I love it every time Stampin’ Up! comes out with a video because I know I will see terrific ideas and products. This one shows Carrie Cudney and Shannon West, both of the Home Office of Stampin’ Up!, giving a preview of some of the new products in the brand new Summer Mini Catalog. If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and would like a copy of the Summer Mini just email me at KSFontinelle@gmail.com and ask.
Wouldn't this be a fabulous way to compile all your favorite recipes for yourself or as a gift? Use My Digital Studio to make your pages, insert your recipes, and have it printed in an album! You can use the designed pages already in the program and put together a recipe book in very little time. Here is a page I made for today, May 5th, Cinco de Mayo.
This is my favorite guacamole recipe from a local restaurant.
If you have questions about using My Digital Studio, just ask me!
The other day I showed you some Build-A-Bear gals I had made. Well, they were going on the sides of gallon paint cans that I decorated as a gift container. It is so much fun to use the Big Shot (#113439) and an assortment of dies to do projects like this! Be sure to check pages 194-202 in the current Stampin' UP! Idea Book & Catalog for information on all the Big Shot products as well as in the mini catalogs.
Some of the Designer Series Paper is Tea Party from the current catalog and some may be retired. The ribbons are assorted ones I had on hand.
It is easy to do these paint cans. I used Stampin' Up! Glue Sticks on both the can and paper to adhere. The rest of the decorations were adhered with whatever was appropriate, either Tombow Multi, Mini Glue Dots or Stampin' Dimensionals. You do need two sheets of paper, preferably Designer Series Paper since it is thinner than card stock. You can make your own pattern by using copy paper first, just fitting around and really indenting where the handle things are on the paper. Then use a hole punch of the appropriate size to punch where you see the "indentation" in the paper. Cut a slit to slip over the handle. Easier than it sounds.
This really is a fun project, once you get the paper on the can VERY SIMPLE to decorate to any theme, and plenty of room for a gift inside. Try it!! Let me know if you have questions!
To get National Scrapbooking Month started off right, Stampin' Up! has a video with Carrie Cudney for you to view. It features some of the new products in the Summer Mini Catalog and some ways to use the free Designer Brads you can receive by purchasing select stamp sets in the Stampin' Up! Scrapbooking Month Promotion. We always enjoy seeing Carrie Cudney present at Convention or Regionals or in online videos and see her wonderful ideas. Hope you enjoy it, too! Just click on the photo below to go to the video on the Stampin' Up! website.
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After you watch the video, if you would like to order any of the items in the new Summer Mini and get an early start on the new products just go shop at my Online Store or contact me if you like. And if you would like to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and start your own business, let me know and I can tell you how easy it is to sign up and what you will receive!
What a way to start off the month of May! The new Summer Mini Catalog is available today with all its fantastic products!
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Today kicks off National Scrapbooking Month! To celebrate, Stampin' Up! has a special for you! Just purchase My Digital Studio (our digital papercrafting solution for making cards, scrapbook pages, calendars, many other projects) or any of the following stamp sets and receive a FREE package of Designer Brads. Just check the information below!
Take your scrapbooking to a whole new level with Stampin' Up!
During National Scrapbooking Month, May 1-31, get a FREE package of Designer brads with the purchase of My Digital Studio (item 118108) or any of the following stamp sets:
| Page | Description | Wood-Mount Item | Wood-Mount Price | Clear-Mount Item | Clear-Mount Price |
| 81 |
Extreme Elements |
115181 | $26.95 | — | — |
| 119 |
Framed with Love** |
114389 | $27.95 | — | — |
| 128 |
Certified** |
113706 | $27.95 | — | — |
| 129 |
Circle Circus |
115778 | $28.95 | — | — |
| 12* |
Elements of Style |
118611 | $27.95 | 120045 | $19.95 |
| 13* |
Momentos |
119910 | $27.95 | 120105 | $19.95 |
| 13* |
Éléments de style |
119900 | $27.95 | 120099 | $19.95 |
| 14* |
Rough Type |
118659 | $26.95 | 120072 | $18.95 |
| 22* |
Sentimental Journey |
118513 | $23.95 | 120075 | $17.95 |
| 25* |
First Day |
118521 | $23.95 | 120051 | $17.95 |
| 25* |
Camino a la Escuela |
120152 | $23.95 | 120154 | $17.95 |
*From the Summer Mini Catalog
**A Last Chance stamp set!
Choose from the following Designer brads with qualifying purchase:
| Page | Description | Item |
| 179 |
Flower Designer brads |
112579 |
| 179 |
Filigree Designer brads |
112577 |
| 179 |
Circle Designer brads |
112571 |
| 179 |
Star Designer brads |
112572 |
If you are interested in any of these products, you can shop online right now by clicking on the red Online Store button in the upper right of this page.
The bad news is that the Occasions Mini Catalog comes to an end today Friday April 30th! So if there are certain items you want, you have to get them today. Some items may reappear in the Idea Book & Catalog in July, but we don't know all the ones that will and you'll have to wait until July.
The good news is that there are some items from the Occasions Mini Catalog that WILL still be available for order after the catalog period ends today!!
These products will appear in upcoming catalogs and are available for ordering:
| Item # | Description | Price |
| 116519 | Charming STMP | $19.95 |
| 117690 | Vintage Vogue WM | $23.95 |
| 118598 | Vintage Vogue CM | $17.95 |
| 118882 | Vague vinatge WM | $23.95 |
| 119109 | Vague vinatge CM | $17.95 |
| 118091 | Tiny Tags WM | $22.95 |
| 118592 | Tiny Tags CM | $16.95 |
| 117535 | DÉCOR ELEMENTS F IS FOR FOX CHOCOLATE | $4.95 |
| 117536 | DÉCOR ELEMENTS G IS FOR GIRAFFE CHOCOLATE | $4.95 |
| 117529 | DÉCOR ELEMENTS IS FOR BLACK | $1.95 |
| 117541 | DÉCOR ELEMENTS L IS FOR LION CHOCOLATE | $4.95 |
| 117542 | DÉCOR ELEMENTS M IS FOR MONKEY CHOCOLATE | $4.95 |
| 117544 | DÉCOR ELEMENTS O IS FOR OWL CHOCOLATE | $4.95 |
| 117528 | DÉCOR ELEMENTS SCALLOP FRAME BLACK | $6.95 |
| 117549 | DÉCOR ELEMENTS T IS FOR TURTLE CHOCOLATE | $4.95 |
| 117552 | DÉCOR ELEMENTS W IS FOR WHALE CHOCOLATE | $4.95 |
| 118072 | PNCH CRNR PINKING HEARTS | $9.95 |
| 118870 | PNCH CRNR SCALLOP TRIM | $9.95 |
| 117191 | PNCH LG 2 STEP BIRD | $15.95 |
| 118073 | PNCH LG FANCY FLOWER | $15.95 |
| 117649 | PNCH MD BRDR PINKING HEARTS | $15.95 |
| 117190 | PNCH MD JEWELRY TAG | $10.95 |
| 117193 | PNCH SM SMALL HEART | $5.95 |
| 117310 | SZX BIGZ L MINI MILK CARTON | $32.95 |
| 118138 | SZX EMBSLTS BEAUTIFUL WINGS | $11.95 |
| 117332 | SZX EMBSLTS SCALLOPED HEART OF HEARTS | $11.95 |
| 117335 | SZX TI PERFECT POLKA DOTS | $7.95 |
| 120435 | HEART TREAT CUPS | $2.95 |
The bad news is these products will not be featured in upcoming catalogs:
| 116772 | RECIPES BY DESIGN | $24.95 |
| 118139 | DS FOLK FLOWERS -SHELLI SIGNATURE COLLECTION | $12.95 |
| 117597 | DS PAISLEY PATTERNS 2-STEP | $14.95 |
The good news is if you want to order any of the above available items PLUS some new items from the Summer Mini Catalog (which starts tomorrow May 1st), you could combine those items on an order tomorrow. Just be sure something you want from the Occasions Mini is on the carryover list or you will miss out.
The bad news is these fabulous items from the Occasions Mini ARE NOT available as they are sold out:
117161: Sweet Pea Designer Series paper stack
117266: Sweet Pea stitched felt
117236: On Board Heart Book
The good news is Stampin' Up! has a Clearance Rack, so don't forget to check it when placing your orders online because there are some great deals to be had and you can put these items on your order.
The bad news is today is the last day for the Two-Step into Spring Special…get that new Awash with Flowers stamp set EARLY before it appears in the new Idea Book & Catalog in July….plus get 20% off select two-step stampin' sets from our current catalog.
| Item | Page | Description | Discount Price |
| 113824 | 94 | Greenhouse Garden | $20.76 |
| 113734 | 98 | Fifth Avenue Floral | $19.96 |
| 111578 | 101 | Flower Fancy | $29.56 |
| 113258 | 112 | Trendy Trees | $14.36 |
The good news is these items from the Holiday Mini (the previous mini catalog) are available for order!
Holiday Mini Carryover Products
| Item # | Description | Price |
| 116794 | Ornament punch | $15.95 |
| 116806 | Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint | $5.95 |
| 116854 | Frost White Shimmer Paint | $5.95 |
| 116807 | Platinum Shimmer Paint | $5.95 |
| 116829 | Décor Elements Blocks | $9.95 |
| 116824 | Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Folder Petals-A-Plenty | $7.95 |
| 116821 | Stampin' Up! Holiday Windows Magnetic Movers & Shapers | $29.95 |
| 116819 | Stampin' Up! Table Setting Bigz XL die | $42.95 |
| 116820 | Stampin' Up! Embosslits Merry die | $11.95 |
| 116823 | Stampin' Up! Sizzlits Merry Details die | $5.50 |
| 116822 | Stampin' Up! O Christmas Tree Pop-Up Bigz XL die | $42.95 |
| 118140 | Stampin' Up! Tree Decorations Sizzlits die | $5.50 |
| 118108 | My Digital Studio | $79.95 |
| 116519 | Charming stamp set | $19.95 |
The BEST NEWS is that Stampin' Up! always has great products to help you unleash your creativity! Just click HERE to do your Online Shopping 24/7 (but before 11:50 pm MT tonight! for the Occasions Mini!) Contact me if you have any questions or need any help ordering.
Yesterday I played around with Build-A-Bear…..and I mean "played"! It was so much fun, just like being a little girl and playing with paper dolls! You can just cut out the bears with the Big Shot (Stampin' Up! Bear Bigz Die #117977) and then make any kinds of outfits and embellishments you want, either from the additional dies (see Occasions Mini pages 38-40) or using your own creativity! Here are my two bears, and in a few days I will post the finished projects!
This bear uses some rhinestones from the Eggscellent Eggs Kit in the Occasions Mini (but no longer available), a half pearl from the Pretties Kit (#109114), some Soft Subtles Brads (#106954), the cake from Bitty Birthday (#114934), and her chic hat is made from two oval punches, an idea I got from another demo, Mary Fish.
This bear has a total rhinestone necklace and matching bracelet! The cupcake is from the stamp set "Sock Monkey" (#111550).
REMEMBER…..the Occasions Mini is only good one more day! The last day to order is April 30! A few items will carry over! Ask me!
If you ever thought it would be wonderful to go on a Caribbean cruise on a beautiful ship and take a guest…..all for free……would you believe it could really happen?? Well, it really can happen as hundreds of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators would testify this week…..because all those who earned the Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip are on a Royal Caribbean Adventures of the Seas ship right now sailing to Barbados….and then St. Lucia….and several other islands before returning to San Juan, Puerto Rico after a week's cruise. They all worked very hard in their Stampin' Up! businesses to earn this trip, but many of them say if they could do it, anyone could do it. It's a matter of setting goals and working hard to achieve them. And it is not "just a cruise"…..Stampin' Up! always does things right with a gifts, prizes, parties, not to mention stamping!
So if you would like to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and possibly work toward a future cruise or incentive trip, this is a great time to sign up! You can choose your Starter Kit and even get free gifts: Check out this offer for FREE DVDs from Stampin' Up! Regionals!
Here is a card I made with My Digital Studio in honor of those who earned the Stampin' Up! cruise.
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Yes, that is my own handmade ship….with punches…and brads for portholes! It's just fun to play around in My Digital Studio #118108 and see what you can do!
And here in the inside (cover) page:
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And the second inside page where you would write your greeting:
All images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2010
Please contact me if you would like more information about becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator or have any questions! There is so much fun to be had with Stampin' Up!, not to mention a great way to have your own business!
When my latest Stampin' Up! order arrived, this was the first set I wanted to play with. Awash with Flowers allows you to do "two-step stamping" where first you stamp the outline and then you stamp the "inside". You can either just "eyeball" where you need to stamp or you can use the Stamp-a-ma-Jig for perfect placement. It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful! Awash with Flowers will be in the next new Idea Book & Catalog in July, but you can get it this month until April 30 and have a brand new set ahead of other people who don't know or don't take advantage of this offer!!
Check out this Two-Step into Spring offer, good only until April 30th, right now! If you would enjoy owning this stamp set or any of the others on sale for 20% off, please email me or use the Online Ordering Button in the upper right corner.
Today is a drizzly, gloomy day but this card has brightened my morning! I knew I wanted to make a card with this "two-step stamping" set, Awash with Flowers, but not do the two-step stamping! I just wanted to stamp the outline in Stazon Black ink and then color in. It's nice to have the option with this set! Two different looks!
I thought I would use some of the Sweet Pea Designer Paper #117161 in the Occasions Mini, so then pulled out some Pretty in Pink card stock to coordinate. But I also found a scrap of Whisper White, already embossed with the Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder #117335. Both scraps were rather narrow so I decided to make a 6"x3" card. I stamped the flower from "Awash with Flowers", colored in with Watercolor Crayons, and cut out with my Paper Snips scissors #103579. I added a little sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370. I considered some other embellishments, but had to stop myself! The card looked fine being simple. Sometimes you have to know when to stop!
This stamp set, Awash with Flowers, is a new set that will be in the next Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog, but you have a chance to purchase it during April in either wood-mount or clear-mount. Be sure to get it this month or you will have to wait until July! Check out this Two-Step into Spring Promotion!
Today I watched a training webinar for My Digital Studio presented by Stampin' Up! for demonstrators. The presenter on the webinar was a Stampin' Up! demonstrator who did a fantastic job showing how to use My Digital Studio to make a calendar. Even though I had already planned to make these pages, watching the webinar today inspired me to get these done! One of her best tips was to get in the program and see what ALL is included in the software plus all the extra downloads we can purchase. My Digital Studio is really a goldmine of fun things to use in all kinds of projects!
Here is what came of my playing tonight!
Even the star metal brads are digital! I thought they went well with the Texas page! But if I had wanted to, I could leave those off and add real brads after I had the pages printed. That is called hybrid scrapbooking!
My Digital Studio is easy enough even for us beginners to use. So don't think you have to be an expert to use it! If I can do it, you can learn too! And if you are already familiar with digital scrapbooking, you can enjoy using fabulous Stampin' Up! designs and products in your projects.
Learn more about My Digital Studio! Click on the link! Let me know if you have any questions or want to know more about using this product.
We've had a beautiful red rose bush blooming back against the fence in the backyard which inspired me to make this card with Fifth Avenue Floral (#113734). This set and technique were quite popular awhile back after someone demonstrated it at a Stampin' Up! event. Just stamp the flower with White Craft Ink on Shimmery White card stock, emboss with White Embossing Powder and use your Aqua Painter (#103954) to moisten the flower petals. Pick up some reinker with your Aqua Painter and let it just float and fill in the spaces! In the past I used various colors and lots of lighter and darker areas, but on this flower I wanted it to be deep red.
Here are the real roses:
And here are my stamped roses!
For the leaves I just used the new Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch (#117191). First I was going to use the little branch with leaves but then realized the bird wing looked like a leaf and for today, I liked that better! I used my Aqua Painter to pick up some Old Olive ink and draw on some leaf veins and sponged the edges a little.
You can use the stamp set Well Scripted (wood or clear) for the sentiment.
Don't tell anybody, but I wobbled a little with my stamp, if you can pick out the mistake. But all I had to do was grab my Real Red Stampin' Write Marker and smooth out the rough spots.
I think you might even be able to pick up the shimmer of the Shimmery White card stock in the photo, especially if you click on it and enlarge.
And the best part of all is that this stamp set is part of the Stampin' Up! Two-Step Into Spring Promotion going on right now! You can get Fifth Avenue Floral and others for 20% off! Order today at my Online Store!
Plus, get 20% off a selection of springy Two-Step Stampin' sets:
| Item | Page | Description | Regular Price | Sale Price |
| 113824 | 94 | Greenhouse Garden | $25.95 | $20.76 |
| 113734 | 98 | Fifth Avenue Floral | $24.95 | $19.96 |
| 111578 | 101 | Flower Fancy | $36.95 | $29.56 |
| 113258 | 112 | Trendy Trees | $17.95 | $14.36
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When I saw this card online, made by Lynn Weiss, I thought it was beautiful. I decided to make it for a neighbor getting married today and incorporated purple since I think she is using that in her wedding. The card base is Elegant Eggplant (#105126) and the white paper is the beautiful Shimmery White (#101910). I stamped the Medallion stamp (#115223) with Versamark (#102283) on the Shimmery White card stock and embossed with White Embossing Powder (#109132). I also did a second one so I could punch out the center circle with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch (#112004) to pop up with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430) in the center of my card. The bottom portion is made using the Big Shot (#113439) and the Perfect Details Texturz Plate (#115962), just a separate little piece of paper to fit there. The sentiment is stamped with Teeny Tiny Wishes (#115370), punched out with the Word Window Punch (#105090) and mounted on a piece punched out with the Modern Label Punch (#116630). I popped that up with Dimensionals too and sponged a little ink around the words.
Before I assembled the card, I sponged Elegant Eggplant ink around and on top of the embossed Medallion, and then took a paper towel and rubbed off some of the excess ink over the Medallion. I even very lightly rubbed the sponge over the diagonal embossing on the bottom portion just to highlight the embossing. I tied some Whisper White Organza Ribbon (#114319) around the card layer and glued a little half pearl from the Pretties Kit (#109114) with a dot of Tombow Multi (#110755) in the center of the Medalliion.
And there you have it! Of course all you have to do is change the sentiment to have a beautiful birthday card or any other occasion.
Enjoy this video from a local TV station in Utah featuring Annie Traynor of the Stampin' Up! home office demonstrating the Simply Adorned Charms. She is using the Vintage Vogue stamp set and the Simply Adorned Chains and Charms, both found in the current Occasions Mini Catalog. You can order your Simply Adorned jewelry by clicking on the red "Order Online button" in the upper right corner of my blog.
Sometimes it is hard to think of what to stamp for boys, but Lots of Bots stamp set (#115293) is a great set to use. Certainly it can be used for girls too, but it seems there are always more choices for girls in crafting.
I started with Bordering Blue card stock for the base and embossed the little screws and such from Lots of Bots with Silver Embossing Powder (109131) and my Heat Tool (#100005). That makes a great background and it is always fun to emboss! After stamping on Whisper White with Black Stazon ink, I layered that on Brushed Silver and Brilliant Blue and then Real Red. I made the Real Red layer longer and used the Scallop Edge Punch (#112091) for the design at the bottom.
For a last touch I used my Paper-Piercing Tool (#116631) and foam mat in the Mat Pack (#105826) to poke holes in the scallops and inserted Silver Brads (#104336). Just leave the card stock on the mat after poking the hole and poke your brads into the holes…then pick up your paper and unfold the little brad legs on the back. Very easy!
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