Stamp 4 fun with Selene Kempton

5/14/13 Fabulous Floretes Birthday and Mothers Day

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:54:53 PDT

Good Morning Friends!!

I know that I have been MIA on my blog, but I have been WAY busy preparing for a 20-different card class that I have coming up on Sunday here in Dracut! If you live local and would like to join us, you can register for the event here. Today is the last day to register!

Here is a GORGEOUS card from my stamp camp class last week. I sure am going to miss this Fabulous Florets Stamp set Wood, Clear. I'm so bummed that this one is going. It is one of my go to floral sets!

The class participants had the option to make a Mother's Day card, or a birthday card. We fussy cut the flower and the stem and layered it on top of the Print Poetry Designer Paper Stack. I love the smaller format of this DSP. I was able to get 12 cards from one stack using these measurements. The dsp pieces each measure 4 x 1 1/2". That is layered on Very Vanilla which was cut to 4 1/4" x 3 1/4". This designer paper is also retiring.. I just love that the designers made one side blue hues, and the other pink.

When my customers are in the studio, I explain that I typically start a card with my designer paper, then I purchase a few colors to match. Then, I end up using every shred of designer paper before moving on to my next set of products. I just love the comfort in knowing I used every piece!

That's it for today, but I will be back and sharing! Yesterday, my venue for Sunday had to be moved, and I was able to secure Harmony Hall in Dracut! This is a GORGEOUS space with big white walls, and floor to ceiling windows. I just can't wait till Sunday!

Much Love to you,

Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
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My Fiji Swap Card! Best of Birthdays and This and that paper

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Sun, 05 May 2013 20:38:00 PDT

I love the new this and that line, and knew that it would be appearing in the new idea book and catalog. I'll be arriving home today, so I thought this would be a great time to share my swap card!

Love,
Selene Kempton
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Wish Big!

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Sat, 04 May 2013 20:36:00 PDT

This gorgeous design is by Regina Maginnis. I cant wait till I get home and can share my experiences with you. Big hugs!

Love,
Selene Kempton
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Birthday wishes!

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:32:00 PDT

It was such a laid back day when we made all these cards, I'm not sure which one of us designed this one, but I LOVE it! :)

Love,
Selene Kempton
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Here for each other

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:31:00 PDT

How super clean, simple and gorgeous is this? This was created by Joanne Cardone! What a beautiful card!

Love,
Selene Kempton
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noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:25:00 PDT

Thinking of you in coral.. Such a beautiful card! This original design is by Regina Maginnis and was used for our Operation Write Home card party. In all, we sent over 200 cards!

Love,
Selene Kempton
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White Birthday Wishes, Clean and simple

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:23:00 PDT

I love this gorgeous card by Regina Maginnis. She said that she cased this one from somewhere. I'm sure that a service man or woman will be excited to used this to send home to a loved one. Swoon!

Love,
Selene Kempton
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Pretty in Pink Button Buddies!

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:22:00 PDT

Is this not the cutest little piggie in the whole world? I love how the buttons fit this stamp set so perfectly! Check in tomorrow to see another card we sent to Operation Write Home.

Love,
Selene Kempton
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More birthday cards...

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:21:00 PDT

This card was designed by the very talented Christine Crutcher! I just love this purple! This card was another sample from the operation write home party last week!

Love,
Selene Kempton
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Papillion Potpourri

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:18:00 PDT

This adorable card was designed by Michelle Ruelle and was another design for the Operation write home party last week! I hope you're loving the card shares this week!

Love,
Selene Kempton
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Happy Hour

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:17:00 PDT

Bula! by the time you're reading this, I have arrived in Fiji! This is another gorgeous card by Joanne Cardone for the Operation Write Home donation that our team made this past week.

Love,
Selene Kempton
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Happy Birthday Card for our troops!

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:16:00 PDT

Today's the day I leave for Fiji! I have 17 hours of in flight time ahead of me, plus a 12 hour layover at LAX! This card was designed and made by Joanne Cardone and was made for our operation write home donation going in this week.

Love,
Selene Kempton
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I should be packing, but Happy Dirtday! Making a difference with Stampin Up!

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:13:48 PDT

I know I should be packing but I really wanted to update my blog. Tomorrow I'll be off to an all expense paid trip to Fiji thanks to my AWESOME customers, AMAZING team and Stampin' Up!

I'm not sure that the word Grateful, can really express what I'm feeling!

I'm running a little short on time so I will post a bunch of cards that my team and I made at Sunday's Operation Write Home, Cards for hero's party. This party was inspired by my downline Seongsook Dunkan, who has dedicated her entire business to making cards for this amazing charitable organization. The next series of blog posts are to show the cards we made that day. More importantly, this is just one example of how stampin up has made such a difference in my life, and has allowed me to make a difference in the lives of others.

For that, I am truly blessed. Thanks so much for being a part of my life.

Love,
Selene Kempton
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4/12 First Communion MDS Share, My Digital Studio

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:23:25 PDT

Good Morning Friends!

Last night, in about 30 minutes, I put this menu together for my daughter's first communion celebration gathering after mass tomorrow. I love that in MDS, things just sort of flow and it makes it so easy to come up with a frame worth art piece in a short amount of time. Swoon!

The final menu will be 8 1/2" x 11 and matches the invitation perfectly! :) Last night my good friend and assistant Jenny helped me make a bunch of favors to hand out at the restaurant and today, I feel pretty calm! :) Scrabooking class tonight, and today I'm going to go see if I can purchase something for my princess to commemorate this special day.

I'm not sure if I posted the invitation here.. here is a picture of the back.

Again, it was such a time saver to be able to have these printed. I love making handmade cards, but I'm a bit of a procrastinator. :) What do you think of the design? I like how the banner goes on top of the cross, then on the menu, it comes off. For the favor, we did them by hand.. :) I'll share those tomorrow.

Okay.. so now some "business" Not Quite Navy card stock is completely sold out! Gasp! If you have anything that you might need, you may want to snag it before it's gone completely. There are several reinker colors that are sold out as well.

In case you haven't seen it, here are the colors that are leaving us!

Stock up on your favorites before they are gone forever!

Love,
Selene Kempton
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Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:44:41 PDT

Good Morning!

It's TAX day here at the Kempton household, so I'm procrastinating ~ don't tell my hubby! Not a regular post for me today (unless I finish what I'm supposed to do), but I wanted to thank all of you who placed orders under my online FREE SHIPPING weekend party! Woot!

Everyone that placed orders got a number (per $25 ordered) and I put the numbers into random.org. So, Congratulations to Kathleen M. who won the hostess benefits! As always, EVERYONE who placed an online order with me can expect a card in the mail! I so appreciate you all! Big hugs!

I made this cute little graphic in about 10 minutes using My Digital Studio! Did you know that the price for MDS has dropped? Oh and because it's a download, there is no shipping? So $19.95 for the base program and you get some free exclusive artwork, and can turn any type to stampin up colors that will match your cardstock? How awesome is that?

Still not sure that you'll love it? Well, try it out for free for 30 days! Click here to get your FREE 30 day trial of MDS. If you still need help from there and want to be an expert at the program, there is FREE training available. Woot Woot! Click here to check out all the amazing FREE instruction video's that will take you right through to MDS master! :)

Okay, now I really need to get off line and do the taxes! Make it a great day friends!

Love,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach

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4/5 Free Shipping for orders April 6-8. Fun with Photowhat?? Photopolymer!! Designer Typeset Photopolymer Stamp Set, Clean and Simple

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:52:09 PDT

Good Evening Friends!

I was excited to see another new product released from Stampin' Up! Photopolymer Stamps! What does that mean exactly? Well, I take it to mean I can see straight through to my paper and actually SEE where I'm stamping.

Curious..., I ordered the stamp set the same day. It came in... and sat... and sat.. until tonight! I realize that this isn't the most beautiful card I've ever made, but I was just playin! I wanted to see what I would think of the stamps and they are cool. I'd be interested in more designs I think. At $13.95 for a set of 57, there's value in the price I think we can all appreciate!

Use this exclusive photopolymer alphabet set (with extras!) for titles or embellishments on scrapbook pages, cards, or any type of project. We recommend clear block sizes A, B, G, F, and I (not included in the set).
Our photopolymer stamps offer a versatile all-clear stamping option. You’ll find that our photopolymer is top-quality and give a perfectly stamped image every time. The stamps stick amazingly well to our clear blocks and are easy to place just where you want them. And best of all, you get to enjoy tons of images for a great price!

So, I inked up the big banner first using espresso ink.

Next, I added the word "thanks" on top of the banner on my cardstock, then just placed the clear block on top so when I stamp my letters I didn't have to do them one at a time. That's pretty clever!

Then, I took out 3 markers and colored the letters individually. That's how I would use my current stamps, so I wanted to see how it would look.

Perfect shot, and no stamp-a-majig! Woot woot!

To make the ribbon all scrunched, I snipped off the end, and grabbed the white stitching in the middle and pulled it a bit. Then I used tombo multipurpose adhesive to stick the ribbon to the card front. Here's another peek. :)

The presents come from the Patterned Party Stamp set. I love these colors together, pacific point, real red and rich razzleberry! Speaking of... Stampin up announced to demonstrators yesterday, that there is going to be a color update! I LOVE that I work for a company that is up with the times. Here's how it's shaking out.

Is your favorite color on the retiring list? Please don't forget to purchase reinkers for your favorite color ink pads before they are GONE... I'm so excited Bermuda Bay is coming back, and Wisteria should SURELY be a permanent color, wouldn't you say?

Oh, so there's even MORE news. Stampin' Up!'s supplier of watercolor wonder crayons is no longer able to manufacture our line. The good news is some of the colors are still available. Head on over to my online store and snag yours up before they are gone.

That isn't even the best NEWS EVER!!
How about Free shipping for orders placed over the weekend April 6th-8th! I'm so EXCITED!!!! You can have ANYTHING shipped, no minimum order for FREE this weekend!! Want to get mystery hostess benefits? Go to my store, and enter hostess code: 3BUZX94N
in the bottom left hand side of your shopping cart. You will see my name pop up as the hostess, but that's okay. Place a $25 to be entered and for every $25 order you will get additional entries. Woot!!

So that's it for tonight! Thanks so much for stopping by! Whew! what an exciting weekend!

Love,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
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4/3 More Make a Cake with Itty Bitty Banners and Patio Party Designer Paper

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:00:47 PDT

Good Morning Friends,

How about another great project with Make a Cake and Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Sets? These stamp sets are both so versatile. For Make a Cake, you can make the cake different sizes or shapes by layering the images. To make it easier, I would suggest using a post it note in between stamping to protect the images underneath.

Here's a look at the card I made:

The Patio Party Designer Paper comes with a cute circle image that matches one of the prints in another sheet! I just used a 1 3/4" circle punch to punch out the pre-printed image to make the banner emblem. I added a 3/4" circle punch of midnight muse card stock in the center of the circle. When I stamped the cake base, I added a post it note to the top of the cake base, then added the top.

What an easy thank you set for a bride to be to have made up for wedding thank you's!

I stamped the images in the midnight muse and then colored them in with the other 2012-2014 in color markers.

Stamps: Make a Cake and Itty Bitty Banners

Ink: In Color Markers

Paper: Patio Party, Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Accessories: Stitched Whisper White Grosgrain 1/4"

On a personal note, the construction workers are "jacking up" the house on a house jack today, and the ground has begun to shake! It may be time for me to take my mom out again! I'm so glad we are getting the necessary work completed, but yikes!

I'll be back tomorrow to share another fun project with you! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today! Please make it a great day!

Love,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
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4/2 Make a cake with Itty Bitty Banners and Patio Party Designer Paper

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:07:11 PDT

Good Morning Friends,

I have two shares using these stamp sets. I made these cards (today and tomorrow) last June and had planned to offer them as part of a class planner. So, here is the first one!

We are having some unexpected construction at the house this week, so classes here have been cancelled. Hopefully, that will free me up for some blogging and I can share some of the projects I've been saving for you! :)

When I ran across these cards this week, I knew I wanted to take a little time to share them.

The colors here come from the Patio Party Designer Series Paper.

The base layer is Primrose petals, cut to 11 x 4 1/4".
Layer 2 is Whisper white 5 x 3 3/4"

Layer 3 is Midnight Muse 4 7/8 x 3 5/8"

Layer 4 is whisper white 3 1/4" square

The butterfly DSP layer is 3 inches square, so you get 16 of that square from one piece of 12 x 12. I love this layout for quick cards. Across the middle, I used a strip of the stitched Grosgrain ribbon in Whisper white.

I stamped the images in the midnight muse and then colored them in with the other 2012-2014 in color markers.

Stamps: Make a Cake and Itty Bitty Banners

Ink: In Color Markers

Paper: Patio Party, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Whisper White

Accessories: Stitched Whisper White Grosgrain 1/4"

Love,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
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4/1 The Open Sea and Pure Gumption with Fan Fair Paper and cool double bow Split Coast Stampers Creative Crew CCREW0413CF

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:11:16 PDT

Good Morning Friends!

I hope you all had a blessed holiday surrounded by the people you love.

Today's share is a card I am putting in the mail for a good friend who got a promotion at work. The amount of time and dedication that this person put into their promotion is amazing and I'm so happy for my friend. (I don't want to say who the card is for until they get it).

To make the gorgeous double bow, I used my friend Lee Conrey's magic bow maker. I added two pieces of the Riding Hood Red 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon to the mix of this double bow, and used a few glue dots underneath the bow to hold the folded back pieces in place. Woot woot! The pretty Banner across my card front was stamped on Very Vanilla card stock that was about 3/4" thick. Then I scored it on either side of the sentiment twice. Once right beside where the words end, and 1/4" over. Then I just cut the paper to make the banner end and it pops up quite nicely. I added a single glue dot under the center to get it to arch outward from the middle.

I also made this card for the design team, the creative crew, over on Split Coast Stampers. Here are the challenge details: CCREW0413CF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM--Creative Focus: This month, let's show off our new paper piercing tools! Located on P181 of the main catalog and on P 27 & 36 of the spring catalog, these can add a great accent to any project! Challenge yourself to add piercing to your card in a new way. If you don't have the paper piercing tool, use a pushpin!

I thought it would be fun to use my paper piercing on the scallop of the 2 3/4" scalloped circle punch. I layered that layer with a 2 1/2" Espresso Colored Circle underneath. I also added another layer of paper piercing all around the outside my Fan Fair Designer Series Paper and Sponged the layer heavily with Early Espresso ink.

I love the Open Sea Stamp Set for achievement cards because in my opinion, life is a journey not a race. Accomplishments along the way should be celebrated. For me, accomplishments take prayer, dedication, hard work and determination. The ship is symbolic for the journey for me. There may be storms along the way, and things may pull you off track, but it's important to keep moving forward. The sentiment comes from Pure Gumption, which is a set to celebrate Graduations. I love that it can be used for other things too!

If you have time today, please check out the Creative Crew Gallery for April over on Split Coast to see what my team mates have made! I love their artwork and promise you will not be disappointed! Thanks for visiting today.

Love,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
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3/30 Best of Flowers at Stamp Club! Featured Artist's Gina and Bonnie

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:52:23 PDT

Good Morning Friends!

I love my stamp club. More over, I love the people who come and visit me every SINGLE month and take the time out of the busy schedules to take a little time for themselves. I try and make stamp club the one hour escape from the every day. It's only once a month and my clubbers are like part of the family.

Relationships have been formed and friends come together. What really excites me is that friends meet here become closer and schedule time together outside club. Grandmothers and granddaughters find a fun thing to bond over and more... I love even more when creativity blossoms right in front of me.

