CELEBRATE TODAY

Greetings,

Today's card is one that we made just the other day at my February Stamp Club....it uses the new Celebrate Today Photopolymer stamp set and the framelits that match from the Occasions catalog.  I love this set!  And what I love even more about it is that it is a Photopolymer set!  I love these stamps!  They cling to your blocks like crazy and I love how you can see exactly where you're going to be stamping!  Not sure I can ever stamp with anything else!

Here is the card.....nothing fancy about it.  You can't really tell from the photo...but the Happy Birthday balloon is popped up from the rest.  After I stamped the Bermuda Bay balloon, I noticed that there was a small spot that didn't get inked....but I left it because I thought it looked like light reflecting off the surface.....just re-enforces the fact that there are never any mistakes with stamping :-)

 Below is the inside...

Well, that's it for today.  I'll be back to share with you some cards that I made a couple of month ago that I've never posted.

Thanks for taking the time to visit!

Until next time...find some time for stamping!
Hugs, Cindy

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SWEET HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Today's card is one that I made using the new Framelits and Edgelits from Stampin' Up! They are GREAT!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!! The image is from the new Apothecary Art stamp set that is new in the Occasions Mini catalog.

I think this card is so sweet looking.

Here's the card closed.....I put a piece of Very Vanilla on the inside to highlight the edge.....

Here's an up close of the image.....I used markers to color it....

Well, that's it for me today.

Our children are at a church retreat until Saturday night....my husband is in his garage with a friend taking the stereo out of the boat.....so I'm going to spend a quiet night stamping!!! Yeah for me!!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Hugs, Cindy

RETRO-FITTED CARD

Today I retro-fitted a card that I had originally made as a baby shower invite.....I had a couple of them laying around and thought "What the heck!". Anyway, today my aunt-in-law asked me for a couple of birthday cards for her grandchildren. One is a toddler and the other is about 10.

Unfortunately my camera is having some technical issues.....I think it has been dropped one too many times. It will focus sometimes and then other times it acts like the lens is jammed. All that to say...I couldn't get a nice clear picture of the toddler's card. So, sorry for the bad pic.....but here it is a bit blurry.....

With the older grandson's card.....I was able to use some retired DSP and retired Quick Accents that I had laying around.

I was really sorry when they retired the Extreme stamps....they have come in really handy for boys. I don't have very many "boy" and "manly" stamps....Yeah....I need to get me some of those! Just another reason I "have" to have more stamps....right?? :-)

Well, gotta go. We have had out of town company for over 2 weeks now....with a couple of days break in between. Tonight we are going out to dinner....yeah! no cooking for me!!

Until next time.....find some time for stamping!

Hugs ~ Cindy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM SCRAPS

Today I want to share with you a card that I saw on a website and had to case. It is clean and simple and was a snap to make! Plus, I made it all out of scraps!

The card's base is a piece of Crumb Cake that was already stamped with the Woodgrain background stamp. Then I pulled the Bashful Blue and Whisper White pieces from their scrap bins. The Designer Series Paper are also scraps that I found in my DSP scrap bin. I tied it all up with scraps of ribbon too!! Love it!! You can never have too many birthday cards or scraps laying round :-)

Well, that's it for me today......thanks for popping in!!

Until next time,

find some time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

BIRTHDAY CARD FOR BFF

Hi Stampers!

Today is my daughter Madison's best friend's birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!!!

Here's a couple of pictures of Madison and Hannah.....aren't they just ADORABLE!!!!

Here they are being goofy....

Madison made Hannah this card.....isn't it CUTE!!!??

I just love it and think I'm going to have to case her on this one :-)

She used about three different stamp sets and I love how she just puts all those cheery colors together to make such a cute card. She's a really good little stamper when she puts her mind it it :-)

Well, our sweet Andy comes home tomorrow after spending the summer in Canada on Vancouver Island. Yippee!!! I am just busting to see his cute face and give him a massive, and I'm sure embarrassing, bear hug. We have all missed having him around....just isn't quite the same without him. But the experience of being away and working on our friend's farm will be priceless for him.....he was there a total of 7 weeks! He finally admitted last week that he was getting ready to come home. He's my little man and I love him to pieces!!! I'll be sure to take some pictures of his homecoming.

Thanks for taking the time to visit!!!

Until next time,

find some time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

TRIPLE TREAT FLOWER BIRTHDAY

Hi Stampers!

I spent a delightful Saturday afternoon doing a bit of stamping.....something I haven't done in quite a while and miss terribly!!! Things have settled down somewhat around our home and so it has been easier to break away and have some fun.

I have had a couple of friends who have had birthdays recently and I wanted to make them cards.....I'm always looking for good "excuses" to stamp :-)

Anyway....here is one of the cards that I made using the new Triple Treat Flower stamp that is in the new 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. What I love about this simple little stamp (it is one of the a la carte stamps for only 8.98) is that it utilizes 3 different punches....which allow you to use this stamp in a multitude of different looks. The punches used are the Fancy Flower, 5 Petal Flower, and the 1/2" circle punch. Punches make everything soooo EASY!!

I used the sentiment from the new Hostess set Happiest Birthday Wishes (bought with hostess dollars....$21 for the wood mount and $15 for clear).

The NEW and much IMPROVED hostess rewards are the BOMB!!! I LOVE how Stampin' Up! has given hostesses such great rewards and freedom to use those rewards.

Well, I have plans to once again be consistent in my blogging. It's so hard because when I get behind, it gets a bit overwhelming knowing where to start again. There have been, and are currently, some GREAT Stampin' Up! promotions, not to mention to the new catalog, that I've completely missed. But, I need to just pick up where I can and gradually get back in the swing of things. So, tomorrow starts a new month.....and I will just start from there!

Until next time,

find some time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

BIRTHDAY CARD

Hi Stampers!

Today I'm sharing with you a card that I CASEd from the New OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG....Of course, it's not exactly like the card, but close enough :-)

I LOVE the new Create a Cupcake stamp set....and it's coordinating punch!!! The combination of these two items will make whippin' up a quick birthday card a breeze!! Plus, they are just sooo cute!!!

I think that we will be making this card on Monday at my Stamp Club.....unless I make another card that I like just as well ;-)

Better go for now....

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

Here are some of the products that I used in making this card......

Create a Cupcake Stamp Set

#121915 (wood mount) or #121982 (clear mount)

Build a Cupcake Punch

#121807

ANOTHER CAS BIRTHDAY CARD

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Hi Stampers!

Thanks for clickin' in! I thought I would get a quick post in before church this morning.

I've been on a birthday card kick.......our family has quite a few birthdays in July and August, so I need to be ready!

Here is a QUICK birthday card I made using the new Hostess Level 3 set Playful Pieces (this set is FREE with a qualifying workshop or order!!). It has 30 "playful" pieces in it.....so the possibilities are almost endless! I think this is going to be a really fun set!!!

Not much stamping to this card. The sentiment from the now retired set Garden Greetings. The card's base is Real Red, layered with a piece of white that has been run through my Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. The present is stamped on white with Tempting Turquoise, bow with Real Red.....that is layered on a piece of textured Real Red. The buttons are from the now retired Playground Designer Buttons (I got them free awhile ago from a promotion that Stampin' Up! had).....and they are tied with crochet thread and adhered with Crystal Effects.

Well, cardmaking couldn't get much easier than this!!!!

I better go and get everybody up so we're not late for church!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

CAS BIRTHDAY CARD

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Hi Stampers!

Today, I'm going to show you a birthday card that I made the other evening.....I had a great time just "playing"!!

The card that I'm going to show you today uses the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set....also a retired set called Wonderful Words. I made it very clean and simple (CAS). I used some card supplies that I already had cut, so that also made it easy....which I always like!!! I then used the new Color Coach to find something that went with the color Tangerine Tango.....I'm glad I did because I'm not sure I would have naturally gone with Tempting Turquoise.

Sorry the picture is a bit too bright.

You can't really tell from the picture but the candle flame has Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds on it. I paper pieced the cupcake and candle......SUPER EASY!!

Well....that's it for me today.

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

MORE BIRTHDAY CARDS

Good Morning Stampers!

Hey, I wanted to share with you a few more birthday cards that I received.....it sure was FUN getting them!! Makes me realize that I need to be better about getting cards in the mail to others......goodness knows I definitely have enough of them laying around :-)

These cards are all so creative and WONDERFUL!! I love seeing different styles and techniques....the last one with the fish has a really interesting background, not quite sure how she did that, I'm going to have to try and find out. It's also layered with a clear window sheet.

Well....until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings.........Cindy

BIRTHDAY CARDS

Hi Stampers!! Thanks for taking the time to pop in!

Well....today is my birthday and I wanted to share with you some GREAT cards that I've received.

This card is from Joela Oetterer.....

from Michelle Peacock....

from Melissa Tee....

And this one is from Melina Bischel.....

They are soooo CUTE and I LOVE them all!!! If I receive anymore (and I'm hoping I will ;-) ), then I will be sure to post them! Also, thank you for all the birthday wishes!!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings to you..........Cindy

CARD CHANGE UP

Happy Friday!! The sun is shining today and it's the start of the weekend.....I'm so looking forward to it!

Hey...I have been having fun stamping and using leftover supplies from my previous stamp clubs. What I've done is take the exact same layout and change some of the colors, punches, and images. Last month we made Valentine Day cards.....well, there's only so many of those you can use throughout the year.....so I switched them up and made some great birthday cards!

This post shows the Valentine Day card that was the inspiration for this card.......

This post shows the other Valentine Day card that inspired this card.......

I think they turned out pretty cute!! And you can never have enough birthday cards! My biggest problem is remembering to actually send them out! :-)

Well, that's it for me today. I am going to get it in gear and get all my work done so that I can enjoy the weekend!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!

Blessings......Cindy

CLEAN & SIMPLE ~ FTL 47

Happy Saturday!!!

Well, I think I am finally getting back into the swing of having FUN stamping!!! This afternoon I created a card from the FTL 47 sketch. This sketch is from the Clean & Simple blog....this is a great blog for those who like doing CAS cards. She posts weekly sketch challenges and each Monday posts a 10 minute Monday card. Very cool blog, lots of ideas to case. Anyways....here is the sketch for this week...... And here is my card.....
You can't really tell from the picture, but I put Crystal Effects on the cherry....you can see a slight sparkle.

I don't use many primary colors....this card is made with Real Red and Pumpkin Pie. I wouldn't normally put these two colors together, but I'm so rut-prone that I forced myself to use colors that I don't usually use.

I am LOVING the new Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set coming out in the new SU catalog! I might add that I originally was going to make this a 4th of July card....using Night of Navy instead of Pumpkin Pie....but alas! The ONLY holiday (just about) that isn't included in that set is a 4th of July one! And since I can always use a birthday card....it was easily changed.

KITTEN UPDATE ~ I'll start with the runt...his name is Bones. He is absolutely the SWEETEST kitten ever to hit the earth!! I just LOVE that little guy!!! He is growing, still only about 1/2 the size of the others, but he can hold his own in the wrestling matches. The others are almost equally adorable!! I love each one.....but alas, we cannot have 9 cats!! I think that is getting into the category of "weird cat people" when you have THAT many cats. So, we need to find good homes for some of them. My daughter's friend is going to be taking one of them, but we still have about 3 that need good homes. All you have to do is see them and then you won't be able to resist them!!!

Here's some random pictures....First, here's Bones....
Here's another kitty in the flower bed....
Here's Mama and one of her sleepy babies....
Soooo cute!!! They are hard to take pictures of....they're always in motion. If you're local...come on by and take a look, you're sure to fall in love!! :-D

Until next time....find some time for stamping!!!
Blessings, Cindy

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Darling Dots
Ink: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive (the stem only)
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red DSP
Accessories: Scalloped edge, scalloped circle & 1-3/8" circle punches, deckle scissors, orange brad, Crystal effects

USING CLUB LEFT-OVERS

Happy Wednesday!!!

The other night was my monthly stamp club and I usually have some card supplies left over....so today I used some.

A couple of months or so ago, I joined a birthday sub-group of the RAK (random acts of kindness) group on Splitcoast....each month you're assigned about 5 names of fellow RAK-ers who have birthdays that month and you make and send them a card. It's a great motivation to make cards! I am terrible at making a bunch of cards and then never sending them!! So....being apart of BRAK (birthday random acts of kindness) gives me a "purpose" in making a bunch of birthday cards. All of that to say that below is a birthday card I made to send.
I must confess that I have gotten really spoiled (maybe lazy is a better word) by CAS cards. I find that most, if not all, of my cards are ridiculously simple......maybe I'm nuts but I LIKE them simple! They aren't much to write home about, but I just love the clean simplicity of them.

I might add that I die cut the flower from some white colored cardboard that came as packing material in something.....it was just too nice to throw away :-)

Tomorrow is my monthly scrapbooking class at Gloria's.....this is ALWAYS a fun time!!! I will post a picture of the two 12x12 pages that we make. Gloria always designs very fun projects for us. Now that I've got a few pages done I need to order pictures for them!

Well...I need to get going....my poor little son is not feeling well :-(
Until next time....find some time for stamping!!!
Blessings, Cindy

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Upsy Daisy
Ink: Baja Breeze
Paper: Kraft, Whisper White, Textured Baja Breeze
Accessories: Clear Brad, Big Shot (of course), Build a Flower Bigz die, Eyelet border punch, corner rounder, junk cardboard :-)

"GRADUATION" & A BIRTHDAY CARD

Hope you are having a great weekend!! We have had a very relaxing weekend after a busy week. On Friday, Andy and Madison "graduated" from 6th grade. The school had a very nice ceremony. That evening we celebrated by going to our favorite burger joint, In-n-Out Burger, and then went to the movies to see "Night at the Museum 2, Battle for the Smithsonian".

Here's a picture of Andy and Madison with their certificates.....
Also, today is our pastor's birthday, so I made him a card.....I actually finished it too!! He is a coffee-lover, so I used the coffee mug from the retired hostess level 1 Bitty Basics stamp set (which I LOVE this set!). The picture didn't turn out too good, but the card's base is Kraft.
Maybe this card will help me get back into the "swing" of things. In fact, I MUST get back to it since my monthly stamp club will be here tomorrow (Monday) evening!! I have a few ideas rolling around in my head.

Have a great Sunday!!!
Until next time,
Find some time for stamping!!!
Blessings, Cindy

STAMPIN' FOR FUN!!!!

Happy Friday!!

I just realized that it had been a LONG time since I stamped JUST FOR FUN!!! I was so busy getting ready for the Flatlander's that I didn't really have any time to be creative or to take part in SCS Challenges or any other other challenges for that matter. I have really missed that!!!

So, the remedy that....I made this card for the weekly SCS CAS Challenge ( CAS means....Clean and Simple). This week's challenge was to use just black and white and one color from the Bold Brights collection....I chose Real Red. This card couldn't hardly get any more simple!
Hope you enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed making it!!!

Until next time,
Find some time for stamping!!!
Blessings, Cindy

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Darling Dots
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: 1-3/4", 1-3/8", 1-1/4" circle punches, 1/4" red gingham ribbon