Go FGCU! Dunk City,FL

I know I haven't posted this week, I apologize.  Stampin' Up! is a part time job for me.  My full time job is working at Florida Gulf Coast University.  And this week, if you watch any TV at all you now know who we are.  Our boys have been playing Phenomenally!  We are all so proud!  And we are excited about the coverage our college is getting.  Since all of this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, I have been living in the moment!  Check out some pictures I have taken this week.

 

Our Bookstore has seen record sales, wiping out the entire stock

 



 

The guys made appearances in the student union.  Here is Brett Comer, Bernard Thompson, and Marcus Blake

 

 

Christophe Varidel

 

 

 Bernard Thompson and Brett Comer

 

 Bernard Thompson and Sherwood Brown

 

 

We have been rebranded

 

Had a great time at the pep rally!  Here I am with my husband.

 



 

Andy Enfield speaking

 

 

The team signed autographs for hours.  They were great.

 

 

I was also at the send off of the team to Texas.

 

 

Good luck Andy, we believe!

 

 

Check out the commemorative FGCU IDs!

Swap With My Downline

I participated in a swap with my downline.  Check out the AWESOME cards I got! 
Note:  there are materials that are retired or are not Stampin' Up!

Marge McGuire

Jill Perkins

Kathy Johnson

Carol Johnson

Carol Johnson

Kathy Johnson

Marge McGuire

Twisted Kissing Technique

The third and final technique I am going to show you involving the Kissing Technique is the Twisted Kissing Technique.  I don't have a card that displays this so I am going to just show you the technique.

As with the other Kissing Techniques, pick two stamps, one is the image you want to stamp on the paper (stamp 1) and the other is a pattern or texture you want to add to stamp 1 (stamp 2) and pick two complimentary ink colors.

Ink up stamp 2 in the darker color ink.  Ink up stamp 1 in the lighter color ink.  Stamp stamp 1 onto stamp 2.

Before you pick the stamp up, twist it just a little bit.

 Here you can see how the design transfers to your solid image.

Stamp stamp 1 onto the cardstock.  Be sure to clean off stamps before re-inking.

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Betsy's Blossoms, Hearts a Flutter
Card Stock - Whisper White
Ink - Midnight Muse, Bashful Blue
Accessories - Big Shot, Hearts a Flutter Framelits

There's Only One You

Only a couple more days of Sale-A-Bration.  Don't miss out!  Place your order today!

This is a cute simple card that Shelli demonstrated at Leadership.  I used this as my swap with my Downline.  This is a great card for many different occasions.  The flower and lace ribbon is from the Artisan Kit.  I feed the flower through the cardstock by punching holes with my Paper Piercer.

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Vintage Verses
Card Stock - Crumb Cake
Ink - Gumball Green
Accessories - Paper Piercer, Embellishments Artisan Kit, Linen Thread

One Ink Kissing Technique

The second Kissing Technique I am going to show you is the One Ink Kissing Technique.  In this card, it is the Summer Starfruit tags that display this technique.

Just like with the Two Ink Kissing Technique, pick two stamps, one is the image you want to stamp on the paper (stamp 1) and the other is a pattern or texture you want to add to stamp 1 (stamp 2).  This time you only need to pick one ink color.

 Ink up stamp 2. 

 Stamp stamp 1 onto stamp 2.

 Here you can see how the design transfers to your solid image.

 Stamp stamp 1 onto the cardstock.  Be sure to clean off stamps before re-inking.

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Best of Birthdays, Hearts a Flutter, Oh Hello
Card Stock - Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
Ink - Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Night of Navy
Accessories - Big Shot, Hearts a Flutter Framelit, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Two Ink Kissing Technique

I am going to show you the Kissing Technique.  This is a simple and fun technique.  There are three different ways to do the kissing technique and I will talk about all of them over the next couple posts.  For this post, I am going to show you the Two Ink Kissing Technique.  This card uses the technique on the blue banners.

Pick two stamps, one is the image you want to stamp on the paper (stamp 1) and the other is a pattern or texture you want to add to stamp 1 (stamp 2) and pick two complimentary ink colors

Ink up stamp 2 in the darker color ink.  Ink up stamp 1 in the lighter color ink.  Stamp stamp 1 onto stamp 2.

Here you can see how the design transfers to your solid image.

Stamp stamp 1 onto the cardstock.  Be sure to clean off stamps before re-inking.

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Oh Hello, Hearts a Flutter
Card Stock - Whisper White, Gumball Green
Ink - Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Bashful Blue
Accessories - 1/16" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Designer Builder Brads, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Midnight Muse Satin Stitched Ribbon, Honeycomb Folder, Dimensionals

Birthday Collage

I CASEd another swap from Leadership.  The card was done by Glenda Travelstead.  This Collage Curious is turning into one of my favorite sets!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Collage Curious, Petite Pairs
Card Stock - River Rock, Very Vanilla
Ink - River Rock, Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse
Accessories - Postage Stamp Punch, 1" Square Punch, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Primrose Petals Satin Stitched Ribbon, Midnight Muse Satin Stitched Ribbon