It’s all about Brides and Babies this week as I share my next Best of 25 Years stamp class projects!!

This first project also showcases some brand spankin’ new In Colors available May 31st! 

Supplies used:

Stamp – Best of Brides and Babies, Bright Blossoms, Baby Tees jumbo wheel

Ink & Paper – Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Crisp Canteloupe, Pistashio Pudding, Coastal Cabana

Accessories – Big Shot & Polka Dots embossing folder, scallop edge punch, corner rounder punch, baker’s twine

Best of Brides and Babies 133482 – $17.95

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TTFN!

Natasha

a Make and Take project using the new Mosaic Madness Suite

Can you feel the anticipation building around the NEW Stampin’Up! catalogue?

We are only a few days away from it’s official release and I’m busy as a beaver getting prepared for it’s arrival!  There is SO much I want to SHARE with you!

Plans are under way for my annual New Catalogue Open House and Garage Sale.  If you live in the area, come visit me and enjoy the following activities:

* a NEW FREE catalogue!

* tabs for your new catalogue

* make and takes with new products and colors

* My open house special – Spend $40 and PAY NO SHIPPING!  One day only

* see new product and samples

* garage sale of my retired products including stamps, inks, paper, accessories, and punches!

* summer class schedule and sign up sheets

* Fall stamp club information

DATE: Thursday, May 30th

TIME: 6:30-9:00 p.m.

PLACE: 32 McKenzie Lake Cres SE

I’m excited – it’s going to be a FUN evening!

TTFN! 

Natasha

 I really like the window opening on this card front.  The window shape options are endless with all the Framelits offered by Stampin’Up! 

Supplies used:

Stamps – Little Friends

Ink & Paper – Very Vanilla, Marina Mist, Gumball Green, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze

Accessories – Big Shot & Stripes embossing folder, Window Frame framelits, Bitty Banners framelits, dimensionals, organza ribbon

TTFN!

Natasha

I LOVE this little puppy image from the Little Friends stamp set!  It’s so true - puppies grab everything!  We recently had a little Boston Terrier puppy join our family and she is a full time job!!  I think God made puppies so adorable and cuddly because they are SO bad!! LOL  To make them cute was the only way we would put up with their antics!  Speaking of our puppy…

her name is Rylee is she is now 4 months old.  Would you like to meet her?

She doesn’t stay still long enough for us to get a good photo of her adorable face!

Well, there she is – our little baby.  She loves when my girls come home from school to play with her – she practically turns herself inside out with excitement.  She really is a lot fun.

TTFN!

Natasha

These two little friends are new to my stamp collection but are also on the retiring list!!  Ahhh!  At least I got to create three club projects with them before I have to say good bye!  This set has such sweet images – I’ll be sharing the other projects tomorrow and Wednesday.

Supplies used:

Stamps – Little Friends

Ink & Paper – Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Sahara Sand, Whisper White,  Sycamore Street DSP, Island Indigo, Stazon black

Accessories – 2 1/2″ circle punch, piercing tools and Essentials piercing pack, dimensionals, Big Shot & Little Leaves sizzlit, Boho Blossoms punch, rhinestone gems

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TTFN!

Natasha

I love how the large stamp in this set fits so perfectly in the Apothecary Arts framelit set.  It makes the perfect focal point for a birthday card!!!

Supplies used:

Stamps – You’re Amazing

Ink & Paper – Cherry Cobbler, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, World Spectacular DSP

Accessories – Big Shot & Apothecary Arts framelit, Argyle embossing folder, piercing tools, Designer Build a Brad, 1/” circle punch, dimensionals

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Natasha

My stamp club girls sure are challenging me to the MAX with all the masculine card requests!! LOL 

Thank goodness they choose wonderfully easy stamp sets to work with!

Supplies used:

Stamps – You’re Amazing

Ink & Paper – Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, World Spectacular DSP

Accessories – Scallop Trim edge punch, baker’s twine, Brights button

Stampin’Up! is excited to introduce a second Submit a Project kit–the Dolled-Up Birthday Kit–voted on by you via our Facebook page. This gorgeous birthday card was created by Chris Gilmore, a manager from Coshocton, Ohio.

The Dolled-Up Birthday kit includes the following:

• Dolled-Up Birthday Photopolymer Stamp (1)
• 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ Crumb Cake Cardstock (6 pieces)
• 2″ x 4-1/4″ Very Vanilla Cardstock (6 pieces)
• Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes (6)
• Tea Lace Paper Doilies (6)
• Dress Up die-cuts (6)*
• Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Spot (1)
• Vanilla 5/8″ Flower Trim (6 pieces)
• Sponge Dauber (1)

Get everything you need to make six cards for only $17.95 (item 133913)!

Get this kit and all other Stampin’Up! products here in my store.

TTFN!

Natasha

Card #3 for my By the Tide stamp club.  I was going for an “under the sea” look!

Supplies used:

Stamps – By the Tide, Bring on the Cake

Ink & Paper – Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral, Summer Sun, Whisper White

Accessories -  Scallop Trim edge punch, button, Baker’s Twine

TTFN!

Natasha

This is the second time in 2 months I’ve used this layout - it’s my new favorite layout!! 

Supplies used:

Stamps- By the Tide,  Perfectly Penned

Ink & Paper – Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Summer Starfuit, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories – Big Shot & Ovals framelits, dimensionals, sponge, button & Baker’s Twine

It’s the first day of a new month and that means we get to purchase another “Best of 25 Years” stamp set – this month we focus on…BRIDES AND BABIES!

As with all the Best of sets, it is $17.95 and has a brand new image in it – the Happy Anniversary birds are new this month. 

My set has been ordered and I can’t wait to create some great cards for my Best of Brides and Babies class on May 22nd!!  You can order your set HERE.

TTFN!

Natasha

First up today is the fifth and final card for my Birthday Card Class held on the weekend.  It was scheduled to post Friday morning but I had an unexpected visitor come by and my to-do list flew out the window. 

This visitor is pretty bald, perfectly chubby and has a smile that melts my heart.

Little Camden is 10 weeks old this week.  It’s kind of dangerous to have a grandchild in the same city as me, not to mention, one that lives only 5 minutes away.  My to-do list has no authority when Camden is around.  I just can’t take my eyes off of him!

So now that Friday’s post is finally up, let’s get on to today’s card:

This gorgeous “hunk” of a card has really served me well this month.  I’m not one to pump out masculine cards on a regular basis, so I got as many uses out of this design as I could!  One of my hostesses chose the By the Tide stamp set as her stamp club set choice and everyone loved it so much, I chose it as a last minute, unexpected entry into my Birthday Card Class on the weekend as well where it was equally adored.

Supplies used:

Stamps- By the Tide, Perfectly Penned

Ink & Paper – Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso

Accessories – baker’s twine, Pop Tops, Crystal Effects, 1 3/8″ square punch, sponges

Camden is coming over today again – I promise I’ll try to stay on track! TTFN!

Natasha