Another day and still no baby!  If "Nana" is this anxious, can you imagine mom and dad????  Soooooo patiently awaiting.

Anyway…..Today I'm going to show you how to make this adorable candy holder.  How cute would this be for a bridal shower or a sweet 16 party or a dress up party or…well you get the picture.  This was one of our "Make and Takes" at my Stampin' Up! team get together Sunday.  It was shared by Barb Stomieroski!  She is so stinken talented.

It's made with the Dress Up Framelits and

my new favorite In-Color — Pistachio Pudding!

LOVE IT!

So the first thing I did was to take a piece of Pistachio Pudding that

measured 2 3/4" x 7 1/2" and folded it in half.

Next lay the dress framelit on the FOLD

making sure that the "shoulders" are hanging off the card stock!

The reason you do this is so there is still a fold, you don't want

two separate pieces but you do want one piece that has a fold!

See picture below…

See, framelit hanging over the folded edge!

Now run it through the Big Shot!

Now you need the little box on the inside.

Cut a Piece of Pistachio Pudding 3 1/4" x 2 1/4"

and score at 3/4" on all four sides.

Now put the box together……easy peasy!  :0)

To finish off the party favor I ran the dress through the Fancy Fan Embossing folder.

I also stamped the Thank You from Itty Bitty Banners with Pistashio Pudding Ink

and cut it out with the Itty Bitty Framelits.

Added a pearl and wah lah…we are done!

Now that wasn't so hard was it?

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What a super terrific weekend.  My baby graduated from Albany Law School (Magnum Cum Laude, received the Kate Stoneman Student Award, Pro Bono Honors and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Albany Government Law Review)!!!!!  Okay, I'm done bragging….we are so proud of her!!!  Next she sits for the Bar exam.

Love her red shoes!!!  She is so happy!

Okay what's with the leg pictures!  FUN!

Now for today's post I've got a card made for you with the Wildflower Meadow stamp set.    What do you think?

This is one of my Speedy Speedy cards but ohhhhhhh so elegant!

Can you see the embossed flowers?  read on….

Here is a side view…

Yes, that's right, there is a stamp set and an embossing folder that match! Can you see it?  So I used a Very Vanilla base card then added a layer of Very Vanilla (popped up with Dimensionals)!

Ink up your Wildflower Stamp with Pistachio Pudding Ink.  Stamp directly onto  your 3 3/4" x 5" Very Vanilla piece.  Run it through the Big Shot using the matching die – Wildflower Meadow Embossing Folder #129376.  Add some Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon and attach that whole piece to the base card using Dimensionals).  The last thing is to add your bling.  In this case I used Pearls!!!  SIMPLE AND SPEEDY!!!!  you are done!  wah lah!!!

stamp set:

#129165  $17.95  Wildflower Meadow wood mount

#129168  $13.95  Wildflower Meadow clear mount

cardstock:

#124301  $8.50  Very Vanilla

ink:

#131177  $5.95  Pistachio Pudding Classic Ink

Accessories (the fun stuff)!:

#119247  Basic Pearls

#129376  Wildflower Meadow Embossing Folder

#120999  Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon

#104430  Dimensionals

All of these items will be available starting on Friday, May 31st., 2013.  If you are interested in ordering any or all of these items, just hop on over to my online store and click the SHOP NOW button in the upper right corner – www.stampladee.stampinup.net.  If you need a catalog so you can just get lost in it, let me know, I'll send it right out to you!

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Needed a thinking of you card today so this is what I came up with…It's got some good dimension and the color that I used here is Elegant Eggplant.  I think the stamp set Mosaic Madness lends itself to the Rich Regals suite of colors.  Love them with this set.  If you like  my card, and are on my blog, can you pin it to Pinterest?!  Thank you so much!  :0)

Simple and Elegant!  Look at the cute little pop-up!

I bet you are wondering how i did it :0)

First the Whisper White cardbase is cut 11 by 4 1/4 and folded in half.  The next layer is Elegant Eggplant measuring 3 3/4 by 5".  My Whisper top piece is 3 1/4 x 4 1/2.  Before you run this piece through the embossing folder, stamp the straight line image from the stamp set Mosaic Madness (#130246 wood mount or # 130249 clear mount)  -  then run it through the embossing folder Modern Mosaic (#129984).  Adhere these pieces together.

On a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock, stamp one of the images from the above set FIVE times with Elegant Eggplant classic ink then punch out with the Mosaic Punch (#131267).  I need you to punch one more Whisper White mosaic image (which will be used for your base).

To make the medallion on the card, you will need to fold FOUR of the stamp medallions in half the long way. Next glue these four pieces together back to back and then adhere these to the white base.  Take this piece and place it in the middle of the straight line stamped image on your card.  The remaining stamped image is placed in the upper left corner on one of the coordinatng images that are embossed.

Last but not least, stamp the image "for you" in one of the medallions.  This image is from the hostess set Sweetly Framed #129702.  If you have a big wish list from this new catalog, why not save up so you can have your own party and get this set as part of your benefits!  Email me and I will explain to you what the "sock method" is for saving for your own workshop!  It's easy and affordable.  Do you need a catalog?  Email me and let me know, I will get one right out to you.

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Getting ready for my last child to graduate from Law School.  Did I ever tell you how proud I am of all three of my kids.  My oldest son has his Phd – he's a Geological Engineer working for the United States Geological Survey Team; my middle son is in business with my husband – they own a commercial contracting business and my daughter – my baby – she is GRADUATING from Law School!!!!  So she got her cap and gown today…. she looks so much like Harry Potter…what do you think?

Doesn't this just scream Harry Potter…this is dress rehearsal!

They were so clever, they made their wands out of DRY ERASE MARKERS!!!

Her wand was just not doing it for me so I'm lending her MY wand!!!

It's an official Harry Potter wand given to me on my last visit to

Universal Studios!!!  Just a few more days before she graduates!

So onward and upward…here is my card sample for today…another Sneak Peek!

I can't wait until you can all play with this set.

It's so amazing – we have the punches that match so it makes the cards

SPEEDY and SIMPLE!!

Chevorn is all the rage right now.  In case you can't see the details, I used the Chevron Embossing folder.  SO cool.  Then I used the new Chevron Ribbon.  I LOVE IT!!!!!

Stamp Sets:  Label Love (make sure you buy it with the punch as a "bundle" so you save 15%); A Round Array

Cardstock:  Pistachio Pudding; Coastal Cabana; Baked Brown Sugar; Crisp Cantaloupe; Strawberry Slush

Ink:  Pistachio Pudding; Coastal Cabana; Baked Brown Sugar; Crisp Cantaloupe; Strawberry Slush

Accessories:  Chevron Embossing Folder; 3/4" Chevron Pear Pizzaz Ribbon; Artisan Label Punch; 7/8" scallop circle punch; 1/2" circle punch

**all items in red are brand new and can be purchased in my online store starting on May 31st

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and gooooooood Friday morning to you!!!!  Don't you just love Fridays?  Every day is a Friday for me….  Love Love Love life!!!

If you are on my blog www.stampladee.com (not in your email) I have this really cool thing that Amy Celona hooked up for me!!!!  Hover over one of the card samples and you will see a PIN IT button show up.  When you see that, click on it and it will save it to your board on Pinterest!!!  Go try it!!!!  I would LOVE to have you start pinning  my cards to your boards!!!  I'm so stinken excited about it…go pin some from other days – go ahead I challenge you to try it!!!  :0)  I'm so stinken excited!!!!  Did I tell you how excited I am???  If you are in your email, click on over to my blog at www.stampladee.com and try it out!!!  Then you can save all  my cards to Pinterest!

More with Mosaic Madness…love this set and love the punch and folder that go along with it.

I used the Folder for the background;

stamped the images a couple of times

then punched them out!

(Tip:  If you take four of the images and line them up on block I,

you can save yourself stamping time)

I laid out the punched images and used dimensionals on SOME of them.

So some of the images are popped and some are flat – I love dimension!

I punched some Midnight Muse flowers from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch

and topped with a medium pearl.

I also used one of our NEW Hostess Sets – Sweetly Framed

I love the size and the font of this stamp set – you'll see me using it a lot

and it fits perfectly in this folder – too stinken cute!

If you'd like to get the hostess sets but don't want to host a party,

you can get them with your starter kit – heck you can get all this in your starter kit.

Contact me if you are interested in learning more about the opportunity.

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SUPPLIES:

Basics:

Big Shot

ADHESIVE OF CHOICE

Cutter

Stamp Set: 

130246 $26.95 Wood Mount  OR $18.95 130249 Clear Mount  Mosaic Madness

129699 $12 Wood Mount  OR  $9 129702 Clear Mount  Hostess set Sweetly Framed

Paper:

100730 $8.50 Whisper White

126843 $6.95 Midnight Muse

Ink:

126860  $5.95 Midnight Muse

Accessories:

131267  $15.95 Mosaic punch

129984  $7.95  Modern Mosaic Folder

118309 $16.95  Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

104430 $3.95   Dimensionals

119247  $4.95  Pearls

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And how are you on this BEAUTIFUL Thursday morning.  I'm still on Fiji time…this picture says it all!

In case you haven't figured it out…I'm the one flat out!  :0)

Ellen said it took her a WEEK to recoup when she and Porcha went to Australia!

Anyway, onward and upward.  Here is a card I did yesterday with the All Dressed Up Suite.  I just love the stamp set and the framelits that match.

do you like?

Stamp Set:  All Dressed up which will be retiring – get it NOW!  #129171 wood mount or #129174 clear mount), En Francais Background

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse, **Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack – this will be retiring, make sure you grab a few packs, they are so affordable #129312

Ink:  Midnight Muse

Accessories:  Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, #130101 Dress Up Framelits Dies, Pearls, #126869 Flower Trim

For the items in red, these will be retiring by May 30th.  If you want them ORDER NOW!!!  I'm not kidding, they will be gone…just click on www.stampladee.stampinup.net and put your order in.  I will be drawing a prize for those online orders put in for the month of May!

