Team Meeting Creativity!

I love our team meetings! There are some amazing card artists on my team and I love getting home after all is done on team meeting days and looking at the swap cards made by some of my team members! Today, I would like to share with you some of the creativity from our team of Stampin’ Up demonstrators.

Just an FYI….most of the members on our team don’t sell like I do. There are many reasons for joining. Being apart of Stampin’ Up under me entitles you to come to team meetings, usually about every 2 months, signing up for convention….and in March of 2025 we’ll have an unperson convention in Raleigh NC!!!! Sign up will begin Nov. 6th….JOIN NOW so you can sign up for Onstage Convention on Nov. 6th. Another reason is for the discount and being able to order earlier than customers! And then there are the swaps at team meetings….please reach out to me if you have questions, I’d love to share with you more!

These are contributors: Leisa, Marilyn, Amanda, Linda, Cathy, Elaine, Debbie. A few cards didn’t have names to go with them so I’m sorry I don’t know who to give credit to.

November Stamping Events:

  • Nov. 8 - First Friday Club, Courtney is our hostess

  • Nov. 9th - Christmas Stampin’ Blitz

  • Nov. 12th - Spartanburg Club, Carol is our hostess

  • Nov. 14th - Gastonia Club at 12:30PM, Debbie is our hostess

  • Nov. 15th - Camp Craft at Lake Junaluska

  • Nov. 19th - Morningside Club, Diane is our hostess

Can you believe it’s November? Wow! Seems like this year has gone by soooo quickly for us! We’ve been in our new house a year now. Christmas is coming just around the corner! Time to start making your Christmas cards for this year! Join me at an event or reach out to me for personal assistance in designing and supplies for your 2024 Christmas Cards.

Thanks for visiting! Esther

Stampin' Up Regal Winter Designer Series Paper 12 x 12

Welcome! So many things to share with you today! But let me start off with a gift card my team received at our meeting this past Saturday. I have really enjoy using this paper from Stampin’ Up September to December 2024 mini catalog. Regal Winter DSP 12 x 12 is sooo pretty! The colors are rich and beautiful! It’s Christmasy but yet its not….just so versatile!

This card has a little pocket on the inside card front where a gift card is tucked in. Also, I’ve included a couple of other cards too. One of my favorite fun cards is made with More Than Autumn bundle and Snowy Scenes 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper. The strips are from 6 x 6 Take A Bow Designer Series Paper

Click on the image to enlarge

Here is another sweet idea for a gift! Just a little something that says, I’m thinking of you! I know if the recipient is like me…every time I see this cute gift….I smile and feel loved!

I used the Artful Amaryllis Bundle to create this stunning Amaryllis flower by using Cherry Cobbler card stock and Wild Wheat card stock for the centers all in a pot of green wrapped Hershey Kisses! What fun!…you’ll have to fill up the flower pot to keep the flower stable. Below are the parts I used. I die cut 2 of the stems or you could even die cut 3 or 4 to make it more stable…just adhere one on top of the other for more stability

TIP: once the flower is together, attach 2 on one side of stem and 1 on the other side of the stem for a 3D look.

And before I show you this months scrapbook spreads, I’ve got to share this card…if you’ve been following my weekly post, you saw the theme for Creative Escape this year was Country Western. We have received many touching thank you cards! And I am so grateful and humbled whenever I receive a card from you. But, anyway this card was so in the theme of things!!! It has been laying on my light box to photograph…so without further ado….

specials…4 days to shop and join!

It’s a great time to take advantage of the perks! $99 gets you $155 Stampin’ Up products….your choice of what you get for that $155. There is no obligation to sell like I do, but it does get you 20 to 25% off the orders you place under your demonstrator ID#. Plus you can join me for my team meetings! It’s a fun place to be!

Just a few more days to stock up and SAVE 30% on Great kits for cards and projects! One of my favorites is back in stock…Expressions in Kindness #163905

And finally, here are pictures of the latest scrapbook spreads! I hope you enjoy them and please join us once a month to create 2 beautiful spreads each month that will be amazing with your pictures! I love seeing your pages when you add pictures! It is so amazing how each one looks so perfectly with the pictures you choose to add. Click on the image below to each page up close!

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Thanks for visiting! Please give me a text or email (and I always love a call!) and I’ll be happy to give you more info.

You all take care! Hope you see you stamping soo!

Esther

Christmas Stampin' Blitz...November 9th Reserve your Spot Now!

It’s hard to believe Christmas is just 2 months away! Yikes! Kids….get your wish lists ready!

You can join us Saturday, November 9th for our Christmas Stampin’ Blitz! It’s a one day event 8AM to 8PM and make 20 Christmas cards and have fun with friends!

For the Blitz…you will have a variety of 10 different Christmas cards and make 2 of each one. The following are the stamp sets that will be used. (Any you can look on last weeks post for a snippet of 4 of the cards you will make. All the cardstock is cut and ready for you to stamp, die cut, adhere together.

  • Shepherd’s Care

  • Snowman Hugs

  • Winterly Treetops Bundle

  • Reindeer Fun Bundle

  • Peaceful Evergreens Bundle

  • Christmas Friends Bundle

  • Decorative Trees Bundle

  • Yuletide Village/Falling Snow

  • Artful Amaryllis Bundle

  • Snowy Wonder Bundle

Included in the price will be all card stock, envelopes, and embellishments for each card cut and ready for you, adhesives, a small gift, breakfast, lunch, supper with a small desert buffet. Cost is $125 plus purchase of a bundle through me to use at the event, share with table mates and take home with you. Please fill and remit the form below back to me ASAP

2024 Christmas STampin Blitz Confirmation

SPECIAL THIS MONTH…..10 MORE DAYS TO GET A GREAT DEAL!

There are many reasons to become a Stampin’ Up demonstrator!

  • One of the most important reasons besides it being a great deal is to enjoy a 20 - 25% discount on the products you purchase under your demonstrator number. Another fun perk is to join me at my team meetings!

  • Our next one is Saturday, October 26th 10 AM to 1 PM. This is a time to learn and have fun with others! I almost always have inspirations demonstrators, make and take cards, swaps, a gift for attending and lunch. We pack a lot into 3 hours!

  • Another really nice benefit is to be able to order Stampin’ Up products a month earlier than customers when there is a new catalog

  • Enjoy getting your choice of $155 worth of GREAT Stampin’ Up products!

Even if you don’t plan to sell like I do, enjoy the benefits of joining my team during the month of October…..you will enjoy being part of a great complany!

Please reach out with any questions about this. I’m happy to share more about the journey of Stampin’ Up Demonstratorship!

Sorry about the font size!!! I haven’t figured out why the button to change font size isn’t working for me. But, this week I wanted to share with you the cards we made a Creative Escape this year. I hope you will enjoy and be inspired to make and send beautiful cards! Click on the image below to enlarge.

Thanks for visiting! Hope to see you stamping soon! Esther

Christmas Stampin' Blitz, Sr. Center Class, Sweet Creative Escape!

Oh, it’s been a bit since I’ve concentrated on a post! I am so sorry! I think I just need a moment of downtime - writing is not one of my better skills.

I’m always moving on forward and excited about the next thing….which is our 2024 Christmas Stampin’ Blitz! I’ve got snippets of some of the cards :). Elizabeth and I have finished 5 Christmas cards for the Blitz and I love them all! Keep scrolling down for the confirmation and pictures.

I have included pictures from our fun weekend at The Lodge for 2024 Creative Escape. We had a great time!!! And we were totally safe from the storm, fortunately! Many came back to no power or worse. But while we were at The Lodge, we were in Gods hand of safety and totally had a sweet fun time together! Thank you to all those that participated this year! Next year is reserved again at the Lodge and I’ll begin to take reservations for Sept. 25-28 2025 at the 2025 Birthday Blitz in February of 2025.

And…all are invited to join me at the Sr. Center in Dallas NC this Wednesday, October 16 at 2:00PM for the following cards. Cost is $12 Please RSVP if you are coming.

Team Meeting - Saturday, October 26th at 10 AM at the Sr. Center in Dallas

2024 CHRISTMAS STAMPIN’ BLITZ

You’ll enjoy the variety of Christmas cards this year….elegant to fun, heartfelt and festive Christmas cards! It’s coming very soon! Please sign up and remit your confirmation sheet as soon as possible. I plan to start cutting card stock this coming week. Below is a pdf you can download and fill out. You are welcome to email it back to me or take a picture with your phone and text that to me. Please reach out to me via email or text or call with any questions. I will get a supply list in about 10 days and as always, any products you may need me to order for the Blitz will be shipping/tax free through the day of the Blitz.

2024 Christmas Stampin' Blitz

CAPTURE THE BONUS! Only in October 2024

Getting a starter kit just means that you have joined my Stampin’ Up team and now on the orders you place yourself under your demonstrator ID get you a 20% or 25% discount. It does not mean that you have to sell the product to others although that is a perfectly fun thing to do!

When you join our Stampin’ Up family, you will also have the oppertunity to:

  • Order 1 month earlier that customers

  • Receive a 20% or 25% discount on all your orders you place under your demonstrator number

  • Be able to sign up for convention (it’s coming up next year in Raleigh NC!!!)

  • Attend my team meetings every other month- next one is October 26th

  • During the month of October - enjoy an extra bonus when joining….your choice of $155 worth of products for $99 plus tax. That’s a BONUS OF $30 EXTRA DOLLARS!

If you have questions, please reach out to me! I’m happy to explain in more detail. And there are no restrictions on how many times you join or how long you stay a team member….that is totally up to you!

KITS SALE DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

Take advantage and get those beautiful kits you have on your wish lists! They make great gifts that have all the parts in the box! Or stock up on a couple for yourself so you will have a sweet box to grab and go and enjoy on travels or sit time. Click on the flyer below to take you to see the kits collections.

Creative Escape 2024….click on the pictures to enlarge please

Thanks for visiting! See you stamping soon! Esther

Creative Escape 2024!

It’s almost here! This Thursday begins another adventure….this time Country Western! Forgive me very short post tonight…but start watching my Facebook page…. stamptogether by Esther for up to date pictures of the fun!

October schedule will be as normal. Please see the following dates:

  • Tuesday, October 1st - Spartanburg Club, Judy is our hostess

  • Friday, October 4th - 1st Friday Club, Sara is our hostess

  • Saturday, October 5th - Jodi stampcamp in Greenville SC

  • Friday, October 11th - Arbours West Club, Becky is our hostess

  • Tuesday, October 15th - Morningside club, Laura is our hostess

  • Wednesday, October 16th - Sr. Center class

  • Friday, October 18th - Gastonia club, Marti is our hostess

  • Saturday, October 19th - Scrapbooking

  • Saturday, October 26th - Team Meeting

NEW Kits have arrived! 2 wonderful kits that tie into the upcoming holidays….card kits are a fun interactive gift for young and old to enjoy putting together and giving to others or in this case handy to use! The Christmas Ornaments Kit and Card Kit Organizer….both are $25 plus tax and ship.

The Card Keeper Kit also comes with 10 beautiful cards to make and use - store in your keeper until the occasion arises with other cards you may create!

Recently, my husband receive several hand made cards by you! It was touching to me to see how they meant so much to him….receiving a card from my friends. Thank you all so much! Here are a few of the cards…there are more I just haven’t gotten my hands on to take a picture yet. Thank you for encouraging Scott!

As soon as I have a little time, I will be sending invites to all my customers to accept. Please accept the invitation as it will help aid in the preservation of your account info and make it easier in adjust to the new system when we start to implement using it.

