Kindness Matters Blossom Box

Stamps
• Kindness Matters
Paper
• Crumb Cake Card Stock
• Lucky Limeade Card Stock
• Melon Mambo Card Stock
• Whisper White Card Stock
• Lucky Limeade Textured Card Stock

Ink
• Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Pad®
• Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad
• VersaMark® Pad

Accessories
• Linen Thread
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Extra-Large Tag Punch
• Fancy Flower Punch
• 1/16" Circle Punch
• Big Shot™
• Blossom Box Bigz™ L Die
Don't you just love this litle box from the Big Shot Die, Blossom Box and these colors? Thanks for stopping by. Contact me to schedule a class or party for September! wagstamp@bellsouth.net

Stampin Bunco Tues Night 7pm

This is the card the Stampin Bunco girls are making tomorrow night. We are using bleach, on the leaves that I will die cut in advance for them. I am so ready for fall. I could not resist. Contact me if you want to come we still have room for more. wagstamp@bellsouth.net

Big Shot Challenge

About 11 years ago when I lived in Victorville, CA I met another demo on line Terri Tank that was from that area but at the time was overseas and we chatted on line with a yahoo group called SU Sisters. We have remained friends ever since.
Last week we were chatting on Facebook and she seem to be in a slump and I gave her a challenge to make something using the big shot and new stamp sets and colors from the new catalog. Well tonight was the reveal and I first have to say that when I gave that challenge I was thinking about a thank you gift for one of my friends that happens to be a customer of mine and she is also a Mary Kay consultant. She likes to make little gift packets for her customers and one day recently she told me how perfect pink pirouette and black went with the MK theme. So I used the challenge I gave to Terri to make these projects except that I did not use in colors since the pink pirouette was so perfect and I used a stamp set that is no longer in the catalog but Stampin up demonstrators can still get them.
Thanks for looking and next week I will follow the rules we set. :)

My project~
Sets: Taking Care of Business (retired) Ink/Markers:Basic Black Paper:Whisper White, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette Other: 1 1/4" Basic Black grosgrain ribbon, Big Shot Fancy Favor, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches, Round Tab punch, Decorative Label punch, Scallop Oval punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack

Terri's card

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
My Project ~
Sets: Snow Much Fun, French Filigree, Teeny Tiny Wishes Ink/Markers: Riding Hood Red, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade Paper: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade Other: Big Shot Top Note, Big Shot Scalloped Circle, Big Shot 3" & 3 1/2" Circle, Cicle Scissors Plus, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Round Tab punch, Daffodil Delight brad, Crop-a-dile, Gold Cord (retired)

Cupcake Banner and other fun stuff

Going along with my Cupcake theme this month, I made this cute banner for someones birthday. I love using big shot dies in a different way than intended. I used the two tags die and folded over right before the cut line so my banner fold would go over the ribbon. This was the end of the banner and I stamped Happy Birthday on the little banner that comes on the new Petal Cone die, then sort of scrunched it up and used glue dots to give it that 3-d look. I love this little spring tag, I made this to show one of my clubs. I used the Easter Blossom for this cute tag. Hope you like it! I needed a sympathy card this week and came up with this one using one of the free hostess sets in the occasions mini (a slice of life) NOTE: I have downloaded this 4 times and turned it different ways and I do not know why it shows up turned. Sorry for the dificulty to view but I thought it was worth looking at for sure. Last week I needed a birthday card for a friend at work and I did not have any stamping on the front but did have a sentiment on the inside. I loved the new fun flowers die and our designer series paper. Fun to mix and match colors and designs to make your flower. This flower is cute as a bag tag also. Thanks for stopping by, blessings, Frances

Yum more chocolate!

I wanted to share this little match box I made with the big shot. I love that machine, plus my next favorite tool My Digital Studio! You may ask what are you talking about I don't see any scrapbook pages or calendars or cards etc.

WEllllllllll look closer, I downloaded the DSP Love Impressions from My Digital Studio and put two different images on one piece of paper and ran my office labels through my printer and then took those darn cute labels and wrapped them around the Hershey's Nuggets candy and voila you have a cute little gift.

Kay and Gail this is for you hope you liked it. Thanks for stopping by. Now for the rest of this week I have to finish my swaps.

