~ DRIVE ~

Hello Stampin' Buddies!

Well, it has been quite a while, but that does not mean that I have not been busy! Quite the opposite as a matter of fact.

And I am here to showcase my latest project with you. I CASED (copied and shared) this wonderful collage from a photo that I saved a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, I cannot give proper credit to the designer of this beautiful project as there is no water mark present. So please let me know if by chance this person does see this, or one of you knows them, I would very much like to honor them.

This beautiful manly bundle can be purchased from the Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog...it is The Geared Up Garage suite. I just love all of the wonderful ideas that everyone has come up with when I do my research on Pinterest, Splitcoaststampers and Stampin Connection.

Being that my two wonderful sons celebrate their respective birthdays a mere six weeks apart, I decided to make two of these collages for each of them. They enjoy their cars! I do hope that they like them as much as I have enjoyed making this for them.

Til next time...

Happy Stampin' Blessings...

~ Linda

Pretty in Pink

Hi Stampin' Friends!

Had a wonderful class at my home yesterday and we made this pretty card! I cased it from Beth Queen. I received her card in a swap and it just stood out amongst the 200+ swaps that I received!

I love Bling! Don't you? 

Well, it has been a pretty exciting last few weeks in my life...initially being on vacation with my hubby in Orlando and then continuing on to the Stampin' Up! Onstage event.

And...now...just like that! We are looking to Thanksgiving this coming week!

Hope that you, your family, friends and loved ones enjoy a most Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving Holiday filled with fun, good food and enjoyment...as I surely know that I will.

Stampin' Blessings to All!

~ Linda

~ Minnie Mouse Land! ~

Oh My Goodness!

Is all I can say after having spent 11 wonderful days in beautiful Orlando, Florida!

The first 5 were spent with my dear hubby visiting Disney Parks: Epcot, Disney Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and finally SeaWorld. We so very thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!

Epcot had the Food and Wine Festival and we also dined at the French Restaurant there...food was fantastic!

We stayed at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort and were treated like Royalty! I truly felt like a Princess!

Then hubby returned home and I switched hotels to the Rosen Center which is connected to the Orange County Convention Center.

Again...I joined my Stampin' Up! demonstrator groupies, all 6-7,000 of them to Celebrate our company's 30th Birthday!

Dined with dear friends all over the country and world! I had a wonderful roommate and met with different groups of ladies dining, dancing and thoroughly enjoying ourselves!

Well, I am home now with my dear hubby and fur girls and I am so jazzed about all of the up and coming stunning Stampin' Up! product that is in store for the New Year!

I know, here it is...Thanksgiving in a mere few weeks and then my favorite Holiday...Christmas!!!

Well...I am setting my Stampin' Up! Goals high in the coming year and I want you ALL to be a part of it!!! 

The Maui Incentive Trip is coming up in 2020 and I really want to earn it...with your help of course!

Let's make this happen!!!

The card above is my General Swap that I created to share with my fellow demonstrators during our OnStage Event and everyone Loved it...which made me very happy too!

So...until next time....

Happy Stampin' Blessings,

~ Linda 

Here Comes Santa Claus!

It is that time of the year! So I am getting ready! Are you? I have been a good girl, well mostly, LOL!

We made this cute card at my monthly card class in August and everyone loved it As much as I had fun in putting it together to share!

And our Beautiful! Amazing! Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog is available for you to shop right now!

With all of the lovely ideas just waiting for you to get your little crafty hands on!

If you are anything like me, I so thoroughly enjoy creating!!! I Love color, pretty papers and bringing ideas to Life! And then there is a bonus...I get to share my enjoyment and enthusiasm with others!

And...if you look on page 33 of the SU Holiday Catalog, there is a Christmas Card Kit that you can purchase for $20 before tax and shipping where you can make 20 beautiful cards which includes gold foil envelopes! WOW!!! Timeless Tidings - 148028 - $20.00

If you would like to order the coordinating stamp set - Timeless Tidings - wood - 148939 - $28.00 or

Timeless Tidings- rubber stamps unmounted - $20.00

Well, I need to get busy here and do a little grocery shopping today. What are your plans?

Have a Happy Weekend!

And...Happy Stamping!

~ Linda

~ Dragonfly Dreams ~

Hi there my pretty inkers!

Hope you enjoy today's share! I absolutely Love dragonflies! So I thought to make a little framed piece of inky stamped artwork. It took about an hour to pull together! Made especially easy with my beautiful Stampin' Up! Detailed Dragonfly Thinlet dies from our Annual Catalog.

Summer is well half over already...I am so looking forward to some cooler temperatures especially here in beautiful sunny Phoenix Arizona.

This November is especially exciting as I am planning to attend the Stampin' Up! 30 Year Anniversary OnStage Convention Event in beautiful Orlando, Florida. My handsome hubby and I are going earlier to visit Epcot and Disneyland! I am sooooo very excited!!!

Well that is all for now...stay tuned though...as I have a few of the All New Up and Coming Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogs in my possession and will be happy to hand them out to those of you that attend my next Stampin' Time! Class which is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 18th...10 AM to 12 Noon at my home! Hope to see you then! Or if you just happen to be in my neighborhood, let me know and I can get one just as easily into your hands :)

And...oopps...I do have some product that you can preview from the Holiday Catalog just in case you might be interested in beginning to make your Holiday cards...we all know how quickly these occasions just creep up on us and then! They are HERE!

Happy Stampin' !

~ Linda

Tranquil Tulips

Happy Spring! Time to plant flowers, clean the house, re-arrange some furniture, get the fur girls a little trim and spa time, and me too, of course!

Well...this pretty Hostess stamp set is retiring with the debut of the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog this June for customers. If you would like to receive this little lovely, you will need to purchase a minimum of $150.00 in Stampin' Up! product from me, before tax and shipping/handling and it could be yours! If you need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me, I am more than happy to help you with your creative pursuits.

I will be very sad to see some of my favorite stamps sets leaving, but, then again, there is all NEW, exciting, innovative product to make its' way into my little hands in the near future...tee tee!

Tonight I am attending a demonstrator meeting with a lovely group of ladies and we were asked to create a swap utilizing retiring stamps, so I thought I would take this and do something with it.

Stamp Set: Tranquil Tulips (Hostess)

Card Stock: sweet sugarplum, smokey slate, whisper white

Ink: pear pizazz, sweet sugarplum, basic black archival

Misc: smokey slate gingham ribbon, silver sequins, clear Wink of Stella, dimensionals

Well...there you have it for today! Hope you are enjoying Springtime wherever you are. Here in sunny Phoenix, AZ it is perfect weather currently, although we do know what is coming...then it will be time for me to be going...LOL!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Picnic with You

Hi Stampin' Friends!

Just had to get one post in before the end of the month. Wow! You think that Christmas was busy...well let me tell you...this gal has been stampin', creatin' and going here and there all the while since!

It is great to be in such good spirits actually and I must admit it is easy when the weather is just fabulous here in sunny Phoenix, Arizona during the winter months.

Well...please allow me to share how the above banner came into being. My upline, Lorri Heilling holds Stampin' Up! events throughout the year for her downline (me) and other demonstrators.

The theme was Picnic and I volunteered to make a banner for the occasion! I used our oh so cute stamp set entitled Picnic with You and coordinating designer paper which can be found in the All New Occasions Catalog currently. And, by the way, for each $50 you spend, you receive a FREE item from the fantastic Sale-A-Bration Catalog!!!

This coming Saturday, February 3rd, I will be holding a card making class in my home from 10 AM to 12 NOON. If you would like to attend, please email me and I will send you an invitation!

Well, it is time for me to get busy now and work out a few designs that I am sure will tickle the fancy of my class attendees in class!

Hope that you are all stamping happily today! Meanwhile here at Pretty Inky Studio we aim to be Inking Pretty things to share, inspire and send to others to bring Joy into their lives~

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Merry Christmas

Christmas is my favorite time of the year! A fellow demo friend of mine created a collage that I absolutely Loved...Gina Shappa. And I thought to myself...hmmm...I have all of the supplies to make one on my own and therefore I did just that. It began with the piece in the lower left corner...I already had that as a card and was inspired by her creation to make the other four additions come to life.

So, how are you doing thus far with all of your Christmas and Holiday preparations? Things here at the Rodenberg residence are coming along quite smoothly so far. Decorating is almost complete, cards are ready to go out in the mail, house is in order and just needs a little more dusting and cleaning in the next few weeks in anticipation of our Christmas Day Dinner.

Not sure what the hubby has planned for the big day, menu wise. Although I am quite confident that is will all be delicious and splendid. 

That is all for now fellow stampers, paper craft enthusiasts, etc.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and hope that you are all healthy, happy and Santa brings you your heart's desire!

~ Linda

Cozy Cottage

Happy Monday Stampin' Friends!

Included in my Stampin' Up! pre-order from the upcoming Spring Catalog, was this beautiful stamp set entitled Cozy Cottage. It reminded me of my recent travels to Ireland and the United Kingdom. There were many cozy cottages scattered throughout the landscape looking so very inviting!        Well, a very good reason to have to have this lovely stamp set to play with!

