Thankfully Celebrating Stampin’ UP!

July 30, 2011 By

What a delightful way to say Thanks with the new Stampin’ UP! Petite Pennants Builder Punch and the bright colors of Stampin’ UP!!

I used one of our Stampin’ UP! Patterns Packs of 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper on my card project to help it come together quickly.  They are one of those design elements that help set your creations apart and since they have coordinating colors and hues with patterns on both sides it makes a card project like this fast and easy fun!

I incorporated a sheet of alphabet ready-to-punch letters I created with Stampin’ UP! My Digital Studio. I would love to set up a time to show you just how easy it is to use the Stampin’ UP! My Digital Studio Suite and what a great adjunct it can be for all of your projects, just give me a call and we’ll set up a time to get together!

I used the Stampin’ UP! bright and sunny Daffodil Delight for the card base and the Black Lace is a piece of leftover from the Stampin’ UP! 2010 Holiday Mini Spooky Halloween Suite of elements and I am so glad that I still have plenty to use!

Speaking of which, September 1 will be here before you know it and with it comes the release of the 2011 Stampin’ UP! Holiday Mini.  It was rolled out for us at convention a couple of weeks ago and I can’t wait to share it with you!   The creative folks at Stampin’ UP! have put together another wonderful publication full of special edition stamp sets and decorative items for the coming holiday season that are sure to excite and WOW you!  If you are not currently on my mailing list you will want to sign up quick so I can get it mailed directly to you; just drop me a note with your mailing address and look for it in your mailbox soon!

I hope, as July passes into August, that you have had a wonderful Summer Season this year and that you will cherish this year’s memories for many years to come.  Everyday matters, so make the most of it with your loved ones and family.

Thanks for taking time to stop by and catch up!

Katherine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Cards, Featured Projects, Most Recent, Stampin' Up!

Stampin’ UP! Celebrating Baby!

July 12, 2011 By


Just a quick post for ya’ll while I’m enjoying the beautiful weather here in Salt Lake City, Utah at the annual Stampin’ UP! Convention!

I love the Stampin’ UP! Build-A-Bear Stamp Set for welcoming new babies!

The combination of  Stampin’ UP! Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, and Tempting Turquoise gives this sweet baby card a really clean vibrant look.

 

My dear friend Sue is expecting her first grandchild, any day now, and the arrival of little Ryder is very much anticipated.  I’m sure he’ll be spoiled rotten as most first borns are!

 

This baby card comes together with the following supplies:

Stampin’ UP! Bear Hugs Stamp Set pg. 94 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog

Stampin’ UP! Stampin Write Markers in Tempting Turquoise and Crumb Cake

Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise Card Stock

2 3/8 Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4 Circle Punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Stampin’ UP! Sizzix Circle Cutter

Stampin’ UP! Brights Brads

White Baker’s Twine

Stampin’ Dimensionals

 

I hope you are having a great week and remember to find a few minutes to stamp a card or work on that latest scrapbook project this week.

Thanks!

KATHERINE

 

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In The Garden With Stampin’ UP!

June 22, 2011 By

What? you ask. . .that’s right IN THE GARDEN! Once again, I have taken advantage of networking with other Stampin’ UP! Demonstrators. If you have ever considered becoming a demonstrator, let me assure you that the Stampin’ UP! network of demonstrators continues to be an invaluable resource for my creativity!

I discovered these beautifully creative elements to add to my flower garden over on Stampin’ Connection (a private sight exclusively for Stampin’ UP! Demonstrators to share their creative projects).

 

The Stampin’ UP! Sizzix Big Shot is the tool to go to for this project.  Of course, the product information states proudly that you can die-cut a variety of materials with your Stampin’ UP! Sizzix Big Shot, but who’d have thought of thin pieces of aluminum roof flashing?  There must be a Super Demonstrator out there somewhere who sits around all day and dreams these things up, because this is fantastic!  They are so easy and unbelievably FUN to create.

 

Not only can you use the regular Stampin’ UP! Bigz XL and L die’s on this material but running it through your Stampin’ UP! Sizzix Big Shot with one of the Stampin’ UP! Embossing Folders prior to die cutting it will ‘impress’ the lovely background for your Garden Marker.

Most hardware stores will carry ALUMINUM ROOF FLASHING and the sheets I purchased were actually an angled piece that I cut the angle off of.  I was reluctant to purchase a ‘roll’ of the material because I was not convinced that the roll was as thin as the angled pieces.  ( I was able to accomplish what I wanted to with the sheets anyway!)

