Easy Triple Time Stamping Technique Card

Would you like to learn how to make that last card I featured? Here's a fantastic video made by the famous Dawn O. over at DOStamping! Enjoy!




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Simply Pressed Clay & Buttons and Blossoms Clay Molds -- Bonnie Thurber

Do you love those sweet little 3-D Blossoms found on the card in my last post as much as I do? Here's a fantastic video by the one and only Bonnie Thurber (whom I *LOVE*, by the way...she always makes me laugh!).

Convention 2013 Swaps

I have to start by saying Stampin' Up! REALLY outdid themselves this year at Convention! I was impressed well above and beyond what I had even imagined! One of my favorite things this year was all the organized swaps I was able to participate in. I'll start by sharing the swaps I made, but I can hardly wait to showcase the ones I received! There are some really talented girls (and guys) working with Stampin' Up!

 

This super cute fancy fold card was inspired by Darlene over at Dreaming About Rubber Stamps. I altered it a tiny bit, using the supplies I had. I just love the new Simply Pressed Clay and the Blossoms Clay Mold found in the new 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Catalog. The little rosettes are absolutely adorable! The washi tape is also found in the new catalog & it's one of my favorite new items Stampin' Up! is carrying this year.

Here's a link to the video tutorial Darlene did, teaching you how to easily make this cute card:  Big Shot Fancy Fold Card

Supplies:
Stamps:
Oh, Hello (Wood~131934, Clear~130733)
Ink: 
Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad (126986)
Melon Mambo Stampin' Ink Refill (115662)

Paper:
Whisper White (100730)
Island Indigo (122923)
Daffodil Delight (119683)
Tools:
Big Shot (113439)
Ovals Collection Framelits (129381)
Buttons and Blossoms Clay Molds (131272)
Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406)

Accessories:
Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape (129314)
Simply Pressed Clay (130685)
Rhinestones Basic Jewels (119246)


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Double Mini Milk Carton

I have to tell you, I'm REALLY excited about this swap I made for Convention! I had already made a Wow card for this organized swap I signed up for, but when I saw this tutorial I knew I had to make it!

Here's the video of how to assemble it:

I hope you have as much fun with this easy variation of the Mini Milk Carton Die as I did! :)

Supplies:
Stamps:
Chalk Talk Stamp Set (130631 Wood, 130634 Clear)   
Paper:
Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper (130814)
Calypso Coral Card Stock (122925)
Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)Ink:
Versamark (102283)
Tools:
Big Shot (113439)
Mini Milk CartonBigz L (117310)
Circles # 2 Originals (114526)
Chalk Talk Framelits (129983)
Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309)
Heat Tool (129053)
Stick Strip (104294)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Glue Dots (103683)
Accessories:
Pool Party Stampin' Emboss Powder (129398)
Bermuda Bay 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (131206)
Island Indigo Bakers Twine (125575)
Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

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Shoe Box Swap!

This weekend I was graciously invited to crash another Stampin' UP! groups shoe box swap. It was the first one I'd ever been to & I'm excited to report it was SO. MUCH. FUN!! Our hostess was the well know Stampin' UP! demonstrator Gwen Mangelson, from Gwen's Paper Expressions, who is one of the sweetest ladies I've ever met! I was thrilled to meet her & she was so welcoming. :)

I was so engrossed & tried to pay attention to every detail, I forgot to take pictures while I was there. :( I did get pics of the swaps I managed to get done before I left.

This first project was Gwen's. It's so cute! It would make for a great gift for a new neighbor, or a sister I Visit Teach, or even 3-D swap at convention! It took very little time to make & was quite creative.

The next one took the longest, but was so fun & inventive! I was very impressed! I glued two 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 envelopes together & added paper, stamps, & embellishments to turn it in to a mini-

album/purse/most adorable thing EVER!

We used the pocket of the envelopes to add pull out scalloped squares to put pictures on. Like I said, I was so impressed with this little project & once I found out who had put it together for us, I felt like I was practically in the presence of a stampin' celebrity! She's a member of the UStamp With Dawn and Friends design team.

I love this next card! It took a few tries to get the circles all going the way I wanted them to, what with my OCD about perfect spacing & all, but it turned out SO CUTE!

I enjoy simple cards. I think I over-do it sometimes, but this card fit the bill nicely. :)

Lastly, I made a little 3x3 Thank You card for Gwen, for letting me crash the party. Along with it, I gave her a really cute notepad holder.

I found a video on You Tube from How'd She DO That? that gave an easy tutorial on making these. I made a dozen of them for a Favorite Things party the night before & had some extras. They turned out really nicely.

You can find the tutorial here.

A tutorial for the flowers can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Shannon

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