Fifth Ave. Floral in shades of baja & crumb cake

Before I get to today's post I just wanted to share with you what's going on over on my facebook page. I'm having a drawing for a 6 pack of handmade cards. The only thing you have to do is "LIKE" my facebook page. Then if you post to your wall that you like my page and suggest it to your friends, you'll get entered a 2nd time into the drawing for the cards. If you get this blog post by email, just click over to my blog and on the right hand side you'll see a angelariddellstamps facebook page button. Click on that and it'll take you to my facebook page!

Also just wanted to let you know that there are only 3 spots left for the birthday card class, so if you want a sport register soon!



Good morning to you! Last night I had a workshop with some of my favorite people. Our hostess had requested some projects geared toward children events that incoorperated owls into the projects! I think I successfully met her needs. I'll share those ideas with you in the next few days!
Today I have a card for you that uses the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set. I haven't played with this set in a LONG time and I"m not sure why, because I had a blast and it's easy to get a nice looking card, quickly with this set!
I made several cards with this stamp set and color combination as well as the same pieces of cardstock. The only thing I changed up, was the way I used the embellishments on the cards. I"m only going to share one of the cards with you though, because I'll be using the other cards for stamp club (which starts in April, so let me know if you would like to join us).
I would say that this card has a  vintage look to it and it's hard to see in the photo, but it has tons of shimmer to it as well!

I used our pearls which I think every stamper should have a pack of these! It's a great way to add that extra touch to your card in such a simple way! I also used the seam binding in crumb cake from the spring occasions catalog and I have to tell you, when I purchased it I wasn't sure if I would like it, but this is another must have! and I would probably recommend this color first, because it goes with so many other colors!

That's it for today.

Have a great day and happy stampin!

Angela



2nd vintage ornament scrapbook page

Happy Saturday! The other day I showed you a scrapbook page I did with our decor stencils. Like I said the other day, I ended up doing a 2nd page to it (because that's just me, I like symmetry.).
So I thought I would share that with you today! So here is the 2nd page, very similar to the first.

 And here is both pages together. This 2 page scrapbook layout is available in my etsy store! Go on over and check it out. This would make a fantastic present for anybody who likes to take pictures or anybody who likes to scrapbook. All they'll have to do is throw in their pictures.

I hope you have a fantastic day and happy stampin!

Angela

Happy Vetern's Day! and a Christmas scrapbook page

Hi Everyone,
Happy Veteran's day to you! I hope you've all had the opportunity to take a minute and really be thankful for all the men and women who have served our country or still are serving. I'm very thankful for them and their families for giving me the freedom that I have, even to the simple things like enjoy a hobby like stamping without anybody telling me it's forbidden. We truly are very blessed to live in the country we live in and that might not be the case without all of our soldiers.

Ok off of my soap box and onto the project of the day! A scrapbook page! I haven't scrapbooked for about a year! I love scrapbooking and when I was getting my scrapbook ready to go to a workshop tonight, I realized how much I missed doing it. So after I was done packing for the workshop, I decided to do a quick page and I have to say that I really love it!

I used chocolate chip, real red, baja blue and wild wasabi. I also used our ornament stencils from our decor elements line as well as the big shot for the words. If you look closely you can see that I also used our shimmer paint and one of the stencils on the chocolate chip card stock as well as on the baja and wasabi photo boarders. I'll probably make a matching page to go with it, because I'm not a huge fan of 1 page layouts. I need the symmetry of a 2 page layout! Crazy I know.
The best part is that I have a page already to go for this Christmas, so all I'll have to do is slap in some pictures!

I hope you all have a great day and happy stampin!

Angela

Christmas time with the greeting card kids

Ok I promise today will be the last day I post a card using the greeting card kids stamp set for a little while anyway. This one is the little Christmas girl pulling her sled with a tree in it. Such a precious image! Today I used my watercolor crayons and aqua painters to mix it up a bit. It gives her a softer look! I also used the greenhouse gala designer paper again. I didn't have any current Christmas paper yet, but look how nicely this greenhouse gala dsp lends it self to this card!
Do you love that paper flower embellishment in the top left hand corner? It was super easy to make! I added smooch spritz to it and shimmer paint to make it look vintage and antiqued!

This next one is a close up of the paper flower! If you where to buy these in the store you'd be paying $4 - $5 for a pack of 6 of them! I used a build - a - brad in the center with matching dsp from the bottom of the card.

This photo is a close up of the watercoloring!

That's it for today everybody. Enjoy your day!

Happy Stampin!

Angela

Goodbye Mellow Moss, Almost Amethyst, Lovely Lilac - Hello Blissful Bride!

So for the next few weeks I am going to be featuring retiring  colors. Why? Well because I can! And I'm going to miss some of these colors so I want to use them while I still can. Remember that if you want some of these retiring colors, order them soon so you don't miss out. Don't forget to get a matching ink refill and cardstock too!
So I'm saying goodbye to retiring colors and saying hello to a new stamp set that will be available next month! The stamp set is called blissful bride and it's a very sweet stamp set.
That's one of the benefits of being a Stampin Up demonstrator. I get to pre-order products before they are available to the general public. If you would like more information on becoming a demonstrator, call or email me or better yet, join me at my opportunity night on Monday May 3rd at 6:30 pm at my house. Please rsvp by May 1st.

This is a very simple card, but you should see all the shimmer on it. I used the frost white shimmer paint on the centers of the flowers, on the scallops on the circle scallop and on the bottom boarder. I also used a new product called smooch spritz on the almost amethyst cardstock, it just sparkles. With this product you can now have shimmery paper in any color you want, jus by spraying it on your favorite colored cardstock!

I colored in the flowers with blender pens and my ink pads.

Wouldn't these make great wedding thank you's, a great birthday card, a thinking of you or get well card.

This next photo is blurry, but I wanted to show you how much shimmer really is on the card.

That's it for today.

Have a great day and happy Stampin!

Angela

Card Kit of the Month, Summer give-away winner & more

Sorry this was supposed to be posted yesterday, but my computer crashed in the middle of putting this post together. I still can't use my computer, but luckily I was able to recover part of my post. I won't be able to finish it as all my pictures are on my computer not the one I'm using now, but here is what I had started yesterday.

September Card Kit of the Month

Pocket SilhouettesGet everything needed to make 5 each of the 2 cards shown above. Fall is here so let's get ready with cards perfect for celebrating fall. Everything comes pre-cut and measured and ready to go so that all you have to do is stamp and finish the cards. You will receive supplies for 10 cards as well as step by step instructions.

Card kit price is $20.00 plus $4.50 is shipping is needed.

Add on products:

Pocket Silhouettes $18.95

Chocolate chip ink pad $5.95

So Saffron ink pad $5.95

modern label punch $15.95

Scallop Circle punch $15.95

13/4 circle punch $15.95

snail adhesive $6.95

snail refill $4.50

Stampin Dimensionals $3.95

To place your orders call me at 413-863-3166 or e-mail me at c_riddell@comcast.net

Summer Give-away winner!

Congrats to Linda S. for winning $25.00 in Stampin Up products of her choice. There where 2 runners up who will each win a card kit of their choice. They can pick either the August or September card kit. Those winners are Kristina P and Carol T.

Congrats ladies, enjoy your winnings.

Angela's September give-away!

Who wants a free bottle of shimmer paint?

One lucky winner will receive a free bottle of shimmer paint (color of their choice) at the end of September and 2 runners up will receive a card kit of the month for free. Want to know how you can get entered into the drawing for the free shimmer paint and card kit of the month?

Here's how:

Every $50.00 order (before s&h and tax) - 3 tickets

Host a workshop during September - 5 tickets

Join us at club on Monday - 1 ticket

Bring a guest to club - 5 tickets

Come to a class during September - 10 tickets

Register a guest for a class in September - 15 tickets

My Digital Studio

Stampin Up is going Digital! For those of you who love digital scrapbooking you will be thrilled to see Stampin Up's offering of digital software and downloads starting October 1st. You'll have access to Stampin up's exclusive color lines and images in a digital format. How cool is that. MDS is not just for scrapbooking though, you can make digital cards and calendars with it as well. Want to see what it's all about look for more details on my free MDS training night coming this fall.

Get My Digital Studio for 50% off. Host a workshop in October or November with sales of $400.00 or more and receive MDS for only $39.97. What a fantastic way to try it out with out paying full price. Once you try it you'll be hooked.

Call or e-mail me to book your October and November workshops.