Monthly Archives: January 2013
Stampin’ Up! Blog Candy Winner. . . . . . .
Sophie did it, she selected the lucky winner of the Stampin’ Up! Oh, Hello Stamp set and it is. . . . . . . . . . . .
Kebrina Metzler who wrote “Thanks for the chance to win! I can’t wait to see the Sale A Bration catalog so I can make my spring order!”
Kebrina, congratulations, please e-mail your shipping address to [email protected] within 30 days and I will get this fun set right out to you.
Thanks to everyone for playing along.
Check out the awesome things happening at Stampin’ Up! below.
Until my next post. . . . . .
Hugs,
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Weight loss in 2013: 6.6 lbs
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It’s a Magical Paper Escape Every Month!
Check this out, you can now get a monthly kit called Paper Pumpkin from Stampin’ Up! that includes exclusive stamps and everything you will need for a great project. You can get more info on this great product at www.mypaperpumpkin.com They even have a try me kit! You won’t want to miss out on even one of these kits. . . . . . . Please select me as your demonstrator when placing your order.
Also. . . . . . .
There is now a great stamp kit, Dude Your Welcome, for the men in your life. Check it out!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED18tTC7XG8[/youtube]
Guys don’t always have the easiest time expressing themselves, but with the Dude, You’re Welcome! kit, they’ll have
- Four wood-mount stamps (double-mounted) with the perfect sentiment for every occasion
- Twelve 4″ x 6″ postcards in four different (manly) colors
- Twelve gray envelopes
- A Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad
- An instructional guide (for the most novice stamper!)
Basically, the kit includes everything a dude needs to create the perfect manly card that any woman would adore, all packaged in an appropriately masculine box.
This set can be purchased now with item number 132807. Great gift idea!
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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!
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Check out the brand new Spring Catalog and get all those supplies you need for your up coming projects.
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Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up! CLICK HERE
New items added!
CHECK OUT MY STAMPING EVENTS Click here to see my event calendar
Posted in Uncategorized
Stampin’ Up! Owl Card – Tutorial #566
Hello There,
The chill is in the air here in Ohio for sure. We are suppose to see single digit temps in the next few days, burrrrrrrr. This card should warm someone up though, at least their heart, right?
I made 30 of these and the Stampin’ Up! owl punch made quick work of it. One thing about the owl punch that I don’t show here is that you can really customize your owl. I’ve seen the owls created with designer paper and they are super cute. I’m sure there are so many combinations of colors and DSP that you would never get tired of using this little guy.
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Here is the link if you wish to enter for a chance to win this great set. CLICK HERE
Winner will be selected on Saturday, January 19, 2013.
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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .
Project Supplies:
Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Take Care (item #126312) and Netting background stamp (item#122655)
Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Cajun Craze
Accessories: Stampin’ Up! sponges, ruler, Stampin’ Up! Owl Builder Punch (item #118074), Piercing tools, Soft Suede and Basic Black markers
Punched the pieces for the owl using the Owl Builder punch. As you see I am making many of these cards today. I punched the large circle for the eye and the chest piece using Whisper White card stock, the owl in both Cajun Craze and Lucky Limeade, the medium circle using Basic Black card stock and the heart using Cherry Cobbler card stock.
I wanted a design on the chest piece so I inked up my Netting background stamp and put the chest pieces on it and then put a piece of scrap paper over the stamp and rubbed gentle. I did half of the pieces using Cajun Craze ink and half of them with Lucky Limeade ink. I then sponged the edges with the same color they were stamp in.
For the sky, I used the direct to paper technique and quickly smeared the ink with the ink pad directly on the card stock. The card stock is 3.5″ x 4.5″ Whisper White. Every background you do with this method will look different.
Stamped the limb using Basic Black ink.
Using a ruler I added the swing seat using a Soft Suede Marker. I drew it to be 2.75″ wide.
Removed the ruler and made the swing seat a bit thicker with the marker.
added the swing ropes using a ruler and a Basic Black marker.
Sponged Basic Black ink around the edge of the card stock and assembled the owls and adhered them to the card stock. I tilted the owl on the right so it looks like it is snuggling up with the one on the left.
Added a 3.75″ x 5.25″ piece of Old Olive card stock and then pierced the right and left side of the Old Olive panel.
Added a Tempting Turquoise card base measuring 8.5″ x 5.5″ folded in half.
Here is the finished card.
May your day be spent with someone you love.
Check out all the great things happening at Stampin’ Up! below.
Until my next post. . . . . .
Hugs,
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Weight loss in 2013: 6.6 lbs
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It’s a Magical Paper Escape Every Month!
Check this out, you can now get a monthly kit called Paper Pumpkin from Stampin’ Up! that includes exclusive stamps and everything you will need for a great project. You can get more info on this great product at www.mypaperpumpkin.com They even have a try me kit! You won’t want to miss out on even one of these kits. . . . . . .
Also. . . . . . .
