Sweet Treats!

Yesterday I had a great time doing a scrapbook workshop. These were a couple of the treats I brought to share and show the Fancy Favor Box and Itty Bitty Box XL Bigz for the Big Shot.

Fancy Favor Box:

Paper: Real Red Textured card stock, very vanilla, Sending Love Specialty Paper, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Real Red

Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Fancy Favor Box

Misc: Real Red Satin Ribbon, sponge daubers, treat bags

Punches: Modern Label Punch, Word Window, heart punch

Stamps: I {heart} hearts, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Itty Bitty Box:

Paper: Real Red Textured card stock

Punch: heart punch, modern label, word window

Misc.: real red satin ribbon, acetate sheet

Stamp: Teeny Tiny Wishes

I {heart} hearts scrapbook page

Tomorrow I am doing a workshop for some ladies who are avid scrapbookers. We will be doing this page featuring the I {heart} hearts stamp set from Stampin' Up. I also used Vintage Vogue stamp set. For the hearts I used the polk a dots embossing folder then used the heart punch. For the border I used the pinking hearts border punch and for the pink picture area I used the pinking hearts corner punch. and some real red satin ribbon. These items can be located in the Mini Occasions.

**Note** For every purchase of the I {heart} heart stamp set, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 to the Haitian Disaster Relief.

Thanks for looking,

Lucia

Survey Says......

Ok today I would like to ask all of you a question. How do you store your stamps? Alphabetically, seasonal, occasions, etc. I am remounting all my wood stamps, well actually I am unmounting them to use with the new clear blocks from Stampin' Up! Being able to store them in the dvd cases from Stampin' Up! is going to be a great space saver. So please post a picture or just tell me how you organize your stamps. I will post all the replys once I get them. Thanks for playing.

Lucia

Simple Valentine

Valentines will be here before you know it! Becky Roberts posted this cute card on her blog Inking Idaho. They were thank you notes but I changed mine to a valentine card and did a little sponging to the bird from the Extra Large Two Step Bird found in the Mini. Lots of fun items in there. Let me know if you need to place an order. I will be putting in a workshop order on Sunday. Remember for every $50 you spend you will receive a free Sale-a-bration item for FREE (Just like the border punch used on this card FREE)!

Whooo Whooo is the Owl?

This is the owl from On Board So Tweet chipboard. I have to admit that I haven't used much chipboard and a potential new customer was inquiring about it so I thought I better see what can be done. It just so happened that in the Stampin' Success magazine for February this cute owl was in there. So I did my best to copy it. I used the hearts from the I {heart} hearts stamp set from the Mini, cut them all out to make them like feathers. I covered each dot w/ crystal effects and then added Dazzeling Diamonds for some sparkle. I also did the to the eyes as well.

Valentines Bunko w/ Cupid!

My mom is at it again. This time she is preparing Bunko Sheets for her friends bunko in February. Isn't this lil' Cupid cute? This Cupid was cased from Ellen at Blinkin', Thinkin' & Inkin'.

Meet Mr. L

Isn't he the cutest lil' Leprechaun you've seen? My mom worked very hard on this as she didn't want to case anyone this time. She wanted to create a punched creation on her own. I think she has done it! There are lots of cute Leprechauns out there non the less.

Here are a list of the punches used:

Hat: Glorious Green scrap then round top of hat w/ 1 3/4" circle punch, hat band summer sun - small oval punch and trimmed the sides, hat brim - large oval punch

Head: Blush Blossom- Ornament Punch

Ears: Extra Large Two Step Bird Punch

Nose: 1/2" circle punch

Hands 1/2" circle punch cut in half

Eyes: Small heart from Heart to heart punch

Eyeballs 1/4" punch with black

Beard: Scallop oval punch in pumpkin pie cut out 1 3/4 inch circle punch

Mustache - 5 petal flower punch cut to fit

Hair: cut off of circle of scallop oval punch

Sideburns - Scallop oval cut to fit

Body: 1 3/4" circle punch in glorious green

Vest: 1 3/4" circle punch in summer sun cut triangle on the top and bottom of circle w/ the large star punch.

