The last few weeks have been extremely busy, but I've been stamping a lot! I'll be showing all of my projects over the next few days....
My Mom gave us a co-ed baby shower/BBQ and we made these invitations together. This stamp set, Baby Prints, came out in the Occasions Mini and I bought it immediately. It's so cute and I knew it would be perfect for our upcoming events. I was worried that it would be discontinued, but thankfully, it's in the new catalog too! If you haven't seen the new catalog,
check it out!
We hand delivered these invitations, so I decided to go with something a little less traditional than a 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 card. I used the Bashful Blue card stock to make a pouch for the Night of Navy insert and added the tab punch at the top to help pull it out. You can't really tell in the picture, but the feet are stamped on shimmery white paper. After we completed the invitations, we realized that we should have printed the invitation portion on shimmery paper as well... maybe next time!
Used in this card:
Stamp Set -- Baby Prints (125470 Wood, 125472 Clear)
Card Stock -- Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Shimmery White
Ink -- Bashful blue, Midnight Muse
Accessories -- Silver mini brads, tab punch
Thank you for looking....come back tomorrow for another idea :)
Upcoming events:
Join us Thursday, June 21st at 6:30pm for our Going, Going, Gone Card Buffet! You'll make 10 cards from a selection of about 15 -20 different styles, colors, and occasions. Card designs will be available on a first come, first serve basis and amounts will vary for each card. All of the cards will use retired StampinUp! products.
- You'll get a new Stampin'Up! catalog
- Door prizes
- Light refreshments
- Bring a friend for a prize
- Discounted stamps available for sale
- Fun with friends!
Cost is $20 and additional cards may be purchased for $2.
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This Saturday is my Christmas Card Stamp-A-Stack! Here are 3 of the 6 cards we'll be making! I love them all and I'm excited to create them with my attendees!! There's still time to sign up!
Here's the 5th card we'll be making tonight! We can always use birthday cards and this one could be used for any age and could even pass for a masculine card. I always struggle with cards for guys. This card uses a lot of products from the new catalog. The stamp set is called Make A Cake and the DSP is called Patio Party. I also used the Chevron embossing folder to add a little texture to the card. I CASEd ( Copy and Share Everything) this card from another Ladybug Ink stamper, Carmelita. She prepared a card very similar to this as our make and take at one of our monthly meetings. That's one of the perks of being a demo - we get together once a month to share ideas, learn from each other and get inspiration to create!
I'd share them with you! I used the Stampin'Up! Petite Purse Bigz L die for the Big Shot. I love my Big Shot because it's so easy to use and so versatile. It does everything from cutting purses like these to embossing with the folders. You can cut paper, cork board, magnet sheets, fabric and lots more. It's perfect! 
These pictures are from last year-- I'm really behind on scrapbooking. Honestly, scrapbooking is really hard for me, so it takes me a long time to come up with ideas and - I'm not sure if others feel this way - but I have a hard time cutting the photos for cute layouts. I can't wait for My Digital Studio 2 to come out - that might be a better way for me to scrapbook. 
In the first card, I used Melon Mambo (my favorite color) and daffodil delight. In the second card, I used Concord Crush and Pear Pizazz DSP. These cards use the Big Shot for most of the layers, but they are simple and quick to make. I used the Alphabet dies that are sadly retiring on May 31st, the Hearts framelit collection (the new catalog has even more of these!), the butterfly embosslit, and the polka dots embossing folder (my favorite folder that I probably over use).
