A Nice Cuppa

How about a nice Cuppa tea?

  This is Stampin' Up's "A Nice Cuppa" stamp set and designer series paper of the same name!  This is one of the lovely combinations of stamps and designer paper that goes together!  This is what sets Stampin' Up apart from other products!  You can let us do the coordinating for you so you do not have to worry about it.  You can order these items from our Occasions catalog which runs thru May 31st.  The stamp set, designer paper and coordinating paper can be found on page 35.  The ink color is one of my favorites, Melon Mambo.

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 I think this will be a great card to send to my sister!

Oh Hello

It's been way too long so here is a card to say "Hello" again!

I have no excuse but I tend to go in streaks on and off.  I will try to do better!

This cute little guy is from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set which is

Part of the free stamp sets you can get during Stampin' Up's Sale-a-bration.

I used old olive green card stock long with the daffodil delight dsp paper.

I love the brightness of the card and how simple it is.

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Just for you

This card was inspired by one that Angie did on ChicNScratch titled Floral Wing card.  I changed up the sentiment but followed her basic layout.  I used the new Watermelon Wonder ink and card stock.  The striped paper is the new envelope paper that Stampin' Up has come out with this year.  I chose it  because it was the only paper with the watermelon color at the time.  The ribbon is the new 1 inch dotted lace and adds a pretty softness to the card.  The beautiful butterfly comes from the Butterfly thinlit set and is cut out from gold foil paper.

The sentiment, Just for You is one of my favorites from the Stampin' Up Watercolor Words stamp set which has become one of my new favorites due to the style of the print.

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Your So Sweet

Time to start blogging again with the holidays rapidly approaching!  This note card is made with the Stampin' Up stamp set 'Your So Sweet' and the thinlit set 'Mini Treat Bag' shown on page 57 of the annual catalog.  The stamp set includes the cute star above with the hello written on it and then you cut out the star inside of it with the thinlit from the mini treat bag set!  What a great idea!  I layered a piece of designer series paper under the star to give it some dimension and added the little punched hearts from the itty bitty punch set.  These are so fun to make and I will be making sets of these for Christmas gifts for my co-workers.  This card was made with Mossy Meadows, my favorite green color at this time.  If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or if you would like to purchase any of these sets, click on my store button to the right.  Happy Stampin'!

Sprinkles of Life

This card is extra special!  Not only is it a fun fold over card but the stamp set I used, Stampin' Up's Sprinkles of Life also gives back!  When you buy this stamp set, three dollars of the price goes to the Ronald McDonald House Charities!  You get an awesome stamp set that is really diverse in its uses and you are donating back to a wonderful charity.  What better way to spend your money!

Check out the details and all the wonderful stamps that are included in the set by clicking on the catalog to the right and going to page 189.  It is #139971 and sells for $21.  If you would like to purchase this stamp set, click on my Order Stampin' Up Online button on the right and go to my website to order one.

The designer paper used in this card is the Cherry On Top paper stack that is filled with fun patterns for all occasions.  You get 48 sheets of 6x6 paper in 12 designs, double sided.  You don't want to miss out on this stack.  It sells for only $8 #138443.

If you would like instructions on how to make this card, leave me a comment and I will send them to you.  Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin!

Long and Skinny

I recently saw a challenge on The Paper Plunge.com looking for Tall and Skinny cards.

How about long and skinny?  This card is 3 1/2 by 8 and fits in a #10 envelope.   I have been making starburst cards for a technique class and thought I would combine them for this challenge.  I have found the starburst design is great for all types of cards.  Once you put the starburst together you just add your sentiment for the occasion and some bling like the butterfly and you are ready to go.  There are several videos online that will get you through the steps to making a starburst card if you would like to learn them.  if you like the butterfly on the card, check out my Stampin' Up store where you can buy the Butterfly Basics stamp set or bundle which includes this lit dies to cut them out on your Big Shot or other die cutting machines.  Thanks for stopping by!

Congratulations

It is that time of the year when congratulations cards are needed.  Stampin' Up has a great stamp set designed just for such occasions.  Titled 'Bravo' this stamp set comes with many different ways to say congratulations!  I chose this one because of the unusual spelling of the word and the fact that it was written vertically and not the usual horizontal.  I used my favorite in color, blackberry bliss ink for the card along with the matching card stock and designer paper.  That is one of the wonderful things about using Stampin' Up products; everything coordinates!

If you want to find out more about Stampin' Up's products or to order the above stamp set, just click on the button to the right and order any time of the day or night!

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Happy Mother's Day!

This card says it all!  This card is made from the Stampin' Up stamp set "Mother's Love" .  I used my favorite "In Color" blackberry bliss along with the matching designer paper pack.  The little flowers I hand stamped myself to make my own designer paper!  The little flower stamp is included in the stamp set along with many others.  The inside of the card looks like this..

 

The saying is so perfect!  This stamp set is available in our Occasions catalog.  If you are interested in this stamp set or any other Stampin' Up project, click on the button to the right and shop my store.

This project is entered in two card challenges so check out these sites; www.paperplunge.com and www.suochalleges.com. Thanks for stopping by!

From the Herd

Well I am back and I thought this Stampin Up card made from the stamp set "From the Herd" would be perfect to showcase.  I am losing one of my bosses who is taking on another position and wanted to make him a special card from his team.  I thought this stamp set was perfect!  I stamped it in Versafine black ink and watercolored the "herd".  I used blushing bride for the pig, shades of baked brown sugar for the buffalo and the llama, daffodil delight for the chicken, soft slate for the goat and lost lagoon for the little bird.  The stamp set comes with several cute sayings which include 'from all of us', 'it's pasture birthday', ' party animals' and several more to fit many occasions.   You can find this stamp in our Occasions catalog which runs thru June 2nd.  Click on the right to view the catalog and if you want to order the stamp set or any other Stampin' Up project, click on the button to the right that says Shop my store.  Thanks for stopping by!

Sympathy card

One of my co workers Sandy just asked me what my card site was and I had to admit to her that I hadn't posted anything since Christmas! Now I have to thank her for motivating me to post a card I recently made.

Unfortunately my sister in law lost her mother recently and I wanted to make her a nice sympathy card.

I used Crisp Cantaloupe card stock and ink to make it.  The flower bunch comes from a retired stamp set but you could use any pretty flower arrangement for this type of card.The sentiment is from our petite pairs stamp set that has sentiments for many occasions.

I finished it up with a piece of our 5/8 Organza ribbon which is my go to ribbon for cards.

I hope this card inspires you like Sandy helped inspire me!  To check out my online store just click on the button to the right.  Happy Stampin!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

I wanted to post a card today.  This is the one I sent out to family.

I used two different Stampin' Up embossing folders and the ornament punch.  I used washi tape to make the ornament.  The sentiment was an old one I had that I love.

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I hope all my followers have a wonderful holiday season!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

This card is made with the Stampin' Up Best of Halloween

Stamp set.  I made the background paper by blending different colors

together and then stamping with black ink.  It was a lot of fun making the background 

paper because each piece is colored a little different from the other.  The sunburst

pattern is a great way to highlight your focal design in the circle.  I had a lot of fun making this 

card and you could use this design for any occasion.

This design is being entered in to this week's Paper Plunge challenge.  Check out all the entries

by clicking on the button to the right.

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Sending Good Thoughts

Don't you love the bright colors in this card?  Coastal Cabana is the lovely blue/turquoise color.
You can see I used the polka dot embossing folder for some texture and the ever
popular banner die to cut out the stamped saying.  I hope this bright cheerful card inspires some creativity in you today!  Remember, you can shop 24/7 at my Stampin' Up store or just look through any of the catalogs to the right to get some great ideas!  Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Stampin'!

Happy Thanksgiving!

This card I cased from Brandyscards.com.  It uses the Stampin' Up Truly Grateful stamp set to make your own designer paper for the background.  The colors include baked brown sugar, so saffron, and cajun craze.  I used the burlap ribbon to layer over the background paper and added the Happy Thanksgiving stamp from the Tags 4 U stamp set.  With the help of the matching label bracket punch, I was able to punch out the tag and add it on to a few layers to stand out over the burlap ribbon.  Someone told me the front looked like a Pilgrims belt!  I laughed and said it wasn't planned that way but what a great idea!   You can pick up any of these great Stampin' Up supplies by hitting my button on the top right and it will take you to my store!

This card is being entered into The Paper Plunge contest.  Check this out at ThePaperPlunge.blogspot.com.

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Coffee anyone?

Coffee anyone?

Love cards and coffee?  This is the perfect card to give to your friends!

The 'Perfect Blend' Stampin' Up stamp set comes with a coffee cup and 

two perfect sayings. Click on the button to the right and check out my store for this set or many other wonderful stamp sets that Stampin' Up offers.  Don't forget to check out our coordinating inks

and card stock.  It takes all the hard work out of creating wonderful cards.

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Watercolor Thank You Card

I love this Thank you stamp from Stampin' Up!

It is called the Watercolor Thank You stamp.

I used the new DSP paper in the new in-color Blackberry. 

 One of my new fav colors.

The flowers are from the new stamp set 'Beautiful Bunch' and 

they have a matching punch which I just love!  It is soooo easy to stamp the

flowers in your favorite colors and then punch them out.  You can buy them as a

bundle and save 15%.  Just click on the button to the right and you can shop at my

store 24/7.   Hope you enjoyed my card.  It is really easy!  

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Happy Mother's Day!

                                                      Happy Mother's Day to everyone.

 I just finished making several of these cards for all my relatives and friends who are celebrating today!  I used the wonderful Watercolors Wonder designer paper from Stampin' Up along with the Flower Shop stamp set.   The sentiment doesn't come from Stampin' Up but was the only one I had to compliment the card.

If you would like to purchase the designer paper or stamp set, check out my online store by clicking the button to the right!  Happy Stampin'!

Hardwood fence card

I couldn't wait to get the Stampin' Up Hardwood background stamp to make this cute fence card!

I used the Petite Petals stamp set and matching punch to make the cute flowers.  The fringe scissors that Stampin Up is selling now work great for making the grass on the bottom.  

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By the Tide

Looking for that masculine card that you can have on hand for birthdays and Father's Day?  Here it is!  This stamp set is Stampin' Up's By the Tide and it has some wonderful stamps in it.  Here you see four of the seven that come with it.  I used the Happy Birthday from the 

Stamp set Bring on the Cake to add a sentiment but you can easily put Happy Father's Day on it for your favorite fisherman!  I used Night of Navy ink and card stock.

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Happy Birthday card

OMG ...I can't believe it has been so long since I posted!  I have been making cards for the holidays and haven't made the time to post.  So I am making time now!  This is one of my favorite cards

that I have made.  I choose the background paper from Stampin' Up's Birthday Basics DSP (#130145) which has all these wonderful birthday patterns.  I made the candles from cut pieces of  the Designer Series paper stacks and the flames came from the wing of the bird builder punch (#117191).

  I choose the Happy Birthday from the Sassy Salutations stamp set (#132070 wood, #126707 clear).  This set has 6 all occasion sayings in a fun font!  I used Raspberry Ripple for the card stock and the ink to coordinate with the colors in the background paper.I sponged around the flames and used dimensionals to give them some 3D effect.

I hope you enjoy making this card as much as I did.  Feel free to browse my store by clicking on the button to the right.

Happy Stampin'