Valentine's Day 9

I seem to be having problems with Blogger - I have tried 3 times to post this.  Let's see if THIS one works!

Saturday was a busy day - Stamp Club in the morning, shopping in the afternoon to get ready for the evening Michelle had planned for her fiance.  She was going to have a surprise candle-lit dinner and we were helping serve.  (side note, she has been doing a weeks worth of Valentines too for him!)

So, this day had to be quick and easy too!  ENTER the Big Shot.  He is really my hero I think.  It makes fun boxes and gift giving fun and simple.  If you don't have one.. YOU NEED IT!

STAMPS: none

COLORS: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Real Red

ACCESSORIES: Heart Framelets, Big Shot, Petal Card Die (retired)

Valentines - Day 8

Friday was a late day - we headed to get our taxes done and returned home after stopping for delish pizza and great entertainment at Organ Stop Pizza. I had made some Valentine's Chex Mix - found on Betty Crocker

STAMPS; Pretty Postage

COLORS: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black

ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Fancy Favor die, Scallop Trim border punch, 1" square punch, Postage Stamp punch

The Big Shot makes bags and boxes a snap!  Quick to make and simple to embellish!  VOILA - 

OOPs.... what a whirlwind week! Valentines, Day 5..... and 6, and 7, and 8????

So, this week was Book Fair at school and I am over my head busy.  I completely apologize for not getting these posted earlier.  BUT better late than never.

I will post a couple per day to get them caught up.

STAMPS: Candy Conversations, P.S. I Love You

COLORS: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz

ACCESSORIES:  Modern Label punch, Small Heart punch, Full Heart punch, Word Window punch

STAMPS:Sprinkled Expressions, P.S. I Love You, It's a Wrap Holidays

COLORS: Riding Hood Red

ACCESSORIES: Word Window Punch, Modern Label punch, 5/8" organza ribbon

STAMPS: Up, Up and Away

COLORS: Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler

ACCESSORIES: Wide Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Scallop border punch, Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon

STAMPS: Sprinkled Expressions, Fabulous Phrases

COLORS: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

ACCESSORIES: Lace border punch, Pretty in Pink 5/8" satin ribbon, Pearl Jewels

I have to give credit to some other Stampin' Up! artists for some help on some of these projects.  The first card was inspired by one I saw on a blog.  The last card, the pink one, was one I completely CASEd except changed the color.  Diane at Joyful Stampin made a great RED one.

Valentine's Day 4

Today was a card of thanks day.  I think we tend forget to thank our sweeties for the many things they do for us each day.  Men are very different than women and I think many times we think that they don't love us because they don't show us they love us in the way WE want.  I know I am that way. But, when I stop to think of all the ways that I am shown love, I realize how much my honey loves me.  Today was a day when I realized how much he loves me through his actions - he subs for paper routes and this takes away sleep.  I told you all in my last post that I have a cold or the flu and I frankly feel super icky!

He stepped up today on his day off ---  he picked up our basket from Bountiful Baskets, got papers ready for him to throw tomorrow, came home and started washing laundry (5 loads all day), went shopping with me, took me to lunch, pulled weeds for 3 hours while I took a quick nap, then finished up the laundry when we came home!  He needed a nap and got a very short 30 minute one or so - but definitely pampered me today!  THANK YOU SWEETIE - I love you ALWAYS!

STAMPS: Always Elegant, Four Frames

COLORS: Real Red, Pretty in Pink

ACCESSORIES:  I {Love} Love jumbo wheel, decorator label punch, Adorning Accents Edgelets dies, Fashionable Hearts embosslets die, White Bakers Twine

Happy Valentines - Day 3

This was the Valentine of the day for Friday - but I gave it to my hubby today.  I am coming down with the flu or a cold and was just not up to norm.  I fell asleep instead.  I gave it to him on Saturday with day 4... watch for that one tomorrow!!

I used the 1" x 8" cello bags from Stampin' Up! and filled it with Twizzlers.  The stamp is from the set Love You Much and I added a little punched flower to add something extra.  

STAMPS: Love You Much

COLORS: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist

ACCESSORIES: white brad

Happy Valentines- day 2 -AND BLOG HOP!

Thanks for hopping onto my little place on the web!  You probably came from Nichole's blog.  I am happy to have you stop by.  As my followers know, I am just starting my Days to Valentines gifts - I give my sweetie a treat or card every day leading up to Valentines, and you happen to have caught us on DAY 2.  Sign up to get updates or follow me to see the next 12 days!

Our blog hop theme is Anything BUT a Card - so it was perfect that the 2nd day for my honey was a 3D box complete with a CUPCAKE!  I used the FREE set from Sale-a-bration - Outlined Occasions.  You can get this set free when you spend $50 (before taxes).  I added a quick-made cupcake pick using the new embosslits die - Fashionable Hearts and used a couple of dots to hold them to the toothpick.  You can't really see the sparkle, but I used some Dazzling details to the word LOVE to spice it up a bit!

I used very little supplies for this one and it came together very quickly.

STAMPS: I {Heart} Heart, Outlined Occasions 

COLORS: Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Basic Black

ACCESSORIES: Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, 1/8" basic black taffeta ribbon, Dazzling Details, Fashionable Hearts embosslits die

Thank you for stopping by - you can head on to the next stop on our hop at Peggy's   I have included the entire blog line up if you get lost - ENJOY and HAPPY HOPPING!

Hopping Just for the Fun of it http://www.theloveofstamping.com/hopping_just_for_the_fun_

Stampin' Dragon    www.stampindragon.blogspot.com
RaissaStamps   http://www.raissastamps.com 
Scrappy Stamps and Ink    www.scrappystampsandink.blogspot.com
Life Is...    www.amanda-lifeis.blogspot.com
stampinpegcadillo  http://stampinpegcadillo.blogspot.com
The Love of Stamping    http://www.theloveofstamping.com

Happy Valentine's - Day 1

Some of you may remember last year I decided to give my sweetie a Valentine a Day leading up to Valentine's day - so I thought I should do it again. Wednesday snuck up on me and I had already made a bunch up.  I will share them all with you - just as Mike is getting them - ONE AT A TIME!

So for the 1st of February - just a card telling him how much I love him!

The details are:
STAMPS:  It's a Wrap Holidays, I {Heart} Hearts
COLORS: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Regal Rose
ACCESSORIES: 5/8" Real Red Satin Ribbon, scallop squares duo die, corner rounder punch

Watch tomorrow for a fun project with a delicious yummy!!!

AND BLOG HOP tomorrow also!  FUN DAY for all!

SUDSOL Blog Hop -

Welcome!  I hope you enjoyed your stop at Jennifer Weide's blog.  She had some great stuff didn't she?   I am honored to be a part of this blog hop!  I really think SUDSOL is so invaluable as a demonstrator.  I don't live by my upline and don't think she is very active.  I have not ever really gotten much support from her, but when I need help, I can email my SUDSOL sisters (and brothers) and get help quick.  It has become an invaluable resource for me in my Stampin' Up! business.  Please sit back and enjoy your trip around our Hop!  We are all spotlighting the new catalogs - the Occasions Mini Catalog and the Sale-a-Bration Catalog.

I have chosen to spotlight the Packed for Everything Bundle stamps from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I earned them FREE from Stampin' Up!  As a demonstrator, we get so many perks; it is really fantastic!  I was a bit challenged by them, but honestly after playing with them for an afternoon, I think I may have a new love!

The first stamp is called Packed for Dad - This was a fun card - a little bit time consuming to cut the pieces, but easy enough.  I just stamped the image 3 times; one on Whisper White, one on Marina Mist and one on Wild Wasabi. I cut out a few of the pieces and layered them on the card with Stampin' dimensionals.  The background is done with the Woodgrain background stamp.

The next card is done using the Packed for Birthday stamp.  This one was a bit more challenging.  I am not a huge fan of coloring, but I pulled out the trusty old Stampin' Watercolor Pencils and off I colored.  The colors needed to be bright, so I chose Tangerine Tango and Pacific Point as the base colors.

The third stamp is Packed for Baby.  I think this is my favorite of the 4 stamp sets.  It is really cute for baby cards and projects.  I did not want to just show CARDS, so I went to the SUDSOL website and found a great box pattern.  I did one that was shared by fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator Paula Goff.  I did not want both sides tall, so I changed up the box a bit to fit my needs.  I used the colors Pear Pizzazz and Peach Perfection - inspired by the burp cloth I wanted to give as a gift.  I also am using a few other Occasions Mini Catalog items - Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies and the matching Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.  Add a pop of color with the Poly Stitched ribbon and a sentiment from the Hostess set Tagtastic and VOILA!  A fun gift for a mom-to-be!

I saved the BEST for LAST!  This one was chosen the fav by my sweetie, Mike!  He said he loved the way it looked.  I wanted to make a card that reminded me of the Red Hat Ladies but ended up not adding the traditional purple, but went with the elegant color combo- Real Red and Basic Black.  I spent a little intimate time with my scissors again cutting out just ONE accent piece and popping it up with Stampin' dimensionals again.  I also added the sweet NEW product Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details - also in the Occasions Mini Catalog to the purse as some bling.  I used the Lace Border punch to create a fancy 'girly' border, and a bit of Dotted Scalloped Ribbon and here is the finished card.  

I hope you have enjoyed your trip down the PACKED for EVERYTHING stamps.  Head on to the next blog to see Stacey Tomkowiak and what she has created for you!  Thanks for stopping by!

CONTINUE on the Blog Tour
Jennifer Weide	Stacey Tomkowiak

Save the Date!

It's the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

And you thought Christmas was the best time to get presents!  Well, at Stampin' Up! they think that you should get some gifts just for you after you spend all your money on others.  So, from now until March 31, 2012 you can pick something FREE from the Sale-A-Bration brochure for every $50 you spend (before taxes).  Check out the stuff you can get FREE!

And come back to my blog on February 1st for the SUDSOL blog hop featuring the Occasions Mini catalog and the Sale-a-bration catatlog too!  

Framelets tutorial video.

These are really amazing!  I am completely in LOVE!  Watch this video from Stampin' Up!  to see how amazing and versatile these are.  I will be showing the heart one on some projects in the next week or so.

catch up part 4 - club card 3

This card was easy to make.  Sara, the hostess, had requested a sympathy card - so here it was.  It showcases a new product Stampin' Up! carries -FRAME-LETS.  They are awesome!  I will share a video about them tomorrow!  STAY TUNED.............

STAMPS: Vintage Vogue, Thoughts and Prayers, Posy Punch (hostess)

COLORS: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Pool Party

ACCESSORIES: Labels Collection Frame-lets, Fancy Flower punch, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Catch up part 3 - Club card 2

The second card was one that was made for one of my customers.  December's club ended up on my birthday.  I had a customer unable to attend and she told me to spend her money for her ---- FOR MY BIRTHDAY gift from her! THANK YOU KATHY!

STAMPS: Extreme Elements, Daring Adventure

COLORS: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Night of Navy

ACCESSORIES: Well Worn DSP, 1" circle punch, Live Every Moment embosslit, Denim ribbon, 

Catch up part 2 - Club card 1

Here is the first card the ladies made in January.  I used a lot of product from the new Occasions mini catalog.  These gnomes are simply adorable!  I love them - even better that I earned them FREE!!!!!!

STAMPS: Gnome Sweet Gnome, Sprinkled Expressions (SAB)

COLORS: Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze

ACCESSORIES:  Twitterpated DSP, 2 1/2" circle punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, small tag punch, large tag punch, Riding Hood Red 3/8" taffeta ribbon, scallop trim border punch, markers, impression plate

Playing Catch up - part 1

Well, I have been a terrible blogger - nothing to blame except being lazy I guess.  BUT I am bound and determined this year to be better!  SOOO... you will get catch up blog posts this week!  YAY.

I will start with January club  - I set a goal to be more grateful last year.  A part of that was to be grateful for my customers!  I have a great bunch of gals who are loyal and we love our monthly get togethers.  When one of them is missing, the others are very concerned and all send well wishes.

As a way to show MY thanks - I have tried to make a gift for them each month.  THIS calendar idea (*not my own!) came from a blog I subscribe to in my Google Reader.  I can't seem to find the email right now, but THANK YOU for your inspiration for this fun desktop calendar idea!

STAMPS: Fresh Vintage (SAB set),  For All You Do

COLORS: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade

ACCESSORIES: Everyday Enchantment DSP, scallop square punch, 1 1/4" square punch, Lucky Limeade 3/8" ruffled ribbon