Boho Chic Cupcakes

Man, am I tired. I just spent the last 6 hours in my garden! Now, I've got to got to work......... ugh! Oh well, I'll motor through it. I have another Sprinkles of Life share since my new stuff doesn't come in until next week. I think it is such an awesome stamp set. Plus, it's even better since a portion of the sales from each stamp set sold goes directly to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. The set makes it super easy to make fun cards quickly since you can buy the coordinating punch.  

                                

The background is embossed with the new Boho Chic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder on Cucumber Crush - such a lovely bright green colour. I made my cupcakes with Strawberry, Mint and Vanilla icing using Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron and Very Vanilla cardstock with some Chocolate Chip coloured sprinkles. The cupcake liners are in Tip Top Taupe. 

Not only are the cupcakes uber cute, but the sentiment is even cuter. "Money can't buy happiness.. but it can buy cupcakes. And that's kind of the same thing." This was one of the cards at my "Hello & Goodbye" party - this being one of the "Hello" cards. Below is a bookmark I made for everyone to go with their new catalogues. 

Using the cupcakes as ice cream - and another fun sentiment. The ice cream cone has each of the 5 new in-colours and makes a great page marker! I hope you like my shares, have an awesome day :)

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Stamps: Sprinkle of Life

Papers: Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Delightful Dijon, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black card stock

Inks: Mint Macaron, Cucumber Crush, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder, Delightful Dijon and Chocolate Chip Classic inks; Tuxedo Black Memento

Accessories: Tree Builder Punch, Triple Banner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Gold Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Very Vintage Buttons, Paper Snips, 1/8" Gold Ribbon, Cupcake Builder Punch, Stampin' Trimmer, Boho Chic TIEF, Big Shot

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Sassy Bohemian Chic & My Top Annual Catalogue Picks!

I can't seem to get enough of the Bohemian Borders stamp set. This time I used the diamond images. I stamped with several different colours, Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron, Cucumber Crush and Sahara Sand. I decided to soften it a bit by layering a piece of Vellum Cardstock underneath a piece I had left after cutting out the medium butterfly from the Butterfly Thinlits Dies.

I added a layer of Cucumber Crush to tie in the ink colour and added some Boho Chic embossed panels on Mint Macaron card stock. The sentiment is from Sassy Salutations in the Annual Catalogue. 

As a final touch I added some strips of Gold Glimmer paper. I love the the Butterfly thinlits can work in two different ways a die cut and stencil/outline. I hope you like it, have a super day!

My Top Catalogue Picks...

Now, I understand that my tastes may differ from others, but I thought I'd share some of the items that I ordered and why! Not in any particular order... 

2015-2017 In-Colours 

Well, this is always a must have because who doesn't love new colours to play with?! I really love all 5 of the colours too. Delightful Dijon, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Mint Macaron and Tip Top Taupe.. love the fun names. That would be a great job getting to name the new colours!

Cardstock & Pad Kit: 20 sheets of card stock; 4 each in 5 colours of 8-1/2" X 11" plus one of each of the Classic Stampin' Ink Pads - 138358 - $40.00

Watercolour Wings Bundle: 

First I love butterflies, so when I saw another butterfly stamp set with matching framelits it was a top pick for me! I'm sure this was on most people's lists too.

140232 - $45.00 Photopolymer Bundle with Framelits

It also coordinates nicely with the Butterfly Basics & Butterfly Thinlits 

carryover items from the Occasions Catalogue. 

Wild about Flowers: 

Well it's right there in the name of the set, I'm wild about flowers. I like the two step stamping and it's nice to have some sentiments for retirement. 

138728 - $26.00 photopolymer

From Land to Sea:

 I just love the sketched look to these images. Plus, it's always good to have stamps to make masculine cards. Can't wait to play with this one!

138720 - $33.00 wood mount; 139361 - $23.00 clear mount

The Wilderness Awaits

I love the nature images of animals, another great set for masculine inspired cards. 

138962 - $31.00 wood mount; 139365 - $22.00 clear mount

Happy Happenings

This set has some cute sentiments for a lot of different occasions - so another no-brainer for me!

138734 - $34.00 wood mount; 139381 - $25.00 clear mount

Bohemian Borders

Now, I will admit I ordered this on a whim.. but I am so glad that I did. I have made so many lovely cards with this set, it makes some stunning backgrounds for a perfect addition to your cards or projects!

