Something for Baby

Here's another card I made with the Something for Baby set.  This was the baby card offered at my All-You-Can-Stamp Buffet a few weeks back and I used it for a swap this week too:

Colors: Smoky Slate, Whisper White and Coral Calypso.  Stamps: Something for Baby and That's the Ticket.  Big Shot: Large Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Ovals, Labels and Baby's Firsts Framelits.  Punch: Ticket Duo Builder. Accessories: Many Marvelous Markers, Mini Brads, Festive Paper Piercing Pack.

These colors must be right on trend for babies this year because I just got a shower invitation for a much younger, hipper new mom to be and it was these exact colors.  (So she'll be getting this card when I go to the shower this weekend).  I'm trying not to feel too old going to this shower since this new mom used to babysit my oldest when he was a baby.

Don't forget that the Something for Baby Bundle includes the stamp set and the matching Baby's First Framelits and when you buy them together, you save 15%.  And who doesn't love that!?!?

New Catalog Starts Today!

Today is the day!!  Customers can begin ordering from the brand new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog starting at noon MST today!! (Not just customers, but me too!) And as an added bonus, you can order off the retiring list until June 4.  It's a great time to stock up on last chance items (some at great savings) and get some brand new products too. Here it is:

Click for PDF version of the catalog.

Let me know if you would like your very own copy of the catalog.  It's FREE if you live in Davis County or are willing to come pick it up from me or if I need to mail it to you it's $5 (just to cover the cost of mailing it).  It is chalk full of project ideas and fabulous new products.

And of course, I have a project to share with you today featuring brand new products from the catalog:

Colors: Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Coastal Cabana and Whisper White.  Stamps: Something for Baby and Bravo.  Big Shot: Baby's First and Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits, Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Accessories: Lullaby Designer Series Paper and Subtles Candy Dots.

Once again, Stampin' Up! is offering bundles in the catalog.  This card features the Something for Baby bundle which includes the Something for Baby Stamp Set and the Baby's First Framelits.  Love that we don't have to fussy cut all those cute baby images in the stamp set.  And when you purchase them bundled together, you save 15%!  Who doesn't love a deal like that?

The Stamp Crew Review: Six Sided Sampler Edition

It's time for another The Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop.  This time we are featuring the stamp set Six-Sided Sampler.  I love all the creative ways others found to use this stamp set.  I will have to say that some of them thought more out of the box than I did.  But I do have two cards to share with you today with this fun set.

Colors: Basic Gray, Crushed Curry and Whisper White.  Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler.  Big Shot: Arrow Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Punch: Hexagon.  Accessories: Basic Metal Buttons, Crushed Curry Baker's Twine (Tag a Bag Accessory Kit) and Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper.

For this card, I used the coordinating Hexagon punch to notch the end of the Designer Series Paper to make a banner that is the opposite shape of the hexagon.  (Clear as mud, I know).  I love how this particular hexagon stamp looks so clean and fresh. And the little greetings that come in the set fit perfectly inside the stripe in the middle.

Colors: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, and Pool Party.  Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler, Sweet Essentials and Zoo Babies.  Big Shot: Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Punch: Hexagon.  Accessories: Basic Metal Buttons and White Baker's Twine.

I will admit this card turned out nothing like it was suppose to when I started it, but I have to say that I am pleased with the way it turned out.  Love how the hexagons came together to make a baby quilt with the cute little animals.  (Even if it does kind of look like the alligator ate half the zebra.)

Don't forget that you can buy the Six-Sided Sampler in a bundle with the Hexagon punch and save 15%.  But these bundles will go away when the catalog ends even if the individual items carry over into the new catalog.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Please feel free to leave a little blog love in the way of a comment and tell me which card is your favorite.  And to enjoy the rest of the hop, use the buttons below to navigate or refer to the list below the buttons.  Have a wonderful week and we'll see you next time!

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1. Shana Gaff 
2. Tanya Boser  
3. Betty Traciak 
4. Dawn Tidd   
5. Heidi Baks  
6. Kerry Willard Bray
7. Mike Funke    
8. Yapha Mason   
9. Cindy Beach 
10. Holly Krautkremer  
11. Deb Currier 
12. Paula Wright 
13. Jill Coleman  
14. Wendy Weixler

Spring Card in a Box

Last week, I showed you my first Card in a Box I made using Heidi Bak's measurements. Today, I am sharing the Card in the Box that will be offered at my Spring Fling Stampin' Buffet:

Colors: Pear Pizzazz, Crisp Cantaloupe, Wisteria Wonder, Coastal Cabana, and Crushed Curry.  Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Flower Shop, Petite Petals and Teeny Tiny Wishes.  Big Shot: Little Leaves Sizzlets.  Punches: Pansy, Petite Petals, Elegant and Bitty Butterfly, Word Window, and Large Oval.  Accessories: Afternoon Picnic, Pearl Jewels, Window Sheet.

The fun thing about these cards is they fold completely flat and fit in a standard-size envelope,but when you open them up, they explode with color.  I put a Mother's Day greeting on this card, but the greeting could easily be changed to just about anything thanks to the more than 20 greetings in the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. 

This card features both the Flower Shop Bundle from the main catalog and Petite Petals Bundle from the Occasions Catalog.  Remember, when you purchase the bundles, you save and extra 15% versus buying the individual products.  These bundles are generally only available during their first catalog cycle, even if the individual products carry over into the next catalog.  So if you haven't purchased these bundles yet, now is the time. 

The Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop: Chalk Talk

I am thrilled to be joining in the Stamp Review Crew's Blog Hops for the first time today!  I am honored to be part of this fabulous group and hope to be a regular part of the hops on the first and third Monday each month. Today, we're showing off one of my favorite stamp sets: Chalk Talk.

This set perfect for so many occasions and it's made even better by having a coordinating set of Framelits to cut out the images. It also contains one of my favorite greetings in all of our stamps sets which I used on this card:

Colors: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, & Crisp Cantaloupe. Stamps: Chalk Talk.  Big Shot: Chalk Talk and Apothecary Accents.  Punches: Label Bracket.  Accessories: Candy Dots, Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffle Stretch Trim.

 My next card features the Positively Chevron background stamp with this wonderful thank you greeting:

Colors: Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.  Stamps: Chalk Talk and Positively Chevron.  Big Shot: Word Bubbles Framelits and Circle Card Thinlits.  Punches: Small Heart.  Accessories: White Baker's Twine and Red Glimmer Paper.

One of the things I love about this set is the greetings are vague enough that you could use them for mulitple occasions.  My last card could be for a wedding, birthday, graduation or any other happy occasion:

Colors: Soft Sky and Whisper White.  Stamps: Chalk Talk.  Big Shot: Chalk Talk Framelits and Needlepoint Borders Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Accessories: Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack, Soft Sky Seam Binding Ribbon.

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1. Heidi Baks  runningwscissorsstamper.blogspot.com
2. Cindy Beach stampspaperandink.typepad.com/
3. Adriana Benitez  escape2stamp.com
4. Tanya Boser   tinkerin-in-ink.blogspot.com
5. Debra Burgin  heartfeltinkspiration.com/ 
6. Jill Coleman  jillstamps.com/
7. Mike Funke    stampin-style.typepad.com
8. Shana Gaff   stressfreestamping.blogspot.com
9. Yapha Mason   yaphamason.com
10.  Mary Rindal   maryrindal.com/ 
11. Ann Schach    stampinchic.com/
12.  Martha Stewart  seasonsofstamping.com/
13. Dawn Tidd   tiddbitsfromdawn.typepad.com
14. Kerry Willard Bray  kerrywillardbray.com
15. Paula Wright  paulastamps.blogspot.com/
16. Nancy Smith iguanastamp.wordpress.com

Hello There!

I know I've mentioned my love for Washi Tape here before.  It really adds to the project and is so simple to use.  Like on this card:

Colors: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy.  Stamps: Flower Shop and Happy Day.  Punches: Pansy and Itty Bitty Punch Pack. Accessories: Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Rhinestone Jewels, Essentials Paper Piercing Template.

This card was inspired by one that Amy O'Neill was swapping at convention.  I did not swap with her, but saw her card on Pinterest later.  I changed a few things, but she would probably recognize the CASE.  I love this "hello there" stamp from Happy Day.  It's perfect for general cards. And notice I used the Flower Shop Bundle on it too.  I love these bundles.

This is just one of the projects that will be available to make at my August Stampin' Buffet.  You have one more week to RSVP and let me know you are coming.  I look forward to seeing you there!

Also, be on the look out for the Stampin' Addict Fall Blog Hop this Friday.  We will be featuring projects from the Fall section of the new Holiday Catalog.   You won't want to miss it!

Convention Dislay: Happy Big Day!

I have another project from my convention display samples to share with you today.  This one I really felt like I stretched outside my usual comfort zone to make.  And I was surprised how much I liked it in the end:

Colors: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Island Indigo and Crushed Curry.  Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Dictionary and Chalk Talk. Big Shot: Chalk Talk and Deco Label Framelit Collections.  Accessories: Candy Dots and Stamp-a-ma-jig.

First of all, I always struggle with stamp layering.  I just don't feel like I do it right.  But I think with this card, I'm getting a step closer to getting the hang of it.  Second of all, I also had to master the use of a Stamp-a-ma-jig to get those lines down the side even close to lined up. This is a wonderful tool that helps you get your images straight and exactly where you want them on the page.  I just don't use it very often. But since I undertook the display stamper projects, I find I reach for it more and more. 

My next class is coming up in two weeks.  We will be making a version of this card at that class.  It's ever so slightly simpler and adds Pool Party to the color scheme and a little less sponging (although I think the sponging adds a lot to it so class participants can choose to add that step.)

I will be posting the rest of the projects either today or tomorrow so watch for them. All of the projects are inspired by something I learned or some swap I received at convention so stay tuned!

Convention Swaps: Flower Shop

I have been saving this card for a long time and I can finally show it to you today.  We made this card at my customer appreciation event over a month ago, but since I was also making it for a convention swap, I didn't want to show it too soon.  Today is the day:

Colors: Primrose Petal, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla.  Stamps: Flower Shop and Really Good Greetings.  Big Shot: Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Deco Label Punch.  Punch: Pansy Punch. Accessories: Pearl Jewels

First of all, the Flower Shop stamp set and the Pansy Punch are available in a discounted bundle.  Woo hoo!!  If you already have it, then you know it can be a little tricky to line up those petals in the punch.  I would highly recommend stamping one first and figuring out which way it goes in the punch before you start stamping a whole bunch of them, only to realize that you actually have to cut them out before you can punch them.  Once you figure out which way the image goes in the punch, you will love how they coordinate perfectly.

Second, I haven't been using last year's In Colors very often.  I loved the ones that just retired (and we kept most of them) and I love the new ones so these have kind of been forgotten.  But Primrose Petal on Vanilla kind of reminded me of Cherry Blossoms with this stamp. To make everything pop on this card, I sponge inked everything.  I know a lot of people find that tedious, but I just love how it makes everything on the card just pop!

I have already mentioned how much I love this sentiment here on my blog.  I firmly believe that everything always turns out OK in the end.  Even if we don't know what that OK will be yet. And sometimes it's really hard when you are in the middle of whatever "it" is to see that.  But hold on, because it will be OK in the end.  I promise. 

Quatrefancy Remix

Colors: Island Indigo, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight and Pool Party.  Stamps: Label Love.  Big Shot: Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Punches: Artisan Label, Itty Bitty Punch Pack and Scallop Border.  Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels and Daffodil Delight stitched Ribbon.

Does this card look familiar?  If you are a regular on my blog, than you  just might recognize today's card as a retread of this card: MOSAIC MADNESS.  Yes, sometimes I even CASE myself.  This time, I tried to make it a bit simpler by using some little flower punches in place of the stamped and punched Mosaic Madness images.  This card was a runner up for my All-You-Can Stamp buffet but it didn't quite make the cut.  Maybe it will show up at an Express Card Class in the near future.

Chalk Talk Bundle

Every time I think I have a new favorite picked from the catalog, I stubble on something else that I just love.  And of course, this time it's another bundle: Chalk Talk.  This was the first card I made with it:

Colors: Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White.  Stamps: Chalk Talk.  Big Shot: Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, and Chalk Talk Framelits Collection.  Punch: XL Oval.  Accessories: Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper, 1/8" Pumpkin Pie Taffeta Ribbon.

I think the greeting on this card might be my new favorite of all time: "I'm so grateful there's you in the world."  This wonderful sentiment works for thank you, birthday, anniversary, friendship, thinking of you and really just about any occasion.  I can think of many people that deserve this card because I am truly blessed by the wonderful people I know that make my life better just because they are part of it.

And this is just one of the fabulous stamps in this set.  And the fact that it has a matching set of framelits that go with it, and you save 15% when you buy them together, just makes it that much better. Watch for more projects with this set coming to my blog soon.  I am sure it will be my favorite for a long time (or at least until the rest of my order gets here.)

Stay tuned: Monday is a Stampin' Addict Blog Hop featuring all the new colors that are in the catalog.  I get to feature Smoky Slate and I'm so excited to show you this fabulous new color.

Mosaic Madness and Lable Love Bundles

I mentioned in my promotions post on Friday that there were seven bundles in the catalog.  I actually missed a few.  There are really ten!  I love that Stampin' Up! offers so many coordinating products, and even better when you can buy a couple of them together and save 15% on the bundled price.

Today's card features two of the bundles: Mosaic Madness and Label Love:

Colors: Whisper White, Island Indigo, Strawberry Slush and Daffodil Delight.  Stamps: Label Love and Mosaic Madness.  Big Shot: Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Punches: Mosaic, Artisan Label and Scallop Border.  Accessories: Whisper White Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

This is one of the cards that we made at my Hostess Club last week.  My customers loved the bundles as much as I did and bought a few. 

Here is a complete list of all the bundles in the catalog (and I know that one of my demonstrator friends will correct me if I've missed any more of them):

• Page 12 - Chalk Talk Bundle: stamps and matching framelits
• Page 32 - Label Love Bundle: stamps and matching punch (shown above)
• Page 79 - Backyard Basics Bundle: stamps and matching framelits
• Page 83 - Wildflower Meadow Bundle: stamp and matching embossing folder
• Page 95 - Flower Shop Bundle: stamps and matching punch
• Page 113 - Beautifully Baroque Bundle: stamps and matching embossing folder
• Page 123 - Mosaic Madness Bundle: stamps and matching punch
• Page 125 - Six-Sided Sampler Bundle: stamps and matching punch (shown above)
• Page 159 - Tag a Bag Bundle: gift bags and coordinating tags
• Page 159 - Tag a Box Bundle: gift boxes and coordinating tags

If you haven't received a copy of the new catalog yet, please let me know.  You can also peruse the selection of new product online by clicking the shop now button.