Archive for May, 2009

Blog candy!

Here is this week’s Stampin’ Up blog candy give away….

The prize this week is a "Happy Me" Simply scrappin kit and the set Botanical Blooms. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on my blog. Thanks a bunch for stopping by.

To place your Stampin’ Up order online  24-7, click here

Flower pot card

I had my shoebox swap the other day with my demo friends and this project was designed by my friend Lorrie. I am so glad she brought this one because I had been wanting to make one of these flower pot cards for a couple weeks now and just hadn’t gotten around to it. These daisies totally make it look adorable. I love the daisies #2 die for the Big Shot.  It adds pizzazz to almost any project.

To place your Stampin’ Up order online  24-7, click here

I just love these daisies….

I just got the new Daisies #2 die for the Big Shot and it is sooooo cool! I used it with the new window sheets and here is what I came up with……

Can you say EASY?? I just popped these daisies out with my Big Shot, sponged the edges and stuck them on my window sheet. The sentiments are from the Chit Chat rub-ons. I used the baja breeze buttons for the center of each flower. They can be found on pg 6 in the Occasions mini along with the window sheets on pg 10.

To place your Stampin’ Up order online  24-7, click here

Another window sheet card…..

I love these window sheets. You can whip out a card in 5 minutes.

These look like the same cards but I did the sentiment and the butterfly different.  The first one I stamped the sentiment in white stazon and you can barely see it under the butterfly so I tried the rub-ons on the 2nd one and it showed up way better.  The rub-ons stick so well to these window sheets. Hope you like these.

To place your Stampin’ Up order online  24-7, click here

Playing with the window sheets

I finally got some time to play with my new window sheets. THese come on 8 1/2 by 11 sheets and you cut them into quarters so you get 8 from a pack for $5.95. You can see them on pg 10 in the Occasions mini.  They are super easy to use and you can whip out the 8 cards in no time. 

The hardest part was trying to take the pictures of the cards without getting a glare from the camera. I could see my reflection in the window sheet every time I took the picture. All I did was put the window sheet on a chocolate chip piece of cardstock and adhered it to that with the 2 brads….no adhesive is used at all. The sentiment is a rub on from Chit chat on pg 173. 

To place your Stampin’ Up order online  24-7, click here

DCBD challenge #126

Hey stampers,

It is Wednesday so that means it is time for anotherDiva Coffee Break design challenge. This week it is another Big SHot challengs which is always my favorite since I use the Bog Shot almost every single day. It is definitely my favorite Stampin Up product.

Here is my card……

I used the Manhattan Flower Impressions folder which I LOVE! It is so versatile and looks great in any color. I copied this technique from Patty Bennett. She has a great step by step video on her blog. I started with a piece of shimmery white cardstock (it is hard to see the sparkles in the photo) and then embossed it using the big shot and the manhattan flower folder. THen I brayered the back side with regal rose and then so saffron and cut it out. These are super easy to make and everyone who comes to my May classes will get to make this one.  Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. Also, don’t forget to check out the other Divas here .

Blog Candy winner!

Hey everyone! I would like to thank everyone who left a comment the past week.  I loved reading them all. I have picked the blog candy winner and it is ….. Brenda Swartz !  Congratulations Brenda! You win the stamp set and gift box with cards! Be sure to keep looking and I will post another contest soon! 

Dress card made with the scallop circle die

Hey stampers,

Here is an idea I have seen a bunch lately so I had to try it myself… It is a dress card made from our scallop circle Big Shot die…who thinks these things up? I don’t know, but I wish it was me! 

For this one, I used a piece of Raspberry Tart designer series paper and punched it out with the big shot scallop circle die. Then I used a template that I made to trace out the dress shape. I kind of winged it til I got it to look just right. I wrapped a piece of ribbon around the waist and accented with the flower punch and a brad. THe stamp is from the set Absolutely Fabulous. I am demoing a card similar to this in my May classes this month. I don’t want to post it yet because I want it to be a surprise for the girls who are coming.

To place your Stampin’ Up order online  24-7, click here

Another Manhattan flower card

Ok, can you tell that this Manhattan flower embossing folder is my favorite new toy? I just love it! I have been selling them like hotcakes too. I guess everyone else has too since they have been out of stock for 2 weeks. There are just so many things you can do with it. Here is a card that was one of the make and takes in all of my April classes. I got the original inspiration for this card from Patty Bennett.

I used the Manhattan flower impressions folder with cardstock vellum to make the front piece and then cut around the top of the flowers. The vellum piece is adhered  to the pink pirouette with snail adhesive down the left edge and then covered with the organza ribbon so you can’t see it. The sentiment is from our new Oval All set in the Occasions mini and then punched out with the large oval punch and layered onto a piece of Candy Lane dsp that was punched out using our new scallop oval punch.

To place your Stampin up order online  24-7, click here