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Upcoming Stamp a Stacks & Kits To Go

I am doing a couple of stamp a stacks this weekend. One is a General stack and one is a Christmas stack. A "stack" is making the four designs and making four cards of each of the designs. When you are finished, you will have 16 beautiful cards. If you come to a stamp a stack, everything is cut and ready for you to complete by stamping and putting the cards together. If you order the stamp a stack as a kit, the same follows: you will get all the precut materials including cardstock and ribbon. You will need to own the stamps (or something similar) to stamp and put together.

Christmas Card Stamp a Stack

First up is the Christmas card stamp a stack. You will make/get four of each of the designs. Note: patterned paper may vary depending on what is in the pack of paper. Ribbon will not be satin ribbon – it will be grosgrain ribbon. You have some choices:

1. If you would like to make this stamp a stack of Christmas cards this weekend (Friday night, November 13 at 7 PM or Saturday, November 14 at 10 AM or 2 PM), please let me know. I am offering this class in Sioux Falls, SD at a business on the East side of town. E-mail me TODAY so I can get things ready for you J. Cost for the stamp a stack is $30. E-mail is sandy@stampinsandy.com and phone number is 605.366.4059.
2. If you would like to host a stamp a stack and make these cards with your friends and family, please let me know. Cost for a stack is $30. You will earn hostess benefits on the number of gals that come and also for the orders that are placed. E-mail me today at sandy@stampinsandy.com. I have only a limited number of dates/times available.
3. You can also order these cards as a kit to go. Included in the kit to go will be the precut cardstock, ribbon, directions, and supply list. You have until Tuesday, November 17 to order your kit. Kits will begin shipping on November 17 and finish on November 19. Cost for the Kit To Go is $30. There are NO shipping charges.
4. Are you a demonstrator? You may order just the directions and supply list. Cost for the document is $4.95. Documents will be e-mailed on or before November 17, 2009. Each card will be on its own sheet so it is easy to share with your customers if you choose to not use all the cards.  Please note: document cannot be sold separately by individual demonstrators. You may sell kits to your customers and include the directions. In no way can the directions be sold individually or be given away by any demonstrator.

Christmas Card Stamp a Stack

Kit To Go $30.00 Directions/Supply List $4.95

General Stamp a Stack

This is the general card stamp a stack. You will make/get four of each of the designs shown. Please note: patterned paper may vary based on the designs in the pack of paper. You have some choices:

1. If you would like to make this stamp a stack of general cards this weekend (Friday night, November 13 at 7 PM or Saturday, November 14 at 10 AM or 2 PM), please let me know. I am offering this class in Sioux Falls, SD at a business on the East side of town. E-mail me or call me TODAY so I can get things ready for you J. Cost for the stamp a stack is $30. E-mail is sandy@stampinsandy.com and phone number is 605.366.4059.
2. If you would like to host a stamp a stack and make these cards with your friends and family, please let me know. Cost for a stack is $30. You will earn hostess benefits on the number of gals that come and also for the orders that are placed. E-mail me today at sandy@stampinsandy.com. I have only a limited number of dates/times available.
3. You can also order these cards as a kit to go. Included in the kit to go will be the precut cardstock, ribbon, directions, and supply list. You have until Tuesday, November 17 to order your kit. Kits will begin shipping on November 17 and finish on November 19. Cost for the Kit To Go is $30. There are NO shipping charges.
4. Are you a demonstrator? You may order just the directions and supply list. Cost for the document is $4.95. Documents will be e-mailed on or before November 17, 2009. Each card will be on its own sheet so it is easy to share with your customers if you choose to not use all the cards.  Please note: document cannot be sold separately by individual demonstrators. You may sell kits to your customers and include the directions. In no way can the directions be sold individually or be given away by any demonstrator.

   Christmas Card Stamp a Stack

   Kit To Go $30.00 Directions/Supply List $4.95

   

Have a fantastic day! Happy Thursday!! I am up early this morning trying to get some work finished. My kids do not have school today or tomorrow.

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Project 2 from the Open House

All the guests that came (and the ones that could not, but did order) were able to make this little matchbox. It was great listening to the gals and their ideas of what else they could do with this die – most of them thought of other fun things to put inside and also other holidays they would like to use the matchbox for.

Isn't that just fun? Can't you think of a lot of people who would like to receive that? Stocking Stuffers? Gifts for coworkers. The list goes on and on.

I have put a video together showing you how to make this little box. (If you are reading this in a reader, head on over to my blog to get the video).

Ingredients:

Stamp Set: none

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive, Merry Moments Designer Series Paper

Ink: none

Extras: Big Shot, Matchbox Die, Merry Embosslit, Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon

I hope you are ready for the weekend. I know I am. I am ready to sleep in J. We are having gorgeous weather here. Maybe even a bit warm. It has been in the 80s all week and no rain. I could live with this every day, all year! I know, I know. It will never happen in Canton, South Dakota. Hawaii, maybe? Anywhere else in the United States?

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Have a fantastic day!

A WHOLE bunch of recipes

Did you think I was cooking for you?? I could, I guess – if I must!

Actually, what I have is all the recipes for the projects that are in the current book. All other catalogs have included the recipes in the back of the catalog. Stampin' Up! decided to sell stuff on those pages instead. Imagine that! Here is a link – recipes here. Actually, I like these printed better anyway. That way I can hold up the printed sheet to my catalog without having to flip back and forth. And, there are little pictures beside each recipe so that you know you have the right one.

Go ahead. Figure out a project or two. Go online and order the supplies. Remember, free stuff with $50 purchase. See the Sale-a-bration catalog for more details.

Have an awesome day!

Sandy

How about Glass Etching, the Big Shot, and a tutorial?

I have had this idea in my head for a LONG time, but just haven't gotten it done. It turned out really neat. The jar is a good sized one and now holds my coffee J. I bought the jar from Hobby Lobby I think.

How to do it? You will need the "raw vinyl" that Stampin' Up! sells. I will give you the number in the ingredients. The is like the Décor Elements that go on the wall, but you cut your own shape. Make sense? It comes on two great big rolls and you cut what you want. The sticky backing paper also comes with it. Everything you need in one place J.

Ingredients:

Raw Vinyl – I ordered it in Chocolate

Décor Elements Sheets
Each package comes with two (2) 12" x 24" sheets of vinyl in specified color, along with two (2) 12" x 24" sheets of transfer tape to make using your vinyl pieces easy to use. Instructions for use are included in the package.

Item	Product Name	Price
114334	Dark Gray Décor Elements Sheets	$12.95
114335	White Décor Elements Sheets	$12.95
114336	Kraft Décor Elements Sheets	$12.95
114337	Chocolate Décor Elements Sheets	$12.95

Big Shot, 113439, $99.95

Snowflake Die #2, 113460, $19.95

Jar

Glass Etching Cream

1. Start by cutting yourself a piece of the raw vinyl a little bigger that the die that you are using. I am using the snowflake die here.
   
2. Run the vinly through the diecut machine and pick out the snowflake. You do not need the snowflake at this time – you need the other piece.
   
3. Cut a piece of the bakcing paper to be about the same size and the piece of vinyl.
   
4. Peel the grid side off of the backing paper. the other piece that is left should be a little sticky.
   
5. Stick the sticky piece to the vinyl.
   
6. Peel of the white piece that was originally stuck to the piece of vinyl. You will be left with the brown vinyl with the sticky paper from the step above.
7. 
8. Put your vinyl onto your glass surface.
9. 
10. Peel off the white sticky paper.
11. 
12. Use a foam brush and smeer on glass etching cream (I found it at Michael's --- it is probably other places as well).
13. 
14. You are finished J.
    

An Awesome Snow Swirled Card and Sponged Window Tutorial

Don't you just love this stamp set and the beautiful cards that can be made with it? I am SO going to miss this set when Christmas is over.

Do you like the background? I will show you how to make that.

Card Ingredients:

Stamp set: Snow Swirled 111690 24.95

Cardstock: Almost Amethyst (5 ½ x 8 ½) 102158 5.50, Brushed Silver (5 x 3 ¾) 100712 7.95, Whisper White (2 pieces each 4 ¾ x 3 ½) 100730 7.50, scrap of cardstock (2 ¼ x 3 ½)

Ink: Almost Amethyst101723 5.25, Elegant Eggplant 105120 5.25

Extras: Sponges 101610, white taffeta ribbon 109070, 2 way glue pen 100425, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter 102023, Paper Snips 103579

Step 1. Start out with two pieces of cardstock. Whisper white piece 4 ¾ x 3 ½. You will also need a scrap of cardstock 2 ¼ x 3 ½ (in the picture mine is a scrap of Certainly Celery).

Step 2. Trace around the scrap piece on to your whisper white cardstock.

Step 3. Using your paper snips trim out the inside of the whisper white cardstock.

Step 4. Lay your mat (created above) on another piece of whisper white cardstock. Using your stampin' sponge, sponge on Almost Amethyst ink. Add snowflakes in Almost Amethyst as well.

Step 5. Take away the mat and add the snow swirled tree with Elegant Eggplant ink. Also add Seasons Greetings.

Step 6. "Pounce" the 2 way glue pen on your tree. Sprinkle on Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

Step 7. Adhere whisper white to brushed silver cardstock.

Step 8. Cut a piece of ribbon 6" long. Line up where you would like it on the front of you card. Adhere to back. Cut another piece of ribbon 4" long. Tie it to the other ribbon on the front of your card (you can see a tutorial of that here).

Step 9. Fold Almost Amythest cardstock in half. Adhere the Brushed Silver cardstock to the almost amethyst piece.

You are finished!!

Beautiful card using Re-inkers and Rubbing Alcohol

I will show you the card first. Then, I will show you how EASY PEASY it is to do this. Donna, my hostess for the night wanted to learn more about this, so that is why I am doing this. She got me out of my comfort zone and I LOVE her for that!! I have used reinkers and cotton balls before, but didn't feel I had a lot of control.  So, I thought, why not get out the aquapainter.  And, I LOVE the effect!

Directions to make the card:

Ingredients:

Big Shot 113439 99.95

Top Note Die for Big shot 113463 21.95

Stamp set: Pocket Silhouettes 111672 18.95

Cardstock: ½ sheet certainly celery 105125 5.50, ¼ sheet glossy white 102599 5.95, scrap of glossy white, ¼ sheet ballet blue 100613 5.50

Ink: Stazon Black 101406 7.95

Re-inkers: Certainly Celery 105230 2.75, Ballet Blue 101713 2.75

Extras: Word Window Punch 105090 15.95, AquaPainter 103954 16.95, Snail Adhesive 104332 6.95, Stampin' Dimensionals 104430 3.95, Paper Snips 103579 9.95, Heat Gun (not shown) 100005 26.95

Non-SU! stuff: Rubbing Alcohol, little dish for alcohol( use an empty button container)

Step 1: Run the ¼ sheet of ballet blue and ¼ sheet of glossy white through the Big Shot. Set the ballet blue piece aside.

Step 2: Gather your supplies for making the background.

Step 3: Drop down drops of one of the colors of reinker.

Step 4: Add drops of the other color of reinker. Note: in the pictures the colors look the same – but in real life you can see the color difference. The more drops, the more color you will have.

Step 5. Soak up the rubbing alcohol with your aquapainter. Start blending the dots of ONE color together. Once you are finished blending the dots of one color, clean out (as much as possible) the aquapainter and blend the second color.

If you get too much color on your paper, you can move some of it off on to your scratch paper. I have actually moved off quite a bit of my color. I wanted my background to be pretty light so I could still stamp over top of the background.

Step 6: Dry your piece with the heat gun. You can dry from the backside and topside of the cardstock. If you rotate, it won't warp quite as much.

Step 7: Cut off on the "dotted" lines. When you ran the glossy paper through the big shot and used the top note die, the top note die automatically added the dotted lines around the edge. If you cut that off on this glossy sheet, then you can put it on to the ballet blue piece and have a nice border.

Step 8: Stamp images along the bottom of glossy paper using Black Stazon Ink.

Stamp "thanks so much" using Stazon ink and punch out with the word window punch.

Step 9: Add 6 stampin' dimensional to the back of the glossy paper.

Step 10: Mount glossy sheet onto Ballet blue cut piece. Add "thanks so much" punched piece using SNAIL.

You are finished!!

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Directions on Christmas Cards

See back to this post. These were the first Christmas cards that I presented in Kansas City.

See this post if you would like to order these cards as a kit or as finished cards.

Here are the directions to make these cards.

Products you will need:

Stamp sets: 101223 Lovely as a Tree 25.95, 111644 Heard from the Heart 22.95, 109431 Holidays and Wishes 17.95

Cardstock: 111352 Baja Blue 5.50, 102128 Chocolate Chip 5.50, 111351 Pink Pirouette 5.50, 100730 Whisper White 7.50

Ink: 101816 Chocolate Chip Craft 7.50, 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic 5.25, 102283 VersaMark 7.50

Extras: 109051 Wide Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon 7.95, 109042 Photo Corners Punch 15.95, 102023 Dazzling Diamonds Glitter 4.50, 100625 Heat and Stick Powder 4.50, 103683 Glue Dots 4.95, 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals 3.95, 104332 Snail Adhesive 6.95

Stamp sets: 101223 Lovely as a Tree 25.95, 111644 Heard from the Heart 22.95, 109431 Holidays and Wishes 17.95

Cardstock: 102544 Rose Red 5.50, 102128 Chocolate Chip 5.25, 111351 Pink Pirouette 5.25, 100730 Whisper White 7.50

Ink: 101731 Whisper White Craft 7.50, 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic 5.25, 102283 VersaMark 7.50

Extras: 109051 Wide Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon 7.95, 109042 Photo Corners Punch 15.95, 108796 Fine Cosmo Glitter 13.95, 100625 Heat and Stick Powder 4.50, 103683 Glue Dots 4.95, 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals 3.95, 104332 Snail Adhesive 6.95

Stamp sets: 101223 Lovely as a Tree 25.95, 111644 Heard from the Heart 22.95, 109431 Holidays and Wishes 17.95

Cardstock: 105125 Certainly Celery 5.50, 102128 Chocolate Chip 5.25, 105120 Bashful Blue 5.25, 100730 Whisper White 7.50

Ink: 101816 Chocolate Chip Craft 7.50, 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic 5.25, 102283 VersaMark 7.50

Extras: 111848 Bashful Blue 1" grosgrain ribbon, 109042 Photo Corners Punch 15.95, 108796 Fine Cosmo Glitter 13.95, 100625 Heat and Stick Powder 4.50, 103683 Glue Dots 4.95, 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals 3.95, 104332 Snail Adhesive 6.95

Directions:

Part 1 – cutting the cardstock

1. Sizing your cardstock for the base of your card. In this case of the first card, it is Baja Blue. You will cut your cardstock to be 5 ½" by 11". Score it at 4 ¼" and 8 ½" inches. See figure.

1. You will fold the 4 ¼" piece (the top piece on the picture above) down. You will fold the 2 ½" piece up (last piece in the picture). Tuck the 2 ½" piece in your card. This is what will make the flap to hold the picture. See the card for illustration.

Part 2 – creating the tree

1. Cut a piece of paper for the tree to 2 ½ x 3 ¾.
2. Stamp tree using Craft ink. (you must use craft ink because it stays wet enough for the powder to adhere to it)
3. Sprinkle on heat and stick powder. Shake off access.
4. Heat with heat gun until it is melted.
5. Shake on dazzling diamonds glitter.
6. Shake off access.
7. Heat just a bit to "set" the glitter.
8. Adhere the tree piece to a piece of cardstock measuring 2 ¾ x 4. See picture for colors.

Part 3 – creating the tag.

1. Cut a piece of whisper white cardstock 1" x 3".
2. Punch the corner with corner punch.

This is the punch, right side up.

You will be using the punch upside down.

You will feed your paper into the right-hand corner punch.

Continue feeding until you get to the center crossbar.

 

 

This is what you have when you are finished.

Stamp your tag.

Step 4. – Stamping.

1. Using the grouping of trees, stamp them on the front of the card using VersaMark ink.
2. Add the Christmas saying to the inside of your card using Chocolate Chip classic ink.

Part 5: Assembly.

1. On the flap that comes up to put in the picture, put one glue dot on each corner.

1. Add the ribbon around the front of the card. You will need about 15" to do this. Tie in a knot in the front.
2. Add the tree image. I added this by putting 4 stampin' dimensional on it.
3. Add the Merry Christmas strip. I stuck the left-hand side down with SNAIL adhesive. On the right-hand side, I used a dimensional.

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Stamp a Majig Tutorial

This little gadget seems to scare people. But, he isn't really that scary. I will teach you how to use it twice in one project!

I used this card element on yesterday's card.

Supplies:

Stamp a ma jig

Vellum cardstock

Project (including paper, ink, and stamp)

Square your scrap of vellum in the corner of the stamp a majig as shown. Make sure your vellum scrap is big enough to stamp your image on that you are going to use the stamp a ma jig with.

Ink up the stamp you are going to use. Square the wood block of the stamp on the stamp a ma jig as shown.

Get your piece of cardstock that you would like to stamp on. I suggest sticking this piece of cardstock to your worksurface (scratch paper). Just use a short piece of adhesive – you are doing this so that your piece of cardstock does not move when you are working with the stamp a ma jig and the vellum

Place piece of vellum over the cardstock. Don't center the vellum on the cardstock – center the image that is on the vellum on the cardstock.

Square up the stamp a ma jig to the top left-hand corner of the vellum.

Take the vellum away. Be very careful NOT to move the stamp a ma jig.

Square up the inked stamp in the corner of the stamp a ma jig.

Step 6 – Stamp the image

Follow the same steps to add the sympathy saying.

Square up a piece of vellum in the top corner of your stamp a ma jig.

Ink you your stamp. Square it up in the corner of the vellum and stamp a ma jig as shown.

Lay the vellum piece overtop of the other image. Line up the image, NOT the vellum.

Square up the stamp a ma jig with the vellum.

Take away the vellum. Be very careful NOT to move the stamp a ma jig.

Ink up your stamp. Square it in the top of the stamp a ma jig as shown.

Stamp the image. Take away the stamp a ma jig.

Here’s how to make yesterday’s card

I said I would show you, and here goes!!

Here it is again. Take a look at yesterday's post for more information.

Things you will need:

Stamp sets: Heard from the Heart, Eastern Elegance <-- by the way – these sets are on sale 15% off!

Ink: pacific point, rose red

Cardstock:

• kiwi kiss 8 ½ x 5 ½ & a 3 x 3 scrap

• rose red 4 ¼ x 5 ½

• whisper white 4 ¼ x 5 ½ & 3 x 3 scrap

• regal rose 3 x 3 scrap

• Extras: Big Shot, Pennant Die, Top Note Die, 1 ¾" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, paper snips scissor, dimensional

 

Using Your Big Shot, cut out the Rose Red and Whisper White Top Note Pieces

Cut off the "perforated" edge from the white top-note die

Run the 3 x 3 piece of Kiwi Kiss through the Big Shot. You will need the Pennant Die to get this scalloped piece. When you use a long die like this, you will need the extender pieces for your "sandwich" that goes into the machine.

