A little home decor...

Good afternoon!
Yesterday I was so busy creating all day that I forgot to charge the battery in my digital camera.  Unfortunately I needed to let it charge overnight.  Now that it's fully charged I'm ready to go!  The project that I'm sharing with you today was created from a tutorial in "The Basics" class that you can order from Stampin' Up!.  To purchase- simply click the SHOP WITH ME button at the top of the right side bar to go to my store.  "The Basics" class is $14.95 and it is chock full of excellent information, tutorials, supply lists, video's, etc...  I think both inexperienced and experienced papercrafters would benefit from it!

Ingredients:
Card Stock:  So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla

DSP:  Tea for Two

Stamps:  Daydream Medallions

Inks:  Versamark, Calypso Coral, So Saffron

Tools:  Stamp-a-ma-jig, Big Shot, Floral Frames Framelits, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Calypso Coral Bakers Twine, Stampin Dimensionals, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder

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Quick announcement

Hi everyone!
I have been extremely busy working today. Unfortunately I forgot to charge my camera battery so I wasn't able to take any pictures. Please check back later this morning and I will have some up! Lots of goodies to share!
Thanks for your patience!

Inspired?

Good morning!
What a crazy busy day yesterday was!  Fortunately for me, my son doesn't have school today or tomorrow.  Thankfully that means I won't have a ton of running around to do and will get to spend some quality time in my stampin' room.  I can't wait because I have some fabulous ideas floating around in my head!

The card I have to share with you today is the last of my Creative Crew submissions for March.  I like this card because it inspires me to travel.  Speaking of travel- I could certainly use a vacation!  How about you?  For this card- I chose to use the Postage Due stamp set and the Fan Fair DSP.  They coordinate so well together!

Card Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red

DSP:  Fan Fair

Stamp Set:  Postage Due, Loving Thoughts

Inks:  More Mustard, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede

Tools:  Big Shot, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Stampin' Trimmer, Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Postage Stamp Punch, Stamping Sponges, Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL

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A very special...

Good Morning!
Can you believe it's Monday again?  Where do the weekends go?  Today I have a very special project that I created to share with you.  It is a shadowbox scrapbook page and it was for the Creative Crew monthly challenge.  The challenge was to create a scrapbook page or home decor piece honoring grandparents.

This page is special to me as my grandparents passed away several years ago.  I miss them both very much! The picture used is pretty much the only picture I have of my grandparents.  I'm not sure how I managed to snap such a wonderful picture of them years ago but I'm glad I did!  I hope you enjoy this page as much as I do!  I think it's beautiful and I know my grandparents would both be proud!

Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Very Vanilla
DSP:  Tea for Two
Inks:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Tools:  Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, 7/8" Natural Cotton Ribbon, Artisan Embellishments Kit, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearl Basics Jewels, Calypso Coral Bakers Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals,  Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Glue Dots, SNAIL, hot glue gun and glue sticks.

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Creative Crew Challenge

Good Morning!
I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!  I've been busy busy busy here! Yesterday I downloaded " The Basics".

What exactly is "The Basics"?  The Basics is a new class from Stampin' Up! that offers innovative ways to get the most out of your supplies.  There are tips and techniques for all kinds of product- from stamps to the Big Shot.  This class is divided into 6 PDF documents that all include written instructions, step out photos, some videos and supply lists for 30+ projects.
The following topics are covered in the class:

• Basic Stamping
• Embossing
• Masking
• Stamp-a-ma-jig
• Water coloring and Markers
• Big Shot Basics

I've been reading through all the information in the PDF's and I've been watching the video's.  Let me just say WOW!  This is perfect!  I love it and am happy to offer it to my customers!

Just click the SHOP WITH ME button located at the top of the right side bar to go directly to my store!  This item can be found in the store under the NEW ARRIVALS tab.

I also have a beautiful card to share with you today.  It's another of my submissions for the Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew.  For this challenge- we were asked to design a card using a famous quote.  This quote could be from a current or retired stamp set.  Since I don't own any stamp sets that have quotes (current or retired)- I decided to use one of the quotes that can be found in the Fan Fair DSP.  I LOVE how it came out!  I wasn't sure at first but it's definitely grown on me!  Originally I used Very Vanilla for the bow but it just didn't look right.  Crumb Cake was definitely the right choice!

Card Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey

DSP:  Fan Fair

Stamps:  Postage Due

Inks:  Riding Hood Red

Tools:  Artisan Embellishment kit, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Postage Stamp punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Antique Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips

It's that time again already!  A new issue of my newsletter will be released tomorrow.  It's not too late!  If you haven't signed up for my newsletter yet?  No worries!  You can still do so!  Just click the "Subscribe to our mailing list" button on the top of the left sidebar.  Enter your email address and you'll immediately be sent a FREE tutorial!  Newsletter is released on Monday of each week.  If you would like previous copies of my newsletter- please send me an email to let me know.  There have been tutorials in some of them!

Link to the gallery

Good afternoon!
I hope everyone is having a fabulous Friday!  I know I am!  I got to spend some time with the absolute most adorable Great Dane puppies this afternoon.  It's hard to believe how BIG they have gotten in just 3 short weeks!  The first time I saw them- they were about 2 months old.  Now they are almost 3 months old and WOW.  Hopefully I get to go see them again tomorrow.  If I do- I promise to take pictures this time!

Here is the link to the Creative Crew gallery at Splitcoaststampers.  Please check it out!  There are tons of amazing works of art in there!  March Creative Crew Gallery

Thanks for checking in today!  Enjoy the rest of your Friday!

It's that time again...

Good morning!
It's March 1st and that means that the Creative Crew over at Splitcoaststampers has been at it again!  This month we were given a "Travel" theme to create with.  For the first challenge, we were asked to create a card that used both the Fan Fair DSP as well as Island Indigo.  The first stamp set that came to mind for this "travel" theme was Postage Due.  Not only does it coordinate perfectly with the Fan Fair DSP but it also represents travel.  There are many beautiful patterns in the Fan Fair DSP.  I chose to use one that had a bit of a vintage feel to it.

What do you think?  Do you like it?  Ribbon roses are my latest favorite embellishment.  They are easy to create and look beautiful!
The actually Creative Crew gallery goes live at noon eastern time.  I'll post a link to the gallery so you can check out every ones fabulous creations!   The challenges will also be posted so that you can play along with us!  I would LOVE to see what you come up with!
Card Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Island Indigo
DSP:  Fan Fair
Stamps:  Postage Due, Vintage Verses
Ink:  Island Indigo
Tools:  Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Artisan Embellishment Kit, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Postage Stamp Punch, 7/8" Natural Cotton Ribbon, Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button pack, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL, Big Shot, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder
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