Monthly Archives: April 2011

Space: Past and Present

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Space Easel Card

Space….just the word conjures up all kinds of images in our mind.  It might be the infinity of outer space or the adventure of space travel or the heroism of our astronauts.  

Today, as it turns out, is a big day in space history.  You may have noticed the Google image today is designed to commemorate the first man in space back in 1961, Yuri Gagarin.  He was from Russia and made an orbit around the earth in his Vostok 1 spacecraft fifty years ago today.

We also celebrate the space shuttle today. Thirty years ago today John Young and Robert Crippen went up for the first time in the space shuttle Columbia, orbited the earth for 54 hours and returned to earth April 14th.

But here in Houston, Texas today we were more than disappointed to learn that we would not be receiving one of the four retired space shuttles. Houston has been at the forefront of the space program since NASA's Johnson Space Center was built. It houses Mission Control and is where the astronauts train.  After all, weren't the most famous words uttered from space  "Houston, Tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed," when men first landed on the moon?

So to acknowledge the anniversaries celebrated today, I made this easel card with the spacecraft from Pun Fun #115054.  You can find a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers here to make an easel card.  I chose to use the Big Shot Scallop Circle die #113468.  The inner circle layers I cut out with my Circle Scissors Plus #112530 and the Glass Mat #112531. The Circle Scissors Plus is wonderful because you can cut any size circle you need.

Space Easel Card side view

Try the Easel card!  It's easy and yet very showy!

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Easter Eggs the Stampin’ Up! Paper Way!

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Paper Easter Egg

Easter eggs are fun to make, especially when you use beautiful Stampin' Up! paper!  These eggs are very simple to make and a great way to use up some paper scraps.  I used the Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper #121782 for this one and some 1/8" Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon #119257.  Get out your Extra-Large Oval Punch #119859 and some adhesive and you're ready to go!

Paper Easter Egg pieces

I simply punched lots of ovals from the Springtime Vintage paper and folded in hang lengthwise with my bone folder.  Then you just glue one side of an oval to the side of the next oval.  I put about nine ovals together. You can do whatever number you like.  Before you glue the last sides together, insert your ribbon as far to the center as you can so you will have something to hang the egg by….if that is what you want.  They would also look cute as a bunch of eggs all sitting in a bowl or basket.

Have fun making some cute Easter decorations with these paper eggs! If you have any questions, just ask!

Shop for your papercrafting supplies at my Online Store!

Stampin’ Up! Spring Is Blossoming Sample Card

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Spring Is Blossoming Sample Card
Copyright Stampin' Up! 2011

 

Here is a sample card made by Stampin' Up! with the new Four Frames stamp set and the new Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.  This stamp set and paper are sneak peeks of new products that will be in the next new Stampin' Up!  2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog when it comes out in July. During April is your chance to have these brand new products before everyone else (well, almost everyone else!!). After April 30th you will have to wait until July 1st when the catalog comes out. This paper is so beautiful you won't want to wait that long!  And isn't it exciting to have something new ahead of time?!

Check here to see how to get these new products!  If you hostess a workshop, you may even earn them for free! Contact me soon!

When you are ready to place your order (and don't forget to check the Clearance Rack!!!), just click HERE to go to my Online Store.

Promotion details:  Spring is Blossoming with Sneak Peek products from the upcoming 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. You can get these brand-new products in one of two ways:

  • Spend $20* on any Stampin' Up! products and become eligible to purchase both the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.
  • Host a $350* workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE!

*Net sales before tax and shipping


Item

 Description

Price

125735

 Four Frames Wood-Mount Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper

FREE with qualifying workshop!

125736

 Four Frames Clear-Mount Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper

FREE with qualifying workshop!

 



A Paper Bag Easter Basket

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This is a fun and easy project, maybe even a fun craft idea for kids. Just take a regular paper bag, a lunch bag, and cut as you see in the photo below.  Decorate the front and back of the remaining bottom of the bag however you like.  

