Five Stampin' Up! Fabric Ideas

Here's five fabulous fabric ideas for the Stampin' Up! Fabric Frenzy sale ending Sunday, March 31st...all fabrics 50% off!

Fabulous phone rest created by Control Freak, Mary Brown
(features 126894 Comfort Café Designer Fabric $9.95 sale $4.98)

 

Fabulous pouch created by my sweet friend, Missy Shipman
(features: 129307 More Amore Designer Fabric $9.95  sale $4.98 )

Fabulous flower pony tail holder created by my friend, Denise Jorgenson
(features: 129307 More Amore Designer Fabric $9.95  sale $4.98 )

 

Fabulous luggage tag and flower pin combo was created by my new friend, Nancy Thompson!  (features: 129308 Tea for Two Designer Fabric $9.95  sale $4.98)

Shop the Stampin' Up! Fabric Frenzy sale

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Thank you for Shopping with Dawn!

• Shop the Stampin' Up! Fabric Frenzy sale
• Check out all Stampin' Up! SPECIALS & NEW ARRIVALS
• DOstamping Loyalty Rewards (Earn free stamps on orders of $50 or more

Don't Forget...

• NEW "This and That" sneak peek early release
• NEW Spring Surprise sneak peek special: Spring Surprise Bundles
• NEW Photopolymer offering: Designer Typeset Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Don't let the JOIN "second chance" Sale-A-Bration offer expire - Mar 31st.  Hurry to take advantage of this fantastic offer today (Get $156.50 in product for only $99!)

 

Guest Stamper Sunday: Heidi Vinkemeier

DOstamperSTAR Heidi Vinkemeier is my Guest Stamper today.  Heidi is in my second level and just celebrated her one year Stampin' Up! anniversary!  I recently found out that not only is she a stamper, but she sews!

She's been wowing us we some fabric projects and is sharing some of them with you today.  Here's the first one I fell in love with...her Fabric Tabletop Organizer!

She used the Floral District Designer Fabric Collection, from the Stampin' Up! 2012/2013 Annual Catalog.

Her latest project is a 12x12 Portable Project Bag

This is made with the Orchard Harvest Designer Fabric Collection found in the 2012 Holiday Mini Catalog.  More pics and description can be found on her blog,  Stampin' With Heidi Blog .  Be sure to:

• Check out her Scallop Square Fabric Tabletop Organizer
• Check out her 12 x 12 Portable Project Bag  

Thank you Heidi, for sharing your talent with us!

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Join Stampin' Up! for the always low price of $99.00 AND get a free collection of ink pads! 

With the holidays approaching, now is a great time to join.  But it's even better this month, especially if you inkpads on your wish list.  As you'll get a set of 10 for FREE - just for joining Stampin' Up!  Wow - that's a $49.95 value!

Plus - you customize your own starter kit.  Build your kit, your way.  Select $125 worth of Stampin' Up! product. 

Most DOstamperSTARS have joined for their love of the hobby and stay for the love of Stampin' Up!  If that describes you, then you should join our DOstamperSTARS group.  Whether joining as a hobbyist or a business builder, there is room for you here!

We just welcomed Bernadette and Gayle to our group - woohoo!!! 

Get started today with Stampin' Up!

Sweater Trim Ribbon & Orchard Harvest Fabric Drawstring Bags

I couldn't wait anymore to share today's project with you.  Back in July, when I got my first glimpse of the 2012 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog, one of the first new products that caught my eye was the adorable Sweater Trim Ribbon (pg 11).  I immediately thought it could be used as a drawstring of some kind.  Then I came upon the Orchard Harvest Designer Fabric (pg 30)and completely fell in love with it's bold design and autumn hues.  And bam, it hit me...Fabric Drawstring Bags!

Aren't these stinkin' cute? These Fabric Drawstring Bags could be used for Thanksgiving party favors, birthday party goodie bags, gift wrap, kids game storage (like dominoes) and more!

