I just returned with my family from the 2021 Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip in Maui. We had a wonderfully relaxing time. And we were very spoiled and pampered. A huge thank you to all of you who support me in my Stampin’ Up! business!!
I’ll share more photos from our trip this weekend. But today I am sharing swap cards I received, the swap boards, the gifts given to me by Stampin’ Up! before & during the trip, gifts I got from a few other fellow demonstrators, and a fun way to make a folded paper wallet from a 12” x 12” sheet of designer paper. (A big thank you to Jackie Ross for sharing her version of this in the 2021 Maui Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip swap.)
I just showed live on YouTube about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating this paper wallet (with coordinating note cards) using the Inspired Thoughts Stamp Set, the Perfect Plants Dies, the Expressions in Ink Ephemera Pack, and the Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Paper. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list for what I demonstrated. (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live).
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Initial Measurements …
Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Paper
12” x 12” scored in one direction at 2-1/2” and 8-1/4” then scored in the other direction at 2” and 5-3/4” from both edges
Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Paper (for cards)
Scraps for die-cutting or cutting plants and pots
Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon
About 20”
Here are photos of the finished wallet and cards. And below are photos of the swap cards I received, the swap boards, gifts I got from a few fellow demonstrators, and the gifts given to me by Stampin’ Up! before & during the trip.
Note Card Wallet & Cards
Swap Cards I Received
Swap Boards
Gifts I Received From a Few Fellow Demonstrators
This is from my upline, Susan Campfield. Inside this handy-dandy tool holder was adhesives, a pen, and cash (half of it from her and the other half sent to her by my team members: extra given towards a special gift they gave me for reaching my $1,000,000 Sales Milestone on May 4th. And I’ve been so busy with the launch of the new catalog and getting ready for this Maui trip that I haven’t shared photos of that gift yet! oops. I’ll need to do that soon).
This gift is from my sweet friend, Anne Oshiro.
And these goodies are from fellow demonstrators (who live in Maui), Cheryl Hamilton and her team members who came to the Grand Wailea Resort to welcome all of us!
Gifts Given to Me By Stampin’ Up! Before & During the Trip
Luggage tags, face masks, name tags on lanyards, my Maui trip pin, the trip wallet and guide book,…
the leis we wore in the first photo, a welcome basket of goodies that included soda pop,…
dried coconut, cookies, flip flops, chocolate covered macadamia nuts, snack mix, potato chips (all on a pretty plate),…
special cookies, two excursions for all four of us,…
…insulated bags (we got 4 of each of them!!!), a giant leaf Aloha door hanger, a pretty gold necklace, a black Stampin’ Up! bag, 2 pair of RayBan sunglasses (one for me & one for my husband) with SU holders,…
a beach bag and hat, a round beach towel, a phone charger, sunscreen, a $100 gift card, adjustable bracelets to help identify fellow achievers and their guests when swimming (we had 4 of them), two sets of paddles and balls (one set shown),…
AND THE NEW MINI CATALOG & NEW PRODUCTS from this publication that debuts August 1st!
Candy Canes Stamp Set
Christmas Season Stamp Set
Heartfelt Wishes Stamp Set
Stockings Dies
Pretty Pillow Box Dies
Seasonal Labels Dies
Black & White Gingham Ribbon
Sweet Stockings Designer Paper
Silver Foil Specialty Pack
Cute Halloween Designer Paper
and Painted Christmas Designer Paper
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
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KITS COLLECTION BY STAMPIN’ UP!® A new line of affordably priced, versatile all-inclusive kits is launching on June 1st! Creativity made easy!Click here for more details.
UNITED THROUGH CREATIVITY Celebrate what makes us unique through what brings us together: creativity! In honor of the Stampin’ Up! value statement, “we care about people first”—and in the spirit of World Diversity Day— Stampin’ Up! created a collection of inclusive, multicultural, and multilingual craft elements. Click here to access this digital download so you can create away! Available through May 2, 2022.
A NEW CATALOG IS HERE! If you do not have another demonstrator (or are not a demonstrator yourself), click here to fill out a catalog request form. If you live close enough (I am located in Andover, MN) to pick one up, contact me so we can make arrangements. By saving me on shipping costs, I will let you pick a goodie from the gift basket too.
CONNECT, CRAFT & COLLECT
Stampin’ Up! is gifting an extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards to all orders that reach the $250+ mark May 4 – June 14! This is the perfect perk for those who host parties or those who place large individual orders. Click here for more details.
JOIN+ STARTER KIT SPECIAL An awesome Starter Kit special is being offered now through May 31st to help kick off of the new 2021-22 Annual Catalog! Choose up to $155 worth of product ($30 more than usual) and pay just $99. Click here for a few more details. Click here to learn more about joining and being part of my Stampers With ART Community.
A PEEK AT JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Make a splash with awe-inspiring, ink-stained artistry! This month’s ink-credible kit featuring three new 2021-23 In Colors contains enough elements to create nine cards (3 each of 3 designs) and includes trendy alcohol ink-stained paper pieces, an exclusive stamp set, and not one, but two Classic Stampin’ Spots! And, it all comes in a beautiful, colorful, and collectible box. This is a super affordable way to get aquainted with new colors in Stampin’ Up!’s current line. And if you love it all, you can pair this kit up with products from the coordinating Expressions In Ink Suite. Coordinating colors: Bumblebee, Evening Evergreen, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by June 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve May 2021 Ice-Cream Corner Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Sand & Sea Suite will be available June 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (Jan-June) include links to instructional videos!
HEY CHICK & HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK Available February 2 – June 30, 2021 – The popular Hey Chick has returned to pair up with the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the current mini catalog!! And each with coordinating dies. Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online.
Tonight I’ll be attending a fun, 3-hour online Stampin’ Up! event called OnTour along with several other demonstrators. This event and many others that have been taking place this month are designed to kickstart and support the launch of the 2021–2022 Annual Catalog in our businesses. I’m looking forward to all the connecting and sharing that this event promises. And I’ve heard lots of positive reviews from those on my team that have attended other sessions this month already. Yay!
I gifted all those on my team who took part in OnTour a pack of Pearls and a Z-Fold card that I made with products from the Sand & Sea Suite.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements
Basic White Thick Cardstock
5-1/2″ x 8-1/2” scored parallel to short side at 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4”
Emboss the Mint Macaron piece. (I made 80 cards. So to do the embossing step quicker, I embossed larger Mint Macaron pieces – 4-1/4″ x 6″ – and then cut them in half.)
Punch the left ends of the 1″ tall pieces. Stamp the sentiment on the white one. Layer these together so the Just Jade piece peeks out on top and on the left a bit.
Then attach the sentiment piece to the embossed Mint Macaron piece using a Dimensional at the banner cut end and Seal+ at the other. Trim off any excess. Add this all to the 3-1/8″ x 4-3/8″ Just Jade layer.
If you wish to make the inside layer as I did, then click here to download the sheet I printed off for my cards. Print it onto Basic White regular cardstock (or just printer paper if your printer can’t take cardstock), and cut each section to 3″ x 4-1/4″ pieces.
OR…stamp something onto the 3″ x 4-1/4″ piece of Basic White using images from the stamp set.
Adhere the 3″ x 4-1/4″ piece of Basic White to the inside of the card so that it is centered. Close the card and adhere the embossed layered section just to the folded left half so it is centered on the card AND so that it covers the white layer on the inside.
Add Wink of Stella and pearls around the sentiment strip area.
Sign the card with the Just Jade Marker if you wish.
I’m excited to see what the event has in store! Because the event is being held on a Zoom platform, I’ll be able to reconnect with old friends and meet many more. Fun, fun, fun!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
A NEW CATALOG DEBUTS MAY 4! If you do not have another demonstrator (or are not a demonstrator yourself), click here to fill out a catalog request form. If you live close enough (I am located in Andover, MN) to pick one up, contact me so we can make arrangements. By saving me on shipping costs, I will let you pick a goodie from the gift basket too.
HEY CHICK & HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK Available February 2 – June 30, 2021 – The popular Hey Chick has returned to pair up with the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the current mini catalog!! And each with coordinating dies. Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online.
