IBCC stands for Idea Book & Catalog Challenge. The IBC challenges are intended to get everyone thinking about the Stampin' UP catalog as an idea book and not only a catalog (since it is intended to be BOTH). The Idea Book & Catalogs are all filled with great sample projects which you can use as inspiration for many different types of projects.
Use the project below as your inspiration for your project this week:
This week, I got high tech and we are using Mr. Linky!!! If you create an IBCC project, show us!!
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IBCC #27
Friday, July 31, 2009
Want your name in the spotlight????
I am so sorry to inform you that according to Stampin' UP's new demonstrator agreement effective October 1st, 2009, I will no longer be allowed to promote any company on my blog besides Stampin' UP. I will be finishing off the remaining spotlights that I have already had planned out, but I will not be able to accept any more spotlights.
Thank you for your understanding.
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Shaving Cream Background Tutorial
As promised, I have made a tutorial for the Shaving Cream Background technique. This technique is a fun and very messy one, so get ready to get your hands dirty and have lots of paper towels handy!!
You will need:
- Shaving cream -the foam kind, not the gel kind. I used Barbasol because that is the kind I had on hand.
- 3-4 Stampin UP Classic Reinkers -I am using Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, and Rich Razzleberry for the tutorial (For the card above I used Dusty Durango, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, and Rich Razzleberry)
- Stampin UP Whisper White cardstock -I cut mine into quarters (4.25inchX5.5inch pieces)
- lots of paper towels
- utensils for mixing and scraping (such as a plastic fork and a bamboo skewer used here!)
STEPS:
1. Spread out a couple of layers of paper towels on a table. This will be your work surface. I didn't have any problem with leaking with two layers of paper towels. Open your reinkers so they are ready to use.
2. Spray an area of shaving cream large enough to cover your piece of Whisper White cardstock.
4. Smooth the shaving cream with a fork or whatever you have handy.
5. Put a couple of drops of each color of reinker over your shaving cream surface in a random pattern.
6. Using your fork, make a swirling pattern across your shaving cream to mix around your reinkers. You may have to go across the surface back and forth a couple of times to get the reinkers mixed how you want them.
It should end up looking something like this:
7. Next, with your bamboo skewer (for toothpick, just something smaller) make some smaller swirls across the shacing cream for more detail.
Now your shaving cream should have even more detailed ripples and it should look something like this:
8. Take one of your quarter sheets of Whisper White cardstock and press it directly into the shaving cream.
Make sure to press it all the way into the shaving cream, even around the edges. There should be shaving cream squirting around all the sides of the paper like shown in this photo:
9. Peel your paper out of the shaving cream.
10. Using your fork, scrape off the excess shaving cream and put the excess back into your shaving cream pile (will explain later!).
11. Use a paper towel to wipe off the rest of the shaving cream from your paper.
Here is what my paper looked like:
Now, I was left with this pile of shaving cream!! So I used it again :O) Repeat the steps using another quarter sheet of Whisper White Cardstock.
Swirl and smooth out the shaving cream, press your cardstock into it, scrape, wipe. . .
And now you have two!!
So I repeated the process and ended up with 4 very different peices of cardstock with the same pile of shaving cream. The more I used the same shaving cream, the lighter the colors got, but it still looked neat! I could have probably gotten more than 4 pieces out of the shaving cream I was using if I had added a few more drops of reinker to the shaving cream. Since this is such a messy and involved process, I think it is best to work in batches like I did so you can make plenty of paper for later use.
Now, I want to see what you make!! If you make something using this technique, share it below in Mr. Linky. I may just showcase you on my blog :O)
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I'm Certified Baby!!
Well, at least I finished all my online training so I am an SDU Certified Instructor! I haven't been officially sworn into the secret SDU instructor society or anything like that yet (if there is such a thing? LOL), but I am at least in the end processes of certification!
SDU, or Scrapbook Design & You is a Scrapbook education program by EK Success and they teach the basics of design to scrapbookers. Now, I felt pretty confident going into my training that I knew a lot about scrapbooking and even I learned some things during my training so this class will teach even experienced scrapbookers a thing or two! This class is geared towards beginner scrapbookers so if you are interested in learning about scrapbooking, this is the class for you. It really does cover everything you need to know about scrapbooking.
Anyway, my local Joann's store is going to be offering SDU courses starting this fall and I am going to be one of the instructors!!!! YIPPEE!!!
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Light Vs. Dark
Thursday, July 30, 2009
- Background was made with the Big Shot and the diamond texture plate from the Stampin' UP Backgrounds I Texturz Plates pack
- Bunnies are from the Stampin' UP Forest Friends stamp set. They are stamped in Crushed Curry, Lovely Lilac, and Dusty Durango
- Sentiment is from the Stampin' UP Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. Sentiment is stamped in Basic Black
- Scallop border was made with the Stampin' UP Scallop Edge Punch
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The Big Shot Giveaway has a Big Winner!
We have a Big Winner to announce!!!!!!
For my Big Shot Giveaway in July, I had 6 entries, 5 of which came pretty early in the month and the last entry just squeezed in the last day of the contest. So this morning, I stuffed all 6 names into one of Johnny's baseball caps and drew out a name. If I hadn't been sick for the past month, I might have even taken photos, but forgive me, I look pretty awful (and I need to pluck my eyebrows!! LOL) so I skipped the photos!
Anyway, the name that I pulled out of the hat was. . . . . .
MEME!!!!!!!!!
One of the greatest things about being a Stampin' UP demonstrator and running my own business is that I actually get to know and become friends with many of my fellow stamp addicts, ahem, I mean customers. I say this because I absolutely adore MeMe! She is just awesome! We have lots of fun at her stamp-a-stacks and she is going to be one of our monthly croppers. Oh, and she is a Tupperware consultant so if you need Tupperware, then she can hook you up!!
And of course, I didn't leave the other 5 players empty handed. Each of them got something special as well. They get to be a demonstrator for a day! They get to use my 20% discount on their next order :O) HOORAY! Everyone is a winner at Scrapmaster's Paradise!!!
Now, I think EVERYONE should own a Big Shot, so if you don't own a Big Shot, GET ONE!!! LOL They are truly awesome tools. I love mine and I am sure you will love yours too. If you have any questions about the Big Shot, please send me an email scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com . Look at all the things this puppy can cut:
*Thick corkboard
• Thick chipboard (59 mil)
• Colored magnet
• Ruffle board
• Paper wood
• Balsa wood (3/32”)
• Bass wood (1/16”)
• Metal mesh
• Aluminum (.016)
• Tin (.008)
• Adhesive and nonadhesive mat board
• Drawer liner
• Shelf liner
• Vinyl
• Static cling vinyl
• Shrink film
• Fine sandpaper
• Clear acetate (20 mil)
• Vellum
• Card stock
• Patterned paper
• Flocked paper
• Contact paper
• Textured paper
• Metallic paper
• Linen paper
• Suede paper
• Embossed metallic paper
• Basketball embossed paper
• Faux alligator textured paper
• Self-adhesive glitter paper
• Fabric
• Canvas
• Iron-on fabric
• Soft plush fabric
• Burlap
• Velvet
• Corduroy
• Lace
• Heavyweight denim
• Terry cloth
• Funky fur
• Thin leather
• Quilt batting
• Warm & natural batting
• Fusible fleece
• Self-adhesive craft metal
• Self-adhesive cork
• Self-adhesive foam
• Self-adhesive magnet
• Self-adhesive felt
• Adhesive and nonadhesive rubber
• Pop up sponge
• Poly foam
• 100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax.)
***The following materials work well when creating die cuts with the Big Shot machine and Bigz and Originals dies. Please note the maximum thickness of several materials. As a rule of thumb, you can cut a material with your Big Shot machine and Bigz or Originals dies if you can cut it using your Craft & Paper Scissors.
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Royal Tour Blog Candy Winner!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
And the winner is. . . .
Carolyn!!!!!
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Cricut Wednesday
Happy Wednesday ya'll! I will get to my Cricut Wednesday project in just a moment, but I want to share something very personal with all of you first. Many of you have been so kind and thoughtful, leaving me comments and writing to me about my migraines so I wanted to give you an update.
I have some not so happy, but happy-at-the-same-time news to share with you today. As you know I have been dealing with horrible migraines for about the past month, daily in fact. Well I went for blood work last week and I got my results today. I have Vitamin B 12 deficiency which must have developed over this past year because I was checked last year for it. So tomorrow I go in for my first of many weekly B12 shots. Hopefully this will stop some of the migraines! So it sucks that I am going to have to deal with this forever, but at least it explains the recent migraine cluster a bit. Also, I go in next week for Botox treatment for my migraines. I am exhausted and my mom is going to just pay for it because our insurance is refusing to pay for it. HATE insurance!! Thankfully, my mom is able and willing to do such a generous thing for me. This stuff is NOT cheap. It is a big deal to me that she is doing this. I can never put into words how much my mom means to me and how much this means to me that she would do this for me. Thank you all for your continued support and I appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Some days are harder than others and your kind words always mean a lot to me.
Now, finally, what you've been waiting for. . . Cricut Wednesday!!!
Today's project features a giant tree die cut from the Cricut Pooh and Friends cartridge. This has to be the cutest tree ever! OK probably not, don't go showing me cuter ones, leave me to my ideas!! This tree, border under the photo, and the background was made with patterned papers from the DCWV Spring Glitter Stack.
- deer are stamps from the Stampin' UP Forest Friends stamp set. They were stamped using Creamy Caramel ink onto Whisper white ink and then I cut around them using my new Xacto knife that Elmer's sent to me! I will be posting more about this awesome tool soon. Did I mention it is PINK?!!?!
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Reminder: I'm Giving Away a Big Shot!!!
I just want to remind you that today is the LAST DAY to get in on the BIG SHOT GIVEAWAY! That's right folks, I am giving a big shot away! Right now, the players each have a 20% chance at winning!! Click on the info at the bottom of this post for complete details!
Later this afternoon, I will be posting my Cricut Wednesday project and the winner to my Royal Blog Tour Blog Candy. Until then, I will leave you with some lovely peeks of the new DCWV paper stacks!!!!!! Gotta have em!!!! You can get all 8 of these beauties at Joann's (I work there so go there! LOL)
Joann's is having it's Founder's Day Sale from August 2nd through August 15th so these new stacks will be on sale and I am pretty sure the new Fall Stacks will be on sale too!!!
Be Mine Premium Stack:
The Rustic Premium Stack:
The Mainstreet Premium Stack:
The Mod-Retro Premium Stack:
The Generation Tech Premium Stack:
The Downtown Loft Premium Stack:
The Crafty Premium Stack:
The Doodlin' Around Premium Stack:
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Royal Blog Tour
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Welcome, blog hoppers! My name is Samantha, a daily craft blogger here at Scrapmaster's Paradise. Some of you might know me around the forums as "thescrapmaster". I would like to introduce you to one of my favorite stamp sets from the new catty, the very lovely Wings of Friendship stamp set.
Below are some sample projects I made with this elegant set:
This card features the shaving cream technique. Be sure to visit after the tour for a tutorial so you can learn how to do this technique. After the tour I will also be giving you all the details on how to recreate these projects on your own so be sure to sign up for email updates or become a follower in the sidebar.
This card is a very simple card using the new In Colors Melon Mambo and Soft Suede with some pretties.
Want blog candy?
For tour viewers I am offering this set of scallop tags made with the Man's Best Friend stamp set. This stamp set is currently on the dormant list.
How to enter for a chance to win:
- Become a follower of my blog from the sidebar and leave a comment here once you are a follower.
- For an additional entry, sign up for my email newsletter (also in the sidebar).
Be sure to scroll down for my usual daily blog post during the blog tour. Thanks for letting me share my favorite new stamp set with you, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your tour!
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Use It Tuesday #17
Happy Tuesday ya'll! I am back with another installment of Use It Tuesday!
This week, I am using up some more of my lovely but never ending scrapbook kit goodies. I LOVE LOVE the monthly scrapbook kits at two places: Vintage Plum and Coordinates Collections. I get kits from both places and they always impress me, but I just never have enough time to use all the kits I get. These kits are always jam packed full of goodies and I just don't get though them by the time a new kit comes in the mail. (I know, what a complaint huh! LOL I know I have more serious problems, right?!!) So I challenge you! Use those kits!!!
Here is a LO I managed to whip up last night using some of the last pieces from my July Vintage Plum kit called Cherry Pie:
The only things not included in the kit:- Cupcake stamp, which is from the Stampin' UP Out of the Box stamp set
- Stickles glitter glue used as icing on the cupcakes
- Dark brown cardstock, Stampin' UP Chocolate Chip
- Misc Glitter Alphas (I think Doodlebug and KI Memories)
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More Cricut Coming!!!
That's right! There's MORE!!! I found these available for pre-order at Oh My Crafts!
These are all the images they had. I would love to see more before I committed to loving anything, but I am definitely interested! I can see birthday parties, invitations, stationary!!! Very cute.
Batman
Calendar
Elmo
Superman
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Got Glue?
Monday, July 27, 2009
Just a friendly reminder to get in on some lovely glue!
Do you want some glue BLOG CANDY????? You won't want to miss out on this one for sure.
Up for grabs is One large Extra Strength Glue Stick made by Elmers Crafters. Depending on the number of entries, I may give away more than one :O)
This is one of the many wonderful products that Elmer's Crafters sent to me. I tried this one out and let me tell you, this glue stick lives up to its name: "Extra Strength Glue Stick". This thing has a super strong hold!
This is going to be my new go to glue for when I need a super duper hold.
How to enter to win:
- Leave a comment for me on this post and tell me what's your favorite Elmer's product? Be sure to go to their website and take a look around. You can get to their website from their logo in my sidebar.
- For an additional entry, become a follower here at SP!
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Forest Friendly SPCC #8
I also used this week's SPCC#8 to make my card. This combo is not my usual colors so it was actually a tricky one for me and I created it! LOL Oh well! That is why it is called a challenge, right?? Be sure to play along this week!
Directions for Forest Friendly Card:
- Background measures 4.25X5.5inches and is made of Kraft cardstock. Run Kraft cardstock through your Big Shot using the diamond Texturz plate that is part of the Stampin' UP Backgrounds I Texturz pack.
- TIP: When making your "sandwich" for your Big Shot, put a piece of scrap cardstock between your Texturz Impressions and Texturz Silicone Rubber sheet to create a deeper embossed impression. It will make your embossing POP!
- Ink the background by lightly rubbing over the Kraft paper using your Dusty Durango ink pad and your Crushed Curry ink pad. Don't press very hard because you just want the ink to touch the raised part of the cardstock.
- Stamp the deer image from the Forest Friends stamp set using Crushed Curry ink onto Whisper White cardstock. Then repeat using the Dusty Durango ink.
- Using a stamp from the Very Thankful stamp set, color over the thank you sentiment using your Basic Black Stampin' UP Marker and stamp.
- TIPS: When using sentiments, use your Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect placement!! When using markers, pick and choose what parts of the stamp you want to use my just coloring the parts you want and skip over the rest, this is called OMITTING. When you are done going over the part you want to stamp, breathe over the stamp, kinda "huff" on it to moisten the ink and then stamp!
- Cut the Whisper White cardstock to measure 2.75inches wide and 2.5inches tall.
- Cut a piece of Mellow Moss cardstock to measure 3inches wide and 2.75inches tall.
- Attach the Mellow Moss to the background with Stampin' Dimensionals and then the Whisper White as desired.
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Sketch Challenge 25
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Here is a quick sketch challenge for you:
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NEW CARTRIDGES BABY!!
Just wanted to share some Cricut news with you :O)
Lookie what I found at Die Cuts R Us!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 new Cricut cartridges! Claudia is offering pre-orders for all four of these brand new cartridges. These cartridges are set to come out in Mid-September! AHHHHHH I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
I swear to you. . . I am dead serious, I am not joking at all. . . I swear on my life . . . not even two days ago I was just thinking that Cricut needed to have more food shapes!!! This one is a must have for me. I just took more photos yesterday of food creations. I do a lot of creative cooking in the kitchen. LOL Usually it turns out well.
This one is just adorable!
Have to have it! Anything Winter and Christmas related is a must have for me LOL!! Why yes, I do have all THREE Christmas Cricut cartridges, thank you very much :O)
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Stamptivity #19
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Before I get to the Stamptivity challenge, I was to remind you that TOMORROW is the ROYAL BLOG TOUR!!! Come back bright and early to start touring through some awesome samples made with new stamp sets from the Stampin' UP catalog! During the next three days, I will still be posting my normal daily blog post, but my special Royal Blog Tour post will remain at the top of my blog, so be sure to scroll down for your daily dose of SP. :O) I worked hard on my Royal Blog Tour sample cards. I hope you like them! (Shhhh! I will also be offering up some blog candy too, so be sure to check out the tour!)
Now let's talk about Stamptivity. . .
Stamptivity is a lovely clear stamp company based in the UK that I happen to design for. If you haven't looked at their stamps, be sure to take a look. They are a great company and their designs are fabulous.
For this week's Stamptivity Saturday challenge... use pastels as the main colors on your card! Ha ha! I know many of you dislike pastels, but I happen to enjoy them very much so pull out those pastel colors and make a project!
Here is my card I made:
- Main stamp image and border at bottom are both from the Stamptivity The Wedding Dress in Arbour stamp set
- Main Image is stamped onto Bashful Blue cardstock using Not Quite Navy ink
- Bottom border is stamped using Baja Breeze ink
- Background cardstock is Pretty in Pink cardstock
- patterned paper is from the American Crafts A la Carte paper pack
- Sentiment is from the Stampin' UP Kind & Caring Thoughts stamp set. This is a Hostess level 3 stamp set.
- Sentiment is stamped onto Riding hood red cardstock with Basic black ink and punched out with an oval punch. Then it was layered on a Certainly Celery callop oval punch out.
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Finally Friday Homemade Transparency
Friday, July 24, 2009
I made this one for the Finally Friday challenge this week at SPCC. Heidi is hosting this week's challenge which is:
Make your own embellishments using household items.
For my homemade embellishment, I used clear packaging to make a dragonfly transparency for my card:
- To make your own transparency: Find a plastic sheet (this can be the backing to your clear stamps, clear packaging, etc), stamp on it with StazOn ink, let dry and cut around the edges. Very easy to make! -Click the photo to look at a close up of the transparency.
- Card measures 4.25X5.5inches
- Embossed background was made using the Big Shot and the Houndstooth Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
- Cardstock colors used are Kraft, Summer Sun, Whisper White, and Bermuda Bay
- Ink colors used are Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, and Summer Sun
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IBCC #26
Today we're continuing Asian Artistry Week with this week's IBCC.
IBCC stands for Idea Book & Catalog Challenge. The IBC challenges are intended to get everyone thinking about the Stampin' UP catalog as an idea book and not only a catalog (since it is intended to be BOTH). The Idea Book & Catalogs are all filled with great sample projects which you can use as inspiration for many different types of projects.
Use the project below as your inspiration for your project this week:
The card above features the Stampin' UP Smarty Pants stamp set shown below:
I am not sure about this stamp set. It is super witty and adorable (especially the hokey pokey saying) but I can't really see myself using it.
Now, this stamp set is on the same page in the IBC as the Smarty Pants set, and I think this set is one that should be on everyone's wishlist. This one is called Sincere Salutations:
And finally, here is the card I made using this week's inspiration piece. I used SPCC #7 for my mini card as well :O)
- Card features the Stampin' UP Asian Artistry stamp set
- Cardstock colors are Whisper White, Old Olive, and Summer Sun
- Ink Colors are Bermuda Bay and Basic Gray
- Markers used are Bermuda Bay, Summer Sun, and Old Olive
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We Have a Winner!
