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Artisan Wednesday Wow - One for Him and one for Her

 

Hi there, Happy Wednesday! Hope you are having a great week, it has been a busy one around here! Did you join is from Jane's Blog, or are you just jumping in? Either way, I hope you'll take a few minutes and hop all the way around.

This week I have two cards for you - one for her and one for him :)  First let me share with you the "her" card. I used the Best of Flowers Stamp Set and the Amazing Family set. It's a simple layout and one I like to rely on when I want to focus on a smaller image. I stamped the flowers in Early Espresso on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and sponged Summer Starfruit and Calypso Coral to fill in the flowers. After that, I cut them out, adhered them to the card and used the Natural Designer Buttons for the centers. The Friend is embossed with Early Espresso Embossing Powder

 

and I was also playing with the Dapper Dad set and wanted a mix of a very simple card with an extra special element to it, so I went a little nuts on the shoe and kept the rest of the card simple.

 

Head on over to Marisa's Blog now and check out what she created this week.

 

Hope you have a great day!!!!

 

I love these and don't want you to miss them!

 I will admit, there are some weeks where I am more excited about the MDS downloads that Stampin'Up! releases than others. I guess it might have something to do with is going on in my life at that time, I'm not sure. One thing I do know, was that THIS week, I was VERY excited about the downloads! I think you will be too - especially the FREE one!

Because I like to make things easy for you - you can just click on the names and go right to instant downloading!

 Check out Because I'm the Dad

I am going to have so much fun with this one! There are 33 very cool stamp brushes in this one! And it's only $4.95!

Then there is the super adorable Faces I Love Swatchbook Template

I LOVE the cute stamp brush set in this one. It even includes "Nana", "Papa", "Oma","Opa" and what I loved - "Memaw" and "Papaw"!!! Plus it has some cute overlay and frame style stamps!

The You Are So Nice Kit - Digital Download is ADORABLE! I love the embellishments and papers!

But GUESS WHAT?!?!?! THAT one coordinates with THIS ONE - A FREE, fun template for you - check it out. The Packed For You Designer Template - Digital Download

I hope to get some samples together to share with you - I have a TON of creating on my plate right now - unfortunately, most of it I can't show you yet :( But trust me, I think it should be worth the wait!

 

 

Artisan Wednesday Wow - Brotherly Banner

Hi there! Welcome back to this week's Artisan Design Team Blog Hop!

Are you joining me from Jane's blog? If so, I am sure glad to have you! She creates the most awesome projects! If you are starting the hop here, make sure you follow it around so you can check out everyone's projects!

I know I warned you last week that this box was definitely not an easy one for me. This card is a very different look from what I usually create - so I hope you like it!

I think it feels a little more like what Jane might create....LOL although her's would probably kick mine's booty! I stamped the Beyond Plaid randomly for the background and then on Whisper White to create the little banners....being as it's a "guy card" I didn't want to add too much to it. My hubby said it was good - no need to girlie it up by adding anything :)

 Sorry for a short post today - tons and tons going on!

Head on over to Marisa's Blog and check out her project this week, then don't forget to keep going!

 

MDS Blog Hop - End of School

Hi there... welcome back to our MDS Blog Hop! Hope you are enjoying everyone's creations today for our Summer/ End of School theme!

This is one of my fave photos from my son's last day of school last year!

This was a REALLY quick page to pull together, but when my little dude is pulling that kind of cool - there's not much else I needed to add!

Enjoy everyone's creations for you this week!

 

1. Amber Meadows 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Rochelle Gould 5. Aly Schilling 6. Mandy Grant 7. Kimberly Van Diepen 8. Holly VanDyne 9. Erica Shaw 10. Cindy Schuster 11. Beth Rush - guest blogger!

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If you have a few minutes, today is also the Artisan Design Team Blog Hop!

Artisan Wednesday Wow - Amazing Mother

Hi everyone! Welcome back! I know I have only been posting on Wednesdays lately, hopefully that will change soon, although we did find out hubby has to have surgery on the 24th, so that might put a kink in things!

Are you joining me from Jane's blog? If so, I am sure glad to have you! She creates the most awesome projects! If you are starting the hop here, make sure you follow it around so you can check out everyone's projects!

 This month we received a few different stamp sets, some custom color pallettes and some fun accessories. However, I will say I am not sure that they are in my comfort zone, so I hope I can create some projects that you will like. This card is being sent in the mail TODAY.... to a seriously amazing woman!

 

I really like the antique look to this. Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso always make for a beautiful, calm, vintage look. I stamped the Hydrangea from Best of Flowers (March - Best Od set) in Early Espresso ink on a Crumb Cake layer in the lower left corner, then stamped it multiple times on Very Vanilla. After adding some shading with my Blender Pen, I carefully cut out each one. Several of them are adhered directly to the card and others are popped up on a dimensional. I embossed the Sentiment in Early Espresso Embossing Powder. I was thrilled when I realized I could add both stamps to the same block and stamp it all at once. A touch of crochet ribbon and a Natural Designer Button tied with a snippet of Linen Thread and there you go!

Best thing about sending a card to your Mom is that she is always going to love it no matter what!

I hope you enjoyed your visit, and I hope that you will also enjoy the rest of the hop this week. Make sure that you check out Marisa's blog - you know she rocks, right?

 

P.S. - If you have a few minutes - why don't you check out today's MDS Blog Hop?

 

Artisan Wednesday Wow - I'm just Me

Welcome back! This week has gone by SO quickly for me! I can hardly believe it's time for another hop. Maybe you joined in the hop from Jane Lee's blog, maybe you are just joining us, either way - you should make sure you visit all ten of us today - there are some GORGEOUS projects!

Anyhow, I really debated submitting this scrapbook page for the Stampin' Up! Facebook project because, well, it's kind of personal. The reason I chose to, is simply because I know so many of us forget to scrap about ourselves, and sometimes it's HARD! This wasn't easy for me - and honestly, I could have probably added a lot more words - but these were the ones on my mind.

The papers are from the Sunshine and Sprinkles Collection and I LOVE THEM!This is a pretty simple layout. Here is a full list of the supplies I used-

Digital:
130647: My Digital Studio Disc
130668: MDS DOWNLOAD Sunshine & Sprinkles Ensemble-frame
132915: MDS DOWNLOAD All Time Fave Photobook Template (“I’m”)
122159: MDS DOWNLOAD Broadsheet Alphabet Stamp Brush Set
129341: MDS DOWNLOAD Tea Shoppe Stamp Brush Set (“Just”)
122156: MDS DOWNLOAD Taffeta Ribbon Color Pack-Basic Black
126056: MDS DOWNLOAD Downtown Grunge Photobook Template (Frame 2--included in program)
118865: MDS DOWNLOAD Stitching (Staple & Simple Stitches--included in program)
127361: MDS DOWNLOAD Convention 2011 Designer Template (Stitched square)
123964: MDS DOWNLOAD Glimmer Brads (Basic Black)

Fonts – Non-Stampin’ Up! – Just for reference, in the order they appear
Chalk-Hand Lettering
CK Woodbine Swash
Things We Said
Sketch Serif
Creampuff
KG Skinny Latte
Pea Noodle’s Girlfriend

I hope you enjoyed my page - now head on over to Marisa's blog and see her beautiful cards!

 

MDS Blog Hop - What I'm working on - April

Hi there! Welcome to the MDS Blog Hop! Happy to have you join us! Whether you are just joining us, or you have already been looking around, I am happy to have you here!

 

So it has been an intersting week here in our home (In case you didn't read about it - you can HERE) Well, I've had some wonderful friends bring me dinners and offer to help with kiddos and such. Being as I am still a little "down", I thought one nice way to show my appreciation woud be to create something for them. The Momma of these three darlings brought us a yummy pasta dinner one night, so this is what I came up with for her....

Such adorable kids! Isn't this a fun photo idea too? I believe the photos were taken by Tesher Diamond Designs photography in Las Vegas. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the red corduroy buttons - they are so FUN!

So, take a few moments and check out the rest of the team's fun projects!

 

1. Amber Meadows 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Rochelle Gould 5. Aly Schilling 6. Mandy Grant 7. Kimberly Van Diepen 8. Holly VanDyne 9. Erica Shaw 10. Cindy Schuster 11. Monika Davis - guest blogger!

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Also - if you have a few moments - check out the Artisan Design Team Blog Hop also going today!

 

 

Artisan Wednesday Wow - Sweet Girls

Welcome back friends!!! How has your week been? Good I hope. It's been an interesting one here, that's for sure! (You can read about it HERE) Are you just joining us, or did you just come from Jane Lee's Blog? I was SO excited to be able to hang out with her last weekend at the Stampin' Up! Regional event - she is so awesome!

Here is my last project for the month using the Sunshine and Sprinkles kit. These are my cute little neighbor girls. They are just the sweetest!

Aren't they adorable? I especially love Miss Sassy (number 3) LOVE HER! The photographs were taken by the talented Erin Fonnesback - a photographer in the Las Vegas area.

Now I know you might be thinking that this doesn't really look like Sunshine and Sprinkles, but it IS! The Melon Mambo background is a given, but the polka dot pattern is also in the Sunshine and Sprinkles kit - I just recolored it from all the fun, bright colors to match the browns in the photos! FUN! The "Sweetness" stamp is also from the kit. I love being able to tweak my supplies in MDS. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a comment!

Now, head on over to Marisa's Blog. I love the stuff that lady comes up with! It's always a treat.

(Don't forget that you can also check out the MDS Blog Hop HERE starting 4/24 - It's a "What we're working on" week!)

Please don't pass up FREE Playful Polka Dots!!!

Would you walk past a FREE, CUTE scrapbook kit on a shelf at the store? I know I wouldn't, and I am guessing that you wouldn't either!

Well, today is the last day to get this SUPER adorable, SUPER versatile kit for FREE, yes FREE - no strings attached. It can be used in My Digital Studio or ANY digital scrapbooking software!

The kit includes four Designer Series paper patterns, 55 embellishments, and a one-page 11" x 8-1/2" designer template. Coordinating colors include: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Rose Red.

I love these 2 papers in this kit and I have used the large polka dot lots of times - especially now that it can be recolored - it's an awesome paper to have!

SO - PLEASE - go get this kit - NOW - for FREE!!!

JUST CLICK RIGHT HERE TO DO IT!!!!

what are you waiting for?

Noticed anything different lately?

 Have you maybe been wondering where I've been? How come I haven't been posting as often? Well, I admit that starting mid month last month, my life got kind of crazy. There was quite abit of family craziness going on, and Little League started - and then most recently THIS -

Within 3 days of each other my husband and I both ended up with crutches. He tore ligaments in his knee (waiting for MRI, but doc is fairly confident he tore his ACL and MCL) and I broke a bone in my foot. Needless to say it has been CRAZY around here - with 3 little boys - it's not good to have Mom and Dad both down.

So please, please, please bear with me over the next few weeks as things get worked out.

 

Artisan Wednesday Wow - Sunshine and Sprinkles!

 

 

Hi there! Welcome back to the  Artisan Wednesday Wow weekly blog hop! I am so glad to have you back! Are you just joining us, or did you come from the fabulous Ms. Jane Lee's blog? Either way, if you click on the link at the end, you can go all the way around and see all 10 projects!

The Sunshine and Sprinkles suite was one of the first things to catch my eye in the Ocassions catalog. I LOVE the cute images and bright colors. The paper is just YUMMY! Of course I was really excited to see a collection for MDS!

Every other month Stampin' Up! Demonstrators receive a magazine FULL of ideas and inspiration. I saw some adorable layouts and HAD to CASE them using the Sunshine and Sprinkles kit - what do you think?

 

I love, love, love creating with MDS! I hope that these inspire you to play a little with your MDS program (If you don't have it, let me know and I will help you).

