Happy Birthday

Good morning stampers! Hope your Saturday is going well so far. We've been on the sick list here at my house. Both of us are on our way to being well. Hate colds!!! Speaking of "cold", it's a chilly windy day here in SW MO and it's only going to go downhill from here. Suppose to be VERY cold, windy, rain and a wintery mix. Nothing like a blizzard but just some white stuff. I'm ready for it, bring it on!!!

Today, I'm sharing a card I made for some yahoo groups birthday gals. I got my inspriation from Wendy Wexler over at Stampin Connection. Thanks Wendy for some great inspriation!!

Details of the birthday card are....
Stamp Set....Elizabeth, Bella Toile BG Stamp and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock....Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Chocolate Chip
Ink....Chocolate Chip and Cherry Cobbler
Misc....Dotted Scalloop Ribbon Punch, 5-Petal Flower Ex Lrg Punch, Word Window Punch, Small Oval Punch, Sponges, Sm Circle Punch, Polka Dots Embossing Folder and  Rhinestones

That's it from me today. Have a great Saturday and THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin!!
Lois

MOJO 168 Bells & Boughs

Good evening stampers! Hope ya'll are having a great Wednesday. A little chilly again today here in SW MO. Snow is on the horizon I'm sure.

Tonight I'm sharing a card I made for Mojo Monday http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/, go on over and take a look around, they have some really pretty cards over there.

Details for my card~~
Stamp Set....Bells and Boughs
Cardstock.....Cherry Cobbler, Brushed Gold and Neenah White
Ink.....Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Misc....Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Sm Circle Punch, Gold pearls, Crystal Effects and Popdots

That's it from me for tonight. Thanks so much for stoppin by. Have a great evening!

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Gingerbread Fancy Favor Box

Good evening stampers. Hope  you are having a wonderful day. A little chilly here in SW MO...they are talkin SNOW!!! Bring it on, I say! I love the snow as long as I don't have to go out in it.

Today I'm sharing a little Fancy Favor Box that I made into a Ms. Gingerbread box. I think she is just the cutest thing ever! I seen this one over at SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1843981 and thought it was cute, but I didn't want to use all the punches to make the face. Sooooooo!!! I used my Peachy Keen faces and that worked out really well.

Details~~
Stamp Set...Peachy Keen Faces
Cardstock....Crumb Cake and Whisper White
Ink....Stazon Black, Real Red Marker and Chocolate Chip
Misc....Sponges, Tastefully Trim Die, Fancy Favor Die, Real Red Satin Ribbon, Swirls Scribbles Sizzlet Die, Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Bow Easy, Red Brads (to secure the handle) and the 2 1/2" Circle Punch

Well, that's it from me tonight. Have a great evening and a great Wednesday. Thanks so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin,
Lois

SSSC 95 Peace and Joy

Good Monday morning stampers. WOW I didn't realize how long it's been since I've shared anything. I'll do better this month. Got lots of things on the horizon to share with you, so stay tuned. I hope ya'll had a great weekend. Hubby and I just got back over the weekend from a little get-a-way, and boy did I need it. Wished we could of stayed gone a little longer, but back to reality now.

Today I'm sharing a card I made yesterday for Karen's Sweet Sunday Challenge. Hop on over and check it out, there is still time to get your creation posted over at http://kgiron.blogspot.com/

I have to admit, I sorta fell off the SU wagon on this one. Sometimes you just have to make something with something different than SU. I found this card http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1851719
over at SCS and it gave me inspiration to make my card. I simply LOVE the snowflake.

Details for my card are: Card is 5"x5"
Stamp Set~~Our Daily Bread, Stamp Set and Die Peace and Joy
Cardstock~~Concord Crush and Whisper White
Ink~~Concord Crush and Copic Marker BV17 (to color the pearls)
Misc~~White Satin Ribbon, CB Folder, Pop Dot and Sticky Pearls

That's it from me today! Thanks so much for stoppin by!!! Have a wonderful Monday.

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Thanksgiving

Good Afternoon Stampers! Hope your day is going great. It's a bit nippy here in SW MO today. Fall has arrived and I think Winter is on it's heals. Stay warm if you are having chilly weather.

Today, I'm sharing a card we did at Stamp Camp this last Saturday. We had a great time. My card was inspired by Laurie Gibson over at Stampin Connection. I loved all the fall colors.

Details:
Stamp Set~~Day of Gratitude
Cardstock~~More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Early Expresso and Autumn Spice DSP
Ink~~Early Expresso, Cajun Craze.....Markers~~More Mustard and Cajun Craze
Misc~~Taffeta Ribbon, Bow Easy, Pop Dots and Glue Dots

That's it from me today. Have a great Thursday. Thanks so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin!
Lois

Hip to be Square

Good Morning Stampers! Hope your weekend was great and have been enjoying the nice weather. It's another beautiful day here in SW MO, but I do think rain is on our horizon.

Todays card is one I made for the Late Night Stampers and Late Night Stamper Demo Only groups. Challenge 92, Hip to be Square. This is the first time for me to be doing one of these challenges and I must admit, it was fun to do. I hope you enjoy my card. This is actually the first time I'm sharing something that I used "Copics". I've been taking some classes on learning how to work with them and I have to admit, I love them!!

Card details: My card is a 5" x 5" square
Stamp Set~~Four the Holidays and Bells and Boughs
Cardstock~~ Whisper White, Brushed Silver, Night of Navy and Neenah (for copic use)
Ink~~ Night of Navy, Memento Tuxedo Black and Copics
Misc~~Bow Easy (love that little tool), White Satin Ribbon, Glue Dots, Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds and Stampamajig

That's it from me today. THANKS so much for stoppin by! Have a fabulous Monday.

