Purse-onally Speaking!

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!!

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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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Whoopsie!

Surely it's not after midnight? I feel like I just got started with my day.  Have you had those kind of days where ALL day you are playing catch up? That's been my day.  Finish one task and then off to the next.  I cannot complain a bit though. It's been an amazing… let me repeat that… AMAZING week.  Good things all around have happened.  We have a plan in place for Brandon that makes me happy (and most importantly makes him HAPPY!), Russ has been a trooper this week helping tote the kids around the city, and best yet I had a great club tonight that just made me smile big.  The one task I had left to do today just didn't get done.  The one where I get the camera ready and snap a few fun pics of a fun project I made.  ummm hmmm.  Didn't happen.  No worries. I'll shoot it tomorrow and share. We can really blame it on Russ. I sat down with him after my club tonight and got involved in a TV show. The TV show made me cry and then I couldn't see in the view finder of my camera.  There you have it.  The truth.   Grr.

I do have one thing to share tonight! Yahoo!

This digi layout had a pattern when I was making it.  It's called Command Z on a Mac.  Or, UNDO! I did a lot of UNDO'n! Partially because it was like Christmas inside my MDS program.  This happens when you own something a long time and you forget what you really have.  Please tell me you do this with your stamp supplies too? I know I'm great for this.  Seriously, I never knew I had the coolest downloads ever in my program.  Let me share…

This past week Stampin' Up! debuted the Candid Frames download and it's a favorite of mine.  I've used the Downtown Grunge frames like no tomorrow and I'm over the moon they gave me something else to work with.  The Candid Frames reminds me of my favorite APP on my iPhone- Instagram.  LOVE it. This layout I used the "Instant" Candid Frames.   Remember those Instant Cameras and how FUN they were? LOVE these!!

The one thing I am learning to love with making a digital page is adding depth and texture.  A simple little slider button makes all the difference.  I use a drop shadow on many of the elements and tweak them all differently as to how much I want to see that "POP" on my page.  I encourage you to play with drop shadows.  You will be surprised at how much depth you can really add.  Below I have a list of the downloads I've used.  You can find all these in my cool DIGITAL store. 

Candid Frames
Vintage Overlays
American Typewriter Font
Attic Boutique-Tickets
Tickets & Tags Label 7
Wild About You Border- Stamp Brush
Stitching
Candid Frames- instant
Summer Smooches Fabric Brads
Simples Snapshots DSP
Tasteful Trim Shape 3
Designer Kit Wild About you- Stamp brush YOU
Bulletin Alphabet & Numbers

I'll pull out the camera tomorrow so I can show you a fun card we made tonight at club. 

Have a GREAT Friday. 

XOXOXO

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24 Years!

Today I have something exciting to share and I hope you don't mind.  As most of you know I'm a military wife, but did you know I was a military brat too? Yes, I moved all across the United States growing up with my Army family.  My dad's last duty station was in St. Louis, MO.  That's where I completed High School and my dad retired at the same time of my graduation.  Two weeks after I graduated my family moved to Pensacola, Florida. I was SUPER mad when we moved and thought my parents ruined my life.  LOL.  I survived that move! I was only 17 when we moved.  Pensacola is where I call home or when people ask, "Where are you from?" I tell them Pensacola.  24 years ago the only way to "stay in touch" with my friends was to call or actually use pen and paper to send a note.  I know, GASP! I was a bad friend and didn't really stay in touch with any of my high school buddies.  It makes me kinda sad.  However, with Facebook and many more social media outlets I've been able to connect with a few.  Which brings me to my happy post… Today I was able to spend time with a high school friend that I had not seen in 24 years.  My cheeks hurt from smiling. We chatted for over 2 hours and I loved catching up on the last 24 years.  Not much has changed except we are both proud military wives, each have two kids and we both LOVE to go antique shopping.  I am so excited she is just a few miles down the road from me and now we can pick up where we left off 24 years ago.  I've always said never say good-bye when you are a military dependent or spouse because somehow or someway you always see someone again.  It's a good thing.

Today I have two quick shares.  The card I have for you today was "sprouted" by my friend Cathy.  We did a late night chat last night and she shared a beautiful card she made that was inspired by the Mini Occasions catalog on page 15.  I loved it so much I wanted to use some of the elements from it.  Here it is:

The main element I was excited about was the Window Sheet and the pearls.  It just looked elegant.  Super easy card and even easier when I used my Heart Framelit Dies.  I love the Framelit Dies and how they nest.  I used the Take it to Heart stamp set #12522 and then added a few ribbon pieces and the sentiment comes from Fabulous Phrases. 

Lastly, I have a Digital page to share.  I am using a download that was new yesterday.  The frames are SUPER SUPER cool. 

Here are the downloads I used for this layout.  I encourage you to use the Candid Frames. They are AWESOME. You can visit my Digi Store HERE. 

Candid Frames
Vintage Overlays
Circle punch
Daffodil Brad
Honey Script Font
Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch
Curly Label punch
Designer Kits/Number One/Number One – glass rings
Number One DSP
Hip and Handsome Overlays

Okay, for those of you using My Digital Studio, what is your FAVORITE download so far? I would love to know. 
I hope you have a GREAT Wednesday.  I'm off to run the kids all over town. Oh BOY!

XOXOXO

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All Mixed Up!

Maybe I'm all mixed up because I used the Mixed Bunch stamp set? Ha. No. It's just that kind of a week.  I think my kids being sick has turned my brain into a foggy mess. Ever have one of the those days where NOTHING goes right? Yes, that is my day. This too shall pass.

Anyhoo, this is a card using the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the Everyday Enchantment DSP that you can receive for FREE.  GREAT stamp set with a coordinating punch called Blossom.  I love when we have a punch that fits a stamp set.  It makes the crafting life easier. Not that my crafting life is hard, but when I want to duplicate lots and lots of these cards it makes it easier.

This is a card that you can make over and over again because of the simplicity. 

Time to share a little Digi work, too.  Here is today's layout:

Some of the downloads that I used for this layout include:

Bulletin alphabet
Calendar Numbers
Circle Circus Alpha/Numbers
Just Perfect Numbers
Schoolbook Serif Numbers
Piece of Cake DSP

Hip and Handsome Overlays

See  the latest My Digital Studio Downloads HERE. There are some super cute downloads.

You can view all the downloads in my Online Store along with other GREAT products. 

Hope your day is FANTASTIC.  I'm going to try and finish my little hybrid project and hope to share later today.

XOXOXO

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