Daydream Medallions CASE

This card was inspired by a card done by Kay Kalthoff that was posted on her Stamping to Share blog

We received both of the sets (Daydream Medallions and You're Amazing) used on this card as part of our Convention package.  Once again, the Daydream Medallions images are perfectly coordinated to be used with the Floral Frames Framelits dies for the Big Shot!  The background piece was embossed with the Argyle folder, one of the latest additions to our Big Shot product line.  The center of the flower is embellished with an antique brad, and the card is finished off with some Rich Razzleberry stitched grosgrain ribbon.  The inside sentiment is from the You're Amazing set.

Apothecary Art Happiest Birthday Card

What's not to love about coordinating products like the Apothecary Art stamp set and Big Shot Labels Collection Framelits?!  The Fancy Fan embossing folder was used for the background accent strip.  The floral image was stamped with black Staz-On and then colored using the Classic Stampin' Pads and Blender Pens. 

Affection Collection Cards

We received the Affection Collection stamp set as part of our Convention 2012 package.  These two cards feature the set, along with the new Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Window Frames Framelits Collection, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, all three from the Holiday 2012 catalog.  Our apologies for the poor lighting in the photos, the top colors are Elegant Eggplant and Perfect Plum, and the bottom colors are River Rock and Always Artichoke, both with a Very Vanilla base. 

World Treasures Card

This was one of those "must have" sets when the new catalog came out!  There are many possibilities to get very creative with the peacock and layer it's feathers with various colors, emboss, detail, you name it!  It all depends on how much time you want to invest, which is always the FUN in being CREATIVE!  The sentiment matches one of the dies from the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  We used a piece of the International Bazaar Designer Series Paper, which adds beautiful color and design to the card.  The feathers and sentiment are accented with rhinestones.

Bright Blossoms Thank You Card

We hope you're loving the new 2012-2014 In Color collection as much as we are!  This card was done with coordinating products in Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green.  The flower stamp is from the Bright Blossoms set, and the sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Banners set and then die-cut using the AWESOME Bitty Banners Framelits for the Sizzix Big Shot. 

Pennant Birthday Card

This was one of the cards that we did at our July Big Shot Club workshop.  We used the new Argyle textured impressions embossing folder and the Perfect Pennants Bigz L die for the Sizzix Big Shot.  It's hard to see from the photo, but the Pumpkin Pie pennant is the folded part of the card.  The sentiment comes from the Word Play set.

In Color Birthday Candle Card

This simple card features some of our latest 2012-2014 In Colors: Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, and Gumball Green.  The candles were made using some of the coordinating DSP stack, and the flames were made with the wings from the bird punch.  The sentiment is from the Wacky Wishes stamp set.  The ribbon is our new 3/8" stitched satin ribbon, also available in the new In Color hues!

Flower Fest Baby Shower Invitation

Scot made these invitations for his sister-in-law's baby shower using the retired (sorry!) Flower Fest and Sincere Salutations stamp sets.  The colors are Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade.  The retired butterfly punch was also used.  The Lucky Limeade flower centers were punched using the flower shape from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, and then embellished with rhinestones.  The invitation was accented with Lucky Limeade 3/8" ruffled ribbon.  

Top Note Gift Card Pocket

This was one of our July Big Shot Club projects, made using the very versatile Top Note Bigz die.  The stamped images are from the Apothecary Accents and Everything Eleanor stamp sets.  The patterned paper is from the 2011-2013 In Color Collection DSP Stack.  The "For You" image was die-cut using the Labels Collection Framelits.  The image on the Soft Suede scallop is from the Everything Eleanor stamp set and punched with the 2 3/8" scallop punch.

Stampin' Up! 2012 Convention Highlights

We have to share this video that Stampin' Up! does every year with the highlights from Convention.  If you watch closely, our friends Kevin, Patty, Karen, and Dennis are in there.  We also forgot to mention that the keynote speaker, Jason Dorsey, was ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!  He talked about the differences between generations and had us ROFLOAO!!!  His website is http://www.jasondorsey.com/

Here was our tribute photo to his presentation:

Unfortunately Kira wasn't in the photo because she was taking it.  We were trying to find a frozen yogurt or ice cream place in downtown Salt Lake City (except Anne because she still has a flip phone and doesn't text - a Baby Boomer stuck in a Gen X body!).

Stampin' Up! 2012 Convention Highlight!

We had the wonderful opportunity to attend the annual Stampin' Up! Convention in Salt Lake City a couple of weeks ago, and this video done by the Stampin' Up! home office was one of our favorite things!!  That was in addition to hanging out and stampin' with our AWESOME FRIENDS, getting LOTS of WONDERFUL STAMPIN' UP! PRODUCTS, acquiring inspiration from extremely talented and creative people, and seeing all of our favorite "Stampin' Up! celebrities" (like the amazing Cofounder and CEO Shelli Gardner)!

Kevin, Wendy, Dennis, Kira, Shelli, Scot, Patty, and Karen

A HUGE THANK YOU to our AWESOME CUSTOMERS/FRIENDS who helped us to achieve an annual sales recognition award!  Here we are during our march on stage with our great friends Patty and Anne.

Dinner with friends is always one of the highlights - here we are with Kevin and Wendy at The Cheesecake Factory.

They had chalkboards for us to complete the "I AM" Convention theme, so as you can see, I wrote "I AM a creative male demonstrator" (there aren't many of us); and Kira wrote "I AM a stamping sibling w/my bro!"  I'd also venture to say that we are probably the only sister/brother team!

Here's four of us male demonstrators - me, Kevin, Jason, and Dennis.  And here we are with our beautiful Convention bags...

We always have a great time, and this year was no exception!!!

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Punched Hearts Valentine Card

Crazy?!  Perhaps!!  Yes, this card includes 30 embossed and punched hearts.  We first textured six pieces of cardstock in Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Rose Red, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, and Pretty In Pink using the Snow Burst embossing folder for the Big Shot.  The hearts were punched out using the small heart punch and then raised using Stampin' Dimensionals on a 4" square of Chocolate Chip layered on a Crumb Cake card.  The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, punched out with the Word Window, and then layered on a Modern Label, and finished off with a couple of small rhinestones.

Sweet Cake Birthday Card

In addition to Sale-a-Bration, we also have our latest mini catalog that just started this month, which includes lots of great NEW products including the Sweet Cake stamp set and Framelits Labels Collection layering dies.  The Pool Party colored background was textured using the Stripes embossing folder, which is one of the FREE Sale-a-Bration items with a $50 purchase! 

Sale-a-Brate with FREE Stampin' Up! Products

It's that time of year again, Stampin' Up!'s annual Sale-a-Bration event!  Choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration product for every $50 you spend!  This card was made using one of the exclusive SAB stamp sets, Elementary Elegance.  The frame was done with pewter embossing powder, which is still available as a Holiday 2011 mini catalog carryover item.  The frame was punched out with the curly label punch, and the card base was textured with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder for the Big Shot.  Hostesses also receive special treatment during Sale-a-Bration, and new demonstrators can join for only $125, which is a $50 savings off the normal starter kit price, and they also receive a FREE paper pack or digital download every month for the rest of the year!

Halloween Cauldron

The Baskets and Blooms(although retired) die cut from Basic Black cardstock makes a great cauldron.  The Spooky Bingo Bits images are perfect for punching out and attaching to chocolate kisses.  

BOO!

This was one of the cards that we did this month for Big Shot Club.  The idea was CASE'd from a fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  The O's of the boo are formed using the peekaboo frames.  The decorative scallop that the spider image is layered on is from the Perfect Pennants die.  Speaking of the cute spider, it's from the Kidoodles set.  The Pumpkin Pie piece was embossed with the stripes folder. 

Sweet Pressed Stamped Cookies

Yes, that's correct, Stampin' Up! has entered the market of creating stamps for cookies!  How cool is that!  The Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamp comes with a sturdy wood handle and three holiday stamps - the pumpkin face on the cookies here, a snowflake, and a heart.  We have some advice though, after trying a couple of different recipes first, FOLLOW THE RECIPES that are included with the product!  There are two recipes, one for sugar cookies (shown here) and one for shortbread.  We served the cookies for our Big Shot Club last week, and everyone enjoyed them!  The Sweet Pressed cookie stamp is only available for a limited time, so be sure to get one before they're gone!

Halloween Box

We've seen some of these done by various demonstrators, as well as at Convention this past summer, so we thought it would make a great Halloween treat container.  This uses the Box #2 Big Shot die and then it's wrapped with a 2 1/2" x 11" strip of cardstock.  The adorable owl is from the Holiday mini hostess set, which coordinates with the owl punch!  The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set. 

Happy World Card Making Day!!!

We'll be celebrating World Card Making Day with a class on Sunday, October 2nd using the Easy Events stamp set.  Here are the cards that the participants will be making:



This was one of the sample cards that we received in our "Workshop in a Bag" from Stampin' Up! Convention.  Supplies: 2 1/2" circle punch, Heart to Heart punch, white baker's twine, ticket corner punch, blender pen, 1 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon, jet black Staz-on, Melon Mambo Stampin' Write marker, Wild Wasabi classic ink pad, Crumb Cake classic ink pad




Supplies: Scallop Squares Duo Big Shot die, Word Window punch, 3/8" ruffled ribbon, basic rhinestones jewels, blender pen, jet black Staz-on, Wisteria Wonder classic ink pad, Calypso Coral classic ink pad




This one was also part of the "Workshop in a Bag" we received at Convention.  Supplies: notecards & envelopes, 1/2" scallop dots ribbon, 2 1/2" circle punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, two-way glue pen, dazzling diamonds glitter, blender pen, basic rhinestones jewels, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, jet black Staz-on, Pool Party classic ink pad, Peach Parfait classic ink pad, Pear Pizzazz classic ink pad, Daffodil Delight classic ink pad, Melon Mambo classic ink pad



Supplies: 2 1/2" circle punch, non-SU embossing folder, 1/2" seam binding, sticky strip, blender pen, Always Artichoke classic ink pad, Cherry Cobbler classic ink pad

Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Full Heart punch, Movers & Shapers heart punch window, non SU embossing folder, Soft Suede classic ink pad



1 3/4" Circle punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, blender pen, jet black Staz-on, Peach Parfait classic ink pad, Old Olive classic ink pad, Riding Hood Red classic ink pad, So Saffron classic ink pad, Patterns In Color 2010-12 DSP paper stack



Woodgrain background stamp, 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Scallop Trim Border punch, Small Oval punch, Decorative Label punch, 2 1/2" Circle punch, blender pen, jet black Staz-on, Bravo Burgundy classic ink pad, Old Olive classic ink pad, More Mustard classic ink pad

Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Extra-large Oval punch, Word Window punch, 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, jet black Staz-on, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write marker, Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write marker, Tangerine Tango Stampin' Write marker, Bashful Blue Stampin' Write marker, Designer Frames embossing folder