Great Friend Butterfly Bookmark Card using the Two Tags Die

This is another hostess club project for this month. As you can see I love using the Big Shot with a lot of my projects.



I used the Two Tags Die (#115954) to make a bookmark for this card. It can be easily removed from the card and used. Of course with spring just around the corner I accented it with the Beautiful Butterflies Die (#114507) and Great Friend Stamp Set (#113792).



This card was made to fit nicely into a regular Medium 5 3/4" x 4 3/8" White Envelope.

Items used: Big Shot (#113439), Stampin Up Two Tags Die (#115954), Stampin Up Beautiful Butterflies Die (#114507), Scalloped Oval Punch (#114889), Large Oval Punch (#107305), Wide Oval Punch (#112082) Pale Plum CS (#101658), Rich Razzleberry CS (#115316), Whisper White CS (#100730), Rich Razzleberry Ink (#115658), Mellow Moss Ink (#102774), Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon (#109069), Glue Dots (#103683), Dimensionals (#104430), Great Friend Stamp Set (#113792)

Using the Perfect Setting Big Shot Die for Easter ~ Upcoming Class Project

This is a sample of the second project for my upcoming Big Shot Class. As I mentioned before this class has an Easter Theme. This project uses the Stampin' Up! Perfect Settings Die (#115961) and the NEW Stampin' Up! Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die (#118138) that can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog.



In the catalog it shows the one piece being used around the base of a cupcake....which is really pretty but you can also use it around a plastic cocktail cup. I filled the cup with Easter grass and then chocolate eggs. I used the other piece of the die as an egg holder (of course you would want to color & decorate your egg). Both pieces are accented with butterflies made with the Beautiful Wings die.

My Big Shot class scheduled is for Tuesday, March 9 at St. Barnabas Chapel in Bridgeport. You can sign up for 5 pm, 6pm, or 7 pm and it will take you approximately one hour to complete 2 different projects. The cost is $10 if you bring your own Big Shot or $12 if you come and use mine.... I provide the dies. You will make 2 of each project. The other project can be seen HERE.

As an added bonus...if you attend the class you can purchase the Perfect Settings Die for only $37.95....regular price is $42.95.

The class registration is limited so contact me immediately to reserve your space. You can email me at ba.wilson@yahoo.com to register.

Other items used include: Pawsitively Prints Designer Series Paper (#118060), Wide Oval Punch (#112082), Sponges (#101610), Well Scripted Stamp Set (#117072-w; #118601-c), Almost Amethyst Ink (#101723), Almost Amethyst CS(#102158), Big Shot (#113439), Extended Cutting Pads (#113478), Glue Dots (#103683)

If you would like to order any of the items listed above you can shop at my online store by clicking HERE and then click "shop now" button located at the top right.

Great Friend Butterfly with Glitter Card

This is one of my upcoming Hostess Club Class projects. It is a very simple card made with one of my favorite stamp sets.... Great Friend (#113792).



To complete this project I also used the NEW Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder (#117335) with my Big Shot. This new and very popular folder is available in our new Occasions Mini Catalog.

Items used include: Big Shot (#113439), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (#117335), 2-Way Glue (# 100425), Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (#102023), Black Stazon Ink (#101406), Glue Dots (#103683), Paper Piercing Tool (#116631), Mat Pack (#105826), Vintage Brads (#109109), Basic Black CS (#102851), Bermuda Bay CS (#115317), Whisper White CS (#100730), Great Friend Stamp Set (#113792)

Easter Bunny using Top Note Die ~ Class March 9

For Easter we love to give kids a cute little bag of treats and how cute is this? I took a few ideas from different designs from cards and 3-D projects and came up with this cute bunny.



If you would like to learn how to make this cute Easter Bunny Treat Bag Topper using the Top Note Die then you need to register for my upcoming Big Shot class scheduled for Tuesday, March 9 at St. Barnabas Chapel in Bridgeport. You can sign up for 5 pm, 6pm, or 7 pm and it will take you approximately one hour to complete 2 different projects. The cost is $10 if you bring your own Big Shot or $12 if you come and use mine.... I provide the dies. You will make 2 of each project. The other project will be shown later this week so make sure to check this blog again later.

The class registration is limited so contact me immediately to reserve your space. You can email me at ba.wilson@yahoo.com to register.

