Birthday Label Love CCMC255

Today's card is for the great sketch challenge over at Create with Connie and Mary's challenge website.  The sketch includes a cool background layer plus a wide banner and focal point.  I'm excited to finally get to use some of my pre-ordered products from the NEW 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Catalog!

I chose to use two of the new Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper prints layered on the new In Color Strawberry Slush along with Whisper White for my card.

The Happy Birthday greeting is from the new Label Love set. I stamped it twice; once with Strawberry Slush on Whisper White and second with Midnight Muse onto Pear Pizzazz cardstock.  These colors are all in the designer paper.

I trimmed off the outside edge of the Whisper White label and adhered it to the Pear Pizzazz label with Dimensionals; next this was adhered to a 1-3/4" Scallop Circle in Island Indigo.

Before adhering the label, Island Indigo Baker's Twine was wrapped around the banner three times and tied in a bow.  I trimmed the inside with a narrow slice of the diagonal gingham check.  Viola, I have a birthday card ready to go and my Stampin' Up! punches make this go together so nice, easy and quick!

Here's the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary this week, and while you're there, check out the cards from the other artists on the Challenge Team.  They are SO talented!  
 
I really like this sketch and will be working with it again I'm sure!  Now it's your turn.  Make a card using the guidelines on the Create with Connie and Mary post, upload your card on your blog or a public site on the web, then go back to the Create with Connie and Mary Sketch 255 site and upload your card for us all to see!  Thanks!

STAMPS:  Label Love
PAPERS:  Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper, Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo, Whisper White
INK:  Strawberry Slush
ACCESSORIES:  Artisan Label Punch, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Island Indigo Bakers Twine, Paper Snips, Paper Trimmer, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive.

Blessings,

Margaret

Best of 25 Years: GREETINGS!

As part of Stampin' Up!'s 25-year Anniversary Celebration, we're bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will be released one set per month during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image! 

Here's the new "Best of 25 Years" set for June:  GREETINGS!
 

• Here's the flyer with all the deets:  GREETINGS

• You will need clear blocks B, C and G for this set.

 Some things to remember:

• All "Best of" stamp sets will include 3-5 (this one is 8!) images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at just $14.95.
• While we are releasing just one "Best of" stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the "Best of" sets will be available until March 31, 2014.
• A new flyer will be released every month for each new "Best-of" set.
• All "Best of" stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.

While we are releasing just one "Best of" stamp set per month, all of the "Best of" sets will be available until March 31, 2014.

For more information on the other "Best of..." sets, click on the "Best of 25 Yrs!" tab at the top of this web page.

As a special incentive to collect the "Best of" stamps, we're including a collector's card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every "Best of" set.  Collect six stickers, and send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95!  Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014. 

You may purchase these and/or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!  OR you may order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering and I would be happy to answer your questions. 

Thanks!

Margaret

So Many NEW Things....

There's so much going at Stampin' Up!  Join the party, have a party and have some fun stamping!

Look here:

And a project from Stampin' Up! using some NEW In Colors and stamps!

Happy Saturday!

Margaret

Blossom Party CCMC254

What a lovely color scheme Create with Connie and Mary has today:  So Saffron, Pool Party and Island Indigo!  I'm not sure where my idea for this card came from... it just appeared in my head one evening and I'm happy with the way it turned out!

I had so much fun with the Blossom Party Die a couple of weeks ago that I decided to use it again, only this time, it is the smallest flower on the die, a 1-3/8" daisy-like flower.

I used a Whisper White card then embossed another white layer with the Delicate Designs scallop edge Embossing Folder on both the top and bottom edges.  That left an area in between for my flowers.  I diecut three of each color flower (it's easy to do because you can cut maybe five or six layers of Stampin' Up! quality cardstock at a time on this die) and attached them, rotating the layers.  The two outside flowers are centered  with an In Color Printed Brad and a small flower punched using the BoHo Blossoms Punch.

The center flower has a punch out then a So Saffron flower button from the Designer Subtles Collection, tied with Linen Thread.  Each flower is layered on a 1-5/8" colored cardstock square layered with a 1-1/2" Whisper White square that has been embossed with the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder.

The tag is stamped with "best" from the Fabulous Phrases set and punched out with the retiring Jewelry Tag Punch.

Here again are the colors for today's challenge from Create with Connie and Mary; aren't they pretty together?!

Now it's your turn to create!  Make your card using these colors and the guidelines on the Create with Connie and Mary website, then upload it to your blog or other public online location.  Then go back to the CCMC website and link your card there!

Be sure and check out what all the other CCMC designers have done with these colors!  They are super paper artists!

Thanks for visiting!  I appreciate it!

Margaret

Healing for the Heartland

Perhaps you've seen this quote from Tom Brokaw about Oklahoma, maybe not.  Having lived here most of my life, I agree that the people here are mostly good, kind and compassionate, which mainly comes from faith and brotherly love. 

I watched the "Healing for the Heartland" Concert tonight; did you?  I was so moved by the music and talent of the many artists who donated their time and talent to help others in need.  Thank you to each of the artists and those behind the scenes; you brought love and kindness to those who've suffered so much loss.  The tickets for this concert in downtown Oklahoma City sold out in five minutes!  I couldn't have gotten one if I'd have tried but was glad I could watch it on tv.  : )

We have again been under tornado watches in Central Oklahoma the past two days and these will continue again on Thursday and Friday.  Please remember the people in your prayers who are in areas under tornado watches and those here and in other states where tornados have caused damage, for continued healing and protection from these storms.  Thank you.

Thank you all for your prayers, support, donations and whatever you may have done to help the tornado victims everywhere.  Bless you!

Margaret

Up Up and Away!

This is a Make 'n Take we did at Elaine's party last week using the oh-so-cute Up Up and Away set!  Of course it is retiring (!) but there is still time to order it before the last day June 3!

 I was inspired by a similar card by Deb Currier but changed it somewhat to make it my own.  : )  I love the Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and it is just perfect with so many images, like birds, butterflies, airplanes, you name it!  But it too is retiring! 

 The "clean" color scheme is Whisper White, Lucky Limeade and Pool Party.

The basket of the balloon is stamped in Midnight Muse, as are the birds.  The banner and sentiment are stamped with Melon Mambo and the small Daffodil Delight flowers are punched with the flower in the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack then centered with a Rhinestone.

Up Up and Away, set of 14,  

#122755 wood, $26.95;  #122757 clear, $18.95.

 pg. 37, 2012-13 Annual Catalog

 The Order deadline for retiring sets and accessories that are still available:  Online:  Monday, June 3, 2013; 11:50 pm, MT.    Link to Online Ordering

Thanks for visiting today!  Hope you get to stamp soon!

Margaret