Happy Father's Day!

Hello my dear bloggie friends!  I just wanted to pop in real quick to wish all of the Fathers out there a very Happy Father's Day!  Here are my two handsomes - aren't they they cutest!

I'll be back later with a few posts, but in the meantime, enjoy your day with the special dads in your lives!

May Blog Candy Winner!!

Hello there blog friends!  I didn't forget about the winner...I'm just a few days late in my post, so my apologies!  This week was a busy one for me, especially with the little man's BIRTHDAY this past week, too. {More pics and a post coming this week!} I don't know what I was thinking about posting on Friday...but in any case, I am here to announce the May winner on THIS post!  Ready to find out?

The lucky winner of the Apple Blossoms stamp set and Bling is....lucky number 22, who happens to be Paige!!  Congrats to you Paige! I will be emailing you for your snail mail info :)

Thanks to all of you that played along in this giveaway.  It was nice reading everyone's comments!  Now that we're in June and you guys have had a little over a week to check out the new Catalog, whaddayathink?  I'd love to hear!

Check back this week too on the June Double Giveaway!  Something old and Something new...stay tuned :)

Ciao for now!

Let me introduce you to the new {In Colors}

Now that some of you may have had the chance to take a peek at the new catalog, I'd like to give you a more casual introduction to the Stampin'Up! In Colors for 2012-2013!  Starting from the top left, please meet Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, and Primrose Petals.  Stampin'Up! has also updated their stamp pads, so I had to give 'em a try and check out how they look with this new palette.  And, I have to say, I do love the effect of the new pads!  The former felt pads have been redesigned with a new foam pad, which allows you to stamp with more even coverage.  The colors appear to be richer on the stamped image.  I do have to say it took a little practice on my part.  Since the ink pads were brand new and super juicy, I learned that blotting the surface with a paper towel helped to ensure the stamp didn't get "overjuiced" on the first applications.  Here's another look of the set of 3x3 cards I created:

Can I just tell you how fun it was for me to stamp and create some stuff?  I loved playing with the Apothecary Accents Framelits - the shape of the "For You" label is just so cute!  Plus, I added a bit of a textured accent at the bottom of my card with the sweet little Adorning Accents Folder.  Just to finish off the card, I added a little flower embellie with a Basic Pearl in the center.  While I felt a little bit out of practice, I had fun making these last night.  They were super easy peasy to put together and I really liked doing the tone-on-tone (I thought it showed how the cardstock and ink match perfectly!). Hope you like 'em!  Here's a closer look at the Primrose Petals card:

And...here's the recipe for you:

*Stamps: Layered Labels

*Cardstock: Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, and Primrose Petals

*Inks: Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, and Primrose Petals

*Accessories: Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Mini Clothespins, Basic Pearls, Itty Bitty Punches, Corner Rounder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks so much for coming by to visit!  Have a great rest of your weekend!

The {NEW} Stampin'Up! Catalog is HERE!

Happy June to you all! What a great way to start my birthday month with a brand spankin' new Stampin'Up! Catalog! You will have to just see it for yourself! Once you take a peek, you may find yourself starting your wish list. :)  It is choc-full of lovely eye candy you'll want to get your hands on. I myself have put together quite a long list.  It definitely encourages me to carve out time to get some of my crafting back on!!  What that means is hopefully more frequent blog posts on my part!

You can check out the full catalog here  {as an alternative, here is a link to the flash file version}, or if you want to get your hands on a copy, feel free to email me.  It's just $5 for anyone in the US.  Unfortunately, I can't send these out to my international friends, but you can view all the products on the catalog link.

You can begin placing orders at my online store starting at 12 pm NOON Mountain time.  Happy perusing and shopping! ;)

Last day of May Blog Candy Giveaway!

Hi there, dear bloggie friends!  How are you?  I know my poor blog is so neglected these days.  It's the last day of May and the last few hours of the 2011-2012 Stampin'Up! Catalog before the brand new one is unveiled tomorrow.  So, I thought I'd end the Catalog Year off with a bang by having a Last Day of May Giveaway!  How about some Rhinestone bling and a fun Stamp Set giveaway?  I love this Apple Blossom stamp set that was a Hostess Set in last year's catty.  Worth playing for? 

Here are the rules:
1. Leave me a comment on this post by midnight Pacific Time, next Wed, June 6th.
2. On your comment, please make sure to include a valid email address or a blog URL (where I can leave a comment or have a way of contacting you). For those of you that are uncomfortable with leaving an email in a post, you can write your info like this: yourname at emailaccount dot com.
3. One comment per person please. :)
4. Anyone can play - international visitors welcome!

As always, you can leave me a comment about anything, but I would love to hear what sort of stamping or papercrafting projects you all have been making these days.  Are you making Grad cards or Father's Day cards?  I soooo want to just spend a few solid days of stamping and crafting! 

Come back tomorrow because I will definitely be back to share the brand new catalog with you all :)  I may even have a project or 2 to share, too! 

As for the blog candy, I will announce that next Friday, June 8th!  Also stay tuned for the double giveaway for June....Bye for now.

Great Deals on Retiring Accessories List!

Hey friends - interested in some great deals?  Check out Stampin'Up!'s Retiring Accessories list where you can get some products at 70% off!  Crazy, huh?  These great deals are available while supplies last, so if you really really want something, don't wait til May 31st in case it sells out!  As always, you can shop on my online store 24/7! 

Catch up with you guys in a bit.  In the meantime, hope you have a great weekend!

Winner Winner stamp set dinner!

Hello there, bloggie friends!  Happy Wednesday to you.  Hope you're having a good week so far.  I'm glad you popped by today because it's time to announce April's Final Friday Winner!  I know it was a quick little contest, so I want to thank all of you guys that left me a comment and played along!  So nice to hear from you :)  This month's lucky winner is....

Lucky number 20, who happens to be

Jodi!

Jodi - I will be emailing you soon to get your snail mail.  For the rest of you dear friends - thanks so much for playing this month! 

I also wanted to throw out a teaser for you all....I just ordered some sneak peeks from the new Catalog, so be on the lookout!  I will be sharing some projects with you soon. Stay tuned!

Bye for now!