HOOT HOOT!!

Hi all!!

As promised I have a card to share with you. This is a card we did in club and I just think he is the cutest. My upline did a sample card and cut all the pieces and left the design up to us!! I used the numbers for the year my Dad was born and wanted to give this to him as his birthday card. The other 5 ladies all did something different, they used the numbers to make 2010 or 2014 (one of the ladies son's graduates from one of the service academy's that year) or 2001 (I think this was a boo boo but it was too cute, so I think she was going to use as an anniversary card). It was really cool to see the different ideas that all of us came up with for the same supplies!! Here are the details for my card:

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise. Real Red , Old Olive, Crumb Cake

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Stamp Sets: Party Hearty (pg. 54) for the greeting

Accessories: Play Date DSP (pg. 175), Word Window punch (pg. 203), Owl Punch (pg. 201), Two-Step Bird Punch (Pg. 202) for the vine, Snail adhesive (pg. 197) and Multipurpose Liquid Glue (pg. 197), Paper Snips (pg. 199).

My Dad really liked the card so it was a success!!! I can tell you that while I thought the owl was really cute I wasn't going to buy him right away, but after doing this card, I came home and placed an order for the punch and this DSP!! Well I had better run, I have lots to do to prepare for my first Christmas Card Stamp a Stack this weekend!! I am really looking forward to it, we are making 24 cards for $30!! I will have pictures after Saturday for you to see!! Have a great Tuesday and I will have another card for you tomorrow!!

TTFN,

Candi

The Room is finally DONE!!!!!

Well here it is..... I don't know if the pictures were worth the wait for you all, but I am so excited and happy my stamp room is finally done I could CRY!! I wish I had some before pictures to show you, but the room looked so icky to me I never took pictures. There was no ceiling only exposed beams and pipes and bare bulbs for lighting. The walls were white and storage consisted of one of those white tables (that you see in the middle of the room) with my stamp and inks piled on there.... The paper was kept in plastic file bins and the accessories just stayed in boxes... Now everything has a home!!! I got the cabinets at Lowe's and I stained them myself (first time I have ever done that!!), the ribbon board is home made (my dad took plywood and covered with cork pieces and then I covered in some quilt batting and fabric and then used Pretty in Pink stain ribbon. The rack for my punches was made my my Dad and I already have another on order for the new style punches it will be the same dimensions as the other one, except it will all be wider shelves to house the new style punches from Stampin' Up. The walls are painted a color called Exotic Sea (Valspar from Lowe's) and it is almost a perfect match for Tempting Turquoise! I put some of the White Circles from the 2009 Definitely Decorative and also the Baroque Medallion (pg 25 from current Definitely Decorative catty) and the large Chocolate Medallion is on it's way as I type, it's going on the same wall just closer to the door. I love the Simple sign Chalkboard elements (pg 6 of Def Dec or pg 224 of large catty) the calendar accent is great for it, I got the largest size of both and love them so much I have also ordered the Curly sign to leave blank and write notes on!!! Putting them on the wall was soooo easy and as long as I didn't rush things went sooooo smoothly! I think you can tell I drafted my Dad a lot and he (as always came through), he does such great work and is such a perfectionist everything is always done right. From helping me cover the ribbon board (which he hated "too girly" he kept saying), to adding more outlets above my counter top, to installing the extra track lights, to building the punch rack, to helping me move and install the cabinets, installing the wall mount for my TV, moving the phone jack, etc. my Dad was AWESOME!!!! Ok that was a shameless plug but he deserves it!!! So it's all done and I had my first workshop there a week ago and got a lot of nice compliments!! Well, sorry it's not a card but I will have a card for you tomorrow, I promise... :)

TTFN,

Candi

Hi All,

I hope everyone is having a great week!! I am back today with another card. I had a little disagreement with Blogger and the orientation of my picture but as my Dad always tells me " It's operator error" so after blaming the computer and program, it came out fine on the third try. WOO HOO. This card is a cute card I am going to send to my friend in Texas just to say Hi. Here is the skinny:

Cardstock: So Saffron, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise (all pg. 166), Whisper White (pg. 169).

Ink: Old Olive and So Saffron (pg. 166)

Stamp Sets: Apple Blossoms ( Level 2 Hostess Set pg. 12)

Accessories: Curly Label Punch (pg. 203), Basic Pearls (pg. 188), Island Oasis Designer Series Paper (pg. 27) from the Summer Mini Catalog that ends on 8/31/2010.

This card uses the Rock n' Roll technique on the apple blossom stamps. The middle one is plain Old Olive then the the right and left side you clean the stamp of the Old Olive ink and stamp in So Saffron and before you stamp you roll just the edges of your stamp in the Old Olive then stamp on the Whisper White cardstock, then clean the stamp and repeat for the third stamp. I had never done it before, (thanks for teaching me Frances) but it worked great and I love the effect!! For the little tag I punched the Curly label and cut it in half. Really cute and I love the colors!! I hope you enjoy, and tomorrow as promised..... pictures of my newly renovated and completed stamp room, I am so happy it is done and can't wait to show it to you!!!! Oh and I might have a card too.... he he he.

TTFN,

Candi

Another New Favorite Color

Good Morning,
Sorry I have been missing for a few days. I have been getting the finishing touches on my "new" Stamp room. The transformation is absolutely amazing. I hope to be able to post pictures on Friday (need the paint to finish drying to put up the wall decorations)!! Well today's card features another of my new favorite colors, Cherry Cobbler, I love the deep richness of this color and I am so drawn to it and feel like I need to use it for everything, so I am pulling myself back and going to slow down and experiment with other new colors too. I made this card about 2 weeks ago and then I made a similar card for my Mom and Dad for their anniversary, (which was yesterday, Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!!) but it did not come out as well as this one (probably because I was trying to find stuff while everything was packed away and paint was drying and I was trying to touch up paint and I was rushing). Here are the details:
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizazz
Ink: VersaMark
Stamp Sets: Because I Care (level 1 Hostess Set) (pg. 11)
Accessories: Pear Pizazz Stitched-Poly Ribbon ( pg. 190), Gold Embossing Powder ( pg. 196), Heat Tool (pg. 196), Basic Pearls ( pg. 188).

Not much on the way of supplies, but a really stunning look. The gold on the Cherry Cobbler is stunning. I love this card and can see this will become a go to set for me. I hope you enjoy this card and I will have another one for you tomorrow and hopefully for Friday I will have pictures of the finished Stamp Room!!! Have a great day and will talk to you tomorrow.

TTFN,
Candi

New Favorite Color (well new to me)

Hi,

Well today is such a special day... Why you ask? On today's date in 1928 Mickey Mouse was born!!Walt Disney's first Mickey Mouse cartoon "Steamboat Willie" was released. (Thanks Frances and Historyorb.com) As you can see I am a pretty big Disney freak so this was the day way back in history that started it all. My favorite Walt Disney quote, "I hope we never lose sight of one thing, that is was all started by a mouse". Pretty amazing to think of it that way. Well enough of the history lesson and my Disney obsession.... Today's card was so much fun! I am loving the new colors (well old returning In colors) but they are all new to me since I wasn't around for them. I love Pacific Point. It is rich and versatile, I am using it all over the place!! Here are the supplies for this card:

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Blueberry Crisp DSP (pg. 174)

Stamp Set(s): Artistic Etchings (pg. 125)

Ink: Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand

Accessories: Very Vanilla 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon (pg. 191), Clear Mount Blocks (pg. 192), Basic Rhinestones (pg. 188).

Well I hope you enjoy it, I think I am going to make a few more and use them as thank you cards. Tomorrow's card will feature another of my new favorites, and as a hint it really is a new color!! Have a great day!!

Candi

The Ideas Are Flowing

Good Morning,

Well I am back with a new card today. I got a lot of great ideas over the weekend and I have some stuff to share with you in the coming days!! Today's card is so fun and summery to me, it's cased from a card that my upline received from her up-upline a few months ago.

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay (retired), Mambo Melon DSP (retired).

Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue (pg. 126)

Ink: Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay Classic Ink

Accessories: Silver Brads (pg. 187), Paper Snips (g. 199), SNAIL Adhesive (pg. 197) and Dimensionals (pg. 197).

Not much in the way of stuff, and it is a pretty simple card but the colors are so much fun, I love them!! The dimensionals really give the flowers some lift and the silver brads add pizazz. Good thing I got some cards made over the weekend becasue I have had to pack up my stamp studio for a few days as I am getting an acoustic ceiling and new lights and some new paint done in there. I am very excitied and I know I promised before to share pictures I really will this time since it will be all 100% complete!! I hope everyone had a great weekend and at least for those of us in the east we are getting a little respite from the stiffling humidity, thank goodness!! I am sure it will be back very, very soon though. Have a great day and I will have another new card tomorrow.

Candi

Manly Card

Hi,



Well I am a day late with this card, but hopefully you will still enjoy it. I made this card for my husband just because. This card combines 2 of his favorite things, grilling and playing poker. He loves to grill but never thinks he does a good job, but he always does great!! Here is how this card came together:

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White



Stamp Sets: King of the Grill (pg. 29 Summer Mini) Item # 120066 Clear Mount
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red Classic Ink
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils (pg. 194), Game Night Designer Series Paper (retired), Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch ( both punches on pg. 203 Catalog)

I love the red, black and white colors together, it looks so rich and fun!! His exact words when he opened the card, "What do you want to buy, now?" I guess he knows me pretty well, but he was the one surprised when I told him I just wanted to make a card for him. He really liked it and was glad I didn't want to buy anything.......... Well as my saying goes what the UPS man delivers before my husband gets home is our little secret.

Well here we are, almost the weekend!! Do you all have big plans??? I do!!! I have a card club tomorrow night at my upline's (Frances) house and then Saturday is going to be a day of creating and crafting with Frances!!! I am so looking forward to that!!! I have been so keyed up about ideas for growing my Stampin' Up business that I can hardly stand it!! Luckily for me Frances is very motivated about her business and a great teacher so she has been teaching me and helping nurture my business!!!! In case I haven't said it enough THANKS!! Really I appreciate it and I am having so much fun!!! Hard to belive this is considered a second job!!!



I will have more to share this weekend after the all the crafting this weekend!!!! have a great weekend and I look forward to sharing new stuff with you Monday!!

Candi

Birthday card and Vacation Pics

Good Morning!!!

I have snuck in a few vacation pictures, first is the outside of the Rockin' Roller Coaster (featuring Aerosmith) at Hollywood Studios (one of my very favorite rides), next is Cinderella's Castle at night in the Magic Kingdom. This is my favorite place and my happy place when I need a mental escape!! Next is a picture of Hogwarts Castle in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando, I had to sneak that in, it was so much fun and a pretty decent picture!! The last vacation pic is one of me and my hubby in front of Spaceship Earth in Epcot! It's one of the only pics of us together and it is actually a pretty good one. Now for what you all are really here for here is the picture of the card I made for my friend Jen's Birthday. She loves pink and brown so I mixed it up a bit. I did the emboss resist technique on the friends circles and then sponged the pretty in pink and chocolate chip ink over the embossed images, then punched them out with the circle punch. I haven't yet got the Pink Pirouette ink pad (it's on it's way) so I needed to improvise a little bit. I think it turned out OK!! I used the Big Shot for a little texture with the polka dots, I love the embossing folders!! I can't believe I waited for 4 months to get my Big Shot, what was I thinking??? Silly me!!! Here's the details on the card:

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla

Stamp Sets: Simple Friendship (pg. 108) , Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess Set), A Word for You (pg. 158), Perfect Punches (pg. 131)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Very Vanilla Craft Ink, Versa Mark

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots textured impressions embossing folders, 2 3/8" Extra Large Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Stamping Sponges, Chocolate Chip 1" w/white stitching Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), White Embossing Powder, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals.

I am envious of all the demos that are headed to or already in Salt Lake City for the annual Stampin' Up Convention!! Since I was joined in February and we had the Disney trip already planned I couldn't take more time off work so close together, my boss if great but that would have been pushing it!!!! Have a great time and I look forward to hearing all your stories and seeing the wonderful stuff and ideas you got!! Thanks for stopping by, and suffering through a few vacation pictures!! I appreciate it! I will have a card that I made for my hubby to share with you tomorrow!! Have a great day and Happy Stamping!!

TTFN,

Candi

So Sorry!!!

Hi All,

I want to first say welcome and thank you to all my new followers!! WOO HOO!!! Now I have to say I am so sorry. I was on vacation in wonderful Disney World for 10 days so I was out of touch!!! We had a wonderful time, even though it was hot and sticky!! I love Disney and always have fun!! I even got a big surprise from my aunt and we went to Universal Studios and saw the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter!! It was great (if you like the Harry Potter movies and books) the lines were very long, but it was fun!!! I am glad we got to see it, we were like to little kids, running to the rides, the shops, drinking Butterbeer and Pumpkin juice (both were very yummy)!

Now we are back to reality and work and all the stuff that pays the bills and lets me stamp like a fool. :)

I will be posting a new card picture tomorrow, I have to get all the vacation pictures off the camera!! So again I apologize and I promise I will be back on the diligent blog posting starting tomorrow!!

Have a great day and I will see you all tomorrow with a new card I made for my wonderful friend's birthday!!

Oh and one more thing.... Happy Birthday to my wonderful friend Jen B!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day and can't wait to get together and celebrate!!! Love ya little honey.....

TTFN!!
Candi

Good Morning!!

I love this set!! It's a card I made for my Mother-In Law's Birthday, it's the Tropical Party Set from the Summer Mini Catalog. I love the colors and how summery and fun this set is!! I got the inspiration from my upline Frances. I used the big shot for a little texture on the whisper white cardstock, I just got my Big Shot last week and am looking forward to learning all kinds of fun ways to use it on my cards and scrapbook pages and other projects! This card is so fun and can be used for any occasion, Thank you, Birthday, Get Well, Thinking of You, Just saying Hi a great all around card!! I am slowly navigating my way arond learning to set up my blog so please come back for more. I hope that tomorrow I will be able to post some pictures of my stamp room, I am so excitied to show you the transformation!!! Have a great day, see you tomorrow I hope!!

Materials: (all Stampin' Up)

Stamp Set: Tropical Party (Clear Mount)

Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Whisper White

Inks: Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Accessories: Paper Snips, Dazzling Diamonds, 2 Way Glue Pen, Scallop Trim Border punch, Clear Mount Block # C , Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing folder, Snail and dimensionals

Candi

The Very First One!!!!!

Well, here we are, the beginning of my journey into blogdom!!! I have been so inspired so many other blogs that I have taken the plunge and started my own. I hope you enjoy what is to come and hopefully you can get some really good ideas for your own creativity!! I will keep this first post short and sweet!! Keep coming back to see what I have in store for you, I think you will enjoy it!!