When I was on the recent incentive trip I did a special swap with past Advisory Board members. (Read a bit about my advisory board experience HERE)
Our year of service was 2013-2014 I believe and there were 6 of us. It was pretty awesome that 5 of us were together on the incentive trip so we nabbed a photo
From L-R: LeeAnn Greff, Jennifer Cotton, Lyssa Zwolanek, Me, Dawn Griffith
When I got Dawn's swap card, I immediately asked her how she made it and I decided right then that the next technique class would be about using Glimmer Paper. I went right home from the cruise and re-created her card to make sure I could do it! :-)
So if you want to make this card along with two other glimmery creations, then make sure to RSVP for the next technique class which will be on Monday August 13th at 7pm.
So sorry I missed Watch it Wednesday yesterday. Time is just flying by! If you were here you would see my craft cave in complete chaos. Okay I admit a chaotic craft cave is not that unusual for me but it's extra exciting because this weekend is the Stampin' Up! On Stage event. Twice a year Stampin' Up! does events to unveil an upcoming catalogue and to provide training and information on new products.
Going to a Stampin' Up! event is not like going to a boring convention work meeting where you try not to fall asleep during the presentations or you wish you were off doing something more fun. Stampin' Up! events are fun! This weekend there will be demonstrators flocking to locations all around the world to watch videos from the home office, swap card ideas, meet friends, stamp, hold the new catalogue, drool over the new catalogue, order from the new catalogue, drool over the new catalogue...(oh sorry I think I said that already)
Quite a large group from Team S.T.I.C are going to London, Ontario so I've been busy prepping swap cards, gifts, coordinating purple team t shirts and the like.
General card swapping at a Stampin' Up! event is so fun! It's completely casual. You just carry your cards with you wherever you go and just go up to complete strangers and ask "are you swapping?" and if they say yes you swap cards. That's it! Really you don't even have to ask most of the time. People are just walking around holding out cards and you know they're swapping.
I think I've got about 40 cards to swap which isn't many at all but since it's just a local event in London, Ontario with only a few hundred people instead of a few thousand I hope I'll still have enough to get a good variety of cards back in return. I can't wait to show you what samples I come home with!
I have a few different designs of cards and what I did to save time is I took out card kits from past classes or events that didn't get used and make them up for swap cards.
Here is a card that we made at our last Team S.T.I.C meeting.
For some reason I had a bunch of the Bermuda Bay base and Basic Black layer left over but no white pieces. No worries. I just cut a bunch of white pieces and turned them into this card:
For today's watch it Wednesday video I thought I would post the recap video from the last On Stage event in Salt Lake City. It was a live event (unlike the local satellite event we are going to this weekend) but I hope you will still get the feel of the energy and friendship and fun!
You can also read my recap blog post from the last November event HERE
Being a part of the Stampin' Up! family and my Team S.T.I.C stampers is a fantastic journey! Please consider joining in! Very soon it will be a wonderful time to join because you can fill your starter kit will brand new catalogue goodies! EEEKKK!
Are you excited? I've been keeping up with my daily blogging in order to give you daily stamping inspiration as we are in the final stretch of the amazing Saleabration promotion!
Today's project was inspired by a beautiful and meaningful bracelet. It is called the Unity Bracelet from Stella and Dot. All net proceeds between March 29th and April 30th from the sale of the bracelet go to support the HollyRod Foundation. This foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing compassionate care to those living with Autism.
When I saw the email about the bracelet, I was immediately drawn to the pretty colours. Once I found out that the bracelet is a drawstring style (which means it will fit any size wrist...including my super skinny wrist), I placed my order with my Stella and Dot rep Stephanie. She told me that her goal is to double the amount of Unity bracelets that she sells this year compared to how many she sold last year.
I love that she wants to make a difference with her business!
If you also want to purchase a bracelet, make sure to contact her directly by March 28th because she will cover the $7.50 shipping cost for you!! (Canadians only) You can order it yourself on her store but apparently these special bracelets sell out so don't wait. All the information to reach Stephanie is on her website.
Okay! on to the card that I was inspired to create based on this bracelet.
I used 1" X 3.75" strips of Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Pacific Point, Pear Pizzazz and Melon Mambo to create the multicoloured background.
I then heat embossed the Beautiful Day butterfly image using Silver Embossing powder.
The flourish images were stamped in versamark ink.
Both the flourish and the sentiment come from the Beautiful Peacock stamp set (FREE during saleabration)
Here's a bit of a close up picture.
I had great happiness making this card. Inspiration for your projects can come from anywhere around you! I hope this card inspires you to create something beautiful too!
Check out the supply list below and make sure to contact me if you'd like to learn more about how to create your own beautiful greeting cards or head straight to my online store to shop. Remember during saleabration is a fantastic time to shop because you get a free gift with every $60 order!
Thanks for dropping in! My Saleabration blogging streak continues! Make sure to drop in tomorrow to see what inspiration awaits you!
