Polka-Dot Treat

Are you ready for another week? I am! Today's post is of my first try using the Matchbox Bigz XL Die (114890 - $42.95) and coordinating Matchbox Message (113800 - $25.95) stamp set that will be coming out on April 1st in the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog.

The CS and DSP is from Papertrey Ink, the ribbon is from Ben Franklin Crafts and the candy inside is Nuggets from Hershey's {this is me being a smarty-pants, Tee-Hee!} Here's the inside shot...

I just want to remind everyone that the last day of Sale-A-Bration is March 31, 2009, so don't forget to get your order in to your Stampin' Up! demonstrator so you can score FREE products from the SAB catalog with any order of $50. Till my next post...Toodles!

Pink Pirouette Birthday Pouch

Happy Aloha Friday! Today's post will be short 'cause I have an appointment to be at soon. The project of the day is my tweaked version of the pouch we made at regional. It's my Husband's Aunty's birthday and my son was looking through my stash for a card to give her. {isn't he a sweetheart!} I decided to step it up a bit and create a SWEET gift by adding some Hershey's kisses.







I used Textured Pink Pirouette CS for the pouch, Very Vanilla for the faux ribbon, a piece of dark pink scrap for the flower which I ran through my Big Shot using the Sizzlits Flower Blossom die and popped it onto the ribbon with an antique brad. The Upsy Daisy is stamped in Pink Pirouette and the Birthday Celebrations is a combo of Pink Passion and Close to Cocoa. Here's a side view shot...

And the back view...

I punched the same dark pink scrap and the closure of the pouch with the Eyelet Boarder Punch and staggered the two. So that's all I have time for today. Make sure you put your hand in the candy jar and try out for the Candy that's Up for Grabs in my sidebar. Till my next post...Toodles!

Birthday Cuppie!!

It's Aloha Friday...No work till Monday...Do-Do-Do-Do {LOL!} Today's card I made for my Cousin-IL's baby's, 1st Birthday party which is tomorrow. {Happy Birthday Shaila!} I have been wanting to do a cupcake card for some time now and this was a perfect opportunity.




The brown CS used for the bottom of the cuppie was some left over that I purchased from Island Paperie. All the dark pink CS and DP I used is from Papertrey Ink. A gift I got from a SWEET Friend! {Thanks Jan-Jan!} The other CS is Pink Pirouette and Lovely Lavender. These papers all matched so perfectly with this adorable DP. It has cute little elephants, bunnies and duckies printed on it. Perfect for any little one. I ran the Pink Pirouette CS through my Big Shot with a Flowered Texturz Plate I purchased from Ben Franklin . I used the SU Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits Die. The die comes in a 4-pack and is so easy to use. Then I sponged the edges of the cupcake top and the flower textured CS with Pink Pirouette ink. I covered the dot sprinkles and the birthday candle flame with Stickles to add some Bling. No little girl should go without BLING! I sponged the edges of the flower with classic Summer Sun. I ran the bottom of the cuppie through my Crimper and finished by adhering everything together. It actually came out better than what I expected. Here's a close up of the Cupcake and flower.

I'm going to finish by decorating the inside. I just had to wait for little Miss Makena to take her over-due nap. If you have time would love to hear your comments on this card. Well, I told myself I would spend 1 hour a day maximum on the computer so that I have more time to craft and do other things around here. So I'm signing off until tomorrow. Till then have a good one and keep stampin'!

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!}

Birthday Giftbox

Happy Hump Day! I just love saying that phrase! =0) {Hee-hee!} Tonight's post is of the birthday gift my son gave his cousin for his 14th birthday. Jason's birthday was yesterday and I needed to make a quick gift box to hold a package of Yu-gi-oh card sleeves and some $.

I used the Ho Ho Holidays template from SU's pattern library. This was a very simple design and really it took me about ten minutes total to complete. The holder itself is in Taken with Teal and I added a band and a mat in Basic Black. I stamped his name on Whisper White using Taken with Teal in the Whimsical Alphabet Lower set and cut it out before adhering it to the Basic Black square on the front. The tag is the Happy Birthday stamp from the Tags and More set. Here's a picture of what the gift box looked like empty.

And this is a close up of the gift tag.

Quick, simple and easy! Well, that's all for today. I'm off to help my son brush the tangles out of our fuzzy little Lhasa Apso {named D-zo} who's grooming appointment is long over due!

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!

Blooming Wedded Bliss

I'm back! Well, our little vacation was relaxing. It's fun to play tourist on your own island every once and awhile. Today's card is one that I made for our friend Tony who got married last Sunday. I stamped the dress image from the Blooming with Happiness set in black StazOn on whisper white CS. Then I watercolored it in lavender lace and bashful blue and added crystal stickles when it was dry. I chalked the edges of a piece of whisper white with the same colors that I used in the watercolors, matted it on a piece of lavender lace and distressed the edge. I cut out the image and popped it on the matted piece with dimensionals. The sentiment is from the same set. I stamped it in pretty in pink and wasn't happy, so I restamped it with lavender lace creating a shadow effect. The boarder was made using the eyelet lace boarder punch from fiskars. To finish it off I sponged the edges with pretty in pink craft ink and cut two pieces of ribbon and tied it in a knot. Here's a close up of the dress so that you can see the watercoloring and the glitz of the stickles.
Well, that's it for tonight. I have a few more posts lined up for you in the next few days, so stay tuned. Till then...keep smiling and happy stamping!

Jus' Me,

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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!

Easter sets from the Occasions Mini Catalog available now!!

The following stamp sets and wheel from the Occasions Mini Catalog are available for purchase NOW. This Catalog is, as they say, "OFF THE HOOK!" It won't be out until April 1st, but you can order these Easter sets now and get a wonderful jump start on your Easter projects!
Eight Great Greetings and Wagon Full of Fun are not strictly Easter, they could be used for lots of other holidays and non-holiday projects.
You can download the flyer HERE to see the sets larger and a few projects using them.

Eight Great Greetings 113822 $27.95

An Egg-cellent Easter 113196 $21.95
Egg Hunt Standard Wheel 113833 $6.50

Wagon Full of Fun 113262 $34.95

To order these sets go to my WEBSITE and click on the SHOP NOW button. I have more pictures of projects that we made at the Convention which I'll be putting it up in a day or two. Till then, Thanks for stopping by!