Shamrock wishes

With St. Pattie's Day just around the corner, I have seen a plethora of shamrocks created with Stampin' Up!'s full heart punch. So, of course, I just HAD to jump on the bandwagon! Plus, Sale-a-Bration is only around for about another two weeks, so I wanted to use my Polka Dot Punches set before it's gone. Love the versatility of that heart image!

I don't have any St. Patrick's Day sentiments, so I opted for a generic "wish big." Could be for my favorite Irish friend or could be an everyday birthday card!


And just WAIT until the Occasions Mini starts on April 1st! I predict you'll be adding that incredibly gorgeous Whisper White satin ribbon to your next order! ;-)

Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, Fifth Avenue Floral, Short & Swet
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Garden Green, Whisper White
Ink: Garden Green
Accessories: eyelet border punch, Whisper White satin ribbon (coming soon!), full heart punch

Top Note box

I have seen some adorable projects all over blog-land featuring the Stampin' Up!-exclusive Top Note die. I found the dimensions for the project somewhere, proceeded to misplace them, so I came up with my own version. My stamp clubbers made this one tonight:




I kept the lid simple, but jam-packed full of wonderful accessories - particularly the new scallop oval punch that will be available April 1st! It will be released as part of the new Occasions Mini Catalog. But this month, Stampin' Up! is allowing customers to pre-order 3 of the Easter sets:

• Eight Great Greetings ($27.95)
• An Egg-cllent Easter ($21.95)
• Wagon Full of Fun ($34.95)

Email me (marilyngoodrich.su@gmail.com) to get a copy of the mini catalog or to place an order!

Stamps: Oval All (coming soon!)
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery
Accessories: large oval punch, scallop oval punch (coming soon!), wide oval punch, Big Shot machine, Top Note die, ribbon slide from Hodgepodge Hardware, Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon, stampin' dimensionals

Ladybug Thanks

Sorry I went MIA this weekend, but I participated in a multi-demonstrator stamp camp on Saturday. We had 110 campers and it was fun, but very tiring. We set up Friday afternoon, worked all day Saturday, and then I had to unpack all my supplies. Last night, inspiration hit though and I designed 4 of the 5 cards I'm doing for a thank you stamp-a-stack class later this month!

Here's one that I think turned out super cute, even though I think the picture doesn't do it justice!


You can't really tell, but the black panel has tiny polka dots, compliments of my Big Shot and those fabulous texturz plates!! Hope my customers like it! :-)

Stamps: Darling Dots, Really Retro
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Big Shot machine, Texturz plates, red gingham ribbon, scallop circle punch, word window punch, 1/16" circle punch, silver brad, stampin' dimensionals

Lucky Duck!

I'm participating in a group stamp camp this Saturday. Since Stampin' Up! is letting customers pre-order select Easter stamp sets from the new Occasions Mini Catalog this month, we wanted to have some samples to share with our customers. Some of the stamp camp demonstrators got together this evening to play with the new goodies. This was the first card I designed using the "Wagon Full of Fun" stamp set and the new scallop oval punch.


I think this little duck is so darn adorable! I stamped him with Stazon ink because I was going to do watercoloring. To color him in, I used an aquapainter and picked up color from the inside lid of the ink pads. And the "lucky duck" sentiment was just too cute! It fit perfectly in the large oval punch and then I was able to layer the scallop oval behind it.

Hope you like it!!

Stamps: Wagon Full of Fun (new!)
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black, Bashful Blue, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Only Orange
Accessories: blue taffeta ribbon, scallop oval punch (new!), large oval punch, stampin' dimensionals, aquapainter

Retro Fresh

While cleaning out some old samples, I came across this card that I made for a swap almost a year ago. I really liked the clean and simple layout, but wanted to give it a little more life. So I opted for a color combination inspired by the Retro Fresh style watch (check out pages 10 & 11 in the Spring-Summer Catalog). I'm planning the cards for my Thank You Stamp-a-Stack class later this month and this one just might make the final cut.


