Berry Blossoms Birthday

At the last demo stamp & chat evening I had, one of my downline offered to provide a make & take and I absolutely LOVED the design! I knew it was one I would make again. I had some time this afternoon while my kids were playing and took the opportunity to stamp.

It's a 4 x 4 tri-fold card. What I think makes the card so unique is the cutouts in the front two panels. So quick and easy with our new Labels Collection Framelits Dies!  The card base is made with our Berry Blossoms designer paper.  I added a simple "bow" to the front made with our Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon and one of our Everyday Enchantment Brads from our Sale-A-Bration collection.

The interior is lined with Calypso Coral and Whisper White cardstock panels.

To stamp the greeting, I closed the card and using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, was easily able to line it up with the center of my smallest cutout.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping.

Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

YAY! Stampin' Up! is pleased to annouce the all-new Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, perfect for creating envelopes, boxes and more! It's the the must-have companion to your Simply Scored scoring tool!

125586 Simply Scored Diagonal Plate $15.95

Watch this video to see it in action! 

Product Features

• Sits on top of the Simply Scored base
• Held securely in place by rubber pads on back of the plate
• Has etched grooves every 1/8"
• Can score any size card stock up to 12" x 12"
• Includes instructions for creating common envelope sizes
• Coordinating products include
  • Simply Scored (item 122334
  • Simply Scored Place Markers (item 125625
  • Simply Scored Stylus (item 125624)
  • Bone Folder (item 102300)

Happy Stamping!

It's All Elementary...

That would be Elementary Elegance! Have you seen the new set in our Sale-a-bration catalogue? That's right, it's one of our FREE items you can choose until the end of March with every $60 order!

I received this set back in December (one of the perks of being a demonstrator!) and hadn't had a chance to really try it out yet! Here's a quick card I made last night using a favorite layout I like.

I started by cutting and embossing the right front edge with our Adorning Accents dies and embossing folders (LOVE those things!)

I added a strip of Berry Blossom designer series paper for color, but before I adhered it, I added a "ruffle" to each side by punching a strip of Natural White cardstock with our Lace Ribbon Border punch.

The main stamped image is from our Elementary Elegance stamp set.

Our Curly Label punch coordinates perfectly with this set!  It makes adding a greeting SO easy!  I stamped, punched out and then popped it up with a Stampin' Dimensional.

The addition of some Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon and Victoria Crochet Trim along with three of our smallest pearls finished it off.  Oops - almost forgot.  The cute brad in the center of the bow is also from our Sale-a-Bration catalogue!  It's part of a ribbon and brad combo pack!  Love them! :)

Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping!

A Valentine for my Hubby

Just a quick post to show you the Valentine card I made for my hubby.  Quick, simple with no extra frills.  Hope he likes it! :)

This is not my original design.  I saw the layout online, but when I clicked on the link, I kept getting an error message saying the page didn't exist!  So unfortunately, I don't know who originally designed this card.  :o/

I started by cutting out the letters with my Serif Essentials Big Shot dies which I layered on Whisper White, Basic Grey & Basic Black cardstock.  The only two "embellishments" are the little stamped tag with a little Early Espresso Bakers Twine and the little heart punched from our red Glitter paper using our Heart to Heart punch.  Both are "popped up" off the page with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The card measures 5x5.  While I don't make a lot of square cards, I really do like them. :)

Happy Stamping!

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!