Ella's Birthday Invitation.

Here is my future stamper hard at work. Ella helped me with her invitations - she peeled off the red part of the Sticky Tape and folded the cards together.

Here is the finished product. I made pocket cards and used the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set and the retired Hugs & Wishes stamp set. Also used the retired Sweet Always DSP (love that paper!!!).

I am back.

Hello! Wow, it's been a very long time since I have posted! Sorry about that. Going back to work full time, putting the kids into daycare, dealing with the kids' earaches.....it's been busy! And then of course summer....not much time for stamping! lol. Hope you all had a great summer! Lots of new, fun things with Stampin' Up' and their new catalogue and now the Holiday Mini catalogue that just started. Gets you in the mood for the holidays! I'll be having some Christmas classes soon so stay posted.

Ella and I are just in the process of making her 3rd birthday card invitations. I will post those when they are done. Here's a card that I just made. I made a similar one for a co-worker at work and she just loved it. I used the Big Shot Top Note die along with the textured plates. If you have the textured plates, spray the cardstock with rubbing alcohol first and the images really stand out. I have read that people use water, but really, use rubbing alcohol. Just spray the cardstock first and then run it through the Big Shot. Works like a charm. And can you believe it, no ribbon on the card. Hahaha.

scrapbook promotion.

This month is National Scrapbook month and Stampin' Up! is celebrating by having three great offers!

1. Buy three packs of Designer Series paper - including Speciality Designer Series paper or 12x12 textured cardstock and get one FREE! You can mix and match your papers!
2. Become a demonstrator for only $99 with the limited-time, scrapbooking Starter Kit!
3. Buy the new Jumble Alphabet stamp set - a sneak peak from the upcoming 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue - at 20% off!! Click here to see what the Jumble Alphabet stamp set looks like!

Click here to download the flyer! Offers are good until May 31st, so contact me today to place an order or you can order directly online by clicking here!!

to have and to hold.

Going to a wedding this weekend and of course, had to make a wedding card. I just got the stamp set 'To Have and To Hold' so that I could make some wedding cards as they are always good to have in your stash! I don't know what 'colour' the wedding is, so I used something classic - Basic Grey, Whisper White and Basic Black. The DSP is the Basic Grey out of the Hostess 6x6 paper sampler. I am loving the Basic Grey Designer paper and I wish I could buy a whole pack of it!!! I love the simple look of silver embossing. I used silver embossing for the bride and groom as well as the saying. I just cut the saying out and attached with dimensionals. I used the new Whisper White organza ribbon - it is so pretty. I used some vellum over the Basic Grey DSP and attached with some silver brads - I like using vellum, silver embossing and white ribbon for wedding cards. And of course, had to add in some tearing!!

button and brad ideas.

Do you have lots of buttons and brads and need a new idea on what to do with them? Try mixing and matching them and attaching them to one another! So many fun possibilities!!!

my swaps

I wanted to post these before I left for Seattle, but time ran away on me so I didn't get a chance to! These are the two cards that I swapped at the Stampin' Up! convention. I made a total of 46 cards and got 46 back. The convention was fun - Shelli Gardener (she's the cofounder of SU) was there and we even got our picture taken with her (will post that when I get it). There were probably about 1000 people there. We got a free stamp set and it was 'Best Wishes and More' on page 55 of the IBC. We made 5 different make and takes with this stamp set as well as with the Soft Summer stamp set. I will post pictures once I upload them to the computer.

Have you thought about becoming a demonstrator? They have offered the demonstrators that went to this convention, a special promotion for new people who sign up. If you sign up between April 17th and May 4th, you will receive $60 off of the Starter Kit. This isn't a published promotion - it's only offered through me as I went to this convention!! So, if you are interested or have any questions, please feel free to contact me at sunflowerz@shaw.ca! (Please note that this does not apply to signing up online).

did I tell you that I like this set??

I made another card using the 'A Good Egg' stamp set (love the name). Saw this sample here and had to case the card. I'm loving the Parisian Breeze DSP. So many ideas to make with it. It's also thicker and more sturdier than the regular DSP.

Well, hope you all have a Happy Easter!

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Parisian Breeze DSP

Stamp Set: A Good Egg

Ink: Basic Black, Going Gray (shading), Baja Breeze

Accessories: So Saffron Watercolour crayon, Blender pen, Pumpkin Pie marker, Baja Breeze striped ribbon, dimensionals