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May 31, 2014

Celebrate In Red, White & Blue!

Happy Saturday Fellow Stampers :-)

Had a wonderful day with my good friend touring the Clyfford Stills Museum here in Denver, Colorado. Now I'm off to enjoy the theatre this evening with another friend :-)

In between, I bring you my Can You Create It challenge card from the Can You Case It challenge blog (CYCI20). I'm so ready for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday -- I love all things patriotic. So this sketch was perfect for me to get a jump start :-)

Doggone Delightful Stampin' Design Tips:

This card base is cut from Real Red cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" :-) An inset mat piece from Whisper White, just 1/8" smaller all the way around. And a 3" square from Night of Navy turned on point (as we call it in the quilting world).
Technique Tip: Always use a scoring tool to make lines. Don’t just fold by hand. This often results in buckling and wrinkling of the cardstock, depending on its “weight”. A great card deserves a great foundation on which to build. Also, use a Bone Folder to create a crisp edge on all of your folds. But be careful…too much pressure can lead to unsightly “cracked” edges.
The star is cut from Silver Foil using the retired Stars #2 Originals Die -- however . . . Sneak Peak :-) : Guess what's coming in the new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog next week --- Whoot Whoot!!! We all can hardly wait!! :-) Most of us demos have been waiting a long time and crossing our fingers for a Stars framelits set -- and it is here!!!!

Star Spangled Banner. The little garland of stars is a leftover from the December Paper Pumpkin kit :-) Are you subscribed for Paper Pumpkin? There's some pretty terrific fun stuff in those kits!! Did you know you can order pre-paid subscriptions now? Contact me to find out how :-) These little stars are the perfect topper for my simple little card :-)
A "Pop "of a Sentiment. Yup, that's one of our pop tops that we had a couple years ago. Wish we still had them -- thank goodness for my stash! :-) The sentiment is from the new Starburst Sayings stamp set; stamped first in Night of Navy, and cut out with the Starburst framelits set, then stamped a second time in Real red, and just the center section fussy cut with my paper snips, and adhered in the middle with SNAIL adhesive. A few perfectly placed Rhinestone jewels -- wha la! A fun card :-)

I hope you enjoy this little Red, White & Blue inspiration this evening :-) As always, I love to hear your comments! If you ever have any questions about any of my designs, I'm only an email away (wendysbusystampin@yahoo.com). I'm here to help. Looking for a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? I'd love to be yours. Need a new catalog? Contact me, and I'll work with you to get you one :-)

Until next time . . .

The Doggone Delightful Stampin' Team!

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Posted on May 31, 2014 at 05:46 PM in Annual Catalog Release, Annual Stampin' Up! Retirement, Card Challenges | Permalink | Comments (2)

May 30, 2014

Simply Sketched Congratulations

Happy Friday Fellow Stampers!!!

Whoo Hooo!!! The weekend is upon us !! And I have busy busy plans :-) A day spent with my favorite best friend at the Clifford Stills Museum and lunch to celebrate our upcoming June birthdays. It's going to be a lovely time. So please excuse me if I'm offline some this weekend :-)

Today, I bring you a special little card I created this week to congratulate someone on their very recent engagement. Do you remember the fun Thinlet Card dies that were released early last Fall ?? I think they may have fallen in the cracks over time as we are so busy with all the other fun stuff Stampin' Up! has for us all the time.

Well, guess what -- Sneak Peak: These wonderful die sets are in our 2014-2015 Annual Idea Book and Catalog releasing this next week! And I am very excited about it. These sets are so versatile and have so many options to them. And they both coordinate beautifully with our Label framelit set and Circle framelit set.

Today's card was created with the Label Card Thinlet. It's a simple and quick "congratulations" card, incorporating the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and framelits as well.

Doggone Delightful Stampin' Design Tips:

There are several ways you can cut your cardstock for one of these cards. One puts extra length on it so as to create a closeable flap on the back end. The other is just the basic way, which is what I did here. Cut a piece of cardstock approximately 6 1/4" x 6 1/4" (it should just fit the outer edge of the framelit), and run it through your Big Shot. Crease the score lines with you bone folder. It's really very easy :-)

I used the beautiful Simply Sketched hostess set on the front label of this card. We're saying goodbye to this beautiful little set in another day. But I will tell you that there is an absolutely gorgeous hostess set in the new catalog that will make a perfect replacement :-) Keep your eyes peeled!! Remember, with a $150 minimum order, you can earn your hostess sets for free.
The colors in this card are Daffodil Delight and Crisp Canteloupe combined with the beautiful Watercolor Wonder DSP, also coming to an end here by Monday. I have very much enjoyed this beautiful set of designer series paper this Spring.

The back side of the "flip" is where I "popped" up the little "congratulations" from the Itty Bitty Banners set, and added a few pearls and a wee bit of Crisp Canteloupe thick bakers twine (introduced during sale-a-bration this Spring). Another Sneak Peak: this very nifty bakers twine will be available in the new catalog in all 5 of the current In Color collection. It's a lot of fun!

It really is very easy to put together a fun card with these thinlet dies. I'm very excited that Stampin' Up! has chosen to bring them into the current product line permanently. If you have forgotten all the options and how versatile these sets are, here is a wonderful little video from Stampin' Up! to refresh your memory:

I hope to have some fun cards by the end of the weekend, as we are looking at a new week and a new round of card challenges. The new items are starting to flow into my studio, and I'm looking forward to sharing all kinds of new things with you.

There is so much happening at Stampin' Up! right now, and I will do my very best to keep you up-to-speed and answer any questions you may have.

Don't forget about the wonderful opportunity to sign up as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator right now (for a month only), for only $55. I would love to have you on my team, so contact me with any questions you may have. I'm always just an email away.

As always, I love to read your comments, and I am here to help with any questions you may have regarding my designs or any of the products. If you need help with options and ordering, just contact me. Looking for a Stampin' Up! demonstrator? I'd love to be your go to girl :-)

Until next time . . .

The Doggone Delightful Stampin' Team

Posted on May 30, 2014 at 09:45 PM in Annual Catalog Release, Annual Stampin' Up! Retirement | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 29, 2014

Vintage Masculine Birthday

Hello Fellow Stampers -

And Happy Thursday. Can you believe how much is happening this week ? :-) Are you about ready for the new Annual Catalog Release next week? Have grabbed your final deals off the retiring list and blow out sale before it closes out and ends? Just checkin' -- LOL!

Today I bring you a vintage-style birthday card, meant for a "guy." I think one of the most common discussions I hear relate to the difficulty in creating a successful masculine card -- especially for those macho guys :-) This card is simple, and meant to fit that bill.

I won't go into alot of great detail on this card today. I think most experienced stampers can figure it out.

Part of what makes a masculine card masculine is color scheme, and less froo froo. This card incorporates Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla cardstocks, along with a piece of our beautiful First Edition specialty designer series paper (now retired). The combination is a nice rich look, that is not too girlie. The Very Vanilla cardstock background is embossed with the Argyle textured impressions embossing folder, and gently sponged (antiqued) with Crumb Cake ink. Pull out that Feeling Sentimental stamp set you got from Sale-a-Bration last year, and stamp up the simple focal point with Basic Black ink. The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners, and cut with the Itty Bitty Banners framelits, and popped up with dimensionals. A little antique brad with a touch of cotton ribbon trim, and you're all set to go :-)

Simple, right ??

As aways, I love to hear your comments, and do read every one. Won't you let me know what you think of this card today? :-)

Until next time . . .

The Doggone Delightful Stampin' Team!

Posted on May 29, 2014 at 03:30 AM in Annual Stampin' Up! Retirement | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 28, 2014

Sign and Save!

Good Evening Fellow Stampers -

I am so excited to share with you tonight a very special deal going on over at Stampin' Up! Take your passion for paper, stamps and ink to a new level! Starting today, through June 30th only -- just in time for the new Annual Catalog Release -- you can choose from one of TWO Stampin' Up! Starter Kits! Purchase your kit through me HERE, and you'll not only join Stampin' Up! (with all the perks and discounts), you'll instantly become a member of the Doggone Delightful Stampin' Team, and my wonderful wonderful upline's group - the Stampin' Pretty Pals virtual community. You could not be part of a better demonstrator group. This is the top demonstrator group at Stampin' Up!, with one of the very top demonstrators leading us, Mary Fish; and her upline, Lisa Pretto - one of Stampin' Up's top mentors and trainers. We have an incredible support group, free training, and just so much to offer.

$99 STARTER KIT (choose up to $125 in products)

$50 STARTER KIT (choose up to $55 in products) - FOR A LIMITED TIME. Offer ends June 30, 2014

Choose up to $55 in product. This is a perfect way to REJOIN Stampin' Up! or "test drive" all the perks of being a demonstrator with no obligation to purchase anything further!

