More Simply Said Fun...and another Stylish Blogger Award!

I have to say today was not a good day.  It must have had something to do with the fact that I was up with my son all night.  He was having nightmares after watching Monsters Inc. with his cousin...not a good decision on our part.  The whole time he was watching it I was thinking it was too scary for him...I was right!  He is so sensitive and that movie is just more than he can handle at this point.  Anyhow, it was a long sleepless night which made for an even longer day.  Tonight's post will be brief as I am off to bed soon!
First of all, let me thank Barb Gault for awarding me my third Stylish Blogger award!  Please check out her lovely blog here.  As part of this award I have to pass the award on to eight new bloggers I have recently discovered.  My problem is I've been so busy of late that I haven't had time to even keep up with my regular blogs, much less search out new ones; so, I am linking you back to my first Stylish Blogger post in the hope that you will visit some of the wonderful blogs I had listed there.  To visit that post click here.

Now on to today's projects.  They are from another Simply Sent kit; this time from the Occasions Mini.  The kit is called Medallion Medley and it uses one of Stampin' Up!'s most popular images.  Check these out...

Any-occasion card using the Say It Simply stamp set from the Occasions Mini.

Thank you card also using the Say It Simply set.

Wedding card using sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes and a whole lotta bling!

Anniversary card using sentiments from Teeny Tiny Wishes set and some pearl basic gems.

These cards on their own are really quite nice.  The cardstock is textured and the old olive medallion is embossed which gives them a wonderful level of richness.  I love the way the addition of just  a few little embellishments takes these cards from nice to WOW!  What a great way for beginning stampers to get started and still add some of their own creativity.  So fast and easy and gorgeous!  Gotta love Simply Sent!

Simply Sent Fun

At every workshop I do, there is always at least one guest who is a non-stamper and who is attending the workshop to support the hostess.  After doing a couple of make-n-takes they are always exctied about stamping (who wouldn't be?!?) and are looking for economical ways to continue the stamping fun at home without spending a fortune on product.  For these guests, I often recommend Stampin' Up!'s Simply Sent kits.  They are a wonderful way to get started and include most of the items one needs to create 8 lovely cards.  In an effort to help my customers see the possibilities of these kits (beyond what is pictured in the catalogue) I bought a couple of kits myself and played with them; adding an extra embellishment or two and changing up the stamp sets and ink colours.  Here are four cards I created using the Sweet Hello kit from pg. 182 of the Idea Book and Catalogue:

Mother's Day card using butterfly from the Cottage Garden set and sentiment from Teeny Tiny wishes set.

Easter card using sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.

Again, sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.

Sentiment from the Say it Simply set in the Occasions Mini.

These were so quick and easy to create!  I just added a few embellishments and a sentiment to create four unique cards. I showed these samples at two workshops I did last week and sold several kits to rookie and seasoned stampers alike!  These are perfect to have on hand to whip up a quick card when ever the occasion arises.  Tomorrow I'll have some samples I did using the Medallion Medley kit from the Occasions mini...stay tuned!