Create With M.E.

Bloomin' Bouquet~it's a Project Kit

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www.CreateWithME.stampinup.net

 

Mother's Day. Teacher appreciation. Just because. Say thank you with this no-maintenance bouquet. There's no watering, no weeding-just enjoying. This easy-to-assemble kit comes complete with the petals, stems, and buttons to create the flowers, as well as four different tags to make this the perfect gift for any occasion. All you need is some paper, ribbon or a vase to add the finishing touches to the bouquet.

As if that weren't enough, the kit contains a "baker's dozen"! This means you can create and give (or keep) a dozen flowers, and have a bonus flower left over to pass along to someone new! Give it to someone you wouldn't normally think of: a teller at the bank, a grocery store clerk, or the librarian at your local library. Anyone you encounter on your way that you'd like to give a little "thank you" to-and introduce them to Stampin' Up!

Ordering information:

Item 134542 $12.95

Available starting April 29 at 4:00pm CST, while supplies last. (so do not wait!)

Kit contents:

• 2 sheets of preprinted and precut flowers on 12" X 12" cardstock; makes 13 flowers using Pool Party, Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, and Rich Razzleberry
• 13 Vintage Faceted Buttons
• 13 green floral wire stems

Adhesive not included. (Glue gun recommended.)

FREE STAMPS!~Get yours Today!

This morning I am doing the happy dance.  I got to view and pre-order from the New Catalog that will be out May 31st!  The best part is it will be here on my Birthday which is Friday!  Yes, I expedited the shipping so I could run my fingers through it and play with it all weekend long!  Oh I can't wait!  This is just one of the great benefits of being a demonstrator.  Another nice part is I earned much of it for FREE!  There were so many promotions that allowed me to earn free supplies to show to you!  I love being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Right now there is such a great deal, see below.  I know many of you are worried that if you sign up you won't have me anymore.  The fact is you will get so much more of M.E.!  I will be right there on the journey with you, guiding you and helping you, whether you want to be a hobby demonstrator and just earn your discount or you want to do this as a business.  Look at this deal!

You earn $30 extra in FREE PRODUCTS (and yes these can be preorder items so that means if you are going to order all the new colors and In-colors anyway (why wouldn't you?!!) you can get more for your money by signing up today!) and you too can have them on your doorstep way before others can even see them!  So for $99 you get $155 in FREE PRODUCTS!  Check out how here!

Want to see what we look like when we earn free stamps:

Product discount

Demonstrators get a 20 percent discount on all Stampin' Up! products, including stamp sets, paper, and accessories. It's a great way to support your love of stamping, paper or digital crafting, home décor - or whatever your passion may be!

Extra income

You'll earn extra income based on your sales and recruiting - just how much extra income is up to you. Maybe you want enough income to pay the electric bill every month, or maybe your goal is bigger - the monthly payment for your new car. That's the beauty of the demonstrator experience - it's all up to you! See the Compensation Table for more information.

Flexible schedule

This is your business, so you can put as much (or as little) time into it as you'd like!

Support from Stampin' Up!

We love our demonstrators and it shows through our demonstrator support materials. Workshop ideas and audio and video trainings on all kinds of topics are available at your fingertips on our demonstrator website. Plus, you'll receive our bi-monthly magazine just for demonstrators, which is full of informative tips and beautiful samples.

Lastly incase you didn't know this is Stampin' Up!'s 25th anniversary so the convention this year in Salt Lake City July 18-20th is going to be off the hook!  If you sign up today you can still attend with me and my team!  But don't wait I heard there are only about 500 spots left and that was several days ago!  I have a room reserved with your name on it but you need to let me know asap!

I forgot to mention the retired lists of stamps and accessories is up.  To see them like me on Facebook (click here or link above) and see today's post with both lists!

 

Resist~Putting the Puzzle back in it!

My friend Linda Yearsley showed me this awesome technique quite awhile ago and then she demonstrated it to our demonstrator group a few weeks ago at our Spring into Stamping Event.  I really loved the way this technique looked but never got around to actually making one myself until now.  Wow it's so much fun! What a cool effect you get. It's called the Puzzle Piece Resist Technique.

This was my first attempt.  Now I can't wait to make another one.  It was so much fun and different than my usual stamping.  I love that you can use one "set" of framelets to make this specific card because these framelets have a variety of designs that "nest" together.  They are the Floral Frames Framelits Dies and can be found here #127012. 

The way you cut the base of the card is similar to how I made this card.

The Technique is done by taking a 4.5" x 4.5" piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamp your background stamp in versamark and heat emboss it with white embossing powder.  You can use clear also but it seems the white embossing powder works best.  After you heat emboss the background paper you will cut the background with the Floral Frames Framelits of your choice. This is where the fun begins.  Color!  Start sponging on ink colors of your choice.  So many to choose from I could hardly decide.  I used Tangerine Tango on the outer "ring/petals", Daffodil Delight next then Melon Mambo and finished with Early Espresso for the center of the flower.  After you color them wipe them with a paper towel or swiffer sheet to clear the ink off the white embossing and really make it pop.  Before you reassemble the pieces you may choose to sponge the edges (outer or inner or both) with a darker color to make them more distinct.  I did it in some places and not in others just to see how it looked. 

I found that it was best to take the Tombo liquid adhesive and apply it to my card base and then assemble the pieces this way for the best results. 

So, what do you think?  Are you going to give it a try?  Order your Framelits today by clicking on the link above and then show me your puzzle piece resist by posting in the comment section with a link to your design.

Ecaustic Wax Technique~Stampin' Up! Watercolor Wonder Crayons

 

I don't know if you have heard or not but due to some unforseen problems with Stampin' Up!'s manufacturing of their Watercolor Wonder Crayons they have had to discontinue them.  The colors that they have left are going fast.  So if you love this technique and need to order yours don't delay.  You can get them by clicking here #119805 Neutrals, #119803 Regals. Each set of 10 are $16.95. Since first working on this post the Subtles and Brights are now sold out. So do not wait.

I first saw this idea on youtube from Michelle Wecksler and was fascinated by it. 

You will need a choice of colors.  I used a smattering of blues.  (smattering means an assortment incase I lost you with my wordology :) You also need a hobby blade.  I of course use the Stampin' Up! Hobby Blade which now that I have searched the whole catalog so I could point you in the right direction have not found it. Evidently we do not sell it anymore.  Wow.  I could have removed this comment and you would be none the wiser but hey I'm human too and frankly find it a little funny that I didn't know that. :) Ok so use whatcha got!

Start by scraping your crayons with your straight edge of choice.  I made a nice little pile with an assortment (smattering) of all the blues.  I found that I can control the curls by either doing nice long slow strokes or fast short strokes which gave me just little flakes which would be nice if I needed just a little color.

Here's where I stopped.  Usually I will just use two pieces of Whisper White cardstock but I decided to try folding the paper this time and hey I kinda liked that. It didn't shift when I did the next step which is ironing.

Either I have the biggest hands in the world or the smallest craft iron....Oh come on the iron is small people! doh! oh isn't she cute?! Yes, it's a she it is pink afterall!  Iron this paper/crayon sandwich until the crayon melts.  It doesn't take but a few seconds but I found it doesn't really hurt to keep the iron on there longer either. 

Take a peek to make sure it has melted:

Mine has so I can open it all up...isn't it cool?!  Oooh just like melting crayons between wax paper a project I think we did in grade school and all these years later I still get the giggles when I see the results.  It's always a fun surprise! It's like a Rorschach test.

Now it's time to punch it!

I used the bird punch.

Here are my bluebirds of happiness.  Such a cool effect.  I decided to make them into a wedding card.

I really like the way this card turned out.  Such a fun technique.  Give it a try and share the results by commenting with a link to your blog or other online post.

 

 

 

 

Introducing the Dolled-Up Birthday Kit!~cute but better yet...easy!

 

In February, Stampin' Up! posted three projects on their Facebook page and asked you to vote on your favorite . The winner? The Dolled-Up Birthday Kit created by Chris G. of Ohio! Now you can order the Dolled-Up Birthday Kit and get enough supplies (excluding adhesive) to create six gorgeous birthday cards perfect for the girly girls in your life.

The Dolled-Up Birthday kit includes the following:

• Dolled Up Birthday Photopolymer Stamp (1)
• 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Crumb Cake Cardstock (6 pieces)
• 2" x 4-1/4" Very Vanilla Cardstock (6 pieces)
• Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes (6)
• Tea Lace Paper Doilies (6)
• Dress Up die-cuts (6)
• Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Spot (1)
• Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (6 pieces)
• Sponge Dauber (1)

That’s everything you need to make six cards for only $15.95 US/ $17.95 CA! Contact your demonstrator to order yours today. Or get it now in my Online Store, where you’ll also find instructions for creating these quick and easy birthday cards.

