Summer Smooches Sneak Peek

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The Summer Smooches Suite is a collection including the Bright Blossoms stamp set, bright and cheery paper, coordinating embellishments, fabric and digital downloads.

Here are my favorite products in the Summer Smooches Suite.

If you look at my new blog banner, you'll recognize the Summer Smooches Digital Kit.  That is what I used to make my banner and this card. 

The Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper is bright and colorful.  It also coordinates with the Summer Smooches fabric.

And the Petite Purse Die.  This makes it easy to cut a small purse that you can design in many different ways.  You can go to my Facebook Business Page to see the Stampin' Up! Tutorial.  It's a post from 4/1/2012.

Here is a list of all the products in the Summer Smooches special.  Go to my online store to see each of the products.

125495	Bright Blossoms Wood-Mount Set	$16.95
125497	Bright Blossoms Clear-Mount Set	$12.95
125409	Summer Smooches Designer Paper	$10.95
125583	Daffodil Delight 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon	$10.95
125411	Summer Smooches  Fabric	$9.95
125606	Petite Purse Bigz L Die	$32.95
129919	Summer Smooches Photobook Template	$17.95
129601	Summer Smooches Digital Kit	$9.95

The Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper coordinating colors are Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, and Rich Razzleberry.

Enjoy the Summer Smooches collection.

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng
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Digital Designing 101

I'm having a lot of fun today creating new projects with my digital kits.  This card was made with the Mixed Bunch digital kit.  I love this kit because it includes paper, stamps and a punch.  It is one of the projects that we will make in Digital Designing 101 with My Digital Studio.

This beginner-level class is limited to 6 people so I can provide hands-on help. 

Date:  Friday, April 20th
Time:  7 - 9 pm
Location:  Fort Worth (Mistletoe Heights area)
Class Fee:  Buy these digital download items from  my online store to make your projects.  There are no additional class fees.  You will also need to download the free 30-day trial version of My Digital Studio if you don't already have the program.

Digital Downloads
129359  Mixed Bunch Kit $7.95
124453  Fun Flowers Shapes Punch  $1.95
124414  Top Note Shape  $0.95
125766  Teeny Tiny Wishes  $7.95

Contact me at sharon@sharoncheng.com to sign up for these classes today. 

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng
Richland Hills, TX

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Angel Everyday Enchantment

This angel is designed to watch over you, your creativity and your dreams. The quote, "Until you spread your wings, you will have no idea how far you can fly," fits so many different situations.  How many times have you let fear or anxiety stop you from moving forward?  Hopefully, having this angel in your home will help you find your inner strength when negative self talk starts to creep in.

This angel project was inspired by a mixture of many ideas.  I had a friend who wanted me to do something with vellum.  I've been playing with My Digital Studio to create hybrid projects that are faster and easier than ones that only use traditional papercrafting techiques.  And I've been wanting to do an angel for some time now.  Go to my Pinterest board, From This to That, to see the angel that inspired this project.

Stampin' Supplies

125117  Fresh Vintage Stamp Set  (Free with $50 order during Sale-A-Bration)
125537  Mixed Bunch Stamp Set  $21.95
125754  Sunset Serenade My Digital Studio Brush Set  $7.95
129357  Loving Thoughts My Digital Studio Brush Set  $5.96
126154  12 x 12 Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Free with $50 order during Sale-A-Bration)
120805  12 x 12 Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (12)  $14.95
119859  Extra-Large Oval Punch  $16.95
120908  Small Oval Punch  $10.95
119858  Boho Blossoms Punch  $16.95
119869  1/2" Circle Punch  $5.95
125603  Blossom Punch  $16.95
118309  Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack  $16.95
119275  Scallop Ribbon Border Punch  $15.95
125598  Labels Collection Framelits  $26.95
114507  Beautiful Butterflies Die $21.95
125596  Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die  $11.95
114517  Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder $7.95
113439  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine  $99.95

That's a long list of supplies!  Now you know one of the key reasons I became a demonstrator.  I love Stampin' Up! products and wanted to get a lot of them.  Please contact me at sharon@sharoncheng.com if you want to find out how you can earn the money to get what you want too!

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng
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Easter Punch Art Cross

I was trying to figure out a way to make a punch art cross when I saw a post on Pinterest about how to use the Modern Label and Blossom Punches together.  You can see the original post on my Pinterest board, From This to That.  That gave me the idea for making a cross using the same 2 punches.

Notice how white the Everyday Enchantment designer series paper looks?  That's because it is covered with the Sizzix multipurpose adhesive.  That made it quick and easy to add the glitter in the first card in this post. 

This is another version of the card that I made for a demonstrator swap with my downline.

Here are the supplies you need for each card.

Happy Easter Blossom Punch Cross Card
119849  Modern Label Punch   $16.95
125603  Blossom Punch  $16.95
119858  Boho Blossoms Punch  $16.95
118309  Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack  $16.95
119868  1" Circle Punch  $10.95
125598  Labels Collection Framelits  $26.95
113440 Buttons #5 Sizzlit $4.95
113439  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine $99.95
126154  Everyday Enchantment 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper  Free with $50 order during Sale-A-Bration which ends March 31, 2012.

Attic Boutique Cross Card
119849  Modern Label Punch   $16.95
125603  Blossom Punch  $16.95
119858  Boho Blossoms Punch  $16.95
118309  Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack  $16.95
119868  1" Circle Punch  $10.95
125595 Adorning Accents Edgelits  $9.95
113440 Buttons #5 Sizzlit $4.95
113439  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine $99.95
125407 Attic Boutique 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper $10.95

Visit my online store to get your supplies for this project.  Remember that when you purchase $25 or more in product, you are eligible for my Rewards Program.

Have fun making this punch art cross.

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng

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Easter Punch Art Chick

This is a fun 3 x 3 Easter card.  It takes two different punches to make this little chick.  Can you guess which ones?  The answer is at the end of this post.

I made the coordinating envelope with the new diagonal scoring plate.  It was easy to follow the instructions that come in the package.

I CASED the chick from this card made by Janet Holmes for our demonstrator group's swap in February.

Easter Punch Art Chick Supplies
122652 Delightful Dozen Stamp Set $24.95 (This is a great collection of Holiday sentiments)
121946 In Stitches Jumbo Wheel $8.50
118074 Owl Builder Punch $16.95
119858 Boho Blossoms Punch $16.95

Did you guess that these were the two punches used to make the punch art chick?  The owl punch has to be one of the most versatile punches.  Click here to go to my tutorial on making a rose with this punch.

Easter Envelope Supplies
122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool $29.95
125586 Simply Scored Diagonal Plate $11.95
125595 Edgelits Dies Adorning Accents $9.95
123536 Best of Everything Stamp Set $17.95
125650 You're My Type Stamp Set $13.95

I have more Easter projects to share in future posts.  Stay tuned.

Visit my online store to get your supplies for this project.  Remember that when you purchase $25 or more in product, you are eligible for my Rewards Program.

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng

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NEW Simply Scored Diagonal Scoring Plate

Stampin' Up! has added a new accessory to the Simply Scored.  There is now a diagonal plate so you can make projects like envelopes, boxes and more quickly and easily.

The new Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

• Sits on top of the Simply Scored base
• Held securely in place by rubber pads on back of the plate
• Has etched grooves every 1/8"
• Can score any size card stock up to 12" x 12"
• Includes instructions for creating common envelope sizes

Check out this video to see how to make an envelope using the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate.

If you don't already have one, here is the Simply Scored base which allows you to score lines every 1/8 inch.

Simply Scored 12234 $29.95

Simply Scored Diagonal Plate 125586 $11.95

 Click on the links to go to the Simply Scored or Simply Scored Diagonal Plate in my online store.

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng

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Storing your Framelits

Framelits are some of my favorite new products in the Occasions mini catalog.  There are currently two Collections to choose from: Hearts and Labels.  Each set comes with 6 thin, wafer-like dies.  With this new type of die, you can see where you are placing your design.  Stampin' Up! has also introduced several new stamp sets that coordinate with the new Framelits.  The card above was made using Apothecary Art (125527) and the Labels Collection Framelits (125598). 

When you get your Framelits, they come in a plastic envelope.  I found that I prefer using Stampin' Up!'s clear-mount stamp case to store the Framelits.  While many different Stampin' Up! demonstrators have shown this idea, the inspiration for this project came from Janet Wakeland.

I took two strips of magnet sheet and adhered them to a Stampin' Up! clear storage case.  The strips hold the Framelit dies in place.  I then made the cover in My Digital Studio and added it to the storage case.  On the back of the case, I put the instruction sheet that comes with the Framelits. 

If I were to do this again, I would use thinner strips of the magnet sheet, maybe 3 inches wide instead of the 4 inches I used in the case in the photo.  

The stampin' supplies for this project are:  

Hearts Collection Framelits (125599) $26.95
Labels Collection Framelits (125598) $26.95
Clear-Mount Stamp Cases (119105 for 4) $5.95  
Magnet Sheets (119816 for a set of 3 6" x 13" sheets) $9.95

Visit my online store to get your supplies for this project.  Remember that when you purchase $25 or more in product, you are eligible for my Rewards Program.

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng
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