Friendship... Yes Please!

Hello there! Yesterday I got my Stampin' Up! order in the mail... yippee!!! It's always a great day when the UPS man brings me some Stampin' Up! I was waiting for this order to arrive so that I could play along with this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. When I saw the sketch I knew right away which stamp set I wanted to use so that was where I started. I also knew I wanted to use some designer series paper that I hadn't used yet.

Here is this weeks sketch.



And here is my card.

The paper is from the Floral District designer series paper pack and I also used a bit from the Brights paper stack. I am loving those paper stacks. Anytime I need a certain color of patterned paper and can't find it in any of my dsp's I can just reach for my paper stacks and find exactly what I need. So convenient! The card stock colors are Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry and Rose Red. I have stamped the focal image four times! Once in baja, razzleberry, rose red and tangerine tango. Then I cut out some parts and popped them up. The image comes from a brand new set called From My Heart. The flower is from a little sizzlit die called Flower Fusion. The adorable little flags peeking out on the left side there are cut from the Bitty Banner die set. I am really enjoying my new Stampin' Up! goodies! Can you tell!?!

You know, I bet you could get all of the goodies I just listed in a brand new demonstrator start up kit! It is so easy to sign up and there is absolutely no commitment for future sales on your part! For $99 you will get $125 worth of Stampin' Up! product, plus if you join before June 30th you will get some fantastic bonus products as well! Did I mention the starter kit ships for free! It really is worth it my friends. Come join my team, I'd love to have you!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a great week!

~Sara~

Up, Up & Away

Good Monday morning to you! This morning before I opened my email containing the Mojo Monday sketch, I knew I would be making a Father's Day card, so when I opened it and saw the awesome sketch I was excited to get right to work on my card.

Here is the sketch...

And here is my card...

I chose to create flag ends rather than scalloped ends because I think scallops are a bit feminine, but that is just my opinion! The balloons are from a set called Up, Up & Away and the sentiment is from a set called Delightful Dozen.

That's all I have time for right now, I am off and running all day. Hope you have a great Monday.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Sara~



Big fat copy catter!

Hello there, gosh I am on a roll lately! It isn't uncommon for me to have a burst of creativity like this but I often get so busy creating that I don't want to stop and blog about it. I am not sure what has inspired me to take the time to blog lately but I have been enjoying sharing my creations with all of you.

Today I am going to let you in on a little secret.... I am a huge copy catter (is catter a word!?!) Well if it is, it applies to me. What I really enjoy doing is finding something that inspires me and then making it my own. I think I have mentioned before that in the paper crafting world we call that CASEing, copy and share everything. So it is quite acceptable to be a copy catter... I just think I am one of the biggest haha!

A few days ago I was looking around for inspiration for a new stamp set I got, it's from the brand new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog. It's called Papaya Collage and it's quite different from anything else I have so naturally I was struggling with how to use it. I found inspiration in a card by a follow Stampin' Up! demonstrator named Justin Krieger. Here is his card...

And here is my card...



Can you spot all of the changes I made to make it my own? I started with an extra layer of Midnight Muse cardstock which I embossed with the polka dots embossing folder... have you noticed I loooove layers!?! I also embossed the piece of Summer Starfruit cardstock that is matted in the frame with the same embossing folder for consistancy. I changed the sentiment to "Wish Big" but only because I don't own the Perfectly Penned stamp set that Justin used... gotta get that one! Then I blinged it out, I added rhinestones to the centers of the butteflies, to the dot of the "i" in "Wish Big," to the Raspberry Ripple flags and finally to the decorative label I punched out of Midnight Muse.

So there you go, a glimpse at my life as a copy catter.

Have a wonderful day, thanks for stopping by!

~Sara~

It's finally here!!!

Good morning everyone! It is finally here! The brand spankin' new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog! Woohoo!! I have put a link to the catalog right over there -----> for your viewing pleasure. What the heck... I'll put it right here as well!

There are so many things I love about the new catalog such as the amazing art work throughout. I want to CASE everything in it! So many beautiful things! I also love the new stamp sets with coordinating dies such as the Floral Frames dies on page 191 that coordinate with the stamp set Daydream Medallions on page 117. Lucky me... this is one of the stamp sets I will be getting when I go to convention next month. Can't wait!! No seriously... I can't wait, gosh it is going to be hard not to go bananas and order everything I want today!

(Taking some calming breaths.....) Phew, I gotta get a grip! Haha!

Something else that is super exciting that Stampin' Up! is rolling out with the new catalog... a very exciting opportunity for those of you thinking about becoming demonstrators. For the first time ever you can become a demonstrator for just $99 (and you'll get $125 worth of product for that price!) And the best part, wait for it... the starter kit is 100% customizable! So if your wish list is $99 or greater... whose isn't!?! well you can get $125 worth of product for just $99... did I mention you will get free shipping on your starter kit? Seriously, this is a no brainer! And just in case this isn't an awesome enough deal for you already, you will get a 30% discount on your first order you place as a new demonstrator. If this is something you are interested in doing or knowing more about just send me an email and we can talk about it further. I would LOVE for you to join my team!

I think that is enough enthusiasm for one morning. I'll just share a card with you real quick and be on my way.

I created this card for the make and take for my catalog launch party I am having on Saturday. I have used the Comfort Cafe dsp, Layered Labels stamp set with coordinating dies (again!), I added some texture to the card front with the Stripes embossing folder. I doubt you can see from the picture but I actually stamped and cut out two of the Midnight Muse frames. On the first one I added a sentiment from the Petite Pairs stamp set which I stamped in Summer Starfruit and punched out with the large oval punch. For the second one I punched out the oval from the center and then layered it over the first frame with pop dots, I love the way that turned out and will be playing with that idea more in the near future I am sure! For the finishing touch I added wood like button tied with linen thread. I wanted something simple so my stampers can spend most of their time looking at the new catalog, checking out my card samples I have made using the new products and eating the yummy lunch I am preparing for them. I am really looking forward to it!

Well thank you so much for stopping by today and I applaud you if you have made it to the end of this rambling post.

~Sara~