You must be wondering who won the blog candy???
Using random.org, entry #10 wins!
Joan B. - She wrote: would love to know how to cut layers exactly right!
I sent you an email Joan! And a big thank you to all of you who are now on my email list!
Have you ever stamped and re-stamped twice or even three times because the image didn't come out just so? Were there gaps in the image, or perhaps a blurred image? Here are some tips to make sure your stamped images come out right each time:
It's almost the end of the month. November 30 marks some important events:
Don't forget! Place your order through me by November 30 and enjoy free shipping!
Keep your eyes open for the Retirement List. It comes out December 1!
To kick off my new business blog, I thought I'd offer up some blog candy!
This is Stamp Workshop's first offering of blog candy, and it's a good one! The winner will receive enough goodies to make 12 gift card holders - just in time for the holidays! You will win 4 Old Olive Gift Notes, 4 So Saffron Gift Notes, and 4 Sahara Sand Gift Notes. There are 12 Confetti White envelopes to match. You will also get approx 3 yards of 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain and 12 Build-A-Brads - 6 each of Antique Brass and Pewter.
So what do you have to do to win? Well, there are two things! Think of a tip (for Tools & Tips Tuesday), ask me a question (for Wonder Wednesday) OR suggest a technique (for Technique Thursday).
Then, on the left hand side of this blog, find the "Get my Newsletter" section under my picture. Sign up for my newsletter to get the latest SU news. When you sign up, you will find a notes section, in this section, leave me your tip, question or technique(as described above).
Please note that by signing up for my newsletter, you will receive, via email, the latest SU news and specials. In the newsletter, you will also get special promotions and information provided directly through me.
So, to win this fabulous blog candy:
1) Think of a tip, question or technique
2) Sign up for my newsletter and let me know what you came up with for #1.
I will pick a winner at random on Wednesday, November 28. Thanks for playing!
This is probably a more appropriate post for "Marketplace Monday", but since the Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year, also known as "Black Friday", I thought I would post Stampin' Up!'s after Thanksgiving specials!
Here are some exclusive specials offered by Stampin' Up! from Friday, November 23 through Saturday, December 15:
Holiday Tag Bundle (item 112409) $4.95 - A new item just for this promotion! This bundle has several pre-cut pieces from the Holiday Glitz kit and makes 15 quick and easy toppers for gift giving. It includes 15 each of the following:
Empty Accents and Elements Tin-3 Pack (item 112410) $9.95 - A new item chosen just for this promotion!
Tags for All Stamp Set* (item 110380) 20% off at $24.76
Hand Selected Accents & Elements (item 110228 ) 25% off at $8.21
Designer Gift Cards* (item 110264) 30% off at $4.55
Purely Pomegranate (item109863) and Chocolate Chip (item 109862) Satin Ribbon* Buy 1, get 1 free!
*This item is from the current Holiday Mini Collection. Only this and other items indicated will be extended through the campaign period while supplies last. All other Holiday Mini items will be available until November 30.
Click here to see the promotion sales flyer (1.2 MB PDF File).
Added bonus! In honor of "Black Friday", any orders directly from me from November 23 - November 30 will get their order shipped free! Contact me today to place your order!
"Freedom from Want"
Norman Rockwell, 1943
Wishing you and your family a nice Thanksgiving!
Have you ever wondered why there are slight color variances between two packs of cardstock bought at different times? Stampin' Up! explains why...
Because there is such high demand for our products, Stampin' Up!
outsources its card stock and paper to several different paper mills.
Once a mill creates card stock in a specific color, the mill tests it
with a spectrophotometer, a device that measures the color. The card
stock must pass the mill's internal quality control standards developed
in conjunction with Stampin' Up!, including a color examination in a
light box. Our products are then reviewed carefully by color experts at
Stampin' Up! before being approved. Here's a closer look at our product
approval process:
When samples arrive at Stampin' Up! for analysis, our quality control
team makes its own inspection. Card stock samples are evaluated the
same day they are received. Inks are stamped and set aside for 24 hours
before evaluating, which allows us to check the color consistency once
the dye ink has absorbed into the paper and the pigment ink has dried
through evaporation. All color evaluations are conducted in a light box
in daylight and cool white florescent conditions; this environment
ensures that we test with the same controlled light source as our
vendors. Because the type of light (such as incandescent, fluorescent,
or daylight) affects color perception, the controlled environment of a
light box ensures a consistent background against which to compare
colors. We evaluate the color on its lightness, darkness, hue (color),
and chroma (amount of gray). It is also compared to the color produced
in its previous print run. We also evaluate its coordination with our
other products. For example, when we examine card stock, we also
compare it to the same color ink pad, ink cartridge, and marker.
Each sample is given a pass or fail rating. A pass rating means that
the color may have variance, but it falls within the tolerance level,
which is the allowed deviation from the standard. In this case, the
vendor begins production. Failing samples-those that do not fall within
Stampin' Up!'s narrow tolerance level-are returned to the vendor with
suggestions for improvement. When they have made the correction and
have prepared a new sample, the approval process begins again.
The nature of color means that you will see a slight color variance
between batches. In addition, you may see variation between products,
such as card stock, Classic pads, Craft pads, ink refills, cartridges,
Stampin' Pastels, and Stampin' Write markers. These products are made
by different vendors and with different ingredients, but you can be
sure your Stampin' Up! products will always coordinate to help you
create the highest quality scrapbook pages and cards. These products
have different ingredients and are designed to coordinate, not match.
Do you love punches, but find they get dull or sticks?
If your punch starts to stick, slide a piece of waxed paper in the groove where you slide the paper and punch. Punch through the waxed paper a few times and in different spots. It will leave behind a bit of wax, helping the metal pieces to slide through one another.
If you find that your punch just isn't punching as cleanly as it was when it was brand new, punch through aluminum foil. Do it just as you did with the wax paper.
To make sure your punches work smoothly, punch through waxed paper and aluminum foil periodically.
This card was very easy to make! The two colors on this card are Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip. The background paper is Blizzard Designer Wrapping paper. The ribbon is 1/4" Bashful Blue Grosgrain. The stamp set used was The Snowflake Spot.
I enjoy making these simple cards. It might look more difficult than it really is, but really it is not. There are basically only two stamped images on here. The large snowflake is stamped on Bashful Blue and layered twice. The layering adds just the right something. The word "Joy" was punched out and matted with oval punches. The double layer of ribbon finishes off the card quite nicely.
Thanks for looking! Feel free to leave me a comment.
The new Spring Summer 2008 Collection will debut in a few short weeks. In anticipation of its arrival, Stampin' Up! produces a Preview Brochure. These brochures were mailed on November 15th. Customers should be receiving them soon!
One of the perks of being a demonstrator is a sneak peek of new products. Demonstrators were able to view the Preview brochure. I am not supposed to share the link to the actual file until December 1, when it is published to the Stampin' Up! website. In the meantime, here are some descriptions for you.
Happy Heart Day - Set of 7, $20.95: A Valentine set - A mouse in a sweater standing and holding a heart. It says HAPPY HEART DAY - all caps, handprinted; An elephant standing on its hind legs, trunk in the air with a small heart balancing on the end of the trunk. Heart flowers and grass at the elephants feet. Wrapped around the top of head reads "to an unforgettable friend"; a sentiment stamp "To someone with a very big heart!"; a small 9 petaled flower with a heart in the center, looks to fit in the 3/4" circle punch; a tag that fits the small tag punch, three lined: HAPPY then two hearts, VALENTINE'S, three hearts DAY; a butterfly with heart shaped wings with a trail with the words love you floating behind; a stamp two line "thank you"
Rub-Ons! Eastern Elegance - 2 sheets one black one white, $10.95: Gorgeous too much to describe! Definitely an Eastern flair to it. Very elegant. 12" long, 5 7/8" wide. A must have!
A Beautiful Thing - Set of 6, $18.95: 2 Step Stampin' five petal outline flower with a bold counterpart; four small five petaled flowers in a row with hollow middles; four tiny designed circles that fit into the flower centers; a sentiment stamp that reads, "You make my life a beautiful thing" all words are in a typewrite font and all caps. "life" is the biggest word in a script and bold; the last stamp is a circle with curved teardrops around it - hard to describe.
Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper, $9.95: Beautiful springy colors. Florals, dots, diamonds, flourishes. Too much detail to explain, but it is very pretty!
A Little Bridie Told Me - Set of 12, $25.95: Two cute Canary-ish birds, separate stamps. One facing east the other west; an umbrella, a flower and a party hat; sentiments all lower case type font, "it's time to celebrate!", "you're the best!", "about your good news!", "you're getting married!", "it's your birthday!", "you got a promotion!", "a little birdie told me...", "you're under the weather."
Mark the Date - Set of 13, $24.95: A cute calendar grid Sun-Sat, five rows. Each date with an empty circle; 7 symbols to fill the circles: flower, pretty "X" thing, heart, circle with the word DUE, a check mark, a solid circle and a sun; five sentiments: Happy Birthday, Due Date, It's a Party, Save the Date, You're Invited. Font type is caps/lower randomish?
Celebrate Everything - Set of 8, $17.95: similar to Happy Everything. celebrate in lower case bold, kind of a thin Arial font. Accompanying stamps are all caps Garamond-ish font: today, friendship, your day, good times, life, time to, you
Ginger Blossom Designer Series Paper, $9.95: VERY cute. Valentine's colors. Elegant, mostly florals.
Embrace Life - Set of 5, $23.95: Line art flower stamps: rose (opening bud), cherry blossom-ish branch, hibiscus-ish flower, bamboo-ish branch; sentiment stamp lower case, elegant type font "embrace life."
