Get Ready! January is nearly here. If you are hoping to schedule an in person workshop (Indy local area) or a virtual online workshop via Facebook - you need to get your dates set - my calendar is filling!
If you are interested in joining my demonstrator team - quick! We have a super fun Shoebox Swap set for the first weekend in January......
This space will be FULL of ideas, inspiration, specials and giveaways. If you don't have a hard copy of the catalogs yet, let me know and I can get you one.
We are getting closer to the end of my Ten Project Sneak Peak into the Occasions 2018 Stampin' Up! Catalog! But - that means you are getting closer to the day that you will be able to order from it.....
Today's project has a LOT going on. It was actually the second project I made - the first once I got my preorder. The first project was the Heart card I made with 2 of the stamp sets I made after returning home from Salt Lake. It was waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in November.
This video may be my longest one yet (if you are not familiar with my Short and Simple videos - my goal is to keep them under 5 minutes - I know so many of us are rushed for time - and I want you to be able to squeeze in inspiration in the few available minutes you might have!) But - with the Blends coloring (on the box itself and then on the tag/bookmark) and then the quick box assembly - it comes in at about 9 minutes. Real time it was about 27. This is also a great watch if you don't have a lot of the Blends colors yet - you can see I work with mostly the neutralish ones - and I think the results are pretty good!
The stamp set featured is a Hostess Set for the Occasions catalog. I am currently taking Hostess bookings for LIVE workshops in the greater Indianapolis area AND for my super fun virtual workshops. I will only be doing workshops for Sale-A-Bration through the end of February - as my family and I will be visiting cottages like this in person in March (we will be in Ireland, lol). If you would be interested - message me and we will get something set up. I can pretty much promise - you host a workshop and do the basic 'hostessy' stuff - you will be able to own this adorable and unique set!
The dies on the other hand - they are part of the same die set that go with my wildly popular Valentine luminary posting from this week! Who knew, right??! I don't know if 2 projects could be so vastly different - but there you have it - same die and most would never guess it. The only piece I used on both projects is the banner.
The box itself is super super simple to assemble.
While you can not purchase the stamp set outright - the rest of the elements of the project CAN be purchased. And there are ways that you can and I will have the Cozy Cottage for you. So - just like all my preview projects - check back here on JANUARY 17 (one month from today). For the shopping list and additional information on this project!
Sometimes Stampin' Up just hits it right out of the park. And with today's sneak peak - that is where you will find this!!!
The Painted with Love Suite has some beautiful elements - but the Designer Series Paper and the Gold Glitter - are just OH MY beautiful!
Seeing them here in the video will show them off just a bit better than seeing them in the catalog or in the pictures - so take a look:
You may remember the luminaries I did earlier this month with the Hearts Come Home and the Bethlehem dies. This is my take with the new Sure Do Love You Bundle and the DSP from the suite.
Valentine's Day comes while the days are still dark and a little dreary - so these super quick little decor items are a perfect way to show someone that you are thinking of them!
As you can see in the video they literally take just minutes to whip up - and if you were doing several it would not take much more time at all as you could simply run more pieces through the Big Shot with one pass.
If you are in the Indianapolis area - these will be one of the projects at my January Camp. For complete class details - simply hit the link to sign up for my email list! January will be here before we know it!
Most of the elements I used for this project will be available on January 3rd with the release of the Occasions 2018 Stampin' Up! catalog. So check back to this site on JANUARY 15 when I have the shopping list and some FREEBIES for this project available!!!
If you would like one of the physical copies of the catalog - just let me know and I can stick a copy in the mail to you!
Well - today brings us HALFWAY through the 10 projects from the sneak peak of the Occasions 2018 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog!
The card has a masculine feel to it. It is from a fun, lighthearted soda set - the stamp set is called Bubble Over. It has bottles, labels, straws, bubbles, hearts, backgrounds and more. So fun. It can be sodas or even craft beer.
The stamps can be bundled with the dies - and how cute are they?
The straws have the little indents in them! So fun - and you get one that bends each way.....
