Decorating Shower Curtains and more!

Hi Stampers! As many of you know, Stampin' Up! has released a brand new home decor line, Decor Elements. Well, as this line continues to grow the wonderful innovators at Stampin' Up! have come up with some wonderful home decorating tips using the Decor Elements.

Click the video on the left to learn how to use Decor Elements to add a new, unique look to your Shower Curtains and more! How awesome is that?


To view the entire line of Decor Elements, just click on the brochure on my sidebar. Enjoy!


Have a great Saturday and Happy Stampin'!

Raspberry Birthday Wishes

Hi Stampers, Happy Spring Equinox! I am so excited that Spring is officially here. The flowers are blooming, the weather is warming up and the birds are singing. YAY!!

Today I'm sharing with you a Birthday card I had originally made for the UdderlyAwesome Demo Meeting at the Spaghetti Factory this month. Unfortunately, due to last minute changes in my schedule I was unable to attend. :o( Needless to say, I now have 30 of these cards that were supposed to be swapped and now I have no idea what to do with them!

Okay, enough with the chit chat and on to the card. It's another quick and simple card but I love it just the same. I was inspired by Angie Juda (love her projects!) when making this card. I used Whisper White Cardstock and the base measure 3x3. I layered a piece of Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper to the front of it and then tied the Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon around the front of the card. I stamped the Happy Birthday image from the Wow Flowers set onto Whisper White Cardstock and punched it out with the 1-1/4" Circle Punch. This was then layered onto Rose Red Cardstock that was punched out with the Scallop Circle Punch. I also pierced a hole in each scallop with my Paper Piercing Tool. This was layered to the front of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Lastly, I stamped the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment also from the Wow Flowers Set. C'est Voila! That's it! ;o)

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Stamps: Wow Flowers

Ink: Rose Red

Paper: Whisper White, Rose Red, Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Dimensionals

Have a great night and Happy Stampin'!

Delicate Dots SAB Scallop Bag

Good Evening Stampers! My goodness, it sure has felt like Spring here the past few days. The weather has been so beautiful and warm lately that the children at my Preschool have been enjoying a lot of water play. It's been lots of fun being able to go outside without layers of clothing to keep us warm!

Okay, enough chit chat on to the project. Here is the 3rd and final project we made at Yolie's Workshop. This was my very first time making one of the 3D items using the Bigz XL Dies and the Big Shot. This particular bag was made using the Bag With Scallops Bigz XL Die. It was die cut out using the Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. We then stamped the Scalloped image from the Polka Dot Punches Sale-A-Bration set in Whisper White Craft Ink onto Bashful Blue Cardstock. This was then punched out using the Scallop Circle Punch. We then used the Be Happy sentiment from the Darling Dots Stamp Set (FREE Level 1 Hostess Set), and stamped it onto Whisper White Cardstock using Certainly Celery ink. It was then punched out using the 1" Circle Punch and layered onto the Scallop Circle using Stampin' Dimensionals. The final step was tying the 1/4" Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon. Another quick and easy project thanks to the Big Shot and the Bigz XL Dies! :o)

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Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, Darling Dots

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Certainly Celery

Paper: Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Bashful Blue

Accessories: 1/4" Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Bag With Scallops Bigz XL Die, Big Shot

Okay, that's it for tonight! Have fun, and remember only 2 weeks left for Sale-A-Bration. Happy Stampin'!

Wonderful Announcement from Stampin' Up!

Hi Stampers!

Oh my goodness, Stampin' Up! announced a great new way to become a demonstrator...
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Urban Garden Thanks

Good Evening Stampers and Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here is the second card we made at Yolie's Hostess Workshop. Isn't it simple yet elegant? I really liked the color combination with this card and despite the ribbon, I think it would still work as a masculine card. What do you think? The main card is made out of Basic Gray Cardstock. We then used the Scallop Edge Punch on a strip of Baja Breeze Cardstock and layered a piece from the Urban Garden Designer Series Paper over it. Next, we used the 3/8" Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon (Love it!) and tied it around the card base. We then stamped the "Thank You" sentiment from the Thank You Kindly Stamp Set in Basic Gray Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock. It was then punched out using the Key Hole Punch and layered onto a piece of Basic Gray Cardstock. Then we attached this to the cardbase using Stampin' Dimensionals. That's it! Doesn't get any easier than that. :o)

All Supplies Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Thank You Kindly

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Urban Garden Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Key Hole Punch, 3/8" Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Have a great night and Happy Stampin'!

Fifth Avenue Floral

Hi Stampers! Well, I'm feeling a little bit better today, though I still have an ongoing headache. Here is a group picture of the projects we made at Yolanda's House (my upline) at the beginning of this month. Aren't they great?

The first card we made was using the NEW set, Fifth Avenue Floral. I really love this set and hope to order it real soon. There have been lots of samples floating around with some really great color combinations using this set, but this has to be my favorite one so far. For the flowers, we stamped them using Night of Navy, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss. It was really easy, just stagger the flowers and stamp. Don't be afraid to layer them on top of each other. The result is beautiful, trust me.

The flowers were stamped on Whisper White Cardstock and layered onto Night of Navy Cardstock. We then punched the edge of a piece of Kiwi Kiss Cardstock using the NEW Eyelet Border Punch. Last, we tied the Baja Breeze 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon around the card and stamped the sentiment Birthday Wishes from Garden Greetings in Night of Navy Ink. That's it, couldn't be any easier but the result is lovely!

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Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Garden Greetings

Ink: Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze

Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Night of Navy

Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Baja Breeze 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Have a great Monday and see you tomorrow with the next sample from Yolie's Workshop!

Fresh Cuts Tote

Hi Stampers! I started feeling a little under weather last night when I got home, and unfortunately I had to cancel my workshops for this weekend. I didn't want to, but my body has been really achy and I've had a headache all day today. So apologize for the inconvenience and I hope to reschedule soon! Okay, now on to the project.

The final project we made at Sandy's Fresh Cuts workshop was this cute little tote to hold the Fresh Cut Notes. You could give this away by itself or include it with all the Fresh Cut Notes, as a gift. It is made out of three pieces of the Tea Party Designer Series Paper. The instructions Sandy provided for us were very easy to follow and so this little tote was quick and easy to assemble. We punched out the top of the tote using the brand NEW Eyelet Border Punch. It's similar to the Scallop Edge Punch and adds a very nice and elegant look to your cards and projects.

The front of the tote is decorated with just the front piece of the Fresh Cut Notes card. We again used the Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate for the front of the card and attached a piece of the Tea Party Designer Series Paper to the back of it, peeking through the flower. The flower is embellished with the flower image from the coordinating Fresh Cuts Stamp Set, which was stamped onto Almost Amethyst Cardstock and then cut out. It is attached using a Purple Rhinestone Brad. This is all layered to a piece of So Saffron Cardstock and then we tied a piece of the dyed 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon around the card and tucked it under the front flaps of the tote. The handles for the tote also uses the 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon which was dyed using Almost Amethyst ink. That's it! Your little tote is now ready to be given away!

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Stamps: Fresh Cuts

Ink: Almost Amethyst

Paper: So Saffron, Tea Party Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Fresh Cut Notes, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Dimensionals, Whisper White Taffetta Ribbon, Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Big Shot

Reminder: There are only 2 weeks left of Sale-A-Bration so don't delay! Take advantage of all the cool freebies by ordering from me online or contact me to place your order or if you have any questions.

Tune in tomorrow, I'll be sharing some projects my Upline Yolanda had for us to make at her last Hostess Club Workshop. Have a great Saturday!