Halloween Card Samples from the Stampin' Up! Baltimore Regional Seminar

Hi there My Stamping Friends, I'm sorry its been so long since I've posted. I've been busy booking workshops and showing my hostesses what to do to have the best party they can have.

Today I thought I'd post some photos from the Baltimore Regional. I got some of them from swapping, some are photos from cards that I liked and some are from the sample boards. I don't know who made all the cards, but if I have thier name I'll give them credit. If you're visiting my blog and you see one of your cards, let me know and I'll post your name and give you credit.

Here are some of my favorite mostly-Halloween cards from the Baltimore Regional:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one. What a great 'out of the box' card to give a couple for thier wedding. I can see using their wedding colors or even a little monogram on the towels. Very cute!! Plus, this card uses the Big Shot (my FAV tool from Stampin' Up!).

These next few cards use our Spider Web embossing folder and the Big Shot machine to make that great spider web impression on the front of this card. You have to feel the image to believe it. Its fantastic!

This card uses our Kooky Spooky die for the Big Shot to make the pumpkin and the hat and the boots from our Wicked Cool stamp set and the bat comes from our new Bitty Bat punch. Don't you love the Raven black lace trim? It adds just the right touch.

 I really like how this cardmaker layered the Designer Label Punch (hmmm, maybe Concord Crush cardstock? It's hard to tell in the photo) with the new Decorative Label Punch (black cardstock) over the new Raven black lace.

What an easy and creative way to make a spider. My kids will love making this card for a few friends for Halloween this weekend.

This card uses our Top Note die and circle punches to make a Ms. Frankenstein. The bow in her hair is adorable!

This spinner card (the pumpkin spins around) uses the House of Haunts stamp set, Wicked Cool for the 'Spooky' sentiment and the photo corner punch for corner accents. Its Spooky-riffic!

Here is another card that uses House of Haunts. So colorful and creepy at the same time.

Speaking of colorful....WOW! This looks like the shaving cream technique and uses the Wicked Cool stamp set for the hat and boots and a piece of cardstock for the cape. What a wonderful illusion!

Another use for the Wicked Cool stamp set. I love the 'shadow' for the moon and the bats flying in front of it.

Here is a erie card made with the Graveyard Gala stamp set. The gravestone was stamped on Basic Gray cardstock and cut out and layered on the card base. The trees in the corner are from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set. The clouds in front of the moon look fantastic!

I had to show you this cute dresser card. They used the Spider Web embossing folder and the boots and hat from the Wicked Cool stamp set. The design on the bottom of the dresser was made with the Curly Label Punch and the drawers are cardstock with brad 'knobs' and lifted up with dimensionals. Too stinkin' cute!

Hope you enjoyed today's card samples. If you have any questions about the cards I posted, feel free to e-mail or call me. If there is something you'd like to purchase you can contact me or you can shop 24/7 on my website by clicking here.

Have a great day!

Rose-Ellen

Stampin' Up! Book-a-thon

Tuesday October 12th will be a busy day on the phone for me.


Stampin’ Up! has issued a challenge for us to make calls to book fun hostess events for "Girls Nights Out"! I will be calling as many of My Stamping Friends (that’s YOU!) as I can to see if they would be willing to set up dates for anytime in November, December and January! I will also be inviting you to join my team as a business builder or as someone who wants to buy their own items at a discount.

There is a fabulous Handmade Holiday 20% off Promotion for all Clients, that begins on October 19th and goes through December 16th - you won't want to miss the deals on these great Product Bundles!

You can make this "what ever" type of event you want. How about a ‘technique’ event, a Big Shot Class, a Corks and Chocolate Party, PMS (Pizza, Music and Stamping) or Power Hour Party, an Express Event that can be completed with you and your officemates during your lunch hour, EVEN a Catalog virtual party etc. BUT...it must be an event where you invite guests and I provide the class. It can be at your house, office or MY place.

If you decide that you’d like to join my team, and you join me by October 16th, you will get a FREE TOTE BAG AND A FREE STAMP SET called Eat Chocolate, that will come from the next Mini Catalog. You can check out all the details of joining my team on my website at www.roseelleneastman.stampinup.net Just click on ‘start your own business’ and use my password newrecruit to gain access to the demonstrator agreement so you can read it over.

If you answer the phone when I call and say "I LOVE RUBBER STAMPS" you will immediately WIN A PRIZE. These prizes will be given to you at your event).

If you beat me to calling you and reply to this email and book an event....You will also win a PRIZE. (Prizes will be given when your event is held).

When replying to this email, please put...."I want to BOOK a party" (or “I WANT TO JOIN YOUR TEAM”) in the subject line. You will win prizes for these bookings also......

I will be calling as many people as I can today.

Are you ready?!! Talk to you soon,

Rose-Ellen

How often have you thought about doing what I do?

WELL...this weekend, I attended the Stampin' Up! Baltimore Regional and they announced an incentive to JUST US in attendance, ...that for every recruit from NOW until October 16th, I can give you an extra stamp set for FREE! It's called EAT CHOCOLATE, a brand new stamp set from the upcoming 2011 mini occasions catalog. Its so secret, I can't even show you a picture of what it looks like, but I can show you some samples. TRUST ME...it's Adorable, and matches some of our punches. If you'd like to see the sample photos, let me know and I can e-mail them to you.

This FREE stamp set is IN ADDITION to the special already in place for the FREE Greenhouse Gala tote that is amazing! PLUS a discount that you can use for the next 6 months and possibly more! Anyone can buy this starter kit, and it's customizeable. You can see it on page 8 of your catalog.

Cost is 175.00...just tax, no shipping. The kit includes over 400.00 in product right now...usually only 325.00. Contact me and I can help you join right online. If you'd like to check out the details of joining my team you can visit my website and use the password newrecruit . This is a perfect time to check out what I do.

Can you imagine stamping for an income??? You can do it! Once you buy this kit you can sell the product, or just buy it at a discount for yourself. Sell your cards, run classes, and grow a fun part-time business.

Email me with any questions. Don't forget this incentive offer is only good until October 16th.

As a fun little perk, I've linked to a video of what our annual convention looks like. It is a fantastic experience that I'd love to talk to you about.




Enjoy your day, My Stamping Friends,
Rose-Ellen

Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack Blitz

WOW! WOW!! WOW!!!

As you know, the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack has been operational for over a year now, and demonstrators and customers alike are finding it a great place to discover discontinued Stampin' Up! merchandise for fantastic prices. Now, from October 5-18, they are adding over two hundred more discontinued items--some at up to 80 percent off--to help make room in the Distribution Center for new products!

There are a few things you'll need to know about the Clearance Rack Blitz:

Remember that Clearance Rack merchandise needs to be ordered through my website and I can't place the order for you. The good news is that you can add non-Clearance Rack merchandise to your order. The great news is that if you're merchandise total reaches $150 you are eligible for hostess benefits and Stampin' Rewards (which translates to a free stamp set and at least $15 to spend on more merchandise).

Everything on the Clearance Rack is available while supplies last so visit my website ASAP.

All sales of discontinuted items are final.

Have a fantastic time shopping, My Stamping Friends,
Rose-Ellen

My Swap from the Stampin' Up! Baltimore Regional

Hi there My stamping Friends, The Stampin' Up! Baltimore Regional was just as much fun as I expected it to be! I learned so many new tips in the morning session that I could have left at lunch and been completely satisfied.....but WHY would I do that? And if I did that, I would have missed Glenda Travelstead's workshop which was a complete hoot. She is so funny.

I swapped out my cards as soon as I got there and have about 20+ new cards to photograph and show you. I took a bunch of photos of the display boards so I can share them as well.

Below is the final card I used for my swap. I showed you a similiar one but I changed out the layers a little (this time I tore the crumb cake rather than the night of navy) and added Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink to the star. Hope you like it.

For this card I started with a Night of Navy card base and spritzed some Smooch Spray on the front.Next I took a piece of Crumb Cake (4 x 5-1/4)  I used some Night of Navy ink and the Come to Bethlehem stamp set for the main image. I then tore the Crumb Cake layer and flipped the top part over to make a sandy hill. I sponged the edges of the crumb cake and attached it to the bottom portion with the main image. I stamped the sentiment on the Crumb Cake Layer and adhered it to the card base. I finished it off with some Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink on the star (you might only be able to see a little bit of that). Hope you like my card. Feel free to leave me a comment (hint hint) and let me know how much.

Have a great day!

Rose-Ellen

Christmas in October....

Hi there My Stamping Friends,

I can't believe my first post of October is a Christmas card, but it is. Don't worry, I LOVE Autumn and I will definitely make projects for the season, but I got this stamp set and this simple card was just calling me. Hope you like it.

I used Crumb Cake cardstock for the base. I cut a piece of Night of Navy and covered it with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (#118772). I tore that in half on a diagonal (might as well make two cards if you're already making one). I attached it to the top left corner of the card base and then used my Come to Bethelem set (#120591-clear) with Night of Navy ink to create the main image on the bottom and the sentiment above that. As my girls would say, it was Easy Peasy.

I'm going to be working on swaps tonight and heading to the Baltimore Regional tomorrow but I'll have something to post for tomorrow so you don't miss me.

Feel free to post a comment and make my day!

Have a great weekend,
Rose-Ellen

Designer Fabric by Stampin' Up!

Hi there My Stamping Friends,
Check out the new video posted by Stampin' Up! Sara is showing you the new designer fabrics!

A Happy Little Accident

Hi there My Stamping Friends, Its been a while since I've posted but all my girls are back in school and it seems that the routine of school busses, snacks, homework, girlscouts, band, preschool co-oping, school volunteering, PTA meetings and Back to School Nights are all under control. Whew! Now, I can get in some more stamping time! Which is perfect because I'm going to the Stampin' Up! Baltimore Regional this weekend and I've got to get working on some swaps. My stamp studio is clean(er) and my darlin' hubby is out of town so I'll have lots of time to stay up late and get some stamping done.

Before I can show you what I've been working on for swaps, I wanted to show you a technique that isn't new, but since I've never tried it before, its new-to-me. Last weekend I was at a downline meeting hosted by my friend Robin Merriman. The cards were fantastic and there was one that I KNEW I was going to CASE as soon as I got home. I'm not sure who made the original card but if it was you, let me know and I'll give you credit here. The card used the 'dryer sheet technique'. I'll attach a photo of the card that we made at Robin's house and then I'll show you what I made at home.

Here is the beautiful card we made at Robin's house:

And here is what I made at home:

My plan was to CASE (copy the card) but change out the sentiment since I didn't have the same stamp set. Sooooooo...there I was, happily stamping with one of my clubs when my card got a little oopsie (without being reinked, the stamp touched the card stock again along the bottom of the card). Rather than flip it over and start again (which is a perfectly fine thing to do) I decided to add some more trees and make a forest. I actually like the way it turned out. As Bob Ross would say, it was a 'happy little accident'.

To create the card I first stamped the image from the Lovely as a Tree and Four the Holidays stamp sets in Night of Navy ink on Whisper White cardstock. Then I used some adhesive spray on the whisper white and placed a used dryer sheet on top of the adhesive. I trimmed my dryer sheet to the size of the whisper white layer. My dryer sheet was still pretty thick (depending on what brand you use) so I sprayed a little bit more adhesive and covered it in dazzling diamonds glittler. I put brads in the corners and used dimensionals to stick it to the night of navy card base. My Stamping Friends that were in attendace that night LOVED the card and the technique. I hope you do too. Feel free to leave a comment for me and let me know.

If you want to purchase any of the products that I just mentioned you can order directly from my website at http://www.roseelleneastman.stampinup.net/ or you can send me a note and I can answer any questions you might have.

Have a great stamping day!
Rose-Ellen

Tote-ally Awesome Opportunity

Hi there My Stamping Friends,

I hope you are all doing well!! Things here are starting to get into a routine again since several of my wee ones have started school. The last one starts school next week and then it will be pretty quiet around my house. Not sure how I'll feel about that but I know that they love being back at school and seeing all thier school friends again.

The back to school talk got me thinking about how much I love my job with Stampin' Up! When things get a little too quiet around here I get to kick it up a notch and add a few extra events to my calendar. Thats just one of the perks of having my own business. I get to decide when I want to add more classes and workshops into my day, and right now thats just what I'm doing. I've already added two workshops for September (along with my regularly scheduled monthly events) and tomorrow I'll be adding a few more class dates on as well. I know you've been looking for the rest of the monthly Christmas Card events between now and the beginning of December! I'll also be adding Open Night back on, where you can come and bring your own projects and we can sit around the table and catch up. If you want to join us but aren't working on a project already, you'll be interested to see my card kits (more info on that when I finalize the dates.

Anyway, to get back to the reason I'm posting....If you've ever thought about starting your own business, or joining Stampin' Up! for the discount, I'd LOVE to have you join my team. From September 1st through October 18th, you'll receive a FREE craft tote - a $39.95 value - when you join Stampin' Up! This stylish and practical tote, patterned after our Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper and large enough to carry 12"x12" card stock and a paper cutter as well as punches, ink pads, and accessories. And with two starter kits to choose from (standard and digital) at a brand new LOWER kit price, there has never been a better time to join the Stampin' Up! family.

Check this out:


Have a great stamping day!

Rose-Ellen

Life is a Matter of Moments....

Hi there My Stamping Friends,

What a week! I'll keep it simple and say that mid-week we were celebrating some great medical test results for one of my daughters. If you're anything like me, while you're waiting for results from a test of some sort (a medical tests, an important school test, a driving test, etc) you're probably replaying bits and pieces of things in your head. Did you do everything right? How did it go? How did you get here? Sometimes time seems to stand still and sometimes time seems to fly by. For the past few days I've been watching my little ones enjoy the last few weeks of summer and am realizing how fast time is flying by.

To make this card I first used the Very Vintage wheel with Crumb Cake ink and rolled it over a piece of very vanilla card stock several times. Then I stamped over that with the Elements of Style stamp set and Soft Suede ink. I used my aqua painter with the Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz ink to lightly color in the flowers. I ripped around the stamped image and then sponged soft suede around the edges. I attached that image to the Soft Suede card base and stamped the sentiment on the bottom corner. I finished it up with a 'fork bow' made with the 5/8th inch very vanilla satin ribbon. All products are from Stampin' Up!

Life really is a matter of moments.....and they fly by way too quickly. Take the time to enjoy them all.


Happy Stamping,

Rose-Ellen

Stampin' Up! Convention - Day 4 ~July 24, 2010

Hi there My Stamping Friends,

Just a final post about the Stampin' Up! Convention 2010. We started off the morning with a special treat of Shelli and her daughter Sara on stage talking all about the Stampin' Up! fabric. Yup, you heard me.....Stampin' Up! fabric. It MATCHES our designer series paper. How cool is that. You can use it as fabric or put it on cards or scrapbook pages. Its sooooo cool in real life. Can't wait to show it to you!


Here is a cute Christmas tree that they showed to us. It is made from bits of ripped fabric and makes a great tree ornament.

Here I am with my friend Robin Merriman on the left (who was chosen to serve again on the company's National Advisory Board; a group of only 8 demonstrators company-wide. I'm so happy for you my friend!) and my new friend Kimberly Van Diepen on the right. Kimberly moved relatively close to me and sounds like so much fun. Hopefully we'll get to stamp together soon.

Our final dinner was at a Brazilian Steakhouse. YUMMO!!! Mandy and I totally skipped the salad bar and went straight for a taste of every piece of meat they offered. It was a great way to try some new items and I really liked most of them (those that know me are surprised by what I just wrote). This photo has (L to R) Jackie, Julie, Dina, Mandy standing up in pink, Amanda, the server, then me, Kasey and Cathy. It was so much fun Ladies. Thanks!!

Here is my last view before heading home. It was a great trip but I'm ready to see my 4 little munchkins and my darlin hubby. Missed them all terribly.

Finally, I'll finish off with some photos of cards that I saw on the sample boards or from swaps. I have no idea who made these cards so if it was you just let me know and I'll give you credit.

This card was made with our decor stencil Folk Flowers and the Oval All stamp set. Great job.

This cheery card uses our Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper, Friends Never Fade stamp set and our Square Lattice embossing folder with the Big Shot.

Check out this beautiful lanter that I saw. Just fantastic.

This card uses the Big Shot, the Daisies #2 flowers Die, the Build a Brad and our Inspired by Nature stamp set to name a few things.

I LOVE this one because we are about to take a family celebration trip to Hawaii and I was thinking of making a few of these and handing them out while I am there.

I hope you all have a great Stamping day.

Rose-Ellen

Stampin' Up! Convention Day 3~ Friday, July 23, 2010

Hi there My Stamping Friends,

Well, I guess I didn't hit the right buttons to post my last two Convention Posts while I was on vacation. So, here they are now ......

My day started off with Breakfast with Shelli Gardner (the Co-Founder of Stampin' Up!) because I was part of a group called the Recruit Crew and I recruited during a certain challenge time period. I also got early entry into the general session today because I recruited. Wahoo!!




After our General Session we broke for lunch and then it was time for the Make and Takes. They are always fantastic and this year was no exception. I'll post photos of those over the next few weeks. This is a photo of about half the people in the room during this Make and Take Session.


The next photos are from some presentations on Main Stage. The photos don't do them justice. The necklace is stunning and the tags are so fun.




The event for tonight was called An Evening to Remember with Linda Hansen and it really was an evening to remember. The room was packed with 200+ people working on Make and Takes (created by Linda Hansen and the very talented Diana Gibbs), catching up with special guests Jaron and Lori (former Stampin' Up! employees) , swapping, socializing and eating a delicious dinner.





I got to finally meet Diana Gibbs. I've been following her blog for quite a while and she is so funny and super super talented.





Here is a photo of the group that put this evening together.....and a few of us that helped out that evening. I wish I could 'tag'people here like I can on Facebook (if I CAN, please let me know how and I'll get do that!).





We finished up the evening with a photo from the observation deck for the Morman Temple. It was a beautiful evening outside and the setting sun behind the temple, and a great group of girls, make for a great photo. This group is Amy, Me, Jackie, Amanda, Mandy and Kasey.




As I've been doing, I'm finishing up with a few photos of cards I saw on the dispaly boards that I loved. I don't know who made them so if they are yours let me know and I'll give you credit here.

Have a fantastic Day!!

Rose-Ellen

Tax Free Shopping in Virginia ~ Aug 6th through 8th

Hi there My Stamping Friends!!

I'm writing to let you know that the state of Virginia is having a sales tax holiday for school supplies up to $20.00 per item August 6 – 8. Because school supply items are included in this sales tax holiday, the below list of items will be tax free during the holiday period. Please note that you MUST place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax free.

I will be travelling on Aug 7th and will only have spotty access to e-mails. If you want to place an order you can do it through my website www.roseelleneastman.stampinup.com but if you have no access to get to my website, you can send me an e-mail for me to place an order on August 8th.

The following items are tax-exempt during the Virginia sales tax holiday:

Item # Description Price
104331 SNAIL Adhesive Refill $4.50
103305 Dotto $12.95
100902 Dotto Refill $6.50
104045 Anywhere Glue Stick $3.95
104294 Sticky Strip $6.95
104430 Stampin' Dimensionals $3.95
103683 Mini Glue Dots $4.95
103579 Paper Snips $9.95
103179 Craft & Rubber Scissors $19.95
101879 Watercolor Pencils $19.95
105021 White Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen $3.95
102845 Blender Pens $9.95
Various Stampin’ Write Markers (individual) $3.50
119801 Many Marvelous Markers In Color $14.95
119802 Watercolor Wonder Crayons Subtles $16.95
119803 Watercolor Wonder Crayons Regals $16.95
119804 Watercolor Wonder Crayons Brights $16.95
119805 Watercolor Wonder Crayons Neutrals $16.95
105394 Basic Black Stampin’ Write Journaler $3.50
110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue $3.95
120963 Stampin’ Pastels New Color Kit $14.95

Hope you're having a fantastic week!!
Rose-Ellen

EXTRA EXTRA Hostess Benefits in August

Extra! Extra! Stampin' Up! hostesses get extra hostess awards July 27-August 31, in addition to the already fantastic hostess benefits!

From July 27 to August 31, Stampin' Up! hostesses can earn an EXTRA $25 to use toward
Stampin' Up! products of their choice when they host a workshop totaling $350 or more!

“I earned a ton of free stuff last time I hosted a workshop,” says Katie Krafter of Kingman, Kansas. “But now I can earn even more! I’m so excited!”
Stampin’ Up! is offering this amazing opportunity to all hostesses for a limited time. “This is a great time to host a workshop,” notes Sallie Stamper, a demonstrator from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. “These extra hostess benefits are spectacular—and the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog just came out with tons of new stamp sets and products to choose from!”

This extra benefit is included along with the standard hostess benefits they receive when they host a workshop. The standard hostess benefits include

•A free 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog worth $9.95!
•Free stamp sets only available to hostesses (with qualifying orders; select from the products on pages 10-16 of the Idea Book & Catalog)!
•Free Stampin' Up! products of your choice!

Workshop total (before S&H) Free merchandise+Extra hostess awards = Free merchandise

$350 - $399 $40 + $25= $65
$400 - $449 $45 + $25= $70
$450 - $499 $50 + $25= $75
$500 - $549 $60 + $25= $85

This extra hostess benefit is only being offered for a limited time, so contact your demonstrator TODAY to schedule a workshop!