April Club SWAP

Here are the club SWAP cards...the ladies did an AWESOME job with the Angie's MAN CARD THEME the wrench card is yours truly...

Everything is SU! minus the designer paper

Stamp set: Totally Tool

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Craft Basic Black, Classic Grey

Accessories: 5/8" Real Red Grosgrain RIbbon, Pewter Jumbo Eyelet

Other: Blender Pen, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

April Club Projects

I totally cased this card from this fab SU! demonstrator, THANK YOU!! Just switched up the colors a bit and viola', isn't it GRAND?

Recipe: 

Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette Textured & Whisper White Cardstock, Bella Rose DSP

Ink: Classic Kiwi Kiss & Real Red Stampin' Write Marker

Stamps: Oval All

Tools: Large Oval, Small Oval, 1-1/4" Square, 1-1/4" Circle, 1" Circle, Scallop Oval & Eyelet Border Punches. Paper-piercing pad & paper piercer from the Crafters' Tool Kit.

Accessories: Silver brads

Other: Stampin' dimensions

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Another casing from a different SU! demonstrator...too cute, I know! This is the 3-D project for this month and I'm excited to hear what my club members have to say about all the goodies they'll be making!

Recipe:

Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White Card Stock & Bella Rose DSP

Ink: Classic Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss & Pink Pirouette

Tools: Eyelet Border, Scallop Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle & Round Tab Punches, Crop-A-Dile

Stamps: The flower is from It's a Loop Thing in the Hand Drawn Bundle. Hostess section of our catalog, page 23

Accessories: Whisper White Organza Ribbon & Silver Elastic Cord (from the 2008-2009 Holiday Mini)...RETIRED Rub Ons (from 2008 Sale-A-Bration)

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I loved the colors and theme of the other projects so much, I came up with this card...Mother's Day is coming up AND May day, hence the bag at the top! I wanted to make this card look like a purse, what do you think?

Recipe: 

Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette & Riding Hood Red Card Stock, Bella Rose DSP

Accessories: Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Basic Jumbo Grommets in White (occassions mini 2009)

Big Shot: Scallop Circle Die & the letters are NON SU! - Sixxiz Boxed Brush Sizzlets Alphabet

Tools: Crop-A-Dile, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat & Guide, White Gel Pen & 3/4" Circle punch (for the pink circle inside the white grommet)

Inside this card I used the following:

Scallop Circle Punch, Bella Rose DSP, Whisper White Card Stock, Always Stamp Set, Classic Kiwi Kiss & Riding Hood Red Stamp Pads

April Ladies

Here are our happy club members hard at work! I'm a SLAVE driver, I tell ya! I even bought a sidekick (courtesy of Creative Memories) for each person's spot, so there would be NO drinks on the table! Plus everyone had their own little garbage bag handy...I LOVE my sidekicks!!!

April Club Candy

I decided to stick with a paper theme and NOT do sweets this month, gasp! I know!!! 

What has gotten into me???

Thought these turned out really cute though and I've been saving these designer SU! pens for a few months now...stamped (the entire pad of paper) with coordinating colors to match the pens. Classic Pumpkin Pie, Pixie Pink & Lavender Lace made a plain pad of paper super cute with the flower from It's a Loop Thing, pg 23 of the catalog-contact me today if you're interested in earning this stamp set! Ribbon & paper pads are NON-SU!

Preggo Card

Just finished whipping up 4 preggo cards for a few Moms to be...enjoy!

Recipe: 

Cardstock: Whisper White, Bashful Blue & the printed paper I picked up from hobby lobby, don't know the maker...the cover was ripped off the stack

Stamps: NON SU! - the preggo lady, is from Michael's $1 bin...Mommy to be phrase is from Studio G-again, Michael's $1 bin

Big Shot: Cuddlebug Spots & Dots emboss folder

Ink: Classic So Saffron, Pretty in Pink & Bordering Blue, Craft Basic Black

Accessories: Whisper White organza ribbon

Tools: Heat tool, Blender Pen

Inside of card I cut out a flower using the Big Shot and Sizzix SU! Embosslits Flower Burst die which I then chalked over with a Color Box Rose Coral fluid chalk inkpad (it's shaped like a cat's eye)

Happy Easter

I stayed up till 2:30am to create, write Easter greetings and address these, why do I ALWAYS wait till the last minute? Cause it ALWAYS kicks me into gear! 

The only Easter stamp I had was a RETIRED one from Tags So Much

everything else is more or less hodge podge, so I'm only going to list the SU! products (mainly because I have NO idea where the rest of the things are from...except the ribbon...that was from a garage sale)

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink & Whisper White

Big Shot: SU! Scallop Envelope Die

Tools: Small & Large Tag punch, Spiral Punch, Blender Pen, Color Spritzer

Markers: Pumpkin Pie & Summer Sun

Ink: Classic Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie & Pretty in Pink (for the eggs)

Other SU! products: Small Cellophane Bags & Dimensionals

Delivery

Success!! The album...that I posted earlier w/out photos has been completed and delivered (by hand no less) The proud owner is my good friend Shana, who lives in D.C. and I had the good fortune of visiting her during a whirlwind weekend trip. Here are the 1st and last pages of the album, it was sooo much fun to put together and even more fun to watch Shana take it all in for the first time. Cheers girl, I miss you!!!

Pretty in Pink

I DID IT!!! I finished my first race, a 5K with my wonderful neighbor Christina & her hubby, Daniel. Thank you to all my supporters who helped me raise over $300 for the Komen Race for the Cure, otherwise known as SAVE THE TATAS!!! It was AMAZING to see the masses of people and all the PINK...can't wait till the next race!

Mommy 2 Be

My sweet neighbor is preggers and before she found out that she was having a GIRL, congrats Meredith! :) I popped this card together to cover all bases.

The stamps were from the $1 bin at Michael's, Studio G clear stamps...

I have a soft spot in my heart for baby bump images...

Recipe: 

Card Stock: So saffron, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue & retired DSP 6X6 Prints Pack

Stamps: Congratulations is from Hugs & Wishes...and of course the Studio G stamps

Ink: Craft Whisper White

Embossing Powder: White

Accessories: Whisper White Organza Ribbon

Tools: Ticket Corner Punch, Heat Tool

Creative Recipe for an Anniversary card:

Stamps: Garden Greetings

Ink: Classic Tangerine Tango

Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango & Whisper White

Big Shot: SU! Sizzix Top Note die & Cuddlebug Leafy Branch emboss folder

Tools: Small & Large Oval Punch, Crimper

Accents: SU! Whisper White Organza Ribbon & rhinestones by Darice (Hobby Lobby)

It's HERE!!!

The NEW Idea Book & Catalog is here....APRIL FOOLS, it's just the Occasions Mini BUT it's packed with all sorts of wonderful NEW stamps, papers, rub ons, buttons, window sheets, designer hardware, an XL Big Shot Die & even a new scallop oval punch, WOW! The ordering time for this catalog starts TODAY, April 1st-June 30, 2009...

Click HERE to view the catalog on line or send me your address and I'll pop one in the mail for you if you haven't received one yet...