There is now a great stamp kit, Dude Your Welcome, for the men in your life. Check it out!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED18tTC7XG8&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Guys don’t always have the easiest time expressing themselves, but with the Dude, You’re Welcome! kit, they’ll have
- Four wood-mount stamps (double-mounted) with the perfect sentiment for every occasion
- Twelve 4″ x 6″ postcards in four different (manly) colors
- Twelve gray envelopes
- A Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad
- An instructional guide (for the most novice stamper!)
Basically, the kit includes everything a dude needs to create the perfect manly card that any woman would adore, all packaged in an appropriately masculine box.
This set can be purchased now with item number 132807. Great gift idea!
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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!
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Check out the brand new Spring Catalog and get all those supplies you need for you up coming projects.
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Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up! CLICK HERE
New items added!
CHECK OUT MY STAMPING EVENTS Click here to see my event calendar
Stampin’ Up! Blog Candy from the Chicks. . . .
A Big Hello Today From My Girl Sophie.
She has something special for you. She is giving you a chance to win these Stampin’ Up! Oh, Hello Stamps fresh out of the new Spring Catalog. How about them apples?
All you need to do to enter for a chance to win is leave a comment on this blog post (no e-mail entries will be accepted. If you are getting this blog update via e-mail, please CLICK HERE and then leave a comment at the bottom of the blog post.
I will select the winner using a random number generator on Saturday, January 19, 2013. Be sure to comment so you can be included.
Now let’s let my gang get back to what they do best, Luke loves to guard the yard from his place on the our lower deck. While the girls look for yummy things to eat in the grass.
Goodbye for now.
Check out all the great things happening at Stampin’ Up! below.
Until my next post. . . . . .
Hugs,
Sophie, Bunny, Buffy, Red and Luke
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Weight loss in 2013: 4.9 lbs
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It’s a Magical Paper Escape Every Month!
Check this out, you can now get a monthly kit called Paper Pumpkin from Stampin’ Up! that includes exclusive stamps and everything you will need for a great project. You can get more info on this great product at www.mypaperpumpkin.com They even have a try me kit! You won’t want to miss out on even one of these kits. . . . . . .
Also. . . . . . .
There is now a great stamp kit, Dude Your Welcome, for the men in your life. Check it out!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED18tTC7XG8&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Guys don’t always have the easiest time expressing themselves, but with the Dude, You’re Welcome! kit, they’ll have
- Four wood-mount stamps (double-mounted) with the perfect sentiment for every occasion
- Twelve 4″ x 6″ postcards in four different (manly) colors
- Twelve gray envelopes
- A Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad
- An instructional guide (for the most novice stamper!)
Basically, the kit includes everything a dude needs to create the perfect manly card that any woman would adore, all packaged in an appropriately masculine box.
This set can be purchased now with item number 132807. Great gift idea!
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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!
************************************************************
Check out the brand new Spring Catalog and get all those supplies you need for you up coming projects.
**********************************************************
Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up! CLICK HERE
New items added!
CHECK OUT MY STAMPING EVENTS Click here to see my event calendar
Lovely As A Tree Sympathy Card – Stampin’ Up! Tutorial #565
I have a Sympathy Card Tutorial for you today. I created this for my dear neighbor who lost a loved one this past weekend. I hope this card brings some comfort to her.
A little about the card, I used direct to paper to create the background for the trees. Check out the tutorial below. 🙂
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I’m just returning from Stampin’ Up’s Leadership Conference where I learned about some very exciting products that are coming out and had a great time with friends.
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Check this out, you can now get a monthly kit called Paper Pumpkin from Stampin’ Up! that includes exclusive stamps and everything you will need for a great project. You can get more info on this great product at www.mypaperpumpkin.com They even have a try me kit! You won’t want to miss out on even one of these kits. . . . . . .
Also. . . . . . .
There is now a great stamp kit, Dude Your Welcome, for the men in your life. Check it out!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED18tTC7XG8&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Guys don’t always have the easiest time expressing themselves, but with the Dude, You’re Welcome! kit, they’ll have
- Four wood-mount stamps (double-mounted) with the perfect sentiment for every occasion
- Twelve 4″ x 6″ postcards in four different (manly) colors
- Twelve gray envelopes
- A Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad
- An instructional guide (for the most novice stamper!)
Basically, the kit includes everything a dude needs to create the perfect manly card that any woman would adore, all packaged in an appropriately masculine box.
This set can be purchased now with item number 132807. Great gift idea!
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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .
Project Supplies:
Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Lovely as a Tree and Occasions Alphabet
Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive and Not Quite Navy
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Not Quite Navy, River Rock, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Certainly Celery and So Saffron
Accessories: Stampin’ Up! sponges, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack, Midnight Muse Satin Stitched Ribbon, Summer Smooches Brads, Bigz Tasteful Trim Die, Big Shot Machine and Simply Scored board
It’s best to have your ink pad well inked for the Direct to Paper Technique.
I swiped the So Saffron ink pad directly across the 3 7/8″ x 4.4″ piece of Whisper White card stock.
Smeared the well inked River Rock ink pad on the paper creating mountain shapes.
Stamped the pine tree multiple times at different heights using Always Artichoke ink.
