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When Life Gives You Lemons, Make a Card!
Today I had to share with you this fun card I received as a swap card at OnStage. One of the things I love to do at Stampin’ Up events is swap. You get such great ideas, especially with stamp sets and accessories you might not have yet. I’m still trying to decide if I want to try to organize an official swap for the OnStage event in Orlando in November… but either way, you know I will be there ready to swap with everyone! 🙂 Will you be coming and joining me there?
This card was created by Theresa Argonza and I loved the colors she used to make this card. The Night of Navy cardstock is the perfect backdrop to these fun and bright lemons. Check it out:
This stamp set is great for a number of different types of cards, but this sentiment is good for thinking of you and sympathy cards. You can decide if the right finisher is
- Live it with zest!
- Chuck them right back
- Squeeze them for all they are worth
How fun are those sentiments? I especially love the “chuck them right back”. 🙂
The layering on this card was also brilliant too. It really gives your cards a cool look when you layer embellishments in between matting layers of your main sentiment. Like how there is a lemon peeking out between the vellum mat and the sentiment layer. So, definitely give it a try!
Make it at home! Here are the supplies you’ll need:
Lemon Zest Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$20.00
Lemon Builder Punch
$18.00
Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$8.50
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies
$30.00
Big Shot
$110.00
Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.75
Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.50
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
$7.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
Anniversary Celebration
I hope you have been entering each day. I’m so grateful for everyone who has been a part of my 10 year adventure and I want to give to as many people as I can to give back to you. 🙂
You have until August 8th to stop by each of the 10 anniversary blog posts and leave a comment to be entered to win that day’s giveaway item.
***I’ll be drawing for all 10 items on 8/9 and then posting the winners! ***
Enter for the first 6 giveaway gifts here:
Day 1 giveaway | Day 2 giveaway. | Day 3 giveaway | Day 4 giveaway | Day 5 giveaway | Day 6 giveaway | Day 7 & Day 8 giveaway
DAY 9 GIFT– Free gift with a $40+ order – Stampin’ Blends! Pick your favorite combo pack
you must use host code 3XPZF4KW for orders under $150
Shop here
DAY 9 GIVEAWAY – WIN A FREE PACK OF THE PEARLIZED DOILIES!
TO ENTER – Leave a comment on this blog post sharing what item you hope will be in the Stampin’ Up holiday catalog (or you are most excited for if you’ve seen peeks already) to be entered to win! Winner drawn randomly on 8/9/2018.
Don’t forget – we have one more day of gifts and giveaways, so make sure you stop back by for the last one soon!
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August 7, 2018
Springtime Impressions Butterfly and Vellum Card
We are on our last day of our family trip and I realized we were so busy yesterday that I didn’t get day 7 of the anniversary celebration posted…oops! Well, today I have a pretty card to share with you and I have 2 days of giveaways at the end of the post. So check it out and then leave one comment for each of the giveaways. 🙂
Pretty Spring Impressions Butterfly Card
This card is a fun way to mix and match all the different types of goodies in your craft room! It uses your patterned paper (Garden Impressions), your embossing folders (Layered Leaves), your ribbon (metallic combo pack), dies (Springtime impressions), and even vellum and the new Petal Pink Rhinestones!

One of the things that is hard to see from the picture is how pretty the butterfly is! It is first die cut out of the Petal Pink cardstock, then die cut again out of Vellum cardstock. Use a glue dot to adhere the Vellum to the pink cardstock. Then you can cover up the spot of the glue dot that shows through with one of the Petal Pink Rhinestones. It becomes a softer butterfly and the rhinestone makes a perfect match with the layered metallic ribbons (layer the Tranquil Tide over the Petal Pink)!
So pretty, right?!
Before I head into the anniversary giveaways, I thought I’d share some of what I was doing to celebrate. 🙂 The card says “Love What You Do” and it is true for me. It gives me the flexibility to travel when it fits for my family (when my husband can take time off) and I could work from the road. In this case, we were talking advantage of the summer break to take the kids to visit their cousins in Florida. We got to check out Universal Studios and hang out on a sandy beach. My inner child was so happy. 🙂
Tomorrow we are back home and I’ll have more new projects to share and 2 more days of the Anniversary Celebration!
Anniversary Celebration
I hope you have been entering each day. I’m so grateful for everyone who has been a part of my 10 year adventure and I want to give to as many people as I can to give back to you. 🙂
You have until August 8th to stop by each of the 10 anniversary blog posts and leave a comment to be entered to win that day’s giveaway item.
***I’ll be drawing for all 10 items on 8/9 and then posting the winners! ***
Enter for the first 6 giveaway gifts here:
Day 1 giveaway | Day 2 giveaway. | Day 3 giveaway | Day 4 giveaway | Day 5 giveaway | Day 6 giveaway
DAY 7 GIFT– Free gift with a $40+ order – 1/2 spool EACH Tranquil Tide & Petal Pink metallic ribbon!
you must use host code 3XPZF4KW for orders under $150
Shop here
DAY 7 GIVEAWAY – WIN A FREE PACK OF THE NEW BASIC BRADS!
TO ENTER – Leave a comment on this blog post sharing what item from the Stampin Up catalog do you have on the top of your wishlist to be entered to win! Winner drawn randomly on 8/9/2018.
DAY 8 GIVEAWAY – WIN A FREE PACK OF CORRUGATED ELEMENTS!
TO ENTER – Leave a comment on this blog post sharing your favorite snack to have when you are crafting to be entered to win! Winner drawn randomly on 8/9/2018.
Come back tomorrow to check out the Day 9 celebration giveaway!
Make it! Here are the supplies you need for today’s card:
Product List
Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00
Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies
$29.00
Garden Impressions 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00
Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack
$9.00
Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$9.00
Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems
$6.00
Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50
Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.50
Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.75
Glue Dots
$5.25
Big Shot
$110.00
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August 6, 2018
Blended Season Bundle – Sweet Friend Card
We are on Day 4 of my anniversary celebration – hopefully you’ve stopped by days 1, 2, and 3 and left comments to enter to win on each day. 🙂 So, today I wanted to share a pretty card that uses the August exclusive Color Your Season Bundle.
This has the beautiful color combination – Grapefruit Grove, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green!
Stamp with the Blended season stamp set and then color in the leaves (stamped in a circle to make them a wreath) using the new Watercolor Pencils assortment 2. Color at the base of each leaf and blend the color out using a Blender Pen or an Aqua Painter. It makes beautiful bright color.
The sentiment is stamped with StazOn onto Vellum and adhered over the stamped image to allow the image to peek through and soften the look of the card.
Add some die cuts from the matching Stitched Season dies to make a pretty accent in the corner. Isn’t it pretty?!
Check out the Color Your Season Exclusive items online
Anniversary Celebration – Day 4 of Giveaways and Gifts!
To celebrate my 10 years with Stampin’ Up, I’m going to be doing 10 days of giveaways! Its like a week and a half party.
Each day I’ll have a one-day only gift with purchase, PLUS a free giveaway of the day just by leaving a comment on the blog. You will have until 8/8/2018 to leave your comments – winners for all 10 days will be announced on 8/9/2018.
DAY 4 GIFT– Free gift with a $40+ order – Wink of Stella Glimmer Brush!
you must use host code 3XPZF4KW for orders under $150
Shop here
DAY 4 GIVEAWAY – WIN A FREE PACK OF SHARE WHAT YOU LOVE ARTISAN PEARLS!
TO ENTER – Leave a comment on this blog post sharing your favorite type of card or project to create when you have time to be entered to win! Winner drawn randomly on 8/9/2018.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Don’t forget you can still enter the Day 1 – 3 giveaways!
enter to win the Day 1 giveaway | enter to win the Day 2 giveaway. | enter to win the Day 3 giveaway
Come back tomorrow to check out the Day 5 celebration giveaway!
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August 2, 2018
Sending Best Fishes with the Jar of Love Stamp Set
I’m back and sharing another card that we made at last week’s card class. This was another one where I had fun using some of my Holiday catalog purchases for a NON-Holiday card. Can you spot a few of them?
It was also a chance for me to play more with the Stitched Shapes Framelits. Have I mentioned how great they are? I love that you get a variety pack so you get 4 sizes of squares, circles, and ovals all in ONE pack! See, I know me and if they had come out with 3 different packs, I would have wanted them all, but my pocketbook wouldn’t have wanted them all. And so I would have had to pick which shape I liked best, and this way I don’t have to! Win!
Anyway, I decided to experiment with using the die to cut out a circle from Vellum. I figured that the stitching aspect would be subtle on the vellum, but it was great! It was just enough to give a definite border to my circle element without it fading into the background too much. What do you think?
And just a reminder, in case you missed it before, these dies have been so stinkin’ popular that its been hard to keep them in stock! Stampin’ Up has a bunch coming to the warehouse, but they expect to sell out of them before they can get more inventory. So you can only order them through the early morning of 11/21 (right now they are on backorder and all orders will ship out around 11/28). After that, they will be unavailable until Stampin’ Up can get their stock built back up in the warehouse. So, don’t wait too long to get your set!
Ok, back to the fun card at hand! I didn’t want my fish to be sitting in boring water, I wanted him to SHINE! Don’t we all deserve to shine? So, I grabbed my Wink of Stella clear brush and added some shimmer to the water. It looks great on the final card but, as usual, is really hard to photograph!
Now, remember when I asked if you could figure out which Holiday catalog items I used? If you said the Fancy Frost sequins and the Kraft Rope Trim, you were right!
I love the Kraft Rope Trim for the nautical theme, but if the trim is a little thick for you; you can easily untwist the strands and you get 3 thinner rope pieces to work with. It is perfect for fall, masculine, and nautical projects.
I also loved the soft colors in the Fancy Frost sequins and found them to be a perfect way to add shine onto the back of my card to balance all the circles and jar on the card. They are perfectly sized to stick down with glue dots and you know they won’t go anywhere.
Stampin’ News and Specials!
With the Black Friday specials coming out in full swing, there are LOTS of ways to save and even double dip your savings! Here is a list of all the specials that are going on right now so you can take full advantage:
- The November Premium Tutorial Pack is here! Get 12 tutorials from Artisan-level designers using the stamp sets on sale this month in the 25% off sale. Available for purchase or free with a qualifying order or to anyone on my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers Team.
- NEW Stitched Shape Framelits – available for purchase through 11/21 at 10am MST
- 25% off Stamp Sale!
- The Holiday Online Extravaganza – exclusive 1 day only bundles plus up to 40% off many items, starts 11/21!
November Hostess Code – DSUGDGH4
Project Measurements:
- Sahara Sand cardstock – 4 1/4” x 11”
- Island Indigo cardstock – 4” x 5 1/4”
- Pool Party cardstock – 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
- Whisper White cardstock – 3 1/4” x 2” (you should be able to stamp the jar and the fish out of this), 1/2” x 3”
- Vellum cardstock – 3” x 3”
Project Supplies:
Jar Of Love Photopolymer Bundle
$52.00
Big Shot
$110.00
Big Shot Magnetic Platform
$40.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies
$30.00
Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$8.50
Kraft Rope Trim
$5.00
Fancy Frost Sequins
$5.00
Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Sahara Sand 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Island Indigo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00
Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Paper Snips Scissors
$10.00
Glue Dots
$5.25
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
$7.00
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November 19, 2016
Fun with Balloons Birthday Card using Balloon Celebrations
One of the things I love to do with my team is participate in a card swap each time a new catalog comes out. With this awesome Occasions catalog that Stampin’ Up released in January, I was especially excited to see what everyone would create. For my card, I was inspired to use the Balloon Celebrations bundle – the Balloon Celebrations stamp with the matching Balloon Bouquet punch. Not only can you get them for 15% off when you buy them together… but they are the 1-2 punch that makes cute cards super easy! Here is what I came up with:
With a few basic layers, you can create an easy peasy base for your card:
- 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” card base (SU – Bermuda Bay CS)
- 3 3/4” x 5” mat (SU – Soft Sky CS)
- 3 1/2” x 4 3/4” center piece (SU – Whisper White)
Just stamp the Whisper White cardstock with some clouds from the Balloon Celebrations stamp set using Soft Sky ink and you have a pretty sky for your balloons to float by in!
I didn’t want to cover up the clouds, so I mounted the balloons to a piece of 2” wide vellum… it is 2” wide because I knew I wanted to punch the top with the scalloped tag topped punch! It just makes for more pretty ruffles like the clouds!
Each balloon was stamped with the solid base color, then a speckly overlay, and then the outline. The nice thing is – the stamps are photopolymer so they are totally clear which makes lining them up super easy! Then I punch them out with the matching punch and started layering them with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The final touch though, was for the sentiment, I used the long string word “let us celebrate” which I think was actually meant to be a balloon string, and turned it sideways and heat embossed it in black! So it stood out as a delicate sentiment for my card. Add a bow from the stitched Bermuda Bay ribbon and attach with a glue dot and you are done!
If you want to see what is all in the bundle… including how they make the speckled balloons so easy for you… check it out:
Don’t forget, you can save 15% when you get them in a bundle!
And if you want to join us for our next team card swap, we’d love to have you! You can join our Fun n’ Crafty Stampers team now and get an extra $30 in free product with your starter kit during Sale-a-Bration, and then join in the swap when the new catalog is announced to demonstrators next month!
Plus get all the other perks like sneak peeks, 20% or more off all your orders, chat with us in our group facebook page, monthly webinar team meetings, and more!
Use Hostess Code Z4ZAG9TD at check out to get a special thank you from me! Product List

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Bundle
$37.25

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch
$23.00

Heat Tool
$30.00

Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder
$5.00

Embossing Buddy
$6.00

Bermuda Bay 1/8″ Stitched Ribbon
$6.00

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$7.00

Soft Sky 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$7.00

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.50

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
$6.00

Glue Dots
$5.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
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March 10, 2016
Using up scraps with Perfectly Artistic Paper
For the next few days, I’ll be featuring the Perfectly Artistic designer paper – one of the free with a $50 purchase options from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. See, I’ve been holding on to this paper since it came out, but something about knowing it was retiring in a few days (it is only available until Feb 15th), got me to actually start cutting into it and turns out it is super fun to use!
This card was my way of using up scraps around my craft table. I had cut a bunch of the marble strips for a different card for class last week but I couldn’t bring myself to recycle these little bits. That said, if I saved them, I knew they would just hang around forever and never get used! (Know that feeling?) So, I challenged myself to use them up in a card now! This was a whole lot of a little of this and a little of that, but I really like how it turned out…
what do you think? Funky fun or funky weird?
Little scraps layer for big impact
When you have these scraps that are too small to stand on their own, but too big to just throw away, try creating off-kilter layers to help work with the differing sizes! I used a strip of Basic Black cardstock to ground everything and then just started stacking on my Perfectly Artistic paper.
Once you have your basics down… keep up with the layering! Vellum is a perfect way to break up a pattern on a paper without adding one more design into the mix. I decided to try adding a stamped image (from the Perfect Pennants stamp set) to give it something to pull it all together. But then, of course, I decided I needed some sparkle, so a scrap of Gold Glimmer paper was just what the doctor ordered!
Have trouble making all your layers even? Don’t even try!
Since everything else in this card was not straight, I didn’t have to bother trying to make my matting around my sentiment even either! I actually use this trick a lot when I think I will have a hard time stamping letters (or images) straight… if you intentionally stamp or glue your papers at not quite straight lines, then when you stamp or glue something down that isn’t even… it looks perfect! It will match the rest of the card and look artistic, not like you messed anything up.
Finally, I had to add one last touch, and that was to just hand draw a border line around the left, top, and right side of the card above my black cardstock. I love sketch lines and like the fact that it isn’t perfectly straight. Though it is easy enough to make them all nice and even with the help of a ruler.
What is changing with Sale-a-Bration
- RETIRING ITEMS – Don’t forget that if you love one of these items, including the Perfectly Artistic paper, you only have a few days left to get yours.
- COMING SOON – these items will replace the above options starting Feb 16th. Still free with a $50 purchase, and I expect that glitter tape will run out before the end of Sale-a-bration. Just my prediction!
Visit the Online Store to start shopping and earning your Sale-a-Bration gifts!
Use Hostess Code TNCXV4MP at check out to get a special thank you from me!
Pick a FREE item with every $50 you spend! See the Sale-a-Bration catalog.
See all the tutorials & classes by mail here
Save 25% on the Latest Weekly Deals

Endless Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set
Price: $16.00

Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper
Price: $0.00

Perfect Pennants Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Price: $30.00

Perfect Pennants Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Price: $22.00

Gold Glimmer Paper
Price: $5.00

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $6.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $8.50

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $7.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $7.00

Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker
Price: $3.50

Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $6.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Price: $5.00
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February 12, 2016
Amazing Birthday Gold & Vellum Wow Card
So, you see… I love cards with Vellum on them. The slightly translucent cardstock adds a touch of elegance to pretty much anything you make with it. Well, when they came out with Foiled Vellum, I thought it was super pretty, but sometimes I struggle with what to do with it. So when I saw this card I just had to put my own version together. And I have been trying to find the original card that inspired this card, turns out I forgot to save it. So if it is your card, let me know – and thank you for the lovely inspiration! Here is my version where I changed up the colors and added a couple touches…
Tips for making this card:
- The gold foiled vellum makes such a great touch – both for backgrounds as well as trim on the matching envelope! Layer it over different colored cardstock for different looks.
- Vellum can be tricky when it comes to adhering since you can usually see the adhesive through the paper. The Foiled Vellum is great because it has big pieces of the foil to hide your adhesive behind. Just DON”T USE LIQUID adhesives behind the foil! It can cause the foil to soften and wrinkle depending on how much glue you use. Much less pretty look!
- I used 2 images from the Amazing Birthday stamp set… the banner and the large sentiment. These layer together fabulously and you can even use the Banner Framelits to cut out the banner so no fussy cutting!
- Use markers to get different colors on your sentiment, or – in this case – stamp multiple times and trim out for dimensional layers! Stamp the whole image in the new Archival Black ink for a rich background. Then stamp the top of the sentiment on scrap paper in Black and the bottom of the sentiment in Calypso Coral.
- To compliment the vellum in the background, I punched out a vellum butterfly using the Elegant Butterfly punch. Notice how I added a candy dot to the center? That isn’t just a cute accent for the butterfly, it also hides a glue dot that holds the butterfly to the card front!
- Finally, I wanted to add a little bit more gold to the top of the card by putting a small strip of the 1/8th Gold Taffeta ribbon behind the popped up “make” oval.
- I always love these cards where a few items come together for a WOW of a card! And don’t forget to add a bit of the same accents to the envelope to really pull it all together!
LAST CALL Weekend for the Northwest Crafty Escape Crop!
Next weekend is my Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend and we will be having lots of fun spending the whole weekend crafting, laughing, and having a great time! I have a seat or two left, so if you were thinking of coming, RSVPs have to be in by the end of the weekend so I can get lunch orders finalized and in to the hotel for the weekend. See details and RSVP here!

use Hostess Code FHRCKER7 to get a special thank you from me!

Amazing Birthday Clear-Mount Bundle
Price: $40.75

Amazing Birthday Wood-Mount Bundle
Price: $47.50

Elegant Butterfly Punch
Price: $16.00

Gold Fancy Designer Vellum Foil
Price: $11.00

Gold 1/8″ Ribbon
Price: $5.00

Neutrals Candy Dots
Price: $6.00

Big Shot
Price: $110.00

Magnetic Platform
Price: $40.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad
Price: $7.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $6.50

Mint Macaron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $8.50

Glue Dots
Price: $5.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals
Price: $4.00
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October 10, 2015
Butterfly Basics Bokeh CASE–a Pretty Purple Card!
I’m back with another Bokeh card for you. I’ll keep it quick since I shared how to do the Bokeh technique with you a couple times already. But I do love how this card came together.
This card was a CASE of a card by Monica Davis that I loved and had to play with for my Bokeh technique class.
Tips for making this card:
- Rely on bundles to make the supply needs for a card quick and easy to pull together!
- I stuck with just using the Butterfly Basics Bundle (the Butterfly Basics stamp set and the Butterfly Thinlits) and then a few purples for my inks. Seriously, you cannot go wrong with this stamp set! It is one of those, “any way you layer it” and “any combinations of stamps” they always seem to come out looking great!
- I also had fun expirimenting with stamping first before you do the white circles (like with the Rich Razzleberry leaf) and stamping after you do the white circles (like the Memento Black Sending Wishes Your Way sentiment). Pick if you want it soft (under) or strong (over) and go from there.
- Sometimes plain white paper is exactly what you need! With the darker colors of the background, the Whisper White butterfly needs no embellishment to stand out just enough!
- Layer a piece of Vellum just to add a subtle contrast under your butterfly without being distracting.
- In this card I just used my 2-Way glue pen to only adhere the butterfly in the center so the wings pop up and float free. Similarly I only adhered my vellum to the card underneath the center of the butterfly. I know it means the vellum doesn’t sit quite flat at the ends, but it looked nicer than seeing the adhesive show through on the ends of the paper!
- Want a reminder for how to do the Bokeh Technique, you can check it out
If you want a reminder how to do the Bokeh Technique, you can check out my first Bokeh blog post or watch my Walkthrough Wednesday card with Watercolor Wash and Bokeh technique video!
Did you sign up for the Sprinkles of Life class by mail yet?
I realized that when I sent out my email about this class to my newsletter list (along with my June Customer Coupon – missed it? Get on my mailing list here) that the link to sign up wasn’t working. Oops! So if you wanted to get a kit for this class, I’m ordering supplies for everyone who signed up so far TONIGHT and would love to get some sent your way too.
Sign up using the paypal buttons on the registration page here
Project Supplies Used:

Butterfly Basics Wood-Mount Bundle
Price: $61.95

Butterfly Basics Clear-Mount Bundle
Price: $51.75

Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Bundle
Price: $41.50

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $6.50

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $6.50

Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $6.50

Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad
Price: $7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Price: $5.95

Big Shot
Price: $99.95

Magnetic Platform
Price: $39.95

Metallic Gold Encore Pad
Price: $9.95

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $8.50

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $6.50

1″ Circle Punch
Price: $12.95

1-1/4″ Circle Punch
Price: $15.95

1-3/8″ Circle Punch
Price: $15.95

Stamping Sponges
Price: $3.50

2-Way Glue Pen
Price: $4.50
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June 5, 2015
Fun with Petal Potpourri and Chalk ink for a Spring Time Card
Have you seen the chalk inks and been curious about them but haven’t tried them yet? I was feeling that ways and so I decided to start playing when I created this card for my Stamp Club recently. We played with some of the fun stuff from the Occasions Catalog including Chalkboard paper and the Chalk inks – 2 of which are on sale as part of the weekly deals this week!
It is a great card to play with all those specialty items that you may not have tried out before including the foil vellum, chalk ink, chalkboard paper, chalk pen, scalloped tag topper, and those pretty Something Borrowed embellishments!
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Tips for making this card:
- One of my favorite things to share about this card is that the ink on the pink punched out flower and the “for you” sentiment are THE SAME! Can you believe it? Both are the Rose Coral chalk ink.
- When you stamp on Chalkboard paper – you want to stamp on the velvety side! This is the coated side and it will help inks sit on the surface.
- That said, you want to use Chalk or Craft/thick pigment inks when stamping on Chalkboard paper. The dye inks (all the classic Stampin’ Up inks) will just fade into the background because they do not have enough pigment to sit on top of the paper and form a contrast.
- Use the Chalk Marker to create some accent lines or to draw on your Chalkboard paper… they turn out bright white and great!
- Adhere a Something Borrowed embellishment to the middle of your flower with a glue dot for a cute accent!
- When adhering your Silver Foiled Vellum to your paper, I recommend a 2-way glue pen! Liquid glue tends to mail the foil wrinkle up and glue dots will show bumps through the foil.
- Sadly, though the Flower Medallion punch is carrying over, the matching Petal Potpourri stamp is not! I love this stamp set and all its options. For the next week, it is available as a bundle at a 15% discount! I know I’m not getting rid of mine so I recommend you grab yours now.
New Weekly Deals are Here! Last chance to score some of these Occasions Catalog items at 25% off!
Here are a few of my favorite projects using some of the items on sale this week:
One Tag Fits All Card with Hello Honey Quilted Ribbon blog post
Sheltering Tree with Sweet Dream Buttons blog post
Great class by mail using these washi sheets! I have ONE KIT AVAILABLE as well as you can get the instructions by mail anytime HERE
Project Supplies Used:

Painted Petals Wood Stamp Set
Price: $32.95

Painted Petals Clear Stamp Set
Price: $24.95

Painted Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set
Price: $23.95

Petal Potpourri Wood Bundle
Price: $37.95

Petal Potpourri Clear Bundle
Price: $31.25

Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $6.95

Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $5.95

Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker’s Twine
Price: $3.50

Something Borrowed Embellishments
Price: $6.95

Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum
Price: $10.95

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $8.50

Glue Dots
Price: $4.95

Chalkboard Paper
Price: $7.95

White Stampin Chalk Marker
Price: $3.50

Rose Coral Colorbox Chalk Ink Pad
Price: $5.95

Pistachio Pudding 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $6.95

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch
Price: $22.95
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May 26, 2015
Sharing Thanksgiving Memories with the Happiness Is Project Life Kit
Yesterday was National Scrapbooking Day and while I normally like to celebrate by actually trying to catch up on some scrapbooking pages, this year I opted for some family time as my husband and I had both returned from business trips on Friday. The kids had been with Grandma and so it was our turn to hang out and have fun with them.
But I did have the honor of getting to create a couple layouts using the Happiness Is kit for Stampin’ Up’s National Scrapbooking Day blog post and they were posted for you to see this weekend! I’ll admit I got a little school girl excited when I saw my name in print on their blog. Though, I discovered that the photos they shared were TINY! So, since one of the coolest things about Project Life is how easy it is to add a little pizzazz to your quick and easy pages, I thought I’d share some up close photos of the details of my layout with you today.
Bear with me, I’m still trying to figure out the best way to photograph my layouts. But the thing I love about Project Life is how easy it can be to put together layouts. I grab a card kit & the matching accessory kit (seriously, this is the BEST THING EVER!) and lay them out on my table and just go.
1. Pick a few photos you love
2. Print them out wherever is most convenient for you
3. Slide them into pocket pages (look! almost done!)
4. Pick a Project Life card kit & matching Accessory pack
5. Grab some matching cards and write what is happening in the pictures – add embellishments if desired
6. Put in your album and you are done!
Here are a few of my favorite things about this layout:
- Layer 3×4 cards onto 4×6 cards with Washi Tape (it’s included in your accessory pack!) for a quick title card. I just had to add the year numbers (also in the accessory pack) and write in the dates!
- Don’t feel like every card has to have writing on it! Sometimes just a couple embellishments or even just the way it is printed is perfect.
- Bust out your “fancy” techniques like layering vellum over a 3×4 card and heat embossing the sentiment (in this case the “love” from the So You stamp set)
- Don’t forget you can stamp on your photos too! It was hard to photograph, but I stamped the sun image on the bottom photo with the Metallic Gold ink and it was the perfect touch!
- The Happiness Is kit also comes with these little wood accents that are laser etched with images and words.
A fun little bonus for your layout… especially with that adorable face, am I right?
- I also liked taking multiple stamps and putting them on my clear block at the same time – like these hearts (also from the So You stamp set). They are two separate stamps but I wanted to use them together. Position on your card, press onto the block, and then ink and stamp!
So this layout had a lot of little touches and accents, but it took me way less time than a traditional scrapbook layout and still has all the personal & handmade touches.
If you have photos on your computer, in your phone, printed out and sitting in those photo envelopes from the printer – why not give this a try? Get those photos out where everyone can enjoy them and you don’t need a craft room of supplies to do it! It’s fun, it’s easy, and your family will love it!
Get a Great Deal with 50% off Retiring Project Life Kits
Through June 2nd (or while supplies last) many of Stampin’ Up’s Project Life kits and accessory packs are on sale for 50% off as the patterns are being discontinued! You have great sets for kits, baby, and everyday Including this cute Happiness Is card kit and accessory pack that I used.
So snag them while you can in the online store!

Project Supplies Used:
Easy shopping anytime! Click the images below to see the item in the online store.

Happiness Is Project Life Card Collection
Price: $15.95

Happiness Is Project Life Accessory Pack
Price: $9.95

Variety Pack 12″ X 12″ Project Life Photo Pocket Pages
Price: $6.95

So You Photopolymer Stamp Set
Price: $24.95

2014-2016 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers
Price: $14.95

Wooden Elements Embellishments
Price: $4.95

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $6.50

Heat Tool
Price: $29.95

Versamark Pad
Price: $7.50

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder
Price: $4.95

Hello Honey Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $5.95

Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine
Price: $2.95

Metallic Gold Encore Pad
Price: $9.95
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May 3, 2015
Make Your Own Plaid Paper with Sheer Perfection Vellum
Yesterday I posted my Green Card Challenge – where I challenged you to create a card that only uses greens and neutrals and then link them up for fun and prizes. So, I thought I would play along with my challenge and make something to share as well! So this is my creation:
Everyone is loving the Sheer Perfection Vellum that is one of the free Sale-a-Bration items that was released at the beginning of March. I finally received mine and wanted to play and while this card turned into something totally different than the original plan, I was so excited to discover the idea for making your own plaid with the vellum!
Tips for making this card:
- You can customize your Sheer Perfection vellum by coloring with your Stampin’ Write markers over the parts of the pattern you want colored. In this case, I took some of the striped paper and colored over the slash lines using my Mossy Meadow marker.
- Make your pattern plaid by laying one piece of the striped paper horizontally over the same patterned going vertically. Because they are printed on vellum, you will be able to see through and have both patterns show at the same time!
- How to glue your vellum – with printed vellum like this, use the 2-way glue pen to ink behind the strips. This gives you lots of holding power without showing through!
- When doing a monochromatic card, mix and match your inks and embellishments for different shades of the same color to keep it interesting. Here I used the Mossy Meadow ribbon as a base and then had loopy flourishes of the Pistachio Pudding twine behind my sentiment to pull in the card base color.
- You can also stamp directly onto the vellum. When you stamp on top it gives it a bolder color but you still get subtle bits of the underlying pattern coming through.
Don’t forget, you can only get this Sheer Perfection vellum through the end of the month as part of Sale-a-bration – it’s free with your $50 order!
Your Turn! Join me for my card challenge!
Make a card using only greens and neutrals and post it up HERE. You have until monday 3/23 and for fun I’ll draw someone randomly to get a small prize from my stash here. I can’t wait to see what everyone creates!

Project Supplies Used:
Easy shopping anytime! Click the images below to see the item in the online store

Mother’s Love Photopolymer Stamp Set
Price: $24.95

Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Stack
Price: $0.00

Champagne Glimmer Paper
Price: $4.95

Mossy Meadow 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon
Price: $8.95

Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker’s Twine
Price: $3.50

1-3/8″ Circle Punch
Price: $15.95

1-3/4″ Circle Punch
Price: $16.95

Stamping Sponges
Price: $3.50

Pistachio Pudding 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $8.50

Pistachio Pudding Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $5.95

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $5.95

2014-2016 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers
Price: $14.95

Stampin’ Dimensionals
Price: $3.95

2-Way Glue Pen
Price: $4.50
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March 18, 2015
Speedy Scrapbooking with Seasonally Scattered
I realized this weekend that I haven’t done traditional scrapbooking in what feels like a long time. And I really do miss it! So, after I get all caught up with the samples for my next few events, I will be for sure doing more scrapping. And I may just have to plan a cropping day too… anyone want to join me?
Today’s share however is a page I created for the Stampin’ Up convention display boards using the new Seasonally Scattered stamp set from the Holiday Catalog (which I’m finishing mailing out this week, so if you need a copy, let me know!)
Tips for this project:
- Keep it quick by using the designer paper packs, like the Moonlight pack here, and just overlap full sheets of the paper to make your background. No cutting means fast designs!
- Use up your ribbon scraps by trimming the ends and then adhering them in a group behind one of your layers of paper. I mixed 1/8” Taffeta in Melon Mambo and Satin Ribbon in Hello Honey & Blackberry Bliss.
- After stamping your sentiment in Melon Mambo and then outline the letters of the stamped image in a contrasting marker – in this case Blackberry Bliss.
- Use vellum for a subtle way to add journalling to your project without the journalling block dominating your scrapbook page.
- Add a few sequins for some bits of color and shine along the top of your page.
The fun part about scrapbooking is that you get to enjoy the memories while you are working because you are looking at your pictures… plus you get to have fun will all your tools and techniques as you build your page. It is like a really big card to play and experiment with!
Scrapbook even faster with Project Life! If you have tons of pictures you want to get documented but don’t feel like you have time to scrapbook, don’t forget to check out Project Life. All you need is a few essentials:

See all the options with Project Life here
Drop your photos in the pocket pages – no cutting required! Add the cute cards from the card collections and just write in your notes about what was happening and you are done! Easy Peasy! Learn more about Project Life and see a video of how fast it is to create a set of pages in this blog post.
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