It is time again for a Pals Paper Art challenge...a sketch challenge this week....the colors for this card did not do well with my camera...might be the fact I took the photo so late at night or I could say early early in the morning......but you get the idea..... Supplies for this card: Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding, Basic Black Stamp Sets: Flowering Flourishes, Perfectly Penned Ink Pads: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black Ribbon: Organza Whisper White with Basic Black Reinker Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to... Continue reading

Thank you for joining us for the May Pals Blog Hop and our annual retirement party! It's time to say goodbye to stamps and accessories that will not be available in the new 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog. Although it's always sad to see wonderful products retire, it is exciting to think about all of the new products that will soon be available. So enjoy the farewell tour for our favorite retiring products - and remember you have until June 3rd to order from the retiring product lists. You should have just left stop number 29 on the Pals Hop -... Continue reading

We are getting ready for you all....I just finished working two shifts in the last 26 hours....working 18 hours of those 26 hours so I am tired but wanted to get started on this now....the May blog hop will be all about retiring SU product....I have been working on a few but also have been hard at work getting swaps done with the newer product....I signed up for a lot of swaps....so till tomorrow...I better get to bed now...night all, or should I say morning? Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness Amy Williams at Stampin' on... Continue reading

Time for Pals Paper Art Color Challenge...this time it is using the colors Lucky Limeade, Summer Starfruit, and Pool Party. This is what I came up with. I stamped the butterflies with the Pool Party but on to the Summer Starfruit the ink turns more of a green. Of course by now, the Lucky Limeade is being retired so this is the last of it for now so if it is still available in any form get it now before it sells out. Meaning card stock, ink pads, reinkers, brads, ribbon, etc. Supplies for this card: Card Stock: Lucky Limeade,... Continue reading

Another one of my swap cards I made for the Salt Lake City regional for Stampin Up...was made before we knew that Certainly Celery would be on the retired list now. But it is a great card any way.... Supplies for this card: Card Stock: Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Whisper White Stamp Sets: Flowering Flourishes, Best of Birthdays, A Round Array Ink Pads: Garden Green, Raspberry Ripple Punches: Oval, 7/8" Scallop Delicate Details Lace Tape Pearls Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator! Click to order Stampin... Continue reading

This card makes me think of my best best friend ever...fun times, through thick & thin, good pal, shoulder to lean on, secret keeper, friends forever...that is her....and trying to show how to use retiring colors with newer stamps....get these colors while they last... Supplies for this card: Card Stock: Bravo Burgundy, River Rock, More Mustard, Whisper White Stamp Sets: Best of Flowers, Stacks of Wishes Ink pad: Bravo Burgundy Big Shot, Embossing Folder Vintage Wallpaper Ribbon: More Mustard Scallop Dots Items marked in red are on the retiring list at this time. Thanks for looking! If you need a... Continue reading

When we go to Stampin Up events, like regionals (like this SLC regional) and convention, we swap cards with others. This is a card that I made for give. And I used the Delicate Details Lace Tape that I just love so well too. Supplies for this card: Card Stock: Primrose Petals, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette Stamp Sets: Best of Flowers, Oh, Hello Ink Pads: Primrose Petals, Gumball Green, Stazon Black Delicate Details Lace Tape Big Shot, Framelits Oval Collection, Embossing Folder Honeycomb Blender pen Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please... Continue reading

I love doing swap cards and this is one I did for SUDSOL at the SLC regional (at the home office of Stampin Up) on April 20. There is to be 13 different members of SUDSOL there and we are swapping cards with each other. Now I have a few extras so they will go to anyone that might still end up swapping or will swap out with people that I meet along the way.... Supplies for this card: Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White Stamp Sets: Best of Flowers, Stacks of Wishes Ink Pad: Real... Continue reading

Challenge time again with Pals Paper Art Sketch challenge PPA157. Today I am one the road to Salt Lake City...Saturday is the first time ever home office regional and I get to get my own copy of the new Stampin Up Catalog...so it will be a fun time to see all the new stuff and to bring home some of those items too! I really like the way this card turned out and the way the oval looks. I used our Stampin Up Write markers to apply color to the stamp, blue and then the green. Inking only the parts... Continue reading

Three cards today for you all...same type, just different colors...working my way thru my card stock and using up soon to be retired card stock... I used our Stampin Up Write markers to apply color to the stamp, red/pinks and then the green. Inking only the parts of the image as needed. Breathe onto the inked image to remoisten the ink before stamping onto card stock. Supplies for this card: Card Stock: Certainly Celery, Gumball Green, So Saffron, Whisper White Stamp Set: Oh Hello Markers: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler Big Shot, Framelits Ovals Collection, Embossing folder Lacy Brocade Punch: Decorative... Continue reading

Last night I was looking thru the web to see if I could find another challenge and I found one at Paper Craft Crew with their PCCCS#37. I made up two cards using the great Stampin Up Print Poetry DSP Stack, what a great value and a great way to make up alot of cards. I hope you enjoy both of them.... Supplies for this card: Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla Print Poetry DSP Stack Stamp Set: Word Play Stampin Write Markers: Gumball Green, Midnight Muse Big Shot, Framelits Labels Collection Brads: Metallic Ribbon: Satin... Continue reading

Yes, she made me do it...I had bought the Delicate Designs Embossing Folders (you get 2 different ones) and never had made a card let with them. And this fellow demo on facebook had posted a photo of a card she had done with the folder...so I decided I had better go pull it out and make a card and here it is... It is also a sketch challenge card with Creat with Connie and Mary, CCMC247. I really like how this card came out, might just have to make some more like it..... Supplies for this card: Card Stock:... Continue reading

Tonight I was tired but I wanted to see if I could find a challenge card to do...and I found one at Crazy4Challenges The challenge was to do a card with a wooden accent. Well I knew I had this embossing folder that came out last year and was still available but I could not find it so I had to do some looking and I finally found it and came up with this card for ya. Enjoy... Supplies for the card.... Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso, Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla Stamp Sets: Nature's Pace, Teeny Tiny Wishes... Continue reading

I know it is not Christmas time and the stamp set is not current...but who knows it might be soon...I get to see the new Stampin Up Catalog in just one week and then I will know... Just working my way thru the soon to be retired card stock and I had this stamped already on the card stock and I had the butterflies left over from another project so I figured I would just post it anyway to show it off.... Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be... Continue reading

I am trying to work in as many challenges this week and use up some of the soon to retire card stock at the same time..... today is Clean & Simple Sketch challenge. Any supplies marked in red are items that are retiring and when sold out, they are sold out. Supplies for this card: Card Stock: Bravo Burgundy, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Whisper White Stamp Sets: Everything Eleanor, Teeny Tiny Wishes Ink Pads: Garden Green, Bravo Burgundy Big Shot, Embossing Folder Lacy Brocade Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would... Continue reading

This time I found a color challenge with The Play Date Cafe This week's suggested colors are....Midnight, Aqua, and Terra Cotta. In Stampin Up colors....I am using Night of Navy, Pool Party, and Calypso Coral. Supplies used on this card: Card Stock: Night of Navy, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Whisper White Stamp Sets: Best of Flowers, Million-Dollar Moments (Hostess-Spring catalog) Ink Pads: Calyso Coral, Night of Navy Big Shot, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder Ribbon: Grosgrain Stitched Night of Navy Punches: Scallop Circle 1 1/4", Postage Stamp, 1" Square Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider... Continue reading

I love card challenges, so today I went looking for a challenge to do...this one is with IN{K}SPIRE_me Challenge #091. It uses the colors Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Lucky Limeade (soon to be retired), and Whisper White. Supplies used for this card: Card Stock: Lucky Limeade, Sahara Sand, Whisper White Stamp Set: Best of Butterflies Ink Pads: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard Big Shot, Embossing folder Cloudly Day Punch: Elegant Butterfly Ribbon Lucky Limeade Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator! Click to order... Continue reading

Thank you for joining us for the April Pals Blog Hop! To celebrate Earth Day, the April blog hop features new cards and projects that capture the essence of Earth Day through colors and images and/or use recycled or reused elements. We hope you are ready for some fun and creative ideas. You should have just left stop number 13 on the Pals Hop - Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter. If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to... Continue reading

Do you see it...it has washi tape in this card.....love that stuff, it is so easy to work with. It is part of the Epic Dat This and That Designer Washi Tape and Kit. Been almost afraid to do the book but decided to start with at least a card. Used some of my favorite stamp sets too. This card started out as part of a chat and challenge with SUDSOL online. Supplies for the card, plus basic supplies: Card Stock: So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Crumb Cake Stamp Sets: Nature Walk, French Foliage, A Word for You Ink... Continue reading

I so love this free shipping....please don't miss out.....been cleaning out the stamp room to get ready for all the new stuff that will be coming soon. Also do check out the color changes so that you get any colors that are retiring that you need. It is hard to believe but I will see in person the new 2013-2014 catalog in my hands on April 20! Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator! Remember to order now (Sunday or Monday) for that free shipping! Click to... Continue reading