Christmas in July and now August!

Hey girls, Hope everyone is doing great this summer! As I type this I am in the "3rd circle of Hell" as my friend Karen Mixon would say! We are actually at a  great resort in Cathedral City outside Palm Springs, CA and it is way HOT!!!! Like so hot you can't hold onto the stair rails going down the stairs because they will burn your hands! So to feel cooler I thought I'd share some of the cards we did last week at the Christmas in July sneak peak.This is one of my favorites. It's a great Christmas set because you get a good image and saying in one set. This is a new set in the Catalog, called Rejoicing with you, p.21. I did use the music wheel as a background on the Bashful Blue. The angel is embossed with silver embossing powder on Marina Mist cardstock. She is then cute out with paper snips and attached with dimensionals. I love blue  at Christmas. So, if you are roasting start planning Christmas projects to help you get your mind off the HOT!

Got ta go. Go be a blessing to someone today! God bless you!!

Cardstock: Marina Mist, Night of Navy and Bashful Blue.
Ink: Bashful Blue and Night of Navy
Stamp set, Rejoicing with You, Music Wheel
Embellishments: 3/8 in taffeta ribbon, label framelet

The Open Sea is back!

If you liked this stamp set as much as I did you are going to be really happy to see The Open Sea stamp set made it into the New 2012 Catalog! If you remember it was in a previous mini, I just love it and was thrilled to see it again. It is a great set for making "Manly Cards". I participated in a Chat and Challenge on a demo website called Sudsol recently. This is the card I made for that challenge. I was pleased with how it turned out.The "For You" is from Itty Bitty Banners and cut by hand.


Stamp sets: The Open Sea and Itty Bitty Banners
Cardstock: base- Crumb Cake, layers-Choc. Chip and Very Vanilla and Midnight Muse
Ink: Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, and Bashful Blue
Accessories: 2 1/2 circle punch, Cherry Cobbler brads, dimensionals.
The chip is stamped in Chocolate Chip and sponged with Bashful Blue


Thanks for looking! Now, go have a really blessed day and be a blessing to someone around you and you will be truly blessed!

Not into Blue- How about Gumball Green?

Well, I'm still playing with Betsy's Blossom, but this time I tried it with some of the other In Colors. This one highlights the Gumball Green with the coordinating 3/8" stitched ribbon. The other colors are Primrose Petal, Summer Starfruit, and Raspberry Ripple. I cut out the cute little bird and lifted him with a dimensional. This is a great all occasion card- stick a "Thinking of you" or "Happy Birthday" label on there and your done! A little pearl embellishment for the eye- Ta Da! Well, it's time for me to say  Ta Ta and see ya later. Be Blessed and be a blessing to some one else!

Betsy's Blossom in Blue

Hey Girls- How about some samples! Betsy's Blossom is on of the new stamp sets in the NEW 2012-2013 Stampin' Up Catalog and Idea Book! I made a couple cards for the open house using this stamp set and some of the new In Colors. I love Blue! It is one of my favorite colors, so I used the Midnight Muse as a base for these two cards. The Thank you card uses Marina Mist with Gumball green and the Midnight Muse. The second card is actually a Christmas card. Yes, it is time to start thinking Christmas! The DSP is from the Floral District package. I think it looks like a snowburst design. I love Blue at Christmas!  Are you finding alot of stuff you want in the new catalog. June and July are great months to host a workshop, Stampin' UP is giving hostess in June and July extra hostess benefits for a qualifying workshop, so send me an email or give me a call and schedule your workshop asap. Limited dates available! Later, Be blessed!

New Catalog!!!!!!!

Hey girls, Today is June 1st and the new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up Catalog is live! You are going to love this cattie. It is a really beautiful product itself! We have 5 new "In Colors", some awesome Designer Series paper and some great new stamp sets! The newly designed foam stamp pads are great for solid images and give a nice design without alot of pressure. Here is a really bad picture of my precious Granddaughter, Cadie, helping CeCe get ready for tonight's Open House by putting labels on catalogs for me! We were in a hurry and didn't have time to get better camera. Even a 5 yr old can help! Okay, I still have a lot  to do before the open house. More later. Be blessed. Love yall! Oh, you can check out the new catalog online by clicking the link on the left hand side of my blog!

More Wedding Ideas from Jen's Wedding

Hey yall! Hope everyone is doing fine! It is a really nice spring day today in the heart of Dixie. Suppose to hit mid 80's and the humidity is, well what else we are in Alabama, it is high more than 50%, but according to my hair it could be 150!!!! Still a nice day. I have been making lots of cards recently and really need to get more things posted for my faithful few followers, but I do still have a couple of wedding things to share and then I'll get on the cards.
This is a place-card I made for the Bridesmaid luncheon. I thought these came out really nice. The stamp set is Vintage Vogue, one I  really like and sadly it is retiring this year. The cardstock and ink colors are Elegant Eggplant, Wild Wasabi , and Perfect Plum. Very simple project but really nice on the table.


The second project is a gift bag. I am sharing this purely for the idea. The stamp sets I used  retired some time ago, but ones that were just what I  needed for these bags. Each Bridesmaids initial was stamped on the flower tag. These were cut with the Big shot and the Flower Power die. The girls really liked them, I was happy! Well, better run get busy on the next project. I pray yall are having a great day and feeling really blessed. If not, try counting all the things you have to be thankful for and you will realize just how blessed you are! Then go share that blessing with some one else. Now you are doubly blessed. Bye now!

Change, Change Change

Hey gals,
I'm not talking about pennies, nickels and dimes today! Everything in life is always changing! My awesome Tombo would say I just made to big mistakes: everything and always. However, I think in this case I'm right. Just as I learn something like Blogger or facebook and start getting a little comfortable they go and change everything and I feel like I'm starting over! Well, in reality this is not really a bad thing. As the scripture says, there is a time for everything. Change is inevitable. Thank God He never changes though!

Daffodil's from 5 petal punch

This card was made using the Inspired by Nature grass and the 5 petal flower punch. Sadly, both of these items are retiring. I saw a card like this  somewhere online and tried to copy it. I don't remember were I saw it, so I can't give the other person credit, but I loved the card! Daffodils are one of my favorite flowers. This punch as been very useful also, so if you don't have it. Get it before it retires. Click here to do some shopping online! This link will take you to my webpage, then just click shop now! and you're on your way. Check out the retiring list and the clearance rack for some great deals! Ok, gotta run. be blessed and bless someone around you, then you will be truly blessed!