Let's Celebrate

Happy Thursday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Tag Thursday.  Today, I will feature a tag I created and show you how easy it is to use minimal supplies to create a SUPER PRETTY TAG.  Now that you have the details for my Tag Thursday creation for this week ........ Let's jump right in with my tag share for today........

The 4th of July is FAST approaching ..... And I wanted to create a tag to celebrate the holiday (and my birthday).  This is the tag I came up with.

I started out with a Smoky Slate 2-1/2" x 4-1/4" base tag.

I then cut two panels of Red cardstock, two panels of Night of Navy cardstock and one panel of White cardstock (all were cut 1/2" x 4").  To the end of each I created a banner flag ...... and adhered those down to my base tag.

My sentiment was created with the help of the 'Stylish Shapes Dies and 'All That Dies'.  I layered all those pieces and then grabbed my 'Splendid Thoughts' stamp set and created my sentiment piece.

I finished off my tag by adding some 'Silver Simply Elegant Trim' behind my sentiment piece ...... And adding some 'Sparkle & Shine Seqins' around the front of my tag.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share some Friends Friday creations with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Everything Wonderful

Happy Wednesday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Wine-Down Wednesday.  My middle of the week card feature for today will hopefully offer you some inspiration and provide you with some motivation to keep you moving through your busy week.  Let's jump right in with my card share for today........

Sometimes ...... I think to myself ...... I've just created the most BEAUTIFUL card for this year.  This card is just that.

I started with a Very Vanilla base card and began working with a 4" x 5-1/4" panel for the top (this panel will be adhered to the front of my card at the end).  I grapped my 'Charming Sentiments' set and stamped my sentiment at the very top of that panel.

Next, I got busy and cropped out three (3-3/4" x 1-1/4") 'Abigail Rose Desgner Series Paper' panels and adhered each of those across the bottom of my card.

I added some 'Early Espresso 1/4" Faux Suede Trim' across the top seam of my Designer Series Paper ...... And finished that ribbon off with a pretty 'Linen Thread' bow.

My finishing touch was adding some 'Rustic Metallic Dots' across the front of my card ...... And then adhering this completed panel to the front of my card.  

This card was DONE in NO TIME FLAT.

And I couldn't be HAPPIER with the way it turned out. 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow with a Tag Thursday creation to share with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream! 

4th of July Table Gift

Happy Tuesday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is 'CASE IT TUESDAY'.  That means today I have a fun little 3-D project that I found on the internet ....... And I created a CASE of that project to share with you today.  This project was SUPER FUN to create and I want to jump right in and share that project with you now.

Last week ...... I spent the entire week up in the Mesa/Gilbert, AZ area and while I was up there ....... I reserved the conference room at the hotel I was staying and invited my Scissors girlfriends to join me and we scrapbooked ALL DAY.  Here is the table gift I made for them.

I found this idea on Pinterest and knew IMMEDIATELY I wanted to make it for them.  All it takes is white rice.....food coloring and a jar (that I got at the Dollar Store).

I did make a DARLING little tag for each jar......

And used red and blue food coloring to change up the color of the white rice.

I popped a Dollar Store tea light inside......

And had these on the table for each of the ladies.

ADORABLE or WHAT!!!!!

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a Wine Down Wednesday card with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Happy Birthday Upgrade

Happy Monday My Blogger Friends! 

Today is Mix-It-UP! Monday, and I have an upgraded version of the card I shared with you yesterday.  I used the exact same product that was used to create yesterday's card ..... But I added a couple additional products found in the 2022-2023 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog to bring this card up to the next stamping level.

Here's my Spot Light Sunday card from yesterday on the TOP....

And my Mix-It-UP! Monday upgraded card for today on the BOTTOM....

Just when I think I can't find a way of upgrading my Sunday card ....... It hits me like a TON OF BRICKS.  Less can be MORE!!!!

I kept the same 'Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper' panel down the left-hand side of my card.......

And I used the same three colors (Polished Pink, Talitian Tide and Parakeet Party cardstock) along with the same 'Stylish Shapes Dies' to crop out three Olympic Style Rings.

I did use the same 'Artistically Inked' set for my sentiment ..... But for this upgraded version I cropped out each happy happy birthday word with the banner flag die from the 'Stylish Shapes Dies'.  The sentiment banner flags were tucked inside each circle and the '2022-2024 In-Color Matt Decorative Dots' were added to finish off my card.

So, there you have it friends......

I'm just CRAZY about how both of these cards turned out.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a 3-D Tuesday creation with you ...... Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Happy Birthday

Happy Sunday My Blogger Friends

Today is Spotlight Sunday ....... And I have a card I created using product from the 2022-2023 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog.  This card uses several products from that new catalog ........ And I'm thrilled with the way it turned out.  Let's jump right in with my card share for today..........