There are bottle tops and bottle caps - in my video you will see I did the caps in metallic champagne - but imagine those and the tops in metallic silver!
The card has a fun fold - it is really easy to do. If you are in Indy and would like to attend my January camp - this will be one of the projects we will be making then!
The Designer Series Paper that I am using on this is a Sale-A-Bration FREEBIE! It is designed to match this bundle perfectly. Because I was going for a masculine "craft" look I brayered it to match my cardstock and the bottles.
The finishing touch are the new epoxy shapes - tiny little celebration bubbles!
Like this card? If you want to get the stuff to be able to make it once available to the public - let me know if you need the Occasions 2018 catalog. Then make sure to check back on this website January 3 for the live kick off of the catalog.
Then on January 12 I will have more details for this project AND one lucky reader will have the chance to win the card I made in the video!
Today is one of my favorite of the sneak peak's that I have for you! This collection is just fabulous!
For one -it's huge! It contains so much of everything that you need to celebrate! The elements are so elegant and lush.
The ribbons are velvet and satin. The papers are silver and shiny. The shreddie is even shiny. There are stencils with metallic pastes and glittery pastes.
It's supersized! In January I will be offering 3 different classes to go with various parts and pieces from a small portion of the collection to one full blown get it all class! For today - enjoy this sneak peak card that we made last week as part of my demonstrator events with my team.
If you like the card - you will most certainly want to check back on January 11 when I fill you in on all the elements of it - and offer one lucky stamper the chance to own the one made in the video! (you can see me being careful with it as I tape it together, lol......but by then it will be dry!)
If you are in the Indy area this card will also be part of my FEBRUARY Stamp Camp - February Camps will be supersized - so this card fits right in with that!
If you are reading this and it is STILL Dec 11 - remember FREE shipping is still on til Midnight Mountain time on ANY sized order. I will be sending THANK YOU gifts in early January for all online orders placed - so today is the perfect day to order!
Today continues my preview of products from the upcoming Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs. You will be able to order from both on January 3rd.
This card will be the fastest of all of the preview cards. It is a fun stamp set - three steps. The stamps are numbered in the set - however if you watch the video and later get the stamp set - you will see I do them in order that doesn't match the suggested order. I chose to start with the outline since I wanted my outline dark.
The Tutti-frutti cards and envelopes are one of the FREE Sale-a-Bration selections you will be able to choose with any $50 purchase. The pack comes in 4 colors. These are the pear - all of them are subtly decorated - both the cards and envelopes.
Two packages of them easily were enough for my demonstrator team of nearly 20 who came to all make one. The cards were just in different colors. Those that used the Coral/Daffodil combo just switched up the sequin colors as well - since it is all part of the Tutti Frutti suite it coordinates beautifully.
The swish highlights the reason for your congrats - and the stamp set includes 6 sentiments to add.
When you get your Stamparatus this will be an ideal set to use - especially at graduation season when you need to stamp a few cards for the graduates! You will be able to whip out multiples in minutes!
For information on how to purchase the products used on this card - and for your chance to win the one I created in this video - check back to my website on January 7th!
If you would like to reserve your own Stamparatus (which will be BILLED and SHIPPED sometime in MARCH or later) NOW is the time to do it! The process is simple - here is how:
HERE ARE HELPFUL TIPS to reserve your Stamparatus:
Visit my webstore by clicking HERE.
There will be a large Stamparatus Reserve Now Banner
When you click on the Stamparatus Banner, you will be taken to the reservation page.
In order to access the reservation app you need to be logged in to your customer online store account (or create an account if you don’t have one).
Simply enter your name and credit card information (you will have the chance to update the card when the tools arrive, so don't worry what one you use). You WILL also get the chance to add an item to be eligible for a FREE Saleabration item if your tool arrives before the end of March.
I will also give everyone who orders through me a FREE item valued at $8.95 (picked up or mailed to you!) as a thank you!
