Stampin'Up! FABULOUS FLORETS

I'm so glad you joined me again today as I share with you my last of four cards featuring the FABULOUS FLORETS stamp set and embossing powder. The base of the card is Wild Washabi, topped with Whisper White that has been stamped in Elegant Eggplant and Daffodil Delight. I wanted to show the ladies how easy it is to make your own designer paper with a few stamps and some ink. The stem and leaves were partially embossed.

Later today I am having a Christmas in July class. Stay tuned for some Christmas card ideas. Between now and November, every month we'll make 8 Christmas cards which will total 40 handmade cards by the end of November. For me, it's much easier to do a few along and have that out of the way before the holiday kicks off at Thanksgiving.

Enjoy your Sunday with family and friends.

The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all He has made. Psalm 145:13

Stampin'Up! FABULOUS FLORETS & BEYOND THE GARDEN Designer Series Paper

Happy Friday and welcome back to another card using Beyond the Garden designer series paper and the Fabulous Florets stamp set. This is my favorite out of the four cards my ladies did at the embossing class. For the base of the card and the cut out flower I used Melon Mambo card stock. To make the flower, instead of ink I used a versa mark pad to outline the flower, then topped that with black embossing powder and then I used the heat gun to set. I love the way the flower ties in with the Basic Black card stock used to back the other pieces on the card.

Wouldn't you say "the earth (definitely) laughs in flowers?

Thank you for stopping by. I have scheduled to post on Sunday the last of the Fabulous Florets cards. I hope you can join me then. Enjoy your weekend!

Stampin'Up! FABULOUS FLORETS & BEYOND THE GARDEN

Today I'm sharing another card my ladies made at my Embossing Class last week....very simple, yet very pretty I think. The centers of the flowers and the solid pink flower have been embossed.

Our 7 year old granddaughter is very interested in stamping. Below she is getting the technique down pat before the ladies arrive for class. She doesn't miss many of my classes. I'm so glad to be able to share my passion with her. Thanks for joining me; I'll be back tomorrow with another card using the FABULOUS FLORETS stamp set and BEYOND THE GARDEN designer series paper.

Stampin'Up! TRAVEL LOG Stamp Set

Thanks for joining me today.....since I last saw you I've had family visiting from TN and NC. It was great them being here BUT during that time I was unable to stamp (so unlike "The Daily Stamper", right?) I've been able to prepare a few things to share with you so I hope you'll stay tuned. Thanks for your patience!!!

I'm sharing with you today a card I made for our 7 year old granddaughter who went to NY for the first time in mid-June. This card uses the TRAVEL LOG stamp set featured in the Summer Mini Catalog. She is such a girly girl I just had to use pink.

You'll notice I used about every stamp in the set but I was very pleased at how the card turned out. She loved it too especially since we included a little spending $ for her. I took a long piece of Whisper White card stock, turned it up on the bottom edge and formed a pocket to put the money in.

You could also do the same and insert a gift card.

Enjoy your Sunday and I hope to see you back here again soon!

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:8

Stampin'Up! BOLD BLOSSOM Stamp Set and BLOSSOM BOUQUET TRIPLE LAYER PUNCH

Today's share is my last of six cards made at my "His/Her Class" earlier this month. All the female cards were made using the BOLD BLOSSOM stamp set. For this particular card, I used Daffodil Delight for the base, Chocolate Chip, Brights Pattern designer series paper, Very Vanilla and Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The sentiment "thank you for being you" is included in the Bold Blossom stamp set.

As I mentioned previously, the BOLD BLOSSOM set is currently in the Summer Mini Catalog but it's also being carried over to the new 2011/12 Idea Book & Catalog that comes out July 1st.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by; I hope you will join me again soon! Have a wonderful day!

God's specialty is making impossibilities possible ~ Beth Moore

Stampin'Up! BLOSSOM BOUQUET & POSTAGE STAMP Punches

HAPPY FRIDAY! My post today is CASED from my upline, Karen H. I love the colors ~ Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White and Basic Black. As you can see, there's very little stamping on this card. With a few punches and some cardstock (from Stampin'Up! of course) just look what you can create.
Punches used ~ 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 square punches, the new postage stamp punch AND the blossom bouquet triple layer punch. For the center of the flowers, I used the 1/4 circle punch rather than a brad.
Thank you so much for stopping by; check back on Sunday for another "female" card. Have a great weekend! Do something good for yourself; stamp daily!

Stampin'Up! BEST DAD EVER Stamp Set - Part 3

Today I'm sharing my last card using the Best Dad Ever stamp set. You'll notice the tie and sentiment are the only things used out of the set. How do you like the smear on the sleeve? Well that was an oops....but a reminder to me to put all my samples in the clear translucent envelopes to

keep this from happening during class.

This is a great card for most any occasion for those men in your life.

I used Very Vanilla for the base of the card, layered a piece of DSP out of the Woodland Walk pack, Early Espresso cardstock and the shirt is also made using the Woodland Walk DSP.

I'm glad you stopped by; hope to see you back here soon!

Stampin'Up! BEST DAD EVER Stamp Set - Part 2

Here's my second card using the BEST DAD EVER stamp set. I used Very Vanilla as the base, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip cardstock and Elegant Soiree designer series paper. Having "new" stampers, I showed them how they could use the Stampin'Up! markers to ink the stamp. The BEST DAD EVER set is very versatile in that it includes these sentiments ~ Happy Father's Day, Thinking of You, Happy Birthday and Best Dad Ever. For an embellishment, I used a button and linen thread.

I have one more male card to show you....be on the lookout for it.

Have a great day and I'm so glad you stopped by!

Stampin'Up! BEST DAD EVER Stamp Set ~ Part 1

This past Sunday I had a Class and my ladies made three male and three female cards. So for the male cards I used the BEST DAD EVER stamp set and for the female cards I used the BOLD BLOSSOM stamp set. Both sets are in the Summer Mini Catalog.

This card is made using Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Whisper White cardstock. The "unique" stamp is out of the DEFINE YOUR LIFE stamp set which retires the end of June.

As a SU Demonstrator, we receive our Idea Book & Catalogs early so we can prepare for July workshops. Well I received mine yesterday and once again I am amazed at the new stamp sets and accessories that are in it. The 2011-12 Idea Book & Catalog is absolutely beautiful "inside and out". I'm very excited to tell you that both the BEST DAD EVER and BOLD BLOSSOM sets made it to the big catty.

Hope to see you back here again soon; thanks for stopping by!

Scrapbooking with Stampin'Up! TRAVEL LOG-Part 4

Here's my last page....the TRAVEL LOG stamp set was just perfect for these generic scrapbook pages. None of the ladies brought pictures but were very thrilled knowing they had plenty at home of vacations and/or road trips that could be easily inserted on the pages. The base of all the pages is out of Sahara Sand and other colors used, Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla.

Showing you the two pages together.
Thanks so much for joining me today! See you soon....

Scrapbooking with Stampin'Up! TRAVEL LOG-Part 3

Here's my 3rd of 4 scrapbook pages my ladies made. The designer series paper is out of the "Nautical Expedition" pack shown on page 8 of the new Summer Mini Catalog and all the stamps used are out of the Travel Log stamp set on page 12.

Stay tuned tomorrow for the final page. So glad you stopped by today. Do something good for yourself; stamp daily!

Scrapbooking with Stampin'Up! TRAVEL LOG-Part 2

Yesterday was my Scrapbooking Class and today's post shows my 2nd page layout. Since May is scrapbooking month, I hope this gives you some inspiration to get some of your photos in a scrapbook. Here are the two pages together ~ I still have journaling to do.
Stay tuned for my final two pages! I'm glad you stopped by today and I hope to see you back here soon.

Scrapbooking with Stampin'Up! TRAVEL LOG-Part 1

MAY IS SCRAPBOOKING MONTH

Today I am holding my first Scrapbook Class since being here in TX. I'm using the TRAVEL LOG stamp set featured in the new Summer Mini Catalog which came out May 1st and runs through August 31st. I used the Big Shot and Alphabet Simple Letters Dies for the "vacation" lettering.

I decided to scrapbook the last trip my sisters and I took with our Mom to NY some 20+ years ago. Since then, my Mom and oldest sister, have passed. Shortly before we were there, the World Trade Center had been attacked...little did we know what was yet to come....9/11. I treasure the photos that I took of the Twin Towers.
I still have journaling to do but this shows you my first of four layouts that my ladies will be doing.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I wish you and yours a wonderful Sunday!

"You will seek ME and find ME when you seek ME with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13