Bali Beautiful!

So everyone knows that the new catalog is in my happy little hands, but so are some fab stamps from the catalog pre-view brochure! I haven't had much time to stamp lately, 3 kids and a horrible cold sure can keep a girl down! I managed to sneak into the disaster of a stamp room today and actually made a card!!! I love the new papers and stamps, ohhh and did I mention the rub ons??? yum!!! This is a regular sized card (5.5x4.25) and I used shimmery cardstock as the base, then added a little bit of the new scrumptious bali beeze paper (2x5.5 to be exact) and used the small corner rounder without the guard to make scallops (don't know how to do that? Come back on Tuesday for a tutorial!) and used the 1/16th hand held punch to make holes. Next I used a sponge that I cut into sections and inked up with tempting turquoise and sponged the edges of the Designer paper. For the main image I used a 3inch square of tempting turquoise card stock, a 2 7/8 square of appricot appeal (looking closely now, I should of probably used goorvey guava instead, but hey I still like it!) and then I used a 2 5/8 square of certainly celery followed lastley by a square of 2.5 wisper white for the main image. (Now I know this sounds like a lot of card stock, but I used only scraps, so I was being resorceful! LOL) As for stamping, there really wasn't a lot t it! I stamped the main image flower with appricot appeal and the sentiment in tempting turquoise, added the rub-on to the flower and the ribbon to the card and that's all she wrote! I hope you like this card! The rub-ons are great, super easy to use and I just love their versatility!

Supplies: All SU! unless otherwise stated!

Stamps: A beautiful thing

ink: Appricot Appeal, tempting turquoise

paper: shimmery white CS, tempting turquoise, appricot appeal,

certainly celery cs. Bali Breeze Designer paper

Accessories: 1/16th corner rounder, 1/16th circle punch,

sponge, rectangle hand held punch, ub-ons

A new brochure, cool bag and scary stuff!!!

OKay first I just wanted to let you all know that I get the NEW SALE-A-BRATION catalog and it is to die for!!!! There are some super cute stamps in there and some AWESOME RUB-ONS!!!!! here is a picture of the cover, yours should be on the way soon!

I am very excited about this Sale-a-bration, not only because you get FREE stamps with a $50 purchase, but also because this will be my very fisrt Sale-a-bration with the new catalog in January...which are here at my house as we speak! If you would like to pick yours up just give me a ring!

I have some awesome projects planned for the 5th (my catalog kick off party) and I can not wait to share them with you!!!

A Pink Beauty just for me!

Let me just preface this by telling you that when I went shopping for Hubby's Birthday present and other Christmas presents I looked at this awesome tote longingly, wanting needing to caress it but knew I just could not justify such a sweet, precious, adorable purchase for myself at Christmas time! (Isn't God great? He knows the desires of our hearts and want us to be happy!)

This totally cool tote that two of my closest friends got me for Christmas (Thanks Nikki and Danielle, you ladies ROCK!!!) I love it not only because it has some awesome compartments, looks cool and it's my FAVORITE color in the WHOLE world, but it also has a mini tote, a teeny tine little companion for me to put all my little tools and accessories that I HAD to have and are cluttering up my space (soon to be seen!) I love pink and plack and you know Polka dots are soooo in right now!

THIS IS AN ALERT, WHAT YOU SEE BELOW MIGHT SCARE YOU! PLEASE TAKE CAUTION WHEN SCROLLING DOWN!!!

I know I know, how in the WORLD can I create masterieces to share with you if I have absolutely NOplace to sit down and NO place to even put a small 4.25x5.5 size piece of card stock??? I PROMISE to get this place cleaned up and ready to create by the time of my catalog kickoff party! I really am hanging my head in shame but wanted to share my dirty little secret with you so that I might be acountable to someone for getting this MESS cleaned up. The trouble is that I can't even say that the kids did it, they can't even reach the door knobb!!! I am a messy stamper, what can I say! Dottie, I know that if you are looking at my stamp room right now you are not please with me! Same goes for Danielle, she is the NEATEST stamper I have EVER met! I need to show you pictures of her TOTALLY AWESOME stamp room! Okay thats enough rambling! please lashes only with wet noodles!!!

I'm Back!!!!!

Hello my friends!!! Long tim no post for me! I have been busy with the celebration of our Saviors Birth and have also been very under the weather! So here I am just wanting to let you know I am doing well and am still around and will be posting again very soon!

Also wanted to let you know that it really was Christmas at our house...the UPS man brought me some stamps and catalogs from the new release and I just couldn't wait to make some goodies to share with you! I got a few new stamp sets, pretty papers, and of course I just HAD to try the rub-ons. I hope you like th card I made, I think it's pretty and I just LOVE the new catalog!!!

Supplies:

Stamps: A little birdie told me

ink: stazon black

paper: Ruby red cs, groovey guava cs, bali breeze designer paper

Accessories: scallop punch, build-a-brad

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

And last but not least, I would like

to share this awesome card to celebrate the new year with you! I just love how it turned out (although I had a time with the shape) once I figured out how to do it wasn't too bad! The 2008 is in my own writting, I used the versapen and then embossed it with black embossing powder ( I don't have ANY big numbers yet!)

Supplies:
Stamps: Holidays and wishes
ink: Versa Mark
paper: Basic balck cs, wisper white cs, gold cs
accessories: hobby black, black gingham ribbon, black embossing powder, heat gun

I got the idea for this card from Oso Toques Guy his gallery is pretty cool and that's where I saw the neat shapped card! Thanks Nikki for sharing the link with me...can you believe it a guy!!! He even has a blog... Stamping isn't just for girls!!!!

AHHHHHHCCCCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!!

Okay my heart is about to jump out of my chest!!!! As you know I am highly addicted to Stampin' Up! and their awesome stamps and accessories, well this year they are having 2 catalogs instead of one and it is about to come out...right after this new years! You can start ordering from the new catty on the 1st of January...isn't that awesome??? Well we as demonstrators get a FREE copy and guess what???? There are some demo in canada that have already gotten their hands on one... I know I know I was schocked too! Let me see if I can find a pic to show you the LOVELY cover! I know you can't wait to get your hands on one too, I have pre-ordered 16, so if you would like one please leave me a comment or cantact me...there are already 6 gone...thanks ladies for pre-ordering!

I hope you are enjoying drooling over this cover as much as I am!!! I will be posting some other things for you to drool over in a little while! Have a great day!!!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia