Customer Appreciation Night

Customer Appreciation Night was a lot of fun.

This group of ladies is so much fun.

I can't thank them enough.

Below they are intently looking thru the new 2014-15 catalog.

Lots of cool stuff in there!

 

 The new catalogs with a little surprise made with the new gift card envelope

 The treat table with cookies from Red Rooster Bakery located in Hamilton.

Pictured on the cake tower are Lemon Lavender shortbread and Raspberry Meringue thumbprints.

 

 Gotta love jalapeno jelly w/ cream cheese for crackers.

 I made shrimp salad in lettuce bowls

Everyone made 3 of the make and take card.

It was made with Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe and one of the new in-colors, 

blackberry bliss

 

Can't wait for this fall when we will start again and get the creativity going again.

New Catalog! 2014-2015 Stampin' Up Annual Catalog

The New catalog starts today June 2nd 2014.

Click on catalog below and start shopping.

Bitterroot Stampers Club (season 3) May 14th (Donna Steffensen is Hostess)

Our last club of the season.  Sadness.

I am already thinking about the techniques we will do next season.

If you are interested in joining a stamp club next season, let me know.

I will be forming clubs in the fall (Sept/Oct).

Below: We used the flower die to make a tags for the muslin bags.
We combined Raspberry Ripple and Primerose Petal

 For this card we used the label card framelet.
The inside was stamped with a greeting from Petite Pairs.
We used crisp cantaloupe and some of the watercolor wonder paper

 The card below was a technique using ink, spritzing with alcohol and then drying with the heat tool.
We then embossed the fish with versa mark and white embossing powder.
It gave it a primitive look with some of the embossing powder left scattered.

 I gave the ladies a color challenge card swap to bring for our last night.
7 cards incorporating cantaloupe crisp, coastal cabana and strawberry slush.
They are all so fantastic!  They did such a great job.

Big Sale on Retired Items

Dates: April 21-June 4, 2014 (all items available while supplies last)
Details
We're saying goodbye to hundreds of retiring products from the 2013-2014 annual catalog. Now's a great chance to contact your customers and let them know they'll need to get their favorite  retiring products before they're gone for good! ALL products are only available while supplies last, so be sure to get your orders in early!
Major discounts on retiring products!! From now until June 4, 2014, we're offering a 25%-50% discount on many of the retiring products. Get them before they're gone!

You can go to my demonstrator website and purchase anytime (24/7) click below:

http://Cherylstamps.stampinup.net

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Stamp Workshop April 26th

I had some customers that wanted to come and make some cards, so I put together a class to make 3 card designs.  They made 2 of each design and went home with 6 quick cards.

 

This first card was inspired by a sample that was on the Stampin' Up web page.

It uses a technique called second generation stamping.

The perfect plum, pear pizazz and blushing bride color was a new combination for me, but I think it turned out nice.  I am loving the candy dots for accent color

 Below is a quick design that can be easily modified with color.

I used Melon Mambo in the scheme below.

The "Happy Watercolor" set was used for the flower and saying.

Using rhinestones or pearls adds a little bling.

The 3rd card had a choice of designer paper.

The designer paper pretty much makes this card.

I used the Retro Fresh DSP and everyone had a choice of 4 different paper patterns to choose from. 

I used Coastal Cabana to accent the designer paper and frame the sentiment "Make a Wish" from the "Perfect Pennants" set.

 

This is the first time I have used the burlap ribbon which can give a more masculine feel and add texture.

I love the Basic metal buttons because they are so flat and better for mailing.

(edited 5/6/14-- So happy to see that these buttons are in the new 2014-15 caty)

A couple cards same design

The card below is a card that I included as a Thank You for my club members in their last purchase.

I just love those ladies!  They are so fun.

The flower is made with the pansy punch and vellum paper.

I used the "Gorgeous Grunge" set to make the background dots and the saying is from "Bring on the Cake" set.  The pearls give it a little bling.  The colors are delightful daffodil and pear pizzaz on crumb cake.

I took the same simple card design and changed it up for wedding card by simply changing the color scheme to silver and white.  By changing the pearls to rhinestones, and the linen twine to bakers twine w/silver gave to it a little bling and coordinate the silver scheme.  I added silver foil to frame the white.

I think it turned out really elegant looking.  

This card has already been put to use for a wedding we went to last week.