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Sparkle and BlingBling!!

Make your card stock sparkle using the technique in this video!

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Faux Metal Technique Video

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SaleABration continues...

 
...but only for one more month!!!! Customers, hostess, and new recruits can earn FREE SaleABration (SAB)product!

* Customers - Earn one free SAB product with every $50 merchandise purchase

* Hostesses - Earn one free SAB product for every $300 in workshop merchandise sales

* New Recruits - Earn any stamp set ($47.95) value when you sign up to become a demonstrator during SAB

It's that easy! Take a look at the Sale A Bration brochure by clicking on the icon under Current Catalogs.

This card was made with the SaleABration set, Vintage Labels. Want to know how I did it? Check back later this week for the next video tutorial "Faux Metal Technique".
 

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Valentine Treat Pouch

Just in time for Valentine's day, here is a quick and easy treat pouch to fill til your heart's content. Mine is filled with an oatmeal creme pie! My kids will be treating their teachers with this Valentine surprise!

To start, you'll need a piece of card stock (8 1/2" x 3 1/2") scored at 4", 4 1/4", and 4 1/2". You'll need a second piece the same color (3 1/4" x 3 1/2") scored at 1" and 1 1/2". Depending on your embelishments you may need extra scrap pieces of card stock.

I ran the front of the pouch through the Big Shot with the Textured Impressions Folder (117335).

 

Staple your treat to the back panel of the pouch. If your treats aren't pre-packaged, Stampin' Up! Cellophane bags are a perfect solution.

I punched the edge of the flap with the Pinking Hearts Border punch (117649) and backed it with another color of card stock. Make sure to use Sticky Strip (104294) to attach the flap to the pouch.

The Paper Piercing tool (116631) works great when you need a hole for brads away from the edge. The Sending Love Epoxy 1/2" Real Red brad (117270) is perfect to hold this pouch together.

Poke another hole in the back panel and thread silver elastic cord (not available at this time), Hemp Twine (100982), or Linen Thread (104199).

 

Here is a side view.

I embellished the front with Love You Much (113756) and the Well Scripted (117072) stamp sets. The hearts are easily made with the Heart to Heart punch (113694).

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Be My Guest...

...for the Stampin' Up! Half Day Regional Seminar in Lafayette, LA on March 13th! Stampin' Up! has opened up registration for non-demonstrators! For a $45 event fee, you can see the latest trends in stamping presented by Stampin' Up! home office staff and demonstrators from the region. Plus, you'll get to stamp Make & Takes with your new Vintage Vogue stamp set, swap ideas with attendees, and have the time of your life sharing a stamping experience with friends! I would be so excited to share this event with you AND you will be invited to participate in all activities with my Southern Ink team! Contact me today for more information!

Heart Treat Cups

These little treat cups make my heart happy! My daughter will love giving these treats to her friends at school next week!

I know, I know... they are stinkin' cute! I had lots of popsicle sticks from another project and thought it would be so fun for my daughter to hand them out this way!

I used my Real Red Craft ink to stamp on the wooden stick - LOVE IT!!

Supplies I used:

Sweet Heart stamp set: available in wood (120415) or clear mount (120780)!

Full Heart punch (113693)

 Sweetheart Treat Cup (120435)

We're getting close to Valentine's Day... order your Sweet Heart treat cups TODAY by shopping here!
 

I LOVE my Big Shot!!!

Look what you can make!!!!

I had some black and gold fabric left over from the flower pins and decided I needed to make a banner for the big game Sunday using the exclusive Pennant die (113483) for the Big Shot! No... I don't sew!!! I used Liquid Stitch (a fabric adhesive) and Stitch Witchery (an iron-on bonding agent) to put it together. What I love most is that my Big Shot can cut through so many types of materials. The following materials work well when creating die cuts with the Big Shot machine and Bigz and Originals dies. Please note the maximum thickness of several materials. As a rule of thumb, you can cut a material with your Big Shot machine and Bigz or Originals dies if you can cut it using your Craft & Paper Scissors.

Thick corkboard Thick chipboard (59 mil) Colored magnet Ruffle board Paper wood Balsa wood (3/32") Bass wood (1/16") Metal mesh Aluminum (.016) Tin (.008) Adhesive and non-adhesive mat board Drawer liner Shelf liner Vinyl Static cling vinyl Shrink film Fine sandpaper Clear acetate (20 mil) Vellum Card stock Patterned paper Flocked paper Contact paper Textured paper Metallic paper Linen paper Suede paper Embossed metallic paper Basketball embossed paper

Faux alligator textured paper Self-adhesive glitter paper Fabric Canvas Iron-on fabric Soft plush fabric Burlap Velvet Corduroy Lace Heavyweight denim Terry cloth Funky fur Thin leather Quilt batting Warm & natural batting Fusible fleece Self-adhesive craft metal Self-adhesive cork Self-adhesive foam Self-adhesive magnet Self-adhesive felt Adhesive and non-adhesive rubber Pop up sponge Poly foam 100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax.)

This was a fun project and I can't wait to add a few more things to it to make it POP! Any suggestions??? Leave a comment below with your thoughts.

 

Elegant Decor

Create elegant home decor with products from Stampin' Up! In Louisiana and most of the southern region , the fleur-de-lis is HOT!!! Using an ordinary black 4x6 frame, I created this beautiful accent for my home office desk.

I cut a 4x6 piece of Groom Specialty designer series paper for my base. Next, I sponged Encore gold metallic ink using the fleur-de-lis stencil from the new Elegant Trio decor stencils (118262) on a piece of Basic Black textured card stock. Since that ink is a pigment ink, I also embossed the image with Gold embossing powder for a little more texture and glitz! I backed that onto Brushed Gold card stock after using the Ticket Corner punch on each of the corners. I believe it turned out stunning! Today, I think I'll make one for Mardi Gras! That picture will be posted exclusively on the Stamping on the Bayou Facebook Fan Page. Are you a fan? If not click here for even more inspiration and exclusive content!
 

Who Dat? Fabric Flower

Oh when the Saints, geaux to the SuperBowl!!!!!! Saints Fever is in the air and I am so excited to share my own "Saints" creations!

My upline, Michele found some FABULOUS black and gold fabric! She came over last night and we created some beautiful fabric flower pins with the Big Shot (113439) and the exclusive Flower Folds die (115970)!

Look how beautiful!!!!! I can't wait to show my Saints spirit when I wear this pin all week! There are 24 layers of fabric flowers - 3 sizes from the die. It's very easy with the Big Shot because you can cut up to 8 layers of fabric (depending on the thickness) at a time! I picked out different patterns and textures to create a very eye catching accessory! I have a jar of buttons that I have collected from various clothes that I have purchased and this satin black button was perfect! 

Here were our leftovers! We used every scrap we could because I just couldn't stand to waste an inch!

If you would like to learn how to create some wonderful Textile Art yourself, gather your friends for a Fabric Workshop! I'd love to share how the Big Shot can help you create beautiful pieces! Hurry, there are only 3 dates available in February! Contact me today!