What a week for the techno gremlins!  They must have had loads of fun at my house.  Last Saturday, the computer fan on my desktop computer stopped working so off to the shop it went.  No big deal (or so I thought), I have my IPad so that should allow me to update my blog.  Well, the techno gremlins decided that the recently installed “new and better” router would not communicate with the device preventing me from updating the blog.  It was a case of “sometime it would work and sometime it would not” – yes, frustrating! A bit of humor about it does seem to help. Today, my desktop repair was completed and it’s running great so I’m “back in business.”  Tomorrow, service technicians are scheduled to replace and/or reconfigure the router and modem again. Keeping my fingers crossed that all will be fixed and the techno gremlins will be on their merry way.

With sporadic internet access, I was able to spend a lot of time perusing the new 2013-2014 Stampin’ Up! catalog and selecting what new goodies to purchase.  There are lots of beautiful stamp sets, new accessories and fun Designer Series Papers (DSP) to use for creating a variety of projects and I look forward to my order arriving soon.  You can download the new catalog PDF from the blog sidebar or download Google Catalogs!  It’s interactive, it’s easy—and it’s compatible with both iPad and Android tablets in the US. 

• Download the Google Catalog app (available through iTunes and Google Play).
• Sign
  in using your Google or Gmail account. If you don’t have a Google
  account, you can create one by tapping the sign up button in the app.
• After you have signed in, search for “Stampin’ Up!”by tapping the small magnifying glass icon at the top of the screen.
• Open the catalog by tapping the cover.

The card that I’m sharing uses the new Gingham Garden DSP.  It’s a bright and colorful paper that is perfect for creating a cheerful birthday card.

Materials and Tools:

Whisper White CS (item #100730)

Gingham Garden DSP (item #129310)

Melon Mambo CS (item #115320) 

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad (item #126974)

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (item # 126944)

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad (item #126948)

Bring on the Cake Stamp Set (item #128490 Wood, item #121598 Clear)

2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (item #118874)

2 1/2″ Circle Punch (item #120906)

Blender Pen (item #102845)

Snail Adhesive (item #104332)

Stampin’ Dimensionals (item #104430)

When my sister, Sharon, and her friend, Darien, visited a few weeks ago, we made fabric flower pins using the now retired, Summer Smooches and Floral District Flawless Fabric from Stampin’ Up!  I wanted to share the photo as the pins turned out beautiful.  The red center in one of the pins is a flower made using the new Simply Pressed Clay and the Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Mold.  The clay was colored using the Real Red Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill. 

If you have any questions, please contact me:   margkni@gmail.com.

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Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check back next week for more project shares!

Until then, have a great weekend!

Happy Thursday!  Hope you are having a great week.  We’re continuing to enjoy nice weather in Georgia, and fortunately, aren’t experiencing any of the severe weather that seems to be playing havoc on other parts of the country.  Let’s pray that the weather patterns will soon shift so there will be calmer days ahead for everyone.

As mentioned earlier, “By the Tide” is rapidly becoming a favorite stamp set.  A friend’s birthday is soon and I decided the stamp set would make a great card for him.  Since he enjoys dining on lobster and spending time at the beach, the
stamp set allowed me to design a card incorporating a bit of both.

Materials:

Real Red (item #102482) and Very Vanilla card stock (item #101650)

By the Tide Stamp Set (item #129120 clear, #131910 wood)

 Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (item #126949)

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad  (item #131181- new color!)

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad (item #126974)

Express Yourself Stamp Set (new Hostess set) (item #130339 clear, #130336 wood)

Ordering from the new catalog starts tomorrow, May 31st at noon MDT (or 2:00 EST)!!!

Below are a few more items from the three days of crafting with Sharon and Darien.  

Like myself, Darien enjoys using the “By the Tide” stamp set and created this beautiful card.

Darien prepared tags to use for her daughter’s wedding favors.

Preparing for a holiday themed convention swap, Sharon prepared this beautiful card sample.  She’ll be making twenty+ to share with fellow stampers!  On the two evergreen silhouettes, she stamped with Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad and then re-stamped the image with Illuminate Glitter Watermark Stampin’ Pad.  It provides a nice shimmer but it does not show in the photo.

 

If you have any questions, please contact me:   margkni@gmail.com.

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Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check back on Monday for another project!

Until then, have a great weekend!

Hope your Memorial Weekend was spent just as you planned!  My son and grandson visited for a couple of days so we stayed busy.  The weather was perfect so lots of time was spent outdoors enjoying a variety of activities.  Of course, the highlight for my grandson was the three snakes that decided to slither through the yard!  Fortunately, the snakes decided there was too much to bother them at our house and made their way back to the woods.  Ah, the joys of living in rural Georgia!

Today I am sharing another Father’s Day card and a few more items from last week’s craft marathon.  The “By The Tide” stamp set from Stampin’ Up! was used for the card.  At first, I did not think that  the stamp set would be one that would be utilized often but I am finding that beautiful cards are produced using the set.

The card base is Pool Party CS and the first layer is Very Vanilla CS.  The coral was stamped using Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad and then VersaMark was used to stamp over the coral again.  Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder was applied and heat embossed to add shimmer to the coral.  Pearl Basic Jewels were used to embellish the coral.  The fish were stamped using Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad.  You’ll note that the fish in the foreground of the card is darker, it was stamped first. The fish in the upper left corner was stamped without re-inking the stamp to produce a lighter image and stamped so that part of the fish fades into the coral.  Before stamping the lighter image, I “huffed” on the stamp to moisten the remaining ink on the stamp.  The greeting was stamped using Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad and a saying from the Delightful Dozen stamp set.  A Stampin’ Write Marker in Pool Party was used to color the word in the greeting.   

 There are still more items to come from last week and I hope to complete posting them this week.  Additionally, card kits for purchase are in the planning stages so stay tuned for more information.

If you have any questions, please contact me:   margkni@gmail.com.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check in on Thursday for my next post!

Until then, have a great week!