My first mobile blog post

Hi there! Just wanted to test out how mobile blogging works. I'm trying to be resourceful and sqeeze in posts when I can, so I thought I'd give this a try.

Here's a picture I took on my iPhone. It's a set of simple cards I made using one of SU!'s new acrylic stamps! Hope you like it...bear with me on the pixture quality!

Have a great day!

Raspberry Suite 21 Card!

Hey blog peeps! I am finally getting around to posting my FIRST card in the New Year! I know, I know...it's already the second week of January, but it's been quite a busy start of the year for me. Lots to do and not a whole lot of time for dilly dallying, yah know? I'm SOOO missing my stamping and crafting time, but it is what it is, right? I'm glad I got to participate in Dawn's Raspberry Suite Challenge 21 before the deadline! So, shall we see what Dawn's got for us for this challenge? Here's the color scheme: I think this comor combo is just yummy! The buttons in the picture are so pretty! The colors I used are Stampin'Up!'s Barely Banana, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, and the blue I used is from the SU! Good Neighbor Designer Series Paper in the Sale-a-bration mini {which is a pale version of the Bermuda Bay color}. Here's the card I created: It's a quick and simple card, though I was really pleased with how it came out! I used the Two Step Bird Punch from the SU! Occasions Mini catalog {sidebar - I LOVE that punch! It cuts so clean and crisp and has a great spring mechanism that really feels like it punches well}! The branch is also part of the punch, so I punched out the images twice - in Barely Banana the first time, then in Chocolate Chip. Then, I ran the birdie's wing through the Big Shot to emboss it with dots. The scallop circle is from the Scallop #2 Bigz die. Here's the full recipe for you:

{Hello There Birdie!}
All supplies Stampin'Up! except where noted:
*Stamp Set: Cheep Talk
*Cardstock: Barely Banana, Chocolate Chip, Good Neighbor DSP
*Inks: Chocolate Chip Classic Pad
*Accessories: Scallop #2 Big Shot Die, Dots Embossing folder, Two-Step Bird Punch, Satin Very Vanilla Ribbon, Buttons {PTI}

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

It's Sale-a-bration time and the New Occasions Mini is here!

Hi all! Just a quick post this morning - it's time for Sale-a-bration! This is a great annual promotion that Stampin'Up! offers from Jan-Mar where you can get some cool FREE products when you order $50 or more! Check out the links in the left column of my blog for the Occasions Mini and the Sale-a-bration. It is truly awesome! And, for those of you that like the acrylic blocks, well, Stampin'Up! is now offering select stamp sets in the Occasions Mini catalog where you have the option of choosing acrylic or wood blocks! The images are still on the quality rubber that Stampin'Up! stamps are known for, although now if you go with the acrylics, you can see exactly where your image is going! Pretty awesome! I'll share pictures in a later post. Gotta get going for now. Have a great day!

A peek at the My Digital Studio program

As one of my 2010 resolutions, I was organizing around the computer today and came upon one of my favorite photos of my grandmother {="Lola" in Tagalog} and I when I was a little tot back in the Philippines. Looking at the picture brings back such a warm memory of my Lola. Thank goodness for technology - I got to scan the picture to save digitally for posterity! Anyway, I thought I'd scrapbook the photo to capture the moment, so I created a one page layout using Stampin'Up!'s My Digital Studio {MDS} program. Here's a screenshot of what the program looks like: It's a great interface that's very user-friendly. I love that you can add stamps, punches, embellishments, decorative papers....and they all coordinate with Stampin'Up!'s line of products. These options appear on the right column in the screenshot above. For this scrapbook page, I used the Cheep Talk stamp set for the birds and branch, and I incorporated some button and ribbon embellishments that are all part of the program. It was fun putting this together! Here's the finished product: See the birds on the top and bottom of the page, and how they are mirror images of each other? That's one of the super cool features of the program - you can flip and rotate images, and change the sizes of them as well. It's pretty awesome. I think I'll definitely be playing with this program more often this year.

Here's more info on MDS: Have a great day!

My favorite cards from 2009

Hi - it's me again. I can't believe it's my 3rd post already this year! Well, I was organizing my picture folders on the computer and of course, I sorta got distracted and started looking at all the pictures I posted on my blog this past year. It was a lot of fun for me to look back, so I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite cards with you. Hope you enjoy!

Last 2009 Freebie Friday Winner!

Hey there! It's time to announce the last 2009 Freebie Friday Winner! Thanks to everyone that played - I appreciate all the Christmas and New Year's wishes :)

The lucky winner is...


Congrats, Amy L! Here's the sweet comment Amy left:


Amy L - please email me your info and I will send you your Freebie!

Have a great day all!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hi Blog Friends!! Happy New Year to you! I wish you a very happy, healthy, peaceful and promising new year. May 2010 be a great year for all of us. I wanted to take a second to thank you all, too, for visiting my blog! I've enjoyed reading your comments and getting to know you. Thanks so much for that! You all inspire me to create and share :) Hope you keep visiting and look forward to sharing more with you in 2010!