Sharing Sweet Thoughts - Artisan Design Team blog hop link

Earlier this week Stampin' Ups! Artisan Design Team began hosting their August Blog Hop. I've visited all their sites and want to share this hop with you because there are so many fabulous samples, tips and inspiration.  I just can't keep it to myself.

The Artisan Design Team Hop focuses on the Sharing Sweet Thoughts stamp set. In case you didn't know, this is Stampin' Ups! featured Ronald McDonald House charity stamp set for 2017-18 and it can be found on page 223 of the Annual Catalogue. 

There are 13 wood or clear mount rubber backed stamps in this set and it comes in English and French.

I think you'll agree it's a delightful set with lots of cute images. More importantly though, this is a stamp set that gives back to the community. How? Well, every time someone purchases the Sharing Sweet Thoughts stamp set throughout the catalogue year, Stampin' Up! donates $3 of the purchase price to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). Over the past several years, Stampin’ Up! has donated $1.5 million dollars to RMHC.

So what are you waiting for, grab a cuppa and get started checking out this hop............. it's awesome! Click on the Artisan badge to go to the first link.

Artisan's Design Team August Hop

Featured Artisan Artists: These Stampin' Up Demos are incredibly talented and provide lots of tips and inspiration in their posts, so be sure to stop by their individual blogs and leave comments. They'll appreciate it I'm sure. 

Allison Okamitsu

Aurelie Fabre

Cathy Caines

Dani Dziama

Holly Stene

Jennifer Sootkoos

Jessica Winter

Katy Harrison

Kimberly Van Diepen

Louise Sharp 

Maike Ulbrich

Martha Inchley

Mercedes Weber

Mindy Bingamon 

Miriam van Eyden

Paula Dobson

Rochelle Blok

Shannon Lane

Sylwia Schreck 

Tanya Boser

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Artisan Design Team - Stampin' Up! 2012

Every year at Convention a group of very special ladies are honoured for their creative achievements in paper crafting. These wonderful gals are the finalists  from the Stampin' Up! Design Team contest that is held each Spring. 

Demonstrators from all across United States and Canada are invited to submit samples of their work which must include five full cards, three scrapbook pages and two three-dimensional items such as frames, boxes, clothing etc.  I don't envy the SU judges that have to narrow down the hundreds of submissions to 20 finalists.............what a job! 

The final 10 Artisan Design Team members are announced at Awards Night during Convention, on the demonstrator website in July after convention, and they're each featured in the September issue of Stampin' Success. They even have their own Pinterest Board What an honour to be chosen and these gals sure earned the title as well as all the goodies that go with it (an Artisan Design Team memento, $500 cash, a $500 Stampin' Up! shopping spree, and a special invitation to attend an Artisan Design Team dinner held during Convention 2012). 

As finalists these demos will create and post 4 projects a month until next June.  I want to make sure that you have an opportunity to benefit from their talents and see these projects.  To make that easy for you, I'm including their blog links in this post, and I've updated my "Blogs I Follow" listing on my side bar to feature these links.   

 Here are the 10 finalists who earned this year's honour and who'll be sharing their wonderful talents until Convention next year. 

2012-13 Artisan Winners taking a well deserved bow at Convention.  Erica Cerwin, Cindy Beach, Wendy Wexler, Heidi King, Jane Lee, Marisa Gunn, Heather Summers, Jeanna Bohanen, Sarah Sagert and Amy Bollman.

2012-2013 Artisan Design Team Membership List

Amy Bollman	http://blog.bollman.ca/
Cindy Beach	http://stampspaperandink.typepad.com/
Erica Cerwin	http://pinkbuckaroodesigns.blogspot.com/
Heather Summers	http://www.stampwithheather.typepad.com/
Heidi King	http://stampinking.blogspot.com/
Jane Lee	http://janeleescards.blogspot.com/
Jeanna Bohanon	http://stamptimesomewhere.typepad.com/
Marisa E Gunn	http://dzinesbymeg.typepad.com/
Sarah Sagert	http://www.sarahsagert.stampinup.net/blog
Wendy Weixler	http://www.wickedlywonderfulcreations.blogspot.com/