Paper Bag Basket

Paper Bag Basket open

I adhered a piece of the Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper #121782 to the front and back of the basket, and cut out a flower pattern from the paper and adhered that for an embellishment.  Add a little glitter as I did!  You could also cover the handle with paper before glueing together.

Paper Bag Basket Easter
 

Use your basket for an Easter basket, Easter decoration or just a spring decoration!  Just have fun making it!

Let me know if you have any questions or need help ordering supplies.

Easter: Fun Handmade Card

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Easter Basket Card

Easter is fast approaching, especially if you want to make some homemade cards to send to friends and family.  Here is one I had SO much fun making!  In fact, maybe I had too much fun…sometimes you have to know when to stop!  But I love this Easter card!

First I used the Big Shot to cut a basket with the Baskets & Blooms Die #113484.  It really cuts two and you can put them together to make a 3D basket…but I just wanted a flat one for this card.  I also embossed the die cut with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder #119976 to make it look more like a basket-weave.  To fit on my card a little better, I cut off the flap on one side of the basket and then scored 1/2" on both sides to fold back.  That way I could attach the basket to the card with Sticky Strip and still have an opening at the top.  To make the chick and the eggs in the basket I used my cute set "A Good Egg" #114974.  The eggs are first punched out with the Extra-Large Oval Punch #119859.  The small eggs in the grass are just punched out of designer paper and card stock with the smallest Oval Punch #119863, some cut in half to make then shorter.

Let me know if you have any questions…..and if you need any supplies for Easter cards, just put in your order at my Online Store!  And don't forget to check the Clearance Rack while you are there!

Stampin’ Up! Opportunity Calls

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Interested in becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in the Hispanic market?  Join Sandra from the home office on any Wednesday for a 15-minute phone call to discuss Stampin' Up!'s history and philosophy, our products, and the unique opportunities that exist for demonstrators in the Hispanic market.  You'll be able to ask questions, and there might even be a special incentive offer made to call participants!

The calls are held every Wednesday in both English and Spanish:

  • 11:00 AM (MT) for English
  • 4:00 PM (MT) for Spanish

To participate, simply call 877-787-7226 (toll free) at the appropriate time.

Notice the times are Mountain Time (MT), which is Stampin' Up! time in Utah, so please make adjustments for your time zone!

It's always a great time to start your own Stampin' Up! business!! Check here for more information before or after the call!


Grab Yourself a Grab Bag!

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Grab Bag

Wow!  The Grab Bags are going fast!  Here is an update from Stampin' Up!:

As announced on April 1, for a limited time we are offering $5, $10, and $15 grab bags on Demonstrator and Online orders. So far, many people have taken advantage of this offer–so many in fact that the $15 grab bags are already sold out. In order to keep a $15 option available, we’re now kitting together a $10 and a $5 grab bag to fulfill $15 grab bag orders. The value of the products you will receive is unchanged. 

Whether you are interested in a Grab Bag or not, you should definitely check the Clearance Rack for some great deals!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Gift Wrapping with Stampin’ Up!

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Here are some more examples of easy ways to gift wrap with Stampin' Up! All these Big Shot flower dies are quite addicting!  Just die cut a bunch of flowers, emboss some of them for extra pizzazz, and you've got the makings of a lovely gift wrap idea!

Embossed Flowers

Here are some vanilla flowers cut with the Fun Flowers Die #121812 in the Occasions Mini and embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder #120175.

Inked Embossed Flower

I very lightly sponged some ink on each layer of the flower and adhered them together with dimensionals.  It looked okay but I wondered if I should not have done the sponging….but THEN I curled the tips of the flower petals with my bone folder and that was just the WOW it needed! There's often just one more little thing to do that really makes you satisfied with your project!  And of course I added a little pearl to the center.

Flower Package

And as I did the other day in THIS post, I made a simple belly band around the gift box and adhered my flower to the top!  Can't you just imagine making these flowers for a wedding gift or on a wedding gift bag…or a wedding card?!  I think it would be beautiful!!

Yellow Fun Flowers

Here's a Daffodil Delight flower embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335 with a button in the center!

Daisies #2 Flower

And one more flower gift wrap decoration made with the Daisies #2 Flower Die #114520.

You don't even need gift wrap for packages.  Just use tissue paper and decorate with your Stampin' Up! flower dies!  This is a great gift wrap idea and will save you a last minute trip to the store for wrapping paper and ribbon!

If you need any of these wonderful flower dies for your Big Shot, please check them out at my Online Store.

Ice Cream Sundae Birthday

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Apparently, April 3 is the 119th Anniversary of the first documented Ice Cream Sundae, according to Google. Who would have guessed there is such controversy over the history of the ice cream sundae, as several different cities claim to be the first to have invented it!  Whether you want to believe that it was because the selling of soda water was prohibited on Sunday so just the remaining ice cream and syrup led to the invention of the ice cream sundae, or whether a customer asked for some syrup on top of the ice cream and perhaps a cherry, or any of the other versions out there led to the naming and birth of the ice cream sundae, I think we can all agree it is certainly a tasty treat!

In honor of the Ice Cream Sundae, here is my digital version, made with My Digital Studio!  I assure you, all the scoops are made with Blue Bell Ice Cream, my favorite!

Ice Cream Sundae

If you already own My Digital Studio (good for you!) there is a new update from Stampin' Up! you will want to take advantage of!  Open the program, click the "Help" button and then select "Check for Updates". This is a free update and it is the best one yet!  It does take awhile to download because there is lots of new content!  And did I say it is FREE?!

For more information about My Digital Studio, click HERE!  Really!  Do it now!  There is so much to check out!


Discontinued Stampin’ Up! Products

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Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2011

Check the Clearance Rack at my Online Store for discontinued Stampin' Up! products! Looks like some good buys on there!  Don't miss out!

You'll also find Grab Bags of Stampin' Up! products!  What fun! Beginning April 1, and continuing while supplies last, you will be able to purchase special "grab bags" in the Online Store. These grab bags will come in three sizes: the $5, the $10, and the $15 grab bag. Each bag will contain a variety of discontinued products that could include a combination of any of the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Papers, and Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags will not contain stamp sets or tools.

Please keep the following in mind:

  • Grab bag orders can only be placed on demonstrator orders or in the Online Store.
  • There is no minimum purchase required to participate in the grab bag special offer.
  • There is no limit to the number of grab bags a customer may purchase; however, grab bag items are only available while supplies last. 
  • All grab bag sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges.
  • Not all grab bags will be unique.
  • You should use the following item numbers when ordering grab bags: 

Item

 Description

125873

 $5 Grab Bag (containing at least $20 worth of products!)

125874

 $10 Grab Bag (containing at least $40 worth of products!)

125875

 $15 Grab Bag (containing at least $60 worth of products!)

 

Once you spend $20 on any products in the Online Store, you'll be set to take advantage of the Spring Is Blossoming Promotion. You'll be able to make some beautiful Stampin' Up! cards with this stamp set and designer paper.

Have fun shopping and good luck with the Grab Bag!  If you buy one, come back here and tell us what you got!  

April Fools Joke? No, New Catalog Sneak Peek! For You!

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No April Fools joke here!  Stampin' Up! is offering a sneak peek from the Stampin' Up 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog for demonstrators and customers!  Click on the picture below to go to the Promotions page!

Spring Is Blossoming Sneak Peek

  • Spend $20* on any Stampin' Up! products and become eligible to purchase both the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.
  • Host a $350* workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE!

*Net sales before tax and shipping

Four Frames Stamp Set
W: item 123440 | $20.95
C: item 123442 | $15.95

Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper
item 122367 | $9.95

Online orders are not eligible for the Hostess option.

Please contact me for more information or if you have any questions.

Oh…..have you checked out the new feature for Gmail??  Get your exercise while you check your email!  http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html

Have a fun April Fools Day!  :)