Inspired by Nature & Dreams Du Jour

August 19th, 2008 by Marlayne

These are the cards that we did at my open house last week! I just love this set Inspired by Nature! It’s on page 100 of the catalogue and I know you’re going to love it too!  To make this card, we inked up the flowers using Pink Pirouette and then added Riding Hood Red and Tangerine Tango using sponge daubers directly to the flowers before you stamp it!  Easy Peasy but Beautiful! LOL! Plus those are three of the New InColours!!!  LOVE THEM! 

For the card below we stamped the primary image with Black Stayzon ink and then used blender pens to add colour to the image with ink refills.  The butterfly was stamped with Versamark and we used the scallop edge punch to do the scallop edge along the bottom - GORGE!

Have you made out your wish list for the new catalogue yet???

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Oh My - So Much Excitement!

August 13th, 2008 by Marlayne

The Fall Winter Idea Book and Catalogue is here and we are able to order from it NOW!!!!  YIPEEE!  If you want to have a sneak peek - click on the picture of the catalogue on the left side of my website and you can download it to your computer.  Downloading the pdf of the catalogue is just an interim solution - since as of sometime in September, you will be able to do on-line ordering from our demonstrator websites!!! 

If you want your own catalogue (and of *course* you do!! LOL!) you can get one at my Free Open House this Thursday night.  Contact me to reserve your spot. If you can`t make the open house - call or email me and we`ll arrange a time for to drop by and pick one up!  They are $8 each, or free if you book a workshop or join one of my stamping technique groups :)  I can also mail one out to you if you prefer (I`ll just add the mailing costs to your catalogue fee).

There are so many amazing specials right now - but here`s one that I`m really excited about.  There`s a ink on the left side of my website if you`d like to download the flyer :)

 

Never Before Seen Promotion

From August 11-September 30, Stampin’ Up! is providing never-before-seen savings on brand-new stamp sets: 15% off select new, die-cut stamp sets from the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalogue–no additional purchase necessary. Select items are listed in the table below:

Item Code Pg. #  Description  Regular Price  15% off Price 
111690 32

Snow Swirled 

$29.95 

$25.46

111734

32  Folies de flocons (French Snow Swirled) $29.95 $25.46
111586 55

 It’s a Stretch

$28.95

$24.61
111544 81

 Putt Putt (Not available until August 18)

$29.95

$25.46
111626 91

 Eastern Blooms

$25.95

$22.06
111672 98

 Pocket Silhouettes

$22.95

$19.51
111726 98  Silhouettes florales (French Pocket Silhouettes) $22.95 $19.51
111710 101

 Upsy Daisy

$22.95

$19.51
111746 101  Pensées en fleurs (French Upsy Daisy) $22.95 $19.51 
111556 109

 Under the Stars

$35.95

$30.56
111644 145

 Heard from the Heart

$26.95

$22.91
112875 145  Tout droit du coeur (French Heard from the Heart) $26.95 $22.91
111570 157

Contempo Alphabet

$48.95

$41.61

 

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Grand Soiree Samples

August 8th, 2008 by Marlayne

 

This is one of my favourite stamp sets from the new catalogue.  It’s called Grand Soiree and is so elegant!  These silhouette stamps are very trendy and have such big impact on your stamping projects!  The first card is a Pink Pirouette card base and the images are stamped on the Pink Pirouette Designer Series Print paper for some extra drama!  I stamped the images with Chocolate Chip Craft ink and embossed them with Clear Embossing Powder. 

The second card is made with Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla & Basic Black cardstock. I used the scallop edge punch for the Vanilla on the left side and then used my 1/4" handheld circle punch to punch the holes in the scallops for the lacy look.  Notice in the bottom right corner I have used the new Hodgepodge Styled Vanilla!  The bookplate I have used here matches our Designer Label Punch - I LOVE when the punches match!!

Below is a photo of me from Convention behind the scenes at our Demonstrator Theatre Presentation.  It was so much fun to have that experience and mostly to work with these amazing women. Pictured in this photos is Shannon West, our Stampin’ Up! class facilitator (far left),  Mary Polcin (Stampin’ Up!’s first Million Dollar Sellar!!!), Me and Wendy Knowles.  Mary, Wendy and I each had 20 minutes to present some workshop ideas on stage.  I was so happy to have met all of them and look forward to seeing them at future events :)

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What a Whirlwind of a week!

August 5th, 2008 by Marlayne

I arrived home from Convention on Sunday night and have jumped into life at home full force.  My suitcases are still not unpacked! Today I did a segment on Rogers Daytime television about Stampin’ Up!’s new line -  Decor Elements Vinyl Art Applications.  (between tv and presenting at Convention last week - I’ve spent quite a lot of time lately in Green Rooms hehe).  It was a great experience and I’m scheduled to do another segment with Decor Elements on the A channel’s morning show, next Tuesday August 12. Tune in to see what I’m showing!

If you are coming to my open house on Thursday August 14 - you’ll see some of my samples there!  If you haven’t already registered be sure and sign up by this Friday August 8! It’s going to be fun and you won’t want to miss my sale on retired products!

Below I’ve posted two cards that I made for my presentation last week.  It uses the new stamp set Cheers to You in the new catalogue.  Notice on the first card that I used the gems from the rhinestone brads - I just removed the gem with a pair of pliers and stuck them on with the Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive.  That scallop edge was made with the new Scallop edge punch! LOVE IT!!  I’ll post some more samples soon!

 

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Stampin’ Up! Convention 2008

August 2nd, 2008 by Marlayne

 

So this week I’ve been in Salt Lake City, Utah for the annual Stampin’ Up! Convention.  What a week its been!  There are a bunch of us here from my downline (and honorary downline) taking in as much as we can - swapping cards like maniacs, stamping make and takes, sitting in on general sessions with AMAZING announcements and basically just having a lot of stamping fun. I was honoured to be asked to be a presenter here this week for the Demonstator Theatre class.  I agreed to do a 20 minute presentation 6 times this week.  So far I’ve done 4 - with two more to go tomorrow.  This was a little unnerving at first, but so far so good - besides don’t they say to do something at least once a day that scares you???  Well, with approximately 5700 crazed demonstrators in attendance, I think I’m good on that front for a while LOL!  Stay tuned next week - I’ll be posting the cards that I demonstrated here this week!

A few things to tell you about..

1.  The new catalogue is WONDERFUL!!!  I’m so excited about the new Christmas stamp sets (especially Snow Swirled & Spotlight on Christmas plus MANY OTHERS - I’m in the process of working on my wish list!).  The designer papers are to DIE FOR  - you have to see the catalogue for yourself. I LOVE the new punches - Wide Oval, Curly Label Punch Bundle & the Scallop Square (I know you LOVE scallops!!!).  There’s new vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, fun new Designer Brads plus the Carousel Notes are back.  As usual the project ideas featured will last you a long while!  If you haven’t already registered for my open house on August 14 - be sure and register so you can come and see it yourself and get your very own copy.  I’ll be selling them for $8 - or you can get one for free if you join a technique club, scrapbooking club or book your own workshop for you and your friends.

2.  I’ve seen some wonderful demonstrations about the Decor Elements Wall Rub ons.  They are fantastic and Stampin’ Up! will be adding more in the fall.  You’ll be able to order more designs and they’ll be available in more colours. YEAH!!!

3.  Today was the most EXCITING announcement I have heard for a LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Brace yourself - I’m still so thrilled I can hardly sit still!!  Stampin’ Up! is now carrying the Sizzix Big Shot - with their own line of exclusive dies!!  For those of you who know about the Big Shot - I know you’ll be as excited as I am.  If you don’t know about this - I’m hoping to have one to demonstrate at my Aug 14 Open House.  I just ordered mine tonight - and you’ll be the first to know when it arrives at my house!! The possibilites are endless!! 

4. One more thing before I go - last night was the Stampin` Up! awards night and I placed #9 in Canada in the Demonstrator of the Year category!  What an incredible feeling to be up there on stage with other amazing women from all across Canada!  One of the benefits of this honour is that I get to go on an all expense paid trip in September to St. George Utah. Wow. 

What a week so far - I heard a rumour that  there’s more exciting announcements coming up tomorrow for the last day - I`ll keep you updated.  Wish me luck on my last two demonstrations!

 

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New Decor Elements - Create

July 25th, 2008 by Marlayne

 

I finally got around to using my first Decor Elements Wall rub on!  I was so excited to add the Create Definition to my craft room wall above my paper racks.  This photo is not the best - my camera is still in Brampton somewhere getting fixed (hopefully).   But in the meantime I really wanted you to see  it anyway.  The wall decal was so easy to apply and they are removable too!  I can’t wait to try out the others that I’ve ordered.  What a great way to spruce up your home simply and  cheaply! I’ll have more to show you in August.

 If you’d like to see a video about how to use the Decor Elements click HERE!

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Wire Stamped Flowers with Jelly Bellies!

July 23rd, 2008 by Marlayne

Check out this wonderful gift that one of my stampers club members made for me! Sue Mate stamped these oh so cute flowers - attached them to wires as the stems and added them to a cute bottle filled with Jelly Bellies!! You can’t get much better than that!  I’ve been hording those candies - my kids haven’t seen them yet, but I don’t think they’ll last much longer LOL.

Thanks Sue for such a thoughtful treat - it was wonderful having you in a stampers group this year.

 

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Sale on Retiring Accessories!

