Jason's Stampin' Pad

Freaky Smooches

2012-04-19T19:12:00.001-06:00

Welcome to the April Tour de Freaks Blog Tour!

You have likely arrived here at my blog from the lovely blog of the talented Yvette Ashe at Yvette's Paper Garden.

I'm glad you've joined the Freaks as we showcase projects from the Summer Smooches line of products. The Summer Smooches Suite is a line of products that will be in the 2012-2013 Annual Catalog beginning on June 1, 2012. Stampin Up is doing a special sneak preview of the product line for the whole month of April. You can order all of the products in the suite until the end of April. After April they will take a "vacation" until the Annual Catalog starts in June when they will be available again for the whole year!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the bright and fun colors and patterns of this collection!! It has been so much fun creating with such vivid colors and fun patterns. Hopefully you will enjoy the collection as much as I have!

This first card is one I did for a demo swap I do locally each month. This is an MDS digital hybrid card. Because Awash with Flowers (retiring soon) is a two-step stamp set, I didn't want to have to stamp it for each of the swap cards I was making. So I opened up my handy dandy My Digital Studio program and created my stamped image with the digital version of Awash with Flowers. I filled each flower with some of the colors that are found in the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper. Once printed and cut, I created the rest of the card using traditional products in colors that are also found in the Summer Smooches DSP.

The card below is the card I created for the Summer Smooches Freak Swap that we had last month during the demonstrator preorder period of this product line (one of the perks of being a demo!). I received some GORGEOUS cards in return from this swap and hope you have enjoyed seeing some of them along the tour today! The new Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon is one of my favorite new products in this suite!! Don't you love it??

The Happy Mother's Day card below is a card we did last week in my Stamp Club meeting. I love how it's a bright and cheery Mother's Day card rather than a soft and subtle one that we often see for moms. This card doesn't use many of the products found in the Summer Smooches Suite, but it does use the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper and coordinating colors.

Another great perk of being a demonstrator is receiving our monthly demonstrator magazine called Stampin' Success that is FULL of inspiring ideas and projects! The tutorial for the bookmark below was recently featured in one of the issues of our Stampin' Success magazine. I took the idea and made it into a fun Summer Smooches bookmark with the Summer Smooches DSP, coordinating colors and another fun new product called the Blossom Punch and Mixed Bunch stamp set. These fun and functional bookmarks are SUPER easy to create using the new Diagonal Scoring Plate and Simply Scored Scoring Tool!

I'm really glad you stopped by and visited me on the Tour de Freaks! I hope these projects have helped you get excited for the Summer Smooches line of products that are available until the end of April and then again in the new 2012-2013 Annual Catalog.

Please leave me a comment and let me know yous stopped by to visit!

The complete Tour de Freaks lineup can be seen below if you happen to get lost along the way.

1 Jan Tinklenberg http://stampspaperscissors.typepad.com
2 Wendy Weixler http://wickedlywonderfulcreations.blogspot.com
3 Barb Mullikin www.barbstamps.com
4 Lisa Martz http://lvstmpn.wordpress.
5 Connie Babbert http://inkspiredtreasures.com/
6 Yvette Ashe http://yvettespapergarden.wordpress.com
7 Jason Casper http://www.stampindad.com
8 Sandy Mathis http://www.stampwithsandy
9 Deb Currier http://artfeltimpressions.blogspot.com
10 LeeAnn Greff www.flowerbug.typepad.com

A special thanks to the following stampers for their inspiration:
Tessa
Melissa
Margaret Moody

Punch Art Bunny

2012-03-26T21:10:00.001-06:00

As promised last week (sorry I’m a little later than I was suppose to be), I have made the recipe for all the punches I used on the Punch Art Bunny I posted as part of the Control Freaks Blog Tour.

I created these pictures in MY DIGITAL STUDIO so please excuse the poor drawing on the paws and cheeks … it’s not easy to do on a computer!

Also, the nose on the bunny here is an inverted heart (which you could easily use), but on the actual bunny I used a “pie slice” out of a 3/4” circle.

The black circles shown here are what would actually be punched out of your card for the “bunny hole”. I used the 1 3/4” circle punch to punch those out.

The oval punch used for the insides of the ears and feet is actually retired. It is what use to be called “small oval punch”. I’ve used the measurements for it here so you can try to get as close as possible if you don’t have that punch.

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to email me and ask!

Enjoy!

It’s a FREAKY Easter!!

2012-03-19T19:11:00.001-06:00

Welcome to the April CONTROL FREAKS Blog Tour!! We are all getting our freak on this month with Spring & Easter cards or projects.

Regardless of what the weather is like in your neck of the woods (it’s snowing here in mine), the Freaks’ Blog Tour is bound to get you in the spirit of Spring and Easter.

You’ve most likely arrived here on my blog after visiting Yvette Ashe’s blog at Yvette’s Paper Garden, but if you happen to have just dropped in here, you can follow the loop and see all of the blogs in the tour.

Since my March club meeting was the only time I’d be meeting with my club stampers before Easter, I focused all of our creations around the Easter holiday. They fit perfectly with our theme here this month, so I am excited to be able to share them with you as part of the Freaks’ Tour!

I’ve really been wanting to feature the Hello, Doily background stamp on one of our club projects and I really love the look of this flower image from Just Believe stamped over the Medallion or the Doily stamp. The color scheme for this card came from the colors used in the Twitterpated DSP in the Occasions Mini Catalog. Since I don’t have many really good sentiments for Easter, I decided to use one that is retired as a tangible stamp, but is still available as a digital stamp in My Digital Studio. This digital stamp for the sentiment comes from the Easter Blossoms Stamp Brush set printed out on Whisper White cardstock and then punched out with a circle punch.

Supplies Used: Stamps: En Francais Background, Hello Doily Background, Just Believe, Easter Blossoms (digital); Ink: Versamark, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Basic Gray (digital); Paper: Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White (for digital printing); Accessories: My Digital Studio, Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1 3/4” Scallop Circle Punch, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals

I’ve also been really loving the look of the new Paper Doily Sizzlit die for a beautiful background image. You saw me use it in last month’s Freak Tour post but I really wanted to share it with my club stampers so I made another card with it in the background … I just love how it looks!

