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HI All!!

Guess what???? 

No......that's not it........



Guess again -



No..........not that either!



Ok - I guess I will just tell you - ;)   lol!

I have been playing with some templates from the Paper Crafters Sampler Library and I couldn't resist.......

You know how sometimes I will come to you saying I have been playing with a challenge and something gets in my head and I just can't get it out......so I just need to do it?    Well......that happened again - lol

I was playing around with the baby bootie template from the June 2011 Issue....and I could have just made soem booties right?  you know - pink ones, blue ones??  But all I could think about was waaayyyyy back to my daughter's first halloween at camp and I made her a fifties costume with a gray poodle skirt......Do  you have any idea where I am going with this?  {{giggle giggle}}

I HAD to make saddle shoes - I had to do it - wanna see?

Head on over to The Paper Crafters Library - this is the June 2011 issue.  If you decide to join up - be sure to tell Melanie that Regina sent you and use the code PCSRC.

You Say Goodbye.....

......and I'll say hello.   Hello.  Hello.  
I don't know why you say good bye and I say hello.

Ok - I will stop there.  Of course I can't imagine that you aren't ALL Beatle fans.......

Wondering where I am going with this - aren't you???  I know I would be wondering if I weren't on this end?  lol!

WELL........I needed a baby card to welcome a special little girl (congrats Jennifer!) into this world and I pulled out a retiring favorite of mine - Animal Stories.  Get - good bye - hello????  retiring - baby????  get it???  hehe.......


Wanna see what I made?  If you know me and it is a brand new little baby girl - it is going to be pink, right?  All pink - all the time.

I started with a crumb cake card base...yummo......  I then stamped the animals from animal story in pink pirouette, pretty in pink and regal rose onto whisper white card stock and then matted them with their corresponding colors of card stock.  Before adhering them down I tied a knot of wide striped grosgrain ribbon around it - this ribbon makes such a statement!

I then stamped a couple of tiny tags before punching them and adhering them to the ribbon with a piece of  white baker's twine.  simple baby love.

I used some new sneak peek items for the new grandma.......but that will have to wait for another day ;)

It's just another manic monday.......

......ohhhhh....oohhhhh.....ooohhhhhh.....wish it was sunday......oohhhh......oohhhhh....oooohhhhh.....hubby's home that day.......ooohhhh....oohhh...ooohhhh......i could use a "mental health" day.....oohhh...ooohhh....oooohhh...........i didn't get one yesterday.......

LOL!!!!

it just came to me - I had to get it out!
It took me this long to get my Mojo Monday card ready for you.......well - at least it is still Monday, right???  lol!

I have really been neglectful of getting cards out that I need to.....So, I am starting a clean slate today starting with this mojo monday card.

I don't think there is a cuter set than Fox and Friends to make baby cards out of.  It is my "go to" set since Stampin' Up! retired my beloved Nursery Necessities :)  I also am totally in love with the baby tees wheel, but I used that one last time - so I went back to Fox and Friends :) 

I do have a tiny confession though....most of you have probably already caught me!  I hear you - you are huffing under your breath and asking " how could she do this to us???"  "does she think we don't pay attention to her detail??"  So, I will get this off my chest right now - The so saffron designer series paper is from a retired pack, Sweet Pea.  I have all of the new designer series patterns....but they were down stairs and I was up stairs......I wasn't leaving my room before I had too!  ( I can only send my daughter for so many things.....you know?  She can handle a drink for mommy or the phone...but a stack of designer series paper that is on top of the entertainment stand to keep it from her hands to begin with????  I don't think so!)

I get alot of comments from club members that they could never come up with the color combinations that I do themselves.  Well - listen here Stampers......I am not a color putting together genius - that is for sure!!  I always pull out my color coach or the Idea Book and Catalog.  Today's color combination came straight from the Nursery Suite Simply Scrappin' kit.  I just omitted regal rose and used early espresso instead of chocolate chip.  (another confession......do you see a pattern forming here???  lol!.....my chocolate chip is packed in my bag for club week and I don't like to take things in and out of there.  I am afraid I don't put them back - so if I can substitute - I usually do....lol!)