It’s easy to allow your creativity to soar with the many wonderful products available from Stampin’ UP! As a demonstrator you enjoy a discount on all of your purchases for Scrapbooking, Paper Crafting, Party Ideas, and so much more, plus the added benefit of inspiration from fellow Stampin’ UP! Demonstrators who are a great group of super talented gals!

I’d love to have you join me as a Stampin’ UP! Demonstrator and signing up is easy.  The Demonstrator Starter Kit is a super bargain of $300 value for only $175 and customizable to suit your tastes and needs.   Just follow the link here to sign up today!

Happy Stamping!

Katherine

 

 

Filed Under: 3-D Projects, Featured Projects, Most Recent, Stampin' Up!

Stampin’ UP! Summer Circle Circus

June 16, 2011 By

I was so happy when my pre-view catalog arrived to see that the great Stampin’ UP! Circle Circus Stamp Set is still on!

The bright tropical colors of summertime are a fantastic way to show off the lovely circle patterns in the set.

 

Mixing and matching  go together as sweet as a summer’s breeze.

For the card base I used the rich Stampin’ UP! Soft Suede layered with Daffodil Delight to set off the crisp Whisper White card front.  The Stampin’ UP! Circle Circus Stamp Set images are stamped using Stampin’ UP! Classic inks in Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Soft Suede.  The retired ribbon scraps lend a flirty element and hold the Stampin’ UP! Teeny Tiny Wishes ‘thank you’ sentiment nicely.

A last little touch of the sparking Stampin’ UP! Dazzling Diamonds gives the project the perfect finishing touches.  The culmination of small details employed in this project bring the card together nicely.  Thankfully, with the many coordinated Stampin’ UP! products, it’s easy to be creative!

Elements used:

Stampin’ UP! Stamp Sets used: Circle Circus (115778), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)

Card stock:  Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White

Classic Ink Colors:  Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede

Embellishments:  Retired Polka Dot 1/2″ Grosgrain Ribbon in Tempting Turquoise and Melon Mambo, Jewelry Tag Punch (117190), Dazzling Diamonds (102023), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

I hope you are having a great summer, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Katherine

 

Filed Under: Cards, Featured Projects, Most Recent, Stampin' Up!

Stampin’ UP! Sailing Away

June 14, 2011 By

Nothing exudes the feeling of sophisticated masculinity like great nautical images.  The Open Sea Stamp Set featured in the Stampin’ UP! 2011 Summer Mini Catalog is everything the name implies.

For our son Jack’s 32nd birthday, I selected a vivid Red, White & Black theme to send him Birthday Wishes!  I’d been playing around with The Open Sea images for a few days and came across an old slider card that had been done with the retired Stampin’ UP! Wanted Stamp Set, ( it’s a fabulous set of western inspired images).

I C.A.S.E.’d one of my own ‘old’ cards! LOL (I thought it was rather ironic myself!)

I was really excited about how the card came together and I think the three focal images work together really well.  For the inside sentiment that is written on the lower two thirds of the slider I wrote a verse about how we would always be the wind in his sails.  Quite apropos with the billowing sales in the main image of the set.’

I hope you can see that I actually singed the edges of the ship image piece for added effect.  I have done this once or twice before using lit toothpicks for added control so the singeing doesn’t get out of hand too quickly.  I scorched the”happy birthday” odd shaped sentiment as well.

A young man doesn’t have to be a mariner to appreciate a handsome nautical styled card.  When Jack called this evening, the delight in his voice was more than enough to satisfy my heart.  I love adding the little details to my projects and it’s nice when you achieve that “WOW” factor!  Stampin’ UP! makes it so much easier to get that reaction because of all the fantastic coordinated products they have available.  Seriously, this project was created in half the time it would have taken me to drive to the Mall and select a store bought card and drive home.

Elements used in the creation of this project:

Cardstock:  Basic Black, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Newsprint Designer Series Paper Map page

Classic Stampin’ Ink & Markers: Basic Black, Real Red

Extra Elements: Real Red Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Dimmensionals, 1/4″ Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Sticky Tape, Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelet.

Don’t forget to stop by next Tuesday for my Summer Stamp ‘n Shop Event!  There will be two sessins, morning at 9:30-11:30 a.m. again repeated in the afternoon from 2-4 p.m.. For m0re details visit: www.katherinepritchard.stampinup.net.

Hope to see you there!  Thanks for stopping by. . .Katherine

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Cards, Family, Most Recent, Stampin' Up!

Scrapbooking Undeniable Truths

June 10, 2011 By

So True

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