Be Inspired

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There are so many benefits to being an SU demonstrator! I'd love to tell ya all about them!! Whether just to enjoy the discount or start a business if ya want to know more lets chat over some coffee or tea, in person/over the phone :). You'll want to Join my team in September and get one of these adorable craft totes as a free gift ($37.95 value). Come on, I know you love it and there is NO obligation/NO penalties to sign up - keep all your goodies and this tote no matter what and if you decide to pursue a career, I will be there to coach you along your journey! You'll love how Stampin' Up! changes your life!


One of the great perks as an SU demonstrator is the new private forum for demonstrators only, called Stampin Connection. Its a great place to talk 'shop' and see amazingly talented SU demonstrators showing off their kreations and get great inspiration. That is where this card came from. The very talented 'punch lady', Ellen Kemper, kreated this bride all with punches. I was so lucky to have figured out each punch (or what worked for me) and even luckier that I had them all to play with to reKreate the bride and then make my own card!! WaHoo!! Thank you Ellen for sharing your amazing punch talent!!

* I started with a Crumb Cake cardbase
* Inked up my En Francais background stamp with Stazon White and stamped
* Added Basic Pearls to card base as well as her dress and flowers - love it!! Then mounted my bride with dimensionals.

The following punches were used to kreate the bride
* Butterfly (for the dress, embossed using the Big Shot and Finial Press folder)
* Scallop Oval
* Wide Oval (for the brim of hat, embossed with the Square Lattice folder)
* Large Oval
* 1-1/4 Circle
* Photo Corners
* Boho Blossoms
* Two step bird punch

Now see the amazing inspiration you can find on Stampin Connection, ONLY IF you are a demo???? You're enticed, lets chat :) Contact me, I want you to have that adorable tote :) Any questions, I am always a click away!!

REMINDER: TODAY, Aug 31st Summer Mini ends :( Make sure to get your favorites before they are gone!!

TOMORROW: Sept 1st Holiday Mini goes LIVE :)

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Happy Kreating

Not Even a Second Look...

...Until now! Let me explain. At a recent class I showed my ladies how quick and simple an embossing folder and the Big Shot can make life :) We recreated this card I posted HERE - I love how soft the vellum cardstock Elegant Bouquet embossed overlay looks against Crumb Cake and then I chose the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder with Crumb Cake cardbase again to kreate the cards pictured above.
* Run Crumb Cake through the Big Shot with Vintage Wallpaper
* Now, grab your Brayer!!! - Ink up your brayer and with gentle pressure glide over your embossed card - gorgeous right???? AND SO EASY!!! The card on the left is brayered with Early Expresso, the card on the right with Soft Suede. Enter title here - At this point one of my ladies said, 'I never even gave this folder a second look, until now'.
* Kept the details/elements simple to make for a quick kreation!
NEW Chantilly Crochet Trim tied in a bow, or go for the overlay look like my Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon peeking behind the delicate vintage trim finished off with a NEW Antique Brad. I couldn't resist a few NEW Basic Pearls as well.
* Sentiments punched out in Ovals, edges distressed using my Dauber and Early Expresso or Soft Suede ink, matted with a Pretty in Pink Scalloped Oval also distressed with my Dauber.

Easy Peasy, makes for a quick and purdy card! Hope you like it and it inspires you to give things a second look :)

Thanks so much for stopping in for a little dose of me :) I'm anxious to let you know whats been going on in my non stamping life :) and hopefully get back to stamping regularly real soon.

ANY questions about techniques, my kreations, product orders, joining my team, ANYTHING, I am only a click away :)

REMINDER: Aug 31st Summer Mini ends :( Make sure to get your favorites before they are gone!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Sept 1st Holiday Mini goes LIVE :)

You can purchase all products online with me or email me with your orders.

Happy Kreating

PPA54

Here I am ;) thoroughly enjoying my summer days, but I wanted to Play at the PPA! Todays challenge is to Keep It Simple Sweetie (KISS), masculine style! I can always use masculine cards, which are so hard for me so this is a great challenge... here I go. Geometric is my easy go-to for masculine card making, so I played with some circle punches and a fun new stamp set Word Play in the new Idea Book and Catalog.
* Crumb Cake cardbase
* 1" Crumb Cake Circles, 1-1/4", 1-3/4" Soft Suede and Early Expresso Circles
HINT: To get your rings, punch out your 1-1/4" circle first and then line up your 1-3/4" Circle over the circle you just punched out and you'll get your thin ring. The Circle Scissor Plus is also a fabulous tool for making circles and rings of all sizes as well!
* Wish Big from Word Play was inked in Choc Chip Craft ink, removed the ink from the star and inked it with a Pacific Point Marker, gave a little huff to remoisten and stamped onto Crumb Cake. Applied Clear Embossing Powder and heated 'er up with my Heat Tool.
* Inked up star again with Pacific Point, stamped off onto Whisper White and snip, snip, snip. Added my star over the image with a piece of glue dot for a little more dimension
* Punched out sentiment with 1-3/8" Square. Applied a 'soft' edge for dimension using my dauber and Soft Suede ink.
* Using my piercing tool and mat pack, kreated a 'frame' around my focal point.

Kept It Simple Sweeties! Hope you enjoyed it. I'd love to know what ya think! Thanks so much for stopping in for a little dose of me :)

ANY questions about techniques, my kreations, product orders, joining my team, ANYTHING, I am only a click away :)

You can purchase all products online with me or email me with your orders.

Happy Kreating