Stampin'Up!'s 2010-2011 Catalog is here!

Hello all and Happy Friday to you!  The Stampin'Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book and catalog is now available!  There are so many awesome new stamp sets and products that I know you'll love!   You can take a peek here:

Stampin'Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog

I've also posted the new Definitely Decorative and Celebrando Creatividad in the left sidebar of my blog, so feel free to check those out too! 

For those of you that are local in the Torrance/South Bay area of Southern CA, you're welcome to attend my open house next Sunday, July 11 from 3-5 pm!  Send me an email and I'll be happy to give you all the details. I will also be selling my gently used and a handful of new retired stamp sets and accessories I have.  I'll be posting a few of these online, so stay tuned!

Have a great Friday and 4th of July weekend!

so thoughtful!

Hello all!  Today I've got a quick post to share with you - it's a beautiful card I received for my birthday from Kris Tillett!  Kris is a member of my downline and she is an awesome stamper and demonstrator.  Isn't this card gorgeous?! I just love the flowers!  Thank you SO MUCH, Kris!

I hope you all have a great day!  I'll catch up with you guys a bit later.  Bye for now!

{last chance!}

Hey there!  Just wanted to pop in real quick and remind you all that there are only 2 days left to order from the current Stampin'Up! Catalogs - today and tomorrow and then that's it!!  So, now's your last chance to get your favorite retiring stamps and products in the retiring colors.  For those of you in the US, you can place an order on my demonstrator website - just click the Shop Now button in the upper right corner.

Tip - if you're running low on cardstock, now's a great time to stock up!....the prices are going up a smidge in the new catty.

Have a great day!

Happy Monday!

Hello there blog peeps!  Hope you're having a great Monday so far.  I had quite the whirlwind birthday weekend and I wish I had an extra day to recover!  All in all, it was a fabulous time :)  I'll have to share more with you when I get all my pictures in order, so stay tuned for that probably later this week.  For today, I've got this week's 2S4Y sketch card for you!  Here's what Laura drew up for the week:

The squares were a perfect compliment for the stamps from this week's sponsor, Mint Motif.  How do you like the card I made?  I used Bermuda Bay, and Crushed Currry as my palette colors - it's such a summery combination!  This was a clean and simple, super easy card to create.  Hope you like it.  Now, why don't you go over and get your creative juices flowing and play along with the sketch!

Have fun! Catch up with you guys later!

June Final Friday Winner!

Happy Friday, all!  It's time to announce this month's lucky winner...how fortuitous that it's Lucky #7!

This month, the winner happens to be Amanda!!  Congrats, Amanda!  Thank you all for playing, too!  And thank you so much for all the fun birthday wishes.  It made me smile reading them all, and I do appreciate it :)  Today's blog post is gonna be short as I'm going to head off to enjoy the day at Disneyland with my family.  I'm so thankful to be celebrating my birthday with my loved ones...And, what could be better than hanging out at the happiest place on earth! ;)

I'll catch up with you guys later.  Have a great day!

more {CUPCAKES!}

Hey there!  I've got more cupcakes for you today.  This time, I've got a rainbow variety, courtesy of the handy dandy MDS!  I printed out a sheet of cupcakes on Whisper White cardstock in a rainbow of colors - these are Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, and Certainly Celery, which happened to match the Island Oasis DSP, too!  I say "happened to match" because I hadn't previously planned to pair it with the DSP, I just did a bunch of colors so that I could make a variety of cards! Wanna see the full card:  Here you go:

I used the new Cherry Cobbler cardstock as the base, and I really love its rich and luscious red color!  It's a little deeper than the Real Red, but it compliments it nicely.  For my label, I used the other flower punch in the Itty Bitty Punch set.  These really are so cute and add a nice touch to your card project.  I sponged the edges of my label with Creamy Caramel to soften it up a bit and give it a little aged look.  If you've noticed, I've been doing a lot of sponging with Creamy Caramel on my projects lately, to soften the stark white and give the projects some depth.  For the strips behind my "Happy Birthday" label, I used the excess strips from the Eyelet Border punch scraps, so  there was minimal waste of supplies in making this card! Hope you like the card share!  here's the recipe for you.

{Rainbow cupcake birthday}

All supplies Stampin'Up!

*Stamp Set: Party Hearty {in MDS}, Happy Moments

*Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler {new sneak peek!}, Whisper White, Island Oasis DSP

*Inks: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip

*Accessories: Eyelet Border and Pinking Hearts border punches, Modern Label punch, Itty Bitty Punches, Brads

Thanks for visiting!  Have a great day!

pink and brown birthday cupcake

Hello there blog friends!  Aren't you impressed that I've blogged every day so far this week?!  I tell you, it's been tough for me to get into a regular groove of crafting and blogging with a busy day job that's been keeping me occupied.  So, I thank you guys for still checking in with me! Yay!  It feels good to have caught up a little bit with life in general, that's for sure.  I'm going to enjoy it while I can.  Today's card share continues with the birthday card theme and the hybrid MDS/stamping technique.  As you can see, it's a simple and clean 2-tone card with a couple of button accents.  This is a great birthday card to have on hand - and with MDS, you can print out any cupcake colors to match your SU! cardstock.  Super easy peasy!  This pink is Pink Pirouette, which is a very soft and baby girlish pink. I added chunky glitter on my cupcake to give it that sugar-y goodness look!  Doesn't it look delectable?  I am also loving the little flower from the itty bitty punches set - it is just too cute. 

Hope you like it!  Here's the recipe for you:

{Pink and Brown Birthday}

All supplies Stampin'Up! except for the buttons

*Stamp Sets: Party Hearty {in MDS}, Happy Moments {SAB set}

*Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

*Inks: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel

*Accessories: Extra Large Scallop Circle punch, Itty Bitty Punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, polka dot embossing folder, Modern Label punch, chunky glitter, hodge podge hardware brads, chocolate chip taffeta ribbon

Hope you guys have a fantastic day!  Oh, and don't forget, today's the last day to leave a comment for June's Final Friday Giveaway.  The winner will be announced on Friday!

Thanks for coming by!