And now for something completely different...

Well in style anyways, it is another baby project though! This is a little gift set I made for a friend who prefers earthy colours and more contemporary stylings.It was the first time I made a series of coordinating items to give as a gift. I really enjoyed coming up with different ways to use the same colours & style across the 3 projects, I'm sure there will be more of this in my stampin' future! The onesie card is of course based on the template created by Lauren Meader over at My Time...Creations, I find myself using this one a lot for baby cards.

This set is heavy on the 2008 in colours, it's funny when I first saw them, I was not impressed. I could not think of how I was going to get through a year with these colours. Now with only one month left for this collection I am almost panicking, what will I do without Kiwi kiss, Tangerine Tango, Pacific point or Pink Pirouette?? I'm sure I will survive, after all last year I was aghast that I would have to give up my Wild Wasabi, but I'm still alive and stampin! The up side is that I get to see the new in colours for 2009 on Monday! EEk!! I do love being a SU! demo!! Lets hope they are as fabulous as usual! Though regardless of my first impression, I am sure to fall in love with them once I see what other talented stampin' bloggers have done with them, it happens every time!

Ok back to these projects. I have a confession to make....the onesies stamp on the thank you cards is retired. Sorry! It's from the occasions mini catalogue set By Ones and By Twos. This set is definitely a keeper, you can totally make it boy or girl and there are actually greetings for multiples and adoptions! You don't see that very often. On to the recipes:


{Recipe}
Stamps: Nursery Necessities
Papers: Kiwi kiss, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze
Inks: same as paper + chocolate chip
Tools & Acc.: Tangerine Tango striped GG ribbon, Punches: star, scallop edge, 1-1/4 &1-3/8 circles.


{Recipe}
Stamps: Nursery Necessities, Cute & Curly
Papers: Kiwi kiss, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Close to Cocoa, whisper white
Inks: same as paper
Tools & Acc.: Tangerine Tango striped GG ribbon, Punches: Curly label, eyelet edge, 1in circles, serif sizzix alphabet die.{Recipe}
Stamps: By Ones & by Twos, Wow Flowers
Papers: Kiwi kiss, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Close to Cocoa, whisper white
Inks: same as paper
Tools & Acc.: Tangerine Tango, kiwi kiss & pacific point striped GG ribbon, circle scissors plus, paper piercer, staple, Punches: 1/8in, 1-1/4in & 1-3/8in circles.

Thanks for looking!

Somethin' Girly!

Yay another few minutes to myself, lets see how fast I can type this up now! Sometimes I feel like I am playing that game where you have to put all the little plastic shapes in place before the timer goes off and launches the pieces everywhere. (Concentration?) I never know how much time I have until the baby (or his big sister) needs me.

Alright now onto a project.I do have some pics of the cards and projects I made for this Mother's Day but, they'll have to wait until I can upload them. In the mean time here is yet another baby project!

The first photo is of one of the thank you cards I made for a friend. Of all the babies born lately she had the only girl so I just had to take the opportunity to pull out the pirouette pink! I made about ten of these cards, and I hope to also get a little box done up for them soon. After I took this photo I added little white buttons to the wheels on the carriage it really finishes off the card.




{Card Recipe}

Stamps: Fun Fast Notes, Wow Flowers, All Holidays
Paper: Pirouette Pink, Close to Cocoa & Whisper white
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Stazon jet black
Tools & Acc.: White signo gel pen, 5/8 in striped pink pir. gg ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots, white buttons, Punches:Ticket corner, Eyelet, Small & lrg oval.


This second picture is of the actual card I made to welcome the new baby girl. The over the top girlyness of this one is a little out of my creative comfort zone, but a heck of a lot of fun to make! I created this card from scratch. Bassically I cut out a circle shaped card, snipped out a quarter section (making a sort of Pack-man shape) and then decorated it. The only really important detail to remember is that if you want it to stand up you need to attach wheels to the back of the card too.



Woo Hoo! This is awesome, I am still uninterrupted, let's see if I can quickly get my recipe posted before the critter stirs!


{Card Recipe}

Stamps: Polkadot punches
Paper: Pink Pir. Basic Grey, Whisper white
Ink: Pink Pir.
Tools & Acc.: Circle scissors plus, circle fire rhinestone brads, Pink Pir striped gg ribon, stampin' sponges, punches: Eyelet, scallop circle, 1-1/4 in circle, ¾ in circle, trio flowers, wide oval

May DSP Samplers!

Can't decide which packs of Designer Series Paper or Textured Cardstock you would like to order for the May DSP Promotion? Would you rather get a little taste of everything? This month's special makes it the perfect time to do a paper share, or two, or three!

What's Involved? You sign up for one of the groups bellow (I need 8 per group) and make the required payment then, once a group is full, I will order all of the packs of paper, cut them into 6x6 in squares and redistribute them so that everyone gets at least one sheet of every paper available. (See each group bellow for details)

On top of getting a 6x6in piece of each design for a fraction of the cost it would cost to purchase all the packs of paper yourself, because of this months special you will save at least an additional 25% off the regular price of the paper samplers.

Group 1: Designer Series Paper Sampler

In this sampler you will receive a 6x6in piece of each of the available Designer Series Papers, including those in the 4 different Specialty Paper collections and the new Walk in the Park DSP found in the current Occasions Mini Catalogue.

This comes to 126 6x6in sheets of high quality 2 sided paper for only $27.67 including shipping and tax. (Regularly: $36.90) Included designs can be seen on Pages 158-162 of the SS2009 Ideabook & Catalogue or online here.

1. Nadia
   
2. Trina S.
   
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________

Group 2: Patterns Designer Series Paper Sampler

This sampler includes 6x6in sheets of all the papers from the Patterns DSP collection (Pg 159 in caty.)

This comes to 84 6x6in pieces of high quality 2 sided paper for only $17.81 including shipping and tax. (Regularly: $23.75)

1. Nadia
   
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________

Group 3: Textured Cardstock Sampler

This sampler includes 2-6x6in sheets of textured cardstock in each colour from the Earth Elements, Bold Brights, Soft Subtles and Rich Regals as well as 4-6x6 sheets of each colour from the Neutrals and In-colours famillies.

This comes to a total of 144 6x6in sheets of textured cardstock in 60 different colours for only $18.13 including shipping and tax! (Regular $24.17)

1. Nadia
   
2. Ryan
   
3. Trina S.
   
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________

To take part in any or all of these paper shares please contact me by e-mail (nlt@shaw.ca) or phone (780-988-0647).

If you live outside of the Edmonton area your sampler can be mailed to you for a small additional cost.

Orders will be placed as soon as each group fills up, feel free to sign up for multiple spots in a group if you would like more paper!

Happy Stampin'!

May is National Scrapbooking Month!

To celebrate this wonderful hobby Stampin' Up! Is having some Awesome specials, take a look:

Designer Series Paper Sale!

Buy three packs of Designer Series paper (including our Specialty Designer Series paper) or 12" x 12" textured card stock, and get one FREE!

If purchasing online put 3 packs in your cart then choose your freebie at checkout (the free pack can even be the more expensive one, is that cool or what!?!)

New Stamp Set Sneak Peek!

Buy a sneak peek stamp set from the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue--Jumble Alphabet (set of 52; double-mounted)--at a 20 percent discount.

Item #	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
115199	Jumble Alphabet stamp set	$57.95	$46.36

Scrapbooking Starter Kit Promotion In celebration of National Scrapbooking Month, join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator for only $99 with our limited-time Scrapbooking Starter Kit. The Scrapbooking Starter Kit contains the following: Item Code Description Retail Value 113510 Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set* $50.95 113059 Simply Scrappin' Petal Party $23.95 108697 Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12" x 12") $13.95 105240 Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad $8.95 *Substitutable for any stamp set up to $51.95 value. Please note: Each of the products listed above may be substituted for like items. Please see the Scrapbooking Starter Kit Order Form for details. The Scrapbooking Starter Kit also contains all the business supplies contained in the standard Starter Kit

To take advantage of any of these special offers check out my Stampin' Up! Web site: nadia.stampinup.net and while you're there take a peak at this great scrapbooking video!

