Managers Reception

I just got back from Leadership in Nashville TN.  It was so much fun.  This year I was able to attend my first ever Manager’s Reception.  It’s a special party for those who have earned the Manager’s title.  I was looking at the Stampin’ Up! website this morning and noticed that our picture was on it so I just had to share.

Starting from left to right is my Up-line Brandi Barnard, then Kristi, my other up-line Amy Johnson, Melanie, Me the Ashley and Wendy.  They took us to the Wild Horse Saloon.  The food was fabulous as well as the entertainment.  Plus the gave us all these fun hats and a new stamp set.

I have lots of fun ideas that I’m looking forward to sharing with you.  Thanks to everyone who helped me get here.

Candice

Crazy for Christmas 2010

First I must apologize for the delay in this post.  I work part time at a book store “The Book Table” as the General Books Manager.  On Wednesday night there was a fire in the apartment above our store and we had 5200 gallons of water flow down to our store.  This was two days before our annual Midnight Madness sale.  I ended up at the store way longer then I had planned for two days straight trying to get the store back together.  So my post was delayed.  For those of you are local thanks so much for your support Midnight Madness was a big success.

Since my Crazy for Christmas Class is this weekend I’ve decided to add in a few more times for those who are getting short notice.  Please let me know which day you are coming and about what time so I can plan accordingly.  If you plan to come this weekend I need to know what you would like to do ASAP.  I would like to get an order placed tonight or first thing in the morning.  I will be ordering a few extra’s so if you didn’t get a hold of me in time just let me know maybe I will have the stuff.

Class times:

Friday December 10th from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Saturday December 11th from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Friday December 17th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Saturday December 18th from 10:00 AM t0 2:00 PM

Once again please let me know date and time when you register for your class.

In addition to the fun project there will be awesome sales on some of your favorite Stampin’ Up! products.  There will also be a fun project for everyone that comes.  So everyone is welcome to come and check out the sales and make a project even if you aren’t signed up for a class.

BONUS- I will be giving away $5.o0 gift certificates to the first 5 people that contact me with their project order.

Here are all the fun projects.  Please let me know which ones you would like to do and how many.  Remember some patterns may vary.

Decorative Tiles- $4.00

These make great gifts for your neighbors and friends for the holidays.   I just love to display mine with all my Christmas Decor.

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Rudolph Hanger- $2.00

Isn’t he so much fun.  The card will be a little different since this is an old sample.  Inside it says “Just Popin’ by with a Christmas HI.”  I filled it with microwave popcorn and some candy canes.  It makes a perfect gifts for neighbors.  The best part it if they aren’t home you can just hang it on their door for a great surprise.

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Character Boxes $2.00 Each – Please Specify

These fun boxes can be filled with almost any kind of fun treat.

Choose from a Snowman

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or a Reindeer.

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Triangle Character Boxes $1.00 Each- Please Specify

I love these guys.  They are so easy to make.  They make a great gift for kids.  You can fill them with a treat.  They also work great to hang on a treat for ornaments.  Choose from:

Santa’s Hat

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Reindeer

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Snowman

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Christmas Tree

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Countdown to Christmas Blocks- $8.00

These blocks are fun and easy to make.  Counting down to Christmas is fun and easy.  Numbers allow you to start counting down from Thanksgiving.  Make this your next holiday tradition.

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Fabric Wreath- $25.00

Isn’t this wreath just gorgeous.  They taught us how to make it at our meeting and I just had to have one of my own.  It’s made with our beautiful new fabric Deck the Halls.   You can also choose to make it with the Candy Cane Fabric.

It also features our beautiful striped ribbon and Big Designer Buttons.

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Snowman Gift Box- $6.00

I saw this idea at work and just had to see if I could copy it.  I love how it turned out.  It uses our fun Candy Candy Fabric.  There will be one slight change.  I used the Candy Candy Designer paper, but they are out of it so the paper on the box will be stamped instead.  With the see through tummy it’s fun to fill it with cookies, candy or even popcorn.  It makes a great treat for anyone.

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Mini Chipboard Album- $5.00

This cute little album was made by my up-line Brandi.  It’s so fun to make.  It makes a great gift for someone far or near, just fill it with your favorite pictures.

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Clear Candy Boxes- $2.50

I gave these to my kids teachers last year and they were a big hit.  They loved the box and the treat inside.  it’s so fun and festive, plus it’s easy to make.

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Little Quotes Book- $12.50

My friend Heather made this fun book for me.  I thought it would make a great gift for any mom out there.  How many times do our kids say funny little things that make us smile?  This fun book is the perfect place to keep those memories for years to come.

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Paper Purse- $3.00 Patterns Vary

I love these little purses.  They fold flat so they are easy to take home, but they look so cute when they are folded together.  You can fill them with a treat or a special gift.  What little girl wouldn’t love a purse filled with fun jewelery.

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DVD Case Notebooks- $4.00 Patterns Vary

I love these books.  You can put them in your purse and not worry about your notebook getting ruined.  The one I’m showing here is a fun Christmas one, but you are welcome to choose from any of my Designer Paper that I have available.  If you are wanting a particular DSP let me know and I’ll see if I can get it.

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Christmas Cards- 10 cards with envelops for $15.00

Choose your own.  There are 8 styles to choose from.  You may mix and match in groups of 2 for a total of 10 cards.  Make as many as you would like.  They are all so great it’s hard to choose just one.

Sparkly & Bright Card

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Bunny Snowflake Card.

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Christmas Tree Card

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Deck the Hall Card

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Embossed Snowflake Card

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Greetings Ornament Card

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Presents Card

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Seasons Greetings Tree Card

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Rub on Christmas Cards- 12 cards with envelops for $15.00

This set of beautiful cards uses our fabulous rub-ons.  You will make one each of all 12 cards and still have a few rub-ons left to make fun Christmas tags with.

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If you missed my fabric class you can make it up now.  These projects require you to bring your own sewing machine (let me know if you can’t you may be able to use mine) and your own fabric.  I will e-mail you with the amount of fabric you will need when you sign up.

Purses- $10.00

Includes Chipboard, Ribbon and Batting

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Baby Blankets- $25.00

Includes Batting

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I also have a few purses and blankets left over from Novmeberfest that I have for sale.  We put them on my Mom’s website to make it easier to process payments.  If you live locally and want to pick it up just let them know so you won’t get charged shipping.  Here’s the website so you can check them all out.  Remember it’s first come first serve so hurry quick.  www.thebooster.com this link should take you straight to the handcrafted items page where they will be posted.  They should be up later today.

Contact me today to get signed up.

Candice Anderson

435-245-5321 Home, 435-232-2655 Cell

andersoncandice@hotmail.com

Covention Swaps Group 3

Wahoo I got another group done already.

I am so in love with this page.  I think it’s so cute and so well done.  First the colors are great, second I love the stamp set and third the which feet accent is just adorable.  It was created by Lynda Day.  In fact I almost didn’t get this fabulous page because of a mix up in times.  I’m so glad we were able to work it out a get it because it’s terrific.

Wicked Cool
#118738 Wood $19.95
#120600 Clear $14.95

Another great layout by another great stamper.  This was created by Stacie Jensen.  I’ve been asked several times which DSP was used so I thought I would let you know it’s not, it’s actually a stamp set so any one can create it.

Growing Green
#118758 Wood $21.95
#120624 Clear $16.95

This cute page was created by Kathryn Whittaker.  What makes the page so fun is all the strips of Designer Series Paper in the background.  They really make the page fun.

#117167 Greenhouse Gala $9.95
#113510 Schoolbook Serif Alphabet $43.95

I know I should have posted this sooner since it uses the fun set from the mini that just retired, but I still love the layout and it can be very in so many other ways.  It was created by my up-line Janice Barlow.  The unique thing about this page is she used the die cuts from the big shot as a template to sponge the letters.

This last one was created by my awesome friend Maxine Conrad.  What you can’t see is that she used textured card-stock for the family as well as for the Cherry Cobbler Strips.  It’s so easy to add your pictures to the adorable page.

#115960 Alphabet Simple Letters Dies $89.95
#115778 Circle Circus $28.95
This set is also available for MDS

One more set so be watching.

Convention 12 x 12 Group 2

I’m finally finding some time to get to then next cute set of Convention swaps.  Hope you enjoy them.

This was created by Jessica Hiltz.  It’s such a fun and easy layout, but it’s so cute.  I really love the color combination as well.

#116716 Animal Stories $15.95
#111254 Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel $8.50

Sorry I don’t know the awesome creator of this page.  It uses one of my favorite Designer Series Papers.  It’s perfect for just about anything from a fun spring pages to and awesome family page.  You can even turn the pages around or switch sides to make it work for you.

#117163 Elegant Soiree DSP $9.95
#115778 Circle Circus $28.95
This set is also available for MDS

This page just screams summer to me and I love it.  It was created by Becky Kittaka.  The color combination’s are so fun and have so much energy it just brightens your day to look at it.  You can’t see it, but the summer fun die cuts are embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Folder.  It really adds a lot to the page.

#117168 Play Date DSP $9.95
#119747 Brights Designer Buttons $8.95
#115960 Alphabet Simple Letters Dies $89.95
#117335 Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folders $7.95

My totally terrific up-line Brandi Barnard created this darling page.  I love how simple it is.  She even created the girl bear so we could switch it out if we need too.  Of course I will most likely keep it the boy since I have all boys, but I can sure turn the cute little bear into a fun card.  What you can’t see of course is that she used crystal effects on the balloons to make them all shinny.  It’s so cute.

#119278 Basic Birthday Die $21.95
#118052 Beary Best Friends $18.95

Doesn’t this page just make you happy.  I love it.  It just makes me smile.  It was created by my good friend Ashley VanCamp.  She’s so talented.  I love that she used the new owl punch.  It’s so cute.

Funky Four
#113738 Wood $14.95
#120438 Clear $11.95

#118974 Large Owl Punch $16.95

There’s two more sets to go so be sure to watch for them.  If you would like to recreate any of these let me know I’d be happy to help you with any of the supplies you need.

I’m so excited I had to share!

I’m super excited and just had to share my good news with you.

Stampin’ Up! was having a contest to help us get inspired to earn the Disney World trip this year.  So they decided to have a Disney contest.  All you had to do was create something Disney and then post it on our group website Stampin’ Connection, which is like a facebook for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators only.

Of course I just had to enter and today I found out that I won.  There were over 250 entries and I was picked as one of the five winners.  I also got a free stamp set of my choice so I’ve been walking on air all day.

Anyway I thought I would share with you the 5 projects that I entered.

This is my fun Disney sign to keep me inspired.  All of the fun characters are made with punches.

I had a friend request for me to make a Donald Duck out of punches so I thought the contest was the perfect opportunity.

This one is a little different.  It’s a giant Genie that I have on my back door.  He’s holding our dream board.  I drew him, but I colored him with the Stampin’ Up! water-color pencils.  Oh and yes I do know that I spelled command wrong.  I just through it in the picture on Photo shop and didn’t notice till later.  It will be correct when I add it to the door.

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You’ve probably seen this one before it was a page that I entered in my first Artisan Award Contest.

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Last is the winning card.  This is my Goofy card which you’ve probably seen before.  His all made with punches.  I actually made him for a swap a few years back.

Thanks for sharing my excitement with me.  I hope you enjoyed my projects.

Remember that there’s still plenty of time to join me and earn the Disney trip together.  Plus there is the Totally-Awesome tote that you get for free when you sign up before 18th.  Contact me today for more information.  435-245-5321

PS-
I was thinking that I would give away 5 of these fun cards. To win all you have to do is help me get to 50 fans on my “Stampin With Candice page” on Facebook.  All you have to do is go to my page by clicking on the link and select like, then invite your friends to like my page too.  Then leave me a comment. I will choose 5 winners when I get to 50 fans and I’ll mail them out to you. Thanks so much for your support and for helping me to spread the word.

Covention Swaps 12 x 12 group 1

Sorry I’ve been missing in action we’ve had internet problems and I’ve had camera issues, but I’m back and with some fabulous swaps form convention. The last group I did was 12 x 12 pages. There were actually two group for this one. Because there are so many I’m going to break them up in 4 groups. So enjoy!

There is no particular order here and I will try and let you know who did each one (hopefully they are all marked.)  Thanks again to everyone who participated all of the pages are great.   I’ve already used some for Club and I’m looking forward to adding pictures to them.

First up is mine.  I used the awesome Awash with Flowers Set.  It’s hard to tell but the flowers are done with a fun technique that gives you a water color look even though it’s a solid stamp.

Awash with Flowers
#117063 Wood $39.95
#120549 Clear $ 27.95

Word Play
#120308 Wood $41.95
#120651 Clear $28.95

#117163 Elegant Soiree DSP  $9.95

Is this page just cute or what.  I love it.  It was created by Shelly May.  I love the colors and the overall layout.  Plus how cute is the cogs punch.  I’m so glad that they put it in the catalog.

#117164 Celebrations DSP  $9.95

#118873 Cogs Extra- large Double Punch $17.95

# 111550 Sock Monkey  $26.95

More Monkey Accessories
#116962 Wood $16.95
#120468 Clear $12.95

Party this way
#118744 Wood $15.95
#120609 Clear $11.95

This page is so fun and so cute.  In fact I used it for club last month.  With just one change.  Her cute sand is actually made with real sand paper.  I created it with the awesome log cabin spray.  I just love all the fun punch art on this page as well.  It was created by Natalie Cottle.

Punches used:
#119856   Scallop Oval  $16.95
#119856   1-1/4″ Square  $15.95
#119850 1-3/4″ Circle  $16.95
#119869 1/2″ Circle  $5.95
#119872 Spiral Boarder $15.95

#119871 3/16″ Corner $6.95

Can I say I’m in love.  This page is adorable.  It was made by Melanie Williams and she would say it’s a little Cheese.  I would have to agree.  The cheese is so cute I love how easy it is to make just using all of our different circle punches.  Plus doesn’t the hamburger just look good enough to eat.  She even added texture to the bun by using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.

#117335 Perfect Polka Dots $7.95

On the Grill
#116970 Wood $23.95
#120474 Clear $17.95

The last fun page for today was created by Deanne Henderson.  I love how simple it is yet very I catching.  There’s so much detail in all the flowers.  Off course they were created with our great punches again.  What you can’t see very well is the fun Rhinestones in the center of the small flowers.  With 150 per package it’s so easy to add fun bling to your page.

#119246 Basic Rhinestones $4.95

#119831 Sunny Garden DSP $9.95

#117158 In Color Patterns DSP Stack $19.95

Punches:
#118874   2-3/8″ Scallop Circle $16.95
#119854  1-3/4″ Scallop Circle $16.95
#119858   Boho Blossoms $16.95
3119868   1″ Circle $10.95

Hope you enjoyed them and were inspired by all the great talent.  Come back soon to check out the other three groups.