Presenting Simply Adorned,  Stampin’ Up!’s all-new line of charms and chains, ready for you to adorn with your personal style.

Charms

Stampin’ Up!’s nickel-plated charms feature tempered, beveled glass on front, flat glass on back, and a lobster clasp. The locket-style charm with hinge allows you to easily insert custom artwork. Charms are available in three sizes; the largest charm makes a beautiful Christmas ornament that can become a cherished keepsake.

Chains

The Simply Adorned stainless-steel chain–available in two lengths–features a toggle clasp and exclusive Stampin’ Up! charm identifier. The finish coordinates perfectly with the Simply Adorned charms.

One way to personalize the charms is by using Stampin’ UP!’s My Digital Studio. I customized this locket for one of the ladies at the office for her mother’s birthday.  And even slipped in a back panel to further personalize it.

This beautiful charm and necklace can make a very personal lovely gift for a family member, friend, or as a gift to self! And best yet, it can be changed with the season, holiday or whatever mood you’re in for the evening or event!

Call me today or stop by and shop on-line at : www.katherinepritchard.stampinup.net to see this lovely line of jewelry and other wonderful products from Stampin’ UP!

Hope your week is sailing along smoothly! Thanks for stopping by,

Katherine

Umm, I made sure Katie had her bathing suit on under her shirt and shorts so that when they got back they could hose each other off and jump in the pool!

What fun! What a day! You should’ve seen the bikes they were riding, they didn’t clean up so fast.

I hope you’re having a great end of summer this month, school is getting cranked up for Colin and Katie, and his first football game is tomorrow evening against their cross town rivals from Parkview, so hopefully I’ll have good news and they’ll have their first win!

Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by, Katherine

Using scraps of your favorite Stampin’ UP! Designer Series Paper punch two stars and cut off the points.  Tie a bow in one end of a strand of linen thread and attach it to the card face using a Mini Glue Dot.  Tie a bow in the other end and attach it the same way.  Put a drop of the Multipurpose Liquid Glue in the center of the thread and attach the first pennant, then alternating each side attach the remaining pennants.  The Stampin’ UP! Designer Series Paper being double-sided makes the pennants perfectly coordinated!

All you need now is the “Happy Birthday” greeting from the Stampin’ UP! Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set  and your card is ready to start the party.

The Pennant Banner embellishment isn’t just for cards either, it brings a celebratory note of fun to  your scrapbook pages…like this one:

The Pennant Banner embellishment is just another example of what you can learn by attending the annual Stampin’ UP! Convention!  If you would like to know more about the benefits of being a Stampin’ UP! Demonstrator I’d love to share my experience with you.  Email me at: kpritchard@hot.rr.com or call 254-848-5173 today and we’ll discuss your future!

Thanks for stopping by and remember to give the gift of yourself to those that you love!

Katherine

One of the wonderful make-n-takes that we did at the convention was this sweet Silhouette Technique on a 3 x 3 card.  This prompted me to demonstrate the technique in my Stampers Club Tuesday evening.  I chose to use the Inspired by Nature Stamp Set to make a standard size card and it turned out lovely.

While I was at it that afternoon in my stamp room I decided to illustrate how the ladies could incorporate this technique with their scrapbook projects.

The 8 x 8 page seemed to turn out well.  The background sun has a coating of the gold Smooch Spritz spray that was a huge hit with everyone because of the glow and heat it adds to the projects.  Really nice effect!

To achieve this effect simply cut out a circle in a scrap piece of card stock the size that you want the object to be…this card uses a 3″ diameter circle.  Holding this over your card stock sponge Classic Stampin ink in the color you wish for your object,  blending the contrasting and highlighting colors well with the base color you’ve chosen to use.  You may or may not wish to use the Smooch Spritz.  Then stamp the silhouette image over this, add your greeting and there you go!  Dramatic yet simple!

I hope you’re having a wonderful week, and remember to find a little time to be creative during your week, you’ll be glad you did.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Katherine

While I’ll be sharing lots of our convention ideas and projects later on, I wanted to let you see that we didn’t spend ALL of our time with just STAMPIN’ UP!.  There are other things to take in and do in Salt Lake City, for instance …

You would think that this being my fifth year to attend the STAMPIN’ UP! Convention in Salt Lake  that we’d have scouted out most all shopping venues! . . .NOT SO!!!  Salt Lake is one of those places that likes to hide, little small enclaves of great shopping boutiques amidst the outer edges of its’ urban areas.  But as my up-line Dawn Derrick and I discovered there are sweet gems to be uncovered!

One day we took a cab out to Piper’s Quilt Shop…and all I can say is W-O-W, what a fabulous quilt shop it is!

