SUMMER SMOOCHES CARD:

Hello! I hope you got outside today to enjoy the beautiful day. I took a bike ride-it was a little chilly, and I kind of felt like I had ice picks stuck in my ears, but it felt wonderful to be in the sunshine! And I have a sunny card to share with you today. I used the bright & fun Summer Smooches DSP, brads and stamp set. I colored the stamped image with Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo and Rich Razzleberry Markers onto Whisper White Cardstock. I then punched them out with the Postage Stamp Punch. I added a fabric brad to each of the stems and attached them with Dimensionals to a piece of Daffodil Delight that I punched with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. I wrapped some Daffodil Delight Seam Binding around the cardstock and added a tag to match the tag on the bags-Tiny Tags stamp set in Tangerine Tango ink and punched out with the Jewelry Tag Punch. The more I use this Suite, the more I love it! I hope you do too! Well off to do some more laundry and ironing-2 days til Florida!!! Check back tomorrow! Have a good night.

PURSE PARTY!:

Hi there! We had a great time making these adorable little purses at Club Night last night! I let them pick out which papers they wanted to use from the Summer Smooches DSP and pick out their own embellishments. They came up with some really cute combinations!

The Summer Smooches Suite is a Sneak Peek into the new catalog which won't be available until June. As a demonstrator, I'll be able to see it in May-YAY!, but it's fun that SU! is giving us all a little preview 2 months early. This mini purse is made with the brand new Petite Purse Die that works in the Big Shot, and it is part of the Suite.  I used Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon for the handle, and a Daffodil Delight flower was punched with the Boho Blossoms Punch.

For this purse, I made the handle out of Daffodil Delight Grosgain Ribbon and attached it with Metallic Brads. The flower is punched out of Tangerine Tango Cardstock and layered underneath one of the Summer Smooches Brads. There are 3 different designs, one on each of the purses. The only bad thing about these brads is that they are only available through April 30th! So let me know if you're interested in getting some of these cuties before they're gone.

For this purse I used a Tangerine Tango Scallop Dots Ribbon handle. The die also comes with a handle that you can make with DSP or cardstock. I used the Tiny Tags set for the sentiment and punched them out with the Jewelry Tag Punch. I made these for my Hostesses this month, so of course I had to include chocolate in them! They hold 4 Hershey Nuggets perfectly. The Suite includes a stamp set, DSP, fabric, brads, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, the die, a stencil...and something else I  think I'm forgetting. You can see the whole collection on my online store at www.lauramellinger.stampinup.net.  Make sure to check back tomorrow for a cute card that coordinates. Thanks for coming by. Have a good night!

ARRAY OF SUNSHINE CARD:

Hi friends. I hope you had a terrific week-end! I sure did-Easter egg hunts, Ben-Hur and lots of chocolate! Gabriel stayed all night, so we had lots of fun with our grandbabies. He cannot keep his hands off Quinten. The Easter Bunny brought Gabe a new bike, so we may be trying that out later today. Here is the other card we made last month at Card Night.  I used the Array of Sunshine set. It's a Hostess set, so it will be going away at the end of May when the current catalog is done.  I stamped the flower images in Riding Hood Red and Baja Breeze on Whisper White Cardstock. I stamped 3 of the RHR and 2 of the Baja, cut them out and layered them with dimensionals. I punched the leaf images from the Bird Builder punch and tucked them behind the flowers. I adhered them to a Blushing Bride oval that I cut out with the Big Shot and ran through again with the Perfect Dots Embossing Folder. I added a Blushing Bride Pleated Ribbon border around the oval with SNAIL and a bit of Sticky Strip. I used the Twitterpated DSP from the Occasions Mini on top of a piece of Baja Breeze and wrapped some Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon around it. I finished it off with a tag from the Family Reunion set, a Basic Pearl and a Twitterpated Button from the Occasions Mini. This would make a perfect Mother's Day card or change the sentiment for any occasion.

I'm going to try to post lots this week because we are leaving for Florida on Friday, so it will be a dry spell again for awhile. I'll be back soon-I hope you will be too!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYBUNNY!:

Hi there! I'm so sorry about the break. Still recovering from March Madness! And everytime I went to grab the camera-my daughter's camera, she was using it-the nerve! Anyway, I hope you've been enjoying the beautiful weather. This is one of the cards we made at Card Night last month. It features the set Everybunny from the IBC (Idea Book & Catalog). I added the Domestic Goddess DSP-LOVE those colors! I stamped the bunnies in Basic Grey on Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Pool Party Cardstock, then punched them out with the Large Tag Punch. I thought it would be fun to staple the Daffodil Delight Ribbon onto the tags for something different. I popped them up with a dimensional onto a piece of Whisper White with a Crumb Cake border. I put that onto a piece of Pool Party and wrapped a piece of Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon around it. I stamped the sentiment in Calypso Coral and punched it out with the Large Oval Punch. I added a Designer Printed Brad and that's about it!

