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Since we are living in Saudi Arabia and Tysha is in the states I decided to create her Valentine's Card and gift in Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio program. I had it printed in Print Services and sent directly to her. I knew her card would get to her and not lost in the mail this way. I also create a book for her I will get posted later this week.
This card is apart of Stampin' Up!'s "you are loved" download. It is a tri fold card. I added my own words and pictures. Downloading templates are the easiest way to create projects because most of the desgining and layers are all ready created for you. Since I was not able to hand write a greeting in this card, I added a text box to the back and typed in my personal greeting. This download has the card plus all the stamped images you see on the card and a few more. I liked having the images so I could add one of them to my greeting on the back of this card.
Stampin' Up! creates new downloads almost every week so you can check out what is new at my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net Go to the order now section and then digital designing and then latest downloads and you can be creating before you know it. If you don't have MDS yet you can download the software on a trial period and see if MDS is for you!
I guess it was because I did not go to Leadership this year that my mind was often turned to the friendships that have played an important role in my life. I decided to start recording these and this page was where I started. Friends come in all different styles and fulfill different needs we have. Some are great listeners, others help you figure things out, and even others are there just to provide a good time and excape from everyday troubles. I want those of you who are my friends to know how much I appreciate even the little moments we share. Thanks for your friendships.
I used this layout idea for one of my scrap classes but did it with the orange and green sheets from the Designer Series paper Greenhouse Garden from last year's catalog. If you don't have that Designer paper you can copy this layout using the Paisley Petals Desginer Series paper in this year's Stampin' Up! catalog. The stamp set is Stampin' Up!'s Notably Ornate. I used plates to create the stitched circles on the white cardstock. The flowers are cut from Designer Series paper and attached with dimensionals.
To order the Notably Ornate stamp set go to my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
I would love for you to leave a comment and tell me about a friend who has touched your life.
In Stampin' Up!'s Occasion mini catalog they have 4 adorable individual stamps, the "packed for" series. These little stamps are made up little images that can be used together or individually when cut out. I love that you can purchase these individually or in a "Packed for Everything Stamp Bundle". You save 25% when you purchased them all together. The different stamps are: Packed for Baby, Packed for Birthday, Packed for Dad, Packed for Mom. I made the same card using each of the different stamps so you can see each one.
The stamps are 2 x 2 1/2" and to created the border look I stamped them side by side on a strip of cardstock. I stamped the image I wanted cut out on a separate piece of cardstock and cut it out and placed it over that image on the border strip with dimensionals. Added a greeting from different greeting stamps and I have a great bundle of cards that would make a good gift or be used for any occasion.
To purchased the Packed for Everything Stamp Bundle use item code 127337 on my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
This typewriter stamp set just makes me smile. I love the design and that fact that I can stamp different word greeting right on the paper that is rolled into this old fashioned typewriter.
I created this card using Mellon Mambo cardstock, designer series paper and stamped accents. I just love pink. The baker's twine is cherry cobbler but when you use in against the mellon mambo it takes on that shade. I embossed the typewriter using Versamark and black embossing powder. the little flower accents were stamped with Stampin' Up!'s Itty Bitty Bits stamp set and punched using the Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. I finished them off with a tiny pearl accent.
To order go to my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
Just before Christmas my husband had a business conference in Dubai, since I had never been there I decided to tag along and boy am I glad I did. I know Dubai is the middle east but it has a different feel than here in Saudi or even Bahrain. We really enjoyed our trip and I wanted to create a fun page to remember it by.
While I was shopping I ran across a laser cut card that had the major buildings of Dubai. As soon as I saw it the idea of using it on a scrapbook page took root in my brain and I had to purchase it. I loved the way it turned out on the page. I used the card and sponged around it which created the shadow border along the bottom half of my page. I used texture River Rock cardstock and added Stampin' Up!'s Well Worn Designer Series paper accents. A little ribbon and some stamped flower images finished off these pages. The stamp set is Stampin' Up!'s Fresh Vintage. It is one of my favorite new stamps and the best part is, it is a free sale-a-bration stamp set. You can earn it by being a hostess or for every $50.00 you spend.
To view or order during Sale-a-bration go to my stampin' site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
I guess it is because my oldest daughter just got married and I realized I am moving into that next phase of life that this sweet stamp set Baby Prints stamp set by Stampin' Up! caught my eye. Now, I am not announcing anything because my daughter is not pregnant but now she is married that is a possibility in the future and I purchased this stamp set to be prepared for when we do have something to announce.
I loved that this set could be perfect for announcements, baby showers, scrapbook pages or to make a sweet card for someone who is having a baby. I stamped the hand prints using the Blushing Bride stamp set and layered that on Blushing Bride DSP. I added the great new ruffled ribbon. (I do love this ribbon on anything, it is soft yet stays ruffled as you use it) The teddy bear stamp is cut out from one of the Packed for singles stamps, called Packed for Baby. Don't do what a did and order all four packed for stamps as single stamps because you can save 25% if you purchase these in a bundle pack. Just use the bundle code 127337 and pay $29.95 instead of $39.80. I will post some more pictures using the packed for bundles later this week.
I think anytime you have a baby in your life you should cherish the moments because they grow up so fast.
To order items I used here go to my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net . Remember you get to choose free merchandise from the Sale-a-bration catalog for every $50.00 you spend so order today.
I sat down the other day looking at some of the new products on line and was inspired to create this simple Valentines or anytime love card.
When I saw the typewriter stamp in Stampin' Up!'s new Occasions catalog I thought it was so cute. Maybe because it reminds me of days gone by when I used to do my homework on an electric typewriter which was a modern thing then and now my children don't even don't how a typewriter works. I guess I really am getting old.
The card that inspired me was embossed in black embossing powder and I love the shinny look embossing gives this sweet little card. The typewriter was embossed on a separate piece of cardstock, cut out and added to the card with dimensionals. I stamped the words right on the piece of paper and added a few punch hearts.
Valentine's Day always sneaks up on me, it feels like the year has just begun and then it is Valentine's Day. Don't let it sneak up on you order this cute stamp set or another of our fabulous stamp set and create a card for your loved ones today.
To order go to my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
Today it the day Stampin' Up! sale-a-bration, the biggest sale of the year starts. Not only do we have a great new Occasions catalog but sale-a-bration gives us the opportunity to earn free product when we purchase all these great new items.
I was very impressed this year with the variety of products we can earn for free by purchasing $50.00 worth of product from any of Stampin' Up! product lines. There is fabric, stamp set, paper packs, buttons, brads, ribbon and more, even some great products from our Idea and Catalog.
check out the details on my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampin.net and check back for samples created with these products.
Today is quilting Monday. Each Monday here in Dhahran the quilt guild has their weekly meeting. Each week it is something different. Because I was thinking about quilting I thought I would share the scrapbook pages I created for our Log Cabin quilt day.
The Dhahran quilt guild had a Log Cabin in a day quilt day and I attended. The idea was to take home a finished quilt top or almost finished. I must admit I did not get mine done. We started too early in the morning for me and those of you who know me know I don't really wake up until at least 10am even if I am up. So 2 hours after the class started I woke up and finally started to sew correctly. I enjoy attending guild activities because of the social aspects as well as the creative outlet. I must admit picking out and purchasing fabric that go together is my favorite part of quilting so I have lots of quilts waiting to be made in my closet.
At this class I loved how different the quilts turned out. I wanted mine to be more traditional colors since this was my first Log Cabin quilt. I helped Lyneth pick out her blue and gold fabrics and she wanted bold colors because she has two traditional log cabin quilts she has already done. Just like scrapbooking colors tell part of the story in your quilt.
This scrapbook page was created with the Sweet Stitches DSP paper by Stampin' Up! and Sew Suite stamp set. I also used Stampin' Up!'s Empire Alphabet Upper stamp set. I have this set in the clear mount so I could put all the letter on one acrylic block and stamp them together. This is especially nice when you are stamping the same words over and over again.
To order from the new Occasions mini catalog check out my Stampin' site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
I am sure your life like mine was very busy over the Holidays and if you are like me you took twice as many photos in the past few months than you do in a regular month the rest of the year and you have had no time to put these to paper.
