Greenery Lane

 This is the next project that we made at our weekend retreat.

We were each given a full roll of the GREENERY LANE WASHI TAPE and all the DSP was cut for us, however we had to do the die cutting of the leaves and the very cool shapes from the BEAUTIFULLY CELEBRATED DIE SET.

Coordinating colors on these cards are Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Night of Navy and Secret Sea. They also gave us a full pack of the MOODY PALETTE GLOSSY DOTS to finish everything off.our pieces were cut from. Mine ended up being a little darker than her samples.

You may even notice that I changed up what sentiments that I used on my cards vs. the samples that she provided.

Because the designer paper is somewhat variegated, it all depended on where you cut your pieces. Mine ended up a little darker than the samples that they provided.

They used the DELICATE FRAMING stamp set for their sentiments, and NATURE WALK DSP.

FOR EVERY ORDER PLACED IN MARCH, I WILL PUT YOUR NAME INTO A DRAWING AND THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE GALLERY IN BLOOMS BUNDLE

Coming up...

Paper Pumpkin April - June kits

April: Lakeside Retreat

Coordinates with the Waterside Retreat Suite Collection (item #167932)

This suite will be available to purchase soon

Subscribe March 11-April 10

Show your appreciation for the men in your life with cards 

inspired by tranquil waterside scenes

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Precut paper pieces and enamel pebble embellishments

Stamp Set tailored to male recipients

Coordinating colors: Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Peaceful Pine                    (this is a new in color starting in May and you will get a stampin' spot in this color),                           Pecan Pie, Pool Party

May: Sparkling Celebrations

Subscribe April 11-May 10

Create bold celebratory cads perfect for invitations, congratulations, and special occasions.

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Precut paper pieces with silver foil 

Gem embellishments

Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight (classic stampin' spot), Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie 

Silver Foil gives cards an eye-catching finish

June: Bikes & Blooms

Subscribe May 11-June 10

These cheerful cards with standout silver detail are made for feel-good moments

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Silver foil and precut paper pieces

Silver butterfly embellishments and linen thread

Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral (Classic Stampin' Spot), Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Pecan Pie

If you are a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber you can also purchase the add-on dies that will coordinate with all three months.  You can also you these in your stamping projects for years to come.

(item #168665 $13)

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Have an amazing day!

Christi

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COME STAMP WITH ME!

COME STAMP WITH ME!
Yes, it is Tuesday again and time for you to come stamp with me!!
These are the cards that will be out for you to make...

Thanks to Stampin' Connection and Penny Smiley, Carol Millay, and Mary Fish for the inspiration for these cards.
FUSSY CUTTING??? Seriously, Christi??? YOU BET!  BUT... I am spoiling you today - while watching a TV program I cut out all your flowers for you!! SWEET!! THAT is why you chose me as your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!!

Here are the details:
TIME: 10am to 5pm (come when you can, leave when you must)
WHERE: right here in my craft room!
WHEN: every Tuesday
COST: $1.50 per card you choose to make

This card from last week was such a hit so it will be out again today, by request, for those of you who could not come last week

See you all soon!
Christi

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Weekly Deals Samples

I thought I would show you some cards that I made in the past using some of the items that are on the WEEKLY DEALS list
Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder #130917 Reg price $7.95 Sale price $5.96

Peek-a-boo Frames Die #124587 Reg price $32.98 Sale price $24.71

Floral Frames Framelit Dies #127012 Reg Price $26.95 Sale price $20.21

(inspired by Jackie Topa)

Here is the full list of the WEEKLY SPECIALS

Click HERE to shop

Thanks for stopping by!
Christi

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Knock Knock

Who's There? The A Team - Alex and Asa.
At our Talent Night this year we had two darling little boys telling jokes.  Surprisingly I had never heard any of them and they did such a good job.  They had the entire audience laughing.  So for their thank you notes I thought it would be appropriate to have a joke on their cards.  Using the Peek-a-boo Big Shot Die I came up with these two cards.

 I googled "kid jokes" and found a TON of fun ones but I wanted to coordinate the jokes with stamp sets that I already owned.

Thanks for stopping by!
Christi

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A Red Hot Sketch Challenge

Here is my Sketch Challenge for today.  Yes, I know, I have two posts for today, and the previous card also uses the NATURE WALK stamp set.  This just shows how versatile all the stamp sets are with Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by!
Christi

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Farewell Nature Walk and Perfectly Preserved

I must say I was shocked when the Stamp Set PERFECTLY PRESERVED did not make it into the NEW Catalog. I love how there are framelits for all the stamps in that set, making it so easy to cut out with your Big Shot.  Oh well, there is a ton of great NEW stuff in the NEW Catalog that I can't wait to share with you.  The little bees are from the stamp set NATURE WALK. This card was inspired by Deborah Hedstrom-Page, sorry she does not have a blog to link you to, I found her example on the Stampin' Connection.  A perfect place for inspiration, and is for Stampin' Up! demonstrators only.  Want to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and a part of Christi's Crew?  Click HERE to get started.  There is a great deal going on until May 31st so don't delay sign up today!  For only $99 plus tax (no shipping on the Starter Kit!) you get to choose $155.00 worth of product!  What do you need to do after you purchase the kit?  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING if you don't want to.  There is no further obligation, but you might just get hooked on the discount you receive and stick with it like I did!!

