Ok….I’m admitting it here….loud and proud….

I have joined the “Soda Pop Top” crafting craze!

I was excited to open up the Spring Catalog and see that Stampin’ Up! had joined in too.

I have to say, though, that I’m not surprised.  They always seem to have their finger on the pulse of what’s hot.  Love that!

So I’ve been playing around with the pop tops I got in a recent order.  I had no idea that there are SO many different ways to use them for all kinds of fun crafts and creations.

I decided to create some fun jewelry with a couple of mine and I LOVE them.  Talk about a quick gift…  (Ok…who am I kidding??  I’m keeping these first two.)  Add whatever fits your fancy and seal it all in with a little Crystal Effects and VOILA.

I have to tell ya….My mind is racing with all the possibilities.

So much so, in fact, that I have a sweet FREEBIE for you.

Before I sign off I want to remind you that if you’re on Facebook…come “Like” my “Suitably Stamped” page…On Pinterest?  Come find me “Suitably Stamped by Michelle Suit”…Check out my YouTube videos at “pixiedustmom” for some fun project video tutorials.

Wishing you a magical day!

What could be better than getting FREE stamps and supplies?  I mean seriously???
I don’t know about you but I’m loving Sale-A-Bration so far.  I’ve found tons of different ways to used just about all of the products I’ve earned so far and I’m nowhere close to being done.

Today I’m sharing a card I created for my “Just Cards” class recently.  It features “Feeling Sentimental”, one of the stamp sets that’s FREE during Sale-A-Bration.  It’s available in English, French and Spanish.  Let me show you the card and then I’ll explain how I created it….

…and here’s a peek at the inside…

To add a little added “vintage” feel….it’s spritzed with the Stampin’ Spritzer Tool and an Island Indigo Marker.  Fun, huh?

The card base is Island Indigo.  The background was created by stamping the “En Francais” stamp in Island Indigo Ink.  “Tone on Tone” stamping can give you such a striking effect.  I really enjoy using it.
Ok…now for a really fun technique….  the “Grid” technique.
I started with a scrap of Whisper White card stock.  I used my diagonal plate for the Simply Scored tool.  Now, you can choose whether to score your lines horizontally and vertically or score them diagonally.  You can also choose how far apart they will be.  Mine were scored 3/4″ apart on the diagonal (hence the diagonal scoring plate).   Once the card stock has been scored it’s time to stamp.
Here’s ANOTHER cool technique….Take any of your clear acrylic blocks…you choose the size…
I chose one that was just bigger than the image I planned to stamp.  I inked up the empty block with Crumb Cake ink and stamped it directly onto the scored White card stock.  Woot!  Ok….as if that wasn’t cool enough….  I then stamped the ferris wheel image from “Feeling Sentimental” in Pacific Point ink over top of the Crumb Cake image.  VOILA!  Now how stinkin’ cool is THAT??
I love how it looks!!  I just tore the edges and sponged them to give it a rustic feel.

Here are the images in the “Feeling Sentimental” stamp set….

“Feeling Sentimental” stamp set:  Wood Mount #129627   Clear Mount #129630 (Available in English/French/Spanish)

I added two stinkin’ cute “tickets” from one of my new favorite stamp sets from the Spring Catalog…”That’s the Ticket”.  Here are the images included in it…

“That’s the Ticket”  Wood Mount: #128072   Clear Mount:  #128075

One of the BEST parts…..It has a matching punch!  WOOT!

“Ticket Duo Builder” Punch – #126883

Ok…I’m off to prep for Wednesday’s “Just Cards” stamp camp.  Have you stamped today?
You can find these and SO many other fun stamps and supplies at my Online Store.
Don’t forget….you can get the “Feeling Sentimental” Stamp Set (or 18 other items) for FREE now during Sale-A-Bration.  You will earn one freebie for every $50 in orders.

