Hearts a Flutter

Hello all! It's been a long long time since I've done any stamping. Once I get home from work and we do the daily ritual of eating, cleaning and what not, I am just too tired to do any stamping. And then there hasn't been any time on the weekends either. But somehow, yesterday I had time to make 3 cards! I was on a roll! I got some new goodies on Friday so I had a little inspiration to make something. Today's card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest. I used the new Hearts a Flutter bundle. This is such a cute set. I love those banners! The banners were stamped in Pool Party and cut out using the coordinating die. I stamped one of the heart images from the set in crumb cake on the crumb cake cardstock. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and I just colored each word with the Gumball Green marker and stamped them on their own little banner. I hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Hearts A Flutter, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Pool Party, Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral
Ink: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green
Accessories: Hearts A Flutter dies, Chevron embossing folder, Pool Party baker's twine, Heart punch, Dazzling Diamonds, green buttons

New Monthly Kit Program - Paper Pumpkin

Sweep away the mundane--your creativity carriage awaits!
I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .
* I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage).
* I come in a sweet red box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside: All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create projects.
* Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy!


It's so easy to get started.
Simply sign up for the program starting today by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep.

Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories--everything but adhesive.
Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape. The instructions will tell you everything you need to know. And they are so easy to follow -- promise.
We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.
You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.)
A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!).
There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.

Not Sure?
Starting in early March, you'll be able to try Paper Pumpkin for one month--it's a convenient way to try out the Paper Pumpkin without getting a membership. You can add a Try-It kit (item #132599) to any order.

Free Gift
The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership. This initial kit is the same for everyone, regardless of which month you subscribe. If you are a new member, we'll send the Welcome kit to you for your first month. Bonus! the Welcome Kit includes a free gift--a clear acrylic block! You will need your clear block each month to use the stamps that will come with your Paper Pumpkin.
Note: If you unsubscribe and re-subscribe later, you will get the Welcome Kit again. You might want to consider skipping your Paper Pumpkin for a month or two instead. Then you won’t have the hassle of re-signing up when you are ready for your Paper Pumpkin to reappear.


Contact me for more information on this fun new program!

Holiday Card Class

Well it has been quite a while since I've posted and done anything crafty. I went back to work in the middle of October so I've been getting used to that. Then 2 weeks after I got back we had to deal with Superstorm Sandy and the power outage that we had for 11 days. So that was interesting.

I do want to share with you the cards for my upcoming Holiday Card Class on November 29th. We will be making 5 cards using the Ornament Keepsakes bundle and Festival of Prints DSP. I love both of these things! The ornament bundle is so much fun. If only I had more time to play. :( And I love that the Festival of Prints DSP can be used for the holidays or other occasions since some of the paper isn't as festive.

And here is just a quick recap of the past couple months and what has been keeping me so busy. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Fab Friday 01 (on Thursday)

Holy smokes, a post 3 days in a row! That's craziness! Today's card is for a challenge that I came across called Fab Friday. I liked the sketch, I had some time, so I decided to play along. I wanted to do a Halloween card and this is what I came up with. I used the Wicked Cool and Border Banter sets. I used the More Mustard plaid paper from the Orchard Harvest DSP. I stamped the boots 3 times and cut them out. Then in the background I randomly stamped the bats and web in Sahara Sand. The word Spooky is from the Border Banter set and the chevron on the Lucky Limeade piece is also from that set. I think this card came out cute. Although I think there needs to be a little more space in between the word spooky and the brad but oh well. Thanks for taking a peek and be sure to check out the Fab Friday blog and play along!

Stamps: Wicked Cool, Border Banter
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Orchard Harvest DSP
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, More Mustard, Sahara Sand
Accessories: Antique Brads, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch

Serene Silhouettes

Posting 2 days in a row!! That's crazy. That hasn't happened in a while but I was actually able to get a card done yesterday that I wanted to share. I got this set when the new catalog came out but I haven't had a chance to play with it yet. I used lots of new things on this card. My favorite is the tulle ribbon that is from the Holiday mini. I also used the Festival of Prints DSP stack. This card shows how you can use the papers for non christmas cards. There are quite a few designs in there that can be used all year long. I stamped one of the images from the set first in Midnight Muse, then in Baja Breeze, then layered it on Baja Breeze. I added the lovely tulle ribbon and used a Vintage Faceted Designer button in the middle. The sentiment is from Tea Shoppe and it's stamped in Midnight Muse on Baja Breeze. Thanks for taking a look!

Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Tea Shoppe
Paper: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Festival of Prints DSP
Ink: Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Scallop Tulle Ribbon, Vintage Faceted Designer buttons, Modern Label punch

More Perfectly Preserved

Hello! I'm back with another Perfectly Preserved card. I actually made this card a couple of weeks ago but just haven't had the time to post. Someone does not like to take many (if any) naps during the day!! At least he sleeps pretty good during the night so I will take that! Anyway, for today's card I used Perfectly Preserved again and the Orchard Harvest DSP. The colors and designs of these papers are great! I love almost all of them. For this card I used the plaid design and the Raspberry Ripple dots design. Again, I stamped the Border Banter set on the cotton ribbon. I stamped the chevron design in Island Indigo. I stamped 2 pears in Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit and used the die to cut them out. The apple is stamped in Raspberry Ripple. Then I used the Textured Impressions Designer Frames embossing folder behind the fruit. And finally I added the Thank you sentiment from the set in the bottom corner. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Stamps: Perfectly Preserved
Paper: Early Espresso, Luckly Limeade, Orchard Harvest DSP
Ink: Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Rasberry Ripple, Early Espresso, Island Indigo
Accessories: Textured Impressions Designer Frames embossing folder, Cannery Set Framelits Die, Cottom Ribbon, Small Oval Punch

Perfectly Preserved

Hi! I actually did get a chance to play around with some new things last week. However, I wasn't able to photograph them and post about them until today. Since it's been so long since I've stamped, I'm not feeling too excited about the cards I made. Out of the 3 I made, today's card is the one I like the best. I'm not sure I will even post the others since they aren't so good, haha! I used lots of new goodies on this card. I thought my favorite thing was going to be the stamp set but I think it's the new Cotton Ribbon. I almost didn't get this thinking I didn't need more ribbon but I love that you can stamp on it and kind of make your own ribbon. I used the new Border Banter's set to get the chevron look on the ribbon. I stamped that in Summer Starfruit. I'm not really a fan of this color but I do love how it looks on the ribbon. The background is embossed with the Woodgrain textured embossing folder. Then I used the new Perfectly Preserved set and coordinating Framelit dies....love them!! This set is so fun and so easy to use now that you don't have to cut everything out.
I hope to have more to show you soon with this set! Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Perfectly Preserved
Paper: Rasberry Ripple, Crumb Cake, Summer Starfruit
Ink: Rasberry Ripple, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party
Accessories: Woodgrain embossing folder, 7/8 inch Cotton Ribbon, Cannery Set Framelits Dies