Remember last week during our D is for Dog Week celebration I announced that I would be giving away a set of these tags? Well we have a winner!
The winner of these cute little doggie tags is. . .
JANET SWOFFORD!!!
Janet, please email me your mailing address so I can send out your tags. scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.comNow for the rest of you, don't miss out on more great little giveaways. I will be posting little giveaways here and there and you are going to have to read to find them. LOL I am trying to keep you on your toes.
If you are still interested in getting your hands on these cute little doggie scallop tags, they are available in my online store www.samiville.com in the Handmade Tags section of the store.
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StampAStack Birthday Challenge
Thursday, July 23, 2009
I just want to say, the Big Shot Giveaway is in full swing! It is official, I will be giving a Big Shot away!!! We've got five players. If you want to have a chance at winning a Big Shot, be sure to click on the bottom of this post for full details!!!
Today, I have another Stamp-A-Stack project to show ya. We had our Stamp-A-Stack today and it was a bunch of fun until my stupid migraine ruined everything :O( Thank goodness, everyone was almost finished anyway so I wasn't too much of a party pooper.
I designed this card with my Inkalicious Divas challenge in mind as well. This week, my Inkalicious Divas team started its new Bi-Weekly team challenges. Our first challenge was to design a non-traditional birthday themed card. Now what kind of team leader would I be if I didn't make a challenge card?? If you want to join my team, Stampin' UP is still offering a fabulous $85 starter kit so sign up today!
Let me tell you, when I got finished designing this card, I felt a little giddy inside because I really liked the way it turned out! AND THEN I NOTICED THE SMUDGE!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Can you see it??? Oh well. . .
- Embossed background was made with the Big Shot and a Texturz Plate from the Stampin' UP Backgrounds I
- TIP: When running Texturz plates through your Big Shot, add a sheet of scrap cardstock between your Texturz Impressions Pad and Texturz Silicone Rubber sheet so that your texture background will show up extra crisp.
- Cardstock is YoYo Yellow, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, and Melon Mambo
- Ink is Summer Sun, Bermuda Bay, and Melon Mambo
- Scallops were made with the Stampin' UP Scallop Edge Punch
- Circle stamps are from the Stampin' UP Circle Circus stamp set
- Sentiment is from the Stampin' UP Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
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3 Times the Welcomes!
Welcome Sammye Jo, Allison, and Maxine!!!!
I have known these great gals for quite a while, but it came as a surprise to me that they wanted to become Stampin' UP demonstrators. I am sure like many of you, have been interested in Stampin' UP for a long time. They decided to mainly sign up to feed their stampy habit (which is originally why many of us sign up, me included). Sammye Jo, Maxine, and Allison now can proudly call themselves Inkalicious Divas!!
I have known these great gals for quite a while, but it came as a surprise to me that they wanted to become Stampin' UP demonstrators. I am sure like many of you, have been interested in Stampin' UP for a long time. They decided to mainly sign up to feed their stampy habit (which is originally why many of us sign up, me included). Sammye Jo, Maxine, and Allison now can proudly call themselves Inkalicious Divas!!
Are you Inkalicious?
With the $85 starter kit special going on right now, it is really a no brainer! If you are even considering signing up, if you have ever wanted to start your own business, if you just want your 20% demonstrator discount, then talk with me today. I can answer all your questions and give you all the info you need to make the best decision for you. I would love to have you on my Inkalicious Team. Email me at scrapmasterspardise@yahoo.comSign up to be a demonstrator with this sweet deal!
Now let's meet the newest Inkalicious Divas:
Sammye Jo is one of the sweetest gals you will ever meet. She is a blogger and her blog can be found in my sidebar in the Divas section. She has a great Etsy shop and I have seen some of her lovely work so be sure to check it out!
Allison is a brand spankin' new college graduate. She and I have been blog friends for a while and she is super nice. Be sure to stop by her blog. If you are interested in joining a hostess club, she is starting one up right now!
Maxine is acutally an ol' pro at Stampin' UP. She was actually a Stampin' UP demonstrator for 6 years before life got in the way, but now she is back in action. I know Maxine through my monthly hostess club and she is one of the nicest people around.
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Fridge Calendar
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
This week I have been busy making projects for the upcoming Royal Blog Tour and my Stamp-a-Stack tomorrow so I have no Cricut project for ya tonight. Instead, I have a lovely calendar project for you. For our Stamp-a-Stack, we are going to make 2 different style cards and a calendar project (4 of each card and 4 months).
MeMe, if you are looking at this, shame on you!! Look away!! I would like to take a moment and tell you about all the cool little things Stampin' UP offers for making your own little calendars.
I am a very organization-loving, calendary, list-making kind of girl and Stampin' Up offers a bunch of organizing style supplies so it makes me happy!! I am sure I am not the only one out there who loves that type of thing so I wanted to take a second and point out some of the cool things. Below is a bunch of their calendar offerings.
This is a 6X6 calendar project and it is super easy to put together. These are intended to be hung on the fridge or someplace so you can easily see. The squares are pretty small so they wouldn't be ideal for writing in a bunch of events, but they would be perfect for just knowing the date and the major events that are coming up.
I made this sample one for August:
My calendar is Summer sun to coordinate with the new Kaleidoscope paper. This is one of my fave new papers from the catalog. I have a paper kit available in my store at www.samiville.com. I decorated my calendar with the Razzle Dazzle stamp set (flowers and the quote).
The calendar base was made with the Stampin' UP Calendar stamp. This is a large stamp, shown below:
Then, I just added the month using the stamp of choice from the Stampin' UP Full Callendar stamp set:
Now, I just wrote in my own numbers for the dates, but Stampin' UP offers this convenient stamp set that includes the numbers along with a matching alphabet set. This set is called Calendar Alphabets & Numbers stamp set. This would be great to have if you were going to make calendars to give to friends or family members, say, for the holidays.
And last but not least, Stampin' Up has this cute little set to decorate your calendars with. This set is apropriately called Cute Cues:
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Asian Artistry Week Special
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Of course when I started my special stamp set of the week spotlight on my blog, I said each week there would be a special to go along with my spotlight stamp set. Well since this week, the stamp set is a hostess stamp set, you can't purchase it so I have to improvise a bit. . .
For the special this week, receive $2 off your purchase of the Dream Gardens stamp set. This is another one of Stampin' UP's beautiful Asian inspired stamp sets. Be sure to purchase this set this from me this week for the special price of $16.95.
Now let's learn a little more about this week's beautiful stamp set Asian Artistry. Here are some projects featured in the Idea Book & Catalog 09-10:
In order to get your hands on this stamp set, place an order of $300 or more, either on your own or through a workshop. If you would like to have a catalog party by collecting your friends orders and earning the hostess benefits yourself, simply send me an email and we can work out the details. I would love to get it set up for you.
I've also got a couple of quick reminders for you tonight:
- Don't miss out on Elmer's Blog Candy!! http://thescrapmaster.blogspot.com/2009/07/got-glue.html
- PLEASE take some of my cardstock!!! I have way too much, place your order, just pay shipping and it is yours! http://thescrapmaster.blogspot.com/2009/07/cricut-wednesday-paper-hoarding.html
- Get in on the Big Shot Giveaway!!! I have two more spaces before the drawing, you will have a great opportunity to win a Big Shot!
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Use it Tuesday #16
Today's project uses up some of the last bits of my June Vintage Plum kit. I am on a mission to use each and every kit up completely. Probably I won't be able to do so because I have so many of them between the Vintage Plum kits and the Coordinates Collections kits (and they are all packed FULL of goodies), but I try LOL. So I challenge you. . . USE THOSE KITS!!!
These were photos taken at my first trip to a REAL scrapbook store! I was so excited. I had NEVER been to an actual scrapbook store before and it was so glorious!! I had such a good time just looking at all the pretty things in the store. Such fun!
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Minty LO
Monday, July 20, 2009
Ready to start celebrating a new stamp set this week at Scrapmaster's Paradise? Here we go!
Here is my fun little LO for this weeks SPCC challenge, which uses the Asian Artistry stamp set.
Here was this week's color combo. Don't forget to go over to the SPCC blog and see the brand new, first ever design team!! They were just announced :O) We've got a great team over there. Also, if you play along, you just might be selected to be our next Finally Friday challenge host, or our next guest designer. How cool is that?!
Here are some close up shots of my LO:
My LO for today was very simple to make. I just did a stamped border across the bottom and emphasized the bird with a Stampin' UP marker and a glitter gel pen by Fiskars. The Tag was cut to size around the Thickers and I used the Stampin' UP Horizontal Slot punch to make the tag hole. Easy Peasy!!Don't forget about the Big Shot giveaway. There are only a few days left!!
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Time Flies
Sunday, July 19, 2009
I don't know where the time flew by today! I had to work on some top secret projects that will be revealed later this week on the Royal Blog Tour so I didn't have much time left for much more creating after that and work.
But, I do have a sketch challenge for you for this week:
If you use the sketch, let me know so I can maybe showcase your project on my blog!!
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Stamptivity #18
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Stamptivity is a lovely clear stamp company based in the UK that I happen to design for. If you haven't looked at their stamps, be sure to take a look. They are a great company and their designs are fabulous.
This week, my Stamptivity Saturday challenge is a really fun technique challenge. This week, use the shaving cream technique with your Stamptivity images in order to create a beautiful stamped image.
This has to be the most excitment and fun I have had stamping in a long time. Johnny even played along. It was a lot of fun to play in the shaving cream! We took photos, but I have to upload them.
I used the shaving cream for the inside of the gemstone image below:
The shaving cream technique is just so beautiful!
Supplies needed:
- Paper towels
- stylus or similar shaped tool
- 2-3 reinker colors
- shaving cream
- white paper
You can find a video tutorial on google video here: http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=shaving+cream+technique&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=D3hiSuLuJsKOtgfc39n0Dw&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4#
Have fun and show us what you make!
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Hit The Wall
Here is a photo of my messy scrap table. I like seeing what others have going on so I thought I would post this one just for fun. On my table, I have baggies, the Stampin' UP catalog, my new Coordinates Collections scrapbook kits for July, Thickers, new Stampin' UP patterned paper, my Stamp-a-ma-jig. . . and a bunch of scraps and odds and ends.
DO you ever have so many things going on that you just hit the wall??? LOL
Finally, after two whole weeks of being in the bed, I was able to be up today! I am starting to feel well enough to move around thanks to my new set of migraine meds. I shall refer to these new pills as Stupid Pills because they are known to have horrible cognitive side effects.. . . er. . . what was I talking about. . . HA HA Just kidding!! They haven't started working that well yet! In all seriousness, please send out good thoughts so the Stupid Pills don't actually make me too stupid :O)
Well all day I was going and going, just churning along, making up for my two weeks in the bed, awfully proud of my accomplishments, and now that I am finally ready to venture into the scrap room, EVERYONE in my house decides to take a nap and now I am stuck out of the scrap room, for who knows who much longer!! AHHH! I must be patient!
SO here is my list of busy duties I have been working on today:
- organizing my upcoming color combos for SPCC
- getting sponsors lined up for upcoming challenges
- trying to decide on the SPCC design team
- getting the dt blog set up
- planning dt duties
- eating lunch
- playing with the pups
- working on ideas for next week's celebration
- planning next week's stamp a stack
- watching a movie with Johnny
- helping my 3 brand new Inkalicious Divas!! It rocks to be a demonstrator (I will welcome them soon! I love you girls!!)
- packaging paper kits
- emailing everyone in the world (ok maybe not, but I have been emailing a bunch)
- and. . . I still need to clean off my messy table, shown above!
I will admit it, I am a scrap keeper. I keep scraps of cardstock and patterned paper, but I store them separately. . . This is how I store my cardstock. it is kind of a chaotically organized mess!
Why would you want to store scraps of cardstock, you ask?? Well let me tell you. . .
- so you are environmentally friendly
- so you have cardstock ready to stamp on
- to use for punches
- to use for small parts on cards and projects
- to save money (this stuff adds up)
This is one of the Sterilite containers that I often rave about. These are the greatest little containers. I use them for storing my stamps and pretty much anything that I can fit into them. We have these containers in our kitchen, bathroom, car, closets. . . everywhere LOL.This is the small size. It is perfect for fitting on my standard size shelf units (3 small containers per row) Anyway, so I get these at Target and about every season, Target will have different colors!!! This summer they have offered this Kiwi Kiss type color and a bright blue. I also have many white ones, which are the standard color and I got some burgundy colored ones last winter.
My storing tip is basically just shove all the cardstock you can possibly fit into the container! LOL NO NO don't do that. . . LOL I put the smaller sized scraps into plastic baggies sorted by color and then I have the taller pieces of the same color stacked behind the plastic baggies. A lot of the time, I put the scraps in one by one so most of them are unsorted.
When it is time to make a card or a project, I just set this little container on my scrap desk and dig through it before cutting through any new sheets of cardstock. It only takes an extra second to look, but I feel like I am saving a tree so to me it is totally worth it.
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IBCC #25
Friday, July 17, 2009
The card shown above is from the brand new Idea Book and Catalog for 09-10. This card features the Curvy Verses stamp set shown below:
This stamp is on my mile long wish list. These phrases are just so cute.- Stamp sets used: Curvy Verses and Nursery Necessities, Tres Chic background stamp
- Cardstock: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink
- Ink: Basic Black
- Accessories: 1/2inch Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Circle punch, 1 and 3/8inch circle punch, pretties kit
Use the above card as your inspiration for your project this week. Be sure to leave me a comment with a link to your project so I can see it. I may just showcase your project on my blog!
Here is the card I made using the inspiration card. This card is my last car for D is for Dog Week. I hope you got a couple of ideas and remember to purchase by Saturday to receive the super cute scallop tags free with your stamp set.
- Card measures 4.5inches square. Base cardstock is Orchid Opulence.
- Paw was stamped using Rich Razzleberry onto Whisper White cardstock. The scallop circle is Bermuda Bay cardstock.
- Flower accent was made using Rich Razzleberry and Bermuda Bay cardstock and a button.
- Dog was stamped onto a 2inch circle using Soft Suede ink. Dog bone was stamped with Rich Razzleberry ink.
- TIP It is easy to cut circles with a cutting tool like the Stampin' UP Circle Cutter or the Martha Stewart circle cutter. They cut up to 5.5inch circles!
Receive a set of scalloped tags when you purchase the D is for Dog stamp set from me this week.
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I love you, Glue & Doggie Tags X 2
Thursday, July 16, 2009
First, I want to share the joy of GLUE! I mentioned a while back, that I was contacted by Elmer's Crafters asking me to do some product reviews on my blog. I am still shocked that they found little ol' me!! One day, I just had an email from Elmer's asking me to review their awesome products. Of course, I was extremely honored to be chosen to receive free goodies to use, but I had NO IDEA I would get a truck load! WHOA, look at all these goodies they sent to me!!! So I would like to send out a special THANK YOU to the kind people at Elmer's!! I have had a horrible past two weeks with unrelenting migraines and this really cheered me up!
And to my readers, you know you are going to get a chance at some of these goodies so be sure to stay tuned for some glue giveaways! In addition to providing me with so many products to play with, Elmer's has also graciously become a sponsor for SPCC, my new color combo challenge blog. Be sure to join in on the challenges for a chance at some other great prizes.
Next, here are the cute little scallop tags I made to give away to anyone who purchases the D is for Dog stamp set from me this week. Purchase the D is for Dog stamp set this week from me and get this set of 8 doggie tags.
WANT A CHANCE TO WIN THESE CUTE TAGS?? Leave me a comment on this post for a chance to win these tags. I will choose a random winner next week sometime.
Make your own tags, supply list:- 113236 Man's Best Friend stamp set $19.95
- 109043 Scallop Circle Punch $15.95
- 104401 1&3/8 inch Circle Punch $15.95
- 100908 Chocolate Chip Stampin' Pad $5.95
- 115659 Crushed Curry Stampin' Pad $5.95
- 105121 Pixie Pink cardstock $5.50
- 101768 Green Galore cardstock $5.50
- 102067 Tempting Turquoise Cardstock $5.50
- 115317 Bermuda Bay cardsock $5.50
- 108362 Crop-a-dile $29.95
And lastly, here is my project for the day. This is my D is for Dog embellished tag. I made this to be a decoration on a scrapbook page in the future.
- The tag shape is from the Cricut Zooballoo cartridge.
- To make the circle embellishment: On Whisper White cardstock, stamp the paw print in Chocolate Chip ink and the dog bone in Melon Mambo ink. Punch out the circle with a 1 &3/8inch circle punch. Punch out a scallop circle out of Pink Passion cardstock using the Scallop circle punch. Layer the circle onto the Pink Passion scallop circle. Embellish the circle and the paw print with Stickles glitter glue. Use Stampin' Dimensionals to make the circle stand off your tag.
- The bottom egde was made with Certainly Celery cardstock and the Scallop Edge Punch. I then embellished it with Stickles glitter glue.
- Patterned paper is K & Company
- To position the sentiment at the top of the tag, I used my handy dandy Stamp-a-ma-jig
- Eyelet was set using my Crop-a-dile tool.
D IS FOR DOG WEEK 7/12-7/18
Receive a set of scalloped tags when you purchase the D is for Dog stamp set from me this week.
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Become A Diva!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
There is never a better time than RIGHT NOW to sign up to be a demonstrator. I say right now, because there are TWO awesome starter kit specials to choose from (Click here for more info!) ! Not only that, now is the best time to sign up because the sooner you sign up, the sooner you will realize how much it rocks to be a demo!!
I seriously contemplated signing up for many months before I ever even talked to anyone about it. I now wish I had done it sooner because I missed out on all those months of pre-orders, specials, and my beloved 20% demonstrator discount.
Plus, demos are now able to view the upcoming Mini catalog that is so juicy but I am sworn to secrecy about it's contents. Demonstrators have the luxury of pre-ordering never before seen items.
There are honestly so many perks to being a Stampin' UP demonstrator, whether you want to grow your own business or you just want to feed your own scrappy habit. If you join my Inkalicious Divas team, I will be there for you no matter which path you choose.
For the special $85 starter kit, you can sign up and even if you decide down the line that you don't want to stay a demonstrator, you haven't even lost anything! You get way more than $85 worth of supplies. Who hasn't spend more than $85 on supplies before? There are no strings, no risks, just a delicious discount and friends to be made.
To join my team click on the dancing butterfly in my sidebar, then click Join Now. You will need my authorization password sstracha to sign up. It is my goal to be an awesome upline to all my Inkalicious Divas. We have a private blog and we are starting to have bi-weekly challenges and hopefully a swap or two. There are now 8 Inkalicious Divas in my team and I hope to grow an awesome team.
A list of perks:
**Not a complete list of perks, there are too many to list!!
- Instant 20% instant income on your own orders and off your customer orders
- An additional 10% off your first workshop order (30% off total!!)
- The chance to earn up to 40% income from your sales
- Pre-order opportunities, sometimes with special discounts just for demos
- The chance to pre-order hostess sets (one of my fave perks!)
- A group to call your own -We are the Inkalicious Divas!
