This Month at Stamp-A-Stack (at Creative Tuesday)…   January 31st from 6:30 – 9:30 pm OPEN Hours Pre-Pay Registration Deadline: January 22nd at 1000 Winton Road North, Rochester NY 14609     Here's a look at the Stamp-A-Stack line up for January! Standard Stamp-A-Stack Includes: 12 cards, 6 each of 2 designs; 12 envelopes and 1 bolt of Real Red Satin Ribbon. Cost: $25 or $15 with an order of $25 or more placed at Stamp-A-Stack.   Stamp-A-Stack Express Includes: 6 cards, 3 each of 2 designs. Cost: $15     To register for the Standard Stamp-A-Stack now, CLICK HERE:   To register for the Stamp-A-Stack Express now, CLICK HERE:   To register for the Standard Stamp-A-Stack "ON THE GO" now, CLICK HERE:

This class is going to be so much fun!  You'll learn all sorts of different ways to use the new Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz! You'll splatter it on designer cut cards, watercolor with it on a pocket treat, stamp with it on a punch, emboss with it on a trinket and die wood sheets with it!

So Many Smooches Class Includes: 2 Designer Cut Cards, 2 Treat Holders, 1 "Grand" Valentine Card, 1 bottle of Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz and 1 package of Heart Trinkets. Cost: $25 or $20 with an order of $25 or more placed at Creative Tuesday.

To register for this class now, click here:

Paper Flower Arrangement

I was so excited about having made this beautiful paper flower arrangement, and then I forgot to show it to you during Christmas.  But I got to thinking that it would be beautiful any time of the year by just changing a few things.  Wouldn't it be wonderful for Valentine's Day?  This is another project from our demonstrator-only magazine Stampin' Success.  I pretty much copied the beautiful bouquet that the Stampin' Up! home office showed in that publication.  Everything except the gold ornaments and the pine cones were made with just card stock and some Big Shot Dies!

The first flower I started with were the roses.  Using Real Red card stock, I ran it through the Big Shot with the Island Floral Die.  The center is just a small piece of card stock wadded up into a ball.  The glue gun was definitely my friend with this project!  Just use a bone folder to shape the petals and glue everything together.

Next are the lilies.  This is actually my favorite flower in the bouquet – I love real-life lilies, too.  I cut Whisper White card stock using the Big Shot and the Island Floral Die.  The center is Old Olive Stampin' Pastels sponged lightly along with Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker and the Color Spritzer Tool to make the speckles. 

These are the chrysanthemums – actually the most fun to make!  Just die cut a bunch of Real Red card stock from the Flower Daisies #2 and shape them into flower petals with the bone folder.  So pretty!  This picture also might be better of the tiny little filler flowers in the lower right corner than the next picture I took.

These little flowers were so quick to make!  Just die cut Old Olive card stock with the small flower from the Island Floral Die, snip one petal off then fold them so that two petals overlap.  Punch Whisper White card stock with the Boho Blossom Punch then wad it up and adhere it with hot glue to the center.  I made lots and lots of these to fill in the gaps.  Also a good filler is the green "grass" made with Garden Green card stock sliced really thin with the Tabletop Paper Cutter.

Hope you enjoyed seeing my bouquet – I had so much fun making it!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 118871 Island Floral Bigz Die $21.95
Item No. 114520 Flower, Daisies #2 Die $19.95
Item No. 113439 Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine $99.95
Item No. 106959 Tabletop Paper Cutter $45.95
Item No. 119858 Boho Blossom Punch $16.95
Item No. 107066 Color Spritzer Tool $12.95
Item No. 119680 Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker $3.50
Item No. 120962 Stampin' Pastels $24.95
 

UPDATE!  MORE PRODUCTS ADDED TO THE CLEARANCE RACK!

CLEARANCE RACK BLITZ! SAVE UP TO 80%!  NOW through January 5, 2012, nearly 200 products (tons of punches, dies, designer series paper, ribbon and more!) are being added to the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack–with some discounted up to 80 percent! These great deals are only available when you purchase online and while supplies last.

Click HERE to go to my Online Store and shop away!

Stampin’ Up! Christmas Ornament Exchange

At our demonstrator Christmas party, we have an ornament exchange.  It's so much fun to see all the creativity!  Silly me – I completely forgot to take a picture of my ornament before I gave it away, but I have the ornament I received to share with you today.

I'm starting off with the box that the ornament came in because that's a work of art in itself!  Jackie used the Kraft Gift Box found in the Holiday Mini Catalog and dressed it up with designer paper from the Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin' Kit, also in the Holiday Mini.  The paper rosette is a fun addition made with the Simply Scored Tool.  And Cherry Cobbler 3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon completes the festive touch.

And inside this gorgeous ornament made totally with Stampin' Up!'s Red and Silver Glimmer Paper!  Isn't it fabulous!  The hanger is Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon.

Here's a close-up; I bet you have time to make one of these for your very own!

Christmas Vacation Stamping!

After a day of family fun, take some time for YOU! Come on over to December's Creative Tuesday (open from 6:30 – 9:30 pm on Tuesday, December 27th) to warm up with complementary Hot Chocolate and Candy Canes and enjoy some stamping!
 

Well Worn 6" x 6" Album Come make a beautiful album for memories of any kind! This versatile album is good for any of life's moments and is rich and geometric in pattern to even appeal to the men in your life! There are TWO class options for this class to fit into everyone's budget – you can create a Page Protector Album with Binder Rings, or put the pages into a complete Linen Album – your choice!   Registration Deadline: Tuesday December 13th   Option #1: 6×6 Linen Album, 1 Full Pack of Antique Brads and all other supplies (bring your own SNAIL Adhesive & Stampin' Dimensionals Only). Cost: $40 Option #2: 6×6 Page Protectors with Binder Rings and Ribbon, 1 Full Pack of Antique Brads and all other supplies (bring your own SNAIL Adhesive & Stampin' Dimensionals Only). Cost: $25 Sorry, this class is not available on the go as there are not written instructions available.

December Stamp-A-Stack

SPECIAL FEATURE: We have a special feature to this Stamp-A-Stack Round!! There will be SEVERAL sentiment options for each card!  Choose from 2 or 3 sentiments of your choice for each card.  Make all cards with the same sentiment, or use a variety of sentiments for different occasions.  

Registration Deadline: Tuesday December 13th  

To Register for the December 27th Stamp-A-Stack (bring your own SNAIL Adhesive & Stampin' Dimensionals only). Cost: $25, click HERE:

To Register for the December 27th Stamp-A-Stack ON THE GO!, click HERE: 

 

This option is available BOTH "On the Go!" and for attending, and any combination of the 2 if you want to attend some and can't make others! 

Pre-Pay for all 4 months by December 13th and save $10 – pay just $90!

To Join the Stamp-A-Stack Club and get all 4 months worth of cards, click HERE:

To Join the Stamp-A-Stack Club and get all 4 months worth of cards via "kits" sent to you in mid January, CLICK HERE: 

Wrapping it up Stampin’ Up! style

Last week was our Heartfelt Stampers Christmas party, and what a fun time we had!  Here's the way I packaged up a gift Stampin' Up! style for the occasion!  I love using non-traditional colors for the holidays, and this Christmas gift looks pretty in pinks and blues.  The 1-1/4" Pretty in Pink Striped Grosgrain Ribbon looks gorgeous tied all around the box.

Here's the special tag I made.  The base is chipboard from the On Board Merry Medley package, which is basic chipboard shapes and numbers that will give you lots of ways to adorn projects.  There are 3 12"x12" sheets.  I've covered it with Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper and Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  The stamped images are from Christmas Lodge stamp set stamped in Soft Suede Classic Ink.  After stamping, I distressed the paper and added sponging and spritzing using Crumb Cake Classic Ink and a Stamping Sponge, some Gold Glow Smooch Spritz and the Color Spritzer Tool with an Early Espresso Marker.  There's even some Dazzling Details around the bird image and the swirls under the sentiment.  I've used an Antique Brad to finish off the corner.  At the base are a row of Pearls and above them some gathered Chantilly Crochet Trim with a tiny safety pin from Vintage Trinkets.  The tag is tied in place with a piece of 1/8" Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon.  How's that for packing in as many products on one little tag as I possibly could! 

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 119776 Pretty in Pink 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (10yds.) $9.95
Item No. 122958 On Board Merry Medley $9.95
Item No. 122357 Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper $10.95
Item No. 110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue $3.96
Item No. 123767 Christmas Lodge wood $33.95 OR
Item No. 123769 Christmas Lodge clear $25.95
Item No. 118770 Gold Glow Smooch Spritz $4.95
Item No. 107066 Color Spritzer Tool $12.95
Item No. 101610 Stamping Sponges (3) $3.50
Item No. 124117 Dazzling Details $2.50
Item No. 117273 Antique Brads (20) $5.95
Item No. 119247 Jewels Basic Pearls (150) $4.95
Item No. 118480 Chantilly 1/2" Crochet Trim (5 yds.) $6.95
Item No. 118764 Vintage Trinkets (48) $5.95
Item No. 119257 Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (10 yds.) $5.95

To order your Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 — click HERE!

Thanksgiving Notebook

Here's a little notebook I made straight from an idea in our demonstrator-only monthly magazine called Stampin' Success.  I've used Bright Blessings Jumbo Wheel with Old Olive Classic Ink on Old Olive card stock to cover the notebook, then tied More Mustard Polka Dot Ribbon around.  I made a tag using Pumpkin Pie designer paper from the Brights Collection Paper Stack punched with the 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch.  Next layer is a Chipboard circle cut with the Circle #2 Die and the Big Shot.  Sentiment and leaf come from Falling Leaves stamp set, and the tag is tied to the ribbon with Linen Thread.  This would be a nice booklet in which to write things you're thankful for during this Thanksgiving holiday.  Or you could put it at the table for the little ones in your family to use to draw and color in during dinner.  Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 115626 Bright Blessings Jumbo Wheel $8.50
Item No. 115368 Falling Leaves $21.95
Item No. 124140 More Mustard 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon $7.95
Item No. 117155 Brights Collection Paper Stack $21.95
Item No. 114526 Circles #2 Originals Die $15.95
Item No. 114320 On Board Sheets (6) $6.95
Item No. 118874 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch $16.95
Item No. 10419 Linen Thread $4.50

Don't Forget!
To order your discounted Stampin' Up! products before Nov. 30th – click HERE!

Gently Falling Card Set

Have I got a treat for you today!!!!  I have an ENTIRE Fall card set project to show.  I designed this card set for my September demonstrator team Stamp & Chat that I hold once a quarter.  The idea behind this set of cards is to choose a small selection of Stampin' Up! products to showcase throughout all of the cards so that my team could then offer this as a class for their customers.  I designed each card to teach an easy technique (or two!).  With the exception of a few small additions, I chose to focus on Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, Gently Falling stamp set, Perfectly Penned stamp set for the 4 sentiments, a roll of Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon and a package of Basic Pearls.  The cards and 4 Very Vanilla envelopes all fit nicely in the file folder card case featuring a Spice Cake Designer Button.

The first card features a "rock and roll" method for creating the two-toned leave of More Mustard and Pool Party (really 3-toned when counting the second stamp in Soft Suede).  Dazzling Details gives the leaf an iridescent glitter.  I also showed how to create the ribbon rose by twisting the ribbon and laying it into Sticky Sheets.  Leaves are punched using the 5-Petal Flower Punch.

This card shows how to gather the ribbon into a row of Sticky Strip for an interesting look, as well as layering our 5/8" Jumbo Brads with a card stock circle and a pearl for added interest.  Postage Stamp Punch is used for the designer paper.

This card highlights the beautiful two-step stamping of the Gently Falling stamps.  Torn edges around the Get Well sentiment add some more interest.  The pearls were lost on the busy background designer paper, so I backed them with Pool Party card stock circles created with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack.  The Eyelet Border Punch gave the More Mustard background some pop.

The final card in the set uses Post-It notes to mask around the edges of the background of the leaf then sponging Crumb Cake Classic Ink inside.  Stamp the leaf image over the top using Soft Suede Classic Ink.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 124003 Spice Cake Designer Series Paper $10.95
Item no. 123802 Gently Falling wood mount $39.95 OR
Item No. 123804 Gently Falling clear mount $28.95
Item No. 124113 Spice Cake Designer Buttons $7.95
Item No. 122890 Perfectly Penned wood mount $16.95 OR
Item No. 122892 Perfectly Penned clear mount $12.95
Item No. 122975 Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon $9.95
Item No. 119247 Jewels Basic Pearls $4.95
Item No. 122344 Postage Stamp Punch $15.95
Item No. 119853 Eyelet Border Punch $15.95
Item No. 112533 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo Brads $6.95
Item No. 114300 Sticky Sheets $6.95
Item No. 124117 Dazzling Details $2.50
Item No. 119880 5-Petal Flower Punch $16.95
Item No. 118309 Itty Bitty Punch Pack $16.95
Item No. 101610 Stamping Sponges (3) $3.50

To order your Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 — click HERE!

Holiday Goodies & Gifts

HOW MUCH is Goodies & Gifts? Each class option is $8 or FREE with a $15 Stampin' Up! order placed during the class.

WHAT do I need to bring to Goodies & Gifts? Stampin' Up! Brand SNAIL Adhesive and Stampin' Dimensionals – all other supplies are provided! If you don't have either of these items, you may order them when you register.