A Little Something Blue

I wanted to thank everyone who helped me celebrate the arrival of my son Kaleb by taking part in my Mystery Hostess party! The winner of the hostess benefits was Christa, one of my Stampin' VIPs who will be taking home the new Circle Scissors Plus as well as a few other goodies. Good choice, Christa, I love that tool! As you might recall I had a special on all things blue, and people definitely took advantage of it, look what met my eyes when I opened my parcel...very cool. I might have to do the colour specials again, I wonder what a box full of red or yellow would look like?


Here's a little card project for you. I mentioned in the last post that I have been making loads of baby cards,well here's the one I made for my new nephew Luke (notice the SAB DSP again, I just can't get enough of it!). Oh and the space stuff is a loving poke at the whole 'Luke' Skywalker & Star Wars thing.

{Recipe}
Stamps: Pun Fun, Nursery Necessities
Paper: Kraft, whisper white, so saffron, Certainly Celery, Watercolour paper & Delicate Dots DSP
Inks: stazon jet black, Sahara sand, (felts: so saffron, bashful blue, certainly celery)
Tools & Acc: Big Shot + serif essentials alphabet dies, Certainly celery 5/8in poly twill ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Crystal effects, dimensionals,Snail, aquapainter, Signo White gel pen, punches: small star, wide oval.

{Note} I stamped the space ship in Stazon on watercolour paper then coloured it using an aquapainter and markers. To add interest, I used crystal effects on the ships window and glitter on the exhaust plumes and then popped the whole thing up on dimensionals. I hope you like it!

Oh and I just found this pic, this is the little hat I crocheted for Luke and gave him with the card.

SABaby card

It really seems like everywhere I turn there are new babies popping up! I don't think I have ever made as many baby cards as I have in the last couple of months! This cutie was made for a friend who had a baby boy only three weeks before Kaleb was born. The paper is of course from the free SAB pack, oh and the ribbon too. I really was not fond of this colour combo when I first saw it but it's just perfect for baby cards. I am almost in a colour rut because of it, I am constantly reaching for this paper! The other item I just can't get enough of on this card is the coorduroy buttons, there is something about buttons and cord that screams baby...or again maybe it's just me. Well that's enough rambling from me, I am trying to get this post up super fast while my hubby entertains the babe, and I am eating up precious potential sleep time! So here's the recipe, hope you enjoyed...

{RECIPE}
Stamps:Pun Fun, Owl Together Now, Full of Life
Papers: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP
Inks: Stazon Jet Black
Tools & Acc.: Certainly Celery poly-twill ribbon, Kraft corduroy button, crystal Effects, dimentionals, Snail, paper piercer, punches: Eyelet border, 1in circle

Happy Stampin'!

A Proud Big Sis!

Well I figured it was about time to share the good news, our family welcomed a new little fella on April 5th (I know he missed Will's birthday by one day!). His name is Kaleb Rowen Asher and he weighed a whopping 5lbs 15oz at birth. He's doing really well and has already gained a whole pound. My daughter, Gabrielle, absolutely loves the little guy and our only fear at the moment is that he might get smothered in kisses!

I actually have a moment to myself (and 2 free hands to type with!) because, both of the little ones fell asleep in the car on the way back from the grocery store! I'm not sure how long it will last but I am going to take the opportunity to share a recent card with you guys.

Here it is.
This was a really fun card to make. A friend of mine has twin boys who will be turning 2 in May. The boys are nust about cars and since I have no car stamps I decided to try making my own car. First I cut out a piece of paper the size of a normal card front (5.5x4.25in), folded it in half and sketched a the shape of a car on it including the bumper, hood and windshield detail. I used this as my template and cut out the car and all the details from cardstock. I did not have any brushed silver cardstock for the bumper and such so I took some basic gray cs and sponged it with silver ink. It actually worked really well. The head lights were created with build-a-brads in which I mounted circles of the SAB Delicate Dots DSP. The hood and bumper were popped up on dimentionals to give the car more depth. Here is the rest of the recipe:

{Stamps}: All in the Family, Short Order Numbers, All Holidays (birthday greeting)
{Papers}: Real Red, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Delicate Dots DSP
{Inks}: Basic Black and Whisper white Craft inks, silver encore ink
{Tools & Acc.}: Build-A-Brads, Dimentionals, Snail, Tombo Multi glue, white EP, signo white gel pen,(punches) small oval, corner rounder, 1/2 inch circle.

Hope you liked it!

Time to play a little catch up!

I'm sorry to say that the way I've been feeling for the last few months has made this blog a very low priority. Unfortunately even when I have some quiet time to blog I have such 'Mom' brain that my concentration is very fractured. Hopefully this will pass when the baby is born....a girl can wish can't she? Anyhow since I seem to have more focus today I figured I would share a few recent projects!

I have been taking a Mom & Tot Gymnastics class for the last couple months. We have a really great instructor and my daughter can't get enough of the class. It's so nice to finally have 'teachers' to give little seasonal gifts to. I love making these kinds of little themed projects and I am finally finding people to give them to!

In the first pic you will see the card I made. I might have posted a similar one before as I did make it for a valentines day workshop in feb. The difference with this one is that instead of watercolouring the elephant myself I let Gabby colour it ( apparently she was having a minimalist day!). It was nice to have her participate in making some of the card and I know the instructor appreciated it too. The pillowbox gift you see bellow was made using my SU! Bigshot and the exclusive pillowbox die. I can't believe how quickly it came together, not having to trace, cut out and score a template. I filled the pillow box with some yummy Jelly Bellies in v-day colours. See bellow for project recipes.

{Card Recipe}
Stamps: Happy Heart Day
Paper: Kraft, Rasberry Tart DSP, Pretty in pink, Rose red, Whisper white
Ink: Rose red, Stazon jet black
Tools & Acc.: Sizzix Scalloped envelope die, Ticket corner punch, Boho blossoms punch, Wide oval punch, Earth elements brad, Piercing tool, Kiwi kiss satin ribbon.


{ Pillow Box Recipe}
Stamps: Happy heart day
Paper: whisper white, Rose red, Rasberry Tart DSP, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Rose Red, whisper white,
Tools & Acc.: Sizzix Pillowbox die, Small & Large tag punches, scallop edge punch, 2-way glue, cosmo fine glitter, Sticky strip, Kiwi kiss striped Grosgrain ribbon, whisper white 1/4 in grosgrain ribbon.

Happy Heart Day 114978 Price: $28.95

New Caty Top 10

Well I figured that if I forced myself to create a Top 10 list for you, I just might be able to whittle down my wish list a little...One can hope eh? So here I go, in no particular order...

Top 10 New Stamp Sets

1. Thoughts & Prayers (pg 58, 113252, $30.95) perfect sympathy/encouragement set!
   
2. Hoppy for You (pg, 63, 113270, $28.95) what can I say I'm a sucker for frogs?
   
3. Wonderful Watercolors (pg 85, 113688, $47.95) wow gorgeous 2-step floral stamps with matching watercolor style silhouettes
   
4. Petal Pizzaz (pg 90, 113417 $38.95) Big Bold beautiful flowers
   
5. Cheep talk & Good Friend (Pg90/91) Adorable retro bird sets
   
6. Branch OUt (pg 100, 113200, $26.95) Love it x3, tree silhouette with accessories
   
7. Le Jardin Botanique (pg 101, 113232, $30.95) take the classic Lovely as a Tree set and go floral!
   
8. Hit the Road (pg 103, 113242, $23.95) yay, fun, masculine outdoors set to compliment under the stars
   
9. Fifth Avenue Floral (pg 106, 113734, $29.95) Just gorgeous Decor Elements blooms shrunk to stamp size
   
10. Gallery (Pg107, 113776, 26.95) fabulous frames
    

Top 10 New Tools & Accessories

1. Texturz plates (pg203) Yay! finaly texture embossing plates for the bigshot!
   
2. Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die (pg 196, 114507, 25.95) 4 diferent sizes of butterfly on one plate, what's not to love?
   
3. Circle Scissor Plus (pg 188, 112530, 37,95) A circle cutter that can make fine rings?!
   
4. Eyelet Border punch (pg184, 113692, 19.95) definitely adds a girly flare to projects
   
5. Fine Supernova glitter (pg 180, 114287, 16.50) Bright cheerful glitter colors including orange!!
   
6. Sticky Pages (pg 180, 114300, 8.25) cut out your own sticky shapes for glitter or microbeads
   
7. Corduroy Buttons (pg 176, 12.75) Too cute, that's all!
   
8. Clear Rhinstone Brads (pg 174, 113144, 13.75) Finally Clear Rhinestone brads are available alone!!
   
9. Taste of textiles (pg 156, 113991, 11.75) variety of exotic cardstocks including metallic bronze.
   
10. Specialty Designer series papers (Pg 158-Rockabilly, Parisian Breeze, To the Nines) Stepin' up DSPs with glossy accents or coverstock weights
    

sigh and soooo much more!



