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Don't miss the Online Extravaganza!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:08:00 +0000

For one week only, you can get amazing discounts....up to 50 percent off....on over 40 products and product bundles!

Click here to go to my Stampin' Up! website to view them.

Things to Remember:

Use the Gift Giving Guide for ideas
Orders may be placed online or through me.
The sale ends Monday November 30, 2009, 11:50 PM (MT).
Discounts range between 30 percent and 50 percent.
For online orders, discounts will be shown in the shopping bag at checkout.

One of my lucky shoppers will win a Holiday Best level 1 hostess set and some goodies (including the ornament stencil) to make the card from my Christmas Stenciling post!

Have fun shopping!

Desiree

Cards and Coffee!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:31:00 +0000

This year's Cards and Coffee event will be on Saturday, November 14 from 10 am to 1 pm. We'll be making holiday cards - as many as you want or need.

Mugs offers great coffee and wonderful pastries. It's locally owned and operated and has a very comfy atmosphere. Fresh VooDoo donuts arrive every Saturday morning!

Mugs is located at 9230 HWY 99 next to Blind Onion (between Walmart and Winco).

Cards will cost $2 each and that includes the envelope!!!

The designer series paper on the Sahara Sand/Ruby Red card will vary with other patterns in the Holiday Lounge DSP package and a Taken with Teal combination will also be offered.

Get your Holiday card list out and put this on your calendar now!

See you tomorrow!!!

Desiree

Christmas stenciling!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:14:00 +0000

Hello all! I've have been in the christmas crafting mode for days now. I signed up for a bazaar in December so I have a lot of stuff to make. Plus I have classes and a My Digital Studio presentation coming up. I absolutely love the MDS software! It is so cool. I've had some cards printed already and very soon I will have a photo album done as well. Very exciting!

Here's a little project for you. If you need any of the supplies, click on the Shop Now link on the right. Enjoy!

	First step was to make a stencil using the ornament punch and acetate (transparency). You can get that at any office supply store. I laid my new stencil over a piece of Whisper White cardstock that measures 4 x 5.25".
	I masked the top of the ornament and sponged the rest with Sahara Sand. I added more color to the left and lower left and very little color to the center and upper right to give the ornament some depth.
	I moved the mask so that I could sponge the top with Soft Suede. I sponged it heavily to give it lots of color.
	Next I stamped one of the stamps from the Holiday Best Hostess Level 1 set in Old Olive. I used a blender pen to remove the color from the cardinal at the top.
	Here I used a Real Red marker to color in the cardinal. I used the huffing technique to moisten the stamp. Yes, huffing is a technique - have you ever gotten the stamp too close to your mouth and ended up with ink on your lips?
	Take a look at the ornament all stamped up and pretty. You can use a Stamp-a-majig but I just eyeballed it.
	The base of the card is 5.5 x 8.5 Old Olive textured cardstock. There is also a piece of Old Olive that is 1.25 x 4". Embellishments are a vintage brad, a mini library clip and ribbon from the Masterpiece Ribbon Originals.
	In this photo the card is put together but it's missing a little something.
	I punched a 1" circle out of Whisper White cardstock. Then using the same stamp and Old Olive ink I added a little flourish to the bottom of the circle. I used my Sizzix Bigshot and the Merry Details Sizzlit to cut this cute little bird out of Real Red cardstock. It's clipped to the strip of Old Olive.

Viola! The finished card! Simple, easy, yet so pretty!

I hope you enjoyed this step-by-step guide. I am thinking of doing them more often. I'd love to get inot video like some of the other bloggers out there however I don't have a video camera nor the funds to buy one. So for now it'll just be one photo at a time!

Have a great weekend!

Happy crafting!

Desiree

Halloween Hoot - Acetate Box

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:10:00 +0000

This is a great box to make for Halloween. Although mine is filled with kisses, imagine it filled with chocolate eyeballs or gummy fingers!

