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Skating By

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Tomorrow is my sweet boy’s birthday, 23rd birthday to be exact!  How did that happen exactly???  I must have had him when I was 10 or something!  Right???!?

Tomorrow is all about him and he has loved skateboarding since he was little.  In his honor, I used the Skating By Stamp Set to commemorate his special day.

The main image is heat embossed in black on watercolor paper and then watercolored with color squished into the ink pad lid and an aqua painter.  After it was colored, the image was cut out.  Isn’t coloring fun?  It’s not just for kids anymore 🙂

The cut out image is popped up with dimensionals on the card front and the birthday sentiment from the set is added as a banner.  The red striped washi tape is from the Hello December 2015 Accessory Kit.  Love, love, love!

I hope you are inspired to make something pretty today!

Skating By Stampin' Up

Skating By Stampin’ Up

Skating By Stampin' Up

Skating By Stampin’ Up

 

Party Wishes…

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I have a cute and easy project for you today using an upcoming set from the Occasions Catalog:  Party Wishes.  I think I have trouble with super simple lol!  I just didn’t love this card as I was making it, it felt naked or something.  The struggle is real!  I’ve fallen for it now that it’s complete and I’m sharing it with you 🙂

I used the Party Wishes stamp set and the It’s My Party Designer Series Paper Stack.  The solid cake was stamped in Mint Macaron and then cut out.  The sentiment was stamped on a piece of vellum and cut to the same size as my DSP.  I then lined the cake up under the vellum and adhered it to the DSP using dimensionals.   The vellum was stapled on top, slightly offset.  A piece of Melon Mambo was added along with small banners at the top.  A few other touches and voila…a cute birthday card for someone!  Embellishing with staples is a great way to not only secure your card elements but add dimension to it as well.  They have become one of my favorite accessories and you will see them often in my creations.  They are a “must have” item in my book!

Party Wishes Stampin' Up

Party Wishes Stampin’ Up

Party Wishes Stampin' Up

Party Wishes Stampin’ Up

I am still in Pensacola at Kimberly’s which means I am getting to use her super cute photo backdrop.  Love, love, love!  We are working on something big right now…stay tuned for more info!  I promise you won’t be disappointed 🙂

Thanks for stopping by and I hope I’ve inspired you to create something pretty today.

P. S. Again, the stamp set and DSP are not part of the product showcase below since they are not yet available for order.  They will be available on January 5, 2016 or for pre-order for demonstrators only on December 3, 2015.

 

Birthday Blooms!

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I am soooo excited about the new Occasions Catalog that is being released by Stampin’ Up in January!  I am still enjoying every second of the Holiday Catalog but I cannot lie, I do love new goodies 🙂  This new catalog features lots of fun new stamps and coordinating dies and some really fun new accessories….what’s not to get excited about I ask?

Here is a sneaky peak of a tag I made with a new stamp set and Designer Series Paper that will be available on January 5, 2016.  Happy, happy new year to us 🙂

I am sure you have not noticed that I am obsessed with watercolor, the big flower image in the Birthday Blooms set is absolutely PERFECT for watercoloring.  I white embossed the image on watercolor paper and then used Watermelon Wonder, Pool Party, Mint Macaron and Mossy Meadow re-inkers to watercolor.  It is lovely!  Super easy to pop on the sentiment embossed on vellum and staple everything to a tag cut out of the Birthday Bouquet Designer Paper.

Do you want these beauties right now???  As a demonstrator, we can pre-order the Occasions Catalog items on December 3rd!!  Contact me for more information.

Stampin' Up Holiday Occasions - Birthday Blooms

Stampin’ Up Holiday Occasions – Birthday Blooms

 

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope I’ve inspired you to create something beautiful today!

P.S.  I couldn’t include the new catalog items in the product showcase since they are not available for purchase yet ….

 

On Stage 2015

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Monday Montage Blog Hop – Week 56

Hello friends! Welcome back to the Monday Montage Blog Hop! You may have gotten here from the amazing Bree Renwick’s blog, make sure you select the “next” button below and that will take you to the next stop on the hop, the fabulous Dani Dziama’s blog.  I am sure we have some super cute goodies for you today!

I just got “home” from Onstage 2015 in Tampa.  I’m actually in Florida for another week, so home is my bestie’s in Pensacola, it’s going to be an amazing week of crafting and talking and laughing and crying 🙂

My project today is a card I posted at the event.  It’s a beauty featuring the Wonderland stamp set, I just love the trees in this set and the antlers….oh those antlers!  Love, love, love!

I stamped the trees in Mossy Meadow and Old Olive, stamping each color three times randomly so they got lighter and lighter.  I gold embossed the sentiment and the cute antlers on vellum.  I added the gold foil star die cut from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, a button and gold thread.  This made a beautiful and elegant card that came together really quickly and easily.

On Stage 2015, Wonderland stamp set, Stampin' Up!

On Stage 2015, Wonderland stamp set, Stampin' Up!

Onstage 2015 was really fun!  We, of course, talked and talked and talked and talked and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed.  We got into crazy shenanigans with the rest of the Stampin’ by the Sea girls at the event and then at dinner in Ybor City…on Saturday night…uh, this was very adventurous!  lol

The absolute highlight of the day was Kimberly’s selection to the 2015-2016 Artisan Design Team for Stampin’ Up!  I could not be more excited for her!!!  She is the most creative and talented stamper I know and I can’t wait to see what she creates this year for Stampin’ Up!

On Stage 2015, Wonderland stamp set, Stampin' Up!

Our girls at Onstage!  Photo Op 🙂

On Stage 2015, Wonderland stamp set, Stampin' Up!

Heading home on Sunday afternoon…still smiling after all our weekend adventures!

I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for letting me share, have a great week filled with inspiration and beauty!

Make sure you go “Back” if you missed Bree Renwick or you can loop on around by hitting the “Next” button to get to Dani Dziama and the rest of the hop!

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Sweet trees….

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Monday Montage Blog Hop – Week 55

Hello friends! Welcome back to the Monday Montage Blog Hop! You may have gotten here from the amazing Bree Renwick’s blog, make sure you select the “next” button below and that will take you to the next stop on the hop, the fabulous Dani Dziama’s blog.  I know we have some super cute goodies for you today!

I know it’s November now but I have to share the pretties I handed out to my team at work on Friday.  So first a Halloween project, super easy with the Mini Treat Bag die and the Sweet Hauntings stamp set.  I just love this cute set, so fun 🙂

 

Halloween Treat Bags

Halloween Treat Bags

My projects for this week are two versions of practically the same card.  I did it in Pink Pirouette and immediately knew I had to do it in Soft Sky next!  I used Peaceful Pines and the Perfect Pines Framelits.  So easy!  I embossed the tree image on the card stock in white and then stamped in the coordinating ink on whisper white.  I added some snowy hills to each card and a simple sentiment.  I used watercolor paper and Soft Sky reindeer for the hills on the Soft Sky card, this looks so amazing!  So sweet and soft.  I also added random glitter splatters with my fine tip glue!  I love that you can control the splats this way 🙂

Peaceful Pines

Peaceful Pines

 

 

Peaceful Pines - Pink Pirouette

Peaceful Pines – Pink Pirouette

 

 

Peaceful Pines - Soft Sky

Peaceful Pines – Soft Sky

Peaceful Pines - Soft Sky

Peaceful Pines – Soft Sky

I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for letting me share, have a great week filled with inspiration and beauty!

Make sure you go “Back” if you missed Bree Renwick or you can loop on around by hitting the “Next” button to get to Dani Dziama and the rest of the hop!

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Flurries!

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Monday Montage Blog Hop – Week 54

Hello friends! Welcome back to the Monday Montage Blog Hop! You may have gotten here from the amazing Bree Renwick’s blog, make sure you select the “next” button below and that will take you to the next stop on the hop, the fabulous Dani Dziama’s blog.  I know we have some super cute goodies for you today!

 

It’s getting to be flurry time in Colorado!  The leaves are turning and we could get our first snowfall anytime, usually before Halloween!  This is an over the top card that was really pretty simple to make using the Flurry of Wishes stamp set.  I stamped snowflake images on Whisper White in Island Indigo, Smoky Slate and Pool Party.  Next I layered a piece of vellum over the whole top of the card and splattered Silver Glitter mixed with green glue and water over the vellum.  I also Silver Embossed snowflake images on vellum and punched them out.  The final embellies were Silver Thread and a silver foil “Joy” stapled on top.  I love the richness of this card and it was actually very quick to make!

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Flurry of Wishes Stampin' Up

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Flurry of Wishes Stampin' Up

I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for letting me share, have a great week filled with inspiration and beauty!

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8th Annual Stampin’ for a Cure!

