Trick or Treat...

Want a quick and easy Halloween treat. Cover a Tetley tea container with patterned paper and fill with pencils, lollypops, candy sticks etc. On this container I covered it using Night & Day Designer Series paper (super popular paper from the Holiday Mini) and basic Black cardstock. The stamp is from the Holiday Best Hostess set and I used the Wide Oval Punch to punch it out. I finished the canister off with Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon, black and pumpkin brads and a black sharpie to colour around the top. I filled it with items I found at the dollar store.

There is still time to order Halloween items to make your own personalized treats and gifts. My next order will be going in on Sunday October 11th.

5-Petal Flower Punch - $15.99 plus bonus!!!

The 5 petal flower punch is easily my most used punch at this time of the year. Not because I love flowers (although I do) but because I love poinsettia’s! Used with the Spotlight on Christmas stamp set this punch helps make some of my favourite Christmas cards ever!

Other punches on sale this week are the My Way Punch (110709) for $16.99 and the Trio Flowers Punch (110711) for $15.99.

Purchase any of these punches before Sunday October 11th and receive ten 4 ¼ by 5 ½ sheet of cardstock embossed with Stampin Up Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder (page 21 in the Holiday Mini Catalogue) See below for a quick card I made using the Spotlight on Christmas stamp set, the 5 petal Flower punch and Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder. The Brushed Gold cardstock, Gold Embossing and Gold Elastic Cord finish the card off nicely.

My next order is going in on Sunday October 11th so if you would like to take advantage of the punch special (which ends this weekend) or need anything else please send me an e-mail (s-pdavid@sympatico.ca)

Sparkly and Bright Christmas Card Class

To the left is one of the cards we will be making at my Christmas Card Class in November.

Sparkly and Bright Christmas Card Class

When: Sunday November 15th
Time: 1pm
Cost: $30
This will be a 10 card class (5 designs, 2 of each card) using a variety of stamp sets and techniques (including heat embossing, glitter etc).

Private classes are also available.

For All You Do...Melon Mambo

I thought some nice pink would be a nice break from all the black and orange I have been posting over the last couple of days. There will be more Halloween posted over the next few days and soon lots of Christmas ideas will be posted.




This card was super easy to make. I used the "For All You Do" stamp set with the bright and fun colour combination of Melon Mambo and Gable Green. The half pearls in the center of the flowers are from the Pretties Kit.

Watch tomorrow for a preview of one of the cards we will be making at my Sparkly and Bright Christmas Card Class in November.

Autumn Harvest Jack-o-lanterns

Continuing with my Halloween theme this week here is a cute card made with the Autumn Harvest stamp set. I love the cute little faces on the pumpkins. It's such a versatile set and I think its a must have for autumn (see my September 23rd post for a different card made with the same stamp set)

The image was stamped on Naturals white cardstock and the Jack-o-lanterns were coloured in using Stampin Pastels (page 154 in the Idea Book and Catalogue)

On this card, as well as my September 23rd card I used a technique called masking. It allows one image look as though it was placed in front of another image. On this card the smaller pumpkin was masked in order to make it look as though the larger pumpkin is slightly behind it.

How to Mask:

1. Stamp smaller pumpkin with black ink on naturals white cardstock. Stamp same image a second time on a post it note (over where the adhesive is)

2. Trim post it note on the lines, leaving no border. Place "mask" over small pumpkin to cover completely.

3. Ink large pumpkin with black ink and stamp onto Naturals White cardstock, slightly over the smaller pumpkin.

It's such a quick and easy technique. The key to making it work is cutting the mask on the lines of the image. Leaving a border will leave a gap between your images and cutting the mask too small will ruin your masked image.

Sweet Centers Shimmer Card....

The Sweet Centers stamp set is such a super cute idea and I am having a lot of fun making cards and treats with them. This card was super easy to make. All you need is the Sweet Centers stamp set and a 1 3/4" circle punch (a must have for the cups).

