Frosted Windowpanes Techniques

Have you seen the cool new Beveled Windowpanes in the Occasions Mini?  I was inspired to experiment with them after seeing a demonstration at Leadership by Kelly Acheson.  And, I discovered some fun, new ways you can use these versatile little accessories to add a pretty and unique accent to your stamped projects!  I'll be …

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Leadership Highlights—Opryland & Manager’s Reception

I attended my very first Leadership event this year in Nashville and what an event it was!  I found out just how much Stampin' Up! loves to spoil it's leaders!  It was WAY too much fun and I know that as long as I'm invited to attend, I'll never miss it!  Over the next couple …

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More Too Cool Demo Christmas Card Ideas

My downline has a wealth of creative ideas, and I love seeing what they have made each month.  Between the sharing of our projects, doing some fun make & takes, and trying out some new techniques, our Demo Meetings are packed with fun!  Best of all, we all leave with LOTS of creative inspiration!  Last …

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Santa Hat & Christmas Triangle Boxes

Last week, I focused on some autumn-themed triangle boxes.  I wanted to expand on that post and show you some awesome triangle box ideas for Christmas.  You can find the basic triangle box tutorial here. I've seen several other demonstrators showing a very cute Santa Hat Triangle Box that was shown at the Stampin' Up! …

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Too Cool Demo Team October Showcase – Part 2

Today, I'm sharing more of the awesome projects my team has created!  We'll start off with a pretty Perfect Plum card created by Darla Eigenschink.  The shimmery background is sprayed with Smooch Spritz, then wrapped with a Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon.  At our meeting, Darla showed us how to create the pleated paper flower with …

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Watercolor Trio With Embossed Vellum

I'm just slippin' in under the wire, but I wanted to show you one more card I created using the Watercolor Trio set.     This is CASEd from Chiaki Haverstick's blog: Stamping Pro. Once again, I used the stamping off technique to create both the focal piece and the background images.  But, my favorite part …

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