My May Swap Card

Hello!

Each month I host a team gathering for my INKin' All Night! team of demonstrators, and of course we have a swap every month!  It's a great way to share and gather ideas and to make sure we are actually stamping too! Ever get mad at yourself when you buy something and just "don't get to using it" ... well this encourages us to stamp every month!

For May we had a Shoe Box Swap, where we meet and make the swap cards at a local restaurant.  My neighborhood Keegan's Grill & Taproom is so awesome!  They let me use the big back room anytime, no charge and the service is great!  I do ask if possible for people that can to join us for dinner an hour early so that we are supporting them with our business as well!  They even do single tickets, full menu, fill our drinks from the time we get there until we leave.  Did I say they are AMAZING!

So here was my swap card!  You may have seen a teaser of it on my business Facebook Page - if not, be sure to like me so you don't miss out on whatever tidbits I share there too!  The theme for May was Birthday or Masculine

Stamps:
Gorgeous Grunge (never gets put away)
Four Frames
Wetlands

Inks & Paper:
Crisp Cantaloupe
Pistachio Pudding
Island Indigo
Chocolate Chip
Venetian Romance DSP
Ivory Naturals cardstock
Baked Brown Sugar

Decorative Label Punch
Oval Punch
Angled Tag Topper Punch
Baked Brown Sugar Ruffled Ribbon
Island Indigo Bakers Twine
Framelits
Clips

Well this one was out of my normal color scheme but I like the way it turned out!  Hope you have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by,
Rhonda

For my Mothers

Hi!

Today I'm sharing the card that I made for all the Mothers in my life!  Too bad that they have been made and waiting to send since early April, as this was also my swap card for my team meeting!  Dang, I am terrible at getting them actually mailed - so in the mail they go today, just my way of making Mother's Day last a little longer.  Should I mail the Father's Day cards today too?  just to be safe!

This card uses my favorite
Fresh Prints DSP Stack! 
Delightful Dozen stamp set

Bunch a Punches, oh my!
Pansy Punch
Petite Petals Punch
Angled Tag Topper Punch
Bird Builder Punch (leaves)

Real Red stitched ribbon
Coastal Cabana ruffled ribbon
Whisper White Bakers twine
Rhinestone Jewels




Happy Stamping and I'm off to send a little love in the mail to my Mom, Mother-in-law and to my 2 sisters-in-law (God-Mothers to my girls)!

Hugs,
Rhonda

Ah, a couple more!!

Howdy!
Well I found a couple more swap cards from the December team meeting to share with you.  I did not received these personally (dang it!, I want them ALL!) so I just found them on my cell phone!  But at least I can still share them with you!

These were swapped by Kathya and Virginia I believe!  I don't have them to check the backside but I think they are the ones who made them - lemme know and I can correct it if I got it wrong!

Swapped by Kathya Hidalgo

Swapped by Virginia Hudon

Kathya used several new items on her card!

New Fresh Prints DSP from the Occasions Mini Catalog

New Stamp set from the Whole Lot of Love Promotion and the new SAB banner punch!













And equally as impressive, Virginia used the new Sprial Flower Die for the Big Shot to make this fabulous 3d rose flower!

And I think this is Strawberry Slush and Baked Brown Sugar color combination too!  Just a hint of Pink Pirouette on the focal stamping image.

I can remember drooling over both of these and sadly handing them back as I would have to settle for taking a picture!











See Stampers do make the best friends!  Okay, well I have to go, so I best sign off and hurry along!

Thanks again for stopping by!
Rhonda

Friendships are the best!

Hi!

I would have to say that Friendships are the BEST part of my being a demonstrator!  Of course I love Stampin' Up!, our catalog and products and the awesome quality and being the best in the industry and having a company that stands behind everything they produce ... but if you asked me what I would miss FIRST and the MOST if I was no longer a demonstrator, it would definitely be the friends I have met.  Both locally as customers and across the states & world now as fellow demonstrators.

So in the spirit of all my Stampin' Up! friends ... here's a couple of cards that celebrate friendships!

These were shared at the meeting, but they are not signed or stamped on the back as for who made them... and the meeting was a month ago so now I cannot remember!  If you swapped one of these, please let me know!!  Insert big sad face, you should always sign or label your artwork!  It's a sign of pride!

Swapped by   (unsigned)

Swapped by (unsigned)

Okay, well I am off of here!  Make it a great day!  Stop by again to see if I can keep this up!

Hugs,
Rhonda

Happy New Year!

Hi!
Happy New Year to You!

The last couple of days were busy ones!  Had to take a little time to celebrate the New Year and to of course watch the ROSE BOWL and my Michigan State SPARTANS come through with a victory!  Yeah baby!  S Go State!  Go Green, Go White, Fight Fight Fight!!!

A day spent taking down and putting away the indoor decorations and the ornaments off the tree.  It's always sad a bit to see it go but now there is a clean slate (well, bare anyway) to decorate for the new year!  I like to get it done early in January because I'd hate to still have Christmas up when I get home from the annual Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference - this year it's in Houston.

And on the final note of good news, I spent the morning yesterday with the girls at the dentist (yeah, no cavities but Rachel does need her Wisdom teeth out sooner rather than later) and that was followed up by a visit to the oral surgeon that did Nicole's jaw surgery 1.5 years ago -- whit whew, it looks like her joints and everything are completely healed!!

Okay, now for why you are really here!  You want to see the rest of the projects from Sheryl's workshop!  They asked if they could see the Envelope Punch Board used for a non envelope project! So we did two things with it, but really there are so many ideas out there!!  I already taught a class on it last fall and could easily teach another with even more ideas!

One of the projects is making this cute little bow with the board & we just finished it off by adding it to the ready to go Decorative Window Gift Box and adding a tag - with their choice of either NEW tag topper punches -- new punches from the Occasions Mini Catalog which you can order from starting today!

And our second project was to make one of the ever popular File Folder Cards!  I need to redo the picture to show it closed so you can see both portions of the File Folder Tabs.  We used the Chevron Border Punch, new Gold Sequin Trim, new Starburst Sayings Bundle (stamp set and coordinating framelits!) and the new Fresh Prints Paper Stack of really yummy papers!!  Love, seriously Love, this color combo from the paper pack - coastal cabana, real red, crumb cake, whisper white!  And there's a bit of Baked Brown Sugar Ruffled Ribbon too!

This card idea was inspired by Amy O'Neil.  Thanks Amy!  I just changed it up and made it into a File Folder Card!










Hope you have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by!  See you again soon!  I will be sharing my team swap cards for the NEW Occasions Mini Catalog next!  :)  Might have to mix in a few Valentine's cards from our Dec meeting too since I can't recall if I every shared those with you or not!


Guess I better get busy and take pictures in the daylight!!

hugs,
Rhonda

New Stuff Coming!

Hi!
We have had family in town all week and I have been enjoying each and every moment they are here!  It has been great to wake up and all sit around enjoying a morning conversation, making and planning meals, playing games every night, laughing until we hurt ... I just don't want them to leave! 

But I have done a little bit of "work" while they are here, I stamped my swap card for a team swap that I joined showcasing the new Coming Soon products from the Occasions Mini Catalog that begins in January!  As demonstrators one of our fun perks is that we can order 1 month early to have a few weeks to be familiar with the items before they go live to our customers. 

Here is the card I made

Really quick, just noting a couple of things I used.

The new Happy Watercolor stamp set and coordination Designers Series Paper package and the NEW scallop top tag punch (drooooool, in love with these!)


I used the Cantaloupe Ruffled Ribbon and some white twine & Modern Label punch to finish off the tag, and it's Crushed Curry Chevron ribbon and a custom dyed doily. 
Spritzed the doily with Cantaloupe Refill Ink & rubbing alcohol in one of our Spritzer/Mist bottles and then stamped with Gorgeous Grunge since I wanted to stay with the watercolor theme and pull some color into the bottom corner.



Well that's it!  I'm signing off as today is our last day to spend together!  They leave in the morning and my older brother gets here early afternoon!


I hope you enjoy!
See you again really soon!
Rhonda

Secret Stamper Card #2

Hi!
I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the final days before the holiday hits us!  Luckily in AZ we are enjoying gorgeous weather while most of my family is snowed in ... although beautiful to look at and I might miss it a teensy-tiny bit (for an hour or two) I am so at peace to not have to shovel it!

Anyhow, on to card #2 of my Secret Stamper Exchange cards!

This card features the same supplies as yesterdays card basically...

Monstermaniacs Stamp Set
In Color 2013-15 DSP Stack
StazOn Jet Black Ink
Stampin' Write Markers

I've added the following few items

Coastal Cabana Ruffled Ribbon
Yippee-Skippee stamp set
Scallop Circle punch
2" Circle from the Circles #2 die
1-3/4" Circle punch
Soft Sky cardstock
Coastal Cabana cardstock
Envelope Punch Board to make a custom envelope




See you tomorrow with the 3rd card of the Gift set!
Rhonda