- Complete support for your business from Stampin' UP
- Complete support for your business from me as your upline
- Creative ideas from Stampinup.com
- A monthly magzaine just for demos
- Support from other demonstrators
- bi-weekly inspiration challenge for our team
- Great rewards - earn points towards free SU stuff based on your sales
- The chance to earn NINE free stamp sets in your first 6 months -I DID IT, yeah I earned all nine, so it is possible!
If you are thinking about signing up, or you have any questions about signing up, just drop me an email scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com and we can chat about it.
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Advertising at SP
I am looking for free paper crafting products to review on my blog and use on my future projects on my blog posts. If it is free, chances are I would love to try it out and use it! In exchange for free product, I can offer advertising and I can promote you on my blog.
I want free stuff, so if you want cheap advertising. Let's be partners. I would be interested in working with any sized paper crafting companies - big or small.
I will post your logo proudly in my sidebar for the online world to see, plus I will talk about and review your products when I make projects with them. I love any and all paper crafting products, especially stamps, patterned papers, and anything new and different.
I would be interested in products for my own personal use and also products to give out to my faithful readers.
If you would be interested in building a partnership, please contact me at scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com with information about what you would be willing to donate.
WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT
I am working hard to start up a weekly spotlight where I showcase/review an ebay store, etsy store, online store, and also offer a giveaway of one of their items that they sell. If you would like to be a part of the weekly spotlight, I will need two prizes from you (one to use and review and one to give away as blog candy that week). Please contact me ASAP so that I can get your week scheduled right away!
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Cricut Wednesday & Paper Hoarding & A giveaway
Happy Wednesday everyone!
I have a layout and a photo to share with you today. And at the very bottom, I have a giveaway to share with you.
I have mentioned about my paper hoarding problem multiple times, and now I finally have a photo that sums it up. . . BUT FIRST. . . I want to share my LO for Cricut Wednesday!
I am really excited about this LO because I found this awesome scallop square on the Cricut Storybook cartridge!! I used a piece of 12X12 patterned paper to make it so big. I love scallops of all sorts and this shape is just soooo good! I am particularly proud of this LO because I just love the way it turned out. My mom isn't very excited yet about scrapbooking and when I show her my pages, she smiles and kinda gives me the "that's nice" kind of sentiment. But with this layout, her whole face lit up, she smiled real big and said, "Aw, I love it". If you can't guess, both of these photos are of ME! LOL
- TIP: Fit to page! The Fit to page function on the Cricut expression is the best fuction on the machine! If you have a piece of paper and you like the size of it, simply use the fit to page function and the Expression will cut the shape to the size of your paper! How neat is that!! For the scallop shape, I used the fit to page button with a 12X12 sheet of patterened paper.
- All supplies except the cardstock used are American Crafts products. The cardstock is all Stampin' UP brand.
And now for a photo. Siobhan.. . . I deserve the Paper Ho title :O)
Click to see a larger photo:
The containers for the 12X12 paper (1st and 3rd rows) were made out of priority mail boxes. You can see some of them are not covered. I made the ones on top without measuring so they are uneven. I plan on redoing them so they all are the same like on the 3rd row.On the top row, I have my 12X12 cardstock and some patterned paper.
On the second row, I used cardboard magazine holders that Staples sells. I just covered the front of them with Pink cardstock and labels. That row contains all my Stampin' UP 8.5X11 cardstock.
On the third row, I have a stash of scrapbook kit leftovers and 12X12 chipboard shapes in plastic keepers on the far left and then it is patterened paper galore!
Now, for a giveaway!
Want some cardstock??? See those bottom two rows of cardstock(some of it is actually raw chipboard, but I am talking about everything else on those two rows)? I want to GET RID OF ALL OF IT!!!
Please help me! Send me an email to scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com and give me your paper order!
I only ask is that you pay the actual shipping cost so I don't break the bank giving things away LOL.
This is non Stampin' UP cardstock, but it is still great cardstock, 65lb cardstock, acid/lignin/chlorine free. I just have WAY too much of it.
I have a bunch of each of these colors:
- medium green
- medium blue
- light blue
- medium brown - SOLD!!
- purple
- burgundy
- white (textured, it looks like old paper, but it isn't your normal looking textured paper)
- Mango (the color I would use for Disney's Pluto the dog)
- Beige
- Yellow - SOLD!!!
- Red (Christmas colored red) - SOLD!!!
- Pastel Purple
- Pastel Pink - SOLD!!!
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Waggy Dog Card & Use it Tuesday #15
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
This is the color combo for this week: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, and Rich Razzleberry.
For this card, I used ALL scraps! I didn't have to cut any new sheets of cardstock. I keep all my cardstock scraps in a little Sterilite container so I can use them for the smaller stamped images or sentiments. I don't like throwing away perfectly good pieces of cardstock.
- Card measures 5.5X4.25 inches.
- Cut the Baja Breeze cardstock to measure 5.5X4.25 inches.
- You will need two pieces of Very Vanilla cardstock: one measuring 4X5.25inches and the other measuring 2X2.5inches.
- Cut the Rich Razzleberry cardstock to measure 2.25X2.75inches.
- Cut the Kiwi Kiss cardstock to measure .75X2.5inches.
- To make the background: Place your larger piece of Very Vanilla cardstock onto a piece of scrap paper. Stamp paw prints using Rich Razzleberry. Rotate the stamp as you go and reink the stamp between each time you stamp to make sure you have enough ink. Clean and dry your stamp using Stampin' Scrub and Stampin Mist. Next, repeat the paw prints using Baja Breeze ink. Lastly, stamp the dog bone using Kiwi Kiss ink.
- TIP: Start slow! If you are unsure how many images to stamp on your background, stamp a few shapes of each color and then slowly add more stamped images until you have the background you want. You can always add more stamps to the background, but you can't take them off if you have too many!
- TIP: Always clean your stamps! I know some of us are bad about this (I used to be!), but it is really important to take care of your stamps. To make sure your stamps have a long life, use a stamp cleaner like Stampin' Mist. The great thing about Stampin' Mist is that it is also a stamp conditioner so it will keep your stamps healthy. It is super easy to clean your stamps with Stampin' Mist when you have a Stampin' Scrub. I may just have to show you how to use it one of these days. It is so easy!
- Attach the stamped background onto the Baja Breeze cardstock.
- Stamp the dog image onto the smaller piece of Very Vanilla cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink. You could even jazz up the stamped image with some bling for the collar.
- Attach the dog image to the Rich Razzleberry cardstock. Attach this to the background piece using Stampin' Dimensionals to add some dimension to the card.
- Stamp your title onto the Kiwi Kiss cardstock using Chocolate Chip and the Stamp-a-ma-jig. For a step by step tutorial using the Stamp-a-ma-jig, click here.
- Ink slightly around the edges of the Kiwi Kiss cardstock with Chocolate Chip ink.
- Attach your sentiment to the card and Voila! You have a doggie card!!
- 115784 D is for Dog Stamp Set $15.95
- 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals (pack of 300) $3.95
- 101650 Very Vanilla 8.5X11inch cardstock (pack of 40) $7.50
- 115316 Rich Razzleberry 8.5X11inch cardstock (pack of 24) $5.50
- 115658 Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Pad $5.95
- 100908 Chocolate Chip Stampin' Pad $5.95
Receive a set of scalloped tags when you purchase the D is for Dog stamp set from me this week.
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Sweet Dream LO
Monday, July 13, 2009
For the new weekly segment, I plan on outlining everything step by step so you can recreate any of my projects, but you can alter them how ever you want. My hope is that you will learn something new here at Scrapmaster's Paradise.
Can you tell I used my sketch #23 for this LO?? It is a bit different from the sketch, but I liked the clouds.
This LO below is one that is near and dear to my heart. We lost our beautiful Taylor in March and I am still not completely whole yet. I still miss her every day. She was a huge part of my life and it isn't the same without her here. I have had this photo of her sitting in my photo stack for a long time, and when I got this stamp set, I knew what I wanted to do with the photo.
Click on the photo to see a close-up.
- background paper is from the Stampin' UP Sweet Slumber specialty paper pack. This paper pack just retired and I haven't used any of it until now. I may have a few paper kits left that I can list for sale, but I don't know for sure. I need to go through my stack!
- The clouds were cut out using the Cricut Paper Pups cartridge with my Cricut Expression. I varied the size of the cloud cuts between 2.5 and 3.25inches. The paper used for them is from the DCWV Spring 09 Stack. I am pretty sure Joann's still has this stack available online in the clearance section.
- TIP: Add dimension with Stampin' Dimensionals! Stampin' Dimensionals are SU's version of foam pop dots. They are awesome! They add a great touch to any project.
- For the edges of the clouds, I added a line of Stickle Glitter Glue. Once the glitter dried, it kindof curled up the edges of the clouds, creating even more dimension.
- Title is glitter Thickers. Love em!!
- The accent under the title is a puffy Thicker accent.
- To create the journaling strips: I cut strips of paper 1/4inch thick and then wrote on them. Then I just cut between the words I wanted to have the chunks of journaling.
- To make the scallop charm up in the top right corner: Stamp D is for Dog onto Whisper White cardstock using Melon Mambo ink. Punch it out with the 1 and 3/4inch circle punch. Punch out a scallop circle out of Tangerine Tango cardstock. Attach the circle to the scallop circle. Voila! Your very own charm embellishment!! You could even add glitter or bling to the charm to make it even more fancy.
- To make the dog accent for the clouds: Stamp the dog shape onto Whisper White cardstock using Crushed Curry ink. Trim around the dog with small scissors or an xacto knife (I used scissors this time). Add a line of glitter for the color (Taylor had a purple collar so her's was made with purple Stickles) and add a spot of glitter for the eye.
Receive a set of scalloped tags when you purchase the D is for Dog stamp set from me this week.
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Changes a coming!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
**First I would like to note that a blog candy announcement is coming soon. I will start having a WEEKLY small blog candy so I can get rid of some of my stash. I need to clear some space in my room and I have things I know someone would use.
