Bloomin' Love!

Lovin' this Stampin' Up! set from the Occasions catalog - so nice for Valentine's Day - but with a variety of sentiments it could be used all year long.  For this card I used versamark to create the floral background - then layered all the pretty layers - including the floral strip from the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper.

Finishing touches - we stamped a little flower in Pool Party, cut it out, popped it up on a dimensional and added the pretty little pearls.  Very lovely and very feminine.  Hope you liked it! ~Maureen
Some products used to make this card are listed below - click on any image to go right to my website where you can browse and shop all Stampin' Up! products -

Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Bloomin' Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

$5.00

Versamark Pad

$7.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$7.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Another fun sweet treat!

Sharing another fun and easy Valentine treat holder today.  NOTE: the nugget bags are not Stampin' Up's because nuggets don't fit in ours :(  These are contraband -but it is such a rarity that I use something non-SU that I don't feel too guilty. 

I just covered nuggets with the great DSP from Stampin' Up! - put them in the cello and tied with two of the ribbons/trims from the Occasions catalog.  Added a little "Be Mine" tag and a heart with some cute little pearls.

Isn't it adorbs?!?  Gonna make a bunch of these to hand out.  Love them!! ~Maureen

Three of the projects for Sunday

Here they are - three of the cards we'll be making Sunday (full details HERE)  I love these cards and the paper and set used to create them.  Email or message me to come and join the FUN!

~Maureen

I'm all Twitterpated....

Not sure what that means? - well here you go - the Urban Dictionary - definition of "twitterpated"

1) to be completely enamored with someone/something.
2) the flighty exciting feeling you get when you think about/see the object of your affection.

SOOOOOO - that's exactly how I feel about his new SU set "You Plus Me" and the Amazing DSP - Stacked with Love.  

You Plus Me

Stacked with Love DSP Paper stack

So much so, that I've planned an entire Stampin' Up stamp camp around them. And here is just one of the 6 projects we'll be making-

See what I mean - this set is great and so is the paper - here are the full details -

Sunday, January 18, 2015 ~ 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Valentines and Choc-o-late!! - You keep the paper!

Maureen’s Home in Simi Valley*

Cost is $30 and includes everything to make 4 different and beautiful valentines, 2 lovely treat holders with chocolate (and a few extra treats for you to eat) and a full package of the "Stacked with LOVE" Designer Series Paper Stack (page 5 of the Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog.)  
Come join us as we make some beautiful Valentines and Chocolate treat holders one with kisses and one with nuggets) for the upcoming "LOVE" holiday.  You'll make your 6 projects using the paper and then keep the rest of the packet of paper to take home and make more fun projects of your own!

We'll be using some other fun new products from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs; and you can get FREE Sale-a-bration items with each $50 in purchases you make.  
This stamp camp is fun and easy for all crafting levels.Light refreshments, coffee, tea and wine served.   No additional purchase required.  All materials to make cards provided.  Doorprize drawing!

Limit 12.  Must RSVP to hold your spot.

*Stamp Camp/Class/Club Cancellation Policy - PLEASE READ TILL END OF POLICY!! If you cancel your reservation at least 48 hours in advance of the event there will be no cost to you. If you cancel within that 48 hours I will try and place someone from the waiting and if that works there will be no charge to you; otherwise you will be responsible for the class fee (If a stamp camp - you will receive the material packet with pictures (by email or on my blog) to make your projects.)  Stamping may not be done for you, so you may need to adjust the project slightly using what stamps you have available. Or you can choose to purchase the purchase requirement for the event in merchandise from Heidi or Maureen. If no purchase requirement is listed for the specific event, you must purchase 2 1/2 times the cost of the class/stamp camp/event or pay for the event. If event is cancelled by me - full refund will be given of any pre-payment. All events must be half-full to avoid possible cancellation. Check your emails to be sure events have not been cancelled.

NOTE: If a different cancellation date is listed in event description it supersedes this policy.

HOPE YOU CAN PLAN TO JOIN ME ~Maureen
Here's what we'll use -

You Plus Me Clear Stamp Set

$18.95

Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack

$6.95

Stacked With Love Designer Washi Tape

$4.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Sweetheart Punch

$15.95

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

$4.95

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$5.95

Student worker Valentine's

Just wanted to share the cute little treats I gave to my student workers for Valentine's day!  You might have seen my previous post of tootsie pop holders here - http://www.crazystampinglady.blogspot.com/2014/01/tootsie-pop-valentine.html so I changed it up a little bit and made these -

 Instead of using Tootsie pops I found the round strawberry and cream suckers at a local store and thought they'd be just perfect.  Here's a side view so you  can see the sucker.

 

 Lots of fun to make - and the gals loved them!! ~Maureen

Happy Valentine's Day!

Just wanted to share the Valentine I gave to my sweetie -

 So of the great Valentine goodies we got from the girls and grandkids -

 My gift to Paul -

 

and finally last night's dinner - steak smothered in sauteed mushrooms and onions, baked potatoes, steamed asparagus and Cranberry sparkling wine (needed something pink or red :) and coffee ice cream sundaes for dessert-

It was yummy and we had a nice evening together.  We're going out for dinner later this weekend - hopefully avoiding the Valentine crowds :)   ~Maureen

Valentine's Weekend Sweet Treat!

Two FREE Gifts for you with purchase - 

so let me sweeten the deal!!

Hi all - so today I want to offer you a SWEET deal!  Love is in the air - and I truly am thankful for all of you Crazy Stampers out there. So NOW through 5:00 PM on Sunday place any online order of $50 or more through my website - CLICK HERE TO SHOP :) and be sure to use the Hostess Code - T2AEBH9S 
Then you'll receive -
1) your order, of course, delivered directly to you anywhere in the U.S. - just put in the order where you want your order sent to.
2) your choice of a FREE Sale-a-bration product of your choice (you can see your choices by clicking on the Sale-a-bration brochure to the right side of my blog).
3) a FREE package of Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine - sent to you directly from me as a thank you!
4) and an entry to win "Follow My Heart" - this amazing clear stamp set - which is SOLD OUT and no longer available through SU!  

Sorry for the glare!

So there you go, what are you waiting for - stock up on some of the great new products in our regular catalog or our current Occasions catalog to make some wonderfully fun papercrafts - and get two FREE gifts and a chance to win an amazing LOVE set!!  How fun and full of LOVE is that?  ~Maureen

Valentine's for the Grandkids!

Today I wanted to share the FUN valentine's I made for my grandbabies.  I found these adorable Bubble Pens a few weeks ago at a Party store and loved them.  Many of you know BUBBLES are one of my favorite things - I have them at work and in nearly every room of my house.  I blow bubbles whenever I'm stressed -and watch my stress just blow away!! Blowing bubbles is also something I do so often with the grandbabies - so just could not resist these.

With a little Stampin'Up! MDS (My Digital Studio) magic I created the base card in the colors of the pens.  Then used a little ribbon left over from Easter decorating last year (sorry - not SU -which is rare for me).

And Voila!! a bunch of Valentines for some special sweeties all ready to be delivered with some candy treats!!  ~Love you all, Gramma

Tootsie Pop Valentine

Sharing the cute little Tootsie Pop holder that we made for our Club 3D project.  It is soooo simple - you just take a 2" x 8.5" strip of cardstock.  Score it at 1" - 3.5" - 5" - 7.5" - fold and punch a small hole in the center of each of the two end flaps for sucker to go through.  Fold it up, and stick the sucker stick up through the holes and let sucker settle into the box.

Now decorate and give to see the smiles :)  Here is a side view.  This would be a great little favor for any holiday dinner - just change up the design and colors.

Hope you enjoyed!!! ~Maureen

Parks and Rec - Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day!!!  Hope your day is wonderful and spent with those you LOVE the most!!!  Today I'm sharing a cute little Valentine we did at my last Parks and Rec Class - simple and sweet. 

Enjoy!! XOXO ~Maureen

Valentine Stamp Camp - Part IV

Here's the final project we made at our Valentine's Class - a cute little wall hanging - we attached our Rose Red Seam Binding to a gold ring for hanging.

  

Here's a close up of the heart at the top -

And a close up of the "LOVE" at the bottom.  The cute little hearts come from the Owl Punch - so adorable. 

Hope you liked it - see you soon!!!  ~Maureen

Valentine's Stamp Camp - Part III

Today I'm sharing the Valentine Card we made at our stamp camp - It starts with a crumb cake base and we stamped the flower from "You are Loved" with versa-mark down the left side - also inside and on the envelope.  The we added the doily and hears and ribbon to make this beautiful card.

Hope you like it - stop back soon!!  ~Maureen

Valentine's Day Stamp Camp - Part II

Here's the second project we did at our Stamp Camp (see yesterday's post for the first :)  We made this adorable Valentine's day box!  After embossing with Pool Party powder and the Distressed Dots background - we build up tons of embellishments.

Here a close up of the burlap ribbon, pom pom flower we made, our two current fabric flowers -

 Also, the doily heart, build a brad and twine -

Perfect for Valentine's day!!  ~Maureen

Valentine's Day Stamp Camp - Part I

For the next few days I'm going to share the projects we made at our recent Valentine's Day Stamp Camps!  What a great group (actually two groups) of ladies came together on Super Bowl Sunday to create these great projects.  Here are the three candy treats we made -

A close-up of a little wrapped Hershey's candy bar -

Close-up of topper number one on a cello bag of conversation hearts -

 and a close-up of topper number two on a cello bag full of M&M's -

This was the first of four projects we made - so stop by soon to see the rest!! ~Maureen

Valentine Treat Box

Hi all - today I'm sharing pictures of the great little Valentine gift box we made at Club!! Here's the top and you can see the ribbon ties shut the flaps.  Open them and you can fill with some sweet goodies!!

 Here's a front view - note the little spritzed rose on the front :)

I found the instructions for this online, and I am so frustrated - because I cannot find it now :(  I don't know how I lost it -but will continue looking.  If I can locate will update this post with the link.
HEALTH UPDATE:  Special thank you to all who sent me thoughts and prayers for my knee surgery today - everything went great and I'm feeling wonderful - thank you all so much!! ~Maureen