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I {Heart} Hearts – PPA 26 Anything but a Card

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

I ‘ve just had time to update my blog because I’ve been busy making projects with all my new stamps and punches from the new mini occasions catalog and Sale-a-bration brochure.  I am having so much fun.  So many ideas!  I will be posting projects made with products from the new mini and the Sale-a-bration brochure.  I will also be featuring the projects at my next workshop.  It will be dedicated to the new SU products and the free items you can earn during Sale-a-bration.  I am so excited!  I live in San Antonio and if you would like to join me on Saturday, January 30 please email me and I will let you know where and when.  I am also entering my two projects below for the PPA 26 Anything But a card challenge.  I am having so much fun creating Valentine and spring projects with my new stash.  I hope to see you at my next workshop and if you can’t attend but would like to place an order please email me me or order online.

The Hugs and Kisses holder can be made any size and it’s super easy.  Just follow the instructions on Monika’s blog (template info below).  I used my new scallop trim punch for the edges then sponged them with Pretty in Pink ink and made a tag by stamping the dot frame heart and ‘for you’ on the patterned paper then cut it out.  I then punched out various hearts withe my punches and adhered them with snail and dimensionals.  Very easy gift idea.

…Just in from now until February 28, 2010, $2 from every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set sold will be donated to the American Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and Development Fund.  I will post more details about this on my next post.

The 3D heart ornament is also a very easy project.  You can make the heart as full as you want by adding more hearts.  The info and step by step instructions are below.

heart ornaments & basket

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Project info:

Hugs and Kisses Holder

Stamp Sets:  I {Heart} Hearts, ‘for you’ from the Happy Moments Sale-a-bration stamp set

Paper: SU Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Specialty DSP Sending Love

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  SU Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, SU Scallop Trim Punch, SU full heart punch, SU Heart to Heart punch, SU small heart punch, SU sponges, SU dimensionals

Techniques: stamping, paper punching

Template:  I obtained the template for the basket from Monika Davis’ blog, http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/more-on-the-hugs-kisses-holder/ Thank you Monika!

3D Heart Ornament

Paper: SU Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Specialty DSP Sending Love

Accessories:  SU silver cord, SU full heart punch

Techniques: paper punching

Template:  I obtained the template for the heart ornament from this website http://rubberstamping.about.com/od/projects/ig/3D-Heart-Ornament/ The heart ornament would also be great to use as an embellishment on front of a card.

Filed under: 3D projects, Anything but a Card, Feminine Valentine projects, Ornaments, Pals Paper Arts, Valentine's | Tagged: , | 1 Comment »

Sale-a-bration for hobby stampers

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

Right now during Sale-a-bration the standard starter kit and digital starter kits are an additional 15% off and choose a bonus stamp set valued up to $47.95.  WOW!  That’s a lot of Stampin’ Up! products.   You don’t have to be a career demonstrator to purchase these kits.  If stamping is your hobby and you’re looking for a way to get more value for your money now is the time.  However if you want stamping to be your career then join my Stampin’ Friends Circle.  See below for all the benefits.  Promotion ends March 31, 2010.

  • Sign Up On-line. Get immediate benefits.  Simply email me for my password.
  • Receive 30% off your first order of $150 or more plus qualify for hostess benefits. During Sale-A-Bration you’ll also earn 3 free gifts with a $150 order (one for every $50 in product).
  • Enjoy 20% off every day.
  • Have the opportunity to order select new stamps and products one month in advance of  catalog releases!
  • There’s no obligation to sell or hold workshops and no penalty if you decide to drop.  You keep all your goodies.
  • To remain active, $300 in total retail sales is required per quarter.  This includes your own purchases and customer sales (based on retail prices).
  • Join now!  The end of the first full quarter isn’t until June 30.  You would be guaranteed discounts and benefits until then.
  • If your sales reach $300 by June 30, you remain active through September 30 (third quarter).  Your discounts continue through the release of the new 2010-2011 catalog (July 1) and In Colors.
Starter Kit Regular Price
Sale-A-Bration Price (15% off) + bonus stamp set valued up to $47.95
Standard Starter Kit $199 $169
Digital+ Starter Kit $185 $157

