It's about fun and friends

Just thought I would share a card that I am doing this weekend at an upcoming workshop. 

Keep it fast and keep it simple.  That's my motto with workshop cards because who wants to come to a workshop to be stressed out with complicated projects?  Not me.  I'm thinking all the guests could use a sweet and simple thank you card.  It uses the punch posy set and the pocketful of posies dsp.  The sentiment comes from the short and sweet stamp set.  The colours I used are pear pizzazz, daffodil delight and night of navy.

Since I was going to be talking about workshops at our Team S.T.I.C meeting yesterday night, I used it as a team make n take too.
As well, one of my downline, prepared a fun game where we were given envelopes with random bits of paper and she put out random stamp sets and embellishment and we were supposed to make a card in 5 minutes.  It's amazing how fast five minutes goes by!  Here's what I came up with.  Excuse the crookedness...I know.  It really looks handmade!  :-)

It's not too late to take advantage of the amazing offer this month.  Join the Stampin' Up! family and get the Big Shot or $125 of whatever you want, FREE.  This promotion is only good until the end of the month.  I'd love to see you at our next team meeting!  We have FUN!

I also wanted to share with you a blog post from Shelli Gardner CEO and co-founder of Stampin' Up!
She turned 50 this month.  I actually received an e-mail from the home office asking me to send a birthday card so that they could give it to her.  Of course, I totally missed the deadline for sending the birthday card but it was fun to read her blog post about her day.
Being a part of the Stampin' Up! family is not just about stamps, it's about relationships and that's what I love.
http://www.soshelli.com/so-shelli-blog/2011/10/19/a-day-of-sweet-surprises.html

You did that with an envelope?

I just thought I'd share the instructions for how to make this little bag using one of Stampin' Up!'s medium sized envelopes. I showed this at a couple of workshops and people were amazed at how simple it was. Even though they watched the magic unfold in front of their eyes, they wanted written directions. It is really easier to demonstrate rather than follow the instructions but here I go.

Step 1: take a medium sized envelope (found on page 182 of the current catalogue) and seal it.

Step 2: Score at 1" along both long edges and one short edge.

Step 3: On the non-scored short edge, use one of Stampin' Up!'s fabulous border punches to create a decorative edge. (scallop edge punch used here)

Step 4: Bend along score lines to deepen the score lines then open the envelope with your hand inside the open end.

Step 5: Press the long edges of the envelope in while simultaneously letting the scored edges flare out.

Step 6: You will be left with two points at the bottom which you can fold under and adhere to the bottom with glue dots.

That's all there is to it. Decorate as desired. (posy punch hostess stamp used here along with the sentiment from easy events.) Fill the bag as desired. (I always fill it with candy but with back to school around the corner, decorative erasers and pencil sharpeners might be more appropriate.)

It's always more fun to see it in action so make sure you book a date with me so I can show you and your friends more crafting magic tricks!

A great party.

It was a great new catalogue party yesterday. As you know, I love socializing and snacking...espcially when stampin' is involved.
Here's a couple of the projects we made. This one uses the new in colour: Wisteria Wonder. I love how the new ruffled ribbon matches so perfectly with the paper and ink.

This card uses the new hostess products: Posy Punch and the Cheerful Treat DSP. If you want to get your hands on these cute products, make sure you book a time with me to get your friends together for some stampin' fun. I will customize projects for your tastes and interest.

The ink colour is concord crush.

If there are too many beautiful things in the catalogue to order all at once, consider joining one of my Stampers Clubs or signing up as a demonstrator. Contact me anytime! genevieve.ko@sympatico.ca