New Year thoughts

Happy New Year everyone! It is the last day of 2008! While thinking about this past year, I have some GREAT memories!

At any rate, I wanted to make a New Year card. I don't typically send New Year cards but I thought it was a great way to say Happy New Year to all of you! I was just itching to stamp today while I was reorganizing my stamp rooms. I hope you like it!

I want to wish each and everyone of you a very Happy New Year! May this year bring you joy and stamping! I have a retired Stamp-A-Stack on January 3rd then it's off to Leadership Conference in Florida for me. So you may not see a post from me for a week or two.

When I get back from Florida, I will have the NEW Stampin' Up! catalog in my hand and some new stamp sets!! I can't wait!

Playing with Valentine's Stamps

Yes, Christmas is over. It was great while it lasted but I am SOOOOO over stamping for Christmas! I decided to break out my Valentine's Day stamps!

I love this owl but I am sorry, he just needed to stand on a branch. I have had to do a LOT of masking to get him just right but I do like the way it turned out!

This set is in the Winter Mini - there's still time left to get this stamp set but January 18th is the LAST day! This set is the Love Owl-ways set! LOVE IT!! I will be playing with this and A Happy Heart set tomorrow... The designer paper is Candy Lane (it's coming in the NEW catalog!), the punch is NEW too (called Heart to Heart) and it is yum-o-licious - Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette... oh, I could just eat this paper!! Now, if you see the oh-so-light background of the card and wonder about that, it's from Sprinkles!

Enjoy!!

Double-Baked Tiles

I have had a lot of questions lately about how I got the black outline on my tiles. Well, I experimented. I have done that a lot lately. I made two really cool discoveries.

This is the first one. This is the double-baked tile. Normally, tiles are made with bold stamps (not outline stamps like this one), craft ink, glassy glaze and an oven. This one is no different, however, I used an outline stamp! How do you color it like it is?

Here's my first tutorial!

1. Stamp your outline stamp in a very dark color on a clean, dry tile (I get mine at Lowes). Here, I used Black Craft Ink. I think it's beautiful already! But we are going to add some color! Just wait!

2. Sprinkle Glassy Glaze over the wet craft ink.

3. Pop the tile into a pre-heated oven set at 350 degrees, directly on the oven rack (do not put them in a tray or baking pan). Bake 10 minutes.

4. Let tile cool completely.

While you are waiting, get your next supplies. A palette (my fancy word for paper plate... hehe), craft ink re-inkers in colors you wish to paint your tile, an aqua painter, paper towels, and baby wipes.

5. Put a drop of re-inker color on your palette (depending on how much color you are going to need is going to dictate just how much you put on). You can always add more if you need to. (Don't forget re-inkers like Encore! metallic and White (makes great snow))

6. Check your aquapainter. If it is damp, dry it off with your paper towel. You don't want the brush wet. Slightly damp is optimal. Craft ink and water do not mix. Glassy Glaze and water do not mix.

7. Start painting your tile. The craft ink will only stick to the tile. You may notice this as you are painting.

8. It is always best to start from the middle and work your way outward. Sometimes that's harder to do as you want to use all the same color first so you don't have to keep cleaning the brush over and over again.

9. If you make a mistake, your baby wipes will be your best friend. DO NOT saturate the Glassy Glaze in any way when you wipe off your mistake. Just a quick wipe over the boo-boo. Now, be sure to dry where you wiped!

10. Craft ink stays wet for a while. However, if you see that your paint is pulling away from where you wanted it, re-paint it then drop the Glassy Glaze over your wet ink. This will stop the paint from running. You do NOT want to touch your brush to the Glassy Glaze on the tile though. It will get caught in the bristles. It is best to put the Glassy Glaze on once your completely done painting your tile.

12. Bake your tile again for 10 minutes in the same 350 degree oven. Let completely cool before tying a ribbon or other embellishments for your tile. When it comes out of the oven, it should look like the picture at the top!

Enjoy!

Tomorrow's lesson? Tiles & Glitter?? OH YEAH, BABY!!

New Stamps!!!

Believe it or not, I didn't even know the Big Brown Truck made a stop at my house. It's so reminicient of Christmas... Ol' Saint Nick travels far and wide to deliver presents to good little girls and boys... ahhhhh.

It's the same feeling EVERY time UPS stops at my house. Whether the package contains items for me or my customers... I just get all happy! This time is no exception because this time it was filled with NEW stamps just for me!!!!! Now, I got these new stamps on Friday but I have only just mounted one set!

"Just Buzzing By" is the name of this set. It is so stinking cute!! I am off to my upline's house today for a holiday celebration. We are all supposed to make a hand-stamped item! Here's what I am bringing. I am kind of not wanting to bring this. I am kind of wanting to keep it for myself...

Luckily, I stamped another image. The positioning is off so I can't make exactly this but I am sure I will make something else with it! hehe.. I am so happy!!! I can't wait to play with some of the other sets I bought!

Snowman House!

Oh my goodness! This is the cutest darn box!! There are 8 - 4 x 4 cards & envelopes that go with this adorable box. Want to see them? You are going to have to take my class! hehehe... Tuesday, December 9th! Can't make it?? Contact me about a "class on the go!" I will pre-cut your paper and ribbon and give you specific directions. You will need a few things, Punch Pals stamp set, a few different punches and some inks... Contact me and I will give you a complete list of what you will need! What a fabulous gift this would make for someone that has everything! They surely don't have this! LOL!!

Gum Wrappers

Wow! These little beauties are not only popular at craft shows/fairs. They are also popular with customers. I was told by one of my club members that she is using gum wrappers as place cards at her Thanksgiving table! What a clever idea, Donna! Thanks for sharing.

Anyway, this is just one of the hundreds of gum wrappers I have done in the past. These are fun, fast and great for gift giving. They also keep kids out of your gum!! Want the chance to purchase them? Come to the craft fair at Horizon Middle School this weekend!! It's from 9 - 3 on Saturday the 22nd of November!

Enjoy!

Rub-ons On Sale!

Sorry I have been quiet - blogging wise. I have been getting ready for the Holiday rush of Craft Fairs. Our two biggest ones are coming up: Horizon Middle School and Doherty High School! With that said, I have a couple of projects to share! You know me.. I am a tease... so one day at a time... *wink*

I am a huge fan of the Stampin' Up! rub-ons... ALL OF THEM!! There's not a set that I can't see potential in. For Club this month, I showcased our rub-ons AND Gift Notes II! This was one of the fastest projects. We used 2 different sets: Hidden Garden and Chit Chat. Chit Chat is a MUST have! You have every occasion, holiday and event sentiments in one set! WOW!!

Anyway, I let my club members pick any saying they wanted that was Birthday related from the Chit chat set. We used the Hidden Garden flowers/stems in white and chocolate chip. We even used a little ribbon for a great look.

Interested in joining a club? Contact me. I am looking to start new ones in January/February time frame!

Craft Fair Photos

Kimberly and I always have a great time at craft fairs. Her and I like to do about 4 a year together. This is us at Sand Creek High School.

This was taken just after the doors opened. See how full the table was? It was NOT like that at noon! We had people lined up all along the table!! Crafts were just flying out the door! Phew!

One thing is for sure: We are going to BUSY from now until Horizon!!!

Cook-marks

Hello Everyone!

I am so sorry that I have been silent these past two weeks. I have been VERY busy making craft fair items. Here's something I have been DYING to make! The cook-marks were introduced to us at the SU! Convention this year. How cool would it be to make a whole set? VERY cool! How cool would it be to make a box for it? WOWSERS! Just fabulous!

My club members, the BBB, as they are fondly known as, made a cook-mark in club last month... they are all about to receive the instructions! WOO HOO!! Oh the perks of being a club member! *wink*

Speaking of clubs, I am looking to add three clubs to my schedule - The Big Shot Club - and a water color crayon club or marker club - and a scrapbook club! Want more details? Feel free to email me!

There is also an extra exclusive club... Stamps in the Mail! This one is in the works but basically, you get everything delivered to your door! Let me know if you are interested in this one...

Club Card

WOO HOO!! I had an awesome club on Saturday. We had so much fun talking and stamping. Yeah!! That's what it's all about. Well here is the card that we did for club. I have to admit that I changed very little from the original design. It is NOT my design... I did change a few things but not much!

I wanted to highlight the stamps that are on sale. This stamp set, Party Hearty is 20% off with a $20 purchase! WOW!! Thank you, Stampin' Up! Anyway, the ladies loved it! They will be getting an email from me shortly about a bonus project! Ah, the perks of being in a club! I created a box for them to hold a bundle of one of their projects. It's stinkin' cute!

Want to join a club? There are many different types, depending on your interests... we can have a scrapbook club, a marker club, a watercolor crayon club, the list goes on and on... let me know what your interests are and we can create a club to suit your needs :)

Decor Elements Thanks

Wow, this tile turned out beautifully! I took a 13 x 13 tile and rubbed our Season of Thanks on it, cutting off the flourish at the bottom and rubbing it on the side! I was going to put a ribbon or something on it but... there's no room!! Total cost for this project - About $16.00! I love it!! I have done a few other decorations too - the total cost not going over $30.00 I am going to take a picture of it - It's a shadow box with the same saying... I filled the box with "fall decorations" but... you can totally change the "theme" of the shadow box with other Holiday decorations as well! Wait until you see it... I will post it soon but please promise me you won't tease me on how crooked it is... I accidently touched part of it to the glass and it stuck better than I expected... Usually they are so FORGIVING when you put them on the wall, tiles and other materials to rub on... I didn't know how well it would stick to glass!!

I posted this picture - wait - maybe I didn't... LOL!! If I posted this picture, then I did it a long time ago. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with this wall... I put the Live Every Moment in because I wanted that where it was. Finally, I put in the Organic Outlines... just the other day! hehe... At any rate, this wall is complete! I love the way it turned out!

Decor Elements Crazy

Well, last night I got a wild hair and started playing with my Decor Elements! Some of them I have had for a while. Some of them I just recently received. At any rate, I am having a blast! If you notice, my kitty is in the doorway! That little turkey will do anything to get into the picture :) I am surprised the kids didn't come down... they always know when Mom has a camera too! Isn't that always they way... They either only talk to you when you are on the phone or they come out of the wood work when you break out the camera!

Over the next few days, I am going to post even more of these fabulous vinyl clings up on my blog. I am on a Decor Elements kick right now! WOO HOO!! I put one on a tile that you just have to see! It's perfect for the holidays coming up! You don't want to miss that. Check back tomorrow for that one!

Ok, I have to post just one more picture. This has GOT to be my favorite Decor Elements that we have so far! It's so elegant! My family LOVES having it in the dining room. The kids both looked up at the table this morning and said, "Oh wow Mom! That's cool!" They are 9 & 4!! LOL!! At any rate, you can only get this one as a "Hostess gift" with a $350 show or more! Want to earn one?? Give me a call! We will get that on your wall soon!!

Happy Accidents!

So, I have been on a tile kick these past few days. I have 3 stamp sets that I have been dying to put ink on. The one featured yesterday, the one featured today and the one featured tomorrow. The one featured yesterday was called A Cardinal Christmas. Today's featured stamp set is Flores Suaves out of our Celebrando Creatividad catalog!

Now, my plan was to make a "small" tile just as shown with these two stamped images, coloring them and putting ribbon around them... Well, I put the tile in the oven. I usually set a tile and go back to working on other tiles... well, I forgot this tile in the oven... for almost 4 hours! Now, while I don't recommend leaving the house (like I did) - I do like the result of this. It's very shabby chic. It looks distressed and worn... I like it! This tile is, of course, not done yet! It needs a ribbon and a tag... I just had to show it off!

