Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Grand Prize Cards!

Today's  post are a couple of cards that were given away in the Grand Prize Drawing last night's stamp-a-stack class.  So we do this fun little drawing where you sign your name to a number on the piece of numbered paper.  You get one number for every $10 worth of order you place that night.  So if you have a $40 order you get to pick 4 numbers.  Then at the end of the night we draw for a winner, depending on the size of the class we may draw for two.  So the winner recieved the hostess stamp set called Happiest Birthday Wishes on page 10 of the 2011-2012 IB&C.  I made these two cards that were made with that set to give away as well this time. 

The one of the left used our newest in colors, pool party, island indigo, lucky limeade, calypso coral, and wisteria wonder along with some circle punches.  The leaves were punched from first edition dsp with blossom petals builder punch (page 213).  The stem was cut with the tasteful trim die (page 221) with the Big Shot.  It makes an adorable stem.  The framed tulip embossing folder with the Big Shot for the white layer.  If you look closely there are a couple pearls to accessorize the greeting.  The card on the right uses Beau Chateau dsp (page 184) and some 3/8" taffteta ribbon in soft suede.  Both greetings come from the Happiest Birthday Greetings set.  Thanks for stopping by~~Rhea


Monday, September 26, 2011

More Spice Cake--mmmmm and calorie FREE!

I love this dsp called spice cake and I love spice cake but this one is totally calorie free in paper form!  Here is yet another sneak peek of a door prize card.  Will you be the lucky one tonight at class in Lewistown to win it??

What a fun card to make.  The leaves were cut with the Big Shot and the leaves #2 die.  I then ran them thru the embossing folder called square lattice to give them some fun texture.  The greeting comes from the Thank you so kindly stamp set from page 168.  Again, like yesterday, I am picking colors from the dsp so used crumb cake, early espresso, more mustard, and pool party.  Then some vanilla 3/8" taffeta ribbon.  I ran the dsp thru the leaf die to get a leaf to make a matching envelope.  You can find the spice cake dsp in our holdiay mini catalog from Stampin' Up!
Have a great day today and thanks so much for stopping by to visit.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Triple Treat Flower meets Spice Cake!

Today's post is one of the cards that I made for part of a door prize drawing for my class on Monday night, so if you are registered to come you are getting a sneak peek!  You might win it!


It uses the single stamp called triple treat flower found on page 18 of the current IB&C.  The greeting comes from Friendly Phrases found on page 162.  The Spice Cake dsp you will find in our holiday mini from Stampin' Up!   I took my colors to ink the flower with from the colors in the dsp.  I used soft suede, more mustard, and pool party.  Stamped the flower three times (triple treat) and punched them out with the ½ inch circle punch, 5 petal flower, and fancy flower punches.  I added a little vanilla seam binding and layered the flower over top with dimensionals.  I'm off to finish getting things ready for class tomorrow--I can hardly wait!!  It's gonna be such FUN!!  Thanks for stopping by today!


Thursday, September 15, 2011

Oh Baby!

Today's post is a baby card -- I needed a couple of these recently and with the summer months, along with all the ranch work I haven't been in my stamp room a whole lot.  Needless to say, it is time to spend some time in there and get some cards stamped for my "stash".  I got inspiration for this card from our Stampin' Success magazine that we get each month as SU demonstrators.

I used a certainly celery base card that was ran thru the Big Shot with the polka dot embossing folder.  I also used the Big Shot to cut the letters to spell babywith the timeless type sizzlits (page 224 of the IB&C).  I'm not quite sure how I ever lived without my Big Shot?  The buttons are SU and some are retired and some are current to get the colors to match like I wanted.  Stamping comes from a couple of sets; Sweetly Said (page 158 of the IB&C) and Short and Sweet (page 166).  The little espresso scallop edge was made with the dotted scallop ribbon border punch found on page 211.  I hope my new mom's and dad's enjoyed this card as they welcome their new little one to the world!  Thanks for stopping by--have a fabulous day everyone!   


Friday, September 9, 2011

Creative Elements

Today's post uses the stamp set creative elements found on page 137 of the 2011-2012 IB&C.  It uses a fall theme of colors that I really love together; perfect plum, more mustard, and old olive. 

I used the Big Shot and the new designer frames embossing folders.  I only used one of them but you get two in the package.  I then stamped the curly cute (Page 168) saying in the middle top using elegant eggplant ink.  I stamped the flourish around the edges as well.  On some scrap mustard, I stamped the flower in elegant eggplant as well and trimmed it out.  The pearl accents were colored with a permanent marker.  I am loving those little strips of pearls and rhinestones that you get in the package with the single ones.  Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping in.


Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Best of Everything

Today's post uses a new set from the 2011-2012 IB&C found on page 103.  It is called Best of Everything.  It is kind of a fun, whimsical set.  I needed a sympathy card  but hadn't used this set yet so decided to make it work that way.

I used soft suede, pink pirouette, and certainly celery.  The dsp is the specialty paper called Mocha Morning.on page 183.  Some pearl accents to accessorize.  The other stamp set featured is another new one to this IB&C found on page 164 called Petite Pairs.  The second saying "...to heal your heart" went on the inside.  Enjoy your day!


Thursday, September 1, 2011

Holiday Mini is Here!!!

Well I have been anxiously awaiting the first day of September so we could unveil this fabulous little catalog.  Many of my customers should have gotten one of these catalogs in the mail by now.  If you didn't get one you can contact me or view it online by going to my website at http://www.rheastamps.stampinup.net/ or clicking on the catalog icon in the sidebars here to download a pdf of it.