Stamps: Cozy Cottage (hostess set from the new and upcoming Stampin' Up! Spring 2018 catalog)

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: thick whisper white, shimmer white, garden green

Misc: linen thread, rhinestone basic jewels colored with green sharpie

Hope that you like this!

Merry Christmas!

~ Linda

~ Merry Christmas! ~

This little pretty was inspired by a fellow demonstrator Barbara Gonzales! I Love how sparkly this card is! The Stampin' Up! Winter Wonder snowflake embossing folder was tucked up way in the upper left corner and then brushed over with Wink of Stella clear pen. We have some pretty gold doilies, gold sequins and such pretty ribbon!

Merry and Bright! So colorful and done so very easily with our beautiful Stampin' Up! designer Christmas card stock Quilted Christmas! A very versatile card layout! Stamp Set used is Hearts Come Home and pretty red sparkly ribbon...all Stampin' Up! quality!

Blue Bells! Created with the oh so very cute Stampin" Up! Bell Punch and some silver and dazzling diamonds card stock.

Those are my shares for today! Not cooking for Thanksgiving this year at our home. We are invited to a dear friend of ours home and Ken is making a delicious potato gratin dish.

We do have a fun weekend ahead of us though with visiting with one of my son's and Chelsea our little sweetheart doggie has a birthday party to attend...along with her mom and dad.

Hope you get some fun stamping time in the next few days!

Til next time...

Happy Stampin'...

~ Linda

~ Stampin Up OnStage Roomie Gifts ~

Happy Wednesday!

Today's share are some roomie gifts that I shared with my roommate Ellen while at the Stampin Up OnStage Event in Salt Lake City last week.

This Daisy Delight stamp set is so very pretty and versatile and I adore the Delightful Daisy designer paper that coordinates with it too. Ok...so I love flowers...well...you know why? I live in Phoenix, AZ, the Desert Southwest and flowers. well...although the desert can be quite beautiful at times, well I have tried to no avail to grow flowers and have not succeeded, and so I turn to my beautiful Stampin Up sets with flowers galore!

Calendars are a weakness of mine, I must admit. Everywhere I look in my craft studio, I can see a calendar...LOL! Anyone else share my fetish? 

And if you are reading this far down my post, please leave a comment and I will choose someone to send a lovely hand crafted Stampin Up card to! I will contact you privately when you have been chosen to gather your mailing information.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Stampin' Up! makes me Happy and I hope it does the same for you!

Happy Stampin!

~ Linda

~ Stampin Up On Stage Swap 2017 ~

What a whirlwind the past few weeks have been! All wonderfully Good! My brother-in-law and his wife stayed with us for a few days and it felt as if my dear husband and I were on vacation with them.

We ran around a bit and enjoyed their company very much! One evening we listened to some oldies but goodies music and songs which brought back a flood of memories for all of us!

Meanwhile, I was getting ready for Stampin Up OnStage. It had been three or four years since I attended a Live event and I was so very excited to go this time. I was working on swaps for a few weeks prior and so thoroughly enjoyed the little mermaid card that I created for an event that is hosted by my up-up line Barbara Welch. It was entitled "Swap in Your PJ's" ! Each of us were required to make 36 card fronts and you would not believe all of the pretty cards that I received in return. 

Stamps: Magical Mermaid

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Tempting Turquoise, Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Memento Black

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo, Shimmery White, Copper, Basic Black

Misc: Basic Pearls, Copper Trim Ribbon, Ruffled Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder

Well...there you have today's share! Stay tuned because I have lots of fun things that I received at 

OnStage and I am planning on attending another OnStage Event this coming April 2018 in

beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada! If you are interested, I would be more than happy to share how you too may join in the festivities and fun with me and about 2,000 of my favorite Stampin Up friends!!!

Luv ya Lots!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Butterfly Basics

Happy Saturday Stampin' Buddies!

Lately I have been wondering how these types of cards were made...I had seen quite a few on Pinterest and several other card making blogs, etc. I thought it might be terribly complicated.

Not really! I did a little research and found out that this is called The Retiform Technique. I watched a  you tube video a few times and then tried it on my own!

What do you think? It is not a new technique, but with newer stamps and inks, I just LOVE how these turned out! I used one of my favorite in-colors Flirty Flamingo and Pink Pirouette for the shading. I had a few friends over yesterday and we got pretty inky playing and trying differing ways to arrange the elements!

Would you like to get Pretty Inky with some ladies? I am having a class on Saturday, August 19th at my home here in Phoenix, AZ. Send me an email and I will send you an invitation.

Well...have to go and get ready for this afternoon's adventure takes me Wine Tasting to a new venue with a fellow wine buddy! You see, I have buddies from different walks of Life...isn't that wonderful! I always believe that one can never have too many friends!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Christmas Wreath

How many of my fellow paper crafting, rubber stamping buddies begin Christmas preparations this early? Me! Me! Me!

LOL! A little group of us gals enjoy getting together almost every week and we each take turns to come up with a project to work on at our gatherings.

This absolutely Beautiful wreath was designed by Dreaming Tree and my dear friends...Liz and Debbie joyously cut on their Cricut to create this project!

My contribution is the background gold foil designer paper and the various little gold bling dots and of course, one of my favorite embellishments, the Fleur de Lis.

Hmmm...now that I am eagerly awaiting my Stampin' Up! pre-order from the All New and up-coming, spectacular Holiday Catalog, which goes live for everyone on September 1st...not patiently, mind you...here I am a tap-tap-tapping on my keyboard...oops! I just saw the mail truck go by...later y'all!!!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Baby Shower

Time for a baby shower card! I am so pleased as to how this card turned out! My sweet manicurist is expecting a baby boy in the month of September. When I visited her for my last appointment, I asked if she was registered with any of the local baby stores and she happily invited me to her baby shower!

It has been too many years since I attended a baby shower. I am thinking that it was probably my daughter-in-laws when she was expecting my twin granddaughters, about nine years ago! Wow!

Well, it was so much fun looking at baby items. Things sure have changed and evolved over the years. The theme is elephants, as you might have guessed. I found a cute little toy to add to the gift, an elephant pull toy of some sort :)

And so yesterday, I sat down and came up the the card above. I printed out the little elephant and went with some happy, vibrant colors. And I thought, wouldn't it be nice to add balloons. And just by coincidence, I punched out five of them and then I thought his name will be Isaac and that is five letters, so I pulled out some silver letter stickers...and there you have it!

It is always a good day to stamp here in Phoenix...so I hope you enjoyed today's little share.

Happy Stampin"!

~ Linda

Sympathy Card

It is never an easy endeavor to create a sympathy card, especially when it is for a very good friend.

Her mom passed away over the weekend and both my dear husband and I are sending our sincere condolences.

And so I came up with this design especially for her, she likes turquoise, so I do hope that this brings a little comfort to her and her family at this sad time.

Enjoy your Loved Ones...keep them close...because one day when you least expect...they will be gone.

Blessings on this Sunday,

~ Linda

~ Happy Birthday Gorgeous! ~

Today's pretty comes to you, which was totally inspired by Gail Davidson...thank you Gail! I case'd (copy and shared) this little piece of art work because lately I am in the mood to play with watercoloring!

What do you think? I am having a class this Saturday, July 8th at my home and am deciding if I will include this in the card making lineup. It was not too difficult at all really. 

OMG!!! Now I have to make another one! Hmmm...I usually make at least two cards when I am stamping and one I tend to send out to someone :) Who might that be?

Well...this morning is already starting off bright and beautiful! Have a few errands to run today...better get going...it is going to be a HOT one here in sunny Phoenix...I think they said 116 degrees? Oh, well...I don't count the degrees anymore...anything over 105 is pretty HOT!

Hope you have a great day...wherever you are...whatever you're doing and take some time to play!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Dragonfly Dreams

Last night I attended my monthly Stampin' Up! meeting with my weStamp group and swapped this little pretty. I cased it from Maria Willis...such a talented demonstrator...thank you Maria!

In this crafty endeavor, I did some watercoloring using melon mambo re-inker to paint on the background using an aqua painter. I originally tried to achieve this using glossy card stock, but was not happy with those results, but I do LOVE the way this turned out!

Stamps: Dragonfly Dreams, Climbing Orchid (sentiment)

Ink: Memento Black, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise,

Paper: Water color, whisper white, soft sky, tempting turquoise,

Misc: Dazzling Diamonds, Metallic Foil Doilies, Silver Metallic Thread, Aqua Painter

Well, there you have it!

Am planning on attending the Onstage Stampin' Up! Event in Salt Lake City, UT this coming November, are you?

Til next time...

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Daisy Delight!

Oh my goodness! Talk about fun creating! I am in Love with the new Stampin' Up! Daisy Delight stamp set and coordinating punch.

Sadly though it is currently unorderable as demand has far exceeded predictions regarding its' popularity! But I was lucky enough to get it early on my pre-order as a demonstrator.

