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

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Congratulations to my Team Members – September 2011

A sincere "From the Heart Stampers" congratulations goes out the top FIVE sales people on my team for the month of September!  We had SUCH a good month, that I want to recognize more gals!  They are:

Debbie Sowards (earned a spot at Grand Achiever's Day!)
Pam Kane
Pat Schmidt (also promoted to Sr. Associate!)
Sheila Edwards
and
Nicole Bertrand (also promoted to Sr. Associate!)
You ladies rock!  And here's the special card I made them.

I was giving out these cards at our Oktoberfest weekend retreat, so I wanted to keep with the circus theme.  The red and white star designer paper from Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper pack was perfect for my sales stars!  But I couldn't stop there – I cut out two size of stars using the Stars #2 Die with the Big Shot die-cutting machine and Red and Silver Glimmer Paper, holding them together with a Tempting Turquoise Glimmer Brad from the Brights collection.  The Daffodil Delight card stock is run through the Big Shot using the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Stampin' Write Markers direct to the rubber stamp create our "you're a star" sentiment from Workshop Words stamp set, and a few Basic Rhinestones give even more bling.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 127067 Workshop Words – free at Convention!
Item No. 122348 Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper $10.95
Item No. 121790 Red Glimmer Paper $4.95
Item No. 124005 Silver Glimmer Paper $4.95
Item No. 121006 Brights Glimmer Brads $4.95
Item No. 119246 Basic Rhinestone Jewels (150) $4.95
Item No. 119850 1-3/4" Circle Punch $16.95
Item No. 114526 Circles #2 Die $15.95
Item No. 113461 Stars #2 Originals Die $15.95
Item No. 123128 Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $7.95
Item No. 113439 Big Shot die-cutting machine $99.95

You can see by this card that I LOVE using my Big Shot!  From textured embossing to cutting out shapes, it's become my most used crafting tool!  And now you can have your very own Big Shot FREE during the month of October!  Click HERE to find out how!

Want more information about the FREE Big Shot?  Don't forget to call into our informational conference call this evening!  Click HERE for all the details – don't miss it!  

To register for this FREE Q&A Call, Click Here:

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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.

5 Years with Stampin’ Up!

September marks my 5th year anniversary with Stampin' Up! and to celebrate, I received this beauty from downline team member Nicole Bertrand.  Isn't it gorgeous!  I love her use of all the 2011-12 In Colors combined – Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Lucky LImeade and Island Indigo.  The sentiment is from Curly Cute stamp set and the pretty border is punched with the new Lace Ribbon Border Punch.  The flower is a single stamp called Triple Treat Flower.  Stamp three times in three different colors, and use three of Stampin' Up!'s punches to create this layered effect.  You'll want to order the following:

Item No. 122909 Triple Treat Flower $8.95
Item No. 118073 Fancy Flower Punch $16.95
Item No. 119880 5-Petal Flower Punch $16.95
Item No. 119869 1/2" Circle Punch $5.95
Item No. 122362 Lace Ribbon Border Punch $19.95
Item No. 117014 Curly Cute wood $19.95
Item No. 120510 Curly Cute clear $14.95

Don't Forget!
Last day to order the September Stamp Set of the Month – click HERE!
To order your Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 — click HERE!

Congratulations to my Team members – August 2011

A sincere "From the Heart Stampers" congratulations goes out the top three sales people on my team for the month of August!  They are:

Debbie Sowards
Nicole Bertrand
and
Pam Kane

You ladies rock!  And here's the special card I made them.

This was a fun and different layout for me.  It didn't photograph so well because the base of the card is Baja Breeze, but the top right piece is Whisper White going all the way to the edges, with the top corner rounded using the 3/16" Corner Punch.  The image comes from Simply Soft, a hostess-exclusive stamp set that I just adore!  This was so much fun coloring in with 4 different Stampin' Write Markers – So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard and Old Olive – with just a touch of White Gel Pen at the base of the flowers to set them off.  The sentiment is from another hostess-exclusive stamp set called Perfect Words – in fact these two fabulous stamp sets share a page in our Idea Book & Catalog!  There's a bit of So Saffron Designer Paper from Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper pack and Old Olive 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon with an Antique Brad adds some more interest.  The pretty little white border is Whisper White card stock punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch.  The strip of card stock that it borders is Cherry Cobbler.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 122565 Simply Soft wood OR
Item No. 122567 Simply Soft clear
Item No. 122470 Perfect Words wood OR
Item No. 122472 Perfect Words clear
Item No. 119871 3/16" Corner Punch $6.95
Item No.  117273 Antique Brads $5.95
Item No. 124139 Old Olive 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon $7.95
Item No. 119275 Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch $15.95
Item No. 124339 Just Add Cake DSP $10.95
Item No. 105021 White Signo Gel Pen $3.95

Don't Forget!
To sign up for the next Stamp Shoppe – either to attend or "on the go" – click HERE.
To order your Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 — click HERE!

