SNEAK PEAK! Holiday Mini Paisley Prints 5

Happy Monday, Stampin' Friends!!

What do you think about all these projects with just one stamp set???  Definitely lots of uses for the Paisley Prints set!  It will be available soon...September 1st when the Holiday Mini goes live.  Do you have your copy of the Holiday Mini, yet??  Email me and let me know if you'd like a FREE copy. 

Stampin' Recipe:

Stamps: Paisley Prints, Fabulous Phrases

Paper: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede

Tools: Paper-piercing tool, Dimensionals

Embellishments: Whisper White 1/4" Ribbon, Mini Library Clips,  Brads

Happy Stampin'!!

~Heather

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SNEAK PEAK! Holiday Mini Paisley Prints 4

Hi Stampin' Friends and happy FRIDAY!!

Today's card is a super fast, super easy, clean and simple card you can create in just a few minutes.  I love these kinds of cards!!  To see more, just click here to see my "Sanity Saver" cards.

This is another card I created for the display boards at Convention using the Paisley Prints stamp set (featured in the upcoming Holiday Mini catalog!).  Did I tell you this stamp set is versatile, or what??  Last week I showed all my projects using the heart stamp from the set, and there is also a leaf, a pumpkin, and a tree.  Just wait to see the rest!  ;)

Stampin' Recipe:

Stamps: Paisley Prints, Fabulous Phrases

Paper: Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White

Ink: Soft Suede

Tools: Modern Label Punch

Embellishments: 1/2" Polka Dot Soft Suede Ribbon

Happy Stampin'!!

~Heather

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SNEAK PEAK! Holiday Mini Paisley Prints 3

Hi Stampin' Friends!

Are you ready for another project using the Paisley Prints stamp set (a new stamp set that will be available in the upcoming Holiday Mini)?  This set is so versatile! I really had a lot of fun working with it for the Convention display boards.

To create this treat box, I used one of my favorite Big Shot dies, the Fancy Favor box and then dressed up the front of it using some of my favorite colors: Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, and So Saffron.  The box itself is the new Cajun Craze.  I am just happy as a clam incorporating Baja Breeze into my projects again!!  I sure missed it, and am SO HAPPY about the Color Renovation!!

Stampin' Recipe:

Stamps: Paisley Prints, Fabulous Phrases

Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso

Paper: Cajun Craze, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake, Whisper White 

Tools: Big Shot (of course!! haha), Scallop Circles #2 die, Circle Scissor Plus, Full Heart Punch

Embellishments: Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Clips Assortment

Happy Stampin'!!

~Heather

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SNEAK PEAK! Holiday Mini Paisley Prints 2

Here's another sneak peak using the Paisley Prints stamp set available in the upcoming Holiday Mini catalog.  I made this one for the Convention display boards, as well. 

Oh my goodness, I am just so excited for you to see the upcoming MINI!!  If you could have just seen me when I first got to look through it, I was just like a giddy little girl squealing!  If you'd like a copy (and I know you do!) just email me, and I'll send you a copy for FREE.  :)

Stampin' Recipe:

Stamps: Paisley Prints, Fabulous Phrases

Paper: Pink Pirouette, Daffodil Delight, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White

Ink: Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink, Riding Hood Red

Tools: Full Heart Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Paper Piercing Tool

Embellishments: Soft Subtles Designer  Buttons, Linen Thread

Happy Stampin'!!

~Heather

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SNEAK PEAK! Holiday Mini Paisley Prints

Hi Stampin' Friends!  I thought it would be fun this week to give you some sneak peaks from the Holiday Mini.  I am so in love with this year's upcoming Holiday Mini, I just want the whole darn thing!!  There is a new fabric line (so exciting!), glass glitter, adorable stamp sets, AWESOME Halloween items...I could go on and on!  If you don't have a copy already, you should definitely email me to get your FREE copy.  Items from the Holiday Mini are available for purchase beginning September 1st (can't wait!!)

Today's card is one that I made with the Paisley Prints and Fabulous Phrases stamp sets for the display boards at Convention. I should warn you that because I made this card in April, some of the product it features is retired. Sorry!  But, not to worry, I've added some suggested substitions. :)

Stampin' Recipe:

Stamps: Paisley Prints, Fabulous Phrases

Paper: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Poppy Parade, So Saffron DSP

Ink: Chocolate Chip (substitue Early Espresso)

Tools: Full Heart Punch, Scallop Border Punch  

Embellishments: Linen Thread, Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons (retired-substitute early espresso designer buttons), Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon (retired, substitute early espresso taffeta ribbon)

Happy Stampin'!!

~Heather

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More Convention Photos!

I didn't have a chance to show you pictures from my last day at Convention before the blog hop, but I've been wanting to post those for you so you can see all the awesome display boards.  I ran out of memory, so I didn't get a bunch I really wanted *sad face* but I am very happy to have pics of all those boards I did get.

Here's a few of my faves from my last-day perusing:

And, if you'd like to see all of the pictures I took of the display boards on the last day, check out my online album HERE.

One of the best highlights of the last day, was Stampin' Up! surprised us with a special present...a whole kit from the upcoming Holiday Mini!!

The kit included a level 2 Hostess Set, Peaceful Season, Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, Glass Glitter, and a Cherry Cobbler ink pad.  I was sooooooo excited!!  I am working on a couple of projects using the fun new stuff, so I'll definitely have to post those soon. 

I think Stampin' Up! has just outdone themselves again with all of the AMAZING new products coming up in the 2010 Holiday Mini.  If you don't have one, you are definitely going to want one!!  If you don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, feel free to email me and get a FREE copy of your own.  I will put yours in the mail first thing on September 1st!

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Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Artisan Award Blog Hop: Day 10

Today is the last day of the blog hop, and I sure hope you have had fun hopping with us!  This is the last of our projects, which is our second 3-D item. 

My project is a princess crown and wand birthday set.  I saw a crown and wand princess set at a toy store, and I thought it would be perfect to step up and see what I could create with that idea.  This project took a lot of playing around with!  I wasn't quite sure how to make the accordian folds, but found an awesome tutorial on splitcoast by Beate Johns HERE.

Heather Van Duker

Heather Van Duker

Sarah Sagert

Sarah Sagert

Sarah Sagert

Sarah's chipboard book is just fabulous!  She has photos of each and every page, so I uploaded them to my online album HERE.  Be sure to check it out!

Okay, it's time to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. Before you go, don't forget to say hi and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:
Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)
Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots
Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium
Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational
Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie
Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie
Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room
Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner
Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

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Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Artisan Award Blog Hop: Day 9

Hi Stampin' Friends!!  Today is the first of our 3-D projects.  I can't believe this, but after I had boxed up and shipped off my projects, I realized I had forgotten to take a picture of this one!!  Oh, my heart just sank because at that time, of course I had no idea if I would ever see this again.  This quilted wall-hanging definitely took up the bulk of my time (haha don't look TOO closely because this was really truly my first "big" sewing project!).  Now, every time I look at it, I see all kinds of things I wish I could push the "redo" button for, but oh well!  I guess it was good enough. :)

Heather Van Duker

Sarah Sagert

For Sarah's memory board, she has several up close and detailed pictures, and I've uploaded them to my album HERE for you to take a closer look.  Enjoy!

Okay, it's time to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. Before you go, don't forget to say hi and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:

Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)

Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots

Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium

Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational

Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie

Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie

Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room

Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner

Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

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Happy Stampin!

~Heather

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Artisan Award Blog Hop: Day 8

 Hi again!  Today is the last of our scrapbook pages. Mine is a wedding page using the Baroque Motifs stamp set.  I just can't believe how much I love that stamp set, even though I think it was my first or second stamp set I ever purchased about 4 years ago.  It is just a classic, I guess!

Heather Van Duker

Sarah Sagert

I really like how Sarah created so much texture using circles in the background layered with buttons, and the circle motif repeated again in the DSP.  So clever!  And, if that is Sarah's daughter, wow girl, you have adorable babies!  :)

Tomorrow, we will be showing the first of our (2) 3-D items.  And now,  it's time to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. Before you go, don't forget to say hi and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:
Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)
Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots
Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium
Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational
Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie
Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie
Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room
Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner
Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

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Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Artisan Award Blog Hop: Day 7

Welcome to Day 7 of our Artisan Award Blog Hop!  I hope you enjoyed seeing our 1st scrapbook pages yesterday.  The first page I have posted today is Sarah Sagert's.  I absolutely adore the Nursery Necessities stamp set and isn't this a fabulous page to showcase just how cute that set is??

