tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22654708585437552622024-03-05T20:56:50.521-08:00Inkspiration by DawnDawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-13365580257574190932015-06-03T18:28:00.001-07:002015-06-03T18:28:34.688-07:00Happy Stampin' Up New Year!Hi Stampers,<br />
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I have been stamping, just not updating my blog very often. A busy semester of work, school and stamping have been keeping me busy. Now it's a new Stampin' Up year and a great new catalog too. Here is one of the projects we made a few months ago at my Sheltering Tree Stamp Camp. It's a framed art project made with this great stamp set that was in the Occasions catalog and is now in the new catalog as well,<br />
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Many different colors and stamps used for this four season picture using this great stamp set. We all had fun making our projects and then framing them. I will be back with more projects using new stamp sets and accessories!<br />
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Check out the new catalog link here and also the Paper Pumpkin link for a special through June 10.<br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-45591516284892232202015-01-06T19:16:00.002-08:002015-01-06T19:16:11.787-08:00It's been a while...Hi Stampers,<br />
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Well I know it's been a while since I posted anything - the last time I posted winter had finally ended and now it's back again with arctic cold and a little snow again. I will be back with some samples in the near future, but today the latest two Stampin' Up catalogs and lots of great products are available in both the <b>Occasions</b> and <b>Sale-a-bration </b>catalogs. Click on the links on the left side of my blog and see all the great new items.<br />
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Sale-a-bration is of course, Stampin' Up's annual promotion where for every $50 you buy in products, you get to choose something for FREE from the Sale-a-bration brochure - so many great stamp sets and accessories to choose from!<br />
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You can order anytime on-line or by contacting me. Hope to see you at stamp camp soon!<br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-89187881591194537442014-04-19T20:06:00.003-07:002014-04-19T20:06:59.396-07:00Think Spring!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think spring finally is here in Chicago - to say that it was a tough winter here is certainly an understatement - we had snow last Monday! This was a card I cased from somewhere for my February stamp camp - I used the single stamp Blessed Easter for this card - I actually cut the sentiment off the stamp so I could use them separately - especially </span><br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-88672285657130467652014-04-02T09:35:00.000-07:002014-04-02T09:35:00.770-07:00So much can happen in a month...<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi Stampers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today's card is one that I cased from somewhere on the web a while back. I love the colors in this card, which uses the Fresh Prints DSP Stack from the Occasions catalog as the color pallette - Real Red, Coastal Cabana and Crumb Cake . I stamped the Vivid Vases single stamp on Whisper White cardstock and then again on several of the patterns in the stack and then cut the vases out and paper pieced them onto the white. You can do this with any DSP and it will look different. I attached the piece of DSP as the background and then the Coastal Cabana piece and then used Dimensionals to pop the white piece off the Coastal Cabana and accented it with a button from the In Color buttons. The sentiment is from the set A Dozen Thoughts. I love this paper stack and the cheerful colors and the vase single stamp is also so cute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This set makes me think that spring is finally on the way - at least I hope so after the terrible winter we had here in Chicago. It seems like spring won't ever get here, but I'm hoping it will - soon! I would appreciate your good wishes and prayers as I start chemo and as I look forward to Jordan and Lisa's wedding next month!</span><br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-44586786462197879062014-02-11T19:17:00.000-08:002014-02-11T19:18:47.394-08:00Great minds...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mine used Strawberry Slush, Whisper White and Silver Foil as the colors and the Sale-a-bration set Banner Blast as well as the matching punch and the Decorative Dots Embossing folder- each of which you can get for FREE during Sale-a-bration with a $50 order - ask me how you can get yours! I stamped and/or punched the images out and strung them on a piece of White Baker's Twine - a simple card for Valentine's Day, I accented the love banner with a Rhinestone.<br />
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Just goes to show you that great minds think alike and that there's always similar ideas floating around in the stamping world.<br />
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Happy Valentine's Day and Stay Warm!<br />
<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-70098625702597627522014-02-02T13:46:00.003-08:002014-02-02T13:46:47.728-08:00Super Birthday!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi Stampers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, around our house we are big sports fans and watch a lot of sporting events (usually with our hometown Cubs, Bears, Bulls and of course my Blackhawks), but we are also looking forward to the Olympics. But of course, today we watch the Super Bowl at home with family and friends - eating lots of food and watching the game and the commercials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In that spirit, today I am sharing my twist on an idea I saw for another sports-themed masculine card, which I'll be sharing with you another time. This football card uses the punch outs from the Chevron punch for the football laces. The colors here are Chocolate Chip, Gumball Green and Whisper White. I used the Square Lattice embossing folder to add some texture to the Chocolate Chip piece before cutting it in this curved design and adding the Chevron punch outs. I also added some white stars punched out with the Holiday Minis punch pack and the greeting is from Label Love - stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with White embossing powder and punched out using the coordinating Artisan Label punch.</span><br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-90403428147770509112014-02-01T07:27:00.000-08:002014-02-01T07:29:11.423-08:00Sharing some love...Hi Stampers,<br />
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Thanks to the stampers who came to my "All About Love" stamp camp last night - they were able to mostly get home before our latest snowfall started!<br />
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We made projects that were all about love - anniversaries, wedding, shower, Valentine's Day.<br />
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Here's one of the projects we made - I saw this card online somewhere and really liked it and added my own spin to it:<br />
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I used Crumb Cake, Real Red, Basic Black and Whisper White for this card. I stamped the You & Me from the Perfect Pennants stamp set (Occasions Catalog) in Black and cut it using the Heart Framelits for the Big Shot. The heart is accented with the heart from the Holiday Minis punch pack and a Rhinestone for some bling. The arrows are the Chevron border punch (Occasions Catalog) using Basic Black and trimmed in the front for the "V" and backed with a piece of Whisper White and again accented with Rhinestones. The Crumb Cake piece is "faux stitched" with Basic Black marker - I actually made a chipboard template to do the faux stitching so it would be straight - I just cut a square of chipboard that was the right size to trace around. the Real Red background piece is textured using the Arrows embossing folder (Occasions Catalog). The card base is Crumb Cake.<br />
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Hope you enjoy this first love card as February begins - there will be more!<br />
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Join us for our next stamp camp, where we will be making projects from the Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs on Saturday, February 22 at 1:00 p.m.<br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-58825854259660067092014-01-28T07:02:00.001-08:002014-01-28T07:05:04.847-08:00Our favorite Stampin' Up time of the year!Hi Stampers,<br />
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Just a quick reminder that Sale-a-bration has started - that great time of year when you can get FREE product for every $50 in great Stampin' Up products you buy - check out the flyer on the top left of my blog for your choices. Contact me today to schedule your workshop - it's also great to be a hostess during this time. I'll be back with some samples of Sale-a-bration products soon!<br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-91090445232179223582013-12-29T14:21:00.000-08:002013-12-29T14:21:56.264-08:00AngelsHi Stampers,<br />
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December has been a tough month for our family - at the beginning of the month I lost a dear friend and stamping buddy to cancer - we will miss Marie, especially at our stamp camps every month. <br />
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Then last weekend, after 18 months, my mom lost her battle with cancer as well. Needless to say, stamping and my blog have taken a back seat. I miss my mom every day, but I am glad that she's no longer in pain and got to spend Christmas with Jesus in heaven. I'm happy we were able to celebrate my parent's 55th anniversary in October and also that she was able to be with us at Thanksgiving this year.<br />
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At my holiday stamp camp, we made these angel ornaments and I made one for my mom to hang in her room. My mom loved angels and had quite a collection of them so I thought she'd like to see this one - my version was a combination of several I had seen online - made with Whisper White, Soft Sky, Silver Foil, Silver Glitter and Blushing Bride cardstock, using several circle punches, the Gift Bow die, the banner from Petal Cone die (retired), silver ribbon and the Beautiful Baroque embossing folder. <br />
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We will celebrate my mom's life next month at a memorial, and I know her Angel Collecting will be mentioned. While our family tries to adjust to life without our mom, wife, grandma and great-grandma we know we will see her again some day in heaven.<br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-25852114460774378322013-12-09T20:18:00.000-08:002013-12-09T20:18:08.908-08:00Clearance Rack Blitz Starts Tomorrow!<br />
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I'm also sharing some tags with you - now that Christmas is approaching - these are some tags I created for a workshop I did in October:</div>
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The tag on the right was made using Gumball Green, Real Red and Whisper White - I stamped the <span id="goog_943379370"></span><span id="goog_943379371"></span>tag from the Tag It set twice - once in Gumball Green and cut it out with the Big Shot Chalk Talk Framelit and then in Real Red and freehand cut that out and attached it with Stampin' Dimensionals on a Real Red tag (I rounded the corners with the Envelope Punch Board and stamped the Real Red with the Snowflake from the Snowy Day set. A piece of Gumball Green ribbon completes that tag. The tag on the left uses the White Tag from the Stamp a Tag kit in the Holiday Catalog - I used Cherry Cobbler to create a tag that mirrors the ones from the kit. I stamped the tree from the Hostess set in the Holiday Mini called Warmth & Wonder - the tree is Old Olive and the ornaments are Cherry Cobbler. A piece of Baker's Twine in Cherry Cobbler completes this tag. </div>
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Hope that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving weekend - I know we did - thankful that my mom got to come over to our house for Thanksgiving!<br />
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Tomorrow is Cyber Monday - in addition to Stampin' Up's sale, which you can see on my left sidebar, they have added these items for Monday only:<br />
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Since it's now December, I thought I would share a card we made at my Open House back in October using the Circle Framelit card for the Big Shot - the first picture is with the card closed and the bottom picture is when it is open:<br />
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I love the Framelit dies that cut and score the card - 5.5 X 8.5 - the extra piece that has the Very Vanilla on it gets scored when it's over the end of the framelit - cool technique from Patty Bennett I think. The colors are Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla. The Season of Style Washi Tape and DSP are used as well as one of the Circle punches, the Scallop Circle punch and the Tags 4 You stamp set, Snowflake Soiree stamp set and the Label Bracket punch.<br />
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Our tree is up and decorated and the lights are on the outside of our house -ready to celebrate Christmas!<br />
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Well it's almost Thanksgiving, but here in Chicago the weather feels more like Christmas. It's really cold here! I'm thankful for a warm house that's for sure, along with time to spend with family and friends this Thanksgiving!</div>
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-46693406501922378512013-11-19T19:05:00.000-08:002013-11-19T19:09:30.206-08:00<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIgmdlgx3uAoZWg8cDGNzTmhvZ9M8_UAYDndYofBHkK4tsCZ_Rjk5DiMEhUW2muFIJGcmpFKsv8LOHW4Sl8eMiMWfZyWDWa1IrAAJudBmdX5_ldwpBcnoqi1mZhjncECwndTZdTCcXYs/s1600/blogbutton_holidaysale_demo_11.20-11.30.2013_NA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIgmdlgx3uAoZWg8cDGNzTmhvZ9M8_UAYDndYofBHkK4tsCZ_Rjk5DiMEhUW2muFIJGcmpFKsv8LOHW4Sl8eMiMWfZyWDWa1IrAAJudBmdX5_ldwpBcnoqi1mZhjncECwndTZdTCcXYs/s1600/blogbutton_holidaysale_demo_11.20-11.30.2013_NA.jpg" /></a>Just a reminder that our Holiday Stampin' Up Sale starts tomorrow -see the top sidebar on the left for the list of sale items - order online through my SU website by clicking the Shop Now button.<br />
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This was one of the cards we made at my November Stamp camp, which featured the Magnificent Maple single stamp. I cased this card from Stampin' Connection (I think). It uses Cajun Craze and Elegant Eggplant cardstock and ink, as well as the Burlap ribbon from the Holiday Catalog and the Tags 4 You stamp set and the Circle and Decorative Label punches.<br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-14331017639490761022013-10-22T07:49:00.001-07:002013-10-22T07:49:09.241-07:00One More Day to Join for $25 and then a Special Sale!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi Stampers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just a reminder that you can still join my team of demonstrators for $25 10p.m. on October 22nd! As a hobby or a business, you should join Stampin Up for this low price! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As a continuation of our 25th Anniversary, Stampin' Up has put 25 Stamp Sets on Sale for 25% off!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">October 22-28 ONLY. See this <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx?dbwsdemoid=27783" target="_blank">link</a> for a list of the sets on sale - you can order directly through my Stampin Up Website or by emailing me at <a href="mailto:dawndstamps@gmail.com">dawndstamps@gmail.com</a>.