Stampy Saturday

Ah, the peace and quiet of a Saturday where Thing 1 and Thing 2 are off for a visit to grandma's house.  That leaves me and Ashton here to do what we love most: stamping and not being sat on by Thing 2, respectively.  :)

I have so much to share with you today so let's get started with a card that was supposed to be posted on Monday!

Um, gorgeous!  I love this card for so many reasons but it definately didn't come together quickly.  It was started and restarted 2 or 3 times at least before the idea of stencilling on it popped into my head and after that it was finished pretty fast.  I used the Tulip Frame embossing folder on the base then cut a top note from old olive and from the Botanical Gazette DSP.  The small pieces of DSP were punched with the 1 1/4 square punch and then had the corners rounded on two sides.  I stamped the birdcage image from Nature Walk and then trimmed it out and put an Antique Brad through the centre.  The stencil is from the 3 pack in the Decor Elements catalogue, the name is escaping me just now.  I added the pearls for the always needed 'bling'!  Next came the Crochet Trim lace along the bottome and the final touch was to stamp the 'enjoy' from Fabulous Phrases and attach it with linen thread to the brad.  I stepped back to look at it and it still needed something....so I smooched it with a very liberal dousing of Smooch Spritz....love that stuff!  Definately my favourite product right now.

Now as promised, BLOG CANDY!  Leave me a comment on this post letting me know what your favourite product to play with is right now.  I'll draw a name and post the winner on Tuesday.  If that is you, you'll get the Eggcroutements stamp set, a stack of 6x6 DSP sheets, and a packet of embellishments from the Pretties Kit!

And now I have to share these adorable babies...only they're not really babies anymore!  My ever more mobile 9 month old Ashton and the "Things", Skyeler and Calum.  Skye likes to see himself on my blog...*sigh*, ahh, children of the technology age! :)

That's it for today!  Check back Monday for a final Valentine's project.

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COMING SOON!  March 1-5 will be 'Anything But A Card Week!' and I'm so excited to bring you 5 different projects that are completely unrelated to cards...but are still using all Stampin' Up! products. 

MOJO MONDAY will feature the sketch of the week with a Valentine's theme....so if you procrastinated on a card for your special someone, check it out first thing for a great idea!

My New Favourite

So I'm the type who tends to latch onto a new technique, fave colour combination or stamp set and just run it into the ground with use. My new favourite is using white Craft ink on Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake cardstock...sooo pretty! Look:

I used the Whimsy roller which is such a fun design to create the background pattern and that's where I used the Whisper White craft ink. While I tend to create mostly with the Classic pads I do occasionally like to pull out the Craft pads because they give such a different look to your images. That ribbon is the brand new Marina Mist 1 1/4" striped and it is so much fun to work with. This has always been my fave ribbon and now that we have it in 11 colours I am so happy!

If you don't have a 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue and are living in Canada please let me know and I will be thrilled to send you one!

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Stamps: Whimsy Jumbo Roller (109688), Happy Moments (Retired) Ink: Whisper White Craft (101731), Stampin' Pastels (120962) Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Whisper White (100730), Marina Mist (119682), Basic Gray (121044) Cool Tools: 3/16" Corner Punch (119871), Scallop Edge Punch (119882) Embellishments: Subtles Designer Buttons (119745), Basic Rhinestones Jewels (119246), Marina Mist ribbon (119772), Linen Thread (104199)

Mojo Monday 153

Good morning and a happy Monday to you! Put on your stamping caps and get ready to Mojo with me and this gorgeous card! The sketch this week was clean and I knew I wanted to make a Get Well card since I never seem to have one when I need it.

The colour combination was inspired by my Colour Coach which is just the best thing ever. It's Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze and Night of Navy.

I used 3 different punches plus the Beautiful Wings embosslit to cut out the butterflies. I love this die! It's so dainty and versatile and a great addition to your collection.

Have fun with it and make it your own!

UPDATE: So I was stamping away while the two little boys were napping and Skye came in and wanted to "help". He was playing nicely but kept coming around and taking paper out of my drawers to cut....good paper, not scraps! I was getting somewhat annoyed so turning around, I noticed a piece of Old Olive scrap laying on the floor and said, "Skye, stop taking out good paper! Just cut that scrap." About 30 seconds later I hear, "Uh, mummy, I think this is a card." Sure enough, I had told him to cut this card! It had been laying upside down on the floor somehow so I thought it was scrap paper. So much for having a get well card to add to my supply. *Sigh*

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Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370) Ink: Night of Navy (102977) Paper: Old Olive (100702), Daffodil Delight (119683), Night of Navy (100867), Cajun Craze (119684), Greenhouse Gala DSP (117167) Cool Tools: Curly Label punch (119851), Modern Label punch (119849), Word Window punch (119857), Big Shot (113439), Beautiful Wings embosslit (118138) Embellishments: Old Olive Satin Ribbon (117292), Brights Designer Buttons (119747), Clear Rhinestone Brads (113144)

Emerging Colour Technique Video

Here is a video I filmed on how to do the Emerging Colour technique. This technique makes beautiful cards and can also be used on scrapbook pages. It takes no time at all but the result is so gorgeous!



Thanks for watching!

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Colour Video from Stampin' Up!

Hey everyone! I wanted to share this video with you from the Stampin' Up! home office on the new colours. I'm so excited about the colour renovation and the awesome new colours it has given us plus the old favourites it brought back.

Many of you have expressed that you don't know too much about all the colours including how to use DSP or what colours of cardstock and ink to buy so I'm hoping that this video is of help to you and will get you excited about the gorgeous colours that are exclusive to Stampin' Up!



Have a fabulous day!

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This extra benefit is in addition to all the regular hostess benefits which include: a FREE 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue, FREE stamp sets only available to hostesses, and FREE Stampin' Up! products of your choice!

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New Catalogue Summer Fiesta

I wanted to post some pictures from my Summer Fiesta party which was the kick-off for the 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue. But I would like to start with a big thank you to all my customers and friends who made it such a success! I hope you had as much fun as I did.

I had lots of retired product for sale and I think I only had about 4 stamp pads left at the end....all the other paper, ink, markers, etc. had been snatched up which makes me so happy!

On arrival everyone received their brand new catalogue and a bookmark which showcases the new core colours on one side and on the other are the new In Colours which are so beautiful but unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the back side. I also wish I could take credit for this awesome idea but it was a CASE and I forget the demonstrator's name but if you're out there and see this let me know so I can give proper credit! :)

The Make'n'Take projects featured new stamp sets, inks and DSP from the catalogue and I tried to keep it simple and fun. The first card uses the Chic Boutique (113744) set and combines it with En Francais (109521). I then added in some gorgeous Love Letter DSP (117162) and mounted it all on the returning colour Riding Hood Red (111348). Magnifique, n'est-ce pas?

The second project was an itty bitty baby card with an envelope. To create the card I used the onesie image from the adorable new Baby Bundle (118525) set....it's too cute for words and a must for every stamper to meet all your baby card needs! I used 3 punches, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle (119854), 1 1/4" Circle (119861), and the 1 3/8" Circle (119860) to punch out the image and layers. I added a little of the new 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (119255) in certainly celery and there you have it! The envelope was made with the Scallop Envelope Bigz Die (113462) for the Big Shot.

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Too Long Gone

Wow. My last post was on July 14th and I've missed you all! Sometimes life gets in the way and there's nothing that can be done about that but I am back on the blogging horse and ready to ride (as it were, lol!).

So crazy trivia tidbit for you....did you know that July is National Cell Phone Courtesy month? Suffice it to say a lot of people must not know that, know what I mean? ;) It is also National Hay Month and Get Along With Your Ex Month (good luck to those of you with an ex!) but my favourite is this.....it is National "July Belongs to Berries" month and I looooove berries. So in honour of the berry I made this card. Too cute!

Well I also bought a carton of strawberries today so I am off for a snack but will be back tomorrow and that is a promise! :)

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Stamp Sets: Tart & Tangy (111514), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370) Ink: Real Red marker (100052), Old Olive marker (100079) Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic Black (121045), Play Date DSP (117168) Cool Tools: 1 1/4" square punch (119865), Scallop Square (119884), Word Window (119857), Modern Label (119849) Embellishments: Daffodil Delight Satin ribbon (119750)

New Catalogue Stuff

Guess what I got??!! My new catalogue order arrived yesterday evening, woohoo!! You know, every time I'm waiting for something I always come to the point of giving up when the clock hits 6:00 pm and the UPS man hasn't shown up yet...and then he always comes through and I (over exuberantly, I admit) thank him so profusely that I'm certain he thinks I'm raving mad!

Anyways, here is my haul minus my stamp sets that were shipped separately because I earned them for free by being a demonstrator (BONUS!). Everything is awesome and even nicer than it looks in the catalogue which is really saying a lot.

I filmed a quick video just so you can see some of the product up close....watch for my Top 10 Things I Must Have list to post tomorrow!

Featured Product
Designer Series Paper in Blueberry Crisp (117392), Love Letter (117162), Play Date (117168), Brights Designer Buttons (119747), 1/4" Striped Ribbon in Daffodil Delight (119770) and Marina Mist (119772), Victoria Crochet Trim (118481), Two-Step Owl Punch (118074), Elegant Lines Embossing Folder (119277), Basic Rhinestones (119246), Antique Brads (117273), Vintage Trinkets (118764)

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