Removable Bookmark Card

I got really excited about this card!  This book mark is draped over the card front and is removable!  How fun is this!  Once you have had the joy of receiving the card you can remove the book mark and "mark" your favorite stamp sets in your catalog or your next page in the book you are reading!  You will want to make lots of these and share with all your friends! 

One of our Therapy Thursday Cards/Book Mark projects  

Inspired by Linda Heller from Swaps at Fiji

Magnet Book Mark Card

Stamp Sets:  A Fitting Occasion (page 101) & Feels Good (Page 21 Spring Catalog)

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, And Early Espresso

Ink:  Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler,

Accessories:  Big Shot, Honey Comb Embossing Folder, 1” Circle Punch, 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punch (127811 Page 36 Spring Catalog) ¾” Circle Punch

Paper Snips, Magnets.

Card Inspired by: Linda Heller 

Fiji 2013 Trip

 This is the welcome reception,  We had already been there three days before the "SU Party" Started

 Inside Kiti's Van.  Kiti AKA Kit Kat was our driver for two days.  He showed up around the Island

 Darrell, Kit Kat and I 

 We were involved in a Service project in Nadi, Fiji.  We worked at the local Hospital, Painting, gardening, and Cleaning

 Kayaking 

 Darrell and I just hangin' out

More Fun In Fiji

I do have swaps to share.  I'll get them posted real soon!  They were amazing.

Fiji Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip

 There is so much to share.  I wanted to blog while I was there but only had a limited internet
This is the HUGE plane we flew over in.  It had a top deck and a lower deck.  Held over 500 people!

 This was the first thing I saw when we got off the plane!

 A view from our hang out!

 The resort was filled with the Lilly Pads, and Frogs!  They were Huge and beautiful

 The land was amazing,  Rolling hills and so much green

 This is the boat we too to an island (there are over 300 fiji islands)  This one took six minutes to walk all the way around!

The best part of the trip is meeting up with friends that I have met through Stampin Up!
There's more, I'll post more soon!  Thanks for stopping by!

Chalkboard Technique

Chalk Board Card Stamp Set: Carry On (Page 203) Hostess set, And Flowering Flourishes (Page 121) 

Card Stock: Basic Black, Mellon Mambo, And Basic Gray Ink: White Craft Ink

Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framaelit Dies (page 4 Spring Catalog) Embossing buddy, Water Color Pencils (Page 157) Stampin dimensionals,

Technique: Chalk Board, the embossing buddy is used to muddy up the black card stock to look like an erased black board. Pencils are used (white) for doodling. What I have learned is that a true chalkboard technique includes doodling and outlining stamped images. This technique is very addictive!

Design by Jan technique learned from Linda Heller

Happy Hello + Bloomin' Marvelous = Cute

 Happy Hello Card Kit + Bloomin' Marvelous = Cute Box with 3x3 Note Cards

3x3 Cards with *Box

*This box is made from the Card kit (Happy Hello) that is available through Sale-a-bration. Original Clever Design from Linda Heller/stampingschool.com 

Stamp Sets: Bloomin Marvelous (Free with $50 order) & Itty Bitties (Page 25 Spring Catalog)

Card Stock: So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Ink: So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango,

Accessories: Simply Scored (Page 181) Square Envelopes fits 3x3 cards (Page 160) Sycamore Street Ribbon Pack (Free with $50 order) 1⁄2” Circle punch, 1 1⁄4” Circle Punch, 2 1⁄2” Circle punch, Blossom Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (Page 183) “bubble” from the Designer Builder Brads (Page 12 Spring Catalog) Rhinestones

Last day for Sale-a-bration orders.  Both Happy Hello Card Kit and Bloomin' Marvelous Stamp Set is available Free with qualifying order!

Retro Paper Ornament

Stampin' Success is a magazine that as a demonstrator we receive that has beautiful creations for us to use.  This style ornament was on the cover.  How ever I wasn't sure how to do it and lucky for me I am a member of Linda Heller's Stamping School.  She has THE best how to video's out there!   Here are the measurments.

Retro paper ornament

DSP:  Be of good cheer (but any will work, mix it up)

Accessories:  Rhinestones, Paper piercing Tool and Mat, Brads, Bakers’ Twine

Cutting Measurements: 

2-strips 1x6”

2-strips 1x 5-3/4”

2-strips 1x 5-1/2”

2-strips1x 5-1/4”

1 strip 1x5”

Divided box with 8 Gift Tags

This is one of the projects my Therapy Thursday Club did this week.  The idea came from Linda Heller  Stamping School is amazing!  If you are not a member It will be the BEST investment you make in Stamping!  I had to alter the measurements a tad from hers just because I had 12x12 window sheets to start with so the box had to be a bit smaller but everything still fit great.

Divider Gift Box For Tags

Stamp Set: More Merry Messages

Card Stock:  Natural White, Cherry Cobbler

DSP:  Be of Good Cheer

Ink:  Gumball Green

Accessories: Big Shot, Simply Score Tool, Labels Collection Framelits, #2 & #3, Window Sheets, Mini Glue dots,

here is the info on the tags

8 Holiday Gift Tags

Stamp Sets:  More Merry Messages, Joyous Celebrations (Page 7 Holiday Catalog), Tiny Tags, and Fabulous Phrases (Page 133)

Card Stock:  Natural White, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green

DSP Be of Good Cheer

Ink:  Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, and Gumball Green

Punches: 1 ¾ Scallop Circle, 1 3/8 Circle 1 ¼ Circle 1” Circle Extra Large Ovals and Merry Minis Punch Pack

Accessories: Big Shot, Two Tags Bigz Die, Rhinestones, Silver Glimmer Paper, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White ¼” Sweater Trim (Page 11 Holiday Catalog)

Again become a member of Linda Heller stamping School to get amazing step by step video instructions on how to do these two projects 

There is just a couple of weeks left to order from the Holiday Catalog.  You can place your order via email or on my on line store

Thanks for Your Support

This original idea was given to me from Linda Heller  She got the idea from a Monthly Magazine SU Demo's receive and there is also a design similar on page 35 of the catalog!  See what you can come up with.

Support Card

Stamp Set:  For the Birds (page 34)

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Basic Gray & Natural White

Ink:  Black Stazon, Baja Breeze, Wild Wassabi, Cherry Cobbler

DSP:  Twitterpated (page 165)

Accessories:  Blender Pens, Big Shot, Fancy Fan Folder embossing folder, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Seam binding ribbon,

2 ½ Circle Punch, Whisper White Envelopes

Love this color combo

This was the make and take at demo meeting. The idea came from a swap I received at leadership. Diane Rainey was the creator of the original one. I changed it up a bit to call my own but do glad I got the color combo.



I think the are my Favs, this week.
I used the framelits and thanks to Linda Heller for sharing on her blog how to do the embossing. Wheretherubberhitstheroad

Inspired by linda

This sweet easel card was inspired by Linda Heller! She is an amazing stamper and friend. I took her idea and made this card.



This is the side view.



Inside




This is Linda's
This set is one of the free ones you can receive with your $50 order starting today!!

Layer Up Buttons

My Friend and Amazing Demo Linda Heller was a presenter at Convention and Her presentation was amazing.  It was all on buttons and the stampset Button Buddies!  This picture is of the way she show you can layer up your puttens to make your Favorite Accessory.  I am in love with this idea.. Get out your punches and other embellishments and layer up your buttons.  I'd love to see what combos you come up with.  Thank You Linda for being such a great inspiration to me!

Sorry the picture is not the best.  Remember to click on it and it will enlarge