Stampin’ Up! has launched a challenge for it’s demonstrators in order to show how simple card making can truly be. It can definitely feel overwhelming when you’re first starting out and so for the month of December we’ve been challenged to use 1 stamp set from the Annual Catalogue, 1 ink colour and a Notecard to create a Thank You Card. Here’s my #simplestamping project using Powder Pink and the This Little Piggy stamp set. Enjoy!
I hope that you all enjoy the best of what this holiday season has to offer, days filled with lots of laughter, love and of course good food!
We are less than a week away from Christmas… can you believe it?! I hope that you’ve enjoyed these last 12 weeks of Holiday inkspiration and I hope that you enjoy the next couple of weeks whether we end up with snow or not.
Here’s the last project sheet for this cute and simple home decor piece. It features the Pretty Pines Thinlit Dies and the Festive Farmhouse DSP. Can you tell I love these?!
Enjoy!
Here are the last two cards from the Holiday Catalogue swap I participated in a little while back. I really loved all the ideas and techniques that I saw being used and I’m glad that I’ve been able to share them with all of you!
The first card was created by Laurie Alexander and features the Winter Woods stamp set (which by the way is being carried over!) and uses sponging to create the Northern Lights effect in the background. This one is definitely my favourite out of all of them!
The other card was created by Vicki Howie and uses the All is Bright Designer Series Paper and the phrase is from the Merry Christmas to All stamp set and is embossed with the Gold Embossing Powder.
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the swap and I hope that you all have enjoyed them as well!
With less than two week’s to go until the holidays, here is this week’s project sheet. A cute and quick card that would bring a smile to just about anyone who receives it! It features the Christmas Pines stamp set and the Festive Farmhouse DSP. So click on the link for everything you need to know to CASE this card and let me know if you have any questions!
I can’t believe that there are only 13 more days until Christmas! This weekend I’m hoping to finish up my holiday shopping, but I’m sure ALOT of other people will be having the exact same thought. I hope that you’re preparations are well almost done or at least well under way, in the meantime here are a couple more cards from my teams Holiday catalogue swap.
The first card uses Granny Apple Green and features the Winter Woods stamp set which also has coordinating Framelit Dies if you’re not up for dussy cutting the tree. The second card used Old Olive, a splash of Black with the cardstock and Baker’s Twine and features not Designer Series Paper but the Peaceful Noel and Buffalo Check stamp sets.
Thanks Amber & Darcie!
Here is this week’s project for my 12 Weeks of Christmas. It’s a simple and beautiful gift bag that will come in handy for all of our holiday giving this season! It features the Star of Light stamp set and coordinating thinlits, so let me know if you have any questions or need anything. Here’s the project sheet…
It’s the last week of November… if you haven’t already, cue the holiday music! This week’s project sheet features the Candy Cane Season stamp set and the Candy Cane Builder Punch which you can get as a bundle. Here’s the project sheet with all the supplies and instructions you need. Let me know if you need anything!
Loving this card swap from Diana Langman it is a Gatefold card featuring the Farmhouse Christmas stamp set and the Layering Oval Framelits which are keeping the card closed. She also uses the Real Red 3/8″ Mixed Satin Ribbon and Pearl Basic Jewels. I also love how she used sponging to create the leaves on the left hand side of the card!
I decided to go a little unconventional with the colours for this week’s project and the First Frost stamp set lends itself well to that as it’s not your traditional Christmas/Holiday stamp set. The flowers were cut with paper snips as this is easy enough to do, but there are also framelits that coordinate with this bundle if you love your Big Shot as much as I do.
Enjoy this week’s project sheet and let me know if you have any questions!
With the holidays only 35 days away (OMG! how did that happen?!) I thought I’d start sharing a few more swaps from the Holiday catalogue swap I participated in with my team. The first card is by Roxane Hendrie featuring the Peaceful Noel Bundle which includes the stamp set and Sprig Punch. She also used the Joyous Noel Specialty DSP and Copper Foil sheets.
The second card was made by Moira Sands and also features the Peaceful Noel stamp set. She also used the Blizzard Thinlits die with the Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper, Copper Metallic Thread and the Merry Merlot 5/8″ ribbon.
Thanks ladies!!
If you have a list a mile long of all the Stampin’ Up! products you’d like to buy like me, here’s the chance to have others buy it for you!
So I’ve been back for a week from my trip to Orlando, Florida and Stampin’ Up!s 30th anniversary and I thought I would share some of my pictures and thoughts from my time at OnStage. The whole week was filled with fun, crafting and lots of FREE product!! I was very thankful on Saturday when they gave us all a tote, as I was worried that the bag I got at registration was not going to be big enough and boy was I right!
(p.s.- if you want to check out all my free swag I’ll be going live on my Facebook page tomorrow, Nov. 19th around lunch time to show it off)
Other than the free product, my favourite part of OnStage was being with and meeting demostrators from all over the world. When I was swapping I challenged myself to get a swap from as many different countries as possible. Obviously the bulk of my swaps come from North American demonstrators, but it was such a treat to meet demonstrators from Australia, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and France!!
(p.s. – check out my Facebook live from this past Friday, Nov. 16th, if you’d like to see them all. I’ll be posting a bunch of them throughout the week)
And while I loved meeting so many members of my Stampin’ Up! family, NOTHING could top meeting and talking with both Shelli, co-founder and Board Chair of Stampin’ Up!, and Sara, her daughter and current CEO of Stampin’ Up! They were both so sweet and genuine and truly wanted to get to know everyone they posed with for a picture. At no time did I ever feel rushed or that they were just there for people’s photo ops. Love you both!!
And here’s my immediate Stampin’ Up! family. The picture on the left is myself with my upline, and bestie since university, Stephanie Nash and my sideline Lisa Hardie who gave an awesome presentation on Friday night. On the right is all of us from Jenn’s Stampin’ Junkies who could make it to OnStage. I love getting together with these awesome women for meetings and crafting and this is the group that I’ve been swapping with up until this point. I really appreciate all their support and creativity!!
Another great part of OnStage was all the creativity that was showcased. There were so many great projects that demonstrators presented on stage as well people were free to post their own projects. Here are just three projects demonstrating three different suites of products that will be coming with the Occassions and Sale-a-bration catalogues in January.
(p.s. – send an email to inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com and I’ll make sure to send you both catalogues!)
All in all the week was amazing and I was sad to see it end…. especially since that meant returning to snow and winter like temperatures. I am glad to be back though… glad to be back home and with my family and back so that I can share this with you.
Stay tuned for my 2019 calendar of events, and let me know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see happen. Also if you’d like to join in the fun and family that is Stampin’ Up! and OnStage I’m happy to answer any questions you may have and you can check out my website for more information as well. (January is an awesome time to consider signing up as there’s an additional incentive which all demonstrators are dying to get their hands on!)
We’re half way through November and the holiday season is now quickly approaching! This week’s project is a cute and simple to make envelope that can be used to hold a gift card, a tea bag or even a 3″ x 3″ card. Here’s the link to the project sheet and as always please let me know if you have any questions about the project sheet, how to order the supplies needed or anything else.
