BLOG HOP - DAY 1 - HERE COME THE BUTTERFLIES

Hello and welcome to day one of our blog hop this month.  We are all demonstrators for Stampin' Up! and are SO EXCITED that we have a new Spring Catalog AND that SALE-A-BRATION STARTS today!!!  What is that you ask?? I am so glad you asked.  For every $50 you spend on any of our product, you get to pick a FREE ITEM from the Sale-a-bration flyer.  FOR FREE - did I mention that if you give a workshop in your home and have friends over, they also get a FREE ITEM for each $50 of product they order AND you get an EXTRA FREE ITEM when your party reaches $400.  This is in addition to the HOSTESS DOLLARS you earn and can spend on any catalog items you choose!!  WOW WOW WOW.  So now you see why we are so excited about this time of year.  HURRY AND CONTACT ONE OF US QUICKLY SO YOU CAN GET YOUR CHOICE OF DATES FOR YOUR WORKSHOP.

I chose to use this fabulous background stamp SWALLOWTAIL.  It is a large butterfly that is perfect even for small projects.

 Isn't this an awesome stamp??!!  I stamped it with versamark on a pink pirouette card stock and then used early espresso embossing powder and heat embossed the image.

 I used a sponge and highlighted certain areas with pretty in pink, melon mambo and pink pirouette ink, they rubbed it all over with a towel because the embossing powder will resist the ink and it will just sit there wet until you rub it off.

 I attached this panel to a panel of melon mambo cs and then put it on the pink pirouette card base.  I used some glue and dazzling diamonds glitter in certain areas to make them shine.

And for this cute little sentiment I used the FREE PETITE CURLY LABEL PUNCH from sale-a-bration along with the FREE PRETTY PETITES STAMP SET also from sale-a-bration.  I put it up with dimensionals on a melon mambo regular curly label punched cs.

What do you think? Isn't this stamp now at the top of your MUST HAVE list?  It is in the Spring Catalog and is a wonderful background stamp.  I have two more cards for you with this stamp:

 Here it is in blue embossing powder on a daffodil delight card stock.  I fussy cut it out with my paper snips and attached it to island indigo card stock and then a card base of so saffron cs.

Here is another one but after I fussy cut it out, I used some ink and a sponge to add some highlight colors.  I added more mustard,daffodil delight, marina mist and island indigo inks to the wings here and there.

This sentiment is again from the PRETTY PETITES FREE STAMP SET with the FREE PETITE CURLY LABEL PUNCH backed by the curly label punch.

I would love to know what you think of my cards.  Won't you leave me a comment?  I HAVE BLOG CANDY:

1.  Leave a comment each day of the hop. Make sure I can contact you if you win.
2.  If you become a follower, you have another chance to win.  IF you are already a follower, leave another comment telling me you are. But I won't force you to be a follower.
3.  Enjoy our hop.

That's it!!  At the end of the hop I will be giving some fun items away from Stampin' Up! and the winner may be YOU.

Now hop on to the next blog by De Williamson and enjoy the creations.  You can also hop back to Bridgett's blog if you would like.

LAST DAYS TO ORDER FROM THE HOLIDAY MINI

END OF HOLIDAY MINI Catalog!!

Just a super quick reminder..

LAST DAY TO ORDER

from the Holiday Mini Catalog

is

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3rd

For those of you who have procrastinated in ordering and now are freaking out - don't despair - you still have a few days to get your order together and get it ordered!!

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE

NEW OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG

STARTS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4TH

If you do not have a demonstrator, I would love to be yours and can send you both of the new catalogs - the Occasions Mini and the Sale-a-Bration catalog full of FREE Stamps you can have during the special.

INKY FINGERS, Y'ALL!!

