Love Notes

Hi there!  This will be really quick since Granddaughter will be waking up soon.  Last night we saw the production, Seussical, at the Muny.  It was very entertaining, especially the Cat in the Hat character.  The interaction he had with the audience was so much fun and had everyone laughing.  He did a great job.  Granddaughter loved the show and talked about it all the way home.

On the subject of love.....how about this cute card.  It was one of Sally Nusbaum's Convention swaps.  She shared them with us at the crop this past Saturday.  Sorry for the glare, nor do I have the swapper's name.  The typewriter image is positioned on a background made with the Dictionary stamp.  Tap, Tap, Tap is a new stamp set in the 2014-15 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.  This set contains the typewriter image and the letters that look like typewriter keys, plus six other images.  Love it!  The sentiment is from Just Sayin', which was cut out from the coordinating Word Bubble Framelits.   A bit of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding adds the finishing touch.

Must run.  Thank you so very much for stopping in today!

Birthday Lion

Hi there!  Hope your weekend was good.  I had a fantastic weekend stamping with my friends....and making new friends.  Yesterday was a bridal shower for the future daughter-in-law of our close friends.  On the down side, our granddog went home after staying with us for about a week and a half.  Sure will miss having him around for nightly walks.
Speaking of animals, how about this lion punch art card?  Cute, cute, cute!  (Pardon the glare.)  It's a swap that Sally Nusbaum received at the Stampin' Up! Convention.  She brought her swaps to the crop on Saturday to share with us.  Sorry I don't have the name of the Demo who made it.  The Designer Paper is Lullabye and the birthday embellishment is an image from Label Love, which was punched out with the Artisan Label punch. 

This evening I'm taking our granddaughter out to dinner before we go see Seussical at the Muny.  With that said, must get busy on my very long to-do list.  Thank you so much for visiting today!

Serene Moonlight

Hi there and happy Friday!  Today's featured card is the last sample of the Hostess Club cards, which are exclusive to Club members only.  This card was inspired by Chat Wszelaki, who was inspired by Beth McAlexander.  You can check out Chat's card here.  (Scroll down to Jul 12 post.)  She has a link to Beth's blog so that you can view her card, too.  The "swoosh" image from Stampin' Up!s Work of Art  was inked up with Soft Sky ink.  Stamp full strength, then again without inking up the stamp.  (This is called second generation stamping.)  Serene Silhouettes and a sentiment from a new set, Something to Say, were used next.  A strip of Designer Series Paper from the Moonlight DSP Stack and Lost Lagoon Stitched Satin Ribbon finish off the card nicely.

That's all folks - hope you have a great weekend.  Thanks so much for visiting today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps:, Serene Silhouettes, Work of Art, Something to Say 

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Black, White, Moonlight DSP Stack 

Ink: Memento Black, Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky 

Other:  Lost Lagoon 3/8” Stitched Satin Ribbon, clear blocks

 

Ombre Wetlands

Hi there!  Today is another sample of a card that the Club ladies made at our meeting on Tuesday.  The inspiration came from Linda Heller's Stamping School, which you can join here for a nominal fee.  She has done all the work of figuring out the measurements.  There is a video to watch, plus she has an instruction sheet with a supply list that can be printed.  This Ombre technique is a little bit of a challenge but fun to do.  Love the results! 

That's it for now -  much to do before the weekend.  Thank you for stopping by today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Wetlands 

Paper: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Vanilla 

Ink: Memento Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede marker 

Tools:  Circles Framelits (#6 from center), Decorative Dots EF, 2-1/2” Circle punch, Postage Stamp punch 

Other:  Blender pen, Natural 7/16” Trim (4-1/2” piece), Dimensionals, clear blocks

Modified Split Negative Technique

Hi there!  Gosh, it's already the middle of the week and there's still a lot to do to get ready for another crop on Saturday and attend a shower on Sunday!  Yesterday was our monthly Hostess Club meeting.  One of the projects the ladies made is shown above.  My inspiration came from Deb Valder's video, which can be viewed here.  It's the Split Negative technique, modified.  The stamped square from the Postage Due set is only 1-1/8".  It is easier to have the inked stamp face up on your work surface and place the squares onto the stamp.  This can get a little messy removing the squares, though.  Deb has a great tip on how to remove the squares from the stamp without getting inky fingers.  She wrapped a piece of painter's tape around her fingers (like you would to get lint off your clothes) and just picked up the squares with the tape.  Very clever!
The ladies liked the projects.  I'm so glad because I really appreciate their loyalty and support!  Thank you again, ladies!  Afterwards, we had a leisurely lunch and talked. You're kidding, right?  Women sitting around talking!  LOL

Must get busy on some household chores and determine what to take to the crop.  Thank you so much for stopping by today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Postage Due 

Paper: Black, Smoky Slate, White, scrap paper 

Ink: Smoky Slate 

Tools:  1-3/8” Square punch (retired), 1-1/4” Square punch (retired) 

Other:  Painters tape

Shocking

Hi there!  Hope you had a grand weekend.  Mine was packed with fun and laughter at a crop with my stampin' peeps.  Good times!  Let's get down to business about the Card Buffet sample shown above.  My good friend offered to cut the outlet shape with her e-cutter.  Wow, did that ever make it easy for me!  The Hardwood background stamp and Crumb Cake ink from Stampin' Up! was used.  The finishing touch was the brad resembling a screw, which was purchased from a local craft store.

Must catch up on some things since I was gone most of the weekend.  Thank you so much for coming by for a visit today!

Traveler

Hi there!  Here it is another Friday.  Seems like we just did that!  How time flies when we're having fun.  Speaking of fun, today's card is another sample from our Card Buffet.  The Traveler set by Stampin' Up! was used for the train and valise images.  Love this set!  Four of the five In Color inks were used, giving the card more of a vintage look.  It's a little difficult to see the vertical strip under the postage stamps that was embossed with the Stylish Stripes embossing folder.  The train image was stamped, cut out with a Circle Framelit, and adhered to the World Map background.  Some of the ladies at our Buffet did a little moaning (all in fun, of course) because the valise required fussy cutting.

Must sign off now to finish getting ready for two days of fun with my stampin' peeps.  Have a great weekend and thank you so much for stopping by for a look today! 

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Postage Due, Traveler, World Map 

Paper: Crumb Cake, Hello Honey, Soft Suede, Vanilla 

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Soft Suede 

Tools:  Circle Framelits, Stylish Stripes embossing folder, Postage Stamp punch, scissors 

Other:  Dimensionals, sponges, clear blocks

Let's Talk

Hi there!  Hope you're having a good week so far.  Mine has been pretty busy with the Card Buffet on Tuesday, having our granddaughter spend the night last night, and preparing for a crop this weekend.  So, let's move on to the card.  One of our regular Buffet attendees requested cards for teens or tweens.  What young person doesn't have a phone these days?  This is Allison Okamitsu's card that I CASE'd, with a few changes to make it my own.

Must get going.  Thank you for stopping in today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted.

Stamps:  Just Sayin’

Paper: Black, White, Silver (non-SU), Soft Sky

Ink: Black Memento

Tools:  1/2” circle punch, 3/4” circle punch, Corner Chomper (non-SU), Word Bubbles Framelits

Other:  Dimensionals, clear block

Work of Art

Hi there!  Mary Taylor and I had another great Card Buffet yesterday!  Thank you soooo much ladies!  You're the BEST!  Here is one of the selections displayed on our Buffet.  An e-cutter was used to cut out the palette, making this a super fast card.  All five of Stampin' Up!s new In Colors were used for the "paint" splotches, which were applied with sponge daubers.

Must sign off now to tackle some neglected household chores.  Thanks for visiting today!

Baseball Fever!

 

Hi there!  Today Mary Taylor and I have another Card Buffet so this will be a quick post.  Here is one of the cards from our Buffet line-up, which has been popular.  (St. Louisians love their baseball.)  My inspiration came from this card posted on Paper Ecstasy's blog.  She doesn't list her name anywhere on the blog - only her friend's name, who is a Demonstrator.  (If you find out her name, please let me know.)  The Night of Navy card base was cut from the Circle Thinlits Die.  A template was used to draw a line for the "stitching".  Are you thinking the Chevron punch was used for the "stitching"?  Nope!  They were cut from one of the dies included with the Circle Thinlits and are smaller than those from the Chevron punch. The rest of the card is pretty self-explanatory.  If you have any questions about anything, though, please feel free to contact me.

Must get going!  Thank you for visiting today!

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Sassy Salutations (inside), Perfect Pennants (lg star image), Pennant Parade (small star) - retired,

Another Great Year (sentiment on front of card) - retired 

Paper: Night of Navy, Real Red, White 

Ink: Night of Navy – ink pad & marker, Versamark 

Tools:  Circle Thinlits, 2-1/2” Circle punch, Square Lattice EF (retired), scissors 

Other:  glue pen or liquid glue, clear blocks

Zoo Babies

Hi there!  We had a full house at our Buffet yesterday and lots of laughs!  Thank you ladies for making it so fun for us, too.  One of our ladies recently became a first time grandma.  Above is the card I made to accompany a gift for her sweet grandbaby.  The giraffe is just one of ten adorable images from the Zoo Babies set.  Cute, cute set!  Her mane is from a strip of Crumb Cake cardstock.  (A pink giraffe has to be a girl, right?)  A little snipping down the length helps to achieve the look of a mane.  Her eye is a pearl, which has been colored with a black Sharpie.  The background panel was embossed with the Large Polka Dot embossing folder.  Love it!  You can find these products in the new 2014-15 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog. 

Must get busy cutting paper to replinish my supply for our Buffet tomorrow.  Have a good one and thanks for coming by today!

Gorgeous Grunge

Hi there and happy Friday!  Just popping in real quick - lots of errands to run today.  So....for the card.  It is super simple.  The lines were made from an image in the Gorgeous Grunge set.  Such a versatile set.  Island Indigo flowers punched out from the now retired Itty Bitty Punch Pack were lined up horizontally.  A sentiment was added to the focal panel, then adhered to the Island Indigo card base.  Ta da!  A clean and simple card.

That's it, must get going.  Have a great weekend and thank you for stopping in today!

Items Added to the Clearance Rack

Hi there!  Stampin' Up! has added items to the Clearance Rack!  Please click here to view.  There are some awesome deals!  Quantities are limited and once they're gone, they're gone. 

Don't forget about the Designer Series Paper sale this month - buy 3 packs, get one FREE!  If you don't have a catalog, you can view the patterns here.  You don't want to miss out on this sale!

Unfortunately, I don't have a card for you today.  I've been busy working on projects that can't be revealed just yet and preparing for our Card Buffets being held Sunday and Tuesday at DeLeo's.  Mary Taylor and I would love to have you join us but ask that you please RSVP.

Please contact me if you'd like to place an order, wish to attend our Card Buffet, or have any questions at all.  (Contact info is in the right side bar - click on my photo.) 

Thank you for stopping by today!

What's Happening?

A lot!  Hi there!  I have so much to share with you today!  Be warned that this is a long post.  Stampin' Up! has released the above set, Beauty of the Season, which is a sneak peek of one of the sets from the Holiday Catalog scheduled to come out in late August - early September.  But you don't have to wait until then.  This set is available for purchase beginning today!  How awesome is that?  Please visit my online store here or contact me to place an order.

Christmas Bliss, a photopolymer set has also been released.   Click here to view the set or to order.

Below is another photopolymer set that has been released.  It is called Dear Heart.   So cute!

 Click here to view or purchase this set.

Today is Tuesday and that means NEW Weekly Deals!  You can view this weeks deals by clicking here. 

Just a reminder about the Designer Series Paper sale that is going on this month.  You'll want to take advantage of that!  You can view the patterns by clicking here.  Purchases may be made through my online store or by contacting me directly.

And don't forget that you can now purchase Blendabilities!   These are alcohol based markers.  Click here for more information or contact me. 

Here's a heads up about the.... 

New items will be added on July 10, so be sure to check back Thursday for some additional great deals!

Whew!  Hope you weren't too overwhelmed by this lengthy post.  Thanks for hanging in there!  Please feel free to contact me if you'd like more information about anything or if you'd like to place an order directly with me rather than online.  My contact information can be found in the right side bar or in the header of this blog. 

Thank you for your business and for coming by today!

Low Sodium Diet

Hi there and happy Monday!  Hope you had a great weekend with family and friends.  I sure did!  You're probably wondering what a low sodium diet has to do with cards, huh?  Well, it involves the salt background technique.  Last week when our granddaughter spent the night, she made a container to hold salt.  (It's interesting how that 7 year old mind works!)  So not wanting to waste the salt, Grandma suggested trying the technique where salt is sprinkled onto watercolor paper that has been saturated with water, then drops of reinkers are added - Pink Pirouette and Rose Red used for this sample.  We let the backgrounds dry overnight.  A paper towel was used to brush off the excess salt before she stamped images onto the backgrounds.  The above card uses the flower from Stampin' Up!s Regarding Dahlia and the sentiment is from Happy Watercolor (now retired).

The next card uses Perfect Plum and Bermuda Bay reinkers.  The sentiment is from another retired set, Best of Greetings.  I'd say Granddaughter has an eye for color because she chose every color all by herself.  She also chose what she wanted to stamp on each card since she was making these cards for family members.  She loves to make things for people.

Here is her last card, which uses Strawberry Slush and Calypso Coral reinkers.  Not totally sure about the colors.  The sentiment is from Happy Watercolor.

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Birthday, America!

Hi there!  Hope everyone is having a fun and safe 4th of July!  This morning we attended a local parade and then went to the park for some fun entertainment.  What a gorgeous day and pleasant temperatures.  So unlike last year!  In honor of today's celebration is a clean and simple card made with Stampin' Up!s Work of Art stamp set.  The solid blue and red stripes are made with images from the set.  (Who'd a thought, huh?)  The stars are from a new punch in the Itty Bitty Accessory Pack. 

That's it for now.  Have a great weekend and thank you for stopping in today!

Maritime Traveler

Hi there!  Today's card is one of the make n takes from our New Catalog Open House that Mary Taylor and I hosted on May 31.  The ship image is from the Traveler set, which can be found in Stampin' Up!s new 2014-15 Annual Catalog.  (See below for other images that are in this set.)  The strip of Designer Series Paper is Maritime and the background panel was textured with the Argyle embossing folder.  My sample was totally CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything) from Sally Nusbaum's card.

Must run - our granddaughter spent the night.  Thank you for visiting today!

Paper Sale, Blendabilities, and Weekly Deals!!!

Hi there!  It'a a new month and there are a lot of exciting things happening at Stampin' Up!  For starters, it's that time of year for the paper sale!  Buy 3 packs of Designer Series Paper (DSP) this month and get one FREE!!!!   There is no limit on quantities.  However, DSP Stacks or Specialty Paper is not included in this sale.  Click here to view the different designs available or check pages 186-187 in the 2014-15 Annual Catalog.


But wait....there's more!  Selected Blendabilities are available for purchase beginning today!

There are 3 markers packaged by color family - a light, a medium, and a dark.  Each package of 3 sells for $11.95/pack.  Here are the colors available now.  Additional color families to be released at a later date.

Cherry Cobbler (item #130995)

Coastal Cabana (item #131000)

Daffodil Delight (item #130998)

Old Olive (item #130999)

Pumpkin Pie (item #130997)

Rich Razzleberry (item #131003)

Skin Tone Assortment (item #129370)

      In addition, the following accessories will also be available:

Memento Ink Pad (item #132708)

Memento Ink Refill (item #133456)

Color Lifter (item #129369)

There's still MORE!  

Check out the WEEKLY DEALS here for the week of Jul 1 - 9, 2014.  

If you wish to place an order or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me!  Contact information can be found in the blog header or by clicking on my photo in the right side bar.  Thank you in advance!

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!  Your visits are always welcome and appreciated!