Leadership Artisan Samples 2015 - Little Sunshine Stamp Set

Here we are on our last week! Some of the 2014-2015 Stampin' UP Global Artisan Design Team will be sharing their samples that we were asked to make for the Challenge Boards at Leadership in Orlando. Here is just one of the boards that displays mine and Krista Frattin's work for this category of the Challenge. The other North American Artisans did other categories so be sure to check them out as well. See below for the links.

I was to create 3 projects showcasing the Little Sunshine Stamp Set. The first one above is probably my favorite of all my Leadership samples. I just got the Fry Box Bigz L Die Cut and I was excited to play with it. I have seen out there how to turn the Fry Box into a "basket" so I wanted to try it. The Sweet Dreams Designer Series Paper made this easy with the ikat pattern on one side and the other side is sunshine image. I stamped the heart in Hello Honey and punched out with the Sweetheart Punch. Then sandwich some thick white baker's twine between two hearts and let in hang as a tag. I need to make a few more of these maybe for Easter!

This card is such a trendy style with the tag showcasing all the Sweet Dreams product line.  The Sweet Dreams Designer Series Paper of the clouds pattern, the Sweet Dreams Designer Buttons, the Sweet Dreams Designer Washi Tape and that sweet stamp set called Little Sunshine. Those buttons are adorable!

And well because this is a "baby" themed stamp set, I had to create something for the baby's room! Those patterns in the Sweet Dreams Designer Series Paper work so well together for a mini banner. The stamp set provides the little layer embellishment for the banner. I used Metro Type Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set for my letters. I had to make one for each gender so that bumped up my projects to 4! 

I hope that you like my projects and can use them to inspire you! 
Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other North American Stampin' UP Artisan Design Team  blogs! Come see who made what!

Allison Okamitsu - http://nicepeoplestamp.blogspot.com/

Becky Cowley - http://scrapjunkie-becky.blogspot.com/

Cindy Schuster - http://nutmegcreations.blogspot.com/

Kaitlyn Zumbach - http://createwithkaitlyn.blogspot.com/

Krista Frattin - http://www.stampindolce.com/

Mercedes Weber - http://mercedesweber.blogspot.com/

Sarah Sagert - http://www.sarahsagert.stampinup.net/blog

Leadership Artisan Samples 2015 - Build a Bouquet

Over the next few weeks, some of the 2014-2015 Stampin' UP Global Artisan Design Team will be sharing some samples that we were asked to make for the Challenge Boards at Leadership in Orlando. Here is just one of the boards that displays mine and Kaitlyn's work for this category of the Challenge. The other North American Artisans did other categories so be sure to check them out as well. See below for the links.

 

I have a confession....I had a REALLY hard time with this stamp set. It is a stamp set that coordinates with the Build a Bouquet kit and give the flowers dimension with stamping. I held it off until last and by the time I got to it, my stampin mojo was....well spent. I think the last card is my favorite. I love color combo of Hello Honey, Rose Red and Basic Gray. Funny thing, seeing these again (produced at the end of Dec) and I can think of how I could have added just a few things to make them even better. 

I hope that you like my projects and can use them to inspire you in some way! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Just three more to share and they were my favorites!

Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other North American Stampin' UP Artisan Design Team  blogs! Come see who made what!

Allison Okamitsu - http://nicepeoplestamp.blogspot.com/

Becky Cowley - http://scrapjunkie-becky.blogspot.com/

Cindy Schuster - http://nutmegcreations.blogspot.com/

Kaitlyn Zumbach - http://createwithkaitlyn.blogspot.com/

Krista Frattin - http://www.stampindolce.com/

Mercedes Weber - http://mercedesweber.blogspot.com/

Sarah Sagert - http://www.sarahsagert.stampinup.net/blog

Leadership Artisan Samples 2015 - Irresistibly Yours

The North American team members of the 2014-2015 Stampin' UP Global Artisan Design Team will be sharing some samples that we were asked to make for the Challenge Boards at Leadership in Orlando. Here is just one of the boards that displays mine and Kaitlyn Zumbach's work for this category of the Challenge. The other 7 members did other categories so be sure to check them out as well. See below for the links.

