My First Video Tutorial!

I finally finished my first video tutorial.  I hope to make many more in the days and months to come.  I think that I am going to do one as soon as I finish a project so that I can get them out asap.  It's not perfect.  It is my first and I will get better at it.  lol  You can hear my Sophie in the background.  I tried to record it before she woke up, but as always with children, things don't always go as planned :) However, I am very glad that I can work on this from home while keeping an eye on my daughter. 

In this tutorial I show you how to make the Valentine's Day treat holder.  This could be modified to fit any occasion.  Hope you like it.  If you try to make it and change the color scheme and sentiment share a picture of your project.  I would love to see it! Enjoy :)

Great Start in the New Year!

The new year is off to a great start.  My Open House was a hit!  I had several ladies come by and make a couple of projects.  They enjoyed themselves and had a good time.  Some said it was relaxing.  I had a great time spending time with them and being able to share Stampin' Up! with them.  I have decided to hold an Open House every other month.  It worked out well because it gave the girls a window of time so that they could come when it was most convenient to them. Only thing I didn't do was take pictures :(  I will take some for sure next time and share them.

My Valentine's Day workshop also went well.  We made four cute projects.  We decorated a candle with the Filled with Love stamp set.  We decorated a mailbox with the Love Patterns designer series paper.  We made a cute heart shaped Valentine's Day ornament with Stampin' Up! cardstock flowers.  Lastly, we decorated heart shaped cups and filled them with m&ms.  My guest was very pleased.  I kept reminding her that she had made the project I just supplied her with what she needed.  She is finding the creative person within her :)  I look forward to holding more workshops and starting a monthly club.  Many good things in store!!

Working on our heart ornament.

My guest, proud of her work :)

Making flowers out of scallop punched crumb cake, chocolate chip, and pretty in pink cardstock.  Our heart ornament is covered with paper from the Love Patterns designer paper.

My display table.

Stampin' Up! catalogs

Some food and refreshments.

My Digital Studio and a vinyl decor element.

Putting the finishing touches on the candle we decorated with the Filled with Love stamp set.

Used the Love Patterns dsp as our background for our hearts.

mmm...m&m filled heart cups.

A little red glimmer heart and some Real Red grosgrain ribbon.

A little Valentine message on the back.

A little bling on our mailbox project :)  We used the Filled with Love Stamp set for this project as well.

Perfect for all the Valentine sweets and cards.  We used the Love Patterns dsp for the mailbox and the lid/door and some Real Red grosgrain ribbon.

Pretty fanned circles to decorate the front.

Valentine's Day Heart Ornament. This one quickly became my favorite project.  It did not require a lot of materials or work and it just looked fantastic.

We used Love Patterns dsp, Chocolate Chip cardstock, and Crumb Cake cardstock to make these cute flower embellishments.

Real Red grosgrain ribbon for hanging.

All of our finished Valentine's Day projects.

This is what we started with :)

Sale-A-Bration has begun!!

I am very excited the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration event!  This is a great time to purchase what you have been wanting.  Right now through March 31st when you make a purchase of $50 you earn one FREE Sale-A-Bration product of your choice!!  If you host a workshop of at least $300 you earn one FREE Sale-A-Bration product PLUS the hostess benefits, that is: two hostess stamp sets, one free Sale-A-Bration product, PLUS $35 in free product.  In addition to that, right now is a great time to join Stampin' Up!  The Starter Kit is 15% off AND you get a bonus bundle of $50 for FREE!!! 

To start things off right I will be holding an open house event this weekend (January 29th) from 1pm to 5pm.  I can't wait to share the great news with all my guests!

To start earning free product go to

http://lovewhatyoudo.stampinup.net click on products and select shop now.

To see what fun products you can get for free click on the Sale-A-Bration catalog image to the right or click here.

Enjoy!

Back to the madness!!

My first workshop went well.  The ladies had fun and made some cute projects. I look forward to doing more workshops.  I have a potential workshop on the 29th so I am very excited about that.

My classes have started again, so it's back to balancing, home, school, and crafting!  It is funny how managing my time has been the most challenging part of my master's program.  The workload and the coursework is a bit heavy, but the real challenge has not been the content nor the assignments, but in making sure I manage my time well enough to get it all done.

Anyway, I know you want to see what we made at my workshop so here are some collages I created of the projects we made.  

 

Valentine's Day Basket

These cute little baskets could be 

filled with candy, cookies, or a small pastry.

Ooh, some small heart shaped cookies would be cute and delicious :)

Valentine's Day Party Favor

These could be filled with a piece of chocolate candy, 

but I chose the tea because of the sentiment: 

"Thoughts of you warm my heart"  

I thought it was cute :)

Just in time for Valentine's Day!!

  

Stampin' Up! is having a special just in time for Valentine's day!

Right now until January 24th, when you order the Filled with Love bundle which includes the Filled with Love stamp set (wood mount or clear mount, the choice is yours), and a pack of the Love Patterns designer series paper, you will receive a pack of Bitty buttons (a $4.95 value) for FREE!

To find out more click on the link:

http://lovewhatyoudo.stampinup.net/

Stampin' Up! projects January 2011

Over the weekend I attended my first Stampin' Up! team meeting. I met some wonderful ladies who share my love for crafting, had a great time, and made some excellent projects. I put together a little video sideshow of the projects we made. Enjoy!!



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Stampin' Up! Workshop

A little sneak peak of the projects.

So as I mentioned in my last post, back to business! I have been working on getting organized and starting on the right foot with my business endeavor with Stampin' Up! I am pleased to announce that I will be holding my first workshop/Open House on the 11th of this month! I am more excited about the workshops I have in the works right now. I am planning a fabric workshop, possibly a digital studio workshop, a scrapbook workshop, oh and can't forget the holidays like Valentine's WS, Mother's Day WS, and Father's Day WS! I am sooooo excited! To see a listing of workshops and information or if you want to book and host a workshop and earn free product go to (copy the link and paste it into your browser):

http://lovewhatyoudo.stampinup.net

Look under "Events" or "Host a Workshop"and don't forget to check out our current promotions!