I took a few moments this week to add photos to some pages I created at my scrapbook classes. This page was created using Stampin' Up! paper from a year ago and Stampin Up!'s stamp set Day of Gratitude and the Big Shot alphabet strip die, Billboard. I tied a bow of baker's twine to help pull the different images together into one cluster. The colors are Cajun Craze, Certainly Celery and Early Espresso.
It is always a good thing for me to slow down, sit and review the good and bad things of my life. This page was a reminder of the good things that come our way and the friendships of those we live around now and those who have been a part of our lives in the past. I know we are grateful for the memories we have of past Thanksgivings with family and friends who have become our family over the years. This year I also was aware of the changes that come as your family grow up and start families of their own. In the past my daughter has joined someone for Thanksgiving and this year her and her new husband started traditions of their own by hosting Thanksgiving at their house, creating memories of their own.
Check out Stampin' Up! products and promotions by going to my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
Pennant and pleating page, try saying that over and over really fast!!! This past fall I created this page for Halloween or whatever, since my girls are getting older and they don't trick or treat anymore (when did I become so old that I don't have little kids anymore!) I decided to use this page for the whatever. I also created it this way because of the culture I now live in there are several of the ladies that I scrapbook with don't even celebrate this holiday.
I wanted to use the new simply scored scoring tool and so we created these fan flowers. I did use jumbo glue dots to hold them together and would love suggestions on other ways you have glued these so they stay together long term. I added a 3/4" circle punch plus 1/2" punch and tiny flower punch and a rhinestone as the center of these blossoms. For the second page I created a pocket for extra pictures and balanced it with Stampin' Up! Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die and another blossom. The die works great for scrapbooking pages because of it's size. I added the scallop border by punching a strip of cardstock with the scallop punch and then glued it to the underside of the pennant clipping the tip so it matches. The gray paper was stamped with an stamp image to create the wallpaper look.
To order the pennant die and/or the simple scored scoring tool check out my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
I think kindness always matter. I have thought that some people being kind and watching out for others comes naturally and other people have to always watch themselves more closely so that they are always kind. This little stamp set was one of the stamp sets I saw right away when I looked at the new catalog in July and I had to use it for exchange cards. I pulled out this card because Stampin' Up! sale-a-bration is starting on January 24th and this little stamp set is one of the products you can earn for free from the main catalog. There are many more new and catalog items you can earn as well and I will be showing some of the things I made from these when I get the chance to sit down and create some. But in the mean time check back often and look forward with me to a wonderful Sale-a-bration.
You can check out new products from the occasion catalog and My Digital Studio products at my Stampin' site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net while you wait with me for Sale-a-bration to begin.
I love Christmas! I think it is because my family (and/or friends who have become like family) gather together, we laugh, debate which movie to watch or sleep through if you are my parents, we do traditional activities like Christmas Eve dinner and program where we sing, read the Christmas story and play games together, we make Carol rolls to deliver to friends, make homemade chocolates and other treats. We spend weeks making or picking out gifts for each other and enjoy thinking about those we love as we create a gift we think they will love. I think I love Christmas because of the feeling it gives me to know my Savior and of the ultimate gift He has given me and everyone who lives.
This year I saw a scrap page that I used to create this two page spread we made at a class I taught in December. The title caught my eye because of all reasons I listed above but I also love the Big Shot tags that are photo frames. I think Stampin' Up!'s Letter to Santa paper made this page look like a combination between modern and traditional in just the right way. I also loved the Quick Accents sheet Letter to Santa that I used for borders. I cut a sheet into 3" pieces and used the different strips on some of the squares. I have never thought of Blushing Bride as a Holiday color but it is a beautiful background color that allows the traditional holiday colors to pop. I used Stampin' Up!'s 25 & Counting stamp set and the postage and 1" square punches to add the final accents.
You can order these products to create this and other Christmas pages from my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net and while you are there check out all the new product in the Occasions Mini catalog.
It has been a few weeks since I first saw the Occasions Mini catalog (one of the perks of being a demonstrator is you get previews of upcoming products). I was amazed when I looked through the pages, I thought I would just jot down a few things to purchase and my list got longer and longer until I stopped writing and just looked it over several times.
There are a variety of new products, something for everyone I thought.
New Big Shot dies: Framelits collections in a couple designs. Large Doily die so I can create doilies out of any paper. Edgelite Dies and new texture embossing folders to name a few.
Some fun Valentine stamps and spitz and dazzling detail glitter. And even a maze game stamp set and game pieces to create a fun valentine exchange card.
New flower stamp set called Mixed Bunch and a punch called Blossom to punch the desgins out with.
They introduced a new product suite Attic Boutique with stamps, paper and accessories to match that have a updated vintage feel to them.
I hope you take a moment and go to my Stampin web site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net and check out the mini catalog there.
Today I am grateful for many things; family, friends, faith, creative outlets, a good job and nice place to live and good people who come into my life.
It seems each year new experiences bring new people who cross my paths and I learn so much about the world from the people I meet. Over the years I have been taught to laugh, given confidence, viewed the world differently, learned to see things from another person view because of the people who touch my life.
And this week I would like to thank all of you who have been apart of my life even if it has been just a moment.
This card was created with the Day of Gratitude stamp set by Stampin' Up!. I created a scrapbook page using this set that I can't wait to drop my Thanksgiving photos onto and show all you in the coming weeks.
Remember there is a online Extravaganza sale going on to check out the details on my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
The Holiday are upon us and as part of this time of year Stampin' Up! offers great savings on a selction of products.
This year is no exception. Today only you can get two new product for 20% off. The Simply Scored scoring tool and Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps. I know I am placing an order to get mine.
Check out the other great products, there is something for everyone, fabric, Digital Studio software and downloads, birthday calendar. stamps, die cuts, brads, home decor items and much more. Go to my Stampin' Web site http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net to see all the products under the tab, products, then shop now...
The new items are today only but the rest of the items are on sale: November 21st-30th.
This past summer I enjoyed shopping for quilting patterns and purchased several from Happy Hollow Designs and have loved creating these fun Holiday characters. I shared the witch a couple of months ago and wanted to share with you the Santa.
He is easy to make because of the iron on OZsome Accents Fusible Quick Grid. It makes the sewing of little squares fun because they match well without a lot of effort.
You just cut your squares and place them on the grid in the right place then iron them into place and sew long rows instead of little boxes. Before you sew you can check to see if you like your colors and if not you just pull the fabric off the fusible grid and replace it with the right color.
I am excited to be sharing this fusible grid technique at the quilt house here in Arabia this month. These stick characters are quilted then pulled over a 2 1/2" kraft tube the kind you use for shipping. You add the final accents like the nose and the glasses and you have an adorable project to help brighten your home for the holidays.
The Holidays are quickly approaching and we actual have had a few cool days that feel like fall or winter. It is the Eid Holiday here in Arabia which is their New Year so Ted has been home and we have been doing some fun things around home. I will write about Sand rose digging and our trip to Baharain but today I wanted to share our "cold" weather experience last night.
We had some friends invite us to a movie on the soccer fields that turned out to be on the cricket field instead. It was great fun, they attached a sheet to an end post and projected the movie up onto the sheet. We all brought chairs and popcorn and last night we had blankets, long sleeves, hats, socks and shoes and we still went home cold.
Now I know for you in other parts of the world what we expeienced last night would not be cold but when you are used to over 100* weather 60 and 70 feels cold. The crispness reminded me of the holidays and my upcoming Holiday class. We will be making 2 cards and a 3-d sock. The sock and card I copied from projects shown at convention this summer. They both have a lot of glitter on them and I added glitter to my Holiday card. When Ted saw the projects he said, are you teaching a glitter class? I guess I am.
I do like the glitter paper in both red and white, the best part is you don't get glitter anywhere because it stays on the paper. The sock is created with the Big Shot and the new Holiday Stocking Die you can find in the Holiday mini catalog. To order go to my Stampin' Web site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net and create your own cold weather projects.
