I am recovering from surgery. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers! I will resume posting and my love for stamping and paper crafting as soon as I am able to.
Bonus Days: Earn Stampin’ Up! Coupons
STAMPIN’ UP! BONUS DAYS! JULY 1 – 31. EARN IN JULY. REDEEM IN AUGUST!
- For every $50 ( price before shipping and tax) you spend between July 1-31, you’ll earn a $5.00 Bonus Days coupon that you can redeem between August 1 – 31, 2017.
EARNING (JULY 1-31) IMPORTANT DETAILS!
- Keep Your Codes! Save both the email containing your Bonus Days Coupon Codes AND write down the coupon codes in a safe place. Codes cannot be re-sent if the email is lost, and lost codes cannot be recovered.
- Requires Email! An email address is required to participate; bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered via email.
- No Limit! There is no limit to the number of coupons you can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion.
REDEEMING (AUGUST 1-31) IMPORTANT DETAILS!
- No Limit! There is no limit on the number of coupons participants can use on an order during redemption.
- What Will You Use Your Coupon Codes For? Bonus Days coupon codes can be redeemed for any Stampin’ Up! product, excluding Starter Kits, Stampin’ (Host) Rewards and Paper Pumpkin month to month subscriptions. New prepaid Paper Pumpkin kits (1, 3, 6 and 12 month fixed subscriptions) can be discounted with Bonus Days coupons.
- If you place an on-line order through me, before July 16, 2017, please use the HOSTESS CODE: JND2YQA7
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions on the Coupon Codes and redeeming them in August!
Just trying to keep you up-dated!
Coloring Pack for Card-Makers: Featuring Flowers
Lakeside Stamper Presents the first Coloring Photo Pack for Card-Makers featuring Flowers.
Now you can purchase over 50 black and white photographs of flowers for you to print out, color, trim and use as a card layer on your hand-made cards.
The original colored photographs, were all photographed by me are included as a guide, but you don’t have to color your masterpieces to match. The choice is yours!
If you download this Photo Pack, you’ll also receive two FREE Bonus books
The Lakeside Stamper Color Wheel Book
(Using Stampin’ Up! Colors)
and
Famous Paintings for you to color.
Download it once and use it over and over. So, make sure you download this fun, easy and addicting coloring pack made exclusively for you-the card-maker!
Hugs,
Paper Quilt Block Card 2
This card a made from Dapper Denim, Calypso Coral and Whisper White. A slightly different version from Tuesday’s card.
Since orange and blue are Complementary Colors, they work well together or as the name suggests they compliment each other. Complementary Colors are any two colors which are directly opposite each other. Orange and Blue are complementary colors, so they produce a really striking effect. It depends on the shade of orange and blue. As you can see, a vibrant orange, such as Calypso Coral and a bright blue, like Dapper Denim, work really well together.
Try a few of these. I’m working on a larger version to use in a frame as a wall-hanging. I’ll post it as soon as I finish it.
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Hugs,
Paper Quilt Block Card
Today’s share are a few Paper Quilt Block Cards and designs. I’m hoping to make some with the new Stampin’ Up! 2017-2019 In-Colors. So, stay tuned and check back.
This card was made using a quilt and shape dies I have. You can use any of your geometric shaped dies to create beautiful Paper Quilt Blocks. Mix up the designer Series Paper patterns as you would fabric. In quilt making you should try to go with a light, medium and dark colors/patterns that don’t compete, but compliment each other.
In the above card the light color is the Flirty Flamingo Design, the medium color is the blue and white and the dark color is the Dapper Denim border. Die cut and punch out different shapes and play around with different colors and patterns. You’ll be surprised at how many variations you’ll achieve.
Come visit again on tomorrow for a slightly different variation.
Make what you love… and love what you make…
Kentucky Derby: Mint Julep Recipe
THE RACE
The Kentucky Derby, is a race for 3 year old Thoroughbred horses. The race distance is one and one-quarter miles long, and it is run on the dirt racetrack at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Colts and geldings in the race carry 126 pounds (57 kg), and fillies in the race carry 121 pounds (55 kg)
20 horses compete in the Kentucky Derby, which is a larger field size than most horse races; where on average 8 horses race against one another. The 20 horses racing in the Kentucky Derby must first travel along the Road to the Kentucky Derby, which is a series of 35 races taking place at tracks across the country and the world. Points are awarded to the top 4 horses that finish in each of those 35 races, and the 20 horses with the most points earn a spot in the starting gate in the Kentucky Derby race. The Kentucky Derby winning purse is $2 million.
The Kentucky Derby takes place on the first Saturday in May every year, and typically draws a crowd of 155,000 people. It is the longest continually held sporting event in America, and it is one of the most prestigious horse races in the world. Often called “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports”, the Kentucky Derby receives this nickname from the approximate length of time it takes the winner to run from the starting gate to the finish line. The Kentucky Derby is the first race within the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, where it is followed by the Preakness Stakes race and the Belmont Stakes race.
Were you desperately hoping for a refreshing bourbon cocktail but frustrated that you didn’t have a good enough excuse? Thankfully for you, the Kentucky Derby Day is tomorrow to pander to your wildest fantasies… just as long as those fantasies involved sipping this classic cocktail.
Mint julep originates in the southern USA and still counts this area as its heartland. This is especially true of Kentucky where the annual Kentucky Derby horse race sees around 120,000 juleps served each year. Premium versions of the drink are served in gold-plated cups with silver straws at a cost of $1000, but you don’t need to spend quite as much as that to enjoy the day. The ingredients are simple: bourbon, mint leaf, sugar and water. However, no two bartenders seem to make the drink in the same way, which is all the more reason to sample a few before this special day is over!
MINT JULEP
The mint julep is a mixed alcoholic drink, or cocktail, consisting primarily of bourbon, water, crushed or shaved ice, and fresh mint.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon Powdered sugar
2 oz. Bourbon whiskey
2 teaspoons Water
4 Mint leaves
Highball Glass
Preparation:
In a highball glass gently muddle the mint, sugar and water.
Fill the glass with cracked ice, add Bourbon and stir well until the glass is well frosted.
Garnish with a mint sprig.
The Best Ever!
SECRETARIAT-Triple Crown Winner
In 1973, arguably the greatest race horse of all time, Secretariat, won the Kentucky Derby. Nicknamed “Big Red”, for his reddish brown color.
What’s so impressive was Secretariat’s response to the pressure of his fans and the media to be the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. Just two weeks following the Kentucky Derby, Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes. Then, just a few weeks later, only 4 horses went on to challenge Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes. He did more than win the Belmont, Secretariat set two more world–records
– he finished the Belmont’s one and half mile race in 2:24 seconds, and
-he won the race 31 lengths ahead of the second place finisher.
Secretariat’s victory was by such a large margin, that not even the widest camera angle could show him in the same shot as the next nearest horse.
The Belmont Stakes 1973
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo—or the fifth of May—is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867). A relatively minor holiday in Mexico. In the United States Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations.
The day is celebrated in the state of Puebla with parades, speeches, and reenactments of the 1862 battle. In the mid-20th-century U.S., the celebration of Cinco de Mayo became among Mexican immigrants a way of encouraging pride in their Mexican heritage.
Cinco de Mayo is not to be confused with Mexico’s Independence Day, which falls on September 16. The latter holiday was established in 1810, some 50 years before the Battle of Puebla occurred.
PERFECT MARGARITA
It’s generally agreed that the components of a classic margarita are tequila, Cointreau is a brand of triple sec (an orange-flavoured liqueur) produced in France and fresh lime juice. But how much of each? The secret is proportions; balance accounts for the difference between a good drink and a bad one.
For one drink
1 1/2 oz. tequila (100% agave a must)
1 1/2 oz. Cointreau
1 to 1 1/4 oz. of lime juice
Salt for the rim of the glass
Shake all the ingredients with cracked ice in a cocktail shaker until the exterior frosts. Strain into a glass over rocks, into a cocktail glass. A slice of lime as a garnish, while not necessary, adds a nice touch
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Balloon Adventures: Birthday Card
Today’s Balloon Adventures Birthday Card was so much fun to stamp and die cut out. The Balloon Adventures Stamp Set has wonderful images to stamp and the Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies are the perfect companion!
CARD FRONT:
A card base of 10″x 7″ was cut and scored at 5″
A layer of Whisper White was cut at 4-1/2″ x 6-1/2″
Tempting Turquoise was cut at 4″ x 6″
Designer Series Paper was cut at 3-3/4″ x 5-3/4″
Another layer of Whisper White was cut at 3-1/2″ x 5-1/2″
FOR THE GIFT BOX:
A piece of Tempting Turquoise was cut at 2-1/2″ x 2=1/2″
Designer series Paper at 2-1/4″ x 2-1/4″
Whisper White at 2″ x 2″
With the Pop-Up Thinlits cut one of the bows out of Tempting Turquoise
Also cut out two Tempting Turquoise balloons with Calypso Coral backs
CARD INSIDE:
From Whisper White cut a 6-1/2″ x 9-1/2″ piece and two 2″ x 5″ pieces
From Designer Series Paper cut two 2-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ pieces
From Tempting Turquoise cut two 2-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ pieces
POP-UP FRAMELITS DIES:
Take the 6-1/2″ x 9-1/2″ piece of Whisper White and with the POP-UP Die run it through the BIG Shot
Our of scraps of Calypso Coral, Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White, cut out various balloons. Cut enough to layer over the center POP-UP part of card as well as the sides of the card.
Layer and adhere the balloons to your liking. The most important part of this is to have fun!
Thanks for stopping by and spending some time here. Check back this week for my quilted cards!
Embrace the day,
Spring Floral Egg
Now you might think that decorated eggs are only for Easter, when in fact they can be used all Spring. Eggs represent rebirth, hence Spring. And, when we think of Spring, we think of flowers. So, this egg is perfect to leave out all Spring!
The first thing you need to do is go to your local craft or fabric store and pick up styrofoam Eggs and Sequin Straight Pins. You can use regular straight pins, but Sequin Straight Pins are shorter and therefore they don’t interfere with each other when pushed into the styrofoam egg. The size of the eggs I purchased are 1-7/8″ x 2-1/2″. They come six in a package. And, the sequin pins I used have pearl heads.
Here’s what I did:
Begin this project by punching two different sized flowers in various Spring colors.
I punched small and large flowers from scraps of card stock I had. Some isn’t Stampin’ Up!, but I used those colors , because I love the neon colors. Each egg, with double flowers, took between 60~80 punch flowers.
With my Paper Piercer I pierced a small hole in the middle of each flower. You may be able to omit this part if the pins you’re using are strong enough to go through the card stock alone. But I found the pins just bent the flowers and didn’t pierced a hole in them.
Once the flowers were pierced, I stuck a sequin pin through the hole of a small and then a large flower, dabbed the pin in a little Tombow Glue, to hold it in the Styrofoam, and pushed it into the egg. You can place a Basic Rhinestone or Pearl in each flower if you use plan sequin pins.
When the whole egg was covered I cut about an 8″ piece of of Ribbon, folded it in half, dabbed some glue on the ends and with my Paper Piercer I poked it into the top of the egg.
Here’s another FLORAL EGG made four years ago. Have fun making these. You can use Red. White and Blue covered Styrofoam balls for July 4th or Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie for Halloween. This makes a great class project as well.
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Hugs,
Window Hexagon Box
Create die-cut gift boxes and party favors in seconds with the Window Box Thinlits dies and the Big Shot. The delicate design provides a peek of what’s inside. Thinlits Dies help you create detailed die-cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle. These detailed dies include ejection holes so you can remove the paper easily. This die even scores where your cardstock needs to fold to make this Hexagon Box. You can create many different looks using the different dies or stamps.
If you line up the large Hexagon Box framelit to the edge of an 8-1/2″ x 11″ piece of Elegant Eggplant and carefully with a pair of scissors, cut around the die before you run if through the BIG Shot you’ll get the two that you need.
Cut out the box detailed top and six of the side panels from Wisteria Wonder.
Here’s a video from Stampin’ Up! on how to put it together:
Make sure to order this Window Box Thinlits Die Set. You’re going to love it!
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Embrace the day,