Last Chance Favorites: Medallion Background Stamp

I know I've created more cards that this with the Medallion background stamp – I just didn't take the time to take a picture before they flew out the door!  Just a couple of years ago, this stamp was the No. 1 seller in the catalog – get it now before it's gone forever.

Order Item No. 115223 Medallion Background Stamp for $17.95 in wood mount only.  Click HERE to get started with your order.  Remember Kriss's Online Customer Perks! – Earn free stamp sets with every $40 purchase!

Last Chance Favorites: Flower Fancy

I love Stampin'  Up!'s two-step stamping sets – sets that build images using coordinating stamps.  And Flower Fancy was one of my all-time favorites; I'm going to really miss this one!  As you can see from the cards below, I used it a lot.

Order Item No. 111578 Flower Fancy for $36.95 in wood mount only.  Click HERE to get started with your order.  Remember Kriss's Online Customer Perks! – Earn free stamp sets with every $40 purchase!

Last Chance Favorites: Curvy Verses

Curvy Verses is one of my "go to" sentiment stamp sets – don't know what I'm going to do without it!  Get yours while you still can; it retires May 31st, and after that, it's gone forever!

Order Item No. 114948  Curvy Verses $23.95 – click HERE to get started with your order.

Last Chance Favorites: Upsy Daisy

Upsy Daisy's been one of my favorite stamp sets – and it's soon to retire.  Here are some cards from past posts using this gorgeous set.  Be sure to order it before May 31st; after that, it'll be gone forever!

Order Item No. 111710 Upsy Daisy $18.95 – click HERE to get started with your order.
 

More terrific Blossom Builders projects

Here's another fun idea from our Leadership Conference in January.  This decorated mason jar uses the coordinating products Blossom Punch, Mixed Bunch and Blossom Builders Kit.  And it's not fabric on the lid – it's our designer paper from Twitterpated Designer Series Paper pack, only available until April 30th!  Just spritz a square piece of designer paper with water and place it over the mouth of the jar, then use the ring lid to secure.  Daffodil Delight 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon is on the retiring accessories list – grab it while you can!

Here's one of the 3"x6" cards that are inside the jar.

• Loving Thoughts stamp set gives the perfect sentiment on both the jar and card.
• Tea Stain Ink is used to distress – now a retiring accessory!
• More Twitterpated Designer Series Paper!
• Pennants are cut in a snap with the Petite Pennants Builder Punch.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 125843 Loving Thoughts wood $29.95 – leaving the catalog April 30th
Item No. 125845 Loving Thoughts clear $23.95 – leaving the catalog April 30th
Item No. 125410 Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit $9.95 – leaving the catalog April 30th
Item No. 122361 Petite Pennants Builder Punch $16.95
Item No. 120928 Daffodil Delight 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon $4.95 – available only while supplies last
Item No. 118762 Distressing Essentials $19.95 – available only while supplies last
Item No. 125572 Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine $2.95
Item No. 119747 Brights Designer Buttons $8.95

EARN FREE STAMPS WITH MY ONLINE CUSTOMER PERKS PROGRAM.  "Customer Perks" is my way of personally saying "thank you" to my returning customers.  Qualify to earn a FREE stamp set of your choice from ANY current Stampin' Up! catalog – click HERE for all the details.

Click to view RETIRING STAMPIN' UP! STAMP LIST BY CATALOG PAGE NUMBER.
Click to view STAMPIN' UP! RETIRING ACCESSORIES LIST.

Congratulations to my Team Members – March 2012

A sincere "From the Heart Stampers" congratulations goes out to the top sales people on my team for the month of March – you ladies rock!  And here's the special card that I made them:

I'm lovin' the bright, sunny look of the Summer Smooches line!  Check out all the details on this sneak peek promotion for April HERE.

• Main image is from the Bright Blossoms stamp set using markers direct to rubber
• Flower is from Brights Buttons
• Yummy designer paper from the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper pack
• Frame is created with two separate products – Framelits Labels Die to cut and Designer Frames Embossing Folder for embossing
• Sentiment from Perfect Words hostess exclusive stamp set
  Color scheme is Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Real Red
   

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 125495 Bright Blossoms wood $16.95 OR
Item No. 125497 Bright Blossoms clear $12.95
Item No. 124409 Summer Smooches Designer Series paper $10.95
Item No. 125598 Labels Collection Framelits Dies $26.95
Item No. 123130 Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folders Set $8.95
Item No. 119747 Brights Designer Buttons $8.95
Item No. 122470 Perfect Words wood $12 hostess dollars OR
Item No. 122472 Perfect Words clear $9 hostess dollars

DON'T FORGET TO: 
~ Register for Creative Escape – a weekend crafting retreat.  We're already at over 50% capacity! – click HERE for more details.

Lots of Blossoms!

I finally got to making all of my Leadership 2012 make & take projects – I never get them finished at the actual event – and I wanted to share a couple of them with you.  I love everything about the one above – the color scheme, the layout and all the different products that went into it.  In fact, all of the projects I'm going to show you are created with some terrific coordinating products found in the Occasions Mini Catalog – Mixed Bunch stamp set, Blossom Punch and Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit.  I just love using these three products together!  You'll notice on this card that there are 3 different flowers stacked up to create the central motif.  The Rich Razzleberry flower and the Real Red polka dot flower are from the Blossom Builders Kit - the Daffodil Delight and Whisper White flower in the middle was created by stamping the Mixed Bunch stamp set image and then punching with the Blossom Punch.

Here's another great card using the Mixed Bunch stamp set for the background tone-on-tone flowers and the three central flowers from the Blossom Builders Kit.  Buttons come from the Brights Button Pack, and Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine is strung through the center of the middle button.  The banner that "wonderful" is stamped on even comes in the Blossom Builders Kit, and the stamp itself is from Loving Thoughts stamp set.

I thought this card was really unusual and very pretty.  Color scheme is Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry and Basic Gray designer paper from the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper.  There's Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine wrapped twice around the  designer paper, and the tag is stamped with the "happiness" sentiment from Loving Thoughts stamp set.  The Rich Razzleberry flower in the back is a flower from Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit, as are the fun Pink Rhinestones – you get 30 pink rhinestones in 2 different sizes with the kit!  Notice how we used the large pink rhinestone in the center then put lots of the tiny ones around it.  The middle flower in the layer is stamped from Mixed Bunch stamp set on Very Vanilla card stock using Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink, and the top small Very Vanilla flower is also from the Blossom Builders Kit.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 125410 Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit $9.95
Item No. 125535 Mixed Bunch wood $27.95 OR
Item No. 125537 Mixed Bunch clear $21.95
Item No. 125603 Blossom Punch $16.95
Item No. 125843 Loving Thoughts wood $29.95 OR
Item No. 125845 Loving Thoughts clear $23.95
Item No. 125572 Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine $2.95
Item No. 119747 Brights Designer Buttons $8.95
Item No. 125406 Twitterpated Designer Series Paper $10.95

Make your own set of 6 cards and file folder cardholder using the Blossom Builders Kit you'll receive at my upcoming class on April 26th! Click HERE to register and for more details.

Blossom Builders and Cards Buffet Classes

CLASS DETAILS:

April 26th from 6:30 – 9:30 pm OPEN Hours

Registration Deadlines: Blossom Builders, Pre-Pay by April 16th; Card Buffet, RSVP only by April 20th

at 1000 Winton Road North, Rochester NY 14609 

Please pardon our dust! We are busy re-vamping Creative Tuesdays, and launching a BRAND NEW Technique Thursday class offering….. we can hardly wait!

While we are hard at work gearing up for these two new launches in May, we want to invite you to join us for a SPECIAL CLASS offering in April, the "Catch Up, Catch All!" class!

This class will offer TWO classes in one — come to 1 or both!

• Blossom Builders Card Set: Make 6 beautiful cards and a magazine rack card holder to coordinate! You'll receive a FULL pack of the Blossom Builders kit!
• Card Buffet: Come make as many cards as you want, a la carte! There are 8 terrific designs to choose from.

BLOSSOM BUILDER CARD SET:

For more details and/or to register, click HERE.

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CARD BUFFET CLASS:

For more details and/or to register, click HERE.

ON THE GO:

Yes! Both of these classes are available "On the Go!" if you are unable to attend.

• Click HERE for Blossom Builders "On the Go!" Kit Details
• Click HERE for Card Buffet "On the Go!" Kit Details.

Sale-A-Bration Countdown – just 1 more day!

Here are some pictures of Sale-A-Bration cards and 3D items I took at the Leadership Conference in January.  The first couple are ideas from the Stampin' Up! home office.  Sorry for the poor quality of pictures – I didn't have the best lighting or the steadiest hands.  But at least you'll have an idea!

Outlined Occasions Stamp Set, combined with Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack

Elementary Elegance Stamp Set combined with Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack

Elementary Elegance Stamp Set combined with Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper

And here are a couple samples from the demonstrator display (sorry, don't have the names of the designers to give them credit).

Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper and Apothecary Art stamp set

Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper and Apothecary Art stamp setl

Place your Sale-A-Bration order with me at my Online Store and receive Kriss's Online Customer Perks! AND Sale-A-Bration free products!

A Cup of Thanks

I'm an absolute tea lover!  If you share my passion (maybe obsession?), my current favorites are Teavanna's blend of Jasmine Pearls & Peach Tranquility Green Tea and Mightyleaf's Organic Mint Melange.  So when Stampin' Up! came out with a set called "Tea Shoppe" it had my name all over it! 

• Color scheme is Blushing Bride, Marina Mist and Whisper White
• Hello Doily background stamp is stamped in Whisper White Craft Ink then heat embossed using White Embossing Powder and Heat Tool
• I used a retired Stampin' Up! craft knife to cut a slit in the top of the cup which enabled me to secure the White Baker's Twine as a string for the tea bag.
• Love the Marina Mist 1/8"" Taffeta Ribbon on the cup handle!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 125545 Tea Shoppe wood $34.95 OR
Item No. 125547 Tea Shoppe clear $27.95
Item No. 122845 Hello, Doily $17.95
Item No. 119257 Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (10 yds.) $5.95
Item No. 124262 White Baker's Twine $2.95
Item No. 119849 Modern Label Punch $16.95
Item No. 118402 Scallop Trim Border Punch $15.95
Item No. 101731 White Craft Stampin' Pad $7.50
Item No. 109132 White Stampin' Emboss Powder $4.75
Item No. 100005 Heat Tool $29.95

DON'T FORGET TO: 
~ Just a few days longer to place your Sale-A-Bration order with me at my Online Store and receive Kriss's Online Customer Perks! AND Sale-A-Bration free products!
~ Register for Creative Escape – a weekend crafting retreat – click HERE for more details.