Fun Stampin' with Margaret!

A Fashionable Hearts Valentine

2012-01-25T10:32:00.002-06:00

Have I mentioned that I love the new products in the Occasions Mini! Oh, okay, the answer is yes. {smile} Today's card uses another one that is quick, easy and very eye-catching! The Fashionable Hearts Embosslit Die(#125596, $11.95) both embosses and cuts your cardstock at the same time; how easy is that?! Plus you get five different sizes of hearts each time and every one is embossed

Everyday Enchantment DSP, Blossom Punch and more!

2012-01-21T12:23:00.000-06:00

REMEMBER SALE-A-BRATION BEGINS TUESDAY, JAN. 24TH! I'm loving all the new products from the fabulous Occasions Mini Catalog as well as the Sale-A-Bration products! On my card today, I have used several of them to make a pretty quick and easy yet attractive card (I love how it turned out! ) {smile} I started this card late yesterday evening and it came together so quickly that I was shocked!

Flirtatious Flower Fusion Valentine

2012-01-18T21:17:00.000-06:00

Wow, that's a mouthful! LOL!! But, yes, it does describe my post today: a card made with Stampin' Up!'s Flirtatious Specialty Paper, the Flower Fusion Sizzlet and it's also a Valentine (although you could easily change the message to make it for another occasion). I made this card for a challenge in an online group of which I'm a member. The color scheme of Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and

Fresh Vintage Doily

2012-01-17T12:47:00.000-06:00

Umm, how much fun is it legal to have playing with the new products from the new Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration catalogs??! Lots I hope, because I am!! Otherwise, I'm in trouble (well, I am anyway! LOL!) This just HAS to be the BEST mini catalog Stampin' Up! has released yet!! I was looking through some cards I'd done awhile back and found one done with this color scheme of Basic Black,

Apothecary Art and Loving Thoughts

2012-01-13T22:07:00.002-06:00

Today's card is made using some new products from the fabulous 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog! Oh, what fun it is to stamp using these great new products (and some that are not brand-new but still current favorites!) I am just lovin' these new Framelit dies!! They are so lightweight yet strong, they come in a nested set of six dies so you can cut frames and layers quickly (no handcutting needed!),

Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peek!!

2012-01-07T19:45:00.001-06:00

Sale-A-Bration is just a little over two weeks away!! YAY!! It's the time of year when we get free quality Stampin' Up! products with a minimum purchase of $50. or more in Stampin' Up! products! This can be an order online, at a stampin' party, class or individual order through your demonstrator!! My card today is made with the beautiful Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (12 sheets,

Mixed Bunch Black & White CCMC182

2012-01-04T10:59:00.008-06:00

Today's card uses a new set and punch from the fabulous new Occasions Mini Catalog: Mixed Bunch and the coordinating Blossom Punch. No hand cutting on this baby! I love that... the easier, the better!! The sketch is from Create with Connie and Mary CCMC182; isn't it a great one?! I used several of my favorite products on this card! First, the background vine stamp from the Creative

Let It Snow!

2011-12-30T07:04:00.000-06:00

Here's an easy card that is cheerful and fun using the adorable snowman set "Let It Snow". I love the Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride and Whisper White color scheme! It's so clean and fresh looking. The Whisper White layer was embossed with the Northern Frost Embossing Folder then layered onto Blushing Bride then a card base of Baja Breeze. The embossing was very lightly sponged with Baja Breeze

WOW!! CLEARANCE RACK BLITZ! Limited Quantities so shop soon!

2011-12-15T12:13:00.000-06:00

This is a RARE opportunity to purchase high-quality Stampin' Up! products at greatly reduced prices! Stretch your stamping and crafting dollars; take advantage of this sale quickly as quantities are limited! Only online and demonstrator orders qualify for this promotion. Orders can include non-Clearance Rack items, as well. The Clearance Rack Blitz includes old-body style punches. There is

Merry & Bright, CCMC179 and SQSC16

2011-12-09T15:44:00.007-06:00

For this Christmas card I combined the Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge (CCMC179) this week and the Stampin Queen's Sketch Challenge (SQSC 16) over at the Stampin' Queens blog. Connie and Mary's Challenge of Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade and Basic Grey was a challenge... that's not a normal color scheme I would have come up with for a Christmas card, lol, but I ended up happy with the

Christmas "JOY" Wall Hanging

2011-12-07T14:29:00.000-06:00

Hello! Sorry to have been so long in posting! I've been out of town and returned home coming down with "something" so haven't been stamping! Hope the meds kick in soon because there's a lot to be done before Christmas! I did manage to finish my JOY wall hanging that I had almost finished before I left town. I enjoyed the FALL wall hanging (here) so much that I wanted to do one for the

Designer Frames Oval Embossing Folder

2011-11-20T18:48:00.001-06:00

Have you seen the Designer Frames set of Textured Impressions Embossing Folders in the main Idea Book and Catalog? New this year, there are two different shapes in the package, oval and rectangle, which make such great focal points for your projects! My card today features the Oval Frame Embossing Folder and the Extra Wide Oval Punch which is perfectly designed to fit right inside the embossed

SU ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA begins MONDAY!

