A Slice of Life Sympathy Card

I've had this Hostess Set, A Slice of Life, for a while now, but only just gotten around to playing with it. It is a great set with simple images for colouring and paper piecing. This card measures 4-1/4 by 4-1/4. I coloured the flowers with my Baja Breeze marker and added a dot of Marina Mist in the centre of each flower. I stamped the vase on a scrap of designer paper, cut it out, and adhered it. The Pear Pizazz Seam Binding is so soft and easy to work with. A Slice of Life is available as a Hostess Level 1 set in the Occasions Mini Catalogue only until April 30.

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Supplies:

Stamps: A Slice of Life, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Naturals Ivory, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz DSP

Ink: Black Staz On, Baja Breeze marker, Marina Mist Marker, Pear Pizazz Marker

Accessories: Pear Pizazz Seam Binding Ribbon, Button Latte, Hemp Twine

New Items on Clearance Rack!

Head over to the Clearance Rack right now to check out all the amazing goodies that have just been added! There are tons of great deals to be had, including Mystery Grab Bags. $18 for $72 worth of product - you can't beat that!

Petal Cone Cupcake Card

I've been having lots of fun with the Petal Cone Die. When I saw the idea for this cupcake card on Corinne Somerville's blog, I knew I had to give it a try. Anyone who knows me, knows I love "cute" and this little cupcake card fit the bill. It is so simple to make with the Petal Cone die, and the Pompom Trim and Glimmer Paper cherry add just the right touches.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Brights DSP Stack,

Whisper White, Red Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Basic Pearls, Decorative Label Punch, Petal Cone Die,

Crimper, 3/4'' Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Pompom Trim

Fox & Friends Baby Cards

Hello stampers! I have two similar baby cards to show you today. I love the super-cute animal images in the Fox & Friends set, and giraffes are such a popular theme for babies right now. I used the inlaid embossing technique for both cards. To achieve this look, simply adhere punched shapes onto a piece of cardstock, then run the cardstock through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder. You can use any embossing folder for this technique, but the Square Lattice is my favourite because it has so much texture.

The first card is a gift card holder. I forgot to get a photo of the inside, but it is the same as the one I made here. The front of the card is folded in half, with a slot for the gift card punched out with the Word Window punch.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Fox & Friends, Family Phrases, Tiny Tags

Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake

Ink: So Saffron, Early Espresso

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Hemp Twine, Jewelry Tag Punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, 2 3/8 Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4 Circle Punch

Fun Flowers, Part 2

As I mentioned in my last post, I am LOVING this new Fun Flowers die. These flowers are such a fun, easy way to add texture to any card, box or 3-D item.

I used two flower images from the Vintage Vogue stamp set on the card base. The sentiment is from the same set as well.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Vintage Vogue

Paper: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Concord Crush, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake Designer Paper

Ink: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Concord Crush

Accessories: Old Olive satin ribbon, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Basic Pearls, 3/4'' Circle Punch

Fun Flowers, Part 1

Hi Stampers! I had a fabulous time at Stampin' Up's! Vancouver Regional Convention yesterday. The event totally exceeded my expectations; the presentations were excellent, the make n' takes were the best ever, the swaps were top notch, and we were even treated to a 3pm snack of cupcakes! Stampin' Up! treats its demonstrators so well, and I feel lucky to be a part of such a great company.

On to the card; today's card uses the new Fun Flowers die, available in the Occasions Mini Catalogue. It's a Bigz L Die, and offers great value as you get three big, beautiful flowers and two centres from one die. I cased this card from Mary Fish, and she has a video on her blog to show how easy it is to add dimension and a wow factor to your projects with these flowers.

Check back soon for another card using these Fun Flowers!

Supplies:

Stamps: Short & Sweet, Tiny Tags

Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip DSP (retired), So Saffron DSP (retired)

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Fun Flowers Die, Jewelry Tag Punch, Basic Pearls

Valentine's Treats

I'm just getting around to posting this now, but I thought I'd share with you some little Valentine treats I made for a staff luncheon we had at school. These little milk cartons were fun to make and share, and with the help of the Big Shot, easy to mass produce. I filled each of them with five dark chocolates; I love the size of these little chocolate rectangles from Costco. They nestled in those mini milk cartons perfectly!

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