Artisian Awards & Clubs

Below you'll find a couple of projects that won the Artisian Award from Stampin' Up!
The first one is small metal tins that were created into ornaments. Aren't they the cutest!!
The second one is candles that were stamped on and then added glittered letters. How stinkin' cute are those!! Can't you see those as a great gift idea and so simple and easy!!!


The accessories for the candles are:
Chunky Essentials Stampin' Glitter
Silver brads
Sticky Cuts Letters
Candles
Tissue Paper

The accessories for the ornaments are:
Chunky Essentials Stampin' Glitter
Baja Breeze 5/8" striped grosgrain ribbon
Kiwi Kiss 5/8" striped grosgrain ribbon
Riding Hood Red 3/8" taffeta ribbon
1/2" Circle punch
3/4" Circle punch
Metal container

I thought both of those projects were really cleaver and cute!! I can see a whole set of candles that say Merry Christmas. I think I would drill out the centers of the candles though so I could use tealights in them and not burn the candle itself. That way they can be used over and over.

Would you like to attend a class every month for FREE???? If so then you should definitely thing about joining a Stamper's Club. These are a great way to get a night out with friends and get a FREE Stamping class each month. Are you ready to join and have some fun? Here are some details for you.

Join the Stamper’s (night out) Club!
The Stamper’s (night out) Club is an easy way to get all the Hostess benefits without the need to have an in-home party!
Each month you’ll I’ll have projects for you and you’ll learn the art of stamping.

Club Member Benefits
Build your stamping supplies a little at a time, or add to your current stash
Receive Hostess benefits one of the six months without having to do anything extra but choose your freebies! You’ll get at least 1 free stamp set and $15 in catalog product. You could get a lot more by collecting orders from non-club members during your hostess month!
· Get a FREE Idea Book & Catalog

Club Requirements
· The club will start once 6 people have joined and will run for 6 months
· Each member will place a monthly product order of at least $25.00 (+shipping & tax)
Orders with payment will be due no later than the 15th of each month. If you fail to have your order in by the due date then a default order will be placed for you (1 pack white cardstock, 1 pack assorted earth elements cardstock, snail refill, and stampin’ dimensionals).
You must have a Credit Card on file with me to be used as payment for this order. This will keep the club running smoothly and members will be able to get their product on time!
Once the club has started you must fulfill your club obligations for the full 6 months. Your other club members are depending on you!

Contact me at inkpeddler@gmail.com to join the next club starting after the Holidays. You deserve a break for yourself after the busyness of the Holidays!

Join a club and give yourself a break! You won't be sorry!

Retired List is HERE - 10% Off!!! Free Shipping on ALL orders over $70!

WOW!!! Can you belive it! 10% OFF all sets on the Retiring List until 12/23 and, FREE SHIPPING on ALL orders over $70 between now and Dec. 23!!!

Free Shipping applies to ALL order over $70 not just retiring sets!!!

CLICK HERE to start shopping ON LINE 24/7

CLICK HERE to view the Retiring Set List with the 10% off prices.

CLICK HERE to view the Retiring Set List by page number.

Contact your friends and gather up everyone's orders. Get over $150 in order and not only will you get FREE SHIPPING you will also get HOSTESS BENEFITS for yourself.
Who can resist more FREE STUFF???

Please contact me if you have any questions: inkpeddler@gmail.com

Kim

This & That

It's been a while since I've posted. Life just gets a little crazy sometimes. I have to share with you a recent project I made for a Christmas gift exchange with some co-workers. We had to bring a gift between $5-$8. I'm thinking this is pain because you want it to be something nice but that's not much money to work with. So I seen online someone make framed artwork. I stopped at Meijer's and bought a frame that I got on sale for like $3. Went home and in about an hour had created this piece of artwork to go in the frame. I used my Big Shot die cuts to create the words and snowflake. The red snowflake is one of our Felt flurries. The rest is just cardstock and designer paper. I also bought a coffee mug filled with chocolates. The co-worker that received this LOVED IT. She said she thinks they need to have me do a class for them. Several of the others there were eeewwwing and aaahhhing over it. The almost didn't believe that I made it. Guess I've been keeping my creative talents a little to secret from my co-workers.

A big reason I haven't been posting to much is our home remodeling project. The whole week of Thanksgiving I had off work, but I was working at home. I painted my daughter's bedroom. My husband helped on parts of it. We ended up doing 2 coats fo primer on all the trim work. Hubby made all that himself....have I ever told you he's a woodworker? So everthing was bare wood. So we primed it all. Then we did 2 coats of paint on the ceiling. Didn't like how the first coat came out so we redid it.
Then we painted 2 coats of paint on the trim. We let that sit for a day or so while we took off and headed to Shipshewanna for a break for the day.
Then the day after that I went through and taped everything off and I started cutting in on the walls. Hubby then started rolling the walls. After 7 coats of paint here there and everywhere the room is finally painted!!!! UGH!!! Have I ever told you I HATE PAINTING.
The tape ended up coming off on parts of it. By then I was getting a weeee bit "irritated" and so I went and free hand cut in part of the room.
We still have a few things yet to finish up such as wiring the outlets, ceiling fan, doors and drawers for the wardrobe in the corner. We ordered a brushed silver aluminum shade for the window. We have brushed silver hardware for the wardrobe.
Hubby's got to build the wardrobe doors and drawers yet...we're hoping to have this finished and my daughter moved in by Christmas. With both girls in one room together....a 14yo and 16yo its been a bit testy at times in our house. I'l be glad to get them seperated into their own spaces again!

When Stampin' Up! announced that this would be a sale like no other, they weren't exaggerating! Don't miss these product bundles!

Find the perfect present for all the stampers and other paper crafters in your life--or just stock up for yourself!!

Bundles range from coordinating stamp sets to project kits to technique packages, with something for every crafter from card making to scrapbooking to those craving organization tools!

The sale begins ONLINE TODAY. You'll find 20-50% off special product bundles. Quantities of some bundles are limited, so shop early.

To view the specials go to my web site
http://www.cre8tivekim.stampinup.net
CLICK SHOP NOW at the top of the page
then SPECIALS on the left
then HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA

You can also email me your order and I'll zap you back a total with shipping and tax. Pay by Mastercard, Visa, Discover. I will be gone most of today, so it won't be until tomorrow morning that you will receive a reply from me.

Christmas Card Stamp a Stack

Hey Stampers, Did you miss out on my Christmas card stamp a stack?? We had some fun...some of the girls were giggling so hard others were asking them if they were laying eggs.

The girls stamped 10 cards with envelopes. They made 2 of each design.

Here are the cards they made

I worked hard at planning these cards. Check out my work area to see how hard I was working.

Here is Nanci hard at work on her cards.

Dianne was having a blast stampin and relaxin!

These girls here are the ones that were laying the eggs. I think they were in the Christmas Spirit and gathering their eggs for the Pumpkin Pie. :)

Unique gift packaging idea

Stampin' Up! is offering some of their tins for purchase and they will make great packages for Christams gifts this year!

"Two of our tins are available for purchase. Our turquoise Punch Box tins are perfect for holiday treats and our silver skinny Accents & Elements tins make great CD or gift card holders. Each tin is sold individually so you can buy the exact number you need. These items are only available while supplies last, so place your order today!"

114673 Turquoise Tin $4.75
108333 Silver Skinny Tin $2.50

Contact me to place your order!

Stampin' Up! Special: Rub-On's 20% off

Download the flyer here

Rub On Some Cheer!

From November 10-30, get 20 percent off all Rub-Ons when you spend $20 on Stampin' Up! products.

For only $8.76 per package (regularly $10.95), you can get any of Stampin' Up!'s fun and unique Rub-Ons that can be used on cards, scrapbook pages, crafting projects, and more!

This offer is only good through November 30, so contact me TODAY, to place your order.
OR
Do your shopping online - Click Here (Tip for online orders: enter your $20 purchase first to qualify for the discounted $8.76 price for the Rub-Ons)

Have fun with your Rub-Ons ~ Kim

So much fun!!!

I have been having so much fun lately with my new Big Shots. My scrapbook club was this past Tuesday night and their project was using the Big Shot to create a 12x12 layout. Check it out and check out those girls hard at work!

Then last weekend I went to a Stampin' Up! demonstrator overnight retreat in South Haven. What a great time that was!!!! We all shared class ideas and there were lots of samples and ideas oh and don't forget the food! YummmO!!!

Below you'll see the card I made that was my swap card. Also a box that I made using the Big Shot. I'm telling you if you don't have that machine you definately need to look into getting one. It is Awesome!

These two boxes were created using the envelope die. The Joy boxes lid is made with the envelope and the other box used 2 envelopes to create the box. Super easy and soooo cute!

This tall box was actually kind of a mistake. The lid is created using a scalloped circle die. I scored it and cut and folded it up. In my mind I had created a small scalloped edge box. My husband turned it upside down and said "No its a lid" and the light bulbs went off. I took that "lid" and went and made a box to fit it. I wanted it unique so I created it to be tall. The "cork" leaf I also cut with the Big Shot and the leaves die. That cork is abou 1/4" thick and that die cut right through it like butter. There are like 51 different items that will go through this machine. You can cut felts, fabric, metals, and more.

Want to learn about the Big Shot, check out the link to more information on the right hand column.

Now for something Non-Stamping related that is FuN!!! My daughter has her Youth group meetings on Wed. Nights. This past Wed. was Wacky Hair night. Well I just have to share with you her Wacky Hair...Isn't that FuNnY!!!!!!

Guess what.....She Won!!! That is 2 years running that she has Won the Wacky Hair night for Youth. This is her Sister standing with her. The Blond is 15 and the Wacky Hair child is 13. The 13 year old is going to be tall and is as tall as me now. You can imagine there are lots of rants about the little sister being taller then the big sister in our household.

Artisan Award Winners

Every year, Stampin' Up! recognizes 10 demonstrators for their creative abilities through the Artisan Award. The winners of this competition always amaze me with their incredible abilities--and I want to share that inspiration! Throughout the year, Stampin' Up! will be giving the 10 Artisan Award Winners different challenges, and then they post the projects that they come up with.

Here are several of the projects that have been posted recently. This is one of the benefits of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Stampin' Up! is always sending out creative ideas for us in some way.

These projects are made with the Party Hearty stamp set on page 63 of the catalog. This is a stamp set that you can get for 20% off until October 31st, with a $20 purchase.

Don't know about Stampin' Up!'s 20th Birthday Party celebration? You can save 20% on several stamp sets. Just click on the link I have on the right hand side of my blog. There are 8 different sets to save on.

Here are some other ideas for birthday celebrations. I love those little boxes. Those are made using the Envelope die cut that you use with our Big Shot. You cut 4 envelopes and use the side flaps to connect them all together to create a box. The first one without the handle was called a cupcake holder. Can you see it each cupcake in a box. The other box with the handle has a cello bag with some chocolate in it. Now who wouldn't want a cute box with chocolate?

Holiday Croppin All Day Long!!!

Did you miss out on my last all day crop? Well here is your chance to get in some stamping or scrapbooking time for yourself before the Holiday's hit.

If you have a deer hunting husband I'm sure he's been out hunting for the week before this Holiday Croppin event. Tell him your taking a day for yourself after being with the kids all week.

Join me and others and make some Fun Time for yourself.

Stamping or Croppin all day long with Food, Friends & Fun. Doesn't that sound wonderful!

How does it sound to spend some time on making your Christmas cards or Scrapbooking Christmas pictures. How about simply making pages to scrapbook this years Christmas pages. Imagine that, having pages done before you even have pictures. Have you never scrapbooked that way before??? I do that all the time.
How would you like to make some time for yourself to come and stamp or scrapbook? Doesn't it sound fun? If you said Yes, then you need to join my Holiday Croppin Day

Face Treatment or Hand Treatment
Something new at this cropping event. There will be a chance for you to take a break and get a relaxing face treatment or hand treatment. Patty Austin has a great product called BeautiControl and you won't believe the results you'll feel.
Face treatment: $7
Hand treatment: $7
Both: $10

Sign up for one or both treatments by Nov. 10th

That way Patty can be sure she has enough products for everyone.

Here are the details

When: Saturday - November 22nd, 2008

Time: 10:00am - Midnight

Place: Kim Smith's House - 11549 40th se Lowell Mi 49331 Cost: $20

What's Available: I will have the following things available for you to use that night.Sizzix Die Cuts, (I have 5 towers of dies)CuttleBug - EmbosserStamp setsPunchesChocolateCoffeeAnd More
Don't forget you can sign up for a Facial or a Hand Treatment!

What to Bring:

1. Bring your stamping or scrapbooking projects and supplies needed to work on.
(If your like me you pack your whole room and bring it!)

2.Lunch will be provided

3. Everyone bring a Dish to pass that will be used for Supper.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: (This is different then previous crops)

Bring your recipe's also. That way we can share recipes with each other.

4. Bring your own drinks (non-alcoholic)

5. Your own comfy chair if you want. I do have folding chairs for everyone.

6. FREE shipping on Stampin' Up! orders over $35
(Tonight only)

Take note: Lunch will be provided and your dish to pass will be used for Supper.
There are plugs for crockpots and a fridge is available.
This is a great time to get working on the upcoming Holiday's scrapbook pages or to finish up your Christmas Cards.

What do you think? Doesn't that sound like an ideal day?

Stamping, friends, fun, food and good times!

You will want to rsvp to Kim Smith at inkpeddler@gmail.com By November 19th.

Space is limited
I hope to hear from you soon!
To sign up send your registration payment to:Kim Smith 11549 40th se Lowell Mi 49331

(Make checks payable to Kim Smith. Please include note that payment is for the Holiday Croppin)

(Don't forget to sign up for a face treatment or hand treatment. You won't be sorry!)

Here is a sample of a Holiday Scrapbook page that I'm going to copy. I found this online on someone's blog but I can't remember who. If this is yours let me know so I can give you credit for it.

I Love this layout. It's simple yet has some pizzazzz to it.

The other thing I love is it uses the BIG SHOT die cuts

Come on join us for a day of fun!