Strength and Hope ...for Breast Cancer Research

As part of our Making a Difference program, Stampin' Up! is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in the Strength & Hope Campaign. Throughout the 2011 Summer Mini Catalog sales period, Stampin' Up! will donate $2* from the sale of each Strength & Hope set and Strength & Hope digital kit to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). Prepare for your Strength & Hope workshops now by preordering these exclusive Summer Mini products--and help contribute to an amazing cause! This will be available May 1 2011, to August 31 2011. Item Description Price 118100 Strength & Hope wood-mount set $17.95 123660 Strength & Hope clear-mount set $13.95 124475 Strength & Hope digital kitIncludes a four-piece stamp brush set, 12 Designer Series Papers, and 10 embellishment pieces. $9.95 *Stampin' Up! is donating $2 from this purchase to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® . BCRF is dedicated to preventing breast cancer and finding a cure in our lifetime by funding clinical and translational research worldwide. For more information about BCRF, visit http://www.bcrfcure.org/.

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Petal Pizzazz! Spring is Blossoming

I can't remember who's site I got this card from, but I did print it out..and that's where I got my inspiration from! I used Marine Mist cardstock, and scored it at 2 1/8" on both ends. Then added Designer paper from the Paisley Petals (which will be available April 1st!). Using the Petal Pizzazz stamp set, I cut out the flowers stamped in Peach Parfait, and Marine Mist...added a phrase from Sincere Salutations, and Voila!

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Springtime Wishes

sending.....Springtime Wishes

quickie card that I sent off to a couple of people to wish them a happy Spring! I used the new (coming up) Designer paper PAISLEY PETALS and the Springtime wishes stamp set. I covered the eggs in the basket using the small flower punch (trio) and using a brad to attach it. You don't have to use this just for Easter...it can be for a cute spring card!

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Sending Thanks to the troops!!!

Help!!! Make some cards to send to a 10 year old boy who wants to send THANK YOU Cards to soldiers! CLICK!

"Boy making cards for 180,000 troops
Ten-year-old Stephen Goodman, a fifth-grader in Surprise, Arizona, wants to send a thank you card next to military personnel. Not to one platoon, or to just one division, but to every actively deployed service member in the U.S. military. Stephen said he thought of the idea while spending the summer with his grandparents in Phoenix. “My grandpa went to Vietnam and didn’t get any cards, and he felt forgotten,”

"You have from now until July 1st to help Stephen reach his goal, help say "thank you" to our brave military personnel who are deployed overseas, .......

I saw this request on Karen Burniston's blog and thought what a great idea!!! You can send them to Stephen himself by clicking on the "CLICK" here or up above.

I'm going to try to make at least 10. WHAT WILL YOU DO???? If you want to participate, email me and let me know, and I can send them to him in a big envelope or box....Let me know by April 6th. You don't have to give me the cards until the end of April but I would like to know how many to expect!!!! I would like to get them to him as soon as possible, even though the deadline is in July....

I love to help in the community in any way....it sure makes me realize that my troubles are nothing compared to others, and that God touches my life in so many ways, that I can't help but feel blessed to pass along something to help others feel good too.

Details:

A2 is the preferred card size. That is half of a piece of 8.5 x 11 cardstock (Bazzill, of course!) cut into a 4.25″ x 5.5″ strip and folded.
It doesn’t have to be red, white and blue… it can be anything your heart desires as long as it is made with love!
Do not use glitter! Be careful the card does not become too bulky.
If you can send envelopes along with your cards, that would be appreciated. If not, Xpedx is going to be donating 20,000 envelopes to fill in the gaps.
Yes, sign it. Imagine Stephen going back to sign 180,000 cards! We need to save his hand so he can play sports in his free time.
Download the pdf entry form from the Creative Escape website, fill it in, and send one copy with every five cards. All the cards can be mailed together, but we will be using your paperwork to pull the name of the winner. You can fill it in once and make photocopies, if you’d like. For example, if you send 50 cards, include 10 entry forms.
Send as many cards as you would like!


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Masking

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Window card

I had something like this on my mind...to create a large window and then hang the die cut images from the edges of the window....



I used a nesties die to create my window and then the large leafy did and the BIRD punch to create my images...The bird was sponged, and also had a little yellow added by punching a teeny little piece of cardstock to create the beak.



adding a small strip of designer paper, and the BIRTHDAY wishes inside....















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Papercrafting fun- Teeny Tote

I found a cute little book of papercrafting at Joanns. I mean, it is a teeny little book but it was packed with lots of ideas...the only thing bad, was that it really didn't have very good instructions!

I am a little disappointed in that the woman who wrote the book had instructions but no photos as to how she did several of the projects.

This is one that I could figure out how to do, although she did have a typo in the measurements...so after I figured out the errors..(and wasted cardstock)
I created my version of her tote...using all Stampin' Up! cardstock...I did cheat and added a non su die (the leafy leaves, which is slightly bigger than our leafy die, but close enough that it can be done with our die - especially since I cut the leaves apart).

Now, this is a teeny little bag, but I think after creating this one, I can make a larger one.....!!!

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