5 Minutes and 50 Cents

Ciao Bella,

        I hope you all had a great weekend…Hurricanes aside, I hope you all had plenty of time for stamping. I got my weekend silly on , as usual… but for today I wanted to show you a card that is Silly but took me less than 5 minutes to make and only cost me 50 cents… including envelope…..

I used the Not So Seriously stamp set …and just did a speck of coloring with my Stampin' write Markers…that's it …..no layers, no fuss no muss…..This card is 50% cheaper that the cheapest store bought card…..and I love it ….

Remember you are creating and giving  a piece of your heart when you give someone a hand made card…so not every card has to have a gaxillion things on it …as long as you made it ….your time and effort mean more to family and friends than an email or anything else ….because it really is part of you …that you are giving them …

Have a Happy week and if you would like to purchase this stamp set or Stampin Up stampin write markers just click the shop now button at the right hand corner of this page and off you go …..and while you are there don't forget the buy 3 get one free Designer series paper  

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Seriously, Muttley

Ciao Bella,

    It's Saturday…that means I will be getting my Silly on today…and I have the perfect stamp set for this …It's called Not So Serious…..and I will be playing with this set this weekend…

Here the first card I made just playing around …

I have to admit, I'm not quite finished with this card….It still needs a little bling …..but I'm making it for a very special friend and sister demo …and I want her to be surprised when she sees it …..

All I did was stamp the images in Stazon Black, and used my Stampin' Write Markers and an Aqua Painter to color in …. the best part of this stamp set is …you don't need to be perfect…..and it gave me the freedom to make all the cute little mutts …any color I wanted …..

If you would like me to teach you this super duper easy way to water color … let me know and I will set up a class …..

Have a great weekend everybody …don't forget to get your silly on …..see you Monday

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Inspiration and Creativity…

  Ciao Bella,

         I must have been more under the weather than I thought…I just found what I thought was Monday's post in my draft folder…so today you get two post…..

Today I'm featuring some of my Favorite cards that were on the display boards at the regional in Charlotte. These are what will be inspiring me in the next few weeks….Now because they were on the display boards I don't know who to give the creative genius award to … so if it is yours…be sure to let me know ….

I just love the simplicity of this card…I can't get any easier than this but still has all the WOW Factor

I guess today's theme is clean and simple…I just love this card …the new In Colors, and I'm so happy that the clearly for you stamp set made it to the big Catty…that's where that butterfly comes from …..

I really need to start doing black and white cards…So simple and all the drama….I just love this card….It really pops in person …..this photo just doesn't do it justice….

Don't forget to stock up on you favorite Designer series paper the Buy 3 get one Free is available for another week  so Do it now …..

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Special Delievery, By Hand

Ciao Bella,

             I'm still working with the Christmas Lodge Stamp Set ….it is a really fun set …..

It actually is a really easy card to make … the only problem is, I don't think you could mail it … it is just a wee bit too tall for a standard envelope….Well, I guess you could use a padded bubble mailer…. but I prefer to just hand deliver this type of card….I love to watch the recipients' face light up, when I hand it to them…

I just love the little birds image, and it fits perfectly in the XL Label Punch…

Here is the reason hand delivery is best for this card, Look at that Accordion Folded Medallion …or what ever they are called …it seams everybody calls them something different…..Anyway, thanks to a sister demo, Heather, I learned a faster and better way to make them ….and now… you will see a whole lot more if these in the future…..I'm saving the How-To, on this for my Christmas Extravaganza Stamp Camp in November……

Here on the greeting I embossed it and the little branches on the Lucky Limeade oval …I embossed with the New Pewter embossing powder…I love how it looks Guilded….

Well I'm off today for today… Lots to do to get ready for my Girls Weekend in North Carolina, at the Stampin' Up Regional Event…

Thanks for visiting today…and always my email is Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com

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White Christmas at the Christmas Lodge

Ciao Bella,

      I'm Dreaming of white Christmas…I have had that song in my head since I started playing with the Christmas Lodge stamp set ….This stamp set really does remind me of the Bing Crosby Movie White Christmas….and with the Georgia heat right now …It might not be a bad thing …

I'm not sure if this cards is perfect just yet…..but I do love the warm fuzzy feeling it gives …..I used a Early Espresso card base …and layered with Cherry Cobbler layer that I put through my Big Shot in the Textured Lattice embossing folder…..The tree is stamped in Always Artichoke on Very Vanilla card stock and I did sponge the edges in early espresso…just to take the edge off.

What I wish you could see…and I really tried to get a picture that really showed the details…but alas … my photo skills are just not there yet …is the Dazzling Details … new in the Holiday Mini Catalog…it is super fine glitter mixed in a bottle of glue…you can get precision application with your glitter…..I used it to make frosty garlands on my tree…there is a trick for getting the best look …and that is   less is more….not only will it dry faster but but somehow the glitter looks more concentrated that way …and of course I used the new Cherry Cobbler Quilted ribbon…..and I have to say…my Bow looks pretty darn good…I think I might be FINALLY catching on to make bows … either that or sheer luck …lol

well stay cool today….and if you need anything I've shown today just email me at Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com and we will get your order ready, so when September 1st arrives you can be one of the first to have the New Holiday Mini Catalog products…..

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Really, Christmas Already ?

Ciao Bella,

  As promised …a sneak peak at what coming in the the Holiday Mini Catalog…

I love this stamp set it's called Christmas Lodge…It kinda reminds me of the movie White Christmas….I again embossed all the images…..and the tree is embossed with Pewter Embossing Powder …. yep, it is in the up coming mini too….

Look at the New Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon … It is so pretty …and really looks so soft that if you could , you would make a blanket out of it …..

The Brads are the mini silver in the Idea Book and Catalog but they were a bit too shinny…I know most things can not be shinny enough for me, but i wanted the tree to be the focus and not the brads….. so guess what I did …. yep …that's right … I embossed them with the pewter embossing powder…..I just love how it all comes together on the Early Espresso Card Base…..

For my customers…. your Holiday Mini Catalog was mailed out on Friday , directly from Stampin' Up!…So If you don't receive your copy in the next week or so …let me know …I will get one to you asap…..If you are one of my blog lurkers and you would like the NEW Holiday Mini Catalog ,  email mail me at sherry@sherrystampingbella.com and I will get one to you…..

you can purchasing from the Holiday Mini Catalog starting September 1st….

Booked your holiday workshops now, with all the great new items in this holiday mini Catalog, My calendar will fill up fast …..

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Congrats to the Man in Blue

Ciao Bella,

    Don't ask what the title of the post means…I'll I can tell you it is Saturday and that's usually when my silly comes outs …..

I'm telling you… I really can't get enough of the colors Island Indigo and Melon Mambo…and today I threw in some Pool Party…

This is a super fast card, the base layer is whisper white and then I just layered In Color designer series Paper …

The Congrats sentiment is from the Stamp Set Tagtastic, a hostess exclusive set….

I did just a tiny bit of sponging around the sentiment, in pool party, and mounted the sentiment with the new Mini Brads…

What I love about the flowers in the bottom corner…that under the button is a layer of pool party designer series paper…but it's so subtle …and they are not overly flowery…

I might dare add that this card could actually be given to a person of the male persuasion. I think that it would be perfect for the new Dad, or even an office promotion…

I really think this is a bright and cheerful gender neutral card …..

Ok … I have to put the silly away for a couple of hours while I mow the lawn …..big yuck… I know … but it seems if I don't do it … no one else will….but when I'm done I will get to play with my new Holiday Mini Catalog Pre-order Stuff … I can't wait …soon I get done with the yucky ….the sooner I get to the fun stuff…

have a great weekend …see you Monday

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Friends Never Fade – Embossed

Ciao Bella,

 The Hinesville Farmer's Market was a Blast yesterday….it was a bit hot but that band was awesome…and the new Food vendors …. OMG …..Not to mention the time I spent with my stamping friends….what a great afternoon …It reminded me of the stamp Set Friends Never Fade….

I was looking in my paper drawer and noticed I had this huge stack of Bravo Burgundy…and realized it has been a neglected color for a very long time…and I thought it would be a perfect match with the Friends Never Fade…..I embossed with clear embossing powder …all the ink…I'm still in an embossing mood …lol

First off I have to say… I think this is on of the best bows, I ever made…..I am not know for my bows…lol

I stamped the flower in So Saffron and Always artichoke and then embossed with clear Embossing powder….the greeting is in Bravo Burgundy and is embossed as well …..

While I was at the Hinesville Farmer's Market, my UPS man delivered my Holiday pre-order from the up coming holiday mini catalog …that will be released Sept 1st…..So I should have some sneak peaks coming your way, I can't wait to crack open that box and get stamping …..

Don't forget the Buy 3 Get 1 Free Special running on Designer series Paper…..

the Strength and Hope campaign is winding down so be to order your stamp set before they are gone ….

Have a great weekend everybody …   

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Charmed Again,

Ciao Bella,

     I'm still embossing …and the stamp set Charming, is so Perfect for this ….it has to be one of my favorite sets…

It is truly simple easy peasy card…..I used Basic Black and daffodil Delight Card Stock…….I embossed the Black layers with just versa Mark and Clear Embossing Powder…

For the focal point layer , the background is again just Versa Mark and Clear Embossing Powder…the Flowers are Black Craft Ink and clear Embossing Powder…..

Designer Jewel Rhinestones of course…and to be completely Honest …I didn't have and Daffodil Delight Ribbon….I used the Very Vanilla 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon and used my Daffodil Delight Stamp Pad to Color the Ribbon to Match.. It the coolest that you can Die Stampin Up Ribbon If you need to ….

That's it …put your layers together and your done …..I love that the card is clean and simple and very elegant, but still has a soft almost whimsical side too …

i will be at the Hinesville Farmer's Market Today, so come by and visit …I will be also be Accepting payments for classes …..

As always you can email me for anything at Sherry@stampinbella.com

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Pepto Tagtastic

Ciao Bella,

            First I want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICK…..It's Patrick's 15th birthday today…My sweet baby told me a few days ago ….Mom, please don't make me a card …Can I have jelly crepes instead…..So Ok …but I was still in the mood to make a birthday card…..so I channeled my inner 15 year old to create this card…

So I have a question for you ….. What does the movie Steele Magnolias, Peptobismol,Barbie, and Disney Princesses have in common?…….

This Card is a sea of Pink…Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose,Pink Pirouette, Mellon Mambo …..a ton of designer jewels…rhinestones and pearls…ribbon and glitter ….did I mention that all the stamping was embossed as well so it is shinny…….After going to the wedding in the movie Steel Magnolias, Barbie and the Disney Princesses… spwed Peptobismol all over when they created this card…..lol…..

I put a lot of detail in this card….The Birthday Greeting Come from the set Tagtastic…..and the crowns and side image…is from Artistic Etchings ….

This photo is me really just playing with my camera but it does show the embossing and the glitter….

Well I'm off to do an all boy birthday day…don't forget the Buy 3 Get 1 Free on Designer Series Paper…..

And Also my classes are filling up fast …so makes sure you reserve you seat in your favorites …..

Just email at sherry@sherrystampinbella.com for more information and class registration

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Simply Embossed and Adorned

Ciao Bella,

       Oh what a busy day , today is going to be,… starting with my son's Traditional Senior Breakfast…and parents have to attend…..at 7AM….. it too early for me …..I really hope they don't expect me to be a willing participant at that early hour…lol

  After that…I'm going to do some more creating …I have a few ideas to work out …yesterday … I decided that since I was going to the Stampin Up"s regional training, next week, I thought I would break out my 2' x 1 1/2' Simply Adorned Charm …and yes I'm still embossing everything ….

Where there is ink …it is heat embossed with clear embossing power…I used the Charming Stamp Set for all those images… This set is really perfect for creating inserts for the Simply Adorned charms…

I also used some Pool Party Designer Series Paper, actually just some scraps I had laying around.. Designer Jewels Pearls, the new Mini Brads, some Victoria Lace and Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon ….There is also a Paper Daisy, and mini safety pin ….can you believe I got all that in there ….. 

Now on the Backside … the same Charming Stamp Set …all embossed….This side is a little more simple…because you can only fit so much in the charm, otherwise it wont close…The background is stamped with Island Indigo and embossed with clear embossing powder ….Don't you just love how Cherry Cobbler pops against pink pirouette….and of course i had to add the rhinestones and pearls …..

Ok I gotta run ….. Senior Breakfast …If you have any question or would like to purchase any of the supplies for today project … either click my shop now button or email me at Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com

See you tomorrow

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Flowers and Embossing, Too Much Fun

Ciao Bella,

  I had so much fun this weekend…I actually watched both my teenagers reading actual BOOKS….can you believe it ?  I wasn't sure they knew how to read an actual book…I'm mean there was no mouse to turn the pages for them …lol    Anyway, while they were doing that, it allowed me to get some uninterrupted stamping time in …I rediscovered how much fun it was to heat emboss…most times I'm too in a hurry or just too lazy to get out the "stuff"….I have to say there is something about the way heat embossing really make the colors more saturated and really just about pop of the page ….. not to mention shinny… I love shinny…

I used Button Buddies for the Flower image and the greeting is from Kindness Matters….I'm just giddy, with this card…super shinny… I swear I must have been a Mermaid in another life…love, love,love the Shinny…The base of the card is Concord Crush, the layer is Daffodil Delight…

Look at those punched out flowers, all of them are heat embossed…I used a variety of techniques, to get the different colors on the image before I set it with clear embossing powder…The purple-ish flower I heat embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder..so that one is sparkly and shiny….and I put a matching glimmer brad in the middle …

I have a few more embossing ideas to try out today… I can't wait till the kids leave for school…I also can't wait to show you how to heat emboss…So while I'm playing today …I also will be creating the cards for my Stamping 101 Class …that will be featuring Heat embossing. This class will be on Sept 1st from 10am to 12 Noon …the cost of the class is $15,  don't forget all technique classes include 2-3 projects featuring that week's technique, and a 6×6 reference card in a protective sleeve….RSVP by August 25th and payment holds your spot in the class…

Don't forget the Buy 3 Get one Free Designer Series Paper ….

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Kindness Matters

Ciao Bella,

             I'm so glad it's Saturday,  a few tedious chores and then I get to play…..I have a few things floating around in my head for the Kindness Matters stamp set ….I started playing with it …I just love the butterflies…

Sorry about the shadows, the sun was not cooperating with me …..the base colors are Melon Mambo and Island Indigo….that color combo seems to be my favorite these days …Can you believe I fussy cut those little tiny butterflies…..and I used the Island Indigo Pattern paper….a few punches, little ribbon and Baker's twines …and that it …

Here is a quick close up of the fussy cutting…The butterflies curled up on their when I cut them out … and I just used mini glue dots to attach them.

In two weeks I'm going to the Stampin Up regional conference…and it is going to be one great weekend…Part of going is swapping cards with other demos, to get a variety of styles and ideas …and well I needed to make about 25 of the same card to do this …and I really like this card and it would be perfect for this …except … I'm sorry I'm not into fussy cutting THAT many butterflies…

So … I created this version …..It may or may not be the final version that I take with me to the regional conference …either case I still had fun making it …

It's the same basic layout, I just change up the layers and made it a little cleaner. not so much fussy design. I love Fussy design, little bows,strips of paper,matting punches …but when you are mass producing about 50 of them …..easy with a WOW.. is what you want …..

Have a great weekend everybody…..

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A Menagerie For the Window Box…

Ciao Bella,

         Well I put all those pieces, that I shared with you yesterday, together …..

So what do you think? …… I think after seeing all those pictures from the Stampin'Up Convention …that my brain wanted to bring that garden to me …..I still think it needs a little something , but for the life of me I can't figure it out …..a ribbon ?  or mount the whole card onto Concord Crush ? …..hum I just don't know …..

I have to admitt, I had a lot of fun with the details of the card…The Butterfly image is from the Kindness Matters stamp set…of course I had to put Designer Jewel Pearls on the Butterfly…I used the 5-Petal Flower Punch to make him pop….

Here you can see all the buttons, pearls, and rhinestones. I even added Crystal Effects to make it look like there were dew drops on the petals…

This wouldn't complete without some Vanilla Mist Smooch Sprtiz….. I love how it makes everything sparkly…..

If you want me to show you how to make these little paper flowers to embelish just about any project…..all you have to do is ask…..I'm here to serve you …

I can always be reached at Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com

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Boho Blossom Butterfly Menagerie

Ciao Bella,

     Between getting my teenagers ready for their first day back to school …..which is this morning by the way…and doing the not fun at all,  business side of being a Stampin Up! Demo … My creativity has left the building just like Elvis …..I have several Projects sitting on my desk just waiting for that final piece to bring it all together …..So today …I thought I'd show you …well an idea that came with my first cup of coffee but then …by my second cup ….didn't really work… or the base part didn't … and what I am left with is what I'm calling

The Boho Blossom Butterfly Menagerie…….

I used the Butterfly stamp from the Kindness Matters Stamp Set and the Boho Blossom Punch to make this menagerie….. I love the word menagerie … I think it will my word of the day…..

Anyway ….. I'm going to play around with this today … and see what happens ….I'm the mean time If you have an idea of what to make with this …. PLEASE email me asap at Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com

Don't forget the B3GO on Designer series paper …and I have added new classes … so reserve your seat before the are gone …..

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