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Sale-A-Bration Starts TODAY!

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes
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Join the Sale-A-Bration!

It’s Sale-A-Bration time again at Stampin’ Up!, and friends, fresh ideas, and free product is what it’s all about!

Every year Stampin’ Up! gives customers, hostesses, and new demonstrators the opportunity to earn fantastic, FREE, limited-edition products they’ll enjoy for years to come.

Here’s how Sale-A-Bration works:

Spend
When you spend $50 on Stampin’ Up! merchandise, you’ll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward. There’s no limit–for every $50 you spend, you can select another FREE Sale-A-Bration reward!

Host
When you host a workshop of at least $300 (before tax and shipping), you’ll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward in addition to all of the regular hostess benefits!

Join
During Sale-A-Bration, anyone who joins as a demonstrator can choose any stamp set–a value of up to $47.95–from our current Idea Book and Catalog or Occasions Mini Catalog. Plus, for a limited time, get 15% off the price of the standard Starter Kit or Digital+ Starter Kit!

Plus, this year’s Sale-A-Bration event gives you more free products than ever before! Choose from our exciting selection of exclusive Sale-A-Bration products, or choose a $15.95 set from the Idea Book & Catalog–you’ve got over 80 choices!

The Sale-A-Bration promotion starts on January 5 and runs through March 31, so don’t miss your chance to earn free products! Email or call me today to book your workshop or learn more about this promotion.  I can provide you with a  full-color Sale-A-Bration brochure full of beautiful project ideas you can make using these limited-edition Sale-A-Bration sets. You can also view the Sale-A-Bration brochure online.

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PPA23 Anything but a Card – Valentine boxes

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

These heart boxes were created for the PPA23 challenge.  The challenge was to create anything but a card and since Valentine’s day is right around the corner I decided to make these cute boxes.  The template is located here.  Since it is a Word document you can adjust the size of the box.  I have also included a pdf version here.

Instructions:

Old Olive heart box

Sentiment stamped with Versamark then embossed with SU gold embossing powder.

The background on the Very Vanilla and Old Olive heart were stamped with Old Olive ink.

Real Red heart box

Sentiment stamped with Encore gold ink then heat embossed with SU clear embossing powder.

I stamped the background on the Real Red heart with Versamark then heat embossed with SU gold embossing powder.

The background on the Very Vanilla heart was stamped with Real Red ink.

Stamp Sets: Holiday Best (hostess set), retired Antique background stamp (good substitute Bella Toile or French Filigree)

Paper: SU Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Real Red

Ink: SU Classic inks Old Olive and Real Red, Versamark, Encore gold ink pad

Accessories: SU ¼” grograin in Real Red and Old Olive, SU gold embossing powder and SU clear embossing powder

Techniques: stamping, heat embossing

Filed under: Feminine Valentine projects, Valentine's | 2 Comments »

PPA22 – Simple Sketch Challenge

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Here’s a card I made for another of Margaret Moody’s sketch challenges.  Margaret is one of the talented designers at PPA.  You too can play at PPA.  A new challenge is posted every Thursday.

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For All You Do card for PPA22 Sketch Challenge

PPA22 Sketch Challenge

All Stampin’ Up supplies used for this card may be purchased from my website.  I stamped the flowers on Whisper White stock then cut them out with paper snips.  The Rich Razzleberry scallop square was done with the scallop edge punch.  Instructions can be found here.  The texture on the Dusty Durango I did with the dot stamp included in the For All You Do stamp set.

Paper Measurements:

Dusty Durango:  3-3/4″ x 3/4″

Bermuda Bay:  3.3/4″ x 5/8″

Soft Suede:  3-3/4″ x 2-3/4″

Whisper White card base:  4″ x 11″ then scored in half

Stamp Sets:  For All You Do

Paper: SU cardstock kraft brown, SU In Suede, SU Dusty Durango, SU Bermuda Bay, SU Rich Razzleberry, SU Whisper White

Ink:  SU classic ink pads Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Dusty Durango, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories:  SU ½” hole punch, SU scallop edge, Stampin’ dimensional, SU white organza ribbon, adhesive gems

Techniques:  stamping

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Another Snow Swirled Christmas

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Here’s another batch of Christmas cards I made with the Snow Swirled stamp set.  I continued with using one ink color per card but this time I did one with a layer of metallic brushed gold paper.  As I mentioned in an earlier entry these are super easy to make and take no time.  Back to making my last few cards.

Snow Swirled cards

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Stamp Sets:  Snow Swirled

Paper: SU Card Stock in Very Vanilla, Kraft Brown, Old Olive, Always Artichoke and SU Ruby Red Texture CS

Ink:  SU classic ink pads Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Real Red

Accessories:  SU wide oval punch, SU scallop edger punch, self adhesive gemstones, organza gold and sage ribbon

Techniques: Stamping

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Amidst Christmas is a Happy Birthday Wish!

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

It always seems that birthdays in December are a bit overshadowed by Christmas.  So in honor of my friends birthday, which was on December 21, I decided to make a card for her using her favorite colors Always Artichoke and Old Olive.  I added the gold and black for elegance.  I like the results.  I hope this provides inspiration for your December birthday cards. By the way I don’t think this year she felt her birthday overshadowed by Christmas.  Her birthday was very celebrated.  She received many gifts and some were from Stampin’ Up!

Eat Cake birthday cardq

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Stamp Sets:  retired Eat Cake ( good substitute On a Pedestal), Four Square

Paper: SU black cardstock, SU brushed gold cardstock, SU Whisper White, SU Always Artichoke texture paper crimped with crimper

Ink:  SU classic ink pads Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Encore gold ink pad, SU Chocolate Chip marker, SU Old Olive marker

Accessories:  SU scallop square punch, Crimper, Stampin’ dimensionals

Techniques:  stamping, Two-step stamping

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A Snow Swirled Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Well as usual I am behind on my Christmas cards.  But with the Snow Swirled stamp set I was able to make some elegant Christmas cards very quickly.  I used the SU kraft brown paper and made each card with one ink color .  Super simple!  I hope you’ve already mailed your cards for the holidays and not doing it at the last minute like me.

Snow Swirld Christmas cards

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Stamp Sets:  Snow Swirled, retired So Swirly jumbo wheel (a good substitute would be the Whimsy wheel)

Paper: SU cardstock kraft brown, SU Old Olive , SU Very Vanilla and SU Ruby Red texture

Ink:  SU classic ink pads Real Red, Soft Suede, Old Olive

Accessories:  SU wide oval punch, SU scallop edge  punch, SU dimensionals, SU 1/4″ real red grosgrain ribbon, SU jumbo wheel, green and gold ribbon, green and red self-adhesive gems

Techniques: stamping, tearing edge

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A no stamping gift card

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

This simple 3″ x 3″ Christmas card can be used for a gift card.  The poinsettia is made with this online template.  You can decide how big you want the poinsettia by either enlarging or decreasing the size of the template.  I cut out the pieces and with a stylus I embossed the leaves and stems.  After embossing I sponged the petals, leaves and centers with black ink to give the flower depth.  I used snail to adhere the petals and the centers then punched 4 holes to lace hemp twine then tied with a simple knot.

Poinsettia card

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Supplies used:

Paper:   SU kraft brown cardstock, SU Ruby Red cardstock, SU Old Olive cardstock, SU More Mustard cardstock

Ink:  SU basic black classic ink

Accessories:  SU Natural Hemp Twine,  SU 1/16 Inch Handheld Circle Punch, SU Stylus

Technique:  paper piecing, sponging

Happy Holiday Crafting!

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Voilà, Merci! It’s all gone to the French

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Here’s another card I made using the little chef from the Voila! stamp set with a Christmas twist.  This card was made to thank a dear friend for a wonderful holiday dinner.  She also shares my addiction for stamping and loves all things French.  To thank her I made this card using the paper piecing technique with scraps from the Christmas Jingle Scrappin’ kit.

Voilà merci

Voilà merci thank you card - click for larger image

Stamp Sets:  Voilà, sentiment from retired Merci ( good substitute is  merci stamp from Chic Boutique)

Paper: SU cardstock Kraft Brown, Ruby Red, Old Olive and pattern paper from Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin’ kit

Ink:  ink pads Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Versa Mark and Chocolate Chip marker

Accessories: SU large oval punch, SU dimensionals, non SU oval scallop punch, red self-adhesive gems,  non SU ribbon

Techniques: stamping, paper piecing, heat embossing

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Introducing Clear Mount Stamp Sets

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

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Well, you asked for it, and now you have it! Starting on January 5th, with stamps in the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog and the 2010 Sale-A-Bration Brochure, Stampin’ Up! will offer exclusive stamp art in both traditional wood-mount, and the new clear-mount option.

You get the very best image quality because the stamps are made of the same rubber as in our wood stamps.  The difference is you can save on space because the stamps come in a space saving DVD-type clear box conveniently labeled on the side.  With these stamps you can position them on the clear blocks as you like and see through the block to see where your stamping.

Clear-Mount Rubber Stamp Features

  • Nine different sizes of clear blocks available individually or as a discounted bundle.
  • Blocks have ergonomic grooves on all four sides for easy grip and traditional wood-mount feel.
  • Stamps and blocks are durable and easy to clean with your Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Mist.
  • Optional image labels on stamp backs let you decide if you want to see the image through the block or not.
  • Tight die-cutting for easy image positioning.
  • Large clear blocks can be used to create collages or spell words with alphabet sets.
  • Stamps store easily in standard, DVD-type cases with artwork on front and spine, making organization easy.

I am so excited and can hardly wait to get my clear mount stamps.  I am going to store mine in a DVD wire rack for easy storage.   Until next time!

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12 Days of Holiday SALES Starts TODAY through December 22!

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

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Right now is the perfect time to ask Santa for a Big Shot because many of the dies are on sale.  Visit the 12 Days of Holiday Sales page to see all the dies on sale.

Click here for information on our Dream Come True Big Shot Gift Bundle just perfect for holiday gift giving.

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