$99 Starter Kit and FREE Project Kit Promotion

Stampin' Up has a Fabulous Promotion for July 2011. This is a limited time promotion and is the perfect opportunity to start your Stampin' Up adventure. I know some of you have been "on the fence" about signing up before.....well, now is a great opportunity, just for you, at a great price!

The Starter Kit contains over $185 in products and business supplies, including products from the New 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog.

And there's MORE.......

If you sign up in July 2011, you will also receive a Christmas Keepsake project kit for FREE ($40 value).This kit contains everything you will need to create a Beautiful Keepsake box. You can visit my site for more details or simply contact me.

Projects

I recently had my first class since we moved to Camarillo. I had a really great time with the ladies. They were so sweet! I made these post it note holders for them. I had so much fun making these. I think it was partially because I knew they would be really excited to receive them. It's hard to see in the pic but I put Dazzling Diamonds on the inside of the flowers too. The top pic shows the holders closed and the bottom is a pic showing you what they look like when they are opened. I can't remember right now where exactly I got the directions for these cute holders. If you really want to know, simply email me and I should have located the info by then. :0) Enjoy your day!

Teacher "Thank You's"

I made these for my son's preschool teachers. I just wanted to share the different options you can do with Stampin' Up products. I took a plain white gift bag and dressed it up with some Designer Series paper, ribbon and stamped cardstock. It's hard to see but the Orange colored flowers are actually heat embossed with Tangerine Tango embossing powder. The gift card holder was simple to make and it turned out pretty cute, I must say. I used velcro w/adhesive to keep the gift card holder closed. On the bottle of flavored soda, I simply wrapped it was DSP and added a small tag and ribbon. I delivered the soda and gift card inside of the gift bag. I hope they liked it!

Thinking of you....

I made this card for my husband. Every once in a while I make and card and send it to my husband at his office. I like to surprise him from time to time to let him know how much I love and appreciate him. He is such a wonderful man and I like to remind him how much I cherish him.

This card was made using the following Stampin' Up supplies:

Summer Splash Stamp Set (Summer Mini)

Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder (Summer Mini)

CS: Whisper White, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise,Naturals White

Ink: Real Red, Tempting Turqouise,Crumb Cake,Bashful Blue

White Baker's Twine (Summer Mini)

Pewter Build-a-Brad

*I made the clouds by stamping the outer edges of a punched out piece of cardstock from a 1 3/4" Scallop Circle XL punch.

Box to match the card

Here is a little treat tote I made at the last mintue to match the card from the earlier post. It was made using the Bigz XL Fancy Favor with the Big Shot. I also embossed the box (before I folded it) with the textured impressions Vintage Wallpaper.It's kind of hard to see but the Four Frames stamp was stamped with Versamark Pad, covered with White Stampin' Emboss powder then heated up with the Heating tool. It produced a white shiny textured stamped image. I stamped white tissue paper with the key stamp(w/Cherry Cobbler) from the Artistic Etchings stamp set.

The Countdown begins....

I am Officially registered for the Stampin' Up Convention 2011!!! Convention is held in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is an amazing event where Stampin' Up Demonstrators get together and get spoiled and pampered by the Stampin' Up Company. Not only do we get lots of great gifts but we are also educated on the company and how to run an efficient home based business. I love every second of it. There are lots of demonstrations, hundreds of card examples, different examples of products made using Stampin' Up items, games, entertainment, the list goes on and on.....

Today my 6yr old is home sick. I feel so bad for the little guy. Once I picked him up from school yesterday, I saw the look on his face which told me everything I needed to know. He just had such a sad look. He told me he had a headache. Took his temp at home and it was 101. So, today is a lay low day for him.

This morning I made a card using some of the items in this month's Special. Click HERE for more details on the Special.

This is what was used to make the card:

Paper: Not Quite Navy(textured), Cherry Cobbler, Paisley Petals (DSP),Watercolor paper

Ink: Staz On Jet Black, Not Quite Navy,Smooch Spritz(Silver Foil)

Stamps: Four Frames, All You Do

Ribbon: Crochet Trim Victoria, 1/2 seam binding ribbon in Baja Breeze(Occ.Mini Catalog)

Punch: Extra Large Decorative Label

Extras: Trinket Key (Occ.Mini Catalog), Jewels basic pearl

Embossing folder: Text.Impressions Vintage Wallpaper (used w/BigShot)

Enjoy your day!

~Ness

I'm totally doing the Happy Dance today!

I was just exchanging text messages with my upline, (the Fabulous Alicia), telling her I had just registered for the 2011 Stampin' Up Convention. I am soooo excited. I went with Alicia last year and I was blown away from the very beginning of Convention up the very last second of Convention last year. Alicia and I are heading back to Utah, this Summer, to celebrate with our fellow paper crafters. Let me tell ya....Stampin' Up knows how to throw a party! Really, it's more like a 4 day long party. I was exhausted at the end. I am looking forward to spending time with my crafting pal at Convention this year. So, onto business: As most of you know, I have moved away from Riverside to a Beautiful city called Camarillo. I absolutely love it here. The weather is gorgeous. The people are extremely nice. I've met a group of Moms at my sons Kindergarten who are awesome. I know some of you ladies may be reading this right now. Thank you for welcoming me to the neighborhood. My family and I really appreciate how sweet and welcoming you have all been. :0) I am going to try and get my business out to the neighborhood this month. I am eager to share what I love! I know papercrafting is not for everyone, so if you are not interested, I won't be offended at all....but ......I may try to get to come over for a class or two. Once you make a cute card or scrapbook page, you may be hooked. That's how it all started for me.

Spring is Blossoming

Stampin up is running a special for the month of April (1st- 30th), called Spring is Blossoming. The stamp set is so cute and it coordinates with XL Decorative Label punch. The Paisley Petals Designer paper is full of Vibrant Spring colors. Now, you need to know that these two items are "sneak peek" items. After April (when the Special is over), they will not be available until the New 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog comes out on July 1, 2011.

Details: You can order the Four Frames Stamp Set (clear or wood) and/or the Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper with a $20 minimum purchase or get them FREE when you host a $350 workshop (pre tx,SH).

Click HERE and you will be re-directed to my Stampin' Up site to see the Special. You gotta check it out, it's too cute to miss!

I've pre-ordered both the Stamp set and the Paisley Petals paper. I actually have them sitting on my craft table and they are screaming for me to open them. I think Today is the Day! See now, that is one of the benefits to being a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, you get to pre-order the new stuff and play with it before it's available to the general public. If you are interested in becoming a Demonstrator or simply have questions about it, feel free to call or email me.

Have a Fabulous Day!!!!

~Ness