How sweet is that sentiment???  It is from Curly Cute.  I used my photo corner punch to edge it out on the ends......if you leave me enough sweet nothin's in my comment section, maybe I can whip up a tutorial for you :)

Oh yeah......You knew I had to throw some brad washers in there, huh?  My tutorial for those is HERE.  These washers were made with the circle punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack instead of the 1/4 inch circle (which is retired, by the way - and wouldn't fit these brads anyway! ).

Well, whisper sweet nothin's in my comment section, I could really use them this week........

I have a scrapbook layout to share with you....I will try to get it up for tomorrow for you.

My wheel fell to pieces......

......I will spare you with the Patsy Cline lyrics today :)  Hard to believe I can quote you Metallica to Patsy Cline....what's up with that?!?!??!?  lol!!

Today is the first day of THE RemARKable Stampers Blog Tour for the NEW catalog!!!!!!  WHOOOHOOOO!!!!!!  Don't you just absolutely love the new cattie?  Oh my......Every catalog and mini catalog out does the last - How does Stampin' Up! do that??

When I first laid my blue eyes on the Baby Tees wheel - I HAD to have it!!  I probably won't even use it as a "normal" wheel.....I wanted it for the individual onsie images.  They are totally darling!  And I mean d.a.r.l.i.n.g.!!!  My little one has always loved rubber ducks, since before she was even a year old - obsessed with them, actually - so I am drawn to rubber duckie images :)  So, I had to make my first onsie card with the duckie tee!  Wanna see??


Do you?????


I mean - we could talk about the obscene weather we are having in Pennsylvania this week.....



We could talk about my lack of a voice this week........



What?!?!??!  Show you the card already??  OK........

Well?  What do you think?

Did I mention that I also love the Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper??  It is somewhat a formal, beautiful floral/medallion pack of deliciousness.....but I was determined to use it on a boy's baby card.  How did I do?

The card base is daffodil delight.  My picture sure doesn't do it justice.  It is the prettiest, creamy, buttery yellow......so pretty!  The "ric rak" paper is from Greenhouse Gala.  I cut out the bottom to accent the pattern and layered it on a piece of baja blue before adhering to the card front.  I wrapped a piece of white satin ribbon around the seam.  See the scallop circle?  It is the brand new 2 3/8 scallop circle punch - {luv} it!  I first stamped a piece of pear pizzazz with the homemade single stamp in pear pizzazz and then punched it out.  lovely, huh?  Doesn't that scallop punch mat perfectly with the 1 3/4 circle punch???

My sentiment is from the new set, Perfect Punches.  I inked it with stampin' write markers and then punched it with the modern label punch.  I then used my bone folder to break down the fibers in it so I could adhere it down "banner style."  (hehe!)  I accented the sentiment with a button from the brights button collection and a piece of crochet thread. 

See the onsie???

Isn't it just darling?  (not to toot my own horn.....I think it is cute ;))
I stamped it three times and then paper pieced it together.  It was stamped once on the greenhouse gala paper, once on pear pizzazz and then on whisper white.  The ducks were colored with so saffron and daffodil delight stampin write markers.

Well, that about does it for today.....let me know what you think about this card and then click on the icon below to continue on with your tour.....you will not want to miss a single stop!

And Two become.......

THREE!!!!!!

After I leave the wedding with my gift in hand......I find out my happy couple have decided to have a baby!!  They are expecting a girl!!!!  So, what is a girl to do?????

Make this!

Did you know that you can still order tiny tags and the tag punch from the last mini catalog????  You can!

And check out these babies!!!!  - pun intended ;)

This is a bitty button from the Summer Mini!!  how awesome are these????
I stamped the flower with itty bitty bits and then punched it out with the coordinatingitty bitty shapes punch and adhered it to a bitty button!!!!!  Oh my......these are sooooo exciting!

And did you notice the square lattice embossing???  I accented it with pale plum ink rubbed on with a stampin' sponge.
card stock: whisper white, old olive, certainly celery, pale plum, perfect plum, commatge wall ds
ink: pale plum, whisper white, old olive, perfect plum
stamps: nursery neccessities, tiny tags, itty bitty bits
accessories: big shot, timeless type alphabet, scallop square punch, 1 1/4 square punch, white taffeta ribbon, itty bitty punches,  jewelry tag punch, stampin dimensionals, square lattice embossing folder

make sure to head on to the rest os the tour!!!

Happy Stampin'!

A Baby to Celebrate

Hi stampers!!

I am showing you another card I made for the DIVA display board. When I sat down to make this card...I knew where I wanted it to go. surprised? lol!! I wanted a baby card for another friend of the family and club member that had become a grandma for the first time -Hey Barb!! She is a quilter, so I new I wanted to use my quilted top note that the directions are for HERE. And also, I wanted to make something that I could recreate for the DIVA display using pleats or ruffles. That seems like a big order to fill, doesn't it? Well, here is what I came up with:

I absolutely loved this card as soon as it was done....I wanted to curl up in it and snuggle a baby with that "new baby" smell....lol! The card base is brocade blue. The designer series paper is from the Pawsitively Prints, it is with the Build a Bear collection. the paper has nothing to do with Build a Bear, per say, it just has small prints that were designed to use as clothes for the dies. If it is good enough for bear clothes, it is better for a baby quilt!!

The scallop circle is whisper white, punched with the scallop circle punch. I stamped the boat from nursery necessities inked up with stampin' write markers and cut out the individual pieces and adhered them down with stampin' dimensionals. the ribbon is white satin ribbon pleated with mini glue dots onto a piece of pumpkin pie card stock.

What do you think of this "baby"? hehehe!!

I will continue to dribble out the samples and anything else I get done that I can post....I am working on getting things lined up for next week's all occasions stamp camp.

Twice as much to Love

Hi Stampers!

I hope all of you have had a wonderful week! Mine has flown by!

I was in need of a card for a family friend and club member that just had twin grandsons (shout out to Cindy!) - how wonderful is that?!??!?! Hence - the title - twice as much to love :) I have baby sets, sure...but I really wanted to use my Fox and Friends to make a baby card. I think the animals in this set are so darling! So, here is what I came up with:

Isn't it sweet? (not to toot my own horn...lol!) The card base is bashful blue. I made my own background stamp by adding several images to one block....One of the many things I love about the new clear mount rubber stamps that Stampin' Up! has offered us! So, I stamped that in bashful blue ink. I made a little tag out of kraft card stock with the tag corner punch. The sentiment is from fundamental phrases. I tied a bow with the bashful blow striped grosgrain ribbon. And the two adorable turtles.....twin baby love!

Well...I must tend to the cleaning.....argh! lol!!

Sweet Pea

HI stampers!!!

Today's blogger's challenge was to focus on punches. I have to admit, though, that I made this card last week. One of my club girls became Grandma for the first time - Congrats Fran!! So I made this card for her. I cased it mostly from Andrea - I fell in love with this pod of peas as soon as I saw it, so I had to put my spin on it.

The card base is regal rose. The main panel is whisper white matted with pretty in pink. I stamped the flourish from baroque motifs in old olive. The pea pod is made from the wide oval and 3/4 inch circle punch. The edges of all of the punches are sponged. I accented it with my white gel pen. The rest of the background panel was sponged with bashful blue.

I stamped the sentiment, from teeny tiny wishes, in regal rose. I then punched it out with the word window punch. It is matted with the modern label punch, also regal rose. I punched a hole on the one side with my crop a dile and threaded retired ( boohoo) pink gingham ribbon through it and around the main panel and tied it into a bow. I then adhered the sentiment panel down with stampin' dimensionals.

Did you see those flowers?? They are from the pretties kit. I colored the entire flower with pretty in pink and then used a sponge dauber to color one side with regal rose. I folded them up and adhered them down with mini glue dots. I then accented each flower with flat backed pearls from the pretties kit, also adhered down with mini glue dots.

I would love to know what you think :)

Sweet baby!

Hi stampers!

I actually made this card yesterday...can you believe I cranked out two in one day???? I was amazed with myself. I pulled up Kristina's color challenge for the week and I just had to get making something with it. I need a few baby cards...so I thought it was perfect! Not to mention it was chocolate chip. close to cocoa, pink pirouette and whisper white........

I stamped the sentiment from congrats....FREE with a purchase of $50 or more during sale a bration....in chocolate chip on a close to cocoa base. The background panel is from the pink pirouette patterns pack. I flanked it with a piece of chocolate chip punched with the eyelet punch and a piece of whisper white punched with the scallop edge punch. I then matted that onto the card base and tied a piece of white organza ribbon around it, I had to add a sweet bow instead of a knot since it is a baby girl card... :) I stamped the lion and elephant in close to cocoa and the giraffe in pink pirouette onto whisper white before punching them out with my 1 1/4 inch square punch. While punching them out, I intentionally punched out what I wanted to hang over the edge of the square. I then stamped those same colors onto scraps. The lion was actually stamped three times - once in close to cocoa ( base lion) , once in pink pirouette ( the mane) and then in chocolate chip ( the face). The giraffe was only stamped twice in pink pirouette - once for the base and once for the cut out giraffe. The elephant was stamped three times - twice in close to cocoa 9 the base and the cut out) and then again in pink pirouette (the ear). Each layer of the animal was mounted with stampin dimensionals onto the whisper white 1 1/4 inch square. I then mounted those entire squares onto 1 3/8th inch square punches with stampin' dimensionals. I just love the animals in Wild About You...they are so versatile!!!!

Do you want to get a look at that dimension...it is so hard to capture it on a straight on shot....and you all know how much I like my dimension ;) !

I also got busy creating a cute card inside....wanna see???

let me know what you think......me and my mojo had good times yesterday... :)

Just another Mojo Monday.....

whoooo...ooooohhhh...oooohhh.....wish it was Sunday ( not realy...)....whooo...ooohhh..oohh...that's my fun day......just another mojo monday! Sorry...I could not help myself!!! I can't get that song out of my head....I was hoping to get you in on it! lol!!!

I used Mojo Monday's sketch for today's inspiration. I am having so much fun with the delicate dots designer series paper from sale a bration...and the ribbon...delish!!!

Isn't that the sweetest little boat you have ever seen??? The card base is bashful blue. I stamped the sentiment in sahara sand along the bottom. Both the boat and sentiment are from nursery neccessities. It is very hard to see in the picture, but I scored a line from the fold to the sentiment. Both designer series panels are from delicate dots, free from sale a bration!! {luv} free!!! The larger on in the back I matted with whisper white and the vertical one is matted with sahara sand. I tied a simple knot around the vertical layer with the certainly celery poly twill ribbon...yep...you guessed it...from sale a bration!!!

Now for the main image panel. I started with a piece of whisper white card stock. I sponged clouds on it with bashful blue using the scallop circle punch as a mask. I then took two pieces of bashful blue card stock and punched the top randomly with the 3/4 inch circle punch to make "waves." I sponged them also. I then stamped my boat and cut it out. I mounted it up on stampin' dimensionals. The top layer of waves are also adhered with stampin dimensionals. I then matted that entire panel on certainly celery and then adhered it to the card with stampin' dimensionals...real shocker, huh? lol!! Here is a closer look at the boat and the dimension...you know I love the dimension!!!!

What do you think? I can't wait to give this to a new set of grandparents to a beautiful baby boy!

It's a Girl!

Hi Stampers!!!

What I am about to show you might shock you! I mean, when you see it and gasp with shock...don't say I didn't warn you! To be totally honest...I shocked myself! lol!

This card was made to coordinate with the baby gift I posted last Friday. The card also uses today's SCS sketch challenge. Shocked yet? no? Well...give me a minute....

Wanna see it?

Look at the ribbon treatment up close...really added a feminine touch, I think.

Still nothing shocking?

Really?

The fact that I didn't use my Big Shot didn't put you back in your seat? It did me! ;)

Also....Hostess Club girls....there is something new on this card that you will be learning this month! {hint, hint} hehe!

recipe:

stamps: nursery necessities

ink:regal rose, pink pirouette, stampin write markers: so saffron, certainly celery, regal rose

card stock: pink pirouette, whisper white, certainly celery, regal rose, just delightful simply scrappin' kit (retired)

accessories: non stampin up ribbon, scallop edge punch, stampin dimensionals, 1/8 inch hand held punch

Sweet little baby girl!!!

This week's Blogger's Challenge was either to do a patriotic card or a baby card....it's Labor Day weekend...get it? hehehe!!

I had a very long over due baby gift to get made for a friend of the family that had her baby in the beginning of June.....and I just now got her gift made!!! ARGH!!!!! My summer has consumed me. I did get to see her though.....what a beauty!! She is so precious! Want to know what the best part of not having her gift done when I got to see her the first time...I'll get to see her again!!! So Grandma of Alexis.....If you are reading this....don't look if you don't want to see it here first! lol!!!



And those of you who will cringe at the sight of a little non Stampin Up ribbons and retired Stampin Up designer series paper...I apologize....I did make up for it by using the BIG SHOT!!!!
The tin was covered in printed paper from a retired Sell-A-Bration simply scrapping kit, Just Delightful. I absolutely love the patterned paper in this kit!!! I think it is gorgeous!

The name tag on the front was made with the exclusive top note die for the Big Shot. I cut it out twice, once in pink pirouette and once in whisper white. I cut the perforated edge off of the whisper white to create a mat with pink pirouette. I then used my ABC Alphabet Lower stamp set and aligned her name with the stamp a ma jig using regal rose ink. Sweet....simple...baby love. I accented that with a moon and star from Nursery Necessities. The star was inked with so saffron and punched with the large star punch. The moon was stamped with pink pirouette and cut out. I mounted it up on stampin dimensionals. I then cut a slit in my name panel to thread ribbon through it and around the can. I used my hobby blade and cutting mat for this. I had these ribbons in my stash and they matched perfectly!!! So soft......

The "lollipops" were accented with Nursery Necessities as well. I really love this stamp set!!!

Now for the lid of the memory can:



If you can't read it on the picture, it reads:

Baby books are great ideas
But sometimes life gets busy.
Living with a little one
Can put you in a tizzy.
Milestones pass too fast at times
To find the proper page.
So, jot a note of each event
With date and baby's age like
"Took three steps on May 10,
or Teething in December."
Drop the note in this memory can
so you're sure to remember!

This isn't my original writing...{blush}....I found it online and have no idea the original creator.

I printed it out accented it with 1 inch circle punches of pink pirouette.


And for the "notes".....I covered a journal. It was covered with patterned paper from the same simply scrappin' kit. I accented it with a moon from Nursery Necessities and stars punched with the star punch in regal rose.

I sure hope Alexis's mommy can put this to good use....I should have made myself one. I thought I could at least keep up with my daughter's scrapbook...but sure enough...I'm behind! lol!!!

Let me know what you think....Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!!!

Welcome, Sweet Baby!

Hi! I have a little love note to share today! Last month two of my best friends from high school had baby girls...how great is that?!??!!! One of them were coming home to her parent's house...so I got to take her a gift and see the baby in person, but I wasn't sure when my other friend would make it to Pennsylvania so I sent her package in the mail. This was the card that accompannied the package:

Here is a close up of that bead bling:

recipe:

card stock: regal rose, pretty in pink, whisper white

stamps: fun and fast notes, nursery necessities

accessories: aquapainter and ink refills, pink bead dou, ric rak, staples, 2 way glue pen, dazzling diamonds