Change is GOOD!!

I am so excited that Stampin Up has decided to update their color collections! The new color palettes are fun, fresh, & up to date! We received a sample of each of the new colors that will be available in the upcoming catalog & they are absolutely FABULOUS!!! Some of our favorite In Colors will be making a come back too! Razzleberry & Melon Mambo will be permanent residents in the new collections also. Woo Hoo! Here is my first sample

I will miss a couple of the colors that are retiring but I can't wait till I can pre-order large quantities of the new colors, especially the Cherry Cobbler & Early Espresso, My FAVS! For now I only have 1 sample sheet of each so I've gotta make it last! I punched some circles to fit the size of the butterflies instead of using a bigger piece of cardstock. Less waste that way.

Thanks for stopping by today! :D

Fun Folds

I saw this cool idea on LeeAnn Greff's blog. Go visit her & you'll even find a link to a video tutorial! http://flowerbug.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/02/februarys-card-club.html

Have a great day!

Flower Fancy

My sweet friend Annette let me stamp some images with her Flower Fancy set so I could have some samples made for the current promotion. Here is one of the samples I have made so far. This set is so pretty & easy to use! Anyway gotta get back to preparing for this weekends Stamp Camp!

Out of My Box

This card was a bit out of my comfort zone. I made it as a belated birthday card for my musically talented 15 year old nephew. I got the sizzix rock star outfit die at a local craft store on clearance for like for $2! Gotta Love that! I die cut the guitar from chipboard. Then used black craft ink & 4 layers of clear embossing powder to make it shiny & added silver cardstock for the accents. Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

Good Times

Any time you get an order of new SU! products it's a good day! I had a few minutes this morning to play with the fabulous new Watercolor Trio set coming out in the summer mini catalog, May1st. One of my favorite benefts of being a demonstrator... Pre-Orders!!

Contact me for more info on becoming a demonstrator!

Greenhouse Garden OSW

More samples for my upcoming Stamp Camp!!

Greenhouse Garden Stamp Camp Peek

Another quick peek at a project for the upcoming Stamp Camp!! A neat way to keep your beautifully handstamped cards stored.
Still a little time to RSVP...

Sweetheart Bunny

Last night I dreamt up this little guy. So when I got up this morning I knew if I didn't make it while the idea was fresh it would vanish forever. Luckily baby slept in a little so i whipped this up quick. I hope to have more time later to play with the idea.
Smiles & Blessings,
Mercedes

Punches Used:
Heart to Heart
Large Oval
Heart Border

Bye Bye Sale-a-Brations 2010...

Well its officially the end of one of my favorite times of the SU year. Loved the way they offered so many set choices this year! Anway here's a cute card using the Happy Moments SAB set & the SAB paper pack. So hopefully you saved those tabs from the drink card so you can turn them in to a cute little cupcake. I must admit I LOOOOVVVEE CUPCAKES! Who doesn't right? Mmmmm so good! :D
Thanks for stopping by today!

Punches Used:
Round Tab
1 1/4 Circle
Scallop Oval
1/4 Circle
Heart to Heart

Made By My Hubby!

My sweet aunt gave me a brand new sewing machine awhile back & I finally cleared off enough space to "set it up". Only 1 problem I don't know the first thing about sewing especially with a machine. So I took it out of the box & set it on the desk & it sat there for days. I took a look at the manual & my brain started to ooze out of my ears. I really don't like to read boring complicated directions. So as usual after awhile I hand hubby the directions & ask him to figure it out then show me how to do it. Of course he figures it out in like 5 minutes & starts sewing! And he enjoyed it! He even asked for more things to sew & he went to Joann's to get more fabric! What?! He hates to go to those places. Anyway I cut some felt with the Big Shot & the Scallop Square Die & he made this! I made the flower with fabric & the Flower Layers #3 die.
Aww so cute. Thanks Hunny!

Little Brown Bunny

Super quick post today...
Here's another cute little bunny I created. Hope you are all having a blessed day!

~Mercedes

p.s. Dont forget you only have 7 days left to take advantage of the Sale-a-Bration promotions & the Demo Starter Kit discount! Contact me to place an order or join my Stampin Team!

Punches Used:
Circles~ 1 3/4 body, 1 1/4 head, 3/4 muzzle & feet, 1/2 tail, 1/4 eyes & nose
Ovals~ small & large ears

Stamp Camp Sneak Peek!

