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So the last couple of days while, while the kids have been in school, I have been working to decorate and organize my stamping studio. I have such a nice space in this house and I am having fun making it MINE. So I was having trouble deciding on a color combo for my room. That is, until I saw this……

I found this box at Bed, Bath and Beyond and I instantly was in LOVE!!!! So I am now using this box as the inspiration for my stamping studio. And the colors are Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip! So YUMMY!!!!

And since I loved the box so much, I decided to use it as inspiration for a card too…..

I know it is super simple, but for some reson I am in love with this card!

The card is 5 1/4x 5 1/4 again. I stamped the Medalion stamp twice- once in Chocolate Chip and once in Baja Breeze. Then I just cut the center circle out of the Baja Breeze one and put it on dementionals. I added a Chocolate Chip button and linen thread. The banner was made by cutting a thin strip of Baja Breeze and using my photo corner punch on each end. Then I added a bunch of demensions (some two high). To finish it all off I did some sponging with Chocolate Chip ink.

Now I think I NEED the Medalion Decor Element for my stamping studio!!! Pictures will be coming soon! Progress is slow is since the kids only go to school for a few hours a day. Not much ME time yet!

 

This card is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 with a really big paper pieced kite!

I am still trying to decide if I like this card. It really isn’t my style, but it is fun to try new things and take a risk!

So I made the kite by tracing and cutting out pieced of the Slumber Party DSP (retired). I made a sky background by punching a circle scallop out of scrap paper and using it as a stencil to sponge on Baja Breeze ink. The string of the kit is some rope that was in a mini ages ago with Riding Hood Red bows. Here is a closer look….

So today was another big birthday at our house. My youngest, Laynee, turned 4 today. Seriously, the first day of school and 3 birthdays all within a weeks time has made me an emotional wreck! We have had lots of fun celebrating! Although I won’t lie, I am relieved to have a month off of birthdays!!! lol

So here is my Laynee when she was just a few days old…

and today at age 4….

Ok I am off to bed. I have to go have an argument with the kids’ principal in the morning

I made these cute little flower barrettes several months ago and I came across them last night and I thought I might show them to you. (Because I still haven’t stamped.)

Stampin’ Up! used to sell these flowers in this pink and white combo. Now they just sell them in white, but you can use reinkers to dye them any color you like! Then I justed added one of those yummy chocolate chip brads that were in a mini a few months back. I hot glued the whole flower on to a plain barrette purchased at Wal Mart.

So I am very anxiously waiting for my first Stampin’ Up! order to arrive. And it’s a BIG one so I am super excited!!! And since I have a lot of new things on the way, I have been working little by little to get my stamping studio organized so I can spend more time stamping and less time looking for stuff! I want to hang some things on the wall and then I will take some pics and show you.

Family has been keeping me busy…..over the weekend we had a gymnastics themed birthday party for all three of my girls….it was so FUN!!!

And then tonight the girls all started their dance classes….

And then tomorrow is my BABY’S 4th birthday!!!

There is always so much fun going on in this house!!!!

Today, my sweet twin girls turned 5! My kids’ birthdays are always bitter sweet for me. I am happy to spoil them, celebrate and see their smiles but I don’t want them to grow up!!!! They are my babies!!!! Just look at how sweet they were…

and still are…..

So between the first day of school craziness, shopping, wrapping, baking 4 dozen cupcakes for their classes and entertaining these munchkins, I have had NO time to stamp. It’s killing me!!!!

But don’t get too worried because I still have one last card to show you that I made last week…

I like the clean look of the bright birthday banner on the white cardstock…

I CASED the card from one I saw on the front cover of Card Style magazine. I just hand drew a pennent shape on the cardstock and then traced it a few more times. That silver cord was super hard to work with!!!! In the future I would use colored floss or string. So much easier!

I am off to get some shut eye so I am ready (as I will ever be) for a 5 year old birthday party tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by!

Sorry for the super late post again. Today was my kids’ first day of school. My oldest is a 1st grade, the twins started Kindergarten, and my youngest started preschool last week. This has been such an emotional week for me! I haven’t stamped all week either. No good!!!

But I still have a card for you that I made last week. It’s super simple and I am not totally sure if I even like it!

I really like the bird punch! SU! has come out with some super fun punches in the last year!!!

Well I am off to make all the lunches and get some sleep so I can do this whole school thing again tomorrow!

I know that it is hard to think about Christmas when it is only July (and well above 100 degrees here in Arizona) but I have found that it is so much more enjoyable to make a few Christmas cards every month then to wait and be rushed in December. And everyone LOVES getting home made Christmas cards!!! They get so many cards that the ones that stand out are the home made kind. They come with more love!

So I have a super simple card for you today. Simple cards are perfect for making in bulk! You could make 10 of this card in a half hour!

The colors on this card on Pacific Point, Baja Breeze and Old Olive. The stamp set is called Snow Swirled. I think this set is a MUST HAVE! The images are so pretty and the seniment is one of my favorites!

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Since my card was so simple, I decided to add a little ribbon and rhinestone bling to dress it up.

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Happy stamping!

I guess my stamping has a bit of a soap opera going on! I have left buttons and gone back to my love affair with ribbon. I know I am being silly (probably because of a lack of sleep!). Anyway I am LOVING this card!!! Am I allowed to say that about my own work?

Ribbon presents!!!! I was inspired by a card that Kristina Werner made a while back.

They were super simple to make! I took a square piece of Kraft cardstock and used my large square punch to punch 3 gifts. I put snail around the square and then just placed small scraps of ribbon across the openings. I know that all the ribbon is not SU! But it was the perfect chance to use little scraps and so I used what I had! After that I used demensionals to attach the Kraft cardstock to a piece of Chocolate Chip. I then attached that to the Kraft cardbase. I added some bows to the top of each gift. Viola!

And a greeting on the inside…

My twins are celebrating their 5th birthday next week and I am thinking one of them will be getting this fun card. If I can part with it…….lol

This would be fun with other shapes of punches too. I am thinking hearts, flowers, arrows, etc

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Happy Stamping!

I love the color combo of Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive! So I used it again!!!

This card did involve a bit of cutting, but I think it was so worth it in the end! 

I stamped the flower and leaves from the set Petal Pizzazz set (awesome set!!!!) several times. Then I cut them out and adhered them to the card with pop up dots. Then some Old Olive buttons and linen thread completed the look. I really didn’t have room for a sentiment on the front so I just put it inside the card.

I am a bit shocked. NONE of the cards I have made this week have ribbon on them!!! What is wrong with me?! I think I may be having an afair on my ribbon with my buttons!

Yesterday I was so fortunate to get to spend 2 completly quiet hours in my stamping studio! My husband took the kids swimming and left me with my favorite rubber friends! I made a few things, but this one is my favorite….

I cannot get enough of these fun paper flowers. So I apologize in advance if you are already sick of them!

When the Fresh Cuts stamp set first came out, I was in LOVE with it! I was going through my stamp sets and attempting to get organized and out of boxes when I came across the Fresh Cuts set. I haven’t used it in ages! And yet, I still love it!!! You may see more with this one!

A few details on the card: The card is 4 1/4 x 41/4. The colors are Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. The flower was made using 4 different size circle punches. You crupple up the circle and then attach them with a brad in the center and decorate with a button. The leaves were made with the jumbo bird punch. Let me know if you have other questions!

Thanks for sticking with me and visiting my blog after all of this time. All of your sweet comments and emails have meant more than you know. Please be sure to become a fan of Stamping Mommyof 4 on Facebook!

Now I am off to school pick ups and drop offs, school registration, school shopping, and an orthodontist appointment. Ahhh….the exciting life of a mommy!

Did you gals see Toy Story 3? In my house it is all Toy Story ALL the time!!! We have the books, clothes, shoes, toys, stuffed animals, and even the Mac and Cheese! So now every time I see the word "friend" I start singing the You’ve Got a Friend in Me- the Toy Story theme song! And that brings me to my frind card….

I know it is super simple, but finding my mojo might take a few days! Plus, simple cards come in real handy sometimes! I am IN LOVE with the butterfly embosslit for the Big Shot!!!! Here is a closer look at the butterflies…

I have always been a Flat Back Pearl Junkie so I was super excited to see that they are selling them alone (instead of just in the pretties kit) and with adhesive backs! Those are 2nd on my wish list (after the new DSP)!

In other news, today is my baby’s first day of preschool. She has been counting down the days since her sisters went last Fall. So needless to say there were no tears for her. She grabbed the teacher’s hand and left without even waving to us! Here are a couple sweet pictures of my Laynee getting ready to leave for preschool….

Don’t you just love her dress?! I had it made from someone on Ebay several years ago. The twins wore them to preschool as well. Handmade- with love- is always the way to go! Am I not right?!!!

 

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