Pretty Pines Napkin Ring & our remodel

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Last night Dave and I hosted a dinner for a group of my closest girlfriends that I graduated with.  Since we graduated from high school in 1980 we have dubbed ourselves “The 80’s Ladies”.   I made this simple napkin ring with the Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies and attached the pine boughs and pine cone to the Real Red Stitched Edge Ribbon with mini glue dots.  I love how something so simple can be so festive.

Stampin' Up! Pretty Pines Framelits, Stampin' Studio

80's Ladies

It was wonderful to share time together and catch up and also a chance for Dave and I to show off our newly remodeled first floor.  Unlike what you see on the  TV shows where they can do it all in an hour, our remodel started in July and ended the night before Thanksgiving.  We did 95% of the work ourselves and saved a ton of money.  You can check it out in the photos below.

Living Room Remodel

Here’s our new living room…

Dining room remodel

our new dining room…

kitchen remodel

our new kitchen…

sun porch remodel

and our new 3 season porch.  I must say, I’m thrilled with how things turned out and I’m so glad it’s done!

Have a wonderful weekend.

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Country Livin’ Birthday

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Do you have a country lover with a birthday coming up soon?  If so, you may want to make a Country Livin’ Birthday Card like this one.  The focal point is the worn country boots from the Country Livin’ stamp set which I stamped in Early Espresso and colored them in a bit with a Blender Pen and more ink.  A few layers created with the Layering Squares Framelits really help to accentuate the boots.  Notice the texture I added to the Kraft card stock with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and the Burlap Ribbon tied in a knot.

Stampin' Up! Country Livin' stamp set, Stampin' Studio

Because I used a unique fold, I decided to keep the inside very simple and used a sentiment from the Watercolor Words stamp set.  The fold is called a Z Fold and all you need to do for this fold is score the card stock at the measurements listed below.  Then fold the card in half and then fold on the other score line folding it back upon itself.

Stampin' Up! Country Livin' stamp set, Watercolor Words stamp set, Stampin' Studio

Ready, Set, Cut

Island Indigo: 4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″ and 8 1/4″

2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″

Kraft : 4″ x 5 1/4″

4″ x 2 1/2″

2″ x 2″

Early Espresso: scrap for scallop square layer

 

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Sweet Cupcake Shaker Card

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Last night at our monthly Stamp & Go Club we made this fun Sweet Cupcake Shaker Card.  It features the Sweet Cupcake stamp set from the Annual Catalog and a few items from the Holiday catalog like the Fancy Frost Sequins and the 3/8″ Glitter Ribbon Combo Pack.

Stampin' Up! Sweet Cupcake stamp set, Shaker Card, Stampin' Studio

Ready, Set, Cut

Sweet Sugarplum:  5 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″

Rich Razzleberry: 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″

Whisper White: 4″ x 3 1/4″

3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″

Window Sheet: 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″

Rich Razzleberry Designer Series Paper from Brights Paper Stack: 2″ x 5 1/4″

Okay, so are you wondering how to make the shaker card?  Stamp the sentiment and the cupcake “liner” images from Sweet Cupcake on the Whisper White card stock using Sweet Sugarplum and Rich Razzleberry ink.  Cut out the “frosting” of the cupcake using the Cupcake Cutouts Framelits.  On the backside of this piece attach the piece of Window Sheet.  Now use strips of the Foam Adhesive Strips along the outer edges of the “frosting” on the backside (this makes a little fence around the window.  Now take the Fancy Frost Sequins and place some on top of the window sheet in the fenced in area.  Carefully remover the adhesive backing from the foam strips and place the small white square on the adhesive strips.  This will seal all of the sequins between the window sheet and the small white card stock.  Now your shaker is complete.  Now you will assemble the rest of the card like any other card.  have fun with this!

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