Shower Table Idea

It's always a challenge to know what to create for a shower of any kind.

This is a fun idea for the bride to be - collect recipe's from guests, print them on designer series paper - you know there's a design that will go with your color scheme, then run them through the big shot and wrap them around the napkins - hold closed with some ribbon and a peppermint chocolate decorated using the scallop punch. The bride to be gets to keep the recipe's and the tables will look delightful.

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Do the same thing for a children's party but print a joke on the inside

- it will keep them occupied while they wait for their food.

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My First Ever Challenge!

Once in a while I head out the door on a Friday night to join a fabulous group of ladies for an evening of Scrapbooking/Paper Crafting. We gather in the basement of a local church and everyone does their own crafting thing.

This week, Sarah (who organizes the gathering) sent out a challenge to create a project. The parameters were that you had to use eight different designs of patterned paper, eight stickers and a stamped image.

I have never in my life done a challenge, but I’m one of those people who just can’t resist a dare and that’s what it was to me.

Well, for a start – I don’t have any stickers, so I had to make some with a sticker machine I won last year – lucky for me Sarah likes “outside the box thinking” and so making my own stickers was OK with her.

On Friday evening, I get to take my creation. Do you think they’ll like it?

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I used one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Papers – Bella Rose and of course I had to get out my secret weapon “Big Shot” – have you noticed how many times I’ve called upon the Top Note die and how many different uses it has?

For the stickers I ran coordinating Designer Series Paper through my sticker machine and then had the delight of using my new button die to create sticker buttons – Even my son was impressed. Was I done using the Big Shot? Oh no! I used the texturz plates to create the dry embossed background.

Then it was time to punch things up a bit with my brand new Eyelet Boarder punch – I thought I loved the Scallop Edge punch, but this one is dare I say it – even better?

I’ve resisted ordering oval punches ever since they came out, but recently I caved and so out they came too. Oh my gosh, why did I wait this long to go “oval”?

Finally I created my stamped image using one of the “Under $10” items that you can earn for FREE this month. Oh and there's glitter too on the stamped image.

Sorry if that sounded excitable. I just had the best time with this project.

Have a Fabulous Friday and a Wonderful Weekend everyone!

Amber's Make 'n Take - Seeing Spots and In Colors

OK, yesterday I posted early because life has been running away with me this week and so I'm doing the same again today for tomorrow - I hope you don't mind.....

I've been meaning to post the Make 'n Take card from Amber's workshop all week and things just kept coming up, so here it is at last.

I know I've used "seeing spots" a bunch lately, so I'm going to put it to the bottom of the pile and try to resist the temptation to use it for a while - plus one of the stamps needs to dry out since it was dropped in a cup of coffee - Lisa, that's how I know stamps float - it was soooo funny. You just never know what will happen at a workshop.

We used the chit chat rub ons again and once again the ladies were very complimentary and agreed that not all rub ons are created equal - they assured me that these rub ons really are top notch and it isn't just my imagination. I loved the fact that our make 'n take was kind of an any occasion card and because Chit Chat rub ons have sentiments for just about any occasion, the ladies could make their card just right for their needs.

I finished the projects for my Spring Rub Ons class today - using the Bright Delights rub ons and I can't wait to put the class details together for you in the coming weeks.

Cards From Fellow Demonstrators

As you know, I absolutely love making hand made cards and projects, but one of the downsides of being the "maker" is that I don't get that fabulous feeling of receiving hand made cards in the mail.

As you also know my Best Ever Simply Scrappin' Kit Class was posted on the Stampin' Up! web site recently and a number of demonstrators purchased the class from me to share with their own customers. One of the extra benefits to me, as well as sharing what I love, is that some of the wonderful demonstrators out there have included a hand made card with their payment.

I wanted to share as many of the beautiful cards I've received as I can, so here are two more cards that just made my heart sing when I received them.

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Thank you ladies, they are quite simply delightful, they made my day and made me feel special.

I Love The New Occasions Mini!!!!!

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Click here to see why: http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Occasions09_US.pdf

Playing Catch Up or as my Children Say "Ketchup"

Wow, it's just been one of those weeks.

Every time I turn around there is something else that crops up and everything I had planned goes right out the window......

........So, tonight I'm going to be proactive and post ready for tomorrow and of course that means that it will be a regular day - here's hoping......

Anyway, more than a week ago, I promised to post our Stamp Club swaps and so here they are:

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Hmmm, some of the cards needed to lean against something and so I just couldn't help showing off my new bag - I can't wait to use it as inspiration for a card or scrapbook page.

I think my ladies did a fabulous job don't you?

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Congratulations ladies - you did a fabulous job - I only wish everyone seeing them here could see them in person, they are even better (if that's possible) in real life - Way to go Stamp Club - You Rock!

Get Connected Promotion Update!

Hi there - in my last post I let you know that there was a slight issue with our new promotion - here are the latest details that Stampin' Up! just posted......

Get Connected Promotion to Go Live Thursday April 1, 2009
http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/14084.asp

We have identified and fixed the technical problems that caused a delay in starting the Get Connected promotion; we currently have our Quality Assurance team testing it, and they will be working through the evening to ensure the promotion can go live Thursday, April 2. The specific time will be determined Thursday mid-day after a promotion review, and we will post another announcement along with the previously posted support materials when the promotion goes live.
Please note: We had communicated earlier that we may need to change the parameters of the promotion. We are happy to announce that no changes will be necessary; the promotion will remain as was first announced on March 1.

It's Not An April Fool - It's A Great New April Promotion!!

A Great Way to Connect - Page 208

Connect with family and friends when you make them beautiful cards and gifts using products from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Currently there is a slight technical hitch and I received the following from Stampin' Up! a short while ago:

Technical Issues with Get Connected Promotion April 1, 2009
Due to unforeseen technical issues with the Get Connected promotion, it has become necessary to turn it off. We are looking at several ways to resolve these issues, some of which may require us to change the parameters of the promotion. Currently, demonstrators should hold off on advertising this promotion as it is outlined on the Demonstrator Web Site.
Our team has been working on this throughout the night and we will keep you posted as new information becomes available.

The New Occasions Mini Is Here!!!

Yesterday I posted some fun cards made with just a few of the fabulous new items in new Occasions Mini -
Click on the link http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Occasions09_US.pdf to view this fabulous new catalog.

It's No April Fool - The Occasions Mini Starts April 1st!

I won't be able to use my computer in the morning, so I'm posting tonight for tomorrow.

If the cards below are anything to go by, you are going to love the new Occasions Mini that starts April 1st.

I'll post a link to the mini just as soon as I can.

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It's A Big Shot Thing!

March 31st is the last day for Sale-A-Bration 2009.

If you order a Big Shot Machine during Sale-A-Bration you will earn two FREE Sale-A-Bration gifts from the Pink Sale-A-Bration mini - Add a couple of Big Shot accessories or the Doctor's Bag and you'll make your own show and earn FREE hostess benefits. Quick - you have only have until Tuesday March 31st to earn Sale-A-Bration FREE items.

Remember you can shop on line with me 24/7 just go to http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/elizabethreeve and select the "SHOP NOW" button.

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Do you recognize the Top Note die above - I've used it to create Owls, Santa Dust, Valentines and a host of other great projects.

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I love these little buckets above - you just place any card or designer series paper on the die, run it through the big shot and you have a cute pocket bucket card or a 3d bucket to put treats in. It doesn't get any easier than that.

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I absolutely love how easy it is to create texture with my Big Shot and how long would it have taken to cut out all those leaf designs without the big shot?

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Progressive Scrapbooking and Coordinating Card

Well, as you all know by now, I do not profess to being a scrapbooker and so when Amber called me and said she wanted me to do a workshop for her and she wanted me to show how a card could become a scrapbook page and how a 6 x 6 page could become an 8 1/2 x 11 page and then transform into a 12 x 12 page, I was really challenged.

This is what I came up with - I sure hope the liked it!

The Card

6 X 6 Scrapbook Page

8 1/2 x 11 Scrapbook Page


8 1/2 x 11 becomes 12 x 12

All Three Pages Put Together To Become 12 x 12

The Completed Projects

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Amber's workshop was a lot of fun, I got to meet some lovely ladies.

By the way, did you know that if you drop a stamp in a cup of coffee it floats?

Also Amber wanted to know about the Stamp A MaJig, which of course I didn't have with me, but did you know that you can actually show how it works using a pen, a calculator and the bag that dimsionals come in?

If you haven't booked a workshop with me yet, you probably should, because you just never know what will happen.

I told the the story about what my Son said the other day when we were out shopping too......

......As we walked past one of those machines you can get that basically seals food so it doesn't get freezer burn etc.

"Hey Mom, why don't we get a FOOD LAMINATOR"

That's just one of those moments you can't resist sharing. Have a fabulous day everyone!

Just Buzzin' By #113228 Page 57

I showed these samples to my ladies the other day and one of them couldn't believe that she'd missed this stamp set in the catalog - she loved it and so today I decided to share it with you too.

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One of my stamp club members made a great swap with this set and I promise to post it next week.

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Have a wonderful weekend!

Have You Seen How Much I Love What I Do?

I'D LOVE YOU TO.....

JOIN MY TEAM!!!

If you've seen what I do and you'd like to do it along side me, now is the perfect time to have a go - there's nothing to lose and everything to gain.

The starter kit itself is a fantastic value and is unbelievably customizable - you should see what it contains: http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/10764.asp

- Some of my ladies signed up just to get the kit and that's perfectly fine with me and one or two who thought they were signing up just to get the kit and the discount ended up turning it into a very successful business - what a surprise that was!

Visit : http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/14018.asp for lots more details

Three Easy Payments Option for the Starter Kit:

During economically challenging times, most of us tighten our budgets. Some expenditures that were once comfortable might now stretch a budget thin. We don't want anyone's efforts to budget wisely to become a barrier to joining Stampin' Up, especially considering the wonderful benefits--personal and economical--being a demonstrator can bring. This is we've introduced a Three Easy Payments option for the Starter Kit. For a limited time, (March 13-April 30, 2009) with a partial initial payment, when you sign up to be a demonstrator, you can receive the Starter Kit right away and get your business running. Two subsequent monthly payments take care of the rest.If you're concerned about the up-front cost of the Starter Kit, now is the ideal time to sign up as a demonstrator. You can take advantage of both the discounted Starter Kit (15% off) as part of Sale-A-Bration and this great Three Easy Payments option! That's two great financial benefits--not to mention an additional stamp set free from the current catalog for signing up during Sale-A-Bration. (quick, this part of the offer ends on March 31st).

Order On Line and Receive a FREE Idea Book while supplies last!

Sale-A-Bration
It’s nearly over for another year…..
Promotion Dates: February 1- March 31, 2009Promotion

Details: Our Sale-A-Bration promotion gives reason for everyone to celebrate!

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! Recruits who are concerned about the up-front cost can also take advantage of our Three Easy Payments option

What Kind Of Card Do You Make For A Boy Turning Ten?

I'm going to post now for Friday

- there are only 33 minutes to go and it will be Friday anyway.

Time To Panic
I needed a card for a 10 year old boy

This was soooo much fun to make. At the London Regional Seminar, I saw someone create giant spirals with our fabulous new circle cutter. This card shrinks the idea down and the spirals go in the in a card.

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I also spent the day working on progressive scrapbook pages and a coordinating card, but you’ll have to wait until next week to see those – ooooh I wish I could post them today, but my hostess should see the first shouldn’t she?

Featuring Bella Rose Designer Series Paper

My new niece was given her name yesterday and "Rose" is part of her name, so I thought I'd share some Bella Rose Designer Series Paper cards to celebrate.

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There are so many beautiful images on this double sided designer series paper, the most difficult thing is to decide which side to use.

Have a wonderful day!

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Stamp Club Projects From Last Weekend

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We made projects like these at stamp club last weekend. Something Old, Something Borrowed and Something Blue.

Old - Tart and Tangy - I just love it

New - Forest Friends and Happy Birthday from the Occasions Mini that will start next week

Borrowed - The folds were from cards I'd received - thank you

Blue - This beautiful Blue designer series paper will be gone forever after March 31st - it is still available FREE with your Sale-A-Bration order of $50 net or more until Tuesday.

Big Shot In Color Sampler - Now Available

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A few weeks ago I created these samplers. When I created them, I had in my mind that not everyone has had the opportunity to see the current and fabulous "in colors" and I also had in my mind that not everyone owns a Big Shot machine to create wonderful textured backgrounds and so I combined both in one sampler.

It makes it so easy for me to show folks and is very portable because of the size.

Each sampler is approximately 3 1/2" x 2 3/4".

There are six in colors, but I wanted to show how our Whisper White comes out and so I used just five, but included the sixth color as a little background for the brad that holds the sampler together. My personal sampler is held together by a brad I wanted to showcase, however my standard samplers are held together just a simple gold or silver brad.

Texturz plates come in sets of 3, with an image on each side and so there are a total of 6 different patterns. My samplers are Texturz Plates - # 114512 Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 - featured on page 203 of the current idea book.

Dry embossing is one of my all time favorite techniques, but it has always been too time consuming for me to do very often and so I am just tickled pink that these fabulous texturz plates came along.

Once again, I was surprised when someone asked where they could purchase one of my little creations to showcase in colors and Backgrounds 1 and so.........

If you would like to purchase a sampler, please feel free to email me - reeveelizabeth@hotmail.com $5.00 including shipping and handling - samplers will be mailed in a regular envelope to keep shipping costs to a minimum.

Have You Signed Up For The April Best Ever Class?

Just A Quick Reminder

Don't Forget

To Sign Up For The "Best Ever" Simply Scrappin Class before April 1st 2009

This class has already received recognition by Stampin' Up! choosing it as a featured class for all their demonstrators to see.

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April 1st is my deadline to order your Best Ever kits for the classes on April 26th and 27th, so that I can be sure that they arrive in time for you to enjoy.

There are two dates to choose from - - April 2009 – Choose daytime or evening Monday April 27th 7:00 – 9:00 PM or Tuesday April 28th 9:30 – 11:30 AM both events are identical. Space is limited.

There are multiple options for how you would like to participate: (see extensive details in the class section of this blog)
Make 20 cards
or
Make 20 cards and 4 Scrapbook Pages
or
Order the class by mail
or
Demonstrators order the PDF. by email
or
Email me and tell me how you would like to approach the class and we'll make it work for you.

This is a fun class and you can go as fast or as slow as you like and because there are so few tools needed it will be easy to complete at home or at a crop.

Even though the classes are scheduled for April - the PDF File will still be available to anyone who purchases while the Spring Summer 2009 catalog is still current.

Floers

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Today it's going to rain and so I thought flowers would cheer up my day. Don't you just love the cute clip on this card - Have you checked out all the fabulous accessories that are in our catalog lately?

I have a lot of projects to do today and hopefully I'll have some cool things to post tomorrow.

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Tart and Tangy - One Of My Favorite Sets

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Once in a while a stamp set comes along and you find that you never get bored with using it. Tart and Tangy is like this. There are only four images in the set - an apple, a strawberry, cherries and citrus - Why did I call the last one "citrus" ??????

When I first started using this set my daughter was watching me stamp - I'd stamped a few oranges and limes and I was working on lemons, when she said "Mom, where's the lime stamp" - you should have seen the light bulb go on when she realized what she'd said - heeee heee, it's the same stamp, you just use different colors to create different fruits.

Wouldn't it be nice to give this card to someone on a hot summer day, with s packet of coordinating drink powder inside?

I love how the glitter around the top of the glass adds extra sparkle. It really makes you think lemonade and by the way, my son wants to know why orange juice is called "juice", but lemonade is called "ade" - I guess I'll have to do some research!

Only A Few Days Of Sale-A-Bration Left

I thought this little bag made with the FREE designer series paper from Sale-A-Bration would be a great reminder to remember to go on your lost Stampin' Up! shopping spree before Sale-A-Bration ends - there are only a few more days left - March 31st is the last day to order on line.

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Happy Mother's Day!

No, I haven't lost the plot. Today is Mothering Sunday in England and so I wanted to wish everyone there a Happy Mother's Day - especially my Sister In Law, who became a Mom for the second time on Friday/Saturday and to my Mom, who is 3,000 miles away.

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