Big Shot Club Coming in September!



Would you like to own a Big Shot and a lot of Stampin' Up! merchandise, but don't want to pay for it all at once?  I am very excited to announce that beginning in September, I will be hosting a Big Shot Club!  See all of the details below:

The club will meet twice a month, and the cost will be $40 for the first meeting and $35 for the second meeting.  At the first meeting of the month, club members will select $50 worth of Stampin' Up! merchandise and make two to three Big Shot projects, depending on the details of the projects.  There will also be two hostesses at the first meeting of every month who will get to select $33 of free hostess merchandise. (Beginning on July 1st, Hostess Dollars are good on special reduced priced merchandise and/or any products in the catalog.)

At the second meeting of the month, club members will receive their Stampin' Up! merchandise, create more Big Shot projects, and the hostesses will receive their free merchandise.

Finally at the last club meeting in December, all club members will receive their Big Shot.  This meeting will be before Christmas.  Won't this be a nice gift for you!

In summary, this is what you get for a total of $300:

• A Big Shot including standard cutting pads and the multipurpose platform valued at $99.95
• $50 of Stampin' Up! merchandise every month totaling $200
• $33 of Hostess merchandise
• free shipping and tax totaling $53.10
• 8 classes valued at $96
• a free 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog (as soon as you sign up) valued at $9.95

The total value of this club is $492.00!!!

If you would like to participate in this club but already have a Big Shot, there are other products that can be selected in place of the Big Shot. (I will work out the details with you.)

Please email me if you would like to participate.  There is only room for 8 club members!  Hostesses' months will be determined by the order people sign up for the club.  Dates will be posted in August; they will be decided after discussing the availability with club members.

See some projects below that were created using the Big Shot.



The Catalogs Are Coming, the Catalogs Are Coming!

"Hello" card featuring the new In Colors: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, and Pool Party.  This card also features a new punch called Pettite Pennants Builder.



Wait until you see the new catalog - it's B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!

I will be placing my order for more catalogs soon and would like to know how many people would like a new 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog.  The cost of the catalog is $9.95, but you can get it for free or get a coupon for $5 off merchandise with the purchase of a catalog.  See details below:

How can you get a FREE catalog?

• Host a workshop
• Join my Big Shot Club (see details on this blog)
• Make a $50 purchase during the month of July

How can you get a coupon?

• Purchase a catalog for $9.95 (Shipping and tax is included if you place your order during the months of June and July.) and get a coupon for $5 off your next Stampin' Up! merchandise that you purchase through me.  (The purchase cannot be made online, I must make the purchase for you.)

In Color Birthday



Last Friday, we celebrated my mom's birthday.  I thought I would use some of the In Colors, especially since she loves purple and one of the new colors, Wisteria Wonder, is a purple!

I stamped all of the images using classic ink pads and colored using a variation of pastels and water coloring.  See below for the supplies:

Stamp sets - Flower Fest, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card stock - Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Ink pads - Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade (for water coloring inside the Calypso Coral flowers)
Pastels - Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green
Punches - Fancy Flower, Build a Blossom, Oval Large (This punch will be called Large Oval in the new catalog.), Small Oval (This one is retiring on the 30th!)
Accessories - Stampin' Dimensionals

Have You Ever Needed a Card and Didn't Have a Stamp Set?

Ok...So this morning my son informs me that he needs a card for an Eagle Scout ceremony that he is going to TODAY!    Well I don't have a stamp that will work.  What can I do?  In situations like this, I take a picture from the Internet and print it on Whisper White card stock.  So if you are ever in a bind and need a card without having the perfect stamp, this is always an option.

Workshop Cards

Last night I did a workshop at a friend's house.  Below are the demonstrations and the cards that the customers made.  I think everyone had a great time!

This was the first workshop card.  Versa Mark was used to create the background image.  Once again I used Flower Fest for the stamp set.  To make it easy, we punched the petals using the Build a Blossom punch.  The leaf is much bigger, but we hid the extra behind the flower.

This was the second workshop card.  The top was stamped with a Vintage Vogue stamp, and the sentiment was stamped with the Short and Sweet set.  Baja Breeze was used for the ribbon and ink.  To get the effect with the ribbon, sticky strip tape was used.  The final touch was adding the rhinestones.

This is another version, but Cherry Cobbler was used for the ink and ribbon and the top was stamped with a stamp from Elements of Style.



This is the gift that the hostess received.  All of the note cards were in a  Fancy Favor box.  I showed everyone how you can stamp off to create three different shades of the same color.

This was my second demonstration card.  I used three different techniques to color the birthday bags.  The first bag was colored with Stampin' Markers.  The second bad was colored using a Versa Mark marker and pastels.  Finally, the third bag was colored using an Aqua Painter and Classic Stampin' Pads.





On the Grow Mini Card



This is a miniature version of my On the Grow card.  I love making mini cards.  All you need is a piece of 3" x 6" card stock for the base of the card and a piece of 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" or 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" card stock for the top layer.

Stamp sets - On the Grow
Card stock - Naturals White, Concord Crush, Baha Breeze, watercolor paper
Markers - Concord Crush, Baha Breeze, Pear Pizzaz, Old Olive
Punches - 2 1/2" Circle Punch
Tools - Blender Pen

These cards are great to give with a gift. (The United States Postal Service will not allow these cards to be mailed in the 3" x 3" envelopes.  If you would like to mail them, you need to put them in a bigger envelope.)

On The Grow

I fell in love with this set when I saw it in the Summer Mini because it is the perfect set to watercolor.  I used markers and a blender pen to color the image.  In order to get a watercolor effect, you should use your marker first.  Start with a small part of the image and make sure to leave a lot of white.  Use the blender pen to blend color into the white area.  Don't fill in the entire area - leave some areas white.  (My mom and I took a watercolor class last year, and one thing we learned was to leave white showing!)

Stamp sets - On the Grow
Card stock - Naturals White, Concord Crush, Baha Breeze
Ink pads - Concord Crush (just for the sentiment)
Markers - Concord Crush, Baha Breeze, Pear Pizzaz, Old Olive
Punches - Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch
Big Shot -  Scallop Circles die
Tools - Blender Pen