Easter basket love

What a wonderful weekend!  A MASSIVE BOGO Sale, Sparkling Spring Crafternoon card making class and our fun Creative Connections Gettin' Crafty Stampin' Family Meeting and dinner!  I love when we take time to create, connect over card making and crafting.  Here is a sweet Easter Basket from our recent Creative Connections class.  JOIN US at upcoming crafting classes, boutiques and more.  

Product List

Honeycomb Happiness Clear-Mount Stamp Set 

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Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

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Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon

[114319]

Gold Silver Stampin' Glitter

[132205]

Tea Lace Paper Doilies

[129399]

Berry Basket Bigz L Die 

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Big Shot

[113439]

Handheld Stapler

[139083]

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill

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BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 

I adore - yes ADORE - our yummy Berry Basket Die used in our amazing Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine.  Our group had a sweet time creating these over a yummy dinner (that they didn't have to make - lol).  So easy to create, the Big Shot does all the work with this die.  Cut TWO 1/2 sheets of Crumb Cake card stock to create this.  Add cute accents with our Handheld Stapler.

Filled with a sweet and fun Sparkle Egg - we use these to give MONEY during the Easter Egg Hunt.  See the Tutorial HERE.  

Accent this with the FREE (for a LIMITED TIME) Honeycomb Happiness stamp set adorable chick.  I LOVE Sale~A~Bration and all of the FREE Stamp Sets, Papers, Project Life and pretty Glitter Tape!  "Water color" using the pretty Clear Wink of Stella Brush, Daffodil Delight ink and this Black Archival ink pad stamped chick.  This creates a STUNNING Sparkling water colored looking bird!  Framed with this 1/2 of a sweet doily for a sweet accent.

We had soooo much fun at our recent Creative Connections Gettin' Crafty Stampin' Family meeting and dinner.  JOIN US - you don't have to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator but you may want to try us out and all of the fun we have!  Raffles, Dinner, Crafting, and oh-so-much fun!

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Happy Spring!  With Easter being early this year I'm excited to create these sweet accents for our Easter Dinner Settings.  Add some cute eggs or peeps and you have a sweet treat. The ease and fun it is to create these cute Berry Baskets will bless and wow everyone who sees it. Join Us and create, connect and have a BLAST at our upcoming card making classes.  

A country starry Christmas hand-stamped card

Waste Not Want Not... I adore our thinlits, especially the greetings!  When using them I love to use the negative to create a card.  HERE is a Negative of this recent hand-crafted card.  I love that we don't waste this beautiful Red Glimmer Paper but can change it into a county feel with our Handheld Stapler.  Join us in creating and sending some cheer this holiday season (and all year) with our fun card making, rubber stamping and paper crafting classes!

Create this sparkling starry Christmas card with:

*Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set (wood 139879/clear 139882)

Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper (139584)

Real Read card stock (102482)

Red Glimmer Paper (121790)

Black Archival ink pad (140931)

Dazzling Details (124117)

Handheld Stapler (139083)

*Christmas Greetings Thinlits Dies (139659)

Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)

Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130658)

*Bundle and Save 15% on this stamp set and coordinating thinlits dies (wood 140864/clear 140865)

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BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 

Taking the scraps from this cute card and creating a spin on it.  The handheld stapler is a fun way to add a country and vintage feel.  You can staple it to the card (the handheld stapler is perfect for crafting with a longer staple range and smaller staples).  I stapled the die-cut Red Glimmer Paper to the pretty Designer Series Paper and then used Glue Dots to adhere it to the card for a finished look on the inside of the hand-crafted card.

Here a stunning stamp set that is great on it's own is bundled (saving you 15% when you purchase the two together!!) with a great Christmas Collection of Thinlits Words Dies!  Die Cutting the Merry in our beautiful, sparkling Red Glimmer Paper for a wow look.  The Christmas Greetings Thinlits are easy to use on ourBig Shot Die-Cutting Machine and Magnetic Platform.  

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Create and send a hand-stamped Christmas Card this year to your family and friends.  We have a WOW class coming up on Nov. 20th with 20 hand-stamped cards, you are invited to join us (and bring a friend - just RSVP lol)!!  This is a fun way to use up a scrap of our pretty paper in a way that will add sparkle to someone's day!

More than grilled cheese hand-stamped card

Rarely do I find a card that I have to duplicate.  This card is one that was a swap from our recent Inspire, Create and Share Convention.  I had to duplicate it and we created it at our recent Card Making Buffet.  I'm gathering some moms to create simple words of encouragement cards for our kids.  This Words of Truth stamp set is the perfect builder of encouragement.  Join Us in creating and sending love into this world (and backpacks of our kids) with a hand-stamped card!

Create this cheesy (lol) card with:

Words of Truth stamp set (wood 138758/clear 139397)

Gorgeous Grunge stamp set (wood 130514/clear 130517)

Soft Suede card stock (115318)
Whisper White card stock (100730)
Crumb Cake card stock (120953)
Delightful Dijon card stock (138327)
Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack (138435)
Soft Suede ink pad (126978)
Delightful Dijon ink pad (138327)

Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399)
Sponge Daubers (133773)
Handheld Stapler (139083)

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BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 

Who doesn't LOVE a good grilled cheese sandwich?  We have to be gluten and dairy free... it's so sad!  Create this with a punch-art feel.  Taking a Soft Suede card as the base layer a Whisper White card stock over it.  Accent with the Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack with this piece of Soft Suede piece of striped paper.  

