~ ~ To love what we do and share what we love, As we help others enjoy creativity and worthwhile accomplishments, In this we make a difference! (Stampin' Up! Statement of the Heart) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sharing ideas and inspiration for stamping, scrapbooking, and other paper crafting. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jayne Stenstrom - Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator since 1998 - www.jaynestamps.com
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Mini book made with Stampin' Up! DSP
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Christmas Mug and Fabric Coaster
Isn't that coaster just too cute? The whole thing just looks so festive and pretty - I don't want to open the bag and eat the M&Ms... yet. They will be eaten at some time. I can only hold out so long before the need for chocolate will overcome the cuteness of this. The coaster is cut out using the Sizzix large square scallop die and then stitched together with a little bit of batting between the layers. The button is sewed on the edge for a little extra touch. This would make a wonderful gift for a teacher, good friend, or anyone else on your list!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
I'll be back soon!
Christmas Cards
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Chalk-a-holics Swap Cards
The first one is Diane Kipp's. She used the Bells & Boughs stamp set and some of the Deck the Halls fabric. Such a beautiful, elegant card!
This one was made by Sara Bolz. She used the Day of Gratitude stamp set and coordinating Autumn Spice paper. I love the fall colors (even though we have snow now)!
This is Emily Mullin's card. She used the beautiful French Foliage stamp set with Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler inks. I love how she sponged in the middle and just stamped the leaves around the edges. Those leaves are so realistic-looking! If you would like to re-create any of these cards, you can still purchase these stamp sets - but not for very long. They are all from the Holiday Mini Catalog and that only goes until January 3, 2011! You can order by going directly to my Stampin' Up! website at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/jaynestamps/ You can shop anytime that suits you and have your order sent directly to you! Or if you want to buy something for a gift for someone who lives far away, you can have it sent directly to that person too! Of course, if you would prefer to call me and have me order it for you, I'm always happy to do that.
Hope you've been inspired by these cards today and have set aside some time to get some of your own stamping done soon. Bye for now!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Chalk-a-holics Projects - Gift Pocket Wallet and One Sheet Cute Box
The first project is another one of the Gift Pocket Wallets (original post was on September 29). We used the Candy Cane DSP - everyone chose which one they wanted to work with. This is my almost completed one - I think it still needs something on the front but I don't know what. The red piece is cut out with the Big Shot and the Top Note Bigz Die and then embossed with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Can you see the snowflakes?
Here is the inside with a sample gift card. We adjusted the dimensions just slightly so that it was only about 1/2" wide on the spine side rather than the original which makes it about 1" wide. I decided that I didn't need it that wide because I wasn't putting anything thick inside.
Here is an adorable little gift bag/box that was made from just one sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" DSP. It's called a "One Sheet Cute Box" and the pattern came from Madeline Morcelo. You can find her instructions here.And here we are at the end of the evening. Jerry came home just in time to snap a couple of pictures before we broke up for the night. Going from left to right are Diane K., Emily M., Judy H., Sara B., and me.
Can't wait to get together with my girls again soon! We're actually planning on making coaster calendars next week before I have surgery. I'm looking forward to it!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Christmas Decor Element
But enough about that. Remember when I shared with you my Thanksgiving Decor Element? I promised that I had a Christmas one to show you and here it is! Ta-da!
This was totally CASE-d from one I saw on Patty Bennett's blog. It uses the Vintage ornaments Decor Elements and the Jingle All the Way Decor Element. They are applied to the front of the glass and then some Christmas DSP was put inside the frame to give it a pretty backing. This was one of the Christmas papers from last year and is retired. A couple of small ribbon bows are attached to the front of the glass with glue dots. It's so pretty - and it hangs right where the Thanksgiving one was, so I just take that one down and put this one up!
I am going to try to pre-schedule some postings for my blog in case my computer goes down, but I am also going to have shoulder surgery next week (the 16th) and will probably be out of it for at least a week or so. (I'm just a wee bit nervous about this surgery - and the recovery time.) So please accept my apologies in advance for the sporadic postings. Hopefully when January comes around I will be back up and around and able to post more regularly.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
I've been MIA but for a good reason
Fortunately we have an on-line backup, but it is taking a l-o-n-g time to get everything downloaded and then, of course, it's not where it's supposed to be. I'm still trying to find my e-mail addresses and some of my documents. Frustrating!!!
So I can't locate my pictures to upload to Blogger and I don't have my software for adding the "watermark" to the pictures on this computer yet.
So I promise as soon as things are back to relatively computer normal, I'll be back posting. In the meantime, we'll be working feverishly to get things back up and going again!
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Only a Couple of Days Left for the Stampin' Up! Online Spectacular
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Stamping with Friends is Fun - and Productive!
The first thing we made were these adorable pine cones. They are made with DSP and egg-shaped Styrofoam. I can't remember where Pam got the pattern from, but I think the blog was called The Hybrid Chick. Basically we cut 1" square pieces of DSP, then folded one side into a point and used small pins to attach them to the Styrofoam. They actually went fairly quickly!
This is Pam's. She used Candy Cane Christmas DSP for her pine cone.
This one is mine. I too used the Candy Cane Christmas DSP, but I used a piece that has glitter stripes. It really catches your eye!
This one is Judy's. She used a retired Stampin' Up! DSP that I had in my stash. Pam had brought along the ribbon and we all agreed that this one looks so elegant with the color of the pine cone and the green and gold ribbon.
Then Pam had a picture of this cute turkey made from the owl punch and scalloped circle punch. Each one is a little different, but they are all too cute. I don't think they have to be worried about being eaten on Thursday!
Our last project that we made were these notebooks covered with a punched Santa. Since the colors of some of the pads were so bright, Judy and Pam used some retired DSP from my stash to coordinate with the color of their pad. I made the one in the middle (which was black) and used a little bit of the current Play Date DSP. The ribbon is more that Pam brought. We just loved the sparkly bling of the green dots!
I hope you enjoyed looking at the projects we made almost as much as we did making them! So make a date to get together and stamp with some of your friends soon!
jayne@jaynestamps.com
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Online Spectacular Stampin' Up! sale - discounts up to 50% starting Monday, November 22
Online Spectacular--a one-week sale with discounts up to 50 percent--is during the week of Thanksgiving. THAT'S THIS WEEK!!!!
On November 22, log onto my Online Store to take advantage of never-before-seen discounts. You won't want to miss this sale - so run right over and check it out NOW! You can get to it here. But if for some reason you have any problems finding the right place, give me a call!
Some of the "door busters" include:
- My Digital Studio - 50 percent off!
- Designer Fabric - 50 percent off!
- Free shipping on online or demonstrator orders of $150 or more!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Stamp-a-Stack Cards
This first one is made with the Builder Wheels from the Holiday Mini Catalog and some of the Candy Cane Christmas DSP.
I don't think I can get enough of this adorable little owl! And here he is all dressed up in a red "suit" pretending to be Santa Claus. Someone was VERY clever in figuring out how to make his clothes - it's one of the stamps in the Tags til Christmas set! (You can see the complete set below the card.)
Simple and elegant snowflakes in blue. You can't really tell in the picture, but the Marina Mist cardstock is sprayed with some Frost White Shimmer Paint mixed with rubbing alcohol. It gives it a beautiful shine!
Love this "flat" snowman idea! Simple but soooooo cute!
And I think this last one is my favorite because it's so elegant in its simplicity. I first saw the idea on Debra Currier's blog. She's in one of my swap groups - the Upscale Swappers. Thanks for the inspiration Deb! I love the idea of the front door with the wreath on it. The depth comes from the sponging around the edges of the "panels". And would you believe those are our Basic Rhinestones - simply colored red with a red Sharpie marker?Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun and now they have 15 cards ready to send out for Christmas greetings, or to make into birthday, thinking of you, or whatever! Thanks for coming ladies, I had a great time!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Fun with Fabric
This is a type of pin cushion. Cute, cute, cute! If you notice, the fabric actually isn't just Christmas or winter designs - the Candy Cane Christmas fabric is dots and stripes. It could be used anytime of the year, making it so much more versatile!
Then these next ones use fabric from a store. It has to be sort of silky-like and the edges need to curl when it gets close to a flame. The flowers are made by cutting different size circles with the Big Shot, curling the edges by holding them close to a candle flame, and then gluing them together.This is a beautiful necklace.And how about this gorgeous card with the same flower layered on the Medallion stamp? Lou Ann doesn't have a blog of her own, but she let me share her creations with you - and I'm so glad she did!
Addendum to Yesterday's Post
Sunday, November 14, 2010
More Simply Adorned Charm Inserts
I participated in another charm insert swap with a few of my fellow stampers. The first one is mine. I used the Lovely As A Tree stamp set, blender pens with various colors of markers, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (cut in half), and Gold Glow Smooth Spritz to make mine. If you look closely, you can see the golden shimmer from the Smooch Spritz. So pretty!
This is the back of my insert. Sorry that the picture is a little blurry. The background is a colored metal sheet that I ran through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder, then sanded the top to take some of the color off. I stamped my initial from the Lovely Letters Alphabet (LOVE that set!) in Cajun Craze on Very Vanilla cardstock and cut it out.
Here are the other ones that I received back. I wanted to take individual pictures, but my camera was not cooperating.
The blue one on top was made by Brenda Passon. She used the level 1 hostess set "Because I Care". The one on the bottom left was made by Laura Barto and I think she used the "Leaf Lines" stamp set, although I'm not sure. (Laura, if it's something else, let me know!) The pink one was made by Debra Currier and that adorable little heart and saying are from the "Filled with Love" stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog. Let me tell you, it took me some looking before I figured that out! I KNEW that I had seen that heart someplace..
Remember that Stampin' Up! has a special going on with the Simply Adorned Charms right now. You can get this charm, chain, and the Charming stamp set for $39.88 - that's 20% off the regular catalog price! The Simply Adorned Gift Bundle contains the Charming wood-mount stamp set, a Simply Adorned 1” x 1-1/4” charm, and a Simply Adorned 24” chain. Use this specially-discounted bundle to create a beautiful and unique charm necklace for that special someone in your life!
You can shop now by going to my website http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/jaynestamps/ and then click on the Shop Now button.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Join Stampin' Up! and the Chalk-a-holics Stamp Group for 50% off!!
From November 15 through November 30, 2010 you can purchase the Standard or Digital+ Starter Kits for only $87.50!! --that is 50 percent off the regular price of $175 for over $310 worth of paper or digital crafting and business supplies!
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- New demonstrator paperwork or ONLINE submissions must be submitted by Tuesday, November 30, 2010; 11:50 PM (MT)
- Both the Standard Starter Kit and the Digital+ Kit are available at 50 percent off the regular kit. These are full starter kits, not mini or reduced-content kits.
- Recruits can still add the Stampin' Memories or Digital+ Add-On and will pay the regular add-on price.
- Recruits who join Stampin’ Up! and my Chalk-a-holics stamp group during the Simply Amazing Recruiting Promotion are still eligible for any programs available to a new recruit. This includes but is not limited to the extra 10 percent Instant Income offer, Stampin' Start, the opportunity to purchase a Business Booster Kit, and a free two-month Demonstrator Business Web Services (DBWS) subscription.
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Christmas Ideas
On a brighter side, I will be going through my pictures and posting samples and ideas for your Christmas (and Thanksgiving) cards and decorating. These samples were taken at the Stampin' Up! Riverton office.I love the candles wrapped with the music DSP! (It's in the "Newsprint" pack.)
If you have any questions or would like more information about any of these projects, let me know and I'll do my best to pull from the back of my mind what was used to make them!