How would you like $40 extra to spend?

June is a seriously good time to host a Stampin’ Up! workshop with the Summer Fun Hostess Promotion!  Just host a workshop from June 1 – 30 and get MORE money to spend as the hostess!  

• Hostesses who hold a $250-$399.99 workshop will receive an additional $20 in hostess free merchandise dollars.
• Hostesses who hold a $400 or more workshop will receive an additional $40 in hostess free merchandise dollars.

Does this apply if you simply place a qualifying order?  Yes!  So contact me today to book your workshop during the month of June, or to place an order, or just go to my website to place an order online.  What will YOU get with the extra $??

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Not 100% sure about this one

I had nearly forgotten about this little sizzlit die to make a flower border and decided to dust it off and use it on my Flock Together paper.  It’s the “friends” rub-on I don’t like so much because it’s so hard to see.  I like the rest, especially the flowers.  I used vintage book print and a button from one of my most favorite blouses.  It was my sisters once upon a time and then became mine and I wore the heck out of it.  It just is worn out, so I’m using the buttons now. 

I am so perplexed about how to get colors to photograph true.  In order to get the green to look better, I enhanced the color, but then it made the blue flower border more bright than it actually is.  So, imagine the card with less bright flowers along the bottom.  Oh brother.  Card measures 3″ x 6″.  Thanks for stopping by today!

{friends ingredients}

Stamps:  none

Paper:  Kraft cs, Flock Together DSP, vintage book print

Ink: non-SU! linen color ink

Accessories:  button, brown scrappers floss, Flowers sizzlit die & Large Daisies Bigz die and Big Shot by Sizzix, Loop to Loop rub-on

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Ok, one more with the Pink Flamingo paper

I decided to make another card, like the last card I made, because I had plenty of that adorable paper left!  I hope you like it.  Card measures 5″ x 5″.  Thanks for stopping by today!

{thinking of you ingredients}

Stamps: Trendy Trees

Paper: Real Red & Cameo Coral cs, and Stampers Select white from PTI, Pink Flamingo DSP

Ink: Chocolate Chip & Cameo Coral

Accessories:  Birds & Blooms sizzlit & Bird w/ Leaves Bigz dies by Sizzix, paper piercer, mat pack, white satin ribbon (non SU! – not quite as great, is it?), stampin’ dimentionals, sponge

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More beautiful RAK’s…and blog candy alert

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I got 2 more cards this week from sweet stampers out there.  The first one is from Dahlene.  I saw this on her blog and loved it, so imagine my surprise when I found it in my mailbox!   It’s just beautiful! 

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And the next one is from my sweet friend, Barb.  She doesn’t have a blog, but she puts a lot of her amazing work on her SU! website so be sure to check it out!  Thanks, my friends!

And if you’re interested in some blog candy, look no further than Beatriz’ blog.  I can only imagine that it’s going to be great – I mean look at her beautiful creations!  I know I’d like to win anything she’s giving away!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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Birds and Birthdays

Here’s just another idea of what you can do with a paper sampler.  I did a paper share of 6″ x 6″ sheets of the new papers in the current catalog awhile back and kept one for myself.  Since I’m primarily a card maker, having this size works great.  When the new catalog comes out, be sure to check back for my new paper share so you can have a sample of each piece and make some creations of your own!  Card measures 5″ x 5″.  Thanks for stopping by today!

{Celebrate You ingredients}

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts, A Little Birthday Cheer

Paper: Whisper White textured, Real Red, Cameo Coral & Whisper White card stock, Pink Flamingo DSP

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun

Accessories: scallop circle, 1 3/8″ & 1 1/4″ circle punches, paper piercer, mat pack, white satin ribbon, fire rhinestone brad, stampin’ dimentionals

To order Stampin’ Up! products online, 24/7 – click HERE

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One more, shaken up just a bit