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Round Treat Boxes

Good evening stampers! I hope your Wednesday was a great one. I was a little busy today, grocery shopping, dr appt and lunch with my folks. But I have to tell ya, it's another beautiful day here in SW MO! A little chilly, but not bad. We are to get back in the 80's this weekend.

Tonight, I'm sharing some round boxes that Vicki and I made for our friends up in Kansas City. We made these on last Friday and we traveled to Kansas City on Monday for a Copic Class and to meet our friends for dinner before we came back home. Vicki found the tutorial http://mytherapymycreations.blogspot.com/2010/08/another-box-and-tutorial.html

We did adjust it a bit. The tutorial calls for a 1" box and we wanted one a little bit bigger. Very easy to adjust to any size that fits your needs. We filled them with shredded paper and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (mini size). They were a hit with our friends. These boxes would be a great idea for some gift items or just candy.

Details....

No Stamps!

Cardstock....Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White and Autumn Spice DSP

Ink....Cajun Craze

Misc...Wide Oval Punch, Swirls Scribbles Sizzlit Die, Very Vanilla 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Circle Die, Perfect Polka Dots Folder,Little Leaves Sizzlet Die, Chipboard, Sponge and Popdots.

That's it for tonight. THANKS so much for stoppin by. Have a fabulous Thursday!!

Happy Stampin,

Lois

Post It Notes

Good Afternoon stampers! What a great day here in SW MO. It has rained some last night here and we really needed the rain. Hope ya'll are having a great week so far.

Today, I'm sharing some Post It Note Holders that I made using the tutorial from Monica Weaver. I purchased the metal sheets from her also. If you would like more information, send me an email. These make great gifts for teachers, friends, co-workers and a craft fair item.

Below is the list of products I used. All SU unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock~~Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Kraft, Basic Black, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz
DSP~~Neutrals Collections, Regals Collections, Hostess Level 1 DSP In Colors and Retired Night and Day DSP
Ribbon~~White Taffeta, Retired Chocolate Chip Taffeta, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon
Markers to color White Taffeta~~Cajun Craze and Garden Green
Misc~~Assorted Metal Sheets (bought from Monica Weaver), Antique Brads, Binder Clips (box store), Gel Pens (box store), Score Pal Tape, Unknown Red Glitter Brad

That's it from me today. Have a wonderful Tuesday and THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Simple Yet Elegant

Good Morning Stampers. I hope you are having a wonderful day so far. It's another beautiful day here in SW MO. The sun is shining and a slight breeze. We could really use some rain though, so if you have rain in your area, please send it to MO, we need it so bad!

Today, I'm sharing a card I made last week. I know I should of shared it then! You know how life just gets in the way. Anyways, it's a very simple but yet elegant card. I started out with Whisper White as the card base, then stamped Season's Greetings from the Holiday Mini Hostess set on Whisper White with Versa Mark then heat set some gold embossing powder on it. Matted/popped up with pop dots on some Cherry Cobbler, added a little bit of ribbon on the Cherry Cobbler then a bow made with Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon.

That's it from me today. THANKS so much for stopping by. Have a great Sunday!

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Stamp, Paper and Ink

Good Afternoon Stampers. Hope you are having a great Monday. It's a BEAUITFUL day here in SW MO, it's 70 degrees out, doors and windows are open. I'm hoping that FALL has begun.

Today, I'm sharing a card I made last night. I went back to the basics, Stamp, Paper and Ink and oh a touch of ribbon. There was so much more I wanted to do, but wanted to stay with the basic.

Card deets:

Stamp Set~French Foliage (Holiday Mini) and Grateful Greetings

Cardstock~Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White

Ink~Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight

Misc~Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding (Holiday Mini), Sponge, Corner Rounder and Bow Easy.

That's it from me today, THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin,

Lois

Halloween Hand-gel Holders

Good afternoon stampers. Hope your weekend is wonderful and productive. It's a cool 57 degrees here in SW MO. Wind is blowing and I can smell the fall air. AHHH what a great smell after having such a HOT summer.

Today, I'm sharing some Hand-gel holders that I've seen around. Most recently over at Ercia's blog http://pinkbuckaroodesigns.blogspot.com/2010/08/halloween-soap-holder-tutorial.html.

Aren't they the cutest. I have to say, that I had trouble using the med size oval punch twice to get it the right size, so I did some adjustments to her tutorial to make the bottle fit. But nonetheless, they are the cutest things! Would make for a cute little prezzie for your customers, friends and family.

Products I used are.....Stamp Sets: Wicked Cool and Autumn Apparitions (retired).

Cardstock: Old Olive, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Craze, Basic Black and Wicked Fun Speciality DSP.

Ink: Black, Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Craze, Basic Gray and Rich Razzleberry Marker.

Misc: Popdots, Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon, 5/8" Black Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/2, 1 1/4 and 1 1/2" Circle Punches, Scallop Punch, Lrg Oval Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch, Photo Corners Punch, Lrg Bat Punch, MS Drippy Goo Punch, Black Hemp, Paper Piercer and White Gel Pen

That's it from me today. Have a wonderful Sunday. Thanks so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin,

Lois

Bells & Boughs Candle

Good evening everyone! Hope you had a great weekend as it winds down and gettin ready for another work week. Another warm day here in SW MO, as Vicki told me this morning, FALL hasn't told SUMMER it was time to leave. Since summer isn't offically over yet, guess fall will have to wait a few more days.

Today, I'm sharing a candle that I made using Bells & Boughs from the Holiday Mini, some tissue paper, Real Red, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight markers and my heat gun. To make the bow and ribbon around the candle, I used Gold Waffle Paper. After I put the candle inside the glass bowl, I put some Frosty Decortive Snow in it. This would make a great centerpiece and a gift for your gift giving. I hope you like it!

That's all from me today, THANKS so much for stopping by. Happy Stampin!!

Lois

Halloween Candy Wrappers

Hi everyone! No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth yet...LOL Hope ya'll are having a great week. I'm happy to report that my sisterinlaw is out of the hospital and doing well at home. About 2 weeks ago, my mom fell and broke her hip! So I was on the run again. I'm very happy to report, she is doing very well. I take her to her PT sessions and she is just doing so good. Me? HA all I want is SLEEP!!! at least something past 7:30 AM, my one doggie thinks we should be up to see the sunrise....NOT ME!!! LOL Anyways, I am finally getting some time to stamp and create!!

Today, I'm sharing 3 Candy Wrappers I made using the new Candy Wrapper Die from the Holiday Mini. So fun to make, that is AFTER you figure out how to do the ends. There is a trick to them, I'll tell ya!!! I found a video that showed how to have perfect success with the ends. Now can't stop making them...LOL isn't that the way it always goes.

Materials for this project are:

SU Candy Wrappers Die, Cardstock: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Wicked Fun Specialty DSP, Wicked Cool Clear Stamp Set, 1/4" Basic Black and Old Olive Grograin Ribbon, 1/2" Raven Lace Trim, Popdots, Circle Punches, Scallop Oval xl Punch and MS Small Bat Punch.

That's it for today. Have a great week. THANKS so much for stoppin bye. Would love to hear your comments on my project today. Happy Stampin!!!

Lois

Happy B*Day

Good Afternoon stampers. I know it's been awhile since I've posted anything....sorry! I've been busy....as some of you know, my sister-in-law has been in the hospital on life supports. I am happy to report that she is doing fine...she has been transfered from the hospital to rehab. So my trips to Ark. have been considerably less. And I have been working feverishly on a swap for demos. I had to make 29! Finally got them done and they are mailed. Not to mention also, hubby is home! But I'm hoping ya'll are having a great Wednesday. It's a beautiful day here. Windows and doors are open.....ahhh nothing like good ole fresh air.

Today, I'm sharing a quick card we did at SAS. We started with Basic Black Cardstock followed by Whisper White. We stamped the image with Black Stazon. And then matted that on Black c/s. Add a Black Grosgrain ribbon. We did use a MS punch (shhhh, most of my girls have this punch anyways). Added a strip of Black c/s and it's done. The inside is done just like the outside, minus the senitment.

That's it for today. Hope you have a great day. THANKS so much for stoppin by. If you are on my blog lists, I promise I will get around to your blogs this weekend. I haven't forgotten, just been busy.

Happy Stampin,

Lois

Christmas in August

Good afternoon everyone! Hope ya'll are having a great Saturday. It's yet another HOT day here in SW MO. I'm so looking forward to fall. I just can't hardly stand the heat as I get older.

Todays card is a simple Christmas card that I'll use in one of my SAS. I started out with a piece of Cherry Cobbler (love that color), then some Old Olive and a piece of Jolly Holiday DSP. Using the Top Note Die, I cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla (folded). I cut the edges off the Very Vanilla and layered onto the Cherry Cobbler. I sponged Cherry Cobbler on the Very Vanilla edges. Stamped the tree in Old Olive from Holiday Happiness, then using my stampamajig, stamped the ornaments in Daffodile Delight and Cherry Cobbler. I didn't like the way the star looked at the top of the tree just stamped, so I punched a star from Daffodile Delight cardstock and popped it up with a pop dot. Added some bling and ribbon/bow made with the bow easy. For the inside, I stamped "Happy Holidays" from Holiday Happiness in Cherry Cobbler. I really love the way the card opens up with the top note folded. What do ya think?

That's it for today. Have a great weekend, and THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Life Happens

Good rainy day! We got some much needed rain here in SW MO, unfortunally, it hasn't lasted very long. It's still a gloomy day out and very humid now. Hope you are having a great Wednesday.

Today I'm sharing an "almost" case that was posted on Stampin Connection by Jenn, her blog is http://justforyoubyjenn.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-note-from-aviary.html . I just loved this card and knew I had to try one. This card is a "Z fold", very easy to do. Cut your cardstock at 5.5 x 11 then score at 4" and 6 3/4". I did change up the colors a bit and used a different sentiment than Jenn did. The card folded up is a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2.

Card details are:
Stamp Sets: Aviary and Full of Live
Cardstock: Whisper White and Basic Black
Ink: Marina Blue, Daffodil Delight, Concord Crush, Poppy Parade and Black Stazon
Misc: Stampamajig

That's it from me today. Have a great day. And THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin,
Lois

P.S. I just now realized that I didn't put any "BLING" on my card...I am going to add some to the top of the bird cage. GRRRR!!! Hate it when I forget something as important as "BLING"....LOL

A Note of Thanks

Good Monday afternoon stampers. Hope your Monday is going well. It's so hot here in SW MO, I am not even going out of the house. Even the puppies don't want to go outside. Now that's HOT!! because they love it outside. Stay cool wherever you are!

Today, I'm sharing a card I made for a thank you. I needed a quick one, and this just fit the bill.
I saw some like this over at Stampin Connection...I just changed the colors. Very simple, but yet very nice way to say "thanks".

Details:
Stamp Set~~Thank You Kindly
Cardstock~~Peach Parfait, Garden Green, Whisper White and Sunny Garden DSP
Ink~~Peach Parfait
Misc~~Brad, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Scallop Trim Border and Pop-Dots

That's it for today...have a great Monday. Stay safe and cool. Thanks so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Owl Keyring/Note Holder

Hi everyone!!! Sorry I've been away so long. Several things have been happening at my house. First, I had wrist surgery, then went on a 1 week vacation to Branson, then had my SU Open House, then left for a 6 day scrapbooking retreat....then hubby was home...then got a call that my sister-in-law was on life supports in Arkansas, so I've been gone again. And now I'm totally exhausted. Hope ya'll are having a great Sunday! Can't believe it's actually the 1st of August. Where has the time gone? It's so HOT here! Can't wait for fall....when the temps are actually a little cooler, I hope!!!

Today, I'm sharing something I made a week or so ago...can't really remember when. I found this over at Becky Roberts blog http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/2010/07/owl-punch-post-it-notes.html I just love Becky Roberts blog.

Details: No stamps....Cardstock...Chocolate Chip, Temping Turquoise, Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Tropical Oasis....Misc..Ribbon, Key Ring, Owl Punch, Wide Oval Punch and Post it Notes

That's it for today...have a great Sunday! Keep cool!!!! Thanks so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin,

Lois

Hello from KS!

Hi everyone. I've been in KS since last Saturday. Having a blast with 11 very special girlfriends. We meet up once a year for a scrappin retreat. Our time here is almost over. We will be departing to our homes tomorrow. Some gals traveled by air, some by land...but we will be forever linked with our hearts. We have ate,laughed, shopped, chatted, scrapped, played games and just had some good old fashion fun.

This picture I'm sharing is one of the games we played. You were handed an envelope with a name on it. Inside, was a "naked" paper doll from the Cricut "Paper Doll" carts. We were to dress them the way we interput/or saw the person. Anyways, you get the picture. Well, my room mate and best girlfriend, Barbi from Ca. had gotten my name. And this is how she saw me. Now I'm not sure, but I can say for sure, I DID NOT have a hula skirt on nor did I have a drink in my hand (unless it's dt pepsi). But, all in all, we had a blast! And I love my paper doll! Hope you get a giggle out of it as I did. Love ya Barbi!! See you all next year!!

This is it for now. I'll be back home tomorrow. I'll be back to posting and commenting this weekend. Have a great evening!

Your Friend,

Lois

Ice Cream Shoppe

It's FRIDAY! And I haven't posted all week, what's up with that? LOL I have no idea where the week has gone. Hope you had a great week and have an awesome weekend.

Todays card, I "case'd" from Dawn Olchefske http://www.dostamping.typepad.com/ , Dawn has some great inspriation and easy to follow videos. I just love this card. Not sure what I'll do for the "cone" after July 1...sadly Creamy Carmel is retiring, and it is the best color for the "cone". Any suggestions?

Card detals.....4 1/4 x 5 1/2
Stamp Set~~Sweet Scoops (Summer Mini)
Card Stock~~Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink~~Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette and Soft Suede
Misc~~Word Window Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Dazzling Diamonds, White Organza Ribbon, Pop Dots, Stampamajig, Score Board and Glue Pen

That's it for tonight. Have a wonderful weekend. THANKS so much for stoppin by. I love all your comments.

Happy Stampin,
Lois

4 You Treat Holder

Happy Sunday everyone. Hope you are having a great day. It's another HOT one here in SW MO. I hope we get a little rain to cool us off, but then have to have the humitidy..not sure if the rain is worth it. So if you are planning outside activites, drink lots of water and stay cool.

Last night, my awesome friend Vicki was out to my place, and we made a purse for 3x3 cards and we just loved them. We were making another one, and boy did we mess up from Wendy's tutorial , but ended up with out having handles. So Vicki said, these would be great with little candies in them instead of 3x3 cards. I also thought of gift cards or even Trident Gum would fit.
So the possiblies to fill these are just endless. You can find Wendy's tutorial on her blog
http://gotrubberwillstamp.blogspot.com/.

So today's share is one that I made this afternoon while watching the Michigan NASCAR race.
Hope you like it, cause I love it. I can see more of these in my future for craft fairs etc.

Details....
Stamp Sets~~Itty Bitty Backgrounds and Tiny Tags
Cardstock~~Black and White
Ink~~Black Stazon
Misc~~Flower Folds Bigz Die, Tiny Tag Punch, Textured Embossing Folder, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Pop Dots DMC string and some Black 1/2 Pearl Stickers

That's it for today....have a great Sunday evening. THANKS so much for stoppin by.
Let's all remember the people in the AR Floods this past week, that were swept away and their familes, in our prayers.

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Because I Care

Afternoon everyone! Happy Thursday...one more day til the weekend. Hope you have some great plans for the weekend. Me? well, I'm gonna play with new goodies IF I can stop drooling over my new catty. Isn't it the most awesome catty we've had for awhile? I think so!!! I just can't stop lookin at it and making a list, then making another list, and my lists are making lists now, LOL. Can't wait for July 1 to get here, so I can mark off some of my lists.

The New Colors to the Color Collections are so rich and lusious. The In Colors are just so pretty. Not sure which ones I like the best, but the New Colors are winning out I think. I know, I didn't use any new colors for this card...why? because I forgot I have them!! I will make something this weekend using the new colors.

Anyhow, todays card share was made with one of the Hostess Level 1 sets that SU so graciously sent to demos free when they got a "bundle" of the new collections. SU made a few mistakes and this was their way of saying "we're sorry". It's a really nice hostess set.

Details...4.25x5.50 card

Stamp Set~~Because I Care

Cardstock~~White and Regal Rose

Ink~~Old Olive and Regal Rose Markers

Misc~~Score Board, Pop Dots and 1/2 Pearl Stickers

That's it for today. THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Happy Stampin!

Lois

MDS-Birthday

Happy Tuesday everyone! Just one more day....I get my SU preorder goodies, and I can't wait...I'm just giddy with excitment to get that new catty. Hope you are having a great day. Looks like we have Tornado Watches tonight. AHHH let'er blow is my theory. I'm sure it's probably nothing, just the temps are up there and it's just probably a precautionary measure more than anything.

Today, I'm sharing another set of cards (4.25x5.50, 4x4, and 3.x3) that I made using the Summer Splendor DSP on my MDS. I just can't get enough of these cards, so easy to do and so nice to mail out...flat! no extra postage.

Anyways, for these I used, Dusty Durango for the card bases and Crushed Curry to matt the printed DSP on Whisper White. Dusty Durango was used to stamp the sentiments from "On Your Birthday". A matt of Crushed Curry and Whisper White was also used on the inside of the cards.

That's it for today. THANKS so much for stoppin by. Have a great Tuesday evening.

Until tomorrow...........

Happy Stampin,
Lois

MDS-Thanks

Good evening ladies and gents (if there are any). Hope you had a great Monday. We had rain here in the SW MO area. Nice welcome relief from the 90+ temps we have been having. It's not to humid, which is a good thing. I'm sure we'll get the "humid" thing soon enough.

Tonight, I'm sharing 3 cards (4.25x5.50, 4x4 and 3x3) that I made using the MDS download of Summer Slendor. If you don't have the MDS (My Digital Studio) run, don't walk to your nearest demostrator and get your copy ASAP, then purchase the Summer Slendor DSP $4.95 (not in the new catty) and make some awesome cards. I'm sure your demostrator will assit you with making these beauties. I'll be posting more through out this week.

I printed the desired "DSP" on Whisper White Cardstock. Layered all of them on Soft Suede and mounted onto Kraft aka: Crumb Cake (after July 1). Then I used Soft Suede Cl Ink and stamped using the Thank You Kindly stamp set. I finished off the inside with a layer of Whisper White and Soft Suede. And you are done.

That's it for tonight, until tomorrow.....THANKS so much for stoppin by. Have a great evening.

Happy Stampin!
Lois

Island Oasis Project

Good Morning everyone! Hope your Sunday is going well so far.

Today, I'm sharing a project I made a week ago. I know, I should of shared it then. But I've been busy with hubby home more than he has before. Anyways, it's a "almost" complete "case" from Gretchen Barron. I changed up the basket from the way she had done hers. So I hope you like my changes.

Project details....

Stamp Set~~Great Friend

Cardstock~~Tangerine Tango, Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, So Saffron and Island Oasis DSP

Ink~~Black Stazon, Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango

Misc~~Ribbon, Button, Linen Thread, Island Floral Die, Round Tab Punch, Small and Large Oval Punches, Scallop Circle, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Circle Punches, Paper Piercer, Baskets and Blooms Die, Popdots,Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and Scallop Circle Die.

That's it for today. Have a wonderful Sunday. THANKS so much for stoppin by. Happy Stampin!

Your SU friend,

Lois

MTSC75 For You

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you have some fun plans for the holiday weekend. Remember no matter what you do, just do it safe! Gonna have a cook out with my awesome friend Vicki and just found out that my hubby will be home for a couple of days too. Vicki and I will stamp or something, and hubby will watch tv and work on his boat.

Todays card is for Mercys Tuesday Sketch #75. Stop by her blog (found on my side bar) and check out her sketches, they are pretty cool.

Details.....
Stamp Set~~Elements of Style
Cardstock~~Pink Passion, White, Pink Pirouette and Afternoon Tea DSP
Ink~~Black Stazon and Pink Passion Craft Ink
Misc~~Chalks, 1/2 Pink Pearl Stickers,1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Paper Piercer and Matt Pak and Scallop Trim Border

That's it for me today. Have a great weekend. THANKS for stoppin by.

Happy Memorial Day, remember and pray those who have died for our freedom and for those still protecting our freedom. Where would we be today if it weren't for our troops! Tell a soilder "thank you"!

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Candles and Flowers

Good Morning! Happy Wednesday!! It's gonna be another hot one. From what the weather man said, it's gonna be hot hot hot for the rest of the week! And we'll get "popcorn" showers (rain). We did get a little rain late yesterday afternoon. It cooled off while it rained, then it got hot and humid after it was done. YUCK!!! I hate humidity.

Today I'm sharing another project we made at Stamp Camp. Vicki helped with the box template for the cnadles. Then I revised it some. Thanks Vicki for all your help, you are a master at these boxes.

Details....
Stamp Set~~Sweet Stems (didn't realized it was retired)
Cardstock~~Old Olive, Pink Piroutte and Tea Party DSP
Ink~~Stazon Black, Markers..Old Olive, So Safron, Rose Red (some used Pretty in Pink)
Misc~~Candles, Tissue Paper, Heat Gun, Ribbon, Buttons, DMC Floss , Scallop and Circle Nesties , Large Oval Punch and Popdots

That's it for today....THANKS so much for stoppin by, Have a great day!

Happy Stampin,
Lois

Remember Your Birthday

Good Afternoon! Boy! is it hot or what!!! I can't stand the heat and humidity...have had my a/c since Saturday morning and don't see anything in sight that I can turn it off. Whewwww! it's hot!!! May is just too early to have on a/c! Oh well, the price we pay to stay cool, calm and collected to stamp!

Today, I'm sharing what we did at Stamp Camp. So fun to make and very easy to do...you can make one too.

Details.....
Stamp Set~~Birthday Block
Cardstock~~Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, White and Cottage Wall DSP
Ink~~Rich Razzleberry
Misc~~Flicker Tea Light, Rich Razzleberry Ribbon, Stampmajig, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Trio Flower Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, MS Fern Punch, CM Scallop Corner Punch, Bow Easy and 1/2 Pearl Stickers.

That's it for today, THANKS so much for stoppin by. Off to stamp some more!

Until tomorrow, your friend,
Lois

Green Birthday Motorcycle

Good afternoon from cloudy, overcast, cool and wet SW MO! Last night I heard on the news 8 of 12 days we have had RAIN!!!! It's time for some drying out. I think it's suppose to get in the 90's on Saturday...now it will add humidity to the air and I'll have to turn on the a/c. What a difference a day makes.
Hope ya'll are having a great Thursday. Makin plans for the weekend? I have friends coming over to stamp. We always have a great time.

Today, I'm sharing a card that I started a couple of days ago. Yesterday I had a sinus headache and just couldn't look at it to finish it up. But I did finish it this morning. Headache, still lingering.
Anyways, here are the details....

Stamps.....All Holidays and Motorcycle
Cardstock..Always Artichock, Kraft, Watercolor Paper and To The Nines DSP
Ink......Black Stazon, Silver Encore and Always Articoke Watercolor Crayon
Misc....Blender Pen, Designer Label Punch, Impressions Embossing Folder and 1/2 Silver Pearl Stickers (Non-SU)

That's it from me today. Thanks so much for stoppin by. Have a great day!

Happy Stampin!
Lois

Rose Treat Box

Good afternoon ladies. Hope your Wednesday is going great, almost to the weekend. It's another warm, cloudy and windy day here in SW MO. Possible storms tonight. If you are in any of the storm paths, please stay safe.

Today, I'm sharing a treat box I made a couple weeks ago. Very simple, but yet elegant! The Rose makes it so elegant, I think. But then how "elegant" can you get for a simple box? Well, if you use your SU Polka Dotted folder with the SU Bag with Scallops ( whisper white c/s), you can get pretty "elegant". I added a rose made with the 5 pedal flower punch (Orchid Opulence c/s and the same for the speckles using Itty Bitty Backgrounds) . Use some Old Olive c/s for the leaves with the SU Little Leaves Sizzlet die......Stamp a sentiment with Tiny Tags on Whisper White c/s with Orchid Opulence Cl Ink and attach with some DMC floss .....and there you have it.

That's it for today.......Thanks so much for stopin by today. Have a great evening.

Happy Stampin!!
Lois

Roses and Candles

Good afternoon ladies. Hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday. It's hot and muggy here in SW MO today. Expecting more storms tonight and every day til the first of the week. Hopefully, we won't get blown away with the winds. We did have some scary moments last night, but all is well. The storm stayed about 10 miles to the north of where I am. We need to keep those effected in the OK City tornados in our prayers.

Today, I'm sharing a box that I made last night with a punch rose on the top. Since the roses are all the rage right now, I just had to jump on the band wagon. I surprised myself that I could actually make/design a box that I wanted for several uses. One being, candles..hence, the title today....Roses and Candles. I wanted something I could put candles in and still use my SU products.

Details~~

Stamp Set.... Tiny Tags

Cardstock.... Rich Razzleberry, Glossy White, Whisper and Cottage Wall DSP

Ink............... Rich Razzleberry

Misc............. Ornament Punch, Sponge, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, Retired Organdy Ribbon and DMC Floss

That's it for today. Have a great evening and THANKS so much for stopping by.

Happy Stampin!

Lois

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! Hope you are having a great day. It's a cloudy, cold day here in SW MO. We are to get some severe weather later today and tomorrow. So I'll be staying in out of the rain.

Todays card is a card I made for my mom. We haven't been on the greatest of terms, but we are working on turning that around. But I'm a little slow in getting her card to her, as I thought Mother's Day was NEXT week. Oh boy! But she understands that I'm usually late with everything.

Details~~~

Stamp Set....All Holidays

Cardstock....Elegant Eggplant, Shimmering White and Very Vanilla

Ink...............Elegant Eggplant and Summer Sun Reinkers and Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink

Misc.............Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Top Note Die, Elegant Bouquet Embosing Folder, Brads, Butterfly Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Piercing Tool, Popdots and Pearl Stockers Blender Pen.

That's it for today. Have a blessed day. THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Blessings,

Lois

P.S. I used the floating re-inker Techinque on the Pansy. I have found that no matter how hard you try, you can't and won't make 2 Pansies the same.

Thanks

Hello from SW MO, where we have been blessed with yet another glorious beautiful day. I can only hope we have more days like today. Not too hot and not too cold.

Todays card I'm sharing is one that myself and my awesome friend made a few weeks back and I forgot to post it. We both had input on this card, don't cha love it when things come together so beautiful.

Card deets...Stamp Set~~Elements of Style ....Cardstock~~White and Real Red....Ink~~Markers, Real Read and Old Olive and Black Stazon....Misc~~Real Red Satin Ribbon, Impressions Embossing Folder, Photo Corner Punch

That's it for today, have a wonderful day and THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Blessings from Your SU Friend and Demo,

Lois

Stencil Hello

Good Monday afternoon everyone. Hope you are having a super day so far. It's a beautiful day here in SW MO. We praise God for all the beautiful days he gives us to enjoy. Can't wait to have more days like today. I spent the weekend crafting with friends. OH the fun we what fun we had. Lots of food and laughter. Can't wait til the next weekend when we do it all over again.

Today, I'm sharing one card of a set that I'm doing for a few upcoming craft fairs. I love doing craft fairs, I get to talk to alot of peeps and I've made some very special friendships with those I've met at the craft fairs. One of the gals that was here, found this tutorial on line. I'm not going to link it, because it was on line for one day only, then it dissappeared. :( Sorry!

Card details....this card is 3 1/4 x 5 1/2
Stamp Set~~Teeny TinyWishes
Cardstock~~Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Brushed Silver and White
Ink~~Bashful Blue and Pacfic Point
Misc~~Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, Popdots, Ribbon, Stencil, Itty Bitty Punch, Circle Punches, Sponge Dauber and Brad

That's it for today. Thanks so much for stopping by. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Blessings from your SU Friend,
Lois

Lattice Butterfly

Good Friday afternoon. Hope you are having a great day. It's Friday! Time for the weekend, and I hope you have some great plans for the weekend. It's been very windy and raining here in SW MO. We need the rain to drown out the pollen in the air. My allergies have really been in an uproar. How do ya like the new look? the new name? Thanks Vicki, you did a great job!! I love it.
Today I'm sharing a card I made last night. My inspriation for this card is from one I saw over at Stampin Connection, can't remember who's it was...I really need to write down names. Unless you are a SU Demo, you probably haven't seen it. Anywho.........

Card deets....this card is a 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Stamp Set~~All A Flutter
Cardstock~~White and Elegant Eggplant
Ink~~Markers...Elegant Eggplant and So Saffron (with blender pen)
Misc~~SU Lattice and Scallop Square Dies,Textured Impressions Embossing Folder XL 2-step Bird Punch, Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Popdots and Paper Piercer.

That's it for today. Have a wonderful weekend and THANKS for stoppin by. If you are stoppin by and like my card, kindly leave me a comment. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend and Demo,
Lois

SSC66 Friend

Good evening everyone....hope you had a great Sunday. It's been a chilly day here in SW MO. Hope the sun comes out tomorrow. I've stayed in and watched racin all afternoon. Did a little stampin too. Do you know how hard it is to craft when only one hand works well? Let me tell ya, it's slow going. But I did manage to get this card done for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch. Go check her blog out for some amazing creations. http://kgiron.blogspot.com/

Card details are~~
Stamp Set~~All Holidays
Ink~~Taken with Teal (soon to be retired)
Cardstock~~Taken with Teal (soon to be retired), White and Old Olive
Misc~~Nesties Circle and Scallope, Pearl stickers, Xlrg Two-step bird punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and Floral Fusion sizzlet die and Pop Dots.

That's it for today. THANKS so much for stoppin by. Have a great week. Happy Stampin!

Your SU Friend,
Lois

Red, White and Blue...thank you

Good Afternoon ladies. WOW a ful day here for me. Racin for 8 hrs and then Dancing with the Stars. Haven't left the house all day. Another crisp beautiful day here in SW MO. I hope your weather is warm and sunny.

Today, I'm sharing a card I made yesterday for a friends daughter, whom is graduating AF boot camp the first part of May. I wanted her to know just how much we appreciate her and her fellow troops that we thank them everyday for protecting our freedom. I hope she likes it.


This is the inside.

Card details: I used the Cracked Glass Techinque
Stamps~~Courage and Service & Sacrifice
Cardstock~~Real Red, Night of Navy and Whisper White
Ink~~Versa-Mark, Black Stazon and Night of Navy
Misc.~~Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Star punches, Button, Silver cording, Ultra Thick Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Watercolor Crayons and blender pen.

That's it from me today. Thanks so much for stoppin by. Have a great evening and a fantastic Tuesday.

Your SU friend,
Lois

MTSC Thinking of You

Good afternoon ladies. Hope you are all having a great Wednesday. It's another beautiful day here in SW MO. The wind has finally died down, thank you God! The wind has been so fierce.

Today's card is one I did for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge, go check it out http://lordhavemercy-mercykerin.blogspot.com/. I pulled out my Pacfic Point cardstock, it was a in-color that retired that SU is bringing back in their Color Renovation. I'm so excited about some of the colors they are bring back to life.

Card deets:

Stamp Set: Thankful Thinking

Ink: Pacfic Point and Black Stazon

Misc: SU stencil, EK punch, Nesties, Sponge dauber, Popdots, Sizzix Embossing Folder and 1/2 silver stickers

That's it for today. Have a great evening and THANKS so much for stoppin by.

Your SU Friend and demo,

Lois

Sweet Sunday Sketch 63

Outside

Inside

Happy Easter everyone! Hope you had a great family day. Pretty quite here at my house, and that's the way I like it on holidays. No hustle and bustle. I did see the Easter bunny this morning about 7 AM. I was letting the dogs out and the neighbor guy has his Easter basket filled with eggs and was hiding them for his little ones. It was so funny to see a grown man with a basket of eggs. I'm sure his little ones had a blast finding them.

Todays card I'm sharing..that is for the Sweet Sunday Sketch, over at Karens blog http://kgiron.blogspot.com/. I'm going to try really hard to do a different challenge everyday. Vicki, my great freind is going to keep on me til I do a challenge everyday. So stay tuned....LOL

Recipe for card....card is a 5x5 card

Stamp Set: SU Awash with Flowers and Bird on a Branch

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Orchid Opulence and Cottage Wall DSP

Ink: Stazon Black, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence and Old Olive

Misc: Rich Razzleberry Ribbon, MS Double Loop border punch, Piercing Tool, Popdots, Bow~Easy, Blender Pen, Nesties Circle and Scalloped Circle and SU Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.

That's it for tonight. Have a great Monday. Thanks so much for stoppin by. Happy Stampin!!!

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Easter Tulips

Good morning ladies. It's Tuesday and the sun is shining in SW MO, God is good! Maybe spring is here. Hope ya'll are having a great Tuesday.

Todays card is one that Vicki had posted over at her blog. After stamp camp a couple of weeks ago, she brought a "shoebox swap" to share with me and Debbie. Debbie and I were both delighted to be able to make "tulips". How fun are they!!! I loved the card so much I made a couple more for my COTM (Card of the Month) on my yahoo groups. I hope they both love the card as I hope you do also. Thank you Vicki for sharing and instructing us on this super cute card.

Materials used~~
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, White, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Tea Party DSP
Ink: Black Stazon
Misc: Circle and Scallop Circle Nesties, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Scallop Trim Border Punch and Ex-Lrg 2-Step Bird Punch, Piercer and mat and popdots and last but not least Taffeta Ribbon

That's it for today, have a great day and thanks so much for stoppin by.

Your SU Friend and Demo,
Lois

Friend

Good afernoon ladies. Hope your weekend went well. Here in SW MO we had a snow storm on Friday nite into Saturday...some say we got 6" and some same we got 8" of snow. Well I don't know for sure how much we got other than ALOT and add to the mix was sleet and rain. So yesterday and today, it's melting....and melting means a mess!! MUD!!! So now I'll pray for warm days to dry up the ground. Til then, I'll have to give my furbabies a bath every nite. We call then the "mud pups" in this kind of weather.

Todays card I'm sharing is one we did at SAS a couple of weeks ago. I found this card over at Stampin Connection and just loved it. Everyone who attended had a great time.

Card details:

Stamp Set: With All My Heart
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Sending Love Specialty Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Misc: Pretty in Pink Corduroy Brad, Scallop Trim Border Punch and Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon

That's it for today, THANKS for stoppin by. Have a great day and remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Pretty in Pink Birthday

Good afternoon ladies. Hope your Thursday is going well. It's a sunny chilly day here in SW MO, but it's better than a rainy day!

Today, I'm sharing a card I did for a good friends granddaughter. It's her 1st birthday!!!

Card deets:

Stamp Set: Fox & Friends
Cardstock: White and Pretty in Pink
Ink: Pretty in Pink
Misc: Ribbon, Circle punches, Border Scallop Trim Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and Cricut.

That's it for today, Thanks so much for stoppin by. Have a great Thursday.

Your SU Friend,
Lois

Metallic Cross

Happy Wednesday everyone! Hope your day is going well.

Todays card I'm sharing, is one I have seen over at SCS, now I can't find it again...sorry, but when I do, I'll post the link to the orginal poster. I've stepped out of my SU boundaries with this card. Ooopsss!! LOL Sometimes a girl just has to do that! This card can be used for Easter, Communion or Sympathy.

Card materials used: This is a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2" card

Cardstock: PTI Vintage Cream, Sky Shimmer

Misc: MS Corner and border Punch,Sticky Pearl, Nesties Fleur De Lis and Cross Collection

That's it for today, THANKS so much for stoppin by. Have a great evening.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Happy Easter

Good Sunday afternoon. Hope ya'll had a great weekend so far. WOW Daylightsaving time again. Did ya'll turn ahead your clocks? It's a chilly day so far here in SW MO. One day summer will show up! Soon I hope!!

Todays card that I'm sharing is one that we did at SAS yesterday. We had a great time. The card is a 5x5 card.

Card deets:
Stamp Set: Chocolate Bunny and Well Scripted
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Lavendar Lace and White
Ink: Versa Mark, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Misc: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Clear EP, Ribbon and Popdots


That's it for today, have a great Sunday. Thanks so much for stoppin by.

Your SU Friend,
Lois

Butterfiles and Flowers

Good Wednesday morning ladies. Hope you are having a great Wednesday so far. The birds and chirpin, the sun is shining...oh what a beautiful day it will be in SW MO.

Today, I'm sharing a card that we'll be making for SAS. Hope you like it. I call it clean and simple.

Materials used:
Stamp Set: All Holidays
Cardstock: White , Orchid Opulence and Cottage Wall DSP
Ink: Orchid Opulence and Rich Razzleberry
Misc: Beautiful Wings Embossilits Die, Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder and some silver 1/2 stickers

That's it for today. Have a great day and thanks so much for stoppin by. Happy Stampin!

Your SU Friend,
Lois

Friend

Good Sunday evening. Hope ya'll had a great weekend. It's been so nice here in SW MO, I think spring is here. And speaking of spring, how do you like the look of my blog? Thanks to Vicki for helping me change it.

Todays, card I'm sharing is one for SAS. If you haven't signed up to attend, be sure to do that by Tuesday March 9th.

Materials used:

Stamp Set: With All My Heart
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft and Pretty in Pink Classic
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and Sending Love DSP
Misc: Xlarge Flower Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon,
Pretty in Pink Corduroy Brad and paper piercer and matt

That's it for today...THANKS for stoppin by. Hope your Monday is super terrific. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Freind,
Lois