Weekly Deals Tag

Hi Stampers!  Each week Stampin' Up! releases some Weekly Deals, which are items that you can get at a pretty sweet discount.  More often than not, I love all the items available for the Weekly Deals and this week was no exception.

When I was looking at the Weekly Deals today inspiration hit!  It all started with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch (which is on sale...and you need one, trust me!) and the In Color Washi Tape (also on sale and looking for a new home at your house!).  From there it just morphed into a fun flower tag that included the Classy Designer Buttons, Wild Wasabi Seam Binding and Clothespins (all on sale too!).

It all just seemed to fit together with a big ole flower from the Flower Patch set (cut out with the Flower Fair Framelits).  And, of course, once I had a fun tag, I needed something to put it on!  So, out came the new Gift Bag Punch Board!

And, there you have it!  A bright and fun tag (made with loads of stuff on sale) on a super fun bag ready to fill with something wonderful for someone special!

Here's all the items on sale this week.  You can order any of them in my online store (but hurry because there's a limited quantity of items available at these prices), or contact me directly to place your order!

Have an inspired day!

Mother's Love Mini Pizza Box

Hi Stampers!  This month my clubs did a super fun mini pizza box.

I designed it to hold some 3x3 cards and there's even room for some chocolates or some other special little gift, like jewelry!

The box is pretty simple and is made from a piece of cardstock measuring 6x11. With the 6" side along the top of your Simply Scored, score at 1-1/4" and 4-3/4". Then turn your cardstock so the 11" side is along the top of your Simply Scored and score at 1-1/4", 4-7/8", 6-1/8" and 9-3/4".  Check out the diagram below to see where you need to make the cut lines. Crease all the score lines really well and then fold it up and glue the tabs to make a box. Your box should open like a pizza box.

Wanna see what my club peeps made for inside the box?  Yeah, I thought so!

Three sweet little 3x3 cards featuring the Mother's Love stamp set which you can find in the Occasions Catalog. I used the retiring 2013-2015 In Colors, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe and Baked Brown Sugar.

I love these little pizza boxes. They are just so darn cute! Here's a couple more that I have done.

This one is Strawberry Slush with the Crazy About You set and Stacked With Love DSP stack. I made the black rhinestone is just a regular old Rhinestone that I colored with a black Sharpie.

This one also uses Strawberry Slush and the Stacked With Love DSP with the Painted Petals set.

That last one has an embossed vellum strip.  Here's a little trick for sticking vellum down....make it longer than you need it and fold the ends behind and stick them to the back of the cardstock layer.  Here's a close up of the edge so you can have a better look.

That's all for today!  Everything you need to make any of the three boxes shown today can be found in my online store.  You can contact me to order or order through the online store.  Don't forget to enter the hostess code MPXDNXGV when you order online!

Have an inspired day!

Simple Card Sunday 10-Remembering Your Birthday

ETA:  I know, it's Monday!  Yesterday our family took a technology break and turned off our phones, computers, video games, and tv (until the Walking Dead came on!).  And, wouldn't you know it, I totally forgot to upload my video and publish my post before we did that.  So, it's Simple Card Sunday on a Monday!!!

Hi Stampers!  It's Simple Card Sunday time again.  Today I have a pretty pink birthday card with sparkle to share with you!  Yes, I used pink AND glitter...those of you who know me well can close your mouths now (I will be back to my usual color schemes for the next post!!!)!!!!!

Now, remember, a Simple Card Sunday card has to be made in 10-15 minutes max, use few supplies and be made in 5 easy steps.  Here we go!

Step-by-Step:

• Fold the Whisper White cardstock (5 1/2 x 8 1/2) in half. Attach a piece of Strawberry Slush cardstock (3 7/8 x 5 1/8) on it and another piece of Whisper White cardstock (3 3/4 x 5) on top of that!
• On a scrap of Whisper White stamp the Positively Chevron stamp with Strawberry Slush ink.  Cut out 3 squares measuring 1 1/4 x 1 1/4.  Sponge the edges with Strawberry Slush ink.
• On a strip of Pink Pirouette (1 inch wide) stamp your sentiment (I used one from Remembering Your Birthday) with Strawberry Slush ink.  Cut one end of the strip like a banner (watch the video for a tip on cutting banner ends!).
• Glue down the banner and then glue down the squares (as shown in the picture).
• On every second chevron, apply some Dazzling Details so it sparkles!

 Here's the video.  Watch for that tip on cutting banner ends!

 As always, I have a couple other cards made with the same layout for you.

I used the new December Wonder PL set from the holiday supplement for this one

There you have it!  The possibilities are endless with this layout...those squares can be stamped, DSP, or you could emboss some cardstock for them!

Everything you need to make all three cards shown today can be found in my online store.  Head on over there to place your order today, or if you prefer, you can contact me to place your order.

If you like what you see and are Canadian, I would love to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Contact me today and we can start your creative journey!

Have an inspired day!

Simple Card Sunday 7-Merry Everything

Hi Stampers!  It's Simple Card Sunday time and today I have a great, simple Christmas Card to share with you!

Step-by-Step:

• Fold the Mossy Meadow cardstock (4 1/4 x 11) in half.  Stick the Cherry Cobbler cardstock (3 7/8 x 5 1/8) on the card base.  Set aside.
• Stamp the chevron pattern (Work of Art set) using the Stamp-a-ma-jig across the Very Vanilla cardstock ( 3 3/4 x 5).  Stick on the Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Set aside.
• Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment (Merry Everything set which is also available in a bundle with a coordinating punch!) on the Very Vanilla cardstock (1 1/2 x 2).  Mat it on a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock ( 1 3/4 x 2 1/4)
• Made a small ribbon loop with some Cherry Cobbler ribbon and stick it to the back of the Merry Christmas piece. 
• Using Stampin' Dimensionals, stick the sentiment piece to the card.

 Here's the video for this week's card so you can follow along in real time and make the card with me!

 And, here's another card made the same way!  This particular card is one of the cards the World Card Making Day participants made using the Flamingo Lingo stamp set this past weekend!

You can find everything you need to create both the cards shown in my online store!  Head on over there and place your order today (or contact me to place your order). 

If you like what you see and are Canadian, I would love to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator!  Please contact me with your name and address so I can send you a catalog!

Have an inspired day!

Christmas Bliss Card & Tag Set

Well, it is sweltering here...not that I'm complaining because it won't be long before it's minus 5 million and snowing again!!!!  Along the lines of thinking cooler thoughts, I decided it would be fun to have a Christmas in July class.  So, at the end of July I had a group of ladies over to get a jump on their jingle with this fun project!

The did a card & tag set featuring the Christmas Bliss stamp set and some new DSP, All is Calm (which will be in the upcoming Holiday Catalog...coming soon to a mailbox near you!).  They made a fun divided box to hold their creations which had a clear lid!  Yep, we used the window sheets to make a lid for our boxes so you can see the fun creations inside!  In addition to their boxes, they also made 4 cards with lined envelopes and 4 tags.

I am loving the colors in the All is Calm DSP...I'm pretty sure I will be using a lot of this DSP in the coming months!!!!  Did you  notice the DSP in the envelopes?  It's super easy to fancy up your envelopes with the Envelope Liner Framelits and DSP of your choice!

And, here it is all packaged up nice in the box!  I tied a piece of Smoky Slate chevron ribbon around the box when all was said and done just to finish it off.

I still have a few kits left if you are interested in doing this class virtually.  The virtual class includes the stamp set, supplies for the projects (excluding tools and inks), written instructions, postage to get it to you and a link to exclusive videos so you can see how to put it all together.  Cost is $50.  Let me know if you are interested!  Please note this is only available to Canadians.

Have an inspired day!

Simple Birthday Wishes

It's Simple Card Sunday again and today I have a simple birthday card to share.  This is a card that my clubs did in June!

I used the super fun Endless Birthday Wishes photopolymer set for this card.  I love my rubber stamps a lot, but I have to say I do enjoy some aspects of the photopolymer stamps.  They are clear which is pretty cool...you can see right through them when you stamp them which makes for perfect placement.  I also enjoy being able to put a string of words together to make a sentiment like I did for this card.  Just place them where you want them and press the block onto them...voila, instant stamp!

I started with a Pear Pizzazz card base which I embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.  The cake was stamped with Basic Gray ink on a small square of white cardstock and placed behind the long white strip.  See how the cake is colored?  I did that with a stamp from the Work of Art set...I think this is going to be a must have set like Gorgeous Grunge!  I added a little sparkle with Dazzling Details on the sparklers on the cake!

Let's talk about that large white strip, shall we?  I started by punching out a 1 3/4" circle, then pierced around it.  I stamped the sentiment and added a small scallop trim (with the Dotted Scallop ribbon Border Punch).  I finished it off with three Daffodil Delight punched stars.  The whole strip is put on the card with Stampin' Dimensionals so that it looks like the cake is recessed in behind the white strip.  Fun little technique for a little different spin on a card!

You can find everything you need to make this card in my online store.  Head on over there with the shopping list and place your order today!

Shopping List

Stamps:  Endless Birthday Wishes, Work of Art

Ink:  Basic Gray, Strawberry Slush

Cardstock:  Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush

Accessories:  Dazzling Details

Tools:  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Paper Piercer, template and mat, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (star), Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Have an inspired day!

Park Lane Starburst Technique

Hi everyone!  Today I'm going to share a super fun  and easy technique that is perfect for using up scraps of Designer Paper!

At my last Stamp & Share with my downline we learned about the Starburst technique and made some cards with it.  Everyone loved it so I decided to share it with my clubs this month too!

Here's a little step-by-step for you:

• start with 4 or 5 scraps of DSP cut to 1 1/2 x 4
• cut your rectangles of DSP on the diagonal so that you end up with 2 triangles
• place your triangles on your cardstock so they look like a starburst or sunburst.
• embellish and finish your card

And, I did up a quick video for you too so you can see the card come together!

Here's one more example of this technique.  This one uses the Moonlight DSP stack.

This is such a fun technique.  Give it a try and let me know how it turns out for ya!

Until the end of July, DSP is on sale!  For every 3 packs you purchase you get an additional pack FREE!  So, head on over to my online store with the shopping list and place your order today.  Don't forget to use the hostess code CZKJ2ZAD for a chance to win a pack of washi tape!

Shopping List

Stamps:  Chalk Talk

Ink:  Calypso Coral

Cardstock:  Old Olive, Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss

DSP:  Park Lane

Accessories:  Crushed Curry Baker's Twine, Rhinestones, Calypso Coral Seam Binding

Tools:  Big Shot, Chalk Talk Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals

Have an inspired day!

All Abloom Lots of Thanks

Happy Sunday!  I'm on my way back from the annual Stampin' Up! convention and I am exhausted!  My brain is FULL of fabulous ideas, I saw so many of my stamping friends that I don't get to see very often, I made new stamping friends and had a GREAT road trip with my girls!

Today I'm sharing a super simple card with you that my clubs did in June.  A version of this card ended up being one of my swap cards for convention.  You may be asking, "Swap card Lisa?  What's that?"!  Whenever demonstrators get together we swap card fronts.  It's like trading ideas....and I'm coming home with a bunch that I can't wait to display at my events for the next little while!

I love so many things about this card...the color combination (Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow & Island Indigo), the DSP (All Abloom), the layout and the simplicity of it!  It's a basic Crumb Cake card base with a little bit of stamping.  I used the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set to make the splatters as well as the strip of diagonal lines.  There's a scrap of DSP (All Abloom) along the bottom and also a strip of Daffodil Delight cardstock.  I added some white Baker's Twine and then made a medallion to hilight my sentiment (from Lots of Thanks).  I love the look of the piece cut with the Starburst framelit to mat the circles.  It's nice to have a great circle shape that's not a scallop!

You can find everything you need to make this card in my online store.  Head on over there with the shopping list and place your order today!

Shopping List

Stamps:  Lots of Thanks, Gorgrous Grunge

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Island Indigo

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Whisper White

DSP:  All Abloom

Accessories:  White Baker's Twine, Rhinestones

Tools:  Big Shot, Starburst and Circles Framelits, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder

And while you're shopping, remember that DSP is Buy 3 Get 1 Free this month!  Now is definitely the time to stock up on all the gorgeous DSP in the catalog!

Have an inspired day!

Inspire. Create. Share. 2014

As you are reading this I am on my way to sunny Salt Lake City for Stampin' Up!'s annual convention.  I am so excited to be on a road trip with some good friends and so excited to see my friends from across North America that I don't get to see very often!

One of the things I do every convention is make a little gift for my downline that are attending.  This year I spoiled them!

They each got a little package with a notebook and pen, altered first aid kit, bag tag and a little jar of goodies to snack on!

The notebook is covered with Flashback DSP and some Hello Honey ribbon.  I stamped "creative" along the ribbon...that creative is from a special convention set I got a couple years ago!  You can see how I altered the notebook here.  The pen is an RSVP pen that I rolled some DSP (again, the Flashback DSP) up into the barrel.  I love doing this with my pens...it's an easy way to make cute pens and then I know when people steal my pens because they are unique!!!!

The tags were cut from DSP (Flashback) covered chipboard.  I used the new Bigz die Party Pennants.  I love that the pennants come in 2 sizes on this die!  It's embellished with some punched pieces (colors from the Flashback DSP....Pool Party, Real Red, Hello Honey) and then each one has their initial on it.  I used the Perfect Print Alphabet Bigz die for that.  It's finished off with a piece of Hello Honey ribbon so they can tie it to their bags.  And, they now have a cute way to distinguish their bags in the sea of 3000 bags that are all the same!

I found these super cute little travel first aid kits when I was getting groceries at Superstore one day!  They come in a white plastic container and have all the essentials for minor first aid stuff like paper cuts and blisters (the most common convention injuries!).  The container was easy to alter with some more Flashback DSP and then a belly band made from cardstock.  The belly band was made with the Angled Tag Topper punch and tied shut with some of the new cotton ribbon in Real Red.  We're gonna have the cutest first aid kits around!

And, of course they needed some treats!  I got these cute little jars from someone selling leftover wedding favor stuff and they are perfect for this sort of thing.  I filled them with some gummies and then added a DSP (Flashback) circle to the lid.  It's finished off with a piece of cotton ribbon, this time in Pool Party.

And, here it is all packaged up cute and ready for them to get....

Don't you just love it?!?!?!  Everything but the notebook fit in these cute little plastic berry containers I also found on my Superstore grocery shopping trip!  Because the notebook didn't fit, I placed the berry container on top of the notebook and tied the two together with some of the awesome new Crushed Curry Striped Grosgrain.

Now that you've seen a lot of the patterns from the Flashback DSP pack, make it one of the ones you get this month with the sale!  DSP is buy 3 get 1 free for the month of July and with so many gorgeous DSP's to choose from you may even want to get them all...you know, buy 6 get 2 free or buy 9 and get 3 free!!!!

Head on over to my online store and order your DSP today!  Don't forget to use the hostess code CZKJ2ZAD when placing your order so you can be entered to win a pack of washi tape!

Have an inspired day!

Doin' the Tangelo Twist

I will admit that Tangelo Twist is my least favorite In Color this year.  It's an orange thing...I just have a hard time with orange!  But, it's a great color for masculine cards...especially boy birthday cards which I seem to need a LOT of!  ;)

I started this card with a piece of Whisper White which I stamped with Tangelo Twist and the Chevron stamp.  I built from there trimming and matting with Night of Navy and finally putting it on a Tangelo Twist card base.  The Happy Birthday's are from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set and I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to get them in line down the card!  I stamped a Tangelo Twist one on some scrap and just cut it out with scissors and matted it on some Night of Navy.  It's put on the card with Stampin' Dimensionals so it has a little "pop"!  I finished off the card with 3 Night of Navy stars which I punched with the new Itty Bitty Accents Punches.

Here's a little video about the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig so you can see how easy it is to work with!

You can find everything you need to create this card in my online store.  Head over there with the shopping list and place your order today!

Shopping List

Stamps:  Chevron, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Tangelo Twist, Night of Navy

Cardstock:  Tangelo Twist, Whisper White, Night of Navy

Tools:  Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (star), Stampin' Dimensionals

Have an inspired day!

Mossy Meadow Mini Canvas

A few weeks ago I held my Inspired by Ink Stamp & Share.  It's a day where I get together with my girls on my team and we stamp, we share, we laugh, we eat....I could go on, but you get the idea!  It really is a great day....even though this last time it was POURING rain!

Like I mentioned, we stamp and part of our day consists of make & takes.  This time around we did an In Color mini canvas for one of our make & takes.

We started by spritzing the canvas with a mixture of Mossy Meadow ink and water (mixed together in a Stampin' Spritzer).  Then we cut out flowers using all of the new In Colors and the new Floral Frenzy die.  A little scrunching, sponging and layering and voila!

The quote was done in MDS and then printed on Very Vanilla cardstock.  It was cut out with the Banner Framelits and then stuck on.

I chose this particular quote for a very specific reason.  I think of all the people on my team as flowers.  Even though we all do the same business, we don't compete with each other, rather we cheer each other on and work together so everyone blooms!

You can find all the stampin' supplies needed to make this little gem of a project in my online store.  Head over there with the shopping list and place your order today!

Shopping List

Ink:  Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey

Cardstock:  Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  Pearls

Tools: Big Shot, Flower Frenzy Bigz die, Banners Framelits, Stampin' Sponges, Stampin' Spritzers

Other:  Mini Canvas from my local Dollarama

Have an inspired day!