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July is Fun Stampers Journey’s New Year and bringing in our new year, means a new Inspiration Book and Catalog (all 331 pages and over 500 ideas and photos) along with some sweet surprises.

FSJ Flip Catalog is here. Check it out! Or, click here to order one.

With the new catalog, comes all new Bloom Benefits. Yes, for every $75.00, you receive a FREE gift from Fun Stampers Journey. You can choose from stamps, dies, embellishments and embossing folders. Check them out:

NEW COLORS! Rustic Rose, Peaches and Cream, Tin, Chambray Shirt, Haystack and Fresh Sage.

AMAZE MACHINE – new and improved debuting in August. It will fold up for more compact storage like our Platinum die cutting machine.

JOIN MY TEAM with one of two new Starter Kits. They have been updated and provide each new coach the ability to choose the products they want in their kit!!!!! That means no more limited, pre-selected products. You can choose between the $49 kit which includes $100 of product on top of the kit itself or choose the I WANT IT ALL KIT for $149 with $200 of product. You have the opportunity to purchase one of our amazing die cutting machines for 50% off. If you are interested in joining the journey, contact me at martyzstamps@gmail.com or click on the picture below.

NEW LOGO to start off the New Year! It’s clean and simple and I love it! What do you think???

Last but not least, are all the new stamp sets, dies, pan pastels, liquid colors, embellishments etc.,  . . . . I know you will love them.

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When I purchased my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, I sent out an email letting my group of stampers know I would be providing classes on how to use these wonderful markers. The only requirement was they needed to purchase their own markers to use in class. I had four ladies sign up, and they went ahead and purchased all 168 markers through Consumer Crafts (they have the BEST price on these markers AND they offer 25% site wide regularly – just saying). We have had two classes so far, and I wanted to give a quick update about the progress of our Spectrum Noir alcohol marker colorist group has made as of this past week.

Note: These are NOT Copic markers and quite frankly, some of the YouTube reviews and compairsons do not do the Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers justice. These markers fit into their own category; they are versatile; produce a great colored image; they are VERY affordable; and if you will watch the Spectrum Noir – Crafter’s Companion tutorials, you will have great success and produce outstanding papercraft projects. That being said, you can find Accreditation Coloring Download at www.spectrumnoir.com .  You can print this off on an inkjet printer and follow along with their YouTube tutorials to learn, to practice, and to turn in to them to receive accreditation as a colorist.

My first class was learning some of the basics. We covered Smooth Coloring, Basic Blending, Palette Blending, Dimension, Layers, and Florals. The class had a GREAT time and came away with a lot of hands-on practice (we colored two images).  Here are the two sheets we have completed so far (note: the second class was skin coloring; therefore, the skin on the girl is colored in on the second sheet):

I found it very hard to get a good picture. The heart on the first sheet is a deep purple color and in “real” life, you can see this clearly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second class focused on skin tones. I researched Spectrum Noir recipes for skin color on Pinterest and I took those color combinations and either used them, tweaked them, or came up with my own. The cost for classes two and three (skin and hair coloring) included a Fun Stampers Journey stamp called Media Artist (see below).

This image of the girl is a fantastic stamp to practice color combinations for skin and hair. I stamped six images of the girl onto Fun Stamper Journey Whipped Cream cardstock. Note: The quality of paper is important when using any alcohol markers. A lower quality product will increase bleeding of your ink color into areas you don’t want to be colored. Stampin’ Up! Whisper White is a great cardstock to use as well. You can also purchase specialty paper through Consumer Crafts for alcohol marker coloring.

We completed our skin tones, and we all made a few mistakes (that includes me). On my #6 girl, I used the wrong base color (I switched my colors) and she was so dark that her nose couldn’t be seen. I was able to correct this with the blender pen chisel tip and going over and over the image until I pushed some color through the cardstock to lighten up the image. You can tell because the coloring is a little mottled. I found that some of the lighter colors in the combo I chose could pull color out (acting like the blender) instead of creating a smooth blend. You will be able to see this in the next picture. But, that’s o.k. because we are all new to this type of coloring and there is always a learning curve when you learn something new.  I will be gong back and stamping more images and honing my skin coloring techniques to share with my group of colorists. Our next class will feature hair coloring. The image below has the hair colored because I decided to play around after class to see what I could come up with. These are not perfect hair colors, but I just felt the girl’s looked a little naked without hair color. Here is the sheet from class:

Once these classes are finished, our group should be able to scan and upload our accreditation pages to Spectrum Noir and receive their stamp of approval. I will, then, develop YouTube tutorials on how to color with the Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. I hope you decide to look into Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and begin to create outstanding colored papercraft projects.

It has been a while since I have posted anything. I have been quite busy!!!! One of my daughter’s friends from Master’s Commission ATL at Victory World Church is getting married in July. She had asked Rebekah (my daughter) if I could give her a price for making wedding invitations. I said, o.k. But, I said I would do a digital one on MDS (My Digital Studio) for her because making invitations takes a lot of time. So, I worked on a digital version for her and I was never happy with the results; plus, Rebekah and her family moved in with us due to an apartment issue and it was just CRAZY around here! I ultimately suggested to the bride-to-be an online digital company that specializes in wedding invitations, because I just didn’t have enough time to do the project justice. Well, that company wanted to charge a ridiculous fee for postcard type invitations. So, I said let’s do it; we’ll just make them.

Thus, it started. I ordered the paper for 250 invitations as well as going to Hobby Lobby for specialty paper (SU! is no longer offering the gold matte paper and it was already sold out from the retired list). Once the paper was ordered, I began with printing out the main wedding portion of the invitation along with the reception location since I had Whisper White cardstock on hand. I was able to make a few of the envelope/card portions as well. Needless to say, there were a few revisions along the way.

The paper came in on a Wednesday and the bride-to-be came over to help work on the invites all day Tuesday prior to the paper arriving. Wednesday the paper came in and I printed, printed, printed, and cut, cut, cut, and stamped, stamped, stamped. She came over again on Thursday, and we worked ALL day on the invitations. On Friday, we had help from one of the bridesmaids and the bride’s sister. We worked ALL day. Saturday and Sunday we relaxed and worked ALL day again on Monday. The bride came back over on Tuesday and we worked all afternoon pulling it all together.

Here are some pictures of the Friday we worked on them:

Wedding Invites

 

I almost forgot, the bride-to-be and I still worked Wednesday afternoon (if I remember correctly – it’s all a blur). We were all, definitely, exhausted. In fact, I slept pretty much all day and evening Thursday after my hair cut appointment. I was still tired Friday morning and had a lot of errands to run before we leave on vacation.

I couldn’t have been happier with the results and here is the Wedding Invitation with the Traditional Nigerian Wedding insert which family and bridal party received.

Wedding Invite

Note: I blocked out the names and locations of the bride, groom, and family for their privacy.

The base of the invitation is the envelope. I cut a piece of Rich Razzleberry to 11″ x 5 1/4″. I took the left over piece of cardstock and cut it to 3.25″ x 5 3/4″. I then took the larger piece and scored it at 2 1/2″ and 7″, and the smaller piece I scored at 1/4″ on three sides to create the pocket at the bottom of the envelope to hold the r.s.v.p. card, the website information card, and the Traditional Nigerian Wedding ceremony information.

I was able to cut three each of the circles and scallops at a time, but each circle was stamped individually (of course); that’s 250 x 2 sets of circles (500). The same is true for the r.s.v.p. card and the website information card. There were only 175 Traditional Nigerian Wedding invitations. The picture above is for my portfolio and I added some bling to it as well as the bride’s invitation with some pearls. Of course, the picture doesn’t do the invitation set justice. Once the wedding is over, I’ll add some pictures without the blocked information with individual pictures as well of each insert.

 

 

 

The new 2015-2016 Stampin’ Up! Catalog will be in our hands within a week or two!!!!! I have just placed a pre-order from the demonstrator sneak peek selection. I can’t wait until the product arrives on my front porch. I also placed an order for the new 2015-2016 SU! Catalogs. I know those of you who signed up for a catalog will be excited to have it in your hands withing the next two weeks.

I just wanted to mention a few benefits of being a SU! demonstrator are:

  • Getting to see the new 2015-2016 SU! Catalog online weeks ahead of the official release date
  • Pre-ordering select new products a month before customer’s can order
  • Pre-ordering hostess exclusive stamp sets
  • Making great cards, scrapbook pages, and giftables before customer’s
  • Access to awesome demonstrator only SU! videos about products and video tutorials

If you are interested in having access to the benefits mentioned above, please click on the tab near the top of the page that says Join SU! Now for more details.

 

 

The Butterflies Thinlits have been delayed in arriving at Stampin’ Up! warehouse in Utah. The Thinlits are expected to arrive at SU! warehouse this Friday. Once the Butterflies Thinlits are “in house,” you will be able to order from the following special offer:  Therefore, from the day Butterflies Thinlits are again available through April 30, we are bringing you two special offers (note- if the Thinlits do not arrive at SU! on Friday, you will not be able to get the special until they arrive):

  1. Get the Butterflies Thinlits at a 15 percent discount–just $21.20!

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  1. Buy any of the Butterflies Thinlits Bundles at the already-discounted price and choose one of three FREE Sale-A-Bration items (only available while supplies last)!

Please refer to your Sale-A-Bration catalog for pictures of the above mentioned items.

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If you would like to order one of these specials, please click on the Shop SU! tab or double click on the special and you will be taken to my SU! ordering website.

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You can place an order by clicking on the Shop Now tab or go to www.martyz.stampinup.net then click on the SHOP tab up in the right hand corner at the top of the page (by placing an order on-line, your order will ship directly to you – no waiting for me to get the order to you or for you to pick it up).

Details

  • Get FREE shipping on any orders placed April 6-April 10, no minimum purchase required (excludes expedited orders).
  • All order types qualify (customer, workshop, online)
  • Orders placed for Hawaii and Alaska will receive free 2nd Day Air shipping.
  • Paper Pumpkin past kits and kit refills are eligible for free shipping if purchased online. Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are not eligible for free shipping.
  • Submit orders by:
    • OEX: Friday, April 10, 2015; 11:50 pm (MT)

blendabilitiesStampin’ Up! has experienced quality issues with the Blendabilities product line. Due to the nature of the defect and the manufacturer being unable to correct the problem in a manner that would meet Stampin’ Up! high quality standards and provide a stable, long-term solution, the Blendabilities product line has been discontinued.

I loved this product line and I am very sad to see it go.

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