Sunday, September 20, 2009

Emma's getting married!

Wow, it feels like a century since I last posted... Of course high school has started, college starts tomorrow. Lots of stuff going on in my family life, I haven't even been creative lately. I'm behind in my class samples and generally behind in all of my crafty pursuits!

Ok, so I don't know who Emma is but that's the name I picked for my wedding swap. I might have mentioned a while ago that I was doing this with some other SU! demonstrators... We were to make a save the date card, bridal shower invitation, wedding invitation, rsvp card and a thank you card. Here is what I made:





My thoughts were that this would work well for a garden wedding in the summer. I tried to keep my supplies to a minimum.


  • For All You Do stamp set
  • Whisper White, So Safron, Ruby Red cardstock
  • So Safron, Ruby Red, Old Olive and Versamark ink
  • Whisper White 1/4 grosgrain dyed with Ruby Red reinker
  • Very Vanilla 5/8 grosgrain
  • Clear rhinestone brads
  • Silver brads
  • Clear embossing powder
  • Curly Lable Punch
  • Sizzix Big Shot and textured plates and butterfly die
I need to get to bed early tonight to get a good start on the week. Have a great Monday!!!

Desiree

Friday, September 4, 2009

The Holiday Mini has arrived!

Without further ado... I present the 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog!
You can see it here. A couple of things I would like to point out to you:
  • Two new exclusive hostess sets  
  • Sweet Treats and Sweet Centers - make some super cute cards full of goodies (see photo below)  
  • Christmas Cocoa Designer Series Paper - metallic and flocked!  
  • Ornament Punch, coordinating set and rubons!  
  • More exclusive Sizzix dies: Table Setting and O Christmas Tree Pop Up  
  • Make your own jewelry (see photo below)  
  • Build a Bear!!! Stamps, paper and Sizzix dies (see photo below)  
  • My Digital Studio - available Oct. 1
 Yeah, I pretty much want one of everything! Look!!!!

These sweet treats will be fabulous for all kinds of cards and projects! Fill them with candy, buttons, glitter, beads, etc. The coordinating stamp set includes stamps to make a flower, hot air balloon, Halloween scene, heart and ornament. Use these products all year long!
I can't wait to make necklaces and ornaments with these beautiful jewelry findings! They come in three sizes with two lengths of chains. Or use ribbon to hang them on. The beveled glass front opens so you can change out your handcrafted creation whenever you want. Too cool!

Who doesn't love these awesome little bears? SU convention goers had the opportunity to buy exclusive Stampin' Up! bears dressed in cute SU aprons. These little cuties can be dressed up for Halloween, Christmas, school or playdates. Choose from stamps, dies and paper. Use the dies and magnetic sheets to make a set of bears and clothes for the kids in your life!
So, go download your catalog now! Here's the link: www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Holiday09_US.pdf 

Enjoy!
Desiree

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Flowers and trucks and bears, oh my!

Pretty soon I'll be teaching a 3D card class. These are my samples. This one is my favorite! I used the Live with Passion set which was perfect to make a garden scene. The base is Old Olive cardstock.

It's an 8x8 square scored at 4" both ways. Score a diagonal line from the center to one corner. Then cut one of the score lines from the edge to center - see diagram.

The background is Kraft stamped with Old Olive and the flowers are stamped on Confetti White. I inked the flowers in Crushed Curry, then colored the stems with an Old Olive marker and sponged the flower centers with Chocolate Chip.

After cutting out the flowers, I played around with the placement and which ones will be popped out. I cut thin little strips (1/8 x 1") of Kraft and folded thim in a zigzag shape then adhered them to the backs of the leaves/flowers.

Adhere the two flaps together to make the sides. Now the diagonal score line will fold up and the card will now fit into an A2 envelope.

The second card was made with the Look Here Sizzix die in Bermuda Bay and Rich Razzleberry. I used the Loads of Love set for the image and colored with chalks and markers. There is a spot that will hold a gift card or in this case a truck! In this case, the cardstock is so bright that the truck is lost - it looks much better in person.

Since this will be a class, I tended to keeping this one simple in the interest of time. However I can imagine all kinds of fun things that could be done to spice up a card made with this die.

The third card is a shadow box card. Take two equal sized cardstock pieces and score at .5 and 1" on each side. Create your scene - I used the Under the Stars set and colored with watercolor crayons. I wish that I had used Creamy Caramel for the front piece of cardstock. I used Confetti White for the back piece of cardstock.
That's it for tonight! Oh, and Stampin' Up! softened it's restriction just a bit so I don't have to delete as many blogs off my blogroll as initially required. Regardless, the post where I've listed my favorite blogs will always be just a click away in the "labels" section.

Have a great day!!! Happy crafting!
Desiree

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Great blogs to visit

These are just a few of the blogs I love to gaze at. Enjoy!

Changes

The truly great thing about the web is the ability to click from place to place and see so many different things. We can all connect in so many ways (blogs, twitter, facebook, communities, etc) and create great friendships. The internet has brought a lot of joy to many people through this fabulous ability to share.

Today I learned that Stampin' Up! has just started a new policy for all demonstrators that participate in electronic media (blogs, twitter, facebook, etc). We are no longer allowed to promote competitive products by providing pricing or retail information. Completely makes sense businesswise and I had been doing this for awhile already.

Unfortunately, we cannot have links to web sites or blogs that promote competitive products. So, that means that I will be removing most if not all of the links in my "What's New?" section. So now is the time to add those to your favorites if you haven't already or subscribe so you get their posts directly in your email. There are some great SU demonstrators out there and I will be adding their blog links instead.

I will also be removing the badges for the sketch blogs since they are attached to competitive companies.

Hmmmm. Not too happy about this. I can imagine that lots of others are disappointed as well.

Meanwhile I will continue to post projects since I primarily use Stampin' Up! products so all is well there.

Nighty night,
Desiree