Love You to the Moon – Carol Payne Stamps

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Stampin’ Up! Happy Watercolor to the Moon!

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! It was a "Liam day" today, the first one since before Christmas! yay! Logan and Ben are taking turns going up to Kimmy's house to keep him but today Logan didn't feel real great so Liam's daddy dropped him off here this morning. Liam & I had fun sorting through the toybox! I actually always enjoyed doing that when my kiddos were little. I enjoy putting all the pieces back together, and they enjoy rediscovering the toys after they are re-assembled! I also cleaned out my bathroom sink cabinet, courtesy of Liam's "encouragement"! He loves to pull out the drawers and open the doors while I am brushing my teeth, so afterwards we just cleared it all out, pitched out the old or not used anymore, then rearranged! Not necessarily what I thought I would do with my day, but hey, grandbabies don't stay babies very long do they? The rest of it can wait!

Alisa & Oakley came over for awhile later in the afternoon and we had fun putting Oakley and Liam in the tub together too! All in all a FUN day!

I have a new card to show you. I created this one last week while finishing my prep for my SAB Kickoff using the Happy Watercolor, Hardwood, and Love You to the Moon stamp sets from the Occasions Catalog:

I stamped the flower and the phrase on two pieces of Watercolor Paper, then cut out the flower with an Apothecary Accents Framelit. I stamped the watercolor "smear" (is that what it is? I'm not sure!) behind the blossom with Pool Party ink, then used an Aquapainter to blur the ink over the paper.

I stamped the Hardwood stamp with Crumb Cake ink on the Baked Brown Sugar layer. After adding the half a Tea Lace Doily, 1 1/4" Burlap Ribbon, and my stamped elements I spritzed it all with Vanilla Smooch Spritz, then added a tiny flower punched with one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and a Pearl Basic Jewel in the center!

Inside I did not re-ink the Hardwood stamp, I just breathed on the rubber to re-moisten the ink before stamping on a layer of Very Vanilla. I added the "thanks for being mine" from Love You to the Moon with Crumb Cake ink.

That's all for now. To order Happy Watercolor, Hardwood, or Love You to the Moon, click HERE to go to my Online Store.

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day, Valentines, One More Time!

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Earlier this week I received my monthly packet of swaps. It took me about a day and a half to find the time to open it, but when I did I was not disappointed! Today I'm going to share the valentines that were in the packet. Next Sunday I will share some of the other fantastic swaps that were in there, but for today here goes:

First, a really sweet and simple one from Barb Dykhouse. Barb tore a piece of paper, then laid it on the Whisper White layer and sponged ever-so-gently with Smoky Slate ink. She stamped the tree branch from Take Care next, then stamped and punched out the little hearts from the Language of Love set with the Small Heart punch. She then added the "heartstrings" with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker. LOVE it!

This was another swap I received at Leadership by Michelle Suit. Michelle used the Love You to the Moon stamp set, pairing it with Fresh Prints Designer Paper and the On Film Framelits. The tiny hearts were punched with the Owl Builder Punch! Cute!

Karen Kurz created this one with the Perfect Pennants stamp set, Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Folder, and Envelope Punch Board. She punched the seemingly dozens of hearts with the Small Heart punch from Silver Glimmer, Champagne Glimmer, and Red Glimmer Paper. The Soft Sky heart in the background was punched with the Full Heart Punch.

I swapped with Linda Wright at Leadership for this one! Real Red cardstock, Fresh Prints DSP, Coastal Cabana 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim, Petite Petals stamps and punch and Labels Collection Framelits combine to create a quick and perky valentine!

Katy Simecka used the Flowerful Heart wood-only stamp (still available unti February 14th!) with Retro Fresh Designer Paper, Coastal Cabana Ruffle Stretch Trim, and a banner from the Perfect Pennants set for her valentine offering.

Tamie Ackerson used the free SAB set, Banner Blast with the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder and a Delightful Dozen greeting. She added a Red Glimmer Small Heart for her finishing touch!

Last but definitely not least, Ruth Bingle used Whisper White Cardstock Vellum over the "love" stamp from Best of Love (still available until March 31st) to give a frosted, elegant look! I also love the crisp textured look of the wavy Fresh Prints paper under the Whisper White Small Heart-punched layer. Ruth added a litle bit of Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon tied in a bow. Simply perfect!!!!!

That's all for now. It's not too late to order Valentine stamps! To shop and place your order (and choose a free Sale-a-bration item when your merchandise total reaches $50!) click HERE to go to my Online Store.

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day! Retro Fresh Suite!

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today is Sunday, which means it's Sunday Swap Day! yay!

These swaps are all from Leadership in Houston a few weeks ago. Some of them are swaps I brought home and some are swaps belonging to my downline, Linda!

All FIVE of these swaps have the same theme: they are all created using something from the Retro Fresh product suite on pages 18-19 of the Occasions Catalog:

Retro Fresh Designer Paper, Chevron Border Punch, Banner Punch (Sale-a-bration brochure), Love You More – download the flyer for this and more cute Valentine-themed products, only available until January 27th:

Download Flyer_wholelotoflove_demo_12.1-1.27.2014_US

Baked Brown Sugar cardbase, Costal Cabana and Very Vanill cardstock, Retro Fresh Designer Paper, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Baked Brown Sugar 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim, Love You to the Moon pg 25 of the Occasions Catalog.

Soft Suede card base, Coastal Cabana Core'dinations (it has that pretty texture!) and Very Vanilla cardstock, Retro Fresh Designer Paper, Angled Tag Topper Punch, Ampersand Textured Impressions Folder, Banner Punch (Sale-a-bration brochure), and Perfect Pennants stamps on page 27 of the Occasions Catalog.

Very Vanilla card base, Coastal Cabana and So Saffron cardstock, Retro Fresh This and Taht Designer Washi Tape, Full Heart Punch, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and Bitty Banners Framelits.

I think this one might be my favorite because of its super-simplicity and the saying from the Just Sayin' stamp set on page 36 of the Occasions catalog, cut out with the Word Bubbles Framelits Dies. This stamp set and dies are "bundled" together so that when you buy them at the same time you get a 15 % discount on what they would be if you bought them separately. The stamps are available in both wood-mount and clear-mount too!

That's all for now! After church this morning and Sunday dinner with the fam, I have a downline meeting this afternoon! We are having a Shoebox Swap, and I've got my card all ready and 12 packets cut so everyone can make it. I will come home with 12 different cards, each designed by one of my downline who also teaches and sells Stampin' Up! products. Fun!

You can shop for the products to make the cards shown today by clicking HERE to go to my Online Store!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day! Retro Fresh Suite!

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today is Sunday, which means it's Sunday Swap Day! yay!

These swaps are all from Leadership in Houston a few weeks ago. Some of them are swaps I brought home and some are swaps belonging to my downline, Linda!

All FIVE of these swaps have the same theme: they are all created using something from the Retro Fresh product suite on pages 18-19 of the Occasions Catalog:

Download Flyer_wholelotoflove_demo_12.1-1.27.2014_US

You can shop for the products to make the cards shown today by clicking HERE to go to my Online Store!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Sweetheart Treat Bags!

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Brrrrr! It was extremely cold here this morning! My hubby had to take a day trip to Kentucky early today, so I was in charge of keeping our woodstove going while he was gone. I had to go out to our storage building to get a few things I had moved there during Christmas (stamping related, of course!) and when I tried to open the door the handle was frozen and I couldn't get back in my nice warm house! Eeek! Well, I just had to laugh, because I'm standing there IN MY JAMMIES absolutely freezing! I thought I might have to go knock on a window for one of my sleeping sons to let me in, but after a few hard whacks with my fist the ice that was keeping the door handle button from moving broke off and I was able to ope the door! Whew!

Today I have a treat bag that could be used for a birthday or for Valentine's Day:

I used the Sweetheart Treat Bags that ae only available until January 27th. The pack includes 12 heart sacks, 12 die-cut labels, and 12 pre-cut pieces of Pool Party Baker's Twine. The item code is #134610 and they are only $4.95.

Here's the entire flyer with all of the Whole Lot of Love products:

Download Flyer_wholelotoflove_demo_12.1-1.27.2014_US-1

I added a bit of Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon around the bag, then wrapped the Pool Party Baker's Twine. I stamped the die-cut label with one of the stamps from the Love You to the Moon stamp set in the Occasions Catalog (which you can start ordering from in just a few short hours!)

Inside I used the new Scalloped Tag Topper Punch to create insert to attach a treat:

I used a stamp from Timeless Talk, stamped in Jet Black StazOn ink and colored with Pool Party and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers. I punched two more Scalloped Tags and adhered them to the back of the Whisper White tag for stability and to give it more sturdiness when the candy was glue-dotted onto it.

A tip about the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and the Angled Tag Topper Punch, both in the Occasions Catalog: Cut your carstock just slightly less than 2 inches wide to be able to slide it perfectly into the guide tht is part of the punch. Another handy feature of these punches is how they also punch the slot/opening to thread the string/ribbon.

Here's the back side of the treat insert. I adhered a punched Scallop Circle that I had also stamped with another Timeless Talk image:

Here's another version, stamped again with Timeless Talk:

Well, that's all for now. Most likely by the time you read this the Occasions Catalog will be live and you can go to my Online Store to view it and shop:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Sweetheart Treat Bags!

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Carol Payne

Today I have a treat bag that could be used for a birthday or for Valentine's Day:

Here's the entire flyer with all of the Whole Lot of Love products:

Download Flyer_wholelotoflove_demo_12.1-1.27.2014_US-1

Inside I used the new Scalloped Tag Topper Punch to create insert to attach a treat:

Here's the back side of the treat insert. I adhered a punched Scallop Circle that I had also stamped with another Timeless Talk image:

Here's another version, stamped again with Timeless Talk:

Well, that's all for now. Most likely by the time you read this the Occasions Catalog will be live and you can go to my Online Store to view it and shop:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Perfect Pennants Me & You!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Merry Christmas Eve! Only one more sleep til' Christmas! My house is full of family today! Everyone came in late Tuesday evening, some just in time to go to bed, so we are all here and ready to celebrate!

A few days ago while I was prepping for my Stampin' In the New Year Birthday Stamp-a-Stack I created this card with the Perfect Pennants stamp set from the Occasions Catalog:

I'm really diggin' this color combo of Real Red, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, and Baked Brown Sugar in the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack! I used the new Ampersand Textured Impressions Folder to emboss a piece of Pool Party (which blends perfectly with Coastal Cabana). I sponged the raised image lightly with Pool Party ink to help the image stand out a bit more.

The "me & you" image is from the Perfect Pennants stamp set, stamped in Real Red on a Whisper White scrap then cut out with one of the 6 Banners Framelits Dies. I tied a bow with Real Red 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain, then added it with a Glue Dot. To finish off the bow I added a Pool Party button from the Subtles Designer Button pack, again with a Glue Dot, then added a simple knot of Linen Thread with another Glue Dot. Don't know what I would do without Glue Dots!

I've had a pack of Hardward Clips Essentials since the Annual Catalog started on June 1st but had never used them until I realized they contained an ampersand clilp that matched the Ampersand folder perfectly!

This card would make a good anniversary or birthday card, but I chose to use a phrase from Love You to the Moon, another Occasions Catalog set, stamped in Real Red, to make it Valentine-y!

The "xoxo" stamp is also from Love You to the Moon, isn't it cute?

Well, that's all for now. Until tomorrow (Christmas!), have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Perfect Pennants Me & You!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Carol Payne

A few days ago while I was prepping for my Stampin' In the New Year Birthday Stamp-a-Stack I created this card with the Perfect Pennants stamp set from the Occasions Catalog:

This card would make a good anniversary or birthday card, but I chose to use a phrase from Love You to the Moon, another Occasions Catalog set, stamped in Real Red, to make it Valentine-y!

The "xoxo" stamp is also from Love You to the Moon, isn't it cute?

Well, that's all for now. Until tomorrow (Christmas!), have a Stampingrox! day!