Acorny Thank You

Hi there!  Can you believe it's December already?  Yikes!  Thought I'd share one of the cards featured in my Card Buffet line-up.  Stampin' Up!'s set, Acorny Thank You, was used and can be found in the 2015 Holiday Catalog.  There is a coordinating punch for the acorns, too.  The stamp set and punch are being carried over in the 2016 Occasions Catalog, which will be coming out soon.  Both can be purchased as a bundle, saving you some moolah.  (We Demonstrators get to place our pre-order from the new Ocassions Catalog  tomorrow!)  OK, back to the card.  The feathers had to be cut out with snips, which was easy peasy.  A small Baker's Twine bow was the finishing touch.  Inspiration for this card came from Susan Itell.  Love her style!  You may view Susan's card HERE.

Need to run errands.  Thank you for stopping by today!

Weekly Deals & Thank You!

Hi there!  It's a gray and rainy day.  What a complete change from yesterday!  That's St. Louis weather for ya!  Spent most of yesterday morning and afternoon running errands with our son and a family dinner at a local restaurant that evening to celebrate his birthday.  It was nice to have our whole family together again.  That doesn't happen often since everyone is so busy.  But enough about that.  Let's get to the reason you came here.....to see ideas.
The above photo is a 3x3 thank you note card made from the Ornamental Pine stamp set by Stampin' Up!  Love this set!  Each month a little note card is slipped into my customer's order bags or mailed to those who placed an on-line order.  These note cards are just a very small token of my appreciation to my customers!  This was the note card for October orders, which also has a sentiment from the And Many More set.  Such a versatile set!  See it here.  It contains sentiments for almost every ocassion. 

Today new WEEKLY DEALS are available through Nov 10!  Click here to see what you can purchase at discounted prices!  Just contact me to place an order for you, or you may do it on-line.  Either way, I'd appreciate your business!  Thank you in advance!

Must get going to vote today and spend a little more time with our son before he heads back home.  Thank you so much for popping in today!

Fall is in the Air... and New Items on Sale!

Hi there!  We're experiencing cooler temps here in the Midwest.  Fall is definitely in the air!  Today's card reflects the change of season with pumpkins that are in abundance right now.  Lisa Fleming provided inspiration for my card.  Thank you, Lisa!  You can see her version here (posted Sep 1st).  There are a few changes - like omitting the wreath, adding a pumpkin and some leafy vines.  This card was displayed on the sample board at our Card Buffet for September and October.

Weekly Deals for Oct 21 - 27  Click here

Stampin' Up! Holiday Supplement  

On sale now (while supplies last)  Click here to view. 

Please contact me if you need anything!  Must go - the granddog is wanting some attention now.  Lol  Thank you for stopping in today!

 

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Fall Fest, Hardwood, Chalk Talk 

Paper: Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede 

Ink: Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin, Soft Suede 

Tools:  Fun Fall Framelits, Triangle Punch, Bird Builder Punch (for leafy "vines"), XL Oval Punch (Wide Oval) 

Other:  Dimensionals, sponges, foam mat, clear blocks

 

 

Color Me Autumn

Hi there!  Another cloudy and damp day here in St. Louis.  That's OK, though, it makes for a good stamping day!  Today's card is one that was made at Jayne Singleton's Stamp Camp last month.  Love the clean and simple lines, even though my style tends to be more vintage-y.  The focal piece showcases the Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!, which is adorned with a banner and a cute little wooden leaf.  These little leaves can be colored with markers or pushed down on an ink pad, which is what I did.  You can find them on page 46 of the Holiday Catalog.  The Good Greetings set is available FREE to anyone hosting a $300 workshop.  It's a great set and covers just about every ocassion, including the one above on the banner.  Love the font!   See the flyer below for more information or contact me.  I'd be happy to help you schedule a Workshop to earn this set!  Hurry, as this offer ends October 31st!

That's it for now.  Thanks for peeking in today!

Work of Art Flowers

Hi there!  Feels like fall today so I'm sharing some flowers made with the Work of Art set that are typically fall colors.  This set by Stampin' Up! has become one of my favorites and is very versatile.  The colors used are Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, and a bit of Daffodil Delight for the flower centers.  There are endless color combinations and it's fun to see the results.  Give it a try!

Must get busy to finish preparing for our Card Buffet on Tuesday.  Yesterday I spent the day and most of the night with a very good friend who just lost her husband. 

Thank you for stopping in today.  Your visits are always appreciated!

More Fall Regional

Hi there and happy Friday!  Stopping in real quick to show you this adorable topper that one of the Demonstrators made for the cupcakes she brought to Sally Nusbaum's Fall "Regional".  I didn't get the lady's name.  (I'll give her proper credit if I find out her name.)  Isn't it just the cutest!  Maybe I'll give them a whirl for Thanksgiving.

Must run.  Hope you have a great weekend!  Thanks for visiting today!

Sally's Fall Regional

Hi there!  Hope you had a great weekend!  I sure did!  Saturday was an all day Demo event.  Stampin' Up! announced they were no longer having Fall Regionals.  Soooo...Sally Nusbaum being the organizer of previous local events for us Demonstrators, stepped up to the plate to plan a St Louis "Fall Regional".  It was FABULOUS!!!  The projects were awesome!  Of course, she had help from Cheyrl Renth, Jayne Singleton, and Kim Coulter designing projects and others helping with various tasks.  You know - it takes a village.  There was kind of an an owl theme with the decor, so Sally's team of helpers was affectionaly known as the "Hooter" girls.  lol  Everyone received the cute little owl bag above packed with treats.  Sally ordered them from Current found here.  This event was run a bit differently than those in the past.  The attendees signed up to bring a food item to share with the group, rather than have it catered.  Wow, we have some great cooks - lunch was the best and so much of it!  Yum!  OK, now for a look at some of the projects we made:

Cheryl had "Fall" so her projects were designed around that season.  The stamp set Truly Grateful used on this card can be found in the Holiday catalog.  Next we have a treat bag. The scarecrow is made from the Top Note die and Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper.

Isn't this adorable?  Love it!  This is what we had to put inside.  Cheryl already had this packaged for us.  The cello bag contains packaged apple cider mix, a cinnamon stick, and some candy corn to fix a warm drink on a chilly night.  (Click on the photo if you want to read the poem.)

See what I mean about the projects?  That's it for today.  Come back tomorrow for "Halloween" by Kim Coulter.  Thanks for stopping in today!

Gently Falling Accents

Hi there!  Today is the last day of our cooler temperatures.  We're supposed to be back up in the 80's tomorrow, according to the forecast.  We shall see.  lol

Over the weekend I challenged myself to use up some of the ever-growing bits and pieces accumulated from previous projects.  I was using scraps stamped with the Gently Falling set.  Today's version is also a square focal piece, but placed on point.  The Cajun Craze leaf was cut from the Autumn Accents die.  (Still have a whole bag of those in various colors!)  A decorative strip (from the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch) was added, along with a sentiment from Express Yourself on a piece from the Word Window punch and mat from the Modern Label punch.  The card base was spritzed to match the stamped leaves panel and square. 

Must finish preparing for a Workshop this Saturday.  Later I'll have dinner with our granddaughter, then go to Mary Taylor's Club meeting.  Marla Schack and I are filling in for Mary while she's recuperating from surgery. 

That's it for today.  Thank you for visiting today!

Gently Falling

Hi there!  Hope you enjoyed your weekend.  I sure did.  Hung out with my stamping/scrapping friends at the St Ferdinand crop on Saturday and did a few chores yesterday, which included unloading my car. Finally!

While cleaning up the studio, I came across some bits and pieces of projects that had been tossed into a drawer.  I challenged myself to make some cards with the Gently Falling stamped pieces.  Here is the first card.  I had to use a Soft Suede marker and spritzing tool on the card base so that it would match the focal piece.  The sentiment is from Wetlands.

That's it for now - must run some errands.  Thanks for stopping in!

French Foliage

Hi there!  A quick post to show this card for another friend's birthday.  I cut out a rectangle from the center of a 3-3/4" x 5" scrap piece of card stock to use as a mask.  The mask was placed over a Very Vanilla panel the same size.  I then lightly sponged Cajun Craze ink inside the cut out rectangle area.  The mask was removed to stamp the Early Espresso leaves (French Foliage set).  A few Cajun Craze splatters were made with the image that comes in the set.  I also used an Early Espresso marker in the Color Spritzer tool for some added distressing.  The focal piece was mounted on Cajun Craze, wrapped it with some hemp (retired product), then mounted on an Early Espresso card base.

That's it for now.  Thank you for visiting today!

Gently Falling

Happy Friday!  Sure seems like my weeks zoom by.  How 'bout you?  They say the older you get, the faster time goes by.  Soooo true!

I love the stamp set "Gently Falling" but to tell you the truth I wasn't crazy about the Spice Cake DSP.  We Demos were offered a bundle so, of course, I bought it.  I am so glad I did because the DSP is wonderful!  Here is another card we made at Sarah Klasing's class on Tues using the stamps and the DSP. 

The new In Color, Pool Party, looks so rich paired with Soft Suede.  What a great Fall card.  I didn't put a sentiment inside - left it blank for a personal note.  The envelope has a leaf stamped on the front, too.  Adds a nice touch. 

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.  I appreciate you stopping in today.  Thank you!