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June 30, 2009

A Little Something & A HUGE Special!!



Sizzix Special Edition Starter Kit
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Price: $195.95
Get started with the Sizzix Big Shot machine and the basic dies, decorative strips, and cutting pads you’ll need to create splendid projects in a breeze. Create cards, scrapbook pages, home décor, and more using card stock, Designer Series paper, fabric, chipboard, plastic, etc. The kit includes:■ Big Shot machine■ Multipurpose Platform and Standard Cutting Pads■ 2 Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Bigz dies (Scallop Envelope and Top Note)■ 1 Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Sizzlits 4-Pack (Birds & Blooms)■ 1 Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Decorative Strip (Decorative Strip Billboard)■ Decorative Strip Cutting Pads and Extended Spacer Platform



Today is the very last day for this current Stampin' Up! Catalog and the Last Chance items!! It also marks the last day for my HUGE Special (you received this special if you are subscribed to my email newsletter. Not yet subscribed?? Go to my sidebar and sign up today and I will send you my newsletter with this HUGE Special in it) AND is also marks the very last day for the Big Shot Starter Kit!!! That's right if you have been on the fence about getting your very own Big Shot today is the day since the starter kit will not be in the brand new catalog starting tomorrow!! This is a huge savings since if you purchase it today from me you will also receive FREE any Sizzlits Die on page 200 PLUS you will be your very own hostess and receive the Hostess Benefits that are outlined on page 16 of this current catalog. AND as an added bonus you will receive an extra Hostess Level 1 stamp set from me for your order today. You can either email me your order or place it yourself on my website HERE. Just add the Sizzlits Die from page 200 to your order and I will reimburse you the total for that die plus send you your choice of a Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set.
This die cutting system is just the bomb and you will LOVE having it for yourself to use when ever you need to. Here is a great easy project I did using my Big Shot with the Matchbox Bigz XL Die that is in the Occasions Mini right now. Just to let you know this die will be in the brand new catalog that starts tomorrow but most of the items in the Occasions Mini will not be so make sure you check this mini out before it is gone too!!!!
Is this box not the cutest thing ever?? I had so much fun making this cute little box!! I also used besides my Big Shot the Bella Birds DSP, Pink Pirouette Cardstock, Pink Pirouette 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" Circle Punches, 1/16" Circle Handheld Punch, Thick Window Sheets and the stamp set called Matchbox Messages (Occasions Mini).
The chap sticks I used inside the box I picked up at Wal-Mart and just covered them with our DSP. Adds that perfect touch to this adorable little box!!!


Make sure to check out my HUGE Special again and let me know if you want to take advantage of this and also don't forget about my Big Shot Special for today only!!!!
Have a great day!!

June 29, 2009

Happy Birthday

Here is a HUGE sneak peak and my submission to the Stamping 411 Blog Sketch Challenge this week. I am using some brand new DSP and two stamp sets that will be in the brand new Stampin' Up! catalog that will be out July 1st!!! I also used the sketch that Stamping 411 has on their blog this week. You all know by now I just LOVE sketches!!!! Make sure you check out this brand new blog!! It is just awesome and full of creative awesome ladies!!
I used the below sketch and came up with this card. I hope you all like!! I used the brand new Tall Tales DSP, Old Olive, So Saffron & Chocolate Chip Cardstock, Wide Oval, Horizontal & Scallop Border Punches, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Chocolate Chip 5/16" Jumbo Brads, the brand new stamp sets called Animal Stories & Teeny Tiny Wishes and my Big Shot with the Ovals Original Die.




This was a fun sketch!! I hope you all enjoyed this sneak peak of brand new items that will be in the brand new catalog starting July 1st. If you would like your very own copy of this awesome catalog for FREE just contact me and I will let you know how you can get one!!
Have a great day!!

June 28, 2009

Another LNS Challenge #25

Here is another one I did for the Late Night Stampers Challenge #25 and it is also my SSUS Weekly Challenge for 6/19. I used this SKETCH for Challenge #25 and combined my SSUS Weekly Challenge which was a Sentiment Challenge. I hope my partner, Rhonda, likes it!!
I used the now retiring Urban Oasis DSP, Baja Breeze and a brand new In Color called Soft Suede Cardstock, Eyelet Border Punch, Hooray Designer Hardware, Crop-A-Dile, Sponge Daubers and the stamp set called Fifth Avenue Floral. I am just loving these brand new In Colors and you can see they even look good paired with our now retiring In Colors!!

And I am just loving these Designer Hardware pieces!! They are so fun to play with!!! You better grab them while they are still available on the Last Chance List at 50% off!!!


I hope some of you will play along with our Late Night Stampers Challenge #25!! There is still time to play and of course you can join the Yahoo Group for FREE!!!

Have a great day!!

June 27, 2009

Late Night Stampers Challenge #25

This weeks Late Night Stampers Challenge #25 is a sketch. We all know I love sketches and just had to adapt it to a scrapbook layout. I hope you all like and of course I would love to have you join us over at Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group and play along!!
Here is the sketch we used created by our very Mary Jo Price-Williams. She is one talented lady and part of our Design Team.
I am also showing you a HUGE sneak peak of brand new items that are coming in the Stampin' Up! catalog July 1st!! Here I am using two of the brand new In Colors, Rich Razzleberry & Crushed Curry Cardstock, the brand new Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, the brand new Razzle Dazzle Stamp Set, Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, Scallop Edge & Double Rectangle Punches, Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon and my Big Shot with the Go Go Boots Alphabet Sizzlits Dies.


I hope you all liked my take on this sketch and will consider playing along with us this week. You have until midnight tomorrow night to get your creations uploaded to the Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group. Remember membership is FREE!!!
Have a great day!!

June 26, 2009

Bloggers Challenge #105-Alter It

Time for another Bloggers Challenge and this week we were to Alter It. I knew I wanted to showcase our awesome Decor Elements and boy did I have fun with this one!! Just look what I made!!!
I found this metal frame already decorated around the edges and blank on the inside at Hobby Lobby and thought it would be perfect for our Decor Elements!!! What do you guys think?? Like it??
Our Decor Elements are sooooo easy to apply and make wonderful decorations!! For this frame I used the Welcome in Large Chocolate, a section of the Flourishes in Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons, Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip Cardstock, Crystal Effects and my Big Shot with the Flower, Daisies #2 Bigz Die.
I just love how this flower turned out!!! I also used Sponge Daubers to put some ink onto the flowers. To adhere the flower to the sign I used our Crystal Effects and that flower is not going anywhere!!! Love that stuff!!!
Make sure you check out all the other ladies in this awesome group and see what they have come up with. Click on my icon on my sidebar for a link to everyone's blogs.
Have a great day!!!

June 25, 2009

A Card and a Box

Here is an easy card I did for my last workshop's make'n take. I always like showing very easy cards that are also great cards!! This way when everyone says they can't make a card I show them a great card that is easy to make!!
This card uses the Bella Rose DSP, Riding Hood Red & Pink Pirouette Cardstock, Riding Hood Red 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Natural Hemp Twine, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads and the stamp set called Eight Great Greetings.
Here is a box I demonstrated at that same workshop. Boy was this a "WOW" for everyone!!!! They loved seeing this box go together and best of all the fact that they could see what was inside the box!!!
Using our Thick Window Sheets, my Big Shot with the Box #2 Bigz XL Die, Riding Hood Red Cardstock, Riding Hood Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Square Punch and the same stamp set as above, Eight Great Greetings.
And Hersey Kisses as well!!!!
Are these boxes not the cutest things ever??
Have a great day!!

June 24, 2009

Pretty Box

Is this box not too cute?? I am loving this Bigz XL Die called Box #2. The possibilities for this box are endless!!! Here I used the Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP, So Saffron Cardstock, Baja Breeze Corduroy Buttons, Baja Breeze 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Wide Oval Punch, Clear Plastic Sheet and my Big Shot using the Box #2 Bigz XL Die and the Daisy Flower & Stampin' Up! Little Leaves Sizzlits Dies.

And don't those M&M's look yummy???!!!?? This box holds a ton of them and is only being held together with a small piece of Sticky Strip. Can you believe that?? What an awesome box!!

Have a great day!!!

