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Featuring Sweet Threads

I was all over the Sweet Threads kit as soon as I saw it. I learned to cross stitch when I was in university and was immediately drawn to being able to create something out of my own hands and how relaxing it was to put thread to fabric. Needlework is how I actually came interested in card making. I had seen people mount their stitching on greetings cards, but the mounting was always a little depressing: just a regular card with a square opening to put the Aida fabric in. I figured I could make something a little more intricate and decorate the card a little bit more so I went hunting for crafts magazine in the hope of finding ideas. This is how I stumbled unto paper crafts magazine and veered toward a new hobby.

That being said, I was super excited by that sweet card kit and thought it would be a great chance to share my love of cross stitch with my customers. The kit was put aside for quite a while because of the move, but once I got the kit opened, I figured - again, the story repeating itself - that I could make cards a little more ornate than what the kit suggested. This is what I came up with.

I added ribbon and buttons to both of them. I also used the Needlepoint Border embossing folders on one of them (the perfect complement). For both sentiments, I used the Wacky Wishes stamp set (which is a hostess set and therefore retiring at the end of May). An In Color dahlia was added to the cupcake (held in place with a mini glue dot).

 

Retiring items:

• Sweet Threads card kit
• Lucky Limeade ink and cardstock
• Lucky Limeade baker's twine
• Wacky Wishes stamp set
• Old Olive polka dot scallop ribbon

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Faites vos voeux ! (Wacky Wishes)
Cardstock: Sweet Threads card kit
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Primrose Petal
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, In Color dahlia, Rhinestones,
Old Olive polka dot scallop ribbon, Lucky Limeade baker's twine,
Petal Primrose satin ribbon, Designer buttons, Needlepoint Border embossing folder

 

Hearts a Flutter - Spring Catalogue - Birthday Banner

This card was made with the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and matching Framelits. I wanted to make a banner hanging from baker's twine, so I stamped five different pieces and added eyelets on each and every one of them.I also used the kissing technique with the Beyond Plaid set to add texture to some of the elements before stamping them.

The sentiment at the top comes from the You're Amazing set and embossed in white, then framed with two In Color polka dot brads.The pattern papers come from the Afternoon Daydream Simply Scrappin' kit. (On a side note, I am sad to report that the Simply Scrappin' will not be coming back in the next catalogue, so if you like to work with those, make sure to stock up before the catalogue ends at the end of the month.) The bottom of the card was die-cut with an Edgelits from the Adorning Accents set and embossed with the matching embossing folder.

 

Retiring items:

• In Color polka dot brads
• Afternoon Daydream Simply Scrappin' Kit
• Metal Buttons (Spring catalogue)
• Pool Party baker's twine
  

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Tu es incroyable (You're Amazing), Hearts a Flutter, Beyond Plaid
Cardstock: Primrose Petal, Whisper White, Pool Party
Simply Scrappin' Kit: Afternoon Daydreams
Ink: More Mustard, Pool Party, Basic Grey, Primrose Petal, VersaMark
Accessories: Eyelets, Envelope template, Adorning Accents Edgelits and
embossing folder, Decorative brads, In Color polka dot brads,
Pool Party baker's twine, Sweet Shoppe brad, Metal buttons,
Embroidery floss, White embossing powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Don't Rain on my Parade....

I was so excited about the new Spring catalogue hostess set, Million-Dollar Moments, I had to make sure to snag a copy for myself. It's too bad this one was not translated, but I liked the shadow image of the girl in the rain too much to let it deter me. Doesn't she look great inked with markers like that? The French sentiment comes from the sentiment set Du fond du coeur.

 

Retiring items:

• Million-Dollar Moment stamp set (Spring cataloguye)
• Lucky Limeade ink and cardstock
• 2011-2013 In Color Designer Paper Stack
• In Color ruffle ribbon
• Pool Party and Lucky Limeade baker's twine
  

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Million-Dollar Moments, Du fond du coeur
Cardstock: Basic Grey
Designer paper: 2011-2013 In color paper stack
Ink: Pool Party, Basic Grey
Accessories: Markers, White envelope, Sycamore Street buttons (SAB), In Color baker's twine,
In Color ruffle ribbons, rhinestones, paper piercer and piercing template, Circle punch

Butterfly Tag

This card is CASEd from a card made by Heather Summers, that I copied when I was trying to find my stamping groove again. It's fairly simple to reproduce, but the result is just so adorable!

