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Fabulous Friday Masculine card featuring Guy Greetings

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  Happy Friday!  Thanks so much for visiting today.  We had more snow this week and it is really wreaking havoc with my schedule!  I promise to get this week's newsletter out by the end of the day with  my project sheet link.  This week over on the Sisters in Stamping blog it was my turn to choose the theme for Fabulous Friday and I picked masculine card ideas.  I am forever having a hard time making these kinds of cards yet I always need them!  How about you?

 

  Once I again I turned to the Guy Greetings set (remember this anchor card from a few weeks ago?).  I LOVE this set!   Not only are the images great (love that vintage look!) but the sentiments are perfect, too.  Since masculine cards don't feature any bling, I like to add texture, sponging and dimension by popping things up on the card.  The stripes on the cajun craze card stock was added with my Big Shot and the Stylish Stripes folder.

   I also added lots of sponging to every layer to age the card to match the vintage images.  I really like this color combination of very vanilla, early espresso, sahara sand, always artichoke and cajun craze.  By cutting out the banner and popping it up over the man it really stands out, don't you agree?

  The last thing I stamped was the inside of my card - I love these hats (I stamped them off once so that in case I have a lot to write I can go over them) and the coordinating sentiment.  I hope you have been inspired by my masculine card - for even more ideas, please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog later this afternoon. 

  * Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful weekend *

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  * Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful rest of your day *

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 Be sure to use Hostess Code VS4DEZZG with your online orders at checkout through March 30th to receive my Quick & Easy card of the week.  Spend $50 and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item AND choose any single tutorial from these as a gift from me.

- Weekly Deals (click HERE to shop)

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- Occasions catalog items (click HERE to shop)

- New Arrivals (click HERE to shop)

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Quick & Easy Crazy About You birthday card featuring the Sale-a-Bration "Best Year Ever" DSP

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  Happy Monday!  I wanted to share with you today my Quick & Easy card for this week... it is a birthday card featuring the Crazy About You stamp set and coordinating Flower Medallion punch from the Occasions catalog and Best Year Ever designer series paper (earn it for FREE during Sale-a-Bration with a qualifying $50 order) that I created for a co-worker who is celebrating her birthday today.  With all the cold and snow we've had over the last week I thought a cheery Spring flower card would be perfect to brighten her day.

  I love this set - check out all of these great words you can stamp on their own or combine to make tons of sentiments!  There are also two flower images that coordinate with the Flower Medallion and 1-3/4" Scallop Circle punches.  I have a feeling that this stamp set is going to be seeing a lot of ink on future cards.  And here is the very best part - this set is available in all 3 options, so no matter which type of stamps are your favorite you can purchase it in that form - wood mount, clear mount or photopolymer!!

  Here's a close-up of my focal panel.  I used the Flower Medallion punch to cut out a flower shape and the DSP peeks out.  I embellished it simply with a rhinestone accent.  Easy, right?!  The color combination includes coastal cabana, calypso coral and whisper white that I pulled from the DSP.

  Here's another view of the card - you can see that I popped up the top layer to give the flower more dimension.  I will be sending out the project sheet for this card in my newsletter on Wednesday... if you're already a subscriber be on the lookout for it.  If you are not, make sure to subscribe by typing your email address in the "subscribe" box in the upper right-hand corner of my blog.

  Thanks for checking out this week's card and have a wonderful rest of your week!!  

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Quick & Easy Masculine Anchor birthday card featuring Guy Greetings

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  Happy Monday Wednesday!  Yikes - the 10 inches of snow we received from the snowstorm on Monday pushed me really behind.  I apologize!  Better late than never, though, right?!  

  I wanted to share with you today my Quick & Easy card for this week... it is a masculine birthday card featuring the Guy Greetings stamp set from the Occasions catalog.  

  I love this set - check out all of these great vintage images and sentiments!  I have a feeling that this stamp set is going to be my new go-to set for all of my masculine cards!  And here is the very best part - this set is available in all 3 options, so no matter which type of stamps are your favorite you can purchase it in that form - wood mount, clear mount or photopolymer!!

