CLUB TIME...part 2!!!

This is the 3-D project we made for club this month. I love making these. We cut out two of the Box #2 dies. Then you make both boxes...but just don't fold the flap down. Instead...you glue the flaps together and that makes the tall part of the box! FUN! :) And...we used the Sweet Pea Paper pack that is in the Occasions Mini (last month to order from this!) so they were all different! Here is the one I did...
How much fun are those birds?! And then they all used different colored buttons and such. It was fun! Here are some more pics...

And on the bottom of each of the boxes we glued a piece of cardstock just to make the bottom a bit more sturdy. :)

Hope you enjoy! Thanks for visiting!!!

CLUB TIME!!!

Today was club! I know I say this all the time...but I really LOVE it! We have such a great time and I have the best gals in my club! Here is the card we made today...

I wanted to make sure they had a Mother's Day card...but they could also change the sentiment if they needed to. I used the "Awash With Flowers" set that you can pre-order this month only. It will be in the next catalog that starts with July! So you could own a set THREE months early! :) Here is a flyer so you know what I am talking about... http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/TwoStep_0310.pdf And is a close up of some of the details...

We used a circle rhinestone brad in the middle. These are probably one of my favorite accessories! They add so much fun bling! :) (Ok...so any accessory I'm using at the time is kinda my fave...I'm not picky! But I REALLY love these! :) ) And then the Rich Razzleberry textured piece is actually glued on the inside of the card. Here is how it looks...

We used the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (in the Occasions Mini catalog...LAST MONTH to order from this one!) for the background. And we used the Hugs notes (also in the Mini) to stamp the flower one (the scalloped rectangle). OH...and I had to use this color combo (Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery, and Close to Cocoa) before both Pale Plum and Close to Cocoa ARE GONE!!!! (They are part of the retiring colors I wrote about... http://designwithink.blogspot.com/2010/04/change-is-fresh-and-fun.html

Anyway...thanks for visiting! Hope you enjoy!

Card Class Time...One Sheet Wonder!!

Are you ready for SPRING?!?! Because I know I am!!! :) And this is next class is SO springy!!! I'm so excited for this next class. Come learn how to take ONE stamped sheet of cardstock and turn it in to TEN FABULOUS CARDS!!!! You will be completing all 10 cards during this class, and also be stamping 10 envelopes to coordinate! Make one set of the cards for yourself or feel free to make multiples for gifts! Here are the cards...

How much fun are they?!?! :) AND...I will have lots of different greetings out for you so you can feel free to make the cards for ANY occasion that YOU need!!!! All the class details...

DATE: Friday April 30th

TIME: 6:30 PM

PLACE: Ashley's House in Kaysville, Utah

CLASS REGISTRATION: $15.00

RSVP BY Monday April 26th

YOU WILL RECEIVE: all supplies to make all 10 of the cards, 10 envelopes, yummy snack, and special deals for attendees only!!!!

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN ADHESIVE OR YOU CAN PURCHASE AT CLASS FOR A FEE

PRE-ORDER OFFER: The stamp set we are using is called "Flower Fancy". It is ALREADY on sale for 20% off this month!!! (It is $29.56 before shipping and tax.) So...order this stamp set BEFORE the class and not only save 20% on the stamp set but get a $5.00 discount on your class fee! So the class fee will only be $10.00!!!!

CLASS ON THE GO KIT: If you are not able to attend the above listed time of this class, but are still interested in creating these cards...there is an option for you. You may purchase it as a "Class on the Go" kit. It will come with all supplies needed to complete all of the projects! (Except adhesive.) Everything will be pre-punched for you! It will also come with full step-by-step instructions for each card. The price for this "Kit To Go" is $20.00. Add $3.00 if you need it shipped to you. You are welcome to purchase additional card sets as well! Feel free to take advantage of the Pre-Order offer and receive the same $5.00 discount on the class fee!

***BRING A FRIEND!!!! If you register a friend that has never come to a class before...you will receive a FREE gift for YOU and YOUR FRIEND!

Please let me know if you have any questions!!! designwithink@gmail.com

Here are two of the cards up close and personal...

Can't wait to see you there!

Change is FRESH and FUN...

Stampin' Up! has just announced an EXCITING change!!! Stampin' Up! colors are getting re-vamped!!! They are adding FIVE new colors to their core color collections AND bringing back 10 past In-Color colors!!!! WOWSERS! :) They are retiring some of the colors that aren't as popular and just freshening up all their color lines! Colors will now be organized in "Color Collections" instead of "Color Families." I honestly am SO EXCITED! The new colors they are adding are FABULOUS. Here is a color chart of what it will all look like...

Now...I am sad to see some go. (YES! I will be stocking up on some before they are gone! :) ) Here are the ones we are saying goodbye to....I think this is such great news though and am glad it's finally happening! :) Also....they will still be bringing out FIVE new In Colors each year!!! And they will be current for TWO years, instead of one. So...this year there will be FIVE new colors added (should be announced by July when the new catalog comes out). Then next year...these will still stay current and just five new ones will be added. Make sense? After this year...there will always be 10 In Colors to choose from! :) What FUN!

I know this is a lot of info, so please feel free to let me know if you have any questions! Here's a list of all the info as well. :)

5 NEW Colors!!! (these are NOT the In Colors!)

• Marina Mist (a blue)
• Daffodil Delight (a yellow)
• Cajun Craze (a rusty/orange)
• Cherry Cobbler (a red)
• Early Espresso (a brown)

10 RETURNING In Colors!!!

• Pink Pirouette
• Melon Mambo
• Rich Razzleberry
• Pacific Point
• Baja Breeze
• Wild Wasabi
• River Rock
• Tangerine Tango
• Riding Hood Red
• Soft Suede

RETIRING COLORS (the ones you need to get before they are gone!):

• Almost Amethyst
• Apricot Appeal
• Ballet Blue
• Barely Banana
• Blush Blossom (although the marker will still be around)
• Bordering Blue
• Brilliant Blue
• Brocade Blue
• Cameo Coral
• Close to Cocoa
• Creamy Caramel
• Gable Green
• Glorious Green
• Going Gray
• Green Galore
• Handsome Hunter
• Lavender Lace
• Lovely Lilac
• Mellow Moss
• Only Orange
• Orchid Opulence
• Pale Plum
• Pink Passion
• Pixie Pink
• Really Rust
• Ruby Red
• Sage Shadow
• Summer Sun
• Taken with Teal
• Yoyo Yellow

Again...let me know if you have ANY questions!!!! Although it might be hard to say good-bye to some colors....it will be FRESH AND FUN!!!!! :)

Birthday Galore...

You are probably wondering why I haven't been posting too regularly...right?! (Or maybe you didn't even notice I was gone...sad. :) ) Well...Stampin' Up! has a contest for their demonstrators. It's called "Artisan Award" and it's the biggest stamping contest they do. You submit FIVE cards, THREE scrapbook pages, and TWO 3-D items to them. Then out of all the entries their receive...they judge them all and pick 10 winners. (It's a BIG deal to win this....and I kinda decided last minute to just give it a shot. It's the first time I've enter ANY stamping related contest...so I'm a bit nervous. But...the fun news is I AM DONE! I delivered it all YESTERDAY so it is out of my hands. Anyway....it was A TON of work to do and so all my spare time was spent getting stuff ready for that. I LOVE what I did...but can't show you yet. :) Sorry. It's sad because I won't get my projects back...they are Stampin' Up's now. But I'm hoping to re-create them at some point. :) I do have a few pictures to show you what my stamping room looked like during the process. And actually....I was cleaning this room quite a bit (once I got to where I was working with like a 2 inch x 2 inch space I would have to pick stuff up. :) ). And this picture isn't as bad as it did get. BUT just trust me when I say that stuff was EVERYWHERE!!! On EVERY surface of my room I had STACKS of crap! :) It was fun though. So here's a bit of a peek... And this was no where near the worst that it was. And seriously....STACKS of stuff EVERYWHERE...

You can't totally tell, but it's stacked pretty high. :)

Anyway...the cards I am showing you today are ones I worked on during all of this. I loved the color combo so I wanted to make it work. So I tried a few different versions. In the end...I just did other ones I liked more...so never submitted anything like this. So you get to see these now! Here is the fist one...

They are all birthday themed and I think the color combo is fun. It's Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Crushed Curry, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive. Here are some close-up details...

I glittered parts of each item and also...the background was embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder so it was shimmery as well. The stamp set is Itty Bitty Birthday and is a super fun one! :)

This next card I took from my brother's birthday card...

Except I used beads for the balloons. I want to make this again but use more beads. I was starting to run out of these colors....and wanted to save some in case I did make it to turn in for the contest. :) But I like the idea and this one was super fun to make! :) Here is a close-up...

More embossing using the Iridescent Ice powder...it is on both the background and the greeting. Shiny sparkly fun! :) And here is a close-up of the beads. Again...I would definitely put more in next time...

Oh...and the colors are Real Red, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, and Pumpkin Pie. And it's a 6x6 card.

This last one was fun too...

I made it a 5x5 card. Same colors as the last one. The scallop piece are the "Hugs" notes that are in the mini catalog. This is the LAST month you can order from this! :) Here are some close-up's...

Sparkly cupcakes and sparkly background too! Iridescent Ice for the background and Dazzling Diamonds applied with 2-way glue pen on the cupcakes. And finally...the greeting...

I love that Real Red Corduroy brad accent.

Hope you enjoy! Thanks for visiting!

Birthday Balloon Fun...

My brother had a birthday last month and I finally got him his present. He is buying a house and stuff so I just wanted to give him cash. But of course he had to get it in a fun way! So this is the card I made...
I LOVE the Sweet Treat Cups! How much fun! :) Now...I don't LOVE this card but I just didn't have the time to spend on it as I would have liked. So it is what it is. :) Hope you enjoy! Here are some close-ups...

Thanks for visiting!

Easter Treat...

We did a Easter dinner at my house on Sunday and I wanted to have a favor for the adults. The kids got to do an egg hunt...and the adults need a treat too...right?!?! Anyway...just want to share the quick treat I made...
I took one of the medium glassine envelopes and put a YUMMY Reeses Egg in it. Then just wrapped some Designer Series Paper around and decorated. Easy and fun!!!!

Just a close up of this SUPER fun chick...

Thanks for visiting! Hope you enjoy!!!

April Card Kit...

Featured Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue

Featured Accessory: Rhinestone Brads

It's card kit time again! You will LOVE this stamp set and these cards! This is one of my VERY favorite stamp sets! :)

In this kit, you'll receive the supplies to create SIX of EACH design shown above - 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, as well as step by step instructions on how to complete each of the 4 designs.

Card Kit Price is just $15--that's 12 cards, plus envelopes for just $15!

Each month, the card kit also features both a Stamp Set of the Month and an Accessory of the Month. If you purchase the card kit, you may also purchase these items at 20% off!

April Featured Products:
*Vintage Vogue Stamp Set: Wood Mount ($23.95) $19.16* with the purchase of the Card Kit
Clear Mount ($17.95) $14.36 with the purchase of the Card Kit
*Rhinestone Brads ($10.95) $8.76* with purchase of Card Kit

(*Regular tax and shipping charges apply)

What else will you need? See the list below for items that were used to create the cards in this kit. If you already have everything--just buy the card kit and you are ready to create!

If you don't have everything--place a product order with your kit (don't forget about the discount on the "featured products!")

Or--you can use the card kit to create your own designs using other stamps and inks that you already have--the choice is yours!

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

Call or email me today to order:
Ashley Van Camp
801.404.1394
designwithink@gmail.com

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.

Products you will need to complete cards as shown:

• Pretty in Pink Classic Ink ($5.95)
• More Mustard Classic Ink ($5.95)
• Old Olive Classic Ink ($5.95)
• Soft Suede Classic Ink ($5.95)
• Mat Pack ($9.95)
• Paper Piercer ($3.50)
• Vintage Vogue Stamp Set: Wood Mount ($23.95) $19.16 withthe purchase of the Card Kit. Clear Mount ($17.95) $14.36with the purchase of the Card Kit.
• Rhinestone Brads ($10.95) $8.76 with the purchase of the Card Kit
• Stampin' Dimensionals ($3.95)
• SNAIL Adhesive ($6.95)
• Bone Folder ($6.95)
• Paper Snips ($9.95)

(NOTE: Since there are two different options for the stamp set...wood and clear mount...I am not going to put a PayPal link at the bottom of this post. Too many options and don't want to confuse anyone. So please just email or call me with your order and if PayPal is your preferred payment method I will email you a paypal invoice with your total.)

One Sheet Wonder and a Sneak Peek!!! cont...

Here are the final 5 cards I did using the one sheet of stamped cardstock! Seriously....it was quite fun to do! You should try it out! :)

Thanks for visiting! Hope you enjoy!!!

One Sheet Wonder and a Sneak Peek!!!

I'm ALIVE! I promise! Geez....sorry it's been so long since I've posted! I have been doing some stamping...but it's stuff I can't really show right now. I will as soon as I can. :)

I do have something fun to show you today, however! Have you ever heard of a "One Sheet Wonder"? If you haven't...I'll explain it. :) Basically...you take one sheet of cardstock and just stamp it all over in whatever stamps/colors that you want. Then you cut it up in different sizes and make a bunch of projects or cards with it.

I actually have never done one of these until recently. This is the first one I did. AND it's using a NEW STAMP SET that will be in the SUMMER MINI!!!! It's called "Elements of Style" and it is wonderful! Anyway....I made 10 cards with just a few sheets of cardstock and some ribbon! I will share the first 5 cards with you today and then I will share the second set of 5 tomorrow! Hope you enjoy!!!

The colors I used are Kraft, Rose Red, and Bordering Blue. Then again...all the stamping is done with an UPCOMING set called "Elements of Style".

Hope you enjoy! Thanks for visiting!!!