Housed in a quaint little wood slat bungalow (probably dating back to the ’30′s I’d guess) Piper’s Quilt Shop  is one of the most amazing quilt, fabric, and nick knacks shop I’ve ever been in.  Along with the most amazing quilt patterns and uniquely different fabrics she also has a wonderful supply of alternative fabric crafting items, like aprons, purses, baby clothes, smocking, knitting, wall hangings, and it goes on and on and on!  We were wishing we could spend lots more time there, but as it so happened, (and probably better for our pocketbooks!) we had arranged to meet up with the remainder of our gal group.  We did enough damage as it was…let’s just say that our ‘boxes’ that we shipped because we knew it wouldn’t fit in the suitcase, will be arriving later this week! WOO HOO!!and ROFL!!!

Dare I say that Piper’s Quilt Shop will be a regular stop for us in the future.  If you are ever fortunate enough to be in the Salt Lake City area and are brave enough to venture into this little establishment, you will be glad you did!

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to come back for more great Stampin’ UP! ideas and convention news!

Have a wonderful week!  Katherine

With the exit of our marketing gal at the beginning of the summer I have been called upon to “pull-up-the-slack” so to speak.  (I keep telling Larry & the gals that “I am NOT (emphasis on NOT) the marketing person”…Don’t ask me!  Yet, time and again here I am.  As a way to get our new doc into the referral offices around town I decided to give him a little gift of goodies to deliver to get him in the door!  I further personalized it by adding a custom photo label to the jar lid.

Originally, I had envisioned using a CD label, but they were too large for the 4 1/4″ diameter of the lid.  I chose to use a full sheet 8 1/2 x 11 label, getting two photo labels out of each one.

Using my Stampin’ UP! Circle Scissors Plus to quickly and effortlessly cut the desired label circles.

You can see through the guide so there’s no guess work when cutting.

I was able to put together 99 decorated jars for Dr. Beck to deliver in just one afternoon; thanks to the helping hands of two very capable teens (i.e. Colin & his sweetie Katie) who tied ribbons for me while I cut and pasted the photo stickers!

We enjoyed one of those great ‘together’ moments that afternoon and using Stampin’ UP! My Digital Studio to create the custom photo stickers was a fabulous idea.  Now imagine yourself needing gifts for the holiday’s and you want to personalize them, but you’re crunched for time…or maybe it’s the end-of-year school party and you have party favors to come up with…a wedding anniversary party or a birthday celebration whatever the occasion there might just be a chance that  using  Stampin’ UP! My Digital Studio could help make your next event more celebratory and personal.

Stampin’ UP! gives you the ease and flexibility to shop on-line 24/7 or you can call or email me and I’ll help you with your next creative endeavor!

Thanks again for taking a look at my blog, I appreciate your support it helps to keep those creative juices flowing!

Katherine

Sue  C. called me the NEXT DAY and left a voice message on my cell phone:  “Katherine, I’m so sorry that you’re not there to answer your phone, because if you were, you could hear the excitement in my voice.  I love this program!  It’s the easiest thing I’ve ever seen and you know I’ve used several others.  I want to get three more copies of it for my two daughters-in-law and one for Lacey too.  Please give me a call when you can.” . . . FOR REAL! I was elated!

Sue C. is like me, neither one of us would ever consider ourselves ‘computer savvy’ or computer geeks.  We like things simple and straightforward.  Fellow homeschooling moms for more years than we can count, we’re really creative gals so we get along nicely around most creative venues.  She  had gone home that afternoon and played with her program and discovered what all My Digital Studio has to offer.  Literally hundreds of stamps with the ability to re-size them,  all the fabulous color choices from the Stampin’ UP! color ensembles and the ability to match other colors to expand the color palate;  all the marvelous designer series papers, scrapbook templates, embellishments, to just click and drag into place, punches, and so, so easy to select and add pictures. . .ALL coordinating with the wonderful  Stampin’ UP!’ products.  I’m pretty sure she even said that she’d created 5 or 6   12 x 12   scrapbook pages while at it.

How wonderful I felt to, once again, “Share what you love”! It’s what we call the “WOW” factor. Stampin’ UP! may not have been the FIRST on the scene when it came to creative digital programs, but  let me tell you ladies, they certainly have the BEST! At a very modest price tag of only $79.95 it can’t be beat.

We’ve hit that mid point in summer and I hope yours is going as planned, or well,  maybe at least as good as you expected!  I’m off to Salt Lake City for the annual STAMPIN’ UP! CONVENTION week so picture me with a HUGE smile on my face most of the time!  Have a good week and keep those creative juices flowing…Katherine

Inside:  (1st floor powder room)

Outside: (hubby’s work shed) 

Inside: (Kitchen hutch)

Outside: (View of back elevation)

Inside: (Kitchen cabinetry)

The appealing symmetry and abundant use of window panes was not an intentional decision, but a subtle design element that has appeared and reappeared throughout our home.  Note that our previous home of 20+ years, situated on 20 AC adjacent to our existing home has no window lights at all in any of the glass work or decor!  Hmmmmm ? I don’t know when this transition took place but it is a taste we are attracted to and much more than just a trend or preference.

This brings me to the latest project I just completed for my kitchen counter greeting.  The piece incorporates a myriad of Stampin’ UP! resources to highlight the Galatians 5:22 Fruits of the Spirit scripture verse.  Among them are the Stampin’ UP! Sizzix Big Shot dies, my new Stampin UP! Artistic Etchings Clear Mount Stamp Set (a ‘So Shelli’ exclusive design!) and the fabulous Stampin’ UP! Newsprint Designer Series Paper:

The original design was created by a fellow Stampin’ UP! demonstrator and was in a 12″ x 16″ vertical frame using 3″ x 3″ squares.  I don’t have the wall space in my home for such  a huge  piece so as usual, I started thinking of how I could adapt and make it work on a smaller scale.  Two years ago I created another piece in this frame and decided to ‘give it a rest’ and reuse the frame! Voila!  The frame accommodates a 4 1/2″ x 11 1/2″ piece and was just perfect for the scripture verse.  The results are an inspiring combination using the appealing window pane design element within a collage style effect.

Stampin’ UP! elements employed in the piece are:

Stampin’ UP! Sizzix Big Shot Timeless Type Alphabet Medium Sizzlits Dies; Birds & Bloom Sizzlits 4-Pack Die

Stampin’ UP! Punches: Word Window, Curly Label, Modern Label, Heart to Heart (small heart), 1 3/8″ x 5/8″ Oval, 1/2″ Circle Small

Stampin’ UP! Build-a-Brad Pewter Brad

Stampin UP! Stamp Sets:  Define Your Life; Typeset Alphabet Upper & Lower Case (retired); Simple Serif Alphabet(retired)

Stampin’ UP! Real Red and Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads

CLASS SCHEDULED:

“FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT” Workshop

Cost of workshop is $25.00 (frame included)

Come and create your “FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT” word frame!

I’ll have everything you need and even have some of the work done beforehand to help make it quick and easy for you to complete! Call to reserve your spot because attendance will be limited for this workshop.

Dates and times:  Daytime workshop:  Tuesday August 17th 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Evening workshop:  Tuesday August 17th 6:30- 8:30 p.m.

For reservations call: 254-848-5173 or email kpritchard@hot.rr.com

]]> http://mybluebonnetcottage.com/blog/2010/07/12/inspirations-with-stampin-up/feed/ 0 http://mybluebonnetcottage.com/blog/2010/07/12/birthday-celebrations/ http://mybluebonnetcottage.com/blog/2010/07/12/birthday-celebrations/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:00:12 +0000 Katherine Pritchard http://mybluebonnetcottage.com/blog/?p=1952 [Continue Reading]]]> If you stopped by the other day you got to see the great Happy Birthday card that was created with my awesome Stampin’ UP! punches.  The card was created for our son Brandon who turned 24 on July 2nd!

Happy Birthday Brandon!!!

Here he is with his sweetie Janelle! And here we are wishing him a wonderful birthday!

We had a lovely dinner at Outback Restaurant .  I had another picture of Brandon, Colin and his girlfriend Katie but for some reason when I was editing it and ‘saving it for web’ something happened and it got deleted.  No joke!  I was so mad at my computer because I’d already erased it from the flash card on the camera and now it’s gone, gone, gone!  Why do things like that happen, just a split second wrong key stroke and poof! Too bad, it’s history now…well, I guess we’ll just have to schedule a re-do!  I’m always up for dinner at Outback and maybe next time everybody will be able to get in on the picture.

Thanks again for stopping by, I appreciate how busy your schedules are in the summer!  Have a great weekend!

Katherine

P.S.  Eight days till I leave for CONVENTION!! Salt Lake City. . .Look out, here we come!! WOOHOO!!

Ruff is ready to party! Constructed by using ‘altered’ punches he’s just adorable.  And so quick thanks to the awesome and easy to use  STAMPIN’ UP! Punches.

He is not my original creation but one that I got from fellow Stampin’ UP! Demonstrator Ellen Kemper, the unofficial ‘Punch Queen’ as I like to think of her.  Here’s a quick link to her blog:

http://blinkthinkink.blogspot.com/

Ellen is a true Punch Art aficionado and you will be inspired by her artwork so drop by her blog and see what awesome things she creates with her wonderful Stampin’ UP! punches.

Punches used in Ruff were (from top to bottom):

Photo Corners with tattering on edges for ears

Butterfly Extra-large with one wing trimmed and the nose is the Ticket Corner Small punch

1 3/8″ x 5/8″ Oval for chin

1 3/4″ x 7/8″ Oval front chest

2″ x 1 3/8″ Oval hind quarters

Altered Inside negative from Photo Corner punches

1/2″ Circle Cut in half

The bone was made from a diagonal piece of the Curly Label punch

Facial features were drawn with the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker

I think you’ll have tons of fun using your Stampin’ UP! punches in this altered art form to add a touch of personality and charm to your creations.

Remember, if there is anyway I can help you with your creativity just drop me a line, meanwhile I hope you’re enjoying your summer this year!

Thanks for stopping by,

Katherine