Suspension Spinner Card

We made this Suspension Spinner card in my Stamp Club in May. It's kind of hard to see in the picture, but the white circle is textured with the small dots (the dimpled side is facing out here) and is supposed to be a golf ball. The ball is suspended on a piece of fishing line. If you "wind" it up before you close the card, it will spin when the card is opened!

Here's a side view to see the detail on the golf ball. I used a little Going Gray and rubbed it over the dimples to highlight them a little more.

This is an easy card to put together! Start by punching a 1-3/8" Circle in the Basic Gray card. I put the punch all the way in and lined up up about 1/4" from the fold. Center the 4" x 5-1/4" Baja Breeze cardstock over the card.

Flip it over and trace the circle that was punched onto the Baja Breeze cardstock. Use this as a guide to know where to punch the Baja Breeze cardstock. (Punching through two sheets of cardstock at once is not recommended. The punch is designed to only punch one sheet at a time.)

Adhere Sticky Strip above and below the window on the Basic Gray card. Adhere a small piece of fishing line (you can also use dental floss here). Add another piece of sticky strip over the first line to ensure the line stays in place.

Put Sticky Strip on the back side of one of your spinners. Here, it's two circles of textured cardstock. The back side is the side with raised dots, which I don't want to show. Remove the red liner and put behind the fishing line. Adhere to the second spinner piece so that the backs sides are pasted together covering the fishing line.

Supplies: And Any Mower, Baja Breeze ink & cardstock, Kiwi Kiss ink & cardstock, Basic Gray ink & cardstock, Blush Blossom marker, Blender Pen, Scissors (to hand cut the "grass"), Sticky Strip, Fishing Line, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch (for spinners), SU Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate for the Big Shot

Ribboned Butterfly Card

Sorry for the silence the last 48 hours. I'm getting over a little flu bug that hit mid-week. I feel mostly better, but my shoulder and back are soooo sore. I think it's from sleeping in a weird position. Well, I've got a quick post for you and then it's back to the heating pad!

This card is one I made up for that Great Friend Display board that I put together for the demonstrator group meeting earlier this month. It uses the same stamp set (Great Friend) and the Walk in the Park DSP as my Card Purse Kit. There's only ONE day left to sign up for this kit, so check out all the details here and buy your kit now! If you're in Illinois -- I am considering changing the location of the live class to Rochester, so if you would like to attend, please call or email me!

NOTE: This is NOT one of the cards included in the kit. Not that this card isn't cute, but the cards in the kit are EVEN better! Make sure to check out all the pictures here.

Supplies: Great Friend, Walk in the Park DSP, Cameo Coral ink & cardstock, Baja Breeze cardstock, Basic Gray ink, Whisper White cardstock, 1/4" White Grosgrain ribbon, Silver Brads, 1-3/4" Circle Punch

Forest Friends Birthday Card

I just loved Ann Holtrop's Forest Friends card from our group's Occasions Mini swap. I tried CASEing it from memory one night and ended up with a slightly different layout. I just love the clean and simple feel of this card.

Would you like to get in on our next group swap? Sign up as a demonstrator for only $75 and you can participate in our 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog Preview swap next month!

Supplies: Forest Friends, A Little Birthday Cheer, Chocolate Chip marker & cardstock, Old Olive marker & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Scallop Edge Punch, Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Stampin' Dimensionals

Wedding Clear Envelope Album

I made up this Clear Envelope Album for Terri with photos from her wedding to give to her at Stamp Club last week. This is such a quick and easy project! And what perfect timing -- Tara just posted a tutorial on how to make one! (It's almost all the same except I used Jumbo Eyelets instead of ribbon.)

Supplies: Warm Words, Fundamental Phrases, Walk in the Park DSP, Baja Breeze ink & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Basic Gray ink, Clear Envelopes, Crop-a-Dile, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Matchbox Die (tag) for the Big Shot, 1-3/4" Circle Punch

Great Friend Window Card

This week, I am working on preparing the Great Friend Card Purse Kits. Have you ordered yours yet? If you live in the area, you can attend this class in person on Saturday, June 6th. If you can't make the class or live too far away, you can get the project kit "to go" and I will mail you the pre-cut projects materials. Click here for details and to purchase your project kit.

This card is one of the projects in the Great Friend Card Purse Kit. It was inspired by a project by Betty Traciak that was posted on the Demonstrator Website. As a demonstrator, I have access to 100's -- maybe even 1000's -- of ideas on the exclusive Demonstrator Website. Click here to find out how you can get your own password to this site!

I used the Jet Black StazOn ink to stamp the greeting on a piece of Window Sheet. The butterfly is stamped on the inside of the card and peeks through the window.

Supplies: Great Friend, Jet Black StazOn ink, Baja Breeze ink & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Walk in the Park DSP, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Window Sheets, White Satin Ribbon

Complete instructions are available for those who attend my Great Friend Card Purse class or purchase the Project Kit. Click here for details. There's just one week left to sign up!

Say It With Scallops Series: Day 6

Today is the last day of my Say It With Scallops Virtual Fundraiser. I hope you have enjoyed all of the projects featuring the Say It With Scallops stamp set. To view them all at once, click here.

Any online orders placed today on my website will count toward the fundraiser and I will donate 20% of your order to our local Ronald McDonald House. Click here to go to my website and "Shop Now".

For my last Say It With Scallops project, I used two of the stamps from Say It With Scallops to create sort of a collage. Can you spot which two?

The "hi" stamp is obvious. But the other one may not be: it's the thank you greeting without the frame. (I inked it up with my black marker) and then stamped the "u" from Jumble Alphabet (on sale 20% off this month; click here for details) in red.

I love making cards, art, or scrapbook pages like this. It's kind of like making a quilt. Each square is different and then you pull it all together with a central theme. In this case, I used Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #53. These colors are so bring and fun. I'm also working on a scrapbook page with these colors too. I have a perfect picture of Thomas from Touch-a-Truck day last week. Check back tomorrow to see it!

Supplies: Say It With Scallops, Jumble Alphabet, Real Red ink, Pacific Point ink, Basic Black marker & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Kraft cardstock, Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Pink Flamingo DSP, Rockability DSP, Summer Sun Corduroy Buttons, Bold Brights Brads, Black Gingham Ribbon, 1/2" Circle Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Stampin' Dimesionals

Celebrate Today Treat Holder

With such an incredible special as the $75 Starter Kit, I challenged my downline to each recruit at least one person this month. And as extra incentive, I threw in a little bonus -- that I would make each of them a make and take kit, including supplies to make 20 cards (or 15 3-D projects).

Jessica was the first to recruit this month and I made up this patriotic treat holder...then I pre-cut the materials to make 15 more so she can use it at an upcoming workshop or club meeting. (Click here for measurements and details in the original post, a valentine version of this treat holder.) I didn't have a chance to put anything inside, but I could see a bag of silver Hershey kisses inside -- making the star cut-outs really pop!

If you're in my downline, you have one week left to qualify for a make and take kit of your own! And if you're not in my downline yet, you have one week left to sign up for just $75! Click here for all the details.

This project is perfect, both in colors and in theme, for Stacey's latest Jewelry Color Inspiration Challenge #38. Play along with us this week!

Supplies: Stars Jumbo Wheel, Starring You, Real Red ink & cardstock, Pacific Point cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Pacific Point Ribbon, Large Star Punch, Small Star Punch, Word Window Punch, Paper Crimper, Bulk Chipboard Stars, Bulk Star Rub-Ons, Silver Brads

Say It With Scallops Series: Day 5

I was inspired by the Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #33 when I created this 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" scrapbook page for Elise's book. The movie this week is Ever After. I just love this fairytale! I used a flourish, pink tones, and rhinestones to give these pages a princess sort of feel.

I used the thank you stamp from Say It With Scallops and covered up the greeting with a little square stamped with 6. (The number and "months" stamp come from the Short Order Numbers set.)

I mocked up the 2nd page, but I think I may change the photos before I finish it. I can't decide between other photos of Elise playing and eating or the photos from Hawaii and Easter of her wearing the same dress. Once I decide, I'll add journaling on the top note.

Supplies: Say It With Scallops, Baroque Motifs (flourish), Short Order Numbers, Rose Red ink & cardstock, Pretty in Pink ink & cardstock, Flower Fusion, Flower Fusion Too, Rhinestone Brads, Top Note die for the Big Shot, Crafter's Toolkit

Only one day left for the Say It With Scallop Virtual Fundraiser. Place any order on my website and I'll donate 20% to the Ronald McDonald House in Springfield, IL. And check back tomorrow for one last project using the Say It With Scallops stamp set.

Say It With Scallops Series: Day 4

Our favorite babysitter is graduating high school today. We're going to miss her when she goes off to college at the end of the summer! We are attending her open house this afternoon. Her invitations were pink and brown, so I made a pink and brown card. I never figured out what to get her, so we're going with cold, hard cash. What graduate wouldn't love that!?

I remembered seeing this little peek-a-boo cash card at our demonstrator group meeting last week. (I think it was Rae Ann that brought it, but now I can't remember.) The design is very simple. It's basically a piece of cardstock that is scored/folded in two places to create a card with a pocket.

