Stamp Samples Night/Occations Mini Catalog April 1st

Tonight I attended my groups Stamp Samples night, it is always so much fun to stamp with this group. I made two cards to swap, from two new sets from the new Occations Mini. Everyone can order from the mini starting tomorrow April 1st, click here to view the new mini catalog. And if you like free click here to see what you can get free just by ordering from the new mini catalog. If you would like to place an order online please access my website, if you would like me to order for you please email or call me.

Happy Stamping
Marti

Stamping all Weekend

I have had a very productive weekend of Stamping, I am going to an Occations mini swap on Tuesday so I needed to get all of those cards stamped, I also decided to catch up a little on my scrapbooking which I have been seriously neglecting. I really cannot wait to see Stampin' Up's new digital scrapbooking software due out later this year, I really want to see how digital works.
I will be showing some of my scrapbook pages this week.

Here is another cute card I made this weekend. This uses another new set "And Many Mower" from the occations mini which you can order from beginning April 1st. I could'nt wait to use it to make a Fathers Day card for my Dad, he is going to love it.

Happy Stamping
Marti

Recipe:
Stamp: And Many Mower (available April 1)
CS: Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, WW, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink: Black Stazon
Accessories: Various Stampin write markers, Pacific Point ribbon, large oval punch

Soft Summer MOJO78

This is the first card I have made with this new set from the Spring and Summer Occations Mini. This set will be available to everyone on April 1st, but one of the perks of being a Stampin UP demonstrator is I get to order it ahead of time and play. This layout came from Mojo Monday. This is the first time I have ever participated in this and thought it was alot of fun.

Happy Stamping
Marti

Recipe:
Stamps: Soft Summer
CS: Chocolate Chip, Baha Blue,Very Vanilla, DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Various stampin write markers, circle punches, paper piercer, so saffron ribbon, dimentionals

Great News! Thinking About Being A Demonstrator!?

If you have been giving any thought to becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and joining my Group, I have got some GREAT News for you !

If you sign up between now and the end of March, you can spread out the $169 cost of the Starter Kit over 3 Easy Payments!!! CLICK HERE for the details!!

If you sign up between now and the end of March, you are not only getting that GREAT 15% Savings on your Starter Kit price, but you will also get to pick ANY FREE STAMP SET from Stampin' Up!(up to $47.95 value) This offer expires 3-31-09. Paperwork must be received by 3-31-09 in the Stampin' Up! office so please contact me ASAP so that I can mail you the paperwork to fill out and send to Stampin' Up! before the deadline. Sales tax added to the 1st payment of the Starter Kit Price.. shipping is FREE!

View the Starter Kit items HERE.

For more details and perks of being a demonstrator call and Lets Chat about it!

New Occasions Mini "A Great Friend"

Look what came on Friday, this really cute new set from the new Stampin' Up occations mini catalog that begins on April 1st. This set reminded me of Spring and how I can't wait for Spring to arrive here in Illinois. See the recipe below.

Happy Stamping
Marti

Recipe
Stamp set: A Great Friend
CS: Kraft, Cameo Coral, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla
Ink: Cameo Coral
Accessories: Old Olive ribbon, sizzix little leaves die, stampin write old olive marker, white gel pen.

Chick in a Blue Egg

Tonight I used A good egg set and made yet another easter card. I used lots of layers of delicate dots DSP, available only during Sale-a-Bration. I stamped the chick on WW and then stamped the chick again on a piece of so saffron and then cut it out. I stamped the egg on a piece of bashful blue delicate dots and used a dimentional to pop up the egg on the bottom of the chick, so cute.

Happy Stamping

Recipe
Stamp: A Good Egg
CS: Delicate Dots, So Saffron, WW, Sahara Sand
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: So Saffron Ribbon

Easter Garden Whimsy

Today I used my Garden Whimsy set to make this cute tulip easter card. I started with a Cameo Coral Base and added a piece of Raspberry Tart DSP, then I cut two strips of WW using the eyelet border punch. I matted a piece of WW CS on a piece of Kiwi Kiss CS and used marker direct to stamp technique to create both colors on the tulips. I stamped happy easter on a piece of WW and punched it out with the small oval punch and put it on top of a cameo coral large oval punch. I added a piece of kiwi kiss satin ribbon to finish off the card, and waaalaaa a cute easter card ready to send to someone special.

Happy Stamping
Marti

Recipe
Stamps: Garden Whimsy, A Good Egg
CS: Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss, WW, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Rose Red, kiwi kiss
Accessories: Small oval punch, large oval punch, eyelet border punch, kiwi kiss ribbon, raspberry tart DSP, Rose Red marker, blender pen

Jump Start Easter- Occasions Sneak Peak

Today you can get a jump start on your Easter projects by ordering one of several new Easter sets that will be featured in the upcoming Occasions Mini Catalog. You have your choice of 3 great stamp sets- several of them available in English, Spanish, or French- and one fun wheel.

Get your Easter jump start here!

Also available starting today- the Manhatten Textured Impressions Die. This die works similar to the Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, giving you a deep, embossed impression for your card. This die is available for $7.95.

Finally, don't foget that Sale-A-Bration continues through the end of March. Therefore you can earn FREE Sale-A-Bration items with your Occasions Sneak Peak order, totaling $50 or more!

A Kind Word

I just love this new set, this little girl is just so sweet. First I stamped the image on water color paper and used various colors of ink pads to color in the image. I used bordering blue for the card and Candy Lane and Bella Birds DSP. I also used neutral brads (chocolate chip) and the valet ribbon bundle, this was a very simple card to make and I just love the coloring.

Happy Stamping
Marti

Recipe
Stamps: A Kind Word
CS: Chocolate Chip,Water color paper, Candy Lane, Bella Birds DSP
Ink: Stazon black, various ink pads
Accessories: neutral brads, valet ribbon, blender pen

Thoughts and Prayers Easter

Tonight I took a break from the chick and used the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set, I used a piece of WW as the base and covered it with a piece of embossed baha breeze CS. Then I cut out a piece of pink pirouette and used the eyelet border punch across the bottom. The flower accents are from flower fusion too and one white brad. To stamp the image I used markers right on the stamp, I used old olive, bashful blue and pretty in pink. Then I added a dot of crystal effects on each flower just for a little shine. Hope you enjoy.

Happy Staming
Marti

Recipe
Stamp sets: Thoughts and Prayers, and a Good Egg
CS: WW, Baha Breeze, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Baha Breeze
Accessories: Old Olive, pretty in pink, bashful blue markers, flower fusion flowers, white brad, eyelet border punch, big shot texturz plate, dimentionals

A Good Egg

Tonight I made another Easter Card, this chick is just so darn cute, I started with a pink piroette base and added a sheet of Bella Rose DSP. Next I cut two mat's of WW, and a mat of Pink Piroett. I stamped the chick on So saffron CS and cut him out, then I stamped the shell on a piece of Candy Lane DSP and cut it out and added a dimentional to make it pop. I used a piece of Kiwi Kiss ribbon and the small and large oval punches for the happy easter sentiment, I also paper pierced around the WW card stock to add a few more dots.

Happy Stamping
Marti

Recipe
Stamp: A Good Egg
CS: WW, Pink Piroette, Bella Rose DSP, Candy Lane DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: small and large oval punches, pumpkin pie marker, kiwi kiss ribbon

Another Good Egg

Tonight I made another card using the "a Good Egg" stamp set. This card uses the egg image from that stamp set and the stamp for the crack. I started with a Certainly Celery base and layered pretty in pink (embossed with the big shot) and a piece of the Delicate Dot DSP from (SAB) I added a piece of whisper white punched with the eyelet border punch. The egg is stamped and cut out of a piece of DSP from Candy Lane. I cut out the cuts on the egg from Certainly Celery and added three certainly celery brads, and to finish a piece of Certainly Celery ribbon from the SAB bundle. Seems like alot but very easy to put together.

Happy Stamping
Marti

Recipe
Stamp Set: A Good Egg
CS: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, WW, Delicate Dots DSP, Candy Lane DSP
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Certainly Celery Brads, Certainly Celery Ribbon, eyelet border punch, dimentionals, texturz plate #1

Easter Pre-Order Begins Today!

In order to help you get prepared for Easter cards, you can order selected items from the Occasions Mini for Easter starting today! The list of products is below, and you can view them by clicking here for a preview of the stamp sets that are available! Just email me to place your order or order online at my website!

Item Description Retail Price
113196 An Egg-cellent Easter $21.95
113262 Wagon Full of Fun $34.95
113822 Eight Great Greetings $27.95
115421 Ocho saludos geniales (Spanish Eight Great Greetings) $27.95
114643 Huit souhaits sympas (French Eight Great Greetings) $27.95
113833 Egg Hunt Stampin' Around wheel $6.50