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Spooky Halloween Scrapbook Page

 

Here's a scrapbook pages we made in last month's stamp club.  It's a good illustration of how you can do a lot with not a whole lot of supplies. This page is heavy on techniques - enamel letters, sponging and torn paper. Now, I just need to add a photo - but I wanted to share this today to help get you thinking about Halloween and getting your photos off the computer!

Tips and Tricks for this page:

• The letters were cut out using the Big Shot Simple Letters alphabet in Old Olive. They were then sponged lightly with Basic Black Ink, and then heat embossed twice with glassy glaze enamel.

• The scull was stamped and the edges sponged in Basic Black, and all edges on the layers torn with the Tearing Edge Ruler

That's it - easy peasy scrapbook page ready to go. I orginally started stamping as a way to save some money on my scrapbooking pages as you can re-use your images over and over, and with different techniques, you can make it look dramatically different. 

If you want to learn techniques and tips for scrapbooking, you can check out info on Scrapbook Club here.

Speaking of scrapbooking - tomorrow I'll be sharing all the details on the brand new My Digital Studio! I promise you are going to love it!

 

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Supplies:

Stamps: From the Crypt

Ink: Basic Black Classic Ink, Versamark

Paper: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock, Night and Day Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Sponges, Two Way Glue Pen, Glassy Glaze Enamel, Tearing Edge Ruler, Stampin' Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds

Tools: Big Shot, Simple Letters Alphabet Dies

Like a Deal? Visit the New Stampin Up Clearance Rack!

Stampin' Up! is launching a  new section of the online store called the Clearance Rack. The purpose of the Clearance Rack is to clear out the inventory of surplus items that have been retired. Many of these retired items will be offered at a substantially reduced price.   There's some great rub-ons, paper and ribbon currently available that you won't want to miss!

Details:

• The clearance rack is not a promotion. It will launch today but does not have a set end date.
• All products in the Clearance Rack section are retired, discontinued items. No current products will be sold in the Clearance Rack.
• Clearance Rack items are only available while supplies last. Items will be removed and new items will be posted depending on inventory levels. There is no set time for availability.
• All sales of Clearance Rack items are final. No returns or exchanges will be accepted, except in the case of defective product.

To order from the Clearance Rack - all you have to do is visit my online store - and the products will ship right to your door!  And remember, with all online orders over $50, you'll be a free class by email as a thank you from me. 

Here's just a few of the awesome items you'll find for a steal in the clearance rack

 Large Felt Flurries - $5.99

Word Flurries Rub Ons (2 sheets) - $5.99

 

Alpine Original Ribbon (3 rolls) - $8.99

Contact me with any questions.  Happy Stamping Shopping!

Hostess Appreciation Party - Halloween Style!

Last week, I threw a little party for my hostesses from the past year, and nine of these awesome ladies were able to join me! The event had a halloween theme, because while it's not really a "holiday" per se, it is one of my favorites!  Must be all the black involved - that being my favorite color and all if you refer to my wardobe. LOL. As I tell my friends, when you wear black everything always matches.

We had lunch, topped off with some yummy cupcakes all on the Halloween themed table:

With the new Table Setting Die, I made cute little place cards, and these funky napkin rings with black roses:

Then of course we did some stamping! First we created a treat box, using the Fancy Favor Box and the From the Crypt stamp set.  I'll be posting a tutorial with all the details on this project later this week:

The ladies then were able to fill up their cello bags at the candy bar (note the Spooky Brocade Decor Element on the Centre jar):

 We also did a quick card using the Sweet Treat Cups and the Sweet Centres stamp set:

Being a hostess has so may great rewards - free stamps, a shopping spree and getting to attend the hostess appreciation party! And the deal for hostesses is that much sweeter with all hostesses until Nov 30th, getting any item in the Holiday Mini catalog for only $14 with a $330 workshop!  How awesome is that?  Especially for your bigger ticket items.  You can book your workshop today by emailing me - you invite your friends, and I'll do the rest. It's a fun afternoon or evening our for you and your family and friends! 

Have a great week - check back tomorrow for more stampin' fun!

 

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Materials

Table Setting: Table Setting Die, Big Shot, Night and Day Designer Series Paper, Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Gray and Perfect Plum Cardstock, Large Oval, Scallop Oval

Candy Box: Fancy Favor Die, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black and Whisper White Cardstock, Tearing Edge Ruler, Modern Label and Word Window Punch, Basic Black Ink, Sponges and Stampin' Dimensionals

Candy Jar: Spooky Brocade

Sweet Treat Card: Halloween Frights and Sweet Centres stamp sets, sweet treat cups, basic gray, old olive, rich razzleberry and whisper white cardstock, old olive and basic gray classic ink, Cast-A-Spell designer series paper, basic black grosgrain ribbon, glue dots, sticky strip, other - punch

Holiday Mini Contest Winner

Tracy P. is the winner of the Patterned Pines stamp set!  Congratulations Tracy.

Thanks to all of you who played this week! 

If you want more ways to win, be sure to check out my October newsletter!

 

Book Your Private Christmas Card Class Today

Yes, I have Christmas on the brain! Maybe because I've spent the better part of the last week making Holiday card samples!!! Do you like the idea of making your own christmas cards, but don't know where to start?  Let me help you.  My private christmas card classes enable you to make as few or as many cards as you want.  You can pick cards from my fabulous collection, which you can check out here. All you have to do is invite your friends and family, and I'll do the rest.  Classes can be held at your home, or in my studio in South Mountain.

Here's just two of the cards you can choose from:

 

Or this cute bag of tags for your gifts:

I have a few more samples you can pick from - which I'll post next week. I'm offering two type of private classes this fall:

Option #1 - Two Cards

A more traditional "workshop" where you'll make two cards for FREE and you will be the "hostess" receiving free gifts from Stampin' Up for your work organizing the event.  Email me to book this option and please refer to the available dates below.

Option #2 - A Stack of Cards

If you need to make multiple cards, this is a great option. For this, you'll get six of  your friends and family, and we will make between two and 12 cards (your choice) with coordinating envelopes for a set fee.  Email me to book this option, please refer to the available dates below.

Available Dates for Your Private Class

I currently have only a few dates left - email me to secure your spot!

Please give me a shout at 613-989-1867 or email me with any questions! I look forward to stamping holiday cards with you this fall!!!

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Do you need ideas for cards, gifts, tags, bags and more for the holidays?  Then be sure to sign up for my 12 weeks of christmas emails! Starting next week, each Wednesday you will receive EXCLUSIVE project ideas with pictures and step by step instructions!  These ideas will not be shared anywhere else - and not be available on this blog.  You can sign up here for my email list.

Falling Leaves TriFold Card Tutorial

Here's one of the the cards I did with my stamper's club this month. It's a fun little trifold card featuring the Falling Leaves stamp set which is so cute! It's all just paper and ink, but a fancy fold dresses it up.    Here's the inside:

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Autumn Leaves

Ink: Crushed Curry, Elegant Eggplant, Ruby Red, Soft Suede and Mellow Moss Classic Ink

Paper: Soft Suede, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Ruby Red, Soft Suede Card Stock

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals

Tools:  1 inch circle. 1 1/4 punch, 1 3/8 punch circle, Scallop Circle punch

Step by Step Instructions:

• Cut a card base of Soft Suede to  4 1/4 by 11.
• Score at 2 and 9 and then flip over.  Score this side at 3 3/4 and 7 1/4.  Then fold on all of your score lines - the ones closest to the middle, fold in.  The ones on the outside, should be folded out.
• Cut whisper white card stock so you have two pieces that are 1 3/4 by 4 for your side panels.  For the middle panel, cut another piece to 4 by 4 1/4.  Cut a Whisper White piece for the front that is 2 1/4 by 2 1/4.
• Cut a piece of Soft Suede 2 1/2  by 2 1/2 for front.
• Stamp leaves randomly on pieces for side panel in Elegant Eggplant, Mellow Moss and Ruby Red Classic Ink (I've used the oak leave, the maple leave and the leave image). Using direct to pad method, distress using Crushed Curry Classic Ink.  
• Stamp panel for front using same images and then distress the same way. Adhere to
• Stamp inside panel with leaves along the bottom, and then the greeting in Ruby Red.
• Stamp acorn image in Soft Suede on Whisper White and punch out with 1 inch circle. Layer on 1 1/4 punch circle of Elegant Eggplant, 1 3/8 punch circle of Ruby Red and punched scallop circle of Soft Suede.
• Adhere front panel to Soft Suede piece for front, and then add acorn piece with Stampin' Dimensionals. Put aside.
• Adhere side and inside panels to card base.
• Take front square panel, and run sticky strip along about 1/3 in from the right and then adhere to left hand panel.
• That's it!

Remember, the Holiday Mini Catalog contest ends tomorrow, send me your answers by Noon and get a chance to win the Patterned Pines stamp set!

Tomorrow I'll be sharing a few holiday cards that you could make this fall at a private class with you and your friends!  Next week the 12 weeks of Christmas email starts - packed full of ideas for cards, gifts and tags - with step by step instructions right to your inbox each Wednesday!  Be sure to sign up by clicking here. These ideas are exclusive to newsletter subscribers - and will not appear anywhere else, so you don't want to miss them!

Happy Stamping,

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 Supplies:

Stamps: Autumn Leaves

Ink: Crushed Curry, Elegant Eggplant, Ruby Red, Soft Suede and Mellow Moss Classic Ink

Paper: Soft Suede, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Ruby Red, Soft Suede Card Stock

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals

Tools:  1 inch circle. 1 1/4 punch, 1 3/8 punch circle, Scallop Circle punch

Autumn Splendor Thanksgiving Card

 

A thanksgiving card for you today. This card features the Autumn Splendor set from the Holiday Mini.  It's quickly become one of my favorites!  This colour combo was inspired by the fall paper in the Holiday mini - Autumn Meadows - which just arrived at my house yesterday. I can't wait to sit down and play with it.

Tips and Tricks for this card:

• Lots of layering and tearing here to add dimension. The tearing edge ruler was used along the bottom, and the blue panel featuring the leaf was distressed using the cutter kit's distressing tool.

• Did you know that the word window punch fits perfectly on the modern label punch? Most of the greetings in the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set can be used this way!

• The acorn is coloured with ink pads and blender pens, and a piece of linen thread tied on

I have another, totally different thanksgiving card to share with you tomorrow. I'm going to a christmas card "shoebox swap" tonight and excited to see the ideas my fellow demos have come up with!  It is always a fun night out when I get to see all my Stampin' Up peeps - another great perk of being a demo. If you'd like to learn how to make or save money by being a demonstrator, I'd be happy to send you more info!

Happy Stamping,

 

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Supplies:

Stamps: Autumn Splendor, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Dusty Durango, Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa classic

Paper: Whisper White, Dusty Durango, Chocolate Chip, and Taken With Teal CS

Accessories: Linen Thread

Tools: Tearing Edge Ruler, Cutter Kit, Modern Label and Word Window punch

 

More From the Crypt

Here's the invite that I created for the hostess appreciation party, which features the From the Crypt Stamp Set.  I'm so in love with this set, it's the perfect mix of macabre and goth and funky all in one! The background is done by stamping the image multiple times and then embossing with clear embossing powder.  The edges around the main image are sponges, and the border is then ripped with the tearing edge ruler. Here's the inside of the card:

The inside uses the bat image from the same stamp set, and the greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, topped off with the Cast a Spell Designer series paper and some black grosgrain ribbon!

Easy, peasy!   Check back tomorrow for more stampin' fun!

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Supplies:

Stamps: From the Crypt, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Versamark, Basic Black Classic Ink

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White and Elegant Eggplant card stock, Cast A Spell Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Clear embossing powder, black grosgrain ribbon

Tools: Tearing Edge Ruler, Heat Tool

Holiday Mini Contest! Win Patterned Pines

 

Isn't this a great set for the holidays?  Well, this week, you have a chance to win it - all you have to do is take out your holiday mini, and email me the answers to the questions below.  Send me your answers by this Friday - September 25th - at noon.

1. What colours of Shimmer Paint are available in the catalog?

2. Name two of the three new product lines.

3. Name two of the Big Shot dies now available.

4. What's so special about the new Christmas Cocoa designer series paper?

5. How many under $10 stamp sets are in the new catalog?

Good luck,