Saturday Showcase- Recycling Fun

Do you often think about how much "stuff" we dispose of?  I believe we have truly become a disposable society. 

I wanted to share with you a little 3D recycling project I made....

You are never going to look at toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls the same again.......who wouldn't want to receive a little gift in this cute box?  

All I did was flatten a toilet paper roll and fold in the ends (much the same as our pillowbox dies) 

I then flattened it out again and covered it with designer series paper ( I used Tombow) 

Once it was dry, I refolded the ends and added a pretty bow with our wonderful new two toned ribbon (love it) 

Demo's, this is a great presentation for door prizes....some ribbon, some buttons or brads....the ideas are endless!  

Shel's Stampin News- March 2013

Hey Girls!  

March already! Let's hope it brings spring to Manitoba- cause frankly I have had enough of mean Manitoba winter and frigid temperatures.  I cannot wait to come home from work and be able to get outside!  

As usual, I have a TON of news for you, so I best get right to it. 

1.  Sale-A- Bration- for every $60 you order, you get to choose one free item from the Sale-A-Bration flyer- who doesn't love FREE stuff!  Ends March 22- my last order goes in March 21 at 6 pm. 

2.  Paper Pumpkin- This is a subscription to a monthly mail order kit.  Each month they will mail out your kit around the 15th.  It arrives at your door with everything you need to make the projects in the kit, except adhesive. Monthly subscrition is $24.95 - to sign up go to www.mypaperpumpkin.com

IT'S A MAGICAL PAPER ESCAPE EVERY MONTH!

Sweep away the mundane-your creativity carriage awaits!

I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .

I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.

I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside:

All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!

Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy!

Get Started

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program starting Monday, January 14 by visitingwww.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family-every month!

The very first Paper Pumpkin will arrive on your doorstep starting in March-if you sign up before March 10!

Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even colour-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
• Each kit gives you and your customer a 30-minute creativity escape.
• We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.  
• You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.)
• A Paper Pumpkin membership $24.95 per month (and shipping is included!) The commissionable amount is $18.95 for each Paper Pumpkin.  
• There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
• Starting in early March, we'll offer a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month.

Here's How You Order

Sign up for your monthly Paper Pumpkin starting Monday, January 14 by visitingwww.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it.

Starting in early March, you can try Paper Pumpkin for one month by visiting our online store.

A Free Gift in Your Very First Kit

The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear acrylic block!

3.   Dude, Your Welcome Promotion- This is a stamping kit that includes stamps, ink, paper and envelopes geared towards male stampers.  Cost is $30.95 item #132807

4.  Sent With Love Promotion- runs Feb 1 to April 30. 

Stamp Set is $21.95 itme #111847

Designer Paper is $13.50 item #132182

Bundle includes both the above items plus a bonus bakers twine and you save 20%  Item #132851 cost $31.50

5.  Single Stamps:

6.  Best of 25 Years- Each month in 2013 Stampin Up is releasing a Best of stamp set, in honor of their 25th Anniversary.  Here are the sets so far: 

7.  Photo Polymer Stamp Set- $17.95 57 pc set- WOW! 

8.  Class Schedule: 

9.  Sketch Challenges:

card

scrapbook

  

Well I think that is enough for you to try to digest for now....whew what a lot of info!  Hope to see you all in a class real soon!  

Inky huggs til next time,

Shel Anderson

Phone:  204-232-7744

Email:  shel@shelscreativecorner.com

Blog:  www.shelscreativecorner.blogspot.com

SCRAPPIN FRIDAY-Heart Warming

Products Used:  

Real Red cardstock

Not Quite Navy Cardstock

Whisper White Cardstock

Corner Rounder 

Typeset Alphabet dies

Big Shot

Journal Pen

Foil Heart Stickers

Winnie the Pooh stickers

Thursday Tool Talk- Punches

Today we are going to talk about punches....yes punches!  They are so easy and versatile to use and will last you for a very long time.  A great papercrafting investment! 

Today I am going to show you what I discovered last weekend.  

Look what happens when you combine three scallop circle punches.....

A coffee filter.....

and some ink.....

.....are you ready.......

Paper Roses! 

You can make them in various sizes and fullness, depending on the size of the punch and the number of layers.  

Simply punch out scallop circles from the coffee filter.....ink the edges......scrunch each piece into a little ball.....unfold and pierce a hole in the middle....stack them together and put a brad through all layers to hold them together.....then fold and scrunch the layers one by one.....voila! 

I found that if I only used the 7/8 inch punch it made great rosebuds- give it a try! 

Quickie Wednesday- Easy Events

Hello Everyone!  

Here is today's bright and springlike  card (even though when I made this last weekend it was a raging blizzard outside) : 

Supplies:  

Stamps:  Embellished Events #126497 $25.95
         Blooming With Kindness#126422 $20.95

Cardstock:  Melon Mambo 4.25 x 5.50
            Pacific Point 1.50 x 4.00
            Tangerine Tango 2x3
            Whisper White 2x3

Ink:  Pacific Point & Garden Green

Accessories:  Tangerine Tango Ribbon (a SaleaBration freebie!) & Dahlia Flowers

Adhesives:  Sticky Strip, Tombow, Glue Dots


Have fun with this one- and let's all hope for an early spring!

If you wish to order any of the supplies used in this card, contact me at 204-232-7744 or email me at:  shel@shelscreativecorner.com

TIP TUESDAY & COLOR CHALLENGE CARD

Happy Tuesday Everyone! 

For this installment of Tip Tuesday, I am going to feature one of the cards I received in my color challenge a couple of weeks ago. 

This awesome card was designed and submitted by Carole Anderson. 

Now you might be wondering why I am using a color challenge submission for Tip Tuesday.  Well it is because I wanted to point out a few great details on her card. 

Notice how she chose to sponge the mat in various colors instead of choosing just a plain colored cardstock background.  In my opinion this adds much more visual interest and depth to the card. 

Additionally notice that she has sponged the edges of her greeting as well as her focal image- beautiful. 

Finally, the two brads add that final touch of pizzazz.  

See how evenly she has lined up those brads.....well, here is a tip on how you can achieve that too....use your paper piercer and a paper piercing template to ensure you have perfectly straight and lined up brads!  How easy is that! 

Masculine Monday- Feeling Sentimental & Pretty Petites

Today I wanted to share with you a card I made using three great FREEBIES from Sale-a-Bration: 

This card could be use for many different occasions, but I chose to use it as a  simple Hello card. 

I have combined three of my favourite techniques- punch art, sponging and embossing.

Now this card did take me a while to make....but I think it is well worth the effort. 

Supplies: 

Stamps:  Feeling Sentimental (Sale-a-Bration)
         Pretty Petites (Sale-a-Bration)

Tools:   Petite Curly Label Punch (SAB)
         Paper Piercer
         Heat Tool

Supplies:  Black Embossing Powder
           Silver Brads
           Sponges

Inks:      Versamark
           Crumb Cake
           Soft Suede
           Night of Navy
           Marina Mist
           
Markers:   Real Red
           Daffodil Delight
           Basic Black

Cardstock:  Basic Black
            Basic Gray
            Daffodil Delight
            Whisper White
            Bashful Blue

Adhesives:  Tombow
            Dimensionals

SCRAPPIN FRIDAY-XOXOXO

This page is simple in design...but oh so fun! 

Products Used: 

Gumball Green cardstock
Chocolate Chip cardstock
Typeset Alphabet Dies
Big Shot
Tina Thinks Your Cute Sizzlet Alpha Dies
Heart Framelits
Hearts a Flutter Stamp set 
Small Heart Punch
2 1/2" Circle Punch
Tab Punch
Gumball Green Ink

Tool Talk Thursday- Embossing Buddy

I made some changes to my blog yesterday, trying to make it more user friendly and less bulky.  I have changed the categories down to just 11 categories....hopefully making it easier for you to find what you are looking for.  Tool Tip:  Embossing Buddy www.shelscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Stampin' Up!'s Embossing Buddy (103083) is a must have tool when using embossing powder or glitter. Before you emboss or applying your glitter, rub the Embossing Buddy over your card stock to remove any static or oils/moisture.  This will prevent your powder or glitter from clinging where you don't want it. Embossing Buddy - a tiny, little tool that does a lot!

Quickie Wednesday-Sweet Sunflower

This weeks version of "Quickie Wednesday" features a beautiful sunflower card: 

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Supplies: 

Early Espresso Cardstock 4.25 x 5.50

Chocolate Chip Cardstock 4.00 x 5.25

Crumb Cake Cardstock 3.75 x 5.00

Very Vanilla Cardstock 3.50  x 4.75

Very Vanilla Ribbon

More Mustard Ink

Sunflower Background Stamp (page 128 item #123608 $16.95)

Ink stamp with More Mustard ink and stamp image on Very Vanilla Cardstock. 

Tie ribbon on cardstock.

Adhere layers together as per sample above. 

This is such a quick and easy card....but very striking as well. This could be used for a variety of occasions. 

I purposefully did not put a greeting on the outside as I was making this for "my stash"- I will put a greeting on the inside when I give it to someone.  

If you would like to join us for card classes, you will learn how to make great cards, similar to these.  I have card classes twice a month, and scrapbooking classes twice a month.  See class schedule on the tab at the top of my blog.   Call to reserve your seat in my class- 204-232-7744.

TIP TUESDAY--REVERSE MASKING VIDEO

Today we are going to learn "Reverse Masking" and how to make a great butterfly card. 

Here is a great video by Stampin' Up! home office: T

Masculine Monday- Feeling Sentimental

This week's "Masculine Monday"  features the Sale-a-Bration stamp set entitled "Feeling Sentimental" which you can get for FREE during Sale-a-Bration!

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Supplies:  
Crumb Cake Cardstock
Night Of Navy Cardstock
Denim Blue Ribbon
Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set

SUNDAY SKETCHES & SUNDAY VIDEO

This week I wanted to offer you two sketches, one for a card and one for a srap page.  

Follow the sketch exactly..or make it your own....these sketches are just a starting point.  

If you are willing to share your card or page to inspire others, email me a photo and I will post it on my blog. 

Thanks for playing along...here are the sketches:

Here is a great Sunday Video share for you: