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Take It Tuesday

It's Tuesday!  So, it's time for my next Take It Tuesday session. 

You can stop by anytime between 2 p.m and 7 p.m. on any Tuesday.  You don't have to tell me in advance that you are coming, just pop by!

This is a good time to pick up any orders you may have waiting for you, pay me for an order or upcoming event, register for an upcoming event, or place an order.  You can browse through samples I have on display and, since I have retired merchandise set out for sale, you can also shop for retired products!

You can also bring any products you may have that you'd like a little extra instruction on how to use and I'll give you a quick lesson.  So, if you have a punch that is giving you trouble or aren't sure what sandwich to use with a Big Shot Die or want some tips on using Wheels, etc. bring them along and get a one-on-one lesson.

If you have cards or cards to donate for Operation Write Home, bring those too!  Please just remember no glitter!

I'll also have a couple of quick and easy card projects ready for you to stamp if you wish.  These projects will be different each week.  Cost will be $1 per project made.

Today we'll be making these two cards:

Uses Easy Events Clear-Mount Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Melon Mambo Card Stock, Wild Wasabi Card Stock, Confetti White Card Stock, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad, Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad, Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad, White Baker's Twine, Wild Wasabi 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Blender Pens, Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, Clear-Mount Block C, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, 2-Way Glue Pen, Craft Scissors, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Ticket Corner Punch, and 2-1/2" Circle Punch.

Uses Tiny Tags Clear-Mount Set plus Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Old Olive Card Stock, Early Espresso Card Stock, Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Brights Brads, Clear-Mount Block A, SNAIL Adhesive, 2-Way Glue Pen, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Jewelry Tag Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (available September 1 in Holiday Mini), and Flower Daisies #2 Bigz Die.

Just drop by any Tuesday between 2 and 7 p.m.   The door is open!  You don't have to be picking anything up or dropping anything off either.  Just pop by and stamp and visit!

Snowball Spinner Card

Here is one of the cards we made at my August Club Classes featuring interactive or fun-fold cards.  This one is a Spinner Card!  Two pennies are adhered together using a Stampin' Dimensional.  A track for the spinner is made by overlap punching with a Word Window Punch.  The pennies are then tucked into the track and the snowball image is added to the top of the pennies with another Dimensional.  The uneven shape of the snowball with bird on top really makes this spinner card work very well when the card is tilted slightly from side to side!  The spinner area is adhered to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals stacked one on top of the other for additional room for the pennies to spin.

Uses Snow Much Fun Clear-Mount Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Island Indigo Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad, Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad, Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, 2011-2013 In Color Stampin' Write Markers (Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, and Island Indigo), More Mustard Stampin' Write Marker, Riding Hood Red Stampin' Write Marker, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter, Stamping Sponges, Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block D, Clear-Mount Block G, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, 2-Way Glue Pen, Word Window Punch, and two pennies.

Busy, Busy

Just a little note to let you all know what is going on around here and why my posting may be a bit erratic for the next couple of weeks!

My younger son, Sean, flew home yesterday from Colorado Springs after spending most of the summer with my parents.  They explored Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and a bit of Utah; explored Oregon and northern California with my sister and her family; and spent time at my parents' "ranch" in southern Colorado.  During his travels he saw bald eagles, ospreys, herons, hummingbirds, wild turkeys, a gray whale and calf, seals, anemones, sea stars, salmon, river otters, elk, mule deers, black-tailed deers, bison, pronghorn antelope, a fox, a cougar, and black bears.  While on the "ranch," my son got to help chase an orphaned bear cub up a tree so that wildlife officers could come capture him and take him to a rehabilitation center so he could survive the upcoming winter.  He'll then be released into the wild again next spring when he's old enough to survive on his own.  Sean says that while the bear was up the tree being captured, he was below holding the ladder for one of the wildlife officers and got peed on by the scared baby bear!  We spent most of yesterday picking Sean up at the airport and then hearing all about his trip and looking at his wonderful pictures.

We only have him home for a short time though and then we have to move him into his apartment dorm for the start of the next school year.  So, this week will be busy getting him new school clothes and supplies for his dorm apartment.

At the same time, we are preparing to move my older son, Brett, to Orlando, Florida for his new job!  He got a very good job with Lockheed Martin, but they need him at one of their offices in Orlando.  It's a bit farther than we'd hoped to have him go, but it's a good job.  He is somewhat familiar with Orlando and we've got lots of family and friends in Florida still so he'll have a network to fall back on when needed.  He's actually going to live at my parents' house in Winter Garden for a few weeks while we get his stuff moved down to him and he apartment hunts.  Since they are still in Colorado at the moment, they are happy to have someone living in their home for a bit to keep an eye on things and handle some upkeep.

On top of all this, we've learned after a series of painful attacks, that I have a big gallstone!  I've got an appointment soon with a specialist to determine if I need to have surgery to have my gall bladder removed.  Ouch!

Plus, we are having the roof on our house replaced sometime during all this too!

So, if you don't see any posts from me on occasion, it's because I'm busy moving my boys around or spending some quality time with them before moving them out or dealing with a gallstone or just handling day to day life.

The Open Sea Thanks

My older son needed a few more thank you cards so he could thank people for sending him college graduation gifts.  So, I whipped these out for him.  They all use the soon-to-be gone The Open Sea Set from the Summer Mini and the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper that you could earn for FREE using Stampin' Up!'s Buy 3, Get 1 Free Special on $10.95 packages of Designer Series Paper.  Enjoy!

Uses The Open Sea Clear-Mount Set and Sincere Salutations Set plus Not Quite Navy Card Stock, Basic Gray Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad, Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin' Pad, Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad, Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper, Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block D, Clear-Mount Block E, SNAIL Adhesive, Cutter Kit, and 2-1/2" Circle Punch.

Uses The Open Sea Clear-Mount Set and Teeny Tiny Wishes Set plus Not Quite Navy Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad, Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin' Pad, Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad, Not Quite Navy Stampin' Write Marker, Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper, Metallic Brads, Distressing Essentials, Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block D, Clear-Mount Block E, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Cutter Kit, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, and Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
Uses The Open Sea Clear-Mount Set and Teeny Tiny Wishes Set plus Early Espresso Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad, Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper, Gold Brads, Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block D, SNAIL Adhesive, 2-Way Glue Pen, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Modern Label Punch, and Word Window Punch.

Uses The Open Sea Clear-Mount Set and Pretty Postage Set plus Early Espresso Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad, Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper, Gold Brads, Distressing Essentials, Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block D, Clear-Mount Block E, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Cutter Kit, Postage Stamp Punch, 1" Square Punch (available in Holiday Mini effective September 1), and copy paper for punching the 1" square out of as a mask to tap the Tea Stain Spot from the Distressing Essentials through.

If you'd like to order The Open Sea Set or Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper before it disappears, please contact me at michelerey@aol.com by 9 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, August 31.

 

Weekly Inspiration

Today's card uses a really cool fold called Center Stairstep.  It also uses a couple of sets and the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper from the Summer Mini that will be gone soon.  You can get this paper for FREE before it disappears using Stampin' Up!'s Buy 3, Get 1 FREE special on Designer Paper costing $10.95. 

Here's a side view of the card standing up so you can really see the Center Stairstep fold.  Enjoy!

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Supplies

- The Open Sea, page 9 of Summer Mini, Clear - $18.95, Wood - $26.95

- Sail Away, page 11 of Summer Mini, $9.95

- Teeny Tiny Wishes, page 157, $36.95

- Not Quite Navy 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 179, $6.95

- Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 180, $8.50

- Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin' Pad, page 179, $5.95

- Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper, page 8 of Summer Mini, $10.95

- White Baker's Twine, page 194, $2.95

- Silver Mini Brads, page 199, $5.50

- SNAIL Adhesive, page 206, $6.95

- Stampin' Dimensionals, page 206, $3.95

- Paper-Piercing Tool, page 207, $3.50

- Mat Pack, page 207, $9.95

- Crop-A-Dile, page 207, $29.95

- Craft Scissors, page 208, $29.95

- Paper Cutter, page 208, $24.95

- Replacement Cutting & Scoring Blades, page 208, $5.95

- Modern Label Punch, page 209, $16.95

- Word Window Punch, page 209, $15.95

- Extra-Large Tag Punch, page 209, $16.95

- Large Tag Punch, page 209, $15.95

- 3/4" Circle Punch, page 212, $10.95

Directions

1)  Cut a piece of Not Quite Navy Card Stock to 4 1/4 x 11".