The shimmer is the fun part. I put Frost White Shimmer paint (page 27 in the Holiday Mini) into a mini spritzer (I dipped a popsicle stick into the paint and scraped what was on it into the spritzer) and filled the spritzer up with rubbing alcohol. I then spritzed all the paper seperately before putting the treat cup in and finishing the card. All the different shimmer paints give a completely different look when spritzed. All you need is a fine mist spray bottle and some rubbing alcohol.

I am putting an order this Sunday, October 4th if there is anything you need. Please be sure to e-mail me s-pdavid@sympatico.ca before then if you want to add to this order.

Peppermint Pattie Spider treats....

These are the cutest little spiders, and I HATE spiders so the fact that they don't creep me out says a lot. They were super easy to make. All you need is some Basic Black and Old Olive or Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie cardstock, a Scallop Circle punch and a Photo Corners Punch. They were super easy to put together with some Tombow glue and of course the peppermint patties.

Deal of the Week
Each week for the month of October there will be a new deal of the week. Week One’s deal was announced a few days early so it is good until October 11th. You can see all these punches on page 186 and 187 of your catalogue.

Week 1 Deals of the Week
109183 - Trio Flower punch - $15.99
109041 - 5-Petal Flower punch - $15.99
110709 - My Way punch - $16.99

The next deal of the week will be posted on my blog on Monday October 12th, Monday October 19th and Monday October 26th. I will be posting these deals on my blog on those dates.

Autumn Upsy Daisy

Upsy Daisy is a pretty popular stamp set, probably because it looks great no matter what you do with it. This card took me less than 5 minutes to make. I made this card with autumn colours, More Mustard and Really Rust. The only embellishment I used on the card were 4 gold brads.

Stampin Up Clearance Rack!!!
If you haven’t been to my Stampin Up website in a while click here and then click on the “Shop Now” link. There is a new category called the clearance rack and it’s full of fabulous deals on retired product. These items are only available through my online shopping cart and the quantities are limited.

Some of the great deals include:

Autumn Vine Designer Paper - Now $5.49

Word Flurries Rub ons - Now $5.99

Little Felt Flurries - Now $8.99

Cranberry Crist 1/4 stitched ribbon - Now $4.99

For All You

For All You Do is my newest stamp set so I will have a few samples from it to show you over the next few weeks but what I really love about this card is the colour combination of Bermuda Bay and Soft Suede. I did a card a few weeks ago with Bermuda Bay and Chocolate Chip but I like this even better. The designer paper is Thoroughly Modern, a paper I didn't really think much of until I took the time to look at each piece of paper individually and realized it wasn't as "loud" as I thought it was.

This is a card I am going to make and package a bunch together to give out as Christmas gifts to teachers as a Thank You. It was quick and easy to make and I think this card can be used for all occasions!

Simple Friendship Butterflies

I am a big fan of pink and brown together so I love the combination of Soft Suede with Pretty in Pink. The stamp set I used for this card was Simple Friendship (although the background on the Soft Suede card was stamped with the French Filigree background stamp. The designer paper I used on the card is Bella Bleu.


I know most of you aren't crazy about cutting but the butterflies look fabulous this way. If you have the right scissors (Paper Snips) and you practice, practice, practice you will get better at it. I think it adds a lot to your work to perfect this skill.

Autumn Harvest....

I love pumpkins at this time of year. We usually grow them but this year all we got were a lot of flowers. I'm sure the lack of sun earlier in the summer had a lot to with this.

The stamp set I used was Autumn Harvest, which I just love because it also comes with the Jack-o-lantern face to stamp on the pumpkins. I coloured the pumpkins, squash and leaf using SU watercolour pencil crayons and the aquapainter (the image was stamped on watercolour paper) I also used Teeny Tine Wishes for the sentiment and the Sanded background stamp on the card.

Sweet Centers....

