Nov 17, 2009 | rubber stamping
To give you a change of pace from the holiday themed cards I have been posting…here's a Thinking of You card that we did the other evening at club. We used Stampin' Up!'s Eastern Blooms set, and the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. Gold elastic cord for accents. For the knot, we used 2 pieces of cord, doubled over & knotted in the middle; the ends of the cord are adhered behind the image. Just a little different way to use your cording for an accent.
The last two weeks of November are busy for me – Christmas Card Clinic, two stamp a stacks and a workshop! OK I'm back to the stamp room to cut cardstock!
Nov 16, 2009 | Announcements
I know some of you are saying "I knew that…." LOL. I just received the official word that I am a Stampin Up My Digital Studio Certified Demonstrator. What does that mean? It means I can help you with any questions you have about the software and its use! As part of the certification program, I attended webinars, completed quizzes and printed product with the software. (In fact, I'm anticipating delivery of my self-created but professionally-printed Christmas cards in the next couple of days!).
If you're interested in finding out more about this great software, contact me. Don't forget that hostesses can purchase the My Digital Studio software for 50% off with workshop sales over $525 (all the more reason to have a BIG stamping party!!).
Nov 15, 2009 | Announcements
If you want to join me at the Holiday Stamp a Stack in Mississauga…
Please contact me before Wednesday if you wish to attend! $30 to create 8 cards in 4 different styles plus a box of gift giving tags. (Did I also mention door prizes?! LOL). Hope that you can make it.
Nov 14, 2009 | Christmas
The spotlight technique is a fun way to add a quick shot of colour to your line images. These reindeer are my favouries from Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Line Up stamp set. This is the "thrifty" version of spotlight… The reindeer are stamped in Basic Brown onto the Very Vanilla Cardstock. To spotlight an area you have a couple of options – you could stamp a second image and punch a circle out of it…or you could punch a ring and place it on your original image. To create a punched ring, punch the inner portion first. In this case, I used the 1-3/8" circle punch on Garden Green Cardstock. I then used the 1-3/4" circle punch upside down so I could centre the original punch out when I punched again to create a ring. Clear as mud?!
Anyway, once I adhered the green ring in place on my image, I used my Stampin' Write markers to colour in the portion contained by the ring, and added the Red Cosmo fine glitter to the nose of the centre reindeer. The Merry & Bright sentiment is from a retired Stampin' Up! set but I thought it suited the card.
If you'd like to use this card for your holiday greetings this year, it's being offered at my Christmas Card Clinic. Contact me to reserve your spot & your design…and I'll prep everything for you!
Nov 13, 2009 | rubber stamping
Stampin' Up! is now offering Hostess sets in the Mini Catalogues in addition to the choices in the Idea Book and Catalogue – plenty of decisions to make when you select your free hostess set! This hostess only stamp set is in the Holiday Mini Catalogue – Snow Buddes. I stamped the snow men on Whisper White cardstock and tore around the images to create the snowbanks. Stars in Encore Metallic Gold ink and a touch of colour with Stampin' Write markers complete the card.
If you'd like to earn free merchandise, consider hosting a class with your friends! Depending on workshop sales, hostesses can earn free merchandise, exclusive hostess sets and take advantage of hostess only specials. This month, if your workshop sales are $330 or more, you can receive any item in the Holiday Mini for just $14!! (Excludes hostess sets and My Digital Studio software). If your sales are $525 or over, you can purchase the My Digital Studio software for HALF PRICE! Contact me for details.
To give you a change of pace from the holiday themed cards I have been posting…here's a Thinking of You card that we did the other evening at club. We used Stampin' Up!'s Eastern Blooms set, and the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. Gold elastic cord for accents. For the knot, we used 2 pieces of cord, doubled over & knotted in the middle; the ends of the cord are adhered behind the image. Just a little different way to use your cording for an accent.
