Welcome to the Wacky Watercooler March Blog Hop!

 

Are you ready for another Wacky Watercooler hop?   I hope so.  We've settled into the monthly program we announced previously and here it is the second Thursday in March...so we're ready to hop and hope you are ready to be inspired by a smorgasbord of talent, multiple occasions to celebrate and create for and inspiring ideas. 

March has so much going for it don't you think?   St. Patrick's Day, Spring,  lions, lambs, wind, snow, sun and of course prep time for Easter, Passover, birthdays, weddings and anything else you can think of.  Of course for some March Madness is also on the mind with bouncing basketballs, cheerleaders and of course scores and trophies.

Here are a few more things to celebrate this month from various calendars:

• Irish American Month
• Music in Our Schools Month
• National Craft Month
• National Frozen Food Month
• National Irish American Heritage Month- designated by Congress in 1995.
• National Nutrition Month
• National Peanut Month
• National Women's History Month
• Red Cross Month
• Social Workers Month

Perfect occasions for a card right?  Or a treat holder with a sweet something in it?

In case you are new to our hops heres a thumbnail description of who we are:

We are a creative group of Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrators who hang out together on our demonstrator website in the Wacky Women's Watercooler thread. We share stamping, business, life, love, animals and pretty much whatever comes into our heads with a generally wacky slant on most things. Luckily being virtual the watercooler is always open for fun, frivolity and most of all creativity at any hour of the day.

Feel free to run the hop either forwards or backwards or somewhere in between.  Every post will have links to get you back home here to hop central in case you get lost or a link gets broken.

 Note:  All posts will be active as of 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.  If you log in before that you may miss a stop or two.  If a link isn't working when you check out the Blog Hop, please try again later as technical problems can arise and will be fixed.

Let's meet this months round of hoppers:

Note: Links all go directly to the hop post (as of 3/15/14)

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Deborah Smart - www.stampandcreate.net

 

Jackie Susnik - www.jackotterstamp.blogspot.com

Susan Horr - http://susanstamps.wordpress.com

Marsha Reed - http://www.coffeepotstampingcafe.com

Heidi Weaver - http://heidistampinalong.blogspot.com

Jean Fitch - http://jlfstudio.wordpress.com

Jeanne Kupsh - http://happy-jeannie.blogspot.ca

Christine Giuda - http://www.dancinstamps.blogspot.com

Kath R. - http://kath-allthatscrap.blogspot.com

Gail Allen - http://stampingandotherstuff.blogspot.ca

Stefanie Pletscher - http://craftymedic.blogspot.ca

KatheD - http://kathesadventure.blogspot.ca

Buffy Cooper - http://buffycooper.com

Terri Antoniw - http://stampwithter.blogspot.ca

Bev Q - http://stampwithbev.blogspot.ca

We've also got a non blogging hopper this month.  Germaine has shared her projects on the home blog here and here.

As you can see we have a few new hoppers this month...including...ta da...one from Germany!   We've gone Bi Continental this hop!   I hope you'll leave some comment love as you circle the hop and the globe with us.

For now though...lets get hopping!

Simply Sketched à la Germaine

Welcome back friends to another shared pre-hop posting by Jean and Germaine.

Germaine is back once again to share her beautifully monochromatic Simply Sketched creation.  And using one of my favorites of the new In Colors...Baked Brown Sugar.  Love that color!  The variety and layout of the many layers on this wonderful card really adds to the texture that the burlap ribbon with button brings to the fore don't you think?

  Simply Sketched is one of my favorites of the current crop of Hostess Stamp Sets.  As you can see from the online store picture this set gives you a variety of images for every occasion as well as the sentiments to make them all work.  A real work horse of a stamp set.  And available free to hostesses (or customers) with qualifying orders.

Here's Germaine's shared description of her card:

I really like the pretty little sparrow from Simply Sketched.  I like this set because it gives my group the option to use the same card design as a thank you, birthday, or sympathy card.

I used Baked Brown Sugar and VeryVanilla card stock.  And the use of the Hardwood stamp makes an excellent background.  The ribbon is burlap and I made the medium clay button (using our Stampin' Up molds and Simply Pressed Clay), also used linen thread as the twine for the button.

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Here's the Supply List for your convenience and CASE'ing pleasure.

Supplies

Stamps: Simply Sketched (hostess set), Hardwood (Occasions Catalog)

Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar


Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla Cardstock

Punches: Extra Large Oval, Scallop Oval

Other:  Simply Pressed Clay, Buttons and Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds, 1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon (Occasions Catalog pg. 37), sponge daubers, adhesives.

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Thanks once again for joining Germaine and myself for another pre-hop post.  Feel free to share what you love about Germaine's lovely design in the comments.   And don't forget to join us Thursday night starting at 6pm West Coast time for another great Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop!

Germaine's Scallop Tag Topper - Lattice Cross cards

Welcome everyone to another edition of pre-hop posting.

 Heidi our usual poster and webmaster of late is off in Cancun soaking up the sun before returning to the snowy wilds of Canada once again.  So today you get Jean and her Watercooler Crew friend Germaine from the States.   When the cats away the cross border mice will play right? :D

As a warm up for our upcoming Blog Hop (March 13-15) one of our blogless Wacky Watercooler crew has offered the following for your inspiration.  I hope you'll leave Germaine a warm welcoming comment as this is her first posting with the home hop blog.

Germaine has a wonderful eye for design don't you think?  And she really rocks a now popular use for Stampin' Up's newest Scallop Tag Topper Punch from the 2014 Occasions Catalog.   Check out these two variations on a theme.

First the Sympathy Card variation - a monochromatic use of Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White with a hint of a deeper purple in the Concord Crush ribbon.

Then the more colorful Easter selection that adds that punch of Daffodil Delight to warm the soul.  Rather like many of our winter gardens that are showing daff's peeking through the snow and ice right about now.

Whether for Easter or for a needed Sympathy card the Lattice die cut cross is a wonderful focal point.  And the Everything Eleanor images make for a wonderful One Sheet Wonder technique that allows you to stamp your own background papers then cut to size as needed for a multiplicity of cards.

Germaine shared these details with me:

I did the crosses for a class.  As some people send out Easter cards and others do not. I gave people the choice of making one or the other by substituting either the Wisteria Wonder Patterned Stack Designer Series Paper from the Subtles Collection or the Daffodil Delight from the Brights Collection. the main card base is Wisteria Wonder for both.

The cross is made from the Lattice BigZ die . I really like the new Scallop Tag Topper punch.

The ribbon is a retired ribbon called Concord Crush (an older retired In Color) and the Happy Easter stamp is also retired.

Of course you recognize the current and available Everything Eleanor stamp set and the Love and Sympathy set.

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Thanks Germaine...that covers it in a nutshell.

So here's what the supply list still available for purchase boils down to:

Supplies

Stamps: (non retired): Everything Eleanor, Love & Sympathy

Ink: Wisteria Wonder

Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Subtles (Wisteria Wonder)  and Brights (Daffodil Delight) Patterned Stacks Designer Series Paper Collections

Punches: Scallop Tag Topper, Scallop oval, Extra Large Oval

Other:  Big Shot, Lattice Bigz die, Large Rhinestones

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If you'd like to see how the cross was "snipped" from the Lattice die cut here's a quickie template from an old blog post of mine.  Template shows the long and the "short" form of the cross.  Germaine used the short form.

Thanks Germaine for sharing your talent with our home hop blog.  You've given me a new idea to play with.

Come back tomorrow for another post showing Germaine's latest creation with the Simply Sketched Hostess set.  And don't forget to follow or bookmark us so you don't miss the March Hop that starts the 13th.

Happy Hopping folks and stay tuned... and Heidi if your reading...don't forget the sunblock and the underwater coverup for your camera while snorkeling.
 - Jean

Pinch Me! The Wacky Watercooler March Blog Hop is almost here!

Have you heard?   The Wacky Watercooler March Blog Hop is coming!

March 13-15

That's right!  Save the dates March 13-15, because there is another awesome blog hop coming in just over a week. 

15 Stampin' Up bloggers this month will be looking to jump start your creativity and inspire your March Madness.

Anything current is fair game this hop.  From St. Patrick's Day, to Easter to basketball to...I'm so ready for Winter to be over will be fueling our hoppers entries.    Blogs will be reporting in from the USA, Canada and tada...Germany!   Yep...we've officially crossed the pond this hop.  Not to worry...our German entry is a militarily misplaced American so no translation utilities needed...unless of course you are joining us from overseas yourself...in which case...Google Translate is your friend. :D

See you for the Hop!   Tell your friends...the more the merrier.

Happy Valentine's Day from the Wacky Watercooler Gang!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you are enjoying our current Sale-a-Bration Hop now in progress.  Check out the post for details and hop route.

To celebrate this day devoted to love we wanted to showcase some projects from one of our Wacky Watercooler thread gang who doesn't yet have a blog.

 Patti really went to town for this holiday don't you think?   A 6"x6" decorated Kraft box from the last Holiday Catalog.   Scored pieces from the Rosette die to surround a votive light with beauty. And of course cards and a sweet little treat holder made from the new Scalloped Tag Topper Punch.  The larger card has a Real Red embossed section that used the Honeycomb Embossing Folder.

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Sayin' (Occasions 2014 Catalog)

Paper: Real Red Cardstock and retired Designer Series Papers.

Other: Big Shot, Word Bubble Framelit Dies (Occasions 2014 Catalog), Scalloped Tag Topper Punch (Occasions 2014 Catalog), Small & Large Heart Punches, Scalloped Ribbon Border Punch

And here's Patti's  Wacky Watercooler Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop entry:

Same Real Red theme in a lovely contrast with the Sweet Sorbet Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper.  This time Patti embossed with the Decorative Dots embossing folder also from SAB (and also will appear for sale in the upcoming Annual Catalog).  The Decorative Label punch makes for a terrific layering element for the sentiment (Wacky Wishes retired hostess set).  Gotta love that sassy Love Ya text from the Just Sayin' stamp set that's die cut with Word Bubbles Framelits from the Occasions Catalog.

Excellent entries Miss Patti.   Thanks for flooding the Wacky Watercooler blog with lots of color and love this Valentine's Day!

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There's another Watercooler tradition in our chat thread on Stampin' Connection (site for Stampin' Up Demos only).  The Princess Bride.   Somehow that book and movie manages to make a regular appearance every few weeks or so in our chats.   In honor of that recurring theme I used some graphics that came across my desk from The Toymaker website to create this fun and fast mini poster.    Gotta love that My Digital Studio and other graphics capable software these days makes creating so fun & easy.  

Just a little peek into the life of the Watercooler.  Fun isn't it?   If you haven't ever read the book or seen the movie...really you have to...that's a requirement for honorary Watercooler membership right?   OK...just kidding...but really...it's a lot of fun.

Let's Celebrate Sale-a-bration with the Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop!

Welcome to another Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop.  We're happy to announce that we'll be having a Blog Hop each month, beginning on the second Thursday of that month, unless otherwise posted here on the Wacky Watercooler blog.  It is your enjoyment of these Blog Hops that has encouraged us to make this a monthly affair.  Thank you for all your support!

Why do we call it the Watercooler?  There is always friendly chatter going on around an office watercooler and we enjoy socializing with each other on the internet (the modern-day version of an office situation).  Why Wacky?  We all delight in our eccentricities and each have rather an off-the-wall sense of humour.  Wacky fits the bill and we're proud of it.

What are we featuring in this month's Blog Hop!  As suggested by the title of this post, the hop is going to be all about Sale-a-bration.  You're going to see all sorts of projects made using various Sale-a-bration products.  Why so much attention to Sale-a-bration?  It's the one time of the year when you can order the things you love from the Stampin' Up! catalogues and products online and, with each $50 that you spend ($60 in Canada), you receive your choice of one free product from the Sale-a-bration brochure.  Since the prices of the products in the brochure, if they could be bought outright, range from just under $10 to about $25, you can see what a bonus you get during Sale-a-bration.  Your Demonstrator can tell you more about all the other benefits of Sale-a-bration, especially to those having a Stampin' Up! party during this event.

If you're in search of a demonstrator to place an order, any one of the participants would be happy to be of service.  Or you can check out the demonstrator locator at www.stampinup.com to find one in your local area.

Here's the line-up of demonstrators participating in this Blog Hop.  You can see they come different areas of Canada and the United States.  Each name is hot-linked to their blog, so you can begin by clicking any name from this list.  Since the blogs are linked, you can move forwards or backwards through the Blog Hop as you may wish.  If you simply keep clicking the "next" on each blog, you will be moving in an endless circle.

         Buffy Cooper  (Virginia, USA)

         Kath R.  (Utah, USA)

         Deborah Smart  (British Columbia, Canada)

         Gail Allen  (British Columbia, Canada)

         Jackie Susnik  (Ohio, USA)

         Jean Fitch  (Oregon, USA)

         Susan Horr  (New York, USA)

         Heidi Weaver  (Alberta, Canada)

         Marsha Reed  (Iowa, USA)

         Bev Q.  ((Alberta, Canada)

         Christine Giuda  (New Hampshire, USA)

Note:  All posts will be active as of 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.  If you log in before that you may miss a stop or two.  If a link isn't working when you check out the Blog Hop, please try again later as technical problems can arise and will be fixed.

We hope you enjoy this look at some of the current Stampin' Up! products and get some great ideas from our blogs.  Bookmark our site and join us again for another Hop.  The next one is scheduled for March 13th.  See you then!

Oh my! The hop is this Thursday!

Time passes so quickly.  This Thursday we are sharing another blog hop.  This time we are celebrating Sale-a-bration.  I can hardly wait to see what everyone is going to create---how about you?

Don't forget to save the date!  And remember, if you aren't able to join us on Thursday, the hop continues from Thursday, February 13th until Saturday, February 15th.  This is so exciting!

Monthly? That's so exciting!

That's right!  We're going to be having a monthly blog hop because of popular demand.  The first of the monthly hops is scheduled to take place from February 13 to 15th.  After that, the blog hops will occur every second Thursday to Saturday of the month.  Excited?  We certainly are!

Let your friends know about this exciting news.  They'll want to see all the wonderful designs we come up with using the new Sale-a-bration products just like you will.  

Sale-a-bration products are FREE!  Check with your Demonstrator for all the details.

The Wacky Watercooler's Welcome 2014 Blog Hop

Welcome everyone!  This is our fourth Blog Hop and the very first one for 2014.  We have many of the participants from our other Blog Hops as well as a couple of new ones.  As usual, they've pulled out all the stops and are ready to dazzle you with their wonderful creations.  If this is your first time visiting our Hop, you're in for a treat.  If you've enjoyed our previous Hops, you will love our new one.

Why do we call it the Watercooler?  There is always friendly chatter going on around an office watercooler and we enjoy socializing with each other on the internet (the modern-day version of an office situation).  Why Wacky?  We delight in our eccentricities and each have rather an off-the-wall sense of humour.  Wacky fits the bill and we're proud of it.

Not only is this a brand new year, but also Stampin' Up! has introduced a brand new catalog(ue): the Occasions mini which celebrates the everyday.  Coming up within a very few days as well is Stampin' Up!'s annual Sale-a-bration.  This year Sale-a-bration will take place from January 28th till March 31st.  There are so many wonderful free items you can earn just by buying the products you love.  You'll be amazed at the variety available.

What are we featuring in this Blog Hop?  Well, of course we'll be using products from the new Occasions mini.  If you haven't seen them yet, you'll love the way they're being used by our creative crew.  We'll also be featuring some of the wonderful items in the Sale-a-bration brochure as well as our Annual Catalog(ue).  Not to be left out, there will also be items that haven't made it into any catalog(ue) yet.  In other words a seemingly endless variety of products available through Stampin' Up! will be used.

If you're in search of a demonstrator to place an order, any one of the participants would be happy to be of service.  Or you can check out the demonstrator locator at www.stampinup.com to find one in your local area.

Here's the line-up of demonstrators participating in this Blog Hop.  You can see they come from all over Canada and the United States.  Each name is hot-linked to their blog, so you can begin by clicking any name from this list.  Since the blogs are linked, you can move forwards or backwards through the Blog Hop as you may wish.
                                                     Jean Fitch (United States)
                                                     Gail Allen (Canada)
                                                     Buffy Cooper (United States)
                                                     Kath Ricks (United States)
                                                     Deborah Smart (Canada)
                                                     Bev Q (Canada)
                                                     Christine Giuda (United States)
                                                     Marsha Reed (United States)
                                                     Heidi Weaver (Canada)

Note:  All posts will be active as of 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.  If you log in before that you may miss a stop or two.  If a link isn't working when you check out the Blog Hop, please try again later as technical problems can arise and will be fixed.

We hope you enjoy this look at some of the current Stampin' Up! products and get some great ideas from our blogs.  Bookmark our site and join us again for another Hop.  The date will be announced here soon.

Are you ready?

That's right!  This Thursday after 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time you will be able to check out the amazing blogs in the upcoming Welcome 2014 Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop.  Hope you'll have time for a visit.

Save the date!

That's right!  Save the date because there is another awesome blog hop coming in just over a week.

Beginning at 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (that's 9 p.m. for those of you working on Eastern Standard Time) on January 23rd, another Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop will begin.  Don't worry if you're busy on Thursday because the hop will run until January 26th.  Woo Hoo!

Everyone is welcome.  Tell a friend about us.  We're welcoming in 2014 with some pretty fantastic projects.

The Wacky Watercooler's 2013 Year End Blog Hop--Celebrate with us!

Welcome everyone!  This is our third Blog Hop.  If you enjoyed the first ever Wacky Watercooler Crew blog hop back in July and the second one in September, you will love this Year End Blog Hop!   If this is your first time visiting us, you're in for a treat.   As you can tell from the banner, we're celebrating the end of the year. 

Why do we call it the Watercooler?  There is always friendly chatting going on around a watercooler and we enjoy socializing with each other on the internet. Why Wacky?  We delight in our eccentricities and each have our own rather off-the-wall sense of humour.  Wacky fits the bill and we're proud of it.

Since this is our year-end blog hop, we're featuring anything that Stampin' Up! is currently selling---except for items from the Clearance Rack.  Yes, there are a lot of products in the Annual Catalog and the Holiday Catalog and we probably could have left it at that, but then we would have missed out on so many great new products that never managed to made it into either of the current catalogs.  Aren't you excited to see what our "hoppers" are going to show you this time?

For this blog hop we're definitely focusing on the upcoming holidays.  Expect to see samples featuring Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's. As you discovered last time, we have some very talented people participating in our Blog Hop. 

Of course since all virtual watercoolers and water itself flows in a neverending stream, we've arranged the hop so you can go forwards, backwards or in any order you wish.  If you get lost along the way click on the HOME button to return to this page and find your next stop from the list that's included here.  To go forward or back just click on the NEXT or PREVIOUS buttons.  We also hope you'll take a minute to tell us what you think and leave a comment.

Should you be in search of a demonstrator to place an order...any one of the Hoppers would be happy to be of service.  Or you can check out the demonstrator locator at www.stampinup.com to find one in your local area.

Here's the lineup (split fairly evenly between Canada and the United States). Each name is hot-linked to their blog:

                                  JeannineTarrio (American demo)

                                                                  Bev Q (Canadian demo)

                                                            KatheD (American demo)

                                                       DeborahSmart (Canadian demo)

                                                      Christine Giuda (American demo)

                                        Kath R. (American demo)

                                      Gail Allen (Canadian demo)

                                     Jeanne Kupsh (American demo stationed in Germany)
                                                     Heidi Weaver (Canadian demo)        

                                       Terri Antoniw (Canadian demo)

Note: All posts will be active as of 6 pm Pacific Daylight  time.  If you log in before that you may miss a stop or two.  If a link isn't working when you check out the Blog Hop, please try later as technical problems can arise and will be fixed.

We hope you enjoy this look at some of the current Stampin' Up! products.   Bookmark our site and join us in January for another Hop---which will spot-light the brand new Occasions Catalog coming out on January 3, 2014.  

It's coming next Thursday! Are you excited yet?

It's no secret!  You can tell your friends...

Yes, another Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop will be coming up on Thursday, November 14th!  Remember, nothing will be posted before 6 p.m. Pacific Time (that's 9 p.m. Eastern time) but the hop will run from the 14th till the 17th.  Lots of time for viewing and commenting.

For those of you who have enjoyed our last two blog hops, we welcome you to see what terrific projects are being shown this time around.

The Wacky Watercooler's Stampin' Up! Demonstrators' Holiday Blog Hop is Here!

Welcome everyone!  If you enjoyed the first ever Wacky Watercooler Crew blog hop back in July, you will love this Holiday Blog Hop!   If this is your first time visiting us, you're in for a treat.   As you can tell from the banner, we're celebrating the upcoming Holidays.  There will be projects using products from the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog(ue), the carry-over list from last year's Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog(ue) and some of the appropriate specials being offered by Stampin' Up!  Our wacky crew of demonstrators for this hop are from Canada and the United States so you'll see a few different spellings as you travel through the hop.   Of course since all virtual watercoolers and water itself flows in a neverending stream, we've arranged the hop so you can go forwards, backwards or in any order you wish.

Should you get lost along the way click on the HOME button to return to this page and find your next stop from the following list.  To go forward or back just click on the NEXT or PREVIOUS buttons.  We also hope you'll take a minute to tell us what you think and leave a comment.   Should you be in search of a demonstrator to place an order...any one of the Hoppers would be happy to be of service.  Or you can check out the demonstrator locator at www.stampinup.com to find one in your local area.

Here's the lineup (split fairly evenly between Canada and the United States).  Each name is hot-linked to their blog:

Heidi Weaver (Canadian demo)

Jean Kupsh (American demo based in Germany)

Kath R. (American demo)

Terri Antoniw (Canadian demo)

Jeannine Tarrio (American demo)

Bev Q (Canadian demo)

KatheD (American demo) 

Gail Allen (Canadian demo)

Deborah Smart (Canadian demo)

 Note: All posts will be active as of 6 pm Pacific Daylight  time.  If you log in before that you may miss a stop or two.  If a link isn't working when you check out the Blog Hop, please try later as technical problems can arise and will be fixed.

We hope you enjoy this look at some of the new Stampin' Up! Holiday products.   Bookmark our site and join us next time for another Hop---which will spot-light Christmas and Hanukkah.  

In the mean time we'll also be posting fun tidbits, tips and product information you'll also want to see.  Happy Stamping from the Wacky Watercooler Stamping Crew!

This Thursday! Are you excited yet?

Are you looking forward to this Thursday's blog hop?  For some wonderful ideas and projects from the Holiday Catalogue, you will have to come by and check out the hop.

It's coming! Really! It is definitely coming soon!

Remember that first Blog Hop back in July?  Remember all the fun you had, hopping from blog to blog and seeing all those wonderfully creative minds at work?  Well, I have a surprise for you!

You only have to wait until September 12th for the next fantastic Watercooler Blog Hop.  Yes, that's right---less than two weeks to go.  This time we are presenting creations that are all about the holidays.  The hop will be featuring the Holiday Catalog(ue), the carry-overs, and all the other new 25th Anniversary "Best of" stamps and single stamps that are appropriate.

Excited?

 Now go tell your friends and pass on the addy to this site.  No-one will want to miss the Holiday Hop.

Trefoil Cross: Patti's Baked Brown Sugar Blog Hop Submission

This post could also have been titled:  Best laid plans of mice and mailmen.

Another of our Wacky Watercooler participants Patti Leeke who is short on a blog (blogless) but long on talent is being featured today.  For our New Catalog(ue) hop she popped this lovely confection in the mail to your's truly for inclusion in the hop....that's where the mailmen and the mice for all I know come in.   The hop was close to a month ago but the card just arrived 5 days ago!    Patti mailed it in plenty of time but...as I say...mice and mailmen intervened.  Don't you wish mail had minicams on it so you could find out the "rest of the story"?

Patti's Trefoil Cross in Baked Brown Sugar and Very Vanilla

Lovely isn't it? A perfect blend of image and sentiment for a difficult type of card to have to craft and send.   In person it's a rich and luscious mix of Very Vanilla and our newest In Color - Baked Brown Sugar.  Given the names you just expect those two to mix well together don't you?  :D   One of my favorite things about the Trefoil Cross image is that it is a single stamp!  Lots of presence with very little cost.  And as you can see, by Patti's inclusion of the new Beautifully Barogque embossing folder in the background, it also coordinates very well with our Mosaic & Baroque design collections.

Supplies:

Stamps: Trefoil Cross (pg. 122 of the Annual Catalog(ue)), Love and Sympathy (pg. 68), Background Borders (pg. 119) on the interior

Paper: Very Vanilla & Baked Brown Sugar cardstock

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar

Other: Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot, Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder, Baked Brown Sugar 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim (our newest In Color ribbon style), Paper Snips, adhesives & dimensionals.

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Thanks Patti for showcasing these new images and products so beautifully.

Patti and the rest of the Wacky Watercooler stamping gang will be back September 12th with a look at Stampin' Up's new Holiday Catalog(ue) and other Holiday Offerings.

In the mean time...keep your eyes peeled for the occasional post from the watercooler.

Happy Stamping!

The Wacky Watercooler's Stampin' Up Demonstrators New Catalog(ue) Blog Hop is Here!

Welcome to the Hop!!

The Wacky Watercooler Crew are happy to welcome you to our first ever hop!   As you can tell from the banner we're celebrating the recent release of Stampin' Up's latest Annual Catalog or for those of you from overseas or Canada...the Annual Catalogue.   Ah...ha....now you get the banner right?   We melded both North American spellings into one form "catalog(ue)".    Our wacky crew of demonstrators this hop are from Canada and the United States so you'll see a few different spellings as you travel the hop.   Of course since all virtual watercoolers and water itself flows in a neverending stream we've arranged the hop so you can go forwards, backwards or in any order you wish.
 

Should you get lost along the way click on the HOME button to return to this page and find your next stop from the following list.  To go forward or back just click on the NEXT or PREVIOUS buttons.  We also hope you'll take a minute to tell us what you think and leave a comment.   Should you be in search of a demonstrator to place an order...any one of the hoppers would be happy to be of service.  Or you can check out the demonstrator locator at www.stampinup.com to find one in your local area. 

Here's the lineup (split fairly evenly between Canada and the United States):

Jean Fitch 

Terri Antoniw

Heidi Weaver

Deborah Smart

KatheD 

Kath R.

Bev Q

Jeannine Tarrio

 Note: All posts will be active as of 6pm West Coast time. If you log in before that you may miss a stop or too.

We hope you've enjoyed this look at the New Annual Catalog(ue).   Bookmark our site and join us next month for the Holiday Catalog(ue) Hop we are now preparing.  We'll be featuring product and projects from the soon to be released 2013 Holiday Catalog(ue). 

In the mean time we'll also be posting fun tidbits, tips and product information you'll also want to see.

Happy Stamping from the Wacky Watercooler Crew!





A World Record!

It's not every day that a new Guinness World Record is set.  Last night, however, Stampin' Up! set a new world record when 2,984 hand-stamped cards were sent from a single location at one time by those demonstrators attending the 25th Stampin' Up! Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.  According to one convention-attendee, "They would have had more had they set up more people to inspect!  I know many that couldn't stand in the line that long."  Be that as it may, they didn't need more since the record was set with the cards that were sent.

Working together, we can all "BE the Difference" as the title of this year's Convention suggests.

Psst....there is a brand new Stampin' Up Demonstrator Blog Hop coming soon!!!

 

Check back on July 25th for our first Wacky Watercooler New Catalog(ue) Blog Hop.