3 NEW Sale-a-bration items just added!!

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Learn more about these 3 NEW Sale-a-bration items!

• Reverse Words- #143316 (wood) or ##143319 (clear) 
• 6x6 Glimmer Paper- #143831-Bermuda Bay, Mint Macron & Sweet Sugarplum
• Make a Medallion- ##143274 (photopolymer only)

 

'Bookcase Builder' teddy bears!

Woo Hoo!
I have EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU!

Here is a fun card I made!  And it is PINK!  I never get to make anything pink, as we have 5 little boys.  But we are EXCITED to share our news that Nathan & Sarah are having a little girl in July!  So this grandma is going to be busier than ever with another little one.  It will be fun to have a little girl though.  She will have lots of boys around to protect her- that is forsure!  

So with our new little girl in mind I made this card!  I used the cute Occasions Catalog set- 'Bookcase Builder'.  It worked perfectly to stamp these little teddy bears onto a strip of Whisper White card stock & then cut all of these squares with our Layering Squares Framelits!

stamp set:  'Bookcase Builder'
card stock: 
*Blushing Bride-  

• 5 1/2 x 8 1/2- fold in half for card base
• 5 x 1/2- snips ends with paper snips to give them the flagged look
• 1 3/4" strip (to cut squares)

*Crumb Cake-

• 2" strip (to cut squares)
• 5 x 1 1/4"

*Whisper White-

• 1 1/2" strip (to stamp bears onto & cut out squares)
• 3 1/2 x 1" (for outside of card to stamp 'congratulations' on)
• 4 x 5 1/4 (for inside of card to stamp words onto) 

ink:  Crumb Cake
marker:  Blushing Bride
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Layering Squares Framelits, Blushing Bride 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Paper Snips

I've been making lists & starting to figure out stamp sets for the cards for my upcoming 'Annual All Occasions' card class that is next month.  This stamp set (& even possibly this card), might end up being one of my cards for this class.  I think this pink card turned out super cute!

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Yesterday was a busy day working on tax stuff!  I got it all done & to our CPA.  Now I need to find time to get caught up on other things that have piled the past week. 

This morning I'm off to go pick up my boys for the day!  Masen will be here late tonight, as Sarah has a meeting.

Deke is off early this morning to chore & head to the office for his weekly board meeting.  And then he has another meeting tonight to go to too. 

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

'So Very Much'

Here is another Watercolor Wash card.  I created this one when trying to design my cards for my monthly classes, early this month.  This is the first card I did, but I didn't use it at my class.  I used this ONE HERE at my class.

This dragonfly is really pretty though in the Silver Glimmer paper too isn't i! It is just a pretty sparkly card!


stamp set: 'So Very Much'- #143340 (w) or #143331 (c)- SAB Catalog= FREE with a $50 order!
card stock:   Smoky Slate, Thick Whisper White, Shimmery White, Silver Glimmer paper

ink:  Versamark, Smoky Slate
other:  Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder, Aqua Painter, Magnetic Platform, Big Shot, Dragonfly Dreams Thinlits Dies, Dimensionals, Glue Dot

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I have been doing bookwork all weekend- getting our stuff done for our taxes.  I know I'm tired of looking at numbers!  I'd rather be stamping!!  I am just about done though & will get everything to our CPA later today.

Deke is home to work on the farm all day again today.  He is still powerwashing, getting ready for our new baby piggies to come next week.

There is no school today since it is Presidents Day.  So I don't have any boys here right now, but I'm sure they'll be down later. 

I've gotta run......

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

A Balloon Pop-Up card!

Here is another fun fold card that everyone joining me for my February monthly classes got to make.
It is a cool black & ivory card, using the new Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies & the coordinating 'Balloon Adventures' stamp set!

The center of this card doesn't actually pop out.  I adhered it directly to the center of the card & decorated it.  

This card measures when folded a standard size card at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4".

Here it is as it is starting to open up!

I think this would be a great card for a birthday, retirement party or it would even make a great graduation card!  

Didn't it cool!!  Who wouldn't love getting a card like this!  I really like it!!

I used the Balloon Bouquet Punch & the Urban Underground DSP to decorate the Balloons in the center of the card.

The 'Lets Celebrate' words are photopolymer, so I curved them a little when I placed them onto my clear block.  That way I could stamp them on a 1" strip of Very Vanilla card stock & then punch them out using the Duet Banner Punch! 

How did I do that?  
Here are the supplies & the measurements I used to make this card!

Black Birthday Card- 
'Balloon Adventures'- #142823 (photopolymer only)= $26.00 Occasions Catalog- pg. 5
card stock:  
Black CS- #124267 (12)= $7.00- pg. 175 
*3x3;
*5 1/2 x 12- score at 1 3/4", 3 7/8", 8 1/8" & 10 1/4"
Very Vanilla- #101650 (40)-= $9.00- pg. 170       
*5 1/4 x 4; 
*2 3/4" strip;
*1" strip
designer paper: 
Urban Underground Specialty DSP- #142783= $13.00- Occasions Catalog- pg. 47 
*5 1/4 x 1 1/4 (2 of these)
ink:  Black Memento- #132708= $6.00- pg. 180
other:  Magnetic Platform- #130658= $40.00- pg. 190
Big Shot- #143263= $110.00- pg. 190
Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Die- #142753= $33.00- Occasions Catalog- pg. 5
Layering Circles Framelits- #141705= $35.00- pg. 193
Balloon Bouquet Punch- #140609= $18.00- pg. 187
Duet Banner Punch- #141483= $18.00-pg. 186

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Yesterday I spent my morning working on Stampin' Up! bookwork.  And the rest of the afternoon I spent working on farm bookwork.  

Last night we went to Brayden's ballgame.  Afterwards we ate supper with Sarah, Nathan Brayden & Masen & Sarah's parents in Hedrick.

This morning Deke is off to powerwash all day.  And I'm off to work on bookwork all day/night!  

I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

'So Very Much' Easel card

This is another one of the cards that everyone joining me the first part of this month made at my monthly classes.  It is a fun water wash technique card, along with a FUN Easel Fold too!

Check out the shiny dragonflies in the bottom corner!  There are 5 little dragonflies all connected together on this framelit & I just cut off the top too of them to add to this card.

The front of this card just pops up & it sits perfectly! 

How did I do it?

1. Rub Embossing Buddy over Shimmery White card stock
2. Ink Thank You stamp with Versamark Ink pad
3. Pour Silver Embossing Powder over the inked words
4. Using Heat Tool- emboss the words, using the heat tool over it until the silver goes from dull to shiny & raised
5. Squish lid of Peekaboo Peach ink pad to get ink onto inside lid top
6. Using Aqua Painter with water in it- pick up ink off of the lid top & rub over the top of the Heat Embossed 'Thank You' words

Supplies I used-

Thank You card-
'So Very Much'- #143340 (w) or #143331 (c)- SAB Catalog= FREE with a $50 order!
card stock: 

• Smoky Slate N (24)- #131202= $8.00- pg. 170            5 1/2 x 8 1/2- score at 4 1/4" & 1 1/4"; 4 1/2 x 3 3/4; 1" strip

• Peekaboo Peach IC (24)- #141417= $8.00- pg. 169     4 1/4 x 3 1/2; 5 1/4 x 1
• Shimmery White (10)- #101910= $8.00- pg. 175        4 x 3 1/4
• Whisper White N (40)- #100730= $9.00- pg. 170        5 1/4 x 2 3/4 (for inside)
• Silver Foil 2- (12x12)- 132178= $4.00- pg. 175           2" strip for dragonflies

designer paper: 

