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Stampin' Up! Leadership has recently ended in Houston Texas with some awesome never before offered news, and I'm super excited to be able to share some of it with you. The "biggest" announcement is that..... drum roll please ............ anyone who's signed up as a new Stampin' Up! Demo between July 2013 to June 2014 will have their registration fee for Convention 2014 WAIVED! OMG that's incredible! That's about a $300 US savings. How awesome is that? If you've read my past posts on Convention, you'll know that there's no greater thrill for a Stampin' Up! Demo than hitting that Convention floor in Salt Lake City and being with fellow stampers for 4-5 days of stamping heaven! Wow this announcement means that if you want the opportunity to be a hobby demo and earn 20% off your purchases or if you want to start up your own small business, by joining my team now you can also register to attend Convention in 2014 for FREE!! (transportation & accommodation is not included). And, if you join during the upcoming Sale-a-bration Event you'll get even more savings and bonuses (Sale-a-bration starts January 28). Just call or email me to let me know if you're interested in this great offer and want to be part of my team and you can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to go to Salt Lake City for Convention 2014. Even if you can't make it to Convention, there are so many great things about being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. I would love to have you join my team. NOW IS THE TIME!! Contact me at 778-880-1296 or pennyhanuszak@telus.net. Click her to learn more about the starter kit.
Beside Christmas, I still find Valentine's Day to be one of my most creative times of the year. As a young girl I couldn't wait to deliver my handfull of Valentine's to my school mates and collect several in return. In those days we used to purchase a book of paper Valentine's and then carefully cut them out. I don't rememer there being any envelopes, but I do remember writing little verses on the back of these cute little bits of artwork. What fun! Speaking of having fun, I attended Cheryl LeFore's January stamp club the other night and was thrilled to make two Valentine's Day projects, and I'm excited to be able to share them with you. Project No. One - Valentine Heart Card Cheryl was inspired by Peggy Noe's Pretty Paper Crafts Occasions Sneak Peak featuring the Language of Love stamp set to recreate a card for our first project. Although this card may look difficult, it was pretty straightforward and fun to put together. Here are the details.
Supplies: Card Stock: Whisper White #100730 for card base and stamped images Pool Party #122924 Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack #132996 Ink: Real Red #126949 Pool Party #126982 Stamps:
Countless Sayings #135892, Photopolymer Stamp Set (NEW)
Language of Love # 133077 (NEW)
Accessories: 1/8" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon #119251 Basic Rhinestones #119246 Small Heart Punch #117193 Scallops Texturized Embossing Folder #132971 (NEW) Owl Builder Punch #118074 Hearts a Flutter Framelit Dies # Banner Framelits #132173 Assembly: 1. Cut Whisper White card stock to 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 2. Cut 1/2 x 4 1/2 piece of Pool Party card stock and emboss with Scallops Embossing Folder.
The beautiful rows and rows of scallops on this embossing folder are simply beautiful!
3. Cut 8" piece of Red Taffeta Ribbon. Secure ends to back of Pool Party piece and trim. Use trimmed piece to tie a bow in the front. Clip ends of ribbon so they don't fray. 4. Adhere Pool Party piece to Whisper White card base. 5. Using Hearts a Flutter Framelit Dies cut out the following heart shapes:
4 small hearts in Fresh Prints DSP each a different pattern
Coordinating colors: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White. ■ 48 sheets: 4 ea. of 12 double-sided designs ■ 4-1/2" x 6-1/2" ■ Acid free, lignin free
6. On scrap piece of Whisper White card stock stamp line image from Language of Love stamp set in Pool Party and again in Real Red inks. Punch out two each of Pool Party and Real Red Hearts (different designs) with Small Heart Punch.
7. Stamp large heart from Language of Love stamp set in Real Red on scrap of Whisper White card stock. Cut out with Hearts a Flutter Framelit and glue this piece to one of the large scallop hearts in Real Red.
8. To assemble line up card stock base on grid paper so the top of the card is facing towards the 5 1/2" measurement on the grid. This will be your reference mark so you don't go over the size of a standard envelope. Lay two different patterned larger DSP hearts on left and right hand side of the card base front making sure they don't go beyond the 5 1/2" mark and then adhere. Flip the card base over and adhere the matching patterned hearts to the back side of the front heart.
Card Front.
9. On the front side of the card adhere the Red Scalloped Heart in between the two DSP Hearts with dimensionals. Flip card over and attach second Red Scalloped heart to the backside of the card, lining up the heart with the one on the front.
10. Punch out a teeny little heart in Pool Party using the Bird Builder Punch. Attach a basic rhinestone to the center of this little heart and then attach to the bottom right hand side of the Red Scalloped Heart on the front of the card with a dimensional.
11. Attach two of the DSP Hearts (different patterns) to each of the large DSP hearts on the card front with dimensionals. Try to angle them towards the center.
12. Flip card to inside and adhere two die cut hearts on right inside panel matching height of these hearts to the left hand panel. Attach the Pool Party embossed heart to the center of these two hearts.
13. To finish off left hand side of the inside of the card, attach one each of the stamped red and pool party hearts with dimensionals.
14. Stamp XO from the Countless Sayings Photopolymer stamp set in Real Red ink randomly on the inside of the card on each panel.
Project No. Two - Valentine Gift Bag:
This second project was quick and simple to make using the Sweet Heart Treat Bags #134610 from the "Whole Lot of Love" Valentine Promotion. These treat bags are such a great deal. Each $6.95 package includes 12 heart sacks made out of really good quality paper, 12 die cut labels, 12 pre-cut pieces of Pool Party Baker's Twine.
Supplies: Stamp Sets: That's The Ticket #131946(w) or 128075(cm) Card Stock: Whisper White #100730 Real Red #102482 Red Glimmer Paper #121790 Ink: Pool Party #126982 Accessories: Sweetheart Treat Bags #134610 Spiral Flower Originals Die # pg 32 Occasions catalogue Owl Builder Punch #118074 Ticket Duo Builder Punch #126883 Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335 Basic Pearls #119247 Big Shot Machine Glue Gun or Tombow Adhesive Hershey or other flat Chocolate Bar Assembly: 1. Remove one of the Sweet Heart Envelopes from the kit and put a Chocolate Bar inside. We used a Hershey's chocolate bar which lies flat in the envelope. 2. Cut a 2 x 3" piece of Real Red cardstock into a banner and emboss it with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and the big shot machine. Adhere this banner point side down to the left hand side of the Sweet Heart Envelope. 3. Scrunch a 4 x 5" piece of Whisper White card stock into a ball and break down card stock fibers. Unroll and place card stock on Spiral Flower Originals Die and roll through Big Shot Machine.
4. Using a wooden dowel or quilling tool and starting at the small end of the flower spiral roll up the flower. The tighter you roll the tighter and smaller the rose will be. When you get to the end fold the large scallop underneath the flower and secure with either tombow glue or a heat gun. I prefer the heat gun as it drys immediately. Glue a Basic Pearl to the inside of the rose. Use the heat gun again to glue the flower to the Real Red Banner on the left hand side.
I love the texture that scrunching up the card stock gives to this flower it makes it look so real. If you look closely you can see the Basic Pearl Jewel Accent that was adhered with the glue gun to the inside of the rose. Perfect touch!
5. Adhere a blue striped banner from the Sweet Heart Treats kit to the middle of the Real Red banner. See picture for placement. 6. Stamp the Valentine ticket from the "That's The Ticket Stamp Set" in Pool Party ink on a small scrap of Whisper White card stock. Punch this ticket out using the Ticket Duo Builder Punch.
That's the Ticket Stamp set is on pg 33 of the IB&C is simply perfect for any occasion.
7. Punch out a small heart with the Owl Builder Punch from the Red Glimmer Paper and adhere it with 2-way glue onto the stamped heart on the ticket. Attach the ticket to the blue banner with dimensionals. 8. Using a strip of the Pool Party Baker's Twine from the kit, wrap it around the bag 3 or 4 times and tie off in the front of the bag. Cut off the tails of the twine if too long.
Voila, you've just created an extra sweet little gift bag for someone you love! Video Tutorial On the Spiral Rose:
It's the start of another week of great offers on the Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals promotion. Here are the items on sale this week. Save up to 25% off from January 14th through January 20th, while supplies last.
New Paper Pumpkin subscribers who sign up at My Paper Pumpkin between January 11 and February 10, 2014, will receive a FREE set of 2012-2014 In Color Stampin' Write Markers -a $19.95 value-with their Welcome Kit. The Fine Print This special offer is only valid for new subscribers.To take advantage of this time limited special offer you must sign up at the Paper Pumpkin Web Siteno later than February 10, 2014. The markers will be sent with your Welcome Kit. No coupon code is required but make sure you ask for me as your demonstrator. Anyone who signs up for a Paper Pumpkin membership during the promotion dates will get a set of 2012-2014 In Color Stampin' Write Markers.
It's time for Stampin' Ups! newest weekly deals. From today until January 13th I hope you'll take advantage of these wonderful savings on products I know you'll love.
Wow 2014.... it's arrived! Can you believe it? I've been on a relaxing family holiday and really enjoyed being away, but now that I'm back, it's time to get caught up and begin with a fresh start. In keeping with "out with the old and in with the new" traditions, Stampin' Up! has retired the Holiday Catalogue and moved into the new year with the release of it's exciting new catalogue, called 2014 Occasions.
2014 Occasions Catalogue and Supply List: To check out all the exciting new products in this catalogue you can view the On-line PDF versionby clicking here. For the Supply Lists for all the beautiful projects displayed in this catologue just click here. Quick links to both the PDF version and the supply lists will be permanently available on my blog sidebar for ease of access in the near future. If you'd like to get a catalogue of your own you can purchase one for $1.50 by entering the product code #134947 on your next order. If you choose me as your demonstrator, and place a minimum order of $25 you'll receive all of the catogues released by Stampin Up during a catalogue year for FREE. Holiday Catalogue Carry Over Stamps and Accessories: Although the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog has expired, you still have an opportunity to get some of those stamps that you mght have missed out on. Here's the link to the holiday items that are still available for purchase. They will be available until May 31st, 2014 as carryover sets.
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