Tami Waddell Creates

Summer Smooches Window Decorations

If you visited our booth at the Scrapbook Expo, you saw the great garlands atop the booth.  They made such a festive air.  I wanted to figure out where I could do that home.  If my husband knew how many ideas like this I have he would be scared to come home at night.  I have a very large window in my stamp studio with just plain blinds, no colorful window treatment so I decided that was what I was going to do.  I wanted to use something bright and new in the upcoming 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Catalog (yes, I did look at online and it is AMAZING!).  I chose the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper.

Isn't it just happy?  Here are a couple of close ups.

I was so impressed with these garlands that Elizabeth P. had created from an inspiration on Pinterest, I wanted to share them with my downline.  Each month I send my directs a project and some materials to inspire them.  This past month I made each of them a little banner  with Summer Smooches.  I cut the paper with the Circles #2 die and cut assortment of papers so that they each received a garland using the equivalent of 1 sheet of paper but with assorted colors.  When I was done I had scraps that I punched with 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circles.  I used 3 packs of paper for the original garlands and the scraps were all I used for my window.  It is amazing how far it goes.  All you do is run it through the sewing machine.  If you want them spaced out more pull the circle through a little and if you want them close just feed them in.   You really have to see it to see how cute it is!

OK, back to the new catalog.  It is amazing and wonderful.  I did just stamp 2 cards with some of my fun new supplies.  LOVE THEM!  I will have them going up this coming week.  I like to have the people I make cards for recieve them before you guys get to see them.  Sorry.

If you would like to see the catalog right now!  Sign up as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for $99 and you would be able to see the catalog online within minutes!  And recieve a 20% discount on any future orders!  What are you waiting for?

I am working on some upcoming class ideas now that I have seen the catalog.  Please let me know what you would like in a class, what time, anything?  I am open to suggestions.

Kook forward to hearing from you.

Happy Birthday Summer Smooches

OK, Here is a Happy Birthday Card with Summer Smooches.  I combined it with an unsual stamp set - You're My Type, from the Occasions Mini.  It is the birthday card for a daughter of a friend who is a brand new lawyer.  I thought it would be fun and I hadn't even inked the stamp set.  Shame!

I thought it turned out a happy little card.  The fabric buttons are just too stinking cute.  The lucky limeade bakers twine added a nice touch and some texture.  The Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper is a fun grouping of paper.  I love that each of the sheets has one side that is bright and the other side is monochromatic. Check the entire offering of Summer Smooches Sneak Peak.

We are making 2 projects during Simply Stamp Time in April.  They are really stinking cute! 

Mark your calendar for the next Simply Stamp Time

Monday, April 16,   6:30 PM

Tuesday, April 17,  10:00 AM or 6:30 PM

Wednesday, April 18, 10:00 Am or 6:30 PM

Thursday, April 19, 6:30 PM, (this session open to younger stampers with participating adult.)

RSVP by Sunday, April 15, wadainker@aol.com

Summer Smooches

I can't believe I finally got to sit down and stamp with the Summer Smooches Sneak Peak Products!  But I had some cards I needed to make so I made myself use this group of products.  As I shared the other day 2 of the cards were sympathy cards!  Here is the second one.

Pretty nice?  This is for a college friend of mine and a girl so I could get a little frilly.  I really like the look of this group of products, but I have to admit it is a jump from the shabby chic I have been doing and which is really more of my style.  But once I set down and started playing with it I like it! 

As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator when I start to work on projects I tend to think of what I need to show customers even when stamping for my personal needs.  When I have this need I set out on my table the coordinating products and that is all I use!  Try it!  You will be amazed at how creative you become when you set some boundaries.  I also find that I am more productive.

The card above uses the Bright Blossoms Stamp set and Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper.  The fabric covered button is only available during April as well as the stencil.  They will not be in the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog as the rest of the Summer Smooches Sneak wil be.

Dates to Remember:

Summer Smooches Sneak Preview - the fabric covered button and stencil are only available during April.  The rest of the offering will be in the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog in June.

Occasions Mini -This is the last month for these products.  Then they are GONE!  There is a slight chance that items will be in the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog but we won't know until the new catalog in June!

Retiring Lists - The list of Retired Stamp Set will be available April 15 and the list of retiring accessories will be available April 25.  Usually the retiring accessories are while supplies list so you will want to be ready to check it out and order.  The best way to do that is through my online store.

2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog - This will be available June 1!  WOOHOO!  As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator I will get to see it in early May! I can't wait!  If you would like to be one of the first to get a catalog from me and would like it FREE!  Make sure you become a Preferred Customer - This means you have purchased $100 in product from me since July 1, 2011.

