Flutterby

I just love these punches:) I got the idea for this layout from Chiaki Haverstick. The first one was done using Sycamore Street designer series paper from the Sale-A-Bration that just ended. The second one was made with Twitterpated designer series paper.

Project Details
Stamps	Vintage Verses (SAB) Lacy and Lovely
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Summer Starfruit, Twitterpated & Sycamore Street dsp
Ink	none
Accessories	Pearls Basic Jewels
Tools	Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly punches, Elegant Lines embossing folder

Terrific Thursday!

I've been busy preparing for a technique class and the card ministry at my church. This first card is just for me, just for fun:) The second one will go on one of the display boards at church.

On a separate note, I gotta tell you what Cricket has been up to. Cricket is one of our Australian Shepherds. Aussies are herding dogs, and Cricket does this very well when we go on daily walks. She just naturally herds me too! Well, somebody forgot to tell her that she is not a hunting dog. While walking the other day, she flushed a bird and then proceeded to display the perfect hunting 'point.' Of course being the commensurate Aussie owner, I gushed and praised her about how naturally smart she was. She must have learned that lesson very well because the next day I came home from Physical Therapy to find Cricket sitting proudly next to a dead blue jay. You may remember last year she killed the Easter Bunny. That action resulted in a couple weeks of walks where each time we saw a bunny, I held her by the collar and carefully explained how cute they were and that she was not to hunt them. Result: no more dead bunnies. I told you Aussies are super intelligent. Our UPS man even agrees. The other day he had another driver riding with him and as he introduced our dogs to the man, he said, "Cricket reads on a third grade level and Sydney is learning algebra." Yep, today's walk will include a lesson on not killing birds, simply point at them. I bet your mother told  you it was not polite.

This design came from Anne Marie Hile. See, I'm trying to teach myself to like Summer Starfruit, so when I saw this pretty design, I had to make it. I don't have a sentiment on it yet, because I'm not sure what I'll use it for... Easter, Birthday, Get Well. The bow got squished on the scanner, but popped right back out.

Project Details
Stamps	Quint-Essential Flower
Card Stock & Papers	Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla, and Basic Gray, In Colors DSP Paper Pad
Ink	Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, and Basic Gray
Accessories	Very Vanilla Satin  Ribbon, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Basic Rhinestones
Tools	Fancy Folds & Square Lattice Embossing folders, Scallop Trim border, 2” Circle, 2- 3/8" Scallop Circle, 1- 3/4" Circle, 1" Circle, 3/4" Circle, 1/2" Circle punches

 This design came from Paula Dobson. At first I used an embossing ink pad and it looked grainy instead of nice and crisp. Then I tried my Versamark pad and voila! Much better results.

Project Details
Stamps	Mixed Bunch
Card Stock & Papers	Very Vanilla and Soft Suede
Ink	Crumb Cake and Soft Suede
Accessories	Basic Jewels Pearls, Very Vanilla satin ribbon
Tools	Versamark pad, clear embossing powder

Gasp!

Sale-A-Bration Order Deadlines:
Phone: Friday, March 22, 2013; 6:50 PM (MT)
OEX and Online: Friday, March 22, 2013; 11:50 PM (MT)  More Info. Here

Technique Class

Technique Class is on March 30th at 10:00 A.M. and the cost is $15 pre-paid.

At this class, you will learn several techniques as you make beautiful greeting cards. You will also get the technique sample cards you can keep on a ring that will hold all your techniques right at your fingertips! They are a great reference for future card making ideas.

Class fee is due no later than March28 to reserve your seat. Pay by March 22 and take $5 Early Bird Discount off your Class Fee. Includes all paper, ribbon, treats and supplies as well as refreshments.

Beginners are welcome and encouraged. Bring an adult friend with you and choose a FREE gift from my goodie basket!

Offered by: Carole Parsons
Stampin’ Up! Independent Demonstrator
cparsons1981@gmail.com
Business Website: http://cparsons.stampinup.net
Creative Website: http://scmagnolia.blogspot.com/

Sneak Peak From New Catalog

 
Oooh!  It's a sneak peek!  From now until May 20th you can get this set which will be in the 2013 catalog and matches the sweet punch shown in the Spring Mini!  (Cling mount only until the big catalog comes out)
Here's The Flyer 

Stampin' With Friends

Four of us met at my Friend Pam's house today and created. It was such FUN! The first three were made using things from Pam's stash, the last one I made a few days ago with my new Dress Up bundle.