Tiles...

Wow! I have to say that making tiles has got to be one of my favorite things to make for Craft Fairs. They are usually very easy and very beautiful. However, I tried something different. Usually when you make a tile, you always use a solid or bold stamp. You don't usually use outline stamps because they will look nekkid when you are done.

Well, I stumbled upon something interesting. I found a way to COLOR outline stamps!! Would you like to learn how?? I bet you would! Come to one of my tile classes this month (see my Stampin' Up! website) or I will have ONE class next month! These tiles make beautiful gifts for Christmas!

What do you think? Do you like it? I like it! *giggles* Tomorrow, I will post a "happy accident" that happened today.

Batter Up!

I created this card for a teacher-friend of mine. She's got a superstar of a baseball player in her family and he went out and raised money for his latest venture (a traveling baseball team). At any rate, she asked that I make her 10 cards. Here's what I came up with.

On the final card, I changed the background to the larger of the stars from the Classic Backgrounds stamp set. I used Just Baseball for the main images and used Taking Care of Business for the sentiment. I like the way it came out... i think it needs something but... i can't put my finger on what... oh well! Enjoy your day!

Ornament Fun!

I love making Christmas Ornaments. This is my favorite time of year. Stampin' Up! is even making it easier with their new kits! You can get chipboard set; it's chipboard shapes with paper that matches so it makes it easier for you to decorate your tree this year... there is the Country Living set that comes with a stamp set... there is also a "paper" set that has pre-cut and scored designer paper. WOW!! Thanks, Stampin' Up! If you are interested in ordering, see my Stampin' Up! business website!

I am getting ready for the craft fair season - slowly but surely! I try to see what will have the best turn-over. This year, I really think I am going to have a hit with ornaments! Here are some of the ornaments that I have made so far. These are not in the "kits" that I talked about above. I am waiting for my order to come in so I can make those. This one uses the Baja Breeze re-inker and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (I know the color of the picture is off. It sure looks great in person!). These ornaments are so easy to make. But they are a bit on the messy side! LOL! If these ornaments don't sell at the craft fair, I am totally putting them on my tree. This one uses the stamp set from the Hostess Collection - Level 1 - Punches Three.

This ornament uses the Pacific Point re-inker and glitter! I also did a little rub-on magic to this one. I have to say that I wished I remembered to use tape! Anytime you use rub-ons on circular or cylindrical objects, it's always a good idea to either rub the image on before it becomes that rounded shape OR to tape the image to the ornament so it doesn't move!

WOW! The color is really off on this image too. I am sorry for that. It is much more beautiful and vibrant in person. This one uses Stampin' Up!'s Fine Cosmo Glitter - Turquoise! Oh, it's truly lovely in person!

Next, is the close up of the Garden Green ornament. On this ornament, I actually taped the image down and got a MUCH better result!! I am quite tickled with the color and the way the rub-on turned out! WOO HOO! It's actually straight on the ornament but there was something wrong with the hanger, I can't seem to bend it the right way to get it to hang right... Oh well. It's all good! I have some other ideas up my sleeve. We'll see if they turn out well or not. *grins*

Do you want to know how I did these ornaments? Do you? Oh good! Well, my ornament class is scheduled for November 21st! We are going to make a BUNCH of different ornaments that night. One of them is going to be the "glass ornaments." The rest uses the Star Bright Kit. I will add all sorts of things to the ornaments to make them "prettier."

One lesson I have learned: Your ornament takes on the color of your glitter, unless you are using: Dazzling Diamonds! Here is my Pink Pirouette ornament. If I had to chose one ornament that I liked the most... I couldn't choose! It would have to depend on my mood. Well that's all for now. I have to finish my ornament craze. I have one more thought of what to do with a glass ornament and I don't want to tell you what it is until I try it! So, with that, I will leave you with thoughts of sugar-plums dancing in your head! Enjoy!!

Halloween Countdown Calendar

Ok, I know it's a bit late for this. I had this class a while ago but just got pictures of it! I took an ordinary baking pan and turned it into a magnet board for this adorable Halloween Countdown! I can't wait until the Christmas Countdown in November. It looks like a Christmas Tree! It's awesome.

For our Halloween Countdown, we used the new paper Ghostly Greetings paper and a bunch of the new Halloween stamps mixed with some current stamp sets. I had to throw in one set that wasn't current because I didn't want to have repeat images. I don't like to bring in those stamps because I can't sell them to you.

I think it turned out great! Please, click on the image to see it better. What do you think? Cute?

Decor Elements Countdown

When I saw this Decor Element rub-on, I just had to make this! I am sure I got the idea from the Stampin' Up! Convention or some other source. It is certainly not my own idea. However, I did design the box to be functional and hold 1 Ghirardelli Chocolate it in. I will probably try to find two chocolates to put in it, since I have two children!

Yes, that is a sheet of metal that the rub-on was applied to. Yes, those boxes have magnets on the back!

I was going to teach this as a class. However, I do not think it is a cost effective class to teach. The sheet metal is about $5. The magnets are $3. The frame was about $15. The rub-on is $19.95. Paper, ribbon, sticky tape... It just seems like a lot to ask a person to purchase... not to mention the time it will take a class to make each box - so... with that said, I am going to offer the class instructions for FREE - with the purchase of the rub-on! What do you think? You interested?? Contact me for more details.

Another Harvest Home Card... Love it!

This card was actually a workshop card! It was a lot of fun showing the ladies watercoloring... most of them enjoyed the watercolor crayons too! To me, watercoloring is just so relaxing. If the color is not quite right you can blend it with another... it's very forgiving... I also love the simplicity of this card... I hope you enjoy it too!

I have lots to post this week! I am working on our World Card Making Day/Cards for the Cure Day! It's this Saturday and you are invited to come! Contact me if you make it... I will give you all the details!

We Got Skeeters!!! RUN!!!

I made this card a long time ago and forgot to post it! I don't know what I was thinking... Oh that's right... I wasn't thinking. hehe. At any rate, I just adore this set, "Under the Stars." I can't wait to make a movement card with this bear!

What makes me smile when I look at this card is that I have a story to go with the card! The bear is putting Skeeter Spray on his armpits... notice the dark patches under his arms? Ah, but where did the Skeeter land? On the top of his arm, where the bear didn't put the spray... The bear is saying... GRRRRRREAT because he forgot to spray EVERYWHERE...

Dang, that was a long story! LOL!! A very fun card to make though. Stay tuned for the movement card where the Bear Flies with the Skeeters!

Big Shot Banner

My husband came home from Iraq about 2 weeks ago... doesn't really seem that long... and I wanted to show off my Big Shot Banner. I think it came out great. My only regret is that I didn't have the last "e" in Home. I had to make it up with a sticky letter. I also had Chunky Glitter on each letter... but I found out that the Chunky Glitter doesn't stick well with Craft Ink. It totally needs Mono!

My husband loved the banner in his favorite red (adding white & blue). The kids were so proud of it too. They helped me hang it up... well they didn't but they thought they did... LOL! I didn't have the heart to tell them otherwise. The kids are very glad to have their dad back. Max has gone from "Mama's boy" to "Daddy's boy." You know, I don't mind a bit... I am almost thrilled with losing my ranking in Max's eyes. It proves to me how much he truly missed his daddy.

I habitually leave my front door open when I am home. I have to say that someone walking their children to school saw the banner and came over because they knew my husband was home and wanted to wish him well and welcome back! I don't know if or when I will take it down... LOL.

Boot Camp Card

Hi Everybody,

I wanted to post my 3rd boot camp card. I am having a good time with Boot Camp. I am stepping outside of the box and stepping out of my comfort zone. While I hate stepping out of my comfort zone, I do like the results I am getting... I am learning to incorporate EVERYTHING into my business... ANYWAY!

