Special Events Cookie Stamps

Here is the newest cookie stamps called Special Events that are in the new 2012-2013 catalog.

These are the three stamps that you get when you order these stamps.  You also receive the wooden handle to interchange these rubber stamps along with a sugar and shortbread cookie recipe.

These have become my go to food item when I am going to a party or having a Stampin' Up! event myself.  I always make cookies to stamp on and people seem to love the image that comes out on the cookies.  They are so much fun and easy to use as well.  I'm looking forward to making red, white and blue cookies using the star stamp for our upcoming fourth of July parties in the coming weeks.

Here are examples of the newest Special Events cookie press stamps that I had at my open house.

I tried different sugars for decorations. If you want to achieve this affect on the cookies, pour the colored sugar into the stamp, flatten the cookie dough on top of the stamp than carefully flip the dough onto the cookie sheet and finish pressing the stamp into the dough. I just love how the sugar adds such a nice touch to the stamps.

You can order these new cookie stamps through my site www.brittnysmith.stampinup.net



Ice Cream Card

I had my open house last weekend and created this card to go with the ice cream social for the make and take.  It's very simple and just think it's so cute.  I love the colors which are all new 2012-2014 in colors.  Can you name them?

I wanted to show how you can take a simple card like this and "step it up" as we Stampin' Up! demonstrators like to call it!  I changed/added four things on this card to "step it up."  Can you figure out what I changed from the simple card?

• I used the new Finishing Touches Edgelits Die on the ends of the designer series paper and white card stock. (This counts as 1 and 2)
• I embossed the midnight muse card stock using the new Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
• I added the cherry on top from the Cupcake Punch.

This didn't take much longer to do these extra steps but what a difference those little things make to your card.  So when you feel like your cards need something else to make it "pop," just think of "stepping up" what you already have on your card!

2012 Open House

This past weekend I had my open house for the new catalog.  It was an ice cream social.  I had a lot of fun preparing everything for the event.  Here are some pictures.

Catalogs and promotion table

Sweet pressed sugar cookies using the newest stamps

Ice cream and toppings ready for the guests

I created these banners on the stick and spoon to identify the toppings and not mix up the spoons.  They were created using the newest framelits called Bitty Banners

My boys eating their ice cream!



Make and take table



Make and take card