Cards

I told you I liked this stamp set!  Here are 3 more mini cards made using the adorable Patterned Occasions stamp set.  Have you placed your Sale-a-bration order yet so you can get this set for free?  🙂

Of these three adorable images I think I like the elephant the best.  There’s a lot of cute cards with him out there.  In fact, we made one in classes this week that I’ll be sharing with you soon!

I think I’ll have to make my son’s fiance a card using the little cupcake.  She’s a cupcake maker so it’ll be perfect for her and her birthday’s next month!  She made us some yummy mini cupcakes for our Super Bowl Party.  She had a cupcake with a purple berry frosting for the Ravens and she made red velvet mini cupcakes with gold sprinkles for the 49ers.  She’s so creative!

Who are you going to make a card for using this set?  Don’t miss out!  Place your Sale-a-bration order of $50 today so you can get this stinkin’ cute stamp set for FREE!  😀 Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

The Patterned Occasions stamp set in the Sale-a-bration brochure has to be one of my favorites.  All of the images are SO darn cute!  I’m not sure if I could pick just one as my favorite.  Here are a couple of little   3″ x 3″ cards that I made using this adorable stamp set.

Wouldn’t this congratulations stamp be perfect for a graduation?  I’ll have to make a full size card with it as one of the neighbors is graduating this year.

This band-aid stamp is too stinkin’ cute!  Too bad my card is crooked!  (Yikes!)  I did CASE this idea with torn paper and the band-aid holding it together.  Isn’t that clever?  I know I never would have thought of it!  I’ve seen some pretty cute cards made with this stamp and the whole stamp set actually. This is definitely a stamp set I’ll be holding on to!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

I told you….I’m working on simple and here’s another example for you.  We made this card at a class I gave recently.   Actually, if you look at this card closely you’ll notice that it’s the same layout as yesterday’s card!  That’s the beauty of stamping!  You can make things different by keeping them the same!  OK…that didn’t really make sense but it sounded rather profound when I wrote it…  🙂

For this card I stamped the flourish from the Creative Elements stamp set in the bottom corner of the small piece of Whisper White card stock.  Then I ran a piece of Raspberry Ripple card stock through the Big Shot with the Lacy Brocade (my favorite!) Embossing Folder and finally punched out a butterfly with the Elegant Butterfly Punch.  Pop up the butterfly with a Stampin’ Dimensional and you have a beautiful card!

The class that I used this card for was just before Valentines Day so I had the Full Heart Punch available for them to use so they could make the card a valentine if they wanted.  Versatility!  I love it!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Here’s another card made with the adorable Button Buddies stamp set.  It’s very similar to the one I showed you a few days ago.  In fact the only difference is that I used the pumpkin instead of the cherries and the ribbon is on the side inside of the top!  I even used the same sentiment stamp set (A Word for You).

These turned out so cute I may have to make some more.  I like using buttons on cards and the Button Buddies stamp set makes it SO easy!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Here’s another quick and easy card for you.  One color of ink, some ribbon and just a few layers and it would work well with any sentiment stamp set.  I actually think I’d like it better using the Sweet Essentials stamp set from yesterday’s card.  This sentiment is from the Petite Pairs stamp set.  It’s what we used in class last month.

The Flowering Flourishes stamp set is one of those that didn’t WOW me when I first saw it in the catalog but grew on me the more I saw it used on cards.

I design a card a little backwards sometimes.  I kind of knew what I wanted the card to look like but I chose the color according to the ribbons available!  Yep, I chose the ribbon first!  I do that a lot since I hardly ever make a card without it.  On this card I chose Elegant Eggplant Scallop Dot Ribbon since I wanted a wider ribbon.  I know, it’s kind of weird.  The ribbons are also the first things I purchase when a new catalog comes out!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

I think that this Love & Sympathy stamp set is gorgeous.  When I first saw it, I knew I had to have it.  Then when I saw a card similar to this I knew I had to make it!  (Have I mentioned that I LOVE to CASE?!)

This card is pretty easy to make.  Probably the hardest part is getting the notches on the banner even!  I can help with that!  At one of the recent Stampin’ Up! events that I attended one of the gals from the home office gave us this tip…..start by making a little slit from the bottom edge up to where you want the center point of your banner to be.  Now simply trim from each bottom corner to that center point!  😀  What an easy way to do it!

If you’re wondering, the sentiment is from the Sweet Essentials stamp set.  What a classy font…don’t you think?

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Hello!  Here is an easy thank you card you can make with some of the fabulous 2013 Sale-a-bration items.  Cute and simple!  That’s the way to make a card!

I used the Vintage Verses Sale-a-bration stamp set for the “thanks” and the Sycamore Street Designer Paper.  A few layers, some ribbon and the card is done!  I could have used the ribbon from the Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack since it does come in Calypso Coral and Island Indigo but the ribbon was a little narrower and I liked the thicker ribbon.

Like I mentioned before….cute and SIMPLE!   Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Happy Valentines Day!  I don’t have a Valentines project for you today but I do have a cute card!  😉

I LOVE the Button Buddies stamp set!  The little piggy is actually my favorite but I love what you can do with all of the images.  This is a cute and simple card.  You really could use any of the adorable images for the card but this saying from the “A Word for You” stamp set worked perfectly with the cherries!  A few layers, some ribbon and of course the buttons and you have a quick and easy birthday card.

We’re up in Breckenridge, CO at our time share for the week and enjoying every minute of it.  I skied a little this weekend with my cousin but the rest of the time I’ve been taking it easy.  Yesterday I went to the spa here at the resort.  I had a sea salt scrub with massage and a pedicure!  Pure heaven!  I didn’t want it to end.  I will hit the slopes again on Friday but I am enjoying taking it easy.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Hello!  Here’s a nice and easy card using one of the cute, new Sale-a-bration items.   I love the little sayings in the “Bloomin’ Marvelous” stamp set.  I designed (CASEd) this card for a workshop/class I had last week with some newer stampers.  Cute and simple.  Perfect for beginner stampers.

Have you picked out your favorite Sale-a-bration item yet?  This “Bloomin’ Marvelous” stamp set is one of my favorites along with the “Patterned Occasions” stamp set.  Don’t miss out on the great items found in the Sale-a-bration brochure.  They’re only available until March 22nd.  Put your order together today!  😀

Here’s another sympathy card.  They’re always tough to make, don’t you think?  We actually made this card in classes back in December.  Do you think I have enough layers on it?  I started out with just a few layers but it didn’t look complete until I had all six, yes six!, layers on it.  I know….I got carried away but it sure is a nice looking card!  🙂

This would have been perfect for my neighbor.  Unfortunately I didn’t have any on had and since I had to start from scratch I figured I’d create something new!

Sunday’s Super Bowl Party went well and we did have tons of wings leftover.  That’s what they make freezers for isn’t it?  I love throwing these parties but I never actually get to see the game (or the commercials).  Every year I keep saying that I’m going to sit and watch the game but then someone new comes in and I have to great them and start chatting away….maybe it would help if I was shy….. HA!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Masculine cards of any sort are tough for me but this sympathy card came together rather quickly.  The mother of our neighbor across the street passed away last week so I needed to make a card for them.  It was his mother so I didn’t want to go with too many flowers or anything.  I do have flowers on the card and of course the doily and pearls but I think overall it’s an ok card for a guy, don’t you?

I love the font on the “Loving Thoughts” stamp set.  I’d love to see Stampin’ Up! come up with another similar set.  This is a pretty basic card but I think the doily adds a lot to it, don’t you?  Let me know what you think….leave a comment!

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!  I sure wish my Denver Broncos were playing but a girl can’t have everything!  🙂  We’ll have a party anyway.  We try to plan the food with a theme corresponding to one or both teams.  This year we had it easy….the Ravens are playing….they’re a bird….so we’re serving wings!  We are making three different types and I’m sure we’ll have WAY too many.  I’ll keep you posted.

There’s still plenty of time to make your Valentines.  Here’s a cute and simple one we made in our classes last week.  The scallop heart is actually cut from one of the pieces of designer paper from the More Amore pack.  On one sheet the one side is white and the other side is Real Red and on the second sheet the other side of the heart is Primrose Petals.

It’s hard to tell from the picture but the large piece of Real Red card stock is Real Red Core’dinations card stock.  That little bit of texture really adds a lot to the card.

Have a great day!  Take care, Happy Stamping and go 49ers!

Hello!  I have a workshop/class coming up and I needed some fairly simple cards.  I saw this basic design on-line and knew I had to make it!  This Hearts A Flutter stamp set is SO darn cute!

I originally designed (CASED) this card for a workshop/class I have coming up.  I like this design and color combinations because even with the hearts  it doesn’t have to be a valentine.  It could be for many other occasions too.

For the class I didn’t emboss the Pool Party Core-dinations paper but I used this card for the second make-n-take project at my team meeting the other night and wanted to step it up.  I just love this Chevron Embossing Folder and hate to admit that this was one of the first times I’ve used it….YIKES!  I also had the new Honeycomb Embossing Folder available to use on the card and those turned out cute too.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!