fabulous florets trifold card holder...on CPC

Another fun project to share with you from Craft Project Central...

Make this pretty little trifold card holder, give it to a friend and tell her once she uses the cards inside, so make more and pass it along to another friend! And so on, a kind of "pay-it-forward" gift! What could be more fun than that? This is a fun and easy project that is a great gift, as mentioned, and is also a great class or club project!

Visit HERE to see the beautiful inside!

This project is created by Wendy at Wickedly Wonderful Creations.

more Craft Project Central projects...and some winners!

Last week was a busy week for me! I had a 3 for $6 card night on Tuesday. The next day, the family and I headed up North a couple of hours and took a trip to Great Wolf Lodge, a hotel with a HUGE water park. It was such a blast!! We got back on Thursday night and I went straight to work preparing for my Farewell Fiesta Stampin' Event on Friday night. Then came a busy Saturday and even busier Sunday with Father's Day! I've taken the last few days to just unwind and get things done around the house and play with the kids a little (in the SUN - yes, we finally got sun on Tuesday!). Which means over the last few days not a lot of stamping has been done!

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I do, however, have a couple more projects to share with you from Craft Project Central. Don't forget that every month you subscribe to for only $10, you are receiving 10 full tutorials with pictures, step by step instructions, and a complete supply list. Each of these projects are created with Stampin' Up! only products, which would be great for a stamp camp or club.

Here is part two of the Fabulous Florets Wedding Ensemble (click here for part one). This project includes instructions and templates for the table tent, menu card, place card, favor box, and thank you card! This great project can easily be altered for other party themes like birthdays, showers, Thanksgiving, etc.!

{this project is designed and created by Sonya at Paper Creations}


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Here is a cute little "planting party" birthday invitation and favor box. This is a cute idea for a boy (or girls) birthday party. It would also be cute for a garden party or as a gift for someone who loves gardening! Project includes instructions and templates for the invitation and favor!

{this project is designed and created by Lynn at Stamp-n-Design}

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And, before I go...

I wanted to share with you the winner of my giveaway last week. I had my sweet little girl draw a name before heading to bed (after bath time if you notice the wet hair!).

And the winner is...

Sarah, you will receive a FREE June subscription ($10 value) for Craft Project Central! Congrats! I'll send your e-mail to CPC's hostess and she'll get you hooked up with a username and password to receive all of the tutorials for June. Thanks to everyone who entered to win!

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I also held a giveaway last week for my customers that for every $25 spent in catalog product, their name would be entered into a drawing to win a FREE 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog ($9.95 value) and a $10 gift certificate!

And the winner is...

{my sweet boy right before bed time!}

Congrats, Terri! I'll get you your FREE catalog when it goes "live" on July 1st and have fun picking out something with your $10 gift certificate. There are lots of fun things in the upcoming catalog!

farewell fiesta card night!

Friday night I co-hosted a Farewell Fiesta card making event with my upline Andrea...6 cards for $12. Each of the six cards featured mostly retiring stamp sets and accessories. I was responsible for designing and preparing three of the cards and Andrea was responsible for the other three. We wanted to be able to ink up some of our retiring stamp sets before we say "adios" to many of them! We held a door prize drawing every 1/2 hour and had lots of retiring or long-retired products to buy and many Fiesta-themed goodies to eat...and margaritas! I think the ladies had a fun time...I know I did! It was a fun time with 12 stampers who joined us for food, fun, and stamping the night away!

Below are the three cards I created...


Stamp Set: Seeing Stars (retiring)

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Real Red

Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red, Versamark (for embossing)

Accessories: Dimensionals, Real Red 3/8" Taffeta ribbon (retiring-25% off!), Night of Navy 1/8" Taffeta ribbon (retiring-25% off!), red brads, White Embossing Powder

Tools: Star punch (retiring), Paper Snips (to cut out small stars), Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Embossing Tool

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Stamp Set: Hello Again (retiring)

Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Melon Mambo, markers - Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Daffodil Delight 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon (retiring)

Tools: Scallop Rectangle Clearlits Die, Paper Snips (to cut out butterfly), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Small Oval punch (retired-sold out!), 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval punch,

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Stamp Set: Birthday Bliss (retiring)

Paper: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Tempting Turquoise, Poppy Parade, Pawsitively Prints II DSP (retiring-25% off!)

Ink: Early Espresso, markers - Poppy Parade, Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds (adhered with the 2-Way Glue Pen)

Tools: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/4" Circle punch, 2" Circle (using non-SU! cutting tool), Corner punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch

homemade dog treats...on CPC

I wanted to share with you yet another fun project from Craft Project Central! To get your hands on 10 full tutorials all you have to do is subscribe to the month of June...and for only $10!

Treat your dog and his furry friends to these homemade Beefy Dog Treats! Wrap them in this cute cellophane gift bag and send along a matching 6" x 6" recipe page. Embellish your package with a personalized pet identification tag! Project instructions include the Beefy Dog Treat recipe, recipe page layout, gift bag topper, and templates for several different pet ID tags!

This project was created by Kris at Paper Fairy.