Whoooo is cute?

Excuse me while I GUSH about this punch! I lovelovelove this owl! And I have been resisting owl stamps for YEARS! But this one, ohhhhhh myyyyyyyyyy. Just order it now. Truly. {gush over. for now.} This punch comes with so many cute pieces! You can make your owl a boy or a girl, cute or manly, however you like! The branch is from the two-step bird punch.

We made this card at our hostess club last night. I love the colors in this new Designer Series Paper (DSP) called Play Date! So bright and cheerful--easy as pie to use. (Note to paper hoarders: you can order more!)

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Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Real Red, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Whisper White, Play Date DSP
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Two-Step Owl Punch Extra Large, Two Step Bird Punch Extra Large, Big Shot, Polka Dot embossing folder

For the birds

I am in love with this new set, Aviary! Isn't it darling? This card also uses the teeny-and-cute Itty Bitty Bits set and matching punches and buttons. (Ya gotta love when a whole set of things works together.)

We'll be making another card with this set tomorrow night at club! Be there or be square. :-)

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Stamps: Aviary, Itty Bitty Bits
Paper: Marina Mist, Pear Pizazz, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink: Marina Mist, Pear Pizazz, Melon Mambo
Accessories: Itty Bitty Buttons, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Linen Thread, Mini Glue Dots

New Digital Downloads!

Stampin' Up! has some great new digital downloads available today! They are each $ .95! Download them today from my Stampin Up Website!

Bitty Bat Punch Digital Download (122152)

Eyelet Border Punch - Digital Download 122150

 Ornament Punch - Digital Download 122154

  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch - Digital Download 122151

And my favorite: Two Step Owl Punch - Digital Download 122153

Celebrate!

There is so much to celebrate this time of year! Birthdays, Independence Day, family get-togethers. I'm looking forward to Stampin' Up!'s new catalog that goes live TOMORROW! This is a sneak peek!

The designer paper is from the new Greenhouse Gala pack. I love this print! It reminds me of the flowers my Grandpa used to grow. {sniff, sniff} He was a marvelous gardener!

The card base is also new--Marina Mist, with a layer of Early Espresso. I also used Peach Parfait. The ribbon is new, too! So exciting to have 1/8" taffeta! The greeting is from Matchbox Messages. Can you see the little sparkle? That's my Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz! (say that 3 times fast, I dare ya!)

Hope you find something great to celebrate this week!

Bookmark in Pink and Red

I'm kind of on a bookmark-making kick! Partly because there are so many beautiful papers retiring, and partly because my beautiful children are always losing my bookmarks for me. My mother says eventually I'll have to stop blaming them when I can't find things, but it's working for now. :-)

You can't really see it in this picture, but the Designer Paper has glitter on it! It's the Sending Love Specialty paper from the Spring Mini (now retired). So I added more glitter to keep with the theme. I stmaped the flowers from With All My Heart in Real Red Craft ink and embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. (Why doesn't "iridescent" have two "r"s???? It totally should.)

Now we'll see how long it takes before my pretty sparkly bookmark disappears into someone else's stack of summer reading!

Happy Father's Day!

We made this card at the Aloha Catalog Party this week. I'm using mine for Father's Day, but this card would work for just about any occasion. There isn't a pattern in this Designer Paper pack that I don't love!

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Stamps: Tropical Party, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Tempting Turquoise, Island Oasis DSP
Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Markers, EE brads, sponge

Island Bookmark

If you came to the Aloha Catalog Party last night, you got to make this cute bookmark! Bookmarks make great gifts, or if you're an obsessive reader like we all are at my house, you always need another one! Once again, I was inspired by my good friend Brandi for the bookmark idea and layout!

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Stamps: Tropical Party (Summer Mini)
Paper: Crumb Cake (the new Kraft), Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Island Oasis DSP
Ink: Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black Marker (for doodling)
Accessories: Corner Rounder, Small Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Cropadile, Jumbo Eyelets, Kraft Taffeta ribbon, Brads (Bold Brights and Earth Elements), Big Shot, Island Floral Die

Aloha!

Loving this designer paper and the matching stamps and die! Here is another project from the Island Oasis set in the Summer Mini Catalog. I die cut the flowers and then stamped the smallest flower image inside them--gotta love unmounted stamps for that effect! The Brandi-esque doodling has become a necessity on most of my cards lately! Good thing I have gifted friends to improve my creativity!

Don't forget the Aloha Catalog Party Tuesday night at 7 pm! You can see this card in person and make a couple cute Island projects!