Spring Fling, Take Out!

Take me Out to Spring Fling, take me out to stamp all day ...  well, sing it any way you want!!

We love to offer a vareity of projects that showcase our wonderful Stampin' Up! products!  So we create a wide display of projects from the products that we provide in their Goodie Bags! Showing versatility and using the items in a different way or in other combinations can make our products even more versatile.  We hope our guests not only enjoy the day but learn a new little somethin somethin too!!

Take Out Box & Celebrate Big Day Tag

Close up of the Tag

This was one of our favorite projects to make, because our inspiration came from the one and only Shelli Gardner, cofounder of Stampin' Up!!!!!  Diana received a beautiful gift box and we designed our own version to share at Spring Fling (completely different in every way other than the layout) with our guests.

Take Out Box, SAB Celebrate Big Day, Artisan Kit, Pink Pirouette Blendabilities, White Jute Ribbon, Soft Sky Seam Binding, Framelits, Embossing Folders and more!

Have a great day!

Rhonda

More from Door #1

Hi!

I had made a cute little folded chevron bag a long time ago, or a few months ago at least and my team loved it so when I was working on this display and trying to cover many occasions, and to show samples with all of the available styles of bags we offer, I just had to make one more!

Here's my Little Pocket Guy, all ready for Valentine's or any other LOVE giving day that pops up!

The THREE as separate pieces

The card I just made to fit inside the front little fold over pocket

I stamped the hearts and then hand trimmed around the edges and
adhered a piece of red cardstock to the inside front panel so card still stands

Here is the bag as a stand alone, all of the hearts are adhered to the front of the pocket and the
greeting is popped up, ribbon slipped around and up through one hole punch and then tie a bow,
hand sewn after the ribbon because I wanted it secured a bit, but you could sew the seams first

Close up and at an angle to show you the two pockets

close up of the sewing to create the font folded pocket

Loved this greeting and our new clothespin clips!
I used the new heart border punch on the front and back of the top edge
and just inserted a strip of red card stock to each edge for color and support!

Gotta have treats!  Easy cello bag and topper with a decorative shape framelit & embossing folder

And there ya have it!  Congratulations if you scrolled all the way down through all of the pictures!

Hope to see you back here tomorrow!
Rhonda

INKstravaganza, OWL about them!

Hi!

Day Two is one of my favorite treats!  Mostly because I love what's in it and the person who made it for me for my guests and it's a RHONDA ORIGINAL idea!  Ya just gotta love those moments!  I had actually made this long before the Curvy Keepsake Box Owl that I showed a few days ago ... and there's more ideas to come too!  Owls and Stars are kind of my go-to images for my team, INKin' All Night! because I am a night owl and they are my stars!  So it kind of works huh!

Here's today's creation made with our French Fry Sizzix Die and several of our punches and other tools!  And of course it features the coordinating colors of my color theme for the event, that's a given!  Be sure to stop by my gal Jill's Etsy Shop to order some home made Caramel Corn - it's the BEST EVER, seriously!!  Tell her I sent ya!

French Fry Box Die, SAB polka dot Treat bags, Amazing Birthday stamp set for the tag,
lots and lots of punches, layering and some embossing folders for texture

A little bit closer up so you can see the details

The tag, I absolutely LOVE how easy our stamps are to fancy up a quick and cute tag!

empty view to see just the cute little owl!

side view to try to show you the layering

Tah-dah, they sure took some time but the girls were so excited to have them, it made it worth the effort!  I think they really loved being pampered!  And I had not shared ONE thing ahead of time, so I really enjoyed the element of surprise and delight on their faces!

Come back tomorrow!
Rhonda

Owl Curvy Keepsake Box!

Hi!

I was playing around in the studio with the new Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlit because of all of the adorable creations that have taken over Pinterest!  So of course I started out by making a few of my favorites for my display vignettes for my INKstravaganza Day!  Then I drifted off on my own and made a cute little OWL in the spirit of my INKin' All Night! team, because I am a night owl, that's for sure!  So I came up with this little guy as an original creation!  Didn't see any other owls out there at the time, although by now I think I have seen one that is completely different.

To start with, here's is my OWL creation:

My little INKin' All Night! owl for my INKstravaganza Day of celebration!

A side view so you can see what's layered up

And I will try to list what I used but forgive me if I forget anything!

Ears - Bird Builder Punch

Eyes - Base & Lid layers - 1/2" Circle Punch, and Eyeballs & Centers- Owl Builder Punch

Beak - Small Heart Punch from Accents Trio Pack

Heart - Owl Builder Punch

Body - XL Oval Punch with fancy frame embossing folder

Arms & Feet - Modern Label Punch
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Liquid Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive & Mini Glue Dots

Come on back for more!  Tomorrow I will start sharing with you all of the SWEET TREAT TAKE-HOMES that I made for each attendee!

Hugs, happy weekend!

Rhonda

Choose Happiness

Hi again!

They have all been telling me that age doesn't matter, it's just a number.  That it's all in how you look at it and your attitude ...  So how fitting is today's card?  Absolutely Perfect I'd say!!!  For one thing, it is from my Bestie Diana Gibbs (hugs baby!) and the perfect card using one of our brand new stamp sets this year, and LOVE the greeting, just perfect for me!  Wouldn't you agree??

I love you girlie!!  You are such a great friend and I'm so lucky and blessed to have you in my daily life!  Thank you for treating me to lunch today at one of our favorite spots, The Deli!  Lunch was delicious but it was YOU that made it special!  Can't wait to spend next week with you in SLC getting caught up & sharing in our accomplishments and setting goals for the new year! 

Love ya!  Mwah!!!!

Thanks for stopping by today to see what was new!  Check in tomorrow too!  At this rate I might just celebrate right on through the whole month!! 

Rhonda

oh Happy Day!

It has been a very Happy Week!

Look at this cute card I received on my birthday from one of my sweet downline members, Cindy!  It is so bright and cheery, love all the details - makes something simple have some serious WOW!

She brought it over along with a favorite yummy Iced Tea from my favorite local spot, AJs ... and the stinker included fun things inside too!  Mwah, thanks Cindy!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Off to continue the celebrations!!  Who knew 50 would be this fun!

Hugs,

Rhonda

Tah-Dah, CASEd Closed!

Hi!
Happy Tuesday and thanks for coming back to see the finished version!  How many of you went to see what page it was in your catalog?  Did you guess page 109, Just Saying?  Congrats if you did!  I just love everything about it!  I love the colors, the pop of black and white is just so crisp!  So many layers and textures, all kind of comes together!! 

Here they are all ready bagged, tagged and ready to swap!  Can't wait to show you what I get in return! 

This picture is a little less busy, just one lonely lil' swap card pulled out of the pile!

Featuring:  Just Saying & Word Bubble Framelits, the Arrows Embossing Folder, the new PL Corner rounder (on the Basic Gray layer), the new Trio Punch Pack flower punch with Black candy dot center! and Cardstock Vellum ... couple of pops of color with Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo!

Have a terrific day!
Rhonda

Catalog CASE'ing Going On!

Hi!
Here's hoping that you all had a great weekend!  We enjoyed our long weekend very much!  It started Thursday with a girls night Happy Hour and the men were out together too, having a beer and pizza ... but in the end they met up with us as we'd had a few too many martinis to be driving!  We had a fun bbq and swim at our house on the 4th and ended with a few fireworks.  I'll have to take some pictures, but my house was quite festive thanks to our June MPP Kit & my love for the 4th of July in general!  I've always said that the 4th gives you a few days notice until the 9th rolls around!!  Yep, that's my birthday and this year it's a big one!

Anyhow, here's what happening today in my neck of the woods!  I am hosting a swap at convention for the gals going from my team - we decided on a Catalog CASE as the theme, so we each picked a sample from the catalog and we'll be swapping in a week!!

Which Page am I?  I love all the samples on this page actually!!  Almost done and ready to bag up and set aside for the trip!

 

Come back tomorrow and see what else I'm working on!  Happy Monday everyone!  Oh and don't forget the WEEKLY SPECIALS end on Monday nights and new ones begin each Tuesday ... so let me know if you want anything!!

Happy Stamping,
Rhonda

Quiet little play day

Hi there!

Well I know it has been a month, oh my goodness!  Someone slap me!  Well, I will try to write a few posts to let you know what I've been up to since I last wrote.  But today I am really excited to share with you some things that I have been working on the last couple of days, when I had some quiet time to just sit down and create!

When you get busy and go a few days without stamping, don't you just find something really relaxing about sitting down and realizing hours later a feeling of inner peace and calm.  Then you look up at all the cuteness that you created!  Well that's how I have felt the past 2-3 days.  I told myself I was just going to sit down and open some new things (toys, I mean work tools) and start by CASEing a couple of things from the catalog.

Here's the CASE that started the roll...   Debbie came over and we wanted to use the new Hamburger Box Die and thought we'd start with this sample on page 17.  We used the same supplies as listed in the catalog. 

Well we liked it but we weren't in love with it.  Maybe because ours is missing the pie!


Then we decided to open my French Fry Box Die and started with the sample on page 59 but had to substitute most things because I did not have the set they used (gasp, I know, something I don't own!).  It turned out pretty cute but I think it really needs some candy and the big Bermuda Bay Striped Ribbon bow!!  Then it'll look complete!

Summary of Supplies
I used the Starburst Framelit (tangerine tango) and Four Frames (melon mambo) with the Decorative Label punch and Tape It (crushed curry) and the Scallop Oval punch (bermuda bay) and So Very Happy (greeting stamped in bermuda bay) and the Large Oval punch.  Lots of dimensionals and the new large Polka Dot embossing folder.


If you could only see my classroom and what a mess I've got going!

Cheers! Come back tomorrow to see more!~
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

Valentine's Day cards day 3!

Howdy!

You're back for more!  Yeah!!  Well we have a little bit of Valentine's and then there will be a few that are more along the lines of Friendship.  I hope you enjoy the cards!!  Since I am still getting things ready I am going to try to keep things quick!  I can hear my best buddy Diana in my head saying "just do one card a day and keep it simple and you'll get it done" ... so I am keeping it quick but you're still getting double the samples!!


These cards were shared by Anne & Donna!  Thank you ladies!  I love the background panel on Anne's card and the single Heart Flower (see single item stamps, part of the Valentine's Whole Lot of Love promo!)  and I love the crispness of Donna's color combination! 

Swapped by Anne Howe

Swapped by Donna Del Toro

Happy Stamping, and thanks for stopping by!  A couple more swaps to share with you tomorrow and then I will switch it up to share some things from the NEW Occasions Mini Catalog with you!!  I host a swap for every new catalog with my team, so I have a few to share while I am gone (assuming I can get some posts written ahead of time - see Diana, I really am trying!).

Cheer-i-o!!
Rhonda

Valentine's Swaps, round 2

Hi there!

Hope you are having a great weekend!  It'll be a couple of crazy days as I get ready for my team meeting and then to leave for the annual Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference in Houston!  yikes, why is there always so much to do and so little time... or more like why do I always procrastinate!  Always trying to squeeze more things into the day!

So to be quick, here's a couple more Valentine's Swap cards from my Dec team meeting!  Enjoy!

These were shared by Tari and Beth!

Swapped by Tari Lochhead

Swapped by Beth Walters

I love how both of these cards have surprise folds!  Tari used the Thinlit Flip Card Framelits and the other side reveals a secret message.  And Beth creatively has a 1/2 panel as the front of her card with the focal images laying over into the open area ... but when you open it, there's a hidden greeting inside as well!  Nicely done ladies!


Have a great day!
Rhonda

Valentine's Swaps!

Hi!

Well I spent some time setting up my light box and tried to take several pictures today and edit and watermark them ... so they will be ready to share!  Hopefully the picture quality will be better!  :)

Also, even though I have placed my watermark on these, it does not mean that I stamped them.  These will be the swap cards that the demonstrators on my team stamped and swapped at my meeting in December.  If you see something that looks like yours, then please consider it a compliment that someone enjoyed your card enough to want to make it themselves and share it.  If it is yours, please send me an email or note and I can add your name for credit as well. 

So to share the love, here we go with swaps from Marjori and Marlene!

Swapped by Marjori Miller

Swapped by Marlene Salvato

Have a great day!
Thanks for stopping by & see you again tomorrow I hope!
Rhonda

Monstermaniacs Swap Card

Hey!

I will be sharing with you the cards that were swapped at my December Team meeting, the theme for the monthly swap was "Valentine's or Friendship".  I hope you enjoy them!  I will start with my own swap card since I am in the monster mood ... and then we will change it up and show the others in the next few days!

My swap card:

These little guys are just too much fun!

This card features the following products:

Monstermaniacs
Yippee Skippee
Pink Pirouette cardstock
Primrose Petals textured cardstock
Chalk Talk Framelits
Watercolor Paper
StazOn Jet Black Ink
Aqua Painter
Stampin' Write Markers
Pink Chevron Ribbon
Primrose Stitched Ribbon
Silver Glimmer paper
Scalloped Border Punch
Owl Builder Punch for tiny heart
Alphabet Emb Folder



Have a great day!  See you tomorrow!
Rhonda

Love me some more bling ... !!

Happy Saturday!

I am off junkin with Diana and hope we find some beautiful treasures that we just have to have!  Hope you are doing something fun that you enjoy too!

Here are a couple more tags from Monday's team gathering and our Terrific Tags swap!  These tags were swapped by Marlene and Rute!  Thank you girls!!  Just look at all of the details on these pretties!  Lots of layers and texture and BLING and even some hand-dyed ribbon!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!!
Hugs
Rhonda