Monthly Archives: January 2011

Love Impressions Rub-Ons

Stampin' Up! was kind enough to send us demonstrators a sheet of the Love Impressions Rub-Ons #121886 as seen on page 8 of the Occasions Mini Catalog. These are a little different than previous rub-ons in that they are on a plastic material which is a little sturdier. Here are two cards I made with them! Order a package of Love Impressions Rub-Ons and you're ready to make some valentines!

This card is stamped with the tree from Valentine Defined in the Occasions Mini. I inked it up with Pink Pirouette and then colored certain hearts with a Stampin' Write Real Red Marker and the trunk with Early Espresso. The "Love You" is the rub-on!

This card uses lots of the Love Impressions Rub-Ons! The hot air balloon and clouds on the Whisper White piece are rub-ons as are the white clouds and the tiny red hearts on the pink area of the card. I used some Love Impressions Specialty Designer Series Paper #121780 on the card plus a strip of the BEAUTIFUL Red Glimmer Paper #121790. The Love You is rubbed on a piece of scrap Whisper White and punched out with the new Medium Oval Punch #120908….from the Holiday Mini, but still available for order!

Interested in Becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator??

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Join Stampin' Up! and become a demonstrator by purchasing one of the two Starter Kits valued at over $300! One is the Standard Starter Kit with stamping supplies, a Decor Element piece, catalogs and business supplies. The other is the Digital+ Starter Kit, which comes with My Digital Studio software, a Decor Element piece, stamping and business supplies.

These kits are normally priced at $175, but during Sale-A-Bration, you can start your own business for 15% off the price of the kit! You can even choose additional Add-Ons if you choose for a little more money if you are particularly interested in scrapbooking or the Decor Elements.

As an EXTRA bonus during Sale-A-Bration, you would also receive this special bundle!

Starter Kit Bonus Bundle

Item	Page	Description	Retail Value
121620	165	Color Coach	$14.95
120806	183	Simply Sent Something Special (or any Simply Sent kit)	$11.95
117114	183	Live, Laugh, Love Set (or any Simply Sent stamp set)	$9.95
119883	202	Full Heart Punch (or any punch valued at $16.95 or less)	$16.95

If you join soon, you will have nearly the whole Sale-A-Bration period to get your business rolling with your customers benefiting with free Sale-A-Bration rewards! It only takes a few minutes to sign up online and make your choices in the Starter Kit. (If you prefer, you can fill out the application on paper and mail it in to Stampin' Up!) At the end of the process, you will have your Demo ID number, your kit will be ordered (free shipping!), and you will be ready to start exploring the demo side of the Stampin' Up! website where you will find plenty of training and information!

You're welcome to look over the information online, but you probably will have more questions or concerns and I'd be happy to talk to you about those. Just email me at KSFontinelle@gmail.com and we can get in touch.

No password needed to sign up! Just go to my website HERE and when you are ready, click the "Join Now" button on the left to go to the application. It's easy! And I KNOW you will love being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator! Contact me!

Petal Cones for Valentines

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The new Petal Cone Die #121810 in the new Occasions Mini Catalog is really a fun new thing to own! I almost passed on it at first, but then I started to see the cute projects other demonstrators were making with it, and now I'm very glad I own it! The possibilities are endless! It can be used for any occasion, just vary the colors and embellishments. Here are some of the Petal Cones we made at my recent stamp camp!

I applied strips of the Love Impressions Specialty Designer Series Paper #121780 to the sides and stamped some hearts with VersaMark #102283 on the sides of the cone from the set Love You Much #113756 in the Stampin' Up! 2010-11 Idea Book & Catalog.

Here's one my customer made in pink with a different pattern of the same paper. So soft and pretty!

And here's one someone else made in blue for her little son, stamped with Early Espresso ink and stamps from Valentine Defined and Love You Much, with a red Glitter Paper heart on the top flap!

With Sale-A-Bration going on, now is a good time to purchase those Big Shot dies (and maybe the Big Shot!) so that you can also earn "free stuff"! Check out the Sale-A-Bration Mini Catalog HERE.

Easy Valentine Pouch

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I've often told you, as demonstrators, one of our favorite things is our monthly Stampin' Success Magazine we receive from Stampin' Up! Every issue has business tips for us and many new projects including ones easy enough to demonstrate at workshops. If you've ever considered being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator but thought you wouldn't know what to do, this one resource alone would be enough to teach you, inspire you and give you plenty of ideas!

The Valentine Pouch shown in the January 2011 issue of Stampin' Success caught my eye and was fun and easy to make. I changed the colors from green in the sample to Real Red. Surprisingly, the pouch is actually made from a Medium Crumb Cake Envelope #107297. Just seal the envelope on the back, then use the Scallop Edge Border Punch #119882 to punch one side of the envelope, which will become the top of your pouch.

Just stamp with the set "Valentine Defined" from the new Occasions Mini Catalog, apply a strip of designer series paper, and tie a ribbon around.

I'm sure you can see how easy it would be to switch things up a bit…..if you don't have the Crumb Cake envelope, use one you do have. Don't want to use an envelope? Use Crumb Cake card stock and make a card base instead of a pouch. Have some Mini Lunch Sacks leftover from the Holiday Mini? Use those!

Now you can figure out what to put inside….some wrapped candy bars or other little treats, some notecards to match, a pull out tag or card…..the possibilities are endless! After Valentine's Day, make the same thing but change the colors and change the greeting and make it for a birthday or Easter or new baby or anything! Simple and cute idea! Let me know if you make one!

A Valentine

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This is a card I made while making projects and samples for my most recent stamp camp. I used the stamp set in the Occasions Mini, "Valentine Defined" on page 9. If you don't already own this stamp set, you should put it on your next order (especially with Sale-A-Bration!)! We used it on several cards at my stamp camp and everyone loved it. The Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #121809 is used on the border of this card, and I can tell you all my stampers really loved this embossing folder, too. I liked the simple, soft elegance of this card and didn't even want to add a layer under the greeting, which I had punched with the Decorative Label Punch #120907.

Here is how I made the card. The card base is Pink Pirouette with a layer of Basic Gray on top. The quarter piece of Whisper White card stock was embossed in the Framed Tulips Folder; however, to make it fit on top of the Basic Gray layer, it had to be made smaller so it is actually trimmed inside one of the embossed lines around the outer edge. Then I very lightly sponged the embossed edge with Pink Pirouette ink. The stems and hearts are stamped with the Valentine Defined set, inked with Certainly Celery marker on the stems and Pink Pirouette marker on the hearts. You have room to stamp 2 1/2 times going across the card. The greeting is from Grateful Greetings #116511 and punched with the Decorative Label Punch. You could sponge some Pink Pirouette ink around the edge of the label if you wanted. Change the greeting and you can have a card for any occasion!

If you need any of these stamping supplies, you can place your order at my Online Store here or by clicking on the red Online Ordering button in the upper-right of my blog.

Sale-A-Bration Off to a Great Start!

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Stampin' Up! reports the first day of Sale-A-Bration was a record-breaker! They are working hard to get those orders out, and indeed shipped many of them out the first day as well as today! They actually shattered their record at the Distribution Center on the pick line, where they pull products off the shelves and place into the boxes to be shipped! They said they were ready the night before and indeed they were!!

By the way, Stampin' Up! says the most popular Sale-A-Bration stamp set has been "Punch Bunch" on page 5 of the SAB brochure. No wonder, as the images are so cute and versatile and fit the punches perfectly! If you like punching, you'll want this set!

If you want to check out all the Sale-A-Bration products, just click HERE to download the brochure. If you don't have a demonstrator and would like a copy to hold in your hands, please email me.

And if you're ready to shop and get your free product with a $50 purchase, just click HERE to start!

Eat Chocolate Stamp Set

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The Eat Chocolate stamp set in the Occasions Mini is really a fun one…..at least if you are a chocolate lover like me or if you know a chocolate lover! You can make some kind of chocolate holder or gift box and use any of these sayings in the set perfectly! Wouldn't these be cute for Valentine's Day or really any time?!

I even copied myself to make these! I came across this post from 2009 with the same little chocolate holder.

Here are the directions in case you don't go back to that post:

Base is 2 3/4" x 9 5/8".

Score at 2 3/4and 3; 6 1/4 and 6 1/2.

Fold up and then open back up. Use your Word Window Punch on the bottom flap, inserting as far as you can, a little to the right and then punch again the same hole but a little to the left. That gives you an opening big enough for the Ghirardelli Chocolate Square. Then flip the flap up and adhere, preferably with Sticky Strip, just at the top. Insert chocolate and tie the ribbon around to close! Very easy, very adaptable, and very cute!

These are very easy to make and so fun choosing one of the Eat Chocolate sayings to use!

Here are a couple others ones I made also:

If you need this stamp set, "Eat Chocolate" and any other stamping supplies, just visit my Online Store. With a $50 purchase, you can choose a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure!

Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration is Here Today!

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Today begins the biggest sales event of the year for Stampin' Up!….and YOU! Stampin' Up! even tweeted last night that their Distribution Center was READY for Sale-a-Bration!