CRAZY FOR BUTTERFLIES New early release and exclusive Butterfly Bouquet products are now available March 2 through May 3, 2021!! Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online. BTW the Butterfly Bijou Designer is no longer available.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Step up to the plate, take a swing, and knock it out of the park! With the Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit, it’s your turn to go to bat for all the people who’ve gone to bat for you. This month’s timeless kit with a “throwback” theme contains enough grand slam supplies to create nine 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ cards (3 of 3 designs) featuring classic colors, pinwheel and pinstripe patterns, and vintage-washed paper pieces. There’s no “batter” way to root, root, root for your home team and honor the all-stars in your life! Each kit also contains a couple sticks of the chewy staple – the official bubble gum of the MLB! Chew while you craft, slide a piece into a card, or save it for later. Click here to watch the promotional video, get more peeks at the kit, and see what the Batter Up! kit is about. Coordinating colors: Basic White, Bumblebee, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve April 2021 Flowering Cactus Product Medley Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Ice-Cream Corner Suite will be available May 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (Jan-June) include links to instructional videos!
If you’ve been following my blog posts over the years, you’ve seen me share photos of a special weekend getaway that my parents and I have hosted at their place for my achieving team members at the Silver Elite and above title. But like many events this year, our Silver Elite Retreat was held virtually (on Zoom) to keep us socially distant during this pandemic. And today I’m excited to share with you a couple glimpses of the fun we had on Saturday and photos of the gifts I gave to the well-deserving Cheryl Lee and Nancy Forsberg!
My husband, Tim delivered their baskets of goodies that morning. And I personalized them by including beverages and treats that I hoped they would enjoy.
Cheryl’s basket included tortilla chips, salsa, Bacardi Limon (two bottles) and a chilled Diet Coke.
Nancy’s (and Kayla’s – they are a mom/daughter team) included Doritos, Sun Chips, a mini champagne, Moscato, and Vodka.
I told them they couldn’t open or dig through it until we started the Zoom at 10 AM. ?
Here is what else was in each of their baskets: their own personalized insulated beverage bag,…
…a Mini Paper Pumpkin Box decorated with some upcoming new products (the Fine Art Floral Designer Paper, Gilded Leafing, and Blushing Bride Metallic Ribbon) holding a sampling of Gilded Leafing and a personalized Clear Block D,…
…and other etched blocks (in decorated Gold and White Mini Pizza Boxes) that they earned from achievements this past SU year.
In fact a HUGE congrats to all those on my team who earned these!
But the most fun part about the baskets were the new products debuting in the January-June Mini Catalog and make-n-take supplies prepped and ready to put together.
After going through our baskets I walked them through assembling our Sand & Sea Suite projects.
After breaking for lunch we gathered again and put together our Hydrangea Hill Suite projects. (I’m so excited to share these suites with all of YOU.)
Then we got creative and did our own card designs with the supplies from the upcoming You Are Amazing Project Kit.They finished their cards. I did not. And I forgot to take photos! Oops! Maybe it’s because we had enjoyed our beverages at this point in the day? Hahaha.
We took a break for dinner. And when we returned, we chatted about all kinds of things. I loved that we were able to make this event possible. I’m so very excited for how far these gals have taken their businesses. They really deserved this pampering!
Here is a bit of news from Stampin’ Up! that was shared with us late Thursday night. Some of you may have already heard.
“We are sad to announce that the supplier’s mill producing our Whisper White cardstock has permanently closed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though this decision was out of our hands, rest assured that we jumped right into action to find the best replacement paper possible. We have dedicated many hours to source and test alternative cardstock options from several suppliers to find the perfect fit that still maintains the Stampin’ Up! quality you know and trust. And we are happy to share that we have found a winner for our new cardstock, Basic White! Our new Basic White products will become available to purchase as soon as we have them in stock. It’s always hard to say goodbye, but we are excited about the new Basic White product line and we encourage you to try it out!”
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
WHISPER WHITE LEAVING…BASIC WHITE COMING News from SU…“We are sad to announce that the supplier’s mill producing our Whisper White cardstock has permanently closed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though this decision was out of our hands, rest assured that we jumped right into action to find the best replacement paper possible. We have dedicated many hours to source and test alternative cardstock options from several suppliers to find the perfect fit that still maintains the Stampin’ Up! quality you know and trust. And we are happy to share that we have found a winner for our new cardstock, Basic White! Our new Basic White products will become available to purchase as soon as we have them in stock. It’s always hard to say goodbye, but we are excited about the new Basic White product line and we encourage you to try it out!”Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here for an informational video.
