'Geared Up Garage'- guy card!

I try to make a guy card often at monthly classes.  As who doesn't need a guy card more often than you think.  It seems we are always in need for them!  So this 'Geared Up Garage' stamp set is just awesome & perfect for any guy- young or old!!

Look closely at the gray background on the front of this card.  I used the Garage Gears Thinlits dies & the Embossing Mats!!!  It turned out cool!

Don't you think that the Silver Foil, ribbon & key metal element are great accents too!

This Classic Garage Suite is in the Occasions Catalog on page 43.  It has lots of coordinating products that I used on this card!  It is a great suite!

• Geared Up Garage stamp set
• Classic Garage DSP (6x6)
• Black/Silver 1/4" Metallic Ribbon
• Classic Garage Metal Elements (keys & wrenches)
• Classic Garage assorted card stock pack
• Garage  Gears Thinlits Dies

 Here is the supply list & the measurement!
stamp set:  Geared Up Garage- #148590 (C)= $21.00- OC pg. 43
card stock:

• Basic Gray- #121044 (24)= $8.50- pg. 184- 4 1/4 x 11"; 4 x 5/14" 
• Silver Foil-#132178= $4.00- pg. 192- 2 3/4" Strip (cut out with 2 1/2" Layering Circles Framelits)
• Smoky Slate- #131202 (24)= $8.50- pg. 184- 1 3/4" strip; 5/8" x 3 1/2" 
• Whisper White- #100730 (24)= $9.75- pg. 184- 4 x 5 1/4" (for inside of the card)
  

designer paper:  

• Classic Garage 6x6- #148482= $11.00= OC pg. 43- 5 3/4 x 1"; 6 x 1 1/2"

ink: Black Memento- #132708= $6.00- pg. 203
other:  Big Shot- #143263= $110.00- pg. 214
Embossing Mats- #146327= $15.00- pg. 221
Standard Platform- #142802= $26.00- pg. 221
Classic Garage Metal Elements- #148485= $7.00- OC pg. 43
Black/Silver 1/4" Striped Metallic Ribbon- #148486= $7.00- OC pg. 43
Layering Circles Framelits- #141705= $35.00- pg. 218 
Magnetic Platform-#130658= $40.00- pg. 221
Garage Gears Thinlits Dies- #148521= $33.00- OC pg. 43
Banner Triple Punch- #133324= $23.00- pg. 210

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Yesterday I finally got finished up with our tax stuff & went to our CPA's.  Susie's Hair Hut was open last night & Deke finally got a much needed hair cut!  I then worked on stamping stuff!

This morning Deke is up early to chore & head to the office for his weekly board meeting.  He'll come home, get pigs to take to the locker, chore & he has another meeting tonight.  

I'm up early to walk & head to town to get the twins, take them to school & spend my day with the 3 little ones.  The buses are on hard surface routes still- so one of us will run to town to get the twins after school too.  Tonight while i'm home alone I'll be stamping!

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

Home to Roost!

 This is one of the cards that everyone joining me for my February card classes made.  I used the Botanical Butterflies DSP for the black & white sides of it. 

This Rooster is so cute!  I've used him several times on various cards here on my blog.  He just reminds me growing up with the chickens at my grandma & grandpa's farm.  

This stamp set- 'Home to Roost' is a Level 1- Sale-a-bration choice.  You can get it for free with a $50 product order.  

stamp set:  'Home to Roost'- #149736 (C)= SAB Free with a $50 order- pg. 11
card stock:

• Basic Black-#121045 (24)= $8.50- pg. 184 -4 1/4 x 8 1/2"= score at 5 1/2"; 2 3/4" strip; 4 1/4 x 3" 
• Whisper White- #100730 (40)= $9.75- pg. 184 - 3/4" strip; 2 3/4" strip; 4 x 5 1/4" 

designer paper: 

• Botanical Butterfly- #149622= SAB Free with a $50 order- pg. 9= 4 x 2 3/4" 4 x 2 3/4" 

ink:  Black Memento- #132708= $6.00- pg. 203
other:  Starburst Punch- #143717= $18.00- pg. 210
Big Shot- #143263= $110.00- pg. 214
Magnetic Platform-#130658= $40.00- pg. 221
Layering Circles Framelits- #141705= $35.00- pg. 218
Classic Label Punch- #141491= $18.00- pg. 210
White 5/8" Flax Ribbon- #148764= $7.00= OC pg. 35 −3"- cut in half, tie in knot & shred ends

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Yesterday I was buried in piles of papers- working on tax stuff all day/night.  Hopefully I'll get it all finished this morning & get it to our CPA this afternoon.

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

SUSIE

Hop Around Framelits Dies!

