My Digital Studio: Karata LO

HI Everyone
Here is a LO I did tonight on My Digital Studio, and as we can now print INDIVIDUAL pages (not just in books) this one is going to be sent off all by itself and I will hybrid scrap it when I get it! So with this page I used the Night & Day DSP (which you can no longer buy physically any more but you still can digitally!! And one pack lasts a life time! LOL) and also Cast a Spell DSP. All circles were made with the circle punch stretched, and the scallop is the scallop square stretched. The journaling tag is from the Write Stuff II download which is a full kit of DSP, and embellishments, and is super cool!
If this is something you and your friends may be interested in, I would love to come to your house and teach you all how to do this at a My Digital Studio Workshop. Contact me for details.
The LO design is one that I saw HERE on Anam's blog, she is a wonderful scrapbooker!
Thanks for stopping by
Dawn

Stampin' Royalty Challenge

Hi Everyone

Here is a card I whipped up in under 5 mins for Stampin' Royalty Challenge Blog . The challenge this week is to make a single layer card, NO LAYERS! This is what I've come up with, cute huh?

Recipe

Stamps: French Filigree, Friends 24/7 : I masked off a rectangle before I stamped the background

Ink: Basic Black Classic, plus marker

Tools: Color Spritzer, corner rounder, 1/16 punch

Paper: Shimmery White (click on picture to see in more detail)

Embellishments: Black Brads, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, now go pick up your stamps and go play and enter your card in the challenge!

Dawn

Frosting a cake...with GLUE!

HI Everyone

As promised, here are the pictures of some of the projects my Groups (clubs) did this past week-end. The top card is a Frosting Technique done with Tombow Glue, white embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter & the Heat tool. It is so much fun to do and adds an unexpected texture to your card. The technique was featured in last months Stampin' Success, which is a magazine SU! demo's receive monthly. I was lucky enough to learn this technique months ago by the inventor herself at the Cloud 9 demonstrators meeting I attend monthly. The layout is from the blog Mojo Monday. So now you know some of my little secrets...I do not design everything myself! So if that is all that is stopping you from being a SU! demo, what are YOU waiting for?

Are you a stay home Mom whose maternity leave is ending soon, or how about a working Mom who pays almost as much for your childcare as you get paid, or maybe you just bought a new house and are looking for a bit of extra income to start some reno's....being an SU! demonstrator can help with that! I am a stay home Mom; my 2 boys are in kindergarten half days, I spend time with them in the mornings on "Mommy Duties", drop them off at school, and I get to spend a few hours doing Demo Duties...making cards, scrapping or prepping for a workshop. Then the bus drops the boys off and I'm on "Mommy Duty" again. No child care, just me, so my pay check is ALL ours! I work my classes and workshops around MY families schedules, not the other way around! If this sounds appealing to you, come on over to my house on Tuesday January 26 where you can learn more plus make some darn cute accessories! Check out 2 posts down for details. Or if this time is not good for you, lets meet for coffee...OR if you don't live by me, drop me a line and I'll call you to have a chat.

Back to the projects:

The Scrapbook Page is the page my girls did at my Monthly Group this month; click on it to make it larger to see all the little details on it. The hearts are all covered with Crystal Effects to make them poof off the page; the chocolate stripe is wheeled and scrapped with the Cutting kit, the DSP is from the Sweet Pea collection, the chipboard is cut out with the Heart & Brackets die from the Big Shot then textured with the new Polka Dot folder from the mini, the gorgeous stamped images are from Love Bandit(mini) which is where I stole the title from, and the letters are from the Jumble Alphabet set; they also used 2 of the awesome new punches from the mini:The Scallop Trim Border which is FREE with a $65 purchase, and the Small Heart punch.

The 3 Adorable Animal Crackers cards are for an up coming private class for Koren and her friends. They are going to be making 4 cards each of the 3 designs, plus they get to keep the Animal Cracker set! If you would like to book this class for your friends, contact me today, or if you have theme in mind, no problem, I can design a new class for YOU!

Thanks for stopping by, comments are always appreciated! :)

Dawn

My Awesome crafting week: My NEW studio!!!

HI Everyone:

Here is a ton of pictures to see what I've been up to all week. Firstly, Wednesday the Olympic Torch ran through my neighbourhood, so we braced the cold and froze outside for 3hours so the kids could see it. It was great day, minus the cold, and after the torch ran by, Tristan asked me "when are we going to see the Olympic torch Mommy?"...Mmmm gee I don't know kiddo? hahah
The boys also started Karate on Monday, I'll make a LO with the pics on it soon.

Now for the crafts! This week my painfully long reno's are finally ALMOST all done! From what was promised to be a 3 week reno, it has been almost 4 MONTHS! Any hoo, here are a few pictures of my space; sorry I'm not the best photo taker. I spent all day Saturday decorating downstairs by putting up decor elements on the wall, including making the Bird Frame with elements, decorating the new Simple Adorned Chain with Charm, then I cut and prepped from my 2 Stampin' Clubs today. I'll post those pics later.
Here is the recipe for the projects:

Decor Bird Frame: ALL SU! yes all INCLUDING the frame

Decor Accent chunky Frame $27.95 ( new definitely decorative brochure download on right)

Songbird Tile, Black, small ( new definitely decore)

Direction of your Dreams, Black, small

Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon (new mini)

Staz on Ink

En Francais jumbo stamp

Simple Adorned Chain & Charm: All SU!

34" Simple Adorned Chain (new mini link on right)

1x 1 1/4" Simple Adorned Charm

Tiny Tags Stamp set (mini)

Choc chip, pretty in pink, Tempting turquoise stamp pads

Big Shot to cut letter "D"

Butterfly was a gift from SU! to all the members of the Founders Circle this year.

The Bird Cage Decor is a FREE Hostess Level 3 gift; book a workshop today and lets try to earn you one for free too! I still have to decorate my stamp room, one step at a time! But my awesome little picture shelves I bought at Ikea hold some of my punches and stamps. They are next to my work station so I just have to reach around and grab them; my paper is all in the file drawers to the right of my chair, my cupboard to my left holds tons of my tools, I LOVE it!

Anyways enough about my stamp studio; if you live in the St.Albert area, pop on over and see it your self. Space is filling up quickly for my Bling on the Accessories night, don't miss out, RSVP today!

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

YOUR invited to my Bling on the Accessories Opportunity Night

Hi Everyone

YOUR invited to my Bling on the Accessories Opportunity Night

Fabric accessories are totally in style right now and are everywhere, but they can be very pricey. In this class I'll teach you how to make your own gorgeous accessories to add a little bit of bling to your life! You can make a bracelet cuff, hair clip or broach...or all depending how quick you are! You will pay for only what you make, prices starting at $2/fabric square to cut through the big shot; plus $1 for the bling. For example the cuff takes 3 square, $6, 1 chunk of Ribbon with Velcro, $1, plus 3 bling, $3 so grand bargain total is $10!!! I have a selection of fabric choices for you to pick from.

I had so much fun making these and you will too, they are so simple and lets face it, totally cool too! Plus they are a fraction of the cost of ones that you buy in the store!

You may be asking your self why it's called Opportunity Night, the reason is I am going to be chatting and showing you some of the different opportunities being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator has to offer. The chat will be very informal and very short.

When:Tuesday January 26 starting at 7:00-9:00

Where: My House, just out side St.Albert

Why: To make some gorgeous fashion accessories & learn about why being a demo may be right for you

Contact me today to reserve your spot for this fun girls night out and come on over and make some sweet bling!

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

Workshop of a Life Time

Hi Everyone
I just returned from Phoenix were I attended Stampin’ Up Leadership and also Regional’s; both were AMAZING! I’ve learned so much and I cannot wait to share it all with you; weather that is through a class, workshop or by having you join my team! Make sure you check out my SU! Calendar HERE to pick out a great workshop date, and contact me! I would LOVE to teach you something new and fantastic, plus help you earn FREE SU! during Sale-a-Bration!
The first picture is of a gorgeous Shabby Chic card made by Sara, Shelli Gardner’s daughter. Shelli is the CEO and Co-Founder of SU! The next 4 projects were demonstrated by Shelli herself; don’t you just LOVE her Vintage Chic Style??? I know I do, so classy and beautiful. How would you like the chance to attend a workshop demonstrated by Shelli? Inspiration just flows around this wonderful lady, you will leave with urge to craft everything in sight! Shelli announced a contest for the demo's; we have a chance to win THE WORKSHOP OF A LIFE TIME...what is that??? A workshop demonstrated by Shelli herself!!!!!!! She will fly to the winning demo's house and teach a workshop! Can you imagine being there, getting stampin' lessons from the founder of SU!? Just imagine how much YOU will learn?? I know I would LOVE it! If you would like it too, here is how WE can make it happen. The winning demo needs to make her Stampin' family grow the most, so by joining my Team of The Inked Stampers, you can help make this possible! BUT we only have 2 WEEKS to do it. Lucky for YOU though, the fantastic Demonstrator Kit full of over $450 worth of Stampin' Supplies customized by YOU! It also includes all the Business Supplies you will need to get started is on SPECIAL FOR ONLY $225. PLUS, you also get to choose any additional stamp set of your choice for FREE; that is an extra $63.50 value making the kit worth over $500!!!!!!!!! BARGAIN! What do you have to lose? There is ZERO pressure, you work as much or as little as you want, or not at all! If (of course YOU do) you would like to learn more about how wonderful it is to be an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and you are Canadian, please contact me today. I would love to help you start this process. Or if you are already positive you want to start your own amazing business and earn 30% commission on your first workshop, just head on over to my WEB SITE and click Start Your Own Business to sign up on line right now!
Enjoy the rest of the pictures: click on them to make them larger to see the details. Those two amazing bags are made with fabric cut with SU! exclusive Big Shot Dies! Check out those sweet new House Stamps, did you know they are one of the FREE sets in the SAB brochure! Houses are sooo trendy right now in all the scrapbook stores, here is you chance to to jump on the trend wagon for FREE!!!!
I’ll be busy this week making my Sale a Bration workshop projects, I’ll post them soon!
Make sure you click on the Brochure buttons on the right to look at the awesome new products we have right now in the NEW MINI plus The Sale-a-Bration flyer. For every $65 you spend on SU! products pick a FREE item from the Sale a Bration flyer!

Thanks for stopping by
Dawn

Sale a Bration starts TODAY!

Hi Everyone! Wahoo, SALE A BRATION begins today! Plus the New Occasions Mini, Plus the New insert for the Definitely decorative! Yahoo! So many new choices and they all lead to FREE SU!!!! For every $65 you spend (pre s/h & tax) you will get to pick a FREE SAB item of your choice!!!! WAHOO, and this year they have extended it to include certain stamp sets from the main catalogue! WOO! Download the NEW Brochures on the Left, and make sure you got check out my Inkedstampers Newsletter Blog to get all the update SU! news!

The top photo is of some of my awesome pre-buy goodies that demo's were allowed to order from the New Occasions Mini: the back paper is the Sweet Pea Pad of DSP! Make sure you click on the picture to enlarge it to see all the awesome new products!

The bottom photo is of the SWAP cards I'm trying to make for Leadership in Phoenix! I'm leaving tomorrow though and have not found the time to make them except for these samples! ARG! Any hoo...The deer tag is made with the stamp from Forest Friends( which you can earn for FREE!) stamped onto Kraft C/S, with Choc Chip Ink and distress with a dauber, and ticket punched the corners; the tab is the Window Punch folded in half, tied with Linen Thread and attached with a Vintage Brad. The "love", heart stamp & crown(left card) are from a new set in the Mini called Tiny Tags. Both cards use the Corner Rounder punch, one on left uses Modern Lable punch as well. The back ground for the right card is with the New Folder in the mini Perfect Polka Dots, ( love it!!), and I rolled the Funky Forest wheel over it first, and finished it off with the NEW satin Choc Chip Ribbon. Left side is stamped with En Francis, and distressed.

Hope you like them! If you would like to place an order to earn SU! FREE SAB, click on my shopping card to SHOP 24/7! Or if you would like to book a workshop to earn even more FREE, contact me to pick a date!

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn