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

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 !!

June Stamp A Stack - Part 2

I hope that everyone is enjoying the 4th of July !!!  I know I'm a little late but here is Part 2 of the June Stamp A Stack. 

Okay, just in case you missed yesterday's post here is the Group Picture again. 

So let's begin Part 2 with the Candles In Color Card: 

This card was a BIG hit at the Stamp A Stack!  It showcases all of the New In Colors for the 2012 - 2014.  New item used in making this card is Chevron Embossing Folder.   Now who wouldn't enjoy receiving this card for their Birthday !!


The final card for this Stamp A Stack is the Love & Sympathy En Francais Card:

I did make one slight change for this card.  I added the Cherry Cobbler cardstock to it.  This card is really so elegant and could be used for a number of Occasions, by just changing the Greeting.  I love the Crumb Cake Ink on the Very Vanilla card stock, I think it gives it a Vintage look.

You can click  ( Here )  to see yesterday's post.

A BIG Thank You to Susan and Brenda for sharing their creativity with us once again for the Stamp A Stack.  Next one is scheduled for October 4th, 5th and 6th.  Hope to see everyone again in October!!

Thanks for stopping by today !!!

Happy Stamping !!!
         Sue

June Stamp A Stack - Part 1

Good morning!!  I don't know where the time goes lately.  I think I need to have 48 hours in a day rather than 24, maybe then I could stay on track. 

Today, I wanted to share with you the June Stamp A Stack cards.  For our Stamp A Stack the ladies get to make a total of 15 cards, 3 cards each of the 5 Designs that are pictured below.  My upline Susan Campfield and also Brenda Cardinal are the designers of the fabulous cards that the ladies made this month.

 I always start with the Group Picture of all the cards.


This time let's start with the lower left hand card.  My Friend Soft Silhouette Card.

For this card they stamped the image on all 3 colors of cardstock with Versa Mark and then Clear Embossing Powder.  Then took all 3 pieces and using the Tabletop Cutter made 3 strips 1" x 4 5/8".

Alternating the colors made each card different.

The second card is the Butterfly Mambo Card:                                                                                      

This card showed off the Butterfly Bigz Die and the Big Shot.  The New item here is the Alhambra Jumbo wheel.   Using the Brights Collection Designer Paper to accent and for one of the Butterflies.



The 3rd Card is the Sand and Sea Card:

The Open Sea stamp set was one of my favorites for Masculine cards.  So glad that it made into the New Catalog this year!   The ladies had their choice of making this a Father's Day card or a Birthday card.   The New item here is the Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon and the New Bitty Banners Framelits!

Stop back by tomorrow and I will share the other cards with you!

Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July !!!!!!!!

Happy Stamping !!!
Sue 

February Stamp A Stack - Part 2

Good Evening Ladies,

I hope that you've had a wonderful weekend!   As I mentioned yesterday I still have 2 more cards to share from the Stamp A Stack.  So just in case you missed the post from yesterday, let's start with the group picture again of the 5 Designs.   Card creations are by Susan Campfield and Brenda Cardinal.

So let's start where we left off then with the 4th Card.  

The Vintage Butterfly Card.  Upper center card.

Stamp Sets:   Fresh Vintage,  Perfectly Penned - was used for the inside greeting
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade
Designer Paper:  Everyday Enchantment
Ink:  Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral
1/8" Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon, Butterfly Punch

For the 5th and Final card located in the Upper right hand corner we have:  You're My Type Card

Stamp Sets:   You're My Type, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Designer Paper: First Edition Specialty
Ink: Stazon Black, Real Red, Basic Black
1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

I would like to "Thank" both Susan and Brenda for their awesome creations for this Stamp A Stack!
I hope that you enjoyed them as much as we did making them. 
The next Stamp A Stack is scheduled for June and the NEW Catalog will be out as of June 1st !!  
A whole month earlier than in past years.   Woo Hoo !!!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

February Stamp A Stack - Part 1

As promised I have the Stamp A Stack cards to share with you today.   This is the first one for this year.  With Sale-A-Bration currently in full swing you'll see some of the products for that.  The card creations for the Stamp A Stack are created by Susan Campfield and Brenda Cardinal. 

