Georgia Giguere

I’m very excited to show you one of my latest creations!  I did have to take my sewing machine out of retirement to make this, but it was so worth it!

Tah Dah!  My version of a Rag Bag!

Isn’t it awesome?  I used the Stampin’ Up! Scallop Square Die to cut the squares and cotton batting and the Flower Folds Die to make the pink flower.  I actually cut 8 layers of fabric at once, 6 layers of batting! After checking with several sources on how to make one, I ended up changing things up and making my own plan.  I wanted my bag to be sturdy and hold its shape, so I added a layer of interfacing.  So there are actually 4 things sewn together to make each square; fabric, interfacing, batting, and another layer of fabric.  The lining is all one fabric and the same as my clasp and handles.  Finished size is approx. 12 x 12. 

If you want to learn how, come to my Big Shot Class on March 4th!  RSVP by March 2nd.  We’ll be learning several fun projects using fabric.  (You won’t actually make the bag in class, but enough to start your own. Depending on interest, I may be persuaded to do a Rag Bag class!)

What do you think?

The first round is ready and some already delivered!  What an awesome way to get an assortment of the new Satin ribbon and embellishments and a Sale-a-bration reward to boot!

I’ve already used so much of the beautiful ribbon and many of the new epoxy brads and corduroy buttons!  I’m ready to order more!  I’m now taking orders for another round of this product share. 

Click here to download an order form!

My downline, Krista Tesky, taught those that attended my last group get together how to make these adorable felt roses.  (Makes you wish you were part of my group, huh?!  Well, you can, and it’s a great time to join my group because both the starter kits are 15% off through March 31st!)   Click here to learn more! 

Can you stand it?  I know. . . it’s awesome!  She actually taught me how to make these roses a few weeks earlier.  As I walked past my new creation and then looked at the new Sweet Pea stitched felt, I thought to myself, “Self, you could make your own jumbo stitched felt leaves for that awesome rose!”  I listened to myself and gave it a whirl!  You are looking at the result of my experiment.  I love it! 

How’d you do that?  (I know you’re asking that!)  First, we used the Circles #2 Die to make the rose.  I used the larger of the two scallops on the Scallop Circle #2 Die to make the leaves. 

I’ll be teaching how to make these and more great projects with fabric and felt in a Big Shot class at 6:30 pm on Thursday, March 4th.  RSVP by Tuesday, March 2nd if you plan to attend.

Be sure to stay tuned to see more, yes more, great Big Shot projects using fabric!

I recently had a wonderful get together with my downline!  As always they swapped some amazing cards!  That’s one of the many things I love about being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator!  I am surrounded by talented people that share their ideas!

Here’s the Fifth Place Winner. . . Janet Yatckoske

Supply List:  Vintage Vogue stamp set, Sending Love Designer Series Paper, Scallop Trim Border Punch (FREE with $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration), Rhinestone Brad

4th Place WInner. . . Carol Eberhardt

Supply List:  Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, Scallop Circle Die, Elegant Bouquet & Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folders, Clear Circle Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch (Free with $50 Sale-a-bration purchase), Pretties Kit, Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Ribbon

I just have to show you a close up of the flower!  She used her Classic Ink to die part of the large silk daisy from the Pretties Kit before she folded it into this bud! 

3rd Place Winner. . . Candy Westlund

Side Step Card Supply List: I {heart} Hearts, Best Wishes & More, Heartfelt Thanks (discontinued) stamp sets, Pretty in Pink 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon (frayed)

2nd Place Winner. . . Bobbie Bjergo

Supply List:  Well Scripted stamp set, Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder, Black Satin RIbbon, Shimmer Paint (mixed with rubbing alcohol for spritz)  see below

Check out the shimmer on this card. . . and it’s sooooo easy!  Fill a travel size spray bottle with rubbing alcohol and add 5-6 drops of Champagne Mist or Frost White Shimmer Paint.  Shake well and spray away!  It adds so much shimmer!  Even though it’s not in a current catalog, you can still order the shimmer paints, only $5.95 each.

First Place Winner. . . Gina Olson

Easel Card Supply List:  Heard from the Heart stamp set, Scallop Trim Border Punch (Free with $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration), Sending Love Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! punches: Oval and Small Oval; 1 3/8″, 1 1/4″, 1/2″ Circle; Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon

I think you’ll agree these were created by some very creative ladies! 

Stop by tomorrow to see what I’ve been working on!  Yes, it has kept me from posting, but I think you’ll find it all worth waiting for!

I’m excited for you to join me for one or both of these classes!

The first one is the Dots & Designs Card Class which features the Dots & Designs Rubons.  They are almost unnoticable in the catalog on page 176!  Not any more!  Take a look at the box and set of 8 cards you will make in class on Thursday, January 28th!  There are 2 sessions to choose from:  1-3pm and 6:30-9pm.

I used the Sale-a-bration sets, Vintage Labels and Whimsical Words, to add the messages I wanted!  RSVP asap if you would like to participate in the class.  (Click here to download form.)  I need to know by Jan. 20th at the latest!

If you aren’t able to come, but order the supplies:  Dots & Designs Rubons, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock, and Ruby Red 8 1/2 x 11 and 12 x 12, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Envelopes, (comes to $52.40 before shipping and tax) and you’ll get the Sale-a-bration set of your choice for FREE and you’ll have enough supplies to make 2 sets of the cards & box with supplies left over.  I’ll throw in the detailed directions for FREE!

The second class is Wonderful Watercolor Class, on Monday, February 1st!  There are 2 sessions to choose from:  1-3pm or 6:30-9pm.  In this class you’ll  work with our great watercolor products and learn some fun watercolor tricks.  You’ll even learn how to add shimmer to your watercolor!  You’ll make this darling box and 6 cards!

Click here to download complete form.  RSVP by January 22nd.

My dates don’t work for you?  Gather 6 friends and schedule your own private class, your place or mine!

Sale-a-bration is the best time of the year to attend a Stampin’ Up! event!  It’s also the best time to host a party or book party to get extra Stampin’ Up! goodies!  Call or email today as my calendar is filling quickly!

I’m excited to show off the winning cards of my Impressive in Ink Downline swap!  We got together on January 2nd before I left for Phoenix and as usual, my group was amazing!  I learn so much from them!  They are awesome stampers and sharers!  They also were very gracious to let me practice my leadership demo on them.  I taught them my Dots & Designs Card Class, too!  (Click the link to see more about this class!) I truly enjoy the time I get to spend with my group!  To me, THIS IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST BLESSING AND BENEFIT of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator!  My girls are the best!!!!

Here are the winning cards! 

5th Place, Kristie Sloan (This was Kristie’s first swap!)

Supply List: SU! Bear Die, SU! Beary Girl Sizzlit, Beary Nice Wishes stamp set, Scallop Punch

4th Place winner, Jana Lensing

Supply List: SU! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Pinking Hearts Corner Punch (new), SU! Heart of Hearts Embosslit (new), Whimsical Words (Sale-a-bration)

3rd Place Winner, Maryjo Spence

Supply List: Full Heart Punch, SU! Punch Windows for Movers & Shapers Die, With All My Heart (new) and Whimsical Words (Sale-a-bration) stamp sets, Pinking Hearts Border Punch (new), crimper, Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper (new)

2nd Place, Krista Tesky

Supply List:  Vintage Vogue (new, and my favorite stamp set!), SU! Beautiful Wings Embosslit (new, you have to look carefully for this one!  It’s the little butterfly above the message.  It’s the smallest of the five butterflies that this great die cuts out!)

First Place Winner, Susan Schenkenberg

Supply List:  Good Neighbor stamp set (Sale-a-bration), Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, Top Note Die (a necessity for stampers and scrapbookers), Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper, Word Window & Modern Label Punches

What a talented group I am blessed to be a part of!  The voting was very close and all the cards were stellar! 

If you’d like to learn more about being part of this awesome group of women, give me a call!  I’d be happy to visit with you about joining us!  We’ll be getting together again at 2:00 pm on February 7th!

Have a blessed day!

. . . finally!  I know it’s been awhile since I last posted!  So much has happened and life has been very busy!  One of the reasons I love being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is that I can slow down or pick it up when it works best for me!  (As a matter of fact, during Sale-a-bration is a great time to sign up as the starter kit is 15% off and you get a FREE stamp set!)  Give me a call or send me an email if you’d like to learn how you can take advantage of this special offer! 

The holidays were busy with a  trip to Fargo before Christmas to pick up Mom and bring her to Mendota Hgts to be with us and another after to take her home again.  Each year I’m more grateful to have her with us! 

I spent time before and after Christmas preparing projects to demonstrate at the annual Stampin’ Up! leadership conference!  The theme of my demo booth was Sale-a-bration.  Oh, and by the way, the conference was in sunny Phoenix this year. . . 70 degrees each day!  Just another perk of being a SU! demonstrator!    Here’s a photo of me with the sign for my demo booth!

Here’s what the booth looked like!  You can’t see it in the photo, but there was a mirror above me for those farther back to see what I was up to!  (I think I know what it’s like to be the guy that sells vegetable choppers at the state fair!)

Literally hundreds of demonstrators stopped by to watch my demonstration.  I must admit that I was very nervous!  I had so much to share and the time flew by very quickly.  Here’s a photo of my display boards. 

The second board shows two of the classes that I have coming up!

At the top is the Dots & Designs Card Class coming up on January 28th and at the bottom is the Wonderful Watercolor Class coming on February 1st!  Click to download a form with all the details!

It’s good to be home again and working on my calendar for stamping events!  I learned so much and can’t wait to share it with all of you! 

The winner of the drawing associated with the 12 Days of Christmas Sales is Pam Dyer!!!! Congratulations, Pam!  You get your choice of a My Digital Studio, a stamp set from my collection (and there are awesome sets to choose from), or an exclusive stamping time with me! 

I held my first Build a Bear® and Stampin’ Up!® Workshop on Friday night!  I had so much fun preparing for it, but even more fun during it!  While the girls (14 of them!) viewed the new Hal & Holly Moose™ Christmas DVD, I spent time showing the moms & grandma the Build a Bear® collection of products that Stampin’ Up!® offers.  I gave them instructions for helping their children with the projects they would make together once the movie ended.  Vickie, the ingenious hostess mom, thought to bring Chicago mix popcorn and juice boxes for treats for the girls while they watched the movie.  That was totally a hit!

When the movie finished, we gathered in my stampin’ studio for some stampin’ fun!  Each of the girls used the Big Shot to cut out their own bear to go their 6×6 page.  They also stamped an adorable card!

This is the 6×6 page we made.  Some will use it for their next BABW experience and I was informed that some will use it for a photo of one of their many previous BABW experiences.  (Some of them reeeeaaalllly like Build a Bear!  (Supply list:  Stampin’ Up! Bear Die, Beary Girl Sizzlit, Raspberry Lemonade DSP, and the Beary Nice Wishes stamp set.)

Here’s the card we made!  I received this one in a swap earlier in the year.  It was created by DW.  (That’s all the info I have from the back of the card.)  Supply list: Texture Plates Kit #4, Seal of Pawthenticity and Beary Nice Wishes stamp sets, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, 1 1/4″, 1 3/8″, and Scallop Circle Punches.

Here are some photos of the fun!

Yeah!  We did it!  These girls were delightful!  (If only I could bottle some of that energy!)

If this sounds like fun to you, give me a call and we can schedule your “Mom and Me” Build a Bear® and Stampin’ Up!® Workshop!  Your place or mine!

There are several stamp sets that will be discontinued on January 4th!  Click here to see the list! 

Also be sure to check my Stampin’ Up! website on Friday to see the 12 Days of Holiday Sales!

 Happy Stamping!

. . . getting ready for the 701 Holiday Shopping Extravaganza, where I’ll be selling my fabric flower pins and other gift items! (skyway level, 701 4th Ave S., downtown Mpls, Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, 9am-3pm)  I’ve made over 100 of them!  Whew!

I’ll also be selling them at an Open House from 4-7pm on Thursday, Dec. 10th at Fischerville Coffee Shop, 2150 Dodd Road, Mendota Hgts.  (Just up the road from my house!)  Stop by and make a card while having your coffee!  They have yummy treats and sandwiches, too! 

Here’s a before and during photo!  You’ll have to come see me to see the finished products!  They are gorgeous if I say so myself. .  . I guess I just did say so!

 

Don’t forget to RSVP for my Customer Appreciation Open House!  (Your name goes into a special drawing if you RSVP by today, Dec. 1st!)  It’s coming up quickly from 9am-Noon this Saturday, December 5th!