S.T.A.R.S.--Sharing The Art of Rubber Stamping

REBEL Card Swaps: Part 5 of 5

I'm sorry to report that these are the last of the SPECTACULAR cards I received in the REBEL swap!  Boo-Hoo!  But fear not, Convention & the new Catalog & Idea Book are just around the corner, so that means more swaps!!  YEAH!!

Made by Shelly May

Made by Tara Bazata (I cranked up the contrast so you could see her cool white on white embossing!  Cool!)

Made by Tricia Bandy

Made by Kevin Theeson

Made by Wendy Knowles

I hope you have enjoyed these wonderful cards and that they have sparked your creative fire!!  Erin

REBEL Card Swaps: Part 4

Here's my ongoing quest to show you all the cool swaps I received from the REBEL swap!  Tomorrow is the LAST day of Vacation Bible School, so I'm hoping to get my creative juices flowing this weekend!  Enjoy!

Made by Michele Smith

Made by Paula "Fats" Cannon

Made by Sarah Green

Made by Sharon Armstrong

Made by Sharon Cheng

Tomorrow (Friday), I'll be posting the last 5 samples from this FABULOUS Swap!  Don't you wish you could be a REBEL??   Erin

REBEL Swap Cards--Part 3

Since I didn't get Part 2 up in time on Tuesday, I'm giving you a special treat...2 posts in one day!  WOW!!  Enjoy!

Made by Kimberly Millard

Made by Linda Bartolucci

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Made by Margo Kelly

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Made by Mary Ammar

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Made by Wendy Randall

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Well, I hope you have enjoyed your double dose of the REBEL swap!!  Erin

REBEL Swap Cards--Part 2

Here are some more WAY COOL swaps from the Rebel Swap I participated in.

Made by Janet Wakeland

Made by Janice Weightman

Made by Jeri Holm

Made by Joy Kickland

Made by Kathleen Gallaher

Yet even more swaps to come tomorrow!  Erin

REBEL Swap Cards

This week I am volunteering at our church's Vacation Bible School (aka...VBS), so I am not anticipating having too much energy to sit at the old stamp table to whip out some FABULOUS items to impress & amaze you, so I'm going to let other people's BEAUTIFUL cards impress & amaze you!!

A few months back I participated in a swap hosted by my upline, Mimi Henwood, that was called the REBEL swap!  Sounds dangerous doesn't it??  Just what exactly were we rebelling?  We were rebelling against making a zillion swaps to take to Leadership!  Ooohh!  That is pretty dangerous!  Not taking swaps to Leadership...well, actually that's just darn near impossible...I did have to take some swaps, but not the tons & tons I used to back in the old days.  Here's what I got! YEAH!!

This first one is the swap I made...I actually CASED this idea from a swap I received at Leadership!

 

 Made by Amy Erickson

Made by Amy Kennedy

 Made by Beverly Jacobson

  Made by Christie Hagerhjelm

  Made by Cindy Lawrence

Made by Denise Foster

Stay tuned....even more GORGEOUS cards coming soon!  Erin

Simply Scrappin' Kit: Special Delivery-Girl--Flip Album/Book

Last Saturday I attended a baby shower for a friend from church who was expecting twin girls sometime in the next couple of weeks, bringing her total # of children to 5!  So, I figured she probably wouldn't have much time to scrapbook once the babies are born.  This is the first time I've made one of these Flip Album/Books.  I first saw them on....can you guess?  Patty Bennett's INSPIRING blog and she originally found the idea on Chiaki Haverstick's INFORMATIVE blog with a very nice step-by-step instruction guide.

I was inspired by Tracey's Corner of Creation for a majority of the placement of paper & embellishments.  Since I made this for a set of twins, the two sides of the album are mirror images.  I took quite of few photos, so be sure to check out the album in the sidebar to view all the pictures.

 

I thought I'd show you what it looked like open first, so that the individual pictures below would make sense.

Above:  Cover has been opened to the Left. 

Below:  Open 4 Square page to the Right.

Below:  Open  (above) Apricot Page to the left to reveal "double door" page and 2nd Apricot page. (remember I made both sides as mirror images.)

Below:  Open 2nd apricot page to the right to reveal center-back moss page and 2nd "double door" page.

Above:  Left side "double door" opened. Remember Right side "double door" will be the mirror image.  Check my album in the side bar for all pictures.

