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Scrapping: Big Bold Cupcakes Scrapbook Layout

The Big Bold Cupcakes Big Shot dies are so fun and so useful for any scrapping you want to do.  You can use them for birthday layouts and kid layouts.  This is your last day to get ANY retiring accessories or stamps.  

Here’s the list.  You can see everything left.

I want to tell you a little bit about this layout.  Is it the best layout I’ve ever made?  No.  Is it the best layout you’ve ever seen?  No.  However, I still love how it.  

Want to know why?  

1.  I loved looking at these pictures and remembering how cute my little girl was.

2.  I had fun making the the elements and figuring out how to tell the story.

3.  I had fun arranging the pictures.

I hope that you see the theme running through this process.  I had fun.  It isn’t perfect, it isn’t magazine worthy and it won’t win any awards.  I don’t care.  My baby girl is cute and I am remembering her at the sweet age of 2.  

You see, scrapping doesn’t have to be a big production and doesn’t have to look just so.  There are rules to follow that are helpful, but the most important part of scrapping is for you to tell your story in your way.  I will tell you right now there are a lot of famous scrappers whose layouts I don’t like at all because they are not my style.  However, I like my pages and I want to share them with you.  I hope you will share your pages with me some day.  Let me know what you think in the comment section.

 

Happy Scrapping,

Linda:)

How to Make a Card with Tart and Tangy

This cute set is so, so fun. I have made so many fun, summery projects with the Tart and Tangy stamp set.  

Here’s how to make this cute card:

1.  Make a card base from a 8.5” x 5.5” piece of Peach Parfait.

2.  Stamp the orange slice stamp in Peach Parfait repeatedly on a 4” x 3.75” piece of Whisper White card stock.  Leave white space for the other colors. Tip: stamp in triangles for a random pattern.  

3.  Repeat step 2 with Pear Pizzaz and Daffodil Delight. 

4.  Fill in any white spaces by generational stamping.  This is inking a stamp and stamping until the color is gone.

5.  Attach the Whisper White layer to the card base.  

6.  Stamp the orange slice in Peach Parfait on a Whisper White scrap.  Punch out with 1 1/4” Circle Punch.  

7.  Punch out a Peach Parfait circle with 1 3/8” Circle Punch.

8.  Adhere the orange slice to to Peach Parfait Circle.  Adhere that to to the bottom right of the Whisper White layer with a dimensional.

9.  Color the Sentiment stamp with a Peach Parfait marker and stamp at the bottom right.

Click here to order the supplies for this card. You only have until June 30th (tomorrow) to buy the Tart and Tangy set.

Happy Stampin’!

Linda:)

How to Make a Card with Hello Again

Actually, I’m using Hola de Nuevo which is from our Spanish Catalog, but it’s the exact same same stamp set except the sentiment reads “hello”.  It’s so cute and I love it.  

1.  Make a card base by folding a 5.5” X 8.5” piece of Sahara Sand card stock in half.

2.  Stamp the flower in Old Olive and punch out using the Large Tag Punch.

3.  Stamp the flower two more times, once in Pumpkin Pie and once in Real Red.

3.  Punch out the Pumpkin Pie flower using 1” circle punch.  Punch out the middle of the Real Red flower using the 1/2” circle punch. Use dimensionals to attach to the Old Olive flower.

4.  Stamp the star image in Pumpkin Pie all over the  Sahara Sand card base.  Make sure that you stamp in triangles for a more random look.

5. Cut strips of Pumpkin Pie, Real Red and Old Olive. (I found these strips in my scrap stash and cut them to fit across the paper which is why they are different widths.  You can make them a uniform width if you wish.)  Attach to the bottom of the card.

6.  Stamp sentiment in Old Olive on the bottom right hand side.

7.  Attach a piece of Real Red 5/8” Grosgrain ribbon (which is retiring!)

8.  Punch a strip of Real Red with the Scallop Border Punch.  Then, take the  Large Tag Punch and punch the strip so that it lines up with the bottom of the punch.  This will ensure that it aligns with your punched tag.  Attach to the bottom of the tag.  Adhere the whole thing to your card base.

 

What do you think?  Let me know in the comments section so that I know that I’m not all by myself out here!

Happy Stampin’!

Linda:)

How to Make a Card with Animal Stories

This card uses a plethora of retiring, go away, last chance items. I saw this layout on Stampin’ Connection and had to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) it because it was so doggone cute. I changed the color combo, designer paper and sentiment, but otherwise it was the same. Tip: I used a piece of the DSP that I had punched through already, but can you tell? No, because it was incorporated into the design.

The fun designer paper is the Celebrations Pack:

The bright color combo is Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzaz, Real Red, Pacific Point, and Basic Black.

While I’m so sad for those of you who don’t have this punch that it’s going away, but I’m sure glad that I have the Spiral Border Punch.  Remember, once supplies are gone, they’re gone!

Animal Stories is so cute.  Have you seen the set?  No?  Here it is!

 

1.  Fold your base from 8.5” x  5.5” Real Red card stock.

2.  Cut strips of Pear Pizzaz and Pacific Point to 0.5” X 5.25"

3.  Stamp sentiment in Basic Black toward the end of the Pacific Point strip.  

4.  Attach Pear Pizzaz Strip and Pacific Point Strip to bottom of card base.

5.  Attach 2.5” x 5.25” piece of Celebrations Designer Paper to the card base above the Pacific Point strip.

6.  Take a 2” x 5” and use the spiral border punch along each long side.

7.  Stamp the whale in Bashful Blue, the owl in Pear Pizzaz and the Elephant in Pacific Point.  Punch out using the  1 3/8 Square Punch.  Attach them to the Basic Black Strip.

8.  Attach that to the card.

9.  Punch out 4 hearts from Real Red using the Boho Blossoms punch and adhere to the animals and near the sentiment.

Admire your card!

Click on any of the pictures of the products or the links to purchase any of the products.  You know you want to!  

Happy Stampin’!

Linda:)

How to Make a Card: Love You Much

My camera is not taking very clear pictures. I think it might be time for a new one. Still, you can see how cute this card that I made up all by myself turned out for me.  I had to say that I made this up because if you read this blog at all (pretty please let me know in the comment section.  I get lonely here in cyberspace), then you know that I am a HUGE fan of CASEing (Copy and Share Everything).  Why reinvent the wheel, I say.

People make so many beautiful things and I am good at copying, but adding my own twist here and there.  The thing is, if I can do it, so can you.  I make simple projects so that YOU, my dear reader, can copy.  I know that you want to be creative, but may feel that you can’t be. I’m here to tell you that that’s A LIE!  Perhaps you can’t make things up on your own at this point, but you will be able to soon!  I promise.  It takes practice.  Copying helps because you get an idea for the style or styles you like.  You can get color combinations and layout ideas that tickle your fancy and then learn to manipulate them for your own creations.

Here, I started with a piece of Elegant Soirree Designer Paper (the 3rd one, the top one, if you care):

It is retiring and will be gone when supplies are gone.  This paper is absolutely beautiful so get it while you can!

I also knew I wanted to use the Love You Much set: 

So, I tried to figure out a color combination for Soft Suede since that is the main color of the piece of designer paper that I wanted to use.  Nothing struck my fancy until I decided to use the color combination from the actual paper pack!  Look, I used Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede.  Isn’t it pretty?  I didn’t have to make it up at all.  As you can see, I decided to use a different piece of the DSP and it makes the whole card a little softer.

Here’s how to make the actual card:

1.  Fold 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” piece of Soft Suede in half for the base.

2.  Cut a 3 3/4” x 5” Crumb Cake.

3.  Cut a piece of 3 3/4” x 2 1/2 designer series paper.

4.  Use Scallop Trim Border punch to make the border (or leave alone, if you wish) and attach to the Crumb Cake layer.

5.  Using the Baja Breeze and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Markers, color the sentiment stamp and stamp it above the DSP.

6.  Tie a piece of Baja Breeze Taffeta ribbon around the bottom portion of the layer.  Attach the layer to the card base.

7.  Using the Baja Breeze and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Markers, color the bird image and stamp onto Naturals Ivory paper.

8.  Punch out using Wide Oval Punch and attach to card using Dimensionals.

Click on any of the links so that you can buy the projects to make this card.  You will love this set!

Happy Stampin’!

Linda:)

How to Make a Card with Punch Potpourri

So I was going through the wonderful Stampin’ Connection that all Stampin’ Up! demos get access to for creative ideas and I came across a fabulously simple card using Punch Potpourri.  I love this set and it will go into my “never get rid of stamp sets” pile on July 1st.  That pile is growing year by year because Stampin’ Up! has such WONDERFUL images that I can’t stay away.

I pretty much CASED Anne’s card, but since she’s from Quebec, she used french saying.  So, I did change that. I used the fun Swirls and Curls Verses that ONLY Hostesses can get from the mini catalog.  Want yours?  I have 3 dates in August that you can fill.  June and July are booked.  If you want yours sooner than that you can ALWAYS order at $150 worth of product online and get all the hostess benefits OR you can have a catalog party!  Contact me right away for details!  

Here’s the very easy, very fun card:

Supplies: Dimensionals, Punch Potpourri, Swirls and Curls Verses.  Ink and Stampin’ Write Markers: Blushing Bride, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz,  Boho Blossom Punch, 1” circle punch

How to make this card:

1.  Use a Note Card (107311) as your base.  The card measures 5” x 3 1/2"

2.  Punch out one of each: Blushing Bride, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz 1” circles

3.  Color the flowers with the Blushing Bride, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write markers.

4.  Punch out flowers using the Boho Blossom Punch

5.  Attach circles to card base.

6.  Attach flowers using Dimensionals.

7.  Stamp sentiment.  All done!

 

Remember, there are only 8 numbers left on my 50/50 board!  Better get on it quick!

Happy Stampin’!

Linda:)

Bye Bye Eastern Blooms and Define Your Life

As I was making projects from the Last Chance Lists for Stamp Club, I came up with this beauty.  This one, however, didn’t make the cut, and I made the cutest little box with this set.  So, I will show it to you.  Do you like it?  My club members did and almost sounded wistful that we didn’t make this one.  However, they assured me that they liked the little box we made.  

Since it’s summer, I thought I’d do a fun tropical color combo: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Tangerine Tango.  I think it could use some Old Olive or Pear Pizzaz, but I still liked the way it turned out for me. 

Define Your Life is also going away. :( If you are at all into scrapping, then this is a must have set.  I use it in SO many scrapbook pages.  

Buy these here.  There are only EIGHT spots left on my 50/50 Board.  If you want a $50 free shopping spree, you better get on that board!

Happy Stampin’!

Linda:)

Wow! This Is Inspiring!

I hope you enjoy and are inspired by this.

Happy Stampin’!

Linda:)

Did You Know Legos Are Dangerous?

If not, check this out!

 

Here’s an easy lego card to make for a boy’s birthday! You can use Daffodil Delight, Garden Green and Real Red instead to match with lego colors!  Order the supplies to make this card here.

Supplies: Pacific Point card stock and ink, sponge, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker, Dimensionals

Happy Stampin’!

Linda:)

Strength and Hope Campaign

More and more people know what it is to hear the word “cancer” during a doctor’s visit.  It is a terrible, horrifying word.  So much research has been done, but there is still no cure.  Stampin’ Up! has decided to try and encourage the research for the breast cancer cure by offering this very special stamp set and digital kit.  

Here’s a beautiful sample from the digital kit. As you can see, these products can be used to encourage people for whatever the reason.  

Strength & Hope Digital Card

Digital Supplies: My Digital Studi, Strength & Hope Digital Kit, Whisper White Digital Stitching

Description	Wood-Mount Item	Wood-Mount Price	Clear-Mount Item	Clear-Mount Price
Strength & Hope	118100	$17.95	123660	$13.95
Force & Espoir (French)	123665	$17.95	123667	$13.95
Fortaleza y Esperanza (Spanish)	123670	$17.95	123672	$13.95
Strength & Hope Digital Kit Includes a four-piece stamp brush set, 12 Designer Series Papers, and 10 embellishment pieces.	124475	$9.95	---	---

As part of our Making a Difference program, Stampin' Up! is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF) in the Strength & Hope Campaign. 

From May 1-August 31, 2011, Stampin' Up! will donate $2* from the sale of each Strength & Hope Set and Digital Kit to BCRF.  

Click here to shop and see the video about this wonderful set.

Happy Stampin’!

Linda:)