Cards

Yep!  It’s that time of the year again.  Cindy is having yet another birthday.  We all get older so we may as well embrace it and enjoy it!  Right?  🙂

I designed this card (ok…I CASEd it!) for a class but it’s the perfect card to send to ME for my birthday.  It’s PINK!!!  I love this color combination of Melon Mambo and Smoky Slate.  It’s so happy!

There were a number of years in a row that I got to celebrate my birthday during convention.  That was always a blast.   This year we don’t leave for convention until tomorrow but don’t worry…..I’ll make sure we celebrate my birthday while we’re in Salt Lake City.  It’s all about me, right?  Ha!  There was a while that it really was all about me.  I’d be the one to always win a door prize or I’d be the one chosen to do something special.  It got to be a running joke.  My luck has run out but I’m still pretty good at being the center of attention.  Ha again!

I don’t have any big plans today other than making sure I have everything ready for convention and having lunch with a friend.    Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

I told you I loved these 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ cards!  They’re so stinkin’ cute!  I can’t get enough of them!

Same goes for the Barnyard Babies stamp set.  All of these critters are absolutely ADORABLE!  I’m not sure I can narrow my favorite down to one of them.  They’re all equally adorable.  Which one is your favorite?

I stamped Molly Moo (that’s what I named her) on watercolor paper with the Black StazOn ink and colored her in with my ink pads and Aquapainter.  That’s about it.  A little stamping of blue ribbons for the background, a couple of layers and my card is done!  🙂

I’ve also made these fun 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ cards with the cute pig and the fun little duck.  Of course you’re going to have to wait to see them!  Stay tuned!

Speaking of staying tuned….don’t forget to follow me on Facebook to keep tabs on all the antics of my SASsy Stampers group at convention next week!  We get a little crazy…..just sayin’!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

I’m exhausted!  I’ve been cleaning like a fiend.  My cousin’s daughter is moving to Denver from Chicago and is going to stay with us until she can find an apartment.  Since she could be with us for a month or so I had to clean out the closet and the dresser in the extra bedroom.  It was rough.  Those areas haven’t been looked at since my son moved out almost four years ago.

I feel pretty good about it though.  I’ve been on a mission this year to go through every room in the house and this room just ended up getting to the top of the list faster.  I’ve got a charity pick-up coming today and our garbage collector is in for a little more work today too.

On to the card!  It’s Pink!  How can I not love it? Ha!

Garden In Bloom was one of the first stamp sets I had to get.  I’m in love with the soft watercolor look.  There’s quite a few with this soft look and I have them all!  Yes, I’m a hoarder which makes my mission I told you about above a little more difficult.  My Big Sale is on the 28th and I’m pricing my retired things to go.  I have to get them out of my house!

I can’t help it.  I can’t get enough of the 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ card.  For some strange reason I want to make all my cards this size.  It is a nice size though.  Especially when you have smaller focal points.  This card could have probably been made into a full size card but it’s so cute and compact this way.  I know….I’m a little weird.  That’s why you love me though!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

I think this is actually one of my favorite butterfly cards of all the ones I’ve been sharing.  I can’t quite put my finger on why I like it so much but I do.  What do you think about it?

I made a little template with my 2 1/2″ Circle Punch to stamp the Hardwood design through.  It’s hard to tell from the picture but I also stamped the Hardwood design on the front of the card.

I used sponge daubers to dab the color on butterfly before punching it out and I only put glue on the body of the butterfly to adhere it to the card.  I did this so that the wings would pop up a little.  And of course I had to a bling to the card to finish it off!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Hello!  It’s another butterfly card!  So many butterflies. So little time. Ha!

This is actually one of the first cards I made with the Butterfly Basics stamp set way back when it was in the Occasions Catalog.  I really like this color combination of Soft Suede and Bermuda Bay.  What do you think?  When I originally made the card I used  Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar but I think this new combination is a little more vibrant.

I didn’t think that butterflies were really my thing but I’ve been having a lot of fun making cards with butterflies on them.  I may actually have to make more.  I do love this butterfly framelit.  It’s so delicate looking and really makes a statement on the card.  Do you have a favorite butterfly product?  Let me know what you think?

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Today I have a simple but pretty card for you.  I just had to try out the new Fluttering Embossing Folder with all those butterflies on it and my All About Butterflies class was the perfect chance!  So many butterflies!

It’s hard to tell from the picture but the little butterfly is embossed on Vellum Card Stock using the Melon Mambo ink and the Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.  The card needed a little sparkle!  🙂

Can you guess what my favorite part of this card is?  Yep!  It’s PINK!!!!!

I had a pretty fun time putting this class together.  I hadn’t realized how many butterflies I had to choose from in the catalog!

Have a great day!  Take day!

A few weeks ago I offered an All About Butterflies Class.  Each of the five cards we made featured a butterfly.  That tells you how many butterfly products are available in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog!  🙂

This card is simple but very striking.  I saw it online and knew it had to be one of our cards for class.

The secret to this card is stamping the butterfly BEFORE you fold the card stock.  What you can’t see in this picture is that the part of the butterfly you can’t see on the left is actually on the BACK of the card!  How fun is that?

Then of course there’s the fussy-cutting you have to do on the right side of the card.  This is so you can see the little speckles that you stamp on the inside of the card.  Awesomely simple or simply awesome.  Those are the words I’d use to describe this card.

Hey!  Check out the items at the bottom of this post!  I’ve made it easy to recreate this card.  All of the supplies I’ve used can be found below!  To purchase an item just click on it and it will take you directly to my online store!

I hope you have a simply awesome day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!

In case you missed the news the other day on my Facebook Page, I’ve earned Stampin’ Up!’s Getaway Incentive Trip!  Woo Hoo!  I couldn’t have done it without you, my loyal and fabulous customers and friends!  Thank you!

In September my husband and I will be heading to Newport Beach, CA for a 3 night getaway!  Did I say Woo Hoo!?  Hopefully we’ll be able to extend the trip a little because my son and his wife live in LA and we haven’t seen their new place yet.

I earned this same trip a few years ago when it was in San Diego and my hubby and I had a wonderful time.  I’m sure we will again this year.  Thank you!

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