Regional Swap Card

Hello Stampers and Scrapbookers!

I have been busy planning for the upcoming Regionals Training seminar for Stampin' Up! demonstrators. As I mentioned in my previous post, my goal is to prepare 200 swap cards to take to Regionals. Regionals is a wonderful opportunity for demonstrators. There are hundreds of demonstrators who attend(400 or so?). It is a sold out event! There will be informative business and creative stamping presentations, tons of stamped displays, the honour of meeting Shelli Gardner who is the co-founder and CEO of Stampin' UP!, and of course swapping! These are only a few highlights of Regionals.


Here is a picture of my first swap card. I am going to take 4 different swap cards with me. I will make 50 of each. Assembly line, here I come!
The main piece of card stock is Naturals Ivory. I layered two colours of card stock on top of the main piece: Regal Rose and Rose Red. Each of these two pieces were stamped in their coordinating inks using the Fine Lace background stamp. The image from the Petal Prints stamp set is stamped three times using Rose Red ink for the flower and Always Artichoke ink right after one another without re-inking. This creates a lighter image each time. The other two flower images are stamped using the same technique but I used So Saffron and Always Artichoke ink. I sponged Always Artichoke ink around the edges of the Very Vanilla card stock and mounted this piece on a piece of Always Artichoke card stock. The ribbon I used was Olive Narrow Organdy. The 'Thinking of You' stamp is from the Friend to Friend Stamp set.

I have all of the card stock cut out to make 50 of this card. I will be busy stamping, that's for sure! Once I have completed all 50 cards, I will start my next swap card.

Happy Stampin'!

Stacey

(images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Doodle This

Hello Stampin' Friends!


Time passes by too quickly when you are having fun! That is what I have been doing! I have been having a lot of fun stamping with the new Doddle This stamp set in the Spring Mini Catalogue. The first card is a card that I designed for our demonstrator's swap this month. I really like the swirly design. I used it as a background on this card. I stamped the flower stamp with certainly celery ink once on very vanilla card stock and another time on Barely Banana card stock. They are each cut out and the top flower is mounted onto the other flower with a stampin' dimensional. Using a blender pen, I added a little bit of colour(Summer Sun ink from the ink pad). I stamped the word Spring from the Everyday Flexible Phrases stamp set. I little piece of celery ribbon finished this card. This card is available to stamp at tonight's stamp-a-stack. I look forward to seeing everyone tonight who registered for this class!

The second card that I made also features the same stamp set Doddle This. The swirly stamp was used as the flower stem this time. I am also really loving the new Round Tab Punch that is available in the Spring Mini. I used it on this card and stamped Happy Spring and added a piece of narrow Olive organdy ribbon.

I will be posting over the next few days! Yes, I actually will! The Stampin' Up! Regional Training seminar is coming up in April. I have completed my first swap card. I am aiming at 200 swap cards to take to Regionals! Can't wait to swap! Just imagine receiving 200 different cards in one day!

Happy Doodling!


Stacey

(images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Make 'n Take Projects

Good Morning Stampin' & Scrappin' Friends!

Here are some pictures showing how some of the attendees who attended the Tigh-Na-Mara retreat incorporated the make 'n take project into their scrapbook pages and other projects.

The first picture on the left shows the make 'n take projects that I taught at the retreat. They were a little feature to put on a scrapbook page. The little tab pulled out of the project and could feature a picture or journalling. I also incorporated the use of a few punches in this project: the Word Window punch, Ticket Corner punch and the small corner rounder. The piece of card stock punched out by the Word Window punch became the tab at the top and was held together with a silver brad. The attendees could also make this project suit their needs by choosing from 112 different words from the Amazing to Zany or Everyday Flexible Phrases sets.

Here are a few of the pictures of the some of the attendee's projects.

This first project is a scrapbook page, I do believe completed by Lori H.. She featured the make 'n take project on a baby page. Isn't the babe adorable!

The second scrapbook page was created by Gayle M. She added a couple more embellishements to her make 'n take project and mounted the tag off to the side. Looks like it was a great day at a Florida beach Gayle! What incredible blue colours!

The third project was a card Lesley B. created using the make 'n take project. This was a special card Lesley made with her mom in mind. Lesley shows how a simple little scrapbook page feature also looks wonderful incorporated into a card. Great job Lesley! Hope your mom liked it!

Thank you to all of these ladies who shared their projects with me. If you were at the retreat and have added the make 'n take into one of your projects, I would love it if you would share your project with me! You can e-mail a picture of your project to me at staceysstampingstudio@shaw.ca.

Happy scrapbooking and card making!

Stacey

(some images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Tigh-Na-Mara Highlights!

Hello Stampin' and Scrappin' Friends!

Keith and I had a fabulous weekend at the Scrapping Away Scrapbooking Retreat at Tigh-Na-Mara! We met so many wonderful scrapbookers and their work was phenominal! The picture to the right shows the scrapbookers in action!

I thought that I would share with you a few of the pictures that we took. It touches on just how fabulous the weekend was. Wish you all could have been there! Check out Michelle's website( www.scrappingaway.com) to find out more about her retreats.

Here are a few of the ladies enjoying some relaxing social time on friday evening at Tigh-Na-Mara. From left to right are Marg, Lori, Shelia, Lesley and Margie. The social time was followed by an evening full of scrapbooking. Many of the women scrapbooked until the wee hours of the morning....until 2:30-2:45 am! They were back scrapbooking the next morning by 8:00am!

Here was my display at the retreat. I was pleased to offer my Ribbon Samplers to the ladies as well as a few retired stamp sets. The ladies also took advantage of the wonderful Idea Book & Catalogue! Our catalogue is jam-packed with fabulous ideas and projects!

Here is a picture of me holding one of the make 'n takes I taught during the retreat. I offered it in a few different colours. The picture on the right shows the ladies during one of my classes. It was great to see the ladies use my make 'n take in their scrapbook pages and other projects.


In addition to the door prizes I donated to the retreat, I also offered a grand door prize valued at $120 at my display table. The picture to the left shows Camie H. who was the winner of my grand door prize. CONGRATULATIONS Camie!

The picture to the right is of Keith. He assisted me at the retreat and was a great help! He was definitely recognized as the only male at the retreat! Thanks for all your help Keith...even though you didn't want you picture taken!

I had a wonderful time and look forward to future retreats! If you are interested in attending these retreats or would like more information on my stamping and scrapbooking business, please feel free to contact me at staceysstampingstudio@shaw.ca . You can also contact me by e-mail if you would like to book your in-home workshop, classes that I offer or for more information on joining my team as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.

Happy Creative Stampin' and Scrappin'!

Stacey

(images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Retreat time!

Good Morning Stampin' & Scrappin' Friends!

It is retreat time for Keith and I. No, I don't mean rest and relaxation! It is time for us to head upisland to the Tigh-Na-Mara Spa & Resort! Awhile back I posted that I would be demonstrating there at a scrapbooking retreat. The time has finally arrived. Check out this website for more information on the retreat www.scrappingaway.com

I am very excited and can't wait to meet the 50 attendees! It will be wonderful to share with them the project I have prepared. I am also looking forward to the inspiration I will get from them. Can you imagine a room filled with 50 Scrappin' enthusiasts! WOW~

Keith will be assisting me during the retreat. He even has his own Stampin' Up! apron to wear! I'll have to post some pictures when we return.

Check back at the end of the weekend. I will post some highlights from the retreat. I will first have to get permission from the ladies of course!

Have a fantastic weekend and keep Stampin'!

Stacey