Stampin' Up! Order

I had to take this picture of a recent order that came from the new Spring/Summer Idea Book and Catalog. I got a lot of new and fun items to play with. I have started playing with some of them and can't wait to show you those projects and also how to use some of these new products (can you say new Big Shot toys and punches) Not only did I get the stuff I ordered but I took advantage of Sale-a-bration and received a few FREE stamp sets.

Don't forget you too can take advantage of SAB.

See this post for more information and contact me today with your order!

Heart to Heart

This is another Valentine's card that we did at a recent class. I still am not sure what I think about it, it was easy to produce but it just feels like it was missing something. I LOVE the new Heart to Heart punch though and love that you can get it across a card 3 times!

Stamp Sets: Love You Much

Paper: Rose Red, Pink Pirouette

Accessories: Heart to Heart punch, Scallop punch, 1-1/4 Circle punch, 1/16 Circle Handheld PunchWhite Gel Pen

Love You Much

A quick valentine.

Made this card with customers during the Love You Much promotion. This uses the new stamp set..Love You Much, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, and Pretty in Pink card stocks, the new Candy Lane DSP and Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon. To bring a bit of color to the word "love" I used the Aqua Painter and dragged the stamped color into the word. I also used one of the flowers from the Trio Flower Punch attached with a silver brad to add dimension.

Sweetest Stems

I am LOVING all of the new Big Shot Dies that are now available. This card uses one of the new embosslits. Sweetest Stems to be exact. What is awesome is the new Designer Series Paper Raspberry Tart that coordinates perfectly with this embosslit. I chose to do a tone on tone color in Kiwi Kiss for this card, very elegant. One thing I did change after I made this one, for my customers to make, was to change the white punched scalloped edge to Pretty in Pink. We liked that combination so much better, the colors complimented each other more.

Elegant Thank You

This 4-1/4 x 4-1/4 card was made using one of our new "under $10" individual stamps (Elegant Thank You) that was released in the Spring/Summer 2009 Idea Book and Catalog. Get your new catalog now and see what other exciting items are now available.

Stamps: Elegant Thank You, Pretty Petals

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Baja Breeze

Paper: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Square Punch, Baja Breeze 1" Double-Stitched Grograin Ribbon, Not Quite Navy Stampin' Write

Designer Series Paper Embossing

This is a very quick and easy technique (again from my December technique class. To add dimension to your projects emboss over your designer series paper. In this project I used white embossing powder over Frosty Days DSP. Again, this adds dimention to your projects w/o adding a lot of extras.

Stamps: Best Wishes and More

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Frosty Days DSP (Holiday Mini-now discontinued), Tangerine Tango

Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Tag and Sm. Tag punches, Tangerine Tango 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Faux Quilting

Yet another technique card from my December class. This is faux quilting.

Directions: Punch out 6 squares of patterned paper. Cut one square in half diagonally & then cut it in half again. Adhere 1 square in the corner of another color of contrasting card stock. Add a quarter square piece on both sides of the square piece. Continue in a square until you have a quilt. Add the center square & optional embellishements in and/or around the edges.

Stamps: Wonderful Words (FW 08 Discontinued)

Ink: Always Artichoke

Paper: Juentos DSP, Really Rust, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Boho Blossoms Punch, Rich Regal Brads