Happy Anniversary to Me!

Today marks my one year anniversary as a Stampin’ Up demonstrator and only about a year and a half as a stamper. I always avoided stamping, thinking I spent enough money on my scrapbooking habit! But after I attended a workshop where my upline, Susan Elise, was the demonstrator, I was hooked! She is not only a talented and creative person………she is one of the sweetest, generous, and most patient people I know! Never in a MILLION years did I think I would be selling ANYTHING but Susan Elise reminded me that I am a teacher (I used to teach children with Learning Disabilities) and she was right! I basically teach others how to make projects, and the quality of Stampin’ Up products sell themselves.
It has been a fun year of learning just about everything I know about stamping from Susan Elise, and her team of “Southern Stars”. I spent hours on SplitCoastStampers.com and even more hours “blurfing” (blog surfing) the sites of other super creative Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. I did a few workshops this past year, but mostly I talked a few friends into joining a monthly stamp club to support me in this new venture. (Thanks Wendy, Nancy, Leighanna, Glenda, Judy, Donna, Lyn, and Kathy!) An extra big “Thank You” goes out to Donna (who also happens to be my sister) for getting her group of crafty friends to place orders on a regular basis. I wouldn’t be starting a second year as a demonstrator if it wasn’t for all of you!!!!
So just for fun…….here is the first project I ever designed and stamped……my 2007 Christmas cards.



And here are the cards I made for Christmas 2008. I designed the snow globe card myself and cased the Christmas tree from this site.




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February Club Project #3

I’m so behind in my blog posts. Sorry! Thanks for checking back to see what’s new. I am going to TRY posting on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
The third project for February‘s stamp club was this butterfly card. My club members were encouraged to use this as an inspiration to design their own card, and not just copy mine. I should have taken photos of their cards because they were all different and all were beautiful.
The cards were made using Bold Brights cardstock and inks. We used the “marker to stamp” method for some of the butterflies, since I don’t have all the ink pads. My large orange butterfly was cut out using paper snips (a must have!) and attached with a mini glue dot. I cut the prongs off the mini brads (non SU) and attached them with mini glue dots.

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Flight of the Butterfly
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise 5 ½ x 8 ½ scored at 4 ¼ ; Naturals White 2 x 5 ½ ; Basic Black2 ¾ x 5 ½ )
Inks: Orchid Opulence, Only Orange, Yo Yo Yellow, black
Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, glue dots, mini brads (non SU)

February Stamp Club Project #2

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. I've been super busy getting ready for my first Stamp-A-Stack which is tomorrow!

The second project for February was this buckle card. I followed this tutorial, but changed the width of the buckle. I used the stamping off technique to get a lighter turquoise butterfly.

Recipie:

Stamp Sets: Flight of the butterfly; Sprinkles
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise 5 1/2 x 7 (scored at 2 3/4); Certainly Celery 4 x 5 1/4;

Rose Red 1 1/2 x 5 1/2 for buckle 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 for mat; Natural White 2 x 3 and 1 x 2 1/4
Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Certainly Celery

Thanks for looking!

My First Stamp-A-Stack

Reserve a spot at my very first stamp-a-stack and make these 12 cards for $15. (You also have the option of making 24 cards for $25.)

Door prizes, raffles and a free gift for attending.

This is a pre-paid event. Pay by Sunday, February 15th and make an extra project for FREE.

20% of sales will be donated to Hope Lutheran Church.

Contact me for more details and to make payment arrangements.

February Stamp Club Project #1

This is the first project we will be making in my club meetings this month. It's a 3x5 spiral memo pad. We will be using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the butterfly images in right place.

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Flight of the Butterfly
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise (3x5)
Rose Red (2 3/4 x 4 1/2)
Naturals White (2 1/2 x 4 1/4)
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Rose Red
Marker: Green Galore

I tied some (non SU) ribbon around some of the spiral rings. Thanks for looking!
Contact me if you want more information about joining one of my clubs.