Northern Virginia Stampin' Up! Style Regional Gathering - March 8, 2014 - Presenters Announced

Hi there My Stamping Friends,

I'm stopping in to catch you up on some posts I put on my business Facebook page but haven't yet posted on my blog. If you haven't heard yet, I'm hosting a Northern Virginia Stampin' Up! Style Regional Gathering on March 8th. I want to make this a fantastic event for all the attendees so I've put my head down and have been working pretty much non-stop on this event, and I'm so excited about how it's coming along.

Today I'm sharing the demonstrator presenters at our event:

Current Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Member Jennifer Timko has been a demonstrator  since October 2006 and she has loved every minute of it. She grew up in Orlando and moved all over while she was in the Air Force, until she settled in Warrenton, VA in 2001. While Jennifer has always loved Stampin' Up! Ribbons she has recently been falling in love with our punches and our Big Shot dies because they add so much WOW for such little effort. Jennifer is mostly a card maker. She does love MDS and the mechanics of #-d items but cards are her happy place. Her style is generally clean stamping. Not always simple, but she loves the clean lines and crisp layers. She also tries to add something special to each card to make it feel unique to the intended recipient. Being on the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team this year has been a highlight of her Stampin' Up! career and she feels its an amazing experience to be able to share what she loves making, with so many people. You can find her at StampinOnTheFly.com

I'm very happy and excited to share the news with you that the wonderful Sharon Cline is going to be presenting at the Northern Virginia Stampin' Up! Style Regional Event on March 8th. Sharon hails from Purcellville, VA after being born and raised in Vienna, West Virginia, and she became a demonstrator in February 2004 as a hobbiest. She very quickly was talked into hosting her own workshop in her home and after stamping with her best friends she discovered how much fun it was. It was no surprise to many that she attained the Stampin' Up! Rising Star status. Right now her favorite products are the Big Shot and the Envelope Punch Board. The Big Shot allows her to use the wonderful Stampin' Up! framelits, dies and embossing folders to create so many beautiful projects, and the envelope punch board puts a whole new spin on cards along with being able to make 66 different sized envelopes! While hosting her Stamp Camps Sharon teaches something new and different each time and that is how she discovered her untapped talent for teaching along with her love of sharing what she loves to do. She also loves all the wonderful folks she's met and the friendships that have developed over the years. We're looking forward to seeing your WOW presentation Sharon

My Super Exciting news to share today is that the Punch Artist Extraordinaire, Michelle Suit will be presenting at the Northern Virginia Stampin' Up! Style Regional Gathering on March 8, 2014. Michelle was born and raised in Fredericksburg, VA and now join us from Manassas, VA. She has been a demonstrator for 4 years and during that time she has gained quite a following on her blog www.DisneySuitsMe.blogspot.com where she WOWS us with her amazing creations and especially her punch art including Disney Princesses as well as home grown creatures of all sorts. Her current favorite products are all the new punches and framelits. She says she does the '"Stampin' Happy Dance" when new punches and framelits are released because she loves using these things in new and innovative ways (ways they may not have been designed for), and honestly we love it when she does that too! She loves to take a punch and 'see' something just come to life in front of her. Most of all she loves being able to share her love of punches with other paper crafters and to see the look on their faces when they get that 'ah-ha' moment after they get a glimpse of all the possibilities they can create with products they already own. Michelle last presented at the Stampin' Up! Baltimore Regional in April 2013 and was also a Display Stamper for them at a prior Annual Convention in Salt Lake City (ask her about the amazing chocolate cake she made out of paper!!). Keep your eyes open for big news about Michelle. She has dreams to be on the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team and I'm betting she'll achieve those dreams.

Rose-Ellen Eastman originally hails from New Rochelle, NY and now lives in Falls Church, VA. After having her first child she left her position at ABC News in Washington DC to be a stay at home mom.  She became a demonstrator in early 2007, went to her first convention that July and has been to every Convention, every Leadership Conference she was eligible for and every Regional Conference in her area.  Rose-Ellen loves all paper crafting but is really a card maker at heart and she loves Clean and Simple stamping. That leads us to her favorite product; the Big Shot and all the accessories especially embossing folders, and framelits. She loves them because they help to give a card an exquisite look while keeping them simple to make. Rose-Ellen loves to 'share what she loves' and is an experienced presenter with Stampin' Up! In the past she has presented a WOW demonstration for the Hispanic Night Event at our Annual Convention in Salt Lake City, UT, a presentation on Reaching into Your Community at the Share Fair at the Leadership conference in Orlando, FL, presented a live webinar with Q&A session, and most recently did a presentation on the clear blocks at the Baltimore Regional Conference last April. She wants to thank her husband & four daughters for all their support, which is how she is able to have events like these. When she isn't with her family you can find her right here or at www.facebook.com/StampinUpWithRoseEllen

Have you registered for the Northern Virginia Stampin' Up! Style Regional Gathering yet? You only have one day left. I can take registrations up until this Saturday night, March 1, 2014. If you want all the details, you can check out the event on my Facebook page www.facebook.com/StampinUpWithRoseEllen and then get the registration form at www.dlvfrd.org/Stampin-Up

I hope to see you there,
Rose-Ellen

 

Northern Virginia Stampin' Up! Style Regional Event on 3/8/14 - Freckles Mobile Dessert Diner will be joining us!

Hello there my Stamping Friends!

 

We’re getting another special treat at the Northern Virginia Stampin' Up! Style Regional Event, and by treat, I REALLY mean treat. I've heard Stampin' Up! co-founder Shelli mention her favorite cupcake place at different events I've attended so..... For our dessert after lunch, we are going to have a CUPCAKE BAR provided by local baker Karina from Freckles' Mobile Dessert Diner. Freckles makes the most delicious cupcakes I’ve ever tasted and I’m very excited to share them with you. Since we couldn’t decide on which cupcakes everyone would like for dessert, we decided to go ahead and have a full CUPCAKE BAR. This means that you can have your choice from several flavors of mini cupcakes that she brings, and you get to pick which frosting you want to try and then you get to pick a topping too. Have you ever had chocolate ganache and caramel drizzle on a whipcream frosted chocolate cupcake? Or how about a lemon curd filled vanilla cupcake with lemon icing on top? Or do you like vanilla icing on a vanilla cupcake? She can do that too. I can’t wait for you to try them because I think they are all so stinkin’ delicious!! to find out more about Freckles, visit www.facebook.com/FrecklesDessertDiner

 

Northern Virginia Stampin' Up! Style Regional Gathering 3/8/14 - Jennifer Timko announced as a presenter - Make sure to Register Today!

Good Morning My Stampin Friends,

I'm so happy today to be able to announce (I would say introduce, but she needs NO introduction) one of our amazing presenters at the Northern Virginia Stampin' Up! Style Regional Gathering on March 8th, 2014.  You can STILL REGISTER until March 1st so don't delay. Read on for event information and click here for the event registration form.

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I get to announce JENNIFER TIMKO is going to be one of the presenters for our wonderful Regional Gathering. 

Current Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Member Jennifer Timko has been a demonstrator since October 2006 and she has loved every minute of it. She grew up in Orlando and moved all over while she was in the Air Force, until she settled in Warrenton, VA in 2001. While Jennifer has always loved Stampin' Up! Ribbons she has recently been falling in love with our punches and our Big Shot dies because they add so much WOW for such little effort. Jennifer is mostly a card maker. She does love MDS and the mechanics of 3d items but cards are her happy place. Her style is generally clean stamping. Not always simple, but she loves the clean lines and crisp layers. She also tries to add something special to each card to make it feel unique to the intended recipient. Being on the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team this year has been a highlight of her Stampin' Up! career and she feels its an amazing experience to be able to share what she loves making, with so many people. Lets give a warm welcome to Jennifer Timko.

 

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You can register by clicking here and you can see all the event details below:

 

Are you looking for a local place to get together with fellow demonstrators and friends to share what you love and get inspired? Here is your chance! Come join us in Northern Virginia for a day full of fun and all sorts of exciting things.
What: A Stampin’ Up! Style Regional Gathering
Where: The Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department in Dunn Loring, Virginia
When: Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 9am to 3:30p (end time is approximate)
Who: Demonstrators register first and if spots are available regist...ration will be open to guests.
Why: I want to share what I’ve love, build relationships with fellow demonstrators and share what I’ve learned at the Leadership Conferences and Annual Conventions that I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of.
 

 The Event Details:

This is a ‘Stampin’ Up! Style’ Regional Event. I hope that gives you an idea of what standards we are shooting for. We want to help you enjoy a wonderful day full of meeting new friends, stamping, learning, sharing, swapping, laughing, eating and more stamping. We are planning lots of fun things for everyone, including but not limited to Main Stage Demonstrator presentations, showing new products from the Occasions Catalog, Sale-A-Bration tips, WOW projects, business ideas, display boards, fresh ideas, Make & Takes, a few surprises ... and more. You won’t want to miss this event. Make sure you bring your notebook, a pen and your camera so you can remember all the fun things we are going to share.

Location: We will be meeting in the Community Hall of the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department located at 2148 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA 22043
Parking: There is plenty of free parking behind the fire station. Enter through the large double doors in the rear of the building.

Schedule:
8:15 – Doors Open, Name Tag and Welcome Bag pick up begins. Pick your seat, mingle and swap (general swaps or organized swaps)
9:00 – Event Begins so grab your seats
12:00 – (approximate time) Lunch is included in your registration fee
3:30 – The program ends at approximately this time. Now is the time to finish taking photos around the room, gather your things and say good-bye (sniffle, sniffle)
4:00 – the doors close and lock for clean up time
Swapping:
The doors will open at 8:15 and this is the perfect time for swapping. This is an opportunity to meet new people, chat with other demos and pick up a few tips along the way. You are welcome to do general swapping or organized swapping. If you are going to organize a swap and would like me to publish the info for the rest of the group, just let me know. Please remember the main rule of only using current Stampin’ Up! products on your swap.

Registration:
Registration is open for current demonstrators. The registration form is available by clicking www.dlvfrd.org/Stampin-Up
If there are spots still available guests (over the age of 18) can register starting on February 13, 2014. Registration ends on March 1, 2014.
We have 125 seats available. If we sell 125 tickets I will start a waiting list. If more seats become available or if someone wants to transfer their ticket I can contact the people on the waiting list to see if they are still interested in attending.

When the doors open you will be able to pick up your name tag and goodie bag and there will be a basket at the check in desk for you to drop in your donated card for the display board and card contest.

Make sure to spread the word about this event. The more friends we get together, the more fun we’ll have. Use hashtag #NoVaStampingFriends on your social media to spread the word and get friends to join you, and when you share photos of the cards you’re bringing for the display boards or photos of your swaps. It makes us easier to find each other on social media.

Display Boards & Card Contest:
Do you want to show off some of your work? Do you want to get some fresh ideas? Bring in some full size cards that you’ve been working on (yes, you can bring in more than one card) and we’ll put them on our display boards. Please bring your full card in a clear envelope with your name and information on a post-it note on the back of the card. Several of these cards will be picked to be finalists in our card contest and the winners will be voted on by the attendees and prizes will be awarded. The cards on the display boards could be used for future events and will get donated to the Ronald McDonald House.

Lunch:
Lunch will be from a local restaurant. There will be water and lemonade available to attendees and there are soda vending machines on site.

What to Bring:
• A notebook and pen
• A camera for photos of displays, photos with your friends, you KNOW you’ll want to post photos of this event.
• Bring snail and scissors for your Make and Takes
• Bring some card samples for the display board
• Bring your swap cards, if you want to swap
• Please remember to label everything you bring so your items won’t get misplaced.
• We cannot really control the temperature in the venue so please dress in layers for your own comfort level

Miscellaneous Event Notes:
• You must be 18 to attend.
• You must be present to collect any prizes.
• Still photos are encouraged but taking videos is prohibited.

What does Registration include?
• Attendance at the event
• A welcome bag with surprise goodies
• Main Stage presentations by guest demonstrators
• Clean and Simple to WOW projects
• Business ideas
• Lunch
• Opportunity for swapping
• Display Boards for inspiration
• Projects using supplies from the current Occasions Mini and the Sale-A-Bration catalog
• Make & Takes and of course some
• FUN, FUN, FUN

Event Fee:
February 1, 2014 – Tickets are available for current demonstrators $55 covers the entire event including lunch.
February 13, 2014 – If the hall is not full, tickets will be available for $60.
March 1, 2014 – Registration closes

Surrounding Areas:
There are several Hotels in the Tysons Corner area if you were interested in spending Friday night or Saturday night to extending the fun.
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If you have any questions about the event, please don't hesitate to contact me.

 

Have a Stamp-tastic day!

Rose-Ellen

 

Stampin' Up! Scrapbook Layout in honor of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia

Greetings my Stamping Friends,

Do you know what today is?? Today we get to watch the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Olympics and I can't wait.  Well, I can wait, because I HAVE to, but I'm pretty excited about the Olympics. So, today I'm spending time in my studio, putting the finishing touches on a 2 page scrapbook spread that I created about two weeks ago for the Scrapbook Class that I teach to 7th and 8th graders at my local middle school. I love sharing what I love, and I love the tools and supplies from Stampin' Up! so its very easy to share with these great kids.



Scrapbook Layout using Stampin' Up! paper and punches
Olympic Rings made with circle punches, and Olympic Torch made with three different paper punches
(Mosaic punch, Word Window punch and the Bird Builder punch)
#Olympics #Olympics2014 #Sochi2014 #USA #NBCOlympics

Isn't it cute?  Now my girls aren't Olympians, but I plan to put photos of them playing in the snow over the past few weeks. You can also use this layout for photos from swim meets, karate belt testing, sledding, ski trips, basketball, Girls on the Run, school chess club, or really anything that you want to put in there to remember what you were up to while the 2014 Olympics were going on. I plan on using the long narrow strip on the left of the USA page for some journaling about what's going on in the photos and of course I'll put the date on that. I always write in my own handwriting on my scrapbook pages. Is not that I think I have the best handwriting, far from it, but I still have some birthday card from my Grandma who passed away 11 years ago last week, and I really treasure reading thing in her handwriting. It's a wonderful and tangible momento of her. Miss you and Love you Grandma!

Here is a close up of the USA page. The Olympic Rings were made with two circle punches. When you do it, make sure to punch the small circle first and then punch the larger circle around the smaller one to make sure its centered.

Scrapbook Layout using Stampin' Up! paper and punches
#USA page features Olympic Rings made with circle punches
#Olympics #Olympics2014 #Sochi2014 #USA #NBCOlympics

And here is one of the Sochi page. The Olympic torch was made with the word window punch, the mosaic punch with a bite taken out of it with an oval punch and the Bird Builder punch (the tail of the bird, just trim the bird head off) for the flames.  The letters for both pages were from a retired alphabet set called Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Sizzlets and were cut out on my Big Shot.

Scrapbook Layout using Stampin' Up! paper and punches
SOCHI page features Olympic Torch made with three different paper punches
(Mosaic punch, Word Window punch and the Bird Builder punch)
#Olympics #Olympics2014 #Sochi2014 #USA #NBCOlympics

What do you think? Feel free to leave a comment here or find me on Facebook, ( www.facebook.com/StampinUpWithRoseEllen ) like my page and leave a comment there, to stay up on all the latest scoop on Stampin' Up! along with photos of my projects and information on the latest sales and promotions.

Have a fabulous day my Stamping Friends,
Rose-Ellen

 

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Stampin' Up! Style Regional Gathering in Northern Virginia - Registration Information

Good Morning My Stamping Friends!

We are about to have a heat wave here in Northern Virginia. My area should get up to the low 50s and considering we've been dealing with single digit temperature for a while, my girls want to put on thier t-shirts and go outside.  Right now I'm up and they are still sleeping so I'm snatching a few minutes to post the registration information for the NoVa Stampin' Up! Style Regional Gathering.

Here are a few details about the event. If you want ALL the information, visit this post.

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Are you looking for a local place to get together with fellow demonstrators and friends to share what you love and get inspired? Here is your chance! Come join us in Northern Virginia for a day full of fun and all sorts of exciting things.

What: A Stampin’ Up! Style Regional Gathering

Where: The Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department in Dunn Loring, Virginia

When: Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 9am to 3:30p (end time is approximate)

Who: Demonstrators register first and if spots are available registration will be open to guests.

Why: I want to share what I’ve love, build relationships with fellow demonstrators and share what I’ve learned at the Leadership Conferences and Annual Conventions that I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of.

 

All the detailed information about the event can be found here, and the

REGISTRATION FORM can be found here.

I hope you can make it.

Rose-Ellen