138938 - $21.00 photopolymer

Layered Letters Alphabet

This was another one of my pre-order goodies! What's one more alphabet stamp set?! I love the font almost like it was drawn with a marker - so fun. 

138692 - $33.00 photopolymer

How about some designer series paper? I want all of them, but I'll give you my fav's...

Bohemian 

I love the rich, bold colours in this paper along with the large bold designs - so elegant and fun. Plus, there is coordinating washi tape and an embossing folder!

138446 - $13.75

Timeless Elegance

LOVEEEEEE this paper. The title is perfect, since it is both timeless and elegant. Basic Black, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla colours on this gorgeous paper with detailed laces, flowers, stripes, flowers and fun patterns. 

138444 - $13.75

Paper Stacks!!!!!!!!!! Go Wild... Cherry on Top & Pretty Petals

Okay, so I love paper stacks especially for card making since they are smaller. But, now they are sized at 6X6" size, they still have 48 sheets too!!!!! LOVE!!! 

You can't go wrong with some neutral DSP and one's with fun patterns is even better!

138441 - $10.00

This stack has so many bright colours = LOVE! Fun patterns with donuts, and cupcakes too. 

138443 - $10.00

Some pretty colours and lots of florals in this stack! 

138442 - $10.00

1" Dotted Lace Trim

This lace is GOR-GEOUS! It is so soft, and in the new in-colours so lovely. 

Cucumber Crush 138423 - $7.50

Delightful Dijon 138426 - $7.50

Mint Macaron 138424 - $7.50

Tip Top Taupe 138422 - $7.50

Watermelon Wonder 138425 - $7.50

Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

Okay, so I don't know about you - but I love embossing folders! And now we have 4 brand new ones... 

 

So I couldn't resist and just had to have all 4 of them! I got to pre-order the Boho Chic and just loved it... what's 3 more?! 

Boho Chic 138286 - $9.25 (standard size)

Brick Wall 138288 - $10.50 (6X6" size)

Elegant Dots 138287 - $9.25 (standard size)

Fluttering 139304 - $10.50

Hostess Stamps

I always love getting these stamp sets since they are reduced in price for hostesses/hosts. The Happy Birthday, Everyone is my top pick because the sentiments make it easy to customize your cards to anyone. 

139171 - $13.00 wood mount; 139958 - $10.00 clear mount (only for hostess/hosts or stampin' rewards)

Well... that's my list, well my list is longer but my TOP picks and must haves. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the new catalogue, what your favourites are! Have a wonderful day :)

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

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Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!
Beckie

Bohemian Butterflies Swap

Today I am sharing the cards that I made for a "Shoe box Swap" that I participated in this past weekend. A shoe box swap is when you design a card and prepare all the time consuming bits like die cutting, embossing, etc. in advance and bring all the pieces and the other swappers re-create your card. I originally went with the Delightful Dijon card, since I love yellows, but in the past I heard razzing about my love for Summer Starfruit (still love you guys, but I love that colour).

Anyhoo... I went with the Tip Top Taupe card instead so everyone is happy, besides it's a lovely new neutral so you can't go wrong. I must say it was the popular colour, as almost all swaps used Tip Top Taupe. When I got home from the swap I still had some "bits" left over, so I wanted to try it out with the other In-Colours that I didn't use yet. 

My first card is the one I used for my swap card. I used the Bohemian Borders stamp set, stamped in Tip Top Taupe Classic Ink, the Boho Chic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and Bohemian Designer Series Paper. I used the Butterfly Thinlits Dies, Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly Punches. The sentiment is from the Perfect Pennants stamp set that was a carryover from last years Annual Catalogue. 

                                      

The next one is Mint Macaron, ink and card base with an accent colour of Island Indigo. 

The third one is using Cucumber Crush ink, and Rich Razzleberry card base. 

The next one was my original design, using Delightful Dijon and Bermuda Bay. 

The last one is Watermelon Wonder ink and an Island Indigo card base. 

I like all 5... it was fun to play with each of the new In-colours. Which one is your favourite?

                              

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

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Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!
Beckie

Last Chance: Project Life Happiness is & A Happy Hooray

Well, today we had a triple whammy kind of a day! We had 3 different catalogue's all available on the same day. I can't remember that happening, well ever. But it was a great opportunity to get any retiring items from the Stampin' Up! 2014-2015 Annual Catalogue, the 2015 Occasions Catalogue and the new 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue! I'm excited that the new catalogue is finally available for everyone - it sure it chocked full of some ultra-fabulous new products! Now I just have to wait for my UPS guy to deliver my new toys. I have some projects made with some of my favourite "retiring" items. First some Project Life... 

Happiness is...

I decided to make my own layout, using 12" X 12" card stock and the Happiness is card collection. I love the fun, bold and bright colours and funky patterns. I still have to put my photos in it, but you can see how easy it is to make a fun layout. I LOVE the cork letters from the accessory pack - so fun!

The cards included have some fun sayings - this one was my favourite "things that make me smile". I chose my favourite patterns - it was difficult, but these ones just spoke to me!

The new Project Life card collections and accessory packs are super awesome just like the ones retiring. The work great for the traditional scrapbooker, the ease of the quick scrapbooker with the Project Life cards and accessories or make cards. Keep scrolling down, I've got a couple fun cards using the A Happy Hooray stamp set. 

Hi there! A Happy Hooray & Thanks

My favourite stamp set is leaving on only a few more hours... sniff, sniff. I'm a sucker for stamp sets with feathers and it has a hexagon so it was a no-brainer for me with this one! Check them out... 

I decided to play with my #1 stamp set and that super fun feather image. I used the In-Colours that are retiring - Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, Baked Brown Sugar and Pistachio Pudding. Love all of these colours, don't you?! 

I stamped the entire background with the feather in all 5 of the In-colours (2013-2015). I love the look of the overlapping stamping. I added a strip of Basic Black, stamped the "hi there" three times and punched them out with Mr. Hexagon punch, added some Thick Baker's Twine in Coastal Cabana and Crisp Cantaloupe. The next card, I stamped the feather in a slightly different pattern - but with the same concept. This time I made a "thanks" card, also from the same stamp set. 

Here's a close up of the overlapped stamping - cool eh?! 

Here's a view of both of them side by side. Similar idea, but a different look! 

The NEW Catalogue is here... Love the title "Share the Fun"! 

You can view the NEW 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! Annual Cataogue HERE.

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Indescribable Gift Love you so

It's true... I do, I really do!!! Love this stamp set....... 

It's almost time! Tomorrow is the BIG day ... the launch of the NEW 2015-2016 Annual Stampin' Up! Catalogue.... eeeeekkkkk!!!!! So exciting. With that being said, it is also the very last day to order any of the "Retiring" products from the 2014-2015 Annual Catalogue, as well as the Occasions Catalogue. But, it's nice that you can order from all three catalogues for one day. Today, I have a card using my favourite stamp set from the Occasions Catalogue - Indescribable Gift. I also used the Geometrical stamp set from the Annual Catalogue for my sentiment. My favourite from each of the two catalogues ending. So sad to see them go... 

This is a card we made from my "Hello & Goodbye" stamping get together. Everything on this card is retiring, from both the stamp sets Geometrical and Indescribable Gift, the 1" Cotton Ribbon, Strawberry Slush Stampin' Write Marker and card stock, and the Angled Tag Topper Punch. 

It's a simple card to make, the colouring takes a while but it does look nice with just an outline too. Simply cut your 2" strip and punch one end - I used a 2" X 4-1/2" piece. Stamp the background Very Vanilla layer with the entire stamp set - I used Strawberry Slush. Stamp your tag and colour it in (if you like), line it up with the same parts of the stamped image in the background and pop up on dimensionals. Add your ribbon with a simple knot. Simple, and very pretty. It would be easy to make a bunch of these in no time! I hope you like it :)

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!
Beckie

Project Life+ Age of Awareness = A Fun Birthday Card

Last week it was my sister's birthday - today's share is the card that I created for you. I wanted to make a bright, colourful card - I think I achieved that! It was really simple to do too. I started with  one of the cards from the Project Life Everyday Adventure cards. I chose the one with the BIG happy since it had a bunch of bright colours to work with. I went from there, using coordinating colours to match the "Happy".  

I went with a card base of Rich Razzleberry, layers of Basic Black and this fun polka dotted Project Life card - I love the graduated yellow colour. My sister loves yellow, so I had to use this card. The sentiment is from Age Awareness, I decided it needed a bit more - so I added some balloons to match the "Happy". I used Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Tempting Turquoise and fussy cut them out and popped them up with a dimensional. It still needed a tiny bit more, so I added some Brights Candy Dots to resemble confetti. It's bright, colourful and was perfect for Aimee! I hope you like it :)

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Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!
Beckie