The new Stampin Up catalog just came out!!

 Browse it on the left side of my blog...

In the card above I used some of the new items that are in it:  

New firmer color inkpads in gumball green and midnight muse,  

Midnight muse cardstock (these are some of the new In Colors1),

gumball green ribbon that I ruched,

 designer paper (I swiped it with gumball green!), and

the new Papaya Collage stamp set.

Here are some more of the fun items in the new Stampin Up catalog:

 

Here is another variation of my Papaya Collage card - when you place an order either in my online store or with me, you will receive one of these cards!  Or if you want to get discounts, free/discounted promotions, tutorials, you can even become a Stampin Up demonstrator yourself for only $99!  You get to choose from both paper and digital products for your starter kit...

Card sketch #41 with Stampin Queens!

 It's that time of the week - another fun card sketch design challenge!  Here is the card sketch to use for this week.  And here are some of the yummy cards by the design team.  

Can you spot the new Stampin Up products on these cards? 

The new and totally awesome Stampin Up catalog just came out on June 1st - there are tons of fun and great creative items in it!  Click on the pic of the new catalog on the left side of my blog to see for yourself!!  Be sure you have your blank wish list handy to start jotting down the ones you want and order the items you have to get right now in my  online store, OK?  

You will receive a free handmade card from me with your order :-)  Thank you so much!

Stamping card sketch challenge #40

Here's is the card sketch design for this week's Stampin Queens card sketch challenge #40.  I think it is cute just like this! 

http://gettincrafty.typepad.com/stampin_queens_sketch_cha/2012/05/sqsc-40.html

Here are some of other cute and clever cards that some of the members of the design team posted:

Now doesn't this remind you that another holiday is coming up?! 

Yep, Father's Day....

Why don't you try you hand using this cute sketch and share it here? 

Or see some of the cards using this design sketch...

http://gettincrafty.typepad.com/stampin_queens_sketch_cha/2012/05/sqsc-40.html

I received a gift of some coordinated and fun stamping products - there were stamps, pad of designer papers, paper flowers, blanks cards and envelopes, and I enjoyed playing with them trying to design some cards with them.  I wanted to use the theme of "inchies" for a swap too!!  So I combined the fun items with some Stampin Up products I had and made 5 cards!  Here is the first card I made.

 I made up some "inchies" from different parts of the designer paper, then backed them with the scalloped square.  I ended up with lots of pretty inchies that I mixed and matched to make the cards.

 The Stampin Up products I used were the scalloped edge ribbon border, inks, paper doily diecut, ruffled satin ribbon, seam binding ribbon, and pearls.

 The final touch were some antique lace flowers that I cut apart and strategically glued on - can you see where?  I also edged the card with the Stampin Up ink and dabbed the ink on the white paper flowers.  I had lots of fun combining my new stamping items with the current and retired Stampin Up products I have - I can't decide which one I like the best!!  Which one is your favorite? 

I put a lace doily card project on the right side of my blog that you can make with  the lace doily diecut and the Stampin Up rosette maker.  If you place an order in my online store, I will make one of these cards here just for you - you pick which one you want!!

Wed. is card sketch challenge day #39!

 Here is the Stampin Queens card sketch challenge #39 for this week!! 

http://gettincrafty.typepad.com/stampin_queens_sketch_cha/2012/05/sqsc-39.html

Here is the card I designed using My Digital Studio (Stampin Up) - You can try out My Digital Studio for free -- Just click on the link on the right side of my blog!!

I used the color challenge of Melon mambo and Daffodil delight from Madeline's site (http://ink4uthestudio.ning.com/).  I always have trouble trying to decide what colors to use, and getting ideas from other cardmakers is fun because I find that I use colors I would have never thought to use!!

Thanks Madeline.  And to Cristena for continuing to provide great

card sketch challenges!!

You can join us this week in this card sketch challenge and see some of the other cards the design team has come up with below, at at this link:

http://gettincrafty.typepad.com/stampin_queens_sketch_cha/2012/05/sqsc-39.html

So what are you going to do for your card this week??

Happy Mothers Day

 

 Happy Mothers' Day to all of you who are mothers to humans or pets!

This is what I sent my mother....she loved them!

Since her birthday was this week, I also sent her a handmade birthday card and this perpetual birthday calendar:

 Well, this is what it looked like before I embellished it!  

Here is what the front of it looked like after I decorated

 and stamped it: (thanks to Diana!!)

I had to decorate the November page up special like...because you know that is the month of my birthday!

So what did you do to celebrate Mothers' Day?  

We are going to be a spectator at a nearby dog agility competition, as our Inu (furbaby) takes private and group lessons with her....we have been taking lessons from Anita ever since Inu was 5 months old and she just loves her!  We do too!  

I am loving taking private lessons from her but it is more work physically and mentally than I could think even having seen it since my hubby started off with being Inu's handler!  I just want to keep it fun for both me and Inu, since Inu does much better when it's fun....

don't we all?

Happy Mother's Day!