View From My Stamping Window

We moved from Texas to Kentucky at the end of last summer and I'm missing my Texas Stamping friends.  We had so much fun together on Stamp Camp nights.  I'm hoping to start the tradition and fun here in Kentucky very soon.

I was really dreading the Kentucky winter because I am definitely a warm-weather woman.  But the Kentucky winter this year has been unusually warm with very little snow.  I've told everyone it's my fault because I prayed the cold and snow away.  But here's the view from my stamping desk today in March!

This picture was taken from the back door near my stamping room.  I have to admit, the view is very pretty!

Enjoy!
Julie

Love Sale-A-Bration Outlined Occasions

 Here's a simple card made from the sale-a-bration set Outlined Occasions.   I mostly use clear mount stamps now (love, love, love the easy storage of clear mount), but it is also available in wood.   The clear mount or wood mount stamp set is only available free with a $50 product order.  You product order can be supplies or digital downloads! 


I case'd this design from somewhere, but I've lost my notes and can't remember where I saw it. If it's you, leave me a comment so I can give you credit!

Don't forget these specials: 
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Card recipe:
Stamps:  Outlined Occasions, clear mount or wood mount
Papers: Pink Pirouette cs, Riding Hood Red cs, Basic Gray cs, Whisper White cs
Ink: Black StazOn, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette marker, Riding Hood Red marker
Accessories:  Heart to Heart punch, Scallop edge punch, Rhinestones

I hope you enjoyed this sample of the sale-a-bration Outlined Occasions stamp set. 
Contact me today to order yours!

Enjoy!
Julie

My Digital Studio Hybrid Card

As promised, here's the My Digital Studio Christmas card my sister sent out this year.  She designed almost the entire card in MDS, mounted it to Cherry Cobbler cardstock, and added the Soft Swede scallop oval detail that you see here. 

Here's the interior that was also designed in MDS and adhered to the inside of the card.  It's a nice-looking, clever design, don't you think?  And of course, it helps to have a beautiful family too.  (I'm not at all prejudice as you can tell.)

And don't forget, right now you can download a 30 day trial of My Digital Studio.

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Tomorrow I'll show you how my sister used this hybrid technique to make her beautiful Christmas cards this past year.  Check out this great offer.  Everyone loves FREE.

 

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Simple Card Design Formula

This is a pretty and simple card.  The best kind, right?  And it's a design formula you can use over and over again. 

Card design formula:  

1.  Create a card base with a background paper layer. 

2.  Add a decorative strip.  The decorative strip grounds the focal point so it's not just floating in space and the look is more pleasing to the eye. 

3.  Layer the focal element on top of the decorative strip.

That's it.  Now you can keep it simple or add embellishments to make it extra special. 

Specific formula:

Simply cut a background 4" x 5 1/4" to layer on top of your 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base. In this case I used a Melon Mambo background on a Basic Black base. To add a little interest, the Melon Mambo cardstock was run through the Big Shot in the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder.

The decorative strip is Whisper White cs measuring 1 1/4" x 4". This was repeatedly stamped with the 'love' heart from I {Heart}Hearts stamp set and my favorite ribbon was tied around that. This Organza Ribbon is a must have! It looks good on almost everything and I love it.

The large heart image from the SAB Sprinkled Expressions stamp set (FREE with a $50 product order during SAB 2012)  was stamped in Melon Mambo and the expression was stamped in black StazOn ink.  This was punched out with the large scallop punch and layered on the black cs punched out with the large circle punch.

All of that would have made a cute card, but adding the little glitter heart just makes it extra special. 

Check out the product list below.

SAB Sprinkled Expressions Stamp Set wood #125130, clear #125132

I {Heart} Hearts Stamp Set wood #117010, clear #118571

Whisper White cs #100730

Melon Mambo cs #115320

Basic Black cs #121045

Melon Mambo ink pad #115656

StazOn black ink pad #101406

Elegant Lines Embossing Folder #119277

White Organza Ribbon #114319

Silver Glimmer Paper #124005

2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch #118874

2 1/2" Circle Punch #120906

Heart Punch #119881

That's it for a simple card design formula. 

Enjoy,

Julie

Australian Open

It's no secret I love tennis!

And I'm a huge Maria Sharapova fan. I know many people are put off by her shrieks when she strikes the ball, but if we even put half of the focus and determination into our life's work as she does, we would all be wildly successful! 

I'm disappointed that she didn't win this weekend.
Next time!!!

What sport do you enjoy?  Do you have a favorite player?

Celebrate Sale-A-Bration! SAB Card Sample

The event we wait and watch for all year long is here!

Get a free exclusive product for every $50 you spend

January 24-March 31.

This Celebrate card was made with the new Outlined Occasions Sale-A-Bration (SAB) stamp set.  This stamp set is FREE with a $50 product order. The white background is made more interesting with the Square Lattice Impressions Embossing Folder.  And the Silver Glimmer Paper is a huge WOW! in person.  It's a must have for a special touch. 

A pop of Real Red added a great contrast to the Pacific Point and Bashful Blue. The three Bashful Blue vertical banners behind the sentiment punched at the end with the corner of the square punch for a perfect ending. See the complete list of supplies below.
This card was inspired by ahelynck here.

Card Recipe:

Outlined Occasions Sale-A-Bration (SAB) stamp set wood mount #126014

Outlined Occasions Sale-A-Bration (SAB) stamp set clear mount #126016

Whisper White cs #100730

Pacific Point cs #111350

Real Red cs #102482

Staz On stamp pad #101406

Real Red marker #100052

Bashful Blue marker #105111

Pacific Point marker #120968

Silver Glimmer paper #124005

Square punch #119865

Square Lattice Impressions Embossing Folder Die #119976

Metallic Brads #119741

Download Sale-A-Bration catalog.

Download SAB stamping supplies list.

Sale-A-Bration Details

The event we wait and watch for all year long is here!

Get a free exclusive product for every $50 you spend

January 24-March 31.

Contact me today!

Julie Cluff

832-515-4632

julie@stampingjulie.com



Download Sale-A-Bration catalog.

Download SAB stampin' supplies list.

Family Sunday

We now have three grandchildren!  Can you believe it?  I can't.

My daughter Stephanie and her husband Chris are now living in Idaho with their two children.  I visited them in August and October.

Savannah is 2 1/2.  She is busy, busy, so sometimes it's hard to get a good picture.

 Braden is now seven months old.  This was taken when he was only about 4 months old.

Daughter, Kristin, and her husband Joel live in Utah with their little baby, Siena.

Siena was born in July and this was taken when she was just a few days old.

And here she is at 5 months old when she came to visit for Christmas

and met Grandpa for the first time.

 And in November our baby James turned 17!  Hard to believe!

 Enjoy!

Julie

Easy Shopping

So now the items listed for making a project are linked to the online details for that item.  Check it out here!  Let me know if it works!!!

Enjoy!
Julie