Stockpile Your Card Collection

Ever wanted to stockpile your card collection? I have an easy way for you to do so. Simply attend any of my card buffet classes, and you can pick and choose what cards you'd like to make. Need more Birthday cards, a couple Thank you cards, but have plenty of Get Well cards already on hand? My card buffet class is perfect for you! Attend a 3-hour session with light refreshments for $25, and you get everything you need to make 8 cards of your choice from a selection of 15 different designs. Envelopes included.

Interested? Here are the pictures from one of the card buffet classes I held over this summer. I'll be having more in October, so reserve your seat now, or wait for the class listing to come out later this week.

This was a blank card, that you could turn into whatever type of event card you wanted.


This was using the Baby Prints stamp set which debuted in the Spring Catalog for 2012 (now pg 63, #125472 in the new 2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog). Great way to usher in a new baby girl. :)


Quick way to incorporate the 2011-2012 In Colors set into a simple birthday card.



Sympathy card for all occasions. (retired stamp set)


Simple congratulations card, using the now retired 2010-2011 In Colors, as featured in the exclusive Stampin' Success magazine only demonstrators receive. Want to receive your copy? Sign up with me today, and I'll walk you through all the amazing benefits of being an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator!


Another sympathy card using the Love & Sympathy (p54, #122797) stamp set. See the inside:

This card also features a frame made from the Top Note Bigz die (p193, #113462) and the new Labels Framelits Stampin' Up! is carrying (p191, #125598).


This was a great male birthday card, using the now retired stamp set, Totally Tool.


This card I actually got the idea from a card swap I received. I believe the creator was D. Passmore, if I remember correctly.

I came up with this Congratulatory card using a stamp set that was offered in the Sale-A-Bration catalog for 2012.


Love this card, using the now retired butterfly from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set. I actually got the idea for this card from a card swap, and can't find the creator now. Sorry! If it's your card idea, let me know, and I'll add your name!

I made this dimensionalized "It's A Boy" card with the Little Additions stamp set (p62, #121991).


Made this great gift card holder based on the card swap I received from fellow Victoria demo, Stephanie Lopez. Love this design! Here's the inside:

See the little pocket perfect for slipping in a gift card or cash? Fabulous idea!
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These were just a few of the card ideas I had available through my summer card buffets. Contact me now to create some at my next event!

Happy Stamping!
Misty

September 2012 Promotion

Stampin' Up! has an absolutely wonderful promotion for the month of September. For every $40 purchase you make, you get a free spool of ribbon! How fabulous is that? So spend, $40, 80, 120, etc. all this month, and for each $40 increment, you get a free ribbon spool. Check out the flyer for more info:



Want to start creating some cards or scrapbook pages with your new ribbon? Contact me, and we'll set up something today.

Thank you,
Misty

New 2012 & 2012-2013 Catalogs

Obviously with not posting much since May, I missed sharing the big 2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog release in July with my followers. If you attended classes held through July, I tried to get you a copy as soon as I could. :) However, if you didn't receive a copy and would like one, please, contact me and let me know. I'll be more than happy to have one ready for you to pick up, or can deliver it instead. Here's a link to the online catalog:
http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/22124.asp

Also available at the above link is the 2012 Holiday Catalog, which you can order from until January 2, 2013. Both are filled with fabulous new products and ideas, and I hope you'll let me know if you want one in your hands today!

Happy Stamping!
Misty

Whew!

Whew! Time sure does fly, especially when you don't want it to!

Sorry I've been AWOL for the past 3 months, but it was time I needed to take for myself and my family. Several things did get straightened and resolved, which was great. :) I now am officially working from home, at my Stampin' Up! business. I'm also doing some long overdue deep cleaning and decluttering of my house, in order to have more time to dedicate to creating and playing with Stampin' Up!'s endless possibilities with their products. Yay! I am officially working at my dream job!!!!

I don't currently have any class offerings for September, but hope to plan out several dates in October for some Stampin' Up! fun. If you're wanting to have a workshop (at your house or mine), that's still a possibility for September, so just let me know.

Off to some fun eye candy of a few cards I've been working on over the summer. These pictures are of the 4 projects we made at a heat embossing class I held. Want to try them? Give me a call or an email, and we'll set up a new class for you to attend.


Ok, super simple, and only one color on this project....but you can INDEED stamp on candles using the Stampin' Up! heat embossing tool (p159 of the 2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog; #129053). Want to learn how? Call me!




This card I made using the Bordering on Romance stamp set (p120; #125480). The outline of all the flowers we learned how to emboss with black embossing powder (p159; #109133). We then colored in the flowers with the Stampin' Up! Many Marvelous Markers (p157; #119806), though we could have used Aqua painters (p178; #103954), Blender Pens (p178; #102845), Watercolor Crayons (p157), or Watercolor Pencils (p157; #101879) instead. Embossing an outlined stamped image like this is fun, because it automatically creates a border for you to use when you are using the Aqua painters or the Blender pens. You get smooth, even "painting" effects every time. Also used on the card were the new Labels Collection Framelits that Stampin' Up! is offering in conjunction with Sizzix (p191; #125598). These new framelits are so fun to use, and each set can be used as a border or "tag" type of situation, like I did, or with some of Stampin' Up!'s exclusive coordinating stamp sets that match with different sizes of the framelits just perfectly. How fun!

This one turned out a little differently in actual creation during the class, but I couldn't find the example card! What we did was use the Mixed Bunch stamp set (p94, #125535) to stamp in retired color Concord Crush all over the front of our card base. We did random stamping, with no overlaps. Then, on the one stamp you do see overlapped in the top left corner, we actually stamped on scrap paper, in retired Pear Pizazz color. But first, we inked up the stamp in Versamark ink (p159, #102283), then stamped it directly onto the Pear Pizazz ink pad. What I was showing on this card is how if you have an ink color, but not the embossing powder in a color you want, you can actually create the effect that you used a colored embossing powder by adding Versamark and clear embossing powder (p159, #109130). We then used the small circle center from the Mixed Bunch stamp set, stamped it in Concord Crush, and then layered it on top of the Pear Pizazz flower we punched out with the Blossom Punch (p185, #125603). These were both attached with Stampin' Dimensionals (p177, #104430), and a jewel rhinestone was added to the center (p175, #119246). It ended up looking fabulous in person.


This card was my favorite. In this card example, I was setting out to show my class attendees that you can use a technique called emboss resist with clear embossing powder (p159, #109130). Want to learn how? Contact me! Other items we used: retired Ticket corner punch, retired Simple Friendship stamp set, Pacific Point ink, sponge (p179, #101610).

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Want to learn how to make these or other fabulous cards, paper crafts, or fabric crafts? Email me today at mistystamping@yahoo.com.

Happy Stamping!
Misty

OK Ladies (and any creative gentlemen)!

I’ve got a summer schedule packed to meet your needs. Whether you need something to prepare for a birthday or a future holiday, need to get away in the evening or for an afternoon of crafting, or just want to try new stamping techniques and spend time with some friends – something on the summer lineup will be sure to catch your eye! As always, let me know if you want to host a workshop to earn “hostess dollars” to spend on exclusive stamp sets or other favorites in the NEW CATALOG!

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June 24^th (Sunday) 1-4 PM – Multipurpose Card Buffet (DATE 1 of 3)

Description: Make 8 multipurpose cards of your choice for the base fee!

Fee: $25 cash/check to make 8 cards of your choice; $2.50 for each additional card over the 8

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

June 28^th (Thursday) 6-9 PM – Multipurpose Card Buffet (DATE 2 of 3)

Description: Make 8 multipurpose cards of your choice for the base fee!

Fee: $25 cash/check to make 8 cards of your choice; $2.50 for each additional card over the 8

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

June 30^th (Saturday) 1-4 PM – Embossing Class

Description: Use the heat & dry embossing technique on multiple projects in this class!

Fee: $15 cash/check OR a $25 order from the new catalog

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

July 3^rd (Tuesday) 1-4 PM – Multipurpose Card Buffet (DATE 3 of 3)

Description: Make 8 multipurpose cards of your choice for the base fee!

Fee: $25 cash/check to make 8 cards of your choice; $2.50 for each additional card over the 8

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

July 13^th (Friday) 5-8 PM – Halloween Treats

Description: Spend Friday the 13^th designing goodie/treat holders for Halloween!

Fee: $15 cash/check OR a $25 order from the new catalog

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

July 14^th (Saturday) 1-4 PM – All Occasion Stamp-A-Stack (DATE 1 of 2)

Description: Make one each of 10 different card designs! (1 each of the following: Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thanksgiving, Graduation, Wedding, Baby, Congratulations, Sympathy, Get Well)

Fee: $25 cash/check to make 10 cards

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

July 15^th (Sunday) 1-4 PM – Christmas Card Buffet (DATE 1 of 3)

Description: Make 8 Christmas cards of your choice for the base fee! Start attending one of my Christmas Card Buffets now, through November, and you'll have 40 cards by the first week in December to mail out. What a perfect way to keep up with making the holidays go smoothly!

Fee: $25 cash/check to make 8 cards of your choice; $2.50 for each additional card over the 8

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

July 18^th (Wednesday) 6-9 PM – All Occasion Stamp-A-Stack (DATE 2 of 2)

Description: Make one each of 10 different card designs! (1 each of the following: Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thanksgiving, Graduation, Wedding, Baby, Congratulations, Sympathy, Get Well)

Fee: $25 cash/check to make 10 cards

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

July 21^th (Saturday) 1-4 PM – Christmas Card Buffet (DATE 2 of 3)

Description: Make 8 Christmas cards of your choice for the base fee! Start attending one of my Christmas Card Buffets now, through November, and you'll have 40 cards by the first week in December to mail out. What a perfect way to keep up with making the holidays go smoothly!

Fee: $25 cash/check to make 8 cards of your choice; $2.50 for each additional card over the 8

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

July 24^th (Tuesday) 1-4 PM – Christmas Scrapbook Album (limit 8 attendees)

Description: Make a cute 8x8” post Christmas Scrapbook Album for a base fee!

Fee: to be determined – Will post as soon as possbile

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

July 25^th (Wednesday) 6-9 PM – Christmas Card Buffet (DATE 3 of 3)

Description: Make 8 Christmas cards of your choice for the base fee! Start attending one of my Christmas Card Buffets now, through November, and you'll have 40 cards by the first week in December to mail out. What a perfect way to keep up with making the holidays go smoothly!

Fee: $25 cash/check to make 8 cards of your choice; $2.50 for each additional card over the 8

Bring:

• REQUIRED: Your preferred adhesive (Tombo Liquid Glue is best and may be purchased at catalog price at class.)
• RECOMMENDED:
  • Clear-mount blocks
  • Personal cutter and bone folder
  • Paper snips/scissors
  • A friend new to me and to stamping!

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle drawing to be held during class for a free gift. If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot! Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of June or July, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of July for a free stamp set!

Contact me at 361-572-3731 or by email mistylb1982@yahoo.com to RSVP for any of the summer events, or to schedule your own workshop!

Closed Dates:

June 13^th 1-4 PM – PRIVATE PARTY*

June 27^th 1-8 PM – PRIVATE PARTY*

July 6^th 6-9 PM – PRIVATE PARTY

July 10^th 1-4 PM – PRIVATE PARTY

July 16^th 6-9 PM – PRIVATE PARTY

July 23^rd 1-4 PM – PRIVATE PARTY

July 28^th 5-8 PM – PRIVATE PARTY

New Classes Available!

I wanted to let everyone know, I have some new classes available.  Contact me if you are interested in attending,  Here is the listing (I'll try to get some pictures up in the next week or so, to let you know what to expect):

Saturday, May 19, 2012, 9am-12pm    
Debut of my First-ever Monthly Card Buffet Class (session 1 of 3 to be offered)
     Class Fee - $25.00
     Description - Come enjoy friends and fun stamping, all while re-stocking your on- 
     hand card collection.  I'll have a selection of 20 birthday, wedding, baby, thank you,
     congratulations, and other themed card designs prepared.  You pick and choose which
     cards you would like to make, and the number of each you'd like to have on hand.
     Grab one box of pre-assembled card kits, and you do the assembly and stamping
     yourself.  Make up to 8 cards in 3 hours for the $25 fee.  If you'd like to make
     more, and have time to do so, each additional card is $2.50.  Still not enough time?
     I'll offer 2 more sessions in the month of May with the same cards.  Come back and
     make some more!  Light refreshments will be served.
     Items to Bring - 

• Your preferred general adhesive - I recommend Tombow Liquid Glue.  (Bringing your own glue is a requirement to attend class.  If you do not bring your own glue, some will be available for purchase at normal catalog price from Stampin' Up!.  Any special adhesives needed for card creations - such as dimensionals or sticky strip, I will provide free with the cost of the class.)
• Clear-mount blocks
• Personal cutter & bone folder
• Paper snips/scissors 
• A friend new to me and to stamping

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle pot to be held during class for a free stamp set.  If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot!  Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of May or June, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of June for another stamp set!   


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Saturday, May 19, 2012, 1pm-4pm
Monthly Card Buffet Class (session 2 of 3 to be offered)
     Class Fee - $25.00
     Description - Same as above
     Items to bring - Same as above (with the same raffle offerings)

~~~~~~Sunday, May 27, 2012, 1pm-4pmMonthly Card Buffet Class (session 3 of 3 to be offered)
     Class Fee - $25.00
     Description - Same as above
     Items to bring - Same as above (with the same raffle offerings)

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Saturday, May 26, 2012, 1pm-4pm     
Punch Art Card Class
     Class Fee - $25.00 in Stampin' Up! product purchase, or $15.00
     Description - Come learn how to use Stampin' Up!'s unique and fun punches to create
     neat animal-themed cards for every occasion.  You'll get the chance to make 4-5
     punch art pals on cards to take home, with the ability to customize them for your
     next birthday or thank you to send out. 
     Items to Bring - 

• Your preferred general adhesive - I recommend Tombow Liquid Glue.  (Bringing your own glue is a requirement to attend class.  If you do not bring your own glue, some will be available for purchase at normal catalog price from Stampin' Up!.  Any special adhesives needed for card creations - such as dimensionals or sticky strip, I will provide free with the cost of the class.)
• Personal cutter & bone folder
• Paper snips/scissors 
• A friend new to me and to stamping

For every one of the above items you bring to class, you'll get 1 ticket in a raffle pot to be held during class for an exclusive product item from Stampin' Up!.  If you bring a friend new to me and my classes, you get 10 tickets in the pot!  Sign up for a workshop equaling at least $150 in sales during the month of May or June, and you'll get another 10 tickets in another drawing to be held at the end of June for a stamp set!   


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I also plan to offer a scrapbook class towards the end of May, where we'll make an entire scrapbook using Stampin' Up!'s awesome products.  I'm flip-flopping between making a general birthday/celebration themed scrapbook, or a baby/toddler themed scrapbook.  If you think you might be interested, contact me to let me know what week night would work best for you, and which scrapbook theme you would prefer to see offered first.  Once I have a set date and time, I'll post more information on that class.Pictures will come soon of what you can expect to make in class.  I have limited seating for each event, so please RSVP as soon as possible.  If you have more questions on an event, please feel free to contact me.

Thank YOU & Happy Stamping!
Misty Kulik

New Demonstrator Offer!

Wow!  Stampin' Up! has done it again.  They're starting a fabulous new offer for all new Demonstrators that recruit starting today, May 1, 2012.  Now, your "buy-in" starter kit is only $99.  This includes a $65 bundle of free office supplies (order forms, etc.), and then $125 worth of digital or normal Stampin' Up! product!!!  And it's completely customizable!  You pick and choose what items you'd like to start your Stampin' Up! adventure with - awesome.  :) 



Want more info on what type of Demonstrator you might choose to be?  Or want to know how to join?  Contact me today!

Happy Stamping!
Misty