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Springtime Smiles

 
Hi there, long time no see.  I have been doing my taxes and have not been able to get into my stamp room.  Well, I'm finished now and they are filed.  I just hope they are right.  I started off tonight with a simple card.  I have been wanting to use the Ice Cream Parlor Designer paper that I received free from Stampin' Up!.  It has designer paper and adhesive backed cardstock (stickers)in the package.  My card is Pink Pirouette and I layered white cardstock stamped with the Well Worn background stamp in Melon Mambo.  I used some of the stickers to fill the card.  The words are from the Easter Blossoms stamp set.   I hipe you like it.  Come back tomorrow for another card. 

 I working hard to earn the Disney trip and I only have until June 30. I would love for you to order product to make this card.  Blessings, Martha

Tara's Convention Gift

Here is a card and a gift that I received at Convention from Tara.  She makes some beautiful projects.  Inside the gift ev=nvelope was a Starbucks card.  How great is that. She made the lovely rose with our cardstock.  She used lots of Stampin' Up!'s new pearls and ribbon.  Thanks Tara.  She also sprayed the card and gift card holder with the Smooch Spritz.  You probably cannot see it, but it is very shimmery.  I hope you enjoy making these items.  Blessings, Martha

Convention Make & Takes

Here are some of the make and takes we made at Convention.  Enjoy......

 Today, my sister and her daughter are here visiting.  We are going shopping.  This is just what I need to do after all my spending on the new products in the Stampin' Up! catalog & idea book.  Yikes..... I need to find some money somewhere.  Did you know for the month of August, you can hold a workshop with me and if the orders total $350, you can earn an additional $25 in free product.  Email me today to set your date for your party in August so you can have free product.

This is such a exciting month.  The new Holiday mini is out now for demonstrators and we can order as of yesterday.  You should see this mini.  It is the very BEST ever.  I want one or two of everything.  Attention Quilters!  There is fabric in the new mini.  Your are going to love it.  With the fabric, you will get some patterns of items to make.  I will be making some placemats and maybe I will make another quilt.  I have several quilts I made withthe Big Shot.  What should I do with them?  Soon I will have too many to keep on display.  Come over and see my quilts.  I have  quilt classes scheduled on my calendar.  Check it out on my website. Thanks for looking.  Have a blessed day.

Nature's Nest Class

 

Here are a couple of cards you will be making if you sign up for my Nature's Nest card class.  There are 4 wonderful cards to be made.  We will be using watercolor crayons to color the cards. Email me today to sign up.  The class is March 2 at 6:30 PM in my stamp room.

It is supposed to snow here tonight.  I am soooo ready for spring to come.    I have lots of spring classes coming up.  Check out my website at http://stamp4martha.stampinup.net.  Escape your world and enter the world of FUN.  Thanks for looking.  Martha
  
 
 

Lattice card

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Hello,

I guess I have been remiss in posting and now I am posting all the time.  I hope you like my cards and scrapbook pages.  This is a card I made for my recent stamp camp.  I used Pretty in Pink as my base card and layered on Tea Party Designer Paper.  Using the Big Shot, I cut the lattice in Certainly Celery.  I also used the butterflies embosslit and the Hi embosslit.  I layer them on the Barely Banana cardstock.  I hope you like it.  Come over and stamp with me.  Thanks for looking.  Martha

July 6, 2009

It has been a busy week with the new catalog coming out.  This is a great catalog.  The new In Colors are so rich.  You are going to love using them for your cards and scrapbooking.

This card is stamped with the Fifth Avenue Floral set by Stampin' Up!  I colored the entire rose with our pastels and then erased the petal edges with the eraser.  That gave it a lot of depth.  Add some words and you have a beautiful card.  Thanks for looking.

Check out the new In Colors at Stampin' Up!.  Send me a email to order your cardstock, ink pads, markers and ribbon.  So very rich are the colors - you will want them all.

June 27, 2009

I was playing with the Big Shot and the Daisy die and came up with this card.  I cut the cardstock twice so I would have 6 flowers to layer together as one flower.  I used a green rhinestone brad in the center to hold all the layers together.  I stamped the leaves form the A Rose is a Rose stamp set and cut them out.  The words are from the Oval All set, punched with the large oval punch and layered on Pretty in Pink card stock punched with the Oval Scallop punch.  It is all on Basic Black cardstock.  It think it is stunning. 

The new 2009/2010 Catalog and Idea Book is arriving soon.  I am having a Open House in my  stamp room on July 1 from 1 to 9 PM.  You can come by to look at the new catalog.  My stamp club members receive a free copy.  That is a good reason to join one of my clubs.  See you then.  Have a great day.  Martha

Sympathy Card

Le Jardin is the most beautiful designer series paper made by Stampin' Up.  I made this simple but lovely sympathy card for a friend who lost her Mother.  The only stamping I did was the verse on the front and a verse and image of flowers on the inside.  I used the Close as a Memory set.  This is a very fast card, but the paper makes it just gorgeous.

Convention is next month.  I am preparing to make swaps to trade with other stampers.  We always have a good time and learn a lot of new techniques.  Come stamp with me.

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

Can you tell I love flowers.  I gravitate to them everytime I pick up a stamp set.  I wish I had these flowers on a trellis in my back yard.  Unfortunately, I have a brown thumb and almost nothing survives my care except weeds.

This is Blossoms Abound stamps on Whisper White cardstock.  I used Almost Amethyst and Lavender Lace for the flowers and Sage Shadow for the leaves.  I have not used Sage Shadow in a while after Certainly Celery came out.  Now I am using Sage Shadow again because it is a beautiful color.

I have a grandson that is almost 3 year old.  He loves to stamp and to cut paper with his special scissors.  He does a great job of messing up my stamp room.  Come over and join us and make some lovely cards to send to your friends.  MA

Wild Rose Card

I I am having fun with the chalkboard technique and the Wild Rost 2 step stamping set.  I saw a similar card on Split Coast and wanted to make a card for my techniques class.  The girls love the technique and the card.

I stamped the first stamp with Craft Whisper White ink on Chocolate Chip cardstock and used Ruby Red Pastels to color.  I then stamped the second step stamp and colored with Summer Sun and Cameo Coral pastels.  I stamped the leaves last and colored with Sage Shadow pastels.  I used Barely Banana and Sage Shadow to layer under the Chocolate Chip and put it on Ruby Red Textured cardstock.    I hope you like my card.  Martha