Way too long!

It has been way too long since I've sat down and posted here on my blog!  Doesn't mean I haven't been crafting, creating and all that fun stuff!  Just wanted to say Thanks for hanging in there with me!

I wanted to share the Mother's Day card my Paparazzi customers got to make last night when they purchased 2 or more items.  Not familiar with Paparazzi?  Check it out HERE!  Every item is only $5.00!!! Contact me if you have any questions, would like to have a Party (in-home, bag, or online) or would like to know the benefits of joining!

Ok, back to this sweet and simple card.

Just spelled out *Mom* with an alphabet stamp set, cut a doily in half and glued that below mom and tied some twine with tags stamped with *love* and *4 U* from the Tiny Tags stamp set and Jewelry Tag Punch.  Ink used was Regal Rose and card stock colors were Whisper White, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette and Lucky Limeade.  The scrunched flower was made with all 3 pink colors and the 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch.

 You might notice that some of these items/colors are retiring so get them while you can!

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Celebrate...Sale-a-bration!

Sorry, it's been a while since I've posted any stamping projects! I've just gotten a little lazy in that department while I've been starting and trying to build another business.  Nothing to do with MY creativity but actually some one elses.

 

Have you heard of Paparazzi?  No, not the crazy people with camera's that chase around famous people!  It's a jewelry and accessory direct sales company.  It's fun, affordable and fashionable items and the real kicker is that each piece is only $5!!! 

 

Feel free to check out my website HERE and... let me know if you'd like to have a Paparazzi Party or even join my team! 

 

Ok, back to stampin' business now!  Here is a card I made using the new 7/8" Scallop Circle punch (#129404 Spring Catalog pg 16) and *Celebrate* from the Feeling Sentimental stamp set in the Sale-a-bration brochure.  Yes, you can get this stamp set for FREE with a $50 order (before shipping & tax)!!!  Contact me for more info or check it out HERE

 

Yes, these are the same fun scrunched flowers I LOVE to make, just a wee bit smaller.  They are made with Pink Pirouette card stock.  The card base and layer are both Crumb Cake and the edges are distressed using the new Stampin' Distress Tool #127562.  What a great deal @ only $4.95!

I heat embossed *Celebrate* in Winter White embossing powder.  If you look close enough, you might notice but I purposely scattered the embossing powder and heated it from underneath so it wouldn't fly away.  Nice little touch to add a little sumpthin, sumpthin.

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Technique Tuesday!

Tonight is my Technique Tuesday class so I thought I would share projects we have made at a past Technique Tuesday class.  On this card, we used the *Double Emboss* Technique.  When you do this technique, you end up with a dry embossed and heat embossed look in one. 

Started with white cardstock and embossed with black embossing powder.

Started with Baja Breeze cardstock and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.

Want to know how to *Double Emboss*?  Here's how: 

Choose an Embossing Folder or Texturz Plate and ink it up with Versamark.  Place your cardstock on top of ink and run it thru the Big Shot.  Versamark will transfer on to the cardstock only in the places that it touches.  Dust cardstock with your choice of embossing powder then heat with embossing heat gun.  That's it!  Try it out and let me know how it goes.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's the fun day where you get to wear green and eat corned beef & cabbage.  Unfortunately, I don't have anything green to wear and this is the only day I can get away with making corned beef.  Kenny isn't a big fan but I love it and the girls will eat anything I put in front of them.  So, it's cooking away right now in the crock pot and is filling the house with delicious aromas.  I can't wait 'til it's done so we can eat!  Yum Yum

I also made some sugar cookies so the girls can frost and decorate them.  Can't wait to eat those either!

I guess I don't surround myself with much green because it was even hard for me to find something green that I had made.  Luckily, it's Keara's favorite color and this is something I made her for her birthday last year. 

I have made quite a few of these and they are always a hit!  Everyone loves to get something personalized, especially when they have a unique name (like my girls)!  I also make them with a blank page, at the end, so they can add a pic (I call them *Name Frames*). 

Contact me, for more information, if you'd like to have a class with you and your friends!

Stampin' Supplies List:

• Stamp:  Grunge Rock  wood #117080  clear #120555
• Ink:  Lucky Limeade #122935
• Paper:  Lucky Limeade #122926, Whisper White #100730
• Accessories:  Big Shot Die Machine #113439, Serif Essentials Alphabet #113464, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates #114512, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch #119854, 1" Circle Punch #119868, Scallop Edge Border Punch #119882, Dimensionals #104430, White Baker's Twine #124262

Enjoy your day and don't get pinched! :o)

Spring Break is here!

Today was officially Keara and Shaylin's 1st day of Spring Break, yippee!  I think they had visions of fun and games but I had something else in mind, Spring Cleaning!  I really wanted to say we got *something* done before we started to enjoy this time off.  We pretty much got their bedrooms done and that took up most of the day.  If that's all the cleaning we get done this week, I'm fine with that.  I love to spend time with my girls, not worrying about homework, bed times, etc... so we really look forward to their vacation days!

Since my *Petal Cone* class is tomorrow night, I thought I'd share one of the projects we will be making.  It's a cute carrot that can be filled with goodies.

These pictures are of the one I made last year but this years' carrot will have a scrunched flower on the top, using Wild Wasabi cardstock, instead of just the 2 pieces of scallop punched Certainly Celery.

Stampin' Supplies List:

• Stamps:  Classic Alphabet (retired but you could use any small alphabet set)
• Ink:  Wild Wasabi #109014
• Paper:  Pumpkin Pie #105117, Certainly Celery #105125, Whisper White #100730
• Accessories:  Big Shot Machine #113439, Petal Cone Die #121810, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates #114512, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch #119854, 1/4" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon #109031, Sticky Strip #104294

Enjoy and thanks for visiting!