Two tags Box with Clockworks stamp set created by Stampin Up and me.

Hi dear Stampers.

Welcome back at my blog. I am so excited to show you this post.

I created this beautiful Two Tags Box at Stampin Up's Regionals. I love how a simple tag can turn into a tiny little gift box.

 

The Play Date Cafe ladies have one beautiful Challenge #171 this week, and this gift card box has just the right colors to blend in with all their amazing projects. Please take a peek at their blog, you will leave so inspired. 

Clockworks Clear-Mount Stamp Set  #127292 - Price: $21.95

This vintage timepiece complete with inner workings is just the thing for nostalgic cards and scrapbook pages! Eight-piece stamp set coordinates with the 1/2", 3/4", 1", and 1-1/4" Circle Punches.

Set Quantity: 8

Punch the flower center from the First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper using the Fancy Flower Punch, spray it with some water on both sides, then scrunch it. Let it dry and adhere it to the the Calypso Coral card stock flower using Mini glue dots.

 

Two Tags Stampin' Up! Bigz Die  #115954 - Price: $26.95

 

Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive Two Tags Bigz die helps you create custom tags from any card stock or Designer Series paper. The small tag has a pierced edge; the large tag is scored so you can fold and tuck it into the end. It’s perfect for hiding images or messages, and it will make beautiful gift tags and small Valentine cards. This design is part of Shelli’s Signature Collection.
■ Designed to cut through one sheet of paper or card stock at a time
■ Use with Sizzix Big Shot machine and standard cutting pads
■ Die size: 5-1/2" x 6"

To create the box, use '2-7/8' x '6 - 3/4' Calypso Coral Card Stock; score horizontally at 2" and '4 - 3/4' score vertically at 1/2" and 2 - 3/8". Crease the score lines using the Bone Folder. Where the score lines meet, create a "V" - shaped notch to facilitate folding and assembly.

I hope you enjoyed today's post.

Happy stamping and crafting.

Inky hugs, Pauline

Best of Flowers Stampin Up stamp set

 

 

 

As part of Stampin' Up!s 25 - year Anniversary Celebration, they're bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will be released - one set per month - during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each 'Best set' will also include a never before - seen image!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best of Flowers Clear-mount Stamp set

Price $17.95 - # 133342 

With Spring comes green grass, blue skies and of course flowers! Then what could be better for our March 'Best of' set than a collection of the best flower stamps from the past quarter century. This set includes a never before seen flower image that coordinates perfectly with our 1-1/4 Scallop circle Punch.

 

 

Some Things to remember:

 

 

All Best of stamp sets will include 3 - 5 images, including a never - before seen image and will be priced at $17.95

While we are releasing just one Best of Stamp set per month (with a new theme each month) all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31,  2014.

 

All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear - Mount only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And collect 6 'Best of' stamp sets and receive a Free Stamp set of your choice, valued at $17.95 or less. So be sure to CLICK HERE to head to My Online Store to order the March set 'Best of Flowers'. You will be able to find it in the 'Special Offers' section.

Happy Collecting and Happy stamping!

Inky hugs, Pauline

 

By the Tide sea life - ocean Stampin Up cards

 

 

Hi dear Stampers.

How was you weekend?

I had one beautiful day with about 450 other Stampin Up demonstrators here in Calgary during Regionals 2013. It was really fun to connect with other woman who have the same passion and love for paper crafts, the My Digital Studio and scrap booking.

We also created 3 wowsy projects, (I would love to share them with you another time) + we had many fun and inspiring talks from some very creative SU people.

And then that talent, oh my.. Many demos' were swapping cards and ideas.. I couldn't help but taking many, many pictures of them beautiful cards and projects,

 

 

 

 

Do you recognise the stamp sets that was used for these beautiful cards?

That's right,

It is 'By the Tide' Stampin Up set (#129120 - $24.95, on page 19 of your Spring 2013 Catalogue)

 

 

 

 

I love this set. The images are just stunning!

You're welcome to CLICK HERE if you would like to purchase this set through my Online Store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, here is one last one, that really jumped out at me between the many gorgeous cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, I have many more to share, but this day is already flying by.

