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Stampin’ Sunday 3-22-09

Our small group decided that we wanted to do a wow card swap in Hawaii. Of course I didn’t figure out my card until two-o-clock in the morning the night before I was leaving, but hey at least I figured it out. I actually finished making them on the plane ride from Maui to the Big Island.

Because it was a wow card I really wanted to use something fun. We have two new die that are available April 1st. They are pop up dies. The Cake Pop-up Die and the Ball Pop-Up Die. I pre-ordered the cake so I just had to try it out. It’s really fun beacuse it pops up out of the card when you open it. It is thick so you really need something to hold it closed. I decided to put a ribbon around it that slides off.

Here is the inside of the card. I should have decorated the cake a bit more. I think I’m going to add some pretty in pink 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon to the middle layer.

I will add a better picture with the ribbon around it.

Product Used:
*113262 Wagon Full of Fun $34.95
114486 Birthday Wish $6.95
114512 Stampin’ Up!® Backgrounds 1 Texturz plates $11.95
113439 Big Shot Die-Cut Machine $99.95
114614 Texturz Impression Pad $5.95
114615 Texturz Silicone Rubber $5.95
113478 Extended Cutting Pads $19.95
116760 Three Tier Cake Pop-up Bigz XL die $39.95
112004 1-3/4″ Circle Punch $15.95
111849 Chocolate Chip 1″ Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon $8.95
102023 Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter $4.50
100425 2-Way Glue Pen $3.50
103579 Paper Snips $9.95

Colors- Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Kraft

*indicates product from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

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March 22, 2009April 4, 2009

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Aloha

Aloha everyone. I’m in beautiful Hawaii. I’m heading out to go snorkeling today. I’ll try to post pictures if I can. I just want to say thanks again to all of my wonderful customers, hostess and down-line. I wouldn’t be here with out you. You are all awesome. Let me know if you need anything. I will still be back in time to finish up all the fun Sale-a-bration stuff. See you soon. Candice

We had a wonderful day today in Maui. Here is a picture of us on our Snuba Dive. If you have never heard of it you really need to try it. It’s a cross between snorkeling and scuba diving. You are attached to a 20 foot hose so you get to go under the water and really see stuff, however you don’t have to be certified to do it. We did it the last time we were in Hawaii and I really wanted to try it again. I loved it and would love to take my kids sometime. I think they would love it too. We had plenty of time to snorkel as well which as really fun.

We also got to see beautiful Humpback whales and Green Sea Turtles.

The rest of the day was spend driving up the beautiful coast. Followed by dinner and an romantic walk on the beach. It was a really wonderful day.

I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse. I will try and post more when I can’t. But I don’t know how much Internet access I will have. Aloha

March 21, 2009March 21, 2009

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Swapping Saturday 3-21-09

I’ve mentioned several times that I went to a great meeting on the 13thof March. This was hosted by up-line Brandi Barnard. One of my favorite things about meetings is swapping withothers. I already showed you my swap and I have a few that I will be show casing later but I wanted to share a few of the others with you. Because there are so many I’m only going list the main items used.

This card was created by Melanie Williams.

Product used:
*113792 Great Friend $17.95
111644 Heard from the Heart $22.95
113981 Bella Birds DSP $9.95

I think this card was made by my down-line Annette Wilson.

Product Used:
*113792 Great Friend $17.95
*115123 Walk in the Park DSP $9.95
113258 Trendy Trees $17.95

I love how simple this card is.
It was created by Melody Hyde.

Product Used:
113258 Trendy Trees $17.95

Sorry I’m not sure who made this one.

Product Used:
113258 Trendy Trees $17.59
113966 Good Morning Sunshine DSP $9.95

This card was created by Becky Garvey. It’s really cool how it opens. The brown section folds to the right and the Blue section folds to the left. She even stamped the inside.

Product Used:
113966 Good Morning Sunshine DSP $9.95
113740 Good Friend $28.95
113622 Enjoy Every Moment $31.95

This card was created by Kasia Jackson. you can check out more of her stuff on her blog at www.stampwithkasia.blogspot.com.

Product Used:
113622 Enjoy Every Moment $31.95
113463 Stampin’ Up!® Top Note Die $21.95
114517 Stampin’ Up!® Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die $7.95

Sorry I don’t know the name on this one. I love how you can overlap the flowers and it just looks so beautiful.

Product Used:
113734 Fifth Avenue Floral $24.95
113496 Frames with a Flourish $34.95

* indicates items from the occasions mini catalog

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March 21, 2009April 4, 2009

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Freewheeling Friday 3-20-09

I think this baby card is just so cute. I wish I knew who created it. I received it in a swap. The wheel that was used is retired now but there is one similar that you could use to go with it that would give it the same effect. I love to use the wheels as a quick and easy background. Sometimes it can make all the difference in how a card looks.

Products Used:
109694 Sweet Stars Jumbo Wheel Retired
109687 See You Around Jumbo Wheel $8.50 (you can use this one instead)
115110 Wild About You $25.95
115060 Short & Sweet $18.95
104310 Crafters’ Tool Kit $39.95
104829 Light Blue Gingham Ribbon- Retired
109029 Bashful Blue 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon $4.95 (Y

March 20, 2009April 4, 2009

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Project of the Month

Sorry this is so late. I’m extending the deadline on any kit for both February and March. I forgot to send out the email so you will have until April 21st to order them. Be watching for April’s kit next month. You can also come and make any of them at kit night on April 30th. Please contact me for more details. Please call me at 435-245-5321 if you have any questions or drop me an email andersoncandice@hotmail.com.

I don’t have March in the kit section yet, however you can down load the PDF here for all the information.

March Pages

March Project

March Cards

Just a note. If you ever see a kit that you would like to do as a project with some friends let me know and we will see what we can arrange.

March 20, 2009March 20, 2009

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Thrifty Thursday 3-19-09

Thrifty Thursday is all about cost efficiency. What I love about this card is it uses the products that come in the standard starter kit. Remember you can get started as a Stampin’ Up!® demonstrator for three easy payments of $67.00. Click here for more details. The starter kit has over $335.00 worth of product in it for just $199.00.

I really like this card beacuse it’s simple and easy to change the colors. The flower can be stamped or you can create any color by stampin’ it in VersaMark® and then using the Stampin’ Pastels® to add color. I recommend using the sponge daubers for this technique because it is easy and fast but you can also use q-tips. I really love the Stampin’ Pastels because they give you all the 48 colors plus 3 neutral colors for less than $25.00. It’s really the best way to get all of our colors to start off with and they are so easy to use.

One of the other things I love about this card is it’s so easy to dress it up. Here I have stamped the back ground (sorry it’s hard to see) with the little flower in the set and then I also added some ribbon along the top. Any white ribbon is great to start with because it goes with pretty much everything plus you can dye it to match your colors. If you would like to learn how to use our great chalks or to dye ribbon I would love to come to your home and show you and your friends how. Just give me a call and we can set up a date 435-245-5321.

One last thing that I love about this card is the saying. It comes from fundamental phrases. This stamp set is so versital. I has many different sayings. You could make up a bunch of these cards in different colors without the saying and then just choose the appropriate saying when you need it. It’s so simple and easy. You don’t need to run to a store every time you need a quick card.

Products Used:
105542 Stampin’ Pastels $24.95
102283 VersaMark Pad $7.50
114319 Whisper White Organza Ribbon $5.95 (add on)
114968 Fundamental Phrases $37.95
111626 Eastern Blooms $21.95

Colors- Green Galore, Gable Green, Pink Passion, Whisper White