Here's the front view; I kept it pretty simple. (In hindsight, I wish I would have done a layered scallop circle in front instad of the square. Oh well...)

And the inside:

I used the 1-3/8" Circle Punch to create the window for Andrew Jackson to peek through.

The measurements for my card were 6-1/2" x 8-1/4" and I scored at 2-3/4" and 5-1/2".

Supplies: Say It With Scallops, Starring You (way to go), Pretty in Pink marker & cardstock, Close to Cocoa marker & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Small Star Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Berry Bliss DSP (retired)

This set is not just for card-making! Check back tomorrow for a new non-card project using the Say It With Scallops stamp set. Click here for all the details on my virtual fundraiser.

Say It With Scallops Series: Day 3

Do you ever create a card that just doesn't look quite right and you set it aside and come back to it? My original concept for this card didn't turn out the way I wanted, so I let it sit for awhile and I came back to it this morning and tried to make it less fussy. I think I like the end result. What do you think?

Maybe it's that bright Washington Apple paper that I'm struggling with...it is very bold. I do love the color combination that it gave the card and it pulls the rest of the card together.

Supplies: Say It With Scallops, Fundamental Phrases, Washington Apple DSP, Riding Hood Red ink, Whisper White cardstock, So Saffron cardstock, Pumpkin Pie cardstock, Soft Subtles Brads, Scallop Square Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, 1/4" Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Click over to Stacey's blog and see what's she has for us today. And don't forget to place your online order on my website before Tuesday night. I'll donate 20% of these orders to our local Ronald McDonald House. Click here for all the details.

Say It With Scallops Series: Day 2

Images from the Say It With Scallops stamp set are designed to fit in the Scallop Square Punch, however, you can use a variety of other punches as well. Don't let the shape of the original image keep you from using it in other ways. For these cards, I used the "for you" stamp and punched on the words using the Small Oval Punch.

You might not be able to tell from the photo, but these are micro mini cards -- they are 2" x 2". Really, they are more like gift tags that would be great to stick in a gift bag or tie on with a ribbon. I have a feeling this size is going to be trendy this summer. I ran out of time to make a box for these. Wouldn't it be great if we had a die that made a box that fit 2" x 2" cards!? Hmmm...

I made 10 cards and they were all a little different, using pieces of the Parisian Breeze Speciality DSP and Baja Breeze cardstock. (Don't forget the Designer Series Paper is on special this month! Click here for details.) Here's some close-ups of a few of the cards:

Check out Stacey's Day Two project using the Say It With Scallops stamp set. And if you haven't done it yet, make sure to place an order on my website this weekend. I'll be donating 20% of your order to the Ronald McDonald House in Springfield, IL. Thanks for your support!

Say it With Scallops Series: Day 1

I'm so excited to share projects with you using then Say It With Scallops stamp set. I hope you that if don't already own this versatile stamp set, that you will consider purchasing it before it retires on June 30. When you do, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. And if place your order on my website this weekend, I will also donate 20% of your merchandise total to our local house!

The first project I will be sharing comes directly from the Stampin' Up! Home Office. I love the way they cut pieces of this image and layered it with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Click here to see the list of supplies and instructions.

Click here to see two more Say It With Scallops samples from Stampin' Up!

And don't forget to check out Stacey's Day 1 project. It's sooo darling! She's giving the little notecard set away. I love that idea, so I'll work on a different goody to give away to a lucky stamper who places an order this weekend. Come back tomorrow to check it out!

In the meantime, take a look at some other cards I have made the Say It With Scallops stamp set over the last several months. (Click the collage to view these blog posts.)

Say It With Scallops Virtual Fundraiser

This Weekend Only: May 21-26

As part of the Making a Difference program, Stampin' Up! is a national sponsor of the Ronald McDonald House Charities. In addition to an annual contribution of $100,000, Stampin' Up! designs a stamp set to promote the partnership.

This year's stamp set, Say It With Scallops (#111678, $17.95) is about to retire! Buy it before June 30 and Stampin' Up! will donate $2 from the sale of that set to the RMHC. These multi-purpose images are perfectly sized for use with the Scallop Square punch (#112081, $15.95)!

To help promote Stampin' Up's involvement and to support our local house in Springfield, I am co-hosting a virtual fundraiser with my downline Stacey Schafer this Memorial Day Weekend!

• Watch our blogs for new "Say It With Scallops" projects posted every single day during the fundraiser.


• Place any online order via my website between May 21-26 and I will donate 20% of the merchandise total to the Springfield, IL Ronald McDonald House.

Thank you in advance for helping me "make a difference"!

More Reverse Masking & More Thoughts on Being a Demonstrator

Sorry I missed my post for yesterday. It was a hectic day that ended with a great group meeting and stamp club in Springfield. I enjoyed visiting with everyone and I think despite some frustration with the pop-up cake die, everyone liked the projects! (I'll be sharing them here next week.)

As I mentioned in my previous post, we talked about recruiting at the meeting and there wasn't as much eye-rolling as I thought there would be! And I hope -- no, I KNOW that our group will be growing by leaps and bounds as we continue to share what we love and invite others to share this incredible journey with us. Will you be joining us?

I've talked with several people this month who are thinking about signing up -- and for many of them, there is still a fear of commitment. What happens if I don't like it? What happens if I can't make the minimum?

And the answer is nothing! If being a demonstrator doesn't work out for you, that's okay! There's no obligation to place a certain size or number of orders. There is no obligation to do a certain number of parties. You won't owe anything extra. And no one will take away your birthday! (wink!)

If you have EVER thought about signing up, I don't think you'll see a "sign-up" price any lower than this $75 kit. Why not give it a try?

I'll give you one more reason why you should: you'll get to see the catalog 1 month before everyone else! AND you have the exclusive opportunity to pre-order select products, including the brand new In Colors! Sign up to be a demonstrator this month and you could be drooling and ordering over new stuff in exactly TWO weeks!

What are you waiting for?! Click here for more details on the new $75 kit -- which is only available until May 31. Ready to sign up? Go to my website: http://juliedavison.stampinup.net/join and enter the password: juliedavison to join my group and within minutes, you'll have access to the Demonstrator Website with your very own ID & password!

Ok, enough of that! I have THREE new projects to show you! I love that Faux Framed Soft Summer Card so much that I made more samples to demonstrate at my group meeting!

Here's another one with the oval mask. I stamped the image with the mask still in place, so it stays in the oval.

Stamp Set: Upsy Daisy

Colors: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, & More Mustard, Whisper White

Other Supplies: Coluzzle, Stamping Sponges

And here's one for Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration Challenge #37. I used the circle punches to create three windows for the focal point of this card. The Bashful Blue circle (on the left) didn't turn out very well in the photo, but I love the way this turned out. These colors are great together.

Stamp Set: Flowers in Silhouette, Soft Summer (greeting)

Colors: Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Other Supplies: 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Stamping Sponges

And finally, here's one with the And Many Mower stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. (It looks like the sponged sky didn't turn out well in the photo, sorry!) Doesn't that Spiral Punch look like little golf tees?

Stamp Set: And Many Mower
Colors: Baja Breeze (sponged sky), Basic Gray, So Saffron, Mellow Moss, Blush Blossom, Really Rust

Other Supplies: Spiral Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Stamping Sponges

Some Thoughts on Being a Demonstrator

Tonight I'm preparing for my downline meeting and ssssh, don't tell my downline, I'm going to be talking about recruiting. And I can just see eyes roll as I even type that word. So many demonstrators and customers just cringe or completely tune out when this topic comes up, but I'm not really sure why.

I have been a demonstrator for almost 7 years. And I LOVE it! Sure, I've had moments of self-doubt and wanted to throw in the towel, and I've had some pretty incredible moments (Hawaii Incentive Trip topping the list) and milestones (100K in career sales), but it's all the in-between stuff that keeps me going. It's the surprise free stamp sets, it's the new life-long friends I've made, it's the confidence that has come from standing in front of a small or large group of women to demonstrate and share a project or idea. It's the empowerment I feel as a stay-at-home-mom to be able to get out of the house and interact with other women and contribute INCOME to our family finances. My Stampin' Up! money pays for the mortgage! Yes, I am serious! What would you like to pay for? A new car? Private schooling? Monthly mani/pedi? A family vacation? Student loans?

I think the question really isn't WHY would you want to be a demonstrator, it's WHY WOULDN'T you want to be a demonstrator? And for those demonstrators out there who are afraid of recruiting -- why wouldn't you want to share the opportunity to do something that you yourself enjoy so much?

When I saw that Scrapbooking Starter Kit for only $75, I was completely floored. This is the lowest price of a starter kit I have ever seen. And I honestly was afraid that EVERYONE would sign up. This opportunity is priceless and the starter kit is cheap! I imagined having so many new recruits that I wouldn't have any customers left! (GRIN)

If you're ready to take the plunge and join the Stampin' Up! family, the time is NOW! If you're already working with a local demonstrator, please ask her for more information. If you're not (or if you're one of my loyal stampers; hi ladies!!), please contact me to learn how you can be a part of my team of over 50 Ju-bilant Stampers in Illinois and across the entire country. (You'll find my contact info at the tippy top of the page in my blog header.) Or click here for more information right now about the kit and how you can sign up online.

Have you heard about our fabulous annual convention? Have you seen pictures of confetti-flying with UPS men passing out free stamps? You can join me for this year's convention in Salt Lake City this August. Join now by purchasing the $75 Starter Kit and register to attend convention. I'll even save you a bed in my hotel room!

Monogram Stationary Sets

Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week and I wanted to show Thomas and Claire's teachers how much we truly do appreciate them. The kids just love their teachers and it's kind of sad to think it's soon time to say goodbye!

I made each teacher a set of monogram notecards using some leftover cardstock that was already pre-cut and ready to go from a class I did last spring.

You can find all the details & measurements for this project by clicking here to view my original post.

If you're the kind of person that likes pre-cut project materials, be sure to check out my Project Kits.

Faux Framed Soft Summer Card

Whew! I realize after making this card that very simple designs need to be executed with perfection! I wouldn't call this perfection, but after many attempts, I'm done trying! Here is my card for Kristina Werner's latest Color Inspiration Challenge #52. She picked great colors this week: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, More Mustard, Sahara Sand, and Whisper White.

I did a reverse masking technique (also called Faux Frame) on this card. I cut an oval using the Coluzzle, laid the negative image on my cardstock and then sponged the inside of the oval. When I removed the mask, the sponged oval remains on the cardstock. I used Sahara Sand for the sponging and to color the stem and leaves of the flower. The outline is in More Mustard and the flowers are colored with So Saffron. I think it's hard to see, but there's some 2-way glue and Dazzling Diamonds to really make this card sparkle.

Supplies: Soft Summer (Occasions Mini), Baja Breeze ink & cardstock, Sahara Sand ink & cardstock, More Mustard ink, So Saffron ink, Whisper White cardstock, Coluzzle, Stampin' Sponges, Blender Pen, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Cutter Kit, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Monogram Accordion Chipboard Purse

I absolutely love the accordion purse that we made in Hawaii (click here to see the original). I CASEd it using the Great Friend stamp set and Walk in the Park DSP for my new Great Friend Card Purse class. Click here for more info about the class and how you can order the kit "to go".

Supplies: Great Friend, Walk in the Park DSP, Cameo Coral ink, Kiwi Kiss ink & textured cardstock, So Saffron cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Book Basics Small Chipboard, Crafter's Toolkit, Circle Designer Brads, Corner Rounder, Paper Cutter with Scoring Blade, Linen Thread, Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, Scallop Circle die for the Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet die for the Big Shot, Tombow Multi Adhesive, Sticky Strip, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

Complete instructions are available for those who attend my Great Friend Card Purse class or purchase the Project Kit. Click here for details.

Free Bucket of Stamps

I'm looking for hostesses who want to have fun! All you have to do is get a few friends together and I'll provide the entertainment -- new stamping techniques, a free make and take project. And best of all, you'll walk away with free stamps! In addition to the generous hostess benefits that Stampin' Up! offers, you'll also get cute little bucket with 8 "All Occasions" stamps when you host a party before June 30! Ready to set a date? Call or email me to reserve a date for your next party!

This project was inspired by Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration Challenge #36. I had a turquoise bucket ready to be altered and some Lavender Lace rubber stamps to fill it!

Supplies: Elegant Thank You, Tempting Turquoise marker, Lavender Lace marker, Wide Oval Punch, Walk in the Park DSP, So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Pretties Kit, Crop-a-Dile, Stampin' Dimensionals

Bookmark Card

Really, I should have titled this "Spring Into Stamping M&T #4" because it is the fourth project we made at the Spring Into Stamping Seminar two weeks ago. I held off on posting it because I thought I might do it with my Stamp Club, but opted instead to include it as a project in the Great Friend Card Purse class. Click here for more info about the class and how you can order the kit "to go".

This is one of my favorite cards that I have made so far with the Great Friend stamp set. I used a little bit of Window Sheet on the front of the card (adhered only with brads) as a sort of "pocket" (though it has two open ends) that holds the bookmark in place. The bookmark can be removed and used.

Here's the card with the bookmark in:

And here's it is with the bookmark pulled out:

Supplies: Great Friend, Cameo Coral marker/ink & cardstock, Baja Breeze cardstock, Basic Black marker, Whisper White cardstock, Basic Jumbo Grommets, White Satin Ribbon, Crafter's Toolkit, 1/2" Circle Punch, Silver Brads, Window Sheets, Stampin' Dimensionals

Complete instructions are available for those who attend my Great Friend Card Purse class or purchase the Project Kit. Click here for details.

Great Friend Card Purse Class & Kit

I hope you haven't had your fill of "Great Friend" yet! I am debuting three new projects using this stamp set in my new Great Friend Card Purse Kit. If you're in Illinois, you can join me on Saturday, June 6 at 9:30 am in Champaign to make these projects in person. If you can't attend the class or live too far away, order the class kit "to go" and make the projects at home.

The class/kit fee is $19.95 and I'm offering a special add-on opportunity for the "Great Friend" stamp set -- only $10 more when you purchase the project kit! (The stamp set would normally cost you over $20 after tax and shipping!)

Click here for details and to order your kit. Call or email to register to attend the class in person.

Sign up by May 31. Kits will be mailed by June 8.

Discontinued Stamps: 30-50% off

I have some stamps that need to be adopted -- do you know of any good homes?

These stamp sets are "retired", and as such, just don't get used anymore at my house. These are wonderful stamp sets and some are old favorites (like Spring Garden!)...I just hate to see them sitting here. So I've marked them all down -- many are over 50% off the original price. Take a look and see if there are any that you'd like to add to your collection. Click here to view my Virtual Rubber Rummage Sale.

Prices are listed in the caption, along with a link to the SplitcoastStampers.com gallery to give you some ideas of how the stamp set can be used to create beautiful projects.

First come, first serve. Please email me your selections and I will send you a Paypal Invoice. Local Champaign-Urbana or Springfield stampers may arrange for pick-up/delivery. Otherwise, I will figure the exact cost for shipping the stamp sets you are buying directly to you. Sorry, U.S. Stampers only! (I am not allowed to sell outside of the United States.)

Another Great Friend Display Card

I'm putting the final touches on a new class (and project kit) that is oh so cute! Watch for all the details tomorrow. In a way, this card is kind of a sneak peek...it's one of the cards I made up for my Great Friend display board for the Spring Into Stamping meeting two weeks ago.

Supplies: Great Friend, Walk in the Park DSP, So Saffron ink & cardstock, Pretty in Pink ink, Whisper White cardstock, Basic Gray ink, Circle Scissors Plus, Gold Brads, Crafter's Toolkit, Stampin' Dimensionals

5x5 "Happy Life" Album Card

I CASEd Tara's 5x5 Mini Album to make an album card for my Mom for Mother's Day. Those who attended my open house on Friday also had the opportunity to stamp one to take home. You can find a great tutorial with all the measurements over on Tara's blog. Here's my version:

On the inside, I added a sentiment (and later signed it to send to Mom) on one side and kept the accordion of photos on the other side. (By the way, this card fits perfectly in a Medium Square Envelope, though it does require extra postage.)

We used textured cardstock, Raspberry Tart DSP, and the new Jumble Alphabet, which are ALL on sale this month! Check out all the details here and order when you're ready on my website: http://juliedavison.stampinup.net/

Supplies: Jumble Alphabet, Fundamental Phrases, Full of Life, Raspberry Tart DSP, Rose Red ink & cardstock, Kiwi Kiss ink & textured cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Corner Rounder, Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, Matchbox Die for the Big Shot (tag)

Spring Into Scrapbooking

I am often inspired by other stampers...very often. (wink!) I love to see how my projects also inspire others and I was thrilled to get an email from Wendie Waldman sharing her version of one of my recent postings. Wendy used the layout from my Spring Into Stamping M&T #3 to create this "Mom" Scrapbooking Page. Thank you so much for sharing, Wendie!

Supplies: Short & Sweet, Chocolate Chip ink& cardstock, Pink Pirouette cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Bella Birds DSP, Pretties Kit (pearl), 1/4" Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, SU Beautiful Butterflies die for the Big Shotm Serif Essentials Alphabet dies for the Big Shot

Here's an earlier version of the Spring Into Stamping M&T #3. I never glued it down and ended up using some the pieces on the other page...

Manhattan Floral Wedding Card

I had the pleasure of attending Terri and Norm's wedding on Saturday. Terri is a long time customer and friend of mine over in Springfield. The ceremony was so filled with love -- I even cried! And Terri looked stunning! Everyone I talked to at the wedding seemed to know me as the "Stamp Lady". It was an honor, of course. Especially because Terri hand-stamped the wedding invitations, and they were beautiful! I should have taken a photo of the invitation to post. Maybe I will later this week...

I wanted to make an extra special card for Terri and Norm, so this is what I came up with.

I used the new Manhattan Floral Impressions Plate and ran it through the Big Shot with a piece of Vellum Cardstock to get the dry embossed flowers for the front of this card. I highlighted some areas with the 2-way glue pen and added Dazzling Diamonds glitter. (Can you see it in the picture?) I trimmed around the top of the flowers and adhered the vellum with SNAIL down the left side and then covered it with the White Satin Ribbon from the Occasions Mini catalog.

This card was inspired by Patty Bennett, but CASEd from Dawn Olchefske.

Supplies: Sincere Salutations, Manhattan Floral Impressions Plate for the Big Shot, Vellum Cardstock, Baja Breeze ink & cardstock, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, White Satin Ribbon

Jumble Birthday Card

I really love the new Jumble Alphabet set. It's a sneak peek (and will be in the Fall-Winter 2009 Idea Book & Catalog) -- you can get it in May for 20% off the regular price! Click here for all the details. You can order it anytime from my website: http://juliedavison.stampinup.net/. Just click "Shop Now".


While it's a great set for scrapbooking, it's also fun for using on cards! Here's my take on Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration Challenge #35. (I just realized that I used White instead of Vanilla. Oops!) Stacey is giving away Blog Candy in conjunction with this challenge, so be sure to check it out on her blog!

Supplies: Jumble Alphabet, Fundamental Phrases (happy), Pink Flamingo DSP, Cameo Coral ink & cardstock, Ballet Blue ink & cardstock, Kiwi Kiss ink & textured cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Trio Flower Punch, Silver Brads, Crafter's Toolkit

Hi from the Lion Card

Gosh, sometimes I really have a hard time coming up with titles for my posts...ha ha! If I had a pet lion, this would be a great card to send to someone to let them know the lion was saying hi. Right? No, I'm not on crack and contrary to what you might think, I DID sleep last night. Actually, that's why this wasn't posted yesterday like I had planned. Oh well! Here's my card for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #51. I'm actually glad I waited a day to post it, because I realized this morning that it needed the ribbon and it looks much better with it.

I really love this layout -- inspired by Becky Carafa's "My Fave" card here. I love her clean and simple style!

Supplies: Wild About You, Say it with Scallops (hi), More Mustard marker & cardstock, Rose Red ink & marker, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Raspberry Tart DSP, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Vintage Brads, 1/4" White Grosgrain Ribbon, SU Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates for the Big Shot, Hobby Blade, Stampin' Dimensionals

Great Friend Swap Card

I know I said there were four make and takes...and I've only shown you three of them. I'm going to hold off on the last one. I'm trying to decide whether or not to do that project with my stamp club this month and I'd like them to be surprised. But fear not, I've got several more Great Friend projects up my sleeve for you. And I'm working on a little Card Kit with this set, so I hope you're not too sick of it yet (wink!). I made up about 30 of these to swap at the meeting. Clean and simple, just the way I like it!

Supplies: Great Friend, Walk in the Park DSP, Cameo Coral ink & cardstock, Baja Breeze cardstock, Basic Gray ink, Whisper White cardstock, Eyelet Border Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Matchbox Die for the Big Shot (tag)

Spring Into Stamping M&T #3

The projects at our Spring Into Stamping demonstrator seminar were well-rounded. We did two cards, a 3-D item, and a scrapbook page. I tried to design them so that they could be re-used in workshops or clubs. I especially had this in mind when I designed the 12x12 scrapbook page.

Here it is with pictures from Convention 2008:

The journaling says: "What could be better than a tax-deductible trip to Salt Lake City for Convention? Going with my friends!! Aug 2008"

I started the page with the 6x6 page -- I find it helps to break down a 12x12 layout and make it a little easier and less intimidating. The 6x6 page would be perfect to use as a workshop make and take and then you could demonstrate how to turn it into a larger, 12x12 page and give that to the hostess.

I am always thinking of my workshop guests though and many of them don't scrapbook, so I try to design a 6x6 make and take so that it can be folded in half and also turned into a card. So here's the card version of the page and they both use the same pieces of cardstock and DSP.

Oh! I almost forgot! The little tag uses a combination of the two greetings from the Great Friend stamp set. This was another little tip from Hawaii (can't remember if it was Brent or Pam...). Using the stamp-a-ma-jig is a MUST here -- ink up the "you" from "for you" in pink and stamp it and then add the "make good times great" from the other greeting -- make sure to NOT ink the 's' on "makes" so that you're grammatically correct! The little tag is from the Matchbox die.

One last tip: Stamp your title out on your grid paper first. Then you can line up your cardstock above (or below) in and stamp on the cardstock with your grid paper as a guide -- then you can center (or off-set) your title perfectly without having too much space before or after.

Supplies: Great Friend, Big Deal Alphabet, So Saffron ink & cardstock, Pretty in Pink marker/ink & cardstock, Kiwi Kiss ink, Whisper White cardstock, Basic Black marker, Walk in the Park DSP, Matchbox die for the Big Shot, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, 1" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch

Spring Into Stamping M&T #2

One of the projects we made at the seminar on Saturday was this matchbox. Instead of making a sleeve for the box to slide in and out of, we adhered the paper around the box and cut the flap at an angle so it would tuck in the front as a lid. (They showed us this little variation in Hawaii -- I think it was Pam Morgan's presentation.)

The flower embellishment is two 5-Petal Flower Punches with the Basic Jumbo Grommet and a build-a-brad. We covered up the Build-a-Brad on the inside with a piece of cardstock stamped with the greeting.

Supplies: Great Friend, Whisper White cardstock, Baja Breeze ink & cardstock, Walk in the Park DSP, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Basic Jumbo Grommets, Build-a-Brad, 1/2" Circle Punch, Matchbox die for the Big Shot

Spring Into Stamping M&T #1

Here's the first of our four make and takes from the Spring Into Stamping seminar. We used the Great Friend stamp set and matching Walk in the Park DSP for all the projects.

The white tag is from the Matchbox die. Use a little dotto (removable) adhesive to hold the tag to your work surface so you can line up the frame and greeting in the center of the tag.

Supplies: Great Friend, Baja Breeze ink, Kiwi Kiss ink & cardstock, Cameo Coral marker & ink, Basic Black marker, Whisper White cardstock, Kraft cardstock, Walk in the Park DSP, 1/2" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Matchbox die for the Big Shot, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Basic Jumbo Grommets, Bone Folder

Saturday Quickie

Get your mind out of the gutter, girl! I'm talking about making a card here! ha ha! Okay, so I got back from the meeting and realized that I still haven't done Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration Challenge for the week. Since I'm kind of pooped and I long day ahead of me tomorrow, I knew this card had to be a quickie. I used several Big Shot dies which made it even easier to whip it up in just a few minutes.

I just love the embosslits! It cuts and dry embossed with just one pass through the Big Shot. It couldn't be any easier! Here's a close-up of the flower. It's the Flower embosslit.

Supplies: Elegant Thank You, Versamark, Perfect Plum cardstock, Certainly Celery cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Banbury DSP, Circle Designer Brads, Silver Brads, Top Note die for Big Shot, Little Leaves sizzlit for Big Shot, Flower embosslit for Big Shot, Silver Embossing Powder

"Great Friend" Card Contest Winner

Whew! What a day! The Spring Into Stamping seminar was fabulous! Everything went so smoothly. The demonstrations were really stellar -- everyone did such a great job! I got lots of little notes of new techniques to try and business tips to incorporate. And I really enjoyed visiting with old and new friends.

Thanks to everyone who sent in cards for my "Great Friend" Card Contest. Jim had a hard time picking his favorite, but ultimately he decided on Cam's card. Congratulations, Cam! I'll be sending you a package of the Summer Love Rub-Ons from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Here is Cam's card using the Great Friend stamp set.

We used the Great Friend stamp set for our make and takes at the seminar today. Everyone loved the projects and I look forward to sharing them with you over the next few days. By the time I'm done, you're going to be adding that stamp set to your Wish List! You might as well hop on over to my website and order it now so you'll be ready to go after you see all my samples! Go to http://juliedavison.stampinup.net/ and click "Shop Now" in the upper right corner to access my online store.

Order the Great Friend stamp set from me before May 5th and I'll send you the pre-cut cardstock and instructions to make three of seminar make and takes for FREE!

Here's a little sneak peek of the projects.

Another Great Friend Card

Three posts in one day -- I think this may be a new record for me! I have to keep this quick as I'm finishing last minute things for our big demonstrator meeting tomorrow and preparing the house for our guests who are coming for the meeting.

FYI for Champaign-Urbana stampers -- I'll be holding an open house and "Rubber Rummage Sale" next Friday after work. Watch for more details in my newsletter coming soon. I hope you'll stop by!

Here's another sample I whipped up this week to put on the Great Friend display board for the meeting tomorrow.

Supplies: Great Friend, So Saffron ink & cardstock, Basic Gray ink pad, Whisper White cardstock, Walk in the Park DSP, Matchbox die for Big Shot (tag), Stamp-a-ma-jig