Special and FREE Tutorial

Hi Stampers,

I have a special and a tutorial to share with you.

SPECIAL.....

How about FREE SHIPPING on all orders of $30 or more!!

and

Right now Stampin' Up! has the $10.95 Designer Series Paper on sale for 

BUY 3 GET THE 4th FREE. 

add my FREE SHIPPING for more savings!!!

Special runs through July 31st. Email your orders to me by 9:00pm PST to receive your 

FREE SHIPPING!!

All orders must be paid by 10:30pm PST through PayPal, if on the 31st. If you would like to pay by check, it must arrive by the 31st.

Only US orders qualify.

Now for the tutorial.....

I thought I would show how to make custom glimmer paper. One of the new glimmer paper is Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. 

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
Price: $4.95 135315
Stunning, no-mess way to add glitter accents—glitter won’t brush off this cover-weight paper! Use with select dies. 2 sheets: ea. 12" x 12".

Through this picture, you can't see all the sparkles. It's very pretty just on it's own, but boy the colors you can make with it is awesome!

Here's the card we made in club this month....stamp set is In this Together 

CLEAR-MOUNT 133869 $16.95

wood-mount133866 $22.95

The Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper has been turned into Blackberry Bliss Glimmer Paper! Here's how to make that change....oh, it's a good idea to wear latex gloves for this project or wash a sink of dishes after making the paper to remove all the ink from your fingers and hands!!!!

1. Drop 2 small drops of the color refill of your choice into the Stampin' Spritzer. Add rubbing alcohol to fill the spritzer. 

2. Set your paper into a card board box and begin to spray the entire sheet. It may take 2-3 refills of the spritzer to cover the entire sheet. It depends on how dark you want the color to be.

 3. Your paper will look like this once you are done spraying. There may be darkened edges that will need to be trimmed away.

4. Trim your paper to desired size for your projects. You're done!

This is very easy to do. Like I said previously, it can be messy, but it's so much fun to see the transformation. Go give it a try!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Two Valentine Projects

Hi My Friends,

Quick share of the other projects done  last night at Free Stamp Night. These products are part of the Whole Lotta Love Promotion. The flyer can be viewed over on the left sidebar.

Remember my  FREE SHIPPING AND TAX special is currently ongoing through this Friday. Send your orders to me. Find all the details HERE.

And, if you missed the Birthday Bash, but would like a kit, see the details HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Accordion Memory Keeper Gift Set

Hello My Friends,

Well today is MY day over at  Craft Project Central!!!!

Head over there and leave a comment. From those comments, I'll be picking some lucky person to win a subscription to this month projects. You have till 11:59pm PST today to leave your comments in order to be eligible for the drawing.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Harvest

Hi Stampers,

Head over to the Craft Project Central for a gorgeous home decor project by Jen Arkfeld.

Here's what Jen has to say - "Decorating my house with Fall Décor is one of my favorite things to do!  I love all of the rich, warm colors.  This month I’ve created some simple, new ways to jazz up my home, and yours, for a Harvest Party.  A festive banner can hang from your mantel or window; refresh your cake stands with some die cut leaves; create gratitude and treat jars, and give those pumpkins a facelift with glitter. You’ll be ready in no time to celebrate the Harvest Season."

Thanks for stopping by!

Under the Spotlight Class

Hello Stampers,

STAMP SET - PERFECT BLEND -  found on page 37 of the Stampin' Up! Annual Idea Book and Catalog, is Under the Spotlight for this class on Friday, September 27th.

The idea of the class is to choose a product and make several cards/projects allowing you to see the versatility of the chosen product. You will complete at least 3 cards/projects and a carrier using this set.

In this class, each person will go home with their own stamp set!
Cost: $26.00 cling / $30.00 wood
If you already own the set, a set of your choice (same cost) will be ordered in it's place. Email your selection to me.

Please go to the right-hand sidebar, click on the correct PayPal button to register for class.

Deadline for class registration is Monday, September 23rd.

Please bring your standard stamping supplies, including adhesives and dimensionals, to class. Also bring your Simply Scored tool or any score board and your acrylic blocks.

We will order Pizza or have chicken wings and a salad or something along those lines for dinner. You won't need to stop and pick up something to eat. Just come straight from work.

