Use Your Supplies!

Confession time! A month or so (could be longer..) I held a class called "Card Buffet."  It was a class where I had about 20 cards on display and my customers could make any 5 cards from the designs I had displayed.  I loved this class but at the end of it I noticed I had a few  LOT of kits left over.  The cardstock is already cut and ready to go, I just needed to get busy and stamp.  For the most part this is not an issue because I just make up the rest of the cards and it leaves me a ton of cards that I can send out myself (which by the way I am SOOOOO behind on!!!)  Anyways, one of the cards I had leftovers for was an Easter card.  Remember this one?

Since Easter has passed I didn't want to make more Easter cards so I took the pre-cut cardstock and challenged myself to come up with a different card.  Here is what I came up with. 

I chose the exact same design, just a different stamp set. I love the stamp set Send Me Soaring.  It's in the Occasions Mini Catalog and it's one of those stamps that you can color, paper piece, or just do solid stamping with. I love the sentiments too because it covers many things.  The clouds are cute as can be!!! I love the crisp lines that this set has. Check it out:

You can even get this set in Digital Form.  I REALLY love that. 

Overall, my point is this… Make the most of your supplies.  Do you have pre cut cardstock, DSP or pre cut ribbon laying around? Challenge yourself and make a card. For me the biggest challenge is putting a stamp on the envelope and SENDING the card.  Anyone up for the challenge? I would love to see your creations. I am going to challenge myself to send out 5 cards tomorrow. WOW!!

You can find all of these great supplies in my Online Store. Don't forget to check out the Retired Lists. Items are going FAST! If you love 12 x 12 Textured Cardstock, stock up.  If you love Craft ink (LOVE, LOVE it!!) stock up. Craft ink is being discontinued expect for Black and White.

Have a GREAT FRIDAY!

P.S. I have two kids that are OVER the TOP excited as we leave in a few days for Disney.  Alexis can barely contain herself.  Seriously she cannot focus on anything!  She is SO excited to see a friend that she has been pen paling with and just cannot believe she is going to Disney.  We are thankful for Stampin' Up!, my customers and downline who make things like this trip even possible.  I am looking forward to spending time with my family watching my kids relax and have fun.  They deserve it.

I will be posting while I am away.  In fact…. I've already posted ahead of schedule.  I know you just FAINTED!  I'm NEVER this organized.  I plan to share our trip with you if you don't mind.  You know it's always an adventure when I travel. 

Thank you for always supporting me, my business and my family.  Sending 1000 hugs and kisses to YOU my awesome readers!

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Shabby Kites

Happy almost Spring day!  Hopefully you are enjoying your official last day of Old Man Winter.  I say "See Ya Later!"  I'm ready for warm weather every day.  Seeing all this sunshine lately reminds me of Colorado. They have beautiful sunshine ALL the time. 

Today I have a few shares. My card today is all about Shabby Kites.  The other day I posted a card using the Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper.  I feel like we have been reunited and I can't let go of it.  Therefore I made another card using it.  It's so SHABBY!  I wanted to use the set Send Me Soaring because it hasn't been inked enough and I love kites.  I suck at flying a kite, but I sure love how peaceful they are.  Just floating in the air without a care in the world.  Unless of course I'm flying it and then the peacefulness gets wrapped in a tree.  Yep, that is how I fly a kite. 

Back to business. <Wait a MINUTE!> There is the CUTEST little chipmunk outside my window.  So chubby and cute!

Seriously, back to business.  Nothing like a shiney furry object for me to lose focus!

Here is the card for today. 

I love the clouds in this stamp set because they stamp very clean.  Does that even make sense? Anyhoo, I figured I might as well make the kites really pretty and I added a few Pearls.  Ha.  Nothing like a glitzy Kite.  Maybe if I had one of these in real life it would stay soaring and not end up in a tree?? 

Here is a list of supplies I used on this card:

Stamps: Send Me Soaring # 125442

Ink: Basic Black, Soft Suede (sponging), Marina Mist

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Confetti, Marina Mist

Accessories: Dotted Scallop Edge Border punch, Linen Thread, Beau Chateau DSP, Soft Subtles Buttons, 1" Square punch, Postage punch, Tulip Embossing Folder, Pearls

I found a sketch I really wanted to use for a Digital Layout on Pinterest last night and came up with this layout.  I'll include the Sketch too.  I would love to see what YOU come up with.  Leave a comment with your link so I can take a peek. 

Here is the Sketch:

Here is my layout:

Here are the downloads I used on my layout:

1.25 Circle punch
Everyday Enchantment DSP
1.25 Square Punch
Wild About You- Border
DeLouisville Small Font
Month by Month-October Curls
2011 Notable Desktop Calendar Kit-

The Chipmunk has BIG BIG cheeks now. He's going to POP!  I wish I could snap a picture.  Hmmm.

Anyways, you can find all these fun great products inside my amazing Online Store.  Need help in the Digi Department getting started, email me.  I can help you!!

Happy Monday!

XOXOXO

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Way to Go, Grad!

Here it is midnight and I'm bound and determined to share this Graduate card with you.  It's such a simple card with little things added.  I've seen this trend on cards lately where you see a lot of "white" space (or in my case "Blue" space) and then a concentrated area of the card is the focus with lots of "fun" stuff added.  LOVE this! Let me share….

I started with Pacific Point Textured cardstock and used the Polka Dot Impression Folder on the card front.  I added the First Edition DSP and a piece of the DSP from Playful Polka Dots Simply Scrappin' Kit.  I love the DSP in this kit. Here is a peek:

I used the same sentiment from my last GRAD card called Happy Greeting.  You will notice a small piece of the 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon under the sentiment.  I used my Craft Scissors and carefully trimmed a thin piece of the ribbon to get the effect across the DSP.  I love that Striped ribbon.  Make sure you check the Last Chance list for the ribbon colors that are retiring.  There are quite a few colors on that list.  I used Pumpkin Pie for this particular card. 

I hope your weekend has been filled with lots of great things.

XOXOXO

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Making Time!

That's right!  I am making time to get into my stamp room and stamp away.  WOW does it feel good. Putting ink to paper just makes a person feel happy.  Maybe the stars are just aligning correctly, I dunno! What I do know is I've been down here THREE times this week.  That is a record breaking time frame in the last two months.  I almost forgot where I placed things. Now that is just NOT right.  Have you ever stopped stamping for a bit and then when you finally had the moment to stamp you had that scary feeling of, "can I really do this?"  Again, you must think I have lost my mind but this is a thought I had.  Where to start?  I knew exactly what I wanted to work with and I had a purpose.  A perfect start. I have three amazing grads to congratulate.  One of them is my nephew.  We are SO proud of this boy! Valedictorian!  Yes, we are proud. I've never known someone as smart as him.  I hate that we couldn't be with him to celebrate his special day.  Graduation is such a memorable moment. Over the next couple of days I am going to share my Grad cards with you. 

I was a little crazy with this card.  I even pulled out the sewing machine.  I started with the The Open Sea stamp set from the Summer Mini Occasions.  This stamp set is perfect for the manly cards you want to make.  The greeting comes from the Happy Greeting stamp set also found in the Summer Mini.  I love the different fonts in this particular sentiment. 

The Nautical Expedition DSP compliments the stamp set perfectly.  I love it.  I used Chocolate Chip textured cardstock for the base of the card.  I added Not Quite Navy across the card and stamped the world image across using VersaMark.  This card is simple and just contains a lot of layers and dimensionals. 

You can find all these products in my Online Store. Make sure you check the Last Chance list.  I gave you a list of a few must have's yesterday.  Today I would suggest looking at the 12 x 12 Cardstock.  If you love the feel of our Stampin' Up! textured cardstock, put that on your list.  It sure does make a card pop.  Take a moment to look through your CURRENT Stampin' Up! catalog.  Take a good peek at the beautiful samples in this catalog.  You will notice many cards made with a textured base.  I think we sometimes overlook the little details.  I always think it's the little things that can make a card POP.

I hope your Friday has been FANTASTIC!  It's going to be a GREAT weekend.

XOXOXO

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Wiser from an Owl

I think Owls are super cute.  Here are a few cards using two different owl images. 

This cute owl comes from the the Level 1 Hostess set in the Summer Mini Catalog.  It's called It's the Thought.  It's so cute.  LOVE it.  For this card I used the 1 3/4" circle punch and punched a hole on the front card base.  This way you can see the owl on the inside of the car.  So fun.  The DSP is the Storybook. 

This card uses the Go Graduate stamp set.  I used the Brushed Silver cardstock for the scalloped border and just stamped the images using Basic Black ink.  Very simple.  The first picture of this card stinks.  Sorry.  The silly flash worked too well.  LOL!

Hope your weekend is fantastic. 

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