This is it! The last deal of the week for July! And you are sure to love this great little gadget! The Heart to Heart punch. It's wonderful - three heart punches in one. The best thing about it, it coordinates with the Love You Much Stamp Set. So, you can stamp, then punch....or just punch in a multitude of colors!
I absolutely love this new 3/4 inch Polka dot ribbon. It's stitched on each edge, adding a little extra something. The nice thing about Stampin' Up's DSP is that it's double sided, therefore, when you open the flap of this card, it's also pretty, which is how I incorporated the Chocolate Chip color. I think this card lends a good spot to include a nice family photo. Might as well use all available space in your cards - who needs white space???
I used the Lots of Labels die to back the inside sentiment. I tried to use the Old Olive color from the outside of the flap, but it just didn't look right, so I stuck with Choc. Chip. Seemed to flow better that way. The inside sentiment holds another importance - it covers up the joint of the ribbon.
For some reason, I always seem to fall in love with DSP right before or after it retires. I had not one but two packs of the Rockabilly Specialty DSP that I hadn't used much of....until this week.
I have to say that I think this card turned out stinkin' cute! I finally opened up my pack of Playground buttons and viola - thought cherries! Too sweet! I stamped a dainty little sentiment on the outside: sweet treats
...and on the inside...just for you. This will make an adorable card to go along with a jar of my homemade Rhubarb Jam - which happens to have cherries in it too. Or maybe I'll make a yummy cherry pie and give to someone....
Super quick post today - off to spend some much needed time outside before it gets blazing hot (for once!) Here is a card I created with one of my new favorite sketches....
I think it's super cute - and I love doing this ribbon technique on Halloween cards. Always reminds me of witches hair. What do you think? 
And to make things better - I got to try out my new Jumbo Snowflake punch. Pretty cha-cha-cha, wouldn't you say?
One thing I'm sure you can't see here - I embossed the Vanilla piece where I stamped the sentiment with a polka dot texturz plate. It just doesn't photograph very well. Next time I may try spritzing my paper first - that's suppose to help.
Thoughts and Prayers Class
You never seem to have the right card on hand at the right time, and they aren't fun to make when you HAVE to make them. That's right - Sympathy Cards. Stock yourself up with 6 cards, all tucked nicely in a card box. Also make an adorable tea bag holder - perfect for giving to someone under the weather.
You can take this class 3 ways:
Option 1: Take the class as described, everything is cut, all supplies are included. Go home with the finished projects. Class fee is $25.
Option 2: Same as Option 1, also includes the Thoughts and Prayers Stamp Set. This way, you go home and can make more projects. Class fee is $45.
Option 3: Same as Option 2, but take the class to go. Everything is ready for you to stamp and assemble, directions included! Class fee is $45.
Class is to be held July 30th - 6:30 pm
Deadline to sign up is July 23rd.
Email me to sign up (let me know what option you desire) or with any questions.
I used the Cottage Wall DSP, and it's funny how even tho the colors consist of Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, and Old Olive, I was able to pull in Pale Plum and Certainly Celery easily enough. I think it helped to soften the card quite a bit. This was the first time I stamped up this image in the Thoughts and Prayers set. I just wasn't overly crazy about the image, until Bonnie used in on the Make and Take card at my open house in lieu of the tree image. Boom! I was then in like with it! This will also be one of the cards in the Thoughts and Prayers class I'm doing next week - more on that this afternoon! So - stay tuned!
Jen
Recipe:
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, SU markers: Old Olive, Razzleberry
Paper: Old Olive, Cottage Wall DSP, Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Accessories: Masterpiece Ribbon Originals, Big Shot Circles Die #2, Circle Cutter
Fall is after all my favorite season - so I love to make fall inspired cards. (yet - I'm still craving some super warm days to bask in the sun) I really like how this card turned out. I used the leaves from the Autumn Days set and "rock and rolled" them to give them a two toned look. My stamp club learned how to do this in their monthly sessions last week. It just gives a very real look to the leaves. The ribbon is from the Orchard Ribbon Originals set in the 2009-2010 IBC. Everything is brought together by the Autumn Traditions DSP.
I really set off the Scallop Circle with brads from the Vintage collections. I think it gives it a look of a Autumn Wreath. What do you think - do you like that added touch?
This is a diorama card - the technique was in the last issue of the Stampin' Success magazine that Stampin' Up! sends to its demonstrators. Isn 't this just AWESOME??? I'm in love. These cards look complicated - but in all actuality - they are quite easy. It's all about layering. 
Yes - those are new In Colors. Have I mentioned at all that I LOVE these colors? I was a little dismayed at first - but how quickly I've made the jump into the river of In Colors. And that sweet Baha Breeze is already put away in my drawer - crying because it hasn't seen the light of day in almost a month.
This was actually a quick project and I think it would make quite a cute little gift for friends and family. The only thing that was a bit time consuming was waiting for the craft ink to dry (I did use two coats of ink), and waiting for the crystal effects to take hold on the pinecones. I could have sped up both processes if I would have gotten "plugged in". Had my heat tool been plugged in and ready to go, I could have dried the craft ink in a jiffy; and, I could have broke out my hot glue gun to glue on the pinecones. Even the cutting of the pine branches didn't take all that long to do. FYI - I didn't even use a sponge to ink up the wooden frame - I went directly from the ink pad. The pinecones, I had picked those off a tree while we were camping over the weekend. I wanted to go back and get LOTS more. As it was, I only had Andy's pocket to put them in, and he wasn't up for making another venture to my new favorite tree! Initially, I had envisioned putting pinecones all the way around the frame, but in the end, I think it would have been too much. My Autumn Days stamp set is seeing more summer days than anything!
I know!!! - it's awesome isn't it??? $20 off the doctors bag. OMGoodness - I'm beside myself. I held back getting one of these cute little bags, but I have a feeling I can't pass this little deal up!
I used the nifty embossing folder to create the flowers on a piece of cardstock vellum, then adhered it to some of the gorgeous Bella Bleu DSP. The ribbon hides any glue that might show, although, I've found that if you use a glue stick with a light hand, you really don't see any glue thru the vellum. The sentiment inside was for a wedding. I've seen many cards like this on Splitcoast - I'm not sure who exactly gets the credit since I did CASE (Copy and Share Everything) it. But I do love it. It's quite elegant! Even more so in real life!