My daughter, Angie had made some canvas goodie bags for the boy's birthday parties this spring and so I turned to her for her sewing expertise.  We don't have a pattern, but here's some tips: 

• To maximize the Orchard Harvest Designer Fabric, each bag needs two 5-3/4" x 8-1/4" squares.  
• You can get 9 squares from each 18" x 27" fat quarter. 
• Each package of fabric (total of 3 fat quarters), can make a total of 12 bags. 
• I washed and cut everything up.  
• Angie sewed them for me.  Essentially sewing up three sides and turning over the top for the Gumball Green Sweater Trim Ribbon drawstring. 

We made 50 of them for the DOstamperSTARS Camp-a-Rama event this past August.  Each person received their very own Orchard Harvest Fabric Drawstring Bag with a few little goodies to tuck inside!

I love it when you get an idea and it comes out get exactly how you planned it.  That doesn't happen often.  But when it does...I just get giddy with excitement!

If you love this idea too, I've put together a chart to coordinate Stampin' Up! Designer Fabric with the 3 colors of Sweater Trim Ribbon. 

Sweater Trim Ribbon - Cherry Cobbler (129938)

• Essentials (126892)
• Timeless Portrait (125411)
• Orchard Harvest (126915)
• Candlelight Christmas (126905) 
• Holly Berry Bouquet (121065 clearance rack $3.99)
• Deck the Halls (121716 clearance rack only .99)

Sweater Trim Ribbon - Gumball Green (127838)

• Orchard Harvest (126915)
• Candlelight Christmas (126905)

Sweater Trim Ribbon - Whisper White (129937)

• Essentials (126892)
• Floral District (126893)
• Comfort Cafe (126894)
• Summer Smooches (125411)
• Twitterpated (125412)
• Flirtatious (122335) 
• Candy Cane Christmas (121715 clearance rack only .99)

Thanks for stopping by and have fun making your own Drawstring Fabric Bags!!

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Clearance Rack Update

Oh, your excitement over the updated Clearance Rack was so much fun this weekend.  Many of you saved money on a lot of deals!  There are still deals to be had.  So if you missed out, you still have time to take advantage of huge savings!

Discounted Clearance Rack items are only available in my Stampin' Up! Online Store.  However, you can add any current product to your shopping bag (like Sweater Trim Ribbon and Designer Fabric!).  Don't forget...

• When you order $50 or more, you'll receive DOstamping Loyalty Rewards. 
• When you order $150 or more, you'll receive Stampin' Rewards=FREE product of your choice (you'll choose your free product with your order before final check out)!

Shop the Clearance Rack Today!

Guest Stamper Sunday: Laurie Zoellmer

DOstamperSTAR Laurie Zoellmer is my Guest Stamper today.  The one thing (among many) I like about Laurie is, she isn't afraid of trying new things.  Someone like myself, might say, I'll try that some day.  Not Laurie, she just dives right in and does it!  Like her first project, No Sew Fabric Paper Snip Holder.

First of all, Laurie chose the super cute Summer Smooches Designer Fabric - love it!  Plus, the beauty of this little holder is, it's cut with the Petal Cone Die.  I love her finishing touch of the flower (Blossoms Party Originals Die) and button.  She even put together a photo tutorial on her blog, so you can make one too!  See the link below.

This card is a perfect example of Laurie's stamping style, clean and simple (CAS).  It features the Lacy & Lovely (122885w or 122887c) and Betsy's Blossoms (126004w or 126006c) stamp sets.

I have to let you know...Laurie has been laid up for a couple weeks as she had surgery on her thumb.  She is on the mend, but it's been a struggle for her to stamp and prepare for her classes.  She hasn't asked for any help.  I even offered to help her with cutting for her classes and she said no, thanks.  It's gonna be a few more weeks before she's fully mended and back to her normal stamping activity.  So be sure to stop by her blog and give her some lovin'!

You can find her at Laurie's Stampin' Spot Blog and be sure to:

• Check out her No Sew Fabric Paper Snip Holder Tutorial
• Check out her Lacy and Lovely Card and supply list 

Thank you Laurie, for sharing your talent and love of Stampin' Up! with us!

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Join Stampin' Up! for the always low price of $99.00! 

With the holidays approaching, now is a great time to join, especially if you have a long wish list.  Make your holidays happy when you buy from yourself and save! 