2)  Place the card stock on the Paper Cutter so one long edge is lined up on the 1" mark indicated along the top of the cutter.

3)  Move the cutting blade down so the arrow indicating where the cutting blade is located is lined up on the 1" mark on the swinging track.  Cut from the 1" mark down to the 6 1/2" mark.

4)  Repeat steps 2 and 3 on the other long side of the card stock.

5)  Remove the cutting blade from the Paper Cutter and insert the scoring blade into the swinging track.

6)  Line the short side of the cut card stock up on the cutter so the left short side is lined up with the 10" mark indicated along the top of the cutter.

7)  Score from the top of the card stock to the cut.  Then, from the cut on the other side to the bottom of the card stock.

8)  Slide the card stock over so the left short edge is now lined up with the 9" mark indicated along the top of the cutter.

9)  Score from the top of the card stock to the cut.  Then, from the cut on the other side to the bottom of the card stock.

10)  Slide the card stock over so the left short edge is now lined up with the 5 1/2" mark indicated along the top of the cutter.

11)  Score only across the card stock between the cut lines.

12)  Slide the card stock over so the left short edge is now lined up with the 4 1/2" mark indicated along the top of the cutter.

13)  Score from the top of the card stock to the cut.  Then, from the cut on the other side to the bottom of the card stock.

14)  Fold the 10" score lines to make a mountain fold.  Fold the 9" score lines to make a valley fold.  Fold the 5 1/2" score line to make a mountain fold.  Fold the 4 1/2" score lines to make a mountain fold.

15)  Cut two strips of the white knotted rope on blue background Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper to 3/4 x 4 1/4".

16)  Adhere these two strips to the two sides of the card.

17)  Cut another strip of Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper from the blue map image with the large gray anchor design to 3/4 x 4 1/8".

18)  Adhere this strip of paper to the front of the stair step.

19)  Stamp the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Not Quite Navy Ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Card Stock.

20)  Punch out the sentiment with the Word Window Punch.

21)  Punch a modern label from a scrap of Not Quite Navy Card Stock using the Modern Label Punch.

22)  Adhere the sentiment punch out to the center of the modern label.

23)  Poke a hole in the right side of the sentiment labels with the Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack pieces.

24)  Insert a Silver Mini Brad and secure it on the back side by bending the prongs flat.

25)  Adhere the sentiment to the front of the stair step so it is slightly right of center.

26)  Cut a piece of Whisper White Card Stock to 2 x 4 3/8".

27)  Stamp the Sail Away image in Not Quite Navy Ink about 1/2" from the top edge.

28)  Adhere the stamped white rectangle to the center panel of the card.

29)  Cut a piece of Not Quite Navy Card Stock to 1 1/4 x 2 1/4".

30)  Use the 3/4" Circle Punch to punch one long edge of the Not Quite Navy rectangle to make waves.

31)  Adhere the punched rectangle to the center panel of the card so it covers the bottom of the stamped white rectangle.

32)  Wrap a piece of White Baker's Twine around the bottom of the center panel two times and tie it off.  Trim the ends.

33)  Stamp the anchor image from The Open Sea Set in Not Quite Navy Ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Card Stock.

34)  Use the Large Tag Punch to punch out the image.

35)  Punch a larger tag from a scrap of Not Quite Navy Card Stock using the Extra-Large Tag Punch.

36)  Adhere the tags together so they are layered.

37)  Use the 1/8" hole punch on the side of the Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole through the tags in the top of the anchor image.

38)  Thread a piece of White Baker's Twine through the hole and tie the ends to the Baker's Twine on the front of your card.  Trim the ends.

39)  Put two Stampin' Dimensionals down the center of the tags on the back side to adhere them to the front of the card at a slight angle.  Make sure you cover the left side of your sentiment labels.

Tips

Once the Simply Scored Scoring Tool is available in the Holiday Mini on September 1, you can use it to do the scoring instead.  You can place the markers where you need them to make it easy to remember where to score.

You can get the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper for FREE until August 31 using Stampin' Up!'s Buy 3, Get 1 FREE special.  This special is only good on Designer Papers costing $10.95.  If you'd like to order some of this paper, or any of our other gorgeous Designer Series Papers, and take advantage of the Buy 3, Get 1 FREE deal, please contact me at michelerey@aol.com by 9 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, August 31.