Enjoy the rest of your day,

Inky hugs, Pauline

Cute Designer Typeset cards by Stampin Up

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! now offers wood-mount, clear-mount AND photopolymer stamps! Photopolymer stamps will be unique, fun designs that will inspire you and provide more versatile options you may not see in our traditional wood- and clear-mount stamp options.

What makes them so great?

• They're entirely transparent for perfect placement every time!
• They are durable. The photopolymer material is designed to last.
• Can you say sticky? (Don't worry; in a good way.) These stamps stick amazingly well to our clear blocks.
• They're age tested. They won't yellow or cloud up over time.
• They use FDA, food-safe material. How far can you stretch your stamping creativity?
• We could go on, but we'll let you try them for yourself.

They are clearly a great choice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photopolymer stamps will be offered on a trial basis. Based on popularity, Stampn' Up! hopes to release more photopolymer stamp sets over the coming months. At this time they don't plan on offering a line of photopolymer sets as expansive as the wood-mount and clear-mount lines.

BUT they can fit more images in a set so you'll get more stamps for a low price than you do with wood-mount or clear-mount!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Check out the first set -- with 57 pieces! -- for just $16.95. Yes,

57 pieces for under $17!!   Item #132956

Please CLICK HERE if you would like to order this set through my Online Stampin Up store.

 

 

 

 

 

And don't forget Sale - A - Bration is on for one more month.. For each $60 order you will receive a free SAB item of your choice!

The picture above is only some of Stampin Up's Free products,

Please CLICK HERE to see the see what is new at Stampin Up.

And I am sure you will agree, it is way to easy to reach those $60 to receive your FREE item.

 

Inky hugs, Pauline

 

Inky Hugs,

Pauline

Sizzlits Pinwheel card created by Stampin Up and me

 

 

Hi dear Stampers.

I just wanted to show you this quick card, that I created this afternoon with my new Pinwheel - Sizzlits Die from Stampin Up. Can it get any cuter?

It is this tiny little die, that cuts each time this perfectly sharp image. And all I had to do was fold the little flaps in the right direction and add a little brad in the tiny holes that were also there. VOILA! Oh, how I love playing with paper.

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t ever grow up! :)

Finished pinwheel: 2" x 2". Cuts a single sheet of paper with your Big Shot, Multipurpose Platform, and Standard Cutting Pads.

Please CLICK HERE, if you would like to order this pinwheel die in my Online Stampin Up store.

(#129411- $5.95)

 

 

 

 

The Ink(S)pire Me Challenge #85 came up with the sweet color combo for my card today.

Pool Party - Midnight Muse, Whisper White and Soft Suede. All gorgeous Stampin Up colours, that I love to work with.

Stampin' Up!'s high-quality card stock is dyed with pure color all the way through, so you'll never get a white core! Available as individual color packages, you'll love having plenty of your favorite colors on hand!

■ 80-lb. weight
■ 24 sheets per package
■ Card stock is acid free, lignin free, and buffered

 

Please CLICK HERE, if you would like to purchase for instance the Soft Suede card stock.

 

 

 

 

CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge #17, provided me with a beautiful Clean and Simple sketch!

Please visit both blogs, to get a whole ton of beautiful ideas!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale-A-Bration is soon coming to an end. It all started  Jan 22, 2013 and will end March 22, 2013! It's Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion of the year and we ALL get a little nutty over a chance to earn FREE products with our orders! With a little planning, the following tips will help you get the biggest bang for your buck during Sale-A-Bration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For every $60 you spend on SU products, you receive a free Sale-A-Bration item.

Please CLICK HERE to get more details.

Inky hugs, Pauline

 

Hello Doily and Framelits Labels Collection dies card by Stampin Up and me

Hi Dear Stampers.

For those of you new to my site, Welcome, My name is Pauline Kolochuk and I am a Stampin' Up Independent Demonstrator in the Calgary, Alberta, Canada  area, but I sell these beautiful products to people from all over Canada through my Online SU store.!

Here is one of the cards that I had created for yesterdays workshop. There is lots of Sale-A-Bration going on in there :)

 

 

 

 

Before I show you a bit on what I did yesterday at my workshop, I would first like to show you were I found my inspiration for my card. I was kinda late with my prepping for this workshop, so I was so glad I found this beautiful layout. It is so easy to work with. I love it! The sweet Jaydee from the Paper Players gave us one beautiful Layout Challenge #134.  I turned their sketch a bit to the left and look what showed up :)

My card :)

 

 

 

 

Yesterday in the afternoon my dear friend Shelley hosted a Stampin Up workshop with me in her home. I so love this woman's passion and joy for everything paper crafting. She really has a beautiful heart and she is so creative and talented.  I am also so thankful for her, because she was a huge help as well.

Thanks dear Shelley for your generousity in so many ways! & I was so impressed that at the end of the workshop you still had managed to create about 4 beautiful projects!

The great thing is, that she lives in the same neighbourhood as me. She had invited all these sweet ladies that send their children to the same school as me and my hubby do. Now, what a treat it was to be able to spend some crafting time with all these ladies. And you know how it goes when you pick up your kids from school. It is busy, you have places to go after you pick them up and there are just children everywhere running around.. So it was real fun to hang out with all of them and chat and create.

 

And as you can see, these sweet ladies rocked this workshop. While creating and having fun, they were thinking outside of the box, they came up with new ideas, new colour combinations, I loved it.  I think they all learned some new techniques as well, which is always such a great bonus, right? 

Oh, I wish I had taken some more pictures to show you. The room was booming with beauties of cards and gift card holders.. Some woman had already left before I could take a picture of what they had created and some cards I thought I had taken a picture of, but then I didn't.. or the photo that I had taken was all fuzzy.. (sigh) Anyhoo.. I hope these photo's give you a little impression of our afternoon. It was good! 

I think that we have used the Big Shot for about every card this afternoon. (smile) We embossed, we were die cutting. We used the Framelits - Labels Collection Dies from Stampin Up. (#125598 - $32.95)

Please CLICK HERE if you would like to purchase this beauty in my online store.

The innovative, thin, wafer-like design of these dies lets you see where you’re placing the design before you cut! Layer dies inside each other to cut frames for stamp images. Cut single labels for accents or layering. Use with single sheets of card stock or Designer Series Paper. Labels Collection coordinates with our Apothecary Art Stamp Set. Largest label is approximately 5-7/16" wide. Includes 6 dies in a sturdy envelope for easy storage in our Big Shot Die Storage

Here is another gorgeous card. Don't you love the pop of colour and the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#129378 - $9.95) that she used to bring that extra layer of texture to her card?

Please CLICK HERE if you would like to Embossing folder to your shopping card.

Do you see the Hello Doily (#122847 - $16.95 clear mount stamp) in the background..  Doesn't it gives each card such a sweet and vintage look? Please CLICK HERE if you would like to purchase this stamp set.

Please remember, that there is one for sale with a wooden block and one for the Clear Mount block.

I also love how the Old Olive card stock of Stampin Up. It just never disappoints. It is such a rich colour. And so fun to work with.  

Stampin' Up!'s high-quality card stock is dyed with pure color all the way through, so you'll never get a white core! Available as individual color packages, you'll love having plenty of your favorite colors on hand!

■ 80-lb. weight
■ 24 sheets per package
■ Card stock is acid free, lining free, and buffered

Well.. I guess that's it for today.

I hope you have some time in your day to create.

Inky hugs, Pauline

 

Hello Doily and Vintage Verses birthday card by Stampin Up and me

 

Hi dear Stampers,

Thanks for stopping by.

I am still in the middle of prepping for my card workshop that is coming up this Sunday afternoon here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

I am getting excited. It is such a great time to host a workshop during Sale -A-Bration.

During Sale-A-Bration the hostess will receive a beautiful package of glimmer paper. And on top of that she can use the hostess dollars to order anything she would like from the current SU catalogue + she can earn for every $60 she spends on her own order a free Sale-A-Bration item. 

This is one of the cards that the ladies will be making.

We're going to have 3 tables, where the dear ladies can rotate on and craft their hearts out.

I hope they will enjoy this card. I absolutely love it and it isn't to hard to create this one. I have pre-cut the card stock layers, the ribbon, so it will not be hard to get this beautiful clean and simple look.

 

 

 

 

 

Deciding to have a Stampin' Up! Party is deciding to spend some time having fun with your friends. Crafting together and shopping. What could be better?

You get them together, provide the tea and coffee, maybe a little snack and I will do the rest!

If some of your friends are new to stamping I will introduce them to the basics and I will share some hints and tips with the more experienced members of the group. Then we will all make some gorgeous cards or embellishments together. 

 

 

 

 

As your friends shop, I will be there to answer any crafting questions that you may have and to help you all choose products that you will enjoy using and which will fire your creative imagination.

Please contact me if you would like to book a pary or workshop.

 

 

 

Can you spot the 'Hello Doily' Stampin Up stamp in the back ground of my design.

It is almost better than the real thing, this intricate doily design comes in all colors since you can stamp it in any of our inks! Use this gorgeous artwork with other coordinating products from our Flirtatious suite. Available in both wood- and clear-mount.

(item #122845 - $21.95, page 129 of your SU Catalogue)

Please CLICK HERE if you would like to order this stamp in my online Stampin Up store.

The sentiment that you see on my card is on one of stamps that you can earn during the 2013 SAB. It is called 'Vintage Verses'! (item #129633)

 

 

 

 

I created this card with the Just Add Ink Challenge #154 in mind. Their theme of this week is: 'Just Add Pop up' to your card. I love layering my cards and giving it some dimension. So it was the perfect challenge for my day! Thanks for the inspiration dear ladies!

Well, I am off into our kitchen. It is that time of day again.

Inky hugs, Pauline

Storybook Friends Baby Card by Stampin Up and me

 

 Hi dear Stampers.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

We had a fun weekend skiing in the Rocky Mountains with our kids. Although that was loads of fun,  I was so happy to be back home to crawl into my studio and create something fun and cute!

And I have to say: 'I am in love with this card!' I love all the details. I think, that I was smiling all the way through, while creating this card.

 

 

First of all I want to send a huge thanks to LeAnne. She is truly so sweet. She has the most brilliant cards on her blog and she inspires me with each and every post.

She picked my last weeks card (Please CLICK HERE to see this post) that I entered in the Paper Players Challenge, as a Headliner of that week. I was so blessed by all your sweet comments on the card that I had created. They really made my day and I felt so honoured, knowing that I am not the only one enjoying my cards :) and visiting my blog :)

 

Please CLICK HERE to visit LeAnne's blog.

You will not regret it. She has a way of brightening your day with her cards and sweet photo's of her grand daugther.

 

 

 

The Paper Players Team came up with one super sweet weekly Challenge #133.

Buttons & Bows for Baby.

I loved the teams entries. What a huge talent is out there!

 

 

 

Well, button and Bows it is for my card.

 

 

 

 

The talented ladies of The Lawnscaping Challenge #52, encouraged us to create a scene. Well what about this happy field of flowers with all these cute little critters in it.

 

 

 

 

If you don't have this super cute: 'Storybook Friends' Stampin Up stamp set in your collection.. you might want to reconsider. (smile) I love this set.. and a more adorable assortment of cute animals would be hard to find! Use it for birthdays, baby showers, friendship, and more. Six-piece stamp set coordinates with the nostalgic Storytime product suite DSP from Stampin Up

Please CLICK HERE, if you would like to purchase this set in my Online Stampin Up store. (#126737 - $21.95)

 

 

 

 

And please CLICK HERE if you would like to add the Wisteria Wonder 3/8 Inch Ruffled Ribbon to your collection of beauties :) (#122973 - $13.50)

Small ruffled edges on this grosgrain ribbon add a flirty, feminine look to your creations—available in the new 2011-2013 In Colors. 3/8” wide, approx. 10 yds

 

Well..  short , but sweet, but I have an upcoming workshop to prep for..

 

Enjoy the rest of your day and as always, I love to hear from you.

 

Inky hugs, Pauline