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Home, Sweet Home

October 15, 2012 by Cindy

Hello Denver! I’m home! My trip didn’t seem quite so long while I was away but when I got home and saw all of the mail and packages on the kitchen table I realized just how long it had been! 2 1/2 weeks is a long time to be gone. Glad to be home but now I have to tackle unpacking, laundry and of course the trip to the grocery store that will probably take hours since we have no food in the house! It should be a very busy day but then I get to watch the Denver Broncos play the Sand Diego Chargers tonight! Woo Hoo!

Toxic Treats Side-Step.1012 — Stamp Set: Toxic Treats
Card Stock: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla
Designer Paper: Howlstooth and Scaringbone
Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray
Tools: Decorative Label Punch
Accessories: Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon

Today’s card is a Halloween card that I CASEd. I received the original in a swap. Don’t you love it? I love the side- step idea. Doesn’t it work perfect for the grave stones? I used the Toxic Treat Stamp Set from the Holiday Catalog on this card. Pretty spooky, huh?!

Well, I should get to work on the millions of things that need to get done. Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

French Foliage Collage

October 10, 2012 by Cindy

Hello again! Two days in a row! Aren’t you thrilled? Ha! Today’s card is another one we will be making at my sister’s class this week. It’s a nice and simple fall card. I actually used it as a thank you note for some of my customers recently.

The first step in making this card is to ink up your clear block with Crumb Cake ink and then stamp it on your card stock. This is such a cool technique! I love how you get a different look each time you ink the block. After that I just stamped all the other images. Simple! I did have to add a few layers of card stock though. Simple is one thing….no layers is another! 🙂

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Floral District Circles

October 9, 2012 by Cindy

Hello! No, I did not fall off the face of the earth. I’m in the Minnesota Homeland, just returned from the wilds of Canada where hubby and I spent the long weekend cutting, chopping and stacking wood with his parents. The weather was horrible but we had a good time. We got TONS of wood cut for the rest of the fall and winter to heat the cabin.

Now that I’m back to civilization with internet I can finally add a post or two to my blog. I apologize for falling so far behind. Thursday night this week I’m doing a mini Stamp-a-Stack class for my sister and some of her friends. Needless to say, that was what I was doing right before our trip….I had to choose the cards as well as cut the card stock and pack up everything I would possibly need for the class.

Floral District Circles.1012 — Stamp Set: Friendly Phrases
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry
Designer Paper: Floral District
Accessories: Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: 1 3/4″, 1″ and 3/4″ Circle Punches, Small Heart Punch

Today’s card is one of the cards for the class. I CASEd it from my upline Tara. She has such great ideas that are simple. I still have a hard time coming up with simple but I’m getting better. The circles are cut from the Floral District Designer Paper pack. Isn’t this a great idea? Just punch out circles from beautiful designer paper and layer them on your card! I LOVE it! Simplicity at it’s best. Add a layer of colored card stock, some rhinestone jewels and a sentiment and you have a beautiful card! Don’t be surprised if you see this card at a future class! 😀

It’s time to get ready to head to the mall with my mom. Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Beautiful Wonderfall

September 23, 2012 by Cindy

Wonderfall.1.0912 — Stamp Sets: Wonderfall, Fabulous Phrases
Card Stock: Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory Ink: Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Raspberry Ripple
Markers: Raspberry Ripple, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede
Accessories: Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Natural Designer Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Linen Thread
Tools: Stampin’ Sponge, Big Shot, Autumn Accents Die, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Color Spritzer Tool

Hello! Busy, busy, busy again. Classes are done for the month and we head out of town later this week. I’ve been trying to clean up loose ends as well as design cards for a class I’ll being doing at my sister’s in MN. I also had to design card for my group to make for the church office. Like I said; busy, busy, busy! I also want to get my classes for October set so I don’t have to do it when I get home! I think I need a vacation….oh, yeah….I leave Thurdays! 😀

Today’s card is one that I designed a while ago. It was a possibility for a swap and/or a class but didn’t make the cut. Actually, I love it but it isn’t a quick card to make with all the die-cutting, spritzing and sponging. Sure is pretty though!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Two Tags Treat Holder

September 20, 2012 by Cindy

Googly Ghouls Treat Holder.0912 — Stamp Set: Googly Ghouls
Card Stock: Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla
Designer Paper: Howlstooth & Scaringbone
Ink: Black StazOn
Markers: Tangerine Tango, Summer Starfruit
Accessories: Basic Black 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Two Tags Die, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch,
1 1/4″ Circle Punch

This week’s class theme was Halloween. Yes, it’s a bit early but since I’m headed out of town next week and won’t be back until almost the middle of October I wanted to get it in. You just have to make Halloween stuff! It’s SO fun!

