Happy Birthday, Kathy!

I am privileged to share a birthday with a dear stamping friend, Kathy. We met together last week to celebrate - and had lunch and wonderful conversation. Kathy is one of the best laughers I know, and she has a beautiful heart. :)

ANYWAY. She isn't so much intrigued by cards, but by 3D projects. So this is a cupcake box (the cupcake I purchased was too big to fit in it!!!). The card is made to match it! Colors are Whisper White, Pool Party, and Island Indigo. Aren't they lovely? :D

OK,, I'm off again! :) Have a WONDERFUL day, and be SURE to take the time to STAMP something!

Take Two: Milk Carton!

Good Friday Morning! Are you surprised to see me this early? :D I got the chance to pre-post! What a happy thing. LOL!!

Here's today's - a LOT like yesterday's, but different.... :D

I love that you can see the colors of the jelly beans through the vellum! BE WARNED: When working with vellum for this project, you MUST be careful, because it will crack VERY easily. Also, USE SHIMS to ensure getting those critical score lines on it!!!!

Card stock: Vellum card stock

Accessories: Gold brad, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Mini milk carton die, Big Shot :D, Sticky Strip, Mini glue dots (I highly recommend these, so the butterflies stick!)

So, which one do YOU like better, Thursday's or Friday's? :)

Have a wonderful weekend! And be SURE to take the time to STAMP something!

Let's make CARTONS! :D

Good morning!!! How are you today? It's a rainy day here in middle Tennessee, but it's been a nice day so far. I've been up entirely too long. :D

Today and tomorrow, I'm going to show you the basic SAME design for one of the new MINI MILK CARTONS, with the die that's in the OCCASIONS MINI (good until the end of APRIL!); JUST by changing the colors, we changed the whole LOOK.

Here's today's!

So! Isn't it pretty? And I have to tell you, tomorrow's is even simpler - we left off the bottom strip!

Card stocks: Gable Green, Only Orange, Whisper White

Ink: Whisper White craft (used to highlight the embossing on the butterflies)

Accessories: stampin' sponge, Big Shot (YES, I DO love my Big Shot - and you CAN all say it with me! LOL!!), mini milk carton die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, scallop trim punch (FREE if you purchase $50 in merchandise until the end of MARCH - and it will be in the next Idea Book for $15.95!!), Sticky Strip, clear rhinestone brad

See how simple?!?!? And it's filled with jelly beans - what a fun co-worker gift, or little something to tuck into an Easter basket....

OK, I'm off again! :) Lots to do today! I hope you have a WONDERFUL day, filled with good things! And be sure to take the time to STAMP something! :)

How did it get to be Monday again?

Shoooooooooey. This weekend FLASHED by!!!! Did you have a good one? It made it into the high 50s here in Middle Tennessee BOTH days! Kenn and I were gone all day yesterday, but Dad said the crocus had bloomed - and been picked by little hands. ::::sigh:::: :D

ANYWAY. Today's sample is from a party at the beginning of the month.



Isn't it CUTE? If you use the new XL 2-step bird punch (just order item #117191 for $15.95), the bird house will sit level, and you could use it as a table favor for a party!

Card stock: Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Taken with Teal, Glorious Green, YoYo Yellow, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot, SU! Mini Milk Carton die, SU! Beautiful Wings Embosslits die, Scallop Trim Border punch, Bird w/Leaves and Flower die, silver cord, wide oval punch (door frame behind bird!)

I just love him. I think this is an adorable favor, or ornament, or home decor element. :) We all had fun making our little houses! :)

If you have trouble finding oder numbers for any of these, or don't want to place your order on my online business site, please don't hesitate to call or email me! (My contact information's in the right-hand margin.)

OK! I'm off - I have a scrapbooking class to finish designing for! :D Have a WONDERFUL day - and be sure to take the time to STAMP something!

Video coming tomorrow, I hope!

I've got everything ready to shoot, but everyone's been coughing around here (except me, praise God!) - so it's not bee quite the background noise I want you to deal with. :D HOPEFULLY, we'll get it done today. Kenn's said he'll shoot for me, so we'll see if he does, or if I go ahead and do it!

ANYWAY. Today's sample is from the LET'S GET PUNCHY! class!

(I did CASE this from another demo [Heather Wachtman], not my original idea!)

Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Scallop Trim Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Big Shot, box die, 1-1/4" and 1-3/8" circle punches, Beautiful Wings Embosslits die, Sticky Strip

These are SO cute - and would be fun table favors for a baby shower - or change the design, and use them for a garden party. There really is a lot you could do!

OK. I'm off. I'm designing for future classes - email me if you'd like to get my class schedule! :)

Have a WONDERFUL day, and don't forget to take the time to STAMP something - you'll be SO glad you did!

Oh, I'm feelin' it today! :D

I've got the creating bug today, and it's hard to sit still and do my blog - but I promised you the last card from the Stamp-a-Stack, so here I am! :D

There are two photos here - one of the inside of the card, too. Now, SAS are supposed to be pretty simple cards, which they are - but we dressed this one up just a bit. :)


Now, on some of them we used a Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker to color the embossed areas on the butterflies - but we also left a few of them uncolored. This is the new Beautiful Wings Embosslit; it makes FIVE embossed and punched butterflies with one pass through the Big Shot! It's SO much fun to work with!

Colors are Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Always Artichoke, and Very Vanilla.

Now, take a look at the inside....





SO easy to get a classy, finished look, even without layering anything inside! As you can see, we used the Sincere Salutations "Get Well Soon" stamp; almost any in that set could be used in this card!

OK. Time to get busy again! :) Saturday's class is at 2:30, so even if we get the weather tomorrow they're predicting, it should be cleared by the time we're gathering for FANCY FOLDS III! :D And Mary N.'s Sale-a-bration party is Sunday afternoon - it's going to be a BLAST!

So many things to show you, so little time to TYPE! :D Have a wonderful day - and be SURE to take the time to STAMP something. You'll feel MUCH better...! :D

It's a Butterfly Party!

Good morning! I just have a few moments to post - I'm off to get my hair cut, FINALLY! :D But I wanted to share this card we did at our parties this last weekend - the Occasions Mini is PACKED with fun things to work with! :)

Card stock: Very Vanilla, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, Only Orange, Orchid Opulence, Lovely Lilac

Ink: Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue

Stamp set (inside): Happy Everything

Accessories: Jumbo Handle, Empty Ink Cartridge, Very Vintage SA Jumbo Wheel, Ticket Corner Punch, sponge dauber, Big Shot :D, SU! Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die

It's a fast, FUN card to put together! And TRUST ME, you NEED that Embosslit - it's SO much fun! :D

OK, I'm off! Have a WONDERFUL day - and be sure to take the time to STAMP SOMETHING!! :)