 

Summer Smooches Sympathy

This is called double tasking!  I felt like you all would like to see some cute samples with the Summer Smooches Suite of Products and I needed to send a couple of sympathy cards.  HMMM?  Doesn't quite seem like a match.  But I always try to teach my customers and demonstrators how to work with what they have.  So I decided to give it a try.  To make it even harder one of the sympathy cards is for a husband of a demonstrator friend!

How did I do?  I used the Loving Thoughts stamp set from the Occasions Mini for the greeting.  This set has alot of great words.  The images are from the Bright Blossoms Set that is currently available through the Summer Smooches Sneak Peak.  The Island Indigo and Pool Party combination I thought took it to a more manly look.  The Designer Series Paper is part of the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper Pack.

Check back  for the other Sympathy Card I made with Summer Smooches.

Dates to Remember:

Summer Smooches Sneak Preview - the fabric covered button and stencil are only available during April.  The rest of the offering will be in the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog in June.

Occasions Mini -This is the last month for these products.  Then they are GONE!  There is a slight chance that items will be in the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog but we won't know until the new catalog in June!

Retiring Lists - The list of Retired Stamp Set will be available April 15 and the list of retiring accessories will be available April 25.  Usually the retiring accessories are while supplies list so you will want to be ready to check it out and order.  The best way to do that is through my online store.

2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog - This will be available June 1!  WOOHOO!  As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator I will get to see it in early May! I can't wait!  If you would like to be one of the first to get a catalog from me and would like it FREE!  Make sure you become a Preferred Customer - This means you have purchased $100 in product from me since July 1, 2011. 

 

 

Pleasanton Scrapbook Expo - Framed Art

This framed specimen art style is all the rage in paper crafting.  This one I made in our Twitterpated Designer Series Paper Pallete using a variety of punches and the new framelits!

It is a 12 x 12 page that fits perfectly into a shadow box.  The glass on the box makes it hard to photograph.

Here it is in the frame at the show.  As you can see the glass gives off shadows.

I am doing this frameable art as a class.

IMAGINE Frameable Art

APR 3 10:00 AM - 12:30PM or 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Pacific)

Cost $30 includes all the materials to make 12 x 12 frameable art. Does NOT include frame.
Make a beautiful specimen style piece of art, using a variety of punches, Big Shot Dies, embellishments. Will have a finished 12 x 12 frameable piece art mounted on chipboard.
RSVP by Sunday, March 25 - Next Sunday.  wadainker@aol.com

Sign up now! 

Simply Stamp Time Valentines!

Last month at Simply Stamp Time we did Valentines cards!  Lots of hearts. 

This card was a copy of a card done my downline and golf buddy Olive.  She made a card exactly like this with a different greeting for our INKERBELLES! Dinner Swap at Leadership.  I changed the greeting since the one she used was from the Holiday Mini.  My Simply Stamp Time Ladies have greeting issues, so I try to be very neutral and when possible put out choices.  Well, this card with the friend greeting started the funnies discussion!  A couple of the ladies were whispering and I asked what was up?  Well, they said this card was too "sexy" for a friend sentiment!  TOO FUNNY!  So they changed their greeting to something else!  It is hard to see in the picture but the black is actually the flocked velvety paper from Mocha Morning.  We have used many of these papers throughout the last few months! It is just lovely!

This card I copied from sample I saw at Leadership in San Antonio. I loved the clean simple lines of it!  The asymmetrical (I know big words!) use of the edgelit was amazing!  You actually cut both pieces together and then shift the top layer.  The three hearts is the heart punch punched in the white layer and then laid on the real red.  At the top you can see the embossed hearts from the new Textured Impressions Embossing Folders too yummy!

Don't forget to sign up for Simply Stamp Time by Sunday March 4, 2012.  Email to wadainker@aol.com which session you would like to attend.

Times for the week are:

• Monday, March 5 6:30 PM
• Tuesday, March 6 10 AM or 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, March 7 10 AM or 6:30 PM
• Thursday, March 8 6:30 PM ( This session open to younger stampers with participating adult!)

Space is limited in each session so be sure to sign up early to reserve your space.  This is the last Simply Stamp Time before the end of Sale-A-Bration.

Happy Birthday Louis

Today is my nephews birthday.  It was pretty cool last year at the wedding - it was kind like a weekend long celebration of his birthday as well.  The day after the wedding their family went out sailing!

Here is the card I sent him.  I just love these little mazes from the Occasions Mini.

I wasn't too sure about them at first but they are definitely a fun addition to cards.

Remember you can purchase from the Occasions Mini until the end of April, but through the end of March you can get Sale-A-Bration Benefits when you purchase over $50.  Be sure to check it out and don't miss out.

Our new Catalog is coming out earlier this year - June 1.  As Stampin' Up! Demonstrators we get to see it in May!  WAHOO! cannot wait!  If you want to see it early sign up now! Sale-A-Bration makes it a great time to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

But if that isn't for you and you want to ensure that you are one of the first to recieve the new catalog make sure you are one of my Preferred Customers.  It is easy - you just have to have purchased $100 in product since July 1, 2012.  If you aren't sure contact me and I will let you know where you stand. By being a Preferred Customer you will be the first on my list to recieve a COMPLIMENTARY (that means FREE!) 2012-2013 Catalog!  You know you want it!

Happy Anniversary Chris & Emily

A year ago today we were celebrating my son's wedding!  What a day!  It was a weekend of fun, family and friends and a lovely celebration of Chris & Emily!  Just what a wedding should be.  You can see some of the fun things I did for the wedding here.

I sent an anniversary card to them.  Chris is still in Kuwait but I know Emily will save it to show him when he gets back (hopefully next month).

I saw this idea with a heart punch somewhere and thought how gorgeous.  Using the negative of a punch is such a cool look.  I ran the layer through the Big Shot with the polka dot embossing folder and put pink striped Designer Series Paper from the stacks underneath.  A little tag and a center on one flower and you have a simple quick card.  The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes - my go to greeting set and great because you know they all fit in the word window punch which layers lovely with the modern label punch.  Here is a close up.

The little organdy ribbon frosting I think just gives it a little softness.

If you would like to see some great wedding and decor ideas be sure to come see us at the Pleasanton Scrapbook Expo, March 16 & 17.  We are planning on having some great displays of things you could use for parties.  We will also have some My Digital Studio samples of wedding invites, samples and favors.  Remember you can currently try My Digital Studio for free for 30 Days.  During the free trial you can download additional items to try and even send in something to pring. 

Working on Chris & Emily's wedding was awesome using My Digital Studio!

 

 

Simply Stamp Time

NEXT WEEK!  And believe it or not I have the projects all planned?  What is this world coming to?  I did make & takes and have projects planned the week before an event?  WOW!  I guess I might be finally learning something after 20 years!  Yes, it is still hard to believe that I have been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for 20 years!  Here is a stack of all the catalogs since I began!

Yes, those skinny ones on the right are catalogs!  I am still amazed at how far Stampin' Up! has come.  At my last INKERBELLES! Get Together at my house. (For those of you new to Stampin' Up! Lingo - INKERBELLES! Is the my downline name.)  So every quarter I have a get together for my local Downline and they come do make & takes, (no I don't make those either, I just plan them and they are usually awesome!) we go over business matters, recognize achievements and basically have a good time.  Here are a couple of the make & takes from the get together in January which was focused on the Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration.

This is one of the cards they made.  They got to choose which color combination to make it in.  The new cool Labels Framelits make the cool border and opening super simple.  Love the fun pleated ribbon (occasions mini)  The Stamp set is from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set in the  Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  This is one of the items you can get for FREE with a $50 purchase!

 

This card they also had a color choice.   The flower is from the new stamp set Mixed Bunch used with the Blossom punch.  The cool Designer Series Paper is Everyday Enchantment from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure - that's right FREE with a $50 purchase.  The decorative brads in the middle of the flower and the narrow organdy ribbon is another offering in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  The cool thing is that the paper coordinates with the brad and ribbon packet so for $100 you can get the paper, brads and ribbon - FREE!  Notice the little border on the bottom of the layered Designer Series Paper?

Super Cool!  This is made with new Edgelits Dies - Adorning Accents and the Adorning Accents Textured Embossing Folders.  Love the little Detail.

Now  you are probably wondering what does this have to do with Simply Stamp Time?  Next week at Simply Stamp Time you will have an opportunity to use many of these projects and if you purchase $50 you can select of the FREE Sale-A-Bration items!  Plus did you know if you sign up with me as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator you get to come to Simply Stamp Time FREE?  Yes, that is right so SIGN UP NOW!

Simply Stamp Time

Dates and Times

Monday, February 6 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Tuesday, February 7 10 AM - 12:30 PM or 6:30 PM -9:00 PM

Wednesday, Febraury 8 10 AM - 12:30 PM or 6:30 PM -9:00 PM

Thursday, February 9 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

        (this session open to younger stampers with participating adult)

RSVP to wadainker@aol.com by Sunday February 5 which session you will be attending!

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Valentines Box

Isn't this just lovely?  My friend Cherie M. made these for her downline at the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference. These are the little kraft boxes that are in the Occasions Mini.  They are great for little goodies as gifts.  But when you dress them up like this they make just a great gift!  I love all the little detail!  and it is hard to tell but she covered it with the blushing bride smooch spritz (occasions mini)

I love all the details and pieces!  Great job, Cherie!  I may have to copy these for my Valentines Goodie boxes!

Do you have your own copy of the Occasions Mini?  If you need one send me your address and I will be happy to mail you one along with our Sale-A-Bration brochure with our great special.

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Blossom Punch

The new Occasions Mini has so many exciting products!  The Blossom Punch is a great one for a quick cute card.

This quick card was made using this fabulous new punch and the coordinating stamp set Mixed Bunch.  Here is a quick card made with just the stamp set.

These are made on the notecards and envelopes that are in the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog.  Each month I recognize Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in my downline who are the top 20 in personal sales and anyone who has recruited more than 2 new demonstrators in the month.  I try to keep these cards simples - something they could use as a make & take at one of their events and using current or new product. 

Leadership is coming!

Yep, I can't wait!  Next week is Stampin' Up!'s Annual Leadership Conference.  This is a conference for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators with recruits underneath them.  It is a great mid-year pick me up to get inspired and rejuvenated!  I also get to see Stampin' Up! friends that I only get to see twice a year!  Cherie M. is one of them.  We talk alot and share card ideas.  In fact she participates in our Occasions  Mini Swap.  Here are couple of her samples.

I do believe this is the favorite of her samples!  I love the Adorning Accents Edgelits.  That edge is just so rich!  LOVE IT!  The paper is from the Attic Boutique Product sweet.  The paper is so vintage and yummy.   The stamped image is from P.S. I love you and I love how she hid it under the open heart!  What a lovely card.

Here is another one of her cards.  Again she used the paper from Attic Boutique.  I didn't think I liked the P.S. I love you stamp set but I do love the little simplicity that Cherie used it on her cards.  Here are the rest of her samples.

The scallopy edge is the other edgelit from the Adorning Accents edgelits for your big shot.

Ooh La La!  This elegant card uses the same P.S. I love you stamp set but with the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper.  The little postage stamp tag is just adorable.  Love the embossed stripes in the background.

Don't wait to plan your Valentines! 

 

 

Stocking Builder Punch - Last Chance!

I am so sorry for the lack of posts.   My husband and I decided at the last minute to take a road trip for the Holidays.  We were originally just flying to spend Christmas with our daughter in Seatle and then decided to drive, go to the Oregon coast and then spend New Year's with my sisters and mom in Northern California.  I thought I would have plenty of time to blog here and there and do some computer work!  Well, that didn't work out so good, between being sick, busy having fun and very limited internet. my computer just went on a trip with us and pretty much did nothing!  I started this post a week ago!  So here it is.  I am also going to add some pictures of some of the Holiday Mini stuff that is going away - today is the last day for the Holiday Mini!

Yep, that is right you only have until January 3, 2012 to order the Stocking Builder Punch.  Stampin' Up! has announced that it will NOT be carried over in the New Idea Book & Catalog and that it is only available until the end of the Holiday Mini.

This cute card was made by Carol C.  one of my downline.  Each month she attends Simply Stamp to get ideas to use in her events.  As one of my direct demonstrators she gets to come for free and she always brings me a few cards she has made!  This past month the other ladies at Simply Stamp Time really enjoyed sharing them!

Here are a couple more of the cards she made.

Here are the cards of stuff from the Holiday Mini that today is the last day!  Many of these projects are from Simply Stamp Time.  The next week of Simply Stamp Time is February 6, 2012, be sure to mark your calendar.

 

Trees!

I know I promised to put up my finished project on Thursday or Friday, but I never got to finishing it.  These are the three trees I made a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to make a few more before sharing with you but I figure I had better share these since I am not sure if I am getting the others finished!  Aren't they fun?  I was inspired by a sample in our Stampin' Success magazine that is for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators .  I bought some foam cones and just started creating.  I had to add in some First Edition Designer Series Paper.

For this tree I took a full sheet of First edition and scored at 1/4" on my simply scored.  Then I cut strips of 1 1/2" and 2".  I think I actually used almost 2 full sheets.  I folded the strips and started glueing with hot glue from the bottom up just scrunching them onto the foam tree.  Don't go straight around except for the bottom one.  After I had all the tree covered I took a 2-way glue and put glue on the edges and rolled it in mica flakes.  I just a section at a time.  Then I added a few pearls and rhinestones here and there.

