I was a vendor at a Holiday Boutique last weekend and I just wanted to show you how I set up my displays.
This is Edra Jandro. You've seen some of her wonderful artwork here but I wanted you to finally see who she is. She is a great friend and a wonder SU! downline! We had a lot of fun.
Less than two weeks left in the All in the Family campaign, and our sincere thanks go out to those of you who are working to make this charitable effort a success! As of November 19, at 9:00 AM (MT), Stampin' Up! demonstrators worldwide have sold over 3100 All in the Family stamp sets. All of the proceeds that Stampin' Up! receives from the All in the Family campaign will go directly into a fund dedicated to helping Dave's family.
Dave Abbott, Stampin' Up!'s Australia general manager, passed away on Thursday, October 18. His untimely passing left behind his wife and three small children. While we understand that no amount of money can compensate his family for their loss, we at Stampin' Up! also understand that Dave's unique and personal contributions in Australia have helped make Stampin' Up! what it is. Dave was one of our own, and we are committed to doing what can be done to support his family through their loss.
We know what Stampin' Up! demonstrators can do when they put their minds to it, and for the remainder of this campaign, we ask you to put your minds and your hearts into making a difference in the lives of Dave's family. For the remainder of November, please do all you can to make the All in the Family campaign a success.
Click here (Stampin' Up!® - Online Catalog - All In The Family) to see this adorable stamp set and then call or email me now to place your order and help make a difference in the lives of this family. Ltrain26@aol.com or 510/440-9053.
THANK YOU ALL WHO HAVE ALREADY ORDERED THIS SET. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR MONEY IS GOING TO A VERY WORTHWHILE CAUSE AND IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!These are the make n' takes we did at our monthly Stampin' Up! meeting. As usual we had a lot of fun hanging out and stamping!
This is the outside of a Gift Card holder. You can make this a little purse if you add some ribbon to the top. It's so cute and so easy to make (once you make the first one...:0))
This is the inside of the gift card holder. You would put your gift card right there on the Sage Shadow piece that has the slits cut out. Then the little card with the tab slides into the pocket at the bottom.
This was an extra card that Lori made for everyone. This is a Gift Card holder. It's the envelope technique. The envelope is folded in half, you open it up, seal half of the envelope and place the gift card in the other side. If you need more info just let me know. 
This is also a Gift Card holder. We just didn't have cards to put in the pocket so Valerie gave us some candy. Wasn't that nice!?! Who doesn't love chocolate??? YUMMY!
This is the make 'n take I brought.
We're nearly halfway through the All in the Family campaign, and from now until the end of November, I'll give you weekly updates on how this campaign is going. As of November 12, at 9:00 AM (MT), Stampin' Up! demonstrators worldwide have sold 1,600 All in the Family stamp sets. All of the proceeds that Stampin' Up! receives from the All in the Family campaign will go directly into a fund dedicated to helping Dave's family.
Dave Abbott, Stampin' Up!'s Australia general manager, passed away on Thursday, October 18. His untimely passing left behind his wife and three small children. While we understand that no amount of money can compensate his family for their loss, we at Stampin' Up! also understand that Dave's unique and personal contributions in Australia have helped make Stampin' Up! what it is. Dave was one of our own, and we are committed to doing what can be done to support his family through their loss. We know what Stampin' Up! demonstrators can do when they put their minds to it. This month, we ask you to put your minds to making a difference in the lives of Dave's family. For the remainder of November, please do all you can to make the All in the Family campaign a success. Email me now to order this totally cute set.
Click here to see this set: Stampin' Up!® - Online Catalog - moreinfo
All in the Family {set of 28}
$36.95
109339
First of all, let me say I am sorry for not posting for a few days. It's been really crazy around here lately. I've been getting ready for my Holiday Boutique (you can read all about this on an earlier post) so I'll have lots to share from that next week. I will be posting a few things later tonight too since I have my Upline meeting tonight and we always have some great projects in store. For now, I've got a little treat for you from Linda Peterson. Remember her, she won my blog candy a while back. Well, she sent me this beautiful thank you card AND she used my favorite set, Doodle This!! I hope you are all having a wonderful day and I'll be back later to share what we make at my meeting!! Thanks for stopping by!
This card was inspired by a wreath project I saw in the Michael's Imagine magazine. It's just strips of paper glued to a paper ring. Then I punched a snowflake out of a piece of Whisper White card stock that I had embossed with our Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. The little "snowflakes" on the wreath are punched using the Spring Flower Bouquet punch. The corners are punched with the Photo Corner Punch. The blue is our Ballet Blue card stock. It would look good with our green and red using one of the other flowers as poinsettias from the same Spring Flower Bouquet punch. Hope you're having a great week! Thanks for checking in!!
