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Jul

Just Believe Card & the Winners of the Class & Workshop Give-Away

Posted: Monday, July 19th, 2010 | Comments (25)

My new stamps are in the house! Woohoo! I have been having an absolutely AMAZING time creating with all my new stuff. In the last day and half I’ve been in a real stampin’ groove. It’s amazing how creativity starts flowing when you have new stuff to play with *LOL*.

Now instead of struggling to come up with card ideas, I’m having the opposite problem – I can’t stamp fast enough to keep up with all my ideas *lol*! At least you know I’ll have LOTS to share with you over the next few weeks.

Today’s card is a clean & simple card.

Take a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Crumb Cake CS (formerly Kraft CS) and fold it half with your bone folder.
Scallop the bottom edge of the card with the Scallop Edge Border punch.
Stamp the large silhouette flower stamp in Very Vanilla Craft ink across a 3 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Riding Hood Red CS. Set aside to dry.
Die cut the the label out of Very Vanilla CS using a Big Shot and the longest die from the Matbook Bigz XL die.
Stamp the greeting from Occasional Quotes (Level 3 hostess set) onto the Very Vanilla CS label in Basic Black Classic ink. Use your Stamp-a-ma-jig if necessary.
Stick a medium cream half-back pearl on either side of the label using a mini glue dot for each (the pearls are from the Pretties kit – which is now unfortunately retired).
Center and stick the stamped Riding Hood Red CS piece to the Crumb Cake card front.
Take a 7″ piece of Chantilly 1/2″ Crochet Trim and lay it across the bottom of the Riding Hood Red CS. Bring the ends of the trim around to the inside of the card front and stick them down. Hide the ends of the ribbon by cutting a 3 1/2″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Very Vanilla CS and centering & sticking it on the inside of the card front. Stick a second piece on the inside of the card.
Stick your label to the Riding Hood Red CS with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Position it about 1/4″ above the trim and about 3/4″ in from the right edge of the card. You’re done!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project!

The winners of the Serene Sunset Workshop Planner and the Watercolor Trio Class:

I’ve really got to stop designating Friday’s as the day that my winners are announced and move them to Monday’s. Somehow by the end of the week there are so many little things that I need to wrap up before the weekend starts that announcing winners completely slips my mind. So I apologize. And from now on, Monday’s will be the day.

As a quick refresher, I am announcing the winners for the products shown in THIS post.

The five winners announced below win a copy of BOTH. To claim your prize please email me at andrea@sunnystampin.com. Be sure to state that you are the July Blog Winner, and please let me know in the body of your email whether you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator or not.

And the winners are…….

1. Amy
July 10th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
I have always wanted to purchase one of your classes and would love to win one. They are both beautiful.

So, pick me, pick me!

2. Cheryl
July 10th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Hi Andrea & Sophia! Love the preview tease of the Serene Sunset workshop planner (great name, btw) and the Watercolor Trio Class Planner is great! It’s great that you offer this service to demos – I’ve ordered a few in the past, some just for me, others to share with my set of stampers. Having all of the directions, suggestions, cost breakdowns really is helpful! I’d love to win this month’s set of projects (keeping my fingers crossed…).

3. Patti J.
July 10th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Oh how I wish I was close enough to attend your classes! Sigh…I will have to settle for taking a chance on winning! Thanks for the chance, and for your wonderful blog. I look forward to seeing your projects each day! You two are so talented!!!

4. Jonelle
July 11th, 2010 at 5:19 am
Another winner, Andrea! You just amaze me at the consistant quality of your class ideas. Takes the worry out of dreaming up new ideas, and lets us enjoy the fun of the class too. I would love to win ANY of your classes/planners. Keep ‘em coming!

5. valerie
July 13th, 2010 at 1:11 am
WOW! I love coming to your blog daily for such wonderful one of a kind ideas. I hope I win. Your hard work is greatly appreciated.
Thank You
valerie

If you’re name wasn’t drawn, don’t despair. We offer give-aways on a regular basis!

See you tomorrow….yup, we have a post for you!

Categories : Blog Give-Aways, For You / Thinking of You

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Jul

July Class & Workshop Planner Release and Giveaway!

Posted: Saturday, July 10th, 2010 | Comments (258)

The bright summer sun has been shining with a vengeance, and those fluffy clouds floating across the intense blue of the sky have been making me more inclined to cloud gaze than anything else. Has your BBQ been fired up? Have pool parties left you cool and refreshed? Or perhaps your mind is more on an upcoming vacation! Well, I know that during this time of year, my mind and my body are everywhere except focusing on the things which still need focusing on…. MY BUSINESS….. oh well, maybe after the kids soccer game. I have a workshop/class when?…… uh-oh, why the heck didn’t I prepare earlier!!!!

Well relax ladies, we have it all taken care of. Now when you realize that you have a class or workshop to prepare for, you can sigh in relief, sit back, and continue sipping that lemonade, because we have it all taken care of. Need to advertise for a class? Done! The promo photo’s are ready to post. Need to figure out what to order? Don’t sweat it, just refer to our chart to figure it out. Not sure if you can do a special technique for the workshop? Well, there is video footage to show you how. Whatever your concern, we have it taken care of. And, with our 100% satisfaction guarantee, we promise that you will find yourself in a win/win situation. So what are you waiting for? Give it a try, the only thing you will be losing is the stress and headache.

July Serene Sunset Workshop Planner

This stamp set used in this month’s workshop planner is a gorgeous, yet simple set, suitable for tropical getaways or summer parties. Whether your customers want to set up a poolside get-together or scrap the memories from an unforgettable vacation, the projects in this planner are sure to be a hit!

To purchase the planner click HERE.

July Watercolor Trio Class Planner & Stamp Class by Email

The soft and beautiful colors of the Watercolor Trio Class will add a touch of elegance to every occasion! In this class you’ll learn how to make these four standard-sized cards with a coordinating box to store them in (or to gift them in).

To purchase the Class Planner click HERE

To purchase the Stamp Class by Email click HERE

A Give-Away for You!

Also, don’t forget to sign up for our give-away! 5 lucky winners will receive BOTH the Serene Sunset Workshop Planner AND the Watercolor Trio Class Planner/Stamp Class by Email. This give-away is open to both Stampin’ Up! demonstrators and non Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. The winner will be selected this coming Friday, and will be randomly drawn using www.random.org. To enter the draw simply leave us a comment on this post.

Categories : Blog Give-Aways, Class Planners, Workshop Planner

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Jun

So Kind Card & the Winners of the Island Oasis Class

Posted: Monday, June 21st, 2010 | Comments (18)

I hope everyone had a wonderful Father’s Day weekend. I had a nice, albeit busy weekend. We spent Father’s Day at my brother- and sister-in-law’s house for a Father’s Day BBQ. It was such a beautiful sunny day and the kids all had a riot getting soaked with water guns.

Although I wasn’t feeling very inspired when I sat down to stamp today, it turns out I actually like today’s card. Here’s how I made it:

Cut a 3″ x 5″ piece of the polka dot pattern from the Tropical Party DP collection and sponge it with So Saffron Classic ink. I found that the white background was too stark which is why I ended up sponging it. It really softened the look of it.
Take a 2″ x 5″ piece of Old Olive CS and scallop it using the slit punch (which I just discovered will be retiring at the end of this month).
Stick the DP to the the scalloped CS strip using Snail adhesive. Pierce a hole in the center of each scallop.
Lay a 6″ piece of ribbon across the DP so that it covers the seam between the DP and the CS. Bring the ends of the ribbon around to the back of the CS and stick them down with Snail adhesive.
Center and stick the DP to a Certainly Celery card created by folding a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Certainly CS in half.
Center and stamp the greeting along the top of the DP in Basic Black Classic ink. Use a Stamp-a-ma-jig if necessary.
Tie a 14″ piece of Real Red Grosgrain ribbon in a bow around the first piece of ribbon.
Die cut the medium and small complete butterflies from the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die, out of Real Red CS using the Big Shot.
Dry emboss the butterflies with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and your Big Shot.
Stick the smaller butterfly to a scrap of paper with Dotto adhesive.
Pat a VersaMark pad all over the butterfly. Sprinkle on Heat and Stick powder and then melt it with a heat tool. Sprinkle on red Chunky Essentials glitter and then heat set.
Stick the smaller butterfly to the larger butterfly with a mini glue dot.
Stick the larger butterfly to the card front as shown in the picture above, using two mini glue dots.
Create the butterfly antennae and the trail with black peel & stick rhinestone brads. You’re done!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card.