Speaking of inspiration, just wait until you see what Marisa has in store for you today - go check it out!

 Hope you have a great day -

Jeanna

MDS Blog Hop - Signs of Spring!

 

Welcome back to our BLOG HOP!!! For this 2nd week in April, we decided to bring you fun Spring-themed projects.

 

Ok, so I know I am not the only one who's spring looks a lot like this -

Whether it's watching your hubby or your kids, there are a lot of spending lots of time at the baseball fields these days, and scrapbooking these days can get challening! I LOVE the Game Day downloads for this!

You would REALLY miss out if you did not check out the rest of the Blog Hop designer's pages this week - go take a look -

 

1. Amber Meadows 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Rochelle Gould 5. Aly Schilling 6. Mandy Grant 7. Kimberly Van Diepen 8. Holly VanDyne 9. Erica Shaw 10. Cindy Schuster 11. Monika Davis - guest blogger!

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I know you will love them - please make sure that you comment and let everyone know what you think of their awesome creations! Especially MONIKA DAVIS - Our guest designer for the month!

Artisan Wednesday Wow - Pinwheel Wishes

Hi Welcome Back!!!! Hope you are enjoying the blog hop so far if you've come from Jane Lee's blog, but if you are just joining us, then welcome!

This box of Artisan supplies we received this month was one of my favorites! I had been crossing my fingers to receive these ADORABLE products... that's why when I needed a card for this cutie's 1st birthday (my niece), I knew right away what I wanted to do!

So here is the card this sweetheart received -

Isn't it FUN???? Here are a few photos of how I made it -

can you see the Clouds embossed?

then I used my watercolor brush and some reinker...

Ta-Dah!

After I cut out my little pinwheel from the die, I kind of curled up the corners to make it easier to put the brad through....

oh - I used my paper-piercer-pokie-thingie to get all the little holes lined up too! THEN I added the glimmer brad.

After I colored my little skewer piece with my marker, I made sure it would be attached for eternity with Crystal Effects (this stuff is seriously like that strong)

ohhh.... love this stamp, love my markers

a little shimmer on the flame.....

TaDah!!!!

 I hope you love it!

Take a peek over at Marisa's Blog now to check out what she's created for you!

Have a great day!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Artisan Wednesday Wow - Stair Step Magic Box and Tutorial

 

Welcome Back! Thanks for joining us - you may have come from Jane's blog today - can you believe how talented that girl is? I LOVE her project!

I am excited to share this project with you today. I remember learning how to make these fun little boxes when I first started stamping. When I saw the cute Print Poetry papers, I thought it might be fun to see if I could create a mini version of the boxes I used to make.... it took a little figuring, but I did it! Take a peek -

Here is what the box looks like open - and here is a picture of it all closed up

Cute, right? Don't let this fool you - it's TINY!!! I got a lot of questions on Facebook about how this was made, so I decided to write up a tutorial for you! TAKE A LOOK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS!!!  It's coming, soon, I promise, my computer is giving me some serious trouble, but it's almost ready!

Now head on over to Marisa's and check out the details of her awesome project!

 

MDS Blog Hop - What I'm working on - March

Hi there!!! Welcome back! I love MDS Blog Hop Days! They are also the Artisan Design Team Blog Hop as well! Kind of crazy, but oh so fun!

 

I've taken a lot of time this past week to focus on these two people. It's been challenging, it's been rewarding, it's been one of the most important things I have ever done in my entire life. There will be another page in my personal book that chronicles this week, but right now - I am just looking for the sunshine.

 

This page was created mostly with Stampin' Up!s brand new download released yesterday, April Showers. There is also a free desktop calender download you can get HERE.

 

The rest of the team has been working on some great projects, and I hope you take a few moments to check them all out.

1. Amber Meadows 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Rochelle Gould 5. Aly Schilling 6. Mandy Grant 7. Kimberly Van Diepen 8. Holly VanDyne 9. Erica Shaw 10. Cindy Schuster 11. Wendy Weixler - guest blogger!

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