Wishing you a magical day,

Happy Sunday to you…

I’m enjoying quite a relaxing day today.  It’s so nice.  We’ve had quite a busy week.  I’ve been busy in my studio working on two projects for a very special reason.  I was honored to be asked by Debbie McNeill of Crafty Person Productions to be their “Dynamic Demonstrator” for the month of February.  I’m beyond excited to work with Debbie and be able to share what I do with her followers and friends.  I had fun creating the projects and I was very happy that Debbie liked what I came up with.  I’ll have to see if I’m able to share them with you at some point.

I’ve also created several  new  projects to share here on my blog this week.  The one I picked to share today is a new addition to the Suitable Punch Art family.  Woot!

This little lady’s name is “Bridgette”.   

 She’s enjoying a fun “dive” and exploring the deep….

….and here’s a peek at the inside of the card…

Here’s a list of the tools and supplies I used to create here…

Ovals Collection Framelit Dies – #129381

Circles #2 Die – #114526

Owl Builder Punch – #118074

Word Window Punch – #119857#129404 

7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch – #121404

1″ Circle Punch – #119868

Decorative Label Punch – #120907

Pacific Point #113350

Pink Pirouette – #111351

Basic Black #121045

Whisper White: #100730

Melon Mambo # 115320

Tangerine Tango #111349

Summer Smooches – #125409

Pacific Point #126951

Alrighty…I’d best be getting things ready for the week.  

Come back soon and see what I have been working on to share with you.

Wishing you a wonderful week,

I’m SO excited!  I’ve had this idea for a new punch art critter in my head for SO long.  

I’ve tried over and over to create her and the planets just never aligned…..until tonight.

Are you ready to meet her??  Ok….

“Olive” is  named after one of the most AMAZING, beautiful, smart, 

funny women in the world…..

My Mom, Olive!

I love taking just a few scraps of card stock and a couple of punches 

and creating a critter that just makes you want to smile.

“Olive” is made using just a couple of punches. 

 Here they are….

I know I’ve said it before but….

I LOVE having tools that can be used for SO many different projects and Stampin’ Up!

punches fit the bill perfectly.  I hardly ever make a project without using one or more of them.

What a bargain they are!  Also, don’t forget that Sale A Bration is going

on right now and for every $50 you order you’ll get one of the 

19 SAB products for FREE!  You choose!  FREE, Baby!

Whether you create punch art already or if you’d like to give it a try…

take a peek at all the wonderful punches that SU! has to offer and just

 think of all the possibilities.

Let me know what you think of my new, little friend “Olive”. 

 I love hearing from you!

Have a magical day!

Happy Sunday All,

It’s a gorgeous snowy day here outside my window.  Ahhhh…..  Perfect!

I’m headed out soon to teach Scrapbook Club for this month at a charming, little shop in Warrenton, VA.  When we met last month, I let the ladies choose the theme for this month’s double page spread and they chose Christmas.

Well, with the soft snow falling I’d have to say that it’s a terrific day to get some Christmas memories in those scrapbooks.

Here’s the layout I designed.  I hope they like it….

You can’t really tell from the photo but the snow on the Christmas Lodge image has “diamond dust” snow on it.  It looks like a picture perfect Christmas to me.

Wishing you a fun Super Bowl Sunday spent with the ones you love.

Happy Day 5 of the Magical Color Challenge!  This is sadly the final day for the challenge.  I’m sure by now you’re sick and tired of seeing me and Mike taking our own photos!!  LOL  I have to say that I always end up on vacation taking all the photos and it looks like Mike and the kids go everywhere WITHOUT me.!   It’s nice to be able to look back at these photos and really be able to cherish all the memories we made in LESS than 24 HOURS!  Wow!

Ok…Here they are….

Ok….any bets on which photo I chose for this last installment of my challenge??

Ok….Here it is…..

I just had to choose it.  I love the colors and textures SO much and we have so many awesome memories from this one little corner of the park….

Now….Are you ready for what I came up with……

Here it is……

So….Just for fun I thought I’d add a little entertainment to close out this week’s challenge…

I lost track of the number of times this song was played in our house while the kids were little.

Just click the link and sing along!!

“Have a Zip A Dee Doo Dah Day!” 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming back to check out all the posts this week.  I’ve had a blast.  I really hope you’ve enjoyed it too.  I’ve been so happy with how enjoyable it was that I’ve decided to do a once a week “Inspiration Challenge”.  I’ll post a photo that I find from….well…from anywhere first.  Then I’ll post a photo of what I create.  You are SO welcome to play along.  I’ll have blog candy and different events coming up so you’ll definitely want to stay tuned.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend….

Faith…Trust…and Pixiedust,

Hey there, Peeps!  Happy Wednesday!

Here we are already on Day 4 of the “Magical Color Inspiration Challenge”.  Whew!  I can’t believe it.  I’m having a blast creating these projects to share with you.

I’m also really enjoying reliving the memories Mike and I made down in Florida on our Destination Date Night.  I think it’s helping me get through this long week while he’s overseas.  🙂

So here are the photos for today….   I’m sure you’ve noticed how much I love taking photos of random objects like lights and displays and signs.  Do you do that too?  It’s always fun to look back a remember the little details and it’s just my way of recording our memories.

Anyway…..here we go….

We left off over in New Fantasyland at Beast’s Castle….

Ok….Then we went back up to Main Street for a bit to shop and get a few goodies to take home to the kids…  We had to do something fun while our food settled so we could head off to ride some of our favorite rides!  Here are a few shots from Main Street….

Now for some delicious Disney treats!!!  Woot!!

YES, PLEASE!!!  I’ll take two of each!!  Don’t they look YUMMY????

Ok….so for today’s project I used two of the photos instead of just one.  This card just makes my heart SO happy!  Here are the inspiration photos…..

AND

…and here’s what I came up with…..

I seriously had the BEST time creating this card and matching envelope.  I’m telling you….get those punches out and USE THEM!  Look at what you can create with just a few scraps of card stock and designer series paper and a couple of punches!  It’s so much fun to play around with them and watch what comes out…..

If you haven’t looked at the punches that Stampin’ Up! has available lately, you need to check them out.  Seriously!  The possibilities are endless.

You can find them at my Online Shop.  Just click the shopping cart above and it will take you right to the store.  Go browse and see what you come up with.  

Remember….Right now  you can get ONE FREE SALE A BRATION PRODUCT for every $50 you spend.  There are some adorable stamp sets, papers, punches and accessories just sitting there waiting to be yours for FREE.

The lights are always on and there’s never a line!  What are you waiting for?

Ok….Come back tomorrow for Day 5 of the challenge.  You never know what’s waiting around the corner…  🙂

Have a magical day!

Hellooooooo Stampers!

Are you ready for Day 3 of the “Magical Color Challenge”?  If you’ve missed Days 1 and 2…go check them out.  Here are the next photos from our “Destination Date Night” at Walt Disney World (Magic Kingdom)…

 

 

Then we headed over to the “quiet, little village” and visited Gaston’s Tavern…

Then….we made our way across the bridge to one of my NEW favorite places!!  Beast’s Castle!!

Throught the gate…….

Ok…..Tomorrow I’ll post more from the castle….the “Be Our Guest” Restaurant and LOTS more.

Now….Are you ready to see which photo I chose for my inspiration today???

Here you go….

(Drumroll, please…………)

and……here’s what I came up with….

So…..what do you think?

Now…..are you ready to create and play along?  Come on!  You CAN do it!

It’s fun!  Email a photo of your card or project to me at shellsuit@verizon.net.  Tell me the photo you used for your inspiration too!  I can’t wait to see what you all come up with.

Alrighty….My carriage is back to a plump, orange pumpkin….and my trusty, white steed is back to a fluffy, white pup who is presently snoring quite loudly at the foot of my bed.  I guess it’s time to call it a night.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming back again and again to visit with me here on my blog.  You are ALL such a blessing.

Sweet Dreams to you and….as always….

Have a Magical Day!