Monthly Archives: June 2010

Red, White & Blue Card on Last Chance Day!

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While trying to decide which retiring stamp set to highlight today, it turned out it was this Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper #113976 that caught my eye.  The bold Real Red flowers really looked so summery and I was still in a red, white and blue mood.  The Brilliant Blue paper is retiring also in the Color Renovation.  In spite of all the colors that are going out, I can guarantee you are going to LOVE the new colors and color combinations!  Wait till you see them all in the new catalog in the new projects!  And the new Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog begins tomorrow!!!

For some reason I was happy with this card as is and didn't add a sentiment. But I always could later.  So if you ever just feel like making a card, leave off the greeting until you have a occasion for which you want to use it and you can add something later.  Hopefully you can see in the photo that I cut out a flower from another scrap of paper and popped it up with dimensionals over the same flower on the DSP.

Red, White & Blue Card Pink Flamingo DSP 

Today is the LAST CHANCE for retiring Stampin' Up! stamp sets, accessories and Decor Elements as well as outgoing colors due to the Color Renovation.

Be sure you have want to need and want!  Click HERE to order Last Chance items and anything else you want!

 

Sock Monkey is Celebrating the 4th!

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I thought it would be fun to begin celebrating July 4th with Sock Monkey #111552! It's not the idea I started with, but once I looked over my stamp sets, this one jumped out at me. Sock Monkey is happy he isn't being retired tomorrow, too! But with the 4th of July coming up, I wanted to do something red, white and blue!  So here is Sock Monkey and a few things that are retiring.  What ever will we do without "Itty Bitty Backgrounds" #114996?  I've had that stamp set since I started stamping!

4th of July Sock Monkey 

Tomorrow is the Last "Last Chance" Day!!!!!!!!

Check your list and get in your order!!

 

Be a Stampin’ Up! Demo! New Options July 1st!

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During the month of July, any former Stampin' Up! demonstrators who resigned on or before March 31, 2010 can rejoin Stampin' Up! for only $35! Stampin' Up! will send an email or postcard during the first week of July to those who left over the past three years, but if you left earlier than that, you are also eligible.  You will need to purchase the Rejoin Starter Kit and complete a new Demonstrator application and agreement, which must be submitted by mail.  There are no Stampin' Up! products included, just what you need to get your business back up and running.

The Rejoin Starter Kit Contains:

  • 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog (8)
  • 2010 Summer Mini Catalog (8)
  • Guest invitation postcards (100)
  • Customer order forms (50)
  • 2010-2011 Definitely Decorative catalog (1)
  • Celebrando Creatividad (1)
  • Two months free Demonstrator Business Web Services (DBWS) subscription

If this interests you, please contact me and I can send you the form you will need, available July 1st.

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If you would like to be a new Stampin' Up! Demonstrator with the Standard Starter Kit beginning July 1st, the Starter Kit has been revamped in the new 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog and the price changed to $175!

The changes include:

Getting Started Colors included.

Clear-mount stamp set and block

Designer Series Paper Pack

Satin Ribbon

More substitution options in your kit

Two add-ons:  Stampin' Memories and Definitely Decorative

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The Digital+ Starter Kit is also being continued since it has been such a success…..so if you are more into the digital side of papercrafting, this kit might interest you, also for only $175.


If you have any questions about joining Stampin' Up! please email me at KSFontinelle@gmail.com and I can answer, or we can get in touch and talk about it more.  This will be a terrific opportunity to start your own business and make a little money while having so much fun at your job!

And in the meantime, for another couple days until June 30th, you can get in on the action right away with the $99 Mini Starter Kit!!


Please think about joining Stampin' Up!  You'll be glad you did!
   

My Digital Studio World Cup Soccer Card

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In honor of the World Cup Soccer game today….USA vs. Ghana…..here's a card made quickly with My Digital Studio!

World Cup Soccer 2010 

I just started with a blank card front and added the letters for "goal" with the Rough Type Alphabet (a newer download), added the "splotches" and crown with the Extreme Elements digital stamp set (LOVE this set, both digital and regular stamps) and added the USA with the Jersey Alphabet (also a newer download).  You can resize each element, change the color, rotate, reposition, whatever you want!

Be sure to watch the video in the link above to get an overview of My Digital Studio!

 

Using My Digital Studio Digital Ribbon

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Yesterday I told you there were new downloads available of pretty digital ribbon for My Digital Studio.  Here is a very quick and easy card I just made on My Digital Studio.  I used one of the designer templates, removed some stitching, added the ribbon and knot, added a button…..done!  So much fun!  You should get My Digital Studio today so you can start having fun too!  You must purchase the software, but after that it is easy to purchase additional downloads that come out from Stampin' Up!  You will have them immediately!  Use Stampin' Up!'s official printer for perfect color matches on your projects or have them printed at the place of your choice….or even on your home printer.

My Digital Studio Ribbon Card 

For more information about My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up! has provided a video for you HERE.

 

More Digital Ribbon for My Digital Studio!

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Stampin' Up! just keeps adding more and more to My Digital Studio!  It certainly keeps this product exciting!

Item         Description         Price
122147    Striped Grosgrain Ribbon $3.95
122148    Narrow Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon $3.95
122149    Wide Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon $.95

Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Digital Download - by Stampin' Up!

Narrow Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon - Digital Download - by Stampin' Up!

Wide Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon - Digital Download - by Stampin' Up!

Can't you just imagine these pretty ribbons on your digital projects?!

Check it out at my online store HERE!  No shipping!


  

Stamping Tip: Sponge and Marker

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You know when we want to add a little something to a card element, we often dab a sponge into an ink pad and then gently rub the sponge on the edge of the card stock, just to add a little color and interest.  When I wanted to use Baja Breeze as the sponged color, but my old ink pad was still somewhere in the other room, I decided to see if I could use a marker instead.  It worked!  I used my new Baja Breeze marker (in the new Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog)  to apply a little color to the Stampin' Up! Sponge #101610….I cut mine in quarters.  Then I rubbed the sponge on the edge of the card stock to add a little color.  Maybe others have done this a million times, but I have only used ink before right from the ink pad.  Some other day I will dig out my old In Color ink pads that are now coming back to be some of our "new" Core Colors!  But for this moment, the marker worked fine!

Use a marker to sponge!
 


Beautiful Vintage Wallpaper Card

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I love this new Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder that we were able to preorder in June and you will be able to order in July in the new Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog.

First I used the Bigz Clear Scallop Square Die #115950 to cut the card shape.  It would cut the scallop edge on all four sides, but since I wanted it for a folding card I had to lay the folded card stock just below the top scallop on the die so it would not cut the fold.

Scallop Square Die
Scallop Square Fold
Scallop Square Cut in Die 

Next I ran the front of the card through the Big Shot #113439 using the new Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder #120175.  It's beautiful on the Baja Breeze card stock, one of the "old" In Colors being brought back as one of the core colors in the Subtles collection.

Scallop Square Embossed 

Here is the finished card, using some 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon and a new stamp set Perfect Punches, as well as the Scallop Oval Punch #114889 and the Wide Oval Punch #112082.

Scallop Square Vintage Wallpaper Embossed Card

Yes, I love my Big Shot and all the dies and accessories!  If you need to order some, just go HERE. 


    

Summer Tropical Fancy Favor Bag

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Today is the first day of summer, although it has seemed quite hot for awhile now in Houston.  Who would have thought we didn't have the first day of summer yet??!  So in honor of the first day of summer, I made this quick and easy Fancy Favor Bag.

Tropical Favor Bag

  Love, love, love this Island Oasis Designer Series Paper #117173 from Stampin' Up!  It really makes you think of summer and the tropics!  I used the Bigz XL Stampin' Up! Fancy Favor Die #115965 to make the bag and put on some tropical flowers made with the Island Floral Die #118871, also in the Summer Mini Catalog.  These would be so fun and easy to make for a party favor this summer or little gift bag!

Don't forget to check the Last Chance items you want from the outgoing Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog, good only until June 30th!

Father’s Day Grill Card

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I thought I would make a Father's Day card for my husband in honor of our new Weber grill we bought recently!  Lots of people were making punch art bbq grills either for Father's Day, July 4th, or bbq party invitations, but our grill is a a different shape.  I just cut rectangles and rounded the corner of the grill top and used my Zig Painty pen to draw in the handles and doors.  I stamped the flowers and butterfly with the new Itty Bitty Bits stamp set in the Summer Mini. and the sentiment with Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370.  Just a quick little card!

GrillFathersDay
 

Crayon Resist….Try It with the Kids!

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I think this would be a fun project to try with your kids if they are out of school already.

Crayon Resist:

Stamp your image in Black Stazon on Glossy White card stock.

Color in some areas with your Whisper White Watercolor Crayon, some other light colored Watercolor Crayon or a regular crayon.

Apply ink to the entire piece of card stock using a brayer, sponge daubers or a sponge.  Where you applied the crayon, those areas will resist the ink.

Use a tissue to wipe off any excess ink.

Then you can go back and color in the areas you masked off with the crayon if you wish.

Try it!  I bet your kids will have fun trying all sorts of combinations!

 

 

Photography Tips for Summer Sun

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Since we'll be taking lots of photos in the sun this summer, here are a few tips I read from Darren Rowse of Digital Photography School that might help get you some good pictures!

  • Use your flash, even in the sunlight.  It might help eliminate shadows on your subject's face or it might darken the background and make your subject stand out more.
  • Try shooting your subject in the shade….at least a little bit of shade, not in dark shade.  Try for even light, not that falling through the leaves producing all kinds of spots and shadows.  Sometimes just holding an umbrella over the subject (not getting it in the shot of course) may help.
  • Use a reflector, something with a white or light surface to give the subject extra light.  This might be as simple as a white t-shirt or stand near a white wall.

Just experiment and see what produces good results for you!  Then when you are ready to scrapbook those photos, Stampin' Up! has all the supplies and creative ideas you will need.  I'm always available to answer your questions about your projects!  Check out the Stampin' Up! online store here .