Saturday, July 12, 2008

NEW Stampin' Up! Decor Elements - Tutorial!

So here it is... My very first home Deor Elements image. Of course, it was easy to choose this CREATE image (114079) to start with. Perfect for my craft room! I hope you enjoy this step-by-step tutorial!
My DH Rod helped me with my first wall decor so that I could take step-by-step pictures of the process and let me tell you... it really is fast & easy to get these beautiful images on your walls! And, they look FABULOUS!

Step 1: Determine the perfect spot for your wall decor image. Take a damp cloth and wipe the area clean to remove any dust or particles that might create bumps in your working surface area. I let my area air dry.

Step 2: Measure your area from top to bottom and side-to-side to ensure your wall decor image is positioned exactly where you'd like it in your space (in case you are wondering... these are not my hairy arms. Rod loves to measure things & bascially didn't trust me to get this perfectly straight :o)

Step 3: On a flat surface / table, place your image facing down so that you see the back grid paper side and using the Decor Elements applicator (114285), lightly swipe over the image from the center to the outer edges. This will transfer the image from the backing sheet to the transfer sheet.

Step 4: Carefully & slowly peel the backing sheet off, working from one side to the other. Peel on an angle. As you are peeling the backing sheet off, make sure you are watching that your image is transferring properly to transfer sheet. HINT - if you order the 'Create' statement, the only thing I really had to watch for were the 'dots' or 'periods' as they were smaller images

Step 5: Gently place the image on the transfer sheet within your marked corners on your wall space (be careful not to touch the sticky part / image on the transfer sheet or let the sheet fold over onto itself). I used my hands to get the image/transfer sheet to get its initial stick, then grabbed my applicator tool and began running over the image to transfer it to the wall. I used light swipes from the center of the image to the outside edges again.

Step 6: Here comes the FUN part !! Carefully & slowly peel the transfer sheet off the image, pulling straight back at a bit of an angle if you can. Make sure that your image has transferred to the wall as you continue to pull the transfer sheet off. If any part of the image did not transfer, carefully replace the transfer sheet over the image again and rub until the image is completely adhered to the wall. If you've tried our rub ons on your cards &/or scrapbooking - it is essentially the same process for the home decor...just larger images!
Step 7: YOU'RE DONE ! I gently QC'd my work by ensuring every word was securely adhered to the wall & that there weren't any bubbles. Perhaps more needed for the word images, due to the amount of smaller 'individual' images (ie. the letters)
If you have any questions on this tutorial or wish to order your very own Decor Elements image for your special space - email me at lisaburns@rogers.com and I would be happy to help. I have a very special offer & gift for anyone that places their Home Decor Elements order with me by July 31, 2008! If you are on my customer email distribution list - watch for those special details coming to your inbox this weekend!!

Friday, July 11, 2008

A Very Busy Week!



Thank goodness the work week is just about over so that we can focus on some downtime & rest! My 4 1/2 yr old Evan started daycamp this week so its been hectic! I'll post some cute pics a bit later this weekend after I get caught up from the week away from bloggin'!!

Because it was so busy this week, I have very little (ok, zero) time in my stamping space until last night. To be completely honest, I really just wanted to go find my bed at 930pm last night but I had to make a male birthday card for someone at work for his celebration lunch today ...so off I went to whip something up. I seem to have hundreds of cards on hand for just about everything EXCEPT male cards!!!

Here's what I came up with using the stamp set 'On The Fly' (109320). I recently purchased this set and was delighted to find out it is NOT retiring in August so I'm sure I will get plenty of usage out of it in the coming year!!
I used the colors Chocolate Chip & Certainly Celery together - I thought it created a nice summer 'male' feel. I also used the Designer Paper Series (Certainly Celery) to give some design to the background. Rather than just 2-step stamping the caught fish onto the main fisherman image, I stamped the fish on a separate piece of whisper white cardstock, cut it out and them popped it up using dimensionals. Not sure how well you can see that in the picture...
Off to Evan's last day at daycamp & work for me but I will definitely be back on the weekend with more updates, samples and a BIG, BIG announcement! Have a SUNNY Friday everyone!

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Announcing A HodgePodge Share !


Quick, quick, quick...

Get in on this before its too late. There are limited spots in each share & SU! can run out of their supply of kits at anytime with their awesome 25% off promo!

Shares are a fun, easy & affordable way to get a sampling of something and pay only a fraction of the cost to do so BUT I only have 3 spots open for each HodgePodge Kit type. Extra gift from me to those that decide to join more than 1 HodgePodge Kit share!!

Contact me for more information on these very limited time shares! lisaburns@rogers.com

Saying Goodbye to 2008 In Colors and HELLO to 2009 In Colors !

By now, most of you have seen the Retiring Stamp Set list (announced in June). Did you know that Stampin' Up! also posts a Retiring Accessory list? Watch for this list to be released on July 21st!

*If you DON'T want to see some new 2009 Stampin' Up! Product, don't scroll down this post *

We already know of a few things that will be on this Retiring Accessories list. Hodgepodge Kits will be on it (get yours today for 25% off the regular price) as well as the 2008 In Colors. I have really come to love each and every one of the 2008 In Colors and their wide range of coordination with SU!s 48 standard colors so I will definitely miss: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, River Rock, Purely Pomegrante and Wild Wasabi! If I HAD to choose my 3 favorite, they would be Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegrante and Groovy Guava!!

With the retiring of these colors, we anticipate the launch of 6 NEW In Colors for 2009 so without further delay - here they are:


Not sure why the Pink Pirouette isn't showing up with this blog post but it might be because it is a softer color - a bit deeper of a Rose shade than Pretty In Pink (or so it looks in the preview that we demos get :o)
I know many of you were anxious to see these NEW 2009 In Colors to make more decisions about whether to get 2008 retiring products or not so I hope by sharing the new colors, your choices become easier!!

Have a great day everyone - off to do some swimming with Evan!

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Refuge & Strength Samples!

A friend of mine at work decided to take the leap and order her very first stamp set! Yey for Liz! As we discussed what type of set she should start off with (something that she would gets lots of use from), she spotted Refuge & Strength (109487)

She figured with both of her children in the Catholic School system, she will get plenty of use with upcoming sacraments & teacher cards! She asked me to make her a few samples with the set once it arrived ...which I was more than happy to do of course :o) I actually made the card below for my nephews Baptism back in June!

I hope she likes her samples - and her first stamp set!

Card Recipe for Olive card (Inspiration for card began with SCS post by KrB with tweaks)
Stamps: Refuge & Strength
Cardstock: Old Olive, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Purely Pom (retiring soon). Designer Paper -
Ink: Sahara Sand, Basic Brown, SW Markers Old Olive & Choc Chip
Accessories: Narrow Olive Organdy Ribbon

Card Recipe for Blue Bayou card (CASE'd from SCS Poster: ndelam but changed the saying)
Stamps: Refuge & Strength,
Cardstock: Blue Bayou (retiring soon), Whisper White, River Rock (retiring soon), Designer Paper Not Quite Navy
Ink: River Rock (retiring soon), Blue Bayou (retiring soon),
Accessories: Narrow White Organdy Ribbon

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Decor Elements By Stampin' Up!

For those of you that receive my monthly Newsletter, you likely noticed the announcement that Stampin' Up! is now offering a NEW product line, specifically designed for Home Decor!

I'm so excited about this new product line and can't wait to see the full suite of vinyl wall decor we will have to choose from in the new Fall-Winter IB&C. For now, SU! has provided a sampling of choices available for purchase beginning July 1st!

SU! gave demos an opportunity to preorder some of these self-adhesives vinyl elements (which are easy to apply & remove) so that we could discover how easy & cost effective they can be to do our own home decorating! If you attend my classes, or play to attend one in the near future, you will be able to see my very first decor elements in person as I will be giving it a try this coming weekend in my craft room! I will share some before & after pics early next week!

I have about 15 decor elements sample brochures available now (more to come with the launch of the Fall-Winter IB&C) but if you are interested in one of these first 15 brochures, email me at lisaburns@rogers.com and I will arrange to get you one :o)

Have a great day everyone!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Exciting NEWs from Stampin' Up! Hodgepodge Promo!




HAPPY CANADA DAY ONE & ALL!

What a crazy busy day...but full of celebration & family FUN. I took a ton of great pictures today with lots of red & white, water games, ice cream & best of all ... SUN! Something that hasn't graced us for a full day in what seems like a very long time. The wait was so worth it as today has been absolutely beautiful! Hopefully I will get an opportunity to scrap a few pages soon!

So - onto the EXCITING NEWs from Stampin' Up! It was announced a few weeks back that all of the Hodgepodge Kits would be retiring with the Spring/Summer Collection catalogue (I know, I was sad too)! With the hopes of blowing their supply out the doors, SU! is now offering a discount on all Hodgepodge!!

Hodgepodge Hardware Discount (hurry though ... they are only available until supplies last, and at this price they may go fast)!

Promotional Dates: July 1-August 10 (or while supplies last)

The following Hodgepodge Hardware finishes are being offered at a special 25 percent discount:

Aged Copper Hodgepodge Hardware
Regular Price - $35.95
Sale Price - $25.08

Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware
Regular Price - $35.95
Sale Price - $25.08

Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware
Regular Price - $35.95
Sale Price - $25.08

Contact me today to order your hodgepodge embellishments before they are gone for good! lisaburns@rogers.com