Feb 3, 2015 | Events, New Products, Occasions, Paper Pumpkin, Sale-A-Bration |
Hello, Sweet Stampers!
I’m back from Leadership 2015 which was held in Orlando, FL. This was my first ever Leadership and I had a blast. Well, mostly. The second day I woke up feeling like I was coming down with some sort of plague, so I decided to stay in the hotel room, take vitamins and supplements and meds, get lots of rest, and try to nip it in the bud. Evidently I was successful, because I was up and at ’em the next day.
I got to meet lots of new people. And I loved getting to see a lot of my Stampin’ Up! family I hadn’t seen since Convention back in July.
Since I can’t get into my stamping studio right now to create a new project (some work being done in our the house has it blocked by furniture) I thought I’d share some of the photos I took at Leadership. These are right off my phone and haven’t been tweaked or anything, so please forgive my less than stellar photography.
I got lots of selfies…
…with Nicole Watt…
…with Lisa Pretto and Mary Fish…
…with Deb Simonis…
…with my roomie Karen Browning…
…with Pootles herself, Sam Donald…
…with Justin Krieger, Maggie Mata, & Nicole Watt…
…with Windy Ellard…
…with Jennifer Buchanan…
…with Michelle Gleeson…
…with Hilary Sosebee…
…with Julie diMatteo…
…with Debbie Dean…
…with Bonnie Thurber…
…with Lynn Kolcun and Christine Oehlman…
…with Ginger Toivonen…
…with Spencer Willis…
…with SU President & COO Rich Jutkins and InkBig Academy’s Lisa Pretto…
…with Krista Frattin…
…with Pam Morgan…
…being silly with Debbie Dean and Patti Carbonell.
This is a series of selfies with Brian King: one at his 6 ‘5″ level, one at my 5’ 2″ level, and one with him stooped over so both our faces could be in the same frame.
This is how I spent the second day of Leadership.
Thrilled to be back up and at ’em!
Lunch with Windy, Cheryl Ann, Paula, Debbie, Kindra, Jennifer, Christine, Lynn, & Patti.
The “Prius Party” – answers the age old question, “How many demos will fit into a Prius?”
Three sisters – Katy McGloin, Denise Basile, and Debbie Mageed – all Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators!
Signing the Paper Pumpkin wall. (What is going on with my hair in the back?)
Shopping with Hilary Sosebee
I always look forward to seeing what new hair ditty Jennifer is wearing.
Teri Seippel and Hilary Sosebee, with Deb Simonis and Michelle Gleeson in the back.
I love this series of Shelli Gardner getting tickled during her stamping presentation.
She tried to get serious but of course we were all laughing. Knowing there was only so much time left before the break, she said,
“Okay now, you are wasting my time.”
But then she started laughing again. It was too funny!
And just look at all the goodies I got! Four stamp sets, 2 DSPs, Project Life cards and accessories, Paper Pumpkin, Hooray It’s Your Day Card Kit, lots of card swaps, journal, washi tape, and a really nice tote bag.
I learned a lot at Leadership, both from the classes & presentations and from speaking with other demonstrators. One thing I learned is not to try to do too much all at once. At the beginning of 2015, I set myself a goal of posting every day to this blog. I have not been successful. Life just keeps getting in the way. So for now, I’m adjusting that goal. I will still try to post every day, but will commit to posting at least once a week.
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 22, 2015 | Cards, New Products, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration, Techniques |
Okay, yes, I know I start a lot of my posts with the words “I love…” but it’s only because it’s true. I love Stampin’ Up! Products. Today I’m showing my love for two new products from the Sale-a-bration catalog: Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP and Best Day Ever stamp set (which is available in wood, clear, and photopolymer). You can get either of them FREE with any $50 purchase, or BOTH FREE with a $100 purchase, before tax & shipping. I think FREE is a pretty good deal, don’t you?
This Specialty DSP is white with glossy white designs. When you ink up the paper, then wipe with a cloth or paper towel, the designs show through as white. For this card I used Stampin’ Sponges to swirl ink on the paper. The sponge actually did a great job of both applying the ink to the background paper and wiping it off the glossy parts at the same time. In the photo, you can see the uninked version of the same floral pattern behind the card and the striped pattern underneath.
Using 1/8 of a sponge for each color, I swirled on Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, and Bermuda Bay inks, in that order, to create the card front. To see how I organize my sponges and daubers for the different colors see my previous post here.
The card base is Bermuda Bay and the horizontal strip is Calypso Coral. The sentiment was stamped in Bermuda Bay on Whisper White, then cut with the Label Bracket Punch. I used a sponge dauber to ink the edges in Crushed Curry, then used Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach it. The Whisper White leaves were cut with the Bird Builder Punch. Don’t they match the leaves of the DSP really well? Lastly I added a few sequins from the new Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim, which is in the Occasions Catalog. I think they add just a little sumthin sumthin.
Here’s the recipe. Click on the images to buy. Remember the Sale-a-bration items ($0.00) are free with a $50 purchase.
Thanks for stopping by today and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 3, 2015 | Cards, New Products, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration, Storage, Techniques |
In just three days the new Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs go live! I am really excited for you to be able to order these products for your very own. There are so many fantastic new products, you’ll want them all!
Here’s a sneak peak at two of the free products in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. Wait, did she say Free? Yes, indeed! For every $50 you spend, before tax & shipping, you get to choose any product from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog for FREE! And there are some definite must haves, let me tell you.
For this card I used the Lotus Blossom stamp set and the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper. The stamp set is sure to be one of the most popular items in the catalog. The Lotus Blossom is a three step stamp, meaning that you layer three stamps to create a multicolor image. Funny thing is, I only used one color of ink for these flowers: Calypso Coral. How did I get these results with just one color?
I used stamp #1 (yes, they’re even numbered for you!) to stamp in Calypso Coral. I inked up stamp #2 and stamped off once before stamping over the first stamped image. I inked up stamp #3 and stamped off twice before stamping again. The results are spectacular. You don’t even have to get the images lined up exactly; this gives each flower a slightly different look.
As great as the flowers look, I wanted to experiment with giving them even more oomph. So after using all three stamps to create the flowers, I inked up stamp #1 with Versamark and stamped over the images a fourth time. I then used Calypso Coral Embossing powder to give more texture.
The stems are inked in Sahara Sand and Soft Suede. The sentiment, from the same stamp set, is inked in Coastal Cabana on the card front and heat embossed in white inside the card.
The Coastal Cabana bokeh paper is from the (FREE!) Best Year Ever DSP. The Sahara Sand lace is in the Occasions Catalog, and I must say these photos do not do it justice.
Here are the current Stampin’ Up! products I used:
Be sure to come back tomorrow for some tips on storing and caring for your photopolymer stamps.
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 2, 2015 | Cards, New Products, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration |
Are you ready for the new Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs? They go live in 4 days! If you don’t have your copies, and you’d like to be my customer, email me (candy@stampcandy.net) and I’ll send them out to you.
Here’s a sneak peak at a couple of the new products. For this card I’ve used two stamps from the Butterfly Basics stamp set – it includes 11 stamps – and four items from the Artisan Embellishment kit. Both are from the Occasions Catalog.
It was kind of late as I was creating this card, and I did something silly. I wanted the large pearl to match the Sahara Sand die cut and card base, so I colored it with the brush tip of the Sahara Sand pen. I just couldn’t figure out why the color wouldn’t take well. I’ve colored pearls in the past with great success.
Then it dawned on me – I was using a Stampin’ Write Marker instead of a Blendabilities marker! Duh! I whipped out the Light Crumb Cake Blendabilities marker, and the color took right away. Quite a difference, eh?
Here are the current Stampin’ Up! products I used on this card:
Thanks for stopping by, and Sweet Stamping!
