STARS Feature Friday: 11 Springtacular Cards!

Today I'm featuring some fabulous projects created by my, DOstamperSTARS Team!  If they have a blog, I've included the link to their project (just click on their name below their project).

on Miriam Castanho Bollinger's blog here

 

 on Connie Plaumann's blog here

 on Judy Strickling's blog here

Mackenzie Fuchs

 Dawn Thomas

on Robyn Rasset's blog here

 Bobbie Trost

 Bernadette Baio

 Elizabeth McConnell

 Diana Lanfer

 Linda Bareis

Great job STARS!  I love it when they share their passion for stamping...I hope you enjoyed it too!

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Enjoy~Dawn O

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Stamping Supplies (click on the products to shop online)

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Bundle [144728]	Basket Bunch Photopolymer Bundle [144731]	Flower Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set [134207]	Flower Fair Framelits Die [133731]	Crazy About You Wood Stamp Set [138856]
Crazy About You Clear Stamp Set [138859]	Crazy About You Photopolymer Stamp Set [137137]	Make A Medallion (Photopolymer) [143274]	So In Love Wood-Mount Stamp Set [143112]	So In Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143216]
Work Of Art Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134111]	Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134114]	Perfect Mix Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142933]	Perfect Mix Wood-Mount Stamp Set [142930]	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697]
Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set [143272]	Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set [138946]	Falling In Love Designer Series Paper [142788]	Copper Foil Sheets [142020]	Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139304]
Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies [138135]	Butterflies Thinlits Dies [137360]	Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619]	Pansy Punch [130698]	Petite Petals Punch [133322]
Peekaboo Peach 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141427]	Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141428]	Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape [141635]

 

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What are DOstamperSTARS?

That's the name of our stamping community...STARS for short. I enjoy welcoming new STARS to my group. We're from all over the United States. As you're considering joining Stampin' Up!, you may have questions about how I would support you in your Stampin' Up! endeavors. I offer a variety of ways to connect, learn, grow and to have FUN!  Such as:

• Exclusive Team Blog - reminders, tips, inspiration & more
• Private Facebook Groups - These are private groups where you can share to your hearts content with like-minded stampers! 
• Swapping Opportunities
• Blog Hop Opportunities
• Meetings - both local and online/virtual
• Recognition & Incentives
• surPRIZE Patrol on Facebook - you never know when they are coming!
• Training available for workshops, clubs, classes, recruiting, tradeshows, blogging and more!
• Additional support/coaching available

We have a great community of STARS that share and answer each other's questions on our private facebook groups.  If you're looking for fun, a positive atmosphere, a place to grow and share...then you'll fit right in!

Hobbyists are welcome!

• Psst...did you know?  80% of my DOstamperSTARS Team are Happy Shoppers - purchasing for themselves (and family and friends too).  That's right...you'll fit right in!  
• I welcome the hobbyist who's looking to be a "happy shopper" (and save money), as well as those of you that want to build a business (and make money).
• There's room for both and everyone in between. 

When you join during the Sale-a-Bration promotion, not only will you get the fabulous starter kit for only $99 (and free shipping), but you also get to choose TWO FREE STAMP SETS (that's a value up to $104 - wow!)

Learn more about here

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Thank you for Shopping with Dawn 

Get one FREE Sale-a-Bration product for every $50 you order
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST 

VIEW: Sale-a-Bration - release 1
VIEW: Sale-a-Bration - release 2 (Feb 19)
VIEW: Sale-a-Bration - release 3 (Mar 20) - NEW

NO LONGER AVAILABLE
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SHOP: Clearance Rack

Be a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber

March VIP Host Code Gift - Urban Underground Embeliishments

March VIP Host Code = 3MW2KY47
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Get one FREE Sale-a-Bration product for every $50 you order
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST 

VIEW: Sale-a-Bration - release 1
VIEW: Sale-a-Bration - release 2 (Feb 19)
VIEW: Sale-a-Bration - release 3 (Mar 20) - NEW

NO LONGER AVAILABLE
 Card Tin, Glimmer Paper, and Seaside & Sparkle Texture Folders

SHOP: Clearance Rack

Be a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber

March VIP Host Code Gift - Urban Underground Embeliishments

March VIP Host Code = 3MW2KY47
(learn more here)   

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March VIP Host Code Gift - Urban Underground Embeliishments

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My Digital Studio Calendar: Our Sweet Peas Max and Sam

Look what we got in the mail?  This is our grandsons Max and Sam.  Aren't they CUTE?!

This is actually our monthly photo and letter (yes, letter too!) from the boys.  It's for our 2011 Calendar, which was created with Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio Software and Sweet Pea Digital Download Kit!

