Cute lil box of tags Class

Good morning everyone!  Well, I said I would focus on doing one post per week and here I am getting one out almost daily! YAYA!  Look at me go!  haha.  Don't come to expect it just yet or anything though. I dunno if I can keep it up forever, and I would feel terrible if I let you down. :-(  So for now, can we just say YAY to the bonus posts? ;-) hehe.  Thanks!

Yesterday evening was my "Cute lil' box of tags" class.  Everyone had a great time and I even had a new lady come!  That's super exciting because she had so much fun and is already looking forward to coming to another class soon! YAY!  My favorite thing about this business is seeing a person get excited for their project or products.  It's the best feeling ever! Pure joy!

I'll bet you'd really like to see the project wouldn't you?  I got the idea from my sweet friend Julie DiMatteo (The Paper Pixie). She always does the most AWESOME 3D projects! I just love her!  Thanks Julie dahling!!! ;-)

We made only 6 tags to go in the box, but it would fit a couple more as they are (or more without dimensionals).  They coordinate beautifully and match the box that holds them too.  The Sincerely Santa stamp set from the Holiday Catalog made PERFECT sentiments for the tags, don't you thinks? I love this set!!  But, sadly, it's going away soon.  Which means, of course if you'd like to have this set, you'll want to get it ordered ASAP!  I know a gal who can hook you up! ;-) hehe. 

We used Cherry Cobbler cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, and that FABULOUS Dashing Along Designer Series Paper (again, I know a gal!).  That DSP is absolutely beautiful! I love it. It's just the right amount of class and festivity, but not too fancy. hehe. It was PERFECT for this project!  And of course, that silver trimmed ribbon finished them off wonderfully! It added a little "tinsel" to our tags.  All in all, I think the project came together quite nicely.  Everyone had a fantastic time putting them together and I made a new friend!  I LOVE Stampin' Up!! 

Here's what our awesome tag box looks like all closed up.  It would make a great gift, wouldn't it?  But not this one........ it's getting used by me! hehe

Thank you so much for visiting with me today! I truly appreciate each and every one of you! I look forward to growing in this blog and making it a place that you enjoy visiting every day (someday. hehe). 

Until next time!

Happy Crafting!

Product List

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Dashing Along Designer Series Paper [149903]	Sincerely Santa Clear-Mount Stamp Set [148929]
Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144213]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083]	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]

Another FABULOUS Blog Hop!

Well hello there friends!!  Nice to see you again.  I am on a roll with the blog hoppin' biz this week! haha!  Today's hop is once again hosted by Miss Kylie (I just love her, don't you?!).  This one comes from her demonstrator training program.  I am having such a fantastic time and am learning so much already!

Today, I want to chat a little about something we discussed at OnStage last month.  I'm referring to the three categories of stamper: Beginner, Casual, and Avid.

What do I mean by this?  Well, as Stampin' Up demonstrators we try to reach out to all levels of experience in paper crafters. We want to provide the best service we can to each and every person we come in contact with.  So, knowing each person's skill level is important in helping them find products that they will love!

The BEGINNER is someone who has likely never stamped at all before.  They have little to no supplies to start with, but are eager to get creative and make things!  This card is the perfect example of a beginner project.  It uses a Whisper White card base, one stamp set and just a couple of colors of ink.  There are no difficult techniques and a beginner could easily re-create this card on their own.

The CASUAL crafter has been collecting some supplies and stamps on occasion.  They enjoy a good class and like to try new things, but they still enjoy the simplicity of projects they can recreate at home.  This card using the same idea as the beginner card, but here you see that we've added layers of cardstock and ribbon. This card is perfect for the casual crafter!

The last level of crafter is the AVID crafter!  These are the folks, like us, who want it all and probably have most of it! They've been crafting for a bit and have tried lots of techniques and have likely created their own style of stamping.   We can keep an avid crafter engaged by adding multiple elements to our projects.  In this case, I've added some die cut floral elements from the stamp and die bundle and have layered them onto the card using dimensionals.  I used sponge daubers to apply the ink directly to the stamps to get every detail of the image, and I've also added a bit of bling to jazz it up!

As you can see, each level of crafter is just a step up from the last.  In every beginner, there is an avid crafter just waiting to be set free!  So, lets encourage all of our customers to try new things and help them succeed into their own amazing avid crafters!!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you found this post interesting.  Please consider "FOLLOWING" my blog so that you'll get notified when I post the next time.  I'd love to hear your thoughts on the three levels of crafter.  Please feel free to comment down below!

Don't forget to visit these other incredible demonstrator blogs! You'll find tons of tips, techniques and of course, beautiful projects to enjoy!!

And as always,

Happy Crafting!

Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlights!

Hello, Hello everyone!!  I hope this finds you having a fabulous day! :-) Today is an exciting day because i'm participating in an "INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHT" hosted by Kylie Bertucci.  Our theme is "Gratitude and Thankfulness".  It's perfectly fitting as we wrap up 2018, don't you think?

My entry for the highlight, is one that was inspired by another love of mine.  Ya know, you've probably heard a million times "Take inspiration for your work, from the things around you." or "Inspiration is everywhere".  And, they're not wrong!

