More Occasions Mini Swaps

More swaps to share...A Big Thank You to all you Rising Stars out there for such great swaps!!

Enjoy!

by Sharon Cline

by Amy Czuba

by Tiffany Cline

by Barbara Lash

by Jen Bailey

Occasions Mini Swap Cards

Hi, everyone!! Today I'm sharing several of the swaps I got in the Occasions Mini Swap I did with other Rising Stars (past & present!). The card I did was the monochromatic Sense of Time card seen here. Let me know if you have any questions on any of these cards.

Enjoy!!

by Lisa Bowell

by Kathy Alt
(One note on this card: the punched "golf balls" were run through the Big Shot using the Texturz die to get the dimples ~ debossed side up/embossed side down. You can't see them, so I wanted to point it out because I thought it was such a neat idea!)

by Michelle Rahal

by Suzanna (sorry, I don't have a last name)

by Joey Pogorel

Other Club Card from April

Here is the other Club card we did for the month of April. Brent Steele showed us how to cut the butterfly out with the Hobby Blade in Hawaii and I just loved the 3-dimensional look it gave it. And...it's actually easier than you think and it looks better than you think it's going to when you first start cutting it. When I started cutting mine for the sample, I thought, "Oh, this isn't going well! I think I might have to scrap this little touch and just stamp the image." But, I persevered and it turned out better than I thought it was going to ~ SO...don't give up...finish it out and see how it turns out! And notice that touch of Baja Breeze underneath the wings? ~ think of all the great effects you'll get using a contrasting color for the background!

We stamped the butterfly from Great Friend using the Rock-N-Roll technique...first inking the stamp in Baja Breeze, then rolling the edges around the Basic Gray ink. After stamping the image, we used the Hobby Blade on the Cutting Mat and cut out only the wings, leaving the center attached to the Whisper White.

Hope you like it!! Come back soon...

Supplies:
Stamps: Great Friend (Occasions Mini)
Cardstock: Walk in the Park DSP (Occasions Mini), Basic Gray, Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze
Ink: Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, Basic Gray
Accessories: Eyelet Border punch, 1-3/8" Square punch (for DSP pieces), Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon, Hobby Blade, Cutting Mat

May Promotions!!!!

You've gotta love Stampin' Up! promotions ~ and this one is no exception!!! Lots of stuff going on in celebration of National Scrapbooking Month...

(Click on the photo for the pdf file.)

Buy 3 packs of Designer Series Paper (including our Specialty Designer Series Paper) or Assorted 12X12 Textured Cardstock and get 1 FREE! (Mix & Match)

Buy the new Jumble Alphabet stamp set for 20% off (only $35.16!) ~ this is a new alphabet that will be in the catalog coming out on July 1.

Sign up to be a demonstrator by purchasing the $75 Scrapbooking Starter Kit ~ for just $75 you can get all the perks of being a demonstrator...contact me today and I'll answer all your questions!

The Scrapbooking Starter Kit contains the following:

Item Code	Description	Retail Value
113510	Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set*	$42.95
113059	Simply Scrappin' Petal Party	$19.95
108697	Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12" x 12")	$11.95
105240	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad	$7.50

*Substitutable for any stamp set up to $43.95 value.

Please note: Each of the products listed above may be substituted for like items. Please see the Scrapbooking Starter Kit Order Form for details.The Scrapbooking Starter Kit also contains all the business supplies contained in the standard Starter Kit:

• Getting Started DVD
• Getting Started Guide
• Guest Invitation Postcard (100)
• Idea Book & Catalog (8)
• Occasions Mini Catalog (8)
• To My Hostess Envelope (10)
• Recruit Folders (5)
• Recruit Brochures (20)
• Hostess Brochure (20)
• Hostess Benefits Form (10)
• Customer Order Form (50)

More cards coming soon ~ so stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by...

Last 2 Thank Yous...

Here are the last 2 Thank You cards from my card class.

I love the colors in the first card ~ Kraft, Whisper White, and Barely Banana. I always have such a hard time using Soft Subtles but this combination really looked better than I thought ~ throw in a little Chocolate Chip & it's perfect!! Isn't everything better with a little Chocolate Chip!! ~ that's always the color I'm almost out of! What about you?

