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Here is a card that is shown in the September 2009 issue of Stampin Success magazine that demonstrators receive each month!! The magazine alone is worth signing up for!!! I fell in love with this card and just had to make it!!!
Here is what they used to make the card:
Ice Cream Bowl - 1 3/4 " Circle Punch
Banana: Large Oval Punch
Ice Cream Balls: 3/4 Circle Punch
Ice Cream Toppings: 3/4" Circle and Scallop Edge Punches
Cherry: Hole Punch
Polka Dot Background: Crop a Dile
The colors used are Barely Banana, Real Red and Old Olive and the greeting is from Crazy for Cupcakes. Have fun making this card and you can order any of these supplies by clicking on the on line ordering button to the right or feel free to contact me directly.
I love the Corduroy buttons that Stampin Up sells. They are such an easy and awesome embellishment to any card and they come in some awesome colors, Chocolate Chip, Kraft ( great to dye with re-inkers!) Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, and Basic Gray.
Each color is available for $11.75 which includes S/H and tax. In order to purchase all 5 colors you would spend $58.75!!! How would you like to get 6 each of all 5 colors for only $15!!!! I will be purchasing all 5 packages of buttons and splitting them into 4 groups so you will receive 30 buttons (6 of each color, 2 of each size) and dividing them amongst the people who order. To be in on this group you may use the paypal button below or contact me for other payment options. If you are not able to pick them up and would like me to mail them to you, please add $2.00 for postage (which is an option in the drop down button.) USA orders only. I will order buttons when I have 4 people to place an order and orders will be shipped approximately 2 weeks after I receive payment.
Another 2 great card samples to share with you!!! I hate it when you find that one stamp set you feel you can live without and than someone makes a "to die for card" and I have to buy the set!!!! Both these cards have sets I do not own and I bet they are on my upcoming order!!!
This card was made by Ann Sentman using Chic Boutique and Sanded Stamp Sets, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo cardstocks and Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. Along with Sizzix Buttons #5 and Lots of Tags. Absolutely love it!!!
This card did not have a name on it!!!! Too cute to not have your name on it and claim it as yours!!! They used Extreme Guitar and I love the Melon Mambo with it!! Are you wanting to see a sample using a particular stamp set? Let me know, I will see what I have!!!
Check out these two awesome cards I got as swaps at the Stampin Up convention!!!! I am so blessed to be able to go with other demonstrators and share ideas!!! Does this sound like fun??? It is!!! Contact me for details!
This card was made by Valerie Taylor using Totally Tool Stamp Set!!! Totally love it!! What a great card!!!
Here is another great card!
This card was made by Helen Robinson and she used the Round Tab Punch to make the Roller Coaster Cart!! How stinkin clever is that!!!!
I love the fact that being a Stampin Up demonstrator means everyone shares lots of ideas. Lets face it, there are some pretty amazing stampers out there and I love that they share their work others. Here are some cards that were on the display boards at the Stampin Up Convention. Amazing work!! I love cards made with punches. Enjoy!!!!! Leave me a comment if you love a card ( I would love to hear your opinion) or have a question about one.
Too cute and the dolphins are punched!!!
The snowman is so cute and since I am an ex-Navy girl I am a sucker for anything patriotic.
Love the Caterpillar eating the leaves!!!
This Cheerleader would be great on a scrapbook page too
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Love the Sock Monkey!!!! And the pantie card is a scream! Coni Janzen that one is for you, girl!!!
As I mentioned earlier one of the highlights of my trip to the Stampin Up COnvention was seeing the Stampin Up headquarters in Riverton Utah. We got to tour the building, when you first walk in the buliding there is a little museum that has tons of delightful samples. I spent a long time in there!!! Here are some of the great cards I saw.
This card is so simple and cute and uses the Stamp set Winter Post. Love it!!! Leave me a comment if you like these cards.
This has got to be the cutest wall art I have ever seen!!!! It seems kids grow up so fast these days! With the Décor Elements Growth Chart you can track that growth with more than an unsightly pencil mark on the wall. Chart comes in Old Olive, Taken with Teal, and Chocolate Chip. Only available through September 30!!! If my kids were little I would be all over this one!!!! Here is the order number 117519 Only $24.95 order through my website or contact me to place your order and you will also receive a free applicator tool !!! ($1.95 value) Here is a pciture of all the parts.
Here is a great card that I got to make at Janice Weightman's meeting in Salt Lake City!!! It is really breathtaking! This is one of the many great samples I took home with me!!! See yesterday's post. If you order the Medallion Background stamp you will receive via email a PDF with a bunch of great samples and the supply list to make them!!!! This card used Medallion Background Stamp set, Wedding Sweet Stamp Set, Pretties Kit, Dazzling Diamonds, 2 way glue, Oval Punch, White Gel Pen and Brocade Blue cardstock and ink. Order yours today!! leave me a comment and tell me your thoughts on the card! Click on the card to enlarge. hope you can see the dazzling Diamonds, it is gorgeous.
I am back from convention and boy was it awesome!!!! I have not finished unpacking yet but I can tell you I got a ton of beautiful, to die for, swap cards!!!! I noticed that I had quite a few especially awesome ones, for the Medallion Background Stamp and the Circle Circus Stamp Set. I truly mean breath taking!!! and I want to share them with you!!!! Purchase the Medallion Stamp set ( $17.95 page 133 in the Idea Book and Catalog, item # 115223) and receive a PDF of at least 8 irresistible samples with the supply list to make them. Order the Circus Circle Stamp set ($28.95 page 129 in the Idea Book and Catalog, item #115778) and receive a PDF of at least 8 fabulous samples using this set and the supply list to make them. If you order both sets I will make sure you receive a PDF of 20+ samples and probably more. ( I still haven't unpacked them all!!!) Here is a sneak peek of one that I received. Unforutunaely there was no artist's name on it.
Click the Order online button to the upper right to place your order or contact me by clicking the email me button on the upper left. You will receive your PDF of incredible samples from me shortly after you place your order. Order now! This is a limited time offer.
Fine Print: ThIs offer is not valid on workshop orders. If placed on a club order it must be added after the minuinum is met to qualify for the free sample pdf. h
Well as you know one of the really cool things about convention is all the card samples. Here is just a small taste of some the display boards I have seen.
Click on any picture to enlarge it. There is so much to see and do, I don't even know where to start telling you about it!!!! YOU have to come next year!!!!
My oh my!!! What a full day and convention starts tomorrow!!!! I started bright and early and got my fun stamp sets,me my awesome bag and pins!!! I headed to Momento Mall an along with the other millions of stampers to get all our cool logo stuff!!!! You will love some of the things I got like a complete ribbon samplers so we can touch and feel all the ribbons as well as punch template so we will know the exact size of every punch. And as I waited in line to get in guess what we did??? Well of course you put a bunch of stampers in a long line and make them wait like over an hour, can you guess the amount of swapping we did???? Here are some pictures of the cards that I didn't get to swap for because they were gone but I knew you would love them!!!
This card was by Michelle Kuhn!! Cute Lion!!!
I went to the Stampin Up Distribution Center and what an amazing building!
Bet there are some really fun things in those boxes!!!
This is taken in the lobby what a beautiful building!!!
OK See what I mean!!! But would you expect anything other than incredible?
They have a whole museum of really cool stamping ideas and samples and room setups. I think I got lost in there for quite a while. :)
Can't see it real well but that is Designer Series Paper on the door panels. Love it!! Click for a closer look!
After that tour I went on some tours through temple square with my convention buddy and friend Peggy Kerr! Well must head to bed doors open at 7:30 am!!!!
Normally hanging out with this many people is not my thing but when it is Stampin Up's Convention that is a whole nother story!!! I am headed out to Salt Lake City!!!! My plane leaves O'Hare at 6:00 tonight!!! I am so excited!!!! I hope to update you daily if I can get pictures off my camera and onto the computer. I will let you know all the fun things I see!!! Leave me a comment as to what you would like to see!!!
Spend $35 on stamp sets from the Growing Up section of the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog (pages 74-90) and receive a FREE package of Designer buttons--a $7.95 value! Eligible buttons are listed below.
