Upline Inspiration

This adorable little "mini" berry basket on the left was inspired by Upline Jennifer Downey's adorable "mini" berry basket on the right. We made the BOO basket back in the fall at one of our downline team meetings. I had since put him away for next Halloween but I found him when looking for some Stampin' Up! dies in my cabinet. I pulled him out and he inspired the YUM basket we will be making in an upcoming class called Chicks, Chocolate, & Chatter. Thanks so much Jennifer for the much needed inspiration, you can see more of her creations by visiting www.stampinglane.com.

Product List

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Tea Lace Paper Doilies

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Berry Basket Bigz L Die

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Flower Fair Framelits Die

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Me = Grateful Wood-Mount Stamps

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My New Hobby

Take a look at my newest venture - soap making. I have only made one batch so far, but I can tell this hobby is going to be addictive as stampin' Now to figure out a way to incorporate both hobbies.

Purple Hearts

I have really enjoyed using the Bloomin' Love Stamp Set and Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Dies. Originally I wanted to make a monochromatic card using the Bloomin' Heart Thinlit Die but I changed my mind at the last minute and decided to use Wisteria Wonder with Crumb Cake. What card is not complete until you use a little Gorgeous Grunge to add some fun to the background. I hope you like today's card. The Happy Day sentitment is from the Sale A Bration stamp set called Perfect Pairings. Remember, a $50 catalog purchase and this stamp set can be yours too..only until March 31!!! Stop back soon for more stampin'.

Flowering Fields

This was a pretty fun and simple card we made at my last card buffet. I really like this Sale A Bration stamp set called Flowering Fields. You can get this stamp set easy peasy, just by placing a $50 order. We stamped the flowers in the Tuxedo Black Momento pad and then colored the flowers with our Stampin' Write Markers. The Happy Birthday on the front of the card is from the stamp Set Sassy Salutations. That stamp set is a real go-to for me! I hope you enjoyed today's creation. Be sure to stop back soon.

Have you Heard the Good News - New Sale A Bration items added today!!!

Woohooo Stampin' Up! just released several more items you can get for FREE just by placing a $50 catalog order. These items will only be available until March 31st, so don't wait!!

Hello Birthday Girl

I really am lovin' this years Sale A Bration stamp sets. This one is called Hello and is only available through February 15th - WHICH IS TODAY! Yikes, if you like this set, you better get it now. It has several other sayings with it that make it very versatile. I paired it with It's My Party DSP - which I also LOVE. You can get see this in the Occasions Catalog. I used some window sheet to pop up these adorable balloons from the stamp set Balloon Celebration and coordinating punch called Balloon Bouquet. These two items can be purchased as a Bundle and you can save 15% by doing this. Remember, all you have to do is spend $50 (the Clearance Rack counts too) and you can get this stamp set absolutely FREE! Happy Stampin'

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My Valentine (well one of them)

This is one of my adorable nieces holding up the Valentine goodies we made for her teachers. We had a lot of fun making them together. She has always loved spending time in my craft room, which she often reminds me "is for girls only" LOL. I look forward to the day when her baby sista (as she calls her) Emma can join in on the fun. I will share some of Jamie's worldly wisdom with you: After she had stamped two of her cards with her right hand, she starts to stamp the last one with her left hand. I told her to stop and put the stamp in her right hand because she is right handed. She told me "no I am not, I am both handed" then she looks at me and asks if I know what that means. She said "that means I can do it with both hands". Soooo, both handed it is!! I hope you have a great Valentine's Day with family, friends, or your LOVE.

Will You Be My Valentine?

If my memory serves me correctly, at our last Downline Gathering, my Upline gave us a challenge of making a card with Hearts. This was my creation. I wanted something simple but with a little bit of Pizzazz. I used the Sweetheart Punch to punch out some hearts and the best background stamp set ever - Gorgeous Grunge. I was so happy they did not retire the Happy Heart embossing folder after it was featured in last years Occasions Catalog. Stop back to see some more Valentine creations this week.

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Card Organizer

This was the first class I held in 2016, a card organizer. I am going to use mine to organize birthday cards. I have a few dates filled in already, and lots more to do. I made this card with all Stampin' Up! products except for the binding system and binding comb. We used 6 pieces of It's My Party DSP to make the pages/pockets. We also used a partial piece for the front of the organizer as well. The front cover was decorated with the Balloon Celebration Stamp Set and coordinating punch. I hope you like the organizer, they are simple easy to make and would make a wonderful gift.

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Love is in the Air

Our Stamp Club met last week and we made this awesome card that I CASED off of someone on Pinterest. We used the Shimmery White Cardstock, which I bought some time ago but had not even used yet. We stamped the heart image from the Bloomin' Love stamp set with Versa Mark and then we used clear embossing powder and the heat tool to create a "clear" image. We then used our aqua painters to "paint" across the heart image. To finish off the image we used the Wink of Stella in clear, I love this product. If you haven't tried it yet, you don't know what you are missing! If you need any more details or help making this card, feel free to drop me a line. If I find the original card on Pinterest, I will be sure to give the artist credit.

Have YOU Sale A Brate(d) yet?

Have you had a chance to take advantage of Stampin' Up!s annual Sale A Bration Sale? It is the BEST time of the year!! Not only can you buy incredible products BUT for every $50 you spend you can choose one FREE item from the Sale A Bration Catalog. Check out some more information about SAB below:

There are only a few days left to get these great items for FREE! Once they are gone, they are gone:

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Hello Everyone

Hi Everyone! Have you missed me? It's been a while since I have posted to my blog but it is not from lack of stampin'. I have had several classes already this year and I am excited to show you some of my creations. Stay tuned for pics and details about some new adventures I am taking.

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Butterfly Fun

The butterflies have landed.  Boy am I glad I did not have to wait very long to get these thinlits when they were on back order a few months ago.  I LOVE this stamp set - Butterfly Basics and of course, the coordinating Butterfly Thinlits.  I used the new In Color Tip Top Taupe for the base as well as the stamped images on the card front (other than the stripe, which is one of the 2014 - 2016 In Colors - Blackberry Bliss. If you don't have this stamp set and coordinating thinlits, I say get 'em now...you wont regret it.  You can shop anytime at my online STORE

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Stampin' Up! and the RMHC

This is by far the BEST RHMC (Ronald McDonald House Charities) stamp set that Stampin' Up! has offered in a LONG time.  It is called Sprinkles of Life.  The best part???? There is a coordinating punch as well. WooooHoooo. I do not think you can tell but we used the 2 Way Glue Pen to adhere some Dazzlin' Diamonds Stampin' Glitter to the scoops of ice cream. Did you notice the new In Colors too?  We used Mint Macroon for the background as well as Watermelon Wonder on one of the scoops of ice cream. Whatever you do today, make sure it involves a little stampin'.

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Technique Tuesday

Have you tried any new techniques lately?  I saw this technique a few weeks ago on a fellow demonstrators website and I thought it would be fun to give it a try.  Want to know how we got those stripes on the front of the card?  Well, they are stamped in case you were thinking something else.  We wrapped a clear block with rubber bands and then inked the block up with Sahara Sand and stamped on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I am going to try wrapping the block with rubber bands in both directions (vertically and horizontally) and then stamp with different colors to look like plaid.  I'll post a pic when I get to make one this way.  Other items used on this card is the Butterfly Basic stamp set and coordinating Butterflies thinlits.  We used the new In-Colors Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I would love to hear what you think of this card.

Serene Sympathy

I recently had the need for a sympathy card for a co-worker/friend.  It is never a good thing when you need one of these cards but I had a great inspiration from my downline Morgan.  She recently made a card like this with her club and as soon as I saw it I knew I needed to CASE it.  So, I did!  I like the way it turned out and my friend really liked it, so that was all that mattered.  I used the stamp set Serene Silhouette's along with the sentiment from Thoughts & Prayers stamp set.  I used the colors Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon, Night of Navy, and Basic Black.  You can check out these stamp sets or any Stampin' Up! product by visiting my website HERE.  Hope your day is filled with stampin!

Kinda Eclectic Birthday

I had an awesome time earlier this week with my Upline and sideline's at our monthly gathering.  We made a beautiful card with the Hello You thinlits but we only used the "negative" part of the happy.  So, I had a "happy" that needed to go on a card ASAP.  I combined the Kinda Eclectic stamp set with the "birthday" from the stamp set Butterfly Basics to make this cute birthday card.  The balloons were stamped with Images from the Work of Art and Kinda Eclectic stamp sets.  I stamped the images and then punched them out with the 1 3/8" circle punch.  The "knot" on the balloon was made with the owl punch.  I really had fun creating this card.  I hope you enjoy it.

A Little Busy

Hello my faithful followers.  My apologies for not doing a better job keeping you up-to-date on all of the great things happening at Stampin' Up!  I recently started a new job and well quite frankly, I have been a little tuckered when I get home at night.  I had a Farewell Buffet on Friday evening to say good-bye to some of my favorite stamp sets and well, just didn't get a chance to show you the pics. 

Now, it is time for new products and new ideas ----YAAAAYYY.  The new Annual Catalog went live yesterday.  Have you seen it?  It is GREAT ( in my best Tony the Tiger voice).  I did not preorder many stamp sets, but I did get a lot of the new In-Color items like stamp pads, cardstock, and ribbon. 

I really hope to get some of my new creations posted ASAP...until then...happy stampin'