It's so hard to say goodbye...

I guess I'm channeling Boyz II Men today:-)  I got one more card done last night so I thought I'd share before my little break (which if I can find cards I have not posted this week I will post a few so it may NOT be much of a break, hehe).  I'm really sad that the Newsprint DSP is retiring.  I really thought maybe they would keep it around!  I kind of want to buy up a whole bunch and hoard....I mean stock up on it...but I won't.  But I combined it with something new last night by using one of the sentiments from a new hostess set called Perfect Words (AND the hostess benefits are going to change a little bit starting July 1...and I don't think you'll be upset...it's a really great program!).  I love the little saying "on a scale of 1 - 10 you're an 11!!!!  And how great would it look with the numbers sheet from the DSP...well just look!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Perfect words (new hostess set)
Paper:  Newsprint DSP, marina mist, basic black
Ink:  Marina mist, basic black
Accessories:  circle punch, wide oval punch, lots of tags sizzlets

Isn't it cute?  But in a manly sort of way:-)  I have a feeling I'll end up giving one of these to my hubby!  It was super simple and I'm getting into the 3 x 6 cards as of late.  I just love how even our old stuff matches our new stuff perfectly!  I really love the words in this set, they are so fun and lots of fun fonts!  Hope you liked it, time to get some stuff done around here!!!  Happy stamping!

I'm back baby!

At least for today...lots going on in the next week so this will probably be my last post until next weekend.  So, I've not been very motivated to stamp this week or do much of anything:-)  Still trying to get used to my summer work schedule and get lots of workout time in too.  Plus, I can't seem to stop gazing (and maybe drooling a bit) over the new catalog!  I think sometimes making out my wish list is more fun that stamping!!!  LOL!  Anyway, I loved the Colour Q challenge this week!  I wanted to do something really bold with the cherry cobbler kind of like the skirt (which I LOVE) but I ended up with something more subtle.  I did use a sneak peek stamp set though.  Check it out:

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps: Snow much fun (sneak peek)
Paper:  watercolor, subtles DSP stack, crumb cake, early espresso, cherry cobbler
Ink:  staz-on, various for watercoloring
Accessories:  Modern label punch, two way glue pen, pearls, dazzling diamonds, cherry cobbler seam binding

I think it turned out pretty cute!  Although, you'll have to excuse the crummy pic, I just took it and they never turn out well at night.  The sentiment really does show up better than in the picture too. So I'm ahead by two Christmas cards already this year, haha!  When I saw this little guy and his birds, I knew they would be the perfect pop of cherry cobbler so I colored him all in with my aquapainter.  I should have used my watercolor crayons but I forgot!  Anyway, I highlighted him using some crumb cake to make him look a bit more vintage.  When all was said and done he just needed "something".  So, I also highlighted him with some dazzling diamonds and that was just IT!  He looked fab!  I hope the CQ ladies enjoy my little snow man...which by the way I would love to have for a friend right now...or at about 7pm today after running four miles out in the almost 90 degree weather:-)  See you next weekend!  Happy stamping!

Birthday Parade!

Hi stampers!  I'm back with another sneak peek and I think my favorite yet!  I was inspired by a project in the catalog to make this card with the banner.  I love the color combo of the three in colors with daffodil delight!  I also love how the pennants are stamped on the same colored card stock and then popped up in the middle.  And know what?  I didn't have to cut those suckers out either!  The new pennant punch punches out the scalloped design and also the plain little inner triangle!  I'll try to post a video of it in July for some helpful hints.  Every card I make from now on might have a pennant on it, lol!  Isn't it cute?

Stampin' Supplies: 
Stamps:  Pennant parade, create a cupcake
Paper:  Whisper white, dafodil delight, pool party, wisteria wonder, lucky limeade
Ink:  basic black, pool party, wisteria wonder, lucky limeade
Accessories:  polka dot emobssing folder, punch pack, boho blossoms punch, pennant punch, rhinestones, subtles brads, crochet thread

I have to say, I'm rationing my in colors since I forgot to order a full pack of each.  That's what ordering at 2 am will do I guess:-)  That's the real reason my card base isn't one of the new colors BUT I think that it worked out well and was the best choice in the end since it pulls it together with the little yellow flower accents.  The little flowers are also layered on white CS that I stamped with the small A to Z background stamp and then punched out with the boho blossom punch.  The little rhinestone really adds something too! The sentiment is from create a cupcake and I did cut it by hand!  I also love how the dots on the white background go with the polka dots on the pennants! Anyway, I think that's about it!  Hope you are enjoying the sneak peeks!  Happy stamping!

Need some coaching?

Hi stampers!  I'm BACK!!!  I got two cards done tonight so I'll have something to share tomorrow too (and maybe even tonight if I'm on the ball, hehe).  So, I found my mojo BUT I have trouble with color combinations sometimes (shhhhh, don't tell...it's a secret).  I'm an SU demo so I'm just supposed to magically be super creative right?  Um yeah...not so much:-)  Well, when I was up until all hours of the night last week for the sneak peek release I noticed something....the new in color color coach cards.  Maybe it was my fuzzy brain at that crazy late (or early) hour but they were amazing!  Now, I'll be the first to admit that I have put off buying the color coach because I just didn't see the need.  WELL!  My mind has been changed and guess what's sitting in the shopping cart for my next order!  Yup, the color coach!  If you have been on the fence or never even thought about it you should get it.  It's very useful!!!!  Anyway, I did get the 5 in-color cards last week and they are terrific!  Just LOOK what I put together using it:

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Grunge Rock, Perfect Words (new hostess set)
Paper:  More mustard, island indigo, lucky limeade, whisper white
Ink:  Same
Accessories:  Circle punches, dimensionals (wow, that's a record for me I think, hehe)

OMG!!!!  Isn't it awesome!  I would have NEVER thought to put more mustard with Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade which are two of the new in colors.  Indigo sort of looks like not quite navy in the picture but it's really not, it's much brighter.  But the picture did for once pick up the shimmer of the smooch spray that I used.  I used the gold on the mustard base and the silver on the indigo mat.  Can you find the final sneak peek???  Can ya???  Does that sentiment look new???  Well it is and how well does it work with grunge rock????  PERFECT!  I used my new in color markers to ink it up in all three colors.  It's a set called Perfect Words and I'm in love with it!  I really should have held off ordering ANY hostess sets since I always earn them BUT I'm a sucker for the words (you're saying yeah right....we read your blog, we know you can't shut up...hehe)!!!!  But really, I just LOVE how easy it is to pair up SU sets with other sets, they all work so well!!!!  AND the hostess sets this year are just fan-freaking-tastic!  I love each and every one of them (and there are lots).  Otherwise, this card just has lots and lots of distressing.  I'm sure it will wind up on my hubby's desk since he pretty much rocks my world and doesn't care if I neglect him to stamp...or stare at my new catalog lovingly (which I have been doing A LOT...and will probably do again here in a few minutes, hehe).  Anyway, happy to be back!  See you soon!  Happy stamping!

Nothing new to see here...move it along....

Hi stampers!  I know that you are anxiously awaiting more pretty pictures of projects with the new sneak peeks from the 2011-2012 IBC but the timing of the release was less than ideal!  On Wednseday I was still waiting for the goods and then there was the fiasco that was supposed to our Cardinal game which turned into wasting a bunch of gas to get halfway there only to be turned around because the highway was shut down....

Then I had to get up at 5AM (and if you know me you KNOW I don't do that well) to take Jon to work since I had picked him up on the way down to my Mom's on Wednesday night.  Now I did share some cards with you Thursday and that wore me out!  Haha.  I'm still tired from staying up Tuesday night and then I had to go back to work on Friday...which was ANOTHER fiasco...the shecule I had said that we opened at 8 so I set the alarm for 6 BUT I must have turned it off and I didn't wake up until 7!!!!  So I rushed around to get to work only to find out that we were not opening until 8:30!!!!  Really?  Then I rushed home to run and get everything over to my mom's house for our rummage sale.  I don't think we were done until 10!!!  Of course then I couldn't go to sleep....I stayed up chatting with a stamping friend online way late only to have my mom want me to be at her house at 6:30, yuck!!!!

And then it was so freaking HOT outside that it completely wiped me out...I had taken a bag of stamping stuff to work on but I was afraid it was too hot an humid to take my supplies outside AND the act of breathing was making me SWEAT!  LOL!  I did try to spend some quality time with the new catalog last night until a BAD storm came out of nowhere and knocked our power out for like two hours!  REALLY????? 

Soooo, I promise I WILL come back soon (hopefully today) with some new projects and sneak peeks...but it'll have to wait until after the grocery store and some laundry....and I'll have to take a break at some point to run since it's raining out now and it messed up my plans to get it out of the way this morning!  And if I can quit staring at my gorgeous new catalog and quit trying to figure out what I MUST have on July 1;-)

Maybe next year's release will be a little calmer...at least I hope or I don't think I'll make it, hehe.  Hope to see you soon!  Happy stamping!

Hello Baby!

Ok, I'm back with another one....I thought this would be a birthday card when I started but it turned into a baby card pretty fast:-)  Which, if one of my BFF's has a girl next week when she's due (hopefully she has the baby before we go on vacation, hehe) I'm all set...now if it's a boy....well I guess I should get back to work, haha! 

 The sentiment is actually two separate words from the set that I stamped together, I like the mismatched font look!  I REALLY like the in colors this year too!  Last years took a while to warm up to some of them.  The new ones make me want a fruity drink...but I can only imagine what my projects might look like then!  Hope you like it....I think I might need a nap before I stamp again...but I'll probably just end up curled up on the couch with the dog and my catalog....I need to study it some more...I have to look up the names for the new stuff and that just won't do, lol!  Oh, and my stamp room is a DISASTER area...looks like I'll be cleaning as well tonight!

Stampin' Supplies: 
Stamps:  Pennant Parade
Paper:  Subtles DSP patterns stack, pink pirouette, wisteria wonder, pool party, whisper white
Ink:  Same
Accessories:  Pearls, subtles brads, Petite pennants builder punch, small oval punch, modern label punch

Christmas in.....

JUNE!?!?!?!   Yep, that's right...if you're a Stampin' Up demo that is!  Yesterday the new 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog was released to us along with a few sneak peek items from it!  It' the happiest time of year!  Of course Christmas is a close second because you don't have to PAY for all the presents you get, hahahaha!  So, all day yesterday and this morning I waited patiently (ummmm yeah RIGHT) for the UPS man to drop off my box of goodies!  And SU, the evil genius they are put ALL of my products on top of that catalog so I HAD to look at them and oh and ah over them before I could dig that book out!  LOL!  And OMGEEEEEEEE is it fabulous!  It is my favorite catalog thus far and I can't wait for you to see it!  And you can order from it starting July 1!  Anyway, yesterday turned into a rather crappy day as my family had tickets for a Cardinals game and half way to St. Louis the interstate was closed because of an accident.  I have NEVER seen the interstate close and we were cutting the time close anyway so we didn't want to drive all that way for one or two innings.  Add in the fact that I had gotten about four hours of sleep since I stayed up until 2:30 to order all this stuff (LOL) AND I was hungry since it was way past my supper time and it was NOT a fun car ride to say the least.  Anyway, we were all bummed but now that I've got my catty I'm happy as a clam!  So is anyone still with me or did you just ignore all the blah blah blah and skip down to the pictures?  (It's ok if you did...I would have too, hehe).  Anyway, I promised some of my SCS friends that I would try to get something made and posted today so here is the first of what I HOPE is many cards and or posts that I get done today......

Now, should I be nice and tell you all the new stuff or be naughty and let you find the sneak peeks yourself????  Ok, you twisted my arm...I'll tell you...in the supply list mmmk?  I have not seen a Christmas stamp in the sneak peek before so I had to have it since I LOVE Christmas.  This set is also normally not my style but I think I like it!  I have to say that I really do think that there is something for EVERYONE in this catalog.  I'm not sure if SU got some new artists or what but it's crazy beautiful and if you can't find something you're just plain nuts, there, I said it;-)  Ok, tell me to shut up and go stamp more since I took the whole day off to do just that....ohhhh, who's the nutty one now?  LOL!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Snow Much Fun (new for the 2011-2012 IBC)
Paper:  watercolor, riding hood red smooth and textured, chocolate chip, lucky limeade
Ink:  Riding hood red, chocolate chip, lucky limeade, peach parfait
Accessories:  pearls, modern label punch, lace ribbon border punch, silver glass glitter, 1/2 inch scalloped dots ribbon chocolate chip

Happy stamping!