Stamps not top ten but too nice not to mention:

1. Totally Tool (pg 47, 113256, $30.95) Great handyman set
   
2. Animal Crackers (pg 49, 113395, $23.95) too cute goofy animals
   
3. Sip by Sip (pg 51, 113403, $28.95) fun, quirky, vintage coffee set...too bad I don't drink the stuff!
   
4. A kind Friend (pg 57, 113194, $25.95) I have a daughter who loves kitties...'nough said.
   
5. Trendy Trees (pg 91, 113258, $20.95) very cute, retro build a tree set (& there's a matching wheel)
   
6. Man's Best Friend (pg 72, 113236, $23.95) I'm a dog lover and this set has a goofy dog breed image for everyone
   
7. Ever After (pg 83, 113401, $26.95) Elegant and Romantic, Images and Words

I'll be stopping there I think...unfortunately instead of helping me choose, I want things even more!! This is going to take some major self control!!

Spring Starts Today!!

...and I can almost believe it today, we've had a week of unseasonably warm temperatures in Alberta so I am trying to delude myself that they are here to stay!! Any how, that's not what this post is actually about. Today is the first official day of the Spring/Summer 2009 Ideabook & Catalogue!! Now there's news that will warm you up even if it's -30C outside your window! You can access the new caty and even place an online order on my SU! page: nadia.stampinup.net. While you are there make sure to chck out the Phase III Decor Elements release. This collection is just getting more and more fabulous with each new release and there are rumors of custom wall art to come later this year!! Ok, ok, I will calm down now...I think my bank account is definitely going to feel this caty, the "must have" portion of my wish list is ridiculously long already! Send me a note if you would like a paper copy of the caty, or you can get one free by hosting a workshop or becoming a Stampin' VIP.

Here are a Couple springy creations I made using Items fresh out of the new caty. I created the 2 cards as Make'n Takes for a recent Demonstrator team meeting, Enjoy!


Honey of a day:



{Recipe}
Stamps: Just Buzzin' Bye, Polkadot BG
Paper: Kraft, whisper white, so safron, chocolate chip, so safron prints DSP
Inks: stazon jet black, versamark, chocolate chip craft ink, (felts: so safron, choc. chip, blush blossom, pretty in pink, bashful blue)
Tools & Acc: Big Shot + Top note die, choc. chip gg ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, punches: scallop circle, 1-3/8, 1-1/4 circles



Cherry Rasberry Swirl




{Recipe}
Stamps: Goody, Goody Gumdrops hostess set, curly label punch bundle
Paper: Rose red, Kiwi kiss, pirrouette pink, whisper white, Rasberry Tart DSP
Inks: stazon jet black,whisper white craft ink, Rose Red, (felts: bashful blue)
Tools & Acc: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, punches: ticket corner, Wide oval, curly label

Retiring wheels!

I forgot to update my retiring accessories list when they announced the retiring wheels so here you go!

Retiring Wheels
107212	MATEYS MAP
106749	BRIGHT BULBS
109672	BRONCO	Not Available
104100	MAKING TRACKS
108978	SANDY SHELLS	Not Available
110332	SNOW
101233	SNOWFLAKE
109694	SWEET STARS
111249	TAKE A NUMBER

Stampin' Up Inventory Blow Out Sale!!

Stampin' Up! is having an all out Inventory Blowout Sale with retired, retiring and current products on sale up to 70% off!!

I have never seen a sale like this before! This is a great opportunity not only to stock up on your favorite accessories but also to catch a few items that you thought you might have missed out on such as Purely Pomegranate ink or Wild Wasabi striped ribbon!! Supplies of all these items are very limited and can go very fast! So hop to my webstore and place your orders ASAP!

You can see the full details here.

Retiring Accessories list Published

The retiring accessories list was published today at noon. Take a peak bellow, and see if any of your wishlist items are on there! Most of the Designer series papers are going so make sure that you snap up any of them you've been pining for.

Beware supplies of these items are very limited and sell out fast, so go to my web store, and place your order ASAP so you don't miss out!! Remember that these items, as well as the retiring stamps, are only available until Jan 18th, if supplies last.

Items that are sold out are marked in red and will be updated daily.(last update: Jan 16th)

Item #	Product Description	Availability
111377	ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN
112012	ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE
112088	ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE	Not Available
102782	ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12	Not Available
104188	ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6
105384	ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6*	Not Available
104516	ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6
105381	ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6*	Not Available
103977	BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS*
103978	BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS
103981	BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS
105446	BUTTONS RICH REGALS
105445	BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES
103604	DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12	Not Available
102174	DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11
112465	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY	Not Available
112462	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH
112463	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS
112040	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA
112470	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU
112460	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA
112469	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES
112458	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY
112459	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY
112466	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD
112149	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER	Not Available
112467	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK	Not Available
111355	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC
112039	DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT
106523	ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER	Not Available
104104	ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI	Not Available
107298	ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM
110695	ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL
109115	ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL
103372	METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE
107925	ON BOARD BITTY BOOK*
109190	ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9*
109180	ON BOARD SIMON UPPER
112086	ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL
107923	PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25	Not Available
104942	PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE	Not Available
104943	PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE
107273	PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE
104389	PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE*
100391	PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE	Not Available
104830	RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL
104829	RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE
104828	RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK
104831	RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS
109037	RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH
110282	RUB ON ANCHORED
111806	RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS
111805	RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS
111417	RUB ON WORD FLURRIES
110283	RUB ONS TAKE NOTE
112193	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH
112186	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA
112068	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME	Not Available
112043	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET
112061	SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT	Not Available
112016	SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY
109868	SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES
103647	STAMPIN STORE MINI
105813	WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II
	Retiring Wheels
107212	MATEYS MAP	Not Available
106749	BRIGHT BULBS
109672	BRONCO	Not Available
104100	MAKING TRACKS	Not Available
108978	SANDY SHELLS	Not Available
110332	SNOW
101233	SNOWFLAKE
109694	SWEET STARS
111249	TAKE A NUMBER

Great Idea for using our DSP

I was up early this morning with my daughter (she started asking to go downstairs to eat at about 5 am!) and decided check out my E-mail. I am subscribed to an awesome Crafting blog called Craft Magazine Daily. Even though this is not a strictly papercrafting publication, I find it's a fabulous source for daily inspiration and definately worth checking out!

This morning, one of the featured projects was creating custom interchangeable IPod covers:
Besides being a really great use for ones stash designer papers this article cought my attention because the artist used SU!'s scrumptious Ski Slope paper. (from the current Holiday Mini Catalog). I know that this kind of case/face plate is available for all sorts of portable electronics now days so keep your eyes open for some to fit your devices and get ready to take your stash out of the craft room!

I'm actually kicking myself because a few months ago I saw cases like this that would have fit my IPod nano at a local liquidation store for $0.60 but, I opted for the lime green aluminum case instead! Oh well, live and learn!

The complete tutorial can be found here at jannypie.com. Enjoy!!

Oh and Happy Crafting in 2009!!

Here's a quick one before I fall asleep on my keyboard!

Alright a quickie as I said... these are 3 of the 5 cards we created at a friends Cards for the Cure Fund Raiser. It really was a great event, and it was so nice to be doing something to help others with my stamping!



{Recipe}
Stamps: Heard from the Heart, lovely as a tree
Paper: whisper white, not quite navy, night of navy
Ink: not quite navy, silver encore
Tools & Acc.: DD glitter, 2-way glue
{Recipe}
This cute card was cased from one made by my SU! team mate Trish...AKA the queen of all things
Stamps: wild about you, warm wards
Paper: whisper white, kiwi kiss, baja breeze, ridinghood red
Ink: basic black, whisper white
Tools & Acc.: DD glitter, 2-way glue, scallop circle punch, 1-3/8 & 1-1/4 circle punches

{Recipe}
Stamps: Snow swirled
Paper: bravo burgundy, always artichoke, brushed gold
Ink: bravo burgundy, whisper white, versa mark
Tools & Acc.: Gold EP, ticket corner punch, designer label punch
So there were 3 really super easy cards, remember that if would like to purchase the supplies to make these cards you can order them 24-7 on my web site: nadia.stampinup.net

More Holiday Cards

Time to share some more cards with you. Today the cards are from my last Christmas card class. I focused on punch art cards in this class. The inspiration for these cards comes from all over the place.

