Stamp With Glenda

Sale-A-Bration is coming to an END

 

This is another Easter Card we made at the Egg-cellent Easter Fun Class this past Saturday. On this card we used the Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper and Certainly Celery Poly-twill ribbon from the Ribbon Bundle. Both of these are available from the Sale-A-Brations Catalog and will be NO LONGER AVAILABLE after March 31st. So if you would like to have them you better act fast. order online NOW.Get these FREE with a $50 order.

The stamp set we used is "A Good Egg". This is such a cute stamp set. As you can see, we also used the diamond TEXTURZ Plates with the Big Shot to emboss the bottom layer of the card. It added a great WOW effect.

Have you heard the word about Specialty Designer Series Paper?

  

   

This Specialty Designer Series Paper is Acid free and Lignin free. This is especially important to all of the Scrapbookers out there for archival purposes.
Let me tell you a little about the wonderful features & benefits of this paper:
·    12” x 12”, double-sided, textured cover-weight paper
·    12 sheets per package, 2 each of 6 designs
·    Exclusive designs and colors
·    Rockabilly Specialty paper has a printed gloss design (that is absolutely awesome)
·    Parisian Breeze, To the Nines, and Sweet Slumber are printed on textured, cover-weight paper
·    Colors coordinate with Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive colors: 
·    Parisian Breeze: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Kraft
·    Rockabilly: Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red
·    To the Nines: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Sahara Sand
·    Sweet Slumber: Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, Sahara Sand, So Saffron
This Designer Series paper is a little different from our standard paper. It’s a little heavier,
so it adds a bit more dimension to your projects. Like our standard Designer Series papers,
this paper was designed exclusively by Stampin’ Up!, using our palette of colors and original
images, so it’s easy for you to choose coordinating card stock and stamped images. I
love to use it to cover chipboard—it adds a beautiful look and feel. It's also FUN to use with my BIG   SHOT and dies. The perfect compliment to and card or scrapbook page. The Bigz Die Boxes are totally to die for made in this Specialty Designer Paper.
As with any product containing dye, paper colors may vary somewhat among dye lots. The
paper is continually monitored for significant changes, but slight variations in the color are
not considered defects.
These colors are designed to coordinate with our ink colors. They may not match perfectly,
in some cases but they will look beautiful.

If you own any of these Specialty Designer Series Papers, PLEASE leave me a comment below and tell us how much you love these papers too. Or better yet, tell me your favorite paper.

If you missed the Egg-cellent Easter Fun Class on Saturday....

we had so much fun. I will share some of the cards with you this week. We are ready for Easter card giving. What about you? Do you need some inspiration? I can help. Contact me for more details on these cards.

This is a "move-able" card.

  And simple to make. I love the glitter egg.

The stamp set is Wagon of Fun. It is available for pre-order in the 2009 Occasions Mini Catalog. It's a really versatile stamp set of 10 stamps. Take a look HERE.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! and a little Trivia

Today I have a little trivia for you. DID YOU KNOW?

The shamrock,which was also called the "seamroy" by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring. By the seventeenth century, the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism. As the English began to seize Irish land and make laws against the use of the Irish language and the practice of Catholicism, many Irish began to wear the shamrock as a symbol of their pride in their heritage and their displeasure with English rule.

The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762.

There are three states in which Irish is the leading ancestry group: Delaware, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Irish is among the top five ancestries in every state but two (Hawaii and New Mexico).

Corned Beef. Each year, thousands of Irish Americans gather with their loved ones on St. Patrick's Day to share a "traditional" meal of corned beef and cabbage. Though cabbage has long been an Irish food, corned beef only began to be associated with St. Patrick's Day at the turn of the century. Irish immigrants living on New York City's Lower East Side substituted corned beef for their traditional dish of Irish bacon to save money. They learned about the cheaper alternative from their Jewish neighbors.

