Rejoin For Only $35

If you are a former Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and are missing all the fun & excitement of Workshops and Classes, now is your chance to Rejoin! Now, through the end of July, for only $35 you can sign up and once again be part of the Stampin' Up! Team. Contact me or your former Upline to get started right away!

Word Play

One of the perks of being a Demonstrator is that during Sale-a-Bration, we have the opportunity to earn free stamp sets through our sales and recruiting. This year, I was fortunate and earned free sets by doing both! I chose Word Play as one of my sets. It is a set of 12 great sayings, for many different occasions. I'm sure I'll be using this one a lot. I'm so happy to have it in my collection!

As I've said before, there are just so many new things that I love in the new catalog. The new Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch for instance. That's what I used to create the three "ribbons" along the bottom of my card. I used Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, and Early Espresso Cardstock. The greatest thing about this punch, is that you just punch once, and both sides are done. Then you just move your cardstock along the punch until you get the length you want. You could do a whole 12" border for a scrapbook page! Can't wait to do that!

The top half of the card was created using my Big Shot and the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, and of course, I had to add the 1/8" Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon. I used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up my sentiment and added the Small Heart Punch as an accent.

Don't forget, along with the new catalog, you can still order from the Summer Mini Catalog through the end of August.

Having a much better day today ~ hope you're having a great one too!
Thanks for visiting!

dd

Vacation Pic

I'm not feeling too well today so I thought I'd just share a picture from my vacation. My husband & I try to take a driving vacation each year so we can see as much of the US as we can. We have gone out west for the past 3 years and decided to go east this year. We headed east and began our adventure in North Carolina and worked our way north to Harper's Ferry West Virginia. This is a picture of my husband overlooking Harper's Ferry after our 5 mile hike up a mountain along the Appalachian Trail.

Hopefully I'll be feeling better and get some stamping done and have some more projects to share with you tomorrow. I really want to get in to my craft room and play with all my new stuff!

Thanks for checking in!

dd

Back From Vacation

I returned home from vacation to a nice package of new product! I couldn't wait to dive in and start playing. There are so many things in the new catalog that I love, but I just had to try out the adorable Owl Punch. I used a card in the catalog as my inspiration. I just changed the colors a bit.

I used Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Old Olive and Pacific Point Cardstock, and then added a touch of Blueberry Crisp DSP. The Two Step Owl Punch is so great. It punches all the pieces out in just one punch! The leaf stems are from the Two Step Bird Punch. The flower on the girl owl is from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, and the hearts are part of the Owl Punch.

I stamped the Woodgrain Background with Sahara Sand Classic Ink on Sahara Sand Cardstock, and stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Chocolate Chip. I had to use my Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, which has been discontinued. I'll be ordering the new Early Espresso very soon!

If you still need a new catalog, contact me and I'll get one to you right away!
Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a great day!

dd

Thinking of You

I hope you've had a chance to look through the new catalog. I spent quite some time with it yesterday, planning new classes, making lists of things to order, and trying to decide just what to order first. My Wish List is very long. I say it every year, but I really think Stampin' Up! has out done themselves with this catalog!

I have submitted this card for possible publication ~

My card today was created using the Artistic Etchings and Sincere Salutations stamp sets, and the Newsprint DSP. The Designer Series Papers in the new catalog are amazing, I Love them all! This collection is all Basic Black & Very Vanilla. It's great because you can add just about any color to get a dramatic look. I've combined it with Daffodil Delight, and used the coordinating 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon. These new ribbons are so cute with the white trimmed edge. The clip is just to hold the card closed so I could take the picture.


Here's the angle to show the Fancy Fold. It's been fun creating these cards with different folds, and not just the traditional ones. If you're interested in more information about this class, contact me or visit my website.

Thanks for stopping by!

dd

Today's The Day!

This will probably be a very popular Blog Title today in the Stampin' Up! World! Today at noon MT the new catalog goes live! If you are local, that is 2:00pm here. If you don't have your own copy yet, you'll be able to view it online. If you want a copy, just let me know & I'll get one to you right away ~ it's much better when you can actually hold it in your hands & touch the pages. I'm going to have to find something to keep me busy until 2:00, or the time is just going to drag by. Maybe I'll just go stamp!

My card today is another Fancy Fold card. I used the Upsy Daisy Stamp Set and the Island Oasis DSP again. These colors are just so great for summer. I Love the combination of Pumpkin Pie and Tempting Turquoise. These are also great colors for boys. Sometimes it's hard to find things that are not all flowery & pink. The little butterfly is from the Charming Stamp Set.
Here is a picture showing the Fancy Fold of this card. We will be making 5 cards in this class. They may not be the exact cards I'm sharing with you here, but they will all have a different Fancy Fold. Check out my website for more details.

Have a great day & have fun perusing the new catalog!

dd

Life is a Matter of Moments

This is especially true right now. For the moment, you can still order from the Last Chance Lists; Stamp Sets, Accessories, Decor Elements, and the 2009/2010 Idea Book & Catalog. Then, the moment the clock strikes noon MT on July 1, 2010, we can begin ordering from the New 2010/2011 Idea Book & Catalog. This is such an exciting time! New stamp sets, DSP, Accessories, I Love it all! If you are a person who likes to order online, I just want to let you know that Online Ordering will not be available until noon MT. We as Demonstrators can't order until then either, so we will all be anxiously awaiting the magic moment.

I have been working on a Fancy Folds class, and I want to share one of the cards I came up with. The patterned paper is from the Island Oasis DSP, in the Summer Mini. All of the stamps are from Elements of Style, also in the mini. I know I've said it before, but I really Love this set. I randomly stamped the swirl on Whisper White Cardstock with Old Olive Classic Ink. Then I stamped the humming bird with Tempting Turquoise, cut it out and used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop him up. One of the new items in the new catalog is Self Adhesive Rhinestone Jewels. These are not actually SU, but they are the same size, 3mm, as the ones that are going to be available. I just happened to have some, and I needed a little "something", so I used the ones that I had.

Here is another picture showing the "fancy" fold. This card is made to fit in the Medium 5-3/4" x 4-3/8" Envelope. We will be making 5 cards in this class. They may not be the exact cards I'll be showing here, but they will all have a different Fancy Fold. I'll be posting more information on my Stampin' Up! website, or contact me if you're interested in attending.

Don't forget to check out the Last Chance List. There might be something on there that you really need! Check out the Clearance Rack too. There are some great bargains there! This is also the last day to join my Team for only $99! Contact me if you want to take advantage of the Mini Starter Kit & become a part of my Team of Talented Stampers!

Thanks for visiting ~ Happy Stamping & Scrapping!

dd