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Love & Laughter Anniversary

Good morning all. Did everyone have a good Superbowl? I ate way more than I should have but we had fun! For today’s card I made an Anniversary Card for my friends Brian & Kim. I used Soft Suede, Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla Card Stock. The beautiful bride’s dress image is from Love & Laughter and is stamped in Calypso Coral. I cut out the image and put a piece of Calypso Coral 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack around the waist. I stamped one greeting from the Occasions Alphabet Set and mounted the two pieces on Soft Suede that was cut out using the Labels Collection Framelits Dies. Using the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder I ran some Calypso Coral through the Big Shot. I rounded the corners with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder and also did the same on the Soft Suede Card Base. A piece of 5/8″ Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon was place on the Calypso Coral background and I mounted the Soft Suede Label on Stampin Dimensionals. The greeting at the top is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and was also rounded and popped up on Stampin Dimensionals. I hope you like the card as much as they did and thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Love & Laughter, Occasions Alphabet Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

Embellishments: 5/8″ Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon (Clearance Rack) and 1/8″ Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon (Sale-A-Bration Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack)

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Mojo 226

Good morning peeps. I hope everyone had a nice weekend and that you have some plans for the Superbowl tomorrow. I’m going to a friends for some food and fun. I love playing along each week with the challenges, they give you a starting point and that always makes it a little easier! This weeks Mojo Monday Sketch challenge asks you to choose between round or square:

I chose to do a 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ square card. I like this size because it fits in a standard medium envelope without extra postage. I used Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Pool Party and Calypso Coral Card Stock. The great cake image and greeting are from the Love & Laughter Set in the Occasions Mini Catalog. I stamped them both in Calypso Coral Ink. The cake is mounted on Calypso Coral Card Stock and I “edged” the greeting in Calypso Coral Ink for a little dimension. For the background I used some Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder ( both FREE from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog with any $50 purchase each). I took a piece of Pool Party Card Stock and used the ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (also FREE from Sale-A-Bration) and ran three pieces, two in Lucky Limeade and one in Calypso Coral, across. I punched out a piece of Calypso Coral Card Stock with the Small Heart Punch and used the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies to cut out a piece of Silver Glimmer Paper and mounted it on the ribbon with a Stampin Dimensional. I really love the colors and the way the card came out. I hope that you like it and thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great Saturday!

Stampin Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer Paper

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Small Heart Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Perfect Bunch Thanks

Good morning everyone. I hope that you are having a good week. I’m off to Manhattan to deliver my Workshop orders from last week today. I’m also going to see Phantom of the Opera tonight with my friends Kim, Heather and Stephanie. That should be fun! For today’s card I needed a quick Thank You. I went with a note card size and used Soft Suede, Very Vanilla and Pool Party Card Stock. The card base is Soft Suede cut to 5″ x 7″ and scored at 3 1/2″. I punched the edge of the Pool Party Card Stock with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and layered it over the edge of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (FREE from Sale-A-Bration). I stamped a flower from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set in Peach Parfait and punched it out with the Blossom Punch. The middle of the flower is from the same set and stamped in Pool Party and punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch. Using some Peach Parfait Ink I stamped and image from the Perfect Punches Stamp Set and mounted it on Soft Suede punched out with the Large Oval Punch. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals give it a little pop and finish off the card. I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party and Peach Parfait Classic Stampin’ Ink

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (2012 Sale-A-Bration)

Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch and Perfect Punches Clear Mount

Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Blossom Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Go ahead… click on the catalog to the right and place your Sale-A-Bration order… you know you want to! 🙂

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Glossy Candy Conversations

Hello everyone! It’s Wednesday and that means we are halfway through the week. 🙂 Before I get to today’s card I wanted to tell you that starting today Stampin’ Up! is offering a free 30 day trial download of their digital designing software My Digital Studio. If you click on this link above the picture below you will be taken to my on-line store. At the top select products and then shop now. Once you are the homepage for my store you will see this MDS picture:

My Digital Studio

Click on the image once in the store and you will be taken to the page where you can download your free 30 day trial copy. It comes with some add ins to get you started. Give it a try and have some fun!

Now for today’s card, it’s a nice simple Valentine’s Day Card. I used Soft Suede, Calypso Coral and Whisper White Card Stock. I stamped the Candy Conversations Wood Mount Stamp in Calypso Coral on Whisper White and used the 3/16″ Corner Rounder. It was then mounted on a piece of Calypso Coral Card Stock. A piece of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration – FREE with a $50 purchase) that was ran through the Big Shot using the Adorning Accents Edgelits to create the backdrop. The Soft Suede Card Base was ran through the Big Shot with the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder that coordinates with the edge from the Edgelit. Some Crystal Effects was used on the stamped hearts in the image for a great shiny 3D effect. The longest part of making this card was waiting for the Crystal Effects to dry, but that gave me time to make more! I hope you liked today’s card and thank you as always for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Soft Suede and Calypso Coral