My girlfriends Gina and Bonnie have been stamping with me for over 6 years. In fact, they have been demonstrators (for the discount mostly) on my team for just about that long too. One thing I love about a bunch of smart, wonderful ladies gathering together is right here! This month when Gina and Bonnie visited me, they took my "best of flowers" project from class and redesigned it a bit. They so made it better. (swoon!). Instead of sharing my project from this month, I'd like to show you what they made during class. First, here is Gina's version of the Best of Flowers card from class.

I love the purple against the daffodil yellow. She actually flipped my card from the original, and changed the daisy line so that it wasn't in a perfect row, but scattered. I love her soft blender pen work on the center of the focal point and the soft and pretty sponging on the thank you banner.

Here's a look at the Best of Flowers Stamp Set. Three of these images are from sets across Stampin' Up!'s 25 years and one is a brand new, never seen before image. I love the images in this one particularly! The flower from "because I care" is much smaller in the new stamp set, so it coordinates with the one I have tucked away in the stash I'll never sell. :) The "best of" stamp sets are only $14.95 plus tax (where applicable) and shipping.

The small daisy stamp is a perfect fit for the 1 1/4" scalloped circle punch! It makes a great border on this card. My good friend Bonnie, made the border even more dispersed in this pretty card below.

Aren't they beautiful?

There are three "Best Of Sets" that have been released so far. For each one, you get a "25" year anniversary sticker. Collect 6 stickers and send the little post card into stampin up for a free stamp set ($14.95 or less). There will be a brand new "best of" set released on Monday!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Love,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
My Stampin' Up! Store

3/29 Baby Prints and Cuddles and Kisses Baby Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:00:07 PDT

Good Evening Friends!

On a personal note, I took mom to the doctor today and she's doing great with healing.

About 3 more weeks and she gets her cast off, thanks so much for your prayers and well wishes. She's doing great!

I created this baby trio of cards for a stamp a stack last month and everyone loved them! I started with the Baby Prints and Cuddles and Kisses Stamp Sets. These sets are amazing!! The Baby Prints is one that will be in my collection LONG after it retires. It's always so cool to make hand print and feet cards for baby, and they come together so quickly! Here's a look at the whole stamp set. Awesome, huh? This stamp set is SO useful! I used it also in scrapbook class this month for non-baby pages for the "cherish the moments" stamp. Isn't that a great phrase for a scrapbook page?

I'm just TOO excited about these. The other stamp set Cuddles and Kisses is another STAPLE with hard to find sentiments that I know I'm never going to want to part with.

Here are the trio of cards we made. We stamped the images on a precut Window Frames Collection Die Cuts. So simple! so pretty! So there is so saffron, pool party and pink pirouette. All the cards have wisteria wonder in between the top and base layers. The white layers were also sponged with wisteria wonder ink. Aren't they cool?

Here's a close up look at each of the cards.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Love,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
My Stampin' Up! Store

3/27 Everybunny Scalloped Envelope Die, Easter Basket.

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:41:03 PDT

Hey There Stampers!

How about a little Easter basket for you? This basket is made from the scalloped envelope die. I made this in my Easter class last week. It's really fun to make these boxes. I cut 4 of the envelope dies, cut one of the flaps off and glued the 4 of them together.

I layered some 2 x 3" pieces of designer paper on the outside of the box to decorate it!

The chickadee is from the Everybunny stamp set. Isn't this the cutest little box ever?

It goes together in just a few minutes and is oh so adorable! :) I just love the colors here! baja breeze, tangerine tango, and rich razzleberry!

Thanks so much for stopping in today!

Love,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
My Stampin' Up! Store

3/24 Epic Day!!! Win a Trip to San Deigo from Stampin' Up! This and That Journal Smash Book!

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:53:44 PDT

Good Morning Friends!

How would YOU like to WIN a FREE trip to San Diego courtesy of my company Stampin' Up!?! Stampin' Up! is giving one trip away to celebrate it's new product line Epic Day, This and That!

