OOO LAA LAA stamp-a-stack

Saturday was my October Stamp-a-stack. We had some fun projects that were all quite easy.  I chose 2 projects to share today that were monochromatic.  The first uses my favorite shade of yellow  -  Daffodil Delight.  It uses the sets Snow Swirled and Heart from the Heart.  Who knew snowflakes could look so NOT winter?  I have also found a new ribbon love - the striped grosgrain!  OOOOO LAAA LAAA!

The inspriation for the next monochromatic card was grom Ustamp with Dawn and Friends.  I am currently in their Cards with COOL Moves and the color combo suggestion was Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, and Concord Crush.  So... I gave it a try - what do you think?  I added a splash of that favorite yellow - Daffodil Delight with the 1/8" taffeta ribbon.  It used the sets On a Pedestal and Curly Cute.

Happy Thanksgiving to my family in Canada

So, I am actually Canadian.  I was born in Alberta and moved to the United States when I was 10.  I have American citizenship now but most of my family lives in Canada still, so I created this card with My Digital Studio to send to them to wish them a Happy Thanksgiving. This card took me about 15 minutes to put together using the images found on My Digital Studio.

If you want more information about this wonderful digital paper-crafting software please contact me.  I would love to come to your place or you come to mine to show you this amazing product that includes thousands of Stampin’ Up images that you can use to create cards, scrapbooks, calendars, and many other digital projects to email or print.  It really is super easy, super fast, and SUPER FUN!

Spooky Halloween

This card is also a card inspired from the UStamp with Dawn and Friends Cool Moves color combos.  This time I paired pumkpin pie, Old olive, Marina Mist and Basic Gray.  The stamp set is new to Stampin' Up! - Wicked Cool.  I have fallen in love with this Halloween set - I will be using it more later this week. 

Delicious Awash with Flowers

This set I earned for free last spring and haven't used much, but it is really lovely.  I think I need to spend more time with my stamps!  The colors on this card were inspired by UStamp with Dawn and Friends.  I won a pass to the latest edition - Cool Moves.  You can check that out at the blog here.  Every 12 hours there is a new card idea and color combination.  I am loving it!  The color combo for this card is one to make you hungry - Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Baja Breeze. 

Birthday card class

Tomorrow fans of Stampin’ Up will join at my house for a Birthday Card stamp-a-stack.  They are making 4 birthday cards.  I have finished up 3 of them and will share the 4th tomorrow after they make them. (I want to keep SOME surprises for them) 

The first card is a fun one using Fox and Friends and the new saying set Curly Cute.  The colors I picked using the Color Coach – Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Concord Crush.The second card was an easy one layer card using a hostess set – Because I Care.  The colors are Regal Rose and Garden Green.

 

  The last card I am going to share is one that is using the Beautiful Butterflies die for the Big Shot.  This uses a retired Designer Series Paper from the Spring, but the colors are Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink and a touch of black.  The stamping was done with a great birthday stamp set called On Your Birthday.

Baby Gifts

I had a couple of baby gifts to make for work.  So… I pulled out my paper and stamps and went to town creating some fun mini brag books!  I used shades of pink – Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink.  I used a couple of stamp sets – Baby Bundle, Priceless, Lovely Letters, and Greeting Card Kids.  They were a HIT!  The ladies loved them and proudly put them in their purses to add photos later!

September Scrapbook Class

This Friday night fabulous friends will gather at my house for our monthly scrapbook class.  I have created 2 layouts fit for the season.  The first one is a Back to School layout ready for your class photo and some snapshots of the first days.  I used the colors Night of Navy, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight.  The stamp set is Schoolbook Serif I loved the punched owl and a big thank you goes out to Connie Babbert who I copied her wonderful idea.

The next layout they will make is a fall combo from the My Create Ink blog challenge.  I used the colors More Mustard, Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze.  The layout was inspired by Gretchen Barron and the Soul Scrappers Challenge sketch.  The stamp set I used was Baroque Motifs.  It seems to be my 'go to' set!  I also used the Scallop Trim Border punch and the new Scallop Squares Duo Bigs Die.

Southwest Demonstrator meeting

Last night was our  Stampin’ UP! Southwest Demo meeting.  We always have a great time sharing business tips, creating, staying current with what is going on in the company, a few treats and some lovely ladies!  Thanks gals.  This month fellow demonstrator Sue Smedly was in charge of the Make and Take. We all made an adorable owl post it note holder.  She got the idea from Becky Roberts.  

One of the highlights is our card swap.  Here are a few Halloween cards that were shared -

From top left – card made by Kathy Huss, top right – made by Kendra Richardson (got the idea from Dawn Griffith), bottom left – made by T, and bottom right – made by Cathy Gray.

A special card

A few weeks ago, my daughter in law asked me if I had a sympathy card for her to send to her aunt. She had just been told she had cancer. She is doing ok at this point and undergoing very aggressive therapy. I was more than happy to make her a card to send to her - I love that about making cards--- you can send a smile across the miles, simply by taking a few minutes of your time to create something beautiful. The best part about a handmade card is that it is a HUG with a fold in the middle. Stampin' Up! allows me to be creative whenever, and however I need to be -

The card is using one of my favorite 'go to' sets - Thoughts and Prayers.

August Club Cards

We had a great Stampin’ Up! club workshop for August.  There were 11 people there!  It was busy to say the least.  We made some fun cards and a little project.  One of the techniques we learned was the Re-inker Spread. 

This used the Butterfly punch to create flowers that were then sprayed heavily with water.  Then we used the Stampin’ Up! re-inkers in Daffodil Delight and Poppy Parade and applied with an Aqua Painter.  Once they are dry you curl them and layer them, adding detail lines and a brad.  I can not take credit for the original idea, but a big thank you goes out to the many fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who have made great tutorials and videos.

The next project I am going to showcase today uses the Big Shot and the Mini Milk Carton Die.  I am in love with my Big Shot and am sort of obsessed with it (as the club members will agree with!)  It just makes crafting so much easier! 

Anyway… here is the cute Birthday carton we made -

We used a new stamp set for this project – Got Treats.  It is the cutest thing ever and is genuine milk carton style for Birthday, Halloween, Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day and others.  The colors we used were Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Pumpkin Pie.  We also used the sweet tag set Tiny Tags.  We also used the Medium Jewelry Tag punch to punch out the ‘tiny’ tag.  Makes just the right accompaniment to this sweet little box.

I’ll post more of the cards later on – be watching!  Maybe even join our fun group some day!

September Calendar

Here is the calendar of events for September.  As with all of them, I used the My Digital Studio software to create it using the digital stamps, paper and embellishments available.  I am featuring 2 scrapbook pages this month along with a Birthday card Stamp-a-Stack.  I hope to see some of you attend.  Please let me know by the Thursday prior to the class if you plan to attend so I can have enough supplies ready.

SUDSOL blog tour

Well, what an honor to be allowed to participate in the SUDSOL blog tour for the new Idea Book and Catalog. SUDSOL has become my little family on the web for all things Stampin' Up!  I can always find a friend online who has advice to help me out of a bind with my stamping, my business or whatever I need at the time.  My upline lives 800 miles away and SUDSOL has been a lifesaver more than one time!   I have gotten great workshop ideas and unique templates that you don't find elsewhere on the web, I have gotten so many great templates and worksheets to help me out in my business. It is an invaluable tool for me and my Stampin' Up! business.  Best of all I got to try it out for FREE for 2 weeks!  What more could you ask for?  If you are a demonstrator what are you waiting for?  CHECK IT OUT!


First is a set of cards using a new set that coordinates with our newly redesigned punches. I also picked 2 colors that were reassigned to the Brights collection; Melon Mambo and Pacific Point.

Perfect Punches, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Scallop Oval punch, Scallop Trim border punch, Round Tab punch, Curly Label punch, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

For this project I used one of the new DSP to make this cute purse. You might recognize the patterns of this paper pack as it is a recolored pack from last year - Cottage Wall. It has been redone with new exciting colors from this year. It uses Poppy Parade and Daffodil Delight. These two colors are quickly becoming my favorites!  The stamps I used are from a new set that I have fallen in love with called Just Believe. It is so versitile.

Just Believe and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets. Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. Sunny Garden DSP, Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Fancy Flower punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Rhinestone brads

Since the purse was so adorable, and I had some scraps left over from making it, I decided to make a couple of little cards to go inside the purse. I simply used by scraps from the whole sheet of 12 x 12 and a little bit of Daffodil Delight.

The last card I made was one we all struggle with - a masculine card. I used the new set Grunge Rock. When I saw this one I knew it would make it's way onto my shelf.   It also used a couple new colors - or colors that were brought back - Cherry Cobbler has quickly become my new 'go to' red!  And many remember our love affair wtih Baja Breeze!

Grunge Rock stamp set, Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, 1 3/8" circle punch, Designer Label punch, Scallop Square die

I hope you have enjoyed your stop at my blog.  If you want to see more of my artwork, check out my SUDSOL gallery here.  I certainly enjoyed creating my samples for you - that is what Life is all about!  Creating items for others to enjoy! 

Upsy Daisy

While you and I are both waiting for the SUDSOL blog tour on Sunday, I pulled out a favorite set that I haven't inked for a long time - Upsy Daisy - I hope they inspire you to have a great day!

Upsy Daisy, Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder, Scallop Oval punch, Oval punch, silver brads

Upsy Daisy, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Thoughtful Friend wheel builder, Daffodil Delight 1/4" grosgrain ribbon

Upsy Daisy and Vintage Vogue, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Oval punch, Perfect Polka Dot impressions folder

Upsy Daisy, River Rock, Perfect Plum, Concord Crush,  Scallop Oval punch

Stamp set challenge - Thoughts and Prayers

So I made a couple more entries for the stamp set challenge.  These cards I can show you - I have been working on some special projects for my stop on the SUDSOL blog tour that is on SUNDAY.  So, check back and find a great tour set up for you to enjoy filled with new stamps and products from the new 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog.

Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Vintage Wallpaper Impressions folder, Three Flower punch, 1/8" Daffodil Delight taffeta ribbon

Thoughts and Prayers and Define Your Life stamps, Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, Garden Green, Travel Journal DSP, 1/4" Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon, Bashful Blue satin ribbon, Wide Oval punch

SUDSOL Blog Tour

I am very excited to be part of the Official SUDSOL blog tour for August.  In just a few short days you will find my samples and a link to the blog tour to see many other wonderful samples of  NEW Stampin' Up! products.  So, check back on August 1