Stained Glass Technique

OK Club....here it is....the Stained Glass card you all will be making this week. You have been asking to learn this technique and here it is. This card is using two stamp sets, Flight of the Butterfly and Polka Dot Punches (what you can get free with a $50 order through the end of March). The cardstock used in this card is Orchid Opulence, Certain Celery, and Vellum. Who wouldn't love to be the recipient of this card??

Just Buzzin By

Here is a card I just made using the Just Buzzin By stamp set. I cased this from one of our Stampin Success magazines.....(a great benefit of being a demonstrator)!!! This card uses Pink Pirouette, Certain Celery, Riding Hood Red, and Whisper White cardstock. The ribbbon is Apricot Appeal 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. I have seen a lot of different varieties with the stamp set.

Be a Stampin Up Demonstrator!!!

What a great time it is to join the Stampin Up Family!! From Feb. 1 - March 31, become a Stampin Up demonstrator and get your starter kit for 15% off the regular price of $199. So, you get $335 worth of products for only......$169! Plus, as an extra benefit, you get to also choose any retail stamp set in the idea catalog (up to $47.95) for free!!! Why not get started and get products at a discount and make money doing something you love! You can click on this link to sign up directly on my website. The pass word that you will need is very easy: shea. http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/sheawilliams/join

Let me know if you have any questions or want more details. 910-897-6287!

New Technique for me - Masking

Well, our goal this week was to try a new technique that we haven't tried before. So....I picked Masking. It was a little confusing at first but then I got it figured out. I took the single ice cream sundae in the Goody Goody Gumdrops hostess set and turned it into a triple dipped ice cream sundae (of course with a cherry on top). Since I learned this new technique this week, I showed my club members yesterday how to do and they made this same card.

I used the Summer Sun cardstock and the Tangerine Tango cardstock. I actually used the small dots textured plates on the Tangerine Tango. The designer series paper was Sweet Always and Chocolate Chip ribbon. I thought this ended up being a cute card. PS....the club members like it to!!

Card with Textured Plate and Sale-A-Bration Items

Here is another card I made last night using my new textured plates! The card uses Chocolate Chip Cardstock, Bashful Blue Cardstock (put through the Big Shot with Texture), Polka Dot Punches Stamp Set, Delicate Dots Designer Paper, and the Certain Celery Ribbon from the Sale-A-Bration Bundle. Isn't this just adorable??? Nice and simple!!

Textured Plates

OK....I received my textured plates yesterday and I had to make two quick cards this evening to show how neat these are!! Here is one that I just love! The textured plates add just the perfect touch to the cards. For this Congratulations card, I used the Congrats and Polka Dot Punches Sale-A-Bration Stamp Sets, Pink Pirouette cardstock, Tea Party Designer Series Paper, Certain Celery Ink, Filigree Brad, and the Stampin Up Backgrounds I Textured Plates. I hope you enjoy it. I will post the other card tomorrow evening!!

Accessories Swap

We all love the accessories that make our cards look extra special. Stampin Up has offered to many new accessories that I am going to offer a swap so you can get a wonderful sample of these wonderful accessories. I need groups of 4 for the swap. Here is what is included:

1/2" Library Clips - 2 each of 3 colors (chocolate chip, old olive, whisper white)
total of 6
Button Latte - 6 assorted buttons - colors will vary from the 4 colors available
(chocolate chip, so saffron, very vanilla, whisper white)
total of 6
Jumbo 5/8" Brad - 2 each of 4 colors (chocolate chip, very vanilla, whisper white, silver)
total of 8
Jumbo 5/16" Brad - 5 each of 4 colors (chocolate chip, very vanilla, whisper white, silver)
total of 20
Clear Rhinestone Brads - 7 each of 3 different sizes
total of 21
Corduroy Buttons - 2 each of 3 different sizes in 6 different colors
(kiwi kiss, chocolate chip, kraft, pacific point, pumpkin pie, summer sun)
total of 36
Flower Assortment Designer Brads - 2 each of 4 different colors
(pumpkin pie, pretty in pink, so saffron, chocolate chip)
total of 8

Grand Total - 105 pieces....for only $31.50

Please email me at williams98@embarqmail.com or call me at 910-897-6287 to place an order.

Designer Series Paper Swap

We all love the Designer Series Paper and how it adds that extra touch to our cards. With the new catalog and new paper, I have had people ask about another swap. Here is the swap I am going to do with the Designer Series Paper.

I am going to include one set of the new textured Designer Series Paper and 6 of the new sets of the regular Designer Series Paper. You will get a half sheet of each design from all 7 sets of paper. Each sheet will be 6 x 12. I need groups of 4 for each swap. The sets that I am using are:
Parisian Breeze Specialty
Bella Birds
Pink Flamingo
Good Morning Sunshine
Raspberry Tart
Flock Together
Tea Party

The total cost will be $21.00.

Email me at williams98@embarqmail.com or call me at 910-897-6287 to order.

Using Idea's from Catalog

People are always saying "I'm not creative". So, my upline showed us how people can use the Idea Book and Catalog to get ideas. We were to copy a card from the catalog. Then we were to create another card by using the same design but different colors and a different stamp set. So, I copied the card from page 39 using the Party Hearty stamp set. I used Certain Celery cardstock, Bashful Blue cardstock and Tangerine Tango Striped Ribbon. Then for my own creation, I used the Little Birdie Told Me stamp set. For this card, I used Pacific Point cardstock, Kiwi Kiss cardstock, and Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon. This shows why it help to have the Idea Book and Catalog for ideas.

Polka Dot Punches

I wanted to share a card we did at my Open House with the wonderful Polka Dot Punches Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set. I used the Brocade Blue card stock. The ink colors I used were Bashful Blue, Certain Celery, and Pretty in Pink. I also used one of the Filigree Brads for the center of the scallop punch out. Then I used Pretty in Pink ribbon.

This is one of the great stamp sets you can get free from the Sale-A-Bration catalog with just a $50 order. You can place an order directly on my website: www.sheawilliams.stampinup.net, or call me 910-897-6287 to place an order or schedule a workshop.

Sale-A-Bration

It's that wonderful time of the year.....Sale-A-Bration!

This great sale is from Feb 1 - Mar 31st! Customers and hostesses benefit from this spectacular sale. For every $50 order, you get to choose a free item (stamp sets, designer series paper, or ribbon) from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. If you spend $100....get 2 free items. Spend $150....get 3 free items, hostess level 1 set and $15 free merchandise!! WOW---what a super deal!

If you host a workshop and the workshop sales are at least $300, the hostess gets to pick a free item from Sale-A-Bration. If $600 total.....get 2 free items and so on. Call me soon to schedule a workshop during this fabulous promotion!!

I will post a cute card later using one of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets!!

If you place an online order on my website: http://www.sheawilliams.stampinup.net/, you get a free 2009 Spring/Summer Catalog!!