This is such a beautiful scrapbook page that would be wonderful for pictures of a little girl in her Sunday best or while she picks flowers or . . . ! If I had a little girl I'd be very excited to put pictures of her on here! You may remember a 2-page scrapbook layout I did a few months ago that was very similar to this one. On this page I used the new Sending Love Specialty Designer Paper from the occasions Mini Catalog, flowers from the Pretties Kit, Jumbo Eyelets, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon and the Sale-A-Bration Scallop Trim Punch. Oh, the letters were cut from Chocolate Chip Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Party Share
Hopefully you were able to attend one of my Stampin' parties this month. If you not, I thought you might like to see one of the cards I demonstrated at the parties. This was not my original idea, I changed up someone else's idea a little bit and had so much fun making it! The stamp set used on this card is the Vintage Vogue set which is in the Occasions Mini Catalog and the "for you" is from the Fresh Cuts set in the Idea Book & Catalog. Of course I also used the new Scallop Trim Punch from the Sale-A-Bration mini and the matching corner punch from the mini. Speaking of Stampin' Up! Continue reading
Abundant Hope – Rejoiceing in God's Mercy
I sat down with the Abundant Hope stamp set the other day to do a little creating. This set is very delicate and needed a delicate and yet elegant card. The colors I used on this card are Rich Razzleberry, Barely Banana, So Saffron, and Whisper White (plus Mellow Moss & Always Artichoke markers for the leaves and with the Color Spritzer). To create the beautiful yellow background you see I used one of the Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates. Thank you for visiting my website! Continue reading
Vintage Vogue 12×12 Scrapbook Page
I feel very honored that my dad has asked me to make a 12x12 scrapbook of family pictures and documents he has! I consider it a privilege and I hope he and the rest of my family will like it when I'm done. I started my mission yesterday with this page. These are my grandparents. I'm not sure if this will actually end up as the first page of the book or not but I think it would look great there! This is my favorite picture of those given to me to scrapbook! With an old and treasured picture I wanted to be very careful not to ruin it. Naturally I had to put adhesive on the back of the Continue reading
Vintage Vogue Friend Card
I made this card a little while back using the Vintage Vogue stamp set from the Occasions Mini catalog and the Whimsical Words Sale-A-Bration set. It's kind of hard to tell the colors in this card. I used Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst and Whisper White. Isn't it pretty? Of course the clear rhinestone brad and flower from the Pretties Kit along with the Organza ribbon and the Scallop trim punch help greatly with that! Thank you for stopping by to visit! I hope you will plan some time for stamping this week! Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Treat Box
Have you noticed the Treat Boxes on page 159 of the Idea Book & Catalog? These are easy to overlook but so handy to have! They make great little gift bags that you can dress up to fit any occasion. I added strips in Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip to the bag which are punched with the Scallop Trim Sale-A-Bration punch. Then I used the Vintage Labels Sale-A-Bration stamp set in the lower right corner and I also added some Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon (the ribbon used here is retired but similar to that in the Occasions Mini catalog. I know it can be hard to tell how much fits into Continue reading
Beautiful Wings for Boxes & Bags II
Here's another box we're going to making at the Boxes & Bags II class next Tuesday night! I broke out of my shell and used unusual colors for me, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry. Aren't you proud of me?! Okay, I can't take all the credit, I saw a picture of someone else's project and then came up with this. Here's a view of the front. I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit die and the Whimsical Words Sale-A-Bration stamp set. This cute box (or is it a bag since it has a handle??) is a great size! You can easily fit cards and envelopes inside here or you could put in candy Continue reading
Handmade Boxes & Bags Class
I was playing around with the Stampin' Up! Mini Milk Carton Die (page 23 of the Occasions Mini Catalog) today in preparation for the Boxes & Bags II class next Tuesday. Have you signed up yet??? This particular carton was decorated with the Totally Tess stamp set which can be found on page 41 of the mini catalog. Tess is pretty fun because she can wear a black apronand play with all sorts of stampin' tools just like me! Here's another carton. This time I used our new Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon (page 27 Occasions Mini Catalog), Sending Love Specialty paper (page 13 Mini) and the Continue reading
Handmade Desktop Calendar with Easel Display & Drawer
I made this special project for my hostess today. Shhh! Don't tell! Amanda, my hostess, used a "Yes!" coupon when she booked her party so I she's been promised a special gift. She won't get this particular box but one very much like it. I will be making part of it there at the party. The bottom is a drawer that opens with a gentle pull of the flower brad. I used Orchid Opulence cardstock and Cottage Walls DSP to make the box. The top is a special sort of card. It's an easel card. When the card is in the upright position it reveals a calendar! Isn't this neat?! I wish I could take Continue reading
Inspired by Nature Scrapbook Layout
We had a wonderful time at Technique Club last night! We learned some FUN techniques (there's a little inside joke there) and had a great time stamping and laughing together! After everyone left, and the kids were in bed, I sat down and put this scrapbook layout together. This is the coach house we rented at the end of August near Bethany Beach, DE. We've never rented a home like that for vacation but it was wonderful! I have a bunch of pictures from our vacation but chose to devote one layout simply to the house and the community it was in. As I got these pictures out I immediately Continue reading
Vintage Vogue & Whimsical Words Thank You Card
I just love this card! The colors are beautiful and the simplicity of the design gives it elegance. Unfortunately I cannot take credit for this design, another amazing stamper shared their card and I did my own version of it which is what you see pictured here. To make this card I used the Vintage Vogue and Whimsical Words stamp sets in Old Olive ink. The butterflies were cut using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die and Cottage Walls DSP. I used a 2-way glue pen and some Dazzling Diamonds to add a little bling to the butterflies. I was running extremely low on Rich Razzleberry ribbon so I Continue reading
What is Sale-A-Bration?
I have one more card to share with you which I made at my upline's house early in December. Along with the Top Note die and the Soft Suede Polka Dot ribbon, we used the new Fox & Friends and Solid Stripes stamp sets out of the new Occasions Mini catalog coming out January 5. Today is the first day of Sale-A-Bration! Are you as excited as I am?! If you're new to Stampin' Up! you might be wondering what all the fuss is about. Let me see if I can sum up the benefits for you. As a Customer: When you order $50 of merchandise (before tax and shipping is added) you get to pick one of the Continue reading