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Convention Travel Day 1 and Tuesday July 11

Day 1 -Wednesday July 12 – Check-In Day

Day 2 – Convention Start – July 13 (Thursday)

Day 3- Convention Day 2 – July 14 (Friday)

Day 4 – Convention Day 3 – July 15 (Saturday)

Travel Day – SLC – YYZ

I’ll post the links when I start uploading photos:

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So here are a series of cards that I made – to thank the last 12 customers with their recent online purchase.  Because I may never get to see them face to face – I thought I’d send them all a nice card.

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At my “up-line” (she’s the woman who introduced me to Stampin’ Up and the reason I became a demo) meeting – we made the first “Crumb Cake (craft colored card).   This, my inspiration –   I chose a slightly different color scheme and and changed several of the elements on the card.  It’s pretty rare that i can make more than 2 or 3 cards exactly the same, so as I prepare the embelishments of each card – I change them slightly.

They all use the following Stampin’ Up! products:

Stamps:

• Nature Walk (Occasions Mini)
• Your A Gem (Occasions Mini)

Ink & Paper:

• Naturals Ivory Cardstock
• Marina Mist Cardstock
• Marina Mist Classic Ink
• Early Espresso Classic Ink
• Crumb Cake Classic Ink
• Old Olive Stampin’ Write Marker
• Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker

Embellishments:

• Vanilla Florettes
• Vintage Flower Adornments
• Baja Breeze Seam Binding
• Beveled Window Panes

P.S. The crumb cake masking on the card looks like a mask but is actually a clear acrylic block used as a background stamp.  I used the marker technique to stamp the twig/flower portion.  I sponged the edges of the ivory cardstock with baja breeze.  I used our red sticky tape to make a few of the wrinkles in the seam binding ribbon.  I also used the “thread pull” technique in making the crinkled ribbon technique (pull horizontal thread after fraying the edges, using double sided red sticky tape to adhere.  Those vanilla and vintage flower adornments are just so cute to any project.

Question: Send me an email: d_anker@me.com or visit my Demonstrator Business Web Service: http://anker.stampinup.net

As promised, here are the photos:

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• My decorated tree (from Pier 1) with my ornaments
• Frosty the Snowman (used champagne shimmer paint and a rubbing alcohol mister) to give it that funky shimmer
• I just love making those banner
• A closeup of the bling on the “J”
• A cherry cobbler scalloped ornament
• An Old Olive colored scalloped ornament
• A funky Penguin (seeing those in alot of stores this year)
• Wine topper
• Dec 25th Card – so elegant
• A “gift” card
• and my favorite – Santa card!

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Recipes

Welcome Christmas Into Your Heart

Stamp Set:

• A Cute Christmas p. 32/33 – Holiday Mini
• Heard from the Heart p. 156

Paper:

• Crumb Cake Cardstock p.169 – Item # 121043

Ink:

• Stazon Black Ink p. 195 – Item #101406
• Always Artichoke Classic Stampin Pad p. 168 – Item# 105219
• Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad p. 168 – Item# 119669

Accessories:

• Cherry Cobbler ½ “ Seam Binding – p. 21 – Holiday Mini – Item #120992
• Basic Rhinestones p. 188 – Item#119246
• Glue Dots p. 197 – Item# 103683
• Blender Pens p. 195 – Item# 102845

Snow WOman

Stamp Set:

• A Cute Christmas p. 32/33 – Holiday Mini

Paper:

• Marina Mist Cardstock p.167 – Item# 119682
• Crumb Cake Cardstock p.169 – Item# 121043
• Shimmery White Cardstock p.170 – Item#101910

Ink:

• Marina Mist Stampin’ Write Marker p. 167 – Item#119679
• Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Write Marker p. 167 – Item#100045
• Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker p. 179 – Item#101179

Accessories:

• Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine p. 204 – Item#113439
• Big Shot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder p.26 (Holiday Mini) Item#120902
• Blender Pens p. 195 – Item# 102845
• Marina Mist 1 ¼ “ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon – Item#119772
• 2 Way Glue Pen p. 197 – Item#100425
• Dazzling Diamonds p. 196 – Item#102023

Artistic Etchings

Stamp Set:

• Artistic Etchings p.125

Paper:

• Cherry Cobbler Cardstock p. 168 – Item#119685
• Basic Black Cardstock p. 169 – Item#121045
• Daffodil Delight Cardstock p. 166 – Item#119683
• Very Vanilla Cardstock p. 169 – Item#101650
• Love Letter Designer Series Paper (DSP)p.173 – Item#117162

Ink:

• Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin Pad p.166 – Item#119667
• Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin Pad p.168 – Item#100946
• Basic Black Stampin Pad p.169 – Item#101179

Accessories:

• Basic Black 5/8” Satin Ribbon p. 191 – Item#117284
• Scalloped Oval Extra-Large Punch p. 201 – Item#119856
• 1 ¾” x 7/8” Oval Punch p. 202 – Item#119855
• Stampin’ Dimensionals p. 197 – Item#104430

Enjoy

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P.S. Robbyn W was the Artiste behind the beautiful clock