Here is a peek at my completed banner as promised! It is a perfect fit between the banisters in living and dining room area! I am so proud! I made paper tassels to go in between the banner flags. It turned out so cute! Even my husband commented on it! To see video how to’s; go here.
I used the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit to make my banner!
To purchase your own Build a Banner; go here and click on the shop now button!
16 years of pins and buttons and I am running out of room on my lanyard! My open house is the only place I will wear it. It is heavy and I am afraid of losing any. I wore it to convention one year and lost a pin. I was so distressed! However, it was a year that my hubby went with me as a supporting demonstrator and he was adamant that I take his! I would have had to start a 2nd lanyard if I had went to every event all 16 years! I will eventually start a 2nd because I do have to go to Stampin’ Up! events every so often! It is hard to stay away!
“Calorie free parfaits equal stamp more eat less!”
I am so excited! My open house is this Saturday! Of course…I am nowhere near ready! I have all these bits and pieces done and ready…but it is not all pulled together yet! I have 80 pounds of peaches to freeze, a garden to keep harvesting, and a house to clean…anyone want to come and help! lol! All of my guests will be receiving a calorie free parfait! They will also get some of my famous cookies…which are baked and in the freezer ready to package up on Friday. I hope I don’t have to pull an “all-nighter” to get it all done! I have been working on things since I got back from convention in hopes of avoiding one of those…but like my husband says…I just can’t help myself…I always find something else that I think I must add or do!
“Creative Iron Chefs Competition!”
Enter 2007 and Stampin’ Up! has a new set called Voila’ featuring a chef. My husband loved watching the Iron Chef shows and a theme for my 10 year anniversary open house was born! I asked my oldest if he would be willing to join his brother and dad to help me out…and he agreed! I will have to dig out their projects and take photos for you and blog about those! We did it just like the show! I had a table of stamping supplies and they each had to run over and grab what they wanted and make something out of what they took! And…we had a timer set! It was a lot of fun! They also demonstrated new products and competed throughout the day making things. At this open house I was wondering why I was the demonstrator…their ideas were awesome! These guys have helped me out over the years…cutting cardstock, stamping images, and assembling swaps! I kind of miss the help! lol! Left to right in the photo; Aric (my youngest), Jim (my hubby), and Aaron (my oldest). I love these guys! They keep me laughing. Aric is in the military now and we miss him being around. Aaron still lives close but work, family, and church keep him busy!
We had a new stamp set in 2006 called Ahoy Matey that inspired my 2006 Open House theme! The guys LOVED that theme! They had fun with it. Since they were demonstrating new products for me…they made up their own signage, there be “Demon-strations” here! Ha! My guys crack me up! I am usually behind the camera…but Linda B. took a photo of us 3 and sent it to me! Jim is on the left and my youngest, Aric is on the right! They be handsome pirates!
This was the convention 2005 theme…and I scooped it up and used it for my 2005 open house! It was fun! We wore hard hats and safety vests and I had construction cones and signs around the house for different areas; displays, make & takes, etc. Jim is wowing the ladies demonstrating the watercolor crayons! The swatch book that I created in My Digital Studio was easy…it was a template so all I had to do was drop in the photos! I did update the colors in the template to the new In Colors! I can’t wait to see the books…they are not here yet! Swatch books are 26 pages…great to document an event or trip…and quick, easy, and inexpensive! Professional print is only $9.95!
“16 years of Stampin’ Up! Magic!”
Sadly, I have lost a few photos over the years. The digital world has its hazards! I have finally learned to pay for a back up service. These photos are from 2004 and they are in one of the three swatch books I created in My Digital Studio. I chose to use the convention theme from that year for my open house! Convention was also in Orlando. It was my first trip to Florida…and my first trip to Disney. It was definitely magical! Jim was demonstrating new product for me.
This year I celebrated 16 years as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator! I am amazed that I am still a demo and how quickly the time has passed! There have been times when discouragement and life has tempted me to give it up and then I think about all the wonderful people who support me and I just can’t do it! I look forward to my Open House every year! I probably put way too much time and effort into it…but I have always wanted it to be special and fun! It is one way I can say “Thank You” to everyone who has supported me whether it is the occasional order, being a hostess, a regular customer, a class attendee, a hostess club member, etc. No matter how you have supported me through the years I want to say thanks and show my appreciation! I haven’t done much stamping to share with you because I have been preparing for my open house which will be Saturday, August 24th from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. This year we will be celebrating 16 years of good times! This is the signage and my fall class schedules that I have prepared in My Digital Studio. I created 3 swatch books in My Digital Studio that I am having professionally printed in MDS. These are of past events and for those that have been with me it will be fun to reminisce. For those who haven’t been with me as long…it will be fun for them to see my past themes! Back in the beginning I got the wild hair to do my open house with a theme…and I have done that at my annual open house every year since! I have usually picked out a stamp set as my theme…and it has always been fun to come up with ideas. This year I picked the Happy Hour Set. For me…stamping is my happy hour! I will share some of the themes with you in future blog posts! My husband and boys helped quite a bit in the past…I haven’t used them so much the past few years…the boys have grown up and moved on. Jim usually ends up helping with all the cleaning and set up!
I am looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it this year!
If I remember right…this card was a complete CASE…from somewhere! I seldom find cards that I want to copy exactly but this was one! I loved the scenic focal point on the woodsy background and the earthy, neutral embellishments. Great guy card! The other wonderful thing about this design…it didn’t require a new stamp set if it wasn’t in your budget! If you own Lovely as a Tree it would work perfectly with this design! Update the older set with the Coordinations cardstock, woodsy folder, and neutral buttons and you are good to go! Sometimes new accessories are all that is needed to update your stampin’ inventory!
Supplies used on this project are listed below. Remember to click my order online button (above right) to be taken to my demonstrator business website and click the shop now button to purchase any of the following items!
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SERENE SILHOUETTES CLEAR-MOUNT STAMP SET Item: 127324 |
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NEUTRALS CORE’DINATIONS Item: 129956 |
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BASIC BLACK 8-1/2X11 CARD STOCK Item: 121045 |
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BASIC BLACK CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD Item: 126980 |
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TANGERINE TANGO CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD Item: 126946 |
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CAJUN CRAZE CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD Item: 126965 |
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STAMPING SPONGES Item: 101610 |
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WHISPER WHITE 8-1/2X11 CARD STOCK Item: 100730 |
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NATURALS DESIGNER BUTTONS Item: 127554 |
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WOODGRAIN TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER Item: 127821 |
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CIRCLES COLLECTION FRAMELITS DIES Item: 130911 |
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STAMPIN’ SANDING BLOCK Item: 129367 |
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ITTY BITTY BANNERS CLEAR-MOUNT STAMP SET Item: 126257 |
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BITTY BANNERS FRAMELITS DIE Item: 129267 |
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“Just sending a post to say hello!
This card was inspired by Joy during our little stampin’ fellowship prior to convention. I considered doing this as one of my #convention2013 swaps but then ultimately went with a slightly different design as I wanted to showcase a few more of the new In Colors on my #swap. I love simple cards and this one qualifies!
Supplies used on this project are listed below. Remember to click my order online button (above right) to be taken to my demonstrator business website and click the shop now button to purchase any of the following items!
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MOSAIC MADNESS CLEAR BUNDLE Item: 132733 |
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STRAWBERRY SLUSH 3/8″ RUFFLE STRETCH TRIM Item: 130023 |
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STRAWBERRY SLUSH 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK Item: 131295 |
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STRAWBERRY SLUSH CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD Item: 131178 |
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QUATREFANCY SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER Item: 130141 |
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GINGHAM GARDEN DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Item: 129314 |
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BASIC RHINESTONES JEWEL ACCENTS Item: 119246 |
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WHISPER WHITE 8-1/2X11 CARD STOCK Item: 100730 |
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STAMPIN’ DIMENSIONALS Item: 104430 |
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SNAIL ADHESIVE Item: 104332 |
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FOUR YOU Item: 130538 |
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“I miss you already times two!”
I didn’t get a chance to share a sneak peek of this swap for you. I wanted my swaps to showcase several new items from the catalog so they would be a great swap for other demonstrators to share with their customers and be able to see several new items! This card features 5 new things yet it is not too busy! I used the Negative Space technique featured here.
Supplies used on this card are listed below. Remember to click my order online button (above right) to be taken to my demonstrator business website and click the shop now button to purchase any of the following items!
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MOSAIC MADNESS CLEAR BUNDLE Item: 132733 |
$29.50 | REMOVE |
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REALLY GOOD GREETINGS Item: 130333 |
$14.95 | REMOVE |
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STRAWBERRY SLUSH 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK Item: 131295 |
$6.95 | REMOVE |
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STRAWBERRY SLUSH CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD Item: 131178 |
$5.95 | REMOVE |
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WHISPER WHITE 8-1/2X11 CARD STOCK Item: 100730 |
$8.50 | REMOVE |
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GINGHAM GARDEN DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Item: 129314 |
$4.95 | REMOVE |
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MODERN MOSAIC TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER Item: 129984 |
$7.95 | REMOVE |
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SQUARES COLLECTION FRAMELITS DIES Item: 130921 |
$26.95 | REMOVE |
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BASIC RHINESTONES JEWEL ACCENTS Item: 119246 |
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“It doesn’t take a flower shop to say thanks!”
Here is my completed 3×3 Flower Shop swap! It is my favorite! I loved the colors and the layout! It took awhile to come up with it…but it was worth it!
To see the supplies used go to the sneak peek here!
“You are just my cup of tea; bath tea, that is!”
As promised here is my 3D convention 2013 swap that I gave you a sneak peek of here! I made an envelope to hold the tea bag below:
The back looked like this:
I purchased the tea bags here. I made up the tea in bulk using equal parts of Rosemary, Lavender, Rose Petals, and Mint purchased from Rose Mountain Herbs. Each bag has 1/2 cup of the tea. To use: boil 2 cups of water and steep bag for about 15 minutes; then add to your bath water.
Supplies used on this project are listed below. Remember to click my order online button (above right) to be taken to my demonstrator business website and click the shop now button to purchase any of the following items!
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2013-2015 IN COLOR DESIGNER SERIES PAPER STACK Item: 130136 |
$21.95 | REMOVE |
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TEA PARTY Item: 129138 |
$16.95 | REMOVE |
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CRISP CANTALOUPE CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD Item: 131176 |
$5.95 | REMOVE |
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STRAWBERRY SLUSH CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD Item: 131178 |
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SIMPLY SCORED Item: 122334 |
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SIMPLY SCORED DIAGONAL PLATE Item: 125586 |
$11.95 | REMOVE |
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SPONGE DAUBERS Item: 102892 |
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MINI GLUE DOTS Item: 103683 |
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“#swaps and #mosaicmadness have madness in common!”
I am almost done assembling these swaps! I may cut some more to assemble on the plane (the definitive sign of madness). Today I leave for convention. I am so excited! My blog will be silent while I am gone. I am going to share my convention news through my Facebook Page @ www.facebook.com/Inkheaven! Like my page to see my updates! When I get back I will share my completed swaps with you! I’m waiting because I don’t want to spoil the surprise for those demonstrators who follow my blog and will be swapping with me!
Mass production is in high gear! I have 100 more swaps to go! These will be for a 3×3 swap at convention. They have turned out to be so cute! Excitement is building!
I have used the following new items for this swap:
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FLOWER SHOP CLEAR BUNDLE Item: 132726 |
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TAPE IT Item: 130715 |
$18.95 | REMOVE |
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BAKED BROWN SUGAR 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK Item: 131296 |
$6.95 | REMOVE |
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BAKED BROWN SUGAR CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD Item: 131174 |
$5.95 | REMOVE |
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PISTACHIO PUDDING 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK Item: 131294 |
$6.95 | REMOVE |
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CRISP CANTALOUPE CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD Item: 131176 |
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Remember to click my order online button (above right) to be taken to my demonstrator business website and click the shop now button to purchase any of the above items!