Supplies Used: Stamps: Easter Dove; Ink: Basic Gray; Paper: Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Twitterpated DSP; Accessories: Paper Doily Sizzlit Die, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Extra Large Oval Punch, Pear Pizzazz Pleated Satin Ribbon, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Twitterpated Designer Buttons, Pearls Basic Jewels, Dimensionals

This last one was everyone’s favorite card. And aside from all the punching I had to do to get it ready for everyone, it was my favorite as well! Everyone seems to love punch art cards! I took two different ideas I had seen around online and combined them to make this card fun on the inside and out.

I have received so many requests for the punch art recipe to this bunny today that I have decided I will post some pictures showing the punches and quantity used in the next couple of days. I want to give a bit of time for the Tour to run its course, then I will post the pictures. Check back with me on Thursday or Friday.

Supplies Used: Stamps: Easter Blossoms (digital); Ink: Soft Suede (for inking edges); Paper: Peach Parfait, Chocolate Chip, Pool Party, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Everyday Enchantment DSP; Accessories: Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine, Basic Black Stampin’ Write Journaler, Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Marker, Dimensionals; Punches: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Ornament, Modern Label, Boho Blossoms, 3/4” circle, 1 3/4” circle, Cupcake Builder, Scallop Border

This last project is one that we didn’t get to in our club meeting this month so I will change the sentiment on it and use it in next month’s club meeting since I already have everything cut and ready to go.

I really love the fun and versatility of the Petal Cone die. It wasn’t until I saw it used in this fashion last year that I was tipped over the edge enough to buy it. I have certainly not regretted having it in my collection!

Supplies Used: Stamps: For Everything, Fresh Vintage, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Everyday Enchantment DSP; Accessories: Petal Cone Die, Blossom Punch, Modern Label Punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack,

So there’s all of my Easter creations for Club and the Control Freaks! Notice how not a single creation focused on bunnies and eggs?? Even though none of the sets I used (except for sentiments) were meant for Easter, they all work wonderfully together to create fun & festive Easter greetings! Don’t let your creations be limited by what you don’t have – think outside the box and find things that will work for what you need!

Continue on the Control Freaks Blog Tour by visiting the next stop at Gretchen Barron’s blog. If you should get lost anywhere along the line, head back here to see the full lineup of bloggers:

1 Sandy Mathis http://www.stampwithsandy.com
2 Dawn Olchefske http://dostamping.typepad.com
3 Wendy Weixler http://wickedlywonderfulcreations.blogspot.com
4 Connie Babbert http://inkspiredtreasures.com/
5 Barb Mullikin www.barbstamps.com
6 LeeAnn Greff www.flowerbug.typepad.com
7 Jan Tinklenberg http://stampspaperscissors.typepad.com
8 Yvette Ashe http://yvettespapergarden.wordpress.com/
9 Jason Casper http://www.stampindad.com/
10 Gretchen Barron http://www.gretchenbarron.typepad.com

Thank you to the following stampers for their inspiring cards:
Laura
Lorri
Laura

A Few Club Cards to Share …

2012-03-16T22:56:00.001-06:00

I know I have been horribly absent from my blog. I’m starting to become reconciled to the fact that I am just not a real blogger and won’t really have much of an established presence in the blogging world at this point in my life.

I do have to post occasionally to my blog to be allowed to continue doing some of the blog hops that I’m in and love to do … so I’ll continue posting.

I want to share with you the cards we made at my February club meeting. I just had my March club meeting last week, but I’ll be sharing those cards with you as part of the CONTROL FREAKS BLOG TOUR on March 20th.

By the time I was preparing for my February club, I was just overstuffed with holiday cards and projects so I wanted to steer clear of those for a bit and go with more of a Spring feel to the projects. I also wanted to focus a little more on stamp sets from the Annual Catalog rather than focusing on ones in the Occasions Mini catalog.

So without further ado …

I won the Sweet Floral background stamp at Convention last year from the Prize Patrol and have been wanting to use it for a LONG time. It just kept getting pushed back by other stamp sets and projects. So this was the perfect time to make sure it got used!

Supplies Used: Stamps: Sweet Floral, BFF, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Rose Red; Ink: So Saffron, Rose Red, Garden Green; Accessories: Beautiful Wings Die, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Awash with Flowers is another stamp set I’ve had for quite some time and never use it as much as I would like to. So I decided I would make sure it got used on this batch of club projects. I really loved using the faux watercoloring technique on this card. All we did was ink up the stamp and then spritz it with a bit of water before stamping it on the watercolor paper. It’s so easy and so fun!

Supplies Used: Stamps: Medallion, Awash With Flowers, Fabulous Phrases; Ink: Staz-on, Rose Red, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede; Paper: Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Watercolor Paper, old dictionary paper; Accessories: Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Modern Label Punch, Scallop Trim Border, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding, Pearls Basic Jewels

Language of Friendship is a stamp set I’ve always debated with myself whether I like it enough to buy it or not. With it being one of the sets from the Annual Catalog that can be earned during Sale-a-bration, it was the perfect time to grab it! I certainly don’t regret it!

Supplies Used: Stamps: Language of Friendship, Ink: Early Espresso, Pool Party; Paper: Naturals White, Early Espresso, Pool Party; Accessories: Bird Builder Punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch; Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Circles #2 Die, Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write Marker, Pool Party Stampin’ Write Marker, Pool Party Seam Binding, Pearl Basic Jewels

Thanks for stopping in today! And thanks to those of you who stick with me here on my blog when there really isn’t much reason to keep coming back. Hopefully I’ll be better in the future!

As I mentioned above, don’t forget to come back on the 20th to see what the Control Freaks have in store for you this month!

A special thank you to the following stampers for their inspiration:
http://roseyscrapper.blogspot.com/2011/02/awash-with-flowers-and-watercolor.html
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2018527?&cat=21723
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2015021?&cat=21688

Get Ready For Spring Fever!!

2012-02-27T16:55:00.001-07:00

For anyone who is in the Northern Utah area, check out the flyer below for information on my upcoming class using the Spring Fever kit from Stampin’ Up!

Click the picture below to be taken to a PDF of the flyer for you to print out.

Contact me ASAP to register so I can order all of the materials needed!!

Big Shot Freak

2012-02-19T19:42:00.001-07:00

WELCOME to the February 2012 Control Freaks Blog Tour!!!

We are showcasing PROJECTS USING DIE CUTS and the BIG SHOT in this tour.

I am the first stop on the tour, but you may be joining me from Wendy Weixler’s blog. When you done here you can click on the "next blog" link at the bottom of the post to continue on the tour. (All of our projects will be live no later than Monday morning.. if you are joining me Sunday night, you may need to check back tomorrow if all links are not quite working yet.)