Stamp the flower from Eastern Elegance in Rose Red – once on regal rose cardstock and once on whisper white cardstock.

Punch out the white one with the 1 3/8" circle punch and the regal rose one with the 1 ¾" punch. I always punch with my punch upside down so I can see what I am punching.

"Pile" the pieces – kiwi kiss scallop, whisper white circle, regal rose circle. Stick together with Snail. Add two dimensional to the back.

Stamp the vine from Eastern Elegance with Rose Red ink. Stamp sentiment with Pacific Point ink.

Assemble. You are finished!!

Flower Petal Card Kit – and Some Hints

First of all, what is the Flower Petal Card Kit? 2^nd -- take a look below for a TON of HINTS on this card kit!! There are a tons of hints so keep scrolling!

Take a look at your catalog on page 176. This is a new card kit in this catalog. (Don't have a catalog, but enjoy buying things? Let me know – I give catalogs to people ABSOLUTELY free!) You can also view the catalog by going to my website – www.stampinsandy.com. Catalog is in the top right-hand corner.

This card kit a new concept, as well. The card kit comes with paper, adhesive elements, brads, and ribbon. There will be enough supplies (more than enough!) to make 9 cards. There are three different cards in the kit – you will make three of each one. The kit will also include all of the directions to make the three cards. Awesome!! The cost for the kit is $15.95.

There is also a stamp set you can purchase that goes nicely with the card kit. The name of the Set is Wow Flowers. There are four stamps in the set at it is $12.95

What I like is this. You can purchase the kit and the stamp set. When all the materials in the kit are gone, you call and order more stuff to go with it. It is that easy!

There are some suggested things to have on hand when making the kit. Of course, you can modify things. Depending on the modifications that you would like to make, you may not need everything.

Here is the grouping of cards you will have finished. You don't need a lot of time at all to complete cards. Pretty easy. And beautiful! They will make a statement when given or sent to family and friends.

I will give you some hints on the cards.

Card 1

This is probably the easiest of the three cards to make. Not too tough. You will be stamping the "happy birthday" across the top. If you are worried about getting them all straight – don't stamp them all. Just stamp one time!

The flower gadgets on the front are sticky diecuts. Not big deal. Stick 'em on J.

The colors across the front are the patterned paper. The patterned paper is in strips like that. You will just cut to size and be good to go.

How about that bottom flower with the button in the middle?

Here is my tip:

You will need glue dots. Open up the glue dots. Find the next one on the roll. Press the button to the glue dot. Stick it to the flower. Done J.

Card 2

The image on the top of the card is actually three of the sticky diecuts "plopped" on top of each other.

For the little flower with button on top, see the info on the card above.

Here is my tip on the ribbon, you will need to cut a slit on the fold. The slit does not have to be very long – just long enough (1/4") to slide the ribbon through. Slide the ribbon through the slit and around the front of the card. Tie.

Card 3

You will use a lot of the same processes as listed above. The strips of paper are a combination of the patterned and solid paper in the kit. You will add the ribbon just like you did in the card above.

See that little center on the flower? You can kind of see some stamping on it. Here is where the circle comes from.

It is the center of one of the adhesive diecuts from above. So, the circle is already cut. How are you going to stamp that circle image right on that circle?

First of all, cut out the circle. You will leave the backing on the circle.

Ink up your stamp. Put the stamp, ink side up on your table. Place this yellow circle, yellow side down on the inked stamp. Rub.

Magic! If you placed the yellow circle right on the circle, it should come out just right J.

The end! I hope you have learned a lot in this post. As always, if there is anything I can help you with that is stamping related (boy, that could open up a HUGE can of worms --- eeek), feel free to let me know. To purchase this card kit and other Stampin' Up! products, contact me today!! sandy@stampinsandy.com or (605.366.4059)