Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Simply Thanks

A simple card with a simple statement - Thanks.  I made these for my stampin' friends that placed an online order during SAB.  I plan on using this simple layout in my next buffet, with a different sentiment, though, since this one is now retired.  I love how much pizazz a simple butterfly and rhinestone can add to a card.  I hope you are able to squeeze some stampin' in today.  I hope to this evening.  I have swaps to work on for Convention as well as a Stamp Club to prepare for...love my stampin' time!!!

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Mixed Bunch Prayers

I recently made this card for a friend who has not been feeling well, I hope it brings a smile to her face.  I enjoyed using my FREE stamp sets and ribbon and DSP from SAB to make this card. The color combination of Rich Razzleberry and Pool Party will continue to be a new favorite for me. 
I can't wait to see what SU has in store for us in the new catalog....only 60 + days until it debuts :)

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Stationery Box




Here is an awesome stationery box I made over a year ago.  I updated the dsp and cards with some current product and I have another class I can offer anytime.  Without my LNS Treasure Hunt clue Sticky Strip, this box would not have stayed together for a week much less this past year.  I hope you get some time to stamp today - that is where I am headed right now!!!!!

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Double Slider Card - Open View

Double Slider Card - Closed
We made this card at a recent Fancy Folds class...have to admit it kinda kicked my butt when demonstrating how to make it :(  But, I finally got past my blonde moment and had an Ahah moment at the end.  We used the Twitterpated DSP with Baha Breeze and Island Indigo cardstock.

Friday, March 22, 2013

Treasure Hunt Fun

Do you like Treasure Hunts? I know I do and that is why I am taking part in my very first virtual Blog Hop Treasure Hunt.

If you want to play with me and check out some of my awesome Demonstrator friends websites (as well as my own)

Here’s what you need to do. Oh wait, I think I forgot the most AWESOME part……If you collect all 50 clues you will be entered into a contest to win $150 in Stampin’ Up! Products. Here is what you want to do:
First – start at my blog www.thesemicreativestamper.blogspot.com.
Look for this picture:

 

it will appear on my blog and all of my demo friends blogs along with their “clue” aka item from the current Idea Book and Catalog

Second – visit each of the blogs listed below (it’s always nice to leave a comment) and look for their clue – make a note of what the clue is and whose blog it is on.

My Clue:

 Sticky Strip - by Stampin' Up!


Third – once you have collected 50 clues, email to me at Kelli_lu@msn.com; listing each clue and where you found it. This contest runs until May 12th at midnight PST. Below is the list of other participants, you will want to check out their blogs to collect their clues as well!  Each demonstrator has one clue on their blog.  Well, you already have my clue, so what are you waiting for???


Treasure Hunt Participants 2013
  
Angela Carter www.angelasinklink.com
Lisa Kmiec http://lisakmiecstamps.blogspot.com
Jane Hignite www.stampwithjane.com
Deborah Smart www.stampandcreate.net
Penny Hanuszak http://pennytokensstampinspot.blogspot.com
Kimberely Morris http://procrastistamper.blogspot.com
Trish Cortez www.stampingwherepapercomesalive.com


Beth Robinson www.sweetsentimentscrafts.com

Rhonda Gabriele http://rhondalovesstamping.wordpress.com **corrected 28/Feb

Jackie Watson http://jackielwatson.blogspot.com

Cynthia Millan http://StampwithCynthia.blogspot.com

June Reister http://junescreations.blogspot.com

Debbie Broughton www.nanastampingroom.com

Joni Metras www.joniinthespotlightstamping.com

Laurie Reaume http://www.stampwithlaur.blogspot.com **corrected 28/Feb

Sherrill Graff http://latenitestampinwithsherill.blogspot.com/

Nicole Tugrul http://becreativewithnicole.blogspot.com


Shelly Peck www.stampinandscrappingnews.com


Megin Gallagher http://vmg206.blogspot.com

Marcee Rodgers http://thecraftbinsu.blogspot.com

Karen Philipp www.zgrandmakaren.com

Kris Sobolik http://maddiebugdesigns.blogspot.com

Heidi Weaver http://heidistampinalong.blogspot.com

Carolyn Bennett www.carolynstamps.com

Betty-Ann Manghi http://stampindemon.blogspot.com

Jan Schoenfeld www.getinkywithjan.com

Glenda Mollet http://glendamollet.blogspot.ca

Kat Zariengo http://Katzcreates.wordpress.com

Katherine Roberts http://craftinginkc.blogspot.com **added 28Feb p.m.

