Pop of Paradise - VIP card

Good Evening All!!

I hope that everyone had a Fabulous 4th of July weekend !!!

Having some really bad storms here tonight in Minneapolis.  High winds gusting 70 to 80 mph, torrential rains almost 3" in about 2 1/2 hours and then NO POWER for about the same time period.

However, better late than not at all, right?  Tonight I want to share the "Pop of Paradise" - VIP card from the Stamp A Stack.  This is such a FUN set, especially for the Summertime!!


So let's get started shall we!

The VIP card is always a very Special card that customers can qualify to make by bringing a quest with them to Stamp A Stack.  This time there was an extra incentive to bring someone who had not attended the last Stamp A Stack in February.  All the cards for the Stamp A Stack were created and designed by Susan Campfield and Brenda Cardinal.  Thank you ladies for such Awesome cards !!   

Stamp Set:              Pop of Paradise                                                                                                       

Cardstock                                                                                                                                              

   Emerald Envy             5 1/2" x  8 1/2"    Scored @ 4 1/4"                                                                    

   Melon Mambo          2 1/4"  x  5 1/4"    and      2 1/4"  x 3 1/4"                                                              Whisper White              2" x 5"             and             2" x 3"                                                                

Whisper White               4"  x 5 1/4"  for the Inside of card                                                                

Plus a scrap for the greeting                   

Whisper White               4"  x 5 1/4"  for the Inside of card                                                               

  Stamped a few of the same leaves as on the front of the card inside too, bottom right hand corner!    

                                                           

Garden Green, Melon Mambo, and Emerald Envy Ink,   3/8" Emerald Envy Ruched Ribbon,  Dimensionals,  1 3/8" Circle Punch

                                                         

   Such an adorable card to send to a friend or a neighbor just to say "Hello" !!!                                        Easy peasy and who wouldn't want to receive this card in their mailbox?  I know, right!!                                                              

Thanks again for taking time to stop by and check out my blog.  

Happy Stamping !!!

Sue      

                                                                                                                           

Fun Z Fold Card !!

I hope that everyone had a great weekend !!

As promised, today I am sharing the Fun Z Fold Card from the Stamp A Stack this past weekend.

                                              Here is the pic that I shared on Sunday.  

It's showing how the Stamp A Stack is set up at the Stamping Station.  Along with how the card will look and the cardstock pieces that will need to be stamped.  Each customer can choose what Stamps they want for their cards.  This picture also shows the 3 different stamps that were available to use.

Above is the Closed view of the card.

This one is the Opened view of the card.  

There is a band that is folded in the shape of a "Z" which is attached to the front and inside of the card.  You can embellish on several areas of this card to add additional greetings and you could even add a gift card in the center of the card.  So many possibilities!  It truly is an awesome "WOW" card for any occasion!!

Details:

Stamp Sets:     Stylized Birthday,  Thoughtful Banners

Cardstock:    Sahara Sand  11" x 4 1/4"  and  11" x 1"   both scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2"
                     Whisper White  5 1/4" x  4"  and   3 1/4"  x  2 3/4"
                      Whisper White scrap for the banner.
DSP              Blooms & Bliss   4" x 2 1/2"

                       Tear & Tape Adhesive, Snail Adhesive, Duet Banner Punch

Be sure to give this card a try, you won't be disappointed.

Big Thank You to Susan Campfield and Brenda Cardinal for their card designs!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

June Stamp A Stack Fun !

Thought I would share a couple of pics from the Stamp A Stack this weekend!!  Fun had by all !! This was the place to be!  Inside and stamping with Friends, especially as it was 98 degrees outside yesterday.

 
                                  Everyone was so quiet, they were busy creating !!!

                               This card below is the one that I shared with you on Friday!!
                                For Details see Friday's Post.  ( Click Here )

                         
                              Next week I will be sharing this FUN  Z-Fold card below!!

This last card was the V.I.P. card
Those who brought a friend with them that wasn't at the Stamp A Stack in February got to make this special card!!  I will also be sharing this card next week with you!

I hope that you are having a Wonderful Weekend !!! 

Thank you for taking time to stop by and visit!!

Happy Stamping!!!
        Sue

Happy Mail and Floral Phrases !!

Happy Friday Everyone!!

Today I received some Happy Mail from Stampin' Up !  On May 3rd, I celebrated my 10 Year Anniversary with Stampin' Up!!  It's hard to believe that it has been 10 Years.  Time has flown by so quickly, especially when you LOVE what you Do!!  And I have made so many friendships in those 10 years.  It warms my Heart!!  Thank You Stampin' Up for changing my life in such a positive way!!

Here's the letter that I received from Shelli and Sara, along with my 10 Year Pin.

Now on to the Floral Phrases card for today.

Last night was the first evening session of our Stamp A Stack for June!  There are 4 Card Designs and everyone make 3 of each Card Design for a total of 12 cards.  The cards are created by Susan Campfield and Brenda Cardinal.  I will be sharing the other cards, but today I will share the Floral Phrases card that we made.

Here's the front of the card:

The Floral Boutique Suite is one of my Favorite Suites in the New Catalog!!
I Love how Elegant the Night of Navy and Whisper White makes this card just pop.  I absolutely LOVE the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper it is so Beautiful!  One of the Concept Artists at Stampin' Up actually creates all the patterns in this Designer Series Paper by hand painting them first which makes this DSP so Totally Amazing !!


Here is the inside of the card:

                              I love that there is a Border stamp in the Floral Phrases set.
                              It's really nice to use on the inside of the card as an accent.

Details:

Stamp set:  Floral Phrases

Cardstock:
                        Whisper White  5 1/2" x 8 1/2"      Scored at 4 1/4"
                  (2)  Whisper White    4" x 5 1/4"
                         Whisper White   1 3/4" x 3 1/4"
                         Night of Navy    2" x 3 1/2"

Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper   (3) Different Patterns    1" x 4 3/4"

Then using the Triple Banner Punch you can punch all (3) strips of the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper at the same time on the one end.
(Only because it is DSP, can you punch all 3 pieces at the same time, cardstock is too thick to do that)

Pretty simple, but so Elegant!!

Thank you to Susan and Brenda !!

So glad that you stopped by today!  I wish you an Awesome Weekend !!!

Happy Stamping !!!
         Sue

Moroccan Nights

Good Morning !!

Today, I have another card from our last Monthly meeting.  It uses the "Moroccan Nights" stamp set.
The Moroccan Nights Suite has some fun Designer Series Paper, Washi Tape, Baker's Twine, and 2 New Ribbons ( 3/8" Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon and 5/8" Delightful Dijon Mini Striped Ribbon).

Here's the card:

Makes a wonderful Background for any Occasion!  This one is a Birthday card with the New Layering Square Framelits, the ones with the rippled edge and looks like a postage stamp.
                                            Love all the New Layering Framelits!!

Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the inside, it had the border stamp from this set along the edge of the card.  It makes such a beautiful accent.  A Simple, but very Elegant card, don't you think?
                          So take a minute and stamp a Birthday card for someone today!

Details:

Cardstock:     Very Vanilla    5 1/4" x 8"   scored at 4"
                       Soft Suede      4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Stamp Sets:    Wetlands and Moroccan Nights

Soft Suede Ink, Layering Square Framelits, Dimensionals


Thank you for stopping by today!!

Happy Stamping !!!
         Sue

Graduation Card and Paper Pumpkin

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend !!  Graduation time is upon us!

I needed to make a Graduation card for a friend's son who just graduated!!  I have seen several Graduation cards but I wanted to try a shaker card.  So here is my take using the "Number of Years Framelits".

The Designer Series Paper is Retired and was from Sale-A-Bration 2016.  It was the Perfect Color, as the School colors were a Powder Blue, Silver and White.  I was happy with how this turned out.

Details:

Cardstock:     Thick Whisper White   5 1/2" x 8 1/2"  scored at 4 1/4"
                       Brushed Silver (retired)   3 3/4" x 5"    Plus a scrap for the Graduation Cap
DSP               Perfectly Artistic (retired)  3 1/2" x 4 3/4"                      

Night of Navy Baker's Twine, Metallic & Brights Sequin Assortments, Dimensionals, Large Numbers Framelits



                                  June Paper Pumpkin

                             I'm loving the Paper Pumpkin kit for the month of June !!!


Thanks for stopping by my blog today !!

Happy Stamping !!!
         Sue

My New Annual Catalog Shoebox Swap Card

When a New Catalog comes out, it's so exciting!!  This year my Upline, Susan Campfield chose to have a Shoebox Swap for us to participate in.  A Shoebox Swap is where you create a sample card, then you place all the supplies to make that card in a Shoebox for everyone else to make.  It's a lot of fun and gives us a chance to make so many different cards to use for displays for our customers.  Plus getting to use so many New Products is always exciting.  So today, I wanted to share with you my CASE of Julie Davison's card for this fun event.

