Cindy's Creative Corner

How You Can Help Haiti Through Stampin' Up!

Haitian Disaster Relief

On January 12, 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving in its wake devastation so overwhelming that the Haitian people and their leaders can only look for help from the outside to cope. As a Stampin′ Up! customer, you can help make a difference in the lives of those who continue to suffer from the effects of this earthquake by purchasing, the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set. 

 From now until February 28, 2010, $2 from every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set we sell will be donated to the American Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and Development Fund. The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

Product Name	Item #	Price
I {Heart} Hearts – clear-mount  (block D recommended)	118571	$18.95
I {Heart} Hearts – wood-mount	117010	$26.95

http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ItemList.aspx?categoryID=708&cid=83

If you have not yet made a donation to any of the relief programs for Haiti, won't you please consider this Fundraiser as your option? If you already have (God Bless you), but would like to also participate in the Stampin' Up! Fundraiser, please contact me to place your order as soon as possible.

Thank you for any and all support you can give to this extremely important and urgent relieft program.

God Bless - Cindy 

Build-A-Bear Special Offer

  What a great offer for those of you with a little one in your life that loves Build-A-Bear! For every $20 of Stampin' Up! Build-A-Bear products you purchase, you receive a $5 coupon to use at a Build-A-Bear Workshop.

To see this collection, go to pages 38 and 39 of the Occasions Mini Catalog. Not only can you stamp a bear, you can also "build-a-bear" with the Big Shot Dies! All of the original Build-A-Bear stamp sets and Big-Shot dies are still available to you as your "build" your collection! (These were originally offered in the Holiday Mini Catalog that was available 9/09-1/4/10.)

Hello everyone!

I hope you are not buried in snow this weekend. If you are, I hope you are able to do some stamping! I'm busy at work in my stamp area tonight and enjoying the creative time. I'm playing with my Sale-A-Bration sets and punches tonight. I'll post pictures of my cards tomorrow for you to see.

In the mean time, here is a card created by one of my co-demonstrators. It's a fun birthday card. I hope you enjoy it. Following is the supply list:

Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White CS

Pink Flamingo DSP

Basic Black Classic Ink

Birthday Bliss stamp set

1-1/4" square punch

Rhinestone

Stampin' Dimensionals

Silver mini library clips

Playground Designer Buttons

Try your hand at this great layout and see what you can come up with!

Have a great evening and Happy Stamping!

Cindy

Beautiful Valentine Banner

Here is a beautiful Valentine banner I'd like to share with you today. Wouldn't you love to receive this! Oh my goodness it is so lovely. Our CEO Shelli Gardner created this project for her daughters. Here is some information she shared:

The idea for this banner came from the OnBoard Heart book in the Occasions mini catalog. It was easy to do—just use the larger circles in the Scallop Circle #2 die, and put one each behind the upper circular parts of the heart, then cut out the inside of the third scallop heart and snip the inside edge to make a long scallop strip for the “V” part of the heart. Did I lose you? Try it, you’ll get it.

  I would love to receive this...better yet, I should make one for myself!

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!

Heart Treat Cups

Hi everyone!

Can't wait to share some photos of our Family Stamp Camp! We gathered at my moms' house to make Valentine Treat cards. We had such a great time...all ages stamping and crafting together. I enjoyed it so much. Living so far away from everyone, we do not get to do that often. We helped Sarah make these to send to her cousins who live all over...IL to MN!

Here is the supply list we used to make this fun project:

Sending Love Specialty DSP, Real Red CS, Very Vanilla CS, Real Red Classic Ink, Sweetheart Stamp Set, Heart Treat Cups, Sweet Treat Padded Envelopes (not shown). I forgot to bring my Full Heart Punch with me so we used a punch from another company...we made it work!

We were all tickled with the way it came out and hope the kids that receive them in the mail will be very excited! Here we are working on our projects -    

Here is Sarah showing us the DSP she picked to use.

Here is Jess...she used the new Pinking Hearts Border punch for our layer under the heart. She got the hang of it right away!

Thanks to all the gals for helping us have such a great time!

Share your photos with us as you create your Valentine cards and projects. We love to see what you are working on!

Happy Stamping - Cindy

Update on Stampin' Up!'s Participation with helping Haiti:

I thought you might like to have an update straight from our CEO Shelli Gardner:

Helping Haiti

I don’t know if you’ve heard or not, but we’re involved in some promotions to help the Haitians who have been devastated by the earthquake last week. In addition to donating portions of the proceeds from the sale of a certain stamp set depending on each market, Stampin’ Up! bought some supplies for 5,000 hygiene kits. A few of our vendors also donated supplies for the kits as well.

We invited our employees to help assemble the kits over the next few days, and apparently the response was so enthusiastic that they got all the kits assembled in one day! I felt badly when I found out—I was working from home today and planned on helping assemble the kits later this week.

But when I opened the pictures they sent me from the home office, I admit that I teared up a bit and my heart almost burst. My disappointment at not being able to work side by side with others in this good cause was offset by the tremendous sense of pride I felt to be associated with people who are so willing to help out in any way possible.

It’s only fitting that one of these pictures shows our own Stampin’ Up! president Dale Fillmore, because the idea for the kits was his. Like so many of our Stampin’ Up! employees, demonstrators, and customers, he was looking for a way to help that would truly be beneficial.

We are excited to get these kits shipped off as quickly as possible; we are working through an organization that is already recognized and involved in the relief efforts. And our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent people who have been so devastated by this terrible event.

 

 

 

Big Shot & Snow...

Hello everyone,

As most of you know, I live in Cincinnati. I have been feeling very left out lately. Most of the "snow belt" has been getting dumped on. It had been falling all around us...snow was everywhere but here! So, I decided to make some snow of my own. Big Shot style! My creativity kicked in and this is what I came up with:

I used In Colors Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry which pull from the Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper - my current favorite DSP! If you have been a Stampin' Up! customer for a while, I also pulled in an oldie but goodie into my snowflake. Do you recognize the Snowflake Vellum Paper? I could not resist pulling some of that out to use on this card.

You can see the snowflake detail on the vellum much better in this photo. I'm so glad I saved a few sheets of that! I knew just the right project would come along...LOL! You can also see some of our NEW Stitched Felt pieces from the Sweet Pea collection in the center of the snowflake. The colors work so well together! These Stitched Felt pieces are now available for purchase on page 32 of the 2010 Mini Occasions Catalog. If you did not receive a copy of the mini catalog in the mail, just let me know and I will be sure you get a copy. This mini is stocked full of fun new stamp sets, Designer Series Papers and new accessories. My wish list is growing!

Here is the recipe for this card:

- Crushed Curry - 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" - scored at 4-1/4" 

- Rich Razzleberry - 4" x 5-1/4"

- DSP -3-3/4" x 5"

- Whisper White - 3" x 3" - sponged with Melon Mambo Classic Ink

- Melon Mambo - 4-3/4" x 4-3/4" for the snowflake

- Snowflake #2 Original Die for Big Shot

- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine

- Sweet Pea Stitched Felt

I did not put a greeting/saying on the front of the card, centering the snowflake and putting a saying on the inside of the card instead. You could use this card for any type of occasion. I hope you like the card and that perhaps you are inspired to make some snow of your own!

 Thank you for stopping by and Happy Stamping - Cindy

Partners with Country Living Magazine

If you are a fan of Country Living Magazine, you will really enjoy this wonderful offer!

Country Living Cards à la Carte Once again, Stampin' Up! has partnered with Country Living magazine to bring you the Country Living Cards à la Carte stationery kit. This beautiful French-country kit contains Dinner Party stamp set (set of 3) Ballet Blue Classic Stampin' Spot Preprinted stationery (24 sheets: 4 each of 6 designs) Use the kit for letters, invitations, or a special dinner menu—there are so many possibilities! In addition, Country Living is offering Stampin' Up! customers a special deal: get 10 issues of Country Living magazine for just $10! For just $1 an issue, you'll receive great craft projects, articles on collecting, makeover features, recipes, and entertaining ideas—all delivered to your home each month. Click here to learn more. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding this special offer. Happy Stamping - Cindy

Happy New Year!

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! 2010...hard to believe we are entering a new decade.

As we enter this new decade, let's do it in stamping style! It is Sale-A-Bration - Stampin' Up!'s biggest event of the year. What does that mean you ask?  

Spend: Buy $50 worth of Stampin' Up! products and get a FREE Sale-A-Bration reward!  

Host: Host a $300 workshop, and get a FREE Sale-A-Bration reward!

Join: Become a demonstrator, and get a FREE stamp set (up to a $47.95 value)!

There are several different products to choose from in this years Sale-A-Bration Catalog. Exclusive stamp sets, a new punch, exclusive designer series paper and a large collection of stamp sets from the Idea Book and Catalog...all only available through March 31st,

If you have not received a Sale-A-Bration catalog from me in the mail, contact me and I will get one to you right away. In the mean time, you can see the catalog (as well as all of our current catalogs) at my web-page http://cindysstampcenter.stampinup.net/.

I can't wait to show you this card...it will brighten your day! This is brought to us by featured artist Heather. I love the color combo she has used here:

 

Old Olive - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 

Rose Red - 4 x 4 1/2 then scalloped with new edge punch from the Sale-a-bration catalog

3 1/2 x 2 1/4  Whisper White - 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 Rose Red

Sweet Pea DSP - 4 1/4 x 3 1/2

Sweet Pea stamp set and Taken With Teal Ink

Old Olive Ribbon

Sweet Pea Stitched Felt So many fun pieces have been added to make this an eye catching card.

Did you notice my new blog banner? Go back up and take a look...LOL!! I decided it was time for something new. New Year, New Banner! I created this banner with My Digital Studio. So very quick and easy. I'm doing all sorts of things with this program. Love it, love it!

That is all for today. I'm working on a fabulous new card today. I will post it for you tomorrow.

Happy Stamping - Cindy

Merry Christmas - My Digital Studio Style!

Here is a greeting I created in just minutes with My Digital Studio. I hope you enjoy it!

You can choose the background paper you want - here I used Christmas Jingle Designer Series Paper with a Very Vanilla Layer. Then I added my text box. Last, I added images from the stamp set Old St. Nick. You can go in and make the images and text any of our 48 colors. It is so fun to play and create something unique in just a little bit of time.

I hope you are all safe and warm in your home or have arrived at your destinations without running into the bad weather that seems to be everywhere but here in Cincinnati!

Enjoy your Christmas Eve!

Cindy

STRAIGHT FROM SHELLI GARDNER...CEO OF STAMPIN' UP!

Hello everyone! I want to share this really great post from Stampin' Up!'s CEO. She is the driving force behind our company and is extremely creative. You may have noticed her special mark on some of the products in this years IBC..."So Shelli". Here is a recent post from her blog:

Chalkboard Reminders

I don’t know if you noticed that we now have Chalkboard Décor Elements; they’re in the new Definitely Decorative insert. When I saw them, I couldn’t resist trying one out.

 

I chose this medium-size Decorative Sign because it fit perfectly on a wall in the hallway leading into our kitchen. You can see it when you walk into our back door, as well as when you walk into the kitchen, so it’s the perfect place to remind everyone about anything important. (I can also use it to write a quick love note to my sweetheart if I want!)

It was quick and easy to put up—I literally put it up in the time it took for my family to set the table for dinner last night. If you use decent chalk (at first I used cheap chalk from a Happy Meal, and it didn’t work very well!), it’s easy to write on, and it cleans up quick and easy too. I can tell already it’s going to be very useful; I’m planning on using it for all sorts of quick reminders. Right now, anyone who sees it will remember that we have two “can’t-miss” family activities this weekend.

My only regret is that I didn’t take the time to put it up sooner!

Well, you know that I LOVE our Decor' Elements product line. It is so great to see that Shelli does too! If you have not tried at least "ONE" yet...what are you waiting for! You are really missing out on a fun and creative medium. It's not just for your walls either!

Happy Stamping,

Cindy