Birthday Bash....Day 2

Here are the last two cards from my class.  The first one is my absolute, absolute favorite card of the class!!!  The colors are perfect!  The flower is beautiful and the Coordinations Pool Party cardstock is lovely!  This card is simple but so so pretty, any one would love to get this card for their birthday.   

The last card from my class was also a big hit!  We used the Blue Ribbon set and the Parkers Patterns DSP for this card.  It's a quick card to put together but it looks like it took much longer to create.  The really key element on this card is the silver button.  Of course I hate 'naked' buttons so I added some linen thread to the button :) 

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Birthday Bash...Day 1

On Saturday, I had a fantastic class.  My customers always tell me they use birthday cards the most.  So I held a birthday card stamp a stack.  My guests all got to make 8 cards, 2 each of 4 designs.  These are the first two cards.  Tomorrow I'll share the last two.  The first one I LOVE!!!!  While creating it I had my doubts but by the end I loved it and I think it's a favorite of mine!!  The Sale a Bration DSP and Buttons coordinate so well together and I love all the patterns on the DSP, but most of all I love the Summer Starfruit and Rich Razzleberry together, I would have never thought to pair those two colors but it's a winning combo!!!!

The next card is simple, sophisticated and fun!  This would make a great masculine card, but also a fun girly card.  Simply replace the punched circles with a flowers from our new floral trim ribbon and your card would have an entirely new look.  Change up the colors for another fun look!  Tomorrow I'll share the last two cards from my class, and they're pretty awesome :)

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RAK In The Mail

What's a RAK you might ask, it stands for Random Act of Kindness.  This card arrived in my mailbox a few days ago.  I love it!!  It was sent to me by Karen Titus a fellow SU demonstrator.  She's my 3 level up.  She's so sweet and sends beautiful cards monthly for demonstrators in her downline.  When I opened this card I loved it and I just might have to purchase that stamp now :)  The best part of the card is the use of the Coordinations cardstock.  If you haven't used this cardstock you really need too.  It's pretty awesome!  Hate to keep it short and sweet but I have a huge class tomorrow!  It's a birthday bash!  More on the class on Monday!!!!

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Whale You Be Mine?

Happy Valentine's Day!  I have the sweetest little card for you today!  Of course this is a Pintrest inspired gem!  Where to start on this card.....the clouds are made with the new cloud embossing folder, the clouds make all the difference!  The card just didn't look complete without the clouds.  For the whales, I used the new sizzlet in the catalog.  Then to add just a little texture I used my markers to add some subtle scales.  Super cute!!! 

For the waves, I used a circle punch and punched half and three-quarter down the edge of the cardstock to resemble waves.  To give it extra texture I sponged it with white ink.  The heart though is my favorite element on this card.  I started with the red glitter paper and used crystal effects to add a thin layer, once that was dry I added one more layer, it's so glossy and pretty!!! I LOVE IT!!!  I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!!!! 

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Cookies and Milk!

Valentine's Day is tomorrow.  Do you have your gift and/or card ready??  I was out doing errands yesterday and the Valentine section in the store was packed!  So many people stocking up on candy and gifts.  Though I didn't go in the card aisle, I did look down it and it was packed!!!  When I wasn't out, I was busy getting ready for my class and finishing up Valentine's for Logan's class party tomorrow :)  which is what I'm showing you today. 

 

This idea is yet another great Pintrest find.  The one I saw on Pintrest was beautifully packaged in a cello bag with a nice bag topper.  While I did consider that, in the end I decided that for 1st graders who are likely to rip open the cookies in a matter of seconds anyway extra packaging is not what they need :)  The tags are super cute though and I LOVE them!!!!  Tied to each cookie package is a fun twisty straw, the tag says, "Valentine, We go together like mild and cookies!"  Ideally they would enjoy the cookies with mild and their fun straw (assuming the cookies last that long).

The tags were done on MDS (of course!) and printed at Staples  :)  I made two parts to each tag, I made the scallop part with the cookie on it and punched it out with my scallop circle punch.  And I made the rectangle tag, which I just cut out with the paper cutter.  Then attached the scallop circles with dimensionals.  Logan wrote the 'to' and 'from' on the back of each tag. 

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Lovely Ladybugs!

I've mentioned before what an amazing upline I have.  She's a great friend, she always has amazing and creative ideas and now she's treating her downline to a stress free, creative morning!  This is a long post, but well worth the time to read it.  Go get some coffee, or tea if that's your thing and come back and read it.  Don't worry I'll wait............................................Oh good you're back!  I attended the first Lovely Ladybug Day---our group name is Ladybug INK. hints the 'ladybug' part :)  This is something that Amber will do twice a year, and it's exclusive for her downline and you have to earn it!  You can be sure, I will not miss another one!!!!!  It was so fun and so stress free and the projects were incredible.  I had an amazing time!  We started with a wonderful lunch, ham Florentine YUM!!!  With yummy chocolaty desserts double YUM!!!!!  Isn't the table beautiful.  Let's take a closer look! 