This card is the same layout as yesterday’s - I just rearranged the elements inside the Top Note die, and the die is oriented the opposite.  I made this one because as I was playing with the pieces on the last card, I took away the Top Note piece and the elements landed on top of the gray patterned paper.  I thought they looked so good on that paper, that I decided to make another one.  And I had already cut out 2 of everything else, so it was easy to do.  I changed up the background paper to one from Walk in the Park, which is in the Occasions Mini catalog.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

{A Great Friend 2 ingredients}

Stamps: A Great Friend

Paper: Going Gray & Kiwi Kiss Textured, Whisper White & Baja Breeze card stock, Urban Oasis & Walk in the Park DSP

Ink: Basic Gray & Baja Breeze

Accessories: Top Note Bigz die, Birds & Blooms & Little Leaves sizzlits, & Big Shot by Sizzix, Ice rhinestone brads, white satin ribbon, stampin’ dimentionals, sponge

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There is just no way…

…that I can use up my beautiful patterned papers before they retire at the end of next month!  Oh how will I justify buying the new, amazing, and gorgeous new papers that I’m sure will be coming out in the new catalog??

Well, here’s a start I guess.  I have been wanting to use this polka dot paper since I got the Urban Oasis DSP and finally did last night.  I think it’s pretty self-explanetory, but feel free ask any questions you may have and I’ll be sure to get back to you.

Come back tomorrow for another card I made.  Have a fantastic week and thanks for stopping by!

{A Great Friend ingredients}

Stamps: A Great Friend

Paper: Going Gray & Kiwi Kiss Textured, Whisper White & Baja Breeze card stock, Urban Oasis DSP

Ink: Basic Gray & Baja Breeze

Accessories: Top Note Bigz die, Birds & Blooms & Little Leaves sizzlits, & Big Shot by Sizzix, Ice rhinestone brads, white satin ribbon, stampin’ dimentionals, sponge

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May Stamp Club projects

I really liked these 2 projects we did.  Since one of the promotions this month is all about paper, I focused on that.  This first card is done using a template I found here.  Note:  It seems that SCS has pulled the template from their website.  Since this template was not mine, I do not know where you might find it now.  Sorry for the inconvenience.   I cut my pattered paper into 6″ x 6″ and ran it through my my printer (to print on the “wrong” side).  Cut out, score and fold.  I had some sweet lace I had picked up somewhere and attached it to the bottom of the skirt.  I used glue dots on the 3 panels to adhere the skirt to the card.  I sponged the edges of the Very Vanilla card stock just a bit.

Next, I made this matchbook box, which I found on Kelly’s blog.  Instead of using the DSP for the bottom of the box, I used a coordinating color of card stock.  I wheeled Friendly Words onto white card stock in Chocolate Chip.  Since SU! doesn’t sell the large cartridge in CC, I bought an uninked one and inked it up myself.  I’ve used this wheel in CC many times, so it was worth it.  Now, had I had that beautiful Sweet Slumber Specialty Paper, I would have made another box with it and wheeled the Nursery Letters for the band, and decorated for a baby.  Can you just see some cute socks, etc. in this box as a baby gift?  Well, the paper is still on sale, and I’m going to order it and show you!  Click images to view larger.

 

Thanks to all my stamp club girls, and to Sue W. & Rose for joining us as special guests tonight!  I had so much fun with all of you!  And a special goodbye to Sue M. – we will all surely miss you!

Thank you for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!  (Man, do you think I put enough exclamations in here??!!)

{Folded Dress ingredients}

Stamps: Friends 24-7

Paper: Very Vanilla card stock, Bella Rose DSP

Ink: Sahara Sand

Accessories: stylus, bone folder, Kiwi Kiss satin ribbon, sponge, mini glue dots

{Friends Matchbox ingredients}

Stamps: Friendly Words Stampin’ Around wheel (ok, not really considered a stamp, but an accessory)

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze & Whisper White card stock, Parisian Breeze DSP

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Baja Breeze striped grosgrain ribbon, Bigz Beautiful Butterflies die & Big Shot by Sizzix, Eyelet border punch, Button Latte button, hemp twine, wheel guide, glue dots (large and small)

To order Stampin’ Up! products online, 24/7 – click HERE

Item #113218 Friends 24-7 stamp set

Item #114696 Friendly Words Stampin’ Around Jumbo Wheel

Item #114507 Exclusive to SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die by Sizzix

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A little tease!

Here’s just a tiny peak into one of  this month’s stamp club projects. 

In the meantime, here’s some blog candy for you!  Visit Debbie’s site for some awesome blog candy!

And, Denise has some amazing blog candy, too!

I’ll be back on Friday with the full reveal of this month’s Stamp Club projects.  Thank you for your patience!

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A CASE of myself

I haven’t used this darling set in so long…and it was one of my favorites when it came out.  I used the same layout as the card I did here, mostly changing up the colors and adding some polka dot texture.  Just a quick card to share today.  Thank you so much for stopping by!

{A Little Birdie Told Me ingredients}

Stamps: A Little Birdie Told Me

Paper: Bordering Blue, Whisper White, & So Saffron card stock, Bella Birds DSP

Ink: Basic Black, Bordering Blue

Accessories: scallop edge punch, 1/4″ Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, stampin’ dimentionals, aquapainter, edge distressor from cutter kit, SU! Backgrounds Texturz die from Sizzix, Big Shot by Sizzix

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Item #115016 A Little Birdie Told Me

  Item #113981 Bella Birds Designer Series Paper

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An award and another simple card

I received an award today from my friend Juanita – thank you so much girl!  Juanita is an amazing stamper and likes to stretch her creativity.  She is so generous with her comments to my blog and I thank her very much!

I’d like to pass this award on to so many bloggers – I follow so many of you guys out there!  But today I’m passing this one along to a few blogs that I recently discovered.  You may already know who they are, but they are relatively new to my haunt.  Each one of them inspire me so much!  Please visit them if you have time and see what I mean!

I recently discovered Courtney’s blog.  I really like her stuff!

And here is Mary’s blog – oh how I want to CASE so many of her ideas!

And BJ’s blog - well you can tell she’s NOT new!  What a fantastic SU! demo she is!

Thank you to everyone who stops by, whether or not you leave a comment, but especially if you do.  It really makes my day!  And now, onto the card….

I had to keep this one really simple because it’s another one we’ll do at a Stampin’ Up! workshop.  Can you believe I didn’t use a butterfly??  Well, just so you know, I DID cut out the most beautiful one, but then thought I should change it up a bit and use my other favorite, the bird from Birds & Blooms sizzlit from Sizzix.  My husband liked the wing to be the backside of the paper used on the bird.  I like it ok, but was really drawn to using the same side.  Oh well, that’s the beauty of double-sided paper!  Don’t forget, it’s on SALE now!  Click here for details.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of your week!

{Kind Thanks ingredients}

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Kind Thanks

Paper: Baja Breeze & Whisper White card stock, Parisian Breeze Specialty DSP, Patterns Pack (a retired Hostess Level 1 item) in Kraft

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Top Note Bigz and Birds & Blooms Sizzlit by Sizzix, Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimentionals

To order Stampin’ Up! products online, 24/7 – click HERE

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Happy Mother’s Day!

I want to wish all of you mothers, and women who mother, a very happy Mother’s Day!  I hope you were honored for your good, mothering qualities that we as women are given.

A new card is at the end of this post, but I just had to share this card from my son.  He’s 14 and made this in church today.  On the front, he feels he has to point out that he drew a flower…not that it looks like a cat or anything!

Inside, a nice sentiment, then what cracks me up is that “obviously” with an arrow pointing to his name!

The back is my favorite as he shows his wit and attention to details, such as his initials, along with the “A Dallin card”.  Too cute!  And then did you notice the price w/ bar code on the bottom?  A very expensive card at just under $1 billion!  I’m glad he thinks I’m worth it!  Best Mother’s Day card I think I’ve ever received!  Thanks, kiddo!

Here’s a card I made for my upcoming workshop.  I just love that you can make patterned paper with stamps with any colors you want to suit your needs.  Super simple, but then again that’s what you want when you are teaching someone for the first time how to stamp, or when you are in a hurry, or when you need to make a bunch!  Instead of stamping a sentiment in white ink and embossing with white embossing powder, I decided to keep it simple and use a rub-on.  The Chit Chat rub-ons are great because they offer not only a huge variety of sentiments, but they also come in white and chocolate chip.

Thank you all so much for stopping by today!

{Congrats Grad ingredients}

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral

Paper: Not Quite Navy Textured, Kiwi Kiss & Whisper White card stock

Ink: Basic Gray, Not Quite Navy & Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: Eyelet Border punch, Kiwi Kiss striped grosgrain ribbon, Chit Chat rub-ons

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Beautiful RAK’s and blog header update to spring

Here are some cards I received as RAK’s recently and I am just getting around to sharing them.  I just love them all and am so thankful for them…they sure make me smile!  Thank you all so much for your generosity and friendship!

My friend Katie sent me this card and amazing Carousel Notes Purse!  How very generous!  (I think Jan T. is the original designer of this creation and you can find her tutorial here.)

   

And here’s a card my friend Cori made me when I was so sick with HIVES!  It sure cheered me up!

And this amazing creation is from Carla  – wow!  Look at that sewing!

And you may have noticed I finally changed seasons on my blog header - no more winter!  I went out yesterday with my camera and took some spring photos.  The one I chose is bittersweet for me – because I love this tree so much and yet it is dying.  I am simply crazy for Japanese Maples (probably because I lived in Japan for 3 years) and have several in my yard.  Here in Buffalo, we can’t grow all of the varieties, so most people have the red ones because they are so hardy.  So, because I have to be different, and because green is my favorite color, I seek out only green Japanese Maples for my yard.  The one shown on my header is a Wou nishiki.  It’s one I had a landscaper find and put in for us and at first I was upset because it wasn’t one of the ones I gave him on my list!  But it soon became my favorite of all and was in our front flower bed for a few years.  2 years ago my husband and I moved that 7 foot tree all by ourselves to the backyard because it was dead on almost one whole side.  We hoped the good half would live and we turned it so that’s the side we could see.  But sadly, this year only part of the bottom of the tree is alive.  It will likely not have leaves next year and will be removed.  So while I search for a replacement, I have many other trees to enjoy!  Thank you for stopping by today!

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And the winner is…

I asked my husband to pick a number between 1 and 36 and he chose 13, which means the winner is Jennifer, who said,

“What a pretty card! Yay for 55,000 and yay for Kristen. Its okay to be obsessed….I am.” 

Congratulations, Jennifer!  Please send me your address and I’ll mail your goodies out to you!

Thank you so much to everyone who came by and left such nice comments to me and to Kristen!  You are all so very sweet to take the time.  Have a fantastic evening!

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More butterflies

I cannot stop using the Beautiful Butterflies die from Sizzix!  And again, I’m using the Walk in the Park patterned paper from the Occasions Mini catalog.  I needed a very simple card for a possible make-n-take for a workshop I have coming up.  I may do a version of this, minus the eyelets and button and use simple brads instead.  I’m still undecided.  Anyway, while for the most part I like this card, I feel it’s lacking something – probably in the middle.  But for now it will do.  Note: the butterflies on the right are GRAY, not bluish gray!  Grrrrrr!

Don’t forget that you have until Thursday at 3pm ET to enter my blog goodies give-away!  You must comment on the post below to be eligible, if you haven’t already.  As always, I thank you for stopping by and saying “hi”!  Take care!

{Butterflies Thanks ingredients}

Stamps: Kind Thanks

Paper: Going Gray textured, Baja Breeze & Whisper White cs, Walk in the Park DSP

Ink: Baja Breeze, Basic Gray

Accessories: Top Note & Beautiful Butterflies Bigz dies by Sizzix, Big Shot, Bella’s Border wheel, Button Latte button, white eyelets, 1/4″ white grosgrain ribbon, cutter kit (for distressing), Crop-a-dile, glue dots

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