Circle Card Thinlits Die Mini Scrapbook

The Circle Card Thinlits Die (#133480) has a million possibilities!! I love adding them together to make these adorable mini scrapbooks -- or it could even be just one jumbo card for someone extra special. I really didn't think I would use much of the High Tide DSP (#132992) but I got in touch with my inner nautical and really enjoyed using it. I think the color combinations are what sold me once I started using it. Thank God for Stampin' Up! and their color coordination to make life easy!

Here's the front -- loooooooooooove the baker's twine!

This is the back side all laid out.

This is the front side all laid out.

An extra bonus with the thinlit set is the extra shapes you get with it -- I did a cluster of the stars for an extra accent!

Can you recognize what I used on the bottom?! It's the Summer Starfruit 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (#132980) all shredded up and stuck down on some sticky strip. I love how it has a sandy/beachy feel somehow!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping :)

Flower Shop

September's stamp set of the month club was Flower Shop -- one of the first one's I wanted from the Annual Catalog. It makes it so easy with the coordinating punch too. I love the bundles to save money!

The new patterns in the patterned DSP stacks are lots of fun to mix & match.

The washi tapes add lots of pop to a card in no time.

I think vellum always softens up a card -- but I always seem to forget about it! I dragged it out for these last 2 cards -- there are so many uses!!

I've just announced my Christmas card special -- I hope you take me up on it!! December seems so far away but it'll be here before you know it -- so plan early!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp of the Month Club -- Zoo Babies

I couldn't wait for August's stamp set of the month club! I LOVE Zoo Babies. It was literally the first set I ordered from the Annual Catalog. So along with the stamp set, members received these 3 cards and the pieces to make the zebra card at home.

This little rhino card was cased from Mary Fish. The circle framelits make it so easy to add dimension to your card.

The new prints in the Designer Series Paper stacks are fabulous! I love chevron! And this zebra is my favorite from the set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Winter Frost

There are so many awesome new things in the Holiday Catalog! Email me if you didn't receive your's in the mail and would like one. 

This is a card we made at my Cards & Cocktails open house. I'm not ready for winter by any means but it seems to come every year in South Dakota whether I approve of it or not. So I embraced with this cool card. I LOVE the new DSP. All the blues blend together so well. I'm so excited about the new Thinlits to create the 'Merry'! Tip: Use a piece of wax paper between your paper and thinlit to make it pop off even easier. I use them so much...in card making and scrapbooking!

Supply List:

Winter Frost Specialty DSP (132341)

Festive Flurry Stamp Set & Framelits Bundle (133285)

Frosted Finishes Embellishments (132150)

Foil Sheets (132178)

Expressions Thinlits Dies (132171)

Altered Notebooks

One of the best parts of having an Annual Catalog in your hands is CASE-ing all the great ideas in there. This notebook is from page 67.

I've had the Everything Eleanor set for almost a year without using it (really sad). I was really missing out!

And with school starting again, wouldn't it be a little bit better with a fun notebook instead of the same old dreary composition notebook?! Check out these other 2 I made.

Right after I took this picture I spilled a glass of water and it splashed all over these 2...pretty klutzy! But I managed to save them. Luckily SU's cardstock is such good quality! Thanks for stopping by!

Soho Subway Scrapbook Pages

As promised last week, here is another look at Scrapbook Club! This is the other set of pages we did in July. The Soho Subway DSP is so funky! 

Stacking the Deco Labels Collection Framelits makes a quick place to do some journaling or even to add another picture.

If you like what you see, head on over to my calendar to RSVP. Make 2 double page layouts every month for 3 months and get a $25 order at the end of the club! And remember, mail options are available for long distance stampers :)

Quatrefancy Scrapbook Pages

July was the end of another round of Scrapbook Club and I really enjoyed the pages. This is one of the pages from the club. You won't want to miss the next go around starting in September -- so sign up for my newsletter to make sure you have the first chance to sign up! Not from my area? No problem! I'll be having a mail option as well.

I love the Quatrefancy Specialty DSP. The colors are fabulous -- so summery!

Since Quatrefancy is a specialty DSP, you get one sheet that is a whisper white quatrefoil design printed on a window sheet. You can see it up close here -- it makes a great page overlay among other great uses! Hope you will join me for the next club! Check back next week for another sample from this past club -- and thank you for stopping by!