I have decided to revamp the boggitty blog a bit. I want to make my blog the best it can be. First, I want to keep my current weekly challenges, but I would like to add something HUGE! Well something HUGE to me. . .
I am going to start celebrating a Stampin' UP stamp set each week! Each week, I am going to post projects made with the Stamp set for that week. I have LOVED the deal of the week that Stampin' UP is providing so I am going to be offering my own "deal of the week". For anyone who orders the stamp set of the week, I will be offering something special each week to go along with the celebration. With the weekly celebrations, I will be discontinuing the Stamp set of the Month program after the end of July. Until the end of July, you can still purchase the True Friend stamp set from me at 10% off.
Are you ready for the fun to begin!? Here goes nothin'
YAY! This week is D is for Dog Week here at Scrapmaster's Paradise. Anyone who purchases the D is for Dog stamp set from me this week will receive a set of handmade Scallop Tags made with the Man's Best Friend stamp set (another great dog themed stamp set). The scallop tags will be revealed later this week and I will have them available for purchase in my online store.
I have a few lovely projects to share with you for D is for Dog Week! Stay tuned and see :O)
For now, I will leave you with this gorgeous LO featured in the 09-10 Stampin' UP Idea Book & Catalog. This LO is one of my favorite projects from the IBC. Be sure to contact me today if you haven't yet gotten your hands on the brand new Idea Book and Catalog.
- Cardstock: So Saffron, Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Old Olive
- Stamp set: D is for Dog
- Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive, So Saffron, and Real Red Craft ink
- Accessories: On Board Lots of Letters, Stampin' Dimensionals, and VersaMark ink
Monday afternoon, I will show you a LO I made with the D is for Dog stamp set.
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Sketch Challenge #23
Here is the sketch for this week. I completed my LO today and will post it tomorrow. I am holding off posting it because I have a special announcement for tomorrow, and it has to do with that :O)
I have decided to make some changes to my regular blogging "routine" and tomorrow, I will post the details of the changes I plan to make. I hope you will visit Monday to see the re-vamp.
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Retired Stamps Sale
I do not have the heart to actually sell any of my own personal stamp sets, even though I have many retired stamp sets in my collection. BUT I am selling off my duplicate stamp sets that are now retired. All of my stamp sets for sale are NEW, UNMOUNTED, and in PERFECT condition. They are hostess sets or Sale-a-bration sets. In my book, these are the best of the best because you couldn't purchase them and now they are gone forever so you can't even earn them anymore.
Please give my stamp sets a good home! LOL
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Comfort Food
Congrats
Darling Dots
Echoes of Kindness
Itty Bitty Buds
Polka Dot Punches
Yummy
Congrats
Darling Dots
Echoes of Kindness
Itty Bitty Buds
Polka Dot Punches
Yummy
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Stamptivity #17
For this week's Stamptivity challenge, use your Stamptivity stamps with an over sized accent of some sort. For my sample card, I used an over sized flower with my stamped image.
- This card features a stamped image from the Stamptivity Wedding and Stationery text stamp set. This is one of my favorite stamped images of all time. It is just so gorgeous and lovely.
- The background paper is Stampin' UP Baja Breeze cardstock (In Color 08-09, now retired)
- Sentiment and flower was made with American Crafts patterned paper from the A La Carte paper pack
- Sentiment is glitter thickers
- Eyelets are American Crafts
- TIP: for easy eyelet setting use a Crop-a-dile, it is an awesome tool!
- Cardstock for the sentiment is Stampin' UP Basic Black
- Ribbon is Stampin' UP Certainly Celery 1/4inch grosgrain
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Chef in Training LO
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sorry to be so short with the IBCC yesterday. I am going to go back and add more info to it (including the vet story, LOL). Click here to go to the IBCC post yesterday. I got a monster migraine right in the middle of typing and seriously had to run to the bathroom because I was so nauseated. It was not pretty!! I usually have an "aura" which means I can totally tell when I am about to get a migraine (I happen to get visual stuff in the form of psychedelic, kaleidoscope looking colors, metallic looking squiglies, and I actually lose my sense of sight for a time plus numb face, tongue, and arms), but I got absolutely no warning this time. This is my 3rd migraine of the week and frankly, I am SICK of it! I am still fighting with the darn insurance company about getting the botox injections again. URGH!! I say this not to gross you out or to get pity, but to show other migraineurs, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
Now enough of that! Here is LO #4 from my July Vintage Plum kit. I have a ton of supplies left from my July kit so I have a lot more scrapping to get done with it before August.
- This LO is of photos of my as a child. I was making biscuits with my grandma here. Many of my happy childhood memories are of when I was helping to cook. I love cooking still to this day.
- All supplies except for the paint (for the large bracket) and ink (for the vanilla colored cardstock) are from the Vintage Plum kit. If you haven't ordered a kit from Vintage Plum, I highly recommend doing so. Their kits are fabulous.
- The large bracket is a raw chipboard shape, but I painted it with Ranger Crackle paint. I love this stuff because you just paint like with regular paint and it crackles on its own. There is only one step!
- TIP: Go Thick! The crackle paint is meant to be painted on thick. If you paint too thin of a layer, the crackles will be so tiny you won't really see them. The thicker you go, the better your cracks will look.
- The ink I used for the vanilla cardstock was Stampin' UP Riding Hood Red ink (In Color 08-09, now retired). I just brushed the ink pad right across the edges to create a little color.
- TIP: For a more subtle inked edge, use a Stampin' UP sponge dauber. These fit on your index finger and you just move the dauber across the edge of the edge of the paper by flicking your finger so you just touch the edge of the paper. Personally, I like a more "in your face" type of inked edge so I just take my ink pad and rub it across the edges. LOL
Thanks for stopping by! Later today, I will be posting my Stamptivity challenge so stay tuned.
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IBCC #24 & Vet story
Friday, July 10, 2009
Today was day two of the vet visits for our dogs. I have the story below.
IBCC stands for Idea Book & Catalog Challenge. The IBC challenges are intended to get everyone thinking about the Stampin' UP catalog as an idea book and not only a catalog (since it is intended to be BOTH). The Idea Book & Catalogs are all filled with great sample projects which you can use as inspiration for many different types of projects.
- Stamps: Season of Friendship
- Paper: Chocolate Chip, Rich Razzleberry, and Very Vanilla cardstock
- Inks: Chocolate chip, Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum and So Saffron classic ink pads
- Accessories: Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbons, Stampin' Dimensionals
- For this project, they used the Stampin' Dimensionals to add dimension by cutting out the flowers and then attaching them to the tree with them. It is hard to tell in the photo, but you can kinda see it.
Use this card as your inspiration for your project this week. Be sure to leave me a comment with a link to your project so I can see it. I may just showcase your project on my blog!
Now on to some light entertainment! Today was day TWO of the vet visits. Lemme tell you, I thought day 1 was bad. . . Well it was NOTHING compared to day two! It was AWFUL!!! Today, Bella and Mya went to get their yearly check ups and shots. Well we knew Mya would be bad because she has been acting up the last two years at the vet office. Bella has been our good little angel at the vet every year. Every year, they always compliment Bella because she is such a good girl. Well that all changed!! They were both awful. We are complete idiots for taking two dogs at once to the vet. We walk in, and there are two dogs already in the waiting room. So Bella and Mya both start barking. Bella is a husky so she doesn't actually "bark". Huskies do a yodel/talking sort of sound. Mya is barking and Bella is basically screaming. AND OF COURSE the other idiots in the waiting room are sitting right beside the door so our dogs are going crazy and we are trying to hold them back.
They call us back very quickly because of all the commotion LOL. So we get to the waiting room and they are both being quiet and after a bit, the vet comes in with the vet tech. They put Bella on the table ready to draw some blood. Bella is standing on the table, the vet reaches for her arm and Bella goes completely psycho, starts screaming bloody murder, flailing, trying to jump off the table and when the vet tech grabs her to try to calm her down, she gets even worse and ends up releasing her glands (if you don't know, dogs have anal glands similar to skunks and they can release this nasty smelling goo if provoked, it is not pleasant). Mind you, the vet hasn't done ANYTHING except touch her arm! All the while, Mya starts barking and trying to get at the vet tech who is holding her sister, Bella.
You would have thought that they were trying to kill Bella because of the way she reacted. Finally, Bella calms down after what seems like an eternity, and the vet draws the blood with no problems at all. Bella makes all this commotion because she was touched and then doesn't even react when the blood is actually drawn!!! By this point, I am completely embarrassed probably red in the face. Johnny and I are just looking at eachother in disbelief at what we had just seen our baby do! It was so unexpected because Bella is usually the dog who wags her tail the whole time and acts happy the whole visit.
Then it is Mya's turn. We already are prepared for her to act badly. Bella by this point is sitting next to Johnny. Mya is on the table about ready to have her blood taken. As soon as the vet tech and the vet come near Mya, Bella starts whining and screaming. Mya is already about ready to lose it and they try to get Mya in position but Mya goes crazy and ends up peeing all over the place as she is fighting with the vet tech. Bella is whining the whole time. Johnny is trying to calm Bella down but she is just getting louder. The vet politely asks Bella and I to leave the room because Bella is just making everything worse. Bella and I go to the waiting room which has even more people than before! She continues to whine and by this point, her hair is falling out and I am covered in dog hair. Every time I pet her, hair just flies off. My face is still warm from all the embarrassment and everyone and their brother in the waiting room tries to talk to me about huskies. It was so embarrassing!!! We got kicked out of the vet room.
