Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils Are Back!!!

The 2017 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog features their new Watercolor Pencils.  I'm hearing from my Stampin' Up! demonstrator friends that this time around the colors actually match the Stampin' Up! colors!!!

Click on the link below to see a video with more information about the watercolor pencils, as well as instructions for several different ways to use them. 

Click here ⇒ Watercolor Pencils by Stampin’ Up!

Watercolor Pencils	141709
Price: $16.00
High-quality, smooth color pencils. Perfect for watercoloring stamped images. Use with Aqua Painters, Blender Pens, or alone. * 13 pencils in Stampin’ Up! colors: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White * Acid free * Lignin free

I'm expecting my set to arrive this week and can't wait to play with them!

Cathy  ;D

Brand New Stamp Camp in Castle Rock

For those of you in the southern metro Denver area, a new stamp is starting on Saturday, January 21.  This is currently anticipated to be a quarterly event.  See the Stamp Your Art Out flyer on my Upcoming Stampin' Events tab.

Cathy  ;D

Setting Stamps with Framelits

Have you ever stamped an image with a photopolymer stamp only to discover that it didn't quite match up with the coordinating Framelits die?  Here's a great tip from Crystal Miller (http://shestampsalot.com/setting-stamps-with-framelits/) showing you how to make sure your image is always perfectly matched to the die.



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Cathy  ;D


Upcoming Stampin' Events Tab Has Been Updated

Hi, folks!  Hope you've had a chance to check out my Upcoming Stampin' Events tab.  Lots of upcoming stampin' opportunities in and around the Denver metro area.  I won't be able to participate in all of them, but below the flyers is a schedule showing where I plan to be over the next several months.  Will keep that schedule updated as changes occur.

NOTE:  I'm working really hard to be ready for the grand reopening of my craft room on Saturday, February 4 -- a 2017 Sale-a-Bration and Occasions Catalog open house.  Looking forward to seeing many of you there!!!

Going forward I plan to offer some kind of activity in my craft room at least every few months.  I have something really special planned for Earth Day on Saturday, April 22!  It's more of an "explore your own creativity" activity than a class . . . watch for details!

Today's fun thought is a sign that hangs on the wall in my craft room . . . this fairly accurately sums up my addiction.

Cathy  ;D

Tuxedo Card

It's time for another card.  We made this one at my table at Sassy Chic Stampers Stamp Camp way back on June 4, 2016 (the day my husband fell off the roof and shattered his pelvis).  That's when my world stood still for several months, and as a result this never made it to my blog.  (BTW -- my sweet Bob is now fully recovered and is as ornery as ever -- maybe more so . . . and now that I am retired, I can supervise to make sure he NEVER attempts to climb up on the roof again!)

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This card would be good as a congratulations card for a wedding, graduation, or a new job . . . or as a Happy New Year or birthday card.

I snagged the idea from Tami White (http://stampwithtami.com/blog/2015/12/tuxedo/).  Tami's site also features a video showing how she made the card.  Note:  Tami's card uses the Envelope Punch Board to make the bow tie.  I scaled down the tuxedo portion of my card so I could use the Stampin' Up! Bow Builder Punch instead.

Materials

Stamp Set
* Watercolor Wishes (included in Watercolor Wishes card kit)

Paper
* Basic Gray card stock (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 4-3/4" x 3-1/2")
* Whisper White card stock (4-7/8" x 3-5/8"; about 3" x 3" for banner shapes)
* Basic Black card stock (4-1/4" x 3"; about 4" x 1" for bow)

Ink
* Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

Accessories and Tools
* Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
* Banners Framelits Dies
* Bow Builder Punch
* White Perfect Accents
* Heat Tool
* White Embossing Powder
* Adhesives:  SNAIL Adhesive; Glue Dots or Multipurpose Liquid Glue; Stampin' Dimensionals and/or Foam Adhesive Strips

Instructions
(Unless otherwise indicated, SNAIL Adhesive was used to assemble this card.)

1. Score 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Basic Gray card stock at 4-1/4"; fold away from score line to create card.

2. Adhere 4-7/8" x 3-5/8" Whisper White card stock to front of card and layer the 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" Basic Gray card stock over it.  Set card aside.

3. Stamp and emboss sentiment near bottom of 4-1/4" x 3" Basic Black card stock.

4. Cut two banners from Whisper White card stock (I used the second and third smallest Banner Framelits dies).  Line up and adhere the larger of the two shapes at the top of the Basic Black card stock; center and adhere second banner over first, also lining it up at the top.

5. Use the Bow Builder Punch to cut two loop pieces and one small rectangle from Basic Black card stock.  Use Glue Dots or Multipurpose Glue to assemble bow (without tails) and adhere near the top of the banners with a Stampin' Dimensional. 

Helpful Hint:  Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LxGJFuYV28 for instructions on how to assemble the bow.

6. Line up and attach self-adhesive White Perfect Accents below bow (I used the smallest of the three sizes).

7. Use Stampin' Dimensionals or Foam Adhesive Strips to adhere the assembled tuxedo to front of card.

Time to Celebrate!  You've finished your card!

Cathy  ;D
 

Stampin' Up! Site Back Up!!! YAY!!!!

After some initial glitches with the Stampin' Up! website this morning, things appear to be back up and running.  You can now view the new 2017 Occasions Mini Catalog and order online (click on the link to the right).

And . . . drum roll . . . the big event of the year has started!!!!  For every $50 order (perhaps some new stuff from the Occasions Mini Catalog?), you get to select a free item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure (view the brochure by clicking on the image to the right)!!!  How fun is that?!

Sale-a-Bration started today and ends March 31, 2017.  The Occasions Mini Catalog runs through May 31, 2017.

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Please contact me with questions.

Cathy  :D
cathyscraftroom@gmail.com

 

Stampin' Up! Site Down?!

I've tried several times this morning to log on to the Stampin' Up! site to place my first order from the new Occasions catalog only to find that the page is not responding!  First day overload?  Glitches in the transition?!  Who knows?!

Ah . . . found the problem when I attempted to visit my Stampin' Up! website:

We are currently performing maintenance on this system.

Please try back later today.

Thank you for your patience!

Singin' the Stampin' Up! blues . . . .



Will continue to check back and will update this page with links to the new catalogs as soon as things are back up and running.

Cath  ;D