Blue Roses

Happy New Year to everyone.

I made a couple of thank you cards today. I have been under the weather lately and I have missed stamping. The new catalog from Stampin up is awesome.

Happy Stamping

A Quick Fold

A quick couple of folds and you have yourself a cute envelope pocket. We made these at my last workshop and everyone including myself were amazed and (wowed) how easy and fast they were. I even tried some with wrapping paper and they turned out great. For these two I used the Dashing paper from Stampin up.

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Let us br grateful...

Let us be grateful to the people that make us happy. I made these cards today with the beautiful satin ribbon from Stampin up and the again with the designer paper "dashing".

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simple green

I love how this card is simple green, I used Designer paper again "Dashing" from Stampin Up.

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Three Christmas cards

Three Christmas Cards made in a snap with the awesome Dashing Designer paper from Stampin up.

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Special Cards

I made a couple of special cards for friends. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their family and friends

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never been far away

Hi everyone,
I never have been far away. I just can not find the time to post my cards on my blog. I have several projects in the works and hope to post them soon.
For some strange reason I can not log on to the Splitcoaststamper's site or any of the blogs sponsored by them. Has this happened to any of you? The page comes up unavailable. I checked the site on a friends computer and had no problems.
Here is my promise to post some exciting cards soon.
Happy stamping

Birthday Wishes

Hello everyone, I am still here. I have been busy work and family lately. I have been stamping cards for customers and planning for a workshop. I made this card last night for a co-worker. If my plans for the weekend turn out I hope to stamp later.

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Birthday Criss cross card

Here is my first try with a Criss cross card, I like how it turned out. this will be a special card for my sister's birthday and I will submit it for a extra bingo number in Barb's game starting soon.

make a wish

Here is a card for the Bingo game on Barb's site. I won last round! Yea!! I have been playing this game since she started and the other player's have entered some awesome cards. I get new ideas all the time. Check out this lady's blog and get inspired.

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Beate Challenge #19

I made this card for my brother in law's birthday and also to enter into Beate's weekend challenge. wish me luck I would love to win a prize. check out her awesome site for some great ideas.

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2 RAKS

This last week I received 2 RAK cards. These beautiful cards came through the mail to brighten my day and they did thank you ladies. The little bird card came for melissa you can check out her blog here. And the trio of yellow flowers came for Dee over at splitcoast web site.

snailmail

I made this card today for the challenge on splitcoast website for the featured stamper Inglishrea she is an awesome stamper. I am also entering it on Barb's bingo game for an extra number. New round starts Tuesday.

I hope everybody takes the time to stamp this long weekend.

happy stamping,

beautiful dreams

This card was inspired by the sketch challenge that beate has each weekend

Check out her blog for some awesome ideas.

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card of comfort

Today I needed a card for a friend.

dragonfly water colored

I have started back to school and I finally found time to post today.

This set was a hostess set in the last Stampin Up catalog I can not remember the name. I love the look of it when it is water colored. Happy Stamping

So KInd with buckle

This so kind buckle card was a big hit at my last workshop. The "priceless" stamp set worked out great. Soft sky card stock was perfect for the colors on this card. The swirls and flower were embossed with versamark ink and clear embossing powder. This is also a card I have submitted for another Bingo number at Barbs's blog.She is running a great Bingo game on her blog. She has challenged all players to make a card using the In colors from Stampin up.

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my sister's card

My sister and I stamped. It was so much fun stamping with her. She (with my help, lol) stamped this anniversary card for her DH. she was unsure at first but we played and laughed and she relaxed and stamped.

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blue bayou double fold card

This card is double folded I think you call it a "Z" fold not sure. I used Blue Bayou so this should work for an extra number in Barb's Bingo game. And the Splitcoast color challenge this week was blue bayou, chocolate chip and sahara sand.

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color comb for bingo

Here is another entry for Barb's Bingo game. I need lots of numbers call to win this one. The challenge was to use the color combo of green, pink and brown.

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Girlfriends of mine

I asked my friends that came to stamp at my house to bring a stamped card to share. I love to see what they are stamping also when we have a workshop.

They are beautiful cards.

It is always fun to see the different ways people create cards. love the way Teena used her punches.

Olaine made three cards, all different looks using the same stamp.

Nancy used some awesome designer paper as well as the her new stamp set "Its all good" from Stampin UP.

thankful thoughts gift bag

At my workshop Sunday we made a lunch bag into a gift bag. Using the "Thankful Thoughts" new stamp set from stamping up and the window punch for the handle it went together great.

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scallop card

Here is a fun card we made at my workshop yesterday. I demoed the scallop trick using the slit punch. I love this new set "Garden whimsy". The bright summer color tempt turquoise is perfect.

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garden flower

Here is another entry for the bingo game at Barb's site.

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snail in the garden

Used my snail for the first time today I love this set. I used the sketch suggested from Barb's Bingo game. Check out her awesome blog.

Summer Smile

I made this card today to double for two challenges first the Splitcoast summer theme. Second beate weekend sketch challenge. Colors look some what off in picture. I used the color coach for this combo, rose red, glorious grean, brillant blue cardstock and ink, I use designer paper from stampin up also. Summer is all about smiles and laughter. Happy Stamping.

FREE INK!!!!

WOW FREE INK PADS!!!
Here is the information contact me if you have any questions.
Or click on Stampin Up to read all about it.

Choose Your Family Promotion
August 10-September 30, 2007
Promotion Details:Being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is a fun and rewarding way to share your love of stamping with family and friends. And the Choose Your Family promotion is a great way to share that opportunity.
From August 10-September 30, new demonstrators will get to choose a color family of Classic Stampin' Pads free when they purchase the Starter Kit. That's up to a $57.95 value in addition to the excellent value of the Starter Kit!
New recruits may choose between our four color families (Bold Brights, Earth Elements, Rich Regals, and Soft Subtles) or choose a pack of our 2007 In Color pads. Color family packs include 12 ink pads, and the In Color selection includes six ink pads.

lovely tree in the middle

Lovely "oak" tree in the middle for a entry in the splitcoast sketch challenge yesterday. I stamped the oak tree in true tyme ink then used markers to highlight some color to the leaves. I created the circle in the middle with my cuzzle cutter.

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Friend tag in the middle

My card today will be linked with the bingo game at Barb's site. I made it easy on my self and used my square punch from Stampin Up.

I have been so busy preparing for my August workshops that I hope to download pictures of soon.

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RAK

Love this card from Marji it came in the mail as a RAK (Random Act of Kindness). The saying in the card is great " getting old ain't for sissies - bette davis. I had to laugh it was just what I need on a day when I was whining about getting older. Now I feel so strong. You just got to love this great hobby.

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priceless

This is a 6 x 6 page I will be showing at my next workshop. so much prettier in person. I love the rose red and river rock colors together.

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gift box

Today I tried the gift box made with one sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock. I got the idea from splitcoast web site. This came together very easy. I used real red and river rock. I needed a thank you gift and this worked great.

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best wishes

Today's color challenge was bashful blue, celery, creamy caramel, I found my self trying to find a piece of celery card stock but I started cleaning a scrap bend and found bordering blue, creamy caramel, and mellow moss close of enough I had just a few minutes to play today. This card actually came easier then I thought.

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Oh christmas Tree

I stamped up a Christmas card today to try an idea I read about on Faith's blog. She added gems to the fur tree from the stampin up set "Lovely as a Tree". I love this stamp and knew that I would like the gems on the tree. check out her awesome site.

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Baby I'm Here

I needed a baby boy card today and I also wanted to do the featured stamper challenge with Splitcoast. Today the featured stamper is LAURALY. Check her work out it is awesome.

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copper butterflies

This is my entry for Beate weekend sketch challenge #12. The sketch is a square card. I embossed the butterfly with copper EP powder. The brads spell out HOPE, to make the brads look more coppery I embossed them with copper EP powder also. this card is lovely I like the rich warm colors. check out Beate challenge for more information.

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Black & White (touch of pink)

Today the SCS challenge was to use black ink on white card stock. I love the classic look.

Simply Sent Card Kit

I stamped up the two simply sent cards from the kit today. They were quick and easy. I love the combination of chocolate chip, soft sky and river rock.

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note card gift box

This is a gift box I offered to my customers at my last workshop. I used beautiful Stampin up paper. The note cards are a quick way to enclose a note to someone.

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color challenge pink olives

Today's color challenge was using pretty & pink, regal rose and old olive. I love these colors together. I used the new hostess stamp set level 2 "garden silhouettes". First I inked the stamp in old olive then with a q-tip I wiped off the ink and used my pretty & pink marker for the flowers. I tried several different layouts and love them all.

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RAK from blog buddy

This is a wonderful card I received from my blog friend Laura. She is the first person to comment on my blog site that I did not know. I love checking her site out everyday and following along with her interesting work story. She is defending our country and staying creative with her stamping.

quick cards

Two quick cards to show. I made both of these in my RV with limited supplies.

I finally got a hold of my new stamping stuff from Stampin up. It is late but I got everything cut and mounted. I was excited to find out that the stamp set in the SU Simply Sent Card kit was already pre cut I just had to punch it out and mount it on the wood. Now where do I start?

luv ya bunches

I took a few stamping supplies on my RV camping trip I am glad a did because we had rain everyday. I challenged myself with my limited supplies. Just now unpacking my bag. My stampin up order is in BUT my sweet mother - in- law picked up my box and I can not get it from her until tomorrow.

I am still trying to crawl over my laundry mountain.

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Rockin blogger

Thanks To Laura for linking me as a Rockin' Girl Blogger. Just got home from a soggy camping trip. Rained everyday we were gone. To come back home and logged on to check my blogging friends found her sight had me linked. I have listed 5 top sites I think or Rockin' check them out.

http://www.oodabugalley.blogspot.com/

http://www.oodabugalley.blogspot.com/

http://poeticartistry.blogspot.com/

http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

http://inkinitupwithkendra.blogspot.com/

Enjoy tag and cards

Beautiful cards and fun to make. One card I CASED from the catalog and the second was to show a different way to cut out the flower. I demonstrated the fake stitching at my workshop and the guest made the tag to go with some candy in a cello bag. We had fun.

This is my last post until next week when we get back from our camping trip.

I hope everyone gets lots of stamping done. I will miss my blogger friends.

happy stamping

so safron tent topper card

This tent topper card was fun to do at my workshop yesterday.

The flower was inked first with so safron and the edges were tipped with regal rose. Window punch used for to show the words. My fellow stampers at the workshop loved the designer two sided paper.

I have packing to do and shopping also. We are leaving Tuesday for a five night camping trip. I am trying to decided how I can stamp on this trip. I do not think I am ready for the withdrawal pains.