• Carried Away 12x12 DSP- SAB Catalog- pg. 7           5 1/4 x 1; 5 1/4 x 2 3/4

ink:  Versamark- #102283= $8.50- pg. 180
Peekaboo Peach IC- #141398= $6.50- pg. 169
other:  Classic Label Punch- #131491= $18.00- pg. 186
Heat Tool- #129053= $30.00- pg. 181
Embossing Buddy- #103083= $6.00- pg. 186
Silver Embossing Powder- #109131= $5.00- pg. 186
Silver Satin Ribbon- #134548= 7.00- pg. 178                        4"
Aqua Painter (2)- #103954= $17.00- pg. 180
Magnetic Platform- #130658= $40.00- pg. 190
Big Shot- #143263= $110.00- pg. 190
Dragonfly Dreams Thinlits Dies- #142749= $31.00- Occasions Catalog- pg. 26
Dimensionals
Glue Dot

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Yesterday morning after I took the 3 bigger boys to school, the 2 littler ones & I ran errands & then headed back out to our home for the day.  

Last night we all went bowling, had pizza & then went back to the Seeley's for cupcakes!  It was alot of fun!  Even little Masen had fun rolling the ball down the lane.  The 3 bigger boys are all pretty good bowlers.   Brayden had several strikes & the other 2 each had a few too!

This morning Deke is up early to chore, as he has a meeting to attend this afternoon.

I'm gonna be home all day working on tax stuff.  

Tonight we are going to go to Brayden's basketball game.

I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

A clean & simple 'Avant Garden'

Here is a clean & simple black & white card.  In my opinion, you can never go wrong with black & white!   Black & white cards are always some of my favorites!

Notice how I did a white layer onto a white layer here.  It just helps add a little dimension to this card.

stamp set:  'Avant Garden' - Sale-a-bration choice- FREE with a $50.00 order!
card stock:  Basic Black, Whisper White
ink:  Black Memento
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, White Organza ribbon, Dimensionals, Basic Pearl. Dimensionals, Glue Dot

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I had a busy day with my boys yesterday!  Last night when they went home I worked on bookwork.  And Deke worked late on the farm moving pigs.  We are trying to get things ready for new baby piggies to come soon. 

This morning I'm off to go pick up the boys.  I'll take the twins to pre-school & then spend my day with Trey & Masen.  Deke is home again today to work on the farm all day, so we will look forward to him being home to eat lunch with us.  

Tonight we are doing a family bowling/pizza night for my birthday.  It will be me, Deke, Nathan, Sarah, Manda, Steve, Brayden, Brody, Drake, Trey & Masen!  The boys are excited!  I sure hope we have fun!  We haven't gone bowling together since last winter.  

Gotta run.....

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

It's another 'Hey Chick'!

Oh my gosh......check out this crazy chick!  He just kills me!!  He looks like he is quite the party animal!  He just makes me laugh every time I look at him.

I did designer paper piecing on his body.
How did I do it?

• I stamped him onto Watercolor Paper, using the Archival Basic Black ink pad.
• I stamped him onto a little piece of Urban Underground Designer Paper & cut out his body using the paper snips & glued it onto the Watercolor Paper/stamped chick.
• I then used a Blender Pen & the Watercolor Pencils to color in his feet, tail & crazy hair!

Check out the Chicken Wire backgound. 
How did I do it?

• I applied Black Memento ink to the inside top lid of the Hexagon Embossing Folder.
• Then laid my Crumb Cake card stock into the Hexagon Embossing Folder & closed it.
• Then ran the Hexagon Embossing Folder through my Big Shot

stamp set:  'Hey Chick'- Sale-a-bration choice you can get for FREE with a $50 order!
card stock:  Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Watercolor Paper
designer paper:  Urban Underground DSP
ink:  Black Memento & Archival Basic Black
other:  Big Shot, Standard Platform, Hexagon Dynamic Embossing Folder, Classic Label Punch, Dimensionals

Look at how I have this crazy chick poppin' his head around the corner here too, on the inside of the card.

