You Move Me!

Here it is the super cute, interactive card you have been waiting for from the NEW 2017-2018 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog!  

Yipppppeeeeeeeeeeee

 You guys know now if you've been following my blog about all the males in my house!  What do guys like more than anything? To touch stuff!!!  Buttons, knobs, do dads if it moves they like it! I was tickled pink (that set coming at a later date 😉) when my 13 yr old stood over my shoulder and said "Wow That's REEEEEALLY COOL!"  I mean hey! if it can impress a 13yr old male then I am sure you are going to be delighted!

Supplies Used: 

Cardstock:  Melon Mambo and Whisper White

Stamps: You Move Me Bundle

Dies: Mini Treat Bag Thinlits

Ink: Rich Razzleberry and the New Lemon Lime Twist!

Ribbon: Lemon Lime Twist

Check out my video below... I  WILL learn embedding someday! LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJF50_VvQZ0

Thanks for stampin by....

Chantel

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I hope I've inspired you to go CREATE something new today!

Sup

As I am finally learning and I think possibly retaining all this blogging stuff ... I am making an effort to post 2 times a week... on Tuesdays and Thursdays... Why those days? Well... why not? I mean what do Tuesday and Thursday get? Nothing...  There is Manic Monday, and Humpday Wednesday and TGIF Friday... but what about Tuesdays and Thursdays I felt bad for them...   ok ok I ramble on... Today I am presenting you with another Tim Holtz Hipster art piece... I just love it!

Images © Stamper’s Anonymous

This card makes me think of a sullen teenager... I would know I have 2 of them lol

I also used Stampin' Up! inks with an acrylic block and water to create the background and Fun Stampers Journey Silver Silks Love!  I had some leftover twine that I think was Stampin' Up! like 10 years ago lol.  Would love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for stampin by....

Chantel

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I hope I've inspired you to go CREATE something new today!

Love is in the Air...

I recently had the wonderful privilege of attending the wedding of a very beautiful couple!  I have only been 2 about 6 weddings in my entire life and 2 of them were mine! ha ha  So this was a dream! I wanted to create a card worthy of the beauty this couple displays so be forewarned this is a photo heavy post... I'm late in getting this up here... pft life! But a lot of these products are now in your closets, studios, under beds etc... lol pull them out and create something fun!

Images © Stampin’ Up!

Images © Stampin’ Up!

Images © Stampin’ Up!

Front of the Box envelope

Back of the Box envelope

Interior before i added shaker elements

I didn't like how the white from the adhesive foam tape was showing so strongly so...

  ... I thought I have never seen this done before but there are people far more brilliant than me on this planet, (it would be nice to think I came up with something new though lol)... I digress, I thought why not use my Stampin' Up! markers to color the interior and exterior of the white foam!!!  I looove how it came out!  The foam tape blended in seamlessly with the paper now instead of standing out like a sore thumb!!!

 Images © Stampin’ Up!

Images © Stampin’ Up!

Before I finished I added the passport sized engagement photo of the couple to the center of the heart inside so now the photo shines beautifully under the shaker element!!! 

It is sooooo rare that I can be sooo tickled with my work as I know we all feed off of each other but I felt I had come up with something that was complete and I am always tickled when I didn't have to stare at pinterest for 5 hours to C.A.S.E someone else's design!

I hope you enjoyed my little coloring tidbit... Please leave me a note and let me know if this was a new idea for you... 

Check out my store for products that can be used to create a card similar to this one...

Thanks for Stampin by....

Chantel

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I hope I've inspired you to go CREATE something new today!

I did it! I did it! Oh yea yea yea...

Got that song stuck in your head now?  Tee hee... Anyone who is ever around kids might know what song that's from.  Anywho...I am soooooooo excited!!!!!! From day 1 I saw the new catalog I IMMEDIATELY knew what I would be doing with the "A Little Wild" stamp set!!!! I wanted to make a "spinner" card.  I have seen them here and there being done by other companies and I thought...I wonder if Stampin' Up! will come out with a front and back stamp that I could do this with!  Then they did!!!! Yipppeeeeeee  I am sure I will not be the only one to think of this but again YAY for small ideas invented in my own head!!! lolol This card is original to me so I would love if you would please direct others here for more info as well!  Without further ado... My bear spinner card!

I used the NEW "A little Wild" Stamp Bundle item # 145328 on pg. 108 of the New 2017-2018 Annual Catalog!

I also used the new background stamp "Tree Rings"  # 143964
For cardstock I used the returning in color Sweet Sugarplum # 141418
and the NEW Lemon Lime Twist!!! I am in LOVE with this color # 144245
I also used the Layering Circles Framelits on pg 214 Item # 141705
aaaaaaand RIBBON who doesn't love ribbon!  Lemon Lime Twist # 144135
I stamped everything in Early Espresso and Crumb Cake and used the returning gold metallic thread on pg 198 for the spinner cord.

I would sooooo love to hear some feedback on my creation.... So what did you think? Like the colors? Design? Spinning fun?

If you do not already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I would very much like to assist you on your creative journey...contact me today!

Thanks for stampin by....

Chantel

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I hope I've inspired you to go CREATE something new today!

To all the parents out there...

Today's post is dedicated to a special boy in my life... My son, Javier!  Javier is a special, young man.  Bright, funny, eager to please and kind.  He is one of the kindest people I know actually. Here's the thing Javier is my step son, but that is language I don't like to use... because I may not have given birth to this boy, but he is my son in my heart and always will be... So as soon as I saw this beautiful stamp set and sentiment from Unity Stamp Co. I just knew I had to have it.  Without getting overly involved in my personal life or that of my son's, suffice it to say he is not living with us currently. For the first time in almost 6 years he is living elsewhere and it is heart breaking!  So today I want to give a shout out to ALL you parents out there!  Whether you are adoptive, foster, biological, step etc... if you are fighting on behalf of your child and sincerely for what is BEST for THEM not YOU (because let's face it THAT can be the reeeeeally hard part) I commend you! Parenting is HARD but the rewards are endless!!!  

Images © Unity

Here I used "Heartfelt Cuddles" set from Unity Stamp Co. coupled with Stampin' Up! Cardstock in Whisper White and Soft Sky.  I also used Stampin' Up!'s brand NEW marker in Berry Burst! to do the hearts on the sentiment!  LOVE THE NEW COLORS!!! 

I also used Copics (seriously these things are A MAZing!) If you would like to know the copic #'s send me a comment below and I will be happy to update!

Lastly, I used Fun Stampers Journey silks in Silver and Electric Lime!!! Check out my wonderful friend Cathy's site to get hooked up with cool FSJ product! http://funstampersjourney.com/cathycutspaper

That's it for me today fellow stampers...

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Chantel

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I hope I've inspired you to go CREATE something new today!

Hipster Graduate

Ok we allllll have secrets don't we.... Some we are willing to share and some we aren't well...today I am gonna share a dirty little secret about myself.  You ready?

I don't ONLY use Stampin' Up! Stamps!   

GASP!!!! SHOCK!!! HORROR!!!!

I told you it was a dirty, little, secret!

 

Images © Stamper’s Anonymous

I LOVE my Stampin' Up! product don't get me wrong!  There is a reason why I am a demonstrator...but the reality is that I have more than 1 love.... and Unity and Tim Holtz are it!

I have fought with a great fight to avoid Tim for years as I have heard of the creative powers he possesses.  But alas, the Hipster Stamp Set and distress oxides finally did me in!

So here is my Gorilla? Ape? Chimp? forgive my monkey ignorance please...

I also used the new mini stencil set 5.

I am now currently selling my art in local shops since I can not travel out in public much due to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) so if you are local and interested in purchasing one of my cards please check out #brewsbrotherscoffee or Sierra Vista Food Coop located in Sierra Vista, Arizona!

The pull tab, my absolute favorite!!! is a fun addition to many cards I am making so that people can include a gift card, cash or check inside and then seal it up for the recipient to rip open later! 

LOVE THIS!

However, now that my dirty, little, secret is out...if you ARE looking for Stampin' Up! product I would love to be your demonstrator and help guide you on your creative journey!!! My loving husband would be oh so grateful if you would help support my business ... and of course so would I!  

Thanks for stampin by....

Chantel

Now it's YOUR turn!

I hope I've inspired you to go CREATE something new today!