Two More Days!!!

Stampin' Up's! Sale-a-bration promotion ends on March 31st.  So if you want to receive some free products, all you have to do is spend $50 before shipping and tax and you can select from over 70 products FREE - no shipping and tax on your Sale-a-bration purchase!  You can go to my on-line store to place your order and have it shipped directly to your home, or send me an e-mail if you would like me to do it for you, but don't wait, because Sale-a-bration won't be back until next January!

In addition, if you were ever thinking about becoming a demonstrator and sharing what you love to do with others, the Starter Kit, which is always a great value, is being offered at 15% off the regular low price, and comes with an extra $50 in products too!  You can read all about this when you visit my on-line store.  Join  my team and start getting your own discount on everything you order, have access to wonderful training, get sneak peeks on upcoming catalogs, and become part of a wonderful group of people who love to create with others.  Additional Starter Kit discount and bonus bundle also ends March 31st. 

Post It Note Holders

I am always looking for new ideas for products to have at craft fairs and my monthly classes, and when I saw the template shared by demonstrator Jessica Schnoor on how to make these post it note holders I had to try it.  They were really easy to make, and I sold quite a few this past Saturday.  They are the perfect size to keep in a purse or school backpack.  When you become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator you have so many resources at your fingertips, and there is so much inspiration being shared.  Thanks Jessica!

If you would like to try them yourself, you need to start with a piece of 7" x 3 1/2" cardstock.  Score it at 3 1/4" x 3 3/4".  Before you decorate it, place a 5" piece of ribbon to the front and back using sticky strip.  When I placed my post it note onto the back piece, I placed it on top of a 3" x 3 1/4" of cardstock to add more weight, and put sticky strip on the back of the post it note pad, and then placed that on top of the cut cardstock.  I decorated the front, and as you can see there are so many great ways to embellish.

I used several different pieces of Designer Series Paper, as well as buttons and pearls to embellish and decorate.  Have fun trying your own.

Top Note Die Easter Treats

I am getting ready for another Craft Fair this Saturday, and making treat bags is a must.  Last year I sold out of the little peep bags so I thought I would do them again this year, as well as the bunny bags, both made with the Top Note Bigz Die and small cellophane bags. 

Both bags started with a cut Top Note Die piece.  For the peep bag, the eyes were created by punching  with the 1" and 1 1/4" Circle punch, and cutting the circles in half.  The nose is a corner of the Extra Large Star Punch.  I made small slits for the eyes with the uni-ball Signo Gel Pen.  Holes were punched through both the Top Note piece and the cellophane bag with the Crop-a-Dile and tied together with 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon.  I added a Happy Easter sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set.  I purchased peeps in 5 different colors, and I made the Top Note Piece to coordinate with the color of the peep.  When they are all put together in a large basket they are really colorful, and brighten up the table. 

The bunny bag was also embossed with the Perfect Polka Dot folder for added dimension, and the bunny was stamped with Chocolate Chip ink and then punched with the 1 1/4" Square Punch and then layered over a punched Scallop Square.  This bag was tied together using Daffodil Delight 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon.  The Happy Easter sentiment on this bag is from a retired stamp set, but I loved it so much that I couldn't part with it.  It was punched out with the Scallop Oval punch. 

To make today's treats I used the following:

Cardstock:  Whisper White #100730, Pretty in Pink #100459, Basic Black #12104, Pumpkin Pie #105117

Stamp Sets:  Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370, Forest Friends #113748

Ink:  Chocolate Chip #100908, Pretty in Pink #101301

Punches:  1" Circle #119868, 1 1/4" Circle #119861, Extra Large Star #119875, Word Window #119857, 1 1/4" Square #119865, Scallop Square #119884, Scallop Oval #119856

Ribbon:  Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain #109032, Daffodil Delight 3/8" Taffeta #119766

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Top Note Bigz Die #113463, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder #117335, Crop-a-Dile #108362, Small Cellophane Bags #103104, uni-ball Signo Gel Pen #105021

Easter Wishes

I love how inlaid embossing makes your two pieces of cardstock look like one.  Such an easy technique that brings a lot of texture and elegance to your card or project.

For today's card I started with Baja Breeze cardstock followed by a cut layer of Pear Pizzazz.  I placed the Pear Pizzazz onto the top of the card with snail adhesive and then embossed the front with the Elegant Lines embossing folder.  A few Itty Bitty Punches using Springtime Vintage Designer Paper  and matching buttons were added, along with some Baja Breeze Seam  Binding.  To get the binding to gather, I frayed one end and found a stray piece in the middle that I pulled until I got the amount of gathering I wanted.  I used sticky strip to keep the binding in place, and it works great when you want to add gathered ribbon.

