Last Minute Christmas Gifts - class on December 5th at 7pm

My December 5th "Last Minute Christmas Gifts"-class still has some space. Contact me and book a spot!
The cost is 20 dollars and you get to make 3 great projects:

1. photo cube (you don't have to bring your photos with you, you can add them later). The cube is 3"x3"x3"
   
   This is a great project for a family member to give them pictures of a special day, trip or pictures of familymembers in general.
   
   Alternatively it would work perfectly for friends too. You can also choose to not add pictures, and just add various embellishments to it
   
2. head band or 2 hair clips with fabric flower embellishments
   great for yourself, a friend or a girl in your family
   
3. post-it note holder with pen
   this works for everybody and is a very useful gift. Plus it looks great on any table.
   As the Stampin'Up! Designer Series Papers are dual sided, you can change the look by flipping the paper around
   
   And when you run out of post-it notes, you just remove the old pad and add a new one!

So where did it all start and how did I end up with Stampin'Up!



This was my 1st Stampin'Up! card

Well, I have always been interested in all kinds of crafts, but specially in paper crafts. We did Christmas cards with my mom and we used techniques like heat embossing and stamping.


When I moved to Ottawa in 2003, I wanted to do some scrapbooking (this was something new to me then) and started by buying various card stocks and a ton of stickers. Don't get me wrong, the pages turned out great, but it was SO expensive to keep buying those stickers (and I still buy stickers!).



Then a colleague of mine asked, if I'd like to come to a "Stampin'Up!" -party. Well, why not, cannot hurt me - right?



One of my most recent projects

And that's when it all started. I LOVED the fact that the company has everything coordinated! Although it took me few parties before I really figured what I needed to get. First I bought some stamps, well... then I needed the inks, the papers, the word stamps.... you get the point :-)

But I just love how everything coordinates: shapes, colours, ribbons, buttons....

It makes it so easy but at the same time SO versitale!

So I got totally hooked on Stampin'Up! So much so, that I ended up becoming a demonstrator myself in 2010. I have been watching Stampin'Up! develop and grow these past years and I love all the new ideas and colours they come up with!. And eventhough I'm doing mostly cards, I have seen SO many beautiful scrapbook pages, mixed media projects and fabric creations done with Stampin'Up! products. You just have to let your creativity flow and most wonderful things can happen. And if you don't always get that inspiration on you own, there are so many beautiful creations and ideas on the Stampin'Up! Idea Book and Catalogue. I cannot throw the old ones out just because of that!