June 22, 2009

SSUS Weekly Challenge 5/1

I did this one for the SSUS Yahoo Group Weekly Challenge last month that was a color challenge. We were to use the colors Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal & Green Galore and I never got around to posting it!! I had to mail my card off to Robin and she let me know that she just loved it!!! Always makes my day when I hear that my cards are liked so well!!
Like I said above I used Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal & Green Galore Cardstock, Sweet Always DSP, Eyelet Border, Large Oval, Scallop Oval, Horizontal & 1/2" Circle Punches, Whisper White Grommet, Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Soft Subtles Brads, the Stamp Set called Oval All and my Big Shot with the Stampin' Up! Manhattans Flower Textured Impressions Die. I love using this Textured Impressions Die and then lightly sanding over it with our Sanding Blogs. Makes the flowers really pop off the card!!!

And these Grommets are so much fun to play with!!! I am really happy they made it into the brand new catalog that will be coming out July 1st!!
And this Oval All Stamp Set and Scallop Oval Punch will be in the new catalog too!!!!! This new catalog is a MUST see and if you want your very own copy of if for FREE email me now to find out how to get it!!
Have a great day!!!

June 21, 2009

life's a breeze

Here is another one for the Late Night Stamper's Yahoo Group Challenge #24, All About the Kids. I am having so much fun making items with kids in mind and of course playing with all these products that are on the Last Chance Lists!!
This card showcases EVERYTHING that is on the Last Chance Lists and boy am I going to miss all these yummy products!!!! I used the Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Pacific Point & Kiwi Kiss Cardstock, Kiwi Kiss 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pacific Point Corduroy Buttons, Hooray Designer Hardware and the stamp set called Life's a Breeze. The only thing I did use that is not retiring is the Horizontal Punch for the ribbon.

Those Corduroy Buttons are just too yummy and will be missed in this color!!!


This card was actually a case of a card I saw in Cards Magazine a while back. I don't recall the creator but if it is yours let me know and I will hook you up!!!!

I hope more of you will take part in this challenge that will end tonight at midnight!! It is so much fun playing and you get so many great ideas from everyone else that plays along!!

Have a great day!!!

**I found out who the creator of the card I CASED out of the Cards Magazine. Her name is Jamie Sears and you can see all her other wonderful creations on her blog here. Thanks Jamie for letting me know that was your card I CASED!! I just love your original card!!!!

June 19, 2009

Bloggers Challenge #104-Manly Cards

Boy I can't believe another week has come and gone!! It's Friday again and time for another Bloggers Challenge!! This week we are showcasing Manly Cards and just in time for Father's Day!! Make sure you check out all the other awesome ladies and see what they came up with!!
For my card I started with the To the Nines Specialty DSP, Always Artichoke & Chocolate Chip Cardstock, the stamp set called Card Games, Always Artichoke & Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons, Natural Hemp Twine, Color Spritzer Tool with the Stampin' Write Markers and the Distressing Tool from the Cutter Kit.

This card was fun to make with all the distressing and spritzing I did!!! I really hope my dad likes his card he will be receiving on Father's Day!!

Have a great day!!


June 18, 2009

Happy Birthday Princess

I did this one last night for the brand new Stamping 411 blog's SSC103 Sketch Challenge. I just noticed on their challenge post that I had to link it to them by Wednesday night!! Darn it!!! I guess I am a day late!! Oh well I still want to share it with you and of course with them even though it will not be considered in their voting for their stamper's showcase.
I forgot to mention that my card I submitted to them for last weeks sketch challenge was chosen for their stamper's showcase!!! You can see my card that was chosen HERE. When I found out about it I was bouncing off the walls!! It makes me soooo happy to know that sometimes my work really stands out and people actually like it!!
This is what I did with the below sketch and I even did this one with my Late Night Stamper's Yahoo Group Challenge #24 in mind that is All About the Kids. AND I am trying to use stamp sets and DSP that are on the Last Chance List to show you how great these items are and will soon be gone forever!!!!
My card uses the Sweet Always DSP, Regal Rose & Whisper White Cardstock, Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads (which I actually took out of the brad using my bottle-nosed pliers out of the Crafter's Tool Kit and glued them onto the crown with my Crystal Effects) and the stamp sets called Perfect Princess & Bitty Birthday.

I hope you all like what I came up with using this sketch and for a little girl's birthday.

Have a great day!!