Sarah Sagert

For my scrapbook page, I had an idea for a baby girl page, but being childless, I wasn't quite sure how to get pictures!  I asked my good friend Shanna Jensen if I could plop down and sort through her photos because, conveniently, she has both a little girl and a photographer husband.  :)  Isn't her little one a doll??

Heather Van Duker

Okay, it's time to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. Before you go, don't forget to say hi and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:
Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)
Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots
Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium
Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational
Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie
Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie
Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room
Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner
Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

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Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Artisan Award Blog Hop: Day 6

Welcome back!!  I hope you had a fabulous weekend.  This week, we're going to be posting our 3 scrapbook pages, and Thursday and Friday, we'll be posting our 3-D projects.  I hope you enjoy the second week of the hop.

My first scrapbook page is my "Divas & Cupcakes" page.  My book club finds all kinds of fun little places to meet each month, and one locale was called "Divas & Cupcakes".  As you can probably already guess, they had FANTASTIC cupcakes!  Yum!

I decided to do a page all about the sweetest joint around, and remembered my cupcake card last fall where I figured out how to do what I call "ribbon frosting" (which was inspired by a ruffled pillow on a sewing blog), and I was also inspired by the layout and colors of Brooke Stockman's Convention 2009 swap card shown HERE.

Heather Van Duker

And, below, is Sarah's first scrapbook page.  I love how she did the scallop border all around the page. How cute!!

Sarah Sagert

Okay, it's time to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. Before you go, don't forget to say hi and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:
Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)
Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots
Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium
Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational
Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie
Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie
Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room
Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner
Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

Need a hard copy of the Idea Book & catalog to call your own?? Email me and get the NEW 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog for just $9.95 (including priority shipping!).

Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Artisan Award Blog Hop: Day 5

Today's card is my only re-make of an earlier card.  I stepped it up by adding rhinestones, changing my color scheme, and using a cool little trick to "glitter-fy" the sentiment.  I'm not sure if you can see the sparkle on the sentiment, but my upline taught me a cool technique a long time ago to be able to emboss over the ink color of your choice.  Ink your stamp in versamark first, then your ink color, and stamp.  The add your embossing powder and heat set.  I used iridescent ice for this card.  Isn't that a nifty trick to know??

Heather Van Duker

Sarah Sagert

Wow, I am just loving Sarah's card!  So many cute little details and what a great layout! 

Okay, it's time to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. Before you go, don't forget to say hi and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:
Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)
Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots
Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium
Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational
Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie
Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie
Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room
Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner
Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

Need a hard copy of the Idea Book & catalog to call your own?? Email me and get the NEW 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog for just $9.95 (including priority shipping!).

Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Artisan Award Blog Hop: Day 4

Wow, here we are at Day 4, already!  It seems like this week is just flying by.  Have you enjoyed what you've seen? 

This accordian card was inspired by my little nephew, Owen, who was born in October (he's a fraternal twin!).  It is a birth announcement with a pull-out info card.  Of course, for the contest, I could only make one card, so I chose the nephew with the shorter name.  I hope Caleb doesn't mind too much. :)

Heather Van Duker

Sarah Sagert

Okay, it's time to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. Before you go, don't forget to say hi and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:
Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)
Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots
Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium
Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational
Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie
Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie
Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room
Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner
Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

Need a hard copy of the Idea Book & catalog to call your own?? Email me and get the NEW 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog for just $9.95 (including priority shipping!).

Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Artisan Award Blog Hop: Day 3

Hi again!!  I hope you have been enjoying the hop, I sure have!  I didn't really get to see all of the projects at convention with such a nice detailed view one-by-one, so I am really enjoying being able to see all of these projects!

Here is the next of mine and Sarah's cards.  I used the Tulipe die and used the negative as a stencil on this one.  Even though this isn't one of my fanciest cards, for some reason it is one of my favorites.  Maybe it's because it is the first card I finished!!  Whew!  "One down, a ka-billion more to go..."  :)  I started working on the butterfly card I showed you yesterday very first, but set it aside for quite a while, and then I made this card which came together super fast.

