Painted Petals Mini Treat Bag

While prepping for todays COME STAMP WITH ME class and making this card for the ladies to make today...

I ended up with a ton of leftovers (lucky leftovers) so I got to work making some 3x3 notes.  If you purchase anything through me as your demonstrator you are likely to find one of these in your bag.

When Stampin' Up! retired the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder I was shocked and a little dismayed because it was my go-to for texturizing a background, BUT look... a new favorite - ELEGANT DOTS Embossing Folder.  I love it, LOVE it, LOVE IT!

So pop on over today for some fun stamping between 10am and 5pm to COME STAMP WITH ME.  Have any questions - the details are on the side bar of this blog or you can contact me HERE

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

card inspired by Dawn O

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GOING, GOING, GONE!

TODAY is the LAST DAY to get in on 2 FREE STAMP SETS!!

Who wouldn't want 2 FREE Stamp SETS??!!  All you have to do is Click HERE to Get Started.  I have 2 Grab Bags  (approx $15 value) left and the first 2 ladies to sign up TODAY will get one of those on top of your $125 product of your choice + 2 FREE stamp sets for only $99 plus tax (shipping is always free on your starter kit!)

TODAY also marks the first day of the BONUS DEALS with 11 products in the WEEKLY DEALS and NEW items added to the CLEARANCE RACK

Click HERE for your link to shop the WEEKLY DEALS

Click HERE for your link to shop the CLEARANCE RACK

Remember that Stampin' Up! only allots a set amount of product for the WEEKLY DEALS before they go back to their regular pricing and the CLEARANCE RACK DEALS are always "WHILE SUPPLIES LAST"

So shop early to be sure to get the deals you want.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Annie Moses

STAY TUNED!! Stampin' Up! gave us demonstrators a heads up of BONUS DEALS starting tomorrow, June 30-August 3rd.  They will be adding new items to the CLEARANCE RACK up to 60% off AND some BONUS DEALS on the WEEKLY DEALS.  I'm not sure what all they are, but they did say that they are "While Supplies Last", so shop early for the best deals.

Now on to the regular blog:

Our church has had the Annie Moses Band in concert three different times now, and it is always our best attended concerts.  They are simply amazing!  

This family hosts a summer intensive study for kids ages 10-19 (approx). Called FINE ARTS SUMMER ACADEMY (FASA). They help these kids with anything in the music field and at the end of the 2 weeks they put on a HUGE concert at The Grand Ole Opry! 

It is totally amazing the talents of these kids. One of the gals from our church went last year - and let me tell you she is sooooo good on the Djembe, 

plus Alyssa sings beautifully-a double whammy!  She will be going again this summer along with another gal from church who can SING!!!! This will be Anna's first year at FASA.  You may remember Anna from this previous blog post. We wanted to encourage these girls on this adventure with a small gift and this is the card that I made for the girls

One of the new families to our church is also sending their son to FASA. I love it when people start church and jump right in to ministry.  Adam plays his guitar during our worship time and I LOVE to see the teens taking ownership of their church and worship!!  So along with his gift, this is the card that I made him

I hope you enjoy the music of Annie Moses!
Thanks for stopping  by!
Christi
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Sentimental Sunday

Our Gracie-girl had her dance recital this past month and it is always a joy to watch her dance.  I tell her to dance for Jesus!!  She has great form!! We are so proud of her!

 So cute how her little friends wanted to come to watch her dance

And this is the card that I made for her

Even though she was wearing a blue(ish) color costume I couldn't resist making this one in pink - her favorite color - plus the carnations that I brought to the recital were pink too!
Thanks for stopping by!
Christi
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Sweet Saturday

Graduation Cake for a gal at church - it was declared "yummy!"
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Sprinkle of Life

I love this card that Glenda Calkins made and had on her blog, and I love the new Cherry On Top Designer Paper Stack that she used.

In fact, the polka-dotty pattern is my favorite, but you only get 4-6"x6" sheets.  I have nearly used up all of that patterned paper, but when planning for my Tuesday Come Stamp With Me class I came across the retired Designer Paper Painted Blooms and thought I would give it a try with this polka dotty pattern.

The beauty of my Come Stamp With Me Tuesday class is that I have the freedom to use my retired stamps and accessories.
So  - What do you think?? This card will be out for the July 7th class - plan ahead to Come Stamp With Me!!
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Go Wild Paper Stack

I was pretty excited when I saw that Stampin' Up! put some animal print Designer Paper in the new catalog.  Take a look ...

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I must admit that as excited as I was to have this in our line up I was drawing a blank as to what I was going to use it for.
At the Projects Class this week we made the cute Domed Boxes by Sam Donald, and I let the gals pick out whatever Designer Paper they wanted whether retired or current.

They used the NEW Cotton Paper (page 148) to make the cute flower on top.

I chose to use the GO WILD Designer Paper Stack for mine... and I love the way it turned out!

Our Gracie loves giraffes so I chose this print for her.  My flower was made using the FILTER PAPER (page 148).  After the flower was all made I rolled it in the Melon Mambo ink pad.  Now I can't wait to see what else I will make with this cute paper!

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Flower Patch Bundle

Another sample on display at my open house - thanks to Linda Schnabel for this elegant idea.  It was a big hit with all the ladies who came.

You can purchase the stamp set and the framelits as a bundle and save 15%

Here are the products that I used for this beautiful card. 

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Card stock colors are Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake.
Thanks for stopping by!
Christi

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Help me earn a dream get-a-way vacation

Thanks to all of YOU, I'm getting close to earning the Stampin' Up Get Away Vacation, a trip to New Port Beach, CA!  I only have the rest of June to make up the points to earn this trip so I'm offering a special to all my customers to try to make it happen. 

For EVERY $50 you spend, get 
a FREE Stampin' Up product up to $10 in value

1. This offer is valid JUNE 22-28, 2015 and is only available through me, Christi Waite
2. You must use HOST CODE UC2CRNGZ when you checkout in MY STAMPIN UP! STORE to qualify.
   Spend $50** and I will give you ONE free Stampin' Up! product* up to $10 in value.
   Spend $100** and I will give you TWO free Stampin' Up products* up to $10 in value (or ONE $20 product*). 
   Spend $150** and I will give you THREE free Stampin' Up products* up to $10 in value (or ONE $30 product*). 
   Orders of $150** or more do NOT need to use the host code and you may claim the stampin' rewards for yourself in addition to the special. 
3. After you have placed your order email me with your choice of free Stampin' Up Product*. Please email your free product choice no later than June 28th, 2015 to qualify. 
4. You may also place your order via phone or email.

Thank you so much!

Christi

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Floral Wings

I just wanted to say a BIG "THANK YOU" to everyone who came out to my NEW Catalog Open House this past weekend! It was a wonderful success and I appreciate you all so much!!
Now that everything is put away and cleaned up I thought I would share some of the samples that we had at the Open House.
This card was made using of the Hostess Exclusive Stamp Sets called Floral Wings.  I absolutely love this one!! I combined it with the Brick Wall Embossing Folder, and the CHERRY ON TOP Designer Paper Stack.  The pretty new colors on this card are from the NEW 2015-2017 IN COLORS: Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush.

Look how pretty you can make the flap for your envelope.

The ladies will enjoy making this card at the July Stamp a Stack classes.  Want to join in on our fun?  Here are the details:

Monday, July 6^th at 7pm or

Wednesday, July 8^th at 10 am or

Saturday, July 11^th at 10 am

Cost for this class is $12.00 or FREE with a purchase* 

Pre order or Pre Pay for your class and receive a small gift from me.

Minimum purchase $25.00

Please bring your adhesive along to this class to help keep the cost of the class reasonable.

Please RSVP by 7:00 PM the evening before any class.

Here are the items you will need to make this card for yourself.  Just click on any photo to bring you to where you need to go to place an order.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Sentimental Sunday

One of the fun things I have in my stamping/craft room is this adorable Owl that has a great story behind it.

I wanted to feature each of my "girls" as an element on the walls of my craft room.  The very first element that went on the wall was the cute butterflies from way-back-when when Stampin' Up! sold Wall Decor.  I bought a couple sets of the butterflies knowing that I would want them some day.  My daughter in law, Melissa, loves butterflies so these are up in honor of her.  I popped on some colorful butterflies using the Butterfly Framelits.

My Daughter, Julie, loves owls so I knew I wanted to put up an owl somewhere, and my daughter in law, Jessica loves music so I needed to incorporate some musical notes as well.  This is what we came up with...

The owl was designed from the sweater that I bought Gracie for Christmas last year.  This is where the "sentimental" part comes in... Guess who painted the owl on my wall?

You got it! My 88 year old father did all the work.  I wasn't terribly happy about him standing on a ladder the whole time, but he did GREAT!

 Checking out his work

 The finished product!

Now I just need to have him autograph it and it will be complete.
So all my girls have a place on my wall and so does my Daddy!!
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Sweet Saturday

Last Saturday I shared a graduation cake and today I am sharing a Bridal Shower cake.  These two cakes were for the same family.  Talk about a busy schedule having an Open House and a Bridal Shower in the same week.  "When it rains, it pours" they say!

So Congratulations to Zack & Nikki on your wedding!
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Busy Week = Ribbon Share & BOGO

If you are a blog hopper like me you probably have seen many Stampin' Up! Demonstrators offering product shares.  Some are rather extensive and some are simple, like mine.
Do you LOVE the NEW Ribbons, but don't want to invest in them all at one time?  Do you just want a sampling of each to see which one you will use the most?  This is when Ribbon Shares are perfect.
NEW 1" Dotted Lace Trim Ribbon Share: $7.75 

(+$3.00 shipping if needed)

This share includes approx 1 yard each of in the FIVE colors from the 2015-2017 In Color Collection: 

Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder.

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NEW 5/8" Striped Cotton Ribbon Share: $9.00 

(+$3.00 shipping if needed)

 This share includes approx 2 yards each of in the FIVE colors from the 2014-2016 In Color Collection: 

Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist

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NEW 3/8” Stitched Satin Ribbon Share: $11.25  
(+$2.50 shipping if needed)

This share includes approx 2 yards each of FIVE colors:

Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Whisper White.

You can contact me at anytime to participate in the ribbon Share.  However if you come to the Open House either Friday Night or Saturday and sign up for the Ribbon Share you will get your name in the Door Prize Drawing!!

I also promised you that I would explain the BOGO sale going on.  When you place an order from the New Stampin' Up! Catalog you get to pick that same dollar value in product from my RETIRED STAMP Table.  And let me tell you - I really have been cleaning house and offering up some of my retired stamps.  There will be a LOT to choose from and of course it is first come, first served!

I am looking forward to seeing you all tonight or tomorrow at the Open House.  So once again here are the details:

FRIDAY, JUNE 19th 6pm-9pm

SATURDAY, JUNE 20th 10am-2pm

Need to contact me?  Just click HERE

Snacks! Door Prize Drawings! Demonstrations! Make 'n Takes! New Product Highlights!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

Christi

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So, You want to sign on to be a part of my team?

So you want to join Stampin’ Up!?

So, you’ve been shopping with Stampin’ Up! for a while, and you like the idea of being part of the amazing Stampin' Up! company and getting discounts and perks, but you’re not sure that you want to demonstrate.

That’s okay!

Many demonstrators don’t actually demonstrate!  They simply enjoy buying the amazing products at the 20% discount that all demonstrators get!

The majority of my team are demonstrators like this.  They affectionately call themselves "hobbyists" because they’re feeding their hobby and loving it! I treat all my team the same, no matter what ‘type’ of demo they are.

I actually signed up with Stampin' Up! (in 2008) because I wanted to reap the benefits of the discount.  Who would have known all these years later that I would be enjoying my own team of amazing ladies.  Each month we have a team meeting to discuss what's new at Stampin' Up! I don’t believe in telling people they ought to go and sell or do workshops, nor do I put pressure on anyone to promote or recruit.  It’s simply a great place to hang out and chat, where we share ideas and have a make 'n take.

NOW is the best time to sign on because up through June 30th you can get 2 FREE stamps sets in your Starter Kit along with your $125.00 allowed product for only $99.00 (plus tax - no shipping).  This could easy bring your kit value up to $175-$200 depending on the stamps you choose.  To even sweeten the pot, if you sign up to join Christi's Creative Crew during my New Catalog Open House on Friday (19th) 6p-9p or Saturday (20th) 10a-2p you will get to choose one of these GRAB BAGS filled with Stampin' Up! goodies.

So stop on by to my New Catalog Open House to check out all the fun new products, Take advantage of signing up as a demonstrator, sign up for a ribbon share (more on that in tomorrows post), fabulous demonstrations and ideas galore.  I will also be having my Buy 1 Get 1 sale with my retired stamp sets. - More on that in tomorrows post too. (I've got to keep you wanting more!!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Busy Week!! = Open House

The biggest thing keeping me busy this week (besides 2 classes) is that my NEW CATALOG OPEN HOUSE is this FRIDAY and SATURDAY.  the good part of scheduling events like this Open House is that it forces me to declutter.  Oh, Yea, for regular classes the ladies don't mind me having some current projects out, or even some Craft Sale items out to sell, but for an Open House I need all the usable space that I can get for Demonstrations, Make 'n Takes, Class Sign-ups, Snacks, etc.  Want to come??!! I sure do hope so because it is going to be a blast!
HERE are the details:
NEW CATALOG OPEN HOUSE

WHEN: You have 2 options: Friday, June 19, 6-9pm or Saturday, June 20, 10am-2pm

There will be:

• Door prize drawings
• Demonstrations
• Make and Takes
• Buy 1 Get 1 deals
• Chance to sign up for upcoming classes
• Snacks

No need to RSVP but I would love to hear if you are coming.

Here is a quick sample of one of the cards that will be out on display using some the NEW items found in the NEW CATALOG (I don't want to give away all the fun you will find at the open house)

My friend, and fellow Red Hot Stamper, Rachel, made this tag using the SPRINKLES OF LIFE stamp set with coordinating TREE BUILDER Punch. The bag is made using the NEW Gift Bag Punch Board.  The best part of this stamp set is that it is the designated 2015-16 Ronald McDonald House Charities and for every stamp set sold Stampin' Up! donates $3 to this worthy charity.  

Thanks for stopping by!
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Busy Week! and a Date Change!

Normally today is the day that I open up my craft room for you to COME STAMP WITH ME.  BUT...Today I am spending time with my mom and dad who have doctor appointments and it is time for me to start going along with Mom to get the facts straight.
SOOOOOOO.......
the COME STAMP WITH ME open house style class will be TOMORROW, Wednesday, June 17th.  My craft room is open from 10 am to 5 pm and for only $1.50 each you can make as few or as many of these cards that you want/need.  Come when you can, leave when you must.

So if you are a regular attender to the Tuesday, COME STAMP WITH ME class, please note the date change.
Thanks for stopping by!
See you all TOMORROW!
Christi
Cards inspired by: Kay Kalthoff (cards 1 and 2), Sandy Mathis, and Glenda Calkins Pin It Now!

Busy Week!

This is going to be a busy week!  Tonight is the last Card Club Meeting and I always look forward to being with these special ladies.  The next 10 month round of Card Club starts up again in September and YOU can get in on this fun.  Here are the details of being a Card Club member...

CARD CLUB GUIDELINES

1.    Our Club consists of 10 member

2.    Each Club member will be required to place a minimum catalog order of $15.00 each month.

3.    Our Club will meet once a month for 10 months, (we will meet the third Monday at 7:00 PM in my home) giving each member a chance to be a hostess once.  Remember this is a 10 month commitment.  

4.    After the first meeting you will know what month you will be hostess and you can increase your benefits higher by doing any of the following options...

• Schedule a private card making class either in my home or yours the week prior to club meeting and I will combine the sales from the club meeting and your private card making class to bring you to a higher hostess benefits level
• Bring friends along when it is your night to be hostess.  If you do bring a guest along to the club you must let me know ahead of time so I have everything prepared for them as well.  Plus they are required to place a minimum $15.00 order, just like the rest of the Club members.
• Bring in outside orders
• Have a catalog party and get orders that way

       5.     Each hostess will receive 10% in Hostess Dollars to spend on product of her choice

       6.    When it is your turn to act as hostess please bring a snack to share with the group at our    meeting.  I will provide coffee, pop, napkins, plates, etc.

7.    If you are sick or unable to make it to a scheduled Club meeting, please email me at christiwaite@gmail.com AS SOON AS POSSIBLE with your order or call me at 616-581-3469 with your order. 

8.    If you are unable to attend a meeting and it is your month to be the hostess, please call me as soon as possible. 

9.    If you have friends who would like to come to a meeting they are more than welcome to come but they must submit a minimum catalog order of $15.00 just like the rest of the Club members.  Make sure they are aware of this before they get to my house!  If you do bring friends along I must know at least 1 day in advance so I have everything ready. 

10.   At each meeting you will be making 3 cards using different products or techniques. 

11.   If you miss a club meeting I will stamp up the pieces needed and will give you the directions to complete your cards at home. 

12. If you travel during the winter months I will stamp up the pieces needed and mail you them with the instructions to complete your cards.  I will need to have your club order before the actual club date as well as a credit card number on file.  I will add the postage to mail the club contents to you onto your order.

This is one of the cards that the ladies will be making tonight

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

Card inspired by Margaret Raburn

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Sentimental Sunday

It was such a joy to attend Kelly's High School Graduation Open House a couple weeks ago.  You may have seen the cakes I made for her on this previous post. But I wanted to show you the "card" I made for her using the Paper Pumpkin Kit from February 2015.

 Kelly and her brother Lake were so much fun to take care of and I had them for 13+ years

 "Look Auntie, I'm a Rainbow!" (Kelly)

In the areas where there are blank pages is where I wrote special messages to her.
This is definitely NOT how the Paper Pumpkin was intended.  It is such a great monthly subscription. I just wanted to show you that you do NOT need to follow the "rules" where the Paper Pumpkin is concerned.  In fact, I like changing things up a bit each month.
You can get your own subscription to Paper Pumpkin by clicking HERE.  It is so fun to anticipate what might be in it each month.  Sometimes it is cards and other times it is 3D items, but they all are great!

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