 

 

 

 

 

This Tree I just punched 1 3/8" circles of whisper white, shimmer white and First Edition.  I found they glued on easier by rolling them a little first.  You need to start at the bottom and really overlap to make them stick.  After I had the tree covered I did the 2 way glue and mica treatment but randomly all over.  Then I punched some little glimmer paper flowers with the bitty bunch pack, and stuck them around with some pearls in the middle on some of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the tree that started it all.  It is very similar to the one in Stampin' Success but I added the First Edition.  I had a hard time figuring out how to do it but what finally worked was to make all the layered flowers first.  I used whisper white, shimmer white, silver glimmer and First edition paper( sprayed with some frost white shimmer spray).  I used fun flowers, floral fusion, island floral and blossom party dies.  Then I also punched with the triple doily punch. and various small circle punches.  I textured a number of the bigger flowers with the polka dot and snow burst embossing folders.  I then just started layering the flowers trying to make sure there was some balance of textures, flowers and silver.  You need some big flowers and then some smaller ones toward the top.  Keep in mind there is a fine line when there becomes too much silver glimmer.  I forgot to take a picture of all the flowers.  I then started hot glueing the flowers on the foam tree working again from bottom top.  As I started creating I would then put left over pieces between and underneath.  When I had covered the tree from bottom to top I wend back and stuck pieces into pieces and filled in.  Then I added some pearls and jewels.  I didn't mica flake this one but I am still thinking it might need some shimmer spray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, I hope you enjoye these beautiful trees!  I have a couple of ideas for a few more but I have Simply Stamp Time this week and need to finish getting ready.

I am attending Stampin' Up!'s Leadership in January and Stampin' Up! has offered us a great deal.  I can offer the Sale-A-Bration New Demonstrator offer on December 13 & 14.  If you missed the last sign up deal and were thinking about waiting until Sale- A-Bration you can get an early jump - what a great christmas gift.

Contact me if you are interested - 925-519-8097 or wadainker@aol.com. 

 

Always Thankful!

Some more pretty cards from Elisa and our Holiday Mini Swap.  The coolest part of the Spice Cake Designer Series Paper is the In-Color Pool Party.  I never would have added that to a fall card but everytime I pull out this paper I LOVE the pool party.  I love the little focal poinst Elisa created in the corner with the triple punch, decorative label punch, circle punch and pearl. Lovely little accent.  Compliments the little punched scallop and pearls.

This is such a great watercolor set - too bad I can't watercolor very good!  I love how she stamped the wheelbarrow on the center of the doily punched from the Big Shot Pennant Die.  Great cars.  I love getting the swap cards in the mail.  Can't wait to do the Occasions Mini!

White & Sparkly Christmas Card Class

Wouldn't you like to make these sparkly white Christmas cards?  The picture does not do them justice.  I am offering a class with these cards.

Wednesday, November 30, 10 AM and 6:30 PM

Cost:  Purchase $35 of catalog product of your choice night of class.

RSVP by Sunday, November 27

If you can't make the class you can order $35 in product and recieve the tutorial free.  Place your order online and you will recieve an email with the tutorial attached within 48 hours. 

Supply List for the cards:

Whisper White Card Stock 110730

Shimmery White Card Stock 101910

Silver glimmer paper 124005

Christmas Lodge Stamp Set 125351 (C) 125439 (W)

Frost White Shimmer Paint 116854

Stamping Sponge 101610

Velvet Stitched Ribbon 125637

Mini Jingle Bells 124116

Basic Glimmer Brad 121003

Basic Rhinestone 119246

Basic Pearls 119247

Decorative Label Punch 120907

2 3/8" scallop circle punch 118874

1 3/8" circle punch 119860

1 1/4" circle punch 19861

Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack 118309

Extra Large Oval Punch 119859

Stocking Builder Punch 124095

2 1/2" Circle Punch 120906

Northern Flurry Embossing Folder 120902

Snow Burst Embossing Folder 124096

Stripes Embossing Folder 123128

Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder 116824

Stampin' Dimensionals 104430

Glue Dots 103683

If this date doesn't work for you and you have a group of friends you can schedule a class time for your group, as the class coordinator you will recieve the hostess benefits based on the sales at the class.  If your sales go over $350 and you will recieve and extra $35 in hostess dollars with the Good to be  Hostess Promotion.

These cards are actually very easy to make and when you buy the paper needed you will have enough to make a lot of cards.

 

 

 

Fall Samples

Elisa made this for our Holiday Mini Swap.  The stamp set is Always Thankful and is a great watercolor set or gorgeous stamped like Elisa did in this card.  I love the little scallop ribbon and Spice Cake Designer Series Paper.  And of course Hand-Penned.

LOVE CHERRY COBBLER!  The black striped grosgrain just looks so elegant anchored with the antique brad.  The watercolor is so pretty.  Good job! Elisa!

Simply Stamp Time - Project Close Ups

This was a fun fold we made at Simply Stamp Time in October.  I believe it is called a Twisted easel.  It is actually really easy - just a little challenging in the visualizing!  The paper we used is the Flirtatious Designer Series Specialty Paper. The melon mambo doily you see sticking out is snipped from a sheet of doiles that come laser cut!  To make this card you score the front of the card on a diagonal and attach the focal point just to the bottom part of the fold. 

Then you have to have something to hold the fold up.  We just made sure that the greeting was popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

So mark your calendar for Simply Stamp Time in November.

• Monday November 14 6:30 PM
• Tuesday November 15 10 AM and 6:30 PM
  Wednesday November 16 10 AM and 6:30 PM
• Thursday November 17 6:30 PM (this session open to younger stampers with participating adult)

    RSVP by Sunday November 13 which session you plan on attending to wadainker@aol.com

It is GOOD to be Hostess!

Yep, now through December 15 it is really Good to be Hostess.  Not only do you get the regular generous and flexible NEW Hostess program you get EXTRA Hostess Dollars!

Did you know with the Hostess Program that was unveiled in the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog that you get hostess dollars that you can spend on Hostess Only offerings or any thing in the catalog or current offerings? 

These cards are the ones made at a recent workshop I held at my house for a group of customers.  The hostess saw the Cherry Cobbler Bold Blossom card on my blog and wanted to make it so booked a workshop and requested that card!

If your workshop sales total $150 you earn $25 in hostess dollars.  You can spend these dollars an any of the hostess only offerings on pages 10-15 of the catalog. Or you can spend it anywhere else!  The amount of hostess dollars go up with more workshop sales.

$200 sales = $30 in hostess dollars

$250 sales = $40 in hostess dollars

$300 sales = $50 in hostess dollars

$400 sales = $65 in hostess dollars    1 item at 50% off

$500 sales = $80 in hostess dollars    2 items at 50% off

$750 sales = $120 in hostess dollars    3 items at 50% off

$1,000 sales = $160 plus 15% of amount over $1,000 and 4 items at 50% off.

What a great plan and now through December 15 you get even more!

$350 sales = $50 in hostess dollars + $35 = $85 Free Stampin' Up! Merchandise

$400 sales = $65 in hostess dollars  + $35 = $100  Free Stampin' Up! Merchandise

    1 item at 50% off

$500 sales = $80 in hostess dollars + $35 = $115 Free Stampin' Up! Merchandise

    2 items at 50% off

$750 sales = $120 in hostess dollars + $35 = $155 Free Stampin' Up! Merchandise

    3 items at 50% off

$1,000 sales = $160 plus 15% of amount over $1,000 + $35 = $195 Free Stampin' Up! Merchandise plus 15% of amount over $1,000 and 4 items at 50% off.

As I said, the hostess requested the one card and I came up with a couple of others.  This is one of them.  The Big Shot Designer Frames folder is so wonderful and the inside fits the wide oval punch perfectly.

To be a Hostess is easy.  You can do it at your house or mine.  You get a group of friends together and make 2-3 cards.  I try to meet requests and the coordinator recieves hostess benefits based on sales.  Contact me now wadainker@aol.com or 925-519-8097 to book your workshop before December 15!  Great way to get some Holiday gifts!

 

Fun Week! Simply Stamp Time!

Whew! What a week.  After having been gone for 3 1/2 weeks to come back to 5 Simply Stamp Time sessions this week was crazy.  Sorry for no new posts!  But I have to say this week was way too fun.  The ladies that come are just too much fun.  We laughed and made some great projects.  Check back to see them and mark your calendars for November and December.  Already have some great ideas!

In the meantime, I hope you noticed the fantastic offer Stampin' Up! is making this month for new Stampin' Up! Demonstrators!  A FREE Big shot or $100 in free product! that is $440 dollars worth of product for $175.  And then you get a 20% discount.  Being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is fun, if you live near me you can attend our quarterly get togethers where we have make & takes, share ideas and have fun.  The next one will be in January to kick off Sale-A-Bration - our best sale of the year and the Occasions Mini.  As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator we get to see it early and order from it early!  Here is a sample of one of the projects we made at our last get together.

This sweet fall banner was made using the Spice Cake Product Suite from the Holiday Mini.  The Spice Cake Designer Series is such a cool combination of fall colors and I love the addition of Pool Party it just makes it pop.  The banner is really easy since I cut it with the Pennant Big Shot die.  The little fabric twists are made with the Spice Cake fabric.  The big buttons add such a fun touch! 

Here is a close up.

Contact me now if you would like to join the fun being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!

Simply Stamp Time - Next Week

This was probably the 2nd favorite project at Stamp Time in September.  It uses my favorite set from the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog - Kindness Matters.  It is only $8.95 in clear mount and includes the images on this card except for the big doily.  The little ruffle on the bottom was easy to line up using the clear mount guides on the clear blocks.  The colors of this card are the new 2011-2013 In Colors - Pool Party, Lucky Limeade & Wisteria Wonder.  Just a fun simple card.

Remember October Simply Stamp Time is next Week.

Monday, October 17 at 6:30 PM
Tuesday, October 18 at 10 AM or 6:30 PM

Wednesday, October 19 at 10 AM or 6:30 PM (the evening session is open to younger stampers with participating adult.)

Spaces in each class is limited so RSVP which session you would like to attend.  If these times don't work for you let me know what would be a good time and I will see what I can do or better yet get a group of 4 or more friends together and schedule your own private session.

RSVP to wadainker by Sunday, October 16.

Trick or Treat

I know I gave you a whole week of Halloween - but I did reserve theright to show a few more here and there!  This is one of the projects we made at September Simply Stamp Time.  The large Trick or Treat image is using one of the letterpress plates for the Big Shot.  It is a tricky process but one of my customers requested to try them at the Simply Stamp Time and since I try to please we gave it a shot.  I have to say most of my customers were not impressed but all were glad they had had the chance to try it and said that was the best part of going to classes is to see what they liked and didn't!  The stripes on the bottom is from the letterpress plate in the Holiday Mini, Festive Finishes Pick a Pattern.  We used versamark on it.  I don't know if you can tell from the picture but you do get some debossing from these letterpress plates.  I personally loved the little embellishment I created for the card.  I punched the skull from one of the sheets of Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper in the Holiday Mini.  Added a little punched piece of the silver glimmer paper (yeah, Holiday Mini) then stamped Boo from the Tiny Tags stamp set in the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog onto the little vintage tags and it was too cute.

Simply Stamp Time is a great time to come make fun projects and try new things.  Come join us!

October

Monday,  October 17 6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 18 10 AM or 6:30 PM

Wednesday, October 19 10 AM or 6:30 PM (this evening session is open to younger stampers with participating adult)

Spaces are limited in each session so RSVP which session you would like to attend by Sunday October 16.  Check out some of our past projects.

 

Operation Write Home - Blog Hop

I am participating in the Operation Write Home Blog Hop.  I don't these things often but this one is close to my heart.  My son is a Naval Helicopter Pilot currently serving overseas.  I don't share alot about it him on here but we are proud of him. 

I support Operation Write Home by sending my samples that are from discontinued product.  A few times a year I am able to fill a flat rate box with cards and envelopes and send it off. Here is my Holiday Card to share for the blog hop.

I love the clean simplicity of this card. It uses the Bright Hopees Stamp Set from the Holiday Mini.    The little felt pieces are Winter Wishes Stitched Felt from the Holiday Mini as well.  The little oval peeking out is stamped from my favorite Designer Series Paper - First Edition.  I stuck a piece of the luscious vanilla velvet ribbon from the Holiday Mini under neath.  The opening is created with the Decorative Label Punch. I popped it up with some dimensionals.  To make sure your image is centered stamp on a seperate piece and then line up underneath.

Here is a quick tutorial on how to make the opening.

You start with a 4 1/2" square piece of paper.

Center punch from top to bottom and go all the way in so paper is at back of punch.  This keeps the paper straight. Punch.  Then take out the paper go to the opposite side and line up opening with previous punch.

Punch.  Turn to one of the other sides not punched.  Line up centered.

Punch.  Your sheet should like this now.

Line up punch with the last side. Punch.

Your opening should look something like this.

Super simple and a great touch.  You can adjust the size of your starting sheet to make different size openings.  Trim it off to make the size you need for your card or scrapbook page.

This

 

A new stamper - Emily!

If you have been following my blog for awhile you will know my son got married this past February.  I assisted my daughter-in-law with a number of things for the wedding that I was able to do with Stampin' Up! Product - My Digital Studio, traditional and anything we could think of.

These are just a few of them.  Check the category wedding to see some of the other things we did.

  Emily and I had a good time working together (At least I think so!).  Well, Emily reads my blog periodically and commented that she wished she could come to one of my classes, so I offered to send her some stuff and see what she thought.  Well, she has now recieved a few boxes and created some cute projects.

Even my son commented that she was pretty good!  Here are a couple  of her cards

I am impressed. I do have to tease her.  While working on the wedding she wouldn't allow any pearls or rhinestones.  She does like them on her cards now!  In fact I have asked Emily to be a guest blogger.  I am on vacation while this is posting and there is a special starting on October 1st that was right up Emily's alley so you might want to check back in October to see what she shares.  Liz my daughter will also doing some guest blogging while I am gone.  I love watching new crafters start out.  Keep in mind these girls live in small apartments and have limited supplies.  They also enjoy decorating their apartments with our Decor Elements and I am sure you will be seeing some posts about these in the next few months!

Simply Stamp Time!