These first two cards are what gave me the idea to focus on punch art this month. The snowman face was an ingenuous little card that I cased completely from Dawn`s Stampin Thoughts blog. Dawn has also taken this design to make fun candy bar wrappers, very cute. The white and purple card came out of my desire to try the Tag Punch Star Tutorial on SCS and not make another blue and white snow card!
{Recipe}
Stamps: none
Paper: whisper white, basic black, riding hood red, tangerine tango
Ink: none
Tools & Acc.: signo white gel pen, stampin pastels + sponge dauber, DD glitter, Chunky sprinkles glitter, tombo glue, 2-way glue, PUNCHES: three for you flower, (circles) 1-3/8,1, 1/2

{Recipe}
Stamps: Heard from the Heart, bold snowflake wheel
Paper: whisper white, lavender lace, almost amethyst, cardstock weight vellum
Ink: versamark, whisper white, lavender lace
Tools & Acc.: iridescent ice EP, died gingham ribbon, sizzix snowflake dies, square ice rhinestone brad, DD glitter, 2-way glue, tombo glue, PUNCHES: Small & large tags, 1 in circle, scallop edge.

This card was super quick and easy, but I think it looks pretty nice, what do you think? Here I to wanted to try this scallop edge medallion (Tutorial on SCS) and I also wanted to try making a holiday card with a non-holiday stamp-set. So I grabbed the ever elegant Baroque Motifs and 'had at'er". Oh yeah. and I am not sure if you can really see it in the picture but the center of the flower is covered in chunky glitter. This is actually a mixture of red, silver and a few other colours. It was created when my 2.5 yr old discovered how to open glitter jars...what can I say, chaos was my muse!
{Recipe}
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, All Holidays
Paper: baja breeze, ridinghood red, whisper white, ski slope DSP
Ink: same as paper + Old olive
Tools & Acc.: Chunky glitter (assorted mixture), 2-way glue, tombo glue, scallop edge punch.

Okay now this card was one I was really not sure about, I loved the little punch art penguin but struggled to make it not look like a child had made it...punch art always makes me think of those animals I made as a child out of fun foam shapes (especially when you add googly eyes!). What I am calling the Snowball border on the right was inspired by some photos from our recent SU! regional here in Edmonton. I was unable to attend, but this one photo really jumped out at me, all I knew is what it looked like and that they had used the slit punch to make it. After about half an hour of trial and error I finally came up with a version I was happy with and could teach in class.

{Recipe}
Stamps: Cute and Curly, Punch Pals
Paper: whisper white, baja breeze, pacific point, basic black, tangerine tango,kiwi kiss
Ink: baja breeze, pacific point
Tools & Acc.: died white taffeta ribbon, DD glitter, 2-way glue, tombo glue, PUNCHES: 1 in circle, slit, small, large and wide ovals, Boho blossoms, small star, scallop square.

Oh, in that last card, I pulled together my penguin from a bunch of different ones on SCS. I did pretty much the same thing with this Santa face...the one thing that was definitely my doing was the sideburns though. It was bugging me on some of the other cards that Santa had a floating beard on his chin and then just the fur on his cap, I mean Santa's a fuzzy guy! I made the mustache with a normal circle punch but someone in my class had the idea of making it with the scallop punch and I must admit it was much better, this is why I love teaching classes!


{Recipe}
Stamps: Deer Friends
Paper: whisper white, blush blossom, basic black, real red
Ink: close to cocoa
Tools & Acc.: signo white gel pen, tombo glue, chunky essentials red glitter, stampin pastels & sponge dauber, PUNCHES: scallop edge, large oval, scallop circle, (circle) 1-3/8,1, 3/4, 1/2.

That's it for tonight, if all goes well there will be more tomorrow...and maybe a new project featuring our great Rub-Ons (On sale 20% off now!)