My first project is a card I made for a swap I do every month with the Dazzling Duchesses (my friend Vicky Kahlandt and her downline). It features the new Edgelit dies with the coordinating embossing folder as well as the Fun Flowers die.

My next card is inspired by a card in the Occasions Mini catalog and features the new Paper Doily Sizzlits Die as well as the new Framelits dies in the Label Collection.

I wanted to show you close up how sparkly this card is too:

My last project features one of the many boxes you can make with our Big Shot dies as well as the fine details you can add to a project with our Big Shot dies. I’ve sued the Fancy Favor Die and the Leaf Sizzlit die on this box.

I hope you’re ready for a FABULOUS ride as you continue along the tour!! Next, you’re on your way to the ever-astonishing Patty Bennet’s blog! I love how she’s created some fun stuff that is “off the page”!!

Thanks for stopping by and joining me today for the Control Freak’s Blog Tour!! Please leave me a comment and let me know you were here!!

My First Freak Swap

2012-01-11T21:08:00.001-07:00

As many of you know the Control Freaks started out as a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators that wanted to be able to swap with other demonstrators who were all willing to commit to be held to a very high standard of creativity, artistry, and workmanship. The blog tours that give the Freaks the most publicity are a fairly recent thing.

The Freaks have a swap with every new mini catalog and IB&C release. I was fortunate enough to get into the group in time to be included in the swap for the new Occasions Mini catalog This was my first Freak swap and I was a tad bit stressed over making sure that I lived up to the standards and produced a great product. Fortunately, I had nothing to worry about as far as having great products to use in the process! The Occasions Mini is PACKED with fabulous new stamps, accessories, and tools!

The stamp set I chose to use for my swaps was the new “P.S. I Love You” set. I love how this set has great images and sentiments combined to make the perfect Valentine or a simple heart-felt wish of love to someone dear.

I also used a variety of products from our Twitterpated Suite and also played with our new Framelits and Edgelits dies.

So without further ado … here’s the card I created:

I was blown away by the swaps I received in return and truly felt like the work I put into mine was truly worth the wonderful swaps I got in return. I only hope that each of the ladies I swapped with feel the same about my creation.

Thanks for stopping by today. Let me know you were here!

SUPPLIES USED:

Stamps: “P.S. I Love You”; Paper: Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Twitterpated DSP; Ink: Island Indigo; Accessories: Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon, Twitterpated Designer Buttons, Pearls Basic Jewels, White Bakers Twine, Dimensionals; Tools: Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Scalloped Heart Embosslit Die, Full Heart punch, Hearts Galore punch, Modern Label punch

I’m a Control Freak!!

2011-11-19T19:00:00.000-07:00

I’m so excited to announce that I am a member of the Control Freaks swap and blog tour group!!

I have been a great admirer of the Control Freaks and their fabulous creations for a while now as I tour their blogs during their monthly blog tour. I have a few friends who have part of the group for a while. One of them suggested that I look into becoming a part of the group because the work I do is of the quality they are always looking for. In October I was officially made a part of the group. I decided to wait to make the announcement until it was time for the tour. I will be doing my first swap with the group in December and I am so VERY excited!

Now on to the tour …

WELCOME to the November 2011 Control Freaks Blog Tour!!!

We are showcasing projects based on the idea of keeping things simple. In the Stamping World, it’s called K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stamper). Since we’re still in the Christmas season I decided to make my simple creations Christmas based.

You have probably joined me after visiting our leader, Lisa Martz’s blogand you can click on the "next blog" button at the bottom of the post to continue on the tour.

Our tour officially starts on Sunday, November 20th.. so if you are joining us early, some of the blog tour links may not be quite up yet.. so please check back Saturday morning for the full tour.

Here’s a preview of all three of my projects:

One of the things I like to do if I’m trying to keep things simple is to take full advantage of the work Stampin Up has already done for me. I love how easy it is to make an awesome project using our coordinating products. The other thing I like to do is focus on one stamp set. There are often plenty of images in one stamp set to do everything I need on my project that there’s no need to use more than one.

I decided I wanted to focus on our Polar Party stamp set from the Idea Book & Catalog for these projects.

The trio of trees in this stamp set is by far my most favorite image in the set. I may not have purchased it if this image wasn’t in the set (although I do like the rest as well). This project was made super simple for me by following the color scheme that Stampin Up had already established in our Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin Kit. I used a piece of DSP from the kit and then used all products and colors that coordinate with the set.

It’s difficult to tell by this image, but the center tree has glittery ornaments. I simply used one of our Blender Pens and dipped the tip of it into our Champagne Shimmer Paint to color each of the ornaments.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Polar Party, Petite Pairs; Paper: Christmas Lane DSP, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White; Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Bashful Blue; Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Scalloped Dots ribbon, Dazzling Details, Champagne Shimmer Paint, Blender Pen

I am one of those that is a fan of nontraditional Christmas Colors. I love having blues, pinks, and other colors that give Christmas projects more of a whimsy feel for me. Here I paired Marina Mist with Old Olive simply because those are colors that are part of the palette of the Letters to Santa DSP.

I really wanted to add some shimmer and glimmer to this card, so once again I turned to our shimmer paints. I brushed the Frost White Shimmer Paint around the edge of the Top Note shape as well as colored the bear in with Frost White Shimmer Paint using a Blender Pen. Then I turned to our Dazzling Details and Dazzling Diamonds to add some glitter to the project. I finished it off by adding some bling with our rhinestone jewels.

Take a look at the image below to see it better:

The blues I used to color the bear are the exact same color. For the lighter blue I used a blender pen and picked the ink up from my ink pad really lightly. For the darker blue I used our Stampin Write marker of the same color.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Polar Party; Paper: Letters to Santa DSP, Marina Mist, Whisper White; Ink: Basic Black, Marina Mist, Lucky Limeade, Real Red; Accessories: Bashful Blue satin ribbon, Dazzling Details, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Dazzling Details, Northern Flurry snowflake die, Rhinestone jewels, Blender Pen

This pillow box turned out different that I had originally planned. I had planned to hang a tag from it stamped with an image from Polar Party to fit with my other projects. But after I got the box and snowflakes cut from our glimmer paper, I just didn’t want to cover them up at all and I felt the box said plenty all by itself.

