Retired Stampin' Up Stamp Sets for Sale

Background Basics - $5

Happy Birthday Frame - SOLD

Around/About - $5

Bitty Bouquets - $5 - SOLD

Simple Somethings - SOLD

Beyond the Basics - $5

A Tree for all Seasons - $5 - SOLD

Birthday Best - $5 - SOLD

Itty Bitty Backgrounds - $5

Simple Wishes - $5 - SOLD

Little Shapes - $5

Best Blossoms - $5 - SOLD

Happiest of Holidays - $5 - SOLD

Daisy Days - 2 step - SOLD

Just Journaling - $7 -SOLD

Fun Filled - $7 - SOLD

Little Layers - $7 - SOLD

Simple Florals - $7 - SOLD

Fun Phrases - $7 - SOLD

Simple Sayings - $7 - SOLD

Figures of Speech - $10 - SOLD

Occasionally - SOLD

Flower Factory - $10 - SOLD

Border Builders - $10 - SOLD

All Occasions - $10 - SOLD

Fresh Flowers - $10 - SOLD

The Shape of Things - $10

Do the Hula - $10 SOLD

All Around Alphabet/Upper - $14

Headline Alphabet - $14 - SOLD

I am motivated to dispose of these sets. I will accept all reasonable offers.

My Hosted SCS Swap "Spring Is In The Air" Card Kits & Shoebox Card Swap, April 2, 2011

I hosted my third swap on Splitcoast Stampers which ended on March 31st.  I was finally able to swap these cards out yesterday and finished getting them mailed today.  This was a card kit swap.  So here's a few pictures of the kits spread out on the dining room table.  There were 12 ladies that participated so it didn't take long to swap them out.

Nor Cal Paper Crafters Shoebox Card Swap, April 2, 2011.
I hosted this swap here at our mobile home park.  We met in our clubhouse and had a potluck too.  There were 13 of us enjoying the day.  Our theme was Mother's Day and Birthday cards.  Our group was started in April of 2009 so we were celebrating our 2nd anniversary as a group.

This is my Mother's Day card.  I had all intentions of  making a birthday card, however, it seemed like I was being encouraged to make a Mother's Day card instead.  I struggle with Mother's Day every year, especially since my mother passed away.  And Denise, my daughter, lives so far away.  So I decided to make the card very "girly".  I was proud of myself that I used paper and card stock I had and didn't have to go buy anything.  In fact, I have been hoarding this paper.  It is by Basic Grey and difficult to find...I think it has been discontinued.  Anyway, I was quite pleased with the way it turned out.

Tyana did 2 cards, this is her birthday card.

And her Mother's Day card.  Both are so adorable IRL (in real life).

Bonnie's card.

Linda's Mother's Day card.

Jenni did 2 cards...this is her birthday card.  I love this SU stamp set.  I think its been retired.

Her Mother's Day...she used the same paper that I did on my card.  She said she found hers at a Michael's in Woodland.

Rhonda's birthday card.

 Karen's card.  I messed up on placing the leaves for the flowers... :(

 Rhonda's second card.  Love the colors she used.

Sue's Mother's Day card.  Sue's daughter Renee is one of the original members of our group.  Sue is a sewer....this was the 2nd swap she has participated in with our group.  She was so proud of herself that she did this all by herself without help from Renee.  She did a great job.

Wendy's card.

Alex's card.  I did my card a little differently than Alex's sample.  She tied the ribbon in bows on the right side.  I don't do bows very well so I put one ribbon on top of the other and placed it across the panel.  I think it looks really cute.  Alex and Wendy live in Oroville so they had quite a drive into Sacramento.  This was the second swap that they've attended.

Joyce's card.

And Julie's card.  The cards were all fantastic.  We have a great group of ladies that participate in our Shoebox swaps and we always look forward to getting together.  We'll get together again the end of June.

Along with this swap, we had a sale/trade of stamping goodies.  Karen has wanted to do this.  So since we were using the clubhouse this time, we decided to have one.  Karen, Renee, Linda and I participated in the sale.  We had 2 round tables full with all kinds of stamp sets and other goodies.  It was a huge success and we all did real good in unloading some of our goodies.  We will do it again at some future date.

Well, now that these two swaps are over, I can work on some other SCS swaps that I've committed to.  It is never ending...its a good thing I love my stamping projects...it is time consuming.  It gives me something to do since I am by myself so much of the time.

Two Splitcoast Stampers Swaps

Lighthouse SCS Swap:

The first 4 cards are ones I got back from this swap. This one has an assortment of rhinestone stickers at the bottom. It is very bright and colorful.

Very simply stamped...yet it is very nice.

Of the 4 cards, this one is my favorite.

This last card is my card for a "My Favorite Things" stamp company swap. I don't have any of these stamps so bought a couple of them. This particular stamp is from their "Pure Innocence" line. I actually CASE'd the layout and color scheme. I loved everything about the CASE'd card. It is very "girly" looking...I love it! This swap is not due until the end of April. Since I was without a computer for a week or so, I worked on several projects and this was one of them.

It is Raining....Again

Yesterday was a nice day and then today it started raining again. It should continue through the weekend.



Since it was so ugly outside, I worked at my craft table all day. Finished up a Splitcoast Stampers swap. It is ready to be mailed. Then I started working on a couple of card samples for our Shoebox card swap on the 2nd of April. The first sample I worked on didn't quite come out like I saw in my mind. The second sample I worked on turned out a whole lot better. I've got all the layers cut out, punched out 24 butterflies and used a border punch on two different layers. I need to die cut 2 different layers and then stamp a sentiment on one of them. Oh, still have to cut out some ribbon too. Then I just need to get the kits together (12 of them) and I'll be all done. I may try to see if I can rework the first sample I put together.

Back to my craft table for a little while longer.

Short Note

Hi! Just wanted to pop in and leave a short note.

My laptop died last Friday. We took it to a repair shop and it appears the motherboard is the problem. So now have to figure out what to do about another computer. My laptop is only 4 years old...I would have thought it would have lasted a little longer.

I've been working on swaps and got some swap cards in the mail. It will be a while before I can share them on my blog.

Thank You Card/SCS Swap Card

I made this "Thank You" card to send to Jalna, my Hawaii blogger friend who sent me the box of "goodies" from home. She made up some cards a while ago using some scraps. This particular stamp was used for one of her cards. I've had this set for a few years, however, haven't done anything with it. Mainly because I couldn't think of anything to do with it. I actually wanted to CASE her card...found and bought the ink pad she used. My version didn't come out too well. So then I was looking through my paper stash and found this paper. I loved the color combination...a little out of my comfort zone because I don't like orange. Anyway, here's what I came up with. I really like how it turned out and Jalna liked it too. Sometimes trying something different really works together. :) This next card is for a SCS card swap called "Four Legged Friends" and one of the available catagories is hedgehogs. I love these little critters and knew I had a stamp set to use. I did something different by cutting the two designer papers diagonally. The ribbon is covering where the paper joins up. I cut the two top layers using one of my Nestability dies. I needed an embellishment so used the buttons. I don't like to leave the buttons "naked" yet I didn't have anything that worked...tried embroidery thread, hemp string and some yarn...didn't like how any of it looked.

Hopefully in a week or so I'll get back cards from this swap. Can't wait to see what I get.