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Holiday Cards To Share

Nov 7, 2009 | 6 comments

I’ve got the flu.  Fever, chills, aches…the works!  It’s been such a long time since I had the flu, I forgot what fun it is.  On the bright side,  Matt’s been the best ‘nurse’ ever and just went to get me rice and soup.  He even took pics and uploaded for me for this post!

Here are a few swaps I received from Rhea’s swap group this month.  So pretty I just had to share with you although I loaned a few out so they aren’t all here:

(All supplies Stampin’ Up!)

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Stamped by Sharon Skelton. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!

Stamped by Sharon Skelton.   Stamp set:  Dasher

The base of the card is shimmery gold card stock and layered with Vanilla.  She embossed the greeting and Dasher with gold embossing powder.   She used Petals A Plenty embossing folder with the Oval resist technique.  (see technique here )   Then it looks like she sponged a little Champagne Shimmer Mist (from the Holiday Mini Catalog) on the flowers.

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Stamped by Mary Hall. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!

Stamped by Mary Hall.  Beautiful card!  Stamp Set is Scenic Season.  The base of the card is Whisper White and then layered with Shimmery Silver card stock that has been embossed with the Finial Press embossing folder.    The oval scallop frame (sizzix) is embossed with the same folder.  She embossed the trees with white powder on Navy card stock.  A little die cut snowflake and clear rhinestone brad finish it off!

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Stamped by Sharon Burkert. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!

Stamped by Sharon Burkert.  Stamp set is Berry Christmas from the Holiday Mini Catalog.   The base of the card is Whisper White and the Real Red card stock layer is embossed with Petals A Plenty.    There is a bird in that set also but saved the task of cutting it out by using the coordinating Sizzlet, Merry Details. (Holiday Mini Catalog)

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Stamped by Denice Marshall All Images copyright Stampin' Up!

Stamped by Denice Marshall.  Soft Suede, Vanilla and gold with a snippet of Soft Suede ribbon tied with gold cord.   Really a lovely, monochromatic card.

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Stamped by Rhea Hughes. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!

Stamped by Rhea Hughes.  Stamp Set  Autumn Splendor from the Holiday Mini Catalog.   I love the unique color combo here of Sage Shadow and Ruby Red with a bit of Chocolate Chip ink and ribbon, too.

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Stamped by Kimberly Allen. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!

Stamped by Kimberly Allen.  Stamp set is Berry Christmas from the Holiday Mini Catalog.   Rich Razzleberry, Vanilla and Soft Suede are striking together!   The vanilla is shimmery and I think she rubbed the Frost White Shimmer paint on the edges and dotted the flowers on the embossed Razzleberry.

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Stamped by Susan Gudmunson.   Stamp Set Dasher, stamped with Silver Encore ink on Night Of Navy card stock.   She used the Eyelet Border Punch on our Shimmer Silver card stock layer and White Organza ribbon with a Filigree Designer brad.    The greeting is stamped in Navy ink and punched with the Modern Label punch.

Well, that’s all for now – going to get another hit of Theraflu and hope it all goes away by tomorrow! Linda

Sunday Stampers

Oct 19, 2009 | 2 comments

Our group of demonstrators got together yesterday to stamp and here are some of the swaps and projects they brought to share.  With another crazy week of construction guys finishing up on the house and moving back in, I’m afraid I might not get a chance to post details on these so I’m uploading a gallery so at least you can see ’em!  

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More Ideas For You…

Oct 13, 2009 | 0 comments

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Stamped by Cindy Baughman.  Pretty Sahara Sand and white snowflake card using Serene Snowflakes.  A little clear rhinestone brad in the middle adds just the right amount of sparkle!

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Stamped by Tracy Komito.  Love the Build A Brad embellishment in the middle of the snowflake!

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Stamped by Connie L Heisey.  Love that Dasher stamp!

More Holiday Show and Share…

Oct 12, 2009 | 0 comments

Here are a few more of my favorite swaps I received at Founders Circle and a few other swaps I was lucky to participate in!   On the home front, we are knee deep in drywall dust and still living out of our office and bedroom while the rest of the house is getting a makeover.  Matt is still keeping his page on this blog updated with the progress (and sometimes the lack of progress – ah, county permits…) for those of you interested in non-stamping events of ours.

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Stamped by Angela McKay.   I think this was my FAVORITE card I received at Founders.  Can you believe she stippled these with our stenciils?  She used  the Vintage Ornament stencil from our Decor Elements catalog.  (see it here)   Really beautiful color choices and she did a fantastic job shading these.  (and remember she made 125 of these – oh, my, gosh)

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Stamped by Michelle Rahal.   I’m guessing but I think she used the big scallop circle die cut and cut a wedge out for the tree.  She embossed the Olive card stock with our embossing folder and used a white gel pen for the middle of the poinsettias.  Clever!

