Inspiration Overload

Saturday I spent the day with a group of local Stampin' Up! demonstrators. I love getting together for a day of chit chat, good food and stamping!

One of the things we did is have a card swap. I love to participate in swaps and go home with a ton of gorgeous new sample cards.  Saturday's "New Catalogue" swap did not disappoint! All I can say is WOW! These girls are SO talented!

Are you ready for an overload of inspiration? Here they are (in no particular order).  Enjoy!

Aren't they all just gorgeous!  Do you have a favorite?  I'd love to know!

Happy Stamping!

Vintage French Country (or something like that)

After the kids went to bed last night, I spent my evening working on another card. I knew I wanted to combine my new Established Elegance stamp set with the new Beau Chateau designer series paper.

After playing around with various layouts, this is what I came up with:  (click the pics for a closer peek)

Isn't it pretty? I think it's so soft and feminine looking!  I ran a piece of our Vanilla Seam Binding ribbon through my sewing machine set to my basting stitch (which is just the longest straight stitch) which gave me a beautiful even gather.  I adhered it to the card with a small strip of double sided adhesive along the front and wrapped the edges around and adhered them to the back.

I cut out the flower using my Fun Flowers Bigz die.  That tiny silver center? That's one of our new silver Mini Brads! They are so petite which makes them absolutely adorable!!

The small leaves are cut out using my Little Leaves sizzlet.


Can you see the small embossed oval next to the flower?

I used one of our new Designer Frames Embossing Folders.   The oval frame is the exact size as our Extra Large Oval Punch so it makes it SO quick and simple to add a greeting or stamped image to the center.  To finish it off, I added three of our small Basic Pearls.

Hope you like it!  If you have any questions or would love to see any of these products in person, let me know!

Happy Stamping!

It's been awhile....

Wow - I can't believe it's been almost 2 weeks since I last posted anything. Unfortunately, our household was hit with a brutal cold/bug and I'd HOPED it would skip me, but no, I too got hit. A week and a half later and I'm still dealing with it.  Not much fun when I'm still trying to deal with three sick kids!  It looks like we're all finally on the mend though! :)

I did sneak into my craft room last night and sat down with a new stamp set that just arrived. It's called Established Elegance and I loved it as soon as I saw it in our new Idea Book & Catalogue!

I just love anything vintage right now, so I knew I had to add this set to my collection! 

Here's my card:

If you saw my pool party card post last month, you'll probably recognize the layout.  I pretty much copied the layout and colors (using Crumb Cake instead of Wild Wasabi) and used my new stamps.  I added a single rhinestone to the crown image for a little extra sparkle.  I also dusted off my Sincere Salutations stamp set.  I keep forgetting what a great little set that is and it covers a number of different occasions!

Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping!

It's July 1st!!!!

Our new Idea Book & Catalogue has arrived!!!! SO EXCITING!  Isn't it gorgeous?!  Wait until you see what's inside!!!

Click here to download a pdf of new catalogue.

Happy Stamping!

New Catalogue Party (and an Oops!)

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the RSVP date for my New Catalogue Party next week Monday! Come by and stamp a card using delicious new In Colors, take a peek at the upcoming Idea Book & Catalogue and enjoy some yummy goodies!

I'll be offering a mystery hostess gift, 'cause who doesn't like free stuff!  You can RSVP by visiting my website and clicking the RSVP button! Hope you can make it! :)




OOPS!  Stampin' Up! posted a note that there are two additional items retiring that were inadvertently left off the Last chance lists. Item numbers and prices are listed below. Our apologies for the oversight.

111546 Simple Birthday Thanks Background Stamp $21.95

113216 For the Bride Set $24.95

In addition, the Days to Remember 6" x 6" Calendar (item 104144, p. 170) is no longer available for purchase and will not be part of the 2011-2012 product offering.

Happy Stamping!

Pool Party

Another sneak peek! I had an opportunity to sit down for a couple minutes this afternoon and decided to stamp a simple card using another one of our upcoming In Colors that will be available July 1st!

The color I used is "Pool Party" and with a name like that, it has to be exciting! when I first saw it, I thought it looked very similar to our Baja Breeze color, but when I compared the two, Pool Party is definitely a lot lighter and has more of a pale green undertone. Think beautiful Caribbean ocean!

Once again I picked a color combo from my Color Coach and this one was Pool Party, Wild Wasabi & Chocolate Chip and decided to use my "Simply Said" stamp set. This set is actually on the retirement list and is only available until the end of June!

With a stylus and my Frost White shimmer paint, I added some small shimmery dots to the flower centers on my card base as well as the petals on the main image. So pretty.  I also used my paper piercer and my Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker for the faux zig-zag stitching along the side.

I finished it off with some of our new scallop edge polka dot ribbon (available July 1st) and some of our Espresso/White Bakers Twine from our Summer Mini catalogue!

I absolutely love this card and put it together is less than 15 minutes.

Hope you like it.  

Happy Stamping!

Wisteria Wonder

Ready for a little sneak peek? I received my preorder this morning with the new In Colors which will be available July 1st and want to share a card I quickly stamped using one of the five colors during my daughters nap.

I used the color Wisteria Wonder and love it. It's a soft purple that I know will work for so many occasions. I took a peek at my new In color Color Coach cards and one of the color suggestions was Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette & Cherry Cobbler. I don't think I would have come up with that color combo on my own, but when I saw the colors together, I immediately thought "baby". They may not be a traditional color choice, but I think they work well together!

(Click the pic for a closer peek)

What do you think? I used one of my favorite stamp sets (Aviary) as well as the new set Four Frames which will also be available July 1st. The little greeting is stamped with my Teeny Tiny Wishes set - that set pretty much covers every occasion as well!!! And of course, I finished it off with three of our little pearls because I can't seem to finish a card without adding pearls or rhinestones! ;)  Love it.

Hope you like it. I'm hoping to stamp a few new samples using the new colors, so check back soon.

Also, if you'd like to try out these new colors, join me at my New Catalogue Party on Monday, June 27th! Stamp with new products, enjoy some yummy goodies and browse our new catalogue! Additional details are on my website and there's even a simple link to RSVP! (RSVP by THIS Friday, June 24). Hope you can make it!

Happy Stamping!