Cards I received....

My fingers are still killing me so I haven't made anything new...although I did finally receive my circle cutter and was playing around with that until I cut myself because my taped up sprained fingers got in the way when I was trying to remove the safety blade casing. So now I have 3 bandaged fingers instead of two. I figured under the circumstances I would feature some cards that I received rather than ones I am not able to make with my bum fingers....

I received two cards in the mail today from my upline's upline Kate Deignan. One is a sample and one is my first birthday card to arrive. My birthday is St. Patrick's Day so these are definately both appropriate for me, especially the Shamrock card made from the SAB set Polka Dot Punches. Kate also used the so saffron grosgrain ribbon from the SAB ribbon bundle for my birthday card. These items are so versatile and you can get them free with a $50 purchase until March 31st.

Thanks for the great cards Kate!

Some of my new supplies came....

I am anxiously awaiting my very large order...the first box arrived last night. It only had cardstock, ribbon and two of my SAB sets... Here are the two cards that I came up with using my limited supplies:

Recipe: Dream A Little Hostess Stamp Set, Elegant Cheer, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Delicate Dots SAB DSP, Watercolor Paper, Cameo Coral Cardstock, Almost Amethyst Cardstock, Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, White Gel Pen, Cameo Coral, Almost Amethyst, Green Galore, and So Saffron Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Cameo Coral Ink, Bashful Blue Ink stippled on, and the Scallop Border Punch

Recipe: Polkadot Punches SAB Stamp Set, Congrats SAB Stamp Set, Rose Red Ink, Pretty in Pink Cardstock, Rose Red Cardstock, Bella Rose DSP, Delicate Dots DSP, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, Corner Rounder Punch, Dimensionals

Going Green and Making the Most of My Scraps...

I made 4 cards tonight all designed around scrap pieces that I had laying on my craft table left over from other cards. I was fixin to throw the scraps away and clean up but then decided I should see what I could make out of them. 4 cards after a full day at work, that might actually be a record for me on a work night. Woo Hoo!

Here's a Sugar Coated Bday Card:

Recipe: Stamps- Cupcakes wheel, Crazy for Cupcakes; Paper- Lovely Lilac, Whisper White, Basic Black; Ink- Lovely Lilac, Basic Black; Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch; Markers: Pretty in Pink, Only Orange, So Saffron, Yoyo Yellow, Gable Green, Bashful Blue, Lavender Lace, Rose Red, Dimensionals, covered the entire background in Dazzling Diamonds and Tombow Multi Adhesive

Finally used my Flight of the Butterfly Stamp Set that I was dying to have but never even mounted. (I collect any set with butterflies!)

Recipe: Stamps- Flight of the Butterfly; Paper- Baja Breeze Cardstock, Bella Rose DSP, Whisper White Cardstock; Ink- Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Versamark; Baja Breeze Doublestitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, 2- Way Glue Pen, (misc. Rhinestone Stickers), stampin sponges.

Here are two cards using scraps and the Sale-A-Bration set Polkadot Punches-

Recipe: Stamps- Polkadot Punches, Flight of the Butterfly, Love You Much; Paper- Pretty In Pink scrap negative from using the Swirly die in my Big Shot, Close to Cocoa, Bella Rose DSP, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette; Ink- Whisper White Craft Ink, Versamark, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2 Way Glue Pen, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder

I am very partial to the pink pirouette, rose red, close to cocoa color combination, so I used those scraps and came up with this-

Recipe: Stamps- Polkadot Punches, Bella Toile Background Stamp, Best Yet Hostess Level 1 retired; Paper- Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Bella Rose DSP, Rose Red; Ink- Rose Red Ink , Whisper White Craft Ink, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder

What are you waiting for...get cracking and use those scraps...it is sorta like recycling and that is good for the environment, right?...do your part. ;0)

Cute Project Idea from the February Newsletter...

This project features the Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set - Polka Dot Punches which you can earn for free with any $50 qualifying catalog order.
Please email me if you would like a copy of the complete February Newsletter!

Sale-a-bration starts now!!!

February 1st-2009- Sale-A-Bration has begun!

Why is Sale-a-bration everyone's favorite time of year? FREE products! There are free stamps, ribbon, and Designer Series Paper available for anyone to earn!

Customers:Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase. There is no limit!

Hostesses:Receive 1 extra free Sale-A-Bration product with a $300 or more workshop, in addition to the normal hostess benefits. (2 extra for $600+ and 3 extra for $900+)

Recruits: Choose any retail stamp set (a value up to $47.95) from the current catalog when signing up during the promotion. Plus, get 15% off the regular $199 price of the Starter Kit--that's $335 worth of products for only $169.15 and free shipping. Now is the best time to sign up!

Card Above features the Polka Dot Punches Stamp Set, Sweet Always DSP, Scallop Border Punch, White Grosgrain, Tangerine Tango, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, and Rose Red Cardstock. White Craft Ink and Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder were used to stamp the heart.

Contact me to place an order, sign up, or order directly online at my Stampin' Up! website: michellehollings.stampinup.net.