Shelli's announcement

SoShelli.com (Shelli's blog)

During the first general session of Convention 2008: Celebrate '08, Shelli made an exciting announcement--she's starting her own personal blog! Beginning Monday, August 4, at 9:00 AM (MT), you can visit SoShelli.com to find all sorts of things, from gift ideas and project ideas to a personal look at Shelli's family activities and fun happenings, both at home and at the home office. "My main objective for this blog is simple," Shelli said in the announcement. "I want people to visit my blog and have a better day. I hope to accomplish that by sharing a personal side of me that will help people feel uplifted, positive, and optimistic." One element of SoShelli.com that will be sure to catch your attention is Shelli's creative challenge. She will announce each challenge on her blog and invite blog visitors to submit their project ideas; she'll announce the winners on her blog as well. "I'm hoping in this way to recognize the creative side of both our demonstrators and customers much more frequently and in a very accessible way," Shelli observed.

Shelli's Signature Collection

During the first general session of convention, Shelli announced the launch of Shelli's Signature Collection, a line of products that span the entire Stampin' Up! product line, including stamp sets, home décor, and accessories. "These will be products that I either personally love or, in some cases, even played a part in developing," Shelli explained during the announcement. Demonstrators attending convention saw the first item in Shelli's Signature Collection--an apron for sale in Memento Mall--and in her remarks in the first session Shelli noted that she'd be showing additional Shelli's Signature Collection products during her traditional stamping presentation in the second general session. The first official look at the initial offering in Shelli's Signature Collection will be in the Holiday Mini, which demonstrators should receive sometime between August 16 and September 1."Now I want to make sure you know that just because a product isn't included in my signature collection, that doesn't mean I don't like it," Shelli pointed out. "In fact, I love almost everything Stampin' Up! offers. My signature collection items are simply products that I'm particularly excited about for a particular reason."We hope you're excited about these products as well!

The Sizzix Big Shot for Stampin'Up! starting September 2, 2008

There's a new big shot in town--the Sizzix Big Shot for Stampin' Up! The Big Shot is a sturdy manual die cutting machine used to die cut materials for use on crafts, home décor projects, and even clothing--it's a big deal! You'll love what the Big Shot machine, a 6-time winner of Creating Keepsakes Reader's Choice Award for best die cutting equipment and dies, can do for you.

Design your own custom pillow appliqués using the Tulipe Bigz die or make custom fabric flowers to embellish a quilt. From sewing to quilting to home décor, the Big Shot is the perfect tool for many types of crafting. The wide appeal to various types of crafters will help you expand your business in new circles. The Big Shot makes incorporating paper crafting into these customers' hobby an easy progression. Use our Stampin' Up! exclusive dies to create die cuts and stencils with our artwork and designs for all your craft needs.

Planning and preparing Make & Takes is fast and economical with the Big Shot machine. Cut out eight of the same chipboard letter or 20 scalloped pennants in just a few minutes. You'll be able to cut and score 3-D items in seconds, and the projects will be ready for your customers to enjoy. Or create embellishments for cards, scrapbook pages, or any other type of project by cutting multiple images at once.



It's important to note that there are different types of dies.

Originals, Bigz, and Bigz XL dies. These steel ruled dies cut through virtually any material and multiple sheets of card stock and Designer Series paper.

Sizzlets dies. These dies are small and detailed, often creating scored or perforated details. These dies cut through thin materials, and multiple sheets are not recommended.



The Big Shots works with ALL competitives dies, and the steel rule dies can cut through an impressive list of 50 different materials, including fabric, foil, and chipboard. Here is a list of the Big Shot Approved Materials (Cut through the following 50 materials using steel rule dies and your Big Shot machine. Please note the maximum thickness of several materials.)

Brass (.055)
Light weight steel
Aluminum (.016)
Tin (.008)
Aircraft plywood (1/64")
Basswood (1/16")
Balsa (3/32")
Paperwood
Mat board (adhesive or none)
Chipboard
Fabric
Silicone
Foam with chipboard (.1)
Corrugated pad
Adhesive-backed cork
Fine sandpaper (.00)
Strene
Extra thick template plastic
Template plastic
Plastic canvas (7 mesh)
Bubble wrap
Sheet foam
Friendly (jewelry) plastic
100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax)
Adhesive and non-adhesive rubber
Ruffleboard
Static cling vinyl
Warm & natural batting
Fusible fleece
Quilt batting
Adhesive and non-adhesive flexible magnet
Heat n' shrink plastic
Adhesive and non-adhesive felt
Pop-up sponge
Shiny self-adhesive and non-adhesive paper
Iron-on fabric
Poly foam adhesive and non adhesive
3-D illusionary plastic
Glow in the dark adhesive and non adhesive
Suede paper
Funky fur
Personal Embossing Plastic (PEP)
Shaggy plush felt
Canvas
Vinyl flooring
Shelf lining
Placement
Embossing rubber
Thin leather
Gasket material

Here is a beautiful example of a projet made with the Big Shot