Sale-a-Bration…I’m So Excited

It’s time to “Sale-a-Brate” with one of Stampin’ Up’s! biggest events of the year!  Here are the details:
  • Sale-a-Bration runs from  January 28 – March 31.
  • For every $50 you spend, not including tax and shipping, you receive a FREE Sale-a-Bration gift.
  • Workshops, parties and clubs with orders totaling at least $300 before tax and shipping will earn an extra $30 in Hostess Benefits.  (Planning a virtual party?  Contact me for a Hostess Code.  Wanting to host a traditional in-home workshop or class?  I still have a few dates available.  Contact me today!)

Please check out the Sale-a-Bration brochure here, starting January 28th. 

http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/NA/20131119_SAB_EN/20131119_SAB_en_US.pdf

Click on the brochure to open.
 
And don’t forget…your online orders will also qualify for my Shop with Schach Rewards Points. Read about my loyalty program HERE.
Sale-a-Bration is also a wonderful time to join my Stampin’ Up! family of demonstrators.  Here’s why:
  • For $99, you will receive $150 worth of merchandise that ships FREE!  This is $25 more than the regularly priced Starter Kit. 
  • You will receive 30% off your first qualifying order of $150 if placed within 45 days of your join date, and 20% off orders placed thereafter.
  • If you join now, you will remain an active demonstrator through the new catalog preorder and release period.
  • There is no penalty for dropping.

Members of my group have the following perks:
  • FREE webinars from my uplines, Mary Fish and Lisa Pretto.
  • FREE Stampin’ Schach “Lessons of the Month” tutorials and videos.
  • Access to fabulous business building and social Facebook groups. 
  • And much, much more!  

Please Email Me today to talk about what I can offer you as your mentor! Ready to join now?  Visit my sign-up page here…but be sure to wait until the 28th to receive the extra $25 in product.

Until next time…

Life in the Forest with a “Blendabilities” Fox for The Paper Players

It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week is a sketch challenge, featuring a “tuck-away-tag”.  While I toyed with the idea of making a Valentine, with a tucked-away love note, I opted instead to design a card featuring the whimsical Life in the Forest stamp set.  During Stampin’ Up!’s Leadership, I had the opportunity to play with new Blendabilities alcohol markers, and I colored the adorable Fox from this set.  I wanted to show you the result, and have been waiting for the perfect opportunity.  This seemed like the time. Enjoy!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Cute and Whimsical
This finished card measures 5-1/2″ wide by 4-1/4″ long.

  • Rockin’ rodents!  Poking their heads above the grass (made with the new Fringe Scissors), two Field Mice are scopin’ out the scene.  These little critters were tinted using Smoky Slate ink and a Blender Pen, and then snipped out.
  • Masked marauder! Pssst! What better way to emphasize the sentiment than to balance the Raccon image on top of it.  Our little masked bandit was inked in Jet Black StazOn and stamped onto Smoky Slate cardstock. 
  • Feeling foxy! I used Pumpkin Pie Light, Medium and Dark Blendabilities to color this little vixen! Don’t you just love her!  Because she had been colored on a snippet of Whisper White cardstock in Houston, I snipped her out, and adhered her to the tag. I also paper pieced her mask, ears and tail with Very Vanilla. Blendabilities are at the top of my Wish List for sure.  I absolutely love them.

This was definitely a labor-intensive card because of the coloring and snipping.  But it was so much fun creating the little vignette. Cute is definitely not my style, but I did manage to add pearls.  What do you think of it? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment?  And remember, if you have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away!  Until next time…

The Paper Players Design Team
 
 
 
Stamp Sets:  Life in the Forest, Happy Watercolor, Big Wish, Woodgrain; Inks:  Jet Black  StazOn, Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Smoky Slate, Gumball Green, Soft Suede, Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities;  Designer Series Paper:  Epic Day, Retro Fresh; Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla, Smoky Slate; Tools:  1″ Round Punch, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Paper Snips, Fringe Scissors, Blender Pens; Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls, Linen Thread

A Tale of Two Cards for Pals Paper Arts

It’s Thursday, and time to play with the Pals at Pals Paper Arts! This week, we have an awesome sketch from Nicole Watt…just perfect for showing off Stampin’ Up!’s new Designer Series Paper.  My desire to use the fabulous new Retro Fresh patterns caused quite the internal struggle.  One part of me was saying, “Ann, keep it simple. Use an embossed panel on top of that card base.”  But another part of me was crying out, “Ann…take a risk! Mix those patterns! Do it! DO IT!”  So I DID! I did mix those patterns. I liked it, but I didn’t love it…

With a sense of sadness, I disassembled my card.

I pulled out my embossing folders. When I felt none of them would give the result I was searching for, I decided to use Very Vanilla Core’dinations cardstock for my back panel.  The second card was born.  I loved it!  And that other little voice…you know…the one that wanted me to “Keep it simple?” …whispered in my ear, “I told you so”. 

I miss my fun and funky little card, but its memory lives on.  And who knows, I may resurrect that design.  After all, tomorrow is another day.

The Stampin’ Schach’s Design Tips
This finished card measures, 5-1/2″ long by 4-1/4″.

  • A “Peachy” pop up! What better way to step up a sentiment than to stamp the sentiment twice in coordinating colors, snip out a key word, and “pop” it up on dimensionals.  I picked out a food combination…Tangerine Tango and Baked Brown Sugar to create this yummy sentiment.

  • Direct the focus! All arrows point to the sentiment.  You can bet that I want the recipient of this card to know that she is “peachy keen”.

    • Flossing is good for you!  An easy way to remove card components from the card base is to use dental floss.  The flat kind works best.  Just slip it under the edge of the layer you wish to remove, and floss away!


    What a difference a card base can make!  I seriously had a very difficult time selecting which card I really like the best.  I hate it when that happens.  In the end, I went with the “cleaner” one.  What about you? Which one did you like the best?  Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? And remember, if you ever have a question about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away!

    Until next time…

    Stamp Set:  Peachy Keen; Inks: Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar; Designer Series Paper:  Retro Fresh; Cardstock:  Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana, Very Vanilla, Very Vanilla Core’dinations; Tools: Big Shot, On Film Framelits, Chevron Punch, Paper Snips; Glitz and Glam: Pearls