~ Happy Valentine's Day! ~

Finally...I get to post on my blog.  Today is my dear husband and my 8th Wedding Anniversary!
It sure does not feel like we are married that long at all. Must mean that we have a nice long future ahead of us, a happy and healthy one at best.

In honor of Love and all of the sentiments that go along with it, I knew that I would have to share something with all of you, my dear friends out there in Blog land and now Pinterest land :)

At a recent demonstrator meeting I received a very lovely swap from a talented young lady, Stephanie Noack.  And as some of you enjoy doing, I had to CASE (copy and share everything) it!

Therefore, I made eight little Valentines that will be going out in the mail today!  Inside is a secret message spelled out in little hearts :)

Recipe:

Stamps:Teeny Tiny Verses, You are Loved
Ink: crumb cake, pretty in pink
Paper: pretty in pink, very vanilla
Tools: heart punch (large), heart punch (mini), Two Tags Die, Scallop Envelope Die
Access: very vanilla satin ribbon (retired), pink pirouette two tone ribbon, pearls, Vanilla 5/8" flower trim, sticky tape, dimensionals, tombo glue

And, there you have it! 

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda ~

Mojo Monday 257

Hope that you all enjoyed your Labor Day Weekend! My dh bbq'd a delicious flank steak tonight!

Let's get down to stampin' business now...this morning I was very excited to see today's sketch challenge over on Mojo Monday's blog. I really like the placement of the various elements on the card that I came up with, inspired of course by the sketch!

Stamps: Loving Thoughts
Ink: island indigo
Paper: DSP Fan Fair, island indigo, more mustard, riding hood red, very vanilla
Tools: fancy flower punch, hole punch, antique brad, silver brads, small scallop punch, bird punch leaf, small flower punch, jewels basic rhinestones, Edgelits-adorning accents, Emossing Folder-adorning accents

Everything just fell into place when I began with this beautiful designer paper. The colors included in the pack are: very vanilla, riding hood red, basic gray, crumb cake, island indigo, more mustard and pink pirouette.

Two of the papers are printed with lace, one has bicycles on it, one has an Eiffel Tower on it, and the no. 3 frame on the card is cut out from one of the papers with 11 other lovely adornments.

Hope that you enjoy my sharing today!

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda ~

Holiday Ornament ~ 2012

Good Morning!

Yes, it is a very good morning here in sunny Phoenix, AZ where the temperature is cooling off down to only 114 degrees...yesterday was hotter at 115. We do manage ok here, but I have found that I do not venture out much beyond 2pm, so I have been a little busy here in my Stampin Studio.

Have you seen the beautiful Christmas ornament on our splendid Holiday Catalog from Stampin' Up!

Well, sometimes I become a bit impatient about waiting to order something and I had a lot of inspiration from viewing a few you tube video tutorials on how to create this. So, I thought to myself, I can try to make one with the punches, stamps and paper, etc. that I already have. Not bad!

This is my first attempt, a prototype, it took me about 1 1/2 hours to punch out, cut up and glue this little pretty all together! There is no stamping involved, so that saved me some time too.

Stamps:ornament as template from Tree Trimmings (retired)
Ink: none
Paper: Christmas Cocoa (retired from a few years back)
Embellishments: cherry cobbler 3 1/2" scalloped tulle ribbon, linen thread, jewels basic pearl large, designer vintage faceted buttons, retired close to cocoa ribbon
Tools: glue gun, tombo multi adhesive, large scallop punch, ornament punch, BigZ XL designer rosette die, hole punch

Hmmm...not sure if I want to attempt to hold a private class to make these or just make them myself and give them as gifts...decisions, decisions.

Still have a few hours to get out there and run a few errands before the temperature soars.

Hope that you enjoy your day and have some time to stamp and create!

~ Linda

Mojo Monday Challenge 254

Today I was determined to participate in the Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I am going to do my best to post one each Monday.

My computer needed a physical! LOL! It has been running extremely slow lately, so with my annual anti virus renewal, I also purchased a download that speeds ol Betsy up a bit...can't say it would do the same for me :) Ok, enough on that matter...on to the important stuff...

Stamps: Moving Forward ($3 from the sale of this set goes to Ronald McDonald House)
Ink: marina mist
Paper: marina mist, whisper white, Polka Dot Parade dsp
Embellishments: jewels basic rhinestones, 1/2" scallops dots ribbon
Tools: scallop punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, dimensionals, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, polka dots embossing folder

Lately, I have had this urge to create children's cards. I suppose that I owe this to my oh so cute little twin granddaughters, Keira and Kaely. Their birthday is coming up next month and they want Strawberry Shortcake as their theme. If you have any suggestions along those lines, I would enjoy hearing from you.

Til next time...

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

SU Convention 2012 ~ I AM Creative Class

This beautiful banner was made in the optional class, which I took on Friday night at the Stampin' Up! Convention this past July.

The room was full to capacity with eager and enthusiastic stampers from all across the US and Canada. We actually had about enough time to finish this project in the allotted two hour time period.

We had some awesome concept artists to guide us in creating each of the five flags. This is always such a unique learning experience as with each of the flags there is a technique to learn. I will be sharing what I have learned throughout the year via my private classes, club meetings and in home workshops! Looking forward to seeing you!

Hope that you enjoy what I am sharing today!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge 253

Happy Monday Morning to all my stampin' buddies!

Today I decided to take part in, for the very first time, the Mojo Monday sketch challenge. You can follow this link: Mojo Monday Blog Let me tell you, I really enjoyed doing this!

So please allow me to share all of the Stampin' Up! goodies that I used to create this little pretty!

Stamps: Affection Collection
Paper: whisper white, cherry cobbler, primrose petals, Twitterpated designer paper package
Ink: cherry cobbler
Accessories: jewels basic rhinestones, antique brads primrose petals 3/8" stitched satin ribbon, Sizzlets large delicate doilies, textured impressions lacy border embossing folder, adorning accents embossing folder, 
Tools: heart punch, blossoms punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, sticky strip, dimensionals, hearts collection framelit, paper piercing tool, stampin' pierce mat, big shot

Please leave a comment, I enjoy hearing your thoughts about what I post on my blog.

Happy Stampin' !

~ Linda

Stampin Up SPOOKTACULAR OFFER!!!

During August, we've only got treats-no tricks-for our new recruits! New demonstrators will get a FREE Howl-o-ween Printer's Tray project kit-a $60 value-just for doing what they already love. But it gets even better-when I recruit, I will get a FREE Howl-o-ween project kit too! That means that we get to create this beautiful project together!

For only $99 you can create you very own personalized  Starter Kit, choosing up to $125 in any current Stampin' Up! products!

Today also begins the release of our awesome Holiday Catalog! You will not want to miss all of the unique items that you can order for all of your Holiday Celebrations!

Stamp Club is this Friday at my home! If you would like to sign up for my next round, please contact me and I will be more than happy to add you to the list.

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda

~ Stampin Up Convention Gifts Swap ~

Hi Everyone!

Now, if you attended this year's Stampin' Up! Convention in beautiful Salt Lake City, UT...and you were part of my down line, you would receive one of these little pretties!

There were way too many ideas swimming in my head pre-convention as to what to create as gifts for my fellow stampers...so, this year's idea was inspired by my lovely friend, Laura Fernsler.

What do you think? It is a mixture of multi-media items on a 4x4 artist's canvas. I so enjoyed making these, that I believe there will be more in the future!

Would you like one of your very own? Join my Team : Pretty Inkers AZ and sign up on my demonstrator website...prettyinky.stampinup.net I will be sure to get one out to you asap!

Hope that you enjoy your day...and be sure to fit some stamping into it!

Til next time...

~ Linda ~

~ Stampin' Up! Convention 2012 ~ My Swaps ~

The theme for this year's convention was "I am". At several times throughout this amazing week, we were asked by various SU individuals how to fill in the blank. My chosen word was ~ Appreciative!

Being a part of this awesome company and all of the blessings it has provided me in my life, I thought the word appreciative was quite appropriate! I am appreciative of all of the lovely ladies that I have met throughout my 4+ years as a SU Demonstrator. So very many wonderful memories that I have shared with many of you, my blog buddies, etc...the list would take a book to fill...so instead of writing a book, today I will share my swaps that I took to convention this year. Enjoy!

 

The above was an organized swap hosted by Laura Fernsler. We each had to create 6 Big Shot flowers to swap. I received 6 lovely pins that I just can's wait to wear! Thank you Laura!

This was a 3-D item that I made for General Swapping. It is a water bottle tag with a packet of pink raspberry lemonade! I just LOVE an ice cold glass of this during the summer! Enjoy!

How about these little purses! I just LOVE purses! A girl cannot have too many purses...LOL!

The newsprint one on the left I received a sample at Leadership earlier this year and the little pink one was inspired my Lorri Heilling. It was originally a nugget purse, I enlarged it so that it would hold a different candy...dare I  put chocolate in it...would never have made it to Salt Lake City! :)

Oh, have I ever shared with you that I am a chocoholic? Oh, dear...

Well, please stay tuned for more Convention goodies that I will be posting...

Hope that you enjoy your day/week...and make some time for stamping!

Lotsa Hugs...

~ Linda ~

Bye Bye Blushing Bride

This pretty card was cased from Pat Brannin. She does some beautiful cards and I always appreciate her style when I receive them at Stampin' Up! events. Thank Pat! We used Blushing Bride card stock, such a soft, subtle pink, which is retiring, but may just make a comeback...keep my fingers crossed!

Hope that you enjoy what I share with you! I welcome your comments!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda

April Tea Party Class

In April's Saturday Morning Stamp Cafe we made the above two cards for class. We had a fun time having tea, snacks and of course, stamping!

~ Linda

~ Hostess Club Forming ~

Hi Stampers!

Although I have not posted for quite a while, I have been contemplating a few changes to my
Stampin' Up! class offerings.

Currently, I am hosting in my home my Monthly Saturday morning Stamp Cafe, where each third Saturday of the month anyone can attend for a fee of $12.00 and create and take home two cards and a cute three dimensional item, along with light beverages and snacks.

Also, I am going to begin a monthly Hostess Club where six people sign up and commit to being a Stampin' Up! Hostess either in my home or theirs and each person gets a turn to be a Hostess. This includes a minimum of $25.00 in Hostess dollars for free when it is your turn!

Our very first Hostess Club will be the week of June 9th, and luckily you can join in the fun and adventure by contacting me for more information...

E~mail:  Lindam530@cox.net

Phone:  (602) 481-8587

Our New Stampin' Up! catalog will be going live on June 1st and I am very excited to share one with you!

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda

Happy Easter!

All I need to know

I learned from the Easter Bunny!

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.

There's no such thing as too much candy.

All work and no play can make you a basket case.

cute tail attracts a lot of attention.

Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.

Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.

Some body parts should be floppy.

Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans.

Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.

The grass is always greener in someone else's basket.

To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell.

The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

May the joy of the season fill your heart.

AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU!

Happy Easter!

Linda :)

Dazzling Details

101 ways to use Dazzling Details!

1. To outline the letters in your titles.
2. To outline the patterns, pictures & designs on your patterned papers.
3. You can add a little shimmer by spreading it around with your finger!
4. Use on handmade cards.
5. To make flowers glittery.
6. To make “glitzy photo corners!”
7. To make firework photos glittery!
8. To make the “trails” from butterflies and dragonflies.
9. To doodle dots and stitches.
10. Use it on stickers to really make them look special.
11. To outline the veins in leaves.
12. To add to the clothing stamps to make them look ready for a night on the town!
13. To make brads sparkly!
14. To make ribbon sparkly!
15. To make icing on cupcakes and cakes shimmer.
16. To make waves look 3-D.
17. For making cherries/fruit shimmer as if wet.
18. To make the “fire” on the end of a birthday candle!
19. To make rain drops or water drops from a watering can.
20. To make fairy dust around a fairy’s wand.
21. To decorate your kids school supplies instead of buying designer stuff.
22. To cover entire cutouts.
23. Use over the designs on grunge board. It looks great!
24. To add droplets on your Halloween LO’s.
25. To cover clear embellishments entirely and make them oh so sparkly!
26. Use under transparencies, to adhere them. Looks great for bubbles!
27. Use for decorating t-shirts.
28. Use dots to border a page!
29. Use for slug trails.
30. Use for snail trails.
31. To decorate tennis shoes.
32. To decorate buttons.
33. To decorate ribbons.
34. To make a spider web sparkle in a Halloween LO.
35. Use on handmade tags.
36. To add bling to hats or crowns.
37. To make jewelry gleam!
38. To make belts shine!
39. To add pizazz to purses & some shine to shoes!
40. To all or any misc accessories!
41. To decorate lots of things, especially stamped swirls or flowers.
42. Use generally anywhere on your LO, just to add some bling!
43. To make a circle or square of dots to frame closely in on a face or object in a photo.
45. In the center of flowers.
46. Use along swirly-swirls!
47. To make a thin (or thick!) border around anything (or everything!) on your page.
48. To highlight the shadow on stamped letters.
49. To stamp with them!
50. To embellish concert LO’s.
51. To make flourishes on your flourishes and make them look embossed.
52. To add bling to a star.
53. Use in flames to make them shimmer, glow & come alive!
54. To enhance Cotton Candy!
55. To enhance Candy Canes!
56. To enhance Icicles.
57. To enhance Water & Waterfalls.
58. To enhance Oranges.
59. To make the lines of a shooting star!
60. Use as paint (dot a little then spread with paintbrush)
62. To make a proper Disco Ball!
63. You can tear paper snow for cards or layouts & run it along the top edge of the snow.
64. To enhance ghost shapes or flakes. Add in the center of snowflakes.
65. Add to anything that you stamp!
66. To enhance paper piercings.
67. Use on die cuts.
68. To outline the jewel with Stickles.
69. To outline a journal box.
70. To decorate a cast.
71. To decorate gift bags.
72. To decorate wrapping paper.
73. Use on feathers for Mardi Gras or Las Vegas LOs.
74. Use with a stencil instead of ink.
75. You can print out stuff from Google, add Dazzling Details to make homemade sparkly stickers!
76. Add to the top of Thickers.
77. When glitter comes off of stickers/paper, you can fill it in with Dazzling Details to make it back to normal! Use it to glue more glitter on top of the sticker!
78. To make the eyes on a Disney Princess cut with your Cricut.
79. To create rays of sunshine!
80. To create a rainbow!
81. To make a heart (or hearts) shine!
82. To make stars glitter & shine!
83. To make moonbeams shine!
84. Use on diecut Christmas trees to make the bulbs sparkle & shine!
85. Add to your own Christmas ornaments or Christmas ornaments as gifts!
86. To add shine to a trophy.
87. To a title block.
88. To add sparkles to a Shamrock.
89. To add sparkles to an Easter Egg.
90. To add rays of light to a Christian cross.
91. To create firework frame around something (For example, a name or an object!)
92. To make fish glimmer.
93. To make water reflect (ocean, lake, waterfall, ripples, streams, fountain, aquarium, etc.)
94. To make a reflective mirror.
95. To highlight Art Deco from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s or 90’s found in the backgrounds of pictures.
96. To highlight a monogram.
97. Use on inchies.
98. Use on tear bears.
99. To add bling to automobiles.
100. Use on your Disney Princess pages.
101. Use on everything & anything & as long as you still have Dazzling Details to use!

 

Enjoy!

~ Linda

Contest Winner!

Donna Gagnon is the winner of the beautiful Apothecary Art stamp set!

Congratulations on many hours of stamping fun with your new toy!

~ Free Stamp Set From ME !!! ~

As you all know by now, Sale~A~Bration is in FULL SWING!!! With each $50 purchase you make you are eligible for a beautiful FREE item from the current Sale~A~Bration catalog...WELL I want to make your purchase even sweeter :)

With each $50 purchase you make through me, you will be given a chance to win the above Apothecary Art wood mount stamp set valued at $34.95!!!

So, go ahead and make your purchase either by emailing me, phone, or via online and your name will be placed in the basket.

The drawing will take place the week of March 24th...you have about one month to enter!!!

Happy Stamping All!

~ Linda

~ Merry Christmas ~

During this Christmas season, I would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year.

In January, I will be attending the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference in beautiful San Antonio, Texas.
During that time, I will be learning and creating with our beautiful paper products and will be hosting a class on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 10am in my home. Please email me: Lindam530@cox.net if you would like to attend.

Enjoy the time spent with your family, friends and loved ones!

Stampin' Hugs and Blessings...
Linda Rodenberg, SU Demonstrator
Lindam530@cox.net

~ Big Shot Offer Extended!!! ~

An offer to DIE for!


If you've been looking for an opportunity to do what you love, while getting a 20% discount on your favorite products, now is the perfect time! During October, you'll get a FREE Big Shot when you join the Stampin' Up! family as a demonstrator.

* If you already own a Big Shot then you can choose $100 worth of merchandise from our current catalogs. Use the Big Shot die-cutting machine and Stampin' Up!'s exclusive dies**(sold seperately) to create uniquely beautiful projects in a flash.

In addition, the new-demonstrator Starter Kit--a steal at just $175--contains over $345 worth of stamp sets, card stock, ink, accessories, and business supplies-everything you need to start your new business.

There are so many benefits of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, including

•A 20 percent product discount!

•A free monthly issue of Stampin' Up!'s demonstrator-only magazine, Stampin' Success!

•Sneak peeks at brand-new products!

•Invitations to exclusive Stampin' Up! events!

•Regular get-togethers to stamp!

•Free access to an online community of 30,000+ crafters/stampers and creative artists, as well as 160,000+ project samples!

