Wow!  The last few days has been a little cooler for me and starting to feel like Fall is setting in.  I’m not ready!  I love Summer time but must admit I love to stamp Fall STUFF!  I love the colors and love leaves!

Here is a card we did at my Demonstrator meeting on Saturday.  Boy did we have a GREAT time.  We did a total of 5 make n takes.  This card shows you a little sneak peek of a stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog called Wandering Words.  I have many more ideas for this set.  This is a simple card and easy to make dozens of. 

The leaf is a Sizzix Die Cut that I LOVE.  The leaves look real and if you bend and play with your cardstock enough you can really make the leaves look real.  I used the Sanded Background and my Favorite tool in the whole wide world… the Spritzer tool.  Such a fun tool. 

It’s a quick post tonight.  I had a house full of crazy stampers today and another one tomorrow.  It’s been a stamping frenzy here and that is exactly how I love it.  Life is good!

See you tomorrow with new Holiday Mini Samples.  I am cookin’ up something good! (in the stamp deptartment anyways!)

Happy Wednesday!

 Hello stamping friends!  Well, the LONG awaited video is here.  You should get a real kick out of this one.  The hardest part about making videos is not laughing through the whole thing.  After 5 takes, we did it.  My sweet friend Christy helped me with the video and if you knew her she is quite the crack up too.  So the two of us together makes a really fun filming team. 

The video is simple, nothing fancy!  It just shows you how I apply the stencil paste and then all the projects I have made with it.  Here is the picture of the project I am working on in the video.  It’s a special gift for convention.  I will post more details after convention once it’s complete.  This is just the front cover. 

Hope you enjoy!  Back to lots of swaps!!

Start making those beautiful handmade gifts for the Holidays!  We all know once the Holidays hit things get so crazy we don’t know if we are coming or going! Right?  My hope is to inspire you NOW with creative projects that will be of great help during your holiday gift planning.  One gift that is truly NO Fail are the Tiles.  You cannot screw up these gifts! Promise.  In fact, my 6 year old can do these with her eyes closed.  They are also inexpensive!  Check out this fun tile I made this week:

I started this project with a 6×6 tile from Lowes.  They are usually around 88 cents a tile.  Here are the following products I used:

Glassy Glaze Page 188 (100477) 4.75 (approx 12 tiles per jar)

Vintage Ornaments 1 Stencils (117580) 14.95 (4 stencils per package)

Chocolate Chip 1 1/4 Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (115617) 8.95 (butt load of ribbon)

Jumbo Brads Pewter (108432) 9.95 (60 per package) 

Pretties Kit (109114) 29.95 (Lots and Lots of pretties in there!)

Chocolate Chip CRAFT ink (101816) 7.50

Sponge Daubers

Stencil Paste

Christmas Greetings (115448)

Click HERE to find out how to make the tiles!

Adding Stencil Paste:

Once your tile is COMPLETELY cool, you will add the swirly stencil over the glazed ornament on your tile.  I use STENCIL EASE found at Hobby Lobby.  It’s a BIG tub for 8.99.  It’s like Cake Icing.  This will bring the cake decorator out in you.    Place the stencil onto the ornament and put the Stencil Paste onto the tile.  Let this dry anywhere from 1-2 hours.  Time varies.  Once this is dry, take another sponge dauber and lightly go over the dried stencil paste with a classic ink.   It’s so beautiful once they are complete.  Again, these are fast, easy and affordable.  If you need the supplies, just go to my Online Store by clicking on the right and punch in the numbers above for your convience. 

I’m also in the process of making a video of the stencil paste.  Very LONG overdue.  Don’t get too excited. My videos are nothing like the fancy ones you see else where.  LOL!  However, the goal is to show you how fun and easy the product is to use with our AMAZING stencils. 

Time for me to talk to my fake audience again.  I have 50 Stuffed Animals lined up ready to hear my convention speech.  They don’t talk back and just stare crazy at me.  Quite entertaining on my part. 

Have a fab day!

Sometimes it takes 4x to get it down to the perfect science.  Sometimes even the fourth time isn’t perfect, however I think this one turned out pretty darn good. 

I think glass etching is beautiful and add some RAW Vinyl (yes, Stampin’ Up! sells it and it’s soooooo good!)  to the project with your awesome Big Shot and you can really make a glass etching project into something beautimus!  Check it out:

Okay, so I admit, this picture does it NO justice…. how about this:

Now, here is a close up!

I gotta run quickly, but I just had to share super duper quick.  Details later tonight.

Materials:

Stampin’ Up! Raw Vinyl, Big Shot Serif Essentials Alphabet, Flower, Daisies #2, Corduroy Buttons, Armour Etching Cream

*Note, the thicker you put the Armour Etching Cream onto the stencil, the better result you will have.  This is advice from a girl and 4 schmuckatelli plates later…. 

I think my Stenil blitz is almost over, but I hope you have been able to see the numerous projects you can make with this great product.  Todays project uses the stencil on Canvas.  I love making these scrapbooking canvas because no one ever pounds on my door to see my scrapbooks.  However, when they walk in my door, this is what they see.  I have them all over the place.  I used Acrylic Paint on the canvas with the stencil.  Worked like a charm.  Even better was using sponge daubers with them.  Here is a close up:

I also used Acrylic paint on the pretties flowers.  You can see all the products used at the bottom of this post. 

Okay, so I rarely save any retired sets unless I can see that I will use it for a craft fair or for one of my darling kiddo’s.  Last night I had to make FAST invitations for Brandons birthday party this coming weekend.  As usual, riding by the seat of my pants.  I used the retired set Ahoy Matey.  I miss this stamp set.  Here is his invitation and needless to say he was a tickled pirate when he went to bed last night. 

I LoVe that Circle Scallop Die Cut and then I used the Textured Impressions plate #4 for the bottom of the card and it looks so REAL!!!  In fact, I have a trick for the textured plates I hope to video soon.  *wink* 

Anyways, I know the set is retired but you can see I had fun making these little invites.  Now to finish the party planning.  YIKES!

Now for a few ANNOUNCEMENTS!  Please check the SPECIALS page for the MAY specials I have this month.  Also, take a look at the $75 Scrapbook Starter Kit.  This is an amazing DEAL and you don’t want to miss out on it.  If you are interested in the slightest about joining my team, check out the JOIN MY TEAM page for more information!  I support many demonstrators all across the United States and overseas. I have a GREAT team that you will find supportive, talented and fun.  If you have questions, please feel free to contact me! I have a special gift for anyone that signs up in May!

Also, I finally posted my NEW Class To Go! This was a fantastic class that I held in April.  If you love the Fifth Ave stamp set, you will love this box and 4 cards tutorial. 

Have a fabulous day!  Lots and lots of planning to do today.  Ut oh!

 Materials Used:

Scrapbook Canvas:

Accessories: Bella Bleu DSP, Pretties Kit, On Board Loads of Letters, Corduroy Buttons, Double Stitched Ribbon, Acrylic Paint, Kind Thoughts Stencil Small

Ahoy, Matey Invitation:

Stamp Set: Ahoy, Matey

Cardstock: Kraft, Real Red, Confetti, Basic Black

Ink: Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Black Stazon, Real Red

Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Die Cut, Textured Plates #4, Cutter Kit, Clear Circle Die Cut, Blender Pens, paper piercer

All Supplies Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted!