Happy Birthday, Sweet Pea

My daughter, Megan, aka

Sweet Pea,

turned 30 on Mother's Day.

Steve and I were very lucky to be able to spend the

weekend with her and her husband, Brian.

We don't get to do that much anymore

since we've moved, so it was a very 

precious visit.  

Love you, Sweet Pea!

Happy, happy birthday. 

Happy Mother's Day

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Dawn Olchefske

Bordering on Romance

(Click photo for better view.)

I seem to be into pinks lately.....

Saw a version of this layout on Pinterest

and fell in love with the prettiness 

of it.  

The stamp set is called 

Bordering on Romance.

The center piece is made with the 

Textured Impressions Designer Frames.

Little Pearls accent the flowers in that frame.

Very romantic!


Inspired by Andrea Buckland

Eat Cake!

We have two members of the

Pieces of Heart Team

celebrating anniversaries

as demonstrators this month.

Judy Sumner on May 9th,

and Jayne Singleton, May 15th.

The inside of this card pops up

when you open it.

It's like I'm giving them cupcakes without the mess!

It uses the Create a Cupcake stamp set and

Cupcake Builder Punch.

HAPPY SU ANNIVERSARY, JUDY AND JAYNE!

You ladies have been lovely friends and 

a tremendous inspiration to me.

(Original card found on Pinterest)

Happy Birthday, Kathy!

 I have a friend and 

fellow demonstrator,

Kathy Boxdorfer,

who loves all things lady bugs.

Whenever I see one, 

I think of her.  

So seeing this lady bug card,

I knew I had to make it for her birthday. 

It uses a Treat Cup in the center of the flower

with several loose, pearl-accented mini-flowers. 

Using the same designer paper, I made an envelope 

with our new

Diagonal Simply Scored.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATHY!

Lace Ribbon Border

I never have been a big fan of the

Lace Ribbon Border Punch.....

until I saw this card made by 

Lee Conrey.

Why didn't I think of just lining them 

up and setting them off with

Pearls?  

Perfect for birthdays, weddings, or

Mother's Day!

This punch is on the retiring list,

so grab it while you can!

Best Dad Ever

Never too early to think of Father's Day!

The stamp set is called 

Best Dad Ever

and believe it or not,

it's NOT retiring!

I'm glad, because I love those ties.

The Designer Paper is called

Mocha Morning Specialty.

Very manly-man!

I copied the envelope example from the 

catalog, page 182.

Elegant Bouquet

This is another quick, pretty card, 

found on Pinterest,

with so many pretty elements.  

I added pearls to the flowers made from the

Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder.

Along the edge the Eyelet Border Punch was

used to make it look lacy. 

Sincere Salutations is the stamp set used.

Sadly, retiring. 

Retiring Baroque Motifs

One of my favorite stamp sets is retiring.

Baroque Motifs has such a pretty flourish

that I have used so many times.  

I saw this card on Pinterest using 

one of our die cut butterflies.

I thought it would make a beautiful

wedding card using a heart and

pulling the sides up to look like a butterfly.  

The texture underneath was made

using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  

Curly Label

There are so many possibilities here.

With the Curly Label Punch, 

you can add all kinds of little interesting

tidbits to personalize this card. 

Clean & Simple

Following the butterfly theme this week is another

card I found on Pinterest.  

I just love the simplicity of it.

I used textured card stock and an embossing folder 

to add an elegance to the butterfly.  

So pretty.

My Interest in Pinterest

I resist new computer sites as long as possible.

It took me years to check out Facebook.

I go kicking and screaming.

But, I have changed my mind.

I have caught the Pinterest craze.

OMG! 

I have found so many pretty cards, recipes, and ideas there.

This card is just one of them.  

It uses the Butterfly Punch with card stock,

designer paper and Window sheets.

The Window Sheets are then run through the 

Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

in the Big Shot.  

If you would like to see or follow my Pinterest page click here: 

http://pinterest.com/pamspinboard/

Prettiness

This pretty card was sent to me 

from fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, 

Deana Schultz,

and I have to say it made my day. 

Don't you just love finding a card from a 

friend in amongst all those pesky bills 

and junk mail?

Thanks, Deana.  I love it. 

RETIRING STAMPS SETS

 

Check out my website to see the list. www.pamdurso.stampinup.net

Award

Wow, I've been given an award for my blog!  

How nice!

'Liebster' is German for dearest.

It comes from Sue Dean, in Castle Hill, NSW Australia!

Her blog is www.addictedstampers.blogspot.com.

Thanks, Sue.  You made my day.

Here are the rules that come with such an honor:

1. Show your thanks to the blogger who nominated you for the award.

2. Link back to the blogger who nominated you.

3. Copy and paste the award to your blog.

4. Present the award to 5 other bloggers with less than 200 followers.

5. Let them know they have been nominated by leaving a comment on their blog.

Here are my five deserving nominees for 

the Liebster Blog Award:

1.  Judy Sumner - www.judysstamppad.blogspot.com 

2.  Jayne Singleton - www.stampnpunch.com

3.  Diane Burns - www.diburns.blogspot.com 

4.  Karen Graff-Povis - www.stampwithkarengp.blogspot.com

5.  Penny Thomas - www.penguinstamper.blogspot.com
Please check out these very talented stampers' blogs!

Thanks, ladies, for being an inspiration to me.

Happy Easter

Unashamedly copied from a card

Judy Sumner sent me.  

Thanks, Judy, 

and 

Happy Easter!

Easter Dove Stamp Set.

I love how the ribbon takes on the look of

a cross.

The dove has been stamped on 

Pool Party Card Stock

 and popped up with 

Dimensionals.  

Pearls are added to the wings.  

Inspired by Mary Fish

Birthday Cupcake

Easy Events Stamp Set.

Fresh Vintage Stamp Set

on Very Vanilla Card Stock.

Chocolate Chip 

and Cajun Craze Ink.

Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon.

Accented with Pearls.  

Inspired by Sandi McIver

Quilling and Flowers

 (Click on photo for a closer look.)

It's not very often you can get a one-on-one 

tutorial with a

Stampin' Up! Artisan Award Winner, 

but I did!

Heather Klump, of Downstairs Designs,

(hlkdownstairsdesigns.blogspot.com)

recently showed me how to make that little

flower using a quilling tool.  

You start with a circle and carefully cut around it

until you have a spiral. 

Then wrap it around the tool until you have 

a flower shape as on this 2 x 2 card, above.  

Attach the center to another circle with a

Glue Dot and place a little pearl inside.  

   Just plain sweetness.