Well, I’ve been AWOL the last couple of days but I think you’ll find it’s been well worth it.  I’ve been in a card making frenzy!  When my cousin was here a few weeks ago she wanted some birthday and sympathy cards and I’ve finally got around to making some for her!  It worked out well because now I have something to share with you!  😀

I CASEd this gorgeous card but I can’t remember where I saw the original.  Thank you to the creator!  It’s funny.  I see a card that I can’t wait to copy and then I have to go change something.  On this one I added the spritzing of the piece of Whisper White card stock.  I liked the original card as it was but when I made mine it seemed to need just a little something.  I must just be fickle!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

There’s less than a month left of a stamper’s favorite time of the year…..have you placed your Sale-a-bration order yet?  This “Bloomin’ Marvelous” stamp set is another one of my favorites from the Sale-a-bration brochure.   It’s just….pretty!  🙂

I should have taken a second picture to share with you.  It’s hard to see but the sentiment and single flower are actually attached to the inside back of the card.  You’ll see them when you open the card but I’ve punched a circle the same size in the front of the card so it shows through.  It’s also popped up with a Stampin’ Dimensional.    A fun change-up for a card.

Speaking of pictures, I once again need to apologize for the terrible photo…you can’t even tell that I used the Primrose Petals Core’dinations Card Stock for the main card.  I guess I better start working on that!

Well, it’s time to go shovel snow!  Yes, it actually snowed here in the Denver area.  It was much needed.  We had us a regular ole’ blizzard yesterday!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

This elephant is just too darn cute!  I like him almost as much as I like the little whale in the “Oh, Whale!” stamp set!  Ok, not quite as much, but he really is cute!

I was having a hard time trying to figure out what embossing folder to use on the background.  I was flipping through all my folders and then I came across the Argyle Embossing Folder (which I had never used…).  It was perfect!

This must be a great card…not only does it have a cute little elephant, lots of layers and beautiful ribbon….it has PINK on it!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Don’t you just love these little bitty labels?  They’re SO fun!  I really like this Sale-a-bration stamp set (yes, it’s only available until March 22nd) but I have to admit I had a hard time figuring out what to do with it.  Then, one of my fellow demonstrators came to my rescue!  CASEing (copy and steal/share everything!) is great!  When in doubt, borrow an idea from someone else!  I usually end up tweaking things a bit to make them my own.

Isn’t it great that there’s a little bitty punch (the Petite Curly Label Punch) that coordinates with the Petite Pairs stamp set?  I love when Stampin’ Up! does that!  One of the best things about the Petite Curly Label Punch is that it will actually be available AFTER Sale-a-bration!  Usually the Sale-a-bration items are only available during Sale-a-bration but Stampin’ Up! is making an exception for this punch.  Isn’t that great?  Now you can stock up on all of the other Sale-a-bration items that are only available through March 22nd!  🙂

This is a terrible picture.  I apologize.  You can barely see that I ran the front of the card through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.  Yikes!  I better work on my photography!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

I told you I liked this stamp set!  Here are 3 more mini cards made using the adorable Patterned Occasions stamp set.  Have you placed your Sale-a-bration order yet so you can get this set for free?  🙂

Of these three adorable images I think I like the elephant the best.  There’s a lot of cute cards with him out there.  In fact, we made one in classes this week that I’ll be sharing with you soon!

I think I’ll have to make my son’s fiance a card using the little cupcake.  She’s a cupcake maker so it’ll be perfect for her and her birthday’s next month!  She made us some yummy mini cupcakes for our Super Bowl Party.  She had a cupcake with a purple berry frosting for the Ravens and she made red velvet mini cupcakes with gold sprinkles for the 49ers.  She’s so creative!

Who are you going to make a card for using this set?  Don’t miss out!  Place your Sale-a-bration order of $50 today so you can get this stinkin’ cute stamp set for FREE!  😀 Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

The Patterned Occasions stamp set in the Sale-a-bration brochure has to be one of my favorites.  All of the images are SO darn cute!  I’m not sure if I could pick just one as my favorite.  Here are a couple of little   3″ x 3″ cards that I made using this adorable stamp set.

Wouldn’t this congratulations stamp be perfect for a graduation?  I’ll have to make a full size card with it as one of the neighbors is graduating this year.

This band-aid stamp is too stinkin’ cute!  Too bad my card is crooked!  (Yikes!)  I did CASE this idea with torn paper and the band-aid holding it together.  Isn’t that clever?  I know I never would have thought of it!  I’ve seen some pretty cute cards made with this stamp and the whole stamp set actually. This is definitely a stamp set I’ll be holding on to!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

I told you….I’m working on simple and here’s another example for you.  We made this card at a class I gave recently.   Actually, if you look at this card closely you’ll notice that it’s the same layout as yesterday’s card!  That’s the beauty of stamping!  You can make things different by keeping them the same!  OK…that didn’t really make sense but it sounded rather profound when I wrote it…  🙂

For this card I stamped the flourish from the Creative Elements stamp set in the bottom corner of the small piece of Whisper White card stock.  Then I ran a piece of Raspberry Ripple card stock through the Big Shot with the Lacy Brocade (my favorite!) Embossing Folder and finally punched out a butterfly with the Elegant Butterfly Punch.  Pop up the butterfly with a Stampin’ Dimensional and you have a beautiful card!

The class that I used this card for was just before Valentines Day so I had the Full Heart Punch available for them to use so they could make the card a valentine if they wanted.  Versatility!  I love it!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Here’s another card made with the adorable Button Buddies stamp set.  It’s very similar to the one I showed you a few days ago.  In fact the only difference is that I used the pumpkin instead of the cherries and the ribbon is on the side inside of the top!  I even used the same sentiment stamp set (A Word for You).

These turned out so cute I may have to make some more.  I like using buttons on cards and the Button Buddies stamp set makes it SO easy!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Here’s another quick and easy card for you.  One color of ink, some ribbon and just a few layers and it would work well with any sentiment stamp set.  I actually think I’d like it better using the Sweet Essentials stamp set from yesterday’s card.  This sentiment is from the Petite Pairs stamp set.  It’s what we used in class last month.

The Flowering Flourishes stamp set is one of those that didn’t WOW me when I first saw it in the catalog but grew on me the more I saw it used on cards.

I design a card a little backwards sometimes.  I kind of knew what I wanted the card to look like but I chose the color according to the ribbons available!  Yep, I chose the ribbon first!  I do that a lot since I hardly ever make a card without it.  On this card I chose Elegant Eggplant Scallop Dot Ribbon since I wanted a wider ribbon.  I know, it’s kind of weird.  The ribbons are also the first things I purchase when a new catalog comes out!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

I think that this Love & Sympathy stamp set is gorgeous.  When I first saw it, I knew I had to have it.  Then when I saw a card similar to this I knew I had to make it!  (Have I mentioned that I LOVE to CASE?!)

This card is pretty easy to make.  Probably the hardest part is getting the notches on the banner even!  I can help with that!  At one of the recent Stampin’ Up! events that I attended one of the gals from the home office gave us this tip…..start by making a little slit from the bottom edge up to where you want the center point of your banner to be.  Now simply trim from each bottom corner to that center point!  😀  What an easy way to do it!

If you’re wondering, the sentiment is from the Sweet Essentials stamp set.  What a classy font…don’t you think?

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Hello!  Here is an easy thank you card you can make with some of the fabulous 2013 Sale-a-bration items.  Cute and simple!  That’s the way to make a card!

I used the Vintage Verses Sale-a-bration stamp set for the “thanks” and the Sycamore Street Designer Paper.  A few layers, some ribbon and the card is done!  I could have used the ribbon from the Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack since it does come in Calypso Coral and Island Indigo but the ribbon was a little narrower and I liked the thicker ribbon.

Like I mentioned before….cute and SIMPLE!   Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Happy Valentines Day!  I don’t have a Valentines project for you today but I do have a cute card!  😉

I LOVE the Button Buddies stamp set!  The little piggy is actually my favorite but I love what you can do with all of the images.  This is a cute and simple card.  You really could use any of the adorable images for the card but this saying from the “A Word for You” stamp set worked perfectly with the cherries!  A few layers, some ribbon and of course the buttons and you have a quick and easy birthday card.

We’re up in Breckenridge, CO at our time share for the week and enjoying every minute of it.  I skied a little this weekend with my cousin but the rest of the time I’ve been taking it easy.  Yesterday I went to the spa here at the resort.  I had a sea salt scrub with massage and a pedicure!  Pure heaven!  I didn’t want it to end.  I will hit the slopes again on Friday but I am enjoying taking it easy.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Hello!  Here’s a nice and easy card using one of the cute, new Sale-a-bration items.   I love the little sayings in the “Bloomin’ Marvelous” stamp set.  I designed (CASEd) this card for a workshop/class I had last week with some newer stampers.  Cute and simple.  Perfect for beginner stampers.

Have you picked out your favorite Sale-a-bration item yet?  This “Bloomin’ Marvelous” stamp set is one of my favorites along with the “Patterned Occasions” stamp set.  Don’t miss out on the great items found in the Sale-a-bration brochure.  They’re only available until March 22nd.  Put your order together today!  😀