2011-11-20T10:59:00.003-06:00

Monday is the first day of Stampin' Up!'s Online Shopping Extravaganza and Sale!! Stampin' Up!'s Annual Online Extravaganza will begin Monday, November 21, 2011, and run through Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Make sure to log in to my Online Stampin' Up! Store on Monday, November 21, to take advantage of great savings. Just for example: 60% off select Designer Fabrics 30% off an exclusive

Snow Much Fun!

2011-11-16T14:10:00.000-06:00

Hello! Today I have a card that was one of our Make and Takes (each attendees get to make two) from Lora's party Monday night! With Christmas quickly heading our way, we can't have too many Christmas cards ready to give, can we?! This fun card uses the shorter snowman in the Snow Much Fun stamp set (main catalog, pg. 35) as well as one of the two sentiments in the set. The base card is

Shaker Card Week, Day 6: Ornament Shaker

2011-11-12T00:11:00.002-06:00

Our thanks and appreciation for all the veterans and currently serving military personnel and for your families also. Your commttment and sacrifice is appreciated and honored today and every day. This is Day 6 and the last day of Shaker Card Week. I hope you have enjoyed the projects! They have been fun to create!! Todays' card features the ornament and snowman "to-from" stamp from the Tags

Shaker Card Week, Day 5: "Tags til Christmas" Snow Girl

2011-11-10T21:43:00.001-06:00

Day Five already! Our card today uses the cute little girl in the snow stamp from the multi-purpose Tags til Christmas set for the shaker. The Mica Flakes from the Holiday Mini are the perfect filler for this shaker card! You might notice that there are two different Designer Series Papers used on this card. They are actually from two different packages but they both use the same Marina Mist

Shaker Card Week, Day 4: Holly Berry Victorian Card

2011-11-09T19:00:00.000-06:00

The festive color scheme of Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla and Wild Wasabi with a touch of Chocolate Chip is from the lovely Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper found in the Holiday Mini Catalog and is the basis of today's shaker card. I was looking at the Holly Berry Bouquet DSP and noticed the sheet with all the scallop motifs surrounded with a background of Chocolate Chip and thought "

Shaker Card Week, Day 3 "From Santa" Shaker

2011-11-08T10:29:00.001-06:00

Wow, right in the middle of heavy rains, tornados and tornado warnings, flash flooding and hail, we had a 4.6 earthquake here in central Oklahoma! Never dull here!! Todays shaker card features the A la Carte stamp "From Santa" (#120859, $8.95). Found in the "big catalog" and the minis also, these single image stamps are trendy, attractive, inexpensive and sometimes seasonal. They are also

Shaker Card Week, Day 2: Warmest of Wishes CCMC174

2011-11-07T12:28:00.001-06:00

Good morning! I'm still trying to get used to the time change here! How about you? Today's Shaker Card using those convenient Shaker Frames is done with the wonderful Spice Cake Designer Series Paper and the Warmest of Wishes stamp set (all from Stampin' Up's wonderful Holiday Mini Catalog)! I love the unexpected use of the light blue-green Pool Party color with the golds and browns! Such a

Shaker Card Week: Morning Cup TSSC 198

2011-11-06T12:49:00.005-06:00

Yes, I've been missing for a couple of BUSY weeks but I'm so glad to be back....!! This week I am going to feature a new-in-the-Holiday-Mini-Catalog-product: SHAKER FRAMES!! If you've ever made (or tried to make) a shaker card in the past and have found it tedious to piece together a frame of adhesive foam or worse yet, found that it leaked the filler after completion, you'll be so happy to

Delicate Doilies

2011-10-26T21:59:00.000-05:00

Doily designs are currently huge in the stamping, scrapbooking and design world! How cool is this set, Delicate Doilies, that came out in Stampin' Up!'s new Idea Book and Catalog in August?! They are so versatile and you can stamp them in any color you own and they look good! This is one of the Make and Takes from a recent Stampin' Up! workshop. It is quick, colorful and simple, plus being

"FALL" Home Decor Wall Hanging

2011-10-19T20:48:00.007-05:00

Today's share is a wall hanging celebrating Fall made almost entirely with the Big Shot and die cuts. I love all the colors in these papers, and especially the not-so-common use of blue in the designer paper for a fall project! (I'm a lifelong fan of blues of any shade!) : ) As you can see, almost everything on here was die cut with the Big Shot and the leaves were all texturized with

The Sounding Joy (x 2)

2011-10-15T19:36:00.001-05:00

Hi! Hope you are having a good weekend! We're having beautiful weather here in Oklahoma today, a little chill in the air and bright sun! So enjoyable after all the heat of summer! When I first saw the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini catalog, "The Sounding Joy" set caught my fancy right away. I love the swirly scripty (is that a word? lol!) large words and the star shape made up of the words to

My Friend -- again!

2011-10-13T16:04:00.001-05:00

Hello! I'm back from my travels to NYC, Albany, Vermont and Buffalo! A good trip but it's always wonderful to return home! Besides, I was having stamp withdrawals, lol!! One of the first new stamp sets I bought from the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog was the "My Friend" set! It is a part of the "Pocketful of Posies" Product Suite found on pg. 138-139 and includes the Designer

Spice Cake "Make and Take" Card

2011-09-28T00:30:00.014-05:00

I'm loving these wonderful Spice Cake designer suite colors: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pool Party and Very Vanilla!. They look so great for fall cards and projects but really can be used for much more than fall projects alone! This is a pretty quick card we did for a Make and Take at a recent workshop using a print from the Spice Cake Designer Series Paper package. The card base is the new

Lace Ribbon Border Punch !

2011-09-24T22:51:00.001-05:00

Have you seen and tried the new Stampin' Up! Large Lace Ribbon Border Punch? It not only makes gorgeous borders but lovely backgrounds and frames as well as you'll see on the cards here today! I used it for a border on a previous card I posted here. The first card is my "case" of one made by Robin Merriman. Sometimes you see something you just love, a great idea, one that just couldn't be

Treat Bags! (No Tricks)

2011-09-23T21:00:00.003-05:00

Happy Friday! Today I have some fun Treat Bags for you made with Stampin' Up!'s new 1 x 8" Cellophane Bags from the Holiday Mini Catalog and some punches and die cuts! I made five of these but realized I just photographed these two; each I made is a little different. For the topper on the left, I used the a stamp from Grateful Greetings and colored the words with various Stampin' Write

"Gently Falling" Thanksgiving Card

2011-09-17T16:14:00.001-05:00

Hello! Hope you are enjoying your Saturday and perhaps stamping while the guys are watching football today! lol! That's my story-- although I will turn on the TV to watch our two Oklahoma teams, OU and OSU, play their opponents this evening while I stamp!! Boomer Sooner and Go Cowboys!! {smile} Today's card again uses the beautiful two-step stamping "Gently Falling" set (which I used

My Friend TSSC #191

2011-09-16T20:10:00.000-05:00

I've been stamping this week; I just couldn't upload my cards to my blog because my computer quit!! Finally I have some new pictures to post after getting some photo software loaded on my husband's computer to edit my photos, etc., and after making my way through the trials of new software! I'm using one of the new sets from the 2011-12 Idea Book and Catalog titled "My Friend". It has some

"Gently Falling" Gratitude Card CCMC166

2011-09-10T17:18:00.004-05:00

I just recently received the new Gently Falling stamp set and was eager to try it out. When I saw the Thursday Sketch Challenge at the Create with Connie and Mary website, I knew that I wanted to use it with this beautiful set! Gently Falling is part of the SPICE CAKE Product Suite for fall in the Holiday Mini Catalog which includes this stamp set, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, Designer

Another Lolly: Island Indigo and Paisley Petals DSP

2011-09-09T16:56:00.002-05:00

Today's post is another lolly that I made using my wonderful new Simply Scored tool from Stampin' Up! This lolly is made using our scrumptious new Island Indigo (new In Color for 2011-2013) cardstock and the Paisley Petals DSP! This lolly is 4 1/2" in diameter. I used two 2 1/8" strips of Island Indigo cardstock, scoring them at 1/2". The 12" Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper was cut into

Simply Scored Lolly!

2011-09-08T15:16:00.004-05:00

Have you noticed all the beautifully scored papercraft projects in the Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog and the Holiday Mini Catalog (pg. 6 and 20)? That would be because Stampin' Up! now has a fabulous scoring tool called "Simply Scored"!! (It's in the Holiday Mini, pgs. 6 and 7.) It makes scoring your cards, papers, boxes and any other papers a breeze. I have mine already and I

Hello Doily!!

2011-09-05T10:27:00.001-05:00

Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted! I've been as absent as the rain has been in this drought in Oklahoma & Texas!! Whatever happened to the "lazy days of summer"?! They are quite busy around here with activities and a trip and reunion thrown in too! I'm back now and will get back to posting regularly again! Thanks for staying with me! The fab new Stampin' Up!(c) Holiday Mini Catalog is

Perfect Setting Die: Cupcake Gifts

2011-06-30T15:14:00.000-05:00

Just a few more hours to go and the Perfect Setting die for the Big Shot will be retired! This makes me sad because it makes the cutest paper cups into which you can set your cupcakes! It also does much more!!