STAMP-4-FUN WITH THE ARTFUL*iNKERS

When this post hits the web, I will be smack in the middle of my favourite way to spend a Saturday ...  stampin' with my fabulous team of demonstrators, the ARTFUL*iNKERS and invited guests.

Sure, we get together every month to chat about business stuff, but once each quarter I host a just-for-fun day of stamping, displays and demonstrations - it really helps us all remember what we love about crafting and why we joined Stampin' Up! in the first place!

Today we're exploring using textiles on the Big Shot die cutting machine and turning our scraps of card stock into cute punch art creations. I'll show you our projects soon, but for today I thought I'd share some of the treats I've made for everyone attending...

This has to be the EASIEST Valentine treat ever! I made 30 or so and swapped them at Leadership earlier this month ... then I sat down and made another couple of dozen for the gals at today's event. (Actually, I can't lie - my good pal Julie came over and helped cut the pieces out on the Big Shot and punched the pink hearts with the Full Heart punch ... but I supervised!)

Inside I've tucked a wrapped Peppermint Patty and the instructions to make more - I got five of these candy covers from one sheet of 8-1/2 x 11" card stock, so it's very frugal, too.  <wink>  Here's a close up:

SUPPLILES:

• Two Tags die & Big Shot die cutting machine
• Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit die
• Full Heart punch
• 1/4" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon
• Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Real Red & Chocolate Chip card stock

Then, for my three pals who agreed to demonstrate today, I burned each of them a CD of my Leadership photos & made a quick label for the cardboard cover using MY DIGITAL STUDIO - I've been using that software for everything BUT scrapbooking so far, lol!

SUPPLIES:

• Scallop Square die & Big Shot die cutting machine
• MDS images: star punch (x3, 2 are resized smaller and coloured in Kraft, the third is original size in Not Quite Navy), and stitched edge in chocolate chip on all four sides.
• cardboard CD sleeve, sponge & Not Quite Navy Classic ink.

A big thank you to Heather Arsenault of London, Ruth Millard of Waterloo and Mary Louise Hamill of Milton for helping me out today - you ladies ROCK!

cheers,

Donna

Comments

[Julie Leblanc]

Good thing you supervised or I would have been completely lost... hee, hee!!!
Well I just got the ingredients ready, you did everything else... thanks for letting me play at your house :-) {and with your stuff too, lol}

[Donna Henley]

Good thing you offered to help out, or I'd still be making them, days after the event ... I'd better get myself organized before you move to the other side of town, Julie!