Today is the Day!

Well it is the day that I have been waiting for. Can't you feel the excitement.
The new 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog is up and ready for you to order. The new products this year are out of this world. We have new colors and new DSP (designer series paper). You can start placing your orders today. My online store is open every day 24/7.
Click on the new catalog button to the right and start daydreaming about all the fun you can have. I will be holding some classes over the summer so look for more details to come as soon as I can get them scheduled.
If you would like to gather some of your friends and have a fun night of creating, contact me today and we can set something up. I would love to plan a girls night out.

Keep Creating

Jeannette Dailey

The excitement is building up

The excitement is building... Can you feel it? Friday is the big day that the new 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog goes live. I can not wait. You are going to flip over the new stamp sets. The new In Colors are out of this world. They just sound so yummy; Strawberry Slush, Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Coastal Cabana.
Be sure to check out my store button to the right and shop anytime 24/7. There are new items listed in the clearance section. Retiring products will not be around that much longer so you do not want to miss those. Hurry before they are gone.

Sitting around and hasn't been used yet!!

So- over the weekend both of my kids had birthday parties to go to. I needed cards for both of them. Ally took care of making the one for her friend. She loves to come into my room at times and just play with all of my goodies. She knows which stamp sets and inks she can use with out asking and which ones she needs to ask.  :-). That led me to make two cards for Andrew to take to his birthday party that he was going to. His friends are twins so could not show up with just one card. I have tons of cards already made up, but the problem is they are all for girls. UGHHH... Girl cards are just easier for me to make. 

So I searched my shelves of stamps to see what I had that 10 year old boys would love. I found Build A Bear set, Train set, Little Monsters set, all cute but not for the big boys. I came across two small boxes with individual stamp sets in them. Pulled them out and was excited that I found something that would work. Extreme Dirt Bike and Extreme Skateboard. Both of these are retired Stampin Up sets from a few years ago. 

I used the Extreme Dirt Bike set and sat down and started creating. Got the first card done and opened the other set. I was shocked to see that it had never been used. Not only that, it had not even been mounted yet. I have had this set for 2 years and never used it. How SAD is that. I am really afraid to go though all of my sets now to see what has been used and what hasn't even been opened. I have a problem with ordering sets and then just putting them on the shelf when they come in. They get lost up there. So I mounted the dirt bike and set off to create with it. I will say that I did not come up with the designs for these myself. I am great at searching the internet and getting ideas from others. I usually change out the colors to what I have or I change out the stamp sets to something similar. The dirt bike one I copied as I loved the card. The skateboard one- I used several different ideas and made it into one card. 

I used a sponging technique to do the sky and hills. I added silver shimmer paint to the hills to give it some depth. Summer Sun (retired) Really Rust (retired) and whisper white card stock. Summer Sun, Really Rust, and Pumpkin Pie, and Basic Black ink. I am trying to use as much of my retired paper as possible. I have a stock pile of it.  

I used a crayon resist embossing technique on this card. Ran a piece of Whisper White card stock through the big shot with the Chevron embossing folder. While it was still in the folder, I rubbed a white crayon on its side all over the paper. This way it did not press down the raised areas. I then used a new color that is being introduced this catalog Smoky Slate. I sponged it lightly all over the embossed area. If you wipe the area off with a soft cloth the ink will rub off the crayon areas as it will not absorb into the wax of the crayon. I used Basic Gray around the edges to give it some depth. I stamped the skate board dude in Versa Mark and then embossed it in black embossing powder. Used the silver shimmer paint and sponged it around the image. Wiped it off some and then spritzed some shimmer paint that I made. I really like the way this one turned out. 

Thanks for taking a look. Stampin Up new 2013-14 catalog will go live on June 1st. If you need one please contact me today for your copy for only 5.00 plus shipping and handling. 

Happy Stampin

Jeannette

I have been working!

Well, I have been working on my pictures. It is hard to edit them when they are all still on your camera. But once I got them on the computer it was pretty easy. I have a few of them done and will be working on the rest later on. 
I did get the photos done of the Wedding Cake that I did last month. This was my first non-family wedding cake that I did. I was really nervous but very excited about doing it. I went out of my comfort area and did something new. So, this was a learning experience and the bride and groom loved it. 

This is a white 3 layer cake with butter cream icing. White butter cream swirls with black accents. The flowers are made from chocolate modeling clay that I made. These poppies were each hand made so each one is different. Making the flowers was new to me. I played around with several different types of media before I found the chocolate. This will not be the last time I use this. I had so much fun in making the flowers. The only thing is - you have to work very quickly with the chocolate as it will start to soften and melt in your hands. So, this was a long process just to make one flower as I had to keep putting it in the fridge to chill. 

This is a close up of one of the flowers. 

Thanks for taking the time out to check out my blog. I will have more up in a few days. If you have an event coming up and need some yummy treats, just contact me. I do cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. 

Happy Baking

Jeannette 

YES it is called slacking....

Yes, I have been slacking on this blog. Time has just gotten away from me with all the activities that are going on with me and the kids. Especially the kids. The end of the school year is winding down and so are the after school activities and all the other things going on over the weekends.
I have been busy with baking and card making over the last month or so. I have the pictures on my computer I just need to edit them and get them here on the blog. Easy said than done. :-)

It is a busy time for Stampin Up right now. The current catalog is coming to an end and the new one is ready to go live on June 1. I can not wait to show you the new goodies. If you would like a new catalog you can grab yours one of two ways. Place an order with me and you can have one for free, or if you simply just want to look at one, you can purchase one from me for 5.00 in person or 5.00 plus shipping if I mail it to you.
I have been stamping away these past few weeks, with thank you cards for the teachers. I did make an extra one of each so I could have one. I am doing Wedding invitations for a wonderful friend who is getting married in November. So those are coming along great. Just about done with those.
Cakes have been a baking here as well. I did my first big wedding in April. That was a lot of fun and a little nerve wrecking as it was not for family.
I am sitting here looking at the calendar and next week looks pretty good. So, my goal is to get the photos edited and get them on here. As I also noticed on the calendar that today is Mother's Day. I want to end this with wishing all the Mother's out there a Big Ol Happy Mother's Day. Enjoy this day as the laundry will be there tomorrow waiting on you. :-)

Happy Stampin &Bakin

    Jeannette Dailey