Armholes 3/4" circle punch

Buttons Tiny hold punch

Pockets: 1/4" circle punch cut in half

Arms: Large Heart from heart to heart punch in glorious green cut in half

Feet: medium heart cut 2 (heart to heart punch)

Shoes: medium heart cut 2 in black with the heart to heat punch. Cut off 1/4" circle punch for foot insert glue on top of green foot

Buckle: Tag punch cut in half

Pot of Gold: 1" Circle Punch in black cut out top using the 3/4" circle punch, Stand is the 3/4" circle punch cut in half

Money: 3 - 1/2" circle punch, 4 - 1/4" circle punch all in gold

New Years Bunko Party

My mom is having Bunko at her house this month so she wanted to make a creative score sheet. Isn't this baby so cute? Go to Ellen's site at Blinkin', Thinkin' & Inkin' to get the directions on the baby all made from punches of course!

Retired Stamp Sets for Sale - Stampin' Up!

I have some stamps for sale. Making room for some new ones.
Absolutely Fabulous - $5 SOLD
Happy Heart Day - $7 SOLD
Heartfelt Thanks - $10 SOLD
Hugs and Wishes - $5 SOLD
Polka Dot Punches (SAB '09 mounted never used) - $5
Polka Dot Punches unmounted $5
Seasonal Icons - $5
Time Well Spent - $20
Yummy (SAB '09) mounted not used) - $5
God's Beauty mounted never used - $5
Botanical Bloom unmounted $5
Congratulations unmounted $5
Congratulations mounted $5

Will ship priority mail $5 each (will combine shipping and will give you a cost before shipping). Pay Pal only , please.

Vintage Vogue

Hello. I am just digging my new stamp sets and how easy it is to stamp with the clear blocks. I made this for a friend in Idaho who made me a hat for my bald head. LOL The hat is very cozy and pink too.

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Choc. Chip and Sending Love Specialty Designer Paper (this paper is so sparkly, love it) You can find it in the Mini Occasions.

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Choc. Chip stamp pads

Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, cropodile

Misc: Versa mark and iridescent Ice EP for the "F"

I saw a card similar to this on SCS but changed the colors around. Hope you enjoy looking.

Garden from the Heart

Hi there. Today I finally got to play with my new stamps. This is Garden from the Heart from the Mini Occasions.

Paper: Old Olive, Orchid Opulence, Rich Razzleberry, Naturals Ivory, Cottage Wall (paper pieced the ribbon around hat)

Ink: Basic Gray, old olive Orchid Opulence, Summer Sun. close to cocoa (water color wonder crayons) Rich Razzleberry

Misc: Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder

New Punches, New Style

Today I received some new punches from Stampin' Up! They have a lock underneath them for easy storage and each comes with a picture of the punch on the top if you decide to store them side by side. Mine still fit on my Ikea racks. All the punches come from the Mini Occasions and one comes from the Sale-a-bration brochure. Check out the links to see them. I sure hope you all receive your Mini's soon.

I've been a bad girl! I went on a shopping spree!

This is the package that 4 stamp set came in yesterday from Stampin' Up!

Here they are out of the package. These are the new clear mount stamp set found in the Mini Occasions. I really love how compact they are for storage, they are already labeled and show a picture of the stamps on the side and a full side picture on the front. These cases are the size of a DVD case. Oh how I want to re-mount by wood mounted stamps!

Here is a comparison of 4 wood mounted stamp sets versus the clear mount. Still made of the great quality rubber you are use to with Stampin' Up!

Here are the clear mounts. They are beautiful. You can purchase them as a a set or individually.

Ok now I need to get busy Stampin'!

Does anybody know what time it is???????

It's Stampin' Time of course! The idea came from Stamp-N-Design by Lynn (who also credits Ellen from Blinkin', Thinkin' & Inkin').

I used a Scrapbook frame (shadow box) that I bought from Michaels. I still have to "tweak" the clock....having issues with it. The words are from my cricut that I had to dust off to even use. SSSHHH. I can't believe I don't have any Big Shot letters. Well I know what will go on the wish list.

New Year Card

My mom made a few New Year cards. The New Year Baby Idea came from.............Ellen, of course!

Happy New Year!

I thought this would be pretty to start of the new year! 2009 was very challenging for me but I've made it through and will be stronger from it. I've learned who my family and friends are during a battle of cancer. Our family and friends have been amazing! I will finish up radiation in February and hopefully get back to work! I hope to do this calendar project as a class this month so I will spare the details until then. As always, thanks for looking!