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

Merry Christmas to ALL!

Holiday Craft Camp projects

Here are the projects planned for the Craft Day -

November calendar of events

I love My Digital Studio - I use it mostly for my monthly calendars-- so here you go.  I think in a week or two I might spotlight the calendar I just made for Nathan on his mission.

But, this is the calendar for November with all the events I have going on.  Watch in the next few days for photos of the Holiday Gift projects and prices.

Double take of a Double take!

Or is it double, double, take?  I am not sure.  I liked the idea that the club ladies could choose their own individual touch to the card that I did another one at the hostess club that they could do just that.  This card was a CASE from Mary Fish - a fellow Tucson demonstrator.

Stampin' UP!  has great ways to support their demonstrators and there are other means out there in our highly technological world to get support.  Mary is also a transplant to Tucson and hooked up with our Southwest Stampers group.  It is always nice to get together with other demos, but in a pinch, I have to admit I turn to my cyber demos on SUDSOL.  I had the privilege of being stop #4 on their blog hop yesterday!

Back to the card.  I used the stamp set Easy Events so the ladies could choose from 8 different celebrations!  They all turned out fantastic.  I told the ladies that they could make these as gifts and stamp a bunch of different sentiments to let the recipient choose what event they needed.

The first is the CASE from Mary, the second is my additional version for a birthday.

Stamps: Easy Events

Colors: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Red Glimmer Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper, 1 3/8" square punch, 1 1/4" square punch, 1" square punch, Heart to  Heart punch, Blossom Bouquet triple layer punch, Scallop Square die

SUDSOL Blog Hop -

I am honored to be part of the SUDSOL blog hop this go around.  I have some fun holiday samples to share with you today and a couple of them were inspired by samples I found on SUDSOL or tutorials.  SUDSOL stands for Simply Unique Demonstrators Sharing OnLine and  is a fantastic demonstrator community.  You can find many great resources to help your business along including a listening ear when you have a bad workshop or if you need a WOW project or if you simply want to swap cards.  Check the community out!  Join me on SUDSOL - Your 24/7 Upline!

You should have just come from stop three -Nola Burkhard at her blog  Ink on Her Paws.  Please enjoy the samples that I have for you to celebrate the holidays!  All of these are cards inspired by other demonstrators.

Stamps: Hand Penned Holidays, Easy Events

Colors: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Snow Burst impressions folder, Very Vanilla Designer Velvet Ribbon, 

Stamps: Contempo Christmas

Colors: Pool Party, Whisper White

Accessories: 2 step Owl Punch, Northern Flurry impressions folder, Dazzling Details

Stamps: The Sounding Joy

Colors:  Not Quite Navy, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Silver embossing powder, Scallop Trim Border punch

Stamps:  Four the Holidays, Triple Treat Flower

Colors: Real Red, Garden Green

Accessories: Houndstooth impression folder, 1/4" grosgrain ribbon - Real Red, Garden Green, Modern Label punch, 5 Petal flower punch, Fancy Flower punch

Lastly, I made a treat holder using a pattern on SUDSOL.  There are many patterns in the Creative Library to use for your needs.  This particular one uses the Scallop Circle Die and the 1 3/4"  Scallop Circle punch to create a fun Reese's cup holder.  

Stamps: Pennant Parade, Delicate Doilies

Colors: Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, Scallop Circle die, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch

I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog on the SUDSOL blog hop.  Please hop on to the next stop here.

Thanks for stopping by! 

CONTINUE on the Blog Tour
Nola Burkhard	SUDSOL

Club double take

More club card shares for you today.  These two cards were the options for the gals.  I thought that not all people like to send Halloween cards so I created a simple solution- two cards that are similar, but can be easily adapted to a different celebration.  I began with the Give Thanks card and with a few additional stamped images created a fun Halloween card.

Stamps: Jack of All Trades, Hand Penned Holidays

Colors: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Soft Suede

Accessories: Photo Corner punch (retired)

With a few additional pieces you can get a great Halloween card ....

Stamps: Jack of All Trades, Grateful Greetings

Colors: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Soft Suede, Concord Crush

Accessories: Corner Rounder punch, Ticket Corner punch, Scallop Square punch, Postage Stamp punch

Chat sketch take 2

So I posted the sketch yesterday from a couple of weeks ago on SUDSOL.  I have told you how much I love SUDSOL!  I get workshop ideas, sketches, patterns and templates for boxes and gifts, and so much more!  I will feature a project on the blog tour that utilizes that special area of the website - Patterns and Templates.

BUT, you have to wait a couple more days -- Thursday in fact.  In the mean time, here is the second card I completed using the SUDSOL sketch.  The Stamp a Stack gals loved it!  I hope you enjoy!

Stamps: Snow Much Fun

Colors: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder

Accessories:  Lace Border punch, Snow Burst impressions folder, Snowflake punch, Corner rounder punch

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I have blogged before about the SUDSOL Chat & Challenges. This card was one I made for that very thing.  I always try to get a card done in the 1 hour time limit and this is what I came up with.  It is perfect to wish you all a very Happy Halloween!  I know I love to see the kids in costume and this year have a great costume.  I will try to post a photo of that later this week too.    

Here is the sketch we were given. If you try it - link back to mine!

Before I show you the card, I want to remind you to check back on Thursday, November 3rd for the SUDSOL blog tour.  We are all spotlighting Holiday designs and projects.  I am excited for it...  SUDSOL is who I always turn to when I need help as a demonstrator.  My upline is in Utah and I hardly ever talk to her - like NEVER, but I can shout out to my SUDSOL sisters and get help right away! 

Back to the Halloween card!  Watch for the other version that I got finished during the chat tomorrow!

Stamps: Wicked Cool

Colors: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Accessories:  Frightful Sight DSP, Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, 2 3/4" scallop circle punch, 1/2" scallop dots ribbon - Basic Black, Sweet Buttons embosslits die, scallop edge border punch.

October Fun!

I am trying to catch up a bit before the BIG BLOG HOP!  Next week, on Thursday, November 3, I will be participating in the SUDSOL blog hop.  SUDSOL is a great resource for Stampin' Up! demonstrators. There are lots of benefits to this demonstrator only group.  I have mentioned the Chat & Challenges before, but there are templates, class outlines, tutorials, organization tips and tricks, card ideas, gift ideas, scrapbook ideas - you name it and it is probably there!  Be sure to sign up for my emails or follow me and see what we have planned on this hop!

For the October Hostess club I have a couple of cards to share today.  The hostess club had so much fun with their cards.

Stamps: Hello Friend, Bright Hope
Colors: Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue
Accessories: 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 3/8" taffeta ribbon (crumb cake), Sweet Buttons embosslit, Crystal Effects

I saw a boy version of this card on the Stampin' Up demo website and knew I had to copy it.  LOVE it.  I love that you can use the Stitched Stocking set for more than just Christmas stockings.

Stamps: Stitched Stockings, Petite Pairs

Colors: Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Perfect Polka dots impressions folder, 5/8" satin ribbon (Pretty in Pink), Pearl Jewels, Eyelet border punch

Halloween Hop!

Welcome to the fun this month with our Hopping Just for the Fun of It blog hop.  You are in for a treat today as you see the fun Fall and Halloween ideas that some amazing Stampin' Up! artists have come up with.  Please sit back and enjoy the ride today as you hop from blog to blog.  You can start anywhere and end anywhere - just enjoy the cards and projects we have prepared for you.

You have just come from stop #11 -Stamp With Jane.  Didn't you LOVE her great ideas for the Sorting Hat?!  I have some fun stuff for you today.

I am not really a Halloween person I have to admit, I have good intentions but never seem to find enough people to send things to.  First up is a little test tube box I found on Lisa Sommerville's blog.  I have a tutorial I will post later this week for you all.  I have a little similarity going with each project - maybe you can see what it is?  Post a comment if you can figure it out!

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits

Colors: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Lace Border punch, Postage Stamp punch, 1" sq. punch

This next card also uses the Spooky Bingo Bits set.  It is a fun, simple design.  

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Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits, Grateful Greetings

Colors: Lucky Limeade, Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Island Indigo

Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Postage Stamp punch, 1" sq. punch, Corner Rounder punch

The next card is a very popular fancy fold design these days around the stamping world - I have seen lot's of samples, and probably the best is Dawn Griffith's video. Do you notice the fun medallion???  I will show you a tutorial of that later this week also!

Stamps: Jack of all Trades, Spooky Bingo Bits

Colors: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Accessories:  Frightful Sight DSP, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch

And the last project I have for you is a 3-D box that I saw on an email group I'm on using the Big Shot machine and the ever popular Top Note Die!  Cute way to give a small sweet treat to someone you love!

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits, It's a Wrap Holidays

Colors: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Black

Accessories: 1 3/4" Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch

Thanks for stopping by!  Here is the lineup for the rest of the blog hop- I am stop # 12.  The next stop is #13 - Raissa Spatola.  You can start anywhere and end anywhere and if you get lost along the way- please check back on the list and you can link to any of the blogs!

1. Hopping Just for the Fun of it
2. Pretty Inky
3. jnorris1019
4. Stamping with Janice
5. Krafting With Karen
6. Scrappy Stamps and Ink
7. Little Patch of Dirt
8. Stampin ' At Dawn
9. inkedx2
10. Paper Fairy
11. Stamp With Jane
12. Life Is...
13. RaissaStamps
14. Bluegrass Stamper Studio
15. InkPaperStamps
16. The Love of Stamping