Stampin' & Scrappin' with Tina

One more hour.........

Well I am sitting at the beautiful Diamond Links Resort in Scottsdale AZ and am (im)patiently waiting for the first batch of my kids to arrive.... that would be Dane, Dulce and my baby girl Alex!!

I love our annual  4th  of July Arizona trip! With our kids spread out all over the country it is the one time we all get to be together- Scott flies in from Baltimore tomorrow and then we all head up to Sedona to see Marc and Atar! I can't wait for all of us to be together- my heart feels so complete when we are- even if they do all revert back to being kids and I still have to scold them for misbehaving! (All except that perfect 2 year old- Alex!)

Anyway.... in my Stampin' Up! world we are celebrating that the brand new catalog is here!  I want to share some great cards I received in a swap I am hosting- hope you enjoy them!!

 

I love this  one from Kelly Mahoney- she is one of my favorite stampers!!This card used some of our new catalog items:

• Razzle Dazzle stamp set
• Rich Razzleberry cardstock
• Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon
• Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper

and staying with the Rich Razzleberry color theme this card is from Chris Litchfield-

 

My New Catalog Celebration Open House is scheduled for Tues. July 14- if you are anywhere near Sparta NJ I would love to have to stop by and see a bunch of the great new stuff we have!!  Email me  if you can make it!

And the winner is...............

I just had my Stampin' Up! Retirement Party this week- not that I'm retiring... but a lot of our stamp sets and accessories are!  We made this card at the party- it uses some of my favorite 'Last Chance' items......

 

• Doodle This Stamp Set
• Absolutely Fabulous Stamp Set
• Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss ink- cardstock
• Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Buttons
• Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper

Everyone loved the card- which always makes me happy!! We also gave away tickets for all sorts of things.... coming to the party, making a purchase, signing up for classes etc. And at the end of the night one of my girls, Lori Zugelder, picked out a ticket to win the Door Prize Basket and it was.......... Eileen Moore!!  Congrats Eileen!

 

Having Fun with sets about to go....

Now, you do know that I put off buying the Big Candle Stamp Set....  not sure why.... because I wanted it from the first time I saw it.  But I didn't get it (knowing me I probably just forgot!!)  Anyway, I can pretty much guarantee that it is on the Last Chance List  because I just got it- that's how those things work. 

But as of now I think I am going to hold on to it........ and I have been playing with it and having fun!

Here's a card I did with some of my girls last week- they loved it-

I hope you enjoy it also!

 

Anniversary Card

This past week was Marc and Atar's2nd wedding anniversary!  I sent them this card using our Manhattan Flower Texture Plate and my most favorite Designer Series Paper- Parisian Breeze Specialty. 

Does this technique look a little bit familiar????

 

 

How do you like the envelope?  I used our set Together Forever to make the 'mr. & mrs.' on the front- colored our Organza Ribbon using the Baja Breeze ink pad- all these to match their original wedding invitations (that I made, of course!)

Hope you are inspired and enjoy!.............  Tina

Mother's Day Cards

Do you know how sometimes you find a technique or stamp set that is so much fun you find yourself making a bunch of things with it because you just love it? Well that's what happened to me with this watercolor technique using our Manhattan Flowers Textured Impressions Die from Stampin' Up!

These first 2 cards are the Mother's Day cards I am sending to my mom-in-law and daughter-in-law

 

 

This card I am making at my Card Class this month- Same technique but I sanded the raised impression of the Manhattan Flowers so the Shimmery White cardstock shows through

 

We are doing this technique at our Demonstrator Only class tonite and tomorrow - but using Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip- I will post that one later!

Enjoy!

Tina