Back from the North Woods

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I’m back from the northlands of MN/WI and Canada.  Vacation was busy but fun.  We spent a week in Canada at my husband’s family cabin where we caught tons of fish and ate too much  The picture to the left is me with the big walleye that I caught on our very last day.  Everyone else had been catching big fish all week but I waited to the end.   We caught enough for two meals during the week, froze some and even were able to bring 8 fish home for my parents!  It was great.  It’s nice and relaxing up there with no one around.

After Canada we headed back to Minneapolis for my niece’s graduation party.  It was good seeing relatives and friends that I hadn’t seen for a while.  Then it was on to WI to my parent’s cabin for a few days where we relaxed and visited with my sisters, parents, nieces and my cousin from Chicago.

Then it was back to fiery Colorado.  It was rather scary watching the national news say that the whole state of Colorado was on fire.  (Not really, it just sounds more sensational that way.)  We did have friends in Colorado Springs that had to evacuate but they’re already back in their house.  Please keep all of the firefighters, homeowners and business owners in your prayers.  Pray for cooler weather and RAIN!

Here are a couple of the other big fish we caught in Canada.  That’s my son Jared on the right and his girlfriend Margot on the left.  Like I said, it was good fishing!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

     

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!

 

 

 

Iowa’s Highest Point

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We left Colorado on Wednesday and arrived in Minneapolis this afternoon after spending the night in Sioux City, IA.  This scenic stop was shortly after we left Sioux City just before the MN border.  My husband just had to stop and show me!  😀  He’d been here before and wanted to share!  It’s pretty funny if you consider that we came from the Rocky Mountains!  😀

Have a great day!

 

Mailing List Sign Up vs. Feedburner

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Hello!

Did you notice the two sign up boxes on the left-hand side of my blog?

The top sign up box is for my mailing list.  When you enter your information here you will receive e-mails from regarding Stampin’ Up! specials, information on my upcoming classes and all sorts of other exciting Stampin’ Up! and Stamp by Stamp Creations news!

The sign up box underneath that with the FeedBurner logo is a service that will notify you when I have made an update/post to my blog so you don’t actually have to come directly here to see if I’ve posted something new.  It’s a great way way to stay on top of things!

I hope these descriptions help!

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!

Welcome To My New Blog!

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Hello!  Welcome to my new blog!  It’s finally ready to go….or at least as ready as I’m ever going to be!  I’ll probably still be switching things up and adding to it but here it is in all it’s glory!  Those of you who followed me on my Blogger blog may have noticed a slight change to the name.  Don’t worry!  It’s still me!  You may want to put it in your favorites or bookmark it because the title is a little long!  I’ve also changed my business e-mail address.  It’s now cindy@stampbystampcreations.com.  Yes, another mouthful.  Be sure to add it to your address book so you don’t have to type it in all the time!

I hope you’ll enjoy my new blog with all of it’s added features and many more to come!  You’ll notice on the left side of the page there is a sign up box.  I’m in the process of switching to another company that will send out my newsletters and such.  Be sure to get your name on my mailing list if you’d like to receive my monthly newsletters, Stampin’ Up! specials, classes I’m offering and anything else exciting happening in the Stampin’ world!  If you’re already a customer of mine and are on my current mailing list you will need to sign up for the new mailing list by entering your information at the left.  I will start using the new e-mailing list probably in July or August so get signed up today!  You won’t want to miss anything!  😀

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoy the new blog!