6 Pages in 60 Minutes

 

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  Are you new to scrapbooking and need some creative ideas to get started?
  
  


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  Are you an intermediate-advanced scrapbooker and looking to learn new techniques?
  
  


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  Are you a demonstrator that needs scrapbooking samples to expand your business?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you are going to LOVE my newest class, 6 Pages in 60 Minutes.  I have designed 3, 2-page 12" x 12" layouts that are simple, fun, and perfect for your summer & vacation pictures.  Most of the layouts have room for 4-5 pictures with embellishments that add to the layout and will not distract from the subject matter.

So sorry!  This class is now sold out!

My Stamp Club members were my "test subjects" for this new class.  They finished the pages in about 1 hour, 10 minutes.  A few of the club members got creative with their kits and modified the layouts.  This one was created by Amy Harris.

And here are a few pics of everyone working on their layouts.  I think they all stood up so that they could work faster.  LOL!  I do that at home, too!

 

If you would like to receive notification of upcoming local classes like this one, be sure to sign up for my mailing list in the right column of the blog.

 

 

Extreme Motorcycle Layout

  Since it is National Scrapbooking month, I thought I would share another 12" x 12" layout with you.  This page uses the Extreme Elements stamp set which is on special this month (check it out below).  I also used the Motorcycle single stamp and the Vanilla Smooch from the Summer Mini catalog. 

This is a picture of Joe, the massage therapist at my office.  He got his new bike last year, so I made this page for him.  I gave it to him in a nice shadowbox frame and he loved it!

Close-up of the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

Motorcycle Stamp from the Summer Mini Catalog with Extreme Elements stamp set 

  Jumbo Pewter Eyelet border and stamped Basic Gray textured card stock

National Scrapbooking
Month Promotion

Take your
scrapbooking to a whole new level with Stampin’ Up!

During
National Scrapbooking Month, get a FREE package
of Designer brads with the purchase of My Digital Studio (item
118108) or any of the following stamp sets:

Page	Description	Wood- Mount Item	Wood- Mount Price	Clear- Mount Item	Clear- Mount Price
81	Extreme Elements	115181	$26.95	---	---
119	Framed with Love**	114389	$27.95	---	---
128	Certified**	113706	$27.95	---	---
129	Circle Circus	115778	$28.95	---	---
12*	Elements of Style	118611	$27.95	120045	$19.95
13*	Momentos	119910	$27.95	120105	$19.95
13*	Éléments de style	119900	$27.95	120099	$19.95
14*	Rough Type	118659	$26.95	120072	$18.95
22*	Sentimental Journey	118513	$23.95	120075	$17.95
25*	First Day	118521	$23.95	120051	$17.95
25*	Camino a la Escuela	120152	$23.95	120154	$17.95

*From the Summer Mini Catalog

**A Last Chance stamp set!

Choose from the following Designer
brads with qualifying purchase:

Page	Description	Item
179	Flower Designer brads	112579
179	Filigree Designer brads	112577
179	Circle Designer brads	112571
179	Star Designer brads	112572

View the flyer for more information and some great
scrapbooking ideas. Then contact me to place your order or schedule your
scrapbooking workshop!

SUDSOL Blog Tour Stop #19

Today, I am featuring samples using the Tropical Party stamp set, Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, and the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  These are actually my workshop projects for the month of June.  In a workshop setting, I will demonstrate at least one project and provide my guests with 1-2 hands-on project(s).  Lately, I've been focusing on just a few items from the mini catalogs for all of the projects.  This shows my customers that they don't need to own everything in the catalog to create beautiful items and also shows them how versatile our stamps, ink, and paper can be.

This card is a great make & take project.  It showcases the stamping with markers technique and only takes a few minutes to put together.  You could use this card for just about any summer occasion---birthdays, a party invitation, thank you, etc.

The Tropical Party stamp set really reminds me of all the fabulous trips that I have taken to Tropical Destinations with my husband.  I think this stamp set is perfect for scrapbooking, too!

 

A great perk of being a Stampin' Up demonstrator is that you have the ability to earn wonderful incentive trips.  The first trip I earned was a cruise to the Mexican Riviera.  While we were in Puerto Vallarta, my husband and I found a tree named Ficus Benjamina.  Of course, I made him get his picture taken with it!

This scrapbook page is simple to demonstrate.  Stampin' Up offers many tools to create circles and this page utilizes punches and the circle cutter.  The circles form a scallop border around the photo mat, as well as a fabulous accent at the bottom of the page.  I also used the Flower Layers Originals die, but you could easily substitute the Island Floral die or any of our other Big Shot flower dies.

I have prepared a pdf file with measurements & basic instructions for both of these projects.  Feel free to use these projects in your upcoming workshops.

Download Tropical Projects 

If it weren't for SUDSOL, I probably would not have been a demonstrator for the past 8 years.  I count myself very lucky to have found this group several months after I signed up as a demonstrator.  My upline lives in another state and SUDSOL has really filled this void by providing me with creative ideas, class outlines, motivation, and an enormous amount of information that has helped me grow my business over the years.

If you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, you can receive a FREE 2-week trial membership to SUDSOL and check out everything it has to offer.  Just click the button below to get started.

 

While you are there, be sure to check out my SUDSOL gallery.  It even has samples dating back to 2004.  Yikes!!!

Happy Stampin'

 

SUDSOL Blog Tour This Saturday!!!

This Saturday, May 15th, I'll be participating in the first SUDSOL blog tour.  We'll be featuring samples made with items from the Summer Mini catalog and I'm sure you'll be inspired by the creative stampers of SUDSOL.

So, what is SUDSOL?  SUDSOL (Simply Unique Demonstrators Sharing On Line) is an online community of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators dedicated to providing creative and professional information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   All demonstrators regardless of location, regardless of the support you are getting elsewhere, are welcome to join.

SUDSOL features an extensive samples gallery, business forms and files, an email loop to share creative and business ideas, and so much more!

If it weren't for SUDSOL, I probably would not have been a demonstrator for the past 8 years.  I count myself very lucky to have found this group several months after I signed up as a demonstrator.  My upline lives in another state and SUDSOL has really filled this void by providing me with creative ideas, class outlines, motivation, and an enormous amount of information that has helped me grow my business over the years.

If you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, you can receive a FREE 2-week trial membership to SUDSOL and check out everything it has to offer.  Just click the button below to get started.

 

If you aren't a Stampin' Up demonstrator and would like more information about the demonstrator opportunity, you can contact me anytime to learn more.  I have demonstrators on my team from all over the United States and would be happy to help you get started.

Happy Stampin'

 

Motorcycle Mojo

As usual, I waited until the very last hours to post my card for Mojo Monday.  This card also features a new stamp set that will be available in the upcoming Summer Mini catalog.

I made this card for my downline meeting swap this weekend and everyone kept asking about the metal-look.  Well, it is heavy duty aluminum foil that I ran through the Big Shot with the Harlequin Texturz plate.  Cool, huh?

The motorcylce was stamped in Basic Black classic ink onto Whisper White card stock, then colored with Real Red & Sahara Sand markers.  I also added a thin glaze of Crystal Effects over the red portions of the motorcycle to give it some shine.

The other stamp set that I used is Extreme Elements.  I stamped black dots onto the Real Red strip and the splatter onto the Basic Gray background.  It reallly adds a masculine feel to the card.  The Extreme Elements stamp set will be part of a Stampin' Up special offer during National Scrapbooking month (May).  With the purchase of this stamp set, you can receive a set of Designer Brads for free.  You can see that I incorporated the Circle Designer Brad into the card as well.

Customers on my mailing list should be receiving the Summer Mini catalogs in their mailboxes this week.  Email me to let me know that you received your mini catalog and also include a wish list of your 5 favorite new items.  You can also view the catalog online on May 1st and email me a wish list.  I will draw one name at random on May 5th, and the winner will receive a $25 credit towards the purchase of her wish list.

If you would like to receive a copy of the Summer Mini catalog from me, just email me with your information and I will mail one to you as soon as my additional copies arrive.

Happy Stampin'

Whoa!!! What happened????

Well, let me tell you.  Two weeks ago, I left to go to the Creating Keepsakes Convention in St. Louis and to visit with my family.  I had a great time and created about 60 scrapbook layouts.....now, I just have to add pictures.

However, I left my husband at home.  He is apparently very motivated to get some home improvement projects done.  So, this is what my stamping/scrapping area looked like when I returned....

I believe that is my work table under all the stuff.  In fact, you can probably play a game of "I Spy" with this photo.  Let me know if you spot my new items from the Summer mini catalog.  :0)

He has grand plans of putting new shelves into the large closet in this room, so that we can hide my addiction.  So, we got about half way through and.....our water heater has decided that now is a good time to die.

For those of you that have read "If you give a mouse a cookie", my story goes something like this:

If you water heater dies,

you'll need to move the water softener unit.

If you move the water softener unit,

you might as well replace the flooring in the laundry room.

If you replace the flooring in the laundry room,

you better remove the wallpaper and repaint the room first.

So now the stamp room project has been pushed back and I don't have a clear workspace and I can't find my stuff.  That is also why I haven't posted anything on my blog in 2 weeks---no place to stamp!!!

Fortunately, I still have a few projects that I did before the renovation to share.  I also plan to shoot a couple of videos for the cards we did at my most recent stamp-a-stack.  And I think I'm going to do a lot more digital paper-crafting until my space returns to normal. 

I'll try to have some new posts for you by next week, but be patient with me.  It looks like I'll be giving away some more blog candy as my husband uncovered quite a few goodies that I won't be needing.

Happy Stampin'

 

Mojo 133--Ooops!

I'll just say it.....I'm not perfect and my creations are not always perfect.  There!  I said it.

But for those of you that don't believe me, check this out:

See that big, gaping hole?  It's not suppose to be there.  I "thought" I could fit 3 brads in a row onto this card, but alas, it was not to be.  Sometimes less is more.

Here is the finished card with a few Photoshop fixes to make it presentable for you to see.

The patterned paper is from the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper pad.  The stamp set is called Flower Fancy and it is on sale this month for 20% off.  If you like floral stamps, this is a great one!!!

You may have noticed a new sign up box for my newsletter in the top right column.  I am in the process of switching to a new email service for my monthly newsletters.  If you would like to be added to my mailing list or if you would like to continue to receive my newsletters, please take a moment to fill out the form. 

I am on my way to St. Louis to visit with family, spend some quality time with the kids and attend the Creating Keepsakes convention.  You probably won't hear much from me this week, but I'll be back next week with more samples to share.

Happy Stampin'