•Plus, access to an exclusive video and training for your new Big Shot!

•Join my team and attend our monthly meetings with other demonstrators who share their love of Stampin' Up!

Don't miss this BIG deal! Contact me today to learn how you can take advantage of this great opportunity and get your FREE Big Shot!

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Stamping!!!

~ Linda

Pines and Poinsettias

This was a make and take for our monthly downline meeting of the Dazzling Divas. This card was just about a total case of one that I found somewhere and I sadly have misplaced the name of the lovely artist, so if anyone knows her, please contact me and I will surely give her credit.

This card just exudes the warm and fuzzy feeling of the Holiday Season, of which my favorite is Christmas.
I just LOVE the real red and chocolate chip combo...it reminds me of red velvet cake :)

This little pretty is by no means simple...and I totally enjoyed using our beautiful specialty designer paper from the Holiday Mini...Holiday Berry Bouquet in all its' glory here!

This is the beginning of my making merry for the upcoming celebrations, parties, gatherings with family and friends, near and far.

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda ~

~ Christmas Lodge ~

This has to be my favorite stamp set this year and I could not wait to use it! I love the lodge image, it was inked in chocolate chip ink and watercolored with wild wasabi, the snow was highlighted with our gorgeous Dazzling Details glitter and it sparkles so very nicely!

Cherry cobbler is the base card the next layer being chocolate chip with the edges frayed a little, then a layer of stunning Holly Berry Bouquet specialty designer series paper. I cannot wait to used up this entire package as each and every print is just too beautiful and needs to be shared with my family and friends this year!

The new 3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon I used is the cherry cobbler. It also comes in early espresso. The sentiment is stamped in cherry cobbler onto some crumb cake cardstock, which was also distressed around the edges.

Christmas is coming...Happy Stamping!

~ Linda ~

~ Holiday Stocking ~

Here is another project that we made in class this past Saturday. The original design was created by DeAnn Rauzi. The girls really liked this using the all NEW Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die in our Holiday Mini Catalog. Some very vanilla cardstock was cut and them embossed with the textured impressions folder...Northern Flurry...and the tip and heel and brim of the stocking were impressed with the Lattice folder, then sponged with some soft suede ink and adorned with of course, our lovely rhinestones. The ribbons used to accent the rim were some very vanilla velvet stitched ribbon, very vanilla satin ribbon, and some early espresso wide grosgrain...and...linen thread strung with a few of our cute little mini jingle bells...and...yes...they really do jingle!

Enjoy!

~ Linda ~

~ Snow Swirled ~

We made this pretty easy card in my monthly class this past Saturday. I was looking for something fun, easy and elegant and this is what transpired. The beautiful stamp set Snow Swirled Christmas tree image was inked up with white shimmer frost paint, accented with some of our beautiful rhinestones and framed with our scallped oval die and run through our snowflake embossing folder!

Hope that you like it!

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda ~

Hopping Just For The Fun of It!

Thank you for hopping today with us, “Hopping Just for the Fun of it”. Today’s theme is Halloween / Fall Happenings, do hop thru our fun hop this Saturday featuring Fall and Halloween projects..... Plan on visiting us each month, the next hop will be the first Saturday of the month, Nov 5.. I happen to be Stop # 1 of 17 stops along the way this month.

As you can probably already surmise, this little pretty was made with SU crumb cake, early espresso, cajun craze and peach parfait.  One of my favorite all time SU stamp sets Fall Foilage was used  to stamp the leaves in the torn very vanilla image. This card was cased from a  beautiful card by Anne-Marie Bouthillette on SCS (Splitcoaststampers.com).  The ribbon is SU chocolate chip and various vintage brads were used in the making of this card creation as it was one of many (about 20 to be exact) that were shared at my monthly downline meeting of weSTAMP which is hosted by my dear, kind and wonderful upline...Lorri Heilling. Enjoy!

 

This little lovely was taught to my wonderful attendees at my monthly class in September. At the Henderson, NV SU Regionals I participated in a 3-D swap with my weSTAMP group and one of the ladies, Michele Acuna made these lovely roses...well, you know I just had to teach them to my dear friends (students) and each and every one of them went home with their very own Fall Foilage Gift Tag!!!

Do you like how this turned out? I may be making a Christmas version of this...What do you think?

Don’t forget we love comments if possible. To continue the hop, the next Stop # 2 is My Creative Impressions with Jeanne & Joan Norris. I am sure you will enjoy their project this month. If you should happen to get lost anywhere thru the hop. you can go to the main blog, Hopping Just for the Fun of it. Thanks for hopping with us.

