Spring Fever Mini Scrapbook

Last year I attended a stamping event put together by one of my upline, Susan Gardner and another demo, Connie Tumm. One of the projects we made was an adorable mini scrapbook using the Country Club Simply Scrappin' kit.  I recreated the mini book using the Spring Fever Simply Scrappin' kit available in the Occasion Mini through April.  Here are photos of the book. All I need to do is add the photos and then embellish with the self-adhesive die cuts that come with the kit. I love the colors, Designer Series Paper and die cuts in this kit!

I'm offering a class on Friday, May 18 at 7 pm.  As well as a kit to go.  Click here for more information.

See the photos below.  The pages fold up into this adorable book.  Thanks for stopping by!

Barbara Pisciotto
Ink It Up, etc!
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Thoughts of You

I created this card for my Saturday card buffet.  It uses the Tea Shoppe and the sentiment is from the Loving Thoughts stamp set.  The die cut shape you see is from Stampin' Ups! Labels Framelits.  I'm so in love with these!  Not to mention the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper and Blushing Bride pleated satin ribbon.  I realized as I was writing this post that all of these items are in the current Occasions mini.

Happy Stamping,
Barbara Pisciotto
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
Ink it Up!, etc

I'm in love...

with Stampin' Ups! Labels Framelits.  Here is one of the cards we will be making at my upcoming Card Buffet on Saturday. 

I stamped the background of the card and the Very Vanilla large framelit with the free Sale-A-Bration stamp set Fresh Vintage.  For the main image I used the the large tea cup from the Tea Shop stamp set.  The ink, card stock and designer series paper colors are Wisteria Wonder. Such a beautiful soft purple color!  I also used Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz on the tea cup along with our pearls.

Happy Stamping!
Barbara Pisciotto
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
Ink It Up!, Etc

Stampin' Ups! Leadership Conference

I'm back from Stampin' Ups! Leadership Conference that was held in San Antonio, TX.  I went with some super great stampin' girlfriends. We had a blast. We learned business tips and ideas, stamped, participated in a shoebox swap and enjoyed hanging out with each other.  I even visited the Alamo!

Stampin' Up! puts on great events and I was so excited to be able to attend my first leadership conference! I was also able to meet Sara Douglas, she is Shelly Gardner's daughter. I was so excited!  She is a My Digital Studio guru and I really love reading her posts! She's a great inspiration and so so so sweet!

Sara Douglass and me!

I took several classes at the conference. Brian Pilling's Sharing the Stampin' Up! Opportunity, I liked how he talked about myths/facts comparing dating and sharing the Stampin' Up's! opportunity. BTW, if you'd like to know more about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator opportunity, Stampin' Ups! got a fabulous incentive to join, more information below!

I also took a class by Carrie Cudney.  She is so sweet and I like her personality. She also has a great smile!  Her class was "Why Women Buy" it was so true and kind of funny to see how us women buy compared to men.

Donna Griffith and Patsy Wagner, "Retaining and Energizing Your Downline" It gave me ideas to think about my downline and what I can do. It also encouraged me to evaluate my business and where I can make changes.

Amy Swartz and Paula Critchlow's class "Including a New Generation in Your Stamping Business, spoke on how to appeal to the younger audience and new generation in stamping. This was a great reminder of when I went to my first Stampin' Up! party, how fun it was to create with rubber stamps, ink and card stock!  That's probably one of my favorite things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, to see how newbie stampers get excited when they first create their stamp projects.

Here a just a few more pics I took...

My Stampin' Up! friends!

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Stage

Carrie Cudney also shared a really cute project. She calls it the Creativity Journal. She and and a few Stampin' Up! employees took the challenge to make one of these. I shared some pictures of what she showed us. She gave each Leadership Attendee and journal and a list for us to get started on our journal. I can't wait to start this project and think it will be fun to work on!  Carrie is very creative. I love seeing her demonstrate and Stampin'  Up! events.

I hope you enjoyed a snippet of Stampin' Up's! Leadership Conference.  It was a great time and I'm excited to take all of what I learned and apply it to my Stampin' Up! business.

During Sale-A-Bration

• New Demonstrators who join Stampin' Up! during Sale-A-Bration for only $125 will receive a FREE Designer Series Paper pack or Digital Download every month for the rest of 2012!  You choose which one you want each month.  Contact me for more details on joining my Stampin' Up! team!

Happy Stamping,

Barbara Pisciotto