5th Avenue Floral One Sheet Wonder Workshop

You are invited to attend a “One Sheet Wonder” workshop on Friday June 4th, from 6:30pm-9:30 pm at Southside Baptist Church, Chesapeake. I will show you how to use the beautiful 5th Ave. Floral Stamp Set to create your own patterned paper. Then you will use that paper to make 10 all occasion cards and a cute tote to keep them in.

Option #1: $15 to make 10 cards and a tote (card box)
Option #2: $40 for the class and Fifth Avenue Floral Stamp set to keep
Option #3: $65 for the stamp set, 3 ink pads, 24 sheets of colored cardstock, 20 sheets of white cardstock, 40 envelopes, and SNAIL adhesive (and the class is FREE)

Space is limited, register by May 16th!

See left sidebar to register NOW!

Color Renovation

Last week Stampin’ Up announced to its demonstrators that they will be going through a Color Renovation. Here is a list of the current colors that will be retiring.

Some former In Colors are coming back as part of the new core collections, and 5 brand new colors are being introduced.

All this will happen in July, with the new Idea Book & Catalog. There will also be 5 new In Colors, which will be available for two full years, instead of the current one year.

I must admit, that at first, I was shocked at the announcement, and somewhat disappointed that they decided to make this change………..especially since I was gradually purchasing all the colors of cardstock, and have almost completed my collection!

But after listening to the information presented to us on the demonstrator website, and reading other blogs for opinions………..I am excited about the change. Most of my favorite colors are sticking around, many of the retiring colors I NEVER used, a few of my favorite In Colors from the past are becoming part of the new collection, and most of all, if I understand correctly, the new catalog will have more accessories that coordinate will the cardstock colors! Yeah! I think I avoided using certain colors because there wasn’t ribbon to match the ink and cardstock.

I think the best analogy I have heard about the color change is to think about when you are shopping. Isn’t it fun to see all the new colors used in clothing, purses, make-up, and even cars? Wouldn’t it be dull and boring if we wore the same colors of clothing year after year after year?!

And - have you ever had a product that you really loved, suddenly disappear from the shelves because it was discontinued? Wouldn’t you have bought extras, if only you knew ahead of time it would no longer be available? With this announcement by Stampin’ Up, we have time to stock up on our favorite colors before they are gone.

This Color Renovation may be overwhelming at first, but just like a renovation to your home, the end result is something beautiful and you are happy with the results and glad you did it!

I am looking forward to the next few months – trying to use up that stash of cardstock I have been purchasing! Contact me if you would like to get together with your friends and help me! Keep checking my blog and Stampin’ Up website for future class offerings!

February Stamp Club Projects

I am a little out of order with posting my club projects. I am trying to be better at blogging on a regular basis………but like the rest of my life, things continue to be crazy and totally unorganized!
The first card we made in our February club meeting was this card.

My upline, Susan Elise, demonstrated how to make this card at one of our meetings. It is super easy to make this beautiful card using a brayer, the Elegant Bouquet Impressions Folder, and the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine.

Then each of my club members made a little box like this for holding 3x3 cards.



We used retired Designer Series Specialty paper. The specialty paper is cardstock weight, and perfect for making cute boxes. The little flower on the front of the box was made with several circle punches. I plan on giving my club members a 3x3 card with their club order each month. They can keep them in the box, until they have an occasion to use the card.

Finally we made this 3x3 card and 6x6 page showing how to make the little lamb.

My stamp clubs are a great way to learn new techniques, and have a fun afternoon/evening out. Contact me for more information about joining!

The Power of a Handmade Card!

I have been my daughter’s Girl Scout leader for the past 10 years. Recently I was asked if I would be interested in starting a new Brownie Girl Scout troop. There are always girls who show interest in joining Girl Scouts during the cookie sales, but all the Brownie troops in our area are full. I decided to take on a new troop, with the hope of getting the girls in my Senior Girl Scout Troop to lead and mentor the younger girls. For several weeks now I have been given names of girls and parents who have expressed interest in joining a Brownie Troop, and called or emailed the families to invite them to a meeting. At the first meeting, only two families showed up. During the course of two more weeks I made many more phone calls to invite girls/parents to a meeting to find out more about Girl Scouts. There were 3 or 4 parents who said they were interested and would bring their daughters to the next meeting. At the second meeting, only one girl showed up, and she was one of the two girls that came to the first meeting. She had a great time with the older girls………but I was disappointed that the others had “forgotten” (even though I called to remind them of the meeting) or that they had just changed their mind. Two more weeks go by…….more phone calls are made to invite girls/parents to a meeting……..but this time I sent each girl this card:





Well, Thursday night was our third Brownie meeting, and 5 out of the 6 girls that received this card, attended the meeting and signed up to join the troop! Even though there was nothing fancy about this card, I know it was the card and handwritten note inside that made the difference. The parents all mentioned how excited the girls were to receive something in the mail.
So you see, a handmade card really does make someone feel special. I am going to TRY and actually send the cards I make, instead of hoarding them! Thanks for looking. Now go make a card for someone and SEND IT!!!

March Stamp Club 3D Project

This is the 3D item we made at stamp club this month. I saw this idea
back in February. I kept seeing the same idea on other blogs. You can make this using any size of paper. Then I saw where someone added a handle, making it into a cute Easter basket. I thought it would make a cute favor for the Easter dinner table. Thanks for looking!