My Digital Studio

Date: Saturday, October 1

Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Cost: FREE

What to bring? Your own card stock (you are welcome to use my scraps for punching), adhesive and paper snips.

If you know that you want to attend my Play Date to get advice on your Christmas cards, please RSVP so I can reserve some time just for you. Otherwise, just pop on over - the door will be open so come on up to my Stampin' Spot and play the afternoon away!

 

Ronald McDonald House

Last night was my September event at the Ronald McDonald House in Chapel Hill. There were four demonstrators who attended, each of us had our own project so the families at the House had four times the fun!

I know that most children LOVE Halloween and so pulled out my Batty for You stamp set to use for my card. I love Batty for You because each image stamps and punches so nicely and can be layered with additional punches for a card front. And pair Batty for You with the Spider Web embossing folder and a bit of "bling" and you get.....this!

The photo was taken as the sun was setting so the beautiful green in the Lucky Limeade paper and corresponding Frightful Sight designer series paper is not as vivid as it is in real life. But I can certainly tell you that this card was a BIG hit at Ronald McDonald House last night.

If you want to place an order for the products I used to make this card, use the "Contact Me" button at the top of this blog or you can simply email me at: terri@nutzaboutstamping.com.

 

What's your favorite product in the Holiday Mini? (part two)

Last week I posted a poll about your favorite Holiday Mini Catalog stamp set. And here are the results:

- There was a tie for first place: Gently Falling and Christmas Lodge were your new faves!

- Second place: Stitched Stockings!

I am back again with a second poll:

What is your favorite new embellishment in the Holiday Mini Catalog?

Here's the poll:

Online Surveys & Market Research

 

Which embellishment do you think will be the most popular in the Holiday Mini catalog? Let your voice be heard and vote today. Voting ends on Friday.

Let the voting begin!

Sundays with Sizzix: Spider Web Embossing Folder

The Spider Web textured impressions embossing folder makes a great background for a Halloween card. I have used this folder along with the Out on a Limb stamp set to create this cute Halloween card:

Spider Web Halloween Card

Stamp Set: Out on a Limb

Ink: Old Olive, Blushing Bride, Basic Grey, Cajun Craze, Jet Black StazOn

Card stock: Old Olive (8 ½ x 5 ¼, scraps), Basic Black (5 ¼ x 4, scraps), Whisper White (3 ¾ x 5, scraps), Frightful Sight designer series paper (3 ¾ x 1)

Punches: 1 ¾" Circle punch, 2 3/8" Circle Punch, 2 ½" Scallop Circle punch

Accessories: Big Shot, Spider Web embossing folder, Standard Cutting pads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Anywhere Glue Sticks, Paper Snips, Snail Adhesive, Dazzling Details, Blender Pen

And now for the video tutorial – enjoy!

If you would like to purchase the products used to make this Halloween card, please use the "contact me" button at the top of this blog.

12 Weeks of Christmas

Announcing my two thousand eleven 12 Weeks of Christmas campaign!

 

Beginning the first Wednesday in October, all of my newsletter subscribers will receive one additional newsletter email each week for twelve weeks. That's right. Each week you will receive one exclusive (not seen anywhere else) Christmas project - a card, a tag, a 3D gift idea or gift bag, complete with instructions and catalog product numbers.....for FREE!

Oh, oh. You are not a subscriber? Then look for the "Join my Mailing List" in the top left hand corner of my blog. Fill in your email address, a few other details and you'll be done. Important detail - don't forget to "confirm" your subscription - my emails will not arrive to your Inbox unless you "confirm".

So watch your email Inbox beginning October 5th and be prepared for some beautiful surprises coming your way once a week for twelve weeks. And thanks for being an email subscriber!

 

Warmest of Wishes

You know when you see a card and you love it so much that you decide to copy it but... partway through you make a few changes and the card ends up your own little creation? Well that's what happened with this card.

This was one of the cards at last week's Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack and everyone loved it! At the last minute I changed out Whisper White and replaced it with Very Vanilla (not shown below) and the card became perfect!

Who would have thought you could use the Framed Tulips embossing folder for a Holiday Card? This card also uses Warmest of Wishes and Curly Cute - try your own version at home or.....

My next Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack class is October 16th at 2:00 pm! All supplies provided and you will create 15 Christmas cards at my class! Click here for registration and class information.

Holiday Gift Ideas

To avoid the stress and sticker shock of the holiday season, I have decided to make most of my holiday gifts this year. And I have a great idea to share with you too!

Last year at Convention I purchased a My Digital Studio project pack to be able to show all of you at my yearly events. One of the pack contents was a 2011 desk calendar. It only took a few weeks before this awesome calendar became firmly planted on my computer desk for me to flip through when chatting on the phone.