Sneek Peek

This is going to be one of my favorite colors Daffodil Delight. I have been playing with my new toys and I love this little envelope. I will be having a class using this box soon look for more big shot box ideas! Bitty Box and Envelopes die 115967
Cute by the Inch hostess set level 2 120130 C
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight Cardstock 119683
Daffodil Delight ink 119667
Perfect Polka Dots- Textured Impressions Embossing folder 117335
Scallop Rectangle Clearlits 118872

Build a Bear Class at Garner NC Library

On Saturday I am offering a children's class using our Build a Bear die cut at the library in Garner, NC. I know the children will love it. They will make two bears and my downline Jessica and I have already made the sleeping bags out of the top note die cut and they are so cute. When they finish they will keep one bear and sleeping bag and we will donate the other one to the Ronald McDonald house in Chapel Hill. I am looking forward to Saturday. I will also be offering Build a Bear Birthday parties for children contact me for more information. Flyer for class at the library.

This is a close up of one of my samples.

This is prep area when working on 15 and matching designer paper with cardstock. What fun that was.

Thanks for stopping by. Frances

Flower Pins

This was the second project that we made at stamp club yesterday. I love these pins. For these we used hot glue instead of stitching them together. We all liked what we did and tolerated the little hot glue burns on our fingers (worth the sacrifice) The first one Barbara made: Brenda's project Frances' project Gloria's project Shirley's project

Wellness Wishes- Free with SAB Promotion

I just got this cute little stamp set free with my Sale-a-Bration Special that Stampin UP has going with every $50 you spend you get a free stamp set, designer paper or a new punch (Scallop Trim Border). I was so excited yesterday when my order came in I just had to make something with it. I have some get well cards to make for my Sunday School friends and my Bunko Group and this little dog was just right. I thought it would be so cute and perk anyone up that was feeling down. Thanks for looking. Supplies: Wellness Wishes Stamp Set -120209 (special number when free) Bashful Blue Card Stock 105120 Close to Cocoa Card Stock 101341 Bashful Blue Marker 105111 Real Red Marker 100052 Creamy Carmel Marker 100078 Naturals Ivory Card Stock 101849 Chocolate Chip 1/4 Grosgrain Ribbon 111367 Big Shot Square Scallop Die (for back of card) 115950 1-3/4 Circle punch 112004 Scallop Edge Punch 112091 Window Punch 105090 Modern Label Punch 116630 Soft Subtles Brad (Bashful Blue) 106954 On this one I am using some supplies that I had left over from some retired papers. Supplies: Wellness Wishes Stamp Set -120209 (special number when free) Itty Bitty Backgrounds-114996 Naturals Ivory Card Stock 101849 Real Red Card Stock 102482 Marigold Morning Card Stock (retired In Color) Real Red Marker 100052 Creamy Carmel Marker 100078 More Mustard Marker 100076 Window Punch 105090 Modern Label Punch 11663 Vintage Brads 109109

Valentine Box from the Petal Card Die

This was a fun box to make the top was made with the Petal Card Die and so easy. I cut the hearts using the Big Shot Hearts embossing die from a coke can and added a string and I love the way it turned out. The top of the box was made using the Petal Card Die cut from our Big Shot collection and a round scallop punch. I added the shred and a ribbon. Thanks for looking.

Supplies:

Framed with Love - 114389

Charming- 116519

Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die - 117332

Petal Card Die- 113467

Scallop Circle Punch - 109043

Sweet Pea Bag could be yours- join my team in Feb

I purchased several of these bags at the Stampin' UP! Leadership conference in Phoenix last month and it could be yours. Just join my team in Feb and I will make you a cute tag to go on it for you. I got the tag idea from Patty Bennett except she used hearts and I used the Top Note Die from our Big Shot collection. I used My Digital Studio to create the background and then added a button and monogram, jumbo eyelet and brown stripped ribbon. Contact me today to get your own bag.

BAH HUMBUG

This is a card I made for my boss who is always saying Bah Humbug throughout the year. On the inside I typed Merry Christmas to the nicest Scrooge around... from all of us. I got the idea from Carrie Gaskin who is a genius with paper piecing. I have to tell you on the glue part, less is more. The first one I tried looked like a 4 year old did the glueing. :) Merry Christmas and safe travels and remember the Reason for the Season Christ our Lord!