Standard kit contents:

image of standard kit

Standard kit

Rubber Stamp Sets

  • Fun & Fast Notes (p. 56) or your choice up to $33.95
  • On a Pedestal  (p.71) or your choice up to $19.95
  • Eastern Blooms (p. 108) or your choice up to $21.95
  • Elegant Thank-You (p. 144) or your choice up to $8.95
  • Teeny Tiny Wishes (p. 145) or your choice up to $36.95

Stampin’ Around Wheel (Fast Flowers, p. 56) or your choice of a regular sized wheel
Stampin Around Wheel Handle (regular size)
Stampin’ Around Ink Cartridge (Pixie Pink or your color choice/uninked)
Stampin’ Pastels (51 Stampin’ Up! colors, 6 applicators, 1 eraser)
2 Packages Bold Brights Assorted Color Card Stock (8.5 x 11″) or any color family (including In Colors).  Both packs must be identical.
Whisper White Card Stock (8.5 x 11″) or your choice up to $7.50
SNAIL Adhesive
Décor Elements Medium Chocolate Eastern Blooms (or other Decor Elements Choice of the same or lower price)
Décor Elements Applicator Tool
Stampin’ Scrub
Stampin’ Mist
VersaMark Pad
Blender Pens
5 Classic Stampin’ Pads (Basic Black, Real Red, Brilliant Blue, Green Galore, Pixie Pink or your choice of any five Stampin’ Up! Classic ink colors)
8 Catalogs, Business Forms and Tools to Help You Get Started
SHIPPING IS INCLUDED!!! (Sales tax is additional)

Digital Starter Kit contents

Digital starter kit

Digital Starter kit

  • My Digital Studio software
  • Party Hearty ($26.95, p. 69) and Petal Pizzazz ($32.95, p. 113) stamp sets or your choice up to value of stamp set.
  • Whisper White card stock (8-1/2″ x 11″) or your choice of 8.5 x 11 neutral card stock of equal value.
  • Earth Elements assorted card stock (8-1/2″ x 11″) or your choice of assorted card stock pack
  • Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, and Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Pads or your choice of Classic Stampin’ Pad
  • Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Real Red Stampin’ Write Markers or your choice of Stampin’ Write Markers.
  • Chocolate Chip 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon or your choice  1/4″ grosgrain ribbon color.
  • Real Red 1″ double-stitched grosgrain ribbon or your choice of 1″ double stitched grosgrain ribbon.
  • Button Latte Designer Buttons or your choice of designer buttons.
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Mini Glue Dots
  • SNAIL Adhesive
  • Business supplies (product catalogs, order forms, training DVD, and other supplies)

OPTIONAL STAMPIN’ MEMORIES SCRAPBOOKING ADD-ON for Standard or Digital kit:  $50 (Valued at $80+)

1 Package Bold Brights or Your Choice Assorted 12 x 12 Colored Card Stock  (p. 156)
Schoolbook Serif (p. 151) or your choice of Alphabet Stamp Set Up to $43.95
Simply Scrappin’  Petal Party (p. 166) or your choice of Kit
Craft Stampin’ Ink Pad.  Whisper White or your choice of Craft Stampin’ Pad
Stampin’ Write Journaler (p. 190).  Basic Black or your choice of color.
SHIPPING IS INCLUDED!!! (Sales tax is additional)

NOTE: Stampin’ Memories Add-On must be ordered in conjunction with the starter kit

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Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #61 – A Knight’s Tale

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge was the movie A Knight’s Tale. I love this movie.  A mixture of old in that takes place in medieval times and new because current music was used for the soundtrack.  Very clever.   What I remember best is that no dream is too big and to follow your heart’s passion.  Which is the theme for my card, Follow your Heart it knows the Way! I chose pink for the character Jocelyn (William’s heart’s desire) and brown for William’s ruggedness.  The stamp, punches and patterned paper are from the Occasion’s mini.  The hardware is from the silver Hodgepodge set.   Here’s my card.

Follow your heart card

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All Stampin’ Up! items below may be ordered from my website.  The scallop trim square was all done with the Scallop Trim punch from the Sale-a-bration brochure.  I don’t have the Scallop Trim Corner punch so I used the instructions for making a regular scallop square from Heather Summers and used the Scallop Trim punch instead.  Here’s here tutorial video.

