Feb 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thought I'd share the project that my son created for school. He had to come up with some sort of advertisement for a product. Initially he chose a fictitious hat company, but was having trouble moving forwards from there. We brainstormed together and ended up using my Stampin' Up! business as a real-life example of a product. Having a real world item to focus on made this project so much easier for him! All of a sudden, it was much simpler to identify things like "target market" "message" and "product" – so the project was done quickly (much to the relief of BOTH of us! LOL you parents know what I mean).
So here is the poster presentation that he gave in class – and got top marks! Yay!
In case you're curious, he was focusing on the fact that you could learn to make cards by attending classes with me and using Stampin' Up! products. Always nice to have a cheerleader in your corner! …And of course, if you want to attend a class, you are always welcome! There's still a few spots open in March's card class but you'll need to RSVP to save your spot for Wednesday, March 6th at 7pm. 😉
My Stampin' Up! business helps fund my creative endeavours and I also use some of the funds towards family trips, which is why my son likes it! Of course, another thing that really made sure he was on board with my Stampin' Up! business was the fact that we were able to attend the Manager's Reception while at the Leadership conference earlier this year. We had already booked to be in Orlando as I was running the Disney Marathon when I found out Leadership was at the same time in the same place!! There was room for guests at the Manager's Reception, so I was able to bring my mom & son to enjoy my first time at this event. We had a FANTASTIC time. There is nothing like being able to run around The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Park when you are the ONLY ONES IN THERE!! It was amazing… I didn't take my big camera, so these are shots from my iphone…but you get the idea, right?
the invitation….
Stampin' Up! logo at the reception
Hogwarts at night…
inside the wand shop, where the wand is picking the wizard!!
So grateful to have been able to share this fun experience with my family and my Stampin' Up! friends. Thanks to my team of demonstrators and all my customers for making this career so fun and rewarding.
Nov 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
I pulled up this photo of a poppy my son made in school a few years ago, since it's a papercraft and it's Remembrance Day…
I've noted before that I've been working on having an "attitude of gratitude" in general. I made sure that I took a few moments today to be grateful for all those who served and who still serve the country.
Jun 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ice cream!!
We made this card in class last week – a fun way to use punches with just a little bit of cutting involved. Nothing even close to "fussy cutting" since I am a lazy crafter, after all…
This card uses the Pennant Parade stamp set, punched out with the Petite Pennant Builders punch to create the cone, and then topped with punched out circles that have a wavy line cut at the bottom to create the ice cream scoops.
Around here it's been hot & humid, so ice cream is a welcome treat – and this one has no calories!! Another calorie-free sweet treat in June is provided by Stampin' Up! – become a demonstrator this month and you will receive a suite of products for free! Contact me or click here for more information
We will be continuing with classes through the summer, and my home is air conditioned, so why not come and be creative?! July & August class dates are up, and there's always the option for me to come to you – get a group of friends together and we'll set a date!! Contact me for more information or to register.
Jun 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
With the new catalogue, Stampin' Up! is introducing new firm foam ink pads. I have had a chance to use them, and I am impressed!!
The new pads provide better ink coverage with less effort – a light tapping motion will give great coverage and produce wonderful images. Another bonus – there are labels that you can put onto the end of your ink pads so they are easily identified if in your colour caddy.
If you're attending one of my classes in the near future, you'll get the chance to try out the new pads – I think you'll like them!! Please contact me if you have any questions.
Mar 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Don't forget to put your clocks forward an hour tonight! We "spring" forward….admittedly, I find this a little more challenging than "falling back"! I will be posting some recent class samples in the next week – apologies for the bit of "radio silence" here – busy behind the scenes and fitting in as many classes and workshops as possible before the end of Sale-a-Bration!
Jan 26, 2012 | cards, TV/Video/Web/Tech, Uncategorized
Sometimes it's just a question of being in the right place at the right time…Through another demonstrator, we met a woman who was helping organize the Helping a Hero gala in conjunction with the taping of the final episode of Extreme Makeover – Home Edition. She needed crowd fillers, and we were more than happy to help her out!
Below – Ty Pennington and Meredith Iler (the organizer extraordinaire)
The evening was to raise funds for the organization plus celebrate the building of a home for a local wounded war veteran. All the designers were there, Lee Greenwood was there to sing as were the Four Tenors (originally the Ten Tenors from Australia).
Paige and some of the Tenors (above)
Demo friends and Tenors (below)
Kim, Lydia, Mel, Sue, me, Liz, Dana with a few Aussie guys thrown in for good measure ;)
This was one of those neat life experiences!
Oh – and just in case you forgot this was a paper crafting blog….here's another cute sample shared by Stampin' Up! at Leadership – this one uses the Fashionable Hearts embosslit die for the Big Shot plus the Labels Collection Framelit die in the background.
See, don't you wish you were a Stampin' Up! demonstrator so you could attend Leadership?! Oh wait, you CAN be!! Contact me for more information!
Thought I'd share the project that my son created for school. He had to come up with some sort of advertisement for a product. Initially he chose a fictitious hat company, but was having trouble moving forwards from there. We brainstormed together and ended up using my Stampin' Up! business as a real-life example of a product. Having a real world item to focus on made this project so much easier for him! All of a sudden, it was much simpler to identify things like "target market" "message" and "product" – so the project was done quickly (much to the relief of BOTH of us! LOL you parents know what I mean).
