Color Lab

If you are like me you can struggle for colors to make your cards. I happened upon this Color Lab this morning. It is AWESOME!! You type in what color of Stampin' Up! cardstock you would like to use and it generates several color combinations for you. I will put a link on the sidebar as well so you can always find this great resource.

Click here to take you to this awesome site!

Punch Bunch and Bliss

Here are a couple more samples using Sale-a-Bration sets. The first one uses the Punch Bunch stamps set and the second one uses the set Bliss. You can earn either one of these sets for FREE with a $50 order. I hope to see many of you at Stamp camp next Monday the 28th or Wednesday the 2nd. We will have lots of chocolate and many card ideas!!

Stamp Fest

Luetta and I sat down the other night and planned our Saturday Stamp Fest for March 12th. I really hope you can join us at the Federation Bank in Wellman, Iowa. We will be making 15 projects and having a wonderful catered lunch (by Luetta, complete with chocolate angel food cake) all for the small fee of $32. Give me a call or email me if you would like more details.

Here are a couple more of the cards we made at Stamp class last Monday night. They both use sets you can get for FREE during Sale-A-Bration.

My calendar is filling fast. If you would like to schedule a workshop so that you and your friends can take advantage of this great sale, shoot me an email and we will get your date on the calendar.

Trying Again

One of my goals is to really get this blog going and trying to update at least every couple of days. Obviously I haven't been all that successful yet........but I will try it again.

While I might not have been blogging, I definitely have been stamping. Sale-a-Bration is in full swing and I have been stamping up a storm with the free sets you can receive with a $50 order.

This first card uses a Sale-a-Bration set called Sweet Summer. I have used Basic Grey, Whisper White, and Pretty in Pink cardstock as well as Basic Grey Ink and a Pretty in Pink Marker and piece of ribbon.

This second card uses the set Thanks for Caring that is from the Occasions Mini catalog that is good through the end of April. Colors used in this card are Pretty in Pink, So saffron, and Very Vanilla. The So Saffron has been run through the Big Shot using the Finial Press Embossing Folder.

Imagine the Possibilities

I hope you enjoy this next card. It uses the stamp set Word Play. Cardstock colors are Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler.

Stamp Camp Cards

The colors for the August Stamp Camp ended up being black and white. Here are two of the cards that we made. The first card uses the Lattice embossing folder and one of my favorite new stamp sets..........Elements of Style.

The second card uses another new stamp set.........Just Believe.

EXTRA EXTRA!!! READ ALL ABOUT IT!! Stampin' Up is offering $25 in Extra Hostess Benefits

Would you like to receive FREE Stampin' Up Products? From today until August 31st, if you book and have a workshop with a total of $350 in sales, you receive an extra $25 in hostess benefits. That's in addition to a minimum of $40 AND you also receive your choice of either a Level 1 or Level 2 Hostess Set.

What a GREAT deal. You can click here to read more about this promotion!!

A Workshop is where you invite your friends and we get together for an evening of fun - I will demonstrate a couple of projects and/or techniques and then everyone gets to make and take two projects. These can be simple cards, or more advanced 3D projects and you can decide what we do.

This is a fun night out for your and your friends and you end up with some really nice projects that YOU made!

Call me to day to schedule your workshop! School will be starting and Hanna leaving for college, but I still have room in my calendar before that date!!

Purging My Stamp Room

The purging of my stamp room continues..........today brought 4 trash bags and a bunch of other stuff I had forgotten I had. One thing I learned about myself is that I am a ribbon-holic. Nobody could use as much ribbon as I seem to have accumulated over the last several years. We will be using a lot of ribbon in upcoming classes. I can't wait till I can show you pictures of the finished room.

In the meantime, here are two new cards using products from the new catalog. This first card uses Early Expresso and Crumb Cake cardstock and early Expresso and Marina Mist ink. It also uses the new embossing folder Vintage Wallpaper and the new stamp set Perfect Punches. the flower is made using the Big Shot die Flower Daisies #2 and a Jumbo Vanilla brad.

The second card uses the new hostess set, Because I Care. The cardstock used in this card is Pear Pizazz, Concord Crush, and Whisper White, as well as Greenhouse Gala Designer Series paper. The flower was inked using Pear Pizzazz and a Concord Crush marker.

It's Been Forever!!!!!!!!!

It's been forever since I have posted to my blog. One of my goals for the new Stampin' Up! year is to update my blog on a regular basis and to provide ideas for cards andscrapbook pages here as well as at regular stamp nights.

I held my new catalog Open House this afternoon at Godfather's Pizza.

We made a couple of cards and had a great time looking through the new catalog. Attendees received free shipping on any order placed at the Open House. If you would like to order from the new catalog and receive free shipping be sure and have your order to me by Wednesday, July 14th. If you don't have your catalog yet you can browse through the on-line catalog by clicking on the link on the right.

The first card used one of the new core colors.......Cherry Cobbler as well as a new stamp set called Perfect Punches. This card uses Whisper White as well as Basic Black cardstock.

This is the second card we were going to make except true to form I left the stamp set at home.......so the good news is this is one of the cards we will be making at my next stamp class on July 26th.

Well, that's all for now......stay tuned for a new card idea tomorrow.

Saturday Stamp Fest

We had a great time at our Stamp Fest on Saturday, October 25th.  While there were only 7 stampers there, a good time was had by all.

Here are the projects we did in the morning.

Here are the projects we did in the afternoon.

I'm Not Ready For Snow...But I Love the Card!!

Had to take a little time out to celebrate my baby's birthday.  Hard for me to believe she is 17 years old already.  Wow!!

Isn't this the neatest card?  I love the way the icicles hang down from the top.  Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds make great icicles.  This is another card we will be doing at an upcoming stamp camp.

Inspired By Nature Fall Card

I was browsing some of my favorite stamping blogs and came across this card by another demonstrator.  Isn't it beautiful? With the weather we have been having lately, I thought this would be a perfect card for me to try and make tonight.  This will definitely be one of the cards we make at an upcoming stamp camp.

Deer Friends

Deer Friends is my favorite new hostess set.  These cards are made with that set.  We will be making both of these cards at upcoming stamp camps.

Samples From My Last Downline Meeting

Here are a few cards from my downline demonstrators meeting last Saturday.  The first two cards use Inspired By Nature.  Both cards use Basic Brown ink and Basic Brown cardstock.  The top one also uses Tangerine Tango while the next one uses Kiwi Kiss cardstock.

The last card uses Bella Rose Designer Series paper and Riding Hood Red cardstock.  Heard From the Heart and black ink are used for the greeting.

Holiday Flip Album Class

HOLY COW!!!   I didn't realize that it had been so long since I had posted to the blog.  A lot has happened since the first of September.  First of all I want to invite you to a new class that I am having.......A Holiday Flip Album made with the I Wish Simply Scrappin Kit.  You care going to FLIP for this beautiful mini scrapbook.  The finished size is just over 6" square.  Some of you might have seen some of the other albums that I have made about prom or sports, but this has to be my all time favorite.  Cost for this class will be $25 and will include everything you need to complete this beautiful album.  I will be offering this class at two different times if there is enough interest.  The first class will be Sunday afternoon, November 10th at 1:30 at Godfather's Pizza in Iowa City.  the second class will be Monday night, November 11th at 6:30 at Godfather's pizza.  In order to make sure that I have all of the kits and supplies here in time for this class I need you to RSVP by Sunday, October 26th.  Please let me know which time you would like when you make your reservation.  If you live out of the area or these dates do not work for you another option would be to gather ten of your friends and I will bring this class to you.  Email me to set up a date.  these albums would make awesome gifts for those hard to buy for people.  Hope to hear from you soon.