GIANT YEAR-END CLOSEOUT EVENT! From December 8, 2020 through January 4, 2021 get 10-50% off on some of your favorite products from the August–December 2020 Mini Catalog. CLICK HERE and scroll down to access that list. (You’ll also find a list of items carrying over to the new annual catalog.)
MINI STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE UPDATE If you recall the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines on pages 170-172 in the 2020-21 Annual Catalog weren’t quite ready with the launch of this publication in June. The larger one debuted on September 1st, but there were further COVID-19-related delays with the mini machine. Well…good news! The mini machine is available to demonstrators right now. And on January 5th it will be available to everyone! So keep that in mind when planning your wish lists and purchases.
CURVY CELEBRATIONS IS HERE! There are some fabulous products debuting in the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog that have been released early and are being offered along with some coordinating exclusive Christmas products. Click here to see theseCurvy Celebrations products in my online store! Click here for the informational flyer. You can get your hands on any or all of them November 3-January 4.
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Love is in the air! Send a little love to someone special with the January 2020 Sending Hearts Paper Pumpkin Kit. From heaps of heart-shaped elements to paper pieces in red and pink, this month’s kit has everything you need to create eight adorable cards (4 of 2 designs) —with coordinating envelopes—for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and every celebration of love in between! AND…with the add-on to January’s sweet and sentimental kit, there’s even more love to share! The add-on — called Little Love Boxes (#156842 available January 1, 2020 $8 USD/$11 CAD) —includes 20 tiny, printed boxes and 24 die-cut, heart-shelled snails and sentiment labels. When combined with the remaining components from the Sending Hearts kit, you can create treat packaging, additional cards, and so much more! Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)…Coordinating colors: Basic Black, gold, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate, white If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by January 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve December 2020 Artistry Blooms SuiteTutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Fine Art Floral Suite will be available January 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (July-December) include links to instructional videos!
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS We are looking for more to join our online Paper Crafters club. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of 6 consecutive months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
Over 10,000 of us demonstrators from around the world just attended Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage@Home event, our annual convention this year held as a virtual event because of the pandemic. And they really knocked it out of the park!
The event kicked off Thursday evening with musical entertainment from Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo (yes! can you believe it?!) and was followed by awards/recognitions and fun stamping demonstrations.
It was during this event that I found out that I placed in the TOP 20 in the US for sales, team building and leadership AND ranked #14 IN THE WORLD out of 57,040 demonstrators!!! I am so completely grateful and humbled to be among the top achievers. I knew I had an amazing year with my stats, but wow! I bow down to my team of course for the team building and leadership rankings! In fact most of these awards were not earned on my own. So…HUGE thank you’s to ALL of you who have supported me so I could turn this passionate love for paper crafting art into such a rewarding career. ❤️
I was also recognized for earning the incentive trip, my $800,000 career sales milestone, my 20 year anniversary with the company, and my promotion to Gold Elite.
To my surprise, a few deliveries came the next day from a few of my demonstrator friends! So not only was on on cloud 9, but the house smelled spectacular!
Friday and Saturday were full days filled with trainings, breakout classes, Stampin’ Up! news, prizes, announcements, and more demonstrations of new products that will debut in January in our upcoming January-June Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Brochure. Oh yes! Did I forget to mention that?! We were able to see all the new goodies coming our way! AND we were able to preorder some of these items early. (So of course, I did. Join me this Monday evening at 6 PM Central Time on my Facebook Page where I will reveal many of these items during my Box Opening party. That’s tomorrow, because yes…I expedited my order. Ummm…of course. LOL)
Here are some more glimpses of new products coming our way soon.
All the presenters did a fantastic job! But I have to say ending the event with the “Sara and Shelli Show” is always the best. Shelli is the co-founder of the company. Sara is her daughter and now the CEO of the company. This mother-daughter team is seriously always SOOOoo much fun to watch.