Heather Van Duker

Sarah Sagert

Now, it's time to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. Before you go, don't forget to say hi and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:
Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)
Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots
Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium
Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational
Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie
Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie
Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room
Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner
Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

Need a hard copy of the Idea Book & catalog to call your own?? Email me and get the NEW 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog for just $9.95 (including priority shipping!).

Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Artisan Award Blog Hop: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Artisan Award Blog Hop!  I hope you had fun checking out all of the projects on Day 1 and left the Artisans lots of comments of support.  :)  I mentioned this in one of my previous posts, but one of the things we talked about at our dinner with Shelli and Brent is how nerve-wracking and kinda scary it is to have your work out in front of  everyone.  It feels so personal, one artisan even mentioned how  it feels like having their underwear hanging out for everyone to see.  I thought that was a funny and pretty true way to put it. 

Heather Van Duker

Sarah Sagert

Now, it's time to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. Before you go, don't forget to say hi and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:
Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)
Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots
Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium
Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational
Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie
Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie
Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room
Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner
Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

Need a hard copy of the Idea Book & catalog to call your own?? Email me and get the NEW 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog for just $9.95 (including priority shipping!).

Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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2010-11 Artisan Award-Winning Projects Blog Hop

Welcome to our Artisan Award-winning Projects Blog Hop!  We are so excited to share our projects with you!  It still makes me giddy every time I hear someone mention the Artisan Award, it is just unbelievable that I actually won!  Thank you so much for encouraging me to enter and supporting me. It means the world to me.

Each weekday (M-F) for the next two weeks, we will be posting a new project, starting with our cards, then our scrapbook pages, and finally our 3-D items.  I hope you have fun checking out our projects (I know I can't wait to see my fellow winners projects, too!)

My first card is loaded with accessories.  I fell in love with so many of the accessories in the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog, and when I decided to enter the Artisan Award contest, it gave me the perfect excuse to buy all of them. And then, I just couldn't decide what to use, so I had to use them all, of course!  :) I will even admit I caught myself humming Julie Andrews' "A few of my favorite things" when I was working on this card. Haha, I know, someone call the nerd patrol!

Stamps: Great Friend, Sprinkles (retired)

Paper: Basic Gray, Bordering Blue (retired), Rose Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, So Saffron

Ink: Basic Gray, Basic Gray Marker, Old Olive Marker, Rose Red Marker, Versamark

Tools: 1-3/4” Circle Punch, Big Shot, Hearts and Brackets Die

Embellishments: Double Stitched Rose Red Ribbon (retired), Clips Assortment, Flower Brads, Basic Gray Corduroy Buttons (retired), Linen Thread, Elementary Ribbon Originals (retired)

Sarah Sagert, a fellow Artisan Award Winner, does not have a blog but wanted to share her projects with you, as well, and asked me to post her projects along with mine.   Thanks, Sarah, for sharing your work with us! Here is her first card for the hop:

I just love all of the texture and detail in her card.  Check out the grass; can you believe all the little snipping she did?

Now, get ready to hop over to Elizabeth Price's Blog, Seeing Ink Spots. I will be there right behind you, cuz I can't wait to see what she has created!  Before you go, let me know what you think of my project and leave me a comment, I love to hear from you.  :)

If you'd like to jump around on the hop, here are links to all of our blogs:

Heather Van Duker, Stamptastic Creations (you are here)
Elizabeth Price, Seeing Ink Spots
Renee Ballard, Stamp Stadium
Angela Timms, Truly Inkspirational
Jodie Olver, Stamp with Jodie
Becky Cowley, Scrap Junkie
Andrea Munro, Hiding Out In My Craft Room
Richard Garay, The Fun Stampers Corner
Tessa Wise, Crafty Girl Designs

Ready to have some Stampin' fun?? All of the supplies I used are listed above. Just CLICK HERE to go to my Stampin' Up! website to order any of the supplies you need. Once you get there, click on "Shop Now" in the upper right hand corner.

Need a hard copy of the catalog to call your own?? Email me and get the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog for just $9.95 (including priority shipping!).

Happy Stampin!
~Heather


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