Nutz about Stamping

Happy Birthday Sesame Street!

Yes Sesame Street is 40 years old today as I am sure you have heard (or seen on a Google Search this past week!).

To commemorate this special day I have a card set idea that is perfect for a special young person in your life. This card set was created using a variety of our fabulous punches and posted for demonstrators on a special Stampin' Up! password protected website area. Several months ago I offered this card set as a class and it received rave reviews!

  

I really appreciate all the free project ideas Stampin' Up! posts for us to try or to share with you. Not only is there an Art Gallery but there are additional online workshop and class ideas readily available too. For more information on becoming a demonstrator, please contact me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com.

And here's a little bonus just for you. Reply to my blog post with your contact information and I will email you the instructions for this card set! It is a happy birthday to Sesame Street but YOU get my gift!

Need a Christmas Gift idea?

If you haven't downloaded the Holiday Gift Giving Guide (see side bar for download button)then you are missing out on some super gift ideas for your friends and family. This four page guides offers several ideas for stocking stuffers, for kids, for teens, for card makers, for scrapbookers, for neighbors, for handcrafted and  personalized gifts, and for the gifts come true (a specialized Big Shot package!).

 

One of the gift suggestions is the Card Kits. These are boxed gift sets and include everything that a crafter would need to create 10 cards and envelopes: stamps, envelopes, accessories, ink and more!

Here's one of my favorite card kits: There's No One Like You

 

This kit contains:
■ 5-piece die-cut stamp set
■ Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, and VersaMark Spots
■ Card stock and Designer Series paper assortment
■ 12 Kraft Small Open-End Envelopes
■ Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
■ Kraft 3/8" taffeta ribbon
■ Pewter Vintage brads
■ Bashful Blue buttons
■ Mini Glue Dots (96)
■ Stampin' Dimensionals (100)
■ Printed insert

Having handmade cards on hand for use at a moment’s notice is a life saver. This kit contains the essentials for creating beautiful cards. It’s a great time-saver, as well—the card stock is pre-scored and pre-cut. These kits are wonderful for beginners or anyone who wants to create several of the same card without spending a lot of time. Makes 10 cards, 5 each of 2 designs; finished card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".

Remember, if you place a $50 order from the Holiday Gift Giving Guide, you will also get a Decor Element ($16.95 or less) for FREE. Call me at (919) 518-0607 to place your Holiday gift order and cross several gift ideas off your shopping list this season.

Sundays with Sizzix: Petals-a-Plenty Christmas Card

Here's a Christmas card idea, inspired by another Stampin' Up! demonstrator, that is elegant and beautiful! I just received the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder and so used it, along with the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder to create the card:

 

  

 

Petals-a-Plenty Christmas Card

Stamp Set: Christmas Punch (hostess stamp set)

Card stock: Real Red (4 ¼ x 11", 5 ½ x 4 ¼"), Whisper White (4 x 5 ¼", scraps)

Ink: Real Red Classic pad and marker

Accessories:  Big Shot, Platform, Standard cutting plates, Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder #116824 (in Holiday mini catalog page 21), Elegant Bouquet embossing folder # 115964, Ornament punch #116794, Whisper White grosgrain ribbon (2"), Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Scallop Oval punch 

And now for the video tutorial. Enjoy! 

  

To order the products used to make this card, contact me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com or go directly to my online ordering system. I take PayPal, credit cards, checks and cash.

Are you on my mini catalog mailing list? If not you are going to miss out on receiving two new mini catalogs that will be mailed out in December. How do you get on my mini catalog mailing list? Place an order directly through me or through my online ordering system.

Fresh Cuts Photo Wallet

Here's a fun project to create that's also quick and easy. It's a photo wallet - guaranteed to WOW your friends and family. My Anything but a Card Club met last night and created this project.

Here's the outside of the wallet:

 

And here's the inside of the wallet:

 

I kept the bottom flap closed so you could see where the photos would be placed on each flap inside the wallet. You can also add photos to other parts if desired.

Here's a list of the ingredients in case you want to make one for a gift:

Photo Wallet

Stamp set: Fresh Cuts

Card stock: Basic Gray (4 ¼ x 11”, scraps), Rose Red (8 x 1 ½”, 8 x 2 1/5”, scraps), Whisper White (9 pieces 3 ¾ x 2 ¼” and scraps)

Ink: Versamark, Basic Gray, Rose Red

Accessories: Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Photo Corners punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Score Basic Gray card stock at 1 ½”, 2”, 5” and 8”.

I have made a few of these wallets for different purposes and changed the colors and stamp sets used. I have also made the wallet using designer series paper and loved that look too! Think about making a wallet for  a baby shower, birthday, or holiday gift idea! And for more information on my Anything but a Card Club which meets every second month, contact me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com.

Christmas Card Must Have

Dazzling Ornaments

I just LOVE ornament cards. Believe it or not, the card above was created from the stamp set called Pumpkin Patch. It can be used for so much more than Pumpkins! The sparkle and dazzle (hard to see in the photo) are easily added with our 2-way Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds glitter. Here are some more samples of the seasonal cards that can be created using this set: 

Item	pg	Item #	Price
Pumpkin Patch Stamp Set*	9	116499	$22.95
Merry Moments Specialty Paper	160	115672	$9.95
Warm Words Stamp Set (can use any geeting)	141	115108	$21.95
Real Red Ink Pad	156	103133	$5.95
Old Olive Ink Pad	156	102277	$5.95
Chocolate Chip Ink Pad	156	100908	$5.95
Real Red Card Stock (24)	156	102482	$5.50
Chocolate Chip Card Stock (24)	156	102128	$5.50
Whisper White Card Stock (40)	159	100730	$7.50
2-Way Glue Pen	192	100425	$3.50
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter	180	102023	$4.50
Real Red ¼" Grosgrain Ribbon	183	109034	$4.95
Tombow Glue	191	110755	$3.95

* Holiday Mini Catalog

3 ways to order:

• E-mail me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com  (This is my prefered method!)
• Call me at (919) 518-0607
• Place your order online at the link here. (then click "Shop Now")

BONUS: If you order the products in the table above, you will get TWO Decor Elements ($16.95 or less) for FREE!

Leadership and Stampin' Up!

I am having such a great day today ! This morning I registered for Stampin' Up!s Leadership conference which takes place in January of each year. This conference is just one way Stampin' Up! supports demonstrators who have developed a team and need some leadership training to help each and every member, from hobby demos to business builders. I have attended Leadership for the past four years and learned so many creative new ideas for both the business side and the creative side of being a demonstrator.

Last year the conference was in Orlando, Florida and if that wasn't fun enough, Stampin' Up! rented Universal Studio's Island of Adventure theme park just for us to play the night away - free rides, free caricature drawings, buffets along the streets and a band for dancing. To see more of the highlights of last year's conference, click here. 

 

This year, the conference is in Phoenix, Arizona and it is still a secret what our special evening event will be. Here are some clues:

• 6 Pieces in a mariachi band 
• 12 Folklórico dancers
• 3 Tomatoes used in a salsa recipe  
  
• 16 Jalapenos eaten in 1 minute for the world record
• 5 Features of horsemanship
• 7 Charros

 

Doesn't that look like a fun night out - and you just know there will be some stamping products as prizes, don't you think?

It is so much fun and so rewarding to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. If you love to travel there are many opportunities to meet and stamp with demonstrators from the US and Canada at fun events during the year. Contact me to learn more about becoming and demonstrator - join my team and let's travel together. Long distance team members welcome!

A Little Birdie Told Me

Tonight after I completed two project ideas for my Anything but a Card Club this Friday, I just sat and messed around with My Digital Studio. I had seen a card map challenge on a Stampin' Up! demonstrator only group and the map appealed to me. Here it is:

  

I have spent a lot of time designing and creating Christmas cards in the past few weeks so tonight I deliberately decided to play with A Little Birdie Told Me and some designer series paper. My Digital Studio is so quick and easy to play with; I love the design aspect to the program.

Here's what I created using the map above:

 

If you have some time to play and want to join me for a night exploring My Digital Studio, contact me!

My Digital Studio

I am excited to share with you that I am officially certified through Stampin' Up! to teach you all about My Digital Studio! I have taken several online video trainings and a test following each training to learn about the different aspects of this fabulous program. And each day I see a new possibility to help make your crafting and gift making so much easier. One of the requirements of my training program was to submit a card for publication and my card arrived just a few days after I submitted it to our printing company. I have to say I was very impressed with the quality of the card and the colors of the ink. Even my son, who is my resident art critic, fingered the card and was surprised to see that the images were not stamped, they were printed. "Cool!" were his exact words.

There are so many stamp sets, punches, accessories and embellishments to choose from in this program that I had the hardest time designing my layout - I was like a kid in a candy shop! There are several different sizes of cards too but I decided for now to create the most common size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4".

Here's the card I created and printed. Because I had it printed on white card stock and the background of my blog is also white, you are going to have to imagine the card shape below:

  

I also added two flowers in the inside of the front of the card and a word image on the inside left. 

For a free demonstration of My Digital Studio in the Raleigh/Durham area, please contact me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com. And don't forget that for a limited time, you can become a demonstrator on my team and get My Digital Studio as part of your Starter Kit. Click here for my blog announcement on this new Starter Kit.

Holiday Gift Giving Guide

Announcing a brand new promotion, perfect to help you cross off many gift items on your holiday shopping list or to help you create many fabulous holiday gift!

 

  

Dates: November 1, 2009-January 4, 2010

Details: You'll love the convenience of our Holiday Gift-Giving Guide! With gift ideas for kids, teens, neighbors, or to find the supplies you need to create special handcrafted gifts, it's your one-stop shop for all your holiday needs.

Plus, when you spend $50 on products in the guide, you'll get a Décor Elements for FREE (up to a $16.95 value)! To see the Décor Elements catalog, click this photo on the right-hand sidebar to download it to your desktop.

 

Check out the right-hand side bar of my blog for the Holiday Gift Giving Guide photo. Click on the photo to download this fabulous four page guide! Or email me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com for a copy of this guide and/or the Décor Elements catalog.

Sundays with Sizzix – Lattice Card

Stampin' Up!s BIGZ Lattice die makes such beautiful cards and this is one die that should be on everyone's wish list for Christmas! One of my team members bought this die recently and loaned it to me to play with this weekend. And of course I had to share it with you too.

Lattice Card

 

  

 

Stamp Set: Short & Sweet #115160

Card stock: Whisper White (4 ¼ x 5 ½), Bashful Blue (4" square and scraps), Night of Navy (4" square)

Marker: Night of Navy

Accessories: Big Shot, BIGZ Lattice Die #115958, standard cutting plates, 2-Way Glue pen, Snail Adhesive, Word Window Punch, Soft Subtle brads

As I mention in my video tutorial, you can use the left-over pieces to make additional cards. Here's a bonus card idea - I added a 4 x 4" piece of Whisper White under the Night of Navy piece to make the Lattice "pop".

 

And now for the video tutorial. Enjoy!

 

To order the Lattice die for your Big Shot, or to join my team and open up your world to many more Stampin' Up! products, email me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com.