I've taken the plunge and baby girl card

I've done it, I've taken the plunge. I opened up an etsy store. You can see it on the right hand column of my blog. If you get this post by email, you would have to click over to my blog, by clicking on the title of the post. It took me 6 long years to finally decide that my cards where good enough to sell. So please go take a peek at the store, there are only a few things in it right now, but I'll add more as I go. If you know anybody who likes to buy handmade cards or anybody at all who you think would enjoy them, please feel free to send them over to the store. I would greatly appreciate it.

The other night, I stamped, stamped, stamped. It was great! This is one of the cards that I made. I think it's super cute and I love the scallop trim frame all the way around the elephant. It's a pretty tricky technique to figure out, but once you do it a couple times, it get's easier. If you're one of my customers and you purchase the boarder and corner punch from me, please see me for some training.

Angela's helpful hints:
-color combination: melon mambo, pretty in pink, whisper white, chocolate chip
-Need just a little something on you're card to give it that finished look try some brads!
-adding a strip of designer paper is a great way to add some "pop" to you're card.
-Stampin Up's melon mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon is double sided. Use both sides when tying your not to get a great look.

Starting today I'm taking in a newborn 5 days a week so we will see how this all fairs with my blogging and crafting time. Really it's all about time mangement and that's one of my goals for the year, to get better at it so we'll see. Wish me luck.
Have a great day, happy stampin!
Angela

Love you much - same products 2 different cards

I'm sharing all new goodies today from the upcoming Spring mini catalog! The catalog goes live on January 5th, along with SALE-A-BRATION our biggest sale of the year! If you purchase $50.00 in products you receive a free product of your choice from the sale-a-bration catalog. When you host your own in home workshop you'll also receive a free product of your choice from the sale-a-bration catalog for every $300.00 in sales you have at your party and this is on top of you're regular hostess benefits. This is a great time to be a Stampin Up hostess!

I wanted to show you how you can take the same products (cardstock, stamp sets, punches, ribbon) and make 2 totally different cards. Here I've taken 2 new stamp sets, Well Scripted (very beautiful words) and I heart hearts and used them on 2 different cards. I've also taken the same 4 colors and used them very differently on the 2 cards. The colors used are old olive, pretty in pink, whisper white and kraft. I used the same 2 punches on both cards, our corner rounder and our NEW pinking hearts boarder punch. I also used some of our new luscious 5/8inch old olive satin ribbon on one of the cards (this new ribbon will be coming in 9 different colors, look at yesterdays post for a ribbon share.

So now it's your turn, use your products and show me how you can make 2 different cards with the same supplies, I love to see what you come up with.

Have a great day and happy stampin!
Angela

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