Here's the Group Picture of the 5 Designs that we made.  Everyone makes 3 cards of each design to have 15 finished cards to take home when they leave.

First up is the Apothecary Card - bottom right.

Stamp Set:  Apothecary Art, Loving Thoughts
Cardstock:  Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Ink:  Concord Crush
Labels Collections Framelits, Petal Cone Bigz Die, Dazzling Details


 Next we have the Elementary Elegance Card - Bottom Left.

Stamp Set:  Elementary Elegance
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Naturals Ivory
Ink:  Soft Suede, Poppy Parade
Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, Curly Label Punch, 1/2" Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon


The third card is the Enchanted Blossom card - Top Left

Stamp Set:  Fresh Vintage, Loving Thoughts, Curly Cute (inside greetings)
Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Naturals Ivory
Ink: Baja Breeze
Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, Blossom Punch,
1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1/8" Lucky Limeade Organdy Ribbon

 I will be posting part 2 tomorrow, so stop back by to check the last 2 cards out.

Happy Stamping !!!
         Sue 

October Stamp A Stack

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Halloween !!!  I'm still behind in posting, so today I have the cards that we made at the October Stamp A Stack.  We had a full house again this time.  All the cards were created by Susan Campfield and Brenda Cardinal.   Thanks to Both for sharing their creativity with us again at the Stamp A Stack!!!!   So let's get started shall we.

First up is the "Love and Sympathy" Card:

You really can't see the Medallion background stamp very well, but it makes this card so elegant!

This is the "Bright Hopes" Card:

I LOVE this Christmas card!  The Whisper White and Baja Breeze are really a wonderful combination for the Holiday Season.

The third one is the "Glimmer Christmas Stocking" Card:

This card is simple, but yet stunning for the Holidays.   The Silver Glimmer Paper really adds the sparkle to the Stocking. 


"The Newspaper and Ties" Card:

Now for the ever popular Masculine card.  This card uses that Funky Fold that Susan has created for a couple of other cards in the past.  I believe this card was one of the Favorites. 


The "Gently Falling" Card:

Now this isn't exactly how Susan and Brenda designed this card.  I had forgotten my camera at home and did all the stamping.  Assembly was done later when I got home, so the Grateful Greetings Banner should actually go across more towards the center of the card rather than at the bottom.  I guess I was daring to be different with this one!!! 

That 's what I always say when this happens.

I hope that you enjoyed the awesome cards from the October Stamp A Stack !!!

Have a wonderful TGIF tomorrow!!!

Happy Stamping !!!

Sue 

Summer Stamp A Stack

It's that time again!  What time you say?

Well first off tomorrow is July 1st, and we all know what happens on July 1st!!  The Stampin' Up New Idea Book and Catalog will be available to order from, starting at 12:00 pm Mountain Time!!!   Woo Hoo !! 
It's pretty exciting stuff for those of us who LOVE to STAMP!

And it was also Stamp A Stack time!  The Stamp A Stack is held 3 times a year at Susan Campfield's house, who is my upline.   At the Stamp A Stack, Susan's downline can also participate in the FUN!     How you might ask?   By sharing this event with their customers as well.

We were again over capacity with a FULL house of 22 stampers plus demonstrators ready to get started on the task ahead, which was to Stamp A Stack of cards. Five Card Designs created by Susan Campfield and Brenda Cardinal.   Everyone at the Stamp A Stack makes 3 cards of each design for a total of 15 finished cards to take home and send out to their friends or family.

So let's get started with a picture of the 5 Card Designs that everyone made.

1st up is the Upsy Daisy Does the Tango Card.  Love the Funky Fold on this card!

Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Curvy Verses
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Versa Mark
Card Stock:  Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Next up is the Fabulous Florets card.

Stamp Sets:  Fabulous Florets, Sincere Salutations
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Black Stazon
Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
5/8" Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Flower Garden Embossing Powder

Next up is the Lovely As A Tree Card.

Stamp Sets:  Lovely As A Tree, Perfect Punches, Wonderful Favorites
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso
Markers:  Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Card Stock:  Old Olive, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Sponges, Blender Pen, Round Tab Punch

And now we have the Blossom Bouquet Card.  This also is a Funky Fold card.  The top Daffodil Delight piece is the opening for the card with the greeting right behind it.  So clever!

Stamp Set:  Bold Blossom
Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Old Olive
Card Stock:  Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack Circle, Triple Layer Punch Blossom Bouquet

And for the Grand Finale - we have the Anchors Away card.

Stamp Sets:  The Open Sea, Sincere Salutations
Ink:  Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, River Rock
Card Stock:  Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, River Rock
1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch

Many Thanks to Susan and Brenda for sharing their talents with us !!!


Have a Wonderful and Safe 4th of July !!!

Thanks for taking the time and stopping by today!!

Thursday Nights Stamp A Stack - Oh What A Night Part 2

Wow, what a busy but wonderful weekend.  From Thursday Night's Stamp A Stack to Saturday at Regionals and then Sunday's Stamp A Stack.  Thought I better finish up with Part 2 of Thursday Night's Stamp A Stack. 

For those of you who missed the Stamp A Stack on Thursday Night, we had an Amazing Surprise!  Two Special Guests from Stampin' Up joined us that night.  Carrie Cudney and Donna Griffith!  It was a so much FUN to have them join us.  So let's continue with the rest of the photos from that night. 

Here's the picture again of the 5 Card Designs that everyone made.

Here are some additional pictures that I took of those who participated in this FUN evening!

This is Carrie Cudney, Susan Campfield and Donna Griffith.  
Carrie and Donna are finishing up on the "Big Wish" Easel Card. 

We missed getting our Creative Brenda Cardinal in the last picture.  She was busy helping everyone!
So from left to right:   Brenda Cardinal, Carrie Cudney, Susan Campfield and Donna Griffith.

So grateful for this wonderful evening, we had to have a Group Picture of all of us for sure! 
So from left to right we have Brenda Cardinal, Susan Campfield, Donna Griffith, Carol Rosengren, Me and Carrie Cudney.  That's alot of creativity in one house, don't you think!

I want to again "Thank"  Carrie and Donna for making this a "Night to Remember" !!     We all had a Wonderful time!!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing Oh, What A Night with me!

Have a Happy Valentine's Day !!

Happy Stamping !!
       Sue 

Thursday Night's Stamp A Stack - Oh What A Night !!

Last night was the Winter Stamp A Stack.  "Oh, What a Night it was!  The Stamp A Stack is held 3 times a year at Susan Campfield's house, who is my upline.  At the Stamp A Stack Susan's downline can also participate in the FUN!  How you might ask?  By sharing this event with their customers as well.

Well, Last Night we were over capacity with a FULL house of 22 stampers plus demonstrators ready to get started on the task ahead, which was to Stamp A Stack of cards.  Five Card Designs created by Susan Campfield and Brenda Cardinal.  Everyone at the Stamp A Stack makes 3 cards of each design for a total of 15 finished cards to take home and send out to their friends or family. 

So let's get started with a picture of the 5 Card Designs that everyone will be making.

But tonight would be a Special Night for sure!!  Why??  Because we had a SUPER exciting BONUS for all the Lucky Ladies that signed up for last nights session. 
Which is the reason for my title - Oh What A Night !!!  You see this Friday and Saturday is when Stampin' Up will be holding the "Minneapolis Regional Event" at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
So we were all SURPRISED when Carrie Cudney and Donna Griffith from Stampin' Up came walking through Susan's front door to join us in all the FUN at our Stamp A Stack !!!

 Here's a picture of  Donna and Carrie getting started on the "Wish Big" Easel card. 

This picture was taken in the Famous "Viking Room"  where I'm helping out with 2 card designs.
From left to right:    Donna, Me and Carrie.

This is our talented Carol Rosengren with Donna and Carrie.

Now we're back upstairs again.  These ladies are making the "Happy Birthday Cupcake" Card.

Now don't you wish you would have been one of these Lucky Ladies who got to share in the fun with Stampin' Up's Carrie and Donna?  This surely was a Special Treat and we say " Thank You " to Carrie and Donna for taking time out of their busy schedule and for braving the bitter cold weather to come stamp with us at the Stamp A Stack!!

I'll be sharing some more pictures of our "Oh, What A Night" with you after I get back from Regionals!
Woo Hoo!!  I have to finish some swap cards before tomorrow morning.

Thanks for stopping by !!!!

Happy Stamping !!
        Sue