NMBS Challenge #43 Two in One

My friend, Kara, recently sent me this adorable card.

What she did with the

Pop Up Glue Dot and Cord

absolutely blew me away.

How stinkin' cute is this?!

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Well, I couldn't decide which challenge to post...

one using CORD (or ribbon)

or

one using Pop Up Glue Dots.

So I am offering them BOTH.

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Show me your CREATIVE IDEAS

(not just the ordinary ordinary uses)

for CORD (or ribbon)

OR

for POP UP GLUE DOTS.

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With the inclusion of cord in our upcoming mini,

this will hopefully get us going for those little goodies!

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ANYONE is welcome to be inspired by this challenge!

Please leave a comment here

or on any of the uploads for this challenge

and be sure to include a link so we can admire your work.

If you are a Nimbees member,

please label your projects with the NMBS43.

CASE of Adela .... featured NIMBEE

I decided to take the challenge and CASE'd Adela's card. You can see the details on my BLOG. Here is my card:

July's Featured Nimbee

Let the FuN begin!

It's time for another Featured Nimbee

to take the spotlight!

Stamp it up for the extremely talented

Adela Rossol!

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You are going to LOVE the creations she has to offer us.

Now you get busy and let Adela inspire you!

CASE one of these fabulous projects or

check out even more papercrafting goodness

on her blog...

http://creationsbyar.blogspot.com/.

Then meet us back here with a post/comment

and a link to your fabulous creation.

Nimbees use the label FuN0709.

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1. When did you become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrato? JUNE 2007
2. What is your CURRENT favorite stamp set? EVER AFTER
3. Would you say you are more of a card stamper, scrapbook stamper, art stamper, or all of these? Which is your favorite to spend time doing? I LOVE ANY PAPER CRAFTING -- ESPECIALLY 3D PROJECTS.

4. Can you share with us a color combo you think is absolutely fabulous? ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT WAS ANYTHING PINK AND GREEN, BUT NOW I'M LIKING A LOT OF REDS WITH YELLOWS: RIDING HOOD RED WITH SO SAFFRON; RUBY RED WITH APRICOT;
5. What is one embellishment you could not live without? FLOWERS - ONE OF MY FAVES
6. What is your favorite stamping tool that you could not do with out? THE CUTTING MAT WITH THE MEASUREMENTS ON IT. I ALWAYS USE IT!
7. When not stamping or scrapbooking what is your favorite past time? I LOVE TO TRAVEL!

Specialty questions
1. List accomplishments (convention stage walks, awards, convention/leadership display stamper, etc.) you've achieved with SU!... BEING A HOBBYIST, NONE YET
2. Are you a member of a Design Team outside of being a SU! demo? If so, what company (ies) do you design for? I DESIGN FOR PAPER CRAFT PLANET, HANNA STAMPS AND MOLLY STAMPS. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CAARDVARKS CHALLENGE TEAM.
3. Have you submitted to any craft magazines? If so, have you been published and with which magazines? I RECENTLY SUBMITTED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ONE OF MY CARDS WILL BE IN CARDMAKER MAGAZINE, JAN '10 EDITION.
4. What is your favorite tool(s) not offered by SU!? NESTABILITIES AND COPIC MARKERS
5. Do you frequent any online stamp/scrapbook stores? If so, which ones? EMMA'S PAPERIE, CUT @ HOME

Optional questions...

1. Where in the world is the best place you've ever been? SITTING ON THE BALCONY IN AN OVER THE WATER BUNGALOW AT NIGHT IN TAHITI. IT FELT LIKE I WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN WITH NOTHING AROUND BUT THE FANTASTICALLY BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT STARS ABOVE!
2. What is your favorite kind of snack? CHOCOLATE, OF COURSE!
3. What is your favorite kind food? ITALIAN, USUALLY
4. Favorite restaurant? CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN
5. In what do you "indulge?" STAYING IN LUXURY RESORTS, IF THAT COUNTS.
6. Are you married? I WILL BE MARRIED FOR 19 YEARS ON AUGUST 19TH
7. Do you have children? I HAVE TWO TEENAGE GIRLS, 17 AND 15
8. What do you do for a living? I'M BLESSED TO BE A STAY-AT-HOME MOTHER AND WIFE.

Thanks again, Adela, for participating!

Your work truly is inspiring!

Happy Sunday Challenge day!

Ok, let's make this a "Ways to use it" challenge (I just love those!!). I love buttons and brads, I have jars and jars of old buttons in my studio! So your challenge is to use at least 3 buttons and or brads. You can mix and match, use any sizes and combo, etc. your little heart desires.

I LOVE this set, Font of You and I think that Kiwi Kiss has become one of my all time fav colors (bye, Kiwi Kiss). Thanks for playing along, I cannot wait to see what you come up with!

Supplies (all supplies are Stampin' Up!):

Stamps: Font of You

Ink: Riding Hood Red

Paper: Bella Rose DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black and Very Vanilla cardstocks

Accessories: Kiwi Kiss satin Ribbon, Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Brads, Ticket Punch, dimensionals

FuN FuN FuN

It's Lisa!

It's Lisa!

Lisa Henke is our FuN for June!

Congrats Lisa, on being our

Featured Nimbee

this month!

You truly are an inspiration!!!

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Check out some of Lisa's

fabulous creations here below

and take our Nimbee's challenge

to CASE (copy) one of them.

Leave a comment here or

on any of the future uploads

with a link to your creation

and be sure to reference

Lisa's creation.

Nimbees, please label your uploads

"FuN0609"

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Just below these great projects

you can read up a bit on this

talented SU! demo.

It's always fun to see just

how much we papercrafters

have in common.

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Please leave Lisa some lovin'

here as well as on her blog

(My Little Creative Escape)

by leaving a comment.

1. When did you become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? 5 yrs. ago, last October
2. What is your CURRENT favorite stamp set? Thoughts and Prayers (LOVE that tree and branch!)
3. Would you say you are more of a card stamper, scrapbook stamper, art stamper, or all of these? Which is your favorite to spend time doing? I spend most time making cards (since I can crank out 2 or 3 in a stamping session, but I do scrapbook a lot (everything my kids do!)
4. Can you share with us a color combo you think is absolutely fabulous? Basic Grey, Kiwi, and Pale Plum!
5. What is one embellishment you could not live without? Ribbon and buttons would be a close second
6. What is your favorite stamping tool that you could not do with out? punches
7. When not stamping or scrapbooking what is your favorite past time? spending time with my family

Specialty questions
1. List accomplishments (convention stage walks, awards, convention/leadership display stamper, etc.) you've achieved with SU!... I've won 2 Stampin' Up! contest, the monthly ones listed in Stampin' Success! oh, and I did go to Convention last year (it will probably be the one and only time I'll get to go-LOVED it!)
2. Are you a member of a Design Team outside of being a SU! demo? If so, what company (ies) do you design for? Yep! I design for Limelight Papercrafts, the Stamp Something Blog AND since it is June 1, I can now share with all of you that I am on the SCS, CAS DT (the Monday challenges).
3. Have you submitted to any craft magazines? If so, have you been published and with which magazines? I submit all the time. I've had two cards Published in CARDS magazine AND I won in 2 categories for the Paper Craft magazine World Card Making Day contest.
4. What is your favorite tool(s) not offered by SU!? Nestabilities
5. Do you frequent any online stamp/scrapbook stores? If so, which ones? All of them! LOL! Limelight Papercrafts, ICopics, U Cut at Home, Unity Stamp Co. and Papertrey Ink

Optional questions...
1. Where in the world is the best place you've ever been? Hawaii
2. What is your favorite kind of snack? ice cream
3. What is your favorite kind food? King Crab legs
4. Favorite restaurant? Montgomery Inn Boathouse (best ribs in the world! and it's right here in Cinci!)
5. In what do you "indulge?" My papercrafting!
6. Are you married? yes, 9 yrs. this July
7. Do you have children? 3 boys!
8. What do you do for a living? I am soooo lucky to stay at home with my little guys
Here's my blog link: http://mylittlecreativeescape.blogspot.com/
Here's my SCS gallery link: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=45090

my SCS name is lisahenke

Techniques - Golden Oldies NMBS41

Crayon Resist

I love some of the techniques that have been around forever. They are easy to do, usually require little in materials and are great to show at workshops. I try to present one technique at each workshop. I keep them easy and fun. For my club groups we have a technique book (a mini photo album). They get the instructions and also make a card front or tag to put in the album with them. This way they can do the technique again, once they are home.

I challenge all of our readers, members, and fans to find a technique you love and make a card with it. Is your time too short? You’re way too busy? Well upload a card you have already with a favorite technique on it.
Share that Golden Oldie!

The technique that is my all time favorite is Crayon Resist.
See here Crayon Resist Technique for the instructions.

Short story: I used to work in daycare in a program for after school age. In the beginning of the year I gave the kids gum for every white crayon they brought me. I got over 60 from the middle school kids, they got them from their friends! lol

If you don’t have a source like this, I have heard you can order white crayons from Crayola. http://www.crayola.com/

I also found:http://www.acetoolonline.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=IRW-66405&utm_source=googlebase

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My projects are made with Embrace Life and Fun & Fast Notes stamp sets.

The card at the top is made with Embrace Life. After highlighting where I wanted with a white crayon, I sponged 2 colors, Blush Blossom and Cameo Coral over the images.

This project is a box base 2" x 3" made with Embrace Life. Great for putting

a treat bag inside with a few homemade cookies for a teacher or secretary gift.

I colored parts of the blossoms to look like thay were bi-color.

This project a bag-a-lope made with Fun & Fast Notes. It is made from an envelope and filled with smarties for the teacher. I did the crayon resist techniquein quick little lines to emphasize a cartoon effect.

Nimbees, please upload directly to our site. Everyone else, thanks for visiting! We do appreciate you! Feel free to leave a comment with a link to your gift card creation.

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Everyone please use reference #NMBS41.

Happy Sunday!

I hope you all are enjoying a wonderful weekend. My challenge to you this week is an easy one... get out your favorite stamp set and create 2 cards/items with it. It seems like we spend so much time showing our customers, etc. all of the new stuff, that sometimes our good ol' favs get a little dusty! Bloomin' Beautiful is my very favorite set (of all time I think, lol)... here is what I made.

This is a card box and 2 regular sized cards. I hope you enjoy this challenge, I can't wait to see what you all create!

Tangii