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Yesterday was a busy day with boys!  When Masen left last night I went out to help Deke mark, sort & load hogs.  We hurried in to shower & headed to town to attend a visitation of a friend- John Bowers.  His visitation was to be over with at 7:00, but we knew there would be a big crowd & we'd make it in time.  We got there about 7:30 & the line was still super long!  It was 8:50 when we finally got home. 

I'm off this morning to pick up all of my boys for the day.  Deke is home to work on the farm all day today.  The weather is suppose to be warm today....hoping it is so we can go outside to play.  Tonight when everyone goes home I'll be working on stamping stuff.

I hope you have a great Thursday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

'Hey Chick'- I love it!

OH my gosh....my grandparents raised chickens & I have very fond memories of lots of time that I spent growing up on their farm.  Gathering eggs, butchering chickens, milking cows, feeding pigs, working in the garden, canning vegetables, pasteurizing milk, weeding flowers, etc.

So......when I saw this stamp set- 'Grandma' is one of the first things that came to my mind.  This stamp set is super cute!  The chickens in it are so fun.  The one with the wild hair looks like he is a wild & crazy one that likes to party!  I'll have to find time to make a card using him sometime soon!

This is one of the cards everyone at my monthly classes made last week when they came to stamp with me!

Here is a TIP for getting a more true RED color with the Watercolor Pencils.  I think that that the red pencil has an orange tint to it.  So when I used the Red Colored Pencils & Real Red card stock together I combine the Real Red Colored Pencil & the Melon Mambo Colored Pencils together!  

Here are the supplies & the measurements for this card.
stamp sets:
'Hey Chick'- #143328 (w) or #143331 (c)- SAB Catalog- pg. 17= FREE with a $50 order!
'Gorgeous Grunge'- #130514 (w)= $25.00 or #130517 (c)= $18.00- pg. 123
card stock: 
Soft Suede N (24)-#115318= $8.00- pg. 170        5 1/2 x 8 1/2; 5 x 1 3/4; 2 3/4 x 3 1/4
Crumb Cake N (24)- #120953= $8.00- pg. 170    5 x 3 3/4
Real Red B (24)- #102482= $8.00- pg. 171          4 x 5 1/4 ; 2 1/4 x 2 3/4
Very Vanilla N (40- #101650= $9.00- pg. 170      4 x 5 1/4
Watercolor Paper 5 sheets (6x9)-#122959= $5.00- pg. 175     2 1/2 x 2; 1" strip
ink:  Black Memento- #132708= $6.00- pg. 180- used on the embossing folder
Archival Basic Black- #140931= $7.00 pg, 180- used to stamp the chick with & color in
other:  Classic Label Punch- #131491= $18.00- pg. 186
Watercolor Pencils- #141709= $16.00- Occasions Catalog- pg. 24
Blender Pens (set of 3)- #102845= $10.00- pg. 180
tooth pick
Hexagon Embossing Folder- #143231= $9.00- Occasions Catalog- pg. 47

How did I make the chicken wire image?

• I inked the top/inside lid (that has the words on it) of the Hexagon Embossing Folder with the Memento ink.  
• I then laid the Crumb Cake card stock in the embossing folder.
• I shut the embossing folder & firmly pressed down all over the whole outside surface of the embossing folder- pressing the ink for the folder onto the card stock.
• I opened up the embossing folder & removed the chicken wire image card stock piece.

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Yesterday was a fun day with the boys!  Last night Deke, Masen & I went to Deke's parents & took supper to them.  Masen stayed all night with us.  

This morning Deke is off early to chore & head to the office for the morning.  Masen & I are off to pick up the Seeley boys!  I'll get the twins ready & take them to pre-school for the day.  Trey, Masen & I will head back to our home.

Tonight I'm a farmer & will be helping Deke with the piggies!  I will be working on stamping stuff when we get in.

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Happy Valentines DAY!

Today is a simple card.......but a fun fold that I was just playing with.  I'll share it in another way in a few days.  I like it that way better.  Wait until you see it!  It is super cute!

But what better way to tell someone you love them than to 

• have a heart
• say-" love you lots" 
• say "sealed with a kiss" 
• and with some lips to top it off!

stamp set:  'Sealed with Love'
card stock:  Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White
designer paper:  Sending Love DSP (6x6 stack)
ink:  Real Red
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Love Notes Framelits, dimensionals, Basic Pearls

Tomorrow I'll be sharing the rest of the cards that everyone made last week at my monthly card classes! 

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Yesterday was a long day, since it started out so early with piggies.  And it was a fun day with my boys!  When they went home last night I worked on stamping stuff.

This morning I'm off to pick up the boys for the day!  We are doing to do some Valentines crafts.  The twins are super excited!  Wait until they see the monster stamp that we are going to use!  They'll love it!

Tonight Masen is staying all night with us.  Deke & I are making lettuce & dumplings for supper & taking it up to Deke's parents home to eat with them.  When I get home I'll work on stamping stuff if I can.  We'll see how my day & evening go & how well Mr. Mason cooperates with G'ma getting anything else done!

Deke is home to work on the farm all day today!  He is moving pigs.  We are busy getting ready for baby piggies that come in 2 weeks!  

Gotta run.....

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!

Wishing you all a very special Valentines Day!  I hope you get to spend it with someone special in your life!  

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

Another fun Valentines card!

Here is another fun Valentines card, using one of my new favorite stamp sets- 'Love Sparkles'!

Hey- check out the layer behind the red heart!

There are the framelit pieces from the Love Notes Framelits Dies' that I used!

Check out how I cut the tabs off of this framelit to make it into a heart!

I cut off of the one tab.

And then I cut off the other one!  
It is a perfect heart that layers behind the center red heart framelit image here.

stamp set:  'Love Sparkles'
card stock:  Real Red, Whisper White
designer paper:  Sending Love DSP Stack (6x6 size)
ink:  Real Red
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Framelits, Love Notes Framelits Dies, New Platform, Falling Petals Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

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Yesterday was a full day of stamping!  We all had lots of fun!  Great company & cute cards just got hand in hand!  Peggy & Heather were great hostesses!  And I appreciated all of their help.  It was a long day though!!  As I left early yesterday morning & got home early evening last night.  I was beat, so I stopped to pick up a Casey's Pizza for our supper.  By the time I ate supper & got the car all unloaded- I was ready to call it a day!

We are up EARLY this morning....at 4:00 a.m. & headed out to the farm.  We are marking, sorting & loading hogs to sell this morning.  Deke will finish choring after we are done loading them & then he'll head to the office for his weekly board meeting.

I'll run into shower quickly & head out to pick up my boys for the day!  Tonight when they are all gone home I'll be placing orders & finalizing things with my hostesses from the past weekends classes.  I also have to get the boys Valentines gifts made too- somehow/sometime tonight, before I call it a night.  

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

'Sealed with Love'!

Here is a fun Valentines card that I made using the 'Sealed with Love' stamp set & coordinating Love Notes Framelits Dies.

stamp set:  'Sealed with Love'
card stock:  Real Red, Whisper White
designer paper:  Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack
ink:  Real Red
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Love Note Framelits Dies, Stitched Framelits, Basic Pearls, Banner Triple Punch, Dimensionals,

Yesterday was a busy day full of stamping!!  I literally stamped all day/night!  I enjoyed the group that came to stamp with me for my morning class.  When they went home I spent the rest of the day/night working on cutting Big Shot things for my 2 stamp classes that I am having today!

I'm up early this morning & off!  Peggy & Heather are my 2 hostesses today!  I am looking forward to seeing everyone & spending my day stamping!  Woo Hoo!

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