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Comfort Café Bead Pinwheel Postage Thanks and Sneak Peek

Good morning and Happy Memorial Day! I hope that you all have some fun outdoor activities planned today with family and friends. It looks like it may be a nice day here today, hopefully it will stay that way! I went over to Stamp with Sandy the other night and we made paper beads and pinwheels. Today’s card features both of those items and another sneak peek. The base of the card is Soft Suede with a piece of Baja Breeze added as a plain background. The piece of Designer Series Paper in the middle is Comfort Café** from the new catalog. I cut it out with the new Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies** and my Big Shot. The pinwheel is made using a piece of First Edition Designer Series Paper. It is cut to 3 1/2″ square and scored diagonally from corner to corner using the Simply Scored with the Diagonal Plate. You then cut up each of the score lines leaving about 1/2″ in the center. Then you punch holes in the right hand side of each of the flaps with the 1/16″ Circle Punch and one in the middle. You take a brad and go around in a circle attaching all of the flaps and then put it through the middle and you have your pinwheel. I cut a thin strip of Soft Suede Card Stock for the stick and used some Mini Glue Dots to adhere it to the front of the card. The butterfly is made using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die and Midnight Muse* Card Stock. The body of the butterfly is a paper bead made with some more First Edition Designer Series Paper. To make the bead you cut out an 8″ long by 1″ wide triangle and wrap the large end around a toothpick and roll it a little and then use Tombo Multipurpose Glue to adhere the rest of the length which gives you the bead shape. After it has dried for a while you use a paintbrush to coat it with a layer of Crystal Effects to give it the shine and make it a little more durable. It is adhered to the butterfly with a Mini Glue Dot and to the Card With a Stampin’ Dimensional. The greeting is from the Pretty Postage Stamp Set. I used the 1″ Square Punch to punch it out and then the 3/16″ Corner Rounder to round the corners. I then punched out a piece of Midnight Muse* with the Curly Label Punch for the backing, it is also adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and that it inspired you to try a pinwheel or to make a paper bead. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Soft Suede, Baja Breeze and Midnight Muse* Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Midnight Muse* Classic Stampin Ink

Stamp Set: Pretty Postage Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: First Edition Specialty and Comfort Café**

Embellishments: 3/16″ Metallic Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies**, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, 1/16″ Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch, 1″ Square Punch, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Paper Snips, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2012-2014 In-Color

**2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

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Raspberry Green Collage Graduation

Good morning peeps and happy Thursday! Only one more day to go until my favorite day… FRIDAY! As an added bonus it’s Memorial Day weekend so that means that Monday is a holiday! Three day weekend! 🙂 Today’s card is for a friend of mine at work, Valerie. She just got her Masters Degree and her graduation is on Saturday. What an amazing accomplishment! I started with a base of Gumball Green* Card Stock. I stamped the frame image from the Papaya Collage Stamp Set** in Soft Suede. The leaves image was stamped on another piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock and adhered to the middle of the frame. I stamped the congratulations from the Layered Labels Stamp Set** in Raspberry Ripple* and cut it out with the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies**. It’s mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The happy graduation is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set and is stamped in Gumball Green* and cut out with the Itty Bitty Banners Framelits Dies**. I cut a smaller on in Raspberry Ripple* and cut it in half with my Paper Snips and adhered it to the back of the greeting and then adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also added a piece of Soft Suede punched out with the Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Punch to each side of the frame and tucked it behind so that only the edge peeks out. Papaya Collage* is one of my favorite new sets from the 2012-2013 Catalog. I hope that you are inspired by today’s card and thank you, as always, for stopping by. Enjoy your Thursday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Gumball Green* and Raspberry Ripple* Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Soft Suede, Raspberry Ripple* and Gumball Green* Classic Stampin’ Ink (New Firm Foam Pads)

Stamp Sets: Layered Labels**, Papaya Collage** Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies, Itty Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch, Paper Snips,  Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

* 2012-2014 In-Color

**2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Happy Birthday Maureen and Sneak Peek

Good Saturday morning to you all. I hope that the weather is as nice as it is here by you. I’m looking forward to a drive in the convertible later! Today’s card is for my good friend Maureen’s birthday. I have know Maureen for 25 years, that’s a long time! I started with a base of Calypso Coral and ran a piece of Whisper White through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. I used the smaller flowers from the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set (which has become a favorite of mine of late), stamped them in Basic Black, and outlined them in Calypso Coral using a Stampin’ Write Marker. My Paper Snips have become one of my favorite accessories as you can see from all of my fussy cutting lately, which is what I did with the flowers. I stamped the leaves and stems image in Lucky Limeade and backed it with Lucky Limeade Card Stock. It’s mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and so are the flowers. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount Stamp Set and is stamped in Lucky Limeade. I used the new Bitty Banners Framelits Dies* to cut out the greeting and the backed it with another piece of Lucky Limeade. I like the simplicity of this card and my friend loved it. Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Basic Black and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Fabulous Florets Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Paper Snips, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Artichoke Sand Vermillion

Good morning to you all. Ahh… the weekend, how I love it! I will be crafting for most of the day today. I’m going to sneak out at some point because it’s nice here on Long Island today. Is everyone ready for Mother’s Day? Today’s card is a simple thank you card. I started with a piece of Sahara Sand Card Stock cut to 3″ x 6″ and scored it at 3″ and folded it in half. The stamped image is one of my favorites, Young Vermillion Wood Mount A la Carte, and he is stamped in Always Artichoke. He is on the Retired List and I will miss him. I ran a piece of Always Artichoke Card Stock through my Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. The greeting is from the Curly Cute Stamp Set and is stamped in Always Artichoke. I mounted both stamped pieces to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The card makes a great thank you to put with a gift or Stampin’ Up! order, as this one was used for. I hope you enjoyed the little bird today and thanks for stopping by. Have an amazing day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand and Always Artichoke Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Always Artichoke Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Curly Cute Clear Mount and Young Vermillion Wood Mount A la Carte (Retired List)

Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Happy Birthday Heather!

Good morning all, it’s FRIDAY! Here comes the weekend and I can’t wait! Yesterday was my friend Heather’s birthday. She is a sweet and wonderful person and real girlie girl so I figured that it was the perfect opportunity to use my new Petite Purse Bigz Die. I used a piece of Perfect Plum Card Stock for the purse. I added the holes for the handle and the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper to the flap before I used Sticky Strip to put the purse together. I used a piece of Whisper White 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired List) over the handle and attached it with two Silver Mini Brads. Around the bottom I used Sticky Strip to adhere some Blushing Bride Ruffled Ribbon (Occasions Mini-Retired). The greeting on the purse is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount Stamp Set and is stamped in Perfect Plum and punched and re-punched with the Word Window Punch. For the card I cut a piece of Perfect Plum to 3″ x 6″, scored it at 3″ and folded it in half. I placed a piece of matching Twitterpated DSP on the front. The greeting is from the Petite Pairs Stamp Set and again is stamped in Perfect Plum, mounted on Perfect Plum and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I punched out some flowers with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and adhered them with some Mini Glue Dots. A Basic Jewels Rhinestones on each flower complete the card. I stamped some flowers from the Itty Bitty Bits Stamp Set on the front of the envelope in Perfect Plum and Blushing Bride (Retired). Heather loved the card and purse and I hope that you enjoyed it too. Have an awesome day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Perfect Plum Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Perfect Plum and Blushing Bride (Retired) Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Petite Pairs and Itty Bitty Bits Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Twitterpated

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Blushing Bride Ruffled Ribbon (Occasions Mini-Retired), Whisper White 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired List), Silver Mini Brads, Twitterpated Designer Buttons

Tools: Big Shot, Petite Purse Bigz L Die, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Word Window Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Navy River Suede Triple Worn Thanks

Good morning peeps and happy Thursday! One more day and we’ll be at Friday! When I went to Washington, DC a few weeks ago I mentioned that friends of mine let me use their gorgeous apartment in Georgetown. You really couldn’t ask to meet two nicer people than they are. I was so glad that they liked the thank you card that I sent then. It was actually one of the few times that I had a picture for inspiration. I was asked to see if the curtains in this photo would work in the apartment…

As it so happens they will look great! I took some of the colors from the picture and used them in the thank you card. I started with a base of Soft Suede. The top part of the background is River Rock that I ran through my Big Shot using the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The bottom half is a piece of Well Worn Designer Series Paper (Retired List) that coincidentally has all of the colors in that I needed! I covered the seam with a piece of Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (Retired List). The images are from the Triple Treat Flower A la Carte Wood Mount Stamp (Retired List) and they are stamped in Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso. I used the Fancy Flower Punch to punch them out and they are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Curly Cute Stamp Set and is stamped in Soft Suede and mounted on a piece of Soft Suede Card Stock. I love the card and will miss the retiring products but can’t wait to see what is in store for us in the new catalog! Have a great day and thank for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and River Rock Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Not Quite Navy and Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Triple Treat Flower Ala Carte Wood Mount (Retired List)

Designer Series Paper: Well Worn (Retired List)

Embellishments: Soft Suede 3/8″ Satin Ribbon (Retired List)

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Fancy Flower Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

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Poppy Totally Tess 3D

Good morning and a happy Sunday to everyone. I’m off to Manhattan again today for a little bit in the morning and then hopefully spending some quality time with my stamps after that! My card from last weeks Paper Players Challenge was Ann’s Pick of the Week. You can see the card on the Paper Players site HERE. Thanks to all of the talented ladies over there!

Today’s project I made for a wonderful friend of mine Sandy. She is super talented and just the nicest person you could ever want to meet. You can check out her blog at www.stampwithsandy.com. I have made a few of these cards and I love them. I used the Totally Tess Stamp Set (Retired List) because I think that Sandy looks a little like Tess! I started with a piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock cut to 12″ x 5 1/2″. It is scored at 1/2″, 3 1/2″, 4″, 7″, 8″ and 11″. The two windows are cut out of the larger outside pieces. The inside “wallpaper” is from the no longer available Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper from Sale-A-Bration 2012. I stamped Tess and all of her accessories in Basic Black Ink and cut them out with my Paper Snips. The I Love Stamps on the bag is stamped in Poppy Parade and adhered to Tess with a Mini Glue Dot. The wood stamp and the card are stamped in Crumb Cake and the heart on the stamp is colored in with Cajun Craze. Tess is colored in with Blush Blossom, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy and Soft Suede Stampin Write Markers. The markers around the border of the front of the card are colored in with the 2011-2013 In-Color Markers and Not Quite Navy. Finally the greeting on the card is stamped in Poppy Parade and punched out with the Modern Label Punch. The two Poppy Parade paper dots are punched out with the Owl Builder Punch. Sandy loved the card and I hope that you like it too! Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Basic Black, Crumb Cake and Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: 2011-2013 In-Colors, Blush Blossom, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede and Cajun Craze

Stamp Set: Totally Tess Clear Mount

Designer Series paper: Everyday Enchantment (2012 Sale-A-Bration – no longer available)

Tools: Paper Snips, Modern Label Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

There are only two more days to order from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Place your order before it’s too late!

The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Wisteria Pool Party Vogue Thank You

Good morning and happy Saturday to everyone! I’m off to the city again today to drop off some more Stampin’ Up! orders. What kind of fun things are you guys up to this weekend? For today’s card I was asked to make a Thank You card for a friend of mine that lives in Missouri, Dawn. The card uses the Note Card and Envelope Set in Whisper White. I used a plain piece of Wisteria Wonder for the Background. The images are from the set Vintage Vogue and are stamped in Wisteria Wonder. The large flower is cut out and mounted over the smaller stamped flowers with a Stampin’ Dimensional. A piece of Silver Glimmer Paper is punched out with the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. and adhered to the middle of the flower. The greeting is from Curly Verses and is also stamped in Wisteria Wonder. They are all backed with Pool Party and adhered to card with SNAIL. For a great finishing touch I used a piece of Pool Party 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon across the middle. I also stamped one of the small flowers on the front corner of the envelope. Thank for stopping by and have a good Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue and Curly Verses Clear Mount

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer Paper

Embellishments: Pool Party 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon

Tools: Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

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Happy Birthday Little B

Good morning everyone! I hope that you are all having a good week so far. It’s bound to get better tomorrow because it’s Friday! 🙂 Today’s card is for my Godson Brian. I call him little B because I know so many Brian’s! I have used the Uncharted Territory Stamp Set a lot for masculine birthday cards and it really is a great set. The base of the card is Not Quite Navy and the background was created by running a piece of So Saffron though the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1. The image, as I mentioned, is from Uncharted Territory and is stamped in Not Quite Navy Ink. I used the birds from Up, Up & Away, they almost look like they are made for this set.  For the greeting I used my “go to” birthday set Happiest Birthday Wishes. Three gold Metallic Brads finish off the card in the top right corner mounted on some more Not Quite Navy. Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!

Stampin Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy and So Saffron Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Uncharted Territory and Happiest Birthday Wishes Clear Mount

Embellishments: 3/16″ Metallic Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

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Sophia’s Birthday :-)

Good morning and HAPPY FRIDAY! Make sure that you cram a lot into this weekend because we loose a hour Sunday night! As promised, today’s card is for little Sophia who turned two yesterday. She is such a cute shy little girl and her big sister loves her so much. For the card I started with a base of Melon Mambo and I ran a piece of Daffodil Delight through the Big Shot using the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I stamped the images from the Every Little Bit Stamp Set in Mambo Melon on Whisper White Card Stock and punched them out with the 1″ Square Punch. I rounded the opposite corners with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder and did the same to the pieces of Melon Mambo that I punched out with the 1 3/8″ Square Punch. The greeting is from the Happiest Birthday Wishes Stamp Set (Host(ess)) and is also stamped in Melon Mambo on Whisper white and mounted it to another piece of Melon Mambo. They both have the bottom corners rounded and I also rounded the bottom of the card. I hope that you enjoyed today’s simple kids card. Please leave a comment, I read the all and they are always appreciated. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Every Little Bit and Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, 1″ Square Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