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Stamped by Kim Cagle.   She used the new Ornament Movers and Shapers die in the Holiday Mini catalog, which coordinates with the stamp set and punch.  Using it twice and overlapping like this is really over the top!

Founders Circle Swaps Part One

Sep 28, 2009 | 0 comments

Here are the first batch of the fab swaps from the Stampin Up Founders Circle retreat!!  I was so excited to swap with 125 talented stampers.  I delayed in posting some of them until today because I had a Demonstrator get together with my downline yesterday and I wanted them to be a surprise! 

By the way, if  you received a wacky post in  your email feed yesterday, I apologize.  I was playing with an electronic signature for my blog and it created a post without my knowledge!  Anyway, life in blogdom is sometimes unpredictable.

All Images copyright Stampin’ Up!

Jill Olsen

Jill Olsen

 This card is stunning with red glitter but the photo just doesn’t capture it. 

Christy Harsch

Christy Harsch

I think this is done with tin foil!

Jen Jacobsen

Jen Jacobsen

 Love the VersaMark watermark background on Jen’s quick and easy card

Glenda Travelstead

Glenda Travelstead

This has a pretty shimmer sprayed on with a mixture of alcohol and our new API ink, Champagne Mist.

Christy Schroeger

Christy Schroeger

I love that she used Rich Razzleberry for the main card color.  It wasn’t a color I thought would be great for Halloween, but it really works here

Kimberly Van Diepen

Kimberly Van Diepen

Love the colors, love the stylishious bow and it says Create…how perfect!

Founders Share Night

Sep 19, 2009 | 7 comments

 

Earlier tonight and after a relaxing day, Jan Burnett and I were walking through the lobby to grab a bite to eat at a nearby restaurant.  Shelli Gardner (cofounder of Stampin’ Up) and her daughter, Sara, were looking for someone to eat dinner with.  We were delighted to spend time with them and they are both so easy and pleasant to be around.  We walked next door to Iggy’s and had a nice meal together.  We didn’t talk about stamping much.  It was nice to get to know them on a personal level!

After dinner, we rushed back to our rooms to put our pjs on, grab our cards  for the big line swap!  We made 125 card fronts and I think I had 6 leftover, so a few short but wow!  Wait till you see  ’em!

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After the swap, we went into the gathering room to take our group photo.  Trying to get 120 women to sit still and practically on top of one another to fit into a camera frame is close to impossible but we did it!  I was sitting cross legged on the floor and I could hear the groans and cracking of knees around me as everyone tried to bend and squeeze in!

They made up for the pain and increased blood flow by feeding us mammoth butterfly cupcakes and tropical drinks with paper umbrellas:

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 They also gave us a special notebook and pen to take notes during the Share:

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The microphone was in the hand of Bonnie Thurber who was like Oprah in the old days where she went out into the audience and encouraged participation.   Demonstrators got up, introduced themselves and shared a business tip.  As the night went on, I knew she was coming my way but I just kept my head down, doodled and avoided eye contact!  (I’m not the most comfortable at getting up in front of 100 people in my pjs)   I took great notes with my new pen and book.

We raced up to our room to see tonight’s pillow gift, which I thought the notebook  and pen gift was already enough for today.    I heard squeals of delight in the halls so I couldn’t wait to get to my room to see what the SU fairies left on my bed:

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Too fun!  Garden boots with our Cottage Wall DSP on them!

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Founders Circle Make & Takes!

Sep 18, 2009 | 8 comments

 I’m SO excited!  I just talked to Bonnie Thurber who said we are now allowed to post our new stamp sets and samples we received here!  They will be making a formal announcement tonight – yay!  I really love sharing what we see with you and it made me sad that I had to keep in under wraps.   This will be the same for the cruise in April, so that will be great, too!  I’m glad they listened to our requests.

Here are the 2 new stamp sets and I think both will be in the Occasions mini in January along with what we made! 

I’m adding the display samples, too.  Those start with the lattice picture.

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Shoebox Swap Pics

Sep 10, 2009 | 4 comments

Oh my gosh!  I cannot believe it’s been 10 days since I have posted.  Bad blogger..  We are in full swing of our house renovation and it is really a mess around here!  I naively thought I wouldn’t get caught up in it, could just carry on my stamping way.   I didn’t exactly calculate it all out in my head for the packing, the moving, the cramming, the stuffing and the people everywhere!  Matt and I have an old 1960 house that is going to the beauty shop and getting a makeover.   We are also expanding a room for a new stamp room!  Very exciting and I will be able to say goodbye to the unpredictable facility rentals and have some stamping events here at home.   If you want to see how our progress is going, Matt is updating his page here on the blog.

Our FL group had a fun time stamping recently and we had a shoebox swap.  Here are some of my favorites:  (p.s.  I ask them to note on the back of the card if it was cased or inspired by another stamper.  If they forgot or didn’t know, I’m sorry and just let me know it was your original design and I’ll edit the entry. )