For All You Do - Butterflies

Good morning everyone!

Here is another card that we made in Niki's FOR MOM class (I know, I know, I'm supposed to be thinking about Father's Day projects but I couldn't help it, I had to share because of the beautiful butterflies!). Click here for her post of this card. She also made this card in different colors, too. So cute! And she also credits Andrea Walford for the inspiration of this card.

And I love the Beautiful Wings Embosslit! I love butterflies and this embosslit is perfect! It not only die cuts butterflies in various sizes, but it also embosses them with different textures, too :) I put some on the front of the card and added some on the inside. Cute, right?!?

If you like making cards and projects and hanging out with ladies crafting and chatting, click here to check out Niki's June class schedule. And email me to reserve your spot for my monthly technique class. My next class will be Saturday, July 28. Stay tuned for more details.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

Friend to Friend

Good morning everyone and Happy Wednesday!

Here is another make and take from the Catalog Launch party. This card featured a new stamp set (Betsy’s Blossoms) from the new catalog, new ribbon (1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon), new DSP (Floral District DSP) and the new 2012-2014 in-colors (Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals and Raspberry Ripple).

To add a little dimension on the card, we cut out the bird and used a dimensional to pop it up a bit. Yes, we actually used scissors to cut out the bird. Sorry, there's no matching punch ;) And we added a little bling on the bird's eye and in the center of the flowers. And the FRIEND TO FRIEND sentiment is from one of my fave sentiment stamp sets - Teeny Tiny Wishes.

We did get to use three different in-colors and the ladies got to try out the new Firm Foam Stampin' Pads. I must say that I have become a HUGE fan of these new stampin pads :) What's awesome about them is that they provide better ink coverage for your stamps and light-tap stamping produces flawless images! The ladies were amazed how lightly they could tap the stamps and still get full ink coverage :) If you haven't tried out the new Firm Foam Stampin' Pads, then you definitely should add it to your To-Do List!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your hump day :)

Thank You

Good morning!

Today I would like to welcome the newest member of our team to the SU family. Thank you Christina for joining our team and for signing up with me! Congratulations on becoming one of our newest Demonstrators :)

Here is the Thank You card that I made for her. To make this card, I used an embossing folder, a new framelit with a matching stamp, an itty bitty punch and those lovely basic pearls.

Sorry for how the colors came out in the pic, but here is a close up of the new framelit from the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies set. And for the stamp, I used one of the labels from the Layered Labels stamp set. But for the sentiment, I changed it up a bit and used the Thank You from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. It's a must have because of all the different sentiments that you can use. And what's great about this stamp set is that in the new catalog, you can get it in either wood mount or clear mount!

If you would like to join our team and reap the rewards of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, June is a great time to do it because June Takes the Cake! Join the Stampin' Up! family during June, and not only will you get to choose up to $125 worth of products from the brand new catalog for your fully customizable Starter Kit, but you'll also get select products from our brand-new Patio Party Suite-all for the low price of $99! Plus, it still ships for FREE! Please email me with any questions or if you'd like to place your $99 order today and sign up to join our fabulous team :D

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

For You

Hello and good morning!

Happy Monday everyone! Here is one of the projects that the ladies got to make at the New 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog party. This card featured several Big Shot items (and we know how much I love love love love the Big Shot! hehe), a new in-color (Gumball Green), new ribbon (3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon) and a new embellishment (Naturals Designer Buttons). Notice that new die? It's the new Oval Accent Bigz Clear die (127005) and a must have! Click here if you'd like to check it out.

And another must have, here's one of the new Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003). Click here to check out the other shapes in this framelits set. What's great about these framelits is that there are matching stamp sets! We used the Layered Labels stamp set (Clear 127072, Wood 127070) for that cute FOR YOU label stamp. I thought it would go well with the Perfect Polka Dots Folder (117335).

Thanks ladies for coming to the launch party! I had a great time hanging out, stampin, trying out new product and of course shopping & browsing through the new catalog :) Hope to see you guys in the next class. Stay tuned for the July class schedule for the date and theme.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and enjoy the start to your week!

Flower Pot Card

Good morning! And Happy Sunday!

I know it's already June and it's time to think about projects for Father's Day, but I wanted to share this really cool Mother's Day card that we got to make in Niki's FOR MOM class. Click here to check out Niki's Flower Pot card. And click here for Niki's June class schedule.

One of the great things about going to Niki's classes is that you learn tips & tricks. And there is a trick to attaching the flowers on this flower pot card. The trick is to adhere the flowers on the card while on top of an envelope so that the card fits inside the envelope when the card is complete.

Here are the flowers close up. I just love the Summer Smooches DSP. Another one of my new favorites :) And look! There's that Blossom Punch at work again!

I've been wanting to learn how to make this flower pot card and when I showed my friend Marita, she came up with the great idea of creating a graduation cap. Brilliant, right?!?! I made a graduation cap for my brother-in-law. Click here if you would like to check it out. And hop on over to MadeByRitz to check out all the great projects Marita has made. She is super talented!

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

New Catalog Launch Party

Good morning everyone! Yay! It's FINALLY here!!!! 

The 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog :D

I'm excited today because I get to share the new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog with friends and family at a Catalog Launch Party!!!!

Here is the Thank You card that I made for the lovely ladies who will be attending the launch party. Clean and simple :) And I love the new DSP!! Isn't it so pretty?

Stay tuned for the projects that they get to make today. I can't wait to share them with you!

Thanks everyone and have a wonderful weekend!

Happiness

Happy Friday everyone!!

As promised, here is the second project that Nicole had for me when she surprised me with some crafting time. You should hop on over to teehee4two to check out all the amazing projects that Nicole and her sister Andrea have created. They are super talented :)

This card was so fun to make because we got to play with one of my new favorite stamp sets, one of my new favorite punches, a BRAND NEW framelit and BRAND NEW in-colors!!!!

I am loving the new In-Colors and you can get them today! Email me to ask me how :) And isn't that new framelit a must have?!?! Ok, for me it is ;)

And here's a close up of that wonderful Blossom punch and Mixed Bunch stamp set.

Join us tomorrow for a new catalog launch party and you can play with the new in-colors and new framelits. And since they are some of my favorites, I will also have the Blossom punch and Mixed Bunch stamp set for you to play with, too :) And what's great about the launch party is that you get your very own new catalog as well as projects to take home for just $25!! Email me for more information.

TGIF everyone!