* Hi!


Its been awhile since I've posted, but that shouldn't be a surprise with all the lovely weather!  Yes, we have been out and about and turning to our 'spring things' which includes the fun stuff such as window-shopping for new spring clothes - yay! And the necessary, arranging for our beloved pooch to get his medical check and grooming - he is going to look soooo strange when we shave him down, half his size for sure, lol!


I also have a friend and fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator who is in one of our local hospitals and she's recovering nicely - hi Maria!


Also, I did have a class recently where some fab girls came who were new to this hobby - hi gals!  Everything went swimmingly well and they left with their projects looking great!!


So now I must turn to some new projects!


Spring projects, of course!  It's time for more blooms!  AND since our Occasions Mini Catalogue has only 1 more month left before its time is at an end, I will turn to featuring projects with the lovely products it boasts!


Such products as.....the new nesting FRAMELITE DIES  'Labels' and 'Hearts' which have 6 different sizes each - so lots you can do with those, and I absolutely LUV the shape of the Labels set, but the Hearts set is a must too after all....when couldn't you use a Heart?


And then the fantastic new EDGELITE DIES - which allow you to create 2 sets of different borders on your projects AND there's more.....they have matching EMBOSSING FOLDERS ......AND the Stamp Set " BORDERING ON ROMANCE " matches too!!!!!  Yes - its all so very cool!


Now that you know some of which I am all excited about - let me show YOU what is possible with but a few of these products.........


Lets look at the HEARTS FRAMELITE COLLECTION # 125599 retails at $32.95:

....there are the 6 sizes and the largest has a SCALLOPED BORDER. Lovely!  

Now lets see "BORDERING ON ROMANCE" Stamp Set which comes both in traditional wood-mount #125480, $33.95 and in my choice, clear-mount #125482, $26.95

*The bottom stamp, in the dotted pattern is a co-ordinating stamp for the EDGELITE Dies, "Adorning Accents" featured on page 11 of our Occasions Mini Catalogue - in fact, you will find all these products within the first few pages! IF you do not have a copy, CLICK on the LINKS posted at the beginning of this post or on my sidebar to the right.

FINALLY!   HERE IS WHAT I DID!  {hey, I am just being 'thorough' ! lol}

Please CLICK on PHOTOS to see a CLOSE-UP VIEW

....beginning with cutting 2 of the largest sized Hearts and stamping them in 2 variations  and colouring.....

.....then cutting plain cardstock to either create a support backing, or a co-ordinating 'frame'.....as I have done here with this large scalloped blue heart {sponged with rose ink}.

COLOURING MY STAMPED IMAGES

I've coloured both stamped images using our AQUA BRUSH and various inks. I start by

colouring each in lighter shades and then layering deeper shades on top. Its very easy with the Aqua Brush! 

I also highlight each image with ....what else, but glitter!  Easy once more using our DAZZLING DIAMONDS Glitter in a bottle with fine applicator! 

NOW - here you can make a CLEAN and SIMPLE CARD {CAS} - lovely! 

*HEY I AM THRILLED !!!!  

 THIS CARD WAS CHOSEN IN 

SPLITCOAST STAMPERS

FAVORITES for the week ending March 25, 2012 

Or take it up a level and embellish with gems, ribbons, fabric flowers and intense dotted background Patterns Designer Series Paper shown here in one of our 2012 In Colors, Concord Crush.

Once again - a simple card with an intersting edge to the card - highlighted with more Dazzling Details glitter! 

Add some ribbon and a simple knot - WHICH by the way, I am going to post some interesting details next 

about creating a simple ribbon technique - so COME BACK FOR MY NEXT POST!

Or again - add details with gems and pearls!  Look closely, I have added gems in matching colours along the edges and within the flower centers!  

As you can see, SPRING CARDS are a beautiful reminder to someone to show you care about them!  AND they are so nice to make - it really 'lifts' you up higher!  Take time to stamp something lovely to celebrate our new season!  

THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT!

mwah!

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I should showcase the products I used for my Birthday Party as seen in my previous post!  Here are most of the Sweet Shop products { Decor Elements come in 3 colours}......feast your eyes......AND don't forget, your birthday party may be in JUNE but SALE-A-BRATION continues till March 31, so be aware in case you'd like to order this awesome set!


The digital trifold invitation card is wonderful - I love the look of stripes together with other elements, don't you?
In case you don't know, digital designs are for use with our MY DIGITAL STUDIO software - just ask me about it! 


Here they are..... the SWEET SHOP SUITE line of products!                                                                  *

Trifold Invitation - digital download  

These Decor Element - adhere to smooth surfaces like glass candy jars! 3 colours!

Great line-up of Designer Series Paper and co-ordinating Brads 

There's more to use from our Occasions Mini Catalogue - ask me if you'd like more ideas!

Better yet, if you are local - let me show you ideas at your own home workshop!!!

Thanks for looking!

TAYLOR 

OMG! This card will convince you of the beautiful results you'll reap when you apply a little creative thinking!


An apparently talented SU Demonstrator, Ann Schach, transformed a floral stamp set which was only released this Jan - yes, right now -  into a Holiday Greeting card!  
[How was that possible you ask - well, as a SU Demo she would have had the stamp set through a pre-order arrangement, which is how we demos can experiment and show you some examples.] 


The point is - that this opens up my eyes into how myself and customers can buy this ' Labels ' Die Set {nesting dies!!!!} and the beautiful 'Apothecary Art ' Occasions Mini Stamp Set ....and use them to make next years cards for christmas!  A normally spring/summer floral for a christmas card - that's being clever! 


And isn't this so pretty?  

I found this gem on the blog of Stampin' Up! Dianne Sisneros 

Her blog ' For the Love of Stamping ' is showcasing wonderful talent of herself and others! 

Go have a look! 

You can purchase the supplies for this project through our 

OCCASIONS MINI-CATALOGUE  2012

Supplies:

Apothecary Art Stamp Set = 125527 Clear; 125525 Wood Mount

Labels Collection Framelite Dies = 125598 

Crafternoons everyone!


Until I find the drat uploading cable for my camera - I thought hmmmm...I know!   I will REVIEW some of my all time fave Stampin' Up! cards and projects I have done in the past - hurray, problem temporarily solved - sweet!


SO here I go....remember, its the concept you can use and substitute the stamps with "current sets" {aha...} or you may have the stamps, as stamp sets shown will be retired by now from our catalogue, so okay, let's start with this one - a really cool folding GATE CARD!   I love - love how these cards can be more than a card, as they make wonderful displays on shelves, china cabinets, dining tables....wow :)


 Here's how it looks tucked into the envelope......a nice scene which was stamped with BASIC BLACK (waterproof) INK and then coloured with our Stampin Pastels Chalks and touched up with Stampin' Write Markers!

I trimmed the stamped image and glued it to the front of the folded card base and then CUT it along the center fold {or if that scares you, cut the image in half and align the cut edges to the fold - then glue them in place!}     Add more cut-out images of holly and berries for interest.   And of course, some ribbon!!!

Our NATURALs CARDSTOCK shown here in Naturals White perfectly adds to the  homey feeling! 

And here it is opened - ta da!

Ahhhh.....nice, yes?   Wouldn't you LOVE getting one - I sure would!

And of course, some magic - glitter!  Not only is glitter nice anyways BUT it will sparkle when holiday tree lights or candle glow will reflect off the glitter surface !!!  Magical! 

You could substitute our MICA FLAKES from our Holiday Mini Catalogue!  And we also carry the tiniest SILVER BELLS in our Holiday Mini - that would be just perfect on the sleigh or horses - or the ribbon knot!!!  

Silver GLITTER Cardstock [ a MUST-HAVEsee our HOLIDAY MINI Catalogue! Also available in Red! ] and Silver GLITTER around the edges really help to make this 'pop'!   My combination of three narrow RIBBON pieces knotted together adds more elegance to create a very special card for someone close to you [or maybe impress the boss? LOL!]

Alright hope you enjoyed today's glimpse into my archives!  

Off for today's errands - have a lovely week-end :)

ox Taylor

Hey - hello to all!  Time is just flying around here and its Tuesday already which means it's my blog time! :)

My daughter and I made these cards not long ago, and in fact, I have a special person in mind to give one of them to tomorrow.  We know lots of winter 'baby' folks, { including myself since it is officially February - and my birthday is looming!}.  But - a friend of mine, a great fella, HILTON turned 76 just a little while ago, and so I will present this card to him.  Its really a good card as the paper colours and birdcage are not overly feminine and lots of men enjoy birds - so all is good!

CARD DESIGN

Its a really simple card - layering, and multi-dimensional dots to boost the focal point of the birdcage up. Elements of repetition are at work to balance the design well....see, the stripes of the paper echo the straight lines of the birdcage while the circular shape of the scallop trim is repeated in the circles visible on the paper, and the roof of the birdcage. All the colours are made to co-ordinate, and the layered borders around the birdcage helps to make all the colours 'pop'.  A bit of ribbon finishes the whole effect! 

CARD SUPPLIES

The card is featuring more of the papers you can find in the Sweet Pea Designer Series Stack - there's plenty to satisfy any taste in this offering: 48 sheets, double-sided and the colours range from soft pinks, vanillas, blues and greens to deeper hues of brown, rose, teal, greens, etc. There are graphic designs {stripes, circles, dots, etc.} and cutesy trees and flowers and elegant butterflies - very versatile. 

AND check out one of the new punches!  This is available in both a border and a corner punch - so cool that we have come so far in just a few years that we all can make gorgeous designs with the tools at our fingertips!  The punch is: SCALLOP TRIM BORDER - and its FREE, FREE, FREE - with Sale-A-Bration!  WHooo-hoo - AND the matching SCALLOP TRIM CORNER PUNCH is available as a separate purchase - so you can use it towards your $65 purchase to enable you to take the border punch home free. 

  The stamp set for the bird in the cage is.....FREE!  LOL - more goodies from the SAB cataloque...this is a different stamp from the same set, HAPPY MOMENTS, which was featured in the previous post.

*Ribbon = regular Stampin Up! IDEA Cataloque

CONTACT ME IF YOU WISH TO ORDER SUPPLIES - OR WANT A FREE MINI-OCCASIONS CATALOGUE - AND SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE.  

If you can't wait to view the exciting new additions to our collection - click on the LINKS to the right. 

cheers :)