321 Stamp: Launching Creativity

Color Coach: A lesson in color theory

Now this sounds way too much like school -- but it's fun to learn about color! I love my Color Coach -- a nifty set of cards that help me match up my great Stampin' Up exclusive colors. There's a two-page pdf with some basic color theory to help us get more out of our coach so I wanted to share the download here.

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And here is a picture of what the SU Color Coach looks like -- and some more info. Add it to your next online or in-person workshop order. It will be you new best paper-crafting friend!

Color Coach item # 121046
Price: $14.95
Let this coach help you put together custom color schemes to express your unique creativity. Whether you want a quick reference of all colors in a collection, a card for every color, or blank cards to record your own color combinations, this swatch book Is for you! ■ Text in English, Spanish, French, and German ■ Includes 55 double-sided cards with removable metal post fastener ■ Includes color theory cards and individual color swatch cards ■ On individual color cards, one side shows color, the other side lists coordinating colors ■ Card size: 2-3/4" x 4-1/2"

It's time to Sale-a-brate!

Sale-a-bration is what Stampin' Up! calls our biggest sale of the year. From today through March 31 you get a free item from our special brochure for each $50 you order (before shipping and tax). I wanted to jump on and share the link to the Sale-a-bration brochure over in the right column. It's right under the great Occasions Mini catalog link -- and you can find supply lists as well for the project samples in all of our catalogs. Enjoy and SAB bonuses apply to online as well as in-person orders! I'll be back with some Valentine project ideas soon -- I promise.

Rube Goldberg: A different kind of creativity

My husband shared this amazing link with me. It's an amazing kinetic artist in Brooklyn who creates Rube Goldberg machines. This is a video worth watching for a laugh and a reminder that there is art and creativity in everyday things. Enjoy!

 

 

The new Occasions Mini Catalog is here!

The wonderful Occasions mini catalog is here and you can download it in the right column and also the supply list for mini catalog projects. You can order items online. Be sure to sign up for my monthly newsletter in the left column because the January special project sheet will focus on all the great new Big Shot die cutting products in the Occasions Mini -- you will not want to miss it.

December was a roller coaster month with some family emergencies that limited my time to post ideas. I hope to get some things photographed and return to the world of blogging very soon so thanks for hanging in there and Happy New Year.

Clearance Rack Blitz - Stampin' Up online sale!!

Nearly 200 new Clearance Rack items are being added to the Online Store at discounts up to 80 percent off retail--while supplies last from now through January 5! It's a great end-of the-year sale. Click here or on my online order link in the right column to see all the bargains.

Things to Remember

• Only online orders qualify for this promotion. Orders can include non-Clearance Rack items, as well.
• The Clearance Rack Blitz includes old-body style punches.
• There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
• Qualifying Clearance Rack orders are eligible for hostess benefits/Stampin' Rewards.
• Following the Clearance Rack Blitz sales period, some blitz items may remain in the clearance rack; others may be removed and reappear at an undesignated time in the future.
• Clearance Rack Blitz items are only available while supplies last. There are no refunds or exchanges on Clearance Rack items.

• Ordering Deadline:
  • Online Store: Thursday, January 5, 2012; 11:50 PM (MT

Stampin' Up on NBC's Today Show

Each year for quite awhile now, Stampin' Up! has donated crafting supplies to The Today's Show's toy drive. This year it was $500,000 worth and they invited CEO Shelli Gardner on once more for a quick appearance to talk about the doantion. It's fun to watch -- plus you can read about the behind the scenes info on Shelli's blog here.

And I know I've been an absentee blogger lately. I'll get some project photos ready and remedy that soon.

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Online Extravaganza Sale Flyer

I've told you about the online sale and how to shop through my link in the right column. But if you'd like to see a pdf of the sale items, here it is for download. Just click here.

Remember that two items on the flyer are just for Monday, November 21.

Online Extravaganza Starts Monday

Christmas Countdown Calendar

Happy Veteran's Day! This project was a big hit with my customers and it was totally inspired by the amazing Paula Wright. I did change up a few things to make it easier. The biggest change was the title. Paula's was tiny die cut letters -- very cute but I knew that lining all those up and gluing them on would be a challenge. So it was My Digital Studio to the rescue. I LOVE using our digital crafting software to make custom titles, in just the color that I need (in this case Cherry Cobbler to coordinate with the Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper.) Also her focal point was a cute card stock tree, but I really wanted to use the wonderful Winter Wishes felt accents that are in the Holiday Mini Catalog (item 124108). The mittens and holly look great together and the Christmas wreath is also a great match.

Magnet sheets behind each number from the great 25 & Counting stamp set is what holds each "day" to the front of the metal CD case and then they all fit inside for storage. I love using our glue sticks to attach paper to the metal tin. Everything else is glued on with the Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (with the green top.)

The Cherry Cobbler Satin Quilted Ribbon was so perfect for a hanger -- it's so sturdy. And I love how you can flip the ribbon hanger inside the tin if you want and use a little table top decorative easel to hold your countdown calendar. Here's a peek at how the ribbon was put inside the tin, with the designer paper glued over the top with glue stick to hold it in place. Plus when the lid is on the tin, it holds the ribbon as well.

A couple of years ago Stampin' Up offered some retired CD-size packaging tins for sale -- but those are gone now so I just searched for CD size metal tins online. The images are stamped in Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green ink, punched out with the 1" Square Punch and then layered onto a Cherry or Green mat punched using the Postage Stamp Punch. That white scallop is from the Scallop Squares Duo Die for the Big Shot. These were fun to make and really not very difficult at all.

Digital Scrapbooking Day means free downloads!

What's better than free??!! If you own Stampin' Up's great digital crafting software, My Digital Studio, then the free downloads work with that -- but there are also versions that work in other programs so this is for everyone. And if you're thinking of getting MDS -- then be sure to download these freebies and you can install them in your program later!

Click here to visit the great My Digital Studio website where you'll be able to download the free items.

And here is a photo from Stampin' Up co-founder Shelli Gardner's blog so you can see a few of the downloads in action.

You can click here to read Shelli's post on this great offer.