Pink Flowers

I've got my New Catalog Workshop this Friday {are you coming?!} so I am trying to finish filling my display board before then! Super handy that Tuesday was cold and rainy! (it's been in the 90's lately and Tuesday it stayed in the 60's) I decided to pull out any stamp sets that are used less than twice on the board already, haha. I thought that was a good way to show some variety!
The first card I made this round used the Nacho Average sketch that I am late for...ahem...

Supplies:
Stamps: Petite Petals, Lots of Thanks, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bridge, Pool Party
Accessories: Epic Day Washi Tape, Petite Petals Punch, Big Shot, Chevron Embossing Folder, Rhinestones

GNO Page

My other favorite thing about digital scrapping is that I can do a page in less time than it takes to get photos developed! These pictures were taken this weekend! Looove that!
Once again I used a sketch from Pinterest (found HERE), and I also used a challenge from SCS to use 'scraps'. In order to make it look like scraps, I cropped the things like the twine, and I used the tearing edge on the DP. Can you tell on this copy?

Supplies:
MDS:
Stamps: Always, Bloomin' Marvelous, Certified
Happy Hello download, Lemonade Stand content disk, Splatter Tool, Recolor Tool

CASE from the Catalog!

I'm still familiarizing myself with the brand new catalog, how about you? *grin 
The other day as I was perusing I decided I was in love with the card found in the lower corner on page 153. I have the stamp set they used, so I sat down and made it! My version is different, of course, and has lots more layers than my usual creations. But I really like how it turned out!

Supplies:
Stamps: Truly Grateful, Hardwood
Ink: Crumb Cake, Hello Honey, Early Espresso
Paper: Hello Honey, Very Vanilla & Mossy Meadow card stocks
Accessories: Natural Chevron Ribbon, Honeycomb embossing folder, Autumn Accents die, Big Shot, Neutral Buttons, Staple

So first I embossed the big bottom layer. Then I dragged my Crumb Cake ink pad over it to grunge it up and give it a little more definition. Next I used Early Espresso to stamp the Hardwood stamp on the strip of Hello Honey. I stamped the wood grain image from Truly Grateful, and die cut the oak leaf with it. I die cut the big maple leaf and crumpled it and scuffed it with Early Espresso too. The greeting is stamped in Crumb Cake, and I used a tiny strip of Hello Honey in the button. Fun huh?

New Catalog Workshop scheduled!

I have {finally!} set the date for my New Catalog workshop!
Please RSVP by the 19th to have your make & take supplies prepped!

Come have some fun checking out the brand new catalog, creating a cute make & take and chatting with the girls! 
1-3 pm or 630-830 pm(same event, two time slots for your convenience!) 
- Pick up a copy of the new catalog for only $3! 
- Purchase some of my retired stamps for 50% off! 
- I'll demonstrate two different projects and you'll get to make the third! 
- Yummy treats provided!

Flowers & Hardwood

Two of my favorite carry-over items, from the Occasions Mini, are the Petite Petals stamps and punch, and the Hardwood background stamp! For this card, I combined them, along with a recent Freshly Made Sketch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Petite Petals, Hardwood
Ink: Crumb Cake, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe
Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla card stocks
Accessories: Natural Chevron Ribbon (the back side), Corner Rounder punch, Petite Petals Punch, Dimensionals, Staples

A different idea...

Remember the gorgeous Watercolor Wonder DP from the Occasions Mini that made THESE cards? That is what inspired me to create these next cards.
I used the Work of Art set and randomly stamped all over this small piece of white paper....

 Then I used the same flower punch (and the current Viva La Verve sketch) and made this card...

 and I used the butterfly punch (and last week's Retro Sketch) to make this card!

And I have tons of paper left to punch more watercolored images out with!

Blank Paper Supplies:
Stamps: Work of Art
Ink: Soft Sky, Crisp Cantaloupe, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight (stamped off)

First card supplies:
Stamps: Feel Goods
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Petite Petals Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Brights Candy Dots

Second card supplies:
Stamps: Pleasant Poppies
Ink: Calypso Coral
Paper: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Bitty Butterfly Punch, Dimensionals

Featuring: Traveler

For the Blog Hop last week, I featured the new Traveler stamp set and a few of the new In-Colors. Today's post continues on that theme, showing off another of the new colors!
I used last week's Mojo Monday sketch for the layout, and the card has a kind of masculine feel to it. I fit three of the stamp images onto this card, which is always fun!

Supplies:

Stamps: Traveler, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist

Paper: Very Vanilla, Lost Lagoon & Hello Honey card stocks

Accessories: 1 3/8 inch circle punch, Hexagon punches, Dimensionals

Single Photo Layout

Don't you just LOVE it when you create something and you can't get over how great it turned out? haha... I definitely do! And this page is just one of those things...I had a fun idea and it turned out so much cuter than it was in my head- and it was good to start with!
I used the latest MDS Monday sketch, and had fun just kind of making a mess of things- and it all worked together in such a fun way, I think! I loved the sketch and I loved what they wanted us to do with it. I used two stamp sets, two fonts, and two accessories. And the 'card stock' colors came out of the photo actually. I used the picker tool!
I hardly ever use just one photo on a page, but this was the only shot I took this day, and only because it was so funny to see them hiding so completely from the sun!

Supplies:
MDS (Extreme Elements stamp, For All You Do stamp), Sequins download, Candid Frames download

CAS Work of Art Set!

So the other day, I got to stamp a whole bunch of cards! This ended up kind of a set...I liked this Clean & Simple sketch a lot and I wanted to try different color combos, so the cards are identical except for colors.

This was the first one I made- mostly becuase I had the Melon Mambo ribbon!

Supplies:
Stamps: Work of Art
Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray
Paper: Daffodil Delight & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Melon Mambo Taffeta Ribbon

This card has a totally different feel with the soft, monochromatic colors:

Supplies:

Stamps: Work of Art
Ink: Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Soft Sky, Basic Gray
Paper: Coastal Cabana & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Soft Sky seam binding ribbon

And here is a more masculine version: 

Supplies:
Stamps: Work of Art
Ink: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Hello Honey & Basic Gray
Paper: Old Olive & Whisper White card stock

Which one is your favorite? *grin

A Fantastic Opportunity!

Have you seen this?
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There are SO many perks along with this sign up time too! Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

• $55 US/$65 CAN worth of products
• A 30 percent discount on your first order*
• A 20 percent discount on all your orders
• Free Paper Pumpkin Kit
• Free entrance to our annual Convention* (must be registered by the 20th of June)
  *Certain restrictions apply; see your demonstrator for details.

Did you also know:
There are tons of resources for new demonstrators: ideas to help you get started, to build your business, or not! I have 10 years of experience and can help you find answers to questions!  
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Week 22

Have I mentioned enough that I love the no-clean-up part of digital scrapbooking?
How about the part about recording our lives in this format of a page per week?
Well, its the truth.
My husband and I spent the last week being really sick. But I've really missed stamping. And not that this is exactly stamping, but it is creating and recording and photos- all my favorite things. And I can take as long as I need to complete the page, and I don't have to clean it up and pull it all back out. YEAY!
So here's my Week 22 page -

I recolored the DP to be monochromatic, which gives it a much subtler feel, with keeping the fun pattern. I also flipped the bow on the twin to cover less of the journaling, haha...

Blog Hop: New Catalog!!!!!

The new catalog starts TODAY!!!! *squeal! We are so excited to feature the brand spankin' new products that we are using our blog hop to show it all off! (that's why we waited til today- thanks for your patience!)

I decided to just use one stamp set, but also feature the new In Colors! Anyone who knows me will not be surprised by my choice to buy this stamp set, haha! Between my train-loving son and own attraction to anything old or nautical there was zero hesitation in this purchase!

This card uses THIS sketch.

Supplies:

Stamps: Traveler

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Smoky Slate, Mossy Meadow

Paper: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Smoky Slate, Whisper White card stocks

Accessories: Mini Brads

And this card uses a new-to-me sketch found HERE.

Supplies:

Stamps: Traveler, World Map

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Island Indigo

Paper: Whisper White & Lost Lagoon card stocks

Accessories: Mini Brads 

I had big plans to use all the new In Colors and all the images in this set, but we have been sooo busy with the end of the school year, and! we've been sick at our house too, so this is all I have for today. Hop on over to Cheryl's blog and see what fun things she has to show off today! 

Then check out every one else! You won't want to miss the fun new products! Be sure and let us know what you think of our creations!
And if you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already, let me know about getting a catalog into your own hands!