A little birdie told me....

Ok, it was a big birdie and not only did it tell me but it also brought me a sampling of the new "In Colors" !!! Yes, I have them here and waiting for you to see! Also a great new punch to show off!! I can't wait to make Christmas cards with Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red!! Pink Pirouette is the perfect soft pink for those baby and wedding cards! Pacific Point and Tangerine Tango will be those bright new colors needed for new boy pages!! Baja Breeze is going to be perfect for those wintery cards and a great accompaniment to my favorite choc chip!!

July's Club

I will be sharing another cute idea for giving those ever popular gift cards! This one uses a envelope carefully folded and hidden behind the card front for a surprise. You will either make a birthday or wedding gift card. This idea will come in very handy I'm sure. Hope you can join me!!

July's Club

For club this month we will also be making this card using a technique to turn card stock into fabric (well nearly)! So much so it can give the look of quilting. We will also be using a new tool that Peggy discovered and shared with me, can't wait to show you too!

June's Club

June is the beginning of a new club year for us! For those of you that couldn't attend June's meeting we made cover sheets for our new folders and a beaded pen to match. We used the one sheet wonder (OSW) technique stamping all over the cover sheet. I supplied a template for you to stamp and create 8 cards using a OSW! The new folder will hold your new catty which will be arriving the first part of August!! I will get my preview catty when I attend SU Convention July 30th - Aug. 2nd.

Die Cut Stamp Sets!!!

We're excited to announce that all new stamp sets in the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalog (including new hostess sets) will be die cut for your convenience! We know you enjoy the flexibility of custom mounting your stamps, and with these die-cut sets, all you'll need to do is pop, peel, and place before you begin stamping.
Only our new stamps will be die cut; sets carried over from the last catalog and those on the dormant list will still require trimming. But, each new set will feature a die cut icon so you and your customers will have no problems identifying die-cut sets.

Stampin' Up! News

Sale-A-Bration dates for 2009 are to be February 1st. -March 31st.


Retirement list will be posted on June 15th.


Retiring accessories list will be posted July 21st.


The mini occasions collections has been extended until June 30th.


The Spring and Summer catalog order period has been extended to August 10th.


New Fall and Winter Catalogs arrival by August 11th.

eScape with Stampin' Up!

eScape with Stampin' Up!

Put down the phone, turn off the computer, and break free from the 'e'!
Remember when you got letters in your mailbox instead of your inbox? On June 25, 2008, Stampin' Up! is taking the day to unplug and unwind, and reconnect on a personal level with friends and loved ones through handmade cards. And we invite you to eScape with us throughout the month of June!
Reconnect with your "wireless network" by attending an eScape event or hosting one of your own! Take advantage of the 25 percent discount on select items in the eScape bundle to help you create that special message from the heart.
eScape Bundle (item 113700):
Description
Page Number
Price
Circle of Friendship stamp set
p. 143
$17.95
Love Notes assortment
p. 167
$8.95
Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad
p. 165
$5.25
Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon
p. 191
$7.95
Total (non-bundled)

$40.10
eScape Bundle price

$30.00
eScape in June! Contact your demonstrator today for details about this exciting event. If you don't already have a demonstrator, use our Demonstrator Locator to find one near you.

Stampin' Up! June Specials

Making the (fresh) cut!

Whether you're a customer or a hostess, June's sneak peek into the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalog has something fresh and new just for you!

Customers:When you purchase the brand new, die-cut Fresh Cuts stamp set, add on the coordinating Fresh-Cut Notes* for only $5!

Hostesses:Host a $400 workshop during the month of June, and receive the Fresh Cuts stamp set and coordinating Fresh-Cut Notes FREE--over a $30 value--in addition to your regular hostess benefits!

Contact your demonstrator TODAY to participate in this special, limited-time offer! If you don't already have a demonstrator, use our Demonstrator Locator to find one near you.

*Fresh-Cut Notes include 15 4" x 4" laser-cut notecards with envelopes

Mays Club

For club in May we made this Father's Day card. This is called a gate fold card and is my new favorite. The jumbo wheels are the perfect fit for the side panels and make it easy to decorate. With the front panel being your main focus it's an easy card to change but know that it will work for you no matter what! The little tag adds an embellishment but also acts as a closure to the card.

We also made this card.

With chip board being on special, it was a perfect time to show it's many uses. We inked the large chip board flower using red craft ink giving it a bright vivid color. We covered the middle with orange card stock. The little center flower was covered with blue patterned paper and then we sanded the edges. This card has lots of dimension.

Mother's Day Frame

I made this frame for my Mum for Mother's Day instead of a card, this way she could keep it out and enjoy it all the time, she was very pleased with it. I borrowed the SU stamp set Bloomin' Beautiful from my friend Jules, big mistake!!! I thought I could just borrow it to make this frame but loved how this turned out so made some cards too! I will now have to get my own set for sure as this is a must have stamp set! I stamped the image twice and colored in using my watercolor crayons and the aqua painters, the cut a cluster of flowers from one set and used dimensionals to pop up the image on the base image. Although hard to see it here it really pops out in real life.

Young Womens Card Making Evening.

I was asked to teach a card making class making a Mother's Day card. This is what I came up with, this time the flower pot holds a dum dum sucker. I love these little pots, my sideline Ruth first showed me these last year at convention and I thought Mother's Day was the perfect opportunity to make them.

Graduation Album

I was asked by a dear friend to make a Graduation album for his daughter, I made one a couple of years ago for his other daughter too. I used SU stamps and punches throughout along with my cuttlebug alphabets. I glued paper to chipboard and then ran it through the cuttlebug for my own chipboard letters, worked great! I worked mostly with paper from a slab, I love working with these as everything coordinates so well you can't go wrong. I was amazed at how some of my SU stamps and punches mated with the patterns as well. It was a lot of work and wouldn't want to do this on a regular basis unless it was for my own albums but did love getting back into scrapping for a while!

and some more...

I really enjoyed working on this album and will be using some of the ideas to add to our family albums. thank you for looking.

April Club

In April for club we made this shadow box card for Mother's Day. We cut out layers of flowers for the 3-d look inside the box.

We also made a matching tootsie pop flower pot. These were a big hit.

Tasty Recipes!!

Well you lucky "Stampin' Divas" club got to try these at your club last week and Cyndi promised her recipe so here it is along with her St. Patty's Punch.
Cyndi always comes up with new things and haven't had something I didn't like yet. Thanks for the recipe Cyndi.


Pinwheels

1 8oz pkg cream cheese softened
Mayo (just enough to make spreading the cream cheese easier)
Dill to taste (we like a lot of dill)
Dill pickles thinly sliced
Ham thinly sliced
1 pkg of flour tortilla

Mix cream cheese, dill and mayo until a spreadable.
Spread layer onto a flour tortilla. Cover the tortilla with one layer of ham, excluding top portion of tortilla. Place one layer of pickles in middle third of the tortilla. Fold bottom section of tortilla over pickles and roll the remaining tortilla using the exposed cream cheese on the top section to help seal the roll. Slice roll. If you have kids helping (husbands observing) they'll love eating the end pieces!




St. Patty's drink

1 half gallon lime sherbet ice cream
40 oz can of pineapple juice
2 liter ginger ale

Place scoop of lime sherbet in a glass, fill glass with a combination of pineapple juice and ginger ale. Serve with a spoon and straw. (Can also be made in a punch bowl) Lime or lemon juice can also be added.



Here's another wonderful recipe shared by Anita from the "Crazy Crafters" club. Everyone loved these brownies and some have already made them for their own events. Thanks for sharing your recipe Anita.


Fudge Brownies


1 c. butter
2.c. brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. of flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3 c. oatmeal.

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, and mix well. Add flour, salt and baking soda. Mix. Add oatmeal and mix. Save 1/4 of mixture for top. Put rest of mixture in bottom of 18x 15 inch pan or 2 (9x13-inch) pans

FILLING
1 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips
1 (14 oz) Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
2 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 vanilla

Put ingredients in top of double boiler. Heat and stir until melted. Spread filling in thin layer over crust and sprinkle top with reserved oatmeal mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Also I use semi-sweet chocolate chips. I have used the milk chocolate before and they are way to sweet.

Don't forget!!!

There is still time to enter the sketch challenge to win this stamp set!! Please use this sketch to create a card for the contest. Please bring me your entry by March 10th so that I will have them to display for all clubs. Everyone attending club will be asked to vote for their favorite. Winner will announced here on March 14th!! Good Luck!

For Club Members!!

I hope you can join me next week as we will be making this little Easter album in a tin! I know we were supposed to make a card using a Sale-Bration stamp set but isn't this cuter!!? I thought I could show this next month but alas Easter has really snuck up on me quick this year and I HAD to use my "A Good Egg" stamp set!!

I really hope you can make it!

You'll personalize the inside cover for special little "Easter Bunny" or family name.

Inside we will create this Easter scene for you to add your Easter pictures too.