Forget-Me-Not Keeper Video Tutorial

I’m a BIG fan of the Forget-Me-Not Keeper. I have several that I use for various reasons. One for card to send out, one to organize my pictures and one to store all my ideas.

The Forget-Me-Not Keeper is stylish way to keep your cards organized and provides you with an easy solution for staying on top of all of your card-giving occasions!

Stampin’ Up!’s Décor Elements Video

Whether you want to spice up the walls of your home or create other exciting projects for display, Decor Elements is an easy way to stylishly and inexpensively express your creativity. In this video, Shannon West shows you how to apply these fantastic images in your home.

Video for Movers & Shapers Curly Label Bigz XL die

I’ve been receiving some questions about the new accessories with the Big Shot Mover and Shaker die. This video is older but the content is great at showing you how the Mover and Shaker dies work.
Enjoy!

 

Here are the latest editions to the Movers & Shakers link.  These match our punches as well so they serve double-duty.  I love when that happens.

It’s easy to create a cute window card in a flash–just use Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive Punch Windows dies with the Curly Label die to quickly create a scored, standard 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ card with a window. Place the magnetic Punch Windows die on the metal area of the Curly Label die base and cut–that’s all there is to it. You can place a stamped image on the inside of the card so it peeks through the window.

July Online Newsletter

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Are you in the pictures?

Mom and I in 1987

This great article posted on the Pioneer Woman made me think of my own shyness to be in the picture. But not anymore. 

What changed for me was about 10 years ago.  My Grandmother and I took a train trip across Canada.  It was a FABULOUS trip and I have some really fond memories because every night we would journal our adventures through video recordings.  Did I look wonderful in the video?  No, far from it.  But that’s me.  I don’t wear makeup when I travel or fuss over my clothing and that was caputured on video.  And you know what?….I’m proud of it!  I much rather BE in the experience and capture the moment just as they are.  

This is a picture of my Mom and I at my favorite place – Disneyland.  This picture was taken about a year before she died.  I love this picture of us for so many reasons.  I wouldn’t say it is the best picture of either of us.  However, I forgot about our fondness for big sunglasses at the time and we both loved wearing pink.  You forget those things unless you can see the picture.  

But because I wasn’t shy I now have the video that I can watch over and over again and experience the fun again and again.   Taking pictures of yourself and others captures life.  What’s more important than that?

June Online News

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German Language Video

I spend a lot of time in Germany. I crack up every time I see this video so I thought I would share it with you.

Meet Stampin’ Up!’s CEO Shelli Garner and her Story

Get to know Shelli Gardner, cofounder and CEO of Stampin’ Up!, as she shares her story with KSL Studio 5 hosts Brooke Walker and Darin Adams.

Stampin’ Memories Products

Stampin’ Memories Products

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For lasting scrapbooks it’s important to consider the archival quality of the materials you use.  All of the card stock, Designer Series Papers, Simply Scrappin’ Kits, albums, and page protectors offered by Stampin’ Up! are safe for scrapbooks.  The papers are acid and lignin free and buffered.  Page protectors are PVC-free Polypropylene.  While most products in the Stampin’ Up! catalog are safe for your scrapbooks, look for the “sm” symbol to help identify products that are specifically designed for scrapbooking.  

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Family Tree Frame

 

 

 

Stamps

• Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set

Paper

• Chocolate Chip textured card stock

• Real Red textured card stock

• Whisper White textured card stock

• Old Olive Patterns Designer Series paper

Ink

• Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad®

• Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write® marker

Stampin’ Up! Accessories

• Real Red 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon

• Linen thread

• Rich Regals brads

• Small Chocolate Tree, Thoughts & Prayer Décor Elements™

• Stampin’ Dimensionals®

• 1/16″ Circle punch

• 1-3/4″ Circle punch

• Trio Flower punch

• 14″ x 18″ frame

Shelli’s Collection

Chalkboard technique

What about this sample.  Yummy x2. I used the Chalkboard technique.
For this technique. Use Craft Whisper White ink to wheel across the 2” x 5 ½” Night of Navy card stock. While ink is wet dab Chocolate Chip, More Mustard and Mellow Moss pastels in sections using Sponge Daubers. Use a Stamping Sponge to wipe off excess pastel powder.

Purchase any product from me this month and you will receive this Friend Words Inspiration Club Class delivered to your inbox. See my Online Classes for more details.

Can’t stop using this wheel!

This project I used White Craft Ink and Chalk.

Stampin’ Pastels (#105542) are a popular favorite and a great value! Fifty one chalk colors designed in the exclusive Stampin’ Up! colors. Pastels are artist quality, oil free and include six applications and an eraser. Pastels can also be applied with Stamping Sponges, Sponge Daubers, Blender Pens or Stipple Brush. Pastels are used for many popular and fun techniques like Poppin’ Pastels, Chalkboard

I forgot how fun this type of project is. You’ll have to give it a try. It’s like magic. Pastels just make me feel like some famous artist…without actually having to be an artist.  Poppin’ Pastels is one of my favorite techniques, I get so excited each time the colors and designs just appear like magic on my project!

Let me show you another project tomorrow using Chalk.

So Saffron is Yummy

Images Stampin' Up! © 2009

So Saffon is my current favorite color to use.  It is included in the Rich Regals Family. It’s sophisticated but still fun.  It’s neutral but has personality.  Here I have paired it with Almost Amethyst.

This wheel (Friendly Words #114696) incredible to use.  This is just one of 11 techniques I show you in my class.   Wheels are perfect for creating texture, backgrounds and accents on cards, scrapbook pages, décor, wrapping paper and gift bags.  Wheels work with ink pads or with ink cartridges available in the Stampin’ Up! colors.  Two sizes, standard and jumbo offer a variety of patterns, styles and sizes to choose from. This one is a jumbo. 

Here’s the stamp set and Simply Scrappin’ Kit that matches this wheel:

Friends 24-7 Regular Price: $28.83 Preferred Price: $25.95

Sweet Nothings Simply Scrappin’ Regular Price: $22.17 Preferred Price: $19.95

Get in the Picture

Pioneer Woman has photography advice I think everyone should hear and take note of. She says it so much better than I could so just go read it now please!

Make sure you have kleenex handy!

http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2009/05/snap-out-of-it/

she’s on Twitter as well @thepioneerwoman

Designing Scrapbook Pages

Q: I’m pretty new to scrapbooking, how do I create a great scrapbook page?

A: There are many types of albums — ranging from formal albums to archive old family photos to trendy mini albums.  While there are no set rules, most scrapbook pages incorporate titles, photographs, accents, and journaling. Generally each album, or layout within a larger album, tells the story of a special memory, occasion, or event.  Read on for more information about incorporating titles, photographs, accents, and journaling into your scrapbooks.

Titles

Adding titles to your scrapbook or layout sets the stage for the story you are going to tell.  Titles can be stamped, handwritten, or created with die cuts.  Many scrapbookers prefer stamped titles because they stand out from the other writing on the page and are versatile enough to customize the colors and style to that of the layout. Alphabet stamp sets are available in many styles and sizes and Stampin’ Up! also offers great alphabet dies (Serif Essentials Bigz Alphabet Die Set (#113464) & Billboard Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die (#114510) to use with the Big Shot! 

Photographs

Most scrapbooks are created using copies of photos, not the only existing original. That way there is less stress when cutting or cropping photos and you can change the color of the photos to black and white. The size and number of photos on a page can vary.  A single 8″ x 10″ photo on a page or many 2″ x 2″ cropped photos, it all depends on the style and theme of the layout and as well as the photos available. 

Journaling

One of the most important, and often overlooked, parts of a scrapbook is the journaling that helps tell the story.  Journaling can be handwritten or typed and printed.  Many scrapbookers encourage handwritten journaling as it adds a more personal touch.  Wouldn’t you enjoy having a note or message written by a grandmother or great-grandmother in her own writing?  “What to journal?” is often the big question.  The basics of Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How are a good place to start. You can journal about a feeling, a memory, a thought, a story, or even a single phrase.  Quotations and poems that fit the story can also be included.  A scrapbook about a trip to Washington D.C. could include the beginning of the Constitution or the Pledge of Allegiance, while a baby scrapbook could include first words, a description of a typical day, or some funny things the child did or said. There are many possibilities.  At the very least, be sure you are including names and dates. You and the people you share your scrapbooks with, now and in the future, will appreciate it!

Accents

Like titles accents can be stamped, die cut, or even drawn.  Many scrapbookers like stamped accents that coordinate with the colors of the page or photographs. Ribbons and punched card stock are always a great choice. Don’t leave out our Accents & Elements line: Flower Fusion (#110720) and Canvas Cuts (#113979) with coordinating rub-ons.

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One Wheel – Friendly Words

I did this entire card set using one wheel, inks and paper.  This is from my class this month, instead I used

Stampin’ Around Wheels are a great complement to many stamp sets and projects.  I love how quickly I can create coordinating backgrounds for cards and scrapbook pages! The Stampin’ Around Wheel Guide is one of those must-have tools.  The clear guide is easy to use with the Stampin’ Around wheels and keeps me on the straight and narrow!

Scrapbooking In & Out of the Box Class

 

Don’t forget about this fabulous class for National Scrapbooking Month.  It’s a scrapbook, it’s a page.  It’s BOTH!

You will be amazed at how simple it is to create this beautiful set with just half of a Simply Scrappin’® Kit and a few other supplies! When this Scrapbook in a Box is opened a beautiful scrapbook page appears like magic. It will bring joy to anyone who receives it. A perfect gift for Mother’s day or any day! 

In this class, you will make: 

• One Scrapbook in a Box
• One coordinating 12” x 12” Scrapbook Page
• One coordinating Gift Note

All the inspiration you need to make a beautiful, heartfelt gift. Recreate the set using other Simply Scrappin’ Kits for Father’s Day, birthdays, wedding gifts, graduations, bridal and baby showers!   Find out how to download and make this project at my Classes Page.

Scrap Maps

 

    Scrapbook Page Layouts

 

Scrap maps are nothing more than templates you can follow to create beautiful scrapbook pages. The real beauty of scrap maps, however, is that they can be tailored to every level of scrapbooker, from beginner to master.

A scrap map is helpful to use when laying out a page.. “Where do I start?” is the question asked most frequently by beginning scrappers. A scrap map answers that question. With its detailed sketch of exactly where to place photos, journaling, and accents, a scrap map takes the mystery out of layout.

But don’t let the simplicity of a scrap map fool you — they’re not just for beginners. The same easy-to-follow sketch can spark a wealth of creativity giving new insights and ideas for placement and product uses.

• In the February Page, the layout has been closely followed with the exception of the photo being larger and the added vertical paper strips.
• In the Love Page the layout was reversed, moving the title to the left and the accent to the right of the photo.
• In the Girlz Page the title has been moved under the photo.

Introduce scrap maps into your next scrapbooking project and see how much confidence and creativity they can inspire.  

Contact me if you would like more scrap map resources.  For supply lists, visit my store and enter the project name in the search box with quotes.

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Crafters Choose Stampin’ Up!

2008 was another great year for Stampin’ Up! in the annual Creating Keepsakes Readers’ Choice awards. As a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I’m proud to announce that for the tenth year in a row, the crafting community voted our rubber stamps among the products it likes best. Our Write Me a Memory Font CD and our Idea Book & Catalog won their categories as well. Creating Keepsakes also recognized several of our other accessories, including our Watercolor Pencils, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Stampin’ Write markers, and punches, as finalists. More Details

Crafters also choose Sizzix as a number one in the “Die-Cut & Laser-Cut Shapes & Equipment and Embossing Stencils Category. As a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I offer products from the two leaders in the crafting industry.