Happy Monday!!!

How ARE you??????

It's been an interesting week; Mom was in the hospital for three days, if you read my OTHER blog. So life went by rather quickly - and the LAST time she was in the hospital and I was in town, I was working a full work-week. I'm so grateful for my husband and for Stampin' Up! :D

ANYWAY. One of the things that kept me busy Saturday was the CHIP, CHIP, HOORAY! class that anyone who ordered chipboard during May's special was invited to, FREE. This sample is from that class!

Isn't it cute? We used glossy white card stock for the "celebrate" - from CELEBRATE EVERYTHING - and embossed it with clear EP, so we didn't have to worry about smearing it. The color is Pixie Pink - card stock and inks. We rolled the card itself with the PETALS JUMBO STAMPIN' AROUND WHEEL. The designer series paper on the flower is from the FLOWERS FOR YOU pack. We used a glue stick to adhere it to a flower from the ON BOARD BLOSSOMS & BASICS, and sanded the edges for a bit of a distressed look. The center of the flower is a dimensional covered in Dazzling Diamonds glitter - it was quite a glitterfest (I knew you weren't going to be here, Amy! :D) because we also used Irridescent Ice EP on another project. :)

Anyway. The leaves are small oval punches that we folded in half the long way and ran through a crimper. The flower is put on there with a pop-up glue dot, and the leaves are just stuck right underneath the flower with a bit of SNAIL adhesive.

SUPER-SIMPLE, but a really great card!

SO, I've heard from a few of you about the ANNUAL BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE, but not a whole lot of you!!! What are you waiting for?? Go check out that post, and email me!!!!!! :D

I hope you're taking time in the middle of your busy summer to STAMP SOMETHING!!!!

It's been a LONG day, but I want to share! :)

We had a great time at both sessions of today's 10/10/10! This card IS NOT from this class, however; those samples will start showing up tomorrow. :)

This IS a sample from the chipboard class, however! This one we covered with designer series paper, then sanded the edges. This card was a BIG hit - SO simple, yet a lot of WOW. :D Of course, it doesn't hurt that Stampin' Up! has some glorious ribbon.... :D The colors are Lovely Lilac and Almost Amethyst, but they look a little blue in this post. Sorry!

So, what did you stamp today? You DID take time to stamp something, right?????? :) Well, be SURE to do so for Wednesday - and bless someone, too! :) I'll be blabbing - well, I guess the appropriate word is blogging, isn't it?!? - at you again soon! :)

Chipboard Letter Card

How SIMPLE and classic this card is! I really like this one, can you tell? :D

It's from the "What on Earth is CHIPBOARD?" class last Tuesday. This one's super-simple, but there is some drying time involved.

Simply take some Crystal Effects (which WILL be one of my future "What on Earth is..." classes!), and color it with a drop of your choice of color re-inker. Blend well, then paint onto letter(s). Allow at LEAST 30 minutes to dry - more if it's humid! - before even TRYING to touch them. The colors I chose for both the card stock and the re-inkers is Glorious Green and Real Red. Then I attached the letters to the Whisper White card stock with mini glue dots. EASY as can be, and a clean, classic look.

Don't be afraid to try things! Get out that chipboard that's been sitting around forever and play! :D Take the time to STAMP something today!!! Have a wonderful week....

Don't get spoiled by my posting every day! LOL!

I'm actually procrastinating, so YOU get another sample. LOL!!!! I really need to do some design work today, and I'm just not feeling it.

ANYWAY. Last night was our craft night at church; I got a lot done, but not as much as I wanted to! It's so nice to get together with a group of my friends and do what I love to do!

Now, then. This card is another sample from my chipboard class on Tuesday. It's so sparkly, I love it!We took the chipboard piece, and covered it in Cameo Coral CRAFT ink, then Holographic Highlights embossing powder. We heated and melted it, then punched the holes using my Crop-A-Dile. (May I say, I LOVE this tool?? Cuts like "buttah". :D) Threaded the new vanilla taffeta ribbon through those little holes, put in brads, and finished the rest of the card. It's a great look - I did Amy's birthday card like this, and used an A for the letter. :)

Well, I guess there's no getting around it. It's time to get to work. I need to go STAMP something - I hope you take some time today to do so, too! :)

Boxes, Boxes!

Good morning, everyone! Did you have a good day yesterday? Did you stamp something? Did you have FUN doing it?? What did you make? Why don't you share it with someone? :)

Hey, that gives me an idea for a challenge! I challenge YOU to RAK someone in the next week. Why not? I've been tagged to do it lately, so why shouldn't I ask YOU to do so?? :) When you RAK someone, let me know you did it. RAK stands for "Random Act of Kindness", and there's no better reason for stamping, in my humble opinion. Just think: you could be the ONLY reason someone has to smile tomorrow, when they receive your card in the mail. WOW! Be sure and let me know you took me up on the challenge!

Now, back to the picture. :) These are boxes we did at my "What on Earth is Chipboard?" class Tuesday night. This coming Tuesday night is this month's 10/10/10. But the boxes are FUN! I can't tell you the pattern; it's a LITTLE complicated for that. :) But the color of card stock is the new Basic Gray - I LOVE THIS COLOR!! the ribbon is Purely Pomegranate double-stitched ribbon. We used the new Baroque Border Stampin' Around wheel on the whole thing. It's a relatively big box, and pretty sturdy! We painted the chipboard with regular craft paint. Simple, and stunning!

That's it for today. I have a lot to do, again. Not much motivation to do it, either. :D But I do know: I want to take time to STAMP something. Don't you????? :D