Published on
January 17, 2010 in
Blog.
So just in case you are interested I thought I’d share what I did to become a Stampin’ Up demonstrator. It’s actually quite easy, it took me a while just to decide what alternate products I wanted. I signed up under my demonstrator who doesn’t have a SU website, so we had to do it on paper and fax it in. The forms are on the SU website. I printed them out, and filled out all the easy stuff. Then I went through my list of “like to haves” and tried to match up the prices of what was in the kit to what I really would like to have. I then had to pick my colors for ink and the paper (which is only available in assorted packs, I’d much rather have solid packs). It’s really so easy I feel stupid writing it out! But now you know, it’s an easy process, any of you could do it.
If you were ever interested in joining as a SU demonstrator now is a great time! From now until the end of March is Sale-A-Bration. That means you get a 15% discount on the starter kit plus a free stamp set up to a value of $47.95.
The stamp sets I selected were: One of a Kind, Always, Special Blessings, Simply Thanks, Flower Fancy, Retro Remix wheel, and Jumble Alphabet.
I’m very excited to receive my products, I hope they come this week! I’ll post everything here when it arrives.
You can make card making as simple or complicated as you choose. Either way, a handmade card, means so much more than what you can find on the shelf. It doesn’t take much to get started. Once you have these supplies you’ll be able to make 48 cards easy, more if you use your white cardstock for the card base. If you were to buy that many cards at the store you’d spend I’m guessing around $150, maybe more, that’s assuming $3/ card. And to make more cards you have your initial investment made, so to make more generally just means you need more paper. Here’s my list of basic supplies to get you on your way to making beautiful handmade cards for all occasions. I’ve included some of my recommendations in case you might be interested in trying this out. I figure you can start from nothing to card making for as little as $100 (if you do this during Sale-A-Bration you will get a few extra goodies or book a party and let your friends help you get the things you want- then everyone can take advantage of Sale-A-Bration):
Paper Trimmer ($24.95)
Paper and Stamping Ink: Razzleberry Lemonade designer series paper ($9.95) with 1 pack paper from a single color; I love razzleberry ($5.50), Whisper White cardstock ($7.50), and 1 stamp pad from a single color; again I’d choose razzleberry ($5.95)
Adhesive: 2-way glue ($3.50)
Design Stamp Set (if you want to be a minimalist choose something generic; flowers, fancy design, birds): Holiday Blitz ($38.95)/ Always ($28.95) / Best Wishes & More ($26.95) / Garden Whimsy ($26.95) / Lovely as a Tree ($27.95) ***super popular*** / Petal Pizzazz ($32.95)
Verses Stamp Set (there are several all occasion sets available out there): Family Phrases ($19.95) / Three Little Words ($13.95) / Sincere Salutations ($23.95) [added Jan 19, 2009; the new Celebrations Mini catalog has a verse set called 'Well Scripted,' it's so cute... can't wait to order it myself]
Today I’m posting my first projects. For those of you who are new to this I’ve kept it super simple. I wanted to show you what you can do with 1 color ink and paper and 1 stamp set, the principle behind my future post on the basics of card making. Here you can see how, just with the basics, you can make fantastic homemade cards.
For both cards I used the Happy Heart Day stamp set and Real Red cardstock as the cardbase.
For the first card I used the 6×6 Real Red designer series paper (a hostess gift) and the Whisper White craft ink. I cut the heart out by hand and used the stamps to create a design for the front of the card. If you can imagine this card in other colors, plum or green maybe, it could be used for Mother’s Day or a Birthday just as well- just change the verse inside!
For the second card I used the Real Red classic ink on Whisper White cardstock, and a color pencil. For the background I stamped 3 different stamp designs on the cardstock and then colored in the hearts. For both Whisper White paper pieces I used a sponge dauber to soften the edges in Real Red (don’t get nervous, this is a simple technique).
There are some things in life that you can’t ignore. So even though this is a website for paper crafting, I can’t ignore the news from Haiti. What a devasting event in the lives of the Haitian people. I pray for them. If you want to know how you can help see the items below. I know there are so many more areas where we can help, these are a few I found.
If you are an AT&T customer you can use your texting fingers to make a $10 donation which will be charged on your next bill.
Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations online.
Habitat for Humanity, with a long presence in Haiti, is accepting donations online.
American Redcross is accepting donations by phone (1-800-redcross) and online, they are also calling for volunteers.
Published on
January 13, 2010 in
Blog.
Welcome to my website. I hope to build this into a community of creative and passionate friends who share in the love of paper crafts and creativity. My name is Griet. My husband is Todd and I have two great kids, Cade and Carson. In the last year we’ve had quite a few ups and downs, most recently I lost my job. This would be job loss number 2 for the year so I’m beginning to think I need to turn in another direction. So here I am. I’m starting this blog, I’m joining Stampin’ Up to become a demonstrator, and I’m going to tap into my creative side and see where it takes me.
Thanks for visiting my site. I hope you tag me as a favorite and come back often. I plan to post videos, my projects, challenges, and also share with you my day to day sagas as they unfold (who doesn’t need a good laugh!). I’m forming a design team now so that you can find inspiration from a variety of personalities, hopefully you will find someone’s work that fits your style.
Once I get everything set up you’ll be able to order Stampin’ Up products directly through my website. Also, once my starter kit comes in I’ll be posting a video of the unveiling. I’m excited about it, hope you will come back to see it.
We will be working on the website format for a while, tweeking it, but I didn’t want to wait any longer to launch this site.
Take care and hope to see you back soon, Griet