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I've been having so  much fun with my new stamp suite called Quatre Fancy found on page 120 in the new catalog – Oh Oh …you don't have a new catalog?  Goodness, contact me and I will get one right out to you!

In the suite, there is a stamp set called "Mosaic Madness" and a coordinating punch called Mosaic – go figure ha ha ha

(if you purchase these together as a "bundle" you will get a 15% discount (#132734 wood mount for $36.50 or #132733 clear mount for $29.50).  But it doesn't stop there, there is also a

coordinating embossing folder called Modern Mosaic – go figure!  :0)

and the coordinating Designer Series Paper is called Quatrefancy - hmmmm not sure why it's not called Mosaic Madness but we'll go with it!  :0)

I needed some thank you cards for some very special people

so I came up with this card.

See the folder?  and the stamp set?  I used only a portion of the folder.

But I started playing with the rest of the suite and here is a different version…

You can't tell here but I used the punch and punched out the pattern on the folder.

I also used some punchouts for the layering on the bottom.

Here is the layering.  See how the folder is punched out?!

Then I had all these punch outs and needed to do SOMETHING

with them so this is what I came up with!!!

Isn't this just beautiful?  You can't see it here but I put little pearls on each of the punch outs.

Fun Fun!  I can't wait for the new catalog!!!

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Well I'm back from Fiji and boy do I have "jet lag"! Getting ready for my Continuing Education class tonight (hope I don't fall asleep on the way there)!  It's always so much fun teaching people in the community how to stamp, I'd hate to miss any of it while I was snoozing – wonder if I'd wake up with stamps all over me!?!.  :0)

Didn't I tell it was gorgeous.  This is from our hotel overlooking the pool and the ocean!

Heaven!

Okay back to some fun stuff.  We did a quilt card in one of my clubs this month.  So much fun.  This was taught to me many years ago by my good friend Jennifer Thomas!  She is an amazing stamper and I've learned so much from her.

so how is it done?

First I used a set that is retiring (Spring Sampler #125512 clear mount or #125510 wood mount) and a new set called A Round Array (#129090 clear mount or #129087 wood mount).

Cardstock needed:

Turquoise one 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

whisper White 4 x 10 1/2

Lucky Limeade 3 1/2 x 3 1/2

Scrap piece 3 1/4 x 3 1/4

1/2" strips of Designer Series Paper (I used Sunshine and Sprinkles from the 2013 Spring Catalog)

The card:

Stamp the tulip from the the Spring Sampler set using our Stampin' Up! markers, then punch out with our 1" square punch – MAKE SURE YOU STAMP IT POSITIONED AS A DIAMOND.  Punch a square from Tempting Turquoise using our 1/1/4" punch and pop these two together.  Now adhere this piece to the CENTER of your 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" scrap (this should be positioned as a diamond onto the larger square).

*Start gluing your strip closest to the turquoise square. Continuing gluing so that you go all the way around the square.  Trim off what hangs over the scrap piece.

Your project should look like this at this point:

*Then switch to another design of your 1/2" DSP (you can just flip the double sided paper over) and repeat the process above.  Continue this until you have your entire 3 1/4 x 3 1/4" square complete.  (Your 3 1/4 x 3 1/4" square will now be completely covered with Designer Series Paper).

Add this to your 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Lucky Limeade square.  Next attach that to your Whisper White card (folded in half) and attach that to the Tempting Turquoise base.  Finish with your A Round Array piece that was stamped and punched with the 3/4" circle punch and backed with a Lucky Limeade 7/8" Scallop.  Tie a ribbon and you have your little medallion. 

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So you all know that the RETIRED lists are out!  Well here is what it looked like today with everyone trying to order from my online store!  :0)  Don't worry, there is enough for everyone but hurry, things will be going fast.    These guys are giddy with excitement!!!  :0)

YEAHHHHHHHH SALE ON STAMPS!!!

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I had so much fun this weekend.  It was our monthly Stamping Team Get Together!  We stamp, and eat and just have a ball. Here is one of the cards we made.  Isn't it so beautiful!!!!

The Swallowtail was randomly stamped with Versa Mark then sprinkled with white embossing powder.  Heat it.  Then sponge over the Swallowtails with Crumb Cake.  It was fun and fast!!!

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Today is the day YOU WILL WANT to put your orders in as there is a "while supplies last" tag on all of these products!!!!

Some are up to 60% off!!!!

The new catalog is BEAUTIFUL and will be here before you know it. But until it comes, make sure you look in BOTH the 2012-2013 Idea Book and Catalog and the 2013 Spring (Hello) Catalog to make sure you get everything out of there that you want…they will be gone soon!!!!

Click on the links below to get your copies of both the retired STAMPS list and the retired ACCESSORIES lists!!!

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Remember if your order is at least $150,

you get HOSTESS Dollars to spend anyway you'd like.

The accessories go fast…hurry…go to my online store to order

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(it's the best way so you know immediately if something is sold out)

when you complete your online order,

there will be a little surprise waiting

for you

from me!

Gotta run…I just wanted you to have these lists asap because the items will sell out FAST!!!  Remember to order today!