Category: Stampin Up

Swaps for Stampin’ Up Convention

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Every year during July, Stampin’ Up holds it annual convention.  This is open to demonstators and guests, and is an opportunity for demonstrators from all over the US as well as other countries to get together in Salt Lake City, UT  with  Corporate leaders to (amongst other things) recognise acheivement, to hear and see new products and ideas.

Convention 2014 is called ‘Inspire, Create, Share’ and one one of the best parts is to swap card ideas with your fellow demonstrators.  This year I have made 2 designs (about 25 of each) that I shall be swapping over the next few days.  This is the first one and I shall share the second one in a couple of days. Continue reading →

Blendabilities Box…… How to video….

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Blendabilities are Stampin Up’s newest product, they are available in 12 of the exclusive Stampin Up colors as well as a skin tone assortment.  Each of the assortments contains 3 markers in light, medium and dark shades of the color, they are alcohol ink markers made for blending and shading.  Each set of markers comes in a neat little wallet, but as my collection grew it became clear I needed a box for them to sit together on my work table …… So here is my solution……. Continue reading →

Designer Series Paper ~ Share

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This week the first of the my new product shares from the 2014/2015 Stampin’ Up catalog arrived.  There are 10 brand new designs for the year and they are absolutely scrumptious.  Well, I wanted some of everything and so did a lot of my customers.  The most cost effective way to get this is to share between us and so everyone who took part in the share recieved a 12 x 6 piece of each of the 60 different papers available. Continue reading →

Thank you……….

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‘Thank you’ is probably the first phrase we are taught as children – it certainly was in our home and I observed my sister and her eldest daughter do the same when they started their families.  It takes but a few moments to say but it can have so much impact. I decided to share my ‘thank you’ cards I sent to my customers in June. Continue reading →

2014/2015 Stampin’ Up Catalog Launch @ Cindy’s Corner

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June 2nd sees the launch of a new Stampin’ Up catalog, full of great new products and ideas…… so here we have a great excuse of a …. PARTY!!!

We had games (scavenger hunt thru the new catalog) make and takes – playing with some of the new stamp sets, card, inks and other products, soda, cake and to finish everyone took home a ‘goodie bag’ Every party has to have cake and a goodie bag…. right? Continue reading →

Gift Box Tutorial

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I am currently hosting a Stampin’ Up marker share.  There are 38 markers in the Many Marvellous Markers case (with room for the 10 In-colors) It can be a little bit on the pricy side to make the $109.95 investment in one go – but a ‘share’ over 4 months can be much more manageble ~ each member of the share recieves all of the markers inone of the color families each month and on one month will also recieve the fantastic sturdy storage case.  Continue reading →

Watercolor Wonder from Stampin’ Up

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I like to try new techniques and to revisit ones I have tried before.  Watercoloring a design on a card is hugely satisfying.  At first people are a little daunted by ‘coloring in’ but with the right tools it is very easy.  I wanted to feature how many different types of ink Stampin Up offered and the different ways they can be used, so I put together a stamp camp where we made 12 cards (2 each of 6 designs) and then to present them in a box which would make a great gift. Continue reading →

Mixed Bunch Wedding Congratulations

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A very dear friend of my Mum’s got married last week ~ a perfect reason to make and send a card.  Stampin Up’s Mixed Bunch stamp set was one of the most popular when it was launched a couple of years ago, partly because it is very versatile but also, I think, because there is a punch that works with all 6 stamps. I have to say that I prefer a punch to ‘fussy-cutting’ any day of the week.  So here is my card……… Continue reading →

Flower Shop for Mother’s Day

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Here in the US we celebrate Mother’s Day on May 11th this year.  In the UK it was celebrated in March. Before I started to make cards myself I was always struggling to find cards to send back to the UK for our Mum’s, in fact one year I bought some Mother’s Day cards in May and tucked them away until the following March!  It is so much easier now that I make my own cards. So this is ‘ card for this year and one of the projects for my April card class. Continue reading →