4th grade

 

I can't believe that Brayden is in 4th grade this year!!  

He has grown so much.....(gonna be taller than Grandma soon).

Here he is waiting to get on the school bus.

And he is all smiles!!

I'm so glad that our boys like school so much! 

'Painted Harvest'

This is a new stamp set called 'Painted Harvest' that is in the upcoming Holiday Catalog.  It is a fun 2 step stamping set. I've been creating cards using it & lovin' it. 

Clean & simple it is.....a fun fall card!  These are just such pretty flowers! 

stamp set:  'Painted Harvest'
card stock:  Crumb Cake, Whipser White
ink:  Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Garden Gree
other:  NEW Jute Twine, Dimensionals, Glue Dot

This card is my first attempt as using this stamp set.  It is a photopolymer set & there is a way to line it up.....it just took me a little a few time to find the correct alignment.  So the centers of these flowers aren't lined up perfectly, but they still look ok.  I'll post some more cards I've made using this stamp set sometime soon. 

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

Kindergarten

 

Wow- Drake & Brody with their teacher Mr. Kingrey at their open house last night. 
I can't believe that they are starting kindergarten!!  

They are so excited!!  

Check out those smiles!

A black & white- 'Carols of Christmas'!

Oh gosh.....black & white!!  You can never go wrong with a black & white card anytime- can you?

Check out this cute card using the 'Carols of Christmas' stamp set!  This is a totally Susie card.  I love it!  How about clean, simple & elegant.  These are all words that I think describe this card. 

Look at this new designer paper too!  Talk about awesome!!  You'll love it!  I know I do!  It is called the Merry Music Specialty DSP in the Holiday Catalog!  You can purchase it on September 1st!

stamp set:  'Carols of Christmas'
card stock:  Basic Black, Whisper White
designer paper:  Merry Music Specialty DSP- available September 1st!
ink:  Archival Basic Black
other:  Big Shot, Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies, Magnetic Platform, Layering Circles Framelits, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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

SUSIE

'Sharing Sweet Thoughts'

This is a very pretty card!  I love the way it turned out.  I used the Ronald McDonald stamp set- 'Sharing Sweet Thoughts'.

Check out the new leaf punch!!  And the pretty stitched DSP,  Plus the narrow Red Ribbon!  All of these will be available on September 1st when the Holiday Catalog begins.

Doesn't this card just pop! 
Check out the curled leaves- I used my bone folder to make them curl.

stamp set:  'Sharing Sweet Thoughts'
card stock:  Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White
designer paper:  **Quilted Christmas 6x6 stack- available September 1st
ink:  Archival Basic Black
markers:  Real Red, Garden Green
other:  Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits, Triple Banner Punch, 2" Circle Punch, dimensionals, glue dots
 **Leaf Punch & 1/8" Real Red Ribbon- available September 1st

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I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

'Confetti Celebration'

Check it out!  This is the birthday card that I made for Masen.  He turned 2 last week!

The theme for his party was Paw Patrol.  I made the invites for his party.  You can see them BY CLICKING HERE!

I used the same out for his birthday card as I did for his invitations.  I just added the words & the balloons to it. 

I wanted the balloons to be red, yellow & blue.  Look closely at the dots on the Pacific Point Balloon here.  I used the Birthday Memories DSP and then I colored over the dots, using a Real Red Marker!  COOL HUH!  And so easy to do!  Check out the picture below!

NOTE:  The paw prints are from an old retired set called 'Button Bear' that I have from years ago!
 
stamp set:  'Confetti Celebration' & 'Badges & Banners'
card stock:  Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Pacific Point
designer paper:  Birthday Memories DSP
ink:  Archival Basic Black, Crushed Curry
marker:  Real Red
other:  Balloon Punch, White Twine, Tear & Tape, Best Badge Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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

'Carols of Christmas'

Here is a clean & simple card using the 'Carols of Christmas' stamp set!!

This is a "Susie" card.....I love the way it turned out!  This new DSP is just AWESOME- I LOVE IT!

