Vintage Thanks

Today is the last day of SAB! WOW, that went fast! But don't worry, f you get your order in with me by the end of the day today you can still be included in my personalized note set giveaway. You could then choose the beautiful Everyday Enchantment papers and the Kindness Matters set (both used below) for free.

I inked up my Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder with Crumb Cake and then ran the Very Vanilla card stock through the Big Shot...gives a more vintage feel.

I made the little paper flower by punching out 3 flowers using the Boho Blossoms punch, and then just kind of twisted & mangled them, for lack of better description,  and layered them together.

I've been making pretty good progress on my rubber room renovation. What a HUGE job it was emptying out my room! That part is all done, and painting comes next! So for a while I won't have very many stamping projects to share.

Have a great weekend!

Fresh Vintage Calypso

Here's a fairly quick and easy card we did at my free Sale-a-Bration class last month, but I forgot to share here. It uses several different items available during SAB...which ends this Saturday the 31st.

Stamps: Fresh Vintage (FREE) & Three Little Words
Card stock: Calypso Coral, Pool Party (both FREE In Color Card stock Pack) Very Vanilla & Everyday Enchantment DSP (FREE)
Ink: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party & Crumb Cake
Accessories: Designer Frames Embossing Folder (FREE) Framed Tulip EF, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (FREE), Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Wide Oval Punch

Several of the items used above will not be available again after Sale-a-Bration ends, so don't miss out! If you place your order with me, I will register you in my drawing to win the personalized note set shown here.

Fresh Vintage Note Case Giveaway

I cannot believe that there is only one week left of Sale-a-Bration! My absolute favorite SAB item this year would have to be the Everyday Enchantment papers! Love {love} LOVE them! Of course the coordinating stamp set Fresh Vintage is a favorite as well. I used both of those along with the Loving Thoughts set from the Occasions Mini to create this pretty, and very useful, notebook set. I will be giving this set away to a lucky winner! Read on for all the details...

This is one of Stampin' Ups! clear mount stamp cases decorated to hold a matching pen and note pad. Use it to jot down your wish list, draw up sketches or write down ideas for future projects.

Then keep your notes, coupons, etc... in the handy inside pocket.

Now you may be asking how can I win this? Everyone who places their SAB order with me this week (March 24-31st) will be entered in a drawing to receive this. (The winner will have their correct initial on it...so don't worry...your name doesn't have to begin with an "L" to enter. ;-) Each $50 SAB order will receive 1 entry. If your order totals $150 or more...you will also receive one as an extra hostess gift from me (along with your other Hostess Rewards).

Place your order by contacting me today or visit my online store. Hurry...there's only one week left to place your SAB order! I'll announce the winner here on April 1st.

Have a great weekend!

Enchanted Butterfly Post it Notes

This project was inspired by Angie at Chic 'n Scratch. After seeing her idea on Pinterest, I couldn't wait to make some of these cute post it holders using the Two Tags Die .

They are perfect size to keep in your purse or handy in the car. I decorated them with DSP from the Everyday Enchantment pack (as you can see, I just cannot stop using these pretty prints!) and the Beautiful Wings Sizzlet.

I made grommets using  1/4" & 1/8" Circle Punches and then covered them with Crystal Effects to make them look like they have a shiny, epoxy finish. The easiest way to do this is to first glue the grommet in place, then cover with Crystal Effects being careful not to go off the edge. You will need to set these aside for at least an hour to dry before adding the ribbon.

Have a great day!

Enchanted Kindness Matters

Kindness Matters is such a pretty little set...I'm glad it is one of the free sets during SAB. This is my first time using it, but I'm sure I'll be grabbing this one often.

This card has lots of texture. I used the Square Lattice Embossing Folder over the Everyday Enchantment DSP...but first I stamped the cute doily border along the edge of the Calypso Coral print using Early Espresso Ink.

Don't you love the Designer Frame embossed inside one of the Label Framelits? I've seen several others do this and I was delighted to see how great it fit and couldn't wait to try it myself! I used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up both the center butterfly and the frame. Here's a closer look.

For embellishments I added a few Basic Pearls and layered some Calypso Coral Organdy over Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon.

I cannot beleive there is already less than 2 weeks left of Sale-a-Bration! If you like this card, most of the items used here are available as free choices with your SAB order:

• Kindness Matters stamp set (127723)
• Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (126154)
• Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (127279)
• Designer Frames Embossing Folders (127709)

Visit my online store or contact me to place your SAB order today. Thanks for visiting today!

More Partying This Way

On my last post I showed you a couple fun birthday pages I created using the Party This Way stamp set. (FREE during Sale-a-Bration!) Here are a couple more pages that go with the first two.

I had a lot of photos to use, so I cropped several of them to 3 inches tall and matted them on Basic Black card stock punched with the now retired Spiral Edge Punch to look like a film strip. This way I was able to fit a whopping 11 photos on these two pages! While there are still a lot of fun elements to look at, I still think the photos stand out as the most important elements of all. Here's a closer look at the left page...

The stamped images on these pages were stamped in VersaMark and embossed using Black EP. The "strings" on the balloons and to hold the banner is Basic Black card stock cut into very thin strips.

Check out my scrappin' buddy...Stevie. I got up to go get something from the other room and when I came back he was sitting in my spot looking like he was ready to work on the page. He even had his little paws up on the table, but by the time I grabbed the camera this is what I got. Still cute tho...but I'm kinda partial!

For more details on these pages, keep scrolling down to my last post.Thanks for stopping by today...it's always nice to know that people are actually looking/reading this stuff I take time to post, so as always, I'd LOVE to hear any comments you may have.

Party This Way Pages

Can you guess the main reason I got into Stampin' Up! originally? It's because, I was...no,  I AM a scrapbooker. Of course all the beautiful, coordinating products really drew me in...but bottom line it was my love of scrapbooking that made me really love Stampin' Up! But guess what? Sadly, it seems as time went on I have been doing less & less scrapbooking. However, I keep collecting ideas, a mountain of photos keep piling up & of course I continue purchasing things with the intention of creating pages.

I'm really working to try and change that and get back into scrapbooking mode. Now, since I've put it in writing here, I need to stick to my word, right? ;-)  Well, since you've listened to my ramblings, the least I can do is share this two page 12x12 spread I made using the Party This Way stamp set along with photos from my hubby's 50th birthday party (YIKES...I'm married to an old dude! hehe) You can click on the photos to see a larger size.

I've had my eye on the Letter It Alphabet since it first came out...but I finally just recently purchased it. I must say, I think it may be one of my favorite alpha sets to date. I used it here embossed in Black EP, and it was easy to cut out. The other letters used were from the Billboard Strip Sizzlet Die. They fit perfectly on the pennant punch outs. I use the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive on the back of my card stock or DSP before cutting out the letters...makes it so much easier when working with these tiny letters! Here's a closer look at the left page...

I used DSP from the Brights Patterns Stack in Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point & Old Olive. The fun images from Party This Way were embossed in black on coordinating colors of card stock listed above and then cut out. The 50 was cut using the Simple Numbers Bigz Dies. If you look at the top left photo you can see the "super cool" party hat I made for Mike and there is also a 50 on there that I cut out with these dies and Red Glimmer Paper, along with a pennant topper that says "50 rocks!". As you can see by these photos he got all kinds of crazy gifts and he was good about modeling them all. We sure had a lot of laughs that night! Here's a closer look at the right page of this layout.

The Label Framelits make the perfect journaling block...I'm sure I'll be using them a lot on future pages. If you look closely at the top right photo, you can see a personalized banner I created for the occasion using the Perfect Pennants Die. It went together really quickly using the same papers I used here on these pages. On each end is a photo of the birthday boy. It was the perfect touch hanging over the food table, and got lots of comments from our guests. Here's another photo that better shows the banner.

The Party This Way stamp set is one of the FREE choices available to you during Sale-a-Bration. If you haven't added this one to your collection yet, I highly recommend it!

Fresh Vintage Butterfly

This card was inspired by the pretty butterfly shown on the sample on page 6 of the Sale-a-Bration brochure. Iridescent Ice embossing powder really makes the butterfly sparkle! This was a favorite at my bonus card class I held last week.

I really do love this stamp set and the coordinating Everyday Enchantment papers! As you can see the largest image was used on my base - just stamped randomly. The Label Framelits make a nice background for the butterfly. I sponged a little Crumb Cake ink around the sides of the floral DSP to help it from blending in too much with the striped DSP.

Thanks for visiting today!

Mixed Bunch Hugs

Here is a bright cheerful card using Mixed Bunch and the Hostess set Perfect Words. The DSP is of course the SAB papers Everyday Enchantment...which I just cannot stop using! I love this pop of Cherry Cobbler added to this color combo of Pool Party, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz.

Besides the new Blossom punch that coordinates with Mixed Bunch, I used a few other punches to complete this card: Blossom Petals Builder, Extra Large Oval & the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punches.

Don't forget...along with this beautiful DSP, the Embossed Oval Frame shown here is also available for free during SAB! It comes as a set with a rectangular frame as well...LOVE these!

Have a wonderful weekend...BIG{HUGS}2U!

Let the Sale-a-Bration Begin!

Today is the day! It's finally time to SALE-A-BRATE!!! My card to share today uses my favorite two items from this years selection of items you can earn for FREE with a $50 order...the Fresh Vintage stamp set and the Everyday Enchantment DSP.

Stamps: Fresh Vintage & Happiest Birthday Wishes
Card stock: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla & Everyday Enchantment DSP
Ink: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral & Crumb Cake (for sponging on edges)
Accessories: Scalloped Edgelit Die, Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon & Basic Rhinestones

I'm offering a FREE class using the new Sale-a-Bration set Fresh Vintage along with the coordinating Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Papers.

You will make a beautiful set of 3 cards, including the one above, plus 2 other designs. Here's how you can take part in this class:

If you are local: Place your Sale-a-Bration order* with me by January 29th and your order will be ready for pick up at class: Thursday, February 9th from 1 to 3 OR 6:30 to 8:30
Just choose the time slot that works best for you and come to stamp! (Please bring your own adhesive)

If you are long distance: Place your online Sale-a-Bration order* from my demo website between Jan. 24th - 31st and I will send you a card kit to complete the cards using your stamps, ink & adhesive from home. Be sure to contact me with both your shipping and email addresses. (instructions will be sent via email)

*$50 in SU! merchandise of your choice + shipping & tax

Triple Treat Poppy

I think this may be the first time I've used the color Poppy Parade for more than just a small accent. I guess I'm just not drawn to this color like so many others...but I must say, I rather like it with Pool Party. That's one of the things I love about SU! Designer Series Papers...many times it gets me to try new color combos I wouldn't have even considered! That is certainly the case with the new Everyday Enchantment DSP. These beautiful papers can be yours for FREE during Sale-a-Bration!

The Triple Treat Flower stamp is also available as a FREE selection during SAB. This stamp is fun because it works with three of the SU! punches...Fancy Flower, 5-Petal Flower (both used here) and 1/2" Circle punches.

I also used the Hostess Set...Happiest Birthday Wishes and another SAB set...Fresh Vintage, which coordinates with the Everyday Enchantment papers. And...since I couldn't possibly make a card these days without using one of the new Big Shot items...I also used the scalloped Edgelit Die with the matching Embossing Folder...in case I haven't said it enough...I LOVE THESE!!!

Have a wonderful weekend...we're in for a ccccold one here! I'm thinking I may hibernate down in my stamp cave...so check back next week for some new designs!

First Fresh Vintage

It won't be long now, the BEST time of the Stampin' Up! year will soon be here...YES! Sale-A-Bration time! Here is a card using a couple of the exclusive SAB items that will be available starting January 24th.

The Fresh Vintage stamp set was used to create the main image and the Lucky Limeade stamped base. As you can see, I've been having lots of fun using the new Labels Framelits & the Edgelits with their coordinating embossing folders...I think I've used them on EVERY new card I've made recently! Hope you don't get sick of seeing them!  I really love the pretty, distressed patterns in the Everyday Enchantment DSP, it coordinates so nicely with the Fresh Vintage set. Both of these items are FREE with a $50 order during SAB.

Other accessories I've used here are: Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Designer Printed Brad, Mat Pack & Paper Piercer Tool.

Thanks for stopping by!

New Year...New Stuff!

Happy New Year to you! May you be blessed in the coming year with much happiness, good health...and new stampin' goodies too! Here is a card I made with some of my new stampin' goodies.

I absolutely LOVE working with the new Framelits, Edgelits and the accompanying embossing folders, Adorning Accents...as you can see by my card! The Everyday Enchantment paper, a freebie during Sale-a-Bration 2012, totally rocks too! I chose my colors of Pool Party, Calypso Coral* & Lucky Limeade based on the colors of the paper.

* I originally stated here that the color used was Peach Parfait, which was incorrect...sorry about that! Guess I need to use those colors more so that I know the difference. ;-)

The Apothecary Art set that coordinates with the Labels Framelits, is so pretty and nice to watercolor. Since the paper is kind of distressed and toned down color wise in some spots, I think the Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding works fine since I didn't have any Lucky Limeade ribbon.

These products will all be available for you to order soon...starting January 4th the Occasions Mini begins and towards the end of the month, January24th, Sale-a-Bration starts...WOO HOO! my favorite time of the stampin' year!

Edited to add: After I made this post I realized that today is my Blogiversary! It's hard to believe that I have now been blogging for 5 years! Here's a link to my very first post. It's been a lot more fun than I expected and not only have I made some new friends through my blog, it's been a useful tool to myself to keep track of things I have created and for who & when I have created them. To those who read my blog regularly...thanks so much! For those who may have just stumbled upon my blog....hope you'll be back!