GulfcoastStamper

New Family Member

Look at that face! This is the newest member of the family (who is yet to be named). We picked him up this weekend and he is so funny to watch I have not even ventured in my stamp room all week! He is just 9 weeks old and still a little scared and skittish but he is slowly getting used to his new surroundings. He has already found the ribbon stash in my stamp room and was caught running away with a very nice piece of Stampin' Up chocolate Chip 5/8" grossgrain in his mouth. I think I may have a little thief on my hands!

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Mojo Monday Sketch

Wow, is this card bright or what? Totally out of my comfort zone on this one but I love the end result. This is another Mojo Monday sketch (yes, I know it's Wednesday...this working thing is seriously cutting into my stampin' time).
If you have never played along you should give it a try!
I used Stampin' Up's Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper. This paper is so bright and tropical I am definitely going to have to get some new beach pictures for scrappin.

The Flamingo and sentiment are both from the long ago retired "Tickled Pink" set. I was on the fence when this set was current but I was living in Connecticut at the time and did not think I would get much use out of it. After moving to Florida I did the E-bay thing and stalked it for awhile but at the time this set was going for over $100! Crazy...I didn't want it that bad. I ended up finding it at a garage sale that had advertised stamps for sale. So, after all that, this is one set that I will never part with.

The Pink Flamingo DSP is mounted on Tempting Turquoise CS.
A scrap of Regal Rose was used for the image layer punched with my SU circle punches. The Tempting Turquoise scallop was also punched. I don't think you can see it in the picture but I also used Wom Lipstick and Turquoise Stickles on the flower centers.

Try the sketch! They are a lot of fun and I promise you it
will get your Mojo rockin'!

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Lisa

Parisian Breeze Gift Bag & Desk Notes

This is my first gift bag and it turned out so well I
had a really hard time parting with it! I love the
Parisian Breeze textured paper from Stampin Up
and I will be so sad to see it go as it is on the "Last
Chance" list. That means as soon as Stampin' Up sells out of the current inventory it is gone forever. The only consolation is that I know there will be more fabulous paper choices in the new catty that debutes July 1st! I have seen a sneak peek and let me tell you the 6 new In Colors are go'jus!

Anyway, let me tell you about my gift bag. I found the directions HERE and once you get the bottom folds down it really was quite easy and went together very quickly. It
does take two peices of 12x12 paper, preferably double-sided
and preferably Stampin up!

I used the Perisian Breeze textured paper for my bag. The weight of the textured paper makes the bag very sturdy and strong enough to hold a fairly large gift. I used the Eyelet Border punch for my contrasting trim. The little tag envelope on the front is our Stampin Up exclusive Scallop Envelope Sizzix die. I finished it off with the 5 petal flower punch and Baja Breeze Bouton Bouquet button. Jumbo eyelets and a Baja Breeze striped 5/8" grossgrain ribbon handle complete my bag.

The little matching Desk Notes were made using a Timeless Template from Papertrey Ink. If you have never tried these templates before, they are so much fun, so easy to put together, and they make it so easy to personalize a special hand-made gift! The notes themselves are just computer paper that has been cut into fourths and stamped . How cute is that?

I created this as a door prize for a class I held today. My gift bag also included the level one Hostess set Gods Beauty. (Congratulations Stacee for winning the prize!)

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Lisa

Mojo Mondy Sketch!

Have you tried a Mojo Monday Sketch yet? Here is this week's sketch along with my first card for this week! Why don't you play along? If you have a Blog just go to the Mojo Monday Blog and link your card to this weeks sketch. If you don't have a Blog, scan and send me your card sample and I will upload it here and link it for you. I would love to see what you come up with!

I am trying to use up all my Designer Series Paper that made the retiring list today. This is from the Urban Oasis pack along with Baja Breeze (also retiring). Check out the retired Stamp, Accessory and Decor Elements list and make sure you get your order in before they are gone forever! Just click on the button in the left side bar and it will take you directly to the pdf files of the retired products.

The Happy Fathers Day Stamp is from the All
Holidays set. Those fab buttons were made using a scrap of my Urban Oasis DSP and the Sizzlits Button #5 die.

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Lisa