One thing you are going to see me use more and more is buttons. I own almost all the buttons Stampin' Up! has. I just don't utilize them enough!! They are so cute and add so much to a card.

I hope you enjoy the card!

October specials

The Winter Mini is coming out soon! October 1st you can start ordering!! I am so excited it's not even funny. This is one of the sets for the October special - select birthday stamps are 20% to celebrate Stampin' Up!'s 20th Anniversary! Crazy for Cupcakes is on that list! What an awesome stamp set!

Anyway, here's my take on the card that is on the flyer. I changed the colors to be more fall-like! I also added the Scallop Edge punch to give it a little more flavor.

I like the way it turned out! I hope you do too!

Boot Camp Card/WOW Swap

Greetings All,

Well here is another Boot Camp Card! I am also doing this card for a Wow Swap later on this month! I really liked the way this turned out! I used the Big Shot and the Leaves die. I also embossed glossy paper and watercolored with reinkers. I created a mask and sponged the background to make it look like a sunset... The colors are so rich and beautiful. I hope you like it!

This stamp set is called, Happy Blessings and is in the Winter Mini Catalog. You can order it via my website AFTER October 1st!

Holy Cow

Hi All - I just realized that I forgot to show off my card! I recently has a Christmas Card Crank-out at my house. Three wonderful ladies made 16 cards - 4 layouts (4 cards each layout). This is one of the cards. Jealous huh? Well, I am having another crank out in October. You could be the hostess, if you want to have a more exclusive party (wink).

This stamp set, Snow Swirled, is on sale for $21.21 until the end of September. You can order right on my website too: Click Here to Go Shopping. It makes the most beautiful cards! Definitely a must have if you are thinking of making your own Christmas cards this year!!

Colors used: Pacific Point, Bashful Blue and Whisper White!

Boot Camp Card

I do not know what kind of detail I am allowed to give out about this card. I will tell you that this was one of my assignments while in Business Boot Camp! Luckily, I was able to crop this photo a bit and do some rotating because MAN IT WAS CROOKED! I probably would have gotten kicked out of Boot Camp it was so crooked... maybe I shouldn't be telling you this! LOL!!

I liked the way this card turned out. It is sure feeling like autumn here in Colorado! The temperature has been in and out of the 50's!!! It's too early for my tastes but... I get what I get and I don't throw a fit. LOL!

I am really in the mood to do another Christmas Card... it will have to wait until tomorrow... I am finally off to dream-land at 1:30 AM! sheesh

New Rubbah Delivery!

WOO HOO!!! I love when I hear that rumble around Noon! That rumble with the screechy brakes that stop at my house... Yes... the UPS man came today! Mike is our driver.

At any rate, I tore into my box and grabbed hold of this (please note, the time is 1:25 or so - I had to warm up the scanner and I was on the phone when Mike came!) and just had to complete it! I LOVE IT!!!!!!! It took me, maybe 20 minutes to complete it as is. I still have to add the dates on the calendar sheets on the back but that shouldn't take me long!! I am so excited!! OH!!

The inside is sort of decorated (meaning the calendar sheets) because I truly want to add my family's "dates." I am giving these to all my relatives as gifts for Christmas!! It is so stinking beautiful!! THANK YOU STAMPIN' UP!! I LOVE YOU!!

I am going to make a class with this in October/November. We will use the LARGE clipboard making it a look at head calendar! What a wonderful gift as well! Stay tuned for more details and a sneak peek when I have completed it! LOL

Playing with the templates

Well, I am playing with the templates here at Blogger.com. I am currently using this one because today in Colorado it was COLD... well let's just say that Fall/Autumn is in the air! I am going to put up a Fall/Autumn card soon! Playing with another set that scream WATERCOLOR ME!! Do you know which one I mean? Try and guess...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Well, when new rubbah comes to my house, it's mounted immediately. *Blushes*... that kind of sounds bad! I mean rubbah stamps on wooden blocks! *giggles*

I received a shipment a few days ago but I was hell bent on finishing some projects that I have been neglecting for some time. My friend's blog was one of them. My stamps in the mail from March - July of this year! My scraps in the mail from OCTOBER of last year! Yes, 2007!!! No, I haven't finished those yet but I did finish ALL of my stamps in the mail and one layout from my Scraps in the mail! Woo HOO!!

At any rate, I had this need to start planning for the month. I stopped working on Scraps in the mail and started planning my workshops. While playing with the ON SALE stamp set called, "Snow Swirled," I discovered that this card didn't have the look I was going for! It's still a pretty card. I don't think you can see the embossed white snowflakes on the Very Vanilla paper... That was part of the problem. It's not a "workshop" card because it's all embossed. Even the tree is embossed.

Well, I thought I would share because I do like the card... it's just... well, missing something! *shrugs* I hope you like it!

Workshop Scrapbook page

Greetings All!
I wanted to show you something really cool! I introduced my last workshop ladies to this 6 x 6 page. It is a very simple page to put together with two techniques - clear embossing the sun and markering a stamp. I used Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango and Riding Hood Red; accenting with Summer Sun - very summery looking page in my opinion! I chose the Life's A Breeze set because, quite frankly, I am still scrapbooking the summer... course, I haven't scrapbooked in a really long time so....... hey i started here! LOL!!

I then asked and answered this question, "What if I don't scrapbook 6 x 6? What if I scrapbook 8 1/2 x 11?" I showed them what they can do with this page by dropping it into the 8 1/2 x 11! I got a lot of "Ahhhs" from this. It got them thinking, ok, this can be used in many ways. I love to get customers thinking. I watched them and it was so quiet at that moment that you could have heard a pin drop! I wanted to take their pulse at this time so I said, "Do you see how the 6 x 6 easily fits into an 8 1/2 x 11?" A little more silence and some nodding... this is good.

Then I went for their next shock because I normally don't scrapbook in 6 x 6. Now, I then said, "Ok, now what happens if someone asks, "I don't scrapbook either of those two sizes. I scrapbook 12 x 12. I am ready for them when I show them this: then I showed them what a 12 x 12 could look like. Peoples eyes got bigger as I finished up the demonstration. I still had one trick up my sleeve though! However, like me, when I was shown this way of showing customers what they can do with a 6 x 6, I had that same awe-struck face.


I asked if anyone was NEVER going to scrapbook ever... silence. "Good, well if anyone cares to make a card out of their scrapbook page..." I showed them what a card would look like, just in case there were people there that didn't or wouldn't scrapbook. I showed them this card. It uses the exactly elements that I made the scrapbook page. I literally just folded it in half.

Well, I hope you enjoyed my little presentation! By the way, I have no idea what happened to the scrapbook page above. It was right when I uploaded it... now it's all crooked! UGH!

Workshop Card

Good evening! Well, I had a bunch of scanning to do so I thought I would share a card I did for my workshop on Friday. Thanks to Lorinda my club is just missing one more player! It was missing 4! I will happily fill in until we can fill it! At any rate, I met some super nice ladies that I hope all come and stamp with me again soon!

I love using Fun & Fast Notes at my workshops! It's so versatile. This card came out pretty, in my opinion. The biggest hit was DEFINITELY the Scallop Edge punch! I am surprised I got to bring it home!

DVD Tin Class

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to post something new more often. Here is my DVD tin class that I am had tonight. Is it not gorgeous??? I am totally in love with it!

I used the Big Shot (and my customers will too) to cut out the Top Notes shape both in Very Vanilla and Basic Grey. Not Quite Navy and Baja Breeze are the dominant colors in this project. It is absolutely lickable! I also love the filigree brads too! WoW!! This project made me sit up and take notice!

I showed it to my upline and she looked at it... looked at it some more and said... "I wouldn't change a thing." That is such a HUGE compliment for me! WOO HOO!!

Anyway, I had to share... aren't you sorry you didn't sit in for this class? You should be! hehe!

Oh My!

Ok, I was NOT a huge silohuette fan... I say was... coz... NOW I AM!! I got this delicious stamp set at Convention this year. It is simply gorgeous! I have another card that I made with it but I totally CASEd it. I will post it on my site tomorrow. Now, this one, I am pretty sure someone else did it but I got the idea from Kimberly... she oriented the card differently and did different things with it but this is my interpretation of the card!

I did two other versions of this card - one with glossy paper and versa mark... yummy... and one exactly the same as this one but with Very Vanilla Craft Ink and More Mustard... oh that's pretty too!

At any rate, I hope you enjoy this card! It is very simple stamping but oh-so-elegant!

3D Swap

I can't wait to show you all the cool stuff happening at Stampin' Up! Some of it is going to happen later rather than sooner but the latest tidbit is the New Demonstrator incentive! $99 Starter Kit! Sign up under me after August 11th and there is an extra incentive for you - $50 in free product from the new catalog, from me. Click on the Join My Team link to find out how!

Now, here is the 3d swap that I did. I made this scratch pad holder. It is refillable - you can take the pad out and put another in. It's very cool! This is one of three projects in an upcoming "You have to have a paper Trimmer" class. It highlights the Stampin' Up! paper trimmer and why you need one!

I have always used the Stampin' Up! tabletop cutter and was just peachy using it... until... until... I discovered the beauty of the Paper Trimmer. Yeah, I know, I know... I am slow but I am cute. Anyway this is NOT my convention swap. I gave them all away. This is my "I am using all my Wild Wasabi" give-away! I used the new Riding Hood Red and Bella Rose Paper instead but it looked very similar to this one!

Convention!

Oh my goodness! Convention was just amazing! The announcements that were made were just unbelievable! All I have to say is that I will be a BIG SHOT with the BIG SHOT soon! Yes, we are getting our own, Stampin' Up! Exclusive, Big Shot! We will have exclusive dies that no one else will be able to get unless they order through a demonstrator! We got a sneak peek at just some of them! OH, I can't tell you enough about it!! September is when customers can order the Big Shot from SU!

One of the great things that happens at Convention is that most demonstrators swap card fronts, 3d items and such. It is meant to give other demonstrators ideas on card, 3d items, etc. Here is a picture of my card swap. This uses Whisper White, Basic Black and Close to Cocoa paper as well as Bella Rose, our NEW Double-Sided Paper (aka: DSP). It features Sanded and Dreams du Jour (a NEW stamp set). I have another swap I will show you tomorrow!

My upline, Kimberly Van Diepen, made the number 7 demonstrator in the United States of America (there are almost 50,000 demonstrators in the US)! I couldn't have been more proud of her achievement! Kimberly works hard all the time. She has moved her SU! business 4 times and she is always teaching us things she's learned and put into practice. She is an inspiration to us all! Kimberly - you deserve that award and more! Enjoy every moment of it!

Retired Stamps for Sale

Hi All! I have some of my stamp sets for sale. These are the ones I can bare to sell that is... *grins* Here's my listing on Craig's List in Colorado Springs:

Retired Sets for Sale!

New Pretties

On Wednesday night, there was a Stationery Box Class at my house! I featured some of the retiring paper (Bali Breeze and In Colors Texture). The ladies there really seemed to love it! During the class, stampers made not only the box but 4 cards, 3 note cards and 2 gift tags (which can also be made into a card!). This is one of those gift tags! The stamp set featured on this tag is called Dreams du Jour. It is BRAND NEW!! It will be in the new catalog coming out on August 11th! The rest of the paper is Rose Red, Whisper White. The ribbon is River Rock! You can't really tell in the photo but the butterfly is stamped, then stamped again on another piece of paper, cut out, and popped up on Dimensionals with a little bit of Dazzling Diamonds on the wings. It is just beautiful!

I am doing another Stationery Box Class on August 24th. This will be a completely different looking box (although the template is the same). I will be using new paper, new stamp sets... Oh I am so excited I can hardly stand it!