Retreat Calender!

This is the 3-D project everyone made at the retreat last weekend. I found the idea on Pinterest. You can find all the details for it here . Just in case you would like to make it for yourself!
I loved the Florentine Die in the background. It is so elegant.
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Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

More Retreat Projects!

Here are some more items we had at the retreat. The pen holders were their after lunch table top gift.

The other little holder was their embellishment/dimensional holder which came with a pack of the frosted flowers, a sheet of tiny dimensionals and the regular size dimensionals.

They were both fun to make. The little embellishment holder is a project I cased from Ronda Wade. She is another Stampin Up demonstrator in Michigan I think. She has lots of great projects with how to videos.

Happy Stamping!

Stamper Gyrl!

Gift Bags for the Salem Winter Retreat!

Here are some of the gift bags I made for the Salem Winter Retreat we had yesterday. I modified a purse tutorial I bought years ago from Inking Idaho. I have gotten a lot of miles out of that tutorial!
I used the Botanical Butterfly papers out of the Sale A Bration catalog. One side of the papers are colored and the other side is black and white. I love how the papers turned out!
I have also used the Laser Cut papers out of the Annual catalog. I have a lot of those papers and need to start using them up. When I made the first bag I thought it needed something else so then I thought of the border trim in these papers.
We had a good time yesterday and I think every did too!
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Hello Cupcake!

Here is a fun card I made for My Way last Saturday. It is a Sale A Bration set called Hello Cupcake.
So you can get this set for free with any $50 purchase.
I cased this card from Connie Steward I believe, Simply Simple stamping. I went back to find it to create a link to it but couldn't find it.
The cupcake is stamped in Gorgeous Grape and Early Espresso, and the greeting in Lemon Lime Twist.
The card base is Bermuda Bay with ribbon to match. Down the side is the Lemon Lime Twist gingham and then some silver dots punched out of glimmer paper!

Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Wonderful Romance Bundle!

Here is another card I created for our Salem Winter Retreat coming up this coming Saturday. We will be making 8 projects, (6 cards and 2 3-D). 4 of the projects will be using the Wonderful Romance stamp set which everyone will be getting for free.
I have used a lot of the suite on this card, Wonderful Romance Stamp set, Wonderful Floral Framelits, Frosted Flower Embellishments and Floral Romance Specialty DSP.
I have used Shaded Spruce cardstock, doilies and the Well Said Bundle which comes with 51 stamps and 24 dies. It is a spendy bundle but it actually about $1 for each stamp and die.
I have added little rhinestones in the center of the Frosted Flower embellishments to give it a little more sparkle.
The reason I used the Shaded Spruce with this card is because I wanted to use the ribbon that comes in the Metallic combo pack in the annual catalog. It also has Petal Pink ribbon with sparkles! Very pretty.
When I first saw the Petal Pink ribbon on a project on Pinterest I thought it wasn't Stampin Up. But then I looked in the catalog and for some reason I had decided I didn't want it but then saw it on a project and had to have it! Does that ever happen to you? It happens to me all the time!

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Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Hedgehugs!

Here is a card I made using the sketch from Freshly Make Sketches . It can easily be made into a Valentines Card.
I used the HedgeHugs stamp set for the first time. It could also be an anniversary card.
I've used the All My Love Dsp and All My Love Ribbon. It comes it a combo pack with this ribbon and a thin Flirty Flamingo Ribbon. I stamped the little hedgehogs in Early Espresso and colored their little bellies with a petal pink blends.
The card is layered with Balmy Blue Cardstock on a white card base. If you would like to order any of these products you can click on my sidebar to get to my website or just leave me a message or email!

Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Wonderful Romance!

Here is a sneak peek for our Winter Retreat Coming up on Saturday January 26th in Salem. We are featuring the Wonderful Romance stamp set. We will each be doing 4 projects for a total of 8. Two each with this set, and two with whatever we want. One of the projects has to be a 3-d project.

For this card I have used the vellum from the matching designer series papers on top of Petal Pink Cardstock. The greeting is from the set and the dies are from the matching die set Wonderful Floral framelits.

I have also used the new Rectangle Stitched dies (love them), the Floral Romance seals, Gold Metallic Pearls and pink metallic ribbon.

Lots of fun stuff on this card. If you would like to order any of these great products from me you can just click on the top right light on the sidebar to be directed right to my online store!

Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

P.S. You're the Best!

I loved this set when it came out in the new catalog this past June and finally got around to using it. From now until March I am going to be trying to do one project out of the Occasions catalog, one out of the Annual catalog and one from the Sale A Bration catalog.
I feel that I really neglect the Annual catalog except June thru August when there isn't a supplemental catalog out there. There is tons of great stuff in the annual catalog that I seem to forget about.
I used flirty flamingo cardstock for this card and embossed it with the Tin Tile Embossing Folder. This is a great embossing folder. It is one of the very thick ones. I know they make them for a great image. But I feel they are so thick I can emboss two at a time which is great when you are prepping for class. I still get a great image.
They typewriter is stamped and fussy cut out. The greeting, sentiment and flower all come in this set plus the splotch in the middle of  they typewriter which is great when you are in a hurry and don't want to color much.
When I designed this card I forgot there was Flirty Flamingo ribbon in the Occasions catalog so I used my Calypso Coral ribbon and I feel it matches really well. The Flirty Flamingo ribbon may have actually got lost on this card.

This was my last card for the Spring Fling Extravaganza on Saturday.
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Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Home to Roost!

Here is one of the cards we made yesterday at the Spring Fling Extravaganza. It was a big hit. Everyone loved this little chicken!!
Do you love him also? He is a Sale A Bration item. Which means if you spend $50 or more you can get him for free!
I colored him with some Stampin Blends. I wanted to do blues and didn't have any designer papers in blue so I made my own. I used the Buffalo check stamp which actually carried over from the Holiday catalog Yeah!!
I used Blueberry Bushell and Sahara Sand for this card. I didn't want to go as dark as Night of Navy and I had totally forgotten about Blueberry Bushell. As I was looking for ribbons I saw it and thought oh yeah Blueberry Bushell. Lets go with that!!
Besides the Rooster this stamp set has some great word stamps with it also!
If you would like to get this great set for free or any other Sale A Bration sets or order any Stampin Up products you can click on my sidebar, contact me or go to my online store here .

Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Treat Boxes!

Here are my little treat boxes. I put some ribbon and embellishment samples in them and chocolates. They each have 5 yards of ribbon and some of the epoxy hearts. They are about 3 x 4 inches. They are standing on end now so you can see the tips. I embossed one of the Pop of Petal flowers and colored it with blends from behind. Each flower is double layered an then I used a different flower for the leaves colored it with a green blend and cut it in half.
The ribbon is one of the new ribbons out of the Occasions catalog. I have also colored some pearls with a blend for the corners and the center of the flower.
There is going to be one of these in each of the goodie bags for todays Spring Fling Extravaganza.

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Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Goodie Bags!

I know its been awhile since I have posted but I have been busy getting ready for the Spring Fling Extravaganza tomorrow and also making a couple of sample projects for the Leavenworth Retreat coming up in March.
Here is the goodie bags for tomorrow. I used Silver Glimmer Paper, Lovely Lipstick and black cardstock and some of the Lovely Lipstick foil paper out of the Sale A Bration catalog. This awesome butterflies are cut with the new Butterfly Beauty Thinlits. I have first cut them out with the Lovely Lipstick foil paper which comes in a pack with also Grapefruit Grove foil paper. The butterfly thinlits can be purchased in a bundle for 10% off with the Beauty Abounds stamp set. This is where I got the hello from on the bag. If you purchase this bundle you are eligible to receive the foil papers for free out of the Sale A Bration catalog!
There are so many fun things you can do with this bundle. It is now available out of the Occasions catalog and the Sale A Bration catalog.

If you would like to receive any of these awesome items you can purchase them at my online store on my sidebar or click here to go directly to my site. If ordering online please use host code BXFQ6ZVN.

Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Years Everyone!!

Here is a fun little project I made today. I made these for christmas but decided to make them up with a new Suite coming out in the Occasions catalog in just 2 more days!!!

These little treat bags are holding an Easter Kit Kat bar. But they will also hold gift cards or other small gifts. I used one for my daughter for Christmas with some Style Dot Jewelry I bought for her. It held a necklace and earring set.

This Suite is the Sweetest Thing bundle and dsp. The dies work on the papers also. How cool is that??

Cant wait to order from the new catalog??? I am collecting orders already! Just contact me or check out my online store here or you can click on the link on the side bar.

I love this new ribbon that is also included in the Suite. As you can see it looks different on each project. I used one side on each.

Happy Stamping

Stamper Gyrl!