MY ROYAL WEDDING CAKE...

 
All-white wedding cakes are my favorite!

 

I have no time to write anything.  Gotta' get a little sleep so I can wake up at 1AM PST to watch THE WEDDING of William and Kate!

 

SIMPLE & SUBLIME...

This card is soooo simple - but perhaps has just enough style to be added to the sublime category...

 

I love making cards with this fold. The standard card size is 8-1/2" x 4-1/4".  The two fold lines are at 2-1/8" from both sides...

 

The focal point on this card is made with the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine and the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die...

 

But I wanted to round the pointed petals to more accurately match the print on the Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper...  Just a simple snip-snip with the Paper Snips did the job...

 

SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES:  Textured Card Stock #121077 Pacific Point; Card Stock #100730 Whisper White; Designer Series Paper #122342 Beyond the Garden (coming out in new Summer Mini Catalog); Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439, Bigz L Die #121812 Fun Flowers; Embellishment #112577 Filigree Designer Brads.

Ahhhhhh!  PURCHASE THIS DIE HERE!

Linda Aarhus, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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EVERYTHING NICE...

The Everything Nice Stamp Set is a keeper for sure!  With four equally fun greetings, this set is one that I will use over and over...

 
Using three patterns of Designer Series Paper all from the same pack is a quick and easy way to match and coordinate all your papers - as well as the envelope...

 
SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES:  Stamp Set #113818 Everything Nice; Textured Card Stock #121075 So Saffron; Card Stock #111348 Riding Hood Red; Designer Series Paper #119831 Sunny Garden; Stampin' Pad #119669 Cherry Cobbler; Tools #105826 Mat Pack, #116631 Paper-Piercing Tool; Embellishments #122302 Tangerine Tango Designer Big Buttons, #114618 5/8" So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon (Clearance Rack); Adhesive #104430 Stampin' Dimensionals; Envelopes #107300 Very Vanilla Medium.

 

 

CLICK HERE FOR EVERYTHING NICE SHOPPING!

Linda Aarhus, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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TAKE A SPIN...

The Take a Spin Stamp Set reminds me of my weekend... I had moments when I felt like I was going round and round in circles...

 
Actually, even though exceptionally busy, my weekend was marvelous, astonishing, admirable and unusually good... See the spinner hands are almost pointing to it...

 

It was also caring, loving, gentle and nice...

 

I have some great cards to show you this week,

after I catch my breath today.

 

 

 

 

IN REMEMBRANCE...

 

NICE AND NEUTRAL...

For those occasions when a neutral card is needed, it's nice to have one on hand that will work for a girl or guy or co-worker or ??? 

A few tweaks and this could be used for a variety of occasions...

 
 The squares are hand-cut... (1-1/2" x 1-1/2")

SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES:  Stamp Set #116948-W / #120453-C Just Believe; Textured Card Stock #121078 Basic Black and Very Vanilla; Card Stock #102482 Real Red; Designer Series Paper #117166 Newsprint; Stampin' Pad #101179 Basic Black; Tools #101610 Stamping Sponges, #108362 Crop-A-Dile; Punch #119859 2" x 1-3/8" Oval; Adhesive #104430 Stampin' Dimensionals; Real Red Eyelets (retired).

 

SHOP RIGHT RIGHT HERE IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME!

Linda Aarhus

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I L.O.V.E. MY BIG SHOT...

I wanted to wear this skirt to church on Palm Sunday, but it was too long, almost to the floor.  So I got my scissors out and cut off about eight inches.  Then with my seldom-used sewing machine, I changed the hemline to a more desired length...

 
The leftover piece of fabric was sooooo pretty.  (Here's a sample.)  I didn't want to throw it out...

  

... so I used my Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, along with my Flower Folds Bigz XL Die, and made this lapel flower... 

 
It is held together with an Antique Brad.

 

There are dozens of ways to use a Big Shot.  You can cut paper, vinyl, fabric, chipboard, cork sheets, wood sheets, and more!  It is the perfect cutting tool for so many of your home and family projects.  I L.O.V.E. my Big Shot! 

 

BOLD BLOSSOM STAMP SET

Signs of summer...

 
Fun... Pretty... Sweet... Happy... Bright...

 

Don't you LOVE it!

 
 

A FAVORITE QUOTE...