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Convention Pictures and August Info

August 2, 2012 Jentimko No Comments

Finally, I am getting to posting some of my pictures from Convention. The boards are truly inspiring and there are so many amazing projects. I thought I would post some of my favorite projects. Sadly, I don’t know who made the ones I am showing today so if it is yours (or you know whose they are) please let me know so I can give proper credit!

Hummingbird

Flower art

Create (Update: This is by Sandi MacIver with a much better picture here)

These are amazing, aren’t they??!! The iris fold on that hummingbird is astonishing and my pictures don’t do any of these justice.

Now to the latest promotions from Stampin’ Up!! First up is an amazing recruiting special. You already know about the new lower price to sign up as a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator. Now Stampin’ Up is sweetening the deal.

If you sign up to be a demonstrator in August, you will receive everything to make this Printer’s Tray!! Click on my Promotions Page to learn more! Becoming a demonstrator was one of the best decisions I have made and I would love to have you join me!

Additionally (because that special wasn’t enough??!!), My Digital Studio has gotten a big update and MDS2 and MDS2+ are officially available. There are so many improvements but they include designing in a spread, stamp coloring with multiple colors, no more pixelation of stamps, global searches of templates plus many other features. To celebrate, you will get 31% off of 31 digital content options for the 31 days of August. There is also a 30 day free trial of MDS2 so you can try this with no risk! Click on the picture above and you can see the products in the promotion!

Lots of information but I’m happy to answer any questions you might have! Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you soon!

Freshly Made Sketches #46

August 1, 2012 Jentimko 14 Comments

Wow, where did the week go??!! Well, I know where mine went…the summer schedule is in full swing at United Airlines and there is no rest for a reserve pilot!! In fact, I am out again today for another trip. Back to this week’s Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.

Our sketch this week is from Lesley Croghan of Always Playing with Paper. Lots and lots of potential with this one!

With my lack of time to stamp, I decided to go with a tried and true color combination that uses some of the new products from the Holiday Catalog. The snowflakes are from Snowflake Soiree and I think they are just beautiful!! The sentiment is from the new More Merry Messages that is in the main catalog. Along with the new stamps…Scalloped Tulle Ribbon. I knew I would love this immediately but I didn’t know how much I would love it. It is so awesome!! I didn’t do anything that required work and it STILL adds so much to the card (it looks a little dark here but in person it adds such pretty texture). I have all kinds of visions of bows and rosettes too. I added some pearls to finish everything off.

My first Christmas card post of the year…get ready, there will be lots more!! Today is the last day of my stamp drive so if you haven’t been able to join me yet, please just roll down and read the details.

Hope your week is great. Given the fact that I am gone, I suspect I won’t have another card for at least a few days. Thanks so much for dropping in today. See you soon!!

Stamps: Snowflake Soiree, More Merry Messages; Paper: Naturals Ivory, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso; Ink: Early Espresso; Accessories: Big Shot, Snow Burst EF (retired), 3-1/2″ Scalloped Tulle Ribbon – Espresso, Basic Pearls

Moving Forward

July 26, 2012 Jentimko 15 Comments

*My thanks to the PPA design team for choosing this as a Pals Paper Artist Pick!*

I debated many names for this post but it seems that the name of the Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp says it all! For so many, the battle with a child’s health issue is all about looking to the future — future research, future good health, future dreams! Ronald McDonald House Charities supports the families so that they can support the sick/hospitalized child. I am incredibly proud to be part of a company that supports this amazing charity. Stampin’ Up gives proceeds from a designated stamp every year and has so far donated over $1 million. During Convention this year, Stampin’ Up gave every demonstrator there a free copy of this stamp. I knew then and there that I wanted to do something amazing to pay this gift forward…but what??!!

I have been following the progress of a local Warrenton girl, Sydney Davies, who is strong and amazing. Her big brother Tyler was an assistant coach for my oldest son’s soccer team this year and I became familiar with this remarkable family. Sydney was diagnosed just over one year ago with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and has been in the hospital almost every day since. She is working very hard to be strong enough for a bone marrow transplant. Her family recently went up to the Minnesota Children’s Hospital in hopes that she would get her transplant. Sadly, it was not to be and she needs a higher white blood cell count for this to be possible. So she has come home to Virginia. I read in her latest Caring Bridge update that the doctors feel she is doing well enough to spend some time with family and friends, leaving the safety of the hospital. In her mother’s words, they are taking “baby steps” and moving over to a Ronald McDonald House in Fairfax. Sydney is in need of a miracle and for now RMHC is helping her and her family to continue to fight for that miracle.

I knew immediately what I wanted to do. So I am running a “stamp drive”!! I want to sell as many Moving Forward stamp sets as possible so that the profits go to this amazing charity. Please let me be clear. I am NOT looking to profit on this. In order for that to happen I will donate any and all commissions from the sales of this stamp to Sydney’s Children’s Cancer Research Fund. Additionally, if the orders made directly through me add up to a workshop ($150) then I will randomly select one of those who ordered as the hostess. You can order this stamp via my DBWS (click on the Shop Online airplane on the sidebar) or through me directly. I prefer the second method so that I can give someone a great hostess benefit but I will celebrate the sale either way. You can comment on this post, leaving your e-mail, and I will get back to you or you can email me directly at jentimko@gmail.com. I’d like to run this stamp drive for one week so please contact me or order as soon as possible (but no later than August 1st). If you don’t feel the need for this set and still want to help, I would love it if you donated directly to Sydney’s fund at the link above!!

Of course the card above uses this fun set. How sweet is this little tricycle? I used my Stampin’ Write Markers to color it in Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade and Basic Gray. Then I added some Pumpkin Pie flowers from the set for the basket. I stamped a second basket and cut it out for some dimension. The prints are from Summer Smooches DSP and I added some of the new 1/4″ Stitched Grograin Ribbon in Rich Razzleberry across the middle. Some Bright Buttons finished off this fun sketch from Pals Paper Arts.

Thanks so much for stopping in today. I look forward to ordering a lot of Moving Forward stamps for this great cause and sending this little card to the Davies family with our donation!

Freshly Made Sketches #45

July 25, 2012 Jentimko 9 Comments

I’m back for a second post for the day with a new Freshly Made Sketches layout. This awesome sketch is courtesy of Cindy Hall from Pretty Impact. Great one, don’t you think?

I decided to use the stamp set Moving Forward. This is the Ronald McDonald House Charities set for the year from Stampin’ Up and $3 of every set purchased goes straight to RMHC. WOW!! I love this blimp and inked it up as soon as I could on Monday morning. I will say that it probably needs to be sanded a little (I find that is always best for crisp images on stamps with large flat surfaces) but I was too excited to play with it. The sketch was flipped and I chose this Summer Smooches DSP print as my color inspiration. The blimp was colored using Stampin’ Write Markers in Island Indigo, Real Red and Daffodil Delight. A little White Baker’s Twine and a Real Red Button were perfect for the ribbon element and I added some Jewelry Tags that punched the words from the stamp.

This stamp was given to every demonstrator that was at Convention. Cool, huh? Please come back tomorrow to see some more information about this set and all it can do for families.

Until then, make sure you go see the design team’s fabulous cards! Hope your day is wonderful!

Stamp: Moving Forward; Paper: Summer Smooches DSP, Whisper White, Island Indigo; Ink: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo; Accessories: White Baker’s Twine, Brights Buttons, Jewelry Tag Punch, 2-1/2″ Circle Punch

SUOC 50 – Buttons and Brads

July 25, 2012 Jentimko 3 Comments

The theme for this week’s SUO Challenge should be perfect for just about everyone!! Buttons and Brads! I love them and I know you do too! The team has shown so many ways to use these wonderful accessories and I can’t wait to see what you create.

Remember how I told you I got A LOT of free stuff at Convention?? Well, this card uses some of it. Because this was my first time at Convention, I was invited to a “First Timers Lunch”. When we got there, they gave us the Storytime DSP. How fun is that??!! I cut a rectangle for the tag and then used the Adorning Accents Edgelit to cut the curve on the top and a Corner Rounder Punch for the bottom. The image is actually cut straight from the DSP too…no stamping or coloring on my part! How fun and easy! I added some Basic Gray buttons tied with Linen Thread and the Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon.

This sketch is courtesy of Retro Sketches #21. Fun isn’t it??!! So glad I got to play this week. I’m so glad you stopped in and I’ll see you again in just a bit since this is the first of two posts for today (due to the SUOC Convention delay). Have a great day!

Paper: Storytime DSP, Naturals Ivory; Accessories: Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Neutrals Buttons Linen Thread, Dimensionals

Convention Fun!!

July 23, 2012 Jentimko No Comments

Home from Stampin’ Up Convention 2012! Wow, what a whirlwind of fun! I am hoping to actually stamp today with all the free stamps I came home with but thought I should show you some of awesome things I got!

I’ll start with “the bag”. There are definitely better pictures of the Convention bag on many other sites but here is mine with some of the Make & Take cards. The Your Amazing card was such fun to make (those little tickets are just a quick punch with the new Ticket Duo Builder Punch. The little 3×3 cards go into a Kraft Gift Box (which I will be putting together this week, I hope). They use the Daydream Medallions stamp and the Floral Frames Framelits. I altered them from the originals just a little bit and I LOVE them!! There are more M&T projects but I don’t have pictures quite yet.

The first picture here is a bag tag created by Cindy Elam. Now I can say that this picture doesn’t even come close to showing you how pretty this is. It used the new Champagne Glimmer Paper from the Holiday Catalog and it sparkles like you cannot believe!! The back of the tag is all Glimmer Paper!! WOW!!! Lots and lots of demos were taking pictures of this since they loved it everywhere I took my bag.

The second picture is my notebook from Heidi Baks. This amazing notebook was created by Heidi using My Digital Studio (MDS). It looks so professionally made that other demos were asking Cindy (she got one too) where she found it at Momento Mall. I have all my notes from Convention in it and can’t wait to show my customers this book in person! If you have ever wondered what an MDS print product from SU looks like, I can verify that it is strong, sturdy and beautiful!

Well, back to unpacking and getting back to reality. I’m on reserve again starting tomorrow. Trying to get my cards ready for SUO Challenges and Freshly Made Sketches this week. Hope to see you for those!! Thanks for stopping in today!

Poppies for the Freaks

July 21, 2012 Jentimko 6 Comments

Today is the last day of Convention…how did the time fly by so fast??!! I want to share another swap card with you. This one was for a Control Freaks swap. I know you know the “Freaks” since they are some of the most amazing stampers. I still have to pinch myself when I realize that I get to share cards with them.

I knew that I wanted to use the flowers from Pleasant Poppies again for this swap. In fact, I have wanted to use this direct marker technique on the poppies since I first spied this set in the catalog. I simply love the pop of color against a Crumb Cake background (as evidenced by my pins in Pinterest). I started by stamping the flowers with Versamark and then embossing with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then I colored with a Melon Mambo Stampin’ Write Marker and went back to highlight with a Raspberry Ripple Stampin’ Write Marker. The stems were colored in Lucky Limeade. I just love the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and how it sets off a focal image so I thought it would be a nice addition to the monochromatic layers. I finished it off with a bow made from Crumb Cake Seam Binding and some little tags made with the Jewelry Tag Punch. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

This fabulous new set has so many possibilities and I can’t wait to continue trying new ways to color it. Shelli Gardner, the CEO of Stampin’ Up, has her New to You Creative Challenge and I’m going to enter this one there.

So remember yesterday when I said that I felt like a groupie at a rock concert?? Well let me show you why. Take a look at the first picture on this link to Lyssa Zwolanek’s blog, Song of My Heart Stampers. Yes, it is me!! Ok, it is me with Lyssa and Cindy Elam (my roommate here and fellow SUO Challenges team member). Lyssa is one of the most generous stampers and was selected for the prestigious Founder’s Circle this year. So great to see such an amazing stamper rewarded for sharing what she loves with such grace!

What a whirlwind Convention has been. I’ll have lots to tell you over the next couple of weeks and pictures to share too! Thanks for dropping by today. See you again soon!

Stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Crumb Cake; Ink: Versamark, Melon Mambo, Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White Craft; Accessories: Big Shot, Framed Tulips EF, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Jewelry Tag Punch

Convention Roommate Gifts

July 20, 2012 Jentimko 2 Comments

My roommates for Convention are two amazingly talented stampers!! Cindy Elam of Heart’s Delight Cards and Heidi Baks of RunningwScissorsStamper are also on the design team with me at SUO Challenges. How exciting that I get to be one of their roommates!! Needless to say, I could not just make any old thing for these two so I went out of my box and got to thinking about 3-D projects. One thing led to another and this is what I came up with.

I found these adorable little mini paint cans at the Container Store and little tins too. I decorated them with Floral District DSP and created flowers for the tops of the paint cans out of Floral District fabric. The flowers are made with the Fun Flowers die and I used fabric stiffener to add a little oomph to the fabric. The tags were created using My Digital Studio and then printed by the print services at Stampin’ Up. They came just the right size and with the little hole punched. I just had them laminated to protect them. I promise that Cindy has a tag too, you just see the back side of hers in the tag picture. Actually, I made two for each. One for their paint cans and one to add to their Convention bags (to help tell them apart from the thousands of others that are just the same). I filled the cans with some little goodies to make the trip better.

Yesterday was the most amazing and inspirational day I have had with Stampin’ Up! My second upline, Lisa Curcio, took this picture right before my 5 year walk. What an wonderful 5 years it has been!! The theme for Convention 2010 is I Am…. My classes yesterday were I Am Doing Business My Way with Rhonda Wade and Tami White; I Am Savvy with Dawn Griffith, Laura Mulligan and Meg Wheeler; and I Am Reaching Out with Emily Montoya. So many great ideas for classes and clubs, ways to be a better demonstrator and, of course, amazing projects!! I feel like a groupie at a rock concert as I meet demonstrators whose work I so admire. Can’t wait for more today. I’ll have more picture tomorrow of Make and Takes and updates on today’s activities! If you want to see some more pictures, run right over to Heidi’s blog (posted above) and see the great convention bag, Main Stage and project wall pics and the cool things from Momento Mall!

Hope your week is going great. Thanks for stopping by today. Another swap tomorrow. This one was for the Control Freaks swap. See you then!

Poppy District

July 19, 2012 Jentimko 4 Comments

As promised, I have the first of my swaps for Convention today. This was for a swap with the Stampin’ Addicts. We had a Meet & Greet get-together last night and I signed up for a general swap with them.

I just fell in love with Pleasant Poppies as soon as I saw it in the new catalog. I thought it would be nice to watercolor the flowers using Blender Pens and combine the image with Floral District DSP. The texture in the background comes from the new Fancy Fan Embossing Folder and I LOVE how it coordinates with the print in the DSP. Of course I needed to tie on some of the lovely Rose Red Seam Binding to finish it off! The flowers were colored first with a Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Write Marker (direct to paper) and then I added Melon Mambo and Rose Red ink with my Blender pen to add layers of color to the flower. The stems were finished with Lucky Limeade and the centers with Basic Gray. The swaps I got back are so fantastic and I hope to share some of these with you in the upcoming weeks.

Well, back to the fun of Convention. Tomorrow…roommate gifts!

Stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Just For You; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black. Floral District DSP; Ink: Black Stazon, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade; Accessories: Big Shot, Fancy Fan EF, Rose Red Seam Binding, Blender Pen

Freshly Made Sketches #44

July 18, 2012 Jentimko 6 Comments

Today is the day!!!! I am at Convention and today is check-in day!! Yippee! I have been looking so forward to this and I can hardly believe it is finally here. It is also Freshly Made Sketches day and Jen Mitchell has brought us a cool layout! At first I wasn’t so sure I would like it but my card came together so easily. Frankly a miracle given the clutter in my brain leading up to Convention.

First the details on the card, then how I came to this design. I started with a Crumb Cake base and using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool, placed two scored lines 3/4″ apart. I added a little Crumb Cake layer between the two scored lines and wrapped black embroidery thread around the panel. This allows you to have the one layer card look and not see the thread when the card is opened. I punched 8 circles — 4 with my 1-3/4″ Circle Punch and 4 with my 2-1/2″ Circle Punch — out of First Edition DSP. On the larger circles I made sure to find some line art so that it would show in the flower. I took each circle and folded it in quarters then glued them to a 1″ circle base using Crystal Effects as the glue. The Crystal Effects holds really well and I only had to glue the corners that came together. This allows for the quartered circles to raise up a bit and give texture. I added a couple of Cherry Cobbler buttons to the centers. The smaller flower is popped up on a Dimensional to allow it to layer properly. The sentiment comes from my new favorite set from the catalog. I know, I know….really?? Your favorite set is a WORD SET??? Well, a good word set is like a great pair of shoes. It makes everything look better! This is one of those sets that has three always needed sentiments and is just the right size.

Now, I was a little worried about getting this card done last weekend. I am on reserve (on call) with United this month and I got called to go out on a one-day trip Sunday. I had a REALLY early departure out of Baltimore which is a pretty good distance from my house. I flew to Chicago and then had to ride back to Washington Dulles and be taken back to my car in Baltimore. Yes, this is what the schedulers do to make sure those flights go out on time. Well, I was sitting in the back of the plane on the ride back to Dulles and was next to a man in khaki pants reading a newspaper. I had the sketch with me and was trying to come up with a plan so I could make the card right when I got home. The light bulb came on with the newsprint and the khaki pants. I had wanted to make these flowers but then I knew what colors and paper to use. The card came together so fast when I got home. I love it when that happens! So now you know how I spend layover times and “deadhead” (riding in the back) time…planning the next card.

Ok, enough chatter. Make sure you go check out the cool cards from the rest of the team. Works of art as usual!! I’ll be back tomorrow with one of my swap cards from Convention! I am pre-scheduling my posts but will update with current information if I can.

I am entering this in the So Shelli Creative Challenge for this month, the New to You Challenge. She wants us to focus on our new favorite stamp set and I thought this was the perfect card to share why I love Just For You!

Stamp: Just For You; Paper: First Edition DSP, Crumb Cake; Ink: Stazon Black; Accessories: Circle Punches (1″, 1-3/4″, 2-1/2″), Regals Buttons, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Crystal Effects, Thread

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