Rebecca's Workshop

Rebecca held an in home Workshop for me yesterday. It was success! I am glad that she was willing to let me come share my love of stamping with her friends and family. She did well and earned a lot of free product! YAY for workshops and Stampin' Up!

In Color Notepads

I made these as door prizes for Rebecca's party. They are made with this year's "in colors" along with old olive. I think they turned out super cute!

Stamp-A-Stack

I love to give away cards and make them myself, but sometimes I run out of time and energy to create a new card with each birthday or other occasion. This is why I LOVE stamp-a-stacks. I don't feel guilty giving my cards away because I know that I have enough so that I can keep one as sample.

Card #1

Card #2

Card #3

The way a Stamp-A-Stack works is you sign up to make the card you want. You will make 10 of that card. If you want to make all 3 cards you can. The cost is $10 for the first stack, $8 for the second stack, and $6 for the third stack. All stacks come with all the supplies needed to make the cards and envelopes to fit the cards.

This Stamp-A-Stack will be held on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 from 10 am to 2 pm. It is an open house, but please allow yourself about 2 hours if you plan on making all three stacks. Please bring your own adhesive with you as well.

I you are interested, please leave me a comment letting me know what cards and how many stacks. I will reserve a place for you. Also, in your comment let me know how to reach you. Space is limited!

Clock Revamp

I have a picture wall in my front room. The pictures are all in black or silver frames. I am a clock junky and must know what it it is at all times. I bought a bunch a really cheap clocks at Ikea and they are hanging all over my house. The clock stuck out like a sore thumb on my picture wall. Last night I had finally had enough, so I did something about it. I spray painted the blue clock black. I used some gray ink to color in behind the numbers. Then, I made the circle center with some black cardstock and embossed it with one of my favorite stamp sets "circle circus" in silver. It looks great on my wall now! Super cheap, easy, and CUTE!

Our first club project

Here it is! Our first club project. The technique we are focusing on is marker use! Hope you all like it as much as I do!

Julia's First Year 6 x 6 Scrapbook

My niece is turning 1 on the 30th. For her first birthday I wanted to make a personal gift. I thought it would be fun to have a scrapbook of "firsts." I tried to make the pages generic enough that they could work for multiple milestones. I really hope that my niece's family likes it! I guess we'll find out at her party next week.

I used the Sweet Pea paper pack so that the entire scrapbook coordinated. I also enjoyed using some of my retired sets--especially the alphabets. It is the first 6 x 6 book I have made. Each page will hold a 4 x 4 picture. That is the only thing that I don't like about the 6 x 6--a 4 x 6 photo doesn't really fit.

Spring has Sprung

This is the layout for my first club night. I used the Sweet Pea designer series paper from the occasions mini catalog. I LOVE the color combo!

Little Flowers

Stamp Sets:
Little Flowers, Sprinkles, Short and Sweet

Card Stock:
Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Accessories:
Old Olive 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon, stampin' dimensionals

My Stampin' Story

I have always been the “crafty” type. I worked in a craft store during high school. I worked in a picture framing shop through college. I loved to create and showcase my work. I was always told I have a real eye for color. My favorite part of framing was helping others to make the most of their art within a budget.

My last year of college, I had to quit the craft and framing business to focus on my upcoming career of teaching. After that I focused on teaching math to kids. I loved my job, but there was a void in my life. A friend at work was a Stampin’ Up demonstrator. She invited me to come check out her stampin’ technique card club. From the first club meeting I was hooked! I loved the premise of a club—the ability to learn new tricks and slowly build my stamping supply without breaking the bank.

After about a year in club, I decided it was time for me to branch out and become a demonstrator myself. I held my first open house and have never looked back! I love meeting new people and sharing my love of Stampin’ Up with everyone I meet!

Since joining Stampin’ Up, I finally had my creative outlet back. Before I got involved with Stampin’ Up I didn’t realize the void that was missing in my life. Now I feel like my life is well rounded. My husband has even commented that I’m the happiest I’ve been since we have been married. I look forward to many, many years as a Stampin’ Up demonstrator to compliment my career as an educator. I love the opportunity to take care of my family and make a little money to support my hobby on the side.

The best part is that you can make it work for you. If you want to get the starter kit and get $364+ worth of supplies for only $199…you can! If you want to just enjoy the discount, you can! If you want to get a little extra income, you can! And if you want it to be more, you can! It is all about what you want.

I LOVE it, and if you do too…this is something you should consider. It has changed my life and it can do the same for you!

Happy Stamping!
Lynsey

Open House

My open house was a success. I had a wonderful time visiting with everyone that came. I still have 5 openings for my club that starts at the end of the month--let me know if you want to join!

Open House Information

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I am also offering one day only specials at the open house. Details are on the picture below. Click to enlarge.