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Video: Reverse Masked Daisies!

Today I'm sharing another stamping video on the Reverse Masking Technique!   I just love the look of this technique.  I used the Sizzix Flower, Daisy #2 Die to create the daisy mask for this quick and easy card! 

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Here's the video:  
If you are unable to view, click
"Reverse Masked Daisies"
to view on YouTube

  


Supplies:  Big Shot, Flower-Daisies #2, Pumpkin Pie cardstock and ink, Crushed Curry cardstock and ink, Whisper White, Sponge Daubers, Whisper White Satin & 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbons, 5/16" Jumbo Brads

Enjoy~Dawn O ________________________________________________________________________

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Video: Make Your Own Texturz Plates for the Big Shot

It's here - finally!  The video you've been waiting for...How to make your own Texturz Plate for the Big Shot.

Here's the card that started it all:

Embossed-Daisy

 

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Here's my handmade texturz plate:

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Now here's the video:  
If you are unable to view, click "Make Your Own Texturz Plate for the Big Shot" to view on YouTube

Supplies:  Picture This (Hostess Level One from Occassions Mini), Basic Black cardstock and ink, Crushed Curry cardstock and Ink, Whisper White Cardstock, Sponge Dauber, Big Shot, Flower-Daisies #2, Impressions Pad, Silicone Rubber Pad, Curly Label Punch, Black Gingham Ribbon, thin chipboard

 

Have fun making you're own Texturz Plates!

 

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Comparison: 2010 Stampin' Up! FIVE New Colors!

My latest Stampin' Success arrived a couple of days ago, along with cardstock samples of the 5 NEW Stampin' Up! colors (Cherry Cobbler, Daffidil Delight, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze & Marina Mist).

I have to admit, I like them all!  But I'm giddy over Cherry Cobbler (a rich, dark red) and Early Espresso (a super dark brown, darker then Chocolate Chip)! To give you an idea of how they compare to other Stampin' Up! colors, see my comparison charts below.

Cherry Cobbler:
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Daffodil Delight:
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Early Espresso:
Early-Expresso-Compare

Cajun Craze:
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Marina Mist:
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So, which one is your favorite new color? 

See more Stampin' Up! Color Renovation details

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Summer Catalog SNEAK PEAK Open House: Sweet Scoops

You're Invited....

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(Sweet Scoop Sneak Peak)


Friday, April 16th
Open  House 4:00-9:00pm
Fee:  $10

(Free with a $50 purchase and you'll be entered in drawing for free product!)
RSVP:  By April 14th

Wanna be the first to see the new Stampin' Up! SUMMER MINI CATALOG?
Need more Birthday Cards?
Well, combine them both for a FUN time!


You'll make 6 cards - 2 of three designs, all from the SUMMER MINI CATALOG!
In addition, I'll be demonstrating the brand NEW Smooch Spritz!!

 

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Woohoo - Look At What Just Arrived!

You always travel in style when you travel with Stampin' Up!  Look at this fun and colorful travel wallet for our Stampin' Up! Incentive Cruise to the Southern Caribbean!  And the lugguage tags are SO cool!

Travel-Wallet

I have to admit.  Before traveling with Stampin' Up!, my husband and I didn't even know what a travel wallet was!  Pretty lame, huh!  Not only that...I used to work on the "other end" of incentive trips like this, for a destination management company.  We made the arrangements for meet & greets, transfers, events & staff, tours, meetings, etc.  Never thought I would be on the receiving end of those kinds of trips.  We've come a long way baby!

Stampin' Up! has provided for many awesome travel opportunities for my family.  Trips we would have never taken had I not earned them.  I've never worked for a company where I was even offered the opportunity to work towards earning trips like these. 

So if you're looking for a change and want your hard work to pay off in trips like these, consider joining Stampin' Up! now. 

PLUS...If you join now, you will also receive TWO FREE Technique DVDs from Stampin’ Up!, each packed with technique demonstrations that you can use to help start your Stampin' Up! Business!  Check out JOIN MY TEAM & DOstamperSTARS to learn more about the wonderful benefits of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and a my awesome DOstamperSTARS benefits too!  Aske me about my special gift to new demonstators!

Or if you’re ready to join my DOstamperSTARS, Join NOW with my password: dostamping

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Stampin' Up! is Spring Cleaning: Color Renovation!

Have you done your Spring Cleaning?  I haven't, but Stampin' Up! has with their new Color Renovation

As of July 1st, Stampin' Up! will introduce their new Color Collection!  Color is such a huge part of Stampin' Up!, scrapbooking and card making, and Stampin’ Up! wants to stay up-to-date with the latest trends in color and design.  I'm so excited and ready for a change! 