DEMO GROUP CARD SWAP LAST NIGHT

We had so much fun at our demo group card swap last night.  It was at Carolyn's home and she had the cutest card for us to make.  Have I mentioned before that I LOVE all the wonderful embossing folders for my BIG SHOT??   Well I do and Carolyn used the Framed Tulips embossing folder for the front of this beautiful card, along with the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set and some yummy satin ribbon.  Early espresso and crumb cake are some of my favorites for a clean and simple look.  Wonderful!!

Rhonda made this next card in fun bright poppy parade.  She used the Strength and Hope stamp set, DSP, and some little pearls.  She also used the poppy parade polyester ribbon to match.  She fussy cut the butterfly out and popped it up so it's wings could flap.  I love how she put the butterfly on the white circle and had it slightly askew off the page.  Great Job Rhonda.

This next card is mine.  I used the Season of Friendship set for my card, stamped on Sahara Sand.  The card base is crumb cake (see I told you it is one of my all time favorites).  I stamped each leaf image three times to get the different gradation of the leaf colors for some depth.  And for a fun touch, I heat embossed the tummy of each bird with tangerine tango.  The sentiment is from the same set and I finished it off with our bakers twine in chocolate chip.  What do you think?  I would love to hear your comments please.  I enjoy hearing from you.

This next card is so cute and bright.  I believe it is Susan's card.  She used her Fun Flowers die for the Big shot to make the bright flower, added glitter inside the center button of the flower, and used brads to hold her sentiment on the card.  She used a border punch for the green dsp and Pacific Point striped ribbon down the center ties it all together.  I love this paper and am still hoarding some of it from this year's Sale-a-bration.  Really cute card Susan!!

Pat used her new Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch for these flowers.  Such a bargain to get three different punches in one!  The leaves are stamped and then fussy cut individually and she added a border punch at the top.  Brads were used as the centers of the flowers.  Bright and fun.  Who wouldn't love to get this card in the mail?

The last card here is Dee's card.  The two tone blues are so pretty together, aren't they?  She used a delicate DSP for her background and some layered punches for the flowers which have brads in the center.  Her Baja Breeze striped ribbon.  That is what is so wonderful about SU papers, inks and ribbons, as well as accessories - they all match perfectly.  I LOVE IT.



Sorry about the shadow on my photos at the bottom.  It is not my finger in the way, there is something inside the camera blocking my lens.  I can't get it out so will have to take it to a camera shop to see what I can do.

As always, I am just an email or phone call away.  I would be happy to help you in all your crafting projects, won't you drop me a line?  You can order anytime from your home, on line at my stampin up website.

Have a great day and inky fingers y'all!!

SARAH'S WORKSHOP

Workshops during Sale-a-bration are so MUCH FUN!!  I chose for this card the designer paper and buttons that you can get for FREE with a $50 order with me.  I used the Oh Sew Suite stamp set with the adorable measuring tape and the buttons card.  LOVE It! 

I really enjoy the color combo of MELON MAMBO, DAFFODIL DELIGHT AND TANGERINE TANGO.  They are bright and cheery and go so well together.  We popped up the tape measurer on Stampin Dimensionals as well as the button card and the spool of thread.

Inside of card:  I used the saying from SWEET TREATS STAMP SET.  If you don't have this set yet - you MUST consider getting it.  I use it the most of any of my stamp sets!!

I demonstrated this simple Easter treat bag, filled it with a single serving of Skittles and gave it to my hostess:

I also demonstrated my BIG SHOT and showed them how to make fabric flowers with the FUN FLOWERS DIE and how it can cut through 8 layers of regular fabric.  It was so fun.  Oh, I demonstrated my NEW CROPADILE tool as I cut through all layers of this fabric flower and then inserted the brad center.  This is a heafy strong tool that is worth the cost for sure. 

Thanks for looking and Thanks to Sarah and her workshop attendees for participating in the fun!!

Inky fingers and glittery skin to all!!

CARD GROUP CARDS

WE HAD SUCH A FUN TIME WITH OUR CARD GROUP.  WHAT WE DO IS EACH CREATE A CARD AND CUT OUT ALL THE SUPPLIES, ETC. FOR EVERYONE IN THE GROUP.  THEN WE EACH MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENT CARDS OF THE GROUP THAT NIGHT.  IT IS SO FUN.

FIRST WE HAVE JACKIE'S CARD:

IT CAN BE EITHER A WEDDING OR ANNIVERSARY CARD; IT IS MADE WITH THE BIRD PUNCH.  SHE USED THE POLKA DOT EMBOSSING FOLDER FOR THE BACKGROUND.

HERE IS KILEY'S CARD:

KILEY USED THE EMBOSSING FOLDER FIFTH AVE FLORAL ON VELLUM, THEN WE USED THE WHITE PEN TO ACCENT PARTS OF IT FOR HIGHLIGHTS.  VERY ELEGANT.

THIS CARD USES THE "FOR YOU" SINGLE STAMP YOU CAN GET FREE NOW FROM SALE-A-BRATION.  AND THE PUNCH THAT MATCHES IT.  AS WELL THE THE LITTLE LEAVES SIZZLET DIE AND SOME YUMMY FREE RIBBON AND DSP FROM SALE-A-BRATION.



THIS LAST CARD IS FOR ST PADDY'S DAY.  IT IS MADE WITH THE LARGE HEART PUNCH.  I PUT AN AWESOME FABRIC BRAD IN THE MIDDLE FROM THE OCCASIONS MINI.

I USED THE OLIVE STRIPED RIBBON FROM THE CLEARANCE RACK.  LOVE IT.  AND AN EXPIRED STAMP GOOD LUCK WITH THE 2 DIFFERENT SIZE TAG PUNCHES TO TIE ON THE RIBBON WITH LINEN THREAD.  GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!

I DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THE OTHER CARD WE MADE.  I WILL HAVE TO LOOK FOR THAT PHOTO AND POST LATER.

HOPE YOU HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL SUNDAY. 

A BLOG HOP ENTRY AND A CHALLENGE

I ENTERED THE BLOG HOP FOR ANYTHING OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG RELATED as well as the SUO SALE-A-BRATION CHALLENGE  Here is my entry:

HAPPY SUNDAY Y'ALL

Happy Sunday to everyone.  It feels like spring here in Texas today.  The birds are active all around looking for nesting sites and seeking bugs for food.  I LOVE springtime in Texas. In this hot, humid Houston area of Texas, spring and fall are the only 2 seasons we can actually enjoy outdoor activities.  The other times it is too humid, too hot, too buggy, etc. to spend much time outside at all.

My card today is one made with a base of daffodil delight CARD STOCK. I used the TOP NOTE DIE for my Big Shot to cute melon mambo card stock.  Then I used my SQUARE PUNCH to cut out the quilt squares of the ICE CREAM PARLOR designer paper & Quick Accents Pack which is FREE, along with BITTY BUTTONS in daffodil, melon and turquoise which are also FREE and come with coordinating ribbon.  Yes, they are part of the SALE-A-BRATION FREE ITEMS which you can receive by placing a minimum of $50 order with me on my SU website.  I also used the DAFFODIL DELIGHT POM POM TRIM from the OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG which coordinates beautifully with all these colors.

I used the Friend stamp from the YOU'RE A GEM set on page 25 of the OCCASIONS MINI, and the SEW SUITE stamp set on page 33, a 6 stamp set.

Another punch I used is the SCALLOP TRIM BORDER PUNCH as edging along the bottom of my card.  The little sewing machine is attached on STAMPIN DIMENSIONALS so it adds a little different texture.  Oh, and I used the IN STITCHES jumbo wheel, which I took apart and cut into 6 separate stamps as if my quilted top note was stitched together.

Please let me know what you think of my card, especially the cute stitching along the quilt blocks.

Hope your Sunday is special and blessed.  Happy Stamping Y'all.