Emerging Colour Technique Video

Here is a video I filmed on how to do the Emerging Colour technique. This technique makes beautiful cards and can also be used on scrapbook pages. It takes no time at all but the result is so gorgeous!



Thanks for watching!

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Colour Video from Stampin' Up!

Hey everyone! I wanted to share this video with you from the Stampin' Up! home office on the new colours. I'm so excited about the colour renovation and the awesome new colours it has given us plus the old favourites it brought back.

Many of you have expressed that you don't know too much about all the colours including how to use DSP or what colours of cardstock and ink to buy so I'm hoping that this video is of help to you and will get you excited about the gorgeous colours that are exclusive to Stampin' Up!



Have a fabulous day!

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Greenhouse Gala with Sympathy

While we are joined in our love of making cards there are certain cards that one never likes to have to create. Sympathy cards are hard but sadly, necessary. Last Friday a very dear family friend passed away and the funeral is coming up so I made this card to give the family.

I wanted to keep it simple and knew that I also wanted to incorporate nature so this stamp set seemed the right way to go. The DSP is from the Greenhouse Gala pack which is so pretty.

I used Soft Suede and Wild Wasabi as my two main colours.

*Check back on Monday for a video on the awesome "Emerging Colour" technique*

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From July 27 to August 31st as a Stampin' Up! hostess you can earn an EXTRA $35 to use towards Stampin' Up! product of your choice when you host a workshop of $450 or more!

This extra benefit is in addition to all the regular hostess benefits which include: a FREE 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue, FREE stamp sets only available to hostesses, and FREE Stampin' Up! products of your choice!

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New Catalogue Summer Fiesta

I wanted to post some pictures from my Summer Fiesta party which was the kick-off for the 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue. But I would like to start with a big thank you to all my customers and friends who made it such a success! I hope you had as much fun as I did.

I had lots of retired product for sale and I think I only had about 4 stamp pads left at the end....all the other paper, ink, markers, etc. had been snatched up which makes me so happy!

On arrival everyone received their brand new catalogue and a bookmark which showcases the new core colours on one side and on the other are the new In Colours which are so beautiful but unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the back side. I also wish I could take credit for this awesome idea but it was a CASE and I forget the demonstrator's name but if you're out there and see this let me know so I can give proper credit! :)

The Make'n'Take projects featured new stamp sets, inks and DSP from the catalogue and I tried to keep it simple and fun. The first card uses the Chic Boutique (113744) set and combines it with En Francais (109521). I then added in some gorgeous Love Letter DSP (117162) and mounted it all on the returning colour Riding Hood Red (111348). Magnifique, n'est-ce pas?

The second project was an itty bitty baby card with an envelope. To create the card I used the onesie image from the adorable new Baby Bundle (118525) set....it's too cute for words and a must for every stamper to meet all your baby card needs! I used 3 punches, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle (119854), 1 1/4" Circle (119861), and the 1 3/8" Circle (119860) to punch out the image and layers. I added a little of the new 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (119255) in certainly celery and there you have it! The envelope was made with the Scallop Envelope Bigz Die (113462) for the Big Shot.

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Too Long Gone

Wow. My last post was on July 14th and I've missed you all! Sometimes life gets in the way and there's nothing that can be done about that but I am back on the blogging horse and ready to ride (as it were, lol!).

So crazy trivia tidbit for you....did you know that July is National Cell Phone Courtesy month? Suffice it to say a lot of people must not know that, know what I mean? ;) It is also National Hay Month and Get Along With Your Ex Month (good luck to those of you with an ex!) but my favourite is this.....it is National "July Belongs to Berries" month and I looooove berries. So in honour of the berry I made this card. Too cute!

Well I also bought a carton of strawberries today so I am off for a snack but will be back tomorrow and that is a promise! :)

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Stamp Sets: Tart & Tangy (111514), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370) Ink: Real Red marker (100052), Old Olive marker (100079) Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic Black (121045), Play Date DSP (117168) Cool Tools: 1 1/4" square punch (119865), Scallop Square (119884), Word Window (119857), Modern Label (119849) Embellishments: Daffodil Delight Satin ribbon (119750)

Mojo Monday? Tuesday?

I'm a day late, sorry! But here is what happened, I had company yesterday and thought, "Okay, no problem, I will make the card tomorrow". Easy, right? Now I don't know about all of you but when things should go right they never do!! I checked the sketch, loved it, made the card...and that's when the trouble started.

First I couldn't find the camera (Skye was kind enough to offer his Playskool camera but I didn't think that would quite cut it!). I finally found the camera...and it was out of battery! So I went to find the camera bag to get the battery charger out of it and of course it was nowhere in sight. After much searching I located the bag but, of course, the charger was not in it. Sigh. So then I looked for the charger. Fifty minutes later I am sitting down to compose this post while the batter charges. WHY??!! But, I have decided I will harbour no bitterness and will simply move on. Now that I've bored you with the story of my life, look at my beautiful card!

What a fantastic sketch this week! It provided me with the perfect opportunity to pull out the newly renovated Brights Collection, use my new buttons, some new Designer Series Paper, and pull together this fun birthday card.

I hope you enjoy using this sketch as much as I did!


Loving all the new product? Come out to Summer Fiesta this Sunday afternoon from 2-5 pm and get hands on with it while enjoying games, food, stamping and more! Visit my website for more infomation or contact me for directions!

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Stamps: On Your Birthday (111664), Petal Pizzazz (113417) Paper: Real Red (102482), Daffodil Delight (119683), Chocolate Chip (102128), Play Date DSP (117168), Very Vanilla (101650) Ink: Real Red (103133), Daffodil Delight (119667), Tempting Turquoise (100814), Old Olive (102227) Cool Tools: Paper Piercer (116631), 1 3/8 Circle Punch (119863), 1 3/4 Circle Punch (119850), Embellishments: 5/8" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon (109055), Brights Designer Buttons (119747)

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