Let's Celebrate!

The Catalog Kick Off Party was a great success! Thanks everyone for a wonderful afternoon of good friends, stamping, games, and food! I am so glad everyone had a great time!

 
The 2016-2017 Annual Catalog is awesome! The In Colors remind me of summertime and drinks by the pool! The llama is too stinking cute!

We had tons of amazing food! The cannoli dip was so delicious, it disappeared almost instantly! Yum!

The scavenger hunt was a big hit! We liked it so much that I am adding a game night to my events calendar. Congratulations again to Tracy for winning the big prize - the Wild About Flowers stamp set!

Our Make and Takes came out so nicely! This is a quick birthday card for girls or boys.

I got my inspiration for this birthday balloon card from a social media group. The balloon grouping is the same. However, I changed the background color, the matting, and the greeting. Each person had a different In Color card base. I made up the inside of the card.

Our In Color bookmarks turned out awesomely as well! I love how each one is different! It was great to see how much everyone liked the new In Colors. I saw this cutey on the same social media group.

I can't wait for the Holiday Catalog to come out, so we can have another Catalog Kick Off Party!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Wildflower Fields Birthday

I absolutely loved Patsy Waggoner's Party with Cake card on Tuesday. I loved the layout, the color scheme, and the stamp set.  Unfortunately, I do not have that stamp set or the Cherry on Top DSP yet. Ironically, my Stampin' Up! box arrived later that afternoon!

I CASED the layout instead. I wanted to showcase the Wildflower Fields DSP from the 2016 Sale-A-Bration catalog. It's bright, floral, and cheery. I'm ready to usher in the Spring weather!

I was not completely satisfied with the first attempts at the center stamp and sentiment. It is really darling, but it looked too busy with the DSP. I turned it into a 3" x 3" card instead.

I ultimately used the Balloon Celebration stamp set and the Grateful Bunch stamp set with the Wildflower Fields DSP instead. This is what I came up with.

The color scheme for this card was Old Olive, Hello Honey, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, and Basic Black. This card is sure to bring some birthday delight!

I appreciate you stopping by!
Beth

Wild Flower Fields Card Project Supply List
Stamps	Balloon Celebration Grateful Bunch
Paper	Whisper White Cardstock Old Olive Cardstock Hello Honey Cardstock Calypso Coral Cardstock Wild Flower Fields Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink	Stayz On Black Ink Pad Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Marker Hello Honey Stampin’ Write Marker
Embellishments	Basic Rhinestones
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Block D Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub SNAIL Adhesive Banner Punch
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February Monthly Meeting

Last night's monthly demonstrator's meeting was a great success! We made two fantastic projects. The first one uses three different stamp sets. The sentiments in the balloons are from the new Sale-A-Bration set Party Pants (Wood-mount Item #141324 & Clear-mount Item #141327). This is a great set to have for birthdays, congratulations, and thinking of your projects. The balloon strings and Happy Birthday sentiment are from Balloon Celebration in the 2016 Occasions catalog. The background is a piece of Whisper White card stock embossed with the Confetti TIEF and lightly sponged in Tempting Turquoise to bring out the embossing even more.

 

Inside the card is stamped with two stamps from the Sale-A-Bration set Perfect Pairings (Wood-mount Item #141258 & Clear-mount Item #141261).  What a cheerful and festive card!

The second project we made was an adorable tag perfect for Easter presents and treats! I can see this tag tied to a Curvy Keepsake Box or to a Polka Dot Cone Cellophane Bag filled with jelly beans! The bunny is from Friends and Flowers in the 2016 Occasions catalog.

We demonstrated the new Sale-A-Brations Metallics Glitter Tape (Item #141020). Below are samples of each color: silver, gold, and Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, and white (from top to bottom).  The Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise Glitter Tape strips were originally white and sponged with ink! How fabulous! Metallics Glitter Tape is a stunning, must have embellishment!

We also demonstrated a few techniques and fun folds. I will be sharing those with you soon in future posts.

Here are the cards from our swap! Aren't they gorgeous?!

The stamped images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

The products used in the Party Pants card and the Bunny Tag are:

Paper ·         Item #102067 Tempting Turquoise cardstock ·         Item #138337 Mint Macaron cardstock ·         Item #100730 Whisper White cardstock ·         Item #111351 Pink Pirouette cardstock ·         Item #131199 Crushed Curry cardstock ·         Item #111349 Tangerine Tango cardstock ·         Item #138440 English Garden DSP	Ink ·         Item #140932 Archival Basic Gray Ink Pad ·         Item #132708 Memento Black Ink Pad ·         Item #126952 Tempting Turquoise Ink Pad ·         Item #126956 Pink Pirouette Ink Pad ·         Item #131263 Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Write Marker	Stamps ·         Item #141327 Party Pants Clear-Mount ·         Item #141324 Party Pants Wood-Mount ·         Item #141258 Perfect Pairings Wood-Mount ·         Item #141261 Perfect Pairings Clear-Mount ·         Item #140810 Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Bundle ·         Item #140703 Greatest Greetings Wood-Mount ·         Item #140706 Greatest Greetings Clear-Mount ·         Item #140508 Friends & Flowers Wood-Mount ·         Item #140511 Friends & Flowers Clear-Mount
Punches ·         Item #119860 1-3/8” Circle Punch ·         Item #133324 Scalloped Tag Punch ·         Item #139682 Festive Flower Builder Punch       Item #140609 Balloon Bouquet Punch	Embossing Folders/Dies ·         Item #140592 Confetti TIEF	Embellishments ·         Item #134562 Pear Pizzazz Cotton Ribbon ·         Item #140559 Bow Paper Clip Embellishments
Adhesives ·         Item #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals ·         Item #104332 SNAIL Adhesive ·         Item #103683 Mini Glue Dots	Tools ·         Item #126889 Trimmer ·         Item #113439 Big Shot ·         Item #126200 Stampin’ Scrub ·         Item #102394 Stampin’ Mist ·         Item #103579 Paper Snips ·         Item #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat ·         Item #141337 Sponges	Other ·         Pencil with eraser (to make the blushed cheeks on the bunny)