A Tree For All Seasons

I had a great time this past week with my downline! We got together and talked stamping and made a couple cards together like the one pictured above.

The Stampin' Up! stamp set we used is called Season of Friendship. I like to call it "A Tree For All Seasons" because this set includes flowers for Spring/Summer, leaves for Fall, and a snowflake for Winter. It even includes a little bird & sentiment. It's a versatile set you can use all year.

If you look on page 120 of the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog, you'll see a great scrapbook page pictured incorporating this set. Very fun!

Enjoy your day and happy stamping!

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Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up!):

Stamps: Season of Friendship (#111776), Great Friend (#113792)

Ink: Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Early Espresso

Card Stock: Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Daffodil Delight

A Little Birdie Told Me . . .

There is all NEW Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper in the upcoming catalog due out July 1st. I can hardly wait! Being the Stampin' Up! addict that I am, I want it all. The quality, design, and colors are just amazing. Adding a little piece like in the card pictured above can complete your design so easily.

If you are a Stampin' Up! addict like myself, you should be a demonstrator and enjoy the discounts and perks! The Mini Starter Kit is only $99 through June 30th. It's value is over $180. Whether you live in California, Florida, or Illinois, you can be part of my downline and receive full support online. I'd love to have you on my team whether you just want to be a hobbyist or start a Stampin' Up! career. E-mail me HERE for more info.

Enjoy your day and happy stamping!

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Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up!):

Stamps: Cheep Talk (#113204), Great Friend (#113792)

Ink: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip

Designer Series Paper: Good Morning Sunshine (retired)

Card Stock: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White

Tools: Corner Rounder Punch, Two-Step Bird Punch, 1 3/4 Circle Punch

Scrapbooking With Stamps

I had another layout I meant to post in May for National Scrapbooking Month, but the month slipped away from me!

I often hear that people struggle incorporating their stamps into scrapbook pages. Take a look at all the stamps you have with phrases on them. The phrase pictured at the top of my scrapbook page, "live with passion"(from the Stampin' Up! set Inspired by Nature), was a perfect fit because Brandon was very passionate about picking just the right blueberries.

I also stamped and cut out a little blue butterfly (from Stampin' Up! set Great Friend) in the corner of the layout to add a subtle embellishment. The possibilities are endless! Rubber stamps can definitely enhance your scrapbook pages.

By the way, blueberry picking is a very fun activity for you to do with your child. The bushes are not very tall and the kids love carrying a bucket on a rope around their neck. It's a great time and nothing tastes better than fresh blueberries!

Enjoy your day & happy stamping!

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Picking Blueberries

I took my little guy with me this past Saturday to pick blueberries for the first time. We had fun! He was so into it and picked out really good ones. See how intent he looks in the picture? This was serious work to him. We ate so many of them, I think the blueberries seeped into my creativity this week. I had purples and blue on my mind.

It's just a simple card today, but hopefully you'll find it pretty. I used Stampin' Up! Eggplant Envy, Lavender Lace, and Brilliant Blue for the color combination. 1) Take a 5.5x4.25 Brilliant Blue card. Attach a 5x3.75 piece of Eggplant Envy, centered on the card front.

2) A 4.75x3.5 piece of Whisper White card stock will be stamped in the bottom left corner with the leafy branch from the Stampin Up Great Friend set. I used both Eggplant Envy & Lavender Lace ink to stamp with, and slightly overlapped my images.

3) The butterfly (from Great Friend stamp set), stamped in Brilliant Blue ink, will be stamped on a 2 inch square piece of Whisper White card stock and matted on Lavender Lace and Eggplant Envy with just a slight border showing of each color.

4) I embellished the butterfly by adding a floral body of Boho Blossoms in Lavender Lace and Eggplant Envy. A clear Dew Drop right in the center finished him off. I also added little white dots around the Lavender Lace flower with a white pen.

You can add just about any sentiment to this card. I used the "i miss you" from the new Stampin' Up! set FYI.

Blueberry season is until the end of August. I think we'll be making another trip and freeze some for the winter. I need to go scrapbook our outing to the blueberry farm! My purples and blue paper may be getting low.

Enjoy your day! Thank you for stopping by!

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

Stamps: Great Friend (#113792), FYI (#114365)

Ink & Card Stock: Eggplant Envy, Lavender Lace, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White

Accessories: Dew Drops

Tools: Boho Blossoms Punch (#110711)

Bella Bleu Day!

I recently stumbled across a beautiful card and wondered what paper was on this card. To my surprise, it was Stampin' Up! Bella Bleu. I looked in the catalog and thought that had to be a retired paper because I certainly didn't recall it. Yes, there it was on page 162. The catalog picture does not do it justice. This paper is gorgeous!

I decided to make a card with it that resembles a book or notebook I guess? How did I do?

To make this style of card, the key ingredient is the Stampin' Up! Spiral Punch. Take your 4.25 x 5.5 inch card and where it folds, punch with the Spiral Punch along the edge. Once that is complete, I scored in about 1/2 inch from the fold/punched edge, and bent it slightly forward. Open the card and glue together along that 1/2 inch indentation. That's all there is to it. I added a little twine to where the binding is. You could also use ribbon or any other fibers you might have.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me or leave a comment. Check out the recipe below for all the other Stampin' Up! supplies I used.

Have a fabulous Saturday and be sure to stop back soon!

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

Stamps: Great Friend (#113792)

Ink: Bordering Blue

Card Stock: Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Bella Bleu (#113974)

Accessories: Hemp Twine, Sherbet Buttons (#116312)

Tools: Spiral Punch (#108341), Scallop Square (#112081)

For you

What a beautiful weekend here! I hope you had warm sunny weather too. This morning when I woke up, I didn't want to get out of bed! All that fresh air made me tired. I'll take it though!

This card was created for a graduation card for one of my friends. I used some retired SU! patterned paper for the background and the Great Friend stamp set (#113792) from the new mini! I stamped "for you" in Whisper White Craft Ink on Chocolate Chip cardstock. The fun shape of this centerpiece was created using the Matchbox Bigz XL Die (#114890) from the mini as well. I layered the piece on pop dots and stamped upward from corner to corner the leaf from the Great Friend set. I added a little ribbon from the last sale-a-bration and some Prima flowers.

To make things a little interesting, I rounded opposing corners only of the Chocolate Chip and Whisper White cardstock on the center part of the card. When you decorate an edge or corner, don't think you have to do all sides. It makes it more interesting, I think, when you do something a little unconventional. Just a little tip!

Have a wonderful Monday and be sure to stop back soon! Thank you for visiting today!

Tiffany
Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up! unless noted otherwise):
Stamps: Great Friend
Patterned Paper: Petal Patch (retired)
Cardstock: Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Whisper White Craft Ink
Tools: Matchbox Bigz XL Die
Accessories: Certainly Celery Ribbon, Prima Flowers, American Crafts brads

SU! Occasions Mini Catalog Has Arrived! No April Fools Here.

Happy April Fools Day! I already had someone at work play a joke on me yesterday. A day early! No fair!

I'll tell you what isn't a joke - the arrival of the new Stampin' Up! occasions mini catalog! It's got some serious stamps, patterned paper, and accessories. Love it, love it, love it!

My creation today utilizes just a few goodies from the new mini catalog. I used Great Friend stamp set, Basic Gray Corduroy Buttons, Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper, and last but not least, Matchbox Bigz XL Die.

This friendship card is 5 inch square in Basic Gray cardstock. I took my Stampin' Up! Circle Scissors Plus, measured in about 2 inches on the card front edge, and trimmed off a half circle. I added coordinating patterned paper on the front and inside. I punched out a small hole on the exposed inside part of the card, on the far right-hand side, to put my ribbon through. On the rounded end of the card front, I added a corduroy button to loop my ribbon around. When you attach the button, leave a little room between the button & paper before fastening. This way, after you open the card, you can loop it back around and tie your bow again. Make sense?

The butterflies were stamped in Whisper White Craft Ink on Basic Gray cardstock. For their little bodies, I added pearls to keep it soft looking. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray on Whisper White cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot to get my diecut image using the Matchbox Bigz Die.

It's been fun playing with the new products and I have so much more to show you! Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you like best from the new mini!

Recipe (all products listed below with item #'s next to them are from the new SU! occasions mini catalog):

Stamps: Great Friend (#113792)

Designer Series Paper: Walk in the Park (#115123)

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Whisper White

Ink: Whisper White Craft ink, Basic Gray

Die: Matchbox Bigz XL Die (#114890)

Accessories: Basic Gray Corduroy Buttons (#114345), Ribbon, Pearls