A Little Birthday Cheer

What a great birthday card for a teenage boy! The creator, Jill Coleman used the stamp set, A Little Birthday Cheer for the sentiment on this card featuring the new Travel Journal Designer Series Paper which is layered over Night of Navy card stock that has been textured using the new Square Lattice Impressions Folder from the summer mini catalog. I received this card in the SUDSOL swap.

Island Oasis Designer Series Paper Featured

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Price: $9.95
Transport to a tropic locale with the vivid colors and lively patterns of our Island Oasis Designer Series paper. With our coordinating Tropical Party stamp set, Island Floral Bigz die, and Island Oasis party favor boxes, you’ve got everything you need to throw a luau that won’t soon be forgotten. To see the paper used on a card project, click on the title to this post.

Saturday Sketch

Here is another scrapbook page sketch created in My Digital Studio to inspire you! Have a great weekend!

Itty Bitty Bits

This card is so cute! The creator, Kathy Thisted, used the new Itty Bitty Bits stamp set from the summer mini catalog to create this card for her SUDSOL swap. I love how she highlighted the little bird with the new Itty Bitty Shapes punch. She also modified a flower from the Flower Trio Punch to make that adorable butterfly! What an awesome idea!

Sentimental Journey

I love this card! I really like how the creator, Phyllis Strickland,  used the 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Chocolate Ribbon and the Jumbo Silver Grommet! This card also features the new Log Cabin Smooch Spray from the summer mini catalog. This card just makes me dream of hopping in the car, driving to the airport, hopping on the plane, getting on a cruise ship, and making this card with Sentimental Journey to tell you all about it! LOL! This card was also received in the SUDSOL swap.

Sentimental Journey Happy Retirement

What a great idea for a retirement card! Sentimental Journey is a new stamp set from the summer mini catalog and is a great set for celebration any of life's journeys! This card was created by fellow demo Patti Pylant and was part of the SUDSOL swap.

Sweet Scoops

Okay...is it warm enough for ice cream yet? Not that I need it to be warm to want ice cream! LOL! This is such a fun set for summer! Sweet Scoops is a new set in the summer mini catalog. It promises to be a lot of fun! This card was created by fellow demo, Sherri Eddleblute and I received it in the SUDSOL swap. If you are a fellow demonstrator and you are not familiar with SUDSOL you can check it out through the icon on my sidebar!

Tropical Party

Well...it is finally starting to heat up around here! A good day for a Tropical Party card! Tropical Party is a new set in the summer mini catalog. This card also features the Island Oasis Designer Series Paper from the summer mini. This card was created by fellow demo, Chrissy Meyers. It's another SUDSOL swap card!

Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Featured

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Price: $7.95
Add a classic texture of richly embossed lattice work to a card or paper craft project using our Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder die. Not only will its alluring lines immediately command the eyes, but those entranced by it may not be able to resist running their fingers across its surface. I love this embossing folder! To see a card created that uses this folder, please click on the title to this post!

Saturday Sketch

Here is another scrapbooking sketch from My Digital Studio. Isn't this adorable? May is National Scrapbooking month - get caught up on your scrapbooking before the summer gets too busy! Have a great weekend!

Watercolor Trio Thanks So Much

I received this pretty card in the SUDSOL swap. This card was created by fellow demo, Karen Weber, using the Watercolor Trio stamp set from the new summer mini catalog.

Watercolor Trio From The Heart

This card is so beautiful! I participated in a SUDSOL swap and got this fantastic card created by fellow demo, Carol Siers. This card was created with my new favorite set, Watercolor Trio!

Awash With Flowers Sympathy

I received this pretty card swapping with an fellow demo, and old friend, Peggy Goetzke at the Milwaukee Regional. A very simple, classy design using Awash With Flowers which will be available for purchase again when the new catalog goes live in July.

Scrapbooking With Stampin' Up! Video

I love looking at scrapbooks! I have yet to be a consistent scrapbooker. I guess the instant satisfaction of a making a card is just too powerful for me to overcome! LOL! Thankfully, Stampin' Up! has provided this video eye candy so I have something to share with you scrapbooking addicts! Enjoy!

Saturday Sketch

May is a great time for a wedding! On the 19th we will be celebrating 31 years together. My how time flies! This cute scrapbooking page created in My Digital Studio makes a great sketch for a wedding album page! Have a great weekend,

Awash With Flowers Crayon Resist

Isn't it amazing how many things can be done with this stamp set? Awash With Flowers really was not in my comfort zone of stamping but once I sat down with it and started working with it...I had so much fun! This is another of the cards we created in my Awash With Flowers class last month. This awesome stamp set will be available for purchase again in July - so if you didn't get in on the sneak peek order - you will be able to get it in July. This card showcases the crayon resist technique! I love how the Bitty Button accent mimics the shape of the Scallop Circle die cut.

Awash With Flowers In Watercolor

I love how this card turned out! We created this card in my Awash With Flowers class last month. This set is so versatile! The watercolor was done with our Watercolor Crayons. For the flower the crayon was color directly unto the stamp and then spritzed with water. The "washed" background around the flower was watercolored with the aqua-painter picking up the color from directly from the crayon. We layered a tone-on-tone Very Vanilla textured with the Stampin' Up! Square Lattice textured impressions embossing folder. There is a little bit of satin ribbon. It is a very elegant look!

May Color Combo

Here is a bright, warm color combo to help warm us up a bit!

Awash With Flowers Paper-Piecing

How cute is this? We made this card in my Awash With Flowers class last month. This set is great for paper-piecing! The polka dots on this designer series paper from the Sweet Pea paper stack make adorable flowers. We even added a cute little Bitty Button accent to the card!

Extra Large 2-Step Bird

My friend Joy made this card for me for my 50th birthday! I have the greatest friends! They all made a point of making my birthday cards with Stampin' Up! supplies! Joy used her new Extra Large 2-Step Bird punch. It makes the cutest bird!

Bitty Buttons Featured

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Price: $4.95
Add a bit more eye-pleasing detail to your projects with Bitty Buttons. These clear mini buttons coordinate with both the Itty Bitty Bits stamp set and the shapes in our Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack. Mix them all together for a charming spell of itty bits for your favorite keepsakes. These are so much fun and easy to color coordinate! To see a sample of one that has been color coordinated on a card, click on the title to this post! Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's all there!

Saturday Sketch

In celebration of National Scrapbooking Month - here is a scrapbooking sketch created for you from My Digital Studio! A family page is very appropriate for Mother's Day weekend! Have a great one and be sure to  remember your mom this weekend. Happy Mother's Day to all you fantastic mom's out there!

Birthday Bliss

This very nice birthday card came from my friend Brenda, a fellow demo! It was fun getting hand-stamped cards! I need to send more! I have so much fun making them...but I don't send them like I should! The stamps and designer series paper were from Sale-A-Bration so they are no longer available...but if you were lucky enough to get this free stuff...here is an idea for you to copy!

God's Beauty For 50 Years

Isn't this card absolutely stunning?! I turned 50 on April 21st and a dear friend made this card for me! I am going to be a copy cat and make this card over and over and over and over....! I believe this was a hostess set a couple of years ago called God's Beauty. I have a few more birthday cards that I will be sharing!

Wonderful Mother Awash With Flowers

Are you ready for Mother's Day?! I'm not as ready as I should be! I need to mow the yard today - so I don't think I will be getting ready today. This card was a card we created in my Awash With Flowers sneak peek class last month. This set will not be available again now until the new catalog in July - but you can bookmark the idea and come back to it then! The color combo is Basic Gray, Lavender Lace, and Old Olive. I wanted to use Old Olive ribbon...but everything we had was too wide for the proportions of my card...so I experimented! I twisted the ribbon - turned out pretty cool, don't you think?! I love the Bitty Buttons! The new Textured Impressions embossing folder, Square Lattice, is such a neat texture!

Simply Said

An oldie but goodie! This card is created with an old favorite, the Simply Said stamp set. This is an awesome example of how our new items pair well with even our older stamp sets! The Full Heart punch fits perfectly with the heart in this set.