 

The napkins are made with SU fabric, that we got to take home!!!  There were chocolates to greet us on our plates.  Just to the left of our plates we had a whole box of the Soda Pop Tops (which are pretty awesome!  I hadn't had a chance to use them prior to Saturday, but they're so fun and I'll be buying more :)  We used them for our make and take :)  She had rose petals on the tables and bows on the glasses, which we removed and took home too.  After our wonderful lunch we started on our make and takes! 

Even the make and take table is beautiful!  The projects were over the top and fantastic!  The was so much time, thought and love put into this event!  Have I mentioned my upline is the BEST!  I had such a good time, left with amazing projects and can't wait to do it again in June!  Let me show you all the stuff I brought home!

Here's everything.  Look at all the stuff I got!  Isn't is amazing?!!!  Try not to look too hard at my messy desk :)  It's actually pretty clean now :)  Here's a closer look. 

 

 

 So starting from the chocolate box on the top, this is just your box of valentine chocolate that are all over EVERY store right now.  Look how amazing it is and how different it is just by covering it with some cardstock.  It changes the look completely!  The bow on the box is the bow that was on my glass!  To the right of that is my napkin, we used paper napkins so we didn't have to use our SU ones :)  Under that is my box of Soda Pop Tops, she even decorated those!  To the left of that is one of our make and takes, a necklace made from the tops, isn't it beautiful!  I still need to add my jump ring to it, but I did string my chain on it for the picture :)

So there's the napkin again :)  That fabric is beautiful, guess I'll be getting that too :)  Under the napkin is another make and take, and more chocolate!  We made the heart pouch with the Petal Box die.  The cello bag has M&M's in it and we made the adorable topper for it.  See those little feet in the bottom right corner, those are Megan's feet :)  I try to take my pictures in the morning when the sun is best in my stamp room, so Megan is always there to help, sometimes we have to take 3 or 4 pictures because she like to bend down and 'photo bomb' my pictures :)  Silly girl!

Finally the rest of our make and takes,  The board is magnetic and the paper can be changed to match the season or perhaps just my mood :)  We used more of the tops for magnets!  Aren't they cute!!  I LOVE THEM!!!  I have my board hanging on the door to my stamp room and I can't wait to add little notes on it!!!!  Thank you so much Amber for the day!  I had a wonderful time and I can't wait for the next one!  Remember if you're in our Ladybug group, you too can earn this day!  You won't want to miss it!!!

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!!

Over The Rainbow

I can't get enough of this butterfly and matching punch.  It kind of makes me feel bad for the humming bird stamp.  It's equally beautiful but with no matching punch I don't think I've ever used it!  Maybe I should make that a new goal.  I can't wait to share with you my amazing weekend.  My upline Amber, held her first Lovely Ladybugs day.  She had yummy food, fun company and amazing projects!!!  I can't wait to show you the projects, make sure you check back tomorrow.  But for today I have a sweet little gem for you. 

This butterfly is so easy and so versatile, I think I do favor the 'oh happy day' greeting a little much though :)  This card makes me happy, I love the rainbow of butterflies!!  The sweet doily is so fun on the card too.  I can't wait to share more with you about my weekend, check back tomorrow for some incredible projects! 

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Valentine Blog Hop!

It's time for our blog hop!!!!  I love these little hops, I get some really great ideas!  If you're following the hop, you just arrived from Michelle's blog.  She always has amazing ideas!  Our theme for this month's hop is Valentine's Day.  It's just a few days away, are you ready!?!!  This card is amazing and there's so much dimension on this card!!!  I LOVE IT!!!!  I used the flowers in the Pop Up Posies Kit in the Spring catalog.  I saw the idea to turn the flowers into hearts here on Kimberly Van Diepen's blog.  I loved this idea and as soon as I saw it I was making a heart in minutes!  Kimberly has a great tutorial on her blog, so if you want to make this heart too head over to her blog and check it out.  I spayed my flowers the brown Smooch Spritz.  Then when the heart was done I sprayed the whole thing with some shimmer mist spray.  It's a little hard to see in the picture, but it's super shimmery! 

 

The card is pretty basic, I used the Chevron Embossing folder to add some texture to the background, what did we ever do before the big shot and embossing folders??????  The ribbon is the Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon and I hung some 'Happy Valentine's Day tags on the ribbon too.  Don't you just love this heart.  What a sweet Valentine for someone you love!  But the fun doesn't stop here, there's still many more stops on the blog hop, next up is Amber!

In case you get lost along the way here's line up of all the bloggers participating in our hop today! 

Ruth Norton----YOU ARE HERE! 

Amber Wilson

Nichole Gonzales Jaramillo

Kay Jantz

Liz Kay

Carmelita Wasson

Cassie Rogers

Michelle Carrion

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!

Swap Review

Tuesday was our meeting and swap.  I shared with you two cards I did for the card swap here and here.  Sorry the pictures aren't great, they were taken last night with no natural light.  We've had a rough week here.  Last Friday my car died, it was towed to the mechanic on Monday where we learned that the transmission is gone and would need to be fully replaced.  Essentially costing more than the car is worth :(  So I've been car less for almost a week now and I hate it!  I want my car back, I don't want a new car I want my car :( But anyway, we'll begin the process of car shopping, UGH!!!!!  I've already started online, not too impressed with what's out there in our price range.  Hopefully we'll find something though.  Anyway here's the swaps, they were great as usual, I hope you enjoy them! 

This is Kay's swap, she has a piece of chocolate behind that heart!  Yummy!

 

This one is Kim's.  I love the colors on this card, Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum and Pretty in Pink.

This is Amber's card.  It's so stunning in person!  The white is so dramatic.  I love it!

This is Cassie's card.  So fun!!  I love the DSP, punches and I love that she stamped the 'yum' in white ink! 

This swap is from one of our newer demos, she's been a demo before but took a break now she's back, WELCOME BACK KAREN!!!!!  You're card is super sweet!

Finally Kathy's card.  Her colors together are gorgeous!  Who would have ever thought Tangerine Tango and Real Red go together so well! 

 

 

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Raspberry Elephant!

Here's my second swap for our meeting.  I started out not loving this card but ended up LOVING it!!!!  I think it has a lot to do with the sparkling rhinestones!!  Overall the card is pretty straight forward.  The color combo for this card came straight from the color coach, Raspberry Ripple, Old Olive and Pretty in Pink.  Isn't it yummy!!! 

The rhinestones were a last minute addition but I think they really make the card.  I had paper pieced the old olive scallop circle but didn't like the way it looked so the rhinestones were added in a last ditch effort to 'save' the card.  And thank goodness because they did!  I just love this sweet little elephant! 

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Happy Butterflies!

I'll have tons more Sale a Bration examples to share with you this week.  Tonight is our downline meeting and our card swap theme is Sale a Bration!!!  This month I'm doing 2 swaps, one for me and one for my new downline.  This is the first of my two swaps.  For this card I used the Bloomin' Marvelous set.  I think I'm a sucker for stamp sets that coordinate with punches :)

Thanks to punches this card came together super quick.  The embossing folder is also a Sale a Bration item.  Remember that during Sale a Bration you get to choose 1 FREE Sale a Bration product with every $50 you spend (before tax and shipping).  This is my most favorite time of the Stampin' Up! year and this year the choices are better than ever!!!  I can't wait to see the swaps tonight and I'll share them with you on Thursday!

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!

Queen Of Sparkles!

My card today is super glittery and sparkly!  LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!  First though I'm using retired ribbon, I know I'm sorry!  Of all the ribbon that has been retired all the years I've been with SU the striped grosgrain is the ribbon I miss the most!!!  I loved this ribbon, it was easy to work with and my favorite, as you can see in the card I loved to add the fringe sides.  So fun and such a cool look!!!  This card was made for one of Logan and Megan's friend from church who invited them to her birthday party Saturday.  Isn't this card just perfect for a 5 year old girl who loves princesses!!!!?!!  So much sparkle and so much pink!!  I would love this card!!!!

It's a little hard to tell in the picture but once the whole card was assembled, I sprayed it, really sprayed it with shimmer spray, inside and out!!!  I went a little overboard.  I just didn't think there was enough sparkle with the glitter and rhinestones :)  This card was seriously sparkly!  Seriously!  Anyway she loved it so it was worth it! 

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Make A Wish!

February 1st!  What?!  Where is the year going!!?!!  I can't believe we're already into February!  This year is flying by!  If you're like me, birthday's probably sneak up on you, especially in years that fly by like this year is!  If that's the case I hope you'll consider attending my Birthday Bash. 

When: Saturday, February 16, at 9:30AM** Please note the new early time for my classes as requested :)
Where: St John's Cathedral, 318 Silver SW in downtown Albuquerque
Cost: $20 or free with a $35 class order

It's a mini stamp a stack!!! I'm super excited for this class!!! Everyone needs birthday cards!!! You'll make 8 YES 8 CARDS!!! You'll make 2 each of 4 designs of birthday cards. Leave with a stack to start your year off right!!! Remember classes are always more fun with a friend, invite a friend to join you!!!! Must RSVP by February 10.

Can't attend my class but still would like a stack of cards?  Ask me about getting a class kit! Today's card uses my current favorite set, you guessed it Patterned Occasions!  I can't promise you won't see a card or two using the set next week but I'm going to try to share some new stuff :)  Remember to sign up for my class today!!
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