Today was day 3 of Stampin' Up!'s OnStage! What is OnStage? It is a 3-day event, usually in-person but held virtually this year. Demonstrators that attend see the new catalogue early, are able to order select  products from the new catalogue, be inspired by the stamping presentations and learn from other demonstrators. Did you catch some of the sneak peaks of new products I shared over on Instagram? I'm not sure if I'm more excited for the Awesome Otters Sale-A-Bration stamp set or the Rainbow of Happiness bundle! You'll be able to see both of them next week when my order arrives!!!! So fun!

My swap card for Onstage Local Toronto was a CASE from one we made at November's Cards & Chocolate class. If you caught my Instagram stories I shared pictures of Onstage and my adventures. If you missed it head over to Instagram and check out the Highlights from the event! I started assembly of my swaps on the train to Toronto on Friday morning but the train swayed too much for me to happy with how the sentiments went on so they were finished Friday night while hanging out with friends at our Airbnb!

Above is the card we made at November's Cards & Chocolate class. It uses Thick Whisper White card stock, Real Red Card stock and a piece of Let It Snow specialty designer series paper.
Both of these cards use the Nature's Beauty stamp set! $4 from every sale goes towards the Center for Addiction and Mental Health here in Canada.

Thank you for stopping by! ~ Amanda

Join me for the next Cards & Chocolate evening event on Wednesday December11. You will create a total of 8 cards. Cost is $20. Please RSVP by Dec 9th. Check out the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/522325965276020/

Be prepared for some holiday photos, at this class we will create 2 scrapbook pages in preparation for the Holiday season! Cost is $10. Please RSVP by Dec 15th. Check out the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/448671279120950/

The day before Onstage I decided to create some 3D swaps to use as roommate gifts, new table friend gifts and swaps if there were any left over. For this swap my goal was to use the Best Catch bundle in the Occasion catalogue and gummy fish inside the pizza boxes. I started with an idea to use a circle of velum as a peek hole in the pizza box, embossed the vellum with the Seaside Embossing Folder and then coloured it blue. That idea failed, the velum wasn't see-though enough to see the gummy fish I was putting inside.

My second idea was to use a square of Window sheet, emboss it and then colour it blue using a Stampin' Blend. It turned out okay, but still not transparent enough because I coloured it blue! So my final design has a clear Window Sheet that is embossed with the Seaside Embossing Folder and left uncoloured. I used a Stampin' Spritzer with rubbing alcohol and 7 drops of Balmy Blue ink refill to spritz the outsides of the pizza boxes before assembling them.


The fish were coloured using a variety of Stampin' Blends. Mixing different colours, such as Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake together is a first for me but I love how it turned out! Did you notice that the die for the fish has cut outs for the fins? Looks awesome doesn't it?

Supplies
Stamps: Best Catch
Colours: Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Garden Green
Accessories: Window Sheets, Stampin' Spritzer, Catch of the Day dies, Pizza boxes, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Blends in various colours, Seaside Embossing Folder, Layering Circle dies

~ Amanda

I'm headed to OnStage in Orlando, Florida this November. I'm very excited to be able to go and that my husband will travel with me before to do some sightseeing before hand!! Stampin' Up! has asked for Display Stampers so this blog post is all about my application projects.


First up is my scrapbook page, this page uses items from the beautiful Lots of Happy Card Kit. The cards in the kit are awesome the elements in the kit can be used for lots of other projects! To the kit I added a piece of Whisper White 12"x12" cardstock, pieces of Sahara Sand and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and the Whisper White panels to frame the pictures. The flowers were all coloured in using the watercolour pencils included in the kit - Flirty Flamingo and Lemon Lime twist.


The Under the Sea Framelits makes this project easy! The only freehand cutting I did was around the back seaweed. For the sand dollars I stamped the net onto Whisper White cardstock and then ran it through the Big Shot with the sand dollar framelits, then used my Aquapainter with a small amount of Crumb Cake ink to muddy the lines a bit.


My first Christmas card this year! It features 2 products from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue: Timeless Tidings stamp set and the Sprig Punch. The designer series paper is Under the Mistletoe from the Annual Catalogue. I think the gold really pops with Old Olive. I used the Stampin' Blends to colour in the mistletoe.


My second 3D item is a cute pillow box decorated with the Under the Mistletoe designer series paper and the Stitched Labels Framelits. The Kraft Pillow Boxes already have the polka dots on them and coordinate with so many of our designers series papers and colours.


This card was my first using my new Stampin' Blends - Highland Heather and Old Olive. It's relaxing to sit and colour in the images! It also shows off the new 3/16" Braided Linen Trim from the Holiday Catalogue.



A baby card using the Twinkle Twinkle suite. Instead of the stamp set that is part of this suite I decided to use the Special Celebrations stamp set. Do you notice the Twinkle adhesive-backed Sequins? The sticky stars and the punch are my favourites from this suite.


Thanks for checking out all my projects! If I'm selected I'll share my completed projects for Onstage after the event!

~ Amanda

OnStage in London, Ontario was so much fun this past Saturday! We were given a brand new 2018-2019 Annual Catalogue (starts in June), saw new ink pads and colours (too many new favs!), created 4 projects (I'll share these later), celebrated Stampin' Up!'s 30th year with Chocolate cupcakes (I might of had 2 of them) AND now I have so many ideas!

I'm sharing half of my projects with you today and the other projects tomorrow! I made 15 projects in total with the new items that were sent to me. This is my second time as a display stamper and although it is stressful, it is so much fun!

Welcome to April's Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop! This month we are sharing projects featuring embellishments! Please make sure to visit everyone's blog posts to see all the wonderful projects.

Decided to start with the Hearts & Stars Elements. Then pulled out the Rhinestones and a piece of Painted with Love Speciality Designer Series Paper. Sometimes it is hard to make a card with one little object as the focal point! Sometimes I find that just grabbing something I haven't used in awhile, such as the Painted With Love specialty designer series paper can spark my creativity!

Tomorrow I'm attending Stampin' Up!'s OnStage event in London, Ontario!! I'm so excited to see new products, receive my copy of the 2018-2019 Annual Catalogue and hang out with so many other demonstrators! If you want to check out some of what we are up to check out my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/FromWhereIStamp or my Instagram feed www.instagram.com/WhereIStamp

Supplies
Stamps: Special Celebrations
Colours: Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Accessories: Hearts & Stars Elements, Rhinestones, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots
~ Amanda

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Day 3 already! Time has flown by. It has been so much fun here in Salt Lake City. I am looking forward to being home again with my husband and dog but sad to leave all my friends and fun here at OnStage!

My third and final swap is a Christmas card featuring a stamp set from the Holiday Catalogue. The Hearts Come Home stamp set is so perfect for this time of year! This is the first one I made as a full card to see if I liked the design. You might notice under the houses there is glitter, I put a swipe of Wink of Stella to create a snow base but then forgot to add it to my swaps!

Supplies
Stamps: Hearts Come Home
Colours: Pool Party, Dapper Denim, Island Indigo
Accessories: Wood Textured Designer Series Paper Stack, Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

~ Amanda

Last night I participated in an organized swap! It was a hoot - we swapped in our PJ's! For this swap I made 36 card fronts.

Supplies
Stamps: Colorful Seasons
Colours: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Soft Suede
Accessories: Crushed Curry 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon, Pinewood Planks 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

~ Amanda

It's an exciting time this week as I'm in Salt Lake City, Utah for Stampin' Up!'s 3-day OnStage event! Today I'm sharing with you the first of my swaps that I have. In total I made 76 swaps! Thankfully I was able to complete them at Crop Kingston's all day crops in October.


I'll be sharing some pictures of my adventures at OnStage on my Facebook and Instagram pages. Check them out to see what I'm up to and then check back tomorrow for my second swap!

Supplies
Stamps: Lovely Inside & Out
Colours: Smokey Slate, Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Accessories:White Embossing powder

~ Amanda