It's Friday!

Hi everyone,



I hope you all have had a great week. I know I am so glad it is Friday and for once we don't have a busy weekend away from home! I am excited about(yes I know I am strange) doing some yard work!


I have been busy working on wedding invatations. As soon as the bride chooses the one she wants I will post it. But right now they are a work in progress.


I have also been working on some "Thank You Cards" as well.
This card was fun to do. I absolutely love the "Sweet Slumber" DSP.


Here is how I made this card:

1. The base of the card is a single piece of card stock cut at 51/2" x 41/4"


2. Cut a piece of DSP 2" x 51/2", A piece of matching card stock at 11/2" x 51/2" and scallop the edge, cut a piece of coordinating ribbon about 61/4".

Put those pieces together and tape the piece of DSP around the edges with the red sticky tape. Adhere to the 51/2" x 41/4" piece at the bottom, making sure to leave top open to form a pocket.



3. Cut a coordinating piece of card stock to fit the top note die with the Big Shot. Cut it in half. Then cut another coordinating piece of cardstock at 31/4" x 4". Decorate as you please. ( I used Whisper White craft ink, and the dots are from a retired stamp set "Three for You")

On the Top Note I stamped the saying with the "Define Your Life" (gratitude) stamp. Adhere those together to make a card to slide in the pocket.


4. I used the "Petal Pizazz" set for the flowers. I used a circle fire brad as the center. I used a "Stampin' Dimensional" under it.


The ink colors I used were: Baja Blue, So Saffron, Kiwi Kiss, and (Whisper White craft ink) and Black

Cardstock colors: Riding Hood Red, Baja Blue, So Saffron

DSP: Sweet Slumber.

Ribbon: Baja Breeze, stripped grosgrain ribbon

Accessories: Circle Fire Brads, and Clip Assortment, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Spiral Punch, Stampin' Dimensional, Red Sticky Tape

Mojo Monday, sketch # 86

Hi everyone,

I sure hope all you Moms out there had a wonderful Mother's Day. I sure did! I love spending time with my Mom and my Mother-in-Law. They both mean so very much to me.





Well it is Mojo Monday, I had fun with this sketch and this will not be my only card. This sketch is an easy, fun sketch for all to try. I absolutly love these colors!

Here is the recipe:

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose

DSP: Bella Rose

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose

Accsessories: Olive Eyelets, White Taffeta Ribbon, Tag Punch, both, crop-a-dile, scallop border punch

Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks

Scrapbook Page

Hi everyone,

Well I have another scrabooking page for you. I am working on getting some of my Christmas pictures done. Not on Christmas paper though, and just plain not Christmas like at all! I am just trying something new with these. I am making an album of my favorite pictures through the years.

I used another fun DSP called Good Morning Sunshine. It can be yours for FREE! Stampin' Up! is having an awesome deal this month. Buy 3 packs of DSP and get one FREE! It is a great time to stock up especially because we only have 2 months left of this catalog. July 1st the new catalog will be out. Call me for details, or e-mail me.

For this page I used:

cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Whisper white, Summer Sun

Dsp: Good Morning Sunshine

Ink: Kiwi Kiss

Accsesories: Big Shot, Flowers Decorative Strip, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon

Two Scrapbooking Pages

Hi everyone,

Today I am feeling a little better. Thank goodness! I thought since it is National Scrapbooking month I would show a couple scrap booking pages. Scrapbooking is such a wonderful way to preserve your memories.

The first page I did, used the circle cutter. It sure is hard coming up with a manly page! I sure love using flowers and ribbons. But I think I did OK. I truly love all the circles. I used the DSP Sweet Slumber. Also I used a gray corduroy button.


The next page I made a few weeks ago. I love the Petal Pizzaz stamp set. I had fun using my big shot with the Swirls Scribbles sizzlit. The DSP I used in this one was Raspberry Tart.

The last two years sure have been a struggle for my parents. But praise the lord things are getting better. But it sure has brought me a lot closer to them. I have grown to know them in a way I never thought I could. You will probably see a lot of scrapbooking pages in the future featuring them.

Mojo Monday contest, week #85

Hi everyone! I am feeling a little under the weather today. My oldest has strep and this morning I woke up with a sore throat and a little achy! Oh well just like her we will get over it so we just move along. (It sure does slow you down though.)

I don't know If I have told you the age of my kids, they are 26, 21, and 19. They still all live at home which I love having them here. I can't imagine what life would be with out them here. My 21 year old son is getting married in August! I am so excited! So in the future expect wedding invitations here. I will start playing with different styles soon.


Well It is Mojo Monday. The ladies over at http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ come up with a different sketch every Monday. This week they are also doing a contest. They have some awesome prizes as well. You too can play along! They details are on their blog.

I had a lot of fun putting this card together using this sketch. The minute I saw the sketch I new exactly what paper I was going to use. I used a wonderful, and beautiful DSP. It is called Bella Bleu. It is on Page 161, of the Idea Book and Catalog. I have a lot of it because I used it to make my son's engagement announcements with it. I hope you enjoy the card.

Need a Pick Up?

Hi everyone! I am so excited about the DSP(designer series paper) Promotion this month from Stampin' Up! So I am going to try to post cards and projects using them all this month. This card features Bella Rose DSP. This is one of my favorites! I use it a lot. In fact I have had two packs and this is the end of the scraps!( I guess with the promotion I will need to get a couple more)

Here is the recipe:

Stamp sets; Loads of Love, Loads of Love accessories, and Together Forever.

Paper; DSP Bella Rose.

Cardstock; riding hood red, pink pirouette, and whisper white.

Ink; riding hood red, summer sun, basic grey, choc. chip kiwi kiss, and close to cocoa.

Accessories; circle fire brads, antique brass jumbo eyelets, white grosgrain ribbon, crop-a-dile.

It is National Scrapbooking Month: Picture the Possibilities

I absolutely love the Designer Series Paper that Stampin' Up! carries, and this month you can receive one package of paper for FREE! I am so excited about this promotion this month.

This is the deal: Buy 3 packages of any Designer Series Paper and get one Free! You can mix and match, this promotion also includes the 12" x 12" textured paper, and all the 12" x 12" specialty paper. Wow! This is great and I am going to stock up.

Next, Stampin' Up! is introducing a new stamp set! It will be in the new catalog, which will not be released until July. It is called "Jumble Alphabet" and is being offered at a 20% discount which makes it $35.16! What a deal!

The last and best part of this Promotion is you can become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for only $75.00! With that $75.00 you will get a Srapbooking starter kit. For more information give me a call. I would love to have you on my team!

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New Blog!

Hi and Welcome. I am so excited to have started a blog. I have wanted to for so long but have been really nervous about it. I have looked at so many and you all are so great out there in blog land. I only hope that mine will be half as good.
I am a Stampin' Up demo. and have been for over three years now. I love it! I work for the greatest company!
I recently had the opportunity to go to the Albuquerque Regional with my up line Shannon Bradly and a Stampin' Up friend from Tucson, Sherry Lee. We had a great time! I learned so much. You demonstraitors are amazing in what you come up with. My up line and I are going to convention for our first time and we both are so excited! I am counting down the days.
For my very first post I wanted to share a card I recently did. I can not stop using this set. Cheep Talk. It is my favorite.
Recipe:

card stock: elegant eggplant, always artichoke, and whisper white.

ink: elegant eggplant

accessories: white, elegant eggplant, and always artichoke grosgrain ribbon, chocolate chip, and always artichoke stampin' write markers, I also use the big shot and the scallop oval frame.