This is one of those cards that after you make it ....... You want to make MORE in all different color combinations.  I am IN LOVE with how this card turned out.

I started this card off with a crisp White base card.  Next, I added a 3/4" panel of the 'Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper' down the left-hand side of my base card.

Next, I stamped my "Happy Birthday" sentiment from the 'Artistically Inked' set at the bottom of my card front.

Then I got busy cropping up some stitched circles from the 'Stylish Shapes Dies' and arranged those down the front of my card.

All that was left to do was some stitching lines around all three circles ...... And I added some '2022-2024 In-ColorMatt Decorative Dots' around the front of my card.

And there you have it friends.....

Couldn't be any EASIER!!!

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share an upgraded version of this very card with you ...... Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Camera Album

Happy Saturday My Blogger Friends!

My Scrapbook share for this week is a DARLING little album I got from 'ArtsyAlbums.shop'.  It is designed as a camera album and it will help me document a whole lot of memories.   Here is what I created.

Just how CUTE is the design of this album!

It is PACKED FULL of pages....

And has lots of FLIP OUT pages......

LOTS of spots for photos......

PLENTY of pockets to tuck things in.....

SLIDE-UP flap sections......

ADORABLE decorations.....

And some SUPER FUN papers.

The back of the album is decorated too.

Just couldn't be HAPPIER with the way this album

turned out.  What do you think my friends.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a Spotlight Sunday creation with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Friends Friday Pics

Happy Friday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Friends Friday.  On Friday I have the honor of spotlighting some of the fabulous cards and projects that I received from Friends ....... Fellow Demonstrators ........ and Family.  Each of these creations are works of art........and it is with great pleasure that I share these special friends with you now.  

My first share for today is this DARLING little chocolate candy treat that my sweet Scissors friend Sandy made for me.  She gave it to me when I meet up on Tuesday with my Scissors Gals for a FULL DAY of scrapbooking in Gilbert, AZ.  (I'll share with you on Tuesday the CUTE little table gift I made for all my friends on that day.)

And here are the LOVELY ladies I had the JOY of spending last Tuesday with.  These are my Scissors Girlfriends.  They are Jennifer, Terry, Sandy, Melody, Donna and Kathy.  Sandy is the owner of the Scissors and the City Retreat and this was one retreat she didn't have to organize.  (If you are interested in joining the retreats that Sandy and Dale host twice a year.....Head over to Scissors and the City and they have all the information on their upcoming retreats in Tucson, AZ.  I will however tell you the fall 2022 event is full.....but you can get on the invitation listing for 2023.)

And here's a snapshot of my Mystery Stamping friends that gathered with me last Wednesday.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a special Scrapbook Saturday creation with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Thanks

Happy Thursday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Tag Thursday.  Today, I will feature a tag I created and show you how easy it is to use minimal supplies to create a SUPER PRETTY TAG.  Now that you have the details for my Tag Thursday creation for this week ........ Let's jump right in with my tag share for today........

Sometimes I create a tag that just makes me step back and think ...... WOW ...... That is a FUN kind of tag!  My tag today falls into that category.

I started with a 4-1/4" x 2-1/2" White base tag.

Next, I added my "thanks" sentiment down the right-hand side of my tag.  I used the 'Amazing Thanks Dies' to create that sentiment.

I cropped out four hexagon shapes from the 'Beautiful Shapes Dies' and stacked those on top of each other on the left-hand side of my tag.

I added a 'Fun Flowers Resin Shapes' to the center of each hexagon ..... And also added three more flowers to the front of my tag.

I topped my tag off with some 'Starry Night 1/8" Metallic Ribbon' and tied that up into a PRETTY bow.

So, there you have it friends......

The PERFECT little way to say "thanks".

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share some Friends Friday creations with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Groovy Glad You Exist

Happy Wednesday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Wine-Down Wednesday.  My middle of the week card feature for today will hopefully offer you some inspiration and provide you with some motivation to keep you moving through your busy week.  Let's jump right in with my card share for today........

I started off with a White base card.  To the top of that I added a panel of Calypso Coral cardstock.

I trimmed out six 1-3/4" x 1-1/2" panels of the 'Butterfly Kisses Designer Series Paper' and those were adhered directly to a White cardstock panel that measured 3-3/4" x 5".

Here's a picture of how I adhered those Designer Series Paper to my White panel.

After I had my six Designer Series Paper pieces adhered to the White panel ...... I wrapped some 'White Baker's Twine around that panel and tied it up into a pretty bow.

My sentiment is from the 'Best Butterflies' set ..... And after I stamped my sentiment ...... I used my Paper Snips to crop out each word individually and added those to the front of my card.

So, what do you think my friends.

This is a PERFECT way to use up all kinds of scrap DSP.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow with a Tag Thursday creation to share with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!