Cards

Bright Blossoms

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Hello!  I hope you all had a Happy 4th of July.  Our day was pretty mellow and low-key.  In fact, it was a pretty average day.  I did a little of this, a little of that and a whole lot of nothing!  It was actually rather nice.

Today’s card is one we made in our June class.  I used the new Bright Blossoms stamp set and the fun Summer Smooches Designer Paper on it.  I found this idea on Pinterest.  Have you been on that sight?  It’s quite addictive!   It’s a simple card but fun to make.  I first adhered the designer paper to the Whisper White card stock and added the ribbon.  Then I adhered this piece to the front of the card BEFORE punching the circle.  After adhering another piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside of the card I closed the card and lightly traced the circle onto the inside piece.  This told me where to stamp my image.  What you can’t see on the inside (yes, I should have taken a picture of that too…) is the vase I stamped under the flowers.   I like the color yellow but I’ve never used it a lot on my cards….until now.  I’m using it quite a bit lately.  It’s a great color for summer!

I have all of my swaps done for convention and the countdown has begun!  Then first day of convention is actually two weeks from today!  I can’t wait!  It’s always so much fun.  There’s so much excitement and I always learn so much.  Of course I always come home with a mile long list of things I just have to have!  Oh, well…..

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

A Reason to Smile…..It’s July!

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Happy July!  Another hot one here in Colorado!  Thank goodness for air conditioning!  I sure feel sorry for those of you on the east coast.

It’s July and there’s plenty of reasons to smile!  The first reason is the adorable floral stamp set I used on this card.  It’s called…..”A Reason to Smile”!  The best thing about this cute stamp set is that you can purchase it for only $5 with a $50 order!  Wow!  When was the last time you purchased a whole stamp set for only $5?

Another reason to smile is that during July with a $450+ workshop you can earn an additional $50 in Hostess Benefits.  Whew!  Stampin’ Up! is pulling out all of the stops this month.  You can get more information on these July Specials on my Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Website.

One more reason to smile this month is that it’s my birthday!  Woo Hoo!  The best thing about my birthday this year is that I get to spend it at convention with all my demo friends!  What more can a girl ask for?  I’m excited about my birthday and you can be too.  Send me a birthday card (hand-stamped of course!) this month and receive 10% off your next Stampin’ Up! order.

Don’t forget….you have lot’s of reasons to smile this month!

Happy Birthday Lori & Linda!

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Today is the BIG day for my sisters.  They turn 50 whether they like it or not!  I had already sent them the black “50” card so I wanted something a little more fun for this card!  I needed a square card because I wanted to fit the CD of the their photo album in the card.  Here’s the fun and simple card that I came up with.

Yes, I know that the Real Red Satin Ribbon has retired and that you can’t purchase the Summer Smooches fabric brads but they were perfect for this card!  I used the Summer Smooches Designer Paper.  The flower was made from the Fun Flowers Die for the Big Shot.  It’s a bright, fun and simple card for a BIG birthday!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

50th Birthday Card

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Today I’m taking my sisters out to lunch for their 50th birthdays (yes, they’re twins!).  They’re not looking forward to the big day but I’ve assured them that it’s relatively painless!

Last week I sent them a little care package to help them prepare for the big day along with this card.  I used Basic Black card stock, Brushed Silver card stock, Silver Glimmer Paper and Basic Rhinestone Jewels.

I’m making them photo albums with My Digital Studio but I haven’t printed them yet.  It’s probably good that I didn’t since my parents and I discovered a few errors while I showed it to them!  I’ll let my sisters check the albums out on CDs and make any changes they want before I do print them.  I’ll be sure to share some of my favorite pages with you in the near future.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

 

 

Nice and Juicy!

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Doesn’t this card make you think of a hot summer day?  Mmmm!  I can almost taste the watermelon!  It’s such a bright and fun card for summer and it’s PINK!  The watermelon image is from the “Mouthwatering” stamp set.  Love that fruit!  I colored the watermelon with markers, stamped the image and then stamped the image again over the first image with Versamark so that I can emboss it.  Yes!  I did use the Stamp-a-ma-jig for that!  I used Clear Embossing Powder on my card but now as I’m typing this I realized that should have used the  Melon Scented Embossing Powder!  How silly of me!  I’ll have to switch that for today’s classes!  The sentiment is from the “Fabulous Phrases”.  After stamping the word I used my Bitty Banner Framelits to die cut it.  Those little Framelists are SO cute!  I can’t wait to get the coordinating stamp set “Itty Bitty Banners”!  It’s hard to tell from the picture but I embossed the small piece of Basic Black card stock with my favorite Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.  I finished the card off with multiple layers and my favorite ribbon…Melon Mambo Scallop Dots Ribbon!

Have you signed up for my mailing list yet?  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Happy New Catalog!

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Have you checked out the new catalog?  It’s here and it’s FANTASTIC!  I know you’re going to love it as much as I do.  Lot’s of fabulous new products and gorgeous samples!  Click here or on the catalog picture at the right to take a look.

I knew you’d want to see a card made with items from this fabulous catalog so here it is!  The stamp set is the new Betsy’s Blooms.  The colors on the card are Daffodil Delight and the new in-color Gumball Green.  The Gumball Green is such a bright and fun green.  I know you’re going to love it.  I also used the new Gumball Green 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon.  We’ll be making this card in classes this week.

Be sure to check out the new catalog and don’t forget to sign up for my new mailing list!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!