Blog candy winner!

Sorry I'm so late on this! It was a very hectic week. The winner of the blog candy is...Lisa Woods! Congratulations Lisa!

Look forward to some card samples from the new summer mini catalog to be posted here soon!!

Pretty Scooter card

This is one of the cards I made at Gail's stamp a stack a couple weeks back.  It uses the On the Grow set from the summer mini catalog.  I love the neat fold on this card.

Strength and Hope Thank You

I have been itching to use my new punch and stamp set that will be in the new catalog.  The stamp set is called "Four Frames".  You can purchase these sneak peak items with a $20 Stampin Up order.  See the web site for details.  The sentiment is from Because I Care level 2 hostess set.  The butterfly is from  Strength and Hope, the breast cancer fundraiser set.  $2 from the sale of this stamp set goes to breast cancer research.

Cardstock and Ink:  Choc Chip and Blushing Bride.  Accessories:  punch, retired pink wide organdy ribbon, aqua painter, pearls, Vanilla Shimmer mist spray.

I made a pack of these for a doorprize for my August Stamp a Stack.  Hope you are making plans to attend on August 6!

Fabulous Florets

I LOVE the Fabulous Florets stamp set from the summer mini catalog!  I found some retired Stampin Up DSP and pulled out my retired Taken with Teal ink and Cardstock and viola!  I love how it turned out.  I embossed the flowers and leaves in black on vellum cardstock and painted the flowers with Taken with Teal reinker and Aqua Painter.   I cut them out and layered them.  The ribbon is River Rock double stitched ribbon that is retired as well.  I also spritzed it with Vanilla Shimmer to give it a little sparkle!

These will be doorprizes at my Stamp a Stack in August.

Soft Sky Butterfly

This is a variation of a card I made at my friend Pam's Stamp a Stack a couple months ago.  Hers was done in Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip.  I had a pack of Soft Sky DSP that was screaming, "Pick me!  Pick me!"  so I pulled it out.  I love this stamp set: Nature Walk which was in the Occasions mini catalog.  I'm crossing my fingers that it will be in the new catalog coming in a couple of months.  I will be giving these as door prizes at my next Stamp a Stack in August.

Cardstock:  Soft Sky, Choc Chip, Vanilla.  Ink: Soft Sky, Choc Chip.  Stampin Up punches.  Choc Chip striped grosgrain, rhinestone brad.  Sentiment is from Apple Blossons Level 2 hostess set.

BLOG CANDY!

Woot!  I'm giving away my first Blog Candy!  To enter, become a follower of my blog.  By doing this you will receive email notifications of updates to the blog with new card ideas and techniques, classes, etc.  Here's what I'm giving away:  Loads of Love wood stamp set (in the current catalog!);  Simply Sent Card kit;  Live, Love, Laugh wood stamp set (both in the current catalog) and a 15 yard spool of Ice Cream Parlor ribbon!  Good luck!  I will pick randomly.   The drawing will be next Monday, May 30.

Wow the weekend sure went by fast!  I wanted to share another card that I made at Gail's Stamp a Stack last weekend.  This one is a cute onesie card!  Love that monkey!  Unfortunately I didn't see the pattern template until I had already "eyeballed" the punch outs for the leg holes so they are a little uneven.  oops!  I will fix that!  The leg and neck holes are done with the the circle and scallop circle punches.