Nichole's Stampin Craze

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Welcome to Nichole's Stampin' Craze!!

This has been an exciting week! I got the keys to my new location and had my first class on Tuesday night! There's so much to do and so many opportunities that I'm having trouble sleeping, but it's a great feeling!

Here are some pictures of my new space:

The next class will be on Saturday, May 10th at 10am. It's our Mother's Day Stamp A Stack, but oh so much more than your typical stamp a stack. You'll make 10 cards that have been pre-designed and are ready for you to assemble. They are 5 designs, 2 of each one, and are a mixture of sentiments including Mother's Day, birthday, congrats/graduation, and thank you. In addition to the cards, you'll be pampered with special gifts to celebrate a special day! You don't want to miss it!!

Sign up today to reserve your spot at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mothers-day-stamp-a-stack-tickets-11469596873

There are multiple options including a finished packet that comes complete with the cards and giveaways!

Project Life is available for order today!! Contact me to place your order or visit my online store at Nichole.stampinup.net

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Thank you for stopping by!!

Happy stamping,

Nichole

Friday, April 25, 2014

Announcing Nichole's Stampin'Craze -- My NEW location!!!!

I have exciting news to share! I have a new location!!! I will be located in Old Town!! The shop, Nichole's Stampin'Craze, will be open during class/event times, so come by and check it out! I hope you can join me for one of my upcoming events.

Paper Pumpkin Palooza!

When: Tuesday, 4/29, at 6pm (dinner provided from 6 – 6:30)

What: Paper Pumpkin: We’ll get together every month to open our Paper Pumpkin boxes and put the projects together in a fun environment. Not sure about it? Come by to check out the project of the month and put together the free make and take project! Click here for more information about Paper Pumpkin and to see one of my kits! Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription service. Each month you'll receive a different paper project in your mailbox - in the past it's been cards, brag books (mini scrap books), banners and more!

Try it out today for only $19.95 by clicking here! Don’t forget to select me as your demonstrator: Nichole Gonzales

Cost: Free with a Paper Pumpkin subscription. You can sign up online today to receive May’s kit. Palooza includes a make and take project, dinner and fun with fellow stampers/crafters!

RSVP by 4/28 by email at nicholevg@gmail.com (just so I get a count for the make and take project and dinner) **Feel free to bring kits from past months too**

May's Paper Pumpkin Palooza will be held on May 27th.

Mother's Day Stamp-A-Stack

When: Saturday, May 10th at 10am

What: Prepare to be pampered!!! This event will be much more than a typical Stamp-A-Stack! We'll make 10 cards (5 designs, 2 of each design). The cards have been designed, pre-cut and are ready to be assembled. They come complete with envelopes. They will be a mixed assortment of sentiments including birthday, Mother's Day, thank you, and congratulations/graduation. We'll also have special giveaways and prizes to make your day extra special!

Where: Nichole's Stampin'Craze

Cost: $20** with your own adhesive. Cost includes cards and envelopes, door prizes, light refreshments and a fun morning of stamping! If you would like the cards, but cannot attend the class, you can purchase a finished card package for $30. It will include the cards and the giveaways.

Bring a friend and get 2 cards!

**At the first class you attend with me, you will be given your own SNAIL adhesive (a $6.95 value). Refills may be purchased for $4.50 (Item#104331)

RSVP by May 7th by email at nicholevg@gmail.com

Scrapbooking with Project Life

When: Sunday, May 18th at 3pm

What: Stampin'Up! recently announced a partnership with Project Life. The kit makes scrapbooking much easier and quicker. I'm not a fan of traditional scrapbooking, so I'm really excited to start using the Project Life kits. Join me for an afternoon of scrapbooking with your Project Life Kit! If you're not into scrapbooking, the kit can easily be used for card making too! Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8r2VmVJ2Zk

Where: Nichole's Stampin'Craze

Cost: Option 1: Purchase the entire Project Life set including stamp sets, journaling cards, pens, etc. for $120**

Option 2: Use my stamps and purchase your Project Life consumables for $44** - includes card collection, pocket pages, 2 journaling pens, and accessory kit

Option 3: Customize your own package. You can view the entire line at http://www.stampinup.com/home/blog-post/corporate-blog/2014/04/15/project-life-by-stampin-up

Option 4: Bring your own scrapbooking supplies or card projects for an "open crop day." You'll have access to all of my accessories including the Big Shot, dies, stamps, and punches.

Only $5 or free with a $15 order

**prices include shipping & tax

Bring a friend and get 2 cards!

**At the first class you attend with me, you will be given your own SNAIL adhesive (a $6.95 value). Refills may be purchased for $4.50 (Item#104331)

RSVP by 5/11 by email at nicholevg@gmail.com for options 1-3 or by 5/17 for option 4.

Stampin’Up! Promotions:

Join the Stampin’Up! Family for only $99!

· enjoy great discounts on future purchases,

· An opportunity to earn extra cash and/or the flexibility to enjoy as a hobbyist,

· Tons of exclusive creative ideas,

· and come to all of my classes and events for FREE!!

Stampin'Up! is offering free shipping on all orders 4/21-4/25. Get your orders in today online at nichole.stampinup.net or contact me atnicholevg@gmail.com

Check out the Occasions catalog:

Occasions Catalog

For the class schedule and to RSVP for upcoming classes, please go to my Stampin’Up! website.

To shop online 24/7, go to my store here.

If you have an idea for a class, please let me know. If you are interested, but unable to attend, please share a time that works better for you.

Introducing Project Life by Stampin' Up!

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

This is a quick post featuring a card I made for our Ladybug Ink card swap.

I used the new fringe scissors and I CASED (Copy and Share Everything) the bunny from Mary Fish, my SU idol. I don't really buy seasonal stamp sets or word stamp sets, so I used MDS (My Digital Studio) to create the Happy Easter! I printed it out and punched it with the Oval punch.

To get your supplies today, check out my online store at nichole.stampinup.net

Products Used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Crisp Cantaloupe and Whisper White

Ribbon: Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stiched Grosgrain

Accessories: Big Shot, SAB Polka dots embossing folder, fringe scissors, basic pearls, 1-1/4" circle punch, Extra large oval punch, large oval punch, scallop oval punch, Boho blossoms punch

Friday, April 18, 2014

Stampin'Up! News - April Edition

Good Morning,

There's lots of news coming from Stampin'Up! and something I'm extremely excited about! Stampin'Up! has teamed with Becky Higgins of Project Life!!! I love it! When I explain to people that I'm a Stampin'Up! demonstrator and what exactly that means, I always struggle when they ask me about scrapbooking. It's just not something I'm passionate about. I think that traditional scrapbooking takes too much time, it's hard to come up with layouts, and at the end of the day, I really care about is the pictures and the short story about the picture. Lately, I've started using Stampin'Up's This and That line and I love it.

Now that SU has partnered with Project Life, I know I will LOVE to scrapbook again!! And to add to my happy week, Stampin'Up! announced this morning, FREE SHIPPING from 4/21 - 4/25!!! The retired list comes out on Monday, 4/21, so check back and get ready to place your orders!!

You can shop online at nichole.stampinup.net 24/7 or contact me at nicholevg@gmail.com to place your order!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

All Ready for Halloween Banner

Greetings!

Thank you for stopping by. Today I have a Halloween Banner to show you. I saw the idea for a banner in the Holiday Catalog and I loved it, but in the catalog, it says SPOOKY. I didn't really want to make an identical copy and I didn't really care for Spooky, so I thought I'd go for a longer banner and make HALLOWEEN! My four year old daughter and I made this together and we had a blast!

We used the Banner Simply Created Kit (#132699 for $9.95). It comes with 18 blank canvas paper pennants. There are 3 designs: rounded, banner, and flag shaped at the bottom. We also used the Halloween Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit (#132698 for $9.95). It comes with everything you need to make a cute banner. I added a few pieces of the Witch's Brew Designer Series Paper (#132185 for $10.95) since I made my banner a little longer than the kit was intended for, but there's plenty of ribbon, buttons and accessories to make the banner and have left overs for your projects.

The Banner Simply Created Kit comes with letter stencils (a-z), 3 design stencils: chevron, polka dot and stripes and a spritzer for you to add ink to. I don't really purchase refills (needed for a spritzer), so I used my ink pads and a sponge to create the backgrounds and the letters on each of my banner pennants.

The bad, skull and spider all come in the accessory kit and, you can't really tell in the picture, but they are glittery! The accessory kit also comes with the paper already scored for the rosettes.

It might be a little late to get a banner ready for Halloween, but we have a kit for a Christmas Banner too!! (#132698 for $9.95) It makes a beautiful banner like this one:

More details can be seen at: http://thespeckledsparrow.blogspot.com/2013/08/stampin-up-build-banner-kit-coming-soon.html

Hope you enjoyed my fun project! Check back soon!

Upcoming Class Information:

Christmas Card Stamp A Stack

When: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 6pm

What: Come make 10 Christmas cards. They have been pre-cut and are ready for you to assemble. The cards come complete with envelopes, so you can personalize and send off to a lucky recipient!

Cost: $20** with your own adhesive. Cost includes cards and envelopes, door prizes, light refreshments and a fun evening of stamping!

Bring a friend and get 2 cards!

RSVP by 11/1 online at nichole.stampinup.net

Birthday Card Gift Tags & Cards Kit

When: Sunday, November 10^th at 3pm

What: Come make 8 Birthday cards and 5 Gift Tags. They have been pre-cut and are ready for you to assemble. The Birthday cards and tags fit nicely inside of a wood-mount stamp set box which has been decorated to coordinate with the cards and tags. This kit is perfect for you to keep and store all of your birthday cards or it can be given as a gift to someone.

Cost: $20** with your own adhesive. Cost includes cards and envelopes, gift tags and box for the kit, door prizes, light refreshments and a fun evening of stamping!

Bring a friend and get 2 cards!

RSVP by 11/6 online at nichole.stampinup.net

Paper Pumpkin Palooza!

When: Wednesday, November 20th at 6pm (dinner provided from 6 – 6:30)

What: We’ll get together every month to open our Paper Pumpkin boxes and put the projects together in a fun environment. Not sure about it? Come by to check out the project of the month and put together the free make and take project! Click here for more information about Paper Pumpkin and to see one of my kits! Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription service. Each month you'll recieve a different paper project in your mailbox - in the past it's been cards, brag books (mini scrap books), banners and more!

Try it out today for only $19.95 by clicking here! Don’t forget to select me as your demonstrator: Nichole Gonzales

Cost: Free with a Paper Pumpkin subscription. You can sign up online today to receive October’s kit. Palooza includes a make and take project, dinner and fun with fellow stampers/crafters!

RSVP by 11/18 online at nichole.stampinup.net

Christmas Card Stamp A Stack

When: Saturday, November 23^rd at 10:30am

What: Come make 10 Christmas cards. They have been pre-cut and are ready for you to assemble. The cards come complete with envelopes, so you can personalize and send off to a lucky recipient! **We will be making different cards – not the same class as 11/6

Cost: $20** with your own adhesive. Cost includes cards and envelopes, door prizes, light refreshments and a fun evening of stamping!

Bring a friend and get 2 cards!

RSVP by 11/18 online at nichole.stampinup.net

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Spooky Treats!

Good Morning!

Last Friday, I had a Spooky Treat class. We made 12 treats that are perfect for co-workers, children, family and friends! I had a lot of fun putting these together and I can't wait to give them out.

We used the Pumpkin Pie Goodie Gear Simply Created Kit (132792) to create the candy corn treats. The kit is only $4.95 and it comes with the supplies to make 10 treat bags. The stamp is from the coordinating set, Oh, Goodie! (131886 wood $10.95, 131889 clear $8.95). The kit is easy, quick and cute! The sucker treat came out really cute too! I'm going to make these for Amari's preschool classmates. Suckers are probably better than a bag full of candy...

I used the Tags 4 You stamp set (131820 wood $19.95, 131823 clear $15.95) and coordinating punch, Label Bracket Punch (132153 $15.95). These require a few more supplies including the Big Shot and accessories, but they came out great!

Next, we created 6 cellophane bags of peanut M&Ms and topped them with different stamps for. The Halloween Hello stamp set (131718 wood $18.95, 131721 clear $14.95). Just a tip- it's easier to stuff the cellophane bags with regular M&Ms or skittles but I like peanut M&Ms better.

And my favorite one last.... We made these cute bags using the Tag A Bag Gift Bags in the annual catalog (131370). You get 10 bags for only $3.95 and they are the perfect size! We stamped the bag with Pumpkin Pie ink and the stamp from the Toil & Trouble stamp set (131724 wood $22.95, 131727 clear $16.95) to give the bag a little Halloween touch. Then we sealed the bag with the Withches Brew Designer Washi tape (132156 $3.95). We also used the Witches Brew DSP (132185 $10.95) and a couple of stamps from Halloween Hello (131718 wood $18.95, 131721 clear $14.95).

We had a great time and made some spooky treats for our friends! If you missed this class, you can purchase the kit still. Contact me at nicholevg@gmail.com today! If you'd like to buy the supplies we used, please check out my online store at http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx?dbwsdesmoid=2065945. Enter hostess code JPBNRGVS for your chance to win $25 in free Stampin'Up! Product!

Thanks for stopping by!

Friday, October 18, 2013

Ladybug Ink Blog Hop

Good Morning and Welcome to October's Ladybug Ink Blog Hop!

Today, we are featuring Thanksgiving projects and I have to admit, I'm not quite there yet. I've been busy working on Halloween projects... I'll get those posted soon!

So, for today's card, I have a Thank You card. This stamp set, Friendship Preserves, was in last year's Holiday Catalog and it made it into the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog. I love it!

The stamp set coordinates with the Window Frames Collection for the Big Shot.

Below is another card I thought I'd share. My upline and fellow blogger, Amber, created this card for us at our last Shoebox Swap. We used the thumping marker technique on the leaf. This card uses the new Thinlit die.