Greenhouse Garden Super Stamp Camp!
We are going to have a blast creating some really beautiful projects using the One Sheet Wonder technique! Camp fee will include the fabulous Greenhouse Garden stamp set (pg 94), 8 wonderful projects, PLUS prizes, Pampered Chef lunch & refreshments!

When: April 17 11:00 am

Where: The Clubhouse at My Place
Camp Fee: $38

RSVP & Class Fee Must Be Submitted By April 5th
**Please bring your adhesive**

Hope to see you there!

Happy Spring!

I can't believe spring has finally arrived! Woo Hoo! Its my favorite time of the year. I have been working on a couple new punch bunnies. Here is the first one. It holds a treat bag inside. More to share later...
Blessings,
Mercedes

St. Patty's Treats

Cupcake topper

Peek a Boo window with chocolate coin inside.

I had my Technique Tuesday class this week so I wanted to make something cute for my gals. Thanks for taking a peek sorry its a day late!

Punches:

1 3/4 circle

word window

scallop circle

Go Green!

Happy St. Patty's Day! I had another really cute project to share but I didn't get a chance to photograph it so it will have to wait until tomorrow. See you then!
Blessings,
Mercedes

Stencil Challenge

This month Shelli's blog challenge is using stencils! I wanted to try the paper roses that are all the rage right now & they are super pretty but really bulky. I thought it would be best to use it on a 3-d item of some kind. I have had these SU gable boxes for years, package still unopened, I am currently getting shock treatments for my hoarding problem. LOL! Anyway I love the way it came out! Now if I can bring myself to actually giving it away thats a whole different story.....

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles & Blessings,
Mercedes

All Supplies SU!:
Gable Box (retired)
Stencil
Black Ink
Sponge
Ornament Punch
Red & Olive Cardstock
Shimmer Mist (Frost)
Ribbon
Fundamental Phrases Stamp Set

Camp Info

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More Watercolor Wash Cards

I was excited to finally get this hostess set. It's so pretty!

This card is so not my usual style but I was playing with the technique & this background reminded me of a trip my hubby & I took to an art gallery featuring some stuff by Salvador Dali. I thought some of his art was really crazy, filled with all kinds of random things, so anyway I made this card for hubby. Love how it turned out!
Thanks for stopping by today!

New Tutorials Available!

Watercolor Wash Technique

As I said in my other post while playing around with ideas for my technique class I came up with this one. I am so excited about this technique! It creates these awesome watercolor backgrounds with out any expensive supplies or expertise required! This technique makes creating beautifully simple cards so easy!

My tutorial includes step by step directions, photos, plus a few more card ideas.

Also available:

Fun with Napkins Tutorial

Here is a link to my original post http://mercedesweber.blogspot.com/2009/09/fun-with-napkins.html

Tutorials will be emailed to the address sent to me by Pay Pal unless you specify otherwise.

Options

Watercolor Wash $5.00 Fun with Napkins $5.00 Both Tutorials $7.50

For Sale Carte Postale & French Flair ....

After 5 years of stamping I have quite a collection. It's time for some much needed "spring cleaning". Lots of sets need to find new loving homes. So first up is this beautiful set with matching background stamp. $28 + shipping going once, going twice....

I will also include any of the sample cards I still have.

If interested email me webers4jesus@sbcglobal.net

Owl Love You Forever

I might sound crazy but of all the bazillion cards I have made this is one of my favorites. I love the absolute simplicity of it. This was my sweeties V-Day card.

Anyway I have been working really hard on some new tutorials, I hope to have them done & available sometime this weekend. I was trying to think up something new to teach at my Technique Tuesday class & with hubbys help came up with a beautiful new technique! I will also have the napkin tutorial available so check back soon. Hope you have a wonderfully blessed weekend!

Simple Thank You

Life has been a bit challenging lately. It's been one thing after another but while I had a minute I wanted to upload a little something. A simple thank you card using the Happy Moments SAB set. Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,
Mercedes

Scor-Pal For Sale-SOLD

Hello Friends,
I am selling my wonderful Scor Pal for $25 + shipping. It works great & has only been used a few times. Here is a link to the website if you'd like to see what it looks like.
http://www.scor-pal.com/

SOLD!!!

Drinks Tutorial

This is really so simple I probably didn't need to do a tutorial for you but just in case here it is! If you have any questions you can email me webers4jesus@sbcglobal.net

You will need a scrap of paper & Stampin Up's Round Tab Punch. For my designer paper I used the Sale-a-Bration Welcome Neighbor paper pack.
Insert the paper as shown & punch 2 tabs next to each other. Depending on how close you punch them you can vary the size of your drink. Then use your paper cutter or scissors to cut straight across as shown.

Cut out a straw from the scrap paper & there you have it
p.s. Hold on to the tabs you punched I have another project you can use them on! Check back for that another day.

Blog Candy Winner!!

Jessica said...
I'm guessing the round tab punch. great card!
FEBRUARY 18, 2010 8:11 PM

CONGRATS Jessica! I just need your address so I can get your goodies in the mail.

Love Cottage Wall DSP!!

I had a chance to play more with the flower technique we are making at my Technique Tuesday class. This time I used the Cottage Wall DSP & it's so fabulous!! I can't beleive it took me this long to get it. Hope you're having a great weekend!

Drinks on Me!

Aren't these little drinks cute?! Have you seen this punch in the SU catalog? I have some blog candy to give away! To enter post the name of this punch as a comment on this post. All right answers will be entered in to a random draw to pick a winner. Contest open till Saturday @ midnight. After that I will post a tutorial. Good Luck!

p.s. Please make sure to leave your name.

Tutorial Posted: http://mercedesweber.blogspot.com/2010/02/drinks-tutorial.html

Robo Love

I had the Lots of Bots set out after making my nephews birthday card & my hubby liked the robots so much I used one for his Valentine cupcake topper. Since I bought the cupcakes I wanted to spice them up with a little something handmade. Hope everyone is having a Happy Valentines Day!

Waiting for Spring...

Another fab in 5 card done! The Flower for All Seasons set is one of the ones you can get free with your Sale-a-Bration order & it was so perfect for this card!! I am loving this layout! Quick, simple, & versatile.
Thanks for taking a peek today!

Gilded Cage

I love this bird cage from the Happy Moments SAB set! I got to play along with todays Inspiration Challenge over on SCS. This was the image that inspired my card http://www.doubletakeart.com/cgi-bin/dtg/dtg.sla?name=Bird+in+a+Gilded+Cage+by+Erte&lp=1537836701371316&ai=00173*12296&ca=x&o=d&cc=dtg

I even mixed up a new batch of Champagne shimmer mist! If you haven't tried it yet, TRY IT ITS SUPER FABULOUS!! This card is so shimmery in person. Such a classy look.

Hope you have a chance to play along today!

Baby Chick

I was cleaning some of the scraps off my desk today & found this little chick I made a couple weeks ago. I had planned on making baby announcements that said "welcome our new little chick" but quickly realized making a bunch of these chicks would be more time consuming than I thought. If I was the organized type (LOL!) I could have started them weeks before baby arrived & had them finished & mailed by now. But being organized is not one of the gifts the good Lord has bestowed on me. Love the saying "Lord Please Bless This Mess!". Anyway enough of my confessions. After I stamped the baby saying I thought Happy Easter would have been cute too. I am putting this chickie on my list of tutorials to be made...

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Pink Shimmery Butterflies!

Oh I am SO loving the frost white shimmer paint mist. I think I am addicted!! I want to cover everything with it! So excited I got 3 of my 5 samples done for the upcoming fab in 5 class! I saw a card on SCS by KimberlyJoy & my card is inspired by her beautiful creation. I really love how this turned out simple yet so pretty!

Thanks for stopping by & hope you're having a great day!

Another Fab in 5!

Who knew the Fabulous in 5 minutes class would be so perfect for me since thats about all the time I have to stamp these days! I came up with this layout today while working with the Sale-a-Bration set Happy Moments & a color combo inspired by a swap card I received made by Scheli Abraham. Fabulous card Scheli! To make this card extra fab I spritzed the card base with shimmer paint & used shimmer white cardstock for the stamped image. Hard to tell in the photo but the effect is so pretty!

Vintage Valentine

In a world where stamping is scarce & sleep is optional I was somehow able to play along with yesterday's color challenge on SCS. Bravo Burgundy, Crushed Curry, & Basic Gray. A very challenging color combo for me especially while toting around a newborn & my other 2 "helpers" that love to create right along side me anytime I enter my stamp room. I had this retired valentine set sitting close by in my for sale pile & I thought it would pair well with Vintage Vogue so I thought of giving a more masculine valentine card a try. It didn't turn out like I had it in my head but the color combo ended up not looking as hideous as I first thought. LOL!
Thanks for stopping by today!