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Island Florals: a Candy Oasis Gift Idea

May 12, 2010 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Think bright colors, big blooms, chocolate... What's not to love? Yes, pretty much any project with chocolate makes me happy, it's true. But projects using the latest goodies from the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog! This fun summer gift idea could be used as a centerpiece for cookouts, wedding or baby showers or just for fun. And
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Candy Projects, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010, Stamp Club With Meg

Itty Bitty Tic Tac Toe, Bits in a Box

May 11, 2010 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

I'm SO excited about this project for my new Stamps in the Mail Club Round!! Each month Club members make 3 cards plus a 'wow' fun project of some kind. The new Round begins this month (May) so you can jump in and join the club this month. For our May 'wow' fun project, we're going to be making these sweet Tic Tac Toe "To Go" games! A
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Club Projects, Clubs, Gift Ideas, Kids Stamping, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010, Stamps in the Mail Club Tagged With: Itty Bitty Bits

Pink Glitter and Dice

April 13, 2010 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

This past week I hosted our neighborhood's BUNCO game. If you've never experienced BUNCO in the past, I'll just summarize: it's an easy dice game that doesn't really involve any strategy. A friend recently said that it's mostly an excuse to eat and chat with friends. In our case, it's also a chance to share gifts. This month I got to
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Designer Series Paper, Gift Ideas, Notebooks, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010

Easter Tree: Big Shot Beautiful Butterflies

March 26, 2010 By Meg Loven 1 Comment

You might have seen the Valentine's Day tree that I created with my mom and daughter this past February. It featured one of the new Embosslits for the Big Shot from the Occasions Mini Catalog: the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit. Well for Easter, the tree my mom created features another embosslit--the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. In
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Easter, Home Decor, Kids Stamping, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010

Really, Just One More Thing

March 23, 2010 By Meg Loven 1 Comment

Often when I'm demonstrating a card, I hold it up to show everyone, but then remember that there's just 'one more thing' I was planning to add. It actually gets to be a joke with stampers who know me... there is ALWAYS 'one more thing' ;-) Here are two samples of the same card, one with a nice simple layout and set of easy-to-follow
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Filed Under: Cards, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010, Punch Ideas, Stampin Up, Stamping 101

Perfect Polka Dots with the Big Shot: A Stamping 101 Tutorial

March 17, 2010 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

I don't know about you, but I love open space on my cards. Sometimes judicious use of blank card stock can nicely set off a simple embellishment. But sometimes I like to 'dress up' my blank spaces just a bit. My favorite tool for that purpose right now is the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder for the Big Shot. And if you really like
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Filed Under: Big Shot, Big Shot of the Month Club, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010, Punch Ideas, Stamping 101, Techniques, Video Tutorials

Technique Tip: Painting Perfect Polka Dots

March 12, 2010 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Looking to stretch your Big Shot supplies? Here's a fun tip that works perfectly with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. First cut out a flower using the Flower Folds Bigz XL Big Shot Die. Here I cut flowers in both Melon Mambo card stock and in a page from the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pack (one of the
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Filed Under: Big Shot, Big Shot of the Month Club, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010, Sale-A-Bration 2010

One Embosslit, Several Techniques

March 9, 2010 By Meg Loven 2 Comments

Don't you love it when a tool can be used more than one way? My favorite tv chef, Alton Brown, says he doesn't buy kitchen tools unless they're multi-purpose. Well this tip makes your Beautiful Wings Embosslit a multi-technique tool, so you'll definitely want to add it to your collection! To get your own Beautiful Wings Embosslit for
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Filed Under: Big Shot, Big Shot of the Month Club, Cards, Club Projects, Clubs, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010, Punch Ideas, Techniques, Video Tutorials Tagged With: Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Embosslits, Embosslits Tutorial

Talk is Cheep, Stamp a Card!

March 4, 2010 By Meg Loven 2 Comments

Several of the fabulous demonstrations at Leadership in January included stenciled techniques and I was inspired to pull out my own Stampin' Up! stencils today. The card below uses the Cheep Talk stencil set. The images in the set are actually quite large (the branch is about 11" x 14"), but the little flower and polka dots are the
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Filed Under: Cards, Decor Elements, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010, Punch Ideas, Stamp Club With Meg, Techniques

Colors in Vogue: Pink & Chocolate

March 3, 2010 By Meg Loven 2 Comments

If asked to name my favorite colors, I'd probably have to say pink and brown, aka Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip. Or actually, probably any shade of pink with any shade of brown would work, but here's a card I created for my March Stamps in the Mail Club project kit. While the Stamps in the Mail Club isn't open to new participants
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Filed Under: Big Shot, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010, Stamps in the Mail Club

Butterflies and Polka Dots: Big Shot Inspiration Club

March 2, 2010 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

  Looking for some great Big Shot ideas? Inspiration on putting the latest dies to use? You'll want to sign up for my Big Shot Die of the Month Club! You will receive the die, all the supplies and complete instructions to make 4 projects with that die. (You will even receive a bonus "die cut" of one of our XL dies--plus project ideas
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Filed Under: Big Shot, Big Shot of the Month Club, Club Projects, Clubs, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010

One of These Things Is Not Like the Other

March 1, 2010 By Meg Loven 1 Comment

Ever sit down to make a project and feel "Stamper's Block" take over? No, this has nothing to do with the new Clear Mount stamp sets ;-) Stamper's Block is when your mind goes blank and you can't think of a project to create. When I can't quite come up with an idea that I like, my favorite resource is one of the Stampin' Up! catalogs.
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Filed Under: Cards, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini Catalog 2010, Sale-A-Bration 2010

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