Door Prize Basket

Alright here's a story for you...I was playing around with Photoshop, then I started searching the web for one item which lead to me looking at all kinds of other items which now have turned from "wants" to "needs"...Anywho, I kept telling myself that I should go to bed because it's getting late and now that it's 12:06 am I have realized that I am wide awake and cannot go to sleep. {evil laugh} So I decided what the heck do a quick post! {snickering & more evil laughing!} So good morning! Today's post is another regional project that I used as a door prize for the last hostess workshop that I did. This cute basket was created using the Big Shot die. I'm too delirious right now to remember the name of the die so please forgive me.

I believe the basket is in So Saffron and the tag was made using Bashful Blue and Close to Cocoa. The ribbon is the lovely {in color} Tangerine Tango. I just love those ribbons. I added some Easter grass and a little stamp and gave this sweet prize away to a lucky little girl. Cute huh? Okay, I'm going to keep this one real short and jump into bed before my darling hubby wakes up. Till my next post...keep stamping!

{big smiles!}

Without You Gift Card Folder

Happy Monday! I'm excited to share my favorite project from regional with you. This one is called Without You Gift Card Folder. It uses the Scallop Notes and the Best Wishes & More set.


First stamp the bird image four times in Chocolate Chip ink on Very Vanilla CS and punched three of the images with the 1-3/4" Circle punch and cut the fourth image out. Each punched image is adhered to a Scallop Note with Dimensionals. A silver brad is attached to the center of each felt flower and then adhered to the edge of the punched out bird image. The envelopes are lined with Baja Breeze Patterns DSP. The folder used to hold the cards and the envelopes is a (9-3/4" x 6") piece of Very Vanilla CS scored lengthwise at 4-3/4" and 5" and in the opposite direction at 2-1/2". Once folded wrap ribbon around folder and adhere. Round all corners of Baja Breeze CS and adhere to the front of the folder over ribbon. Attach strip of Baja Breeze DSP to Baja Breeze CS. Punch circle from Pink Pirouette textured CS and adhere to Metal Edge tag using SNAIL. Adhere cut-out bird to circle using Dimensionals then adhere felt flower to edge of tag. Adhere Metal Edge tag to folder using Dimensionals. Pick your sentiment to stamp below the bird images on the scallop notes, tie your ribbon and Voila! You're done! Here's a picture of the finished folder.

That's all I have for you today. Have a great Monday!

Thanks So Much Card

Today's card is another regional project titled "Thanks So Much Card." I love everything about this card. First of all it was super easy to make! It includes the Urban Oasis DSP, Eyelet Boarder Punch, 1/2" Library Clip in Chocolate Chip and Watercolor Wonder Crayons, all of which I love, love, love! LOL!

First, I repeatedly stamped the solid berries from the Soft Summer Set {that will be coming out on April 1st in the Occasions Mini Catalog} in VersaMark on the top half of Old Olive CS. Then I cut a strip of Bashful Blue CS 4-1/4" x 1/8 and adhered it to the card. I punched the edge of Urban Oasis DSP measuring 4-1/4" x 1-3/8" and adhered it to the card under the Bashful Blue strip. On the DSP is where the Thanks so much sentiment should have been, but I like to leave cards blank and wait until the occasion arises and stamp it accordingly. I stamped the outlined berries from the set in Jet Black ink on a piece of 2-1/4" x 1-15/16" Naturals White CS. Using the Old Olive and Brocade Blue Watercolor Wonder Crayon I colored directly on the rubber stamp and then sprayed it lightly with water and I stamped the image directly over the stamped outline image. Next, I distressed the edges of Natural White CS and layered it on to a piece of Chocolate CS and distressed the Chocolate as well. I tied a piece of Bashful Blue 1/4" grosgrain ribbon in a knot, trimmed the ends and adhered to the Library Clip using a Mini Glue Dot. I attached the clip to the layered piece and used Dimensionals to adhere to card. Easy peasy and so much fun! To purchase any of these products go to my website HERE and click on the SHOP NOW button at the top. I completed this post with perfect timing! My little munchkin just got up from her nap-nap. Till my next post, take care and happy stamping!

Regional Projects

Happy Aloha Friday! I apologize that it took me this long to post, but I came down with something late Wednesday night and I'm still trying to kick the lingering end of it. My family and I will be taking a one day vacation at the Westin Hotel & Resort starting tomorrow. {Yipee!} It would be me to get sick, but I don't care...we are still going! Anyway, since I won't be bringing my computer along I thought I better get going and post those convention projects that I promised.


This is the pouch that we made at Convention. I waited till I came home to finish my projects because I didn't want them to get smashed. We used textured baja breeze, kiwi kiss, we ran Tangerine Tango DSP through the big shot with the Simple Flower embosslits die. Then we carefully sanded off the orange to show the white core with a sanding block. {Cool huh!} I stamped one of the Pocket Silhouettes in baja breeze, the salutation in chocolate and finished it off with a Chocolate Corduroy Button. Here is a side view of it so you can see where you would put your pouch of goodies inside.

Well that's all I have for tonight. Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend and Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up Regional Convention, Honolulu Hawaii

Pictures...FINALLY! I downloaded the pictures from my camera so I can share the wonderful experince my friends and I had at the Stampin' Up convention that happened this past Saturday. We {Liane, Debie and I} were so excited to go! Here's our short story - just so you know! I used to work with Liane and Debie at Maui Community College. Liane started demonstrating for Stampin' Up and of course Debie and I attended her parties. Eventually, Debie signed up to be a demonstrator and after many years of being Liane's "best customer" {as she would call me} I decided to sign up too. So here we all are at the Hawaii Convention Center.

{left to right: Me, Debie Amby, Liane Awana}

Okay, so here's the second part of our story. Since the day I registered for the convention I jokingly asked Liane, "I wonder if Shelli is going to be there?" {giggle*giggle} The reason I mention this is when I become a fan of someone or something I dive head first into what ever the poison of the person might be. In this case I was already into Stampin' Up, Shelli was my only missing piece. Well, low and behold, we were all walking back into the convention center from a quick ladies room run, when I saw SHELLI! I nearly ran my poor Lee-lee over in excitement! {Sorry Liane.} She was standing right by our table. So here we are with Shelli!

{left to right: Debie, Me, Shelli, Liane}

Of course we all got her to autograph our badges. We love you Shelli! Okay, now like I mentioned Shelli was my missing piece in groupie land. To add even more glitter to it all Jaron was there! He is just FAN-TAB-ULOUS! What a sweetheart! I love you Jaron! So here's a picture with Jaron...

{Debie, Jaron, Me & Liane}

And of course we just had to do a Shaka Pose with him. Jaron when you come back to Hawaii, call me okay! {HeeHee!}

Here is some of the pictures of the many projects that were displayed.

Okay, well that's all I have for tonight. Till my next post...thanks for stopping by!