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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

My clear mounted stamps do not stick to the clear block

This is a common problem: “When I bought my clear mounted stamp set, the pieces always stuck to my block so nicely. Now they easily come off when I clean them with the Stampin’ Scrub and sometimes they don’t even want to stick to the block at all.”

Tanja’s Tip:
When we handle the stamp set pieces and the block, the oils from our skin build up on the pieces and the blocks over time and that reduces the stickiness so that they first only come off during cleaning and finally they do not want to stick to the block at all.

I like to breathe on the label side of my stamp set piece before “sticking” it onto the clear block because the moisture helps it stick to the block. When that doesn’t work anymore, it is time to clean your stamp set piece AND your block and that is very easy. Some people use dish soap but I use rubbing alcohol and that does the trick for me every time. Dab some rubbing alcohol on a piece of paper towel (or cotton ball) and clean both the label side of the stamp set pieces and your block with it. Once clean, they stick as well as they did when you first got your brand new stamp set.

Please send me your stamping questions to tanja@spunkycards.com and I’ll answer them on my blog each week.

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Stamping Tile Coasters with StazOn Ink

The first time that I tried to stamp onto a tile, I was really nervous. For one, it is easier to smudge the stamped image on the tile than on paper. Also, if you screw it up, you cannot just turn the piece of tile around to stamp on the backside of it, like we do on paper.

There are several different techniques for stamping on tile. You can stamp with StazOn Ink which is a permanent ink (I think of it as stamping with a Sharpe marker) so when you mess up, you do have to throw the tile away. Hence, my analogy for stamping with a Sharpe maker. Another technique uses Craft Ink.

The Craft Ink technique is what I started with because you have much more “play room” with Craft Ink. Until the Craft Ink is dry, you can wipe of any unwanted images with a baby wipe or wet paper towel and start over. After you are happy with your design, you have to heat set your image with a heat tool (or bake in the oven) and finally coat your tile with a sealant. It is a great, though a bit lengthy, process and I teach a whole class on it (call or email me if you are interested). The wonderful thing about using Craft Ink is that you have all the fabulous SU! colors at your fingertips.

Another method of stamping on tile is using StazOn Ink pads which is much faster, a bit riskier (you may ruin a few tiles) and you are limited by the number of color choices. SU! carries only black and white StazOn Ink. But as you can see with my tile, sometimes black is the only color you need.

Whether you stamp with Craft Ink or StazOn Ink, you need to wash your tile before stamping on it. When you buy your tiles, they are almost always covered in dust or fine sand and that needs to be washed off. Also, you need to remove any fingerprints or other oils and my secret tip is vinegar. I mix regular household vinegar and water in a 1:2 ratio. Using a paper towel, I wipe the surface of my tile with the vinegar water mix (no need to get the back side of the tile completely soaked) and then I let my tile dry. After that the surface of my tile is also not quite as slippery as before and I smudge fewer images than before using vinegar.

Now you are ready to stamp your tile. As I said, I used the Vintage Vogue stamp set and this tile is fabulous. After I am done stamping, I let the StazOn Ink dry which sometimes takes a few minutes. If my ink pad is very juicy, it may take up to an hour or I speed up the process with my heat tool.

I do not seal these tiles as the StazOn is really permanent and that is a big time saver. To make the back side of the tile scratch resistant, I adhere either a layer of cork to the back or I add four little round felt circles in each corner. These tiles make great coasters or you can prop them up as focal points. Imagine making these tiles with names in the middle!

SUPPLIES:
   Stamp Set Vintage Vogue, wood mount 117690, clear mount 118598
   StazOn Ink, black, 101406
   StazOn Cleaner 109196
   Other supplies: Vinegar, self adhesive felt circles or cork

Now you are ready to stamp away for your New Year’s celebration party. You can purchase the needed stamping supplies in my online store or – should you be pressed for time – feel free to hire me to stamp your tiles for you. Just send me an email to tanja@spunkcards.com.

Tanja
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas

"Froehliche Weihnachten”

“Merry Christmas”

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. In Germany, we actually celebrate two Christmas Days for Christmas which is something I miss just a little bit here. This year will be great because with Christmas Eve on Friday the weekend will feel like having two Christmas Days.

My Christmas cards are all sent and the presents are wrapped. My youngest daughter, Victoria, made Reindeer food at school which we’ll be sprinkling in the yard tomorrow evening and I am looking forward to kissing Santa Claus and helping him eat his cookies.
I will see you back here on Monday with a cute blog post about a tile that I stamped with the Vintage Vogue Set and then we’ll be diving into New Year’s and Valentines projects.

Until then, Merry Christmas and don’t have too much fun stamping without me.

Tanja

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Spunky Rubberstamping Gift Certificates

People who love to rubberstamp, scrapbook, make cards or who love any other type of paper crafting also love gift certificates. So if you are still looking for a Christmas gift for a crafter in your life, then purchase a Spunky Cards Gift Certificate for them.

Gift Certificates

Feature the recipient’s name on the front and all details inside.
Are available in any amount $25 and up.
Can be redeemed for either SU! merchandise or a Spunky Stamping Class.
Will be mailed to either you or the recipient (as you wish) within 2 days of receipt of funds. Email Certificates are available sometimes same day, most times with next day service.

Here is a picture of one gift certificate that I made this past week. The insert pulls out and has all the details of the gift certificate on it. I won’t show the inside here because Diana might stop by here this week and I don’t want to spoil her Christmas surprise.

Spunky Gift Certificates are redeemable through me (sorry, not for online orders) but you can call, email or give me your order in person.

So when you are looking for gift ideas for birthdays or holidays, remember that Spunky Cards Gift Certificate make great gifts.

And it is as easy as one, two, three … Email me at tanja@spunkycards.com with

The recipient name
The $ amount
Where to send the gift certificate to (mailing address or email address)

I will send you a paypal invoice and your gift certificate will be mailed or emailed when I get your paypal payment.

Tanja

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Friday, December 17, 2010

Valentine’s Day Promotion

Yes, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and for us Spunky Stampers no holiday is too far away to start thinking about all the fabulous cards and gifts we can make.

The Holiday Mini Catalog featured a fabulous stamp set for Valentine’s Day, called Filled with Love. Starting today, if you order this stamp set (either wood or clear mount) AND the Love Patterns DSP (Designer Series Paper), then Stampin’ Up! is throwing in a FREE package of Bitty Buttons--a $4.95 value.

This is what you will receive in your bundle:

Filled with Love Stamp set
Individual price
Wood mount: $22.95
Clear mount: $16.95

Love Pattern Designer Series Paper
12 sheets total
three 12” by 12” sheets of two double-sided designs
Colors: Real Red and Pretty in Pink
Individual price: $9.95

Bitty Buttons
64 buttons total
16 buttons of 4 designs each
Individual price: $4.95

Get a head start on your Valentines by ordering your bundle early:

Filled with Love Bundle, wood mount: Order number 124380, $32.90

Filled with Love Bundle, clear mount: Order number 124381, $26.90

You can also order the DSP by itself (sorry, no free buttons):

Love Patterns DSP: Order number 124156, $9.95

Do you like the card and the little treat box from the promotion picture? Click here for supply lists to both the card and box. Order your bundle today so you are ready to start 2011 thinking pink.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Do you enjoy projects with detailed instructions and supply lists?

I have a few Yes/No questions for you:

Are you crafty?
Do you look at items and try to figure out if you can make it yourself?
Do you like looking at cards and scrapbook pages but wonder what they used to get that effect or how they managed to get that look?
Do you wish featured items came with detailed instructions and supply lists?

If you answered YES to any or all of these questions, you should be on my mailing list! Every month I send out a newsletter that features each one of the following items with at least one picture, COMPLETE SUPPLY LISTS and STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

Greeting card
Scrapbook page
Non card project (gifts, picture frames, notebooks and the like)
Technique
Tool Tip
Q&A submitted by my customers

In addition, I like to spoil my subscribers with special events like the 12 weeks of Christmas series. Sign up (and confirm) your subscription by noon today and you will receive the 11th email in the series that features a darling scalloped envelope box with supplies and instructions.

Join My Mailing List

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Make a Monster visits MOJO MONDAY for Christmas

Have you ever seen something that instantly inspired you? Today, I looked at the Mojo Monday Challenge and I KNEW right away what I wanted my card to look like using this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

SUPPLIES:

Stamp Sets: Make a Monster (W 118742 c 120606), Punch Pals (w 116588)
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Whisper White
DSP: In Color, Greenhouse Gala
Ink: Basic Black
Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzaz, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake
Tools: Big Shot, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Circle Punches (1” and 1 ¼”), Corner Rounder, Stamp-a-majig

Leave me a comment if you like this card and as always, feel free to call or email me with questions.

Tanja
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Monday, December 13, 2010

Decor Blocks - The "Must Have Item" for Every Home

Decorating your home with Décor Accent Blocks makes your space truly unique. Would you like to personalize your blocks but aren’t sure how to do it? Schedule a one on one class with me and we will decorate your blocks together.

Keri Beilman fell in love with the idea of putting her pictures on blocks instead of frames and last Friday, we rolled up our sleeves and worked our paper crafting magic. We had a blast and here are some of the pictures from our session:

The blocks we started with:

The blocks after we finished:

Aren’t these blocks amazing? Keri is a professional photographer (check out her site) and she gave me some great suggestions on improving shooting my pictures for this blog. For more pictures of all six sides, click here.

As each block has six sides, we decorated six sides but the combinations on how you arrange your decor blocks in combination with each other is only limited by your imagination.

These blocks make a great gift but I will guarantee that once you make a set, you will not want to give it away. You can

Order your blocks to decorate them yourself.
Schedule your session with me to do it together or have me do it for you.
Order a gift certificate for a session to give away as a Christmas present.

This two hour session is priced at $35 and includes the décor blocks and all crafting supplies. You bring the pictures and I provide the rest.

As always, I am only an email or a phone call away. Contact me today!

Tanja
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The Stamp-a-ma-jig, a monster and a Christmas tree!

This year, I am making lots of different Christmas cards instead of sending everyone the same card. I’ve been having a blast with my Make a Monster and Punch Pals stamp sets as my little monsters are having a lot of fun with the Christmas three. Here are two of the many cards I stamped:

The girly card on the left is done in all In Colors plus Daffodil Delight. The monster is colored in Poppy Parade and Blushing Bride. The greeting is from the set Four the Holidays.

The card on the right has a masculine feel to it especially when sitting right next to the girly card. I ran a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock through my Big Shot to give it the wood grain texture (Textured Plates #4) and Pear Pizzazz carstock serves as the card base. I used Cherry Cobbler for the frame of my monster. I think he is going to eat the tree but that’s left to everyone’s imagination. He might just play with it instead. The greeting is from the Short & Sweet stamp set and punched with the 1 ¾ by 7/8 large oval punch.

My secret to combining the tree and the monsters is Stampin' Up!'s Stamp-a-ma-jig. It is a must have item for any kind of two-step stamping and makes the placement of the images so easy and perfect.

More questions? Leave me a comment or email me. Thanks to new improvements from Stampin’ Up! you can click on the links and see the sets in my online store without having to search for them anymore. Make these adorable sets part of your Christmas by shopping my stamps online!

Tanja
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Monday, December 6, 2010

RUDOLPH WITH CANDY CANE ANTLERS

I have done it again. My plan for last week was to was to make Christmas cards and share pictures but instead I’ve been making gift items. In my defense, I can say that my reindeer with the red M&M nose and candy canes for antlers are adorable. What do you think?

