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!

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

You Make Me Happy - Another Card Buffet Sample

Hi there and happy Monday!  Hope you enjoyed your weekend.  Mine was good.  Today the sun is shining with a forecast of temperatures in the low 70's and that's good too!  Speaking of sunshine, the "rays" on the above card were punched out with a new Triangle Punch appearing in the 2014 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog.  There are numerous cards on the internet using the banner punch for the "rays", as well as Patty Bennett's card.  I was inspired by Patty's card seen here (scroll down to Jan 14 post) to use the Word Bubbles Framelits for clouds.  Cool idea, huh?  The sentiment is from See Ya Later, a Sale-A-Bration freebie.  I'll miss this stamp set.  Maybe it will appear in the new catalog in June. 
Remember, today is the LAST day for Sale-A-Bration and to purchase the "Best of" stamp sets!  Please contact me (by clicking on the catalog icons or my photo in the right side bar) if you woul like to place an order. 

That's it for now - time to tackle the to-do list.  Thank you so much for stopping by today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: See Ya Later (SAB freebie) 

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, White, Polka Dot Parade DSP 

Ink: Basic Gray marker 

Tools:  Triangle punch, 1-3/4” Circle punch, Word Bubbles Framelits, Square Lattice embossing folder 

Other:  Rhinestones (med), Dimensionals

Foxy Birthday

Hi there!  Back today with another sample from our Card Buffet made with the Life in the Forest set found in the 2014 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog.  I'm loving this set!  The images can be used to make cute, whimsical cards (or scrapbook pages).  And how about that sentiment?!  It's from the Just Sayin' stamp set and cut out with the coordinating Word Bubbles Framelits, which can also found in the Occasions Catalog.  You can buy them separately or as a bundle.  Buy the bundle and save yourself some moolah!  Just sayin'..... 

Have a great day and thank you for stopping in for a visit today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Life in the Forest, Just Sayin’ (sentiment - You’re How Old?) 

Paper: Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Early Espresso, Vanilla 

Ink: Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Soft Suede, Soft Suede marker 

Tools:  Chevron embossing folder, Deco Labels Framelits, Word Bubbles Framelits, Circle Framelit (#5 from center), snips 

Other:  Dimensionals, sponges, clear blocks

8x8 Scrapbooking

Hi there!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Mine was absolutely awesome!  You can read more about it at the end of this post, if you wish.  Something new today - a scrapbook page!  After I started making cards, scrapbooking kind of fell by the wayside.  The Hostess for my Friday evening Workshop mentioned there were a few scrapbookers in the group who would like to see how to incorporate stamping into their scrapbooks.  The above page was one sample I made using the See Ya Later stamp set that you can earn for Free with a $50 purchase (before tax & s/h).  The "clouds" were cut out with the Word Bubbles Framelits and embossed with the Fancy Fan embossing folder.  The sun "rays" were punched out from the new Triangle punch that can be found in the 2014 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog.  The "rays" were adhered to the back of a 1-3/4" circle punched from Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper.  The colors used on the sample page are Smoky Slate and Daffodil Delight.

My fun filled weekend began Thursday after picking up Daughter #1 from the airport.  We ran a couple of errands, then met up with Baby Girl, her BFF, Baby Girl's fiance, his brother, and his BFF.  I didn't get home until around midnight.  Friday night was my Workshop - another late night.  I had a blast with this super FUN group of ladies!  Thank you ladies!  This is why I LOVE my job!!!  Saturday morning was the Bachelorette party for Baby Girl.  (Baby Girl's fiance had his bachelor party the same day/night.)  We met at her BFF/Maid of Honor's house to board a bus, then headed to the Montelle Winery in Augusta.  What gorgeous weather we had for sitting out on the deck - and what a beautiful view!  We had such an awesome time!  The bus had to be back at BFF's house by 5:30 pm, so we only had time to stop at one other winery - Sugar Creek Winery.  The day just flew by!  We continued the party at BFF's house.  Most everyone left by 9:30 pm but it seemed later since we started at 10 am.  My girls and I spent the night at BFF's house.   We met the guys for brunch the next day, then went to Baby Girl and her fiance's house to "watch" the Daytona 500 with fiance's family.  We had such a good time - lots of laughs and funny stories.  We all left their house about 9 pm.  Everyone was so tired.  Today I dropped off Daughter #1 at the airport around noon.  Tonight will definitely be an early night!  Hope I can stay awake through The Bachelor (a reality show).  Ha!

Need to sign off for now.  Thank you for stopping by today and hanging in there with me on this long post!

Love You to the Moon

Hi there and Happy Valentine's Day!  We're getting snow....again, which may keep a lot of couples home tonight rather than go out to celebrate the day of love.  Mother Nature has certainly been wicked this year!
Since it's Valentine's Day, I'm sharing an appropriate card made with Love You to the Moon.  This stamp set can be found in the Stampin' Up! 2014 Occasions Catalog.  When I saw this set, I knew it had to be mine.  My granddaughter and I use that expression to each other, so it was perfect for her card.  (Just noticed that my stamping is a bit wonky.  Well, that's just so you know we Demonstrators are not perfect like some seem to think!  Ha!)  The "moon" is a Basic Gray circle embossed with the Decorative Dots embossing folder.  Love this new embossing folder!  I flipped it over to use the debossed side to mimic the craters of the moon.  The "clouds"  were cut out with the Word Bubbles Framelits.  A bit of Soft Sky ink was added to the edges for more definition.

OK, that's all for today.  Hope you have a great weekend and thank you so much for peeking in today!

Kaleidoscope Herringbone

Hi there!  Popping in real quick to show you one of the make n takes we did at the retreat last month.  Sally Nusbaum showed us the herringbone technique.  It is easier than it looks and was a lot of fun to do.  You can Google for directions by typing in "herringbone technique" in the search engine.  Or, watch the video I found on Dawn Olchefke's blog here.  The Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper  used in the sample can be found in the 2014 Stampin' Up! Occasasions Catalog.  The sentiment is from Just Sayin' and cut out with the coordinating Word Bubbles Framelits. (These are also new products in the Occasions Catalog.)  Give this technique a try.  Caution - it's addictive!

Must run.  Thank you for coming by today!

Birthday Basics

Hi there!  We are having COLD temperatures again.  It's only supposed to reach a high of 11 degrees today.  That isn't as bad as a couple of weeks ago, though.  Keep warm and cozy inside and stamp the day away!  Speaking of stamping, the above card showcases some new products from the 2014 Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog.  The sentiment is from Just Sayin' and is cut out with the coordinating Word Bubbles Framelit.  I also used Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I just wasn't pleased with the end product...something was missing.  So here is a stepped up version of the same card.

Ahh, much better!  The cute elephant and toucan images are from Zoo Babies.  They were stamped and cut out.  Yep, I cut those babies out!  That toucan was tricky but worth the effort.

That's it for now.  Must run out to get some printer ink.  Brrr!  Thank you for coming by today!

Just Sayin'.....Play Ball

Hi there!  Here's an easy card for those baseball fans in your life.  I made this card for our nephew's birthday who is a huge Cardinal fan.  The "baseball" was cut out from a circle Framelit.  Anything round can be used as a guide to make curved pencil lines on each side of the "baseball".  I used a circle Framelit since it was handy.  Stitch marks were then added with a Real Red marker and the pencil lines were erased.  The Real Red background panel which was embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder, added some additional texture and interest.  A sentiment from the new Just Sayin'  set was stamped and cut out with the coordinating Word Bubbles Framelits.  Both items can be found in the Stampin' Up! 2014 Occasions Catalog and can be purchased as a bundle.  That saves you some money!  This bundle has become one of my favorite items from the Occasions Catalog!

Need to scoot to work on final preparations for our Card Buffet scheduled Sunday.  Thanks for visiting today!

Bubbleicious

Hi there!  Hope you had a good weekend.  The temperatures are more in the normal range for this time of year.  I finally ventured out to the grocery store Friday afternoon after being cooped up for six days because of the snow and frigid temperatures.  The silver lining to this is that I spent some time in my studio.  The above belated birthday card (sent to our nephew) is one of the projects that was produced.  It was made with some new Stampin' Up! products and with the retired Big Top Designer Series Paper.  (Hello, my name is Judy and I'm a paper hoarder.  lol)  The Word Bubble dies are new in the 2014 Occasions catalog....and fun!  The coordinating stamp set, Just Sayin' doesn't have an "oops" so it was hand written. (Couldn't even computer generate since my printer died and haven't had a change to replace it yet.) 

The card opened

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted.
Stamps:  Remembering Your Birthday, Zoo Babies
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, White, Big Top DSP
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Black
Other: Circle Thinlits Die, Houndstooth embossing folder, 2-1/2" Circle punch, Circle Framelits,
Word Bubbles Framelits, Dimensionals

The word from those who attended Leadership in Tx is that Stampin' Up! will come out with Blendabilities, which are similar to Copic markers!  That is so EXCITING!!!!  We should look for them around the end of March or early April.

OK, that's it for now.  Thank you for coming by today!