Stamp By the Light of the Moon

Kids' Stamp Camp Project Specifics

As promised, here is some specific information about each project we created at the kids' stamp camp last week. I'll start with the project that was everyone's favorite, the notebook project.

 

This was the sample that I showed the girls.  I made sure to tell them though, that mine was only a very simple sample and that they could add color to theirs and add other stamps from the Sock Monkey stamp set to make it their own design. This project had an outside and an inside.  Here's the inside:

 

I gave each child a pencil and a notepad for the inside of their folders.  I told them that besides keeping them for themselves, these would also make nice gifts for the first day of school for their teachers.  My girls decided to do both.  They're keeping the ones from stamp camp and they each made an additional one for their teachers.

 

This is Caroline's finished project. This shows how the image looks when it's colored.  The kids used basic colored pencils to color their images in.  The morning group of older girls did some sponging around the edges.  Alexandra, my four year old, over-sponged hers a little, but she loves it and that's what matters.
 

Our next project, my personal favorite, was the paper bag scrapbook.  I used all retired ribbons for this project as well as the above notebook project.  This is the sample I showed the kids. I also used retired Designer Series Paper for my sample so that I could save the Build-A-Bear Designer Series Paper for the kids' projects.

All of the Build-A-Bear products go on sale September 1, which is Tuesday!  If you are interested in purchasing them, please let me know!  You can order through me on my Demonstrator Business Website 24 hours a day!  Just click on the Order Now button at the top of my blog!

 

 

This is what the inside of the book looked like. It has two big pages for pictures and two tabbed, hidden, smaller pages for either additional photos or journaling.  The girls liked the idea that the pages were hidden.

Here's Elizabeth's scrapbook:

 

She ended up using retired paper for hers also.  She didn't want to use the colors we had.  Her book also ended up backwards, but when you're seven, those things don't matter much!

 

This is Caroline's scrapbook and she used all the Build-A-Bear Designer Series Papers for her clothing and accessories.  It was funny how specific a lot of the girls were with their clothes matching their pocketbooks and other accessories.  The bears came out so cute!

The final project was the easiest project but was time consuming enough that it allowed me to pull each child aside to run their card stock for the bears through the Big Shot, and do the accessories too.

We made a set of four note cards using the new Build-A-Bear stamp sets, retired ribbons and colored pencils.  I let the kids do any greetings they wanted for their four cards.  Here are my two simple samples:

That's the outside, here's the inside:

and the back side: 

 

Here are the kids' samples:

 

These were Caroline's cards.  You can see how the girls really took the projects and ran with them.  Each girl worked very hard to make their cards unique and pretty.  They put a lot of effort into their cards.

Alexandra took a very unique approach, making all of her images into one single card:

 

Every project was loved by all of the kids, but their favorite was the note pad, hands down. 

I have the measurements and dimensions for all of the projects.  If anyone is interested in receiving them, just send me an email to jen@stampbythelightofthemoon.com and I will send them to you in my reply. 

My next six posts will be Christmas Card Class posts!  The class was today and it was fabulous! All of the participants already have 30 hand made Christmas cards done and ready to go and it's not even fall yet!!  What a way to get a jump on the holiday season!

I already have five people signed up for an additional session of the class in November.  If you're interested in the class, here are the details:

Sunday, November 15, 2009
1-5 pm
30 cards
$50

There are just a few spots left.  If I have enough interest, I'll start a third session on another Sunday in November.  Please let me know right away if you'd like to sign up.

Be on the lookout for the card samples from today's class to be posted in the next couple of weeks!

Kids' stamp camp: a huge success!

Last Thursday was my Kids' Stamp Camp.  I've done several in the past but the last one was at least a year or two ago, so I really had been looking forward to doing another one.  My kids were really really looking forward to it!!  They literally counted down the days, and when the box of supplies arrived prior to the camp, they cheered!  They were just so excited.

I waited to post the photos from the event because I wanted to make sure it was alright with the other moms to post their children on here. Today you'll be able to get a glimpse of the projects as the kids are doing them, but with my next post I'll start showing specific project photos and the instructions for them.

 

Here's Natalie.  She and her sister Emily were in the morning session.  I used the Big Shot to make name tags for every girl.  We also used the Big Shot for one of the projects, the paper bag scrapbook.  I decided that the best way to let each girl use the Big Shot was to do it with them one at a time while they were working semi-independently on an easier project.  I set up the four cards project at the table (behind Natalie, got them started stamping and then let them stamp while we ran the card stock through the machine for the next project.  We used the Build A Bear products that I pre-ordered from the holiday mini for the two projects and a different set of products from the new catalog for the third project.  The girls liked using the Big Shot, and really who can blame them, it's so easy and so much fun!!

Here they are working on their cards.  My Caroline looks a little startled here.  (There's another Caroline sitting right next to her, which is why I say "my".)  They did a great job with their cards. 

 

Here are the morning session girls posing with their paper bag scrapbooks.  They were all very fashion-specific when dressing their Build A Bears in the clothes.  Luckily all of SU's Designer Series Papers coordinate well together and luckily they created a set of papers specifically for the Build A Bears.  Don't they all look so pretty?

 

Here's Madison and Jordan from the afternoon session, working on the third project, a notepad in a stamped two pocket card stock folder.  They were very serious about their work, all of them.  They all did a good job cleaning their stamps, not mixing inks, etc.

 

 This photo shows something funny.  Emily, sister of Natalie above, had made a mistake on her cover of her notepad folder.  I said something about correcting it, and she asked if I had a sponge, so that she could do some sponging over it and then sponge around the edges.  I laughed because that was totally a question that only a child of a stamper would ask!  I went down to my office and got some sponges, and they sponged away, and they really did a good job with it! 

Hope you've enjoyed the photos!  Be on the lookout for more specifics soon!

New Catalog Open House show & tell: Hostess Gifts

Every year, I treat my New Catalog Open House as a customer appreciation event.  I have snacks and drinks, lots of make and takes, and gifts for all of my past hostesses.  Each year I try to make my hostess gift different and unique, and each year I think long and hard about what to give my hostesses.  A hostess is anyone who's hosted a club, a class, or a home workshop (party.)  This year I had nine hostesses.

I got it in my head that I wanted to incorporate rub ons into my hostess gift this year.  I initially thought of mugs, because a fellow demonstrator gave me a mug with a rub on a year or so ago and I love it. 

I went shopping on Wednesday, the week of the open house, still unsure what I was looking for.  I entered Christmas Tree Shop with an open mind, and sure enough, as I walked down the picture frame aisle, I found what I was looking for:  4x6 photo sized refridgerator magnet frames.  They came two to a pack for $1.00.  Very affordable, a great gift, and a perfect project for rub ons.  Here's how they came out:

 

I did all different ones, but here's two that I made as extras in case of a surprise guest or a mistake when I made them.  I used retired rub ons, I had so many of them!  They came in black, white, chocolate, and sage.  I used chocolate and black because I thought they'd stand out the best on the backdrop of the white frames.  I made them all different.  I'd never used rub ons before, and they were SO easy, I was instantly addicted to them!!

Here's an example of what the frames look like with an actual photo in them.  It's important not to put the rub ons too close to the middle of the frame or you'd cover up where the photo goes!

We have lots of rub ons in our catalog now.  They come in black, white, chocolate and even multicolors that have never been available before!  You can find them on pages 176-177 in the Stampin' Up! catalog.

You can add them to your order 24 hours a day, seven days a week by going to my Demonstrator Business Website! 

I guarantee, once you start playing with the rub ons and you see how fast and easy they are, you'll want to put them on every project, every surface, just like I do!!

Couldn't wait to share: New Catalog Open House Projects!

What a perfect day it was today!  My New Catalog Open House took place beginning at 11:00 am and ending at about 3:30 pm.  I had three time slots and everyone had a wonderful time!  I've been working on the projects all week and wishing I could share them here, but I just had to wait until everyone who came to the open house could see them!

Now that it's over though, I just couldn't wait to share.  I'm starting first with my scrapbook page that we did.  It's my favorite of all the projects for many reasons, which I'll share below.

 

Here's Project #1.  It's a 6x6 scrapbook page of my new niece, Maya Lynne Cerbo, out in California.  I cannot wait to meet her when she and her parents visit here in September.  She obviously is the first reason I love this project, because I love her!  After I got more information about when the photo was taken, I added the words "Week one: June 2009" to the journaling under her name.  But, I'd already taken the picture of the page before I did this.  I sent a copy to Maya's mommy my sister in law and fellow stamper/scrapper.  I also made her a page for her scrapbook.

I love this page because it uses some of our new In Colors, specifically Rich Razzleberry which so far is my favorite, and Crushed Curry.  I used the textured card stock also, and I just love the rich look and feel to the paper.

I also love this page because it uses gorgeous Designer Series papers.  These are from the Level 3 Hostess Bundle on page 18.  The paper is called Lovely Flowers, and it truly is lovely.  The funny thing is that originally, before I cut the photo to fit the page, there was a tall plant with pink flowers on the side table behind the baby's head.  I thought how well those flowers would match the flowers on the paper, until I realized, I'd cut them right out of the photo!  So they were part of the inspiration, and part of the reason I chose this particular photo out of the 100 photos I have from Maya's first few weeks of life. 

Everyone at the open huse made this page, but they were going to go home and put their own photo on, obviously, so I offered them the chance to use a button or a brad in the center of the flower, rather than the Hello Baby stamp from the new Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, that I used.  This stamp set is fabulous, it contains every single holiday all in one set, plus additional greetings such as the Hello Baby stamp.  I loved that little greeting though, it was a perfect match for my page and it fit perfectly on the 5 Petal Flower punch.  Several people chose to do a Crushed Curry flower instead of white, with a green or lavendar rhinestone brad in the center, or a button.  They were beautiful!!

This scrapbook page was a very versatile page, any photo could go in the middle since I chose not to use "baby girl" colors.  Some people did all of the DSP with the flowers facing up, some did all with the Curry side facing up, some did half and half like I did, and some did three floral and one curry.  Every single one was beautiful. 

I always try to include a 6x6 page because you don't have to own a scrapbook to use it.  You can use a plate stand to display it on an end table, as I often do before putting them into my scrapbooks, or you can put it on a refridgerator, or you can take a 6x12 piece of card stock, adhere it to the front, and make a card for someone.  There's so much you can do with a 6x6 page without being a scrapper.  I also like 6x6 pages because they're quick and easy.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing the first of the projects I shared today.  I'll be sure to post some more over this next week! 

I'll also being posting sign ups for some of the product sharing clubs that I'll be starting in August.  I always give first dibs to those who come to the open house, and make them public after that.  So, be on the lookout for marker clubs, ribbon shares and in color clubs coming up this week as well!

Open House Update: First slot is full!

Hi Everyone-

Just a quick update for you to let you know that the first slot for my New Catalog Open House is now closed.   The remaining slots are:

12:30-2:00

2-3:30

3:30-5:00

Each of these slots have some open spots.  Register today if you'd like to hold your slot.

Date:  July 26, 2009

Cost:  $10  (non refundable and used towards your $25 product purchase that day.)

Mark Your Calendars! New Catalog Open House is Coming Soon!

It's that time of year again!  Time to save the date for my annual summer New Catalog Open House!  This is my biggest event of the year, and one not to miss.  The date of this year's open house is SUNDAY JULY 26, 2009! 

It's the time when you:

***Get a free 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog!

***Make and Take TWO Fabulous projects using exciting new products from the above-mentioned new catalog!

***Get first dibs on all my retiring stamp sets and products before they go off to EBay!

***Get to sign up for clubs, product shares (like markers, accessories, and in colors) classes and events!

***Receive a free gift if you've been a party hostess or a club participant in the past catalog year!

***Stamp, eat and have fun with friends!

Here's how it works, if you've happened to miss the last nine years or so:

Registration costs $10.  That pays for your catalog and the supplies to make your projects and is non-refundable.  You do, however, get $10 off of your required $25 catalog product purchase (before tax and shipping) that day.  If you can't make it that day for any reason, all of your projects are made for you and you receive your catalog when you pick them up.  You can still place an order if you'd like, and still get the $10 off. 

You will need to pick a time slot.  They are as follows:

11:00-12:30

12:30-2:00

2:00-3:30

3:30-5:00

Eight people at a time are allowed per time slot.  The slots fill up fast, especially the early slots.  So if you're excited and can't wait to be at the open house again this year, be sure to register right away in order to reserve your desired time slot!

I am looking forward to seeing you all on July 26, 2009!

Project for Open House Revealed!

Who knew that the day that I planned my New Catalog Open House would coincide with the day that we got about 6" of snow by 11:00 am?  11:00 am being the start of my first time slot, that is!  I will say, I don't really get to watch very much TV, rarely any at all now that I have my second job.  So although I knew it was going to snow, at least I think I knew, I had no idea that when I woke up this morning there would be so *much* snow.  I was a little panicked to say the least.  My first phone call asking if I was going to cancel came at about 9:20 am, just after I said to Don, "I am surprised no one has called me yet." 

