Archives for March 2010

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Bunny & Chickie Boxes

bunny-and-chickie-boxAre you ready for super stinkin' cuteness?! Join me for today's video, created while I was preparing for Easter this weekend making these adorable box buddies. The Bunny and Chickie boxes are made from the Big Shot Top Note die and Fancy Favor Box Die. You could also use these cuties on a card, over a goody bag, as a tag, place setting or just about anything! So versitile, and great for spring, beyond Easter. The bunny box was inspired by my friend BJ Peters. BJ is a mastermind with the big shot,

Only 3 days left Good Neighbor!

good-neighbors-boxTimes-a-ticking away...and final hours of the Stampin Up Sale a bration are upon us! Just 3 days left until it all ends. Build your own house and neighborhood with the Good Neighbor stamp set (118378 wood, or 119116 clear) and the Welcome Neighbor designer series paper pad (118401). These matching sets are a limited edition, only available until THIS Wednesday, March 31! The best part is they are both FREE! You can collect them both FREE with a $100 order in my online store, or choose 1 FREE with a $50 order.

New England Stampin Up Demo Extravaganza – May 22

New England Stampin Up Demonstrator Extravaganza - May 22

Hosted by: Tami White and Deb Valder

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Happy Moments “Faux Layering”

card-class3 Today's video technique is "faux layering". Using masking to create the illusion of a torn layer on a single sheet of white card stock. I love the hanging birdcage, from the Happy Moments stamp set. Both Happy Moments and Whimsical words stamp sets are available for free for a limited time during Sale a bration. Hurry Sale A Bration ends March 31.

Happy Moments are going fast!

happy-moments-2 Wow, I'm getting caught up from being away and realized that Sale-a-bration ends 1 week from today! Holy cow!! That snuck up me, I was thinking there was so much time left, and all of these fabulous free special edition stamp sets are going to be gone forever *sniff* One of the great sets you can earn free with a $50 order is this one, called Happy Moments.

I’m back and Cheers to you!

cheers-to-youI just returned late last night from a great trip to visit family in the Florida Keys. I thought it seemed only appropriate to share a fun sunny card with tropical drinks on it hehehe. The is from the Cheers to You stamp set (114944), love the Margaritta, pina colada, martini, smoothie...just about any fun drink. These were colored with Stampin' write markers, then used Crystal Effects over the drinks to make them glossy and pop right off the card (hard to see that part in the photo).

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Chocolate Bunny

club-card-1-chocolate-bunnyI am so in love with this card and ribbon technique, the chocolate bunny is just the cutest dang stamp. We made this for my March stamp club, and although most of the stamp club projects are exclusive to the club, this one I'm sharing on the public blog for you. Complete with instruction sheet (which is another bonus perk exclusive to the club).

Petite Pansies Kit Part 2 of 2

This is part 2 of my series of the Petite Pansies is a Stampin Up Simply Sent Card kit (115704). Click here for part 1 > These samples were created by my friend Mary Polcin. My Mom (also a demonstrator) keeps stealing these samples off my display boards to show… Read More

Petite Pansies – Part 1 of 2

petite-pansies-mary-polcinPetite Pansies is a Stampin Up Simply Sent Card kit (115704). It's a complete kit in a box, including 4 pc stamp set, ink pads, card stock, aqua painter, adhesive and envelopes. It's fabulous and perfect for that beginner stamper. My friend Mary Policn went outside the box and took the 4 pc stamp set to a whole new level with these incredibly gorgeous cards. She is super talented! These were a class she held. I'll be posting a few more samples tomorrow.

You rock! Extreme Guitar Card

guitar You Rock! I love the extreme stamp collection: Extreme Dirt Bike, Extreme Snowboard, Extreme Surfboard, Extreme Skateboard and this one Extreme Guitar. They are cool silohettes that have so much potential. This card was created by Debbie Naylor, she also used the Extreme Elements Stamp set (115181). She stamped the splatter stamp from that set in yallow, then rolled in red (rock and roll technique) to create the cool background behind the guitar (stamped in black). The You Rock comes from the Just Jawing stamp set (111660).

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Vintage Vogue Elegance

card-class4This gorgeous, elegant card is simple and quick to create. It's perfect for any occasion. This video demonstrates the Finial textured background, along with the Stampin' Around jumbo wheel. Inspired by the very talented Lee Conrey.

More Magic! Bloomin’ Beautiful

bloomin-beautiful-3Today's project was inspired by the "Magic Monkey" from last month. Originally, I had created the Sock Monkey Magic card for my demonstrator group meeting. We were going to make him, then we had a bad snow storm and the meeting was canceled.

Surprise fun! Team Stamp It meeting pictures

meeting1 Last night we had our Team Stamp It demonstrator meeting. This meeting was mostly fun, I had a couple of really cool projects to make, and the gals brought some incredible shares and swaps! Some I'll share here, some I'll share later. I had gone through my display boards of cards samples...

VIDEO TUTORIAL: MDS Project Boxes

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Today's lesson is how to create these gorgeous boxes using the new Mini Project box downloads from Stampin Up. You don't even need the program to make these stinkin' cool boxes, just the download from my store. Simply print off my instruction sheet, download the templates and you're on your way!mds-box4-sweet-pea2

Cyber Wedding Expo: Favor Boxes – Part 11

mds-box1-wedding This darling wedding / party favor box was ssuper easy to create! Stampin Up just released a new download for My Digital Studio this week called "Mini Project Boxes". It was so super easy, this took seconds. The paper is Stampin Up Bride Specialty Paper (115669). Which is an elegant, foiled card stock (also comes in ivory, "Bridesmaid" and black, "Groom"). Basic Jumbo Grommets (114348) and Basic Black 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon (115605).

Stampin News: Haitian Relief totals & Special

Once again I’m reminded, with the support and outreach of an amazing company, and equally amazing customers, what an awesome job I have!! The Haitian Relief results are in, and they are astonishing! Worldwide, over 13,000 I {heart} Heart stamp sets were sold thru Feb 28.  Stampin Up donated $2… Read More

VIDEO TUTORIAL: “Trading Cases” Sunflower Sweet Treats

black-eye-susan-case3"Trading Cases" Stampin style! In the crafting world, we have an acronym called "CASE" it stands for "Copy and Share Everything". CASEing is what enables many of us who aren't naturally "gifted" with the creativity "gene" to feel like we are "queens of cuteness" (quote from Cheryl H.). Recently my friend Mary Fish and I had a bout of project envy. Project Envy = drooling over each other's creations (happens a lot, you may suffer from this too). So how does one cure "project envy"? black-eye-susan-caseOne CASES of course! Warning: CASEing causes excitement, pride and extreme satisfaction.

My Digital Studio Petal Pizzaz Card

my-digital-studio-sample-debbie-mcneill This is a "digitally stamped card" created with My Digital Studio. All of the elements used on this card are included in the program "out of the box". The stamp sets are Petal Pizzaz (flowers) & Thank You Kindly (words). The background designer paper is Soft Suede, and always artichoke grosgrain ribbon.

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Vintage Folk Flowers

folk-flowers-vintage-vogue1 Gorgeous, vintage emboss resist stencil...yes...stencil! True story! Check out today's video demoing an emboss resist technique using the Stampin Up Folk flowers Stencil (Occasions mini) combined this with the Vintage Vogue stamp set for an incredible look. Stencils...more then just fabulous walls and fabrics! Who knew?

Spring add on downloads for My Digital Studio

Mini Project Boxes - Digital Download - by Stampin' Up!Spring is almost here and now you have three new digital downloads to help add new life to all your My Digital Studio projects! You and your customers will love these new ribbons, Designer Series papers, and 3-D box patterns, and they’ll make the perfect addition to your My Digital Studio library.

Visit my online store for more info and to download these images >