be my valentine

Hello Friends,

As you will no doubt know - I am a fan of Heather Summers.  Not only is she very creative, she is very wonderful too.  What a bonus to have a friend who is creative and wonderful.

I have been wondering what to give my kiddos for Valentines and once I hit Heather's blog, I knew I didn't have to look any further. 

Look how cute these are - Thanks for your inspiration as always Heather.

One of my favorite products in the Occasions Mini Catalog is the 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon.  No more having to make your own!

Riding Hood Red 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon

Enjoy the dimension and flirty touch of pleated satin ribbon without having to stitch or glue pleats! Colors coordinate with the Twitterpated product suite. Approximately 5 yards.

Choose from Riding Hood Red (shown above), Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze. 

Click here to download the pdf for the catalog if you don't have your own copy.  If you would prefer to have a copy of your own, simply e-mail me at maxstamps@yahoo.com and request one. 

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MDS - Grand Canyon

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Yesterday we went to the Grand Canyon and I wanted to share with you one simple easy page I created using our My Digital Studio Program. 

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Guest Blogger - Katie Adams

Hello Friends,

I invited my friend Katie to be a guest blogger today. Look at this super cute project :)

Hello Everybody!  My name is Katie from The Crafty Blog Stalker and Maxine was kind enough to let me come on her amazing blog and share a little tutorial with all of you.

I am going to show you how I made this fun Flower Felt Scarf using 2 of Stampin' Up's Exclusive Big Shot Dies.

I love this scarf and I get compliments every time I wear it.  To make this all you will need is felt, Bigz Island Flower die, Bigz L Fun Flowers die, needle and matching thread.  If you preferred you could easily skip the needle and thread and just use a glue gun.

For the base of my scarf I cut a strip of felt about 2 1/2 inches wide and 38 inches long.

I used 5 different flowers from the 2 dies.

Take your 4 largest flowers and layer them small to large. 

Knot the end of your thread and come up through the stack of flowers just a little off center and stitch and X with each line of the X about 1/2 inch long. 

Pull the thread tight and this will gather the inside of your flower.

Next, take your smallest flower and fold it in half twice.

Hold it in the center of the larger flower and stitch it into place pulling the needle up through the bottom. 

Make a couple extra stitches to make sure it is good and secure and you have your felt flower.

My scarf took 17 flowers.  Don't they all look pretty sitting in a pile?

Hand stitch the bottom largest flower to the base of the scarf.  By only stitching the bottom flower the other layers cover up the stitching so you can't see it.  Then round the edges of the base so they will blend in with the flowers. 

And Wallah!

You now have a fun beautiful handmade scarf that all of your friends are going to rave about.

Thank you Katie!  Isn't this awesome?  Looking forward to giving this a try :)
Here are the details for the Big Shot Die Katie used for this adorable scarf -

Fun Flowers Bigz L Die 121812  - Price: $32.95


There’s no end to the appeal flowers have for all kinds of craft projects. Our Fun Flowers Bigz XL Die only adds to the flower bed of possibilities. These petal and flower center shapes can be layered in all kinds of combinations, as well as with other die cut flower shapes, to produce blooms and blossoms of all kinds of new species in phenomenal floral abundance. Cut them from fabric, card stock, and Designer Series Paper and layer together to create even more variety with patterns, textures, and dimension.


■ Die measures 6" x 8-3/4"


■ Use with Big Shot and standard cutting pads

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Stampin' Day!

Hello Friends,

Every so often we are invited to attend "Stampin' Day" here at work.  We have the opportunity to make a card or a project.

Yesterday I had a HUGE migraine that lasted the entire day (hence no post from me yesterday :( so I was unable to make this cute project.  My friend Julie surprised me by making it for me so when I came into work this morning - it was sitting right here on my desk.  THANK YOU JULIE.

Here is the insert which is in the pockets.

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Truck

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Tonight at my New Recruit training, one of our team members Kim showed us a truck she had made.  She comes up with the most fun ideas.  Can barely wait to show you the Valentine's Cards she created in MDS :) What a neat idea this truck is and all you need is Card Stock.

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So Grateful

Hello Friends,

Just look at this 'gorjuss' card.  What a wonderful surprise to come home and find this in my mail box.  I know so many Stampin' Up! Demonstrators and many of them have become my very special friends - lifelong friends.  One of these special, lifelong friends is KIMBERLY.  I could write an entire post about how amazing this gal is. 

This was Kimberly's Leadership swap.  We went to dinner in San Antonio (what's todays special Alex? :) and true to her word, Kimberly said she would mail me a card - and she did.  Isn't this just very stylish and elegant. It screams Kimberly's style :)  Thank you my friend x

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Caribbean Cruise and My Digital Studio

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Melon Mambo Top Note Card

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Melon Mambo is a great color to work with! I have been so fixated with Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler lately, that I have not been using my 'other' favorites. 

I ran 2 pieces of Melon Mambo card stock through my Big Shot using the "Top Note" die.  (One for the front, one for the back).  I also ran a piece of Whisper White through so I could have an insert.  Writing on White or Vanilla is much more classy than writing directly on the colored card stock.  I used my Simply Scoring Tool to score a line down the left hand side and then added a couple of silver brads. 

P.S I love you is my favorite set in the Occasions Mini.  Great assortment of stamps in this collection and one that doesn't have to be used just for Valentine's.  I stamped the large heart and the love you sentiment with Melon Mambo Ink on Whisper White Card Stock and used the coordinating punches.  I LOVE the wide striped ribbon! I cut off a small piece and used some sticky strip to adhere to front of card.

I am LOVING the Framelits.  I used the Labels collection here.  For this card I used the Hearts Collection and cut out a heart using our Silver Glimmer paper.

Hearts Collection Framelits Dies 125599  Price: $26.95

The innovative, thin, wafer-like design of these dies lets you see where you’re placing the design before you cut! Layer dies inside each other to cut frames for stamp images. Cut single hearts for accents or layering. Use with single sheets of card stock or Designer Series Paper. Hearts Collection coordinates with Take it to Heart Stamp Set. Largest heart is approximately 5-1/4" wide. Collection includes 6 dies in a sturdy envelope for easy storage in our Big Shot Die Storage.

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Video - Paper Doily Die

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Check out this video where my friend Carrie makes a beautiful card using the Paper Doily Sizzlit Die.

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