Rubber Room Stampin'

IDEAS FOR SALE-A-BRATION 'KITS'

How about a few great, fun ideas for reaching a $50 purchase to take advantage of the S-A-B limited time products?

IDEA #1  Simply Sent Create & Keep

• 3 packages of the Simply Sent Create & Keep card sets (one to keep and use and two to share) 
• 1 pkg of Sticky Strip (to put the card box together)
• Then choose the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad pack to dress up your cards a little more. 

This is a super simple project for those of you who'd like to craft but don't want to stamp, to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration.  And these card sets would make great gifts for Mother's Day, birthday gifts, and more.  I have a KIT TO-GO available for the Simply Sent Create & Keep as well.  Check it out here.

IDEA #2  Outlined Occasions

• 119979     Getting Started Stampin' Spots    $21.95
• 120954    Getting Started Card Stock            $6.95
• 117086     Itty Bitty Bits Stmp Set, Wood     $11.95
• OR 120060 Itty Bitty Bits Stamp Set Clear ($8.95)
• 118309     Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack        $16.95

                                                TOTAL                    $57.80

• Outlined Occasions Stamp Set                       -FREE-
• (126014 - Wood; 126016 - Clear)

IDEA #3  Elementary Elegance

• 119704    Subtles Card Stock                    $6.95
• 119712    Subtles Stampin' Spots             $19.95
• 101650    Very Vanilla Card Stock              $8.50
• 120999    Very Vanilla Seam Binding          $6.95
• 119851    Curly Label Punch                       $16.95

                                                TOTAL               $53.30

• Elementary Elegance Stamp Set               -FREE-

 

IDEA KIT #4

• 117311    Notecards                                $5.95
• 100730    Whisper White card stock     $8.50
• 119706    Brights Card stock                  $6.95
• 119714    Brights Stampin' Spots          $19.95
• 109027    Black Grosrain Ribbon             $4.95
• 104430    Stampin' Dimenisionals           $3.95

                                            TOTAL                $50.25

• 125130-W    Sprinkled Expressions Stamp Set    -FREE-
• 125121-C      Sprinkled Expressions Stamp Set

There are so many ways you can create a Stampin' Up! order to equal $50.  Then choose the FREE Sale-A-Bration item of your choice.

Ask me if you'd like some help customizing your order.   blythe@stampinwithblythe.com

 

 

 

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE HOLIDAY MINI??

I MEAN **REALLY** CHECKED IT OUT???

Among the products that caught my eye was the Create & Keep Simply Sent Card Kit on page 42, way in the back of the Mini.  It was one of the first items I ordered and I've been playing with it ever since. And it is SO MUCH CUTER than it looks in the mini.  The images are very delicate.

This Simply Send Card Kit will be the focus of my February Class, February 15th, at My Country Loft here in Mi Wuk Village.  I'll talk more about it in my mid-month Newsletter that will be coming out on the 17th of January.  I'll be offering the class as a Kit To-Go as well in case you don't live near my little burg here in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  Are YOU on my mailing list???

Here's a hint of what we'll be doing:

First, a card holder and dividers:

And then some great (and easy) cards..... Sneak peaks to these will come later.

More details to come in the following weeks.  It's so much fun to be able to create beautiful cards in less than 2 hours.

 

CARDS GEARED FOR KIDS (of any age!), PART 2

As promised, here are the other 3 Kids' Cards we made at Wednesday's class:

• STAMP SET:  Sweets for the Sweet
  
• CARD STOCK:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper
  
• INK:   Basic Black, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise
• ACCESSORIES:    Big Shot, Textured Impressions Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 1/8” Taffeta Ribbon: Daffodil Delight: 9”, Gold Brads, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive
  
  

• STAMP SET:  Up, Up & Away
  
• CARD STOCK:  Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Basic Black
  
• INK:  Markers: Real Red, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise; 
  
• ACCESSORIES:    Big Shot, Textured Impressions Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Mat Pack, Brights Brads: Real Red & Tempting Turquoise, Dimensionals
  

 

• STAMP SET:  Bring on the Cake, Pennant Parade, Candle Crazy and Birthday Builder Wheels
  
• CARD STOCK:  Confetti White, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo
  
• INK: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral; Marker: Basic Black
  
• ACCESSORIES:   Big Shot, Textured Impressions Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Punches: Extra-Large Oval, Large Oval, Boho Blossoms; 1/8” Taffeta Ribbon: Old Olive , Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Glue Dots, Jumbo Stampin' Around Handle, Builder Wheel Spindle & Spacers

TIP:  I do not have roller wheel cartridges for all colors, so I frequently use the stamp pad as my 'cartridge'.  Position the roller wheel/handle at one end of the stamp pad and roll it across the pad.  Pick up the roller wheel/handle, go back to 'go' and roll it again, and again, and again.  Do not roll the wheel back and forth on the pad or you'll only be inking up one area!  :)  When you roll your image on your card stock, always start off of one end of the card stock, roll image onto card stock and continue rolling until you are once again off of the card stock.  Trust me!  Don't start right at the edge of the card stock.  Start off of one end and finish off of the other end.

Inking up the rollers................

Now that you've seen all 5 of our cards, how would you like a Class-to-Go Kit? 

Included:

• Pre-Cut card stock
• Bling and brads and other accessory pieces
• Full instructions for each card, including photos for guidance when needed.
  

Not included:

• Pre-stamped images -- per SU! requirements you'll have to provide your own stamps

Kits will be ready for mailing on Wednesday, September 28th.  $10, first class postage included.  $3 additional for Priority Mailing.  Out of country?  Postage to be determined.  Just ask and I'll check it out.

Kids' Cards Kit-to-Go First Class Mail

Kids' Cards Kit-to-Go Priority Mail

NEW MONTH and NEW CLASS: BIRD PUNCH & MORE CARD SET

Update: February 1, 2010, 8.30 p.m. (CA time)

OH MY!   OH MY!   OH MY!

My new favorite punch, the Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch is on backorder until March 8th. 

So.......I am going to reduce the cost of the class from $33 to $20 and I will pre-punch all the pieces.  Hopefully, when you see how versatile this punch is, you'll consider purchasing your own after March 8th. 

The PayPal button below has been changed to reflect the new $20 fee.

FEBRUARY!  It always does take me a month to recover from the holidays.  Actually I'm not quite there yet but I'm moving forward with my stampin' for sure.  (We still have Christmas décor to return to the attic!) 

Here's a larger than normal preview of February's stampin' class.

Believe it or not, these card all use the new Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch.  This punch is just so darned cool!  You'll be amazed at the things you can do with this little bird.  :)  You learn a new trick with each card.  There is no box for the card.......just a darned cute 'belly-band' that you'll see at the class. 

The class also uses the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack, a new concept in a Stampin' Up! catalog.  The Sweet Pea Stack, 2 each of 24 double-sided 12" x 12" Designer Series Papers, can be found on page 33 of the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog. 

This class will be offered to my Mi Wuk and Dublin area stampers.  I'm also working on a To-Go Kit but I need to assure myself that I'm in compliance of Stampin' Up!'s rules before doing so and making an announcement.

MI WUK VILLAGE

February 17th

1-4 p.m.

Fee:  $33

Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch included

RSVP by February 10th so I can have supplies in the class room on time

You can pay via check or prepay right here:

Dublin Area:  Before I get to Step 2, I need to take care of Step 1:  Finding a location:  I need a hostess! 

If you offer to be hostess, you will receive your class for FREE.  I have the 25th (Thursday) or 26th  (Friday) of February available.  You can choose the time: morning, afternoon, evening. 

Once I have a hostess, I will create another post, for Dublin stampers with a PayPal button for pre-payment.

EVERYONE WHO PREPAYS WILL HAVE THEIR NAME PLACED IN A DRAWING FOR A FREE PRODUCT GIFT RELATIVE TO OUR CLASS.

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In case you're wondering what else you can do with the amazing Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch, check out these cards I received as swaps at Leadership Training in early January.

Created by Debra Ripley from Boise Idaho.  For her background Debra used a Décor Elements stencil.

 
Created by Lisa Kim from Corona, CA

 

Created by Jackie Groves, from Morrisville, NY

Created by "unknown"!

Created by Kay Smith from St. John's, NL, Canada

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These samples were from displays or cards in possession of demonstrators I sat next to in a class or at lunch while at Leadership.  Since I don't have the cards in my possession, I have no clue who created them, except as noted for the birdhouses.

Patty Bennett showed these adorable birdhouses as a part of her demonstration of the many uses of the Eggcellent Eggs Kit, p. 23, 2010 Occasions Mini.  Aren't they something!?

Wow!  There's a candy car hiding behind this stamped beauty.

I hope to see local stampers at one of these classes.  It's been a long time since December and November classes and I've missed you and the comeraderie.

After the classes, I will be posting each card with ingredients and how-to instructions so those of you who aren't in northern California won't be missing out completely.  :) 

GIFT BOX and 4 CARDS

I love having hostess or birthday gifts ready to go and this one qualifies as a winner.

Four lovely greeting cards, made by YOU or ME, not H____ark, are waiting inside:

Here's how the box opens:

Ingredients:
STAMP SETS: Playful Petals, Elegant Cheer
CARDSTOCK: So Saffron, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla
INK: Lovely Lilac, Basic Gray, Various Markers
ACCESSORIES:  Punches: Eyelet Border, Key Tag, Designer Label; Paper Snips, Stampin' Sponge & Sponge Daubers, Pretties Kit, Square Ice Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals, So Saffron Twill Ribbon (from Sale-a-Bration), Tea Party Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Pastels

Check this out for another "look" for this Gift Set.  The offer I made back in July 2008 will hold now for this current Designer Series Paper:

To take advantage of this beautiful project, simply email me with the
products you will need for completion of the project and I will send you the
detailed instructions, via email, for FREE. You might have many of the
supplies on hand but, I would imagine, not the Le Jardin DSP or the
Pretties Kit.
Alternately, I can prepare all of the necessary supplies for you and
present them as a complete Kit TO GO. Cost: $32 which includes US
Priority Shipping.  Stamp set not included.

This gift box and cards can be recreated using any DSP (Designer Series Paper), pages 158-161 of the Spring/Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog.  Just check out the colors that are used in the DSP (listed under each pattern) and use those colors as the cardstocks for your set.  Then select a stamp set of your choice for the stamped images.  I can offer suggestions if you have a favorite paper but no clue which stamp set to use.

Put your imaginations to work and show me what you've come up with.  I love seeing your creativity!

"I WISH" SIMPLY SCRAPPIN' KIT = GREAT & EASY HOLIDAY CARDS

How would you like to create fifteen 6" x 3" holiday cards quickly and simply?  This kit is created just for you then! 

I call this an "I Wish for Simplicity Set" because it's very easy to use the Simply Scrappin' kit to make handmade personal greeting cards for the holidays in a matter of hours---not days!  Completed projects include 15 - 3" x 6" cards, a scrapbook page (6" x 6") and a gift bag.  Skills required:  Cutting and scoring of cardstock; cutting ribbon.  On a difficulty scale of 1-5 this project would be a 2: Simple stamping, simple layering, many projects.

Included in basic kit:
    Instructions for cutting and assembling
    Simply Scrappin' Kit:  I Wish
    Gift sack
    Kraft Envelopes: 15
    Kraft cardstock: 1 pc.:  8-1/2" x 11"
    Silver brad: 1
    Build-a-brad: 1

Stampin' Up! Products Used:

Stamps: Snow Swirled, 111690 (remember, it's die cut so you don't have to trim your stamps)

Simply Scrappin' Kit:  I Wish,  112193

Cardstock:  Kraft, Whisper White, Old Olive

Ink:  Classic Ink pads: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Olive Olive
        Stampin' Write Journaler:  Basic Black or Basic Brown

Accessories:
        Small Open End Envelopes - Kraft 110695*
        Build-A-Brad - Pewter 109128*
        Crafters Tool Kit - 104310
        Punches:  1/16" Handheld Circle Punch    101227
                        1/8" Handheld Circle Punch    100391
                        1/2" Circle Punch    104390
        Ribbon:    1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon:  Real Red    109034
                        5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon:  Real Red    109052
        Silver Brads  104336*
        Dimensionals  104430*
        Sticky Strip 104294                                                                                                                           * Appropriate count of these items are included in your kit.

Optional add ons:
    Snow Swirled Stamp Set 111690, $24.95
    (The Kit is based on Snow Swirled but you could substitute Spotlight on Christmas, Snow Burst, Season of Joy, Punch Pals or Merry & Bright)
   
You will need on hand/in your personal supplies:
    Personal Paper Cutter with scoring blade
    Craft & Rubber Scissors
    Classic Inks:  Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Real Red
    Journal Writer:  Basic Black or Basic Brown
    Punches: 1/8", 1/16", 1/2" circle
    Crafters Tool Kit
    Sticky Strip
    1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon:  Real Red   
    5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon:  Real Red   

I'll be happy to order any of the above materials if you don't already have them or something that will work for you.

Kit Cost:  $45 + Priority Postage to you, estimated at $9 maximum (U.S.)  Any $ extra received for postage will be returned in your package.

If you are ordering the BASIC KIT-TO-GO, click on the Paypal button below to prepay.

If you would like to add any other supply items, please click on the 

If you would like to order any of the other items needed for making this Kit-to-Go, please email me and I'll help you with your order. 

I really enjoyed making all of the cards in this kit and feel pretty certain that you will too.  I look forward to hearing from you.  :)

Le Jardin Class To Go

Add a touch of elegance to any occasion when you gift someone with one of 
these gorgeous cards featuring Stampin’ Up!’s Le Jardin designer paper and 
the Pretties Kit. In this class you’ll create four cards, each featuring 
different elements from the Pretties Kit, and a custom-designed box to 
hold them in.  This would make a lovely birthday gift for a friend or teacher 
and.........it's not too early to be thinking of Christmas gifts. Plan ahead!



Aren't these just sooooo lovely? And they're fairly easy to make. The 
Pretties Kit contains a "ton" of silk flowers ready to be transformed into 
the color of your choice using Stampin' Pastels,Watercolor Crayons, 
re-inkers, or Classic Ink and an Aqua Painter for starters. (109114, 
$29.95/50 silk flowers, plus beads, pearls, rhinestone brads,p. 188, 
Spring/Summer Stampin' Up! catalog)

This kit also uses the Le Jardin Designer Series Paper (DSP) which 
will be retiring on August 10, 2008. (109151, $9.95/12 sheets--2 each 
of 6 double-sided designs, p. 168) Oh will I miss it. But you know it'll 
be replaced with an equally stunning and versatile DSP. (The only 
reason I'm guessing that it will be retiring is because it has the 
current 2007-08 In-Colors as part of the design. If the In-Colors are
leaving, I'm assuming the paper containing them will be leaving as well.)

Supply List
•	Stamps: Elegant Cheer, Baroque Motifs
•	Paper: Le Jardin DSP, So Saffron 12” x 12” CS, So Saffron, 
Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla 8 ½” x 11” 
CS, Medium Very Vanilla envelopes
•	Ink: Chocolate Chip (or Basic Brown), Bashful Blue, So Saffron, 
Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke classic ink
•	Accessories: Wide Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, Pretties Kit, 
bone folder, paper trimmer with scoring blade, 1/8” circle punch, 
1/16” circle punch, 3/16” corner rounder punch, slit punch, key tag 
punch, designer label punch, paper piercer, paper piercing template, 
foam mat, paper snips, Tombow multi-purpose adhesive, sticky strip, 
Stampin’ Dimensionals, mini glue dots, Snail adhesive, stampin’ sponge
dauber, Stamp-a-ma-jig (optional)

To take advantage of this beautiful project, simply email me with the 
products you will need for completion of the project and I will send you the 
detailed instructions, via email, for FREE. You might have many of the 
supplies on hand but, I would imagine, not the Le Jardin DSP or the 
Pretties Kit. 
	Alternately, I can prepare all of the necessary supplies for you and 
present them as a complete Kit TO GO. Cost: $32 which includes US 
Priority Shipping. I will adjust the shipping as necessary for outside the 
US. 
	Bear in mind that I will actually be having a vacation in late July 
(Stampin' Up!'s 20th Aniversary Convention in Salt Lake City) and August 
(family reunion in New Jersey and then a meander back to California via 
the northern states, family, friends and National Parks) so there could 
be a delay in shipping. I will communicate timing with you privately.
	
Please place your order by August 9th, 2008,so I can place my supply 
order before the current catalog expires on August 10th at 11.55 p.m. 
Le Jardin is certain to retire since it contains colors from the 2007-08 
In-Color (TM) group.

You're going to love this project! Enjoy.