I also wanted to share some pictures of Quinten. I always feel guilty when I don't post regularly, so hopefully these will get me back in your good graces!

Getting some tummy time!

Say what?

Don't you wanna take a bite out of him? I just wanna hurt him! Too darn cute!
Thank you so much for coming by! Have a wonderful Easter! I'll be back soon-I promise!

TREAT HOLDER:

Hi there! I hope you've been enjoying this beautiful weather! This is a cute little treat holder I've been making for my hostesses this month. Unfortunately I can't take credit for it. I got the idea for it in our Stampin' Success magazine that demonstrators get every month. Actually, there were 3 different tubes-all different sizes and all really cute!

I used a Wisteria Wonder base and scored it with the Simply Scored. I used Sticky Strip to make it into a tube. I used the Lace Ribbon Border in Calypso Coral and added it to the adorable Sweet Shop DSP. Next, I ran 2 pieces of Chocolate Chip Cardstock through the Big Shot using the Island Floral Die, and scored each of the petals to fold over the ends of the tube. I added a Designer Printed Brad to each end and addtached them to the tube. I guess I need to back up a little...before I attached them I put chocolate inside, naturally, and I punched out a hole on 2 of the petals on the top piece, and ran a piece of  Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon through the holes and tied a knot. To finish it off I made a tag using the Fancy Flower Punch with the Sweet Cake set and the fun Sweet Shop Designer Stickers. I attached it with some Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine and now I have some really cute hostess gifts! Thanks so much for coming by! Have a great night!

CLUB NIGHT:

Hi there! This is one of the Make & Takes that we made at Regional in Milwaukee this past week-end. My good buddy-downline Connie and I had a great time! Shelli was there and Connie got to get her picture taken with her. And we both left with a door prize in addition to lots of other goodies we got!

This card was a little more challenging, so I didn't want to use it for card nights, but I knew my Club gals would be up to the challenge. So we made this tonight along with the St. Patty's Day mint I posted earlier. They were treated to frosted brownies afterwards thanks to Becky!

This card uses a Basic Grey base layered with a piece of Whisper White Cardstock. We used a template and punched out a circle using the 1 1/4" Circle Punch. We used the Send Me Soaring stamp set from the Occasions Mini-one of my favorites! We stamped the clouds in Pool Party and used Blender Pens to color them in. We used Basic Grey ink to stamp the sentiment.

Next, we used the Mat Pack template to add the dotted lines with the Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade Markers. We punched a strip of Pool Party and some DSP with the Scallop Border Punch. The Small Heart Punch was used on the Lucky Limeade cardstock at the bottom.

Then we used the 3" Circle Die to cut out a circle with the Big Shot and attached it to the Basic Grey cardstock with a Mini Brad. We then stamped 3 different kites in different colors through the circle window, so you can turn the circle to see different kites-so cute!

Finally, we punched out a couple of Pool Party hearts and put a white brad through the center of each. We put half a dimensional behind them and attached them to the back of the envelope. We wrapped a piece of Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine around the hearts for a cute alternative on the envelope.

We had a great time getting together tonight. I hope you enjoyed the card! Thanks for coming by and make sure to check back tomorrow for a 'sweet' project. Thanks so much!

GOT GREEN? TREAT:

Top o' the morning to you! This is a fun little treat for all the little leprachauns in your life. I was inspired by the awesome and amazing Heather Summers, who had a card on her blog using the Small Heart Punch to make a 4-leaf clover. Check it out at www.stampwithheather.com.

I wrapped a Ghiradelli mint with a strip of Old Olive Cardstock. Next, I stamped the shamrock image from Got Treats? in Old Olive on Whisper White Cardstock and punched it out with the Extra Large Tag Punch. I punched out 6 hearts and scored them down the middle. I folded them in half and glued them onto the shamrock. I added a piece of Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine to the top of the tag to pull the candy out.

I just got the brand new Diagonal Plate that sits on top of the Simply Scored, and made a cute little envelope to hold the treat. The plate comes with measurements for creating several different sized envelopes. It will be so much fun to be able to create custom envelopes to coordinate with your projects! I added a strip of Old Olive Scallop Dots Ribbon to finish it off. Tomorrow I'll be heading to Milwaukee with my friend/downline Connie for our Spring Regional. I won't get a chance to post on Saturday, but I'm sure I'll have some fun to share with you on Sunday! Make sure to check back then. Have a wonderful week-end!