Everything Eleanor Thanks

Hi stamping friends, wow I was so tired when I got home from work today. I had a pretty nice day with a phone call about my house to see if I am renting it out and I said no but that told me people are reading my ad. YAY! After checking my email when I got home I was falling asleep so I took a nap and woke up to a text from the only people that have looked at my house. They are working on getting the money......Hmmm I wonder what that means??? That would make me so happy.  Please say a prayer for me would you. It is hot here today but nice and sunny. I should take a walk later on before it gets dark.

So on this card I stamped the flowers from the Everything Eleanor set on the Apothecary Accent die cut which is Sahara Sand card stock with Primrose Petals and Summer Starfruit ink and then on some of the card base with Primrose Petals ink onto the Primrose Petals card stock. I then stamped the beautiful shape in that set in Summer Starfruit ink and fussy cut it out and layered it underneath the other framelit. I made the underneath banners one with Sahara Sand and textured it with the Lacy Brocade EF from the Holiday catalog  and then a banner on top out of the Comfort Cafe DSP. Then I stamped the Your Kindness (not Your Highness) Hee Hee Hee from the From My Heart set and bannered it. I used the OMG, DARLING, GOTTA HAVE, MUST BUY, Designer Ribbon Slides from the Holiday Catalog which should be arriving in my customers mail box today.  The ribbon is the new 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in the new in colors. Beautiful! That is my card for today and I hope you like it. I still didn't do my swap cards so need to finish those tonight. I better get busy huh? A walk and stamping, yikes! I better walk and stamp later. LOL!

Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Everything Eleanor, From the Heart
Card Stock: Primrose Petals, Sahara Sand, Comfort Cafe DSP
Inks: Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit
Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Designer Ribbon Slides, 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals.
I hope you have a great evening and I will be back tomorrow to show you another one of my creations.
Let me know you were here by leaving a comment.  I am not sure why my visitor counter isn't working on the bottom so I have to figure that out. I do feel so blessed however by all the comments that you leave. Hugs, Bev

Triple Time Card with Summer Solstice and Everything Eleanor

Hello Friends. Have you ever seen a technique that you love and just keep seeing everywhere and dying to try it? Well this is it. Here is a card that I made and got the idea from Dawn Olchefske and if you go to her blog at www.dostamping.typepad.com you can see a video on how to do this Triple Time Stamping Technique that she created. She is so amazing. I love how my card turned out, don't you? I have seen several and they are all so pretty. I used Old Olive for the flourish from the Everything Eleanor set and the Daffodil Delight flower from the Summer Solstice set. The greeting is stamped in Basic Black from the Friendly Phrases stamp set. I didn't want to make a banner or a tag to take away from the design.


Here is how you make this card. Your first layer is cut from neutral card stock at 2" x 3-1/4" and the second piece down is cut at 3" x 4-1/4" and the last piece is your normal 4x5-1/4" layer. The mat is in a darker color of cardstock goes as the smallest 2-1/4" x 3-1/2", 2nd mat is 3-1/4" x 4-1/2, and the last is actually your card. You use a temporary adhesive like Dotto that is now discontinued and layer the neutral card stock together centering each piece in the center. Then you stamp the images however you want and then take the pieces apart and then layer onto the darker card stock.  Then you lay them down again with the adhesive on them and line them up with the other images. Watch her video if you don't understand but it really is easy to do. I stamped the top and bottom corners in full strength ink and the other time I stamped off with the flourish stamp. I tied some Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine around and then attached a button to it and tied a bow. Don't you just think this card is stunning?  I do. Can you believe I didn't use the Big Shot on this card? I know I can't either. LOL!


Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Everything Eleanor, Summer Solstice, Friendly Phrases
Card Stock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Inks: Basic Black, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight
Tools: Bakers Twine, Neutrals Designer Buttons.
Make sure you let me know what you think of my card and thanks for stopping by. Have a honey of a day and bee happy. I have a 12 hour work day today. YIKES!   Hugs, Bev

Thank You with Everything Eleanor

Hi friends and happy Saturday. I hope your weekend is off to a terrific start. I ended up working all day today as I need the money.  I stamped this card this morning but didn't have time to post it. I am sorry I didn't post anything yesterday either. I was working on my newsletter and wanted to get that sent out to show the new promotions. You can sign up for my newsletter up on the left had side of my blog.  I am really tired as I had two grueling days at work and up till too late last night. I was working here in my office when I heard a clamoring out side my window with my aluminum garbage cans that I keep birdseed in. It was about 8:00 because it was still light out. I look out my window and here is this HUGE raccoon trying to get the lid off the can. I have a bungee cord over the lid to keep it on tight. I quick call my neighbor and whispering asked him to come over with his gun. He says why can't I hear you and then asks "Why are you whispering?" I said back in a whisper, so the raccoon won't hear me. we both laughed. He says he will be right over with his gun. Well, the coon ran off probably when I opened my door. So he never got caught. Yeah that was my Friday night excitement. Wheee Heee! Raccoon on the loose.

