Good Monday Morning Everyone!

This past Saturday my Stamp Club met and we created these adorable cards.  I wanted to share them with you and also send an invitation out to join our club.  Stamp Club is a group of ladies that meet at my house every month (usually the last Saturday of the month) from 9:30 am - 11:30 am.  I teach two stamping techniques  and we create cards together using those techniques.  We meet each month for how many people are in the club.  For instance, if there are 8 ladies in the group we would meet once a month for 8 months.  Each lady who attends has the opportunity to be a hostess for one month.  They will receive hostess benefits and that means they earn  FREE product when it is their month.  The only requirement is that each lady commits to ordering $20-$25 of Stampin' Up! product each month we meet.  Our next club starts September 28th. There are a few openings available so if you are interested let me know.

Masking Tape Technique

Layered Window Frame Framelit Technique

Paper Pumpkin!

 I want to share with you my Paper Pumpkin I received in the mail today.  What is Paper Pumpkin?  Glad you asked!  Paper Pumpkin is a monthly kit that comes right to your home.  Sometimes you get supplies for cards and sometimes it is another type of paper project.  The kit is designed to take no more than 30 minutes of your time to assemble.  It is $19.95 a month (that includes shipping) and can be cancelled any time or just postponed for a month if you need to.  However, I have a great special to share with you.  Join now until August 31st and your first two months are only $10.00 each!  Use the Promotional code (PUMPKINDEAL).  Visit http://www.mypaperpumpkin.com/ and specify me, Lauri Coons, as your demonstrator.  How exciting is that!

Here is a photo of my cards I made from this months Paper Pumpkin supplies (2 stamps, stickers, 4 cards, 4 envelopes,  2 ink spots and instructions).  The card, center top, is the sample the instructions gives you to make, but look what I did with the same kit on my own.

Happy Stamping Everyone!

Lauri

Today I want to post a couple cards that are almost the same but not quite.  I have a couple of dear families I know that are going through very difficult times right now and when I sat down to make them a card this butterfly representing Hope seemed to be appropriate.  These cards took a lot of work but came out beautiful.  Stamp sets used were Stippled Blossoms, Swallowtail and Thoughts and Prayers.   If you would like to know more about how to make these cards just let me know.

Have a great day everyone and Happy Stamping!

Lauri

Welcome!

Hi Stampers and Welcome to my new blog!

I am excited to share a bit of my stamping creations and ideas with you and am glad you have joined me for the adventure.  Thanks to my sweet daughter for pushing me into the 21st century by helping me create my own blog.  

Do you see that adorable couple in my profile picture?  That is me and my husband celebrating our 25th Anniversary in NYC.  We are sitting in the Majestic Theater on Broadway getting ready to see the Phantom of the Opera.  Our very sweet daughter sent us on a trip to NYC for 3 days and to see the Phantom.  Don't we look in love?

Speaking of love I want to post a few cards I have made recently for newlyweds.  We have several nieces and nephews getting married this summer so it is keeping me busy.  

This first card is for my nephew and his bride who are bike enthusiasts. I cased this card from Caroline Bennie in Australia.  The Timeless Talk stamp set from Stampin'Up! (SU) works so well for this.

The second card is for my niece.  I love the new In Colors that SU is offering.  In this card I used Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding.  The swirls (not an SU stamp) were embossed in gold embossing powder.  Each flower has a tiny rhinestone in it. (This is cased from another stamper, but I don't know her name.)

The third card is for another nephew in Florida. The color combo of Coastal Cabana and Real Red has a "pop" effect. I used the Chalk Talk Framelits and Regarding Dahlias Stamp set, which work beautifully together.  And did you notice the Chevron pattern on the Real Red card stock?  It is created with the Big Shot machine and Chevron embossing folder.  Thanks to Patty Bennett for the inspiration for this card.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my new blog.  Please leave comments and let me know what you like or don't like about it.  I will be improving it as I go.

Happy Stamping!

Lauri