Click this link to enter!!
http://bit.ly/10a9EOJ

You might also win one of the new smash book product bundles that everyone is so excited about! Woot!! It costs NOTHING to enter!!

I ordered 2 of the smash book bundles for myself and a couple more as gifts! For each bundle, I also got a two way glue pen for putting anything that strikes me into my book! Movie ticket stubs, concert tickets, little things I pick up during my day, it can all go in my journal. I love these little books and see them as a way to jot down ideas, or just document my day!

So, why are they so excited?? Check it out!

Got Memories?? Smash em in there! It's trendy and cute, messy and imperfect, documenting your day to day, remembering your best ideas?.. It's in there!

And here are the individual products:

This And That Epic Day Journal

Item 131268

Price: $10.95

Capture your moments, thoughts, plans, ideas, sketches, hope, dreams—anything and everything! Debossed chipboard cover. Personalize or it’s beautiful as is.

6-3/8" x 8-1/6". 60 total printed sheets

This And That Epic Day Designer Series Paper

Item 130814

Price: $10.95

So versatile. So epic. So this and that. Coordinates with the Epic Day suite. 12 sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs. Acid-and lignin-free. 12" x 12".

Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Pool Party

Remember This And That Rotary Stamp	Item 130133
Price: $5.95
Nostalgia meets journaling. Classic rotary date stamp with 12 clever and useful phrases for all of life’s events. Turn dial to change phrase and date. There's a better picture that shows the images in the flier link.

Epic Day This And That Designer Washi Tape

Item 131269

Price: $4.95

Oh My Gosh!! I love Washi Tape! Attach ticket stubs, photos, anything in your This and That Journal! Color coordination with the journal pages. 3 designs in 3/8", 1/2", 5/8"

Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Pool Party

Epic Day This And That Designer Stickers	Item 131271
Price: $4.95
Designer stickers to coordinate with your This and That Journal. 4 sheets with a variety of designs on semi-gloss paper. Thinner design to fit well with your journal.

It's easy to see why they are exited! I'm bringing one to Fiji with me next month to document my trip. I'm giving one to my girlfriend who is getting married. I'm also giving one to my sweet little girl Alexis!
These are really super cool and fun! Here is a link to the flier.

Want to know the best part?? Well, from now until April 30th, you can get the whole shabang for only $32.08. That's a 15% savings! This product will be in the new book, and they will be adding things to the product line, BUT will only be discounted till April 30th, so get your bundle while you can!

Epic Day This And That Bundle 30% off!!!	Item 133350
Price: $32.08
Capture your moments, thoughts, plans, ideas, sketches, hope, dreams—anything and everything! Our bundle includes the five This and That products from the upcoming 2013-2014 annual catalog for 15 percent off! Bundles includes: * Epic Day This and That Journal (item 131268) * Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper (item 130814) * Remember This and That Rotary Stamp (item 130133) * Epic Day This and That Designer Stickers (item 131271) * Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape (item 131269) Hurry! Only available through April 30! Can't wait to get mine! :)

Please let me know if you need help ordering your bundle, rest assured you'll be seeing more of this when I get my cool box! :) Woot woot!

Love,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
My Stampin' Up! Store

3/22 Stampin' Up! Easter Everybunny Sale-A-Bration Send Off!

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:39:56 PDT

Good Afternoon Friends!

How about some more bunny love? I'm really in the mood for Easter (a week from Sunday ~ yikes!!) after playing with my Everybunny stamp set this week!

These line art images lend themselves to watercolor so well!.. AND!! How about that Gorgeous Sale-A-Bration Ribbon, that will be g-o-n-e after today! That's right! Today is the VERY LAST day to take advantage of Sale-A-Bration! I have already added FOUR new team members to my team and even though today is the last day, I have two more girls telling me they might jump on board too! (I just had to edit that because one signed up while I was writing this post! ~ Hi Rue!) Woohoo! At $99 for $156.50 worth of stamps, who wouldn't want to join?

This is also a very exciting time to join because of all of the tools Stampin' Up is putting into place to help new demonstrators, STAY demonstrators! Yea!! If you'd like to read more about that, you can click here to see an email that I sent to my customers this morning.

Or, if you just want some of the cute Sale-A-Bration stamp sets before they are GONE forever, just click here to check out the FREE goodies you can get with a $50 purchase, or join my ONLINE STAMP PARTY, which is ending tonight at 8!

So, how about some more details about my Everybunny Bunny. {that makes me smile}

I started with a pretty in pink base, then layered some So Saffron, and Baja Breeze on top of that! These are all the colors that are nestled in my Tea for Two Designer Series paper!

I used the Blossom Punch to frame my 2 1/2" circle focal point. I just punched the flower out of the layer underneath the designer paper, cut it in half, then sponged around the edges to make it pop a little. The sentiment was stamped in Island Indigo Ink, and punched with the Modern Label Punch! I popped up the Happy Easter sentiment using a few dimensionals. This card just makes me happy!

I hope you have an AWESOME weekend! I'll have some more projects on tap to share with you over the weekend and into next week!

From the heart,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
My Stampin' Up! Store

3/21 Stampin' Up! Hello Mr. Bunny Love, punch art Gift card Holder.

noreply@blogger.com (Selene Kempton) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:38:10 PDT

Good Morning Friends!

I was so surprised when I sent out the email for this Friday's class, the sheer response I would get from Mr. Easter Bunny (I've been calling him bunny love). I saw this bunny, or a close rendition of it on Pinterest and it was by fellow demonstrator Pam Staples. I didn't save the picture... ugh! but if you have a link to hers, please leave it for me and I'll link back to it. She had it in baby blue and pinks and I believe hers was a box.

It's so cool how we can all inspire one another. I used this bunny last week in scrapbooking class, and everyone loved him.. So, I thought an with an Easter Themed class we'd make one.

I used 3 colors of paper: Whisper white, Pool Party and black. All white and pool party pieces were sponged with Island Indigo classic ink.

For this project you'll need a white gel pen for sure! It really brings the bunny to life!

Big Shot: Top Note Die 113463, and heart collection framelits for the nose (smallest one) 125599

Here's a list of all the punches I used:

119859 Extra Large oval x6 (whisper white ~ 4 ears, 2 feet)

119855 Large Oval x2 (pool party ~ 2 ears)

119868 1" circle (pool party ~ 2 feet)

117193 small heart punch (pool party ~ 6 feet)

119860 1 1/4" circle punch (whisper white ~ 2 nose)

119873 3/4" circle (black ~ 2 eyes)

So, for the front of the bunny, I just sponged all the pieces and stuck them together with the tombo, multipurpose adhesive liquid glue. I sliced 3 very thin strips of whisper white on my Stampin' Up! paper trimmer, and used a dimensional to hold them down on the front of my bunny face. Then I stuck the two center circles together to form the nose. I also added two dimensionals to either side of the circles and popped up the nose. On either side of the nose I added some marks with a grey marker.

If you need supplies to make this bunny, I am running an online party right now! It's a mystery hostess event and someone is going to win some fun hostess benefits! For more details on that click here!

Don't miss out on Sale-A-Bration! Every single year I get someone who forgot to place an order to get their free goods! After tomorrow, I won't be able to help them either! For more samples with Sale-A-Bration sets, just click here!

Oh! I almost forgot! To make the "gift card holder" piece that the bunny sticks to. I cut a piece of 12 x 12 down to 12 x 4". I scored the paper at 2" and 6" and folded the paper up into itself and cut the holder and the base of the card all in one swoop! (I might need a video to show that, but if you just try it... you'll see it's not that hard). You could so do it!

Thanks so much for the kind comments and for coming to visit! See you tomorrow with some more fun from the class coming up tomorrow night. Oh and don't forget to join the online party! For more details on that click here!

If you're local and want to take this class, please hurry on signing up (click here)! At the class everything will be pre-punched for you. Signup deadline is today!

From the heart,
Selene Kempton
Stampin' Up! Creative Coach
My Stampin' Up! Store