St. Louis Regionals Swap Cards 1

On March 23, 2013, I was lucky enough to attend the St. Louis Regional Stampin' Up! event where I swapped a few cards with many wonderful designers. This series of posts will showcase the cards I received. Not all cards were signed by their designer - so unfortunately credit couldn't be given every time. When I am able to, the designer is given credit. Every card I received will be featured -they were all equally wonderful! Without further ado - here is my swap card for this week:

Paper Pumpkin Card created by Martha Swift

The first swap card I am going to share with you is this lovely Paper Pumpkin Card created by Martha Swift.  Martha used the Paper Pumpkin Welcome Kit stamp set and a few other Stampin' Up! tools and supplies as well as some unconventional household items to create this unique card. That beautiful silver embossed trim is actually silver aluminum tape from the hardware store embossed with the new Fancy Fan embossing folder (p189 - #127751)!  She matched it up with Versa Mark (p159 - #102283) and silver embossing powder (p159- #109131) on Basic Grey (p156-#121044) and Basic Black (p156-#121045) Card Stock and embellished it with the lovely 3/8" Black Taffeta Ribbon (p173-#119962). The black mat was trimmed with a fancy border using the Scallop Trim Border Punch (p183-#118402) and the sentiment was punched out using the Scallop Oval Punch (p184-#119856). 

Anyone who signs up for My Paper Pumpkin will get the initial welcome kit as their first shipment. It comes with everything you see in the photo below. Every month a new kit arrives, filled with lots of fun - it can be cards, gift items or even home decor. As well, you will be invited to my monthly Paper Pumpkin Party where you can put the kit pieces together along with friends! What a great way to escape!

What a great way to use the Paper Pumpkin stamps! I can't wait to feature this lovely card on Saturday at my Paper Pumpkin Pizza Party! If you haven't signed up for Paper Pumpkin and want to get a sneak peak at what comes in the Welcome Kit, come on out to Pizza Hut on Worley Street in Columbia and check it out. I will be there from 2pm to 4pm sharing pizza and my first Paper Pumpkin kit. 

Come see how easy stamping really is!

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Disclaimer:  I am a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I am working on replacing all my craft supplies with only Stampin' Up! product, but I will occasionally use some of my non-SU stash. Bare with me as I work to replenish my stash with only SU product. I will be highlighting new products as they come in and I will always point out great alternatives to my non-SU product that are Stampin' Up!. Thanks for understanding.

Sunday Share - March 3, 2013

Happy Sunday Stampers!

Today, I don't have a lot to share, except more snow stories!  We got another 12 inches of snow on top of the already 12 inches of snow we had from the previous week. I got stranded in Columbia for the majority of the week and I didn't get to play much with my color theme from last week. So, in light of my lack of participation, I bring you a card using last week's color theme, and a promise to continue that color theme this week!

This card uses Melon Mambo, Raspberry Ripple and Whisper White card stock and Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin' Pad and Stampin' Write Marker (for the inside). The striped paper is from the Brights Pattern DSP stack. The "thanks" stamp is from Perfect Punches stamp set and on the inside of the card, I used a hostess set from the Spring Catalog - Stacks of Wishes. The ribbon on this card is the only thing NOT Stampin' Up!  I used a sheer ribbon that I had in my stash from my previous days as a Michael's instructor. 

Here are our colors for the week (held over from last week). Melon Mambo, Raspberry Ripple and Whisper White.

I hope you enjoyed today's card! I enjoyed making it and I can't wait to give the card to the recipient! That Eiffel tower on the side is actually an LED candle that my daughter keeps on our living room coffee table. I thought the elegant card deserved to be next to another elegant item!

Keep on Stampin!

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Disclaimer:  I am a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I am working on replacing all my craft supplies with only Stampin' Up! product, but I will occasionally use some of my non-SU stash. Bare with me as I work to replenish my stash with only SU product. I will be highlighting new products as they come in and I will always point out great alternatives to my non-SU product that are Stampin' Up!. Thanks for understanding.

Tool Tip Tuesday

Today i am stuck in a hotel room and all i can do is miss my craft room and think about what tools i miss the most. At the top of the list are my Stampin' Write Markers. Why? You may be asking. Because they are just so versatile and a lot more inexpensive than most tools.

Did you know you can stamp with your markers? When you see those gorgeous cards online with all the multi-colored ink from a single stamp, its likely they used the Stampin' Write Markers directly on the stamp coloring it part by part with several different colored markers. I LOVE this particular use if the markers.

Another way to use Stampin' Write Markers is with a blender pen. Just touch the tips of the two pens together to "ink up" the blender pen tip then color your stamped image with the blender pen. Its like water coloring without the brush and water! It really lets you blend your color out creating a gradient effect quite easily and makes shading a cinch.

Also use Stampin' Write Markers with the Aqua Painter to watercolor your stamped images. Just scribble some ink onto your acrylic block, squeeze a bit of water through the brush to wet it, dab some of the water off then brush through the ink to pick it up and just start watercoloring.

Stampin' Write Markers come with two tips, a fat brush-like tip and a fine point tip. For best care store your markers horizontally to keep ink in both tips. Theres no need to replace your markers when the ink gets low. Use our reinkers to refill them easily. To refill just pull the fat nub carefully out of the barrel and drop a few drops of ink into the barrel. Then carefully put the nub back into the barrel. At this time, there are no nub replacements. A damaged nub is the only reason for marker replacement.

If you are interested in picking up a set of markers message me. I can help make them more affordable with my marker club.

More Snow Days!

Hello Stampin' Friends,

Having more snow days this week - unfortunately, I am stuck at my full-time job and will be staying at a hotel with no laptop - only my Iphone. Make-Over Monday post is postponed to next week, as well as my WOYWW post. I am putting a tool tip out for Tuesday. If you live here in Missouri please be safe as we head into another of these nasty snow storms. And if your lucky enough to get to play in your craft room - please think of me!

Happy Stampin'!


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Disclaimer:  I am a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I am working on replacing all my craft supplies with only Stampin' Up! product, but I will occasionally use some of my non-SU stash. Bare with me as I work to replenish my stash with only SU product. I will be highlighting new products as they come in and I will always point out great alternatives to my non-SU product that are Stampin' Up!. Thanks for understanding.