Stampin' Up! will be saying a Fond Farewell to some of their current colors to make room for 5 brand new colors and will be bringing back 10 In Colors.  YEAH!

Fond Farewell to Stampin' Up! Colors on July 1st
Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal, Ballet Blue, Barely Banana, Blush Blossom, Bordering Blue, Brilliant Blue, Brocade Blue, Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Gable Green, Glorious Green, Going Gray, Green Galore, Handsome Hunter, Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, Mellow Moss, Only Orange, Orchid Opulence, Pale Plum, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Sage Shadow, Summer Sun, Taken with Teal, YoYo Yellow. 

To stock up on your favorites be they are gone forever, visit my Stampin' Up! store.

Retired-colors only
download:  Fond Farewell Colors Flyer  

OK - on to the fun stuff...NEW COLORS!  What's Spring Cleaning without Getting Organized - REorganized that is!  Say HELLO to the 40 Stampin' Up! core colors.  Ten colors in four Color Collections.  Here they are!New Color Collections-lg
download:  Color Renovation: New Color Collections flyer  

Introducing 5 new Core Colors
Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler and Marina Mist
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CHECK OUT COLOR COMPARISON CHARTS

10 Returning In Colors
Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, River Rock, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi

Brights Collection
Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Real Red

Neutrals Collection
River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake (formerly Kraft), Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Black

Regals Collection
Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke, Garden Green, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Bravo Burgundy

Subtles Collection
Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, So Saffron

Exciting NEW IN-COLOR program
Stampin Up! will introduce 5 new In-Colors with the 2010/2011 Idea Book & Catalog on July 1st.  (Watch for a sneak peak in June.)  These new In-Colors will be available for 2 years!  But wait, there's more!  Then for 2011/12, another 5 new In-Colors will be introduced for a total of 10 In-Colors!  The following year, the 2010/11 will retire and a new set will be introduced!  I'm lovin' this program!

NEW Color Kits and Bundles
To help you get started or to complete your collections, Stampin' Up! will be offering "new color" kits for Stampin' Write Markers, Stampin' Pastels and Watercolor Wonder Crayons.  This way you can add-to your already existing collection by only adding the new colors!  Plus - an awesome NEW Color Coach tool that you won't want to be without! 

Stampin' Up! has thought of everything!

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In fact, if you have been toying with the idea of becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, now is a perfect time to join! With this our new Color Renovation, you will be among the first to use the new colors and more! 

PLUS...If you join now, you will also receive TWO FREE Technique DVDs from Stampin’ Up!, each packed with technique demonstrations that you can use to help start your Stampin' Up! Business!  Check out JOIN MY TEAM & DOstamperSTARS to learn more about the wonderful benefits of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and a my awesome DOstamperSTARS benefits too!

Guess what?  Your new upline (yup, that would be me), is on one of the DVD's with an awesome Envelope Mini Scrapbook from last year's Stampin' Up! Regional Seminar held in Minneapolis!!

SO, if you’re ready to join my DOstamperSTARS, Join NOW with my password: dostamping

Enjoy~Dawn O

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DOstamperSTARS are the BEST!

Here's some projects we did at my DOstamperSTARS meeting last month.  I enlisted the help of my Leadership Team and they jumped right in. I couldn't have done the meeting this month without the help of my DOLeaderTeam!  They're awesome!!

They designed most of the make & takes,  as well as did some awesome presentations.  The presentations are always videotaped and posted on our DOstamperSTARS video blog.  So if anyone is unable to attend the meetings, they can still "feel" like you were there and benefit from the presentations too!

The make & takes were designed by Bobbi, Jan & Ann.  They were each given some Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (from the current Occasions Mini Catalog), Matching Cardstock, Ribbon and some Flower Fusion pieces.  I had a ton of Flower Fusion laying around and I wanted to use it up!  Which was the theme of our swap!  (I'll share swaps later.)

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Clockwise from the top:  Bobbi Peterson's card, Jan Carlson's Carrot Bunny & Ann Truenow's card.  Thank Ladies!!!

If you're interested in Jan's Carrot Bunny Art - check out Stampin' With Jan.  She's got more details there. 

The fourth make & take we did was inspired by a card from Robin Merriman using the new Awash With Flowers SNEAK PEAK.  I just loved the clean and simple look to her card.  Thanks Robin!

Awash-Robin

Supplies:  NEW Awash with Flowers, Hope Happens stamp sets, Yoyo Yellow Cardstock and Maker, Basic Black & Whisper White Cardstock, Jet Black Stazon Ink, Garden Green Marker, Beautiful Wings Embosslit & Big Shot.

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As always you'll enjoy all the benefits of my DOstamperSTARS group!
Visit JOIN MY TEAM for more information about the 2 FREE DVDs

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