This page was created for the Late Night Stampers Challenge. We were to created a card, 3D item or scrapbook page but it had to have a bird on it.

I knew I had a bird die so I decided that since I wanted to do some scrapbook layouts for future classes I would do that for the challenge.

I know that it is spring but I just love these colors. When I was much younger, I made granny square Afghans. That tells you how old I am. Any way my favourite color combo was green, orange, gold and brown. I still use that allot today.

On to the details. I used a piece of pumpkin pie designer series paper and sponged it with really rust to make it look distress. Add some scrap of brown and green and then made X's along the edge. I made the pumpkins used the large oval punch and just layered them to look like a pumpkin. I cut a Swirly strip with my big shot and then cut it apart to make the vines on the pumpkins. The bird is also a die cut as well as the branch she is sitting on.

The sunflower at the top is made from our scallop circle punch and again the branches are from the little stems die. Thanks for looking.

I just had to share this photo with you. I had sent it to some of the forums I am on and they thought it would be a great testimonial for the big shot. Bell says, “Big Shot, so easy a cat can do it!!” ?

2 Page Raspberry Tart Layout

Some of my customers have been asking me for some scrapbooking help. I was first a scrapbooker before I was a card maker, but it was a easy transition.

With the arrival of two new granddaughters I thought it would be quite fitting to make some pages up for those most anticipated pictures. Are you reading this Bryanne?

My DSP that I used is from the Raspberry Tart series. I love the pinks, the Regal Rose, Red Rose and of course the Kiwi Kiss that are in theses papers. That is one of the things you have to love about Stampin Up all their papers and accessories co-ordinate so nicely and it really takes the guess work out of the equation.

On my first layout I made room for a 5 x 7 picture. But you could easily put a 4 x 6 and it would still look lovely. The other thing I wanted to do was to start incorporating stamp images on my layouts. I chose Petal Pizzazz for this. I cut the flowers and stems and sponged the edges. I used dimensionals under all of them to give them so depth. I left room on the left side for future journaling.

On the second layout I made is for two 4 x 6 pictures, one in landscape and one in portrait. Please remember when taking pictures to use both of these poses, it will make your scrapbooking so much easier.

I used the die cut from page 198 in the catalogue called Swirly. I punch out from my scraps some flower shapes with the Three Flower punch and the Boho Blossoms punches and added them to the Swirly die cut.

Yesterday Lisa Tedder shared a card with one of the groups I belong to using Bella’s Bloom. I have had this set for some time but just could not come up with anything. I really liked her color combination. So I decided to use her card for inspiration/case and I am sending it to all of YOU.

The card base is Sahara Sand. I wheeled the Always in Bloom wheel down the side of the card front in Chocolate Chip. I stamped the flower and then stamped it again without inking it up. Sponged the edges and layered it on to a piece of Sahara Sand card stock then on to a piece of Chocolate Chip card stock.

I use one of the stamps from the new set called Over All inked it up and then wiped out the words that are on that stamp and replaced it with the Time to Bloom from the Bella’s Bloom. I punched it out with the largest oval punch from Stampin UP. Sponged the edges and put the dots around the edges and place it on the card.

Hope you like it.

Botanical Blooms, Friendly Words

Hello, I wanted to practice some two step stamping and this card is what was a result of it. I had already mounted my stamps but of course they did not line up.
I have been using my new best friend tool, Mr. Stamp Ma Jig a lot recently and he came to my rescue once again. I needed to remove the rubber image from the stamp and reposition it. For those who do not know how to do this here are the instructions. Place your stamp in the microwave for about 7 seconds. The rubber will come off easily and you can reposition it.
Once I got them repositioned better I used the stamp ma jig to position the second stamp image over the first and it came out perfectly. This is a great tool, it is on page 189 of the catalogue the item number is #101049 the cost is $14.95.
I used the new wheel called Friendly Words to create the design paper on the vertical layered piece. The Chocolate Chip strip was stamped with the leaves from the Botanical Blooms stamp Sellabration set, then I sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip ink.
The flower was stamped three times in Black and 2nd step was Red Riding Hood. I cut the second and third flower out and layered one on top of the other. The leaves were 2nd stamped with Always Artichoke.
I wheeled the wheel on some white card stock and cut out the sentiment that I liked. I sponged and distressed the edges . I added the double oval as an embellishment. I used the flower centre from Close As a Memory stamp set for the three distress looking circles above the sentiment.

I had been waiting for the extra blocks for this set to come so that I could mount them separately in stead of being double mounted.

So after I mounted it I just had to make a card.

I used the DSP that is in the new Occasions Mini that starts April 1 and runs to June 30th. I used the lacy border punch on both the white card stock and the DSP. I used the dots embossing plate for the background behind the flower.

I used basic grey for the card base and the layer that the flower is adhered to. I stamped the flower twice and popped it up with dimensionals. I also cut part of the white card stock away to have it over hang the grey layer.

The sentiment stamp is also in the Occasions Mini, I really like this set of 4 different images that fit the large oval as well as the new scalloped oval which I used here. I am really liking this new punch. I love ovals. I sponged the edges in Bordering Blue the same color I used on the cone flower. The ribbon is grey taffeta. All supplies are from Stampin Up.

Golden Oldies

Hello again, I was mounting some of my new stamps sets today. I received the stamp sets from the new Occasions Mini Catalogue the other day and decided to make a card with the set called Golden Oldies.

I love funny stamps and I hope that SU comes out with some more of them. I used all scraps for this card, hence the color scheme may not be that great.

The DSP is from the Sellabration catalogue and the card stock is Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke. I sponged all the edges of the DSP with Sahara Sand.

Thanks for looking, oh I almost forgot our eighth grand child arrived today. Boy are we Blessed.

Hello again, I have not been as faithful as I had hoped at keeping my blog up to date, I promise I will try harded. Today is the first day of Spring Yea. I can not wait for it to warm up.

They are predicting major flooding in southern Manitoba, I feel so sorry for the folks down that way.

Here in Gimli, we should be ok. We are usually a little bit cooler but we are usually not subject to floods.

I am looking forward to Easter this year as my son and his fiance informed me that they are going to try to come for Easter. I haven't seen them for some time.

Well on to my card. I have been hording DSP paper and I wanted to start using it. After all there will be new DSP coming out in a few months from now.

I used a base of Chocolate Chip, layered a piece of DSP from the Chocolate Chip series, I then added a strip of Close to Coaco DSP horizontally which has a piece of border punched chocolate chip card stock underneath.

Then I layered another strip of Close to Coaco DSP vertically on top Chocolate Chip card stock. I cut the Chocolate Chip ;Nestabilities design and then stamp the image from Pocket Shilouettes on a white circle and layered this on the Nestabilitie design.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Pun Fun - Jenica

My husbands daughter and son in law had been anxiously awaiting to adopt a baby. I think at times they had lost their hope but this month they got their miracle. They were hoping and praying for baby and that the baby would be a girl. Well their wish came true and now they have a beautiful baby girl called Jenica. We are also awaiting the arrival of another little girl who must be in no hurry to come into the world as she should have been here by now.

Well my card today is for the first little girl, Jenica. There is a shower for her this Sunday so I thought I might as well do my card for today in her honour.

The base card is Regal Rose and the DSP is from Candy Canes Designer Series paper. I colored the Hippo three times and layered them one on top of the other. I used a 1" strip of DSP and layered it on white card stock, I also made a layer of DSP 3 7/8 by 3 7/8" and layered it on white card stock. I attached these to a piece of scrap Regal Rose and tied the ribbons around this layer.

I stamped the sentiment from warm words and punch it out with the oval punch and used the new scalloped oval punch underneath it.

Thanks for looking and any comments you may have. I like to read them.

Clean and Simple

Hi fellow stampers, I missed a couple of days sorry about that. I have been busy with that thing called LIFE. It seems to always get in the way of what I really want to do. But we just have to carry on right. On the bright side of life I got to hold my new granddaughter in church today because Mom was busy playing the piano for communion, hope that is spelled right. I was quite the joke on some of the forums I belong too for my spelling of refuse vs refuge. They still remind me every so often. Hey I am self taught at most things I do. I did not have anyone to teach me how to drive. Yes, that is right I bought a car and drove it home. If you think that is bad when I went to get my licence, the fellow asked me who I came with. I said that he was busy and would be back for me. Well isn’t God always busy, he did come back for me and I did get my licence. Just don’t ask me to back up to far. LOL

Well onto my card, I wanted to use up some extra previous cut cards, and I wanted to make a clean and simple card (CAS). I inked up the Essence of Love stamp, wiped off the flowers and then applied color with a sponge dauber. I stamped it twice to cover the whole card piece. I sponged the bottom edge with Always Artichoke and the top with Bashful Blue and added the ribbon that had also been previously cut. Then I paper pierced around the card.

This card would be a great card to have on hand for almost any occasion; you could simply write your note inside and sent it off.

Thanks for looking and I really enjoy reading your comments.

Echoes of Kindness

Hello, sorry for the late post. I have had a busy day. Got the great news that one of my children ( well adult children) and her family are moving back to Manitoba. Yea!!!

I have really missed my kids living so far away. I am so glad they are coming home.

Anyway, this card was designed for the Late Night Stampers Challenge to make a distressed card.

I stamped the Always Artichoke card stock with the Tres Chic background stamp and then I used the swirly texture plate. I sanded the embossing and although I was hoping for a different color I got a velvet feel instead.

I stamp one of the images from Echoes of Kindness and watercolored it. I layered it on pieces of Elegant Eggplant and Always Artichoke.

I used the new lacy border punch on pieces of Elegant Eggplant and Always Artichoke and layered them together. I tied a piece of Kraft Taffeta ribbon around this layer and place it on the large piece of Always Artichoke and then placed the image layer on top of it.

I made my dew drops by punched 1/4" circles layering three together and applying Crystal Effects to the top layer.

Thanks for looking.

Pocket Shilouettes

Hi Stampers, my card for today comes from a card that Beate Johns made. I did make a couple of changes due to not having all the supplies she did. She makes such beautiful cards.

My card base is 5 ½ x 4 ¼ scored at 5 ½”. My first layer is Kiwi Kiss followed by a layer of Night of Navy and White card stock. I embossed the white card and put a piece of Baja Breeze designer paper on top of the bottom part of the white card stock. I used the ticket corner punch on the corners. Then I paper pierced all around the outside of this layer. Tied a non SU ribbon around this layer and added it to the Night of Navy.

I stamped one of the images from Pocket Silhouettes, sponged the edges and layered it on a punched out scallop circle of Kiwi Kiss and then I punched a scalloped circle of Night of Navy.


I stamped the sentiment, punched it out with the small oval punch and punched a Night of Navy larger oval and layered these two together. I also punched out three Kiwi Kiss flowers from the flower three punch and added them to the sentiment and placed the whole layer on the card.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Together Forever

Hi fellow stampers, well its Monday start of a new week. Hope everyone had a good weekend. I did, I had a good friend stop by on Saturday and after we talked about current affairs I did a demo on the Big Shot with her. She was also picking up her brand new Big Shot. Hi Lil.

I love my Big Shot for a number of reasons. I use it for something almost everyday. I especially like the long swirl that we can cut out for scrapbooks or cut it up to use on cards.

Well my card share for today is one that I did a few days ago. I am trying to work on Clean and Simple cards. I find them the hardest to do because I always feel there should be more.

This card uses a card base of Rose Red 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. I added a strip of Regal Rose and DSP from Raspberry Tart, tie a piece of 1/4" ribbon Rose Red around that layer and adhered it to the card.

The stamped image is from Together Forever, I colored it and put silver brads in the centre of the flowers. I used the Nestabilities to cut out both the white piece and the Rose Red and layered it onto the other layered piece.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Refuge and Strength

Hello again, this is the fourth and final card for the Strength and Refuse stamp set sampler I was making.

I wanted to try and make a frame for the sentiment but I could not just do it with an exacto knife. I did not either have a sharp enough blade or not enough strength to cut the inside square out, so I cheated and used the Nestabilities.

I used a card base of Creamy Caramel 5 ½ x 4 ¼”. I layered a 5 1/8 x 4 1/8 piece of DSP from Bella Birds sponged with Creamy Caramel.

I tied two pieces of ribbon both from the ribbon bundle in the Sellabration Mini Catalogue. I then took a piece of string and tied these two ribbons together in the centre and place one of the Stampin Up Designer Brads in the middle of the ribbons.

I placed the sentiment layer on the card and the card was done. Here are all the cards together.Thanks for looking and your kind comments

Refuge and Strength

Hello, hope everyone is having a great day. Every day we wake up is a great day. I remember a long time ago when I was in learning about being in business for myself about each new day being an opportunity. Meaning an opportunity to do whatever we wanted to accomplish.
Well my accomplishment for today is this beautiful card.

The card base is Chocolate Chip. I added a piece of DSP from the Sellabration paper pack and a piece from the Close To Cocoa DSP paper pack. I sponged all the edges with Chocolate Chip. Around the middle of these two papers I put the 1” SU stitched ribbon.

I stamped the cross in second generation, how’s that for terminology, in Close to Cocoa then stamped the sentiment over top of the cross. Then I traced an oval around the whole stamped image and tried to stamp the little branches around it. Didn’t do too badly, just a couple are kind of going the wrong direction but all in all I felt it was ok. Then I sponged the edge with Chocolate Chip. I layered this piece onto a scalloped oval of Always Artichoke.

I felt the card still needed something so I added the Little Leaves in Always Artichoke and Sarah Sand. Personally I think smaller leaves would have looked nicer but I am trying to use as much Stampin Up products as possible.

There one more card for this sampler set I will show it tomorrow. Thanks for looking in on me and I enjoy reading your comments if you have any for me. I don’t mind any ideas for improvement.

Strength and Refuge

Hello again, this card uses paper from Parisian Breeze Speciality DSP. This paper is textured and more of a card stock weight. All the papers in this set are very beautiful and I really had a hard time to cut into it I just wanted to save it forever. But I am trying to not hoard all the nice new stuff.

So, I used Chocolate Chip as my card base. I was asked what size I use for my card base and it is always 4 ¼ by 5 ½” . I just change up the orientation of the base sometimes. My next layer was the striped paper from the Parisian Breeze which I sponged with Chocolate Chip ink.

I added a corner embellishment made with SU’s corner punch out of Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip. I sponged the edge of the Baja Breeze with Chocolate Chip.

I stamped the sentiment on white card stock and the leaves with Baja Breeze and layered it on Chocolate Chip, used the corner ticket punch for the corners.

I stamped the cross with Close to Cocoa, cut it out and used my scissors ( sorry, I have to tell you a funny story that will relate to the other days boo boo; when I was a young girl many, many moons ago, my Mom had left me a note, she said,” leave the sizzers on the table and I will put it in for you.” Well I thought about it and thought about it until I realized she meant “zipper”, so you see I come by my spelling and grammar honestly.) too rough up the edges a little then I sponged it with Chocolate Chip ink for depth.

I cut out our exclusive SU Little Leaves die and tucked it behind and in front of the cross. Adhered the cross to the layered sentiment and I was done.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Refuge and Strength

I made this card using the Big Shot for the Buttons and the Swirls. the Swirls are two of them linked together in the centre to give the appearance of one large swirl.

The DSP is from Bella Blue and new paper this catalogue. I cut two equal pieces and paper pierced around the edge, layered it on my Almost Navy card base. The next layer is sponged Chocolate Chip card stock layered on Almost Navy. Then I took a 3/4" strip from To the Nines DSP and layered it on Almost Navy added my Big Shot buttons on the end. I tied some string in the paper buttons to make them look more like real buttons.

I stamped the cross with Close to Cocoa and stamped the sentiment with Chocolate Chip. The little branches were stamped in Bordering Blue. This layer was layered onto Almost Navy and then placed on top of all the other layers.

The two swirls were joined in the centre and glued onto the side of the card front layers.

Thanks for looking and Commenting. This is a great way to make stamp set samplers but doing a card a day from a stamp set. I think I will try this next week too. Bye for now.

Refuge and Strength

Well I gave everyone a good laugh on some of the yahoo groups I belong to. I called this card Refuse and Strength it should have been Refuge and Strength. One lady was kind enough to comment that my card certainly was not refuse (garbage). I never will be known for my grammar or spelling skills. I do use spell check but if the word is spelt correctly it will not necessarily pick up the wrong meaning. Anyway on to the details of the card.

I just received this stamp set. I had been wanting to make some inspirational cards and felt that this set was probably one of the more appropriate ones for what I was wanting to do.

So as you all know by now the stamp set is Refuge and Strength it is on page 59 of the Stampin Up catalogue. I decided to use my new designer paper called To The Nines, this paper is almost if not a card stock weight and it is beautiful. I first cut the Top Note piece and then use the reverse side for the first layer.

I stamped the cross after I had already stamped off once in Close to Cocoa. I stamped the verse and the flower in Basic Brown. I sponged the oval with Creamy Caramel. Every time I see Caramel I think of my granddaughter who insists that I pronounce it incorrectly. Kinda like tomato and tamato.

The scalloped oval was cut from Always Artichoke card stock. I used the new ribbon from the Sellabration catalogue. The corner embellishments are in Always Artichoke and is a Cuttlebug die.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Occasions Mini Sneak Peek

Although the Occasions Mini Catalog won't come out until April, Stampin' Up! released a Sneak Peek featuring many Easter/Holiday sets! Get ready to make those Easter/Holiday cards! Click the image below to view the stamp sets as well as get some wonderful ideas!


Below is a chart of all the featured stamp sets and pricing. We even have one of the sets in English, Spanish and French!


Happy Stamping!

Easter Card

Hello stampers, I sure hope Spring is around the corner I really am tired of the cold. I am happy that at least we have sun though. Todays card is one that I will be teaching in my next couple of classes.

The stamp set is Upsy Daisy, and the colors used are Lovely Lilac, Elegant Eggplant. I stamped the Flowers with Elegant Eggplant twice, meaning I stamped first with the stamp completely inked and then stamped again with out reinking it. I sponged the circle with Pale Plum. I recently learned how to do this sponging and now I seem to do it to everything.

I also stamped the image on a piece of scrap white without reinking it then stamped the Easter Wishes over top of it and punched it out with the 1 1/4" punch and also punched another circle of Lovely Lilac with the 1 3/8" punch. I used the new scallop border punch for the vertical piece of Elegant Eggplant.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Loads of Love

Hi Stampers, today is my Darling Husbands birthday, he is 62 today. March is a blessed month for us. My husband, son, step daughter all have birthdays this month. As well we have two new grandchildren one will be coming today, Jenica and one in 5 to 10 days. Wow our family is growing by leaps and bounds.

My card today is for my husbands birthday. It uses the set Loads of Love. This is the first time I have put ink on this set since I received it in my starter kit.

I watercolored the truck with markers. I used Baja Breeze card stock and DSP. The other accessories were the corner punch and mat pat for the paper piercing on the corner mat. I sponged all the edges with Baja Breeze. I also used the Circle punch, designer punch and medium oval punch for the sentiment. Thanks for looking and commenting.