Saturday, March 9, 2013

Paper Pumpkin!

Need a Creative Escape every month?
Meet Paper Pumpkin!
I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .
I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.
I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside:
All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!
Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy!

PAPER PUMPKIN PAJAMA PARTY!
If you add me as your demo when you join Paper Pumpkin, you'll be invited to my FREE Paper Pumpkin Pajama Party.  On the third Thursday of month we'll get together for about an hour to create our kits, enjoy stamping fellowship, and share yummy treats.  Pajama attire is optional.  :)  I will have a free bonus project for you to create with your kit. If you join under me, or already have joined under me, just send me a quick email to let me know.  I had someone think they joined under me, but she wasn't listed under me when I looked.  I don't want to miss anyone. 


It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it.  Make sure after you enter your payment info to ask for me as your demonstrator.  Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family-every month!
The very first Paper Pumpkin will arrive on your doorstep starting in March-if you sign up before March 10.
Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:
  • Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
  • Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
  • Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape.
  • We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.  
  • You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.)
  • A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!) 
  • There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
  • Starting in early March, we'll offer a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month.
A Free Gift in Your Very First Kit
The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear acrylic block!







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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Lovely Ladybugs Day

This was the first of my Lovely Ladybugs Day.  It is a day of pampering, great food, and fun projects for those demonstrators in my group that meet certain criteria.  It's an incentive for the ladies in my group that are working to grow their business.  I will have these twice a year.  Ask me how you can come to my next Lovely Ladybugs day this summer!

I wanted everything about this day to be extra special.  Since this was right before Valentine's Day, I went with a pink and red color scheme and lots of hearts.

No pampering would be complete without lots of chocolate!


Everyone's plate had a box of chocolate that I decorated with the new More Amore DSP (129309) and the Hearts Collection Framelits (125599).  I made cloth napkins out of The More Amore Designer Fabric (129307).

Everyone also got a set of the fun, new Soda Pop Tops (129388).  I love these!  You'll see why in the Make & Take photos.  I decorated each container with a heart cut from the 
More Amore DSP (1293009) and a Flower Trim (126869) with a Rhinestone.

On the menu was Ham Florentine, a fruit salad, heart shaped brownies, and pretzels with melted kisses.



After lunch was make & take time.

Here's why I love the Soda Pop Tops so much!  You can use the Big Shot to flatten them.  I added DSP and an initial made using MDS.  I coated it with Crystal Effects and added a Rhinestone.  These are beautiful as jewelry or added to a card.  Want to learn to make these?  I can show you how!  Book your workshop today and I'll show you and your guests how to make these cute accents.
The heart pocket was made using the Petal Cone die (121810), More Amore DSP (129309), and Hearts a Flutter stamps (129249) and dies (130159).



I love the magnet boards we made.  This is a frame with the glass removed.  A piece of metal roofing flashing is behind the dsp.  The magnets are made using both sizes of the Soda Pop Tops.                


 




Here are my happy Lovely Ladybugs.  From the left: Vicki, Cassie, Kay, Ruth, and Karen.

This was such a fun day!  I can't wait to start planning the next one!
I would love to see each of you there.  Ask me how!!  
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Monday, March 4, 2013

New Photopolymer Stamps!

Stampin' Up! Introduces New Totally Clear Photopolymer Stamps!  
Clearly Fabulous!

Designer Type Photopolymer Stamp set  (includes 57 pieces!)

Top 5 Reasons You Are Going To Love Stampin Up!'s 
NEW CLEAR PHOTOPOLYMER STAMPS!

1. Top-quality Photopolymer gives perfectly stamped images every time.
2. They are totally transparent for perfect placement.
3. Can you say sticky?  These stamps stick amazingly well to our clear blocks.
4. They're age tested so they won't yellow or cloud over time.
5. They are durable and designed to last.

Click for more info or to order this fun, new set.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Sterling Kiss

I forgot to share the most important part of how the chocolate kiss became the trademark for my husband and I.  
He started working for a jewelry store before we started dating.  When I found out where he worked, I said, "Oh, that's the place that sells those little silver kiss necklaces!  I've always wanted one of those!"  He stored that tidbit of info away, and later, the first week we started dating, he gave me a silver kiss necklace.   It's still one of my prized possessions.  It impressed me that he remembered I mentioned wanting one.  He's always been great about remembering things I like and surprising me with them.

To make sure there is a little Stampin' Up! in this post, the necklace is displayed on a Very Vanilla heart punched with the Full Heart punch (119883) and our new Paper Doilies (129399).
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Monday, February 25, 2013

Calendar Pages

I promised I'd show you the calendar pages we made in class.  I have this on my desk at work.  It brightens my day!  The pages come pre-printed.  I just added an embellishment to each month.  Super fast and easy.  I did some stamping and also added some punched images. I love these and hope Stampin' Up offers them again next year.








My favorite was actually the easiest and most simple.  I just masked the page and stamped the Sunflower background stamp.


If you still have one of these you've been intending to use, I hope this has given you some ideas.  We still have 9 months this year, so it's not too late!

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Friday, February 8, 2013

Blossom Petals Punch Valentine

This is one of my favorite Valentine cards ever!  It was made by Susan Campfield from Minnestota.  She thought outside of the box and used the Blossom Petals Builder Punch (121808).  This punch is designed to be flower petals, but I loved how she made it into a kiss.  I also loved how she used Itty Bitty Banners (126255) for the tag!  So cute!  

I'm going to give this card to my Forever Valentine.  Chocolate kisses have always been our little trademark.  We both say that we knew after our first kiss that we were going to get married.  On the morning of our wedding, I left a care package for my hubby-to-be at the front desk of his hotel.  It included a glass jar in the shape of a Hershey kiss and was filled with chocolate kisses.  
His kisses still give me butterflies, even after nearly 17 years of marriage!  :)

The card is displayed on our new More Amore Designer Fabric (129307).  I'm using this fabric as part of a surprise for my downline that are attending my Lovely Ladybug Day on Saturday.  More on that in my next post!

Thanks for looking!
Hop on over to the next blog on the hop:
http://nicholesu.blogspot.com/



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Friday, January 18, 2013

Stampin' Up Spring Catalog: Just Thinking

Welcome to our monthly blog hop!  This month the Ladybugs are showcasing the new Spring catalog.

I just got back from Stampin' Up's Annual Leadership conference.  This year we were in Florida where we enjoyed the 80 degree weather!  I came home to a welcome note written in the snow:



One of the fun perks of Stampin' Up events are card swaps.  Below are two versions I made for a swap I signed up for.  I used the Just Thinking single stamp on page 21 of the Spring Catalog.  I also used the Print Poetry DSP stack on page 16.  This DSP stack coordinates with SU's new In Colors.  Every card was a little different because of the different patterns and colors.  You'll also notice I used the new Natural Trim Ribbon from page 20.  It is even more beautiful in person!




It turns out this was a popular stamp.  Three other stampers used it in our swap.

This card was made by Carmen McNamara from Rochester, MN.  She also used the new Striped Organdy Ribbon on page 30 and Honeycomb Embossing Folder.


 This card was made by Kay Kalthoff.  Notice the beautiful new Tea For Two DSP from page 3.

 This card was made by Sarah Groven from Pine Island, MN.  She also used the new Tea For Two DSP and Honeycomb Embossing Folder.  Look closely and you'll see the cute new Bitty Butterfly punch from page 13.


Head on over to the next stop:
Nichole Gonzales Jaramillo http://nicholesu.blogspot.com/


Blog line-up:
Nichole Gonzales Jaramillo http://nicholesu.blogspot.com/
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