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Thanks A Ton!

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I recently needed to create some bags for our Homeschool Co-Op.  We are setting them out to collect "Thank You's" from everyone on our school for a few people who have helped out in specific ways.  

I decided to use my Oh, Whale! Set, since it is soon retiring.

Oh, Whale! #129132

 I dressed up some oversized white lunch sacks I had on hand.  The colors I used where: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Real and Going Gray.  

Now to take them to school, they will be so much better filled with all kinds of thank yous! 

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Catalog CASE

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

Last night was my group meeting.  I have a very unique group of demonstrators.  Some are my downline and side line while others are ophaned demonstrators.  We get together once a month to stamp, learn and share.  We have a great time! 

Our theme for this meeting was Regionals.  A few of us that went to Regionals shared some of what we learned.  

One of my favorite things at Regionals in Salt Lake was our make and take.  It is a sample right from the upcoming catalog!  SO, here is a little sneek peak of things to come! 

We even got some DSP to line our envelope...

RECIPE (Butterfly Card): 

Stamps: Remembering Your Birthday

Ink: Smokey Slate, Raspberry Ripple

Paper: Whisper White Card Stock, Pumpkin PIe Card Stock, and Patterns DSP Stacks ( Brights and 2012-2014 In Color - both retiring!)

Accessories:  In Color Dahlias

Tools: Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder,Deco Labels Collection Framelits, 1/2" circle punch, Dotte Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

So for our meeting I decided that my make and take project should also be a sample from the upcoming catalog.  

I love the simple, clean and crisp look of the card.  And YELLOW is really starting to grow on me!  I really like the richness of the Crushed Curry.  And it pairs well with our new Smokey Slate!  

RECIPE (Mr. & Mrs. Card): 

Stamps: Mosaic Madness,Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Crushed Curry, Smokey Slate

Paper: Whisper White Card Stock, Crushed Curry Card Stock   

Accessories: Jewel Rhinestones

Tools: Mosaic Punch, Ticket Duo Builder Punch 

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Sketched Birthday

 

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

How about a little SNEAK PEEK!  Today's card was made with an all new stamp set that will be in Stampin' Up!'s upcoming 2013-2014 Catalog!  The set is called Sketched Birthday.  It is a great set to use with our new favorite look, CHALKBOARD!   You will be able to get this set as of May 31st, that is the first day to order from the new catalog.  I was thrilled to get this set as a gift from Stampin' Up! in January at Leadership conference!  

I originally made this card for my a Shoe Box swap I did with my group of demonstrators, The Treasured Stampers.  

cool things used to make this card: 

Big Shot

Tasteful Trim Die

Chevron Embossing Folder

Bitty Banners Framelits

Summer Starfruit Satin Ribbon

Vintage Faceted Buttons

White Craft Pad

1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch

 

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Daydream Card

Welcome Stampin' Friends! 

I have another card to share with you that I made this weekend with my friend Danielle.  She saw I card I had made a while back on my display board and wanted to make one like it.  It was THIS card. 

So we got to playing, both of our cards look different because we each picked our own DSP and made our cards to match the DSP.  Here is the one that I made. 

Cool things we used to make this card: 

Day Dream Medallions Stamp Set

 

Comfort Cafe Designer Paper

Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon

Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder

5/8" Flower Trim    

Basic Pearl Accents

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Playing Dress Up

Welcome Stampin' Friends!  

On Saturday I got to spend some time with one of my customers and new friends, Danielle, playing dress up, or at least that is what it reminds me of.  

The new Dress Up Framelits Dies, remind me of all the fun I had as a girl playing dress up with my sisters.  

Danielle and I made cards using these fun new dies to make birthday cards.  She wanted to make a special card for her sister who is into fashion and textiles.  So, we each made a card, choosing our own colors and designer paper.  

We were inspired by a card we saw on Pinterest. We loved how she used the new Two-Toned Ribbon to make the skirt!  

To stick the ribbon down to make the skirt we used sticky strip and gathered the ribbon as we pressed it into the sticky strip.  

I use Rose Red Seam Binding across the top of my skirt and a retired flower accent to finish it off.  The DSP I used for my shirt and Top Note is Twitterpated. 

I love these dies and can not wait to make me some more dresses! 

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The owl on Sycamore Street

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

Today I wanted to share with you the card I demonstrated at my all OWL workshop on Thursday.  Let me give a shout out to my hostess, HEY Mary Beth, thanks for the fun night of stampin'! 

Mary Beth is a fellow Owl lover.  So, we decided to do an all OWL workshop.  Of course I had to use the OWL punch!!!   I paired that with our Sycamore Street collection from Sale-A-Bration to make this cute card...

The designer paper I used for the 2-1/2" Circle and the owls tummy are both patterns in the Sycamore Street Designer Paper.  The ribon and the button are from the Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack.  Both are items you can get for free when you place a $50 order with me!  The other Sale-A-Bration item I use is the "thanks" stamp.  It is from the Vintage Verses Stamp Set.  On of my favorite stamp sets!  

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Card Cases

Welcome Stampin' Friends!

Today I have two Christmas Cards that I made for a class in September.  I found these cards on the WORLD WIDE WEB, loved them and cased them.  

This card was inspired by JanTink.  I love the music note background from the Natural Composition Specialty DSP.  My card is only slightly different than the original. 

And this one was inspired by Christyne Richardson.  Again, I only made a few changes.  

Thanks ladies for the inspiration!  I love the cards and so did my customers.  

 

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Seasonal Owls

Welcome Stampin' Friends and Happy Thanksgiving!  

I meant to share these owls with you sooner!  I made these owls for a demonstrator meeting.  I am a part of a FABULOUS group of demonstrators, love you ladies and gent!  Anyhow, I demonstrated these at our October meeting. I was inspired by a cute project I saw on Pinterest.  

I made the box using the Fancy Favor Die. I dressed them up with a strip from the Tasteful Trim die for their ruffles.  The wings are the light bulb shape from the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies.  The scallop circle for the eyes is 1".  The beak and the ears are the diamond shape from the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies.  

The theme for our October Meeting was Holidays, so in my demonstration I focused on Christmas and made a few other things to match my Christmas owl. 

Both of the containers are made with an empty brad/button container.  The one with the lollipop stick was inspired by Becky Roberts.  The container with the window sheet rolled inside was inspired by Angie Juda.  

The Lollipop container is pretty simple.  You need a Crop-a-Dile to punch a hole in the container, making the opening for the stick.  I hot glued mine in place.  It is decorated with punches to cover the stickers on the container.  

The window sheet container is not as hard as it looks.  The window sheet is 3" x 9".  You adhere it to the container by putting sticky strip around the inside of the lid of the container, insert the window sheet, which should have sticky strip along one end.  Once you have the winow sheet how you want it, adhere the ends together.  As you can see this little jar uses the lid of the brad container as the base and the bottom of the brad container as the lid.  Decorate your jar with punches and strips of dsp.  

Note: the 2-1/2" Circle punch is the exact same size as these containers! 

So, save those little containers and start creating fun little gifts!  

Hope you are enjoying a peaceful day with friends, family, football and food! 

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Ornament Keepsakes Card and Tag and a Winner

Welcome Stampin' Friends!

First up I need to announce the winner of a free subscription to Craft Project Central for the month of October!  

This month's winner, drawn at random is....

Jackie T!!!

Jackie T said:

My grand daughter would love to make these. She already likes to stamp and use punches so these would focus her more. thanks for sharing.

Jackie, watch your email for a message from me with more details. Thanks to all of you who left me kind comments about my LIttle Critter Cards! 

Today I want to show you the card and gift tag we made at my Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Camp on Saturday.  

I got the idea from the tag from Becky Roberts. The ornament opens at the top and has a window in front.  Isn't that a great idea! 

One thing I wanted to tell you about on the card, since it is hard to see in the photo.  We used a Sponge Dauber to apply Shimmer Paint to the raised, embossed area and it really makes the card pop!  

If you have any question about this card, just let me know.  I am way too pooped to type any more today.  We got a new puppy yesterday and now I am SLEEP DEPRIVED! 

This is Ellie, our new puppy.  She is an American Bull Dog.  Super sweet, but now I remember what it is like to have a new born.  I need people to bring me meals!!!  

Playing with my new Snowflake die

Welcome Stampin' Friends! 

About a week ago I made this card, playing with my new Snow Flurry die and the new Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack. 

A very pretty set of snowflakes!  I added some sparkle using the new Champange Glimmer Paper and a Bashful Blue Glimmer Brad.  You may not be able to tell in this picture but I embossed the saying with the Early Espresso embossing powder. 

cool things i used to make this card: 

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