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Monday Montage Blog Hop – Week 53

Hello friends! Welcome back to the Monday Montage Blog Hop! You may have gotten here from the amazing Bree Renwick’s blog, make sure you select the “next” button below and that will take you to the next stop on the hop, the fabulous Dani Dziama’s blog.  I know we have some super cute goodies for you today!

Yesterday we held our 8th Annual Stampin’ for a Cure fundraiser for World Cardmaking Day!  We raised about $4,000 for our local Susan G. Komen Affiliate.  It was so much work and so much fun and sooooooo inspiring!  I co-designed two projects for the event this year and I want to share them with you today 🙂

On this first card, I used the Cozy Christmas stamp set and the Home for Christmas DSP.  I just love the sweet, vintage images in this paper!  Pretty simple, dimple card 🙂

Cozy Christmas

 

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Cozy Christmas Stampin' Up

I used Embellished Ornaments for the second card.  Oh my, do I love these images and framelits!!  So lovely!

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Embellished Ornaments Stampin' Up

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Embellished Ornaments Stampin' Up

Here are some pics from our day yesterday…

Lot’s of pink and busy stampers:Lot's of pink and busy stampers :)

Part of my display:
Part of my display at our event.

A toast to our success!

A toast to our success!

A great bunch of hardworking ladies, dinner after our long day:Celebration Dinner!

I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for letting me share, have a great week filled with inspiration and beauty!

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hello….is it me you’re looking for?

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Monday Montage Blog Hop – Week 52

Hello friends! Welcome back to the Monday Montage Blog Hop! You may have gotten here from the amazing Bree Renwick’s blog, make sure you select the “next” button below and that will take you to the next stop on the hop, the fabulous Dani Dziama’s blog.  I know we have some super cute goodies for you today!

My card today features a sweet and simple rendition of the Watercolor Wings set.  I absolutely love, love all the pretty things you can do with this set and the coordinating framelits!  This card packs a lot of wow and came together really quickly.  I stamped three of the butterfly images in different colors:  Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party and Smoky Slate.  The outer edges are Wisteria Wonder, the full image is Pool Party and the highlights are Smoky Slate.  I cut out my butterfly with the coordinating framelit.  I also cut the smaller intricate butterfly in vellum and then layered the two.  The rest is pretty straightforward:  “hello” is cut out with the new Greetings Thinlits; a white heart strip using the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits; some Tip Top Taupe lace and the lovely Silver Metallic Thread.  I also stamped the dotted image from the set in Wisteria Wonder on the card base, very subtle but pretty 🙂

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Watercolor Wings Stampin' Up

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Watercolor Wings Stampin' Up

I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for letting me share, have a great week filled with inspiration and beauty!

Make sure you go “Back” if you missed Bree Renwick or you can loop on around by hitting the “Next” button to get to Dani Dziama and the rest of the hop!

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I love you more….

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Monday Montage Blog Hop – Week 51

Hello friends! Welcome back to the Monday Montage Blog Hop! You may have gotten here from the amazing Bree Renwick’s blog, make sure you select the “next” button below and that will take you to the next stop on the hop, the fabulous Dani Dziama’s blog.  I know we have some super cute goodies for you today!

Today my card features the Words of Truth stamp set.  As soon as I saw this cuteness, I knew I had to have it 🙂  I love how this card came out, I also used the bicycle print from the Schoolhouse DSP….soooooo cute!

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Words of Truth Stampin' Up

I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for letting me share, have a great week filled with inspiration and beauty!

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remarkable beauty!

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Monday Montage Blog Hop – Week 49

Hello friends! Welcome back to the Monday Montage Blog Hop! You may have gotten here from the amazing Bree Renwick’s blog, make sure you select the “next” button below and that will take you to the next stop on the hop, the fabulous Dani Dziama’s blog.  I know we have some super cute goodies for you today!

Today I have a lovely card made with the Remarkable You stamp set.  It packs a ton of wow factor in and it was so simple to make!  I gold embossed a couple of the images from the stamp set on vellum and cut them out.  I made the background on watercolor paper by smearing an Island Indigo pad and a Wisteria Wonder pad on a non-stick sheet and then spritzing with water.  I dragged the watercolor paper through the watered down ink and let it dry.  Next I threw on a quick banner and sentiment….easy peasy 🙂

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Remarkable You Stampin' Up

Cathy Casey, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator www.sugarshackdes... Remarkable You Stampin' Up

I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for letting me share, have a great week filled with inspiration and beauty!

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