Fresh Cuts Class Card #1

Hi Stampers!

I attended this Fresh Cuts Class held at the home of Sandy Hancock's house. She is a fellow demonstrator and I am part of her first five levels of downline, and a member of her UdderlyAwesome Stampin' Group. Sandy also has a blog, so click here to check out some of her work.

Below is a picture of the projects we made. We actually made five cards and a cute little bag/tote to hold them. Unfortunately, I needed a quick birthday card for a friend so I gave it to her before getting a chance to take a picture of it with the others. Hence, the picture below only has four cards plus the bag.

I had a lot of fun making these cards using the Fresh Cut Notes, and they were so fast and easy to put together. Plus, I got to use the Big Shot and the new Big Shot Texturz Plates! These were super easy to use and really add an extra touch of elegance to your cardstock.

This first card is one of my favorites that we made that night because of the colors. The ribbon we used was the NEW 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon. To dye the card, you simply drag the ribbon across the Almost Amethyst Classic Ink Pad using a sponge dauber. You do this to both sides of the ribbon, for several strokes, depending on how saturated you want your ribbon to be.

The background of the Fresh Cut Notes was done using the flower Texturz Plate from the Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1. The Designer Series Paper that you see peeking through from behind the note card is from the Tea Party Designer Series Paper Pack. The small flower is from the Fresh Cuts stamp set, stamped onto Almost Amethyst cardstock and then cut out. It is adhered to the front of the card with a Lilac Circle Ice Brad. Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy! :o)

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Stamps: Fresh Cuts

Ink: Almost Amethyst

Paper: Tea Party Designer Series Paper, Almost Amethyst

Accessories: Fresh Cut Notes, 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Big Shot, Piercing Tool

Stop by tomorrow, to see card number 2! Remember, Sale-A-Bration is still going strong so contact me, or place an order online for $50 to earn your free stamps!

Have a great night and Happy Stampin'!

A Happy Heart

Hi Stampers! So it turns out that I forgot to show you this cute little goodie bag holder. I think that's what it's called. LOL I got the instructions on how to make this project, way back when I purchased the Crazy For Cupcakes class from Angie Juda. I love, love so many of her projects. This comes together rather easily and is cute!


The inside of the holder has the small, flat cello bag filled with candy. I took a side view of the holder so that you could see the inside. I'm sorry if it's too dark and/or you can't see the baggie. But trust me, it's there and it is filled with some yummy candy and tied with the Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon.

To keep the entire holder closed, I just tied some of the Riding Hood Red/Very Vanilla Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (from the past Holiday Mini), around the whole package.

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Stamps: A Happy Heart
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, 1-1/4" Riding Hood Red/Very Vanilla Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Small Flat Cello Bags

REMINDER: March 31st is the last day of Sale-A-Bration, so don't forget to contact me to place your $50 order and earn your free stamps!

Have a wonderful Sunday and Happy Stampin'!

How to make the Stair-Step Fold Card

Hi Stampers!

I had a few people asking for the instructions and measurements on how to make the Valentine's Stair Step Fold Card I made here. I had a link posted to SCS which is a great resource for ideas, techniques, sketches, etc. but for some reason there has been some problem accessing it. I'm not sure why. So I decided to add the measurements directly from SCS here.

• Cut your cardstock to the size of 10.5 X 5.0 - if you want to stamp on this, now would be the time to do it.
• Score your cardstock at 1.25" - 2.5" - 4.25", 6" and at 8.25" Now fold with hills and valleys (accordion style) making sure that the smallest (1.25" fold) is folded down, as this will be the front of your card)

Once you do this, all that's left is to decorate it however you wish, stamp images, cut-outs, punches, whatever your little heart desires! If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Good luck, and if you end up making this type of card I'd love to see what you come up with, so please drop me an email with your creation! :o)

Have a great day and Happy Stampin'!

Another Valentine Card

Hi Stampers!

I made my very FIRST Stair Step Fold Card. I had seen lots of samples of these cards floating around and kept wanting to make one, but just kept putting it off. Well, I wanted to make a Valentine card for a dear friend of mine, and decided that I had put this off long enough. So I did it! I think it turned out pretty nice, though I think in the future I will make the back panel a bit bigger. But all in all, I love it! I'd love to hear what you think...

You can find the instructions on how to make a Stair Step Fold card by going to SplitCoast Stampers. They have lots of great ideas, techniques and sketches to try out. It's a wonderful site with lots of resources!

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Stamps: Love You Much, A Happy Heart

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Close To Cocoa

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Heart To Heart Punch, Word Window Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Flower Fusion Too, Silver Brads, Blender Pens, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Dimensionals

Have a great day and Happy Stampin'!

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

Hi Stampers!

Sorry this post is so late but again, school is so hectic for me right now! Well, I just wanted to share with you the cards I made for the children in my class. They came together fairly quickly, and all of them measure 4x4. Since my school has a "No candy" policy I gave each child a Valentine's pencil, heart eraser and Valentine's sticker. They loved it!

Here's a group shot of the cards, aren't they cute!

With this first card, I paper pieced the cute birds from the Love You Much stamp set using the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper. I also used the scallop edge punch to add some detail to the bottom of the card. I love it!

For the second card I stamped the elephant from Happy Heart Day in Jet Black Staz-On ink and colored him using the Stampin' Write Marker in Going Gray. The rest of the images (heart, flowers and grass) were colored in using Blender pens and Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss and Pink Pirouette ink. The card is the same layout as the above card I just turned it on it's side so that the elephant would fit nicely. The background paper is again from the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper.

The final card uses the little mouse also from the Happy Heart Day stamp set. I think he is soo cute, holding that heart. He was also stamped in Jet Black Staz-On ink and colored in using blender pens and Close To Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Tangerine Tango Ink.

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Stamps: Love You Much, Happy Heart Day

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango, Close To Cocoa, Jet Black Staz-On

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Blender Pens, Going Gray Stampin' Write Marker, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Snips

That's all for tonight, just a reminder, Sale-A-Bration is still going on through the end of March. Earn FREE stamps, ribbon or Designer Series Paper for every $50 you spend in merchandise! Click the catalog on the left for more information or contact me! Plus, you receive a FREE catalog for every online order you make through my website.

Have a great night and Happy Stampin'!

Thanks from the Heart

Hi Stampers! I just wanted to share with you a card I whipped up on Sunday. I was looking for a Thank You card to make for my customers that was not only quick and simple but pretty as well. So I was doing some blog surfing and came across this card, by Dawn Griffith. I fell in love with it right away. It came together in mere minutes!

The hearts are punched out using the Heart to Heart Punch and the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper. The "Thank You" sentiment is from the All Holidays stamp set. I also added some hearts to the envelope to match the card.

Sorry the picture is dark but my Natual Light lamp is broken! :o( I'm not sure what happened to it, after several years of owning it, it just gave up on me. So now I have to buy a new one, until then I think my pictures will be a little dark.



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Stamps: All Holidays
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Paper: Very Vanilla, CandyLane Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Heart to Heart Punch

Have a great night and Happy Stampin'!

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Have a great night and Happy Stampin'!