February Club Projects...

Mandy...this is for you! Ok...I know you are all dying to see what projects we did this month for club. Haha. But since Mandy is WAY pregnant, sick, and couldn't make it....AND she requested I post these so she could see what we did....THIS post is for HER! :) (We missed you all that couldn't come!!!!!) Anyway: we first made this Heart Bucket:

Bucket isn't the right word, I guess. So call it whatever you would like. It's made with the Petal Card Sizzix die. You just fold two of the sides in and adhere them to a 5 1/4" x 2" strip of card stock that is folded in half. We made our bucket out of Certainly Celery card stock, and then adhered Designer Series Paper to the front and back. The inside holds a cello bag with Valentine conversations hearts tied with the same ribbon that makes the handle. HOW CUTE would these be to put on your kids/hun/significant other/etc. door for Valentine's Day?!

Here's a bit of a close up. We used the Clear Rhinestone Brads to secure the ribbon to the "bucket" portion. Oh....I cut another 5 1/4 x 2 inch strip of paper and put that inside AFTER I put on the brads for the ribbon. Covered up where you adhered the whole thing together and covered up the brad prongs. Forgot to take a picture of that....sorry! Oh...and it was cut just a TAD (SMALL TAD) smaller than 5 1/4" x 2" FYI. And YES it's true. This Designer Series Paper, ribbon, AND stamp set you can earn FREE!!!! They are all part of Sale-A-Bration!!!

This was the next thing we made:

I followed this Crimped Envelope Card tutorial. So yes....this front part is an envelope. I have to say...I LOVE this idea. It was lots of fun. I think I'll be making more of these. The outside was stamped with TWO Sale-A-Bration stamp sets (the flowers are from Botanical Blooms and hearts are from Polka Dot Punches) and then the together stamp is from "Define Your Life" and was used as the sentiment. Hey...if you purchased the Define Your Life stamp set you would ALMOST earn one of these other stamp sets FREE! Just throwing that out there! :)

Here are all the pieces. The card on the left is what goes inside the envelope and where you write your message. Then the top of the envelope (with the ribbon) slides down over it. By crimping the bottom portion of the envelope, it makes it smaller and therefore easy to slide the top part over. Brilliant! Thanks whomever thought of it! :) Hope you enjoy!

Yes it's more cupcakes! What's it to you?!

I KNOW! Another post with CUPCAKES!!! You're saying right now to yourself, "Enough is enough!" :) Well, sorry! Here are a few more! If my life has been saturated with cupcake cards, so should yours! :) Hehe. I've spent the last 24 hours making 120 cupcake cards! (I mentioned this in a previous post but I was making cards for my cousin's (Hi Megan!!!) cupcake shop that she just opened.) And there was LOTS of coloring (on the stamp....cupcakes have to be different colors! :) ), cutting, brad-ing, ribbon tying, card stock and Designer Series Paper cutting, Dimensionalizing (how's that for a word?! :) ) etc, etc. But I thought the result was GREAT! I got them all sent off today (was cheaper to mail them than to drive them an hour and some away to hand-deliver.....but then I could of eaten a yummy cupcake....hmmmm...guess I should have re-thought that one! :) ) and I FORGOT to take a pic of them all completed. They were so cute in their little cello bags with their own little envelope. :) I loved looking at them all cute like that. Anyway....enough of my story. After I sent her pictures of the first batch of ideas I gave her, she wanted some of all of them. She also had a few phrases she wanted on others. So this is what I came up with....

She wanted a "Sweet Bliss" wedding card. Ahhhhhh...isn't it precious. :) (By the way....I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this cupcake!!! It's from one of the new Level 1 Hostess sets. It's FAB-O!!! I think it's darling!!!! Just in case you wanted to know my opinion. :) )
Then she wanted a edgy, "real men eat cupcakes", rockery one. So I came up with this...thinking that black/gray/red was a cool color combo for this idea. Just wasn't "edgy" or "rockery" enough for me. So....

...this was the next one I did. I want you to take the challenge of making a cupcake card that looks rockery, manly, edgy, etc! :) This was what finally came to light in my head. I added the skulls because they are "in" these days. Not that you really want to think about skulls while you are eating yummy cupcakes. :) But hey...the eyes are heart shaped so that softens them, right?!??! And I think it's kinda fun.

Then for those that don't want skulls with their cupcake cards, how about this FABULOUS black striped paper?! It's one of Stampin' Up!'s new glossy speciality papers and it so SO AMAZING in real life! I LOVE IT! I actually am quite pleased with this "rocker-y" and "edgy" and "manly" cupcake card. Maybe I really should offer this as a challenge for you to do to see what you come up with! :) Sorry for all my wordy explanations! Guess I'm in a chatty mood right now! I hope you enjoy MORE cupcake cards. I think I'm done for now. :) (In case you were curious...she did order some of each of these samples as well.)

More Sweetness...

I forgot to post this cupcake card in my last post. This is a standard size card. It's basically taking the card from THIS POST and turning it into a standard size card by adding some Kraft card stock and some Kraft Designer Series Paper. (Have I mentioned lately HOW MUCH I LOVE Kraft card stock?! :) )
This card is super fun and glittery in person. I just paper pieced all the cupcake/cherry pieces together. The frosting piece is completely glittery. I added VersaMark all over the top of it, then embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. LOVE that stuff! :) Then I added the different colored "sprinkles" on top of that. I punched those out with a 1/2" circle punch. Here is a close up so hopefully you can get an idea of how glittery it is in person....
I hope your day really is "the sweetest ever" today! It's a nasty snow-in day today here in Utah! NO FUN! Also, don't forget about my YUMMY INCENTIVE this month! If you are wanting to make some fun cupcake projects of your own....the FREE Class By Email is perfect! :) Let me know if you have any questions!

Sweet Cupcakes...

So my cousin (well, my cousin's wife....we'll go with cousin! :) ) just opened a cupcake shop. She has been doing it on-line for awhile now. She is AMAZING and has even been featured on Rachel Ray's show! If you want to check it out it's http://www.thesweettoothfairy.com/. Seriously...EVERYTHING she does is FABULOUS!! Anyway: she wanted me to make her some cards she could sell in her bakery. So these are the ones I sent to her for review. Of course I have to share them! :)

I CASEd this one from my friend, Betsy. I wish she had a website to refer you to...she does great stuff! :) (Hint, hint...Betsy! :) )

Hope you enjoy and it encourages you to go eat something sweet! :) I didn't list the supplies because I used a bunch of stuff. If you have questions...just let me know!

Don't forget the 12x12's!!!

I just realized I haven't posted the 12x12 swaps I received at the Leadership swap I participated in. I talked about it HERE if you don't remember. :) Anyway: since I haven't posted these yet, figured I better now! I know I am always looking for scrapbook ideas so maybe you need some too! So here are some of the 12x12 double layout pages I received... Hope you enjoy! Let me know if you have any questions!

Baby Boy Scrapbook Continued....

Here are a few more pages of the Scrapbook I just posted about. Are you impressed yet with what you can get out of a Simply Scrappin' Kit?! Now I will tell you....this is all using just HALF of the kit!!! (I added a few extra card stock sheets for some of the photo mats and some accessories. But I have MORE THAN HALF of the DSP in the kit left! And more of the card stock stickies!!!) Enjoy!

Baby Boy Scrapbook...

I can finally post this on my blog! My husband's brother and sister-in-law had their first baby MONTHS ago! I'm apparently bad at mailing gifts out and didn't get this out before he was born! Then we went to visit when he was a few months old and I FORGOT their gift!! So when we went to visit this past weekend I FINALLY remembered to bring their gift! Since it's in the hands of it's rightful owner, I can now show you! :) As part of the gift, I made a 6x6 scrapbook for them. I know how crazy things get with a first baby (and any baby...for that matter!) so I wanted her to have some pre-done pages where all she had to do was pop some pictures in. There are 20 pages in this book. Don't worry....there are just a few here. I used the "Rock-A-Bye Boy" Simply Scrappin' Kit. I LOVE these kits! They make things so easy to coordinate! Gives you your color scheme and everything! I HIGHLY recommend these! :) On to the pages....

This was the 1st page to put all the stats and everything. The two smaller boxes can either be journaling or small photo.

Here is a double page layout. I don't know why, but I think this could be my fave double page spread.

Just another layout. I added a few embellishments (ribbon, buttons, etc.) but most of this scrapbook came from the kit.

These pages are so simple, but they will look SO CUTE when pics of their DARLING baby boy are on it! :)

Hope you enjoy! FYI...the colors used in this kit are: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, and Tangerine Tango. (Oh yeah...and Whisper White. :) ) Not colors I would necessarily put together, but I loved working with them!

A Yummy Incentive...

HOW CUTE IS THIS PROJECT?!?!? The big cupcake is a box where the 4 cards and envelopes would go. Then look at the DARLING AND YUMMY cupcake cards! Who wouldn't LOVE to receive this as a gift? :) Want to learn how to make this project?! I am offering this as a FREE CLASS BY EMAIL!!!! What does that mean? I will send you detailed instructions on how to make all of these darling projects! It does not come with the supplies to make it, but you will have all the templates, measurements, cutting instructions, and step by step info on how to put it all together. How do you earn it?! ALL you have to do is place a $50.00 order with me during the month of February!!! What else does this mean?! By placing a $50.00 order you ALSO earn the Sale-A-Bration benefits! (You would get to pick out either a free stamp set, ribbon bundle, or Designer Series Paper as well!!! )

Want an EVEN BETTER deal?!?!?! Place a $150 order and pick out THREE free Sale-A-Bration products, $15.00 in FREE merchandise, a Level 1 hostess product AND I will send you all the supplies needed to make this project!!!!! You will get the instructions AND the supplies to make the cupcake box and 4 cards!!!

So click HERE to shop on my website. Just click the "Shop Now" button in the upper right hand corner. Or email me at designwithink@gmail.com with your order and I will email you out the detailed instructions as soon as I receive payment! Let me know if you have any questions!

COME SALE-A-BRATE!!!

Want to get FREE STAMPS/RIBBON/DESIGNER SERIES PAPER?!?!? Those are all the options that you can earn FREE this year for Sale-A-Bration!!! Here are some details on this FABULOUS time of the Stampin' Up! year!!! (Click on the picture of the brochure to see the Sale-A-Bration products!)

Dates: February 1- March 31, 2009

• Customers: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase.
• Hostesses: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product with a $300 or more workshop, in addition to the normal hostess benefits.
• Recruits: Choose any retail stamp set (a value up to $47.95) from the current catalog when signing up during the promotion. Plus, get 15% off the regular $199 price of the Starter Kit--that's $335 worth of products for only $169!

If you have ever considered become a demonstrator yourself and start earning all the fabulous benefits, NOW is an AMAZING time to do so!!! Just email me at designwithink@gmail.com for any questions! I'll be happy to help!

Shop 24/7 on my website HERE. Just click the "Shop Now" button in the upper right hand corner.

You can also become a demo on that same website. Just click the "Join Now" button and contact me at designwithink@gmail.com to get my recruiter password.

February Card Kit...

It's that time again! :) This are 2 of the 4 cards you will get supplies/directions for with the kit. (The other 2 will come with the purchased card kit!)

You’ll receive the supplies to create SIX of EACH design – so you will receive all of the consumable supplies that you need to create 12 cards total. You will also receive 2 additional full color samples of “alternative” cards that you can make with the combined contents of the kit! In addition, you’ll receive detailed, step by step instructions on how to complete each of the 4 designs. This month’s card kit items are listed below, and the price of the Card Kit is $15.

Orders for the Card Kits must be received by February 15th. You will receive your kits by the end of the month.

Special Offer for February! Purchase the Card Kit and receive the Coordinating Set, “Flower Fancy” and the Featured Accessory, “Chit Chat Rub-Ons” at 20% off!

The Card Kit ($15) Includes:

• 6 Pieces of 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Old Olive Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Chocolate Chip Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 3" x 3" Whisper White Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 2-1/2" x 1-7/8" Old Olive Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 2-1/2" x 1-7/8" Pumpkin Pie Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 2-1/2" x 1-7/8" So Saffron Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 2-1/2" x 1-7/8" Pink Pirouette Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 2-1/4" x 3" Whisper White Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" Chocolate Chip Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 5-1/4" x 2" So Saffron Cardstock
• 6 Pieces of 5-1/4" x 1-1/4" Pumpkin Pie Cardstock
• 6 - 6" Pieces Pink Pirouette 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon
• 6 - 16" Pieces of Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
• 30 - Silver Brads
• 12 - Whisper White Envelopes
• Step by Step Instructions to complete 4 different card designs using the kit pieces

Add-On Products:

• Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker ($3.25)
• So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker ($3.25)
• Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker ($3.25)
• Old Olive Classic Ink Pad ($5.95)
• Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad ($5.95)
• So Saffron Classic Ink Pad ($5.95)
• Pink Pirouette Classic Ink Pad ($5.95)
• Corner Rounder ($6.95)
• 1/2" Circle Punch ($5.95)
• Dazzling Diamonds ($4.50)
• 2-Way Glue Pen ($3.50)
• Flower Fancy Stamp Set ($36.95) TAKE 20% OFF WITH PURCHASE OF THE KIT!!
• Chit Chat Rub-Ons ($10.95) TAKE 20% OFF WITH PURCHASE OF THE KIT!!!!

Other Optional Purchases:

• Stampin' Dimensionals ($3.95)
• SNAIL Adhesive ($6.95)
• Bone Folder ($6.95)

Please Note: I am glad to ship kits directly to you! If the kit needs to be shipped, there will be an extra $3 shipping charge.

If you would like to order Add-On Products and/or Other Optional Purchases, you'll need to send me an e-mail to designwithink@gmail.com or call me at 801.404.1394 so that we can get them ordered for you and the discount can be properly applied.

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