Thursday, September 9, 2010

Watercolor Wonder Crayons by Stampin' Up!

Shannon West always does a great job demonstrating new techniques! This is a Stampin' Up! video showing you the different ways you can use Watercolor Crayons. SU's watercorlor crayons are artist quality and last a long time; so they are a great investment if you love to watercolor!! It's amazing that watercorlor crayons, pastels, and inks all give you a different look, so I'm glad we have options!

Thanks for watching and contact me if you'd like to try these watercolor crayons!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Island Oasis Card Tote

Here's another project I made with the Island Oasis Designer Series Paper and the On Board Briefcase chipboard. I adhered a cardstock box to 2 decorated pieces of briefcase chipboard; the box is about 1/2" wide and almost 6" long. Since the box is long, the completed tote can hold full-sized cards (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") and envelops. It makes a really cute gift for anyone!

I used the Island Floral Bigz Die and the Big Shot machine to cut out the flower petals I layered and adhered to the front of the tote. Again, I should have shaded the petals before I put the flower together, but didn't have time. The tote has a pocket on the front to hold stamps or other items; the pocket is about 1/4" wide. I got the idea for this card holder from Glenda Calkins, another fellow demonstrator who was kind enough to share! Thanks Glenda!

Thanks for looking and contact me if you have any questions!

Monday, September 6, 2010

Island Oasis Mini Accordian Album

I made this cute Mini Accordian Album using the Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, the Tropical Party Stamp Set, and the On Board Briefcase chipboard. All of these were available in the SU Summer Mini Catalog. I also used the SU Island Floral Bigz Die to cut out the large flower on the cover of the album; this die is still available and it make gorgeous flowers! I got the idea for this mini album from a fellow SU demonstrator; Jan Farring. Jan was kind enough to share her creation on the Stampin Up demonstrator website; thanks so much Jan!

This is a close up of the flower on the cover. I curled the edges of the flower and scored the leaves. I didn't have time to shade the petals, but next time I will.

These are the first 2 pages in the album. I cut 5 pieces of Tempting Turquoise cardstock to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored them at 4 1/4". I then did the valley/moutain folding and attached the pages to create the mini album.

Here are pages 3 and 4 of the mini album.

And here are pages 5 and 6 of the mini album. I used various ribbons and gold brads for accents. Thanks for looking and contact me if you have any questions!

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Day of Gratitude Card

This card is posted on Stampin' Up!'s website and it's made with a stamp set out of the NEW Holiday Mini Catalog. I wanted to share it with you because I thought it was so beautiful with the warm colors and great layout! You can go to http://www.stampinup.com/ to get a list of the products used to make this card, but be certain to call me to purchase the items to receive the "preferred pricing" amounts! Thanks for looking!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

NEW Promo & Mini Catalog!

WOW! If you sign up to be a demonstrator between September 1, 2010-October 18, 2010, you'll receive this beautiful craft tote FREE (a $40 value)! So, click on the flyer on the sidebar and contact me to discuss recruiting options!

Also, the NEW HOLIDAY Mini Catalog starts September 1, 2010 and runs until January 3, 2011. Click on the sidebar to get view the mini catalog!

Thanks for looking!

Friday, August 20, 2010

Stamp Camp Sneak Peek #3

This is another project you'll get to make at Stamp Camp; I love Santa's face! It's a CD tin covered with the Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper and it holds a magnet and tags. Just note that your tin may look different because everyone will get a different sheet of designer paper out of the paper packet. Also, everything is punched out, so there's no time wasted on cutting things! Hope you can make it on August 28th; let me know!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Stampin' Up! Color Renovation Video

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I wanted to share this SU video with you because it shows and explains the new color families in the 2010-2011 SU Idea Book and Catalog. Please contact me if you'd like to purchase the Color Coach or any other items discussed in the video. If you go to Stampin' Up!'s website, you can view all the products, but you won't be able to get "preferred pricing" unless you purchase through a demonstrator, so please contact me and I'll be sure to get you the "preferred pricing" and other goodies I offer!! Thanks for looking!