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Fabulous Friday: Celebrating Navy Day

  Happy Friday!  Today is Navy Day  - a day to salute all of the women and men who have served, both past and present, in the United States Navy. The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.  To celebrate, I asked my fellow designers to create projects featuring the color Night of Navy for our Fabulous Friday projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog. 

  Here is my card - I CASE'd the layout  of the heart card from the back cover of the Annual Catalog (see below).  

  I wanted to use a large element and immediately thought of the big butterfly thinlit that I cut out with my Big Shot.

  Here is a view of the inside of my card - just a simple stamp in the bottom corner leaving lots of room to write.

  

 Here's a close-up of the sentiment of the card.  To add a little interest to the butterfly I cut out a solid piece after tracing the butterfly onto whisper white card stock and stamped it with the flourish image from the Timeless Textures stamp (the same as on the inside of the card). The strip at the bottom was supposed to look like a strip of washi tape - I used the grid image from the  stamp set for that.  And I also added some dots in the upper right corner using another image from that set.  The "Thank You" sentiment is from the One Big Meaning set - I absolutely love the font!  I really like how this card turned out... don't forget to look to your Stampin' Up! catalogs for great card layouts and ideas!!

 For even more Navy inspiration please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog  to check out what the other designers created this week.  

* Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! *

 

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  Be sure to use Hostess Code Q6P794H4* with your online orders at checkout through November 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of October is the Gourd Goodness photopolymer stamp set from the Holiday catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Week 4 of my 12 Weeks of Quick & Easy Christmas Card Ideas for 2017

 

  Hi there!  Welcome to Week 4 of my 12 Weeks of Quick & Easy Christmas cards!!   Sorry for the delay getting my card out this week.  I'll be sharing the project sheet for this card along with the Week 5 card in next week's newsletter.

 

  This week I am using the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set that coordinates with Cookie Cutter Builder punch.  These were in the Holiday catalog last year and thankfully made it to the Annual catalog this year.

 

  Here's a close-up view of the teddy bear - so easy to stamp because this set is photopolymer. I will be sharing the quick & easy project sheet for this card with a supply list, dimensions and step-by-step instructions shortly in a newsletter. If you would like to receive the project sheet for this card and the remaining Twelve Weeks of Christmas series please make sure you're subscribed to my newsletter before tomorrow next week when it goes out to my subscribers along with the Week 5 card.  You can easily add your email address in the subscriber box in the upper right section of my blog to have your name added to my distribution list. 

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Promotions

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  Be sure to use Hostess Code Q6P794H4* with your online orders at checkout through November 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of October is the Gourd Goodness photopolymer stamp set from the Holiday catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Fabulous Friday: Fun Color Combo birthday card

  Happy Friday!  Karla asked us to create projects this week featuring the color combination of Calypso Coral, Powder Pink and Rich Razzleberry for our Fabulous Friday projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog.  I have to admit, I struggled with this a little as these aren't colors I work with very often.  I did end up with a simple layout, but couldn't decide if I liked the calpyso coral card base or whisper white so decided to share them both and let you decide.  So, here is a photo of both.  Which do you like better?

  Both cards have the same layout - I used the Layered Leaves dynamic texture folder for the card stock strip behind the stamped panel and the very edge of the rich razzleberry strip cut out using the Decorative Ribbon Border punch.  The heart image is from the Bloomin' Love stamp set and the sentiment is from Beautiful You.

  Here is a close-up of the card that has the whisper white card base. I decided to use pearls as embellishments along with 1/8" gold ribbon. 

  

 Here's my other card with the calypso coral card base.  For this card I chose to embellish with rhinestones and 1/8" silver ribbon.

 For even more color combination inspiration please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog  to check out what the other designers created this week.  

* Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! *

 

Promotions

 

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  Be sure to use Hostess Code RER69EFV* with your online orders at checkout through October 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of October is the Gourd Goodness photopolymer stamp set from the Holiday catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Week 3 of my 12 Weeks of Quick & Easy Christmas Card Ideas for 2017

 

  Hi there!  Welcome to Week 3 of my 12 Weeks of Quick & Easy Christmas cards!! 

 

  This week I am using a stamp set that coordinates with the Watercolor Christmas project kit.  The kit makes 20 great cards and this card shows you an alternative way to use it. 

 

  Here's another view of the card - you can see that I stamped the little Christmas tree inside the card as well.  This set has awesome sentiments that work great as the focal point of the card front rather than just for the inside of the card.  I will be sharing the quick & easy project sheet for this card with a supply list, dimensions and step-by-step instructions shortly in a newsletter. If you would like to receive the project sheet for this card and the remaining Twelve Weeks of Christmas series please make sure you're subscribed to my newsletter before tomorrow when it goes out to my subscribers.  You can easily add your email address in the subscriber box in the upper right section of my blog to have your name added to my distribution list. 

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Promotions

Stock and save!  During the month of October you get 1 FREE pack of DSP for every 3 that you purchase!!  Click here to see them all.  

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  Be sure to use Hostess Code RER69EFV* with your online orders at checkout through October 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of October is the Gourd Goodness photopolymer stamp set from the Holiday catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Painted Autumn DSP projects, part 2

  On Saturday I shared some of the projects that I created for the Stampers Dozen Blog hop featuring the Painted Autumn DSP and promised I would share more on the remaining three projects so here you go...  

 

   I challenged myself to use most of the DSP and happily I only ended up with a few very small scraps.  I'll highlight the remaining projects below.

 

  This thank you card is very simple - I carefully cut out the center rectangle of DSP using my Stampin' Trimmer (cannot live without this essential tool!) measuring one inch in from all sides.  Once matted on the soft sky card stock I just lined the pattern back up and voila - a cool card!  The sentiment was stamped and then cut out using the new Everyday Label punch and embellished simply with two rhinestone jewels.

  This fun fold card above (similar to my Fabulous Friday Halloween card found here) includes the 2" strip of DSP and a portion of the third 5-1/4" x 4" DSP that I received.  I cut the panel out and then found some fun pumpkins to fussy cut and add to the inside of the card.  The banner overhang needed some jazzing up so I used one of the thinlits from the Flourishes pack to cut out these two viney-leaves from lemon-lime twist card stock.  It adds just the right pop of color.  I then carefully stamped the sentiment on a scrap strip of very vanilla card stock and this card was complete.

  Finally, I had a small piece of the DSP left and it fit the cat punch perfectly (see below).  I used the reverse pattern and thought it would be a cute embellishment for a favor box... I turned to my trusty 2-4-6-8 box which comes together super quickly using my Stampin' Trimmer.  I used a piece of my new crumb cake 3/8" classic weave ribbon to hold the box shut - this ribbon is gorgeous and really flexible so tying a bow is easy and it looks so pretty!

  After completing these 5 projects, here is all that I was left with... pretty cool, right?!?  You can see where I cut the panel for my fun-fold card along with the pumpkins that I added to the inside of that card and cat for the favor box. I must say, I was very pleased with making full use of these DSP pieces that I received from Rachel - I wish that I had taken a before photo of the 4 pieces of DSP that she sent to me.

  Thanks for letting me share - I hope you give this Painted Autumn DSP a look in the Holiday catalog (bottom of page 49) and consider purchasing it for your Fall-themed projects (click here to find it in my online Stampin' Up! store).

* Thanks for visiting and have a great day! *

 

 

Promotions

 

Stock up and save!  During the month of October you get 1 FREE pack of DSP for every 3 that you purchase!!  Click here to see them all.  

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  Be sure to use Hostess Code RER69EFV* with your online orders at checkout through October 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of October is the Gourd Goodness photopolymer stamp set from the Holiday catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Stampers Dozen: Painted Autumn DSP blog hop

 

 

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Painted Autumn DSP by Stampin' Up!

  This month we are featuring the Painted Autumn DSP in the Stampers Dozen blog hop and I was afraid I was going to have to sit it out because I had not purchased that DSP yet... but big thanks to my friend Rachel who kindly sent me three pieces that were 5-1/4" x 4" and one that was a 2" x 5-1/5" strip.  I couldn't decide which one I liked best so challenged myself to use them all.  And here is the result...

 

   I challenged myself to use most of the DSP and happily I only ended up with a few very small scraps.  I'll highlight two of the cards today and share the rest with you tomorrow.

 

  Up first is this birthday card that is perfect when you need a masculine card.  It features the Stylized Birthday singe stamp and a little bit of crumb cake 3/8" classic weave ribbon.  You'll notice I used half of a piece of the DSP for the bottom  of the card.

 

  This card features the other half of that DSP strip, but the reverse side - don't you love that our DSP is double-sided giving you 12 patterns?!  I used the Painted Harvest photopolymer stamp set for the panel since it is a coordinating stamp set with this DSP.  This product suite is perfect for all of your fall projects.

  Be sure to check back tomorrow when I highlight my other projects.  For even more Painted Autumn DSP inspiration please be sure to check out our blog hop using the buttons below...

On to Joanne's Blog

 

Or head back to Bonnie's Blog

 

* Thanks for visiting and have a great day! *

 

 

Promotions

 

Stock up and save!  During the month of October you get 1 FREE pack of DSP for every 3 that you purchase!!  Click here to see them all.  

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  Be sure to use Hostess Code RER69EFV* with your online orders at checkout through October 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of October is the Gourd Goodness photopolymer stamp set from the Holiday catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Fabulous Friday: Fun fold Spooky Cat card

  Happy Friday!  Rachel has tasked us with creating a fun fold card today for our Fabulous Friday projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog and I designed this one featuring my favorite In Color Lemon-Lime Twist and the cute new Cat punch for a fun Halloween card.  I really love this color combination and was even able to use a strip of the Merry Little Christmas DSP on a non-Christmas project.  This fold doesn't have a name because I created it on my own - it's similar to a buckle card turned on its side, but without a buckle to hold the "belt" in place because gravity holds the fold down.  I really like how this turned out and will be making this type of card again.

  I had not used the Hand Lettered Alphabet set yet, but found these photopolymer stamps make it so easy for placement of the letters.  I think the "boo" on the moon turned out great.  To get this cat silhouette look on the focal panel I first punched out the cat from a piece of whisper white larger than the circle that I wanted.  Once that was done I took the piece that was left over to my Big Shot and cut out the large circle using the Layering Circles framelits, placing the cat cut-out where I wanted.  Easy-peasey!  The great thing about using the silhouette is that you can turn the cat image either way... if you'll notice, my cat faces right.  I had to flip my "moon" over because I accidently got a splotch of ink on it... but no worries, you can't even tell because I was able to flip it over.  I love that!

  

 Here's another view of my card from the side so you can see how the folds are.  I wanted to add a little embellishment to the banner piece so stapled a piece of the mini silver sequin trim.  I also took two individual sequins and glued them to the cat's face for some spooky eyes.  Fun!  I highly recommend using the fine-tip glue for these tiny sequins.

  For even more fun fold card inspiration please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog  to check out what the other designers created this week.  

* Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! *

 

Promotions

 

Stock and save!  During the month of October you get 1 FREE pack of DSP for every 3 that you purchase!!  Click here to see them all.  

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  Be sure to use Hostess Code RER69EFV* with your online orders at checkout through October 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of October is the Gourd Goodness photopolymer stamp set from the Holiday catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Join my 2017-2019 In Color Co-Op

 

  Have you seen the gorgeous new In Colors introduced this year?  Looking for a way to get all of them but want to stick to a budget?  I am offering my In Color Co-Op once again this year and you can HAVE IT ALL over the course of five months for just $40 per month!  Each month you'll receive following for the In Color of the month:

- Stampin' ink pad

- Stampin' ink refill

- Stampin' write marker

- 12 sheets of 8-1/2" x 11" card stock

- 4 sheets of 12" x 12" card stock

- 4 sheets each of 2 double-sided DSP

- 8 cut & ready card bases

- 1/2" finely woven ribbon

- 4 In Color Bitty Bows

- a sample card featuring the In Color of the month

 After five months you will have the ENTIRE collection along with some great sample cards.  Interested?  The cost will be $40 per month for pickup at my house.  Your payment will be due on the 1st of each month and will be available by the 15th of the month.  Contact me to join!  

 

 

Week 2 of my 12 Weeks of Quick & Easy Christmas Card Ideas for 2017

 

Don't forget about the World Card Making Promotion ending TODAY, October 10th!!!

 

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  Hi there!  Welcome to Week 2 of my 12 Weeks of Quick & Easy Christmas cards!!  This week I am focusing on snowflakes... I love them! 

 

  This fun card showcases the new Winter Wonder textured impressions folder for the Big Shot along with the Flurry of Wishes stamp set. The coordinating Snow Flurry punch can be found here on the Clearance Rack!!  Scoop that up at a great price before it's gone.

 

  Here's a close-up view of the center snowflake.  I love how clearly the snowflake embosses on the card stock with the Winter Wonder folder, don't you?  I will be sharing the quick & easy project sheet for this card with a supply list, dimensions and step-by-step instructions shortly in a newsletter. If you would like to receive the project sheet for this card and the remaining Twelve Weeks of Christmas series please make sure you're subscribed to my newsletter before tomorrow when it goes out to my subscribers.  You can easily add your email address in the subscriber box in the upper right section of my blog to have your name added to my distribution list. 

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Promotions

In honor of World Card Making Day you can purchase a variety of stamp sets and envelopes at a savings of 15% off.. but hurry, this sale ends October 10th!!! Don't forget to use the Hostess Code RER69EFV with your online orders to be entered in my stamp set giveaway!!

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Stock and save!  During the month of October you get 1 FREE pack of DSP for every 3 that you purchase!!  Click here to see them all.  

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  Be sure to use Hostess Code RER69EFV* with your online orders at checkout through October 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of October is the Gourd Goodness photopolymer stamp set from the Holiday catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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Fabulous Friday: Silly Swirly Monster card

  Happy Friday!  So today's card is totally outside of my comfort zone, can you tell?  It's been a while since I needed to make a silly kid card but Jennifer asked us to do just that this week for our Fabulous Friday projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog since today is National Mad Hatter Day!

  I don't really have any current kids sets any longer now that my kids are all teenagers so I really had to use some creative outside-of-the-box thinking by utilizing my Swirly Birds stamp set to create this silly monster face card.

Swirly Bird photopolymer set #141749 $25.00

Do you see which images I used?

 

  I am in love with this new lemon-lime twist In Color!!  It pairs so well with basic black for an elegant color combination and also with many of the Brights for a whimsical look.  I added a little silver sequin necklace along the bottom of the card because even silly monsters need some bling!

 

 Here's another view of my card.  For even more silly card inspiration please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog  to check out what the other designers created this week.  

* Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! *

 

Promotions

In honor of World Card Making Day you can purchase a variety of stamp sets and envelopes at a savings of 15% off.. but hurry, this sale ends October 10th!!! Don't forget to use the Hostess Code RER69EFV with your online orders to be entered in my stamp set giveaway!!

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Stock and save!  During the month of October you get 1 FREE pack of DSP for every 3 that you purchase!!  Click here to see them all.  

* * * * *

   

  Be sure to use Hostess Code RER69EFV* with your online orders at checkout through October 30th to receive a Quick & Easy card as a thank you. For every $35 you spend you'll get one entry in my new monthly drawing for free product - the more you spend, the more chances you have to win.  The prize for the month of October is the Gourd Goodness photopolymer stamp set from the Holiday catalog. (*Note - if your merchandise total is $150 or greater, please do NOT use the hostess code so you can get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself AND you'll still be entered in my drawing).  

 

 

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