Piggies!!! I love them! We have LOTS & LOTS of them on our farm!

HI!  

Have you ever kissed a pig?  I have!  I have kissed MANY!

I've cuddled & loved MANY PIGGIES over the years! 
Baby pigs are just like any other baby- adorable.

We are hog farmers here in Iowa & we literally live, eat & breath pigs every day of our lives!!  

So when SU! came out with this cute stamp set- I just had to have it! 

What better way to share my piggies than stamping one on a card & sharing with someone special. 

''Button Buddies & "Teeny Tiny Wishes"

cs:  Blushing Bride, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White

Nursery Nest Designer Paper

ink:  Marina Mist

supplies:  Big Shot, Stripes Embossing folder, word window punch, Pear Pizzazz seam binding ribbon, Subtles designer button, dimensionals, glue dot, basic pearls

Sometime in the next few weeks I'll post a few pictures of our new baby piggies that we are getting next week.......so be sure to check back to see the real thing. 
I know Brayden (our 3 1/2 year old grandson) can't wait to go see them. 
He is a true farm boy!!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I'm thankfully home all day today & will spend the day in my stamp studio.
So I'm off to stamp now, as I have a workshop tomorrow & Deb is my hostess!! 
She has a lot of friends coming to join us.  Hope my creative juices are flowing!! 
I have all of my ideas down in my head but nothing on paper yet!  YIKES!!
 

Hope you ENJOY my piggie!!

Happy Stamping!
SUSIE

Another version of a butterfly!!! Check it out!

 

HI!

Here is another version of my Fancy Favor Box that I made.

Check out this butterfly!  

I honestly like this one better.  

I used the Blossom Petals Builder punch to make the center (body) of the butterfly & then drew on the antennas with a marker.

Note the layered butterfly that is a solid color behind it to shadow the butterfly.

 'Mixed Bunch'

cs:  Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla

marker:  Calypso Coral

Everyday Enchantment Designer paper (SAB)

ink:  Calypso Coral

supplies:  Big Shot, Fancy Favor Box die, Blossom punch, crop-a-dile, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon (Calypso Coral- SAB), 2 1/2" circle punch, dimensionals

ENJOY!!

Happy Stamping!

SUSIE

Check out this NEW Simply Scored DIAGONAL Plate!!

WOW!!!  I'm EXCITED!!!
Look at this new product from Stampin' UP!.......The Simply Scored Diagonal Plate!
The new Diagonal Plate fits securely on the base of the Simply Scored scoring tool and is perfect for scoring unique envelopes, boxes, and more.  It’s the must-have companion to your Simply Scored scoring tool.
It is now available to purchase: #125586 for $11.95.
Click on the link below & watch a video featuring Donna Griffith from the Stampin' Up! Home Office, as she shows how to use the new Simply Scored Diagonal Plate!

I will be using this new Simply Scored Diagonal Plate at upcoming classes, so I can show you how to use it! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vkNFzMa1azw

ENJOY! 
Happy Stamping!
SUSIE

Cute little BOX!!

HI!  

Here is a cute box that I made using the Fancy Favor Box die as the bottom & the top!!  See how you can use it to put just about anything in it!  Also note the butterfly.....this as my first attempt at making a butterfly using the Blossom punch.  Isn't this a neat box!

'Mixed Bunch' 

cs:  Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade

Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper

ink:  Poppy Parade

supplies:  Blossom punch, Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon, crop-a-dile, basic rhinestones, scissor snips, dimensionals

Below is the box with it opened up so you can see it more closely.  The top part is kind of like a lamp shade that slides down over the bottom box part.  The top part is made with the Fancy Favor Box die too, but I just cut off the parts that fold for the bottom, stuck the sides together & then punched a hole through the top center & tied it together with the ribbon. 

(Inside the box I have some of the new pleated ribbons.)

This box was a gift I gave to some of my hostesses lately at their workshops. 

ENJOY!!

Happy Stamping!
SUSIE