Paper Pumpkin, The Best of and other things

Stampin' up always has great ideas... I want to tell you about two new things that really blow my mind.

The first is PAPER PUMPKIN.  This is a program that is really unique, and really fun.  Check it out:

Sweep away the mundane - order your Paper Pumpkin today!

Paper Pumpkin

Just think . . . I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you escape your life with some paper fun. (I'm kinda like your paper fairy godmother—without white hair!) You'll love what you find on the inside: All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Stuff like cards, 3-D items, and more!
$24.95 / month

 This is really ideal for people that love to craft, but don't know if you have enough time.  This is a kit that comes right to your door every month... and you can cancel anytime!  I love that it's all there for you... so if you have an hour or two, you open up the kit, and go for it.  You can mix and match the projects with things that you already have, or just use what it already there.

Check it out online for further questions at https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en-ca/faq/

The second thing I'm super excited about is our BEST OF 25 YEARS selection.
As part of their 25-year anniversary celebration, we’re bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will release—one set per month—during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each “Best of” set will also include a never-before-seen image!
 Here is an example of the stamp sets:
JANUARY

Some things to remember:

• All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $17.95
• While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.
• A new flyer will be released every month for each new Best of set.
• All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.

While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month, all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.
As a special incentive to collect the Best of stamps, we’re including a collector’s card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every Best of set. Collect six stickers, and send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $17.95! Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.

To see each of the sets for each month, go to http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb
 /ItemList.aspx?categoryid=1226

Thanks for stopping by!

Hearts a Flutter and other things

Man, having 3 kids is busy!  On top of that, I'm also daycaring 5 days a week, which gives me a total of 5 kids under 5... so things haven't been happening in the Stamping department very much.  Although that is one of the reasons I love being a Stampin' Up demonstrator... it forces me to take time to be creative!

I made a simple card using the Hearts of Flutter stamp set and the coordinating pieces for the big shot... no cutting involved!  Love how quick and easy it is.
Bet you think that this set is only for Valentine's Day... but we used it for Mother's Day, instead.  I think it's actually very versitale, and would use it for Birthdays, Weddings, and Babies.
Here's what we made:

This next card my friend Stacey Rose made for me.  I think it's stunning in it's simplicity.

That's all for now!

Saleabrate!

I had no idea it has been so long since I last posted, but I do have a good excuse... we welcomed our third daughter, Lexie Marie Jones, into our home this month!  I feel incredibly blessed by my life, with my three beautiful daughters, and I love that I can stay home with them.  I wish I had more time to scrapbook and make cards, but I'm sure that will come eventually!

For club this month, i wanted to use some of the fun saleabration products I got for free by spending at least $60... I saw this card, and I decided to CASE it... but change it for my taste, and also for the products and colors I wanted to use.
here's the original card:

This uses a technique called the "teabag fold".  Here is a you tube video that is incredibly helpful in learning how to make it:

I choose to alternate patterns, though, like the card at the top, so I made 4 one way, and 4 the other.
Here's my card:
















I used the sycamore street DSP, sycamore street ribbon and button pack from saleabration.  Then, I used the Vine street textured impression embossing folder.  The colors are from the DSP, sahara sand, pool party, island indigo, calypso coral and rich razzleberry.
I also used the pretty petites stamp set and petite curly label punch from the saleabration catalogue.

Hopefully I'll find time to post more in the future, thanks for checking in!

Final Christmas projects

I'm sure people say this all the time, but man does December go fast!  As I'm sitting here, I am smelling the Christmas Eve Turkey roasting in the oven, listening to Christmas music, and realizing that it will all be over in just a few days.
I had a few Christmas projects I worked on this month, but not as many as I would've liked (isn't that always the way!)
This was one of my club cards, using a standard Z fold:

This next project was made by my upline's upline :) Ann Driscoll.  So cute!  I never would've thought to turn the milk carton into a gingerbread house!  Thanks for the kit, Ann!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Stamp a Stack

This weekend I hosted my Christmas Stamp a Stack... always a good time!  We get together and make a "stack" of Christmas Cards... 4 each of 3 different designs.  I always have a hard time picking the card layouts and colors and such, but I'm pleased with how they turned out!

Here they are:

The one on the left uses my favorite Christmas Stamp set, "No Peeking"... I just think it's the cutest.  We used Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla and Old Olive... I used scrap of my DSP for the background.... cute and simple!

The blue one is really simple... I just cut a strip of our silver glitter paper, and then used a snowflake set I have for the background.  The "wow" is the piece in the middle, that uses our designer frames with the Big Shot, then a strip of marina mist, and our new whisper white ribbon.

Lastly, the trees!  I think people were not so excited when they had to punch out 36 trees... but at least we didn't have to cut them!  Just scraps again of DSP... and I used our Candy Cane Ribbon on the top, which is really fun!

Thanks for looking, Merry Christmas!

Canvas Scrapbooking

On Wednesdays, I get together with some of my girlfriends, and while the kids play, we sip lattes and eat really yummy food.
My upline, Stacey Rose, suggested we scrapbook on canvases...
Here's what we came up with:

 

 This is Heidi's... Really love how it turned out, love that she used the Petite Pennants builder to spell Evan's Name... And the Real Red accents.

This is Nicole's, Really loving the tempting turquoise, Midnight Muse and Early Espresso together!

 This is mine... I knew I wanted to use this photo of Addie and her grandpa...

And of course, Stacey's... understated but unbelievably stunning all at the same time.

Thanks for looking!

Halloween Owls

If you have spent anytime at all on my blog, I think by now you have figured out that I have an obsession with the owl punch.  I just canNOT stop using it!
So when I saw people using the owl punch to make owls dressed up for Halloween, I just HAD to do them!
Here's the card we made at club this month:

We used the owl punch to make all 3 owls.  The fence is using the Word Window Punch.  I used more mustard and old olive for the card colors (I have never used more mustard before, but I like how it accents the owls).
Pumpkin Owl: Owl punch, 1" circle punch
Ballerina Owl: Owl punch, 1 3/4" Scallop circle
Pirate Punch: Owl punch

For the moon, I punched the 1 1/4" circle out of a post it note, then sponge daubed inside it.

And that was it!
Here's some other owls that we made:

Lastly, I wanted to teach my club a new technique, so we did a card using the black magic technique (click to follow link to splitcoaststampers).  

It was simple, and fun, and I love that you can use any image.
And my upline taught me that you can use permanent marker on the rhinestone basic jewels... blew my mind!