Baby Shower card

Back in May I had 2 baby showers to go to, both on Mother's day! Can you believe it. I made it to 1 of the 2 showers. Here is the card for the shower that I did make it to.

This card is very similar to baby shower invites I did about a year ago. I love this little bear, so super cute. I used a piece of designer paper from one of the hostess 6x6 designer paper packs from a few years ago. I added 3 half back pearls which I feel really add to the card.

I used our chocolate satin ribbon. Love this ribbon. I think that pretty in pink, chocolate chip and whisper white makes a great color combination for baby girl projects.

I think if you click on the picture it should enlarge enough that you can see that I cut out the belly and nose of the bear and popped it up on dimensionals. I also used the scallop trim punch at the bottom of the card.

That's it for today, enjoy the sunshine!

Have a great day and happy stampin!

Angela

April Awards for my downline

Today I have a super migrain. So I had to pull something off my computer to show you. No creative juices when my head is screaming! So I thought I would show you the prizes my downline (demonstrators who have signed up under me) received at our meeting on Monday.
This first one was for one of my downline who recruited a new downline in March, so I made this bag for her. Isn't that designer paper beautiful? I stamped and punched "way to go" and wrote a personal note on the back just for her. Inside the bag was a package of sweet pea stitched felt.

And here is what the back looked like. Just like the front,just with no tag.

These other gift bags where for our new demonstrators who signed up in March. I love these bags. I always keep a bunch of these on hand. All you have to do is add a tag and your ready to go!

In these bags where: 2 way glue pen, dazzling diamond glitter and adhesive remover.

So those are my samples for today, maybe they'll give you some ideas of quick gift giving packaging.

Tomorrow is tax day for me, so I'll be focusing on that tonight and tomorrow.

Have a great day! Happy stampin!

Angela

Same tag, different project! & Only 2 days left!

So today I'm going to show you how else you can use the tag that I made yesterday. Ready,,,,,,,,,,,,
I added it to a card and made it part of the focal point of the card. Pretty cool, right? I wanted to add a layer of white behind my "tag" but alas my handcutting in not great and it looked pretty bad, so I decided against it.

I've used the same set, forest friends (free with a $50.00 order) as well as the scallop trim boarder punch (also free with a $50.00 order)!

There are only 2 days left to take advantage of sale-a-bration! Orders can be place by phone, email or online.

Have a great day and happy stampin!

Angela

Color challenge entry 1

Before I start my post for the day I just wanted to let you know that I only have 2 spots left for my fun folds card class. If you would like a spot please either call or email me asap!

So here is an entry I received yesterday for my color challenge. This card was done by Lucia Dawe and I love the way she used the color combination. These tulips are so cute and guess what she made them with? The new bird punch, that's right can you believe that. What a great idea. And check out the ribbon, what do you notice? Yup she even embossed the ribbon. Thanks for playing along.

Remember,, if  you use this color combination, be sure to email me a pic and i'll post it here on my blog.
And here is a card I made using the same color combination. This is one of the projects that my club members did last night. It's called black magic with a twist, I got the idea from one of my very talented uplines Karen Barber. You should really go check out her work, she's uber talented!

That's it for today. I'm off with my little one to go visit a friend and I'm going to enjoy the sun while it's here!
Have a great day and happy stampin!
Angela

come to stamp club on Monday!

It's beautiful & sunny today and we didn't get any snow last night so that makes me a very happy girl!
Today I have a sneak peek of one of the projects that stamp club will be doing on Monday. If you are interested in checking out club come join us. Visiting club is a great way to see if it is something your would be interested in joining. I have a new club starting in June so this is a great time to "try before you buy" so to speak. Non club members are welcome to come for a $5.00 supply fee. But if you make a purchase of $25.00 or more then your supply fee is waived! If you are planning on joining us please let me know by Sunday at 5:00 pm. Please bring your own adhesive with you.

Did you know that club members receive hostess benefits for being part of stamp club?

Did you know that stamp club members learn at least 2 new techniques at each club meeting? Last month club members learned 5 new techniques. 3 techniques on one card and 2 on the other.

I hope you consider coming to check out how much fun we have at stamp club!

There will be no Angela's helpful hints today seeing that this is a stamp club card. I like my club members to get the chance to learn the technique first.

So I hope that everybody has a fabulous day!

Find some time for yourself today!

Angela

Nursery Baby Boy

Here is one of the cards you wil find in my etsy store. I really like the colors in this card. I like how bright it is, it's screams happy and cheerful! I stamped the boat onto scrap paper and cut out each little piece and used dimensionals to pop it up off the card. I also used the new saleabration scallop trim boarder punch. I LOVE THIS PUNCH and you can get it for FREE with a $50.00 Stampin Up order through me. I also used the perfect polka dot impressions folder with my big shot.

Do something crafty today.

Color combination: tempting turquoise, certinly celery, so saffron, whisper white.

That's it for today, have a great day and happy stampin!

Angela

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