Weekly DEALS from Stampin' Up!

Check out the Stampin' Up! WEEKLY DEALS in my Online Store - deals that will change every Tuesday. Come and look at the deals and place your order right away for these great, discounted products.

Here are this week's deals, Tuesday, August 26 through Monday, September 1:

BLOSSOM PUNCH Price: $16.95 $12.71	CHOCOLATE CHIP 3/4" CHEVRON RIBBON Price: $8.95 $6.71	CIRCLES COLLECTION FRAMELITS DIE Price: $26.95 $20.21	CLIPS ESSENTIALS HARDWARE Price: $5.95 $4.46
MARINA MIST 3/4" CHEVRON RIBBON Price: $8.95 $6.71	PLAYFUL POLKA DOTS DIGITAL KIT - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $9.95 $5.97	VINTAGE FACETED BUTTONS Price: $5.95 $4.46

Here's how I used one of this week's DEALS . . .

This is a card I received while card swapping at the SU! Catalog Premiere event back in April.  It uses the Blossom Punch and the stamp set "So Very Happy."  I'm sorry to say I do not know the name of the creator of this one - but it's sure a cute and simple card!

I learned to make notepad covers at a demo meeting with our SU! upline Dawn Olchefske.  I loved the idea so much I made several more to sell at vendor shows! We used the Blossom Punch and the Modern Label punch to create the flower - clever, huh?!  You can find instructions and a video on Dawn's blog post - and a photo of our demo group gathered that evening!

So what are you waiting for???  Zoom over to my Online Store right away to snatch up these great Weekly Deals before they're gone!  Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

CLOclub share: Mixed Bunch

Hello!  Today I have another CLOclub project for you - we made this card at our May meeting.  I love how striking a monochromatic color scheme can be!  And this card made good use of my retiring Not Quite Navy color suite.

The flower is popped up with Dimensionals and blinged up a bit with a pearl center.

One more daisy peeks out from behind the torn corner . . .

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Mixed Bunch
Ink:  Not Quite Navy (retired)
Paper:  Not Quite Navy (retired), Whisper White
Extras:  Not Quite Navy 3/8" Taffeta ribbon, Blossom punch, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Pearl Basics, Dimensionals
Inspired by:  Mary Bellis

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

Do you have a favorite color suite?  Grab the paper, ink, ribbon and some stamps and see what YOU come up with!  And check out the Clearance section in my Online Store for really good deals on retired color products!!  Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Saturday Morning Videos: Reverse Masking Technique

Good morning and welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons Videos!  How about a new technique?  Well, maybe not so new . . . but very cool!  Reverse Masking - it can be done with dies OR with punches.  I think this technique would be so cute done with the big Blossom Punch!  Take a look . . .

(Email readers go to my BLOG to see this!)

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

See, isn't that cool??!!  Grab your favorite die or punch and try it today.  Happy Saturday!

Thanks for watching cartoons videos with me today!  And if you're in the mood for cartoon video reruns, check out my Videos page!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Sycamore Street ... with a Twist!

Whew!  Did you enjoy Sale-a-Bration?  I know I did - and I can hardly wait for my last SAB order to arrive this week!  Here's a card designed by Dawn Olchefske that I made at a DOstamping class with SAB papers, the Sycamore Street DSP pack - but you could make it with any papers you have on hand. I love the springy colors - we need all the help we can get, right?!

The fun of this card is that it has an unusual 'twist' to it!  You might remember that I made Twist Fold cards for my family Christmas card last December.  I love this card design - unique and super easy!  You can find great directions from both Robin Messenheimer and Dawn Olchefske, so pop on over to their blogs to see how it's done!

The accent is just made with punches, buttons, and Baker's Twine - again, super easy!

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  none - can you believe it?!
Ink:  none
Paper:  Sycamore Street DSP (SAB), Summer Starfruit, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Extras:  Blossom punch, 1-1/4" Scallop punch, Pool Party Button (SAB), Pool Party Baker's Twine
Inspired by:  Dawn Olchefske

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

Thanks for stopping by  and 'twist-folding' with me today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Friday Swap Shares

Happy Friday!!!!  Yay, the weekend is here!  Today I have a couple swap cards to share with you.  I really enjoy the demonstrator group I belong to, DOstamperSTARS - awesome ladies, great friendships and chats, and super swaps.  The product details are listed below the pics.

Melissa Stone

Debbie Workman

 

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Fabulous Phrases, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Dinoroar
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Soft Suede
Paper:  Polka Dot Parade DSP, Comfort Cafe DSP, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Very Vanilla
Extras:   Blossom punch, 1" Circle punch, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Labels Collection framelits, 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF
Inspired by:  Melissa Stone and Debbie Workman, both DOstamperSTARS

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

 Thanks for stopping by today - enjoy your weekend!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

How About Some More JOY-folding??

I'm so glad our January days have been sunny for the most part lately - that makes the cold MN weather just a little easier on the system!  I hope you enjoyed the joy-fold card I shared on Monday.  Here's another one I made for my son's wedding rehearsal dinner last August.  I liked them so much I made a few for myself - and for our CLOclub class!

You can see in these additional pics how the two cards fold into each other - a JOY fold!

I CASEd my card from Cristena Bagne's blog, and these are her measurements, which I followed to a T:

• (1) 5-1/2 x 7 folded at 4-1/4" to create the A2 size (this is the card base, Whisper White)

• (1) 5-1/4 x 4 DSP (Island Indigo circles)

• (2) 3-1/2 x 3-1/2  (Island Indigo)

• (2) 3-1/4 x 3-1/4  (Whisper White)

• (1) 7-1/2 x 3-3/4 folded in half  (smaller joy-folding card base, Whisper White)

• (1) 5-1/4 x 2-1/2 DSP (floral print)

• (1) 5 x 2-1/4 Whisper White

The leaves were made from embossed flower punchies, cut into two's and attached to the underside of the Tangerine flowers.  The ribbon bow only ties through the flower center - the two flat ribbons wrap separately around the square white layer.  They just look like they are all one piece!

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Mixed Bunch, Petite Pairs
Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso
Paper:  Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Summer Smooches DSP
Extras:  Blossom punch, 1" Circle punch, 1/8" hole punch, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, 1/8" Calypso Coral organdy ribbon (retired SAB)
Inspired by:  Cristena Bagne

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

Thanks SO much for spending a little time with me today and sharing in my JOY!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Groom's Dinner Favors, comin' up!

Here are some pics of the favors I made for all the Groom's Dinner guests - about 50! It was fun and easy to do.  The only thing I'd do differently is fill them at the last minute!  I put Gummi Bears and Dots in them - and the sticky candy left little 'wet' spots here and there on the pillow boxes!  But not too badly.  I printed the names on white cardstock - the names were in columns and spaced out enough to allow room to punch them.  Be sure to leave a comment if you have any questions! 

 

 

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

 

Card Recipe

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Paper:  Whisper White cardstock, Summer Smooches DSP, various brights cardstock

Extras:  Glimmer Brads, White Baker's Twine, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Modern Label punch, Large Oval punch, Blossom punch, Scallop Circle punch, Boho Blossoms punch, paper piercer

 

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

 

Thanks for stopping by today - and be sure to check out my Facebook page, CLOcards, for more pics and ideas!

 

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.   :)

Weddings = New Beginnings

It seems it is the season of new beginnings for me . . .   I'm trying out a new blog format - wish me luck!  AND my son got married in August!  I had the honor of making the wedding invitations for him and his lovely bride - a dream come true, since I have only sons!

Here are the Instructions:
Whisper White card base - cut 8.5" x 5.5", Simply Scored at 4.25" and folded.
Stamped layer: Whisper White, cut 4" x 5.25" and trimmed with Scallop Trim Border punch.
Stamped withi MIxed Bunch stamp set in So Saffron ink, some full strength, some stamped off first.
Flower: Blossom punch, one layer punched from Pumpkin Pie, the next layer stamped Pumpkin Pie on Whisper White cardstock and then punched. So Saffron flower layer punched with Boho Blossoms punch. Top circle layer stamped with Pumpkin Pie and punched with 1/2" circle punch. Topped with tiny pearl. Garden Green leaves punched with Bird builder punch.
White Organza ribbon, 7" piece, wrapped around layer, topped with flower using dimensionals.
Layered flat to card front.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe

Stamps: Mixed Bunch

Ink: So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, & Whisper White cardstock

Extras:  5/8" Whisper White Organza ribbon, Pearls, Blossom punch, Boho Blossoms punch, 3/4" Circle punch, Scallop Trim border punch

Inspired by:  Cristena Bagne

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

There are even more pics on my Facebook page, CLOcards.  Be sure to let me know if you have any questions on these - and thanks for stopping by and reading my very first post!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    :)