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Cupcakes, anyone????

Brenda — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:10:11 +0000

These are the best kind of cupcakes, calorie free and no stamping involved!!! I came up with this card for my February card class, I wanted to show off the Sweet Shop stickers.

The base of the card is Calypso Coral followed by a layer of Soft Suede. The Whisper White card stock was ran through the Big Shot, using Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I added a piece of cupcake paper from the Sweet Shop specialty designer series paper. Put on the Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon. I punched out the scallop circle punch in Soft Suede and then a whisper white circle using the 1 3/8" circle punch. Finally to the stickers, if you look at the package of stickers, there are 4 sets of cupcakes that are in groups of 3, well I just cut them apart and added one to the card. Put a couple of pop dots on the back and it's done!

Supplies:

Calypso Coral, Soft Suede & Whisper White card stock
Sweet Shop Stickers and Specialty Paper
Big Shot and Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder
Scallop Circle Punch and 1 3/8" Circle Punch
Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon and pop dots

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Happy Stampin'~

Brenda

Technorati Tags: Big Shot, Occasion Mini 2012, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, Sweet Shop

Join me today!

Brenda — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:59:57 +0000

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope that you got something special and if not, then I have something for you to think about! NOW is the time to join Stampin' Up! and my team. I would love to have everyone join me today!

As a new demonstrator, when you join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration, you can start your own stamping business for only $125! It includes the standard Starter Kit and all of the perks and benefits… just at a lower cost to you. And when you join, you’ll get additional benefits for the rest of the year because each month, you will get to choose either a free pack of Designer Series Paper or a free digital download.

Some benefits of the company include:

A customizable starter kit under $200 (plus other starter kit specials throughout the year) with no obligation after the purchase of the kit. Otherwise, $300 a quarter in sales or self purchases or a combination of both. Sales are cumulative with no minimum orders, ex., ten $30 sales or thirty $10 sales… as long as it adds up to $300 a quarter.
A commission schedule that starts at 20% on every order up to an additional 20% for a total of 40% possible
Gifts for new demonstrators in the form of a wonderful Stampin’ Start program that rewards those who sign up and work to achieve sales and recruit in the first year.
You can be your own hostess and market your business through offering clubs, classes, events and online
You have a 24/7 website of ideas, updates and resources from the company and ability to place orders online any time of the day or night.
800# phone support with no waiting or voicemail during working hours (9am-7pm EST)
A 30+ page monthly newsletter with color photos, business enhancing articles, challenges and updates from Stampin’ Up!
Company sponsored events (annual convention, regional events, etc.)
Your own ‘branded’ website with online store, gallery, calendar for a nominal monthly fee from the company

People join for many different reasons and you may have goals similar to those below:

DISCOUNT DEMONSTRATOR: Likes the idea of buying stamps for personal use at a discount and occasionally sells to friends and family.

SHORT-TERM DEMONSTRATOR: Sells for a short period of time to earn a specified amount of money and stops when the goal is reached.

HOBBY DEMONSTRATOR: Loves doing workshops and classes and earning extra money when it’s convenient, works a lot some months and very little or none, other months.

CAREER DEMONSTRATOR: Views Stampin’ Up! as a viable business with long-term career potential; pursues management and wants to move up the career ladder; regularly attends Stampin’ Up! events and has developed close social relationships with other demonstrators; works at her business in a consistent manner.

As you can see, this is a flexible, fun business you can build to suit your needs and desires. Make it fit for you by using your unique talents.

If you have any questions, please send me a message, email, or give me a call at 651-206-8792, I would love to chat with you and help you sign up, it takes less then 15 minutes and everything can be done over the computer, via my Stampin' Up! website.

Happy Stampin'~

Brenda

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Picture inspired card…….

Brenda — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:35:36 +0000

One of my favorite yahoo groups, SSUS, has a challenge every week and a few weeks ago this picture

was our inspiration to create a card. I loved the colors and polka dots and this is what I came up with

I started with a base of Whisper White card stock and then took another piece and ran it through the Big Shot, using Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder. The flowers are from Bordering on Romance, in the Occasion Mini catalog. I stamped the flowers onto the Whisper White cs, using basic black ink and then I stamped the image again on a scratch whisper white cs. I colored in the main image using SU markers and on the scratch image, I colored in just the 3 flowers, cut them out, applied pop dots and attached them on the top. Finally I added Rhinestone Jewels to the center of each flower. I used Sincere Salutations and stamped the saying down the side, added a little Melon Mambo cs and the card is finished.

Supplies:

Bordering on Romance and Sincere Salutations stamp sets
Whisper White & Melon Mambo card stocks
Basic Black & Melon Mambo ink pads
SU Markers
Rhinestone Jewels & pop dots
Big Shot & Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder

Thanks for stopping by! I loved having you visit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Stampin'~

Brenda

Technorati Tags: All Stampin' Up!, Big Shot, Bordering on Romance stamp set, Girly Birthday Card, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, Sincere Salutations stamp set

FREE Trial of My Digital Studio!!!!

Brenda — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:23:38 +0000

Starting today, you can try for FREE My Digital Studio!!!!!! You can go my on-line store and enter 129600 and it will prompt you to start the download. After you have tried it for 30 days, you can either purchase it or delete it from your computer. After the 30 days, it will prompt you to enter the registration number and other information that is found on the cd. What a great way to try before you buy!

I have to admit, that I do own this product and it's wonderful for creating pages, cards, signs, party decorations, etc. I still prefer paper over digital, but it does make a ton of cool projects! If you have any questions, just ask.

Happy Stampin'~

Brenda

Technorati Tags: Free digital studio trial from Stampin' Up!

Latenight Stamper’s Challenge 157

Brenda — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:19:14 +0000

This week is a fun challenge Love/Valentine! I have always enjoyed making Valentine cards for my kids and making their boxes at school. When I was flipping through my designer series paper, I came across an unopened package of Flirtatious Specialty paper and I had an idea!

These colors just scream Valentine's Day to me! The stamp is from Outlined Occasions, which is one of the FREE sale-a-bration items that you could earn! The base of the card is Pretty in Pink followed by Wisteria Wonder. Then I cut pieces of the Flirtatious Specialty paper and laid them down and added a piece of Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon. I cut a 3 inch by 3 inch square of Pretty in Pink card stock and the layered a 2 3/4 inch x 2 3/4 inch whisper white square. For the doilies, I cut them apart from the bigger piece of designer series paper, if you cut each one out carefully you will be able to get 16 cards from the doilies. Finally I stamped the image in basic black ink, colored it in with SU markers and punched it out using the extra large oval punch. Of course, I added pop dots to the back of the stamped image and to the back of 3 inch square. I don't think I can make a card without using pop dots somewhere on it!

Supplies:

Outlined Occasions stamp set
Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder & Whisper White card stock
Flirtatious Specialty paper
Basic Black ink pad and SU markers
Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon
Extra Large Oval punch and pop dots

Thanks for stopping by, I hope that you have enjoyed today's card.

Happy Stampin'~

Brenda

Here are the details for the challenge, please join us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Challenge 157
Valentine/Love

This week we want you to share your Valentine's or Love cards you have made. We know everyone is focused on these as we will all need them in a few weeks. So create your card, project, or scrapbook page and share it with us.

Need some inspiration? Check out the design team samples HERE

Once your get your sample created you can upload it HERE

Technorati Tags: All Stampin' Up!, Flirtatious Specialty paper, LateNight Stamper's Challenge, Outlined Occasion stamp set, Valentine card

Sale-a-bration has begun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brenda — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:31:44 +0000

It's the most wonderful time of the year, Sale-a-bration has begun!! You don't know what Sale-a-bration is? Well let me tell you, when you purchase $50 worth of Stampin' Up! merchandise, before shipping and tax, you will get to pick out a FREE sale-a-bration item from the brochure. You can pick from stamp sets, designser series paper pack with ribbons and brads, decor elements, cd for my digital studio, fabric, buttons and much more.

This is also the BEST time to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!!!!!!! Here are a few reasons why:

as a demo you will receive an instant 20% discount on your items, plus the more you sell the more you earn in volume discount rebate each month.
Flexible schedule, part time or full time, hobby or not. It's your business to run as you see fit
receive a monthly Stampin' Success magazine
a wonderful resource called Stampin' Connect (it's a website for demos)
join during sale-a-bration and receive a FREE designer series paper pack or digital download every month for the rest of the year!!!!!!!!!
the price is only $125 for over $340 worth of products! you are also able to customize your starter kit with items that you like or want.

For more information about joining me on this wonderful job adventure, click here. I would love to have each and everyone of you join my team! Contact me today if you are the least bit interested and we can chat.

You can download the Sale-a-bration brochure on my sidebar or you can shop directly through my on-line store.

Happy Sale-a-bration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brenda

Sale-a-bration is almost here……..

Brenda — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:17:59 +0000

Sale-a-bration starts on January 24, 2012 a week from today. Have you book your party yet? Here is a card that I made for swap.

There are so many neat items available for sab this year and one is the designer series paper that I used on the bottom of the card. The base of the card is Lucky Limeade followed by Pool Party, which was ran through the Big Shot using Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder. Then a piece of Everyday Enchantment designer series paper and I added a piece of 3/8" ruffled Lucky Limeade ribbon. I stamped the two images in Lucky Limeade ink and layered them onto the card stock.

Supplies:

Sprinkled Expressions stamp set~ Sale-a-bration 2012 stamp set
Lucky Limeade, Pool Party & Very Vanilla card stock
Everyday Enchantment designer series paper ~ Sale-a-bration 2012 item
Lucky Limeade ink pad
Big Shot and Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder
3/8" ruffled Lucky Limeade ribbon
Pop dots

I have a few spots for you to book a party either in February or March, contact me today.

Happy Stampin'~

Brenda

Technorati Tags: All Stampin' Up!, Big Shot, Everyday Enchanment designer series paper, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, Sale-a-bration 2012, Sprinkled Expressions stamp set

Latenight Stamper’s Weekly Challenge 155

Brenda — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:50:49 +0000

It's been forever since I posted and participated in the Latenight Stamper's challenge. Bad, very bad on my part, I'm getting back into "my stampin' routine" and finding my mojo again. I'm sure once baby number 3 arrives, things will be crazy again, but for the moment I'm feeling better and excited to stamp and create!! Here is the card that I created for it:

It's a bit of stretch, but it's the only stamp I could find that had fruit on it! The base of the card is Tempting Turquoise followed by Daffodil Delight. Then using a variety of different circle punches and Big Top Birthday designer series paper, I punched out the different size circles and randomly layed them along the side. I used a piece of Real Red satin ribbon and scrunched it along the card. I stamped the monkey in Basic Black ink and used SU markers to color him in. It was punched out with the 1 3/4" Circle punch, then it was layered on a piece of designer series paper that was punched out with the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch and finally layered onto 2 1/2" circle punch. I added pop dots on the back of the monkey and then a few more when I added the entire circle onto the card.

Supplies:

Kiddoodles stamp set
Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight & Whisper White card stock
Big Top Birthday designer series paper
Basic Black ink pad and SU markers
Real Red satin ribbons
1 1/4" , 1 3/8", 1 3/4" and 2 1/2" circle punches & 2 3/8" scallop circle punch
pop dots

Happy Stampin'~

Brenda

Are you ready to get inky this week? We all know that we make New Year's resolutions to get healthy and often that means eating right. Well our challenge this week goes right along with that.

Challenge 155

Tuiti Fruiti

This week we want to help support your efforts to get healthy. Our challenge to you is to create a card, scrapbook page, or project that has fruit on it. This can be a stamped image, punch art, patterned paper, or any other way you can think to get fruit on your project.

Need some inspiration? Check out the design team samples HERE

Once you get your creation completed you can upload it HERE

Come on and play along with us. The winner this week will be a guest designer for the week of January 16th. Let's see how many entries we can get with fruit on them!

Technorati Tags: All Stampin' Up!, Big Top Birthday designer series paper, circle punches, Latenight Stamper's Challenge 155, Thank You card

2012 Card Class Schedule

Brenda — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:44:03 +0000

Here is my card class schedule for January through May. I will be adding a more classes such as a watercolor class, scrapbooking class and a few more surprises.

If you don't live local and would like to purchase the complete class, you can do so. The cost is $25 for me to make all 8 cards with envelopes and ship them to you, United States only. Contact me today for more information.

Happy Stampin'~

Brenda

Technorati Tags: Card Class Schedule, Cards for Sale, Stampin' Up! classes in Southern Dakota County

Packed for Babies……

Brenda — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:59:03 +0000

On page 39 of the Occasion Mini catalog, their is a collection of four stamps. You can either buy one at $9.95 or all four for $29.95. We as demonstrators had the opportunity to received all four stamps for FREE during worldwide workshop blitz. One of many perks as a demonstrator! Here are two cards, one for a boy and one for a girl.

Once you have everything cut, these cards do go together quickly! I stamped the main image onto Whisper White card stock and then I stamped another one on a piece of scratch paper. I chose to color only the buggy and cut it out. I only cut out the top portion and just colored the wheels on the one attached to the card. I also put a few pop dots on the back. I did stamp "congratulations" on the bottom of the designer series paper in Basic Black ink, it's just a little tough to see in the picture.

Supplies:

Packed for Baby & Baby Bundle stamp sets
Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist & Whisper White card stock
Basic Black ink and SU markers
Whisper White satin ribbon & pop dots
Bright & Subtles Paper Stack

If you have any questions about these cards, just leave me a comment and I will answer you

Happy Stampin'~

Brenda

Technorati Tags: All Stampin' Up!, Baby card, Occasion Mini Catalog, Packed for Baby stamp