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Now Back to Crafting!
Aloha, all!
Now after all that cleaning and tossing of clutter, I can get back to my crafting!!!
While I have quite a few of the new products from the soon-to-be-released 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalog, today I’m focusing on a set–one of my favorites!–that’s in the Occasions Mini Catalog, which still has a couple of weeks to go before it’s history. The stamp set that I used here is called, Soft Summer. You may recall that I used it once before and wondered why a set with a spring flower such as Dogwood would be in a set with the name of "summer." Now only that, I had forgotten what a real Dogwood looked like, being here in Hawaii where there aren’t any.
On my trip to the mainland last month, I found myself on a walk with my son in Portland, Oregon, and there were Dogwoods all around! I snapped a few shots, and feature one of those pictures here, along with the Dogwood Stamp from Soft Summer. The color of the Dogwood almost perfectly matched Stampin’ Up! cardstock in the color, Regal Rose.
But the first thing I had to do was to figure out how to use the photograph. I finally settled on using the Circle Scissors Plus to cut the photograph and then two circle mats behind it. The Circle Scissors is GREAT!!
Soft Summer is a two-step stampin’ set, and I used Regal Rose on the under color, along with Garden Green for the leaves and stems. Then I used Handsome Hunter (almost said Forest Foliage–showing how long I’ve been using Stampin’ Up! products!) and Rose Red for the outline stamp. I also used Rose Red for the "Thanks" stamp. THAT is a sneak peek at a new hostess set, Kind and Caring Thoughts, in the 2009-2010 catalog!
The final touch is a bit of the lovely 1" Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon. I’m so glad that this ribbon will be continued in the new catalog! I haven’t used it nearly enough!
If you haven’t placed an order from the Occasions Mini Catalog yet, or there’s something else that you really want from that catalog, there’s only two more weeks to do it! So call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me if you’d like to place an order–of if you have any questions about any of the products in the mini. I’ve bought most of the products (except for the Easter stamp sets) so can probably answer any questions that you have.
Later this week, I’ll be showing off some more of the Sneak Peeks at our newest catalog!!
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Aloha, all!
This Saturday is one of our FCE (Family and Community Education) club’s fundraisers. In fact, it’s our biggest fund raiser of the year. All of the clubs in East Hawaii get together and rent a venue in Hilo. Then each club has tables where we sell handmade foods and crafts to the public. Last year I donated greeting cards for sale. This year, I’ll also have some greeting cards.
But I’m also donating several dozen non-card items, including these boxes of candy made with the Sizzix Pillow Box Die. Each little box has an ounce of Skittles (I thought Sizzix and Skittle seemed like an appropriate match!), and is embellished with a window framed with an oval made with the Scallop Oval Punch and the Small Oval Punch. The window itself is punched with the Large Oval Punch and covered with squares cut from the transparent Medium Window Sheet. Both the Window Sheets and the Scallop Oval punch are featured in the Occasions Mini Catalog, which is still current for orders! Oh, and every one of these little boxes is finished off with a color of 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon.
As we get towards the end of the Stampin’ Up! catalog year, I’m trying to use up a lot of the papers that are made from 2008-2009 In Colors, as well as the Hostess sets that have had paper associated with them. I’m doing this so that I’ll have room in my Craft Room for all the wonderful NEW papers that Stampin’ Up! will be featuring this coming year. This way I’ll be better able to help you pick papers for your Summer and Holiday projects this year.
YOU, on the other hand, should pay attention to the fact that there are lots of papers that you may love, but you won’t have a chance to buy once the new catalog comes out. To help you be able to purchase more paper than you might normally purchase, Stampin’ Up! has a special offer that’s on RIGHT NOW! Buy any three packs of Designer Series Paper or Textured Card Stock, and get one pack FOR FREE! How cool is that?!
For more details, click on the link to the left where it states, "FREE PAPER!"
Now back to some gift pouches that I’m hoping people will buy for Mother’s Day gifts. Wish me luck in supporting my great FCE club! Oh, and if you’re in East Hawaii, the event will be held Saturday morning at Aunty Sally’s Luau Hale, from 8 am to 12:30 pm.
Honolulu Regional – Part V – Make & Takes
Aloha, all!
Finally I have finished unpacking (from a short trip to Honolulu–go figure!!). And I finished the one project that I didn’t get done while I was at the conference. For one thing, it was a 3-dimensional project (using the Sizzix Big Shot, of course!) and I didn’t want it squished (that’s a paper crafter’s technical term that relates to what happens when you put 3-D paper projects in a piece of luggage that’s going on an airplane).
There were 6 projects, but I have to tell you that I had a really hard relating to the scrapbook page that needed a picture of snow to make it complete. Yes, there is snow on Mauna Kea this year, but not as much as last year. (But that gives me an idea for the project, so you may see it here later).
Three of the projects were made using a stamp set that will be featured in the Occasions Mini Catalog, which is being previewed beginning tomorrow (ssshhh!) The set is called, "Soft Summer" and is definitely on my wish list. I’ll give you more information about it as we get closer to the time when you can order it (and if you love a watercolor look and are ready for spring flowers, you will LOVE this set!)
The little yellow basket is made with the Stampin’ Up! exclusive Baskets and Blooms Sizzix die. This is a super easy little basket to make, and it can be made in the shape shown here, or it can be shaped so that it is perfectly round. In either form, you’re going to love it for favors for Easter events this year!
Now for a little hint for my fellow demonstrators who may have bought this die back in the fall, and would like to encourage your customers to purchase it now. There is a slight change (for the better in my humble opinion) that makes this a much easier basket to put together. The bottom of the basket is different in the version that is now for sale, and is the one that was featured at the Honolulu Regional. The flaps that have to be folded up (or down depending on your preference in putting the basket together) are fewer, and wider and are much easier to handle. Here’s a picture so you can see graphically what I mean. The newer version of the bottom piece is on the left, and the older version on the right. Wish I had the newer version! But I’ve learned how to make the earlier one work, so I guess I’ll be saving my $$$ for stuff in that luscious new Mini Catalog!
Oh, and the project with the Tangerine Tango flower with the white outline? That’s made with the Tangerine Tango "Patterns" Designer Series Paper. Unlike regular Stampin’ Up! card stock, the Designer Paper has a white core. And this is how this flower was made: The paper was cut using the Sizzix Stampin’ Up! Simple Flower embosslit. The embosslits emboss the paper as well as cut it out. Then we used a sanding block like an emergy board and sanded away the color from the surface of the edges which had been embossed. Thus–White Outlines!
OK–enough for today. Are you intrigued by some of these projects? If so, I’m ready to get you started with the latest Stampin’ Up! products. But first–be back tomorrow, March 1st, because YOU are going to be able to order some sneak peaks from the Occasions mini-catalog–to help you get your Easter projects started! Any questions? Call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me any time!
