On the Martha Stewart Show

Very exciting!!!  I am going to be on the Martha Stewart show on Monday morning, October 3rd.    The show will feature a segment on craft blogging and I will be blogging live from the show along with Colleen Benedetto and 8 other craft bloggers.

So make sure you set your DVR's so you don't miss the show!   Click here to find where and what time the Martha show is playing in your next of the woods!

Also make sure you stop by my blog and Facebook page on Monday for my live updates from the show!!

Here is a witchy hat that I made as a special gift to give the day of the Martha show.   Most of the products are from a local craft store.    The embellishment was of course made with our amazing punches, scoring tool and circle cutter!

Guess Whooo Loves You!

I have to say I was totally inspired by walking around in the store with this cute owl idea.   Owls are everywhere!    How cute will this page be with a few pictures of loved ones holding the little babies! 

Ingredients to make the pages:
Stamp Sets:  Fox & Friends
Ink:   Tempting Turquoise, Regal Rose
Paper:  Tempting Turquoise, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise Patterns Designer Series Paper, Regal Rose Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones
Tools:   Small Heart Punch
Font:  SU KP Quick 36

Sweet Dreams

How gorgeous is this paper!!!   Can you believe you can get 12 sheets of double side paper for only 8$.   Just host a workshop and you can purchase it with your hostess rewards.    I made this page a few weeks ago when I was scrappin' with friends.    The great thing about scrapbooking with friends is that you get other people's tools.  

Ingredients to make the scrapbook pages:
Stamp Set: from a local craft store
Ink:  Marina Mist
Paper:  Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Cheerful Treat Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones
Tools:  Little Star Punch, Star punch borrowed from a friend

So Very Cute

This week's Stamping Royalty challenge is Keeping in Simple Sweetie otherwise known as K.I.S.S.  How simple and cute is this double page layout.   The only difference between this and baby girl scrapbook pages are Pretty in Pink paper versus Marina Mist.     I also used Pretty in Pink Tafetta Ribbon.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, October 3rd. Hope you can join us!


Ingredients to make the scrapbook pages:
Stamp Sets:   So Very
Ink:   Certainly Celery, Marina Mist
Paper:   Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper, Baja Breeze Patterns Designer Series Paper, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Accessories:   Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Marina Mist Button
Tools:  1" circle punch

Casing the Catalog

How great is our Idea Book & Catalog!!!   I completely cased this idea from the catalog.   Wondering what case means... It means Copy and Steal Everything.     Just goes to show you inspriation is everywhere!     Of course the only difference between this page and the little girls is Pretty in Pink paper.

Ingredients to make the pages:
Stamp Sets:  Baby Bundle, Short Order Alphabet
Ink:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink
Paper:   Bashful Blue, Whisper White, So Saffron, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery
Accessories:   Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Pearls
Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Large Star Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Love Pennants

I couldn't resist putting pennants in my scrapbook page.   Here are the pennants and some hearts!!    I love the greeting.   Babies fill a hole in your heart you NEVER knew existed.   How true is that.

Ingredients to make the pages:
Stamp Sets:   stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink
Paper:  Love Impressions Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Real Red, Pink Pirouette
Accessories:   Rhinestones
Tools:  Petite Pennants Punch, Small Heart Punch

Simply Adorable

Here is another double scrapbook page layout.      The little girl layout is the almost the same, the only changes I made were green and white polka dot paper from the retired Cottage Wall designer series paper.    Instead of coloring with Marina Mist, there is Pretty in Pink.

Ingredients to make the pages:

Stamp Sets:  Baby Bundle, Cute Converse

Ink:   Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Blush Blossom, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Paper:   Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

Acccesories:  Pearls, Certainly Celery Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools:  Border Punch from a local craft store, 2 1/2" Circle Punch

10 tiny fingers & 10 tiny toes

How cute is this page will be with some pictures of precious baby toes or fingers!   Here is another baby page in my baby scrapbook.

Ingredients to make the pages:
Stamp Sets:  Buggies & Booties, Sweetly Said
Ink:  Crumb Cake
Paper:   Crumb Cake Patterns Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla
Accessories:   Pearls, Victoria Crochet Trim, Antique Brads

So Cute

I just love this retired paper, Parisian Breeze Textured Designer Series Paper.   If we ever bring back paper, this one would be one of my top picks!!!  I have to say I love the way this page turned out.    The only change between this and the little girl page is I used Blushing Bride Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack and Blushing Bride card stock.

Ingredients to make the pages:
Stamp Sets:   Baby Bundle
Ink:   Early Espresso
Paper:   Parisian Breeze Textured Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Die cut from a local craft store
Accessories:   Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Baja Breeze Buttons, Chipboard Heart
Tools:   1 1/4" Square Punch, Dotted Scallop Border Punch, Circle Cutting System, Pennants Sizzex, Big Shot

Welcome to the World

No baby book is complete without having all the baby stats the day it is born.   I printed out the page and added to the book.    How quick and easy is that.    The only change between this page and the one in the girl scrap book page is that instead of Bashful Blue, the background page is Pretty in Pink.

Ingredients to the pages:
Stamp Sets:  Nursery Necessities
Ink:  So Saffron, More Mustard
Paper:  Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Whisper White Buttons from a local craft store, Early Espresso Scallop Dots Ribbon
Font:  SU KP Quick 24

Stamping Royalty Sketch Challenge

This week Stamping Royalty brings us a sketch challenge.   I decided to make another gift bag.    You can never have enough of them on hand when you are heading out the door with a gift.

Here is new designer series paper and a stamp set from the Holiday Mini.   My friend Colleen came over last week and I had the chance to play with this beautiful two step stamp set.    In this project it was actual a three step.   I stamp the Early Espresso outline first.   Next, I stamp the bold image in More Mustard and then rolled the edges with Cajun Craze.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, September 26th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:  Gently Falling, Afterthoughts
Ink:   Early Espresso, More Mustard, Cajun Craze
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Early Espresso Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Brads

Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot,  Lots of Tags Sizzlets

Baby Scrapbook

I just finished creating baby scrapbooks for a good friend of mine.    She just had twins, a boy and a girl.     So the next couple of days I will be sharing the scrapbook pages with you.    The girl pages were exactly the same except the colors were Regal Rose.

Here is the first page of the scrapbook and the ingedients to make the page:
Stamp Sets:   from a local craft store
Ink:   Baja Breeze
Paper:   Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Baja Breeze Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   White Buttons from a local craft store
Tools:  Scallop Square Sizzex, Big Shot

Here is the last page of the scrapbook as well as the ingredients to make the page:
Stamp Sets:   stamp set from craft store
Ink:   Basic Gray, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette
Paper:  Pool Party Patterns Designer Series Paper, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Accessories:   Rhinestones, Basic Gray Buttons
Font:  SU KP Quick 36

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso, Concord Crush and So Saffron.  

So here is the Nursery Times stamp set that I played with on my last stamp play date with my friend Colleen.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Nursery Times, Nursery Necessities
Ink:   Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso, Concord Crush and So Saffron
Paper:  Concord Crush, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise Patterns Designer Series Paper, Concord Crush Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories:   White Satin Ribbon, Tempting Tuquoise Buttons
Tools:  Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder

Notably Ornate Thank You Gift Cards

Since the Notably Ornate stamp set was out as well as scraps of the Beau Chateau designer series paper, I decided to make two thank you gift cards for my customers to send with the purchases.     Yes, every online purchase from me gets a thank you card in the mail.

So why not place an order and see what the mailman will deliver to you from me? 

Ingredients to make the gift cards:

Stamp Sets: Notably Ornate, You're a Gem
Ink: Marina Mist

Paper: Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla and Marina Mist Patterns Designer Series Paper, Marina Mist 

Accessories: Pearls, Very Vanilla Tafetta Ribbon, Very Vanilla Button
Tools: Lace Ribbon Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Notably Ornate - Love it!

Don't you just love this stamp set.   This was one of my birthday gifts from my friend Colleen.   The Notably Ornate stamp set has been on my wish list for sometime but I always find a way to talk myself out of it.   I am truly grateful to now own it.   Such a beautiful set and it pairs up beautifully with the beautiful Beau Chateau designer series paper.

Here is my thank you card I made with the set to send to her for all my wonderful goodies.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Notably Ornate, Petite Pairs
Ink:  Marina Mist
Paper:   Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla and Marina Mist Patterns Designer Series Paper, Marina Mist
Accessories:  Pearls, Antique Brads and Marina Mist Satin Ribbon
Tools:   Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Happy Birthday to Me!!!!

I am truly grateful to have the best friends in the world!!!  I am super excited to share with one of the many beautiful homemade gifts I received for my birthday from my friend Colleen.    She made me this beautiful nugget cake.    How gorgeous is it.    Daisies are my favorite flower and I just love the way they are my cake!!   That cake would have been enough, but the presents didn't end there.   She is super talented and patient and truly a very dear friend of mine.   We meet almost 7 years ago through Stampin' Up!   She is my stamping sister.  

Thank you Colleen!!!

I am going to try to let you know all the ingredients to make the homemade gift, bag and card, but I may miss an ingredient or two.

Make sure you stop in and check out her beautiful creations on her blog!

Ingredients to make the cake: 
Stamp Sets:   Upsy Daisy
Ink:  Marina Mist
Paper:  Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso
Accessories:   Rhinestones

Tools:  Big Shot, Flower Daisies #2, Perfect Pennants, Circle Cutting System, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Birds & Blooms Sizzlet, Scallop Circle Punch

Ingredients to make the card and bag:Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Field Flowers

Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso, Old Olive
Paper:  Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Marina Mist
Accessories:  Very Vanilla Ribbon, Rhinestones
Tools:   Circle Cutting System, Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week our Inkredible color challenge is:   Real Red, Pear Pizzazz and Bashful Blue.    Perfect pairing for this color combo is a back to school time.   Here is my niece on her way to kindergarten.  I seriously can not believe she is going to be 6 in October.    She is such a big girl getting on the bus every morning.

Here is the Celebrations designer series paper and quick accents.   I got them for free with my Great Rewards points.   Thank you Stampin'  Up!   You ask what are great rewards.   Great rewards are products you get for FREE for your outstanding sales!   I was happy to pick up this along with some other really cool items!    Thank you to all my customers for helping me achieve my sales.

As for the title, I typed it up on my computer and printed it out.

Here are the ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:   Country Apple
Ink:   Real Red, Pear Pizzazz
Paper:   Real Red, Whisper White, Celebrations Designer Series Paper and Quick Accents
Accessories:   Red Satin Ribbon, Red Buttons from a local craft store
Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot

Stampin Royalty Photo Inspiration

This week Stamping Royalty brings us a photo inspiration!  How yummy are these cupcakes!!!   I love the color combination.   I have to say pink and brown is one of my favorites!  

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, September 19th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the gift bag:

Stamp Sets:  Simple Birthday Thanks, So Very

Ink:  Early Espresso, Regal Rose, Old Olive

Paper:  Whisper White, Regal Rose, Early Espresso, Early Espresso Patterns Designer Series Paper, Whisper White Patterns Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Rose Red Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Early Espresso Button, Early Espresso Brads, Pearls

Tools:  Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot,  Polka Dot Textured Embossing Folder

Inkspriations Color Challenge

Who knew I would do another blue, green and red combo!   I was talking to my friend Colleen and told her she was killing me with the these Inkredible color combinations.   The last two have been those colors.  They are so out of my comfort zone!  So if it is not in your comfort zone, go with it and keep pushing through and creating!

So when I saw this week's Inkspirations color challenge, I wasn't going to do it originally, but I figured why not!

So here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets:  Snow Much Fun

Ink:   Basic Black, Real Red, Old Olive, Marina Mist and Pumpkin Pie

Paper:  Marina Mist Patterns Designer Series Paper, Whisper White

Accessories:   Rhinestones, White Satin Ribbon

Tools:   Pennants Sizzex, Big Shot, Dotted Scallop Border Punch

Fashion Inspiration-Bewitched

I am on a roll playing with the Spooky Bingo Bits stamp set.   Here is another card for the Pals Paper Arts Fashion Inspiration-Bewitched challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Spooky Bingo Bits, Wicked Cool

Ink:  Cajun Craze, Basic Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Frighful Sight Designer Serires Paper
Accessories: Black Pearls from a local craft store, Black Satin Ribbon, Cajun Craze Button
Tools: Scallop Border Punch, 1" Square Punch, 1 1/4" Square PUnch

Spooky Bingo Bits

This week Pals Paper Arts brings us a Fashion Inspiration-Bewitched.   So here are the super cute images from the Spooky Bingo Bits.  I have to say I love this stamp set.   I am looking forward to creating and being challenged with all these little images.   Here is an old Pals Paper Arts sketch that I used for inspiraiton.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets:   Spooky Bingo Bits, Wicked Cool

Ink:  Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Basic Gray, Concord Crush, Basic Black

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Black, Frighful Sight Designer Serires Paper
Accessories:   Black Pearls
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1" Square Punch

Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is this week's Inkredible color challenge.    The colors are Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Old Olive.    This colors just screamed little boy to me.   I figured it can't hurt to get started on getting a birthday card together for my nephew.   He is the next little boy to have a birthday in my life.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Starstruck, Look who's turning
Ink:  Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Old Olive
Paper:   Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Celebrations Quick Accents, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Rhinestones, Old Olive Buttons, Old Olive Striped Ribbon, Retired Chipboard
Tools:   Sponge Dauber, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Petite Pennants Punch, Small Star Punch

Sweet Sunday Challenge

I am loving the sunflower stamp set.   I knew it was going to be one of my favorites from the new catalog.  Here is the Sunflower in Calypso Coral paired up with with week's Sweet Sunday sketch challenge.

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:   Sunflower, Something to Celebrate
Ink:  Calypso Coral
Paper:  Calypso Coral Patterns Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Accessories:   Rhinestones

Tools:  Lace Ribbon Border Punch, 3/4" Square Punch

Inkspriations Sketch Challenge

Here is this week's Inkspirations Sketch Challenge.   I have to say I love this sketch.    I had to make a baby card for a little girl who just came into the world and decided to pull out my retired Welcome Little One stamp set for the occasion.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Welcome Little One, Something to Celebrate
Ink:   Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride, Blush Blossom, Crumb Cake
Paper:  Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper, Blushing Bride Patterns Designer Series Paper, Whisper White

Accessories:  White Taffeta Ribbon, Pearls, White Button

Tools:   Coluzzle Cutting System, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch 

Stampin Royalty Color Challenge

This week our design team at Stamping Royalty bring us a color challenge.     The colors are:  Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Certainly Celery.   I have to say I love the way the card came out.   

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, September 12th. Hope you can join us!   

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Summer Solstice, You're a Gem
Ink:  Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Certainly Celery
Paper:   Whisper White, Certainly Celery Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   White Organza Ribbon, Rhinestones
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch

Back to School

Good luck to all the kids starting school.   Growing up today officially started the school year.  Here is a card I made for my niece and nephew to send with some presents to celebrate the big day.   My niece started kindergarten.   Can you believe how fast time has flown.   

Ingredients to make the card:  
Stamp Set:   Country Apple
Ink:  Real Red, Old Olive
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Love Letter, Newsprint and Basic Black Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Black Satin Ribbon, Black Buttons, Black Pearls from a local craft store
Tools:  Spiral Binder PUnch

Sweet Sunday Challenge

How great is the Stitched Stockings stamp set and making it booties for babies!!! 

I can't take the credit for coming up for this idea, but I do have to say I love the versatility of this set.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Stitched Stockings, Nursery Necessities, Family Reunion
Ink:  Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze

Paper:  Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper, Baja Breeze Prints Designer Series Paper

Accessories:   Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon, Pearls

Tools:  Stocking Builder Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder

Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is this week's Inkredible color challenge.   The colors are:   Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point.    This challenge just screamed for me to use the amazing Up, Up and Away stamp set.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Up, Up and Away, Heard from the Heart
Ink:  Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point
Paper:  Whisper White, Pacific Point Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Tempting Turquoise Button
Tools:   Cloud punch from a local craft store

Published on Scrapbooking.com

Very exciting one of my scrapbook pages has been published in the Grandparents article for the September issue of Scrapbooking.com. Click here to see the scrapbook page on their website.

If you haven't signed up for their newsletter, it is a must have so many informative articles for consumers as well as fellow business owners. Click here to sign up.

They also have a Facebook page and the scrapbook page is posted in their photo gallery this month.

Thank you for sharing in my excitement. I am honored to be in the company of so many talented scrapbookers.

Here are the ingredients to make the page:
Stamp Sets: Serene Sunflower
Ink:  So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Wild Wasabi
Paper:  Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper, Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper, Play Date Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, So Saffron
Accessories:  So Saffron grosgrain ribbon , Linen Thread
Tools:  Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch,  Latte Designer Series Buttons, Pearls and Buttons from a local craft store
Font:  Pristina 36

All Occasion Stamp Set

I have to say I love this stamp set in the Holiday Mini.    It is amazing all occasion stamp set.   It has St. Patrick's Day and Thanksgiving!!!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Gift Givers
Ink:   Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Black Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Cajun Craze Button, Basic Black Scallop Dots Ribbon

Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Decorative Label Punch

Holiday Mini Has Arrived!!!

You are going to absolutely love so many of the products in this mini catalog!

Click here to start shopping and check out all of the products in the online store!

Click here to download the Summer Mini catalog to your desktop.

Available September 1, 2011 - January 3, 2012

Here are some of the amazing products you will find:

A new hostess set you can get for only 10$ when hostessing a workshop for 150$ or more!!    Perfect for all your upcoming holiday needs and you can use your punches!! How great is that!

Scoring Tool!!!!!!  Perfect for making paper rosettes and boxes!!!   You can even get place markers perfect for keeping your place when making mass production boxes or just to remember your place for next time!

Narrow cellophane bags 1" x 8" perfect to fill with holiday treats!!!

A holiday stamp set perfect so you can stamp and wrap Hershey nuggets

10 Winter/Christmas Stamp Sets
4 Halloween Stamp Sets
3 Fall Stamp Sets
5 All Occasion Stamp Sets
Valentines and Hanukkah Stamp Sets
Holiday Address Stamps

Holiday Fabric, Buttons, Decor Elements, Stampin' Around Wheels, My Digital Studio Digital Downloads, Designer Series Paper and Simply Scrappin' Kits!!!!

Kraft Gift Boxes 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"

5 new items added to the Sizzex line!!!
Stocking Punch and 1" Square Punch

Quilted Satin Ribbon
Mini Jingle Bells

Red and Silver Glimmer Paper

September Open House

Check out first hand new products, the catalog and samples made with these amazing products. Get inspired with hundreds of card samples, projects and scrapbooks all made with Stampin' Up! products!

We will be making the 2 cards that all feature the new stamp sets!

Sunday September 11th 3pm to 7pm
or
Tuesday September 13th  7 pm to 9pm.

Location: Totowa, NJ

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.

Place a 75$ order and get the Idea Book & Catalog for free the day of the event!

Featuring products (in order as they appear on this entry):  Sunflower, Nature Walk, Thank You Kindly, Field Flowers, Summer Solstice