Plus - you customize your own starter kit.  Build your kit, your way.  Select $125 worth of Stampin' Up! product, including Clearance Rack items.  Note:  If you want to order clearance items in your starter kit, visit the clearance rack with a paper and pen, write down the items numbers you want so you're prepared when ordering your kit.  But don't delay as clearance rack items sell out fast!

Most DOstamperSTARS have joined for their love of the hobby and stay for the love of Stampin' Up!  If that describes you, then you should join our DOstamperSTARS group.  Whether joining as a hobbyist or a  business builder, there is room for you here! 

Get started today with Stampin' Up!

 

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Woohoo - the Stampin' Up Clearance Rack has been update with 70 more items.  Get some of your retired favorites at low, low prices!

 

 

 

 

Summer Smooches Designer Fabric Coffee Cozy

I totally fell in love with the new Summer Smooches Designer Fabric.  I think it's the cutest Stampin' Up! Designer Fabric so far!  Now, I'm not a sewer, but my daughter Angie is.  She made up some Summer Smooches Coffee Cozies for my last DOstamperSTARS meeting. 

 

The adorable pink coffee cozy was a gift from my dear sweet friend and fellow Advisory Board Member, Missy Shipman.  She found the pattern at Skip to my Lou.  Missy used another adorable Stampin' Up! Designer Fabric, Twitterpated.  She added a cute little "tea bag pocket" detail on hers, so I had to too!

Dawn's Stampin' Supplies

Summer Smooches Designer Fabric (125411), Big Shot (113439), 3-1/2" Circle Die (121811), Buttons (retired), White Baker's Twine (124262)

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Dawn's Shopping Links

Summer Smooches Products are a sneak peek promotion available until April 30th.  Then we say good-bye, but then hello again on June 1st!

 

 

Shop the Retiring Section of my Stampin' Up! Store.  To plan your online shopping experience, view and print the retired lists HERE.

NOTE:  The retired accessories list is updated daily as items sell out.

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Starting May 1st...

When you join Stampin' Up!, the choice is yours to put together a Fully Customizable Stampin' Up! Starter Kit with any of our current high-quality products.  You can choose up to $125 worth of any Stampin' Up! products! You'll also receive a business supplies pack (valued at $65) to create a kit with a total value of $190 that still ships for FREE (for even more value)!  All this for the new low price of $99!

How would you put your starter kit together?  What would you get?

More details coming soon!

Spice Cake & Gently Falling Make & Takes

We had a fabulous DOstamperSTARS meeting last month with tons of sharing, recognition, swapping and of course, fun make & takes!

When I designed the make & takes for this meeting, I took inspiration from Shelli Gardner's (CEO & Co-Founder of Stampin' Up!) presentation at the 2011 Stampin' Up! Convention in July.  I totally fell in love with the new Spice Cake Collection & Gently Falling stamp set and LOVED her projects that featured them.  They are not an exact "case" of them, but very similiar.

 

 

 

 

 

Dawns Stamping Supplies
(Bold items = from 2011 Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog)

Stamps: Gently Falling (#123802w or #123804c)
Ink: More Mustard, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Paper: Notecards and envelopes, Naturals Ivory, Whisper White, Medium Envelopes
Accessories: Autumn Spice Designer Fabric (#124066), Autumn Spice Designer Buttons (#124113), Natural Hemp Twine, Vintage Trinkets, Big shot, Snowburst Textured Embossing Folder, Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker, Spritzer Color Tool, Mat Pat, Paper Piercing Tool, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail

 

 

Look what else we made? A Kimono card! Actually, it looks like a robe. Boy are these easy and so addicting.  I just want to make one in all the Designer Series Papers!  This one uses the new Spice Cake Designer Series Paper (#124003) and Stitched Poly Pear Pizzazz Ribbon (#119265)

By the comments on my DOstamping YouTube Channel, it sounds like many of you are enjoying the Kimono card too!!  Thanks for your feedback.  I always enjoying hearing from my readers/viewers.

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Don't forget...

