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This is the card I made during my Facebook Live yesterday. You can watch the replay on YouTube or Facebook. This super-fun design was created by a crafter that goes by Iced Images. I also want to give a shout-out to Desiree Smith, a U.S. demonstrator who posted it on a demo-only Facebook group.  How fun is this??!!?? It's a 5½" square card when folded flat, that pops up into this magnificent display. What do you think of this new, Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper? If you'd like a closer look at it check out my second Facebook Live video from yesterday where I unbox all my new catalogue preorder items. It's also on Facebook and YouTube.  And it slides neatly into a 6" square envelope.  I've made a sheet with all the measurements and instructions to go along with my video. I'd love to see your creations! I had so much fun with this design that I had to make more...I've got yet another that's all cut out and waiting to be assembled, and still another planned in my head!   Upcoming ClassesFREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack. Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 10:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location. 
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Here's another card we made during my May Monthly Card Class. It features a sentiment from the #sharesunshine Covid-19 Giveback PDF Sentiments download being sold by Stampin' Up! to raise money for a couple of global non-profits that are fighting the coronavirus and its effects. If you'd like to get your own copy you can purchase one at covid19.stampinup.com.
Here in the part of Melbourne where I live it has always been common to see face masks, long before the novel coronavirus. Now it's rare to see anyone without a mask when going to do shopping at any kind of store/market.
So I thought this would be a fun card to make at this time. With the See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper, each person could choose which side of the paper she wished to show, as both bold, graphic designs would work well. This paper is retiring soon...get it while you can! Why You Should Join My Stampin' Up! TeamUpcoming Classes
FREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial
Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack. Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 10:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location. 
Kit Sampler Class
Have you been wondering about Stampin' Up!'s kits? Here's an opportunity to give some of them a try. You'll receive 8 cards from these four kits:
Online (Zoom) Group Assembly Session: Saturday, 30 May, 1:00 pm AEST (optional). Meeting link will be shared when you place your order.
Class Kit: includes all the pieces and printed directions needed to create 8 cards. You will need to supply your own stamps and ink for sentiments, as well as having basic adhesive (like Multipurpose Liquid Glue) for assembly. Cost: $35 + $8.95 optional shipping (Australia only) RSVP & Payment Deadline is Wednesday, 20 May to ensure timely delivery. 
I'm hopping along today with a global group of demonstrators who are participating in Kylie Bertucci's Demonstrator Training Program. After my card you'll see a list of other participants - click on their links to see their creations!
Here's another card from my May Card Class: 
One of the challenges of holding remote classes is that SU! doesn't allow us to send pre-stamped images or sentiments in the kits, so I'm doing a lot with die-cuts and punched pieces.
In this case there is nothing lost, IMHO! What do you think? I love the layered colours and textures. This card is being sent to a male friend for his birthday. Now you can hop over and see the rest of today's participants: Upcoming Classes
FREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial
Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack. Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 10:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location.
Kit Sampler Class - now with in-person option!
Have you been wondering about Stampin' Up!'s kits? Here's an opportunity to give some of them a try. You'll receive 8 cards from these four kits:
Online (Zoom) Group Assembly Session: Saturday, 30 May, 1:00 pm AEST (optional). Meeting link will be shared when you place your order.
Class Kit: includes all the pieces and printed directions needed to create 8 cards. You will need to supply your own stamps and ink for sentiments, as well as having basic adhesive (like Multipurpose Liquid Glue) for assembly. Cost: $35 + $8.95 optional shipping (Australia only) In-Person Option: Up to 5 people can come craft in my apartment again! We will use strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols. Use my stamps and ink to create 8 cards. Saturday, 30 May, 12:30 pm Cost: $35. 1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000 RSVP & Payment Deadline is Wednesday, 20 May to ensure timely delivery. Why NOW is a great time to join my team!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at 0424 968 039 or nhoetker@mac.com.
Here's one of the cards we made for my May Monthly Card Class. My participants picked up their supplies and then those who wanted met with me on Zoom to assemble the cards together. We'll find out later today if we'll be able to meet in person soon.... This card is CASE'd from Linda Tolson Yarbrough on a Facebook group for Stampin' Up! demonstrators, and she says she was inspired by yet another demo, Julie Davison.  It's a lot like a jigsaw puzzle or a quilt, figuring out how the punched tags get laid down. In person, the Daffodil Delight layer isn't so prominent; one's eye "reads" it more like the Gold Foil that's behind it and in the Golden Honey Designer Series Paper (DSP). This stamp set and coordianting dies are retiring in less than 1 month...and the DSP is already retired from Sale-A-Bration. But, if you order the bundle through me I'll hook you up with some of the paper!  This stamp set and coordianting dies are retiring in less than 1 month...and the DSP is already retired from Sale-A-Bration. But, if you order the bundle through me I'll hook you up with some of the paper! Upcoming ClassesFREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial – use your own supplies or purchase a kit! Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack. Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 10:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location. Kit Sampler Class Have you been wondering about Stampin' Up!'s kits? Here's an opportunity to give some of them a try. You'll receive 8 cards from these four kits:
 Online (Zoom) Group Assembly Session: Saturday, 30 May, 1:00 pm AEST (optional). Meeting link will be shared when you place your order. Class Kit: includes all the pieces and printed directions needed to create 8 cards. You will need to supply your own stamps and ink for sentiments, as well as having basic adhesive (like Multipurpose Liquid Glue) for assembly. Cost: $35 + $8.95 optional shipping (Australia only) RSVP & Payment Deadline is Wednesday, 20 May to ensure timely delivery.  Here are the projects we made in my Mother's Day Gifts class last Saturday.  This set features the Magnolia Lane Suite, with a card and Ghirardelli Chocolates box. 
This set features the Honey Bee stamp set and coordinating Detailed Bees dies and Golden Honey Designer Series Paper. This time I included a covered notepad. The layout for this card was CASE'd from Lori Skinner, though I wound up changing several of the elements. I've made the Ghirardelli Chocolates boxes and the covered notepads many times before. Both use tutorials from Splitcoaststampers.com, my go-to long before Pinterest and still one of my favourite sources for technique and project tutorials. If you're outside the U.S. and would like my measurements for making the notepad using half an A5 notepad just drop me a line and I'll get them to you.   If you're in Australia and know of a similar choccy that would work for this box please let me know! I hand-carried these back from the U.S. in February because I can't source them here. I did find something similar from Whittaker's when I was in New Zealand, but again, they don't seem to be stocked in Australia. Happy Mother's Day to all who are moms/mums on Sunday! 
Download these timely PDF sentiment graphics to use on your projects and 100% of the US$12.00 will go to global organisations helping combat COVID-19! Upcoming ClassesFREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial – use your own supplies or purchase a kit! Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack. Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 10:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location.  If you're in Australia I can also send your choice of kits
Kit ordering and pre-payment deadline for Melbourne pick-up: Sunday 10 May Kit Sampler Class Have you been wondering about Stampin' Up!'s kits? Here's an opportunity to give some of them a try. You'll receive 8 cards from these four kits:
 Online (Zoom) Group Assembly Session: Saturday, 30 May, 1:00 pm AEST (optional). Meeting link will be shared when you place your order. Class Kit: includes all the pieces and printed directions needed to create 8 cards. You will need to supply your own stamps and ink for sentiments, as well as having basic adhesive (like Multipurpose Liquid Glue) for assembly. Cost: $35 + $8.95 optional shipping (Australia only) RSVP & Payment Deadline is Wednesday, 20 May to ensure timely delivery.
Here's what I made during my Facebook Live this week. You can watch the replay on Facebook or YouTube.
These Magic Color Slider cards were a big rage a few years ago, but for some reason I never made one until this week. They are fun to do! 
I followed Wendy Cranford's tutorial, only changing the card base to an A4 rather than a letter-sized base. I hope you give this fun card style a try!
Upcoming Classes
FREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial – use your own supplies or purchase a kit!
Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack. Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 10:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location. 
If you're in Australia I can also send your choice of kits
Kit ordering and pre-payment deadline
Kit Sampler Class
Have you been wondering about Stampin' Up!'s kits? Here's an opportunity to give some of them a try. You'll receive 8 cards from these four kits:
Online (Zoom) Group Assembly Session: Saturday, 30 May, 1:00 pm AEST (optional). Meeting link will be shared when you place your order.
Class Kit: includes all the pieces and printed directions needed to create 8 cards. You will need to supply your own stamps and ink for sentiments, as well as having basic adhesive (like Multipurpose Liquid Glue) for assembly. Cost: $35 + $8.95 optional shipping (Australia only) RSVP & Payment Deadline is Wednesday, 20 May to ensure timely delivery.  I'm playing along on Kylie's Monthly International Blog Highlights again this month...please click on the button below to vote for my entry! The top 10 vote-getters will have their own blog hop later in May. (button link goes live at 7:00 am AEST...if you're having trouble try back later)  Besides cooking and baking, my first crafting love was quilting. I never did as much with it as I had hoped since I was busy working for pay at the time, and then I had my babies. Paper crafting fulfils the same need to play with pattern and colour, on a much smaller scale and shorter time span - perfect for my life now! This card uses inch blocks of Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper (DSP) to make a paper quilt. After glueing the squares to the Blushing Bride layer I ran it through the Coastal Weave 3D embossing folder to simulate a quilted look. A few more layers of cardstock and a sentiment cut with the Well Written Dies and done. This is a nice technique to show off and use up scraps of our retiring DSPs.  Upcoming ClassesFREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial – use your own supplies or purchase a kit! Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack. Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 10:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location.  If you're in Australia I can also send your choice of kits
Kit ordering and pre-payment deadline
Kit Sampler Class Have you been wondering about Stampin' Up!'s kits? Here's an opportunity to give some of them a try. You'll receive 8 cards from these four kits:
 Online (Zoom) Group Assembly Session: Saturday, 30 May, 1:00 pm AEST (optional). Meeting link will be shared when you place your order. Class Kit: includes all the pieces and printed directions needed to create 8 cards. You will need to supply your own stamps and ink for sentiments, as well as having basic adhesive (like Multipurpose Liquid Glue) for assembly. Cost: $35 + $8.95 optional shipping (Australia only) RSVP & Payment Deadline is Wednesday, 20 May to ensure timely delivery.
Sometimes I work "backwards" and have elements made and need to come up with a layout on which to showcase them. While participating in a Zoom meeting last week I was doing a bit of colouring to keep my hands busy, and thus found myself in just this situation. Here's what I came up with:
The Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green form a "Double-Z" fold card, and then it's mounted on a regular card base that's folded at the top rather than at the side. So together they make a double easel. Not very difficult, but it makes a dramatic presentation.
Here's what I used for this card: Upcoming Classes
FREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial – use your own supplies or purchase a kit!Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack.
Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 10:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location.
If you're in Australia I can also send your choice of kits
Kit ordering and pre-payment deadline
Kit Sampler Class
Have you been wondering about Stampin' Up!'s kits? Here's an opportunity to give some of them a try. You'll receive 8 cards from these four kits:
Class Kit: includes all the pieces and printed directions needed to create 8 cards. You will need to supply your own stamps and ink for sentiments, as well as having basic adhesive (like Multipurpose Liquid Glue) for assembly. Cost: $35 + $8.95 optional shipping (Australia only) RSVP & Payment Deadline is Wednesday, 20 May to ensure timely delivery.
When I started making cards about 15 years ago my friends were just finishing up having babies...now they're starting to have grand babies! While that's freaking me out a bit, I'm thrilled to have a reason to be making these cute cards again!
Today's card features one of my favourite suites from this year's Annual Catalogue: Dinoroar. 
Happily, the stamp set and dies are carrying over into next year's catalogue. The Designer Series Paper is retiring, and is on sale now for $16.00 (regularly $20). The images on the left-most piece in the picture below coordinate with the dies - so you can cut out perfect dinos to your heart's content!
Here's everything I used to make this card:
Upcoming Classes
FREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial – use your own supplies or purchase a kit!
Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack. Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 1o:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location.
If you're in Australia I can also send your choice of kits
Kit ordering and pre-payment deadline
Here's what I made during this week's Facebook Live session. You can catch the replay on Facebook or YouTube.
They are made using a technique I picked up via another Stampin' Up! demonstrator who watched this video by Jennifer McGuire. I've used cheap craft foam to make a "fill" stamp for my image(s). Using a stamp positioning tool like the Stamparatus® allows me to position each element once, then ink and stamp as many times as I want. Here's an example using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set: 
This image is filled using 7 hand-cut pieces of craft foam and three colors of ink: Petal Pink, Pear Pizzazz and Daffodil delight. Once the image was stamped and coloured, I used the matching die to cut it out, then popped it on my card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
I'd like to draw your attention to the sentiment on this card...it's one of the brand-new sentiments from Stampin' Up!'s #smilesunshine Covid-19 Giveback PDF sentiment download bundle. For US $12.00 you can get these fun and timely sentiments (some with images) to use in today's new world. All the money from these goes to support 2 global charities working on Covid-19 issues. In less than 1 day over US $41K had been raised! Click on the pics below to place your order.
For this card I did an electronic cut-and-paste of the sentiment I wanted and had it print directly on my card panel. Then I stamped the flower and coloured it with my craft foam fill stamps.
Here's the supplies used for these cards:
Upcoming Classes
FREE Double Wonder Social Crafting Session with Tutorial – use your own supplies or purchase a kit!
Let's get together and craft via Zoom! Shannon West, a Stampin' Up! staff member, created a fun template to transform 2 half sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into 11 cards. I will provide the template/measurements in a tutorial (for either Letter (inches) or A4 (centimetres) cardstock, and we can all meet up on Zoom to cut and assemble together! This is a great way to use up some of your paper hoard and get a bunch of cards ready to send out or give as a gift pack. Zoom Session: Saturday, 16 May, 1o:00 am AEST. Check the time for your location.
If you're in Australia I can also send your choice of kits
Kit ordering and pre-payment deadline
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Meet NancyI've been paper-crafting since 2006, and an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator since 2010. I love sharing my craft with others, either through classes or by creating special cards and gifts that meet their needs. Join me in creating fun! Archives
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