A beautiful purple Rose!

Here is a beautiful purple rose.  This is the card that I made for my dear friend Judy's birthday!!  Purple is her favorite color.....and so I created this especially for her.

stamp set:  'Rose Wonder'
card stock:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Cucumber Crush
ink:  Basic Black Archival
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Precision Plate, Rose Garden Thinlit, Extra Large Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Wink Of Stella Glitter Pen, Big Shot Die Brush,  2 Way Glue Pen

I made a card similar to this for my January monthly classes.  You can see that card HERE!

Don't you just love how the Wink of Stella Glitter Pen looks on the rose?  It is just stunning in person.  I hope that Judy loved it!  I'm sure she wasn't surprised that I made her a purple birthday card though.

I did a paper piercing technique on this card.  I used Glad Press & Seal to hold all of my pieces that I cut out with the thinlit so that I could tell exactly where they were to belong.  I made a similar card that was red like this for my team meeting that I had last Saturday, so I'll share that card & more information on how I did the paper piercing then.  

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Last night when the boys all went home I spent my night stamping!  

This morning I'm headed out to pick up all of the boys & spend our day together.  Tonight when they all go home, I'll probably be a stamping away again, as I have tons I need to get done!  But depending on what time the boys leave & what time Deke gets done working on the farm, we might run to Osky to get groceries too......we'll see how our day goes & go from there. 

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

'What I Love'- its Sale-a-bration!

This is a cad I made using the Sale-a-bration set- 'What I Love'!  This flower is really pretty & I love it in purple!  These small script words come in the set too!

stamp set:  'What I Love'
card stock:  Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Basic Black
ink:  Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzaz, Crushed Curry, Basic Black Archival
other:  Black Ribbon, Banner Triple Punch, Dimensionals

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I spent the whole day/night yesterday home & doing bookwork & stamping things!

This morning Deke is off early to chore & then has his weekly board meeting.  I'm off to pick up my boys!  Brayden will ride the bus out after school today & get to stay until after supper, as Nathan has to referee again.  Tonight when they go home I'll be stamping again!

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

More 'Sky is the Limit'

Here is another card I made using the Sale-a-bration set- 'Sky is the Limit'!  Check it out!

stamp set: 'Sky is the Limit'
card stock:  Basic Gray, Basic Black, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Vellum
ink:  Versamark Pad, Basic Black Archival
other:  Big Shot, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (small star), 3/4" Circle Punch, Mini Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Paper Piercing Mat, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Silver Embossing Powder, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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We had a great day of stamping at my team meeting yesterday!!  I love getting together with everyone.  Masen joined us for a few hours & got to cuddle with some of us here.

Deke & I left a littler earlier than we had to for Lindsey & Pauls wedding reception so that we coudl stop to visit my friend Judy along our way.   As today is Judy's birthday, so I took her birthday card & a bag of swaps for our team meeting to her.  It was WONDERFUL TO GET TO SEE HER!  I hope she has a great birthday!

I'm finally home & have today off of work!  I have piles of bookwork & things to get caught up on, so I hope I get alot done!

Wishing you a SUPER Sunday!!

Happy Stamping!

Hugs!
SUSIE

'Going Global'

Here is a great guy card!!  And yep- it is black & white, plus I added a little gray to it!  This new designer paper is just awesome!!  Guy cards aren't the easiest to sometimes come up with.  This set & coordinating designer paper sure are perfect for each other & making creating easy.

stamp set:  'Going Global'
card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Smoky Slate
designer paper:  Going Places (6x6) paper stack
ink:  Smoky Slate, Basic Black Archival
other:  Dimensionals, Gray Satin Ribbon, Basic Rhinestone, 2" Circle Punch

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Last night I stayed home & stamped all night.  Deke went to the game with Masen & Sarah to watch Ginny play ball.  Masen came home with Papa & was here until about 11.  I burnt the midnight oil trying to get swaps & shoe box swaps done.  

 

I've got a few more things to get done before I'm ready for everyone when they walk in our door this morning.  As I have a team meeting here today with several coming.  I'm looking forward to seeing everyone & spending our day stamping together!! 

Masen will be here again today for a few hours- so he'll get to hang out with lots of stampers.

Tonight Deke & I ware headed to Cedar Rapids to my cousins daughters wedding reception.  

Gotta run....

I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!!  

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'A Nice Cuppa'

Ok.....I'm a huge hot drink lover.  I like hot tea, coffee & hot chocolate- so I think this set is just sooo stinkin' cute!!  I also like & collect old china tea ups & saucers too......so this is just a perfect set & framelits for me!!

stamp set:  'A Nice Cuppa'
card stock:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, vellum
designer paper:  Perfectly Artistic (Sale-a-bration)
ink:  Pool Party, Lost Laggon
other:  Big Shot, Cups & Kettles Framelits, Dimensionals, Tea Lace Doilies, Wink of Stella Glitter Pen

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We worked late on the farm last night.  At least it was warmer than it had been the past 2 weeks.  Brayden had fun with us.  I think he won the award for being the dirtiest!  When we finally got in the house we had showers, supper, dishes, picking up toys & then I finally got to stamp!  I burnt the midnight oil working on my some shoe box swaps for my upcoming team meeting.

This morning I'm off to pick up my boys for the day.  Deke is home to work on the farm all day.  It is gonna be a little warmer out, so he is going to be cleaning off outside lots & Ben is going to be hauling in corn all day.  

Tonight Nathan is referring another basketball game.  It is in Keota, so Sarah, Deke & Masen will go to the game, as my niece- Ginny is playing.  I'll be home alone & I'll be burning the midnight oil working on swaps & shoe box swaps for my team meeting that is here at our home tomorrow.  I pray I have good mojo!  I have lots of creating that I hope to get accomplished. 

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

Stemmed flowers from 'Helping Me Grow'

Here are some pretty flowers.  I should have taken a photo of the flowery paper napkins we have that gave me the inspiration for this card.  

This new stamp set if called 'Helping Me Grow' & in the Occasions Catalog.

stamp set:  'Helping Me Grow'
card stock:  Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Watercolor paper
ink:  Basic Black Archival, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
other:  Aqua Painter, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella Glitter Pen

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Last night Deke worked late on the farm.  And after the boys left I spent my night stamping.

This morning I'm off to go pick up the boys.  Deke is off to chore & then head to another meeting today.  Tonight when the boys leave I'll be a farmer & heading outside to help Deke with the piggies.  It will be a late night when we get everything done & get in.  Brayden will be here after school & is going to go out to help us sell hogs.  He hasn't gotten to go help outside for awhile, so he is excited!  He is a true little farmer!  Nathan is referring a Jr. High basketball game after school so Brayden talked his dad into him getting to stay here late.  Nathan will come get him when his game is over with.  We are looking forward to having him be our little helper tonight!  

I hope you have a very special Thursday!!

Happy Stamping!
hugs!
SUSIE

More 'Sky is the Limit!

Here is another clean & simple card I created using the Sale-a-bration set- 'Sky is the Limit'!  Oh....I so wish this set wasn't limited time only!  I'm glad I have it & I plan to use it alot between now & then.  It is only available until February 15, 2016!  It is just perfect for guy cards!

When I was making this card last night I was watching the movie Pearl Harbor.   Talk about a good show.  I don't know how many times I've seen it, but every time I watch it I see something new that I've missed before.  It just so touches my heart to think back at this time in our history!

stamp set:   ''Sky is the Limit'

card stock:  Marina Mist, Whisper White, Vellum

ink:  Marina Mist

other:  Big Shot, World Traveler Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Mat, Paper Piercing Tool, 3/4" Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Glue Dots

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Nathan referred again last night so Masen was here late.  When he went home G'ma spent the night finalizing orders & doing some stamping!  I needed to create some cards for my upcoming blog post.  And then I have an 'Iowa Inkers'  team meeting here at our house on Saturday- so I have lots I need to get done this week!  So I burnt the midnight oil again. 
 

Deke is off to work at the courthouse today.  And I'm off to pick up all of my boys.  I think I'm home again tonight & plan to stamp & get LOTS done hopefully!!
 

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Playing Ninja Turtles!

Trying to stay creative on these cold winter days!!  So we are playing Ninja Turtles here!

This weeks- "WEEKLY DEALS"- January 19-25, 2016!

'Sky is the Limit'......what a great Sale-a-bration stamp set!

Look at this cool airplane card!  And make sure you notice the propeller on it!

This card is one that everyone joining me to stamp at my monthly classes last week got to make.

Check out the clouds.....aren't they cool!  I used the 2 3/8" Circle Punch, Sponge & Soft Sky ink pad to make them!

This is a fun fold card, called a 'z' fold.

And did you notice the cool new world embossing folder?  It is called World Traveler.  And I love it!

This is what my card looks like when it is opened up.  I attached the airplane rectangle piece with dimensionals & put it on at a diagonal, so that the words in the bottom corner showed. 