Wax Paper Resist Technique~Texture or no Texture?

I learned a new fun technique last week and had the opportunity to share it this last weekend with some of my fellow demonstrators at our group meeting.  I guess it's called wax paper resist.  Well, that is what I am going to call it.  I know in the "olden" days we used to wad our wax paper up and then iron it onto glossy cardstock and then brayer over it.  Now we have texture folders to run the wax paper through.  So much texture! 

Here is a sample of one card I made after I had cut out a framelet thinking that was what I wanted to use but I loved the frame so much I made it into a card instead.

 

I left the glare on my picture today so you could see that it is on glossy paper and their is no actual texture just the look of texture.  As much as I love the texture plates with the overall texture what I like about this technique is it looks so shabby chic because some places catch the ink more than others.

So how did I do it? I ran a piece of wax paper through an embossing folder.  Overall textures seems to work the best.  Then sandwich this between two sheets of glossy paper with the glossy sides in.  Iron this sandwich on both sides.  Remove the wax paper and toss it, then brayer the glossy cardstock with the classic ink color of your choice.  Take a paper towel and wipe off any extra ink.  Voila that's it!  Cut it, punch it, big shot it or use it as is!  Here is another sample I made using many different texture folders.

There are 4 different beautiful textures on this card.  I almost forgot to let you know I learned it originally from France Martin. Now remember today at midnight is the last day to get free shipping on your Stampin' Up! order.  Order today to take advantage of this rare opportunity.

 

 

Spring into Stamping~One of the reasons I love my job!

Well, I am totally beat but in a great way!  Today was our annual Spring into Stamping Event.  It is something our group of local (and not so local) Stampin' Up! demonstrators have been holding for many years now.  It's a day of laughing....

and learning....

Free Stuff! (I won this stampset! YAY!)

Fun Stuff (We played Family Feud Stampin' Style!)

New friendships...

and Old...

It was just such a wonderful day.  Tomorrow I will start sharing some of the great ideas I learned. But now I rest....

 

 

Henry Says~You need these stamps!

I finally got to work with the new photopolymer stamps yesterday.  I have to say I was not sure if I would like them or not.  I have to say I don't like them at all, I LOVE them! Here is the card I designed using not only the new clear stamps but the set Henry says out of the Spring Mini catalog. 

I really loved that I could curve that banner anyway I needed it to go since the stamps are so flexible and when I added the letters to the banner.  OH MY that was when I fell in love.  I could see exactly where I was putting them for perfect placement.  I stamped the greeting from Henry Says and then stamped the word balloon perfectly around them.  I could not have done that had I not had the clear stamp.  Have I mentioned that you get 57 stamps for only $13.95?!  Wow what a deal.  I know that many of the stamps are small but think of the possibilities of placement I can say just about anything on my cards now and not worry if they will be straight or not. Order your set today!

Whatcha Up To M.E.?~ "OH, This and That!"

Have you heard?  It's all the rage! Don't believe me? Check out the latest Scrapbooking magazines, pinterest and the big scrappy blogs!  Smash Books that's what I am talking about! They are everywhere, so cool, and so personal but best of all....so M.E.! Disorganization, quick, messy...that is M.E. to a Tee! If you are now thinking...hmm quick, disorganized, messy this is me too but if you are thinking I do not like disorganization or mess but I had you at quick, take a look at this video and see what you think. You might be surprised at the possibilities. To me it can be the difference between actually doing something creative or not because I don't have the time.  How about you?

 

These new products are now a part of Stampin' Up! and will be coming out in the new catalog but no I am not teasing you, you can get them now! With more items coming later! But don't wait too long these are only available until the end of April.  So excited! You can purchase each of the 5 items separately but why when you can bundle these new products in one nice tidy package and save 15% to boot!   Here are the details click on the item numbers to see each product in my store or on the bundle number to see the whole kit n kaboodle:

Item	Description	Price
131268	Epic Day This and That Journal	$10.95
130814	Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper	$10.95
130133	Remember This and That Rotary Stamp	$5.95
131271	Epic Day This and That Designer Stickers	$4.95
131269	Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape	$4.95
133350	Epic Day This and That Bundle Includes the five This and That products listed above. Only available in a bundle until April 30.	$32.08 15% Off Retail Value!