Treasure Hunt Begins Again.............

It’s Treasure Hunt time again stampers!  If you didn’t get a chance to participate in my Treasure Hunt earlier this Spring, here’s another chance! 

Late Night Stampers a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators is holding a Treasure Hunt and you’ve been invited to play along! 
During the Spring hunt, participants had to find 20 Stampin’ Up!®. demonstrator blogs on the Late Night Stampers Web Ring, find their clues and then submit them to me.  Lisa was my lucky winner and received some Stampin’ Up!®. Simply Sent notes. 

This time around the prize stakes have been raised! Drum roll please.......... Are you ready?  This time there will be 50 demonstrators participating in the Treasure Hunt, and every entry from all 50 demo websites will be combined for one GRAND PRIZE of $150 in Stampin' Up! Product!!  You heard that right - $150 in Stampin' Up! product of your choice!!

 So, let the Treasure Hunt Begin.............Here's how to play:

       1.      Go to the page (listed at the top of my blog) titled 'Late Night Stampers Web Ring’ and click on it.

2.       Look for the names with an (*) beside them (this means I know they are participating in the Treasure Hunt) and then click on each of the names to visit the blog listed (I will be updating as new names are added).

3.       Search the blog back to posts starting August 20^th to see if the blog you’re visiting is participating in the Treasure Hunt.  (Leave a comment if you can, that’s always nice). 

4.       You’ll know you’ve found a Treasure Hunt Player – when you see this picture followed by a clue:  

1.      Look for their clue (hint: it will be a Stampin’ Up!®. product see my example below).

2.       Make an electronic list of the blogs you’ve visited and their treasure hunt clues.

3.      Once you’ve collected 50 clues, email your list to me at pennyhanuszak@telus.net – remember I need a listing of 50 blogs and their clues.

4.      The first Treasure Hunter to email me a correct listing of blogs and clues will have their name submitted to Sherrill Graff for inclusion in the Grand Prize drawing on October 31^st.  The Winner will get $150.00 in Stampin’ Up!®.products of their choice. 

5.      This contest runs from today August 20^th to Wednesday, October 31st 2012 to collect 50 clues.  Don’t miss out join in today!  Note:  This contest is open to both US and Canadian residents.

Here’s my clue - you'll want to write this down, and the name of my blog:

Scentsational Season Clear-Mount Bundle 129946 Price: $40.95

Purchase the Scentsational Season Stamp Set and Holiday Collection Framelits Dies together. Priced to save you 15%!

    Happy Treasure Hunting and Good Luck!  Remember to keep checking back on the blogs for clues - even though our start date is today some blogs may not have their clue posted yet.

Have fun, Stampin' Friends, and come back to visit me often!  You never know if there may be another surprise in store for you....

Happy Hunting - and Stamping!

Penny

Highlights of Vernon Trip

Last week my husband and I went on a road trip to Vernon BC to visit with my dear SIL Mary Ann.  You wouldn't know it from the big smile on her face, but Mary Ann has terminal lung cancer.  She's at peace with her diagnosis and has chosen not to receive any further treatment, so every moment with her now is precious. 

Although our time there was short we had a really good visit and enjoyed taking Mary Ann for lunch, sightseeing and a trip to the casino where she won some cash. 

One of the things Mary Ann has taken great pleasure in over the past few weeks are the "Thinking of You" and "Sunshine" cards (anything in yellows and bright colors like the Summer Smooches) I've been sending her on a weekly basis.  She's set up a special box in her room so she can look at the cards when she's feeling down and/or lonely.

Since receiving the cards seems to give Mary Ann a lift and such great pleasure, I sent out a request on Late Night Stampers and Stampin' Connection this week for a "Shower of Cheery Cards" for her.  If you'd like to participate and send her a card just drop me an email at pennyhanuszak@telus.net and I'll forward you her address.   Only thing I ask is for no "sympathy" or "get well" cards as they're not appropriate for her.  Thanks for the understanding.

What Else Happened While We Were There?

While out for dinner at the Blue Heron restaurant our first evening, we experienced some real excitement as we watched a forest fire burning on the hillside across the lake from where we dined. Water bombers were coming and going and fire retardants were being dropped on the blaze.   It was very frightening to watch how close the flames came to two homes on this ridge.  Luckily the firefighters were able to contain this blaze and the homes were out of danger.


In this picture you can actually see the flames and the homes were just to the right of all this action.

What a busy time we had while in Vernon.  We were only there for two days, but between the excitement of the fire, visiting my SIL and staying at my own sister's home, there was a lot going on and we packed in so much! 