Thanks for stopping by!

IT's In!!!

Christmas Stamp-a-Stack class this Saturday, 14th at 1:00pm.  3 designs - 4 cards each = 12 cards! Not too late to sign up! Use PayPal button on righthand sidebar.

Hi Stampers,

It's FINALLY, back in stock!!!  What's in stock??? The Magnetic Platform for the Big Shot Die Cut Machine. Put your orders in now before they run out again.

If you would like to order this - and make it your hostess club order - use the appropriate HOSTESS CODE from below, then go online and shop in my online store.

By the way, THE CLEARANCE RACK HAS BEEN UPDATED!!!!! Don't forget to check out the new stuff like CARDSTOCK!!

3rd Monday - Mystery Hostess - BRQKZTS - credited towards Sept orders
3rd Sunday - Cheri is the hostess - PBP4TRSV - credited towards Sept orders
1st Sunday - Velinda is the hostess - V6DYTSWZ - credited towards Oct orders


NEW - now taking sign-ups......

Hostess Club by Mail 

Wish you could attend one of my hostess clubs in person, but can't due to whatever reason? Now you can by the convenience of having the club come to you!! This is great for local and long distance stampers!

You will receive a kit each month in the mail. The kit will be the paper/consumable supplies for 3 projects. The kit will not include stamps, ink, punches, dies, framelits, sponges, etc. Some items will be pre-punched or die cut for you. 

The project pics will be posted on my Hostess Club blog. This is a separate blog from my personal blog. The blog is password protected. You may need to join Blogger in order to see the post. This does not mean you have a blog and need to post on the blog.

You will be responsible for entering your orders online by the 10th of each month. Your membership is for 6 months. You can cancel anytime after the 6 months. The shipping is 6.95 for orders under 70.00. Orders are delivered directly to your doorstep by UPS. 

For being a part of Club by Mail, you also get 30.00 for FREE!! If you send me what you would like for your 30.00 for free, I will get it ordered and send it to you by the end of your 6 month subscription. 

You will have a monthly hostess club code, that will be posted on the hostess club blog. You will need to enter that code on your order to keep you qualified for the 30.00 free.

Send me an email if you would like to join! rubberandink2@gmail.com

Thanks for stopping by today!

Let the Paper Do the Talking - Final

Hi Folks,

Here is the last card in my Paper Talking series. I saved my favorite card for the end. The orange trim was done using the Tasteful Trim die. The little points reminded me of candy corn. Fitting for a food theme, don't you think? The only thing stamped is the eat if you dare image from the Halloween Bash stamp set. All else comes from the Witches' Brew Designer Series Paper. Hope you enjoyed this series as much as I enjoyed creating the cards.

Would you like to create a card using the new  CircleThinlit? You can do just that at my new class called Breakfast Corner. Carve out a little corner of your morning to make a stepped up card and enjoy coffee/tea and a donut. You can come Friday or  Saturday morning at 10:30am. Cost is just $5. You do need to let me know you're coming so I can have a kit ready for you. Hope you come and join me!

Thanks for stopping by!
Gayle

Let the Paper Do the Talking 3

Here's my 4th card spotlighting the Designer Series Paper, Witches' Brew. The spider web and wood planks are the images from the paper. The perfect background to add spookiness to a Halloween card.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Gayle

Craft Project Central

Hello My Friends!

This month I have some exciting news!! I've been asked to be a guest designer for Craft Project Central!  I've always been a frequent visitor to this website so when they asked me to be a guest designer, I was, and still am, truly honored.

I'll be sharing what the other designers have created, well as my own, all month long. Today, Julie Beltramo – www.justjulieb30.blogspot.com has a great project. It's Witches Brew Halloween Home Decor.

This trio of canvases makes for a fun and festive wall hanging for the upcoming Halloween happenings! It’s a great project to make for your own Halloween décor. But don’t forget to make a second one, along with the coordinating card, and give it as a gift! If you haven't already, click on over and check out Julies's project. 

This week, I'll be sharing the final 2 cards in my Let the Paper do the Talking series. Come back soon!

Thanks for stopping  by!

Let the Paper Do the Talking 2

Hi Stampers,

Here are two more cards using the Witches Brew Designer Series Paper (DSP) as the main focus of the card. The skull and newspaper print are from the DSP. On the newsprint card, I stamped the other words and on the skull card, there's no stamping at all. Using DSP as your main
focus makes for easy card making.

Thanks for stopping by!
Gayle

Let the Paper Do the Talking - Part 1

Hi Friends,

I've had a lot of fun using the Witches' Brew Designer Series Paper (DSP) making cards. Using the DSP as a main image is what I call letting the PAPER do the talking. I actually made 5 cards in one sitting! Can we say....."on a roll"!!! Actually should have been working on another project but couldn't leave the DSP alone. LOL!! Ideas kept flowing out. I will share all of them with you over the next few days.

Keep on stamping!!

Halloween Share

Hello friends,

Here is a quick share today. First of my Halloween projects. This is one of the protects done in club.

I'm testing posting from my kindle. Hope it works. Thanks for stopping by today!
Gayle

August Creative Opportunities

Hi Stampers,

Welcome August!!! My, this year is passing by really fast. 

Holiday Catalog starts today. If you haven't received one in the mail from me. Let me know.

Here's the class schedule for the month of August.

Sun Aug 4, 2013

1pm - 4pm Hostess Club

Where: Rubber and Ink Studio - Highland Park (just south of South Pasadena) 

Description: Monthly card class. Making 3 projects each month. Attend as Club Member OR Class Attendee. Club Members have a monthly commitment and receives hostess freebies, while class Attendee comes just to take the class. 

Club members - $25 minimum order 

Guest of Club members - $25 minimum order or  $25 fee

Class attendee - $25 fee

Sat Aug 10, 2013

1pm - 6pm Annual Customer Appreciation Day

Where: My Studio - Highland Park (just south of South Pasadena) 

Description: Come enjoy a day on me!! My day to say THANK YOU to you for being my customers!! Please RSVP so I can have enough kits ready.

Make 'n Takes to do 

Prizes to win - several prizes and a grand prize 

Retired stamp sale - deep discounts 35% off!!

Place an order from either the annual or holiday catalog - get half the amount FREE from retired stamps

Ice cream social - have fun with floats, sundaes, or cones

Convention Swaps on display - take plenty of pictures

Sat Aug 17, 2013 

6:30pm - 8:30pm Can't Stop Stamping TEAM MTG

Where: My Studio - Highland Park (just south of South Pasadena) 

Description: Team meeting and training for demonstrators and their guest

Sun Aug 18, 2013

5:30pm - 8:30pm HOSTESS CLUB

Where: SFTH, 11720 WASHINGTON PL. LA CA 90066 

Description: Monthly card class. Making 3 projects each month. Attend as Club Member OR Class Attendee. Club Members have a monthly commitment and receives hostess freebies, while class Attendee comes just to take the class. 

Club members - $25 minimum order 

Guest of Club members - $25 minimum order or  $25 fee

Class attendee - $25 fee

Mon Aug 19, 2013

6:30pm - 9:30pm HOSTESS CLUB

Where: SFTH, 11720 WASHINGTON PL. LA CA 90066 

Description: Monthly card class. Making 3 projects each month. Attend as Club Member OR Class Attendee. Club Members have a monthly commitment and receives hostess freebies, while class Attendee comes just to take the class. 

Club members - $25 minimum order 

Guest of Club members - $25 minimum order or  $25 fee

Class attendee - $25 fee

Fri Aug 23, 2013

7pm - 10pm Butterfly Kisses Book

Where: My Studio - Highland Park (just south of South Pasadena) 

Description: This class uses all non-Stampin' Up! products!! Make a 6 page whimsical butterfly themed book. Each page is a little longer than the previous. It's bright, cheery, and brings a smile to your face. You will do some painting, use the big shot, and plenty of embellishments. Bring your stamping kit, including adhesives. 

Cost 35.00 

Please go to the right-hand sidebar and click on the correct PayPal button to register for class.

Sun Aug 25, 2013

1pm - 3pm BIG SHOT CLASS HP

Where: My Studio -Highland Park (just south of South Pasadena) 

Description: Where's all my "BIG SHOTTERS" at??!! 

The Big Shot class is held the last Sunday of every month. You will create 3 projects in each class. Bring your Big Shot or Big Kick, if you have one. Still come if you don't have one! I've got 2 to share! Also bring your Stamping Kit. (Look to the right hand side bar, for a list of what should be in your kit.) 

Cost: Please go to the right-hand sidebar and click on the correct PayPal button to register for class.

Opt 1 - Flat fee $25

Opt 2 - Place a $35 order, CLASS IS FREE!!! Register by paying the $35 through the PayPal button on the righthand sidebar. At class, pay the tax and shipping and any overage amount.

Opt 3 - ***Class Bundle - buy 3 at the flat rate of $25 each, 4th is FREE***

Fri Aug 30, 2013

7pm - 10pm Under the Spotlight - Tea Party

Where: My Studio - Highland Park (just south of South Pasadena) 

Description: STAMP SET - TEA PARTY - found on page 35 of the Annual Idea Book and Catalog, is Under the Spotlight for this class on Friday, August 30th. 

The idea of the class is to choose a product and make several cards/projects allowing you to see the versatility of the chosen product. You will complete at least 3 cards/projects and a carrier using this set. 

In this class, each person will go home with their own stamp set! 

Cost: $28.00 cling / $34.00 wood (sorry, no special discounts for team members) If you already own the set, a set of your choice (same cost) will be ordered in it's place. Email your selection to me. 

Please use PayPal button on the right-hand sidebar to register for class. Click on the correct set type. Deadline for class registration is Wednesday, August 14th. I do need time to order your stamp sets!

Please bring your standard stamping supplies, including adhesives and dimensionals, to class. Also bring your Simply Scored tool or any score board and your acrylic blocks. 

We will order Pizza or have chicken wings and a salad or something along those lines for dinner. You won't need to stop and pick up something to eat. Just come straight from work.

HOT SUMMER SPECIAL!!!!

!!!!HOT SUMMER SPECIAL!!!!

FREE SHIPPING AND TAX 

for the first 4 orders $25.00 and over

PLUS

All that order a minimum of $50 will be entered into a drawing for this pack of goodies worth $50!!

Drawing will be held at 8:00pm on July 31st. 

Winner will receive an email notification that they won!

All orders need to be emailed to me by 7pm July 31st

Hostess Club orders do not qualify

US residents only

PayPal invoicing only

This drawing and special is only offered by me, Gayle Smith, not Stampin' Up!

STAMPIN' UP! SPECIALS THAT EXPIRE ON JULY 31ST

Free Designer Series Paper!!

Buy three packs of select Designer Series Paper and get one for free!

See our Designer Series Paper in the annual catalog on pages 151, 153, and 154.

No limits. Order six? You'll get two for free. Nine? You'll get three for free.

The Fine Print:

The following items do not qualify for the offer:

• Designer Series Paper Stacks
• Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Designer Series Paper ordered through hostess benefits

Single Stamps - 

Assortment 3 and Assortment 4 - click on link under picture to open larger PDF.

Assortment 3

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwdWLp9lH0AtUTN2Z255Yi15SWs/edit?usp=sharing

Assortment 4

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwdWLp9lH0AtX3AtVDhoVFJwSTQ/edit?usp=sharing

Now, aren't you glad you stopped by today!!! 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Convention Swaps - Barb Jackson's Dress Swap

Hi Stampers!

Today I'm going to share a swap that Barbara Jackson organized. It was one of many she organized. She was a busy woman. I didn't take part in this or any of her swaps but a couple of my friends did, so I'm showing pics of the ones I liked. I told Barbara that next year I'll be back joining her swaps. I did the first year I went and had a great time.

But first, with a reminder that my Annual Customer Appreciation Day is coming up on August 10th. Save the date. You don't want to miss this one. I'm in the middle of setting up my new craft room and reorganizing the classroom. I'm an opening boxes of stuff I haven't touched in quite awhile. Guess what, it's all going on the sale table!

Now for Barbara's dress swap.

This one was done by Barbara Jackson.

Thanks for stopping by!

Convention Highlights 3 - Riverton Tour Bus Swaps

Hi Stampers,

While on the bus ride to the home office, some of the other demonstrators was showing the swaps they had gotten so far. I took pics of the ones I like.

All these swaps makes a person want to go stamp something!

Thanks for stopping by!