Scensational Season

This is a fun card I created for a swap that I participated in recently. The gate card is a fun fold to work with. It uses Be of Good Cheer dsp and Scensational Season stamp set. You can find the stamp set in the holiday mini on page 16 along with the framelits called holiday collection that match this set. I used two different patterns of dsp as you can see in this picture.

The greeting is made with the decorative label punch--it's a fun technique. It is also how the card stays shut.

And the following picture will show how it looks open.

Pursuit of Happiness is the stamp set the inside greeting comes from.

Winter Thank You

Here is a winter thank you using the northern flurry embossing folder.  The white and island indigo pair together well with the in color brads, glimmer brads, silver glimmer paper, etc.  Sorry I have been so absent, I have been getting ready to leave for leadership in San Antonio, TX and I fly out tomorrow.  I am headed to Billings to spend the night tonight.  It is single digits here today so looking forward to TX warm weather!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by--I hope to post while at leadership so check back in!

Snowmen--but no snow here!

Hard to believe it January here in Montana and we are having record breaking temperatures with NO snow!  These cards are some I made during the holidays and sent out as either Christmas or New Year's cards!  The stamp sets are Jolly Bingo Bits, and Teeny, tiny wishes.  A couple of my fav's.  I use teeny tiny wishes all the time!  It uses Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, qnd Whisper White cardstocks.

Lots of punches used with the scallop circle, 1¼ inch circle, 1 3/8 inch circle, corner rounder& modern label .  A little bling with the rhinestones and cherry cobbler baker's twine.  Be sure to take a peek in the occasion's mini to see the new colors of baker's twine we have now!  The embossing folder used to make the background is snowburst which is carried over from the holiday mini and it's item code number is 124096.  A little glue pen and dazzling diamonds glitter to ground the snowman and that's it!  Thanks for stopping by today--make it a good one!

Product tip

Here is my tip for the day....when attaching the piece of embossed cardstock to the base card (on this card it is white on white so you may have to look closely); it works best to use the green tombow glue found on page 206 of the IB&C.  The snail adhesive usually comes loose but have found the best results with this glue. 

Multipurpose Liquid Glue  item #110755   $3.95

New Goodies!

Here's a card made with the stamp set called Apothecary Art from the new Occasion's Mini Catalog.  It comes in both wood and clear mount.  I used several new products besides the new stamp set that can be found on page 24 & 25.  Also used the new framelit dies in the labels collection found on page 6, the 3/8 inch pleated ribbon (LOVE this) in pear pizzazz found on page 12, and the edgelit die adorning accents found on page 7.  The base card is very vanilla and also used blushing bride, riding hood red, and pear pizzazz for colors.  Last but not least, I added some dazzling details to the center of the flowers that has been carried over from the Holiday mini catalog.  You may want to click on the card to see this part better.
 Here is what the stamp set looks like:

or you can go here to view it

Edgelit dies--adorning accents item code # 125595
Apothecary Art stamp set --clear mount code # 125527
wood mount code # 125525
Framelit dies--labels collection item code # 125598
Pear Pizzazz pleated ribbon code # 125568
Don't hesitate to head to my stampin' website to place an order
http://www.rheastamps.stampinup.net/
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Online Extravaganza begins Monday!

Stampin' Up!  has announced their online extravaganza to begin on Monday, November 21st.  This is their online sale to kick off the holiday shopping season.  It will run from Monday, November 21 thru Wednesday, November 30th, 2011.  Be sure to head to my website to check it out here. 

While this is perfect for online orders thru my website, you can also contact me to place your order.

Here are a some of the SALE ITEMS!!!

• FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express
• 30 percent off an exclusive ribbon bundle
• 60 percent off select Designer Fabrics

WAIT.....one more thing!  In addition, there will be two items on sale for 24 hours only (November 21, 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM [MT])  But that is all they will tell us--won't tell us what they are.  :-)

So be sure to check back on Monday morning to find out all the details here.

Now that all the important news is over.................I will share a card for you today.

This card uses the Leaves of a Tree single stamp from the holiday mini with the thumping technique.  Some punches (eyelet border, scallop oval, oval, word window, and ticket corner) were used.  Also some dsp from the holiday mini called Autumn Spice.  Gold brads in the lower right hand corner finish it off.

Have a great Sunday all!  Here is the link one more time to my online store at my website, just click here.

Triple Treat Flower

Well....what a week!  We finished up hauling bales home, working on fencing stackyards, fighting fire due to dry lightening (my least favorite thing to do!), etc.  We did get the last of the haying equipment back home too.  Yippee--maybe things will slow down so I can stamp more.   My stamps are feeling neglected!  :-)

Images © Stampin'  Up!  1990-2011

I used some of the new "In colors" for these cards.  Lucky limeade, calypso coral, and wisteria wonder.  They are so pretty together.  SU has great new ruffled ribbon in these colors and printed polka dot brads to match as well!  How fun!  Here is a close up of the focal point of the card.

Images © Stampin' Up!  1990-2011

I love this flower as you can punch it out; all the different layers coordinate to SU's punches!  The flower is a single stamp new in the current IB&C, called Triple Treat Flower!  I ran the circles thru the embossing folder for the polka dot dimension. 

Images © Stampin' Up!  1990-2011

Images © Stampin' Up!  1990-2011

You can see how you can switch the colors around and use different ones and they look a little different but still a fun little card to make.  Another touch that is fun is to layer the white on white--I haven't done that a lot but love the look.  Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend.  I hope to post some swap cards with the summer mini stamps tomorrow so look for that.  Keep in mind that the summer mini is coming to a close here at the end of August so take one last look at it and make sure there is nothing there you can't live with out or it will be gone forever!  I will be placing an order early in the week so be sure to let me know.  I think I will do a mystery hostess type for these orders.

If you don't have the summer mini feel free to click on the link here on the side of my blog to view it.