creativestampingwithjan

Just Married!!

  

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Steve McAfee!!  Look how beautiful my daughter Danielle is and how handsome my new son-in-law Steve is on their wedding day, which was Saturday, May 23.  (This is why you may not have been able to get hold of me lately!!)  Danielle is my oldest daughter and first to get married.  She and Steve are both full-time college students, which requires spending most of their waking hours at the University of Missouri.  So that is where they chose to have their wedding--in a beautiful room in the Memorial Union.  (I should have taken alot more pictures than I did!)

This blog is generally reserved for stamping business and ideas, but occasionally has to take a more personal route!  There were some behind-the-scenes stamping projects going on though:

 

Danielle came by the hotel to pick up her the wedding programs just before the wedding.  She gave me the printed papers she wanted inserted on the inside two days before, so the 100 wedding programs were fun a last minute project.  (Just give me something to stamp, and I'll be fine!)  I think she liked them!

  

And my three youngest kids and I made the candy favors for the reception tables.  Here are a few of them being boxed up.  If you have any questions about any of these projects, just contact me and I will share ideas!

It was a busy, fun-filled and exciting weekend. 

Congratulations Danielle and Steve!!

Have You Ever Been So Proud, You Could Just Burst?

Well, I am right now.  I am so proud of my fiance', Jeff, that I have to share with you.  He just graduated Friday night from Rend Lake College and in August will graduate from SIU with his Bachelor's degree in Workforce Education.  He has worked so hard, going to school nights and weekends for two years while holding down a full-time job, raising his two daughters, keeping his home, yard, etc.  (oh, yeah, and putting up with me and my kids!)  This is Jeff (on the big screen) getting his diploma--doesn't he look proud?

   

Of course, I had to make him a graduation card.  This is my version of Jeff graduating:

 

The "Congratulations" is from a Sale-A-Bration set I got for free this spring.

"Paper Jeff" was made entirely with Stampin' Up! punches as follows (starting from the top):

Flat board of hat -- 1-1/4" Square Punch from Basic Black cardstock, trimmed and turned on a diagonal

Head/face -- 1-1/4" Circle Punch from Blush Blossom cardstock

Cap of hat -- also 1-1/4" Circle Punch.  I first took a strip of Basic Black cardstock and punched slivers of a circle out using this punch (which makes the point on his forehead), then took that piece and punched the entire shape with the same 1-1/4" circle punch, centering the pointed design.  (Just play with it, you will see how easy it really is!)  This is attached to teh Blush Blossom head piece.

Neck -- Word Window Punch from Blush Blossom cardstock.  (Don't let the head just "hang" with no neck!)

Long robe -- 1-1/4" strip of Basic Black cardstock that I ran through the Large Tag Punch and punched the top of the robe.  Then I used my 1-1/4" Square Punch to make the v-neck of the robe.

Sleeves of robe -- Large Oval Punch from Basic Black cardstock.  Trim small piece off one end where hands will show.  I attached the sleeves with Stampin' Dimensionals to give them a 3-D effect.

Hands -- Word Window Punch again punched from Blush Blossom cardstock.

Diploma -- Word Window Punch from Whisper White cardstock.  There is a red ribbon drawn around it with my Real Red Stampin' Write Marker.  Then using the small end of my Basic Black marker, I drew spirals to appear that the diploma was rolled up.

Feet -- Word Window Punch from Basic Black (cut in half for two feet)

And did you notice the little tassel on the cap?

I used our silver cording which Stampin' Up! offered in the Holiday mini catalog last winter and made a very small tassel.  Just contact me if you would like to know the details on the tassel.  I should have drawn a big smile on his face, because that is really how it was at the ceremony!

Check out my blog tomorrow for a girl graduation card, as I also have my daughter Taylor graduating from 8th grade on Thursday evening.

You can purchase a kit of pre-punched girl or boy graduation cards from just $2 each by contacting me by email.  These will be put into an envelope and mailed to you quickly, so you can use them this graduation season or for scrapbook pages of the exciting event!

Thanks for visiting my blog. 

Totally Tool Father's Day -- He Who Dies With the Most Tools Wins!

I wanted to share this Father's Day Card with you.  I tried to get the look of a peg board in the garage or workbench area, with the tools hanging on it. 

What do you think?  We made this at a workshop this past weekend.  Let me know if you would like to do this and 2 other projects at an in home workshop with your friends.  We always have a great time!

This stamp set is Totally Tool, which is one of the first totally "cool" sets I have seen for men!  What a great Father's Day card or Birthday card for that special handyman in your life!

Are You Prepared to Party during National Scrapbooking Month?

It's party time!  Let's celebrate National Scrapbooking Month with these three special offers from Stampin' Up!

1.  Free Designer Paper (buy 3 get 1 free)!  For every 3 packages of designer paper you purchase, you will receive one Free from Stampin' Up!.   I will sweeten the pot by suggesting you collect orders for Designer Paper or 12" x 12" textured paper from family and friends, and I will give you a Free Designer Paper for every 12 Designer Papers you order!  Just think about that one, for every 12 papers you order, you will receive 5 Packages FOR FREE! 

You can mix and match your paper choices.

2.  Become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for $75.00!  See what's included in the kit below.

My special--Join my team during the month of May, get a Free Stamp Set of your choice from me!

3.  A brand new Alphabet stamp set at 20% off!  You can pre-order this set from the new catalog beginning April 20.  This set will be listed in the new catalog being released in July, but the price will be $43.95!!  Through the end of May, you can purchase this whimsical alphabet set for $35.16.  You get a large and a small image of each letter of the alphabet (52 stamps)!

Item #	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
115199	Jumble Alphabet stamp set	$43.95	$35.16

Order deadline:

• Phone: Friday, May 29, 2009; 6:50 PM (MT)
• OEX and online ordering: Sunday, May 31, 2009; 11:50 PM (MT).

Click on my side bar to the right (small red x under Jumble Alphabet)  to view this alphabet.

Fine details: 

*Designer Paper special includes the Speciality Papers (for example the Parisian Breeze I used on my daughter's wedding favors) & 12 x 12 all of the Textured Cardstocks.

*$75 Starter Kit includes the following:  (you can subsitute the items in your kit for equal or lesser value)

 Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set*   $42.95 
 Simply Scrappin' Petal Party  $19.95  
 Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12" x 12")  $11.95  
 Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad  $7.50
 Business Supplies 

If you have a few gals that you stamp with regularly, you already have customers!  Think about it!  If you were considering signing up to become a demonstrator and receive discounts and free items from Stampin' Up!, this is definitely the time, while you can sign up for just $75.  Email me at jan@creativestampingwithjan.com if you would like to set up a time to discuss this opportunity for you!  (I pay my house payment with my SU income.  A monthly income from SU would certainly pay that extra bill and help out right now!)

Thanks for stopping by!  

Here's another picture of the Jumble Alphabet

I Have Swap Cards for You To Win As Blog Candy

Guess where I get to go this weekend?  To Champaign, Illinois for the yearly Spring Into Stamping Event put on by Meg Loven and Kim Peck, two fantastic Stampin' Up! demonstrators.  This is one of the perks I have for being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator--I get to go to exclusive events like this to receive more training and be a student!  My upline and some of my sister stampers are going, and we always have a blast.  These are also my convention buddies.  We all love stamping and you would think you were with a bunch of kids seeing toys for the first time, with all of our "oohs, awes, and wows"! 

First thing, I get to attend a Leadership Share tonight (Friday) and then go to the big event tomorrow (Sat.).  Tonight's Leadership Share will be some great business tips for us demos on how to provide even better service for our customers and tips on running our home-based businesses.  (No one can lay me off--I am my own boss!)

Now, I wanted you to take a look at two of my swaps I will be trading at this event (I have four different ones).  Swapping is one of my favorite parts of a Stampin' Up! event.  In case you don't know, when you "swap", you make a card or 3-D item of your choice that you think others will enjoy, and then you and the other gals "swap" or trade your card for theirs.  That way you get tons of new and fresh ideas from others who we don't see all of the time, thus again making my business better.

This first card uses Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Summer Sun, and Whisper White cardstocks, plus the Good Morning Sunshine Designer Paper from Stampin' Up!  I used the Matchbox Messages stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog and the Great Friend Stamp Set from that booklet too. 

 

This shows my butterfly a little better. 

 

Now this card uses several designs from a variety of our designer series papers.  I sewed them on the sewing machine, so those are actually stitches, not marker.  The greeting is from All In the Family and Family Phrases Stamp Sets.  Then I have used the Big Shot and the Top Note Bigz Die to cut this entire design out.

 

Stampin' Up! is celebrating National Scrapbooking Month in May with some great specials for us.  The best special is a Buy 3-Get 1 Free Special on all of our designer series papers and Textured 12" x 12" Cardstocks.  You can click on the "On-Line Ordering" button at the top of this page to place an order with me for any of these papers, and you can even place that order at 2:00 a.m. if you want to!!