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?!

Eat Chocolate Chocolate Holder

Chocolate Holder Inside

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:

Chocolate Holder

Eat Chocolate little chocolate holder

Valentine Chocolate Holder

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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Sale-A-Bration Brochure

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.

Baby Shower Favor Teddy Grahams

Baby Shower Favor Box Tag

 

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!

Baby Shower Favor Candy Bar

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!).

Baby Shower Favor Bag

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

Baby Shower Favor Box with Chocolatees

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!

Valentine Hearts 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!

Watercolor Wonder Crayons

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!

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!

More Stampin’ Up! Valentines on Display!

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And here are a few more Valentine ideas for cards that I photographed at the Stampin' Up! Convention last summer in Salt Lake City. Stampin' Up! puts up row upon row of display boards of all kinds of stamping projects, and it is always a pretty popular area as you can imagine!  It's best to find an off-time to photograph all these displays!

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2010

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Valentines on Display at the Stampin’ Up! Convention 2010

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While I am still waiting to get my furniture all moved back now that the Christmas tree is down so that I can stamp a little easier, I thought I would share some photos from the Stampin' Up! Convention displays last July.  I've told you before that every single thing about a Stampin' Up! Convention is fun, but if I were only allowed to look at the display boards there, even if I never got to stamp a thing, I would be in heaven!  I love all the ideas!!  Here are some of the ideas for Valentine's Day cards and scrapbook pages and projects that I'm sure you will enjoy!

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2010

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Vintage Valentine

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Occasions Mini Catalog 2011 Is Here!!!

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New Year, new Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up!!  Yes, the new Occasions Mini Catalog begins today, January 4 and runs through April 30.  As Stampin' Up! always does, they have provided a fantastic selection of new products you won't want to miss!!  New stamp sets, beautiful new paper (Red Glimmer Paper!!), new punches, buttons, trinkets, fabric. Sewing is a big theme!  (not that you have to sew…you can stamp about sewing themes!)  It's all beautiful and if you haven't already received your Occasions Mini Catalog in the mail, you will want to click the cover below and look at it online!

Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog

Once you have browsed, just click HERE to go to my Online Store and start your order!  Or contact me with any questions or if you need help!

ENJOY!!!

Holiday Mini Catalog Last Day!!!

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Seems like only yesterday that we were all so excited with the fabulous new products in this year's Holiday Mini!  Stampin' Up! introduced a new Designer Fabric line that coordinated with other products…Deck the Halls and Candy Cane Christmas.  We had new Glass Glitter for that vintage look along with Waffle Paper both for Halloween and Christmas…and occasions beyond!  Seam binding as ribbon.  Mini Lunch Sacks you had to feel to believe the good quality.  Gorgeous autumn stamp set in "Day of Gratitude" (although perfectly versatile for any other occasion as well) and matching Specialty Designer Series Paper Autumn Spice!  The cute Bingo Card and Jolly Bingo Bits. New buttons, new Big Shot dies, embossing folders, Glimmer Brads, the Design-a-House, new punches!  I still am excited to pick up my Holiday Mini and hate to see it go…..but it is! Today, Jan. 3, 2011 is the LAST DAY!!!  Dig out your copy and look through it a few more times and make sure you have what you want.  A few items will carry over, but certainly not everything, so don't be filled with regret tomorrow that you didn't place your order TODAY!  Let me know if you have any questions!


HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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My Digital Studio New Year Card

I've spent some of my holiday "off" time (does that exist?!) playing with My Digital Studio and pretty easily made this for New Year's.  It actually is a post card template so is a little wider than usual.  I added the Rhinestones and love them digitally almost as much as the real ones!

Here's to a happy, healthy and full-of-stamping New Year!!
 

Catching Up with Stampin’ Up!

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas as we did with our children home.  No white Christmas here in Houston, although we did get a rainstorm and colder weather on Christmas Eve.  Then the weather warmed up a bit and now today is a rainy, stormy day.  Good day to stay in and maybe bake some Christmas cookies that I didn't have time for earlier!  And maybe to get back in the swing of things and start posting again on my blog!

Let's see what is going on in the Stampin' Up! world………

  • Last day to order from the fabulous Holiday Mini Catalog is January 3rd!  Check it over again and make sure you have everything you want before it is gone!  You can place an order HERE online yourself at my Online Store or you can contact me with your order and I'll place it for you.
  • If you are ready to move on to Valentine's Day, get a jump start with the "Filled with Love" Promotion.  Click on that link to read all about it!  You can shop for it HERE.
  • The Occasions Mini Catalog will have all new things for spring!  It begins January 4th.  Perhaps you have received your copy in the mail over the holidays.  Make sure you pull it out of your Christmas cards and holiday mail and sit down and savor it!
  • Sale-A-Bration is coming!!  Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion begins January 25, 2011.  More information coming soon!  Contact me if you want to book a fun workshop with your friends where everyone can get a free Sale-A-Bration product with a $50 purchase!