Hello Spring!

Spring is coming! We are supposed to hit 40-45 degrees today - heat wave. Hee hee.

I made this little card to send to someone who needed a little pick-me-up. Life can be rough sometimes and I just wanted her to know I care and wish her the best!

You can check out the inside of the card pictured to your right. Stampin' Up! always has a perfect saying for every occasion.

Enjoy your weekend and happy stamping!

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Recipe for Hello Card (all supplies from Stampin' Up!):

Stamps: With All My Heart (#118623), Whimsical Words (#119119), Sweetheart (#120780), Fundamental Phrases (#114968)

Ink: Regal Rose, So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Craft Whisper White

Card Stock: Whisper White, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Old Olive

Designer Series Paper: Sweet Pea (#117161)

Tools: Round Tab Punch (#108340)

Accessories: Button Latte, Playground, Hemp Twine

Got Your Sunglasses On?

Boy, this card bright! I hope you have your sunglasses on for today's post! I debated sharing it with you because I'm not sure if I like it or not. Here it is anyways!

I started this card with using Stampin' Up! YoYo Yellow for the card base. I embossed just the front using my Stampin' Up! Big Shot and a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

I stamped the plain flower from the Stampin' Up! set, A Beautiful Thing ,in YoYo Yellow ink on Whisper White cardstock. Then I took the flower with the design from the same set and inked that in Glorious Green and stamped directly onto my yellow flower.

I punched out each flower using the 1 3/8 square punch and layered them evenly onto a 3.25 x 4.00 piece of Glorious Green cardstock. I finished off this piece with a little ribbon around the bottom. A sentiment from the SU! Fundamental Phrases set was stamped and added underneath the green piece.

I was going for a summer looking card and that YoYo Yellow from the Stampin' Up! Bold Brights collection sure reminds me of a hot summer day!

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I hope you are having a great week and I'll be back soon! Take care.

Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up! unless noted otherwise):

Stamps: A Beautiful Thing (item #113618), Fundamental Phrases (item #114968)

Ink: Glorious Green, YoYo Yellow

Cardstock: Whisper White, YoYo Yellow, Glorious Green

Misc: Ribbon (from Michaels Arts & Crafts), Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Another Year Older, Another Year Wiser?

Is that how the saying goes? We only get better with age, correct? That is what I keep telling myself at least. I feel I'm getting smarter. Could it be? I do have days though where I feel like I'm losing my mind! Since having a child, I need to make lists and write things down. It angers me I have to do this because I never had to before! Is it because we are so busy and have 10 things going on at once, or do those babies really suck the brains out of you? I can't control it, so I guess I just have to deal with it.

I have a birthday coming up next month. I don't get overly excited about them. I truly enjoy being the gift giver but not the receiver. Even as a kid, I loved handing out cookies and goodie bags on my birthday to my friends.

So since I am tired of making Valentines at this point, it was a breath of fresh air to take out some different stamps from my stash! This one, Crazy for Cupcakes, will never go out of style!

I hope my cupcake photographed ok. I used Liquid Applique to make it look like it was really frosted. This was my first attempt with it, so if you have any tips or advice, let me know! The rest of the supplies I used are listed at the bottom of this post.

My son is still checking his Valentines Day mailbox daily. He is so cute. This morning he told me there will be something in there when he gets home tonight. Oh boy! Luckily I had a little bag of Jelly Belly's to stick in there. Whew!

Enjoy your day! God bless.


All supplies from Stampin' Up! unless noted otherwise:
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, Fundamental Phrases
Designer Series Paper: Delicate Dots (free from Sale-A-Bration catalog and $50 order)
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Bashful Blue, Black, Summer Sun, Close to Cocoa
Punches: Eyelet Border, Word Window
White brads
Liquid Applique (Marvy)
White and blue ribbon

XOXOXO

Happy Wednesday! It's a good thing to clean and sort through your supplies this time of year. I was looking at all my SU! sets and forgot that the set Fundamental Phrases had "XOXOXO" in it! It's perfect for a Valentine! In the spot where the "O" is, I added little red brads. They fit perfectly into the space. The card is pretty self-explanatory, but if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me.

All Supplies for this card by Stampin' Up (unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Love You Much, Fundamental Phrases
Designer Series Paper: Candy Lane
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Real Red
Ink: Real Red, Close to Cocoa
Punches: Scallop Edge, Word Window
Pink Ribbon
Real Red Brads

My son is such a character lately. First of all, he is still not completely potty trained yet. He will go on his own for the sitter all day, but when he is with Mom & Dad he will go most of the time, but not always. If anyone ever heard of this please let me know! It's crazy!

On a more positive note, he loves to cook! A dream come true for me! As soon as I start cooking dinner he runs in with his stool and stands near the countertop waiting to stir or dish out something. A couple days ago I let him tear up the lettuce for salads and put it in the bowls. He was in heaven. Last night, he got to dish out the applesauce. He thought he was so great! Age 3 appears to be all about independence. The more he can do on his own, the happier he is.

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

Stampin' Up! Round Tab Punch Flower

Hello fellow paper crafters!

The weekend is almost here. I can't wait. I leave for Royal Family Kids Camp on Sunday. My husband and I are assistant directors of the Erie County camp. It's a week long camp for abused and neglected children in the foster care system. We have done it for several years now. It's very tiring, but rewarding.

I mentioned in my last post I would be using the Stampin' Up! Tab punch in a different way. I used it to make the flower on this card! I punched out 5 tabs in patterned paper and just overlapped them a little to make this flower. I have two circular layers for the center of the flower to cover up the ends of the tabs. The first layer is a 1.25" circle and the one on top is a 1" circle with a pop dot underneath it. All the patterned paper used here is Stampin' Up! Spring Fling.

To add a little message on this card, I dug out my SU! Fundamental Phrases set and stamped "Hi There". I used the SU! Word Window punch to cut that out and layered it on pop dots. I added some little pearls next to the message and one in the center of the flower, just to add a soft touch.

I have been perusing the new Stampin' Up! catalog every day and I'm so excited to place an order next week. You will be able to view the new catalog and order from it next week. I am really excited about one particular new Christmas set in there and all the new Designer Series Paper they added! I want it all!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tiffany