Good Mornin’ Stampers!!

Today is a very exciting day for everyone with Stampin’ Up!  The Retired List has been announced and those items will be flying off of the shelves.  Get those items you’ve wanted and have been waiting to order before they’re gone.  There are some AWESOME deals on the Clearance Rack too.  Those are also limited quantities.

Did you like my little “Chicks” cards the other day??  Well, that stinkin’ cute Ornament Punch is going away!  Get yours before it’s gone forever!

Here’s the link for you….

Hey there, Peeps!

I have two fun cards to share with you today.  They were both created for my presentation at the Baltimore Regionals.  I don’t know if you know this or not but Stampin’ Up! demonstrators all have one thing in common.  (well…more than one…but this is a very special “one”).  We ALL love to see that brown truck pull up in front of our houses and we especially love to see our own “Mr. Brown”…aka The UPS Guy…walking up to the door with our Stampin’ Up! orders in hand.

I created two different projects with the “Mr. Brown” theme.  Are you ready?

Ok….first, there’s a Gift Card Holder….Show your “Mr. Brown” how much you appreciate him with a gift card from some place fun…

Isn’t he just the cat’s meow??  LOL  He cracks me UP!

Ok….Then I was inspired by THIS photo to make another version….

 ….and I made this…

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!  That just cracks me up!!!

Alright….now I want to see YOUR punch art!  Come on!  If you haven’t tried it…the time is NOW.  You can do it!  Just pick up those punches and jump right in.  You’ll love it!

Have a wonderfully relaxing Sunday!

Hello my friends,

“Oh, Hello” – Wood Mount #130730   Clear Mount #130733

Other supplies for this card include….

Hey there, Peeps!!

WHEWWWWWW!!!!  What a weekend I’ve had!!!!
I know I’ve been slacking here on my blog for the past couple of weeks and I’m very sorry.  I have been burning the midnight oil getting ready for a VERY exciting presentation at Stampin’ Up!’s Regional event in Baltimore, MD that was held yesterday.  Let me just say that April 13th will go down as one of my “BEST DAYS EVER”.

I was really in shock when I got a call from Stampin’ Up! asking me if I’d be a presenter.  I mean….I’ve sat through a LOT of awesome presentations at the numerous events I’ve attended and I could NOT believe they wanted ME to share some of MY work.  Holy Guacamole!!!  I was thrilled that they’d seen my punch art and asked if I’d be willing to share it with everyone at regionals.  Are you KIDDING me???

Well, fortunately for me they weren’t kidding and so I used the last two weeks to create a few new “Suitably Punched” projects to take with me to the event.

I’m going to share a few of them here in this post and I’ll have more coming up this week.  To be completely honest….I’ve spent SO many hours in my studio during the last two weeks so once I came home from Baltimore yesterday, I promised Mike, Linz and Zach that today I was “all theirs”.  We had an awesome adventure with just the four of us today at National Harbor.  It was SO incredible to just laugh and relax and spend some “family time” together.  Needless to say, I didn’t get many photos edited and things ready to upload here for the blog post tonight.  I promise you, though, you’re going to have lots to see in the coming days and weeks!!

So….are you ready for a few new “critter” friends?  Here are a few of them who made the trip to Baltimore with me yesterday…..

First…  Here’s “Barkley” and his two adorable pups, “Bruce” and “Bella…

Next, we have “Olive” the hedgehog and her adorable daughter, “Paisley…

And then there’s “Tank”….He’s just a big, honkin’ pup who just makes me SMILE!…

Then there’s “Fancy”…All dressed up with somewhere to go…

And “Fancy’s” pal, “Scooter” who’s just too cool for school!

So….what do you think?  Did they make you smile???  I hope so!  I’m having SO much fun creating new “critters” and I absolutely LOVE sharing them with YOU.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.  I absolutely LOVE hearing from you all.  I can’t wait to show you more!  Soon….I promise!

Alrighty….before I sign off and head up to bed I’ll leave you with a few smiles from our little adventure from today.  I’m SO incredibly blessed.  I thank you…from the bottom of my heart….for being one of those blessings in my life too. 

Linz just cracked herself up!

Me with my “little” boy, Zach….Um, he’s 6’6″!!

Me and my honey, Mike

Linz and her new “ride”….In front of the “Peeps” Store!

What a beautiful day to be outside with the ones you love…

Hello, my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to a brand new week.  WOOT!  I’ve been busier than a mosquito at a nudist colony picnic!
I’m SOOOOO excited to tell you that I received a phone call last Wednesday from Stampin’ Up! asking me to be a presenter at their Baltimore Regional Event this coming Saturday, April 13th.  I still can’t believe it!!  I’ll be sharing some of my Punch Art.  How cool is THAT???

Needless to say I’ve been keeping some pretty late hours in my studio.  Too bad I need to work a “regular” job during the day.  🙁  Oh well….we do enjoy things like food and gas and lights…
One day I pray that I’ll be able to devote ALL of my time to creating and sharing what I LOVE.  I’m still prayin’!

Ok,..so I wanted to share a fun card with you today with a stamp set that I just bought.  I’ve looked at it many times as I flipped through the catalog and I think once the temperatures finally warmed up I knew I was ready to add it to my collection.  It’s called “By the Seashore” (wood mount #126530/clear mount #126532)  Here are the images included in the set…

 

 

I love this technique.  It’s called “Triple Time Stamping”.  It’s really a quick and easy technique that has quite a “WOW!” factor.  Hmmm….I might need to do a video tutorial on this one.  What do you think?

The colors I used are Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.  The center focal point was made using one of those stinkin’ cute “Pop Tops” from the Spring Catalog.  I put it through my Big Shot and “smushed” it. (technical term)  🙂  I used the “Sending Many Thanks” stamp from the “Petite Pairs” stamp set (wood mount #122495/clear mount #122497)  The center panel is wrapped with Linen Thread #104199.  I used the “Little Labels Punch Pack” #126881 to make the little tags that are attached.  Aren’t they sweet?  They add just a little “POP” of color.

Now I think that this is a perfect card to start sending out to friends and family since the sun seems to be shining just a little brighter and they sky is just a little bluer.  IT’S SPRING!   I know I can’t wait for summer to arrive and I’m sure we will be enjoying some of those delicious steamed crabs before you can say, “Old Bay!”.

Alrighty….don’t forget…you have until midnight tonight to place your orders and have them SHIP FOR FREE.  It’s a bargain!!  Just click the shopping cart above and head over to my Online Shop.  FREE SHIPPING is good on anything and everything.  Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack too for some awesome bargains.

Have a magical day!