Country Livin'

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 Country Livin' Masculine Card

Today the card I'm sharing with you is a card we did in one of my Monthly Card Class Workshops using new products from the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog that just came out earlier this month.  It seems like my card class customers are always asking for Masculine Cards, so I created this card using the New stamp set Country Livin' and some of the New Designers Series Paper from the Moroccan Collection.  I love how it turned out, it reminds me of an old truck my dad had when I was growing up.

Products Used:

Stamp Set:  Country Livin', Thoughtful Banners, Gorgeous Grunge

Card Stock:  Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Tip Top Taupe

Ink:  Early Espresso, Tip Top Taupe

Designers Series Paper:  Moroccan DSP 

Punch:  Duet Banner

Please visit my online store to purchase any of these products to create this card or any products you wish to create your masterpiece. 

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 Thanks for visiting and letting me share with you,

Cathy

 

Floral Phrases

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Floral Phrases...So Beautiful

Today I going to share with you a card that we are making this week at my stamp classes using the New Stamp Set "Floral Phrases".  It is such a beautiful Stamp Set and it also has matching Designers Series Paper plus a Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies to go with it all.  

Products used:

Stamp Set:  Floral Phrases

Ink:  Night of Navy

Cardstock:  Night of Navy, Whisper White

Designers Series Paper:  Floral Boutique

Framelits:  Project Life Cards and Labels

Accessories:  Night of Navy Solid Baker's Twine, Floral Boutique Designers Washi Tape

Please visit my online store to purchase any of these products used to make this card or any products you would like to create your own masterpiece project.

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Thanks for visiting,

Have a great day

 Cathy

 

Sweet Cupcake

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Cupcake Fun with Frosting

Here is a card I created using the New Stamp Set "Sweet Cupcake" and the New Framelits "Cupcake Cutouts."  Check out the cupcake, doesn't it look like it has real frosting on it. 

 I was playing around with the recipe that they had shared at On Stage in April.  They demonstrated it by dipping the stamp in the frosting mixture and then stamping it on the already stamped image. This is a 3 step stamp to make it look realistic.  Well, I thought what would happen if I  just spread the mixture on the die cut image and letting it dry.  This is what I came up with.  I like the way it turned out.

I would advise that you make sure you don't leave the mixture on the counter top as someone might just try to eat it.  My husband and grandkids thought it looked like real frosting.  

Frosting Recipe:

1/4 cup corn starch

1 Tablespoon of white glue

1  Tablespoon of Acrylic Paint 

Drops of reinker, which ever color you want the frosting (I used Melon Mambo)

Drops of water to make it the consistence you want it.

Products used:

Stamp Set:  Sweet Cupcake

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, 

Cardstock:  Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Framelits:  Cupcake Cutouts (this also comes in a bundle deal with the stamp set for a great saving)

Accessories:  Sparkle Textured Embossing Folder

Please visit my online store to purchase any of the products used to create this card or to create any  project you wish. 
http://punchinup.stampinup.net

Thanks for visiting

Have a great day,

Cathy

 

 

Layering Love Card, Granddaughter's Creation

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 My Granddaughter's Creation

First of all today, I want to share with you the beautiful Planter Box Card that my 5 year old granddaughter, Annalyn, made.  She saw the Planter Box Card I had made last week and shared here on my Blog.  She wanted to make one too.  I always save all my extra flowers that I punch out when making a card (I just can't throw them away), well.... that stash was just perfect.  She had quite the collection of flowers and such, that I gave her.  

As you can see, it is quite the garden of flowers.  She creates her own flowers by gluing many together to make one.  I just love it...

"Proud Nana Moment"

This next card I made for a New Catalog Swap I participated in using the New Stamp Set "Layering Love" and the New In-Color cardstock "Sweet Sugarplum" along with a touch of Basic
Gray and Rich Razzleberry.  A great card that would work for a variety of occasions.

Stamping on Sweet Sugarplum and sponging with Rich Razzleberry around the petite petals flowers just adds a great Pop, don't you think?

 

Products Used:

Stamp Sets:  Layering Love, Petite Petals

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Gray

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Lots of Labels Framelits, Petal Burst Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls

Please go to my Online store to purchase any of these products to create this card or any other project. 
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Thanks for letting me share with you.

 

Have an Awesome Day,

Cathy

 

Painter's Palette

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Playful Palette Fun Fold

Today I am showing you a card that I made for a Demonstrator swap using the New Stamp Set "Painter's Palette" and the New Designers Series Paper "Playful Palette". To be honest, I wasn't to crazy about this new Designer's Series Paper, but after working with it on a few projects it is "growing on me".  I thought this fun fold card design was perfect to showcase the new stamp set and the New "Layering Squares Framelits", which are AWESOME!!!!  It makes it soooo easy to cut out and layer your cardstock, especially with both regular squares and scalloped squares included together for just one price. Choose a size you want and your ready to go.

Here is the side view...

Products Used:

Stamp Set:  Painter's Palette

Ink:  Sweet Sugarplum

Cardstock:  Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla

Designers Series Paper:  Playful Palette

Framelits:  Layering Squares 

Accessories:  Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" Ruched Ribbon  

Please go to my online store to purchase any of these products to make a this card or any project you want to create. 