Perfectly Preserved Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Price: $28.95

 

Nature Walk - Clear-Mount Stamp

Price: $18.95

 

Shop Stampin' Up! online anytime, just click HERE 

Click HERE for the PDF of the retiring stamp list

Click HERE for the PDF of the retiring accessories list  

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

 

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April Classes

So Excited!! These are the cards that we will be making at this months STAMP A STACK CLASS!
Here are the details...
 

STAMP A STACK CLASS

Cost: $12.00

Please choose from one of these options:

Wednesday, April 17, 10am

Thursday, April 18, 7pm

Saturday, April 20, 10am

Please RSVP by 7pm the night before attending any class

*bring along your Adhesive to help keep this class reasonably priced

BOX MAKING CLASS

Cost for this class is $12.00.

This is a very popular class that I have decided to repeat with 3 NEW types/style of boxes

Prepay for this class and receive a small gift.  See explanation above.

Thursday, April 25, 7pm

Please RSVP by 7pm the night before attending any class

*bring along your Adhesive to help keep this class reasonably priced  

AND DON'T FORGET:
COME STAMP WITH ME TUESDAY'S 
Open house style 10 AM to 7 PM
Come stamp as many or as few as you want/need ONLY $1.50 per card!

LOOK: I have added some new incentives for you

Patty Bennett, 

#1 If you bring a New-to-me guest to any class I will have a small gift for you and your guest.  This may vary from month to month – depending on how the spirit moves. 

#2  If you pre-pay for your class or place your order in advance, there will also be a small gift for you.  This will especially be helpful if you had signed up for a class and then were unable to make it.  I would then make up your cards for you and you would not be missing out and you would still get your cards.  I can take payment in cash, check or through Pay pal. If you are placing an order I can take Visa, Mastercard or Discover, just let me know which way you would like to pay. If you choose to place a qualifying order for a free class fee ($25 or more) after you have pre-paid for your class I will simply deduct it from your order.

And just a reminder the 50/50 board still has some squares left so we will keep that going until it is full before doing a random number draw. 

Don't forget to RSVP for the class(es) of your choice by 7PM the night before a class is held so I can have all your things prepared for you. 

Before I forget I want to give credit where credit is due for the ideas and layouts for these cards...
Patty Bennett, Karen Leveille, Debra Damm, Penny Smiley, Melissa Davies, Sandy, Kathryn, plus an idea from leadership conference.


Thanks for stopping by 

Christi

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Stamping in Bulk Part 3

 These are the Thank You notes that I made for my HUGE order

After all was said and done between the Men's and Women's Cards plus these Thank You notes it was a total of 252 cards...WHEW!! I love filling these orders but am also glad when they are done. This particular card was a take off from one I saw on Stampin' Connection by Brenda Keenan.

SS: Nature Walk, Warmest Regards

CS: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Confetti White (retired), Marina Mist

Other: Victoria Lace, Scallop Oval and Medium Oval Punches

Thanks For Stopping By!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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RHSSC #33

Time for another Red Hot Stamper Sketch Challenge!

This is the sketch we had to work with for this week...

 

When Melina (11 yrs old) came last Monday morning for breakfast she asked 

if I had any sketch challenges to work on, so we looked up the one for today and 

when I asked her what she thought, she said "it looks like a picture frame."

PERFECT!  

I had a photo sitting on the kitchen counter of Dale with the grand kids on our walk 

to the Nature Center during Spring Break.  

So we figured out how to incorporate it in to the sketch challenge

And this is what we did with it...

The bottom left I stamped using the Spanish Stamp Set called FLORES SUAVES, 

and NATURES WALK (which I am happy to say is NOT retiring).

COLORS: Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz 

Okay, what am I going to do with a card that has our pictures on it?

So I cut the back off and added it to 12 x 12 scrapbook page, 

incorporating more of the photos that we took that day.

I had some leftover photo negative strips made from Basic Black Card Stock 

and the (retired) Spiral Punch.  Rachel calls these LUCKY LEFTOVERS!!

For the 12 x 12 Designer Paper I started with a piece of Pear Pizzazz DSP from the IN COLOR paper pack (the sheet that has all the little words on it) then stamped images from NATURES WALK stamp set in Pear Pizzazz (creating my own version of Designer Paper)

I Love how it turned out and it will be a great addition to Tyler and Gracie's scrapbook

and a great memory of our day spent together.

Thanks For Stopping By!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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April Thank You's

Everyone who placed an order with me during the month of April received this pretty 3x3
card in with their order that was inspired by Leann Greff, and uses the stamp set
Nature Walk. Personally I am hoping they carry this stamp set into the new catalog in
July, but you never know which ones will make it.

The Vanilla Rosettes were colored by taking a couple drops of re inker (I used Rich Razzleberry to match the card stock), and some water and then I just set them in there until they got to the color I wanted. If I wanted them darker I would just need to add more drops of re inker.

Wouldn't you like to receive a thank you from me?
Just place an order by contacting me through this blog
or click HERE to place an order on my Stampin' Up! web site.

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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Home School Project

There is a HUGE number of families in our church that are home schoolers. This is great because right within the body of believers they have a great support system. About a year or so ago they asked me to show the girls some cake decorating tips, and now this year they have asked me to put together card kits for the girls to make up as a project. They are encouraging the girls to think of others and sending cards is the one of the BEST ways to encourage someone who is sick or home bound. This is why they asked that both cards would say "Praying for You."

I started with this card idea, but they decided against the bear and asked if I had a butterfly stamp.


Do I have a butterfly stamp??? you bet - at least one!!


Color combo: Rose Red, Very Vanilla, Sweet and Sour DSP

This next card is so bright and cheery that it is sure to make the receivers feel bright and cheery


Color Combo: Tempting Turquoise, Confetti White, Melon Mambo

I hope the girls enjoy their card making project.

Have a Blessed Day!!

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Waterfall Card Technique

This Waterfall Technique was so fun to learn and to teach - and the ladies realized that even though something looked hard, it really was quite simple.



I have seen this style card made by so many different and talented Stampin' Up! demonstrators that I wanted to give it a try, but when I was looking for a tutorial I went straight to Dawn Griffith's blog. So click HERE if you want to see Dawn's card and tutorial.

MENU:
SS: Nature Walk, Occasional Quotes
CS: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Botanical Gardens DSP
INK: Chocolate Chip
Punches: 1 1/4" Circle
Accessories: Paper Piercer and Mat, Brad, 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Stapler

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March Stamp A Stack Part 3

These are the final three cards that we made at this months Stamp A Stack class...


I decided that this card was too pretty and too versatile to just make up one so I made a set of 6 with a variety of sentiments, stamped on envelopes to match and created a matching box with a handle, and now I have a nice gift set to sell or to give to some lucky gal who would sign up to hostess a workshop.



MENU:
SS: Nature Walk, Sincere Salutations
CS: Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla
INK: Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Markers: Rich Razzleberry, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede
Punch: Decorative Label
Accessories: Sponge, Always Artichoke Seam Binding, Dimensionals
Inspired By: Brenda Keenan


MENU:
SS: Bring On The Cake, Create a Cupcake
CS: Pacific Point, Marina Mist, So Saffron, Old Olive, Basic Black, WW
INK: Staz On Black, So Saffron, Pacific Point, Markers: Marina Mist, Old Olive, So Saffron
Punch: Build A Cupcake
Accessories: Dimensionals, Square Lattice EF, Big Shot
Inspired By Connie Tumm


MENU:
SS: Punch Bunch (Sale A Bration FREE stamp set)
CS: Very Vanilla, Marina Mist, Early Espresso
INK: Marina Mist
Punches: Small and Large Tag
Accessories: Marina Mist Striped Ribbon, Marina Mist 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional, Tulip Border EF, Perfect Polka Dots EF
Inspired By: Brenda Cardinal

Have a Blessed Day!

Christi Pin It Now!

Red Hot Challenge

Click HERE to see the great blog candy offer that ends March 6th.

Glenda sent us our most recent Red Hot Challenge which was to choose a layout in one of the current catalogs (Idea Catalog, Occasions Mini, Sale A Bration), and then make a card (or scrapbook page) using a layout featured in the catalog, but using a different stamp set, colors, etc. So if you own the Main Idea Catalog you can look on page 160 to see the layout that I patterned my card after.





Inside I just had to add row of colorful bird eggs.

MENU:
SS: Nature Walk (Occasions Mini)
CS: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Old Olive
INK: Soft Suede, So Saffron, Baja Breeze (inside eggs also include Regal Rose and Cherry Cobbler)
Accessories: Color Coach - helps me to choose my coordinating colors, Finial Press EF, Big Shot, Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, Sponge
Punches: Modern Label, XL Bird

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi Pin It Now!