In fact, my daughter Angie and I are actually getting ready to work on our 2012 My Digital Studio Calendar soon.  This is a special project we do each year.  She gives to the Grandparents and Great Grandparents for Christmas. 

This isn't any ordinary calendar, as we leave the photo area blank.  Yes, that's right.  It's blank because she sends everyone a photo of the boys each month (like the above photo).  It's the gift that keeps on giving.  Isn't that a great gift?

Here's some of the pages from 2011 - Sep, Oct & Nov. 

See more of my 2011 My Digital Studio Calendar Samples

Purchase My Digital Studio Software and make your own 2011 Photo Calendars!

The calendar pages above uses many elements from the Sweet Pea Digital Download Kit

Enjoy~Dawn O

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More DOstamperSTARS Welcome Packets are going in the mail!

It's November 11th.  Which means today is the last day to take advantage of the Stampin' Up! $100 Product Bonus (or choose a FREE Big Shot).  This makes the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit an awesome bargain.  A total value of $440 for ONLY $175.00 - that's awesome!  Whether for business or hobby, new demonstrators are saying it feels like Christmas when their kit arrives!! 

Join my team, join the FUN!

 

DOstamping Celebrates Day #4: Meet Our Sweet P's!

Now that we're close friends, I'd like to introduce you to Our Sweet P's, Max and Sam! 

 

Why are they called Sweet P's?  Because that's the title of our 2011 Calendar created with Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio.  FYI - their last name is Przezdziecki.  (Just try pronouncing that last name - I dare ya :).  It's much easier to say "Sweet P's.  Max is on the left and Sam is on the right - love those smiles.  I crack up every time I see this picture.

Some background:  Each year my daughter, Angie and I create 8 calendars for Christmas gifts.  We started doing them after Max was born.  He is now 4, so we'll be creating our 5th one this Nov/Dec.  The first two years they were all handmade.  Let me tell you - that's a lot of cardstock, adhesive and TIME!  We loved doing them!  But as life got busier, we were SO thankful that we could create them digitally.  As that tooks hours off the creation time.  We still get 8 copies printed through Stampin' Up! printing services.  Here's a couple months from this year's calendar:

 

 

What's so special about the way we do our calendar, is we leave a blank space for a photo.  Then each month, the boys (well, Angie) sends us a photo of themselves along with a cute little note.  That way the pictures are current, not ones from the previous year.  It's the gift that keeps on giving and everyone loves it! 

 

 

I thought sharing these calendar photos today would be a great way of introducing DOstamping Celebrates Day#4 Blog Candy! 

YES - it's your very own MY DIGITAL STUDIO SOFTWARE! 
Whether you're looking for cards, scrapbook pages or books, calendars and more...
My Digital Studio has a lot to offer and you might get one for FREE!  

OR

Purchase your own copy at my
ONLINE STAMPIN' UP! STORE

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Today's prize is another one of my favorites...

My Digital Studio Software!

 
 

How to Enter:  Leave a comment on this blog post.  What kind of scrapbooker are you...traditional, digital or hybrid (a mix of both)?  Or maybe you're not a scrapbooker.  That's OK as there are many uses for Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio!

If you're new to leaving comments and wondering how - click here to learn how

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ALL drawings will take place end of day on Wednesday, August 24th.

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Dawn's Reminders

Dawn's 5-Day Online Ordering Special - ends August 22nd, extended thru Wednesday, August 24th

BUY 3, GET 1 FREE Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper August 2011 Special

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Place a $50 or more online order and earn free stamps with my DOstamping LOYALTY REWARDS PROGRAM

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Stampin' Up! Roof Garden Accents & Elements on Clearance: 6x6 Desktop Calendar

Here's one of the CLEARANCE ITEMS in my ONLINE STAMPIN' UP! STORE.  It was one of  my favorites...Roof Garden Accents & Elements (available while supplies last).   I used it with a current product, our 6x6 Desktop Calendar (#104144) to make a fabulous scrapbook calendar! 

If you're reading this in your Reader, Email or Facebook, Click on ROOF GARDEN CALENDAR SLIDE SHOW to view.
  

Use these layouts to make your own scrapbook pages/calendar.  Or as inspiration for a beautiful set of cards!

While shopping for your Stampin' Up! clearance items (available while supplies last), pick up a couple of 6x6 Desktop Calendars (#104144), so you can make this project too!

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Tote-ally Tess Easel Card & Calendar

Stampin' Up!'s Tote-ally Tess from the Occasions Mini Catalog is Thorougly Modern!  Combine her with the latest trend in card making...the Easel Card, and Stampin' Up!'s Thoroughly Modern Designer Paper and you've got a great handmade card!

Here's Dawn's Tote-ally Tess Easel Card & Calendar...

Which, by the way...is one of the projects for Dawn's Technqiue Tuesday Stamping Class on February 2nd.  She'd love to have you come!  RSVP Dawn

In addition to learning how-to make this Easel Card, you'll get to try your hand at Paper Piecing.  Yup - her clothes are paper pieced from Soft Suede cardstock and the Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper

 

Supplies:  Tote-ally Tess stamp set (#117076w or #118595c), Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Rose Red, Sahara sand & Whisper White Cardstock, Stazon Jet Black ink, Rose Red & Creamy Caramel Stampin' Write Markers, Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper(#115673), Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Ribbon, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, Paper Snips, Paper Trimmer with Scoring Blade

Dawns Stamping Tips:
Base of Easel Card measures 4-1/2" x 8-1/2" (Score at 4-1/2" and 6-3/8")
Front of Easel Card measures 4" x 5-1/4" (I cut my front down to 4" x 4-7/8"

Enjoy,
Dawn Olchefske

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My Digital Studio 2010 Calendar - I'm Giddy!!

I have been deliberating on how to share with you my awesome new My Digital Studio (MDS) 2010 Calendar.  Well...Sometimes procastination pays off!

With the launch of the new Stampin' Connection for Stampin' Up! demonstrators, sharing has become even easier and cooler!  I uploaded my MDS calendar photos to an "album" function and was able to get the code for a slide show (see below).  How cool is that?  Having said that...I'm hoping the slide show actually works in this blog post.  So you'll have to let me know; and how you like it!

Each year my daughter and I create 8 full calendars as gifts to all the grandparents & great grandparents to her two beautiful boys, Max and Sam.  Let me tell you...that's a lot of work.  Think about it, it's 96 scrapbook pages:  8 calendars, 2 packs of Designer Series Paper, 6 packs of cardstock, 1 pack of brads, 1 pack of Stampin' Dimensionals , 16 or more Snail Adhesive Refills. PLUS 3-full days of creating and assembling.  Phew, that's a lot of work. 

But not anymore...with My Digital Studio, we reduced our creating time down to ONE day!  At Christmas time (well anytime!) - that's a huge time savings!

But better than that...My daughter and I are beyond happy with the results and quality of the calendars.  They are beautiful and passed our wildest expectations!

Below is a slide show presentation of the "2010 the story of...The Prezezdziecki Boys" (Pronounced Per-jes-ski...how fun is that?)

If you are unable to view the slide show from your email subscription...CLICK HERE

 

Hope you enjoyed the slide show! 

You too can share your projects this way (and see TONS more projects shared by me and other Stampin' Up! demonstrators) by joining Stampin' Up!  Now is a great time to join.  And if you like My Digital Studio...there is a special starter kit just for you.  Both the Standard and Digital Starter kits are on sale for 15% off, PLUS - a free stamp set from Stampin' Up! (any stamp set in the current catalogs!). 

Check out out following for more information:

JOIN MY TEAM
DOstamperSTARS

I'm participating in a promotion offered by the CEO of Stampin' Up! and I'd love to have you on my team of awesome DOstamperSTARS!

Enjoy~Dawn O

 

 

Accents & Elements: Roof Garden Calendar

I love Stampin' Up!s Accents & Elements tins.  They are so quick and easy to use.  Unfortunately - all three tins are retiring.  Roof Garden was my favorite!  (You only have a few days left to get it before it's gone - DOshopping HERE)

Roof Garden Accents & Elements  111377 
Price: $10.95 
With our Roof Garden Accents & Elements, you get 12 sheets of self-adhesive die-cuts for easy cards and projects. In each package you'll get three sheets each of four designs. Pieces layer together to make dimensional tags and accents. Images are designed in Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy, and Baja Breeze.

Last month I did a class for my DOstamperSTARS demonstrators with Roof Garden, Urban Garden Designer Series Paper (112042), and the 6x6 Desktop Calendar (104144).

So today, I'll share with you the 12 calendar pages we made:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to make this calendar, you'll want to get your order in by January 18th.  Check out other retired items below:

STAMP SETS

Retired Stamp Set List - Alphabetically

Retired Stamp Set List - Numerically

2008 Fall Winter Dormant List

ACCESSORIES

Stampin' Up! Retired Accessory list HERE

Stampin' Up! "Inventory Blowout" Sales Flyer HERE

Download Stampin' Up! "Products not found in the current catalog" Flyer HERE

DOshopping - Click HERE

Max of the Month - May

Happy Birthday to Max!  He's turned one and got to dive into his first birthday cake!

Enjoy~Dawn