For this challenge section, I was to showcase the Sale-a-bration Designer Series Paper called Irresistibly Yours. Did you know it is FREE?...with a 50$ purchase! This clear embossed white paper is so versatile and they wanted us to share different coloring techniques with it. 

I created this page first. I found the flower pattern so soft when you color with just a sponge dauber and classic ink. I used Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Blendabilities with Blackberry Bliss ribbon and cardstock. All of these images are from the photopolymer stamp set called You're Wonderful. I thought it fit very well as the photo title. 

This next project uses the diagonal striped version of the designer series paper. This time I colored directly onto paper with Blendabilities - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Coastal Cabana. I cut strips of them and add to my Kraft cardstock card base. I love how the vellum paper breaks up the stripes just enough to then focus on the tags. This stamp set with the cute duck is called One Tag Fits All. I colored him in with Daffodil Delight Blendabilities too.

This last project is quite cute yet I took an awful picture of it as it is has much more color then this. It is a "pop out of the box" gift. I took the stars pattern of the designer series paper and colored with Pool Party Classic Ink and a sponge dauber for a soft, sky like effect. I used the Gold Sequin to add a streamer of gold and then used them to cover the Tiny Treat Box. This 2" by 12" strip folds into the box perfectly and you even have room for a piece of chocolate. I would add a piece of Pool Party Cotton Ribbon with a bow on the outside.

I hope that you like my projects and can use them to inspire you! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Much more to share!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other North American Stampin' UP Artisan Design Team  blogs! Come see who made what!

Allison Okamitsu - http://nicepeoplestamp.blogspot.com/

Becky Cowley - http://scrapjunkie-becky.blogspot.com/

Cindy Schuster - http://nutmegcreations.blogspot.com/

Kaitlyn Zumbach - http://createwithkaitlyn.blogspot.com/

Krista Frattin - http://www.stampindolce.com/

Mercedes Weber - http://mercedesweber.blogspot.com/

Sarah Sagert - http://www.sarahsagert.stampinup.net/blog

Leadership Artisan Samples 2015 - Annual Catalog Blendabilities

Over the next four weeks, some of the 2014-2015 Stampin' UP Global Artisan Design Team will be sharing some samples that we were asked to make for the Challenge Boards at Leadership in Orlando. Here is just one of the boards that displays mine and Krista Frattin's work for this category of the Challenge. The other North American Artisans did other categories so be sure to check them out as well. See below for the links.

I was to create 3 projects showcasing the Annual Catalog Blendabilities. I was able to use two stamp sets from the Sale-a-bration selection and one famously funny Stamp set from the Occasions Catalog. The first card above has the perfect images from the Sale-a-bration Stamp Set called Big Day for coloring in with Blendabilities! While I did regular coloring on the other images, I created just dots in the wording CAKE with the Light, Medium and Dark of Calypso Coral to make an ombre look. It created a really fun look and showing another way to use Blendabilities!

This next project has the perfect stamp set for Blendabilities beginners. This lemon is in the Sale-a-bration Stamp set called A Happy Thing. Looking back at this, I could see where I could have added just a little more glam to the packaging but I do like it for a simple easy gift giving. Can you imagine putting lemon cookies or lemon cake inside the Take-out box for the recipient? YUM!

This last card is using the funny Wood You Be Mine? Stamp set. This dude has grown on me and he is perfect for showing our Blendabilities is perfect for coloring. I also used the Blendabilities to make some ombre colored trees by coloring on Whisper White Cardstock and punched with the Tree Punch.
I hope that you like my projects and can use them to inspire you! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Much more to share!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other North American Stampin' UP Artisan Design Team  blogs! Come see who made what!

Allison Okamitsu - http://nicepeoplestamp.blogspot.com/

Becky Cowley - http://scrapjunkie-becky.blogspot.com/

Cindy Schuster - http://nutmegcreations.blogspot.com/

Kaitlyn Zumbach - http://createwithkaitlyn.blogspot.com/

Krista Frattin - http://www.stampindolce.com/

Lisa Harlow - http://dwelldelightfully.com/

Mercedes Weber - http://mercedesweber.blogspot.com/

Sarah Sagert - http://www.sarahsagert.stampinup.net/blog

You Plus Me = Friends - Stampin' UP Artisan Blog Hop

Welcome back to the Artisan Design Team Blog Hop! We are finishing our January 2015 box from Stampin' UP this week. This box was full of brand NEW products from the Stampin' UP Occasions Catalog! We usually do 4 projects each month, but this month has 5 Thursdays which means our viewers get an EXTRA project this month! Be sure to get Google Translate so that you can read in your language all about how they created their projects too.  Now on to my EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA projects this 5th week... Some of us are attending the Stampin UP Leadership Conference in Orlando right now! I am excited to see friends, learn about how to boost my Stampin biz, to get inspired and have FUN!!! These cards are what I created along the way for card swaps at Leadership.

The first one above, I used the Painted Petals Stamp Set with Crisp Cantaloupe. I punched the Very Vanilla cardstock with the 2.5" circle punch to create the "window" for the sentiment which was stamped in Pear Pizzazz. I definitely agree with this saying this week! My Stampin UP friends are definitely like family to me!

I received a package of the Whisper White Notecards and Envelopes and I wanted to whip up some easy and fast cards for friends. All you need is the You Plus Me Stamp Set, the Stacked with Love Designer Washi Tape, Gold Glimmer Paper punched in the small heart punch, Gold Sequins Trim and Basic Black Baker's Twine. Don't forgot to add a Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers Heart Shape! Love this trendy color combo of Blushing Bride, Basic Black, Gold and Whisper White. 

Last is my general swap card. Again using the You Plus Me Stamp Set here. I did use the striped paper from the Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack and the Red Glimmer Paper for some bling. Colors are Real Red, Whisper White and Coastal Cabana. This was easy to mass produces about 30 of these babies!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope this inspire you!!!

Cindy

You saw my friend, Becky Cowley before me and now move on to my friend, Helene Legrand by clicking on the next button below! Be sure to stop by all 16 of us!

Leadership Geometric Scrapbook Page

Today is the last of my Leadership samples! I am so thankful to Stampin Up for asking our team to do the display samples for their Leadership Conference in January. It really pushed me creatively and I feel like I did some of my best work. I hope that the participants took away something from our Artisan Design Team's work and was able to be inspired and excited about Sale-A-Bration and the Occasions Catalog this year! 

The Geometric Stamp Set was offered to demos at Leadership for a Make-n-Take. We were to showcase samples of other ideas to use with the stamp set.  I want to show how you can take this hard graphic stamp set and make it a softer look. As soon as I saw the wording CHEER UP BUTTERCUP, I knew right away what photo to use! Love my Alli girl!
Some of my favorite things on this page:
I stamped the triangles in Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush. I hand cut them out because we did not have the triangle punch out yet. You can get it now!!!! 
The stitching on the page - I added the triangles in place with adhesive and then just ran the page thru my sewing machine leaving the thread ends out.
The use of the Paper Doilies to soften the page.
The pop of Bermuda Bay DSP on the bottom of the page.
The Gorgeous Grunge stamp in Smoky Slate for a bit of splatter.
I hope that you like my scrapbook page and can use it to inspire you! 
Thank you for joining me these past few weeks here and 
seeing all that I made for Stampin Up Leadership Conference!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Cindy

Here is a list of the other Artisan Design Team blogs! 

Come see who made what!

Alanna Wharf - Sleepless Stamper
Becky Cowley - Scrap Junkie
Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave
Cindy Schuster - THAT's ME right here!
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping
Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroos
Jane Lee - Jane Lee's Cards
Jeanna Bohanon - Stamp Time Somewhere
Jennifer Timko - Stampin' on the Fly
Mercedes Weber - Paper Creations by Mercedes

Leadership Geometric Love Card

The Geometric Stamp Set was offered to demos at Leadership for a Make-n-Take. We were to showcase samples of other ideas to use with the stamp set.

I really love this card! So simple and easy to make! A WOW workshop card for sure!

Some of my favorite things on this card:

The dotted background was created with the circle stamp in the set. I stamped off to get the multi tone look. Smoky Slate is my favorite color!

The hearts! I stamped the dotted triangle stamp in Strawberry Slush first and then punched them out with the small heart punch. Fancy!

The scallop trim piece in Crushed Curry on the bottom of the tag.

The Chalk Talk Framelits which were used after I stamped the sentiment for easy placement.

The Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon! About to retired in soon! :(

I hope that you like my card and can use it to inspire you! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Just ONE more to share!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other Artisan Design Team blogs! 

Come see who made what!

Alanna Wharf - Sleepless Stamper
Becky Cowley - Scrap Junkie
Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave
Cindy Schuster - THAT's ME right here!
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping
Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroos
Jane Lee - Jane Lee's Cards
Jeanna Bohanon - Stamp Time Somewhere
Jennifer Timko - Stampin' on the Fly
Mercedes Weber - Paper Creations by Mercedes

Leadership Geometric Treat Box

The Geometric Stamp Set was offered to demos at Leadership for a Make-n-Take. We were to showcase samples of other ideas to use with the stamp set. Here is my 3D sample. It is a mini treat box/bag using Bermuda Bay dotted DSP. Very easy to make.
Some of my favorite things on this:
 I love the chevron stamp in Summer Starfruit on the background of the tag.
The Gold Foil Sheet that was punched with the star.
The arrow in the stamp that I hand cut out.
The Basic Black Chevron Ribbon with the Summer Starfruit twine ( I wish we had more colored twine!)
I love the knotted ends on the twine too!

I hope that you like my Treat Box and can use it to inspire you! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Just a couple more to share!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other Artisan Design Team blogs! 

Come see who made what!

Alanna Wharf - Sleepless Stamper
Becky Cowley - Scrap Junkie
Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave
Cindy Schuster - THAT's ME right here!
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping
Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroos
Jane Lee - Jane Lee's Cards
Jeanna Bohanon - Stamp Time Somewhere
Jennifer Timko - Stampin' on the Fly
Mercedes Weber - Paper Creations by Mercedes

Leadership Geometric Pattern Card

The Geometric Stamp Set was offered to demos at Leadership for a Make-n-Take. We were to showcase samples of other ideas to use with the stamp set.
Some of my favorite things on this card:
The Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum paper to use as a pattern.
Stamping directly on the vellum with Staz On Black Ink.
The Wonderful Wonder Designer Washi Tape to hold it all down.
The Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon for a little balance.
Some of the triangles are popped off with dimensionals.
I hope that you like my card and can use it to inspire you! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Just a few more to share!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other Artisan Design Team blogs! 

Come see who made what!

Alanna Wharf - Sleepless Stamper
Becky Cowley - Scrap Junkie
Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave
Cindy Schuster - THAT's ME right here!
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping
Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroos
Jane Lee - Jane Lee's Cards
Jeanna Bohanon - Stamp Time Somewhere
Jennifer Timko - Stampin' on the Fly
Mercedes Weber - Paper Creations by Mercedes

Leadership Banner Blast Thank You Card

So on this card I wanted to show the not so used Sahara Sand which is one of the colors in the Sale-A-Bration Sweet Sorbet DSP. I used the flag punch with the Banner Blast Stamp Set and Silver Glimmer Paper. I also punched Crisp Cantaloupe with the Pennant Punch for a background banner layer. Looking at this now...wish I had just used the flag punch on that color instead. I love the dotted pattern of the DSP too! SO FUN! This is an easy layout for a card and you could use all types of color combos to make a great card.

I hope that you like my card and can use it to inspire you! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Just a few more to share now!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other Artisan Design Team blogs! 

Come see who made what!

Alanna Wharf - Sleepless Stamper
Becky Cowley - Scrap Junkie
Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave
Cindy Schuster - THAT's ME right here!
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping
Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroos
Jane Lee - Jane Lee's Cards
Jeanna Bohanon - Stamp Time Somewhere
Jennifer Timko - Stampin' on the Fly
Mercedes Weber - Paper Creations by Mercedes

Leadership Hearts Banner Blast Card

Today's card was alot of fun to create! I used the Hearts Collection Framelits to cut the large heart negative. I backed it with a piece of Sweet Sorbet DSP. I used the heart stamp with Crisp Cantaloupe ink and did several hearts stamped in multi tones. I used another piece of the DSP and cut the Amperstand from the Typeset Alphabet die. I used the Banner Blast Stamp Set for the flags. I stamped the "you" and "forever" with the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set. I stitched my flags in place.

Do not forget! Sale-A-Bration ends March 31st! So if you want these stamps, DSP or embellishment to create these cards for yourself, get them now!

I hope that you like my card and can use it to inspire you! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Much more to share!

Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other Artisan Design Team blogs! 

Come see who made what!

Alanna Wharf - Sleepless Stamper
Becky Cowley - Scrap Junkie
Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave
Cindy Schuster - THAT's ME right here!
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping
Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroos
Jane Lee - Jane Lee's Cards
Jeanna Bohanon - Stamp Time Somewhere
Jennifer Timko - Stampin' on the Fly
Mercedes Weber - Paper Creations by Mercedes

Leadership Banner Blast Chalk Name Easel

I found these little wood easels at a local craft store and was planning to use them for an event. So when I started working on the Leadership samples, they were nearby and I thought I could alter it to be WAY cuter! I cut a piece of Basic Black cardstock to fit the frame. I used regular chalk to make it look more like chalkboard. Then it was just stamping the Banner Blast flag several times in Coastal Cabana, Summer Starfruit and Crisp Cantaloupe. The stitching was a little more tasking. I had to add the flags in a line on the end of the piece of scrap cardstock with adhesive. Then run the ends of them in my sewing machine. I added the name using the Chalk Marker but you could always add a stamped saying to it as well.

I hope that you like my place setting chalk easel and can use it to inspire you! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Much more to share!
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS LATELY! 
LIFTS MY SPIRITS WITH EACH ONE!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other Artisan Design Team blogs! 

Come see who made what!

Alanna Wharf - Sleepless Stamper
Becky Cowley - Scrap Junkie
Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave
Cindy Schuster - THAT's ME right here!
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping
Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroos
Jane Lee - Jane Lee's Cards
Jeanna Bohanon - Stamp Time Somewhere
Jennifer Timko - Stampin' on the Fly
Mercedes Weber - Paper Creations by Mercedes

Leadership Hello Banner Blast Card

This little cutie was one of my favorites that I created for the Leadership Display Sample Boards. I have even found it cased by my fellow demonstrators on here: http://www.jillsink.typepad.com/jills-ink/2014/02/banner-blast-birthday-card.html

 by Jill Franchett and here: http://www.stampyourartout.com/stampyourartout/2014/02/200-card.html by Rachel Tessman. I love how she called it the $200 card due to several free Sale-a-Bration items you would need to earn for free to make this card. Thank you both!  I find it a complete honor to be cased and I greatly appreciate that you like my card enough to case it for your customers. I hope they like it too! Given that I am just showing my card now and no one knowing who's card was what on the boards, giving only the Artisan Design Teams list of names, then I understand why proper credit is not always given in these situations. Hope they will now. ;)

The card was super easy to make given that the Banner Blast stamp set matches the flag punch in the Sale-A-Bration catalog. I used Summer Starfuit, Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana inks. The twine is from the Sweet Sorbet Accessory Kit. I used the Decorative Dot Embossing Folder. Lot of dimensionals where involved as well! I made it in mind for our demos out there as they saw the boards at Leadership to give them ideas for card buffets and such. I think it worked! 

I hope that you like my sweet caseable card and can use it to inspire you! Check back soon for more Leadership display samples! Much more to share!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy

Here is a list of the other Artisan Design Team blogs! 

Come see who made what!

Alanna Wharf - Sleepless Stamper
Becky Cowley - Scrap Junkie
Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave
Cindy Schuster - THAT's ME right here!
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping
Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroos
Jane Lee - Jane Lee's Cards
Jeanna Bohanon - Stamp Time Somewhere
Jennifer Timko - Stampin' on the Fly
Mercedes Weber - Paper Creations by Mercedes