What is Sale-A-Bration? Just spend $50 (before shipping and tax) and earn one FREE Sale-A-Bration product of your choice!

You can choose from stamp sets, designer paper, ribbon, buttons, a Decor Element, and even a CD filled with digital images of those products in the Sale-A-Bration brochure to use with My Digital Studio or another digital software program. Read all about Sale-A-Bration HERE.

Host a Sale-A-Bration Workshop! Earn one free Sale-A-Bration product for every $300 in workshop sales in addition to the usual Hostess Benefits! Contact me soon to schedule your fun workshop with your friends! Everybody gets something free with a $50 purchase during SAB!

Become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration!!

Now here is something you really want to think about! Get 15% off your Starter Kit AND get a bonus bundle filled with over $50 in FREE products! Start your own stamping and scrapbooking business in just minutes by going to my website HERE and clicking the "Join Now" button on the left. Do it right away and you'll be able to book workshops during Sale-A-Bration and show your friends the wonderful Stampin' Up! products we have to offer and get your business off to a flying start! There is no better time! There is plenty of training available on the Stampin' Up! website as well as from me! You can do it!

Go HERE to SHOP NOW and be one of the first to get your new Sale-A-Bration products!

Baby Shower Favors

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Recently I was asked to make favors for a baby shower! I had complete creative control…I could make anything! There are lots of fabulous ideas to use for baby showers so it was fun to consider what exactly to make! Here is the final project! Those are little teddie grahams in a cello bag that fit perfectly in the box.

The stamp set with the baby is a retired one, "Baby Firsts"…one of those that nothing else can quite replace it. Of course you can use other images and create an equally cute favor.

Before settling on the final project with the hostess, I used the same stamps, colors and materials several other ways:

This is just card stock wrapped around a small candy bar. So easy!

Here is the Top Note Die #113463 used as a bag topper on the small cello bags with the Hershey Nuggets wrapped in stamped address labels (one of my favorite things to do!).

And here is the same box with chocolate nuggets wrapped in the stamped address labels:

I used the Matchbox die #114890 to easily make this box with Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip card stock. The lid is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335.

See how handy the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439 is for lots of projects? It's my go-to machine, that's for sure!

If you are needing a Big Shot or any new dies and embossing folders, remember that Sale-A-Bration begins TOMORROW, Jan. 25. With every $50 you spend on product, you get to choose a free item from the special Sale-A-Bration Mini Catalog! Shop HERE tomorrow!!

Join Stampin’ Up! During Sale-A-Bration!

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Any time is a good time to sign up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, but if you can wait a few more days until Sale-A-Bration starts on January 25, 2011, you will find a great deal! To become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and start your own stamping business, all you have to do is purchase either the standard Starter Kit or the Digital Starter Kit. They are both priced at $175 (and valued at over $300), but during Sale-A-Bration, you can purchase a Starter Kit at a 15% discount!

Not only that, but during Sale-A-Bration you will also receive a special bonus bundle of over $50 in free products! Contact me if you want to know all the details!

For information on the Stampin' Up! Starter Kits, click HERE.

*There are quality issues with the Stampin' Scrub included in the Starter Kit which Stampin' Up! is working hard to resolve so depending on when you sign up we'll have to see what the current situation is.

Valentine Hearts Box

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I used the Bitty Box & Envelope Die #115967 to cut out this box with my Big Shot and punched the heart with my Full Heart Punch #119883, and then it sat undecorated on my table for several days. Then I got the idea to punch out a bunch of little colored hearts with my Heart to Heart Punch #119881 to decorate the box!

It was fun to play around with all the hearts and colors until I had a pleasing layout. I also needed a small greeting, so I stamped "Happy Valentine's Day" from Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370. Talk about a useful stamp set with its variety of sentiments! I just cut the words out and played them a little off-kelter on the box and there you have it! Behind the lid I adhered a small piece of window sheet to close the heart opening. Now it is ready for candy or small notes or whatever treat I choose for Valentine's Day!

(To punch the large heart in the center of the lid you do have to fold up the box flap in the front or the punch won't slide all the way in. But you are able to just clear that flap in order to punch the heart, so it works!)

If you need these heart punches for Valentines, just click HERE to order. Be sure you are on my demonstrator business website for best pricing.

Watercolor Wonder Crayons

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I've owned the Stampin' Up! Watercolor Wonder Crayons since they first came out. At that time, they sold all the colors in one long tin, which I liked because I could just open the lid and have access to all the colors at one time. Later Stampin' Up! changed to smaller tins within the color families. Now with the new colors, we've needed new Watercolor Wonder Crayons to fill in the gaps, but there was a delay in getting them. Finally now I have my new colors in Watercolor Wonder Crayons (WWC)! They came with the four tins so I had to make a decision….keep them in my one big tin or be up-to-date (and more portable) in the smaller tins. Well, I opted to try the new smaller tins! I found a file a demonstrator on my favorite online group for demonstrators, SUDSOL, had prepared to insert into the lid of the tins to identify the colors. I scribbled a little bit of color beside each color name and stuck the chart inside the lid of each tin. Now my WWC are ready to go! I love coloring with them!

If you would like to purchase a color family of the Watercolor Wonder Crayons, or if you own them, but need the new Color Kit, click HERE to go to my online store. There are so many different techniques you can do with them.

If you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like to have a business-minded group where you can go for ideas and answers to your questions about stamping and running your stamping business, click the SUDSOL button over on the right side of my blog!

More My Digital Studio Downloads!

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Isn't it fun to keep getting new downloads for My Digital Studio?! You can use them in other digital programs as well, if you don't own My Digital Studio. Just go to my online store HERE to see the newest downloads. You can print your own designer paper….or a piece of it! No waiting…..you can download as soon as you purchase!!

Item	Description	Image	Price
124034	Pink Pirouette Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124032	Rose Red Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124037	Wild Wasabi Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124035	So Saffron Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124024	Letterpress Alphabet Stamp Brush		$1.95
124025	Lots of Love Stamp Brush		$1.95
124026	Valentine Defined Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124029	Be My Valentine Stamp Brush		$1.95
124020	Seam Binding II Ribbon Pack		$3.95
124488	Extra Postage Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
124491	Motorcycle Stamp Brush		$1.95
124492	Printed Petals Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
125157	Chat Room Good Thoughts Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124541	Chat Room Celebrate Stamp Brush Set		$5.95

Stampin’ Up! Hispanic Opportunity Call

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You’re invited!

If you are interested in the Stampin' Up! opportunity to start your own rubber stamping and scrapbooking business in the Hispanic market, Stampin' Up! is conducting phone calls every Wednesday to speak to you! During these 15-minute calls a representative from the home office will discuss Stampin’ Up!’s history and philosophy, our products, and the unique opportunities that exist for demonstrators in the Hispanic market. A question and answer session follows every call so you can get your questions answered directly.

Weekly Hispanic Opportunity Calls – Occur every Wednesday

11:00am (MT) for English

4:00pm (MT) for Spanish

Please call 877-787-7226

This is Your #1 Day! 1-11-11

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What a day! January 11, 2011……1-11-11! Pretty fun! Maybe it is your lucky day with a date like that!

While we're still in that early part of January and a new year and considering New Year's resolutions and how to improve our lives, perhaps on this "lucky" #1 day, you might consider a new opportunity with Stampin' Up! If you need a job, if you need some extra income to pay one bill, if you love crafts, if you love meeting new people, if you'd like to be associated with a fantastic company, if you'd like a new business opportunity in your life this new year….perhaps you would like to join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator!

Start your own business just by purchasing the great Starter Kit from Stampin' Up! for only $175, either the traditional kit or the digital kit containing My Digital Studio software for digital papercrafting.

The standard Starter Kit includes

Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge
Assortment of Designer Series paper and card stock
Four Classic Stampin' Pads
Two Stampin' Write markers
VersaMark Pad
Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon
Songbird Décor Elements and applicator
Adhesives
Blender pen
Stamping sponge
Stampin' Scrub and Mist
Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
Business forms and tools

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes

My Digital Studio software suite
Three complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
Assortment of card stock
Four Classic Stampin' Pads
Two Stampin' Write markers
Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
Brights Designer buttons
Songbird Décor Elements and applicator
Adhesives
Stampin' Scrub and Mist
Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
Business forms and tools

Choose the Starter Kit that best matches your stamping and paper-crafting interests, and get over $310 of Stampin' Up!'s high-quality products for just $175.

If you're not ready to make a decision today, think about it for two weeks until Sale-A-Bration starts.

You can contact me at KSFontinelle@gmail.com with any questions; or if you are ready to go, just sign up online in minutes on my website HERE. Then click on the "Join Now" button on the left when you are ready!

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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Love Impressions Rub-Ons

Interested in Becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator??

Petal Cones for Valentines

Easy Valentine Pouch

A Valentine

Sale-A-Bration Off to a Great Start!

Eat Chocolate Stamp Set

Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration is Here Today!

Baby Shower Favors

Join Stampin’ Up! During Sale-A-Bration!

Valentine Hearts Box

Watercolor Wonder Crayons

More My Digital Studio Downloads!

Stampin’ Up! Hispanic Opportunity Call

This is Your #1 Day! 1-11-11