Saturday, February 27, 2010

SWEET SUNDAY MESSAGES for MOM

This card uses several products from the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog - Messages for Mom stamp set, Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, 5/8" Satin Ribbon, and Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper.

Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #58 offers so many possibilities ... won't you play along too? Looking for more inspiration? ... check out the other Sweet Sunday Stampers' samples ... RECIPE
Stamps: Messages for Mom
Paper: Sweet Pea DP, Rose Red, So Saffron, Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, and Very Vanilla CS
Ink: Rose Red
Embellishments: Old Olive 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, Pretty In Pink Brad, Flower Fusion
Tools: 1 3/8" Square Punch, Sponge Dauber
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals
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weSTAMP SWEET SCOOPS

Tuesday night was our monthly weSTAMP meeting and swap at the home of Lorri Heiling. We changed things up a little this month celebrating this new stamp set, Sweet Scoops ... available for purchase in the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog. A few us received this stamp set free as an incentive from Stampin' Up! in January. Instead of our monthly meeting we made these four Make 'n Take projects and ate homemade ice cream, courtesy of Lorri Heiling. Everyone brought a favorite topping.

This first Make 'n Take project is by Barbara Welch. Barabara had the prettiest bow on her original, and I was a little bow challenged that evening ...This next Make 'n Take is by Melissa Sunde ...
Leave it to the mega-creative Lorri Heiling to design this gift set for us to make - an ice cream bowl, spoon & card ...
Lorri's card sample had the orange scoop covered in Crystal Effects with a really cool glossy appearance. (Another area that challenged me that night!) ...
The inside of Lorri's card ...My Make 'n Take - an easel card ...RECIPE
Stamps: Sweet Scoops
Paper: Shades of Spring DP, Orchid Opulence, Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery, and Whisper White CS
Ink: Pretty In Pink, Orchid Opulence, Certainly Celery, More Mustard, and Basic Black
Embellishments: Pretty In Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Trim Border, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds, 2-Way Glue
Easel Card Tutorial

Photos of our swaps coming soon!
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Sunday, February 21, 2010

iPICKS, Week 67

Welcome to iPICKS where I post a selection of my favorite Stampin' Up! cards and projects by other talented stamping artists. There's no formal rules or guidelines ... just inspiring projects that catch my eye, clever ideas, and exceptional designs. These are projects that inspire me and I hope they inspire you too! Please click on each link to go directly to the artist's blog for more information about the artist and their project.

iPICKS for Week 67 ...
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Saturday, February 20, 2010

A SWEET SUNDAY GOOD EGG

Karen came up with an "interesting" sketch this week, didn't she?! I did find that it wasn't as intimidating as it first appeared. In fact, I can see alot of possibilities with those five background panels! For my card, I chose to flip the sketch and use Soft Subtles + Groovy Guava Prints Designer Paper for the panels. I felt like I was cheating by adding the spaces between the panels but I had to remember that a sketch is meant to inspire, not take literally.

I hope you'll consider playing along with this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #57 too! You can find more inspiration from the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers ...

RECIPE
Stamps: A Good Egg
Paper: Bashful Blue, Pretty In Pink, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, and Groovy Guava Prints DP, Shades of Spring DP, Whisper White, So Saffron and Bashful Blue CS
Ink: Jet Black Staz-On
Tools: Paper Piercer & Mat Pack, Circle Cutter
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals
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Friday, February 19, 2010

{{{ FEELIN' THE LOVE }}}

I can't tell you how much your encouraging words and prayers for my mom have meant to my family and me during the past few months. We received some devastating news a few weeks ago ... mom's brain cancer has advanced to a stage 4, and learned that the tumor had grown back larger than its original size from the December surgery to the January surgery. Please continue to pray for my mom as she begins radiation treatments and a chemotherapy drug to fight this aggressive cancer. Our family is large, our friends are numerous, and our faith is strong ... we are feelin' the love and support.

Sharing some love from friends in the form of handmade cards and written words ....

by Lynn Put ...by Lorri Heiling ...
by Karen Laub ...
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