Thursday, October 4, 2007
Paper Punch Ring

We had a demonstrators meeting recently where we punched and labeled all 36 paper punches currently available through Stampin' Up! I have had a laminater for years and finally decided to put it to use. Using business card size laminating sheets, I ran each punched paper through the machine, hole punched them and stuck them on a ring. Now I have a better visual for my customers when they are interested in a punch from the book.
This also comes in handy when trying to find words or pictures that will fit in a certain punch. You just place the punched card over a stamp in the catalog and see if it will fit. I laminated mine to keep it durable for customers. If you don't have a machine, you can still punch scrap pieces of card stock, or a 4 1/4 x 5 1/5 piece of cardstock and put it in a clear envelope. A rectangle piece of cardstock punched and doubled as a book mark for your catalog works too.

I also participated in a Designer Series Paper buy with my upline. I have a sampling of each piece of DSP that SU sells and I laminated a portion of each one of those as well. Again, it is a good visual for myself and customers. The pictures of the DSP in the catalog do nothing for me. Being able to look at actual samples is much more impressive to me.


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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Cuttlebug Shmuttlebug

It seems that dry embossed backgrounds on cards has become quite popular since the Cuttlebug hit the shelves. The cards I have seen using the cuttlebug embossing folders are really neat. My cards don't usually have a lot on them so they tend to come out looking a little dry. The embossing gives it a little something extra. The problem is I do not want to purchase a cuttlebug machine at $99.00. Actually I don't want to purchase the cuttlebug for any amount of money, but I don't mind paying $4.99 for a cuttlebug embossing folder. So, how can you use the cute cuttlebug embossing folders without having to buy the machine (or any other cuttlebug compatible machine). Easy! Go in your kitchen and pull out your wooden rolling pin. All you need is that and a little spritz bottle of water and you are good to go.

Buggie Cut your cardstock to the size you want.
Buggie Spritz a little bit of water on each side of the cardstock.
Buggie Place it in the embossing folder and put a little piece of tape at the bottom to keep it shut.
Buggie Put the embossing folder on a surface that has a little give. I put a piece of cardboard down on the carpet and lay the folder on the cardboard. It seems to work better for me than doing it on a table.
Buggie Roll the rolling pin over the folder a few times with some good steady pressure. I roll it a couple of times in one direction, then turn the folder and roll a few times in the other direction.
Remove the cardstock and give it a few minutes to dry from the water spritz.




Here is a birthday card I did for my brother using a happy birthday embossing folder.


Cool eh? Now here is the best part! If you have an AC Moore near you they have cuttlebug stuff 40% off this week! The folders only cost me $3.00 each! Dollar Smiley

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Hi! I'm Melissia. I am a wife of 9 years, a mother of 6.5 years and a program assistant for almost 2 years. I enjoy paper crafting and doing various other crafts. I also enjoy reading, blurfing, brain games and spending time with my daughter.