The PERFECT Summer BBQ

Create special memories with a fun and convenient, coordinated summer BBQ!

Item #	Description	Price
118070	Country Living Summer Cookout Kit	$24.95

The exclusive Country Living Summer Cookout Kit includes the following products:

• 8 die-cut table tents (2 each of 4 colors)
• Die-cut components, bamboo skewers, and envelopes to create 8 shish kabob invitations
• 12 die-cut coasters (3 each of 4 colors)
• 16 die-cut tags (4 each of 4 colors)
• 24 12" x 12" printed food wrapper sheets (12 each of 2 colors)
• 4 printed recipe cards
• 5 yards linen thread
• Ruby Red Classic Stampin' Spot
• Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Spot
• Dig In stamp set (item number 116700)

Note: the kit does not include tablecloths, plates, or flatware.

Quick Project

Just wanted to share a quick project I made today.
I picked up a bunch of little notebooks that were on clearance in a craft store a while back and sat down today to alter some for my group training this weekend. I used the Crackled glass techique for the flowers. I love the way it looks - clean and simple. Kinda fun.

Other supplies used were:
Cardstock: textured basic grey, whisper white, basic black, regal rose.
Ink: Stampin write markers - mellow moss, pretty in pink, regal rose. Black Staz on, Versamark
Accesories: glassy glaze EP, heat tool.

Would you like to learn how to do this technique? Lets schedule a class for you then! Check out my calendar of events at www.deborahlarsen.stampinup.net for available dates!

Fun 3D Items

Last week I attended a business builders meeting with other members of our group. It was so much fun. We swapped cards, stamped 3 really fabulous projects, traded 3D items, had a yummy supper, and shared some fabulous business ideas about goal setting. It was a wonderful evening. One of my favorite parts was the 3D trade. I love 3 D items. It always amazes me what fun ideas can be thought up!

I helped out one of my downline members who also attended by making her item for her, as she was crunched for time. Here is what I came up with:

I loved how this stationary kit turned out. I will be offering it as a class and class in the mail in April, so stay tuned for those details.

Leadership Swaps

Well, I am on my way to Leadership Training. I am so excited. Leadership offers training geared toward demonstrators who have built their businesses and hold a title of Sr. Supervisor or above. Leadership is a much anticipated event and I am so excited to be going with my uplines Sherri & Brandi, and for the first time a downline too, Heather, PLUS several sidelines.

Swapping is a standard practice at Stampin' Up! events and Leadership is no different. Swapping is where you (I) make XX number of and identical item-cards, 3D, Scrapbook pages, etc. Then you "Swap" with other demos. So you only make one design and come home with LOTS of ideas.

This year, I signed up for 3 group swaps. These are generally smaller groups that have a particular project in mind. I joined a No Layers Card Swap, a Mini Album Swap, and a 12 x 12 scrapbook double page spread swap

I am going to show you my swap for the Mini Album. I made an album that uses clear envelopes as page protectors. Here is the cover:


Each album also has to have at least 4 decorated pages in them. I was unsure of whether that meant 4 pages including front and back, or 4 page protectors. So I put in four "page protectors" and decorated each page front and back. Here they are:

















I used a variety of supplies in this project, including: Chipboard, rub ons, ribbon, punches, cosmo glitter, heat embossing, Clear buttons, the extra space from the sticky cut letters to punch out stars, not to mention the stamping. This was a fun project to put together. If you would like to learn how, I would be glad to to a mini class for you and your friends, you could even get hostess benefits!