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Convention 2013 Day 2 pix
Having a terrible time with wifi so here are pics from the phone!
Sorry I can’t do better than this but the photos are of demos swapping, my new Undefined pineapple stamp, Shelli’s main stage projects (ignore the various hands & phones it was crowded!) and a fabulous Sock Monkey (Cheryl).
Look what My Digital Studio can do!!
Just saw this card and had to take pix!! MDS and the Storytime Suite!! Rock my socks!!
I’m in love!!
And OH MY GOODNESS!! You are going to be in love too! Just wait until you get your hands on our new Stampin’ Up! Firm Foam Ink pads!!!
- Make a Cake and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
- Patio Party Designer Series Paper
- Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse,Primrose Petals and Baja Breeze card stock
- Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse and Primrose Petals FIRM FOAM INK PADS!!
- 1 inch square, Blossom, 3/4 inch circle and Bitty circle punches
- Bitty Buttons
- White Bakers Twine
- Big Shot and Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder
I am waiting for the rest of the colors – I only have the In Color 2012-2014 ink pads in Firm Foam but as soon as I used them I knew I had to have the rest! I am stalking my own front lanai because they should be here any day now!!!
{OK. Breathe. It’s going to be just fine. Breathe.}
In other news, if you choose to become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in June (for only $99 I must add) you’ll receive the Make a Cake stamp set, Patio Party Designer Series paper and Patio Party My Digital Studio Suite as a free gift! It’s a pretty sweet deal – check it out. Details at My Online Store – you can sign up in minutes and have your goodies on your doorstep in days. YES – you too can be a front-lanai-stalker!
For the record, I am also very much in love with my wonderful husband, Mr. Maui Stamper. In fact, the Firm Foam Ink Pads, as Fabulous as they are, do not hold a candle to Mr. Maui Stamper. Just sayin’.
A little ACSE Sneak Peek
It’s been a little too long since I promised a peek at the cards we’re doing on March 24 at Anne and Crystal’s Spring Extravaganza…
Do you like Concord Crush?
Yeah, so do I! How about butterflies?
I REALLY like this one…especially those spatters! But I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for some special friends…
And I can’t imagine a card class without a little bit of bling:
How do you feel about the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper?
That’s the Sneak Peek! Class is on Saturday, March 24, 2012
11am to 1pm
Maui Masonic Lodge
190 W Kamehameha, Kahului
$12
RSPV today!
White flowers, tall grass
I really hope the Inspired by Nature stamp set remains in the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog:
- Inspired by Nature stamp set
- Whisper White, Shimmer White, Baja Breeze and Certainly Celery card stock
- Certainly Celery Classic ink pad
- XL 5 Petal flower, XL Boho Blossom and Eyelet Border punches
- Baja Breeze seam binding
- Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tombo (the Wonder Adhesive)
- Pearl Jewels, Bone folder
I’ve made these flowers before, but with much brighter colors. I actually started out with the card base, the eyelet panel, and the seam binding ribbon – kind of a backwards construction process. I just sat there staring at the blank card – do you ever do that? Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.  If I could figure out why inspiration flows so beautifully on one day and so hideously another I would be thrilled. At least I would know which days to stamp and which days to do all the other Stuff that has to be done! There’s nothing quite so discouraging as thinking you’re going to have time to work on something fun soon, in just a little while, as soon as this is finished…and then suddenly you realize it’s bedtime. If I knew the 3rd Tuesday of every month was super-mojo-day you can bet I would clear out my calendar for 3rd Tuesdays!
Enough dreaming…these flowers are very simple and fun to play with. The 5 point flower is scored through the petal and creased. I line my ruler up with the tip of one petal and the valley between the two opposite petals in a straight line and use my bone folder to create the crease. I keep a short 6 inch ruler on my craft table for just this sort of thing because some days I just can’t seem to manage a full 12 inches of ruler. When all the petals are scored I press each one together on the score line not quite to the center of the flower. Stick a Stampin’ Dimensional in the center of the flower and put one of the big Boho Punch flowers on top of the dimensional. Snip between the petals of the Boho 6 petal flower (the middle size one) and bend them up a little, then use a dot of Tombo (the Wonder Adhesive) to adhere them to the stack. Drop on a little pearl or bling and your flower is ready to go!
Although these flowers have a little bit of dimension, since the bow is Seam Binding the card is flat enough to be a One Stamp Card – woo hoo! This card fits into the Stampin’ Up! Small Open-End envelope.
Latte companion
Look what Kellie made for me!!
Am I spoiled or what???
Smoochin’ Santa
I’m determined to get my personal Christmas cards done early this year. (OK, STOP IT! I hear you laughing. Get off the floor and back up onto your chair!!) I have excellent intentions but seldom seem to accomplish getting things finished ahead of schedule, and I’ve set a personal goal to make this one happen.
