Travel to Convention 2015

Hello all my friends,

I had a wonderful time at the 2015 Convention in Utah! I learned many new things, got a sneak peak at the September Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog, and received prizes that included stamps, paper and stamp pads.  

I had a wonderful road trip with Irma Radzik, Andrea Radzik and Denise Donald.  We got to visit Stampin' Up! Headquarters in Salt Lake City Utah.  We also got a VIP look at the processing and shipping of the Stampin' Up orders. The most exciting part is we got to see Shelli Gardner's office!  

 

 The first day of convention was overwhelming with getting our bags, and a stamp set.  We brought many cards to swap and so did many other demonstrators as you can see in the photo above.

The convention center was huge and we had general information sessions, special classes, make and takes, product boards, awards night, and the 20's party all in the same place.   

To celebrate my travels I am having a World Travel Card Class on Saturday August 15 and Monday August 17th from 1 pm to 4 pm.    The class will cost $10 and we will be making the three cards shown.  

I will be showing all the great gifts I received, wonderful card samples, and pictures from my trip.  Please e-mail me at lissarose79@hotmail.com for more details.

I can not wait to create with you and share with you all the wonderful events from my trip.

Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

Wonderful Women Card Class

Wonderful Women Card Class, just in time for Mother's Day.  We will be making the three cards listed below, there is many sentiments to choose from. 






We will be using window sheets, vellum and many punches for these projects. 

The class will be held from 1pm to 4pm. The class will cost $10 or will be free with a $50 order (before taxes and shipping) from the Catalogue. 

We will have light snacks and tea, coffee, and water to drink.  

Please pre-register for the class by Monday March the 6th so I am able to have enough supplies ordered for the class. E-mail me at lissarose79@hotmail.com.  Please also remember that the max people I can have per class is 6 because of space, so please register early!

I can not wait to create with you.
Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator 

Easter Bunny Card Class

I hope everyone had time to enjoy the beautiful sun today, I hope this means that Spring is around the corner. 

We will be making these delightful Easter Cards on Monday March 16th from 1pm to 4pm.  This class will be $10, and with a $60 order (before taxes and shipping) you can receive a free item from Sale-A-Bration Flyer. 

Please register by Friday March the 6th and I can send you any other information by e-mail.  

Thanks so much,

Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine

Independent Stampin' up! Demonstrator 

So You Scrapbook Kit Class

Hello all my creative friends,

I am super excited to invite all of you to the So You Scrapbook Kit Class that will take place on Saturday March the 28th from 12 noon to 5 pm.  This project includes a 6x5.5 inch album with 20 (4x4)page protectors.  

The accessories included in the kit are white cardstock, pattern paper, two rolls of washi tape, epoxy stickers, coastal cabana quilted cotton ribbon, thick black bakers twine, heart and star clips, sequins, wood sheets, cork sheets with stars cut out, window sheets, and wood cut outs.  It also has a detailed guide for those who are not great at designing an album.  

I will teach some techniques which include stamping on the window sheets and using Blendabilities on the window sheets,  the epoxy stickers and colouring the sequence. 

The kit will cost $38 (taxes and shipping included) and you will get this entire kit shown above plus a pack of glue dots.  

For this class I will need participants signed up and the payment on or before Saturday March the 14th, so I can have the kits ready for you when you arrive on Saturday March 28th . 

 The two things you would be required to bring with you on the day of the class would be 20 pictures that would fit into a 4x4 inch area or smaller and a paper cutter.  Please also bring loonies as I will have a box of items to add to your scrapbook.

You would be able to use my scissors, So You stamp set, blocks, Coastal Cabana Blendabilities, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities, Coastal Cabana ink pad, and black ink pad, white Stayz-On ink pad, and black journaling pens.  

We will have snacks and water, coffee, tea or hot chocolate to drink, which will be out on a table so attendees can help themselves during the class.  

 I will also have a games, draws and Stampin' Up! prizes to give out at this class.  

I can not wait to create with you,

Melissa Omoniyi

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator 

Silhouette's Card Class

When I start preparing for a card class, I first start with a theme.  The theme for this month is Silhouettes.   then I go onto Pinterest and look through my Stampin' Up Catalogue to find inspiration. These are a few of the cards I tried.  

 I always try different techniques, the first is using a brayer to make mountains.  It still does not have a saying across it because it can be an any occasion card.  



The next group I tried was the bokhe Technique.  Apparently I need more white dots to make this effect work, so I am still learning.  

 The third technique is using Stampin' Write markers and colouring on a clear block. Very simple technique and a large variation and what you can make.  




These are the three cards I came up with for the Silhouettes Class on Saturday February 7 and Monday February 23.  

 This card I created was inspired by the 2015 Inspire Create Share Catalogue, page 127.  I was also inspired by many fabulous cards on Pinterest that used the World Of Dreams Stamp set.

 This card was inspired by a sympathy card I made a few years ago for a dear friend.  I realized this card can be used for any occasion and has more of a masculine feel.   

 This card was inspired by the cards I made earlier.  So being I have so many different types of paper at my home, I realized this is not watercolour paper but the shimmery white paper.  So I may give the watercolour paper a go and see if the technique changes at all.

When creating my card classes I always work on a theme, inspiration and lots of fun!!!!!

If you would like to join my card class on Monday February the 23rd please e-mail me at lissarose79@hotmail.com and I can give you all the information.

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Celebrating with New Products

 On December 18th I came home from work and looked in my mailbox, I was so excited to see the new Occasions Catalogue that runs from January 6th to June 2 2015, the Stampin' Success magazine that arrives bi-monthly for demonstrators only and the Sale-A-Bration 2015 Catalogue, that runs from January 6 to March 31 2015. I spent hours flipping through the pages.  

 That evening the UPS man came to the door with my pre-order I was so happy to see him.  The box contained some of the items that I ordered out of the the Occasions booklet and the items I earned out of the Sale-A-Bration brochure.   I set them out nicely on the table and by the next day my creativity went wild!!! 

 I first started by figuring out a way to make cards using the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets and paper.  The cards shown below use the Lotus Blossom stamp set (139143), the Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP (138635), and the Simply Wonderful Stamp Set.

 Please come join me at my class on Monday January 19th so I can teach how easy it is to make these beautiful cards.  The class runs from 1pm to 4pm and the evening class runs from 7 pm to 10 pm.  The class will cost $10 or will be free if you make a $50 order.  If you make a $60 order you will receive the class for free and a free product from the Sale-A-Bration flier. Make a $100 order you will take the class for free, get a free item from the flier and receive a free adhesive.  We will be making three cards.

Please contact me for more information on my class, I am so excited to teach these fun techniques to everyone.

 I took a look through Pinterest  and found many great ideas including this one posted by BK Cards.  I took my Color Coach and tried this design in four different colour combinations.  These cards use  the Butterfly Basics Stamp set (137154) and the Butterflies Thinlits Dies (137360).   This also used the Irresistibly Yours DSP from the Sale-A-Bration flier.  

 This card idea I found right in the Sale-A-Bration flier. I used Crushed Curry and Calypso Coral in spritzer bottles to make this background on the  Irresistibly Yours DSP.  I then used the Crazy About You Stamp Set (137137) and the Hello You Thinlits Dies (137363) to make the Happy Birthday.   I have fall in in love with the Crazy About you Stamp Set you can use it for outside of the card and inside of the card, and the letters are great because they are large which is easy to see, no special reading glasses for these letters.   



This card uses the the Chalkboard Paper (137786) and the Aquamarine Color Box Chalk Ink Pads (138092). I also used the Big Day Stamp Set (139112) from the sale-A-Bration flier.  You could use any colour for the card base and any folder for the background. For this background I used the Modern Mosaic embossing folder.  I made the celebration on top by stamping the image on white card stock and then fussy cutting it out.   I also coloured the Organza ribbon with a Sponge Dauber and stamp pad.

I borrowed this idea from Laura Kant, from Laura's Creative Moments.  This card uses the Big Day Stamp Set (139112) and the image is coloured in with the new Pink Pirouette blendability markers (133625).  I also used the Pink Pirouette Blendability to colour in the Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP paper that was cut out using the Top Note Die.  

I started to pre-think Valentine's Day and came up with these two cards.  The first one uses the Sweetheart punch (133786) and the heart out of the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (133787).  I used the Stacked With Love DSP Pack (137779) to create this background.  I also made a similar card using Real Red and Whisper White Card stock.

For this Valentine card I also used the Stacked With Love DSP Pack.  The great thing about this paper is that it has a coloured design on the front and has a black and white design on the back.  For this card I also used the Simply Wonderful Stamp Set, the Hello Life Stamp Set (137136) and the Butterflies Thinlits Dies.

This is the first year I have got this ahead of myself, it was so much fun to be a Demonstrator and pre-order these wonderful items.  Please come and speak to me if you would like to be a Demonstrator they have two great options for starting up during Sale-A-Bration.

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Kitchener Stampin' Up! Conference Part 2

The second part of the Conference was funnier than the first.  Dale and three talented Demonstrators talked during our Business session, they made us giggle!.  Denise Donald, Margie Stares and I got our picture taken with Dale.

For the second part of our day we received the Ornamental Pine Stamp Set.

Margie, Shirley, Sue and I sat together, and we played games competing for prizes, our team was called the Creative Cougars.

                     We got a picture taken with our extended Stampin' Up! Family

We then got to make a card and a box.

         I swapped cards with many demonstrators, next time I know to make more cards.

                                  The table decorations were great, cute pumpkins and trees.

After the party Margie, Shirley and I went for a swim.  We ended off the day celebrating Margie's Birthday at Red Lobster.