Here’s one of the fun projects we made this week this. Isn’t it cute? It’s pretty easy to make too. You use the Two Tags Die to cut the little holder. You fold your card stock in half and place the fold just inside the bottom edge of the tag outline on your die. If you don’t do it this way you end up with two pieces instead of one folded piece…oops! Fold down one of the scallops and decorate whatever way you choose. Place your candy (or one of those skinny drink packets) in the holder and tie your ribbon around it to hold it in. The ribbon goes under the scallop flap you folded down. That’s it! Pretty simple. OH……don’t forget the googly eyes! They’re the best part! 😀

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sweet Tea Cups

September 19, 2012 by Cindy

Sweet Tea Shoppe.0912 — Stamp set: Tea Shoppe
Card Stock: Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Note cards, Perfect Plum and Pink Pirouette 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelits

Hello! Today’s project is a set of tea cup cards that I made. Every year our church holds an Oktoberfest and there is a basket auction as a fundraiser. Our book club decided on a High Tea theme. We’ll purchase tea for two at the Brown Palace in downtown Denver which serves a fancy tea. We are also including a teapot and a few tea cups. I’m donating a set of four of these sweet little tea cup note cards. It should be a great basket and hopefully there will be a lot of tickets purchased for it.

I’m also putting together a basket of all-occasion cards for this event. There’s a reason I always cut extra cards for classes! 😀 Now I just need to put it together!

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!

Wonderfall Leaves

September 16, 2012 by Cindy

Wonderfall.2.0912 — Stamp Set: Wonderfall
Card Stock: More Mustard, Raspberry Ripple, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso Core’dinations
Designer Paper: Orchard Harvest
Accessories: Brushed Bronze Designer Buttons, 1/8″ Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Tools: Big Shot, Autumn Accents Die, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

Don’t you just love fall. It’s definitely my favorite season. Here’s a card made with the Wonderfall Stamp Set and the coordinating Autumn Accents Die. I have to admit that I’m a bit confused as to why Stampin’ Up! made a die for the leaves instead of framelits. As it is now when you use these two products together you die cut the leaves first and then you ink up your coordinating stamp and lay the die cut leaf on the ink stamp to get your image. It’s not too hard to get it lined up right but using a framelit after you’ve stamped the image would have been SO much easier. I love leaves though so these two items were some of the first items from the fabulous Holiday Catalog that I had to get!

Have you worked with the new Core’dinations Card Stock yet? It’s really fun. It’s got an inner core to it so when you sand it you get this really neat weathered look. It’s really fun! I love using it with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder. You get this fabulous weathered look. Don’t you love it?! You should definitely try it sometime!

I had to use that fun new designer paper, Orchard Harvest, on this card again. It’s just so…well, FUN! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Perfectly Preserved

September 15, 2012 by Cindy

Here’s another one of those darn stamp sets that I didn’t have to have when I first saw it. Then, all of these darn, talented people start making cards with it and I can’t resist it. What’s with that? Now I can’t get enough of that cute little jar and all of those pieces of fruit and veggies!

This card is CASEd from the talented Michelle Theriault. Thanks Michelle! That little cob of corn is SO darn cute and then when you put it with the adorable paper….YIKES!

Don’t you just love the new Woodgrain Embossing Folder? It adds so much dimension. I rubbed Lucky Limeade ink over it to give it even more texture. Wow!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Day of Gratitude

September 14, 2012 by Cindy

Good morning! It’s a good day for gratitude. The sun is shining, there’s a cool breeze and it rained the other day! We haven’t had rain in a LONG time so that was a good thing!

This is another one of those simple, yet elegant cards that I seem to be gravitating towards lately. Just a few stamped images, some ribbon and of course, dimensionals! That’s it!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Friendship Preserves

September 13, 2012 by Cindy

Hello! I know I’m starting to slack on my posts again….sorry about that. Time just seems to escape me! We made this card in class this week. Simple, but fun! The more I play with the Orchard Harvest Designer paper the more I love all the colors in it. It’s so fun!

Don’t you just LOVE all the new framelits that Stampin’ Up! is coming out with? They make cutting out a stamped image SO easy! At Stampin’ Up!’s regional event here in Denver last weekend we learned such an easy tip to use with these framelits….not sure why I couldn’t have thought of it myself….to keep your framelit centered around your stamped image just stick a post-it sticky note over it! Wow! Such an easy trick! How come I can never think of these things?!

It’s hard to tell in the picture but on the Raspberry Ripple window frame I paper pierced around the edge using the the Festive Paper Piercing Pack. Another wonderful item from SU!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

French Foliage Swap

September 10, 2012 by Cindy

French Foliage.0912 — Stamp Set: French Foliage
Card Stock: Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Very Vanilla
Ink: Early Espresso, Island Indigo
Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Sponge

Hello! Saturday I attended Stampin’ Up!’s Regional Event in downtown Denver. It was FABULOUS! I LOVE Stampin’ Up! events. I always come home motivated and full of fabulous ideas that I can share with you!

This was my swap card for the event. Isn’t it pretty? I love this color combination of Early Espresso and Island Indigo. The card definitely looks better in person. Can you see from the picture that the stamped image is embossed with the Big Shot? I first stamped the leaves and then I rubbed the Island Indigo ink over the stamped image with the Stampin’ Sponge. Then I ran the card stock through the Big Shot. This gave a total different look than you would get if you ran the card stock through the Big Shot before rubbing the ink on it. Give it a try! It’s pretty easy.

My team had a meeting yesterday to plan our Holiday Stamp Camp. We have some great projects in store for you. I hope you can join us on November 3rd if you’re in Denver area! Have a great day and Happy Stamping!

It’s Back to Spool Time!

September 6, 2012 by Cindy

Yep, you heard right! It’s Back to Spool time! During the month of September you can get a spool of the new Stitched Satin Ribbon in any of the 5 new In-Colors FREE with a $40 purchase! Isn’t that fabulous? I LOVE this new ribbon! It’s so soft and silky and easy to use. I know you’ll LOVE it to! Contact me today with your order! 🙂

Framed Embellished Events

September 5, 2012 by Cindy

Embellished Events.0812 — Stamp Set: Embellished Events
Card Stock: Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple
Markers: Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green
Accessories: Raspberry Ribble Striped Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

Hello! Happy Anniversary to me and my DH. We’ve been married 31 years! Yikes! That’s over half of my life time! Luckily he’s a keeper. Today’s card is a lovely one that could be used for an anniversary or any other occasion.

My favorite part of this card is the “frame”. Here’s another one of those things someone did with a punch that I would never have thought of! It was SO easy to make this little frame. You need to start with a 3″ x 3″ square of card stock. Then you simply center the punch on each side of the square and punch! The secret is to make sure the punch is centered. That’s it! Then of course you need to add the pearls to make it really pop! What a great idea! The Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch isn’t just for borders! 😀

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Moving Forward

September 4, 2012 by Cindy

This adorable “Moving Forward” stamp set is the Ronald McDonald stamp set this year. Every year Stampin’ Up! designs a stamp set that supports the Ronald McDonald House Charities. For each of these stamp sets sold Stampin’ Up! contributes $3 to the charity. I think this year’s set is exceptionally cute. It’s another set we received free at convention. (Yes, we get lots of stuff and convention and it’s so much fun! Don’t you want to join us next year? Contact me today to find out how you can easily sign up to be a demonstrator! ….how was that for a blatant plug!)

Isn’t this card cute? Don’t think I’m the creative one….I CASEd this one. Why go to all the work when someone else has come up with a fabulous idea?! I just thank all my sister (and brother) stampers for all their creative work! I love all the different textures and shapes on this card. It makes it so FUN!

Don’t forget to add this stamp set to your next order and support Ronald McDonald Charities! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Midnight Muse Serene Silhouettes

September 3, 2012 by Cindy

Serene Silhouettes.0812 — Stamp Set: Serene Silhouettes
Card Stock: Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake
Ink: Midnight Muse
Accessories: Midnight Muse Satin Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Dazzling Details, Mini Glue Dots
Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Sponge, Apothecary Accents Framelits

This “Serene Silhouettes” stamp set is definitely one of my favorite from the new catalog. I can’t seem to get enough of it! We used it again in classes last week. This card is very basic and simple but striking, if I do say so myself!

After embossing the large Crumb Cake card stock with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder (one of my favorites!) I lightly rubbed Midnight Muse ink over it with a Stampin’ Sponge. This technique just adds so much to the finished project. To finish off the card and give it a little zip I added just a drop of Dazzling Details to the base of all large flowers. It really made them pop.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!