When I saw this card on Julie Davison's blog, I knew that I wanted to give it a try.  I love how Julie used the Playful Palette Designer Washi Tape for the background of this card.  It just makes the tag and the sentiment pop for me !!  Thank you Julie for the inspiration!

Details:

Cardstock
Sweet Sugarplum  5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Basic Black     3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
Thick Whisper White   3 5/8" x 4 7/8"   plus scrap for the Tag

Playful Palette Designer Washi Tape, Basic Black Baker's Twine, 3/8" Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon, Sweet Sugarplum Marker, Black Stazon stamp pad, Layering Love Stamp set, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Dimensionals.

Thanks for taking time today to stop by and check out my blog !!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

New In-Colors Card

Hello, 

Today I have a card which I cased from Mary Fish's blog a while back.  I changed up my version to show off the New In-Colors for 2016 - 2018.  Always fun to create a card for the customers to actually see the New In-Colors in person!  Thank you Mary Fish for your inspiration on this card!

Simple but elegant, I love how the In-Colors pop on the black background!  I started with Thick Whisper White cardstock.  Then added a piece of Basic Black cardstock to the front with a strip of Whisper White for the greeting.  A small piece of Flirty Flamingo as an accent at the bottom.  Butterflies were then added with Basic Pearls as accents.  

Details below:

Cardstock
Thick Whisper White   4 1/4" x 11"
Whisper White   7/8" x 3 1/2"
Basic Black  3 3/4" x 3 1/2"
Flirty Flamingo   1/2" x 3 1/2"
Scraps of each of the In-Colors for the butterflies

Jewels Basic Pearls and Punches - Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly 
Cottage Greetings stamp set.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my project for the day !!

Happy Stamping!!!
         Sue  

Love and Affection Card

Good Morning!

So many New Fun Products to share, it's hard to decide which one to play with first!

Today, I have a card to share that we made at our Monthly Meeting.  It uses the New "Affectionately Yours" Specialty Designer Series Paper and the New "Love and Affection" stamp set. So beautiful, and the Designer Series Paper has copper foil accents too!!  Copper is another Trend that we are seeing this year.  The card also uses one of the New "Floral Affection" Embossing Folders, it's on the bottom right hand side of the card.  It's a wonderful WOW, for any card!

Below is a picture of the inside of the card. 

 
The card was designed by our very own Susan Campfield!  Thank you Susan for sharing this card with us at our meeting !! So beautiful, fun and easy!

Details:
Night of Navy cardstock   5 1/2" x 8 1/2"  scored at 4 1/4"
Whisper White cardstock  4" x 5 1/4"         Plus a scrap for the banner
Affectionately Yours DSP   1 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Triple Banner Punch

Take a moment this week to make a card and mail to a friend or family member !!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping !!!
         Sue

Convention Friends - 2014

Well I thought I would change it up a bit and share a couple of pics from Convention.  One of my most favorite things is meeting New Friends and seeing my Friends from prior Conventions.  Some of the BEST Friendships ever are my Stampin' Up Friends!!!!  Then I will continue with the gifts that I made for Convention.

So while I was waiting down in the lobby for my downline to arrive, I got to meet some New Friends!!  It was so awesome as they were ALL 1st Time Convention Attendees!!!  After the picture, we of course did some swapping of our Convention Cards!!     So Awesome !!

Hopefully, I will have ALL of their names in the correct placement.  Here goes:
From the right is Marla Kimmel (from Okinawa, Japan), Joy Harriger (from Orlando), missing the next person's name, Kina Dennis (from Chicago), my downline Traci Schissel (from Minneapolis), and I was also missing the last person's name.  I do know that one of my missing names is Ann (from Orlando) but I'm not sure which missing one that is.  I received cards from most of them and I was missing a name on one of their cards.  If you ladies see this post and can help me out with my missing names, I can edit my post to include everyone's name.  Just click on my Email Me Button on the left sidebar.                Thank you !!

Now I met this lovely lady outside of our Hotel.  She had the most unique Nails !!  I had to take a picture as I am a BIG nails fan.  And she even did them herself, so I was very impressed with her work!! I forgot to ask her name, but I did let her know that I would be posting her picture.  So FUN!!


Here are my Convention Swap Cards:

This one uses the New Sweet Sadie Washi Tape, the Cupcake Builder Punch and the 

Modern Label Punch and the NEW Cupcake Party stamp set.

This one uses the following stamp sets:  Flower Shop, Petite Petals, Papillon Potpourri and A Dozen Thoughts.  4 Punches:  Elegant Butterfly, Pansy, Petite Petals and the Itty Bitty Accents.

                             This is one of my Favorite stamp sets - The Work of Art !!!
                                         So many possibilities with this stamp set.


I Thank you for stopping by today!!!

Have a great weekend and do some Stamping !!!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

Convention Gifts - Part 1 ( Continued )

Wow, it's been a very busy week!!  Attending Convention has been Amazing and so much FUN !!  So much going on and so many stamping friends to see.  Sign up and join me next year in Salt Lake City for Convention -  July 22nd - July 25th.  Best decision I ever made !!!  Just click the tab on my navigation bar at the top "Join The Fun" !!!  Hope to see you there !!

Here are the Convention Highlights from this YEAR'S Convention!!!
Just in case you need to actually see how much FUN you will have !!

So let's continue with some more Convention Gift shall we !!

I made these 2 years ago, so it was time to make some New Ones!!  Inside is a 2 Year Calendar to keep track of all your important Dates and Events.  This time I used the Flower Patch stamp set.  I just Love how they turned out!

                                             Here's a closer view above for you.


Next up I have my Swap card that I made for some very Special Friends !!

I CASED this card from the Stampin' Up Annual Catalog.  I so LOVE this stamp set.  I couldn't get my close up picture to rotate, sorry.


Next up is my Bag Tag that I made for this years Convention.

I used the "On Film"  Framelits to make the Bag Tag and then put the Convention Logo inside.  The Striped Marina Mist Grosgrain Ribbon is retired, but as I used Marina Mist cardstock so it was a must use.  Then I used the Baked Brown Sugar Bakers Twine to make my bow at the top.

This next idea I saw on Becky Robert's blog - Inking Idaho a while back.  I still had some calendars to use, so this was the perfect project for me to CREATE !!!   If you want to check out Becky's version just ( click here )

Here's the open view below:

I do have a few more gifts to share, so stop back to check them out!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

February 2014 Stamp A Stack

Each year I have the opportunity to participate in my upline's Stamp A Stack.  There is one in February, one in June and then October.  We always have a great time stamping.  I finally remembered to take some pictures of some of my customers enjoying the night!

Everyone that comes completes 2 cards of each of the 5 Designs.  The cards are designed by my Upline, Susan Campfield and fellow Demonstrator Brenda Cardinal.  So here's a look at the cards that they made during this session.

Next I have a couple of pictures of some of my customers that attended the February Session:

From left to right:    Traci, Alex and Kami
Yes, "Real Men" do stamp !!  Woo Hoo !!  This is the second Stamp A Stack session for Alex.

Here's Kami and Alex working at one of the stations in the living room.

While Traci is working at another station in the kitchen.

At another station which is downstairs in the Viking room - Kami and Alex are discussing the steps in making their cards.

Now Traci is almost finished with all of her cards.  Smiles around for all.

I'll be sharing some closer views of the actual cards in my next post.

So stop by again to see them.

I do "Thank You" for stopping by today!  Maybe next time you'll be joining us for the FUN !!

Happy Birthday - Card In a Box !!

Hope that you are all staying warm, it's so COLD here in the Twin Cities.  Schools are closed yet again tomorrow and possibly Tuesday due to the cold temps and blowing snow. 

I have Lots of Birthdays in this month of January!  So as promised here is another Card in A Box for a Big Birthday!  Love these cards as there is so much that you can do to make your card a Special One.  

This is my take on making someone's Birthday a Special one !!

I've taken several pictures so you can see all the sides of this FUN Card in a Box!

I added some strips of the Medium Window Sheets to adhere the Balloons so they would look like they were floating in the air.

The back is the inside of your card.

If you missed my prior post of my Valentine's Day version of the Card in a Box, just click  ( Here ).

In my prior post I also have the link to the video that Tanya Bell did showing you how to put the box together.  I do hope that you give this FUN card a try !!  I also made another Card in a Box for my Brother whose Birthday is today, but I forgot to take some pictures of that.  Sorry.

Thanks for stopping by today !

Happy Stamping !!!

        Sue 

Card In a Box - Wow !!

Today I have a super fun Wow for you.  I demonstrated this at our Quarterly meeting on Saturday.   I saw this over at our Demonstrator Website, the original creator is Monica Gale, her creation is a larger one. Tanya Bell created a little smaller version that will fit in a A-6 envelope, which is a 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" envelope.
Tanya has a video on her blog - Stamping T   Just click ( Here )  

Mine is a Valentine's Day version of the Card in a Box:

Front view:

Right Side View:

Left Side View:

The envelope was made using the Envelope Punch Board - A-6 size.
So you start with a 8 7/8" x 8 7/8" piece of Coastal Cabana Designer Series Prints Paper, scoring at 3 3/4".


For mine I used the following Stamp Sets:  Love You More, Follow My Heart, Hearts A Flutter, Delightful Dozen and the Best of Love   Whew.....
Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush, Stazon Black, Basic Gray
Cardstock:  Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White
Red Glimmer Paper, Silver Foil Paper, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Hearts A Flutter Framelits, Circle Card Thinlits Die, Hearts Framelits, Fresh Prints Paper Pack

The possibilities are endless for this awesome Card in a Box !

I have 2 other versions that I made over the weekend, so stop back to check those out later this week.

Thanks to Monica and Tanya for sharing this project with us !!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

Love You More Card

Hello Ladies,

Just a quick post to share a fun card from the Love You More/ From my Heart January tutorial over at Chat Wszelaki's Blog "Me My Stamps and I".  

Super cute card using the Love You More Stamp set.  I'm thinking that these may be the Valentine's Day Cards for the Grandkids.  But then you never know, I usually change my mind a couple times at least.

Here's a closer view for you.

The only thing that I changed was I used the Red Glimmer paper for the Heart and I didn't add the button.

Cardstock:  Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink:  Real Red
Red Glimmer Paper, Basic Jewel Rhinestones, 1/4" Real Red Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Arrows Embossing Folder, Top Note Bigz Die, Heart Framelits, Hearts A Flutter Framelits, 7/8" Scallop Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Small Heart Punch and of the Big Shot.

Thanks to Chat for sharing her wonderful talents in her January Tutorial !!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

Happy Watercolor Card !

I have another Happy Watercolor Card to share with you today.   I saw this card over at Stampingleeyours - Lee Conrey's blog.  So this is a CASE of her card.  Simple yet, beautiful, I like those kinds of cards.

  All the colors that I used are in the Brights Collection.  Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise.  Bermuda Bay for the card base along with Whisper White. The accents for the butterflies are the Brights Candy Dots.  The lovely Butterflies are made using the Bitty Butterfly Punch.

 
Here's a closer view:   Such a cheerful card!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful weekend !!!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

A New Year a New Blog Look !!!

First, I'd like to wish everyone a "HAPPY NEW YEAR"  !!!!

I'm super excited to start the New Year with a New Look to my Blog !!!  I figured it was time for the New Crisp and Clean Look !!  So I hope that you like it as much as I do !!  My Favorite thing about my New Look is the Navigation Bar at the top!  That's been on my Wish List for a while now.  Thank you Patsy !!!

So I thought I would share a Sneak Peek with you from the New Occasions Catalog that will be out in about 2 Days!  I can hardly wait, how about you? These 2 Cards were made using the "Happy Watercolor" stamp set.  Make & Takes from our Holiday DIVA Night !!

Cardstock colors are: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White.
Inks are:  Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz
Check out the fringe, a new product coming our way !!

I'm really liking this New "Happy Watercolor" set !!  Especially the watercolor affect and all you have to do is stamp it with your favorite ink colors !

Whisper White cardstock really makes the colors pop right out at you.
Inks are:  Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz

A BIG Thank You goes to my Upline Susan Campfield for sharing her talents with us to show off this Brand New Set in the upcoming Occasions Catalog!!

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my NEW LOOK!!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

Kind & Cozy

I'm hoping that everyone is having a wonderful 4th of July weekend!  It's been a warm one here and so far no rain.  I spent the 4th of July with my granddaughter at the Twins game.  We had a great time and the weather was perfect for a day at the ballgame.  Getting ready for Convention and I can't wait!!  Something that I always look forward to each year.  So many wonderful friends have been made while at Convention, I'm so looking forward to catching up with everyone.  Only 9 days away for me!!  Woo Hoo !! 

But today I thought I would share my monthly swap card from May.  It's using the Kind and Cozy stamp set.  Such a FUN set and I just LOVE the Gingham Garden Designer Paper. 

Recipe:
Stamp Set -  Kind & Cozy
Cardstock - Old Olive  4 1/4"  x  9 1/4"  score at 3 3/4"
                   Daffodil Delight  3 1/4" x 3 3/4" and   1 1/2" x 4"
                   Whisper White  3" x 3 1/2"
Gingham Garden DSP  1 1/4" x 3 3/4"
Ink -            Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Island Indigo
Gingham Garden Designer Paper, Basic Jewels Pearls,  Stripes Embossing Folder, Small Heart Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, 2 1/2" Circle Punch,  Night of Navy 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by today!!   Have a great rest of the Holiday weekend!

Happy Stamping !!!
         Sue