NEW Online Class! from Stampin' Up!

Be among the first to experience the new Online Class!
Learn innovative ways to get the most out of your supplies (from stamps to the Big Shot) with clever tips and all the techniques you need to start creating with success. Divided into six sections focused on a variety of topics, this class includes videos, step outs, and supply lists for 30+ projects. Join the fun! Order through my Online Store! The Basics Online Class, Item #133385, $14.95 (FREE shipping and handling!)

Soda Pop Top Monogram Necklace

Create gorgeous gifts for your family and friends! Watch the video below to learn how to make this beautiful monogram necklace using Stampin' Up!'s new Soda Pop Tops! Amy Storrie showed us how to make these during one of the Share Fair classes at Leadership, and I couldn't wait to come home and make a whole bunch of them!

 



To make this necklace, you'll need:

• Cardstock/Paper: Very Vanilla cardstock and First Edition Specialty Paper
• Accessories: Big Shot, Soda Pop Tops, 1/16” Handheld Punch, 1” Circle Punch, ¾” Circle Punch, Rhinestones, Crystal Effects, Broadsheet Alphabet Digital Stamp Set, and My Digital Studio Software
• Other Supplies: 6mm Jump Rings and Black Suede Necklace Cord

 

"Oh, Hello" Thank You Card

Anyone who places an order of $25 or more through me during the month of February (either in person or online) will receive this card featuring the Stampin' Up! set, "Oh, Hello" as a gift from me!

 

To make this card, you'll need:

• Stamps: Oh, Hello and Collage Curios
• Cardstock/Paper: So Saffron, Midnight Muse, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, and 2012-2014 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack (Midnight Muse pattern)
• Ink: Basic Black and Daffodil Delight
• Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flowers die, Soda Pop Tops, 1/2" Circle Punch, Crystal Effects, and Glue Dots
• Other: paper towels, non-porous container, and bleach

To do the bleach stamping technique, place at least 8 layers of paper towels in a shallow, non-porous container. Soak the paper towels with bleach. Use the soaked paper towels as an ink pad. When you stamp onto the cardstock it will only appear wet, but wait a few seconds and the magic will begin! Each cardstock color will bleach a little differently, so have fun experimenting with this fun technique.

 

To make the center of the flower, place a small Soda Pop Top between two standard cutting pads and then place on the Big Shot platform with all the tabs flipped out. Run through the Big Shot. Stamp an image onto a Whisper White scrap and then punch out with the 1/2" Circle Punch. Adhere the stamped image to the flattened Soda Pop Top. Fill with Crystal Effects. Allow it to dry for a couple of hours and then attach to the flower with a glue dot.

 





 

Swallowtail and Shaving Cream Scrapbook Pages

When I attended my very first Stampin' Up! workshop about 8 years ago, the demonstrator (my future upline) told me that if I dreamed about stamping, I was hooked. Well, guess what? I dreamed about stamping that night, and many more nights to come! I still occasionally have "stampin' dreams". In my latest dream, I made scrapbook pages that combined the beautiful Swallowtail Butterfly stamp and the Shaving Cream technique. Once I woke up, I could hardly wait to start creating! The result will be the pages we'll make in my March Scrapbooking Class. Here they are:

To make these pages you'll need:

• Stamps: Swallowtail and Vintage Verses (Sale-a-Bration)
• Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, and Gumball Green
• Ink: VersaMark and Whisper White Craft
• Accessories: Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Ink Refills (Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Tangerine Tango), Big Shot, Tasteful Trim die, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Pearls, Large Pearls, Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, and Glue Dots

To do the Shaving Cream technique: Spray out a large pile of shaving cream (yep, regular, cheap shaving cream) onto a cookie sheet or other large tray. Drop different ink colors randomly all over the shaving cream. Gently swirl the ink into the shaving cream with a craft stick (don't mix it completely; you still want to see distinct colors). Lay the Whisper White cardstock onto the shaving cream and press lightly (you might want to wear rubber gloves for this part!). Lift up the cardstock and wipe off the shaving cream with paper towels. It's a messy job, but the results are totally worth it!

Artisan Embellishments Card and Album set

One of my favorite on-stage presentations from the Leadership Convention was Sara Douglass' Artisan Embellishments ensemble. She showed how to make several cards and 3-D projects using the Artisan Embellishments kit plus just a few additional items. The first thing I did when I got home was to recreate some of her projects and tweak a few to make them my own. This set uses every single element from the kit including the chipboard that it's packaged in. Here are the projects...

 

To make this set, you'll need:



 

#120953 Crumb Cake Cardstock              $6.95

#107297 Crumb Cake Envelopes              $6.50

#126856 2012-2014 In-Color Markers    $14.95

#129328 Artisan Embellishments Kit        $9.95

#104199 Linen Thread                               $4.50

#126854 Midnight Muse Ink Refill            $2.95

#103683 Glue Dots                                     $4.95

Total                                                          $50.75

#129633 Vintage Verses Stamp Set (W)  FREE!

(Item #129636 (C))

The Vintage Verses stamp set is only available through March 22! You can get yours FREE with an order of $50 or more.

 

Other items you'll need to complete the set: needle or paper piercer, paintbrush, adhesive, strong hole punch, scissors, paper cutter.

More Amore Scrapbook Pages

I just love these beautiful scrapbook pages by Sandy Mathis! To make these pages, you'll need:

• Stamps: Hearts a Flutter
• Cardstock/Paper: Very Vanilla (12x12), Real Red, Pool Party, Basic Grey, and More Amore Designer Series Paper
• Ink: Pook Party, Real Red, and Basic Grey
• Accessories: Big Shot, Typeset Alphabet dies, Timeless Type Alphabet Sizzlets (retired), Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Small Heart Punch, Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button pack (Sale-a-Bration), Pool Party Baker's Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Pearls, Glue Dots

Petal Cone Take-Out Box

 

Watch the video below to learn how to make this super-cute Take-Out box!

 

 

Supplies used:

Stamps: Hearts a Flutter and Bloomin' Marvelous

Cardstock/Paper: Rich Razzleberry (12"x 12"), Whisper White, and Floral District Designer Series Paper

Ink: Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot, Petal Cone die, Stampin' Trimmer, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Natural 7/16" Trim Ribbon, Linen Thread, 1/16" Handheld Punch, Sticky Strip

 



 

 

Feel Goods and Sycamore Street DSP

I just love going to our monthly demonstrator meetings. I always leave inspired, and with lots of fresh ideas! This card was my swap for our meeting. To make this card, you'll need:

• Stamps: Feel Goods
• Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper
• Ink: Island Indigo
• Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Framelits dies, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Sycamore Street Ribbon, Boho Blossoms punch, Designer Printed Brads, Paper Piercer, Glue Dot

You can get the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper or the Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack for FREE with a $50 order during Sale-a-Bration. Click on the image below to view the entire Sale-a-Bration brochure.