Eat Cake....

....wedding cake, that is.  Hi there!  Today's post is a card that had long been forgotten.  Originally, it was to be included as a Stamp Camp or Buffet card.  That didn't happen for one reason or another.  Then the Word Play stamp set along with other Stampin' Up! products used, were retired.  So, today the card makes its belated debut.  Connie Stewart has a video showing how to make this card in her Flash Card series seen here.  The colors I chose were modified a bit but, otherwise, the card is pretty much the same.

And this weeks deals (Jun 10 - 16) ......

....can be found by clicking here. 

And a new photopolymer set, Calling All Heros, was released yesterday! 

Click here to go to my on-line store to order or for more information.

That's all folks.  Thank you for coming by today!

Creative Crayon Technique

Hi there and happy Friday!  Hope you have a fun weekend in store.  Mine will be a busy one. 

Today I want to share a technique that has been around a long time but may be new to some of you.  It is called the crayon resist technique.  I stumbled across Paula Dobson's blog and her card incorporating this technique with the swirl image from Creative Elements.  I really liked her card, so basically CASEd it.  You can see Paula's card and tutorial here.  I'm not really sure what colors she used - maybe Pretty in Pink, Marina Mist, and Gumball Green.  I chose So Saffron, Pool Party, and Blushing Bride inks.  I also used a sentiment from the Feel Goods set and added some of our new Candy Dots.

That's it for this week.  Hope you have a great weekend and thank you for coming by today!

Hello Doily - Who Can Resist!

Hi there - hope you had a good weekend.  Mine was a busy one catching up on household chores, unpacking my pre-order goodies (fun, fun!), and working on some future projects.  Quite a few birthdays coming up this month.  Hopefully, I'll get cards sent to everyone - and on time!  lol  The following card for a friend was made using the emboss resist technique.  Hope she likes it. 

Stamps: Hello Doily, Creative Elements, Teeny Tiny Wishes, On Your Birthday (inside)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzaz
Ink: Island Indigo, Pear Pizzaz
Other: Poho Blossom punch, Pearls, Petal Cone die (for banner), clear embossing powder

Thank you for coming by today!  You're welcome to stop by any time!

Happy New Year!....

....at least it is in Stampin' Up! land!  The new Annual Catalog goes live at noon MT today!  This is a scheduled post since I'll be hosting an Open House today.  Stampers can peruse the new catalog, "play" with some new products, nibble on snacks, and mingle with other stamping friends.  But I won't leave you hanging without posting a card.  Here is one that was sent as a thank you to my friends for the time we spent together on Sunday and for a delicious dinner!

Stamps: Creative Elements, Mixed Bunch, sentiment from Just Believe
Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Regals DSP Stack
Ink: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy
Other: Blossom punch, Boho punch, Itty Bitty punch pack, Square Lattice embossing folder, pearls

Thank you for stopping in today!  Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Creative Elements

Hi there and happy hump day!  Where has the time gone?  Gonna be quick so I can get to bed!
Here is a card made last Wed with my stamping peeps.  We CASEd someone's card but I don't recall the name.  Sorry!  I'll try to find out tomorrow (well later today, actually) and let you know.  I did make a slight change by using a different sentiment and omitting the ribbon (strictly by accident - but it worked out OK).
Edited to add: The card was CASEd from Wendy Wexler's blog.  You can view her card here - scroll to Mar 26 post..

Stamp: Creative Elements, Elementary Elegance
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Other: Designer Frames

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Love Birds

Surprise - it's me!  Dropping in to do a super quick post before dashing out the door to my daughter's to make cookies.  It will be a baking marathon!  lol
This card was CASE'd from Donna at Butternut Sage Designs.  She is so creative and always thinking out of the box!



The negative of the bird punch was used as a stencil.  Not sure what stamp set Donna used on her birds but I used Creative Elements.  Cute idea for an anniversary card don't ya think?  Must run now.  Hope you have a great weekend!

Doily Gets Creative

Hi there!  Well, I thought I'd be posting before now but life just got in the way.  This needs to be a quick one so I can get to bed.  Jayne Singleton and I co-hosted a Christmas Card Workshop on Saturday - just one reason for my busy schedule.  It was a long day but a FUN one!  I'll be posting pics later this week but for now, I have an easy card made with the Hello Doily and Creative Elements stamp sets.

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Hello Doily, Creative Elements
Ink: Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Wisteria Wonder
Paper: Whisper White

Off to bed I go.  Thanks for checking in today!

Holiday Online Extravaganza Begins Today and a Stamp Camp Card

Happy Monday!  Today is the kick-off of the Holiday Online Extravaganza and there are some awesome deals!  The special 24-hour deal includes 20% off the Simply Scored tool and the Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps.  If you want to order either of those (or both) you must have your online order in before 11:59 pm TONIGHT!  The prices for the other items are valid through Nov 30, 2011.  Click here to view all sale items available.  If you don't want to go online to place an order, I'd be happy to do it for you.  I'll be placing an order this evening so please contact me at 314-779-9499 or jsumner731@sbcglobal.net.  Check back for tomorrow's 24-hour special.

How about another Stamp Camp card?  The ladies liked this card but it was a bit challenging to get the fold just right.  No hill for a stepper!  They did great.  Thanks to Valita for her video showing this interesting technique on her blog!

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Creative Elements, Elements of Style

Paper: Very Vanilla, Peach Parfait, Old Olive

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, Old Olive

Tools: Blossom Petal punch, Scallop Trim Corner punch, bone folder, scoring tool, ruler

Other: Post-it Notes, pencil, eraser, sponges, dauber, dimensionsals, acrylic blocks

Inspiration: Valita    www.valitasfreshfolds.blogspot.com  posted 10-20-2009

Thank you for stopping in today.  Have a wonderful evening!

Creative Elements

Hi there!  I'm back...  Sorry for my absence.  It's been crazy and not looking like things will let up until after the holidays.  Today I hung out with my stampin' peeps so I'll share a card with you.  Hopefully, that will make up for my neglected blog!  lol  This will be short and sweet so I can get to bed.

I used the flourish from the Creative Elements set and stamped the Very Vanilla Top Note piece in Early Espresso.  Added some color with Stampin' Write markers (Old Olive, Cajun Craze, and Calypso Coral).  Sponged in some Soft Suede and Calypso Coral. The flowers have some Cajun Craze daubed in the ceters and penwork, too.  The flowers were cut out and popped up with dimensionals. The leaves are from the Bird punch.  The focal piece is adhered to a distressed Calypso Coral panel and  the card base is Old Olive.  OK, I'm off to bed.  Thank you so much or stopping in today.  Have a great weekend.!