'Affectionately Yours' Highlight #3

Welcome back to the last of my Affectionately Yours DSP feature.  If you missed the first two posts, you can go back to Tuesday and yesterday's posts to see more.  I've created 12 cards using all 12 designs from the paper pack.  Each piece was a 4x4" piece (or smaller) which was done to show you that you can get 9 pieces from each sheet.  That's 108 cards for $13!!

So here are the last 7 cards.  Again, make sure you check back on the other posts to see the first 5 cards.

If you want to know how you can get your own Affectionately Yours DSP, check back here on June 1st!

See you tomorrow for another TGIF Challenge!

-Holly 

'Affectionately Yours' Highlight #2 - A Card for Kelly

Hey everyone!  This week I am featuring cards that I have made with the new Affectionately Yours DSP from the upcoming catalog!  Today is my sister Kelly's birthday and I wanted to make her a very special card. I have been anxious to share it!

Isn't this paper gorgeous!?

This particular sheet has copper embossed into it - so so pretty in person.  I can't wait to order some of the coordinating copper emboss powder! :)

Inside the shaker, I stamped "Happy Birthday" from the Sprinkles of Life stamp set in Crumb Cake just to give the card a little more detail and let the numbers stand out a little.

Another new item that I purchased during the pre-order are the new Foam Adhesive Strips.  

They are perfect for making shaker cards!

The butterfly was punched from another sheet of the Affectionately Yours DSP - I just crinkled it up a little for some extra fun.  The Watermelon Wonder Ribbon and the Lace Doilies are both retiring, but there are new doilies coming out - so have no fear! :)

The arrow stamp is from a new hostess set called Pun Intended and the sentiment again fit perfectly inside.  The arrow is also used on the background of the card, the inside of the card and on the envelope.

I hope you're "bringing birthdays back" too by sending cards!  Don't just write on someone's facebook page! :)

Be sure to stop by this week to see more of the cards that I made with the new DSP!

Happy birthday smelly Kelly! <3

-Holly 

TGIFC48 - Remix with Sprinkles on Top!

Happy Friday everyone!  I hope you are excited about this month's remix challenge with TGIF Challenges.  I always thought the idea was so fun and clever - so much to challenge you with :)  Want to play along??

Pick 2 or all 3 of the challenges below.  Make sure to mention us in your post and you're all set!

Can you believe March has almost come and gone??  I cannot believe how fast this month has gone by.  And actually, I can't believe how fast this week went!  I realized yesterday afternoon that my card for this month's remix was due last night and I was running out of daylight! I literally took over 90 pictures of this card.  

I know. I'm crazy.

I took pictures outdoors, indoors, under my Ott light... 

I really wanted you to be able to see all the details.  

I used the no-line watercoloring technique on the cones and ice cream and added some Pink Pirouette splatter on the card too.  But my favorite part of the card are the mini ice cream cones and the Dazzling Diamonds circles around the bigger cone.  Both of these stamps come from the Project Life set in the Occasions catalog called Memories in the Making.  

I hope this subtle sweet tooth card inspires you to mix it up with us!  Make sure you head on over to TGIF Challenges and see what the other team has come up with too!

Happy Easter! HE IS RISEN!

-Holly

It's Raining Wink of Stella

It's a rainy day here in Minnesota.  I had to send some packages in the mail and I was looking through my card stash to find a card to send.  I came across this card that I made awhile back for one of my Stamp n' Snack nights.  And I remembered that I ordered Wink of Stella about a week or two before we moved and I have not had the chance to use it.  Wink of Stella is a brush tipped pen that you simple use to add a shimmer to your cards.

 

So I want to show you how I changed this card in just a few seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

By the way... Stampin' Up! may or may not be carrying Wink of Stella now... Something to think about :)

 

WINK WINK!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Check by tomorrow for (another) sneak peek at an upcoming catalog item!

 

-Holly

 

Sprinkles of Life - Cupcake Toppers

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of Ten Minute Tuesday! Yesterday was hectic with the catalog launch and my monthly stamp class that I completely forgot to post my Ten Minute Tuesday project!

This one was so quick and easy that I'm thinking many people will be making these cupcake toppers soon with the new Sprinkles of Life stamp set.  We made two cards last night with the set so I wanted to make cupcake toppers to match.  My husband was so awesome and he made these oreo cupcakes for the girls in my class.  We were very impressed!  I think he's now in charge of the snacks. :)

 

The Sprinkles of Life set and coordinating Build a Tree punch made these a quick project!  I made 7 in under 10 minutes.

 

My new camera lens gets here tomorrow! I will finally be able to take better close ups!

 

And of course... If you give your stamp class ladies a cupcake,

 

somewhere a 4 year old will ask for one too.

 

:)

 

Please check out my current product shares! Get a little bit without spending a fortune!

 

-Holly

Want to win some blog candy?! Now until June 16th, any $50 order through my SU! page (before tax/s&h) will qualify you to win 12 pieces of Cherry on top DSP, 12 matching card bases, a clear block and the Build a Birthday photopolymer set. Worth over $25! 

*US residents only*

 

 

Sprinkles of Life

Happy Friday everyone!!  I woke up to see that I was the "Fab Fave" over at Fab Friday Challenges.  You can see it here! What an honor! I had a ton of fun with that card too. =)

Today I have a few cards to share with you featuring a fun new set called Sprinkles of Life.  It is the new Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set. It's a photopolymer set that has a coordinating punch. It is an adorable set!  And the best part - for every set that is sold through Stampin' Up!, $3 will be donated to the RMHC.

This first card makes me hungry! - A little ice cream fun!

Each scoop was stamped in versamark ink and embossed with clear emboss powder.

Isn't this stamp set cute? :)

If you can't quite see the sentiment, it says "Hope your day stacks up to be one good thing on top of another."  This seemed like a perfect sentiment to go with another stamp set I have - Boys Will Be Boys!  I know my 3 boys are constantly stacking blocks, so to me it fit!

It's too late to take more pictures because I already gave this card away, but I notice now that they're a little over exposed.  I did however color the blocks with 4 of the new in-colors.  The striped paper is new too - this color is Cucumber Crush.

This is what I love about Stampin' Up! - the variety of stamps is amazing.  You can make many different cards within a set, but then you can have some fun and mix and match.  So much versatility!

Speaking of fun, Eli stamped with me yesterday afternoon.  Yesterday was our sweet little neighbor's 6th birthday and our 4 year wanted to make her a card.  When we were finished he headed towards the steps.  As I followed him, he turned around and said "no mom, you stay here. I'm going to give her the card by myself!" :) He was so cute (and yes... I followed him)!  He walked across the yard with the card behind his back. After she smiled at it, she ran and showed the card to her mom.  He swung around with a huge smile and said "she likes my card!".

Yep, someone has a crush... :)

Here he is with his creation:

He cut out the cone, stamped, punched, glued and signed his name.  He loves stamping!

I hope this made you smile! Have a fantastic weekend!

-Holly

 

CYCI 70 - May Flowers Challenge

Welcome back to another Can You Case It Sunday! This time around, things are a little different.  Last week I posted a card as a Design Team member but this week I am posting as a challenger!  Every other week the two design teams will take turns.  So, what do you say? Want to play along??

 

 

This week's theme is flowers!  You pick the colors, the layout, the stamp set -- just make sure it has flowers.  Now... let me be honest.  I'm not really in to flowery cards.  Other than the Painted Petals set, I rarely make a card will flowers on it!  Maybe being a mom of three boys has taken some of that girly-girl out of me! haha :)

 

But I do have an awesome NEW stamp set to show you today called Sprinkles of Life.  This is the Ronald McDonald House Charity stamp set this year and it is so fun!  I'm talking ice cream, rain clouds, trees, flower baskets, cupcakes... lots of possibilities!  Today I used the flower basket from the set.  I colored the flowers with the new in-colors and the basket is also an in-color (Tip Top Taupe). 

 

 

Isn't it cute??  And the awesome pink color you are seeing is Watermelon Wonder - one of the new in-colors!  I added some gorgeous grunge splatters to the Tip Top Taupe layer and also on the inside to give it a little extra detail.

 

 

 

I hope that you enjoyed the card!  I have more this week to show you with this set so be sure to come back. :)  Come join us over at CYCI too!  I'm also entering this card in the SUO Challenge which is also featuring flowers.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Sunday! 

 

-Holly