DO I NEED TO PRE-PAY? No! But I DO need to know that you're coming by noon on November 27th for the November 29th session, or by noon on December 7th for the December 9th and 10th sessions in order to prepare an accurate number of cut materials. Simply call or e-mail me to reserve your spot at the table!

I can't wait to see YOU at the Goodies & Gifts this year!

To RSVP now, click HERE!

Happy Halloween!

Today's Halloween, and I could have sworn I had already shared this cute treat container with you!  But in looking back I found I hadn't!  So I'm going to post two different Halloween ideas for you today, in case you're scrambling to get ready for tonight's festivities.

This treat container was featured in our demonstrator magazine Stampin' Success, changed up a bit to suit my supplies.  I began with Basic Black card stock, rolled it in a cylinder and adhered both the side and the ends with Sticky Strip.  Before adhering the bottom, however, I punched a hole, slid in a Window Sheet and filled it with candy.  Rhinestones surround the opening for a fun effect.  I used Peach Parfait rather than Pumpkin Pie so that I could use some of our fun Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon for the top.  The zig-zag piece comes from the Tasteful Trim Die and the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine.  The stripes on top and bottom are Whisper White card stock stamped with Solid Stripes stamp; top one every other stripe is colored in with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker.  Main image is from Got Treats stamp set and colored direct to rubber using Stampin' Write Markers, then punched out with the Decorative Label Punch and tied on with some White Baker's Twine.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 119264 Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon $8.95
Item No. 119246 Jewels Basic Rhinestones $4.95
Item No. 114323 Window Sheets $4.95
Item No. 115707 Solid Stripes stamp $9.95
Item No. 120893 Tasteful Trim Die $42.95
Item No. 119114 Got Treats stamp set wood $24.95 OR
Item No. 120627 Got Treats stamp set clear $17.95
Item No. 104294 Sticky Strip $6.95
Item No. 120907 Decorative Label Punch $16.95
Item No. 124262 White Baker's Twine $2.95

Here are the Halloween bags I made my 3 grandsons for trick or treating tonight.  I simply bought orange gift bags, made a personalized tag and tied them on.

Here's how the whole gift bag looks.

And here's a close-up of the tag.  It begins with Sweet Centers stamp set stamped in Lucky Limeade Classic Ink.  I punched the center hole out with the 1-3/4" Circle Punch.  The Circle Treat Cup is filled with Pumpkin Pie card stock punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack circle punch.  Do they look at all like little bitty pumpkins?  That's what I was going for!  I fed Whisper White card stock through my printer and simply typed each boy's name, printed it out and adhered it to the Basic Black rectangle. The Crop-A-Dile punched the hole in the top and I fed through both Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon through to tie.  Now I'd better get ready for the party!  Have a spooky night!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 116521 Sweet Centers $29.95
Item No. 119850 1-3/4" Circle Punch $16.95
Item No. 118309 Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack $16.95
Item No. 108362 Crop-A-Dile $29.95
Item No. 115615 Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Item No. 122977 Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon $9.95
Item No. 116802 Circle Treat Cups (12) $2.95

More from Oktoberfest Retreat Weekend

I began posting about our Heartfelt Stampers' retreat weekend HERE.  Today, I'll show you some of the adorable gifts and goodies we all received for coming.

Here are some of the treats that everyone who attended received.  Everything was in keeping with the circus theme.

This was a little note card that accompanied a cookie made from Stampin' Up!'s new Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps – it was packaged in a cello bag with a pretty red bow on top, but I ate it!  Am I terrible?  I didn't even wait to snap a photo!

Here is our second pillow gift.  Notice the darling tag made from Under The Big Top stamp set.  And look at that gorgeous Red Glimmer Paper punched out for the bar bells!  It also uses a Mini Clothespin to keep the bag shut.  And inside was some ruffled ribbon.

I showed you a picture before of our amazing popcorn popper – well, here are the containers we used to dish it up!  The popcorn motif was created from the Cupcake Builder Punch, as well as a punch from Itty Bitty Punch Pack.  So clever!

And here's the card I received for my sales for the month of September.  Love this idea of creating a circus tent!  It's made by punching lots of card stock pieces from the Word Window Punch and another image from the Under the Big Top stamp set.

I bet you're wondering how YOU can join us for our next retreat!  There couldn't be a better time than right now! 

GET A FREE BIG SHOT OR $100 IN FREE PRODUCTS as a BONUS with the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit.  October only!  The $175 Starter Kit and Product Bonus are valued at $440 and shipping is FREE! That's a 60% savings!  Check out the details HERE!

AND be sure to call in to our conference call to find out all about purchasing the starter kit – call-in information is HERE.