July 21st, 2008 by Marlayne

The Retired Accessories list was just released - and if there’s anything you want -  act fast - these are only available while supplies last!   I’ve included the entire list of retiring accessories below, but a select number of the accessories are on special - click the image below to see the flyer up close.

My next order is this Thursday July 24 if you would like me to include anything for you.

 

109200 Accents & Elements Build A Flower  
110718 Accents & Elements Lucky Star  
110719 Accents & Elements Messenger  
103158 Acrylic Graph & Grid  
108638 Card Stock 12 X 12 In Color  
108642 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Blue Bayou  
108643 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Groovy Guava  
108637 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 In Color  
108640 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 River Rock   
108639  Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Soft Sky   
108641  Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Wild Wasabi   
108644  Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Purely Pomegranate 
103975  Card Stock Brushed Copper    
108694  Card Stock Textured 12 X 12 In Color    
107312  Cards & Envelopes Gift Whisper White   
107292  Cards & Envelopes Greeting Whisper White  
109116  Notes & Envelopes Long Notes   
109118  Notes & Envelopes Love Notes   
109117  Notes & Envelopes Pocket Notes*   
110729  Notes & Envelopes Scallop Notes   
109119  Notes & Envelopes Gift Notes   
109018  Classic Stampin’ Ink Blue Bayou   
109019  Classic Stampin’ Ink Groovy Guava  
109017  Classic Stampin’ Ink Purely Pomegranate  
109016  Classic Stampin’ Ink River Rock  
109015  Classic Stampin’ Ink Soft Sky  
109020  Classic Stampin’ Ink Wild Wasabi  
109013  Classic Stampin’ Pad Blue Bayou  
109012  Classic Stampin’ Pad Groovy Guava  
109011 Classic Stampin’ Pad Purely Pomegranate  
109010  Classic Stampin’ Pad River Rock   
109009  Classic Stampin’ Pad Soft Sky  
109014  Classic Stampin’ Pad Wild Wasabi   
110751  Designer Series Paper Azure*   
110749  Designer Series Paper Berry Bliss  
109154  Designer Series Paper Cutie Pie  
110699  Designer Series Paper East Coast Prep*  
109160  Designer Series Paper Fall Flowers  
109159  Designer Series Paper Flowers For You*   
110697  Designer Series Paper Ginger Blossom  
110479  Designer Series Paper Jersey Shore*  
109151 Designer Series Paper Le Jardin  
110748  Designer Series Paper Notebook*  
110750  Designer Series Paper Olive Press  
109153  Designer Series Paper Porcelain Prints*  
109175  Des Series Paper Prints Almost Amethyst*  
109177  Des Series Paper Prints Always Artichoke  
110696  Designer Series Paper Prints Bali Breeze  
109173  Designer Series Paper Prints Blue Bayou  
109174  Designer Series Paper Prints Brilliant Blue  
109178  Des Series Paper Prints Certainly Celery  
109169  Des Series Paper Prints Close to Cocoa*  
109168  Des Series Paper Prints Groovy Guava*   
109171  Designer Series Paper Prints Lovely Lilac   
109172  Designer Series Paper Prints More Mustard  
109176  Designer Series Paper Prints Old Olive  
109170  Designer Series Paper Prints Pumpkin Pie  
109164  Designer Series Paper Prints River Rock*  
109167  Designer Series Paper Prints Rose Red   
109166  Designer Series Paper Prints So Saffron  
109165  Designer Series Paper Prints Soft Sky  
109163  Des Series Paper Prints Tempting Turquoise
110698  Designer Series Paper Prints Spring Break  
110273  Designer Series Paper Prints Spring Fling*  
110271  Des Series Paper Prints Spring Silhouettes  
110272  Designer Series Paper Prints Western Sky  
107299  Envelope Confetti Cream Medium  
105320  Eyelets Basic   
100375  Eyelets Bold Brights   
100381  Eyelets Earth Elements   
107233  Eyelets Fresh Favorites I   
107234  Eyelets Fresh Favorites II   
105316  Eyelets Rich Regals   
100378  Eyelets Soft Subtles   
105515  Hodgepodge Hardware Pewter   
105531  Hodgepodge Hardware Antique Brass   
105532  Hodgepodge Hardware Aged Copper   
101120  Metallic Art Pencils   
107307  On Board Accents   
109181  On Board Blossoms & Basic   
109179  On Board Ginormous Pieces   
107306  On Board Simon Lower   
102678  Paper Mulberry White   
109227  Punch Box Three For You   
102686 Punch Handheld Rectangle   
100271  Pure Color Pencils   
109060  Ribbon Double-Stitched Blue Bayou   
109063  Ribbon Double-Stitched Groovy Guava  
109061  Ribbon Double-Stitched Purely Pomegranate
109062  Ribbon Double-Stitched River Rock*  
109059  Ribbon Double-Stitched Soft Sky  
109058  Ribbon Double-Stitched Wild Wasabi  
109189  Ribbon Originals Beachfront*   
109187  Ribbon Originals District*  
109188  Ribbon Originals Fairy Tale  
109185  Ribbon Originals Jersey*  
109184  Ribbon Originals Sherbert  
109186  Ribbon Originals Theater   
110716  Ribbon Striped Grosgrain Wild Wasabi*   
110281  Rub-Ons Cherished Memories*   
110284  Rub-Ons Eastern Elegance*  
110285  Rub-Ons Urban West*   
110557  Simply Scrappin’ Boho Blend   
109610  Simply Scrappin’ Confetti  
110572  Simply Scrappin’ Crew Kids Boy  
110567  Simply Scrappin’ Crew Kids Girl  
109597  Simply Scrappin’ Home Again  
110562  Simply Scrappin’ Rose Cottage  
109648  Simply Scrappin’ Special Delivery Boy  
109627  Simply Scrappin’ Special Delivery Girl  
110587  Simply Scrappin’ Summer Days  
110577  Simply Scrappin’ Tie The Knot  
111184  Simply Sent Friendly Notes  
109228  Simply Sent Simple Delights  
109229  Simply Sent Three Thoughts  
106662 Stampin’Around Wheel Daisy Field  
107561 Stampin’Around Wheel Garden Annuals  
109681 Stampin’Around Wheel Good Dog  
109678 Stampin’Around Wheel Kisses  
107482 Stampin’Around Wheel Lily Pad  
109680 Stampin’Around Wheel Meow  
109677 Stampin’Around Wheel Mistletoe  
106610 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Basics Outline
107467 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Birthday  
109571 Jumbo Stampin’ Wheel Dilly Dally Baby  
109570 Jumbo Stampin’ Wheel Dilly Dally Friends  
109569 Jumbo Stampin’ Wheel Dilly Dally Party  
108423 Jumbo Stampin’ Wheel Leaves A La Carte  
107468 Jumbo Stampin’ Wheel Nature Hike  
108980 Jumbo Stampin’ Wheel Petals  
107464 Jumbo Stampin’ Wheel Rough Texture  
111261 Jumbo Stampin’ Wheel Spunky Spots  
109554 Stampin’ Color Index Labels   
109553  Stampin’ Color Index Labels (French)   
106694  Stampin’ Kids Markers   
101399  Stipple Brushes   
102673 Zig Painty

 

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Bella Rose Designer Paper

July 16th, 2008 by Marlayne

 

Today is my wedding anniversary so I made a card for my dh. I received the new Bella Rose Designer paper this week (demonstrators could pre-order some to try out before the new catalogue becomes available).  This is the card - please excuse the scan - my camera broke and I had to send it away to be fixed (grrrrr.)  So I’m going to have to be creative for posting to my blog - but hopefully you can bear with me until my camera returns.  For this layout I copied a card from the magazine Paper Crafting with photos, which was available until April 08.  I just used all Stampin’ Up! products instead.  I’ve scanned in a photo of the card I used below.  The stamp Laugh is from Lovely Labels, the Swirl is from Priceless and Happy is from Everyday Flexible Phrases. All the designer paper is Bella Rose. I used the new Riding Hood Red to stamp Laugh and Kiwi Kiss to stamp the swirl.

This is definitely a different type of card for me - but I love that you could just use paper scraps to make it, plus by dh tends to like cards that are asymmetrical so I think he’ll like it too :)

On a personal note - My new iphone arrived yesterday! I’m not totally set up with it yet, but I LOVE IT!!!

 

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Tilt Card - Life’s a Breeze!

July 11th, 2008 by Marlayne

Look at this FABO card!  My wonderful downline Cindy Major from Quebec City made this for me when she was here in Ottawa in May.  I just LOVE it. Talk about fun.  Its a "tilt" card and the little boat tilts back and forth when you move the card side to side.  SO CUTE!  If you want the directions to make your own tilt card - just check out the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers HERE.

Cindy is an amazing artist (I have featured her on my blog before!). If you would like to see more of Cindy’s work - she’s just started her own blog - check it out HERE.

On a completely personal note - I was so excited that the iphone was being released in Canada today!!! (I’m a sucker for the hype - what can I say!)  My kids and I headed to the Rogers store before it opened and we were all pumped to get a new phone!  After waiting an hour and a half - they ran out…  so I’m minorly bummed (I know - this is not a huge deal in the big scheme of things, but  it would have been a fun new toy hehehe).  Good thing Chris and I are heading out to see Great Big Sea tonight at the bluesfest - one of our favourite bands!  Hope you all have a great weekend!

 

 

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