Sunday, July 12, 2009

Tulip Card

This is a Sneak Peek of one of the cards we will be making at our Punch Card 102 class on July 25th at Box Elder Senior Center. Sarah and I will each make 4 cards so you will have a total of 8 cards for $18.00 or $20.00 if you would like the 2 way glue. If you would like to come to our class or would like a kit just email me at pegireland@hotmail.com . Sarah (Stetler Arts) also has a Sneak Peek on her blog you may view. (click on address on sidebar) I was inspired by Ann Greff's blog.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Owl Card

This is an Owl Punch card that I made from Heather's patterns. This was made with the Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip and Tangerine Tango Card stock. I also added some Tangerine Tango striped Ribbon. We have had a lot of company, haying and trying to get yard work done so has been quite hectic around here. I also had 3 clubs this week so hopefully next week will slow down a little altho I already have 7 things on the calendar so not sure. Enjoy this beautiful day! I have been mowing all morning so heading to my stamp room as it is nice and quiet here right now!!!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Rockability Scrapbook Page

Patti Rudge is my feature stamper today! Wow! Aren't these scrapbook pages unreal? I have been meaning to take pictures of these pages for awhile but I keep forgetting or forget my camera when I see her so we finally took them last night at club. So beautiful! Patti is a very creative person!
This is another page. She cut out the butterflies with the Big Shot! Note all the little embellishments she has on her pages.

These are the pages side by side! What a beautiful layout! Thank you Patti for letting us share your scrapbook pages!!!! Have a great day!!!


Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Pheasant Card

This is another card we are making in Club this month which was CASED from DAWN. I did change the punch and added just for you on the oval. This pheasant is very nice for us South Dakotans beings it is our state bird. I used some new DSP and the Suade polka-dotted ribbon along with the white gel pen on the Chocolate Chip card stock. Have a great day!

Monday, July 6, 2009

Special For The Week July 6-13th

Special for the Weekof July 6th until 9:50 am on July 13th--The Doctor Bag is regularly $69.95 but is on SALE FOR $49.95! Now is the time to order one for a great SAVINGS!!!!

Today is July Club Day so we are making this card with Melon Mambo, Razzledazzle Lemonade DSP and Crushed Curry polka-dotted ribbon. The stamp set I used was Razzle Dazzle which is a newly released set from Stampn' Up! We also have IN COLOR Stampin' Write Markers for the first time which is a YAHOO! Have a great day as I know we will have a great day!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Resist with Circle Circus

This scrapbook page was made by using a strip of glossy white paper and then stamping the different circles on the page with White Craft ink. Then I put Clear Embossing powder on it and heated it with the Heat Gun. After it was dry I used a sponge in the Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo inks, dabbed it all over, and then used a paper towel to rub off the excess ink. It is mounted on Bermuda Blue and then mounted on the Melon Mambo 12 x 12 cardstock.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Cute Dress Card


Time to Party!!!! Happy 4th of July to everyone! We were going to be in the hayfield but due to rain yesterday that put us out another day! Tonight we have a Class Reunion Supper to attend. I made this cool card in Sarah Miller's class last week. The dress is so cute but notice the little ruffle on the bottom of the dress. Tooooo cute! This is made from the scallop and the Big Shot-you gotta love that machine! Have a great and safe 4th of July!!!


Thursday, July 2, 2009

Stair Step Card

This is a stair step card that I made at Sarah Miller's June Class. We used the Birds and Branches Die with the Big Shot and Walk in the Park DSP. She always has such creative cards. Look at her blog on my sidebar for more creative cards.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Haying in the Black Hills

This is a picture of the beautiful alfalfa we have in our hayfield! The haycrops are just beautiful this year!
I am standing in our hayfield with the hay above my head! I have never seen it this high before.

This is a picture of our hay in windrows waiting to be baled.


Clover, Clover everywhere! This week it turned like a sea of yellow in all of our pastures and fields!



New Catalog

Today is the first day you may order from the new Catalog beginning at 12:30. Stampin' Up! is also going to be having a Weekly Special. They will announce it on Monday morning at 10:00. This week's special is th Scallop Long Punch for $10.95 instead of $15.95. You may also join the Stampin' Up! Team for only $85.00 from July 15th-August 31st. That is correct only $85.00 and you could be on our Rush-for-more Stamps Team. You can email me for details or check out the Stampin' Up! Website or my Stampin' Up! Website. You can choose between the $199.00 Kit or the $85.00 Kit. I also have a gift for those that join my Team. Have a great day!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Lady Bug Clips

Here are the ladybug clips we made in class. You can make them 3 different ways. On the first one I just punched holes in the red card stock, mounted it on a 1/2 circle of black and then again on the whole circle of black. On the second one I just punched out 1 inch circles and glued them onto the red card stock. You could also take a pencil eraser and dab it into black ink and then onto the card stock to make dots. Oops, it looks like the antenna is missing on the first bug!!!! Have a great evening!

Lion Punch Card

This is the Lion Punch card that we made in our Punch 101 Class last Saturday. I CASED Heather Summers Lion but changed the mane. Instead of making slivers from the square punch we used the Daisy Die from the Big Shot and made 3 of the large Daisies in Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Creamy Caramel. The DSP is from Good Morning Sunshine. I used the tool from the Tool Kit to make the holes and then made lines with my White Gel Pen to make it look like sewing. I would move my sentiment up a little so next time would have more room for my ribbon. He was a lot of fun to make!!!

Owl Punch Card

This is one of the Punch Cards that we made in our last Punch Class on Saturday. It was a long day but we got all 8 of them done. We are going to have Punch Class 102 on Saturday July 25th. We will either make 2 less cards or make them less time consuming!!! They were fun! I saw a card like this on Split Coasters and changed some thing around so not sure who to give the basic credit to. Remember today is the last day you can order from the Spring-Summer catalog. You can begin ordering tomorrow, Wednesday, at noon. Have a great day!

Monday, June 29, 2009

This is a card we made at one of Sarah's classes. It is using the Baja Breeze card stock and DSP which will be discontinued after tomorrow. All of the In Colors were so lovely and fun to work with so if you would like any of these papers be sure and let me know before tomorrow night as they will be gone on Wednesday. This butterfly is from the Level I stamp set which will also be retired.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Punch Card 101

Sarah helping Patti with her punch cards on Saturday! Maybe I should say "Watching"
Elli working hard on her Lamb card on Saturday. We had so much fun putting together 8 differnt punch cards in class 101.

Jennifer and her mother Leanna putting together one of the cards on Saturday which was the Ice Cream Cone card. So fun with all the glitter and sprinkles!!!
Becky and Sarah making the Dragonfly Punch card.

Vi and Peggy are very determined to get all of their cards done before they leave! We made 8 punch cards in a little less than 4 hours. They all turned out neat!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Ribbon Shares

This is a picture of the Ribbon Shares I will be offering until July 1st. You can email me and order 3 yards of all 6 colors of polk-a-dotted ribbon for $15.00 with shipping included. These are the In Color Ribbons that will be offered in the new catalog. The colors are Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Melon Mambo, and Rich Razzleberry. You will get 18 yard of ribbon for $15.00. You must email me by July 1st as that is the first day we can put our orders in for the new catalog. My catalogs are in so if you had a qualifying workshop or you are one of my club members you will get a FREE catalog. Just email me and we will make arrangements to get you a catalog. Have a great day!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

New Products

New Products for 2009-10! This card is using some of the In Color card stock, ink, and ribbon. The stamp set is Razzle Dazzle and the ribbon is Rich Razzleberry. I stamped with Melon Mambo of the In Colors. The DSP is Razzleberry Lemonade! I also used the Lace Punch with the Melon Mambo to add a little touch to the card! These are all very bright colors! My new catalogs arrived today!!!!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Big Shot Booklet

I am going to have a Big Shot Swap for anyone that would like to participate. We are going to make a booklet like it on my May 9th Post. If you would like to participate email me by July 10th so I can get the Swap set up. Depending on the number of participants each person will take 1 die and make so many as if we have 60 participants then you would make 60 Top Notes and then send them to me and I will sort them and send you back 60 different dies. Check out my booklet.

Monday, June 22, 2009

4th of July Top Note

This is a little Top Note Bag that could be used for decorations on the table, a gift bag, etc. I cut out a Brilliant Blue, REal Red, and 2 Whisper White Top Notes with the Big Shot. You can cut the BB in 1/4's and get 4 bags from it. I cut the red strips in about 3/8 inches and mounted them on to the WW card stock. I used a small bag fro Micheals and adhesived the WW Top Notes to each side. I punched a Star with the Star Punch and added a silver brad in the middle of the star. These little bags could be filled with all kinds of goodies.
We had a great Downline Meeting today and then went out to lunch! I have such a great group of ladies-we always have so much to share! Have a great evening!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Tornado Cloud

If you look real closely right above the right side of the red building you can see a tornado cloud. I had a hard time taking a picture of it as a pole was in the way. We were pulling out of McDonalds in Casper, WY last night and my husband looked up and there was a tornado cloud. It didn't touch down but was hanging up there. I dont know if I have ever seen one before in real life. We went over to watch one of our horses that we used to own run barrels in the National College Finals. He ended up 6th in the go around and 7th overall so we were very excited. This was my second trip over there this week. We got home early this morning but was worth the drive. Have a great Father's Day!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Punch Class

I am finally back! No, I am not completely cleaned up but the rugs are drying and I have most of the drawers cleaned out! A great way to spring clean AGAIN! I couldn't believe how it got inside my drawers and ruined alot of envelopes-tons of them. I did find my Lamb Card though unharmed! Yeah!
This is one of the cards that we will be making at our Punch Card Class on Saturday, June 27th at Box Elder Senior Center at 10 am. Isn't he cute? We will leave the sayings and let you put on whatever you would like. We will be making 8 projects with punches and include a special glue all for $20.00. You may also just buy the kits which we will be mailing out after the 29th. So, if you are a distance away or you are busy on Saturday just let us know and we will deliver the projects to you. All of the pieces will be punched and ready to put on a card. These cards are so much fun to make once you start making them you don't want to quit. Just email me if you would like to sign up for the class or have a Kit sent to you. Enjoy your day!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

I Will Be Back

I will be back as soon as I can find my stamps and accessories. We had a rain and hail storm here on Sunday night. I was away and when I returned last night I had a lot of water damage in my stamp room (only room in the house). We figured it must have come in through the window and even got in my drawers. My whole family helped me last night as we tried to save as much as possible. It was mostly just moving furniture and items out and pulling up the carpet. Thank heavens for the phone call from Peggy last night so I went to my Stamp Room otherwise I wouldn't have went there until this morning. Thanks so much Peggy! My electrical appliances seem ok and it mostly just soaked items in the drawers. My reinkers were in a blue tin box and had about 3 inches of water in it but was easy to clean and saved them as all the lids were tight. It did not get any of my card stock. Saved again. This was minor compared to our hay crop!! Not a very good sight with the hail damage! Hopefully, some of the beautiful hay will come back. We do have a lot of water now and it is green!!!! All of the animals are OK!!! I guess we had 1 1/2 inches of rain in a short time but north of us had a lot more as water was up to the girls' 2nd wire in their fence line.