Friday Favorites ~ It's My Party

I am really loving the It's My Party suite these days. The bright colors are so fun and although I usually steer away from black...I am digging the accent of this color in some of the paper and products. I love that this paper stack comes with 4 of each design as I can really make it stretch! The coordinating washi tape is fabulous and those sweet little enamel dots are perfect for the right accent (if Stampin' Up! could only keep them in stock...haha!)

This particular card design I created for my February card night.

Here is one of the cards using one side of the DSP (stripes)...

And another card using the confetti background (the other side of the DSP)...

I added a little bit of Wink of Stella to the birthday cake to give it some pizzazz and shine, as well as some silver metallic thread peeking out of the back of the circle.

Come visit the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration for more Friday Favorites!

Stamp Sets	Endless Birthday Wishes
Ink	Basic Black, Blender Pens with Mint Macaron, Smoky Slate, Crushed Curry
Paper	Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, It's My Party DSP
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, It's My Party Washi Tape, It's My Party Enamel Dots, Silver Metallic Thread, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter
Tools	1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2" Circle Punch

4th Annual Sale-A-Brate Our Downline!

This is about a month and a half overdue (along with many other blog posts I have been "meaning to write"), but it's better late than never to play a little catch up. February & March have been so busy, but I hope for things to be slowing down a little. As I type this I am at the beach house enjoying a little "downtime" with my family for Spring Break. No laundry to do or things to clean. Now I can put my time towards other things...like blogging while the kiddos are asleep!

Each year my upline (Andrea) and I put together a little "Sale-A-Bration" of our own and we come together to sale-a-brate our downline in a fun way. This is our fourth year, so if you want to see some of the other things we have done in the past you can click HERE and HERE (apparently I didn't blog about it last year - oops!) We have a small group, but we still try to make it special!

We always like to start with a meal that both Andrea and I plan and put together. This year we went on the lighter side and had sandwiches, chopped salad, and chips. Wrapping a band around a water bottle creates decorative touch.

We also had ice cream sundaes for dessert...yum!

 

Each year we share two different make n takes for our downline to then re-create. This year Andrea and I both had water coloring on the brain, so our samples showed different ways with this technique.

She shared with us how to create a bokeh background using watercoloring and white ink. 

We're busy at work creating our masterpieces! 

Here is the final card. This was the first time I tried the bokeh background. I really liked it!

I have already shared the second make n take I created HERE. This particular card showed the watercolor wash technique using one of the (now retired) Sale-A-Bration sets.

I made each of the gals a fun little gift using the Baker's Box Thinlits Die (I have already posted more details HERE).

Andrea gave everyone these cute little bags filled with bath beads. She used the Polka Dot Cone Cellophane Bags new from the Occasions Catalog.

At our get togethers we also swap cards at the end!

We may be a small group (not all were able to make it), but it is always so fun to get together to share ideas, inspire each other, laugh, create, and just have FUN!

Masculine Thank You

We're sharing some masculine cards today over at the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog. This card was inspired by a card I had found while browsing Pinterest when looking for a quick and easy thank you for my daughter's basketball coaches. I love how the little bit of washi tape goes a long way with this design and the gold glimmer paper, foil, and thread tie together nicely. And, bonus that the Star Framelits I used on this card are on the Weekly Deals this week (ends today, February 29th!)

Stamp Sets	One Big Meaning, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink	Early Espresso
Paper	Crumb Cake, Gold Foil Sheets, Gold Glimmer Paper
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, 2014-2016 In Color Washi Tape, Gold Thread
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Stars Framelits

It's My Party

It was my 38th birthday on Sunday! Not sure how that number came so quickly, but it is here nonetheless and I plan to embrace this year!! It was a day full of so many sweet blessings from friends and family and I truly felt loved.

So...

let's party on!

We're sharing our favorite DSP today at the SSINK blog and my favorite right now fits perfectly with my birthday week (I can still celebrate all this week, right?!). I am loving the It's My Party DSP Stack. Even with it's dark colors, I just love the Melon Mambo pairing with it and Mint Macaron is quickly becoming another favorite! And, that twine? L-O-V-E.

Stamp Sets	Sunburst Sayings
Ink	Basic Black Archival
Paper	Whisper White Thick Cardstock, Basic Black, Mint Macaron, Melon Mambo, It's My Party DSP Stack
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, It's My Party Enamel Dots, Melon Mambo/Black Two-Tone Trim
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Star Punch

Watercolor Wash Hello

Sale-A-Bration is well under way...there is still over a month left! This year Stampin' Up! is retiring a couple of Sale-A-Bration freebies early and they will only be available through TODAY (February 15th), but this means they're also bringing in some new stuff! Starting February 16th there will be a few more options for you to choose from!

I thought I would sneak in one more card using the Sale-A-Bration set called Hello. This is one of the products that will be retiring early, so if you can't live without this set be sure to put your $50 order in TODAY to get it as your freebie! (HERE are some other cards I made with this set.)

This card was inspired by the talented Dena Rekow. We had our annual Sale-A-Bration team meeting last Wednesday and I wanted to bring a watercoloring technique to share. The size of this card is a note card size, but it works perfectly with the "hello" sentiment. I used emboss resist with some watercoloring and specifically used watercolor paper, which makes for such a beautiful look when paired with ink and aquapainters. Just a simple card, but a fun one for a friend to get in the mail! The flower comes from the Botanical Builder Framelits, which I popped up on a Dimensional and added a rhinestone to the center.

Colors used: Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Pool Party

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Botanical Tag

We held our annual "Sale-A-Brate" Team Meeting on Wednesday where my direct upline and I plan a get together with our downline around Sale-A-Bration time and spoil them a little. We each bring some sort of small gift for our team and I thought this was the perfect opportunity to use the Baker's Box Thinlits and create a cute tag to add to the box! Of course I had to pull out the Botanical Builders Framelits ~ new from the 2016 Occasions Catalog! I really love how this simple tag turned out. It was a little longer than what I first had in my mind and since I didn't create a hole at the top to tie it through I decided to use a mini clothespin to attach it to the box.

Bonus!! The Baker's Box Thinlits Dies are on the Weekly Deals this week!

Come see more tag inspiration today at the SSINK blog!

Colors used: Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, Basic Black

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Happy Birthday, Everyone

Sweet and simple today! I was in need of a quick birthday card and I just knew the the large sentiment from the hostess set called Happy Birthday, Everyone would be the perfect fit!



When you host a party or workshop you can purchase this host exclusive set from the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog using your host rewards! It's not available any other way (other than placing a giant order of your own! ;) I love this set because you can use the Happy Birthday sentiment all on its own or you can choose to build on it with the words provided like I did with these cards I made when the set was first available.

**Come on over to Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration to see what some of the other designers have created with their choice of hostess sets!

Sale-A-Bration Flowering Fields

Today I wanted to share with you a card we made for this month's card making night. I really wanted to feature some of the Sale-A-Bration products and so I chose to use both the Flowering Fields stamp set and Wildflower Fields DSP...combining them both into one card. I have always found Rich Razzleberry to be a stunning color, so I had no problem playing with this as my card base. I chose to set out many of the sentiments from the Rose Wonder stamp set as it has some pretty great choices! The Flowering Fields stamp set allows you to really add any sentiment that works for the card you are wanting to make. 

And what's a card without a little shimmer, so I showed all of the ladies our new Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen. Everyone loved this pen!!

And like many of the cards I create for card nights, I always leave a little room for each guest to make it their own, so they had all of the flowers from the stamp set as options and they could make it the card they wanted! Here is my second sample with changing up the flowers and sentiment.

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Wondering how you can get your hands on these products?! With Sale-A-Bration, any purchase of $50 earns you a FREEBIE! Visit my online store at heidiboos.stampinup.net to start shopping and get your free product today!

Come visit the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog for more Sale-A-Bration samples!

Project Life Memories in the Making

We're sharing Project Life by Stampin' Up! over at the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog today. I am trying to "dabble" a little in Project Life these days, but I still have a lot to learn! I REALLY need motivation to get back into memory keeping and I just love how Project Life creates a quick and easy way to capture moments on pages.

But...I need to start with baby steps, and because I haven't printed off pictures in awhile, I decided to use the Project Life Memories in the Making stamp set & Memories in the Making Accessory Pack to create this fun note card.

It's a simple hello card, but how fun would it be to get this in the mail just to say hi!

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Quick & Easy Hello

My monthly card making night is tonight! Here is a quick & easy design I created for my event that showcases THREE Sale-A-Bration products!

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I specifically wanted to showcase the Hello stamp set as this particular set will only be available to earn for free through February 15th. I made a sample for a boy and a girl, so each of the stampers will get to choose which they'd like to make!

Come on over and visit the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog to see more quick and easy cards a few of the designers are sharing today!