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Gifts for Special People- Part 2

Posted on July 19, 2013July 11, 2013 by Josee

Today is Day 2 of the Stampin' Up! Convention and I know Stampin' Up! will have a ton of fun planned for us. We are having a General Session, an Expo, the Awards Night and the After Party. It's going to be a full and exciting day! At Awards Night, Stampin' Up! recognized many different categories…among them in the Top 20 in Canada.

I cannot wait to celebrate with the Inky Divas in attendance…last year, out of the Top 20- six Inky Divas were recognized….it truly was a great night. When you earn this award, you also earn a FREE trip in September…through Stampin' Up! we are truly spoiled!

Here is a photo of 4 of us on stage last year:

Today, I thought I'd share with you the gift I gave to my Direct Downline at convention.

I made them each this personalized journal using the This and That journal to document their ideas and memories from Convention.

What do you think?!

Featured Products:

-Epic Day This and That Journal #131268
-Epic Day Designer Paper #130814
-Pansy Punch #130698

Next week, I'll be updating you with ideas and tons of pictures from Convention…hope you have a wonderful weekend! 🙂

Gifts for special people- part 1

Posted on July 18, 2013July 11, 2013 by Josee

Today is the official first day of the Stampin' Up! Convention, I flew in on Tuesday just so I had an extra day to enjoy Salt Lake and didn't feel rushed. I don't normally do that, but, this year, I thought it would be fun to have an entire day to sight see OR just relax!

Opening Session starts at 5pm today and then we will have an evening social, but, my favourite part of this day will be the Team Lunch I am having with the 75 Inky Divas in attendance. I'll have a special gift for each of them and a bigger gift for the Inky Divas that I personally sponsored.

Want to see them?!

This one if for all 75 and is packaged in our pretty Tag a Bag Gift Bags…I love these bags, they make packaging so simple.

As you can see, each Inky Diva gets: a Bag Tag so that we can identify our cute convention bags; a Team Ribbon to add to our name badges and some Calypso Coral Baker's Twine.

The tag on the outside was made using the Chalk Talk Stamp set wood#130631/ cling#130634

Here's a quick VIDEO on making this tag!

For my direct downline, I made them a bigger gift too…BUT you'll have to come back tomorrow to see it. 🙂

Stampin’ Girls Gone Wild Wednesday!

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Josee

Stampin' Girls

Hi Friends….Happy Wednesday!!! Today Connie & I are in Salt Lake City for our Stampin' Up! Convention and today Connie has a fabulous project for you!

Ready for a fabulous project?!

I love Wednesdays! Why? Because I get to share with not only my stamping friends but Josee's stamping friends too!

Excited is not even a BIG enough word for how I feel about today's project!!! Check these out!

I am going to share with you how to create these SWEET chocolate treat holders and I am doing with my Flash Card 2.0 template! Those of you who follow my blog know all about Flash Cards 2.0 but if you don't, these are cardstock pieces that I keep ready at all times. When I need a card, I can grab these 2 pieces, stamp, punch, etc. and create a card in a flash.

Today we are going to use those 2 pieces and create simple and quick Chocolate treat holders.

These will hold Hershey Miniatures, Hershey Nuggets, Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares, and Dove Promise Squares. Be sure to watch the end of the video for the measurements for the different size chocolates.

Well, I can't stand the wait any longer!

Let's watch the video!

If you don’t have those Floral Framelits, I hope you will consider getting them!

If you are here from Canada, ORDER HERE from JOSEE

If you are in the United States, ORDER HERE from my friend CONNIE

-Alhambra wheel 126940
-Sweet Essentials stamp set 132085 (wood) 126457 (clear)
-Soft Sky cardstock 131203
-Very Vanilla cardstock 101650
-Soft Sky Classic Ink Pad 131181
-Floral Frames Framelits 127012
-Magnetic Platform 130658
-Very Vanilla Seam Binding 120999
-Simply Pressed Clay 130685
-Buttons & blossoms Clay Molds 131272
-Modern Label Punch 119849

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Tag a Box Gift

Posted on July 16, 2013July 10, 2013 by Josee

Do you struggle with creating CUTE packages? Stampin' Up! has the answer for you!

Did you know that we have TWO perfect packaging options?! We have a Box Bundle & a Bag Bundle.

Here's a fun project made with the Box Bundle…
Tag a Box Bundle

This box was decorated with the Chalk Talk stamp set (w#130631/c#130634).

Today is the day, I fly out to Utah for the Stampin' Up! Convention….I cannot wait to spend the week with 6000 of my closest friends!! This year, I have 75 ladies in my group going along with me…this is the most we've had attend and I cannot wait to spend time with them.

I have made gifts for each of them and packaged them really pretty–but, I'll share with you next week cause I don't want them to see yet!

I've pre-scheduled posts for you all week…so keep coming back for more!

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Stampin’ Girls Gone Wild Weekly Sketch Challenge

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Josee

Today, I announced the first Weekly Sketch Challenge to the Stampin’ Girls Gone Wild Online Club.

Connie was so excited about the first challenge, she ran into her stamp room and got busy! Here’s her project for this week.

Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, and Baked Brown Sugar.

I love how she used the embossed window sheet–it really makes this card pop! She also used the brand new stamp set, Happy Day.

These weekly challenges are all part of our special Stampin’ Girls Gone Wild Facebook group. When you join Stampin’ Girls Gone Wild Online Club, you will receive a special invite to the group and have the pleasure of sharing your art, ask questions, see what other Wild Girls are up to and win prizes too!

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All of this when you join the STAMPIN’ GIRLS GONE WILD ONLINE CLUB for a minimum of 6 months! It’s so simple…Place your order of $30 or more each month using a special hostess code. At the end of the 6 months, start stalking your mail carrier because your free Hostess stamp sets and a surprise gift will be delivered right to your door!

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