The instructions to make this box are on Splitcoaststampers. The bottom of the box is Basic Black cardstock. I stamped the sign and frog in black stazon then colored them with markers. I cut them out and glued them on to the box.

The top of the box is Old Olive cardstock witha ribbon tied around the top. I made a crunched up flower for the very top. Cut a 2x6 inch strip of Cast-a-Spell dsp. Then cut fringe all along the long edge about 1 1/2 in. Roll it up and glue the end. Bend the fringe outward then crunch it up. Next I used an x-acto knife to cut a criss-cross in the top (I pushed a pencil through to make it easier to insert the fringe flower).

The green ooze is made with Crystal Effects. Lay out a piece of wax paper and glob out the CE in the shape of ooze. I made sure to make it about 8 inches. Then I sprinkled it with Dazzling Diamonds and colored it with drops of Old Olive reinker. Let it dry overnight. Peel it off and glue it on to the acetate just below the Old Olive lid.

Isn't it a cute box?

Thanks for taking the time to stop by. I enjoy sharing with you.
Desiree

Halloween Hoot - Triangle Box

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:57:00 +0000

Here's a cute little treat box!

The triangle box and acrylic smash technique instructions are on Splitcoaststampers. The box is made from Basic Black cardstock and uses plum grosgrain ribbon to tie it closed.

To do the acrylic smash, take a piece of acetate (transparency) and stamp it with stazon. Here I used the Halloween Hoot stamp set. Flip the acetate over and use a sponge bruch to dab acrylic paint on it. Before it dries lay it on a piece of glossy white cardstock. The acetate will stick to the glossy paper. I also added silver brads in each of the corners.

Next I stamped the witch on a piece of Whisper White cardstock and colored her in with markers. Punched her out with a 1 1/4 circle and then adhered that to a 1 3/8 black circle. Lastly, I adhered the entire triangle to the box. It's plenty big enough to fill with a handful of mini candy bars.

Have fun making your own triangle boxes!

Thanks for visiting!

Desiree

Halloween Hoot - Tri-Shutter Card

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:50:00 +0000

Check out this tri-shutter card that is part of my Halloween Hoot class. I've never made one before and it's fun! It looks harder than it really is - just two cuts and four scores. Then you decorate each panel. The base of the card is the Day and Night Specialty dsp and I used Cast-A-Spell dsp for three panels. For cardstock I used Perfect Plum, Only Orange and Whisper White. I used black stazon and markers for all the stamped images. I also used my Sizzix and the Billboard alphabet for the "BOO!" on the front. The bats are black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.

Have a great day!

Desiree

Halloween Hoot!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:32:00 +0000

Hi all! I can't believe that I let an entire month go by without posting....

Here are some Halloween projects for a class that I have coming up. We'll be making decorating a clipboard for this year's fab costume photo, a tri-shutter card, an acetate box and a triangle box using the acrylic smash technique.

All projects use the Halloween Hoot stamp set. Other supplies are Cast-A-Spell designer paper, Night and Day specialty designer paper, Black Stazon, acetate, Basic Black cardstock, Old Olive cardstock, Ony Orange cardstock, Perfect Plum cardstock and Whisper White cardstock, acrylic paint (banana, kiwi, purple) and markers in Old Olive, Only Orange, Sahara Sand, Perfect Plum, Creamy Caramel, and grosgrain ribbon in black, plum, orange and olive and lastly, silver brads.

Making all these things was super fun especially with a pile of Halloween candy at my finger tips!

I hope that you had a great weekend and got lots of crafting done! Thanks for stopping by!
Desiree

Emma's getting married!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Wow, it feels like a century since I last posted... Of course high school has started, college starts tomorrow. Lots of stuff going on in my family life, I haven't even been creative lately. I'm behind in my class samples and generally behind in all of my crafty pursuits!

Ok, so I don't know who Emma is but that's the name I picked for my wedding swap. I might have mentioned a while ago that I was doing this with some other SU! demonstrators... We were to make a save the date card, bridal shower invitation, wedding invitation, rsvp card and a thank you card. Here is what I made:

My thoughts were that this would work well for a garden wedding in the summer. I tried to keep my supplies to a minimum.

For All You Do stamp set
Whisper White, So Safron, Ruby Red cardstock
So Safron, Ruby Red, Old Olive and Versamark ink
Whisper White 1/4 grosgrain dyed with Ruby Red reinker
Very Vanilla 5/8 grosgrain
Clear rhinestone brads
Silver brads
Clear embossing powder
Curly Lable Punch
Sizzix Big Shot and textured plates and butterfly die

I need to get to bed early tonight to get a good start on the week. Have a great Monday!!!

Desiree

The Holiday Mini has arrived!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Without further ado... I present the 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog!

You can see it here. A couple of things I would like to point out to you:

Two new exclusive hostess sets
Sweet Treats and Sweet Centers - make some super cute cards full of goodies (see photo below)
Christmas Cocoa Designer Series Paper - metallic and flocked!
Ornament Punch, coordinating set and rubons!
More exclusive Sizzix dies: Table Setting and O Christmas Tree Pop Up
Make your own jewelry (see photo below)
Build a Bear!!! Stamps, paper and Sizzix dies (see photo below)
My Digital Studio - available Oct. 1

Yeah, I pretty much want one of everything! Look!!!!

These sweet treats will be fabulous for all kinds of cards and projects! Fill them with candy, buttons, glitter, beads, etc. The coordinating stamp set includes stamps to make a flower, hot air balloon, Halloween scene, heart and ornament. Use these products all year long!

I can't wait to make necklaces and ornaments with these beautiful jewelry findings! They come in three sizes with two lengths of chains. Or use ribbon to hang them on. The beveled glass front opens so you can change out your handcrafted creation whenever you want. Too cool!

Who doesn't love these awesome little bears? SU convention goers had the opportunity to buy exclusive Stampin' Up! bears dressed in cute SU aprons. These little cuties can be dressed up for Halloween, Christmas, school or playdates. Choose from stamps, dies and paper. Use the dies and magnetic sheets to make a set of bears and clothes for the kids in your life!

So, go download your catalog now! Here's the link: www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Holiday09_US.pdf

Enjoy!
Desiree

Flowers and trucks and bears, oh my!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:34:00 +0000

Pretty soon I'll be teaching a 3D card class. These are my samples. This one is my favorite! I used the Live with Passion set which was perfect to make a garden scene. The base is Old Olive cardstock.

It's an 8x8 square scored at 4" both ways. Score a diagonal line from the center to one corner. Then cut one of the score lines from the edge to center - see diagram.

The background is Kraft stamped with Old Olive and the flowers are stamped on Confetti White. I inked the flowers in Crushed Curry, then colored the stems with an Old Olive marker and sponged the flower centers with Chocolate Chip.

After cutting out the flowers, I played around with the placement and which ones will be popped out. I cut thin little strips (1/8 x 1") of Kraft and folded thim in a zigzag shape then adhered them to the backs of the leaves/flowers.

Adhere the two flaps together to make the sides. Now the diagonal score line will fold up and the card will now fit into an A2 envelope.

The second card was made with the Look Here Sizzix die in Bermuda Bay and Rich Razzleberry. I used the Loads of Love set for the image and colored with chalks and markers. There is a spot that will hold a gift card or in this case a truck! In this case, the cardstock is so bright that the truck is lost - it looks much better in person.

Since this will be a class, I tended to keeping this one simple in the interest of time. However I can imagine all kinds of fun things that could be done to spice up a card made with this die.

The third card is a shadow box card. Take two equal sized cardstock pieces and score at .5 and 1" on each side. Create your scene - I used the Under the Stars set and colored with watercolor crayons. I wish that I had used Creamy Caramel for the front piece of cardstock. I used Confetti White for the back piece of cardstock.

That's it for tonight! Oh, and Stampin' Up! softened it's restriction just a bit so I don't have to delete as many blogs off my blogroll as initially required. Regardless, the post where I've listed my favorite blogs will always be just a click away in the "labels" section.

Have a great day!!! Happy crafting!
Desiree

Great blogs to visit

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:23:00 +0000

These are just a few of the blogs I love to gaze at. Enjoy!

Changes

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:28:00 +0000

The truly great thing about the web is the ability to click from place to place and see so many different things. We can all connect in so many ways (blogs, twitter, facebook, communities, etc) and create great friendships. The internet has brought a lot of joy to many people through this fabulous ability to share.

Today I learned that Stampin' Up! has just started a new policy for all demonstrators that participate in electronic media (blogs, twitter, facebook, etc). We are no longer allowed to promote competitive products by providing pricing or retail information. Completely makes sense businesswise and I had been doing this for awhile already.

Unfortunately, we cannot have links to web sites or blogs that promote competitive products. So, that means that I will be removing most if not all of the links in my "What's New?" section. So now is the time to add those to your favorites if you haven't already or subscribe so you get their posts directly in your email. There are some great SU demonstrators out there and I will be adding their blog links instead.

I will also be removing the badges for the sketch blogs since they are attached to competitive companies.

Hmmmm. Not too happy about this. I can imagine that lots of others are disappointed as well.

Meanwhile I will continue to post projects since I primarily use Stampin' Up! products so all is well there.

Nighty night,
Desiree

Nouveau Chic Book

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:10:00 +0000

This is the Nouveau Chic book that my Crafter's Club gals made. It was fairly easy with no a bunch of steps or supplies. It's 6x6 which is such a nice size for a scrapbook about a single event or person. And I LOVE the Nouveau Chic dsp from Stampin' Up! It's a departure from their usual styles. It features a nice color palette: Sage Shadow, Basic Grey, Apricot Appeal (a color I havent' used in ages). It's the same paper I used for my banner, twitter page and SU web site. So this book is a CASE from a project in the Stampin' Success magazine that demonstrators receive every month.

For the cover I used textured Basic Black because it has such a nice feel to it. It's 6x12 with a half inch spine in the middle. The Sage Shadow wraps around it to give extra strength.

The inside pages are divided into three "signatures" which is a grouping of pages. You can kinda see that at the bottom edge of the binding in this photo. If you look in your book collection at a hardbound book, you will see the signatures in the binding - paperbacks are not bound in the same way. The are individual pages glued into the cover.

The pages are Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla and Nouveau Chic cut to 11.5 x 5.25 and folded in half.

Anyway, each signature is pierced about half an inch in and threaded with black embroidery floss which is tied with a bow inside. When I bound the middle signature I added a button and to hold it in place I used a glue dot.

For the front we added our monogram with the Lovely Letters alphabet stamp set in black ink. The we used Versamark and a stamp from the For All You Do set and clear embossed that. The chipboard frame is naked and it's a chipboard collection that is retired. On the side we looped black grosgrain and tied with apricot grosgrain.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for sharing a few minutes of it with me!

Desiree

A safron embrace

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:11:00 +0000

I loved making this card! Its a bit different with the recessed center but oh so easy to make. Instructions are on SCS Resources page. I pulled out the Embrace Life stamp set which I love and don't use ofter enough and some Chocolate Chip cardstock. I used the Bella Birds designer series paper and cut it so that the bird is partially in the framed area and partially in the recessed area. I also used a stamp from the Friends 24-7 set to add to teh background. The flower was stamped on watercolor paper with Timber Brown stazon and then colored with Watercolor Crayons. I colored, cut and curled (sounds like a hairdresser, heehee) two flowers and popped them out with lots of dimensionals. For embellishments, I used chocolate tafetta and clip from the retired antique copper HodgePodge Hardware and in the upper corner are some gems - I think from K & I. I wish that Stampin' Up! would bring on gems to match their colors. Wouldn't that be fun?

This Sunday is brunch for my hostesses from the past year. We'll also make a couple of projects. That reminds me... I need to share the book we created in Crafter's Club. We used the Nouveau Chic papers, Sage Shadow, Basic Black and Very Vanilla cardstock. It turned out pretty cool. I'll post it tomorrow.

So, for those interested in Stampin' Up! August specials, you only have a few more days. Check out the details on my Web site http://www.desiree.stampinup.net/!

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Again I personally invite you to give Stampin' UP! a try. Consider it a gift to yourself that will keep on giving.

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Have a great day and see you here tomorrow!

Desiree

Beautiful pink

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:05:00 +0000

This is the card I sent out to my hostesses from the past twelve months. Every year I invite them over for a free Annual Hostess Appreciation Brunch plus we make two projects. This year I have also encouraged them to bring a guest. Everyone deserves a really nice stress-free Sunday!

For this card I decided to use the latest sketch from Sheetloads of Cards. The paper is retired SU dsp called Bella Birds and I used a stamp from Thoughts and Prayers and a sentiment from A Beautiful Thing. I also used Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip cardstock and Chocolate Chip double stitched grograin ribbon. I stamped in Chocolate Chip ink on Whisper White and used rectangle nestabilitiesfor cutting, embossing and masking. You can just barely see the embossed edge. I masked that same edge and used the color spritzer tool and a Pretty in Pink marker to give the center panel just a bit of color. I rushed through the photography - sorry about the crappy photo!

I have been working on my class schedule and have September and October classes on my Web site now (http://www.desiree.stampinup.net/) so take a look and sign up to create something new! New this quarter are classes during the day and special class discounts for purchasing products at sign up. Fun class for kids and their favorite adult - Animal Crackers - on August 31.

On Thursday night I joined several of my fellow demonstrators at my upline's house for a Stamp Together. It featured MANY of the new products from the Winter Mini which starts September 1. There are so many cool items!!! I don't know what to order first!

Just a few exciting things: jewelry, Build-a-Bear, Digital Design Studio, holiday stamps, paper, embellishments! Forty pages of faschination! Need a mini? Contact me!!!! {desdm at msn dot com}

I am pooped! I opened at Mugs today ***Sunday, 8/23 is acoustic music night from 6-9pm *** and then spent the day cleaning and cooking for a small BBQ celebrating Lil's birthday. Yeah, it was supposed to be last weekend but the weather wasn't cooperating so we moved it. I am just going to crawl into bed and CRASH!

Have a creative day and thanks for visiting!
Desiree

Grrrrr!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:05:00 +0000

It's about time that I ink up this cute stamp set. It's called Under the Stars. I think it's just an adorable set and I've seen so many cute things that have been created with it. I put together a really simple card with minimal stamping.

The card base is Tempting Turquoise, stars are So Safron, bear is Close to Cocoa and grass is Certainly Celery. The tree was cut free-hand and is Chocolate Chip.

I stamped the bear and stars in Versamark and used black embossing powder. Then I cut them out.

It's a cute card, not sure what I would do with it... Any ideas?

Keeping it short tonight, too much to do not enough time! Thanks for stopping by!

Desiree

Tiaras, strawberries and pretty teeth

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:07:00 +0000

I can't believe how long it's been since I posted... Yikes! I have been really busy lately. My hours were reduced at my day job so I work 3 weeks then have a week off. The first week I spent camping with my dear friend Jennifer and her daughter. It was a girl's trip so my girls came along with my sweet Chloe dog. We had a ton of fun, crazy campfires, floating in the lake, eating so much, and no phones, computers or tv. Very relaxing. We also bring puzzles so we got a few of those finished and I worked on a very small craft project.

I've been thinking of my Stampin' Up! business and how I can make it better. Offering more classes and more opportunities for stamping to my customers. Plus I'd love to have my stamping team expand (now's a great time with the $85 mini kit) and help others have as much fun as I am having! I am looking forward to my next off week do work on lots of craft projects that I have in the works.

Yesterday, Lil turned 18 so I took the afternoon off and we had a great day. This photo isn't the best (I forgot my camera so all the photos for the day were taken on Em's cell phone). She had an eye appointment so we ordered new glasses. We went out to lunch, I paid for her first tattoo (small Leo sign on the back of her neck), we went to the movies (GI Joe), a feasted on a fruit tart for dessert. She was a happy girl! Saturday evening we are having a BBQ for a couple friends to continue the celebration and I've asked her best friend to take her to one of those under 21 clubs in Portland. She doesn't know about that part yet. Gotta keep her guessing!

I made the BBQ invitations using the faux silk technique and a "hippie" look that Lil wanted. I love how colorful they are. First I swiped Summer Sun, Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango and Old Olive horizontally along a piece of glossy white with a sponge. Then I used the same colors to stamp on white tissue paper using the Wanted and A Beautiful Thing stamp sets. This is the first time I've tried the faux silk technique and I love it! Check out the tutorial on SCS. Other cardstock was Basic Black and Summer Sun. I used Really Retro for the words and a black brad and three eyelets as embellishments.

Not too long ago I made this super cute basket filled with strawberries. The supplies are all Stampin' Up! but the templates are from Papertrey (Lauren Meader) and DigiChicks (Kelleigh Ratzlaff). Very easy to put together. You can't see the diagonal scoring all over to give it more of a basket texture. The basket is made out of Kraft cardstock with Real Red grosgrain ribbon and small gold brads. I used the small basket template which probably holds about 4 strawberries. I used the Oval All stamp set and oval punch plus oval scalloped punch. The strawberries are Real Red and Certainly Celery. I used a background punch in Versamark to give the berries a little texture. The leaves are sponged with Always Artichoke and tied with a bit of embroidery floss. The strawberries are great for tucking a little treat inside, like those awesome strawberry candies. You know the ones!!!

On Monday Em got her top braces off. I can't stop looking at her beautiful teeth. Lovely, huh?

Ok, that's it for me today. Whew, I'm tired! Thank you for stopping by!

Have a great crafty weekend!

Desiree

Catalog Celebration!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:55:00 +0000

Last Tuesday I had a Stampin' Up! new catalog celebration! We had a lot of fun. Besides munching on yummy snacks and drinking alittle bubbly we made three projects. Two of them were in the latest Stampin' Success, which is a monthly magazine that SU demonstrators get chock full of ideas, inspiration and business tips.

We made a Matchbox with the Sizzix die in Bermuda Bay and Whisper White using Bermuda Bay and Rich Razzleberry inks. We punched a window and adhered acetate inside so that we could fill it with jelly beans! Embellishments include Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, white tafetta ribbon and the new Rich Razzleberry dotted grosgrain. Then card is a project from Stampin' Success. We started with Crushed Curry textured cardstock and scallop punched one edge. We stamped a sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes on the Old Olive strip and used Chocolate Chip for the stems. Then we used a variety of punches, stamps and Felt Fusion for the flowers. Quick and easy card.

Everyone who attended received the brand new catalog! And I gave out the retired catalog for a new little promotion that I am having... Pass It On -- Give the old catalog to a friend and when they place a $25 product order with me, YOU get a $5 gift certificate. Let me know if you'd like a new and old catalog by emailing me at desdm@msn.com.

The Rich Razzleberry project in the middle is actually a bookmark. It is so stinkin' easy and makes a great giveaway to bookclub friends, kids who love to read (and even those who don't), and anyone else that are book lovers. Here are the easy instructions:

Cut a piece of cardstock 4"x4", score at 2" both ways. I used Rich Razzleberry. Crease well with your bone folder.

Punch lower right corner using the 5-Petal Punch and cut out the top left corner.

Stamp a 2.5"x2.5" Whisper White cardstock randomly with complementary inks. I used the leaves from the Branching Out set with Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo.Then use the Scallop Edge Punch to punch two adjoining sides. Adhere it behind the punched corner.

Next fold in the flaps and adhere them together. Do not adhere to the Whisper White.

Your bookmark should open like this...

I added a Mellon Mambo punched flower to the center. Here it is on my daughter's book. Cute, huh?

I am off to work on tomorrow's Crafter's Club project. We'll be using two cool templates. It's going to be a super fun to put together.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week and be sure to add some creativity to it!

Desiree

Beautiful and ON SALE!

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:05:00 +0000

Square Fire Rhinestone Brads are just $6.99 - that's 30% off of the regular price of $10.95. Sale price ends on July 19 so don't wait!

Shop here: www.desiree.stampinup.net

CASEing Mish

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:01:00 +0000

One of the blogs that I visit often is Michelle Wooderson's blog. I love her style and she makes everything seem so easy. Many times she photographs her pieces before photographing the final product. Today I decided to copy her. Take a look at this post. I thought it would be so fun to follow along. So I made the bottom strip just like she did, with inks and embossing, and pretty much copied her right along.

Here are my pieces. Kraft cardstock, patterned paper, little birdie scalloped circles, the embossed strips, ribbon, linen thread and buttons.

And here is my finished product. The base of the card is Kraft and I sponged a little Whisper White craft ink along the edges. I used a piece of SAB Delicate Dots paper in the middle. Of course I used my favorite Cheep Talk stamp set stamped in Baja Breeze with a little glitter on the wing. The ribbon is the SAB So Safron 5/8 grosgrain. The buttons are the retired In Color buttons and retired Not Quite Navy buttons. And Not quite Navy is the other color I used on this. Cute cards! It was fun to totally CASE another designer. I'll be doing it again soon!

Right now I am visiting Jennifer in Shelton. Very relaxing! Her daughter took me for a ride on the go cart - yeah, I saw my life flash before my eyes as we traveled through the woods on the crazy little go cart trail!

Hope you are having a GREAT weekend!!!

Desiree

A tart envelope scrapbook

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:53:00 +0000

This is the project that I had for my Crafter's Club. Isn't it cute? I found the instructions here. All the gals loved it! We used the Raspberry Tart DSP which is now retired. The color palette is Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White.

While I kept it simple so that we could finish in a reasonable amount of time, I have seen some really beautiful samples on SCS. Our embellishments were Kiwi satin ribbon, a Kiwi corduroy button and a square rhinestone brad.

This morning I worked at Mugs. We have been selling VooDoo donuts the past couple of weeks but we were out of them today. Over the course of about 3 hours I had 4 customers come in asking for VooDoo donuts. I thought that was really odd because two of those customers just walked out when I told them we didn't have any today. Then a women came in asking and she mentioned that earlier in the week there was a full page article in the newspaper that VooDoo donuts were coming to Vancouver (from Portland). And VooDoo donuts had chosen 4 shops with the right mojo as retailers. Mugs is one of those shops! {So it probably would have been a great idea to have us stocked up.} I called the owner and found out that we get our delivery on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So if you have a hankering... you know where - and when - to go!

Off to my craft table...

Thanks for stopping by... Desiree

Curry and Suede

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:48:00 +0000

Fireworks are going off all around me! The girls and I had dinner at our friends' house and watched the neighbors set off fireworks. All around us were beautiful lights in the sky!

Earlier today I finally broke out some of my new In Color cardstock, ink and ribbon. I used an SFYTT sketch from Jen. It's been a long time since I used sketches or participated in any challenges...

For this one, I used Curry and Soft Suede, Not Quite Navy and Whisper White. The stamp is from the Close as a Memory set. The DSP is retired Bella Birds. Such a pretty package of paper. The only embellishment is the ribbon which is the Curry Polka Dot grograin using the backside. Also used the Top Note Sizzix die. A Simple and easy card.

I'm off to bed now to read for an hour before I sleep. I have been called into Mugs to open. So, I'll be there from 9-1 or 2. Stop in for coffee if you are in Hazel Dell!

Sweet Dreams!

Desiree

'Bella Bleu' Birds

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:58:00 +0000

This is an upcoming class I will be having on July 7. I used the Friends 24-7 set with Bella Bleu DSP. We'll be making four cards and a cute box to put them in.

The color palette of the DSP is Not Quite Navy, Kraft and Very Vanilla. I also added Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip and a smidge of Mellow Moss for the flower stem and leaves on one of the cards.

I also used En Francais background stamp on one card. At first I thought it was difficult to work with this set because the stamps don't seem to really go together. However as I stamped and created I ended up really enjoying the set and I love how the cards turned out.

The box is using a pattern by Lauren Meader from Papertrey. Other items that I used for embellishing are tafetta ribbon dyed Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla 5/8 grosgrain, button from Button Latte, chalks and VersaMark. There is one card stamped with a greeting from All Holidays.

Here are close up photos of the cards and box:

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are having a great weekend and have a little time to spend in your crafty spot!

Desiree

Clearly, it's your birthday

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:29:00 +0000

Ok, it's clearly not the best photo... How do you photograph a clear card??? You can see my fingers in reflection. Hmmmm.

I used Ski Slope DSP on this card. I have lots of it left beccause I hardly used it when it was current. I don't know why, it's really cute. Love the color combo and patterns. The sentiment comes from the On Your Birthday stamp set.

I used the Matchbox Sizzix die for the label in Whisper White (on the outside of the front) and layered that on to Chocolate Chip (on the inside of the front). That's on the top of the card. Then the inside has a piece of Whisper White directly behind the Chocolate Chip layer for a personal note. Did I describe that clearly?

On the front I also added a button and a couple gems. It's a cute card and looks way better in person! But I hope you like it anyway.

Lately I've been crafting, tweeting, planning classes, working, reading.... Kinda busy.

Lil is registered for a class at Clark College. How did she grow up so fast???? Now if only she would get a job! One good thing is that she is really stepping up as far as chores and keeping the house clean. Today she mowed the yard too.

Em and the other Youth Commissioners presented recommendations to the Board of Clark County Commissioners regarding the county's diversity policy. I watched for a bit. Part of the presentation was a song using the tune for YMCA with lyrics they came up with related to diversity. They passed out the lyrics to everyone, even the Board and asked them to sing along (and they did!). There's only one week left to order fabulous retiring product. Don't miss out cuz you know you'll be sad if you don't get that one set that you've wanted all year!

Well, back to the craft table! Making samples for my next class. Thanks for stopping by! Chat soon!

Desiree

Branching Out

noreply@blogger.com (Desiree de Monye) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:07:00 +0000

Love this set! It's called Branching Out and is really cute. Besides the tree and leaves it includes a tire swing, boots, bird, birdhouse, butterflies and snowflakes. I thought it was perfect to use for this sketch from the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's site (site is closed until next year). I used DSP from a SU mini catalog about a year ago. The color scheme is Really Rust, Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip. I also used Summer Sun and Basic Black inks. The ribbon is Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain and brads are antique copper.

Not a lot going on at the home front these days. Lil is busy reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I think there are six books now. My mom turned me on to these awesome books about 10 years ago. I want to read them again!

Emily is off with her friend Josh at his family reunion. Tomorrow she'll be working with the Youth Commission on their diversity policy report. I think they will be going before the Board of Clark County Commissioners with their recommendations soon. Fabulous experience for her.

I've received my preorder package from SU and the new In Colors are AWESOME! I haven't opened everything up yet and I gotta get craftin with that yummy stuff!

Thanks for visiting and have a crafty good weekend!

Desiree