Doing the last minute packing because I'm headed to Salt Lake City, Utah tomorrow for Convention! This will be a treat for me, my first Convention! I am hoping to post pictures here on my blog or over on my Facebook page From Where I Stamp while at Convention. See you all later!

 ~ Amanda

This is my 2nd favourite entry, you'll see my 1st fav later! I love the Night of Navy flowers! Onto watercolour paper the flower was embossed in white, then using a mixture of Night of Navy ink refill and Shimmer Pain in Frost White each flower was painted. It creates a sparkly blue flower. For the Crumb Cake flowers: they are embossed in white, then spritzed with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.

Before shipping this one away I made 2 more copies, one for myself and the other for the bride and groom!

Supplies
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Curly Cute
Ink: Night of Navy, Whisper Write, Shimmer Paint Frost White, Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink refill, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Marker, Night of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker
Paper: Night of Navy Textured, Crumb Cake, Whisper Write, Watercolor paper
Accessories: Two Step Bird Punch , White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Brayer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Top Note Bigz die, Paint brush

~ Amanda

My dog Hoover. This is the first of three scrapbook pages I sent in for Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Award. For this layout I pulled colours from the fall leaves in the photos for accents. The leaves were embossed in gold onto Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron and Peach Parfait card stock.

Supplies
Stamps: Autumn Splendor
Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker
Paper: Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper, Early Espresso, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
Accessories: Neutrals Designer Buttons, Brights Designer Buttons, Subtles Designer Buttons, Early Espresso 1/8” Taffeta Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Gold Stampin’ Emboss powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Big Shot, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlit dies, Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

~ Amanda

This is my last card of my non-winning Artisan Award. Stampin' Up!'s fabric is beautiful and there is even more of it in the new 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue. Did you see the other fabric postcard I made a few months ago? Check it out here.

For this card I sewed two pieces (SU's the light blue and the large flower/white) together. Pressing the seams open I used the Big Shot Fabric Adhesive to adhere it to a piece of stiff interfacing. The Vanilla Satin Ribbon is adhered with the fabric adhesive as well.

For the heart I used a piece of SU's pink floral, fabric adhesive and a piece of non-SU cream fabric (cannot see it - but it's there for stability on the back of the heart). These were "glued" together and then cut out with the Big Shot. Sticky strip and Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon finished off the card.

Just realized that I didn't take a picture of the back of the postcard. On the other side is a piece of non-SU cream fabric adhered to the stiff interfacing with fabric adhesive as well. On the top centre of the back I stamped Postcard from the Winter Post stamp set in Stazon ink.

Supplies
Stamps: Winter Post, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Stazon Jet Black Ink Pad, Baja Breeze Ink Refill
Paper: none
Accessories:  Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric, Very Vanilla 5/8” Satin Ribbon, Big Shot Fabric Adhesive Roll, Rose Red ½” Seam Binding Ribbon, Vanilla ½” Rosette, Pearls Basic Jewels, Sticky Strip, Big Shot, Hearts and Brackets Original Die, Cream Fabric, Stiff Interfacing, Rotary Trimmer, mat and ruler, Sewing Machine and Cream Thread

~ Amanda

Card number 4 of 5 for my non-winning Artisan Award entry. Back in January I had made a card similar to this one for my father's birthday. When I started the process of deciding which cards I looked back at all my cards I've made the past few years. This one popped out at me saying "make me!". So here is my Juniper Card:

Supplies
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Thank You Kindly
Ink: Early Espresso, Old Olive Stampin’ Write Marker, Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker, Versamark Pad
Paper: Early Espresso Textured, Very Vanilla, Old Olive Bright Patterns Designer Series Paper, First Edition Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stamping Sponge, Old Olive Brights Brads, Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool

~ Amanda

The 3rd card for my non-winning Artisan Award Entry. I just had to make a card using Concord Crush and Perfect Plum since my fav colour is purple.

Stamps: Elements of Style
Ink: Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Sahara Sand
Paper: Concord Crush, Whisper White,Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Wide Oval Punch, Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Lots of Tags Sizzlit Die

~ Amanda

My 2nd non-winning Artisan Award card card entry was made using the Iris Fold technique. I found the pattern for the balloon online, free cut the balloon out by hand and followed the pattern. The basket was made with a stamp from Create A Cupcake stamp set and then punched out with the Build A Cupcake Punch.

Stamps: Create A Cupcake, Fox and Friends
Ink: Basic Black, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Brights Pattern Designer Series Paper: Real Red, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango
Accessories:  Word Window Punch, Build a Cupcake Punch, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip. Stampin’ Dimensionals, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

~ Amanda

So I entered Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Award Contest this year and didn't win. But I'm so happy that I did enter, I've never done anything like this before! The most exciting part now is getting to see all the winners entries at convention next week. Hopefully some of my creations will be on the display boards. If they are I will share them here with you! So please return to view the rest of my non-winning entries. Today is one of five cards I made:

Supplies
Stamps: Country Side, Curly Cute, Sanded Background
Ink: Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Paper: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Watercolour Paper, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Silver Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Blender Pens

~ Amanda

Happy Canada Day and a long weekend to boot! There's also another reason to celebrate today, the new 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue went live this afternoon! Now you can order the new In Colors: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Island Indigo. Need your own copy of the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue? Contact me today!


This will be one of my swaps for Convention, although the card fronts I am making are sans ribbon. I'm in love with the 2011-2013 In Colors! Island Indigo and Wisteria Wonder are my new favs! What do you think of the new In Colors?

Supplies
Stamps: Elements of Style, Sincere Salutations, Woodgrain Background
Ink: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso
Paper: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Wide Oval Punch, 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin' Dimensionals Big Shot, Top Note Die

~ Amanda

Is it already the last day of June? That means convention is coming up in, lets see... 12 days!!! I am so excited to be going this year! But the end of June also means the last day to order from the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue. Just remember if there are any stamps on the retiring list today is the very last day to get your hands on them!

Tomorrow, July 1, we can start placing orders in the afternoon from the NEW 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue. Interested in one of your own? Please email me so we can discuss the details! Check back tomorrow for the link to the new catalogue and a look at the new colours!

Fox and Friends stamp set has very cute animal stamps! This cute little card's base was made using the Clear Scallop Square Die, but the piece of Crumb Cake is folded and place on the die in such a way that only 3 sides were cut. Behind the Giraffe image the Very Vanilla Seam Binding is pleated around the circle using Sticky Strip.

Supplies
Stamps: Fox and Friends, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Cajun Craze
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze
Accessories: Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Sticky Strip, Curly Label Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Big Shot, Square Lattice Impressions Folder, Clear Scallop Square Die


~ Amanda

My husband and I celebrated 10 years of marriage on June 16th! Has it really been 10 years? Has it only been 10 years? I am very blessed to have this man in my life. I love him with all my heart.
My sweetheart created the following card for me. He had the chance to cut into some of the new 2011-2012 In Colors. The colour combo was my idea, I had 2 laid out on my stamp table the night he went to design my card and he decide to choose one of them. I think he did a wonderful job! Now I need to get down there to make my own card with these colours!


Next is the card I designed for him. He loves hunting, especially for deer, so I just knew I had to use the Nature Silhouettes stamp set. The always greeting is my handwriting.

We took a little camping trip to Charleston Lake Provincial Park the weekend after our anniversary. It was perfect weather! Here we are together on the boardwalk trail.


Since I spent so much time on this next project I thought I would share with you this picture of our wedding cake replica. Yummy Gum Drop cake with vanilla frosting and violet purple flowers.


Card Supplies
From Chad
Stamps: Short and Sweet, Always
Ink: Island Indigo
Paper: Poppy Parade, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Accessories: Whisper White Brads, Silver Flower Brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, Bird Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, Curly Label Punch, Designer Label Punch

From Amanda
Stamps: Nature Silhouettes, Sincere Salutations (always is hand-written)
Ink: Early Espresso, Certainly Celery
Paper: Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Cork
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, 1-1/4" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, 5/8" Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Big Shot, Two Tags Die, Hearts and Brackets Die, Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder

~ Amanda

This has got to be the best card ever! That piggy is just so darn cute. My husband spent two evenings working on this card for my birthday. I am so impressed that he created a punch art pig and used my Big Shot for the very first time! Inside this card was a gift card for 2 movie passes and 2 handmade ticket vouchers. You arrr invited to a movie and you arrr invited to bring a friend, so cute. Not sure what movie to see yet but I'll be taking him along with me. (Want to see how far he's gone since last year? Check out my birthday card here.)


This year Stampin' Up! is sending out birthday cards to all demonstrators and giving up an extra 15% off an item of our choice during our birthday month! Thanks Stampin' Up! There are so many wonderful reasons to be a demonstrator! Interested in becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? Click here to check it out! Below is the card I received on Monday, it was created with My Digital Studio.


Supplies for the Pig Birthday Card and Pirate Movie Tickets
Stamps: Party Hearty, Ahoy Matey (retired), Incentive Pig Stamp
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White Craft Ink
Paper: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder (2011-2013 In Color), Pixie Pink (retired)
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Wide Oval Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Sizzlet Dies

~ Amanda

Tomorrow is my birthday! So I just had to show a card with purple on it! This card has a lot of my favs on it! Purples (3 purples: Concord Crush, Elegant Eggplant and Perfect Plum!), the First Edition Designer Series Paper, the Rhinestones and pleating. Looking forward to tomorrow, a day off with my husband to celebrate, I know he has some surprises in store for me and hopefully a little time to create some scrapbook pages too.

Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe
Ink: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla, First Edition Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

~ Amanda

This will be your last chance to say Goodbye to some wonderful stamps and accessories! These products will no longer be available after Jun 30th, 2011! The accessories are only here while supplies last, so make sure to check the list or my online store when you are placing your order.


Click here to download and print the Last Chance Stamp List.

Click here to view the Retiring Accessory List. These are while supplies last! This list will be updated everyday to show items that have sold out.

Click here to view the Last Chance Definitely Decorative online.

Make sure you order any of these retiring product for your collection before June 30, 2011 and they disappear! Shop Online today!

 ~ Amanda

As part of our Making a Difference program, Stampin' Up! is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in the Strength & Hope Campaign.

Throughout the 2011 Summer Mini Catalogue sales period, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 from the sale of each Strength & Hope set and Strength & Hope digital kit to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
Strength and Hope Stamp set available in Wood $21.95 or Clear $16.95

Strength and Hope Digital Kit $12.50

Supplies
Stamps: Strength and Hope, Sincere Salutations
Ink: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Baja Breeze
Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Accessories: Victoria Lace, Stampin' Dimensional, Big Shot, Top Note Die

~ Amanda

A few techniques rolled into this one! Masking and Rock 'n Roll! The thanks was masked with a piece of sticky post-it-note punched out with the Wide Oval Punch.Then the leaves were stamped over it. After stamping the mask is pulled off and ta-da complete! The leaf stamps were first inked with More Mustard but immediately rolled around on the Cherry Cobbler ink pad - this creates the Rock 'n Roll look - before stamping onto the Very Vanilla strip of card stock..

Supplies
Stamps: Autumn Splendor, Thank You Kindly
Ink: More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler
Paper: More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Impressions Folder

~ Amanda

Just had to make a page about the controlled breach of the Hoop and Holler dike along the Assiniboine River in Manitoba. Had we not left Manitoba just over 3 years ago we would have been dealing with this, sand bagging, worrying about our new home and a possible evacuation. So scary.

Because there were so many pictures online I decided to make up a layout using My Digital Studio. It took me about an hour because I took a little bit to decide what photos to use first. I need to go back and make more pages still. Very easy in MDS - I selected a prearranged photo layout and went from there.

Digital Supplies
Stamps: Bliss, Texture
Colours: Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz
Paper: Pear Pizzazz Text Designer Series Paper

~ Amanda

Satin Ribbon Roses are so cool, although I'm not too impressed with my very first rose. Next time I think I need to have a longer piece of ribbon as my rose looks kinda plain. To get the look of the satin rose I slightly melted the ribbon with the Heat Tool. Melting the ribbon took a lot longer than I thought it would.

I just had to dive into the Creative Crew Challenge over on Splitcoaststampers for today's card. The Colour Focus for May is all Neutrals with a splash of colour. First a piece of Very Vanilla card stock was run through the Big Shot and the Vintage Wallpaper folder then sponged with Crumb Cake to accent the raised images. To finish off the card I added a piece of Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon,  my first Ribbon Rose and lastly the sentiment.

Supplies
Stamps: Thank You Kindly
Ink: Crumb Cake
Paper: Very Vanilla
Accessories: Pretty In Pink Satin Ribbon, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Brad, Wide Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Heat Tool, Sponge, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Impressions Folder

~ Amanda

What a beautiful weekend! I hope everyone was able to spend a little time with their mother or their kids this weekend. I had a great time doing some stamping with my mom on Saturday. This was her Mother's Day card.

Supplies
Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel
Ink: Marina Mist, Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso, Certainly Celery
Paper: Marina Mist, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, 5/8" Marina Mist Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Pearl Jewels, Big Shot, Lattice Die

~ Amanda

From May 1 until May 31, 2011 you will get 30% off a wide selection of scrapbooking products including:

• Select stamp sets
• Select professional print products for My Digital Studio
• Special digital download bundles for My Digital Studio

Click on the flyer image below to view it larger:
Shop online or contact me today to place your order!

Interested in becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? For the month of May you can get the Digital+ Starter Kit for 30% off - $150.50!

Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
Digital+ Starter Kit* (valued at more than $375!)	$215	$150.50
Stampin' Memories Add-On (valued at more than $95!) 1 stamp set 1 card stock pack 1 Designer Series Paper pack 1 Quick Accents pack 1 Designer Printed Album (12" x 12")	$60	$42

~ Amanda

Exciting! A new month and so many NEW things to share! May is so full of new product, sales and excitement. Now until the end of August you can order from the NEW Summer Mini Catalogue. New punches, sailing stamps, summer stamps, My Digital Studio offereings and so much more!

Shop online or contact me to host your own party! And make sure to send me an email if you would like a copy of the new Summer Mini Catalogue.

~ Amanda

Today's card is very similar to the card I posted on Thursday, except I used 2 other techniques. Rock 'n Roll and Emerging Colour techniques. I think Emerging Colour technique is my favourite!

Supplies
Stamps: Medallion, Vintage Vogue, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Accessories: Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Word Window Punch, Clear Embossing Powder, Brayer

~ Amanda

This is such a neat technique! I took the Medallion background stamp and inked it with Bashful Blue Ink. Then with my choice of either a wheel (see the card above) or a flower stamp (see card sample below) stamped onto the Medallion background stamp then stamped onto the Whisper White Card stock.


Supplies
Stamps: Medallion, Vintage Vogue, Sincere Salutations, Very Vintage Wheel
Ink: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black
Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Accessories: Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Sticky Strip

~ Amanda

Happy Easter! What a beautiful weekend here in Ontario! I hope everyone had a chance to see some family and eat some chocolate.

Case'd this card from Robin at Trinity Designs! Thanks!

Supplies
Stamps: Thought and Prayers, Sincere Salutations
Ink: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Stampin' Write Markers: So Saffron, Always Artichoke
Paper: Always Artichoke Textured, So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories: Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Dimenionals, Wide Oval Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Impressions Folder

~ Amanda

This card definitely looks better in real life, but I find that happens with most things made of fabric. This was going to be an Artisan Award entry, but I came up with an even better fabric postcard so this one I mailed off to my grandmother for her birthday!

My neighbour showed me her beautiful fabric postcards she had received and I just knew I had to make some! The card measures 4"x6". If you keep the card to the proper thickness for Canada Post you can add a regular stamp to it and mail it away sans envelope like a postcard!
Start with a piece of vanilla fabric stamped with the truck image from Countryside in Black Stazon ink. I had to put a lot of ink onto the stamp and then leave the stamp on the fabric for a few minutes to get the best image on the fabric.

Next I cut strips of the Springtime Vintage Fabric and sewed them in log cabin style around the truck/vanilla piece. It's very important to iron the seams open to lessen the bulk. Use a 4"x6" piece of the Big Shot Fabric Adhesive to iron together the front piece (truck with blue fabric) to the 4"x6" stabilizer (centre piece) and then another piece of the fabric adhesive to iron a 4"x6" piece of vanilla fabric to the backside of the postcard. Also cut a thin piece of the fabric adhesive to iron on a 4" piece of Victoria Crochet Lace to the front.

Finish the edges of the postcard with a zigzag stitch with a sewing machine. On the back of the postcard I stamped POSTCARD with the Winter Post stamp set, drew a line down the centre with a Sharpie marker and wrote a little note on the left side. Make sure to address your card on the right side, attach the postage stamp and send it away!

These taken a lot of time to make but they are so cool!

Supplies
Stamps: Countryside, Winter Post
Ink: Black Stazon
Paper: none
Accessories: Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric, Vanilla Fabric (not SU), Big Shot Fabric Adhesive Roll, sewing machine and thread, stabilizer for middle of postcard, Victoria Crochet Trim, Iron, rotary cutter and ruler

~ Amanda

p.s. I took the picture on the back bumper of my truck! hehe

All My Digital Studio users who have the My Digital Studio packaged DVDs (item 118108) are eligible for a FREE 1.0.6 update. The update includes new functionality and print products to give you even more options while designing.

- Group and edit: Enjoy the ability to group objects and then resize, recolor, and rotate, them all at once.
- Access more information: View project dimension information in both inches and pixels when you right-click the project and view the Edit Object screen. Make sure to check out the Info tab on this same screen for more object details.
- Get the pages you need: My Digital Studio automatically adds just the number of pages you need for the type of project you’re creating (for example, four pages for greeting cards, two pages for postcards, and 26 pages for calendars). Note that the last page of greeting cards, trifold cards, and calendars automatically includes the Stampin’ Up! and My Digital Studio logos as embellishment pieces which can be removed.
- Choose what you view: You can check a box to show the bleed (trim) area in Preview Project, or simply uncheck to hide it. Crop with confidence: When using the crop feature for Photos or Background Paper added as a page layer, use the ruler or width and height boxes to crop an image to the perfect size.
- Keep it quick: Move back and forth between project pages with a quick key command (ctrl+right arrow for next page; ctrl+left arrow for previous page) or from the View menu in the top menu bar. View the Resource Palette with ease: Use your keyboard arrows in the Browse section of the Resource Palette to quickly toggle between artwork.
- Add and delete pages in a flash: Do it all at once. Forget the days of adding and deleting pages one-by-one. Simply select the page thumbnails at the bottom of your canvas, right-click and delete.
- Keep your favorites in line: Remove your favorite colors via the Remove Favorite button from the Favorites tab of the color palette.

***You can get this update by opening your My Digital Studio on your computer, clicking on the help option at the top right and then selecting Check for Updates.***

~ Amanda

April is filled with a lot of birthdays! Inspiration for this card came from Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew April Challenge: Color Focus. Pacific Point and Not Quite Navy are two hard ones for me. But I like the overall look of them together with Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla. Hope you like it!

Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe
Ink: Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand
Paper: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Pearl Jewels, Stampin' Dimensionals, Big Shot, Top Not Die, Vintage Wallpaper Impression Folder
~ Amanda

I love spring, especially the daffodils! My mom's birthday was last week and it was a good excuse to make a card for the April Creative Crew Challenge over on Splitcoaststampers. The challenge is to use punches and my card really needed a flower. Since I had a vase of daffodils on my desk I knew one had to pop onto this card! I used the 5 Petal Punch for the main part of the daffodil. Then cut a 3/4" strip of Daffodil Delight card stock and pleated it. A few leaves from the 2 Step Bird Punch finished off the daffodil.

Supplies
Stamps: Strength and Hope (from the upcoming Summer Mini Catalogue), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Basic Black
Paper: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Vellum, Very Vanilla, Old Olive
Accessories: 5 Petal Punch, 2 Step Bird Punch, Word Window Punch, Scallop Edge Punch

~ Amanda

Whew! What a week that was! I'm happy to report that my Artisan Award entries are on they way to Utah. So now the anxious waiting until the end of May to see if I get a call! AND I am all booked to travel to Salt Lake City, Utah this July for Convention!!! So excited and nervous.

Today's card inspiration came from another card I viewed online months ago, but I am unable to locate exactly whom it belongs to. Thank you for yourr inspiration, whom ever you are!

Supplies
Stamps: I {heart} Hearts, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Sahara Sand
Paper: Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Heart to Heart Punch, Heart Punch

 ~ Amanda

Spring is Blossoming with Sneak Peak products from the upcoming 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog!


Get your hands on these brand-new papers and stamps in one of two ways:
•Spend $25 on any Stampin' Up! products and be eligible to purchase either or both of the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Papers. Place your order today at My Online Store!
•Host a $460 workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE! Contact me to book your workshop!

Hurry, these exciting, new SNEAK PEEK products are only available until April 30, 2011--three months before the debut of the new Idea Book & Catalog!

~ Amanda

You are now able to purchase special "grab bags" in My Online Store. These grab bags are available in three sizes: the $6, the $12, and the $18 grab bag. Each bag will contain a variety of discontinued products that could include a combination of any of the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Papers, and Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags will not contain stamp sets or tools.

Please keep the following in mind:

• Grab bag orders can only be placed at My Online Store. 
• There is no minimum purchase required to participate in the grab bag special offer.
• There is no limit to the number of grab bags a customer may purchase; however, grab bag items are only available while supplies last. 
• All grab bag sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges.
• Not all grab bags will be unique.
• You should use the following item numbers when ordering grab bags:

Item	Description
125873	$6 Grab Bag (containing at least $24 worth of products!)
125874	$12 Grab Bag (containing at least $48 worth of products!)
125875	$18 Grab Bag (containing at least $72 worth of products!)

~ Amanda

Cased this lovely card made by Lisa Young! I love those butterflies.

Supplies
Stamps: Bliss (Sale-A-Bration)
Ink: Concord Crush, Old Olive, Stampin' Write Markers: Crumb Cake, Old Olive
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories: Whisper White 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pearl Jewels, Wide Oval Punch, Big Shot, Labels Sizzlit.

~ Amanda

Kids birthdays seem to pop up all of a sudden! I seem to be the worst person for sending birthday cards to kids! Although I made another one today that is so adorable, you'll have to come back to see it! he he he!

Love this owl punch! I wasn't sure if it could pull off the pink colour but it's adorable! I wonder what colours I can make owls in now...

Supplies
Stamps: Curly Cute, Wood grain
Ink: Rose Red, Early Espresso
Paper: Soft Suede, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Two Step Owl punch, Two step Bird punch, stampin' sponge, google eye, Big Shot, Top Note Die

~ Amanda