And they presented one of my favorite new suites: Fine Art Floral.
Stampin’ Up! always spoils us with gifts and prizes. I won a level two Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set called A Touch of Ink. And the all-attendee give-away was $25 product credit. SOooo nice. These items were also sent to those of us who opted for the “swag” when we registered.
And demonstrators at the title of Silver Elite or higher were also sent this CenterStage gift: a new paper snips with dangling scissors charm.
When I opened it I had to laugh. Because that’s the gift I send out to those in my team who attended…a scissors charm! I also sent them a fun-fold card, a team ribbon and a note of appreciation. Here are a few photos that I took during the process of assembling and getting them out in the mail.
I bought the actual etched charm from NouveauElements on Etsy. And then I added the jump rings and cord myself.
I got a few gifts, too! We demonstrators like to do that sort of thing at in-person events. But how fun that the gift giving still took place even though we weren’t gathering in person. Those that made each gift are mentioned in the watermarks of the photos.
I have yet to break open the champagne that Nancy and Kayla gave me. I’m saving it for when my husband brings home a celebratory flourless chocolate cake.
By the way, if you want to see even more glimpses of new products and more from this fun event, use the hashtag #onstageathome when searching social media.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
CURVY CELEBRATIONS IS HERE! There are some fabulous products debuting in the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog that have been released early and are being offered along with some coordinating exclusive Christmas products. Click here to see theseCurvy Celebrations products in my online store! Click here for the informational flyer. You can get your hands on any or all of them November 3-January 4.
PAPER PUMPKIN PAST KITS AND REFILLS AVAILABLE AGAIN! While constructing the new online store, Stampin’ Up! had to temporarily suspend the offering of Paper Pumpkin past kits and refills. Well…good news! The online store functionality that allows SU to offer these products is working now! Paper Pumpkin Past Kits and Refills are available once again. These products are only available while supplies last and require an active Paper Pumpkin subscription to be allowed to order. SU will continue to release new past kit and refill products each month as inventory and demand allow. If you’re interested in purchasing these products, they’re typically released—if available—on the 4th Monday of each month.
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT November’s cute, gingerbread-themed kit contains enough supplies to create one-of-a-kind Christmas crafts! Whether it’s a gift card carrier, traditional card, or tasty-looking tag, this sweet and seasonal kit is the key to heartfelt holiday gifting. With curly cutouts, sugary stickers, and delicious die-cut designs in a special-edition box, a jolly holiday will be on its way with this kit! (Also includes 15 2-3/4″ x 4-3/8″ envelopes.) Click here to watch the cute promotional video. Coordinating colors: Cinnamon Cider, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron, Shaded Spruce, Blushing Bride, and Whisper White.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve November 2020 Forever GreeneryTutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Artistry Blooms Suite will be available December 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (July-December) include links to instructional videos!
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS We are looking for more to join our online Paper Crafters club. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of 6 consecutive months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
We are in the midst of Stampin’ Up’s Leaders Summit event. As most large events in this crazy year of 2020, the Summit is being held online. Though this August 2020 event was switched from in-person to virtual, it has still been incredibly amazing and full of information, inspiration, motivation and more!
Attendees from all over the world started getting spoiled and excited when gifts began arriving to each one of us. To keep this special gift a surprise to those who were still awaiting theirs, most of us tried not to share what it was until the event began. So now I can reveal it to you. Stampin’ Up! sent each of us a set of two champagne glasses from Tiffany & Co!! And they arrived in a beautiful Tiffany blue box!
What a great way to make us leaders all feel so special. ❤️
My upline (and dear friend), Susan Campfield sent her husband door-to-door the morning of the first day of the event to drop off a gift to each one of us attending. Wow! Right? This made us feel even MORE special. And she personalized mine to include nectarines, dark chocolate and a gluten-free treat. Yay!!
And then it began!…
Leaders Summit kicked off with a Welcome Reception at 2 PM Mountain Time on Thursday, August 27. We were asked to bring one of our glasses as we raised a toast.
Because Stampin’ Up! had liked what I had written in a response to an email that had been sent out about a month back, I was picked as one of the presenters for a special Global Top Performers session that followed the Welcome Reception. I was nervous, but very honored. (So I kept my toasting beverage mellow… just water! LOL)
Yesterday was much busier. Friday’s events went from Noon to 8:30 PM Mountain Time with a 1-1/2 hour break for dinner (in my case). Because this event is being held live for demonstrator leaders all over the world, there are many who are getting up in the early hours of their morning or staying up to the wee hours of their night to participate. And some ventured out to stay in hotel rooms with their computers to make it easier to focus and be in the moment of this incredible conference. I’m fortunate that my husband and boys are self-sufficient and okay with me staying in my studio/office while the event is taking place.
Plus I really couldn’t have traveled well anyways because of my broken toe. So I’m even more grateful that this event is virtual. In fact, by evening I had moved up to our living room so I could elevate it.
For those of you who missed me telling the story this past Wednesday during my Online Paper Crafter’s class on YouTube, I broke a bone in my fourth toe of my left foot when I wasn’t watching where I was going the evening of August 20th. I ran into the leg of our new couch. 🙁 Here’s the x-ray.
I’m over a week into the healing process and starting to feel better now. Thank you for all your well wishes.
We have one more full day today. I am rested and ready! In fact I’ll be gathering for a Team Online Brunch via Zoom with those in our group in less than an hour! Fun fun fun!!
Oh!… I also wanted to share what I sent to those in my team attending this event with me! I had a few extra bags left from my Blossoms In Bloom Paper Pumpkin Palooza event this past June. They they each got one of those with some little gifts inside.
The gifts included a bracelet, a pack of Gold Gilded Gems, and a string of mini LED lights that they could use for decorating. I enclosed the lights and a special card with a hand-written note inside a Gold Mini Pizza Box wrapped with the Forever Greenery Designer Paper.
These demonstrators have worked hard to get to their titles and qualify to attend this event. I’m grateful that they have invested in it and are attending it with me! I can’t wait to see what this day has in store for us.
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A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT There’s so much to love about fall—some love the haunts of Halloween, many love the time to give thanks, and others love the changing colors and cooler temperatures. Whatever you love most about fall, September’s “Hello Pumpkin” Paper Pumpkin kit has everything you need to celebrate the season your way! Between a multi-occasion stamp set and enough supplies to design 20 cracker box treat packages, you can create custom fall crafts to celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, pumpkins, and leaves. Coordinating Colors: Bumblebee, Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Cinnamon Cider, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, white. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by September 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve August 2020In Good Taste SuiteTutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Playing with Patterns Suite will be available September 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (July-December) now include links to instructional videos!
AUTUMN 2020 MEGA TUTORIAL BUNDLE! I took part in another mega tutorial bundle group where everyone involved contributed a project tutorial using Autumn-themed products from the Aug-Dec 2020 Mini Catalog. Each project includes instructions, photos, imperial and metric measurements, and complete product lists. Click here to learn how you can get this entire bundle of 82 great ideas.
STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINES You’ll see the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines on pages 170-172 in the new 20-21 Annual Catalog. They weren’t quite ready with the launch of this publication. There are still some COVID-19-related delays with the mini machine. But the larger Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine will be available September 1st! The machine is only available to demonstrators right now. But if you can’t wait until September 1st, you can get this $120 machine and another $5 item (like Rhinestones) in your Starter kit order in August and pay only $99!
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS We are looking for more to join our online Paper Crafters club. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of 6 consecutive months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
As you saw from my last post, I spent this past weekend up north celebrating and spoiling my Silver Elite team member, Cheryl Lee at my parents’ cabin. This is the 3rd year we’ve done this (click here to view photos from last year). And it is so much fun to just get away, create projects, and pamper Cheryl (with the help of my mom and dad).
We headed up on Friday morning, stopped for lunch at our traditional place (The Beanery in Aitkin, Minnesota),…
…and then arrived, unpacked, and were stamping away by 3 PM! My mom helped me cook and serve yummy meals, and my dad did the dishes afterwards. Those two put their all into this weekend, and it felt like we were at a Bed & Breakfast. (I’m blessed.)
I like to throw in silver embellishments when I can when I make my gifts for this event. So I used that fun Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon and a Silver Leaves Trinket on this tag.