One more Convention card!

I have one final card to show you from my Convention Make & Takes – this one was the toughest to have it turn out just right, but I finally figured out to line the sentiment up with the blocks on my grid paper and to use my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, and voila – perfectly lined up words from It's Your Day stamp set!  Raining Flowers stamp set creates the pretty posies; the right one is popped up on Dimensionals as are all three centers.  I loved this interesting ribbon treatment.  We used a piece of Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon then centered some Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon on top.  Ribbons are held on with a staple at either end.  Color scheme is Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron and Island Indigo.  So pretty!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 123682 It's Your Day $8.95
Item No. 122765 Raining Flowers wood $32.95 OR
Item No. 122767 Raining Flowers clear $28.95
Item No. 119256 Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon $5.95
Item No. 122974 Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon $9.95

Don't Forget!
To order your Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 — click HERE!

Creative Elements

Oh, I love this card!!  My upline Aly Schiling gave me this card for my sales in August and I think it's perfection!  I love all of the different stamps combined from Creative Elements as well as the flower from the hostess set Posy Punch.  And such an interesting color combo – Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo.  And my favorite accessory is used – an Antique Brad.  Thank you, Aly, for the gorgeous card!

Good news for those nautical enthusiasts – The Open Sea stamp set will carry over and be available to order through June 30th, 2012.  So if you didn't get a chance to purchase this gorgeous set before the Summer Mini Catalog retired, you have a second chance!  Hop on over to my Online Store and order yours!  Remember – you'll get a birthday card kit FREE with your online order over $25 during the month of September.

• The Open Sea W (item # 123030)        The Open Sea C (item # 123032)

Congratulations to my Team Members – July 2011

A sincere "From the Heart Stampers" congratulations goes out the top three sales people on my team for the month of July!  They are:

Pam Kane
Debbie Sowards
and
Pat Adams Schmidt

AND Pat just joined my team in July – she had less than a month of sales!  You ladies rock!  And here's the special card I made them.

Lots of new stuff included in this card!  I began with a Whisper White card stock base then added Calypso Coral.  Next comes some designer paper from the Domestic Goddess Designer Series Paper pack bordered with Daffodil Delight card stock cut out with the Tasteful Trim die and the Big Shot.  Basic Gray card stock borders the pretty butterfly from Creative Elements stamp set.  I added Rhinestones and some paper piercing.  The sentiment comes from the hostess stamp set Perfect Words.  Great job, ladies!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 122470 Perfect Words wood $12/hostesses only OR
Item No. 122472 Perfect Words clear $9/hostesses only
Item No. 122645 Creative Elements wood $32.95 OR
Item No. 122647 Creative Elements clear $24.95
Item No. 119720 Daffodil Delight 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon $9.95
Item No. 122355 Domestic Goddess Designer Series Paper #10.95
Item No. 119246 Jewels Basic Rhinestones (150) $4.95
Item No. 120893 Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die $42.95
Item No. 105826 Mat Pack $9.95
Item No. 116631 Paper-Piercing Tool $3.50

A couple more swaps

Here are a couple more swaps I made at our Stamp Fest shoebox swap.

Here's a cute baby card created by Christine L.  It could also be a wonderful birthday card by changing up the tiny tag.  Christine used the single stamp called Elebration along with stamp pads and an Aqua Painter for coloring in the image.  And I love the new Old Olive 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon!  So cute!

And here's Davina A's beautiful swap, using Nature's Pace stamp set.  Davina dresses this elegant card up with some Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon.  The image is easily colored in with Stampin' Write Markers.  How beautiful!

Language of Friendship & Last Day to Register!

Here's a bright, beautiful card I received from my upline, Aly Schilling, to congratulate me on my sales and recruiting for the month of August.  I love the color combination she used!  When I first saw Language of Friendship stamp set in the new Idea Book & Catalog, it wasn't my favorite set.  But I've seen a few samples for the set now, and it's growing on me!  I love that it's designed to use with two punches – the Boho Blossoms Punch and the Bird Builder Punch.  And at just $15.95 for wood and $11.95 for clear, this little stamp set packs a punch!  And do you notice any brand new product from the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog?!  A beautiful new 3/8" quilted satin ribbon in Early Espresso is coming your way on September 1st!

LAST DAY TO REGISTER!

It's also the last day to register for either the August Christmas Card Stamp-A-Stack OR the Stamp-A-Stack Club!  More details and to register, click HERE!