Shine! Card - 2016 Occasions Mini & Sale-Brations Mini!

It's Wednesday again! :D Welcome Back!

Today's card is a fun one. The die cut and stamp set are from the Occasions Mini, the stencil and spray stuff are from the Idea Book, and the designer series paper (DSP, in case you've forgotten! :D) is from the Sale-A-Brations Mini!

Colors are Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Soft Sky.

First, I took a cardfront-sized piece of card stock and the Happy Patterns Decorative Mask (item #138313 - Kathy exclaimed, "How did I miss this?!?"), and positioned them as straight as I could. :D Next, I took a Stampin' Spritzer (item #126185) filled with regular ol' rubbing alcohol and Daffodil Delight re-inker and spritzed the pattern onto the card stock. I let it dry, then cut it with the Sunburst thinlet (item #140617). I should have embossed before I cut, but I didn't. :D The "Shine" is from the Sunburst Sayings stamp set (item #140722).

I attached that to a piece of the Soft Sky Perfectly Artistic DSP (item #141021), which I got for FREE. :D My husband likes this one of a pile I made, I think because of the bright colors and the fun shape.

OK, I'm out of here! Have a wonderful week - and be sure to make the time to stamp SOMEthing!

Just For You Card - 2016 Occasions Mini & Sale-A-Brations

Welcome to Wednesday! :)

This week's card is using a stamp set and punch from the Occasions Mini, and a stamp from one of the FREE SAB sets.

Colors are Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, and Very Vanilla.

The punch is a carry-over from the Holiday Mini; it's called the Curvy Corner Trio Punch (item #139683), and you can find it on page 31 of the Occasions Mini (link above). The distressing set I used is called Timeless Textures (item #14051), on page 29 of the Occasions Mini. The "just for you" is from the frees set BOTANICALS FOR YOU (item #141234) on page 4 of the SAB Mini (link above).

It's a fun set to distress with! There's a lot in the free set to use, too - be sure to check both catalogs out! :)

OK, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL week, and be SURE to make the time to stamp SOMEthing!!!!

It's SALE-A-BRATION!!

 First of all, HI!!!! I know I haven't posted in a LONG time; I'm having a few health challenges, and I'm not stamping a whole lot - but I'm still doing it when I can! :)

We still have a hostess club going; if you'd like to join us, or start your own, please just contact me!

This is one of the free stamp sets you can get with your $50 purchase - and many more things, that you can get free with each $50 you spend! You can go here and learn more, see the Sale-a-Bration information, and see the new Occasions Mini, too!

I LOVE this little bird stamp!!!!!! As soon as I saw him, I knew I had to have him. :) He's part of the set of HONEYCOMB HAPPINESS.

We did this little yellow one for our hostess club; I just LOVE it!!!! (Colors are Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White)

And the little bluebird!!!!!! I KNOW anyone opening an envelope and pulling him out would HAVE to smile. :) (Color are Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Calypso Coral, Whisper White)

OK, I'm outta here!!! Be sure and make the time to stamp SOMEthing, chicadees! :D

Card Sketch Interpretation!

Welcome to Wednesday! I'm sorry I'm having such a difficult time getting back in the swing of blogging; I just don't want to focus on anything, seems like. Part if it may be that Kenn's leaving for Oregon in just over a month, and I'll be leaving in just over two months; making plans, feeling like I'm in limbo - YOU know. :D

ANYWAY. Today, I wanted to show you this card; I found a card sketch I didn't want to change too awfully much, and picked out my colors. They're Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, and Melon Mambo embossing powder. :) The butterfly is from the Occasions Mini's butterfly thinlets dies. The stamps are from my FREE Sale-A-Bration set, SIMPLY WONDERFUL. The little flower is just perfect for this pretty card! The vellum isn't textured, but I did tear the bottom edge, just to give a little more texture. :)

OK, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful evening, and be sure to make the time to STAMP SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!

Chalkboard Cards

Happy Friday! :)

Today I have these chalkboard and paper clay cards to share with you. :) If you haven't already seen the Occasions Mini, I do apologize - it's a glitch in the system, and I'm working to get them out to some of you! Anyway. You can go here - Occasions Mini 2015 - and drool over it in PDF form. :D The chalkboard paper can be seen on page 24.

The other item from the Occasions Mini that we used is on page 32, the Alphanumeric Mold for paper clay (which is in the Idea Book already, but you can find the reference and order info on page 32 in the Occasions mini, too!). I did letters and hearts for everyone, so they could be completely dried to adhere; we all experimented with putting the clay into the mold. It's REALLY awesome, and very lightweight!

I used my chalk marker (IBC) to do the lines around the paper, and to write the messages on my chalkboards; we used Whisper White craft ink to smear onto the boards. I think they're just FUN. :)

Still have openings in our hostess club! Even if you can't do EVERY meeting, we'd love to have you join us - we're a fun group! :D

OK, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful day, and be SURE to stamp something!

Butterfly Framelit from 2015 Occasions Mini!

Happy Wednesday - yes, it's night, but it's still Wednesday. :)

Happy Birthday, Donna! :)

This is one of our projects from last night's Hostess Club get-together; if you're interested in being a hostess, please contact me NOW!!!! We used the largest butterfly in the new selection in the Occasions Mini; isn't he gorgeous?

The blocks on the background are the clear block A, inked in Wild Wasabi. The saying is from one of the free sets - LOTUS BLOSSOM - in the Sale-A-Bration Mini. :) The colors are So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, and Wild Wasabi - as well as Whisper White, but I suspect you knew that. :) The words of the stamp are heat embossed with Tangerine Tango embossing powder.

We loved this card! It's quick, and spring-ish, and easy!

OK, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful day - and be sure to stamp SOMEthing! :)

MDS Monday - Just Us!

GOOD MONDAY MORNING!!! Phew, I don't know about you, but the last six weeks have been JAM-PACKED! Did you have a good Christmas? Did you enjoy ringing in the new year? Are you a TINY bit glad that things are starting to get back to normal? :D

Today's share is just a little reminder of how nice our Christmas celebration was. Of course it involved food and gifts, too, but the older I get, the more it's about the people I'm with. :)

And TODAY MARKS THE START OF SALE-A-BRATION and the OCCASIONS MINI!!!!!!!! There are SO many fun things in the new mini, and the freebies for SAB are wonderful again this year. I'm probably more excited about this Occasions Mini than I've been in a LONG time. If you want to host a party, PLEASE contact me! We can even do online parties now, and I'll be GLAD to help you earn as many freebies as possible! It's also a great time to become a demonstrator; if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me!!

OK, I'm outta here! I'm working on things to show you, so thank you for your patience with me. :) Have a WONDERFUL day, and be sure to stamp or scrap SOMETHING!!!!

MDS Monday - Once in a Lifetime

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend!! I'm writing this on Saturday; my Monday is slammed schedule-wise, and I wanted to make sure this gets to you on time. :D Tonight we're going out for dinner and an a capella concert, and I can't WAIT! :D

ANYWAY. Today's page is made from my newest freebie from SALE-A-BRATION, the ONE BIG SALE-A-BRATION 2014 digital download/disk. I do like the cork flowers, and the stamp in the middle of the page is perfect for pages about Kenn. :D I used Island Indigo as the font color, and I REALLY like the way it looks on this DSP, which is the digital version of the Sweet Sorbet package you can earn for free with a %50 merchandise purchase.

OK, I'm outta here! I hope you have a GREAT week, with wonderful moments of making memories. :) Stamp something, will ya?!?!?!

MDS Monday - My Love

Welcome to Monday! :) It's a challenge, to use hearts in your layout. So, I did. :D I love this photo of Kenn; this was the day I flew back to Oregon last summer. It was June 3, and because of the time change and the awful hour I flew out of BNA, I was back with Kenn before noon. We ate lunch, then headed out to this rose garden.

It got quite warm that day (for OR! :D ),  and there was a nice breeze when you were in the shade. It's just one of those days that I look back on with a great fondness. Do you have those days? It wasn't a fabulous day, but it was a GOOD day. :)

I LOVE MDS. If you haven't downloaded and tried the 30-day free trial, you're missing out! :) Want to learn more about it before you do? Ask me questions! :D

Today is the day that we start our Bible study at my house, JESUS THE ONE AND ONLY. If you can't make it today, but want to come the rest of the time, just let me know! If you can't come, and would say a prayer for us when you think of it over the next three months, that would be wonderful, too. :)

It's also the start of SALE-A-BRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll get a link up to the mini catalog as soon as I can; in the meantime, you can find it if you go to my business site and, on the pull-down menu for PRODUCTS, click on CATALOGS. :)

OK, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful day - and be sure to make the time to stamp something!!!

Sketch Challenge Card

Happy Friday! Are you staying warm?? It's BEAUTIFUL here - brightly shining sun, fluffed cardinals in the trees and feeders - and a balmy temperature of 21! :) (Wind chill says it's feeling more like 10 degrees out there...)

Well. :D What to do to celebrate a Friday, toward the end of January? Make a card that fills a challenge, AND might inspire your Valentine's cards this year. :D

That's red glitter paper again - it's SO perfect for Valentine's Day, don't you think?? - with the silver and gold "foil". I think that name is a bad one for these; it's really shiny cardstock. It's not foil weight!

Anyway. :D That's Real Red, on Whisper White. The only stamp is the "I like you", which is from a FREE Sale-a-bration stamp set! :) I really like this card; it's clean and simple, and gets my idea across. :D

OK, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL day - and be sure to make the time to stamp SOMEthing. STAY WARM!

OCCASIONS MINI IS LIVE!

Happy Friday! Are you back in your regular routine yet? (I don't think I ever have a routine... :D )

I just wanted to give you a quick look at a new stamp set in the OCCASIONS MINI. That link SHOULD take you to a pdf file of the new book. :) Peruse to your heart's desire; remember that SALE-A-BRATION starts at the end of this month, so start planning on how to make the most of your budget!

This stamp is called PEOPLE LIKE YOU. I colored it with various Stampin' Write markers - which didn't take too long, because it's a big stamp and I colored the flowers the same, except for the stamens. :)

OK, I'm outta here! Hope you have a fantastic weekend, and be sure to take time to stamp SOMEthing. :)

Another SAB card - sorry :D

Here it is, another Wednesday. :D Are you having a good week?

Sorry this is another SAB-only card. The phone booth was in the same stamp set as the bike stamp and the "celebrate" stamp from Friday's card.

The colors on this one are Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray, and Very Vanilla.

Stamped that phone booth in Riding Hood Red and cut it out. Brushed just a touch of Very Vanilla ink on the edge I ripped on the Basic Gray layer, then I stamped the "happy birthday" from TEENY TINY WISHES in Versamark and embossed with silver embossing powder.

This one was inspired by Anna; I probably wouldn't have used this stamp. :D

OK, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful day - and be sure to make the time to STAMP something!

Now that Sale-a-Bration is over...! :D

Welcome to yet another Wednesday - the last in May! :) Can you believe it?!?!? The first quarter of 2013 is almost completely gone. Wow.

Anyway. :D Now that Sale-a-Bration is entirely over, I want to share this simple card that I made with my friend, Anna, when she came over in February. :)

The set, FEELING SENTIMENTAL, was a one-time-only set. So you can't get it - but you CAN use other sets to do this card. :)

We used Gumball Green and Midnight Muse card stock - I really like those colors together, especially for male cards - and Very Vanilla as our Neutral choice.

We stamped the bicycle stamp in Early Espresso ink, then used a Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake to highlight the "grout" lines we scored in as tiles with our Simply Scored board.

We also used Crumb Cake around the edges with a wedge of Stampin' Sponge - and also around the edges of the "celebrate" we off-stamped first in Gumball Green ink, then fully in Midnight Muse.

Super simple, clean design. I really think you could make tons of this TYPE of card! :)

OK, I'm outta here. Have a wonderful day - and be sure to make the time to STAMP something!

Happy Birthday, E!

It's WEDNESDAY again! :D You've made it to the middle of the week!! :)

February is a big birthday month for my middle sister's family. You may or may not recall the card I made for R's 18th birthday; this is for E's birthday. E loves the outside; according to Grandma, she's doing the gardening this year. :) So I thought an outdoors-themed birthday card would be appropriate!

LOVELY AS A TREE. I mean, seriously. I don't think they'll EVER be able to retire this set, because it will be difficult to design a more perfect tree set! :D SO very versatile!

So, I stamped it in Jet Black Stazon, then used my Aqua Painters to add Wild Wasabi to the grass and trees, and Bashful Blue to the sky. Then I used the point of the AP and Raspberry Ripple to put some blooms on those trees. I also used it to do the "Celebrate" from the Sale-a-Bration-only stamp set, FEELING SENTIMENTAL. I stamped that and the trees on Whisper White card stock, the card base is Bashful Blue and run through the honeycomb embossing folder. That ribbon is from the special that Stampin' Up! ran a few months ago; that side needed something. :) Oh, and I punched out the "celebrate" with the decorative label punch. :)

OK, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL day - and be SURE to make the time to stamp SOMETHING! :)

Happy Birthday!

Happy Wednesday! Are you having a good week? Have you been able to be creative yet? :D

This is a birthday card I made for a dear friend who was celebrating on a night we couldn't be with them. It didn't totally knock me out, but several people who've seen it have told me how stunning it is. To each his own, I guess! :D

Although you can't see it, the base of this card is a scalloped circle card in Elegant Eggplant. I cut it with the largest in the Ovals Framelits; the inside and the front are Very Vanilla ovals. I stamped the ferris wheel from the Sale-a-Bration ONLY stamp set, FEELING SENTIMENTAL, in Elegant Eggplant ink. I put Sticky Strip on the back of the oval, then used the gorgeous Basic Gray/Basic Black Two-Tone Ribbon from the Spring Mini to frame the outside of the oval. On the inside front, I used dimensionals to anchor the Flower Trim; then the Elegant Eggplant Stampin' Write Marker helped me color the edges of the flowers. Then I took my fun Gold Glow Smooch Spritz and sprayed the whole front of the card.

Seriously, people. This mini is INCREDIBLE; so much fun stuff in it! Thankfully, it's all available through the end of May. Be sure and take a look! And don't forget: for every $50 in merchandise you order, you get a free Sale-a-Bration item - and if you host a party (that's only $150 in sales!), you qualify for even MORE freebies!

OK, I'm outta here. :) Have a WONDERFUL day - and be SURE to make the time to stamp SOMETHING!!!

Thank You Notes

Happy Wednesday! Are you having a good week? Have you enjoyed the weather? It was SIXTY DEGREES here in middle TN yesterday, just gorgeous. And I had to spend over THREE HOURS of it in the doctor's office.

Oh, well. :D

Last week, I got to have lunch with a dear friend I hadn't seen in six months. I made her a set of six of these cards; I knew she'd like the color combination. And can't we all use thank-you cards?

I used Pumpkin Pie card stock for the card base; that's Early Espresso and Whisper White  paired with it. I used the "thank you" from TEENY TINY WISHES and stamped it in Pumpkin Pie; I used this scallop circle punch and matted it on this scallop circle punch, then put it in the center of a strip that I'd stamped - using Versamark and white embossing powder, the heat tool and embossing buddy - with the stamp from the Madison Avenue Stamp Set that you can ONLY get for FREE with any $50 purchase right now during Sale-a-Bration! (Ask me about it!!)

I scored all four sides of the inside with the Simply Scored board, and stamped it with the "U is for utterly" stamp from the Occasions Alphabet stamp set. It's stamped in Pumpkin Pie, too. :)

So! :) I hope you enjoy the rest of your day, and the rest of your week. :) Be SURE and make the time to stamp something, my friend!

Having mini fun!

Good Monday afternoon! How are you?!? I'm having trouble getting motivated today. :D I mean, look at how long it took me to share this with you today....

These tiny (2-1/8"-square) cards are showing you TWO previews from the Sale-a-Bration freebies, PLUS the new embossing plate for the Simply Scored. I am LOVING this scoring plate; it's easy to use, and so very versatile! Its much harder to see in the photo than IRL; the embossing on the heart card is on the bottom of the card. The stamp and mini label punch are the SAB freebies I received - SO much fun. Oh, I guess there's another Occasions item, too - the Real Red Core-dinations card stock that is the heart. :D If you look at the original picture size, I think you can see that I've distressed the heart a bit.

OK, I'm outta here! I'm working on getting projects ready for my nieces and nephews to do at our family reunion - I need to get those done now, so I can focus on packing for our Oregon stay. Eek! :D So much to do, so little desire to do it! :D

Have a wonderful day! Be SURE to make the time to stamp something!!!!

I got new toy - er, ummm, TOOLS!!!

It's FRIDAY! Are you having a great week??? Got big plans for the weekend?!?!

I'm having so much fun! Not stamping much for a while plus new things to use equals a spurt of creativity! :D Everything you see is from the Occasions Mini, with the exception of two Sale-a-Bration preorder items.

Sale-a-Bration starts on January 22 and runs until the end of March. It's a GREAT time to place an order, because you can get specific, very special freebies for every $50 you order. If you host a party, that means two things: first, people are bumping their orders to get the freebies more than at any other time of the year. Second, this year if you host a qualifying party of $150, you'll not only get your normal hostess benefits but also a package of silver glimmer paper! (I LOVE this stuff! :D) Host a $400 party, and you'll get all that PLUS a special free product bundle!!! (Seriously. It's a FANTASTIC time to hostess!!!) JOIN my team during SAB, and not only do you get all the normal fantastic benefits from doing so, you'll get TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT more stuff in your kit, because Stampin' Up! is celebrating its TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY!!! Seriously. If you've ever thought of joining, NOW is a great time.

OK, I'm outta here. Have a WONDERFUL weekend - and be sure to make the time to STAMP something!!!!!! :)

SALE-A-BRATION IS HERE!!!

Hey, y'all!!!! If you aren't my friend on Facebook or near me in real life, you might not know that I'm in OREGON! :D Yes, that's right! I'm in the beautiful, SOGGY, Pacific Northwest! It's good to be back. We're with friends for the rest of this month, then we'll be on the beach for the month of February - and fly home on March 4.

Now, just because I'm gone doesn't mean we're not going to enjoy Sale-a-Bration this year! As a matter of fact, one group has already had their party - and let me tell you, you WANT to have a $400 party! For just having a party (which qualifies at $15o in sales), you earn a shopping tote that's exclusive to SAB hostesses. At $400, you get everything on pages 6-7 of the SAB mini!!!! (There's a link on the right-hand side to see it, AND the Occasions Mini!!)

Now, then. Here is a sample from the Thank You Quick Card Class; the brads are part of the brad and ribbon Sale-a-Bration pack. I really love them!


Check out both minis, if you haven't gotten them in the mail. Email me or call me if you have any questions! You can place an order online through my business site at any time; if you want to have a party, let me know! I already have two parties scheduled for March! It's a GREAT time to party, and a GREAT time to join up! The kit is on sale for $125, and you can choose either a new DSP package for each month for the rest of the year OR MDS downloads each month!

Have a WONDERFUL day! I'll be posting intermittently, since I don't have any stuff to stamp with! :D I do have a few photos to share, and I'll share some of my favorite demonstrators' websites. Be BLESSED, and be SURE to take the time to STAMP something!

My Digital Studio - all with my disk from SAB!

Happy Thursday! :D I had a great time designing this card in MY DIGITAL STUDIO! The designer series paper is the yummy Ice Cream Parlor, from the Sale-a-Bration mini; I love having it as a MDS paper, because I don't have to worry about running out of it! I've ALWAYS got it!

The stamps are from the set, BLISS, in the SAB mini - except for the modern label punch and the "thanks". The little flower accents are the same stamp, just made smaller and lightened to 80%. Be sure and look at the picture at its uploaded size. The ribbon behind those smaller flowers? Also from SAB, the ribbon & button pack, Ice Cream Parlor. :D

I really love the colors; Melon Mambo and Pacific Point are two of my favorites, and the punch in Early Espresso with the stamped word in Daffodil Delight just fit right in. Or at least *I* think so. ;D

Thanks so much for coming to check out today's post. I know I haven't posted much lately; I'm not designing NEARLY as much, and this has been a bad year for our health. I've been sick with something almost every day, and Kenn's been really sick for a month. But we're starting to come through the other side, finally! I've also had technical difficulties, but until I can get the money together to replace a card reader, my blogging will be sporadic. But I will try not to be as absent! :)

Thank you to the two or three of you who keep checking on me, too, and miss me. :D I appreciate you!!

Now, go take the time to stamp something! :)