Monthly Archives: April 2011

Stampin’ Up! Begins National Scrapbooking Month Early!

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May is National Scrapbooking Month and Stampin' Up! has begun their promotion a little bit early!  So today only, you can combine this with the April promotions!

You can purchase select stamp sets at 30% off!

You can select certain digital download bundles at 30% off!

You can select some My Digital Studio print products at a discount!

You can purchase the Digital+ Starter Kit for just $122.50 and become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator with your own business!

Digital Starter Kit Snip

You can add on the Stampin' Memories Kit to your Digital+ Starter Kit for just $35 (regular price $50).

Stampin' Memories Add On Snip

The bad news is…..Some things are coming to an end today, April 30th. Last day for the  Occasions Mini….be sure to check it one more time! Maybe you will see some of the items again in the new catalog in July and maybe you won't…..so flip through that Occasions Mini one more time (or a couple of times!) today!

It's also the last day for the Spring Is Blossoming Promotion!  This one is easy….just purchase $20 in product and then add on the beautiful Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper #122367 and/or the Four Frames stamp set, available in wood or clear mount.

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Click on the lovely card above to go to the page listing all the supplies you will need.

So there you go…..lots to think about today! 

Contact me if you have any questions!



 


A Stampin’ Up! Wedding Card for a Princess

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Royal Wedding Card

Were you up early for the Royal Wedding of William and Kate today? I was, just so I could say "I was there!"  I think I did the same when Prince Charles and Diana got married.  I pulled out one of my favorite retired Stampin' Up! stamp sets, Pretty Princess, to make a wedding card for the newlyweds.  I tried to add plenty of gold, silver and bling with the Brushed Gold and Brushed Silver cardstock, the Basic Pearls and Rhinestones and of course some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter!

And here's a little souvenir from Charles and Diana's wedding that a friend living in London at the time sent to me!  I hope I can find something similar for William and Kate so I have a set!

Charles and Diana plate

How to Mix Glitter

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Flower Glitter Holder

Here's a tip I learned from a Stampin' Up! video:  Using one of the flowers from the Flower Folds Die #115970, bend up the petals to make a little cup.  I was mixing some Fine Supernova Glitter with the Champagne Glass Glitter, dipping and stirring with my Bone Folder #102300. When you are ready to dump your glitter on your project, you can lower one of the petals for a little spout!  I happened to have this flower already cut and laying out, but I would suggest using card stock rather than designer paper.  Just a unique way to use our Stampin' Up! products!

 

Occasions Mini Catalog coming to an end April 30th!

Shop soon!!

Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Kiss Cam, George and Barbara Bush

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What do the Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, the Kiss Cam, George and Barbara Bush all have in common??  If you live in Houston, Texas you probably know!

My husband got baseball tickets from work for last night's game at Minute Maid Park which was between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals.  We love to go to the ballgame when we can, especially when the Cards are here since we both grew up in St. Louis and will always be Cardinal fans in our hearts (although after 28 years here I guess we are legitimate Astros fans as well!)  Attendance at the game was pretty low and we didn't have many people around us, except for the other couple who got the other pair of tickets from work.  So I KNEW this was going to happen!  I just knew it. When they did the "Kiss Cam" between innings, toward the end, if not the end of it, I was stunned to see my husband up on the big new screen, then me and a glimpse of the lady next to us in orange and the big heart!  I think they were trying to get all four of us in the shot, I'm not sure, but we kissed just in case!

To add to the fun of the night, President and Mrs. Bush (George and Barbara) were in attendance in their seats behind homeplate.  Barbara had her scorecard and kept score during the game while chatting with her husband!  They have lived in Houston since they left the White House and frequently attend Astros games!  Another time when we were at a game, they put the Kiss Cam camera on them!  It was very cute!

Here's an easy card to make in My Digital Studio with a bit of a baseball game feel!

Baseball-001

Oh, and the game got very exciting, the Astros even loaded the bases after the Cardinals had taken the lead and we got some runs but no grand slam homer….if an Astro had hit a grand slam that inning a lucky family would have won $25,000 from Sonic!!  I bet they were on the edge of their seats! The game was tied in the ninth, but finally the Astros prevailed with a win!  Just goes to show, always still until the end of a baseball game!!

Stampin’ Up! Springtime Card

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Stampin' Up! doesn't leave us in the lurch when it comes to creative ideas for handmade cards and projects.  Every month Stampin' Up! demonstrators receive an inspiring magazine called Stampin' Success which has loads of ideas for papercrafting, cardmaking, and scrapbooking as well as how to run a successful stamping business. This is one of the ideas I found in a past issue except I made my card a little larger than the original.

Springtime Stampin' Up! Card

This card is stamped with the Easter Blossoms stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  You can see that even though we might think of this as an Easter set, it is perfectly useful for other occasions.  The Occasions Mini ends on April 30 so be sure you order before then!

The sentiment has Champagne Glass Glitter #120997 mixed with some Stampin' Fine Supernova Glitter #114287 to add some color around the border.

Scrapbook Page Idea–Paisley Petals Designer Paper

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Paisley Petals Scrapbook Page

Need scrapbook page ideas?  I think we all do when we go to make a layout, but sometimes when you just get out your paper and play with it a bit, an idea might come to you on your own!  That's what happened to me with this scrapbook page.  When I received this beautiful Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper in the Stampin' Up! Spring Is Blossoming Promotion, I thought it would be beautiful for scrapbooking.

Here's one idea for starting a scrapbook page…..using Stampin' Up! designer paper makes it easy because the whole package coordinates…and coordinates with our card stock…and then there are always accessories that coordinate!  In this case, I cut out some of the beautiful flowers from another sheet and popped them up on Stampin' Dimensionals #104430.  The Scallop Trim Border Punch #118402 always adds a lovely embellishment to a page.  Honestly, I didn't know what kind of page I was going to make, I just knew I was making one with this paper!  And I wanted those gorgeous flowers to show so I had to make my side panel rather wide.  But it worked out, I believe!  What do you think?

Be sure to take advantage of the Spring Is Blossoming Promotion THIS WEEK because it ends April 30, 2011.

(HINT:  One page in this package already looks like a scrapbook page….just add your photos and mats and maybe a little journaling and title and you are done!)

Shop this week at my Online Store!  And check the Clearance Rack before you submit your order!  There are bargains!

Stampin’ Up! Easter Card

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Easter Card

Easter is almost here, and I've been lucky enough to get a couple of Easter cards!  This one is a handmade one, of course, from my downline, Priscilla. It's made with the beautiful stamp set Easter Blossoms in the Occasions Mini.  If you click on the photo to enlarge it, maybe you can see some of the fine detail.  She applied a tiny bit of Crystal Effects and color to the eggs and the girl's hair bow as well as the little flowers in the bouquet. A beautiful Stampin' Up! Easter card!!

The Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog is only current until next Saturday, April 30th so you don't have much time left to shop for the wonderful products in this catalog!  Check it out online and put in your order whenever it is convenient for you!  Contact me if you have any questions.

This Teddy Bear is Ready for Easter!

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Stampin' Up! Easter Teddy Bear

Here's my Stampin' Up! teddy bear all ready for Easter! She has on her Easter bunny headband ears, a big flower decorating her headband, and her Easter basket in hand! And when she wants to stop hunting eggs and start stamping, she has her wooden stamp in her hand ready to go!

This is the teddy bear we were able to purchase at the Stampin' Up! Convention two years ago, when Stampin' Up! was introducing the Build-A-Bear product line. The bears were too cute to pass up!  Stampin' Up! always seems to know what we will love!

If you've been considering becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, sign up right away and join us at Convention this summer in Salt Lake City for the time of your stamping life! I'd be happy to help you get your rubber stamping and scrapbooking business started! Just think what you could do when YOU are the boss!!

Shop 24/7 for stamping supplies and accessories at my

Online Store, even over the Easter weekend!

Easter Bonnet with Lace Trim

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Easter Bonnet

Easter Parade 

In your easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, 
You'll be the grandest lady in the easter parade. 
I'll be all in clover and when they look you over, 
I'll be the proudest fellow in the easter parade. 
On the avenue, fifth avenue, the photographers will snap us, 
And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure. 
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your easter bonnet, 
And of the girl I'm taking to the easter parade.

—Irving Berlin

 

Doesn't that song just take you back to another time?  When I was a little girl ladies always wore hats to church.  I always had a new hat, white gloves, dress, shoes, and maybe a coat for Easter Sunday.  I still remember getting into my grandma's closet and looking at her boxes of hats. Now some of them are in my closet as a keepsake.

To make your own representation of an Easter bonnet with lace trim, just find or make your own template for the hat and cut on folded cardstock. Just place your template a little above the folded line so you won't cut it.  I ran this hat through the Lattice embossing folder to give it the look of a spring straw hat.  Originally I planned on some Melon Mambo flowers, but then I went for a simpler look with some Crochet Trim lace, a Vanilla Rosette, some leaves punched with the Bird Punch and a few pearls along the band!  Make yourself an Easter bonnet and see what you come up with!

 

Paisley Petals Birthday Card

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Paisley Petals

Birthday card, anniversary card, sympathy card, thinking of you card…..I think you could use this little card for any occasion just by changing the sentiment.  The Baja Breeze card base is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" and layered with Cherry Cobbler and Tangerine Tango.  I was a little concerned how those colors would look together, but I like them with this paper!  The paper, of course, is the new sneak peek Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper available now during the Spring Is Blossoming Promotion.  The Four Frames stamp set and the Paisley Petals DSP will be available in the new Stampin' Up! catalog in July, but you can purchase it now, only during April….or you'll have to wait until July!  This paper is too pretty to wait THAT long!

The Baja Breeze card is actually photographed on top of another sheet of the Paisley Petals paper so you can see more.

Shop my Online Store today to take advantage of this offer!  And be sure to check out the Clearance Rack for some great deals!

Robots on a Birthday Card

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Robot Birthday Card

Robots make a great birthday card….at least these robots do in the stamp set Lots of Bots #115293!  There they are, ready with their gifts, balloons and party hats!  Although I no longer had little boys in the house when this stamp set came out, my big boy was working on a robotics project at college so I had to purchase this set!  I'm glad I did because it has always been fun to make a card with it!  I also added some "metal" pieces, punched with the Cog Punch #118873 out of Brushed Silver and Basic Black card stock.  I'm sure some of those pieces were used to make the robots!!  The metal Hodgepodge Hardware adds a nice metallic touch to the card as well.  And the fun Spiral Border Punch #119872 adds some interest.  Perhaps it was laziness or lack of time, but after I stamped the robots, I decided to leave them blank with the thought that whatever child received this might like to color them in himself!

I got the idea for this card from another demonstrator named Taunya on our Stampin' Up! website called "Stampin' Connection".  It's a place for demonstrators to share samples and have discussions in forums and exchange ideas.  So if you would like to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, don't think you have to have natural-born creativity! Stampin' Up! provides plenty of ideas and resources for projects and running your business!  If you are interested in finding out about the business opportunity with Stampin' Up!, please click HERE to get some information.  And then email me if you want additional information or have questions.  You can sign up online in minutes to start your business and all the fun you will have as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!

If Only You Could Smell These…

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Confederate Star Jasmine!  We have this area in our front yard next to the driveway and they are in full bloom right now!  Funny thing is, you don't really smell their fragrance when you are standing right by them!  But walk down the driveway to the back of the house and wow, what a beautiful smell!  It must get caught in a pocket or something in between our house, our neighbor's and our garage!  I wish you could scratch and sniff these photos!!

Confederate Jasmine

Confederate Jasmine

I hope you are having as beautiful a spring day as we are here in Houston! It doesn't get much nicer than this!

Papercrafting: A Paper Purse

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Paper Purse

Isn't this paper purse cute from the outside using the Top Note die #113463 on top and the Love Letter Designer Series Paper #117162 plus a big red button from the Candy Cane buttons that were in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  I hope they put all these new Big Designer Buttons in the next catalog!

And when you open the purse, you'll see this:

Paper Purse inside

It's cute as is, but when you open it you have a small explosion album! You can add photos and embellishments inside or package a small gift inside.  The purse is made with a 12"x12" piece of card stock.

If you need any of our wonderful Stampin' Up! paper and supplies, please order from my Online Store or email me.  Remember, the Spring Is Blossoming special sneak peek is going on!  After you spend $20, you can add this sneak peek to your order….only until April 30th!  Don't miss it!  You'll LOVE both the Four Frames Stamp Set and the Paisley Petals designer paper!

Beveled Windowpane Necklace

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These beveled windowpane necklaces are so much fun to make!  The Beveled Windowpanes are acrylic frames to layer over your creation, whether  project like this or to highlight a stamped image on a card or scrapbook page.  All you need are a package of the Stampin' Up! Beveled Windowpanes #121881 in the Occasions Mini, some designer paper or stamps, ribbon and whatever embellishments you want to add.  Here is one I made for a gift, although since it had a "K" on it and my favorite color red, it was kind of hard to let it go!

Beveled Windowpane Necklace Close-Up

You can see on this necklace that I used the Love Letter Designer Series Paper #117162 and stamped the initial with the Lovely Letters Alphabet (a must have!) #115030.  One layer of paper is punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch #118402 and the red flower is made with one of the punches in the Itty Bitty Punch Pack #118309.  The only difficult part of this project is inserting a Hobby Blade #102449 through the little side slits in the windowpane in order to slice through the paper underneath if you want to put some ribbon through.  The ribbon is our gorgeous Stampin' Up! 3/8" Taffeta Very Vanilla #109071.  For a finishing touch you can adhere a little Vanilla Rosette #118774.

Be sure to check out the Occasions Mini Catalog because it ends April 30! And amazingly April is half over already!  You won't want to miss any of the great products in this catalog!