Retiring items:

• Regal Rose ink and cardstock
• Certainly Celery ink and cardstock

 

Psst... The end of the current catalogue and Spring catalogue is fast approaching. Have you bought everything you cannot leave without? (Retiring sets and accessories) Make sure you've checked everything on your list, and contact me if you want to place a last-minute order!

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Dot Dot Dot, Fêtes diverses
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Regal Rose
Designer paper: 2011-2013 In Color Designer Paper Stack
Ink: Crumb Cake
Accessories: Butterfly Embosslits, Crumb Cake Envelope,
Rhinestones, Large Oval Punch, Decorative Label punch,
Certainly Celery satin ribbon

 

TCP Sneak Peek: Small Sayings

This card was fun to make! Based on the new Small Sayings set, I knew I wanted to make something a little more graphic than my usual style and this is what I came up with. The thought and speech bubble patterned paper from Doodlebug was the perfect accent to this new set. I have to say that the matching CutUp die makes it wonderful to work with this set and produces a much cleaner cut than handcutting would. Especially for that starburst bubble! I think this card will brighten the day of anyone receiving it. I know it would bring a smile to my face if I received something similar!

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Small Sayings
Cardstock: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Glorious Green, Pumpkin Pie,
Basic Grey, Bermuda Bay
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Designs (Take Note)
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Paper Piercer and piercing template, Stickles, CutUp die,
pearl brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, Daffodil Delight striped grosgrain ribbon,
pinking shears, White envelope

 

A Flower for Mother's Day

This is a quick, fun card I made with leftover papers (which allowed me to finish another paper pack - I feel so accomplished!!). The sentiment was embossed with white powder on vellum cardstock, a look I really like. The flowers were die-cut using the Big Shot, for a really quick accent.

 

Retiring items:

• Baja Breeze cardstock and ink
• Pretty in Pink cardstock and ink
• Bitty Buttons
  

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Fine Lace, Fêtes diverses
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Baja Breeze, Vellum
Designer paper: Holiday Happenings
Ink: Pretty in Pink, VersaMark
Accessories: Flower dies, Bitty Buttons, Rhinestones, Large Oval Punch,
Corduroy Baja Breeze Brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, Envelope Template,
Certainly Celery twill ribbon

Oh, Hello - Acid-Washed Jeans

I made this card for my downline Johanne, who just celebrated her fifth birthday as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I have barely had time to play with my SAB supplies this year since I was in the middle of my move, but since the cute jeans image reads "Bravo, tu m'é-pattes!" (Congrats, you impress me!), it was perfect to use for this card.

To give the main panel texture, I die-cut an oval out of the canvas paper currently available in the Spring catalogue (which will end at the end of May, so get some while you can!) and stamped my main image on it. To get the distressed jeans look, I inked my image with my Bashful Blue marker and then thumped a Marina Mist marker over the jeans before stamping them.

The banner was stamped with the Oh, Hello stamp set. The card background was stamped with the Jeans background stamp, which is long retired, but was perfect to pair with the jeans image. The little dotted strip is also an oldie but goodie. Remember that Easter Egg kit we had a few years ago? This is one of the strips that was meant to go around the egg. I cut off the edges and used only the polka dot part on the card.

 

Retiring items:

• Subtles Designer buttons
• Bashful Blue ink, cardstock and marker
• Certainly Celery ink, cardstock and marker

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Souhaits en croquis (SAB), Jeans
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Designer buttons, White Envelope, Stampin' Markers, Corner Rounder Punch,
Polka Dot Strip (Easter Egg kit), Oval Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Subtles Designer buttons, Bashful Blue gingham ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch

 

TCP Sneak Peek: Travelin' Man

I had this transportation-themed paper sitting around for a while, unused, so when I saw the cute bunny sitting in his car, I finally knew what to pair it with. This stamp makes me wish summer vacation were coming around already. It's been a long time since I last took a road trip, and Travelin' Man is making me remember of much fun it can be!

The tag used for the sentiment is the second tag that is part of the CutUp die set. It looks like a luggage tag, so it was perfect to pair with this image. The sentiment was created by combining a few stamps from the Summer Sentiments set.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Travelin' Man, Summer Sentiments, Reel Experts
Cardstock: Dusty Durango, Very Vanilla
Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye (Away We Go)
Ink: Dusty Durango, Bermuda Bay, Early Espresso
Accessories: Button, baker's twine, Bermuda Bay polka dot ribbon, Oval Framelits dies,
Markers, Paper piercer, Tags CutUp die, Stampin' Dimensionals, Ticket punch, Stamp punch

TCP Sneak Peek: What's Mew?

