happy birthday

Hello! Here is a birthday card I made. I just LOVE banners and when I saw this hostess set, I knew that I just HAD to get it! So cute!!!!

And of course, with these banners in mind, I wanted to try something a little different with the card. We adhered the happy birthday banners onto small Popsicle sticks.

And to add some texture to the card we used the Chevron embossing folder. I love how the texture just pops on the card stock!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Happy Birthday to you!

Hello! Here is a clean and simple birthday card for you guys today. 

I got to play with the big shot, which is ALWAYS fun! I used to different embossing folders to add different textures to the card. Gotta love the Stripes embossing folder and the Polkadots embossing folder. I used them A LOT!

And the "HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!" sentiment was fun to play with too because not only did I get to stamp this cute shape, but we got to use a matching punch! Woohoo! Gotta love coordinating punches!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

A Happy Father's day card

Hello! Here is another card I made. I went with browns and blues for this clean and simple Father's Day card.

It's been awhile since I've used the Argyle embossing folder (127750) and I thought it would make a nice touch on this card. I like how the texture just pops on the Midnight Muse card stock (126843). And we sponged the pieces of the card with one of the new in colors - Baked Brown Sugar ink (131174).

The "Happy Father's Day" sentiment is from the Delightful Dozen stamp set (Clear 122652, Wood 128547). We also got to play with some of the new Neutrals Designer Buttons (130031). I do miss the designer buttons from last year's catalog, but these are quickly growing on me. Especially for masculine cards which I need to make more of!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Flower Bday Banner

Hello everyone! Happy Friday :) Here is the birthday banner that I made for my friend's birthday. 

I wanted to try something a little different with this banner. This time, I went with a flower theme. I used the Big Shot to cut out all the flower shapes, then cut out each letter and punched out the circles for the center of each flower.

Here is another close up of the each flower with a single letter on each. I went with Rich Razzleberry and Pumpkin Pie. And I used Whisper White to make the letters pop on each flower.

Oh and look.... surprise, surprise... a butterfly! Hey, I needed something to add to the spacer between Happy and Bday, so why not a butterfly?

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Happy Birthday card

Hello everyone! Here is the birthday card that I made for a friend.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and have a great day!!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Another father's day card

Hello! Here is a card I made using the new Dictionary background stamp (Clear 130351, Wood 130348). And what's pretty cool about SU's background stamps is that you can now choose either clear mount or wood mount!

For this card, I went with greens and browns and the "Happy Father's Day" sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (Clear 127802, Wood 128748).

And another favorite of mine... banners :) I had the ladies cut out three different sized banners and on the Whisper White banner, that is where they stamped the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Thank you

Hello! Over the weekend I got together with friends and family for a card making class. Everyone got to make 6 cards and this card is a case of a card that I case'd earlier this week. I just changed up the orientation of the card.

I used some Afternoon Picnic DSP (131390) and the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309) and the Elegant Butterfly punch (127526) and layered the pieces together.

For the "Thank You doesn't begin to say it all..." sentiment, I used the new Lots of Thanks stamp set (Clear 129690, Wood 129687). I also used some new colors on this card. I do like the look of the soft colors of Soft Sky and Smoky Slate.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Father's day cards

Hey everyone! Here are the Father's Day cards that we gave to all the dads in our family over the weekend. I went clean and simple with this year's cards and went with neutral colors. I made two different sets of cards.

I used the new Hexagon punch (130919) on this card and lined them up together so that I could stamp the sentiment across them.

For this card, I reversed the look by using the card stock for the background and added a strip of DSP behind the sentiment to help make it pop on the card.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there... near or far.... here or gone... here's to all of the wonderful fathers!! Fathers are awesome and today, we celebrate you!
Thanks for stopping by everyone! Have a great day and enjoy the rest of your weekend. And if you can, don't forget to give a dad a high five today :)

Thank You

Hello! This thank you card is a CASE from a magazine I saw the other day. When I saw this card, I knew that I had to try and make it right away :)

The "Thank You doesn't begin to say it all..." is from the new Lots of Thanks stamp set (Clear 129690, Wood 129687). This new stamp set has quickly become one of my go-to stamp sets for thank you cards. There are so many different ways to express your thanks to someone.

I used the new Afternoon Picnic DSP (131390). This is one of my favorite DSPs at the moment. I also used the Elegant Butterfly punch (127526) and the small flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309).

Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy Friday!!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

always thinking of you

Hello! I was really excited to make this card because I got to use some of my favorite Stampin' Up! products - an embossing folder and a background stamp. I do need a little more practice because the background stamp is not really lined up with the coordinating embossing folder. And that's another thing that I love about Stampin' Up! - how most of the product coordinate so well with each other!!

I used the Express Yourself Hostess stamp set (Clear 130339, Wood 130336). Such a fun and useful stamp set because of all the sentiments and the fun font :) I also used another fave of mine - the small flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309) to add a little more dimension on the card.

I used the Wildflower Meadow background stamp (Clear 129168, Wood 129165). I stamped the image using Pear Pizzazz ink (131180) onto Pear Pizzazz card stock (131201). And to emboss, I used the new Wildflower Meadow embossing folder (129376). And if you like both products, you can save 15% by purchasing the bundle - Wildflower Meadow Bundle (Clear 132985, Wood 132735).

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

For our 2013 Grad!

Hey everyone! Today is a special day because my little cousin is graduating from High School! And she's graduating from the high school that I graduated from some who can even count anymore years ago! I went with the school colors of Red and White for her card.

I used the Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies (127553) to cut out the numbers for her graduating year. Golly, 2013, my how time flies!!

For the different graduation sentiments and stamped image, I used the new Pure Gumption stamp set (Clear 126317, Wood 132067).

I like this stamp set for the variety of sentiments that you can use not only on the outside of the card, but for the inside of the card, too!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Thank you

Hello!! Here is a clean and simple thank you card for you guys today. I am a HUGE fan of SU's background stamps and when I saw this one... I knew I just HAD to get it, so of course, I added it to my shopping cart right away :) Plus, I was a big fan of the First Edition Specialty DSP that just retired and this is a way for me to ease into letting it go.

I love the SU punches and I really do like the idea of different shapes of punches. The new Hexagon punch (130919) is a great addition to my collection. It's so much fun to just stack them randomly to create different looks.

I added the "thank you" sentiment on a banner that is peaking out from under one of the hexagon shapes. I used the Express Yourself Hostess stamp set (Clear 130339, Wood 130336). This is quickly becoming one of my go-to hostess stamp sets for sentiments. There are so many different messages that you can use on your projects!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Amazing You

Hey everyone! I have a CAS card for you guys today. I love clean and simple cards, especially if I get to use the big shot and punches! hehe. I just love the Big Shot (113439) and ALL of the SU punches. No, I'm not too obsessed, just a huge fan ;)

And what's awesome about these embossing folder and punch is that they coordinate!!!! It's like Stampin' Up! was reading my mind! Well, they probably read most of our minds because if you're like me, I've been a little spoiled by punching or big shot-ing shapes out instead of grabbing my scissors ;) 

For this card, I used the new Mosaic punch (131267) and the new Modern Mosaic embossing folder (129984). So much fun and so easy!! Just emboss some card stock then punch out some DSP and you're all set!! 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.

Thank You

Hello! And Happy Friday :) So, don't know about you guys, but as soon as the new Stampin' Up! 2013-2014 catalog went live, I just HAD to place my first order and yay that lovely UPS guy came by yesterday to drop off a box of new and fun goodies :D They were floating around the top of my new Wish List so, I got the new 2013-2015 In Colors - baked brown sugar, strawberry slush, crisp cantaloupe, pistachio pudding, coastal cabana - and when my husband asked me to make him a thank you card for his manager, I knew I wanted to try them out.

OK, so I must admit, I am a HUGE fan of Stampin' Up! punches and when I saw this punch, it was a must have for me. The new Pansy punch (130698) is so cute and of course, I had to get the coordinating stamp set. Stay tuned for a project using the Flower Shop stamp set (Clear 130942, Wood 130939). And another thing that I love about SU is their bundles! So, if you like the punch and the stamp set, you can get them both at a 15% discount by ordering the Flower Shop bundle (Clear 132726, Wood 132727).

Oh and check out some of the new ribbon! I used some Pistachio Pudding 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim (130020). This new ribbon is so pretty! I can't wait to use them on other projects. And I do like the new Very Vintage Designer Buttons (129327) so I added a few to the Pansy flowers. The "Thank You" sentiment is from the Four You stamp set (Clear 130538, Wood 130535).

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Friday :)

NOTE: I am not a Stampin' Up! Representative and this was created for personal purposes.