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  • Fab Friday 46

    Happy Friday!! First day of Convention is done! I had an excellent day! I got to meet so many people and see lots of friends! I think that is definitely the best pat of convention! The opening session was great, Shelli was fantastic as always. Pam Morgan walked us through the new Holiday Catalog, we got out copy and you are going to love it! There are new feathers and framelits, more sequins and even some enamel dots!! LOL! I had a wonderful dinner with my friend Maggie at the Cheesecake Factory. After we had a great conversation with Robynn from the events department, such a fun lady! Here are some pictures for you…

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    Me and the lovely LeAnne!! So happy to finally get to meet her!

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    Getting ready for the opening session!

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    Andrea Withers, Shannon West, me and Amy Maughan, the lovely ladies of Stampin’ Up!

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    Yes, that’s the incredible Tammy White!!

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    And the very funny Robynn from events! Like I said a great first day! 🙂

    How can Friday get any better?! Not only am I at Convention but it’s also time for the Fab Friday challenge. This time around, we have a color challenge for you…

    Fab Fri 46 Colors 7-18-2014

    The base of my card is Daffodil Delight Card Stock and the background is a piece of Whisper White that I offset in the lower left hand corner of the card. I rounded the top right corner with the Project Life Corner Rounder. A piece of Retro Fresh Washi Tape goes across the lower part of the card. My greeting is from the Hi There Stamp Set and is stamped in Strawberry Slush. My three feathers are from one of my favorite stamp sets, the A Happy Hooray Stamp Set. I heat embossed each one with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana. They are cut out with my Paper Snips and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A nice, simple, bright and cheery card using my favorite… feathers! I hope you enjoyed the card for today’s Fab Friday color challenge. Don’t forget to stop by the blog and see what my other talented Design Team-mates have come up and I think you should make a project and enter it in the gallery so we can see your take on it! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed the pictures, there will be plenty more tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by, have a great Friday!! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used

    Stamp Set: A Happy Hooray and Hi There Clear Mount

    Ink: Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana

    Embellishment: Retro Fresh Designer Washi Tape

    Punch: Project Life Corner Rounder

    Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

  • Mojo 354

    Yesterday was a day that I won’t soon forget! LOL! After almost 24v hours of travel I finally arrived in Salt Lake City at 5:30 and my wonderful friend Wendy picked me up from the airport. How awesome to see a friendly face right away! I have to say that even though it was a long process it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. I met a very nice young man named Peter on the flight from NY to Austin and we chatted the entire flight. When we landed in Austin we got a cab and went to What a Burger to get some food. Went back to the airport and slept a little. He was on my flight to Long Beach too so it was great to have a friend to travel with. He headed off to LA from Long Beach but he said that he will come to NY one day and I’ll take him around and show him the town. Everything happens for a reason right?! Yes, it was a very long night/day but in the end it was all worth it! I have some pictures that I took from the plane to share with you…

    These are the mountains that we flew over on the way into Long Beach…

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    And here is a shot of Long Beach on final approach…

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    This was my view when I was having Lunch…

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    Pretty neat huh?! I think that I will have to go back to Long Beach, it seemed like a very nice place to visit!

    Now on to my card for today which is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge…

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    Today’s card starts off with a base of Tangelo Twist Card Stock and the background is a piece of Pistachio Pudding that I embossed with the Tiny Triangles Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Next up is a piece of Whisper White that I stamped with the “Vintage” Film Strip Stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black. The panel on top of that is a piece of Confetti Celebration Designer Series Paper backed with a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe. I stamped the Snapshot Stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black on Smoky Slate Card Stock and backed it with a piece of Silver Foil Sheet that I cut out with the Starburst Framelits. My greeting is from the Hip Notes Stamp Set and is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on a piece of Strawberry Slush that I cut out with the File Tab Edgelits. I am loving the funky colors in the Confetti Celebration DSP and the pop of silver behind the camera is fun.

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Hip Notes Clear Mount and Snapshot and Film Strip (Vintage) Wood Mount

    Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

    Card Stock: Tangelo Twist, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Smoky Slate and Strawberry Slush

    Specialty Card Stock: Silver Foil Sheet

    Designer Series Paper: Confetti Celebration

    Framelits: Starburst

    Edgelits: File Tab

    Embossing Folder: Tiny Triangles

    Tools: Big Shot, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

  • Paper Players 204

    It’s the best Monday ever! Why you ask… I’m off from work today! I also was super productive yesterday and got almost all of my projects finished! I also worked on the apartment a bit more. I had planned to relax a little but the night got away from me as it usually does. I have to say that spending a good part of the day crafting is ok with me. I also got to Skype with my friend Wendy for bit! That was lots of fun! Sandy is supposed to stop by for lunch today and I’m hoping to see Andrew at some point. He is taking me to the airport tomorrow, such a good guy!

    In the midst of my crafting today I made my Paper Players card for this week’s color challenge from LeAnne…

    Paper Players #204

    I definitely had to think about this one for bit but I finally came up with something and managed to use no white or vanilla card stock! Don’t be afraid! LOL! The base of the card is Blackberry Bliss Card Stock. I took a piece of Wisteria Wonder, trimmed it and the used the Stars from the Hearts & Stars Mask to apply some embossing paste to it. Next up is another piece of Blackberry Bliss that I cut out with the Chalk Talk Framelits and heat embossed a stamp multiple times from the Be the Star Stamp Set in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. My stars are Lost Lagoon and are all cut out using the Stars Framelits. I popped them up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the one in the middle has a piece of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper that I punched out with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. My greeting is from the A Dozen Thoughts Stamp Set and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Mossy Meadow. I flagged the ends and adhered it with a Stampin’ Dimensional. A funky card for a funky color challenge. I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Players color challenge from LeAnne. Thank you for checking in and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for my SUO Challenges card! Have a magnificent Monday! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: A Dozen Thoughts and Be the Star Clear mount

    Card Stock: Blackberry Bliss, Wisteria Wonder, Lost Lagoon and Mossy Meadow

    Specialty Paper: Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Framelits: Stars and Chalk Talk

    Punches: Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

    Tools: Big Shot, Hearts & Stars Mask, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    NON Stampin’ Up!: Embossing Paste

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Pals Paper Arts 211

    I don’t think words can describe how good it feels to be done with work for an entire week. Today was a great Friday too! I got to run some errands and see a friend on one of them. I had a nice chat with an old friend when I got home and then spent a little time in the craft space. I also had another pretty neat suggestion for the name of said craft space… the stamping galley. What do you think of that? I kind of like it! Still have some time to get your suggestions in! I’m in for a busy weekend, but it’s supposed to rain here on Sunday so that will definitely make getting my stuff done easier because I won’t want to be outside!

    Last night I sat down and did my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts Color challenge…

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    When I first looked at it I thought nautical but then I changed my mind! The base of the card is Daffodil Delight Card Stock. I stamped the flowers from the Hello Darling Stamp Set in Daffodil Delight on Whisper White and adhered the panel to the card base. The front panel is Night of Navy and I used the Window Frames Collection Framelits to cut out the center. Around the cutout I used the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack to pierce a nice border. My greeting is also from the Hello Darling Stamp Set and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals hold the panel in place. I used some Basic Jewels Pearls in the flower centers and then some randomly scattered in the lower left corner complete the card. I am really enjoying the Hello Darling Stamp Set, the greeting is great and so are the images! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge. Your visits make my days complete and I appreciate that! Have a super Saturday my friends! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Set: Hello Darling Clear Mount

    Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy and Whisper White

    Ink: Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Freshly Made Sketches 144

    An extremely happy Friday to you my friends! It is my last day of work for a whole week! The best part, next week I will be in Salt Lake City for Convention! I’m going to try and sneak out a little early today too, gots to get my stuff done! I had a nice evening last night. I ran to DSW with Heather and then went back to her house so she could pack. She is going to Boston for the weekend with her boyfriend. After that we came back to my house and she helped me organize the apartment a bit more. Little by little it’s getting done and is almost finished! Yeah! There are some things that I would like change and will in time. Our project for this evening was my glass cabinet that houses all of my Hard Rock Cafe glasses that either I have bought or someone else has brought back for me. I have quite a few! Productivity feel so good!

    My post for today contains my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. This week’s sketch is provided by Karren…

    Freshly Made Sketches #144

    I don’t usually like to use a “busy” Designer Series Paper for the background but I actually really like this one! My card begins with a base of Whisper white Card Stock and I used a piece of paper from the Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper Pack to cover the entire card front. A piece of Garden Green is embossed with the Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and adhered to the base. The stamped images are from the Hello Darling Stamp Set. My doilies are stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Calypso Coral, then punched out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sequins are heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Whisper White. My greeting is from the Good Greetings Stamp Set (from the upcoming Holiday Catalog) and is stamped in Calypso Coral. I used my Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blendabilities Marker to color one of the Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons and tied a piece of White Baker’s Twine in a bow before adhering it to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. I love that we have a sequin stamp and how cool does it look heat embossed in Gold?! Did you enjoy today’s card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge? Let me know by leaving me a comment! I really love having you come by to see what I’m up to and I wish you all a stupendous Friday! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Hello Darling and Good Greetings (Preview) Clear Mount

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Garden Green

    Ink: Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers: Calypso Coral

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Gold

    Embossing Folder: Lovely Lace

    Punch: 1 3/4″ Circle

    Embellishments: Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons and White Baker’s Twine

    Tools: Texture Boutique, Paper Snips, Heat Tool. Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Mojo 353

    Only today and tomorrow left at work. It’s a good thing too because work was a little irritating today. Sometimes it’s nice to be appreciated for the things that you do that aren’t your job (which encompasses most of my day) and I do a lot of those. Needless to say today I had one of the unappreciated moments. Like I said, two days left! Luckily I didn’t have much going on last night so I was able to have my craft therapy for a good 3 hours! Heather stopped by around 10:00 for a bit and I was up way too late again, oh well! LOL! How is your week going?

    One of the cards that I made last night is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge…

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    That Julee Tilman comes up with some really great sketches! I used one of my favorite stamp sets from the new catalog, one of the images that I haven’t used yet! My card for today starts off with a base of Basic Black Card Stock and the background is a piece of Blackberry Bliss that I embossed with the Large Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Next up is a piece of Gold Foil Sheet. The strip of paper going down the right is from the Back to Black Designer Series Paper Pack and I used some more Gold Foil Sheet that I punched with the Scallop Edge Punch along the right side. For the square I used the Squares Collection Framelits and my little marker trick with the Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write Marker. I ran it though the Big Shot again with the Circles Collection Framelits to notch out the lower right corner. The flowers on the square and the greeting are from the A Happy Hooray Stamp Set and are stamped in Blackberry Bliss. I punched the greeting out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch and tucked it into the square. I like the way it lets what’s behind it peek through and the Back to Black DSP is great! I do hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge and thank you very much for spending some time with me today! Enjoy your Thursday and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for my favorite day of the week! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Set: A Happy Hooray Clear Mount

    Card Stock: Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss and Whisper White

    Ink: Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stampin’ Write Marker: Blackberry Bliss

    Specialty Paper: Gold Foil Sheet

    Designer Series Paper: Back to Black

    Framelits: Squares Collection and Circles Collection

    Embossing Folder: Large Polka Dot

    Punch: 1 3/8″ Circle and Scallop Edge

    Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Paper Craft Crew 101

    Wow! It’s already Wednesday! This time next week I will be in Slat Lake City Utah! I will get to see my buddy Brian and all of the other wonderful people! I have so much to do before I go but it will get done. Positive thinking right?! Yesterday was another warm and muggy day and we had some thunderstorms last night. I went to my Friends Brian and Kim’s for dinner with Heather. Always a great time. We even had the fire pit on for a while. I came home and made my card for the Paper Craft Crew challenge. Sometimes my best crating is done late at night when I clearly should be thinking about going to bed!

    And here is the sketch for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge…

    PCCCS101 Sketch 7-09-2014

    As soon as I saw the sketch I knew exactly what I was going to use! The base of my card is Calypso Coral Card Stock. I used a piece of the Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper for the top part of the background and the the bottom is a piece of Old Olive that I embossed with the Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. A piece of adhesive cork goes across to hide the seam and some Gold Sequin Trim that I separated is adhered on top of that with Multi-Purpose Glue. The flowers are from the I Like You Host(ess) Stamp Set and is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored in with Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers. I used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut it out. The greeting is heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and is from the Hip Notes Stamp Set. Both the circle and greeting are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A piece of Gold Foil Sheet is cut out with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and a few more Gold Sequins complete the card. I really love that DSP, it’s nice and shiny and the patterns are great! There is my late night card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Head on over to the blog and check out what the other designers have come up with for the sketch and enter your card for a chance to be one of our featured designers! I hope you enjoyed the card and I appreciate you stopping by today! Have a wonderful Wednesday! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock:Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Whisper White

    Designer Series Paper: Gold Soiree Specialty

    Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Gold

    Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers: Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight

    Stamp Sets: Hip Notes and I Like You (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

    Framelits: Circles Collection

    Embossing Folder: Lovely Lace

    Embosslit: Beautiful Wings

    Embellishments: Gold Sequin Trim

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Pals Paper Arts 210

    That seemed like a long Monday to me! I am very achey and that’s probably why. Work was pretty good, not a lot going on. I did get to see little Daniel for a bit, he does like a selfie! I can’t stand how cute he is!

    Daniel & I 7-07-2014

    I love the way he holds on to my necklace, thankfully it’s a strong chain! LOL! I also had card class last night and it’s always good to see everyone. My friend Melissa came and brought Dunkin’ Donut Munchkins, of which I had twelve! They were so good I just couldn’t stop! LOL! The blueberry cake ones are the best!

    It’s Tuesday and that means there are new weekly deals from Stampin’ Up! and here they are…

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    Weekly Deals 7-08-2014 2

    There are also some new Stamp Sets available today! There are two Christmas ones, a Photopolymer Set called Christmas Bliss and a regular Stamp Set called Beauty of the Season. There is also another Photopolymer set called Dear Heart that is like the Sweetie Pie Set. You can see them below or click on the names underneath to download a PDF of the flyer.

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    Christmas Bliss

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    Beauty of the Season

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    Dear Heart

    As with any of the weekly specials or the new Stamp Sets you can click on the catalog on the right to go to my on-line store to place an order! I came home around 10:00 last night and realized that I forgot my Pals Paper Arts card! Yikes, I will just get it in in time!

    Speaking of my Pals card this week they have a great color challenge…

    PPA 210

    Love the blues with the gray! It’s been a little while since I used a tag and a few days since I used the Star Framelits! LOL! My card starts off with a base of Basic Gray Card Stock. The background is a piece of paper from the Flashback Designer Series Paper Pack. A strip of Poll Party goes across the lower half of the card and I used the Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder on it, it matches the DSP so well! The tag is Very Vanilla and made with the Angled Tag Topper Punch. The larger stars are Lost Lagoon, I heat embossed the greeting from the Be the Star Stamp Set in Pool Party on the largest star. The smaller ones have the middles punched out with the star from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and then are cut out with the Star Framelits. A few more stars are punched out from Silver Glimmer Paper. Some Multi-Purpose Glue holds the smaller stars in place and Stampin’ Dimensionals for the large star and the tag. A piece of “Vintage” Pool Party Thick Baker’s Twine is tied through the hole in the tag and a few dots of Multi-Purpose Glue hold the loose ends in place. I really do love the colors, blues are definitely my favorite and the DSP is great! I hope you enjoyed my late night card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge. Thanks for checking in and enjoy your Tuesday! 🙂

    PPA 210-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Pool Party and Lost Lagoon

    Designer Series Paper: Flashback

    Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stamp Set: Be the Star

    Framelits: Stars

    Punches: Angled Tag Topper and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

    Embellishments: Pool Party Thick Baker’s Twine (Vintage)

    Tools: Big Shot, Multi_purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Paper Players 203 & Manhattan!

    A very good Monday morning to you all! It’s not too bad is it after a three day weekend?! I hope that you enjoyed the Creation Station Blog Tour yesterday, we had some great projects for didn’t we? I’m happy to report that all of my stuff is out of the old apartment! It felt like that took forever! LOL! I cannot even explain the amount of pain my poor body is in. I’m going to try and relax for a few days this week, we’ll see how that goes! Rewind to Saturday, I did get some down time. I drove in and met up with my friend Kim and we headed over to Central Park to meet up with Andrew and the rest of Satellite Lane. They were there to sing for a proposal at the Bethesda Fountain. It was great! A large crowd gathered and thankfully the girl said yes! Here is a picture of the group with the happy couple…

    Satellite Lane Bethesda

    After the proposal Kim, Andrew and I headed over to the West Side. On our way we passed Strawberry Fields so I had to take a picture of Imagine for you…

    Imagine

    Kim was puppy sitting for some friends who were out of town for the weekend so had a few drinks and the headed out to dinner. We went to Gabriella’s and it was outstanding! Delicious Mexican food and really strong Margarita’s! Dinner and drinks for Andrew’s birthday, done! Here are Andrew and I at the table, it was the perfect day and they have outdoor seating!

    Andrew & I Gabriellas

    And here are all three of us. The waitress was nice enough to take the picture…

    Kim, Andrew & I Gabriellas

    After dinner we went back the apartment and chatted for a bit and then Andrew and I walked back over to the East Side through Central Park. I can assure you that I would not normally walk through the park after dark but I’m glad that I did, I got this great shot of the skyline…

    Central Park View Night

    A gorgeous evening in the city with my favorite people! It was capped off nicely by a nice ride home in the convertible. The perfect Saturday!

    Now on to my post for today which is for this week’s Paper Players theme challenge from Nance…

    Paper Players #203

    Go to the beach! Alright then lets get started! My card begins with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. I adhered a piece of Brushed Silver Card Stock across the entire front of the card. The top part of my background is a piece of Coastal Cabana and I, gasp!, tore the bottom edge! LOL! I also wanted to give it some shimmer since it’s playing the part of water. I looked around the craft space and saw my “Vintage” Illuminate Refill and an extra Aqua Painter. I filled it with some rubbing alcohol and some of the Illuminate Ink, gave it a good shake and painted on some waves. The bottom part of the background is a piece of Crumb Cake that I stamped with the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set in Crumb Cake. Before I adhered it to the background I used some Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder and a preview Stamp Set called Good Greetings from the upcoming Holiday Catalog. My shell is from the By the Tide Stamp Set and is stamped in Sahara Sand on Sahara Sand and cut out with my Paper Snips. I also brushed some of the Illuminate concoction on the shell. Finally I added a few Coastal Cabana 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins to the water for a little extra sparkle! A simple card that definitely takes me to the beach as I hope it did you! Thank you very much for coming by to see my card for this week’s Paper Players theme challenge from Nance! I hope that you enjoyed my Manhattan pictures and your little peek at the new Stamp Set! Have a marvelous Monday everyone! 🙂

    Paper Players 203-WM

     

    Paper Players 203 Close-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand

    Ink: Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Ink Refill: Illuminate (Vintage)

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Silver

    Stamp Sets: By the Tide and Gorgeous Grunge Clear Mount and Good Greetings Clear Mount Peek!

    Embellishments: 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins

    Tools: Paper Snips, Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Heat Tool, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

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  • Fab Friday 45 and a Word from Andrew

    I have to say that today was a very good day at work for me. I ended up having to do my monthly delivery today so I was gone for 2 hours. Came back, did a little work, and then was released at 3 PM. Sounds like parole… because it is. LOL! After work, Andrew came by to help me move some stuff (yes, still!). When we reached the old apartment, it was approximately 115º, a definite thing that I will not be missing about living on the second floor. We got a lot more stuff moved, had some dinner and organized some more. And now Andrew would like to have a word with you…

    Hey folks! I [obviously] read Justin’s blog every day and I’m flattered to be mentioned quite often. I’m even more flattered though that you all take an interest in my life and well-being. It brought a big smile to my face to see all your birthday wishes yesterday, so thank you all so much! And don’t worry, Justin will be taking me to dinner very soon! LOL! Also, when I got to his house this afternoon, he had a birthday card for me! Surprise! Here it is in all it’s glory…

    Andrew's Bday Card-WM

    I was quite impressed with the card as I always am with Justin’s work, but I really like the 3D look of the skyline and my Clark Kent-looking hair. LOL! The card is currently hanging in my living room with the rest of my birthday cards, but we all know which ones shines the brightest, don’t we?!

    So thank you all once again, I really appreciate it. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming…

    Today’s a good Friday because it’s the other Friday and I’m over on the Fab Friday blog for this week’s sketch challenge…

    Fab Fri 45 7-04-2014

    I just so happened to get a new box of goodies yesterday and used three of them on today’s card. My card starts off with a base of Basic Black Card Stock and my background is a piece of Flashback Designer Series Paper. I embossed a strip of Crushed Curry with the Zig Zag Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. On top of that is a piece of Real Red that I punched out using the Angled Tag Topper Punch to make the tag. I thought it needed a little something more so I used the Eclectic Paper Piercing Pack to pierce around the edge. The greeting/image is from the Well Worded Stamp Set and is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Very Vanilla and cut out with the Mustache Framelits Die. A simple, fun, retro card that’s great for when you don’t have a lot of time (moving/sorting… will it ever end?!). Make sure you head on over to the Fab Friday blog to see the rest of the Design Team projects for this week’s sketch. I would love to see what you do with the sketch, so upload your card to the gallery for us! A great big thank you from both Andrew and I. You always put a smile on our faces! Have a happy and safe 4th of July! 🙂

    Fab Friday 45-JK-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Real Red and Very Vanilla

    Designer Series Paper: Flashback

    Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

    Stamp Set: Well Worded

    Framelit: Mustache

    Embossing Folder: Zig Zag

    Punch: Angled Tag Topper

    Tools: Big Shot, Texture Boutique, Eclectic Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

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