OK, so that is my little lesson in history for the day. I found these to be a few interesting facts. Now I thought I would share a little inspiration with you.

 

Stamp Set: Polka Dot Punches; Stem Sayings
:Green Gable; Green Galore, Whisper white, Rainbow Sherbet Designer Series Paper
Ink:Stampin'Up! Green Galore Classic Ink
Accessories:Eyelet Edge Punch, Paper Snipes, Stampin' Dimenionsals

This stamp set is a Sale-A-Bration exclusive set. It's only available for a LIMITED time FREE with a $50 or more purchase. Contact me today or place your order online to get yours before it's GONE. Forever!

Thanks for stopping by. Tell me your favorite ST. Patty's Day Tradition!

Do you know how to get an "Air Brush" effect for card making and scrapbooking?

The Color Spritzer Tool can turn a Stampin' Up! marker into an airbrush. Use this technique to create an airbrushed effect. It’s great for card making, scrapbooking and all types of paper crafting. This is a must for your "tool belt".
It lets you achieve beautiful airbrushed effects and is easy to use. Just insert the marker into the adjusting screw nozzle at a 45 degree angle and squeeze the PVC bulb. You can adjust your effect by adjusting the distance you hold it from the paper. 

   

Here is a card made with the Color Spritzer Tool

 

Stamps: Heard from the Heart stamp set; Pocket Silhouettes stamp set
Paper: Old Olive card stock; Whisper White card stock; Baja Breeze textured card stock; Not Quite Navy textured card stock
Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin' Pad; Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad; Not Quite Navy Stampin' Write marker
Accessories:On Board Essentials; Whisper White 3/8" taffeta ribbon; Stampin' Dimensionals; Color Spritzer Tool; 3/16" Corner Rounder punch; Curly Label punch; Sanding blocks; Paper Piercing Tool, White Gel Pen

Contact me today or click the "Order Online" button to get your Color Spritzer Tool. You will not know how you lived with out it. It's a fun, easy and economical tool.

SAVE THE DATE - Sneak Peak at Upcoming Classes

I've been doing some planning this weekend. I wanted to share with you some upcoming Classes I have planned. I an very excited and I think you will be really pleased with the projects. This is one of the most enjoyable parts of my job. I love planning things that I think you will LOVEand ENJOY. Please take a look and pick out what you would like to come and do with me. I will be posting more details as the event gets closer.

Egg-cellent Easter Fun
March 19th @ 7pm and March 21st @ 10am
Cost $25 if pre-register before March 16th. After March 16th - $30.
You will make 4 cards, a holder to store them in and a scallop treat bag.  I am offering this two different days so you can choose what works best for you. 
 
Elegant Fifth Avenue Floral
March 28th @ 2pm and March 31st @ 7pm
Cost $25 if pre-register before March 19th. After March 19th - $30.
You will make 4 awesome cards and box with the Fifth Avenue stamp set. We will also use the new Manhattan embossing folder.
This will make a GREAT gift set.
 
Masculine Madness
April 17th @ 10am
Cost $20 if pre-register before April 9th. After April 9th $25.
Make 4 masculine cards for any occasion. You can personalize these with different greetings.

May Day Petal Pizazz Gift Set
May 1st @ 7pm
Cost $25 if pre-register before April 17th. After April 17th - $30.
Make this lovely set of 4 cards which are nicely packaged in a coordinating gift tote. Great idea during this gift giving season.

Mother's Day Gifts
May 9th @ 10am
Cost - TBA
Project soon to be announced - SAVE THE DATE and make plans now to attend.

Congrats and Thinking of You Stamp-A-Stack
May 23rd @ 10am
Cost $25 if pre-register before May 9th. After May 9th - $30.
You will stamp-a-stack of 10 cards with envelopes including congratulations, graduation, thinking of you. 2 each of 5 different designs. This will give you a head start on upcoming celebrations.

Don't forget to REGISTER early for the best price. I will post again soon with convenient sign-up with easy Pay Pal. Don't forget to leave me a comment below. I always look forward to hearing from you. Your opinion COUNTS!

Simply Unique Stampers

Have you ever heard of the Simply Unique Stampers? Well that's my team of demonstrators. I am very proud of them. They are a great group. We had a team meeting on Saturday morning to stamp, share ideas and learn some of the latest techniques. That's what happens when you are part of my team. You get to special meetings and do special things. This time we had a "Shoe Box Swap". Say what's that? well everyone brings a card or project with everything needed to make that card in a shoebox and enough cardstock cut for each person there, when each person arrives we pass the shoeboxes around the table and each person get to make a card out of each box. Then when you go home you get to take your cards. So, Saturday morning, we made 4 cards, had refreshments, talked about upcoming promotions, had some training, had a lot of fun getting to know each other better and learned from each other. What a way to spend a couple of hours on Saturday morning. Here are a few of the cards made by Ellen, Sudah and Melissa. Thanks ladies, these were great and such fun to make.

 

Here is my contribution.

 

Stamp Set:Fifth Avenue Floral, WOW Flowers
Cardstock:Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink:Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Punch

Thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment and tell the Simply Unique Stampers what a great job they did on their Shoebox swap. It was their first.

glenda

Che Che CHEEP TALK. I love this stamp set!

I think I have a new favorite stamp set. We used this set at our VIP Luncheon last Saturday. It was so much FUN. If you were not able to make it this time, hopefully you can make it to the next one. We had a wonderful lunch. The ladies arrived to a table set with designer paper placemats, table favors and gifts at their seat. We had a lot of stamping talk and getting to know each other better and then it was time for STAMPING! Here is a sample of the treats.

 

Stamp Set: Cheep Talk
Cardstock:Pacific Pointe, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink:Pacific Pointe, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Top Note Die, Horizontal Slot Punch, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Fine Supernova Glitter, Crystal Effects

 

Accessories: Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper, Scallop Circle Die, Big Shot, On Board So Tweet, Crop-A-Dial, Anywhere Glue Stick, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Serif Alphabet (for initial on opposite side), Key Ring

Thanks for looking. Please leave me a comment and tell me what your favorite stamp set is this week!

My Upcoming Classes

Egg-cellent Easter Fun
March 19th - 7pm and March 21st - 10am
Cost $25
You will make 4 cards, a holder to store them in and a scallop treat bag.  I am offering this two different days so you can choose what works best for you. Must pre-register by March 16th.

Elegant Fifth Avenue Floral
March 28th -  2pm and March 31st - 7pm
Cost $25
You will make 4 awesome cards and box with the Fifth Avenue stamp set. We will also use the new Manhattan embossing folder. This will make a GREAT gift set. Must pre-register by March 19th.

Masculine Madness
April 16th - 10am
Cost $20
Make 4 masculine cards for any occasion. You can personalize these with different greetings.
Must pre-register by April 9th.

Occasions Mini Catalog Sneak Peek

 

For your stamping pleasure....A wonderful SNEAK PEEK and FIRST EVER for YOU. You can PRE-ORDER sets from the OCCASIONS MINI 2009. Get these BRAND NEW Easter Sets just in time for your holiday stamping. Contact me to learn more about these promotions or visit my Online Store by clicking here! Don't forget that you get a FREE Spring Summer 2009 Idea Book and Catalog with ANYonline purchase before March 31 as long as supply last.

113196 - An Egg-cellent Easter
113262 - Wagon Full of Fun
113822 - Eight Great Greetings
113833 - Egg Hunt Stampin' Around Wheel

You can also get "Eight Great Greetings" in Spanish and French.
115421 - Ocho saludos geniales  (Spanish Eight Great Greetings)
114643 - Huit souhaits sympas   (French Eight Great Greetings)

Have a GREAT Stamping Day,

glenda