Dainty Happy Birthday!

Hi Everyone! The weekend is finally here! Have you been pouring over the retired list? I have not really had a chance yet. I am hoping to very soon. What are you sad to see retire? 

My card today is inspired by a card we did at my recent Stamp-A-Stack Retirement party. (Sorry you missed it! Send me a message if you want to know when the next one will be). We made something very similar to this, but using all retiring stamp sets.

Don't you just love that swirly line thing! (Yep, that's the technical term for it!). It makes everything all dainty, especially with those precious little flowers!

I do know that the Itty Bitty Accent Punches are retiring, I am VERY sad to see them go. Not to worry I will still be using them! 

Supplies:

Paper:
Soft Sky
Whisper White

Inks:
Smokey Slate

Stamps:
Tin of Cards
Birthday Blossoms

Accessories:
Satin Stitched White Ribbon
Itty Bitty Accent Punches
Glue Dots
Pearls

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Throwback Thursday!

Hi Everyone! Welcome to another Throwback Thursday! This time the one retired set isn't that retired - meaning it is just retiring this year! Yep, goodbye Summer Silhouettes!

When I first joined Stampin' Up! (about 2 or so years ago) this was the first stamp set I bought!

This is one of the cards we did at Stamp-A-Stack Retirement Party. Sorry missed it! If you are interested in joining us for either a Stamp Club, a Stamp-A-Stack, Friday Night Open House, or to book a party. Let us know, the more the merrier!

Supplies:

Paper:

Whisper White

Inks:

Island Indigo

Melon Mambo

Memento Black

Stamps:

Summer Silhouettes (retiring)

Four You (retired)

Accessories:

Cotton Ribbon (retired)

Glue Dots

Clear Block D

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Ice Cream Happiness!

Hi Everyone! Don't you just love the new DSP Birthday Bouquet? It goes perfectly with the (retired) Sale-A-Bration stamp set Honeycomb Happiness. I think the ice cream cones were made for each other! lol

Don't they look yummy! 

I used Crystal Effects around the edges of the ice cream cone.

Supplies:

Paper:
Watermelon Wonder
Whisper White 3 1/4" x 3"
Shimmery White (ice cream cones)
Birthday Bouquet DSP 2" x 5.5"
Pool Party

Inks:
Pool Party
Watermelon Wonder
Blushing Bride
Baked Brown Sugar

Stamps:
Honeycomb Happiness
Fabulous Phrases (retired)

Accessories:
Aqua Painter
Crystal Effects
Pool Party Ribbon
Project Life Corner Rounder
Jewelry Tag Punch (retired)
Dimensionals
Glue Dots

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Petite Petals re-make!

Hi Everyone! Today's card is a re-make of one I made a few years ago for my daughters' Birthday.

This time I used the flower from the Itty Bitty Accent Punches. I wanted to use the Smokey Slate flowers instead of the cut out like the original. You can find the original here.

Instead of those really cute flowers you could use the new Balloon Punch (the small one would work best), the Star or the Heart from the Itty Bitty Accent Punches, you get the idea! 

I absolutely love our Itty Bitty Accent Punches. I hope they have a set each year!

Supplies:

Paper:
Island Indigo
Smokey Slate 3" x 5 1/4"

Inks:
Island Indigo

Stamps:
Sky is the Limit (retired)

Accessories:
Itt Bitty Accent Punches
Pearls
Glue Dots
Dimensionals (under the Smokey Slate)
Bakers Twine (Island Indigo)
Basic Grey Button

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Sunflowers!

Hi Everyone! Now that Spring is sort of here (it's freezing today!), the Magnolia trees are in bloom, my little cherry tree has buds on it and the birds are back. So, I think Spring is here!

Since Spring is on my mind, that means so are my flowers and my gardens. I can't wait to get planting!

Which brings me to the Botanical Builder Framelits set. I knew I wanted to make some Sunflowers with this amazing set. You can make any type of flowers with them. Your imagination is the limit! (Last week I made Forget-Me-Nots!)

 So bright and cheery!

Supplies:

Paper:

Whisper White

Brights DSP (retired)

Early Espresso

Daffodil Delight

Inks:

Early Espresso

Stamps:

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories:

Word Window Punch (retired)

Candy Dots Daffodil Delight

Deco Label Framelits

Dimensionals

Glue Dots

Botanical Builder Framelits

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Forget-Me-Not!

Hi Everyone! The other day I got the chance to play with the Botanical Builder Framelits. You can certainly build different types of flowers from this Framelit pack.

For this card, I knew the flower just had to be one of my favorites: Forget-Me-Nots. I absolutely LOVE this flower, it's so dainty and delicate.

A field of Forget-Me-Nots.

Here is a photo that I took of some Forget-Me-Nots.

I feel like I am in a field of Forget-Me-Nots! The middle flower is popped up using 2 Dimensionals on top of one another.

Supplies:

Paper:
Whisper White
Marina Mist
Daffodil Delight
Old Olive
Early Espresso

Inks:
Marina Mist

Stamps:
Endless Birthday Wishes

Accessories:
Botanical Builder Framelits
Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (retired)
Glue Dots
Dimensionals
Rhinestones
Bone Folder (to curl the banner)
Banner Punch

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Throwback Thursday!

Hi Everyone! It's Thursday again and you know what that means... I show you a card that I have made using a retired stamp set.

This one goes way back, I think to 2008, and it might have been a Sale-A-Bration freebie. 

So, not everything on my card is retired. I have used Timeless Elegance DSP (I guess you could say that it is retired!). 

I have embossed everything! The swirls, the sentiment, leaves, everything!! I also fussy cut the leaves and the flowers.

It would look great with our Brights DSP and embossed in black.

Supplies:

Paper:

Very Vanilla

Basic Black

Timeless Elegance DSP

Inks:

VersaMark

Stamps:

Friendship Blooms

Express Yourself

Accessories:

Black Embossing Powder

Heat Gun

Rhinestones

Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Clean and Simple Today!

Hi Everyone! A little late getting this out to you! If you read my little story from yesterday, you would know why! lol

Where do you get your inspiration from? Mine comes from all over!

Store bought cards, photographs, sketches, other homemade cards, etc. The sky's the limit!

The inspiration for this one came from a little catalogue that happens to sell boxed card sets and many other household items. One of the cards had a beautiful swirly boarder, so I thought I needed one too!

This swirly boarder comes from the Tin of Cards stamp set. 

Don't you just love it!

This is my favorite flower from the Flower Shop stamp set. It is my go to flower! I hardly ever pick the other ones... I think I just challenged myself! lol

Supplies:

Paper:
Crumb Cake
Rose Red
Whisper White
Garden Green

Inks:
Rose Red
Garden Green
Blushing Bride

Stamps:
Butterfly Basics
Flower Shop
Tin of Cards

Accessories:
Flower Fair Framelits (leaves)
Itty Bitty Accent Punches
Pansy Punch
Glue Dots
Rhinestones
Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Always Thinking of You!

Hi Everyone! We FINALLY have beautiful weather here! I am just itching to get to my gardens~ How about you??

I have to tell you a little story...

So, the other day I sat down at my desk all ready to work on a card. 

Guess what!?? 

My Stampin' Up! Paper Trimmer was missing! The world is coming to an end!

I couldn't find it any where. 

Of course panic is setting in... then I remember I was over at a friends house Friday night using it. 

I ask her if she has seen it. Nope, she never found an extra one. 

Really starting to panic now, you know heart palpation's, shortness of breath and everything! I ask her to please check again!

Guess what!? Yep, she had it! All smiles and sunshine now!

Here is my card for you today. I saw this sketch on Pinterest and knew I had to recreate it. 

This is one of those sketches that is perfect for using up small pieces of DSP, that we all have!

I did not use any Dimensionals on the circles, because I wanted the banner to be the main focus.

You could always change the circles to balloons! Oh, I might try that. Keep checking back! 

Supplies:

Paper:

Whisper White

Crumb Cake

Love Blossoms DSP

Inks:

Memento Black

Stamps:

Express Yourself (retired)

Accessories:

1 1/4" Circle Punch

1" Circle Punch

1/2" Circle Punch

Itty Bitty Accent Punch (retired)

Glue Dots

Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Celebrate!

Hi Everyone! I found this sketch on Pinterest. It is so Clean and Simple that I just had to recreate it. (Remember this is not my design!)

I would never have thought to cut my banners on a slant. (Not really one for banners, always my last thought to be honest!)

But I absolutely love this card! You could make it for any occasion!

Again, one of those type of cards that you can make at the last minute and use up some old DSP.

I fussy cut around the cake and of course added dimensionals!

I think the Rhinestones finish it off! They make it happy!

Supplies:

Paper:
Whisper White
Painted Blooms DSP
Pacific Point
Shimmery White Carstock

Inks:
Daffodil Delight
Blackberry Bliss
Pacific Point
Stazon Black
VersaMark

Stamps:
Endless Birthday Wishes

Accessories:
White Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Rhinestones
Dimensionals
Project Life Corner Rounder
Aqua Painter

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

With sympathy...

Hi Everyone! I have one of those cards to share with you today. Yep, a sympathy one!

Part of me really doesn't like to make them, but the other part really wouldn't want someone to get a store bought one, especially during difficult times.

I find with Sympathy cards, Clean and Simple is the way to go.

The embossing folder Perfect Polka Dots (retired unfortunately!) goes perfectly, especially with the little pearls added to the small flowers.

Supplies:

Paper:

Whisper White 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"

Basic Black 3 3/4" x 5"

Inks:

Rose Red

Blushing Bride

Mossy Meadow

Stamps:
Petal Potpourri

Petite Petals

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories:

1/2" Circle Punch

Banner Punch

Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder (retired)

Flower Medallion Punch

Petite Petals Punch

Glue Dots

Dimensionals

Pearls

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

I'm here for you...

Hi Everyone! Do you ever get stuck making a card or project? 

Like you have lost your mojo? 

Have you ever tried looking back through our retired catalogues for inspiration? 

They have some really great ideas!

I found this sketch in one of those catalogues. 

Of course, I changed the colours, and the stamp set.

Clean and Simple just the way I like it!

Aren't those little banners just the cutest!!??

I will say it again, if you need some extra inspiration why not check out our retired catalogues. You never know what you might find!

Supplies:

Paper:

Garden Green

Trim the Tree DSP (retired) 5 1/2" x 2"

Shimmery White cardstock 4" x 2 3/4"

Hello Honey 4 1/4" x 2 1/2"

Inks:

Stazon Black

Sahara Sand

Garden Green

Smokey Slate

Hello Honey

Island Indigo

Stamps:

Pedal Pusher

Accessories:

Button

White Bakers Twine

Aqua Painter

Banner Punch

Glue Dots

Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!

Throwback Thursday!

Hi Everyone! Another Throwback Thursday is upon us and today I have a card using the stamp set A Flower For All Seasons. 

It's such a classic!

They are perfect for little Thank you cards, gift cards, hello cards, again the possibilities are endless. Can't forget tags, too!

For an added touch, I pierced around the scallop punch. 

Don't you just love that little blue bird! 

I stamped my image on our Shimmery White cardstock so that I could use the Aqua Painter to colour it in.

Supplies:

Paper:

Shimmery White cardstock

Whisper White

So Saffron

Soft Sky

Pink Pirouette

Mint Macaron

Inks:

Stazon Black

So Saffron

Pink Pirouette

Soft Sky

Tip Top Taupe

Mint Macaron

Stamps:

A Flower For All Seasons

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories:

2" Circle Punch

2 3/8" Scallop Punch

Paper Piercer

Aqua Painter

Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha 

Don't forget to use the hostess code at the top on the right when you are ordering. If your order is $200 or more please do not use the code, as you become the hostess.

If you liked any of the supplies, to shop, or to get a catalog, please feel free to contact me, and of course you can shop online for Stampin’ Up! Canada products directly through me by clicking the ‘shopping cart' button on the right. And if you’re thinking of joining Stampin’ Up! Canada and want to join my team I’d would love to hear from you!