I fell in love with the Sweet Centers stamp set as soon as I saw it in the Holiday Mini. I knew it would be great for little treats but it's also an awesome idea for non-treats.

On this card I filled the Sweet Treats cup with clear beads from the Pretties kit as well as the Silver Bead duo found on page 180 in the catalogue. I'm looking forward to filling my flower cards with seeds in the spring that people can plant in their gardens and watch grow. Over the next few months I will post more cards and hopefully give you a lot more idea's for filling the treat cups.

Supplies on this Card:

• Sweet Centers stamp set
• On Your Birthday stamp set
• Sweet Treat cup
• Real Red Classic Ink
• Old Olive Classic Ink
• Black Staz On ink
• Real Red cardstock
• Old Olive cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Old Olive Grosgrain
• Silver brad

Dreams du Jour

I just fell in love with the little butterflies in this stamp set after one of my friends bought it (you are all the worst enablers...I can't beleive how much stuff I have bought because you all have ordered something)

On this card I used Not Quite Navy and Soft Suede together along with Bella Bleu designer paper. The butterflies were stamped with Not Quite Navy Classic ink and coloured with a blender pen (which picks up ink from the image) to create a softer shade of Not Quite Navy. The Happy Birthday stamp is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and punched out with the Modern Label punch.

Beary Best Friends...

When Mary saw this Build a Bear stamp set in the mini catalogue a month ago she went crazy for it so I had to buy it of course. I think the Beary Best Wishes and the Beary Nice wishes stamp sets will be a lot of fun for her, so far I have been the only to make anything with it.


Sometimes I like to make quick little cards to put in her lunch kit so she gets them at school, this is one of them. I just coloured the bear with markers and a blender pen and the patterened paper is from the Pawsitively Prints out of the Holiday mini. Even if you don't love the bear the paper is great for cards of all occasions!

Thoughts and Prayers Autumn Tree....

I just love the tree from the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set and thought it would look awesome with some fall colours. This tree took a few extra minutes to colour but it is so worth it (looks even better in person!)

First I inked the whole Tree with Creamy Caramel Ink. I then took a damp q-tip and removed the colour from all the leaves. Then I coloured all the leaves with a Summer Sun Marker. Finally I dotted (tapped) the leaves with a Real Red marker. I huffed on the stamp and stamped it onto Very Vanilla cardstock. While you could colour the stamp completely with markers I found it a lot easier to do it this way because it's almost impossible to colour all those thin branches of the tree with the Caramel marker without "contaminating" the leaves with that colour.

Inspired by Nature...

I do love this beautiful flower. It looks hard to ink but actually I found a super easy way to ink it with all the different colours.

First I got a sponge dauber (page 192 in the catalogue) put it on my finger and dipped it into a Summer Sun Classic ink pad and daubed it onto the petals.

I then took a different dauber (you can just rince the original dauber and pat dry if you want to re-use it), dipped it into a Ruby Red classic ink pad and daubed overtop the Summer Sun.

I took a third dauber, inked it with Old Olive and daubed the stem

Finally I daubed the center of the coneflower with Close to Cocoa ink.

It was super easy and all the ink went where it was suppose to go. You could use markers too but this gives a softer more blended look. I finished this card off with lots of paper piercing (done using the Mat Pack on page 191 in the catalogue)

Sizzix Card.....

Ok, this card is pretty much an exact copy of the card in the catalogue on page 197 but I loved it so much when I saw it I ordered the Sizzlits dies "Many Thanks" and "Little Leaves" as well as the Certainly Celery Patterns Designer Paper right away. The only stamping on the card was on the leaves. I used the Sanded Background with Certainly Celery ink to create the pattern (just like in the catalogue!) I don't like to copy a card directly but that card was too fabulous not to show you (in case you missed it in the catalogue!)

My Delightful Decorations class (details below in my August 27th post) is more than half full so sign up soon if you were hoping to be a part of it.