I didn't have ribbon with any of these colors, so I opted to use some pumpkin grosgrain ribbon, which just happened to complement the Tangerine Tango quite nicely! Enjoy :-)


Stamps: Garden Greetings
Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Whisper White
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Sumer Sun
Accessories: pumpkin grosgrain ribbon, stampin' dimensionals

Victorian Rose

I'm not crazy about the final project, but I was going for a Victorian vibe. I challenged myself to use Sage Shadow (a color I don't use very often), and when this color combination came together, it seemed to fit the bill. It's a little hard to tell in the photo, but the Sage Shadow panel was run through my Big Shot (my new favorite toy!) with the Flourish pattern texturz plate.


Don't look too closely - this was my very first attempt using the eyelet border punch and my holes don't line up perfectly. I've become much better at it with some practice! ;)

Stamps: Dreams du Jour
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Sage Shadow, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla
Ink: Basic Black, Regal Rose, Perfect Plum, Sage Shadow
Accessories: eyelet border punch, rose grosgrainribbon, Big Shot, texturz plates Stampin' Up Backgrounds, stampin' dimensionals

Sympathy card

While I enjoy card making, sympathy cards are always difficult for me. Partly because of the sadness that comes with sharing someone's grief, but also because it's hard to keep a somber mood to the card. But thankfully, Stampin' Up!'s new "Thoughts and Prayers" stamp set makes it a little bit easier. I love how versatile the tree and floral images are in this stamp set - I've been using them for birthday and thank you cards as well.


I sponged the edges of the Very Vanilla cardstock (the panel and the strip with the eyelet border punch) to soften it up a bit more. I had almost the entire card finished before I realized I didn't have any More Mustard cardstock to match the More Mustard ink on the flowers. I wanted to add another element in More Mustard to tie it all together, but found that a little bit of So Saffron complimented it just as nicely.


Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Cardstock: Ruby Red, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Very Vanilla
Ink: Ruby Red, Always Artichoke, More Mustard
Accessories: eyelet border punch, photo corner punch, stamp-a-ma-jig, sponges, stampin' dimensionals

Anniversary card

Because Sale-a-Bration doesn't stick around long (only until March 31st), I wanted to take full advantage of the stamp sets. My mom and stepdad don't celebrate their anniversary until May, but I had an idea in my head that I thought would work perfectly with two of the Sale-a-Bration sets. So now, as long as I don't misplace this card, I'll already be prepared to send it in a few months!


Hope you like it - but more importantly, I hope THEY like it! :-)

Stamps: Congrats, Polka Dot Punches
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Bella Rose designer series paper, full heart punch, stampin' dimensionals

Stamping Friends

Fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator and blogger Sara from across the Atlantic (she's in the UK) was kind enough to recently bestow the Friends Award on me. She is an awesome crafter and very sweet to comment on so many of my creations, so THANK YOU SARA!


As a recipient of the Friends Award, I've been asked to pass it along to five blogging friends. So in the spirit of this special award, I'm choosing the following bloggers to reach out to in friendship. Please visit these ladies' blogs - you'll be in for a wonderful treat!

Jennifer O. - Stamping Nurse
Jana E. - Stamp on This
Kathy W. - Kraftin' with Kathy
Marie M. - From Combat Boots to Rubber Stamps
Traci G. - Inkin' Up the Dog

I hope everyone is having a great day!! :-)

Scallop circle card

I saw one too many adorable circle cards and it pushed me over the edge. I just HAD to try it myself! Ah, the power of stamping peer pressure! ;)


I love how the colors came together, but the card as a whole is still a little "iffy" for me. The rhinestone brad is throwing things off for me, but let me tell you why it's there. I finished the card without the brad and was quite happy. That was, until I went to stand it up for a photo. Because of the wide grosgrain ribbon bow, the card rolled over on it's side! Well, that wasn't going to work for a recipient if they want to display the card. Can't have a lopsided card now, can we? So I added the brad for some weight to offset the bow. I guess it's ok, but it's just not quite the same. Let me know what you think...

Stamps: Darling Dots, A Little Birdie Told Me
Cardstock: textured Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Old Olive, Real Red
Accessories: Big Shot, scallop circle die, Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, 1-1/4" circle punch, 1-3/8" circle punch, Ice rhinestone brads