Stampin’Up! ran an Occasion Mini card contest at Leadership.  All demonstrators were encouraged to make a card using a stamp set from the mini catalogue and enter it in a contest to win….free stamps….of course!

I took on this challenge and came up with this little cutie – it didn’t win but I still think it’s adorable!

Supplies used:

Stamps – Apothecary Art

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride, Twitterpated DSP

Accessories – Big Shot & Labels Framelits, Tasteful Trim die, Petit Pennants punch, corner rounder punch, piercing tools, pearl accents, baker’s twine, dimensionals

I am home from Leadership with many new ideas and things to show you.  I need a bit of time to organize all my photos, samples, new goodies and thoughts – I’ll be back ASAP to share them all with you!

TTFN!

Natasha

Aren’t these little hand towels the cutest things???

I saw something similar on Pinterest one night (holy cow – visiting that website quickly becomes addicting!!) and decided that I really wanted to try the new Twitterpated fabric line to make a few.  I love them!!

I sewed a long “tube” of fabric with tapered ends and top stitched it closed on all sides.  I gathered a hand towel in the middle and then stitched the middle of the strip to the gathered section of the towel.  This created two decorative “tie ends” to tie the towel onto a stove or in a bathroom.

If you would like to check out the website instructions I used, here it is.

Sorry about the poor quality photo but I wanted to show it actually tied and ready to use.  The lighting in my bathroom is pretty yellow!

I also cut out a flower with the Big Shot and the Fun Flowers die and then embroidered it onto the bottom of the towel for decoration – cute, hey!!  I finished off the flower with a jumbo button (discontinued) sewed on with baker’s twine.

TTFN!

Natasha

Leadership 2012:  My Way  is proving to be another fabulous event put on the Stampin’Up! head office!!!  The momentum and excitement that was felt by all today, was palpable!

 The gift i had today for the sweetest roommate ever, was this wrapped tea box.  A metal tea tin from a big box store and the Tea Shoppe stamp set make a pretty little gift. 

Don’t you just love the Everyday Enchantment DSP that is a Sale-A-Bration product this year?  It’s amazing!!  The colors are so soft and warm.  They just make me happy!

Here’s a photo of the covering on the tin lid:

Supplies used:

Stamps – Tea Shoppe

Ink & Paper – Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Peach Parfait, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Accessories – Scallop Circle punch, Decorative Label punch, Large Oval punch, Scallop edge punch, corner rounder punch, SAB ribbon and brads pack, dimensionals, tin of tea leaves

TTFN!

Natasha

By the time you read this, I’ll be in San Antonio, Texas ready for the annual Leadership Convention to start!  Yahoo!!  Stampin’Up! does an absolutely amazing job of their events – they spoil us rotten!  It’s so much fun to be a demo!

And look what came in the mail:

What is it you may ask.  That’s what I wondered…until I opened it up…

and found this!

It’s the invitation Stampin’Up! sent to all those attending the Manager’s Reception on Wednesday evening!  How creative is this!!  We are being treated to a private showing of the Chinese Acrobats of Hebei.  I can’t say I’ve ever seen anything like this sounds, so I’m really excited.  I’ll let you know what it was like and I’m sure I’ll have some photos when I get back.

Check back all week as I will be sharing with you the projects and gifts I have made for my good friends I’ll be seeing again at Leadership.

TTFN!

Natasha