I was just playing around with these flat backed glass stones and thought this might make a pretty necklace. What do you think? It's made with the Snowflake Spot stamp set, gold embossing powder and black card stock. The fitting is glued to the glass stone and it hangs on a velvet necklace. It really looks pretty on and much prettier in person. I've had lots of nice comments while wearing it. I hope you like it.
These are some ornaments and magnets (pink) that I made for the upcoming Holiday Boutique I will be having. I used the large, flat backed, glass stones and the All Through The Year stamp set with Ballet Blue card stock (Pink Passion for the magnets), Detail White embossing powder, White craft pad, Crystal Effects and White Grosgrain Ribbon and the 1 1/4 Circle Punch. Please let me know what you think of these. I need some feedback so I know if I should go ahead and sell these in sets of four at the boutique or not. Thanks a bunch and I hope your weekend is going well!!
Remember, although Stampin' Up! Workshops are a TON OF FUN, you don't have to have a workshop to place an order. Just email me or give me a call to place your order. If you would like to have a TON OF FUN, please let me know and we can set up a workshop in your home or mine. I look forward to hearing from you soon!!
STAMPIN' UP! SPECIAL OFFER, WISHING YOU CHEER
From now until November 3, order the stamp set, Wishing You Cheer, 20% off! Wishing You Cheer can be found on page 33 of the 2007 Fall-Winter Collection. The original price is $13.94 for a set of 4. The promotion price is $11.16!! That's less than $3 a stamp!!
You see the stamp set here: Stampin' Up!® - Online Catalog - Wishing You Cheer
Paper Promotion
I'm so excited to share with you Stampin' Up!'s November Promotion, Paper Party! From November 1-30, purchase three packs of Designer Series papers, and receive one pack FREE! You can find the Stampin' Up! Designer Series papers on pages 170-173 of the Fall-Winter Collection 2007. This promotion also includes any Designer Series papers found in the 2007 Holiday Mini Collection too! Best of all, there are no limits as to the number of free packs you can earn!
Dave Abbott Family Fund
November 1-30
Help us honor our friend and Stampin' Up! Australia General Manager, Dave Abbott. Dave passed away from a rare blood disease, and during November we're donating 100 % of the sales worldwide from the All in the Family stamp set (set if 28 for $36.95) to the Dave Abbott Family Fund. You can see this stamp set here (Stampin' Up!® - Online Catalog - All In The Family) or in your catty on page 83.
If you would like to contribute directly to the fund, please make checks payable to "The David Abbott Memorial Fund." Checks should be mailed to the following address:
Chase Bank Utah, NA
Attn: Teresa Howell
80 W Broadway, Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
This is what I did with my catalog to help me find things better. I used the Round Tab Punch and labeled them with my P-Touch label maker. I also color coordinated the tabs with the colors in the catalog. Hope this helps you find what you are looking for a little easier. Happy Tuesday!
This is a card I seriously cased from Carla at Moralia’s Weblog. There's a few subtle differences. I didn't have the background paper Carla used so I made my own with Green Galore, Whisper White and Pretty In Pink Card Stock and the 1" and 1/2" circle punches. I also didn't add the flowers Carla made because I kinda' liked it with just the polk a dot ribbon and didn't want to take away from that. The "happy" stamp is from the Happy Everything set and is embossed with the White Craft pad and Detail White EP. I also didn't really sew all around the edge like Carla. I was too lazy to get out my sewing machine so I used the White Gel pen from Unibal and then punched tiny holes with my paper piercing tool that comes in the Crafter's Took Kit. Well, I loved Carla's version so I hope you like mine. Have a great day!
These are the special treats I made for my son's preschool class. Thank you to Korrin Lucca for showing me how to make these little pockets. I used the Creepy Crawly DSP and the Party Punch Hostess set with the Scallop and 1 3/8" Circle Punch and the Basic Black Classic Pad.
I got this idea from someone on the Splitcoaststampers site but cannot remember who it was. If this was you, please let me know because I would really like to give you credit for this. These are pixy sticks wrapped in the Round Tab punch and stamped in Basic Black Classic pad with the Party Punch Hostess Set and tied with our Black Gingham Ribbon. I used the Horizontal Slot punch for the ribbon hole. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Linda Peterson
CONGRATULATIONS LINDA!! I have emailed you for your mailing address and will send your special treats out as soon as you reply!
Lorraine
"Linda said...
Congratulations. I look for ideas for cards, tutorials and links to every more ideas."
Thank you all for your wonderful comments. You have helped me to understand what you want to see from me. I will do my best to accomodate all of your requests. I really appreciate everyone taking the time to leave a comment. It meant a lot to me. Please keep them coming. It just makes my day when I open my account and see that someone has left me a special message. Thank you again! Lorraine
I made this for my Sister's engagement.
I used the Best Friend Alphabet Upper stamp set
Flowers For You Designer Paper
Pink Passion Classic Pad for sentiment and flower
Old Olive for flowers
Certainly Celery Ribbon
Pink Passion & Certainly Celery Card Stock
Pretties Kit
Looks Like Spring Punch for center of Pink Flower under brad in Pixie Pink Card Stock
Brads are Making Memories I think
Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day! L
Back or Other Front
Side View
Well, I have 18 birthday cards to send out in October!! I think this is my busiest birthday month of the year. I have already sent out quite a few and this is the latest. I will be making 8 of these cards to send out to the rest of the birthday girls this month. I think it's a pretty and happy card, no pun intended but that was funny...LOL. I think the Cutie Pie Designer Series Paper is one of my favorites in our SU! catalog and I'm sure it shows. I use it all the time. I just love the colors and the flowers. I love that it matches our In Colors an some of our other colors as well. Can I tell you that I absolutely LOVE our satin ribbon in the Holiday Mini Collection catalog!!! This ribbon is so luxurious and rich and thick and so soft. I wish I had sheets made out of this ribbon. I want to use it on everything! I don't know why I waited so long to order it. I want to order rolls and rolls so I never run out. I'm hoping that SU! gives it to us in all the 48 colors in January's catalog!!! Or, maybe not since I would be broke buying all that ribbon. Anyway, I hope you like this card and if you get a chance to get this satin ribbon I would jump on it!! Remember, it's only available until the end of November so stock up if you can!! At only .66 cents a yard you can't beat it. I've seen satin ribbon selling for up to .95 cents a yard and it's not even as thick as this and you can't buy the whole spool, you can only get it by the yard. Our spools are 15 yards for only $9.95. You'll notice the difference as soon as you are holding it in your hand. The spool is so heavy compared to most other ribbon. Ok, I'm done "selling" you on this ribbon. I just really like it. Thank you for listening to me rant about my love affair with ribbon and for your continued friendships through my blog. I hope you are enjoying reading and looking at all my stuff as much as I am enjoying making it and sharing it with you. Have a great evening or day depending on where you are. L
Here are the cards we all made at our Stampin' Up! Meeting Monday night. Mine is the circle card on a earlier post so I didn't repeat it here. At this meeting we are working on a Technique Album. Each month we are to take a technique and design a make n take for the group to do.
This design was from Debbie Colbacchini-Bleaching Technique:
Soak a piece of felt or folded paper towel with bleach. Use as an ink pad and stamp on colored cardstock. Watch as the bleach removes color leaving a beautiful faded image.
This design is from Katja Pastor-Faux Diamond Dust Technique:
Stamp a piece of cardstock. Cover entire piece with a generous layer of Versamark ink. Cover with iridescent ice embossing powder. Remove excess and heat.
This design was from Gina Cardera-Pulled Pastels Technique:
Rub Stampin’ Pastels all over a dark piece of cardstock using a cotton ball. Ink a stamp with the Versamark pad and stamp onto the chalked cardstock. The stamp will “pull” off the chalk, leaving a negative image. This works best with a bold image.
This card was also designed by Gina Cardera-Poppin' Pastels Technique:
Stamp image on cardstock with Versamark, white Craft or vanilla Craft ink. Rub cotton ball into pastels and then pounce over image to see the colors pop.
This was designed by Pat Zahn-Mirror Image Technique: Select a large shadow stamp such as the rectangle from Great Shapes. Ink the stamp you wish to mirror and stamp it onto the clean shape stamp. Stamp the shape stamp onto the cardstock for a backwards image. Re-ink the stamp and stamp it next to the backward image using a Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the images exactly.
This was designed by Ana Garcia-Wood Grain Technique:Cut a stampin’ sponge into quarters. Ink the pointed edge with Vanilla Craft (pigment) Ink. Lightly brush in one direction along the cardstock. Repeat with Close to Cocoa Craft Ink. Mask sections or use markers to simulate boards/nails if desired. Try different colors of cardstock, ink.
This was designed by Jennifer Wu-Soot Stamping Technique:
This was designed by Lanette Ibarra-Marbles Technique:
