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  • Cute Pinwheel Card Farewell to the Spring Catalog

    If you have been around the Pacific Northwest the last few days, you know it has been rainy and a bit grey.  We had the most amazing summer weather a few weeks back and then suddenly mother nature remembered she was in the Seattle area and turned the water faucet back on again!

    But never fear, that is what stamps and paper are for, right?  To bring some sunshine and springtime when outside just isn’t cutting it!

    These cards use some of my favorite items from the Spring Catalog – surprise favorites actually.  I didn’t realize how much I liked the Sunshine and Sprinkles designer paper until I started working with it… and that cloud embossing folder, how cute is that?!

    Finally, it uses the adorable pinwheel sizzlet that cuts your paper & the holes to make it super easy for you to make these pinwheels.  Just run through your Big Shot or other die cutting machine and put a brad through the holes and you are done!

    So, are you feeling springy yet? Smile 

    2 Days Left! Don’t Miss Out Due to Date Confusion!

    So, we are in the last few days of the retiring catalogs and promotions and since it can be a bit confusing, I wanted to make sure everyone had it clear:

    • Thursday 5/30 – $30 Bonus for Hostesses or for your starter kit when you join my team as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator ends at 11:59pm MST
    • Friday 5/31 – Last day to order from the Spring Catalog
                             2013-2014 Catalog goes live at 11am PST/12 noon MST
    • Monday 6/3 – Last day to order from the 2012-2013 Annual Catalog

    So don’t forget to get your favorites ordered before they are gone!  Order Stampin’ Up! products anytime here!

     

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    Stampin’ Up! Supples Used
    Stamps     – Curly Cute **
    Paper – Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Sunshine & Sprinkles
    Ink – Melon Mambo
    Accessories – Big Shot, Cloud Embossing Folder, Pinwheel Sizzlit, Early Espresso 1/8” taffeta ribbon, Labels Framelit, Window Frames Framelit, Silver mini brad, Glue Dots

  • Who Doesn’t Love a Whale on a Card?

    I don’t normally have a thing for whales; but when I saw the Oh, Whale stamp set, I thought it was pretty darn adorable.  Sadly, this is one of those stamp sets that I got early on, used a couple times, and then got distracted and didn’t use it nearly as much as I planned.  So, to start showing it some love I started out making a card using scraps from around my craft table –

     

    I also thought I’d share some cute swap cards I received using this stamp set too.  That way you can see some other ideas for this guy too!

    card designed by Rose Marie Coleman

    card designed by Kim Allen

    I guess we all were also inspired by the coordinating Sunshine & Sprinkles designer series paper.  Which, I have to say, is a paper that when I opened the package, I didn’t know whether I liked it or not, but after using it some (like on this sunburst scrapbook layout) I really have been having fun with it!

    So, what do you think?  Are you on board with the whale? Smile

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    Stampin’ Up! Supples Used
    Stamps     – Oh, Whale
    Paper – Whisper White, Marina Mist, Sunshine & Sprinkles designer paper
    Ink – Melon Mambo, Marina Mist
    Accessories – Big Shot, Cloud Embossing Folder, Pinwheel sizzlit, Silver mini brads, rhinestones, Stampin’ Dimensionals

  • Scrapbooking Sunday: Sunburst w/ Sunshine & Sprinkles

    Look, it’s back!  It’s Scrapbooking Sunday!

    I love, love, love making cards.  But boy did I miss making scrapbook pages.  I have photos piled up in my craft room and that is only the ones I’ve printed in the last year thinking I was going to be getting way more scrapbooking done than I did!  So, I decided to play along with a sketch challenge at ScrapbookSteals and um… I think I jumped back in at a challenging time.

    We had to make a sunburst on our scrapbook page! I had never done that before and it was a challenge for me.  But I just LOVE how it turned out!

    I used the Sunshine and Sprinkles designer paper because I liked the bright and cheery colors and how they matched so well with the summery colors and feel of the photo (that is my daughter Caitlin last summer in our new inflatable swimming pool.  Also one of my favorite pictures of her!)

    The sketch called for buttons in your sun rays but as I was playing with my buttons I realized that my “x” buttons from the Bitty Buttons set looked kind of like stitches and I was sold.  Smile

    And as I tried to figure out what I would use for a title for this page, I remembered the Vintage Verses stamp set (on of the Free exclusive sets from Sale-a-Bration) and thought the “There’s Only One You” was a perfect fit.  Combine that with the cool background shape from Everything Eleanor, and BAM! Title done!

    You can also see in that picture the Melon Mambo striped organdy ribbon (which I’m way more in love with than I thought because it is so soft and vibrant!) and the Delicate Details lace tape which I thought would be a great subtle accent for the page.

    Finally, I have to show you the last touch that I’m kind of proud of… the Baker’s Twine flower!  I made it myself!

    I started with a glue dot on the page and a piece of Island Indigo Baker’s Twine.  Then I formed loops and with each loop, I ran the twine back over the glue dot in the center  (I had to add a second glue dot over the first to help hold it all down but it all worked out).  Then to finish off the center I had a Wisteria Wonder printed brad that I covered in Crystal Effects and dipped in Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  Let it dry and then set in the middle of my flower for a cute finishing touch!

    I love how this page turned out and hopefully you got some fun ideas for incorporating into your own scrapbook pages.

     

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    Sunshine & Sprinkles Sunburst Scrapbook Layout Recipe:
    Stamps:      Vintage Verses, Everything Eleanor
    Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Markers: Basic Grey, Melon Mambo, Gumball Green
    Paper: Sunshine & Sprinkles designer paper, Crumb Cake cs, Whisper White cs, Lucky Limeade cs, Very Vanilla cs
    Accessories:  Bitty Buttons, Itty Bitty punch pack, Crystal Effects, Stampin’ Trimmer, Paper Piercer, Paper Piercing Template, In Color Designer Brads, Island Indigo Baker’s Twine, Delicate Details Lace Tape, Melon Mambo striped organdy ribbon, mini silver brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, glue dots