ALL WRAPPED UP CLASS

Hi Everyone,


I just wanted to let you know that my daughter Jessi is offering a class "All Wrapped Up" on Friday September 7th, 6:30pm at my house. The class includes a Photo Block, Keychain Scrapbook, Brag Book, Gift Bag and card (not shown) for $25. This would make a great gift for Grandparents Day (which is on the 9th), Secret Pal gifts, or any gift giving occasion. You can add the photos yourself or let the recipient add their own photos. The Designer Series Paper may vary, so the kits will be given out on a first come first serve basis.

If you can't make the class, but would like to purchase the kit for $25, just let us know by August 31st. If you would like to purchase the completed gift set, they will be available for $35.

Also, I only have 2 spots left for the retreat at the cabin which is October 5th and 6th. If you would like to reserve a spot the cost is $35 and includes a stamp set, lunch on Saturday, several make n takes, and the use of my inks, punches, dies and stamp sets. This is a good time to catch up on all those projects on your list or perhaps get started on your Christmas list.

I will also be having a Christmas Stamp-a-Stack this year in October but I haven't finalized the date for that yet. The cost will be $20 and we will make 12 cards (3 each of 4 designs) with envelopes.

Thanks and don't forget to RSVP for the "All Wrapped Up" Class by this Friday.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Bring A Buddy Night (part 2)

WOW, time has flown by this summer. I almost went the whole month of July with out posting. I've spent a lot of time this month enjoying the grandkids and my new swimming pool. But hopefully, I can get back into a routine of some sorts. We just finished Vacation Bible School so I think August should be a little more laid back.
I wanted to share with you the second card that we made at my Bring A Buddy Night. I really like Stampin Up's new Firm Foam Ink pads. So much so that I went ahead and purchased all new ink pads in all the colors. They stamp awesome images. I've used the sentiment from the Blooming with Kindness stamp set (126422) and the flower and leaf image are from the Betsy's Blossoms stamp set (126006).
Thanks for looking,
Kim

Apothecary Art

This is a card that I made when this set was first released in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I'm so glad this set carried over.

Although the matching framelits are only supposed to be used to cut one sheet of cardstock at a time, I did cut through 2 layers of cardstock and a layer of Designer Series Paper with out any trouble.

I don't remember all the details of this card and I sold it a long time ago.  I need to start posting my cards BEFORE I sell them.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

A Stepped Up Version of Yesterday's Card

Here is a "stepped up" version of the card I posted yesterday. I just made a few changes. I embossed the background, I attached a bow (made with my husband's fabulous bow maker), and I added some glitter to the sprinkles.


Thanks for looking,
Kim

Bring A Buddy Night

Thursday evening I had my first "Bring a Buddy" event and it was a lot of fun even though I was pretty nervous. What I did was ask my "old customers" (ladies who had been customers of mine for a while) to bring a friend. These friends could be new stampers or just new to me stampers. And I got a little bit of both. It had been a while since I have taught brand new stampers and I was definitely out of practice, but they did great.

I made this a "no sales pressure" night by not taking any orders. I just wanted the newbies to enjoy themselves and learn a little bit about Stampin' Up without feeling pressured to buy something. Hopefully they enjoyed themselves and some have already expressed an interest in joining clubs or taking my classes.




Here is one of the cards that we made. I tried to keep it simple yet cute. I'm sure you have noticed the ink mark on my card. I decided not to redo this card to show others that your card doesn't have to be perfect.

To thank my customers for bringing a friend, my husband made them their choice of a Bow Maker or a Hanging Scrapbook holder. I really do appreciate my "old customers", some who have been with me since I became a demonstrator 7 years ago. Thanks again ladies!


Thanks for looking,
Kim

Betsy's Blossoms

I really like the bold images in this new set Betsy's Blossoms.
I paired it with two of the new in colors, Gumball Green and Primrose Petals. The stitched satin ribbon comes in all of the 2012-2013 In Colors. The Designer Series Paper is from the Patio Party pack.









I have been trying to get into the habit of decorating the inside of the cards a
little bit also. Just a small piece of Designer Series Paper can really add a lot to the inside of the card.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

New 2012-2013 Stampin Up Catalog Product

Here is one of the first cards that I made with my Stampin Up preorder product. The image comes from the new stamp set Layered Labels. I then die cut the image using the new Apothecary Accents Framelits die. I stamped the image a second time and hand cut the oval part and attached it with Stampin Dimensionals. The colors used were Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze and Soft Suede.


Thanks for looking,
Kim

GENERIC GRADUATION CARD

Here's one of the cards we made at stamp camp in March. I called it a "generic" graduation card because we didn't use school colors. This card would be great for male or female, or for a high school or college grad.




The other thing I like about this card is that although it is a Shutter Card, instead of using 12x12 paper which I don't have a lot of, I changed the pattern a little bit so you can make it out of 8 1/2 x 11 card stock so you get two cards out of one sheet of card stock.

The stamp comes from the stamp set Word Play which will be carried over into the new catalog. The designer series paper however is retiring. And just a reminder - today is the last day to order from the old catalog. The new catalog goes live tomorrow at noon.

If you haven't received a new catalog yet let me know. If you live near by I will drop you off one, or I can mail you one for the cost of postage.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

One More Card From the Retreat

So here is another project that I made at our retreat. I still have several more to share.

I really like the doily die cut in the background. It takes a while to poke out all those little pieces, but I think it's worth it.




Thanks for looking,
Kim

Retreat Projects

Here is another card that I made at the retreat. I'm not normally a big cow fan, but this one was just too cute. I don't remember who I cased this from but thank you to whoever shared this great idea.

The fence I have seen on lots of different cards and it was super easy to make. Using the Simply Scored tool that Stampin' Up offers, just make score lines every 3/8", then go back with your Scalloped border punch at the top.


Thanks for looking,
Kim

Please don't have a stroke...

Because I'm trying another post, I know, that's two in one day. But after looking at the first post with my IPad, I thought the picture was a little small. So I'm going to show you another project that I made at the cabin, and this time I'm adjusting my settings.

Isn't she cute? I saw this card on Dawn Griffiths blog I believe. The inside says "I hope you feel better beary soon". I had to add the little bow to my bear, otherwise she is pretty much a complete case from Dawn.


Thanks for looking,
Kim