February Mystery Hostess Countdown!

Today, we stayed in. Still recovering from a bug that I thought was over with but, felt like it was rearing it's ugly head again today! ugh! So, I did a little shopping online and found the neatest little gift I had to get for any future Hostesses in March! If you are coming to the Weekend Retreat April 5-7, you will be getting one also!


 When you book a Gathering in March, you will not only get the cute little stamp set,but you will also get this fun gift I am going to add to the stamp set as a special Thankyou for booking! Since I don't have it yet, I can't show you what it is. ;-)

When you book a Gathering in March, you will also have an opportunity to get more FREE Hostess Rewards! When your Gathering reaches $250 or more, you get to jump up to the next level of Hostess Rewards and Hostess Rewards Plus!!! 


Just a reminder, you have 11 days left to participate in the February Mystery Hostess Gathering in my website and get your name in for the Free Hostess Rewards! We already have enough orders for $25 worth of FREE product!!!! Will YOU be the next Mystery Hostess?

It looks like the Flirty paper is all gone. So sad to see it go. Was one of my favorites, but, there are still plenty of bargains in the "untill supplies last" to shop from! Also, if you haven't tried the Studio J yet, this month is the time to do that! You don't have to pay to play and if you decide to purchase you will be able to get your 2 page layouts for only $5!!!!!

You have 2 choices, the Studio J layouts where you get to make them your own adding embellishments, stickease and changing colors to suit your photos. Or, the new Express Collections, where you just drop in your photos and they are done!!!! You also have the option of adding real embellishments after you receive your pages. 

Need help? Contact me for an appointment today and I will be glad to help you. Click on the Studio J button in my website and join the fun! Your purchase of Studio J or the Express Collections will count towards the Mystery Hostess Gathering if you click the join button before you purchase. 

All purchases from my website will automatically come directly to your door!

Hope your having a blessed day and staying healthy and thankyou for stopping by! Leave a comment and let me know you stopped in.

Valentine's Day~ Day 7

Well, today is the day! I gave my Sweetie his last one this morning at 2 am before he left for work. Tonight, he brought me flowers! Wow, what a Sweetheart! I dropped off the Sweets and Treats for my little Sweeties this afternoon and they gave us adorable little Valentine's Cards. Mya also shared a couple of her chocolate hearts with Grampa and I. So sweet! Shipped a box to Ohio for the Little Sweeties out there. Here is the last Valentine.

I have to say, I think this was my favorite one out of all 7 of them!

More Valentine Treats!

Whoooooo........... I can say I am done now! These took longer than I intended. Some will be shipped to some sweeties in Ohio tomorrow (I know, I know, they are late) and the rest go to some sweeties around here. I hope you don't get tired of the same colors but, I'm so liking this color scheme I can't quit using it. Besides, I don't have to think about it, I already have everything out for this combination so, why change now! LOL!

Here is 3 different cards out of 8 that I made. The rest all look like the top one.

Everything was either cut with the Artiste or the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge. Yes, the card cut at 3" and this cut automatically cuts out the heart in the center, the little 1" and 1 1/2" doiley stacked at the tip of the heart, all 3 layers of heart ringing the opening of the card. On the inside I stamped on and glued down the heart that came out of the opening. The juniper and cotton candy hearts are stamped. I stamped a design in the center of the top doiley and added a sparkle. 

              Here are the other 2 that have a little different look to them. 

I wanted to show you something here. Some of you already know what masking is but, for those who don't I want to do a tiny tutorial. The top card was started without masking on the bottom of the pink square. You can see how the pink square comes through the juniper ink. So, I stamped the love u lots stamp on a sticky note up where the sticky is but on the right side of the note and then cut it out and laid it on the pink square. I then stamped the top juniper heart over the sticky note and onto the space above. Take off the sticky note and voila! It looks like its setting behind the pink. So, I did this with all of the cards as below. I looks so much more nice and neat. Don't you think?

Below is the bags of sugary, sweet, tooth decaying,gravity defying,  grandchild spoiling treats I am sending and giving to all my minature sweeties! Four who happen to be in Ohio and three right close by. 

Oh yeah, not only is there corn syrup laced candy in those bags, but I made peanut butter, rice krispie treats with chocolate chips on top too. The message heart candy is something new to me. They were called Ice Cream Flavors. Well, let me tell you, they are really good. The orange ones remind me of creamsicle ice cream!!!!! 

I made both treat toppers and cards with the stamp set from the Whoos Your Valentine kit. Even the tag is a stamp from in there. 

Now, here is a box for all of those Valentine's I made for my Sweetie that lives with me here. Tomorrow is the last day and they all fit inside this. He's been pretty amazed at all his tiny little cards everyday. 

Here is the front (above) and the back (below). Yes, there's 2 different sizes of owls. So adorable.

And the sides. I dry embossed, sanded and distressed the edges in Slate. The thing about all these Valentines, the box decorations and the Treat Toppers is, I used pretty much all from my scrap box. Except the card, topper, and box bases and the bigger pieces of Slate cardstock. 

Well, on to the next project. Thinking about a Stamp Of The Month project or 2. Thanks for stopping by and looking. Feel free to leave a comment! Would love to know what you think.

Countdown to Valentine's Day!

Day 6! Wow, only one more day! Are you ready! Leave me a comment and tell me what you are doing for Valentine's Day.

I am still using the same colors and stamp sets as in the previous posts. My Sweetie is getting quite a few in his collection! Tomorrow, I will be posting the last card and a little extra project.

Countdown to Valentine's Day Cards

Whoops! I forgot to post yesterday! Here is the 4th. Valentine.

This one is made with the stamp set from the Whoo's Your Valentine Kit. I am really liking this stamp set! 

Here is Day 5~

  
The little heart stamps are from the Affection Stamp Set-C1441. The rest are from the Whoo's Your Valentine Kit stamp set.

Colors:

Cranberry
Cotton Candy
Juniper
Smoothie
Colonial White
Black
Blush
Slate

Two more days till the big day! What are you making for your Valentine?

Valentine a Day!

Day 3! Give your Sweetie a Valentine a Day to keep the Grumpies away! These have been making my Beloved smile!

The ruffle background is a stamp from the Avonlea Workshop On The Go Kit that is no longer available. I made a border with it and fussy cut the edges. The middle tag is cut from our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge. Again, I used the self adhesive silver ribbon cut in half and edged the cranberry strip.

Black, Cranberry, Whisper, White Daisy cardstock and inks. 
Card size: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2
Book Pattern: Originals- Locket~pg.22

Countdown to Valentine's Day~ #2

Hello, I almost forgot to post the Day 2 Valentine I made for my sweeties!

I used a retired stamp set for the polka dot stamp. The rest come from the same ones mentioned in the first post. The round filigree design is from one of the stamp sets from the Avonlea Card Workshop kit. The banner tag in the upper corner was cut using one of the Close To My Heart Cricut Cartridges (can't remember which one) and the sparkly paper on the back is our new silver sparkle paper. 

Cranberry, Whisper, White, Colonial Cardstock, Black and Smoothie. 

Hope you enjoyed visiting my blog. 

Mojo Monday Card!

It's been awhile since I have done a card for Mojo Monday. So, I needed to make a card for a Thankyou Gift for Jami for purchasing from my website in January and decided to use the Mojo Monday sketch for this week! She will be able to use it to give to her Sweetie! Here is the sketch:




And here is my card:

It is all Close To My Heart products. Again, I did not use any B&T paper but, chose to stamp on cardstock and make my own. Loved these colors. I was looking through the Jan/Feb 2013 Paper Crafts magazine and these colors were in a Bo Bunny paper pack for Valentine's Papers. I was able to match the colors with our cardstock and inks!

Juniper, Colonial White,Smoothie, Blush, Sorbet, Black, Cranberrry, Slate and Cotton Candy
The stamp set was the one from the Whoo's Your Valentine Kit that is no longer available. 
Our Silver adhesive backed ribbon. 
The oval center piece is cut from our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.

What do you think? Leave a comment and visit the Mojo Monday blog site for more fabulous cards made by several talented ladies!

Countdown to Valentine's Day!

Well, I ran as hard as I could but, it caught me, I think. The "bug" that's going around that is. Ughhhhhhh! So far it's just cold like symptoms and I have been taking a lot of Pure Herbs for this sort of thing. We will see how it goes.

Anyway, I have been making Valentine's for my sweeties. I will post one a day  until Valentine's Day and hope they will inspire you to make some yourself. If you choose to make some for your sweeties, I would love it if you could share. Go to my Facebook Page: Paper Crafting with Stampingranny' and post in my photos. Be sure and tell us what you used to make them.

All the cards were made with cardstock only~ No B&T papers at all! Designs were stamped on. All the cards were made with all Close To My Heart products .
Black, Whisper, Slate,White and Cranberry Cardstock and Inks
Glitz Stardust Glitter Gel
Stamp Set from the Whoo's Your Valentine Kit (no longer available)
C1441-Affection Stamp Set

These cards are 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches. I am making a holder for them and will post that later. 

Design is from the 9036-Originals Card Confidence Program which is in our new Spring/Summer Idea Book. The design is called~Bow Front.

Looking forward to seeing your interpretation for your 3 1/2x 2 1/2 Valentine's Cards. 
Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Save The Dates!

First of all, it's snowing outside here in Indiana! So nice and white and pretty! Makes me just want to stay in and scrapbook or make cards. Which by the way, I am working on Valentine's cards for my Sweethearts. I will be posting them soon.

Next, the second All Day Crop will be Feb. 16, 2013. Contact me for a registration. 

I have a Scrapbook Workshop on Feb.26 and/or Feb. 27. It will be the Buzz and Bumble Paper Pack. You also have the option of choosing the wonderful Workshop On The Go Buzz and Bumble Paper Pack.Click on the paper pack names and go check them both out and see what you get. Don't forget the matching My Stickease.


Scrapbook Classes:

Option 1: Very Basic-$10.50- You will get just enough material to make (2) 2-page layouts.

Option 2:  Step up- $16- Includes a Whole Paper Pack and the same amount of embellishments as Opt.1.

Workshops on the Go Kits- $29.95- Includes an exclusive stamp set and instructions. This is the best option, not only do you get a lot of product for a small discount, you also get exclusive product that you won't find in the catalog.

You can bring your own clear blocks and stamp pads or for $5 you can use mine. Bring your own adhesive. I also have Tombow to sell if you need that. 

Cartridge-$5

Refill-$3

Check out the February Promotion by clicking on the tab above. Go to my website and play around with Studio J. You can play and not have to purchase it. 

And last but not least, click on the Color Club tab above. It's updated for February. The Color Club is a good way to collect all 40 of our colors one at a time. Choose your option and contact me if you want to start. 

I hope your enjoying the snow like I am and getting lots of crafting done.