My Digital Studio ~ Summertime Splendor

Hi &  Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

With the help of Patty Bennett's very informative video on her blog (May 25th entry) I was able to create these beautiful card fronts from a NEW My Digital Studio download, item # 121067.

Aren't they Pretty???

Thanks for stopping by...and...REMEMBER!!! Only 1 more day left to qualify for
MY FREE BLOG CANDY!!! You will NOT want to miss out!!!

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ Tropical Party Purse ~

For our monthly weSTAMP meeting this month, we had a Tropical Party!!!
Lorri purchased the tutorials from Becky Roberts for each of us to make one of these really cute purses!

Lorri's home was totally decorated with all kinds of Tropical decor. She had a grass umbrella on top of her kitchen island and grass skirts on all of the tables. We had a beautiful array of snacks which included fruits, delicious salads, key lime pie and of course Lorri made frozen Pina Coladas!

If you are interested in joining our weSTAMP group, you can contact me via email at: Lindam530@cox.net

Take care and have a safe and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

~ Linda

~ May weSTAMP Card Swap ~

This card was created especially for the May weSTAMP meeting which was held at my upline Lorri Heilling's home.

Stamps: Simple Friendship
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: very vanilla, basic black, sage shadow, pretty in pink, (music paper from an old book)
Accessories: circle scallop punch to make flower, 5 petal flower for leaves, b/w grosgrain ribbon striped, top note die, brad in center of flower, shimmer paint on flower, edge distresser

Enjoy!

~ Linda

!!! Birthday Blog Candy Alert Giveaway !!!

Hi!

Ok, so this month I will be celebrating my ??? birthday and you know what that means!

It is time to celebrate my LOVE of stamping, paper crafting and sharing my adventures with ALL of YOU!!!

So, here's the deal...from today...Thursday May 20th to Sunday May 30th...EVERYONE that wants to be included in the drawing MUST do 3 things as follows:

1. Leave a comment on my blog

2. Become a follower

3. Email me @ Lindam530@cox.net to let me know that you have completed steps 1 & 2.

BONUS: If you place an order of $25.00 ore more, either with me or online you will receive an EXTRA FREE Stamp Set!!!

Those are the ONLY requirements...you will be entered to WIN a collection of items which wil include: A Stampin' Up! Stamp set, Designer Paper, Ribbon and other goodies which will total at least $25.00!!!

So, if I were you, I would hurry up and get in the game NOW!!!

Wishing you ALL...much LOVE...JOY...HAPPINESS!!!

~ Linda

~ Coral (Pink) Flamingo ~

Hi!

This little birdie was punched and put together at class last weekend. The original idea came from Ellen Kemper.

Stamps: Sincere Salutations
Paper: crushed curry, bermuda bay, cameo coral, whisper white, basic black
Ink: bermuda bay
Access: bird punch, large oval punch, oval scallop punch, top note die, 5 petal flower punch, brad, crushed curry polka dot grosgrain ribbon and basic black marker for his eye, dimensionals to pop him up.

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ Charming Retiring Colors ~

Hi!

When I saw this card on the Stampin' Up! Stampin' Connection website, I just absolutely fell in love with the design which can be credited to Brandi Mackenzie.

So, I thought to utilize some of the soon to be retiring colors that are only available and going fast until June 30th 2010...Orchid Opulence...Sage Shadow and Pixie Pink.

Stamps: Charming #116519 Whimsical Words (retired)
Ink: orchid opulence, sage shadow, pixie pink
Paper: orchid opulence, sage shadow, pixie pink, whisper white
Access: ww grosgrain ribbon, eyelet border punch, corner rounder punch, small oval punch, oval scallop punch.

Hope that you have a Happy Day of stamping, creating and enjoying life!

~ Linda

~ Fabric Flower Brooch Pin ~

Hi!

These pretty flower brooches were made at class on Saturday May 15th at my home. Everyone really enjoyed putting these pins together and they had a choice of either sewing the pieces together or hot glue.

The blue/floral brooch used an old pair of my husband's jeans and a floral patterned fabric from Hobby Lobby.

The pink hued brooch has fabric that closely matches SU Melon Mambo, which I have to say is one of my favorite colors!

All of the flowers were cut out using the Big Shot and my much LOVED SU BIGZ XL Flower Folds die which can be found in the Big Catalog item # 115970 on page 201.

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ Skirt Fancy ~

This card was made by those in attendance at last Saturday's Class that is held monthly in my home. The original design can be credited to Mary Lecuyer. It was made with SU Bermuda Bay patterned paper and coordinating SU bermuda bay polka dot ribbon. The little pocket is decorated with a vintage brad and flower.

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ Blue Elements of Style ~

Hi!

This is another color combination version of the oh so pretty stamp set "Elements of Style". I used Bordering Blue as the card base and Not Quite Navy as the background for the image and a little Bitty Button from the Summer Mini Catalog page 11 item # 118761. The ribbon is non-SU.

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ Thinking of You ~

In an earnest attempt to post more often on my blog, today I cased a beautiful card that was featured in the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator's monthly magazine "Stampin' Success". The original card is featured on page 21 and created by Diana Gibbs, a 2009 Artisan Award Winner. I thought that I would utilize some of the retiring colors on this little pretty.

Stamps: Elements of Style, Three Little Words
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red, Whisper White
Ink: ruby red, pretty in pink, certainly celery, old olive, basic black, so saffron, crushed curry
Embellishments: ww grograin ribbon, button latte

Hope that you enjoy your day!

~ Linda

~ Bird on a Flower ~

Hi,

This is just a quick card that I cased from Creations on Paper on Stampin' Up's demonstrator forum Stampin' Connection also utilizing the color challenge hosted by Barbara Welch using retiring In Colors Dusty Durango and Bermuda Bay and very vanilla.

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ Princess ~

Hello!

Princess is our newest addition to our family here at the Rodenberg home!
We adopted her from the Arizona Humane Society two weeks ago. She stole our hearts and reminds me of our previous beloved kitty, Boots, who sadly left us five years ago.

Princess is a Siamese mix...approximately 1-2 years old, she is very sweet, talkative, friendly and loves to be petted. We hope to have her as a pet kitty for a long time and when some of you come to visit, you will get to meet her in person.

Enjoy your Day!

~ Linda

~ Fabric Flower Brooch Pin ~

Hi!

This oh so pretty Fabric Flower Brooch Pin was specially made for a dear stamping buddy of mine, Carrie. She is so kind, sweet and generous as she shared some of her fabric finds so that I could make brooches and rag bags. I just need to take the sewing machine out of the closet to make a rag bag...LOL...

Anyway...at our next CLASS at my home on Saturday morning May 15th, we will all be making some similar fabric pins as one of the projects!!!

If you would like to join us please RSVP to me: Lindam530@cox.net

Hope to see you soon!

~ Linda

~ April weSTAMP Swap Card ~

Hi There!

This card was especially created for my wonderful weSTAMP group using the NEW oh so pretty stamp set from the NEW Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog - page 26 Tropical Party (wood) 118515 $17.95 or (clear) 120081 $13.95. The Hibiscus flower was stamped using the rock 'n roll method with the current "In Colors" 2009-2010 which will be retiring on June 30th 2010 and the oh so pretty matching ribbons...which will also be retiring in less than 2 months!!!

You can email me @ Lindam530@cox.net if you would like to order the supplies to make this pretty summery card!

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ April Class Project ~ Tote 'n Notes ~

Good Morning Everyone!

Hope that you are having a wonderful day today!

The above photos show last month's monthly Class Project that we all made.

Enjoy!

~ Linda