</span><br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-52057837677376940682013-10-17T20:11:00.003-07:002013-10-17T20:11:59.438-07:00Best of Autumn<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hi Stampers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, the weather finally agrees that it's fall - we've had some fantastic weather here in Chicago the past few weeks, but it's time to turn the heat on and get the sweatshirts out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This card uses the Best of Autumn set, Sweater Weather DSP, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Crushed Curry and Chocolate Chip cardstock. I embossed the pumpkin image (stamped with Versamark) with Early Espresso embossing powder and watercolored it with blender pens and ink - Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Sky. The Give Thanks sentiment is also from the Best of Autumn set - I was really happy with the way this card turned out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Don't forget that you can join Stampin' Up for only $25 until October 21, and just announced today for Stampin' Up's 25th Anniversary, they are putting 25 stamps sets on sale starting October 22 - don't know which sets at this point, but stay tuned!</span><br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-57556556412492315982013-10-06T19:36:00.004-07:002013-10-17T20:12:14.006-07:00Back to Stamping!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hi Stampers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I want to get back to regularly posting again and hopefully I'll be able to! Our kitchen renovation is almost done and my new catalog Open House was on Friday night so it's back to stamping!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is one of the cards we made on Friday night and uses a new set called Perfect Blend and several other new products from the catalog. I originally created this card for a shoebox I did at Convention. The colors are Gumball Green, Baked Brown Sugar, Calypso Coral. The DSP on the coffee cup band is from the Epic Day This and That collection. I stamped the coffee cup and band in Black Stazon on the Naturals Ivory cardstock and watercolored the cup with an Aquapainter. I used the new Chevron Embossing Folder for the Big Shot on the Baked Brown Sugar piece and attached a piece of Gumball Green and some of the new 7/16" Trim on top of that. The Calypso Coral heart is from the Merry Minis punch set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In order to get the circles on the right hand side of the card, I used the top of one of our button containers and inked it up with Baked Brown Sugar ink and stamped it - actually an original thing I thought up myself (that doesn't happen too often LOL). The sentiment is stamped on Naturals Ivory and punched out with the new Artisan Label punch. The green frame for the punched out piece is another Artisan Label punched in Gumball Green and cut in half horizonally to make the frame. </span><br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-68039395536259113452013-09-02T18:50:00.000-07:002013-10-17T20:12:41.544-07:00Flipping for the Thinlit Dies for the Big Shot!Hi Stampers,<br />
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Can't believe it's already Labor Day - where did the summer go? Well in our house it's been Renovation Summer as work on my kitchen continues!<br />
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But on to stamping and one of the new products Stampin' Up announced at convention this year - the Thinlits dies for the Big Shot - these dies allow you to make flip cards so easily - here's one I made a few weeks ago for a baby shower the first picture is the closed card and the 2nd is after you open it up:<br />
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The great thing about these dies is that it scores and cuts the cardstock for you. All you do is add the embellishments - in this case I used the new stamp set "Zoo Babies" to go with the theme of the shower (Congrats Bill & Michelle!) and the Sweater Weather DSP from the Holiday Catalog and the colors that go with the DSP: Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry and Very Vanilla. I also used several of the Circle Collection Framelits for the different sizes on the Circle piece. The stamp set for the inside sentiments is the retired Occasional Quotes stamped in Early Espresso. I used the new Hexagon punch to create the tails on the greeting banner on the front - it makes the tails look a little different than the square punch - can't remember which set I got the Congratulations from.<br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-27718281819958684242013-08-01T19:01:00.002-07:002013-10-17T20:13:11.746-07:00Wow...so much has happened since my last post...<br />
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I know that it's been a while since I posted - in the last 6 weeks or so we have started on our kitchen addition, the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, I went to the Stampin' Up Convention and the Blackhawks Convention and had a great time at both, celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary, we had a really busy summer at work and my son Jordan and his girlfriend Lisa got engaged - it's been a little crazy!<br />
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This card was a remake of one I had made earlier this year - I changed a few things and used several of our new In Colors: Coastal Cabana, Crisp Canteloupe and Baked Brown Sugar. This was for a "Best of" stamp set organized swap I was a part of at Convention. I used some of the new stretchy ribbon in Coastal Cabana as well and the Sassy Salutations stamp set for the greeting. I stamped the flowers from Best of Flowers in Black Stazon and punched them out with one of the scallop circle punches. The centers are Baked Brown Sugar and punched with one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack. I used the Polka Dot Embossing Folder for the top of the Very Vanilla piece.</div>
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And here's a picture of Jordan and Lisa getting engaged - they are on the Sky Deck at the Sears Tower - we're so happy to welcome Lisa into our family:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I hope that everyone is enjoying their Father's Day! A special shout out to my own dad and to my husband as well, both great dads!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today I'm sharing 2 cards both made with the recently retired Dapper Dad set from the Occasions mini catalog - different colors, but the same stamp (I apologize for the cards being cut off a little bit - something is up with my scanner):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This one uses Gumball Green, Basic Black & Very Vanilla, the Chevron Embossing Folder, the Delightful Dozen and Patterned Plaids Stamp set and the recently retired First Editions DSP as well as the card base which is Crumb Cake.</span> <br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-31903891589441392922013-06-12T18:14:00.002-07:002013-06-12T18:14:36.238-07:00Keep Calm - Go Hawks!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The "Keep Calm" sentiment is all the rage and it's easy to create a project using that saying with My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up's Digital Crafting Software.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyone who has watched a Hawks game with me knows that "Keep Calm" does not how I am at all, but when I bought this t-shirt last weekend, I realized how easy this would be to create in MDS in honor of my favorite hockey team- the Chicago Blackhawks, who are in the Stanley Cup Final starting tonight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One of the things I love about MDS is that it uses Stampin Up colors and images so I don't have to guess at the colors, because I already know them after 13 years as a Stampin' Up Demonstrator.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I used Real Red for the background and the Keep Calm Font in Basic Black as well as the Blackhawks logo combined to make this easy project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can download a 30 day trial of My Digital Studio and see how you like it. Stampin' Up releases new downloads every Tuesday that you can purchase as well - and sometimes free downloads as well! Ask me how you can download MDS today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm getting ready for my Open House Event on Friday, June 28th - hope you can join me - RSVP today to dawndstamps@gmail.com!</span><br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-90798545290385945642013-06-03T19:55:00.004-07:002013-06-03T19:55:48.959-07:00In with the new...Catalog that is!<br />
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Well the end of one catalog means the beginning of another - this year's new Stampin' Up catalog is full of great new stamp sets and accessories!<br />
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I'm featuring a card today that I made for my demonstrator shoebox this month - it shows lots of new products from this year's catalog:<br />
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This card uses Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White. The stamp set is called Label Love and it's stamped twice here - once in Melon Mambo and once in Midnight Muse and punched with the new Artisan Label punch as well as the 1.25" Scallop Circle punch. The banners were made with the new Gingham Garden DSP as well as the matching Washi Tape. A butterfly in Melon Mambo punched with the Bitty Butterfly punch and I added some Rhinestones too. The background is the new Mosaic Madness embossing folder for the Big Shot.<br />
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Love the new catalog! Join me at my Open House on June 28th to use some of these great new produts - contact me today to get the details at dawndstamps@gmail.com.<br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-1402138746224969082013-05-31T18:40:00.002-07:002013-05-31T18:40:34.022-07:00Straight from the CatalogHi Stampers,<br />
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Well, after it seemed like April dragged by, May went by in a flash. My Blackhawks are in the Western Conference finals, school ended, work is busy and it's all a blur. The Stampin' Up catalog also comes to an end this week and so I'm sharing another of the cards we made at this year's Copy the Catalog Stamp Camp.<br />
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It's a cute baby card found on page 61 of the 2012-13 catalog. The colors are Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White. The stamp set is Baby Bundle, which is retiring and the buggy is stamped twice in Black StazOn - once on the Whisper White piece and once on Pool Party to add some color. I used the Daffodil Delight and Pool Party ink to watercolor the booties, heart and wheels. I also used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the booties to hang off the buggy. Daffodil Delight Seam binding and button help make this card cute. Also lots of Big Shot items - the Adorning Accents Embossing Folders and Edgelits on the Whisper White. The buggy image and Pool Party are cut out with the Window Frame Collection Framelits. <br />
