Happy Friday y’all!

I’m off to support Kira, our 15 year old and her school team at a basketball tournament this weekend but wanted to post this card we made at stamp club last night.

We used the Bordering On Romance stamp set and had fun using the new Framelits and Edgelits for the Big Shot.  They are definitely a hit with cardmakers!!  They are easy to use and give such a WOW factor to your projects.

Supplies used:

Stamps – Bordering on Romance, Petit Pairs, Tiny Tags

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Island Indigo, Baja Breeze

Accessories – Big Shot & Edgelits, Elegant Lines embossing folder, Designer Frames embossing folder, large oval punch, jewelry tag punch,  safety pin, ruffled ribbon, Dazzling Details, pearl accents

Have a GREAT weekend!

Natasha

This is the make n take project we are making at my downline meeting tonight – not only are we making the card, we are making the envelope too with the help of the new Diagonal Plate for the Simply Scored tool!!  This will be available to you on March 1st!!

Supplies used:

Stamps – Fresh Vintage, Petit Pairs

Ink & Paper – Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Accessories – Big Shot & Framed Tulips embossing folder, scallop edge punch, scallop circle punch, 1 1/4″ & 1 3/8″ circle punches, Simply Scored tool, dimensionals

TTFN!

Natasha

I met with one of my stamp clubs last week and this is what we made!  My hostess, Jordan, wanted Valentine projects made with the stamp set I (Heart) Hearts.

First we made this beauty partnering the stamp set with the new Everyday Enchantment DSP paper – available FREE with a $60 purchase.

Supplies used:

Stamps – I (Heart) Hearts

Ink & Paper – Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Pool Party

Accessories – Big Shot & Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Sizzlit alphabet dies, piercing tools, ruffled ribbon, Everyday Enchantment brad

Supplies used:

Stamps – Loving Thoughts, Dots, Dots, Dots

Ink & Paper – Real Red, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Chocolate chip

Accessories – Scallop Edge punch, Big Shot & Fashionable Hearts embosslit, Scallop heart embosslit, heart punch, button, baker’s twine, rhinestone gem

Jordan also requested a small box for Valentine chocolates; there is nothing easier that using the Box #2 die to create a quick box!

Supplies used:

Stamps – I (Heart) Hearts, Loving Thoughts

Ink & Paper – Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, Red Glimmer Paper

Accessories – Big Shot & Box #2 die, 1 1/4″  striped ribbon, baker’s twine, Designer Label punch, oval punch, pearl accents, Heart of Hearts punch

TTFN!

Natasha

Exchanging gifts with each other is a fun way we get to share our creativity with Stampin’Up! friends.  It’s so fun to see what everyone creates!

This journal was such a lovely surprise!!  It was made by my good friend Kim Sinclair.  She is a master at My Digital Studio which is how she created this beautiful project.  I LOVE it so much, thanks Kim!!!

These little pretties were made by my good friend Becky – she makes the simplest things absolutely adorable!!  You’re the packaging master Becky!

My roommate Connie was pulling out goodies, just for me, all week!  She is from Nashville Tennessee and knows I loved my visit there last year SO much, she brought a bit of Tennessee to me in San Antonio!  She brought with her boxes of Tennessee made treats, Goo Goo Clusters and Moon Pies, it was so thoughtful – but that’s Connie for you!

Connie also made this amazing card to share with a few friends.  I LOVE it!  It’s such a lovely demonstration of how to use this stamp set – Fresh Vintage – it’s a Sale-A-Bration set which means you can get it for FREE!  Connie has a much better photo of this card on her blog here.

TTFN!

Natasha

Supplies used:

Stamps – Mixed Bunch

Ink & Paper – Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Real Red

Accessories – On Board Merry Medley, Blossom punch, Blossoms Builders Designer Printed Kit, Daffodil Delight grograin ribbon, Brights buttons, baker’s twine

Check out this exciting news!!! 

Stampin’Up! has prepared for us a brand new product to pair with our Simply Scored product.  On March 1st, you will be able to purchase the Diagonal Plate to sit inside your Simply Scored tool to create boxes, envelopes, and more!!  I was one of the VERY lucky Leadership attendees to WIN one of my own!  And what was really coincidental, my roommate Connie Collins, won as well!  I can’t wait to show you how this works!

TTFN!

Natasha

Want to see what my 10 lbs consists of?

First up – my Leadership bag!  LOVE it!  I should have taken photos of the different ways you can “wear” your bag but didn’t think of it til just now.  See the buttons going around the middle?  Well, the bottom portion comes off and is reversable so you can have a different pattern on the outside if you wish.  The bag itself is also reversable if you want!

The matching trifold was a complete surprise to us as we walked in to do make n takes.  We were presented with these as special gifts from Shelli!  How adorable is this!  It just happened to fit my pad of notepaper perfectly so I used it a lot during the different sessions.  If you love the  colors & patterns, stay tuned…

We were each given one of these cute gifts when we sat down at make and takes.  The packaging is adorable but what really caught my attention was the 3 kinds of chocolate bark inside – milk chocolate, white with Oreos and dark chocolate.  We were told that a head office employee made all the bark for us – holy cow!!!  That’s energetic!

The remainder of our Leadership gifts are products you have already seen or ones I can’t show you yet – but I can sure tell you about them!

Everyday Enchantment DSP and matching stamp set Fresh Vintage

Mixed Bunch stamp set

Loving Thoughts stamp set

Bright Blossoms NEW stamps set (upcoming in next catalogue)

Everything Eleanor NEW stamp set (upcoming in next catalogue)

bakers twine, ribbon and buttons

pearls and rhinestone accents

jumbo pearls

Sale-A-Bration MDS CD

Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit

Now you can see why I said I feel spoiled…and appreciated…and needed…and cared about…etc. etc. etc.

Stampin’Up! is a great company to work for and NOW is a great time to sign up – the kit is ONLY $150 during SAB!

Beautiful Everyday Enchantment DSP and matching brads

more Everyday Enchantment DSP and Fresh Vintage stamp set

Outlined Occasions stamp set

Sprinkled Expressions stamp set – so cute!!!

Beautiful details!!!

These photos show just  a few of the items you can receive for FREE with every $60 purchase.  Make sure to check out the full details of this promotion on my right side bar or my specials page!

TTFN!

Natasha

Sale-A-Bration Details

Stampin’Up! ran an Occasion Mini card contest at Leadership.  All demonstrators were encouraged to make a card using a stamp set from the mini catalogue and enter it in a contest to win….free stamps….of course!

I took on this challenge and came up with this little cutie – it didn’t win but I still think it’s adorable!

Supplies used:

Stamps – Apothecary Art

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride, Twitterpated DSP

Accessories – Big Shot & Labels Framelits, Tasteful Trim die, Petit Pennants punch, corner rounder punch, piercing tools, pearl accents, baker’s twine, dimensionals

I am home from Leadership with many new ideas and things to show you.  I need a bit of time to organize all my photos, samples, new goodies and thoughts – I’ll be back ASAP to share them all with you!

TTFN!

Natasha

Aren’t these little hand towels the cutest things???

I saw something similar on Pinterest one night (holy cow – visiting that website quickly becomes addicting!!) and decided that I really wanted to try the new Twitterpated fabric line to make a few.  I love them!!

I sewed a long “tube” of fabric with tapered ends and top stitched it closed on all sides.  I gathered a hand towel in the middle and then stitched the middle of the strip to the gathered section of the towel.  This created two decorative “tie ends” to tie the towel onto a stove or in a bathroom.

If you would like to check out the website instructions I used, here it is.

Sorry about the poor quality photo but I wanted to show it actually tied and ready to use.  The lighting in my bathroom is pretty yellow!

I also cut out a flower with the Big Shot and the Fun Flowers die and then embroidered it onto the bottom of the towel for decoration – cute, hey!!  I finished off the flower with a jumbo button (discontinued) sewed on with baker’s twine.

TTFN!

Natasha