Sponged Certainly Celery ink over the pine trees.
Sponged Old Olive ink over the bottom half of the pine trees.
Tap the Always Artichoke ink pad at the bottom of the card stock.
Die cut a piece of DSP using the Tasteful Trim Die and Big Shot Machine.
Scored the die cut with the Simply Scored tool every 1/4 inch.
Added 2 Not Quite Navy panels (5″ x 6.5″ and 4″ x 4.5″), 2 Old Olive panels (4.75″ x 6.25″ and 4.25″ x 4.75″) and a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack.
Put a line of adhesive where I want the Scallop strip to be and then started at the top and folded the piece a bit here and there to get some great texture.
Added Summer Smooches brads and Midnight Muse Satin Stitched Ribbon.
Stamped the Sympathy stamp from the Occasions Alphabet set using Not Quite Navy ink.
Added a Whisper White card base.
Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
May your day be one of peace and harmony.
Check out the great deals at Stampin’ Up! and my events calendar below.
Until my next post. . . . . .
Hugs,
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Weight loss in 2013: 2.9 lbs
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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!
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Check out the brand new Spring Catalog and get all those supplies you need for you up coming projects.
**********************************************************
Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up! CLICK HERE
New items added!
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Michelle’s Free Stamp Program
Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out! Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator. After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less. Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up: CLICK HERE TO SHOP. My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 
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CHECK OUT MY STAMPING EVENTS Click here to see my event calendar
Posted in Tutorials
Off to Stampin’ Up! Leadership Conference
Hello There,
This truck is making it’s way to Stampin’ Up’s Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida and so am I. I am so excited I can hardly contain myself. Looking so forward to seeing new and exciting products, visiting with friends, making new friends and generally learning a great deal.
As a bonus for you during my absence January 10 – 13 I am doubling the amount of tokens you will earn placing a $50 order with me as your demonstrator.
Here is my token program for my customers if you are not familiar:
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Michelle’s Free Stamp Program
Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out! Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator. After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less. Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up: CLICK HERE TO SHOP. My free stamp set program will be an on going program.
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Although I am traveling I am still available to answer product questions. Please contact me at 937-344-1312 or via e-mail at [email protected].
Stay Warm!
Check out the great deals at Stampin’ Up! and my events calendar below.
Until my next post. . . . . .
Hugs,
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Weight loss in 2013: 2.9 lbs
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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!
************************************************************
Check out the brand new Spring Catalog and get all those supplies you need for you up coming projects.
**********************************************************
Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up! CLICK HERE
New items added!
CHECK OUT MY STAMPING EVENTS Click here to see my event calendar
Posted in Uncategorized
On Safari – Tutorial #564
Hey There,
How about we go on a safari today? Wouldn’t that be nice. Since we can’t actually travel, we will put it down in color and use this stunning stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Zoo Review set.
The background was quickly put in with the Direct to Paper Technique.
I kept my coloring of the zebra kinda muted. I wanted the zebra to take on some of the background color so he looks like the light is reflecting on him. Sometimes that is the hardest thing to do is let some of the background color shine through, but it can be wonderful when you let it happen.
This card has been added to my sales page. Click here to check it out.
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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .
Project Supplies:
Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Zoo Review (item# 122197)
Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White and Basic Black
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, So Saffron and Soft Suede
Accessories: Stampin’ Up! gold brads, Basic Black and Sahara Sand markers, white gel pen, 1 1/4″ square punch
Started by smearing a Baja Breeze ink pad directly across the top of a 4″ square Whisper White card stock.
Smeared Island Indigo ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze entirely.
Smeared So Saffron ink across the bottom of the card stock.
Gently smeared a bit of More Mustard over the So Saffron leaving lots of the So Saffron shining through.
Smeared Soft Suede ink at the top and bottom of the ground area.
Stamped the Zebra using Basic Black ink.
Colored the White strips in with a White gel pen. Leave a little of the background showing through.
Color the dark stripes in using a Sahara Sand marker.
Added Basic Black marker lightly to the dark areas.
Blend the Basic Black just a bit using the Sahara Sand marker. Be careful not to over work the zebra.
Punched 2, 1 1/4″ squares from Basic Black card stock. Cut them in half.
Added a 5.25″ square Whisper White card base, 5.25″ square Basic Black panel, 5″ square Whisper White panel and a 4 1/8″ square Basic Black panel. Also added the triangles and gold brads.
Here is the finished project measuring 5.25″ square.
May your day be filled with warmth.
Check out the great deals at Stampin’ Up! and my events calendar below.
Until my next post. . . . . .
Hugs,
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Weight loss in 2013: 2.9 lbs
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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!
************************************************************
Check out the brand new Spring Catalog and get all those supplies you need for you up coming projects.
**********************************************************
Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up! CLICK HERE
New items added!
***********************************************************
Michelle’s Free Stamp Program
Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out! Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator. After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less. Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up: CLICK HERE TO SHOP. My free stamp set program will be an on going program.
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CHECK OUT MY STAMPING EVENTS Click here to see my event calendar
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