Introducing... the NEW 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog

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Just in Time

...for the Dad or the Grad. :) First and foremost I want to say thanks for all your excitement and well wishes on my pregnancy. I am feeling much better now, although I'd have to say I can do without 90+ degree heat! :) But its been cool this week, so I'm happy! And TIME just keeps ticking by and October will be here before I know it! :)
Speakin of TIME...I did want to share this project with you - it was inspired by our current catalog cover since its debut. I had ordered the Sense of Time set awhile back and can you believe it never saw ink until recently? Have any of you done that? That 'must-have' set that then ends up collecting dust! Well, after reviewing the Last Chance Stamp list,and Sense of Time is on it, I knew I had to do this project pronto. So at my last class we went to work on our working clocks. Really fun project and not too difficult - grab your Sense of Time set, DSP, Multipurpose Glue, coordinating ribbon if you choose, embellies and you are ready for a cute keepsake! (Some products used in my samples are retired) The paper mache boxes and clock movements were purchased at a local craft store.
Here are the samples I made. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!!







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*Last Chance Stamp Sets - available through June 30th
*Last Chance Accessories - ONLY while supplies last - Stampin' Up will be updating the list at 4pm MT each day.
*Last Chance Definitely Decorative - while supplies last

I encourage you to shop my online store as inventory changes rapidly, so you will know promptly if your item is still available. If you see something you like, don't wait to think about it, just go for it, so you don't kick yourself later!


Happy Shopping and as always Happy Kreating

Cats Outta the Bag (my BIG news)! and the Last Chance Lists are HERE!!!

Thank you all SO much for your kind comments, your emails and all your prayers.
Many of you have been so sweet to send me emails to say you've been thinking about me and wondering if all is ok since you have noticed my absence on my blog. Well after my last blog post, it took about 3 weeks for my kiddos and I to get over all the 'ickies' and finally my kids were feeling much better, but me, not so much. I was still feeling my own kind of ickies - surprise, this was no flu continued and it was going to last my whole first trimester and then some. I'm expecting my third child in early October.
More than half way through my pregnancy, the 1st trimester ickies are over, but I still seem to be SO tired... and life just doesn't stop for tired :) I still have new house projects to complete and now that the days are a bit nicer, I'm outdoors with my other 2 kiddos and tending to lots of gardening (another love beside stampin!) and then night seems to come so quickly and what used to be stamp time is now a very early bedtime. I continue to stamp with my group once a month which I cherish with my ladies and I do hope to get back to PPA challenges and posting soon when/if I can catch up on all other lifes 'stuff'. So now that that cat is outta the bag, lets move on to the big 'CAT'... the soon to be retired items of the 2010-2011 CATalog

It's that time of the year again! The just released LAST CHANCE LISTS are here!

*Last Chance Stamp Sets - available through June 30th
*Last Chance Accessories - ONLY while supplies last - Stampin' Up will be updating the list at 4pm MT each day.
*Last Chance Definitely Decorative - while supplies last

I encourage you to shop my online store as inventory changes rapidly, so you will know promptly if your item is still available. If you see something you like, don't wait to think about it, just go for it, so you don't kick yourself later!

You can purchase all products online with me or email me with your orders.

Happy Shopping and as always Happy Kreating

Icky invasion

Sorry for the delay, we had a week off from school, and then my oldest got a horrible virus(way to spend a week off from school) and now my little one is suffering with it 10x worse (please pray for her) After a visit to the dr on Monday, she has no infections,thank God,and fever finally has broken but still has extreme congestion causing severe ear pain and a crazy cough. He said it could be flu related or just a very stubborn virus, but we just have to ride it out. Its just so horrible when you can't help them! So with a BAD case of the ickies and me trying to fend it off myself, there has been no time to stamp :( She is actually sleeping comfortably right now, yah!!, so I thought I'd post this card I did before the ickies invaded my house! If you have any questions on the details, just leave me a comment and I'll post them soon. I need to get some housework done before she wakes up! As a mom I can't afford to be down and out, so keep me in your prayers that I can fight the bug!


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Wish Big, Sweet Friend

Jump start those kreative juices with some inspiration, a challenge perhaps! For this card, subject: birthday and then the juices started flowin with the PPA81 sketch. Ready for some deets:

* Why not some Pizazz?! Pear Pizazz standard cardbase with 1" Circles punched in Pear Pizazz. Randomly adhere circles and use your Paper Snips to trim any excess circle hanging off your card.

* Seeing Circles - Kreated perfect concentric circles using my 2-1/2" Circle Punch on Whisper White and the Circle Scissor Plus for the perfect size Pretty in Pink matte.

* Wish Big from Word Play inked in Pear Pizzazz and again on a piece of scrap with Pretty in Pink, just to snip out that lil star ;)

* Gettin Punchie - Create a Cupcake set and coordinating Build a Cupcake Punch in the Occasions Mini are the makings to a mess free, one-of-a-kind kinda cupcake ( and no calories!). This one happens to have a Soft Suede inked bottom, adorned with a few Basic Pearls and just a Pretty in Pink scrumptious frosting. What made this frosting more scrumptious was a quick zip through the Big Shot with a swirly Background Texturz Plate. So fun! And a cherry on top that looks just as scrumptious with a little Crystal Effects to make it shine.

* Have you checked out the last page in the SAB catalog? Over 50+ additional options from the Idea Book and Catalog to pick for FREE with your qualifying order of $50+. Thats how I got the set Hello, You and used this 'Sweet Friend' sentiment inked in Pear Pizazz. Dotted the 'i' with another lil Pretty in Pink star from the Wish Big stamp in Word Play and added a few more Basic Pearls (can ya ever have enough pearls?)

And this card is off to a sweet friend to wish big on her birthday ;) Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you liked my take on the sketch, I'd love to know what you think, it is so appreciated when you share your thoughts!!
Maybe you'll have some time to Get Kreative and play along too!!

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Monochromatic Bloom and Ice!

My first opportunity with my Build a Blossom set and coordinating punch from the Occasions Mini and I'm so happy with the result and can't wait to play some more! I know, its not KISSaturday - but this blossom didn't need anything else, it dazzled all by itself!

* Frame it! The new Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Folder is the perfect design to zip through the Big Shot to add interest to your focal point. I zipped this through with Whisper White and then cut off the outer edge of the frame (so just the 'scallop' and tulip show, no line) than placed this on Dimensionals on my Whisper White cardstock base.

* Inked up my Build a Blossom petal in VersaMark and sprinkled Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. TIP: This powder sparkles and dazzles but requires you to use your Heat Tool to set and 'melt' into your image - making this preferrable to me over Dazzling Diamonds. I love me some Diamonds too, for smaller things, as it is applied with glue and whatever doesn't stick will stick to me or my recipient ;)

* Get Punchie! SU's coordinating punches and stamp sets are the best!! After heating my petals and making them 'icey', I used the coordinating Blossom Petals Punch to pop out my petals.

* Make it pop! Added dimension to my petals first by using my Sponge Dauber and Pretty in Pink to the lower half of 5 petals. Using my Bone Folder, I slightly curved those 5 petals.

* Build your Blossom! 5 petals to the back and the 5 pink accented curved petals on top. HINT: Place a Glue Dot at each end of the petal, this way you can set your curved petal edge so it maintains that curved look. The polka dot center from the Build a Blossom set was inked in Pretty in Pink and set in the center on a Dimensional. A few small Basic Pearls add that lil extra bit of special ;)

This is so pretty in person, that I just left well enough alone and will place my sentiment on the inside. Thanks for stopping by for a little bit of my Kreativity :) I'd love to know what you think, it is so appreciated when you share your thoughts!!

Any questions, I am always just a click away!

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KISSaturday w/ Letterpress Plates

No time to kreate, too many errands, today? OMGosh I forgot, in a pinch ... brings us here to another KISSable card. I know I'm not the only one who has been heard mumbling these words ;) So lets Keep It Simple Sweeties!!! Grab a large background stamp, OR a bold patterned DSP OR, as I have here, the NEW Letterpress Plates w/ your Big Shot and let it do the work for you! You can view the Stampin Up video below to see exactly how to use your letterpress plates.

* Inked up the Lots of Love plate with VersaMark and then went over the word 'LOVE' with Craft Real Red Ink TIP: If you don't have an ink spot for these small areas, your Sponge Dauber works great too! Yeah for Daubers - you know I can't be without them!!!! ;)
* Zip it through the Big Shot with Crumb Cake and you have a beautiful inked, debossed image.
* Distressed the edges using, you guessed it, a Sponge Dauber and Soft Suede ink and mounted it onto a Cherry Cobbler cardbase. Viola, 1-2-3! SO KISSable!!!!

I wanted to show you what just a few more minutes and a few more embellishments can do - and still worthy of a KISS card I think

* Got Tea? OK, I will admit this took a little time, but really, just a little... I snipped off my Crochet Trim Ribbon from the spool and in doing so, my elbow almost knocked over my tea cup. Totally meant to be... I took out my soggy tea bag, grabbed a paper towel and began to rub the tea bag on my ribbon for more of that aged look. SO cool!! TIP: No need to saturate your ribbon - rubbing the damp tea bag worked great! Grabbed my blow dryer for seconds and I was ready to place it on my card.

* Scrunch it! Run SNAIL across card front and do some crunchin' and bunchin' for the scrunchie look

* Add a Trinket!These little embellishments are just so cute!! Tied a Linen Thread bow through my Trinket Key and adhered with a Glue Dot

* Ahhhh, how sweet! Tie it all together with 'Key to My Heart' among the cute sentiments from You're a Gem, popped out with the Curly Label punch.

So, 1-2-3-4 ;) Not bad, right?! Hope you enjoyed another KISSaturday card. I love to hear your thoughts, if you'll take a moment to leave me some 'love', its so appreciated! Have a WONDERFUL weekend and thanks so much for poppin in for a little dose of me! Hope you have time to get inky! Happy Kreating!

Oh, don't forget to check out the video on how to use your Letterpress plates. How cute is the scrapbook page she does? I think I'm getting that scrappin' itch!



Any questions, I am always just a click away!

REMINDER:
SALE A BRATION is in full swing!!!!! NOW thru March 31st
You can purchase all products online with me or email me with your orders.

Happy Kreating