A Stamping Good Time

Warm Wishes!

2011-11-01T13:05:29-04:00

Tara Travis

Holiday Card Class, Stampin Up!

2011-10-24T08:24:39-04:00

This cute card MAY be one of the next Holiday Stamp A Stack - coming on November 19th at 10am! Saturday's class went great, the ladies enjoyed the cards and were done in under 2 hours, not bad for 20 cards!!! Cost to attend is $30, byo adhesive :)

Love the snowman's belly - it's filled with Micaflakes, found in the Holiday Mini Catalog, you can view this on the left!

To register for the Stamp a Stack, email tara@stampwithtara.com or call 590-8631!

Welcome Portland Daily Sun Readers!

2011-10-19T14:13:17-04:00

What am I talking about???

If you don't know....go to www.portlanddailysun.me to find out!!!

My Digital Studio, Breast Cancer Fundraiser

2011-10-18T13:28:14-04:00

I have had a lot of fun making t-shirts these past few months, most recently for fundraisers. Yep, using My Digital Studio!

Here is a sample of my most recent one!

See the pink ribbon? This Saturday there is a fundraiser at the Beachcomber in Quincy, MA for TEAM HARDCORE, a team of runners and walkers in honor of my cousin, Kristen.

Last December, Kristen (in the middle) was diagnosed with breast cancer. 33? Really?? What is worse is that Kristen became more of a sister to me than a cousin when she was 12. Why? Her mom had died from this same disease, and she came to live with my family. Nope, can't write this without crying....thankfully chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation are in the rear view mirror for now (there will be more surgeries to come). So, prior to the race on October 30th, her amazing friends have organized this fundraiser with raffles and silent auctions - and now I have helped with tshirts for those selling tickets!

PS - anyone who makes a donation to my page will receive a hand stamped thank you card (of course!)!!!

Halloween Treat Idea, Stampin Up!

2011-10-16T16:17:22-04:00

YES, there is still time to order supplies for your trick or treaters!! Here is a cute idea to try, too!

I had a GREAT day at the Bonny Eagle Project Graduation crop yesterday...found out though that they won't be having their winter crop...even better reason to sign up for the January Scrappin and Stampin Getaway (spaces are limited and FILLING FAST!)

Scrappin and Stampin Getaway, Maine!

2011-10-13T21:23:10-04:00

Scrappin and Stampin Getaway Weekend!

March 23,24,25 • Hampton Inn and Suites, Wells, Maine

This post will remain at the top of my blog until further notice, scroll down for more recent projects and posts!!!

Prices in red are valid through January 15, 2012; regular prices are listed in black.

Entire weekend – 6:00 PM Friday to 5:00PM Sunday

Includes: 2 nights hotel accommodations, exclusive use of the ballroom with 24-hour access, large scrapping area; Pizza Friday, Saturday breakfast & dinner; Sunday breakfast & lunch, $25 goodie bag of YOUR choice, classes for a small fee
3 people/room - $210/person, $225

2 people/room - $240/person, $255
Single room - $325/person, $340

All weekend crop – NO OVERNIGHT STAY –

Friday 6:00 PM to midnight,

Saturday 7:00 AM to midnight,

Sunday 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Includes: exclusive use of the ballroom, large scrapping area, Pizza Friday, Saturday breakfast & dinner; Sunday breakfast & lunch , $25 goodie bag of YOUR choice, classes for a small fee

$130/person, $145

To register, please print out the attached registration form and send it to me with your non-refundable deposit of $25.00. Registration closes on January 15 or when the event is filled, whichever comes first.

Download March 2012

Payments are to be made by the following dates:

With Registration (non-refundable): $25.00

December 15: $50

January 15 : balance

Mastercard/Visa/Discover Accepted

Make check payable to Stamping Good Time • Mail to: 9 Promenade Ave, Saco, ME 04072

Cancellation policy -

All cancellations must be given in writing to stampwithtara@yahoo.com. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, and email address.
If you cancel 30 days before the event you will be charged a $25 processing fee, receiving the remainder of your registration within 10 days of crop. Due to the nature of our contracts with the hotels no refunds will be available after 30 days before the event, unless there is a waiting list and we can fill your spot.
"No Shows" will receive No Refunds, this includes any mini class registrations.
A Stamping Good Time reserves the right to cancel an event due to unforseen circumstances and is not responsible for any associated costs (such as travel) incurred by registrants. In the event of a cancellation by A Stamping Good Time, full refunds will be issued promptly.

Returned checks policy

Any check that is returned "insufficient funds" will be charges a $25 fee, and a bank check or money order will be required to reserve your weekend get-a-way.

Simply Scored Christmas Card and Tutorial!

2011-10-13T14:05:21-04:00

Last night was Crazy 4 Cards at the Saco Community Center! The room was FABULOUS for this class, lots of room to spread out and add more stampers - to join us on November 9th, email tara@stampwithtara.com or call 590-8631!

This card was made using the new Simply Scored, so fun! Lots of glitter to go around, too.

For a tutorial sheet for using this fun new tool, email tara@stampwithtara.com! You can earn one of these for FREE with just a $200 workshop!

Stamps: Pines and Poinsettias

Inks: Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede, Garden Green Stampin' Write Markers

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso, Whisper White card stock; Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper

Tools: 1 3/8" circle punch, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Simply Scored, 2 Way Glue Pen, Stampin Dimensionals.

Halloween Card, Stampin Up!

2011-10-10T20:22:30-04:00

This is one of the cards at this Wednesday's Crazy 4 Cards class! Even if you've never made your own cards before, you can do this!!! Especially if you're a scrapper, you have what you need to start making your own greeting cards and SAVE MONEY!

There are 3 other cards, one is featured RIGHT NOW on my Facebook Fan page - become a fan of StampWithTara on FACEBOOK and see it!

FREE BIG SHOT!

2011-10-01T08:21:51-04:00

OMG....what an amazing deal! If you have ever considered becoming a Stampin Up Demonstrator, this month you can choose to receive a BIG SHOT or $100 worth of products for FREE!

Questions? Call Tara @ 207-590-8631!!

Halloween Card, Stampin Up!

2011-09-29T11:03:28-04:00

Here's what you missed at last week's Crazy 4 Cards class! We made this card using stamps, markers, punches, oh my!

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits, Grateful Greetings

Inks: Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Old Olive Classic Ink AND Stampin Write Markers

Paper: Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Square Punch.

The next Crazy 4 Cards is October 12th at 6:30 pm - NEW LOCATION! Saco Community Center on Franklin Street, Saco. $15 per person, free with $30 purchase! Email tara@stampwithtara.com for more info!

Got Stockings?

2011-09-28T09:30:00-04:00

Have you seen the new Holiday Stockings Bigz Die, Stocking Builder Punch or Stitched Stockings Stamp Sets from the Holiday Mini? They are so awesome and fun...I am offering a Sunday Class Nov 13th at 2pm. Make EVERYTHING you see here...card, gift card holder, home decor, and plus bring home paper to make more!!!

Cost to attend is $20, bring your own adhesive!

Email tara@stampwithtara.com or call 207-590-8631 to register!

Sick As A Dog?

2011-09-26T18:40:23-04:00

I made this card this weekend for a colleague who is sick....can you guess what punch I used for the greeting??? Look for a video this week!!!

The background was stamped tone on tone - Tangerine Tango ink on Tangerine Tango cardstock.

Stamps: *retired su* Oops..
Ink: Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso Classic Ink; Stampin Write Markers
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso, Just Add Cake
Tools: Decorative Label Punch
Accessories: Designer Buttons, Stampin Dimensionals

Check back this week for a video tutorial! Order any of these products online by clicking HERE!

Scrapbooking 101!

2011-09-25T10:36:00-04:00

An Introduction to Stampin Up Scrapbooking

This is a question I get asked often, but both new scrapbookers and those who have been scrapbooking but are new to Stampin' Up! FEAR NO MORE! I am going to offer you a few basics to help you start your journey through preserving your family memories.

While I have been scrapbooking periodically over the last 7 years as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I have gotten more serious over the last 3 years since the first time I was a vendor at a scrapbooking crop. There are a few tools that I feel are truly essential to scrappers.

1. QUALITY CARDSTOCK AND PAPER

The great thing that Stampin Up offers is quality cardstock and coordinating Designer Series Papers that are MEANT to go together. One package of 12 x 12 of any of the color families provides enough sheets to create 10-15 layouts EASILY. Add that ONE package of Designer Series Paper, you then can add depth and at LEAST 5-10 additional pages to your album.

2. PAPER TRIMMER The Fiskars Personal Paper Trimmer opens up to 12 x 15" long with clear markings to crop your photos, make great mattes for them, too!

3. ALPHABET STAMP SET Make quick and TOTALLY customized titles, and never ever run out of a letter! Stampin' Up! offers over 20 alphabet stamp sets, some very large, others very small. Simple to ornate, something for all styles and budgets!

4. INK PADS - To get started 3 or 4 ink pads that coordinate with the 12 x 12 cardstock and Designer Series Paper.

5. ADHESIVE - Lignen free and Archival quality adhesive is really a must, you don't want to put this much work and love into a project that is going to fall apart or ruin your photos. My personal favorite is SNAIL, it is an acronym for Simple, Neat, Affordable InLine adhesive. Runner up is the Tombow MultiPurpose Adhesive!

I hope you found this information helpful! To start your Stampin' Up Scrapbooking Journey, call me to book your in home workshop and receive some or all of these items for FREE!!!

Or, give yourself the gift of TIME to do it all at the January Scrappin and Stampin Getaway!

You can also order ALL of these products from my website, call 207-590-8631 anytime for more information!!

Happy Scrappin!

I'm BAAACKKKKK!

2011-09-24T10:30:34-04:00

Hi everyone!

So, it's been about 4 months since I have updated ANYTHING on this blog, and I am so happy to be back!

So, what's happened? Aislinn has started 5th grade, and McKenna has started 1st. Both are off to a great start to the new school year :) We had an amazing summer and I even got to scrap some of it! That layout will be here later this week...first, here is a card I received in the mail the other day!

Stamps: Ribbon of Hope, Thank You Kindly

Ink: Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Moves & Shapers Curly Label, Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Looks like something I'd make? Well, that's because I did! And this leads me to a request...

I made a stack of these thank you notes for my cousin, Kristen, who was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last December. Kristen is more than a cousin, she is the closest thing to a sister I have, and that's partially because when she was 12, her mother died from Breast Cancer and she came to live with my family. Almost 10 months later, she has had chemotherapy, surgery, and is in the midst of radiation. On October 30th, I will be walking with family and friends as part of TEAM HARDCORE (her nickname amongst her college friends, and yes she IS hardcore!). If you would like to receive one of these cards in the mail from me, please consider a donation ($5 means A LOT!) to my page by clicking HERE.

Look for another post tomorrow, with information about the Crazy 4 Cards classes and it's NEW LOCATION!

Happy Saturday!

~Tara

Another FABULOUS Scrappin and Stampin Getaway!

2011-04-05T13:09:04-04:00

This weekend was another FABULOUS scrappin and stampin getaway at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Wells....so good in fact that there are already 14 people registered for the next one in November!!!

Those dates are the 4, 5, and 6th of November, same place! To reserve your spot, send a $25 non-refundable deposit to Tara Travis, Stampin Up Demonstrator!

FMI call 207-590-8631, pictures to come!

For You!

2011-02-15T16:57:23-05:00

Tara Travis

Need a Ladies Weekend?

2011-02-13T08:17:13-05:00

I had a great day yesterday, scrappin with friends at an all day crop here in Maine. We laughed, shared ideas, tools, and I got 12 pages done! Here's one of them~

If you'd like to scrap and stamp and have a great ladies weekend, check out the Scrappin and Stampin Getaway HERE!

I received most of the embellishments here in for a challenge, and had fun scrappin some winter pictures of my youngest daughter. If you're like me, there are more pictures of my oldest daughter than my youngest, mostly because when she was little there was just her! Poor McKenna has Aislinn in most of her pictures, too. Guess what? She started looking at my albums and was not too happy about that, either! So she was my focus yesterday.

I have other pages to show, but this one features using both the positive and the negative die cut from the Snowflake Die, made with the Big Shot. I used a sponge dauber and Whisper White Craft ink to make the background on the page.

I'll take more pictures later, off to get ready for a fun Sunday, including a workshop with the Sanford Girls!!!

Scrapbooking Retreat, Maine!

2011-02-10T08:25:09-05:00

COMING April 1,2,3 2011

SCRAPPING AND STAMPING GETAWAY

HAMPTON INN AND SUITES

WELLS, MAINE

48 Hours of Scrapping and Stamping - 6pm Friday to 6pm Sunday
Hotel Room for both nights (see below)
Pizza Buffet Friday night
Breakfast Saturday and Sunday
Saturday Night Dinner
Sunday Lunch
Stampin Up goodie bag
Use of all stamps inks, punches and cutting tools
Scrapping and Stamping Space
Mini Classes Throughout Weekend, additional fees apply
Pre Register by January 30th and SAVE!
Prices in red are valid through January 30, 2010; regular prices are listed in black.
Package A

Entire weekend – 6:00 PM Friday to 5:00PM Sunday
Includes: 2 nights hotel accommodations, exclusive use of the ballroom with 24-hour access, large scrapping area, Pizza Friday, Saturday breakfast & dinner; Sunday breakfast & lunch, a great goodie bag, classes for a small fee
3 people/room - $210/person, $225
2 people/room - $240/person, $255
Single room - $325/person, $340

Package B
All weekend crop – NO OVERNIGHT STAY –

Friday 6:00 PM to midnight,

Saturday 7:00 AM to midnight,

Sunday 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Includes: exclusive use of the ballroom, large scrapping area, Pizza Friday, Saturday breakfast & dinner; Sunday breakfast & lunch , a great goodie bag, classes for a small fee

$130/person, $145
Package C
Saturday 3pm-Sunday 5:00 PM
Includes: exclusive use of the ballroom, large scrapping area, Saturday dinner; hotel accomodations for 2, Sunday breakfast & lunch , a great goodie bag, classes for a small fee

$180/person, $200

Payments are to be made by the following dates:

With Registration: $25.00

February 28, 2011: $50.00

Balance Due March 15, 2011

Make check payable to Tara Travis • Mail to: 9 Promenade Ave, Saco, ME 04072

Mastercard/Visa/Discover/American Express also accepted, as well as PayPal

Cancellation policy -

All cancellations must be given in writing to tara@stampwithtara.com Please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, and email address.
If you cancel 30 days before the event you will be charged a $25 processing fee, receiving the remainder of your registration within 10 days of crop. Due to the nature of our contracts with the hotels no refunds will be available after 30 days before the event, unless there is a waiting list and we can fill your spot.
"No Shows" will receive No Refunds, this includes any mini class registrations.
A Stamping Good Time reserves the right to cancel an event due to unforseen circumstances and is not responsible for any associated costs (such as travel) incurred by registrants. In the event of a cancellation by A Stamping Good Time, full refunds will be issued promptly.

Returned checks policy

Any check that is returned "insufficient funds" will be charges a $25 fee, and a bank check or money order will be required to reserve your weekend get-a-way.

Stamping Good Time Hostess Club

2011-02-09T06:24:29-05:00

This is one of the cards we made tonight at the Crazy 4 Cards class, which also functions as a Hostess Club~

Stamps: Summer Breeze*

Inks: Basic Black, Various Stampin' Write Markers

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, In Color Designer Series Paper Patterns, So Saffron, Whisper White

Accessories: White Organdy Ribbon, Springtime Vintage Buttons**

Click HERE to see how the Hostess Club Works!

Next Crazy 4 Cards is March 8th!

*Sale a Bration Brochure

**Occasions Mini Catalog

Filled With Love For Others, Kiddo Version!

2011-02-07T08:29:00-05:00

Yesterday I went to Good Shepherd Parish Faith Formation classes, held in Old Orchard Beach, so the kiddos could make Valentine cards to send to those in nursing homes. I had so much fun, as did the kids and teachers!

Here are some pictures of the older groups (3rd and 4th graders)

I love sharing rubber stamping and scrapbooking with kids of all ages, especially with the Stamping Good Time Parties! They're best for kids 5 and up, and include

invitations
90 minutes of lead rubber stamping and scrapbooking activities
goodie bags for the guests and a special one for the Guest of Honor
thank you notes

Looking to schedule a Ladies Night for some friends? No one is too old to have A Stamping Good Time!

To find out more information about Stamping Good Time parties, call Tara @ 590-8631 or email tara@stampwithtara.com

Stay tuned tomorrow for the kindergarten class, soooo cute!