I just love the glimmer and shimmer that our new glimmer paper has. I can’t wait to see even more colors come out in the future!

Supplies Used:

Paper: Red & silver Shimmer Paper; Accessories: Northern Flurry snowflake die, Sizzix pillow box die, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, rhinestone jewels

I hope you’ve enjoyed my first ever contribution to the Control Freaks Blog Tour!! You’ll find more simple yet fabulous inspiration as you continue on to Barb Mullikin’s blog.

Thank you for joining me!

Join me Saturday ...

2011-11-17T23:04:00.001-07:00

Join me on Saturday, November 20 for an exciting announcement!

I'll give you a little sneak peek though. It looks something like this ...

FREE Digital Downloads

2011-11-03T20:17:00.001-06:00

Celebrate Digital Scrapbooking Day with Stampin' Up! for a four-day online event designed to introduce more of our customers to our digital content. Digital Scrapbooking Day is November 5, but we'll keep the celebration going from November 4-7! The event will include free downloads, blog posts with exciting project ideas all weekend long, and the announcement of the 2011 My Digital Studio Contest winners.

Here’s a peek at the free downloads:

Don’t miss out on this fun opportunity to become familiar with Stampin’ Up’s digital software and content!

Click the image below to be taken to the My Digital Studio site where you can join in on the celebration!

Christmas Mini Album Class

2011-10-13T22:34:00.000-06:00

Christmas CD Holder Mini Album

Get a jump on your holiday preparations with this fabulous album!

or order a full kit of the class (if you're not local).

This fun and festive mini album is not only beautiful and easy to make,

but it is also very interactive and loads of fun to decorate, fill, and then enjoy!

(They make wonderful gifts too whether filled or empty!)

With all of the necessary supplies included (even the ribbon and other details),

this class is a steal at only $25!

You can sign up for the class by emailing me here or contacting me through my Stampin Up website. Please sign up ASAP so I can order the correct amount of kits that I will need.

If a kit needs to be shipped to you there will be an additional shipping charge.

Contact me today to reserve your spot!!

Giving Thanks!

2011-10-11T02:00:00.000-06:00

Welcome to the October 2011 Pals Blog Hop! This month is all about “giving thanks” whether it be with Thank You cards or Thanksgiving inspired cards. You’ve likely arrived here from Leah O’Brien’s blog at Leah’s Stampin’ Corner and I’m so glad you’ve stopped by! I am stop #7 on today’s hop, but if you need to see a lineup, please see the list at the bottom of this post.

Stampin’ Up provided us with the absolute PERFECT products this year for our Fall and Thanksgiving themed projects. I am so in love with the Spice Cake Suite found in the 2011 Holiday Mini that I’m already panicking about what I’m going to do when it’s not available anymore! Thankfully it’s been made available in My Digital Studio, so I never have to worry about it going away forever!

This month in my club meeting, I wanted to feature the Spice Cake Suite along with the FABULOUS stamp sets we have to celebrate Fall & Thanksgiving. My customers all loved these products as much as I do and couldn’t wait to order their own. If you fall in love with them as well and want to order your own, please visit my online store.

Now onto the fabulous feast …

This first project features the Gently Falling stamp set, Spice Cake DSP, and the Spice Cake Fabric all from the Holiday Mini. I am so thankful for such perfectly coordinating products!!

This project features older stamp sets with newer accessories. We used the Day of Gratitude and En Francais stamp sets which can be found in the IB&C along with the Spice Cake DSP from the Holiday Mini and the Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon which is new in the catalog this year! I’m grateful for new products that beautifully compliment tried and true products from the past!!

This fun fold card not only featured our beautiful products that the other cards used, but it also featured the use of our FABULOUS Simply Scored Tool which premiered in the Holiday Mini catalog. This wonderful tool made it so easy to score up a bunch of these accordion fold cards! I’m so thankful for fun and fabulous tools that make creating my projects easier and more fun!

When I saw the Leaves of a Tree a la carte stamp in the back of the Holiday Mini, I immediately fell in love with it and knew I would be purchasing it and using it my creations. Though this beautiful single image stamp looks best when it is colored, it is also gorgeous stamped in a single color. For our coloring method we used blender pens and ink straight from the ink pads. I am grateful that the DSP made it so easy to decide which colors to use to make the best looking image to coordinate with my card!!

This card is not a project we made in club, but one I made ahead of time to show to my club customers. This is a card that features not only beautifully coordinated papers, colors, inks, and fabrics but also a plethora of tools that are made to work together to create beautiful works of art. Here I used our Simply Scored Tool, Big Shot Dies, Circle Scissor Plus, Circle punches, and dimensionals to get a beautifully layered card. I am so thankful for all of my fun tools that make my creations so enjoyable to put together!

So there you have it. Those are some of my Fall/Thanksgiving creations using fun and fabulous coordinating products and tools exclusive to Stampin’ Up. I’m so glad you stopped by to visit today!

Please leave me a comment to let me know you were here and I would love to hear what you’re most thankful for as well!

Continue along the Pals hop by visiting Barbara Chatzkel at Take Out Paper Arts. You can also click the “Next” or “Previous” buttons below or use the full lineup to move around the hop. I hope you enjoy all the amazing projects that are in store for you!

Nancy Gleason at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/mystampinspace/blog
Sandie Conner at http://www.prettyprovisions.com/
Cindy Hall at http://www.prettyimpact.com/
Kylie Nicolosi at http://www.kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com/
Nina Dee at http://www.deesignsbyninadee.blogspot.com/
Leah O'Brien at http://www.leahsstampincorner.com/
Jason Casper at http://www.stampindad.com/
Barbara Chatzkel at http://www.takeoutpaperarts.com/
Mike Funke at http://stampin-style.typepad.com/stampin-style/
Mary Fish at http://www.stampinpretty.com/
Nicole Watt at http://www.impressionsbynicole.com/
Barb Furlong at http://www.theloveofstamping.com/
Jennifer Takacs at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/jenntakacs/blog
Mikki Sarkisyan at http://www.mikkiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Patti MacLeith at http://papercraftsbypatti.blogspot.com/
Rae Harper at http://wildwestpaperarts.com/
Camila McManus at http://www.obxscrapbook.wordpress.com/

Thank you to the following stampers for their inspiration:
catrules
Jill Coleman
Tessa Wise

Halloween Hopping!!!

2011-09-13T02:00:00.002-06:00

Welcome to the September Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring Fall and Halloween inspired projects! Enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.

You've likely hopped over from Camila McManus at OBX Scrapbook, I'm stop number 22 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for Fall and Halloween paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track!

Since I planned my September club meeting to be all Halloween cards, I thought this blog hop would be a great opportunity to share those cards with you.

I had a customer recently ask me to include some chalking techniques in some of the cards we make at club so she can learn to use the Stampin’ Pastels she recently bought.So I decided that the Haunted Forest a la carte stamp from the Holiday Mini would be the perfect image to use to do some chalking with. I combined the image with some Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, and Cajun Craze for a beautiful palette of Fall colors!

I definitely wanted to use the Out on a Limb stamp set from the Holiday Mini to do one of our Halloween cards, but I struggled to come up with a design that I liked very much. This one is a pretty shameless CASE from my uber-talented friend Heather Summers. Of course I changed up a few things to make it my own and had to simplify a few other things for my club customers. You can view Heather’s card here.

Several of my customers have made it very clear just how much they love the Wicked Cool stamp set in the IB&C since it debuted last year. I definitely have to agree with them that it is one of my favorite Halloween sets to use. The set is full of great Halloween images without being too creepy or too cutesy (and those shoes are just so sassy!). This card is based on a swap I received at Convention this year because one of my customers loved the design and idea and demanded we do it in club!

This card is probably my most favorite one we did this month at club. This is a version of a card I created to use as swaps at Convention this year. I decided to change up a couple of colors and design elements on this version though. I absolutely LOVE our letterpress plates and this Trick or Treat one is by far my favorite!! My customers really enjoyed getting to use this plate! The inside of the card is done using our Bring on the Bats jumbo wheel and only the sentiment from the Haunted Forest a la carte stamp in the Holiday Mini. The closeup shot shows how we spritzed the image with some shimmer mist and some black ink for detail and texture.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the projects I had to share with you today as part of the Stampin’ Pretty Pals Fall Hop. Please be sure to sign up to receive email updates and stay tuned throughout the month as I continue to share more Halloween cards and projects that I have in store!

Now hop along for more inspiring ideas from Jeanne Norris at My Creative Impressions. If you’d like to hop over to another location on the list, use the line up listed below.

1. Jeanne Norris at http://www.mycreativeimpressions.com
2. Patt MacLeith at http://papercraftsbypatti.blogspot.com
3. Melanie Collines at http://oopsadaisy.typepad.com
4. Ann Schach at http://www.stampinchic.com
5. Mikki Sarkisyan at http://www.mikkiscreativecorner.blogspot.com
6. Leah O'Brien at http://www.leahobrien.com
7. Mary Fish at http://www.stampinpretty.com
8. Barb Furlong at http://www.theloveofstamping.com
9. Linda Fisher at http://lindas-stampinloft.blogspot.com
10. Mike Funke at http://stampin-style.typepad.com/stampin-style
11. Nancy Gleason at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/mystampinspace/blog
12. Joan Norris at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/clearlycreative/blog
13. Barbara Chatzkel at http://takeoutpaperarts.com
14. Kylie Nicolosi at http://kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com
15. Cindy Hall at http://www.prettyimpact.com
16. Nina Dee at http://www.deesignsbyninadee.blogspot.com
17. Sandie Conner at http://www.prettyprovisions.com
18. Nicole Watt at http://www.impressionsbynicole.com
19. Rae Harper at http://wildwestpaperarts.com
20. Debbie Pierce at http://www.stampinsunshine.com
21. Camila McManus at http://www.obxscrapbook.wordpress.com
22. Jason Casper at http://www.stampindad.com

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have enjoyed our hop! Don’t forget to leave a comment to let me know you were here!

Thank you to the following stampers for their inspiration:
kvsquires

3-D Blog Hop by the Pals

2011-08-09T02:00:00.000-06:00

Seeing as it’s been a long time since I’ve been blogging regularly, it’s also been a long time since I’ve participated in one of the Pals blog hops. So I decided it would be another great incentive for me to get back into the saddle again.

Welcome to the August Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring fun and creative three dimensional projects! Enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.

You've likely hopped over from Barbara Chatzkel’s Take Out Paper Arts, I'm stop number 4 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you stopped in! I'll help you along from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for 3-D paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you get off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track.

Normally I like to share more than just one project when I post for a blog hop. This project took me a while to complete though and I think it’s GORGEOUS enough to stand alone as my blog post. Without further ado:

This is my Halloween Rosette Wreath. For any of you who have already seen the 2011 Holiday Mini catalog, you will know where the inspiration for this project comes from.

I was SO EXCITED to use my new Simply Scored tool (debuting in the Holiday Mini) that I had to make sure I used it to create my 3-D project. I have LOVED making these fun little rosettes over the past year to put on my projects and this FABULOUS new tool made it so much easier for me to do!! I can’t wait to share the Simply Scored scoring tool with all of you in Bloggerland and with my customers!

Here’s another view:

I was also REALLY excited to do a Halloween project using the new Spooky Bingo Bits from the Idea Book & Catalog as well as the new Hand Penned Holidays from the Holiday Mini catalog! Halloween is just one of my FAVORITE holidays and I always love making decorations for it!

Enjoy a few closeups of the project:

I hope this fun little project gets you excited about the endless possibilities available with the new Simply Scored scoring tool like it has for me!

Continue along the hop lineup to Melanie Collins blog at Oopsadaisy where you will find more fun and inspiring 3-D projects for your crafty delight!

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to leave me a comment to let me know you were here!

1. Stephanie Uzee at http://www.stampinwithsuzee.blogspot.com

2. Nicole Watt at http://www.impressionsbynicole.com

3. Barbara Chatzkel at http://www.takeoutpaperarts.com

4. Jason Casper at http://www.stampindad.com

5. Melanie Collins at http://www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com/

6. Carmen Sublasky at http://creativestamptuary.typepad.com/the-creative-stamptuary/

7. Patti MacLeith at http://papercraftsbypatti.blogspot.com/

8. Sandie Conner at http://www.prettyprovisions.com/

9. Nina Dee at http://www.deesignsbyninadee.blogspot.com/

10. Leah O'Brien at http://www.leahobrien.com/

11. Mary Fish at http://www.stampinpretty.com/

12. Rae Harper at http://wildwestpaperarts.com/

13. Kylie Nicolsi at http://www.kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com/

14. Pam Giudici at http://www.pamshobby.blogspot.com/

15. Linda Fisher at http://lindas-stampinloft.blogspot.com/

16. Mikki Sarkisyan at http://www.mikkiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

17. Martha Stewart at http://www.seasonsofstamping.com/

18. Mike Fuke at http://stampin-style.typepad.com/stampin-style/

19. Barb Furlong at http://www.theloveofstamping.com/

BUY 3 GET 1 FREE!!

2011-08-01T09:05:00.001-06:00

Stampin’ Up is offering an exciting opportunity during August to stock up on our exclusive Designer Series Papers! For every 3 packages of DSP that you buy in August (on the same order) you will receive one for FREE!!

Promotion Dates: August 1-31, 2011

Promotion Details: During August, get a FREE package of Designer Series Paper when you buy three! Stock up on all your favorites, including brand-new designs from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog.

Things to Remember:

There is no limit to the number of free packages of Designer Series Paper you can earn.
Take advantage of this opportunity through online, workshop, or club orders!
Specialty Designer Series Paper and Hostess Designer Series Paper are not part of this promotion and cannot be redeemed through this offer.
On-line ordering deadline is Aug. 31 at 11:50 P.M. MT

Contact me today or visit my online store to place your order!

Been Gone Way Too Long!!!

2011-07-27T21:40:00.001-06:00

So you may have noticed I’ve been gone for a while …

I didn’t give up on crafting or Stampin’ Up! I just got out of the habit of posting to my blog after I had surgery on my wrist and haven’t gotten myself back into the habit.

Well, it’s time for change. I am recommitting myself to posting regularly to my blog. I won’t be posting daily but I certainly hope to be posting once or twice a week. I may even get lucky and get a third post in sometimes.

I’m also going to be getting back into doing blog hops. I have a blog hop with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals scheduled for August 9. There’s a couple of other things I have in the works where I may be doing blog hops as well. So watch for those in the coming days and weeks.

Now I know I’m a bit behind the Joneses in posting things from Convention but I thought that would be a great place to start getting my feet wet again. I do have some AMAZING projects I saw while I was there that I will be sharing soon, but I wanted to start with what is most important to me about Convention …

… THE PEOPLE!!

I have met so many amazing, wonderful, friendly, and kind people through being a Stampin’ Up demonstrator that I know I never would have met otherwise. These people have all blessed and enriched my life in so many different ways. I wish I had a picture of each person who has blessed me and helped me along the way. But since I don’t, I’ll start with some of the ones I do have.

I’ll start with a picture of me and my “fearless leader” Mary Fish. Though I only get to see Mary about once a year (usually at Convention), I’m so glad to have her for my upline! She works tirelessly to keep our very large group well informed and successful in whatever kind of demonstrator we choose to be (hobby or business).She’s just very sweet and so fashionably chic too!

Patty Bennett. If you’ve ever met Patty in person or online you will know what I mean when I say she is one of the most genuinely sweet, kind, and caring people I have ever met. She is a consistent, highly successful demonstrator who still keeps her feet on the ground and her arm around anyone who needs it! Patty has been so kind to me as we have developed a great friendship this year through Facebook. She calls me her “other Jason” since her son’s name is Jason.

Sara Douglass. The daughter of CEO and Cofounder Shelli Gardner, and more importantly a creative genius herself. I have enjoyed getting to know Sara not only through her presentations and videos but also through her blog posts at www.mydigitalstudio.net. We have connected on Facebook a few times as well and she’s just as genuinely sweet and down to earth as her mother is.

Heather Summers. #1 Demonstrator of the Year 2011 in Canada. Artisan Award winner. Friend. Heather is another one of those people who is incredibly successful in the company but is just down to earth and exceptionally friendly! I have gotten to know Heather a little bit through www.mydigitalstudio.net as well and absolutely LOVE her digital work! We connected for the first time in person this year at convention and I can’t wait to continue building a friendship with this totally awesome lady!

Mindy Backes. Many people in the online world know her as Minders. She’s positively sweet & sassy! I love her fiery attitude and her friendly nature. She and I are the co-creators of All Things Stampin’ Up on Facebook. We have come to be good friends and were finally able to meet each other in person at convention. Here she is pictured with the always sweet and helpful Jan Hoyt that we both know from Splitcoast Stampers.

Alana and Charlotte are two very sweet ladies I met online at Stampin’ Connection. We were all posting in a thread previous to convention that was a place to give helpful tips and suggestions to first-time convention-goers. I enjoyed meeting both of them in person!

The Guys. It is so wonderful to be able to go to convention and meet and/or spend time with other men who have a passion for paper crafting and Stampin’ Up as much as I do. Though we are definitely the minority in this world and certainly at convention as well, it’s just awesome to have these guys as friends!

Below: Mike Funke, myself, Kevin Theesen, Scot Sthrehlow

Below: Dennis Cochran, Kevin Theesen, Scot Sthrehlow, myslef (photo taken by Stampin’ Up’s roving reporter during convention)

Below: Ron Backes, Kevin Theesen, Dennis Cochran, Scot Strehlow, myself

I have to give special mention to Scot, Kevin, and Dennis. I have been blessed to have these guys as friends who have let me pal around with them and even spend time with them stamping in their hotel room during convention. Scot & Kevin took me under their wing during my first convention last year and showed me the ropes and made sure I didn’t get lost. They have become good friends. I love how Stampin’ Up brings people together!

The Facebook Group. These are only some of the many wonderful ladies I chat with on our Facebook group “All Things Stampin’ Up” They have become good friends of mine and are such a fun group of people to be with online and in person. We are doing the “thumbs up” because that is the icon for “like” on Facebook and we really “like” our little group!

Well, there ya have it. I really should have taken SO MANY more pictures with SO MANY more wonderful people I got to associate with. I just didn’t get it done. As I mentioned, I palled around with Kevin Theesen all week and he is a professional photographer and took thousands of pictures during the week. Most of us just gave up taking pictures and figured we’d just get copies of his later. So when I get a copy of them and find more wonderful people to share with you, I’ll be sure to post them as well.

Thank you for sticking with me during my hiatus and I hope now you will see me here a lot more regularly.

Check back soon!

14 Days of Valentines Continued

2011-02-11T11:18:00.001-07:00

As promised here are the boxes I have made for the 14 Days of Valentines that I’ve been doing for my wife. They are in order from Day 11 to Day 14.

Matchbox Die with Hershey’s Nuggets

Wrapped Giant Hershey Bar

Fancy Favor Die with Hershey Nuggets

Altered Altoid Tin

Beveled Windowpane Necklace

She has promised not to look at my blog until after the 14th, so I really hope she keeps her word. If you know her, please don’t divulge any of this.

I really hope she likes all that I have made for her and has enjoyed this process.

Thank you again for stopping by. Don’t forget to leave me a comment!

14 Days of Valentines

2011-02-11T10:07:00.001-07:00

On February 1 I started what I’m calling “The 14 Days of Valentines” for my wife.

The idea came about when I was showing a friend of mine all of the Valentine’s Day samples I had made for my January club meeting (I’ll be posting those soon too), and I mentioned that now I just had to find enough people to send all those valentines to so they wouldn’t just sit around. She suggested I should give one to my wife each day leading up to Valentine’s Day (thanks Sheri!!). I decided I didn’t want to give her one of those cards each day because she had already seen them all and even helped me with some design ideas on some of them. I loved the idea but I wanted original projects that she hadn’t seen before so it would be more special. The problem with that is that my stamp studio is in our family office where my wife works from home as a medical transcriptionist so I couldn’t really create them down there without her seeing them.

My Digital Studio to the rescue!! I was able to create a card for each day and then print 4 to a page on Whisper White and cut them out. I made them all so they are just 4x4 notecards. I wrote a little message on the back of each one and left them for her each day before I left for work. I only made 10 notecards. The last 4 days are going to be something a little more special each day than the notecards. Starting on day 11 she will get a little box each day with treats in it. Day 11, 12, and 13 are all candy treats. On Valentine’s Day she will get an altered tin with a necklace inside that I made for her. I used the new Beveled Windowpanes in the Occasions Mini and my friend Patti’s idea (find it here) to make her a customized necklace. I hope she likes it! I figured this was a great way to see if she likes the size of the necklace, and if she does then I will buy her one of the Simply Adorned necklaces.

I wanted you to have the back story behind this project, but enough with the babbling already. Here is each of the 10 cards in order from day 1 to day 10. (I will post the boxes in my next post)

This has been a really fun project to do so far. My wife has really enjoyed it and is now chomping at the bit to find out what the next few days will bring. I’m really glad she has enjoyed it. We have already talked about compiling them all into a little mini album when it’s all done so our kids will be able to look back on them later.

I hope you’ve enjoyed looking at the projects. Please leave me a comment to let me know you were here and what you thought.

I do need to give credit to a few designers who inspired some of the design elements:

Corina Meyer, Connie Collins, Jennifer Holiday, Mary Fish, Laurie Zoellmer, Jodi Collins

Thank you for stopping by today and don’t forget to check back to see the gifts of the last 4 days!

Time for FREE products!!!

2011-01-25T20:02:00.000-07:00

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My Apologies ...

2011-01-07T19:18:00.000-07:00

I should have written something to inform you all before this all began, so I apologize that I didn't.

I also apologize that I haven't been posting here at all lately. Now let me explain why.

On November 18th I had my tonsils, my uvula, and part of my soft palate removed. I didn't do much of anything for 2 weeks after that. On December 17th, I had surgery done on my left wrist and thumb to reconstruct the tendon that keeps your thumb in place in its joint. I have felt much better after this surgery than I felt after my tonsil surgery, but am still in the process of recovering and it is very difficult to type a blog entry with a cast on my left arm.

I have the cast on for 3 more weeks and then I have physical therapy for 4 to 6 weeks after the cast comes off. So I won't be posting much for the near future, but I'm still here and will be back as soon as I can.

Thank you for your patience and support!!

FREE Christmas Tutorial

2010-12-06T22:59:00.003-07:00

Sometime ago I had a relatively new customer ask me to put together a class that would help her get her Christmas cards done. She would gather a group of friends and coworkers to fill the class if I would create and prepare it. She also requested that we do a lot of embossing and other things with the Big Shot.

So my first thought was to turn to the Simply Scrappin Kit in the Idea Book & Catalog and see what I could do with it to make a card class. Originally I was rather disappointed with this kit because it seems to lend itself more to a countdown calendar or something of the sort rather than a card class like kits of the past have done. I decided to go ahead and order one and see what I could do. With a little creative “covering up” of certain elements, I was able to get a lot more mileage out of the kit and put it together for the card class I needed.

I created 23 card fronts (needing to be adhered to separate cardstock) and 4 boxes out of about half of the kit (it’s just a wee bit more than half). I bundled the kit, the “Four the Holidays” stamp set, 2 class periods of my instruction, and a THOROUGH printed tutorial together for $45.00. With the amount of time it took me to put the full-color tutorial together, test it, modify it, and finalize it, plus teach the class, I’m not really sure I earned much from this, but it was a GREAT experience with new customers and friends and I will definitely try my hand at using a Simply Scrappin Kit for this purpose in the future.

So, without anymore blabbing, here are some group shots of the projects:

What do you think of the projects?? It took a lot longer to design them all than I thought it would, but I loved it!

Originally, I was planning to offer the tutorial here on my blog for sale, but due to a surgery in the middle of everything, I just wasn’t able to get in done in as timely a manner as I would have liked. So instead, since we’re getting so close to Christmas, I decided to offer up this tutorial here on my blog for free to all of my readers.

There are TWO documents that you will need to be sure to download. One of them is the cutting instructions and the other is the full assembly instructions that is complete with photographs of each individual card or box. You can download them here:
Christmas Cheer Card Class Instructions
Christmas Cheer Cutting Instructions

The only thing I ask of you for downloading the tutorial is that you give me some feedback on what you think of it. I worked hard on it, and would like to do similar things in the future, but I need to know what could or should be changed to improve. So please either email me or leave me a comment here to let me know what you think. Please, Please, PLEASE!!!

I hope you enjoy it!

Check back later to see a video showing what else I did with this kit!

Cool & Simple MY DIGITAL STUDIO Technique

2010-11-27T16:30:00.003-07:00

I found a card on Splitcoast Stampers that I wanted to CASE, but try and do digitally just for fun. It’s been a few days since I played around in My Digital Studio (MDS) and wanted to do something quick and easy today.

Here is the card I wanted to CASE:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1850042?&si=SUO

When I got into MDS and started working on the project, I noticed that I can’t do “tone-on-tone” or “color-on-color” stamping like I can with my traditional inks and stamps. When I changed the color of my stamp to Old Olive to match the paper, It completely blended in and disappeared. So as I played around trying to figure out what would look the best, I found that playing with the drop shadows had the coolest look and affect.

All I did was change the color of the stamp to Old Olive and then add a drop shadow that I liked (I think it was 4,5 offset). Then I made a copy of the stamp and chose to paste it without offset so it laid right on top of the previous one. I then added a drop shadow to this stamp that was the exact opposite of my first drop shadow (-4, –5 offset). I REALLY liked the result it gave me. It almost looks embossed or engraved into the cardstock rather than just stamped on it.

What do you think?

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Club Projects with FREE tutorials!

2010-11-16T22:54:00.001-07:00

I have been wanting to share my monthly club projects with everyone out there in bloggerland and am finally getting around to doing it. I decided I had better get it done before I have my tonsils removed on Thursday and then don’t feel like doing much of anything.

Along with the pictures I am posting downloadable versions of the instructions for each card that I will be posting. When I have my club meetings I always make several extra kits with printed directions for the cards. These are then available to my club members to purchase for $2.00 each if they would like to be able to make more than what we made during club meeting. Of course, the card instructions are always free to my club members. (I’m working on setting up a virtual stamp club to start in the near future that will be hosted here on my blog … stay tuned for more info and let me know if you’re interested).

Below are two of the projects we did in our October club meeting.

Supplies:

Stamps: Serene Snowflakes, Season of Joy; Ink: Night of Navy; Paper: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Night of Navy; Accessories: Northern Flurry embossing folder, Basic Rhinestones, Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Dimensionals.

Click here for the downloadable instructions for this card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Word Play; Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Versamark; Paper: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Jolly Holiday DSP; Accessories: Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Big Shot and Top Note Die, Wide Oval Punch, Shimmer Mist, Dimensionals

Click here for the downloadable instructions for this card.

The three projects below are all of the projects that we did for our November club meeting:

Supplies:

Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Tags til Christmas, Delightful Decorations; Ink: Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Night of Navy; Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Real Red, Candy Cane Christmas DSP; Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Scallop Trim Punch, Ornament Punch

Click here for the downloadable instructions for this card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Christmas Postcard; Ink: Cherry Cobbler; Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Early Espresso, Deck the Halls DSP; Accessories: Basic Pearls, Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Dimensionals, Scallop Trim Punch, Five Petal Flower Punch

Click here for the downloadable instructions for this card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Seasonal Sentiments, Tags til Christmas; Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip; Paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Jolly Holiday DSP; Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Decorative Label and Ornament Punches, Scalloped Square Duo Die, Perfect Polka Dots folder, Big Shot

Click here for the downloadable instructions for this card.

Click here for the tutorial for the folded tree.

I hope you’ve enjoyed viewing these projects. If you download the instructions, please at least leave me a comment here letting me know that you liked the projects enough to download the instructions. I just appreciate knowing there are people out there benefitting from the work I do!

Happy Holidays!

Thank you to the following crafters for inspiration:

tjdstampsalot, bdindle, alliohran, kpaisley1

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2010-11-11T21:06:00.001-07:00

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Another NEW and AMAZING Resource!

2010-10-07T20:54:00.003-06:00

With the launch of our 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog, it has officially been one year since Stampin’ Up! introduced the amazing and powerful program called MY DIGITAL STUDIO.

I was fortunate enough to add this program to my crafting arsenal early on and I certainly haven’t been disappointed! I haven’t even begun to tap the full power and potential of the program and I am incredibly pleased with it so far.

To further assist customers and demonstrators in the process of falling in love with this program and using it in our crafting, Stampin’ Up! has set up a new website called mydigitalstudio.net. This site is already proving to be another wonderful resource provided by Stampin’ Up! to make our crafting lives easier and more rewarding!

On the site you will find tips and tricks, helpful hints, technical support, ideas, samples, and examples, as well as a dedicated forum for other users of the My Digital Studio software. The forum is a great place to ask questions or share ideas.

If you have been on the fence about purchasing MY DIGITAL STUDIO, this site will be the things to tip you over the edge. After you see the amazing things that can be done with this software, you will be itching to get your hands on it.

I thought I would share with you just a few of the projects that I have created using the software.

Completely Digital Projects:

Partial Digital Projects (Hybrid)

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Jason's Stampin' Pad

Freaky Smooches

Punch Art Bunny

It’s a FREAKY Easter!!

A Few Club Cards to Share …

Get Ready For Spring Fever!!

Big Shot Freak

WELCOME to the February 2012 Control Freaks Blog Tour!!!

My First Freak Swap

I’m a Control Freak!!

Join me Saturday ...

**FREE** Digital Downloads

Christmas Mini Album Class

Giving Thanks!

Halloween Hopping!!!

3-D Blog Hop by the Pals

1. Stephanie Uzee at http://www.stampinwithsuzee.blogspot.com

2. Nicole Watt at http://www.impressionsbynicole.com

3. Barbara Chatzkel at http://www.takeoutpaperarts.com

4. Jason Casper at http://www.stampindad.com

5. Melanie Collins at http://www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com/

6. Carmen Sublasky at http://creativestamptuary.typepad.com/the-creative-stamptuary/

7. Patti MacLeith at http://papercraftsbypatti.blogspot.com/

8. Sandie Conner at http://www.prettyprovisions.com/

9. Nina Dee at http://www.deesignsbyninadee.blogspot.com/

10. Leah O'Brien at http://www.leahobrien.com/

11. Mary Fish at http://www.stampinpretty.com/

12. Rae Harper at http://wildwestpaperarts.com/

13. Kylie Nicolsi at http://www.kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com/

14. Pam Giudici at http://www.pamshobby.blogspot.com/

15. Linda Fisher at http://lindas-stampinloft.blogspot.com/

16. Mikki Sarkisyan at http://www.mikkiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

17. Martha Stewart at http://www.seasonsofstamping.com/

18. Mike Fuke at http://stampin-style.typepad.com/stampin-style/

19. Barb Furlong at http://www.theloveofstamping.com/

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Been Gone Way Too Long!!!

14 Days of Valentines Continued

14 Days of Valentines

Time for FREE products!!!

My Apologies ...

FREE Christmas Tutorial

Cool & Simple MY DIGITAL STUDIO Technique

Club Projects with FREE tutorials!

Simply AMAZING Offer!!

Another NEW and AMAZING Resource!

FREE Digital Downloads