As always, it's $1 per card including the envelope. Just let me know how many of each you'd like to make. We'll start at 7PM.
Watch for pics for my upcoming Halloween class soon!
Happy Stampin'
Shari
Friday, September 2, 2011
September Birthday Card Bonanza!
As always, it's $1 per card including the envelope. Just let me know how many of each you'd like to make. We'll start at 7PM.
Watch for pics for my upcoming Halloween class soon!
Happy Stampin'
Shari
Thursday, August 11, 2011
VC Rocks August Blog Hop - Punches Galore
(The hop officially starts on Saturday, August 13 at 10AM EST, so come back if you're here before then!)
It's time for the final VC Rocks blog hop of the season. It's hard to believe VC is almost over for the year! But, before we have to say goodbye, we have time for one last fabulous blog hop. If you've been hopping along, you should have arrived from InkPaperStamps with Holly and the Dog. If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, click here. This time around, we're focusing on our awesome punches.
I am leading a week of day camp with a Harry Potter theme, so I made a bunch of owl boxes. The kids will get Owl Post every day! Fun!
The face is a flap, so you would just lift up the face to access the inside of the box, which is the body. The face/head is made with the Top Note die for the Big Shot.
The first owl is a barn owl. He's made with Whisper White card stock for the body, Pretty in Pink for the beak and feet and Basic Black for the eyes. He is sponged with More Mustard.
The second owl is a Tawny Owl. It is made with Crumb Cake CS, Barely Banana (retired color) beak and feet and Basic Black eyes. It is sponged with Chocolate Chip. I also made a little stencil for the white blaze between his eyes and sponged it with Whisper White craft ink.
The third owl is a Snowy Owl (like Hedwig!). She is made with Whisper White CS, Basic Black for her beak and feet, and Daffodil Delight, Whisper White and Basic Black for her eyes. She's sponged with Early Espresso.
AND NOW FOR THE PUNCHES! I used both scallop circle punches for belly feathers, the small heart for the beaks, 5-petal flower for the feet, and various circle punches for the eyes.
I used our white gel pen to add accents to the eyes and beaks on all the owls. They were all glued together with Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive (love it!).
The directions for the box body are as follows:
5.5" x 7.5"
Put your CS horizontally on your Simply Scored.
Score at 3" and 4.5".
Turn CS vertically and score at 1.5" and 4"
Holding the CS horizontally, cut the two vertical lines from the edge to the score line. You should make four cuts. If you like (and I do), you can cut a small triangle out of the center flap so that it is better hidden when you assemble your box.
Fold on all score lines and assemble your box.
I had to make little hinges for the backs of the heads so they would sit properly. I just folded up some scrap CS (about 1.75" long, 0.5" wide) and made little triangles. I glued two on the back of each to hold the head on.
I hope you like my owls! I'm quite pleased with them, myself. I especially hope my campers like them! I think they'll have fun getting messages from Hogwarts professors all week.
Your next stop on the hop is Stampin' Stace. I'm sure she'll have something great to share!
Happy Hopping-
Shari
It's time for the final VC Rocks blog hop of the season. It's hard to believe VC is almost over for the year! But, before we have to say goodbye, we have time for one last fabulous blog hop. If you've been hopping along, you should have arrived from InkPaperStamps with Holly and the Dog. If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, click here. This time around, we're focusing on our awesome punches.
I am leading a week of day camp with a Harry Potter theme, so I made a bunch of owl boxes. The kids will get Owl Post every day! Fun!
The face is a flap, so you would just lift up the face to access the inside of the box, which is the body. The face/head is made with the Top Note die for the Big Shot.
The first owl is a barn owl. He's made with Whisper White card stock for the body, Pretty in Pink for the beak and feet and Basic Black for the eyes. He is sponged with More Mustard.
The second owl is a Tawny Owl. It is made with Crumb Cake CS, Barely Banana (retired color) beak and feet and Basic Black eyes. It is sponged with Chocolate Chip. I also made a little stencil for the white blaze between his eyes and sponged it with Whisper White craft ink.
The third owl is a Snowy Owl (like Hedwig!). She is made with Whisper White CS, Basic Black for her beak and feet, and Daffodil Delight, Whisper White and Basic Black for her eyes. She's sponged with Early Espresso.
AND NOW FOR THE PUNCHES! I used both scallop circle punches for belly feathers, the small heart for the beaks, 5-petal flower for the feet, and various circle punches for the eyes.
I used our white gel pen to add accents to the eyes and beaks on all the owls. They were all glued together with Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive (love it!).
The directions for the box body are as follows:
5.5" x 7.5"
Put your CS horizontally on your Simply Scored.
Score at 3" and 4.5".
Turn CS vertically and score at 1.5" and 4"
Holding the CS horizontally, cut the two vertical lines from the edge to the score line. You should make four cuts. If you like (and I do), you can cut a small triangle out of the center flap so that it is better hidden when you assemble your box.
Fold on all score lines and assemble your box.
I had to make little hinges for the backs of the heads so they would sit properly. I just folded up some scrap CS (about 1.75" long, 0.5" wide) and made little triangles. I glued two on the back of each to hold the head on.
I hope you like my owls! I'm quite pleased with them, myself. I especially hope my campers like them! I think they'll have fun getting messages from Hogwarts professors all week.
Your next stop on the hop is Stampin' Stace. I'm sure she'll have something great to share!
Happy Hopping-
Shari
Friday, July 22, 2011
SUStars Blog Hop - July 2011
Welcome to the last stop on the July SUStars Blog Hop. The hop begins Saturday, July 23 at 10AM EST and runs through Sunday evening. If you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and you'd like to join SUStars, just click here. We'd love to have you!
If you have been hopping along, you should have arrived here from Bluegrass Stamper Studio. If you are starting here on my blog, you can just keep going through the loop. The next stop is the first stop!
Our theme is Movers, Shakers and Summer Mini Make & Takers. For my project, I chose to make a very simple scrapbook page using My Digital Studio. I downloaded Beyond the Garden DSP for MDS, shown on page 24 of our Summer Mini Catalog. I played around with the opacity of some card stock and "cut" the DSP to my liking. One of the benefits of using MDS is grosgrain ribbon in more colors! I have used Pacific Point on this project. I also used drop shadows to make the layers look more real. You can learn more techniques using MDS software on MyDigitalStudio.net. For now, here's my project:
You can click on the picture to see it much larger!
I hope you have enjoyed this month's hop! If you'd like to start at the beginning, just go to our SUStars blog. You will find clickable links to each blog there.
Happy Hopping-
Shari
If you have been hopping along, you should have arrived here from Bluegrass Stamper Studio. If you are starting here on my blog, you can just keep going through the loop. The next stop is the first stop!
Our theme is Movers, Shakers and Summer Mini Make & Takers. For my project, I chose to make a very simple scrapbook page using My Digital Studio. I downloaded Beyond the Garden DSP for MDS, shown on page 24 of our Summer Mini Catalog. I played around with the opacity of some card stock and "cut" the DSP to my liking. One of the benefits of using MDS is grosgrain ribbon in more colors! I have used Pacific Point on this project. I also used drop shadows to make the layers look more real. You can learn more techniques using MDS software on MyDigitalStudio.net. For now, here's my project:
All images © Stampin' Up!
You can click on the picture to see it much larger!
I hope you have enjoyed this month's hop! If you'd like to start at the beginning, just go to our SUStars blog. You will find clickable links to each blog there.
Happy Hopping-
Shari
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Convention in SLC: Last Day
Today, sadly, was our last day of convention. We started the day with a couple more classes. If we attended at least five classes, we got a new stamp set! It's a great set for demos, with sayings perfect for our business. After our classes, we picked up our free set in the Gathering Place before lunch. We had plenty of time to finish taking pictures of all the displays before they were taken down. After lunch we had our final General Session, with some great demos and FREE STUFF! (We cannot post pictures of products, so I had to erase the images a bit. Sorry!) I also got to take my 10-Year March today! It's always so cool to walk across the main stage. A few of my friends even saw me on the big screens. As we exited the Main Stage area for the last time, all the displays and decorations were already gone, or nearly so, from the rest of the convention center.
I wish that I could attend convention every year. It is always SO much fun, so inspiring, and so exhausting. LOL It's worth it! I love it!!! Wouldn't you like to come with me next time?
Shari
Convention in SLC: Day 3 Pt. 2 - Home Office
After General Session this afternoon, Carey bee-lined for the Bus line while I ran our bags back to our room. We got on the first bus to the Riverton home office of Stampin' Up! It is a beautiful facility. When you first enter, you see the gorgeous atrium. To the left you can stroll through the "Legacy Museum" where you can see the very first SU catalog (it's pretty pitiful), metal plates for making stamps and displays that are used in our catalogs. We also walked through the idea room, and an adjacent room that is wall-to-wall whiteboards. All visiting demos were invited to write their ideas or anything else on those walls while we were there. We got to look into the HUGE distribution center where all our orders are packed and prepped for shipping. (The stamps are made at another facility in Kanab, UT). Near the driveway entrance are two large rocks with the SU! logo engraved on them. It is always a must-do photo op at the Riverton tour!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Convention in SLC: Day 3 - Holiday Mini Sneak Peek
We had our opening General Session first thing this morning. Pam Morgan showed us a BUNCH of great stuff that will be in our upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog. I have shown you just a wee taste of the awesome goodies we're about to get!!!
You may notice the lovely wreath in the last picture. Do you see what it's sitting on??? That's right - we're getting our own exclusive scorer!!! It's called Simply Scored and it looks fabulous. It has a track every 1/8" so you can measure ANYWHERE. It also has markers (seen at top of pic) to point at where you want to score, so you don't have to keep looking at your measurements every time you score. The rulers at the top are standard 1-12 inches, and another has 0 in the center (Wooo hooooo!). The numbers on those rulers are printed under a clear plastic, so they won't ever wear off! It comes with a two-tipped stylus and has rubber feet on the bottom so you don't need a mat for it. For a little bonus, there is a compartment on the back edge that is big enough for your bone folder and extra markers, as well as lipstick. LOL Shelli put a lipstick in there to show the size of the opening. :o)
We also did our Make & Takes today, but we only finished two of them. Those of you who are local can come see them all on July 29th at my New Catalog Party! Plus, you'll get to peek at the Holiday Mini! You will LOVE IT!!!
Happy Stampin'
Shari
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Convention in SLC: Day 2 Pt. 2 - Displays
Stampin' Up! has some great displays again this year. Since our theme is GROW, some of these displays will grow during convention. I'll have to come back and take pictures of all the same displays later! You should be able to click on the pictures to see them larger.
Until later-
Shari
Until later-
Shari
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