It is here once again.  I decided I needed something Fat so I ate a Sees Walnut Square bar.  Oh my,  it was so worth it.  I may not say that tomorrow when I get on the scale but right now I am one happy camper!

Here is the swap I did for tomorrow's meeting.  I used Mixed Bunch and the Blossom punch that goes with it.  Both can be found on page 17 of the Occasions Mini.

I cased this card from Stampin' Connections.  It may vary a bit but basically that is where I got it from.  I used Real Red as a base and layered it with Whisper White.  I stamped the images from Mixed Bunch in Peach Parfait, Pacific Point and Real Red.  I stamped one of the images in Real Red and punched it out.  I added one of the Pacific Point images and a pearl to finish it off.  The other flowers were punched out of the Patterns Designer Series Paper Stacks.  All were adhered using dimensionals.  The Wish Big is from Short and Sweet and was punched out using an oval punch.

Hope all of you enjoy something "Fat" today. Thanks for stopping by.

I wish all of you a day filled with love and happiness.  I wanted to share some valentines with you.

This card could be a valentine but I used it as an anniversary card.  It's perfect for those February anniversaries!  I know I saw it or something similar in my blog surfing but I can't remember just where right now. 

I received this card from Ginny Vasvari.  She did a fabulous job!  Don't you just love those hearts!

This is another card Ginny made.  Love this one too.

This was inspired by a card I saw on Splitcoast.  I added a few more hearts but the basic card was cased.

Enjoy your day today and have something Chocolate!!

It's the weekend and I wanted to remind you of a couple of things.  Sale-a-bration is still going on.  Purchase $50 and receive an item from the Sale-a-bration mini absolutely free!  Also you still have time to get your FREE download of My Digital Studio to try it out.  Some of you may think it isn't for you but it won't cost you anything to play with it for a while.  You might be surprised at how much you can actually do with it.  If you have any questions, give a shout.

I am off for a retreat this weekend.  I am really looking forward to it.  So no stamping, texting, TV or computers until Sunday night! 

Before I leave today I wanted to share another of the cards we made at the last stack class.

I believe I cased this from Dawn Olchefske.  I had to do three slightly different ones as I didn't have enough of the same brads to do them all a like.  The DSP and brads are from the Sale-a-bration mini.  As you know you can choose either one of these FREE with a $50 purchase.  The DSP is Everyday Enchantment.  The butterflies were die cut using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die.  All the ribbon is from the 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon collection.  The DSP was punched out using the Postage Stamp punch.

I used Calypso Coral, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade for the base of the various cards.  Two of them used Lucky Limeade for the next layer and one used Pool Party.  The top layer was Very Vanilla on all three.  The Happy Birthday came from another set you can earn FREE with a $50 purchase - Elementary Elegance.  (The same set I used in the previous card.)

Hope all of you enjoy the weekend.  Remember to do something just for YOU!

Am I the only one thinking this month is flying by.  We had a dusting of snow last night but today it is in the 40's.  Maybe for once we will get through February without a ton of snow.  Now wouldn't that be wonderful.  Although with all the colds and coughs going around maybe a good cold snap would kill off the germs.

Here is one of the cards we did at our last stack class.

This card was inspired by some note cards I saw on Patty Bennett's blog.  I wanted to make them full cards.  So to do that I layered Bashful Blue onto Bashful Blue which was 4 1/4 x 11.  On the layer I embossed using the Framed Tulips embossing folder.  I stamped the Frame from Elementary Elegance in Versa Mark and embossed using white embossing powder.  I then stamped Hello from that same set in Real Red and the small Butterfly in Bashful Blue on Whisper White.  I used the Curly Label punch to punch it out and then added a small pearl on the Butterfly and a small piece of 3/8" Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon to the back.  I attached it to the card using dimensionals.  It's a simple card but I really liked how it turned out.

The Stamp set Elementary Elegance can be yours FREE with a $50 order until March 31st.

to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will be held on March 24th from 9 am to 8 pm in Cedar Knolls, NJ.  The cost is $50.  Checks are made payable to LLS and are tax deductible.  This entitles you to:

* Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner plus snacks

*Die cutting maching with templates available for your use

*Various punches

*Free make and takes

*Demonstrations on various techniques

*Hourly Door prizes

*Reserved work space

In addition to all this there will be product there for purchase.  All sales will go directly to LLS.

Space will be limited so if you are interested, sign up early.  To reserve your spot e-mail stevejenn2001@aol.com or let me know here.

On Saturday I got together with some friends that I have had for at least 30 years.  It was great seeing them.  I made these for the ladies.

Frenchie had made these for Halloween and Christmas.  I took her idea and made them for Valentine's Day.  Aren't they adorable.  I used a piece of 6 x 6 DSP from Sweet Shop and scored it at  2 and 4 inches then turned it and scored it again at 2 and 4 inches.  Then I scored each corner to the connecting lines.  Once it was all folded I punched holes in each fold to run the ribbon through.  I used the new Fashionable Hearts Embosslits die to make the smaller hearts that I attached to the ribbon using glue dots.  The larger heart was made with the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die.  I then stamped the friend heart from I (heart)Hearts and layered it on.  Again it was attached using glue dots.  Of course what is Valentine's Day without a bit of chocolate so I added them to the container.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

It's Monday once again.  Enjoy your week and so something fun just for you.

 

Before I add those pictures I wanted to let everyone know you can download a free 30 day trial of My Digital Studio simply by going to my website, click on the Shop Now icon then the MDS Express Trial icon and add it to your shopping bag.  You will have 30 days to play with it absolutely free.  If you have been wanting to try out digital scrapbooking, card making etc. now is the time to do it for FREE.

As promised yesterday here is the other altered page protector I made.  Again I learned this from Sherrill Graff of LNS.  This one uses a 12 x 12, 8 1/2 x 11 and a 6 x 6.

The first picture show everything closed as it would be when first looking at your album.  The second shows the 6x6 flipped open, the third shows the 8 1/2 x 11 open and the last picture is the facing page which is a standard 12 x 12.

These are really fun to make and use.  As you see you can put even more pictures of one particular subject together in the scrapbook.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

Have a wonderful day!