June Stamp - a - Stack

Save the date, June 27th and 28th I will be hosting stamp a stacks.

Never been to a stamp a stack, go home with 16 cards with 4 designs for only 20$.

Look forward to another post in the next coming days with all the card designs.

Dates: Sunday, June 27th at 3 p.m.
Monday, June 28th at 7 p.m.

Workshop Fee: $20

Please RSVP as soon as possible for all events so that the card stock is ready for everyone to start stamping when the event begins.

Another Scrapbook Page

I love this color combo I came up with for this page. It is two completely different years InColors. One is coming back and another one is leaving us. Don't Wild Wasabi and Bermuda Bay look good together. The best part of this page is that I was able to use the paper from the Designer Series Packs! How great is that! Loving this layout, it might just be used again just so I can use up some of those paper packs I earned for free!

Also I got to use the Double Punch, Extra Large Cogs. Yes, this is a double punch. The punch actually punches twice!!! Once for the circle and another time for the spokes. How cool is that!

Stay Tuned.... only one more day until the retired stamp set list for the 09-10 Idea Book and Catalog comes out. I promise to get it posted and emailed as soon as I can!

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:

Stamp Sets: In a Word

Ink: Wild Wasabi

Paper: Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper (retired), Wild Wasabi Patterns Designer Series Paper, Wild Wasabi, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White

Accessories: 5/8" White Jumbo Brads, Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, On Board Long Board

Tools: Extra Large Cogs Double Punch, Large Oval Punch, Border Punch from a local craft store, Big Shot, Simple Letters Sizzex

Scrapping Away

I am so excited it's been National Scrapbooking Month and I am happy to say I have been able to do some fit some scrapbooking in this month. Here I got to make my own designer series paper with the brayer and the Presto Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper. I have to say I did an oops with title, it initially said Love of Lifetime. I completely missed the "a". I had to pull the letters up and start all over. Luckily I figured out that I was able to put them in a curve and I was in good shape. It actually came out even better. They always say mistakes are the best things that can happen in scrappin'. I love this picture. It is a photo of my grandparents years ago.

Here is the page and the ingredients to make it:

Ink: Baja Breeze

Paper: Presto Patterns Specialty Paper, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Accessories: Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Pretties, Style Silver Hodgepodge Hardware

Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Oval Sizzex, Naturally Serif Sizzlits, Brayer, Sizzex die from a craft store

Stampin' Royalty Color Challenge

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a color one. The colors are: Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery.

Here is my challenge and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: For all you do, Awash with Flowers

Ink: Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Tea Party and Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Accessories: Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Brads, Aluminum White Square Metal Edge Tags (retired), Dazzling Diamonds

Tools: Scallop Border Punch

Mojo Monday 140

Here is this week's Mojo Monday. I decided to try this week's sketch with the latest decor stencil, Mostly Vintage. I have to say I like the way this card came out. Not too bad for my first try with the stencils.

Here is the card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette

Paper: Throughly Modern Designer Series Paper, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Latte Designer Buttons, Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Linen Thread

Tools: Sponge Dauber, Mostly Vintage Decor Stencil, Birds & Blooms Sizzlits, Curly Label Punch, Big Shot

Tropical Party Invitation

Okay I saved one of the best for last from dream night. It is a pocket invitation. How friggin' cute is this. Of course, the flower is back on this project.

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Sets: Tropical Party, Let's Celebrate

Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Old Olive, Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Corduroy Button

Tools: Big Shot, Island Floral Sizzex, Big Shot, Extra Large Fancy Flower, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Small and Large Tag Punch

Note Card Holder

Today's project is a cute little note holder for 3x3 note cards. I absolutely love the way this came out. I did some paper piercing for the umbrella and the straw. The straw, I stamped and cut out on dsp. The umbrella I totally cut out from the Island Oasis Designer Series Paper.

Ingredients to make the project and Note Cards:

Stamp Sets: Tropical Party, Note to Self (retired)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Rose Red

Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Rose Red

Accessories: Vintage Brads, Gold Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Circles #2 Sizzex, Flower Layers with Leaf Sizzex, 1 3/4" circle Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Sponge Dauber, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Tropical Party Treat Holder

Okay I have to say I totally changed this project up, I think the only thing I kept was the Top Note on top which was okay with me. The project they gave me I left disassembled and now I have the template and the dimensions. Not only were all the projects cut, but scored as well.
The best part of this project was the thin strip of card stock that made a little pocket for you to put your cello bag in!

