SAB Swaps

Hello Stampers! Hope your week is going well.  Sale-a-bration 2013 is coming to end, but just not yet. There are so many wonderful things in the catalog, don't miss your chance to get your free item with any $50 purchase.

So I wanted to share several swaps using stamps and items from the SAB catalog this year. The cards were made from organized swaps I participated in with my downline/sideline group as well as from shoebox swap meetings. Great ideas right!

Thanks for stopping by.  Until next time. 

Celebrate...Feeling Sentimental

Hello my fellow stampers, what a week!  I'm glad it is over and a new week is starting. I'm happy to be creating again! I'm also excited because it kicks off my birthday week!

Holly is our host this week at Sunday Stamps and she has a great color challenge for us!  I hope you will take time to create something and play with us.  We love to see what you create. Deadline to link up your project is Friday, March 15 at 6 pm EST.

When I saw Holly's color combo, so many different ideas ran through my head but in the end I created a simple card. I used the stamp set Feeling Sentimental from our current Sale-a-Bration. I won this stamp set at Spring Fling and am finally inking it up! Can you believe SAB will be over in two weeks!  Eek! Last day to take advantage of all the cool stuff is March 22.

You can't tell from the photo but I used stamping dimensionals to pop up the whisper white onto the basic black and then onto the baja breeze dsp. I really like how it came out.

The inspiration for my card this week came from this card we made at Spring Fling a few weekends ago.

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday!  Thanks for stopping by! Until next time.

SAB Shoebox Swap

Hello Stampers!  Happy Tuesday!

Hope you created something this weekend!  Last night we have our downline/upline Shoe Box Swap meeting using stamp sets and items from the SAB catalog.  I got so many wonderful ideas on how to use some of the stamp sets, especially the ones that I didn't initially like.  Good thing SAB goes on until March 22!

So I used the Bloomin' Marvelous stamp set.  Love that the new bitty butterfly from the Spring Catalog coordinates with the butterfly in this stamp set.  I'm loving our new cloudy day embossing folder.  I cut it out with our label framelits in pool party and then sponged pacific point to give it more detail.  The butterflies are stamped off several times in tangerine tango and summer starfruit and then I punched out two of them.  The Sycamore Street dsp is full of awesome designs but right now I'm really liking this pattern.

Well that's all for now friends.  Gotta finish putting together several stamp sets I ordered and received so I can play with them. Thanks so much for stopping by.  Until next time!

Sale-a-Bration Pretty Petites

Hello Stampers!  Hope where ever you are, you are staying warm.  It finally feels like winter in Phoenix, baby it's cold outside!  Brrr...I'm staying warm by staying inside drinking hot chocolate and creating cards.  Using warm colors in my design also helps, at least mentally.

I CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) the design of this card from one of the Stampin' Up! Artisan Designers display board at the Leadership conference this past week in Orlando.  I loved the simple design of it.  Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango and Summer Starfruit, with a hint of Pool Party instantly takes me away somewhere warm with a beach.  I used the new Sycamore Street DSP, with the brand new petite curly label and coordinating pretty petites stamp set, all from Sale-a-Bration!  Which starts next Tuesday! Great opportunity to earn great stuff with only a $50 order.

Well friends, hope your week is going well.  Gotta get back to creating, for fun!  :) Thanks again for stopping by and hope to see you soon.

Happy 2013!

Hello stampers!  Hope 2013 is off to a great start for you!  I can't believe it is already a new year. Today is also the first day of the new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog!  I can't wait to show you what I create with so many wonderful new items!

I was looking for inspiration to get me back into stamping and I came across the new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  This was a great sketch for me as I used it to create nine cards for a Sale-A-Bration (SAB) swap with my group.  Make sure to check out the creations here.

SAB will start January 22, 2013 and there are so many wonderful items to earn for free with a $50 order!  Oh, and did I tell you that Stampin' Up is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year!  Big party! So if you are interested in hosting a party or if you would like for me to provide a private party, let me know!

So for my card, I used the new designer series paper from SAB called Sycamore Street. Love the colors in the pack.  Sometimes some dsp sheets can have a very busy design and can be challenging when creating with it. I find that if I cut down the dsp into smaller strips or sections, it's not so overwhelming. Know what I mean?  Anyhow, the other two new SAB products I used is the Pretty Petites stamp set, which is oh so cute and the coordinating punch, the petite curly label. You can only get these items with a qualifying order.

I also started cleaning my craft room-again.  My goal this year is to get my room in organized and in order.  Organized in a way that works for me.  Often times I will see photos of other crafters and their rooms and I get inspired and wish my room could look like theirs.  So we'll see.  I created a board on pinterest for craft rooms/home offices to gain some inspiration. For sure I will get getting rid of retired stamp sets, so be on the look out for that. 

One thing I started doing with my clear stamp sets, especially if it has coordinating framelits is to glue a magnet sheet on the inside of the case and store the framelits with the stamp set.  Of course, the framelits already come in nice envelops, but this way it's easier to reach.  What do you think?  I hope this works.  By the way, this new stamp set, All Dressed Up and the coordinating framelits, Dressed Up are available in the spring catalog.  You can show directly from my online store! 

Well my friends, I better get going.  Have more things to create so I can show you.  Thanks so much for stopping by.