Hello!  Loving the colors in the Sycamore Street designer paper pack.  They are so bright, cheery and fun all at the same time :)  We have a little over a month left of Sale-A-Bration so I'll do my best to post more with this great set of papers to give you some ideas...

STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES:

Stamp Sets:  Oh, Hello (Occasions mini catalog)

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Baha Breeze, Summer starfruit

DSP:  Sycamore Street (SAB 12 x 12 paper, free w/$50 purchase - 12 sheets!)

Ink Colors:  Rich Razzleberry, Baha Breeze, Tangerine Tango (sponging)

Other: 1/2" Seam Binding ribbon in Baha Breeze, Pearl basic jewels

Big Shot die cutter:  Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder,

Beautiful Butterflies sizzlit, Labels collection framelits

Beautiful Butterfly

Oh, how I would love to post regularly but that isn't the way my life goes!  I've decided to not make any claims as to how often I'll post but just post when I can.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE stamping and creating but family time comes first so that's why my posts are so sporadic.  I find time to stamp and try to make as much as I can!  That's why I tend to use the same set or colors in posts that come in clusters!  Right now, I noticed I have used an awful lot of Saraha Sand and because I didn't place Valentine product orders in time - I'm using what I have available and it's working out!  The next two posts will be Valentine ideas.  This post is a variation of the elephant card I posted last.

I love how simple this layout is!  Of course, the elephant is substituted with the Beautiful Butterfly die and the DSP is Twitterpated which is in the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog. This card is so much prettier in person - I really need Karl to make me a light box!

STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES...
Stamp Sets:  OH, Hello (Occasions catalog)
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Sahara Sand, Baha Breeze
DSP:  Twitterpated
Ink Colors:  Island Indigo
Other:  Rhinestone, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, stampin' sponge for edges
Big Shot die cutter:  Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder,
Beautiful Butterflies die

OH, HELLO!

Happy New Year!

I've got a simple card to share that I made for a swap with my Stamp Ladies group.
This card high lights a few new products from Stampin' Up!  The elephant comes from a Sale-A-Bration set called Patterned Occasions.  Yes, it's Sale-A-Bration (SAB) time now through March 22.  With every $50 purchased you get to choose an item from the SAB brochure free.  The link to both catalogs are there on the left.

The paper I used here is also a SAB choice.  The Oh, Hello sentiment comes from a set called "Oh, Hello and it's a set from the Occasions catalog.  This set also includes a Thanks So Much and a You're Invited sentiment and I've found the set very versatile.  I have a few other cards I just made that I'll post this week.

STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES...
Stamp Sets:  Patterned Occasions (SAB) , OH, Hello (Occasions catalog)
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Island Indigo, Sahara Sand
DSP:  SAB Sycamore Street
Ink Colors:  Island Indigo, Gumball Green
Other:  Rhinestone, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch
Ribbon:  Naturals ribbon
Big Shot die cutter:  Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Mixed Bunch greeting...

Hello!  Been MIA since late September I noticed... boy, time flies!  I'm a sub at my son's school district and have been working as close to full time as I have since I worked at different school district in Flagstaff, AZ almost 20 years ago!  I've been trying to adjust to not much time at home since we are also busy a lot of evenings and weekends.

I carved out some time last night to make a card for a fellow stamper who is going through some tough times.  I am hoping this card will cheer her up!

Might be a few more days before I have another post on here.  I'll do my best to get a new card on by this weekend!  Sorry for the super bright photo - you get the idea :)  Have a great day - Kim

STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES...
Stamp Sets:  Mixed Bunch, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Designer Series Paper:  Summer Smooches
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Lucky Limeaid
Ink Colors:  Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango
Other:  Pearl Basic jewel, sponging on edges
Ribbon:  Limeaid 3/8" ruffled ribbon
Punches:  Word Window, Blossom Punch, 1" circle punch, Bird punch for branch
Big Shot die cutter:  Perfect Polka dots texture embossing folder, Lattice die

The owl strikes again!

Have I said that I just love our owl? He's easy to use, versatile and CUTE to boot!

Here's a card I came up with while thinking of stamp camp ideas. I wanted to use the "With All My Heart" set in a new way and was playing around with color combos. I just love the color combo of Greenhouse Gala so I was playing around with stamping a nice background piece with So Saffron to go with the last card. I thought the So Saffron flowers combined with the flowers on the leaves (on fhe last card) were too "busy" so I put it aside and after finishing that card, came up with this one :) You'll see I used a piece of Greenhouse Gala on it instead.

I love the clean lines and though I was trying to keep it simple, I had to add the extra dimension of the textured Baha Breeze card stock and the Old Olive with polka dots from the Perfect Polka embossing folder for the Big Shot. The owl added the bit of playfulness to the thank you for sure :) His actual "vest" is from a piece of Greenhouse Gala DSP. The ribbon is one of my new faves, the 18" Tafetta ribbon.

Hope you like it!