Here is the first entry I have received for our March contest. It is submitted by Lesa:
Thank you for sending in your entry Lesa! The color combination is great! You have followed the design layout to a "T"!!
Okay everyone...let's get scrappin!!
Enjoy the rest of your day -
Happy Stampin' & Scrappin',
Cindy
Hello Everyone,
After being gone to help take of my mom while she was ill, I am back with a fun new challenge for you! Are you a scrapper or ever thought about getting into scrapping? Maybe this will help inspire or spur you on!
I will be posting a Scrapbooking Sketch Challenge each month. Each month, you will have an opportunity to enter this contest and have your layout voted on! The winner will receive a $10 Stampin' Up! gift certificate from me!
Here is the March Sketch:
Once you have layout complete, email me a copy by March 31st. All entries will be posted here as I receive them. A poll will be posted in early April and the favorite layout will win a $10 Stampin' Up! gift certificate from me! So...Good Luck! I hope to see several samples sent in!
Don't forget that Sale-A-Bration is still in progress with three weeks left for you to get on the BIG SAVINGS! http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/17080.asp Call or email soon to either book your workshop or place your order. As always, you can directly place an order through my Stampin' Up! webpage: http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx
Several events are on the horizon. Please check back for updates! You won't want to miss a thing!
Happy stamping and scrapping!
Cindy
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
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!
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
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.
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
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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:
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
