Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! I wish you all a very safe and festive evening.

I thought that I would share a quick little post with you today. With this fun occasion comes some fun cards and projects as well. Here are a few Halloween cards and a Halloween project that were stamped by Stamping friends of mine!


The first card was stamped by my friend and upline, Bev. This is such a fun card that makes me smile every time I look at it! She stamped the pumpkin on this card using the Carved & Candlelit stamp set(page 28), the swirly background was created using the Background Basics stamp set(page 131), and the "Happy Halloween" is from the All Holiday stamp set(page143). Bev folded the corner of the card stock and attached a piece of black hemp twine(page 191) to finish off the card.


The second card was stamped by Sonia. The main image on this card is from the Batty for You stamp set(page 27). The more I see this stamp set used the more I like it. She used a variety of punches to frame it: 1 1/4 inch circle and 1 3/8 inch circle and the Scallop Circle punch. I love how these punches work so well with one another. The paper on the bottom of the card is from the Creepy Crawly 12X12 designer series paper and the paper at the top of the card was created using the wax paper resist technique. Another fun card for Halloween.

The final project was also stamped by Sonia! What a great trick or treat surprise. This would make a fun little treat to leave on a co-workers desk or leave for someone special. In between the Scallop Circle punched pieces of card stock are Peppermint Patties! MY FAVORITE!....Yes, I induldge in way too many. Sonia used the same punches again and the Batty for you stamp set. She used a piece of Pumpkin Pie 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon to hold the 4 peppermint patties together.

Thanks for the great cards/project Bev and Sonia!

Wishing you a spooktacular time stamping!....and Happy Haunting tonight!

Stacey

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Retreat weekend!

Tigh-Na-Mara Spa & Resort was where I spent the past weekend! Sounds marvellous right!? It was better than marvellous! I was at a Scrapbooking Retreat weekend with over 50 enthusiastic scrapbookers!~ What a room full of creativity!

I was there as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and had a display of products available through Stampin' Up!, cards that I have made and taught during classes, a display of scrapbooking pages, as well as various other ideas.







I taught a make & take project at the retreat. The make & take was a decorated jumbo paper clip to embellish a scrapbook page, card or just use as a book mark.



Here are a few pictures of the ladies during my make & take classes. I designed the make & take to be what I described as a "free for all". The ladies chose the paper that would work best for them, punched the shapes they wanted and assembled their embellishment for the paper clip to work for them.

It was great to see one of the projects incorporated into a scrapbook page right on the spot!

It was also great to see how much fun the ladies had making a new creation. Each of the creations were different and all turned out wonderful.


I also offered a special Grand Door Prize at my display table. It was a basket of Stampin' Up! goodies worth approximately $120. Here is a picture of Theresa Thomson the lucky winner of the Grand Door Prize! Congratulations Theresa!

The weekend was very enjoyable. I had a great time meeting the new attendees as well as seeing the attendees from the March retreat!

Happy Stampin' and Scrappin'!

Stacey

Christmas cards galore!

This weekend's Christmas Stamp-A-Stacks will feature 8 different Christmas cards. I thought that I would post one card that will be available to stamp. There is a bit of irony to this card. At our mini Regionals we were shown how to do this card but it was a bit different. Last night I took my cards to show my fellow demonstrator and upline Bev. When she showed me hers, we both had a chuckle. Our cards were amazingly the same. It was just the words that were different. It happened that I had already used the Merry Christmas on another card for the Stamp-A-Stack so I decided to use the Holiday Greeting instead. Here are our cards. Bev's says Merry Christmas and mine Holiday Greetings.

If you were interested in the Christmas Stamp-a-Stacks but were unable to attend but still would like the opportunity to stamp Christmas Cards, why not get a group of friends and family together.....and I will come to you! To thank you for organizing a group....your class fee will be waived!!! MERRY (early) CHRISTMAS!!!! Contact me at staceysstampingstudio@shaw.ca if you are interested in booking a class today.

Cheers,

Stacey

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20% off Simply Sent Kits! Limited time!

Tomorrow marks two special moments in time for me. It marks my husband Keith's and my 6th Wedding Anniversary and....it is World Card Making day! I will spend some quality time with hubby, but....YES I will be stamping too!

In celebration of World Card Making day, you may order any Simply Sent Kit for 20% off. This special will end on October 8th! So please do not hesitate to place your order with me. I will be sending in an order October 8th.

I also thought that I would leave you with two cards that I created. I designed these two cards for last weekend's mini Stampin' Regionals. The Christmas card was for a Christmas card swap and the "apple" card was a card which I entered in a card contest and also donated to Ronald McDonald House charities. Both cards were coloured using Classic Ink pads and Aqua Painters. The only exception were the sheep. I watercoloured them using the Whisper White Craft ink pad and the aqua painters.

Happy Stampin' and World Card Making Day!(I would love to see your creations!)

Stacey

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Holiday Glitz!

Make your holiday cards glitzy this year with a little help from the Holiday Glitz card kit. With our precut card stock and Designer Series paper, festive zigzag ribbon, and Rhinestone brads, spreading handmade holiday cheer has never been this easy! And there’s no limit to the number of kits you can buy!There are two ways to take advantage of this fantastic kit while supplies last:
~ Purchase one of holiday stamp sets (below) and get the Holiday Glitz card kit (110286) for the special price of $34.95 each, or
~ Purchase the Holiday Glitz card kit (110286) for $39.95 each with no additional purchase required.

Each Holiday Glitz card kit makes 15 cards and includes:

~ Precut card stock and Designer Series paper (15)
~ Whisper White Envelopes (15)
~ Rhinestone brads (15)
~ Real Red zigzag ribbon (15)
~ Full-colour instruction sheet (1)

Purchase one of the following stamp sets and you will be able to buy the Holiday Glitz card kit for $34.95:

Snowfall ($32.95 )
The Snowflake Spot ($28.95)
Flocons piquetis ($28.95)
Big on Christmas ($25.95)
Love & Joy ($32.95)

Simplify your holidays with Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Glitz card kit! Contact me at staceysstampingstudio@shaw.ca to place an order.

Happy stampin'!

Stacey
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Mini Stampin' Regionals!

You are probably wondering where I am?... I had to make a personal choice to take a break in September. I have had a health issue to deal with, and now I am back in full force! YEAH!!!

This past weekend I attended a Stampin' Mini Regionals that our Stampin' Up! team conducts. It was absolutely fabulous, jammed-packed with ideas, and definitely power-stamping was on the menu. Stamping and socializing are great aspects to my Stamping business. Here are a few pictures showing just how much fun we have!

Along with stamping, there were some WOW projects taught. I had the honour to teach one of them. I think it took the longest but I absolutely love it! It was Stamped Etched Glass. Totally different than making cards or scrapbook pages. Patience is key, but the results are wonderful. I can just image the gifts I will be making this Christmas.

Here is a picture of Bev teaching us her WOW project: Mulberry Batik! The card in the forground is a sample of the technique incorporated into a card. Wonderful technique with a fabulous look! Thanks Bev!

Check back for more pictures of cards. Some of the demonstrators stamped cards in a card contest. All of the cards were donated to the Ronald MacDonald House Charity in Vancouver.

Stacey

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