Stamp Sets:  Whimsical Words from the Sale-a-bration brochure

Paper: SU Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Regal Rose Kraft Brown and Specialty DSP Sending Love Specialty

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  SU star brad from the silver Hodgepodge Hardware set, SU silver brads, SU Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, The Big Shot Top Note die, SU Scallop Trim Punch from the Sale-a-bration brochure

Techniques: stamping, paper punching

Filed under: Feminine Valentine projects | Tagged: , , , | 5 Comments »

Adorable Parc for PPA24

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

I have been meaning to make a card with the stamp set French version of Pendant Park.  It has a beautiful tree and border that I love.  So for this week’s PPA sketch challenge I decided to use these two stamps and the sentiment from the French Pendant Park set.  I combined Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla and Brushed Gold card stock with Really Rust DSP from the Hostess level 1 pack.  I added the metallic swirl and vintage brads to accent the metallic paper.  For another metallic touch I stamped the tree and the border with gold Encore ink and heat set it.  To help me stamp the border straight and extend it I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.  I enjoyed playing along with this challenge.  For more inspiration go to PPA and see all the beautiful cards created by the designers.

Pendant Park Bonjour card

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All Stampin’ Up! items below may be ordered from my website.

Stamp Sets:  Adorable Parc (French version of Pendant Park) 116843

Paper: SU Chocolate Chip 102128, Brushed gold 102935, Very Vanilla 101650 , Really Rust from DSP Patterns Pack III, Hostess level one 116234

Ink:  Chocolate Chip Classic ink 100908  for sentiment, Encore gold 101017 for tree and border (heat set the gold ink)

Accessories:  SU vintage brads 109109 , SU Stamp-A-Ma-Jig 101049, SU heat tool 100005, non SU metal swirl clip

Techniques: stamping

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Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #60 – The Chronicles of Narnia

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

I recently discovered the Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge blog and I love the idea of being inspired by movies.  This is the first challenge of the year and Sankari Wegman with Brooke Stockman are the talented designers for this site.  Please visit their blog and play along.  Their cards are fabulous!

Here is the card I created for the The Chronicles of Narnia challenge.  A great movie with so much inspiration – colors, scenes, characters and sentiments.  The most memorable character in the film for me is Aslan.  Maybe it’s because I love big cats.  His courage and strength are what make his character bigger than life not mention he is big and sometimes ferocious.  I decided to create a card about his courage.

Theme: Courage – Courage comes from the Heart

Update: After submitting my card for the challenge  I realized I wasn’t completely happy with my original card.  I felt it needed more on the outside of the wardrobe.  I have added the updated card to show how much I think the card improved.

Courage card

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #60 - The Chronicles of Narnia- Courage comes from the Heart

Improved card - Click for larger image

Courage card inside

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #60 - The Chronicles of Narnia - Courage comes from the Heart

Updated card inside wardrobe

Updated card - click to enlarge image

Stamp Sets: N/A (updated card Pendant Park border on the wardrobe doors)

Paper: SU Kraft Brown CS, SU Brushed Gold, SU Really Rust, SU Chocolate Chip

Ink: N/A, (updated card – I stamped the Pendant Park border with Versamark then embossed with SU gold embossing powder.)

Accessories: SU paper snips, SU gold elastic cord, SU The Big Shot and Top Note Die , SU Snail, SU gold embossing powder and heat set with SU heat tool, heart gemstones, yellow glitter glue, heart brads

Techniques: digital paper crafting and stamping

Filed under: Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge, Movie themes | Tagged: , , , , | 4 Comments »

Easy “Be Mine Valentine” card

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This Valentine card is very easy to create.  I stamped the background and used a Top Note shape then decorated with hearts, ribbon and stamped the Valentine sentiment which is part of the Holiday Best hostess stamp set.  All you need to do to earn this stamp set is have a workshop of $150.  If you’re interested in learning what other stamp sets you can earn please email me.  If you are planning on having a workshop I do all the project planning all you have to do is invite your friends and have fun.

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

Paper: SU Very Vanilla, Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Encore gold ink (heat set)

Accessories: SU Very Vanilla ribbon, Big Shot and Top Note die, non SU heart template and small heart punch

Techniques: stamping, die cutting

Filed under: Feminine Valentine projects, Valentine's | Leave a comment »

Sale-A-Bration Starts TODAY!

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes
Sale-a-bration header
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.

PPA22 sketch challenge

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

Filed under: Feminine Thank you cards, Thank you cards | 1 Comment »

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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