Stamping With Sandi - Sandi MacIver, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Downline Swap

Posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 | Comments (1)

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Hi Stampers, sorry for no post yesterday, this is class week so I have back to back classes almost every day, the studio is all cleaned up and set up for class, which means, I don't get much time to create, BUT, I have something fun for you today. AT our downline meeting a couple of weeks ago, we did a swap, one card from Sale-a-bration, and one from the new Occasions Mini - and I have the cards to share with you today. I have a very talented and fun downline and we have a blast at our meetings, if you are considering joining Stampin Up, we would Love to have you come and play with us!.

Dawn Sorenson

Denise Stutzman

Sue Prather

Jarrod Hoel

Crystal Pierce

Jarrod Hoel

Dawn Sorenson

Crystal Pierce

Connie Wilder

Me.

I hope you enjoyed my share today – lots of great card ideas! and a big thanks to my downline for getting together to do these swaps! Love to see what they create.

See you soon

Hugs and Happy Stamping

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Elementary Elegance Stamp Set

Posted on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | Comments (3)

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Hi Stampers, wow, what a busy place it was around here yesterday, everyone so excited about the Occasions Mini catalog and free items from the Sale-a-bration Catalog, and wow – so many of you decided to take advantage of the Discounted Price for the Started Kit and Signed up to become a Demonstrator WOW – and Welcome, so happy to have you join us! I have been happily answering questions for a few more, so I think our little family is growing in leaps and bounds again today – if you have questions, e-mail me, I'm happy to answer any and all of them, it's such a great time to become a demonstrator

Join in the fun – contact me today to sign up

So, I didn't get a chance to stamp yesterday, but I have a great share for you anyway, this one, all the way from the Texas Regionals and created by the Stampin Up Head Office Team – they are SO AMAzing!

I placed a little order yesterday myself, and for one of my free items from the Sale-a-bration catalog, I chose, the ELEMENTARY ELEGANCE STAMP SET, and here is why – I saw this darling little project.

elementary elegance stamp set from stampin up, - www.stampingwithsandi.com

isn't it so bright and cute? But wait – there's more

Elementary Elegance stamp set - www.stampingwithsandi.com

Hello, cute gift box, with a stampin spot, and a personalized stamp!…how cute is this – and wait till you see how easy it was to make!

You're going to die, oh my goodness, and you probably already have the "stuff"

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The little insert that holds the stamp and ink pad, is the bottom section of the Box #2 die – cut at one inch!.

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here are the measurements for the base box – easy right!

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and here are the measurements to create the cover which was made from a clear window sheet.

Now is that a cute gift or what? and now you know why I ordered this stamp set, I HAVE to make some of these!….and did you check out that cute Lucky Limeade card in the background? I'm all over creating one of those two, so there are 2 ideas for that new stamp set – I think you should get one too, haha….

Ok, that's it for me today, I have classes the rest of the week starting today, so I have to vacuum my hair balls, the "LEMON LUSH" dessert is already made, yummy!, and I'm just putting the finishing touches on some little bag tags for my ladies, I'll share those pictures later, they get to see them first. Oh yah, and I have to go and send Corgi Rewards to all my shopping friends yesterday!,,,whoo hoo….If you want Corgi's too – check out my Customer Loyalty Program -!

Hugs and Happy Stamping

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It’s here, it’s here, Sale-a-bration is here

Posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | Comments (2)

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

yes, we have been waiting for this day, and it has finally arrived, SALE-A-BRATION is here. with each $50. of product ordered you can earn exclusive gifts from the catalog, host a party for the rich hostess rewards, ……or an unbeatable offer for joining the Stampin Up Team!

Make sure you use my

"shop online" button to ensure you get the Stampin Up Hostess Rewards AND, by ordering through me, your $50. order also earns you a FREE TUTORIAL, yes, that includes my brand new one using the Apothecary Arts Stamp set, valued at $24.95 – Yours for FREE - and your name entered into my January Draw! (see details below in the Corgi Club link).

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And, if you place a $150. order, you will receive:

the exclusive – beautiful Tote in this years designer colors,***see below
$25.00 of Free Hostess Dollars to spend on anything you want from either catalog….
3 Free items from the Sale-a-bration Catalog…..
Free tutorial from me.

***NOTE – If you are placing a $150. and you want the tote – you have to contact me, online orders will not receive it,

call me 503-305-6220 and I will place the order for you

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Have you been thinking about becoming a Stampin Up Demonstrator and joining my Stampin Up team? But you're waiting for the next good deal – well, here it is -

Sign Up during Sale-a-bration – $125.00 - What a great deal, that gets you over $340.00 of product, 30% off your first order, and a free package of Designer paper or digital download each month until year end. I signed up during Sale-a-bration 4 years ago, and it was truly the very best time.

and I have to show you another little item I created with the new Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper – that I got for free with my $50.00 order…..

