The Stamper

June's Hands On Class

On the 2nd Friday in June, (June 12, 10am and repeated at 7:30pm), I am having my Hands On Class for the month and this month we will be making a Father's Day Clipboard and the mini purse and 2 cards.  I thought the clipboard would be a great gift for any dad and can hold pictures that are taken horizontal or vertical. 

The little purse can hold treats or small gifts like jewelry or even mini cards and envelopes.  It is made using the top note Big Shot Die and the scallop circle die.  I will teach how to cut using the new circle scissor system and we will accent it with the Daisy die. 

If you want to repeat these projects, the month of May is a great time to purchase the designer series papers because when you purchase 3 packs of Designer Series Papers you get to choose the fourth one for free.  You can order on line or by emailing me. 

To sign up for this class select this link. 

Heritage Album Class

I am so excited for Saturday's Heritage Album Class.  This is the 2nd quarter's meeting for this year and we will be making pages on Family Traits, Grandma's recipes and a Family Tree.  This class is so much fun because there are 17 people attending and they bring their heritage photos and ideas with them. 

The heritage album class is just one of 4 scrapbooking classes I offered this year.  By the end of the year those who attend this class will have an Heritage album they can be proud of and one that will connect their families even closer together. 

This is one page of a two page spread we will be making tomorrow.  The clock is from Stampin' Up!'s mini catalog stamp set called Sense of Time.  I loved this Sense of Time stamp set and it is perfect for creating a cracked glass image like we did here.

Cracked glass is created with Glassy Glaze embossing powder.  To create an image like mine you stamp the clock on white confetti cardstock with Chocolate Chip ink cut out and sponge with Chocolate chip.  Then cover image with Versamark ink and glassy glaze powder and heat, repeat ink and powder 3 times then put in your freezer. (yes, I really mean freeze it) Remove from freezer and bend the cardstock image and it will crack like glass. 

I will show you the finished pages from this class in a few days once I get my pictures of them. 

If you are interested in joining one of my Album Clubs please email me. 

Please note the alphabet I used on this page is the May Scrapbook Special from Stampin' Up!. This month only you can purchase this alphabet for 20% off.  Jumble Alphabet item # 115119.

Weekend at Wendy's

What a wonderful weekend we had as a STARZ group this past weekend.  I call it Weekend at Wendy's and anyone in my down-line is invited to come and stay at my home and enjoy a weekend of stamping, business, networking and great food cooked by Ted, my husband. 

This year we had 10 of us.  Each person brings a shoebox swap.  This year the theme was wow projects and they were wow. 

We made flower pot card with the die cut daisy, file folder box w/mini cards using the mini catalog Oval All Stamp set, backpack, clipboard frame using Eastern bloom stamp set, pound puppy carrier with texture plates, envelope scrapbook using Playful Petals stamp set, wine glass lampshades using Fresh cuts stamp set, butterfly box w/cards and envelopes with die cut butterflies and the Great Friend stamp set, card packet w/pen and notebook using the Scene in a Garden stamp set, and dum dum suckers in a box made from the large heart punch. Everyone's projects were top quality and something we can use in our classes which makes the weekend worth the time, effort and money it takes to come.  I don't know anyone who comes that does not feel like it's worth it.  

Ted made some wonderful treats and meals for all of us.  We had Parmesan Chicken one night and pork chops w/sweet potatoes and pears another.  Fresh apple cake one night and Chocolate Lava cakes the next.  We had curry chicken salad sandwiches and soups and hot rolls for lunches and in between times he made several cookies we ate hot as well as fruit dip, veggie tray and dip and a wonderful cheese ball to snack on.

I think the best part of the weekend is the sharing of projects and ideas.  Everyone brings ideas to share of projects they have been making in their classes.  We all take pictures and get directions and for some projects we remake them late at night so we won't forget.  The networking and learning that goes on during the weekend is priceless. 

Thanks to all of you who came and shared it was a Wonderful Weekend at Wendy's.

If you want to come to the next Weekend at Wendy's consider joining my STARZ group by becoming a demonstrator today.  For the month of May you can join Stampin' Up! family and my STARZ group for just $75.00 on a special scrapbooking starter kit that Stampin' Up! is offering for National Scrapbooking Month.  This kit has over $75.00 in product as well as all the business supplies it takes to get started as a demonstrator.  Then you can attend my every other month meetings as well as speciality meeting like Weekend at Wendy's. If you are long distance from me, I will still support you with monthly newsletters and meeting at special events as well.  Contact me today or just sign up on line at wendythestamper.stampinup.net password newstarz. 

Join Stampin' Up! today there is no better time to start getting 20% off your stamping purchases.

Stampin Neighborhood

I think Stampin' Up!'s neighborhood jumbo roller is one of my all time favorite jumbo wheels.  It just makes me happy when I use it and it worked perfect for my The Stamper Heritage album class home page.  This is the last of the pages we did in my heritage class and I have photos on them all. 

I asked my dad aboutt his family home and it was interesting to know that the home he grew up in was his family home.  I considered it the family home even though it was my Grandparents home because growing up when we went home it was there.  I loved finding old photos that were taken in the different rooms of the house and an old photo of my grandparent and their kids at about the age they were when they moved into this home. 

I really like Sizzix Bigz dies for the big shot and the Serif Essentials Alphabet are ones I use all the time.  They worked great as the title and main accent on these pages. 

I think the new jumbo brads add a great accent to the large arrow as well.

Find out what home your family members think of when they think of home you might be surprised by their answer.

What's in a name?

I am still working on my Dad's heritage book and finished this page which focuses on What in a name?  It is about how he got him name, what his name means and other details about his life. 

These are pages I taught at The Stamper's Heritage Album club a couple of months ago. 

I loved this page with the Sizzix Big Shot letter D and Stampin' Up!'s Flower Fancy stamp set works perfect with the Parisian Breeze Specialty papers. 

I also like how the colors work so well with both color and black and white photos. 

My kids and I had a good time coming up with words that described my dad, the girls came up with some I had to laugh at and ones I would not have thought of myself. 

I also enjoyed finding out my dad was born at home and that my parents had taken a photo of the home the last time they were in the small town my dad was born in and that the home still stands.  With most of us these days born in hospital I thought this would be a great detail to add to this page. 

Sweethearts

I was working on my The Stamper newsletter this morning and was putting in a reminder about my Heritage Album Club that will be held in May.  I wanted to include a sample from the last class, so I finished my parents sweetheart page. 

I had decided to create my Heritage Album about my dad and I have had so much fun talking to him about his life.  I enjoyed sitting down with my parents and having them tell me about how they met, about their wedding and it was funny to ask them about world events that were going on the year they were married.  They could only come up with 2.  Space program and Kennedy died (they thought within a couple years of their marriage, it was a couple of months) I googled events of 1963 and was shocked at how many big world events happened that year that my parents did not remember. 

As I was laughing my girls asked me what world events were going on when I was married.  I could not even remember one... ha ha.  The joke was on me, I guess we all were just too busy being in love to worry about what was going on in the world. 

I did want to include Events of 1963 on my page but did not want to distract from the photos so I added a hidden pocket and slipped it into there. 

New Heritage Album Class

 What fun we had this past weekend. On Saturday I started my quarterly Heritage Album Club class.  I had 14 people sign up to create Heritage Albums.  We make 3 two-page spread each quarter and this is a sample of one of the pages.  I will add more photos and journaling as I develop the pictures.  We are doing this album in the Baja Breeze, Kraft and Chocolate chip colors and they are just perfect for a Heritage Album. 

This page idea was about your name.  I emailed everyone who signed up with questions to ask themselves about "a name".  The questions help them to know what to journal and what photos to include on their pages.  I think my album this year will be about my dad.  Some are doing their grandparents, others their own lives for their children and others random people that fit the themes and helps them record a piece of their heritage. 

So what's in a name: What was the evolution of this person's name, what do you know about your family surname, it's origin and meaning?  What is the meaning of their first name?  Do the person you're doing this page for have a first and middle name that sets them apart or were they named for a family member?   

It's not too late to join in this class and preserve your heritage.  Email me today for more details.

Sale-a-bration Challenge projects

 I was designing a 3-d project for my next Hands On class with the sale-a-bration products and the new So Tweet chipboard and happened to read on Stampin' Up!'s web site they had a Sale-a-bration Class Challenge where you email them your class idea and they choose a winner.  Since I had two cards I designed last week with the Sale-a-bration sets (I had these on my blog last week) I turned in this class for Stampin' Up!'s challenge.  Now, we will have to wait and see if it wins.

Since I turned it in as a class I decided to go ahead and use it as my Hands On Class in March.  We will be making the two cards and textured envelopes and the Desk Organizer on Friday, March 13th, at 10 a.m. and repeated at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $15.00. For those of you who already created the cards come and create another set, I will show you how to create the fence card with a star punch so no pattern is necessary, if you have not had a chance yet come and create all three projects with me in March. 

Year in Review inside preview

 Yesterday, I shared the cover of my Year in Review album club that starts On March 14, and is held once a quarter and I thought I would share one of the inside pages to get you excited to join this album club and create an album like this with me. 

Since, it is February I decide to share the month of February's inside pages.  There will a calendar on each two page spread for you to write down activities and events for your families as well as space for pictures from the month of February that show a review of your families' lives.  I hope you will join me and create an album like this one for your families.

Year in Review Class

  I have received a lot of good feedback and sign ups for my new album classes this year.  The Heritage class starts this month on the 21st and next month, March 14th starts my Year in Review class.  To get ready for this class I created the album with current papers and the new So Tweet chipboard. 

I loved how it turned out and can't wait to fill it with pictures of my family.  I feel even better about the book on Friday when I shared it at my Hands On class and 3 ladies at the class had to sign up to make it this year for their families, they loved it even more than the one I took this idea from. 

The class will be from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on one Saturday each quarter and we will be making 3 two-page spreads each class. The cost is $30.00 for each class plus a one time $40.00 supply fee that covers the album, paper to cover the album and the chipboard.  I hope you will decide to join me and create a album for you family's current or past year.  To sign up select this link and email me so I can put you on the list and send you the commitment form.

Next Hands On Class Projects

  Leadership in Florida this year was a great event to be at, not only did I learn some great business tips, I got to visit with my friends, felt the stability of Stampin' Up! but we came home with this great class project already designed and prepared for me to teach to you.

This projects is a gift box, 3 cards, a tag box and tags that all coordinate.  This project is made using some of the new products Stampin' Up! has in their new catalog.  The chipboard birds are just so cute and they have matching papers and stamp sets as well. 

I hope each of you will sign up for my Hands On Class in February.  The class is held the 2nd Friday of each month.  Friday, February 13th, 2009 at 10am and repeated at 7:30pm.  The cost is $15.00 to attend and you get a $10.00 discount if you purchase $50.00 or more that night.  And I know you will want to purchase because February is Sale-a-bration and with a $50.00 order you can choose a free stamp set.  To sign click this link.

January's Hands On

 I am excited to get started with my Classes this year and look forward to seeing all my customer's again.  This month we are going to make a calendar from coasters with chipboard accents that will work great on a desk.  We are also going to create this cute mini book on "What I love about you".  It is a fun book created with the Board Basics, new papers and the Valentine Bundle special that is available until January 31st.  We will also be making a couple of cards.  So four projects total.

My class will be Friday, January 16th, 2009 at 10am and repeated at 7:30pm. 

Birthday Month for SU!

 October is Stampin' Up!'s birthday month and to celebrate their Birthday I held a card class.  We can all use more Birthday cards and these are the cards everyone made that night. 

Party Hearty was done with Riding Hood Red and Tangerine Tango.  We use an old blender pen and refill ink for the marker and dimensioned one party hat for fun.  The paper is Shimmery white card stock.

The next card we made was this cute chipboard frame card and  Big Bold Birthday.  I loved using the new ribbon from the mini catalog as the base for this card.  Colors are Riding Hood Red and Chocolate chip.

 

The last card we made was the cupcake card.  I love the large Simple Cupcake thanks stamp.  I did cut the thank you saying out of the middle of the stamp and mounted in on the reverse side so I only ink it if I want to. 

I rippled the card stock and then stamped on it for the cupcakee bottom so I did not have to judge my card stock right.  I used then new large oval for my saying and added a touch of glitter to finish it off. 

Happy Birthday to Stampin Up!.  You have a few more days to order the birthday stamps sets that are on special for 20%.  Call or email me before October 30th. 

Seasonal Glass Plate

 To finish off my Gift making Extravaganza ideas I wanted to share the most popular gift of the year.  The seasonal glass plate.  I have had more people sign up to make this project than any other.  It is very simple to make and is a gift that is enjoyed all months of the year.  The circle store in a round cd tin and are stuck to the plate with Dotto. 

Joy Frame

 I love this frame and can't wait to put pictures on it.  I am traveled to Utah this past weekend and look photos of one of my daughter's then and will take pictures of another one this weekend when she comes home and add those to our family photos and this will be a great gift for grandma this year.

What fun this project is to made with some chipboard, Designer papers and the new felt furries in the mini catalog.  And I love the colors:  Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip.

 

Supply Cost: $9.50 

Greeting Cards in a box

A boxed set!

This is a perfect gift for those who love to keep in touch with friends and family members.

 

You will be creating 8 cards with envelopes and a variety of greetings for those card plus a gift box  they will all fit into. 

 

This is a simple and easy project that won't take much time to complete.

 

Supply Cost: $6.00 

class is held Friday, November 14 and/or Saturday November 15.

 

Here is another project.      A picture perfect gift

My upline sent this to me and I loved it and had to offer it as part of my Gift class because pictures are a great gift idea.

 

Creating CD's of a special occasion or just of the past year to share with those that love you is a great Holiday gift idea and this CD gift holder and matching bag is the perfect way to make this extra special. 

 

This is a quick and easy project using the new Big Shot dies.

 

Supply Cost: $4.00  

Jingle Frame

 

This cute little jingle frame will look great anyway and will make you smile. 

 

This is a quick and easy project using the new Home Decor vinyl that will sure to please anyone on your gift list.

 

It is easy to do and glue dots hold the glass in place.  You can also punch out photos with a square punch and adhere them to the glass surrounding the words and you have a scrapbook for the wall.

 

Supply cost: $7.00 and that includes the standing frame.

 

This class is held: Friday, November 14th 10am-10pm and/or Saturday, November 15th 1pm-12pm.

6X6 Card Album

  A gift that keeps giving all year long.

Several years ago I offered a class like this one and I have have several people ask me to repeat it so here it is will all new page designs.

 

You will stamp 10 6x6 photo cards with designs on both the front and back of the card.  You mail the cards through out the year in the envelopes that come with the supply fee.  Your love one receives the card, cuts it in half and puts it into a 6x6 album as a two page spread. 

At the end of the year they have a completed 10 page book.  (note: you can come and make the pages and put them in a compete book and give it that way if you perfer or come make it and keep it for yourself)

 

Supply cost: $10.00 for the cards & envelopes   or for $25.00 supply fee you will get all the cards and envelopes plus a Natural ring album. 

This class is held on Friday, November 14th, 10am-10pm and/or Saturday, November 15th, 1pm-10pm

Shadow Box

 

I loved this Shadow box idea when it was presented at convention and really enjoyed making one of my own.

The shadow box is created with the new home decor elements which are so easy to do and once you try them you will want to rub them on to everything.

 

It will be filled for Thanksgiving  or Fall for the class but you can change the filler inside for the different seasons of the year.

Snowflakes for January

Hearts for Valentines

Clovers for St. Patrick's Day

Eggs for Easter

Flowers for Spring

Stars for 4th of July

Apples for back to school

and if you want it can be filled with a generic filler and left out as is all year long.

 

Supply Cost: $38.00 which includes box and Fall filler.

 

Join me on Friday, November 14, 10am-10pm and/or Saturday November 15th 1pm-10pm and make one for yourself.

Gift Making Extravaganza

This week has been filled with many hours of stamping time designing projects for an upcoming class.  I decided to offer a class that will allow you to come and create great gifts for your friends and family.   

The class will be $10.00 plus a supply fee for each project ranging from $4.00 to $38.00. You can make as many of the different projects as you want and as many of one projects as you need.  Over this next few days I will highlight one of these projects.  

Check back soon!