Last one!

Happy Thursday...just one more day till the weekend!!  Today I have one more project in my Feeling Sentimental series to show you..and, to be honest, it's my favourite of the bunch!  Have a look:

Any-occasion card featuring the Feeling Sentimental and That's the Ticket stamp sets.

So this time I switched it up a bit and used an image from the That's the Ticket stamp set, rather than from Vintage Verses.  I just love those cute little tickets and thought it would be the perfect accent for the Ferris wheel image.  I'm not sure if you can see it in the photo, but I also stamped the ticket image randomly all over the Cherry Cobbler panel behind the focal image to add a bit of texture and interest.  I also put my Distressing Tool to work on the edges of the Cherry Cobbler panel. I again dug into my embellie stash for some Vintage Trinkets and a (retired) mini clip.  It has been so much fun to just play with this set!  In case you missed my earlier posts on the other cards in the collection, here is a shot of the whole set:

Feeling Sentimental Ensemble

I'm really happy with the way these came together, though I don't know whether it is because I like the result or just loved having the time to play!  Either way, I had great fun getting inky!!

Feeling Sentimental...

...take two!  Here is the second in the series of cards I designed using two of my favourite Sale-a-bration stamp sets:  Feeling Sentimental and Vintage Verses.  Have a look...

Thank you card featuring the Feeling Sentimental and Vintage Verses Sale-a-bration stamp sets.

I stuck with the same colour scheme as yesterday's project.   This time I added a little First Edition DSP for texture and contrast, as well as a bit of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon and a little mini safety pin from the Vintage Trinkets.  I love those little bits and pieces...they're perfect for adding vintage touches to projects without adding a lot of bulk or weight.  Stop by tomorrow to see the final installment of my Sentimental Series!

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Now for your daily stamping inspiration...
Today I want to show you a project I designed using the fantastic Sale-a-bration stamp set Feeling Sentimental.  I love this set...I especially love it paired with the Vintage Verses set, which is another SAB freebie!  Now, it just so happens that the layout of this card is very similar to this week's sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  Check out the sketch:

Have a look at my card:

Any-occasion card for SSC34 featuring the Feeling Sentimental and Vintage Verses SAB stamp sets

I can't tell you how much I love these two stamp sets!  You are going to see more of this combo, not to mention the colour pallette of Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla!  I actually did a set of three cards using each of the images in the Feeling Sentimental set...stay tuned for more on those later in the week.  Have a great day...thanks for stopping by!

Love is in the air...

...or at least that's this week's theme over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  This weeks challenge is a photo inspiration...check it out:

I decided to design a card for this challenge using my inspiration sketch for this month.  In case you missed it, you'll find it at the top of the page on the "Monthly Sketch Inspiration" tab.  I promised I would show a design each week that uses this sketch, so here we go...

Valentine's card for HSS152 and for February's monthly inspiration sketch featuring the Madison Avenue and That's the Ticket stamp sets.

Kinda pretty, no?  I love the way the medallion image from the Madison Avenue Sale-a-bration set works with the the Lacy Brocade TIEF...it's like they were made for eachother!  Speaking of made for eachother, did you know that the medallion image fits in the smallest of the Floral Frames Framelits perfectly??  I did a little happy dance when I discovered that!!  I used a new addition to my stamp collection for the sentiment feature: the new That's the Ticket stamp set.  I am L-O-V-ing that set!  Finally, reason to use my Ticket Duo punch!  It has sat sadly neglected until now!  No longer, though!  It is going to get a workout with this fab stamp set!  I also went a little crazy with the embellies on this card...I used one of the new Designer Builder Brads and filled the centre with an In-colour Dahlia in Raspberry Ripple...it fits perfectly!  I also blinged up the stamped medallions with some of the Large Rhinestone basic gems...what's not to like about big bling?!?   Thanks for stopping by...have a happy Monday and a great week!

Door Prize Winners and a new Promotion!

Yesterday was great fun!  My Open House was a great time of games, yummy food, stamping and socializing.  I hope all who attended left feeling valued and appreciated and like they'd had an afternoon well-spent!  This morning,  bright and early, my impartial judge (my 5-year-old) was up and eager to choose the winners of my door prizes.  So, without futher ado, here are the winners (insert drumroll here...):

Cathy MacDonald

Christmas Greetings Kit

(includes Everyday Elegance Simply Sent Kit, Christmas Greetings stamp set, Whisper White 1/8" taffeta ribbon and Baja Breeze Stampin' Write Marker)

Rachel Beretta

For All You Do Kit

(includes For All You Do stamp set, Whisper White 1" satin ribbon and Baja Breeze Stampin' Write Marker)

Elisha Hurl

Sunny Day Kit

(includes Sunny Day Simply Scrappin' Kit, Old Olive 1/2" taffeta ribbon, Spring Time Vintage Big Designer Buttons and Melon Mambo Stampin' Write Marker)

Congratulations to all of the winners!  I will contact each one individually to arrange for delivery.

On another note, Stampin' Up! just announced yet another great new promotion.  As if Sale-a-bration weren't enough, the Sent With Love promotion just flew in!  Check out these great new products:

Sent With Love Stamp set 

$21.95 CM (131847)

Sent With Love Designer Series Paper

$13.50

(132182)

The BEST part about this promotion is that you can bundle them, along with a package of Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, for 20% off!  The Sent With Love Bundle (132851) is only $31.50 for the stamp set, DSP and Baker's Twine. 
To sweeten the deal even more, I'm offering some additional products to bundle with your bundle!  Add the following to your bundle for just $28.50 ( a 10% savings) to bring it to that magical $60.00 level and then choose your FREE Sale-a-bration reward.  To make it even better, receive FREE SHIPPING on your $60 bundle.  Here are the coordinating products you can add:

Postage Stamp Punch 

(122344)

$21.95

In-Colour Designer Printed Brads

(122940)

$9.95

What a deal!  While the Sent With Love promotion is on until April 30th, my bundled bundle offer only lasts till the end of Sale-a-bration (March 22nd).  Hurry and place your order today so you don't miss out!!  I can't wait to get my bundle and start working on my scrapbook layouts for our Disney Trip!  Such fun!!

Today is the Day!

My Customer Appreciation Sale-a-bration Open House Extravaganza is here!  I am so excited to welcome my stamping friends into my home for yummy treats, fun games, prizes and, of course, lots of stamping!  Because this is also my chance to say thank you to them all for their business over the past year, I wanted to give them a little gift of appreciation.  I have had a number of almost-square tins sitting in my stash for years and this was the perfect use for them!  I decorated them using products from both Sale-a-bration and the Spring Catalogue.  Take a look:

Decorated using Sycamore Street DSP and coordinating buttons, flowers made from new Creped Filter Paper (129393) with sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners (also available as a Sale-a-bration freebie!)

Decorated using Sycamore Street DSP and coordinating ribbon as well as the Pop-up Posies Designer Kit (131395)

Decorated using Sycamore Street DSP and the Pop-up Posies Designer Kit (131395)

Fun, huh?  Now I bet your next question will be what's in them, right?  Well that is a surprise!  You'll just have to stop in this afternoon between 2 and 5 to find out!! 
Have a great Saturday everyone!!

New month, new blog feature!

Happy February, everyone!  Can you believe we're already a month into 2013?!?  Today marks the start of a new feature I am adding to my blog.  I announced it in my newletter that went out this morning, so if you haven't read it yet, this will be news, otherwise, you'll already have heard all about it.

One of the most common comments I get from my stamping friends is that they love playing with ink and paper, but find it really difficult coming up with ideas for layouts and designs.  This new feature is meant to help address that problem!  At the beginning of each month I will post a sketch that I've designed.  They will usually be quite simple to allow lots of room for creativity.  I will also post projects that I have done using the sketch throughout the month.  You'll be amazed how much fun it is to design from a sketch...it will really get your creative Mojo working...I promise you!!  Each sketch will be featured in a blog post, as will all of the samples; however they will also reside on my new Monthly Sketch Inspiration page (check out the tab in the upper right of this page!) to make it easy to find them all in one place.  So, without further ado, here is February's sketch:

 

And, here is my first sample to get you inspired and into your stamping supplies

 

Simple Valentine's card featuring More Amore DSP and sentiment from Delightful Dozen.

So, are you ready to get creating?? Give it a shot...you might just surprise yourself!  Go stamp something...and have a great weekend!!