Thank you all! Happy stamping and watch for pictures on my Facebook for 2024 Creative Escape! I’ll be publishing the reservations for November Stampin’ Blitz next week!

Esther

NEW Scrapbook products/Sr. Center card class and more

Take Two….I just deleted accidentally the almost finished post for today! Scream! Ok, for not posting 3 weeks let me catch you up with the Boyle home.

First off….the September to December mini catalog is another good one! I love so many of the sets in it! I have mailed a lot of catalogs out and am bringing them to club, but if you are missing a catalog….please reach out to me! I’ll gte one in the mail to you.

So to catch you up to date…my huband, Scott’s dad passed away 3 weeks ago. Scott went up to Indianapolis for a few days and then came back home on the day we were scheduled to go to Wilmington for a fishing trip that was in lieu of the Stampin’ Up incentive trip. Scott and you youngest son, Daniel ended up staying home but Elizabeth and Nate and Joshua, Karla, and Allie and I all had a great time. I’ll post pictures below as I didn’t get them posted to Facebook as we were a little off balance then.

You’ll see Nate had a fight with a shark but won and landed it…..unfortunately, it was not a keeper. Josh, one of my son, Joshua’s friends stepped in and went with us…caught the most fish! You see him in the background of my keeper fish. Our captain lost his chair during the trip too…it landed in the boat. How humbling!

I cam back home Sunday and Scott, Daniel, and I drove to Indianapolis on Monday. All of our other children/grandchildren made the trip also. It was a beautiful celebration of life service. As the officiating pastor said….Don spoke his own funeral. He had such an impact for good at his work and his love for the Lord.

Back home we have been in high gear working to prepare for Creative Escape! So pack your cowboy boots and hats! We’re off to a fun crafty adventure soon!

I invite you to this months Sr. Center card class! It’s Wednesday, Sept. 18th at 2 PM. Please RSVP so I have cardstock prepared for you. Cost is $12 for the 4 cards.

Making it simple to join the love of scrapbooking, Stampin’ Up has added to it’s line of products … scrapbook kits….with Designer Series Paper, 12 x 12 card stock, and euphoria all packaged together. There are co-ordinating stamp sets especially made to support your scrapbook crafting. Click on the link below to pull up the complete catalog brochure.

September to December Scrapbook brochure

Also, just a note…..due to all the changes coming up on Stampin’ Up web site, I will be sending an invite to each of you, my customers to accept. This will aid in keeping your records under me as your demonstrator. Thanks to each one of you! I’m looking forward to crafting with you!

Esther

Sr. Center Card Class this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024

Join me this Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at the Gaston Sr. Center in Dallas NC to make these 4 cards! Please RSVP so I have cardstock cut and ready for you.

Click on image to enlarge.

Cost for the card class has gone up to $12. because of the price increases on my supplies. Please invite your friends to attend with you! It’s a fun afternoon and you’ll have the joy of creating something beautiful and useful! Please RSVP.

Thoughtful Journey goes scrapbooking this month!

  • When adhering your matte’s down, only put adhesive where it will touch the actually 12 x 12 card stock base. This will leave it open so you can slide your picture onto your matte that is on the bottom

Citrus Blooms spread

Citrus Blooms Bundle with Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper Using the bright blue and white as a beautiful backdrop for your summer pictures

  • Again, leave the top part of the leafy frame open so you can drop your picture in

  • When adhering right hand page together….start with the placement of the right 3 squares of blue and white and then place the left hand blue and white block. Finish with the 3 mattes in the center

We meet to scrapbook with 2 NEW spreads each month. September is an exception…..we will be holding our annual CREATIVE ESCAPE during the month of September. October will have another evening of scrapbooking. I hope you can make plans to attend October19th.

NEW CLASS coming this THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd 2024 in EASLEY, SC. If you are in the area, please come try it out! The cost will be $5 and we’ll be making 2 cards focusing on using new products from the 2024-2025 annual Stampin’ Up catalog and learning techniques on each card to expand your crafting knowledge! I invite you to come! Please contact me for directions in Easlely, SC or if you have questions. 704.860.3646

Thanks for visiting!

Esther

Background Painting with Pearlized Enamel Effects

I have had sooooo much fun with Pearlized Enamel Effects over the past few years! There are numberless ways of using Enamel Effects! Stampin’ Up has 2 different packages:

  • Pearlized Enamel Effects containes: White, Black, and Real Red #156310

  • Metallic Enamel Effects contains: Copper, Gold, and Silver #161610

So what are some of the ways you can use Enamel Effects?

  • One of the primary ways is to make a pearl dot on your finished card. I especially like doing this on a stamped image. I love to see the White Enamel Effects absorb the ink color as the Enamel Effects dries.

  • You can dilute with water or rubbing alcohol and make splatter dots - this is specially nice using the Metallic Enamel

  • You can thin down the colors and actually paint using Enamel Effects - this is beautiful with the Black. When finished it has a silver shimmer

  • It is beautiful to smear all over a dry embossed as a background

  • Use it to “paint” in black coal boats or a Real Red Santa hat! Or beautiful flowers. I have “painted” with a tooth pick or a disposable brush.

  • Use the Metallic Enamel (gold) as highlights on an image

  • And in this sample below, we used a pallete knife to pull the Reinker colored Enamel Effects to paint a fall background scene.

Pearlized Enamel Effects
 

This picture is really close up so you can see the pallets knife marks to spread the Pearlized Enamel Effects.

The butterfly has been painted on top of Crushed Curry Card stock with Cajun Craze ink for an overall rich bronze colored butterfly.

It is so unique and fun to play with! One word of warning….make sure you clean IMMEDIATELY - it will dry with a cloud if you use an acrylic block and it drys HARD!!! It WILL NOT be coming off your projects.

DRYING TIME; That really is the 6 million dollar question! Generally, a thin coat drys pretty fast 10-15 min. and a peal dot will dry best completely overnight! I usually put mine pearl dot on last thing before bed….so I don’t get impatient and touch it before it’s completely dry and avoid a finger print on my pearl.

Intensify using Adhesive Sheets to lift your sentiments off the page! Look on page 85 in your 2024-2025 Annual Catalog….hiding in the bottom right corner and these most wonderful dies called….WANTED TO SAY #161594.

Foam Adhesive Sheets #152815 give lift, emphasis, attention, and strength to your card - in this case the sentiment that is die cut!

  • take off one side of the Foam Adhesive Sheet’s waxed paper and adhere a piece of card stock - here we used Basic Black

  • die cut placing the die with cutting side down to card stock

  • run through die cutting machine

  • pull off die cut word off waxed paper backing and place on your card

Upcoming Events:

  • Friday, August 16 - Gastonia Club @ 11AM Esther’s home in Belmont Pamela is our hostess

  • Friday, August 16 - 1st Friday Club @ 5PM Esther’s home in Belmont Amy is our hostess

  • Scrapbooking @ 4PM Esther’s home in Belmont

Thanks for visiting! Have a great week stamping! Try something new this week and see how you’ll be amazed and enjoy!

Esther

Team Stamptogether

We just had another team meeting and the swap cards a FABULOUS! What an incredible team I have and they made excellent swap cards! Along with all cute and beautiful cards they made….I also had some make and take cards for my team!

You will find the team cards on last week’s post. And…this week you will see my make and take cards and gifts for my team!

But! Before we dive into the cards….here is the SPECIAL FOR AUGUST!

