CeeCee's Creations

Card a la carte... a tutorial!

Happy Monday, everyone!

Last May, Gen and I participated in a WOW swap during the Stampin’ Girls convention in Ottawa. We came up with this wallet-size portfolio that let us keep track of all the cardstock, ink pads, re-inkers and markers that you have in your SU inventory. It was such a hit that we’ve decided to come up with a tutorial for it. The tutorial is easy to follow, with step-by-step instructions w/photos and printable templates.

We think it’s a great tool to have on hand, whether you’re a demonstrator or a customer. If you’re interested, just visit Card à la Carte's website (pour le site en français, cliquez ici) !

Have a great week! 

just for Gen..

Gen challenged me to use the Curshed Curry ribbon. Bright yellow not being my favorite color, I thought it would be hard for me to do. But I rose to the challenge!

The inspiration for this card was the big flower from the Pretties Kit. When I got my new In Color ink pads a few weeks ago, I died this flower using a sponge and the ink pad. I loved the effect and I was saving it for a future project. But since I had cut a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock for my card yesterday, I pulled out the flower. 

Notice the half-back pearl in the middle of the flower? I altered it with some Crystal Effects and a drop of the Crushed Curry re-inker. Let it dry and you've got everything that matches!!! Love it! 

Again, I've used the Scalloped Border Punch but this time poked little holes in the scallops and highlighted them with the Signo white gel pen. Just another way to use this amazing punch that you can get at reduced price. Check out the Deal of the Week icon on the right column to get the deets! I will be ordering tomorrow night so if you want to take advantage of that promo, please let me know before 7 :00 p.m. tomorrow night!

Enjoy your Saturday. I also would like to wish my fellow American friends a great July 4th day!

CeeCee

thinking of you... mojo93

Well, I'm actually thinking of everyone of you out there who are dying to get their hands of the new stamp sets and yummy In Colors!

Tonight I had the urge to play with this amazing stamp set called Kind and Caring Thoughts, which is a Level 3 hostess set (available in French also... oui, madame!). It's a 12-piece set with 3 gorgeous images and 9 sayings and I love it, love it, love it. I was going to keep it simple; then I saw the Mojo Monday 93 Sketch 

and I decided to use it for my card.

Check out the ribbon! I love polka dot and I have to say that out of all the new In Colors, Rich Razzleberry is my favorite one. The flowers and the sentiment are embossed in white and I used the Scallop Border Punch (on special at 15.99$) to make the border around the Crushed Curry cardstock. One thing I really like in this catalogue is that we can get the textured In Color cardstock in both 8 1/2" X 11" and 12" X 12".

Thanks for visiting and I'll talk to you tomorrow!

CeeCee

deal of the week: scallop edge punch on sale until July 5th

As if getting a new Idea Book and Catalogue isn't enough, Stampin' Up! will run 1 deal a week (each Monday), starting now!

 

Do you like the border on the card? It was done with the Scallop Edge Punch which is on special from 22.95$, reduced to 15.99$. All you need to do is email me or call me to order item #112091.

It's a very popular item and you won't want to miss out on it. It creates wonderful borders and add dimension to your projects.

On a different note, I've started adding workshops to my calendar. You can access it by clicking on the calendar in the right column.

Take good care,

CeeCee

the in colors are IN !!!

Wow, it was about time too. I couldn't wait to share those colors, wonderful stamp sets and DSPs and... well, you'll see in a few days when my posts will showcase those gorgeous products! 

Yes, stampers, the new Idea Book and Catalogue is out and the products are up for grabs. This card is so not my usual type of cards but I wanted a vintage feel to it and I thought going "crooked" as opposed to clean and straight lines would do the trick. I'm sure my friend Gen will have a comment or 2 about that!

Yesterday, I wrote that I was going to share a tip with my newsletter subscribers but I will share it here instead since I just upgraded to a newsletter service and I won't have that flexibility just yet. (Don't worry; you haven't missed my newsletter yet... it's coming!) 

I wanted to show you how I did the punched border on the centerpiece of the card above. If you notice, it's kind swirly, curvy. I did it with the Curvy Label Punch! Here's a quick tutorial.

Step 1: Determine the center of your piece of paper and mark it on the wrong side with a pencil. If your paper is of a dark color, mark it on the right side very lightly so you can easily erase it afterwards. Then trace a line at 1/4" all across your paper.

 

Step 2: Align the peak of the Curvy Label punch to the center and the two swirls on the line you traced.

 

 

Step 3: Move your punch to the right and align the swirls on the same line, making sure that the curve on the left overlaps the previous cut and punch. Do the whole piece of paper using this method.

 

And there you have it! A beautiful curly homemade border. 

Supplies list (all from Stampin' Up!) -- stamp set: wings of friendship (level 2 hostess free stamp set); cardstock: whisper white; DSP: razzleberry lemonade; inks: rich razzleberry, melon mambo, old olive, basic black; ribbon: whisper white 5/8" satin; punches: corner rounder, curly label; other: SNAIL adhesive, stampin' dimensionals.

Happy Canada Day to all Canadians and Happy new IBC to all demos!

CeeCee