You only need to put a Silver Mini Brad on the right side of your sentiment label.  The left side will be hidden anyway.

The Open Sea Set and the Sail Away Set in the Summer Mini are both available only until August 31.  After that, they may never be offered again!  If you'd like to own either of these great sets, perfect for masculine cards, please contact me at michelerey@aol.com by 9 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, August 31.

Take It Tuesday

It's Tuesday!  So, it's time for my next Take It Tuesday session. 

You can stop by anytime between 2 p.m and 7 p.m. on any Tuesday.  You don't have to tell me in advance that you are coming, just pop by!

This is a good time to pick up any orders you may have waiting for you, pay me for an order or upcoming event, register for an upcoming event, or place an order.  You can browse through samples I have on display and, since I have retired merchandise set out for sale, you can also shop for retired products!

You can also bring any products you may have that you'd like a little extra instruction on how to use and I'll give you a quick lesson.  So, if you have a punch that is giving you trouble or aren't sure what sandwich to use with a Big Shot Die or want some tips on using Wheels, etc. bring them along and get a one-on-one lesson.

I'll also have a couple of quick and easy card projects ready for you to stamp if you wish.  These projects will be different each week.  Cost will be $1 per project made.

Today we'll be making these two cards:

Uses Swirls & Curls Verses Hostess Only Clear-Mount Set plus Wisteria Wonder Card Stock, Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Elegant Eggplant Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad, Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad, Pink Pirouette Stampin' Write Marker, Basic Pearls Jewels, Sponge Daubers, Clear-Mount Block H, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, and Eyelet Border Punch.

Uses The Open Sea Clear-Mount Set and Teeny Tiny Wishes Set plus Cherry Cobbler Card Stock, Not Quite Navy Card Stock, Early Espresso Card Stock, Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad, Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin' Pad, Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad, Confetti White Card Stock, Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper, Regals Brads, Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block D, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Decorative Label Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, and Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die.

Just drop by any Tuesday between 2 and 7 p.m.   The door is open!

Pat's Workshop Projects

One of my Club Hostesses, Pat, hosted an In-Home Workshop yesterday to help boost her show totals so she'll earn even more Hostess Benefits. 

Pat requested that we do watercoloring projects, so here are the cards everyone got to make.

Uses On the Grow Clear-Mount Set plus Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Bashful Blue Card Stock, Marina Mist Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Soft Suede Card Stock, Bashful Blue Classic Stampin' Pad, Pink Pirouette Stampin' Write Marker, So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker, Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Marker, Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker, Watercolor Paper, Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Paper Daisies, Neutrals Brads, Subtles Collection Watercolor Wonder Crayons (Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, and Marina Mist), Neutrals Collection Watercolor Wonder Crayons (Soft Suede), Stamping Sponges, Color Spritzer Tool, Aqua Painter, Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, Clear-Mount Block D, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, and 3/16" Corner Punch.

Uses Easy Events Clear-Mount Set and A Word for You Clear-Mount Set plus Calypso Coral Card Stock, Lucky Limeade Card Stock, Chocolate Chip Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad, Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin' Pad, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad, 2011-2013 In Color Stampin' Write Markers (Calypso Coral), Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker, Berry Blossoms Designer Series Paper, Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon, Blender Pens, Clear-Mount Block C, Clear-Mount Block H, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, 2-Way Glue Pen, Craft Scissors, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 1-1/4" Square Punch, and Cupcake Builder Punch.

Once again, I made my own version of the hostess tags that we got in the "Workshop in a Bag" Kit at Convention to give to Pat as a hostess thank you gift.  You can see my version on my post here.

I made these little treats as an extra little gift to give to everyone who came to the Workshop.  They are filled with Peanut Butter M&M's and use the new 1" x 8" Cellophane Bags that will be available in the Holiday Mini starting September 1.

Uses Dot, Dot, Dot Set and You're a Gem Clear-Mount Set plus Real Red Card Stock, Wild Wasabi Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad, Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad, Clear-Mount Block A, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1" x 8" Cellophane Bag (available September 1 in the Holiday Mini), and Peanut Butter M&M's.

Beach Ball Fun

If you purchase the Sweets for the Sweet Set from me this month as part of my Stamp of the Month Club, you might receive this card as one of your three completed samples.  You can take advantage of Stampin' Up!'s Buy 3, Get 1 FREE deal on Designer Series Papers to buy the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper!

