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Getting ready for Sale-a-bration 2012!

I've been working a little bit trying to get a head start on 2012. It's been sad not having the Workshop Wizard on the demonstrator web site anymore so I decided to create my own Workshop of the Month. This WOTM spans all of Sale-a-Bration instead of the month of January. I'll be working on January's over the weekend but I thought I'd share my SAB wizard sheet with you other fabulous demonstrators for FREE. This has ALL the details you could need, at least I think so. These projects build upon each other so follow them in order to make sure you don't miss any supplies. Inkerbelle's Sale-a-Bration 2012 Workshop PDF . The ideas are pictured in the datasheet as well. I did not post instructions because I try to make all of my projects able to be recreated just by looking at the finished picture. However, let me know if you need guidance. I also highlighted groups of items that total $50 and a SAB choice to go along with them. You should see what I mean.

More Snow Much Fun fun

Finally completed all of my Christmas cards for 2011. Nope, this isn't the one! Can't give away that surprise yet. Here is just another idea for a cute card to demonstrate. A little late for a holiday workshop, but it's good for reference. Have a peaceful holiday home stretch!

Petite Pairs, Simply Soft, Cheerful Treat DSP card

Using a layout from our Worldwide Week of Workshops, I fashioned this quick card from the stamp sets and papers I had on hand. I love all the hints I get on designing a pleasing card. We are so happy to have made our +One demonstrators goal for 2011. Congratulations to all the demonstrators who participated!

On Your Birthday, Triple Treat Flower, Distressed Dots card

Another fun 3x3" workshop card to share. Getting practice in preparation for 2012!

More Every Little Bit Zen kitty

Here is a litte 3x3 card with Sahara Sand, Bravo Burgundy, Paisley Petals DSP and black grosgrain ribbon. A great workshop card!

Every Little Bit back to basics card

Lately I've been noticing that I am feeling less and less connected to the actual stamping of a card. What about you? So last night I stamped and cut out a bunch of these little kitties from the Every Little Bit set. I then decided to leave a few uncut on the paper and just started doodling around them with my Stampin' Write Marker. Then I reached for this other thing called a #2 pencil and started doodling with that. Wow, it was so freeing and nifty. I suggest you try it! It can be messy and it may not win any beauty contests, but it is a fun exercise! This uses So Saffron, Blushing Bride and Crumb Cake. Can't finish without at least one rhinestone!

Happiest Birthday Wishes card

  You might recognize this card from the Worldwide Week of Workshops ideas. I loved the look of it and recreated it with some small variations. Happiest Birthday Wishes is a set available exclusively to hostesses. I'll be making more items with the set through June 2012!

Thankful

Created with My Digital Studio. Who are you thankful for?

Design your own scrapbook page in My Digital Studio

So easy and the results are so gratifying! I'm not much of a paper scrapbooker, but this works for me! This is going to be a swatchbook of all my dining outings with my mom, aunt and cousins. Our first initials spell "SPPASMS," which is sort of funny and accurate.  Everyone brings small presents to share before we eat and we always take a picture before we leave the restaurant. For October, we all got some scary gloves to wear.

Use a designer template to create a scrapbook page in My Digital Studio

Well, I am not a big scrapbooker, so I took a card template and made that my scrapbook page. This is a photo I took of my new betta, Fiesty! He lives in my cubicle and is no more that a foot away from me at my desk. He is so soothing to look at and he can even do a few tricks. I shot this photo with a Nikon D40 SLR camera.not bad, eh? Rock-a-bye, Fiesty, in your fish bowl...

Know how to do the following in My Digital Studio

In getting certified, you need to know how to use the major tools in MDS. You also need to know how to modify objects you have placed on your page. Here is my creation which touches on all the learning points.

On my way to certification in My Digital Studio

I had no idea we had training on the demonstrator website so that we can become certified! I love you, Stampin' Up!, and here is my holiday greeting/thank you art. Hope to be certified before the week's end! This art uses Thank You Kindly, Winter Post, Christmas Jingle, and Snowburst brushes.

Gift Givers, Pennant Parade Card

Here is my version of the card in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I used the scallop circle punch, hostess DSP, and I dyed white grosgrain ribbon with Lucky Limeade ink. I also used Dazzling Diamonds glitter to fill the shaker portion and used my BigShot to make the dot texture. I stamped "merry" onto the hostess DSP and punched it out with the 3/4" circle punch and made a tag out of that. This was a card that was more involved than I usually do, but I wanted to learn how to make a shaker card. I did it!

To all the Stampin' Up! husbands/boyfriends/sig-o's...

This is the gift you want to get your beloved demonstrator so she can show how to demonstrate stamping ideas! $39.99. http://www.huehd.com/products/ Just pay it forward, gents. That is all. Over and out.

Little Hellos Birthday Card

  I crafted this using the same layout in a previous post but changed the colors and papers. This uses one of the InColors, Blushing Bride, and a favorite retired set, Little Hellos. Very bubbly and fishy-finned, eh? Have a safe and happy Halloween!

Close as a Memory, Watercolor Joy card

This card uses a retired set and wheel that I love. I had a craft white ink pad that I had over-inked and I used the wheel to clean it up. When I rolled the wheel over the paper to clean it off, it made really awesome damask type looks of strong and light gradients of white. This is a sympathy card that I am making for a friend. Happy Columbus Day weekend!

Cherish Friendship, Sincere Salutations card

Here is my variation on one of the cards in September's Workshop Wizard. I did not own the stamp sets, Texturz plate, pastels, or linen thread that were listed but I think I did a pretty good job with the supplies I did have!

Gift Givers, Creatively Yours, Every Little Bit Halloween Card

I wonder if you recognize this Halloween card. It was featured in the monthly newsletter that I send out! I made a few variations on it with different stamp sets, layout tweaks and candy choice (gumballs here), but the idea is so fun! Inside is stamped "Deliciously made for you." Gift Givers and the cellophane wrappers are available for a limited time only. See the Holiday Mini Catalog for details!

Sweet Birthday, Rebecca DSP Card

This is a simple card made with a retired stamp and designer series paper. It's a very simple look with a pearl embellishment on the candle flame. I wanted the patterned paper to look like wallpaper so I ran along the edges with my fingernail. This is for a co-worker's birthday coming up this week.

Sincere Salutations Quilted Cards

Cards for a co-worker CASED from a Lisa P. post on Stampin' Connection. My co-worker is a quilter and wants some get well cards to send. Thank you very much, Lisa.

Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories Card

Here is a card modeled after a sample in the Loads of Love Inspiration Sheet. I saved those sheets through the years they were offered and now they are collected in a binder. I love referring to them time and again. Colors used were Soft Suede, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizazz, Not Quite Navy, and Tangerine Tango. I believe you can piece together this card just by looking but email me if you need guidance. I purchased some orange mums today at the farm so I guess I already have autumn on the brain. Do you?

Easy Events Card and My Digital Studio samples

Finished up the Workshop Wizard cards for August with the "Wedding Wishes" card shown here.  Also shown are items you can make with Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio digital paper-crafting software! Stampin' Up! is holding a contest this month to see who can make the coolest project using it. See more information about the contest here . P.S. Thank you, Stampin' Up, for carrying over "The Open Sea" stamp set. This rubber stamp enthusiast approves!!

August 2011 Petite Pocket, Cheerful Treat, Tagtastic Project

Here is a sample from August's Workshop Wizard. It showcases treats from our exclusive items especially for hostesses! Very cute indeed! We only had a small power outage from Hurricane Irene. Spent the weekend learning to crochet and then set to cleaning the house. Productive times!

Looking for a bird- or animal-themed card swap to join

I tried to coordinate a bird-themed swap on the Stampin' Connection but there were no nibbles. (oh well :) If there is a Stampin' Up swap theme like this out there somewhere that needs a space filled, let me know. I try to make cards that have at least one critter in them. I was hoping for a swap that was not stamp set (or punch) specific. I can understand why most people want to be set specific as it is the most fun way to make a varied set sampler.  I do this for fun so I thought I'd throw it out there anyway. I usually keep my cards really simple to show that stamping is not hard to do, but I can get really serious and fancy when the opportunity calls. Check out my Tags on the right here if you are doing a set/punch specific swap. I name all the sets and punches I've used here.

Triple Treat, Sweet Birthday card

Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi, Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla colors.  Six pearl jewels, four punches, one DSP strip on the inside right. Miles examines and approves! Nightie-nite! p.s. Yes, those wires are far outside the cage bars (his nite lite rests atop his home).

Easy Events Card with Cheerful Treat DSP

This is a Workshop WOW à la Aimée. I dyed my white grosgrain ribbon in Concord Crush. I threaded it through a Stampin' Dimensional in the lower right hand corner after the white cardstock it was attached to was adhered to the Cheerful Treat DSP. It makes a corner-tied ribbon. I hope that is clear. I hope you like the idea! P.S. I added a Button Button set stamp to the DSP to fill it in with more pattern.

Easy Events Starter Kit card

Here is another card you can make using Stampin' Up!'s Starter Kit. Here I have made a substitution for the kit's punch option. I've used the clover in the Punch Pack. If you cut away two adjacent petals you get a cute little heart that looks very alike to the one in the image. Sending you love on a great New England day. Sunny, fresh and 80 degrees today. Have a great tax-free weekend in MA and stop by my online store if you want to get a good deal on stamps and supplies!

Short and Sweet, Every Little Bit freshmint holder CASE

A bit late for the Christmas in July post I wanted to schedule. Here is a nice New England "Summer Sun"-set to surround this little holder...it made the taffeta ribbon shimmer. This is a CASE'd 3D template from another demonstrator, Linda C. My version uses the Short and Sweet and Every Little Bit stamp set. I also added the 2" oval punch and little flower punch. I'm sure you recognize the little mints peeking through the punched hole.

Easy Events Convention 2011 Card

I was unable to attend Convention but my awesome upline, Rebecca, showed me this cool project the attendees got to do. This is my version with Chocolate Chip ribbon and the 1" circle punch. It is very easy to make. I liked the Chocolate Chip and Melon Mambo colors together. Maybe I was subconsciously thinking of food.

Pendant Park, Bird Builder Punch card

This layout might look familiar if you had last year's catalog. I modified the stamp set choice and color choices. I used Marina Mist ink on Baja Breeze paper for the bird. I stamped the inked image off once on scrap paper before I stamped the wing. Baja Breeze paper and ink for the card foundation and the sentiment.

CASE - Pennant Parade card

This is a design from another demonstrator, Amy O. I found it on our demonstrator website in a special section where we share pictures of our work. I copied and stamped it exactly (CASE'd). Well, I used rhinestones instead of pearls and used a different sentiment stamp. But the colors and layout I loved the way they were. That's one of the cool things about getting ideas from other stampers, you can modify them like that!

C is for Cat, P is for Paw card

A stamp set and  stamp wheel I've been waiting to use! I like the wheels that do not have clearly defined borders. That way, when I do not roll them straight, it doesn't matter so much. The ribbon is white grosgrain. I sponged Baja Breeze ink over it. Grosgrain is my choice to create my own colored ribbons. I also added a rhinestone embellishment. I consulted the Color Coach for Baja Breeze's color mates.

Loads of Love card

Here is another simple card that can be made from a Starter Kit. You are able to customize stamp sets and colors in your Starter Kit according to your tastes which is another great advantage to the purchase. Loads of Love is a set in which you can use the 2-Step Stampin' technique to build your own custom image. Loads of Love has two coordinating wheels and a few other add-on stamp sets available for purchase. I love its versatility. This would be a great make and take for a workshop or a way to demonstrate heat embossing by replacing the black ink with Versamark and black embossing powder.

Easy Events card

This is a really simple yet sophisticated card that is able to be created from our Starter Kit. The kit has $345 of items for just $175 and it supplies you with all the stamps, papers, tools and accessories you need to start rubber stamping! Additionally, you gain access to a most awesome resource: Stampin' Up!'s demonstrator website. It's full of craft ideas and advice. You also get a monthly print magazine to further educate you on the latest stamping techniques! Email me for more details!

Open House/Studio photos

Getting all tidied up while looking at Convention 2011 Highlights video. Don't you want to come over and stamp in this awesome space? My favorite stamping partner created her own make-and-takes. Some more intensive stamp art made by me.

Inkerbelle's Stamp Club 2011-2012

Announcing the Stampin' in Sutton Club for central and southern central Massachusetts! This 2011-2012 session of the club will begin in September 2011 and run through June 2012 (ten months). It will meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month. 6:30pm-8:30pm. Choose to be one of ten rotating hostesses to receive - new and improved! - hostess benefits, or attend on an drop-in basis as your schedule allows. Either way it's $15/month (flat fee or equivalent Stampin' Up! order). That's it! To sign up, email me  and you will receive an email back with all the details. What is the Stampin' in Sutton Club? A once a month free class taught by artsy Aimee in her stamping space in Sutton, MA. You will complete two projects in each class. There are two types of membership: Rotating Hostess -  When it's your month to be hostess, you get full hostess benefits, which means you are the recipient of free merchandise from the current Stampin' Up! catalog. A mini

Snow Much Fun card

This is another card that I am demonstrating in July. This is another modified version of the "A Grateful Heart" card in Stampin' Up!'s Workshop Wizard. I will be using Paisley Petals for the background paper instead of this Botanical Gazette DSP that has since retired (why, I have no idea.) I also chose to use the Decorative label punch instead of brads.

Cherish Friendship, Paisley Petals DSP card

I'm so excited to share the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! catalog with you! This is one card that will be your make-it-and-take-it. It is my modification of the "My Friend Card" in the July Workshop Wizard. The only other item I added to the recipe was a touch of Stampin' Pastels. I depend on the Workshop Wizard to keep my workshop preparation easy and fun. You can modify layout, stamps and papers to your liking. It is one of the most awesome perks of being a demonstrator.

Close to Nature, Canvas, Sincere Salutations cards

This set of cards will be a gift. I think I prefer using background stamps (or creating my own backgrounds) better than using decorative papers. I guess I am a purist when it comes to that. This is another project that you can recreate by looking at the photo. I distressed the edges of the layered gray piece just by running my fingernail along the edges of it after it was attached. I do that with a lot of my projects. The image is elevated with Stampin' Dimensionals. Colors: Ruby Red (retired), So Saffron, Old Olive, and Marina Mist. Basic Grey ink on gray paper. Basic Black for image and sentiment. I'm waiting to purchase God's Blessings to stamp on the inside.

Puns from the Past Mother's Day card

Sorry for the blurries. Old Olive, So Saffron and Real Red colors. Corner and Decorative Label punches.

Build-a-Roo card 2

A baby card for an expectant friend! Old Olive paper and ribbon, Certainly Celery for the base. Embossing folder on the Old Olive background. Blender pen for Rose Red and Certainly Celery on Very Vanilla cardstock. I used Basic Brown ink which is a retired permanent color, but I still can't stop using it. If you would like it, I will hunt it down for you. A beautiful and temperate May Day today in central New England. Cheers!

Pensees Ecloses card 2

Nothing remarkable here. I just used all the InColors, a Sizzletts die and a basic embossing folder. Silver Glass was an awesome giveaway at the Regional! Thank you, SU!

Celebrate 6x6 SAB 2011 workshop item

A simple 6x6 scrapbook page SAB 2011 demo using the Celebration wheel, InColor hostess level one DSP, and Hodgepodge Happiness. All of my projects are ridiculously simple. That's how I prefer to stamp. I won't win any prizes, but I have fun.

My cat

This is a drawing I made of my cat, Pubbadools. It shows his wonderful personality. Ha.