Double Class--Punch A Bunch & Button Bracelet

On February 20th I am having a Double Class Night.  You can come to both or just one.  Registration is pretty simple.  Purchase the featured product for the class before February 10th (so you have the item in time) and then just show up.    

PUNCH A BUNCH- starts at 6:30pm -Featured Product: Any $15.95 (or higher) punch.  I am cleaning out my scraps.  I want to lighten my paper load for the upcoming move.  I have put ALL of my scraps into a LARGE box.  Bring your new punch and punch till the scraps are gone or your hand can't take anymore.  I will also have my punches available so you can go home with a bag of different shapes.

BUTTON BRACELET- starts at 7:15pm- Featured Product: $8.95 Designer Button Collection (#119747 Brights), (#119743 Neutral), (#119744 Regal), (#119745 Subtles).  Each pack of buttons makes TWO bracelets.  All other materials and instructions will be supplied at the class.  Bring your new buttons to class. 

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Featured Product must be purchased from me to come to class for FREE!  Contact me to for fee to attend classes.

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Fun Flowers Bag Tag

Along with the Matchbox Candy Gifts from yesterday's post, my friend ask me to make her something for her downline going to the regional event.  In the past I have made her entire group calendars, cards, and candy treats.  This time I wanted something more personal they could use everyday.  Also something that would show they were a part of the group they were with.

Keeping it simple for her event, I made my friend's regional event group a tag they could put on their bag of goodies they get from the company.  Later they can hang it on their purse as a conversation starter.  Each tag has two double sided flowers made of chipboard cut with the Fun Flowers Big Shot Die.  The chipboard was first covered with Designer Series Paper from the Soft Subtles Paper Patterns Stack.  I adhered the DSP to the chipboard with a Glue Stick.

After running it through the big shot, I punched a hole in the top with the Crop-A-Dile.  The labels on each side were printed onto Whisper White cardstock using my computer.  They have information like, the location of the event, the company event theme and the name of my friends downline group.  The Pretty In Pink letters are the first initial of the ladies names and were cut with the Timeless Type Jr. Alphabet.  I attached them with a two way glue pen.  The ribbon is from the 1/2" Scalloped Dots Ribbon Series.
With my families upcoming move for the army to Hawaii, I think I am going to make similar tags to help locate our luggage faster at the airport.


Products Used:  Soft Subtles Paper Patterns Stacks (#117152), Glue Stick (#104045), Fun Flowers Die (#121812), Crop-A-Dile (#108362), 1-3/4" Circle Punch (#119850), Timeless Type Alphabet (#115951), Two Way Glue Pen (#100425), Pretty in Pink Scalloped Dots Ribbon (#124141), Big Shot (#113439)


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Fun Flowers Die (#121812)

1/2" Scalloped Dots Ribbon (Shown in Pretty in Pink #124141)

Mixed Bunch Matchbox Die

A friend of mine is a consultant for another direct sales company.  This weekend she is getting together with other consultants for a regional event.  She knows several of the trainers for the event and asked if I would make them a simple thank you.  This is what I came up with.

The box the candy is in is from the Matchbox Die.  This Big Shot die will cut the box, the sleeve, and three different tag labels.  I just used the box.  It will cut the shape and fold lines making assembly easy to do.  I stamped one of the small images from the Mixed Bunch stamp set and then hand wrapped the sleeve around the box, holding it shut with some Sticky Strip.  The flower is stamped from the Mixed Bunch stamp set and punched with the coordinating Blossom Punch.  The center of the flower is a Bold Bright 3/16" Brad.  I wrote the trainers name in Tempting Turquoise marker onto the Modern Label tag.

Inside the box are 4 pieces of chocolate nuggets.  Each has been wrapped with a strip of Old Olive cardstock. I stamper the label for the chocolate twice.  Once in Temping Turquoise and again in Melon Mambo.  I cut out the Melon Mambo center and adhered it with some snail over the Tempting Turquoise one.
NOTE:  You can stamp the wrap imaged onto mailing labels, but do not attach them to the pieces of chocolate directly.  The glue for the label is not safe to put on the chocolate.  It can soak through the chocolate wrapper.  Be sure to attach the label to a piece of cardstock first.  I also found that the ink does not stamp clearly on the mailing labels and looks a bit fuzzy.

Products Used from the Occasions Mini Catalog (ends April 30, 2012)

Mixed Bunch Stamp Set (wm #125535, cm #125537), Blossom Punch (#125603)

 Other Products Used:  It's A Wrap Stamp Set (wm #123590, cm #123592), Matchbox Die (#114890), Big Shot (#113439), Bold Bright 3/16" Brads (#119740), Modern Label Punch (#119849), Sticky Strip (#104294), 3/4" Circle Punch (#119873)

Colors for Cardstock, Ink & Markers: Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Whisper White

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My Digital Studio New FREE 30 Day Trial Offer!

Have you been curious about My Digital Studio, but wished you could try it for yourself before purchasing it.  Now you can.  Stampin' Up! is offering a FREE 30 day trial of My Digital Studio Express!  The FREE download will work for 30 days, starting the day you download the trial (item #129600) from My Demonstrator Website Store.

With the FREE 30 Day Trial, you'll get:

• Full access to the Express software at NO COST.
• Full design functionality.
• Exclusive artwork that comes with My Digital Studio Express.

What is My Digital Studio (MDS) Express?  It is a downloadable version (item #124483), regularly $39.95, of our popular My Digital Studio digital design software.  You receive the same software and some digital content to get you started!

What comes in the MDS Express download?  Over $50 worth of content, which includes:

• 12 Designer Series paper patterns
• One 9-piece stamp brush set
• 81 embellishments
• 26 punches
• Five designer templates (24-page 11" x 8-1/2" photobook, 7" x 5" postcard, 5" x 7" postcard, 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" greeting card, 4" x 9-1/4" trifold card)
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How Does My Digital Studio Express differ from My Digital Studio?  My Digital Studio (item #118108, $79.95) contains packaged DVDs and nearly 2,000 stamp brush sets, embellishments, designer templates, punches, Designer Series Papers, card stock and more.  That's a $500 value.  My Digital Studio Express does not contain the $500 worth of digital images.

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The Last of the Valentine Swaps

I wanted to show you this last set of Valentine Swaps I received at Leadership Conference.  There is still time to order anything you need to finish your Valentines this year.  I call these the "Love" group.  They don't specifically say "Valentine's Day" on them.  You could use them for any number of occasions.  Several of them are unsigned, so if you know who made the card please let me know, so I can give them credit.

Simple card using the embossing folder.  By: Unknown

This cupcake card could easily be for a birthday.  By: Unknown

A little hard to photograph.  Smaller 4x4 card with a really cute layout.  By: Unknown

Not the normal Pink and Red heart cart.  By: Kim Huffman

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The people behind the scenes

Yesterday I shared a little about my roommates from Leadership Conference.  Today I want to share a few tidbits about the people who make Stampin' Up! such a great company to represent.

First is Shelli the CEO of Stampin' UP!  She is the most down to earth person to meet.  You can tell she truly cares about the demonstrators every time she speaks with us.  I couldn't imagine a more wonderful person starting this company.
Next is our Chief Financial Officer, Scott Nielsen, and our Marketing Manager Spencer Willis.  These two made the financial overview of the company so enjoyable to hear.  Scott dressed as Mr. Roger's, singing the opening theme song to the classic TV hit and even changed his jacket and shoes.  Scott has us all laughing as he came on stage as Mr. McFealy, with a Speedy Delivery for us.

At a Stampin' Up! Event even the home office gets in on the fun.  Each opening session they line the hallways and clap for us as we rush in to get good seats.  No picture as I was rushing to get to mine.  It makes you feel like a big celebrity.  Many of the fine men and women who work for Demonstrator Support and other departments at the home office, put in the extra time to prepare a dance to get us all energized for Leadership.  Their fearless leader was Donna Griffiths from the home office in Utah.

The People We Meet

One of the best things about a Stampin' Up! Event is all the people we meet.  I got the chance to spend the weekend with some great ladies.  It was so much fun to share the experiences of my 3 roommates.

Donna (on the right) got the chance to walk across stage as she promoted to  Manager this last year. 

Nola and I sat together for all of the general sessions.  

Pam had won the card challenge contest.  Here she is with her winning card  (green and white below her).

Here is Pam with her prize from the contest.  YEAH!  Free stuff!

There is no bad time to sign up with Stampin' Up! and become a Demonstrator.  You will get lots of great support and be able to attend these Wonderful Events in the future.  For more about the benefits of joining Stampin' Up! during Sale-A-Bration 2012 check out this post.  Or go to My Demonstrator Website and click on Join Now.