As a result, you’re going to see a LOT of Christmas card designs as I work through my options. This one is actually one of Crystal’s designs, and we offered it last weekend at Anne and Crystal’s Annual Christmas Card Extravaganza (ACACCE). This was a popular card, as everyone loved painting Santa’s beard with Stampin’ Up!’s new Smooch® Illuminate Top Coat Pearlized Accent Ink (wow – say that 3 times really quickly!!):
- Holiday Hoopla and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
- Very Vanilla, Old Olive, and Cherry Cobbler card stock
- Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper
- Chocolate Chip, River Rock and Cherry Cobbler Classic ink pads
- Blush Blossom Stampin’ Write marker
- Smooch® Illuminate Top Coat Pearlized Accent Ink
- Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding
I’m very fond of the little whirly-deal on the top of Santa’s hat – I think it’s just the right touch.
Kellie’s Halloween Treats
Kellie was here this week and shared these fabulous Halloween treat holders. She told me that she made over 30 of them with her mom and her daughter for her daughter to share at school, and they had a great time together. Her mom commented that the 9 year old recipients might not appreciate all the time and effort that went into the making, but her daughter responded  “But I’m having a GREAT time!!” Doesn’t that make your heart melt?
- Wicked Cool Stamp set
- Basic Black Classic ink pad; Whisper White Craft ink pad
- Basic Black, Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie card stock
- Wicked Fun Specialty paper
- Circle and Scallop Circle punches
- XL Two Step Owl punch
- Big Shot and Candy Wrapper Bigz die
I don’t have the exact list of supplies from Kellie, so I’m improvising here. My photo barely picks up the cob webs running along the side of the black cardstock but they are the perfect touch.
Do you recognize the ghost? Kellie saw it on Stampers’ Showcase, the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator creative sharing site. It’s the XL Two Step owl, standing on his head with his feet cut off. Doesn’t that crack you up? I guess I’m easily entertained, but it gives me the giggles.
So what’s keeping you from making a few treat holders – and some memories – with your family??
Letterpress for Christmas
Even though it’s still September, it’s time to have a little Christmas Speak Peek. After all, there are some pretty fabulous Christmas goodies in that Holiday Mini Catalog – wouldn’t you agree?? There are so many choices but there was no question in my mind regarding where to start for Christmas. Have you seen the Letterpress plates??
- Big Shot and Joyful Season Letterpress Plate
- Watercolor paper; Real Red and Old Olive cardstock
- Real Red and Old Olive Craft Ink Spots
- Frost White Shimmer Paint and the Aquapainter
- Paper Piercing Tool, Template and Mat
- Scallop Trim Border punch
- Real Red 1/8 inch taffeta ribbon
Can I get an Ooooo and an Aaahhh?? The heart-breaker here is that my photography doesn’t begin to do this technique justice. The images aren’t just inked into the paper, they are truly pressed. If you flip the paper over you can clearly see the reverse image, and that deep impression gives this card a very luxe look when you hold it in your hand. The Frost White Shimmer paint was applied directly onto the image full strength with the Aquapainter for a little extra bling on the stockings – you can just see it at the tops of the two outside stockings, but it’s also on the stripes of the middle one. (Dang. I am going to have to spend good stamp money on a camera. Double Dang.)
By the way, the dimensions for this card are 3 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches as you see it, and yes we do have envelopes for that size (#107286, $7.50 for 20, page 171 in the IBC). This is a Christmas card that will truly turn heads!
And now for something a little different:
- Northern Hearts Level I Hostess Set (Holiday Mini)
- Big Shot and Northern Trim Letterpress Plate
- Watercolor Paper; Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise Classic ink pads
- Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise Craft ink spots
- Scallop Border Trim and Ornament punches
- 1 and 1 1/4 inch circle punches
- Basic rhinestone jewels and Linen Thread
I’ll be mailing Christmas gifts to my oldest daughter in Australia this year. It’s gonna be tough – this is the first time one of my keiki will not be home on Christmas morning. In case you haven’t checked, postage overseas is kind of expensive, so our gifts to her will be of the “Good Things Come In Small Packages” sort. This flat little box will ship very nicely, and I have a pretty good idea of what I’m putting inside. Can’t say, of course – she does check the blog, although I suspect both she and her sister check in just to see if I’ve said anything about them 🙂
I love all the bling on this package. Those Basic Rhinestone Jewels and Pearls are such fun to use, and I swear that for every two I pull off the sheet, one grows back in their place. These aren’t exactly your traditional Christmas colors, but I was inspired to go really bright with this project. Hmmm…since this will be an Aussie package, I guess they are non-traditional Christmas Colours.
The Maui Stamper 