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful 

  • Countryside Inn 

  • Country Lace 

  • Country Woods

  • Full of Life

  • Lily Pond Lane

  • Mediterranean Blooms 

  • Perennial Lavender 

  • Take to the Sky 

  • Thoughtful Journey 

  • To Market 

  • Unbounded Beauty 

  • Wildly Flowering 

  • Winter Meadow 

In addition, I am attaching a link below you can print off a flyer to see a picture of each DSP that is included in the sale

August 2024 DSP SALE

Stampin' Up 15% off Designer Series Paper August 1014

As you heard in the video…..

  • There is no limit on quantity

  • But if Stampin’ Up sells out of a particular pattern of DSP…there is no backorder or rain check available

  • Sale begins August 6th to end of month

For this reason, I will be securing a host code for each club and if you would like to order and have a direct ship to you on the sale DSP, please let me know and I will be glad to help/get you the host code. Shipping on orders less than $79 are a flat $7.95.

Bring on the sample cards! The first is a gift each on the attending team members receive. It is created from Season of Green and Gold DSP 12 x 12 along with products from the Suite Collection of Season of Green and Gold.

Elizabeth designed the cute little gift bag with a velcro closure and used one of the Greeting of the Season dies to make the tab for closure. The card is a double gate fold….look close in the pictures to follow to see the front panel tucked under the heart leaves and the back panel tucked under the front panel.

Looks like dry embossing on this card…..but it’s not. Well, almost, we did use an embossing folder on the card base, but the images on the hello part are die cuts! We simply ran 3 dies from Thought Wishes Die set through the die cutting machine 2 times and placed them on the card stock. This made easy if you use an adhesive sheet on the Basic White card stock before you run through the die cutting machine.

Here is another fun Decorative Mask….great tree for masculine cards! There is also an evergreen tree in the set.

I love how the colors turned out for this card….we used Peach Pie and Cajun Craze for the foliage and Copper Clay for the stamped tree outline.

More to come next week! When we have the next card buffet, both the Frosted Forest and Thoughtful Wishes cards will be available to make.

More to come next week! Enjoy creating this week! Thanks for visiting! Below is a picture of our booth at the CKC - Greenville this past weekend. I am excited to meet new faces and welcome them to stamp with us!

Esther

Eye-Popping Cards From Our Latest Team Meeting

I’m always excited to have a team meeting! I love getting together with me friends and teammates and I love for them to have a valuable time connecting with others, relaxing, visiting and being INSPIRED!

The swap cards from this meeetingwere spectacular! We certainly have exceptional card artists on my team! Please be encouraged, inspired, and challenged to create!

 
Citrus Blooms bundle by Stampin' Up with lemons and tiny yellow flowers

Created by Peggy

Created by Marilyn

created by Debbie

Created by Debbie

Just the cutest TV and the tastiest too! A TV box of treats created by Judy!

created by Vanessa - nothing better than chocolate and coffee

created by Cathy

created by Wendy

created by Amanda

created by Elaine double arrow fun fold card

created by Leisa

created by Jennifer

created by Linda

created by Judy

created by Sara

created by Sandy

 

Such lovely cards made by all! I hope you are inspired to copy and create! Click on the picture for more info on products used.

Thanks for visiting!

I’ll be posting on Facebook again this week for CKC - Greenville classes. Please copy and share and invite to your Facebook feeds.

August Calendar of Events

REMEMBER TO BRING COUPON CODES TO CLUB TO REDEEM IN AUGUST

  • Tuesday, August 6th - Spartanburg Club, Tarah is our hostess

  • Friday, Aug. 9th - Arbors West Club, Georgia is our hostess

  • Friday, Aug. 16th - 1st Friday Club, Amy is our hostess

  • Friday, Aug. 16th - Gastonia club, Pamela is our hostess

  • Tuesday, Aug. 20th - Morningside Club, Anne is our hostess

  • Wednesday, Aug. 21st - Sr. Center class @ 2PM RSVP

  • Friday, Aug. 23 - Pool Party for everyone that invites a new guest to one of my events in August :) (Planning on homemade ice cream and cook out by pool!)

  • Saturday, August 24th - Garden Cafe in York SC Craft Fair