This stamp set 'Carols of Christmas' & coordinating Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies- are an EARLY RELEASE from the upcoming Holiday Catalog, that you can purchase NOW!  They can be purchased separately or you can save 10% & purchase them as a bundle!

Can't you just see all of the possibilities that this DSP has!!  It doesn't just have to be Christmas.  It can be used for many different occasions!

stamp set:  'Carols of Christmas'
card stock:  Old Olive, THICK Whisper White, Basic Black
designer paper:  Merry Music Specialty DSP (Tree), Merry Little Christmas DSP (Old Olive & Basic Black)- BOTH will be available in the Holiday Catalog on September 1st!
ink:  Versamark pad, Old Olive (to do a waterwash over the top of the embossed words)
other:  Perfect White Accent, Pretty Label  Punch, Big Shot, Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies, Magnetic Platform, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Black Twine, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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

A pretty ROSE card!!

Clean, simple & elegant.......to me, those words describe this card!  What do you think?

WOW!  Have you noticed the pretty 6x6 Petal Garden Paper Stack in the Annual Catalog on page 187.  It is just absolutely beautiful!  

Last week I needed to send some sympathy cards to 3 friends, whom lost their mother.  They aren't stampers.....so I thought this paper stack would be the perfect cards to send to them.

I used the words from the 'Ribbon of Courage'- as I thought that they were just perfect to add to the outside of each card.

Check out how I fussy cut, using my Paper Snips, some of the roses in this designer paper!  COOL HUH!

I added one of the roses that I fussy cut out to each of the cards I made.  On this one I used the big rose.

stamp set:  'Ribbon of Courage'
card stock:  Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Whisper White
designer paper:  Petal Garden 6x6 Paper Stack 
ink:  Old Olive
other:  Pretty Label Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch,  Paper Snips, Perfect White Accents, Dimensionals, NEW Leaf Punch- available on 9/1/17!

Do you see the cute little leaf that I added too?  It is a NEW Leaf Punch that is in the upcoming Holiday Catalog & it will be available for you to purchase on September 1st!

Here are the 3 cards that I sent to my friends!

And here are the stack of them I made to keep on hand for the next time I need to send a sympathy card.

I did use a few of the strips of the BACKSIDE of the Garden Petal (Rose) DSP, so that the Calypso Coral print was on the strip I added across the card front on some of these cards above.  

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We had a late night last night, as we were in Memphis, Missouri racing.  This morning I'm off bright & early to go pick up all of my kids & spend the day with them.
Gotta run.......
I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'Daisy Delight' stemmed flowers!

Here is a stemmed daisy card using the 'Daisy Delight' stamp set!  This is just an awesome stamp set!!  And I've used it tons. 

My card was inspired & changed somewhat from a swap that I got from my demonstrator friend Lee Conrey.

Check out my pretty bow!  I used the yummy Berry Burst 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon.  It is soft & ties to easy!

I shadow stamped the flowers to give them the lighter & darker looks!

stamp set:  'Daisy Delight'
card stock:  Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White
designer paper:  Color Theory Paper Stack
ink:  Lemon Berry Burst, Lime Twist
other:  Basic Rhinestones, Berry Burst 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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Wow- an early morning for me, headed out to go pick up all of the kids for the day!!

I hope you have a great Thursday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Lovely Words Thinlits!

Here is a fun card that everyone stamping with me at my August monthly classes made last week!  

It is a fun fold card & we used some bright & cheery new products from the Annual Catalog.

Doesn't it look like a stained glass window?

And check out this yummy new ribbon.......it is so easy to use & tie bows with!

And I love the words!  

Here are the supplies & the measurements for this card.

Hugs card-
BUNDLE AVAILABLE!
'Lovely Inside & Out'- #144008= $28.00 or #144011 (c)= $20.00- pg. 157
card stock:

• Night of Navy R (24)- #100867= $8.00- pg. 185   4 1/4 x 6 3/4"- score at 5 1/2"; 4 1/4 x 1 1/4"; 3 1/2" strip; 3 3/4 x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White N (40)- $100730= $9.00- pg. 185  4 x 5 1/4"; 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" 
• Lemon Lime Twist IC (24)- #144245- pg. 184  4x4"

designer paper: 

• Naturally Eclectic (12x12)- #144185= $11.00- pg. 188  3" strip; 1 x 4" (x2)

ink:  Night of Navy R- #126970= $6.50- pg. 185
other:  Lovely Words Thinlits- #143733= $27.00- pg. 214
Stitched Shapes Framelits (Circle)- #145372= $30.00- pg. 214
Layering Circles Framelits- #141705= $35.00- pg. 214 (for the stripped dsp)
Big Shot- #143263= $110.00- pg. 209
Metallic Enamel Shapes- #141678= $7.00- pg. 196
Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon- #144189= $8.00- pg. 199
Tear & Tape- #138995= $7.00- pg. 202

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Today I'm off early to go pick up my kids!!  I have another busy day with them all.  

 

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

'Carols of Christmas'

WOW- a pretty black & white card with this awesome snowflake DSP!!

I used the Early Release stamp set- 'Carols of Christmas', along with some new DSP called- Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper, that will be available on September 1st in the Holiday Catalog!

I embossed the words, using white embossing powder!  And I used Silver Foil Sheets & the Layering Squares Framelits.

Look at the pretty new ribbon!  It is the Silver Metallic Edge ribbon in the annual catalog on pg. 199!

stamp set:  'Carols of Christmas'
card stock:  Thick Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Foil Sheets
designer paper:  Merry Music Specialty DSP- available September 1st!
ink:  versamark pad
other:  Big Shot, Layering Squares Frameltis, Silver Metallic Edge ribbon, Banner Triple Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

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

It is a Paw Patrol Party!!

Here is Masen's birthday party invites!  His party theme this year is Paw Patrol (his favorite cartoon).....so this is what Grandma came up with!

I used the 'Badges & Banners' stamp set & the coordinating Best Badge Punch!  Check out the stripes that I stamped in the Crushed Curry for the Badge & then punched it out.  I added the number 2 over it!

I think they turned out pretty cute!  Sarah liked them too- so that is what counts!  Oh and all of the boys liked them too- so I'm happy it met their approval also! 

stamp sets:  

• Paw Print- retired stamp set 
• Number- retired stamp set 
• Badge-  'Badges & Banners' - CURRENT- pg. 23 in the Annual Catalog

card stock:  Real Red, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Basic Black
inks:  Black Archival, Crushed Curry
other:  Dimensionals, Best Badge Punch

Today is Masen's office birthday!!  I can't believe he is already 2 years old.  Where does the time go?

 

Here is Masen riding the 4-wheeler with his daddy the other night!  

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Wow- I had a full weekend of stamping (and grandkids) with 4 stamp classes!  I enjoyed being able to share & stamp with so many!!  We had such a fun time together!!!  Thanks to everyone that joined me!  And I so look forward to our next time stamping together. 

Today is a full day & a busy week with my kids!   
Gotta run.......
I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'Sharing Sweet Thoughts'- strawberries

Lovin' this Ronald McDonald stamp set called 'Sharing Sweet Thought's.  Check out these yummy looking strawberries!

This is a fun z fold card!! 

Check it out when it standing up.

Check out some of the other cards I made using this stamp set.  
Just click on these 3 links to see these other 3 cards!

