Monthly Archives: May 2011

New Stampin’ Up! Punch! Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch Flower Card

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Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch Flowers

Playing with the new Stampin' Up! punch!  These triple layer punches are amazing!  There are two to choose from in the Summer Mini Catalog.  This card uses the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch #122464.  The Wild Wasabi and Pacific Point pieces are from this punch.  I just glued them down one over the other with Tombow Multi Glue #110755.  The Daffodil Delight Center pieces are punched with one of the punches in the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack #118309.  The leaves are punched with the Blossoms Petals Punch #121808, which was in the Occasions Mini but is still available to order!  The designer paper is from Beyond the Garden #122342, and the greeting is stamped with Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370.

If you want to order these fun new triple layer punches, just click HERE to go to my Online Store!

Stampin’ Up! Love & Care Flower Card

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Love & Care Flower Card

"Love & Care" is a Hostess stamp set in the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog on page 5.  There are so many Stampin' Up! ideas on how to use this lovely stamp set!  Once you start playing with it you can't stop! The flower is stamped with Versamark and them embossed with the new Tangerine Tango Stampin' Embossing Powder.  Everyone loves these new bright colors for embossing!  Check them out on page 23. The strip of designer paper is from mini catalog, Beyond the Garden.  These colored flowers will definitely brighten your day!  And you've got to have the new Postage Stamp Punch #122344 that I used for my greeting.  I forgot to take a photo, but I also stamped a piece of Whisper White card stock on the inside and LOVE how pretty it turned out with some of the other flower stamps on the corners!

This Love & Care stamp set is one of several you can earn when you have a stamping party with your friends!  Contact me for details!

We're finally getting decent rain and stormy weather in Houston today! It's playing havoc with the computer but at least my post didn't disappear! I'm not complaining since it is the first rain we have had here in ages!!

Digital Scrapbooking with My Digital Studio: Mother’s Day

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My Digital Studio Wedding Heritage Page

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Mother's Day is here!  I noticed people on Facebook changing their profile photos to their mother's photo, and I guess that gave one of my friends the idea to post her mother's beautiful wedding portrait.  That gave me the idea to scan a photo of my mother in her wedding gown and make a scrapbook page.  One easy way to make a scrapbook page is to do it digitally.  Stampin' Up! has a fabulous digital program called My Digital Studio.  The nice part of a digital program is that you can change colors, sizes, embellishments, whatever with just the click of your mouse.  No wasted paper!  If I want, I can have this page printed or I could even now duplicate it with paper, ink and stamps.

Happy Mother's Day!

Stampin’ Up! Easy Handmade Card for Mother’s Day

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Stampin' Up! Mother's Day Handmade Card

Mother's Day is Sunday so time is running out!  If you are wanting to make a handmade card for your mother, this one is easy and you can modify it to fit what supplies you have.  The stamped letters are from the beautiful Lovely Letters stamp set #115030 and the "O" is made from layers of flowers from the Flower, Daisies #2 Die #114520 cut with the Big Shot #113439.  The Whisper White layer is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335.  The ribbon is the beautiful taffeta ribbon, Daffodil Delight #119766.  Stampin' Up! cards are the best and your mother would be assured of loving one that you made!

Bold Blossom Mother Day Card

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Sunday, May 8th is Mother's Day, and you SURE better have a card for your mother!!  Here's one I made with Bold Blossom, a stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog that is also featured in the Summer Mini Catalog.  It's a fun, easy stamp set to use for a card.

Bold Blossom Mother's Day Card

I used the Color Coach to see what colors would look good with Tempting Turquoise, which I had chosen for the card base.  My Color Coach suggested Tangerine Tango!

Take time to make a nice card for your mother!

Stampin’ Up! Strength & Hope Campaign

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Stampin' Up! is partnering with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation® by donating $2 of the sale of each Strength & Hope stamp set or Strength & Hope Digital kit (which includes a four-piece stamp brush set, 12 Designer Series Papers, and 10 embellishment pieces) to help with their work in breast cancer.  This promotion runs from May 1 – August 31.  Please click HERE to read all about it and/or watch the video by Shelli Gardner below.


Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog Live!

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Summer Mini 2011

The Stampin' Up! Summer Mini is live!  Click on the link to see inside! After a long winter, this mini will get you in a summertime mood with beautiful flowers, bright papers, travel and sailing, summer fun, and brand new amazing punches!  And those are just a few of the great items in the new Summer Mini!

Click HERE to download the "recipes" for the sample projects showcased in the mini catalog.

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Here's a card I made in My Digital Studio, starting with a template, using the Fabulous Florets Stamp Brush Set #124110.  This digital set matches the regular stamp set Fabulous Florets in the Summer Mini.

May Day Flower Holder

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May Day Flower Holder

Today is May Day, although I've never really seen it celebrated! Supposedly you hang a small basket of flowers or gifts on your neighbor's door without being seen.  Now wouldn't that really be a nice thing to find on your door?!  I think this tradition has been transformed into a fun Halloween prank where you "Boo" somebody with a paper ghost and some Halloween treats.  Some say on May Day that if you get caught placing the May Day basket, you get a kiss!  I read that in London children get pennies for bringing flowers house to house and then those pennies are thrown into a wishing well and donated to charity.  In France people try to touch cows parading with flowers on their tails, which is supposed to bring good luck.  Whether or not these are real traditions, I think they all sound like nice celebrations of spring.

Here's my May Day basket, made with the Stampin' Up! Petal Cone die #121810.  It is being carried over from the Occasions Mini, which means we can still order it!

Click HERE to see which items are being carried over.

If you like this project and would like to make it yourself, send me an email and I'll get you started!