I'm Happy Stampin'

Hello! It's been a while! The past few months have been a whirlwind for me. Unfortunately I have not gotten to stamp and share the way I had hoped to. I am still holding stamp clubs and making cards for friends and family but classes have had to go on the back burner. I am hoping this holiday season give me a jump start at the new year! So, I love all of my SU products and I love to play with new and fresh rubber. I like the single stamps that we sell periodically because it gives me just a taste and I only have to buy the one stamp I love. For the holidays I chose the stamp "Magical Season", the phrase fit my thoughts perfectly. For this card I also used the d esigner paper stacks. These are perfect for making my Christmas cards. I like to make my own and with the stacks I get 24 sheets of one design. The sheets are 4-1/2" x 6" so they are perfect for cutting down to a card front size or using on another project. The fun file folder look is done using the n...

It's that time of the year! Here is a list of the 2012-2013 Retired Stamps and Accessories. The stamps will be available until June 3rd and the accessories will be available while supplies last through June 3rd. I have included the lists here but you can also see them on the tabs above. The new gorgeous catalog will be released May 31st!  The accessory list will be updated as items sell out so check  the menu tab above before placing your orders.             Happy Stampin' Tricia

I love it! It is so much fun. I love the washi tape and the Epic Day dsp, the colors are my personal favorites so what is not to love? Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Gumball Green and Basic Gray, the colors are beautiful together. I made a few cards for my last stamp club meeting and wated to share them with you today. The first card features the washi tape. It is so simple to use, you just decide how much you need and rip it off. It is very forgiving too if you attach it to your card a little crooked. You just carefully lift it off and start again. Supplies Stamp Set: Hey There friend (paper pumpkin) Ink: basic gray paper: Epic Day dsp; daffodil delight, crumb cake, and whisper white cardstock accessories: scallop edge punch, scallop circle punches( itty bitty, 7/8", 1-1/4") Supplies stamp set: around array ink: basic gray paper: Epic Day dsp; basic gray card stock accessories: honeycomp embossing folder, paper doily, bottlecap (flattened), and scallo...

I love this old, but new again new technique. It is so much fun! I think it is the white embossing on the black that gives it so much pizzazz. We made this card at my last stamp club meeting. it features the chalkboard technique and new More Amore dsp. The scallops on the right are actually a doily heart (included in the designer series paper) turned on it's side. The More Amore paper is seasonally valentines but I really try and extend it's use to more than that. I think you can send this cute Hello card anytime. The red scalloped edge on the left is the new Real Red coredinations card stock, it is real red textured card stock with a pink core. So when we distressed the edge a bit you can see the pink inside. Cute! The technique is super easy, just emboss your images in white embossing powder and then daub some white ink around them. You can use white ink and clear embossing powder but the look is less dramatic. Supplies Stamp Set: Lacy and Lovely Ink: versamark (water...

Thank you to the ladies that attended, it is always a fun time! Here are three samples of what we did. I like to keep these simple and quick.  Ciao Birdy  stamp sets: Ciao Baby (SU! Spring 2013 catalog), and Best of Everything ink : lucky limeade, and rose red paper : rose red, whisper white and lucky limeade card stock; patterns designer series paper accessories : petite curly label (SAB 2013) Mixed Bunch Tea stamp sets : Mixed Bunch, Fabulous Phrases (love, love love!) ink : calypso coral and early espresso paper : so saffron, whisper white, calypso coral and lucky limeade; Tea for Two designer series paper accessories : blossom punch and small oval punch Carry On stamp sets: Carry On (hostess only) ink: early espresso and island indigo paper: island indigo, so saffron, early espresso and whisper white card stock; Tea for Two designer series paper accessories: scallop punch, big rhinestones and window frames framelits Thanks for stop...

I gave this cute card to my dear friend Diana for the lovely SU! items she gave me for my birthday and for being such a great friend to me! This card features a great set we received FREE at convention it is called Moving Forward. This stamp is special to SU! as $3 from every set sold goes to the Ronald McDonald house charity. SU! is a really wonderful company to represent. SUPPLIES:  stamp set: Moving Forward, Made for you ink: lucky limeade, raspberry ripple, and early espresso paper: lucky limeade, early espresso and whisper white cardstock; orchard harvest designer series paper accessories: chevron embossing folder, bakers twine and basic rhinestones Happy Stampin' Tricia

Here is another wonderful SU! video. I just love these. So did you see this card in the catalog? I did and I thought it was adorable. Well now with this video I see it is simple to do too. I can't wait to try it. I will be sure to demonstrate this card at my upcoming classes. If you have not yet signed up for a September class be sure to check out my "classes" page and RSVP today. Happy Stampin' Tricia

Ever wonder where we demonstrators get our great ideas? From Stampin' Up! of course! And other creative demonstrators too. That's what I love about what I do, the community of demos is one of sharing and fun! Most of what I do is an extension of what someone else may have shared. It's a compilation of many things sometimes. And when all else fails, SU! is there with videos like these. This little box is adorable and I had to share it with you. I can't wait to see how you adapt it and make it your own. I can see it as a birthday theme or a treat for a new mom. Feel free to link back a picture to this post and share what you did! Thinking you might want 20% off of all your SU! products plus an opportunity to have your business pay for itself and even earn a little extra? You can become a SU! demo for just $99! And through September 16th you will get an adorable Halloween shadow box kit FREE. The kit includes the lovely Toxic Treats set, bakers twine, basic rhinestomes...

Here is my last swap card from convention. It features my new favorite stamp set Everything Eleanor. This stamp set has flowers, some scrolling, a frame, and a bird . Soo cute. My card also features a fun fold I saw online that I haven't seen much of, it is a winged card, I think. This was my Over the Top entry, it has quite a few details to it like several layers and embellishments. I love the colors they are from the NEW In Color collection, Midnight Muse, Razpberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, and a touch of Primrose Petals. SUPPLIES Stamp Set: Everything Eleanor, Fabulous Phrases Ink: summer starfruit, midnight muse, raspberry ripple and chocolate chip Paper: raspberry ripple, whisper white, crumb cake and primrose petals card stock; raspberry ripple, midnight muse and summer starfruit dsp Accessories: scallop trim border punch, 2-3/8" scallop punch, modern label punch, white stitched grosgrain, In Color dahlias, and lots of dimentionals.  The layers...

Thank you to everyone who made it to my Open House it was so much fun! Here are samples of the cards we made, both feature NEW products from the 2012-2013 Idea Book and Catalog debuting tomorrow! The first card is the notecard size. I love these! They come 20 to a package and include the envelopes, all for just $5.95, such a deal.  I Case'd this little card from NW stamper, you can see her blog here . Supplies stamp set: Friendly Phrases paper: daffodil delight and raspberry ripple card stock; floral district dsp ink: basic black accessories: postage punch, ribbon punch, daffodil delight stitched ribbon and dimentionals (the three squares are raised up) The second card features the new stamp set Betsy's Blossoms, so pretty and fun. The crumb cake, midnight muse and raspberry ripple are a fun twist on the usual red, white and blue for summer. Supplies stamp set: betsy's blossoms paper: crumb cake, midnight muse, summer starfruit and whisper white...