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Holiday Stamp Camp 2012

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

It’s that time of year again! Holiday Stamp Camp is here! We have some amazing projects planned for you. For only $25 and you’ll make 6 projects. Come have fun and win prizes. Below are the details. You can pay online by clicking on the ‘Add to Cart’ button below or send me a check to the address below.

Genevieve Valdes
419 Misty Water Lane
San Antonio, TX 78260
 
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If you can’t come to stamp camp but would like the projects and instructions the charge is $35 to-go kits.  If you pick up from my house there’s no shipping but if you’d like them shipped I’ll have to charge shipping.  I’ll list the shipping charge next week.  These to-go kits will be available for shipping on October 21rd.

ARE YOU READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

HO HO HOLIDAY STAMP CAMP 2012

Saturday, October 20, 2012

10 am to 2 pm

Rodgers Ranch Gold’s Gym Event Room

3 items and 3 cards using product from the new Holiday Mini

Bring a snack to share and receive a Customized Bottle of Dazzling Details  in the color of your choice.

Lots of Door Prizes

RSVP by Monday, October 15

 

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My Digital Studio Halloween Scrapbook page

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

This week I created a scrapbook page with MDS2.  It’s so easy to create with this digital software.  Since I am so behind on my scrap booking using MDS2 makes it easy and fast to create.  This week we have theme challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments – Alphabets.  I used the digital stamp brush set Letter It and the Type Junior Numbers punch.

Stampin' Up! Halloween scrap book page

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Visit Hand Stamped Sentiments and see all the wonderful projects from our design team.

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

My Digital Studio 2 Halloween Scrapbook page

Size:  8.00″ W x 8.00″ H

Stamp sets:  Letter It digital stamp brush set, Spooky Things spider

Paper:  Background DSP Howlstooth & Scaringbone #3, Digital DSP Howlstooth & Scaringbone for banners, Nite Owl, Basic black, More Mustard

Digital Punches:  Decorative Label Punch, Flag Punch, Type Junior Numbers

Embellishments:  Antique Brad (brad 1), Basic Rhinestones, Black Brads

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Daydream Medallions for a Friend

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a color challenge with Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Not Quite Navy and Certainly Celery.  Because I had not had an opportunity to play with the stamp set Daydream Medallions and the Floral Frames Framelits Dies I thought these would be perfect for this challenge.  Using the Framelit dies are so easy to use with the stamp set.   My card was also inspired by a make and take I did at convention.  I really like the stamp set and it’s perfectly paired with the framelits.

Stampin' Up! Daydream Medallion Friend card

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Be inspired!  Visit Hand Stamped Sentiments and see all the wonderful projects from our design team.

Stampin' Up! HSS color challenge

All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Daydream Medallions Friend Card

Size:  5.00″ W x 5.00″ H

Stamp sets:  Daydream Medallions, Affection Collection

Paper: Card Stock:    Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise

Ink:   Daffodil Delight, Not Quite Navy, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories:  Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Basic rhinestones, Daffodil Delight 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, Scallop Oval Punch, Floral Frames Framelits Dies, Big Shot

Filed under: Affection Collection, Big Shot, Color Splash Challenges, Daydream Medallions, Friendship | Tagged: , , | 2 Comments »

Paper Pom-Pom Birthday Card

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

For this week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge we have a pom pom challenge.  Create any project using pom-poms.  I created a paper pom pom with DSP from the Summer Smooches collection.   I found these instructions for making the paper pom-pom here.  Super easy!

Be inspired!  Visit Hand Stamped Sentiments and see all the wonderful projects from our design team.

All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Pom-Pom Birthday Card

Size:  5.00″ W x 5.00″ H

Stamp sets:  Itty Bitty Banners

Paper: Card Stock:    Whisper White, Island Indigo; DSP Summer Smooches

Ink:  Island Indigo

Accessories:  Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folder, Scallop Circle Die, Basic Rhinestones, 1/2″ Daffodil Delight Seam Binding ribbon

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Herringbone Halloween Card

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

I recently purchased the MDS2 upgrade and I LOVE IT!  It’s so much easier to work with and so many new features.  I was so excited about it that I created this week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge project using MDS2 to create the Herringbone technique.  I used the Houndstooth & Scaringbone digital DSP to create the background.  It was so easy to create digitally.  For a tutorial on how to create this technique go to SCS.  So easy!!

My digital Studio Halloween card

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Visit Hand Stamped Sentiments to see all the wonderful projects from our very talented design team.  I hope you’re inspired to give this technique a try.  It’s so much fun!

All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

My Digital Studio 2 Halloween Herringbone Card

Approx. Size:  4.25″ W x 5.50″ H

Digital Stamp sets:  Spooky Things, Splatters/Ink 4

Digital Paper: Card Stock:    Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Textured Tangerine Tango

Digital Embellishments:  Basic Rhinestones large, Satin Basic Gray bow ribbon

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Not too early for Halloween

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

For this week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a vintage theme challenge.  Vintage is not difficult to accomplish.  Distressing and sponging paper are two ways to age your project.  I created this Halloween tag to put around a bottle of wine.  Perfect for a hostess gift.

Halloween Stampin' Up! toxic treat tag

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Try adding some vintage techniques to your project.  Hop on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments to see all the wonderful projects from our design team.  I know you’ll be inspired.

All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Halloween Toxic Treat Tag

Approx. Size:  2-5/8″ W x 5.25″ H

Stamp sets:  Toxic Treats, Memorable Moments

Paper: Card Stock:    Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla

Ink:   Basic Black,  Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  Glimmer Brads, Vintage Faceted buttons, Scallop Dots Black ribbon, Taffeta Pumpkin Pie ribbon, sponge dauber

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Fashionable In-color owls

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a color challenge.  Create any project with the new Stampin’ Up! colors of Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple.  These colors are so cheerful together so what better way to show off these colors than on very smartly dressed owls!  I used all the colors to dress up my owls and completed the look with some bling.

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Go to Hand Stamped Sentiments and see all the wonderful projects from our talented design team.  Get inspired and join us!

All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Fashionable In-Color Owls

Approx. Size:  4.25″ W x 5.50″ H

Stamp sets:  Mixed Bunch

Paper: Card Stock:    Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple; DSP:  Patio Party

Ink:   Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green

Accessories:  Big Shot, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing folder, Owl Builder punch, Bird Builder punch, 1-3/8″ circle punch, Basic Rhinestones

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Mixed bunch party favor box

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

Due to some technical difficulties I was not able to post last week when I got home from convention.  But her I am.  It’s been a busy week trying to get caught up.  This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a challenge for party favor boxes.  I had not used the Fancy Favor box in awhile so with summer in full swing here’s a favor for any summer party.

The box is die cut from Cherry Cobbler, the flower image is from the Mixed Bunch set and is stamped on Whisper White with Daffodil Yellow ink then die cut with the Blossom punch.  The center image is also from the Mixed Bunch set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.  For added sparkle I used Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details for the center.  The handle was die cut with the Oval Punch then tied with Daffodil Seam binding ribbon.  So simple but this favor would look great on a white plate filled with chocolates.

party favor box

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I hope you’re inspired to join us at HSS and wow us with your favorite party favor.  Also take a look at the other projects from our talented design team.

All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Fancy Box Party Favor

Approx. Size:  3.00″ W x 3.50″ H

Stamp sets:  Mixed Bunch

Paper: Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Ink:   Daffodil Yellow, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Fancy Favor Box die, Big Shot, Blossom Punch, 1″ circle punch, Cobbler Dazzling Details, Daffodil Yellow Seam Binding ribbon, Dimensionals

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Last day of Stampin’ Up! Convention 2012

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

Today was the last day of convention.  Although I was tired I still did not want it to end.  So many great classes and so much fun!  It was hard to say goodbye but that’s okay because there’s next year.  Stampin’ Up!’s next convention dates are July 18 – 20, 2013.  Make plans to attend.  It’s sure to be a fantastic one.  Stampin’ Up!  will be celebrating 25 years in business.

It was also announced by the Richtar where the next destination for the Incentive Great Vacation.  Who’s the Richtar you ask will here’s a picture of him.  Richtar knows all and sees all.  For him to answer your question you have to insert a stamp.   Next Incentive Vacation is a – Western Caribbean Cruise.  It looks awesome.  I’m sure going to make it a goal to win it!

the Great Richtar, aka Rich Jutkins, President of Stampin’ Up!

pay him in stamps and he’ll tell you what you want to know – Like where is the next great vacation

The last session before it was all-over was so fun because we viewed more stamping projects demonstrated by Sara Douglass and Carrie Cudney.

The projects presented by Sara were all about creating gifts with jars.  Such cute projects.

Carrie Cudney revealed she plays the bagpipes.  She came out with her brother playing.

Her presentation focused on flowers.  She demonstrated making all kinds of flowers featured in the new Idea and Catalog book.

The two step stamp set Stippled Blossoms was used to create this image.

She also demoed how to make these giant flowers with 12″ x 12″ paper.

Another fun activity  is PRIZE PATROL!  This is where they flash the color of your entry wrist-band on the screen and if it’s your color then you get a prize.  Today Erica and Shannon won!  However, we were all winners because of the great classes and because we all received 3 additional stamp sets.  We all received the Ronald McDonald stamp set Moving Forward, the I am stamp set commemorating convention and hostess set Mixed Medley.  So cool!  There were also other stamp sets and accessories given away.  Too many to mention.  That’s all I have for now but I will be posting more pictures of convention when I get home.  Here’s the link to the official convention video.  I can’t get the song out of my head.

So start making plans to attend next year – July 18 – 20, 2013.

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Day 3 of Stampin’ Up! Convention 2012…I am so Wow’d

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Genevieve Valdes

Hello!  I am so tired but I want to post some additional pictures from last night’s award.  Here I am with Erica Cerwin (Artisan Award Winner) and Erin Gonzales.

Erin Gonzales, Erica Cerwin, me

Below is a photo of fellow Hand Stamped Sentiment design team members.

Erin Gonzales, Shannon Eberhardt, Mindy Bingamon (Artisan Award finalist), Erica Cerwin (Artisan Winner)

Silly Erin!!!!

Erin is a CRAZY SILLY!  She’s constantly dancing, cracking jokes and making us all laugh until we have tears in our eyes and our cheeks hurt.  Everyday she’s like this.  We need to keep her away from sugar and Raisinettes.

Below is a picture of us at the morning general session.  Don’t we all look chipper!  I think it’s the caffeine kicking in.  We go to bed way too late every night.

Below are some pictures of amazing projects on display.  Way too many to post but here are some highlights.

Here are Erica’s winning projects.

Mindy’s finalist projects.

More fabulous projects.

Project featured in yesterday’s session with Dawn Griffith. So cute and you can make these in any color!

These are some of today’s very cool Halloween projects demonstrated by Shannon West.  Here’s how she presented her projects.  In costume!!

Here are some of the projects she showed us.

I hope you can see them. These were taken with my iPhone so they may be fuzzy.

The candle was rolled onto a background stamp! How cool is that? Don’t you just love the leaves?!

I  have got to get some sleep.  So off to dreamland I go.

Thanks for stopping by!

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