SU Regional Convention

I attended the SU Regional Convention on Saturday 8/20 in Charlotte.

To my surprise, SU's CEO and co-founder Shelli Gardner walked on stage & welcomed us to the event!  She gave us a demonstration of a halloween treat box (black bat) that she is making for her grandchildren.  Shelli is very down to earth, and I saw her standing for 2 1/2hrs at one go for photos & conversations with demonstrators who were at the convention...it was a great day!!!

Summer Fun Class on 7/28

New colors...love the soft look.  I put some tiny pearls on random blooms of the flowers for texture and it turned out nicely.  The ribbon is new also...'ruffled ribbon' in the new 5 colors

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I made clouds above the kids with a punch petal and a sponge  in the turquoise ink...it added a lot to the look of the card.  The sun is a double stacked punch of  cajun and daffodil put together with a glue dot.  

The new mini silver brads are used on the kitty part, and rhinestones are used by the wording.  I really like this design on watercolor paper...

Quick and easy!  Used the cupcake punch to make the the top, and the new set in catalog 'Pennant Parade' for the cone.  This stamp set will also make a Christmas tree and pennants.

Class on 7/28

I'm hard at work on designs for Thursday, July 28 two classes.  Since I'm not revealing any of those designs yet, I'll share with you one of our oldies...  Enjoy your evening ~L

Dog Box

Credit must be given to Lisa Young for the original design of this box.  In the stamping world we call it "cased" when you copy someones design.  Therefore, I cased this box and put a few of my own spins on it.  The image you see is my dog box; the bottom (where the paws are) can be removed for 'treats' (human or dog) to be placed inside.  The main body of the box uses the petal cone die (for the SU big shot), and then a multiple of SU punches are used for paws, eyes, ears, cheeks & tongue.  Two black brads are also used. 
*Kit packets with directions for assembly are available for $3 each.

Nugget Purses

Little chocolate treat in a sweet little purse...
I saw these adorable little purses on Stampin' Up demonstrator's site yesterday, and couldn't wait to make some.  They are perfect hostess gifts for any event:  SU party, baby shower, wedding shower, birthday party, etc. 
I used some discounted DSP (Designer Series Paper) as I knew these were going right out the door with my daughter.  The main thing to keep in mind when you're going through your DSP is that you want 2 coordinating pieces (one for the purse & one for the nugget wrapper).

Directions:
Cut Card stock at 1 1/2" x 4 1/2 "
Cut DSP at 1 1/4" x 4 1/2" (center the DSP over the card stock and adhere with a tape runner)
Score (from the top, meaning over the DSP) at 1 3/16, 2 3/16, 3 1/2, 3 3/4
Use bone folder to set score lines.
Add sticky strip (red tape) to 1/4" wide area between 3 1/2" and 3 3/4" score lines.
Adhere 5" of Grosgrain ribbon to sticky strip (place both ends of ribbon on the red tape= inside of purse).
Fold to purse shape (stand bottom of purse on flat surface to help you get the correct shape) & use a paper-piercing tool to create a hole (through 2 layers) & add a brad.  I also added some flowers with the brad for extra effect.
Wrap the Hershey Nugget with a 1" x 3" piece of DSP; add a piece of sticky strip at the end to secure.
Simple place the nugget inside the purse...no adhesive is needed

*I hope that you will enjoy making some of these yourself.

**If you prefer for me to make these for you, send me a message to www.stampinwithlynda@mindspring.com

Petal Die...Ballet Shoes Candy Cone

I made these for my daughter's National Dance Honor Society induction at Enloe HS this year.  There were approx. 15 girls who made it into the NDHS, so I made one for everyone. The dance teachers presented it to them along with their NDHS graduation cords and pin...they were a big hit!  The stamp set is retired, but when you have a dancer in your life, you never stop using this set.  There are stamped images on the other 2 sides too, and more rhinestones!