You Are Simply Wonderful!

Hello, stampers!  Hope the day is treating you well.  I want you to know I appreciate you SO much - it is good to know I can bring some beauty and inspiration into your day, even in a little way.  And here is a little card just for YOU because you ARE simply wonderful!

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Brides & Babies, Friendly Phrases (both retired)
Ink:  Basic Black, markers in So Saffron, Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green, Pretty in Pink (retired).
Paper:  Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green, Pale Plum (retired), Whisper White
Extras:  Scallop Trim border punch, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, blender pen, white organdy ribbon, glitter gel pen.
Inspired by:  my son's wedding colors!

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Are you Packed for BABY?

Hello!  I hope you are well today.  I think the summer schedule and the weddings I'm working on have all caught up with me - I haven't posted for you in a few days!  So sorry about that.

I'm getting this card ready to send out to Joey and Emily and their sweet little baby Elise!  She's definitely a keeper ... and this card is definitely quick and cute!

I stamped the panel once in the middle, and then once above and once below.  The sentiment panel is popped up with Dimensionals and the ribbon is fastened with Gluedots.

You could use any background stamp for any occasion and make a focal panel out if it!

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Packed for Baby, Friendly Phrases (both retired)
Ink:  Blushing Bride, Early Espresso
Paper:  Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla
Extras:  1/2" Stitched-Poly ribbon in Blushing Bride, Vintage Trinkets, Jewelry Tag punch (retired), Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, Gluedots, Dimensionals
Inspired by:  Dawn Olchefske

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

I hope you enjoyed your visit - thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Stampin' Up! RETIREMENT Lists Posted Today!

You knew it had to happen . . . the annual retirement of Stampin' Up! stamp sets and accessories!  Hundreds of stamps and accessories from the 2012-2013 catalogs are retiring, and this is your chance to get them before they're gone. Many products are only available while supplies last, so be sure to get your orders in early! (And remember that some items having amazing discounts!)  Take a look at these lists and be sure to order retiring accessories ASAP before they are sold out.  Retiring stamp sets will be available until June 3rd.

Retired Accessories List (only available while supplies last) 

• Download: Stampin' Up! Retired Accessories
• Shop: Retired Accessories

Retired Stamps List (all available until June 3rd)

• Download:  Retired Stamp List (PDF)
• Shop:  Retired Wood Mount Stamps
• Shop:  Retired Clear Mount Stamps

Also - you can add on current and Clearance Rack merchandise too.  Make your list for your favorites and get them before they are gone, gone, gone!

One retiring stamp set that I will really miss is the Hostess set called Four Seasons.  What a fun versatile set! Here are a few things I've made using this set . . .

These cards were made at a hostess appreciation party and feature a punched window trio - super easy when you follow Mary Fish's directions!

SPRING

SUMMER

FALL

WINTER

Close-up of the windows . . .

And here's the box we made to hold the cards - you can find easy directions on Mary Fish's blog!

This was a project from my Holiday Open House last November - it could be adapted for ANY season!

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Four Seasons, Friendly Phrases
Ink:  Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz*, Peach Parfait*, Poppy Parade* (*retired), Cherry Cobbler marker
Paper:  Calypso Coral, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, In Colors DSP Stack, Everyday Enchantment DSP (retired)
Extras:  Large Scallop punch, Medium Scallop punch, Circle/Oval/Square punches, Basic Rhinestones, Calypso Coral organdy ribbon (retired), Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF
Inspired by:  Mary Fish

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

 

Don't you just love this Four Seasons set?  Any order of $150 or more can earn you the chance to purchase this stamp set valued at $24.95 for only $15!  So make your list of RETIRING and Clearance faves, get a few friends together on an order, and you can add this to your collection.  Contact me today to place your order!

Friendly Phrases is retiring, too . . . sniff, sniff!  Catch it while you can!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Madison Avenue ~ Straight Up!

So little time left to Sale-a-Brate with FREE stuff from Stampin' Up!  I hope you can still get in on the fun!  Here's a card we made last night at our CLOclub meeting - it uses the Madison Avenue stamp set and the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper.  We had fun creating this one!

The little 4-leaf punch from the Punch Pack fits perfectly in the stamped image! And the paper had the same motif - love it!

I popped up the banner with Dimensionals and attached the button with a Gluedot.

And a little touch for the inside ...

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Madison Avenue (SAB), Friendly Phrases
Ink:  Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango
Paper:  Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP (SAB)
Extras:  Sycamore Street button in Pool Party (SAB), Baker's Twine in Whisper White, 1-1/4" Square punch, Punch Pack, Dimensionals
Inspired by:  Krista Driessen (Zo Kris)

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Want this set and paper, too?  Just go to my Online Store, order at least $50 worth of super Stampin' Up! product, and choose your FREEbie!  See all the FREE stuff you can earn on this handy SAB Flyer.  Don't wait - Sale-a-Bration ends this Friday, March 22nd!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Patchwork Punchin'

I love punches! They make 'piece-work' so fast and easy . . . kinda like mini-quilting!  This card showcases the Postage Stamp punch.

 

TIP:  I lined up a ruler just to the right of the left card edge so that I could lay the middle vertical row of squares up against it.  When I was happy with the alignment, I added the right vertical row and the left vertical row just by sight. I used just a dab of adhesive to get all the squares where I wanted them, then came back and added more adhesive and pressed all the squares down. 

 

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Friendly Phrases, Fresh Vintage (retired)

Ink:  Soft Suede, Versamark

Paper:  Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla cardstock, Everyday Enchantment DSP (retired)

Extras:  Postage Stamp punch, 1/2" circle punch, pearls (optional)

 

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

 

Thanks for stopping by my 'quilt shop' today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.   :)