SWAT Team

The SWAT Team got together last Friday, and once again, did an awesome job with our “green” challenge. The projects included “stinkin’ cute” green envelopes; a stitched gift bag topper (complete with chocolates!); a complete gift packet with chocolate, a book mark, and a tag with a peppermint patty; a super-easy but awesome-looking square “basket;” a shamrock pin on a rosette; and a diaper-fold pouch (again-with chocolate!).

As always, we had a great time and made several of the square “baskets,” and learned the “stained glass” technique (stamping and coloring on vellum).

And… I now have a Stampin’ Up! website up and running (as of 9:00 tonight). It still needs a lot of tweaking, and I need to figure out how to put a logo on my blog that you can just click on to get there. But, in the meantime, you can click on this link http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/lindastampz/ to get to it and I’ll do a real post about it soon.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, we have named our “stamping group” the SWAT Team (Stampers With ATtitude). “The SWAT Team’s getting together!” sounds way more fun than, “I’m going to the stamping group.” Thanks for looking!

What’s In The Box?

My Stampin’ Up! box of goodies (also known as my “starter kit”) arrived today! Woo-hoo! So, for better or for worse, I am now officially a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator.

I can hardly wait until tonight when I can unpack the box, unwrap everything, and assemble my new stamp sets. Of course, you’re all invited to my first “Stamp Camp” workshop which will be in the next two or three weeks. If you’re interested in coming, leave me a comment and I’ll be sure to contact you with the date, time, etc.

I added Stampin’ Up!’s “My Digital Studio” software to my kit, too. The packaging says… “Share what you love in print with My Digital Studio. With this easy-to-use digital tool, you can create nearly anything you can imagine using the rich collection of exclusive Stampin’ Up! art, papers, colors, and accessories included with the software.” I’m really excited to see exactly what it can do.

So, wish me luck, and watch for updates on how this new venture goes!