Happy Retirement Card

Got to use some of the new Stampin' UP! products on this one.  Love the new colors! 

Used the Wildflower Meadow (stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe) and embossed with the matching Wildflower Meadow Embossing Folder.  I sponged the edges with Baked Brown Sugar.  The Happy Retirement is from the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes.  I used Whisper White layered on to Crisp Cantaloupe CS.  The Happy Retirement was cut out with the Word Window Punch and layered onto some of the new Baked Brown Sugar CS that was punched with the Modern Label Punch.  I added a couple of the little pearls to each end of the tag.  Viola....easy card!  Hope you like it!

Happy Valentine's Day 2013

Here are some of the creations I have made up for Valentine's Day this year.

Sorry the picture isn't that great. I did Hershey Candy Bars wrapped in More Amore Specialty DSP and added ribbon and hearts.  The Love in the top one is the single stamp Love Heart.  I added some Ribbon with 3 Rhinestones on one side and layered onto Black CS cut with the Embosslits Scalloped Heart of Hearts.  The middle one I used the Embosslit and Silver Glimmer Paper, then a Red Heart punched with the Framelit Hearts and the little love is from the Ciao, Baby! Stamp Set and punched with the little punch that matches.  I used Cherry Cobbler Polka Dot Ribbon on each end.  The one on the left I used the new Pink Pirouette Two-Tone Ribbon and the Happy Valentine Stamp from Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set.  I colored Rhinestones with a Red Sharpie and added to each end (Punched out with Word Window Punch) that was mounted on Bashful Blue CS with the Modern Label Punch.  The M&M's were put into one of the 1"x8" Celephone Tubes and I added a heart to the top with That's The Ticket Valentine Stamp mounted on top with one of the new Large Rhinestones up in the left-hand corner.  The Red Heart was mounted on Silver Glimmer Paper punched with the Embosslit Scalloped Heart of Hearts.  I added some Pink Pirouette Ribbon and some had Riding Hood Red (not pictured) Taffeta Ribbon.

Cupcake Throne

I found this cute little cupcake throne on Jan Tinklenberg's site; Stamps, Paper, Scissors. It's so cute and she even provides a template along with instructions!  I changed mine up just a little from Jan's, but basically all the same.  I used Pear Pizzazz and Concord Crush CS.  Love the new Pennant Punch and Pennant Parade Stamp Set that coordinates.  I used the Happy Birthday from Create a Cupcake Stamp Set and wish big and bring on the cake from the Bring On the Cake Stamp Set.  Scallop Oval Punch, Modern Label Punch and Word Window Punch were also used, along with some Basic Rhinestones for some bling!

One of my customers makes cupcakes to sell, she'll love making a cupcake to go in this throne!

Keep stampin'