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Be Joyful …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Hope you had a good week and that you have a better weekend planned.

Today I’d like to share with you a card that calls for you to be joyful! I used the warm colors of Cherry Cobbler and Baked Brown Sugar. Hmmm… sounds yummy too!

I sponged the edges of the Brown Sugar to give it an aged look and then ran the “Perfect Polka Dot Folder” through my new Texture Boutique Machine. Wow … it works great!

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The stars were cut out using the Star Framelit dies, using the warm & lovely “Under the Tree’s” Designer Specialty Paper.

The Cherry Cobbler 1″ Sheer Linen Ribbon added the perfect touch to the card. It is not too heavy or think to tie a beautiful bow … it is really nice to work with.

The “Be Joyful” came from the “Project Life Holiday Cheer” stamp set. I liked it soooo much, that I ordered two!  LOL … yes, demonstrators do that too.

Just look at all the fun stamps this set has, and you can use it all year long!

Hmmm, I might just have do a “give-a-way”  … I don’t need two. Keep your eyes peeled!

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Have a wonderful and joyful weekend!

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Simply Thankful Sunday …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

A happy Sunday to you! Today I am going to share another transformation of Motley Monsters to a pretty card of “thanks”.

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I began with a Tangerine Tango base and the Tango stripped Motley Monsters Designer Paper. I used the “thanks” from Seasonally Scattered … the multiple colors come from the Baby Wipe Technique. The “thanks” was highlighted by adding a touch of glitter.

I used the “Apothecary Accents” framelits to highlight our stamped design and was matted with Old Olive. I actually “fussy cut” the mat.

I added a sweet button from the “Very Vintage” buttons… it was colored with the Old Olive blendabilities and topped off with a pumpkin bow. The results are a cute, simple card of thanks.

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Have a fabulous Sunday ~

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Seasons Greetings in Silver & Blue …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

It’s been two weeks since we were at our Holiday Retreat and one of the pillow gifts my guests received was the beautiful Christmas Bauble stamp ….

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We made a gorgeous card by coloring in the bauble with our inks and blender pens, and a touch of that fun glitter glue! It definitely is a perfect stamp for those who love to color, but what about those of you who don’t like to color?!

That was a challenge posed to me at retreat. After thinking about it, I described a card that could be make in silver and blue, with minimal coloring. It’s now out of my head and onto the paper … or should I say cardstock…

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I began by embossing the Christmas Bauble in silver on the stunning Brushed Silver cardstock and then colored it with the Night of Navy Blendabilities Assortment. I only used the darkest shade for coloring the bauble.

I framed it up like a pretty little package using the Silver 1/8″ Metallic Ribbon.

I mounted the bauble image onto Night of Navy cardstock and embossed Seasons Greetings from the “Watercolor Winter Too” photopolymer stamp set, then completed the card by mounting it onto a Smoky Slate base.

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You don’t have to love coloring to love this precious stamp … I’m sure there are many different cards we could create with little or no coloring, this is just one idea.

Feel free to share your idea with me … I’d love to share it with our stampin’ community! Send picture to lindaluvs2stamp@aol.com

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Thank you for stopping by ~

Hope you enjoyed today’s solution to coloring in an entire image. Sometimes less is more … especially when you need to make 80 Christmas cards!

Have a wonderful day,

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The Star’s are Shining Brightly …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Yesterday I told you that I was going to share with you another idea from my scraps, today it’s a 3-D project using the flip side of the paper.

First I will tell you that I cut the “Under the Tree” Designer Specialty Paper into 4 x 4 inch squares … it made cutting the star’s for my retreat projects easier.

Today I turned my scrap into luminaries …

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Such a quick and easy project! Cut some vellum into 4 x 4 squares and tape them to the inside of the cardstock. Then I taped my sides together with …. washi tape! That way if I made a bit of a mistake (crooked) I could lift it up, reposition and attach the side.

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Tomorrow I will have one more product share for you using my scrap pieces. How’s that for saving money! Then we can spend it on more fun stampin’ stuff! LOL

Have a fabulous week ~

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Holiday Joy …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Happy Sunday to you! Today I’d like to share a simple card that I created out of my scraps from a retreat project!

Each retreat we create name tags for our guests, that are hung on the doors to their rooms. It’s just a cute little way to welcome them, and they get to take them home. Sorry I don’t have a photo of them this time.

This year we used “Star’s” … so not letting anything go to waste, I turned it into a card!

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I used the Baked Brown Sugar which coordinates well with the “Under the Tree” Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Whisper White. And of course, the BigShot and Star Framelit Dies.

The negative from the star is what I’m using for my card, and popping it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals to create that fabulous dimension we all love.

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My greeting “JOY” comes from the Project Life December Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set …

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You can find this stamp set in the 2014 holiday supplement. If you need the new supplement, please let me know. If you are a regular customer of mine, you will find it tucked in your last order 🙂

I coordinated my Cherry Cobbler seam binging with my greeting to complete the card. Don’t you just love sweet and simple Christmas cards!

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Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check back tomorrow as I will show you another version.

Have a simply serene Sunday ~

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The Natural Beauty of Ornamental Pine

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Wooo Hooo … the weekend is here and we’re kickin’ off November! Hope you had a good week.

Today I want to share with you a card that we had several discussions over at our retreat last weekend..

One of the ladies found a card on Pinterest and I commented that we had made that card at Alice’s stampin’ party as a Make & Take, but I changed the colors. For the life of me, I could not remember what colors I used! So here it is ladies …

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The base color used was “Crumb Cake” …I teamed it up with Early Espresso. My pine was stamped in the new “Mossy Meadow” ink and the stem filled in with the Espresso marker.

The smaller piece of Crumb cake was cut at 4″ x 2-3/4″ and the Espresso mat at 4-1/4″ x 3″. Simply place the smaller Crumb Cake onto the center of your folded base (I tack mine down with a bit of adhesive so it doesn’t move) and then stamp … use firm, even pressure and you’ll get a great image.

Pick up your smaller piece and mount it to your mat, then mount the mat directly onto the base. It’s so pretty… and so easy!

This was not my original design, I just “cased” it (Copy And Share Everything) and switched up the color scheme for a more natural look. You can follow me on Pinterest as well … CLICK HERE!

Don’t forget your coordinating envelope … and stamp that too! It’s always a treat when you open your mailbox and find a hand stamped card!

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Stampin’ Tip: Make sure your ink pads are properly inked to get the best stamped image. It’s always best to purchase an ink refill when you purchase your ink pad. If you have not done this, ink refills make a great filler when your adding to your orders.

I’d love to hear what you think, feel free to leave a comment below.

Thank you for taking time to visit me today ~

Have an awesome Saturday … see you tomorrow!

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Holiday Sweet Treats …

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Happy Friday Stampin’ Friends,

And Happy Halloween! Today I have a quick -n- quick sweet treat to share with you. I’m using the “Tiny Treat Boxes” from the Holiday Catalog – page 10 to be exact.

These cute little boxes are quick and easy to pop up and have 25 in the package for only $6.95… perfect for passing along a sweet treat.

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To decorate I used designer paper to create a belly band … just think, you can do this for birthdays, Halloween, wedding favors – the possibilities are endless!

My flower was created with the (yes, it’s retired) 5 petal punch stamp set, but I know many of you have this punch, and I wanted a poinsettia as my flower. The center petals comes from the Boho Blossom punch.

We colored the pearls with the Blendabilities marker … and they turned out so cute.

These cute little boxes were made for my retreat attendees as a pillow gift on Friday night. Each box contained two Christmas truffles …. yum!

It’s that time of year again … and here in Wisconsin, we woke up to snow on the car!

Have a wonderful day ~

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Our retreat stamping was in the bag …

Posted in 3-D Projects, Christmas, Holiday Retreat, HOLIDAYS, Paper Pumpkin, Quick -n- Easy by

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today is Day 2 of my “Holiday Retreat” series and I would like to take you along to our first stamping session on Friday evening.  After a dinner of hot turkey sandwiches, fruit salad, taco dip & chips and more, we retreated to our stamping area …

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I set up the area before my guests arrive so they can just come in and begin the fun. The projects are pre-cut for them but they still get to do some of the BigShotting, embossing and punching.  On Friday we began with a project, an awesome bag they could take their cards home in and pass on for a gift.

I’m sure some of you recognize the “Paper Pumpkin” bag … One of the benefits of being a Paper Pumpkin supscriber is that you can order “past kits” when available … and this is one of my favorites!  I’ve personally used them many times.   Click Link for more information …

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I jazzed it up with our beautiful “Under the Tree” Specialty Designer Series paper found on page 5 of the Holiday catalog. A touch of Old Olive behind it really highlights the snowflake pattern.

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The precious snowflake comes from the “Snowflake Card Thinlit Dies” and is done in the stunning Champagne Glimmer Paper. I will admit that the large Rhinestones used for the center are now discontinued, but my guests learned how easy it is to color any of their Rhinestones and Pearls with our Blendabilities … we used the “Skin Tone Assortment”.

I swapped out the ribbon from the kit and used the “Natural & Old Olive” Two-Tone Trim for the handles … they look so cool! All the colors came together so nicely to create a beautiful holiday bag that could be given to a man or women.

Tomorrow I’ll be sharing a few of the swap cards that my ladies created … we did an all occasion swap! There was a lot of talent in out stamping group!

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All is Calm Christmas …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. It’s Monday and back to work for many of us, so I’d like to begin with a simple, calm Christmas card.

Yesterday I showed you an easy layout which included the dimensions you’ll need to make the card. I also suggested that you could use this layout for any type of card, so today I’m here to show you …

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The card was created using the Lost Lagoon cardstock and “All is Calm” Designer Series paper. The pop of Whisper White really makes the “Merry Christmas” stand out. The greeting comes from the “Making Spirits Bright”, found on page 48 in the Holiday catalog.

All of the layers are “popped” up, using the Stampin’ Dimensionals … it gives so much depth and texture to the card.

I couldn’t resist adding the beautiful silver glimmer snowflake to really make the card feel like Christmas. The snowflake comes from the Snowflake Card Thinlet Dies (9 dies) in our Holiday Catalog.

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Hope you enjoyed my Christmas version of the simple layout I shared yesterday, and thank you for stopping by.

Have a great week ahead ~

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Simply Sweet Layout …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today’s card share is all about the layout and showcasing the designer paper … Motley Monsters!  This is the last in my Halloween series of cards and super simple to make!

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Here I have the “ghostly” side of the designer paper … the large piece is 4 x 3-1/2″ and the small is 4 x 3/4″. The Whisper White is also 4 x 3/4″ and all are mounted on the Sahara Sand cardstock.

My greeting is from the Paper Pumpkin kit … those stamps sure come in handy!

On this card I just used another pattern in the Motley Monsters and everything else remained the same!

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Just think … Birthdays, Christmas … anything!  Let your imagination run wild.

The first card sample was popped up with dimensionals, and looks even better than the photo.

Let me know what you think … and have fun with this layout!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend ~

 

 

Simply Halloween

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today I have a cute, super simple Halloween card for you…

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I used the “Freaky Friends” stamp set – I just had to have that little skeleton! Look at him just standing there … isn’t he just the cutest!

The “Happy Halloween” comes from that tried and true greetings set … Tiny Tiny Wishes. One of my go-to stamp sets.

I simply stamped my skeleton and greeting with Whisper White “CRAFT” ink and embossed it with white embossing powder. Most people use the VersaMark for embossing, but I love the way the “white on white” works.

The majority of my stampers who have done this technique, have purchased a White Craft pad.  You can find it on the bottom of page 210 in the Stampin’ Up! catalog or just click on the link in my Stampin’ Supply List at the bottom of this post.

I layered it on Elegant Eggplant and mounted it onto the Pumpkin Pie cardstock.

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I used a bit of bling from the September Paper Pumpkin kit to finish off my card … SIMPLE.

Thank you for dropping by today! Stop back tomorrow for my last post of my Halloween Series. I will be highlighting the Freaky Friends and Motley Monsters Designer paper.

Have a wonderful day ~

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Halloween Greetings …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today is a quick -n- easy, or should I say “fast -n- furious” for Friday Halloween card. This “boo-tiful” card was created with the “Motley Monsters Designer Series paper, the Fun Fall Fest Bundles (Save 15%) and with a little help from my September Paper Pumpkin.

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I love this polka dot background because once Halloween is over, I can still use this paper! Keep a close watch on my blog because you may even see one of these designs in an upcoming Christmas card!

I cut the ghost and circle out from a piece of scrap at the same time … saved me from lining it up and running it through the BigShot again.

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My “BOO” greeting comes from the Paper Pumpkin kit and is designed to look old a worn out … and I couldn’t resist putting that crow on it. Besides, it added a bit a color and drew your eye across the card (very effective!) lol

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The stampin’ list of ingredients is listed below, just click on any of the items to begin shopping. I have a sweet treat for all on-line orders this weekend (sent directly to you!)

Have a wonderful weekend and be sure to stop back and see my final projects in this Halloween series.

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Halloween Birds …

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Hello my Stampin’ Friends,

Today as promised … I have a Halloween card for you.  You won’t need to hide behind the tree’s as these little Halloween birds are rather cute! Of course I am using the “Motley Monsters” Designer Series Paper and the coordinating Bermuda Bay Cardstock.

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For those of you who have been following my blog for a while, you know that I love to dye my “Silver Glimmer Paper”. Today’s card I dyed it Basic Black!  It really highlights my “Halloween” … which comes from the stamp set “Halloween Street”.

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I used my marker to color the “Halloween” and omitted the house and the happy.  This is a great way to change up your stamps a bit.

I highlighted two of the cute little birds with my circle punches.  Simple … Simple … Simple!

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Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful week.

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A Halloween Walk in the Woods

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today’s card share is a bit spooky … follow me through a walk in the woods on a dark, dark night. BOO!

I love Halloween and it’s just around the corner, but there is still time to create some awesome cards and projects.

Today’s “BOO” card begins with the “Motley Monsters” Designer Series Paper using the wooded background with scary little eye’s staring back at you! These designer papers are so much fun and easy to create with!

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This card only called for a greeting which I borrowed from the September Paper Pumpkin Kit. If your not signed up … you have till the 10th of this month, Friday, to begin this months kit!  Check it our HERE.

I embossed my greeting and added some little friends (spooky eyes) and then colored them with the Daffodil Delight Blendabilities.

As always, I let the designer paper guide me to my color pallet … Basic Black and Hello Honey! And … don’t forget to add some spooky eyes to the inside of your card & envelopes!

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Oh yes, those little eyes come from the “Freaky Friends” stamp set which I will be sharing more of.

Have a wonderful day … and stay out of the woods at night! LOL

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Last Day for Stamp, Stock & Save …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

TODAY is our last day for the ridiculous “Stamp, Stock &15% off sale” on some of your favorite products! It’s time to purchase select ink, paper, envelops, and adhesive-all at a 15% discount! Select stamps are 20% Off too! I have them all listed below for you … plus 2 cute cards!

 

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Now’s the time restock your supply …Christmas right around the corner, it’s a perfect chance to save on your card making supplies!

Here are the selected stamp sets at 20% Off and two cards that I have created with the “Big News” stamp set …

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Here is a list of the paper with the “savings” price … We all need paper, especially the Whisper White.  These are definitely on my order. I always take advantage of these types of sales 🙂

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Yep … might as well save on the envelopes and adhesives too!  With Christmas just around the corner, it’s a great time to stock up on these everyday items.

I’m also getting the Fast Fuse refills … if you haven’t’ tried it yet, now is a good time … when it’s on sale!

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Don’t forget the ink pads … pick up those colors that are not in your collection yet.

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Click on the link to view or print Stamp, Stock & Save Flyer … Flyer_SSS_demo_10.1-6.2014_US

CLICK HERE to view all products on sale / shop now.

Please let me know if you need help placing an order or if you have questions on any of the products listed here today …  Click Here to Contact me.

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

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