Happy World Card Making Day!

Hi stampers and happy World Card Making Day!  Make sure to make a card today and send it to someone!  Everyone loves some happy mail so I'm deeming Monday World Card Sending Day :-)  Here at my house instead of cards we'll be making Halloween banners and hopefully I'll be making some cards after my class.  Hopefully because I'm exhausted.  The dog didn't let me get much sleep while I was at my mom's the other night and then I guess I got used to sleeping alone because the Mr. has been in Budapest all week.  I knew it wouldn't be a good night when I went to bed and found him all the way over on my side, ha!!!!

Anyway, I should have planned better and had a card class today but I guess I forgot about WCMD!  Don't forget you can get my exclusive class for FREE online by purchasing the supplies through my online store!

You can find the details HERE!

And now for a LOT MORE stuff!  In honor of the "holiday" I'm going into blogging/sharing overdrive because who doesn't love to look at pretty stuff, right?  And because I'm home and it doesn't take 10 minutes to upload each picture like at the farm, hooray!  First up is a card with one of my all-time favorite sketches!  I think maybe it was a retrosketch but I can't remember.  I'm sure it will look familiar...I use it a lot!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Oh hello
Paper:  Very vanilla, pear pizzazz, afternoon picnic DSP
Ink:  Perfect plum
Accessories:  Subtles candy dots, pear pizzazz taffeta ribbon, very vintage designer buttons, linen thread

I feel a fall version coming on soon ;-)

Next, how about some happy?  I LOVE this stamp as you know and I pretty much love everything about this card!  It's a great way to use the acetate sheet from the DSP too!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Yippie skippie, mosaic madness
Paper:  Whisper white, bermuda bay, summer starfruit, strawberry slush, quatrefancy, in color 2013-2015 DSP stack
Ink:  Bermuda bay, strawberry slush
Accessories:  Chalk talk framelits, large rhinestones, bright candy dots

And now, how about a little bonus in the form of another convention display project?  Yes, I still have lots of those left to share!!!  If you're wondering why all of my display cards are on a little easel it's because they are only card fronts and not whole cards so they don't stand up :-)

And finally SU released yet another nifty product yesterday and I didn't get to share it with the Fab Friday post and being busy with my mom and going to pick up the world traveler and all!  The new Pop & Place kit is a super quick and easy way to add a handmade touch to all your Christmas gifts!  Even if you're not a cardmaker or scrapbooker you can still get crafty with this kit!

There are a couple of options offered in bundles so make sure to check those out.  You can get everything you need including a clear block and ink spot in the "big kit".  You can get everything separate as well or just the stamp set and tag booklet.  You can find it all in my store HERE!  Make sure it says Mindy Bingamon on the top right hand side, ok? :-)

Here are your options:

134975	Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Book	$9.95
134623	Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set	$13.95
135921	Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Bundle includes Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Book  Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set	$19.95
135290	Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Starter Bundle includes Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Book  Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Spot Clear Block C	$24.95

The stamp set is adorable all on it's own!

And so are the die cut pop-out tags (in a cute little book)!

Even if you don't think you're creative or crafty you can make these tags!  Your packages will look so festive!  Not to mention all the other things you could make with this kit!  Watch for a class as well!  Please contact me should you have any questions or like me to put in an order for you!

Ok, I think that's it!  Sorry for the overload but hey, it's a "holiday" right? :-)

Happy stamping!

Mailable Monday - Another Display Stample

Hi stampers!  I guess it's time for another edition of Mailable Monday although around here I think it's more like mopey Monday :(  I should be happy as 96 choco donut k-cups showed up on Friday when I got home from my mom's house, hehe!  And you would THINK that I would be stamping and blogging up a storm with all my extra time but the fact is it just hasn't happened.  I've done a whole lot of nothing really.  Guess I'm in a bit of a slump but I'm going to try to work on it this week.  And who knows...maybe the coffee will help!  If only IT could do the laundry and clean the house.....

We still aren't having any luck in the baby department so I'm guessing that's a big part of my problem.  Especially when finding out a friend is pregnant and while I'm happy for them I'm still sad for me and it makes me feel like a terrible person for not being as happy for them as I should or whatever you want to call it.  Anyway...this too shall pass.  Some weeks are hard and some are no problem......  What's your trick if you're feeling uninspired?  For this morning, I'm going to try to make a card quickly while my breakfast (and that wonderful coffee) digest before I go out for a run!  Wish me luck!

Anyway, I'll try to post more!  For now, I'll leave you with another sample I made for convention.  We got the chalk talk set of course and also the tag a bag accessory kit which I tried to incorporate on a few of my cards.  The kit is not only perfect for those cute bags and boxes it's sold with but can be used in a million different ways like on this card!