 

This another one of the projects we made at Simply Stamp Time in September.  The stamp set for the leaf is Gently Falling from the Holiday Mini.  It is a great Two-Step set.  The outline of leaf was stamped first with Soft Suede ink and then the solid image was inked with the champagne shimmer spray and sponged on the image and stamped over the top of the outline!  Isn't it lovely?  The pear pizzaz card base is embossed with the Herringbone embossing folder.  The frame is a cool technique using the Simply Scored and Spice Cake Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Mini.  The words are another favorite from the Holiday Mini - Hand-Penned Holidays.  We embossed it with the pewter embossing powder (yep, holiday mini again!)  The edge of the banner was made with the Decorative Label punch.  Check out this post for the details -  Trick or Treat.

Join us in October for Simply Stamp Time.

Halloween Week Day 4

Mary made this for our Holiday Mini Swap!  No, I don't have the pattern but it is pretty simple just to fake it!  She clear embossed the entire image on the background to give some creepy texture.  The little cat is acutally from the Festive & Fun Set and is part of the H in halloween!  I love the little element she created with the image and punches.  The medallion on the back layer that is lightly sponged is super cool.  Way easy with our new simply scored!

Swaps

As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I look forward all year to 2 big Stampin' Up! Events - Leadership and Convention.  In October we will be registering for Leadership - it is in San Antonio and I can't wait.  I am planning on going early and playing some golf with one of my golf and stampin' buddies!  At each of these events I host a dinner for my  direct demonstrators and those in my downline who are direct to me.  We also have a swap at these events.  Here are a couple of the cards from the Stampin' Up! Convention this past July.

This card was made by Elizabeth Price.  I love all the detail she puts into a card and cards from her always inspire me!  The stamp set for this card is pretty much my favorite from the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog.  And it is a real deal $8.95 in clear mount.  She also uses the Four Frames stamp set that was available during the pre sale last spring and now is available to everyone!  The way she layers the top note die, embossed frame and decorative label is just too cute.  The colors are unusual too -  the 2011-2013 In color Pool Party with soft suede and 2010-2012 In Color Peach Parfait just makes this gorgeous.  Not too mention the lace ribbon border punch.

Other swaps from these dinners are in INKERBELLES! Swap.  If you would like to participate in these swaps you just need to join me as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator! 

 

Cute little Box!

Isn't this a cute little box?  This is one of the projects we made at the August Simply Stamp Time.  We used the Scalloped Square die for the front and back and with the cool Simply Scored, we made a little strip inside and turned it into a quick box.  The ladies were sure it was going to be hard and were amazed at how easy it was.  The cute little pennants are made the cool new Pennant punch.  A simple easy project.

Come join us for the September Simply Stamp Time:

Monday,  Sept. 12 10:00 AM or 6:30 PM,

Tuesday, Sept. 13 6:30 PM

Thursday, Sept 15 6:30 PM, (this session available for younger stampers to attend with participating adult.)

RSVP wadainker@aol.com by Saturday, Sept 10

Look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

A Private Class!

Recently, I had a group of ladies to my home for a private class.  This group of ladies schedule a class with me 3-4 times a year.  They requests certain kinds of card but no Big Shot.  They are big crafters but don't want to start something new.  It doesn't seem like work when they come (but  most classes don't!).  Here are are a couple of projects that we made.

This card uses the Beau Chateu Designer Series Paper (one of the choices for Buy 3 get 1 free August Special.)  The 1" strips of paper were inserted into the 1" circle punch from the back and used to punch the rounded ends.  The Build a Cupcake punch is just too stinkin' cute and then add a little glimmer cherry on top!

This was another card.  The Fabulous Florets Stamp set with the Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper (also available in the Buy 3 get 1 free) is a great combination.  The Lace Ribbon Border Punch is such an elegant touch.  Sometimes though I think it is a bit wide and the Wide grosgrain ribbon is also too wide for me, so I cut the ribbon in half which gives it the frayed edge on one side and then laying it over the lace ribbon border it makes that seem a little narrower.  We added a couple of glimmer brads and cute simple card!  Check out the other card we made that day - Blossom Punch Card.

Get a group of your friend (4 minimum) and plan your private class.  You bring the snacks and I will provide the fun projects. 

 

 

Simply Stamp Time

I recently held a private class for a group of ladies.  The projects are similar to what I do at Simply Stamp Time. They just like to set up their own time!  This is one of the projects we made - I think it was their favorite!  It uses the build a blossom punch and stamp set.  The center of the flower is made with one of the large buttons in the button assortment and a black glimmer brad.  The ribbon frosting with sticky tape and seam binding is always such an elegant touch.  Of course what card is complete without a little (or alot!) of First Edition Designer Series Paper.  The strips on the bottom is from the Designer Series Patterns Pack.  You can see the little border peeking out using the ribbon border punch.  I really liked this card and they did to!

Come join us at Simply Stamp Time  on Monday August 8 at 6:30 PM or Tuesday August 9 at 10 AM or 6:30 PM.  RSVP by Sunday August 7 to wadainker@aol.com or 925-937-8732.