Punch Bunch | The Maui Stamper

If you’ve been a Maui Stamper reader for a while, you’ll know that glitter is a challenge in my household. Mr. Maui Stamper is Not A Fan. Glitter itself isn’t such a problem for him – it’s glitter that doesn’t stay where it belongs that he dislikes. We think it goes back about 10 years to the time my oldest daughter bought a cute tee shirt with glittered accents, and that tee shirt ended up in the same load of laundry as some cycling shorts. The glitter behaved badly and since then, all glitter has been suspect.

Fortunately, the glitter in the Stampin’ Up! Glimmer Paper (#121790) is VERY well behaved:

Punch Bunch, I {Heart} Hearts and A to Z stamp sets
Real Red, Blushing Bride, Concord Crush and Whisper White card stock
Glimmer Paper
Concord Crush and Blushing Bride Classic ink pads
Heart to Heart, Scallop Circle and 1 3/8 inch circle punches
Big Shot and Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing folder
Rhinestone Jewels
Whisper White 3/8 inch taffeta ribbon

I’m pretty crazy about this glimmer paper. It has such a deep, rich color, and the sparkles stay put. It doesn’t take much to make a statement on a project, and I have my fingers crossed that this will stick around for Christmas next year. I think I’ll send Stampin’ Up! a little note and suggest a permanent place in the catalog for Glimmer Paper – will you send one too?

We had a Maui Stampers team meeting on Tuesday night:

This was taken before the Stampin’ Frenzy started. I think we made 8 projects that night! We did conduct a wee bit ‘o business, but for us, the important business is the stamping. I’m not going to list all the details, but here are a couple of Sale-a-bration projects to inspire you:

Robbie brought us this Punch Bunch (SAB) Valentine to put together. Look closely and you’ll see the texture from the Sizzix Texturz Plates on the Bashful Blue panel. I’d forgotten about them, and I’m going to have to pull mine out again. And how about that Glimmer paper?!? Can’t begin to tell you why I don’t have it yet – I mean, I’m a demonstrator, for heaven’s sake! That problem will be fixed pronto.

This card is a CASE of a So Happy For You (SAB) card that I will gladly credit…just as soon as I can find it! It was a larger card but the focal point was the same – I scaled it down to a 3 x 3 card and changed the colors. The little stars are stamped once on the Whisper White card stock, then stamped again on a scrap and cut out, then sprayed with a bit of Shimmer Paint mixed with rubbing alcohol. (No Dazzling Diamonds in my house. Gotta keep Mr. Maui Stamper a Happy Camper.) They’re attached with Mini Glue Dots because Stampin’ Dimensionals are just too big! So Happy For You has loads of cute little images to mix and match, and a charming font to express all sorts of wishes.