  Here's a close-up of my focal panel.  I used the banner framelit from the Big Shot Circle Card thinlit set and it cut out my sentiment perfectly!  The color combination that I used includes very vanilla, night of navy and sahara sand.  These are the colors that we are going to be using for the bathroom that my kids Kelsey and Brandon share when we remodel it in the near future - they chose a nautical theme which is both gender-neutral and great for kids who swim!  Kelsey loves anchors and this card was inspired by her - she is the one who first fell in love with this stamp set when I received my Occasions catalog back in December.

  Here's another view of the card - you can see that I sponged every layer (including the base card) with sahara sand ink to age it... it's an easy technique that really makes a card go from good to great!

  I will be sending out the project sheet for this card in my newsletter tomorrow... if you're already a subscriber be on the lookout for it.  If you are not, make sure to subscribe by typing your email address in the "subscribe" box in the upper right-hand corner of my blog.

  Thanks for checking out this week's card and have a wonderful rest of your week!!  

Promotions

 Be sure to use Hostess Code KXR9FNFT with your online orders at checkout through February 28th to receive my Quick & Easy card of the week.  Spend $50 and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item AND choose any single tutorial from these as a gift from me.

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And the winner of the blog candy is....

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  Thank you so much to everyone who left me a comment over the weekend on my blog post celebrating my 10-year anniversary with Stampin' Up!  

  I used Random.Org to choose a winner and the winning comment is:

  Congratulations, Kathy!  I have sent you an email requesting your mailing address.  Thanks, again, everyone and here's to another 10 years!!

  Be sure to check back... I'll be sharing my Quick & Easy card for this week shortly!

Promotions

 Be sure to use Hostess Code KXR9FNFT with your online orders at checkout through February 28th to receive my Quick & Easy card of the week.  Spend $50 and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item AND choose any single tutorial from these as a gift from me.

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New Weekly Deals for February 17-23, 2015

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  Don't miss your chance to earn a FREE exclusive Sale-a-Bration item with every $50 purchase now through March 31st!   Be sure to use Hostess Code KXR9FNFT with your online orders at checkout through February 28th to receive my Quick & Easy card of the week as a thank you!!

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 Here are some great deals for you... and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item with your $50 order!!  Here's your chance to pick up some great punches at great prices!  

  * Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful rest of your day *

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 Be sure to use Hostess Code KXR9FNFT with your online orders at checkout through February 28th to receive my Quick & Easy card of the week.  Spend $50 and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item AND choose any single tutorial from these as a gift from me.

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Love is in the air and it is FABULOUS!

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  Happy Friday and thanks so much for visiting today!  This week over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are featuring last-minute Valentine's Day project designs just in time for tomorrow.  How are you celebrating it with your someone special?  

  My card features the Groovy Love stamp set and a color palette including the naturals white card stock (I LOVE this paper!), chocolate chip ink and card stock and the new Rose Coral chalk ink pad.  This ink pad is really awesome! I used it in my Mom & Me class and everyone loved it, too (see the Berry Basket project from last week here).  I used the "Groovy" and "Love" images to create my own "designer" paper... it's a great way to use many of the images from your stamp set and create custom paper for your projects.

 

  Here is a close-up of the base of my card - I used the Hearts border punch along the bottom.  Did you pick one up last week when it was on the Weekly Deals?  

  I also wanted to share this banner that was another one of the projects in my Mom & Me class last weekend... it uses all the same colors of card stock and ink as my card above.  I have it displayed in my office and it makes me happy to look at it throughout the day!

  For even more inspiration, please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog later this afternoon to check out the other Fabulous Big Shot projects.  It's supposed to be cold this weekend for much of the country... I hope you can stay inside where it's warm and get some fun stamping and crafting done! 

* Thanks for visiting and have an awesome weekend *

Promotions - don't forget about my 10 year anniversary special going on through Sunday, February 15th!

 Be sure to use Hostess Code KXR9FNFT with your online orders at checkout through February 28th to receive my Quick & Easy card of the week.  Spend $50 and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item AND choose any single tutorial from these as a gift from me.

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Celebrating 10 years with Stampin' Up!

   Wooo hooooo!  I can't believe it, but 10 years ago this week I signed up to be a demonstrator with Stampin' Up!  I had been purchasing the products for about a year because I loved them and realized that I wanted oh-so-much-more than just the occasional hostess rewards and it was the best decision I ever made!  I can't even begin to tell you the number of wonderful new stamping friends I've made from building relationships with my customers, team members and even other demonstrators from across the United States and Canada that I've met at various Stampin' Up! events.  Have you thought about joining?  I'd love to share all the wonderful reasons I've remained with Stampin' Up! for so long!  And now during Sale-a-Bration is the best time of year to join!

 

  And to celebrate, I am offering Blog Candy... please leave me a comment here on this post now through Sunday, February 15th.  The winner will receive the Great Greetings stamp set, large pearls and melon mambo organza ribbon shown above.  I'll use Random.Org to choose a winner and post it on Monday when I share next week's Quick & Easy card.  

This contest is now closed - congratulations to the winner Kathy DeVries

  Please tell me why you love Stampin' Up! and what your all-time favorite stamp set is (can be current or retired).  As for me, I love Stampin' Up! for all the wonderful stampers I have met over the years.  And my very favorite stamp set of all time is the retired Roses in Winter set!

 In addition to the blog candy, anyone placing an order with me through February 15th will receive a 10% savings in honor of my 10 years - it will be in the form of a rebate if you place your order online using my Hostess Code KXR9FNFT or 10% off your order if placing it with me directly (sorry, Club orders do not count).  Don't forget to check out the bargains from the Clearance Rack and the Weekly Deals, too when putting your order together.  And, if your order reaches $50+ you'll even earn a Sale-a-Bration item!  But hurry, this offer is only good through Sunday!!

   Thanks for letting me share the good news about my anniversary!  Have a fabulous rest of your day!!!

Promotions

 Be sure to use Hostess Code KXR9FNFT with your online orders at checkout through February 28th to receive my Quick & Easy card of the week.  Spend $50 and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item AND choose any single tutorial from these as a gift from me.

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New Weekly Deals for February 10-16: great Big Shot accessories on sale this week!

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  Don't miss your chance to earn a FREE exclusive Sale-a-Bration item with every $50 purchase now through March 31st!   Be sure to use Hostess Code KXR9FNFT with your online orders at checkout through February 28th to receive my Quick & Easy card of the week as a thank you!!

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 Here are some great deals for you... and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item with your $50 order!!  It's all about Spring flowers and gardening this week!  Here's your chance to pick up some of our fabulous accessories for making your own paper flowers with the Big Shot!  

  Here are some samples to inspire you... 

  This is a birthday card and matching gift bag featuring the Flower Frenzy bigz die that I designed for Fabulous Friday a while back.  Click here to view that post for more information.

 

  And do you remember this gift card holder I designed featuring the Floral Frames framelit set?  Click here to view that post for more details.

 

  And this fun telescoping card featuring the Floral Frames framelit set.  Be sure to hop over to the original blog post to see the card opened up.

* Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful rest of your day *

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Quick & Easy A Happy Thing-Love Life card

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  Happy Monday!  I wanted to share with you today my Quick & Easy card for this week... it is an all-occasion card featuring the Sale-a-Bration stamp set called A Happy Thing.  Don't you just love this sweet little bird?  

  I think it's a nice touch to stamp a coordinating image on the envelope, too, don't you?  And I love using the note card and envelope sets, especially the crumb cake option, for super quick and easy cards. This card is another one that you can stamp a stack of in no time... and so easy to change out the sentiment so you can have a variety on hand for any time of year!  

  Here's an easy way to add ribbon to a base card with a fold on the side - just snip a hole on the fold using your 1/8" circle punch and thread it through that hole.  Easy-peasey and it looks so pretty!

  I will be sending out the project sheet for this card in my newsletter later this week... if you're already a subscriber be on the lookout for it.  If you are not, make sure to subscribe by typing your email address in the "subscribe" box in the upper right-hand corner of my blog.

  Thanks for checking out this week's card and have a wonderful rest of your week!!  

Promotions

 Be sure to use Hostess Code KXR9FNFT with your online orders at checkout through February 28th to receive my Quick & Easy card of the week.  Spend $50 and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item AND choose any single tutorial from these as a gift from me.

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