Saturday Morning Videos: Gratitude for Days

Good morning and welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons Videos! Record your gratitude day by day with the Gratitude for Days Simply Created Kit. We’ve done the designing and color coordination; you get to journal something you’re grateful for and slip it into the pocket. Pull it out year after year as a reminder of the good things in your life. This video will show you how to create a beautiful home décor piece that doubles as a gratitude journal. 

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~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Autumn Days TBT Thank You!

Well, I'm headed off to a women's retreat this weekend and looking forward to some peaceful renewal I hope!  We're going north and could well see snow - but it's still fall and I'm hanging on to that!!!  Here's a fall-ish Throw-Back Thursday thank you card for ya!

I used a variety of products to make this collage - do you see any of your favorites?!

I fussy cut the pheasant and maple leaves.  It's not so bad - just save your fussy cutting to do during the Sunday football game and in no time you'll have a lot done!  :)

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Autumn Days (retired)
Ink:  Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Autumn Traditions DSP (retired), Chocolate Chip, More Mustard (retired), Whisper White
Extras:  Square punch, postage stamp scissors, Word Window punch, Top Note Bigz die, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon, More Mustard button, silk leaf. leaf diecut, Dimensionals
Inspired by:  ideas and sketches online!

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

Thanks for stopping by today - happy fall to you - with NO snow!!!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

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Wedding Season is coming!

Happy March!  It's actually starting to feel a bit warmer in MN - the birds are singing and I'm pretty sure there is still green grass underneath all those feet of snow!  With spring comes engagement season with the promise of summer weddings!  I am currently working with 3 brides, and what fun it is!  Take a look at my Pinterest boards to see their different styles.

Since I do not spoil the bride's privilege of surprise by showing you her creations before the wedding, I have waited a while to show you my December bride's invitation.  Bri was a joy to work with, she knew exactly what she wanted, and was so appreciative of everything I did.

The main, matted piece of the invitation involved inking the rubber stamp with Cherry Cobber ink, coloring over the stems with an Early Espresso marker, stamping, and then adding gold dots, i.e. 'snow', with a gold marker.  The other two inserts were stamped solely with Cherry Cobber ink.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Thank You Kindly (retired), Winter Berries by Penny Black
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Vellum Cardstock, Whisper White Notecards/Envelopes
Extras:  Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon, gold cording, gold marker
Inspired by:  Brianna's ideas!

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

You can find a lot more pics on my Facebook page, CLOcards.  Be sure to let me know if you have any questions!  Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Weekly DEALS from Stampin' Up! ~ Thoughts, Prayers, and Thanks!

WEEKLY DEALS!

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.

Please note that weekly deals will be offered while supplies last! The discount will appear in your shopping bag when you check out.

Here are this week's deals, Tuesday, January 21 through Monday, January 27:

BLUSHING BRIDE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD  Price: $5.95 $4.46 EPIC DAY THIS AND THAT DESIGNER WASHI TAPE  Price: $4.95 $3.71 EXTRA-LARGE OVAL PUNCH  Price: $16.95 $12.71 REASONS I HEART YOU SWATCHBOOK TEMPLATE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD  Price: $12.95 $7.77 SCALLOP TRIM BORDER PUNCH  Price: $15.95 $11.96 SHAKER FRAMES  Price: $4.95 $3.71 STAMPIN' WRITE MARKER NEW COLOR KIT  Price: $28.95 $21.71 VINTAGE FACETED DESIGNER BUTTONS  Price: $5.95 $4.46
These cards use some of this week's DEALS . . . The Extra-Large Oval Punch: EXTRA-LARGE OVAL PUNCH  Price: $16.95 $12.71 This card is a direct CASE (Copy And Share Everything) from a card Dawn Olchefske sent to me! This extra-large oval punch layers so nicely over the Decorative Label punch - I use it this way a LOT! Inside decor: All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted Card Recipe Stamps:  Thoughts and Prayers, Bloomin' Marvelous (retired SAB) Ink:  Certainly Celery (retired) Paper:  Certainly Celery (retired), Whisper White, Vellum Cardstock Extras:  Extra-Large Oval Punch, Decorative Label punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Whisper White satin ribbon, Basic Pearls, Flower Garden textured embossing folder. Inspired by:  Dawn Olchefske Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE. Epic Day Washi Tape Trio: EPIC DAY THIS AND THAT DESIGNER WASHI TAPE  Price: $4.95 $3.71 This card was inspired by Angie Juda and was one of our CLOclub projects last fall:

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Occasions Alphabet, Four Frames
Ink:  Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Very Vanilla
Extras:  Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape, Wide Oval punch, Decorative Label punch, natural thread
Inspired by:  Angie Juda

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

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

Another Football Season . . .

Well, another football season has come and gone with the conclusion of the state playoff games.  Oh, how I miss it!  Two years now without a son playing football . . . ah, those were the days!

If you have a son or daughter in sports, it's time now for you to plan for those fall sports banquets ~ be sure most of all to thank the coaches!  Here's a card I created for our high school football coaches a couple years ago:

The inside held a gift card:

I found the instructions on the DOstamping with Dawn website.  Check it out for great step-by-steps and photos.  I got the design inspiration from Technostamper - love her Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge!

While I was at it, I also used my design to create a few birthday cards for the guys in my life:

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Have a Ball (retired), Extreme Elements (retired), 'Thanks' (unknown), Very Versatile (retired)
Ink:  Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, tan cardstock, patterned paper (BasicGrey)
Extras:  Spiral punch (retired), spiral clips
Inspired by:  Mary Jo Price-Williams and Dawn Olchefske

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

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Hello Doily: Wedding Invitations

I hope you enjoyed seeing Kylie's wedding Save the Date cards!  We used her initial ideas to design the wedding invitation - love how it turned out!

The 'labels' were printed out first on Naturals Ivory - spaced out to leave room for the Apothecary Accents die to cut each one - then I ran each one through the Big Shot using that die to perfectly cut out each label!  I used a hole punch to make a place for the ribbon to be threaded through, and paper pierced the edges of every label.

All the printing was done in Early Espresso - you can adjust the font color in Word by giving it the correct RGB code for the color you want.  Just search online for "Stampin' Up! RGB codes" and you'll see what I mean!  Perfect font and print color to perfectly match the cardstock!!

Voile!  Awesome invitations suitable for a queen . . . Queen Kylie!

Thank you notes for Kylie . . .

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Hello Doily
Ink:  Versamark, Pink Pirouette
Paper:  Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso
Extras:  White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Apothecary Accents Thinlets Dies, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes.
Inspired by:  Kylie's ideas!

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

Thanks for stopping by this week to see Kylie's wedding suite creations!  I hope they inspire you . . . soon, I'll show you how they inspired ME to create a few greeting cards!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Graduation Suite

I've enjoyed rubber stamping as a hobby for years, but I really have to give my friend Paula the credit for getting me started with my own business, CLOcards!  She asked me a few years back to create graduation announcements for her son - which I did!  It was my first 'big job' and I wasn't really sure what to charge - but I had a lot of fun with it!  I made 150 and impressed all those 'golf ball dimples' into each one - whew!

Then a couple of years later - in a new state and graduating from a new high school - she asked me to create grad invitations for her next son.  Here's what we came up with - a Criss Cross card!  The instructions by Lynn Birus were super helpful.

The criss-cross pocket is really quite easy to create from a 1/2 sheet of cardstock, and no adhesive at the bottom allows the inserts to slide all the way in.

A belly band encircles the card pocket and is accented with the school symbol, a panther pawprint embossed in black.

I also created matching Thank You notes - easy peasy with Stampin' Up!'s notecards and envelopes!

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Sketch an Event, Engraved Greetings (retired), Paw Print (Stampabilities)
Ink:  Basic Black, Versamark
Paper:  Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, 2011 (TCP Studios)
Extras:  Orange/black embroidery floss (DMC), Black embossing powder, SU! notecards, circle punches, 5/8" Real Red grosgrain ribbon (retired)
Inspired by:  Lynn Birus

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

Happy Graduation, everyone!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

March Madness Stampin'!

Do you catch the March Madness bug every year?  Do you diligently fill out your brackets and hope for the right teams to win?  I love this time of year and March Madness!  My sons always played basketball - and my youngest son's college season actually came to an end already.  So I'm going through 'basketball mom withdrawal syndrome' - until next season!

I created thank-you gift cards for all the coaches. The insert inside held a gift card.  Take a look!

I found the instructions on the DOstamping with Dawn website.  Check it out for great step-by-steps and photos.  I got the design inspiration from Technostamper - love her Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge!

While I was at it, I also used my design to create a few birthday cards for the guys in my life:

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Have a Ball (retired), Extreme Elements (retired), 'Thanks' (unknown), Very Versatile ('Happy Birthday, retired)
Ink:  Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Versamark
Paper:  Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, basketball paper (unknown)
Extras:  Spiral punch (retired), spiral clips
Inspired by:  Mary Jo Price-Williams and Dawn Olchefske

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

I hope you are inspired to give a few giftcards to those who mean so much to you - and make some cool cards to hold them!  Thanks for stopping by today.

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J