Uses Sweets for the Sweet Clear-Mount Set plus Tempting Turquoise Card Stock, Crumb Cake Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad, Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad, Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker, Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker, Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper, Brights Brads, Stamping Sponges, Color Spritzer Tool, Gold Glow Smooch Spritz, Color Catcher, Clear-Mount Block A, Clear-Mount Block B, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, 3/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, and Scallop Squares Duo Bigz Die.

 

Sunny Flowers

One of the many perks of being a Demonstrator is that we get to order our goodies from new catalogs and mini catalogs early so that we can start making samples.  I received my box of new toys (er, supplies) from the upcoming Holiday Mini the other day.  I've had so much fun playing (uh, working) with them already!

We've got an absolutely awesome new tool coming out in the Holiday Mini effective September 1.  It's the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.  You should have heard the crowd of Demonstrators go wild when it was announced at Convention!  Here's a card I made using a scrap of Designer Series Paper and the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.  Enjoy!

Uses Inspired by Nature Set and Fabulous Phrases Clear-Mount Set plus Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Tangerine Tango Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad, Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad, Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad, Wild Wasabi Stampin' Write Marker, Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper, Brights Designer Buttons, Brights Brads, Stamping Sponges, Clear-Mount Block G, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, 1" Circle Punch (the big lolly flowers are stuck to it using a piece of Sticky Sheet cut to a 1" circle), 3/4" Circle Punch (the small lolly flower is stuck to it using a piece of Sticky Sheet cut to a 3/4" circle), Sticky Sheets, and Simply Scored Scoring Tool (available September 1).

Admittedly, it's not a mailable card, but it could easily be hand-delivered (wouldn't it be great to see the pleasure on the receiver's face when they see this gorgeous card) or included in a box with a gift.

Here are some facts about the Simply Scored Scoring Tool and why you'll want one of your own:

1.  Non-skid pads that won't leave marks.
2.  1/8″ increments for scoring.
3.  Scores 12 x 12" card stock or Designer Series Paper.
4.  Standard ruler on two sides – top and left - with 1/8" marks.
5.  Zeroing ruler on top.
6.  Movable place markers to mark your scoring points.
7.  Stylus with ergonomic styling, comfort grip, and high quality metal ends of two sizes allowing you to choose the size of your score.  It also slides smoothly across the card stock or paper without tearing it!
8. Compartment on top end to store additional place markers, bone folder, additional stylus, etc.

9.  Super light-weight!

 

More One Layout and Color Scheme Ideas

Here are some cards that are samples in one of my "Class in the Mail Kits" for my downline who sold a set amount one month.  I have so many ladies in my group earning these now that I can't give them all exactly the same Kits anymore!  This layout was inspired by a card I got from one of my downline, Cliffie Wilson, recently.  Enjoy!

All of these cards use the following products - Melon Mambo Card Stock, Old Olive Card Stock, Elegant Eggplant Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad, Basic Rhinestones Jewels, Stamping Sponges, SNAIL Adhesive, 2-Way Glue Pen, Scallop Oval Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, and Large Oval Punch.  The products that are different for each card are listed beside that card.

Uses Baroque Motifs Set plus Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.

Uses Easy Events Clear-Mount Set plus Melon Mambo Stampin' Write Marker, Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker, Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Marker, Clear-Mount Block C, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.

Uses Funky Four Clear-Mount Set and Fabulous Phrases Clear-Mount Set plus Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Clear-Mount Block C, Clear-Mount Block G, and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.

Uses Pocket Silhouettes Set plus Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.

Uses Sweets for the Sweet Clear-Mount Set plus Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker, Elegant Eggplant Stampin' Write Marker, Clear-Mount Block A, Clear-Mount Block B, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.

Uses Turtle & Co. Clear-Mount Set plus Old Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Marker, Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block G, Stampin' Dimensionals, Heart to Heart Punch, and Post-It Notes (for masking).

My Class in the Mail Kits are only for members of my downline who earn them.  I do not create these kits to sell to anyone else.  My Kits also contain consumable items only, no inks, no punches, no stamp sets, etc.  Just card stock, ribbon, buttons, brads, things of that nature.  I do not include stamped images because that is against Stampin' Up! policy.  I do provide my downline with several samples and a list of the supplies they will need to provide including suggested stamp sets.