Whooo loves Sale-a-bration?

Me, me, me! I'm having so much fun with my Sale-a-bration goodies! This card uses the Ice Cream Parlor DSP and the Punch Bunch set. Both are available only through the end of March, but FREE with your $50 purchase.

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Stamps: Punch Bunch, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Peach Parfait, Brilliant Blue, Ice Cream Parlor DSP
Ink: Peach Parfait, Brilliant Blue
Accessories: Big Shot, Tulip Frame embossing folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon punch, Owl punch

A notebook trio

I inherited a love for office supplies from my father. Notebooks, pens, paperclips, staplers . . . . . {sigh of happiness}. So when I found out I could make my own notebooks, I was in a little bit of heaven! The Love Letter DSP is one of my favorites in this catalog! These notebooks were gifts for some special friends, and I hope they know how much I love them!

Right on the button!

Another February club card! I can't seem to make anything but Sew Suite projects these days. First we made our own background stamp by placing several button images from the Button Button set on a large clear block. We stamped the right side of this card in Early Espresso ink to add a little texture. The button card is from one of the great sheets of Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper (DSP). I trimmed several images so each club member could make the one she liked best. We used the Sweet Buttons Embosslit to make a coordinating button from cardstock, then clear embossed it to make it look even more realistic!

The Sew Suite set of productts make creating so easy!

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Stamps: Button, Button (Mini 34, 122040), Sew Suite (Mini33, 122009), Bring on the Cake (Mini 20, 121958)
Paper: Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Sweet Stitches DSP (Mini 32, 121781)
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Corner Rounder punch, Daffodil Taffeta ribbon, Sweet Buttons Embosslit (Mini 36)

Button Button Stamp Set

Sew Suite Stamp Set

Sweet Buttons Embosslit

That's going to need stitches

I tried to resist all the Sew Suite stuff, I *really* did! But I failed. How could I resist that Designer Paper???? and the Fabric Covered Buttons??? Ohhh, and the jumbo wheel!

This sketch comes from the Clean and Simple website--FTL 125. We made this fun card last night at our monthly hostess club meeting.  In the past, I have unmounted and cut up several jumbo wheels, but this one seemed particularly suited to being "de-wheeled."

It's easy to do--just cut along the glued seam on the wheel with your craft knife. The rubber will peel off the wheel. I used my Tabletop Cutter to slice the stitches apart. I swiped a bit of Multi Glue along the back of the rubber and allowed it to dry, and now it works perfectly with a clear block! Even my clubbers who were sure it would be too hard were surprised! Because the strips are so narrow, it's easy to get them right where you want them on your image.

We used strips from the delightful Sweet Stitches DSP pack and then added Chocolate Chip stitching! I think I'll use the images from this wheel a whole lot more unmounted than I would otherwise! Give it a try and see what you think.

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Stamps: A Word for You (158, 120528), In Stitches Wheel (Mini 34, 121946)
Paper: Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Sweet Stitches DSP (Mini 32, 121781)
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Sweet Stitches Fabric Brads (Mini 36, 121880), Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

 

Bugs and Kisses

Every month, my stamp club does a swap. This month's theme was "nature." Bugs and Kisses has been around for awhile, and it was calling out to me to be used! The designer paper is from Stampin' Up's Sale-a-bration kit--Ice Cream Parlor. The colors are bright and fun and inspired the colors for the "bugs." What sets are lonely in your stamp drawer????

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Stamps: Bugs and Kisses
Paper: Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Ice Cream Parlor DSP
Ink: Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Pacific Point
Accessories: 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, dimensionals

Simply Adorned for Valentines Day

I have to admit to not jumping on the jewelry bandwagon right at first. It seemed fine, but not anything I'd be interested in. But now I am! It's amazing how fun it is to work with that tiny canvas! These images came on a tag Stampin' Up! sent to demonstrators on a free Valentines sample. I added rhinestones and think these Simply Adorned inserts turned out GREAT! Check out the Love Impressions rub ons (121886, page 8 in the Occasions Mini Catalog) for similar images!

Simply Adorned Chain 24" (116800)
Simply Adorned Charm 1" x 1 1/4" (116798)

Ice Cream! Ice Cream!

This was my swap for Sale-a-bration. I really love the papers and die cuts in the Ice Cream Parlor pack! Add in the fact that you can get them free with a $50 purchase, and you'll *really* love them!

Click here to see what's available for free with your $50 order! 

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Paper:  Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Ice Cream Parlor DSP
Accessories: Sewing machine, 1/8" Daffodil ribbon, Daffodil Brad, Ice Cream Parlor Quick Accents

Stampin Addicts Sale-a-bration Blog Hop

Join my talented friends at Stampin Addicts and see what they've done with all their  new Sale-a-Bration goodies! Click here to go to the first blog!