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Stinkin’ Ca-UTE!

Hey there, stampers!  Happy TGIFE!  
(That’s “Thank Goodness It’s Friday Eve! – a “Lindsay-ism)
I came home after work and couldn’t wait to make this little cutie.  She’s been rattling around in my head for a few days now and I am SO happy she came to “life” tonight.
Her name is “Dixie” and she’s a little skunk.
My daughter, Lindsay has wanted me to create a skunk for awhile now.  She loves “Pepe Le Pew”, a popular cartoon skunk that I grew up with on Saturday mornings.  She was SO excited when she came in and saw Dixie on my table as I was photographing her.  She made my day with her giddiness.
I love the new “Woodgrain” background stamp.  It was the perfect addition to the whole “woodland” theme I think.  LOL
When’s the last time you just took your punches out and played with them?  Sometime you need to just take them out and punch out a few shapes and see what comes to life.  Honestly….It is the BEST.
Ok…I’m off to get things ready for the school day tomorrow.  I hope you like Dixie and I also hope you’re inspired to take your punches out for a spin and see where you end up.
Wishing you a magical day,
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I Followed My Heart…

Hello, my friends,

I just had to share this sweet, little card I made tonight before I head up to bed. Sometimes I come home from work and do dinner…errands…laundry…etc. and later on in the evening I just have a feeling that I need to create something pretty. Tonight was one of those nights.

I made “Brinner” tonight (or “breakfast for dinner” as you may call it…) and after everyone was settled in for the evening I came in here to stamp. I’m so glad I did because it was honestly just what I needed. No stress…no fuss…no muss… Just some time to sit and create. Here’s what I came up with…

I just love the Postcard background stamp.  I use it for so many different occasions.  I won’t list all of the products used on this one tonight. (I really need a little beauty sleep…*yawn*) but please message me if you have any questions.  You know how much I love your comments and questions.
Wishing you a wonderful evening and a bright day tomorrow,
 
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Weekly Specials!

Woo Hoo!! Check out this week’s specials. I have both of the a chevron ribbons at the top of my list. What’s your must have? My Online Store is OPEN… No lines…No waiting. Get these red hot deals while they last. Remember…Sale A Bration is going on so for every $50 you spend (before tax and shipping) you can choose one of the SAB exclusive items for FREE. I love FREE! How about you?

Wishing you a terrific Tuesday,
Michelle

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“Awesome Sauce”… Retro Fresh

Happy Monday!
 
I had so much fun tonight challenging myself to make a “clean and simple” card.  Weird. Right?  How hard can “clean and simple be?  I don’t know about you but when I’m crafting I tend to have the “just one more thing” mentality.  It could be a button, a brad, some bling…you name it.  Well, tonight I fell in love with one of the new products from the Occasions Catalog that may just change me (at least part of the time) to a clean and simple kind of girl.  Check out the “Retro Fresh” Designer Journaling Tags #133526. 
 
 
There are 32 tags in 3 sizes for just $4.95.  What a deal!  There are printed designs and some others that are perfect to stamp on.  So….are you ready to see what I came up with?  It’s a Z-Fold Card  and it uses one of my favorite tags out of the whole set.
How fun is that?  I used the New “Starburst” Framelits #132967 from the Occasions Catalog.  
 
 
I love how they mimic the design on the tag.  I also used the awesome 
“Decorative Dots” Textured Embossing Folder #133520.  
 
 
That’s right….the one that you can get for FREE during
 Sale A Bration.  
I’m going to have to order a couple more because I’m using it all the time.
The little “Good For You” flag is from the “Banner Greetings” Hostess Stamp Set 
Wood Mount #129711/Clear Mount #129714 
and I think it finishes things off just perfectly.
So…what’s YOUR stampin’ style?  Do you like clean and simple or are you a “bling queen” like me?
Leave me a comment and let me know.  I love hearing from you.
Wishing you a magical day,
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Love You to the Moon and Back

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!

This is one of those times when I’m really glad we don’t do “video” blog posts LIVE.  You can’t even imagine how much my house looks like a bomb has gone off in here.  We’ve gutted my studio and I’m officially crafting from the comfort of the dining room.  Mike has the new studio wood flooring about half done as of right now.  I can hear the music and banging coming from up there and that means PROGRESS.  WOOT!  It’s okay…I’m stamping away down here and I can’t wait to get back up there to set up all of the new cabinets and organize my studio space.  I have to keep pinching myself to believe it’s finally happening.

Okay….welcome to the  month of “LOVE”.  I love Valentine’s Day and especially all of the fun crafting possiblities.  I made a new decor item for our house today to keep up all month.  Who knows…I love it SO much….I might keep it up longer. LOL

 

I love the “On Film” Thinlits and the Polaroid look is definitely “hot” right now.  The thinlits are double the fun because with one run through the Big Shot they not only cut out the frames but them emboss them too.  Yes!
I also used the “Label Card” Thinlit Dies to make the embellishments.  Perfect!  

Here’s a list of products used in the project….Remember, they are all available at my Online Store.  Go to stampinsuitsme.stampinup.net for all your supplies.

“Love You to the Moon and Back” stamp set
Clear Mount #133143
“On Film” Framelit Dies #132969
“Banner” Punch #133519 (FREE during SAB)
“Label Card” Thinlit Dies  #133479
Silver Glimmer Paper #124005
Red Glimmer Paper #121790
Large Rhinestones #129324
Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine #123125

I had so much fun creating this fun keepsake and I love seeing those sweet faces of all of our kids smiling back at me.  This is a great project to alter and use for any occasion…birthdays, weddings, baby showers, teacher gifts and more.  

So, what are you waiting for?  Start spreading the LOVE!

Wishing you a magical day,
Michelle

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Bonus Prizes??

Hey there Stampers!
 
(Make sure you ready all the way to the end….You’ll be happy you did!)
 
It’s another snow day here for me and I’m getting lots accomplished.  I don’t 
know about you…but I’m ready for SPRING!  Whew!
 
I wanted to let you know about a couple of things.  First, I’m going to be 
placing my first Sale A Bration order tonight.  I’m going to
get the new “Texture Boutique” embossing machine… 
 Have you seen it??  Here it is…
 

 
Check out the video with all of the details by Clicking Here
I love that it’s small and easy to use.  It’s perfect to take with you 
when you go to crops too.  I love that I can have it for my classes
 here and have shorter lines for the Big Shots. You can use all
of your Textured Embossing Folders with it too.  I am excited 
to try out the new ones from theOccasions Catalog.  LOVE that
“Ampersand” folder SO much. 
(Don’t forget to put the new Polka Dot folder from the
 Sale A Bration products on your Wish List.  
You can get it for FREE!)
 
 
 
Next, I’m ordering the “Hip Hip Hooray!” Card Making Kit.
#134998  It’s a fun kit that has everything you need to make 20 
hand crafted cards.  Now….I have other plans for it. *wink*  
I’m taking the kit and creating even more with it with just a couple 
of “add ons”.  Stay tuned for more info on that.  The kit is just $19.95. 
 It would also be a great gift to give a friend to introduce them 
to stamping too.  The sky’s the limit with all the goodies included
in this fun assortment.
 
The kit includes:
Cardstock for 20 cards, Clear stamp block and Stampin’ 
Dimensionals, Twine and Decorative Clips, Basic Gray Stampin’ 
Spot (mini ink pad), 20 Envelopes, Three-piece “Hip Hip Hooray”
stamp set, Adhesive die cut embellishments and Full color
 instructional brochure with card design inspiration.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you haven’t see the Sale A Bration products yet, you’re going to 
want to see them jiffy quick.  The paper, stamps, embellishments and
other accessories are just the BEST EVER.  Here’s a link to the SAB
flier online so that you can check it out now…  

** Here’s an added BONUS just for MY customers…  
The first five customers that place an ONLINE ORDER
 between today, 1/29/14
and Friday, 1/31/14 will receive a SPECIAL GIFT from me.  
You will get your choice of either…
–  One Pack of the Retro Fresh Designer Journaling Tags
–  One Roll of the Natural 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon
or
–  One Pack of the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper
Okie doke…Linz and Zach and I are off to find a little adventure 
at Super Target.  Woot!  I hope that you are safe and warm and I hope
you can stamp something pretty today.
Stamped Blessings,

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Follow My Heart

Happy Wednesday!

Wow!  What an exciting week!  Sale A Bration started yesterday and there were several NEW product announcements too.  I have another post to follow this one with all of the details so be sure to check back for all the “nitty gritty”.
I wanted to be able to post this project for you as soon as possible.  I am SO stinkin’ excited about it.  My friend, Teena, sent me a terrific video tutorial from a fellow demonstrator who’s from Australia showing the basics for this card design.  Her name is Tanya Bell.  I know that in her video she said that she wasn’t the original designer either.  I’m a stickler about giving credit where credit is due so….”Thank you to the other designer…”  (I hope she sees what I’ve come up with…)
This is the coolest card.  It’s a version of a “pop up” card and it’s definitely one that will get those “Ooohs and Aahs” when the recipient opens it up.  You can add any stamps and DSP to yours to get a totally different look and/or theme every time you make one.  I used one of our adorable Valentine stamp sets called “Follow My Heart”.  Are you ready to see what I came up with??  Ok….Here you go!
Isn’t that cool??  I wish I could open and close it for you “Live” just to see your reaction because it is just SO awesome.  Now…you won’t believe this but it actually folds right up so that it’s flat and fits in a regular envelope.  Can you believe it??  I couldn’t either!
Here’s a closer look at the top with the embellishments I made…
I love the stamp set.  I also LOVE the banner.  I created it using the FREE Banner Punch from Sale A Bration.  Yep….I got it for FREE.  Details will be on my next blog post.  For info right away, you can go to my Online Store and read all about it.
Here’s a photo of the card folded up and ready to go into the envelope I created for it….
Now I would put extra postage on it just because it is pretty thick.  You can also just have it stamped by hand at the post office to be extra sure.
Alrighty…I’m headed to bed even thought it’s still snowing outside and only 12 degrees!  I hoping that in a few short hours my phone will ring and the recorded voice will say that school will be closed or at even a delay would be nice.  
Wishing you a magical Wednesday,
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Voting for a NEW Princess…

Happy Sunday Everyone,
I’m sitting here making my “To Do” list for this week and I want your opinion on something.
If you’re a regular follower here, you know that I’m packing up my studio (*sob*) so that we can finally give it an Extreme Makeover. YAY!  It’s going to be painful for a bit but in the end it will all be worth it. 
So today I’ve been making lists of upcoming projects, tutorials and videos that I want to create to share with all of you.  One of the things at the top of my list is a NEW Disney Princess Punch Art Tutorial.
My dilemma is….who should I create next?  
The three tutorials that I have for sale here on my blog (check the tabs at the top above this post) are Cinderella, Belle and Snow White.  I’ve done dresses for Alice and Mulan and Merida too but haven’t put those into tutorial form yet.  There just hasn’t been much of a demand for them.
Here are the princesses I have designed so far….

Now this is where YOU come in…  I’d really like to create another princess and I can’t decide who to do next.  Would you please leave me a comment here on the blog and let me know which princess you’d like to see come to life next?  I would LOVE to get your input.
I’m excited to get started and I can’t wait to hear your ideas.
Wishing you a magical day,
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“Love You More”

Happy Saturday Friends,

We’ve had a fun and busy day today.  I’ve been organizing things from our Inkerbelles team get together last night.  I had such a great time seeing everyone and sharing all of the details from SU! Leadership with them.  It was definitely one of those “so much to share…so little time” get togethers.  I absolutely love having the ladies over for some serious “girl time”, stampin’ and fun. 

I designed two fun cards and one “sweet” Valentine project for them to make.  They really loved them all.  Woot!  I want to share the first card with you today.  It’s a “file folder” card.  Have you tried making one of them yet?  They are super cute and SUPER easy.  The “must have” tool for making one is the Envelope Punch Board #133740.  Here’s a peek at the card and then I’ll give you the details…

I love the colors in the Designer Series Paper.  Here are a few of the details…“Love You More” stamp set (Clear Mount) #134682, “Fresh Prints” Designer Series Paper Stack #132996, “Decorative Dots” Textured Embossing Folder #133520.  I think this would be a perfect card for a lot of different occasions…especially Valentine’s Day.  All of the supplies are available at my Online Store.  Just click the shopping cart above to head over there now.

Don’t forget that there are just a couple of days left until some very BIG announcements from Stampin’ Up!.  Sale A Bration, our biggest promotion of the year. will start on Tuesday, January 28th.  To make things even more exciting, there are THREE big product announcements coming the very same day.  You’ll want to stay tuned so you don’t miss it.

Ok… It’s time for Family Movie Night here at our house so I’d better start making the popcorn.  I hope wherever you are that you are warm and safe.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Stamped Blessings,


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“Butterfly Love” Framed Art

Happy Wednesday, Peeps!
Another snow day here in our little town today…and ANOTHER one tomorrow.  Whew!
It’s absolutely bitter outside and still very icy.  I’m feeling so blessed to have time to spend doing what I love to do…stamp and create…And an added bonus is that I get to share it with all of you.
I’m practically giddy about today’s project.  This one is the result of my trip to Ikea with my daughter, Brittany, last weekend.  We were looking for inspiration for my studio remodel.  While we were browsing through all of the displays, I saw a few decor pieces that caught my eye.  There was one, though, that I looked at and I said to Brittany, “You know what?  I could make that with my Stampin’ Up! punches and framelits!”.  So…long story short…I bought an empty shadow box frame and here’s what I came up with…
I just love the way it turned out.  I have just the perfect place to hang it too.
When I look at it I think about setting your love free to spread it around the world…  I’m such a mush!
 
I’m thinking that these would be terrific gifts for lots of different occasions…Valentine’s Day, weddings, baby or bridal showers, house warmings and more.  I know I’d LOVE to receive one and you could change the colors of the butterflies to match a person’s decor.
 
I’m also considering selling these as completed projects. 
 Let me know what you think.
The shadow box opening measures 9″ x 9″ and it’s just clean and simple.  
I love it and I hope you do too.
 
Wishing you a magical day,