Lotsa news!

  Hello!   I have lots to talk to you about today!  I am very excited to be introducing a fun new color challenge blog that my friend Carole and I have been working on!!  We will be throwing out a new color challenge once a week every week on Fridays starting September 1st!!!  This will be a Stampin Up! only color/image challenge blog and we would LOVE to have you join us!!  We are also in the process of assembling a top notch design team!  Interested in more details?!  Check it out here!!

   We would LOVE to have you stop by and play along!! :)


   Also, if you are still on the fence about joining Stampin' Up!, now is a great time!  The starter kit is only $99.00 and totally customizable!!  Wooo Hoooooo!  Plus you get one of these adorable printer's tray projects!!  Take a look:

The printer's tray project is only available through the end of August!!  I would love to have you join my team!!  You can find more info here.  Please feel free to email me with any questions!  However, if you are  just feeling froggy and want to jump right in you can follow this link and sign yourself right on up and I will contact you! :)  

I absolutely love being a Stampin Up! demonstrator!  There are so many fun and wonderful perks that go along with it!  So, whether you would like to start your own business or just get a discount on all of your stamping goodies it is a win win! :)

Hope you are having a wonderful day!  I will be back soonest with some crafty goodness to share!

Snow fun!

   Hello!  Hope are you enjoying your weekend? I finally carved out a little bit of time to sit and make a scrap book page today!  Woo Hooo!   I am really pretty behind with my scrapping and would love nothing more than a full weekend of un-interupted time to just sit and scrap away!!  Wouldn't that be fun!  Oh well!  I will take a page here and there over none at all! :)  My page uses a fun title from my very wonderful friend Pam!  She sent it to me and I dug through some old photos and was able to mash all of this together. Take a look:

I used Stampin Up! Crumb Cake as my background and stamped the tiny little snowflake from Every Little Bit all over it.  I added a drop of the new Silver Dazzling Diamonds (Scoooore...love that stuff!) in the center of each snowflake.  I tore some Whisper White card stock to make my snow and cut out the cute little pine trees using the new Holiday Framelits.  

The snowflakes are from a retired SU punch and the blue centers are rhinestones that I colored.  The sentiment is from the stamp set Snow Much Fun.

I added lots of 3d snow!  Fun, fun, fun!  Made me want to build a snowman of my very own and then take it's picture and then scrapbook it...of course!

Scrap booking is just so much fun!!  I am working on a few other pages and will be back soonest to share those with you as well!   

Hope you enjoy the weekend!

Twisted Tuesday!

   Hello Tuesday!  Time to get twisted once again!  Today's challenge is called Feeling Blue?!  You are to make a card or creation using all blues and the twist is to use only one other color! Not quite as easy as it sounds, but I went for it and this is what I came up with:

I used Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze, Comfort Cafe DSP  which is all blue and my 'other' color was Whisper White!  My ribbon is Not Quite Navy.

View from another angle.

Close up of the flutterbies in all their shades of blue!

This was a fun card to make!  Hope that you will play along!  Head on over to Twisted Tuesdays and link up your blue creations!  Look forward to seeing what you come up with! :)

Also, be sure to check out the other design team members cards.  As usual...they are amazing!

Be back soonest with more to share!

Reminder!

    Hey there!  Just a quick reminder that there are only a couple of days left to sign up for my August's online clubs!  Click here for more info! Time to get your scrap on , your Christmas cards jingle-a-lingin and your card kit grooves on! :)

   Also, remember if you join my team in August you will receive this adorable Halloween project!  Click here for more details! Feel free to email me with any questions!

  Have a great day!  Be back soonest with more to share!

I am so excited I could bust!!!

Hello!  Happy Thursday! How are you?!  I have got some crazy, exciting news to share with you today!!  I have been hard at work  putting together some fun online clubs and couldn't wait to share them with you!!  *bouncing!!*  I am now offering a Christmas Card Kit Club! It will start this month and run through November!  Click here for more details!  To show my utter enthusiasm for the new Christmas club here is a little holiday eye candy:

Another club that I am offering is a (drum roll please!!!) Stamp of the Month Club!  This is a great way to build up your stamping supplies on a budget!  Click here for more details! Here is the kind of card you can expect to receive with your stamp of the month:

Last, but certainly not least (I have always found that to be a funny saying! LOL) I am offering a Scrap booking kit Club!  All of these come with a stamp set, but this one also comes with the supplies to make your own 8 x 8 scrap book layout!  Click here for more details!   Here is a scrap book layout to get the creative juices flowing:

You can  find all of these up there under my header where it says Join My Clubs!  If you are interested you can sign up for them there or email me here and I will get you all taken care of!  I am sooooo excited!  What a fun thing to think that I can get all of my friends together to stamp with me! :)

I also wanted to share my new Stamper Appreciation program with you! 

Click the image for details!

 For every $50.00 that you spend with me you will earn a flower that looks like this:

Your name goes smack dab in the center! :)

Once you have 'collected' 10 of them I will buy you a stamp set of your choice!  WoooHooooo!  I will be keeping track of your purchases also, but it is up to you to let me know when you have 'collected' all 10!  Here is a punch card that you can print out and use to keep up with your flowers!  Your on line orders count as well as any orders you email or call me with!  So, let the shopping begin! LOL :)

Hope that you are having a wonderful day!  I will be back soonest with lots more to share!

Versatility of a stamp set!

   Hello!  How's Wednesday treating you?!  Ok, so I have been doing some thinking about some of the reasons that stamping is so appealing to me.  It has become an outlet for me; a kind of therapy really!  Creating something pretty from raw materials is very rewarding to me!  It has become a stress reliever and goodness knows life can throw stress at you with both hands!  It is an avenue for socialization! I have met some of the most wonderful and amazing people through and because of stamping.  All the way around it is win win! :)  One of the reasons I am so over the moon about Stampin Up! is because they offer their stamps in sets.  In my opinion that makes the set much more versatile.  For example take a look at this set:

Here are a couple of things I made with it:

Using the cupcake liner and icing (yum!) stamps I made a few cupcakes!  I used the coordinating punch to punch them out.  I added sprinkles with the dotted stamp and used the heart stamp and candle stamp to dress up the center cupcake.

Side view.  I used the Heart Embossing folder for the bottom of the card and added some bling to dress the whole thing up!

Next I made a matching tag keeping with the theme:

I used the Bitty Banners to cut out the Happy Birthday sentiment.  

Next I switched up the theme a little, but still using stamps from the same set I made this little gift basket:

It is a simple basket made from a 5" x 5" square using the scallop lace border punch to make the handle.

I also used it around the top edges to make the basket a wee bit taller.  I used crochet trim to make the bow and topped it off with one of the new Dahlias.

Close up of the bow.

View from the back.  This basket is covered with the flower stamp from the same cupcake stamps set!  I used markers to color it so the leaves would be green and the flowers purple.

Last card completely switches themes and colors, but is still from the same set:

The clouds are made from the cupcake icing and the basket is made from the cupcake liner!  How cute is that?!  the actual balloon was made using 1 1/2" circles.  I scored each down the center and then glued them back to back.  The sentiment is from the same set too!

Better view of the hot air balloon! :0)

See!  Lots of options from one set!  Makes me feel like I am getting much more for my money! Who doesn't love that?!

Ok, I have a full day ahead of me so it is time to tackle my To Do list!  Have a wonderful day! I will be back soonest with more to share!

Twisted Tuesdays!

   Tuesday Twists!!  Time for another fun challenge!  Today's challenge is to make a Back to School themed card and the twist...is to use chalk on your card!  I knew exactly what my card was going to look like!  I had it all planned out in my head and then when I went to grab the stamps to get started I realized I didn't even own the stamp set I was going to use! LOL  Time to do some inventory control, I believe!  LOL  So, I changed the plan and this is what came to life instead:

I used the cute little bus from Every Little Bit.  I used chalk to create the shadows under the buses and to color my main bus image in slightly. 

I used the new Finishing Touches Edgelits to make the scalloped looking edges (in red) and shaded each of the hearts in the matching red.  

I added small dots with my white gel pen around the edges of my scalloped circle.  I think there is a lot to be said for paying attention to the details!

Be sure to head on over to Twisted Tuesdays  and check out this week's challenge!  Also, check out the beautiful creations of the other design team members!  Good stuff! :)

Have a wonderful day!

Quick post!

Hello!  Quick post today!  Just thought I would share the little purse with you that I made.  Here is the cute little guy:

I used the Petite Purse Big Shot die to whip this out!  Easy peasy!  The flap is covered using the new DSP Polka Dots.  The flowers are all made using the Itty Bitty Punch Pack.  The paper is Wisteria Wonder and they are not in the picture. but the handle is being held on with mini silver brads!

Have a great day! :)

Miss you!

   Hello!  Hope you are enjoying your weekend! :)  I have a simple card to share with you today.  I made it for my very sweet Grandma.  She is 95 and as spunky as they come!  She has been on my mind lately and I am missing her so I thought I would send you a little note in the mail to let her know. :)  She likes flowers so I chose one of my new favorite stamp sets Everything Eleanor and got busy!  Here is the card I made for her:

 The flowers are stamped in three shades of pink and then fussy cut.  (Did you know that is what it is called when you hand cut something small with lots of details?!)   They are mounted on layers from the Labels Framelits Collection and I curled up the egdes to give them a more 3d look. The sentiment stamp is matted and raised up off the card using dimensionals and the flowers each have a pearl center. I ran the background and smallest framelit layer through the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.

Details:

Stamps: Everything Eleanor  and Lacey and Lovely

Paper:Wisteria Wonder, Pretty in Pink, Gumball Green and Whisper White

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Early Espresso

Extras: Labels Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Dimensionals and Basic Pearls

*The die I used for the leaves is retired but could be substituted  with the leaves from the Bird Builder punch or Little Leaves Sizzlets die.

I hope that you enjoy your day today to the fullest!  I will be back soonest with more to share!

Hold on to your hats...August is going to be an EXCITING month!!!

Hello! I am soooooo excited that August is here!!  There are so many fun and new things going on over at Stampin Up! this month! Grab a cuppa something wonderful and let's chat...!!!

One of those is that the new Holiday Catalog goes live today!!!  Woooooo!  Now this little guy was known as the holiday mini once upon a time, but boy oh boy has it ever grown up!  Now it is a full sized, absolutely beautiful catalog.   Just take a look at this:

If you do not have your copy yet and you would like one be sure to let me know!  It is full of wonderful  holiday goodies!! Click on the photo to view it online!  Something really exciting this time is that there are several products being bundled together to save you money!  LOVE that!!

Interested in joining my Team?!! :)

 Stampin Up! is offering some awfully tempting sign up specials this month!!  If you sign up in the month of August you get this adorable Halloween project:

It includes the printers tray and the stamp set Toxic Treats!   Plus all of the goodies you see here (well minus the tree!  LOL)!  It is valued up to $60.00. For more information about this fun kit click here.

So, if you have ever entertained the thought of signing up, now may be a perfect time!! Lots of advantages and reasons for signing up!  

• You receive a 20% discount on all of orders so you can get everything on your wish list! ( If your first order is over $150.00 and placed within 45 days then you get 30% off of that one!)
• You get $125.00 worth of supplies for $99.00!!  
• Your starter kit is completely customizable!!
• Shipping and handling on your kit is free!!!
• You will have access to a monthly magazine of ideas from Stampin Up! plus oodles of on line resources and ideas!!
• You get first peek at all of the new goodies and fun info and get to place pre-orders!
• You have the opportunity to meet so many amazing and wonderful people!
• You can be either a hobby demo or a business demo...NO PRESSURE ever!! 
• Most exciting of all...you get to join my team! :) 

If you would like to join my team you can do that here!  I would LOVE to have you be a part of it!  It is so much fun!!  You do not have to be interested in building a business. This also applies if you are only interested in getting your goodies at a discount!  If you have any questions, feel free to email me! 

annmariebryant13@gmail.com

I am happy to answer any questions you may have!

**Disclaimer!!  If you are a regular visitor here you may have noticed that my focus has shifted slightly from hobby demo to business demo!  I have decided to take this wonderful, amazing, rewarding, fulfilling hobby and run with it!  I am going to give the business end a try.  I sincerely appreciate your support!

Have a wonderful day!  I will be back soonest with lots of fun stuff to share! :)

Iris folding is just too cool!!!

   Hello!  Happy August 1st to you!!  I hope that August finds you doing well! :)  I have the neatest thing to share with you today!!  Recently at my demonstrators' meeting one of our lovely members taught us all how to do iris folding!  Now I must admit I was a little (ok, a LOT!!) intimidated by the thought of doing this!  It looked SOOOOO hard!!  Turns out once you get the hang of it it is easy peasy!  I made one there and then came home and made several more!  It is really fun!!  Here is the one I made at the meeting:

Isn't this just the neatest thing?!!!

Here are a few more that I made at home:

These three all use the same paper.  I was going for a vintage-y kind of feel!

This one uses different brighter colors!  I just cannot say enough about this really fun technique!!  If you haven't tried it, you should!!  Here is a video with really good instructions! Check it out and then send me a link to your lovely creations!!

One of the very talented ladies in my blogging group challenged us to make a card using a fancy  fold and so I am hoping this counts!!  (Hiya Maggie!!)  Thank you for a wonderful challenge!!

Have a great day!  I will be back soonest with more to share!! :)