Posts Tagged With: Hand Made Cards

Stampin’ Up! Helping Me Grow Thanks!

Posted on March 5, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Well, a very scary thing showed up today! It was very very bright. Seemed to radiate a little heat. Not a lot, just a little. It’s gone now – hoping it will show back up tomorrow!

And, of course it will. Tomorrow is supposed to be up in the 60’s and then into the 70’s early next week. Quite the roller coaster!

I have a pretty card to share today, that only needs one stamp set. And a set of good paper snips (aka scissors) cuz there’s some fussy cutting in this one. Don’t fret, though – it’s easy peasy. The pretty stamp set I used is Helping Me Grow – a new one in the Occasions catalog that, for some reason, I haven’t really used yet. Oh, I’ve pulled a couple of sentiments from it, but never really used it. Until today – and it’s so cool – it’s all I needed. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Thank You Cards | Tags: 2016 Occasions Catalog, 2016 Sale-A-Bration, Annual Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, Helping Me Grow, Occasions, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, South Atlanta, stampin' up, stamping, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Tyrone GA | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Timelessly Textured Botanical Builder

Posted on March 4, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Happy Friday, y’all! It has rained here ALL DAY. I’m only exaggerating a little tiny bit. It’s been cold and wet and raining and sleeting up north of us. Mud is everywhere. Only the ducks on the pond – and my Halfingers – are happy with this kind of a day. 🙁

Fortunately, it’s warm and dry and cozy inside! I have a recovering kitty – and her brother that thinks she smells bad! – sleeping by the heater. Eating her medicine twice a day like a good girl. So, life is pretty darned good!

I know that it’s going to be spring just any day now (that’s not a joke, it’s supposed to be in the seventies over the weekend!). But it is rainy….so, I ended up today with a card that has flowers (spring!) and blues (rainy day!). And lots of texture. I combined Timeless Textures and the Botanical Builder….take a look-see:

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Categories: Any Occasion, Everyday, For You, Friendship, Just Hello!, Thank You Cards, Thinking Of You | Tags: 2016 Occasions Catalog, 2016 Sale-A-Bration, Annual Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Botanical Blooms, Botanical Builder, Butterfly Basics, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, Occasions, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, South Atlanta, stampin' up, stamping, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Timeless Textures, Tyrone GA | 20 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Special Stamp….#imbringingbirthdaysback….coming soon!

Posted on March 3, 2016 by stampsnlingers

This is my second post of the day – if you’re looking for the Blog Hop post…here it is! 🙂 If you’re already thru the Hop….thanks for stopping by!

I wanted to take a quick second of your time to share some info about a new grassroots movement from Shannon West, Stampin’ Up!’s training manager, to bring birthdays back with her own “#imbringingbirthdaysback” movement!

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Stampin’ Up! Mary Had a Little Easter Lamb for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Posted on March 3, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all – it’s Thursday and that means it’s Happy Stampers Blog Hop Day! We’ve got a fun sketch challenge to work with today.

But first – I know you’re all dying for an update on Katy! She came home today – shot out of the carrier like she’d been….well…shot out of the carrier. I figured we wouldn’t see her again until May! But, mere moments later, she came to the kitchen for a big drink of water and within about 30 minutes…..

…I was graced with her sleepy self on my lap! I am forgiven!! 🙂 She’s eating well – and I was even able to get her first dose of antibiotic in her. Greenies Pill Pockets. Who knew? I never thought she’d like them empty, let alone stuffed with a giant pill! But she mucked it right down. So… one down. Fingers crossed that she takes the bait 27 more times!

Anywho – on with the blog hop! Here’s the sketch that we’re all going to be working with today – please take a little time when you’re done here to check out all the projects from my fellow Happy Stampers!

