I started a Monthly Creative Challenge for my DOstamperSTARS group. Each month a theme is selected. Members submit their creative ideas and my group votes on their favorites.
This month the theme was Masculine. Here are few of their favorites, enjoy!!
Created by: Connie Plaumann
Created by Josie McGaw
Created by: Jan Carlson
Didn't they do a great job?! I have amazing gals in my wonderful group of DOstamperSTARS! I look forward to sharing more of their creations with you as we continue our Monthly Creative Challenges.
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Since we've returned from the Stampin' Up! incentive trip to Disney World with our grandsons Max and Sam, they are still talking about their delightful experience. I was so thrilled that we could give them this experience. I dare say...if I hadn't earned a free trip to Disney World through Stampin' Up!, we probably wouldn't have made the trip at their young age. As it turn out...the visits with the Disney Characters created a lot of memories for those two little boys. And me too, as I watched their surprise and delight throughout the trip. Just priceless!
As they both had birthdays recently, Max turned 5 and Sammy turned 3, I made them each a Mickey Mouse Punch Art card with a little surprise inside. They were a hit.
Isn't this cute? Max knew what it was right away...chocolate! That's right. I picked up some Disney Character Chocolate Coins while at Disney World. He popped it in his mouth so fast, his mom didn't even realize there was chocolate in the card. Below is Sam pretending to read his card - how cute!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAX & SAM!
I do have a few tips for making a successful Mickey Mouse, so be check to out the video below.
Minnie Mouse Tip: just move Mickey's bow time to the top of the head and you now have Minnie Mouse!! I show a sample of her in the video - at the end.
My card was inspired by my friend and fellow demonstrator Kay Kalthoff. Her card was on display in the hospitality room at the Boardwalk Resort at Disney World. Thanks for sharing Kay!
In addition, this will be a card choice (without the candy - sorry), at my upcoming "Just Cards" Buffet Local Class on Tuesday, May 29th. To RSVP - check out my event calendar. Hope to see you there!
Just a few day's left for the Stampin' Up! Retired Stamps and Accessories Lists, be sure add them to your wish list and get them before they are gone, gone, gone on May 31st
I can tell you're starting to get excited about the new catalog and my new catalog product share offerings, as I've been receiving a lot of inquires. Details are coming soon, very soon!
In the meantime, if you'd like to indicate your interest by emailing me...that would be fine.
You can look forward to: Two new ribbon shares, Designer Paper Share, my new Swatchbooks and more!!!
I'm always sad to see punches retire, as I use them so much! But my favorite thing to use them for is PUNCH ART!!
I have to tell you - the Stampin' Up! 5-Petal Flower Punchis a go-to punch for me and not just for flowers. As the list of punch art possibilities is endless! I'll share just a few ideas today along with thumbnails of project samples (w/links to instuctions, recipes or videos). Click on the link beside each photo. Here we go...
Oh my gosh - isn't this adorable? If you've been on the fence with the soon-to-be-retiring Stampin' Up!Butterfly Punch, maybe this Hello, Kitty card is just the nudge to win you over. Just a few punches and you can make this fun card in no time at all. At the very least, you'll want to get the Butterfly Punch before it's gone, gone, gone!
This is not my original idea. No sooner did my friend Kelly share a similiar card with me, I saw another one at a Stamp & Share Leader meeting last month. Hello, Kitty must be all the rage right now and I just had to make one!
Dawn's Stamping Supplies
Bow = Butterfly Punch (119848), 3/4" Circle Punch (119873), Regal Rose Cardstock Eyes = 1/2" Circle Punch (119869), Basic Black Nose = Small Oval Punch (120908), Daffodil Delight Tag = Jewelry Tag Punch (117190), "hello" is from Easy Events stamp set Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals
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Butterfly, Butterfly, off you go. Yes, my beloved Butterfly Punch is on the Stampin' Up! Retired Accessories List. I've so enjoyed this fun punch and know you'll want to add it to your shopping list and get it before it's gone, gone, gone!
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Full of Life is full of variety! The one thing I'm always looking for is more variety in my greeting stamps. Stampin' Up!'s Full of Life fits the bill. I've enjoyed this stamp set and find myself reaching for it often, even for my card's focal point, like in the "Thanks" card below. So here's another farewell to one of my favorites, Full of Life
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Need a birthday card for a sweet kid? Then today's sweet card will fit the bill. With a fun Faux Pinwheel technique and Stampin' Up!'s Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper, you can't go wrong! Take a look...
Plus - I have a quick tip video for you, so you can be making your own Faux Pinwheels in no time at all!
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So...are you like me? Do you wander through stores thinking, oh that would make a cute stamping project? Or oh, that would be a fun packaging idea! I always seem to have my stamping "thinking hat" on. So when I was at our local grocery store a few months ago, I came across some Got Milk?, Magic Milk Flavoring Straws and just had to get some.
With Punch Art as the swap theme for our DOstamperSTARS Monthly Get-Together last week, I thought about those straws and decided on a COW! With Stampin' Up! Punches, the cow turned out great. In fact, I'm giddy with excitement on how stinkin' adorable he turned out. I think we're gonna use them for my grandson's Max's birthday party this month.
If you look closely, you'll see that I used the Owl Builder punch. Who knew, that an owl could be a cow! He, he!
Here's the recipe for:
COW PUNCH ART
Below is the the package of Milk Flavoring Straws. I found them by the Dairy Section in my local grocery store.
If you're anything like me, you have a few empty Stampin' Up! brad/button containers laying around. Today's project puts them to good use with this Everyday Enchantment Recycled Container Hat Box.
Don't worry - if you don't have any, you can purchase Stamp & Store Containers, package of 6 for only $3.95.
This was one of my Leadership Sale-a-Bration Presentation Projects. Definitely one of my favorites. One of my hostesses favorites too, as they each received one as a gift from me for having an in-home workshop during Sale-a-Bration - only THREE more days!
Here are some of the details: A. The Hat Box itself is very easy and pretty quick to make. B. The Faux Suede Flower - though not hard, does take some time to make C. The Hat Pin bow uses an easy Multi-Loop Fork Bow Technique
Don't worry...I've got four separate videos to take you through the various steps. For some of you - you may already know some of these papercrafting techniques. If that's the case, you can go directly to the fourth video on how to make the hat box itself.
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I think you're really gonna like today's project. You might not be thinking about Easter yet, but it will be upon us in no time at all (April 8th). And you can be ready with treats for the kids and co-workers with this adorable little Easter Bunny Punch Art Cello Treat Bag (wow - that's a mouthful!).
How cute is this?!
In fact, this is one of my Stamping Club Projects I'm doing this month (If you're interested in receiving projects in the mail like this one, I offer Long Distance TO GO Clubs TOO! - Learn more about them HERE).
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