New Week, New Life!

Good Monday morning! How are you today? Did you have a good weekend? Did you get something done that you wanted to? Did you spend wonderful time with someone you love?

Item of business: PLEASE pray for the husband of one of my dear friends/customers. His name is Ev; he's having a scope procedure done, in a hospital far away from home, on his heart. She has gone to be with him; please pray for their peace, and that the doctors will be able to find what's wrong and help them. Thank you!!!

There was a very special wedding at our church this weekend; our young adult minister and the principal of Lancaster Christian Academy married his love Saturday night. We didn't get to go, but I've got the gift all ready to give them. :D Here's the card I made - I was told that "the girls are wearing blue, and the tables are decorated in sage, blue, and black". Well, I had to guess at the "blue" part - as you know, Stampin' Up! has about 10 choices in the blues! :D But I like the way this turned out!


So!
Card stock: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Sage Shadow, Basic Black

Ink: Versamark, Brilliant Blue, Sage Shadow (inside)

Stamp sets: Oval All, Celebrate Everything and Well Scripted (inside)

Accessories: Bride Specialty DSP, large oval punch, scallop oval punch, dimensionals, embossing buddy, heat tool, Iridescent Ice embossing powder

It's pretty self-explanatory! :D Lots of layers, some specialty paper and embossing powder, and poof! a beautiful, customized wedding card!

I hope they like it.... Congratulations, Kevin and Shari! May you be blessed with MANY years together!

OK, OK!!

LIFE! :) Can someone stop the world from spinning for just a bit? I need a break! LOL!

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to post yesterday - it was just one of THOSE days. So, to make up for it, I'll post all four of the layouts from last month's scrapbooking class. Will that put me back in your good graces? :D Part of it's been not being able to find the surfaces necessary to take photos - what a MESS around here! I'm working on it, however. :D

I'm also going to apologize right now for my scanner. If someone wants to bless me with a GOOD all-in-one, I'd be so grateful! LOL!!!!!!!! The scanner bed is 11.68 inches - so it cuts off 12"-long items. And let's not talk about anything wide.... :D SORRY!!!!!

Here's the first one!

Isn't it FUN? That paper pack is the FREE one you can get with Sale-a-bration going on; it's ONLY through the end of the month, so I'd be SURE to place your order now, or book your party in the next week or so!!! With every $50 you purchase, you get something awesome for FREE - and if you are the hostess, for every $300 your party hits, you get another FREE item! That's on TOP of the already awesome benefits! :D

Anyway. The only other products we used were Bermuda Bay and Whisper White card stocks, SU! Timeless Type Alpha Sizzlits Dies, and a 2-way glue pen. Fast, easy, and so cute!

Next!

Again, super-simple, cute, and will give those special photos a real boost! That's the BRIDE Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP). We also used a brayer, Real Red ink, Frost White Shimmer Paint, large heart punch, Real Red and Basic Black card stocks, and dimensionals.

The third one!


How SIMPLE is this? But it's REALLY cute in person - and SO simple! Another with no ink! :D Just Rich Razzleberry and Very Vanilla card stocks, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, and the scallop square die and scallop oval punch. I'm thinking little girl's tea party photos, or Easter dress, or or or!

Final one - and it was a LOT of fun, but the most work of the night! :D

SO fun to do! Let's see. We used Not Quite Navy, Blush Blossom, and Very Vanilla card stocks. We used Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel, and Blush Blossom ink. We used the eyelet border punch, the crimper, the SU! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, and the Petal Card Die. There's a pocket behind that heart, for extra pictures OR journaling, and we used the Heart to Heart punch to make the pull for it.

So, there you go! Lots of ideas that will transfer to cards, or grow for larger scrapbooking ideas - or maybe it's a color combo that you want to do some home decor items with. Whatever it is, I hope you got inspired today! :D

Have a WONDERFUL day - and be SURE to take the time to STAMP something!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to Monday!

Wow. What a weekend! LOL! Life never stops, does it?! Faster and faster....

Saturday was the first GREAT GIFTS class, and it was APPLIQUE WITH THE BIG SHOT. We had a BLAST!

Here's one of the items we made!

We also made an apron that kind of matches. I can't tell you how fun this is - and now we're planning to make tote bags with my nieces and older nephew when they come back through.

To make that go easier - I mean, there will be SIX of them, plus Mommy! - I'm going to go ahead and do their names. My sister and brother-in-law are so smart! When they started having children, they chose a color for each one - so my oldest niece is red, the next one blue, the next one yellow, and so forth. That way, they can get items in each individual color, and know at a glance whose they are! So, each name will be in their colors! I'm going to pre-cut some of the appliques to help the little girls out a bit. I've got to come up with a boy's design, which is NOT going to be easy for me, but I'll do it! :D

OK, I'm off. I'm designing today! :D The studio's an absolute DISASTER, so it needs to get cleaned up a bit, AND I need to do Bible study homework. EEK! Where's my day speeding to?!?!? :D

Have a WONDERFUL day! Be SURE to take the time to STAMP something - and enjoy this beautiful spring day!!!

Happy March!

Good afternoon! PLEASE forgive me for being so tardy today; it was an all-out, run-the-race weekend. PHEW. For those of you waiting for my newsletter, it's going to PROBABLY be until Wednesday when I get it done. I'm sorry, but I am WIPED OUT.

I have to share with you a blessing from this weekend. My sister and brother-in-law and seven kids were here; the 2-year-old wasn't sure what to think of me for a while, but then she brought me a note and told me it said, "I love you". I pulled out a piece of scrap paper that I'd stamped "fan mail" on - which was funny to ME, because she'd had her sister fold my note into a paper fan. :D I wrote, "Aunt Lori loves M-------", and handed it to her. She treasured it all weekend - and brought me notes that not only said "I love you", but "Aunt Lori loves me". :D Here's a picture of my desk piled HIGH with love notes!

And, FINALLY, when I said goodbye to them - I did a hostess party yesterday afternoon - I got a hug from her. :) Kenn caught this one!


OK. :D Enough of my family - but my heart (and face!) is still smiling. :)

Here's today's sample, from February's ADVANCED TECHNIQUES. It IS a Techniques Junkies technique - how did you know?!?! :D

It's called MONO DIES!

Card stock: Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White

Ink: Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise

Stamp set: Well Scripted

Accessories: Big Shot, SU! Sweetest Stem Embosslit, wide oval punch, Tempting Turquoise ribbon

Seriously. If you've never been to an Advanced Techniques class, you should COME! We have a BLAST, and you get to learn different ways of using your supplies!

OK, I'm off. I'm trying not to feel too guilty about not getting my newsletter out today.... :D I need to clean up from my workshops, and get busy stamping for MARCH! :D

Have a WONDERFUL day! Don't forget to STAMP something!!!!

SO much going on!!

I'm so sorry I didn't get this posted yesterday; I really meant to!!!! There's just a lot going on around here, besides today being the LAST DAY FOR THE SPRING/SUMMER 2009 IDEA BOOK & CATALOG!!!

Without further ado, here's today's sample. PLEASE NOTE! I will be posting again later, so be sure to come back. :)
Isn't it adorable??? Stampin' Up!® had this idea on their website, but I tweaked it to make it mine. :D

The "YUM" is spelled out with DEFINE YOUR LIFE ALPHA; the rest of the stamps are in the set, UNDER THE STARS. Besides that, all you need is one of our large cello bags, Very Vanilla, Real Red, and Creamy caramel card stocks, Basic Brown and Real Red inks, a Stamp-a-ma-jig, and Stampin' Write markers. Oh, and we used the 1-3/4" circle punch to punch out the s'more.

I just LOVE this project. It ALMOST makes me wish I had some kids to take on a hay ride. :D This would be a fun project for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Sunday School classes - heck, you name it! :D

If you'd like to order the products for this project, you can email me at poohisstampin@aol.com, or click HERE and click on the SHOP NOW button!

OK. I'm off to really work HARD - the open house is this THURSDAY for the NEW IDEA BOOK & CATALOG, which goes LIVE tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful morning, and come back this afternoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D Between now and then, TRY to stamp something, would ya?!?!? :D

Later and later, I know....

I'm sorry my postings have been later in the day all week. We've been sleeping in a bit, and by the time my brain wakes up, it's mid-afternoon. :D

SO. Keep voting for your favorite card in the THIRD ANNUAL BIRTHDAY CARD CONTEST - it's a hot race this year!!!

And on with the show!!

Card stocks: YoYo Yellow, Whisper White, Green Galore, Only Orange

Inks: YoYo Yellow, Only Orange

Stamp Set: Heartfelt Thanks - RETIRING NEXT WEEK!

Accessories: Assorted Stampin' Write markers

Simple, but summery! :)








Card stocks: Kraft, Very Vanilla

Inks: Real Red, Creamy Caramel (in cartridge)

Stamp set: Holidays & Wishes - RETIRING NEXT WEEK!

Accessories: Gingerbread wheel, retired at least two years ago; standard handle, ticket corner punch, paper snips, dimensionals, Real Red and Creamy Caramel Stampin' Write Markers

This was one of my favorite wheels EVER. It was so much fun to decorate bags, etc., for gift giving at Christmas time!

OK. Tomorrow will be another two retired or retiring stamp sets, then you've got the weekend, and only TWO MORE DAYS of retiring stamps before the NEW IB&C BOOK GOES LIVE!!!!!!!!!! Be SURE and look at your current Idea Book & Catalog or the one online; make SURE nothing is going away that you'll kick yourself for not purchasing. Remember: you can shop online 24/7 HERE, by clicking the SHOP NOW button at the top - or email me, and we'll get you all set!

Have a WONDERFUL day! And be sure to take the time to STAMP SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!

Quick! Post before the power goes out!!

There's an ugly storm headed this way, so I want to get the first two cards from the last Advanced Techniques class up quickly in case something happens to the power. :D

We had a GRAND time; these are all from TECHNIQUE JUNKIES - tell Pat I sent you! :D

This first card combines two techniques, TORN FRAMES and DRAGGED MADRAS.

Card stocks: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red (retiring IN COLOR), Kiwi Kiss (retiring IN COLOR)

Inks: Jet Black Stazon, Riding Hood Red (retiring IN COLOR), Kiwi Kiss (retiring IN COLOR)

Stamp sets: Heritage Holiday, Sweet Serendipity (both RETIRING)

Accessories: Sponges, distressing tool from the Cutter Kit, assorted Stampin' Write Markers, Blender Pen, 1-3/4" circle punch




Yes, it's the rooster again! This set just completely lends itself to doing advanced techniques, because it's a great collage set. And this technique is called CLEAR-COAT COLLAGE.

Card stocks: Very Vanilla, Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie

Inks: Basic Brown, Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark

Stamp set: Rustic Rooster - Level 2 Hostess-ONLY stamp set! Let's have a party THIS MONTH so you can earn it!!!

Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Clear Embossing Powder, heat tool, embossing buddy

That's IT. Isn't it a GREAT card?!?!?!

OK. Offa here before something baaaaaaaaaaad happens. :D

Have a WONDERFUL day! Don't forget to enter the THIRD ANNUAL BIRTHDAY CARD CONTEST!!!!!!!!! So you have a REASON to GO STAMP SOMETHING!!! :)

Heartfelt Thanks

Here I am! Still with the "asteroid" on my desk, still with green and purple coloring everything on my screen, but I used some Whisper White on the sample - so, no matter what it looks like to me, I THINK it's going to be right because of having that to work with. :D

So, you get to tell me: do the colors look right??? I wanted to use some more of the IN COLORS - be sure and stock up on your favorites before the end of the month (click HERE, then click on the SHOP NOW button at the top!) - so I chose Pacific Point and Kiwi Kiss. This uses both embossed resist and wax resist as techniques.

(I can't help but giggle - the far left of this card is bright violet on my screen!)

Card stocks: Whisper White, Pacific Point

Inks: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Versamark, Jet Black Stazon

Stamp set: Heartfelt Thanks

Accessories: white crayon, clear embossing powder, embossing buddy, heat tool, sponges

Super-simple, but I really enjoy this type of card!

OK, I'm off - tonight's going to be a fun time with Kenn, eating out and going to church. OH, and if you didn't know, SONIC is giving away free root beer floats tonight - go grab one!!!

Have a WONDERFUL day - and please, STAMP SOMETHING!!! Don't forget the CONTEST going on!!!!

Happy FRIDAY!

Wow. The last Friday of May, the last POST of May. The year's almost halfway over - can you believe that it's only 210 days until Christmas?!?!? :D Take a look at the counter on this page! LOL!

If you're anywhere around me, tonight is a free stamp & scrap night at my house - just bring a snack to share, and the stuff you want to work on. I'll be workin' on stuff, too! :)

Anyway. For today's post, I wanted to use up a little more of my designer series paper - since I know there's going to be LOTS I'm going to want to play with in the new Idea Book & Catalog, I want to clean out what I've got. :D

This is a 6x6 card; it would be EASY to turn this into a 2-page 6x6 layout. I'd use this side for one of the pages, and cut on the score line to do the second page. Here's the picture, and then I'll give you the recipe! :)


Card stock: Very Vanilla, Taken With Teal

Inks: Basic Brown, Taken With Teal

Stamp set: Just Buzzin' By....

Accessories: Creamy Caramel, More Mustard and Taken With Teal Stampin' Write Markers, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Crystal Effects, AquaPainters, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2-Way Glue Pen, dimensionals, paper snips, Five-Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Game Night DSP

Isn't it FUN? :) The DSP just reminded me of a picnic tablecloth! It's the other side of the DSP I used on this project earlier in the year. (The one on the tin!)

OK. I'm off! Have a WONDERFUL weekend! And take a little time to STAMP SOMETHING! :)

Happy Memorial Day!

I hope you're enjoying your long weekend! And I know you're anxious to know who won the blog candy, but you'll have to wait just a little bit longer! :) I'll post it later today.

Tomorrow night, I'm holding an OPPORTUNITY NIGHT; if you're local, and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! and the income opportunity - as well as how awesome it is to fulfill the Statement of the Heart - please contact me for more information at poohisstampin@aol.com!

So, today you get the last two cards from Thursday's Quick Card Class! The second one wouldn't scan, so I had to do a REAL picture of it. :D I hope you enjoy them both - let me know what you think!!!! (Comments make my day, really!!!!)


This one actually has a pattern on it that you can't see in the scan! It's got silver ink seran-wrap-daubed onto it. (One of my favorite texture secrets!:D)

Card stocks: Kraft, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke

Inks: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Silver Encore

Stamp sets: Wonderful You, Sincere Salutations

Accessories: Ticket corner punch (Yup! My favorite corner punch makes an appearance! :D), 3/4" circle punch, word window punch, designer label punch, Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker, Stamp-a-ma-jig, dimensionals

THIS card was just for ME. :D I had advertised a baby card, a thank-you, a birthday, and a wedding; this one's because I love this stamp set! :D

Card stocks: Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Inks: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip Classic AND Craft

Stamp sets: Forest Friends, Happy Everything

Accessories: scallop edge punch, Chocolate Chip corduroy buttons, Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, clear embossing powder, embossing buddy, heat tool, dimensionals

Just LOOKING at the card makes me happy. :D It's my favorite colors, I love the stamp set - it's just a ME card. LOL!!

OK, I'm off! Have a WONDERFUL day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I'll let you slide today, but tomorrow, PLEASE! STAMP SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Perfect Party Class Projects

Good morning! I hope you've had a great week! Sorry I didn't post yesterday - but I was busy working on all the projects I'm showing you today! :D

Last night was our PERFECT PARTY CLASS; we did an invitation, a gift card holder card, a table favor, a placecard favor, and a thank-you note. I used three colors - Pink Passion, Basic Black, and Whisper White - and polka dots as my theme. :)

The invitation is the Top Note pink card in the back. It's a pivot card, done with a Build-a-Brad of a cupcake. I love those little brads; they're a LOT of fun to use!! We used circle punches to create all the circles, starting with a 3/4" punch to take the center out, and working with the 1", 1-1/4", and 1-3/8" circle punches to go up in sizes. We covered a card-front sized piece of Pink Passion with the circles we wanted, then cut out the Top Note with the Big Shot. (YES, it's BACK with a vengeance for this class - four of the five projects use it!!! :D)

Then we cut a Whisper White and a Basic Black Top Note diecut, and trimmed down the Whisper White to fit onto the Basic Black mat, and stamped the Whisper White with the "you're invited" and invitation info stamps from HUGS & WISHES. Then we punched a hole for the brad to go through; when you pivot the card open around the brad, you can read the information for the party.

The next card we did was the gift card holder card - it's the Pink Passion scallop diecut card. We diecut the card and a Whisper White scallop circle; you only need a half a circle for the card. We rolled both the half-circle and the card front with the Stampin' Around Jumbo SPOT ON wheel in black, and adhered the half-circle on a diagonal on the inside of the card - JUST on the scallops, to create a pocket.

We used CRAZY FOR CUPCAKES for the front cupcake image and for the message on the inside; they're both embossed with black embossing powder, and then we colored the cupcake in with Stampin' Write Markers. We also used the ticket corner punch on the image and its mat before putting them on the front of the card.

The box with the "chain" around it is also made with the Big Shot - I just LOVE that die!!! It makes things like table favors SO easy!!! On the top of the box - which you can't see :) - there's a balloon and "just for you" from SOCK MONKEY black embossed on Gable Green; the balloon is punched out with the 1-3/8" circle punch and matted onto a Whisper White scallop circle punch. The "just for you" is punched out with the word window punch.

Next was the placecard favor; I made a template from Andrea Walford's site; she's an incredibly gifted stamper!!! I did mine with the piece of designer series paper you see above; it's from the Level 1 Hostess Paper Pack, and there were only two pieces of the POLKA DOT DSP, so I let the girls have those. :) It's fairly complicated to explain, easy to do once you get it figured out. :D We tied the ends with the organdy ribbon - the same one that was on the FRIENDS card earlier this week. We wrote our names with Stampin' Up!®'s WONDERFUL gel pen, and punched it out with the word window punch. It's simply adhered to the top!

The last project was the thank-you card; it's the black Top Note card with the Whisper White and Pink Passion circles on it. The "thank you" in a frame is from CUTE & CURLY, the stamp set that's bundled with the curly label punch. It's embossed in white on Basic Black card stock. We cut OUT the middle of the frame with SU!'s craft knife, and cut dimensional pieces to put on the back. Inside, the flower and "thanks so much" from THREE LITTLE WORDS are embossed in white, too.

The hardest part of this class? Punching and punching and PUNCHING out circles! :D It was a lot of fun, and the girls worked diligently! :)

So, that brings us to another weekend! :) I hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend, full of fun and friends and family!!!!! Get rested and rejuvenated, and you'll find that STAMPING is a great way to do that, too! :) BE BLESSED!!!

Workshop projects

Good morning! I don't know about where YOU are, but it's and incredibly beautiful spring day here in middle TN! The sun is shining, the early spring flowers are singing with color, and the birds are scolding the men who are building the deck outside! :D

But I'm sure you didn't come to hear what the weather's like. I promised you the three projects we did last night, and I'm here to deliver. :D Let me say, first of all, that this small group of hostesses are some of my business-builders, so we took our time and (I think!!) enjoyed ourselves doing these more-detailed projects.

On with the show!

I really like this card; it's a spin from one that was posted on the demonstrator's side of the Stampin' Up!® website. If you've been with my blog for a while, you know I accidentally purchased this set last year when I wanted to get INSPIRED BY NATURE. Didn't look it up because I thought I *knew* the name. You're looking at the stamp set NATURE'S SILHOUETTES. :D

We stamped the images of the tree and deer/elk/moose(?!?!) on Whisper White card stock, then stippled inks onto the card stock in this order: Bashful Blue on bottom, Not Quite Navy in the middle (YES, you read that right!!!) and Brocade Blue on top. Be sure to blend well!!

That layer is mounted onto a mat of Basic Black, then onto Bashful Blue. The saying is embossed in white BEFORE we took a baggie and pounced white ink all over the card base of Night of Navy. This just gives it a little texture and depth. Please, though, if you try this, be SURE to emboss the saying first! Otherwise, you'll have embossing powder stuck to the white you pounced everywhere!!! :)

On to the next project!

I really love this card. It just says SPRING to me! :)

That's the same set as we used last weekend for the Real Red card, SIMPLE FRIENDSHIP.

Ribbon - isn't it beautiful ribbon?? - is our new organdy; it's satin ribbon in the middle. And that's one of the (relatively!) new flower brads - I think they were designed JUST to go with this stamp set. They're beautiful!!!!

We took the eyelet border punch and did both the base card of Whisper White and the Summer Sun strip, and put those together. We stamped the large flower from the set all over the front in Summer Sun; we took the medallion and stamped it on Summer Sun with White craft ink, and embossed it with white embossing powder. Then, we punched it out with the 1-3/4" circle punch. We used the "true friend" saying and the small flower on the inside of the card. You could do this with any color, and it would be incredible!

And now, the last one - the 3D project. And I came up with it all by myself. :D

This funny bunny holds a Hershey's bar inside. I LOVE using my punches! (Hey, did anyone else notice we DID NOT use the Big Shot last night? I about passed out when I realized it! :D)

We used ALL of the following punches:

3/4" circle punch - eyes, foot pads, nose

1" circle punch - eyeballs, eyelids

1-1/4" circle punch - you can't see it, but we used it on the tail

1-3/8" circle punch - see above :)

Scallop circle punch - see above, plus nose

Wide oval punch - feet and ears

Large oval punch - ears

1/4" circle punch - toe pads

Colors are Whisper White and Pretty in Pink; we used a white gel pen for the highlights in the eyes, a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to draw on the face. We sponged with Going Gray ink around the eyelids and the feet. We used the crimper on the bottom of the candy bar wrap. And we used Bashful Blue striped grosgrain ribbon for his bow! He's SUPER cute, don't you think???? :D

Please let me know which one of these is your favorite! :D I just can't decide. LOL!!!

Have a WONDERFUL day - and take the time to stamp SOMETHING! :D

Quick card JUST for you!

Hi, everyone! I know I didn't post yesterday - it was an ODD day. BUT, I'm here today, and I created this little jem JUST for you!

Remember a week or so ago, when I was telling you my philosophy on teaching new stampers to SIP (stamps, ink, paper)? Well, here's another card, EXACT same color palette, a little different look!

Card stocks: Sahara Sand, Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Inks: Sahara Sand, Jet Black Stazon, Real Red

Stamp set: Bird on a Branch (Thanks, Amy, for letting me borrow it!:D)

Accessories: dimensionals, ticket corner punch

Yeah, I kicked it up ONE notch with the corner punch, but you DEFINITELY wouldn't need it. This set is very classy, and simple to use!!!

OK, I'm off - I have a hostess club tonight! :) Check in tomorrow for the three cards and one 3D project we're going to be doing - they're ROCKIN'!!!!! :) IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO GET IN ON SALE-A-BRATION!!!!!!!!! Contact me at poohisstampin@aol.com or (615)497-4532 for more information!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful evening! And take the time to STAMP something - that's what I'll be doing! :D

It's FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How are you doing?? Got big plans for the weekend??? I don't! :D I love stamping with everyone, but it's going to be unusual for this monrh of Sale-a-bration to not have any parties this weekend!

So. Here's a card I made JUST to share with you! :)

Card stock: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Silver

Ink pads: Encore Silver Metallic, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Brocade Blue, Night of Navy

Stamp set: Nature's Silhouettes

Other: 1-3/4" circle punch, silver embossing powder

The Bashful Blue strips are 1/8" wide, the silver strip is 1/4" wide. I stamped the image, and stippled the inks onto the card stock, then punched it out and sponged the Night of Navy around it. After I put the strips onto the Basic Black card front, I put the circle on with dimensionals. Isn't it pretty? It's VERY easy, but I think it's really striking - and the card base itself is Bashful Blue, so you can easily write on it.

Have a WONDERFUL weekend! Stamp something, and use it to bless someone else!! And let me know what you're stamping - I'm LONELY out here! :D

Quick Cards!

Good afternoon! Do you have big plans for this weekend? I've got two parties here - I'm looking forward to the hostesses getting to shop! :D That's always the fun part!

OK. On to the sharing!

The sentiments on this card are all from the stamp set CLOSE AS A MEMORY; the longer verse is in the inside. The background on the card is from BOHO BACKGROUNDS, and the strip is ITTY BITTY BACKGROUNDS. The cardstock colors are Basic Gray, Going Gray, Basic Black, and Whisper White; the backgrounds are stamped in Basic Gray, and the words are stamped with Versamark and embossed with silver embossing powder.

To do the faux tag, we stamped the saying and embossed it, then punched it out with the large oval punch. Next, we dragged the edges of it through a Versamark pad, then dipped it into the silver EP and heated it. It's put on the front of the card with dimensionals. Fast and easy, and the color palette is all neutral. It's soothing, too.

Next card is one of my favorites, even though part of what makes it great is one of my least favorite colors! :D

Isn't it FRESH feeling? The background card is Pacific Point card stock, an IN COLOR this year. The mat is Old Olive, a color I truly don't care for - but it MAKES this card. :) The lemon slices are in Summer Sun, the apples in Ruby Red. The "celebrate" stamp is from CELEBRATE EVERYTHING, the fruit from TART & TANGY. That's the new eyelet border punch - it's REALLY a great accent!

The "celebrate" is stamped in white craft ink, then embossed with white embossing powder.

I'd love to know what you think of the cards! :) And to know what YOU are stamping.....

I mean, you ARE stamping, aren't you??? :D

Have a wonderful weekend!

Good Thursday Morning!

Hope you're having a great day so far! The week's almost over! :)

Today and tomorrow, I'll be posting cards from this week's Mixed Bag Quick Card Class. If you'd like to see my class schedule, CLICK HERE. :)

This is one of my favorite color combinations - if you've been watching my blog for a while, you probably have seen that. :) It's Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, and Mellow Moss.

This is the new jumbo wheel, FRIENDLY WORDS, used on the background squares. The key tag punched piece is stamped with a stamp from SWEET SERENDIPITY. Super simple, and a nice way to say hi to a friend. :)

This second card's colors came about because I wanted to use some Tangerine Tango. :) So, it's Perfect Plum, Tangerine Tango, and So Saffron card stocks with Basic Brown and metallic gold inks - the saying on the front is embossed in gold.

The set is INSPIRED BY NATURE - it's on the dormant list, but still available. I REALLY love this set! And there's my favorite ticket corner punch.... :D We distressed the edges of the Tangerine Tango with the distressing tool from the cutting kit.

Quick cards ROCK. :D What are YOU stamping?????

BIG post today!

OK, I'm sorry it's WEDNESDAY already. It's been a crazy month already - Sale-A-Bration is ROCKING around my studio this month! If you haven't placed your order, be sure to get it in this month!!!! Just click on the top icon on the right, and take a look at the free things you can earn with every $50 you order!

ANYWAY. Because I've got at least one person coming to THREE workshops during Sale-A-Bration - Hi, Mary! :D - I'm doing different things at each weekend's parties. These three are from this last weekend.

First, let me say that I always try to do two cards and a 3D project; it's a great way to get your hands on lots of fun toys, and if one design doesn't suit you, another one might! So, with that said, here are the projects!

Something I try to emphasize is that you can do a LOT more with more COLORS of ink and card stock than you can with a lot of STAMPS. Stamps are what we all crave, right? And I'm not saying that's a BAD thing. :D But when you're getting started, it's hard to want to spend money on the consumables. I can't tell you how much I see in people's eyes: "I can get card stock at other places. I want the STAMPS!" I try to let them go ahead for a bit, and see the difference in quality between what I have to offer them versus what you can get CHEAPLY. After all, I can't FORCE anyone to use the best on the market.... :)

This card is a GREAT SIP card - stamps, ink, & paper. The stamp set is SWEET STEMS; the colors are Sahara Sand, Basic Black, and Real Red; the white is our WONDERFUL gel pen. The red dots and centers of flowers are done with a Real Red Stampin' Write marker. Isn't it pretty?

This card is just the opposite; there's very little ink on this card, but LOTS of fun color - again, using ANY COLOR COMBO will change the look and feel of this card!

It's a Whisper White card, layered with Garden Green and Not Quite Navy. The Bashful Blue layer went through the Big Shot with my Texturz Plates. (Shall we say it all together, now??? I LOVE MY BIG SHOT!!!!!!!!!!! :D)

The Riding Hood Red and Whisper White hearts are punched with the Heart to Heart punch; the "celebrate you" stamp is from the set A LITTLE BIRTHDAY CHEER. Fun, and super easy!!!!!

The third project is probably kind of familiar to you by now. :D It's the new box die!

I was asked to include a photo of the SIDE of the box, as well, so here you go. :) This is the PINCH PROOF stamp set; the box is SUPER easy to assemble - the hardest thing about this project is the layering of the medallion on the front! :D

Colors are Glorious Green, Whisper White, and Summer Sun. We used green M&Ms until they ran out, then used creme de menthe Kisses. :)

If you have ANY questions about these projects, please let me know! My customers are falling in love with the Big Shot. ;) I wonder why.....

Have a WONDERFUL day! And STAMP SOMETHING, for Pete's sake! :D

It's THURSDAY?!?!?

How on EARTH did it get to be this late in the week?!? I'm so sorry I've been absent so long. :::::::::::hanging head::::::::::::: So, I'll give you two posts today. :D This one will be on the last two Advanced Technique cards from last week; the next will be on the new box die.

SO! On with the samples and recipes! :D

Both of today's techniques I learned from TECHNIQUE JUNKIES - Pat has a WONDERFUL design team together! I highly recommend her - but I also recommend coming to my classes to get hands-on experience. :D

This one is Faux Background Paper. Isn't it a GREAT look?!? Very versatile - I can't wait to try doing this with Christmas colors and stamps! We DID use the "heartfelt" from HEARTFELT THANKS for the words, instead of this retired stamp from WONDERFUL WORDS. The fern outline is from WONDERFUL YOU, and the flower is also from HEARTFELT THANKS. Colors we used were So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, and gold (for the word). It was great fun to learn AND teach!

This one is called FAUX FELT. The paper on the flowers feels like felt - it's way cool, especially since the big thing right now is felt accents. The colors are Sahara Sand,Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss, and Whisper White. The stamp is from SINCERE SALUTATIONS. We used the five-petal flower punch, the boho blossoms punch, the medium oval punch, and the eyelet lace punch. Yes, we got punchy with this card - but it was fun, and easy to do!

OK. Be back in a few with another post - hope you've enjoyed these techniques!!!

CD Folder Book Class

Hi, everyone! Here's Saturday's project; everything's done with Riding Hood Red and Whisper White. The CD folders you can order from ULine; I did a split with someone else, because you can get a large number for a really reasonable price! :) There's very little stamping, but LOTS of punching! We had a great time; if the clamor is great, I might put together a class you could order or offer the class again. Please let me know if you'd do one of the two, so I know to go ahead and prep! :D

As we go, if there's something special I think you need to know, I'll put it in; otherwise, enjoy the pictures! :)

Cover: 5-petal flower punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Naturally Serif alpha die/Big Shot

Tag corner punch, 3/4" circle punch

Eyelet lace punch


Heart to Heart punch, Beautiful Butterflies die/Big Shot, round tab punch
WONDERFUL YOU stamp set

DEFINE YOUR LIFE stamp setScallop Envelope die/Big Shot




NOTE: On this page border, I punched the Boho Blossoms randomly on a 1-1/2" strip of RHR DSP (Dontcha just LOVE alphabet soup? :D), and adhered the punched strip to the page. Then, I adhered the OPPOSITE side of the DSP into the negative spaces. Cool, huh. :D

Scallop Circle punch - cut into center area for each petal!

I can't wait to hear your responses to this project; it got a LITTLE frustrating for a little bit - if you don't pay CLOSE attention, it's easy to adhere something somewhere it doesn't go! - but that was quickly conquered! :D

Two for One!!!!

Good Monday Morning! :) How ARE you today???? Did you have a wonderful weekend? I have so many things to post for you, I was going to double up and give you two projects today for the price of one - but Blogger's not having any of it. :D So, you'll just have to stay tuned in for tomorrow's installment!

SO. Today is number two of four layouts; it was the first one I designed, and its simplicity is part of its charm, don't you think? :D

Why, YES, I DID use my Big Shot for this! :D Again, not a single stamp was inked in the making of this layout!

Pink Pirouette Big Shot scallop circles are the mats for the pictures; That's Regal Rose card stock matting the DSP strips; the designer series paper is from the Hostess Paper Pack #2 that's ONLY available by having a $150 workshop OR placing that order yourself! (GET A BIG SHOT! I'm telling you, you'll LOVE it!!!) That butterfly (wasn't I clever to use lined DSP for a journaling box???) was also cut with the Big Shot, this time with the exclusive Beautiful Butterflies die. And everything's on a beautiful background of Chocolate Chip.

Oh, YEA! I got the second one to load up for you! You'll see why I wanted to double with this one; it's another super-simple layout, and I'm saving the big splash for the final reveal. :D

This is one of my favorite color combinations: Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla, and Always Artichoke. There's just something very restful about this combination - and I think it's great for men OR women!

Just a couple more things to tell you, and you'll have all the info you need to re-create this page at home! That is a new Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel called FRIENDLY WORDS. It's rolled with Mellow Moss ink on the Mellow Moss card stock. The "wonderful you" is from the stamp set called - fancy this! - WONDERFUL YOU. :D It's stamped in Always Artichoke on Very Vanilla, then punched out with the word window punch; I ran the edges through the ink pad to get a little definition, and then put it on the page with dimensionals. I didn't use mats because pictures of friends can be all different sizes and colors, and we all have matting card stock. :D

OK! I'm outta here! :D Time to clean up my studio for tonight's class, the CHOCOLATE! Night! Wish you could be here - wait until you see the adorable projects we're making!!! :)

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