More OnStage

Yesterday I showed you one of the projects we made at our OnStage After-Party.  Today I have a few photos of the swaps from my fellow Ink Masters.

First of all, here's a photo of the wonderful backpack we received for attending OnStage:

I LOVE the new designer paper coming in the January-June Mini Catalog!  Peaceful Poppies DSP has bright colors and large blooms, just like what you see here.  This bag will definitely get a LOT of use!  AND inside was a new stamp set, making its debut in January.   We got to create a sample which I'll show you tomorrow.

And here's my team:

Crystal, me, Gail, Barb, Tani, Ceresa, Melanie and Bonnie.  Ceresa is from Alabama, Melanie is from Arizona, and the others (except me) are from California.  And they ALL made the trip to Portland for OnStage!

When we get together we like to swap card samples.  The only stipulation for our team swap was that it had to be made using current Stampin' UP! products.  So this is what I received from my buds:

3D treat bags and boxes; Crystal decorated the cute plastic bin, using Free As A Bird DSP.  Melanie made the treat package with the Ghirardelli Mini's and the adorable tag.  Gail used the Mini Curvy Keepsake die with DSP to create the treat on the right, and I can't remember who I got the one in the middle from.  But I love them all!

And the cards:

I think this one was from Bonnie, who used the Cup of Christmas Reversible Stamps.  These are new; you can stamp one side, flip the stamp over and stamp the other in order to get mirror images of the stamps.  So fun!  The greeting is stamped in Delicata ink, and really shines on the Ornate Frame diecuts.

And I know that this was Crystal's card.  She does gorgeous coloring with Stampin' Blends, and also loves the Copper ribbon.  This card has so much texture and layers; just beautiful!

Now unfortunately, I don't know who made this fabulous card, but the copper details are fabulous!  Sophisticated and lovely in Mossy Meadow, and Sahara Sand.

And this darling image was colored by Ceresa; she even fussy cut some of the leaves and added them to the card.  So cute!

And then there was this beautiful tag (again, I can't remember who this was from):

My camera picked up colors in the sprigs, but they are actually copper.  Again, lots of texture and layers, and just a stunning project.

Don't I have a talented team?  I loved all their work.

And here we are at the end of the evening, after a LONG day of stampin' fun:

tired, but still smiling!  (And Anastasia joined us at my home after she got off work.  It was great to see her meeting and mingling with all my friends!)

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A Look At OnStage

A week ago I had the privilege to attend OnStage, Stampin' UP!'s annual "convention".  It's a day of introduction to new products and training, and I was fortunate to have it held in Portland, OR, where I now reside.  And imagine my delight when 8 of my stampin' buddies (from Alabama, Arizona, California and Oregon) decided to join me!  At the conclusion of the event, we all came back to my home, where we spent an evening stamping and sharing lots of laughs.

I have a LOT of samples to show you; today I'll include one of the projects from our After-Party.  But first, a quick look at our group:

Bonnie and I got to attend a special dinner the night before OnStage; this is held for Silver Elite demonstrators and above, and we were fortunate to qualify this year.  We got to check in for the event early, picking up our wonderful bag (which I'll show you another day), and in addition to a lovely dinner, we received a new (to be released in January) stamp set and a great business card holder, that matches our event bag.

Then on to OnStage; here is our Ink Master Team:

Check out our coordinating Calypso Coral shirts!  We got rave reviews from other attendees for our T's.

And now for a project.  When we arrived at my home, everyone got a goodie bag.  It was stuffed with gifts and supplies for 6 projects!  One was a Gold Mini Pizza Box, which we got to decorate:

In addition to the pizza box, everyone got a share of the Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper.  They were able to choose a sheet and use it to decorate their boxes.  I chose the Shaded Spruce plaid.

The DSP was adhered directly to the top of the box, and then decorated with a Scalloped Layering Circle, and Stitched Shape circle and two trees, punched with the Pine Tree punch (one was stamped with the Perfectly Plaid stamps).  A banner for the greeting was wrapped with Linen Thread and a mini Jingle Bell.  And of course we needed a few Red Rhinestones for some bling on the tree!

The Gold Mini Pizza Boxes are a perfect size for gifting a gift card, jewelry, or small treat.  And the gold finish makes them perfectly festive for the holidays!

I'll be back tomorrow with more samples...


Product List

Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)

[149418]

$17.00

Perfectly Plaid Bundle (En)

[151143]

$31.50

Wrapped In Plaid Suite Bundle (En)

[153326]

$65.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$7.50

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$7.50

Wrapped In Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[149596]

$14.50

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Gold Mini Pizza Boxes

[152068]

$7.00

Pine Tree Punch

[149521]

$18.00

Layering Circles Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Jingle Bells

[149598]

$5.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Banner Triple Punch

[138292]

$23.00

Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[146924]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

A Team Swap

I had such a wonderful time last weekend visiting with all my Stampin' UP! buds in Portland!  The OnStage event (Stampin' UP!'s "convention") was being held in my  home town, and I was really fortunate to have 8 of my team members come.  We enjoyed a day of learning and stamping (and playing with new, yet-to-be released products) and then headed back to my home for an "after-party".  And party we did!

My two long-time stampin' friends, Bonnie and Tani, helped me put the evening together, and over the next few days I'll be sharing our projects.

But first I want to show you the swap card I made.  We all created something to share with each other; here's mine:

I love the Snow Front stamp set, and chose it for my card.  With 17 individual stamps in the set, there is almost no end to the different scenes you can create.  I decided on a simple, serene scene, with the cabin, trees, river and deer.  All set off by the gorgeous Frosted Frames die.

I started by cutting the Very Vanilla insert with the stitched die.  The images were stamped using Soft Suede, Garden Green and Seaside Spray inks.

The card base is Thick Very Vanilla, cut 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", and scored at 4-1/4".  There is another layer of Very Vanilla that is embossed with the Scripty embossing folder.  I added a 1-1/4" strip of Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper.

And then that frame:

Lifted with Dimensionals, and then some Copper Foil accents (included in the dies) for a little added pizzazz!

The greeting is from Itty Bitty Christmas, stamped in Garden Green on a Stitched Rectangle shape.  And finished off with some Holiday Rhinestones..

And here they are, all lined up:

Don't you just love getting together with friends?


Product List

Snow Front Photopolymer Stamp Set

[150483]

$22.00

Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En)

[150513]

$22.00

Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper

[150432]

$11.50

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$9.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[144237]

$8.25

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$5.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$7.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$7.50

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150085]

$7.50

Frosted Frames Dies

[150658]

$29.00

Scripty 3D Embossing Folder

[149634]

$10.00

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[150457]

$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Appreciating Falling Leaves

I have just gone through my first autumn in Portland, and I loved it!  Growing up on the east coast, I always enjoyed "leaf peeping" - driving around and appreciating all the glorious fall colors as the leaves changed.  And it was like that here!  No one told me it would be like this, and as I drove around town, I couldn't stop oohing and aahing over all the gorgeous colors!

Which inspired this card.  It was a technique card we made at my last card club:

It was such an easy card to make but everyone loved the Baby wipe Technique.  I folded a baby wipe and dropped several drops of Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze ink refills on the wipes.  Then we just used it as an ink pad, inking up our stamps and stamping the leaves on Shimmery White cardstock.

The fall colors blended so well; I could almost picture the leaves on the trees outside as we stamped.

Once our main panel was completed, we used the Layering Circle dies to cut the area with the greeting.  It was layered on a scalloped circle of Cajun Craze, and after we tied our Copper Ribbon, we added the circle back to our card using Dimensionals, and lining up the leaves.

The greeting is from Sweetly Swirled, and stamped in Cajun Craze.  And see those pearls?  Just the regular Basic Jewels, but we colored them with a Cajun Craze Stampin' Blend.  Ahh, color perfection!

I think we really outdid ourselves with this beautiful fall card, don't you?


Product List

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143726]

$27.00

Sweetly Swirled Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149254]

$21.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[119790]

$3.75

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131158]

$3.75

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[105229]

$3.75

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101910]

$10.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$8.75

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105117]

$8.75

Layering Circles Dies

[141705]

$35.00

1/4" Copper Trim

[144179]

$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00