Strength and Hope Part 2

Good morning, it is a beautiful day and I have another 3x3 card to share with you that uses the Strength and Hope Stamp Set. I made this card last week before the Savy Seniors event and forgot to share it with you. The colors I used are Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Riding Hood Red. What a great combo. I started by stamping the word image over and over across the Very Vanilla Card Stock with the Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad, then I stamped the beautiful butterfly on the same piece with Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin' Pad. I added a Basic Pearl to the center of the butterfly just to add a touch of bling. I stamped the H hope with the Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad and punched it out with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch before adding it to the card with a Stampin' Dimensional. The card was finished with a layer of Riding Hood Red under the Very Vanilla Card Stock and then a base of Pink Pirouette.

This is the perfect size card to add to a gift or put inside a lunch box to add a bit of encouragement. You can also add it to a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of card stock and make it a full size card that has a added sentiment area on the front. I will try and turn this one into a full size card today and show you an example.

Remember this stamp set is only available until August 31, so please don't hesitate to order yours. Every Stamp Set purchased helps with the fight against breast cancer.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope that you have a great weekend. I may stop in this weekend and post it depends on how busy life gets. :) Tonya

Hostess Gift!

Good morning! I am hoping that this week I can get back into a regular posting schedule. Last week was crazy busy with lots of events and deadlines to meet so my posting was a little lacking. Sorry about that. :( I did have a wonderful week stamping with a lot of different people. Wednesday night I had a workshop for Paula and she had a lot of friends and family attend. I hope they all enjoyed themselves I know I sure did. I always give my hostess a gift in addition to their catalog just as an extra thank you for having me into their home and for Paula's I made a candle that has had the butterfly from the Strength and Hope stamp set added to it. This is a fun technique and really dresses up a plain candle. For the colors I pulled the colors from the Pocketful of Posies Designer Series Paper that a made the box from. The box was so easy to make using our new Simply Scored Scoring Tool which will be available next month. (As Demonstrators we get to preorder and I have loved using mine) The lid is made from Rich Razzleberry Card Stock and to make the box extra special I added a Big Shot Fun Flower. I cut the flower out in Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White. Before I added the Vintage Brad I used my Shimmer Spray and spritzed each flower and scrunched them. I love the shine and shimmer plus it makes the flowers easier to form and shape.
I have added a few different pictures to make it easier to see the candle, box and flower but if you have any questions about them please let me know and I will be happy to help you.
I have finished cutting all the Designer Series Paper for the shares and there are so many fun prints and since they are buy 3 get 1 free right now there is no better time to stock up.
I am working on some projects right now with the Designer Series Paper and I can't wait to share them with you. So stay tuned for my fun projects. Thanks for stopping by today and as always have a great day, Tonya

Another Quick Post

Hello, no I haven't forgotten how to post life has just been busy and I had a few projects to complete and with our power outages it has been hard to find time to post. We have another round of storms moving in now but we have been so forunate since we had power after 3:30 this morning and I have friends who are still without. I hope we see power restored to the rest of the area soon.

Yesterday I spent some time at our local library presenting at a Savy Seniors event. I really enjoyed the day and tonight I will share one of the cards we did. I wanted to keep the cards simple since there were other booths to see and many of the people would be stamping for the first time. I decided to use the Strenght and Hope Stamp Set from the Summer Mini. For ever stamp set that is purchased through the end of the month Stampin'UP! will give $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. I really like the butterfly on this set and hope you take a moment to consider purchasing it and helping out a worthy cause.

The card itself is pretty simple so I am going to head off to bed and will try and post again this weekend. I also am hoping to do some stamping. :) Also I want to let you know that my Thursday night Bring on the Birthday Cards class has just one opening left. I do still have space available in the Wednesday night class however and you will be making the same 5 designs in both class. Thanks for stopping by and have a great night. Tonya

Hope is...

Good morning! There is a lot going on this week with two Stamp Club night and 7 baseball games so when I have time I have been working on projects but haven't had time to take pictures. Hopefully today, but I do have new stuff to show you still. Today's card uses the Strength & Hope set that is in the Summer Mini. If you haven't purchased this stamp set I encourage you to do so not only is it a great stamp set but you also will be helping find a cure for Breast Cancer. The base of this card is Baja Breeze. I also used Early Espresso, Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake Card Stock on this card. The ink colors are Baja Breeze and Early Espresso. The ribbon is the Victoria Crochet Trim and I used both the Scallop Square Punch and the Postage Stamp Punch on this card. Pretty straight forward so I won't bore you with a lot of details. This set is available until the end of August if you are interested in purchasing it please let me know. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya

Butterfly Trio

Good afternoon! Sorry for not posting last night. I got busy working on the end of the year teacher's gifts and didn't stop to post. Today was the last day of school and now all my kids are home for the summer or until they are off for another activity. :) I am sharing with you one of the cards we did last week at the Strength and Hope Class. This card is based off of one that was in our Stampin' Success Magazine. I love to get my magazine every month and check out all the samples, stories and off course the sneak peaks. Just one of the wonderful things about being a Stampin'Up! Demonstrator. The card uses Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Baja Breeze Card Stock. The ink colors are Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake and Baja Breeze as well. For accessories we used the Basic Pearls and the 1/8" Pretty In Pink Taffeta Ribbon. We also used the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch for the extra detail on the bottom of the card. Remember if you purchase this stamp set you will be helping fight Breast Cancer. For every Strength and Hope Stamp Set that is purchased Stampin'Up! will donate $2 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Many of you have all ready made your purchase but if you haven't then please contact me so I can help. Thanks for stopping by, Tonya

Hope's Butterfly

Good evening, I know it has been a few days since I posted last but I have been creating and then the weather was yucky so it made taking pictures hard. I did finally get some though and want to share one of the cards we are making tonight at my Strength & Hope Class. This card uses Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla. The base of the card is Pink Pirouette Textured Card Stock. I really like how it adds just that little bit of extra to a card and when sponged like on this card it really stands out. All the sponging was done with the Early Espresso Classic Ink Pad and a sponge. The Butterfly was stamped twice once on the Very Vanilla in Crumb Cake and the other time on a piece of scrap Very Vanilla with Pink Pirouette and Crumb Cake Classic Ink. I cut out the second butterfly omitting the Antennas and layered it with Stampin' Dimensionals over the first butterfly. Notice his antennas are back and you don't have to cut around those little guys. The H and hope were stamped with Early Espresso Classic Ink and punched out with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch. I also used the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch to add to the left side of the main image. To finish off the card and the butterfly I Basic Pearl was added. I really am happy with the way this card turned out. You can make this card too all you need to do is place an order for your Strength & Hope Stamp Set and Stampin'Up! will donate $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. So you get to help out a great cause and you get a great stamp set. Contact me to place your order.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend. Ours is going to be busy with three birthday parties tomorrow. I still need to make some cards. :) See you on Monday, Tonya

Strength and Hope Class Card 1

Good morning! Today I would like to share with you one of the cards we will be making at the Strength and Hope Card Class that is next Friday. If you would like to attend or would like a kit to go please contact me as I will be placing the order tomorrow morning for the class. The class fee is $20 and you will receive the Clear Mount Strength and Hope Stamp Set. This stamp set is available during the Summer Mini Period and for every set sold Stampin'Up! is giving $2 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The Class is a great way to show your support and you will have 4 new cards that you can send as well as make more of because you have the stamp set. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya