Welcome to my Week in Review! Each Sunday, I like to share a quick recap for those who don’t follow along every day—and a little extra behind-the-scenes for those who do. But first, here’s a peek at my week outside of the projects I’ve shared on my blog …
More About My Incredible Week
What an INCREDIBLE week this has been! When I passed my $1 million in sales milestone earlier this year*, I knew I would be invited to Stampin’ Up!’s home office for a special retreat with others who achieved their milestone in the current year. I knew it would be great, but I didn’t know how ABSOLUTELY AMAZING the experience would be.
*legal disclaimer: the level of sales required to achieve this result is accomplished by less than 1% of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators
I’m back from my time in Salt Lake City, and I’m grateful you all behaved yourself while I was gone (I can always count on you). Today I’m sharing two fun selfies from my trip – tomorrow I’ll be back with more photos and highlights from my unforgettable adventure.
Here are two selfies I snapped at the home office to whet your appetite:
As always, I shared several projects on my blog this week. If you missed any of them, here’s a quick look back:
Monday
On Monday I shared a spooky sweet card that mixes fun Halloween images with a page of the Lights of Aurora 6″ x 6″ Paper (designed for Winter). Such a fun combination! Here’s the card I shared:
If you’d like to read more about this card and the products I used to make it, CLICK HERE.
Tuesday
Tuesday post had been percolating for months now, so I was happy to finally share it with you. In this post, I shared 5 great ways to showcase gorgeous landscapes on a card and gave several examples of projects I’ve made. With so many great landscape patterns on current papers, I hope you found these suggestions helpful!
Here’s an example of one of my favorite techniques – cut the paper into strips and reposition on the card:
Tuesday’s post features 5 ways to showcase landscapes, 23 inspiration cards and links to some of our current landscape papers – I hope you’ll check it out! To read more, CLICK HERE.
Wednesday
On Wednesday, Emma Goddard and I launched our next Super-Awesome Fun Time Card Kit featuring the Gathering Moments Bundle, one of Stampin’ Up!’s newly released Online Exclusives. I couldn’t be happier to share this new kit. To learn more and sign up, click on the image below:
Tomorrow is the last day to sign up, so I hope you’ll take a look today. ♥
Thursday
I was so excited about Thursday’s launch of the new kit that I made a card with the products from the suite we are focusing on in the kit. Here’s the card I shared on Thursday:
I pulled in so many warm colors, beautiful textures and seasonal patterns in one simple card. To read more, CLICK HERE.
Friday
Friday was a special day because it was Ms. Goldie’s 100th birthday. On Friday I shared the card I made to celebrate her milestone birthday. Here’s the card I made for her:
I combined Charming Day flowers on a fancy fold base for a sweet card that I thought she’d love. If you want to read more about this project, CLICK HERE.
Saturday
Ms. Goldie’s birthday was so special that it took me two posts to fully share the details about her card. On Saturday, I shared more details about her card – how I made the woodgrain background on the focal panel.
In my post, I shared HOW to make the faux wood background like the one on my card and included tips for creating the look you want. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
Bonus! You all sent so many wonderful wishes for Ms. Goldie on her milestone birthday. Liz (her daughter and my friend) sent me this picture of her on the special day:
Liz also sent me this picture of Ms. Goldie and her older sister Mable:
How beautiful are they!?
Looking Ahead
I’ll be sharing some great projects with you in the coming week, but I also have so many fun things to share about my trip to Salt Lake City. I hope you’ll come back!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
Super-Awesome Fun Time – Sign Up Today
Emma and I launched a new Super-Awesome Fun Time Card Kit this week, and you can sign up today! To learn more and sign up, click on the image below:
You don’t want to miss this kit! It’s going to be super-awesome…
Learn More About the New Products
Since the release of the new catalog, I have shared a closer look at select products – you might find it helpful as you navigate the new products. Here are some helpful links to those posts:
Shop the New Mini Catalog and Online Exclusives
Stampin’ Up! launched the new Holiday Mini Catalog and Online Exclusives on Wednesday. There are so many incredible must-haves in these offerings. I hope you’ll take a closer look!
To download the new Mini Catalog, click on the image below:
To download a listing of the products included in the new Online Exclusives, click on the image below:
Looks like you had an amazing time. Can’t wait to hear more! Beautiful photo of Goldie’s big day.
It was an amazing trip, Mary! What a unique experience! ♥
Can’t wait to hear more about your trip! Fun experience for sure!
Thanks for sharing photos of Ms. Goldie. They must have enjoyed the time together!
Aren’t they wonderful, Barbara?! I’m so excited to share more about the trip. ♥
Excited to hear more about your trip! Can’t wait to see what the stamp set you helped design will be!
Thanks so much, Karen! ♥ I’m excited about my stamp set, too – it won’t be revealed for quite some time, but I know I’ll be happy to share it.
What an exciting time for you! I can’t wait to hear all about it. Miss Goldie is my role model for aging…being healthy, alert, and enjoying life at 100. Thanks for sharing her pictures. Enjoy your day!
So happy to share, Hilda! You would have never guessed she is 100, right?!
And her sister, Mabel, is even older! Neither look like they have lived 100 years!
Can’t wait to hear more about SLC! Great pictures of you! And Ms. Goldie and sister, Mabel are adorable! Gotta try the faux wood technique you shared yesterday.
You’re going to love the technique, Barbara! So happy to share the photos. ♥
Wow for those 2 ladies of leisure who are 100+ !!! Thanks for sharing pix!
Your shirt reminds me of the wonderful DSP Peaceful Garden, so soothing. Can’t wait to hear about your time in SLC.
Aren’t they amazing?! You are the second person to tell me my shirt looks like DSP. Boy do I have a fun story for you about another shirt. 🙂
I spied with my little eye some photos of you during the SU event, from another demo I follow! Looks like you were having a fabulous time! So well deserved! Congratulations!
Thanks so much, Alaine! It was a wonderful event! ♥
What an amazing experience for you Brian! A great reward for all your hard work! Looking forward to the next week of your posts!
Thanks so much, Dawn! I’m excited to share more about the incredible week. ♥
Your birthday card for Ms Goldie was fabulous, and loved the photo of her and her OLDER sister! Can’t wait to hear all about your trip to Salt Lake. Do we get any hints on your upcoming stamp set???
Thanks so much, Liz! While I’ve worked with the team on the “concept,” I cannot share anything about it just yet. I’m really excited to design the set and can’t wait to share it when I can.
Brian, Congrats on your $1 million sales! Can’t wait to see your stamp set that you designed! I know it will be great! I’ve been seeing a few pics of the fun at the retreat! I might be half blind but is the DSP used in the snowy trees current? I can’t seem to find it. I love that card but I like most of your card designs. Have a great day and week!
Thank you so much, Vicky! It was an amazing retreat! The card you are referencing used the One Horse Open Sleigh DSP, which is retired. The card was pulled from a past post to showcase the technique I was describing. ♥