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Elements of Style Butterfly

This is a card I did in all of my July classes.  I saw a similar card on the front of the Stampin' Up summer mini catalog and I just changed it up a little bit. I love pink and brown so I changed it to my favorite colors. I punched out the butterflies using the Big Shot butterfly die and then I stamped the Elements of Style on it and colored it with pretty in pink and celery markers. I tried to make it vintage looking so I distressed and sponged the edges.

Here is a close up of the ribbon. I just kind of accordion folded it but I didn't really try to make it uniform.

Homemade and to die for!

Doesn't this look yummy? My friend and downline Tiffany Thompson brought these for everyone at my downline meeting this month. This is a homemade chocolate truffle and it is packaged so nicely in this cello bag and then in one of our fancy favor boxes made with the Big Shot die cutting machine. The Homemade stamp is on pg 18 in our big catalog and idea book. It is great for any homemade item but will be especially perfect around the holidays and it is only $8.95!

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Featured demo of the month (part 2)

Here is part 2 of my Featured Demonstrator of the Month post. This month I am spotlighting Debbie Keane, a wonderful demonstrator in my downline. Here is another fabulous project she made. This one is the Fancy Favor bag made using the big shot die. It is decorated with the Artistic Etchings stamp set on pg 125 in the Stampin Up catalog. I love this stamp set!

This one is a 6×6 recipe page. I love this because I have a whole 6×6 scrapbook to put these recipes in. They make great gifts, especially at Christmas!

I think this is my favorite thing that she made because it was so creative! She used the eyelet border punch and then hung mini cards from it and it says " Lisa's Cards" on the top. This is Totally Tess instead of me…..that waist is definitely too small to be mine! LOL! It kind of reminds me of Barbie's figure.

Here is a cute tropical card made with the Tropical Party stamp set in the summer mini catalog.

This is a really cute box with little mini note cards and envelopes inside. This would also be a great gift idea.

Here is a view of the inside of the box.  Debbie used the same Tropical Party stamp set for this project too.

Hostess sets rock!

The hostess sets this year in the NEW Stampin' Up catalog ROCK! They are so fabulous I want them all! Too bad you can't buy them though. You can get them free however! Just book a Stampin Up workshop with me and they can be yours for freeeeee!  Don't have time to do a workshop? Just take the catalog to work, show all your friends, take orders from them and you can do your own book party and still be the hostess! Just give me a call or email to set it up.

I made this card using the Fast and Fabulous level 2 hostess set and the words are from the level 1 Because I Care set (the hydrangea one). The colors are Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz and the ribbon is actually celery but it matches the pear perfectly.  Oh, and that gorgeous background is the new Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.

I know you will want these hostess sets as much as I do so give me a ring today and we can schedule your Stampin Up party!

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Sweet Scoops…just what I need in this heat!

I don't know about you guys, but here in VA it has been extremely hot the past couple of weeks….like in the 100's several days. I don't ever remember it being this hot in June.So, I thought this card would be great to cool you off. The good thing is, if it is too hot to do stuff outside, you can always stay inside and stamp!

This was one of the make  and takes I did for my downline meeting this month. I used the Sweet Scoops stamp set from the Stampin Up Summer mini to make this one. I stamped the cone on white cardstock and then punched it out with the 1 3/4 circle punch. I stamped the ice cream in melon mambo and bermuda bay and cut those out. The background is our new square lattice embossing folder . For the banner, I used my bone folder to soften up the cardstock and then I made it go up and down. It is hard to see that in the photo but it looks better in person.

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Thoroughly Modern card

Here is just one of the four cards (plus an adorable box) that you can make at my Thoroughly Modern Stamp Camp coming up this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. I posted a pic with all of the projects about a week or so ago. All of the projects use the Thoroughly Modern paper which is retiring next week!!! Get it while you can. I love it! I used the daisy big shot die for this one.

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These Builder Wheels are so much fun!

This cute card was created by my upline Melissa Ellis. She used the new builder wheels to create the top background part. They are so cool. You can put up to 3 of them on the same handle and have each wheel do  a different color. THis card uses the Posy Party, Thoughtful Friend, and Bees & Blossoms wheels. These are all available in the summer mini right now! The bottom part of the card is made using the Square Lattice embossing folder in the big shot!

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Featured Demo of the Month part 2

Here is part 2 of my featured demo of the month post. This month I am showcasing my downline  Liz Velazquez . She made so many cute things I wanted to show them all. This first project opens up and holds a gift card inside…..really adorable!

This card is so cool. I didn't know how she did it so she had to explain it to me. She used melted crayons (touch the tip of the crayon to a hot iron) and then rubbed it on the glossy cardstock. Here is a tutorial if you want to see how it is done.  I will have to try that one sometime! Use a craft iron though so you don't mess up your good one!

This is one of our adorable mini file envelopes. I LOVE these and I am so bummed they are retiring! Liz decorated it with a tropical look and more Thoroughly Modern designer paper. This is the front view.

This is the back view. More flowers and paper….

Here is what it looks like inside with all the dividers….

This last project is a 2-for 1 special. You get a cute box, then when you open it up……

There is a beautiful butterfly pin inside. How cool is that?

Here is a close up of the pretty pin. She made it by layering several sheets of paper together and then gluing them with modge podge to make it extra thick and sturdy. I love it! Thanks Liz for making such awesome projects! You did a great job! To see more of Liz's projects, scroll back a few days to part 1.

I just love Hydrangeas!

I think this new stamp set "Because I Care" is my favorite one in the new catalog. It is a level 1 hostess set so you can get it for FREE just by placing an order! For this card, I used the En Francais background in marina mist on marina mist cardstock and layered that onto the concord crush cardstock. For the flower, I inked up the flower part in marina mist and then took the concord crush marker and tapped it all over, colored the stem in pear pizzazz marker and then stamped it onto the top note paper.

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Great Father’s Day card

My friend Lorrie made this cute Father's Day card for a swap I participated in recently. It is so cute. I am sure there is a pattern somewhere but I don't know where so if any of you find one let me know and I will add it to this post.

Here is what it looks like when you open the vest part up.

Then if you flip the shirt part up, there is a little cello bag attached inside to hold a gift card! How cute is that? It is so much cuter in person. I wish you could see it!

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