Notable Designs by Leslie Banks

Spring Stamp Camp

Spring Stamp Camp
…and we are going… RETRO
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Come explore your creative side using our Bright Delights Rub-Ons. Create 4 note cards (3x3) and envelopes to go inside a little decorated pail, and 4 normal sized cards with envelopes. 

OR

Come and Explore chipboard color explosion using our Good Morning Sunshine DesignerPaper when making a box decorated with a bird, 3 (5 ½ x 5 ½) square cards with envelopes, and a decorated small box of tags – perfect for gifting!  

    

Or Do BOTH and get your color fix in!
Date:   

April 18, 2009

Time:  

10:00am – 2:00 pm

Location:

Manzano

Mesa

Community Center

Cost:  Each Project Set is $30.00 or you can do both project sets (same day) for $50.00 – that is a discount of $10 for 2 FULL projects!  If you do both projects we will prep kits to make efficient use of time.

Registrations are due:  April 1^st to allow enough order time

Birthday Card Classes

Birthday Celebration Class

Time to get ready for those upcoming birthdays!  Do you often scramble trying to find a card for someone?  Do you often get to work and realize that you need a card today?  If so, then our Emergency Card Kit is just the class for you!   The kit (you make 2) includes 6 - 6x6 cards and envelopes in a delightful box resembling a band-aid box.  It even comes with instructions on how to use the kit, making it a treat to give to someone as a thoughtful gift.  These kits are made with the Best Ever Simply Scrappin’ Kit.

Are you a cupcake fancier, but not too keen on the calories that come with them?  If so, then our Crazy for Cupcakes Class is for you!  Come and make a Cupcake-shaped box complete with 4 cards and envelopes perfect for giving no calorie cupcakes to all your birthday friends!  The kit also makes a delightful gift itself.  You will receive instructions on a CD for this class and a blender pen at no extra charge for your personal use.

Class Info:

Date:   March 14, 2009
Time:  1:00 - 4:00 pm (both classes)/ 1:00 - 3:00 (for one class)
Location: Karen’s house
Cost:  Emergency Card Kit Class is $25.00 /Crazy for Cupcakes Class is $30.00 or you can do both classes (same day) for $45.00 – that is a discount of $10 for 2 classes!

Registrations are due:  March 1^st to allow enough order time

Valentine's Cards

I finally got around to trying the Block Collage Technique and chose to do it on my hubby's valentine card.  I used a combination of the "Love you Much" stamp set and the "A Happy Heart" valentine stamps, basic black ink and real red ink.  I used Whisper White Cardstock and Basic Black Cardstock.

 

My second card is for my *gasp* son and is more of a simple card.  I did not want it to be girly, so I used Chocolate Chip and Red Riding Hood Red. :-}  Boys are so difficult to do cards for especially teenagers, but he will enjoy what goes in it, so I guess he can live with a little bit of frill in the scallops.  It is on a Whisper White card, so it is a little hard to see on this white page.  

Hope you all have a Happy Valentine's Day! 

Leslie

Playing around

I was playing around after making a card for dear friend who recently lost her father and came up with 2 other designs using the same colors.  I really like this color scheme and am quickly falling in love with the 4x4 card size.  I really enjoyed just playing around for a change....

Both cards use Stem Silhouettes, a simple but very versatile set.  I used the Tangerine Tango (one of my favorite oranges - will be sad to see it go at the end of this catalog), Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip (my all time favorite color) and Very Vanilla.

Thanks for looking...

Ever wonder what is in "the kit"?

This is a pretty amazing deal!  I know that SU has a recruiting special periodically, but this time it is the FREE set and the KIT at a discount!  If you ever needed a reason to go forth and sign up, now is the time!

I thought it was pretty cool to see what all is in the kit nowadays since we have added the Decor Elements Line to the Stampin' Up! family. 

Let me know if you are interested in joining up.  All the paperwork can be done online now, so it is really, really easy and takes only a few days to get your password to login to the Demonstrators site with all it's wonderful wealth of information and ideas!

Leslie

Sale-A-Bration has arrived

Promotion Dates: February  1- March 31, 2009

Promotion Details: 

Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration promotion gives reason for everyone to celebrate!  Click on the brochure on the left in my sidebar to see the brochure!  There are some really fun sets.

Customers:
Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase.

Hostesses:
Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product with a $300 or more workshop, in addition to the normal hostess benefits.

Recruits:
Choose any retail stamp set (a value up to $47.95) from the current catalog when signing up during the promotion.

And for any of you that have been on the fence about signing up, get this special deal!!  Get 15% off the regular $199 price of the Starter Kit--that's $335 worth of products for only $169!

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Call me now to schedule your in-home workshop, or have an online book party!  Simply let me know and I will help you by sending you an online invitation to all your friends (you will have to supply e-mail addresses) and they can browse the catty online to select all the fun, new items that they have been missing!  Then all they have to do is email me with their order for your workshop and I will send them an invoice to pay by credit card.  I will then contact you with a total to help you select your wonderful hostess benefits.  That is all there is to an online book party!

Sketch Creation

I decided to have a little bit of fun and enter a contest to become a design team member for Card Patterns.  Here is the original sketch and my take on it displays just after.  It is not an exact duplicate but simply a representation based on the sketch. There is a Ballet Blue tone-on-tone background on the top base piece but it is truly hard to see in the scan.

Recipe:

Cardstock:

Cameo Coral Cardstock
Ballet Blue Cardstock
Whisper White Cardstock
Basic Black Cardstock

Ink:

Basic Brown Ink
Basic Black Ink
Cameo Coral Ink
Ballet Blue Marker
Cameo Coral Marker
Garden Green Marker

Accessories:

Scallop Punch
Dimensionals
Circle Punch 1-3/8"

Thanks for Looking!

 

Open House

It was great to see some of you at the open house on Friday night.  Perhaps more of you can join us next time!    We had two wonderful make and takes.  Here is one of them that is Valentine based, but not your traditional colors.    This one uses the "A Happy Heart" set, Kraft Cardstock, Elegant Eggplant Cardstock and Barely Banana Cardstock.  It also uses our Scallop Edge Punch and Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon.

 

Retiring List posted!

I have posted the 2009 January retiring stamp list on the right of this blog under Pages.

If any of these sets are something that you will want in the next year, you may want to go to my online ordering and place an order for them.  Orders will be taken until January 19th, so the deadline is coming up quickly.

Leslie's Online Ordering

Thanks and Happy New Year!

I wanted to extend an heartfelt Thanks to all who have been so very supportive over the last few months.  As some of you know, my Dad is fighting Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV.  We are soon to be back in chemo mode after a setback from some kidney issues over the holidays.  I sincerely hope that the new year brings us good health and a renewed sense of spirit.  

I should be back to posting more regularly now that the holiday's are over and we are settling into a routine here.  For those that have visited my blog often and not seen changes, I hope to rectify that soon!  Again, thank you all for your prayers and support!

Leslie