Hostess Special!!!

If you host a workshop between October 1-November 30, you can get even more rewards!

If your workshop sales total $250 or more, you can pick any one item from the Holiday Mini Catalog (excluding hostess sets or My Digital Studio) for only $10.

If your workshop sales total $400 or more, you can ALSO purchase My Digital Studio for 50% off!!!

These rewards are IN ADDITION to regular hostess benefits (free catalog, free hostess sets, and free product).

Contact me now to book your workshop!

Deals of the Week are BACK!!!

Stampin' Up! has announced that there will be Deals of the Week in October. This deal is good from today until 9am on October 1st. These are great punches and are usually $15.95, so don't miss out on this Deal of the Week!

The My Way punch is on sale for $11.99, and the Trio Flower and 5-Petal Flower punches are only $10.99. Be sure to add these great punches to your collection. You can email me, call me, or visit my website and click SHOP NOW to order yours today!

New Digital Starter Kit Option

Stampin' Up! has announced a new option for Starter Kits. If you would like to join my team of demonstrators (AND get a great discount on your stamping products) you can now get the Digital starter kit. This kit includes some of the typical stamps and accessories, and it includes the new My Digital Studio software. The kit is $185 (over $295 value). Whether you'd like to earn some extra money, build a business, get product at a discount, or just get a good deal on the kit, now is a great time to join. This offer is good through March 31, 2010. Contact me for more info. I'd love to have you join my team. We get together with our group each month to share ideas and stamp.

Clearance Rack

Stampin' Up! has added a Clearance Rack to my online store. Go to my website at http://shaunacundick.stampinup.net and click SHOP NOW (upper right). From there you can click on any category, including the new Clearance Rack. If anything catches your eye, order ASAP because it won't last long!

Finally--a new card!

So I finally did it. I uploaded a new card. This is the first stamping that I've had time to do in the past few weeks. This is one of the cards that I'll be doing at a class for my sister's Enrichment Night next month.

I used the Party Hearty stamp set and the coordinating wheel. I colored directly on the stamps with Stampin' Write markers to get multiple colors on the stamp. Colors are regal rose, chocolate chip, so saffron, and pretty in pink (for the card stock).

Now I'd better get back to stamping. I need to come up with a make-n-take for my group meeting tomorrow.

I'm Still Here

Sorry that I've only posted once this month, and it wasn't even a card sample. I've had a crazy September. I just returned home from Virginia and can now get busy on some stamping (after laundry and such of course). My next stamp class is next Tuesday, so I'll be sure to post some creations from that next week. Also, I'm heading to Park City on Saturday for my group meeting, and I'll have some ideas from that to share as well. Finally, I'm creating cards for my sister's Super Tuesday this week, so I'll have cards from that as well. So, give me a day or two and you'll start seeing a lot more ideas posted.

In the meantime, if you haven't checked out the Holiday Mini Catalog, you should do so. It is fantastic!!!

The Holiday Mini Starts TODAY!!!

Today is the first day that you can order from the Holiday Mini Catalog. In case you haven't noticed my posts with sneak peeks over the past month, I want you to know that this mini catalog is fabulous!!! There are so many great stamp sets and accessories inside. If you'd like a copy, contact me and you can pick up one for free.

If you would like to hostess a workshop in your home, now is a great time to do it. I'm scheduling workshops for September-November right now. I'd love to show you and your friends some of the fun new stamp sets that are in the Holiday Mini. And--you get a bonus--you can pick ANY stamp set in this mini for only $10 when you have a $250 workshop. That is a bonus on top of the regular hostess benefits (free hostess sets, free product, free catalog, fun ideas, free projects that I demo). Contact me soon to book a workshop!

Busy week

I've had a busy week, so I haven't had time to stamp. Since I don't have a card to post, I'll post a few reminders that you may be interested in.

The Holiday Mini Catalog starts on Tuesday. If you haven't seen it yet and would like to, contact me. It is fabulous!!! September-November would be a great time to host a workshop as I could show you and your friends some of the great new products in the Holiday Mini.

September's class will feature cards from the Holiday Mini. Stay tuned for the actual date and details. The class will be sometime after September 22.

The Mini Starter Kit for $85 deal ends soon. If you'd like to sign up to be a demonstrator, contact me today!

Happy Stamping!

Variety Class Project #4

Here is another 3x3 gift card with matching envelope that we made at my class on Thursday. I used the circle circus stamp set to make this. The card is Gable Green and has Bermuda Bay polka-dot ribbon tied around it. The large circle is stamped in Bermuda Bay and is punched with the scalloped circle punch. The smaller circle is stamped in Gable Green and is punched with the 1" circle punch. The "happiness" stamp is from the Warm Words stamp set.

Variety Class Project #3

I love making these boxes! The box measures 4-1/2" tall x 3-1/2" wide x 1-1/2" deep. I scored it with my fiskars paper trimmer scoring blade.

I used Rich Razzleberry cardstock for the box, and then glued some of the Cottage Wall designer series paper to the front of it. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and is punched with the word window and modern label punches. The butterfly is from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and is punched with the new butterfly punch--I just LOVE that the punches coordinate so well with the stamp sets. The handle is the Rich Razzleberry Polka-dot ribbon and it tied in knots inside the box. The holes that it comes out of are reinforced with the antique brass jumbo eyelets. If you have any questions about this, feel free to leave a comment.

Variety Class Project #2

In addition to the basket I posted yesterday, we made a couple of cards, gift cards, a mini album, and a fun box (pictures to come).

Here is one of the 3x3 gift cards that we made. Gift cards are great and you can cut 8 of them out of one piece of 12x12 card stock. I used the Garden Greetings stamp set (it IS still available, even though it isn't in the current catalog--it is on the dormant list). I stamped the flower in Melon Mambo and then punched it out with the 1-3/4" circle punch and then cut the wedges out of it (I found this to be much easier than cutting out the whole flower with scissors). I stuck the flower on with a Stampin' Dimensional. I put a 3/4" strip of the Melon Mambo patterns paper across the card and tied a bit of chocolate grosgrain around it before gluing it down. Above the strip of paper I stamped the line of dots from the same stamp set in Melon Mambo and then stamped the Get Well Soon in Chocolate Chip below the strip. I love Stampin' Up!'s 3x3 mini envelopes, so I had to stamp the flower on that too in order to make it a matching set.

Variety Class Project #1

Here is one of the projects that we made at my Variety Stamp Class tonight. We had a lot of fun and had a good turn out. If you missed this class, we hope you can join us in September for the Holiday Mini class.

I used the Box #2 die for my Big Shot (my new favorite toy). I cut 2 boxes out and glued them back to back to make this basket. Instead of folding down the lid, I kept it up and punched a hole with my oval punch to make the handle. I wrapped an 1"x12" piece of the Cottage Wall designer series paper around it--there was a little gap in the front, so that is where I put my flower. I used the 5-petal flower punch to make the flower out of white and Rich Razzleberry card stock. The center of the flower is stamped with one of the circles in the Circle Circus stamp set. The leaf is old olive punched with the small oval punch and stamped with the Thank You from the Short and Sweet stamp set. I tied old olive grosgrain ribbon around the handle to finish it off.

Brown & Blue Snowflake

When I decided to make this card, I wanted to use some of SU!'s 5/8" grosgrain ribbon. I really need to get some in white, but I had to settle for brown. I'm not usually very into brown on my cards, but my need for the ribbon forced me to add brown with the blue. This was to my benefit because I like how it turned out, and I wouldn't have put these two together unless I (had) to.

I used the new Serene Snowflake stamp set along with the greeting from Four the Holidays. I stamped the snowflakes in Ballet Blue ink and used Chocolate Chip and Bashful Blue card stock. This is an easy but elegant card to make.

And More Ornaments

Every year I look forward to finding a new Christmas stamp set that I love. I think I've found that for this year--I just love the Delightful Decorations stamp set that is in the Holiday Mini. Perhaps I love it because of the great ornament punch that coordinates so well, perhaps it is the bold (no coloring) style, perhaps it is because I have actually made some cards with it. I don't know, but I sure think this is a great set.

I used my Big Shot texturz plates to created the dotted background on the bashful blue card stock. The strip of garden green cardstock has the coordinating jumbo wheel rolled on it and is punched with the scallop edge punch. I tied some silver elastic cord around the ornament (punched with the new ornament punch) and mounted the ornament with a stampin' dimensional. The Merry Christmas greeting is in this set and is punched with the 3/4" circle punch.

Top Note Pumpkins

Here's another pumpkin card to get you in the Halloween spirit. It actually feels like fall this morning, luckily we'll be back to summer weather later this week.

I made this card using my Big Shot. I used the top note die on the pattern paper and the white card stock, and the texturz plates on the orange card stock to make the diamond pattern. Colors used are pumpkin pie, chocolate chip, and old olive. The pattern paper is from the Cottage Wall designer series paper pack. I love my Big Shot, it makes cards so easy and fun!

It's Snowing Here

Okay, so it might be snowing here on my blog, but it is far from that outside. We did actually get a cool down today, so it is in the 70s which is perfect--much better than the 90s we've been having.

I'm one who always "needs" to have a current snowflake set, so the new Serene Snowflakes made it to my collection this year. This is another set in the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog. Although I do have a ton of snowflake stamps already, this set is unique and is sure to be one of my favorites! I used bashful blue, ballet blue, and brilliant blue on this card. The window is punched with the word window punch and the greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Pumpkin Tiles

I love these cute little pumpkins. I used the Pumpkin Patch set again to make this card. I punched the pumpkins out with the 1-3/8" square punch and then mounted them on Garden Green, White, Chocolate Chip, and Pumpkin Pie card stock. I used the slot punch to run the ribbon through the card.

Pumpkins Galore

So, it's still August and now I'm switching gears from Christmas to Halloween. I just can't wait for the correct season with all of these great stamp sets from the Holiday Mini Catalog.

This card is made with stamps from the new Pumpkin Patch set. Stay tuned for more ideas, they will follow this weekend! I used Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, and Chocolate Chip on this card. I also used the oval punch, the scallop oval punch, and scallop edge punch.

Next Stamp Class

Next Thursday, August 20th is my next stamp class. This class will be a variety stamp class. We'll be making a clear envelope mini album, some cards, and some 3-D items (boxes and such). This will be a fun class not to be missed. If you'd like to attend, send me an email or reply to this post. Cost is $10 with $5 going towards a $30 order. Please bring your own adhesive, all other supplies will be provided. Feel free to invite friends or family to attend with you and you'll both receive a free gift. There are 2 class times to choose from--11am or 7pm. Hope to see you there!

Ornaments again

Here is the 6th and final card that I made last week with the Delightful Decorations set. I also used the Merry Moments designer series paper. The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and is punched with the Word Window and Modern Label punch. Colors are garden green, real red, and chocolate chip. Hope you've enjoyed this taste of Christmas in August.