Top Note Christmas

This is a great card to use those scraps of Designer Series Paper on-I used the Christmas Cheer Simply Scrappin' Kit paper for this card. Simply punch out squares, line them up on card stock for a quilt look, then run through the Big Shot with the Top Note die. I love the new Glimmer Brads too!

Big Shot HAIR!

One of my favorite stampin' pals, Stephanie, came over to make hair bows with me. It was my first time, so I still need a lot more practice! Here are the bows I came up with. :) I used brads and other embellishments that I had already and cut out various shapes from the Big Shot and did a tiny bit of stitching, then attached a hair pin to the back side of each bow. These could also be worn on a blouse with a pin. I plan to keep practicing.

Christmas Wine Bottle Topper

Who wouldn't love to get a dolled up wine bottle like this?! I CASE'd this adorable idea from Linda Joyce Steele; you can see her blog here. This would also make a cute door hanger, or Olive Oil topper. I used a square punch and the Word Window punch to make the snowman's hat. The antique brads give the scarf that perfect touch. My snowman reminds me of Tim Burton's characters! :)

Make Merry Milk Carton

I love this new Mini Milk Carton die from Stampin' Up! It only uses half a sheet of 8.5" x 11" and is a snap to assemble. I stamped on the Bashful Blue card stock, then added the tag to the mini clip with twine. To the tag, I added a rhinestone to give it a Christmas feel.

Colorful Butterfly Card

I love the Island Oasis Designer Series Paper...don't forget that you only have until the end of this month to order this paper and all other goodies from the Summer Mini Catalog! I used the new self adhesive pearls for the center of the die cut butterfly. I thought this card turned out to be a fun, colorful and happy card.

Summer Fun Card

I needed a super quick and simple for my Technique Club since the other 2 cards were more detailed, so this is what I came up with. I love the Island Oasis DSP from the mini catalog. I used used the Island Floral die for the Big Shot to get quick flowers.

Butterflies

Here's another card that was totally CASE'd from the Stampin' Success magazine (a monthly magazine that Stampin' Up! demonstrators receive for free!). The creator is Stephanie Cadrette. I thought it was adorable, so we made this for my Technique Club this month. The butterflies were inked in Marina Mist, Melon Mambo and Concord Crush.

Surfer Build-A-Bear

I LOVE this card! I totally CASE'd this card from my blogging stampin' friend, Rose Marie, who has a fantastic blog. Check out her card HERE. I didn't have the same paper that she used, so I decided to use a sponge and Whisper White craft ink to create an outdoor feel onto Marina Mist card stock. Also, I used Stampin' Up!'s new Log Cabin Smooch Spritz Spray to create a realistic looking sand base; it looks really great in person. Thanks for this great idea, Rose! :)

Just for you Fancy Favor Box

I love this die for the Big Shot! This box is so easy to assemble and is a great size. I used the new Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz on the pink flowers. The flowers and leaf were made from the new Island Floral die.

Card stock: Pretty in Pink, Kraft (soon to be "Crumb Cake"), Regal Rose and Certainly Celery.

Ink: Regal Rose

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories: flower brad, Fancy Favor Box and Island Floral dies, Word Window Punch, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon

Thanks, Steph!

My gift from Stephanie:
Mine:

Dawn's (she LOVES glitter!):

Stephanie's:

I LOVE my customer & monthly club member, Stephanie! She was the hostess for this month's Technique Club, so she wanted to come up with a project...she came up with these adorable birthday organizers. Everyone picked their DSP, colors and punches. She used the Card, Telephone & Address die for Big Shot to create the monthly pages. Since our club meeting was on Valentine's Day, she also brought me the cute milk cartons in a holder, filled with treats...she's awesome...Thanks, Stephanie!

Retirement Card

My mom's a retired woman now! :) I'm so happy for her. We had a surprise dinner for her last night; it was a fun, adult-only evening. I made her this card, and used a SAB set (Congrats) since it was a prefect sentiment. I got her the Snuggie as a gift...seemed like a fun and humorous gift that she'll be able to use.

Recipe:
Stamps: Very Thankful, retired SAB set (Congrats)
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White, Orchid Opulence
Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Cottage Wall DSP, Big Shot, Birds & Blooms Sizzlet Die, Modern Label Punch, Orchid Opulence Stampin' Write Marker, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals

More School Memories Kits

I mailed off another 2 School Memories Book Kits that I wanted to share with you. Earlier, I sent off another kit (using the Cottage Wall Designer Paper) to a woman with a 16 month-old; talk about a planner! :)

The kit pictured on the top was made with the "To the Nines" Speciality Designer Series Paper, which is just beautiful, textured, and very thick. The second kit was made with the Bashful Blue paper.

To view another style, get directions, or order your own kit, click HERE.

Third Batch of Convention Swaps

Well, I got a burst of energy last night and decided to make some more swaps for Convention. Now I have over 70! I made 20 of these. I first made the card with the filled in flower centers, but decided to go with the other design instead. I can't wait for Convention! :)

Recipe

Stamps: Thankful Thinking

Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Whisper White

Ink: Crushed Curry, Soft Suede

Accessories: Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet Impressions Folder, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon, Punches- Oval, Scallop Oval

2009 Butterfly Swap

Yay...I got 50 swaps completed today! Here's the first style (I did 25 of 2 different styles). Each card is a bit different, since I used a variety of prints from the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper. Also, I ran out of silver brads, so I put half back pearls on some of the cards.
Recipe: Card stock: Old Olive, Orchid Opulence, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White Stamps: Wings of Friendship (Hostess set) Ink: Orchid Opulence Accessories: Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet Impressions, Old Olive Ribbon, Brads/Pretties Kit, Beautiful Butterfly Die, Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Dimensionals

Fancy Favor Peacock Box

Ahh...this die is too awesome! My girls had fun using this die at our club meeting. I especially love this box because it needs very little Sticky Strip. First we punched the die out, then stamped the background on using stamps from the Circle Circus set; everyone did their box a bit differently...love that! Then, we attached the 1/2" Polka Dot Melon Mambo ribbon around the box. I thought the peacock from the new Ronald McDonald set was so cute, so I stamped that with the Melon Mambo ink and punched it out with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch, then matted that onto Soft Suede cardstock that was punched out with 2 Round Tab Punch pieces, to create a larger circle.

Recipe: Stamps: Very Thankful, Circle Circus Cardstock: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Kraft Ink: Melon Mambo Accessories: 1/2" Polka Dot Melon Mambo Ribbon, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Fancy Favor Box, Sticky Strip

Elegant Bouquet

Isn't this a fun card. I have to admit I haven't used Orchid Opulence in years, but I'm diggin' this color, along with the other purple shades. I used my Elegant Bouquet Textured Impression Embossing Folder to create the beautiful embossing on this card, then added the butterfly with my new Butterfly Punch, using a scrap of the gorgeous Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes Cardstock: Orchid Opulence, Whisper White, Old Olive Ink: Old Olive Accessories: Old Olive Ribbon, Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Cottage Wall DSP, Punches-Butterfly, Modern Label, Scallop Oval

Last Chance Scrappin'

I'm using some retiring items for this month's Scrapbooking Club...I'll miss the In Colors, but the new ones are really fabu! :) This was probably the simplest layout that I've created for the club, but I love the little popsicle embellishment. That idea came from an adorable card that Patty made over a year ago. It would be cute to have the popsicle open to add some journaling, but I decided to keep it closed. (Click on phots to see more detail)

Recipe:

Stamps: All in the Family, Nursery Necessities, Eastern Blooms, Wonderful Favorites, Big Deal Alphabet*, Sweet Celebrations*

Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White, Baja Breeze*, Pacific Point*, Riding Hood Red*

Ink: Basic Black, Baja Breeze*, Pacific Point*, Riding Hood Red*

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, 1 1/4" & 1 3/4" Circle Punches, Scallop Circle Punch, Silver Brads, Popsicle Stick (half), Dimensionals, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Blender pens (for girl's clothes)

*On "Last Chance" List...hurry before they're gone!

Sweet Love

My 9 year wedding anniversary is right around the corner, so I made a card for my hubby, using the "Bright Delights" Rub-ons. I made the part that the owl's standing on by not "rubbing" 2 of the branches. The colors look a lot better in person...not much sunlight here while taking pictures today! I used cardstock (besides the Whisper White) to coordinate with the rub-ons: Rose Red, Chocoate Chip and Kiwi Kiss. I decorated the inside of the card too, since I wanted to incorporate the "9". I'm almost finished with my daughter's mini scrapbook album of her first birthday...and she'll be 4 in a couple weeks! haha Better late than never...

Bright Delights Top Note Box

Here's the final project for the Bright Delights Class. Isn't Rose Red a great color? I had so much fun creating projects with these wonderful rub-ons, and can't wait to share these ideas with "my girls." We made a box like this at Michelle Halleen's annual downline meeting and she provided wonderful directions...thanks, Michelle! This would be a great box for jewelery, like a pair of earrings, candy is always an option, a gift card, little note cards, tags, wallet-sized photos, eyelets, brads, punch candy, and I'm sure much more! Let me know if you have more ideas.

Stamp-A-Stack

Yay...the 4 card designs for my upcoming Stack-A-Stack are done! This class is May 17th...email if you'd like to attend. Click on photo to see more detail. All 4 cards use the Big Shot...what did we do before the Big Shot?!