I even added a Silver Leaves Trinket to the zipper of the bag.
This was an extra special gift that I included in her bag.
Cheryl (bless her heart) gifted us, too! We each received a mini bundt cake. She gave my parents a pretty flowering plant. And I received this hand crafted bag with a pretty stone necklace inside!
I love how she used a strip of coordinating designer paper across the front of the bag to hold the card.
Over the course of the weekend, we each stamped 13 cards and one 3-D project. Here is one of cards we made Saturday morning – part of a set of 8 card variations made with the Seriously The Best Card Kit that I’ll be sharing in detail here on my blog next week.
Click here to see another set of 3 cards we made that I shared on my blog on Monday. And stay tuned for more posts (like the hexaflexagon card) coming soon for the rest of the items we made.
A week before our event I sent Cheryl this vellum z-fold invitation.
Here are the details if you wish to recreate it…
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
PDF Tutorial…Click here to access and download a direction sheet for this project.
Measurements
Melon Mambo Cardstock: 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” and 2-1/8” x 5-1/8″
Lovely Lipstick Cardstock: Scraps for stamping and punching two umbrellas
Vellum Cardstock: 9-3/4” x 5-1/4” scored parallel to the short side at 2-1/4” from one end and 4” from the other end
Whisper White Cardstock: 5”x 2” for the outside and 5” x 2” for the inside of the card
Best Dressed Designer Paper: Scraps for stamping and cutting two umbrellas
Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon: 15”
Directions
Stamp and punch two umbrella tops from Lovely Lipstick scraps. Stamp and fussy cut two umbrella tops (cutting right to the black outline) from pink floral prints from the Best Dressed Designer Paper. Adhere with SNAIL. And embellish top of each with a Rhinestone.
Stamp sentiments, rain drops and umbrella handles onto Whisper White Cardstock layers. When front layer images, position umbrella tops first. Use the Basic Black Marker and a ruler/straight edge to extend the length of the handles.
Then adhere umbrella tops using Dimensionals.
After cutting, scoring and folding Vellum Cardstock, adhere inside white layer first so it’s attached to the inside widest section but centered under the narrow 2-1/4” wide part of the Vellum. (You’ll be able to see through the vellum to line things up.) Flip Vellum over, add adhesive under the white cardstock area, then attach to the wide Melon Mambo base layer. Add the front white layer to the narrow Melon Mambo layer. Then add this to the top of the 2-1/4” wide Vellum section. Because of the way the card opens, there is no need to worry about the adhesive under this front layer.
Wrap around and tie on ribbon. Secure knot in place with a Glue Dot.
Since this is Cheryl’s 3rd year attending, we spent time reminiscing about previous years… trying to recall which year had the huge snowfall, which year we ate certain meals, etc.
This year the weather was pretty darn perfect. It was super cold on Friday, the day we arrived and on Sunday, the day we went home which was fine for traveling. But it was much warmer on Saturday when we ventured out on a walk. And the sun shone pretty much all day every day.
It’s a beautiful location and I am looking forward to next year already! We had a wonderful time together.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
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ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m back as a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members in a series of five fabulous months! Our bundle of twelve February 2020 Peaceful Poppies Tutorials are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page.
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COORDINATION PRODUCTS ARE HERE! February 4-March 31 is the perfect opportunity to purchase products that coordinate with our favorite products from the January–June 2020 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration. Only available for a limited time or while supplies last. Click here for the visual flyer so you view the products! Click here for the coordination products list flyer. Click here to shop these products in my online store.
A PEEK AT MARCH’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT March’s seven year anniversary Paper Pumpkin kit is just around the corner and will arrive in an exclusive, specially-designed box with supplies to make 12 note cards (4 of 3 designs). Because Paper Pumpkin is celebrating another milestone year, this kit will contain an extra bonus stamp set, too! Coordinating colors are: Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Grapefruit Grove, Gray Granite, Pear Pizzazz, Petal Pink, Shaded Spruce, and So Saffron. Think daffodils, raindrops, and a fresh spring vibe. Then… Click here to activate your subscription by March 10th for this March kit.
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS We are looking for more to join our online Paper Crafters club. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of 6 consecutive months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
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