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Don't forget that until Monday, you can order from the old catalog & the new catalog! The Spring Mini Catalog ends today.<br />
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Have a great Weekend!<br />
<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-60511877679894289142013-05-26T19:45:00.001-07:002013-05-26T20:18:50.983-07:00Baja Breeze soon to be gone for good...<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi Stampers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hope that you are enjoying the long holiday weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today I'm going to share a card from my recent "Copy the Catalog" stamp camp where I find samples in Stampin' Up publications or from blogs and copy them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The first sample uses the retiring color Baja Breeze as well as Basic Gray and Whisper White. I made this card 6.5 X 3.75 and the copied the original on page 141 of this year's catalog. I used the 1/16 punch to punch small circles and then one of the punch pack punches to punch out the flowers, which I lined up using the Grid Paper on the Basic Gray cardstock. I also used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the Congratulations greeting from Sassy Salutations. Some Basic Gray stitched ribbon and a Rhinestone completes this card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Just a few days left to order retired stamps and accessories! New catalog starts May 31!</span><br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-86424857441795454522013-05-18T08:32:00.001-07:002013-05-18T08:35:02.710-07:00Jordan's Birthday<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, it's been another busy week - May always seems to be busy! We celebrated my older son Jordan's birthday yesterday and so today I'm sharing the card I made for him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The inspiration for this card was this picture from a wedding Jordan and his girlfriend Lisa went to last weekend: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Since I had the Dapper Dad set, I decided to make this card for his birthday, using Island Indigo and Whisper White. The base of the card is Island Indigo and the front is Whisper White that I scored every 1/2 inch using the Scoring Board. 3 Circles for buttons and the sentiment from Bring on the Cake embossed in white complete the card.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jordan had fun celebrating his birthday - he's had an eventful year - last summer in Slovakia on a missions trip and almost 2 months ago he started his first full time job. He and Lisa continue working with the high school group at their church together as well. We love Lisa and she's become a great addition to our family as well as Jordan to hers. </span></span><br />
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<img src="http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq5/jeeveser/Customer%20siggies%20and%20stuff/dickinsonsiggy.png" />Dawn Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713125675446300774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265470858543755262.post-2988824332578843242013-05-03T20:53:00.001-07:002013-05-03T20:54:44.680-07:00Moving ForwardHi Stampers,<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well it seems like we've had all 4 seasons in the last week or so here in Chicagoland - had the A/C on for 2 days because it was in the 80's and now the heat's back on - crazy weather - I'm just glad it didn't snow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today's share is one of the cards we made at April's Moving Forward class, featuring the Ronald McDonald House stamp set for this year - Stampin' Up donates money from each stamp set sold to the Ronald McDonald House charities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This card uses the bicycle, bird and flower stamps from this set and the colors are Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Midnight Muse. I stamped the bicycle image in Midnight Muse and then used the Labels Collection Framelits to cut out the image and background piece. I also used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to add the bird and the flowers right where I wanted them. This is a Z-fold card so the Real Red card base is scored at 5.5 and 2.75". I ran the Daffodil Delight piece through the Big Shot using the Fancy Fan embossing folder. I cut the stamps from the Moving Forward stamp set apart so I could use the sayings separately as I've done here with the Thinking of You which was stamped in Midnight Muse and then punched with the Word Window punch and the Midnight Muse piece with the Modern Label punch. The small flower is punched with one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This cheery card would brighten anyone's day. Hope you enjoyed it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Keep Stamping - hope to see you at my next class - Copy the Catalog on May 18! RSVP today!</span><br />
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