This little reindeer is a perfect gift for teachers, principals, bus drivers, neighbors, …, simply for EVERYONE. He is sure to put a smile on everyone’s face. His face is made with the Top Note Big Shot Die and of course, the nose is one of Stampin’ Up!’s popular Sweet Treat Cups. A few round punches complete the magic.

In my version, the front flips up (like a card but I have to take the candy cane antlers out first) and I have the same sliding door behind the sweet treat cup as I made for the turkey (see the video on the turkey for instructions). Then I added a little box on the inside to the back to hold the candy canes so they don’t slip through.

Would you like to make one with me in my Stamping Studio?

If you are in Wichita, just give me a call to set a time to come by and make one with me. Remember to call me at 305-5207 to enter my Spunky Stamping Heaven!

Supplies to make your Candy Cane Rudolph

Cardstock – Early Espresso, Whisper White, Basic Black
Punches – Circles: 1 ¾” for nose, 1 ¼” for the white in eyes, 1” for pupils
White Gel Pen
Big Shot & Top Note Die

As I said, if you are local, call me to come make one with me. If you are out of town, send me an email and I will shot a video to show you how to make these cute fellows. I aim to please and your request will be my command.

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

WHY I BECAME A STAMPIN’ UP! DEMONSTRATOR

To be honest, I was nearly shaking when I decided to do my first party as a demonstrator. I loved everything about SU! and whenever my girls allowed me to sneak away, you would find me stamping. But then there came a time where I simply could not justify my SU! purchases in our family budget and I thought to myself it is now or never. I didn’t want to only support my hobby, but I wanted to contribute to my family’s income (and get all the cool stamping goodies in the process).

I TOOK THE PLUNGE

Literally, I took the plunge. I called friends and family and invited everyone to my first workshop and I was shaking before everyone arrived. I knew I’d do fine demonstrating my projects but could I get the first words over my lips? It sounds so simple to say “Hi everyone. I want to thank you for coming to my very first workshop as a demonstrator… (yes, that was the trouble word) DEMONSTRATOR. What makes me a demonstrator?

ONE MORNING, I BURST OUT LAUGHING

My introduction got better with each workshop that I hosted as my confidence level rose. As I said, demonstrating stamping projects is easy. I love teaching fun and spectacular techniques and haven’t met anyone yet who didn’t enjoy it. But I didn’t really consider myself a demonstrator until it hit me in the shower one morning: I had been pseudo demonstrator for years!!! What does that mean? It means that I was showing friends how to stamp before I had ever heard of Stampin’ Up! I used to pick up different stamp sets here and there and I used them with everyone. When I found out about SU! I hosted a party and ran the make and take table. A month later, I had joined my demonstrator’s stamp club and I would get there a few minutes early so she could show me what we are doing. We then split our group into two and I would run ½ of the table and she the other half. No wonder, she was trying to sign me up as a demo back then. As I realized that in the shower one morning, I was a new woman and I haven’t looked back.

I LOVE DOING WHAT I DO

There are many things that I love about being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and the part that I run my own business is the best of all.

I pick my working hours and set my own schedule.
I still have time to volunteer in each of my daughter’s classrooms.
I stay home with my girls when they are out of school.
I survey my customers and create classes and projects based on what they like to see.
I support my family financially!

ARE YOU INTRIGUED?

Do any of these things intrigue you? Do you need flexibility in your schedule and want creativity in your work? If you can see yourself being self employed and in charge of your own direction, then give me a call. I’d love to have you on my spunky stamper team.

Tanja
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

ISLE CARD Tutorial (yes, we like instructions)

Here is my Christmas card that I am mailing to Germany this week. I love using isle cards for my family pictures because my Grandfather never has to worry about finding or getting a frame to display the picture. He just stands up the card and we can smile for him all day.

Isle cards are much simpler than they look and I’ve got some easy step by step instructions for you. You can make them all sizes: square, portrait or landscape shape and the sizing is easy to adjust for each.

CUTTING AND SCORING YOUR CARDSTOCK

Cut and score your cardstock to your card size.

My card is going to be 5 ½ inches by 4 ¼ inches and the shape is landscape. So my CS measures 8 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches and is scored at 4 1/4 inches for the “regular score” line. My second score line is half the distance of 4 ¼ which makes it 2 1/8.

If you want your card to be 5 ½ inches by 4 ¼ inches but have it oriented as “portrait” then your CS needs to be 11 inches by 4 ¼ inches and your first score line is at 5 ½ inches and your second score line is at 2 ¾ inches.

If your card is supposed to be a 4 inch square card, then your CS measures 4 by 8 and the first score line is at 4 inches and the second at 2 inches.

Can you see the pattern?

FOLD YOUR SCORE LINES

The pictures are better than a thousand words.

ATTACH YOUR CARD FRONT

Attach a second piece of cardstock that has the same size as your card front. Use your favorite strong adhesive on the lower half of your card front as shown in the picture. If you plan on embellishing your card front you probably want to do that before this step. That way you can run the ribbons all the way around or tuck the edges neatly. You can also hid the back sides or your brads or eylets.

WHY DOES MY CARD FRONT KEEP SCOOTING AWAY?

Your card should look like this and will need to have something to keep the upstanding part straight. When you embellish the lower part of your card, Stampin’ Dimensionals help keep your upright front straight. You can also use buttons or other embellishments as “place keepers.”

THE FINAL PRODUCT

Are you ready to make lots of these cards now? Jump right in. I guarantee that you will cause smiles all over when people open your cards. I will admit that when I sent this type of card to my Grandfather for the first time, I took a picture before I mailed it and emailed that picture to my Mom to show her how the card props itself up when you raise the front and tuck it under the embellishment or raised paper. I always make isle cards with the school pictures of my girls.

If you have any problems, questions, or if you want these instructions as a pdf file for yourself, please leave me a comment to this post or email me at tanja@spunkycards.com and I’ll get that out to you.

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Monday, November 29, 2010

Make your own Christmas cards this week!

This week is a wonderful time to finish up your Christmas cards and get them in the mail. I am going to share some of my favorite cards with you this week to help get your creative juices flowing.

Don’t forget that today and tomorrow are the last two days to take advantage of SU!’s online spectacular with some items up to 50% off. Click on the shopping bag to hop over to my online store (if you are prompted for your demonstrator then that would be me: Tanja Weir).

Isn’t this card pretty?

What you need:

Stamp sets: Punch Pals, Four the Holidays

Cardstock: Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Stamp Pad: Basic Black
Markers: Basic Black, Pear Pizzaz, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade
Extras: White Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen, Round Circle Punches in 1 inch and 1 ¼ inch

Tanja's Spunky Tip: I used a ruler to draw the white lines down with the gel pen. Most times I free hand it but for this post I wanted it to be perfect. Before drawing the bows, try to look only at the right loop of the bow: doesn't it remind you of a cursive letter "R"? That's the trick. Draw the R and then the backwards or mirror image R and your bow is done.
If the bows give you trouble, call or email me and I'll shoot a quick video for you and you can watch it to make yours perfect.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Scalloped Circle Flowers for Christmas Tags

Did I mention lately that we have a ton of fun at my Card Club nights? Sometimes, I have the feeling our stamping sessions could be considered creative group therapy. We get together and let go of whatever is on our mind to create and learn together. Can stamping be more fun?

Last week, we made Christmas gift tags and these tags could also be mounted on a card to make a very cute Christmas card.

The scalloped circle flower is really cute on everything (tags, cards, scrapbook pages, …) and here is a video on how to make it.

We used the following stamp sets to make these tags:

Short & Sweet

Punch Pals

Click here to view these stamp sets and to the spectacular sale items going on right now (20% - 50% off).

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Monday, November 22, 2010

ONLINE SPECTACULAR!

Stampin’ Up! is offering a spectacular sale for ONLINE orders from November 22 – 30. During this one week only, you can get incredible discounts--up to 50 percent--saving big on your favorite products, as well as qualifying for FREE SHIPPING with online orders of $150 or more.

Click here to see what is all on sale!

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Friday, November 12, 2010

Thanksgiving Turkey Table Decoration

Decorate your Thanksgiving table with these adorable turkeys filled with candy. Add a name for place tags or use them as napkin toppers.

These little turkeys have a double back and slider so that you can get to the candy easily. This makes the turkeys reusable for many Thanksgiving dinners to come.

To make the turkeys you need the following tools:

Scallop Circle Punch 2 3/8"

1 ¾ Circle Punch

1 ¼ Circle PunchOval Punch 1 ¾ by 7/8 “

Sweet Treat Cups

Label Punch (optional)

Big Shot & Top Note Die (optional)

I’ve filmed a video for you to see step by step how to make the turkey from beginning to end including the inside slider to fill and empty the candy. It’s about 8 minutes long so pull up a chair and a cup of coffee and make lots of turkeys with me.

Order your sweet treat cup and punches today to have them in time for Thanksgiving. Click here for my online store. Don’t forget to leave me a comment if you enjoy this post and please do pass my blog on to friends and family.

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Celebrate FALL with a handstamped CARD

We do a wonderful job at creating stunning cards with lots of layers and embellishments. Today, I want to show you a really cute card that draws on its simplicity:

This is a great example of a “one layer card.” The card is smaller than usual (about 3 ¾ by 4 inches) so that the leaf from the Autumn Harvest set can easily tumble across the front. I stamped the leaf with Staz On ink to make sure the black color will not bleed as I am about to use Aqua painters for the coloring.

I chose three Regal colors: Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze and Cherry Cobler and began applying all three colors to different parts of the leaves. Some of them overlap as you can see in the picture. I tore the bottom edge of the card front for some extra interest and sponged it with Always Artichoke for a bit more color.

This card is ready to go as it is or I may stamp a greeting in the bottom right corner later depending on the occasion. This could be a hello, happy Thanksgiving, thank you or happy birthday card. Sometimes simple is the best.

Feel free to browse my online SU! store for these and other crafting supplies.

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Winter Snowflake Card

November has arrived and with it colder weather. It isn't cold enough for frost yet, but my six year old daughter puts it best: It COULD snow any day. That means that our family is now waiting for two elusvie guests: snowflakes and the tooth fairy.

I do have plans for the first time that snow flakes start dancing from the sky: I will be mailing this card to a friend.

This card features:

DIE CUT LETTERS (Naturally Serif Big Shot Die #113453)

DIE CUT SNOW FLAKES (Northern Frost #120901)

UNI-BALL SIGNO GEL PEN (105021)

Cardstock colors:

Night of Navy

Whisper White

Any questions? You can leave me a comment or email me. Feel free to browse my online store for these and all other awsome stamping supplies.

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Friday, October 29, 2010

Trick or Treat at school

It is finally time for Courtney's fall class party and I am prepared with some awsome 4th grade treats:

The stamp set is "Batty for You" and is a favorite for Halloween. I used card stock to match the M&M's that are in the chemistry tubes. The colors are Green Gallore (retired), Marina Mist, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, and Basic Black.

The punches are various circles and of course the new Circle Scallop Punch. If you need supplies or ideas for your fall projects, contact me today.

Happy Halloween!

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Notebook Fun!

There are lots of reasons to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and this is one of them:

I love hanging out with other demonstrators where we learn, share ideas, and HAVE FUN. This is a sticky notebook cover that we made at Belinda's group meeting.

My story is a bit long and I will try to make it short. I signed up as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator under a wonderful lady, Michelle, who lived down the street from me five years ago. I then moved to Germany and she is now on the East coast. Since I came back to Wichita, I have met some amazing SU! demonstrators and Belinda was very sweet and adopted me into her group. THANK YOU!!!

I love going to her meetings where we "talk shop" both business and creative. Have you thought about turning your passion into a source of income? Would you like to join me and be my guest at one of the demonstrator meetings that I enjoy so much?

Yes? Then give me a call at 316-440-8893 or email me!

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Who can resist these holiday bundles at 20% off?

Create Amazing cards, Beautiful packaging, and Cherished gifts this holiday season!

From October 19-December 16, choose from several different holiday bundles containing gorgeous Stampin’ Up!® products—perfect for creating cards, gift packaging, and gifts—and all at 20% off!

Vintage Christmas Card Bundle

Bells & Boughs Set and Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper
Wood-mount: 124067; $23.92
Clear-mount: 124068; $19.92

Contempo Christmas Card Bundle
Contempo Christmas Set and Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper
Wood-mount: 124071; $20.72
Clear-mount: 124072; $17.52

Tags til Christmas Bundle 1
Tags til Christmas Set and Decorative Label Punch
Wood-mount: 124077; $38.32
Clear-mount: 124078; $31.92

Tags til Christmas Bundle 2
Tags til Christmas Set and Ornament Punch
Wood-mount: 124478;$38.32
Clear-mount: 124477;$31.92

Gift Packaging Bundle
Gifted Set and Mini Lunch Sacks
Wood-mount: 124083; $26.32
Clear-mount: 124084; $19.92

Simply Adorned Gift Bundle
Charming Set, Simply Adorned 1" x 1-1/4" Charm, and Simply Adorned 24" Chain
Wood-mount: 124076; $39.88

Frame Gift Bundle
Definitely Decorative Chunky Frame and Small Chocolate Chip Dotted Flourish Décor Elements
Wood-mount: 124075; $19.92

Can you resist these great bundle packages? Click here to shop and get your holiday bundled items today.

Tanja

Friday, October 22, 2010

WATER COLORING with STAMPIN' UP! MARKERS

I am very excited as I have been having a wonderful time playing with my Markers, Watercolor Paper and Aqua Painters and the result is stunning! I can blend my Markers beautifully.

I don't have time today to write a complete supply list for this card but I hope that it will inspire you to get in your stamping corner and have fun this weekend. As always, you can call or email me with all your questions.

Tanja

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

MAKE A MONSTER is feeling a little green!

Yesterday was Card Club day at my house and this is the get well card we made. Can you tell that we like having fun?

SUPPLIES

Stamp set: Make a Monster
Paper: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzaz, Woodland Walk DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Markers: Pear Pizzaz, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black
Punches: Scallop Trim Border
Other: Stampin' Dimensionals, Brads, Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

We had loads of fun yesterday and all of us (especially me) are looking forward to our November meeting, where we’ll be making awesome Christmas tags!

Contact me if you'd like to have fun on a monthly basis. Come to a club meeting as my guest to see if you like it.
Tanja

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Monday, October 18, 2010

A great tag for this YUMMY Apple Tomato Chutney

Have you been cooking, baking, or canning this fall? Well, this awesome tag may just be the item you need in your repertoire!

I made apple-tomato chutney this summer with tomatoes from my garden and apples from Rich’s parents’ backyard. The kids help pick everything and I had a blast trying new recipes and this is one of my best ones. So, of course, I had to make a special tag for this jar!

Supplies:

Stamp set: Homemade
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffrom
Ink: Always Artichoke
Punches: Scallop Circle (2 3/8"), Circle (1 3/4")
Other: Blender Pen, Stampin’ Pastels

This is a must have stamp in the kitchen! Order yours online or email me.

Tanja

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