As I said, today's card was inspired by another love of mine.  You may not know this, but I am an avid crocheter!  My mother taught me when I was just a few years old and I have been doing it ever since.  I find great joy and relaxation in picking up a hook and yarn.  And, I've made many projects that I cherish! 

Well yesterday, Hannah came to me and asked for a net to put her stuffed animals in. Mind you, she would need a net spanning the entirety of her room to hold all of them! I think she has a problem. lol.  Anyway, as I got to work crocheting a net for her, I caught a glimpse of inspiration!

In this photo, I see Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, and Gold Foil.  Do you see it? Beautiful combination too! I love it!

So I took a photo, because these days I forget things..... OFTEN! lol. Once I finished the net, I headed to my craft room intent on making good use of this inspiration. 

When I have a "multicolored stamp" such as this floral one, I really enjoy using my blender pens (NOT Stampin' Blends) to apply the color.  This allows me to put each color exactly where I want it, and stamp a full color image all at once. It saves so much time and looks fantastic too!

From here, it's just a matter of cutting cardstock, stamping a background using versamark ink (another of my favorite go-to techniques), and layering the card together!

I love the way the card turned out and I feel good knowing that I took inspiration from something I saw, and applied it to my paper crafting!  

What do you think?  Did I nail it? 

 

One last thing before you go!!  Please vote for my card on Kylie's highlights page. It would mean so much to me!! :-)

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you take inspiration from things around you as well!

Until next time,

Happy Crafting!

Love this project? Here is your shopping list so you can re-create this idea on your own.... Just click on the images below to add them to your cart.

Product List

Southern Serenade Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145921]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Blender Pens [102845]	Calypso Coral 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Ribbon [148804]

My FAVORITE Suite in the 2018 Holiday Catalog!

Well Good Morning everyone!! Happy Monday! hehehe. Here in East Tennessee, winter is setting in. As I'm sitting here chatting with you, the sun has come up and is starting to warm the earth. The trees and ground have been lightly dusted with snow and the ice crystals are glistening in the sunlight. It's a beautiful winter day!

Snow always reminds me of my childhood. How I loved to run and play in it with my brothers and sisters! We built forts, made snow angels, and yes! had snowball fights! ha! Another wonderful thing about the snow coming, was that Christmas was on it's way! Yes, of course, I loved getting presents. DUH! What kid doesn't?

 But what I REALLY loved was the Christmas specials on TV!! All those fabulous holiday cartoons and movies came on and played every night for families to enjoy together. It's such a shame they don't do that anymore. :-( We do, from dvd though! Some of my best childhood memories were of my family sitting in the living room together, watching Frosty the Snowman or Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Mom would always make cook n serve pudding in mugs for us to eat while we sat in wonder. It was our most special treat and it only happened during Christmas time.

 So, you can imagine how excited I was when I saw the "Santa's Workshop" suite in Stampin' Up's Holiday Catalog!! I mean, this entire suite was pulled right out of my childhood!!! From the flocked candy cane paper, to the cotton drawstring bags, to the absolutely ADORABLE "Signs of Santa" stamp & die bundle!! I mean, what's not to love?! Santa and Mrs Claus and those cute little elves oh my!! It's even got the north pole!

Do you see that bag?!  OH MY GOSH!!! It's adorbs!! And you can do so many things with it! It's literally a blank canvas! :-) They're 4"x5" which is a perfect size to add all sorts of yummy treats or little trinkets. You can stamp and emboss directly on them too! SO FUN!!

And, how about that paper?  Oh My! I am totally and completely IN LOVE with this paper!! I admit, I have a few packages of it.... just for ME! haha!

This suite also includes some fabulous textured weave ribbon in "Poppy Parade", as well as gorgeous red rhinestones and some fabulous green & white striped baker's twine.  They all compliment this suite perfectly!

What's absolutely fabulous is that the stamps & dies coordinate BEAUTIFULLY with that paper too! Check it out!

I made a video to show how to use our Stampin' Blends to color Santa (and the rest of the cast) to make them look like the images on the paper.  So once the paper runs out, you can still have all your favorite characters whenever you want! How great is that?!

I hope you love this suite as much as I do!  Of course it's not too late to get it, if you don't have it yet!

Well, I suppose now I should really show you some projects that i've made with this absolutely adorable suite.  If you're like me, you've probably been looking for them all along! I always want to see what people make with this stuff!

Who am I to disappoint?!  Here ya go!

 

 

This bag was made using the "BAG FROM A CARD" technique that I showed you the other day.  I have a video in that blog post as well as on my Youtube channel, showing how to create the bag from a standard A2 size card.  It's a lot of fun! You should definitely make one! If you decide to make one, head over to the Stampin' Chic Facebook group and post a photo there for us to see! I'd love to see how you design yours! :-)

Thank you so much for spending some of your day here with me today! I just love getting visitors!  Until next time.

Happy Crafting!

Love this project? Here is your shopping list so you can re-create this idea on your own.... Just click on the images below to add them to your cart.

Product List

Signs Of Santa Photopolymer Bundle [149967]	Santa's Workshop 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147809]	Santa's Workshop 12" X 12" Cardstock Pack [147755]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050]	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089]
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147275]	Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144595]	Light Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Marker [147031]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058]	Call Me Clover Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147282]