New Catalogue Order

I got to put in an order for the new catalogue on Friday.
I couldn't decide on which stamp set I wanted to buy first so instead I picked up some more things for my Big Shot.
This is a big Shot


It has different dies to cut out baskets, hearts, tags, stars, flowers, birds, snowflakes, letters etc.
Click Here to see what is currently available.

Tomorrow, when the new catalogue is officially "released" I'll post pictures of some of the new die cuts and other great things.

I purchased Texturz pads. These are pads that you run through your bigshot to create embossed paper. they are double sided so with 4 pads you get 8 patterns. It's pretty neat and I can't wait for them to get here.

Hopefully, by next order I will have picked which stamp set to get first.

I've been busy planning cards for a workshop/demonstration I am doing the beginning of February. We will do a valentine's card using an easy water colour technique, a card with the new sweet stems set and Big shot as well as a Chalkboard technique on a card.

Here is an example of the chalkboard technique

It is done with white craft ink and pastels or chalk.

If you are interested in learning any of these techniques or having a class of your own let me know.

I will also be starting a Stamp Club in April, space is still available for that as well if you are interested.

Feel free to contact me for more information. melissacooper.stampinup@gmail.com

Remember, everybody can be crafty sometimes.

Stamp Club

Tonight is my Stamp Club.

This is the one of the projects we will be doing tonight...

For those of you that don't know what stamp club is:

Stamp Club is a great to learn new techniques, have a fun night out and build up your stash of supplies. Once a month we get together to make two or three projects, learn a new technique, try out the latest and greatest from Stampin' Up and have a few laughs.

How it works is simple! Each month you purchase $35 in product for six months. You get a turn at being the hostess and receive the following:

A free level one hostess set
A minimum of $20 of merchandise for free
A copy of the idea book and catalog
A colour swatch ring with samples of all of Stampin' Up's exclusive colours
As a stamp club member you get to attend a monthly meeting (two days/times are open to members each month) and make your free projects! If you can't attend, I will prepare your projects "to-go" or we can arrange another mutually exclusive time to get together.

If you are interested in joining a stamp club or going to a technique class or even just a night out of card making, send me an email and we will get you started.
melissacooper.stampinup@gmail.com

As promised

Here are more pictures of samples using stampsets/paper from the New Catalogue.

Just a reminder, the last day to order from the Fall/Winter Catalogue is Sunday.

We are able to start placing orders Monday at noon for the new one.

Are you as excited as I am....

Pictures

We woke up this morning to our own indoor swimming pool in the basement. Pictures will need to wait until after I bail out the basement and get the girls off to school.


Here is a sneak peek though...

There's that pudgy cute bird in the bottom left.

Happy crafting while I bail out the basement.

Read this....

www.transformingbeauty.blogspot.com

This is a blog that I read by Kristy Dahms. She is the wife of a guy I was in youth group with.
I've never met her, but I read her blog.
Why?
Because what she writes is God inspired/whispered however you would like to say it. Her words speak to my heart and my soul. Her listening ear and soul, her heeding God's word and desire is something I long for every day.

I know this isn't about stamping, it is about something I find even more inspiring and hopeful of.

There are days when I am pulled to her blog and it is days when what she has written speaks to me the most and a couple times has brought me to prayer time right then and there.

My thought of the day...

I'm sorry...

I know I said I was going to post some pictures of samples from other demo's using the new Catty stuff but...

MY NEW DISHWASHER IS HERE!!!!

and I need to help install it and I have some other work to do as well.
As soon as I get it done, I will post some pics for you.
I hope you are having a great day!

The CATALOGUE IS HERE!!!!!

So Frickin' excited.
I called my Upline Maggie to let her know I had received mine and started making comments about some of the stuff that was in it. She told me to "Shut up, now I have to stop working and go pick mine up at the post office"

There are some really cute stamp sets in this catty.

Tomorrow I will snag some pictures from another demo's site to show you some of the new stuff, today I will just ramble on...

Let's see, 9 pages of dies for the Big Shot.
If you haven't seen the Big shot and what it can do, feel free to come to the open house that Maggie and I are having on February 8th. The theme is Chocolate and Martinis. There will be make and takes, retired stamp sets for sale and a project with the big shot.
Info for it is under the class and workshop link.
We just ask that you rsvp to make sure we have enough chocolate for the Chocolate Fountain.
If You aren't able to attend the open house, feel free to call me and we can set up a time for you to come try mine out.

Sorry, little bit of a rabbit trail, back to the Catty!
Dies - a curly Label Bigz LX die. It is see through, so and the die part is movable, so you can put it anywhere you want on your card to cut a curly label hole. How cool is that...
Beautiful Butterflies, flower strip, birds and branches strip, starts, lots of nice stuff
and textured plates - eeekkkkk!!! helps you do dry embossing with the big shot. a set of 6 designs for $14.25.

Stamp sets - these aren't all the new ones just the ones that caught my eye.
Totally Tool - set of 5 with a Tool theme Wrench "thanks for helping me out of a tight spot" Measuring tape "Love beyond measure" etc.
Animal Crackers - set of 5 with little big headed animals "You quack me up" etc.
Quilt Quips - set of 8 good for the quilter and papercrafter "In a crazy quilt of life... I'm glad you're in my block of friends" etc
That's Funny - I can't even begin to explain this one, but it will be one I am getting...
Some new flower ones.
There is the pudgy bird that seems to show up in a bunch of different stamp sets. He's cute.

New Wheel Cartridges,
with one I think specifically made for Diana it is all shoes....

New textured paper
new Designer series paper - again the bird, a playing card themed one, one called pink flamingo, one called Good Morning Sunshine that I am going to have to order just for the name alone...

Some new simply scrappin kits - if you haven't seen these, they are great. They come with designer paper, textured cardstock, and 6 pages of die cut stickers. A new ones with frogs and turtles

New Card kits...

New rub ons in colour!

New embellishments
- desginer hardware buttons, new flower assortment brads, corduroy buttons, designer buttons, hand crocheted flowers.

new ribbon - funky waved ones, polkadot ones,

Something called Build a Fairytale -
My girls are Going to LOVE this ... 4 12x12 sheets of die cute princesses, carriages, nights, castles, dragons etc to build your own happily ever after. Create cards, scrapbook pages or laminate the images for children's playtime. I can just hear Taryn's screaming now!

A Circle Cutter Plus. Cut out BIG circles with it...

Okay, I've given away enough for now. Once I am able to access pictures of the new stamp sets online (January 18th) I'll post up some pics for the new stamps, Until then....
Get Crafty!