Nutz about Stamping

Last Day Discounts!

Today is the final day to join my All About Stamping team at a terrific discount - for only $85 you can be part of my team, part of Stampin' Up! and a business owner.

 

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN MY TEAM  NOW???

1. $85 kit – you save over $100 on the regular price - money you can invest on your first order
2. The ability to tailor the discounted kit stamp sets and colors to your stamping needs
3. Opportunity to earn 30% on your first hostess order if placed in the next 45 days
4. Opportunity to earn back the $85 you spent on your kit on: our busy holiday season and the Holiday mini release which happens tomorrow!
5. Opportunity to purchase Holiday Mini catalog items at 30% (see #2) and earn 30% instant income – I recommend a huge Stampin’ Up! open house for all your friends and family
6. Opportunity to be the hostess of a show that allows your friends to purchase an item for $10 in the Holiday mini while saving 30% on personal purchases and earning 30% instant income (see #2 and #4)
7. You will be on board for our busy holiday season – a great way to jumpstart any sales goals
8. You will become a part of my quickly growing team – a wonderful, friendly, talented group of stampers, scrapbookers and paper crafters
9. You get our full color monthly Stampin’ Success magazine
10. You get access to the Stampin' Up! demonstrator only website - complete with business support ideas, exclusive art gallery, and free product video trainings!
11. You will be first to know about the My Digital Studio release
12. You get personalized training from me (either in person or by phone) tailored to your needs and experience
13. Your first 8 team members will get #12 above as well! 
14. You will get great tax deductions for your travel and business expenses
15. Join my team today and you will be entered into a drawing for a total of $250 in prizes that will be given away via a random drawing!

Don't miss out on this fabulous opportunity which ends today! Email me for sign-up support and questions or go directly to the sign-up page and click Start Your Own Business button. Join my team of demonstrators, be your own boss, and set your own hours to make as much or as little money as you want!

Sundays with Sizzix

When I was at Convention our RemARKbles team (we have the same upline a few levels up from us) decided to meet for dinner and have a fun evening together. After dinner, in groups of 10, we participated in a shoebox swap. A shoebox swap is like when you come to my clubs or classes; everything is cut and ready to assemble. Our card pieces were in shoeboxes for easy suitcase travel. We each got to make a card from a shoebox and then pass the shoeboxes on to person sitting to our right.

One of the cards I made at this swap really left a lasting impression so I decided to use the idea and create a card to share with you today. It uses the Big Shot BIGZ Scallop Circle die and, which is unusual for me, has no stamping on the card at all!

Here's the card:

Scallop Circle Dress Card

Card stock: Whisper White (4 1/4 x 5 1/2"), Tea Party designer series paper #113992 (1 x 5 1/2", 5 x 5"), So Saffron (scraps)

Ink: Pretty in Pink Classic pad

Accessories: sponge, Big Shot, Standard Cutting plates, BIGZ Scallop Circle, Trio Flower punch #109183, Soft Subtle brads, Scallop Edge punch #112091, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon (2 pieces, each 2" long). Paper piercing tool and pad

If you are in my Card Club, you will be making this card at our September meeting! If you are not in my club, email me to join. I have only two openings left!

And now for the video tutorial. Enjoy!

Happy Bearthday

If you've gotten your Holiday mini catalog in the mail check out pages 34 - 37 for a really exciting new product line - Build-a-Bear Workshop®! Stampin' Up! has teamed up with the Build-a-Bear Workshop® to bring you an exciting and exclusvie collection of products to create fabulous birthday invites, thank you card or simply products to make birthday and other greeting cards.

Here's a really cute bearthday card idea!

Stamps

• Beary Best Friends stamp set (#118052)
• Beary Nice Wishes stamp set (#118050)

Paper

• Kraft card stock
• Pawsitvely Prints Designer Series paper (#118060)
• Watercolor paper

Ink

• Jet Black StazOn ink pad
• Watercolor Pencils

Accessories

• Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Silver brads
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Blender pens
• Paper-piercing tool

Instructions

1. Adhere gingham Pawsitively Prints Designer Series paper to Kraft card. Adhere strip of flowery Pawsitively Prints Designer Series paper to card. Adhere Silver brads to each side of card. Tie Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon around front of card.
2. Stamp "Happy Bearthday" in Jet Black StazOn ink on checkered Pawsitively Prints Designer Series paper.
3. Stamp girl bear image in Jet Black StazOn ink on watercolor paper. Watercolor image using Watercolor Pencils and blender pen. Cut out image and adhere to card using Stampin' Dimensionals. Stamp second girl bear image in Jet Black StazOn ink on watercolor paper. Watercolor balloon image using Watercolor Pencils and blender pen and cut out. Adhere to original balloon image using Stampin' Dimensionals.
4. Pierce row of holes above Pawsitively Prints Designer Series paper using paper-piercing tool.

Contact me to order the products to make this card or for other Build-a-Bear card ideas : [email protected].
 

Holiday Style Card Map

I know you know that I love card maps and get instant inspiration from them! I saw this card map on a website today and had a great time creating a Dasher card.

First, the map:

Yes it was a bit overwhelming when I saw all the layers. First, I decided that that long strip #3 would be designer series paper and the other layers would be coordinating colors. Next, I decided the top layer #5 would be Dasher as I wanted him in the forefront. I really had to think about layer #2 and then it hit me - use ribbon instead of card stock.

Here's my card:

Recognize the designer series paper? I thought not - but wait till you get your Holiday mini catalog in the mail. It's brand new and is called: Christmas Cocoa Specialty which means there's something very unique about it!

I am not going to tell you much more about this card because it will be one of the cards featured at my Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack on September 26th. This class has limited spots available and first chance to register will be offered to my e-newsletter customers on September 1st. To sign up for my exclusive e-newsletter, look at the top left-hand side of my blog.

Stamps in the Mail Club

Do you love my card ideas but live too far away to attend my clubs, camps and classes? Do you want to create high quality cards but don't have enough ideas or product?

Introducing: my Stamps in the Mail Club!

Here's what you'll get each month:

• a Stampin' Up! Club Kit delivered to your door for only $45
• products valued around $35 that are yours to keep
• a featured stamp set in each kit
• full color handout with photos, including easy to follow step-by-step directions and a list of ingredients and measurements for four exclusive projects
• coordinated stamp set, inks, ribbon, accessories - everything you need to create the featured projects
• each project precut, organized and carefully packaged
• new techniques and tips to add to your stamping bag of tricks
• all products will be Stampin' Up! exclusives - high quality and unique
• the ability to customize your Club Kit and replace any items you may already own with equivalent priced items

September Kit: Featuring Hello Again

And the brand new In Color Markers!

 

Would you like to see one of the Hello Again projects included in the September kit?

 

To order the September Cards-in-the-Mail Club Kit, choose from the options below. Sorry, my Stamps-in-the-Mail Club program is only available in the United States.

 

 

September Kit Options

Kit with downloadable instructions $45.00Kit with printed instructions $48.00

Why Host a Stampin' Up! Party

Host a Stampin' Up! party, and you, and your friends will have great fun learning new stamping techniques, project ideas, and ways to express your creativity. While you're having fun with friends at your party, remember that you're also earning wonderful hostess awards. When your Stampin' Up! party reaches qualifying sales levels, you'll receive free Stampin' Up! stamp sets and product including exclusive hostess only stamp sets. You'll also receive a free Idea Book & Catalog from me just for hosting a party! Here's the hostess awards chart:

 

I am your personal creative coach, here to guide you in expressing your creativity in a way that makes you happy. If you're looking for a fun holiday-themed project (anything from Halloween to Valentine's Day to Christmas) or birthday or get well cards, I have loads of fun, creative projects and stunning techniques that you and your friends will love to create. Or if you have a handmade card, scrapbook page, or home decor project in mind, we can plan your party together to include your ideas too.

You and your friends are in for a fabulous evening of rubber stamping, laughing, and the excitement of creativity. If you'd like to host a Stampin' Up! party, contact me and let the fun begin.

Dormant List

When Stampin' Up! came out with the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog in July, there were so many older stamp sets they wanted to include but couldn't because they were limited by the number of pages in the catalog itself. So they published a "Dormant List" of stamp sets and wheels that would be available during the same sales period but not show in the catalog at all.

The list below will show you the Dormant Stamp Set and Wheel list. You can still order these items, but you had better do so soon as there is no guarantee that they will ever reappear after this catalog year is over.

