It's been WAAAAY too long!!

Hello everyone!!! Wow, it has been a LONG time since I posted last. Life has been crazy busy for me. I started a new job last March and it has been a fun! I've been stamping and scrapping and LOVING IT!!!

Today I'm sharing a scrapbook layout that I CASED from my friend Elisa! She is AWESOME!! I used Stampin' Up!'s paper "Celebration". IT IS SO FUN!!! Can't wait to put my pictures in!

Hope you like it!

A Note of Thanks

Last night was so much fun for me! I visited with my good friend Paula and we stamped for a few hours. Well, we talked more than we stamped, but it was great! Paula is a true inspiration to me and is the reason I became a demonstrator with Stampin' Up!

The card I created was inspired by one that I saw in the newest SU! magazine. I used my new favourite stamp set, Circle Circus and went with the black and white theme. I LOVE how it turned out! Paula created an awesome birthday card too, that I can't wait to CASE.

Small Wonder

I'm hosting a Fox & Friends stamping night next week and this is one of the cards we will be making. I just love this stamp set, there are so many things you can do with it! Happy Wednesday!

Simiply Sketch Challenge #8

Here's a cute little card I created from a sketch challenge by Heather Summers. I'm so thankful for Heather's challenges because being new, I really enjoy getting a "jumpstart" on creating cards. Part of the idea of this card came while I was blog hopping. I saw a beautiful card created by Andrea Walford and loved how she used the Sweet Pea paper without the need for stamping! I added a little sparkle with the brads.. Hope you like it!

Colour Challenge #7 from Simply Stars!

Life has been so busy lately, that I haven't had a lot of time for stamping. Here is a card I created from the colour combo challenge that Heather Summer's put out to her Simply Stars team (to which my upline Paula Ballard belongs). The challenge was to use Pink Passion, Old Olive and Basic Black. I was excited to open up the pack of DSP I received with the level 3 hostess set I received and it couldn't have been a better match!

If you're looking for new ideas or inspiration, check out Heather's blog at http://www.stampwithheather.typepad.com/ .

Ribbon of Hope Fundraiser!

I'm excited to be hosting my first fundraiser! The stamping afternoon will consist of 2 cards, 2 bookmarks and a cute little box! Here is one of the cards we'll be making. Each stamper will get to keep the Ribbon of Hope stamp along with the fun items we'll create!

Simply Sunday Sketch!

About a week ago, my brother-in-law Mike had hip replacement surgery. I'm headed over today for a visit and thought I'd use this weeks Design Challenge to create a card for him. I realized as I was making it, that "man cards" are hard to do!! Haha!! I'm sure he'll love it, even if it is a bit "pretty"!

To create the card:

I used Kraft cardstock for the base along with some Tempting turquoise and Whisper White. I also used my new polka dot folder from SU! LOVE IT!! The stamp is Asian Artistry. While making this card, I realized that I'm in need of some "Get well" stamp sets! I decided to use the Vintage Labels from the Sale-a-bration catalogue along with the co-ordinating punch. The DSP is Pink Flamingo. The finishing touch was a designer button in Real Red.

Hope you like it!

Colour Challenge from Simply Stars!

My upline Paula Ballard was kind enough to invite me to be a part the group she belongs to. Simply Stars is the group of downline of Heather Summers. Each week now, Heather is posting a Colour Challenge and a Design Challenge on her site. Here is my creation for the colour challenge of: Pretty in Pink, Real Red and Kraft. Hope you like it! Stamp set: Love you Much DSP: Sending Love.

Gift Card Holder

I participated in this month's swap at my downline meeting. The theme was gift card holder and I was excited to give this a try as I had never made a gift card before. I found it quite challenging and it took me a long time to put them together, but I LOVE how they turned out! :)

I used kraft cardstock, pink flamingo DSP and some crystal brads.. Hope you like it!