When we get to leave, Johnny proceeds to tell me that Mya was awful and ends up pooping and releasing her glads all over the place as well. Mya is all nasty, covered in her own junk, and so when we got home we had to give her a bath immediately. Now, it is a day later, and I am still recovering emotionally from the traumatic day at the vets office! Looking back, I can laugh at everything, but man oh man I was sooooo embarrassed being there with them acting like crazy animals. Thankfully, all 5 of our babies are perfectly healthy girls. After two exhausting days of vet visits, I am so glad we don't have to go through it all again until next year! LOL
Hope you enjoyed it :P
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Hoarders Anonymous
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Well, not so anonymous anymore!!! I have some photos to share with you today and I will be posting a new project tomorrow. Today is a "lighter day" at SP because we've had a very traumatic day. We have 5 (YES FIVE) dogs and today was day one of the yearly checkups. We took Snow, Emma, and Skyeler to the vet today and Bella and Mya go tomorrow. It was two hours of NO FUN! And tomorrow will be just as crazy and hectic. They don't enjoy going AT ALL (especially Emma after all her visits when she broke her leg).
Let me just add, I have purchased very few items since the beginning of June and I am trying very hard not to purchase ANYTHING for quite a while. My mom has a purse, shoes, and clothing hoarding problem (and a QVC watching problem) so she and I have made a bet recently.
We made a bet that we would not purchase ANYTHING related to our hoarding problems and the first one two break is a big fat LOSER and has to pay the other one $25! HA HA, anyway, I am sooooo going to win this!
Now let me share my hoarding problem with you:
Eyelets and Brads: these containers are full of eyelets and brads! I have recently reorganized the containers so I have similar themes and types together. Then the sides of the boxes are labeled so I know where everything is FINALLY!
Scissor wall. . . and I never even use any of them! (These are going to have to go and I would like to get punches hung on the wall instead). Stamps. . . there are about 8-9 stamp sets per container on the shelf.
Buttons! enough said. . .
Cricut cartridges! Some of these actually have 2 cartridges in a box because I have the "solutions" cartridges that don't come in binders.
Cardstock...there is more in one of the photos below.
THICKERS!!!! One of my fave addictions! I counted them. . . 86 PACKS! WHOA am I crazy?!!?
I have other alpha packs in the photos as well.
Ink. . .Notice next to the ink there are MORE stamp sets sitting on the desk.
Stickles!!!!
Glitter and embossing powder. Love it!
I rearranged this shelf so it is completely full of patterned paper and cardstock. I will have to get a new photo.
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50K and Dog LO
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
I just hit 50 THOUSAND COUNTER HITS!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe that! I am in shock and very grateful for all my visitors. I originally started this blog as a way to express myself and I never expected anyone to pay attention to me. THANK YOU for visiting!!
This week, I have been moving a little slow because I am having another bout of migraines. I have my Cricut Wednesday LO on my desk, but it is just not going to get posted today. I hope you will enjoy this funny LO instead. :O)
Ok, I will be the first to admit, I have a weird sense of humor. . . and in this LO it really shows (actually, it was my fiance's idea to photograph this, but I went with it wholeheartedly). This is one of my favorite photos. It isn't the best taken photo, but it is so funny!
- The photo is of Emma when she was a tiny little puppy, she fit inside a regular sized sauce pan! She was less than 3 lbs. She is now about 12 lbs. You can see Bella in the background jealous because she would NEVER be able to fit in a sauce pan (she is a 65lb princess!).
- This is one of my Vintage Plum LO's for July. I just loved everything in this kit this month. Each month the kits keep impressing me even more. This month is my few fave because I love the cherries and all the food stuff. It is just the cutest kit!
- All supplies came with the VP kit except the green cardstock which is Stampin' UP Old Olive cardstock.
- The vintage style labels where part of a patterned paper. I just cut them out and layered them behind the photo.
- I made a border at the bottom with the cupcake wrappers.
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July Stamp Set of the Month at SP
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
This month, I picked a stamp set that has been around for a while. This set is a classic and gorgeous stamp set that everyone can appreciate. This set has been on my wish list for a long time, but I decided to use my hostess benefits last month to get it. These projects on this page are a compilation from the last two Idea Book & Catalogs.
Here is the July Stamp Set of the Month: True Friend
All month long receive 10% off your True Friend stamp set purchase from me. If you would like to order, please send me an email at scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com .
I will be making some projects using this cute stamp set so be sure to take a peek! Click on the gallery link below!
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Use It Tuesday #14
Happy Tuesday!!
Here's another installment of one of my favorite weekly posts. . . USE it Tuesday:
Every Tuesday, I am digging into my stash and using something I have been hoarding. I have a room full of stuff and I am going to try to USE IT!! I hope you will join me and start using your own stuff more.
Today my project uses ribbon and patterned paper that I am trying not to hoard. As you may already know. . . I have a SERIOUS paper hoarding problem. I buy and I buy and then I don't use it. I recently reorganized my scrap room a little bit because I did not have all my similar items together. I had some patterned paper and some cardstock just stacked on shelves around the room. When I was done organizing everything together with similar items, I ended up with a WHOLE SHELF of paper! WHOA! I totally didn't think my paper problem was quite that bad. . . so today, I am using some patterned paper. My project also reveals the July Stamp Set of the Month here at Scrapmaster's Paradise.
- This card features the Stampin' UP True Friend stamp set. This stamp set is the July Stamp Set of the Month here at SP! That means receive 10% off this stamp set for this month only if you order from me.
- The ribbon used it Stampin' UP Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain. I love all the new In Color ribbons, but they are so pretty, I have trouble using them! (I have an In Color Ribbon share going on now! Check it out: http://thescrapmaster.blogspot.com/2009/07/join-my-product-shares.html).
- I used Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry ink
- Cardstock is Rich Razzleberry
- Patterned paper is from the Stampin' UP Razzleberry Lemonade designer paper pack (I have a DSP share going on now too!!)
- For the sentiment tag, I used the Stampin UP horizontal slot punch to make the holes and then I used a tiny piece of ribbon with a matching brad. Making tags is a great way to use up the last little pieces of a ribbon.
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Join my Product Shares
Monday, July 6, 2009
With the start of the brand new 09-10 SU Idea Book & Catalog, I am introducing some lovely new product shares. Product shares are a great way to get a variety of products without breaking the bank. All of my product shares can be purchased at my new online store at www.samiville.com. All of these can be found in my store under "Stampin' UP Product Shares". All prices include shipping, but if you purchase more than one product share, I will refund part of your shipping charges.
 | Corduroy Buttons Share 09-10
$9.50 ** I will not be placing an order until all 8 spots in this button share are full. In this button share, receive 3 of each pack of corduroy buttons available in the brand new Stampin' UP Idea Book & Catalog 09-10. You will receive 3 buttons (one of each shape shown) in each of the following colors: Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Summer Sun, Basic Gray, and Pumpkin Pie. The price shown includes shipping via USPS. |
| In Color 09-10 Product Share
$11.50 Want to test out all the brand new Stampin' UP In Colors without breaking the bank? Well joining my In Color product share is a great way to do that. This product share includes: * 1 yard of each of the brand new In Color Ribbons (6 yards total). This ribbon is 1/2inch polka dot grosgrain ribbon. It is beautiful and bright and I know you will love it. * 2 sheets of each of the brand new In Color 8.5X11 Cardstock. This cardstock is the 80lb high quality cardstock that Stampin' UP is known for. |
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| In Color Ribbon Share
$6.70 This Stampin' UP In Color ribbon share is a great way to get just the amount of ribbon you need. Stampin' UP only sells the In Color ribbon in spools of 15yards, but here you can get a smaller quantity. The In Color ribbon for 09-10 is 1/2inch Polka dot grosgrain ribbon. It is really pretty and bright. This ribbon share comes with 1 yard of each of the 6 brand new In Color ribbons for a total of 6yerds of ribbon. |
| Stampin' UP Designer Paper Share 09-10
$28.00 ***I will need 8 people to participate in this product share. Once 8 people have signed up, I will order the paper for the share. This is a paper share for the brand new patterned paper packs available in the Stampin' UP 09-10 Idea Book & Catalog. In this paper share, receive 6X6 sheets of each patterned paper in 16 of the brand new paper packs *shown below* for a total of 96 double sided patterned papers. Priority mail shipping is already included in the price. |
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SPCC #5 Happy Bird Card
Here is the color combo for this week's challenge at SPCC, my new challenge blog. If you haven't had a chance, check it out! I am holding a design team call and I want YOU to apply! I am looking for new faces so this is a great opportunity for newbies to get on a DT. It is my hope that SPCC grows to be BIG! So far, it is fabulous because of all the great ladies entering the contest each week.
Here is the card I made. Sorry it is kinda blurry. I hope you can still see it!
- My card features the brand new In Colors shown in the color combo: Soft Suede polka dot ribbon and, Bermuda Bay ink and Cardstock, and Melon Mambo ink and cardstock.
- All the stamps used are from the Stampin' UP Friends 24-7 stamp set
- The frame is a Sizzix scallop frame made with a Big Shot Die (be sure to check out the side bar for the Big Shot giveaway).
- For the background I just stamped the Bermuda Bay ink on the same colored cardstock
- The dots on the scallop frame are dots I made with Stickles glitter glue.
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Deal of the Week!!
Summer Fun Deal of the Week
Dates: July 1-31, 2009
Promotion Details:
Every week during the month of July, Stampin' Up! will offer one discounted product as a "Deal of the Week." No limits and no minimum purchase required.
This week's item is:
CURRENT DEAL OF THE WEEK
We are pleased to announce the fifth and final Deal of the Week:
| Period | Item | Page | Description | Regular Price | Special Price |
| July 27, 10 AM (MT) through | 113694 | 187 | Heart to Heart punch | $15.95 | $10.99 |
Click here to see how to win a free Big Shot from Scrapmaster's Paradise!
July 1st -July 29th
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Dormant List Now Available
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Dormant Lists
The Dormant List contains stamp sets that, while they have not been retired, are not listed in the current catalog. These sets are available for purchase during the listed timeframe and may or may not be listed again in future catalogs.
Stamps
| Item # | Stamp Set | Last Publication this Set Appeared in | Page # |
| 113407 | Backwoods | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 102 |
| 114492 | Beautiful Baby | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 208 |
| 114486 | Birthday Wish | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 208 |
| 113200 | Branch Out | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 100 |
| 114496 | Celebrations | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 208 |
| 113732 | Central Park | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 106 |
| 113206 | Classic Sketches | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 119 |
| 113226 | Classy & Fabulous | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 51 |
| 113750 | Easter Beauty | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 29 |
| 114024 | Bella Pascua | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 29 |
| 114498 | Flowers in Silhouette | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 208 |
| 113405 | Font of You | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 46 |
| 113216 | For the Bride | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 61 |
| 114028 | Para la novia | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 61 |
| 114494 | Forever | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 208 |
| 109425 | Friend by Definition | 2008 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog | 135 |
| 114488 | Fun Flowers | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 208 |
| 113716 | Garden Greetings | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 55 |
| 114490 | Glad Friends | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 208 |
| 111580 | Grand Soiree | 2008 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog | 126 |
| 113242 | Hit the Road | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 103 |
| 113710 | Lexicon of Leaves | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 101 |
| 113236 | Man's Best Friend | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 72 |
| 114423 | Ocean Commotion | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 97 |
| 113728 | Playful Petals | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 99 |
| 109276 | Polka Dot | 2008 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog | 135 |
| 111544 | Putt Putt | 2008 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog | 81 |
| 113240 | Quilt Quips | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 53 |
| 113754 | Really Retro | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 132 |
| 113403 | Sip by Sip | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 51 |
| 113726 | Sweet Stems | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 99 |
| 113250 | That's Funny | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 63 |
| 113688 | Wonderful Watercolors | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 85 |
| 114032 | Acuarelas Maravillosas | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 85 |
Wheels
| Item # | Wheel | Last Publication this Wheel Appeared in | Page # |
| 113836 | Fashion Forward | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 51 |
| 111259 | Pinch Me | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 28 |
| 107559 | Spot On | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 120 |
| 107560 | Watercolor Vine | 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book & Catalog | 84 |
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Sketch Challenge #22
I hope you had a great 4th of July yesterday! We did a little grilling and had a nice, relaxing day.
As you may have already noticed, I skipped Stamptivity Saturday due to the holiday, but I will have one ready to go for next Saturday. Now here is my sketch for this week:
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IBC Challenge #23
Friday, July 3, 2009
IBCC stands for Idea Book & Catalog Challenge. The IBC challenges are intended to get everyone thinking about the Stampin' UP catalog as an idea book and not only a catalog (since it is intended to be BOTH). The Idea Book & Catalogs are all filled with great sample projects which you can use as inspiration for many different types of projects.
From now on, I am going to list all the supplies used for the inspiration card because I have had a couple of questions about what was used for it.
The card below is from the brand new 09-10 Idea Book and Catalog. Use it as your inspiration for your project, but do not copy it exactly. I have given a list of supplies needed to make this card, but the challenge is to make your own card using this card as a rough guide. Be sure to let me know if you make a project with the IBCC. I just may showcase you on my blog.
Supplies needed to make this card:
- Stamp set: On A Pedistal
- Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo (In Color 09-10), Close to Cocoa, Whisper White
- Ink/Markers: Close to Cocoa, Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Garden Green
- Accessories: 5/8inch Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon, Sherbet button pack, Scallop Edge Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals
This card features cute stamps that are brand new in this catalog!! This stamp set is called On A Pedestal, and it comes with 7 birthday themed stamps for $19.95. It is definitely a set that is on my wish list. You can see the On A Pedestal stamp set pictured below:
I would also like to show you another brand new birthday stamp set. This one is called Birthday Bliss. This set has 4 birthday themed stamps for $15.95. The thing I like most about this stamp set is that the label stamp doesn't just have to be for birthdays. You could use markers to color over the stamp and just omit the sentiment! Also the cake could be stamped without the words beside it so it could be used for cool little wedding themed cards. The Birthday Bliss stamp set is pictured below:
AND Last but certainly not least is my favorite birthday stamp set of all time (so far at least LOL). This is the birthday stamp set that I have and I just love this one because I'm CRAZY FOR CUPCAKES! Tee hee hee. I am sure my family is sick of getting cupcake birthday cards so I really should have more than one birthday stamp set LOL. The Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set is pictured below. This set contains 6 beautiful stamps for $23.95.
And here is a lovely project from Sammye Jo who played along last week for IBCC #22:
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Cricut Wednesday
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Happy Cricut Wednesday (a day late)!!
This week, I am spotlighting these cute little cherry die cuts. These are actually from the Hello Kitty cartridge! This cartridge has a bunch of awesome shapes on it that aren't solely Hello Kitty shapes.
- This is a LO of me as a baby!! (Don't put your kids on the internet! It is dangerous!!!)
- All items came with the July Vintage Plum kit except the journaling circle and the cardstock to make the cherries.
- Cardstock used for the cherries is all Stampin' UP: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Kiwi Kiss (In Color 08-09, now retired)
- To make the journaling circle, I actually used the Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge to make the circle the exact size I wanted it. Then I stamped the lines on the circle using the Stampin UP' From the Kitchen Of stamp set. I have been meaning to put this stamp set to good use making recipe cards, but I just haven't done it yet. I have big dreams for this stamp set LOL.
Here are some close-ups of my LO:
AND there are already 2 entries in the Big Shot Giveaway so we only need 3 more to make it an official giveaway!
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It's July!
And that means Vintage Plum has a new kit!! I am loving this kit and best of all, it is named. . . Cherry Pie!!!! HA HA I love it :O)
Anyway, onto the good stuff. . . here is my first LO for the big reveal. I already have 3 other LO's made from this kit and there is still a bunch of stuff to make more LO's with.
- This is one of those fun old timey photos. I love getting these done and I hope to have some done again some time. This one was taken when Johnny and I were still in high school.
- I tried to make the background paper look like old timey bar doors, but I don't know if I actually pulled it off. Johnny wasn't really convinced so now I am doubting myself LOL
- TIP: Cut your shaped patterned paper for a neat effect. The doors were made from one single shaped patterned paper, just cut in half.
- EVERYTHING came with this great July Vintage Plum kit, except the red eyelets on the journaling bookplate. Order your kit today at http://www.vintageplum.com
- TIP: for the title, work backwards! For the "Gun" part of the title, I wanted to make sure that it lined up with the edge of the door, so I started by placing the letter "N" and working backwards so I had enough room for my title. I often place my alphas backwards like that to ensure I get the alphas where I want them.
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June Blog Candy Winner!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Thanks to all to entered this month! I hope you will all play along this month as well. There were 334 entries into the blog candy contest this month!! So as promised I have added 3 additional items to the already amazing blog candy prize in the photo:
- A Melon Mambo Ink Pad
- I sheet of stamped images from the brand new The More the Merrier stamp set
- 1 retired Parisian Breeze 6X6 paper sampler from my new online store: www.samiville.com
Nancy Jameson!!
Nancy signed up for my newsletter and placed an order with me this month so she was entered into the blog candy 2 times.
Nancy, please send me your mailing address so I can send you your lovely prize.
I will post my July Blog Candy later this week so stay tuned :O)
And don't forget about the Big Shot giveaway this month!!
Nancy, please send me your mailing address so I can send you your lovely prize.
I will post my July Blog Candy later this week so stay tuned :O)
And don't forget about the Big Shot giveaway this month!!
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Sign up to be a demonstrator!
I am so excited to tell you about a great offer that is happening in July! Sign up to be a demonstrator with a mini starter kit for only $85!!! You can sign up just for the awesome 20% discount or you can sign up to start a great business for yourself. I LOVE being a Stampin' UP demonstrator and this is a great time to sign up!
If you want to sign up as a demonstrator with the regular starter kit you still get extras too!!!
- During the promotional period there will also be a standard Starter Kit incentive for new recruits who choose the standard Starter Kit instead of the Mini Starter Kit; new recruits who choose the standard Starter Kit will receive the following, along with the standard Starter Kit supplies:
- All six of the new In Color Classic Stampin' Pads
- One pack of In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
- ****Incentive items have a $43.65 value and are not substitutable.
If you have any questions at all, please email me at scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com . I would LOVE to have you join my Inkalicious Divas team. I am supportive of my Divas & I am also a compulsive email checker so send me your questions, concerns, comments about taking the leap and becoming a demonstrator!
Here are the details for the mini starter kit:
Summer Fun Recruiting Promotion
Dates: July 15 - August 31, 2009
Promotion Details:
Become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator with the limited-time $85 Mini Starter Kit. The Mini Starter Kit contains the following products:
| Item Code | Page #* | Description | Retail Value** |
| 115360 | 118 | For All You Do stamp set | $28.95 |
| 115658 | 155 | Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad | $5.95 |
| 115656 | 155 | Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad | $5.95 |
| 115659 | 155 | Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad | $5.95 |
| 115654 | 155 | Dusty Durango Classic Stampin' Pad | $5.95 |
| 115655 | 155 | Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad | $5.95 |
| 115657 | 155 | Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad | $5.95 |
| 100730 | 155 | Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11") | $7.50 |
| 115315 | 155 | In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11") | $7.95 |
*All page numbers refer to the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog
**All products may be substituted for like items; see Mini Starter Kit order form for details.
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New Catalog is here!!!
Here it is!!!!
The link is not working (as of 11AM EST) hopefully it will be active soon. I am sorry for your wait.
Please note it may take a while to download since it is the first day we get to see it!!
And don't forget, today is the first day to get in on the Big Shot Giveaway!
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WOW! I have done the shaving cream technique before, but not with these gorgeous results, I shall return to see your tutorial and what I need to do to make this gorgeous background. Love these projects, thanks so much for sharing.
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