If you're a local Stampin' Up! Demonstrator or looking at the Stampin' Up! opportunity, you can join us at our next DOstamperSTARS Get Together on October 1st.  It's filling up fast, so sign up now! 

Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Sneak Peak from the Controlfreaks

Welcome to the Control Freaks August 2011 Tour (officially starts August 20th). We are thrilled to have you join us today. Our tour is nice and short, and features some of your favorite Control Freaks Stampers, sharing projects made with Stampin' Up! products. In fact, if you started in the middle of the tour, you may have just come from fellow freaker and friend Barb Mullikin blog.

Our theme for this month is:  Stampin' Up! 2011 Holiday Mini Catalog Sneak Peaks

When I first saw the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog, I totally fell in love with the Spice Cake Collection.  I'm a "Autumn" kind of gal anyways - so that would make sense.  Stampin' Up! did a great job with this collection.  Giving the color combo an updated twist by adding a blue tone - Pool Party, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Peasr Pizzazz, River Rock and Very Vanilla.  Having said that - I used Baja Breeze for the blue in my projects today.  Not sure why, I just kinda grab it.  But guess what - it works!

I'm starting with an "It's a Wrap Holidays" card.  This stamp set was designed to fit on 1" x 2-5/8" size labels.  However, I stamped it on Very Vanilla cardstock to create my own "labels" for this card.

 

The "ribbon" is actually the Spice Cake Designer Fabric "ripped" in a 1" strip.  LOVE IT!!

My next project features another new product coming September 1st - Kraft Gift Box.  Four boxes for only $2.95 - it's a heck of a deal!!  I can see so many things fitting into these boxes.  They're sized 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 2-1/2.

 

I decorated it with Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, Designer Fabric and a Designer Button!  Here's a close up...

 
 
Here are the new items from the Stampin' Up! 2011 Holiday Mini Catalog you'll find in my projects above:

1. It's a Wrap Holidays stamp set
2. Spice Cake Designer Fabric 
3. Spice Cake Designer Series Paper (on the box)
4. Spice Cake Designer Buttons
5. Kraft Gift Box

Additional Supplies used:

Ink and Cardstock: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla 
Big Shot: Houndstooth Texture Impressions Embossing Folder
Other: Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Antique Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Well, that wraps up this stop of the tour. I hope you enjoyed my Stampin' Up! 2011 Holiday Mini Catlaog sneak peak. Now on to more Stampin' Up! inspiration from my fellow Control Freak, Liz Shultz.  You're gonna love her projects too!

 

Guest Stamper: Bobbi Peterson and Sew Suite Collection

You are in for a treat today!  When my Guest Stamper, Bobbi Peterson sent me her Sew Suite Collection cards, I had no doubt in my mind that the cards would be her usual outstanding work.  But when I opened her package...whoa, I couldn't believe my eyes.  Every card was better than the next one.  I couldn't decide which one was my favorite.  I loved them all and I think you will too!

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Aren't they fabulous and creative?  Great job Bobbi.  For more inspiration from Bobbi, check out her "Out of the Box with Bobbi" blog (which she just started).  Thanks for sharing Bobbi!

Bobbi's Stamping Supplies
(bold items = from 2011 Occasions Mini Catalog)

Stamps:  Sew Suite, Pattern Pieces, You're a Gem, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Beary Nice Wishes, Occasional Quotes (level three hostess)
Color:  Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White cardstock, Hostess Level One In Color Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories:  Sweet Stitches Fabric, Tangerine Tango Pom Pom Trim, 1/4" Daffodil Delight Grosgrain Ribbon, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding, Linen Thread, Sweet Stitches Designer Big Buttons, Bitty Buttons, Sweet Stitches Fabric Designer Brads, Eyelet Border Punch, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punches, Boho Blossom Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice & Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folders, Top Note Die, Naturally Serif Decorative Strip Die, Stampin' Dimensionals  

Purchase the Stampin' Up! supplies to make these projects at my ONLINE STORE

Enjoy~Dawn O

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2011 Occasions Mini Catalog (January 4th - April 30th, 2011) is loaded with tons of products for upcoming holidays like Valentines Day, Birthdays, Easter and More!