Just a quick update – you probably won’t be seeing any cards posted by Soph for a few weeks as moving week is finally here for her. Her craft supplies get officially packed on Wednesday (and her other house stuff too, but we all know what’s really important right? *wink*). Her move-in date is on June 28th. Anyways, we’re going to temporarily suspend our planned weekly features for the summer since it’s going to be quite challenging to try to stick to a schedule over the next few months. We’re pretty much just going to share with you whatever we’ve been creating.

The winners of the Island Oasis Class are:

1. Kristi-Anna
June 18th, 2010 at 9:22 pm

This is one of my new favourite sets and papers!! I hope I win!! I HOPE I WIN!!!!

2. Elaine Rose
June 18th, 2010 at 10:21 pm

Wow,I love it. So bright and cheery.The stamp set and paper is on my next order just in case I win…LOL…TFS

3. Jenny Fulton
June 19th, 2010 at 7:58 am

I am a brand new Stampin’ Up demo who would love to win this class! Your ideas are amazing! I can imagine that these planners are sought after by us amateur demos and the veterans alike! Thank you for all you do!

4. Christiane Boyer
June 19th, 2010 at 9:31 am

MAGNIFIQUE… Summer, refreshing, bright, lovely… WOW ! I was impressed by this Tropical paper, but not as much as this project ! Congratulations !
Christiane

5. Judi Stamparooni
June 20th, 2010 at 1:11 am

Visiting your blog is DANGEROUS! This is not a set I was going to buy, but as usual your creations make it a set ‘to die for’!

If your name was drawn, please email me at andrea@sunnystampin.com to claim your prize. Be sure to put “Island Oasis Class winner” in the subject line, and then in the body of the email please let me know whether you’d like the class planner version or the Stamp Class by Email version. Also, if you already purchased this planner then please let me know and we’ll either refund you your money, exchange it for something different, or give you a coupon towards a future product.

Categories : Blog Give-Aways, Cards, Thank you

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Jun

“Fast & Fabulous” Card & Some Winners

Posted: Friday, June 18th, 2010 | Comments (16)

Whew, what a week. I am so happy Friday is finally here! I apologize for the lack of posting this week – it was due to some of that “summer” and “end-of-school-year” craziness. Monday I was on a field trip with my son’s Gr. 6 class to Niagara Falls. We actually went to quite a few different places in the Niagara Region, and the Falls was just one of them. That was quite a long day. We left the school at 8 am and returned close to 7 pm. Tuesday was pretty much re-cuperating and doing administrative catch-up. Wednesday I was on a field trip with my daughter’s Gr. 1 class to the African Lion Safari. Although we had a great time the weather was alternately smoking hot or thunder showers. By the end of the day I had a raging headache (I don’t know how her teacher does it!). I went to bed early on Wednesday, and then when I woke up on Thursday still had a headache. I took something for it, ate bowl of Cheerios with milk and then next thing I knew I was throwing up and so dizzy that I couldn’t even stand. I had to crawl back to my bedroom. The odd thing was that my hands started itching like crazy. It was the strangest thing I’d ever felt. Although my stomach was ok the rest of the day, my head sure wasn’t. I still had a raging headache & felt quite dizzy and light headed for the rest of the day and ended up going to bed for the night at around 6:30 pm. Today I still have a headache, and I’m not quite 100%, but I decided to try and squeeze in some work time.

Just in case you’re wondering, the title of today’s post has nothing to do with what I think about my card *lol*. “Fast and Fabulous” is actually the name of a brand-new level 2 hostess stamp set from the 2010/2011 Idea Book and Catalogue, available July 1st. When I saw this stamp set it was love at first sight. Although I don’t normally pre-order hostess sets since I end up earning them all anyways, I just couldn’t wait for this one!

Today’s card is quite easy to make:

Ink up your flower outline image in Baja Breeze Classic ink and stamp it off ONCE onto a piece of grid paper. Now stamp it (without re-inking) onto a 3″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Whisper White CS. Stamp a second flower in exactly the same manner.
Clean your stamp and then ink it in Chocolate Chip Classic ink and stamp it three times, being sure to re-ink in between. Make sure that you stamp the flower at different heights.
Mat the Whisper White CS onto a 3 1/8″ x 4 3/4″ piece of Chocolate Chip CS. Set aside for a moment.
Take a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Baja Breeze CS and dry emboss it using the square lattice embossing folder and your Big Shot. Trim the Baja Breeze CS so that it is 4″ x 5 1/4″. I always dry emboss a larger piece of CS when using this particular embossing folder because I find it tends to shrink the dimensions of the CS as the embossing is so heavy.
Take a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Crumb Cake CS (formerly called Kraft CS) and fold it in half with a bone folder to create a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card.
Center and stick the embossed Baja Breeze CS onto the Crumb Cake card front.
Center and stick the matted image onto the Baja Breeze CS.
Die cut the widest label from the Matchbox Bigz XL out of Crumb Cake CS using your Big Shot.
Stamp the greeting onto the label with Chocolate Chip Classic ink.
Sponge the edges of the label with Chocolate Chip Classic ink.
Stick a medium half-back pearl to the left and right of the greeting using a mini glue dot (I used the pearls from my Pretties kit).
Stick the greeting label to the top left of the image piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals. You’re done!

All in all it’s quite an easy card to make. The blue stamped off image is quite faint in the picture so you don’t quite get the same effect as when you see the card. In real life it’s really pretty.

Okay, and now I need to announce some winners. It occurred to me that I had not yet announced the winners of the Birthday Biss Class Planner and I already have a new planner out.

The Winners of the Birthday Bliss Class Planner:

1. Alta R
May 24th, 2010 at 10:52 am

Too cute! What a very cute ideal. Thanks for sharing

2. Brenda Hugar
May 24th, 2010 at 11:21 am

Wow, your class planners are great. I’ve looked at several of them and can’t wait for new ones after the new catty comes out. Love the cards in this one. Sure hope I win this one!! Thanks for sharing and have a Blessed Day.

3. Sandy Carlson
May 24th, 2010 at 11:28 am

I would SO LOVE to win this planner. I have been kind of in a rut and need something new and exciting to offer my customers. I have ordered several of your planners and they are very beneficial! Thanks, Sandy in MN.

4. Alicia Christian
May 24th, 2010 at 2:53 pm

I would LOVE to win one of your class planners! Ther are put together so professionally and have so many helpful features beyond just great projects planned for me!

5. Tracy L
May 24th, 2010 at 5:22 pm

Hi, Andrea – I LOVE the cake box! What a unique way to package your cards or to package your gift for the birthday boy/girl. As always, I can’t wait until the release of each card class planner – thanks so much for sharing with us. Tracy

The Winner of the Interactive Cards and Simply Scrappin’ 102 Class:

Aubri
June 13th, 2010 at 12:17 am

I get your class planners every month and i love them In the last six months our life has been crazy with relocating and trying to get work and what not. Now that we’re more settled down I want to get back to creating more. Your interactive cards look awesome and would really help me get going again

If your name was drawn for either of these classes please email me at andrea@sunnystampin.com to claim your prize. Make sure that you put WHAT you won in the subject line of the email.

Have a great weekend. Oh and be sure to check out the post below for this month’s stamp class by email and class planner.

Categories : Blog Give-Aways, Cards

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Jun

Island Oasis Stamp Class by Email and Class Planner Give-Away!

Posted: Friday, June 18th, 2010 | Comments (58)

What better way to usher in the summer than with this bright, fun tropical-themed gift set? In this class you’ll learn how to make this ultra-cute pillow-shaped purse box and these five note cards (3 1/2″ x 5″). Please note that this month’s class was given as a gift to those Stampin’ Up! demonstrators that attended the Ottawa Stampin’ Girl’s convention. If you were one of the attendees and are a class planner or stamp class by email subscriber then please be sure to email me at andrea@sunnystampin.com and I will give you a digital product or online class of your choice in place of this class.

As is typical, this class is available in two formats. The class planner version for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators can be purchased HERE. The Stamp Class by Email version is available HERE.

I will also be giving away a free class to 5 lucky winners. To enter your name in the draw all you have to do is to leave a comment on this post. Winners will be announced on Monday.

Just a quick note as well, I’m working on moving up the release dates of the planners to the first of the month. So the July class will be released on July 1st.

Categories : Blog Give-Aways, Class Planners

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