Brandy's Stamp and Share

Saturday afternoon

2011-08-02T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hello,
I was doing really great at posting each and every week....had my blog all ready to post and was ahead on everything but that went to crap when I lost my computer several weeks ago. It decided to crash on me for the second time so a long story short, it ended up having a virus and competely need to be remade. I finally got it back so hope to start posting again for you this next week, I have lots I can share with you at this point.

In the past 5-6 weeks of not having a computer, I have still made some projects...went to Convention and had a fun time. Made a few trips to Colorado unexpectedly when my father in law passed away and got some great pictures while there and Utah.

I am sorry if you have been missing my posts but I am back so watch for one nextTuesday.

Hope...red, white and blue style

2011-07-10T00:01:00.000-04:00

My friend Emma is such a talented lady, she showed us a way to make a square card using the embossing folder by cutting it off on the bottom portion but here is what happens when you dont cut it off. I think it turned out very cute. I added seam binding acros the middle portion to blend it some. I kept everything red, white, and blue. Using colors that I don't normally use is going to be my new goal because I tend to use ALOT of pink. It is my all time favorite color but there are so many other wonderful colors out there.

Thanks friend

2011-07-09T00:01:00.000-04:00

Another one from the strength and hope stamp set...also another from the splitcoast sketch challenges. I embossed the background, again stamped and cut out the butterfly...added rhinestones. I love them, they are a quick and easy way to add some bling to your card.

Circles of hope

2011-07-08T00:01:00.002-04:00

The strength and hope stamp set was used for this card along with the in colors of blushing bride and concord crush. I stamped my butterfly w/concord crush on blushing bride before cutting it out. I curled his wings some and added some rhinestones down the middle to give him some dimension. The layout is a design from one of the splitcoast stampers sketch challenge but I don't remember which one now. I think this card is simple yet cute. I also included a close up of the butterfly so you could see just how wonderful it turned out.

Calendar

2011-07-07T00:01:00.002-04:00

So yup...another project I made while at Memories Manor, I told you all I kicked butt this year while there. Last year, I think I made one card out of the whole weekend. This calendar (yup, I spelled it wrong on the project) is one I picked up at a local scrapbooking store. I didn't take pictures of every page, due to there being so many and not having my pictures on the pages (have to add my family, kids, etc.) but this is the outside...I like how cute it is. Not just the outside but the inside as well. I took close ups of each flower so you could check them out and when I was done w/it all I spritzed it with shimmer spray.

Whisman shadow box

2011-07-06T00:01:00.016-04:00

I have seen these shadow boxes in quite a few places and I really like them. While I was on my girl trip to Novi in March, we had a detour to a local scrapbooking store where I found mine. I love how it turned out. I put black and white pictures from our family vacation to Virginia Beach on there, used lots of embellishments. I so wish all of you could see it up close and personal because the picuture really does not show all the detail there is. This was one of the first projects I made on my weekend to Memorie Manor this year.

In color hope

2011-07-05T00:01:00.000-04:00

Another one of my favorite new sets in the mini is the Strength & Hope stamp set. Not only is it a cute set but $2 from the purchase of this set go to breast cancer research...I don't like using just breast cancer because there are so many types out there, however this particular foundation is a great one and it focuses on preventing breast cancer and finding a cure. I used all the in colors on this card because I had a new customer asking what the new in colors looked like. She asked if I could send small sample to her. I thought I could do better than that, so I made this simple card. I also included a quarter sheet of each color for her to use on some cards of her own. I am hoping that she liked the new in colors enough to go ahead and place an order for them.

Bonus week again

2011-07-04T00:01:00.000-04:00

So this week is going to be a bonus week again because next week I leave w/my friend Ann on a road trip to Salt Lake City, Utah. We are headed to Convention 2011....yeah, it is finally here. We have both been so excited and looking forward to this trip all year I think. Ann and I are so much alike I think we should of been sisters. We both love to sight see, travel, stamp, make cards, hang out, and most of all having FUN!!! I am going to post each day this week just to get caught up again so that next week while we are traveling and having a blast at Convention I can share w/you all about both.

Chairs

2011-06-28T00:01:00.002-04:00

This card is seriously just thrown together while I was in my hotel room at training waiting to go to dinner w/my new friends. I had this stamp set in my stack of stuff FOREVER now and wanted to use it but didnt know what to do with it. One of the things I am loving about the clear stamps is being able to arrange my stamp to look like I want it to instead of having to stamp-a-ma-giging it. This set consists of these three chairs and a double seated chair...I honestly didn't care for it much when it came out but I have seen some extremely cute cards with it so decided to get it.

Pink Open Sea

2011-06-21T00:01:00.001-04:00

I had training a few weeks ago in Bloomfield Hills/Troy so while having extra time in my hotel room I thought I would try to accomplish some cards. I ended up with not as much time alone as I thought, I made some new and wonderful friends....we had such a fun week. I can't wait to see them all again. I did find time to whip out this card and one other. I used the new Open Sea stamp set in the Summer Mini and wanted to do something more girly. The stamp set I think is more of a man set however I like how this card turned out. The background is one of the stamps using Melon Mambo ink, I roughed up the edges on the frame. To me it kinds of looks like a picture hanging on a wall.

Open Sea swap

2011-06-14T00:01:00.002-04:00

This was my second swap for the new catalog swap that I am in. I got this idea from a flowery card a friend at Memories Manor had with her. I again was not sure at first what I thought of this card but I ended up liking it when I was done. It uses the new stamp set called Open Sea. I am really loving this stamp set and hope they add it to the new catalog coming out for the year.

New punch, swap

2011-06-07T00:01:00.001-04:00

So this is one of the cards I whipped together while at Memories Manor this year....it is also the card I used for the new catalog swap that I am in. I used black as my base and all the in colors along the side. This picture I don't think shows the color as well as I would like it too but it turned out cuter than I certainly thought it would.

Time to say goodbye to the old, hello to the new!!

2011-06-01T19:33:00.000-04:00

It's that time again this year to say goodbye to retiring stamps and accessories. I am sad to see some of the stuff leaving but so excited to see what new is on its way. Here are links to the retiring stamps and accessories. Be sure to get with me if you want anything before it is gone.

STAMPS!!

ACCESSORIES!!

and last but not least

DEFINATELY DECORATIVE

Memories Manor 2011 roommate gift

2011-05-31T00:01:00.001-04:00

I had my buddy Ann whom I do alot of scrapbooking/cardmaking stuff with as one of my roomates and this year we were in a room with new friends Roxanne and Jen. Jen had made us a cute little notepad and Roxanne a square paper thing. I felt horrible not having gotten them anything (I always want to do that and then always forget when it comes time to packing what I need for the weekend) So I made this scrapbook page for them. There is a So Saffron base piece under the Memories Mannor decorative piece of 12x12 to make it a little stiffer. I used pretty in pink for the letters cut out w/a die cut machine and to layer the picture. I used retired paper for the butterflys and of course the grograin wide ribbon. To add a little bit of sparkle threw on some rhinestones and called it good. I took a close up of the ribbon. It is one long piece just layered on top of itself held w/tape in between each layer. I should of used sticky strip to hold it better but didn't have any with me.

Memories Manor 2011

2011-05-24T00:01:00.006-04:00

I spent this past weekend w/the most amazing and wonderful ladies...we stayed at Memories Manor in St. Clair. I got alot accomplished for once instead of just my great socializing skills, hehe. Normally I accomplish a whole lot of talking rather than making anything - this year I accomplished both. I made apx 45 cards, 2 scrapbook pages, and two 3D projects...and YES, I will be sharing off of them with you over the next couple of weeks.

These are all my girls, I am not in the first couple because I took those but the last couple I am in w/them. We got the wonderful owners to take some pictures for us. Starting left to right w/me this year was Shari, Jill, Kathy, Michelle, Emma, Laura, Dawn Marie, Ann, Lorien, Jen, and Roxanne (I am the one up in front w/the blue shirt on the right). We had such a fun time and I can't wait to go again next year. Love you girls.

Open Sea

2011-05-17T00:01:00.001-04:00

This was the first card I made from the new summer mini catalog. The summer mini goes from May 1 - August 31, there are some really cute items in the catalog. Be sure to check it out.

My card base is Night of navy, on top of that vanilla confetti cardstock stamped and sponged using night of navy and the Open Sea stamp set. My scallop was made using the Scallop Squares Duo die also out of the new mini and the ship is also in the Open Sea stamp set. I researched nautical knots and came up with this one, I think it was called a figure 8 but can't remember for sure.

My friend Emma inspired me to make this card after she showed off a card simular that she made. Her card showcased a techinque from splitcoast stampers to make her scallop. She has all the details on her blog. She is one great girl whom I love and she makes some wonderful projects too. Thank you Emma for being and inspiration to me.

All caught up

2011-05-14T00:01:00.000-04:00

So here we are finally, all caught up. So starting next week I will have more current cards to share with you and the first will be a card from the New Summer Mini using the Open Sea stamp set. It is one of my favorite sets out of the summer mini and I used it for a swap with some of my girls. I will also share some of the swap cards I get back from them and let you see all their talented work as well. Thanks for sticking with me and hanging in there.

Deadliest Catch - Mike and Travis

2011-05-13T00:01:00.009-04:00

And to finish up our Mingle, we got to meet some AWESOME well known boys. Does anyone got it, do you know who they are? This is Mike Fourtner and Travis Lofland from the Time Bandit on the show, Deadliest Catch. The top picture w/them has alot of my girls....the girls whom I have become such good friends w/and chat each day with. I would be lost without these girls, I just LOVE them. I am so thankful for them and could never come up with enough good things to say about them.
Next is a picture of Mike signing his picture for my friend Robin, and then a picture of just Mike and Travis. And to follow that up is one of just me and Mike and lastly one of the three of us. They hung out with us for a few hours and even stopped by breakfast the next morning for a few minutes to say goodbye before they headed out to the Novi boat show that they were in town for. The are really great down to earth guys. And to finalize all of this, Mike shocked us with posting the picture of everyone and saying "Travis and I found ourselves in the midst of the Michigan Minglers Scrapbooking/Stamping group in the conference room at our hotel.....Travis and I got our stamp on as well as numerous pictures that were immediately sent off to their husbands because they "would be sooooo jealous".....with one husband replying "well that's cool and all, just make sure you don't become THEIR Deadliest Catch tonight"!!" Like I said, some really great guys....and the most fun weekend away with my girls. Can't wait for next year to do it all again .

Cinnamon Dolce Latte

2011-05-12T00:01:00.013-04:00

Course 10 - Coffee/Tea

Starbucks no cream, no sugar
Oolong Tea
Cinnamon Dolce Latte
Green Tea
Iced Tea

This one was a tough choice as I don't drink coffee or tea so I went with the Cinnamon Dolce Latte because I do like cinnamon. In doing so I was to do a clean and simple card with a sprinkle of bling. It is very hard to see on the bottom but music notes was used again, the butterflys are a punch from my local craft store and then I added bling to my large butterfly.

Cupcake

2011-05-11T00:01:00.002-04:00

Course 9 - Dessert

Apple Pie
Steamed Pears
Cherry Creme in Chocolate Cups
Cupcake
Chocolate Volcano Dessert

Let me just say it's a darn good thing we could only pick one of each course because dessert is by far my favorite part of any meal and I could of picked all of these to make up five of my courses. I narrowed it down to a cupcake though and in doing so my instructions were to have texture and at least one red embellishment. I used

the vintage wallpaper embossing folder for my texutred background. And made my rose with the owl punch. My friend Sylvia showed me how to make this and in a few posts from now I am going to post my tutorial, my version. If I knew how created this doll of a thing then I would love to give you credit however I have no clue at this point who created it. I spritzed it w/shimmer paint to make it shine.

Bacon

2011-05-10T00:01:00.000-04:00

Course 8 - Pork

Bacon
Mu Shu Pork
Roasted Pork Tenderloin Encrusted w/Hazelnut Paste
Stuffed Pork Chops w/Cranberries
Pork Stir Fry

Bacon, yup that was my choice - I have no clue what the rest of these are because I am not a big meat eater as it is so I picked the only one I knew. By picking bacon I had to make my card brown and w/wavy texture. I used an embossing folder for that. First is a picture close up of my bird w/his blingy rhinestone eye. Can you tell I love the new rhinestones and pearls yet. And the second is my whole card.

Coney Hot Dog

2011-05-09T00:01:00.000-04:00

Course 7 - Beef

Cheeseburger
Mongolian Beef
Short Ribs Braised in Brooklyn chocolate Stout
Coney Hot Dog
Beef Stroganoff

This card had to consist of being long with red, green and yellow. Could you guess what I picked...if you guessed a Coney Hot Dog then you guessed correctly. I used the music notes wheel on the background, some dies from the local craft store and buttons.

Popcorn Shrimp

2011-05-08T00:01:00.025-04:00

Course 6 - Shellfish

Popcorn Shrimp
Spicy Shrimp w/Ginger-Garlic Long Beans
Steamed Lemon Grass Crab Legs
Rock Lobster
Oysters Rockefeller

I picked popcorn shrimp - I was to incorporate curls and swirls. I used elegant bouquet embossing folder, some die cuts, and punchs. I added some rhinestones for bling and a butterfly. This is not one of my favorite cards out of the bunch and I definately have to say at this point I was trying to hurry because the first 10 people done won a prize. They were up to 5 people being done so I needed to step it up some.

KFC Fried Chicken

2011-05-07T00:01:00.003-04:00

Course 5 - Poultry

KFC Fried Chicken
Peking Duck
Pheasant Pot Pies w/mushrooms
Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken Skewers
Thanksgiving Turkey

I bet from my card that you guess I picked KFC Fried Chicken. I was to use red, white, and black with stripes. I used the Lattice die for my backgrounds, the cupcake punch and big shot. My cupcake has a glitter on top to give it some bling. And to get my checkered on cupcake wrapper I used my embossing tool and ruler.

Chicken Noodle

2011-05-06T00:01:00.001-04:00

Course 4 - Soup

Chicken Noodle
Hot and Sour Soup w/Shrimp Chips
Canadian Bacon Soup
Spicy Tomato Soup
Southwestern Surprise

I picked Chicken Noodle, which was to use an Off white base in the vintage style. I don't feel I am super good at vintage so this was a challenging card for me but I do like what I came up with. I used vanilla paper, a stamp from my local stamp store, the music notes wheel with Choc. chip ink. I did sponge the edges and added some ribbon, and keys to top it off. I think this could be used for a man card along w/a female card.

Fruit Salad

2011-05-05T00:01:00.001-04:00

Course 3 - Salad

Salad Puffs w/Nouvelle Waldorf Salad
Oriental Cabbage Salad
Fruit Salad
Cobb Salad
Creamy Potato Salad

This top picture is a close up of my flower made with the petal punch and embellished with a button. The below picture shows my whole card. For this course I picked Fruit Salad. For this I was to use bright colors, and 3 different shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle, etc.) and Flower Soft which was provided to us. My card is filled w/colors but I had a really hard time trying to fit in the flower soft, so it is aligned by my rope incase you are not sure what it was.

My small flowers have some glitter in the middle of them and my Queen for a day is up on dimensionals.

Deviled Eggs

2011-05-04T00:01:00.001-04:00

Course 2 - Hors d' Oeuvres

Deviled Eggs
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Meatballs w/chunks of diced apple & apple glaze
7-layer Dip w/Tortilla Chips
Bruschetta

I picked Deviled Egg which you probably could of guessed by the colors. It entailed using a bird or egg image, and ONLY using white, yellow and red colors. My bird and saying are up on dimensionals, and hard to see in the background I did stamp using daffodil ink some flowers.

A Kiss Goodnight

2011-05-03T00:01:00.001-04:00

The next 10 posts are all going to be about a 10 course Meal, first we were given a sheet w/different courses listed. Under each course were five things to choose from. As I list each card, I will share w/you the five options we had, which one I picked and what it entailed. We turned these sheets back in and then were given a different copy back showing what we had picked along w/a description on how to make our card. For example: this card is

Course 1 - Cocktails

Fuzzy Naval
Mojito
A Kiss Goodnight
Mah Tai
Shirley Temple

I picked A Kiss Goodnight - I had to use a Raspberry color, add some texture and a splash of shine.

So on my card I used Rich Razzleberry, and Melon Mambo paper, embossed it w/an embossing folder from my local craft store. Added some pearls to the flowers, and put my saying up on dimensionals. To top it off and give it my shine I added some spritzing shimmer paint.

3D Cupcake

2011-05-02T00:01:00.002-04:00

This was one of the challenges we did at the mingle. We were provided with the cupcake and cupcake wrapper template which are from here. I used some dsp that I had with me for both my cupcake and cupcake wrapper. I embellished it w/some ribbon, a crown, and some butterflys. To top it off I spritzed it with shimmer paint to add some sparkle. There were some really cute cupcakes made. The winner I believe was my friend Jill.

I wanted to try and include a picture of her cupcake however my picture did not turn out really well. She put the cutest rose on top and her cupcake looked so yummy. Great job Jill!!

Fight for a Cure

2011-05-01T16:43:00.001-04:00

Cancer research has been important to me for awhile now knowing that cervical cancer ran in my family and having to deal with that myself, however apx. a year ago my grandma (whom I take care of) was diagnoised with ovarian cancer. We have spent the better part of this year in/out of U of M's cancer center for surgery, treatments and checkups, etc. so it hit home even more than before. I am part of a great relay for life team each year and I feel SU is just the greatest for finding a way to help donate to such a great cause.

The Strength & Hope Stamp Set and Digital Kit are both available from Stampin' Up! today! You can find them on the last page (pg 27) of the Summer Mini Catalog.
You can help Find a Cure for Breast Cancer by purchasing the stamp set and/or the digital kit... $2 of each purchase is being donated by Stampin' Up! to The Breast Cancer Reasearch Foundation - they are dedicated to preventing Breast Cancer and to finding a cure! I love being a part of such a wonderful cause which is so dear to my heart.
It is a beautiful set, and I will have pictures to share soon from this set. Follow this link and it will show you the images from the set.

3D I recieved

2011-05-01T00:01:00.002-04:00

These are a few of the 3D swaps I recieved back, this first one was made on a metal sign from a local craft store, covered w/dsp, she added some ribbon and for the magnets she used buttons decorated w/some ribbon. Its a very cute idea, and will be used in my scrap room.

My roomate Ann made these cute candles, this first picture is the close up for the embellishment. She used cork board, punching out a circle and punching a flower design in the middle, added a pink flower and brad along w/some butterflys. It really is sweet looking in person.

This picture shows the whole candle, it is wrapped w/dsp and ribbon to hold the embellishment on. The candle is also very good smelling. A quick, and easy idea to give to a hostess or friend.

And last is this cute little basket filled w/some candy. It was made out of a soda can. Wrapped in dsp, and embellished. Also another cute ide for a hostess gift.

Door prize I picked

2011-04-30T00:01:00.038-04:00

So next up is the door prize that I picked. My friend Pattie, whom also organizes this weekend did a wonderful job on this and let me tell you I really took my time to decide because there was such wonderful stuff. These girls are all so talented and all deserve credit for that however this post is about Ms. Pattie and her great job.

She put together this wonderful and awesome creation. It is a faux coffe tote using My Timless Template. It is filled w/all kinds of goodies from SU and her local craft store. Along w/some snacks. She used the Morning Cup stamp set and included the template so I can make one of my one. That was actually my final deciding factor - being able to make one of my one. Awesome job Pattie, Thank you very much.

3D Swap

2011-04-29T00:01:00.000-04:00

We also had the option of doing a 3D swap for the mingle. My focus here was not the note book but I needed to add that for my project which was the book mark to demonstrate how it works. I made these in two color combos. The first was black, red, and white while the other was pink, brown, and white. For my book mark I found a large button I liked at my local craft store and started by putting my ribbon through the button and sewing it by hand to hold it in place, I then wrapped my ribbon to my desired length, cut it and fold it around a rubber band and sewed it again by hand to make the book mark. On my hearts, and letters I used glitter paper cutting them out the shapes I wanted. The MM stands for two things that I do w/these awesome girls.....Michigan Mingle and Memories Manor. I will be sharing Memories Manor with you in May after we go - a much smaller group of us go there but we still have just as much fun.

Tri-fold

2011-04-28T00:01:00.000-04:00

This was my other swap for the Mingle. This was was a SU Only swap. The rules were: SU! ONLY FULL CARD SWAP

This should be a full card with ONLY current SU! products used on it. Showcase your best work!