Don't you like the black tab along the side?  I made it with the Note Tag Punch, folded it over & then put little mini brads in it.

stamp set:  'Sky Is the Limit'- Sale-a-bration- LIMITED TIME ONLY UNTIL 2/15!
card stock:  Vellum, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Basic Black & Crumb Cake
ink:  Soft Sky, Archival Basic Black
other:  Big Shot, World Traveler Embossing Folder, 3/4" Circle Punch, Mini Brads, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Mat, Paper Piercing Tool, Note Tag Punch, Stampin' Sponges, 2 3/8" Scalloped Circle Punch

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I enjoyed my day with the boys yesterday.  We read alot of books, did some fun winter worksheets, played Ninja Turtles, etc.  

Last night I burnt the midnight oil working on stamping stuff!

This morning I'm off earlier than normal this morning to pick up Masen & Brayden.  We'll then go pick up the other 3 boys, take Brayden to school & head out to our home.

Tonight after the boys leave, I hope to be home to work on catching up on things that I got behind on last week, since I spent most every spare minute I had lcutting card stock & getting ready for all of my monthly classes.  

Oh my......our darn Iowa winter weather!  It now has some snow in the forecast for us.  We'll see what that all turns out amounting too I guess in the next 24 hours or so.   I hope the forecasters are wrong!

Wishing you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

A Dazzling Diamonds Bloomin' Heart!

Check out this COOL new thinlit!! It is the Bloomin' Heart Thinlit!  Isn't it just beautiful!!  I cut this out here with using the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper!  And I added pearls to the center of the flowers too!  This is a simple, yet very elegant card!

This was another one of the cards that everyone joining me at my monthly classes this past week got to make.

This is a fun fold flip up card too!  As I am always trying to make a card do a little different fold- just so I can be 'different'! 

stamp set:  'For The New Two'
card stock:  Basic Gray, Real Red, Whisper White
ink:  Basic Gray Archival
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Precision Plate, Bloomin' Hearts Thinlit, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

Measurements:
Basic Gray- 8 1/2 x 4 1/4"- score at 5 1/2" & fold up bottom
Whisper White- 8 x 4- fold in half- attach this to the top part of the Basic Gray CS- with even measurements around the top & sides
Real Red- 4 1/4 x 1"- attach to bottom of Basic Gray that is folded up; 3 3/4 x 3 3/4"
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer- 4" x 4"

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I had a full day again yesterday stamping!!  I'm glad that so many could join me on such a COLD day!!!  We had a great time didn't we!  I know I was beat when I finally got home last night.  

Deke is off this morning to chore & then head to the office for his weekly Board of Supervisor meeting.  He will be gone all day as they are doing budget stuff all afternoon.

I'm off to pick up all of my boys & spend the day with them.  It is going to be another COLD day here, so we'll be hanging out inside.  Brody has been wanting to do some crafts so we'll see what G'ma comes up with for us to make today.

Tonight I'll be placing orders & getting caught up on SU! things from all of the classes that I've had the past 3 days.  

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!

Happy Stamping!
HUGS!
SUSIE

I love this 'Grateful Bunch'!

I love this 'Grateful Bunch' stamp set & coordinating punch.  And check out the cute little Crushed Curry enamel dot in the center of the flower.   This is a favorite card & layout of mine.

This is another one of the cards that everyone joining me to stamp this week at one of my monthly classes got to make.

And this is also my swap I made for my GoDiva Group of demonstrators that I'm in.  

I hope everyone likes it as much as I do!  

stamp set:  'Grateful Bunch'
card stock:  Crushed Curry, Whisper White
designer paper:  Have a Cuppa stack (6x6)
ink:  Early Espresso
other:  Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Blossom Bunch Punch, It's My Party Enamel Dot (Crushed Curry), White Organza Ribbon

Here are the dimensions for this card-
Crushed Curry: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- card base; 3 1/2 x 3 1/4"- layer piece; 2 1/2" strip to stamp flowers onto & punch out
Designer Paper: 3 3/4 x 2"
Whisper White:  3 3/4 x 5"- front layer piece; 5 1/2 x 1"- Banner; 3 x 1", 3 x 1", 3 x 1"
Ribbon:  6"

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I had a fun day of stamping yesterday at our home with many that joined me.  When everyone was gone I spent the rest of the day cutting card stock & getting ready for today's classes.

I'm headed out early this morning for more stamping classes.  I have one this morning & one this afternoon!  I am looking forward to seeing everyone.  Nancy & Janiece are my hostesses for today.  Woo Hoo!  We have many attending & I'm excited about sharing with them all!

Today is an extremely cold day here in Iowa, with the high temp only reach 3*.  It is suppose to be a -2* when I head out this morning.  Thankfully the roads should be clear!  We got a little dusting of snow last night, but nothing too much.  Most of our snow & ice all got melted last Thursday when we had temps in the mid 40's.  I just pray that no one has any car trouble & we all make it out to stamp &get back home safely! 

I know that tonight when I get home I'm going to be ready to crash!  I've had a long week/weekend with lots of stamping, boys, & piggies in it!

Gotta run....

I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Another "HELLO"

Here is another card that everyone joining me this week for my monthly cards will be making!  I LOVE IT!  This is totally a "SUSIE" card!  What do you think?

stamp set:  'Hello' (SAB) & 'Party with Cake'
card stock:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaroon, Sahara Sand
designer paper:  It's My Party

ink:  Archival Basic Blackother:  Balloon Bouquet Punch, Baker's Twine Combo Pack (Mint Macroon), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, It's My Party Enamel Dots (Mint Macroon)

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I had several that joined me to stamp last night.  I'm gearing up this morning to have a house full of stampers join me today!  My weekend is going to be full of stamping, stamping, stamping & stamping again!

I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

Bloomin' Hearts thinlit

Here is another sweet card using the new Bloomin' Hearts thinlit!  I must say that I really love this thinlit!  It is so pretty & so elegant!  And to think it can look this beautiful when just cut out of Whisper White card stock! 

stamp set:  'Bloomin' Love'

card stock:  Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Whisper White

ink:  Basic Black Archival, Blushing Bride

other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Precision Plate, Bloomin' Hearts Thinlit,  Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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It was in the mid 40's yesterday & the boys played in the water & melting snow piles for about 1 hour.  I had to strip them down at the door & wash all of their clothes- including their coats.  They had fun though!  It was nice to have them outside & running off some energy.  Being cooped up this winter hasn't been fun for any of us.  

We had problems with our pumps at our pond yesterday & thankfully Deke was home to work on the farm all day.  We replaced one of the pumps & have another pump ordered.......so hope it gets here soon.  Our pond is what furnishes the water to all of our hogs- so we sure can't be without this.  And we are also thankful that it was a warmer day for Deke & Bill to be able to work on these pumps & stations at the pond too.  

When I got in from the farm last night I burnt the midnight oil cutting card stock!  Tonight is my monthly stampin' night here at our home.  I'm looking forward to seeing everyone & stamping with them!

I'm off now to go pick up the boys for the day!  And tonight I'll be a stamping with everyone that is joining me!

Nathan is referring again tonight, so Deke is hoping to be done in time to go to the games & watch.  That would be nice- I hope he gets to go do that.  Brayden will be here again tonight after school.  He is going to stay all night with the Seeley family tonight.  The boys have been wanting to do this for quite some time & they are all excited!! 

I've gotta run.....need to fill my car up with gas this morning too.

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

"Hello' my friend!!

This is a card I made as a swap for some of my demonstrator friends in a group called GoDiva's.  The focus is the Sale-a-bration set called- 'Hello'.  I think it is bright & cheery.

I really like this Sale-a-bration set- 'Hello'.  It is limited time only though & available through February 15th!  So if you want it, be sure you get it before it is gone.

I shadow stamped the flowers from the Occasions Catalog set called- 'Grateful Bunch' onto the middle Melon Mambo strip.  I then stamped the flowers onto white card stock & punched them out with the coordinating punch called- Blossom Bunch.  

stamp set:  'Hello' SAB & 'Grateful Bunch'
card stock:  Melon Mambo, Whisper White
designer paper:  Have a Cuppa DSP
ink:  Melon Mambo
other:  2 1/2" Circle Punch, Blossom Punch, White 1/4" Cotton Ribbon, It's My Party Enamel Dots, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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Last night Masen was here all night.....so G'ma didn't get anything done.  I am hoping that he sleeps all night.

I'm off this morning to pick up the 3 Seeley boys & then back home for the day.  It is suppose to warm up to mid 40's today & if it does the boys & I will be going outside for awhile so they can run & play!  They are tired of being cooped up inside.  

Tonight I'm a farmer helping Deke.  And then I'll be burning the midnight oil cutting card stock when I get in. 

I hope you have a very special Thursday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE