Here are Wendy Fassbender and I with our super-roomie Founder Circle bags. This is the SU! award for the top 100 Demonstrators in the company -wahoo! and super-fun (thank you Demo Team and Customers!). Demo Team be sure to get appreciated Sat. August 7th (it's your day) at the Team Demo Appreciation Day. My dear customers, look for a great "Thank You Appreciation Special" to be announced here in the next week.

  Here we are, in the studio, making these gorgeous bags. These two Stampin' With Joey Team Members are so talented and we had such a good time

 The bags use the Big Shot Machine and Scallop Square Die (Pg 194 & 199 Idea Book & Catalog)

 Here's Pat Male with a "beach bag" version. This is 1x4x4 pattern-you can adjust the pattern to any # you want.

  Here is Brenda Carl with here finished bag. This is a 1x2x3 pattern. Check out that flower on the side. We did those using the Flower Folds Die (Pg 201 Idea Book & Catalog). The material is my old place mats!

If you're interested in learning how to make these bags, and other great projects, Brenda and I conduct a Big Shot Class/Club on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. at the Studio. Your first class is Free and we would love for you to join us.

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Here is the latest Big Shot Class: Big Shot Quilter's Special

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Drum Roll Please… Stampin’ Up! now has Clear-Mount Stamps!!!  I HAD to break one open and start playing. Here is a photo of how I’ve "double-mounted" two stamps onto one clear block- AWESOME!

I had to apply a bit more pressure when using the clear-mount stamps, but the image turns out GREAT!

 I appreciate how SU! stuck with it until they could come up with a clear-mount stamp option that gives a crisp, clean image and still allows see-through stamping. (Wood block purist, never fear, SU! stamps with wood will still be available also!)

This is the card I am swapping with the other SU! Rising Stars.   I wanted to try a different color palette- FUN!

Stamps:

• Vintage Voque*

Paper:

• Rich Razzleberry Cardstock (4 1/4"x11")
• Crushed Curry Cardstock (4"x3")
• Bashful Blue Cardstock (4"X3")
• Whisper White Cardstock (2"x2")
• Tall Tales- Designer Series Paper (3 1/2"x2")

Inks:

• Rich Razzleberry
• Crushed Curry
• Bashful Blue

Accessories:

• 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (Crushed Curry)
• Scallop Trim Corner Punch *

*(These items are from the New Occasions Mini-Catalog and will become available after January 4th, 2010: E-mail me at (joey@stampinwithjoey.com) to recieve your FREE copy of this new catalog today!)

Gorgeous. Here's a "sneak peek" at 2 of the layouts included with this Class/Kit. 

The perforated pages can be removed from the calendar and added to one of our beautiful 6X6 Linen Albums. (4 Color Choices: Page 203 of the Idea Book & Catalog)