I love this stamp set! It's brand new in the 2010-2011 Stampin Up Idea Book and Catalog, called Artistic Etchings (118517 wood, 120573 clear mount). This card was created by my downline Teresa Howe. She also used the Perfect Punches stamp set (117022 wood, 120516 clear mount) and the newsprint Designer series paper (117166).

This gorgeous sample of the new Because I Care hostess stamp set was created by Jane Rappleyea. She stamped the hydrangea in sahara sand and colored with stampin' pastels. The effect is subtle and beautiful. The colors are bashful blue, chocolate chip, pacific point and very vanilla.

I'm soooo excited about the new Stampin' Up Idea Book and Catalog, and one of my new favorites is the Because I Care Level 1 Hostess set (118384 wood, 120118 clear mount). The hydrangea on flower image is gorgeous!! This card was created by my downline Sue McQuiston, she's very talented and I love, love, love getting her cards. Sue enhanced this card with some sponging and used the new Vintage Wallpaper impressions (120175) folder for the Big shot for the background.

RETROFIT YOUR EXISTING STAMPIN' UP! PRODUCTS WITH THE NEW COLOR KITS! With all the excitement of Stampin' Up!'s color renovation, you might be wondering what the best way to update your existing Stampin' Up! products. Wonder no more! With the new color kits, you can get all of Stampin' Up!'s new colors (and just the colors you need) without the expense of repacing products you already have.

This cool card was a lot of fun to make, I used a white cotton paper daisy (formerly from the Pretties Kit, now found in the Paper Daisies 119243) and pushed it into a versamark pad, then in gold emobssing powder. Heated and Voila! This beautiful look was born. I… Read More

Last week my friend Rebecca and I got together and stamped. There's nothing more fun and relaxing then stamping with friends. We expiramented with some new techniques. I played with the new Smooch Spritzes and the Paper Daisies (formerly known as the Pretties Kit). This card was one of my creations, I love the vintage look of the card. The center flower is card stock, cut with the Blossom Party Big Shot die (115971), then heavily spritzed with Log Cabin Smooch Spray (119921) then heated with emboss gun. I pressed the 2 cotton paper flowers (119243) into a Versamark pad, then in gold emboss powder and heated for very cool effect. Background is Square Lattice texture folder (119976) and Top note die (113463).

Rebecca Bernzweig is a good friend and Stampin' Up demonstrator. We met at a Founders Circle retreat several years ago, and learned we are very close to each other. Recently Rebecca moved even closer to me, and just finished her super cool stamp room in her new digs! She invited me over to come play for an afternoon, it was sooo much fun!!

Here are some awesome displays from our Demonstrator Extravaganza last month. Today's share are some fun punch characters. Click here to see other great ideas from the extravaganza >

My friend BJ made this book after her trip to Boston last month. BJ was one of our guest presenters at our annual Demonstrator Extravaganza. She created this book and a video (complete with music) using Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio software and the "My Sweet Pea Digital Kit" Download (119978).

Here are some awesome displays from our Demonstrator Extravaganza last month. There were so many cool ideas, my head is still spinning with them.

This past Saturday, May 22 was our 3rd annual New England Stampin Up Demonstrator Extravaganza, and it was AMAZING!!! This year I co-hosted the event with Deb Valder, and we held it in Springfield, Ma. Demonstrators, customers and friends came from all over for the event. Our guest speakers Meg Loven & BJ Peters flew in from IL & MN and I was lucky enough to get to spend some time with them before the big day. We also had fantastic technique presenters. and a room full of displays. I left so excited, and filled with ideas I didn't know which one to try first! This is the first of several posts of pictures from the event, stay tuned for tons more.