Mix-It-UP! Monday

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 added a couple additional products (found in both the 2017 Occasions Catalog and the 2016-2017 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog) to bring this card up to the next stamping level.

Here is my Spot Light Sunday card on the LEFT......

And today's Mix-It-UP! Monday card on the RIGHT...... 

For today's card I made the SLIGHTEST UPGRADES......

But those upgrades made for a DYNAMIC statement.

I started out by embossing my 'Big on Birthdays' sentiment with Black Embossing Powder.  Just love how much SHINE was created by doing this step to my sentiment.

I kept the two inch 'Urban Underground DSP' panel down the left hand side of my card ........ But I added a Black circle with a 'Lace Doilies' on top of that Black Circle and then attached that piece to my birthday sentiment panel.

I topped off my 'Urban Underground' DSP panel with a piece of the new 'Very Vanilla 1/4" Satin Ribbon' and added a Black Baker's Twine bow to the top of the ribbon.

I just love how this layout turned out.  And even though I was going for a masculine feel for my card, just by adding the doilies and ribbon to this card I was able to use it for both male and female birthdays. 

So there you go my friends......I have to say.......

I LOVE 'EM BOTH!!!!

 

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! 

Spot Light Sunday

Happy Sunday My Blogger Friends!

Today is Spotlight Sunday ....... And I have created a card for today using product from the 2017 Stampin' UP! Occasions Catalog.  This card uses several new products from that catalog ........ So let's jump right in with my card share for today.........

How's this for a QUICK and EASY masculine birthday card!

I began this card by placing a 2" panel of Designer Series Paper from the Urban Underground series down the left hand side of my Very Vanilla base card.

I then stamped my birthday sentiment with the 'Big on Birthday' stamp set.

And added three silver stars from the Metallic Enamel Shapes.

That's all it took to pull together this EXTRA BOLD birthday card.

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!

Paper Pumpkin Saturday - I Adore You

Happy Saturday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Paper Pumpkin Saturday ........... And do I have a SERIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL CARD to share with you!  This card was made with the January Paper Pumpkin kit and I'm just thrilled with the way it turned out.  Let me share that card with you now.

How FABULOUS is this card!

I started this card out by using Gold Embossing Powder and one of the sentiments that came with this kit ....... And stamped my sentiment in the lower left hand corner of my Whisper White base card.

Next I used my 'Layering Circle' framelits and die-cut out a circle and then dropped a Gold Foil heart into that open circle.

I added some of the gold heart paper (intended to use for the bags in this January kit) to the top of my Whisper White base card and then wrapped some Gold Satin Ribbon around the seam of the DSP and the Whisper White cardstock.

And here is what the card looks like when it's opened.

I think my favorite part of this card are the two wood elements I added to the top of my Gold Foil Heart.  LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

 

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

Friends Friday Holiday Cards

Happy Friday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Friends Friday.  On Friday's, I have the honor of spot-lighting some of the fabulous cards that I received from Friends ....... Fellow Demonstrators ........ and Family.  Each of these card creations are works of art........and it is with great pleasure that I share these cards with you now.........

My first card share for today is this STUNNING card that my downline Dawn created for me. 

And along with the card that Dawn created for me was this WOW ORNAMENT that she made of the two of us at my Fall 2016 Saddle-UP! event.

This DARLING card was made by my GOOD GOOD FRIEND Lynn.

My Upline Lisa made this CHARMING reindeer card for me.

My newest downline Gus made this ADORABLE gingerbread card for me.

This FABULOUS card was made by my downline Abbie.

And my friend Susan made this AMAZING textured card for me.

 

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

Tag Thursday BIG YAY

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 GIFT TAG.  Now that you have the details for this weeks Tag Thursday ....... Let's jump right in with my tag share for today.

I used several new products from the 2017 Occasions Catalog to create this tag.

I started out by stamping my "Big Yay" sentiment with new 'Sending Thoughts' set onto my Whisper White tag.  I then used the 'Lucky Stars' embossing folder and created a fun and happy texture all over my Whisper White tag.

Next I used the new 'Star Blast Edgelits Dies' on a piece of Dapper Denim cardstock and created this FANTASTIC detail at the bottom of my tag.

And all that was left to do was add a small piece of Whisper White Ribbon from the 'Succulent Garden' pack along with a piece of Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon to the top of my tag.  I topped my ribbon off with single 'Metal Rimmed Pearl' and this tag was finished.

I'm planning to make more of these.......

In LOTS of FUN COLORS!

 

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!

Wine Down Wednesday Valentine's Card

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........

Today I have a non-traditional color Valentine's Day card.

I started out with a Sweet Sugarplum panel and ran it through my Big Shot with the new 'Petal Burst' embossing folder.

Next I stamped my "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment onto a panel of Sweet Sugarplum with the 'Sealed with Love' set.

Before adhering down my Sweet Sugarplum sentiment, I added a panel of the' new 'Falling in Love Designer Series Paper' along with a small piece of the Sale-a-Bration 3/8" Metallic Ribbon.

And to finish my card off ...... I added three tiny Rhinestones to the bottom of my Sweet Sugarplum panel and added one of the GORGEOUS 'Falling in Love Embellishments' to the top of this panel.

And that's all it took to create this SWEET Valentine's Day card.

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!

3D Tuesday Valentine's Sampler

Happy Tuesday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is 3-D Tuesday.  That means today I have a fun little 3-D project to share with you.  This project is SUPER FUN to create and I had my downline team create this project at our February Downline Meeting.  Let's jump right in with my project share for today.......

This project was inspired by BJ Peters who created this project in January with her downline team.  When I saw what she had posted ....... I knew I wanted my team to create one of these.  My Sampler is much smaller than BJ's Sampler ....... but though it's a smaller version ..... It still was rated a #1 PROJECT with my team.

I had given them all the pieces they would need to create this Sampler ....... And provided them with a sample of how I oriented my project.  So we started out by adhering different size panels to a Basic Black panel and then the fun started with how the team wanted to design their Sampler.

They each had all these pieces to work with and could determine how they wanted their own Sampler to turn out.

After the ladies completed their Basic Black panel ....... they inserted it into their IKEA Window Box Frame and their project was COMPLETE!

Here is another version that Karen created.  I LOVE that she created something different ...... But she told me that she made a mistake when she started out and ended up having to go with this orientation instead of the portrait style.   ALL THE SAME .......  I LOVE HOW HER SAMPLER TURNED OUT!!!!

 

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