Hope that you enjoyed this stop along the way on yor hop...Happy Hopping!!!

~ Linda

~ Stampin' Stars Blog Hop ~

Good Morning Everyone!

Thank you for hopping today with us, “Hopping Just for the Fun of it”. Today’s theme is ALL HOLIDAYS, meaning just that, we all need to have cards ready for just that special holiday ahead of time or maybe we will have a test card first, before making all the cards needed for the holiday... Plan on visiting us each month, the next hop will be the first Saturday of the Month. You may of came today from Stop #{14}http://www.mycreativeimpressions.com/ , I happen to be Stop # {15} of 18 stops along the way this month.


Now that the surprise is over, I can reveal what has been keeping me quite busy this week, making a Birthday Banner for my dear, kind & wonderful upline Lorri Heilling! You see, it is her 50th birthday!

Behind the scenes, for quite some time now, many of her family, friends, downline, sidelines and whomever else was asked to have been prepraring for probably one of the most surprising parties of her life :)

Well...I volunteered to make her a Birthday Banner and I was so excited to see it come together!

This measures just about 7 feet long, so it was a bit of a challenge to photograph, therefore, I divided it into three photos.

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Paper: various SU retires dsp, so saffron, certainly celery, chocolate chip, whisper white

Embellishments: chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, jewels basic rhinestones

Tools: pennant die (retired), blossom bouquet triple layer punch, 1 3/4 " circle punch, dimensionals, polka dot embossing folder

And...wouldn't you know it...I just had to make a coordinating birthday card too!

Lorri just LOVES chocolate and rightly so, here is a delicious chocolate cake...one with NO calories...LOL!
This is a case of one of her beautiful swaps that I received at the Stampin' Up! Convention.
I feel truly blessed to have Lorri in my life, both as a dear friend and my SU upline!

Stamps: well scripted (retired)
Ink: chocolate chip
Paper: certainly celery, so saffron, chocolate chip, retired SU dsp
Embellishments: jewels basic rhinestones
Tools: textured impression folder elegant lines, round tab punch, scallop trim border punch, cupcake punch (small dots), corner rounder punch, boho blossoms punch

~ Spooky Halloween Card ~

This card was made for a swap with my Dazzling Divas Downline Group. Our theme for the swap was Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and I came across this little pretty whose original creator is Heather Van Duker.

Isn't it just too cute! I really enjoyed making the little broom especially out of a toothpick, some hemp twine and holding it together with some of our beautiful SU rich razzleberry grosgrain ribbon!

Stamps: wicked cool

Ink: cajun craze, old olive, rich razzleberry, craft white, basic black

Paper: whisper white, old olive, rich razzlebery, cajun craze, basic black

Tools: ribbon punch, scalloped oval punch, oval punch

Embellishments: basic jewels rhinestones, rich razzleberry grosgrain ribbon, wide black striped ribbon, hemp twine

Well, there you have it! What a week this has been! I always wonder what stamping adventures will turn up and you can be assured that there are plenty of opportunities for me to either initiate or participate!

Don’t forget we leave comments if possible. To continue the hop, the next Stop # 16 at www.artfulimagination.blogspot.com/

I am sure you will enjoy her projects this month. If you should happen to get lost anywhere thru the hop. you can go to the main blog, Hopping Just for the Fun of it. Thanks for hopping with us.

Happy Stampin" and Happy Holidays!!!

~ Linda ~

~ My "Girls" Birthday Cards ~

My how time passes when watching my little grandaughters, Keira and Kaely growing up into beautiful little ladies. We will be celebrating their 3rd birthday later today...I better get done here so that I can get ready!

They are such little sweethearts...they have begun taking ballet lessons and I just enjoy watching their every move and seeing them dance.

They just LOVE Minnie and Mickey Mouse, much as I remember I did when I was little...I know 'twas eons ago...does anyone remember the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with Annette Funnicello? Yup, I was glued to the TV back then...some great memories and that is what I am wishing for these precious little ones.

This particular card was cased from a swap that I received at Convention from Michelle Suit. As soon as I saw it, I knew that I would re-create one each for Keira and Kaely.

Stamps: teeny tiny wishes

Ink: basic black

Paper: basic black, pixie pink (retired), whisper white

Access: popsicle sticks, pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon, basic jewels rhinestones, crystal effects

Tools: 2 1/2" punch, 1 1/2" circle punch, scallop punch

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda ~