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Saturday, April 26, 2014

DOstamper Guest Designer


I have been chosen to be this months DOstamper Guest Designer.  Our upline Dawn Olchefske picks one demonstrator from our group each month to be the guest designer for the month.  During my month I have chosen to focus on the Fringe Scissors.  Sorry I am a little behind on posting my creations.  This is the 1st one I did for the month of April.  I will be posting the rest of my creations in the next week.


For this card I took a strip of Bermuda Bay and Fringe Cut it.  I layered it up with the best Bling a girl could ask for.....Silver Glimmer paper.  With the glimmer paper underneath the fringe, it did a peek a boo look.


As you can see I added a few more layers to the bottom of the card.  The Designer Series paper I used was one of my favorites.  Love the colors in it.  It is called "Kaleidoscope".  Hurry you can still get it before it is gone forever!!  The great star-burst design is from the Occasion Catalog that is currently out.  You can buy this as a bundle and get the framelits and the stamp set and SAVE 15%.  Can't ask for anything better than that!  I love the bundles that Stampin' Up! has come out with.  I am hoping for more with the new catalog coming out soon.

The Stampin' Up! products that I used for this card is as follows.
Cardstock and Ink
Crushed Curry Ink   131173
Strawberry Slush cardstock   131295
Bermuda Bay cardstock          115317
Basic Black cardstock               121045
Whisper White cardstock        100730
Gimmer Silver cardstock        124005
Kaleidoscope DSP                     132995

Stamp Set
Starburst Sayings    Clear mount   133185      Wood mount    133182
       Bundle with the Framelits and SAVE 15%
        Clear mount     134818         Wood mount    134817

Accessories
Big Shot   113439
Fringe Scissors    133325
Starburst Framelits   132967
1/4 Whisper White Stitched Ribbon   126877
Rhinestone Basics    119246

Happy Stamping!

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Summer and a little Ripple


I cannot believe it is already Thursday and the DOstamper STARS challenge.  This past week has just flown by.  So much has been happening with Stampin' Up! this week...FREE SHIPPING....the Retired lists have been published.  What more could you ask for?!?

Thank you Stampin' Up!!

This card is made up with all Stampin' Up! products that will soon be gone forever.  It is so sad to see so many products go....but I cannot wait to see all the NEW products!!!  If you like any of the pro"ducts in this card hurry before stock is gone.  Stampin' Up! will not restock on any of the products.

The DSP that I used is one of my favorite designer series paper that is out right now.  It is called "Soho Subway".  And what about the nice lacy scallops that go across the bottom of the card?!?  That is the Delicate Details Lace Tape.  You can do so many things with this tape, you can use it as a stencil for 1 idea.  Love the In-color Dahlia's that I finished off the card with.

The Stampin' Up! products that I used on this card is as follows:
Cardstock and Ink
Summer Starfruit Cardstock    126839
Raspberry Ripple Cardstock    126842
Very Vanilla Cardstock   (not retiring)  101650
Soho Subway DSP   130140
Stazon Black Ink     101406

Stamp Set
Million & One    Clear Mount  126377     Wood Mount   126375

Accessories
Delicate Details Lace Tape   130966
In Color Dahlia Assortment   127556
Gold Sequin Trim    132983

Here are a few other DOstampers that are participating in this weeks challenge.


RETIRED LISTS...Hurry before stock is all gone.  Once it is gone that is it!


Occasions Catalog...Hurry this catalog will be gone soon as well.


Happy Stamping!

Monday, April 21, 2014

Retired Lists & FREE Shipping!


Get your retired products while they last!!!

What a better time to place an order, then right NOW!  It doesn't matter how much your order is....you get your shipping FREE!!!  The retired lists are HERE!!!  Get your favorite products while supplies last.  Once they are out of stock they are gone forever!





Thursday, April 17, 2014

Sympathy with Color


WELCOME TO THE THURSDAY COLOR CHALLENGE

I don't know about you...but I love challenges!!  It gets my creative juices flowing.  I think my favorite type of challenge is the color challenges.  These challenges really make you think of how you are going to layer your cardstock and what type of stamps you will use.  What is your favorite challenge?


I did this card in one of my Card Buffets that I just put on a few weeks ago.  But I did it in Elegant Eggplant cardstock and Very Vanilla.  I should have posted a picture of it so you could see it.  I will get one on here so you can see the difference it makes with just color changes.

On the Crumb Cake cardstock I used the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  I haven't used that folder in a long time.  I love this embossing folder because it as a WOW factor to the card.  It is also a elegant accent to the card.  Are you wondering how I did the flowers?  It is called the Thumping Technique.  It is where you take your lightest color and ink your stamp and then take 2 - 3 different shades of the Stampin' Up! markers and thump your markers on the stamp in various places.  You will then huff on your stamp and stamp to cardstock.  This is a wonderful and easy technique to use to give your project a wonderful and colorful pop!  I finished off the card with the wonderful Silver Bakers Twine.  I love this twine.  It comes in Gold or Silver.  And you can find it in the Occasions Catalog.  If you like and want it...you only have another month before it is gone.

The Stampin' Up! products that I used to make this card.

Cardstock and Ink
Pool Party cardstock   122924
Wisteria Wonder cardstock   122922   Ink   126985
Crumb Cake cardstock     120953
Very Vanilla cardstock    101650
Wild Wasabi Ink    126959
Rich Razzleberry Marker
Elegant Eggplant Ink    126969 and Marker

Stamp Sets
Summer Silhouettes   Clear Mount    126447    Wood Mount   132082
Teeny Tiny Wishes     Clear Mount    127802    Wood Mount   128748

Accessories
Big Shot      113439
Framed Tulips Embossing Folder   121809
Silver Bakers Twine     132976
Word Window Punch    119851
Modern Label Punch    119849

Here are a few links from the other DOstampers that are participating in the color challenge.






Happy Stamping!

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Picture Challenge


Welcome to another week of the DOstampers Challenge Thursday.

Sometimes the picture challenge is a CHALLENGE for me.  This one took me a while to figure out what I wanted to take out of it to create my card.  So I finally decided to take the colors and create my card.  I hope you like it!

Thinking Spring!!!

I have seen this type of card in my blog surfing and have always wanted to make one.  There are so many different punches that you could use to create such a card.  I chose the Elegant Butterfly Punch in hope that Spring will be here soon in MN.

To make this card it is pretty straight forward.  I cut my 3 different color strips to 1 x 4 1/2.  Then I punched out the Elegant Butterfly at the bottom of each strip.  I then put the Night of Navy strip and butterfly on 1st.  Followed by the Soft Sky strip and butterfly.  That way I could center the Crumb Cake strip and butterfly.  I then took my paper snips and trimmed off the overhang of the strips on the top.  This way they were all even.  I did use a dimensional on each of the butterfly's to give them a little pop!  And of course you have to add a little something to the butterfly's...I use the Pearl Basics.  

The Stampin' Up! products I used to make this card is as follows:
Cardstock & Ink
Whisper White Cardstock   100730
Crumb Cake Cardstock       120953
Soft Sky Cardstock               108639
Night of Navy Cardstock     100867
Night of Navy Ink                 126970

Stamp Set
Six Sided Sampler    Clear Mount   130956
                                    Wood Mount   130953
You can also get this in a Bundle and save 15%!
   In the bundle you would get the stamp set and the punch.
           Wood mount   132725        Clear mount   132724

Accessories
Elegant Butterfly Punch     127526
Stampin Dimensionals        104430
Pearl Basic    119247

Here are some of the other DOstampers that are participating in the challenge.  You should check these out!




Happy Stamping!

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Hop on Into the Challenge



Here we are again with another DOstampers sketch challenge.   I love sketch challenges!  It is a great way to get your starting base for your cards.
The card that I made this week was cased from Mary Fish.  I also used Mary's card in a recent card Buffet that I had this past weekend.  I believe most of my customers that were there made this card.  How could you not!?!?
The Little Bunny is so stinking cute!

I really like the color combo in this card.


This little Bunny comes from a new stamp set called "Eggstra Spectacular".  You can find this set in the Occasions Catalog.  What I like about this card is the colors are soft but yet the card has a pop to it.  I normally like bold and bright colors!  The Designer Series Paper that I used is also from the Occasions Catalog.  This DSP is one of my favorite papers right now.  It is called "Watercolor Wonder Designer".  The DSP also has a stamp set that goes with it in the Occasions catalog, that is called "Happy Watercolor".  

The Stampin' Up! supplies that I used to make this card is as follows:

Cardstock & Ink
Smokey Slate      131202     Ink   131179
Daffodil Delight   119683
Whisper White    100730
Watercolor Wonder DSP  132994

Stamp Set
Eggstra Spectacular   Clear Mount   133071    Wood Mount    133068

Accessories
Big Shot    113439
Starburst Framelits    132967
  *** You can also get the stamp set that goes with these framelits as a bundle and save 15%
Circle Collection Framelits  130911
Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon   125583
Rhinestone Basic   119246

Here are some links to the other DOstampers that are playing along in the Sketch Challenge this week.


You can come and play along with us if you would like!!

Happy Stamping!