The day after we arrived my sister was hosting a Crown Jewels luncheon in her back yard so we helped her get her fabulous buffet together.  I showed her how to use Paula Dean's Panko Chicken recipe to liven up her baked chicken dish.  It was appreciated by all. 

My sister and friend Linda setting up luncheon before guests arrived.  She has a lovely backyard, just perfect for this type of soiree. 

Before leaving to come home I held a Vernon Girls Card night with my sister and Phyllis in attendance. The other gals were unable to come because of prior commitments so it was just the three of us, but we had a wonderful time sitting outside on the patio making our projects.  I should say it was lovely until dusk arrived and the mosquitos came out in full-force. Here are some of the projects we made.

I cased this card from one by Vicki Kiyohara I received at the LNS swap at Convention.   The cute little snowmen are from the Button Buddies stamp set and are coloured individually with Baja Breeze, Wisteria Wonder and Wild Wasabi markers.  The striped DSP is from the "Be of Good Cheer" designer paper on pg. 164 of the IB&C.  The card base and layers are made with Sahara Sand, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White  cardstocks.  This was a thoroughly delightful card to make..... thanks Vicki for the inspiration.   

Another project we made was a small ornament using the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle from the page 3 of the Holiday catalogue.  The ornaments were a lot of fun to make and a really big hit with the gals.  Although it may be hard to see them from this poor photograph, basic rhinestones were used to highlight the patterns on each side of the ornament.  Clear beads and pearls were used on the hanging portions of this ornament. 

Another case, this Glimmer Window Ornament card was made based on a video tutorial by Stampintoshare.com. This card was made with a basic black cardstock base.  The first layer and ornament layer are made with glossy white cardstock.  The ornament image is punched out with the Ornament punch #119847 on page 184.  Red and silver glimmer paper were used for the ornament base and design. 

This card was made with one of the tags from the Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags.  I simply mounted the tag on a  Cherry Cobbler cardstock base.  Clean and simple but what a cute card. 

It was a lot of fun making these projects and I will be repeating this class on Sunday August 26th from 10:30 to 2:00pm.  If you're interested in attending please contact me for details and to confirm your attendance.

Happy Stamping! 

Penny

Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags

Christmas is coming and you're going to need tags!  So, why not get them now. Just check out the awesome Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags #128152 shown on page 12 of the Holiday Catalogue.  They're a grate value priced at only $4.95.

Each pad of Snow Festival Designer Printed tags includes five each of five double-sided tag designs measuring 4 1/2" x 3 1/8". That's plenty of space to stamp a seasonal sentiment or write a note.  

My personal favourite is the cute little reindeer.  These tags co-ordinate perfectly with the following Stampin' Up! inks and cardstocks:  Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Soft Suede and Whisper White and they are acid free.

Just think of the possibilities!  Here's a few I'm going to try:

• Christmas Cards - use the design side on  a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" card front - you could make 25 Christmas cards in no time!
• Use the pattern side of the tags as a layer
• Journalling tags on your holiday scrapbook pages - they're acid free.
• Gift Labels (see the coffee cup wrap on page 12)

Fabulous Florets Birthday Card

I've been busy this week trying to prepare cards for an "Every Set Swap" organized by Wanda Dodds.  Wanda is a member of Late Night Stampers and is a Canadian Demo from the Pas in Manitoba. 

Wanda has been doing a terrific job notifying everyone of the rules and the due date for this swap, so I hope everything goes well for her as this is a tremendous amount of work to accomplish. 

I chose to use the Fabulous Florets Stamp set for my Nature group swap and was challenged to submit 16 + 1 cards.  Here you can see my bundle of cards just before they were express posted to Wanda.  Whew what a relief to get them off on their way!.  I have to say a big "thank you" to the postal clerk at Canada Post in Abbotsford who helped me decide on packaging and best rates etc.  I didn't get her name, but she was "fabulous". 

I decided to do a feminine style birthday card in Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White card stocks. Here is a view of the full card, the inside and a close-up of the detail.

I cut a 5 1/2 by 11" piece of Whisper White card stock for my base and then added a 5 1/4 x 4" piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock for the first layer(see caption on picture below).  The second layer is a 5" x 3 3/4" piece of Whisper White that's been embossed with the Fancy Fan Folder Embossing Folder.  The third layer is a piece of 4 1/4 x 3" Rich Razzleberry layered with a 4 x 2 3/4" piece of Whisper White card stock, again embossed with the Fancy Fan Folder EF. 

By just using the remaining negative image from my Top Note Die, instead of a solid 5 1/4 x 4" piece of card stock, I cut down on the card's weight for mailing purposes and save  on the old cardstock supplies. 

Before adhering layers 2 through 4 to the first layer, I cut a 2 x 4" piece of Rich Razzleberry into a tag using the Two Tags Bigz Die, and then distressed the edges with Rich Razzleberry ink.  The flat end of the tag was scored at 1 1/2" with the Simple Scored tool and then folded over the other card stock layers. 

Three small tags were punched out with the Jewelry Tag punch in Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Whisper White card stock.  The edges of these tags were sponged in the corresponding colour of ink, a saying from Tiny Tags was stamped on the White tag.

The flower from Fabulous Florets was stamped in White Craft Ink on a 2 x 2 " piece of  White Shimmer card stock and then embossed with White Embossing Powder.  The flower was coloured with Rich Razzleberry reinker and an aqua painter.  To finish off the flower a Large Basic Pearl was glued to the center of the flower.  Old Olive leaves were punched out with the Bird Builder punch.  The finished flower and small tags were added with dimensionals.  

The birthday sentiment is from the Perfect Punches stamp set.  It was stamped in Rich Razzleberry and then the oval was hand cut and mounted on a piece of Rich Razzleberry that was cut out  with the Large Oval punch.  The sentiment was added to the lower right hand side of the card with dimensionals.  

A 5 1/4 by 4" piece of Whisper White cardstock was used for the inside of the card.  I only put adhesive on the top part of this panel when adding it to the card.  Seems to add a bit of sophistication.  This piece was stamped with the large flower and leave stamp in Rich Razzleberry.  The small sentiment "just for you" from the Just Believe stamp set was stamped in Rich Razzleberry on the bottom right hand corner of the cardstock. 

Hope you enjoy this week's project. 

Designer Fabrics on Clearance Rack Now FOR $0.99!!!

Are you a crafty person,  a quilter or maybe a fabric collector/sewing fanantic type of person? 

If you answered YES to one or all of these types then I have a GREAT deal to share with you!  Stampin' Up! has reduced the price on their "discontinued" Designer Fabrics on the Clearance Rack to just $0.99 for a limited time (while supplies last)! 

Where can you buy anything for under a dollar these days.  If you've never tried Stampin' Ups! Designer Fabrics this is an especially good time to take advantage of this special one time offer.

You will receive three coordinating fat quarters in a package for just $0.99!  Two of the fabric choices Candy Cane Lane and Deck the Halls are Christmas fabrics, and would be just perfect for Christmas stockings for kids or grandkids, table runners, wall quilts, and more.  Think apron, tea towel trims, pillow covers, kids clothing and the list goes on and on for the Springtime Vintage and Sweet Stitches Designer Fabrics.  Here is a peak at what's being offered:

121716 Deck the Halls Designer Fabric $0.99

121715 Candy Cane Christmas Designer Fabric $0.99



121817 Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric $0.99

121818 Sweet Stitches Designer Fabric $0.99

So what are you waiting for place your today.  Shop Now

Please Note:  There is no limit to the quantity of these Designer Fabrics that you can purchase; however, this offer is only good while supplies last, so you may not receive all the material you order.

Doing Triple Time with Elements of Style

Happy BC Day Long Weekend to all my customers and friends from the West Coast!  The sun is shining and it's going to be an awesome weekend. 

Big news today if you're following the Olympics...........Canada won its first Gold Medal!!!!!   What excitement as Rosie MacLennan delivers a 57.3 performance and bests the favoured to win Chinese competitors on the trampoline to take this coveted medal.  Karen Cockburn her teammate also delivered a stellar performance to come in fourth!   Wow it was so awesome we cried!!!!

So what's all that have to do with my post today??? 

Well to begin I was totally inspired by Rosie's story and performance and her name reminded me of "Primrose Petals". 

Secondly, I was planning on making a "Best Wishes" card for a dear friend who's celebrating a milestone birthday this week.  She loves hummingbirds and rose pink so I thought why not combine these two things to make a "winning" birthday card.  And, here's what I came up with:

The technique I used is called a Triple Time Stamping Technique.  One of our great stampers Dawn Olchefske has done a great video tutorial on this technique.  Basically this card is pretty straightforward to make and would be a real wow in a class. 

1. Cut card base and layers from Primrose Petals and Whisper White  card stock in the following dimensions: 

Whisper White

• 2" x 3-1/4"
• 3" x 4-1/4"
• 4" x 5-1/4"

Primrose Petals (2012-2014 In-Colour)

• 2-1/4" x 3-1/2"
• 3-1/4" x 4-1/2"
• 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" (fold for card base)

2.  Using repositioning tape layer the three Whisper White pieces of cardstock one on top of the other keeping equal borders around the edges of each layer.

3.  Stamp the sentiment "Best Wishes" from Sincere Salutations (retired) in Basic Black, on the 2 by 3 1/4" layer.  Emboss with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. 

4. Stamp the "Swirl" from Elements of Style stampset in Pretty in Pink. Begin at the center and work your way around the three layers.  Press hard so the image goes on all three layers evenly.

5.  Stamp the "Hummingbird" from the Elements of Style stampset in Primrose Petals ink as many times as you choose, but making sure it is stamped across all three layers of the Whisper White card stock.  Note:  There will be gaps, but these will be filled in when you mount these pieces to the Primrose Petals layers.

6.  Separate the Whisper White Layers and then mount them on the Primrose Petal layers and card base.  I mounted the 2" layer to the 3" layer and then added dimensionals to the back of the 3 1/4" Primrose Petals layer before mounting on the 4" Whisper White layer.  Make sure that everything is going in the same direction so your bird wings match on all layers. 

So that wasn't too hard was it!  Hope you enjoyed this mini tutorial on the Triple Time Stamping Technique.  Come again. 

31 Days of Savings...............

Are you addicted to Digital goods?  If so now's your best chance to indulge your guilty pleasure and get 31% off 31 digital content options and most of Stampin' Ups! print products during the month of August!

With digital goods on sale and the 30-day FREE trial of MDS2 software, August is shaping up to be the perfect time for you to enter the digital designing craze and see what it's all about!

What's on sale?
Well to begin with, ALL cards, photobooks, individual pages, and tags. Can you believe this?  I'm not kidding, you can print any photobook, board book, swatchbook, individual page(s), greeting card, postcard, trifold card, or tag-all for 31% off.  CLICK HERE for more information!

The list includes some of Stampin' Ups! best digital content..... 30 downloads and 1 content disc. Yup, that equals 31.  Here's the list of content:

Item	Digital Content	Retail Price	31% Off Price
127217	Floral District Collection Disc	$ 29.95	$ 20.67
118115	Night and Day Designer Series Paper	$ 6.95	$ 4.80
129929	Candid Frames	$ 3.75	$ 2.59
129921	Check This Out Page Templates	$ 6.50	$ 4.49
129609	Blossom Builders Embellishments	$ 7.95	$ 5.49
128999	It's All Me Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127441	Whimsical Note Journal Template	$ 2.50	$ 1.73
128342	Pinwheel Daily Calendar Template	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127599	Party Animal Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127600	Autumn Traditions Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127620	Grateful Heart Thanksgiving Ensemble	$ 18.50	$ 12.77
126027	Playful Polka Dots Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
130066	World Traveler Photobook Template	$ 21.95	$ 15.15
131221	Storybook Specialty Designer Series Paper	$ 6.50	$ 4.49
130850	Joyful Times Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
124463	One Great Year Digital Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127175	Limited Edition Embellishments	$ 3.75	$ 2.59
129607	Walk in the Park II Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
129934	#HASHTHIS Stamp Brush Set	$ 9.95	$ 6.87
129923	Book of Birthdays Swatchbook Template	$ 15.95	$ 11.01
121071	Travel Journal Kit	$ 13.25	$ 9.14
129924	Get it Done Kit	$ 7.95	$ 5.49
129005	Sweetly Nested Framable	$ 6.50	$ 4.49
127758	Delight in the Day Photobook Template	$ 24.95	$ 17.22
130862	Blast Off Ensemble	$ 24.95	$ 17.22
129890	Little Milestone Birthdays Greeting Card	$ 9.95	$ 6.87
128892	Designer Gift Cards	$ 6.50	$ 4.49
127580	And a Happy New Year Photocard Template	$ 2.50	$ 1.73
127435	Thanks Tons Greeting Card Template Set	$ 3.75	$ 2.59
127587	Sending Glad Tidings Designer Tags Kit	$ 9.95	$ 6.87
127762	Gratitude Framable Designer Template	$ 2.50	$ 1.73

Still on the fence? Get MDS 2 FREE for 30 days.  You've got nothing to lose! CLICK HERE for a FREE TRIAL.

*By ordering through a demonstrator (MOI) you will always save by getting the "preferred price".