Ink: Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Candy Conversations Wood Mount

Embellishments: Crystal Effects

Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/16″ Corner Rounder and SNAIL

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Birthday Punch Out Card

Good morning everyone. I hope that all is well with you. I’m doing pretty good, loving the mild winter! For today’s card I got inspiration from Becky from Inking Idaho again (http://www.inkingidaho.blogspot.com/). I have seen this type of card elsewhere too so I had to make one. I used Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz and Blushing Bride Card Stock. I ran the Whisper White throughout the Big Shot using the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Then I took the Blossom Punch and punched out most of the flower from the left side. I stamped an image in Blushing Bride, from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set, and punched out another flower in Blushing Bride. Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect positioning, I stamped another flower in Blushing Bride on the card base through the punch out. The leaves are made using the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch and then punching out two leaves from each circle. The greeting is form one of the FREE sets that you can get during Sale-A-Bration, Elementary Elegance. I used the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch to punch it out and the mounted it on some Pear Pizzaz punched out with the 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch. The flower and the greeting are popped up on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Two Bitty Buttons tied with thread and adhered with Mini Glue Dots finish the card. I hope that you enjoyed pink card number 2! Thanks so much for visiting!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz and Blushing Bride Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pear Pizzaz and Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration) and Mixed Bunch Clear Mount Sets

Embellishments: Bitty Buttons

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blossom Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Grammy’s 94th Birthday

Good morning all. The weekend is here! I hope you are all doing some fun stuff. I’m going to a Chinese New Year party later on tonight, that should be fun! This year marks my Grandmother’s 94th Birthday! She lives in Pennsylvania and I have fond memories of all of the time I spent there as a child. She loves flowers and had some of the nicest ones in her gardens that I have ever seen. There used to be poppies all along the fence. That’s what inspired the color combination for her card. I’m loving the new Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog along with the Elementary Elegance Stamp Set where the sentiment and bird come from. You can get these items and many more for FREE with every $50 you spend form the Occasions Mini or Idea Book & Catalog. The beautiful flower is from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set and is punched out with the Blossom Punch, both items can be found in the 2012 Occasions Mini. I stamped it in Poppy Parade and backed it with some Poppy Parade Card Stock punched out with the same punch. I have wanted to get the Family Reunion Stamp Set from the Idea Book & Catalog for a while and I’m glad that I did. It’s nice to be able to put Grandma on the card along with Happy Birthday. I punched it out with the Oval Punch and mounted it on Poppy Parade Card Stock punched out with the Scalloped Oval Punch. The frame around the sentiment was a great tip from Mary Fish (www.stampinpretty.com). I cut out the label with the Framelits Label Collection Dies and then used the Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder that fits perfectly inside the label. It gives it great detail and was super easy. A little bit of 1/2″ Stitched Poly Ribbon in Poppy Parade (thanks Nina Dee!) across the top of the Very Vanilla Card Stock that was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder give a nice separation from the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper. I love the way the card came out and hope you enjoyed it too. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Poppy Parade Smooth Card Stock

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration)

Ink: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration), Mixed Bunch (2012 Occasions Mini) and Family Reunion Clear Mount Sets

Embellishments: Poppy Parade 1/2″ Stitched Poly Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Blossom Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Sale-A-Bration Workshop

Good Thursday morning to everyone! One more day until the weekend! A wonderful friend of mine, Isabella, hosted a Workshop at her beautiful apartment in Manhattan yesterday. She had eight of her friends join us for a fun filled afternoon of card making. We made three cards, a Valentine’s Day card, a mini Valentine’s Day card and a Birthday gift tag. The Valentine’s Day card uses Pretty In Pink and Whisper White Card Stock and some Riding Hood Red Ink. The cupid is from the P.S. I Love You Stamp Set and was punched out using the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and then it was backed by the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle and popped up on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing folder makes for a fun backdrop and we used the Scallop Edge Punch for a little added detail. The little hearts are from the Candy Conversations Wood Mount Stamp and they were punched out using the Small Heart Punch. I find that using the Word Window Punch to punch out your sentiment makes lining it up a little easier and it fits perfectly on the Modern Label Punch.

For the mini Valentine’s Card we used some Naturals White and Riding Hood Red Card Stock with some Elegant Eggplant Ink. I love the way the Petal Card Punch looks like a tiny envelope if you leave one of the flaps open. The hearts are from the I {Heart} Hearts Stamp Set and they were also punched out using the Small Heart Punch. For the final touch, the sentiment is from the P.S. I Love You stamp Set.

Last but not least is the Birthday tag. A nice quick project using Lucky Limeade and Very Vanilla Card Stock, some Poppy Parade Ink and a small piece of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper from Sale-A-Bration. The cute little birthday bear os from the Host(ess) Set Tagtastic. We used to the Decorative Label Punch to punch it out and it’s finished!

Everyone had a great time and it was so nice to meet everyone. I hope that we can do it again soon!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Cards Tock: Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla and Lucky Limeade Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Elegant Eggplant and Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: P.S. I Love You, I {Heart} Hearts and Tagtastic Clear Mount and Candy Conversations Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration)

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Small Heart Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Petal Card Double Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Sale-A-Bration is in full swing! Place your orders and get your free item for every $50 (before tax & shipping) you spend. Click on the catalog to the right. 🙂

 

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It’s Time To Sale-A-Brate!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today is the day! January 24th marks the start of Stampin’ Up!’s biggest promotion of the year… Sale-A-Bration. For every $50 you spend you get to choose a product from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog for FREE! That’s in addition to the regular Host(ess) Benefits. There are so many great items to choose from:

4 Exclusive Stamp Sets

Exclusive Designer Series Paper Pack

Exclusive Ribbon & Brad Bundle

Limited Time Decor Element

2 Digital Designing CDs

Several current catalog items (Stamp Sets, Buttons, Fabric, Simply Sent Kit, Embossing Folder, In-Color Cardstock Sample)

If you host a Workshop and you get over $150 in sales you get a free tote bag. If your sales total over $400 you get a Sale-A-Bration Bundle that includes the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack. This is all in addition to the regular Host(ess) Dollars that you earn too! It’s a great time to shop Stampin’ Up! Contact me if you are in Manhattan or the Nassau/Suffolk on Long Island for information on hosting your own Workshop.

If you were thinking about joining Stampin’ Up! now is definitely one of the best times to do it. The Starter Kit is $50 off… that’s only $125 for over $380 worth of supplies. In addition to the great discounts and early access to new products you also get a free pack of Designer Series Paper or a Digital Download every month for the rest of 2012! It’s like joining Stampin’ Up! for FREE! Contact me or click on the banner below if you are interested in becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator for hobby discounts or for a great part-time or full-time business.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to Sale-A-Brate!

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PPA 127 & Sneak Peek

Good morning everyone. It’s snowing here on Long Island this morning. I’m not a fan of snow! It’s perfect day to play with my Stampin’ Up! stuff though! For this weeks Pals Paper Arts Sketch I used some more new items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. Only four days left until Sale-A-Bration starts!

The base of the card is Very Vanilla. I used the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set from Sale-A-Bration (January 24th) stamped in Pool Party and then I punched it out with the Ornament Punch and cut a little bit off the bottom to make it look like a vase. I sponged the edges with Crumb Cake to give it a little more definition. I used the Texturz Plates for a subtle background paired with some of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper also from Sale-A-Bration. The Little Leaves Sizzlits Die and the Boho Blossom Punch create a great bunch of flowers in Calypso Coral and Peach Parfait. Some Basic Jewels Pearls add a little elegance to the flower centers. I used Mary Fish’s tutorial from the other day (http://www.stampinpretty.com/2012/01/new-ppa-sketch-and-1-minute-to-wow-video.html) for the sentiment. She always has such great ideas. The edges are also sponged with some Crumb Cake. A little Scallop Trim Border Punched piece of Peach Parfait completes the card. Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (2012 Sale-A-Bration 1/24)

Tools: Big Shot, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Ornament Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sponge Dauber, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Sale-A-Bration is just four days away! Do you have your lists ready? 🙂

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Up In The Air Thanks & Sneak Peek

Good morning peeps. I hope everyone is having a good week. I keep checking Stampin’ Up!’s FaceBook page to see what’s going on in San Antonio, TX at Leadership. Oh how I would like to be there! Today’s card is a note card Thank You. I used some new paper (to me) that I got. It’s called Naturals White and I’m liking it! There are little flecks of fibers in the paper and it gives it that nice organic look. I used the Up In The Air Host(ess) Set from the 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog. It really is one of my new favorite sets. The image is stamped in Concord Crush and the I colored in the leaves with some Lucky Limeade Marker. The greeting is from the set Outlined Occasions from the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog out next week. It’s FREE with any $50 purchase. It’s just one of the great items that you can get for free with every $50 you spend. I wanted to color in the stars and realized that I didn’t have a Concord Crush Marker. Not to worry, I used a Blender Pen and the ink pad! It works great for coloring in a small area. For the finishing touch, some Lucky Limeade Organza Ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack also from Sale-A-Bration. A small dab of Crystal Effects in the middle of the bow makes sure that it won’t come undone. I hope you enjoyed today’s card and as always thanks so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Concord Crush Smooth Card Stock and Naturals White Card Stock

Ink: Concord Crush

Marker: Lucky Limeade

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (2012 Sale-A-Bration)

Tools: Blender Pen, Crystal Effects and SNAIL

Sale-A-Bration is less than a week away! I hope your lists are ready! 🙂