Nursery Necessities - Set of 12, $29.95: Bold stamps, elephant, boat, bird, star, moon and star with letters. Sentiments: so happy for you!, rock-a-bye baby, welcome little one, little cutie, it's a boy!, it's a girl!
Large Star Punch - $15.95
Nursery Letters Jumbo Wheel - $8.50. Font matches star with words in Nursery Necessities set.
And that's it! Watch for news of the Valentine Bundle special. Keep on the look out for the brochure in your mail box. Sign up for my newsletter and get a copy of the PDF file on December 1!
I just love being a demonstrator! All active demonstrators received this free gift from Shelli, the founder of Stampin' Up! This set is a sneak peek of the upcoming Spring Summer 08 Collection, debuting January 1, 2008. "Time Well Spent" is one of the new Level 3 Hostess sets available. Stay tuned on December 1, the sneak peek brochure will be released. It will give you a look at a few more sets that will appear in the new catalog.
Stampin' Up! features more than 50 exclusive colors in four color families, In Colors and a selection of neutral colors. These colors can be mixed and matched to create perfectly coordinated projects. There are literally thousands of combinations available! Check out this Stampin' Up! color combination website provided by Laura at scraptitude.com.
I love this set! I think it is so beautiful. When I saw the new Holiday Mini Catalog, this was the first set on my list. I got my preorder and I immediately started this card!
The coloring was a bit tricky and I ended up using 15 different colors (I think!). I looked at different images on the web to try to the coloring just right. I colored Mary the same way I had seen her all my life. I think most Catholic renderings have her in these colors. The Magi I wanted to make look royal - the Three Kings. I used colors that were more vibrant, but I didn't want to detract the Holy Family as the focal point. So, I raised Their panel higher than the rest.
The images are stamped in Jet Black StazOn on watercolor paper. I used a small paint brush dipped in water to lift ink off the inside cover of my inkpads. I tried so many different combos, but I think these are the ones I used.
The Magi - They are all holding containers that is Really Rust for the bottoms and Barely Banana for the lids. The tallest Magi is done in all Always Artichoke. His head piece is just done with less water. His skin tone is Creamy Caramel. The middle Magi is done in Perfect Plum and Pale Plum. His skin tone is Close to Cocoa. The bottom Magi is done in Ballet Blue for his headpiece and Bashful Blue for his tunic. His skin tone is Blush Blossom.
The Holy Family - The halos and the star (why doesn't Joseph have a halo???) are done in Summer Sun. I wanted this yellow to be bright. Joseph is done in Creamy Caramel for his shawl and Mellow Moss for his head piece and tunic. His staff is Close to Cocoa. Mary is has a Regal Rose tunic and a Tempting Turquoise shawl. Her headpiece is River Rock and her hair is Creamy Caramel. Her skin tone is Blush Blossom. Jesus' skin tone is Blush Blossom. I did not color his swaddling clothes. I wanted him to appear Pure.
The angel has skin tone is Blush Blossom. Her hair is Creamy Caramel and her wings are Barely Banana. Each panel is raised on pop dots and each panel is mounted on Creamy Caramel cardstock. I mounted those onto a Chocolate Chip Triptych. Added square ice rhinestone brads and a bit of velvet ribbon from the Theater collection. I hope you enjoy it!
If you click on the picture, it will open up as a bigger size.
Start off by making the panels.
Cut one 2" X 6" piece and two 2" X 5" piece.
Cut as seen in directions.
Cut the base piece. It is 6 1/2" X 6 1/2".
Place panels 1/8" apart from the left and right edge and each other. They should be lined up 1/8" from the bottom as well.
After you adhere your panels, fold between each panel equally.
Using a ruler, mark each panel with a 1/8" layer. Cut the layer as indicated. Then finish off the card as needed.
Email me if you need further clarification.
Have you ever wondered how Stampin' Up! started? It is a truly fabulous story about making your dreams come true. To read all about it, check out this article posted directly on the Stampin' Up! website.
Is there something rubber stamp related that you have wondered about? Ask me and be entered into Stamp Workshop's monthly drawing for a free gift! Michelle@stampworkshop.com
Here's a quick and easy tip for today!
Don't always ink your stamp in the middle of your ink pad. Extend the life of your pad by inking your stamp on the edges as well as the middle. This will ensure you utilize all the ink on the pad and reduce wear of the pad in the center.
Do you have a helpful stamping tip? Send me your tip and be entered into Stamp Workshop's monthly drawing for a free gift! Michelle@stampworkshop.com
From now through November 30, take advantage of our Pretty Papers Promotion. Purchase any three Designer Series Papers and get the fourth one ($9.95 value!) FREE! No limits, no restrictions.
Click here to see paper swatches of all the designer series papers available with this promotion (3.3 MB PDF file).
Click here for fabulous project ideas using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (1.1 MB PDF File).
Contact me for more information or to place an order.
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