Monthly Archives: May 2016

Stampin’ Up! For All Things for the Retiring Products Blog Hop

Posted on May 3, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Hey, y’all – it’s Tuesday. Today’s post is a little bit different from the normal “updates” – the ladies in Amy’s Inkin’ Krew (that’s the name of Amy Koender’s downline demonstrators!) are doing a Blog Hop! It’s our first one and we’re excited! For this inaugural Hop, we’re each bringing a project that celebrates one of our favorite Retiring Products! I hope that you’ll hop thru everyone’s offerings when you’re done here! 🙂

As I put together my look-back post from Saturday – I realized that For All Things is one stamp set (among many!) that I’m really going to miss! It’s just so pretty and gives us so many options for Fall-themed cards. But – it works at other times of the year as well. So, I teamed it up with a few other things I’m really really going to miss….Corrugated Paper, Venetian Crochet Trim, the Itty Bitty Accent Punch Pack and the Greetings Thinlits. And one should never – ever! – forget about the Envelope Liner Framelits! Take a look-see:

My design for the layout of the card was inspired by the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge #170: Continue reading →

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Stampin’ Up! In Which I CASE Myself with Painters Palette and Large Numbers!

Posted on May 2, 2016 by stampsnlingers

‘Sup, y’all? Everyone getting ready to head back to work? Me, too. Bleh. But, I put beef stew in my crock pot so I’ll have dinner all ready when I get back to the hotel tonight – Yum! 🙂

So, last week, I had my cards with me in my bag, and I showed them to my two friends at work. They were both suitably impressed – doesn’t take much, they don’t realize that the tools I have at my disposal can make me look like a card-making-genius – and I kind of keep that to myself! 😉 And they both requested a card. The first is the anniversary card I shared with you yesterday. And the second – which you’re fixin’ to see, is a birthday card for the second guy’s daughter – who’ll be turning 7 shortly.

Now – this is the same guy that, while we were on a previous trip, got a whole bunch of SU! stuff from me for his wife and daughter. Apparently, his daughter is very artsy and really loves making things. He was immediately taken with the Painters Palette card I showed you on Friday. And when he asked for the birthday card – requested one just like it! Only with a birthday sentiment!

I asked what colors his daughter liked – he said pink. So, I told him I’d change up the colors – including the card base. And he said – no – he liked the black background and he knew his daughter would, too!

Since the customer is always right….and it’s a custom card….well, I gave him what he asked for! This time I added a sentiment from Circle of Spring, some Hearts and a Bitty Butterfly. She’s still a little girl, after all (seven is still a “little girl”, right??)! Take a look-see:

See? Looks eerily familiar, doesn’t it? Good eye. 😉 Continue reading →

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Stampin’ Up! Timeless Love & Affection

Posted on May 1, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Update 4 May 16: Found out this morning that my card was selected as a Pals Paper Artist Pick! Whoo-hoo! Wanted to thank the folks over at PPA for picking my card amongst all the beautiful projects submitted!

Hey, y’all! Happy Sunday!

If you’re coming over from Amy’s Blog – welcome and thanks for stopping by! Or Welcome Back – as the case may be.

So, yesterday, my friend and I went down to the historic district in Savannah. Our first stop was a restaurant called The Olde Pink House.

My friend Jan had given me the recommendation when she heard I was coming to Savannah – and thank the Lord for that! We waited just a short time, cuz my friend had made us a reservation – and we watched dish after dish being carried out to hungry customers. When we finally got to our table – in fact, the window on the second floor, just to the right of the front porch is where we sat! – we were huuuuungry! We ended up splitting three appetizers – Fried Green Tomatoes, Mac & Cheese Jalapeño Poppers and an onion stuffed with an Andouille sausage and cheese mixture and baked. They were ridiculously good – we barely kept ourselves from licking the plates! And then we both ordered Country Fried Chicken with mashed potatoes and collards. Oh. My. Sweet. Lord.

I’m not a fan of boneless chicken breasts – they seem to always be dry as sawdust. But this – this was a juicy work of pure art. Melted in our mouths! Aaron – who doesn’t seem like he should be a foodie, but is! – said he was pretty sure this was the best meal he’d has in his entire life!

So – if you’re ever coming down to Savannah – skip right past The Lady and Sons (trust me on this) and head to The Olde Pink House. The house itself is gorgeous, all the tables are set up in the various rooms of the Havershams’ old and beautiful family home and the wait staff all know little tidbits of history from the house. And the food is beyond spectacular.

In fact – let me re-phrase. You need to start figuring out a reason to come to Savannah! Right now! 🙂

Okay. Card. Not food. On it…

The same friend that I had lunch with had asked me to make him an Anniversary card for his wife. I seem to get a lot of commissions when I’m out on business! 🙂 So, I came up with a card that would suit his (and her) not-so-froofy natures. I used the coming-soon Affectionately Yours DSP and Love & Affection stamp set, and combined it with Timeless Love from the current Annual Catalog. Take a look-see:

I was going for a pretty and elegant card, with not a lot of bling, but some. The copper accents in the new Affectionately Yours DSP was just the ticket, and I played that theme out by also using the new Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Continue reading →