Fresh Vintage Stamp set, journal by Sandi MacIver

The head office staff were having a little "journal" completion, so I decided to create one too, changing up my colors a little bit. This will be a class in February as well, so stay tuned!.

fresh vintage stamp set, journal by sandi maciver

I'm just loving the versatility of this stamp set, there are so many ways you can use it, I will have a couple more cards for you tomorrow too.

So, happy shopping, contact me if you have any questions or you would like me to place your order for you, I will be home all day today, so call me 503-305-6220,

Hugs and Happy Stamping

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FRESH VINTAGE – Sale-a-bration stamp set

Posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | Comments (4)

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Hi stampers, I was playing, ehem, "working" this weekend and I created a card using the FRESH VINTAGE STAMP SET - coming FOR FREE in the Sale-a-bration catalog, that starts on the 24th! (YES – 1 more sleep!.)….I was working on my quarterly downline reports and some of my awesome team have reached some pretty amazing goals, so I wanted to create a special card for them, just to celebrate their achievements. I also used the new ATTIC BOUTIQUE designer paper, and I had a little fun with the Framelits Labels Dies too, tee hee…

fresh vintage stamp set by stampin up, card by sandi maciver

The sentiment on the right is from the stamp set TAGTASTIC which is a Hostess Set in the Idea Book and catalog, so you can earn that set for FREE by simply hosting a $150. or higher Stampin Up Party. and if you did that on or after the 24th, you would also earn additional "EXCLUSIVE GIFTS" from Stampin up. Click on the Sale-a-bration catalog in my sidebar and read all about it.

Back to the card – the lace border at the top and the bottom was created using the BLOSSOM BOUQUET TRIPLE LAYER PUNCH – set on the 3rd setting. I finished off the card with a bow created from the new Pool Party Seam Binding ribbon and Bakers twine. These card were so much fun to create, and as I set a little gift along too, I didn't have to worry about them being "flat" in an envelope!…I hope the gals like them.

Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon #125582	Labels Framelits Dies #125598	Big Shot #113439	Snow Burst Embossing Folder #124096
Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink #122936	Pool Party Classic Ink #122938	Designer Buttons-Subtles #119745	Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch #122464
Bakers Twine Wisteria Wonder #125576

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Hugs and Happy Stamping

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Simply Soft Big Shot Class – This Thursday

Posted on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 | Comments (2)

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Hey stampers – If you live in the Portland Oregon area - what are you doing on THURSDAY? Wanna come stamp with me?

I have 3 spots left for my BIG SHOT CLASS this Thursday, January 26th,

Here is what we are going to create!

Big Shot Class by Sandi MacIver

Lots of instructions on the use of the LABELS FRAMELITS DIES, a little TWO STEP STAMPING, and 3 new cards and one new box, newly designed for this class.

AND – we are showcasing the new DESIGNER PAPER from the OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG - SWEET SHOP!

and while you are here, pick up your free copy of the Sale-a-bration catalog!

Class is Thursday January 26th, Noon – 3, Class Fee is $20.00 or free with a $40.00 Stampin Up order.

Class requirement – is you bring your own adhesive, that includes 2 sided tape, glue dots and sticky strip tape!

Hugs and Happy Stamping

Need a Class Idea – or just want hours of Stamping Fun – check out my Tutorial Store

Come Stamp with me- In My Portland Oregon Stamping Studio CLASS SCHEDULE

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Stampin Up Leadership 2012 – in Texas

Posted on Friday, January 20th, 2012 | Comments (4)

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Many of my Stampin Up friends are enjoying a few days of fun in Texas at Leadership 2012, so I thought I would share some of the fun with you.

Lots of announcements flying, I'll share as soon as I can, until then, I have pictures I can share with you!

stampin up leadership 2012

everyone waiting to get in to the event.

Stampin Up Leadership 2012 - the bag

every Stampin Up event has a "bag", this is this year's Leadership bag – hmmm, are we looking at new material, does that mean there is matching designer paper?

stampin up leadership 2012

S.U. giving you the bird!,,,,haha……this is a very cute birdie!

stampin up leadership 2012

Brelli Drinks, S.U. Style, use your Simply Scored Tool to make your own!…..I'll have Rum and Coke please!

stampin up leadership 2012

Oh Baby! – hmmm, I think we are seeing more NEW designer paper here!.

material yoyo

This material is in our current occasions mini catalog, and they used the new quilting die to create the background pieces…..

