UdderlyAwesome Stamping From The Heart

Jeremy turns four and Michelle turns more!

My middle grandchild, Jeremy, turned four last week.  Here he is posing with his Aunt Michelle.

One of the things that I gave Jeremy was a package of  Batman underwear.

He was having so much fun just carrying it around all evening.  He absolutely would not put it down!

Blessings to you, Jeremy for many more memorable joys and moments!!

I am so glad that I get to be apart of your life:)

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Embellish Something Different

With Stampin' Up! ribbon, you can embellish just about anything.

And the new special this month may be able to help you with that task!

Do you know what you will do with all that FREE ribbon you will get this month?  Well, Stampin' Up! has an idea.  I wanted to share this fabulous video with you and show you just what can be done....

Who knew?

Have fun embellishing!!

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Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die and Minnie Mouse

My good friend and customer, Olga Cortez, designed this adorable treat using the Oval Accent Bigz Die.

I wonder how this would look with Tangerine Tango and Black card stock for a Halloween Treat?  It would make a great birthday favor, wouldn't it.

Supplies:

• Card Stocks:  Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White pg 153-156;
• Big Shot:  #127005 Oval Accent Bigz Die pg 192;#125596 Fashionalbe Hearts Embosslits pg 188;
• Punches:#118874 2 3/8" Scallop Circle;  #119850 1 3/4" Circle;  #119868 1" Circle; #119873 3/4" Circle page 184;
• Accessories:  #119246 Rhinestone Basic Jewels pg 175;
• The gussett bags are retired.

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Moving Forward: Ronald McDonald

Isn't this bicycle inviting?

Even though the saying, "hello, dear friend", is a part of this image, you can stamp an alternate saying, cut it out with the banner framelit and fit it right over the words here if you want to change the saying.

I used almost all of the different papers in the Polka Dots DSP so that we can make this in Stamp-a-Stack.

Here are all of the color combinations that I came up with.

Real Red with Marina Mist

Marina Mist with Pumpkin Pie

Daffodil Delight with Rich Razzleberry

Rich Razzleberry with Daffodil Delight

Daffodil Delight with Real Red

Supplies:

• Sets:#126322 Moving Forward pg 209; 
• Card Stocks:  mentioned with each sample Whisper white pg 152-156;
• Ink: #101406 Black StazOn for the bike;
• DSP:  #126902 Polka Dot Parade pg 164;
• Accessories:  #119740 Bright Brads, #119728 Subtle Brads pg 174;
• Punch:#119882 Scallop Edge Border Punch pg 183:
• Big Shot:  #127749 Chevron Embossing Folder pg 189;

Notes: 

• I cut the white card down to 4" wide to save on DSP.
• The basket is cut out and mounted with a little piece of a dimensional.
• The DSP is 2"x 4".

Moving Foward: Ronald McDonald

Here is another image from the Ronald McDonald Moving Foward set.

I hope that you all will consider purchasing this set, thereby, making a $3 contribution to the Ronald McDonald Charities through Stampn' Up!

Supplies:

• Sets:#126322 Moving Forward pg 209; 
• Card Stocks:  Real Red, Whisper white pg 152-156;
• Ink:  Marina Mist pg 154:
• DSP:  #126902 Polka Dot Parade pg 164;
• Accessories:  #126875 Real Red 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon pg 173; Dimensionals; Mini Glue Dots;
• Punch:#119882 Scallop Edge Border Punch pg 183:
• Big Shot:  #121811 3 1/2" Cirlce Bigz Die and #122125 3" Circle Bigz Die pg 193;  #127749 Chevron Embossing Folder pg 189;

Notes: 

• I cut the white card down to 4" wide to save on DSP.
• The DSP is 2"x 4".

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Moving Forward: Ronald McDonald

Because Stampin' Up! donates $3 to the Ronald McDonald Foundation each time we sell one of the Moving Forward stamp sets, I decided to come up with some ideas with the images.

So how about this cute little frog? 

He just makes me smile. Incorporating the Festive Paper-Piercing pack adds a lot of interest while still keeping it simple.

Supplies:

• Sets:#126322 Moving Forward pg 209;  #127802 Teeny Tiny wishes pg 133;
• Card Stocks:  Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Whisper white pg 152-156;
• Ink:  Old Olive, Early Espresso pg 152-156:
• DSP:  #126902 Polka Dot Parade pg 164;
• Accessories:  #127857  Festive Paper-Piercing pack pg 30;
• Punch:#119882 Scallop Edge Border Punch pg 183:
• Big Shot:  #125598 Labels Collection Framelits pg 191: #129267 Bitty Banners Framelits pg 191; #127749 Chevron Embossing Folder pg 189;

Notes: 

• I cut the white card down to 4" wide to save on DSP.
• I cut out the frog (not as hard as you might think) just to give the card a pop! 
• I didn't use dimensionals under the Labels Collection layers.
• I put the saying on with Mini Glue Dots so that I could curl it up a bit.
• The DSP is 1 3/4"x 4".

Happy Labor Day!

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Diamond Fold Card with Day of Gratitude

I was so busy yesterday that I really have time to cook.  So dad and I had waffles.  Just thought I would show you...bananas, strawberries, some of our fresh peaches, syrup, and whipped cream, of course:)  Yummy!!!

Okay.  On to stamping.....

Recently I saw this fold and was so fascinated by it.  So I designed one Christmas card and one Thanksgiving card with the idea.

At the end of the post are directions on how to score and fold it.

The Christmas card uses a stamp from Word Play.

Here is an up close view of the front. Don't miss the diamond at the ed of the string.

This is #126869 Be of Good Cheer Designer Paper pg 164.  #126999 Delicate Doilies Sizzlits pg 191; the #120906 2 1/2" Circle Punch and the #199850 1 3/4" Circle Punch pg 184; #126848 Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon pg 172; Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White card stocks.

And here is the Thanksgiving card that I designed. This is #126895 Orchard Harvest Designer Paper pg 18 Holiday Catalog, #121125Day of Gratitude pg 27; #122332 Crumb Cake Sem Binding pg 172;  Early Espresso and Vanilla card stocks;

The scoring and folds are simple.

Start with a 4"x 12" piece of card stock.  Score at 2", 4", 8", 10". 

Make a little tic mark at 6" on both the top and bottom of the card stock.

Then score from the tic marks out to the score marks like you see in the picture below.

Fold on every single score line.  Then pull together each end to create this look.

Do that on each end and you are ready to move on to decorate the card.

Have fun coming up with your own designs for this card with your favorite sets!

Please e-mail me if you have any questions.

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It's Back to Spool Time! Starting September 1.....

Maybe your kids are just going back to school, but at Stampin’ Up!, we’re preparing for our Back to ‘Spool’ promotion!

During September, you will get a FREE package of 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon (page 172) with every $40  purchase. Choose from any of the 2012-2014 In Colors—or spend $200 and get all five!

Contact me for more information.

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Triple Time Stamping with Gently Falling

 

Triple Time Stamping is a fascinating technique!

We'll be making this card in my September Stamp Clubs.

Here is the end result.

You simply put three layers together and stamp.

Layers:  5 1/4"x 4".  (Accent:  5 1/2"x 4 1/4")

4 1/4"x 3"  (Accent:  4 1/2"x 3 1/4")

3 1/4"x 2"  (Accent:  3 1/2"x 2 1/4")

Then separate the layers and add the accent color.;  On my first attempt, I got a little carried away with filling up the empty spaces:):):)

Set:

• #123804 Gently Falling pg 86;  #121148 Day of Gratitude pg 27;
• Ink:  Espresso pg 156;  Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Old Olive, Soft Suede;
• Card Stocks:  Early Espresso and Very Vanilla pg 156;
• Accessories:  #119959 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon (12")

Note:  I used the Rock and Roll method on this card. 

• Maple leaf:  stamp in Mustard and rock and roll in RHood Red;  BE CAREFUL!  Go light on the Riding Hood Red)
• I had to use my "OLD" Old Olive Pad.  The new one has too much ink for this project.
  
• Long leaf:  Stamp in Old Olive and rock and roll in Mustard;
• Acorns:  Soft Suede.
• Smaller leaf:  Whatever was on the Mustard pad:)

Here was my first attempt at this technique.  I tried to fill up the space too much. It's all your taste.

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Last Chance for this Spooktacular Kit!

There is still time to take advantage of Stampin' Up!'s great August special that ends on Friday.  There are no tricks when you join Stampin' Up! this month.  When you join Stampin' Up! this month, receive a FREE Halloween project kit! Click on the 'flyer' on the right for more information.

Also, you still get all of the regular Starter Kit options for $99.  You design your own Starter Kit ~ ordering what you want for your business and your needs.  Contact me for more information or just to help you get started.

Contact me for more information, and feel free to visit my Stampin' Up! website!

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