Guest Stamper - Charlene

Hello everyone!

Today, I would like to feature a card made by one of the creative gals in my downline. Charlene has a wonderful and creative style. I love how she isn't afraid to try out different techniques and here she goes with the two step stamping technique:

Aren't those images so crisp and clean? You'll see why when the new catalog comes out :) Intrigued? well, send in those registration forms for the new catalog launch party on June 2! Email me if you need me to send you a registration form. 

And what's great about this card is that it features so many items on the retired lists! If you like what you see, then grab them while you can! May 31, 2012 is the last day you can get that Ticket Corner Punch (119867), those versatile Sticky Sheets (114300), those cute Filigree Designer Brads (112577) and some Confetti White 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock (102028).

There are less than 2 weeks to grab those items on your wish list that will be retiring on May 31. Click here if you would like to start shopping for those retired items. And don't forget to choose me as your Demonstrator :)

Have a great day!

Guest Stamper - Joshua

Good morning everyone! Happy Sunday!!

Today I would like to share a couple of projects that my little nephew made for his mommy and daddy. He is turning out to be quite the little crafter :)

This canvas project was for my sister-in-law for Mother's Day. Look at that cute face! OK, maybe I'm biased ;) And look at those cute buttons, flowers and bling!

And here is the card that he made for my brother's birthday. Gotta love projects with little hand prints! Finger painting is so much fun with this kid. Love it!

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend :D

For Mom

Happy Birthday Mommy!!

Today is an oh so very, very special day because we get to celebrate the birthday of an AMAZING woman! Our mother :) My brother and I have been so blessed to have such a loving, patient, selfless and understanding mom. We are who we are today because of the love that she has shown and given us through the years. Her unconditional love is never ending and her loving heart has grown to include my husband, my sister-in-law and my nephew.

This is the card that we will be giving to her today. I went with Pretty in Pink and Bravo Burgundy because she loves pink :)

Now isn't that Medallion background stamp so pretty? It is on the retired list so grab it while you still can! Click here if you would like to snap it up and order yours now. You only have until May 31 before it goes away! I also added a large pearl to the center of the Medallion to add a little something extra. Plus, my mom likes pearls :)

For the sentiment, I used the Loved Ones stamp set from the now retired Occasions Mini catalog. I love how there's a flower inside the letter 'O' in 'MOM'. To accent it, I used the Bravo Burgundy Stampin' Write Marker. And I used the Decorative Label punch in two different ways :)

Have a wonderful birthday Mom! 

And I hope you know how much we love you 

and how deeply we appreciate all that you do for us. 

LOVE YOU MOM!!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Gifts for Mother's Day

Good morning everyone! TGIF :D

This year for Mother's Day, I jumped at the chance to feed my new obsession - Jewelry Making. I am loving every minute when I get to sit down and make some jewelry. For the gals on my team at work, I made them these bracelets. When I made each bracelet, I used beads that reminded me of each one of them :)

I gave this one to Char, which totally matched her outfit that day.

I gave this one to Catherine, which did not match her outfit. hehe.

I gave this one to Patricia, which did match her outfit but she usually wears a lot of pretty bling so she only wore it for a little bit.

And this one was for Marita, and this bracelet also matched her outfit so she wore it that day like Char did :)

I also made bracelets for my mom, for my sister-in-law (which my nephew took credit for haha) and for my mother-in-law. I didn't get to take pictures of those bracelets but since I did get requests for matching earrings, hopefully I'll remember to take pictures of them so that I can share them with you :)

Enjoy your Friday!!!!

For Mother's Day

Hello everyone!

With all the different sets of Mother's Day cards that I made this year, I wanted to try out some of my new pre-order items on one of the cards. I must say that I am a huge fan of all my new product and I am so excited about the launch of the new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog!

Looking at the card, what do you see that's new? Maybe new colors? Maybe new DSP? Maybe a new bigz die? Maybe a new framelit?

As most of you already know, I love anything and everything Big Shot and these new framelits are definitely a must have! Well, at least for me they are ;) Here's a close up shot of one of the new framelits. Cute, right?!

If you're like me and can't wait to browse through the new catalog, then join us for a Stampin' Up! Catalog Launch Party on Saturday, June 2! You will get your very own catalog and a chance to play with amazing new product. If you still need to send in your registration form, do it soon and I'll make sure to reserve you a spot and have your materials ready. If you need a registration form, email me and I can send you one.

Have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by :)

Another Mother's Day Card

Good morning!

Here is another Mother's Day card that I made for my friends and family. I was excited to try out the versamark technique and I decided to try it on some 5 x 7 cards.

Again, love using punches and embossing folders :) I had to get a little creative with the polka dots embossing folder on the 5 x 7 cards since they were larger than the embossing folder.

Here are the supplies I used to make this card:

Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402)

Large Oval Punch (119855)

Scallop Oval Punch (119856)

Natural Hemp Twine (100982 - this is on the retired list so get some before they're gone!)
Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (117335)

Mixed Bunch Stamp Set (Carry over stamp set from Occasions Mini - Clear 125537, Wood 125535)

Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set (115370) 

Have a wonderful day!

For my Brother

Happy Birthday Brother!!

Good morning everyone. Today is a very special day because it's my brother's birthday :) Growing up, I never really got to clock in a lot of play time hours with my dolls and have tea parties with them since I didn't have a sister. Instead, it was all about G.I Joe, Transformers, He-Man or Teddy Ruxpin (yeah sorry brother, I had to bust that one out hehe), amongst many other toys. Don't get me wrong, I did have Barbie dolls, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, My Child Dolls and Cabbage Patch Kids but I could never get my brother to play with them. Instead, can someone tell me why I was always Cobra or the Decepticons? haha. 

It took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do for his birthday card. But then I thought about all those toys that we used to play with (and all the toys that my brother and husband STILL play with) and I decided to bust out my Cricut to create this:

Of course I had to SU this card up a bit so I used the Loved Ones stamp set from the now retired Occasions Mini catalog for the Happy Birthday Brother sentiment. Here's a close-up of the Autobot symbol. I thought it would be fitting since he always got to be the good guys while I got defaulted to playing the bad guys. hehe. Guess that's one of the many roles of the older sister, huh?

OK Brother, I hope you enjoy your special day and don't worry, your SF Giants alternate away jersey is on it's way!

Thanks everyone for stopping by! Have a great day :)