Mini Valentine Cards

These cards were made by my team member Jennifer Greenman. She made some really cute valentines and shared them with us during our recent team meeting. These cards were made using the Love Bandit Stamp Set that is in our current Occasions Mini Catalog.


Shown above are a couple of additional valentines....the one on the right uses the Always set and the one on the right uses the Happy Moments Sale-A-Bration set.

You can visit Jennifer's Stampin' Up! website by clicking HERE.

Sale-A-Bration Birthday Card Sample

This is a sample made by one of my team members, Jill Broadwater. She used two Sale-A-Bration stamp sets ~ Happy Moments & Whimsical Words. You can get both of these sets for free with a $100 order (before S/H/T).

For upcoming classes and events in the Fairmont, WV area you can visit Jill's Stampin' Up Website.

Scrapbooking Class ~ January 26, 2010

A peek at the pages we will do at my next scrapbooking class.....

At our last class we did Christmas pages and they were so popular everyone wanted to do an additional set of pages using the same kit~Christmas Jingle~ but with different layouts. So I put together another 6 pages using the same colors. This set will make a wonderful addition to the previous pages we did--put them together for wonderful holiday book of memories.

Come and make 6 pages. (2 12 x 12 layouts) Cost is $20 for non club members or $10 for scrapbooking club members. 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.

Team Meeting Project-Become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

This is one of the projects we will be doing at my upcoming Team Meeting on Sunday, January 24. If you are interested in becoming a demonstrator, hobbyist or career, I invite you to attend. We would love to have you. Just let me know you will be attending so I will have enough supplies for everyone attending. Stampin' Up! has a lot of hobby demonstrators....and, you can become one too. Read below for more details.

Stampin' Up! Starter Kits aren't just for career demonstrators. Hobby stampers are welcomed too.

How Does a Hobby Demonstrator Benefit?
* Save 15% on the Starter Kit and choose a FREE Stamp Set of your choice (valued to $47.95*). Ends March 31.

* Choose from Two Kits: The Standard Starter Kit (Now $169) or the Digital + Starter Kit (Now $157) offer over $295 in Stampin' Up! products and includes free shipping. You can customize the kit with your choice of stamp sets, ink colors and more (of equal or less value).

* Sign Up On-line and get immediate access to the Demonstrator only web site and start enjoying your benefits. My sign-up password is STAMPPAD.

* Receive 30% off your first order of $150 or more plus qualify for hostess benefits. During Sale-A-Bration you'll also earn 3 free gifts with a $150 order (one for every $50 in product).

* Enjoy 20% off every order you place.

* Be able to view and order select new stamps and products one month in advance of catalog releases!

* There's no obligation to sell or hold workshops and no penalty if you decide to drop. You keep everything in the kit.

* To remain active, $300 in total retail sales is required per quarter. This includes your own purchases and customer sales.

* Join now! When you sign up with me, you become a member of my personal downline, the Stamp Pad Sisters.

If you have any questions about becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator...just email be at ba.wilson@yahoo.com.

**Details of this card will be published on my blog next week.

Valentine Card with Brayed Bride Paper

This card shows you how you can bray over a piece of Bride Specialty Paper (#115669-$13.95~10 sheets) to add color to the paper. You can use any color of ink. I used Melon Mambo (#115656-$5.95).



Fold the 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Melon Mambo CS in half to form a card

Roll Melon Mambo ink over the ¾” x 5 ½” striped bridal paper; ink will go on some areas and not the others so it will look like white and “the color of ink” striped paper; use a tissue to wipe off the excess ink; set aside to dry



Stamp the heart image onto scrap White CS with Melon Mambo ink ( I used the heart from Sweet Centers Stamp Set---you can use any heart design like the new I (Heart) Hearts from the Occasions Mini Catalog); cut out; set aside

Stamp desired greeting onto scrap White CS using Melon Mambo ink ~ I used Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (#115370); punch out using a Modern Label punch (#116630-$15.95); punch holes in the ends using a 1/16” handheld punch—this makes faux brads.

Adhere the brayed piece onto the 1” x 5 ½” piece of White CS. You will now have the pieces as shown in the photo below.



Ahere all the pieces to card front and your card is complete.

Valentine Scrapbook Pages

Shown above is a special 2-page scrapbook page I put together for my Fairmont Hostess Club. They asked me to do a special 2-page spread featuring new products and techniques....this is what I came up with.

I used:
NEW Sending Love Specialty DP (#117153)
NEW Chocolate Chip 1/4" Sending Love Brads (#117272)
NEW I (Heart) Hearts Stamp Set (#117010-wood OR #118571 clear)
NEW Well Scripted Stamp Set (#117072 wood OR #118601 clear)
NEW Small Heart Punch (#117193)
NEW Scallop Trim Border Punch (#118402~Free with $50 purchase)
Very Vanilla, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, & Old Olive CS
Real Red, Old Olive & Regal Rose Ink
Simple Letters Die (#115960)
Long Board Chipboard (#114320)
Petal Card Bigz Die (#113467)
Full Heart Punch (#113693)
Heart to Heart Punch (#113694)
1" Circle Punch (#109046)
Designer Label Punch (#107590)
Silver Hodgepodge Hardware (#111325)

Below you will see a close-up photo of the flower made using the Full Heart Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Chocolate Chip Sending Love Brads, Heart to Heart Punch, and the I (Heart) Heart stamp set.



If you would like to order one or more of the products shown in this project you can email me at ba.wilson@yahoo.com or go to my website's online store by click the "Shop Now" button at the top right.

Leadership 2010 Photos

I would like to share with you some photos from my trip to the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference held in Phoenix, AZ last week.

The theme was Love What You Do. (Of course we do!) When we checked in we received a beautiful bag with goodies.

You can see that I love the pattern on the bag because my pajama pants were almost a perfect match.

My roommate for the week was Brenda Keenan. I met her while attending the Founder's Circle Retreat. We became instant friends and enjoyed meeting up and spending time together again at leadership. Here we are during the First General Session.

On Thursday evening we attended a special event for Managers and above.....Manager's Reception. This year was a Fiesta and Rodeo.
Me and Brenda in front of the outside fireplace

Shelli's husband, Sterling, road out at the beginning of the rodeo with a Stampin' Up! Flag.

When we got to our tables we found another gift....a stamp set!

With friends at dinner: Erika, Me, Brenda, Debbie

On the last day at General Session Erika and I were Prize Patrol Winners.

In closing....everyone received a Quilt Square (seen in photo below) made with pieces cut out using the Big Shot and a stamp set that will be in the next mini catalog.

Leadership is a wonderful event for Stampin' Up! demonstrators. If you would like to become a demonstrator and participate in their wonderful events contact me for details. I would love to have you as part of my team. This month the starter kit is discounted by 15% and you will also receive any stamp set of your choice with your kit. Click HERE for more details.

A special thank you to Brenda for some of the photos.

Sale-A-Bration Samples -3

Below you will find another two samples of cards made with Sale-A-Bration stamp sets. You can earn one of these stamp sets for FREE with every $50 purhcase now through March 31, 2010. **samples may include other stamp sets~contact me if you would like more information on the products used on these projects.

Good Neighbors (#118378-wood mount OR #119116 clear mount)
Happy Moments (#118671-wood mount OR #119137 clear mount)

Click HERE to view the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

Sale-A-Bration Samples -2

Below you will find more samples of cards using the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets.You can earn one of these stamp sets for FREE with every $50 purhcase now through March 31, 2010. **samples may include other stamp sets~contact me if you would like more information on the products used on these projects.

Whimsical Words (#118386-wood mount OR #119119-clear mount)

Vintage Labels (#118392-wood mount OR #119122-clear mount)
Click HERE to view the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

Sale-A-Bration Samples-1

This week I will show you a few examples of card samples using Sale-A-Bration stamp sets. You can earn one of these stamp sets for FREE with every $50 purhcase now through March 31, 2010. **samples may include other stamp sets~contact me if you would like more information on the products used on these projects.

Happy Moments Set (#118664-wood mount OR #119125 clear mount)

Good Neighbors (#118378-wood mount OR #119116 clear mount) Click HERE to view the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

New Punch Design from Stampin' Up!

Starting with the new 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog and continuing with all new punch designs going forward, Stampin' Up! has adopted a new body style for our punches!

A few features of the new punch style:

• Low-profile, rectangular punch body allows for easier stacking & storing
• Punches lock shut for easier storage & transport
• Dual labels on top & end for easy identification when stored
• Available in three sizes: small, medium, and extra-large
• New punches allow for larger punched images
• More intricate designs while providing greater ease of use.
• Extra -large punch images allow for two-step designs (ie:Two-Step Bird punch)
• Corner punches allow you to punch a corner design along the inside edges of a page, not just corners
• Larger, whole-hand handle design provides better leverage for easier use
• Available in an exclusive Stampin' Up! Color


Statement from Stampin' Up!:
Part of Stampin' Up!'s commitment to providing demonstrators and customers with the very best crafting tools includes the belief in what we call continuous improvement. Essentially what this means is that even if something works very well, but we see a chance to improve it, we will work to make it even better. While new punch designs will be in the new body style, existing designs will remain in the existing body style for now. We will communicate any further changes as those decisions are made.

The new punches can be found in the new Occasions Mini Catalog and there is one in the Sale-A-Bration catalog that you can earn for FREE! We know that you will love this new design.

NEW STAMP SET & TREAT CUPS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY

Just in time for Valentine's Day, our new Heart Treat Cups coordinate perfectly with the Sweetheart stamp set and the Full Heart punch. Perfect for your Valentine projects!

Heart Treat Cups (#120435-12 cups-$2.95) and the coordinating Sweetheart stamp set (#120415-$21.95, wood OR #120780-$15.95, clear) are now available for purchase...and, don't forget the the coordinating Full Heart Punch (#113693-$15.95)

To order your set...just click HERE and click on the "shop now" button. You can also contact me at ba.wilson@yahoo.com.

Here is a close up of a card sample made using these new products.

YOU CAN NOW ORDER FROM OUR NEW CATALOGS

Starting today, January 5, you can now order from the Occasions Mini Catalog

and you can also get FREE product from our Sale-A-Bration catalog.



The Occasions Mini Catalog features our new clear mount stamps sets, new punch designs, new designer papers, new ribbons, and more. With all of these new products and the great products found in our Idea Book & Catalog you won't have problems finding at least $50 of product to order so you can get a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

Click on the photo links located on the left side to view each of our catalogs!

Balloon Sweet Treat Card Tutorial

This card was a project done by my recent Hostess Club members. I wanted to show them a way to make a card, fill it with treats, and then be able to take out the treats without destroying the card.

The directions for this card:

Fold the 5 ½” x 8 ½” Yo Yo Yellow CS in half to form a card.

Stamp desired inside message using Rich Razzleberry ink.

Stamp the balloon image onto the 2 ½” x 3 ¾” Whisper White CS close to the bottom using Rich Razzleberry ink.

Place the 1 ¾” Circle punch just above the balloon strings---align and punch.

Adhere the White CS onto the 2 ¾” x 4” Rich Razzleberry CS.


Next you will punch out a 1 ¾” circle from the Razzleberry CS using the White CS circle as a guide.



Place (do not tape) the layered piece to the front of the card front; draw a circle on the YoYo Yellow card front using the punched hole as a guide; remove the layered piece; punch a hole at the marked area.


Open the card and place (do not tape) the 3” x 3” piece of Razzleberry CS on the left side over the punched hole. (The top edge of the Rich Razzleberry piece will be on the top edge of the Yo Yo Yellow card.) Close the card making sure the 3” x 3” piece does not move.

Next draw a circle on the Razzleberry piece using the hole on the card front as the guide.


Place the 1 ¾” circle punch over the circle drawn on the Razzleberry piece and punch out; add a dimensional to each corner of the Razzleberry square as close to the edge as possible; determine the top by placing at the open circle and then place a dimensional at the center of the top only.


Punch out a tab from scrap Razzleberry CS; fold in half, adhere to the bottom of the 2" x 4" YoYo Yellow piece; slide the piece under the Razzleberry square and stamp “Sweet Treats” through the circle area using Razzleberry ink.

Remove the adhesive protection strip from the treat cup; adhere to the card front.


Place the layered White & Razzleberry piece on the card front.


Next adhere the Razzleberry square piece to the inside of card making sure you align the punched circles.


Fold a strip of Razzleberry Polka Dot ribbon in half; cut ends at an angle; open & adhere to card front.


Stamp “Happy Birthday” onto scrap White CS; punch out with a Word Window Punch; adhere to ribbon piece.


Add treats to the cup and insert the 2” x 4” strip.


This card is perfect for anyone's birthday. This stamp set- Sweet Centers-116521-$29.95 -can be found in our Holiday Mini catalog is only availabe until January 4...so don't delay your order.