BUT< check out the card – I LOVE it.

stampin up leadership 2012

same die used to make this pillow flower.

stampin up leadership 2012

Cute pillow bands, BUT even more important – another peak at new material perhaps?

The Alamo

and a little side trip to the Alamo!….

If you want to see ALL the pictures from the Stampin UP Roving Reporters – I have posted the link on my Facebook Page – You can see them all HERE

Ok, back to work! for me and YOU!, haha…

Hugs and Happy Stamping

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RUE DES FLEURS – Group Challenge cards

Posted on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 | Comments (3)

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Hi Stampers. We did something really fun at our last downline meeting in that everyone received a piece of the Attic Boutique Designer Paper, we had the RUE DES FLEURS stamp set and all the embellishments in my studio. The challenge for each person was to create a card, no time limit, just the paper and the stamp set. We had a blast, and here are some of the cards we made:

Rue Des Fleurs by Crystal

created by Crystal.

Rue Des Fleurs created by Deeta

Created by Deeta

Rue Des Fleurs created by Jarrod

Created by Jarrod

Rue Des Fleurs created by Trudy

Created by Trudy

Rue Des Fleurs created by Denise

created by Denise

Rue Des Fleurs created by Sandi

created by me!

inside

back

and the back – I love this paper so much, I can't stand to waste any of it, tee hee

team challenge

And this is them in the middle of their challenge, working away – what a slave driver eh? tee hee……

we tried the ham and cheese sliders

We tried the ham and cheese sliders – I found the recipe on Pinterest!….go and find me there, i saved the link under my board labelled "FOODI"

roll ups

and some roll ups…..we heat ours, so they are SOOOOO good- you have to pop the whole thing in your mouth so you don't get your fingers dirty!, tee hee…

stampin up shortbread cookies by sandi maciver

and of course the shortbread cookies by Stampin UP…..have I told you how good these are???? We will now be making these at ALL my events!…

Ok, there you go, a bunch of beautiful cards from my amazingly talented downline and a peek into one of our meetings. If you are considering becoming a Demonstrator, we would love to have you join our team.

Here is some of the items we used to create our projects!

Rue Des Fleurs Stamp Set #125485	Attic Boutique Designer paper #125407	Seam Binding Ribbon – Crumb Cake #122332	Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon #125582
Pleated Satin Ribbon #125570	Labels Framelits Dies #125598	Attic Boutique Side Notes #125413	Big Shot #113439
Basic Pearls #119247	Vintage Trinkets #118764	Antique Brads #117273	3/8" Taffeta Ribbon-So Saffron #122982

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click on them for larger view and more details

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR MY NEXT & LAST SHARE IS TOMORROW – so if you want in on it, check it out HERE and send me an e-mail

This is SERIOUSLY the last one, no exceptions, no sneak ins because I have to get my Feb and Mar classes finished – so many ideas, so little time, tee hee!….

Hugs and Happy Stamping

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Fresh Vintage Sale-a-bration Sneak Peek

Posted on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 | Comments (1)

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Yes my friends, SALE-A-BRATION is coming, Stampin Ups awesome sale where you get to pick a free item from the Sale-a-bration catalog for each $50. of product you order, I just love this sale because they have brand new never before seen stamp sets in this catalog that I can earn for free, new designer paper that matches, and even some awesome favorites from the Idea Book and Catalog that I have not purchased yet, and now I can earn them for free – SWEET – Or SICK as they say these days, LOL…

And you as my customers, get one more thing for free – by ordering your Sale-a-bration order with me, you will also receive, for FREE, my newest CLass apothecary art class by sandi maciver

- a $24.95 value – absolutely FREE – (with a $50. order) actually you have your pick from all my classes/tutorials in my TUTORIAL STORE, but the new class is so popular, I'm sure you don't want to miss out – especially at that price, tee hee!

So, today, I have a card for you that was my other swap in my downline meeting this past weekend. That swap challenge was to use anything from the upcoming Sale-a-Bration Catalog - so here you go!.

Fresh Vintage stamp set by stampin up card by sandi maciver

I used just a few "somethings" from the new catalog – tee hee (go big or go home right?) ha-ha….

The stamp set is called Fresh Vintage and there are 5 stamps in it, I used my markers to color this one 3 different colors before I stamped it.

and check out the Designer Paper, it's called Everyday Enchantment, and I'm so in love with it, we are going to use it in a class in February.

fresh vintage butterfly by sandi maciver check out the brad in the butterfly

New – Brads, also matching the Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper – whoo hooo,

and not shown NEW RIBBON, to match too!. I'm VERY EXCITED about this new package.

and there are more surprises too. Page 2 of the catalog, has a great shopping bag you can earn for free with a $150. order and/or workshop

AND, if you host a $400. workshop – All the STuff that I just showed you above, the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set, the Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper, the Brads and the Ribbon - All a FREE BUNDLE for you the Hostess with the mostest! Now is that sweet or what!…

HOST YOUR WORKSHOP IN MY STAMPING STUDIO - Shut the door – Yes you Can – where you and your guest will be surrounded by LOTS of projects, many of the Stampin Up catalog items so they can touch and feel before they buy, we will make awesome projects, AND – We will start the class by making the most delicious cookies using the SWEET PRESSED COOKIE STAMPS – you have to try these!.

and check it out, there are new designs for SPRING!

We made these at our Downline Meeting on Sunday and we had a blast – the instructions also come with recipes and we tried the SHORTBREAD Cookies – ok, not on the weight watchers diet, but OMGosh, are they good….I saw some of my downline sneaking a second cookie into their bags, tee hee…..(better their hips than mine!), but my Ian just LOVES these cookies and you know what, if our kids had thumbs, I bet they would like making them too!. Miss Lucy did get a taste, and she voiced her approval!…

stampin up cookies by sandi maciver

Now, don't you wish you had a "Scratch and sniff" monitor, ha-ha – we were making cards while they were cooking and the gang kept saying to me "are they done yet", " are they done yet", they smelled so good!

ANYWAY

Ok, so I have 3 WORKSHOP SPOTS left for FEBRUARY, and I think 5 left for MARCH – so get on the phone and call me to book your next party 503-305-6220 – or, if you are into cleaning and cooking – I can come to your house!

Hugs and Happy Stamping

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Apothecary Art Thank You Card

Posted on Monday, January 16th, 2012 | Comments (2)

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Hi Stampers. Busy weekend around here as we had a downline meeting yesterday, which I'll share with you in the next few days but today I wanted to share one of my swap cards using the APOTHECARY ART Stamp Set from Stampin Up. We did a double swap at this meeting, one card from the new Occasions Mini Catalog, and one from the upcoming Sale-a-bration Catalog (can't wait, LOL – LOVE free stuff).

so, you know I have a ton to share with you this week right!….

Ok, so here is my card, and it was also my thank you card to all my customers last month!

apothecary cart stamp set from stampin up card by Sandi MacIver

As you can see, it uses a lot of my favorite things.

Apothecary Art Stamp Set,

Labels Framelits Dies,

Embossing Folders,,,,,,and pretty much anything else that goes through my Big Shot – I'm such a fan, haha….

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and don't forget, my NEW CATALOG SHARE – deadline is 5 P.M. January 20th. Details HERE

NEW CLASSES are posted HERE if you live in the Portland Oregon area, or your traveling this way, 2 new classes are up, and almost full – sign up deadline is Jan 17th -

SALE-A-Bration is coming - if you need a catalog, or you want to book a party, E-mail me!

Hugs and Happy Stamping

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Simply Sent Create & Keep Box Set

Posted on Friday, January 13th, 2012 | Comments (1)

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Hi Stampers, over the weekend I broke into something brand new from Stampin Up called Simply Sent, Create and Keep. It's on page 42 of the new OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG and what it is – is a complete kit to create a box and a pile (10) cards, with matching envelopes and dividers to go inside. It also comes with two sheets of embellishments.

I decided to try creating this whole thing, with no other supplies, and I had so much fun creating this kit, Here are a few pictures

simply sent Create & Keep box set by Sandi MacIver

The box is on the right, I would definitely use that design again, it was amazingly easy to put together, I just needed some Sticky Strip Tape.

(trace the pieces before you put it together to make yourself a template for future!)

simply sent create & Keep cards by sandi maciver

here are some of the cards,

simply sent create & keep more cards by sandi maciver

and a couple more. As I said, the Simply Sent Create & Keep Kit has all the supplies to create 10 cards with matching envelops, the box, 4 dividers and all the embellishments, I even had a few left over. What I really liked about this, is all the cards are flat, so NAPR (no additional postage required), and I think this would make a lovely gift for a friend, there is room to tuck in a pen, and some stamps, so a complete package. IF you need a catalog and would like to become one of my customers, let me know, I'll ship one out to you!. Ok, toodles, I'm off to play with more new stuff!…..and I'm still working on my "very special surprise" coming Feb 1st!….