If you have any questions - you can contact me. We won't have a way to know you reserved a tool - so if you do, please let me know - so I can remind you as the time gets near for delivery
Today is DAY TWO of the Ten Days in December Sneak Peek!! And it's a Party with a Panda!! The best part of this party? Well, the Panda is a FREEBIE. That's right. This fun set will be one of the selections you can make this year with your $50 purchase. Spend $50 - get a WHOLE free stamp set. What a great deal!
I pulled several elements from the Tutti Frutti collection to use with the Panda - the papers, the SELF ADHESIVE sequins - the WATERMELON punch.... watch the video....
You will see other fun new products used as well. If you want to be the lucky one who gets this card from the video sent to them - come back on January 4th and find the shopping list and the HOW to on getting your order in to be the lucky one who gets to party with my little Panda!
This January 3 Stampin' Up! will kick off another great year with a fun Occasions catalog and Sale-A-bration Sale. While you will need to wait just a while longer to be able to purchase (and collect all those Sale-A-Bration freebies!), I am here to help you start thinking of just what you might want on your shopping list!
Over the next month I will have TEN days of my Short and Simple videos featuring projects that use stamps, papers, embellishments, dies and mixed up to inspire you!
One of the suites will be even be featured in my Projects by Mail series! Because many of the items are not available yet, I won't have many details or ANY shopping links like I usually do - instead I will give you a date to check back in January.
When you come back in January on THAT date - you will get all of the "word" details and shopping information for the projects - including a big fat special....AND the first one to order the stamp set featured on that day - I will mail them the card that I made in the video!!
This week I will be having my demonstrator team over to do 8 projects. So -these first few projects will be ones they will be making! If you have ever thought about becoming a demonstrator and are in the greater Indianapolis area - I would love to have you join us!!
The first collection featured in this video sneak peek is the Petal Passion Collection. I do use several of the pieces included in the collection - the Petal Palette stamp set, the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper, the Peal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders and the Petals and More Thinlits dies.
Two things before you watch the video: When I get new die cuts these days - the first thing I do is get them all out and run them through the Big Shot. So many of our dies these days do things other than cut - I like to know what I am working with. I then stick the cuts in the stamp case for future reference.
In the video you will also see that have pear and blushing bride washi tape wrapped around my Wink of Stella. If you hold classes or are mass producing a card- then this helps you not have to 'clean' your Stella. They are cleaned by simply wiping them down on scrap, but each wipe uses up just a bit of the fluid. After 20 ladies make a card this week, that's a lot of waste. Instead, they can just use the Stella dedicated to the color. It's super easy on a card with just 2 colors.
Do you love the Petal Passion Collection as much I do?! If so, make sure to check back here on January 3rd!!! I will have MORE with the collection, shopping information AND some surprises!!
Don't worry - if you are still looking for Christmas ideas - those are coming this month too - this month will be just a little bit of everything!!
Yesterday I shared the video of how to make these simple luminaries using Stampin' Up's Hearts Come Home Dies.
Today - I have the same concept - I just switched up the dies.
The first uses the Bethlehem Nights die for a lovely little Nativity. There are two dies that have Eastern skylines, but I just used one and cut off the parts that I needed.
I mounted the star on the front and the Family on the back - gold side facing front. A fun alternate for these would be for each piece to be on their own block. I didn't use the Shepherds at all, so you could easily have several more pieces with just the one die set.
The next design is for New Years. Again, because mine is designed with a class in mind, I kept all the dies on one block. But you could easily do one number per block for a really fun centerpiece for your New Years Eve party!
I have filled each of my designs with one of the upcoming 2018 Occasions Catalog - some super fun shreddie! I ordered 3 packs of it....the picture below shows it. I will have shreddie FOREVA!
I used all three colors - a different one in each of my designs. Since you can't order it til January, if you would like to make the luminaries and need some shreddie - here is what I will do - simply order any of the 3 die cuts that I used from me by Dec 8 - and I will stuff a little envelope with shreddie and send some to you at no charge!
The shopping list for the luminaries is in yesterday's post - so just scroll back one day and you will find everything you need there. I am going to post the video again here - it is the box using the Hearts Come Home dies.