A couple of months ago, Stampin' Up! offered a My Digital Studio template for the 2012 desk calendar and I purchased and downloaded it immediately. Whenever I get a few free minutes I work on creating a page or two on the calendar. Here's one of the pages I designed today:

 

Isn't that cute? This took just a few minutes to make using the My Digital Studio brush stamp set and papers that coordinate so well.

I will be offering my 2012 Desk Calendar for sale when I complete the entire design. I will also be offering private sessions with you so you can I can design the perfect desk calendar for your holiday gift needs! We can insert your photos and favorite stamp sets, colors and designer series papers for each and every month - how fun is that? (We can even create two different sized wall calendars!)

If you would be interested in seeing my complete 2012 Desk Calendar when it is completed, please email me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com. Or if you want to download the desk calendar template to add to your My Digital Studio program, you can purchase it directly from my Online Store, open 24/7!

Announcing: Mini Card Class

Don't you just LOVE those mini cards? They are perfect to tuck into a gift bag, attach to a wrapped gift box, or simply to let a special person know how much you appreciate them!

I am excited to announce my first Mini Card Class!

Mini Card Class

Do you love these 3x3 mini cards with envelopes? There are so many fun uses for them, from attaching to a gift back, tucking into a lunch box or suitcase or leaving in a colleague's desk at work. You will leave this class with 5 different mini cards & envelopes, for 5 different occasions!

Date: Friday, October 14
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Cost: $15 or FREE with a $30 order

Registration due by: October 7. Bring a friend new to me and YOU get $5 back!

Choose One

Class Fee $15.00 Sign me up for a $30 order $0.00

Register now for this quick and easy class and be ready for all your upcoming gift giving needs!

Have you thought of becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator?

When I joined Stampin' Up! I had no idea of what this step in life would bring my way:

- new friends

- a wealth of crafting knowledge

- travel opportunities

- added monthly income for my family

- tons of new creative ideas to try

This photo is one part of a shadow box Every Last Detail class I attended at Stampin' Up!s Convention in July. It was an amazing "WOW" class filled with new product that we got to take home with us!

If you would like to learn more about the benefits of becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I have a FREE Opportunity Event you are invited to attend:

Date: Sunday, September 25th

Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Place: Terri's Stampin' Spot

RSVP by September 23rd so I can have your make-n-takes ready (of course we'll do some stamping!)and can give you the event address. This is a no pressure event designed to give you information and to answer your questions.

Are you a long distance customer? I will call you (my expense) at a time convenient for you!I will answer your questions and provide you with the same information from my Opportunity Event.

Use the "Contact Me" button under my blog header to RSVP or request a long distance call!

 

 

What's your favorite product in the Holiday Mini? (part one)

It's time for a fun Customer Survey so we can all see which products in the Holiday Mini Catalog are your faves. I have created the survey below - so play along and see if your fave is the most popular of all!

Let's start the week with voting for your favorite stamp set in the Holiday Mini. I randomly chose 10 stamp sets from the Mini for you to vote on - you can only vote for one:

 

Online Surveys & Market Research

Which one do you think will be the front runner by Friday? That's when my poll closes so don't miss out on the fun.

Let the voting begin!

 

Sundays with Sizzix: Out on a Limb

Today's video uses the Stripes embossing folder and Word Window punch to create a fence for this cute Halloween card.

Out on a Limb Halloween Card

Stamp Set: Out on a Limb, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock: Very Vanilla (8 ½ x 4 ½, scraps) Chocolate Chip (4 ¼ x 2 ½, scraps), So Saffron (2" square)

Ink: Jet Black StāzOn, Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, So Saffron, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Big Shot, Platform, Standard Cutting plates, Stripes textured impressions embossing folder, Word Window punch, 1 ¾" Circle punch, Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals

And now for the video tutorial – thanks for watching!

 

If you want to place an order for any of the products used to make this Halloween card, please contact me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com.

Gently Falling

This appears to be Gently Falling week in my Stampin' Spot! I am so taken with Gently Falling that every day I have created a totally different card using the set. This time I added a different touch using the Color Spritzer Tool!

For those of you who don't know how to use a Color Spritzer Tool, I made a short video to show you:

 

 

Now that you have learned to how use the Color Spritzer Tool, here my finished card:

Notice the Stripes embossing folder for the main card front. I used the folder after stamping the surface with leaves using the same color as the card stock: More Mustard.

Ready to try the Color Spritzer Tool? Contact me to place your order or order directly from my Online Store, open 24/7!

World Card Making Day

October 1st is World Card Making Day!

This is a holiday especially for card makers around the world to celebrate their creativity and to get a great head start on cards for the holiday season!

It is also a day to connect with your friends and family and to explore and encourage each other in your craft. And as your Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I have a special offer for you to consider:

Be the first to book an October 1st World Card Making Day event with me (in your home or mine) and I will double the projects you and your friends and family will make!

I love being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and want to share what I love with you! Let's plan a fun event together! Contact me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com today!