Cards

Starbursts and Washi Tape

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021Do you love Washi Tape?  I sure do.  Stampin’ Up!’s Retro Fresh Washi Tape is just the thing to use to make a FUN card!

I paired the Retro Fresh Washi Tape with the Starburst Sayings stamp set and it’s coordinating Starburst Framelits.  You may have heard me say this just once or twice…but I LOVE products that coordinate!  They make card creating SO much easier! Won’t this make a fun birthday card?

Did you notice that I snuck one of those fun Candy Dots on the card?  I finally got over just hoarding them and decided to actually use them!  Hopefully you’ll be seeing them a lot more!  They’re a great embellishment for any card!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Petite Petals Sympathy Card

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019Today’s card is a beauty (in my humble opinion) and once again I copied someone else’s idea.  That’s why we create…..to share!

The flowers are from the new Petite Petals stamp set and punched out with the Petite Petals Punch.  The original card had a lot more flowers and it was beautiful.  I just thought that we’d simplify a bit for class this week.

The gorgeous sentiment is from “Best of Greetings”.  This is one of the stamp sets that Stampin’ Up! came out with exclusively for their 25th Anniversary last year.  They brought back old favorites in each stamp set and introduced one new one.  You can still purchase this stamp set or any of the others until March 31st.  Be sure to come back to my blog in the next few weeks because I plan on sharing samples from all twelve of the “Best of” stamp sets.  I’m having a ball coming up with samples.  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

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Happy Watercolor Golden Glitz

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022Gold is IN!  That’s what they told us at Leadership Conference last month.  Have you checked out all of the fun new gold products in the Occasions Catalog?  Well, if you haven’t, you can definitely see most of them on this card! 🙂

I have to confess, this is another CASEd card.   Unlike yesterday’s card I did make a few small changes to this one.

Check out all of the GOLD!  Gold Foil Sheets, Gold (Watercolor Wonder) Washi Tape, Gold Ink and Gold Sequin Trim.  Whew!

The sentiment is from the fabulous Happy Watercolor stamp set and is die cut with one of the Apothecary Accents Framelits.   Shiny, sparkly and fun!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Geometrical: A Fun Card!

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016Hello on a sunny and soon to be warm President’s Day!  Yep…it’s going to be close to 60 degrees here in Denver today!  Much nicer than the below zero weather we experienced while in the Minnesota Homeland last month!  🙂

Today’s card is made with the Geometrical stamp set and I CASEd it completely!  Why reinvent the wheel?   I’ve seen so many FUN cards made with this stamp set.  Have you played with it yet?

I love how the designer has the little strip of Kaleidoscope designer paper along the inside edge of the card and has trimmed off the front of the card so the paper shows.  I also love the little randomly placed triangles on the card.  Isn’t the little triangle punch fun?  I hope you have as much fun playing with this Geometrical stamp set as I did!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Anniversary Shaker Card

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033How about a fun shaker card for my special day?  It’s my 10 year anniversary with Stampin’ Up! today!  Woo Hoo!  I can’t believe that I’ve been a demonstrator for 10 years!  I’ve LOVED every year of it!  I’ve met tons of great friends and have learned so many great things.  I can’t wait to see what the next 10 years will hold!

Today’s card is one that I designed for one of my upcoming classes.  It’s perfect for my anniversary isn’t it?  One of the presenters at Leadership Conference showed us how to make these fun shaker cards.  I couldn’t resist making my own. The shaker frame is made using the On Film Framelits Dies (#132969 $29.95) and a large Cello Bag (#102210 50/$4.95).  The new cello bags are perfect for this because they don’t have a seam in the back like the old ones.  I die cut the “polaroid frame” from a Silver Foil Sheet (#132178 2/$3.95).  Then what you do is attach your cello bag to the back of the frame with Sticky Strip.  You can either cut Stampin’ Up! Sticky Strip (#104294 $6.95) in half or you purchase narrow sticky tape online or from your local craft store.    Adhere the tape to the bottom and  two sides on the back of the frame.  Line up the cello bag just below the opening of the frame and along one side edge.  Your cello bag is bigger than the frame so you’ll have to trim it.  Fill your cello bag and then use your Sticky Strip to close up the cello bag.

For the shaker portion of my card I punched out stars from Silver (#124005 2/$4.95) and Champagne (#127885 2/$4.95) Glimmer Paper using the star punch from the Merry Minis Punch Pack (#126882 3/$16.95).  You won’t find these little punches in any catalog but they are still available.

To finish off the card I ran the background piece through the Big Shot with the fun Decorative Dots Embossing Folder that you can get for FREE during Sale-a-bration with a $50 order.   FREE stuff!  Woo Hoo!

I will try to do a tutorial on the shaker card next week when I get back from the mountains.  It’s pretty easy and makes such a FUN card!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Petite Petals in Black & White

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004Hello on another frigid Colorado morning.  Yesterday when I woke up and checked the outside temperature I thought for sure I was back in my home state of Minnesota.  It was below zero!  Yikes!

Enough whining!  Let’s talk about this card!  I used the fun new Petite Petals stamp set along with the coordinating Petite Petals Punch.  You know me….I LOVE coordination!  It makes my life so easy!  🙂

I also used the new Decorative Dots Embossing Folder that you can get for FREE during Sale-a-bration with a $50 purchase!  I love this embossing folder.  It’s so FUN!

Have a very WARM day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Vivid Vases Swap

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032Today I have another swap card from a fellow demonstrator to share with you.  Isn’t it pretty?  I love the way Sandra highlighted the vases from the Vivid Vase stamp, don’t you?

I like the color combination of Coastal Cabana and Basic Gray.  Not a combination I would usually use.  That’s why I like to participate in swaps.  I get ideas for things I’d never come up with myself!

Don’t you love the saying on this card?  It’s from the new stamp set Perfect Pennants from the Occasions Catalog.  Of course the best part of this stamp set is the coordinating Banner Framelits!  I LOVE coordination!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

 

You Make Me Happy!

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026Well, I couldn’t post yesterday because I was in mourning for my Denver Broncos.  It seems they forgot to show up to the Super Bowl.  Oh, well….there’s always next year, right?!  🙂

Since I was  a little sad yesterday I thought I’d post a card that made me smile.  How can you not crack a grin when you have a bright card that says “You Make Me Happy”?!

My friend Tena Lynch made this card for a swap that I hosted.  Isn’t it bright and cheerful?  She used the gorgeous “Happy Watercolor” stamp set, the Retro Fresh Designer Paper and the Retro Fresh This and That Washi Tape.  Washi tape is SO fun!  I love it!  Don’t you smile when you see this card?   Thanks for sharing Tena!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Super Bowl Sunday! Go Broncos!

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Broncos Undefined.TLynchWoo Hoo!  Go Broncos!  I can hardly wait until this afternoon!  I love football and my team is in the Super Bowl!  I’ve already showed you both of these projects but since my Denver Broncos are in the Super Bowl I have to share them again.

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Simple Saturday: Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper

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009What do you mean it’s already February?  Yikes!  What happened to January?  I could swear it was just Christmas!  Sheesh!

It’s Simple Saturday and today’s card is SIMPLE!  Of course, it’s still pretty darn cute!

I just made some banners from Sale-a-bration’s Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper and the Banner Framelits and added a sentiment.  This card design is great because you can use it for almost any occasion.  My sentiment is from the Yippee Skippee stamp set.  Too fun!  Don’t forget…this designer paper is from the Sale-a-bration Brochure so you can get it for FREE with a $50 purchase!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sale-a-bration Petal Parade

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011Today’s card is made with another one of the items you can choose for FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration.  I used the cute Petal Parade stamp set on this card.  Yep, another one of those stamp sets that doesn’t do anything for you until you actually see it on a card.  The only thing it had going for it when I first saw it was that it coordinated with the Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper.  Now of course I can’t wait to use it again!

This was a fun and easy card to make.  Just randomly stamp your images, add a sentiment, some ribbon and a couple of extra layers.  That’s it!  A cute and simple card you can make for any occasion!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sale-a-bration Banner Blast

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006It’s another Sale-a-bration card and a cute one at that!  This was by far the favorite card we made at classes this week.  The Banner Blast stamp set and the fun new Banner Punch were definitely a hit!  How can you go wrong on a card when you’re using Melon Mambo!  🙂

I did copy the basic idea for this card but as usual, changed it up a bit.  About the only thing I didn’t change was the banner.  I think what grabbed me about the original was the use of the Rhinestone Basic Jewels between the little banners.  It makes it so fun!  I will definitely have to make some extras of these to have on hand!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sale-a-bration and Technique Tuesday!

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004It’s here!  It’s here!  It’s Sale-a-bration time!  Are you ready?  Sale-a-bration is a stamper’s favorite time of year!  Woo Hoo!  What can you get out of it?  Well, let me tell you!

Shop:  Choose any of the Sale-a-bration exclusive products for FREE with each $50 purchase!  FREE stuff….Woo Hoo!  Have you made out your wish list yet?

Host:  Host a party or class.  You can earn $30 more in FREE products with a qualifying party.  Pick a date!  Let’s get that party planned!

Join:  Join my team of SASsy Stampers and receive $150 worth of product for just $99!  And as an added incentive….Stampin’ Up! will waive your registration for this summer’s convention!  That’s almost a $300 value!

Contact me today for more information on any of these fabulous Sale-a-bration opportunities!

Today’s card is made with a few of the fabulous items you can choose for FREE with a $50 purchase.  I used the You’re Lovely stamp set and the Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper.  Aren’t they fun?

I did mention that it’s Technique Tuesday so I suppose you’re wondering what the technique is.  Well, check out the ribbon.  It’s Crisp Cantaloupe but Stampin’ Up! doesn’t sell Crisp Cantaloupe taffeta ribbon.  Hmmm….how did I do that?  It was SO easy!  I put some 70% rubbing alcohol and some Crisp Cantaloupe ink refill in one of our Spritzers and spritzed some Whisper White taffeta ribbon!  Tada!  Crisp Cantaloupe taffeta ribbon!  Give it a try!  This is an easy way to get ribbon in any of Stampin’ Up!’s colors!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Perfect Blend

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006Good morning!  I know….I took the weekend off.  Busy, busy, busy.  I’m still trying to catch up on life from all my January travel!  I’m getting there so just be patient with me!  🙂

I don’t drink coffee but I love this stamp set!  Perfect Blend is so dang cute!  I just love those to-go coffee cups.  I have seen some really cute cards made with this set and couldn’t resist making one of them for class.  The theme for last week’s class was “Love & Friendship” so this card worked perfectly!  The fun designer paper is from the new Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Pack in the Occasions catalog.   I can’t wait to use more of it!  Too fun!

Grab your own cup of coffee, have a great day, take care and Happy Stamping!

Hello, Lovely!

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012Here’s another fun Valentine card we made in class this week.  We received the Hello, Lovely stamp set at convention and I think this is the first time I’ve used it.  Isn’t that terrible?  Too many stamp sets….not enough time!

I saw this card online and knew I had to copy it.  Isn’t it cute?  My favorite part of the card is that it uses Melon Mambo….my favorite color!  🙂  I also love the combination of the frilly doily and the splotches from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  I’m not sure I would ever have come up with that combination.  Such a fun card!  I love when my fellow demonstrators help me come up with ideas!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!