At my baby sister's wedding a few weeks ago, her guests signed 12x12 pages I made for the happy couple. Some materials used are not SU!

AUGUST CLUB PHOTOS

These are a few photos from the August Card & Project Club and Scrapbook Club. Please forgive me, my photos were taken at night and they are not the best. Hopefully these will peak your interest and give you some ideas for stamping.

CARD: This card is using are newest Simply Card Kits and it's coordinating Wow Flowers stamp set. In the kit you get everything you need to make 9 complete cards. Everything but the adhesive is included in these kits.




12x12 PAGE: This page was made for both the Scrapbook and the Card & Project Club. It is one of my newest color combinations and uses Riding Hood Red & Chocolate Chip Cardstock. I also used one of our new Designer Series Papers called - Bella Rose. It uses Kiwi green, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red & Pink Pirouette colors and is just beautiful! I even dyed the Pretties kit flower pink to match the page.







PROJECT: This is a fun & quick project for anyone. It is a cd holder out of Pink Pirouette Cardstock and some Bella Rose Designer Paper. This one was specifically designed for a wedding. It can hold a cd full of the bride & grooms favorite songs as they're thank you to their guests. For the Scrapbook Club I also designed a page with the cd holder attached. It could be a wedding Page with a disc full of wedding photos, a family reunion page with a disc full of reunion photos, or even a babies birth, or a birthday party. It's a great way to always know where the cd of your Pictures is
for that certain event! (Sorry - I didn't get a picture of the page before the hostess went home with it!)




CARD: This was the MAKE-N-TAKE card for the Card & Project Club and I also made these for my Southwest Demonstrator Swap for this month. I love this Sock Monkey set and especially enjoyed sewing floss for the balloon string.










12x12 PAGE: This was the MAKE-N-TAKE for the Scrapbook Club. I wanted to show how you could incorporate a card onto the page, especially if it is a card you really like and want to save. This page uses the card above and also some Baja Breeze Cardstock, the Scallop Edge Punch. It makes a really cute birthday page!

There's a new Big Shot in Town - The Sizzix Big Shot for Stampin' Up!

Big Shot

There's a new big shot in town--the Sizzix Big Shot for Stampin' Up! The Big Shot is a sturdy manual die cutting machine used to die cut materials for use on crafts, home décor projects, and even clothing--it's a big deal! You'll love what the Big Shot machine, a 6-time winner of Creating Keepsakes Reader's Choice Award for best die cutting equipment and dies, can do for you.
Design your own custom pillow appliqués using the Tulipe Bigz die or make custom fabric flowers to embellish a quilt. From sewing to quilting to home décor, the Big Shot is the perfect tool for many types of crafting. The wide appeal to various types of crafters will help you expand your business in new circles. The Big Shot makes incorporating paper crafting into these customers' hobby an easy progression. Use our Stampin' Up! exclusive dies to create die cuts and stencils with our artwork and designs for all your craft needs.



Note the "Tulipe" design on the glass case. We are going to carry vinyl, so you can make your own vinyl decor using any die that you want! The possibilites are now endless! How awesome is that!

Big Shot Approved Materials
Cut through the following 50 materials using steel rule dies and your Big Shot machine. Please note the maximum thickness of several materials.
Brass (.055)
Light weight steel
Aluminum (.016)
Tin (.008)
Aircraft plywood (1/64")
Basswood (1/16")
Balsa (3/32")
Paperwood
Mat board (adhesive or none)
Chipboard
Fabric
Silicone
Foam with chipboard (.1)
Corrugated pad
Adhesive-backed cork
Fine sandpaper (.00)
Strene
Extra thick template plastic
Template plastic
Plastic canvas (7 mesh)
Bubble wrap
Sheet foam
Friendly (jewelry) plastic
100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax)
Adhesive and non-adhesive rubber
Ruffleboard
Static cling vinyl
Warm & natural batting
Fusible fleece
Quilt batting
Adhesive and non-adhesive flexible magnet
Heat n' shrink plastic
Adhesive and non-adhesive felt
Pop-up sponge
Shiny self-adhesive and non-adhesive paper
Iron-on fabric
Poly foam adhesive and non adhesive
3-D illusionary plastic
Glow in the dark adhesive and non adhesive
Suede paper
Funky fur
Personal Embossing Plastic (PEP)
Shaggy plush felt
Canvas
Vinyl flooring
Shelf lining
Placement
Embossing rubber
Thin leather
Gasket material

E-Mail me for all the details: skjj4richardson@msn.com

$99 Special Recruit Kits- here's your chance at a discounted kit!

$99 Starter Kit Promotion
Dates: August 11-October 11, 2008
Promotion details:
From August 11-October 11, potential recruits will have the option of becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator by purchasing one of three special mini Starter Kits* priced at $99.
It's so easy to sign up! All you have to do is call me and we'll get you going. This is a perfect time for a re-sign up or for the SU! customer that has collected items over the years and now wants to start sharing her love for stamping and scrapbooking with her family, neighbors and friends! So give me a call! Look over the three special priced kits below to see which one would suit you the best.

Stamp-Focused Starter Kit:
Fun & Fast Notes stamp set
Bold Brights card stock assortment (8-1/2" x 11")
Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
SNAIL Adhesive
Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11")

Scrapbook-Focused Starter Kit:
Contempo Alphabet stamp set
Simply Scrappin' Petal Party
Pixie Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

Home Décor-Focused Starter Kit:
Inspired by Nature stamp set
Décor Elements Chocolate Classic Ff
Décor Elements Medium Chocolate Long Stem Silhouettes
Décor Elements Applicator
Kiwi Kiss Classic Stampin' Pad

*Each kit also includes the same business supplies that are found in the standard Starter Kit (the Home Décor-Focused Starter Kit also includes 25 Décor Elements brochures). While all items in the Starter Kits are recommended, a new demonstrator may substitute a like item of equal or lesser value.

Things to Remember:
Potential recruits may choose one of four options:
One of the three product-focused kits for $99.
The standard Starter Kit for $199 + an additional free set.
Order deadlines:
Phone: Friday, October 10, 2008; 6:50 PM (MT)
Online IDA: Saturday, October 11, 2008; 11:50 PM (MT)

FAQs
Q: Why is Stampin' Up! offering this promotion?A: Over the years, we have heard numerous requests for additional Starter Kit options that are lower-priced and include fewer products for recruits who may already own Stampin' Up! product. This promotion is your chance to share this business opportunity with customers and hostesses at an appealing price point.
Q: How does a potential recruit order one of the promotional Starter Kits?A: If you have a Demonstrator Business Web Site (DBWS), using the Online IDA is certainly the easiest and fastest way to get your new recruits started. If you do not have a DBWS, print out the appropriate promotional Starter Kit Order Form and send it to the home office as you would the regular Starter Kit Order Form.
Q: In the Fall-Winter Sampler, it lists a recruiting promotion during this same period where the new recruit gets to choose a free stamp set from the catalog. Does this apply to these promotional Starter Kits?A: No. The free stamp set offer is only for recruits who purchase the standard Starter Kit for $199.
Q: Do the promotional Starter Kits include the same business supplies as the standard Starter Kit?A: Yes. All of the business supplies are the same. The promotional kits just include fewer products. The Home Décor focused Starter Kit is the only kit that includes a pack of Décor Elements brochures. All other kits include just one single brochure.
Q: Are any of the items substitutable?A: Yes. Just like the standard Starter Kit, most of the products in the kit that are substitutable for like items in the catalog. Check out the online order form for more details on which items are substitutable.

You can also check my Stampin' Up! Website for more information: http://www.scrapmom.stampinup.net/

SUMMER CHALLENGE PAGES & CARDS

PAGE BY: Leisa Kinzie

PAGE BY: Sara Pecharich

PAGE BY: Katie Johnson

PAGE BY: Karen Faust

PAGE BY: Kendra Richardson








PAGE BY: Katie Johnson

PAGE BY: Ann Bonar







CARD BY: Traci Faust

I'M SO BEHIND!!!

Does everyone else get behind like me??? I keep chastising myself because other things...life, kids, summer vacations, accidents, etc. keep taking precedence. Well I have taken stock and am now trying to play catch up. I wanted to post a few of the items I demonstrated this summer. In the next blog, I will catch up on the challenge pages from my Card & Project Clubs and my Scrapbook Club. (Which I'm sure you've all been waiting for along time to be posted!) So I hope you enjoy the following projects as ideas or hopefully they can spark some new ideas for you.