A little peek...

If you've been reading for awhile, you know that I send out a team card of the month to each of my downline (all levels) each and every month.

Sometimes YOU get really lucky and get to see it! Last week, I posted on Facebook that my team cards for the month of March were DONE! One of my dear friends, Leonie Schroder said, " I wanna be a Canandian Blossom so i can see lol".

Well, here's a sneak peek my friend:

So...I decided to make Leonie an honorary Canadian Blossom for the month of March and HER card went postal last Friday. The REST of my Canadian Blossoms will have to wait till March 1st to see theirs go in the mailbox - LOL!

One of the BEST things about being a Stampin' UP! demonstrator is the awesome friends you get to make...both in real life and online too! Leonie and I have never met (she lives in Australia!), but I know that if we ever get that opportunity, we're going to get on famously! If you'd like to join my team (and do so before the end of February), YOU will receive a team card of the month like the one in the sneak peek above too!

Happy Stampin'!

A Mary Brown CASE

Have you experienced Mary Brown yet? If not, she's AWESOME! Her designs are clean, uncluttered and just perfect all around! I stalk check out her blog on a regular basis.

I was searching for that last perfect card to include in my Fun and Cheerful Cards Class next Saturday (for which there are still a few spots left!) and I happened upon Mary's card in the SUDSOL gallery. It was love at first sight!!

I changed up the paper because the paper Mary used is no longer available and I didn't add as many brads as she did, but I think it turned out just perfect!

Here it is:

I started out with a Whisper White base and added a Whisper White layer that I ran through the Big Shot with an embossing folder.

The Designer Series Paper is from Pocketful of Posies. I stamped the leaf image from Fabulous Florets in Pear Pizzazz and stamped one of the flower images three times in Poppy Parade. Then I cut it out in layers.

Now, if you're coming to class next week (or thinking about it), DON'T PANIC!!! You will NOT be required to cut out three different layers of flowers (unless you want to). You won't even have to cut out ONE flower, because I've already done that for you. Yes...I really am that awesome. *grin*

What do you think?

STAMPS: Fabulous Florets
INK: Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz
PAPERS: Whisper White and Pear Pizzazz Cardstock; Pocketful of Posies DSP
ACCESSORIES: Seam Binding, Brad, BIG SHOT!, Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

A SUDSOL pattern

About a month ago (WHERE does the time go?), Leanne, who is one of the AMAZING Pattern Library Coordinators on SUDSOL (Simply Unique Demonstrators Sharing OnLine) asked me to help out with updating the Pattern Library. I told her I'd be happy to help and that I'd "get on it in a few days". HA!! Nearly a MONTH later, I FINALLY carved out enough time to pull this off. I'm SO glad I did!

If you're a demonstrator, you have access to a WEALTH of information on the SUDSOL site. Yes, it's a paid site. Yes, it's TOTALLY worth it! If you haven't tried it out yet, please click on the link in my right hand side bar for a FREE two week tutorial.

Anyway, here's the project I updated:

I used the Spring Fever Simply Scrappin' Kit to create a card keeper! My colours are a little off, but the base is Melon Mambo.

My accordions on the sides were made with Daffodil Delight. I used my Simply Scored Tool to score them every 1/2". If you don't own one yet, NOW is the time to order...because on March 1st, you'll be able to order a DIAGONAL plate that will allow you to create envelopes!

On the bottom right and top left (on the flap), I added some of the stickers that were in the Simply Scrappin' Kit. It's amazing how easy it is to put things together when using a kit! Stampin' UP! is AMAZING about matching all their colours, but the kits are even MORE perfect because EVERYTHING you need is RIGHT THERE!

One thing I noticed when I opened the kit that particularly made my day was that some of the stickers had a Whisper White background and some were Very Vanilla. How wonderful is THAT? You could use any excess on Whisper White or Very Vanilla card bases. WOOT!

I hope you liked my little project for today and hope you come back tomorrow where I'll be showing you some of the cards I made with the kit.

Happy Stampin'!

It's all about the BARE NECESSITIES!

OK, I saw this the other day and just HAD to share it with you! If you're enjoying a beverage while reading today, you'll want to set it aside.





Happy Stampin'!

Love what you do!

In the month since I've returned from Leadership, the Canadian Blossoms have welcome FOUR new team members! And we're about to welcome BACK a fifth in the next couple of days! It feels SO good to know we're growing and to know we're helping even more people achieve their dreams!

Statement of the Heart:

To love what we do

and share what we love

as we help others enjoy creativity

and worthwhile accomplishments

...in this we make a difference!

To that end, I've made some "welcome to the club" cards to send off to our newest team members and I also made a few thank you cards to give to my newest downline, since I had the opportunity to meet her for coffee earlier this week.

I just LOVE how quick and easy it is to make cards using the Note Cards Pack. And can you believe the price? Twenty cards AND twenty envelops for just $7.50. At that price, you could send a card every day of the week!

Here's what I came up with:

Don't you just LOVE the Baker's Twine? I don't have it in every colour (yet!) but pretty close. I just think it's so much fun! And with 25 yards coming in at just under $4.00, you can afford to wrap and wrap and wrap!

I used Island Indigo for the "welcome" cards and then Island Indigo, Pool Party (in the back) and Lucky Limeade for the Thank You cards.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Love What You Do, Thank You Kindly

INK: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade

PAPERS: Note Cards

ACCESSORIES: Baker's Twine

Happy Stampin'!

Tea Shoppe for the Stampin' Queens!

Hmmm...ok. So, you know how I said LAST WEEK that my dear friend Cristena probably hadn't had enough caffeine when designing the sketches? And how after last week's sketch, they shouldn't be TOO difficult? Yeah...I think I lied - LOL!

This week's sketch gave me a bit of trouble too:

See what I mean? Or maybe not? Maybe it's just me?

Anyway...in order to NOT make myself totally crazy, I went with a monochromatic look, using Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush. I'm going to be sad to see Concord Crush go...though if you'd asked me that when it first came out, I would have told you a different story! It goes so well with Wisteria Wonder!

So...here's my take on the sketch:

I started off with a base of Wisteria Wonder and added a layer of Flirtatious Designer Series Paper. My panels were created in the same manner.

I stamped my image from Tea Shoppe in Wisteria Wonder on Whisper White and then matted it on another piece of Wisteria Wonder. The Concord Crush ribbon underneath just adds the right touch of "punch". My sentiment, stamped in Concord Crush, is adhered to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Tea Shoppe
INK: Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush
PAPERS: Whisper White and Wisteria Wonder Cardstock; Flirtatious DSP
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

MDS...Tuesday?

Yesterday was family day in Ontario and we actually got to spend it as a family! Normally, my hubby works, but he had yesterday off - YAY! Not that we did anything exciting...we sorted out the mess in the file cabinet (stuff dating back to 1991!) and tore up some carpet in order to lay laminate. The kids just sat around like the lazy sloths that they are...

Anyway...that's why there was no post yesterday. Plus, I was working on my Stampin' Extravaganza event, which is just a mere 123 days away!!! You'll want to check out the page for that here. Details will start shortly, but for now, ticket sales have already started - WOOT!!!

So today, I loaded the Sale-a-Bration MDS DVD into my program and did a quick layout of my favourite Leadership samples:

There were SO many samples to see and this is just barely 1% of them. I know I took 100's of pictures!

Do you see those little tags in the middle? You can make those MDS! Yes, there's a tag update. What a perfect way to finish off a gift of homemade treats from your kitchen.

Do you see what looks like a layer of vellum on top of the Designer Series Paper? In order to create that, I added a square punch to my page and stretched it until it covered most of the background paper. Then I filled it Whisper White and reduced the opacity to 50%. TA-DA! Vellum!!

Well, that's it for today! I'm meeting my newest downline later on and I want to take her something special, so it's a busy day ahead!

Happy MDSin'!