Sail away Stampin Up style

This is a sneak peek at upcoming stamp set in the summer mini catalog called "sail away".  It is a single stamp for $9.95.  I totally cased the card out of the mini catalog because I loved the colors and design.  I even got to break out my color spritzer tool that I haven't had a chance to use it.  Fun, fun, fun!

birthday card buffet

Here is another card we will be doing at upcoming card buffet this week.  The stamp set is "on a pedastel".  I was inspired by the designer series paper sweet & sour speciality paper color combo of pumpkin pie and rose red.

Big shot birthday fun

This is a card I came up with for upcoming birthday card buffet.  There is no stamping on this card!  I used the sizzlet Big bold Birthday and then used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.  The paper is from a retired Simply scrappin kit which I always never am able to use up the whole kit.

More Hope and strength shares

This card I cased out of the back of new summer mini, but changed up color scheme to using pink and regal rose.  The stamp set is Stampin Up's hope and strength set, that benefits breast cancer research.
  I had this tinsel I had bought out of winter mini catalog and (gasp) never used it.  So I added some champagne mist shimmer paint with sponge dauber around the edge of tag.

clean and simple hope

Today, I was inspired to use a new set I got on pre-order for an upcoming campaign to benefit Breast Cancer.  Personally, I lost my mom to this terrible disease over 16 years ago so I always try to support any research causes in this area.

I used the clean and simple sketch .  I love this site as clean and simple is a great way to showcase the stamps.

Campaign Dates: May 1-August 31, 2011

As part of our Making a Difference program, Stampin' Up! is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in the Strength & Hope Campaign.

Throughout the 2011 Summer Mini Catalog sales period, Stampin' Up! will donate $2* from the sale of each Strength & Hope set and Strength & Hope digital kit to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF)

Get corky with it- bulletin boards

I am doing a craft fair this Saturday at the Islamic school of Rhode Island in Warwick RI.  As it is a school I wanted to have some more things kids might want to buy, so I made some bulletin boards out of cork sheets I had and backed them with 12 x 12 paper that I glued to the cardboard backing in the designer paper for stability.

I added some jumbo eyelets, big shot letters and some either sizzlets or stamped images to attach to tacks.

Sporty one for the boys...

more regional shares

These were some of my sideline friends at Regionals last Saturday.

This is one of display board samples of Shannon West's presentation of doing embossed water colors and pop art.

 It can get crazy around card display boards, these were samples of swaps done at Hartford Regionals.  I just take a grouping as you can always zoom in, but good to get some ideas.

using fabric on your cards!

Oh, I won a stamp set- Love prize patrol.  I can't show it as it is a stamp set out Summer mini catalog.