Sketched Birthday

Hi there!  A short post....well, most of my posts will be quick ones while my brother-in-law is staying with us recuperating from hip surgery.  I'm amazed at how well he's getting around.  Anyway, the card above is one that was made at Carla Spradling's Card Buffet.  The images are from the Sketched Birthday set, which is new in the 2013-14 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.  The colors are Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, and Summer Starfruit.  A little Dazzling Details was added to the balloons for some bling.  Too cute!

That's all for now folks.  Thanks for stopping in today!

Feeling Sentimental

Hi there!  Popping in real quick before I head to the airport to pick up our niece.  This card was made at Carla Spradling's Card Buffet some months back.  The stamp set was from Sale-a-bration called, Feeling Sentimental.  Sorry it is no longer available through Stampin' Up!  The embossed area was done with the now retired Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.
Must run.  Thank you for stopping by today!

Postage Collection and New Promotions!

Hi there!  Wow what a whirlwind it has been this month with two stamping retreats back to back and getting ready for our Christmas Card Workshop, which is this coming Saturday!  Plus Stampin' Up! has come out with some new promotions - one is 25% off 25 stamp sets!  (See more details at the end of this post.)
Let's start with the above card made with the Postage Collection set, which is a Hostess set.  The colors are Night of Navy, Baked Brown Sugar, and Raspberry Ripple.  The postage stamp images were stamped on vanilla cardstock, then punched out with the Postage Stamp punch.  The Chevron embossing folder was used for some added interest.  This card was made at one of Carla Spradling's Card Buffets.  It has been mailed out already, therefore, I'm listing supplies by memory and looking at the photo.
Now for some exciting offers!

Stampin' Up! just released this discounted stamp sale today.  You can purchase these sets at 25% off original price!  Don't delay because this offer ends October 28.

For a limited time (now through Dec 31st) you can purchase cardstock bases, already cut and scored for you!  How awesome is that?  A package of 20 pre-cut and scored card bases for only $4.95!  Colors are listed here at my online store.

This week's Weekly Deals can be viewed here.  These items can be purchased at the discounted price through Oct 28, 2013.

Also, the Envelope Punch Board and Magnetic Platform are back in stock.  Love them both!

Big Shot Magnetic Platform #130658 $39.95

Envelope Punch Board #133774 $19.95

If you wish to place an order for any Stampin' Up! products, please contact me (information in right side bar) or go to my online store to place an order.  Thank you in advance!

Must run - lots to do this week!  Thank you so much for stopping by today!

You're a Classic

Hi there!  Working on Card Buffet and Christmas Card Workshop projects so this will be a quick post.  The above card was on the sample board for our July and August Card Buffets.  The Bombs Away set contains photopolymer clear stamps.  The sentiment "Congratulations! The music you grew up on is now considered Classic Rock" makes me laugh.  Oh, so true!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Bombs Away

Paper: Pacific Point, Black, White, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral

Ink: Black

Tools: 3/4” circle punch, 1-3/4” circle punch, 1/8” hole punch

Other:  clear block

Inspiration: Carla Spradling’s Card Buffet

Must get busy.  Have a great day and thank you for stopping in for a visit!

 

You are my Sunshine

Hi there!  Today's card is one that was in Carla Spradling's Card Buffet back in May.  I sent this card to our granddaughter - 'cause she is our sunshine!  There was a large rhinestone in the "O" of YOU, but I switched it to the flower for mailing purposes.

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted
Stamps:  You are my Sunshine single stamp
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Vanilla, Tempting Turquoise DSP
Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise
Other: Sizzix Scallop Square Duo die, Flower from Itty Bitty punch pack, regular hole punch (non-SU) for flower center

I'm on my way to the girls getaway retreat.  By this afternoon I'll have my "space" all set up and ready to get stamping!  Thanks for coming by today!

Serene Smile

Hi there and happy Friday!  Hope you had a great week.  Last night was our Card Buffet at Rizzo's in O'Fallon and we had a great turn out and a lot of fun!  Thanks ladies for making it a success!  Tomorrow we'll be at DeLeo's in Florissant.  More fun, fun, fun! 
OK, now for the details about today's card.  The flower image is from the Serene Silouettes set.  I must confess that this image hasn't been out of the case hardly at all.  It was probably feeling very neglected.  It's a wonderful image that I'll start using more often.  First though, a stencil was cut from an Apothecary Framelit and temporarily secured to the white panel.  Perfect Plum ink was sponged on - lightly.  The flower image was inked up with Raspberry Ripple and Old Olive markers.  Give your stamp a little huff to remoisten the ink, then stamp onto the center of the stenciled area.  The litte embellishment was made from the new A Round Array set and coordinating scallop circle punches.  Mat the white focal piece onto an Old Olive card base and you're done.  Easy peasy!  This was one of the cards showcased at Carla Spradling Card Buffet.  It was perfect for sending a note to a sweet friend - 'cause she does make me smile!

All Stampin' Up supplies were used.

That's it for now.  Have a great weekend and I'll be back Monday.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Best of Flowers

Hi there and happy Monday to you!  Hope all the dads enjoyed their day yesterday - one fit for a king.

Today's card is one that I made last month at Carla Spradling's Card Buffet.  The hydrangea image from the Best of Flowers was stamped in black as a background, then again as the focal piece, which was colored with Baja Breeze and Old Olive markers.  A little Dazzling Diamonds was added for sparkle.  

All Stampin' Up! supplies used except where noted
Stamps: Best of Flowers, Made for You (now retired)
Paper: Black, Baja Breeze (retired), White
Ink: Black, Baja Breeze (retired), Old Olive
Other: Scallop Trim border punch, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder (retired), Dazzling Diamonds

Must sign off now to work on my shoebox swaps for Saturday.  Thank you for coming by today!

Last of the Swaps!

Hi there!  Well, today I have the remaining shoebox swaps from our Demo weekend at Pam D'Urso's home May 30 - Jun 2.  What a great weekend it was!  The above card was our hostess with the mostess' swap.  Love the understated simplicity and elegance of Pam's cards.  The flower from the Love and Sympathy set was colored with Calypso Coral and Old Olive markers.  The sentiment is stamped in black.

Next up is Mary Ellen Cope's card using some new products from the 2013-14 Annual Stampin' Up! catalog. 

A strip of Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper (DSP) was layered on the strip of Strawberry Slush Core'dinations cardstock.  The Daffodil Delight butterflies were cut from the Beautiful Wings Embosslet die. The sentiment is a new set called Label Love, which was stamped in Island Indigo ink.  There is a coordinating punch for this set.

The final card is mine.

I chose the Summer Silhouettes and Label Love stamp sets for this card.  The ink colors are the new In Colors: Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, and Pistachio Pudding.  (Are you hungry yet?)  My embellishment was made with the new Artisan punch.

That completes the line-up of shoebox swaps from Pam's retreat.  She has already sent out the date for the next retreat in September!  Can't wait!  Love spending time with these girls!  And to think I never would have met these ladies had I not become a Stampin' Up! Deomonstrator! 

Tuesday evening our granddaughter spent the night.  It was a spur of the moment thing.  She brought along the scrapbook that her other grandma gave her and some photos that mom provided.  Miss M completed her scrapbook yesterday and did a really nice job for an almost 6 year old.  I was so busy helping her that I didn't even think about snapping some pics of the process.  Miss M also wanted to make Carla Spradling a gift, whom she never met.  We were meeting Carla later that afternoon at Lion's Choice for an early dinner.  (Carla and I meet there before her Card Buffets and my DIL was stopping in after work to pick up Miss M.)  I was busy pulling out supplies so that Miss M could make Carla's gift.  She's so sweet like that - always wanting to make people gifts.  But what a little task master!  lol   Unfortunately, Carla got stuck in traffic and didn't make it to the restaurant until after Miss M left.  Carla did receive her "gift" of a bunch of decorated hearts and graciously told me that she'll hang them on her board at home.  She's such a sweetie!  (I'll post photos later of the Buffet cards I made)

Time to tackle some chores.  Hope your day is going well and thank you so much for coming by today!

More Swaps!

Hi there!  I'm back today with more swaps from the Demo retreat at Pam D'Urso's house May 30th - Jun 2nd.  We all participated in a shoebox swap with a challenge of only one-layer cards and no more than two embellishments.  That was a difficult challenge for someone who really likes layers!

The first card (above) is Jayne Singleton's swap made with the Summer Silhouettes stamp set.   Love this set!  Each layer of color was sponged on, the flower and leaves stamped in black, then the mask was removed to reveal sharp, even lines.  Sorry but I don't remember what set was used for the sentiment.

Susan Fields' swap used a new Hostess set from the new 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog called Simply Sketched.  The image was colored in with Calypso Coral and Pear Pizzazz inks after stamping it first with black StazOn ink.  A strip of Calypso Coral cardstock added to the side, some Washi tape, and sentiment completed the card.  It was fun using the Washi tape - just rip it off the roll and adhere.  I'd never used it before.  Another cool thing about Washi tape is that it's transparent.  You can find this fun item in the new catalog.

The last card for today was Sally Nusbaum's swap using the Road to Happiness set.  I didn't do a very good job on my background scene.  Sally's sample was darker and her hill looked like a hill rather than a blob like mine does.  Sally also had a surf board in the car.  My thought was to put something else in the car - maybe presents or maybe nothing.  I definitely didn't do her card justice!  Even seasoned stampers make mistakes.  That's when you get creative to "hide" your mistakes and sometimes end up with an even better card.  I'll have to put on my thinking cap!

Must run for now.  I have a few things to accomplish before leaving for Carla Spradling's Card Buffet tonight.  Thanks so much for visiting today!  Your visits are always appreciated!

Oh, Hello

Hi there and Happy Memorial Day!  A big thank you to our military (past and present) for keeping our nation free!  Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend.  I've been in cleaning mode.  Not fun but very necessry.  I've neglected things around here way too long!  Enough about that.  Here's information about the card today that was made at Carla's Buffet.  The stamp set used is Oh, Hello, which appeared in the Stampin' Up! Spring catalog - and is carrying over into the new annual catalog!  Oval Framelits were used to cut out the two larger ovals and a punch was used on the butterfly image.  The bottom Cherry Cobbler portion was embossed with the Honeycomb embossing folder.

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Oh, Hello
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, White
Ink: Early Espresso, So Saffron
Other: Taffeta ribbon, honeycomb embossing folder, framelits, oval punch

Sorry for the quick post but must get back to work before I lose my cleaning mojo!  lol   Safe travels to those on the road and thanks for including me in your travels via internet today!

Patterned Occasions Get Well

Hi there and happy Friday!  This week sure went fast.  Ha!  They all seem to go fast these days!  So, I won't waste your time - just get right to the card du jour.  This sample was made at Carla Spradling's Card Buffet back in February.  Unfortunately, some of the products are no longer available since they were Sale-a-bration (SAB) items.  The Band-Aides from the Patterned Occasions set were stamped, then cut out and popped up on Dimensionals.



All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Patterned Occasions (SAB), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Summer Starfruit, Sycamore Street DSP (SAB), Sahara Sand, White
Ink: Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit
Other: Word Window punch, Sycamore Street button pack (SAB), linen thread, Scallop border punch, corner rounder, snips, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder


Must run to get started packing for a trip to Pam D'Urso's "Little House on the Prairie Retreat"!  The Pieces of Heart team members (and adoptees) will gather at Pam's for a weekend of stamping FUN!!!!  We are having a shoebox swap - a one layer card.  Yikes, what a challenge!  It's OK, I have mine ready to go.  Pam mentioned that we will also be playing Bingo.  Played that at her sister, Penny's, retreat in Texas a few years ago and it was a lot of fun.  OK, really must run.  Have a great weekend and thank you so much for stopping by today!

Be Happy!

Hi there!  Yesterday I planned to have some maintenance done on my car, which didn't quite pan out -  our son came by for a visit.  That beats out car stuff any day!  It was good to see him up and about since his knee surgery last Thursday.  And, of course, mom fed him lunch.  Nothing wrong with his appetite!  lol 

Today's card is one that I made at Carla Spradling's Card Buffet.  The Honeycomb embossing folder is the perfect background for those cute bee images from the Spring Sampler set (retiring Jun 3rd).  The sentiment is from Memorable Moments. 

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Spring Sampler, Memorable Moments
Paper: Black, Daffodil Delight, White
Ink: Black, Daffodil Delight marker
Other: Honeycomb embossing folder, Black Scallop Dots ribbon, Dimensionals

OK, must run.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Spring Sampler Birthday

Hi there!  Today I'm stamping with friends but wanted to post this card.  It was one of the cards in Carla Spradling's Card Buffet.  The cute little images are from the Spring Sampler set, which can be found in the Stampin' Up! Spring catalog.  The sentiment can be found in Apothecary Art (in the regular catalog).

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by!  You're visits are always welcome!

Bloomin' Marvelous

Hi there!  Another quick post so I can run some errands before the bad weather hits - snow & ice is being predicted.  Hope it doesn't happen.
The above card is another one made at Carla Spradling's Card Buffet.  Most of the items are from the Stampin' Up! Spring catalog and Sale-a-Bration items (that you earn FREE with every $50 purchase!).

Stamps: Bloomin' Marvelous, Madison Avenue
Paper: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, White, Sycamore Street DSP
Ink: Rich Razzelberry, Island Indigo
Other: Elegant Butterfly punch, circle punches, Sycamore Street ribbon & button pack, rhinestones, Vine Street embossing folder

Thanks for coming by for a visit!

By the Tide

Hi there!  Gonna make this quick so I can get to bed.  The above card was one of the choices in Carla Spradling's Card Buffet earlier this month.  It was a good masculine card to send to a friend who recently retired.  The stamp set By the Tide can be found in the Stampin' Up! Spring catalog.  Love this set!  The little embellishment was made using our new Soda Pop Tops.  I didn't think I'd like them but they are so CUTE!  Now I'll have to order some (also in the Spring catalog.)

All supplies Stampin' Up! unless noted
Stamps: By the Tide
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Midnight Muse, White
Ink: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Midnight Muse
Other: Soda Pop Tops, 1/2" circle punch, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Midnight Muse Satin ribbon, Dimensionals

That's it for now.  Thank you for stopping in today!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hi there and Happy Valentine's Day!  Above is an individual sized box of candy that I won in a drawing at Carla Spradling's Card Buffet last night.  Isn't it cute?  Lucky me!  She decorated the top and bottom of the original box by adhering large Real Red hearts cut from our Framelits dies, then embossed the top heart with the Vintage Wallpaper EF.  The smaller hearts are from the More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper, which can be found in the Stampin' Up! Spring catalog.  A Vintage Facted Desiger Button adds just the right finishing touch. 

Hope you share a romantic evening with someone you love.  Thanks for stopping in today!

Elegant Blossom

Hi there!  Didn't get a chance to post yesterday since I ran errands and visited a friend.  Hope you've been having a good week.  Seems everyone is getting back to their normal routines now that the holidays are over, even though it's a short week.
I am posting another card made at Carla's card buffet last month. (Gosh, that seems like ages ago!) 

Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Mixed Medley (for you sentiment - Holiday catalog)
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, White
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant
Other: Elegant Lines embossing folder, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Blossom punch, pearls

That's it for now.  Thanks so much for visiting today!  Have a great weekend!

It's Happy Hour Somewhere!

Hi there!  Here is another card from Carla's Card Buffet made from the Happy Hour stamp set.  A perfect card for the New Year! 

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Happy Hour
Paper: Patio Party DSP, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, White
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple
Other: Pool Party seam binding

Remember the Single Stamp promotion ends Jan 2nd.  Get them while you can!  Contact me if you need anything - my info is at the top.  Thanks for stopping in today!

You're Amazing!

Hi there and happy day after Christmas!  Hope your holiday was filled with love and laughter.  Now we can get back to a somewhat normal routine - maybe.  lol
The card for today was made at Carla Spradling's Card Buffet earlier this month.  It has a nice masculine feel to it and was earmarked for our friends birthday.  Hope he likes it.

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted
Stamps: You're Amazing
Paper: Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, White
Ink: Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy
Other: Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon

That's it for now.  Back to the studio to work on some future projects.  Thanks for visiting today!

Flock Together

Hi there!  Thought I'd better do a quick post before going to bed since the last couple of days have come and gone without one.  My Demo friend, Carla Spradling, had her Card Buffet Wednesday night.  A couple of other friends and I attended and had a fun evening!  The above card was just one of the card choices available in the Buffet.  This is such a cute card and now I want the stamp set after using it!  Isn't that always the way? 

Stamps: Flock Together, sentiment from Just Believe
Paper: Gray, Primrose Petals, White
Ink: Gray, Primrose Petals
Other: Scallop Square Duo die, Modern Label punch, flower from Itty Bitty pack, pearl, Primrose stitched satin ribbon

That's it for now - need to get to bed.  Thanks for stopping by today!