Fabulous new big shot goodies! And other stuff!

This card is made with some of the wonderful products that you'll find in the NEW Occasions mini catalogue (click the picture on the right to have a look) and the upcoming Sale-a-bration catalogue (starts January 24th - but some of you might already have it in your hot little hands) as well as some of the wonderful 2011-2013 In Colors. I love the vintage look of this card!

Products used include: Paper - Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Everyday Enchantment DSP; Ink - Black Stazon, Calypso Coral, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Pear Pizzazz, Always Artichoke, Pool Party Stampin' Write Markers; Ribbon - Lucky Limeade Ruffled; Stamp Set - Apothecary Art; Big Shot Dies - Framelits Labels Collection, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Adorning Accents, and Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

It's been awhile...

As usual, I've been slack about posting, but that doesn't mean I haven't been creating. I've been keeping up with birthdays, and I scrapbooked our trip to Mexico. I've also been working on a "Me" album, which I won't be sharing here as it is very personal. Anyhow, here are a few of my latest creations:


This is a card I made for my dad for Father's day, which uses some current and retiring product. The stamp set, Dreams du Jour, is retiring at the end of June, as is the In Color paper stack, which is a level 1 hostess reward.


This is a card I made for my mom for her birthday. It is CASEd from the new catalogue, but uses current and retiring product.It uses the newsprint DSP which is retiring and some of the fabulous Big Shot dies. It is also my first time experimenting with alternative materials - cork!




This is a card a made with a couple of the stamp sets from the current summer mini. So cute!



This is a valentine's card that I made, using the retired hostess set, Punch Potpourri, and the current set Notably Ornate, as well as the Deck The Halls cloth and Seam Binding ribbon, both of which I am happy are carrying over to the new catalogue!

Christmas Card

This is a Christmas card that I made for my friend. I totally CASEd it from this card on SCS. I thought that using the little leaves sizzlit to make a wreath was such a great idea!

Peacock Stained Glass

This is amazing! Richard liked his Peacock Card so much, that he turned it into a stained glass window! Here is a pic of the card but you can click on the link if you want more detail.

Thank You Card

I made this card for my co-worker and his wife who had me over to their house for a party on Friday night. I used last year's retired In-Colour, Crushed Curry cardstock, which I LOVE, and retired DSP Razzleberry Lemonade. I created the butterfly using the Tim Holtz Fanciful flight die. I love the layered effect of this die, it is so amazing, I am excited about using it with some funky materials such as metal. I used the gold glitter from the Fine Galaxy glitter on the body, and the Elegant Thank you stamp with Rich Razzleberry Ink, and Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White cardstock. The butterfly looks really cool popped up on dimensionals. I'm so thrilled with how this card turned out, it was hard to send... but I put it in the mailbox this afternoon.

Wedding Stuff

Here are a card and money envelope I made for a wedding.
This envelope uses several current and retired products. I think it turned out beautifully! The belly band DSP was one of my favourites - I don't have the 2008 catalogue handy so I'm going from memory, but I believe it was the Parisian Breeze specialty. The gusseted envelope is another retired item from 2009/2010 from the Thoroughly Modern collection. I also use retired Kraft Taffeta ribbon, Gold Cord, and Baja Breeze button. I used the Vintage Labels stamp set from Sale-a-bration 2010. Current products I used on this envelope are Baja Breeze and Crumb Cake ink, Very Vanilla and Baja Breeze cardstock, 1-3/4" scallop circle punch,eyelet border punch, and crimper.

This card uses many of the same products including the Parisian Breeze specialty DSP, Baja Breeze and Crumb Cake ink, Very Vanilla and Baja Breeze cardstock, Kraft Taffeta ribbon, Gold Cord, eyelet border punch, and crimper. In addition, I used Crumb Cake cardstock embossed with the square lattice embossing folder and sprayed with Vanilla Shimmer Smootch Spritz which gives a beautiful, subtle, shimmer. I also used Victoria 5/8" crochet trim and accessories from the pretties kit which give a lovely vintage effect. Stamp sets used are Bella Toile and Curly Cute.

Here is a card that I made for a co-worker's 50th birthday. This is the first time I have inked up this gorgeous non-SU stamp. I actually got it after our first trip to Jamaica and I wanted a peacock stamp to scrapbook some photos of peacocks on our resort.

I stamped the image on watercolour paper in black stazon and water coloured it with SU Stampin' Write Markers and aqua painters. Paper: Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point, Ink: Early Espresso, Accessories: Curly Label Punch, Hodge Podge hardware, linen thread, vanilla smooch spray, number stickers, Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Birthday Card for my brother

This is a birthday card that I'll be sending to my brother in the next day or two. Hopefully it will get there on time. I used the bouncing brayer technique. This is actually a CASE of this card from Dawn Olchefske's blog. I changed up the colours to use a cool colour combo from the new colour coach. This card uses the Extreme Guitar, Extreme Elements, All Holidays, and Rough Edges Alphabet (retired) stamp sets, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, and Cajun Craze (new) ink and cardstock, glossy cardstock, magnetic movers and shapers star punch window (you could use the star punch, I just don't own it) and fire circle rhinestone brad. I love it!

My Digital Studio

Hey there! As usual, I haven't been posting to my blog regularly. Even once a month seems to be a challenge for me. The reason... well, I guess I'm just a busy gal. One of the things I've been doing lately is trying to get caught up on my scrapbooking. Not too long ago, I was 3 years behind. At the end of 2009, I was working on my 2006 photos! Now, thanks in part to My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up!s digital scrapbooking software, I am just about finished 2008! Here are a few layouts that I made with MDS.

New Colours!

I know... it's been awhile. But I am now committing to post monthly, especially now that I have given up my demonstrator website. I will be posting Stampin' Up! news, as well as my latest projects.

The most exciting news is, of course, the new colour collections that will be available in the new catalogue, starting July 1st! The new collections are Brights, Neutrals, Regals, and Subtles.

There are 25 carryover colours, that we have right now. Some of these do not currently have a "home" - now they will. There are 10 returning In Colours from previous years - some favourites that we all wished would come back - our wishes are coming true! And five brand new colours that I am looking forward to seeing in person. We will also have 5 new in colours this year - I can't wait to find out what they are!

The bad news... there are 30 colours retiring. Stock up now, before they're gone. I will also have limited quantities of these colours available in kits, with markers, pads and refills, available at a discount starting July 1.

Click the links below to see the new colour collections and the retiring colours.

New Colour Collection
Retiring Colours

Swaps

Well, it's been awhile! Life has been a little crazy lately, but I did have fun participating in one of the NAC (Not Attending Convention) swaps on SCS. This swap features the new 2009-2010 In Colors and the Razzleberry Lemonade paper (which I LOVE).

The one shown on the right with the Crushed Curry background and Rich Razzleberry ribbon is the one I swapped. The one below is an alternate which I just might like even more, but I was done all my swaps (and used up all my Crushed Curry paper) before I made it.

Embossed Silhouettes

I love this stamp set! It is so perfect for embossing as well as the Zindorf brayer technique. As usual, I was inspired by the many creative ideas on Splitcoaststampers, but this layout is my own.

I actually didn't brayer on this one, I decided to try sponging instead. I started by sponging So Saffron in the area where the moon is, then masking and sponging graduated layers in Night of Navy, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, and Pink Pirouette.

Then I stamped the tree/grass image and the wolf from Nature Silhouettes in Versamark and embossed in black. The embossing turned out a bit splotchy but it's not a bad effect. It is matted on Night of Navy cardstock.

The base is Kraft stamped with the Sanded background stamp in Sahara Sand. The birthday sentiment from Sincere Salutations is stamped in Night of Navy.

I love the antique brass jumbo eyelets - the rustic look of them is perfect for this card. I finished off by looping hemp twine through a few times.

This stamp set is perfect for masculine cards. I made this card for a friend's birthday and I hope he liked it.

Dream a Little

I made this card for my friend's birthday in March. I CASED it from this card on Splitcoaststampers (where else??)

I used the Dream a Little Level 2 hostess set, Oval All from the Occasions Mini, and the beautiful Gallery stamp set of frames. The base is Riding Hood Red and I also used Basic Black cardstock and Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper.

The flowers are stamped in Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, and Tangerine Tango (I think...) stamped off. I should have rock and rolled, I like the effect on the original. The hummingbird and leaves are both stamped in Kiwi Kiss and the sentiment is in Riding Hood Red with the Basic Black frame.

I love the colour combo and hope my friend liked it too!

Cat's Meow

Ok, I finally got my photos organized - here is the first one. This is one of the only non-Stampin' Up! cards I have made, and really, if SU had some cat sets I would be all over them! Here's hoping for some in the new catty! Anyhow, back in December I was sitting around browsing through all the fabulous cards on Splitcoaststampers and I came across this card, which inspired me to pop over to Pink Cat Studios website for a look see.

Long story short, I indulged in some retail therapy, purchased a cute kitty cat stamp set, and created this card. I coloured it with Stampin' Write Markers, and embossed in black. The base colour is real red and the yellow is summer sun. The embellishments are filigree designer brads and circle fire rhinestone, and styled silver hodgepodge hardware. I really love how this card turned out!

Stampin' Up! Scrapbooking Promo

Hello again! This is to let you know about the great scrapbooking promo that is happening right now! From May 1-31, textured paper and designer series paper are all on buy 3 get 1 free. This is a great time to stock up on paper for scrapbooking or card making.

Also, the new Jumble Alphabet stamp set, which will be available in the new catalogue on July 1st, is available as a sneak-peek for 20% off. This is a fun new alphabet that I know you'll love.

And, if you're thinking of becoming a demonstrator, this is a great time with the special scrapbooking starter kit available for only $99.

For details on these promotions and to view the jumble alphabet, click here.

My Blog!

Welcome to my new blog! I'm hoping to start posting pictures of my work on a regular basis, and keep everyone updated with Stampin' Up! specials and products.