Create this crafted grilled cheese with paper!  Using Crumb Cake at 2" square, Soft Suede at 2-1/2" square and Delightful Dijon at 2" square cut in half and layer to create this cheesy sandwich.  Stamping the Gorgeous Grunge in Soft Suede ink on the Crumb Cake 2" square.  Cut little dips into the outside of the Soft Suede card stock for a crust like feel.

Layered over a pretty Tea Lace Paper Doily it resembles a fun plate like setting.  The Remember in Soft Suede ink and the I love you more than grilled cheese in Delightful Dijon (in color) ink.  I love how our hand-held stapler makes it easy to staple deeper into my paper crafting with smaller staples.  Softening the edges with the Sponge Dauber in Soft Suede ink will give a toasty feel to this cute cheesy card!

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Even in cheesy moments (lol) send encouragement and cheer.  This cute card is perfect for my amazing kids, my neices to my hubby.  We all need to be told how loved and special we are.  Join Us for the Upcoming Kids Encouragement Card Class (really, this class is ideal for any encouragement from friends, neighbors, family and just-because's - so join us!!).  A fun hand-crafted card, like this, will deliver smiles to all who see it for ages!  Did you know.. that the average mailed card will live up to 3 years on someone's shelves/fridge/counters??  Bless someone today with some cheer, wrapped up in a hand-stamped card.

Would YOU like to create a collection of cards to use all year long?  Join Us as Moms will gather to create a stack of cards to use all year long.  Pop them into your kid's backpacks, lunch boxes, on a good day, a rough day or just because!  We will create 15 cool hand-stamped cards using the Words of Truth stamp set!  I will have my Coffee/Tea/Cocoa bar open.  Three options for this class!  We will be incorporating the Words of Truth stamp set, the New Happy Times Project Life Card Collection!!  (Use the 100 cards all year long to document memories and send encouragement!!)
Option A ~ Words of Truth stamp set + 15 card class $35 **Great Deal!!**
(YES - Own this awesome stamp set that is good for soooo many uses!!)
Option B ~ Words of Truth stamp set + Happy Times Project Life Cards + 15 Card Class $49 ***BEST DEAL!!****
(YES - Own the 100 card collection and the Stamp set and create 15 cards to use all year long!!)
Option C ~ 15 Card Class  $20
RSVP and Bring A Friend for a Prize for the BOTH of you!!

Encouraging Kids Card Class

Option A Stamp Set $35.00 USD Option B Stamp Set & PL Cards $49.00 USD Option C Card Class only $20.00 USD

Butterfly bookmark

This week I am in Utah!  My amazing sister is a wonderful author (Tess Hilmo) who writes young reader books (that are amazing!).  We both have the reading passion gene... so for a 3D Swap this week (at Inspire, Create, Share the Stampin' Up! Convention) I am swaping these hand-crafted butterfly book marks!!  Super easy and fun... see how to create and bookmark some crafting in your life!

Create this Butterfly Bookmark with:

Banner Triple punch (138292)

Bold Butterflies thinlits (138135)

Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack (138442)

Old Olive card stock (100702)

Calypso Coral card stock (122925)

Basic Black card stock (121045)

Very Vanilla card stock (101650)

Calypso Coral ink pad (126983)

Handheld Stapler (139083)

Sponge Dauber (133773)

Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130653)

Big Shot Die-Cut machine (113439)

Wax Paper, Dryer Sheet, Paper Clips

**  SHOP 24/7 with me while Earning BONUS Frequent Buyer Points!!   If you enjoy this project and want to have some fun crafting with me, CLICK HERE and RSVP ASAP for my Upcoming Classes!!  Most classes are FREE with a qualified purchase!!

BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 

The new Banner Triple punch is a great tool everyone needs!!  I love it!  Here creating three banners using the punch in 2", 1-1/2" and 1" I actually cut and scored the card stock - punching the edges at the same time!!  Banners are so fun, on trend and easy to use in crafting!

Die-Cutting this new Bold Butterfly thinlits creates a delicate and pretty lacy paper butterfly with ease!  I will advise using thinlits, like this, in a sandwich of:

Magnetic Platform & a Cutting Plate

Dryer Sheet

Card Stock

Wax paper

Thinlits

Cutting Plate

this allows the delicate lacy lines to pop out with ease and the little chad like pieces to pop out like a breeze!  I do use a toothpick to pop out the butterfly pieces and even use the Wax Paper piece as a gossamer effect.  (See more tutorials on the Basics of Stamping when you click here!)

Add color when you use the Dauber in  the Calypso Coral ink pad for a coordinated look.  Using the Handheld Stapler is ideal as it has a longer reach and smaller stapler all of which is perfect for crafting!!  I stamped the butterfly pieces onto the banner punched pieces that I'd threaded onto the paper clip.  Covering the staple (to protect fingers and books) with the last banner is a simple technique that is easy to do.

Ask ME how YOU can get the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine for FREE or 1/2 OFF!!  With a full collection from the one of the best catalogs in ages - you can be the first to enjoy the awesomeness and score the FREE Items when you book a Private Class with me!

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Go ahead, do it... bookmark some crafting fun with ME!  While I'm in Utah (it's so beautiful here!!) and living up the land, family then joining 4,000 stampers at the upcoming Inspire, Create and Share convention - I'm also planning the most amazing Card Making Buffet class that will have all of my goodies from convention to preview and play with (RSVP ASAP for the 31st).  I'm excited to create this hand-crafted butterfly bookmark for those coming to my upcoming classes - perfect to use in the Idea Book and Catalog or in their every-day reading!!