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Sets: Tropical Party

Ink: Old Olive, So Saffron

Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Old Olive

Accessories: Gold Brads, White Satin Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Top Note Sizzex, Oval Sizzex, Crop-a-dile

Tropical Party Scrapbook Page

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a sketch challenge. Inspired by last week's card I made for Pals Paper Arts I decided to modify it a little bit to make it a scrapbook page.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:

Stamp Sets: Tropical Party, Best Wishes & More

Ink: Old Olive, Real Red

Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Whisper White

Accessories: Silver Brads, On Board Chipboard

Tools: Big Shot, Island Floral Sizzex, Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet, Extra Large Fancy Flower,Border punch from a local craft store

Memorial Day Double Page Scrapbook Layout

I am so excited to share this week's Pals Paper Arts challenge with you! The theme is Patriotic in honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. So I have had these pictures from a few years back from a memorial day and I have to say I love the way the page came out! It also gave me a chance to use the Jayne's Type Alphabet. I have to say I earned the set and haven't used it yet.


Ingredients to make the scrapbook pages:
Stamp Sets: Jayne's Type Alphabet, Starstruck (retired), Whimsical Alphabet (retired)
Ink: Riding Hood Red and Night of Navy
Paper: Riding Hood Red Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired), Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Night of Navy
Accessories: Silver Brads, Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, On Board Chipboard
Tools: Small and Large Star Punch, Ovals Sizzex, Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet, Timeless Type Sizzlits

Mojo Monday #139

I am going to take a quick break from posting Dream Night projects to get some challenges in that I have been working on. First, here is Mojo Monday. For this week's Mojo Monday sketch I decided to do something vintage with the Sentimental Journey stamp set.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Sentimental Journey, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede

Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Travel Journal Designer Series Paper, Kraft

Accessories: Latte Button, Linen Thread, Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware

Tools: 1" circle punch, Top Note Sizzex, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Tropical Party Pocket Card

Today's post is a cute little pocket card. I have to say I am really happy that I made the projects at home and not at Dream Night. I was more relaxed and I was really able to make the project on my own in personal sytle. How great is it not only did we get the Tropical Party stamp set, the new 6x6 album from the summer mini, but we also got the Scallop Trim Border punch for free!!!

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Tropical Party

Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Gold Brads, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

More Dream Night Projects

Here are two quick and easy projects we made at Dream Night. One was this cute party favor box. All you need to do is assemble. You get 12 boxes for only $5.95. How great is that. It comes in two designs, one striped and then a polka dot. You may remember the flower from yesterday's post.

Ingredients to make the box:

Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper and Party Favor Boxes

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Corduroy Button

Tools: Island Floral Sizzex, Big Shot, Extra Large Fancy Flower

The second project is the card. I changed this project up and made it my own.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Tropical Party, Wings of Friendship

Ink: Old Olive

Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, So Saffron, Whisper White

Accessories: Vintage Brads, So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Spongd Dauber

What a day!!!

What a day!!! Two acknowledgements in one day!!!!!! I just checked the Stampin' Royalty blog and now I see my other project chosen there as a top pick. So exciting!!!

Their challenge was a Family theme, so here is the scrapbook page I made for the challenge!!

Thank you Stampin' Royalty!

What a honor and what a privilege to be chosen by both these blogs this week!!

Yahoo!!!

I am so excited I was picked on Pals Paper Arts as one of this week's top 3 picks for this week's challenge. Very exciting and what an honor.

Here's my card that they chose. It was a color challenge. The colors were: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Old Olive.

Thank you Pals Paper Arts!!!

My Favorite Dream Night

Here's my favorite Dream Night project. I couldn't wait to create it and put pictures in it. Since I made it at home, I was able to make it my own. Isn't this a great gift idea. I quick and easy way to put a little scrapbook together!

Ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Sets: Just Surfing, Sentimental Journey, Tropical Party
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Old Olive
Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, So Saffron, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Vintage Brads, Pumpkin Pie Corduroy Buttons, Pumpkin Pie 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch, Island Floral Sizzex, Big Shot, Scallop Border Punch

Dream Night

Last week, I got the chance to spend the night with Shelli and a few of my closest friends. A fellow friend and demo, Dawn Rapsas, earned a Workshop of a Lifetime and invited all of us to share the night with her.

Here are some pictures with my Ink sisters and another one we took with Shelli. I have to say one of the best parts of the night was to be able to talk to Shelli one on one and then spending the night with my stamping friends. I have to say I have some made some incredible friendships through out my career at Stampin' Up!

Here's a picture of me and Dawn. She is a very talented, generous and wonderful friend that without Stampin' Up! I would have never been able to meet. Did you know she is the #1 Demo at Stampin' Up! this year. She is a powerhouse. She just sets her goal and then she is on it!

Now I don't know if you noticed, but Dawn and Shelli have the same pj's. They were homemade just for the occasion so was the photo station.

Now the best part of this was the Big Shot "purse" cake made with the same fabric. Yes the cake was made with a little big shot purses that we each got to go home with!!!! Isn't it just beautiful!

Here is a close of the bag. The bag is made with running fabric through the Big Shot with a Scallop Square purse and then running it through with a sewing machine. So all you quilters out there, the Big Shot is a must have to die cut your fabric squares and flowers, etc.

I was so excited to get this bag. I have been meaning to do it for myself, but the sewing machine scares me a little bit.

Lastly, here is a close of the butterflies on the cake. Aren't they gorgeous! A little glitter and velum, the Beautiful Butterfly Sizzex, the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder and the Butterfly punch and jaw dropping butterflies!

If this wasn't enough we got to go home with the stamp set, products and so many make and takes. I didn't do the make and takes at the event, I ended up doing at home. So the next couple of days you will see the creations with my touch.

Do we demo's know how to have a good time. Thank you again Dawn and Shelli for making this a night to remember!

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge is a color one. The colors are Real Red, Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise. I wasn't sure how these colors would come together. I have to say I love the way it came out.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Tropical Party, On Your Birthday

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise

Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, Whisper White

Accessories: Silver Brads, Whisper White Satin Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch

Family Scrapbook Page

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a Family theme project. I pulled out an old photo we had framed of the 5 of us at my cousin's wedding a few years back. I love the Presto Patterns Specialty Designer Series paper from the Summer Mini. You can take it and make it any colors you want with just your brayer. Okay I have to say I am loving the layered flowers.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Set: Lovely Letters
Ink: Soft Suede
Paper: Presto Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede Textured Paper, Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, 5/8" Very Vanilla Jumbo Brads
Tools: Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch, Island Floral Sizzex, Big Shot

Mojo Monday 138

This week's Mojo Monday sketch I decided to make a birthday card for my mom. Since I'll be hand delivering the card, I was able to pop it up a little bit from the flower to the sayings. I love how the Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch fits perfectly inside the Island Floral Sizzex

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Set: Messages for Mom

Ink: Rose Red

Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Rose Red, Whisper White

Accessories: 5/8" Jumbo Brads, Silver Brads

Tools: Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch, Island Floral Sizzex, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder

On a Pedestal

I have to say I love the way this card came out. I think mostly because I just love this sketch. This is another Mojo Monday sketch that I did again. Click here to see the sketch and the card I made with it.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: On Your Birthday, On a Pedestal

Ink: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Old Olive

Paper: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla, Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper (retired)

Accessories: Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Pretty in Pink Brads

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, Scallop Circle #2 Sizzex, Big Shot, Scallop Border Punch, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer

Happy Together

I have to say out of all the paper, my favorite has been Sweet Pea designer series paper. I can only hope that they will have something like it in the new catalog in July.

Here it is paired up with the great bird punch from the occasions mini, which by the way is still available for purchase. So if you missed out on a chance to purchase it, you still can. So is the little heart punch.

I made a card for my sweetie using the the great mojo monday sketch. Click here to see the sketch and the gift bag I made with it.

Ingredients to make the bag:

Stamp Sets: Happy Together

Ink: Rose Red

Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Rose Red

Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Silver Brads

Tools: Small Heart Punch, Extra Large Bird Punch, Designer Label Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Hearts & Brackets, Big Shot

Sweet Scoops

I have to say I so loving the products in the summer mini. I love the bright beautiful colors I have been able to use.

So here is my card and the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Sweet Scoops, On a Pedestal
Ink: Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Old Olive, More Mustard
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Whisper White, Sunny Day Simply Scrappin' Kit
Accessories: Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Border Punch

Beach Scrappin'

I am so excited. I am getting to see Shelli today! A fellow demo Dawn Rapsas earned the workshop of a lifetime, Shelli is coming to do a workshop for her and her guests and then we get to be her special guests at her fun demostrator night with Shelli!

If that wasn't enough, I get to spend time with 6 of my Inkredible sister demonstrators. We decided to do a Ink sister swap. Here is the project I made for the swap between all of us. I was totally inspired by this card by Wanda. I couldn't wait to use my Just Surfing set with the Tropical Party.

Ingredients to make this scrapbook page:

Stamp Sets: Tropical Party, Just Surfing, Think Happy Thoughts

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Paper: Barely Banana, Old Olive, Whisper White, Cottage Wall Designer Series paper

Accessories: 1 1/4" Old Olive Striped Grograin Ribbon, Latte Buttons, Stapler

Tools: Big Shot, Simple Letters Sizzex, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punch, Circle #2 Sizzex, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Pals Paper Arts Inspiration Challenge

Here is this week's Pals Paper Arts challenge. It is an inspiration challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Itty Bitty Bits, Three Little Words

Ink: Ruby Red, Baja Breeze, Barely Banana

Paper: Whisper White, Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Series Paper (retired)

Accessories: Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon, Halfback Pearl

Tools: Cutter Kit

My Yearly Scrappin' of the Frasco's

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is anything but a card. What better project to do than a scrapbook page in honor of National Scrapbooking Day. Every year my best friend gives me class photos of her children and I love scrappin' their photos.

Here is their past school photos scrapbook pages.

2008 photo

2007 photo

2006 photo

Do you recognize the layout! I totally cased it from the catalog and made it my own.

Hope everyone has an amazing mother's day.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Whisper White, Sunny Day Simply Scrappin' Kit

Accessories: Old Olive button (retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Simple Letters Sizzex, Spiral Punch

Caught Up with Inkredible Color Challenges

Okay I am happy to admit I am finally caught up with my Inkredible Color Challenges. The colors for the week are: Eggplant Envy, Perfect Plum, Old Olive and Close to Cocoa. I decided to make another Mother's Day card. Don't forget one more day to Mother's Day. I have to say I am happy with the way it came out considering I wasn't sure what I was going to do with these colors. I decided to use an old favorite Mojo Monday sketch which I turned around. Click here to see the sketch and the card I made with it.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Messages for Mom, For All You Do

Ink: Eggplant Envy, Perfect Plum, Old Olive and Close to Cocoa

Paper: Frosty Day and Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper (retired), Close to Cocoa and Whisper White

Accessories: Vintage Brads, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: Top Note Designer Series Paper, Big Shot, Ornament Punch and Scallop Border Punch

Mojo Monday #137

I have to say I am loving the new tropical set in the Summer Mini. I was totally inspired by Sharon's card. Click here to see here beautiful vintage look she created with this stamp set. Here is my take made with the Mojo Monday sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Tropical Party, Charming, Fundamental Phrases
Ink: Old Olive
Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Old Olive
Accessories: Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware (retired), Vintage Brads, Twill Tape
Tools: 1 1/4" square

punch, sponge daubers

New Items on the Clearance Rack

Just a quick post to let you know that there are some great products out on the Clearance Rack. Click here to check it out and start shopping!

They have:

Itty Bitty Books, great for making cute little scrapbooks as gifts!! $3.99 Remember these guys! Love them!

Hodgepodge Hardware tins for only $10.99 1/3 of the original cost!!! My absolute favorite!

Lots of retired rub-ons for as low as $3.59

Retired designer series paper for as low as $3.99

Lots and lots of retired ribbon and accessories

So stock on your old favorites on the clearance rack and while you are there stock up on your ink refills and card stock for the retiring colors. Please note: we are experencing a back log on those items so make sure you get your orders in!

And don't forget the fabulous summer mini!! So have I given you enough reasons to shop!

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