PLAY like you mean it

Today's project is a double-page scrapbook layout featuring "Bugs & Kisses" stamp set.  The Bugs & Kisses stamp set is an "oldie but goodie".  Every year when the new catalog is released, I wait to see if this set is going to make it another round.  It sure did!  I love this set, and I'm so happy we get to keep it in the catalog for at least one more year.  Take a look and see what I mean!  Isn't it cute??

I created the "Play" title using the Simple Letters Alphabet Dies (115960) and Mr. Big (113439).  I know, I know, I never make anything without the Big Shot anymore!  I can't help it if the Big Shot is so fabulous!  That is one purchase I will never regret.   I used the Crimper Tool (101618) to add some whimsical, playful texture to the letters.

I agaub used the Big Shot and Top Note die for the decorative accent here on the frame shown here. I love to tuck a Top Note under the corner of journaling or photo frames for a little extra "something."

Here's a fun little trick to try using the Circle Circus stamp set: create your own DSP (Designer Series Paper) by stamping a pattern on white cardstock.  That's how I made the "L" in "Play" and this photo corner really POP! Helpful Hint: Photo corners are a snap with the Photo corners punch (119878)

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Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Stampin' Supplies (and item numbers):

Stamps: Bugs & Kisses (116580),Circle Circus (115778)

Ink: , Pacific Point (111837), Wild Wasabi (109014), Real Red (103133)

Paper: Wild Wasabi DSP (new! 117152), Crumb Cake 12x12 (119929), Pacific Point (new! 111350), Wild Wasabi (new! 117152), Real Red (102482), Daffodil Delight (new! 119683)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Top Note (113463), Simple Alphabet (115960), Large Oval Punch (119859), 3/4" Circle Punch (199873), Photo Corners Punch (119878), Crimper (101618)

Embellishments: Double-stitched Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon (retired, but substitute 5/8" Real Red Grosgrain 109052), Metallic Brads (119741), Clear Buttons (retired, substitute Real Red Designer Button 119747), double-stitched white/red grosgrain ribbon (retired, substitute white grosgrain ribbon 109025)

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Day 5: Saying "Sayonara"

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I realized today as I went to write a post for "Day 6" that my "Day 5" entry never showed up yesterday! So, sorry about that!! Here is "Day 5"! This is a simple and easy birthday card that works for kids as well as adults. I love versatility, don't you?? ;)

So here's what I used that is retiring:

Bermuda Bay textured card stock (115719-comes in an assorted pack of 36 sheets, 6 ea. of 4 colors)
Starring You Stamp Set (111696)
Vintage Brads (109109)

Here's what I used that is not retiring:

Star Punch (110710)
Kraft cardstock (aka Crumb Cake) (107070)
Old Olive cardstock (100702)
So Saffron cardsotck (105118)
Notebook Edge Punch (108341)

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Last Chance Stamp Sets List with page and item numbers(.pdf format)

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Happy Stampin!
~Heather

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Day 4: "Saying Sayonara"

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Today's kid-friendly card is sooooo easy-peasy. And, despite it's simplicity, I just love it!

The bugs & kisses stamp set is a MUST-HAVE for kid cards. (plus, it gives me an excuse to give kisses to my nephews!! "Bugs & kisses, bugs & kisses!!"). One of my favorite things about this card is how fast and easy it is to punch out the image with the 1-3/4" circle punch; just imagine how much longer it would take to try and cut out around a grasshopper! :)

Retiring Products used in this card:
Close to Cocoa cardstock ( ALREADY SOLD OUT! *sad face* )
Vintage Brads (109109)

Other Stampin' Supplies:
Bugs & Kisses Stamp Set (116580)
1-3/4" Circle Punch (119850)
Old Olive cardstock (100702)
Old Olive Classic Ink Pad (102277)
Chocolate Chip Classic Ink pad (100908)

Want to see if any of your faves are retiring? Check out "The Lists"! :)

Last Chance Stamp Sets List with page and item numbers(.pdf format)

Last Chance Accessories List (.pdf)
Note: items with an asterisk (*) are being reconfigured for the new catalog and color renovation.

Some accessories are discounted up to 50%!!

Get all your faves before they are gone forever! Just CLICK HERE to "Shop Now".

Happy Stampin!
~Heather

Shop Online Anytime, 24/7! CLICK HERE to Shop Now!

Don't Miss!! 2010 Artisan Award Winners Patriotic Blog Hop: Wednesday, June 30th at 10AM EDT!! Starts here at my blog.

Have any questions or comments? Please email me (I'm friendly!)

Let's be Facebook Friends! CLICK HERE to add me as a friend to get access to all my photo albums and paper-crafting ideas.

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Animal Stories Scrapbook Pages

Today's layout for these pages were inspired by Splitcoast Scrapbook Sketch challenge #30, and I created them for my monthly scrapbook club. On club night, we made these pages and the "Summer" pages shown in this post. Our friendly and enthusiastic group of scrapbook stampers is looking for 2 new members! Contact me (I'm friendly!) for more information.

• Stampin' Up!'s high-quality metal styled vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware contains etched designs on brads and accents that coordinates with several punches. Helpful Hint: The frame I used here coordinates with the 1" square punch, and the frame I used in this post coordinates with the Designer label punch

• Making perfect circles has never been simpler! The circle scissor plus (112530) cuts circles with ease. Helpful Hint: Works best with the glass mat (112531)

• Clear buttons (105447) are easy to dress up by attaching to cut-out shapes, ribbon, rub-ons, and more! Helpful Hint: I used the scallop square punch (112081) and 1" circle punch (109046) to create cut-outs to coordinate with my clear button.
  
• The Photo Corners punch (109042) and dimensionals (104430) make it quick and easy to add a little extra umph! to your photo frames

Want to give this project a try? All of the supplies I used are listed below. Just CLICK HERE to go to my Stampin' Up! website to order any of the supplies you need. Once you get there, click on "Shop Now" in the upper right hand corner, and use the item numbers listed below.

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Happy Stampin!
~Heather

Stampin' Supplies (and item numbers):

Stamps: Animal Stories (116716), Contempo Alphabet (111570), Wild About You (no longer available)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), Old Olive Marker (100079, also available in the Many Marvelous Markers set: 105541)
Paper: Tall Tales DSP (115678), 12x12 Chocolate Chip (107102), So Saffron (105118), Close to Cocoa (101341)
Tools: Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531), Scallop Square Punch (112081), 1" Circle Punch (109046), Photo Corners Punch (109042), dimensionals (104430)
Embellishments: Pastels (105542), 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon (111368)

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Happy Birthday, Human

The new "Lots of Bots" stamp set gets us back to the "nuts and bolts" of stamping. I used some classic techniques to put together an easy "bot-day" card. Here are a few tips:

• To create a multi-colored image, use markers to color directly on your rubber stamp before stamping on cardstock
• Aquapainters are great for using your ink pad to watercolor an image, as I did on the balloon
• You can create perfectly centered greetings every time by stamping your greeting on cardstock first, and then using the Word Window punch to cut it out
• I used the "To the Nines" specialty DSP, which is a textured, cover-weight cardstock that adds a little extra depth and class to any card
• In a pinch, a quick and easy-to-make card keeps me sane. This card definitely qualifies for "Sanity Saver" status, cards that come together in 15 minutes or less

Want to give this project a try? All of the supplies I used are listed below. Just CLICK HERE to go to my Stampin' Up! website to order any of the supplies you need. Once you get there, click on "Shop Now" in the upper right hand corner, and use the item numbers listed below.

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Happy Stampin!
~Heather

Stampin' Supplies (and item numbers):

Stamps: Lots of Bots (115293)
Ink: Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad (105208), Stampin' Write Markers: Sahara Sand (105105), Sage Shadow (100040), Basic Black (100082), and Real Red (100052), (the entire set of Stampin' Write Markers is also available as item #: 105541)
Paper: To the Nines Specialty DSP (114038), Sahara Sand (105328), Whisper White (100730)
Tools: Word Window Punch (105090)
Embellishments: Kraft Tafeta Ribbon (109068)

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Tall Tales Birthday

Today's card celebrates one of my favorite things...birthdays! But not just any birthday, kids' birthdays! They are so happy and excited, impatiently waiting for their big day. (Kind of like me waiting for my Stampin' Up! Order to arrive at my doorstep! :)

I played along with two challenges today: the splitcoast card sketch challenge #237, and the splitcoast ways to use it challenge #227. I really enjoy online challenges because they are great ways to get ideas and have some fun making cards with all your online pals.

Want to give this card a try? All of the supplies I used are listed below. Just CLICK HERE to go to my Stampin' Up! website to order any of the supplies you need. Once you get there, click on "Shop Now" in the upper right hand corner, and use the item numbers listed below.

Happy Stampin!
~heather

Stampin' Supplies (and item numbers):

Stamps: Animal Stories (116716), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)
Ink: So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad (105213), Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker (100071)
Paper: Tall Tales DSP (115678), Old Olive cardstock (100702), Chocolate Chip (102128), So Saffron (105118)
Tools: Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826)
Embellishments: 5/16" Jumbo Brads (112534), 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon (111368)

Congrats!!

I've been a little crazy with color lately! Maybe it's all this SNOW!! I can't believe it, Mother Nature is taunting me with sunny days and then she dumps down a bunch more snow. I just can't wait for Summer time and maybe I'm trying to coax things along a little. :) I saw this picture in my Architechural Digest magazine, and boy, I was definitely in the mood to be laying under one of those lovely yoyo yellow umbrellas and taking a dip in that brilliant blue pool. Even if I can't get out the bikini just yet, at least I got some great color inspiration!

I am really loving this whole Mojo Monday thing. The inspiration for this layout came from this week's Mojo Monday sketch, shown here. I think this card could definitely work as a Guy Gallery card and as a Kid's Korner card. What do you think? It seems like almost every time I make a Guy card, I think, "This could be a kid's card, too!" Funny how those two do seem to go together quite a lot! hehe. :) Stamps: Say it with Scallops (111678), Congrats (113770, FREE with $50 order before March 31st!) Ink: Really Rust (102549), Brilliant Blue (100691) Paper: Really Rust(100661), Yoyo Yellow(102824), Brilliant Blue (100721), Whisper White(100730, TIP: order the Neutrals package-108588-and get 6 sheets of all the neutrals including whisper white for only 45 cents more!), Old Olive (100702) Tools: Scallop Edge Punch (112091), 1-1/4" Square Punch (104400), Star Punch (109045) Embellishments: 1/4" Grosgrain Old Olive Ribbon (111368) Other Project Must-haves: Mini-glue dots (103683), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), SNAIL (104332)

Make a Wish

Here is a card I put together for a make-and-take at an in-home boutique. I love this card! The bright colors, glitter, and texture make it a fun one. It works for guys and kids (funny how those two so often go together)! I used my two-way glue pen along the base of the "icing" and then sprinkled chunky essentials glitter. To color the sprinkles and candle, I pressed my ink pad into its lid and then daubed my blender pen in the ink to get that nice watercolor look. For that cool "accordian" strip with the Tangerine Tango cardstock, I alternated scoring big-little-big-little sections on the tangerine tango cardstock, and then folded the cardstock over on itself. The greeting is first stamped with versamark, and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. Stamp Sets: Crazy for Cupcakes (11618), Little Bits Wheel (109691), A Little Birthday Cheer (retired) Paper: Pacific Point (111350), Tangerine Tango (111349), Baja Breeze (111352) Ink: Baja Breeze (111833), Basic Black (101179), Versamark (102283) Tools: White embossing powder(109132), Blender pens (102845), Summer Sun marker (100077), Paper Cutter with scoring blade (104152), Powder Pal (102197), Heat Tool (100005) Embellishments: Two-way glue pen (100425), Chunky Essentials glitter (108797), Twill Tape(105245), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) Click Here to Order Online! (24/7)