Adorable Teddy Bear

 
Hi Stampers!
Look what I found on Shelli's blog!! Isn't she adorable!?! She is made with all Stampin' Up! products! Great idea!! So, get your sewing machines out and CREATE!
Have a great day...
Happy Stampin'!,
Judy

You're in My Thoughts

Hi Stampers!
I am finally back on my feet after returning from Leadership Conference very ill with high fevers, body aches and a cough that still lingers. I had a great "new people" workshop tonight and this is one of the cards we made. I am LOVIN' all the new stuff in the Occasions Mini. We used the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions folder (121809, $7.95) to emboss the whisper white before adhering it to the Melon Mambo card. We stamped "You're in my Thoughts, You're in my Heart" from Word Play (120308 $41.95) with Concord Crush Classic Ink (119785, $5.95). Then, the fun began!! After cutting Concord Crush cardstock into Fun Flowers (Bigz L Die, 121812, $32.95) we embossed the pieces with the Square Lattice embossing folder. (119976, $7.95). We added a 3/4" circle (119873, $10.95) between the two layers of petals with dimensionals on both sides of the circle. This gave more dimension to the flower. The leaves were punched from a scrap of Old Olive card stock with the new Blossom Petals Punch (121808, $16.95). Finally the flower was "WOW'd" with a Melon Mambo Button from the Sweet Stitches Designer Big Buttons (122302, $8.95) The "thread" on the button is Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (119256, $5.95)

 To make purchasing from this Mini Catalog sweeter,  

SALE-A-BRATION starts today! YiPee!!!  

That means FREE!!!

Lest we forget what SALE-A-BRATION is...it is the  

ABSOLUTE BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR!!

For each and every $50 of merchandise purchased, Stampin' Up! GIVES you a FREE stamp set, embellishments or, this year, even DIGITAL IMAGES ON CD from the special Sale-A-Bration Catalog!! Hostesses make out well too by earning a Sale-a-bration set with a qualifying workshop.  

NOW is the time to call me and BOOK that workshop you have been putting off till after the Holidays.

If you just can't wait for a workshop, click on the button in the right column and ORDER ON-LINE now.

Hope to see you SOON! 

Happy Stampin'!

Judy

Here We Were

Good Mornin' Stampers!  
It is good to be home. I say that even though Janell Belcher, Linda Pugh and I had a GREAT time in Nashville at the Stampin' Up!  Leadership convention!! Here we are just about to start on the first evening's dinner. We learned tons and got lots of new ideas for paper crafting. Cannot wait to share them with everyone!  More later...
Happy Stampin'!
Judy

Touching base with YOU

Hi Stampers,
I have been busy getting ready to go to Nashville, to a Stampin' Up! conference. I want you to know that I have not been neglecting my blog. No...rather...I have been busy setting up a new one which should be ready to go live the first of February. Don't worry. I will let you know the new address and have some fabulous things to show you. Thank you for your patience!!
Judy

To My Valentine

 
Hi Stampers!!
If the truth be known, this is probably going to be my husband's valentine from me this year. I think it is safe posting it here as I really don't think he frequents this site but...I thank YOU for visiting!!
Now that Christmas is over, it is time to think of Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, My birthday...(JK), Mother's Day and fun Spring and Summery cards. Today's card is a "Shadow Box" card using Pink Pirouette, Basic Gray and Real Red card stock along with the Love Impressions DSP and the FABULOUS GLIMMER PAPER!! **TODAY** is the first day to click here to view the Occasions Mini Catalog and place an order. You will want to order this glimmer paper early! I don't see how they could possibly stock enough for all of us!! (teehee). I used a tutorial from SplitcoastStampers to make the shadow box. I stamped the front of the shadow box with the French Filigree background stamp(pg 142, 113742, $17.95) in Basic Gray classic ink onto Pink Pirouette cardstock. This card uses two 5.5"x4.25" pieces of cardstock (exactly 1/4 sheet of cardstock), scored on the short side at 1/2" and 1" bilaterally.  The back panel has a 3.5" x 4.25" piece of DSP adhered to it and then a 3-D heart punched from the Glimmer Paper. YES, punches work very well on the Glimmer paper!! YAY!!!!!
Because I do not have the 3"circle nor the 3.5" circle dies YET, I used the 2-3/8" scallop circle punch (twice) to make the opening. The tiny words were printed on my computer then punched out with the Medium Jewelry Tag punch (pg 202, 117190, $10.95) and pierced with the paper piercer.  Linen thread holds the tiny tags and the FABULOUS little Trinket Key (pg 24 of Occ Mini, 121892)
Now, I admit, I would not want to make this card in quantity but I had FUN playing with all the new things I have gotten so far from the Occasions Mini. And...after all...it IS going to someone QUITE special!!

Be sure to mark January 16th, 2pm on your calendar and plan to attend the ALL NEW "Fancy Folds and Motion" class. In the class, you will receive 6x6 pages with directions which will be put in one of our 6x6 scrapbook albums along with a sample card.
Till next time...
Happy Stampin'!
Judy