Oh I'm so excited!!  Be sure you add these Hop Around Framelits Dies to your wish list if you already have the So Hoppy Together- FREE Sale-a-bration stamp set!!  LOOK how I cut out this frog & adorable lily pad too- using these new framelits!!  Doesn't this little frog just make you smile?  He sure does me!

Let me tell you more about these framelits!!  There are more framelits & some other products too that are called Sale-a-bration Coordination.  

• They are available starting March 1-31, 2019 & while supplies last only- you can purchase any of these NEW Sale-a-bration Coordination products!  
• CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FLYER on these NEW Sale-a-bration Coordination products!  

stamp sets:
Amazing Life- #148750 (P)= $21.00- OC pg. 28
So Hoppy Together- #149725 (C)= SAB Free with a $50 order- pg. 13
card stock:

• Call Me Clover- #146969 (24)= $8.50- pg. 183- 4 1/4 x 11 
• Mint Macaroon- #138337 (24)= $8.50- pg. 186- 4 1/4 x 3 1/2"; 1" strip 
• Night of Navy-#100867 (24)= $8.50- pg. 184- 4 1/4 x 1"; 3 x 3 3/4" 
• Whisper White- #100730 (40)= $9.75- pg. 184- 2" strip; 2 3/4 x 3 1/2"; 4  x 5 1/4"

designer paper:  

• Happiness Blooms- #148795= $11.00- OC pg. 25  4 x 3"

ink:  Black Memento- #132708= $6.00- pg. 203
Stampin' Blends: 

• Call Me Clover Combo- #147282= $9.00- pg. 205 
• Light Smoky Slate- #145054= $4.50- pg. 205

other:  
Big Shot- # 143263= $110.00- pg. 214
Hop Around Framelits Dies- #150073= $27.00- AVAILABLE 3/1/19 
Magnetic Platform- #130658= $40.00- pg. 221
Mini Dimensionals- #144108= $4.00- pg. 213
Nature's Twine (Mint Macaron)= #146342= $9.00- pg. 201
Stamparatus- #146276= $49.00- pg. 217

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Yesterday was a busy day stamping & having kids!  I got alot done, but not near enough.  Last night Sarah's parents came & got the kids......as today I'm going to be buried in papers- doing stuff for taxes.  I have to go to the CPA's tomorrow.  So I'm going to be hiding all day today/tomorrow morning- until I get them done.

I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

WOW! Sale-a-bration Coordination- LIMITED TIME- March 1-31, 2019!

Check Out The Flyer Here

It is so cool as these framelits coordinate with the 
Sale-a-Bration free products, that you have already earned.

Starting March 1-31, 2019 you can purchase all of 
these coordinating products!

 

 Hop Around Framelits Dies- #150073= $27.00

 

Lasting Lily Framelits Dies- #150071= $27.00

 

Call Me Cupcake Framelits Dies- #150072= $27.00

 

More Than Words Stamp Set- #150069= $17.00

How cool this stamp set coordinates with ALL of the Sale-a-Bration Sets.

 

Story Label Punch- #150076= $18.00

This is great for Sentiments!!!

WOW CHECK THIS OUT!
There are also some framelits that coordinate with the 
NEW Sale-a-Bration- Painted Seasons Bundle.

Four Seasons Framelit Dies- #150074= $28.00

Country Floral Embossing Folder

Look closely at this card.  I used the NEW Sale-a-bration Level 1- Country Floral Embossing Folder on it.   This is a Dynamic Embossing Folder- which means it gives a deep impression on the embossed images that is just gorgeous!!!

I used the All My Love DSP.  The other side of this piece is hearts! I thought these flowers would be great for any occasion- don't you!!

stamp set:  'Meant to Be'
card stock:

• Melon Mambo-
• Whisper White-
• Lovely Lipstick

designer paper:  All My Love
ink:  Lovely Lipstick
other:  White 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon, Starburst Punch, 2" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Standard Platform, County Floral Embossing Folder

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Yesterday was a busy day with kids.  Last night Manda & Steve kept Brayden & Masen- so the boys all had a slumber party togtether!  Ainslee stayed with us (again).  She sure is a busy bee & on the go all of the time.  She is like the energizer bunny that goes & goes & never stops!

This morning I'll go pick up the boys & the 3 Wood kids will be here.  I'll be stamping all day!  I have LOTS of stamping to get done.  

We have more predicted snow on the way for tonight & tomorrow.  And I'm so dreading it.  We still have tons of ice & snow already- we sure don't need any more.  

Gotta run.......

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

2nd Release Sale-a-bration FREE products available starting today!!

Woo Hoo!  Stampin' Up has a 2nd release of FREE products for Sale-a-Bration.

They added 3 more FREE choices that will be available starting TODAY- Feb. 15th, 2019!  

**Remember that they are all while supplies last- so don't wait if there is one that you really want!

Click here to see the  2nd release brochure.

Click here to see the blog post I did sharing MORE INFORMATION about these 3 NEW Sale-a-bration choices!!

• Country Floral Embossing Folder- Level 1= FREE with a $50 product order!
• All Adorned Stamp set- Level 1= FREE with a $50 product order!
•  Painted Seasons Bundle (stamp set & coordinating DSP)- Level 2= FREE with a $100 product order. 

 

'Painted Season'

I LOVE it!  Check it out!  This is another card I made with the NEW Level 2 Sale-a-bration choice called- Painted Season'.  I just love the way it turned out!!!

This card is bright & cheery- which is something we can all use right now with the terrible winter weather we have had lately.

When I made this card I stamped a whole sheet of 8 1/2 x 11" Whisper White card stock & then cut it up!  Check out how I did it!

           1.  I stamped the flowers first.

          2.  I stamped the leaves.  First I did the larger ones & then added some of the smaller ones.

          3.  I stamped the little dots as a fill in randomly all over the sheet to finish it!

Here is a close up of it!  Check out how the stamp is a dis'ink'tive type.  This means that there are light & dark images all in one stamp!  This flower looks like it was stamped multiple times to get this look doesn't it.  Nope- it is all done just once!  And that is pretty darn awesome!!

With a One Sheet Wonder- you can cut the images into as many different pieces & sizes that you want.  Here are the different sizes I decided to cut this sheet into to make 7 different cards.  There is just a tiny bit on the end that I'm not using!  

You can do a One Sheet Wonder with any stamp set, any colors & cut it any way you want to do it.  There is no right or wrong way to do it!  Stamping the images all on one sheet like this at a time is just lots of fun & simplifies things when you are wanting to make multiple cards with the same design. 

So what do you think?  Pretty cool huh!  This is an OLDIE but a GOODIE technique to do when you want to do a collage style stamping with images. 

I just think that this turned out great & is a beautiful card!  

Oh- I used the NEW Stitched Rectangle Framelits with it too!  
 
stamp set:   'Dear Doily' & 'Painted Season'- FREE with a $100 product order- SAB choice
card stock:

• Poppy Parade-
• Whisper White-
• Lemon Lime Twist-

ink:  Poppy Parade & Lemon Lime Twist
other:  Poppy Parade Mini Stripped Ribbon, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Gingham Gala Adhesive Backed Sequins

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Yesterday morning we were suppose to sell 2 loads of hogs, but due to the terrible icy gravel roads & county pavement- we rescheduled them for next week.  So Deke worked on the farm all day & I had  a busy day with kids.  Trey & I made his Valentines while Masen & Ainslee napped yesterday afternoon. Then Masen & I made his Valentines when he got up.  They both turned out super cute & I'll post photos of them sometime to share.  Nathan & Sarah are gone, so the 3 Wood kids spent the night with us.  By the time we got everything all done & everyone ready for bed I was beat!  

This morning Brayden & Masen are going with their Grandpa Doug to Des Moines to State Wrestling to watch a cousin of Sarah's wrestle.  I'll spend my day with Trey & Ainslee.  Trey needs a hair cut, so hopefully we get that done.   And then we'll see what else we get done.  Tonight when the 2 Wood boys get home from Des Moines they are going to have a slumber party at the Seeley's home & Ainslee will stay home with grandma & papa.  

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

SUSIE

Happy Valentines Day!!

 

Wishing you all a very special day today- Happy Valentines Day!!

'Hey Love'- what a cute little stamp set this is!  Isn't this skunk just adorable!!!  The words in the set- Stinkin' Sweet sum it up perfectly!  This is a cute stamp set & a cute card too!

Look closely at the embossed hearts. How did I do that?  I used the Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, along with my Embossing Mat!!!  The Embossing Mats are awesome & work with any of your framelits- turning them into embossed images!!

Here you can see more closely how cool theses hearts look!

stamp set: 'Hey Love'
card stock:

• Real Red-  5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- for card base; 4 1/4 x 2- piece to Emboss; 1 1/2" strip
• Basic Black- 5 x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card; 3 x 2"- for Tag Topper Punch

ink: Black Memento
Stampin' Blends: Real Red, Light & Dark Smoky Slate, Light Basic Black
other:   Big Shot, Standard Platform, Embossing Mat,  Be Mine Stitched Framelits, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Red 3/8" Ribbon (carry over from Holiday Catalog)- 4", Tag Topper Punch, dimensionals, glue dots

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Yesterday was a long day!!!  We were up really early.......and on the go.  Me & all 6 kids were together for awhile yesterday morning since school was delayed.  It was then late when Deke finally got in last night from working on the farm.  (And I hate cooking supper & eating really late too!)  This cold winter weather is getting us all down!  It is so hard on those that have to work out in & it is brutal for the poor animals too.  

Speaking of cold & animals I want to share this.......my heart was very sad last night when Deke said he heard on the radio how 40 head of cattle in Iowa were found dead due to weather & neglect.  They starved & froze to death.  Oh my gosh!!  I know how hard it is to have to work out in the cold.  And I know how much extra work it is to have to do this or that to get something done with this weather, when that is normally not that difficult.  Maybe that farmer couldn't get to his cattle due to the bad roads, piles of snow, maybe he didn't have any extra bales of hay to feed them?  Whatever the reason is- it still just breaks my heart for those poor animals & I can't believe that something somehow couldn't have been done for them.  They should not have died.  And then this makes me think of the many poor people all over that don't have food, clothing & someone to care for them too.  It sure makes me think about things & count my blessings- big and small!

This morning we'll be up bright & early again.  I want to hurry & walk & Deke is off to chore.  As Nathan & Sarah will be bringing their kids at 7- they are leaving on a trip to Wisconsin to snowmobile.  So we will have their kids for the next few days.  Deke will come back in & stay here with Masen & Ainslee while I go to town to get the Seeley boys & take Brayden, Brody & Drake to school & come back out home with Trey to spend my day with the 3 little ones.  

The maintainer finally got over our road late yesterday!!!  Woo Hoo!!  The snow drifts hopefully won't drift again over night.  The ice is still there- so they are still super slick!  HOPEFULLY it warms up some & melts some of the ice before we get the next round of predicted snow. 

Gotta run.......I hope you have a GREAT Valentines Day!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Floral Romance Suite- WOW!

These colors are totally Susie!  I love this detailed & elegant card.  This is such a gorgeous suite! 

This too is one of my February monthly class cards.  So if you are coming to stamp with me this month- you will get to make this!

Look closely at the flowers!!  I colored them with my Wink of Stella & then added a little Metallic Pearl in the center to help make them pop!

Did you notice the embossing folder, the cut out framelits, how the leaves & flowers were colored?  

What do I love about this card?  There is no fussy cutting with this card.  There are framelits to do it all!  I love to color!  And I love this color combination!!

• The stamp set- so pretty!
• The framelits- totally amazing, detailed & elegant!
• The Lace Dynamic Embossing Folder- WOW!!!
• The Olive Linen Thread- great!
• The Metallic Pearls- gorgeous.
• The Floral Romance DSP- cool!

What do you like about this card?  Leave me a comment & let me know what you think!

Here are the supplies & the measurements for this card. 
stamp sets:

• Wonderful Romance- #148632 (C)= $23.00- OC pg. 11 
• Well Said- #148796= $48.00- OC pg. 27

card stock: 

• Fresh Fig- #144242 (24)= $8.50- pg. 183- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"; 5 1/4 x 2"; 2 3/4" strip 
• Mossy Meadow- #133676 (24)= $8.50- pg. 184- 4 x 5 1/4" 
• Whisper White- #100730 (40)= $9.75- pg. 184- 4" strip; 1" strip; 4 x 5 1/4"

Designer Paper: 

• Floral Romance Specialty DSP- #148586= $14.00- OC pg. 11- 6 x 2"

ink:  Black Memento- #132708= $6.00- pg. 203
Stampin' Blends:  

• Blackberry Bliss Combo- #147932= $9.00 
• Mossy Meadow Combo- #148547= $9.00

other:  Old Olive Linen Thread- #148811= $5.00- OC pg. 39  16"
Magnetic Platform-#130658= $40.00- pg. 221
Big Shot- #143263= $110.00- pg. 214
Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies- #148529= $34.00- OC pg. 11
Classic Label Punch- #141491= $18.00- pg. 210
Share What You Love Artisan Pearls- #146927= $6.00- pg. 197
Standard Platform- #142802= $26.00- pg. 221
Lace Dynamic Embossing Folder- #148530= $10.00- OC pg. 11
Wink of Stella- #141897= $8.00- pg. 203

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Yesterday was a totally messed up day!  I got up early to walk & enter orders.  We then shoveled & moved snow 2 times & it drifted right back in.  It was blowing so hard it was a total white out.  The gravel roads are the worst I've ever seen in the 35 yeas I've lived here.  Deke said that the highways were even awful!  Some of my friends messaged to say that the interstates were the worst they had been all winter & there were cars, trucks & semi's in the ditches everywhere.  Wow- what a rotten Iowa winter. 

I finally found time to work on some stamping stuff again last night for awhile.  

This morning Deke is up early to chore & head to Mt. Pleasant for a meeting.  I hope he doesn't have bad roads making the long drive.  I'm up to walk & go to town to stay with the kids.  As of right now school is delayed 2 hours & hard surface routes only- so we'll see if it gets cancelled again or not.  I might have 3 kids or 6 kids today????  

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE