and then I made a few changes to step it up for the swap:

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Color paper and ink: New Cherry cobbler, whisper white and basic black

punches: scallop oval edge, large oval punch, scallop trim border

ribbon: SU new 1/8 taffeta ribbon black

Thanks for stopping by. I will be posting a new card kit of the month over the weekend. Enjoy your weekend, but stop back  or subscribe to my blog to see what the kit of the month is all about. I am excited to be able to offer this new service.

Stampin Up just added products in the clearance rack. Go now, don’t wait for best selection. At up to 60% off  stock up on some great retired product.

http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ItemList.aspx?categoryID=493&cid=111

Have a great evening and this weekend I will be posting some cards with new products, hope you come back.

I love the new Blissful bride stamp set that is now available in the Summer mini catalog.

When I saw this set~ I imagined being able to make simple elegant wedding cards, but also being able to step it up when time allowed. Tonight I needed to make a simple card.

The dress is stamped  in versamark and heat embossed with silver embossing powder. Colored in the flower and sash with pretty in pink marker. Attached to brushed silver card stock and used Pretty in pink  silk ribbon, attached to a  white card and done. Literally this card can be made in 10 minutes.

I participated in a black and white swap a few weeks back and the swaps I received were great. I definitely will be casing for special occasions this summer. Here are a few of my favorites:

Fellow team mate Karen Long’s card:

This next card is shanti McKenna’s swap:

This last one is Kathy Seals :

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check back tomorrow for some ideas for gift giving.

There is sure to be a project to help inspire you with the many occasions that will be coming up….graduations, weddings, summer parties, babies to name a few.

My card today uses the Extra large Two step bird punch and the small heart punch that were in the occasions mini catalog that just ended April 30th. The GOOD NEWS is that it is still available,so if you didn’t order it, and need to add it to your supplies contact your demonstrator.

The number for the bird punch is 117191 and price is 15.95. The heart punch is 117193 and is $5.95

I was asked to make some shower invitations for a friend. She asked if we had love birds. Her future D-I-L loves birds. These punches were perfect for the invitation.

Colors: Taken with Teal and Apricot Appeal.The colors below are pixie pink and orchid opulence

All of these colors will be retiring at the end of June so stock up today!!!

Here is a list of other items that have carried over from the occasions catalog:

Thanks for stopping by and come back tomorrow where I will feature some wedding cards using the new stamp set Wedding Bliss. To get to the next blog on the tour, just click on icon below.

First I took out the diffuser and embellished it with the Eggcellent egg kit on page 23 in the mini occasions catalog

Eggcellent egg kit contains:
■ White Rub-Ons (two 6″x 6″ sheets)
■ Printed, die-cut egg stands (24)
■ Clear self-adhesive rhinestones (one 6″ x 6″ sheet)
■ Die-cut flowers, 4 sheets (one 6″ x 6″ sheet each of 4 colors)
■ Die-cut leaves (one 6″ x 6″ sheet)

close up of diffuser..it’s hard to see but i did use the rub on’s around the bottom of the diffuser

 I also used the box that the diffuser came in and covered the box with shades of spring Designer paper , wrapped nugget candies with DSP and put a belly band around the box. I also punched out 5 flowers with XL fancy flower punch, scrunched them up and put a filigree brad thru the middle.

So I now have 2 hostess gifts for upcoming workshops

I hope I have inspired you to look at what you have in your home that you can use in your crafting projects. Have a terrific weekend. To continue to the next stop on the tour click below.

For today’s projects I am featuring projects that are green in color. This first project is a  scrapbook page that was originally designed by my upline Diane Carr. I used the same layout and used some new products  from Stampin Up’s occasions mini catalog to embellish the page. Now I just have to find pictures to finish the page off.

Paper: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Cottage wall designer paper

Ink: Orchid opulence. Markers: old olive, orchid opulence & rich razzleberry.

Stamp sets: close as a memory, Good Friend

Big shot: SU Beautiful Wings Embosslit dies pg 24 in occasions mini, scallop trim border punch pg 9 in sale a bration catalog. This punch is free with a 50.00 order from your SU demonstrator. tag from matchbox pg 201 in SU idea book & catalog. The butterflys have a little bling in the middle~rhinestones were taken from the Eggcellent Eggs Kit on pg 23 in occasions mini catalog.

I wanted to make the rag quilt purse that everyone seems to be making these days using the Big shot and the scallop square bigz die , but knew my schedule wouldn’t allow it for a while. So  fellow SU demonstrator Marisol Guterriez  had an offer on her blog that I took her up on. I love it I have been showing it off wherever I go!!! I will be doing a class in the future where you can make your own. In the meantime if you must have one now,  contact Marisol Guteriez @ http://atouchofsol.blogspot.com/

She tucked a fabric flower pin inside…this can be easily made with your leftover scraps, which keeps with the going green theme. The middle of the flower is a SU corduroy brad( pg 181 in idea book and catalog )and the flower is cut out with SU flower folds bigz xl dies.

Thanks for stopping by. Click on picture below to go to the next stop on the tour. See you on Saturday for another going green project.

 I have been saving General foods international coffee containers and this theme helped to inspire me to make something with the containers.

I took DSP from shades of spring and then covered the can and embellished the front with stamp from the Eggcoutraments stamp set that is available in the Stampin Up occasions mini catalog. I made some 3×3 cards to go in the container and this will be one of my door prizes for an upcoming workshop.

The next project originally was created by fellow team member Jennifer Spencer. I love how she used an old baby food jar and made the top into a pin cushion. I embellished the front with a flower that I punched out with the new Extra large flower punch on page 10 of the occasions mini and used a flower brad from pg 179 of the big idea book and catalog. I am storing the rest of the flower brads and filigree brads in them . I want to make more of these jars and store my buttons and other assortments of brads.

Thanks for stopping by. To get to the next stop on the tour click on the box below. Be sure to stop by tomorrow where my project has alot of green in it!!

If you have some time make sure you take the tour of my fellow teammates  homemade adorable houses. Yesterday they posted their houses and today & tomorrow will be posting cards and other projects that can go in the houses.

I  will be offering a class in March to come and make your own  house with cards that will go in your house, as well as a suprise goodie.  You will also get the template of the house so you can make more houses or who knows – maybe a village!!!! More details to come.

Start your tour click here : http://remarkablycreated.com/2010/02/remarkable-love-blog-tour-1/

This will take you to Janet Wakelands blog. At the end of her post you will be directed to the next post.

You will be inspired.

Have a great weekend.

Stamp set: I {Heart} Hearts, With all my heart and Tiny Tags 

Scallop Trim border used on the edge of white cardstock. This punch is FREE with a 50.00 order during Sale a bration. Also used  Jewelry Tag punch for the tag.

My hostesses this weekend received this decorated tin below with nugget candy.

I took 1 inch by 3 inch piece of sending love designer paper and wrapped around the nugget. I made a belly band to go around the tin and then tied with the new satin ribbon. The heart was cut out with Scalloped heart of hearts sizzix embosslits. The heart is thin metal.

The candy bar on the right is wrapped with another sheet of Sending Love paper. This paper is amazing. One side of each sheet is glittery.

Thanks for stopping by and have a Terrific week!

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I will be back shortly with another card from this past weekends shoebox swap.