Sweet Sorbet Card class

In honour of the 2014 Sale-a-Bration the Sweet Sorbet Class is based on the stamps, paper, folder and punch from the Sale-A-Bration flyer. 

On Monday February 17th from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm and Wednesday February 19th from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm we will be making these three wonderful cards.






The card class is $10 OR...
With a $60 order (before shipping and handling) the Class is FREE
And you receive a special gift for FREE from the Sale-A-Bration flyer.

The price includes supplies to make three cards, three envelopes, coffee, tea, hot chocolate or water to drink and a special Valentine treat.  You will also receive a Sale-A-Bration flyer, wish list and the Spring catalogue.

The owl card is created by Bronwyn Eastley an Independent Stampin' Up demonstrator from Australia.  I just love her creations.

Please e-mail me if you would like to participate in the class with your name and phone number.  I will then e-mail you with directions and parking details

Thank you
Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Sale-A-Bration is Here!!!

This is one of my favorite times of the Year! When Sale-A-Bration arrives I take advantage of a free item with every $60 I order.  It is so easy to take advantage of this deal, just contact me to place your order! 

Here are some of the cards I came up with using the items from Sale-A-Bration. 

 

 

This Pistachio Pudding and Very Vanilla card uses You're Lovely Stamp Set 133578 clear and 133575 wood.  It also uses the Decorative Dots textured impressions Embossing Folder 133520.

 

 This Smokey Slate, Strawberry Slush and Crisp Cantaloupe card uses the stamps from the Banner Blast Set (133554 clear, 133551 wood) to make a great pattern . 

 

 This great set of cards was made using the Good as gold card kit 133512.  The kit allows you to make 8 cards with envelopes and liners, it includes tags, phrases, gold cord, and bakers twine. 

 

To enjoy the catalogue in full please click  

media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/NA/20131119_SAB_EN/20131119_SAB_en_CA.pdf

Thanks so much for looking at my Sale-A-Bration creations. 
Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Washi Tape Card Class

Hello all my card making friends

I will be holding my first class of 2014 on Monday January 13, we will be making the three Washi Tape Birthday cards shown below.  These cards were so much fun to create and were my first attempts at using Washi Tape.

The class will cost $10 or will be FREE with a $50 Catalogue order (before tax/ shipping).  The class will take place from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.  The evening class will take place on Wednesday January 15 from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. 

Please preregister by January 10th.

Thank you,
Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine
Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator

Decorate The Season With Stampin' Up!

It is that time of year again where we are buying and wrapping Christmas gifts.  What better way to do this then by joining my Decorate the Season Class where we will be making a muslin bag, a beautiful gift box, and 6 gift tags.  
 
I will be holding the class on Monday December 9th from 1pm to 5pm and an evening version of the class on Thursday December 12th from 7pm to 10pm. The class will cost $10 or will be FREE with a $40 Catalogue order.  We will be having some Christmas cookies to snack on and will also have hot chocolate, coffee or tea to drink. 
 
This was my busiest class last year so please get back to me as soon as possible with your name, phone number and what class you would like to attend, I have 8 spots for each class. I will then send my address and parking instructions. 
 
Just wanted to let everyone know, that the last catalogue order must be put in on December 10th in order to receive your Stampin' Up! products before Christmas.
 
Thanks so much
Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine
Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator

November Christmas Card Classes

For many years now, my mom and I get together starting in November and make many Christmas cards to give out to friends, relatives and neighbors.  Because of this tradition I decided that I would host four Christmas card classes this November.  

 The first class is called Frosty The Snowman where we will be making these two playful and fun snowman cards.  The class will take place on Monday November 11 from 1pm to 4pm  and Thursday November 14th from 7pm to 10pm.

The second class is called Winter Wonderland, and we will be making these beautiful yet unique snowflake cards. These classes
will take place on Monday November 18 from 1pm to 4pm and Thursday November 21 from 7pm to 10 pm. 

Each class cost is $6 or the class is free with a $30 catalogue order.  The class includes all the supplies to complete two cards, two envelopes, snacks, and water, coffee and tea to drink. 

I only have 8 spots for each class time so please RSVP as soon as possible to hold your spot.  Please e-mail me with your name, phone number and which class you would like to participate in. 

The classes will take place at my studio at 45 Adelaide Street.  Please park in the front of the building and buzz 204.

I am sure these cards will be as much fun to teach as they were to make! 

This offer is once in a lifetime.  From October 7 until October 21 you can
Join Stampin' Up! for only $25. 

What you will get:

$26.95 worth of Stampin' Up! product

Business pack which includes

• A box of annual catalogues
• A package of the current seasonal catalogue
• Getting Started DVD
• Starter Kit Business Brick
• Customer postcards

The benefits of joining:

1) You get good quality products at a discount.  Our card stock is excellent quality for all paper crafting. Our stamps have great details and are easy to use.  You get a 20% discount.
2) Wonderful social interactions.  You become involved in team meetings with demonstrators who help inspire you.
3) Sharing is top priority.  We share all our card ideas with others. 
4) Our products all coordinate. 
5) Many uses for all the products.
6) Build new friendships through clients and team members.
7) Special trips with promotions.  Last year one of the trips was to Fiji!
8) Demonstrators get the first look at all the specials and are allowed to buy them before anyone else.  We also get the workshop benefits and many other special offers, only for us.
9) Stampin' Up! supports you all the way. An e-mail or phone call to demonstrator support can answer any question you have.
10) Special magazine called Stampin' Success that gives you project and business ideas.  Demonstrators receive this every second month. 
11) Stampin' Connection is an online chat site only for Demonstrators. This site is great for card ideas, techniques, doing card swaps, and having discussions with other demonstrators.
12) No penalties for deciding you don't want to be a demonstrator anymore.

Get in contact with me and I can set up a time for us to meet and discuss all the details and benefits of joining.
Hope to hear from you soon,

Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Undefined: The Stamping Tribute to My Brother

 In April my brother Parry past away due to complications from Crohn's Disease. 

My brother was wonderfully creative, and was a great help when something was not working right on a card.  He would give me one suggestion that always would complete the project. 

Parry was always looking through my Stampin' Up! Catalogues to find "manly" stamps.  I remember him asking "is there any paw print stamps?" 

I was very excited when Stampin' Up! came up with the Undefined Carving Kit, a kit that allows you to carve any image you want. I immediately put in an order and when I received my order started carving paw prints in dedication to my brother.  I decided to do a Wolf, Puma and Tiger paw as these are the animals my brother had drawn in the past.


The Undefined Kit includes two carving tools, rubber, foam, 4 wood blocks, one island indigo marker, 3 postcards, instruction sheet and a stamp image template.  

The steps to making the stamps are fairly simple. First you draw an image with a 2B pencil (something greater then HB). Turn the image over and rub it on the rubber with your finger, you will then get a reverse image.   The rubber is then ready to carve. Use the large tool to take out large spaces and the small tool to go around the edges of the image.  Be very careful not to over do it especially with small areas of your image, once you make the cut there is no reversing it.  Cut around the finished image with scissors.  Stamp the carved image with Staz-on ink and apply it to the block where you will be placing the image.  Then take the foam and cut around your carved image and stick the carved image to the block.  You are Done!  

I took the post cards and stamped all over them and sent them to a few family members. I can't wait until they see them, I bet they will never know that I created the stamps myself. 

Another project I have been working on is a CD Compilation for my Mom.  Parry was a huge music lover and had over 700 songs on his I-Pod.  This project was difficult for me to do as many songs remind me of funny times Parry and I had together.  But it also was very fun.     

I ended up making three CD's for my Mom to listen to.  For the CD covers I used my Undefined: Paw Print Stamps and the Morning Post Alphabet Stamps, which made a very manly front cover.    

For the back of the CD I printed out the song lists on very vanilla card stock and finished it off with a few paw prints

It is so wonderful that Stampin' Up! has given me a great creative outlet to deal with the passing of my brother.  I know Parry would have been very proud of what I have created.