Stampin' Addicts Scrapbook Product Challenge

So this month over at Stampin' Addicts I chose to use SU's Basic Rhinestones for the Product Challenge.  Let's see it only took me 10 years to scrap my daughter's senior prom. lol  Sorry I made the guys blockheads, but haven't ask their permission to have their pictures online.  We'd love to have you join us in some challenges over at SA.  Here is the link to the home page.http://www.stampinaddicts.com/index.php
Happy Stampin' and Scrappin.  PS Two more sleeps before we can order out of the new catty!!!EEKKKK!!!! :)  I'm so glad!!!

And the Winner of the Flag Day Give Away is...

The winner of the Flag Day Give Away on my blog is...irishgalkelly!  Kelly I sent you an e-mail to get all your info.  Congrats and I hope you'll enjoy the stamp set.  I'd like to thank everyone for hopping with us this week.  It's been really fun.

Stampin Addicts SU Retiring Sets Mega Blog Hop

    Flag Day Giveaway can be found here



Welcome to Stampin Addicts SU Retiring Sets Mega Blog Hop.  There are 13 stops along the way and this is stop 11.  If you have been following the blog in order you have just came from Lisa Blog Add Ink and Stamp where she did a wonderful job of showcasing the stamp set called Matchbox Messages. ( I just love that little candy bar wrapper!)  You can join the hop at any point with no worries because each stop links to the previous stop and the next hop, making a complete circle.  For this hop I have chosen to use the stamp set Pick a Petal which is one of my favorite sets. So here we go...

This set has got to be one of my favorite sets that I will really miss and one that I will hang on to for sure.  SO many different cards you can make with it...Like a Daisy  Flower Card...or a...

Lady Bug card...or a...

Thank You card...The possibilities are endless and so are the ideas that you'll find at Stampin' Addicts.  Well that's all I've got for today.  So hop on over to Kim's Blog Stitchin n Stampin On Paper and check out what she did with the stamp set Friends 24 - 7.  She made the cutest fans ever!

Flag Day Giveaway!

Welcome, Flag Day fans to the Flag Day Giveaway!

Do you like give aways! I do! What a fun event to be in on. This event features a group of crafters who come together to give away crafty and/or handmade items to randomly selected blog commenters.

I have chosen to give away a stamp called Printed Petals. It's a current stamp set that I have lot's of fun using and I know you will too.

If you would like to win this stamp set, please leave me a comment on this post by end of the day June 17 including your e-mail and I will randomly select a winner on June 18. Please remember to check back and see if you're the winner. Anyone from any country is eligible to win!

For a full list of participating crafters click on the flag.

Thanks for stopping by and do something nice for someone today!

And the Winner is....

The winner for the FREE round of the next UStamp I ♥ The Holidays is Karen Patriquin.  Congrats to you.  Here's what I need you to do.  Please e-mail me your e-mail address to tjdstampsalot@yahoo.com asap.  I need to know if you have already paid for the next round.  I'll give you a couple of days to respond then I'll randomly picked another name.  I'd like to take this time to thank all of you for leaving such wonderful comments for me and thank you for hopping with us.  Have a great day!

UStamp with Dawn and Friends Blog Hop!

Welcome to the UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! World Showcase Blog Hop.  Glad you decided to join us.  There are twenty three stops for you to make along the way.  This is stop #11.  You'll have from Friday thru Sunday to hop, so there is plenty of time to see them all!  If you have been following the Blog Hop from the beginning, you have just been wowed by Tracey Old's box and card set. Didn't you love how she made that box using the Envelope Die??

 If you are just joining the Blog Hop, no problem as you can start at any point. All the Designer's Blogs are linked together so you will be able to see ALL the super projects we have for you.

The project I am featuring for the hop is a set of coasters with matching gift box.  You are going to be amazed at how fun and easy these are to make.  The best part of the hop of course is there are FREE PDF's for all the projects you see on the blog hop!  Yeah!

After looking through my Stampin' Success, (which is a monthly magazine for demos)  I knew I just had to make some.

Here's the full set of four.  Now if you want to make them super simple just leave off the initial.  Items used to make the coasters:  Big Shot, Clear Circle Die, Alphabet Die, SU DSP Beyond the Garden, SU Cork Sheets, SU Permanent Adhesive Sheets, SU Medium Window Sheets.

Here's a view of the set of coasters in the gift box.  What a great gift for a friend or family member.

and one final shot of the box open so you can see how pretty the inside looks with the coasters in it.  Thanks you so very much for hopping along with us this week-end....and.....here is the GOOD PART!

As a Special Thank You for stopping by my blog I am giving away BLOG CANDY!! Please leave a comment about my project to be entered for a chance to win a FREE PASS to the next UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! session - I ♥ the Holidays!! I will randomly select a winner to be announced on Monday, so please check back to see if you are the lucky recipient. If you have already joined I ♥ the Holidays!! for the Special Party Pricing and you are selected as the winner, you will get a FREE Pass to the NEXT event after I ♥ the Holidays!! which will launch in the Fall.

AND now for the really cool part!! You will NOT want to miss out in THIS!!

By clicking this really cute blinkie...yeah...go ahead and click it!!...

you will be taken to

THE WORLD SHOWCASE BLOG HOP WEBSITE!!

Of course it's ***FREE*** to join and there you will find the tutorials for all the blog hop projects,

PLUS live chats, challenges and more prizes!!

You will even have an opportunity to be considered for a spot as a Guest Designer!!

Yes!! It is all FREE, so tell all your friends and join the fun with UStamp with Dawn and Friends!!

If you need to go back to Tracey's Blog again click on the "Previous Blog".

  

                       AND if you're ready, click on "Next Blog" to see the amazing Diaper Cake Project that Tanya Bell has made for us.  Happy Hopping!

Thanks again for stopping by!!

UStamp with Dawn and Friends Blog Hop Coming Soon!!!

Get ready to "hop" everybody!  This is going to be a super hop featuring the talented designers from UStamp!  Dawn came up with a fun idea for a hop with FREE PDF's for all projects posted.  Hop begins June 10th and runs through June 12.  Working on my project and almost have it completed.  I'll give you a hint...have you every thought about making coasters with SU cork and the Big Shot?  Yes...no...well you better come back next weekend and find out how.  See you then. Have a good day!!!

Scrapbook Pages For Product Challenge At Stampin Addicts

When Holly Krautkrmer sent me a message a couple of months ago and ask me to be on the design team for the Scrapbook Challenges over at Stampin Addicts I was sooo excited! Today's post is what I came up with for the product challenge for May. I was to pick a product from a list she gave me and use it on my pages. I chose to use the gel pen. I got my smooth lines by putting a piece of thread down and looping it around like I wanted as my design, then followed along beside it with the White Gel Pen. Worked great! If you'd like to join in on some challenges or visit the gallery over at Stampin' Addicts here is the link: http://www.stampinaddicts.com/index.php You don't have to be a demo to join.

G is for Ginny

So my daughter and I went birthday shopping in Evansville on Thursday and of course that includes Target and you know what that means.. Dollar Spot finds!  was able to snag 5 wooden jumbo clothespins, 3 green and 2 pink.  So I altered one up for Ginny to tuck in with her other Birthday gifts yesterday.  My baby girl is 28!  Where does the time go!...Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a nice memorial week-end with family and friends.  Please take a moment to remember all those who have served and those who gave their lives so that we might have a nice week-end with our family and friends.  THANK YOU!

Graduation Money or Gift Card Holder

Lot's of graduations going on and I'm so glad I don't have to pay $3.00 for a card! Besides they are more fun to make yourself. Again I'm using the DSP "Celebrations" and the stamp set that's on sale this month "Word Play". Stampers made this card at my monthly get together last week that Jonee hosted.

I saw a wedding card someone had made and they had put two bis hearts inside to hold a gift card and I thought, well why not do a graduation card and add stars to the inside. So I did. Thanks for stopping by and come back soon. :)

National Scrapbooking Month Project #3 The Best Yet!

So here is the last of my projects at the Scrap Camp. I love how it turned out. A scrapbook purse made using Stampin Up's 5 1/2 x 5 1/2" square envelopes. This was a big hit but very time consuming and I had to stand at this table all the time. So warning this would be a great project for a scrap camp on it's own. The DSP I used was Blueberry Crisp, another DSP that was available to use was Sweet and Sour Specialty DSP and boy was it pretty too! I believe I first say this idea on Dawn Olchefske's blog where she used the Brown Square Envelopes and the Scalloped Notes we used to sell to make a purse scrapbook.

Here's an inside shot of it: Papers I used were Not Quite Navy, Pacific Point, Very Vanilla, Whisper White (5 1/2 x 5 1/2" square to attach the envelopes to on the back side" and the Blueberry Crisp DSP - Inks: Not quite Navy, Pacific Point - Stamp Sets: Define Your Life, Note & Detail, For All You Do - Punches: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, Boho Blossoms, Itty Bitty Shapes Trio (the flower), Photo Corners - Ribbon: 3/8" Very Vanilla Taffeta, and 3/4" Pacific Point Stripped (retired) - Big Shot: Scallop Circle Die - Circle Scissors Plus, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Mono Glue, Paper Cuttter with Cutting and Scoring Blade. Non-SU Small magnets tucked under the DSP for a closer.

Inside shot with the pages pulled out of the slots. Thanks for stopping by. Have a good day!

National Scrapbooking Month Project #2

Here's another page scrappers were able to do at our scrapbook camp. I had the Big Shot available so they could add whatever word the wanted to their page, such as family, friends, sisters and so on...
Stamp Set: Bold Blossom - Ink: Old Olive - Cardstock: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Real Red, and Play Date DSP - Punch: Blossom Bouquet Triple Punch - Big Shot, and Simple Alphabet Dies.
Come back tomorrow for some pictures of one of the little scrapbooks we made. You're goin' to like it. Well my scrappers did anyway. :) Have a good day!

National Scrapbooking Month Project #1

This is one of the pages we did at our Scrapbook Camp last Sunday. Stampers used the Stamp Set "Word Play" which is on sale this month for 30% off. What a great deal! and then to go along with the graduation theme we used the DSP "Celebrations" to coordinate with the Real Red DSP. We did use the "Arrows" punch which sadly is retired. But anyway, thanks for stopping by and have a good day!

Jessi's Graduation Gift

Ok, so Jessi's announcement was just too cute so I had to do something with it. I love how this shadow box turned out and I hope she will too. Jessi holds a special place in my heart because I taught her in Sunday school when she was younger and I've seen her grow into a beautiful young lady who loves the Lord. So proud of you Jessi! ♥ you! Congrats on your HS Graduation.

As you can see I added some of our SU Baja 1" stitched retired ribbon all around the box and tied on top with a bow. Love our new punches! and I used the new 3 part flower punch to accent with some flowers. The Big Shot and Go-go Boots Alphabet die to add her name and the year. (I used an S to make the 2 ) and used the Jewelry tag to added the name of the school. Just a happy little box. :) Thanks for stopping by! Have a good day.

Jessi's Graduation Announcement

OMGosh! is this not the cutest graduation announcement you've ever seen? A good friend of mine sent us an invite to her daughter's graduation and open house. It's like a matchbook card. So cute! Thanks for letting me share it with my online friends, Jennifer. ♥

Sunny Garden Trio

This is my other project for this round of UStamp. Classes, Clubs, and Camps. I decided to do something a demonstrator would offer for a club that meets once a month. The stamp set I used was Bold Blossom.

A 6 x 6 scrapbook page of (my daughter and her husband Matthew.)

Matching card and envy, always have to have that. :)

Next an embossed Top Note purse box with some chocolate and a gift card. Never can go wrong with chocolate my dears. I dry embossed it with the Big Shot and embossing folder then used versa mark and the brayer to go over it , then sprinkled clear embossing powder over it and heat set it. It's really shinny now.

Here's what it looks like open. Thanks for stopping by. See ya!

UStamp Projects For This Round...Classes, Clubs, and Camps

So this round of UStamp is all about Classes, Clubs, and Camps and we as designers were to come up with some projects. Wow to be able to have the PDF's already for classes and clubs and such right at our finger tips! Count me in! This is what I came up with for a class or "Stamp a Stack" four different cards and matching envelopes. Customers would make 3 of each of the 4 designs. The name of my project is called "All a Flutter". Can you guess why?

Card #1 "Butterflies in the Grass"

Stamp Sets: Inspired By Nature

Flight of the Butterfly

Card #2 "Floating Butterflies!"

Stamp Sets: Flight of the Butterfly

Curly Cute
Note* This is the card in the lead shot that is opened*

Card #3 "Butterflies in Blue"

Stamp Set: For All You Do

Card #4 "Wrapped With a Butterfly:

Stamp Set: Great Friend

That's it for today blogging friends, thanks for stopping by. I'll post my other project tomorrow. So come back and check it out!

Happy Mother's Day!

Just wanted to wish all you mothers out there a Happy Mother's Day! Enjoy the day!

Summer Mini Catalog Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts Summer Mini Blog Hop. I'm so excited that you have decided to join us on this fun hop! The Hop runs through May 1st, so there is plenty of time to view it all.
There are 22 stops included in this fabulous hop featuring stamps and products from the upcoming Summer Mini. Each stop links to the blog in front of and after so it doesn't matter where you begin you'll make a circle and come back to the one you started at in the end. Please leave comments if you'd like. We all love to hear what you think of our projects. If you have been following the "Hop" in order you have just arrived from Cindy's Blog: Heart's Delight Cards where she showcased the new Beautiful Flower Garden Embossing Folder in a very beautiful way. I chose the stamp set Touch Of Kindness for my stop so let's begin:

I love this new set, such a fun and happy set. I chose to use Sunny Garden DSP with it. I just can't get enough of this DSP right now. So bright and cheery. :) Coordinating colors are Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, and Pear Pizazz. Most of these are new In-Colors, but did you know that the In-Colors are going to be kept for two years now! With the introductory of new ones in July. So happy to hear this. Seems like we just get used to them and they are gone. Ok enough chattin'. Back to stampin'.
I chose to use the kitty cat image for my first card and of course she needed a little bling for her collar. I also used the Polka Dot Embossing Folder on the scallop circle to give it a little pop.
For my second card I used the cute little bird bath and bird stamp to make a fun easel card. I used our stamp n write markers for this card. Also added some rhinestones to the water drops. The idea for this card came from a swap I received from Rosemarie Diehl...The Big Shot and Dies where used to make the card elements.
Last I thought the flower and stem stamps would make a perfect little front for a memo pad holder, complete with a pen at the side. Add a little bling and your done. Thanks for stopping by, leave me a comment if you'd like and tell me what you think of my projects. I'll have the directions for the notepad holder for you back here on Monday. So be sure and come back. Now it's time to hop on over to Mickey's Blog: Paper Conversation where she has made some wonderful cards using the stamp set Wonderful Greetings. You are going to love her stuff!

UStamp With Dawn and Friends - Classes, Clubs, & Camps!

If you are a demonstrator this round is a must get event! Over 40 different classes, club and camp ideas with pictures and free pdfs once you sign up and pay the fee of $24.98. Not bad for that many different ideas. Hope you'll join us! Event starts tomorrow!!! Want to join? Just click on the Blinkie in the upper left corner of my blog and it'll tell you what to do. See you there!

Customer Appreciation Night Gifts

Here's what I made for those who attended my Customer Appreciation Event last Tuesday night. I got the idea from a fellow demonstrator named Lorri Heiling. What a super fun idea! Mostly made of different sizes of Circle Dies and the Big Shot! I used the Square Lattice Embossing Folder for the top of the compact. Ink pins came from Shindigz.com.

Inside shot for you. I was able to find some round post-it-notes but had to make some of my own using a circle die and the Big shot! Thanks for looking and have a great day!