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Note New Date:  Thursday August 16   7-9 PMMy house

Make a cute gift box that I made the annual Stampin’ Up! Convention.Plus some cards featuring our cool new punches.

 Class charge is $10, half price if you bring a new friend, place a $25 order, or are a current club member.PLEASE RSVP by August 14, earlier is even better!!!!! See my demonstrator website (right sidebar) for my contact information. Ribbon is a great way to embellish all of your art projects.  Contact me to join my Stampin’ Up! Ribbon Share and you will get a wonderful assortment of quality Stampin’ Up ribbon.   Each month I will feature a different group of ribbons.  All orders must be paid by the 20^th of the month.  My current stamp club members get $1 off of each share and can include it towards their purchase requirement!   August – NEW Taffeta Ribbon 3/8 inch (2yds each of 8 colors)   $14 (includes tax and shipping*)*Out of town participants add $1 each for postage.

-for “out of town” and “busy” stampers.Receive the latest Stampin’ Up! products each month with supplies and instructions to make some fun projects. 

August - Three For You Punch Box 

-Includes the Punch Box Kit (page 183), 30 FREE textured Love notes (3”x3” cards) from Stampin’ Up! and all the precut textured cardstock, ribbon and brads to complete the 30 cards as pictured from me, at no extra charge!   This is a fabulous kit and includes inkpads, punch and die cut stamps!  I have enjoyed it very much.  Now is the best time to purchase it and receive the extra freebies.Cost:  $45.95 plus shipping and tax (total $53.58).****Current Stamp Club Members - $2 off   (and class counts towards your monthly purchase). 

IMPORTANT:  Orders are due by August 20^th.  Receive your order and class projects about 10 days from then. 

Here’s a cool tip that we learned at convention using the Crop-A-Dile on one of our make and takes.  Set the blocks so that 1 and A are facing each other.  With the base at the bottom, squeeze the CAD on a piece of cardstock.   Make an evenly spaced line of embossed circles by lining up the black blocks for the next “squeeze”. 

Here is our finished project - a pocket card made with the Wanted stamp set, scallop punch, Outlaw paper, jumbo eyelet, and wide grosgrain ribbon.  Contact me to purchase your own Crop-A-Dile and other great Stampin’ Up! products.   My contact information is at the right in the Demonstrator Website link.

I just got back from another awesome Stampin’ Up! convention.  I meant to post some during the week, but there never seemed to be enough time to do everything.  I didn’t even get to take many photos of the display boards this year.  It’s a good thing that we can  purchase a CD with lots of the display projects.  The theme of convention was Dream Big, so here is one of my swap cards with one of the new SU sets.

I had a slight Harry Potter diversion.  We HAD to see the movie before the book came out.  And then I HAD to read the 6th book to refresh my memory.  And then I HAD to read the last book right away before I found out any spoilers.  I’m now back on track with swaps and packing!

First is an old template for an easy cardstock standing frame.  Next is a coaster chipboard frame with faux hinges which was a class project from the spring.

I did 4 groups for the stamp camp swap at convention last year and loved all the great projects.  This year I signed up for 6 groups of 20 - crazy, yes?  Well they are actually almost finished and I will show you the projects over the next few days.  The tab punch treat bag (top) is the same template as my 4th of July treat bag.  The simplified photo wallet (yoyo yellow) was featured earlier in my blog (March 8).  I made the Dream Big notpad holder to fit a 4×6 notpad.  I previously made this during Sellabration as a 3×9 notpad holder for those of you that remember our class with the cow pencils from Target.

I have been very busy lately with a splitcoaststampers project and of course -  SWAPS for convention which starts one week from today!  Over the next few days I will showcase some of the swaps I have made.  Speaking of showcase, a card of mine is featured today on the Stampers Showcase on the demonstrator side of the SU website! See my April 5th entry here for the original faux filmstip card.  The frog panel in the SS card is askew and they decided to leave it that way for their photo - oh well….

These 2 cards are for the RED and BLUE swaps at the SCS dinner.  I hope you like them.  THey both were really fun to make.  I even talked my son into helping me punch out the flowers (he likes gadgets).  The top card features the new punch kit and has a mini 3×3 card mounted on top. The monthly special for August will be a free set of 30 3×3 love notes in textured Pomegranate, Wasabi and Saffron paper with your purchase of the punch kit (a $12.95 value).  Plus I will have  special Class by Mail projects featuring this kit as well.  More about that later in the month.   The second card features the photo corners punch and the by definition stamp set.

Here’s a couple of cards I made using the new punch in some unusual ways.  I love the new By Definition stamp set!   And of course the new In Colors, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava and Blue Bayou, are wonderful.  The new double stitched ribbon is great - I can’t wait to get all the colors!

How the summer is flying by!  Here are 2 of the projects we will be making this Friday evening.  Learn how to use up your scraps in an easy strip border (stamp set - zoofari).   Use the slit punch to make a scallop border (stamp set - Happy Occasions and jumbo wheel).  The wheel guide is a must with this wheel to avoid a wavy line of text!  As you can see, I got my new circle scallop punch too!

Hooray!   Stampin’ Up! now allows us to advertise our specials and events on our personal websites.  And I got this message approved  by demonstrator support just to be sure.

CLASS BY MAIL

This is for you “busy” or “out of town” stampers.  Receive the latest Stampin’ Up! products each month with supplies and instructions for some fun projects!

July Class - Pick a Petal

Includes the Pick a Petal Stamp set PLUS all the precut cardstock and instructions to make these 3 projects.

Cost: $35 (Plus $3 shipping and handling charge for out of town customers).

This Class By Mail is $2 off for my current Stamp Club members.

IMPORTANT:  Orders are due by July 20th.  Receive your order and class projects about 10 days from then.

Recommended additional products for these projects: Basic Black Inkpad, a redish inkpad - I used Rose Red.  The new Purely Pomegranate would be great too.  A light peachy inkpad - I used Cameo Coral.  The new Groovy Guava would be great too, or you could “stamp off” with your Rose Red ink for the petal background.  Hugs& Wishes stamp set p. 143 or Stem Sayings stamp set p.133 or other greeting stamps.  Mini glue dots and Stampin’ Dimensionals p. 185 to adhere ribbon, petals and flower centers.

Kim Wilson, Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Senior Supervisor 

814-838-0838  kim@craftdoc.com