I did not create the design of this card, I honestly am not sure who did however my upline showed me how to put it all together and I picked out my own stampsets to use with it.

I used Baja breeze, Always artichoke, Vanilla and Springtime Vintage Dsp for m papers, and then baja breeze, and artichoke for my inks. When you open this there is a piece of vanill on the inside of the artichoke piece to write what you like or sign it. This is also the card I included with my door prize give away.

SCS Challenge

2011-04-27T00:01:00.000-04:00

This was one of the cards I made for the anything goes swap, the rules were:

Anything Goes FULL CARD SWAP

This should be a full card. You may use any stamps, paper, etc. Do your best work!

I also used this for SC320 sketch challenge also.
I used basic black as my base, cherry cobbler, and print patterns dsp. My embossing is with an embossing folder from my local craft store (my anything) and th rest is all SU! products. I do have a couple things on dimensionals which is hard to see in the picture but I do love this card. I also stamped with cherry cobbler ink on the one piece using Vintage Vogue stamp set. and to finish it off I placed my rhinestones....I love using those.

Name Tag

2011-04-26T00:01:00.000-04:00

So also for our mingle we had an option to join in on the name tag contest. The rules for your nametag were: No larger than 4" x 4"

Must have your SCS screen name

Must have Your Real Name

Include your favorite food or restaurant

Colors, embellishments, etc should be inspired by your favorite food/restaurant

Soooo I had a hard time deciding because I have several places that I love to go but this came the easiest to me when I started thinking about all my favorites and how I could make something that reflected them. I only wish I had taken some pictures of my girls names for you because they did some wonderful jobs as well.

Door prize

2011-04-25T00:01:00.001-04:00

Ok so I was debating on where to start my bonus week, so I decided to start you in order of how these things came to be. I spend a weekend each year with a great group of girls that I met on Split Coast Stampers. We are all from different parts of Michigan, and there have been anywhere from 50-75 girls that meet up for the past several years. There are also apx 20 or so of us who meet up a few times throughout the year for a day together or lunch/dinner together. With all that being said, the girls who organize the big once a year weekend put alot of hard work into making it a successful weekend. Thank you Pattie, Tracy and Lorien for the wonderful job that you do.

This first item is what I created as my door prize for the weekend, whoever would like to pick a door prize brings a door prize. The theme this year was food for most of our challenges, cards, etc. For my door prize I found this large wine glass and used the decor elements sheets, and my cricut to cut out the design. I placed some items from my local craft store, along w/a card and some candy inside. My friend Dawn Marie picked my prize....let me tell you everyone did such a wonderful job that it was a very hard choice when it was your turn to pick. Thank you Dawn Marie for choosing mine.

I definately can not speak enough about all of these girls I have met and made friendships with. I am a little closer to some than others but I absolutely LOVE them all and would be lost w/out them each day to talk to. I feel so honored to have such wonderful friends.

Bonus Blogging

2011-04-20T00:01:00.000-04:00

Starting next monday for a couple weeks we are going to have a bonus blogging. What do I mean by bonus blogging....well, let me tell you. My goal when I started my blog was to blog more and more but last year seemed to be less. This year, I have put one blog each week so far and done well with that however my posts are in no particular order soooo I made the decision to post each day until I can get current for you so you don't have my christmas pictures in July or my Mingle weekend from March in September, etc. I hope after that to move myself up to at least two posts a week for you so it will be all current stuff and fresh projects instead of a month or so old. Thanks for hanging with me.

Surprise birthday card

2011-04-19T00:01:00.016-04:00

Another card front that I recieved and turned into a card. My friend Maureen was taking up a collection of man cards to send to her brother or brother-in-law (can't remember which right now) so she could surprise him on his birthday. He is over seas and was not able to see his family for awhile. I hope that he enjoyed his surprise from her. This card looks like it was made with the circle from Artistic Etchings stamp set, great job to the gal I recieved it from. Thank you much.

I stamped this circle and scallop to put on the inside. My stamps are from Cheers to you stamp set using the wine glasses and the saying.

Friend - Valentine defined

2011-04-12T00:01:00.002-04:00

I made this card as a swap for one of my upline meetings. I used the Framed tulips embossing folder. My other colors are gray and pretty in pink. Both my punched hearts are on dimensionals. I also used the real red for the word friend which is defined under valentine from the Valentine Defined stamp set and punched that out putting it on a piece of dimensional.

Friend bucket

2011-04-05T00:01:00.002-04:00

Ok so better late than not at all but here are some buckets I made as a swap for our Snowflake social - it is a gathering in January where we swap a $5-$10 3D gift, hangout and eat. I used rub-ons on the outside of both buckets but only swapped one at the social. I am saving the other for another occasion.

The inside of both buckets have four 6x6 diaper folded dsp filled w/2-3 mini hersey candy bars each.

I added some ribbon to the top of this one to finish it off. It was an easy, simple and cute project that was thrown together in about a half hours time.

Nature Walk

2011-03-29T00:01:00.007-04:00

This card front was also recieved from one of my swap girls so I turned it into a card. She did a wonderful job w/the colors and I thought it was a card that could be used for either a man or woman. I couldn't decide between this one or the Plane & Simple one shown last week as the Thank you card to send but we had decided on the airplane. Both cards are simply wonderful though and I feel very honored to belong to such a great group of girls.

Thank you Candy Ford

2011-03-22T00:01:00.004-04:00

This card was made with the stamp set Plane & Simple...I did not make this card front, but turned it into a card as a thank you for my friend at Candy Ford. We had never dealt w/them before on a vehicle because we normally stay here locally and w/the same guy that is great however this time staying locally was on feasible due to getting more for our trade in else where. The gentleman we picked at Candy Ford was a wonderful and great elderly man who was a hoot. My husband and I decided we needed to express to him how fun he made our time when purchasing our new car. I am not good w/man cards myself and I don't honestly remember which one of my swap girls I recieved this card front from but she did a wonderful job. I need to get better w/man cards myself and this set is such a cute set.

2011-03-15T00:01:00.002-04:00

I made this card for a sketch challenge on split coast. I used Melon Mambo for my base, with the framed tulips ebossing folder. I then put Chocolate Chip w/the edges roughed up and dsp. My saying is from the stamp set Filled With Love is up on dimensionals. I used some buttons for embellishments. And then punched out a pretty in pink heart and put it up on a dimensional.

Christmas birthday

2011-03-08T00:01:00.000-05:00

I made this card for a sketch challenge on Split Coast. I used black for my card base, then added dsp. For my stamp I used the present from Bitty Birthday and stamped it on very vanilla and paper pieced it together w/the dsp and popped it up on dimensionals. I think this is a simple yet cute card.

I {heart} hearts

2011-03-01T00:01:00.006-05:00

My daughter who is in 4th grade volunteered mom to bring in treats for her Valentines party soooo I had her pick out the colors, and stamp set so we could make some boxes to stick all the treats in. She picked out Melon Mambo (to her bright pink) and Chocolate Chip (to her brown) cardstock. We used Vanilla for the hearts and pretty in pink ribbon (to her light pink). The box was made using the fancy flavors box die cut. The Choc. chip piece and the small heart are up on dimensionals and we filled them with several different types of candies. The kids all enjoyed the treats she brought in for the day and thought it was cool that she chose to put them in boxes for them.

Swaps I have gotten

2011-02-22T00:01:00.092-05:00

These are some cards I have recieved in the past year that I just didn't have time to get posted The first is French Foliage from Carol, I think she did a wonderful job on colors. The next is Serene Snowflake but I don't remember who sent me that one, I used it for my Christmas cards this year because I just loved the color combo and the rhinestones. The group of girls I swap with always do such a great and wonderful job and to share ALL of the cards would be soo many because there are twenty of us in the group who do two cards each. I will just pick a few each time to share and try to get everyone in there somewhere so you can see how talented they all are.

The Artistic Etchinings is from Judy, I like this set alot. There have been some really cute cards made with them including this one that Judy made.

Georgia sent this one, she used the new embossing folder along with the new Bliss stamp set. I think this is a simple yet cute card - job well done.

This one was made by Sara, what a great color combo of Gray, White, Pink and Red. I think her layout was very cute making the hears look like they are falling down. I really love this stamp set too.

This wonderful Punch Bunch was made by Ann, I love her color combo and to put the google eyes was an awesome touch. She did a wonderful job w/the punches and placements.

And last is from my upline Joyce, she is a great and wonderful lady. I just love the meetings at her home because she is so great to be around, she does such a great job inspiring you and is always so upbeat. Thank you Joyce.

I look forward to the swaps that I get from these girls - thank you all for letting me be a part of your great swapping group. Job well done ladies.

Swaps

2011-02-15T00:01:00.000-05:00

Here are my swaps for the new catalogs coming out "Sale-a-bration" and "Occasions Mini" I did base my cards off of other ideas I had seen but changed some things on them to make them more of my own. Some of them I changed the colors and stamp set, some I changed up the design a little. I could not tell you now which belonged to what as I don't keep the ideas, I see them and then go home and make up my cards. For my first one I used Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, and Vanilla. I put my scallops up on dimensionals and added a few pearls.

For the second one I used Cherry Cobbler, Black, and White. I love this color combo and this stamp set is now becoming one of my favorites the more I see made with it.

For the next, I think this one is truly my favorite of the four. I am a big U of M fan, so this color combo is become one of my favorites however I still use alot of pinks. The base is Night of Navy, then embossed is the So Saffron. I stamped Noteably Ornate, cutting out the bird and punching out the saying. My scallop, saying and bird are up on dimensionals. The Build a Blossom was a bit challenging for me at first but I do think my flower turned out pretty cute and to top it off I added a button on a glue dot.

And last I used Whisper white and Mambo Melon. Pink is truly one of my favorite colors so I use it alot and love that we have so many choices of pinks to choose from. I used a wave cutter to make the curve on my pink. Stamped my saying in basic black. The butterfly is on a glue dot so his wings are up and the flowers on the wave part are on dimensionals. A basic yet cute card.

Swaps and Cardmaking

2011-02-08T00:01:00.036-05:00

I recieved this card from Sara, and used it for the December cardmaking however we changed the saying on it and used a different ribbon on it. I love the color combo and the pearls give it such a nice accent.

This one is from Chrissie, such a nice gal. The stamp set used is Eastern Blooms with Chocolate Chip and Melon Mambo papers and inks. The center of the flower is up on a dimensional. This was a cute and easy card for the girls too.

Thank you Laura for this great card. The Artichoke goes great with the Deck the halls DSP and I love the new lace ribbon. The saying is up on dimensionals and again the pearls really set it off.

This one is from Ruth. The colors are Marina Mist, Bashful Blue and Whisper white. For ours we used a different saying and ribbon but all else was enjoyed. The rhinestones are a wonderful touch. I LOVE the new rhinestones and pearls, I use them on so many cards.

Cardmaking and Swaps

2011-02-01T00:01:00.001-05:00

My first card is one I planned on using last year for my Christmas cards and then I never got them finished so we used it for our cardmaking in December. All of these cards were used however I did not create all of them. I got several of them as swaps from a great group of girls. The first card has lovely lilac and eggplant cardstock. I used versamark and embossing powder for the snow flakes. The little saying is up on dimensionals.

This is a great card I showcased from the holiday mini. I orginally had to figure out how to make this card for a girl I work with. She wanted to make them for her Christmas cards, so I decided I would go ahead and use them for my cardmaking girls. It was a fun and cute card. My sample ended up with red ink on the left corner, that is NOT suppose to be part of the card. I embossed the bashful blue paper, used crumb cake for the tag - the tag is up on dimensonals. There is certainly celery scalloped at the bottom of the tag w/sticky strip and chunky glitter on it. The saying is in real red, and the snowman was stamped in chocolate chip and then colored in w/markers, then put on dimensionals. I attached a button and linen thread like the book had. The stamp set used was Jolly Old Saint Nick.

This card I recieved from Lisa, and loved it because it was so easy to make. It uses several different punches. And the stamping was very little. She used So Saffron, Soft Suede, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, and Cajun Craze cardstock. The saying is from Thank You Kindly and stamped in soft suede.

Another great card from Lou Ann, she used Soft Suede, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla and Deck the halls DSP. The stamp set is Paisley Prints stamped in old olive and the saying is from Thank You Kindly in Early Expresso. She used hemp twine and put some bead on it. The embossing in the back is using the Perfect Details texturz Plates.

Another from Sandy, that I used for my class also. She used Marina Mist and Crumb Cake. She stamped the Serene snowflakes using Marina Mist and Crumb Cake. The saying is stamped in Night of Navy. She punched out a snowflake, added a pearl and spritzed the whole thing with shimmer paint.

Also a card a I recieved from Laura, and used for class. The papers are Crumb Cake, Early Expresso, and Autumn Spice DSP. She used the Bright Blessings wheel for the bottom and the Paisley Prints for the leaves. Added a jumbo brad and some ribbon to make it just so cute.

And finally the last card for this post, I also recieved from Jayne. She used Early Expresso, Cajun Craze, Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, and Very Vanilla cardstock. The leave is Paisley Print using the baby wipe techinique and then put up on dimensionals. The smaller squares are rolled using the Paisley Party wheel and versa mark. All great cards from wonderful ladies. Thank you for letting me be a part of your awesome swap group.

Gift pocket wallet

2011-01-31T00:01:00.001-05:00

This gift pocket wallet is another quick, simple, easy and cute 3D project. I saw this project on my friend Jaynes blog and thought it was so cute. She had a link to the tutorial and I couldn't believe how easy it was to make. I used the Deck the halls DSP, and added a couple of embellishments. The picture above is the outside tied shut. The next is w/it untied, I think I could of gotten away w/no snowman on there but since I added him - I figured I better show him off a little. I gave you shot of the inside and then a close up of the pockets. The pockets can hold anything small you like. I used candy in mine and left the middle pocket for a gift card, money, etc.

Pillow box bucket

2011-01-24T00:01:00.000-05:00

This project I made to demo at my upline meeting last month but I also decided to use it for my cardmaking girls in Decmeber because it was pretty simple, easy and cute. It is a pillow box die cut 3x hooked together, some strips and circles in the bottom to hold it's shape and then decorate however you like. I decided to use the Jolly Old Saint Nick stamp set, to make it more Christmas looking.

Penguin box

2011-01-17T00:01:00.001-05:00

This penguin box is also the fancy flavor box die cut, with a top note attached to the front (the top is trimed around the arms). The arms and belly are the oval die cut and the rest are all made from various punches. The tutorial for this was found by a friend of mine on you tube. For her tutorial she used the cricut to cut her ovals and made her own box but I exchanged those two parts out and made it easier for me. It is a very cute box you can fill with any goodies you like.

Snowman box

2011-01-10T00:01:00.003-05:00

This is another project I did w/my cardmaking girls for December. It is the fancy flavor box die cut, and punches to make the snowman. I have a luminary candle inside w/glitter filling on top. I don't think my sample turned out how I really wanted it to but it is still cute, instead of drawing a face on...I next time will punch out eyes, nose and mouth to add. I also forgot his arms so added them after I had already taped everything down so they didn't stay very well or look very good to me.

Diaper fold

2011-01-04T07:58:00.003-05:00

I have a group of girls that I do cardmaking with and for December instead of doing all cards we made 11 cards and 5 3D projects...so my next few posts will be projects and cards from what we made. I decided to use the diaper fold pocket to have a couple easier projects in there. We had never done any 3D before so I was not sure how complicated we could get or if they would even like what I had planned. We truly enjoyed the day together and had alot of fun. For this project I used the Deck the Halls DSP, cut it to 9x9 and then did the fold, to help secure it in place I punched out a snowflake and attached it with a Rhinestone brad.

Happy New Year - Welcome 2011

2011-01-01T00:01:00.000-05:00

Sooooo....last year my goal was to post more for you and I obviously failed at doing that.....I am very sorry. I have not had much of a chance to work on projects this year and have really missed it. This year past year has been an extremely busy one for me and my family, it started off really well and I got a couple of projects posted for you all. For most of the year I have been in and out of various hospitals for two of my grandparents. I then in November had one of my very best friends pass away, and four days later my stepgrandpa passed away so I have spent the past couple months trying to deal with my feelings along w/visiting two of my grandparents in the hospital. Both are doing well now, one is home but one is not and should be soon. I do have about 20 projects ready to go, took all the pictures today and will start getting them posted this week. My goal instead of one project a day is going to be at least one project or more a week. I figure if I start little (one a week, sometimes more) and get myself into the habit of that then I can work my way up to a project each day or two for you. I would also like to start throwing in some challenges here and there for you - I hope that we all have a good and great year for 2011. Happy New Year!!!

Butterfly Beautiful

2010-05-22T21:56:00.004-04:00

My first project is a card that I made while at Memories Manor w/my girlfriends. I started w/just practicing my copic coloring and turned it into this card by using Karen's doodle United States blog challenge this week. This week she made it a sketch challenge, and I am pretty happy with how my card turned out. I used Lovely Lilac, Lavender Lace, Whisper White and Welcome Neighbor DSP. For my flowers out of the prettys kit, I colored them w/my eggplant marker and put pretty in pink brads. My ribbon is also eggplant. The butterfly image is up on dimensionals and the background is a sizzix embossing folder. Be sure to check out Karen's blog challenge and join in for the week.

My second project is a scrapbook page w/my girls....Kelly, Laura, Maria, Jill, Debra, Emma, Dawn Marie, Ann, and Lorien. This was our first night here on the stairs of the Manor ~ such a beautiful place. I will share a few pictures of the Manor later this week. All my pieces for thie page are right from the Memories Manor store. Are we such a beautiful bunch!!

Scrapbook Page ~ Purse

2010-03-30T19:29:00.004-04:00

Supplies Needed:

1 ~ 12x12 sheet of cardstock
1 ~ 4x4 sheet of cardstock (same as 12x12)
14 ~ 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 pieces of DSP
2 ~ 12" pieces of ribbon
1 ~ Velcro dot
Sticky strip
Crop-a-dile
Cutter, score tool, ruler, pencil, embellishments

Score your 12x12 sheet of paper at 4" and 8" then turn 90 degrees and score again at 4" and 8". When completed you should have 9 squares 4x4.
Score your four outside corners from the outside edge of that individual square to the other corner of that individual square (so it will be from the outside in).
On two middle squares opposite from each other you will score that individual square from the 2" point to the inside corner of the individual square so when finished it will look like <> on the other side.

Fold all your score lines to loosen your paper up. Then set aside for a few.
Take four of your 3 3/4 x3 3/4 pieces of DSP and cut them from one corner to the other so you have triangles when you are done and place them on the four outside individual corners of your 12x12 scored piece of paper.
Take four of your 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 pieces of DSP and cut them from the 1 7/8 mark to the corners on each one to make your <> pieces and attach just the triangle part of them to your 12x12 piece of paper on both the inside and outside.
Take three of your 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 pieces and place them down the center of your 12x12 scored paper on the same side as your corners/centers already done.

Take two of your 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 pieces and put them on the outside top/bottom center.
Take your last 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 piece and attach it to your lid. Then score your lid in half at the 2" mark. Fold it in half and punch your holes for your ribbon.

Attach your ribbon side to side. So one handle is on each side of the scored line, you don't want them to go over the scored lines being from front to back or it won't open right.

Using sticky strip, attach your lid to your 12x12 piece on the outside leaving approx. a 1/4 between the fold and the top of your 12x12 paper. This leaves some room for it to fold up properly.

Fold your scrapbook page into a purse and attach your velcro dot in place to hold it shut.

Embellish it any way desired and your done.

I would love to see your completed ones if you want to send me a link for them. I also can email you the directions w/a diagram of where the score lines are if needed. If you need any help, just email me at brandela12@yahoo.com

Scrapbook/Purse Tutorial to follow

2010-03-30T19:12:00.006-04:00

Hello.....I am finally able to share a tutorial with you for the scrapbook/purse that I learned to make last year from one of my sidelines Laura, and unfortunately I have no idea where she got it from but if I find out then I will give that person credit also. It took me a little while to get the directions written up for you all but I also needed to wait until after our Michigan Mingler since we were sworn to not say what we were demoing. I hope that you enjoy the tutorial, and as alway if you have any questions feel free to email me.
Tutorial in next post!!!!

Post/dry erase me

2010-02-10T07:48:00.000-05:00

Cupcake thank you

2010-02-09T19:14:00.001-05:00

I just tonight found out who created the cupcake box and wanted to give Donna Howe a thank you. She created this wonderful project and shared it with her upline Elaine who created a tutorial that my upline Mary was able to use to show us how to create this awesome project. I had created my own directions/tutorial for you all and then found all this out. I believe the right people need credit and I wanted to say a big huge THANK YOU to all of them.

Cupcake box

2010-02-09T10:01:00.001-05:00

I learned to make this cute little cupcake box from my upline...she does some wonderful demos for us. I am glad to share it with you and directions on how to make it. There was a cupcake inside but my daughter ate it before I could get my pictures taken. I used the colors Pretty in Pink, Curry, and Garden Green on my sample. The stamp sets are Friends 24-7 and Baroque Motifs.
To make the box, you start with a 12x12 sheet of cardstock and score it at 4 inches on each of the four sides. Then stamp your cardstock as desired. Next use your circle scissors and cut a 2 1/8 inch circle in one of the sides for the window and place a window sheet on it. On two of your sides, across from each other cut a slit like you would for any other box and then assemble the box like you would for any other box.

There is an insert to hold your cupcake with, to creat this insert use a 6 1/2x6 1/2 piece of cardstock and score it at 1 1/4 on each of the four sides. Use your circle scissors and cut a 2 1/8 circle in the center piece (center it as best you can so your cupcake won't touch the sides). On two of your sides, across from each other cut a slit like you would for any other box and assemble like you would for any other box.
To make your lid use a 6 5/8x6 5/8 piece of cardstock and score it at 1 1/4 on each of the four sides. Scallop the edges and stamp as desired. On two of your sides, across from each other cut a slit like you would for any other box and assemle like you would for any other box.

The beautiful flower is made from the ornament punch...whoever came up with this idea is just awesome because it turns out cute as heck. You need to punch out 5 for the flower (mine are the pretty in pink) and 3 for the leaves (mine are garden green). After punching them out sponge around the edges of each w/the same color ink to give the flower petals and leaves more depth. Score them in half down the middle and fold upwards. Then using the barrel of a marker roll each side downwards so it looks curved like a flower. To assemble the flower punch out a 1 inch circle and attach the leaves on the bottom side of it and the flower leaves on the top side of it evenly spaced around the circle (it is easy to line up if you draw some lines on the circle first to make 5 small triangles.) Then place a 1 inch circle on top (mine is pretty in pink) then using your boho punch and using dimensionals between each layer put a boho flower (mine is curry), then a 3/4 inch circle (mine is pretty in pink) and add another boho flower (again mine is curry). To attach it to your box use dimensionals. I would love to see what you all come up with if you want to post a comment with a link to your pretty project when you are done trying it out. Have a fun day stamping!!

Ps. If you need to know how to assemble a normal box, here is a great link to look at what I mean.

Christmas book

2010-02-07T22:03:00.006-05:00

This cute little book is something I made as a Christmas swap for my upline/sideline party this last Christmas. I seen it in our big catalog and thought it was cute so wanted to try and make one. I did stamp the first couple of pages inside w/the sleigh also.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for my cupcake box w/tutorial. Thanks for stopping by.

Feb. 2010, My first but not last post of the year

2010-02-07T06:22:00.009-05:00

I have not posted much like I have intended to do but my goal is to get better at it soon so please just bear with me. I do have a couple posts today for you all and will have a few more tomorrow and soon a tutorial for tomorrows post.

This first card is one I seen online somewhere so I show cased it, I believe that orginal card had different colors on it and definately a different saying. The card itself is whisper white, then layered on that is real red, and the new Sending Love Speciality DSP in the mini catalog. The ovals were cut using a cutting tool from creative memories. The smaller oval is on dimensionals and sponged around the edges. I added some hearts to the bottom layer and some to the top layer and added my ribbon before attaching the ovals. The stamp is from Well Scripted stamp set also out of the mini catalog.

My next card is from the Vintage Vogue set also in the mini catalog. And the background is from the big catalog, French Filagree. My colors are kraft and ruby red papers. Chocolate chip, and ruby red inks. My bow/knot is held on w/a glue dot. The small F is up on dimesionals.

This card is also from the Vintage Vogue set, a card I showcased from someone - their colors were close to cocoa and green. My colors are Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, and Vanilla papers. Pretty in pink, and Choc. chip inks. I used the masking technique. My ribbon is attached w/a glue dot, and the F part is up on dimensionals. I used the new punches out of the mini catalog and the vanilla piece has pretty in pink ink rolled on w/the Very Vintage wheel.

Next up is Tote-ally Tess...I was at dance waiting in the hallway a few weeks ago w/the girls and came up with this card. It was a great way to occupy my time while they were in dancing. My papers are black, real red, and whisper white. My inks are staz-on black and Tess is colored in w/markers. My ribbon/knot is held on w/a glue dot. My saying is punched out and on dimensionals.

And finally a card I made while at a make and take during an upline meeting. My upline Joyce Feracco created this card for us to make. The colors are orange, garden green, chocolate chip, ruby red, and vanilla. The garden green piece and the leaves are ran through the big shot and embossed. The pumpkin is sponged around the edges. It is actually a very cute card, I just think this pictured did no justice for it - I will find the card and take a new one for you all.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for a couple more pictures and sometime this week I will have a new tutorial up for you all. Thank you much for being patient while I figure out how to balance my kids, husband, job and the stamping that I love to share with you.

Goodbye 2009 - Hello 2010

2010-01-01T04:58:00.002-05:00

This past year has been so crazy that 2010 has got to be a better one. I wanted to get where I was posting a project or card everyday but life got in the way of that and I actually have not gotten the chance to stamp in apx. 2 months. Making a long story short we had our house listed for sale at the beginning of the year, were in the process of a sale when the purchasers backed out last minute and by last minute it was exactly that. We had the whole house packed up and ready to move when they backed out so we had to unpack the house, but have not relisted and are not sure now that we will. There are so many more details that go with it but I am not going to bore you with them but it was such a horrible experience for us. Following that my grandpa had several heart attacks and was in and out of the hospital, he is doing better now - in between all this him and my grandma got into a car accident, my grandma had to have surgery. Again, they are home and doing good now. My other grandma found out she has cancer, and had to have surgery - so I have been taking her to all her appointments and was down at U of M every day for a few weeks while she was down there, she starts chemo next week but is doing good now. She actually looks better than before her surgery. I have been so busy with all of this and so much more that I have neglected my stamping, projects and you - for that I am sorry. This year I have many goals but my top three include being able to make and post more projects on my blog along with making some tutorials for you all. I wish for all of you to have a great year this year.

Goodbye 2009 - Hello 2010
Happy New Year!!!

Just a quick hello!

2009-09-05T10:30:00.002-04:00

Hi Everyone,
I am finishing up the scrapbook/purse tutorial but can't post it until I get back to Michigan - we are hanging in Myrtle Beach this week. Pictures to also come when we get back to Michigan. My son Brayden learned to swim today on his own and Bryce let go a couple times, I think by the end of the week he will be on his own also. I also have finished up a video tutorial of the puffy box/cd box and will be posting that as soon as I figure out how to upload it.
Just wanted to get in a quick hello to everyone letting you know where things were at.
Have a fun week!!!

Remarkable Retreat in Pennsylvania!!!!

2009-08-31T14:56:00.014-04:00

It has been a really long time since I have posted anything, I have been so darn busy this summer with work, the kids, vacations, and getting ready to move to a bigger house that I have not had much time at all. I did make time to take a weekend away with my friend and sideline Ann. We spent the weekend in Pennsylvania last weekend for a Remarkable weekend away. Our upline Janet Wakeland was the host of this fabulous weekend away and she did one heck of a job - I can't wait to go again in April. I have several pictures to share with you right now and will post some more in a few days - I have almost 300 pictures to go through. Be sure to check them all out and I will also have a tutorial for the purse/scrapbook page at the end of this post in the next week or so. First off is a picture of the Christmas project I made to swap, it is just a wooden plaque that I painted white, added some rub-ons and some die cuts made with the big shot. I also recieved a gift in return but have not gotten to the picture of that yet, it will come later.

Here is the bag I put my christmas gift in.

The desk clerk was so darn kind to make a copy of some directions for me that I wanted to make a quick little thank you gift for him and run it back up so here is what I whipped up at 3am the first night (that was when he made the copys for me). There are leaves around the whole box.

Here we are the Michigan girls - on the left is Dinne Gill, Ann Finton, myself, and Mary Swan. Ann and I drove out together, Dinne went out alone and Mary made a vacation out of it traveling out before the retreat with her darling husband Bill.

I also whipped up this little gift for my upline Mary Swan - she is a great gal and I am so thankful to know her.

The theme for the weekend was Jungle Safari so it was quite interesting when Ann and I were leaving Monday to wait on a Tiger before leaving the hotel. This is the hotel's garbage person in his Tiger truck.

Front view of the tiger, notice his plate of Gr-rrr

When I arrived back home, my children were so happy to see me. I gave them the hats and glasses we recieved at Saturday nights dinner - they have had such a bal with them. First up is my 2yr son Bryce (he never wears glasses on his eyes)

Next up is my 2yr son Brayden who usually wears his glasses correct but decided to follow Bryce this time. How darn cute are they.

Finally is the purse/scrapbook page that I took for the share table, I had 4 pages of email addresses left with it wanting directions so I am in the process of making a step-by-step tutorial for this project - the post will be coming soon. Here is the folded up outside look of them.

And here is the inside open view of them - I didn't include the outside open view but you get the idea. Be sure to check back often as I will be starting to post more and more and I am going to start offering classes soon.

Thanks for checking out my blog as always.

Never forget (GCA50)

2009-07-24T23:30:00.003-04:00

This card was made for Ann's challenge this week. You definately want to check out her site, she is giving away an awesome prize as this is week 50 for her challenges. Awesome job Ann. Her challenge this week included three things - one a tree topper card, two using orange, yellow, green and white and lastly NO flowers. My base is only orange, then summer sun and finally old olive. I wrinkle my old olive and put some old olive ink on it to try and make it look a little more like grass. I then used the small leaf from Lovely as a tree stamp set, stamping it in summer sun, only orange, and old olive to make it look like it was fall with leaves on the ground. My main stamp and saying this week are not Stampin' Up, they are from a site I found online called Viva Las Vegasstamps! I was searching around for a set to remember 9-1-1 and this was one of two that I found. I used summer sun, and only orange to try and make it look as the sun was setting on the skyline. It is hard to tell in the picture but the bottom portion of the stamp is sponged with old olive for the grass part. My skyline stamp is up on dimensionals, along with my saying of never forget, never surrender! Be sure to hop over to Ann's blog and join in on the fun.

Musical Expressions

2009-07-24T23:22:00.003-04:00

I actually made this card awhile for a swap at one of my Stampin' Up! meetings. I used the stamp set Music Expressions, My base is always artichoke, then chocolate chip stamped with the background stamp set En Francis'. I then used only orange, and craft. The craft is stamped with the image and heat embossed, then colored in with stampin' markers, the violin is again stamped on very vanilla, heat embossed and colored with a blender pen and put on dimensionals. The ribbon is very vanilla. I really like this stamp set, and needed to make sure and use it sometime - and need to use it again.

Christmas 2009!!

2009-07-24T23:16:00.003-04:00

I had seen a red and white snowflake christmas card on splitcoast stampers and somehow it inspired this card. I used basic black base, and the simple flower die fore the big shot, along with little leaves die for the flowers. My saying is in whisper white and is from Many Merry Messages. On the inside (which I forgot a photo of) is white using the new scallop along the bottom and another saying from the Many Merry Messages. I think I might use this as my Christmas cards to send out for this year.

A blog award - THANK YOU Ann!!!

2009-07-13T09:45:00.003-04:00

Ann, from Ann's Creative Nook, gave me this wonderful blog award a week or so ago and I am just now getting the chance to post it!!

Thanks Ann for thinking of me and passing this award onto me!

Now, as with any of these blog awards, the idea is to pass on the appreciation to fellow bloggers.
There a couple of fun "rules" (well, more like guidelines) to this award:

Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

My fellow bloggers are the following - please check out these wonderful and talented ladies creations too.

Becky - Inking Idaho

Dawn Marie - Dawn's Special Creations

Jill - Stamps, Paper, and Ink! Oh My

Andrea - Sunny Stampin'

Patty - Patty's Stamping Spot

Kerri - Cards By Kerri

Sharon - Inklined to Stamp

Ilina - My Creations

Laura - Daydreams and Dandelions

Debra - Debra's Stamp Life

Maureen - Mo'z Art

Michelle - My Inky Fingers

All the Ladies - Mojo Monday

Julee - Poetic Artistry

Sarah - Mustang Sarah's Creations

Welcome home (GCA48 and MOJO94)

2009-07-10T14:23:00.003-04:00

Hi girls - I have not had a chance to post anything in awhile, summers are so crazy around here. I made this card for two challenges this week - Ann's and Mojo Monday, be sure to check out both places and join in on the fun. I was not sure what I was going to use when I started but for Ann's challenge we needed to go back to basics, so for me basics was a paper cutter, paper, a couple punches and markers. My paper is DSP teagarden, and the stamp set is Welcome home. I used pretty in pink, whisper white and lavender lace along with the DSP. I colored in my stamp using Stampin' Up! markers, placed it all together and there ya have it.

Fifth Ave Rose (GCA47 & Mojo93)

2009-07-01T11:51:00.004-04:00

It's been a couple weeks since I posted anything, we have been really busy around our house now that it is summertime. My card this week is for Ann's challenge and the Mojo Monday challenge. For Ann's challenge, it was to use reds, pinks, oranges and yellows so I used real red base, that is dry embossed with the swirly texture plate from Stampin' Up! My other colors are only orange, and yo yo yellow. I used the watercolor re-inker technique on my flower and placed that along with the saying on dimensionals. My swirl on the yellow cardstock is from Baroque Motifs, and my saying along with the rose are from Fifth Avenue Floral. I embellished with red ribbon, and orange rhinestone brads. Be sure to join in on the fun, check out the challenges and submit your own entrys.

Summer fun (GCA44)

2009-06-13T14:52:00.003-04:00

I have had no time to stamp lately - too much going on in life. I whipped this card together today for Ann's summer challenge. My base is kraft cardstock, I used Nesties to cute out the gable green and white cardstock. I then sponged the white with tempting turquoise for more of a water look. Sophie is colored with copics and I made her beach ball with a circle puch then colored with matching colors. I almost forgot for more of a sand look on my base, I sponged creamy caramel and basic brown ink. I colored white grograin ribbon with a tempting turquoise marker and added the saying on it. Be sure to join in Ann's fun each week.

Simple (GCA43) & Dream a little (Mojo89)

2009-06-03T15:46:00.008-04:00

For my first card I made it Clean and Simple (CAS) for Ann's challenge this week. This was very hard for me to do because it looks very plain and boring to me and I normally would add more to a card - I am not sure I care for it much but it is a simple cute card for sure. I used riding hood red cardstock for the base, a strip of basic black and added a flower/rhinestone from the pretties kit. My saying "may all your dreams come true!" is a stamp from Michaels.
For my next card, it was made for the Mojo Monday challenge this week and I think this one turned out adorable. I used So saffron for the base, a walk in the park dsp, certainly celery and whisper white cardstock. My butterflys are in kiwi kiss, and I added some buttons and rose ribbon to spice it up a little. My flower I made dimensional as you can tell more in the second picture below. I colored in my flower with regal rose stampin' marker and just used the same marker to go over the lines to make it look darker. I used the stamp set Dream a little and took the small flower to make the decoration on my circle part.

Be sure to check out both blogs and join in on the fun and challenges.

RETIRING!!!

2009-06-03T14:15:00.002-04:00

It's here the retiring list for this years catalog - we will be going into the new catalog soon so be sure to get the things you want before they are gone. Contact me for your purchase or order direct from my website which is linked on the right. Be sure to get your new catalog also. Keep your eye out for my challenge cards this week from Ann's site and the Mojo Monday site.

Forgotten embellishments mojo (GCA42 & Mojo88)

2009-05-28T12:43:00.005-04:00

Hello Everyone,
I made this card for Ann's challenge this week of neglected embellishments along with the Mojo Monday sketch. The stamp set is a set I received while in Bay City at the Michigan Mingle, the lighthouse is up on dimensionals and is suppose to be giving the effect that it is in front of the sign if you were looking at it from down the beach. My embellishments are the Metal light house and palm tree which I bought a few years ago and they have sat in a drawer. I used Night of Navy as my base, Handsome Hunter, Whisper White and Prestwick DSP for my other papers. My ribbon is navy grograin and my scallop is made w/two scallop punches that were opened and put around the circle to make it big enough. My stamped images were colored in using my few copic markers which I am really loving alot and need to get more now. Thanks for checking out my site and be sure to check out Anns along with Mojo Monday and join in on the fun.

Black, WHite, and Red Mojo (GCA 41 & Mojo Monday 87)

2009-05-19T11:47:00.004-04:00

I created this card with two challenges in mind, Ann's challenge of black, white and red along with Mojo Monday Week 87. My base is basic black cardstock, the top white portion is embossed with the textiles swirl look, and the bottom portion is the black textiles paper. My red is riding hood red, the center strip was punched with the new scallop punch, and the scallop circle was made with the big shot. The white circle w/my saying which is from Michael's and the flower from the stamp set Fifth Avenue Floral was made with the circle scissors. My other flower is from the pretties kit, along with the pearls along the bottom. I put a little bit of riding hood red ink around it to pop it out more and my scallop saying is up on dimensionals. I threw on a white taffeta bow to top it off. Be sure to check out the Mojo Monday and Ann's challenges each week and join in on the fun.

Quite a Krafty Rub-on (GCA 40)

2009-05-12T23:42:00.005-04:00

I made this card for Ann's challenge this week. It was the color combo of Not Quite Navy, Kraft and either white or neutral. I used the Anchored Rub-ons, Satin ribbon, and Background Basics stamp set, along with the textiles white/polka dot paper. This card actually turned out very cute but I am not sure I care for how the picture turned out. It is casting a shadow under the saying which is up on dimensionals, along with under the ribbon. Be sure to join in on Ann's challenges each week, she always does something different and gives away prizes to her winners.

Beautiful (Mojo Monday 86)

2009-05-12T12:46:00.004-04:00

This is my card for this weeks Mojo Monday challenge. I used the Eastern Blooms stamp set, for my flower I did the new re-inker floating watercolor technique. I colored in the small flowers, stems, and birds with stampin' markers. My cardstock is chocolate chip, regal rose, bella rose DSP, and whisper white. The frame was made with the XL Curly label die for the big shot. To make it long I had to punch it twice and I have the frame up on dimensionals. Also on dimesionals are the saying and birds. My ribbon is chocolate chip grograin. I will be posting again in a couple days my card for Ann's challenge so keep an eye out for that and be sure to join in on both challenges.

12 x 12 Purse (GCA39)

2009-05-08T18:46:00.003-04:00

I have had this cute little purse made for a couple days now but just have not had the time to get it posted for you all. I made this purse for Ann's challenge this week of following a template. My template was from a purse I had seen on Splitcoast made by T.Sacrison - she created a template after so many people told her house cute the purse was. This cute little purse is made with one sheet of 12x12 paper, two pieces 8 1/2 x 2, and two punched out tabs - decorated anyway you like. On my purse I used the Parisian Breeze DSP, and whisper white paper. I decorated mine with the new satin white ribbon, some jumbo eyelets, and the new courderoy buttons. The hardest part of the purse for me was trying to get the ribbon figured out and there are a couple small flaws on mine that you probably can't see unless pointed out to you but I think it turned out cute for my first one. This purse will hold 16 3x3 cards and envelopes or whatever else you choose to put in it. Be sure to check out both Ann's site and join in the challenges and T.Scrison's template and make your own cute purse.

Tractor Riley (MOJO85)

2009-05-06T12:53:00.003-04:00

Here is my card for this weeks Mojo Monday challenge. My cardstock is handsome hunter, and night of navy. My DSP is Prestwick package. I stamped my Tractor Riley and colored him in with copics, and stampin up markers. My grass looking stuff to the left is actually a tree punch I have so punched a bunch of trees and layed them around the edge so you couldn't see the trunk of the tree. It is hard to tell in the picture but they are punched in handsome hunter. Riley is actually up on dimensionals and I added some ribbon for the bow. Be sure to join in on their fun challenges each week over at Mojo Monday.

BBQ Riley

2009-05-06T12:49:00.003-04:00

Hello Everyone,

Remember a few posts back I said that I had the opportunity to stamp and color with my friend Kristi from Hanna Stamps during the Michigan Mingle and that I had another card to share but couldn't until the Riley stamp had been released. Well, they just released this cute little guy, so here is the card that I made with BBQ Riley. My cardstock is chocolate chip, creamy caramel, and boardering blue. I used some ribbon and some stuff from the retired hodge podge hardware for added decoration. Be sure to check out the website for all their cute creations with Riley, Sophie, and Hanna.

Riley and Sophie get married. (MOJO84)

2009-04-29T13:09:00.005-04:00

I made this card for the mojo monday sketch from the mojo monday blog - be sure to check it out and join in on the fun. I hate the way my picture turned out, the lighting just wouldn't go right today at all for some reason but you can still see it alright.

I used chocolate chip, rose red and whisper white cardstock along with Bella Rose DSP. My stamp is from Hanna Stamps, Riley and Sophie Wedding Moose. I used pink piourette ink around the edges, stamped them in black memento ink and colored them in with copic markers. Sophie's dress is actually colored in with the copic spica clear glitter pen but you can't really tell that in the picture. I used dimensionals behind them to pop them up over the taffeta white ribbon. I added felt flowers that are brown and pink. I had seen the sketch yesterday and thought about it all night long what I wanted to do, I still had no idea and just started grabbing stuff after I figured out what stamp I wanted to use. I think it turned out cute though.

Matchbox dresser

2009-04-27T14:07:00.008-04:00

Here is a project I made Saturday night while working some overtime at work. It is made with the new matchbox die cut for the big shot. I made three of the matchboxes and used a small piece of sticky strip to hold them together on tope of each other, then took a 2 5/8 x 10 inch of paper and wrapped it around the outside (I don't remember right now what my scores are at). The first one in green is made of the bella rose dsp and kiwi kiss cardstock, the brads are from the hodgepodge hardware, and the butterfly is punched out with the martha stewart butterfly punch (I wish stampin up had some butterfly ones). The second one is also made from bella rose dsp and riding hood red cardstock, the saying is from the stamp set matchbox messages. The saying has a small square of paper on the back folded at a diagonal taped to the message and just set on the top of the dresser to look like a picture on top or something. I will add a tutorial for this project soon so keep checking back. I also see for Ann's challenge this week (GCA #38) that it is to use something with a butterfly on it so this project is perfect to use. Be sure to join in on Ann's challenges each week too.

Friends

2009-04-22T11:47:00.002-04:00

I seen this sketch somewhere online so wanted to make a card with it and I actually made two - one I can't show you until later on because the stamp has not been released yet. The stamp I used on this one is a stamp I got at Michael's, so I am not sure what company makes it. I like the saying "Friends are those people who know the words to the song in your heart and sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." I added the flowers from the stampin' pretties kit, and taffeta ribbon to spice it up a little bit. My cardstock is chocolate chip, rose red, and regal rose. Now my second one I made is with the same sketch layout but different colors, ribbons, accessories and stamps. As soon as Hanna stamps releases the Riley stamp I used then I will share that card with you. My friend Kristi who owns Hanna stamps and I stamped together a few weeks ago at the Michigan Mingle. She had a couple of stamps there that have not been released yet, and she is such a wonderful gal that she let me stamp a couple images for myself. So keep your eyes out for that card later on.

Bikini Sophie

2009-04-16T12:20:00.003-04:00

I thought this would be a cute card for a graduation for Ann's challenges this week of out of the box. I liked it because graduation time is the beginning of summer and kids need to believe in their dreams. I used real red, and whisper white cardstock, brilliant blue DSP along with brilliant blue and black staz-on inks. Sophie is colored in using copics markers and spica glitter on her flower, she is actually on some dimensionals. I also used real red grograin ribbon and a flower from the pretties kit. The background is stamped with itty bitty backgrounds. Be sure to check out and join in on Ann's challenges each week.

Great friend, Choo choo

2009-04-13T00:34:00.005-04:00

I was asked to participate in a swap for the new mini catalogs that come out - there are a group of 16 girls (including myself) who all make 2 cards/cardfronts and mail them to each other each time a new book or mini comes out. Here are the two cards I created for my first time in this swap.

On the first one I used basic black, whisper white, and real red paper, and inks - black gingham ribbon, rhinestone brads and the stamp set Baroque Motif along with the stamp set Great Friend. My black butterfly is made with the die cut and big shot, the red butterfly was stamped and cut out, both are head together with the rhinestone brad and a glue dot - the wings are folded up a little bit to give it more dimension.

My second card used chocolate chip, baja blue, creamy caramel, and whisper white papers, along with Parisian breeze DSP. I stamped the train with chocolate chip, baja blue, and creamy caramel inks, and my ribbons are chocolate taffeta, and tan gingham. The stamp set is Choo, choo. Both sets are extremely cute sets and I can't wait to use them some more.

Hockey Riley

2009-04-07T16:45:00.003-04:00

As most of you are aware, I am a stampin' up demonstrator and that is mostly what I have on my blog - however, I have recently decided that it is ok to use some of those other cute stamps that I have even though I am a demonstrator. Here is one of those cute stamps that I don't have yet - it is Hocky Riley from Hanna Stamps. I told you about my friend Kristi who owns Hanna Stamps, and how I met her at the Michigan mingle - this is one of the images that I stamped and colored while chatting with her and her friend Judy (also a great gal). I used brilliant blue cardstock for my base, night of navy for the strip in back, and the larger circle (which I cut with my new circle scissors). I used bashful blue for the square w/brillant blue dsp on it. I also used bashful blue for the scallop circle (cut out with scallop circle die cut and big shot), and the little circle for the saying. I also used whisper white for the smaller circle that Riley is on, and the saying from mini catalog set Great Friend. I used a black button for the hockey puck and to finish it off I used navy grosgrain ribbon and blue gingham ribbon. Be sure to check out not only my stampin up stuff but also my friend Kristi's stuff over at Hanna Stamps - she has some awesome stuff too. It's ok to be verstile as I recently discovered.

Retired Stamp sets for sale!!!

2009-04-01T00:08:00.001-04:00

The following RETIRED Stampin' Up items are for sale!!!!

PLEASE email me first to be sure the item is still available (I will update this page as often as I can)

PAYPAL PAYMENT ONLY to brandela12@yahoo.com

U.S. Buyers Only. Priority U.S. Mailing in a Priority box as follows:

$5.00 for one stamp set
$8.95 for two stamp sets
$10.35 Flat rate shipping for 3 to 8 stamp sets
Delivery Confirmation Included
Insurance Extra

For pictures please email me.

STAMP SETS FOR $4.95 each
Bitty Basics (New, never used, mounted)
Burst into Bloom
Festive Friends
In the Sky
Let's Party
Organic Grace (New, never used, mounted)
Seasonal Icons (New, never used, mounted)

STAMP SETS for $7.95
Blooming with Happiness
Bold Invitataion
Eventful (New, never used, unmounted)
Fabulous Four
Fall Flair (New, never used, unmounted)
Fine Print, the
For a friend (unmounted)
Friends Forever
Little Bit of Happiness, a (New, never used, mounted as 21 little stamps)
Love (unmounted)
Love ya Bunches x 2 (unmounted)
Merci (unmounted)
Painted Garden
So Many Scallops (New, never used, mounted)
Tagger's Dozen (New never used, mounted)
Too Terrific Tags (unmounted)

STAMP SETS FOR $9.95 each
A is for Adorable (New, never used, mounted)
Bold Blossom Greetings
Buds & Blossoms (New, never used, mounted)
Circle of Friendship
Definitely Decorative
Double-Line Doodles
Funky Flowers (New, never used, mounted)
Give Thanks (New, never used, mounted)
Good Times
Infinite Goodness (New, never used, mounted)
Just for Fun
Little Layers Plus (New, never used, mounted)
Love It (New, never used, mounted)
O Tannenbaum
Painted Posies (New, never used, mounted)
Perfect Presentation (New, never used, mounted)
Petal Pushers (New, never used, mounted)
Sidekick Sayings (New, never used, mounted)
Sweet Dreams x 2 (unmounted)
Sweet Dreams (New, never used, mounted)
Tags and More
Thanks tons (unmounted)
Very Punny (New, never used, mounted)
World Over, the (New, never used, mounted)

STAMP SETS FOR $14.95 each
Best Borders (New, never used, mounted)
Big Blossom (Unmounted)
Big Blossom (New, never used, mounted)
Bloomin' Wonderful (New, never used, mounted)
Business Memos (New, never used, mounted)
Cause for Celebration (New, never used, mounted)
From the Garden (New, never used, mounted)
Petal Prints (New, never used, mounted)
What's for Dinner

STAMP SETS FOR $17.95 each
Feathered Friends
Greetings Galore

MI Mingle - Bay City - 2009

2009-03-31T09:27:00.005-04:00

Hello Everyone,

I spent the weekend away from my husband and kids - my first time ever leaving my kids and not having at least one of them with me. I went to Bay City for the MI Mingle and had a blast, this is where we stayed at - the Bay Valley Resort. I met alot of the girls I chat with online along with some new girls that I have started some great friendships and hope to continue growing on. I will in a later post, put some of the cards and stuff that people made on here but for now, putting all my wonderful friends. I didn't get a chance to have a picture taken with all of the ladies I would have liked too but these are the ladies I did get a chance to have a picture with.

Me and my roomie Ann.

Pegg and me - such a fun girl.

Myself and Joyce - great lady.

Lorien, Debra and myself - wonderful girls.

Tracy and myself - great gal.

Emma taking a pooh on the floor (just a joke).

And lastly a great big THANK YOU to Kristi Ferro of Hanna Stamps and Karen Desmet of ArtDeclassified who both did great demonstrations and gave us alot of awesome gifts. They are both from MI, which I didn't know until this weekend. I didn't have the pleasure of getting to know Karen very well however, I did get to know Kristi and she is just an awesome, awesome lady - such an inspiration. Kristi, her friend Judy, myself and Ann all did some shopping together and then I sat with her and Judy afterwards just talking, stamping and coloring - it was such a great and wonderful time. I have gotten the chance to continue some great friendships that were started online and start some new ones at the mingle - it was such a blast!! I can't wait for next years mingle but until then, I will be talking with all my girls and meeting up with them here and there.

Kristi and myself.

Ann tagged me!!!!

2009-03-26T08:33:00.003-04:00

Hello,

My friend Ann tagged me, and this is my first time being tagged on something like this. Here is what I have to do. I have to go into my pictures folders, go to the 6th folder, 6th picture and post it on here for you guys - wonder what it will be - here we go!!

Awe....a picture from our snowflake social this year - one of my fellow demonstrators made this to exchange as a gift. I am sorry but I am not sure as to which demonstrator it was or I would share that with you all. So now to continue the fun I need to tag 6 people myself - I pick..........

1. Dawn - Dawn's Stamping Thoughts

2. Beate - Fresh and Fun

3. Carol - Stuff by Carol

4. Becky - Inking Idaho

5. Patty - Patty's Stamping Spot

6. Dannie - Dannie's Designs

I had a very hard time picking who to use, so I just picked mine at random by some of the blogs I check out - be sure to check them all out and have fun. For those of you I tagged, here is what you need to do.

Open your photo folder on your computer

Open the 6th folder of photos

Select the 6th picture

Post the picture on your blog with a description

Invite six friends to join the challenge

Link your six friends to your blog post

Blog candy - how awesome!!!!!

2009-03-25T14:10:00.001-04:00

Hello Everyone,
One of my fellow demonstrators, Tiffany Bauer is giving away a great blog candy - be sure to check out her blog and join in on the fun. She is off to Hawaii right now but is drawing a winner when she returns. Its an awesome win!!!!!

Be a Demonstrator - now is the best time to join!!

2009-03-15T09:01:00.004-04:00

Three Easy Payments for the Starter Kit
From March 13-April 30, 2009 there is a limited-time Three Easy Payments option for purchasing the Starter Kit is intended to benefit you. In these challenging economic times, some you might consider the up-front cost of signing up to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator a financial barrier. In an effort to assist you in join in on the fun and to remove this possible barrier, we're trying out the Three Easy Payments option. (Any future payment plan offering will be determined at a later date.)The Three Easy Payments option allows you to make a partial initial Starter Kit payment and still receive the Starter Kit right away in order to get your business up and running. Right now is the best time to join because you don't have an all at once up-front cost and you can take advantage of both the Sale-A-Bration Starter Kit discount and the Three Easy Payments option! That's two great financial benefits on top of an additional stamp set free from the current catalog.
How it Works - at the time you sign up, you fills out your Starter Kit form and other paperwork as usual, but must also write "Three Easy Payments option" at the top of each form. (Please note that the Three Easy Payments option is not available through the Online Independent Demonstrator Application. If you wish to take advantage of the offer I must submit your paperwork by mail to Demonstrator Support.) You must also complete a separate Three Easy Payments form , available only through me. Using the credit card information provided on your Three Easy Payments form, Stampin' Up! charges the initial Starter Kit payment (see the table below for a breakdown of payments) on the day paperwork is processed and sends the you the Starter Kit. On or around the 15th day of the two months following the month Stampin' Up! received your paperwork, Stampin' Up! will charge the subsequent payments using the same credit card information provided on the Three Easy Payments form, and the Starter Kit will be paid in full. Stampin' Up! will only accept the same credit card for all three payments, as provided on the Three Easy Payments form. Checks or money orders will not be accepted.
Details and Restrictions - To qualify for the Three Easy Payments option on the discounted Sale-A-Bration Starter Kit price of $169, Starter Kit paperwork and an accompanying Three Easy Payments form must be received by Stampin' Up! (not postmarked) on or before March 31, 2009. Paperwork received after this time will be processed for the regular Starter Kit price of $199. After Sale-A-Bration, to qualify for the Three Easy Payments option on the regular Starter Kit price of $199, Starter Kit paperwork and an accompanying Three Easy Payments form must be received by Stampin' Up! (not postmarked) on or before April 30, 2009. Any Three Easy Payments forms received after this time will not be processed. Demonstrator Support will contact you to determine how you would like to proceed.
Any applicable state taxes will be charged with the first Starter Kit payment. (The full amount of taxes applicable to the total Starter Kit amount will be added to the first payment. No taxes will be applied to the second and third payments.)
If you wish to add the Stampin' Memories Starter Kit add-on for $50.00, this full amount (including any applicable taxes for the add-on) will be added to their initial Starter Kit payment. Any commissions for you as a demonstrator will be held until the final Starter Kit payment is successfully completed. At that point, Stampin' Up! will release commissions to the you the demonstrator. In the event that the second or third payment is unsuccessful, Stampin' Up! will satisfy the payment from you the demonstrator's commissions and if necessary continue to hold commissions until the full Starter Kit payment is satisfied. Any remaining funds will then be released to you the demonstrator.
Payments Breakdown for the Sale-A-Bration Starter Kit Price (March 13-31, 2009)
Starter Kit Payment - Payment Charged
Payment 1 (charged at time kit is entered) $56.34 (+ sales tax)
Payment 2 (charged around April 15th) $56.33
Payment 3 (charged around May 15th) $56.33
Total Payment $169.00
Starter Kit and Memories Add-on Totals
Payment 1 $106.34 (+sales tax)
Payment 2 (charged around April 15th) $56.33
Payment 3 (charged around May 15th) $56.33
Total Payment $219.00
Payments indicated are for the cost of the Starter Kit, and, if selected, the Stampin' Memories add-on, including shipping. They do not include and any applicable state taxes. (Please note that any applicable taxes for the total amount of the Starter Kit and, if selected, Stampin' Memories add-on, price will be added to the first payment.)Payments Breakdown for the Regular Starter Kit Price (April 1-30, 2009)
Starter Kit Payment - Payment Charged
Payment 1 (charged at time kit is entered) $66.34 (+ sales tax)
Payment 2 $66.33 (charged around May 15th)
Payment 3 $66.33 (charged around June 15th)
Total Payment $199.00
Starter Kit and Memories Add-on Totals
Payment 1 $116.34 (+ sales tax)
Payment 2 $66.33 (charged around May 15th)
Payment 3 $66.33 (charged around June 15th)
Total Payment $249.00
Payments indicated are for the cost of the Starter Kit and, if selected, the Stampin' Memories add-on, including shipping. They do not include any applicable state taxes. (Please note that any applicable taxes for the total amount of the Starter Kit and, if selected, Stampin' Memories add-on, price will be added to the first payment.)

Some come join in on my fun and be a demonstrator with me today!! Send me an email or give me a call and ask me how. As an added bonus from me, if you sign up now - I will give you a free stamp set with all of the items you already get.

Frame it!!!

2009-02-20T09:25:00.004-05:00

Hello Everyone - it's been awhile since I have been able to work on anything - I have been way to busy at home and I am training someone at work right now (and we all know there is where I can get most of my stamping done). So here is what I made this morning for Ann's challenge this week called You've been framed!! The challenge was to make something in a frame. I took a piece of the cardstock that comes in with the scrapbook sets and cut it into 5 1/2x 4 1/4 pieces, taped the 4 pieces together and ran them through the Big shot using the top note die to make my frame. I colored the frame with Night of navy blue marker. Before attaching it to my card I stamped the flower background using pocket silhouettes in So saffron, Old olive, and Always artichoke. I stamped the butterflys from the Branch out stamp set in pretty in pink, and sage shadow. After attaching my frame I used a saying from Thoughts and Prayers - using the large and medium oval punches and some dimensionals attached that. The butterflies on the outside are from a non stampin up punch but the paper is stampin up pretty in pink, and sage shadow. Be sure to join in on Ann's challenges each week.

Say it with stamps!!!

2009-01-28T09:57:00.004-05:00

Say it with stamps!! This is my card for Ann's challenge this week, you could not stamp anything but the saying but could use any kind of emblishments you wanted. My saying is a stamp from Michael's or Jo-Ann's this time. I used the cuttlebug border emboss plate for the flowers running it through my big shot, then used chalk to color them yellow/green. I also used a little kiwi kiss ribbon on the bottom and the swirl on top is from the retired hodge podge kit. Be sure to check out Ann's challenges and join in the fun.

Make and take samples

2009-01-28T09:45:00.003-05:00

I made these cards along with a few others for our upcoming make and take - I don't know yet which of my cards will be picked for it but wanted to share them with you. I will take pictures of the rest later and add them. On the first two the only stamping is from the stamp set Love you much and the envelopes are made from the big shot die, the hearts from the new heart punch. On the green one I used the Fresh Cuts stamp set, chocolate chip, pretty in pink, kiwi kiss, and whisper white papers. My image is stamped in chocolate chip, and there is a little pink on the bottom right corner and top left corner around the flowers - The final card was made with the big shot top note die, I put 2 of them together and folded down the front part a little, added some ribbon and hearts - on the pull out card it is stamped w/Love you much from the love you much stamp set.

Love you pillow box.

2009-01-15T12:21:00.003-05:00

Hello Everyone, I made this for Ann's challenge this week - be sure to check out her place and join in on the fun at blog. Her challenge this week was anything goes - using any new products, a minimum of 2 from Stampin' Up!! I chose the Love you much stamp set, used the new hearts punch also. My colors are rose red paper embossed w/the cuttlebug script embossing folder through my Big Shot and then the box was cut out with the Big shot and pillow box die. The hearts are on whisper white paper, then punched out - some are on dimensionals and I also added a pink taffeta ribbon. Thanks for checking out my stuff.

2009-01-07T11:00:00.003-05:00

Hello Everyone,

I am doing a class at my house on Saturday Feb. 7, 09 from 12pm-5pm. The cost of the class is $30 or purchase the Love you Much bundle and the class is $15. The Love you much bundle includes the Love you much stamp set, heart punch and candy lane DSP. To participate in this class please get your payment to me Brandy Whisman by Friday Jan. 23, 09. If you would still like to do the project but can't make the class you can purchase the class to go kit for $30 (shipping included), this will have the detailed instructions on how to make the project along with the papers, ribbons, and brads you would need. You would have to purchase the stamp set, inks, tape, dimensionals, etc. separately. And the final option to all of this is to place an order of $50 or more and get the complete directions for free from me.

Pooh in the clouds

2009-01-02T12:57:00.004-05:00

Hello Everyone,

It has been a bit since I posted - I want to try and post more this year for everyone. I made this card for Ann's challenge this week of a one layer card - no extra cardstock. I dry embossed pooh bear and highlighted the embossing with markers, then filled him in with chalk. I used the new stamp sets Flight of a Butterfly and Just Buzzin' By for the hunny pot, flowers and butterflys that are stamped. I also didn't pay attention when I embossed so my card is unique because it open's backwards that is why the ribbon is on the opposite side of normal. Even mistakes make a good card. Be sure to join in on Ann's challenges.