Paper Craft Crew weekly card challenge #52

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Time for the weekly Paper Craft Crew card sketch challenge #52!  Just look at the beautiful cards by the design team - I just placed my Stampin' Up order for some new stuff and after seeing the new products on these cards, I can't wait to get my own!  If you place your Stampin' Up order in my online store, we could get together to play with our new items and share ideas!! 
 
Here is a picture of the new holiday catalog that comes out tomorrow:

Here are the cards by the design team:

http://www.papercraftcrew.com/2013/07/31/pcccs-52-card-sketch/

Just some things to think about as you play along with us this week

• You may flip or rotate the card sketch, change or replace the shapes, but please make sure the general layout is recognizable.
• Share a direct link to your creation, not just your blog, using the InLinkz feature at the end of this post. If InLinkz is down, please add a link with your comment.
• If you don't have a blog, don't worry!  You can still use inLinkz by linking to your photo posted on Facebook or a similar social media site.
• The Paper Craft Crew Design Team are Stampin' Up! Demonstrators and as such, we would like to see a minimum of 2 Stampin' Up! products or stamped images used on your card but don't let that stop you from participating.
• Only those individuals that have at least 2 Stampin' Up! products or stamped images are eligible for any blog candy that may be offered along with being a "featured participant."
• When uploading to online galleries, please use keyword PCCCS052.
• POSTING END TIME:  If you'd like to be considered as one of our Featured Artisans, please be sure to link your project by Tuesday, August 6 at 11:55 PM EST

• VOTING:  Voting on submissions starts on Tuesday, August 6 at 11:55 PM EST.  Voting ends on Friday, August 9th @ 1:00 PM EST.

  http://www.papercraftcrew.com/2013/07/31/pcccs-52-card-sketch/

 

 

Back from Stampin' Up convention and blogging again!

Wow what an exciting last few weeks it has been, getting ready to go to Stampin' Up's 25th silver anniversary Convention for its demonstrators in Salt Lake City!  Since my hubby said he would take me in our RV, I was so glad to be going along with our two furbabies!  I  had heard there would be lots of surprises, activities, and tons of new things...Since we were driving, we had to plan driving time there and back, and I still haven't unpacked everything yet...

Since Stampin' Up donates a portion of the funds from the Ronald McDonald stamps to Ronald McDonald house, one of the Convention's special guests was Ronald himself!!  No french fries around though lol.

A new Guinness world record was set at this convention - most cards send from one location - there was the official Guinness world record tracker/counter there to count every one of them!  Here's the official certificate: 

And we got the most beautiful backpack with so great stuff inside (stamp sets, etc.! - The bags are white with silver trim and quatrefoil designs on it - so many pockets on it and it holds a lot of stuff!

There were even more boards with cards, samples, new product info on them, and demonstrators from all over the world....French, Australian, spoken on the restrooms, and I came home with lots of pretty swaps...

You can take advantage of all the great new promotions that Stampin' Up has - there is something for everyone and everything, and anything you can think of!!  You can check them all out from my online store  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/marynoble/ and/or visit the Stampin' Up blog.  

And this is the very best time to join Stampin' Up just to get the Stampin' Up items you want at a discount, early-bird, ideas, plus free gifts from me - see the side buttons on the side of my blog for info on the freebies you get when you become a demonstrator with me.

I will never forget this convention - it was the best and most exciting ever....but this was only my third one, but I bet there are lots of other folks who will agree with me!

I hope to share more pics of convention here when I get them off my camera....gotta find it first!  

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Paper Craft Crew #49 weekly card challenge

What a cute card sketch design at the weekly card challenge with Paper Craft Crew this week!

http://www.papercraftcrew.com/2013/07/03/pcccs-49-card-sketch/

Here is the My Digital Studio card I designed - try out My Digital Studio for free in my online store!

You can join us this week using this card design:   

http://www.papercraftcrew.com/2013/07/03/pcccs-49-card-sketch/

• You may flip or rotate the card sketch, change or replace the shapes, but please make sure the general layout is recognizable.
• Share a direct link to your creation, not just your blog, using the InLinkz feature at the end of this post. If InLinkz is down, please add a link with your comment.
• If you don't have a blog, don't worry!  You can still use inLinkz by linking to your photo posted on Facebook or a similar social media site.
• The Paper Craft Crew Design Team are Stampin' Up! Demonstrators and as such, we would like to see a minimum of 2 Stampin' Up! products or stamped images used on your card but don't let that stop you from participating.
• Only those individuals that have at least 2 Stampin' Up! products or stamped images are eligible for any blog candy that may be offered along with being a "featured participant."
• When uploading to online galleries, please use keyword PCCCS049.
• POSTING END TIME:  If you'd like to be considered as one of our Featured Artisans, please be sure to link your project by Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 11:55 PM EST

• VOTING:  Voting on submissions starts on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 11:55 PM EST.  Voting ends on Friday, July 12, 2013 at 12:00 NOON EST.

The Paper Craft Crew design team has come up with some fun card samples using this week's card sketch!

http://www.papercraftcrew.com/2013/07/03/pcccs-49-card-sketch/

Do you like paper dolls? Retired Stampin' Up card

 Maybe you are like me; you loved dolls and paper dolls when you were a girl....and still love them as an adult!  So of course, I have to check out new paper dolls and dolls (I bet you have a collection too, like me)!!  Have you seen these new paper doll stamps - Prima?  I just couldn't help it and had to buy some.  

We tried them out in the stamping group I am in last night.  It was a great opportunity to use some of my retired Stampin' Up items:  pastels, designer paper, ribbon, and flower trim.  Here's my card, and the stamp I used - they are larger than the standard card size so it was a little tricky to do.  Did you know you can use your diecut machine's acrylic blocks to mount a stamp on? 

 Here is a closeup of my paper doll's head.

I sized the card so it would fit inside a long envelope; that will make the post office happy and save me $$ when I mail it. 

I sure had fun looking up other designer's paper doll cards and even found pictures of some of the paper dolls I used to play with!   I had three sisters who were younger than me, so they inherited playing with those paper dolls!  I remember a Shirley Temple paper doll I had and a set called Candy and her Cousins that were some of my favorite.  And since my sister and I took ballet, we always had ballet paper dolls and coloring books!  What were your favorite paper dolls?