With either starter kit, you can enjoy all Stampin' Up! demonstrator discounts and benefits! - here are just a few highlights!

Customize! Choose up to $55 ($50 kit) worth of any Stampin' Up! products OR up to $125 ($99 kit) worth of any Stampin' Up! products.
A 30 percent discount on your first order (minimum $150 order placed within 45 days). The new catalog starts June 2 . . . Imagine getting 30% off all the new goodies!
A 20 percent discount on all your orders.
Free Paper Pumpkin Kit included with the starter kit.
Free registration to our annual Convention (must be registered by the 20th of June and subject to availability).
The starter kit ships FREE (another 10% savings).
At a minimum, enjoy Stampin' Up! discounts and benefits through October 31 (the end of the first FULL quarter plus a pending month) with no penalty to drop.
Renew additional quarters if you reach $300 in purchases or sales for the quarter (and if you buy like I do, that's not a hard minimum to meet -- LOL).
There's no obligation to host workshops or purchase anything further.

I WELCOME HOBBY STAMPERS!

I'm here to be a team with you and bring the passion of paper crafting to your kitchen table or craft room / studio.

Ready to get started ?? I'd love to have you on my team; and the Pals would love to have you as part of our group!!

** BONUS! FREE CONVENTION REGISTRATION! Stampin' Up! is offering FREE registration ($295 value) to the Stampin' Up! Convention in Salt Lake City (July 17 - 19) for anyone who joins or rejoins after July 1, 2013. It's a total immersion into paper, stamps and ink!

Here's a peek at last year's Convention :-)

Look forward to hearing from you :-)

Until next time . . .

Wendy and Laredo -

The Doggone Delightful Stampin' Team!

Posted on May 28, 2014 at 07:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sweet Sorbet Thank You

Hello Fellow Stampers -

Coming off the holiday weekend, it is kind of hard to believe it's Hump Day already :-) I was busy this past weekend, and did succeed in getting a number of projects completed. Be sure to stop by my Spring Clean Out sale; I continue to clean out the corners, and new things are being added all the time :-)

Today's card was made as a very special thank you card for my wonderful upline, Ann Schach. I wanted to thank her for all she does for me. Anyone who follows Ann's web blog knows that Ann loves pearls :-) It's one of the things she and I share in common! So, of course, when I created this card, I had to make sure it had plenty of pearls. I am hoping she'll love this card.

Doggone Delightful Stampin' Design Tips:

This card is an unusual "specialty" card; it is Whisper White cardstock cut at 8" x 6", scored at 4" -- a type of "tall and skinny" card, like we do over at the Mojo Monday challenge each month. The inset mat is Pistachio Pudding, cut 1/8" smaller; and the secondary inset is WhisperWhite cut 3 1/2" wide x 5 5/8" long.
Technique Tip: Always use a scoring tool to make lines. Don’t just fold by hand. This often results in buckling and wrinkling of the cardstock, depending on its “weight”. A great card deserves a great foundation on which to build. Also, use a Bone Folder to create a crisp edge on all of your folds. But be careful…too much pressure can lead to unsightly “cracked” edges.
This is a simple, basic sketch that is easy to throw together when you just need a simple card and don't have the time for laborous details. The inset "strip is a double mat of Pistachio Pudding cut at 5 1/2" long x 2" wide, with a beautiful inset of the Sweet Sorbet designer series paper from Sale-a-Bration cut just 1/8" smaller. This piece of DSP is so cool. As I sat looking at it, I realized it had natural "empty space" in the design that lended themselves perfectly as a place to sit a pearl.

Technique Tip: Always works in odd numbers - 3, 5, 7, etc. - in this case you will note that I placed 7 pearls in various places down the front of the DSP. Likewise, the pearls lined on the sentiment number 3.

The sentiment is from the fun Lots of Thanks stamp set, cut with one of the framelits from the Circles Framelits die set; and framed in Pistachio Pudding cut from the new Starburst framelits die set. The matted circle set is popped up with dimensionals.

The card has a soft feel to it, and is just lovely, don't you think ? :-) As always, I love to read your comments. Won't you let me know what you think? Take some today and step into your respective craft rooms or studios, and whip together a nice little card for someone. It will make you feel good :-)

Until next time . . .

The Doggone Delightful Stampin' Team!