This last picture is the same as the first.  Just wanted to put it in perspective again. 

I hope you enjoyed the tour through my very first (and not the last) Flip Album/Book!  Go pull out ANY Simply Scrappin' Kit & make your own!

Erin

PS...All supplies were from the Simply Scrappin' Kit:  Special Delivery Girl.  I did add the 2 squares of Whisper White & Groovy Guava for the photo mats.  I cut up the DSP that had all the strips of different patterns on it. 

Decor Elements...coming to you VERY SOON!

Yesterday, Shelli Gardner, Co-founder & CEO of Stampin' Up!, unveiled a brand new product line-Décor Elements-as an extension of our Definitely Decorative line! What is this new product? Décor Elements is a line of wall art made from self-adhesive vinyl used to decorate your home. This new line coordinates with Stampin' Up!'s existing products, so it's a perfect fit .  Decor Elements offering of images, phrases, and letters for home decorating is an easy, cost-effective way to change up your style without all the headaches & hassles.  These images can be used on walls, cabinets, tiles, mirrors, windows...virtually any flat surface! And when you want to change things up, they are easily removed. 

One of the great benefits of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is that we get Sneak Peeks & the chance to order new products early.  So I'll be putting my order in soon for my very own Decor Elements.  But don't fret, you can start ordering on July 1st!

But how will I know what to order??  I will be receiving the Decor Elements brochures in the mail in the next week or so, but if you JUST CAN'T WAIT, I'd be more than happy to email you the brochure...just let me know. 

I can't wait to start decorating my stamp room!!!   Erin

So Cool Card Club: Revisited

I was experiencing some technical difficulties yesterday while uploading some pictures, so I apoligize for not having these pictures up sooner.  Be sure to look at my previous post for supplies & inspiration sources.

Fresh Cuts & Felt Fusion

Independence Day

 

 

Tart & Tangy Scratch-N-Sniff

Happy Stamping!  Also....Stampin' Up! has just announced a new line called "Design Elements".  These are vinyl images to place on walls, windows, tiles, etc!  More details coming soon!  I'm sooo excited!  Erin

June So Cool Card Club

Here are the cards we made for my So Cool Card Club this month:

 

Stamp Set:  Fresh Cuts (Sneak Peek Special for the month of June). 

Ink:  Not Quite Navy 

Card Stock:  Fresh Cuts Laser Die Cut Cards, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy

Extras:  Old Olive Poly Twill Ribbon, Style Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Felt Fusion

This card was shamelessly CASED from the fabulous Patty Bennett.  You can view her card  here

Stamp Set:  Independence Day

Ink:  Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Ruby Red

Paper:  Ruby Red & Whisper White cardstock, Western Sky DSP

Extra:  River Rock Double-Stitched Ribbon, 1 inch and 3/4 inch circle punches, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Stamp Sets: Tart & Tangy (Occasions Mini...ends June 30th!), Wonderful  Words

Ink:  Basic Black, Versamark, Wild Wasabi (with Blender Pen)

Markers:  Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Extras:  1 3/8 and 1 1/4 Square Punches, Real Red Striped Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder mixed with Clear Sugar Free Kool-Aid--scratch & sniff, heat tool

This too was a shameless CASE from Angie Juda.  You can view her card here

 

 

Tomorrow, I'll show you some variations I made on the above cards!  Have a Marvelous Monday!  Erin

June Specials & THE RETIRING LIST!!!

Happy Birthday to me!  Happy Birthday to me!  Happy Birthday to me-e!  Happy Birthday tooooo ME! (okay, I started this yesterday on my birthday, but now it's not my birthday...so Happy Belated Birthday to Me!)

Well, we are half way through June and I am JUST now posting Stampin' Up!'s Specials for the month.  You can click on the links here or view them in the sidebar:

Stampin' Up!'s Retiring Stamp Set List

Download Retired_Lists_0608_US_A.pdf -- Listed Alphabetically

Download Retired_Lists_0608_US_N.pdf  -- Listed Numerically

Sneak Peek into the New Catalog

 Download FreshCuts_0508_US.pdf

 

 

eScape from it ALL

  Download eScape_0508_US.pdf

There is so much going on this month in Stampin' Up! world, so don't miss out on the fun!   Please contact me ASAP to place your order.  Erin