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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

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.

Less than a week left until you can order from the new 2012-2013 Catalog! Click on the Contact Me at the top to request yours today!

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CCMC 203 and Sneak Peek

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a nice weekend. It was in the 80’s here today and I took a ride in the convertible and Winston went to the groomers and I spent a lot of time crafting today! For me, it was a great day! Today’s card is for this weeks Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a sketch challenge…

I wanted to use some cool tones so I went with Midnight Muse* and the Basic Grey from the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper. The base of the card is Midnight Muse Card Stock* and the background is Twitterpated DSP. I used the Paper Doily Large Sizzlits Die to cut out a piece of Whisper White Card Stock. With a little work and some help from your Paper Piercer the end result is a really nice paper doily. I used the Scallop Trim Border Punch on a sliver of Basic Grey for the bottom. The greeting is from the Keep Calm Stamp Set** and is stamped in Midnight Muse*. I used the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies** to cut out the “and” and popped it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional which I also used to adhere the greeting to the card. The pocketbook is from the same set and I mounted it to a 1″ circle with another Stampin’ Dimensional. I love the simplicity of the card and the colors. I’m also loving the Keep Calm** set and can’t wait to order some more new items from the Catalog on Thursday! Thank you so much for stopping by and have a great Sunday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Grey and Midnight Muse* Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Midnight Muse* Classic Stampin’ Ink (New Firm Foam Pad)

Stamp Set: Carry On** Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Twitterpated

Tools: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies**, Paper Doily Large Sizzlits Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Paper Piercer, 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!

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.

Less than a week left until you can order from the new 2012-2013 Catalog! Click on the Contact Me at the top to request yours today!

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Wisteria Black First Edition Type Oldie

Happy Saturday everyone. Welcome to the start of our three day weekend. For today’s card I found one that I made a while ago and it made me remember how much I like the stamp set and miss it. This card is also a great example of how you can make a great card with just a Stamp Set, Punch, Card Stock and Designer Series Paper. The base of the card is a note card size piece Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used a piece of First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper for the background. The typewriter image, stamped in Basic Black, is from the You’re My Type Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini and is no longer available. I backed it with some Wisteria Wonder Card Stock and punched out a piece of Basic Black Card Stock with the Decorative Label Punch and cut it in half and mounted it to the top and bottom of the Wisteria Wonder. The “a little note…” is stamped in Basic Black too. A few of these put together in a box would make a great gift and the main image could easily be swapped out for another current one. I hope that you like today’s card and thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

Oh, I’m thinking of doing some blog candy! Maybe a stamp set from the new catalog… possibly starting Monday… who thinks that is a good idea?!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black and Wisteria Wonder Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: You’re My Type Clear Mount Retired

Designer Series Paper: First Edition Specialty

Tool: Decorative Label Punch 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.

Less than a week left until you can order from the new 2012-2013 Catalog! Click on the Contact Me at the top to request yours today!


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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!

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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CCMC 202 and Sneak Peek

Happy Wednesday everyone! I love Wednesday’s because it means we are halfway through the week! It was rainy and damp here all day except for 10 minutes when the sun peeked out and it felt like summer. It’s nice and sunny this morning, hopefully this is just a little taste of things to come! Today’s card is for a the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. I haven’t done this one before and I got my card in just in time! This weeks challenge is a color challenge and they have given us these colors to work with…

I love these colors! Especially Poppy Parade, one of the retiring In-Colors. I started with a base of Pool Party cut to 7″ x 5″ and scored it at 3 1/2″ to make it a note card size. The background of the card is a piece of Designer Series Paper from the 6 x 6 In-Color Stack that is still available on the clearance rack. The image/greeting is from the Layered Labels Stamp Set* and is stamped twice, once in Pool Party and again in Poppy Parade. I used the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies* to cut out the image and then used the Large Oval Punch to punch to punch out the greeting from the Poppy Parade image. The basic Black Card Stock was also cut out with the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies* and then embossed using the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The stamped images are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The ribbon is 1/4″ Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon and is Retired. I’m so glad that I saw the color challenge and love the new products from the 2012-2013 Catalog. I hope you like the sneak peek and the card and thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pool Party and Basic Black Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party and Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Layered Labels* Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: 6 x 6 In-Color Stack (Clearance Rack)

Embellishments: 1/4″ Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies*, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Large Oval Punch, 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!

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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Mojo 242 and Sneak Peek

Good morning and happy Tuesday. It was gloomy and rainy here all day yesterday and is supposed to be like that for much of the rest of the week. I’m not a huge fan of the rain but everything will be nice and green when it’s finished raining! Today’s card is for this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week’s sketch is provided by Teresa Kline…

I used Raspberry Ripple* Card Stock for the base. To that I added a piece of Whisper White Card Stock that I ran through my Big Shot using the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I don’t think that I have done a white background before but it looks kind of neat! I added a piece of Patio Party** Designer Series Paper to the embossed background and I also used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut another piece out to place behind my stamped image. The stamped image is from the Occasions Alphabet Stamp Set and is stamped in Raspberry Ripple*. I used the new Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies** to cut it out and after I mounted to to the label with some Stampin’ Dimensionals, I framed it with Raspberry Ripple* and Whisper White. Another piece of Raspberry Ripple* was punched along the one side with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. I adhered that to the card with SNAIL and then the greeting was adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Thanks to Mojo for another great sketch. I hope that you enjoyed the card and have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Raspberry Ripple* Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Raspberry Ripple* Classic Stampin Ink (New Firm Foam Pads)

Stamp Set: Occasions Alphabet Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Patio Party**

Tools: Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies**, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 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!

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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PPA 135 and Sneak Peek

Good Sunday morning to everyone. I hope that you are having nice weather and enjoying your weekend wherever you may be. I had a nice ride with the top down in the car today! It’s supposed to be nice here tomorrow too. Today’s card is for this weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge and we have this sketch to work with…

I wanted to give you a bunch of sneak peeks with this card and I have done just that. I started with a base of Summer Starfruit* Card Stock. I cut out a piece of Midnight Muse* Card Stock, placing it in the middle, and left 1/2″ border. I used the new Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies** to cut out the piece of Comfort Café Designer Series Paper**. I also used them to cut out the stamped image from the Layered Labels Stamp Set** which I stamped in Midnight Muse*. I cut another one the same size in Summer Starfruit* and place it behind. I used the Labels Framelits Dies to cut out a piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock and then ran it through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The stamped image is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Midnight Muse* and Summer Starfruit* across the top are both punched on the one edge with the Scallop Edge Border punch. For a little added texture I used the Perfect Backgrounds Texturz Plate*** on the Summer Starfruit* piece. I cut out some butterflies with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit in Midnight Muse and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere them too. I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Pals Paper Arts card and thanks for dropping by. Have a great Sunday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse* and Summer Starfruit* Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Midnight Muse* Classic Stampin’ Ink (New Firm Foam Pad)

Stamp Set: Layered Labels** Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Comfort Café**

Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits**, Perfect Backgrounds Texturz Plate***, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2012-2014 In-Color

**2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

***Retired List

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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Indigo Limeade Priority Mail Sneak Peek

Good morning and happy Friday to you all. I have had a very busy week and I am feeling the effects as we end it. Hopefully on Sunday I will get to be creative for a little bit. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend so I am looking forward to spending some time outside too. Today’s card contains another sneak peek of a new Host(ess) set from the new Catalog. The base of the card is Lucky Limeade Card Stock and it is stamped with the Distressed Dots Wood Mount Background Stamp in Island Indigo. I used the Big Shot to cut out two of the Labels Framelits Collection labels, one in Whisper White and the other in Lucky Limeade.  The celebrate banner image and the Happy Birthday are from the Priority Mail Stamp Set* and are also stamped in Island Indigo. I punched out the middle of the smaller labels with the Curly Label Punch and mounted it to the “background” stamped celebrate with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is also punched out with the Curly Label Punch and placed in the middle of the label. I used the 1/2″ Circle Punch and the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack to punch out a piece of Island Indigo and Silver Glimmer Paper for a little bling. This card would work for a stand alone Birthday card or to be given with a gift. I hope that you enjoyed today’s sneak peek and thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Distressed Dots Wood Mount Background Stamp and Priority Mail* Clear Mount Stamp Set

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer Paper

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Curly Label Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 2-Way Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog Host(ess) Set

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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Mojo 241 and Sneak Peek

Good morning and happy Thursday to you all. It finally stopped raining here yesterday afternoon and went straight into summer. It was about 78 degrees and humid, I’ll take that over wet and rainy any day! Today’s card is for this weeks Mojo Sketch Challenge. This weeks sketch is from Teresa Kline…

I decided that I wanted to use some Naturals White Card Stock because when you stamp on it it gives it that older look. The base of the card Is Naturals White and to that I added a piece of Pool Party that I ran through the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 embossing plate. They are on the Retired list and I’m sad to see them go. They are great if you just want some subtle embossing. I took a piece of Island Indigo Card Stock and ran that through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I then punch the two outside edges with the Eyelet Border Punch. The greeting and the image are form the new Forever With You Stamp Set* and are both stamped in Island Indigo, I cut the image out with my Paper Snips. Both are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a little finishing touch I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit with some more Naturals White Card Stock and mounted the butterfly on Stampin’ Dimensionals too. I hope that you are enjoying the sneak peeks and thanks for coming by. Have a fantastic day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Naturals White, Pool Party and Island Indigo Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Forever With You* Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Eyelet Border Punch, 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!

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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Midnight Primrose Starfruit Patio Party Sneak Peek

Hello everyone! Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Today I have another sneak peek from the upcoming 2012-2013 Stampin’ Up! Catalog. You will be able to order form the catalog on June 1st and here are some of the new items for you to take a look at early. I started with a card base of Primrose Petals*. The top piece of paper is from the Patio Party Designer Series Paper** and the bottom is a piece of Whisper White Card Stock that I ran through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I took another piece of Primrose Petals* Card Stock and punched the one side with the Scallop Edge Border Punch to put over the seam. The two images are from the Make A Cake Stamp Set. The set is build-able and you can have a one layer or three layer cake and add all different elements to them. The cakes are stamped in Summer Starfruit* and Midnight Muse* and mounted on coordinating pieces of card stock. The greeting is from the Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set** and is stamped in Primrose Petals* The set coordinates with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies** which is what I used to cut it out. Like I said yesterday I am loving the new In-Colors and Stamp Sets and I hope that you are enjoying them too. Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Primrose Petals*, Midnight Muse* and Summer Starfruit* Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Midnight Muse*, Primrose Petals* and Summer Starfruit* Classic Stampin’ Ink (NEW Firm Foam Pads)

Stamp Sets: Build A Cake** and Itty Bitty Banners** Clear Mount Sets

Designer Series Paper: Patio Party**

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 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!

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.