Thoughts & Prayers Card with Bride Specialty Paper

This card is one that I like (the design) but don't like to send.....a sympathy card.



I used Basic Gray CS and ink along with one of my favorite new Specialty Designer Papers..Bride (115669) and Whispher White CS. The stamp set is Thoughts & Prayers (113252). For some special touches I used the Ticket Corner punch (107214), the Wide Oval punch (112082), Silver Brads (104336), and my Big Shot with the Lots of Tags Sizzlit (114508).

Snowflake Scrapbooking Pages by Jayne

Jayne is one of my team members and she loves to scrapbook. She brought these pages to share with other team members at our recent team meeting.

She used pages left over from a previous project using the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit (115696). She also used the Photos Corner punch (109042), the Jumbo Snowflake punch (116628), the Designer Label punch (107590), the 5-Petal Flower punch (109041), the 1" Circle punch (109046), the Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads (109111) and Old Olive ink with Old Olive and Very Vanilla CS.

Some Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini items are still available for purchase

Stampin' Up! has recently chosen to carryover several products from the Holiday Mini Catalog. These products (shown here) are available for purchase directly through me and by online ordering on my web site. In addition, these products will be available in the next Idea Book & Catalog. So if you missed ordering one of these items and want to order one now...just email me or click HERE to order from my Online Store.

As usual, there may be additional products from the Holiday Mini Catalog (not currently listed as write-in products) that also may appear in your next Idea Book & Catalog.

Scrapbooking Class ~ February 23

Are you tired of all of this snow? If so, you need to come to my upcoming scrapbooking class scheduled for Tuesday, February 23 in Bridgeport at St. Barnabas Chapel. We will be using the Petal Party Simply Scrappin' Kit...with looks of spring! These would make great Easter pages.



Come and make 6 pages. (2 12 x 12 layouts) Cost is $20 for non club members or $10 for scrapbooking club members. You can come anytime between 5 and 7 to start your pages. Contact me at ba.wilson@yahoo.com to reserve your spot. Registration is limited.

If you cannot attend the class or live out of town you can purchase the Class by Mail. The cost is $20 plus $4.95 for Priority Mail shipping. Contact me at ba.wilson@yahoo.com for more information.

Click HERE for a list of other upcoming events.

My SAB Sample-Vintage Labels

This is one of my favorite cards....I love the color combo used here. I used the New In-Colors Soft Suede and Bermuda Bay.



This card uses one of the Sale-A-Bration sets that you can earn for FREE with a $50 purchase....the Vintage Labels set. I used the NEW clear mount set so I could stamp the "For You" in the middle of the scallop circle image without using the Stamp-a-ma-jig. I dry embossed the Bermuda Bay piece using the Seeing Spots Class Brass Plate.

Items used for this project include: Seeing Spots Classy Brass Plate (#107412), Scalloped Circle Punch (#109043), Dimensionals (#104430), Paper Piercing Tool (#116631) & Mat Pack (#105826), Empressor Stylus Tool (#100716) , Soft Suede (#115318), Whisper White (#100730), & Bermuda Bay (115317) CS; Soft Suede (#115657) & Bermuda Bay (#115655) ink, Vintage Labels (SAB) Stamp Set (#118392-wood, #119122-clear)

Valentine Shaker Card

First of all I would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! This is my Valentine Card for all of you to say "thanks" and "I love you much". I really enjoy being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and YOU make it worth while.



For this card I used an idea given to us at Leadership last month. You take all of the little hearts left over from punching out card stock with the NEW Pinking Heart Border Punch (#117649) and place it in the NEW Heart Shaped Treat Cups (#120435) along with Chunky Glitter. (Isn't it funny how us crafters find a good use for our scraps too!)

Here you can see a close up of the Valentine shaker I made. I also added a couple of hearts punched out with the NEW Small Heart Punch (#117193) and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

Other items used for this project include: Sending Love Specialty Paper (#117153), Real Red 1/2" Sending Love Epoxy Brads (#117270), Well Scripted Stamp Set (#117072-w OR #118601-c), Real Red Satin Ribbon (#117286), Full Heart Punch (#113693), Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (#102023), Chunky Essentials Red and White Glitter (#108797), Real Red Ink, Real Red CS, and Pretty in Pink CS.