XOXO!

One more love-y scrapbook page!  It's ok, I take 1,000,000 self-portraits with Mr. Sweetest Designs and I from my phone.  You know the ones :) Now I have these great projects I'm motivated to print pictures!  Thanks to technology, we're taking more pictures than EVER before.  Sadly, they sit on memory cards everywhere.

Remember my confession of LOVE for Summer Starfruit?  Look how great it is with Basic Black!  Crisp.

Do you have pictures you need to get printed this weekend?  Try it!

Have a great Valentines Day.
SHERRI

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Elements of Style
Ink: Versamark
CS: Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White
DSP:  Patio Party, Neutrals DSP Stack
Accessories:  Black embossing powder, heat tool, embossing buddy, white bakers twine, rhinestone basic jewels, Big Shot, letters, beautiful wings embosslit, basic black brads, 3/8" Summer Starfruit stitched ribbon, dimensionals

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A journal book

Happy Sunday!  I hope you're having a wonderful weekend.  At the Columbus Regional Stampin' Up! event, we were given journal books!  At 5"x5", these little babies are the perfect size.  You can toss one if you bag to jot down thoughts, take notes at a meeting, write your to-do or shopping lists or keep creative/inspiration ideas.  

The cover uses the Elements of Style stamp set (such an elegant & fun set!).  The color spritzer tool uses your markers to create the airbrushed-looking splotches and dots.

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Elements of Style
Ink: Old Olive, Soft Suede, So Saffron
CS: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, So Saffron (the tiny flowers)
Accessories: On Board 5"x5" journal book, itty bitty shapes punch pack, 5/8" very vanilla satin ribbon

National Scrapbooking Month

Do you know April is National Scrapbooking Month?  Here's a great page to get you inspired and ready to put your pictures in the books!  I'll have lots more scrapbook pages coming next month!  In fact, if you'd like to join me at a three day retreat in PA March 30th - April 1st, CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.  There are limited spots available and I'd love to scrap with you! 

This is a trendy, scrappy page.  Look around your desk, I bet you have enough strips or scraps to complete this layout!  

We're going to talk more about versamark in the upcoming weeks, but the Elements of Style flower is stamped with VersaMark and is perfectly subtle on Sahara Sand cardstock and (look closely) on the Pool Party cardstock.

Here's an order that would allow you to make this page and earn Sale-A-Bration products! I've omitted the cardstock, because I'm sure you have scraps!  The Attic Boutique Side Notes are the perfect little add-on doo-dads for this page.  At $5.95 it's a great value and you'll have left over pieces for other pages.  When you select ME as your demonstrator, you'll take advantage of the preferred pricing listed below.

The stamp set above is a clear mount set, please make certain you select wood if you prefer or add blocks if this is your first clear stamp purchase.  

Have a great Friday!  I hope you have a creative weekend planned!
Thanks.
SHERRI

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Elements of Style
Ink: VersaMark, Soft Suede
CS: 12"x12" Sahara Sand, 12"x12" Pool Party, Soft Suede, Whisper White
DSP:  Attic Boutique
Accessories: linen thread, bitty buttons, lace ribbon punch, 1" circle punch, attic boutique side notes

An Elegant Thank You

Sometimes a card can just take my breath away.  Is that silly?  I first saw a similar card at a team meeting display board and I was moved to recreate it.  I used Early Espresso, Baja Blue and Very Vanilla.  It was a very easy card to make, but I think it leaves a big impact.  After I embossed the baja panel, I gently used a sponge with baja blue ink and rubbed it over the raised embossed design.  Stunning. 

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Elements of Style, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Early Espresso
CS: Baja Blue, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Antique Brads, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch, Chantilly Lace 1/2" Crochet Trim, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder

Razzleberry is Exquisite

Exquisite.  Use it in a sentence today!  It'll make you smile; maybe just like this gem.  Do you know Rich Razzleberry is staying with us in the new color renovation (happy dance for me!).  Love this color.  I didn't know where this card was going when I started (don't you love when that happens?), but I had a half-sheet of whisper white cardstock.  I stamped off once with the spiral-y flower from Punched Posies (level 2 hostess set) in Razzleberry in a random but planned order.  I cut the piece in four equal pieces to create my "own" DSP.  I sponged the edges, matted it in black to give it some POP.  The For You is from the Elements of Style stamp set.  I orignally had little interest in Elements of Style, but after receiving some WONDERFUL swaps, I added it to my buy list.

Remember that cute little scallop trim border punch will be available in the new 2010-2011 catalog if you missed it during SAB.  It's dainty and perfect and I love it! 

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Friends 24-7, Elements of Style, Punched Posies (level 2 hostess set)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Staz-On
CS: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Accessories: 3/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch, 1-1/4" punch, gingham ribbon, large flower punch, scallop trim border punch, sponges

More Grads

I wanted to see Elements of Style (from the Summer mini) paired with Bella Blue DSP (oh, la, la!). 

I used the Scallop Envelope with a tiny Define Your Life note tucked in, sponged with Not Quite Navy.  Grad is boldly at the bottom and is from a favorite retired set.  I sponged the edges of the vanilla with Sahara Sand ink.  Elements of Style mimics the Bella Blue paper in the background.  Elegant.  Don't you think?

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Define Your Life, Elements of Style, Great Grad (retired)
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand
CS: Note Quite Navy, Very Vanilla
DSP:  Bella Blue
Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Envelope