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Growth chart great for teachers!

The special purchase Growth Chart has been a great find for teachers!  One teacher placed it on her door with some lofty goals for its use this year!

Dale from Louisiana says that since she takes a picture of each student on the first day of school, she'll naturally take it in front of the grow chart. At the end of the year, another picture will be taken and both will go home with a final writing project to show growth over that school year. 

It will also be used during Math (a given) to compare length and height of various objects.  She plans to invite other classrooms to send their tallest and shortest and compare to the students in her room - a great graphing project!

For reading, it will become a great thermometer of her students' reading achievements.  Each student will have their name on a punched shaped that will follow up the gauge of books read.  This will help the students to become better readers by having a visual representation of their accomplishments.

If you have a classroom door you'd like to decorate, first make sure to speak with the building supervisor, principal, or other important person!  Then purchase your growth chart by using my online ordering or sending me an email.

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Our Decor Elements growth chart is not just a growth chart!

Remember the Decor Elements growth chart I shared with you at the beginning of the month?  It's a special order item until September 30 for $24.95.  Here's a great idea for your craft room that's not so obvious!

 

First, she cut out the ruler and placed the markings on the edge of her craft counter.  Then she replaced the numbers.

 

She now has a perfect measuring tool to cut perfect lengths of ribbon, quickly measure scraps, and more.  What a great idea! 

Now, I wonder what she will do with the other parts - the tree and bird?  I think it would be nice in a frame, or above a door, or...what do you think?

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They grow up so fast!

We all know that - our kids are growing up so fast!  It seems that one day they are babies, then before you know it, they are teenagers and the days have flown by in between!  So to help you mark those milestones (and to prove to yourself you didn't miss anything but that they actually toddlers, pre-schoolers and more!), Stampin' Up! is offering a special edition Growth Chart in their Decor Elements line for just $24.95 during their Just for Kids Campaign.  Plus when you order your chart, you get a free applicator tool easy, to make application a breeze!

 

This special lasts until September 30, so you have time to decide you love it, then get one for all your friends!  It uses chocolate chip, old olive, and taken with teal, and features Stampin' Up! artwork (the birds are so cute!).  You can use my online ordering feature with number 117519 to have your chart sent right to your home, or you can email me.  You can Download Just for kids flyer for more information or view it here.

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New Decor Elements has double meaning!

When I first saw this new Decor Elements design in our sneak peek document, I was excited about it.  I knew just where to put it so I only hesitated long enough to get measurements. 

I put this above a built in closet in our finished basement.  This room is used primarily as a play room for our kids (mostly our boys - it's amazing how many dinosaurs, blocks and cars they have!).  There are toys along one long wall and built in seating along another.  The closet holds games and more toys, and there is a toy box and drums (my husband won't let me get rid of them!) in a cubby hole at the back. 

This space is also used as my classroom for stamp camps and technique classes.  And I do have so many toys and not enough time, so I figured this little saying went both ways.  I love when things are multi-dimensional, so to speak!

If you'd like to see what is in our new Definitely Decorative brochure, you will find a link in the right column or you can email me to get a paper copy.  There are some great new images and stencils that I can't wait to use! 

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Dressed and ready to show!

I have this 12x12 linen album I use to take to workshops and fairs to show scrapbook layouts and product lines.  It has been pretty plain up until this past weekend.  One of the options for our hostesses in Level 1 is our Flower finesse vinyl art.  I chose mine in chocolate and have had it sitting for a while.  I finally applied it this weekend and love how it looks! 

I added a strip of pretty in pink cardstock, but forgot to take into account that the book just had to be larger than 12 inches since it holds 12x12 pages!  Oh well!  I wrapped the chocolate chip 5/8" grosgrain around the strip and album and tied a knot.  I'm thinking about adding some of our rhinestone brads to the flower, but what ever shall I do with my strip of pink?  Any ideas?

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Stencil card!

I had to share this card because it uses the stencil from our Decor Elements line that I showed on my scrapbook page this past weekend.  I found this on my Demonstrator site - who knows what samples you'll find on there.  If my style isn't yours, then it's another great place to look for inspiration and project samples. 

So I had to share this one - imagine my surprise when I created a scrapbook that had the same idea!  Here are the supplies:

Stamps
• Friend 24-7 Stamp set
• Friendly Words Stampin' Around wheel

Paper
• Confetti White card stock
• Old Olive card stock
• Really Rust card stock
• So Saffron card stock

Ink
• Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad
• Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Pad
• Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
• Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
• VersaMark® pad

Stampin’ Up! Accessories
• Clear Stampin’ Emboss® powder
• Dress Up Ribbon Originals
• Clips assortment
• Blender pens
• Heat tool
• Scallop Square punch
• Sponge daubers
• Kind Thoughts Flourish stencil

The Kind thoughts flourish is a stencil, inked with versamark, then embossed with clear embossing powder.  A great use for a tool typically used in home decor!  Email me if you'd like your own stencil - you can see all the offerings here (see pages 22 & 23).

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Decor Elements so easy a 4-year-old can do it!

Well, maybe not the trimming or the placement, but he did a great job applying the large Lollipop flower Decor Elements to the wall.  And look how hard he is concentrating! 

My daughter has a wall about three feet away from her door right when you walk in her room, and I thought it would look nice with these flowers.  She doesn't have a theme, but her room is super girly:  three walls are bubble gum pink and one wall has stripes in bubble gum pink, rose red (maybe a little lighter), bubble gum purple, and green galore.  Very cool, so I thought we'd add a couple lollipop flowers in white. 

I had to trim about five inches from the bottom to make the flowers fit - of course, I had already hung up the pieces I wanted on that wall (had to put Grandma's cross-stitched Baptism piece so you could see it right away).  And the best part is she really liked it (I hadn't told her what I was doing so it's a good thing she liked it!). 

If you would like to see our Decor Elements line, click on the link on the right.  There are some great new pieces (a zoo and dinosaurs, princesses and frogs!) that would make a nice room look great! 

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Rebecca

Decor Elements, flower fusion, punches, oh my!

Can you tell I really love the Wizard of Oz?  I'll try to refrain from that kind of title, at least for a little while! 

Did you know today is Floral Design Day?  During December, I held a holiday gifts and wraps class, and just now realized that I hadn't shared this candle, which is perfect for today because it is all about the flowers!  It was one of my favorite projects, what with the flowers, colors, etc!  And it was so easy!  I applied the Decor Elements first, then added flowers.  I am hesitant to place things without "testing" it, so I put a dot of adhesive on a petal or the center of a flower, laid out my design, then used my paper piercer from the Crafters' tool kit to start the holes for the brads.  The hodgepodge hardware I simply curved by hand, making the curve greater than the curve of the candle so that it would hold tight. 

To wrap the candle, I copied how it was packaged at the $1 store!  We cut the bottom of a large cello bag, then trimmed near the seam.  Then I simply wrapped the cello bag around the candle, taped, and wrapped the top and bottom, finishing off with tape. 

Warm words stamp set, chocolate chip ink, flower decor elements (demo only), flower fusion II, three for you & boho blossoms punch, large oval punch, pretties kit, sylized silver hodgepodge hardware, ice round rhinestone brads, soft subtles & rich regals brads

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Rebecca

New demonstrator kit changes

Starting with our new catalog on Monday, Jan 19, all stamps will be die-cut, which is really fantastic.  However, since you won't need to trim the stamps, the Craft and rubber scissors won't be part of the Stampin' Up! starter kit.  Instead, there will be a Decor Elements piece (like a fancy flourish) and applicator!  What a great way to try out our latest product - and you can use them on just about anything!

     * glass
     * tiles
     * papers
     * frames
     * wood
     * walls
     * mirrors
     * fabric
     * windows
     * vehicles

Plus when you join as a demonstrator, you can purchase your other Decor Elements pieces (and the rest of our line of products) at a discount!  Where will you put yours?  I still would like a "life is good" but where should I put it?  My car, my craft room, my husband's pillow (he's notoriously pessimistic!)?  Decisions, decisions!

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Rebecca

Decor Elements for the holidays

I think I told you recently that my friend, Chris, gave me a box full of empty Yankee Candle jars.  It's funny - I looked at those things forever before deciding what to do with them!  I was looking for something in our Decor Elements line that would fit (you know, the vinyl adhesive wall decor we premiered in July!).  While I love the dangling ornaments we have in our brochure, they were simply too big.  So I kept looking and found the "Jingle all the way" image - it's only $3.50 and I thought it just might fit!  I cleaned out a jar and removed the sticker, then applied the image.  So EASY!  This is the jar - I can't wait to fill it with Hershey's kisses! 

You can order your own (or any other of our images) just by clicking on the online ordering box to the right.  And if you want to see if there are any other images you might like, click on the Decor Elements box on the right (I can't wait to use the bugs!)

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Rebecca