I had an entire pack of the Big Top Birthday DSP #122348.  I started by making different sizes of pinwheels.  6 x 6, 4.5 x 4.5 and then the smallest one I made was 4 x 4.  Of course any size you make is going to work fine, these are sizes I decided to try myself.  Once I cut my paper to the desired size I used this pattern below to make the pinwheel patterns.  Keep in mind I used "almost" the entire pack of DSP.  It's retiring, I wanted to make GOOD use of it.

I bought a Styrofoam Wreath at my local craft shop and started making the pinwheels on the wreath by using stick pins. This way I figured the pinwheels were not going anywhere.  I continued to do this until my wreath was complete.  Here is my completed project:

Just as simple as that.  I encourage you to make one.  They are simple and it's one way to use your supplies and enjoy a nice summer wreath in your home. 

You can still purchase these retired items in my Online Store.  I hope you can visit it today.

Have a FANTASTIC day!

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Speaking of the Sky is the Limit… this card is perfect for today.

I love Hot Air Balloons and we are always lucky when we go home to Iowa to see a few in the air as his family lives near the Balloon Field.  The last time we were there Russ went up in one and he loved it.  I had fun chasing it. 

This card uses one of our new Designer Series Papers called World Spectacular.  LOVE, love this paper.  Every single sheet.  I pulled out my Up, Up & Away stamp set and put it to good use tonight. 

I started with Island Indigo cardstock for the base and added a piece of Whisper White CS to mat the DSP onto it.  The balloon is stamped onto Crumb Cake cardstock.  I punched that tiny little Decorative punch using my Decorative Label punch.  Have you seen this done before? Maybe I should do a little tutorial on it? I doubled up the Natural buttons and tied a little Linen thread into them.  I also placed a Daffodil Delight brad on the card to hold my greeting.  Confession… I have barely used my colored brads.  I love how this brad looked on the card.  I will start using more of these.  It's super cute. 

Hope you are having a GREAT week. 

XOXOXOXO

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This month my club members made this simple Matchbook Cover.  This idea came pretty easy this month from my Magazine I get as a Demonstrator once a month- Stampin' Success.  I love my magazine even more these days because they changed it up and they show beautiful projects and directions to make them.  The samples they had were beautiful.  I wanted to showcase one of my favorite sets retiring and I thought the Styled Beautiful stamp set was perfect.  This little gem would brighten any person's day as it has Sticky Notes inside. 

I used the Wisteria Textured Cardstock for the base of the project and then worked in Daffodil Delight.  I'm not much for the color purple but Wisteria is a such a soft beautiful purple that I love.  The Daffodil has become a color that I use quite frequently as well. Again, it's a soft yellow.  It doesn't blind you.   I used the Flirtatious Designer Series Paper on this project.  This paper is being discontinued.  You can find it HERE.  Here is a look of all the papers:

This paper is bright and cheerful and comes with Doilies that you can cut out and add to any project.  SUPER fun. 

I did tweak this project a little on the measurements to get more bang for my buck.  The directions said to cut a piece of 12 x 12 cardstock at 11 1/2  x 6 1/4.  Instead, I cut my cardstock to 11 1/2 x 6.  This way I was able to get 2 Matchbooks from one piece of my textured cardstock.  The only change this made was my matchbook was a little shorter.  No biggie. Once you have your paper trimmed, score along the long edge at 4 1/4, 4 1/2 and 9 1/2.  Fold on all your scores and put your matchbook together.  It's super simple and fun. 

You can also get this fantastic magazine each month straight to your door when you become a demonstrator.  Don't forget starting May 1st you can join for $99 and customize your ENTIRE kit YOUR WAY!!  Love, Love, Love this.  I would love to have you on my team. 

I hope you have a great day.

You can check out my Online Store HERE!

XOXOXO

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When this die cut arrived at my house the first person to SQUEAL with delight was the one and only American Girl Doll Lover…. Alexis.  You could hear that child scream for miles.  She was so excited that she could make ANY kind of Purse for her American Girl Dolls.  Stampin' Up! had no idea they made a little 9 year old so stinkin' happy.  This die cut is just too cute.  It's great for any party favor.  When I was in Michigan a few weeks ago one of our team members, Dawn showed us her darling purses that she had made and she used our Stampin' Up! fabric.  I thought she was a genius.  I loved how the fabric made the purse look more "real" so to speak.  My stamp club made these darling purses and loved how quick and easy they are to put together.  We took the Sizzix Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets and adhered the fabric to them before placing it on the Big Shot.   I used a piece of cardstock on the front flap to make the purse a little stronger and I wanted to stamp on the front just a wee bit.  We then just added a few ribbon embellishments to make this purse a little fluffy and girlie. We used the Styled Beautiful stamp on the front flap as it was just enough to add a little stamping touch to it.  Lastly, a little Antique Brad topped it off. You will be able to order this new die on June 1st.  It's SUPER exciting. 

Now Alexis has her first American Girl Doll purse.  I'm sure this won't be the last. 

Here is another layout for my Disney Album as well:

I used the downloads listed below for this layout:

Check this out Punch-129921
Circle Punches
Vintage Overlays-121061
Grad Party Digital Kit-129877
Font-Worstveld

Have a FANTASTIC day!!

Want to shop? Check out my Online Store HERE. 

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Our trip was awesome.  I'm grateful to Stampin' Up! on many levels.  They go over the top with every event and make their incentive trips just amazing.  Being that this trip was Disney they must have known there would be lots of kids joining the fun.  I thought they did a great job including the kids every day in fun prizes in the Hospitality Room.  My kids felt special every day.  That made my heart sing. 

I thought I would share a few of my favorite pics from our trip.  I took just a few thousand.    I hope you can bare with me. 

I love this picture of Brandon.  He was actually a little sad because Alexis was going on the Tower of Terror and there was no way he was doing it. 

This is what she looked like after riding the Tower of Terror.  She LOVED it. 

Shopping made him happy. 

We had a great time at Hollywood Studios.  Great park. 

I loved this photo of Brandon and Russ. Made my heart happy.

These street comedians were hilarious.  I laughed so hard and the kids enjoyed it because they were able to become a part of the act.  It was so cool.

Here again they were asked to be a part of another street act.  This one cracked me up.  They both really showed their personalities. 

They showed their personalities so well they earned their Golden Globe award. 

Ahhhh… Now let me show you pics that really made my heart pitter patter.  What is it about a pirate? Seriously?

Okay, so he's not Johnny, but he sure did look hot.

This is the kids FAVORITE character.  They LOVED seeing him. 

This is one happy kid.  He does not like roller coasters but he did ride Space Mountain.  Blew my mind.  The best part, he loved it.

She is one happy girl.

Visiting Harry Potter World was a complete surprise for my kiddo's.  Their cheeks hurt from smiling.  It was such a GREAT day.

The kids were part of the Ollivanders Wand Experience.  Truly the highlight of my day.  I could of done without the $36 wands… but they were "special" wands. 

Stampin' Up! had an amazing final night.  We were on the set of Indian Jones Stunt Show and they did a special show for us.  Then they opened up the set and behind all the props was an amazing dinner set up.  It was unbelievable.  They also had photo booths set up for us to take part in that were hilarious.  Russ and I decided to create our own. 

Dinner was spectacular.  I ate like a piggy. 

We also were able to have Mickey and Minnie all to ourselves for pictures.  I was so excited. 

Our last day we spent at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.  Two parks in one day is a little crazy.  We were able to catch one of the parades and the kids were able to dance in the street.  Their only request was that we didn't join them.  Huh?

I love Animal Kingdom but I swear this park is 10x hotter than the others.  I melted a few times this day.  My kids are huge animal lovers so they loved seeing all the animals. 

This tree always amazes me.  We sat for a LONG time counting all the animals. 

Overall, the trip was fantastic.  The kids had a blast but I think they were a little overwhelmed at times.  I think you need a good two weeks to take in everything at all the Disney Parks.  There is so much to see and do at each park.  The one thing I love about Disney is how kind the park employees are.  They are ALWAYS friendly and there to make the experience the best ever.  Just like Stampin' Up! 

Well, this wraps up our trip in a nutshell.  SUPER DUPER.  Thanks for reliving the experience with me. 

XOXOXO

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Time for an MDS layout.  I started this layout by creating photo boxes and Square punches. Then I wanted to fill in the area with DSP and go from there. I ended up changing the way the square punches were laying about 10x.  That's the good thing about digital.  YOU can do this. 

Below you will find a list of downloads I used.

Downloads Used:

Designer Kits Grad Party
Flag Punch
Wild About You Stamp Brush-Frame
Stitching
Epic Overlays
Designer Kits-Tickets & Tokens
Font Clipper Script
Circle Punch
Square Punch

Have a fantastic DAY!!

XOXOXO

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I loved making this layout because I laughed every time I looked at the pictures. Knowing that my Mother would go down this huge slide and I wouldn't makes me think that she really will do ANYTHING.  Years ago I even roped her into getting on Space Mountain at Disney.  She screamed the entire ride. LOUD.  She was not a happy camper when we got off that ride and we will NEVER forget it either. 

I've been pulling pics off my computer from our vacation in Florida last year and it's been great remembering what a great time we had during a time that was not so great with Russ away. 

Below you will see the downloads I used to create this layout and I'm excited because I've included the item numbers for you as well. 

Sunset Serenade- Cloud 3, Scallop Border #125754
Epic Overlays- 129927
Bulletin Alphabet & Numbers #127169
Brads- Marina Mist- 118847
Extreme Elements-Dots #119099
Sunset Serenade-DSP #124229
Designer Kits Downtown Grunge-Frame 5 #126056
Simple Stitching & Corners #126025
Circle Punch
Flag Punch
Square Punch
Font-LD String Bean

You can find all these great downloads in my Digital Store.

Have a FANTASTIC day!

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We were spoiled by Stampin Up’ last night. They are always so awesome!! Check out these goodies…

The kids love coming back to the room at night to see the fun stuff!
We decided to have dinner at Epcot and visited Mexico. Great food and more fun. We thought the kids would be pooped out after that… Oh NO! We were in the pool at 10 pm. The favorite thing for the kids has been swimming with ducks. So silly!! Tomorrow we will visit Magic Kingdom!! I’ll post tonight’s fun goodies in the morning. Even Russ got a cool gift!!

XOXO

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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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