Archive for October, 2008:
Missing Hawai’i
Aloha, all!
We’re still in North Carolina, and I’m missing Hawai’i and the Craft Room. But I’ve been having a blast working with my two granddaughters, Morgan and Kiara, to make the baby book (pictures to come next week!) for their new little brother and to make some Halloween Decorations that will stay on the east coast.
To help me feel more at home, I thought I’d share one of the views from the Craft Room. I’m sure you’ll understand why I miss it!
The Decor Elements wall decorations nicely set off the view of Harry’s garden, with the impatiens that BLOOM ALL YEAR LONG! The Atlantic Ocean is beautiful. But I’d much rather be back in the middle of the Pacific!!!
Don’t forget that the October 20th Birthday celebration sale will end soon! It’s definitely not too late to check out the flyer at the right and place an order either online or by calling me to place the order. 854-6145.
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It’s only a month until Thanksgiving Day! It can’t be a real Thanksgiving Table at our house without something handmade (besides the dinner) on the table. This is my first try at using two great lines of products from Stampin’ Up! to make our table decorations.
The napkin ring is made using Stampin’ Up! punches–the little feathers are made using the Scallop Circle Punch (109043), the feet with the Boho Blossoms Punch (110711). Add some plain circle and square punches, and a bit of trimming, and Mr. Turkey came to life!
The real fun was using the Sizzix Scallop Die to make the fabric turkey feathers and feet for the placemat decoration. I even was able to use the 1-3/4" Circle Punch (112004) to make the turkey’s body!
Once I return from North Carolina, I’m going to try to perfect the fabric turkey, and I’ll publish the recipe for you to use.
If you’d like to try the Sizzix out and you’re in East Hawaii, just give me a call and I’ll invite you over for a test drive! 854-6145.
Fun With World Card Making Day
I had lots of fun last week with some design challenges for World Card Making Day, which was earlier this month. I made this card with some colors that are so "not me"! But this combination of Baja Blue, Tangerine Tango, and Old Olive just jumped out and said, "Use Us!"
I also used one of the Scallop Dies for the Sizzix and a bit of bling (also so "not me") with the round rhinestone brads.
Oh, and the stamp, "So Glad We’re Friends" is from a level 1 Hostess Gift set. You can get this set FREE by hosting just a $150 workshop!! Call me and I’ll get you started in planning YOUR workshop.
My lesson from this is to get creative with all those Stampin’ Up! colors! I have them all out in the open in the Craft Room and as soon as I get back to Hawaii from North Carolina, I’m going to start making some new (at least for me) combinations!
We’re Off to Visit our New Grandson!!
Aloha, all!
This morning, Harry and I will trek to the mainland to visit our newest grandson, Carson Mark Antonacci, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. It will be a long trip for us, but we wouldn’t miss it for the world! I have my Simply Scrappin’ Kit, Rock-a-Bye Boy (112172), all packed, along with lots of other Stampin’ Up! supplies. Actually, I mailed most of my paper crafting materials earlier in the week. By Monday, there will be Robin’s Craft Room East set up in North Carolina!
I also have a complete set of Nursery Necessities "stuff." Not only does this great stamp set (111049) and wheel (111258) coordinate wonderfully with the Simply Scrappin’ kit, it coordinates with a great addition to the Decor Elements line of products.
I made this card as part of a World Card Making day challenge (Lemon Lime Twist). It’s the first of many cards that I will be making for Carson!
Of course, I will have photos when I return! Meanwhile, if you have a new little one somewhere in your family or group of friends, check out the entire Nursery Necessity line of
A Birthday Celebration!
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Aloha, all!
October 2008 is Stampin’ Up!’s 20th Birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAMPIN’ UP!!!!
To celebrate its birthday, Stampin’ Up! is offering SEVEN birthday-related stamp sets at 20% off during the entire month of October.
If you’d like to look at them in your catalog (or online using the online ordering link at upper right), here are the stamps that are on sale:
- Big Bold Birthday (109439), p. 62. This set is also available in our Spanish supplement.
- Party Hearty (111532), p. 63
- Bitty Birthday (110994), p. 64
- Crazy for Cupcakes (111618), p. 64
- Simple Birthday Thanks (111546), p. 65
- Time to Party (111702), p. 65
- Crab & Company (108559), p. 68
I’m going to place my own order for some of these stamp sets today! If you’d like to just include your order with mine, call or e-mail me and let me know!
Scary!
One of the new stamp sets in the 2008 Holiday Mini Catalog (a link is at the right) is, "Eat, Drink & Be Scary." I have to have everything Halloween, so bought it at the first chance. (It’s stock number 111764 if you’re ordering online.) This first project that I made with it was inspired by a challenge by a member of one of my online groups. Michelle Gray challenged us to find a project on the Joanns.com website and make our own project using Stampin’ Up! products.
This little scary guy I made with Stampin’ Up!’s wide oval punch (112082), with legs made using the scallop edge punch (112091), instructions below. Papers include two of the designs from the Ghostly Greetings Designer Series Paper (112463) and Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, and Basic Black card stock (111353, 105117, and 102851). I made the eyes with the 1/2" circle punch (104390) and the mouth with the small oval punch (107304). A couple of black brads from the vintage brads (109109) complete his beady little eyes!
Here are instructions for getting the squiggly legs using the scallop edge punch:
Card stock (CS) any length by 1/2" wide. I used orange here so you could actually see what I’m talking about. Black just didn’t work!
Place the CS in the scallop edge punch, lining up the bottom with the bottom of the metallic scallop marks and cut all the way across the length of your CS. In this photo, I’ve already cut some of it–you can see the scallops facing in towards the back of the punch..
Once you have the strip cut, turn it over and place it back in the punch with the scallops facing out. To begin, line up the rounded part of each scallop on the paper with the pointed part of the scallop design on the punch.
Then push the CS towards the back until the straight edge is just above the scallop design on the punch. Begin punching! When you’re finished, cut the legs to the length needed. The legs on this little guy are about 3 inches long.
If you’d like to order any – or all! – of the products to make this project, you can call or e-mail me (I take Visa, Master Card and Discover) or to to my website to order online.
Have fun!!
The Holiday Mini Catalog is Here!
The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog is one of the best!! I have been playing with so many stamps and supplies from it that I have a display table just covered with samples. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be sharing some of those samples here with you.
So far my favorite item from the catalog is the set of Little Felt Flurries. Now that surprises me because I’m really a paper person. But I was curious enough about them to include them in my preview order. Even when my friendly FedEx guy delivered them, I just kind of looked at them wondering what I would do with them. Well, thanks to some ideas from fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators, I started sticking them on the front of cards! Then I added dazzling diamonds. And then I made another card. And another. And… Well you get the picture. LOTS of Little Felt Flurries samples on that crowded display table!
The sample here uses two sizes of the white snowflakes from Little Felt Flurries, one of the delicious papers from the Ski Slope Designer Series Paper set, and a stamp from Heard from the Heart (from the Fall/Winter Catalog). (If you’re ordering online, the stock numbers for these items, in order, are: 113697, 112994, and 111644.) The accent color is Not Quite Navy, and I used Whisper White card stock to set off the stamped saying..
There’s a link to the Holiday Mini Catalog on the right. But I’ll be glad to send you a printed copy if you just call or e-mail me. The Catalog is good through January 18th, and includes Halloween, Harvest, Thanksgiving, Christmas and even some Valentine’s Day stamp sets and papers.
Have fun with this great new mini catalog!!
