Vivid Vases Swap

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032Today I have another swap card from a fellow demonstrator to share with you.  Isn’t it pretty?  I love the way Sandra highlighted the vases from the Vivid Vase stamp, don’t you?

I like the color combination of Coastal Cabana and Basic Gray.  Not a combination I would usually use.  That’s why I like to participate in swaps.  I get ideas for things I’d never come up with myself!

Don’t you love the saying on this card?  It’s from the new stamp set Perfect Pennants from the Occasions Catalog.  Of course the best part of this stamp set is the coordinating Banner Framelits!  I LOVE coordination!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

 

You Make Me Happy!

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026Well, I couldn’t post yesterday because I was in mourning for my Denver Broncos.  It seems they forgot to show up to the Super Bowl.  Oh, well….there’s always next year, right?!  🙂

Since I was  a little sad yesterday I thought I’d post a card that made me smile.  How can you not crack a grin when you have a bright card that says “You Make Me Happy”?!

My friend Tena Lynch made this card for a swap that I hosted.  Isn’t it bright and cheerful?  She used the gorgeous “Happy Watercolor” stamp set, the Retro Fresh Designer Paper and the Retro Fresh This and That Washi Tape.  Washi tape is SO fun!  I love it!  Don’t you smile when you see this card?   Thanks for sharing Tena!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Super Bowl Sunday! Go Broncos!

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Broncos Undefined.TLynchWoo Hoo!  Go Broncos!  I can hardly wait until this afternoon!  I love football and my team is in the Super Bowl!  I’ve already showed you both of these projects but since my Denver Broncos are in the Super Bowl I have to share them again.

GO BRONCOS!!!!002

Simple Saturday: Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper

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009What do you mean it’s already February?  Yikes!  What happened to January?  I could swear it was just Christmas!  Sheesh!

It’s Simple Saturday and today’s card is SIMPLE!  Of course, it’s still pretty darn cute!

I just made some banners from Sale-a-bration’s Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper and the Banner Framelits and added a sentiment.  This card design is great because you can use it for almost any occasion.  My sentiment is from the Yippee Skippee stamp set.  Too fun!  Don’t forget…this designer paper is from the Sale-a-bration Brochure so you can get it for FREE with a $50 purchase!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sale-a-bration Petal Parade

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011Today’s card is made with another one of the items you can choose for FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration.  I used the cute Petal Parade stamp set on this card.  Yep, another one of those stamp sets that doesn’t do anything for you until you actually see it on a card.  The only thing it had going for it when I first saw it was that it coordinated with the Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper.  Now of course I can’t wait to use it again!

This was a fun and easy card to make.  Just randomly stamp your images, add a sentiment, some ribbon and a couple of extra layers.  That’s it!  A cute and simple card you can make for any occasion!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sale-a-bration Banner Blast

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006It’s another Sale-a-bration card and a cute one at that!  This was by far the favorite card we made at classes this week.  The Banner Blast stamp set and the fun new Banner Punch were definitely a hit!  How can you go wrong on a card when you’re using Melon Mambo!  🙂

I did copy the basic idea for this card but as usual, changed it up a bit.  About the only thing I didn’t change was the banner.  I think what grabbed me about the original was the use of the Rhinestone Basic Jewels between the little banners.  It makes it so fun!  I will definitely have to make some extras of these to have on hand!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Are You Ready for Some Football?

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002Woo Hoo!  The Denver Broncos will be in the Super Bowl on Sunday and I’m ready!  Well, not totally ready as I still have to buy and make the food for our party but my decorations are coming along just fine!

I hate to toot my own horn but isn’t this banner great!  It turned out better than I had anticipated.  I love it when a plan comes together!  Be sure to click on the photo for a close up view.

I used my now retired banner kit for the letters.  I started with Pumpkin Pie for the orange since that is the color the ribbon came in but when I downloaded the Bronco logo and printed it out the Pumpkin Pie didn’t match so I switched to Tangerine Tango.  To get my ribbon to match then I just used a Sponge Dauber to rub the Tangerine Tango ink on the Pumpkin Pie ribbon.  It worked perfectly!

Go Broncos!

Sale-a-bration and Technique Tuesday!

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004It’s here!  It’s here!  It’s Sale-a-bration time!  Are you ready?  Sale-a-bration is a stamper’s favorite time of year!  Woo Hoo!  What can you get out of it?  Well, let me tell you!

Shop:  Choose any of the Sale-a-bration exclusive products for FREE with each $50 purchase!  FREE stuff….Woo Hoo!  Have you made out your wish list yet?

Host:  Host a party or class.  You can earn $30 more in FREE products with a qualifying party.  Pick a date!  Let’s get that party planned!

Join:  Join my team of SASsy Stampers and receive $150 worth of product for just $99!  And as an added incentive….Stampin’ Up! will waive your registration for this summer’s convention!  That’s almost a $300 value!

Contact me today for more information on any of these fabulous Sale-a-bration opportunities!

Today’s card is made with a few of the fabulous items you can choose for FREE with a $50 purchase.  I used the You’re Lovely stamp set and the Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper.  Aren’t they fun?

I did mention that it’s Technique Tuesday so I suppose you’re wondering what the technique is.  Well, check out the ribbon.  It’s Crisp Cantaloupe but Stampin’ Up! doesn’t sell Crisp Cantaloupe taffeta ribbon.  Hmmm….how did I do that?  It was SO easy!  I put some 70% rubbing alcohol and some Crisp Cantaloupe ink refill in one of our Spritzers and spritzed some Whisper White taffeta ribbon!  Tada!  Crisp Cantaloupe taffeta ribbon!  Give it a try!  This is an easy way to get ribbon in any of Stampin’ Up!’s colors!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Perfect Blend

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006Good morning!  I know….I took the weekend off.  Busy, busy, busy.  I’m still trying to catch up on life from all my January travel!  I’m getting there so just be patient with me!  🙂

I don’t drink coffee but I love this stamp set!  Perfect Blend is so dang cute!  I just love those to-go coffee cups.  I have seen some really cute cards made with this set and couldn’t resist making one of them for class.  The theme for last week’s class was “Love & Friendship” so this card worked perfectly!  The fun designer paper is from the new Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Pack in the Occasions catalog.   I can’t wait to use more of it!  Too fun!

Grab your own cup of coffee, have a great day, take care and Happy Stamping!

Hello, Lovely!

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012Here’s another fun Valentine card we made in class this week.  We received the Hello, Lovely stamp set at convention and I think this is the first time I’ve used it.  Isn’t that terrible?  Too many stamp sets….not enough time!

I saw this card online and knew I had to copy it.  Isn’t it cute?  My favorite part of the card is that it uses Melon Mambo….my favorite color!  🙂  I also love the combination of the frilly doily and the splotches from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  I’m not sure I would ever have come up with that combination.  Such a fun card!  I love when my fellow demonstrators help me come up with ideas!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Crazy, Mixed Up Love

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008Hello!  Today I have a fun and easy card for you.  The name says it all.  The stamps in the Crazy, Mixed Up Love stamp set are…..crazy!  They’re just plain old fun!  Be sure to check it out on page 30 of the regular catalog.

I chose the light bulb stamp for my card.  There’s a bit of meaning behind it as Debbie Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” was my husband’s & my song when we were dating in college back in the day.  I guess that little tidbit of info really dates me doesn’t it?  (And I guess it’s a bit embarrassing too!)  Oh, well….what can I do?  I am what I am!  🙂

Back on track to the cute card!  Once again this was a stamp set I didn’t think I needed to have….you can see where that got me!  I used the bright, fun colors Daffodil Delight and Tempting Turquoise on the card as well as the fun Brights Candy Dots.  Have you played with those cute little things yet?  I really need to use them more.  They’re so fun!  The Gingham Garden Washi Tape really adds to the card too, don’t you think?

A fun card for many occasions.  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Thoughts & Prayers Sympathy Card

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029I thought this card was appropriate for today since I was in Minnesota again this past weekend for a funeral.  My husband’s elderly aunt passed away while I was in Houston.  It was a good service with the whole clan in attendance.  Before Christmas my sister had requested a bunch of sympathy cards and this is one of the ones I had designed.

Thoughts & Prayers is a great sympathy card stamp set.  It has some wonderful “inside sayings”.   My mom is always requesting cards with things already stamped on the inside so she doesn’t have to figure out what to say.  That is one thing Stampin’ Up! could use more of.

Old Olive and Early Espresso were the colors I used on this card.  I ran the background card stock through the Big Shot with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.  It adds just the right amount of texture to the card.  I finished the card off with a little bit of Old Olive 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and Stampin’ Dimensionals.  An easy card for those sad occasions.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Geometrical: Leadership

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photoHello!  Today I have another make-n-take project from Leadership Conference for you.  For this project we used the Geometrical stamp set (W #133158 $29.95  C #133161 $21.95).  I have to admit this was one of those stamp sets that I wasn’t going to buy so I was glad I was getting it at Leadership.  Of course, now I’ve seen tons of fun samples using this set and am glad I have it!  🙂

Don’t you love these cut little tags?  They’re so fun!  Did you notice that we used my favorite tool from the Occasions Catalog on this project:  the Scallop Tag Topper Punch (#133324 $22.95)!  We also used the fun Essentials Wooden Elements (#133258 $4.95) and the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper (#132995 $10.95).  So many fun new products in such a small space!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Love You to the Moon

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007Today’s card is my swap card I did for Leadership last weekend.  I used the new Love You to the Moon stamp set (W#133140 $24.95/C#133143 $17.95).  TSC!  (Too stinkin’ cute)!  I love the way that the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder (free with a $50 order during Sale-a-bration starting 1/28) looks like the surface of the moon!  The other fabulous new product I used on this card is the Scallop Tag Topper Punch (#133324 $22.95).  It’s actually one of my favorite products in the Occasions Catalog.  What’s your favorite?  Leave a comment and let me know!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Vivid Vases

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photoHello!  Yesterday was a very productive day.  I got a lot of things done in my craft room preparing for next week’s classes as well as figuring out some ideas for the classes after that.  It was good to have a full day not having to go anywhere!

Today’s card is one of the Make-n-Take projects from Leadership Conference.  They always have great projects for us to make.  This one is made with the Vivid Vases stamp (#133818  $11.95).    I know when you first saw the picture you thought “this isn’t a Cindy card…”.  Well, you were right.  It’s definitely not something I’d design myself, but isn’t it cute?

I’m always a little nervous about watercoloring….afraid that I won’t do it right.  Silly me…..the beauty of watercoloring is that you don’t need to stay in the lines!  That is my tip of the day:  You don’t have to stay in the lines when you watercolor…you can of course, but you don’t have to!  🙂

Speaking of coloring….Stampin’ Up! is coming out with a FABULOUS new product for those of you who like to color.  Blendabilities!  They are alcohol-based markers that blend wonderfully.  They will launch sometime during this first quarter of 2013!  Woo Hoo!  I LOVE new products!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!