Whooo's your Valentine?

When both my little guys came home from school with a note that their classmates would be exchanging Valentine's cards this coming week, I thought it would be be fun to come up with something creative rather than just buying a box of premade ones.  I knew it would be too much for the boys to hand make them all though so the next best thing was to use Stampin' Up!s My Digital Studio!

My 7 year old loves the program and was determined to make his Valentines without any help from me.  This is what he came up with.  Awe!  Too cute! :)

My 5 year old liked the idea, but wasn't interested in making them, so I made one up for him.

I printed them 6 per page on white cardstock.  After cutting them out, we threaded the stick of a heart-shaped lollipop through two small holes I punched in each wing.  Quick, simple & I hope the kids like them!

If you're interested in trying out this great digital program, Stampin' Up! is now offering a  

30 day FREE TRIAL!  

All you need to do is visit my online store at www.cfindlay.stampinup.net, click on "Shop Now", "Digital Designing", "My Digital Studio Express Trial", add it to your "shopping bag" and you can download and try it out for 30 days!

Happy Stamping!

Quick & Simple...

Last night while I spent some time in my craft room cleaning up, I came across a package of our Whisper White 3-1/2 x 5 pre-scored Note cards. They come in a package of 20 WITH envelopes for only $7.50 and when I ordered them last year for a project (that I ended up not making) I had tucked them away and completely forgotten about them.

When I discovered them last night, I thought they would be a great base to start with for a quick and simple card when short on time.

This is what I came up with:

I started by cutting and embossing one edge with our new Adorning Accents Edgelit die and coordinating embossing folder and sponged the edge with an ink color I chose from the designer series paper I wanted to use. I cut a piece of 2" x 5" Paisley Petals designer paper and sponged the two long edges before adhering to the card front.

I added a piece of Sticky Strip over one edge of the designer paper and added a piece of Seam Binding ribbon that I "scrunched" before sticking it down.

I stamped the "For You" image from our new "Apothecary Art" stamp set, cut it out with the coordinating Labels Framelits die and matted it on a piece of colored cardstock also cut with the Labels Framelit die (I just used the next size up). Adhered it all to the card front with a few dimensionals and it was finished! A quick and simple card perfect for any occasion. :)

Happy Stamping!

Occasions Mini Has Arrived!!!

It's here! It's finally arrived! I am SO super excited about our new Occasions Mini Catalogue.

One of the first items I placed on my preorder last month (one of the benefits of being a demonstrator!) was the new Label Collection Framelit dies and coordinating Apothecary Art stamp set. LOVE them!

And of course I had to order the Edgelit dies and coordinating embossing folders!

If you haven't already, take a peek at this great new mini catalogue!

PDF Version

FLASH Version

Let me know what you think!

Happy Stamping!

Little Gnome

As part of a recent incentive promotion Stampin' Up! recently offered to demonstrators (and I qualified for!) I earned a few free products! Yay! Who doesn't love free stuff???

One of the FIVE sets I earned free is in our upcoming Occasions Mini Catalogue and is called "Gnome Sweet Gnome". I had the opportunity to spend some time in my craft room this morning, so I wanted to try a card using this new set.

This is what I came up with:

Awe, too cute. ;)  The designer paper is our new "Twitterpated" paper also in the new mini.  Again I used the new Labels Collection Framelit dies and our Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies and Embossing Folders.

The little flower brad in the center of the ribbon bow is one of the FREE items in our Sale-a-Bration catalogue this year.  It's part of a brad AND ribbon package!  LOVE it!

Hope you like it.  Thanks for popping by!!!

Stamps:  Gnome Sweet Gnome, SAB Elementary Elegance (butterfly)

Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Old Olive, Whisper White, Twitterpated dsp

Ink:  Classic Island Indigo, Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Sahara Sand; Stampin Write Marker:  Blush Blossom

Accessories:  5/8” Organza Ribbon, Pool Party Brad (SAB Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack), Basic Pearls, Stampin Dimensionals

Tools:  Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies & Embossing Folders, Aqua Painter, Jewelry Tag Punch

Move over mistletoe...

...It's Birthday time!!!

It's my mother-in-law's birthday on Christmas Eve and from what I've been told by many with birthday's so close to the holiday is their birthday's tend to be pushed aside or kind of just blend in with the rest of the festivities. That's so sad! SO, when I sat down to stamp her a birthday card, I wanted to make sure her card was definitely birthday-related with no Christmas in sight! ;)

Here's what I came up with!

I was absolutely thrilled with the way it turned out!  Now, you may spot a few things on this card you haven't seen before.  That's because I used some of the new products I was allowed to preorder from our upcoming Occasions Mini catalogue that starts in January!  Also, I can't take full credit for this design.  I actually copied the basic layout from the example on the front of the mini catalogue and just made a few minor changes. :)

The color combination started from the floral designer paper on the front.

That's a piece of our upcoming Twitterpated dsp.  LOVE!  From there I stamped the floral label image from our new Apothecary Art stamp set and then cut it out with our new Labels Collection Framelits die!  Oh my goodness...you won't want to miss out on those.  These wafer thin dies come in sets of 6 so they're perfect for instant layering.  While I am not allowed to post pictures of the actual product yet, I CAN show you examples of projects I've made with them. Take my word you'll want to see this catalogue ASAP! ;)

The beautiful cut and embossed edge on the right of the card and the scallop peeking out from under the designer paper?  Oh yes, more new products!

It's our new Adorning Accents Edgelits dies and embossing folders!  Easy to use and oh so gorgeous!!!

I finished the card with some sticky strip and Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon, a piece of our crochet trim and a large rhinestone brad.

OH, and that little stamped skeleton key on the tag?  That's one of the stamps in our Elementary Elegance stamp set you can receive FREE during Sale-a-Bration!  Um ya...you won't want to miss that! ;)

I love this card so much I plan to make a 2nd soon to keep!  I didn't want to part with this one! ;)

Happy Stamping!

And 3 more makes 5....

If you visited my blog over the past two weeks you would have seen my Snow Swirled and JOYful Ornament cards. They are actually 2 of 5 cards that I offered at a Christmas card class a friend had asked me to do for her. The class was last night and so I thought I should post the remaining three cards we stamped.

Each card uses some of our Letters to Santa designer series paper. I love the color combinations in this paper.

This is a fairly simple card with the images being stamped on a Whisper White Top Note I cut with my Big Shot.

 This card had the ornaments stamped first on scrap Whisper White cardstock, cut out and then popped up with dimensionals.

I think this is one of my favorites.  The large scallop circle was cut on the Big Shot and the large white circle I cut with my Circle Scissor Plus.  We also embossed the bottom Marina Mist cardstock with my Square Lattice embossing folder for some added texture.

Happy Stamping!

A Christmas Wish List

Wouldn’t you just LOVE to receive some Stampin’ Up! goodies for Christmas this year? I know I would!

I have put together this special Christmas Wish List for you. Simply click here for the list, print it out and fill in with your much loved, gotta get your hands on items. Then once you have done that pass the wish list onto your loved ones and have them contact me to place an order.  If you would prefer this in a pdf format, send me a quick note and I would be happy to email you a copy.

To ensure your goodies will arrive before Christmas, orders must be submitted to me by December 5th.

Merry Christmas!