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Have a great week,

Cathy

 

Marquee Messages

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Happy Father's Day 

or 

Birthday

This was a card that we made at my Stampin' Up! Club Workshop using the Marquee Messages Stamp Set that I had received when I went to On Stage in April.  My club members had the choice to make the greeting inside "Happy Father's Day" or "Happy Birthday".  I think using the New In-Colors with this stamp set could work for many special occasions, don't you think so.....

Products used: 

Stamp Set:  Marquee Messages

Cardstock:  Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Peekaboo Peach, Basic Black, Very Vanilla

Ink:  Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin' Write 2016-2018 Markers, Wink Of Stella

Please visit my online store to purchase any of these products used to make this card. 

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Thank you for visiting,

Cathy

 

Botanical Planter Box

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Wooden Flower Box

Today I'm posting a project that I did for my "Open House" using some of the New 2016-2018 In-Colors.  My customers love it so much that they wanted to make one, so we did it at my Stampin' Up! Club.  They all went home with an awesome Planter Box filled with beautiful flowers. 

Best of all....

 it folds up (as seen below) and you can send it in a regular A-2 envelope 

I have seen many of these type of Planter boxes, but they were always a lot bigger than what I wanted so I made a smaller version.  I have posted the measurements below so you can make one too.

Enjoy!!!

Cardstock Measurements:

 2 - 5"x 2"   sides of the planter box - scored at 2 1/2"

4 - 3 1/3"x 1"  corner posts - scored at 1/2" down the long side

The planter box sides are glue in the middle of each corner post leaving 1/2" at the top and bottom of each post.

4 - 3 1/2"x 1 3/4"  inserts to attach the flowers - scored at 1/2" on each end of the long side  (as seen in the picture below) The inserts are even with the bottom sides of the planter box which leaves 1/4" below the sides at the top.  This way you don't see the inserts once you attach the flowers to the top.

Products used:

 Cardstock: Soft Suede, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green

Ink: Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede

Stamp Sets: Grateful Bunch, Petite Petals, Flower Shop, Hardwood

Framelits: Botanical Builder 

Punches: Pansy, Petite Petals, Bitty Butterfly, Blossom Bunch

Accessories: Sweet Sugarplum Ribbon, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Paper

Please visit my online store to purchase any of these products to create a Planter Box for yourself or someone special. 
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Have a great day,

Cathy

 

 

Best Birthday Present Ever

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Best Birthday Present

This weekend my kids and grand kids had a Birthday BBQ for my husband and I since our birthdays are just a couple weeks apart.  It was fantastic with great company and wonderful eats, but the best part of all was one of the birthday presents my husband and I received from our two grand kids. If you are a grandparent you completely understand why it is so special.  They gave us this pillow.....

but wait it gets even better.....on the back

As you can see my grand kids are still just little, Annalyn is 5, just finished kindergarten, and Stephen is 8, just finished second grade.  And Yes... the highlight for my grandson in second grade was  learning to write in cursive.  

I think they both do a fantastic job with there writing, but I'm sure I'm partial. 

I just had to share our special gift with all of you.

I will be posting projects from my Stampin' Up! open house in the coming days.  There are such fun new In-Colors and new products in the 2016-2017 annual catalog.  I hope you all have a New Catalog if not please send me a message so we can see about getting you one.  Remember you can go to my online store to purchase any of the fun products that Stampin' Up! offers.

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Cathy

 

 

Stampin' Up! New In-Colors

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New In-Colors

I'm so excited to be able to show you the new In-Colors for 2016-2018.  I absolutely love them, they just make me happy. I have been working with them the last week or so trying to get ready for my open house/retirement product sale.  Here is a picture of some of the things I have made that my Club members received at my open house...bookmarks, wish lists and fancy paper clips.  Thanks for the ideas, Becky.

Here is a sample using each one of the new In-Colors, Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo peach and Sweet Sugarplum, I can't decide which one is my favorite, as I think they are all AWESOME!!!!!

If you would like to order any of the product shown, please visit my online store.

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Have a great day,

Thanks,

Cathy

 

New Month--New Catalog

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 Busy, Busy and Busy

Oh my Gosh.... it's been a couple of weeks since I posted anything.  Sorry!!!  Life has just been crazy, with Graduations, First Holy Communion, Weddings, Anniversary's, Birthdays, Baseball Practice and Games, Dance Recital, end of school year parties, Stampin' Up! Card Classes and the list goes on and on,  all packed in just a couple of weeks.

I'm sure for a lot of you it's the same.  I'm not sure why, but "May" always seems to be so busy. 

So for today.... I'm posting pictures from the "Retiring Products Card Class" I had last week.  We just had to have one more time using some of the fun products before they are gone forever.

Love this Designer Series Paper 

and Yes..

The Cups and Kettle Framelits

 So sad to see them retired...

 

Just had to use the Lace Ribbon one more time and the Scalloped punches...

 Oh... how I will miss all the Punches

(but I still will keep my stash of punches as I LOVE Punch Art)

New Catalog is HERE

 

I hope you all are as excited for the new Catalog as I am...new products are always soooo FUN.

 If you are one of my regular customers you should have already received your catalog if you haven't, please let me know.  

If you don't already have a Demonstrator and would like a catalog, please let me know and I will give you the information on how I can send you one.

Just leave me a message or send me a personal message on my Business Facebook page

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Please visit my on line store to purchase any Stampin' Up! products or to see all the new fun products.

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Thank you for stopping by and as always

 have an AWESOME day,

Cathy