Best Wishes and More....

Happy back to school day! It's so quiet in the house but I am not complaining! I really should clean but I think I will stamp instead!

I thought I would take a little detour from tradional autumn colours and throw some Rich Razzleberry into this autumn card I made with the Best Wishes and More stamp set. I just love this little leaf!

Products Used on this card:

• Best Wishes and More stamp set
• Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
• Rich Razzleberry Textured cardstock
• Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Very Vanilla cardstock
• Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango Classic Ink
• Black Staz On
• Oval Punches
• Gold eyelets
• Curshed Curry Polka Dot ribbon
• Linen Thread

Congratulations to Christine C and Patti B for winning my blog comment contest! You each win a $25 gift certificate. I hope you will all continue to post comments because sometimes my ego needs a little boost!

Falling Leaves....

I love this set! It caught my eye right away when the new catalogue came out! This card was made with Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa and Very Vanilla cardstock/Classic Inks. I used the Bright Blessing Jumbo Wheel along the bottom of the card that co-ordinates perfectly with the Falling Leaves stamp set. For embellishments I used Chocolate Chip grosgrain, Linen Thread, Antique Brass eyelets and the Photo Corner Punch.

On another note can you believe how cold it is today! I guess we should be glad it's sunny so it might warm up a bit. There was ice on my windshield....in August. Crazy stuff!

Well since I am finally home I have had the chance to play with some of my new goodies from the Holiday Mini (we demo's get the opportunity to order things out of it a month early.) There are some fabulous stamp sets and accessories in there and I will be posting a lot more samples as soon as I have more time.

This is one of the cards we will be making at my Delightful Decorations Class in October, details below:

When: Sunday Oct 25, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

This will be a 5 card. 3 gift tag class that includes the new stamp set Delightful Decorations ($28.95) in the Holiday Mini starting on September 1st.

Cost is $45 for the class and stamp set Delightful Decorations.

Want the matching punch too? Get the stamp set ($28.95), the matching Ornament punch ($22.95) and the class for $65. Sign up deadline is Sunday October 4th.

Nursery Necessities

This is a cute little baby card I made with the wonderfully adorable Nursery Necessities stamp set. The Barely Banana and Pretty in Pink colours just scream baby girl but the Pretty in Pink could easily be replaced with Bashful Blue for a boy. What really gives this card that cozy baby feeling is the textured background made with the Sizzix Big Shot.

Well I made it home safe and sound from PEI yesterday. We left half a day early because of Bill and there was no way I was going over the Confederation Bridge if it was going to be really windy! I miss it already and can't wait to go back next summer!

Delightful Decorations Class

I finally updated my class schedule on my Stampin Up Website past September and this is the first class coming up in October. I absolutely fell in love with this stamp set when I saw it in the new Holiday Mini catalogue you should all be receiving any day in the next week. I think one of the best things about it is the matching punch, rubons (not pictured) and jumbo wheel (not pictured) Of course I am sure you will all love the punch because although I love cutting things out I know a lot of you don't!

Delightful Decorations Class
Sunday Oct 25, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern
This will be a 5 card. 3 gift tag class that includes the new stamp set Delightful Decorations ($28.95) in the Holiday Mini starting on September 1st.

Cost is $45 for the class and stamp set Delightful Decorations.
Want the matching punch too? Get the stamp set ($28.95), the matching Ornament punch ($22.95) and the class for $65.

Sign up deadline is Sunday October 4th.

Happy B-Day Simply Scrappin Kit...

and you thought Scrappin kits were just for scrapbookers! I love these kits for making cards! The kit is filled with lots of fun things. 2 different designer papers (3 sheets each), 4 different colours of textured cardstock (2 each) and three different self adhesive dies cuts (2 sheets each)

I fell in love with the cards on page 167 in the catalogue so I just knew I had to have this kit to play with. The bottom two cards pictured here are slightly different copies of the cards on page 167 in the catalogue.

