Kind Thanks

This is another one of the samples from the 2012 Leadership Retreat with Stampin' Up!  I am happy to say that all but the Blushing Bride card base and the sentiment is sticking around for at least another year.  :) 

Blushing Bride was never one of my favorite pinks, but it coordinates with the Twitterpated DSP and so I used some of my stash with that.  Sadly, I am not hurt to see it retire this year.  I am sad that Pear Pizzazz is retiring....and that was part of the same In Color group as this pink.

This card uses some of the Tea Stain ink spot to make it a little more vintage on the edges.  Plus, I curled the edges so that it looked like the DSP was coming away from the card base like vintage photos do. 

Don't forget to make an easy banner end using one of the square punches.  The pennants are made from the Pennant Builder Punch.  Add some Baker's Twine in Lucky Limeade and a few staples from your average stapler and whalah!  Perfect card right?

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: Thank You Kindly (wood #111700)
• Ink: Poppy Parade, Tea Stain (#118762)
• Paper: Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla (#101650), Lucky Limeade (#122926), Baja Breeze (#111352), Daffodil Delight (#119683), Twitterpated DSP (#125406)
• Accessories: Lukcy Limeade Baker's Twine (#125572), staples
• Tools: Sponge (#101610), Pennant Builder Punch (#122361), SNAIL (#104332), 1" Square Punch (#124094)

All Supplies can be purchased in my online store 24/7 HERE.  If you would like to join my team you can do that easily online by clicking on the "join the fun" link on my online store.

Happy Stamping!

Martha

Pennant Birthday

Sorry for the lag in blogging...I really am trying to keep it all together. Ha ha!

The card you see today is another cute one from the Just Add Cake series I did for a birthday card class I hosted last night. This one uses the Pennant Punch and the Party This Way stamp set.

I know it looks like my pennants are strung on string, but they aren't. Save the baker's twine and just tie a couple cute little bows and glue dot them on the ends. And, it helps to give some depth by popping the pennants up with some dimensionals.

You can purchase all supplies at my online store http://marthastamps.stampinup.net.

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: Party This Way (#120609 clear, #118744 wood)
• Ink: So Saffron (#105213), Wild Wasabi (#109014), Poppy Parade (#119782)
• Paper: So Saffron (#105118), Wild Wasabi(#108641), Just Add Cake DSP (#124339), Whisper White (#100730)
• Accessories: White Baker's Twine (#124262)
• Tools: Pennant Punch (#122361), Dimensionals (#104430), Glue Dots (#103683), SNAIL (#104332)

Happy Stamping!

Martha

Pennant Peek

This is a card I made for a swap with fellow demonstrators. It got 3rd in the swap voting too! Yeah me! It features the new pennant stamp set and matching punch that is coming in the new catalog July 1st! You will also see a oldie, but goodie stamp set for the background...Circle Circus.

Hope you enjoy it. Catalogs are just $5, so let me know how many you need.

Another promo going on right now...anyone that makes a $50 order before tax and shipping with me will get to pick a stamp set from my stash. This goes until I get back from Convention and is first come first serve as to what stamps are available.

Happy Stamping!

Martha

Stamp to the Max Annual Party!

This was awesome! You won't want to miss it next year. We had tons of fun doing make and takes, demonstrations, motivational messages, games, swaps, and prizes.

Here is the swap that I created for the meeting. It uses a new stamp set and punch coming out in the brand new catalog available July 1st and is called Pennant Parade...love it!

The following samples are just a couple of the ones that we did for our make and takes. It uses one of my favorite stamp sets (yes, it did make the big catalog for next year!) called Fabulous Florets. The last few classes I did were using that stamp set and coordinating paper, Beyond the Garden. I will post more of those samples later.

We played a How Well Do You Know Your Colors game...and I took second. All 45 current cardstock colors were put out on a table and you had to list them with the coordinating numbers on your paper. I got them all right and it was a fast draw color showdown with the 6 that got 100%. Dang Jason for beating me! I so had him and he came from behind. I still got a prize, so that was awesome. I also won another prize for having my swap card being voted in the top 3. So, that made my week. :)

The food was wonderful and Max did an amazing job for us. I know it was a ton of work for her...but we really appreciated all the effort that goes in to a major event like that. It is an annual thing, so get excited to attend next year!

If you want to join my team to be able to go to amazing events like this one... its easy! Email for more info or go to my website and click the "Start Your Own Business" tab at the top for lots of information.

Happy Stamping!

Martha