And don't forget about the FREE video class I'm offering!  You can find details HERE!  All you have to do is place a qualifying order and I'll show you how to make the cutest Halloween banner!  I'll be offering more as soon as I get my act together.  You can look for a Christmas banner class in October!  I'm also going to be offering a loyalty/rewards program for shopping with me and possibly an online club too with access to special projects and an exclusive club blog!  If you have questions about either one of those please email me!  MindyBackes@gmail.com

And don't forget you can shop anytime on my online store by clicking the button to the right!

Another display stample

Hi stampers!  I thought I'd share another one of my display samples today.  How about a fun and cheery card since it's FRIDAY!!!!!  I have to admit I'm a little sad not to be working a football game tonight as I miss my kids and think they have a chance of winning some games this year but I'm happy to not have to be out in the horrible heat and work until who knows when tonight (or into the morning and then work again when the sun comes up!).  I wish my kids good luck and if their first game wasn't out of town I'd be going!

Anyway, here is one of the first cards I made for the displays.  I got the cycle celebrations suite in my box of goodies and it's probably not something I would have gotten on my own so it was kind of fun to try to come up with ideas for it!

Stampin' Supplies:

Stamps:  Cycle celebrations

Paper:  Whisper white, bermuda bay, raspberry ripple, birthday basics DSP

Ink:  Bermuda bay, raspberry ripple

Accessories:  Stitched summer starfruit ribbon, basic rhinestones, labels collection frameits, stripes embossing folder

Bicycle images are kind of all the rage right now so this card and set are right on trend.  I love the vintage look of the stamp and the bikes on the paper! 

Don't ask me how many times I had to tie that bow to get it to look right:-)

And don't forget to sign up for My Paper Pumpkin by tomorrow to get two months for HALF price.  They also make great gifts....hint hint ;-)

Happy stamping!

Fab Friday Swap

Hi stampers!  I'm STILL sharing convention creations :-)  More display samples are on the way as well as Artisan entries.  I just still have to edit the photos and that's 34 photos plus the few swaps I did...so I've been putting it off, lol!  And to answer some questions I've gotten about why I bother to edit.  Well, for one I just like the pictures better.  They look better and more professional when they are edited.  I also only post cards that I have added my watermark too because sometimes people "steal" photos :(

So anyway I'm going to share the swap I did for our Fab Friday meet up.  I really liked the way it turned out...even if my hubby didn't, lol!  I know he had seen it and at least given it the "nod" before convention.  But, when he was looking at my swaps the other night he looked at it (without realizing it was my own card) and said, NO!  I thought he was kidding so I said, "no?"  And he said NO and made a face!  Well I started laughing so hard I was crying and he figured out something was wrong...he said, "oh, did you make this one?"  and had a really funny look on his face!  He felt bad...I didn't care of course...I thought it was funny!

BUT, I hope the Fab Friday peeps liked them! :-)

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Chalk talk, chevron background
Paper:  Whisper white, coastal cabana, strawberry slush, in color DSP stack
Ink:  Coastal cabana, strawberry slush
Accessories:  Calk talk framelits, chevron embossing folder, doilies, rhinestones, white gel pen

I really can't thank my DT enough!  They are wonderful and amaze me with every single challenge!!!!!  All of the swaps I got back were awesome too!

Happy stamping!

Quick swap

Hi stampers!  Ok, quick post today of a quick card.  I'm trying to show all my samples and swaps but I'm so slow at photo editing...I hate doing it basically, lol!  So I did one quick and now I gotta go to work.

I did make a few quick swaps the day I left for my mom's.  I hate mass production so I just made a handful of quick cards so I could have a few to trade with my friends.  I got a few extra free sets for convention since I already had the convention sets.  One of the ones I chose was tape it and it's so cool!  I can't wait to play more!  I also pulled out my neglected old olive and I love this color combo, just look!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Yippie skippie, tape it
Paper:  Whisper white, old olive, coastal cabana
Ink:  Old olive, coastal cabana, strawberry slush
Accessories:  Wide oval punch, modern label punch, basic rhinestones

ACK!  Isn't it so cute!  I think this was the first card to be swapped and is my favorite of the ones I made!  It makes such QUICK and cute cards!  I love the washi tape look and you can have "washi tape" of any color with this set!

Ok, off to work!  Happy stamping!

Display Stamples

Hi stampers! No, that's not a typo...for some reason I have a problem saying display samples and it comes out 99.9% of the time "display stamples", lol!  Just ask my roomie, Marla!  She'll tell you I said it no less than 1000 times!  But you know what, it's not wrong...I mean after all they are samples that are stamped so stamples it is!!!!  My mom always laughed that she had her own language at work and people looked at her like she was crazy but eventually adopted her words, lol!  Maybe stamples will catch on and I guess I come by it honest ;-)

So, how would you like to see some more of my display stamples????  Here are a couple.  I'm going to try to post more than one at a time like I said but I'm STILL not caught up on sleep so I only got two edited before I wanted to fall asleep sitting up, lol!  I'm also not going to list supplies...SO, if you have questions please feel free to email or comment and I'll get back to you.  I THINK all 24 of them were on display (is it sad I had a hard time remembering what my OWN cards looked like, lol)!

So here's a quick and easy one with gorgeous grunge!  I really did try to do some easy and simple designs since they were for inspiration for stampers of all experience.  I kept thinking things were too simple but I hope you all like them!

The colors I used were coastal cabana, Bermuda bay, midnight muse, and smokey slate FYI because I do know I'll get asked that :-)

And another pretty simple one!  I think it looks like ice cream sherbet colors a little!

Happy stamping!

Miss Mary Mack

Hi stampers!  Remember that little clapping game?  Well I guess I'm no longer Mindy Backes....but Mindy Mackes....

What is super awesome is that my friend and running buddy Wendy stamped me a little B and we fixed one of the two boards :-)  There are no mistakes in stamping, right??? :-)  Thanks Wendy!!!!

As if I needed a new nickname....but hey, it makes for a funny story and leave it to stampers to fix a mistake, right????  And with me it seems things can never go right...there is always something...but more on that later maybe...... ;-)  What was funny is that you can see that they were in what should have been alphabetical order so at least I'm pretty sure it was just a typo and they really don't think I'm Mindy Mack!!!!

So, I'm going to start sharing some of my display samples today.  I have 24 so I'm going to do mulitples sometime or it will take for-ev-er to do that AND my artisan stuff!  And as Sweet Brown would say, "ain't nobody got time for that!" :-)

But since I didn't get a lot of photo editing done on the plane (which was the plan and why I bought the wifi it didn't work out BUT having wifi in flight was totally awesome and helped the time go way fast and keep me "calm" lol) I only have one to share today.

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Hello lovely
Paper:  Whisper white, coastal cabana
Ink:  Smokey slate, calypso coral, coastal cabana
Accessories:  Basic rhinestones

And hey!  It's pretty mailable for mailable Monday!  I had to make sure to remember to do SOME of my stamples (lol) simple.  It was kind of hard to switch from over the top artisan mode.  Anyway I hope you enjoy!  Off to work and the real world I go!  Boo!

Happy stamping!

I don't always swap....

...but when I do...it's always organized!  LOL!  Hi stampers!  Can you tell I'm loopy and sleep deprived???  Haha!  I'm sitting at the airport with my roomie Marla waiting to fly home (insert SUPER sad face here) so I thought I'd share some stuff from convention since I was totally overwhelmed (again) and got nothing blogged, haha!  I did try to update via twitter and Facebook.  I'll try to share a lot in the coming weeks because I have a LOT to share!!!

Anyway I'm not a big swapper...I don't need many since I don't do a lot of business and it kind of stresses me out to have to make them, get them there in good shape, lug them around (anyone else feel like a sherpa all week???) and then it's kind of chaotic actually swapping.  Not being a fan of large crowds, this one was really freaking me out :-)  BUT, I always at least do my friend Lyssa's swap which has a lot of my friends in it which is fun and they are always amazing!  So, here is what I came up with:

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Yippie-skippie, daydream medallion (extra rubber)
Paper:  Whisper white, bermuda bay, crisp cantaloupe, 2013-2015 core'dinations CS, brushed gold
Ink:  Bermuda bay, crisp cantaloupe, strawberry slush
Accessories:  Honeycomb embossing folder, chalk talk framelits, basic rhinestones, basic pearls, doilies, strawberry slush ruffled stretch trim, bitty butterfly punch, sanding block

I really loved how this card turned out and I hope everyone in the swap did too!  I got some really fabulous stuff back!  And speaking of FABULOUS....here's a cute little picture of a few of the Fab Friday members!  We had a meet and greet and a swap planned but just happened to run into each other the at Lydia's happy hour.  So, I'll share all that with you later :-)  But for now...enjoy the fabulousness because each and every one of these stampers ARE FAB-U-LOUS!

And sorry instagram cut some people off :-)

Happy stamping!

Live from Salt Lake

Hi stampers, I don't have a card to share today but I just wanted to say HI from Salt Lake!  I got in yesterday evening and went to Lydia's happy hour which was tons of fun!  A good chunk of the Fab Friday team was there and it was so fun to see/meet them!  Check it out!

Sorry Cindy got cut off a little...Instagram is annoying sometimes!  There is a lot planned from here on out but I'll try to post when/if I can and I'll try to update Twitter!  You can follow me at BadaBingStamps.  If you're here make sure to say hey and if not I'll try to keep you posted!  Time to go head out now that we've done our early morning run!!!!  I don't think I'd hate running so much if I lived here!  It's so pretty...and DRY, lol!

Happy stamping!