Project Details
Stamps	Field Flowers, Reason to Smile (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, retired dsp.
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Riding Hood Red, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Corderoy button retired, Linen thread, Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools	Adorning Accents Edgelits, Word Window and Modern label punches

Project Details
Stamps	Curly Cute
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Basic Black, retired dsp
Ink	Staz On black
Accessories	Black striped ribbon (retired), Basic Jewels Pearls
Tools	Scallop Trim border punch, Elegant Butterfly punch

Project Details
Stamps	Oh Hello
Card Stock & Papers	Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake  (retired in color dsp)
Ink	Elegant Eggplant
Accessories	Vintage Faceted Designer buttons, Baker's Twine, Basic Jewels Pearls,
Tools	Argyle embossing folder, Elegant & Bitty Buttlerfly punches, Extra Large Tag punch

Project Details
Stamps	All Dressed Up
Card Stock & Papers	Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose
Ink	Black Staz On
Accessories	Basic Jewels Pearls,
Tools	Vintage Wallpaper & Fancy Fan embossing folders, Dress Up framelits die

Oh Baby!

Now I'm on the baby channel. Why you ask? No babies due around here, I'm too old and my son is still a bachelor. My church gives christening blankets to each baby when they are baptized and we're going to add a pretty hand-made card with them.

This is the first dresser card I've made and I have to share a link to fellow Demonstrator, Jackie Topa. She has directions on how to make one and how to make tiny hangers as well. Thanks Jackie!
Side Step Dresser directions
Hanger directions

Project Details
Stamps	Little Additions, Baby Tees jumbo wheel
Card Stock & Papers	Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink	Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Wisteria Wonder, Soft Suede
Accessories	Crochet Trim, Brads, various embossing folders
Tools	Modern Label & Curly Label punches

Project Details
Stamps	Baby Prints, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock & Papers	Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Beau Chateau dsp (clearance rack)
Ink	Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede
Accessories	Subtles Designer Buttons, Baker’s Twine, Pleated ribbon (clearance rack)
Tools	Modern Label & Word Window punches

Such Cute Little Flowers

I just got this Floral Fusion Sizzlit and I love these little flowers:) I got this idea from follow demonstrator,Dawn Tidd. I used different leaves and added the embossed section on the top.

Project Details
Stamps	Lacy & Lovely
Card Stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Pool Party & Lucky Limeade
Ink	Soft Suede
Accessories	Printed Designer Brads
Tools	Floral Fusion Sizzlit, Owl Builder punch, Elegant Lines embossing folder

Olde Tyme Faire

Don't you just love FREE things? I have been having the most fun creating things with all my FREE stuff from the Sale-A-Bration brochure:) I'm still at it too!  I have a few more ideas I want to create, then I'll move on to some things from the Spring and regular catalogs.

I tried something new with these two cards. I wanted to change the look of the safety pin and Builder Brad to match the vintage feel of the cards. So I tried embossing them and it worked! I know this is not an original idea, I'm not claiming to invent anything here lol! I had some old embossing powder that is called "Bronze Patina." It was made by a company that mixed their own recipes of embossing powders to make unusual mixes. They have long since gone out of business, but we can follow their lead by making our own custom mixes of embossing powders. Since I tried it first with Versamark ink and the old embossing powder and discovered that it worked, I played with some of the colors that Stampin' Up! has to try and replicate that bronze patina look. I used Tempting Turquoise, Gold and Early Espresso. If you try this, be sure to use tweezers to handle the metal you are embossing, cause it sure gets hot! Yeah, I know that from personal experience (rolls eyes). Also, I embossed the tweezers, but I managed to rub it all off. Just think, you could use any color or mix of colors and make the Builder Brands any color you like! Wild Wasabi for St. Patrick's Day, Melon Mambo for Easter...

I have to share with  you something I'm very excited about. I have an appointment with my minister on Monday to discuss forming a card making group. I know that ministers/churches send out a lot of cards, get well, sympathy and to shut-ins. Our church also has an annual fund-raiser called The Apple Fest and we have a Relay For Life Team. I'm thinking that cards could be made and sold for both events. I'm sure Rev. Howle will have some other ideas too. I'm excited to be doing something so useful with the cards I make and have a chance to share stamping with new friends:) I sure hope it works out - that there are enough people in the congregation who are interested.

Project Details
Stamps	That’s The Ticket and Feeling Sentimental, Fall Foliage, Madison Avenue
Card Stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso
Ink	Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Designer Builder Brads
Tools	Ticket Builder and 1 ¼” Circle Punches, Labels Collection Framelits

Project Details
Stamps	That’s The Ticket and Feeling Sentimental, Fall Foliage, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Print Poetry designer series paper stack
Ink	Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Midnight Muse
Accessories	Designer Builder Brads
Tools	Ticket Builder, Modern Label, Word Window and 1 ¼” Circle Punches, Labels Collection Framelits