We had quite a few graduates this year. The year's card combined the Tasteful Trim Die cut and the Confetti stamp set. I was looking for a fun, bright card and I think it fits the bill! The Tasteful Trim Die is quickly becoming one of my favorites. It can easily spruce up your cards, scrap books and homemade gifts.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Confetti, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Pacific Point

Paper: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Whisper White card stock

Misc: Stampin' Dimensionals

Tools of the Trade: Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Die, Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval punch, 3/4" Circle punch, 1/2" Circle punch

Awash With Flowers ~ Spring Is On Its Way!

Today's card was created by my friend and upline, Adriana Benitez at Escape2Stamp. It almost looks like the flowers are moving! It's just beautiful and a perfect set for spring. She used the Awash with Flowers stamp set, Stampin'Up!s Water color Crayons, and lots of beautiful Rich Razzleberry colors. The sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set. You can check out all the details on her website here.

Thanks for stopping by! On the east coast, I know alot of the men will be glued to the superbowl of NASCAR, the Daytona 500. I'm thinking this is a great time for stamping!!

We are out of town visiting our sons and staying put this afternoon just to watch it on TV. Wish I had packed my stamping supplies. Is there anyone near Gainesville, Florida? I'll be over! I did pack my Stampin' Success (the magazine we get as Stampin'Up! demonstrators) and my catalogs. I can always find something new in these catalogs even though I've seen them 100 times. They always inspire me!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!


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Awash with Flowers

I received this card from my upline, Adriana at Escape2Stamp. I'm calling it a variation on the Joy Fold card. I love the layout and the simplicity of the image from the Awash with Flowers stamp set. The colors are So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla combined with a piece of Woodland Walk Designer Series paper and I'm not sure the name of the other piece. The Scallop Trim Border punch and Basic Pearls add just the right amount of embellishments to a beautiful card!

Well that's it for today. My boys are headed home today and my daughter tomorrow!! Yeah! I've been stocking the refrigerator and cleaning house all day. Somehow that seems a little ironic to be cleaning up for your kids! I'm expecting lots of laundry too! Another irony! Thanks for stopping by!

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Recipe:

Stamps: Awash with Flowers,

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Very Vanilla card stock, Woodland Walk Designer Series paper, mystery paper

Misc: Scallop Trim Border punch, Basic Pearls

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Recipe:

Stamps: Curly Cute

Ink: Rose Red

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Misc: Scallop Trim Border, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack, Basic Rhinestones, 5/8" Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon

May Pals Hop ~ Grads and Dads!

Welcome to the May Pals Hop. If you've hopped over from Kylie's Crafty Corner, I'm stop number 7 on this month's Pals Hop and I'm excited you've stopped by. This month the Stampin' Pretty Pals are spotlighting Father's Day and Graduation and all Stampin'Up! has to offer to celebrate these two very important occasions! Should you get lost a long the way, just click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track. We love hearing what you think of the projects so, please feel free to leave comments along the way!

Explosion Box

My first project is for Father's Day. It has a couple of names, Scrapbook in a Box, or Explosion Box. You can find a link to the tutorial below. I think this is a great gift for the dads; a scrapbox instead of a scrapbook. He can sit it on his desk, dresser, or shelf and take it out when he needs a family fix or to show his co-workers. It all closes back up to a neat 4" cube.

This project combines Earth Element Textured card stock with Autumn Traditions Designer Series paper. I know it's not fall but, I love using this paper! When open it has three layers to hold 4 pictures per layer; that's 12 pictures of your favorite family event, holiday, or compilation of children's pictures!

Happy Grad!

My second project is for graduation. With my youngest son a senior in high school this year I know this card pattern will be useful! This card is called a Trifold Card; opening up to a 4" by 12" card.

The graduation cap is made out of Stampin'Up!s Top Note Die! The cap idea is not mine but I don't know who came up with the idea. I did find the instructions for making this shape at Techno Stamper (see the link below). It is really easy; just cut your Top Note, turn it 90 degrees, center it, and cut the Top Note again. Voila! graduation cap!

This project uses colors for my son's school, Whisper White, Gold, and Handsome Hunter. The cap button is a 1" Circle punch and the tassels are tiny strips of the same colors. For the sentiment I used the new stamp, Happy Grad available in the Summer Mini catalog as a single stamp.

Well, that's it for me! I hope you enjoyed the projects and got some ideas for your own Father's Day and Graduation paper crafts. More inspiring ideas await you at the talented Mary Fish's Stampin' Pretty site, stop number 8. So hop on over and thanks for "hopping" by!

If you have any questions regarding my projects, don't hesitate to contact me!

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Recipe:

Explosion Box:

Link to instructions: http://www.amysings.blogspot.com/2009/02/pop-goes-scrapbook.html

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, All Holidays

Ink: Stazon Black ink

Paper: Really Rust, Garden Green Textured card stock, Soft Suede card stock, Autumn Traditions Designer Series paper

Misc: Medium Oval punch, Crimper, Hodgepodge Hardware, Photo Corner punch

Trifold Card:

Link to instructions: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/triangle_trifold/

Link to cap instructions: http://technostamper.blogspot.com/2009/01/fun-with-top-note-die.html

Stamps: Happy Grad, Tiny Tags

Ink: Stazon Black ink

Paper: Whisper White 12x12, Brushed Gold, Handsome Hunter card stock

Misc: Top Note Die, Big Shot, 1" Circle punch, Photo Corner punch, White 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, Medium Jewelry Tag punch

Stampin'Up! Happy Grad

I've got a "Happy Grad" in my house! My son, Jacob is counting the days until he graduates high school ~ 18 more days! Being a proud mom I have to show the page I did for the high school cross country year book. I did it using My Digital Studio(MDS). Because the cross county year book is in black and white I didn't embellish it. But MDS worked like a charm!

Here's my Jacob ~

The focus of the graduation card is the Vintage Ornament 1 Stencil and the new stamp Happy Grad available in the upcoming Summer Mini catalog available May 1. I'm enjoying experimenting with our stencils. Make sure to stop back on Thursday to see the project I created for Pals Paper Arts. Another awesome way to use Stampin'Up! stencils!

The graduation card starts with a standard 4 1/4"x 5 1/2" Soft Suede card followed by a layer of Very Vanilla cut 1/8" less on the length and width. I added a 2"x4" strip of Bella Bleu Designer Series paper (I am seriously almost out of this paper!) and a 3 1/2"x 4" piece of Bermuda Bay Textured card stock. The sentiment is a piece of Soft Suede card stock inked with Soft Suede ink. (I think next time I would try Chocolate Chip ink to make it a bit darker.) The Vintage Ornament 1 stencil image was sponged prior to the sentiment in Very Vanilla Craft ink and Sponge Dauber. The embelishments are 5/8" Very Vanilla Satin ribbon and Gold Brads.

The layout I cased from a card by Mary Fish.

I hope you enjoyed today's project! Please see the recipe for the supplies I used. The stencils you will find in the Decor Element brochure. If you would like more information on our stencils or this project please contact me!

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Recipe:

Stamps: Happy Grad

Ink: Very Vanilla Craft, Soft Suede

Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay Textured,. Bella Bleu Designer Series paper

Misc: Vintage Ornament 1 stencil, Sponge Dauber, Very Vanilla Satin ribbon, Gold Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack