Stampin' Up! Baltimore Regional Convention

I attended an awesome Regional Convention yesterday at the Baltimore Convention Center.   I was SO dissappointed when Bonnie Thurber walked on the stage and told us that Shelli was not there....BUT, within in minutes that dissappointed feeling was replaced with laughter and the beginning of a FUN FUN day.  

Swapping, stamping, stamping and more stamping.    There were some workshop wows.   great demos and lots of fellowship.  

I will try and upload some pictures of my favorite swaps later this week.

Fall is here...I can't believe it already October.....Last week I held a Fall Fest card night.   Here is the Halloween card we made.  

The card uses the new Spider Web embossing folder and black lace ribbon, both from the Holiday mini....Wicked cool stamp set  and some rhinestone bling from the Big catalog,  I used pear pizzazz cardstock and put it in the Big Shot with the web embossing folder and then swiped the white ink pad over to, trying to just get ink on the embossed webbing (but got some on the edges)....I taped the ribbon to the back of the punched circle image of the witch's shoes and put on the front of the card using our fantatic dimensionals.....the best there is.   I punched a hole in the front of the card and using the new clear rubber stamps, I was able to see exactly where I was placing the greeting....A real quick and easy card.

This next card uses the French Foliage stamp set in the Holiday mini:

I stamped the leaf images in cajun craze, old olive and more mustard on the front of the card.  I sponged the edges of the entire card and cajun craze cardstock with cajun craze ink first, then early espresso ink.   I punched out the new XL decorative label punch in early espresso cardstock and stamp the greeting...Happy Thanksgiving.   Again, I used our dimensionals - they are the best.  The easiest to remove from their sheet and no waste...
And here is the cute treat holder

I used the smaller of the 2 tags bigshot die and stamped the image with the Batty for You stamp set.   Added some chocolate....Viola`....Super super simple

More 3x3 Swap cards

These next two cards were also from the 3x3 swap at convention.

WOW this picture is a little off center.....kinda like me...

The card of the left uses white and bashful blue...this is such a simple card, I love it. 

and the Level 2 set Punched Posies from the Summer mini, the new 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, scallop circle punch, 1/2" circle punch a white brad and perfect polka dots embossing folder.  This card was made by Linda Aarhus.

The card on the right uses baja breeze and confetti white cardstocks,  Herb expressions and Sincere salutations stamp sets, marina mist 1/4" grossgrain ribbon and looks like baja breeze, marina mist and certainly celery inks.  This card was made by a fellow Marylander, Robbie Rubala.

Swap cards from convention

These cards are from a 3 x 3 swap at convention...each demonstrator who signed up to participate in the swap had to make 81 of their cards.   I love this size card and they are great for attaching to a gift, placing the 3x3 card on a standard size card, putting your tip for your server at a restaurant or just to give a to someone to brighten their day....

Both of these cards used white cardstock as the main color.   The card on the left, used plenty of accessories -- BIG SHOT, perfect details texturz plate, flower daisies #2 die, modern label punch, word window punch, ticket corner punch, (looks like sliver fox smooch pearlized accent ink), jumbo brads, dimensionals.  WOW that is 9 accesories packed into this tiny 3x3 card...GORGEOUS...Made by ?? there was no name in this card, so I cannot give credit to the person who made it.   Do you know who?   Let me know so I can share with everyone.

The card on the right uses Saraha Sand textured cardstock and Whisper white cardstock, part of the card is embossed with the petals a plenty embossing folder and big shot and gold lame` smooch pearlized accent ink on the centers of the petals, a simple knot tied in daffodil delight 1/4" grossgrain ribbon....

This card was made by Lorene Inouye-Salvo.

Now remember the makers of these cards made 81 of each of their cards!!!   WOW !!!

Club Cards

Each month a group of women come to my home and make some cards.   Sometimes it is a new technique, sometimes a new stamp set, new accessory or using a product we haven't used in a long time.   This month, we got a head start on our Christmas cards. as well as doing 2 techniques we haven't done in a while. 

This first card  was really simple and uses the technique "thumping" ... 

Thumpin' is really easy...First ink you stamp with desired color using an ink pad, get a marker in a darker color, using the brush end, thump the end of the marker onto the inked stamp... I also went around the outside of the flower with that marker to darken the edges and used a marker to ink the stem and leaves.  "Huff" on your stamp to remoisten the inks and stamp onto your cardstock...VIOLA` -- your done.

Stamp set:  Because I care, Level 1 Hostess Set

Colors:  regal rose, melon mambo, old olive, basic black, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  paper piercer, mat pack, gold brads

The 2nd card is a Christmas card

This card uses one of my favorite techniques, Emboss resist.   Very vanilla cardstock is used and vanilla craft ink, emobossed with clear embossing powder.   Take inks and rub with sponges in a circular motion until your desired effect is complete.   Wipe image with paper towel to remove any ink.  The embossed image
resists the ink you apply over it.

Stamp set:   Come to Bethlehem, pg 43 of the catalog

Colors:   Night of navy, bashful blue, Very Vanilla

Accessories:   BS,  mover and shapers die, modern label punch, petals a plenty embossing folder,

night of navy 1/4" grossgrain ribbon, dimensionals, clear embossing powder, heat tool and sponges.

Top Note Cards

August has been a busy month.   and I am sorry I have not posted more often.... no excuses, just that I am sorry I haven't posted.

These 2 cards I made using the top note die and the Big Shot.   Did you know that the Top Note die is the No. 1 die that Stammpin' Up! sells?   So far, 30,000 have been sold.!!!  Do you have one??   I know it the the number 1 die that I use.   

Some other Big Shot SU! Facts....   The #1 BS item sold by SU! is the Beautiful Wings Embosslet - to date 41,000 have been sold.   The #2 BS item sold is the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder with 37,000 of those being sold and the #3 item is the Top Note Die.

OK.....Onto the cards.


This card I made for some Thank You's for people who came to my Baptism last week. They are all written and mailed and probably received, and it has only been 5 days!!!

   First, I cut a Top Note from a piece of chipboard (actually from a backing of a pad of paper.  Next, I took the "frame" from the top note die and used some Dotto to adhere it to the Very Vanilla cardstock.   Next I got out my Crumb Cake, Marina Mist and Bashful Blue inks and my sponges and sponged the colors.   I took the palm tree using markers directly to the rubber.   

Stamp Sets:   Plant Hope- p 119, Thank You Kindly-p 158

Colors:  Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Night of Navy and Very Vanilla

Accessories:   BIG SHOT, Top Note Die, Hemp twine, markers, sponges and snail adhesive 

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My next card is a Birthday card for a friend, this card I actually used the top note die...This card was inspired by Jeanne Nielsen.

  This card was so simple and I used the Top note and stamped directly onto it.   I inked up the stamps from Watercolor Trio (Summer Mini - available only until Aug 31st) and then took a Q-tip and took the color off of the flowers and added Cherry cobbler with the marker.  stamped a few times before reinnking the stamp.

I tied a ribbon (retired black organdy) using  tied a ribbon (retired black organdy) using Lee Conrey's  bowmaker and attached it to the back of the top note stamped image.

Stamp Set:   Watercolor Trio

Colors:  Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Accessories:   Big Shot, Top Note die, BS Finial Press Embossing Folder, ribbon, snail adhesive.

Have a Great Weekend and Stamp something for someone!!!!

 

Convention Make & Takes

These are pictures of some of the Make and Takes from Convention.....

These are some cute 3 x 3 cards and a "holder" for them made from one of our small open end envelopes #107286  and the stamp is one of the a` la carte stamps located in the front of the catalog, pg 18.   This stamp I received free in my Convention bag for attending convention....# 120173, the cards are 3 x 3 and there are 3 cards and 3 envelopes that fit into the holder.  We inked up the stamp with markers to get the different colors for all the different THANKS. 

This card was also one of the make and takes from convention....Notice the image above my card ???  that is the card we were supposed to make, but, I wasn't reading and following the instructions and before I knew it, I had a card that was horizontal instead of vertical, then I placed me image in a different place, and I made the little tag for the card (like in the sample), but then decided I wasn't going to use it.   That is why stamping is SO MUCH FUN.   Everyone is creative, everyone can be given the same items, cardstock, inks, stamps and embellishments along with a picture of what the final card "should" look like.....AND when everyone is done, there are so many versions to the card and none of them is wrong.   Even if you "mess up", you can always change it, hide the mistake behind an embellishment, ribbon or stamped image.   So, try it....you'll like it I am sure!!!

How to Use the Embosslits Dies in the Big Shot

When using the embosslit dies in your Big Shot, place the "This side down" on the cutting plate with the cardstock or paper in the die (no other items, chipboard, cork, metal, etc.) with the hinge of the embosslit opposite the handle and cutting plate on top and try using no tabs on the multipurpose platform.   See picture below:

It is hard to see in this picture, but the handle is on the right hand side of the picture, and the hinge is on the left side.... This will prevent breakage of either/and the embosslit and your Big Shot machine.

Any questions?????  Contact me...