Cottage Wall

I am just in love with the new Cottage Wall Designer Paper in the new catalogue because I just love the colour combination (Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence) The butterfly was made with the Big Shot and the Stampin Up Beautiful Butterflies Die (the middle "white" layer is covered in Dazzling Diamonds glitter but that is hard to see in this picture. The "You're a Friend" stamp is from the Great Friend stamp set.

Baroque Motifs

Baroque Motfis is definitely one of the most popular stamp sets in the catalogue and I just love the elegant feel it gives to all the cards I make with it. This is a card I made for a wedding a few months ago and love all the soft colours together (Pretty in Pink, Mellow Moss and Very Vanilla). This card was inspired by a card I saw online, quite a while ago so I can't take full credit for designing it.

One of my favourite techniques, that I learned recently, is is crushing the jumbo eyelets (with a Crop-a-Dile) and just attaching to your card by looping and tying ribbon through them. It is so much easier than punching a hole and setting the eyelet because this way you can put the eyelet anywhere. Plus it makes the ribbon easier to tie which I know many of you appreciate.

Supplies used to make this card:

• Baroque Motifs stamp set
• Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla cardstock
• Mellow Moss Classic Ink
• Pretty in Pink Stampin Write Marker (for colouring flowers)
• Pretties Kit (flowers)
• Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla Taffeta
• Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelet

Cheap Talk

Birds have been very popular with Stampin Up over the last year so it's been almost impossible for me to avoid them (not that I'd want to but I'm more of a butterfly fan if I had to pick a "winged" thing to stamp!) This little bird is so cute and I just love all the sentiments that come in the Cheap Talk stamp set.

There is just one space left in my "It's Your Birthday" class on September 13th. Be sure to e-mail me if you would like it.

Supplies on this card:

• Cheap Talk stamp set
• Polka Dot Background stamp set
• Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla cardstock
• Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, Close to Cocoa Classic Inks
• Black Staz On
• White Tafetta ribbon
• Not Quite Navy Brads
• Photo Corners Punch

Happy Bird-Day...

This cute card (3 1/4 x 6 1/2 size) features the ever so cute bird from the Pun Fun stamp set. I don't usually use a lot of bright colours on my cards, especially six different ones on one card but the Bold Brights look so good together (I used the textured cardstock in Green Galore, Lovely Lilac, Only Orange, Tempting Turquoise and Brilliant Blue) The Bold Bright brads were the perfect finishing touch. I coloured the bird with a Yoyo Yellow, Tempting Turquoise and Green Galore Stampin Write markers. I used a blender pen with the Yoyo Yellow marker to create the softer yellow in the center of the bird.

I will be placing an order later this week so if there is anything you would like to order let me know by tomorrow, Tuesday.

"It's Your Birthday" Card Class

This is one of the 5 designs we will be making at my "It's Your Birthday" Card class on Sunday September 13th (1 pm, my place) At this class we will be making 10 cards, 2 each of 5 designs. We will be making a variety of cards for all the people in your life, men women and children.

Closer to the end of the month I am going to show you another sneak peak for this class because it is an amazing card using a fabulous, fabulous (I can't stress this enough!) new stamp set from the Holiday Mini, which starts September 1st (coming to your mailbox sometime after the 20th of August!) E-mail me to sign up for this class. Class cost is $30 ($25 for club members)

Flight of the Butterfly - Distressed!

Sometimes I love to "distress" designer paper. This pumpkin pie paper is from the Razzleberry Lemonade collection and already has a slight distressed look to it. I dampened a sanding block (page 188) and sanded the corners of the paper to reveal a bit of the white core. I glued this piece to an Apricot Appeal card and pierced all around the card using Stampin Up's piercing guide.

Supplies used on this card:

• Flight of the Butterfly stamp set
• Whisper White, Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie cardstock
• Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Paper
• Apricot Appeal buttons
• Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink
• Staz On Black ink
• Piercing Guide
• Sanding blocks
• Butterfly Punch

Bermuda Bay....