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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June 17, 2009

Happy Happy Birthday

This card was for SSUS Challenge 6/5-Anything Goes. I haven't heard from my partner letting me know if she received it or not and if she liked it or not?? I hope so!! I had alot of fun making this card!!
I pulled out some now retired Darling Doodles DSP, old In Colors Groovy Guava & Purely Pomegranate Cardstock, Groovy Guava Double-Stitched Ribbon and a really old stamp set called Penguin Paradise that is of course retired. I also used a different retired stamp set for the title but for the life of me I can not think of the name of it!!
I used Creamy Caramel for the grass skirt. This was so much fun to make!! I used two small pieces of cardstock, cut from one side to the other side without cutting all the way and glued them on with Crystal Effects. After it was dried I started playing with it so the grass skirt curls outward. Too cute!!!
I hope my partner liked this fun cute card!!!
Have a great day!!

June 16, 2009

Late Night Stampers Challenge #24

It is time for another Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group Challenge and this week it is Jenn and I that are bringing Challenge #24 to you all!! This challenge is ALL ABOUT THE KIDS!! Make anything kid related and upload it to the Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group by Sunday at midnight to be eligible for the Design Team voting and you never know your artwork could be on the homepage for the entire week showcasing your awesome kid related item.
For this challenge I decided I wanted to break open my brand new Three Tier Cake Pop-Up Bigz XL for my Big Shot and play around with it. I have seen so many other demos using this new pop-up die for things other then a cake so I thought I would try my hand at it and make something "outside of the box". I hope you all like it as much as I do!!! I think it turned out awesome!!

For my card I used Kiwi Kiss, Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette & Riding Hood Red Cardstock, Kiwi Kiss 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Cutter Kit, Scallop Border & Scallop Square Punches, the stamp sets called Prehistoric Pals & On Your Birthday and my Big Shot with the Three Tier Cake Pop-Up Bigz XL Die & the Stampin' Up! Backgrounds I Texturz Plates.


I just love the HUGE surprise you get when you open this card!!! Too Stinkin' Cute!!!

This card did take a while to make since I hand cut all the dinosaurs, trees and grass but I think it is soooooo worth it!!!

I hope lots of you will join Jenn and I in this fun challenge and play along. Remember you can join this Yahoo Group for FREE and everyone is welcome!!!!
Have a great day!!

June 15, 2009

Praying for You

I have seen this technique done several places and thought I would try my hand at it. I think it might be called Spotlighting. If not that is what I am calling it!!!LOL!!!
For this card I used the Urban Oasis DSP, Kraft & Basic Black Cardstock, Eyelet Border, 1 3/8" Circle & 1 1/4" Circle Punches, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen and the stamp sets called Scene in a Garden & Very Versatile.

This is a pretty fun technique and I hope you all give it a try sometime!!

Have a great day!!


June 14, 2009

Get Well Soon

Here's one I did for the Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group Challenge #23 and a sketch challenge over at Midnight "Scramper". I hope you will join me in doing one of these challenges!! You do have until midnight tonight to get your card uploaded to the Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group to be eligible for the Design Team voting!! So pull out those stamp sets that are on the Last Chance List and get creating!!
For my card I used the sketch below, the stamp set that is now on the Last Chance List called Always in My Thoughts, Walk in The Park DSP, Kiwi Kiss & So Saffron Cardstock, Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Buttons and Pig Tails Ribbon Originals.

Are these Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Buttons not yummy?? Get them now while they are still available on the Last Chance Accessories List at HALF PRICE!!!

I hope you all will join in on the fun over at Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group. Remember it is FREE to sign up and anyone can become a member!!!
Have a great day!!!

June 13, 2009

May Ribbon & Corduroy Buttons Share is Ready!!

My May Ribbon and Corduroy Buttons Share is now ready. Out of town orders should have already been received and I have club orders here. You are all going to love this yummy ribbon and these Corduroy Buttons are just awesome!!
I packed all of this in our Medium Flat Cellophane Bags, Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Summer Sun Cardstock, Whisper White Or5ganza Ribbon and the Curly Label Punch Bundle with the Cute & Curly Stamp Set. This awesome Punch Bundle is now on the Last Chance List and will be gone forever at the end of this month!!! Hurry and get it before it sold out!!


Have a great day!!!