I Teach Stamping

What to Do With Texture Plates!

I get asked a lot, "What else can I do with my texture plates other than backgrounds?"  And once again, it is easier to show you than to tell you.  We are starting with one of my favorite stamp sets, Stampin' Up!'s Trendy Trees.  This set is so stinkin' cute! 

See what a fun idea this is for trees?  What a fun idea for texture plates!  Be sure to share with me what you are making with your texture plates!

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Flip Flops!

On the Stampin' Up! Cruise, we had a share night, that means you can share ideas with other demonstrators - super fun!  So I wanted to share with you what I brought.  And I also want to share with you when I finished it ...

Using our Flower Folds Die, exclusive to Stampin' Up!, I made these super cute flowers for my flip flops.  You can use any fabric and any flip flop to make these.  So if you see these anywhere else, you now know where they came from :) 

It was so relaxing to sit out on our balcony and play!  No phones, no music, no TV, just the sound of the ocean!

Stamp Club!

This past weekend, my local stamp clubs met.  We made super cute backpack scrapbooks, inspired by school ending and it being National Scrapbook Month.  Here are some action shots from club.  April's daughter came and instantly became my photographer, she did a great job!

New Kind of Demonstrator

This morning, I had the most delightful conversation with one of my Big Shot Lovers.  She asked me about being a demo, but being a different kind of demonstrator.  She is a fabric lover and, like I said, a Big Shot Lover and combines the two on a daily basis.  She asked if she could focus on fabric crafts and be a demonstrator and focus on dies.  My answer, Of Course! 

With Stampin' Up!, you choose how and what you want to do for your business, that is one of the many reasons that I love this company! 

She also asked me about keeping inventory.  She would rather make money than spend money filling her shelf with merchandise for her clients.  Perfect!  Because with Stampin' Up!, we cannot keep inventory.  We order the items when our customers order the items.  That is another reason I love Stampin' Up!  With some companies, they encourage you to spend a couple of hundred or a couple of thousand on products.  Then you have to find room to store it all - what a mess!

If these questions ring familiar with you and are questions that you might have had and now you have the answers, call me to get started!  Make some money this summer!  Have more questions?  Call me (512) 716-0632 or email me today!

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2011, right? Nope!

One of the items that I tried to do to make sure that you all see new things on my blog EVERYDAY is to schedule posts for when I know I cannot pry my eyes open any earlier to get on the computer before I have to run out the door.  Well, I thought that as I wrote them the night before, they were magically appearing as scheduled for the next morning.  Hmm...  So what lesson have I learned?  It is 2010, not 2011 as I scheduled them. 

I blame it on Zumba!  Anyone familiar with Zumba?  Any familiar with 8am Zumba?  For those of you that know and love me, know that I really don't believe in waking up before the crack of 9.  (it used to be noon, but I have a toddler)  Well, I started Zumba exercise classes, which means high intensity dancing at oh-my-gosh-early-in-the-morning and I believe it has truly has affected my brain!  

If anyone else is feeling the same, I welcome you back to 2010.

Sweet Scoops!

I LOVE this stamp set!  I have so many ideas on this set and never seem to have enough time.  Here is a super cute card using this awesome stamp set!

Build A Bear!

If you have ever walked through a mall, you have probably seen a Build A Bear Workshop.  It is fun place that allows children (of all ages) to make their very own bear.  You start by picking a bear, making a wish on a heart that gets placed in the bear, have the bear stuffed to your stuffing preference and then you get to dress the bear.  Lots of fun, like I said, at any age. 

Stampin' Up! has their line of Build A Bear stamps and accessories!  Recently, I dusted these off, forgetting how much fun they are!  Emily was stamping with them this morning, she loved to use this stamp set and then cut out their clothes like I used to with paper dolls.  Lots of fun!  And if she had been fully dressed, I would have shared pictures with you of her doing just that. 
Today, I want to share with you some super easy and super cute projects using this line.

Get Your Retiring Colors WHILE YOU CAN!

Do you remember when I announced that Stampin' Up! is doing a color renovation?  That many of our colors are retiring and that supplies will begin to run out so be sure to get them while you can?  Well, we are at that time, supplies are running out!!!  If you like the following colors, be sure to contact me today or order online at the flashing cart on the right and click on Shop Now under my name so that you can be guaranteed to get your colors.  If the item number is still active, then you will get your order.  Several of the colors in cardstock are already out of stock and I do not want this to happen to you!

glorious green
green galore
gable green
yoyo yellow
only orange
pink passion
pixie pink
orchid opulence
lovely lilac
brilliant blue
close to cocoa
creamy caramel
really rust
ruby red
cameo coral
summer sun
bordering blue
brocade blue
ballet blue
taken with teal
handsome hunter
pale plum
blush blossom
apricot appeal
barely banana
mellow moss
sage shadow
almost amethyst
lavender lace
basic brown
going gray

Scrapbooking Promotion

With May being National Scrapbooking Month, Stampin' Up! has a fun special with our Designer Brads.  When you purchase certain items, you get your choice of Designer Brads for FREE!  So I want to share with you a cute sample, and I know, it is not a scrapbook page, but it does use a stamp set that is part of the promo along with some brads. 

See that super cute metal brad on the left, perfect to go along with our wide ribbon!  Here are the rest of the details for this special...