Despite the weather and the parking bans on our streets, I opted not to cancel.  I was hoping, praying, that the snow would stop relatively soon, and I knew that my next free weekend wasn't until April.  It was today or never.  Everything was cooked, cut, and set up, my dear husband was out there shoveling and snowblowing.  I went with it. 

We ended up having a great, great day.  My first session, by far the snowiest, had two missing people weather related, but also had an additional guest, so that was great, and she seemed to have a really good time.  I was glad she came.  My second session was full and my third session had two missing people, one weather related and one due to emergency surgery on Thursday.  She'd waited til today though, just in case her appendectomy healed quickly and she could make it.  That's the sign of a true crafter!!

Stampers are strong and brave, that's for sure!  I was so thankful that as many people were able to make it as did, and that it all worked out. 

I know you all have been waiting patiently to see the photos of the project!  I'll show a few and tell you a bit about it.

Here's the photo that best shows the whole project.  My husband had come home from school one day with a big box full of these little silver tins.  A parent from his school had closed a dental supply company and had tons and tons of these little tins that she used to use.  She'd asked him if the school could use them and he said that although he didn't think the school could really use them, he was pretty sure I could do something with them.  So I decided to use them for my make & take for the Open House.  I had already ordered the Level 3 Hand Drawn Hostess Bundle to use for whatever project I came up with, so I knew I had new Designer Series Paper from that bundle to work with and I knew I had SU 1/4" grosgrain ribbon in white an vanilla, so I was confident I could come up with a project using what I had. 

We now have a Circle Cutter!  I didn't have it for this project though, since it's not available to order until tomorrow.  So I used another container that was similar in size to my tins, to trace out all of the circles for the tops of the tins.  I also traced a smaller circle of card stock or DSP that could be used for the inside of the tins. 

My favorite part though is the Scallop Circle Punch flower that I put on the top of the tins.  I adapted a design I saw on this blog but added in the pearl on top from the Pretties Kit.  I had just enough of them for everyone to have one.  I'd already added the mini pearl to the front as well, so everything was falling into place perfectly.  To make the flower, you use your paper snips to cut the petals and our SU Stampin' Sponges to sponge some Old Olive around the edges.  A 3/4" circle punch makes the center of the flower under the pearl. 

Here is what my tin looks like on the inside, using an extra piece of DSP that I had when the event was over.

  If I had not had enough large half pearls in the Pretties Kit onhand for everyone's project, I could've also used the Rhinestone Brads, the square "Ice" variety.  They have a perfect shade of olive that would've matched and since they are also silver based, it would've looked so pretty with this project.  I also have the Filigree Flower Brads that would've looked nice but the set comes with two different sizes in it, so I didn't have enough for everyone to have the same one. 

One of my guests used the flip side of the DSP, which is white with olive flowers for her tin.  It looked so pretty!  She also used olive card stock for her Scallop Circle Flower with a vanilla 3/4" circle punch.  Her project was beautiful and I wish now that I'd taken a picture of it!

Of course, after my three sessions ended, I had my three daughters come up for their private session.  I let them pick their own DSP from my envelope of retired papers.  Here's how their tins came out:

   

I did not let them use the Pretties pearls since I did not have enough for all three of them.  They did, however, use the clear rhinestone brads that came in the Pretties Kit also.  They looked so pretty with the silver of the tins.  They were all proud of their projects and I was proud to be able to work with them on their tins after everyone left.  I like to be able to teach them and to let them take part in the projects whenever I can.

My original intent when my husband first brought the tins home was to make them Valentine's Candy tins.  I could tell from the catalog that the DSP came in Rose Red, so I went out and bought two bags of the Conversation Hearts.  What I failed to notice though, until the order came, is that the Rose Red DSP says "Happy Birthday" on it!  Caroline opted to use her tin for the Conversation Hearts anyway.

All in all, this was a wonderful day, despite our snowy start.  As I write this it's snowing yet again!  I think we're expecting another 2-4 inches between now and morning.  We'll have to see what happens this time!

Ordering from the new catalog begins at noon, MT tomorrow.  You'll be able to access it from my Demonstrator Business Website at that time.  It will take me a day or so to change over all of the documents in my sidebars of my blog, so please be patient.  Know though, that at all times you can access the products on the Demo. Bus. Website. 

Enjoy all of the wonderful new products!!

 

My new catalog arrived!!! Plus, updated retired accessories list

My Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog arrived yesterday!!  Three cases of them arrived for my Open House.  It's so pretty and FULL of so many new stamp sets and products!  I am so excited for Sunday's Open House, everyone is just going to love the catalog, the make and takes (SO COOL!)  I can't wait!!

Here's another sneak peek card sample for you from Stampin' Up!

 

I love the colors of this card!  Here's the card recipe, also courtesy of Stampin' Up!.

Thank You Flower card

Stamps Petal Pizzazz set Short & Sweet set Paper Whisper White card stock Baja Breeze textured card stock Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series paper Ink Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad Kiwi Kiss Classic Stampin' Pad Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad Accessories Rose Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon Hooray Designer Hardware Stampin' Dimensionals

Here is the updated Retired Accessories List.  I'm cutting and pasting the entire list here since it's been a couple of days since I've posted updates. (Sorry!)  Remember that you can order online through my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Business Website!

Last updated January 14, 4:10pm (MT)

Item #	Product Description	Availability
111377	ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN
112012	ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE
112088	ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE
102782	ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12	Not Available
104188	ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6
105384	ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6*	Not Available
104516	ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6
105381	ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6*	Not Available
103977	BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS*
103978	BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS
103981	BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS
105446	BUTTONS RICH REGALS
105445	BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES
103604	DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12
102174	DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11
112465	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY	Not Available
112462	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH
112463	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS
112040	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA
112470	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU
112460	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA
112469	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES
112458	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY
112459	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY
112466	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD
112149	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER	Not Available
112467	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK	Not Available
111355	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC
112039	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT
112963	ELEMENTOS PARA TARJETAS DIAS FESTIVOS HECHOS A MANO SIMPLY SENT
106523	ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER
104104	ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI	Not Available
107298	ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM
110695	ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL
109115	ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL
103372	METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE
107925	ON BOARD BITTY BOOK*
109190	ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9*
109180	ON BOARD SIMON UPPER
112086	ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL
107923	PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25	Not Available
104942	PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE	Not Available
104943	PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE
107273	PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE
104389	PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE*
100391	PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE	Not Available
104830	RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL
104829	RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE
104828	RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK
104831	RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS
109037	RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH
110282	RUB ON ANCHORED
111806	RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS
111805	RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS
111417	RUB ON WORD FLURRIES
110283	RUB ONS TAKE NOTE
112193	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH
112186	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA
112068	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME	Not Available
112043	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET
112061	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT	Not Available
112016	SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY
109868	SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES
103647	STAMPIN STORE MINI
105813	WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II
	Retiring Wheels
107212	MATEYS MAP
106749	BRIGHT BULBS
109672	BRONCO	Not Available
104100	MAKING TRACKS
108978	SANDY SHELLS	Not Available
110332	SNOW
101233	SNOWFLAKE
109694	SWEET STARS
111249	TAKE A NUMBER

*This item is discounted and included on the Inventory Blowout.

Spring/Summer 2009 New Catalog Open House time slots

With the Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog being unveiled in just a couple of weeks, that only means my New Catalog Open House is not far away!  I thought I would give you an update on what's left in each time slot so that if you and your fellow stamper/scrapper friends would like to join us, you can figure out the best time for you to come. 

Time Slot 1:  11-12:30 pm  Four spots available

Time Slot 2:  12:30-2 pm  Five spots available

Time Slot 3:  2-3:30 pm  Four spots available

There is a $10 deposit required prior to that day.  You receive the $10 back on your product order of $25 or more (before tax/shpg.) that day.  Should you sign up and not attend or choose not to order on that day, the $10 is non refundable. 

The Make and Take we'll be making that day will be using the NEW Level 3 Hostess Set and Coordinating Designer Series Paper!

Each participant receives a FREE Catalog, FREE Make and Take and a FIRST LOOK at my Retired Stamp Sets and Accessories for sale.  There will be light refreshments served as well!

Spaces are filling quickly for my Spring/Summer New Catalog Open House

Reservations are coming in for my January 18, 2009 Open House!  The first time slot only has four slots left!  The third time slot is filling as well! 

If you are interested in attending, please send in your $10 deposit and your first and second choices for your time slots!

Although I am keeping my Make and Take project a surprise, I will tell you that it is going to be using a new Level 3 Hostess set with coordinating new Designer Series Papers,  and two of our 2008-2009 In Colors! 

Hope to see you then!