Happy B'day, Dad!

Here's the card I sent my Dad for his birthday...it uses the Pendant Park set (LOVE IT!!) I'll be doing a Night of Navy/Bordering Blue version of this card for the Make-n-Take for the upcoming Definitely Stampers 2 meeting in January....

Swirly Whirly!

This wheel is called Whimsy, but for some reason I always call it Swirly Whirly! I originally purchased it because I saw a Christmas card that I absolutely loved, but since I got the wheel, I haven't been able to find the card again and really don't remember the details of the card. So I decided to sit down and design some of my own cards....it really makes a statement when you wheel the card in Basic Black and use markers to color in the circles....

Christmas Cards Galore!

Here are some of the beautiful Holiday cards I received this year! The church card is from my mom; the angel card is from fellow demo Joan Buckley; the ornament card is from my downline Liz Frammarino; the adorable reindeer card is from my downline Michelle Hollings and the gold and chocolate snowflake card is from my downline Evelyn Rivera...they are all so beautiful!

One cute bag!

Here's an adorable pocketbook that holds about 3 cards (more if your cards didn't have any layers)...I made some of these for 'Thank you' gifts for the people that placed holiday orders with me and also for some of my daughter's dance teachers. It is really simple and quick. You can find the directions for most of the 3D items I make on splitcoasterstampers.com (I'm a really great copier!)

Brilliant Bush!

Here's another sample using my new set Pendant Park (I have one sample more to show!) I stamped the bush in Brilliant Blue (a color I always forget about!) and used the Chocolate Chip Marker to line the branches. This set is so great....the next sample I'll post will be a great card for men....

One More Christmas Card

Okay, Okay...here's (hopefully) the last Christmas card I'll post for this season (although last year I had a spurt of Holiday cards in January!)...I used my new set, Pendant Park, for this one, turning the bush upside down and making it into a wreath. I took a 1 1/4" circle and put a little adhesive on it and stuck it in the middle of the stamp, inked it up in Handsome Hunter, then removed the circle and stamped. Voila! A wreath! Stop by again to see another sample using the Pendant Park set!

SU!per Stampistas Downline meeting

Here's some of the projects we made at our last Demo group meeting...don't you want to join us? You can learn lots of cool stuff! Evelyn used a Sizzix Die to create a stencil that we sprayed with re-inker and shimmer paint and Michelle made an easel card. My project was the Crimped Diamond card. Sorry to Liz--her project was a cute Christmas Box that I filled and gave away before I took a picture to post!

Build a Bear Girly Girl

Here's a card I made using the SU! exclusive Build-a-bear Die cut...isn't she snazzy? Using this die is a great way to use up some of those small scraps of Designer Series paper that you've been hoarding!

Thank You Roses!

I saw this card (somewhere--don't I always say that??!!) and I just loved the color combo--Real Red, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron....

Daisies in a vase!

I absolutely love this card! I CASEd it from Mary Fish's blog www.stampinpretty.com. She is so talented and creative....

Am I crazy, or what?

Yes, I know it's December, but I'm just so sick of making Christmas cards! And I still have more to make! And I'm sick of red and green! So I decided to make an Easter card...maybe I should have made the chick a Christmas chick with a Santa hat??!!

Christmas Gifts! Ready, Set, Stamp!

Here's some of the card boxes I have been feverishly making these past few weeks! I just got another order for 6 more! Each box has 8 beautifully stamped cards, ful of embellishments! there is a nice mix of birthday, get well and baby cards...these boxes make great gifts for teachers, co-workers and family! Contact me today to place your order!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's a beautiful card that my mom sent me for Thanksgiving...she used her new Top Note Die Cut....Thanks, Mom!

Holiday Extravaganza!

Today starts Stampin' Up's Holiday Extravaganza! HUGE discounts! I've never seen sales like these in my six years of being a demonstrator! And you've only got one week to take advantage of them! Shop today through my website link below....(above the fish)!

Peaceful Holiday

Here's a card I am making for a friend....it is a version of an Anniversary card from a previous post, using Garden Green instead of the original Basic Gray...my friend is ordering a set of these for Holiday cards...contact me in the next few weeks to order your Christmas cards...I'll design a card just for you!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Two more cards....I used the same set for both (Season of Joy)

Busy, Busy, Busy!

I've been so busy making card gift boxes that I haven't had a chance to download all my photos in a while, so here are some of the cards I've been making. If you are interested in buying one of these great card boxes, send me an email soon, as Christmas is around the corner (stamp2bsane@comcast.net). Each fully decorated box has 8 unique hand stamped cards in assorted themes....birthday, get well, baby and congrats, etc. Feel free to ask me to personalize your gift for that special someone....Boxes are $18 each, but if you order 5 or more they are only $15 each. They make a great gift for teachers, co-workers, and neighbors! I will post some more pictures of the decorated boxes that I am working on soon, but you can look in the 'Gifts" label and see 2 of the boxes I posted earlier....

Color Inspiration #2

Here's another color inspiration...from another Old Navy T-shirt...now I'm scouring everyone's closets for ideas! Here's I used the new In Color Crushed Curry and Basic Gray for a sort of manly card using Circle Circus....

Yet another one!

Here's another Holiday card!

Another Christmas Card!

I just love that set Delightful Decorations! And it looks great when it is embossed! The swirl is from Baroque Motifs...

Color Inspiration

I've always struggled with choosing interesting color combinations...so when I sat down the other day to make a card, I looked at my shirt! I was wearing this long sleeve tee from Old Navy and it hit me that the shirts' colors were three of SU!'s colors...so I made a few cards using the Wow Flowers stamp set....

Non-Traditional Christmas

I saw this card (somewhere) and just had to try it...the colors are so not Christmas, but they look nice together!

More Birdies!

Here's another sample from the Cheep Talk set...

Slideshow!

Tweet! Tweet!

Here's a sample from my new set "Cheep Talk"...I've always liked this stamp set and decided to take the plunge! I'm glad I did!

Build-A-Bear Dies!

I used my new Build-A-Bear Dies to make these adorable cards...and my kids joined in and made some cards for their friends, too! The options are limitless and it's a great way to use up your scraps of patterned paper!

Christmas is coming!

I'm in full swing...making my Holiday cards...I just love the new Ornament punch and the coordinating stamp set, Delightful Decorations....I even used the matching rub-ons...I love rub-ons! They are always clean and straight!