Item #	Stamp Set	Last Publication this Set Appeared in	Page #
113407	Backwoods	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	102
114492	Beautiful Baby	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	208
114486	Birthday Wish	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	208
113200	Branch Out	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	100
114496	Celebrations	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	208
113732	Central Park	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	106
113206	Classic Sketches	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	119
113226	Classy & Fabulous	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	51
113750	Easter Beauty	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	29
114024	Bella Pascua	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	29
114498	Flowers in Silhouette	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	208
113405	Font of You	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	46
113216	For the Bride	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	61
114028	Para la novia	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	61
114494	Forever	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	208
109425	Friend by Definition	2008 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog	135
114488	Fun Flowers	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	208
113716	Garden Greetings	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	55
114490	Glad Friends	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	208
111580	Grand Soiree	2008 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog	126
113242	Hit the Road	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	103
113710	Lexicon of Leaves	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	101
113236	Man's Best Friend	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	72
114423	Ocean Commotion	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	97
113728	Playful Petals	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	99
109276	Polka Dot	2008 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog	135
111544	Putt Putt	2008 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog	81
113240	Quilt Quips	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	53
113754	Really Retro	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	132
113403	Sip by Sip	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	51
113726	Sweet Stems	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	99
113250	That's Funny	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	63
113688	Wonderful Watercolors	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	85
114032	Acuarelas Maravillosas	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	85

Wheels

Item #	Wheel	Last Publication this Wheel Appeared in	Page #
113836	Fashion Forward	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	51
111259	Pinch Me	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	28
107559	Spot On	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	120
107560	Watercolor Vine	2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog	84

Please contact me if there are any items on this list that you wish to add to your stampin' supplies!

Team Stamp Camp

One fun part of being on my All About Stamping team of demonstrators is our quarterly team Stamp Camp. This is free for my team (and their teams) to attend and they love to network with each other while they create some projects to share with their customers or just to have in their sample box. This time is totally creative and agenda free - many times these demonstrators are excited to share what they have created at home and we all (myself included) learn some great ideas from these shared projects.

This is one of the cards I created for our August meeting. It was one of the four stamp sets I got for attending Convention and is so fun to create with.

Stamp Set: Things I Love

Card Stock: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Cameo Coral

Markers: Cameo Coral, Crushed Curry, Basic Black

Accessories: Rich Regals brads, Paper Piercing tool and pad, 1 1/4" circle punch, paper cutter

Note: there is only one week remaining to join my team at the fantastic kit price of $85! Click here for more information. And remember, anyone who signs up before August 31st will be entered into my drawing for the my digital studio software!

Sundays with Sizzix

When Stampin' Up! came out with their exclusive Sizzlit dies, I had to do some research on them and learn how to use them with the Big Shot. These particular dies measure 2.25 x 2.50, making storage a breeze, and they cut through single layers of card stock and designer series paper.

A month ago I was chosen for a prize from my upline and won the Sizzlit die called Many Thanks. I wasn't quite sure how to use it so decided that today was the day. I decided to create a Thanksgiving type card, although it certainly could be used as a generic "thank you" card as well.

Here's the card I created. I love the Autumn Days stamp set for its versatility, don't you?

 

Autumn Days Thank You Card

Stamp Set: Autumn Days (#115452)

Card stock: Bravo Burgandy (card base and 3.25 x 2.75), Pumpkin Pie (4 x 5.25), Very Vanilla (2.50 x 3)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Really Rust

Accessories: Big Shot, Many Thanks Sizzlit die (# 115972), Standard cutting plates, Big Shot platform, 2-way Glue Pen, 3 Sponge daubers (#102892), Sticky note,  1.25" circle punch, Vintage brads, Paper Piercing tool, Snail adhesive, Mini Glue Dots

And now for the video tutorial. Enjoy!

If you want to see all the Sizzlit dies available through Stampin' Up!, check out page 196 in the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog. Don't have a catalog yet? Contact me!

And as I mentioned on my blog, there is a fantastic special on until August 31st to become a demonstrator on my team. Click here for more information.

Techniques Club Card

Last night was the first meeting of my techniques club. The club members had a great time meeting some new stamping friends while learning a technique called Emerging Color. After the evening was over each member took home a technique card on a ring and three samples using the techniqe. Ruth was our lovely hostess for the evening and she will also earn hostess stamp sets and awards as a bonus.

Here's one of the cards the members created:

I created this card using Barely Banana, Lavender Lace, and Elegant Eggplant. The stamped images were from Teeny Tiny WIshes, Eastern Blooms, and Petal Pizzazz. The best part is the texture of the top layer - you have to feel it for the "wow" factor. And as for the technique?

Join my club and I will show you how!

Play Dates

Do you have stamps yet to be mounted (gasp!)? Do you have stamp sets and accessories ready to use but you are not sure where to begin or how to use them? Then consider my Open Stamp "play dates", held twice each month.

 

Bring your unused supplies and we'll show you how to use them. Or you can look around my stamping studio and copy layout ideas that you like. While at these events you are welcome to use my inks, punches, stamp sets, and paper scraps to enhance your projects. Please bring all other supplies you may want to use. The cost each time you attend will be only $2.00.

 

Please RSVP your attendance as space is limited to 10 participants at each event. Beginnning or seasoned stampers, scrapbookers and paper crafters are all welcome to attend.

 

Here are my upcoming Open Stamp events. You will be able to see future dates by clicking "Stamp Class Schedule" on the right hand side bar when visiting my blog.

 

 

September

Saturday, September 26

10:00 am to Noon

 

Tuesday, September 29

7:00 - 9:00 pm

 

October

Saturday, October 31

10:00 am to Noon

 

Tuesday, October 27

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Bermuda Bay

When I first saw the new In Colors I was quite excited by the vividness of the six chosen. Bermuda Bay caught my eye straight away and I have been waiting quite impatiently for the color correction problem to be fixed and for my replacement stamp set and ink pad to arrive (the marker color is just fine by the way).

Much to my delight a package was waiting for me last Friday and I finally had a chance to create a card using Bermuda Bay (it's ready for you to order too!). I turned to my In Color coordination suggestions provided by Stampin' Up! and loved the idea of Bermuda Bay and Elegant Eggplant. When I was at Convention I saw many, many idea boards and saw a card posted using Flight of the Butterfly. I loved the layout but decided to tweak it a bit to use my own color combinations and the new Polka dot ribbon.

What do you think? Do you love these color combinations too? If you'd like a color combination chart using the new In Colors, contact me and I will email one to you.

Bag with Scallops

Here's a quick and easy chocolate treat box from someone "sweet" in your life. I used the Big Shot Bag with Scallops BIGZ die and Cameo Coral card stock.

The star background, from the Hello Again stamp set, was stamped using Versamark on the front and back pieces. The Things I Love "chocolate" image was stamped using Soft Suede classic ink, punched out using the 1 1/4" circle punch, layered onto a Cameo Coral 1 3/8" circle, then onto a Bermuda Bay Scallop circle. The box is held shut by a piece of Bermuda Bay polka-dot ribbon.

If you want to be able to make simple but cute bags, consider the Bag with Scallops die on your next order. If you want to see my video tutorial on how to make a project using this BIGZ die, click here.

Chat & Challenge Card

With summer vacation and Stampin' Up!s convention a couple of weeks ago, I have really missed participating in the demonstrator chat & challenges that I used to have fun with many evenings. But here's one I did catch up with recently. I loved the simple outline and decided to use the Things I Love stamp set to this layout map. First, the map:

And here's the card I created:

As you can tell, I moved the vertical strip over to one side so that I could fit the "i love" phrase on the top of the card. Behind it is a piece of Razzleberry Lemonade designer series paper I had left over. Don't you just love it when you can use a leftover scrap or two on a card?

I challenge you to try this layout and see what you can come up with too!

Big Shot class

Announcing a new series of classes: What's the BIGZ deal? Big Shot class.

Each time we meet, you will create three different samples using my favorite Big Shot dies. As a bonus, I will be discounting one of the dies the day of the class in case you want to cross it off your wish list!

What's the Bigz Deal?

Date: Saturday, August 29

Time: 10:00 - noon

Cost: $15

Registration deadline: August 27. Limited to 8 participants. As always, your registration with payment secures your spot in the class.

To register now, click the Paypal link "Buy Now" button below.