It will most likely be available towards the end of July. If anyone is interested I will definitely keep you updated as to its' availability.

Stamps: Daisy Delight

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Powder Pink, Soft Sky, Pear Pizazz

Misc: Clear Faceted Gems, Daisy punch, 3/4" circle punch (on bottom of flower), wire to create the stems for the flowers, hot glue to adhere the daisies to the stems

Well...tomorrow is going to be GREAT! I am so excited to be hosting some of my favorite stamping buddies in my home for Class.

Have a GREAT weekend!

Happy Stampin' !

~ Linda

Celebrate Today!

Getting ready for my Stampin' Up! Class this Saturday, June 10th!

It has been wayyy too long since I held a class...just life getting in the way...but NOW! 

With the Awesome, Beautiful, Spectacular NEW Annual Catalog....look out!!!

This banner was made with all of the NEW 2017-2018 In Colors...they are so striking and even more spectacular in person!

Well...I need to get back to creating...so hope you have a great rest of your day!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Just Breathe...

Yesterday I embarked on a new leg of my journey and this card signifies what I was reminded of while enjoying Tai Chi in the park. I had taken a class quite a few years ago at The Paradise Valley Community College, so when I was in the midst of my practice, it all came flooding back to me.

This card says it all! I made it earlier this week and it includes several NEW products from our beautiful and amazing Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog 2017~2018.

Stamps: Colorful Seasons

Ink: Night of Navy, Early Espresso

Paper: Powder Pink, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pear Pizazz

Misc: Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies, Sponge Roller

Well, there you have it!

Oh and by the way, I am having a Class in my home next Saturday at 10AM to showcase many of the new products appearing in the catalog!

Please let me know if you would like to attend by RSVPing to: Lindam530@cox.net

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Birthday Memories

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a non paper crafting related post...yesterday I filled my Hummingbird feeder with fresh sugar water and I happened to look out my kitchen window this morning and noticed that I had a visitor.

How cool is that! I hope to see many more visitors stop by for a little nourishment as they continue on their journey or perhaps they will stay a while!

Well, I must get back to celebrating...there is so much to do today...all FUN related!

~ Linda

~ Daisy Delight ~

Happy Saturday!

Today I bring you a little creation that I CASE'd (copy and share enthusiastically) from Wendy Ellard found on Pinterest.

Most of you that know me, know that I enjoy creating with flowers of just about any variety. Well, as the beautiful month of May comes to a close, I am sending it out with a floral hurrah!

Stamps: Daisy Delight

Ink: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy

Paper: Daisy Delight designer series paper, whisper white, night of navy, old olive

Misc: Linen Thread, dimensionals

Hope that you are enjoying this Memorial Day Weekend and celebrating with family, loved ones and dear friends wherever you are.

~ Linda

~ At Home With You ~

Happy Friday to my fellow paper enthusiasts!

Earlier this week, I received a box of awesome goodies, my Stampin' Up! pre-order and could not wait to use this oh so cute stamp set to make a card with a French blue door!

Those of you that know me, I love French Country...it speaks to my soul. Little by little, I am bringing this style into my home. Maybe I will get to paint my front door a French blue color...that would make me so happy!

Anyway, for those of you whom are not demonstrators, this beautiful stamp set entitled At Home with You will be for sale beginning June 2nd from our NEW Stampin' Up! 2017-2018 Annual Catalog. So get your Wish List out and add this one to it.

Stamps: At Home with You

Ink: Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Memento Black, several markers to color in the wreath and flower pots...that was so relaxing.

Paper: Whisper White, Shimmery White (excellent for watercoloring), NEW Wood Textures DSP

Misc: Brick Wall embossing folder, linen thread, dimensionals, paper snips

Stay tuned for another adventure sure to come your way...can not say for sure when, but with all of my new toys...I have to play with them!

Happy Mother's Day!

~ Linda

~ Fleur de Jour ~

Today I bring you a project that I have been working on with a few of my crafty paper pals these past few weeks.

This is from SVG Cuts and my dear friend Liz initiated this and she did all of the cutting and prep work beforehand. The willing paper participants, including moi, eagerly watched a tutorial together to make this beautiful piece come to life!

As many of you already know, I just LOVE flowers!!! And being that we live in the desert, do not get me wrong, I know there are beautiful desert flowers here too, but, being from back East, there is nothing that can compare to the flowers grown there from Springtime throughout the Summer months.

So, to satisfy that need, I happily make flowers out of paper!

And, there you have it for today!

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda