Playing With Colour

I am a HUGE fan of colour....bright ones are usually my favourite but every colour has it's time and place. Even when I was younger I used to drive my mom crazy insisting that it was time to change the colour scheme in my bedroom, and even trying to convince them to change the decor colours throughout the entire house!

Now that I have my own home, I've been able to bring my love for colour to life! I'm sure my house would drive those "neutral lovers" crazy but it's mine and it expresses me. :) My kitchen is a soft yellow, my family room is called Grasslands and is a gorgeous shade of green. The dining room is painted a colour titled Red Point Sand and I always get tons of compliments on the colour! Upstairs is even more colourful with the older boys sleeping in a camoflauge scheme room, the baby in two shades of blue and my husband and I in two shades of purple.....yup, told you I'm a colour lover!

Stampin' Up! has gorgeous colours and my blog design is based on several of them including Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi and more. Here are some of my favourite combinations:

- For bright and fun cards such as birthday or party invitations I love Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point

- For baby cards, get well soon or anniversary I favor Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Perfect Plum and Pretty in Pink

- For a more masculine look or for sympathy I like the regals and neutrals, especially Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, and Night of Navy

Using the Explore Colour section of my website I've put together several colour combinations that I think set the mood for certain types of cards and you can too!

Simply follow this link and it will take you directly to a page that looks like this and from there you're ready to get started creating gorgeous colour combinations that you can then transfer to your cards or scrapbook pages. Have fun!

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Working Away...

I haven't had a chance to post a project yet today because I'm working on a cool project of my own!

I've been wicked inspired by all the amazing sample ideas in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue and so I'm creating something that I'm very excited about. It'll be a display area that I can change out with the seasons to keep it new and fun all the time.

Step 1 was just completed which involved painting some REALLY old shadow boxes....like so old they were my grandma's and she used them to display things in her kitchen. My grandma passed away almost 5 years ago so it's special for me to get to use them now. :)


I'm so excited to get these up in my stamp studio and fill them up with super cool projects and card ideas.

My favourite samples from the catalogue are these ones:
Pg 14-15- the Level 3 Hostess display
Pg 143 - all the little 3x3 cards and envelopes
Pg. 159 - the scrapbook page at the top
Pg. 206 - this is the display I am using as inspiration!

And now it's time for some BLOG CANDY!!!

What are YOUR favourite samples or displays? Leave me a comment letting me know and I'll draw a name on Sunday. You will win an assortment of buttons and ribbons and a 6x6 piece of every pattern of DSP from the Greenhouse Gala, Blueberry Crisp and Play Date collections....that's 36 different pieces of Designer Series Paper for you to enjoy!

GO!

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It's A Party Every Day!

It's a party every day when you're a Stampin' Up! demonstrator! Not only are you part of a great organization but you're part of the Stampin' Up! family of demonstrators which connects you with amazingly creative women (and men!) across North America.

With the new catalogue came a fantastic new Starter Kit at a lower cost than the previous kit but with even more amazing product! Click here to see the contents of the new kit.

Now is the time to join my team! And for anyone in Ontario, if you join before August 4th you will be able to attend the Stampin' Up! Regional event in Hamilton exclusively for demonstrators for HALF THE PRICE! Regional's are amazing and a fantastic kick start to your business.

Members of my team can include demonstrators from all across Canada so don't let your location hinder you from signing up today! Here are just a few of the benefits of being a demonstrator:

• 20% discount on all orders plus a 30% discount on your first order placed within 90 days of signing up!


• sneak peeks of new product all year long!


• a fabulous career plan - plus incentive trips, bonuses, free stamp sets, and more!


• lasting friendships built with other demonstrators, hostesses and customers

Stampin' Up! has the ability to make a huge difference in your life so contact me today or visit my website for more information or sign up right now online with my password recruit2009.

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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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Extra! Extra! Hostess Benefits!

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!

Click here to view a fun flyer with more information on this special offer!

This extra hostess benefit is only being offered for a limited time so contact me today to schedule a workshop!

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