Thank you to Jackie Pedro for the inspiration! Her card wasn't made using a Stampin' Up! stamp...but it's so easy to take an idea someone else has and adapt it to at least one of Stampin' Up!'s stamps...

Supplies:
Stamps: Dream a Little, Thank You Kindly
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White, Barely Banana
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, Organza Ribbon, Button Latte Designer Buttons


The second card was basically a copy of a card done by Christine Creations ~ but I didn't have that polka dot ribbon she used so I changed it to polka dot paper. Plus I skipped out on the paper piercing and brads ~ I had to simplify so my customers could get more cards done while they were here ~ especially since this class was all about stocking up on Thank You cards! Check out the background on the top half of the card ~ I love adding just a touch of Versamark to create a background...adds so much to a card without overdoing it ~ especially when it's a repeat of the stamp you're using on the card!

Supplies:
Stamps: Soft Summer, Thank You Kindly
Cardstock: Bella Rose DSP, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy, Versamark
Accessories: Eyelet Border punch, Sponges, Chocolate Chip 1/2" Library Clip, Chocolate Chip Taffeta ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!!

Gone Fishing...

Hi, all! I've gone to Dollywood for the day with my kids and Mom, but will be back this evening. I'm hoping I can post another card or project tonight, but if not, I will tomorrow! Thanks!

You can never have enough...

Thank You cards. This is another Thank You card we did last week. This was a super-simple card to put together and it has such a nice effect. You just emboss using White Craft Ink and White Embossing Powder for your line image on dark card stock...you could easily change stamps with this idea ~ doing another kind of flower or even a swirled design. The Eyelet Border punch adds so much to a card ~ no need to add ribbon since it's so fancy by itself. Use the Key Tag punch to punch out your sentiment ~ so many of our stamps fit right into our punches making it quick & easy to make a tag.

Hope you like it!

Supplies:
Stamps: Echoes of Kindness, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Whisper White
Ink: Whisper White Craft, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Eyelet Border punch, Key Tag punch

More Thank You!

Another Thank You from my Give Thanks Card Class...


I thought this card turned out so fun and Spring looking. I just stamped the tree from Trendy Trees 3 times, tied a piece of ribbon around it, added a few layers and it's done! Some of my customers chose to use some of the other trees and used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line them up. Such a great little set ~ you can really do a lot with it! Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks!

Supplies:
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Cardstock: Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Word Window punch, Large Oval punch, Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon

Progressive Scrapbook Page

Here is a Progressive Scrapbook Page using the Bella Rose DSP. When I say Progressive Scrapbook Page, do you know what I mean??


It means that the scrapbook page starts out as a 6X6 page, which you can incorporate into an 8-1/2X11 page, which can then be incorporated into a 12X12 page. Usually when I have a hostess that wants me to do a scrapbook page for her class, I will do a 6X6 page. But, for the class, I demonstrate to them how they can take that 6X6 page and make it into any size that they might use. I know lots of times I just take what is presented to me ~ in this case a 6X6 page ~ and I think...I'll never use that, it's not the size I scrapbook. But with a few additions, you can take that 6X6 starter page and make whatever size you need.

Hope you like it! Let me know if you have any questions.

Supplies:
Stamps: Inspired by Nature (dormant)
Cardstock: Bella Rose DSP, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Whisper White (craft), Versamark
Accessories: 5/8" Olive Olive Grosgrain ribbon, Button Bouquet Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Scallop Edge punch

Another Give Thanks...

Here is another one of the Thank You cards we did at my Give Thanks Card Buffet. My guests got the opportunity to try out the Big Shot with this card using the exclusive Stampin' Up! Lots of Tags Sizzlet Die. They cut out the piece of Whisper White using the die, then stamped the Thank You on it in Elegant Eggplant. One thing that I really liked about this card is the fact that it uses the Bella Rose paper which has the colors Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, & Chocolate Chip ~ but, using the Kiwi Kiss with the white dots piece, you're able to match it up with other colors (Elegant Eggplant here!) and it looks great so you get more use out of your paper. Be sure to look at the individual sides of the DSP...not just the pack of paper as a whole!! You might be surprised by what you find...

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Thank You Kindly
Cardstock: Bella Rose DSP, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Lots of Tags die, 1-3/4" Circle punch