Today's sneak peek set is called What's Mew? There's something so adorable about it. I instantly loved the cat hiding in the foliage image - especially with the cute safari gear! I wanted to pair it with jungle-print papers and just as I was about to set out on an expedition to dig something out of my paper stash, I saw the patterned papers I had previously discarded when putting together the Life's a Beach card I shared earlier. The papers had the perfect colors and feel to them, so I decided to put them to good use! All I had to do to make them work for this new card was turned the seashell paper over and use the chevron background instead. What does not work on a project will often work perfectly on another one!

The tag on which I stamped the sentiment is also part of the new release. The CutUp die includes two different tags, and this is one of them. The die cuts the opening for the ribbon as well, so all I had to do was slide the seam binding in the opening and hold it in place with a cute In Color polka dot brad.

TIP: I find that the ribbon tends to bunch up when I slide the prongs of a brad through ribbon, so whenever I can, I prefer to take the prongs off with pliers and use adhesive (here, I used Stampin' Dimensionals that I had snipped to the right size) to glue it in place over the ribbon. 

The arrow at the top of the left strip was also created using a new CutUp die. It includes six fun shapes (which I'll share on another card later this week) that are a great size to embellish cards.

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: What's Mew?
Cardstock: Marigold Morning, Whisper White
Patterned paper: Echo Park Paper (Paradise Beach)
Ink: Basic Black, Always Artichoke
Accessories: CutUp dies, Markers, Always Artichoke seam binding, In Color polka dot brad,
Button, Decorative brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, ribbon

 

TCP Sneak Peek: Life's a Beach

Today's card showcases a new Cat's Pajamas set called Life's a Beach. I had a lot of fun coloring this one because I love coloring umbrellas. Not sure what the obsession is, but I guess I just love using bright colours on them. The bunny lying on the beach also makes me long for nice summer weather, which we had a very nice glimpse of here before the weather turned freezing cold again.

I had started this card using different patterned papers altogether. I then colored my image which was I thought was matching colors, but since the papers had colors that were sort of muted, the finished image sort of clashed with my selected papers. I was not happy with the result, so I chose new papers and went for a totally different design as well. I'm glad I redesigned, because I am much happier with the new look!

The sentiment, which comes from the same stamp set, was embossed with black powder on vellum cardstock and held in place with two decorative brads. To jazz the polka dot background paper, I added a dollop of Stickles on every over row of dots. Gives the background a bit of pop!

I added a little white fluffy cloud cut out of white felt using a new TCP CutUp die that contain six cute little shapes. I thought the cloud went with the sentiment very nicely: "Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful." I pointed out the word "perfect" with the use of a shaped paper clip, and I finished the image off with some hot pink pompons on the umbrella. Love how they look!

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Life's a Beach
Cardstock: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Vellum
Patterned Papers: Doodlebug Designs
Ink: Basic Black, VersaMark
Accessories: Black embossing powder, Stickles, Markers, Nestabilities die,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Decorative brads, White felt, Melon Mambo pompom trim,
 Arrow paper clip

 

Du fond du coeur - Friends Medallion

This card was designed around a DVD case done by Kimberly Van Diepen. I had to adapt the dimensions to a card and I did add a few details, but the overall design is pretty close to hers. If you are wondering what that scallop border and banner piece hanging from the tag is, they are pieces that I took from the Designer boxes kit sold in the current Spring catalogue. The boxes included in the kit are pretty small, but there's some really neat elements (like die-cut feathers and borders, mini cards, buttons, kraft twine, etc.) that I was able to include into my card projects. The sentiment came from the From My Heart stamp set.

Retiring items:

• First Edition Designer paper

  

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Du fond du coeur
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Summer Starfruit
Designer paper: First Edition
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: In Color dahlias, Delicate Doilies die, Lace trim, distressing tool,
Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon, Vintage trinkets, Designer Boxes die-cuts,
Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge, Circle punch, Chocolate Chip stitched grosgrain, envelope 

Featuring Little Additions - Little Boy Blue Clothesline

 This card was CASEd from an original creation by Mindy Backes. I changed her original colors for a mix of blue and yellow, and switched the sentiment so that I could use a French set. This card was made using the retiring Little Additions set. I will admit to being really sad about seeing this set go, as it is my favorite baby set SU! ever had. I will be holding on to that one for sure! Just love the cute baby pieces, especially the tiny onesie!

Retiring:

• Little Additions stamp set
• Designer bras
• Designer buttons

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Petits plus (Little Additions), Jolies pensées (Curly Cute), Polka Dots
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, Brocade Blue
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Brocade Blue, Brilliant Blue
Accessories: White baker's twine, Brights Designer buttons, Night of Navy organza ribbon,
Stampin' Dimensionals, White enveloppe, Basic Black marker, Brights Designer brads

Featuring Button Button

This card was CASEd from Alicia Thellin. It showcases the retiring set Button Button and a new, upcoming sentiment set from the 2013-2014 catalogue called Médaillons séduction. It fits perfectly into the 7/8'' Scallop Circle punch.

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Button Button, Médaillons séduction
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Designer paper: Brights Designer paper stack
Accessories: 7/8'' Scallop Circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Bashful Blue satin ribbon,
Edgelits, Stitches embossing folders

 

Featuring Designer Buttons: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I tend to hoard stuff I find pretty and I am working really hard on getting rid of that habit with my scrapbooking supplies. Since the Designer buttons will all be retiring (because of the colour update), I decided I wanted to put those beautiful buttons to good use and made them the focus point of today's card. I cannot take the credit for the design, this is totally copied from a card I found on Pinterest. 

The background is embossed with the Cloudy Day embossing folder, which is the perfect background. for it. Since the sentiment is stamped directly on the cardstock, I would advise stamping it BEFORE embossing the cardstock for better results.

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Il faut bien le dire
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Glossy White
Ink: Midnight Muse
Accessories: Stampin' Markers, Cloudy Day embossing folder,
Designer buttons, Crumb Cake envelope

Deconstructed Sketch #100 - Catalogue Sneak Peek!!

I had promised myself I would keep up with the program and keep using my retiring stamps and accessories in May, but when my box of new goodies came in, I just couldn't resist! Oh man, are you in for a treat when the new catalogue comes out! I particularly love the new French sentiment set with fun fonts!

Can't chat long because I don't want to go to bed late tonight, so I'll let the picture speak for itself! Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Souhaits instantanés, Mosaic Madness
Cardstock: Pool Party, Basic Grey, Whisper White
Designer paper: 2011-2013 In Color Paper Stack
Ink: Pool Party, Coral Calypso, Basic Grey
Accessories: In Color Polka Dot brad, Pool Party satin ribbon (Sycamore Street Bundle - SAB),
Rhinestones, Corner Rounder punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Pool Party embossing powder, Mosaic embossing folder

 

Henry Says.... It's Impossible to Forget Your Birthday

I resisted ordering the Henry Says set for a long time and finally caved. It's just adorable and it includes great sentiments as well.

For this card, I stamped the elephant on Sahara Sand cardstock and then overstamped the chevron pattern with the same ink colour using the Beyond Plaid stamp set (also from the Spring catalogue). The sentiment was embossed with Pool Party embossing powder (also found in the Spring catalogue).

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Jacadi a dit
Cardstock: Pool Party, Island Indigo
Designer paper: Sycamore Street
Ink: Sahara Sand, Basic Grey, VersaMark
Accessories: White envelope, Pool Party embossing powder,
Stampin' Markers, Small Curly Label punch, Pool Party baker's twine,
Piercing template, paper piercer, shimmer brads

Greeting Card Kids - Stampin' Up! Retiring Set

By now, you have probably seen the extensive list of stamp sets that will be retiring come the end of May. One of the retiring sets that I am really sad to see leaving is Greeting Card Kids, which I have used on a regular basis since it came out. I really like its vintage charm and the images are a great size to color. Big enough to fill space on a card, small enough that they are still quick to colour. I wanted to use all four images from this set at least one last time before it retires, so here are the results.




 

 

Retiring products:

• Greeting Card Kids set

Spring Catalogue products:

• T'as un ticket set
• Honeycomb embossing folder
• Pool Party Core'dination cardstock
• Hearts a Flutter Framelits (heart)
• Basic Grey two-tone ribbon

 

Oh, and that cute washi tape? It's from SU! It's part of the new This and That product offering. That suite will be part of the new upcoming catalogue.

 

 

 

Retiring products:

• Designer Buttons
• Baja Breeze seam binding
• Greeting Card Kids
• Designer Brads (offered at a rebate! Great opportunity to stock up!)
• Riding Hood Red ink and cardstock
• Baja Breeze ink and cardstock
  

 

 

 

Retiring products:

• Greeting Card Kids set
• Designer paper packs
• Designer brads
• In Color polka dot brads
• Pool Party baker's twine
• Lucky Limeade cardstock and ink
  

 

 

 

Retiring products:

• Greeting Card Kids set
• Four Seasons hostess set (snowflake)
• Designer buttons
• Pretty in Pink ink and cardstock
• Certainly Celery ink and cardstock

Spring catalogue products:

• Pink Pirouette two-tone ribbon
• T'as un ticket set

 

Want a copy of this fun set for yourself? Make sure to contact me to place an order before the end of May, before this set retires for good!

With All My Love

This card was made with the exclusive stamp set and patterned paper that were offered for a limited time this Spring. It was a lovely set, which unfortunately shipped in the middle of my move and only saw the light of day once before the promotion was over. I think the card turned out pretty cute and I guess I can still share it in case you guys also purchased this kit and want to keep using it.

The inspiration behind the card was a card sketch I found on the Page Maps website.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Simply Serif Mini Alphabet, Sent With Love
Designer paper: Sent With Love
Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Calypso Coral
Accessories: White envelope, Calypso Coral baker's twine, Stamp punch, Circle punches,
Stampin' Dimensionals

I'm ba-ack!

I'm ba-ack! Wow, that has been a long blogging hiatus... I knew I would have to put blogging aside when I prepared for my move, but I didn't think it would turn into such a long break. I have started stamping again a few weeks after getting settled in, but I didn't take the time to photograph all of my new projects, mainly because I do not have a spot where to leave my light tent up like I did at my previous place. Setting it up and taking it down every single time is kind of a drag, so I let the projects pile up before I finally got everything out to take pictures. I would also have posted earlier if Typepad hadn't been giving me trouble while trying to add pictures to my posts. And without pictures, the posts are definitely not as interesting! I finally managed to solve the problem by uploading Firefox on my computer.

Let's start with a card I made in February before packing all my stamping supplies away. I wanted to try the faux chalkboard technique and thought it would look great with one of the sentiments from the Mots de saison set. The heart doily comes from the beautiful More Amore Designer paper pack (Spring catalogue).I flipped it around and used the white back. I also used my favorite new embossing folder, the Honeycomb folder sold in the Spring catalogue. Hexagons are all the rage, so this is really a propos.

Hope you like it. I plan to be back and share more this week!

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Mots de saison
Cardstock: Pool Party, Basic Black,
Designer paper: More Amore
Ink: VersaMark, Whisper White
Accessories: Sanding block, Honeycomb embossing folder, White embossing powder,
Sponge, White envelope, Sycamore Street button and ribbon, Jumbo rhinestones,
Oval Framelits, Scallop Trim border punch

MDS - Stacks of Millions Hostess CD - Happy Baby

A quick page put together so I could try out the content of the Stacks of Millions digital contents CD (offered as an hostess benefit in the Spring Catalogue. I like the cute colours in this one! I'm thinking of printing out the individual papers to use as patterned paper on cards. One more projects on the list for when I'm moved in and settled...

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stacks of Millions Digital Collection Disc (Hostess)

 

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MDS Lemonade Stand - SAB Offering - Help!

I haven't done much stamping or scrapbooking lately since I am busy with packing, but I was curious about the digital content on the Lemonade Stand CD-Rom (offered for FREE furing Sale-a-Bration!) so I popped it into the computer to check it out. I only meant to putter around and see what was on it, but I ended up doing a full-blown page. The colours of the kit match my niece's onesie very well, so I used those pictures of her that were taken at 3 weeks old, back when she couldn't be put on her belly without her crying. Those pictures break my heart - she looks so panicked in the first pic! Ironically enough, I saw her again last weekend (she's now three months old) and my sister showed me how she can now stay on her belly and hold her head up! Oh, how fast they grow...

Most of the digital content I used came from the Lemonade Stand CD, but I did add a few other stamps, like for the title. I really love the colours and patterns in this digital kit. I was particularly excited about the hexagons!

You can get your copy of the CD for free as well when you place an order of $60 worth of supplies. E-mail me if you are interested!

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Lemonade Stand Digital Content CD

 

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Best of 25 years – New exclusive sets!

Did you know Stampin' Up! is celebrating its 25th anniversary? For the occasion, the company will be issuing a new exclusive themed set every month throughout the year. Each set will center around a theme and feature images from past sets, along with a new exclusive image in each one. January's theme is birthdays and February's theme is love. Click on the link below to see images of the sets:

 

 

Best of Birthdays (January)

 

Best of Love (February)

 

 

The sets remain available throughout the year and you can even collect stickers, which you will receive every time you purchase a 25th Anniversary set, and receive a free stamp set of your choice when you have collected six stickers! How cool is that?! Getting rewarded for buying stamps by getting more stamps... gotta love that!

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Feeling Sentimental: Red Booth

This cute card is CASEd from Tina Weller's cute Leadership swap card. It immediately caught my eye, as I love the way she paper pieced the booth out of red cardstock, giving the image colour and dimension. Hers also had a very cute handwritten sentiment that was taken directly out of the Pretty Petites SAB set. This fun detail didn't work with the French set, so I stamped another framed sentiment from Jolies mini instead (also a SAB gift). I added two mini silver brads to frame the sentiment and embossed the background using the Argyle embossing folder and that's it!

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Feeling Sentimental, Jolies mini (Pretty Petites)
Cardstock: Whisper White, RIding Hood Red, Basic Black
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Mini Silver brads, Argyle embossing folder

 

Paper Pumpkin: Notebook Kit

This is the second Paper Pumpkin kit we received at Leadership. I believe this one is offered to demonstrators so that they can introduce customers to Paper Pumpkin.  The notebook is so adorable: the inside pages have a cute Lucky Limeade grid on them. Since everything you need to complete the project is included, it took about five minutes to put together. Definitely a fast project! The kit includes some extra butterfly die-cuts, which I used on my other Paper Pumpkin cards.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Paper Pumpkin Kit

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Paper Pumpkin: Hey There, Friend

So, one of the thing that was announced at Leadership was the launch of the Paper Pumpkin program. The bummer for us is that it will not be available in Quebec for the time being. I was lucky enough to leave Leadership with a box containing the supplies from the Starter Kit that will be available to anyone who signs up for the program. The first card is the suggested design, which I reproduced based on the picture. The second pictures shows variations of the same design that I created adding elements from my stash (Silver Smooch Spray, baker's twine, pearls, etc.).

By the way, if you love those cute buttons used on the card, they are the same design as the ones currently offered in the SAB brochure. They come in three colors: Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry and Tango Tangerine, and they are adorable!

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Paper Pumpkin kit
Accessories: Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, Rhinestones,
Pearls, Island Indigo Baker's twine

Scrapbooking with SU!: My Daddy Loves Me

This scrapbook page was made using the same Simply Scrappin' kit that I used for yesterday's card. I thought the love-themed kit would work well with this picture of my brother-in-law looking at his baby like she's the most beautiful little girl in the world. (And she is pretty darn adorable, I have to say!)

I snagged the vintage tags from Clearance Rack before Christmas. They look beautiful in person, they have a gold sheen to them, as if they have been sprayed with gold Smooch Spray. Just beautiful! The first word of the title was stamped with the Simply Serif Mini Alphabet set (annual catalogue, p. 145). It's a great set in a cute font that will work well for both pages and cards. The journaling was handwritten using our Many Marvelous Markers (p. 157), which I never fail to use every time I stamp. Get them during Sale-a-Bration and you'll receive two freebies of your choice with it!

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Simply Serif Mini Alphabet, Simple Alphabet
Cardstock: So Saffron
Simply Scrappin' Kit
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Paper Piercer, Love Notes die-cut, Markers, Vintage Tag,
Stampin' Dimensionals, White taffeta ribbon

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Clearance Rack: So Glad I Found You

SU! added a huge inventory on the Clearance Rack before Christmas. One thing they did for the first time was add stamp sets to the clearance. As soon as I saw the Totally A-maze-ing set was back, I jumped on the chance to get it. This is one set I had been going back and forth on when it came out. I thought it was awfully cute, but it wasn't translated to French, so I know I wouldn't be using it as much, in my business and for my personal use. I still kept thinking the maze and little man and women images were so adorable, so the minute it came back on the Clearance Rack, I decided it was faith.

This is the first card I made with it. Since the set is already retired, I figured I might as well pair it with other retired supplies I still wanted to use. The cardstock and papers were from a Simply Scrappin' kit that also found itself on the Clearance Rack, a longer while ago. It is love-themed, so I thought it would work well with the maze. I used the computer to make my own French version of the following sentiment: "So glad I FOUND you," and as you can see, I put the man in the middle of the maze and the woman image outside. I also stamped the heart shape in a half-circle around the maze, and used one of the plastic maze on top of the stamped image.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Totally A-maze-ing
Cardstock: So Saffron, Whisper White
Simply Scrappin' Kit
Ink: Regal Rose, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Maze, Dazzling Details, Stampin' Dimensionals, White envelope

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Sale-a-Bration: Feeling Sentimental - Antique Bike

I am finally back, after an unplanned blogging hiatus! I didn't expect to be this busy when I came back from Leadership and on the rare few occasions when I had free time, I suffered from stamper's block. I have so many new fun items from the Spring catalogue and SAB collection that it feels like I don't know where to begin! I finally managed to put together a quick card and find time to share it with you guys!

The starting point was the Sweet Stop sketch, although once I was done with the card, I saw that the sketch was supposed to include a snowman. Oops! That being said, I am really happy with how it turned out because I think it could work as a masculine card and I never have enough of those. The wonderful papers and die-cut tag all come from the Fan Fare Designer Paper pack, which can be found in the annual catalogue. I thought the vintage look would be a perfect pairing with the Feeling Sentimental SAB stamp set - and then I saw the bicycle paper in the pack. Cha-ching!! Even better.

The die-cut tag comes directly from one of the papers. It was a little long for my card, so I cut the top off and glued it back lower on the tag. That easy! The fun font sentiment comes from the hostess set Wacky Wishes (annual catalogue) and was embossed in Pewter embossing powder to make it stand out. I embossed some cross stitches using the Needlepoint Border embossing folders from the Spring catalogue.

The beautiful Basic Grey two-tone ribbon is also from the Spring catalogue (see it on page 13). I hadn't used it yet and my downline Melanie mentioned how easy it was to work with and how beautifully it tied into bows, so she got me curious and I pulled it out to make sure I would add it on my next project. Turns out the two roll of ribbons from the Spring cattie (pink and grey) both match the colours in the Fan Fare papers! Something to keep in mind if you plan to buy them... ;)

To make the bike image more interesting, I inked it with Island Indigo first, then I used the Thumping technique to add grey on the image with a marker. (This would be a wonderful technique for me to show you at a workshop during SAB... Hint, hint!!) It gave wonderful dimension to the image and makes it pop out more. I then handcut the bike and popped it up on the tag using Stampin' Dimensionals.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Feeling Sentimental, Faites vos voeux (Wacky Wishes)
Cardstock: More Mustard, Island Indigo, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla
Designer paper: Fan Fare
Inks: Island Indigo, VersaMark
Accessories: Pewter Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Grey Two-Tone Ribbon,
Needlepoint Border embossing folder

 

 

Want to receive free products? Place an order with me during Sale-a-Bration (January 22nd to March 22nd) and receive this beautiful Feeling Sentimental set for free. E-mail me to know more or place an order!

Golf Dude

This card was inspired by a Stamping Bella sketch from last summer, but I was too late to post it for the challenge and the picture remained unpublished all that time. This is again an effort to a) add a masculine card to my stash and b) use my paper scraps, in this case from an old Simply Scrappin' kit. I'm pretty happy with how this onw turned out. While there are many elements on it, I feel like they gel pretty well. I like how the embossing on the Soft Sky star is reminiscent of the texture of a golf ball!

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Golfafella (Stamping Bella), Pour ton anniversaire (SU!)
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Whisper White
Simply Scrappin' kit: Creative LIcense
Inks: Stampin' Up!
Accessories: Silver glimmer paper, white envelope, glimmer brad, Star punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, polka dot embossing folder, Mini silver brads, Oval die, markers, Spirals punch

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Flower Boy

This card was made in an effort to have a few masculine cards in my stash. Ironically enough, someone ended up buying it for a girl friend. Oh well, I tried!!

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Trios pour toi (SU!), Hello Ian (The Greeting Farm)
Cardstock: Brilliant Blue, Whisper White
Patterned papers:
Inks: SU!
Accessories: Silver Stampin' Dazzle marker, Black beads, Crystal Effects,
Nestabilities die, markers, Stampin' Dimensionals, Baja Breeze corduroy button,
Curly Label punch, Pool Party baker's twine, brads, white envelope

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