I decided to make a spring-y card in honor of the pretty weather we’ve been having. I used the cute new Occasions stamp called Easter Lamb, and a sentiment from the Circle of Spring stamp set, from the Annual Catalog. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Any Occasion, Everyday, Spring | Tags: 2016 Occasions Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Blossom Bunch Punch, card making, card making supplies, Circle of Spring, Demonstrator, Easter Lamb Stamp set, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers | 12 Comments

Stampin’ Up! First Sight Thanks Kindly

Posted on March 2, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Well, it’s Wednesday again. And I’m back with another card – blogging it while I watch the lightning flash outside and listen to the rumble of thunder. And hope my sweet kitty Katy isn’t scared!

Oh. Did I not tell you about Katy?? Well, she’s my little tuxedo girl…

…she and her brother have lived with us since they were about 7 weeks old. That’s when I scooped them up out of a rain drain – on the 4th of July in 2003. Leo (her brother) was sitting with a couple of kids on the edge of the street. I saw him as I drove by (I see them all – it’s kind of my curse) and worried about what those kids might do to him. You know – kids. 4th of July. Black kitten.

I went back to my apartment. I paced. I tried to talk myself out of it. After all, I had my older kitty, Toe – and we were quite happy. Me. Wayne. One cat. Nice dynamic.

I picked up the cat carrier and a bag of Tender Vittles and returned to the scene.

45 minutes later – I’ve got Leo. I’ve got Katy – she was way hidden – she’s always been the skittier of the two. The kids think I’m a cat whisperer – cuz they hadn’t been able to catch either one of them! I started to figure out how to find them a home.

So here we are thirteen years later. 😉

Katy hadn’t been doing well – so we finally pulled up our big girl panties (well, I did – Wayne….??) and managed to catch her and get her in the carrier and to the vet. She needed teeth work. Bad!

Today was the big day. We went to pick her back up and discovered the extent of her surgery. BIG. Decided to leave her another night so they can manage her pain. And give her another shot of antibiotic tomorrow. Before we start with the twice daily pill routine. Like that’ll ever work!

Hence – I’m worrying about her being by herself, not feeling good. Scared of the the thunder. 🙁

So – I distracted myself by making a card – cuz sitting here worrying won’t help anyway – and she’s probably still pretty zorked (yes, that’s what the vet said!) by the anesthesia, so she’s probably sound asleep.

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! 😉 I think she probably is, don’t you?

The card I made to distract myself uses the pretty Occasions stamp set called First Sight. I combined some paper from Love Blossoms and a sentiment from One Big Meaning. And I ended up with a card that’s sweet as a chocolatier’s confection. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Thank You Cards | Tags: 2016 Occasions Catalog, 2016 Sale-A-Bration, Annual Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Expressions Natural Elements, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Feminine, First Sight Stamp Set, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, Love Blossoms DSP, Occasions, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, South Atlanta, stampin' up, stamping, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Tyrone GA | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! What’s Up on 1 Mar 16

Posted on March 1, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning – it’s Tuesday and that means a new round of Weekly Deals are up for grabs! This week features some fun embossing folders, the handy Ornate Tag Topper punch and the super-cool Tin of Cards project kit!

A big milestone is fast approaching – the retirement of the 2014-2016 In Colors. Mossy Meadow has been my go-to color for a long time now, so I’m sure going to miss it – and Blackberry Bliss, too! Sale-A-Bration is a great time to stock up on your card stock and ink refills – they’ll go fast once the official retirement list is posted (sometime in April!). And, once they’re on the retiring list they’ll only be available while supplies last. Here’s the list – get ’em before they’re gone! 🙂

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Categories: Everyday, General | Tags: 2016 Occasions Catalog, 2016 Sale-A-Bration, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers | Leave a comment

Stampin’ Up! Botanical Sky’s The Limit

Posted on January 31, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Questions?!? 😉

On to the business at hand! I hope that your weekend is going well. I succeeded in sleeping all the way to 8am this morning! Whoo-hoo! Now, on Saturday night, I’m trying to stay up late to start getting into the schedule for next week. It’s some kind of swing/mid hybrid. Leave at 1:15pm or so and get back 12 hours later. Y-U-K! But there it is – and, in fact, it is what it is, so…. 🙂

I made a couple more cards to share with my stamper ladies this afternoon. This one is a Valentine’s Day card that uses the Botanicals For You set (from the Sale-A-Bration flyer – you can only get it as a free item with a $50 or better order!) and the Sky Is the Limit set – also a Sale-A-Bration item. This set is only available until the 15th of February, so if you love it, you need to jump on it right quick! Take a look-see:

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Categories: Love, Valentine's Day | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Botanicals For You, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, masculine, Ordering Special!, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Sale-a-Bration, Sky Is The Limit, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers | 9 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Greatest Greetings Clean and Simple Butterfly!

Posted on January 30, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Hello! I hope that when this posts, I’m still asleep. Really asleep. Not that thing where I’m laying there and I know I’m awake but I can’t really move and don’t really want to. That I can’t hear any noises. No one calls me. Don’t have to go to the bathroom. Brain isn’t running thru a litany of things I need to get up and do! You know – dead-to-the-world.

Will be a tiny miracle! So, I’ll just hope to sleep until 7! Arizona time. Fingers crossed for me, okay?

So – I have a fun little thing happening tomorrow. One of the ladies from work here and a lady that found me on the SU! website is coming over to stamp for a little while. I think it’ll be fun! In the course of determining what we’ll be stamping and creating, I came up with this card. My friend from work is a complete newbie to stamping. The other lady is an experienced crafter – so looking for projects that will appeal to her, but not overwhelm my friend and make her wonder what the in the world she was thinking!!

Now, there’s a card in the Annual Catalog that I’d been meaning to do a riff on – and it seemed like this would be a great time. It’s easy peasy to make, but looks so cool that I think it’s going to work great! It uses the ever wonderful Butterflies Thinlits from the Annual Catalog and Greatest Greetings from Occasions. And Washi Tape! Take a look-see:

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Categories: Any Occasion, Get Well Soon | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Butterflies Thinlits, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, Greatest Greetings, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Ordering Special!, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Sale-a-Bration, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Washi Tape | 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Enjoy a Beautiful Ride!

Posted on January 29, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good day-before-Saturday-which-I-actually-get-off! I’ll assume that you’re all looking forward to the weekend – and some sleep! – as much as I am. It’s been a long week, for sure.

In the midst of the madness, though, sits my Stampin’ stuff – quietly waiting for me to return to it for a few minutes of creative happiness! Just this morning, while making red beans and rice, macaroni salad and BBQ baked beans (potluck day at the office) in the postage stamp kitchen, I whiled away the macaroni-boiling time by working on a card for tomorrow! Nice way to wait for soft macaroni. Also – if I had returned to the bed….well. I might still be snoring there! 🙂

For today, though, I have a card that I made for you last weekend. It combines the new Occasions stamp set called Beautiful Ride and the Going Places DSP. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Any Occasion, Everyday, Life Event, Valentine's Day | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Beautiful Ride, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, Going Places DSP, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Ordering Special!, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Sale-a-Bration, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Watercolor | 10 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Large Numbers Bear Hug Birthday for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Posted on January 28, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Okay – it just occurred to me that I did a birthday card using the Large Numbers Framelits for the last Happy Stampers Blog Hop! Sorry about that – but it should really just go to show you how much fun and how versatile this set is! Wouldn’t surprise me if you see some other projects using it today in the Blog Hop. I hope that you’ll check everyone’s blogs out when you get done here!

This week we had a Color Challenge – Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Mint Macaron. Of course, I’d left my Mint Macaron card stock at home. So…had to look to my DSP – and I found the It’s My Party Designer Series Paper Stack. All three colors are well represented in this fun paper!

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I combined a few sets for this project – deciding on the card when I realized that this year my husband will turn….duh duh duh duuuuuuh….SIXTY! Oh my goodness – how did that happen?? A little sobering. So I figured a not-so-sober card was in order. Of course, there has to be a little black on a birthday card for such an occasion!

So, I used the Number of Years bundle and combined some elements from Bear Hugs, Balloon Celebration and Party With Cake. Take a look-see:

What do you think? Did I get enough candles? 😉