I used the following for today's post:

Cardstock:  Baja Breeze #111352, Pear Pizzazz #119795, Whisper White #100730

Designer Series Paper:  Springtime Vintage #12172 (Occasios Mini)

Ink:  Baja Breeze #111833

Stamp Sets:  Baby Blossoms #121927 wood or #122000, Something to Celebrate #121897 wood or #121955 (Hostess Level 2 - Occasions Mini)

Ribbon:  Baja Breeze Seam Binding #122331

Embellishment:  Itty Bitty Buttons #118761

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder #119277, Dimensionals #104430, Snail Adhesive #104332, Sticky Strip #104294

Happy Easter

Easter is right around the corner, and I will be working on a variety of cards and gift items for several craft fairs as well as my Stamp Classes.  I hope you enjoy my ideas.

For today's card I started with a card base of Crumb Cake cardstock that when closed measures the standard card size to fit into a regular card envelope, but was cut lengthwise instead.  So when this card is open fully it measures 11" x 4 1/4" (instead of 8 1/2" x 5 1/2").  Either way works but like to change it up.

My two matte layers are Pretty in Pink and Old Olive.  The image was stamped on a 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" inch piece of Whisper White cardstock.  After I used my pastels and blender pens to color it in, I cut it into 1" x 3 1/2" pieces and placed them onto my layers.  Victoria Trim was tied onto all of these pieces and then everything was put onto the card base. 

Come back tomorrow to check out some more of my Easter designs.

I used the following to make today's card:

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake #120953, Whisper White #100730, Pretty in Pink #100459, Old Olive #100702

Stamp Set:  Elements of Style #118611 wood 0r #120045, A Good Egg #114974

Ink:  Basic Black #101179, Old Olive #102277

Accessories:  Stampin' Pastels #120962, Blender Pens #102845

Ribbon:  Victoria Crochet Trim #118481

Baby Bundle

I saw a pretty card by Andrea Munro that used the Scallop Circle Die for her baby card, so after changing things up a bit I borrowed her idea and came up with my own baby girl card.  In Andrea's card she cut up her background into squares, I just left mine one solid sheet and layered it onto another piece of cardstock. 

For today's card I started with Very Vanilla cardstock for the card base, followed by a layer of Early Espresso, and then an embossed layer of Pretty in Pink.  The scallop circle was cut with my Big Shot and the large scallop circle from the Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die.  The inner circle was punched with the 2 1/2" circle punch.  I stamped the image in the middle, and stamped and cut out the other baby items and placed them randomly over the circles.  Markers were used to color in the images.

For added dimesion to the scallop circle I sponged some Early Espresso ink on the edges.   And, glue dots made it really easy to place the cut images. 

For today's card I used the following:

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla #101650, Early Espresso #119686, Crumb Cak #120953, Pretty in Pink #100459

Stamp Set:  Baby Bundle #118525wood or #120576 clear

Markers:  Blush Blossom #100037, Pretty in Pink #100045, Daffodil Delight #11677, Crumb Cake #120967

Ink:  Early Espesso #119670

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die #113469, Glue Dots #103683, Stamping Sponges #101610

Punches:  2 1/2" Circle #120906, Word Window #119857

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Happy Thoughts!

Play Date Designer Series Paper was the inspiration for today's card.  One of the sheets has pretty flowers on the one side, and all I did for today's post was cut one of the large flowers out and place it on top of an embossed piece of cardstock. 

I started with a base of Old Olive cardstock and then placed the cut flower on top.  To the center I added a stamped  small flower in So Saffron ink, punched it out and placed it on with a dimensional.  The sentiment is inked with Tempting Turquoise ink. 

Remember - your Designer Series Paper coordinates with the cardstock and ink.  Each package has those colors next to the item # in the catalog.  To help me remember what colors the paper coordinates with I always mark my packages with the color names.

To make today's card I used the following:

Cardstock  Old Olive #100702, Whisper White #100730

Designer Series Paper:  Play Date #117168

Ink:  Tempting Turquoise #100814, So Saffron #105213

Stamp Set:  Apple Blossom #118531 wood or #120139 clear (Hostess Level 2)

Punches:  Scallop Oval #119856, 1/2" Circle 119869

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335. Dimensionals #104430