This card was made in with one of the new In Colours for this year, Bermuda Bay. I have barely used it on anything this year so I thought it was time to make a card with it. The Designer Paper is Thoroughly Modern, which appears to be super bright when you first look at it in the catalogue but once I took the time to look at each side of the patterns on their own, I fell in love with it! The stamp set is from one of my most used stamp sets in the catalogue, On Your Birthday. I just love the sentiment on this card. I finished the card with Chocolate Chip grosgrain and Antique Brass eyelets.

Owl Together Now....

is such a cute stamp set! I have made many different cards using many different colours with this stamp set but one thing always stays the same....the GOOGLY EYES! I love these little eyes on the owl. The card never looks finished until I glue them on.

We're going to be staying with some friends in about a week so I made this card for them to go with the maple syrup gift we are bringing.


Supplies for this card:

• Chocolate Chip Textured Cardstock
• Old Olive cardstock
• Watercolour paper
• Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, More Mustard Stampin Write Markers
• Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel Classic Inks
• Aqua Painter
• Linen thread
• Old Olive Brads
• Spiral punch
• Black Staz On

Leaf Lines card....

This is one of the cards I made using the new Leaf Lines stamp set (and Fifth Avenue Floral for the verse) from the new catalogue. It was one of many stamp sets in the new catalogue that caught my eye as a MUST HAVE! I used Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive on this card, colouring the leaves with Classic Inks and a blender pen.

What I really love about this card is the textured background I made with the Big Shot and the Sizzix Stampin Up Perfect Details Texturz plate! I then pierced it to give it a totally different look!

Totally off topic, we had a Garage sale this morning at my parents and although we got rid of lots of stuff we still have lots of DVD's left (obviously we buy too many...lol!) Mary is saving her money for a DSI so if anyone is interested please let me know! We were selling them for $5 but I will sell them for $4 each or 3 for $10. Please e-mail me and let me know!

Strawberry Shortcake – Dress Up Days
Strawberry Shortcake – Best Pets Yet
Strawberry Shortcake – Seaberry Beach Party
Strawberry Shortcake – Let’s Dance
My Little Pony – A Very Pony Place
My Little Pony - The Runaway Rainbow
Barbie and the Diamond Castle
Barbie – Mariposa
Barbie – Mermaidia
Barbie as the Island Princess
Barbie – Magic of the Rainbow
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus

Some words of advice:

When you are outside drinking your coffee in your Timmies travel mug be sure to look at the mug before you take a drink. Because I failed to do this I now have several ant bites on my lip and tongue. Nothing like a mouth full of ants to teach you this very valuable lesson. Plus me spitting and trying to scrape the ants out of my mouth with my shirt probably scared off some garage sale shoppers!

Party Hearty card!

I've been pumping out the birthday cards lately and here is a bright little one I made using the Party Hearty stamp set and the Polka Dot background stamp. I used Tempting Turquoise and Pixie Pink and coloured each hat with Stampin Write markers before stamping. I finished the card off with the Scallop border punch (and look no ribbon!) I use way too much ribbon and I know all of you who take my classes are cursing me when you have to tie a bow...and you thought I couldn't hear you muttering under your breath. I have worked hard to try and reduce the number of knots you all have to tie at upcoming classes and I am sure you will all shower me with praise because of it.

Happy Birthday...from all of us.

I am just loving the All in the Family stamp set...its just so darn cute! Ialso used the Family Phrases stamp set on this card which co-ordinates perfectly with the All in the Family stamp set. I used nice bright colours on this card, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise and I used the Stampin Up Paper Piercing template to pierce th corners.

Stampin Up Deal of the Week:

This weeks deal is the Heart to Heart punch, pictured below. Regular price is $22.95 but the sale price this week only is $15.99. I will be placing an order tomorrow (Tuesday) evening so if this is something you would like, please e-mail or call to place your order!

Razzleberry Upsy Daisy...

This simple little card was made with the super cute Upsy Daisy stamp set. I paired the new In Colour Rich Razzleberry with So Saffron and Whisper White to make this card that is perfect for any occasion. The patterned paper is from the the Razzleberry Designer Paper series and I finished the card with two So Saffron buttons.

Thanks to everyone who came to my Christmas in July class yesterday! Congratulations to Isle R. whose name was drawn to win the Holiday Collection stamp set. I will drop that off to you next time I am in your neighborhood!

Season of Friendship..

Words cannot express how happy I was to see this stamp set in the new catalogue! It originated in the Holiday Mini (2008) and as many of you know most sets from mini's do not make the big catalogue.


For this cards I used Ruby Red, Mellow Moss and Close to Cocoa inks and cardstock. The flowers were stamped on a seperate piece of cardstock, cut out, and placed onto the tree to give the card some dimension (which you can't really see in this scan). The "Birthday Wishes" sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set. I finished the card off with Mellow Moss Tafetta ribbon.

Stampin Up Deal of the Week:
Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, page 178, regular price $41.95, sale price this week only $26.99! This is the time to get it if you want this wonderful box of embellishments. Contact me before Saturday to get yours!

Lovely as a Tree...

I know, or at least I hope, fall is still awhile away but I have been working a bit on some autumn projects. This quick and easy card was made by embossing the trees with white embossing powder and sponging autumn colours overtop of it. Black grosgrain and black brads finish the card off nicely. The sentiment is from the super versatile Sincere Salutations stamp set.

Congratulations to Irene who was the only one to comment on my baby card below. She wins a set of new "In Colour" cards.

Eastern Blooms (flower)...

One of a Kind (One of a Kind sentiment) and Boho Backgrounds (dot background) are the stamp sets I used to make this card. I am loving the Taken with Teal and Ruby Red together (I was inspired by the Holiday Lounge designer paper in the new catalogue, which we will be using in my Christmas in July class later this month) I also used our beautiful Eyelet border and corner rounding punch to complete this card.

***Just a date change to let you all know about. I have had a conflict with my Rich Razzleberry Class on the 13th and will be changing the date to Tuesday August 11th, 9:30 until 12. I will also be changing the sign up date to July 25th if you wish to sign up, still 2 spaces left. Full details for the class are in my July 11th post below.

***There is only one space left in my Christmas class so please sign up soon if you would like to join.

It's my Birthday...

so I thought a birthday card would be appropriate for today! To celebrate my birthday I thought I would put a few items on sale for my blog readers. Get 15% off the items used to make this card until July 25th (when my next order is going in!) This is only good on orders through me and not through my Online shopping cart. Be sure to mention you saw this on my blog when you place your order.

• Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set ($31.95) NOW $27.15
• Chit Chat Rub Ons ($14.95) NOW $12.70
• Pink Flamingo Designer Paper ($13.25) NOW $11.26
• Real Red, Cameo Coral 8 1/2 by 11 Cardstock ($7.25 each) NOW $6.16 each
• Whisper White 8 1/2 by 11 Cardstock ($9.95) NOW $8.45
• Real Red, Cameo Coral Stampin Write Markers (4.50 each) NOW $3.82 each
• Dazzling Diamonds Glitter ($5.95) NOW $5.05
• White Grosgrain Ribbon, which I coloured Cameo coral ($7.50) NOW $6.37
• Black Staz On ($11.50) NOW $9.77

Happy New Baby....

Isn't the baby cute? I love this little card I made using the All in the Family and Family Phrases stamp sets. They are so much fun to play with. I also used the Polka Dot backgrounds stamp(still available although it's not pictured in the catalogue) I used our circle punches, scallop circle punch and the new Modern Label punch which is totally cool! I used the new in colour Melon Mambo as well as Whisper White and Pretty in Pink on this card.

Post a comment on this card and I will do a draw on Friday July 10th (8am) to win a set of 12 In Colour blank cards (two of each colour) and envelopes.

Rich Razzleberry Class

Here is one of our fabulous new Stampin Up In Colours this year, Rich Razzleberry. This is one of the cards we will be making in my Rich Razzleberry class on Thursday August 13th, 9:30 until 12. We will be making 6 cards and everyone will be receiving a Rich Razzleberry Classic ink, Classic ink refill and 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock pack to take home. Everyone will also receive a mini booklet with many of the different colours that look great with this new colour. Cost for this class is $35 and the deadline for signing up is Wednesday July 29th. There are only a few spaces left so please sign up soon.

Embrace Life....

This is a super simple card I made using the Embrace Life stamp set that takes about 5 minutes to make and is a great card for almost all occassions. I stamped the flower onto Very Vanilla cardstock with Black Staz On ink and coloured them with SU Watercolour pencils. I then used a blender pen to blend the colour. I stamped Embrace Life with black ink and then I layered this vanilla piece onto Soft Suede and Basic Black cardstock. I attached 4 antique brass eyelets, one to each corner and layered onto a Naturals Ivory card. Quick and simple.

I am starting new Stampers clubs in the fall. I will also be starting a new blog just for the members of the stampers club with club projects, instructions as well as some other goodies. If you haven't signed up yet or would like to know more (than what is posted below!) Please contact me!

What is a Stamper Club?
· Do you spend $25 a month on stamping supplies?
· Would you like to get hostess rewards?
· Do you like getting together with friends and making new friends?
· Do you like to make FREE cards?

How a stampers club works is there is a group of eight people who agree to spend $25 (before shipping and tax) out of the catalogue each month for eight months. For one of those months you get to be the hostess and get a minimum $20 free out of the catalogue and a Level 1 hostess set (starting on page 11 in the new catalogue).
Each month we meet either at the hostess’ house or mine where we will make a minimum of two card/projects (this is free!). Hostesses also receive free shipping on their hostess month and I give a discount on some of my other classes I offer outside of the club

Christmas in July....

This is just one of the 5 cards we will be making at my Christmas in July class on Saturday July 25th, 9 am until noon. This is a 10 + 1 card class. We will be making 10 cards (2 each of 5 different designs) and a bonus Christmas project! On the card shown everyone will get to play with my Big Shot and the Texture plates to create the beautiful embossed background.

I will also be doing a draw for all attendees to win a retired but new in box Holiday Collections stamp set. The cost for this class is $30.

Flight of the Butterfly

This is a card similar to one I saw in a magazine awhile back but I changed a few things and re-created it with the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set. I stamped and embossed it on vellum and then used sponge daubers to apply Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay ink to the back. When that was dry I carefully cut them out and glued them (just a tiny strip of glue in the center so you don't see the glue through the vellum) onto white cardstock squares that were layered with the co-ordinating colours. I glued little half pearls from the Pretties kit in the center. I think this card is really bright and summery. The best part is that it will be the last time I will have to trim stamped images from this set because there is now a Butterfly Punch (page 187 in the new catalogue) that works perfectly with this set and mine will be here next week!

I would like to thank everyone who came out to my new Catalogue Extravaganza on Saturday. I had a great time and I hope you all did too! The winner of my grand door prize was Mona M! Congratulations Mona! There were a few stamp sets that did not sell in my auction so I thought I would draw names for some of those so I can pass them on to a new home! So below are a list of winners!

• Grand Prize - Mona M
• Claudette H. - Merci stamp set
• Josee S. - Congratulations stamp set
• Tina C - Darling Dots stamp set
• Debbie W - All In a Row stamp set
• Sue T - Holiday Wishes stamp set
• Sharlene L - A Little Note of Thank Mini Notecard kit
• Christine Cook - Birthdays Count Mini Notecard kit