Valentine's Day & Greeting Card Kids

Today my posts are themed for Valentine's Day using the Greeting Card Kids stamp set. I love this stamp set...but I unfortunately just assembled it at the beginning of January to make some of my swaps from Leadership. Here she is:

The interesting thing about this card didn't even end up in this picture. For some of my swaps the awesome Basic Black & Very Vanilla 1 1/4" striped ribbon was put on the card using this awesome back and forth technique. It wasn't on there just flat like this one is...Well I started to run low (I thought) on glue dots. Which help hold the ribbon down in this technique. After searching through my pre-Leadership mess for what seemed like to long I went to just putting the ribbon on flat. I don't love it as much but the little girl is so sweet she makes up for it. As do the colors. I just love basic black with any pink but especially with pink pirouette. The embossing folder just gives it a little pop & the girl & the saying are popped up on dimensionals.

The next card, I could not get the picture to come out well when I took it. I didn't have anything, other than my hand to hold the card closed. So please forgive my thumb in the picture.

This adorable card is also a gift card holder. The piece that says "love you" is folded up to make a flap to hold the gift card. It was one of the great swaps that I got from Leadership, unfortunetly I gave it away before finding out who the awesome designer was. So if this is your card email me so I can give credit where it is do.

Today's last card was designed by Crystal May of East Moline, IL (Shout out to another Demonstrator from Illinois). Where it doesn't say Valentine's Day by words on the card, it sure screams it to me. For this card greeting card kids, just believe & the great new You're A Gem stamp sets were used. The two colors are real red & whisper white. What is hard to tell from the picture is that the "4 Ever" words are actually embossed with white embossing powder. Really helps to give it a pop. The Designer Paper is the Love Impressions in the Occasions mini.To add a little more to the card you could even color the cute boy & girl.

That is it for this snowy day. It has really started coming down here in Central Illinois. Luckily all my family is home & accounted for. Hopefully we will be able to have some good quality time while this blizzard comes through. The kids didn't have school today & it is doubtful they will have it tomorrow, especially if we get the 12" to 18" of snow they are predicting. Brrr...luckily it gives me some extra time to stamp.

Buttons Buttons #1 & A Proud Mama Moment

Happy Monday to All! I hope wherever you are at it is not in the line of this snowstorm that we here in Central Illinois are supposed to get clobbered with. Hopefully it is sunny & warm.

So to get us ready to enjoy some time after the weather hits. Here is the first of the 6 cards we will be making at my Button, Button event. All the information can be found on my classes page. Email or call me with any questions or to register.

This cute card is made by fellow Demonstrator, Director & awesome trainer Ronda Wade. It uses the stamp set So Happy for You from the sale-a-bration catalog (which of course you can get for FREE with any $50 purchase). The designer paper is from the Sew Suite collection, it's called Sweet Stitches. Then the buttons are made using the Big Shot & the Sweet Buttons embosslit. Just love it. So simple so cute. If you would like to check out more of Ronda's items click Here.

So as for my proud mama moment...My little guy Robert is about to turn 4 1/2 years old & he has been wanting to put on his own shoes. But his tennis shoes are high tops and hard to get on the way it is. So he was practicing with his slippers. Here he is, not only with his slippers on but on the right feet. Way to go Robert!

Of course he is rolling his eyes at me because he only likes to have his picture taken when he wants to have it taken. Which let me tell you is not very often. : )

My Customer Appreciation Event!

Oh my Goodness...Did I have the best time! Yesterday at my 1st Annual Customer Appreciation Event, I had 10 ladies, 1 of which had never stamped a minutes in her life. It was SO Much Fun. We did 3 make n takes (that I will be sharing with you), gave away a lots of goodies, including big Hershey's kisses & even a copy of My Digital Studio. Yes I said I gave away a copy of My Digital Studio. Joyce is also going to get a one on one lesson with me on how to use it. Thank you Ladies for the super great time yesterday. To Lisa our newbie, I am so glad you enjoyed yourself. Your excitement was so contagious.

OK now onto the stamping. This first card makes me hungry just looking at it. Don't you think?

This great card was designed by Jo Rauch Demonstrator from Oregon. It is made with pink pirouette, early espresso & soft suede cardstock. Then the stamp set is "Eat Chocolate". Yum from the new occasions mini. The punches that are used are 1 3/4" scallop, both tag punches, word window & modern label punches. Then to giv it a bit more texture the early espresso piece is run through the big shot with the Polka dots embossing folders. Just Love embossing folders.

The next card includes the one item in the new occasions mini that I am hoping they continue to have & in more colors. GLITTER PAPER.

This glitter paper is so great. It cuts & punches easy. But best of all the glitter does not come off. Just Love it. This awesome card was designed by Kathy Hilden a demonstrator from Michigan. The great color combination is concord crush, real red & whisper white. One of my favs. The stamp sets are the new Create a Cupcake & the Occasional Quotes (a level 2 hostess set out of the Big catalog - contact me to earn this today). 3 different punches were used, Build a Cupcake (so great that you don't have to cut these shapes out), scallop trim corner & border. Then 2 embossing folders helped give the card some texture, square lattice & polka dots. Then some of the awesome 1/2" Concord Crush Stitched ribbon was added. Just love it.

The last card is one of my own designs & was one of my swaps at Leadership (plus will probably be one at regional too). It is so simple but so pretty. Just don't asked me what happened to this picture. My camera & computer both decided not to like me at the same moment.

The base of the card & the ink used are marina mist (I know it doesn't look like it by the picture). Then I just ran the whisper white piece through the wonderful Big Shot with the elegant lines embossing folder (do you see a theme to yesterday's event). Then I stamped the words & that cute butterfly from the So Happy for You stamp set that you can get free out of the Sale-A-Brations catalog. Just love it. Cute card & something free.

Ok so to end my Sunday post...I have to show you what my husband & I saw on the road on our way home from Nashville.

The official Oscar Meyer Hot Dogmobile. The lady driving it just smiled as I took pictures & laughed as we drove by. But I bet they get that a lot.

Happy Sunday.

Quick and Easy

For today it has to be something quick & easy. Time is limited today because I am doing so much to get ready for my Customer Appreciation Event...Are you excited for it? I know I am. Fun make n takes, give-a-ways & fun fun fun. I can't wait. Ok so today's quick & easy card comes (of course) from Leadership.

The stamp set for the buttons is of course button button from the occasions mini. The material is also found in the occasions mini. They are both part of the sew suite collection. The material is adhered to the card base using (of all things) a glue stick. How easy is that. All of the buttons are punched out with our assortment of circle punches. Then the words you could use anything. Now how easy was that?

I also wanted to share a picture of the lovely group of ladies that I had dinner with the first night that I was at Leadership. Many of them I spent time with over the next two days. They are a fabulous group of ladies with so much talent. Now you will notice that I am in the picture (at the far end of the table). That is because my new friend Lisa Kim took the picture. Thanks Lisa for sharing it. (To see Lisa's blog stop by Here)

Thanks Ladies for helping to make my Leadership Experience an awesome one. See you all at Convention!

Sharing some Candy in time for Valentine's Day!

So the shares from Leadership continue. These two yummy cards were on the Stampin' Up walls of ideas. So I have no idea who designed them. First up is this yummy card using the Eat Chocolate Stamp Set in the Occasions Mini Catalog.

It includes 3 of my most favorite things. 1. The ribbon, I just love our 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon. I don't think you can ever have enough of it. 2. Embossing folders. I never meet an embossing folder that I didn't love. 3. Ghirardelli chocolate. Yum is all I can say to that.

The next card would be great for any age. As a matter of fact it is probably going to be my 4 year old, Robert's Valentine's Day cards for his pre-school.

It is so simple. The card base (real red) gets run through the big shot on one side. Then punch out 2 hearts using the full size heart punch out of our new real red glimmer paper (just love it - hoping for lots more colors) & out of the Love Impressions Designer Paper. Glue them down & glue the smarties candy down using glue dots. Then the words are stamped on whisper white cardstock with real red ink. Then punched out with the designer label punch. Then the edges are slightly sponged with the real red ink. Attached to the card probably with dimensionals. One more little heart punch out of the glimmer red paper & the card is done.

As a reminder Sale-A-Bration started yesterday. The catalog (in case you don't have one) can be found on my blog or email me to get a copy.

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New Classes are scheduled

Happy Monday to All! Wow did our weekend just fly by! But I guess they say "Time flies when you are having fun." I am not sure if we are always having fun in our house but time flies just this same. I did on one hand get a lot of catching up done. My upcoming schedule is now here on my blog & an email will be going out to my customer base today with the Button Button Class. If you are not on my email list & would like to be please email me today.

Today's pictures are using some of the products from the Sew Suite Collection. I am so in love with this whole part of the Occasions Mini catalog. Ok, who am I kidding I love everything in the Occasions Mini Catalog. I think Stampin' Up went above & beyond with this catalog.

With this awesome card you could put just about any ribbon on the spool & attach it with a glue dot or two, so that whomever you give the card to would be able to use the ribbon again. I love cards where you get a two for out of them.

This second card was made by Bonnie (one of Stampin' Up's wonderful Home Office employees) during one of our general sessions. It is hard to see but on the daffodil delight base is multiple different images from the Sew Suite Stamp Set stamped in daffodil delight ink. Just love it.

Thanks for stopping by today.