• Jar Full of Love 
• Jar of Butterflies 
• Jar of Hearts 

 
'Sharing Sweet Thoughts'- #144048 (w)= $29.00 or #144051(c)= $21.00- pg. 233
'Label Me Pretty'- #143858 (w)= $23.00 or #143861 (c)= $17.00- pg. 27

• card stock:  Basic Black N (24)- #121045= $8.00- pg. 185
• Emerald Envy IC (24)- #141415= $8.00- pg. 184 
• Whisper White N (40)- #100730= $9.00- pg. 185
• Smoky Slate N (24)- #131202= $8.00- pg. 185

designer paper:  

• Pick a Pattern (12x12)- #144163= $11.00- pg. 188

ink:  Archival Basic Black- #140931= $7.00- pg. 201
markers:  Many Marvelous set- #131264= $110.00- pg. 202
2017-2019 In Colors set- #144033= $15.00- pg. 184
other: Everyday Jars Frameltis- #141490= $33.00- pg. 213
Big Shot- #143263= $110.00- pg. 209
Pretty Label Punch- #143715= $18.00- pg. 207
Black Baker's Twine- #141682= $3.00- pg. 199
White Perfect Accents- #138416= $5.00- pg. 196
Black Sharpie Marker
Classic Label Punch- #141491= $18.00- pg. 206

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

'Graceful Garden'

I made this pretty rose card for a dear friend & sent it to her for birthday!

I used the 'Graceful Garden' stamp set.  I stamped the Rose onto the Sweet Sugarplum card stock, using the Sweet Sugarplum ink.  I then fussy cut out the rose, using my Paper Snips.

Check out the cool leaf punch.  It will be available on September 1st in the Holiday Catalog!  

I used the Petal Garden DSP along the top & the bottom of this card front.

I also used a sponge dauber & the Sweet Sugarplum ink pad, along with the Pattern Party Decorative Masks to make the little triangles.

stamp set:  'Graceful Garden'
card stock:  Sweet Sugarplum, Garden Green, Whisper White
designer paper:  Petal Garden
ink:  Sweet Sugarplum, Garden Green
other:  Sweet Sugarplum Striped Ribbon, Burlap ribbon, Pattern Party Decorative Masks, sponge dauber, dimensionals, glue dot, Paper Snips, Classic Label Punch
NOTE:  Leaf Punch- available September 1st.

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

'Graceful Garden' rose

Here is a pretty stemmed rose.  This is one of the card that everyone joining me at my August monthly classes this week will get to make.  I used the 'Graceful Garden' stamp set.  You can tell by the photo, but I added the Clear Wink of Stella over the rose & it is really pretty with the shimmer added to it. 

Check out the new Decorative Ribbon Border Punch that I used along the outside edge.

I also used the Petal Garden DSP- it coordinates great!

And check out the COOL Black Rhinestone Jewels.  They will be available September 1st in the upcoming Holiday Catalog!  You can find them in the bottom right corner of the card, as they are under the words- on the circle punch outs. 

Here are the supplies & the measurements for this card.

Stemmed Rose card-
'Graceful Garden'- #143846 (w)= $27.00 or #143849 (c)= $19.00- pg. 225
card stock:

• Sweet Sugarplum IC (24)- #141418= $8.00- pg. 184  5 1/2 x 8 1/2"; 2" strip 
• Basic Black N (24)- #121045= $8.00- pg. 185  2 3/4 x 4 1/4"; 2" strip; 5 1/2 x 3/4" 
• THICK Whisper White- #140272= $7.00- pg. 194  2 3/4 x 4 1/4 
• Whisper White N (40)- #100730= $9.00- pg. 185  4 x 5 1/4"

designer paper:  

• Petal Garden Paper Stack (6x6)- #144168= $10.00- pg. 187  5 1/2 x 2"

ink pad:  Archival Basic Black- #140931= $7.00- pg. 201
markers:  Sweet Sugarplum & Old Olive
other:  1 1/2" Circle Punch- #138299= $16.00- pg. 207
1 3/4" Circle Punch- #119850= $18.00- pg. 207
Black Rhinestones Jewels- AVAILABLE September 1st!
1/8" Old Olive Ribbon- #144171= $6.00- pg. 199  6"
Clear Wink of Stella- #141897= $8.00- pg. 200
Decorative Ribbon Border Punch- #143721= $16.00- pg. 206

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