Bev Farmer www.createwithbev.blogspot.com **Mar 1st

Tanya Stottlemire www.scramptastic.blogspot.com **Mar. 1st

Ligeia Baird http://stampsandinktherapy.blogspot.com **Mar.2nd

Carolyn Rakowski www.paperlacencardnook.blogspot.com **Mar. 3rd

Danielle Calder www.stampenvy.ca **Mar. 5th

Jaye Catalano http://carmine-crafts.blogspot.com **Mar. 7th

Lesley Lendon http://lellyjellys.blogspot.co.uk/ **Mar. 7th

Lori Ann Rogers http://www.victorianview4u.blogspot.com**updated Mar.14th

Vanessa A. Terrell http://www.stampwithvanessa.com **Mar. 8th

Dawn Johnson www.stampinwdawn.blogspot.com **Mar. 12th

Melissa Banbury www.porchswingcreations.blogspot.com **Mar. 19th

Janet Yates www.stampinnerd.blogspot.com **Mar. 19th

Cathy Parlitsis www.stampsandscrapbooks.com **Mar. 19th

Laura Camacho http://sendajoyfulcard.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html **Mar. 19th

Lori Sinden www.loristampsalot.blogspot.com **Mar. 20th

Kit Gosha www.keepintouchstampin.com **Mar. 20th

Beatriz Redd www.queenbeascraps.blogspot.com **Mar. 20th

Cynthia Simpson http://cynthiaspapercrafting.blogspot.com **Mar. 21st

Jayne Stenstrom http://www.jaynestamps.com **Mar. 21st



 

Mike's Birthday

Happy Birthday to my awesome hubby. Believe it or not, we met when I was only 13 years old and we have been together ever since!!! I took advantage of my hubby stepping out for a bit last night to make him a birthday card. How fitting to use SAB items on the last day of SAB!!! I just bought a pack of Island Indigo cardstock and ribbon about two weeks ago and I am determined to use it up before it retires. I bet I know whose Regional Convention swaps will be made with Island Indigo. I hope he likes his card!!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Aviary Prayers

I made this card several weeks ago for a friend who had not been feeling well. I hope it cheered her up and made her as happy as it made me to be able to create such a pretty card for her. I love how versatile this stamp set is and how well it pairs with Thoughts and Prayers. P.S. Only 24 hours until the end of Sale A Bration Happy Stampin'

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Almost over for another year - Sale A Bration

Well stampin' friends, we are just a few short days away from saying "goodbye" to another great Sale A Bration. This set, Bloomin' Marvelous, was one of the last sets I choose as my FREE stamp set for a $50 purchase. I am enjoying creating some pretty cards with it. This card was for a co-worker/friend. I used Bravo Burgandy and Tempting Turquoise as my main colors. I hope you like it! Till next time, happy stampin'

Monday, March 18, 2013

Masculine Birthday Trees

I know I am not the only SU demonstrator that uses Lovely as a Tree as their "go to" stamp set for masculine cards. I have a new found fondness for Crumb Cake as well as Always Artichoke, so putting them togeter just made sense. I surely hope this set does not retired on May 31! Not sure I can live without this set. Hope your day is filled with stampin'

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Top O' the Morning to Ya

Here is my CAS rendition of a St. Patty's Day Card. I can say this is my first one too! Not a holiday I typically celebrate. If you're Irish, I hope you enjoy the day celebrating and I hope you like the card. I used various sizes of punched circles, adhered them to the piece of Whisper White card stock and then ran it through the Big Shot with the awesome Honey Comb embossing folder. I made a card very similar to this for a friends birthday but it was in shades of blue. Happy Stampin'

Friday, March 15, 2013

Spring has Sprung at SU!!

Check out this awesome new stamp set that SU has just released. It is a sneak peak of the stamp set A Round Array that will be offered between now and May 30th. This awesome stamp set has a matching 7/8" scallop circle punch to match. You can buy just the stamp set (if you already have the punch) or get the punch and stamp set in the Spring Surprise Bundle for only $23.95. I know what I am putting on my order this weekend. Don't forget only 1 week left of Sale A Bration!!!

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Gift of Encouragement

I made this framed art for my beautiful SIL. She has recently decided to go back to school and get her college degree. I am so proud of her for doing this and I wanted to make sure she knew how proud I was of her. I love anything with butterflies, I guess you can tell. I used my favorite TOOL the Big Shot along with the Beautiful Wings Embosslet Die/Folder. I used several different shades of purple because that is her favorite color, a few are even retired. Happy Stampin'

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Stamp Storage

I have had a lot of people ask me how I store my stamps - both clear and wood mount. As you can see I store my clear stamps in a stand, a DVD stand to be exact. My DH gave me one of his stands when he saw my "pile" was getting out of control. I still have one more section I can add to the middle of this stand to accomodate another 10-15 sets. The only problem is, I may not be able to reach half of them if I do that! My wood mount stamp sets are stored in drawers in my craft room. I hope your day is filled with stampin'.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Sale A Brate Aviary Style

I have to say this is one of my favorite Designer Series Paper's right now. You can get this paper FREE between now and March 22 just for placing a $50 order on my website. AAAWWEEESSSOOOOMMMEE. I think the color combination in this designer series paper is my favorite part, I already loved Pool Party and Tangerine Tango was a great shade of orange so when you put them both together that is even better. I am trying to figure out a way to use this paper all up before the end of SAB because I hate to have paper this awesome that I can't show off to all my friends!! I hope you get some stampin' in today!!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Monotone Birthday Wishes

I have had this stamp set, Everything Eleanor since fall but did not really get to experiment with it until a few weeks ago. I think it creates a very simple but elegant card. The flowers are cut out and popped up with dimensionals. The large flower has a pearl in the center of it. I hope you like it!

Friday, March 8, 2013

Masculine Birthday Trees

I have made many cards lately using this very simple layout. Crumb cake cardstock stamped with En Francais in Crumb Cake. I added Lovely as a Tree in Always Artichoke at the bottom and I used the single tree from this set on the inside as well. The Happy Birthday is stamped in Always Artichoke on Always Artichoke cardstock and cut out with a framelit from the Apothecary Accents set. I have made sympathy cards with this same layout as well. Hope your day had some stampin' in it!!!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Phone Booth Nostalgia

This Sale A Bration stamp set and the colors Tangerine Tango and So Saffron together are a lot of fun. I have been using both this stamp set and these colors a great deal lately. Isn't it funny how you can almost "forget" about a color for a while and when you "remember" it you are addicted to using it for a long time. I am always trying to use different colors together. Thanks to my Color Coach, I can do just that. Let me help you match some awesome colors and while were at it, I can help you earn some FREE items like this awesome stamp set! Happy Stampin'

Monday, March 4, 2013

Cake Anyone??

This was the very last card I came up with for my Birthday Card buffet last week and it was a favorite by many. I am glad I kept my nose to the grind and was able to keep cranking out some pretty good ideas. I had very few cards left over from this buffet which was GREAT! On to planning the next event - FANCY FOLDS WOOOHOOOO A lot of work but a favorite for many. Happy Stampin'

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Happy Birthday March Friends

This cute little creation is for all of my friends and family who are celebrating a birthday in March! I think I am the only person I know whose birthday is not in March j/k. I saw this cute little creation on SC and I just had to make one to share with you. It is made using one of those little battery operated candles you can pick up super cheap in the Dollar Store. I used some DSP from Sale A Bration as well as the Pretty Petites Stamp set and coordinating Petite Curly Label Punch. I am sure my niece will love this as well. Her favorite thing to do when she comes over is to turn on any/all of these little lights that I may have on display. Have a great weekend and thanks for checking out my blog!!

Friday, March 1, 2013

Best of ......Flowers

This month's Best of Stamp Set is FLOWERS. What an awesome blast from the past. This set has some of my absolute favorite retired flowers!!! Remember, Stampin' Up! is issuing a new stamp set each month during the year 2013 - in celebration of their 25 year anniversary. Each stamp set is only $14.95 Starting in February SU is including a collector's card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every "Best of" set. Collect six stickers Send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.

Craft show

Here is a picture of my Upline and my table at a craft show we particpated in last fall. It was a nice way to spend an afternoon, we knew several other vendors who were set up and we made a few new friends too. I love fall and thanks to SU it is so easy to create some awesome fall projects. I hope you can see some of the framed art I posted a few weeks agao. My posts have been sporatic lately and my goal is for that to NOT be the norm for my blog. I will have some great pictures in the next few days of all of the awesome birthday cards we will be making at my first card buffet of this year. It's all about the birthdays!!! Happy Stampin'