Beautiful Blooms & Wishes

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Blooms & Wishes.0716The Blooms & Wishes stamp set and the coordinating Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper are absolutely GORGEOUS!  Both of them!

I am in love with the colors and designs of the designer paper and I love the font on the sentiments in the stamp sets as well as the other images.  I don’t think you can go wrong ordering these two items.  Of course there’s also the fact that you can a few different ribbons that coordinate with the paper…..have I ever mentioned that I LOVE coordination?  Ha!

In this pack of designer papers half of them are in this blue/green color combo and the other half is pink/purple.  Wow!  Too fun!  Of course my favorites are the pink/purples but these blue/greens are very lovely also.  🙂

Did you know I have an appreciation program for my customers?  For every $50 you spend on an order you get a point and when you accumulate 10 points you get to choose a stamp set from a current catalog valued at $30 or less for FREE!

Anyway….I send out cards every quarter with a sheet in them that lets you know how many FREE stamp sets you’ve earned.  This is the card that I sent out in July.  Pretty easy although I did have to cute out the narrow blue label by hand.  I used the Tags & Labels Framelits for the other two but they didn’t have one quite the size I wanted for the blue.  It was pretty easy though.

I made about 10-12 of these cards to mail out and the funny thing is that I made a few of them upside down.  Sheesh!  I thought I caught them all but apparently I didn’t.  About a week or so later I received a birthday card from one of these customers.  She sent me back the card I had made which was UPSIDE DOWN!  Yikes!  Luckily I know she has a good sense of humor.  🙂

I hope you find something in this day that makes you laugh and smile.  Have a great one!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Seaside Shore

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Seaside Shore.0716This card make me want to go snorkeling!  How about you?  🙂

What a cute stamp set!  Seaside Shore has so many fun and cute images.  My favorite part of the stamp set though is the sentiment:  “Hoping your day goes swimmingly”!  Too fun!

The Seaside Embossing Folder is one of my favorite new folders.  It’s a nice pattern that can be used for a background on all sorts of cards.  It doesn’t have to just be ocean waves.

Fun and coordinating products!  I’m in my element!  Ha!  If we’re talking coordination here don’t forget about the By the Shore Designer Series Paper….some of the patterns have the same adorable little fishies on it.  I just love it when Stampin’ Up! makes my job as a crafter so much easier!

Ok…even just writing about this card and seeing the little fishies makes me want to take a quick trip to the ocean.   I guess there won’t be anything quick about it though since I’m in Colorado and there aren’t any oceans anywhere near here.  Maybe I’ll have to start planning a winter get-away!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Simple & Summery Card

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FreshFruit.0716.1When I had my Cindy’s Flamingo Bingo Birthday Blast last month I included a few make-n-take cards.  I only had two cards for eight people to make so I didn’t want them to be too hard.  Naturally I had to make a card with the flamingo from the Pop of Paradise stamp set but I also needed another card.  Since my favorite birthday “cake” is angel food cake with strawberries (if I can’t have the Cheesecake Factory’s White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake!) I thought I’d make a card using the strawberry in the Fresh Fruit stamp set.  I also wanted to use some of the fun designs from the package of Fruit Stand designer series papers.  Here is what I came up with.

Simple and Summery.  What more do you want when the temperature is in the 90’s day after day.  Although I can’t really complain about that.  Today the temp is only suppose to reach the upper 70’s and tomorrow the temp will barely break 70.  Woo Hoo!  I love cooler temps!

OK….back to the card!  I did get to use the fun new Layering Circle Framelits that has both smooth circles and scalloped circles that…well, layer!  🙂

Isn’t this a refreshing, summery color combination?  Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush.  Mmmm…..not only does it look good it sounds yummy!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Thoughtful Branches is Here!

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Thoughtful Branches.1.0816Have you seen the new, exclusive Thoughtful Branches stamp set and the Beautiful Branches Thinlits yet?  OMG!  They are gorgeous and they are only available from Stampin’ Up! during the month of August!  I have seen SO many fabulous samples using this stamp set and I want to make the ALL!  Since that probably won’t happen I am actually share other people’s samples throughout this month.  You really have to see some of these amazing samples.  Stampin’ Up! has a whole board on Pinterest just for this stamp set.

This card is actually my creation based on some of the fabulous samples I’ve seen.  We’ll be making it at our Thoughtful Branches class next week.  The flowery die that is used for the flowers here can also be used for the leafy top of a tree too!  Very versatile!  🙂

There are some nice sentiments in the stamp set in a gorgeous font.  This will be one of those classic stamp sets that you will hang on to for a long time and go back and use time and time again.  I know I will!

Don’t for get that this stamp set and coordinating thinlits are only available until August 31st.  Don’t miss out on this fantastic bundle!  Buy it today!

Item #144328   Thoughtful Branches Bundle $52

Item #143539   Thoughtful Branches Photopolymer Stamp Set   $27

Item #143538    Beautiful Branches Thinlits Dies   $31

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sunshine Wishes Wedding Card

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Sunshine Wishes.0716I made this card yesterday and I just had to share it with you right away.  It turned out exactly how I had hoped!

A friend from high school has a daughter getting married next week back in Minnesota so I needed to make a wedding card and get it in the mail.  Yes, I’ve know about the wedding for awhile but just hadn’t got around to creating!  This is the story of my life….procrastinate.  Sheesh!

Anyway, I searched pinterest for a card and wasn’t seeing anything I liked.  Oh…there were beautiful, fancy cards but this isn’t a fancy-dancy wedding.  The wedding and reception are in a barn!  How fun is that?!

I was Scan0003seeing a lot of cards with these die-cut hearts and knew I wanted to use them but I still hadn’t found exactly what I wanted.  Then I came across this gem and knew I was on the right track.  Check out the picture of a portion of the wedding invite….the colors were almost perfect!  I just made a few minor changes and the card was perfect!  I love when my fellow demonstrators give me that boost of inspiration that I need.  Thanks Amy!  🙂

I guess I better go and get this card in the mail!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Flourishing Phrases Sympathy Card

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IMG_8539Unfortunately we all need sympathy cards at one time or another.  I designed this sympathy card for a swap I participated in.  I was pleased with the results.  How could I not be when there are so many gorgeous elements on it?

Let’s start with that designer paper.  Beautiful, gorgeous, fabulous…..I LOVE it!  The Blooms & Bliss Designer Paper is fantastic.  Half the designs are in the color combination you see here with the Blushing Bride and Sweet Sugarplum and the other half are a combination of Island Indigo and Mint Macaron.  Have I told you how gorgeous these papers are?  🙂

The next fabulous element on this card is the Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon.  It’s soft, textured and beautiful.  I wish it came in all of the Stampin’ Up! colors but unfortunately it only comes in the five new in-colors for 2016-2017:  Sweet Sugarplum, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Emerald Envy and Dapper Denim.

Then comes the Flourishing Phrases stamp set which is conveniently bundled with the Flourish Thinlits.  Have I used the word gorgeous in this post yet?  I’m pretty sure I have but I’m going to use it again.  As you can probably gather from the name of the stamp set, it is mostly sentiments with just a few images but there’s a nice variety of phrases and the font is…well….gorgeous!  But the thinlits!  Oh my!  Flowers and leaves and vines all to compliment the gorgeous sentiments.  I LOVE it!  Not only does this stamp set have great sentiments for the front of the card but there is a complimentary verse for the inside.  Perfect!  I know my mom is always asking me for verses for the inside of a card, especially sympathy cards since she never knows exactly what to say.  Nice work Stampin’ Up!

I hope your day is wonderful!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sunshine Sayings: Love & Hugs

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IMG_8545Love & Hugs to Everyone!

When I saw the card I CASEd (copied) this from I first fell in love with the way the words were cut out separately.  It’s such an easy thing to do with this stamp set because that’s the way the words come.  They are all just single words or partial phrases so you can say what you want!

When I first say the Sunshine Sayings stamp set and the Sunshine Wishes COORDINATING Thinlits, I actually fell in love with the thinlits first.  I LOVE these hearts!  There’s a beautiful loopy flower in the set too as well as some words.  Since the stamp set and thinlits came in a bundle I had to get them together!  They were one of my first purchases.

What was your first purchase from the new catalog?  Let me know in a comment!  I’d love to hear.

Have a great day!  Love & Hugs to you!

Sweet Cupcake: Still Celebrating!

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IMG_8542OK…I’m not really still celebrating my birthday although I would if the occasion arose.  Ha!

Just because I’m not still celebrating doesn’t mean that I can’t share another fun birthday card with you.  Isn’t this card sweet?  Yes, I CASEd  (copied) it from a wonderful sample on the internet.  Gotta love that internet and all of the resources you can find there!

This fun card is made with the Sweet Cupcake stamp set and the COORDINATING Cupcake Cutouts Framelits.  These framelits are great because not only does the set contain the dies that cut out the cupcake but you can die cut the banner and the “wish”!  You can’t really tell from the picture but I used the Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush on the “wish” and the dark parts of the frosting to add a little sparkle to the card.  The Festive Embossing Folder and the White Perfect Accents are just the right touches to finish off this card.  The fact that the card is PINK makes it perfect!  🙂

My team held a Stamp Camp on Saturday which was quite a success.  Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and they loved the projects.  I’ll have to take some pictures of the projects for you.  Now that my birthday and Stamp Camp are over I really need to concentrate on the three classes I’m holding this week!  Luckily I got everything cut yesterday so now I just need to clean up my house a bit and start thinking about the next class!  I guess a demonstrator’s work is never done.  Luckily I LOVE what I do!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

It Was a Good Day!

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20160720_160027Yes, it was a good day!  My birthday was wonderful even if I did have to turn a year older.  Ha!

I started the day out with breakfast with a friend.  Yummy!  I love breakfasts!  I just kind of relaxed and played a little in my craft room for most of the day.  Then I went out to dinner with my family and then the best part of the day….we went and saw the new Star Trek Beyond!  Woo Hoo!  The perfect ending to a wonderful day!

My lovely customer Sue made me this fun birthday banner!  Isn’t it great?!  It’s definitely something to hang on to and bring out for any birthday celebration.  Thanks Sue!

Well, tomorrow is Stamp Camp so I have a lot of work to get done today in prep for the big day.  No more parties or celebrating.  Definitely no more big meals!  Ha!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Cindy’s Flamingo Bingo Birthday Bash!

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20160720_192958 (2)Happy Birthday to Me!  🙂

I’m not shy about it.  It’s my birthday today and I love to celebrate!  As I mentioned in my last post I’m usually in Salt Lake City celebrating at Stampin’ Up!’s Convention but not this year.  🙁

At the SU event in April we were challenged to hold a new event each month for the next 6 months.  I chose to hold a bingo event!  I’ve heard of playing Stampin’ Up! Bingo before but wasn’t sure how it was done until I learned more from fellow demonstrators online.   One of them came up with the Flamingo Bingo theme and I knew I had to follow since I LOVE Flamingos!  And that’s how Cindy’s Flamingo Bingo Birthday 20160720_152618 (2)Bash came to be!  #6monthstampingoals

We had a lot of fun!  We played six rounds of Bingo with prizes, had door prizes, welcome gifts, snacks, wine, cupcakes and of course made a couple of cards.  The fee for the evening covered all of the door prizes and snacks.

I found a website that made up a Bingo card with any words in it that I wanted.  It was great!  I used my favorite new SU products since it was my birthday party!  🙂

Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and of 20160720_152508 (2)course loved winning prizes!  If I do it again I’ll have to change a few things.  I didn’t have a plan for if two people had Bingo at the same time.  I also hadn’t decided whether or not a person could win more than once.  This was a fun event.  Maybe I’ll have a Bingo Birthday Bash every year!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

 

It’s Birthday Fiesta Time!

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IMG_8529My birthday is in two days and I think it’s time to start celebrating, don’t you?

I’m a little sad this year.  Usually during this week of the year my demo friends and I are heading to Salt Lake City for Stampin’ Up!’s annual convention.  Since expanding worldwide they’ve changed up their events and no longer do one in July.  🙁

I loved convention (and still love all of the SU Convention2015.1events) but I really loved celebrating my birthday with my stampin’ friends.   Here’s a picture of us last July all dressed up for the Roaring 20’s party.

Since I’ve decided to start celebrating early I thought I should post a birthday card, right?  This fun and easy card was made with the Birthday Fiesta stamp set.  I know…how can I use this stamp set and not use the llama?!  I did use my favorite color on the card though!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Stampin’ Sponge & Thick Baker’s Twine

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kittyHave you ever wondered what to do with a Stampin’ Sponge and Thick Baker’s Twine?  Well, wonder no more.  They make the perfect kitty toy!

Meet our new kitten, Tasha.  If you’re a Sci-fi geek like my family, think Star Trek Next Generation Season 1 and you’ll know where we came up with the name.  🙂

We adopted Tasha on Friday so we’ve been busy kitten-proofing our house and playing with the adorable sweetie.  She’s 2 months old and SO tiny!  We didn’t have many cat toys in the house so I was trying to think of something for her to play with.  Our last cat used to love batting Stampin’ Sponge quarters around on the floor kitty.1which gave me the idea to make a kind of dangly toy for little Miss Tasha.  I got out my stamping supplies, tied some Thick Baker’s Twine around half a sponge and tied it all to a dowel.  It’s the perfect kitty toy!

Needless to say, I didn’t get a whole lot done on the stamping front this weekend.  I think I had a pretty good excuse, don’t you?  But now it’s time to get back to work.  I need to finish planning this week’s “Cindy’s Flamingo Bingo Birthday Bash”!  I can’t wait to tell you all about it!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Swirly Bird Sail Boat

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IMG_8531I love the swirls in the Swirly Bird stamp set and the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits but I think my favorite item of both of these is the “swirly strands” that look like water…..and I you have water, you have to have a boat, right?!

This little sailboat is adorable and very easy to stamp.  I’ve actually fussy cut mine and popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I know, many of you hate to fussy cut.  The boat is actually made up of three different pieces so they’re very easy to cut out.

To make the water the two different colors I just die-cut the “swirly strands” from Dapper Denim card stock, adhered it to Marina Mist card stock that I had lightly sponged with Marina Mist ink and then trimmed the top.  No trimming was needed on the sun because that swirl fits perfectly over the stamped circle.  I tell you….COORDINATION my friends!  🙂

Doesn’t this card just make you go out to the lake and relax?  That’s what it does for me.

Have a great day and a relaxing weekend!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Birthday Fiesta Llama

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IMG_8535This llama is SO dang adorable!  Don’t you just love him?  I just had to make a card with him on it!

Have you played with the Birthday Fiesta stamp set yet?  It has some pretty fun images including the this adorable llama and the cute little cactus.  There are some fun banners too as well as a couple of sayings.

The best thing(s) about the Birthday Fiesta stamp set are the COORDINATING products!  Yes!  There’s a whole mess of products that coordinate with it.  Framelits, embossing folder and of course designer series paper!  Woo Hoo!  My favorite word!  Coordination!  To check out all the products that coordinate with the Birthday Fiesta stamp set check out page 11 in the Stampin’ Up! catalog!

This little card is my favorite 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ square card.  I love this shape and size because it’s large enough but there’s not too much extra space to fill.  Sometimes if you have a regular 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ card and your images are on the small side you have to come up with some way to fill all that empty space.  OK…I’m a little lazy sometimes!  Ha!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Pun Intended Hostess Set

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Pun Intended.0616Did you know that there are 6 amazing stamp sets in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog that are only available to hostesses?  Only a  hostess can purchase these discounted stamp sets with their Stampin’ Rewards points.  Be sure to check out these amazing stamp sets on pages 198-201 of the catalog!

Did you also know that you can be your own hostess with a minimum order of $150?   It’s true!

The Pun Intended Stamp Set is one of my favorite hostess sets.  It has some fun and quirky images and sentiments.  I love this little camera and the “snappy birthday” sentiment.  Too fun!  I made this card last month for a former demonstrator friend who is now working on becoming a professional photographer.  🙂

You can see it very well in the photo but I first stamped the camera on the card then I stamped it on a piece of scrap paper, cut out just the body of the camera and adhered it over the first stamped image with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  This gave it a little dimension and really added to the card.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!  Be sure to let me know if you’d like to host your own party so that you can purchase this stamp set!  😉