I’m on my way to Houston Texas for the annual Stampin’ Up! Leadership Conference.  Yay!  Monday morning on my way to work the thermometer read -16 degrees.  I get giddy when I think that the temperatures I’ll be enjoying the next few days will be more than 75 degrees warmer than that!

 

At the Leadership Conference, we get to see new product, get great business and stamping ideas, get to hang out with super fun people from all over the country, and we all get a couple stamp sets.  Vivid Vases pictured above is one that I will be receiving.  When I saw this stamp in the Occasions Catalog, I knew I needed it, so it was one of the first things on my list.  Right after I placed my order for it, Stampin’ up! announced that this was a set we’d be receiving at Leadership. 

Sooooo…. guess what?????  I’m giving my extra one away!

 

All you have to do to have your name entered in my drawing is leave me a comment below (or pop me an email) letting me know what you like about my blog.  I will throw your name in the drawing and I will draw one name from all the responses I get on Monday the 13th.  The name I draw will receive Vivid Vases stamp from me. 

 

Get creative with your responses because I’m going to give an extra gift for the most creative response.

 

 TO RECREATE THIS PROJECT YOU’LL NEED:

 



 

Remember last week when I said I was playing with new product from the Occasions Catalog?  Well this is one of the cards I made then.  It’s also one of the cards everyone made at our Creative Gathering for Demonstrators on Saturday.  You know how I love things that coordinate and this card has tons of coordinating product like the Petite Petals stamp set that has a coordinating punch and the Perfect Pennants stamp set that has coordinating framelit banners.  Okay, that’s enough drooling.  Now get your pen and paper out and start getting your wish list ready.

 

 TO RECREATE THIS PROJECT YOU’LL NEED:

 



 

3-D paper flowers are beautiful but cutting them by hand is tedious, especially if you’re making a bunch. Now you can cut a flower in seconds with the Spiral Flower Originals Die and Big Shot.  Make your own 3-D flowers, perfect every time when you use the Spiral Flower Originals die!  All you do is cut a scalloped spiral, roll it up, and there you have it–instant flower! Use with the Big Shot and Standard Cutting Pads.

Check out the video below and see how it’s done. And you can cut multiple sheets at one time or use different materials. After the flowers are cut, just roll and adhere. Make one, make a ton—either way, you’ll be done in no time!

Spiral Flower Originals Die #129379

Die size: 3-1/2″ x 4″

 

Hold “Control” button and click here to watch video