Fun! Team S.T.I.C Style

One of the highlights of the month is the monthly Stampin' get togethers I hold especially for my team girls. Just thought I'd share some of the samples and techniques from our time last night.  We had three make n takes last night:
This one is similar to one of the make n takes from convention. It uses the new Affection Collection stamp set from the holiday mini catalogue. It's not just for valentines day!

This card uses the international bazaar designer paper and I love the new fancy fan embossing folder!

Speaking of the international bazaar designer paper, here it is again.  This stamp set is called friendship preserves and has images that are perfect if you make preserves and bottle jams and sauces.  I used the thank you image to make this simple card.  I'm a little mad at myself for not buying the matching paper piercing pack at the same time as a little paper piercing around the die cut would've added that little bit extra wow.  No matter, I"ve ordered it now.  :-)

Not only do we have fun stamping at our monthly team get togethers, we also learn new techniques.  Here's a card that Paula made.  She taught us how to make flowers using a circle punch and snip little triangles out of it using the pennant punch.  SO COOL!  Isn't it a pretty card? The stamp set is called Lacy and Lovely.

Here's a technique I learned from Dawn Griffith at Convention.  I don't know what she calls it but it's a way to use ribbon in a unique manner that adds a fun texture to your card. The white gel pen adds some definition to the shape.  These cards use the blossom punch out shape

You can use different punch shapes.  Here's one with the ornament punch:

As a special post convention treat, I made gifts for everyone who came last night:

Here's some cookies using my exclusive, new business basics cookie stamp.

And some water with a little gift from momento mall: a pretty pen in stampin' up colours.

I also had all my swaps on display and all my freebies from convention so the girls could oogle and enjoy.

If the idea of creativity with friends and having a money making hobby piques your interest, you should consider joining my team!  The experience is priceless!

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Sweet Pressed Cookie Gift Bag

Sweet Pressed Cookie Gift Bag

I just saw the coolest video about the sweet pressed cookie stamps. I hope this link above works. Have fun!

sweet pressed and bingo

Sorry I have not posted in so long.  So busy!!!!  I have so much to share but no time to post.  Here's some pictures of the fun I was having last weekend.  There are a group of girls I get together with a few times a year.  Every December, we do a cookie exchange.  Of course I had to use the new sweet pressed cookie stamps!  I felt I had to wrap the cookies nicely this year because I was attempting to compensate for the fact that I had no handmade Christmas cards to go with them!!!  I am madly working on getting my Christmas cards done but I definately didn't have any ready to go last weekend so here are the cookies:  Do you think the wrapping compensated for the lack of card?

I also tried something my downline Shelley showed me:  Chocolates made with the sweet pressed cookie stamp:

Pretty cool eh?

I also wanted to share a picture of the bingo cards Salena made for me.  I loaned her my stamp set and this is what she created for me.  It'll be perfect for playing with the kids over the holidays!

So hopefully you all get what you need to get done for the holidays and have as much fun as I do!

Sweet!

Sweet can describe so many things. It can describe my youngest baby going off to kindergarten

Or it can describe "the pleasure or delights found in something" such as my happiness in making this card using the new Christmas Lodge stamp set. I think the sponging around the card makes it feel more rustic and I LOVE the glitter on the roof. Dazzling diamonds and a two way glue pen are a stampers best friend. I'm not sure if you can see it but it adds some bling to the card. I used the colours always artichoke and cherry cobbler and chocolate chip on this card. At the bottom I've got cherry cobbler seam binding and an antique brad.

Or..sweet can describe these cookies made with Stampin' Up!'s soon to be released cookie stamps. It has a wooden handle with three interchangeable designs (heart, jack-o-lantern, or snowflake). I just announced this new product at my holiday showcase today and everyone got a taste of cookies that I made using the recipe included with the product instructions. Pre-order your cookie stamps today. They are only $20.95 and they are available for purchase on October 1st so I will plan to put in an order on October 1st so let me know beforehand if you want to be one of the first to enjoy this great new product.

My son and I stamped our cookies (no ink required!!) but he refused to be in the picture so here I am!

If you missed my holiday showcase class, contact me to book your own private class with your friends. It's always a time of fun, laughter and stamping.