Anyway  on this card I used the Everything Eleanor Set and just stamped in Calypso Coral and the little flower is stamped in Baja Breeze. I used the Simply Scored Tool to just add a bit of texture in the middle of my card and on the banner. I stamped the flower on a piece of scrap and cut it out to attach it to my card. I used the 1-1/4" Circle punch to round two of the corners and made a banner and called it good. This card was one of those easy peasey type card. I think tonight I am going to relax as I am falling asleep here. 


Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Everything Eleanor, Perfectly Penned
Card Stock: Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Inks: Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Simply Scored Tool, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals
I hope you have a honey of a weekend and thanks for stopping by. I hope I can stamp later and show you something else tomorrow.I have an idea of what I am going to do. Hugs, Bev

You Choose the Celebration

HA HA HA I was just uploading this card thinking about what I could call this card using new sets out of the upcoming Annual Catalog. All I could think about was when I was young and roller skating in my hometown of Davenport IA. At the skating rink there was this big rotating crystal ball hanging from the ceiling that had a light shining on it and I remember how I felt when it was an all skate. So everyone could chose to skate if they wanted to or skate who they wanted to skate with. Okay so make this card be what ever type of card you want. You choose. Alright so I am very goofy and have a warped mind sometimes but at least I am honest. This is really what I was thinking about today. Yikes, I am scared of myself. LOL!I have to go mix chemicals for spraying my garden. Now just think about that for a minute would ya? Giggle Giggle!


On this card I am using almost everything from the future catalog that you are just going to love. I mean love love love. But no the top design I had to fussy cut as one of my down line called it this weekend. They tell me it is a quilting term but I don't dare get into quilting. No way. My tables don't get dusted now so no I will keep on stamping.
The for you comes from a new set and is cut out with a new framelit. I used the Summer Starfruit ink and the Raspberry Ripple which are 2 of the new in colors. I think they are pretty and am happy with the new colors. 


Here are the details: 
Stamp Set: Everything Eleanor, Layered Labels
Card Stock: Soft Suede, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla, Comfort Cafe DSP
Inks: Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Basic Pearls.
Gosh can you believe it is only 2 weeks left of the current catalog. I can't. I hope you will have time to create something cute. Thanks for stopping by and looking around and please make sure you leave a comment. Prayers and hugs, Bev  

Birthday Card using Kindness Matters

Happy Thursday Treat Night for you bloggers. Yes, I think you deserve it. This is something old, something new, nothing borrowed, something blue, well okay, Night of Navy. LOL! Yes, this Tangerine Tango background is from the new and upcoming Everything Eleanor stamp set that will be in the next catalog. I received it when I went to the Leadership meeting in San Antonio and it is soooo pretty. You are going to love this two box set. The swirl in the background is part of it also. Yes, I stamped that image and cut it out so I hope we will have a die cut or punch to match it   when the new catalog comes out. The butterflies and that swirly design at the top are from Kindness Matters and it really does matter doesn't it? I love this darling set also and it is a set you can get free for Sale-A-Bration with a $50.00 purchase for only 2 more days. Don't hesitate to click on my order now and place an order before it is too late and you can also join my team of Bev's Busy Bees for only $125.00 also till the 31st so just click on Join My Team.  

Here are the details on the card: 
Stamp Sets: Kindness Matters, Everything Eleanor, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock: River Rock, Always Artichoke, Confetti White, First Edition Specialty DSP ( I am going to miss this DSP so much when this catalog is expired May 31st)
Inks: Tangerine Tango, Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke 
Accessories: Pearls, Bitty Buttons, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Sponge, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals.


I punched the Itty Bitty Punch that matches the shape of this button in Tangerine Tango and stuck it underneath with a Mini Glue Dot and then popped a pearl on top. Cute Cute Cute! Don't you think so? 

So that is all I will share with you today as I am hitting the sack early tonight. I have to work tomorrow and 6 hours on Saturday. Bless you for stopping by and I love your comments. Hugs and happy stamping, Bev

Thank You Card for Stamp Technique Sunday

Hi Stampers, does anyone else wish Spring would come quick? I sure do. Today I wanted to share this color blocking technique with you. I wanted to do a Spring looking thank you so this is what I came up with. This is a real easy technique and you can use a solid square or rectangular stamp and then ink it up and stamp onto  light colored card stock. Then stamp your image in a darker ink right over the stamped shape. I just inked up our clear block C and stamped it and then cut around it and roughed up the edges with texture tool from the cutter kit and then I stamped my design with black ink. I used this darling set called Everything Eleanor that I received FREE at Leadership and it will be in the next Idea Book and Catalog.Yes, another perk for being a Stampin' UP! demonstrator and recruiting to go to Leadership. I absolutely love Stampin' UP! events. 

 Okay here is my card and the supplies:

Stamp Sets: Perfectly Penned,Everything Eleanor, Tiny Tags

Card Stock: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White

Inks: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Perfect Plum, Basic Black

Accessories: Cutter Kit, Pear Pizzazz Pleated Ribbon, Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta, Mini Glue Dots, Clips Assortment, Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine, Word Window Punch, Dimensions, Stamp-A-Ma Jig for the Thank You.

I think it turned out so stinkin' cute and YILM.  If you ever want to purchase anything you see on my blog make sure you click in the order button and that will take you to my online store.  I feel so blessed to have you stop by my blog and I hope the rest of your weekend is splendid. Hugs and Happy Stamping, Bev