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Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.

You won't want to miss this Valentine Bundle promotion that Stampin' Up! is offering. I have ordered mine and am eagerly awaiting its arrival! I am most excited about the heart punch! I have lots of ideas and can't wait to start making sample cards and scrapbook pages.

Go to my DBWS and click on "Shop Now" to order yours today, or you can contact me by e-mail or phone and I can place the order for you.

Good morning and happy Sunday to ya! Hope your weekend is going well. As promised, here is the second card in the latest set I have been working on. This one is my favorite, but again, super quick and easy.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Fresh Flowers, Wild Rose (for the envelope)
Ink: Ridinghood Red
Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Ridinghood Red, Bella Rose Designer Paper
Accessories: Scalloped edge punch, Kiwi Kiss grosgrain ribbon, glue dots

Have a wonderful Sunday! Thanks for stopping by.

Here is the first card that I made for the card envelope in yesterday's post. It is pretty straightforward, I think. The stamp set that I used is retired, however, as I don't have the current rose set as of yet. It was pretty quick and easy to make, though in looking at it now on screen, I probably should have added a layer of Whisper White between the layer of Ridinghood Red and the designer paper to brighten it up a little bit.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Wild Rose (retired)
Inks: Ridinghood Red, Kiwi Kiss
Paper: Bella Rose Designer Paper, Ridinghood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Accessories: Ridinghood Red grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

I will post the other card that I made for this set tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

I was looking through my pile of templates and came across this envelope template. I haven't made this one in a while and so decided to give it a try. This envelope will hold 2-3 cards and matching envelopes comfortably and makes a cute little gift set. I received the actual template I have from my upline, but I have no idea where the original idea came from so I can't give credit where credit is due. For that, I apologize.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: none

Inks: none

Paper: Pretty in Pink 12x12, Bella Rose Designer Paper

Accessories: Ridinghood Red Grosgrain Ribbon

Here is a picture of the set, but I will show the cards individually over the next couple of days. Have a wonderful day. Thanks for looking!

Another project that got worked on this past weekend was this adorable desktop calendar. I saw the idea on Cambria Turnbow's blog last week. You can see her beautiful creation here. The tutorial actually comes from Nancy Morgan here.

My calendar is a bit larger than what the tutorial calls for as I was unable to print the calendar that small. The calendar itself comes from PrintFree.com.

The base of my cardstock that everything was mounted on is 10" x 7-1/4" and for that I used Sahara Sand. I layered Artichoke before pieces of LeJardin Designer Paper (retired). The rest is pretty self-explanatory. Embellishments used were from the Pretties Kit, Designer Brads, Big and Little Felt Flurries, Flower Fusion and ribbon.

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful Thursday!

This was one of the projects I worked on this weekend, a notecard set of four in a gift bag with envelopes. I am trying to use up of some of my retired paper and so was able to put this older holiday designer paper to good use. I did use jumbo eyelets and the Crop-A-Dile at the top of the bag so that I could slip some Night of Navy grosgrain ribbon through on both sides.

The base of the first card is Certainly Celery with layers of Night of Navy and Vanilla cardstock along with the designer paper. The "for you" sentiment comes from the Fresh Cuts set, which is current. Certainly Celery 5/8" grosgrain ribbon and Celery brads were used to embellish.

The second card has a base of Night of Navy with layers of Certainly Celery. Again, the same sentiment as well as Celery brads were used, along with three stamps from the Baroque Motifs set inked in the same two colors and cut out before adhering with dimensionals.

The third card also uses a Night of Navy base with a layer of Certainly Celery and then designer paper. Again, Baroque Motifs stamp set was used and the images were cut out. I did place a rhinestone brad in the center as well as used the Celery grosgrain ribbon and brads again.

The final card has a base of Certainly Celery with layers of Night of Navy and designer paper to match the bag. I used the scalloped edge punch of a 2-5/8" square under the stamped images from Baroque Motifs. Another rhinestone brad was used as well as the Celery grosgrain ribbon again.

This set was very simple to make and very striking in person. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and look! Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Lot's of Specials!

The Retiring List is out! You will find the list of stamp sets retiring from the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book and Catalog here. These retiring sets will only be available until January 18th. It will be sad to see some of these sets go. However, Stampin' Up! is offering a sale of 10% off the price of these retiring sets through December 23rd!

Plus, for any order of $70 or more (before tax and shipping), Stampin' Up! is offering FREE shipping.

To make this even sweeter, when you spend $20, you will receive 20% off any stamp set in the catalog sampler. Can't beat that!

So, don't delay. Check the list and order your "must-have" sets today.

Save Up To 50% with the Stampin' Up! Holiday Extravaganza Sale!

Stampin' Up! is having an incredible Holiday Extravaganza sale! Save up to 50% off select Stampin' Up! bundled product - but only through December 1st and only while supplies last, so hurry! You can view the flyer here. Again, this sale is only while supplies last, so don't delay. You can place your order directly online through my Stampin' Up! website at www.stampinsteph.stampinup.net, or you can email or call me directly with your order and I will be happy to place it for you!

Happy shopping!

Happy Tuesday! Today's card comes from the Pun Fun gift set that I am making. Lots of versatile images in this stamp set. The details are as follows....

Supplies:
Stamps: Pun Fun
Card Stock: Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Black Stazon
Accessories: Scalloped edge punch, Rose Red grosgrain ribbon, watercolor pencils, blender pen, dimensionals, Swiss Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Big Shot

Busy day today, but hope to find some time to stamp this evening. Enjoy! Thanks for looking.

Here is the next card from the Pun Fun set. Again, it is pretty simple and quick to make.

Supplies:
Stamps: Pun Fun
Ink: Black Stazon
Card Stock: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black
Accessories: Light pink brads, Pink Pirouette grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals, watercolor pencils, blender pen embossing folder, Big Shot

Thanks so much for stopping by. Enjoy your day!

Here is another Pun Fun card that is super easy! It is pretty self-explanatory, but here are the details....

Supplies:

Stamps: Pun Fun
Card Stock: Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Black Stazon
Accessories: Paper piercing tool, light pink brads, Pink Pirouette grosgrain, watercolor pencils, blender pen, dimensionals

Super simple. I am making a gift set of cards, all from the Pun Fun set and will show you the third card tomorrow. Thanks for looking! Have a wonderful Sunday!

Good Saturday morning to ya! This card was so fun to make - probably because the colors appeal to me. I love working with bright colors. Most of this card was case'd from Jodi Collins. Her card used what appears to be a Basic Gray base and a few more layers in the middle along with the scalloped edge punch. I thought I had her blog saved, but when I went to link it, it was someone else's and I was unable to find the card again. Sorry about that! This would make an adorable birthday card, baby card or congratulatory card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Pun Fun
Card Stock: Whisper While, Certainly Celery, Pacific Point
Ink: Pacific Point, Bordering Blue, Black Stazon
Accessories: Pacific Point grosgrain ribbon, 1-3/8" and 1-1/4" circle punches, Word Window punch, Brads, dimensionals, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, Big Shot


Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

Happy Friday everyone! My next workshop will be held on Tuesday evening, December 2nd, and we will be making a card organizer. This booklet will enable you to organize your handmade cards with a monthly pocket to hold your cards and list to record the recipients. There are also a few extra pockets at the end for your Thank You, Get Well, Sympathy, and Thinking of You cards as well. These organizers make great gifts! Want to join us? You must register to attend ASAP so that I can prepare the materials. Here are the details...

What: Card Organizer Worshop

When: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Time: 6:00 PM

Cost: $20.00

I would like to send a big "THANK YOU" to my new friend, Naomi, who was gracious enough to share her organizer file with me! She has made these organizers as well and you can check hers out on her blog here. She has a beautiful blog!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

A Snowman Pin

I made the most adorable pin. I was wanting to make a poinsettia pin that I saw a tutorial for on SCS, but I don't seem to have a poinsettia stamp. However, I came across Amy Celona's blog and she made the cutest pin using the line of snowmen from Holiday Lineup. You can find her pin here. Hers is so much cuter because the detail is so clear. I worked and worked and struggled (and made my kids work on it too...) but just am not doing something right to get good lighting and details of the picture to show up well.Anyway, this is my pin above. It is a little time consuming to make as there is a lot of cutting. There are four layers of the line of snowmen and then an additional four layers of the middle snowman on top of that. All of the hats, scarves, mittens and noses are stamped and cut out as well. The layers were put together with Mod Podge and after all was said and done, Crystal Effects was added to the top, back and sides to make it glossy. A pin clasp was added to the back with Crystal Effects as well. The images were stamped in Black Stazon. It is really cute in person....wish you could see it! My mom is a camera person....we call her "Phil Photo", so while I am visiting her I am going to have her play with my camera and tell me what I am doing wrong.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!