Stampin' Up! Convention has finally arrived!  I have anxiously been awaiting it for...the past year, LOL.  My flight from Edmonton to Salt Lake City was filled with Stampin' Up! demonstrators.  Then I spent a lovely day with our group doing some shopping, eating, and walking.  The weather here is HOT and it feels like a real vacation!  

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Did you know that Stampin' Up has an incredible selection of custom stamps!  Everything from address stamps in different fonts to Monograms!

I recently purchased a brand new Monogram stamp perfect for Christmas tags, cards, and presents!  There is still lots of time to order your personalized stamp before Christmas!  Click http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/karolina/ to order yours or email me karolinastamps@gmail.com

Here are directions on how to mount and use your personalized stamp:

First, you need to trim your stamp.  I used Stampin' Up! paper snips to do so because they are extra sharp and pointy!

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It's getting to be my favourite time of year...Christmas card making season!

I think it's wonderful to update traditional Christmas cards by using non-traditional colours.  It's a modern update!

Here I am using 2011-2013 In-colour markers to ink the Traditional Touches single stamp.  I'm also using some lovely silver glimmer paper and paper from the Designer Series Paper Stack (2011-2013 colours).  Add some rhinestone accents and you are set to go!  Simple, elegant, and modern!  Just my kind of card!  And...you will be seeing this one in this year's Christmas Card Stamp-A-Stack classes!

K

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I've got a special treat to share!  This beautiful one layer card is made by my good friend Meghan.  The colours remind me of the trees here in Edmonton! 

Meghan masked the area where the Thank You is stamped and used some random stamping to get the falling leaves effect. 

Thanks for sharing Meghan!  Keep sending me those beautiful cards!

Here's what you will need to recreate this beauty:

Vanilla card stock
French foliage stamp set
Elegant thank you stamp
Ink Colours: More mustard, pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler and always artichoke
Extra large decorative label punch for masking

K

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Ok, I am so excited!  I was checking out pictures of some Stampin' Up! Regional Conventions in the US and saw my swap card on the Halloween Board!!!  It feels awesome!  Here is the post I had for my swap card:


Here is the swap I brought with me to Convention.  Now, I have a confession to make.  I actually kept forgetting to make swaps because work and family life was getting very busy.  So the day before leaving, I enlisted the help of my mom to pump out a whole bunch of swaps.  Here is the creation we made.  I love it!!

Those who know me well know that I have not been super fond of Halloween BUT since having my girls, I have slowly started to enjoy it more through their eyes.  But since seeing the Googly Ghouls set in the new Holiday Catalogue coming out on August 01, 2012, I am loving Halloween themed cards!

There are so many sneak peeks in this card!  Wood grained embossing folder, GOOGLY EYES!!!, new sanding blocks, and new Core'dinations paper in Early Espresso!

This card will put a smile on anyone's face who opens it in the mail!

To order these supplies, click here!

Leave your comments here!  I want to know, is this card cute or what??  :)

K

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As some of you may already know, my favourite new stamp set is "Googly Ghouls".  I just love cute Halloween items!

Here is a great and super simple idea to make some Halloween favours for school, daycare, or even your coworkers!

Stamp any Googly Ghoul in Pumpkin Pie or Tangerine Tango.  Punch with the Postage Stamp Punch. Snail on to a piece of folded Basic Black Cardstock and snail onto the top of our 1x8 inch cellophane bags (super duper inexpensive bags!!).

Don't forget to add our NEW Googly Eyes self-adhesive 3-D stickers!  And VOILA!

Don't forget!  This is a super easy craft for your kids to do.  My daughter stamped the image and punched it out!

What do you think?  I would love to hear!

K

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Exciting News!  Card Class is starting up again on Sunday August 26th at 2pm!

Come and join us once a month for a fun class learning how to create WOW cards!  We'll learn new techniques and use new amazing Stampin' Up! products.

Never stamped?  Don't worry!  I will teach you all the basics that you will need to succeed!
Love to stamp?  Wonderful!  You will learn awesome new techniques and creative uses of new products.

Details:
Class is every 4th Sunday of the month (except for December 2012, to be rescheduled)
August 2012 to May 2013
2-4pm
SW Edmonton location

Cost:  Our class is a stamp club format.  Each registrant commits to a $30 min. Stampin' Up! purchase per month and as a bonus, each person gets to be the 'hostess' for one month!  That means that you are guaranteed at least $30 of free product.  This is a great way to slowly build up your stamping supplies! 

Bonus!  Anyone who registers by August 23rd will get a special prize!

Email me at karolinastamps@gmail.com to register! 

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