Blog Candy Winners

The Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop was so much fun!  I am looking forward to next year's celebration.  Many thanks to all of the comments about this card and the tutorial.  I used random.org to draw for the lucky winners of my goodie bags.  There are two winners.

The winner for the blog candy for posting a comment on either of the two posts is Mary-Anne V! 

The winner for signing up for my newsletter is Linda Rozyczko. 

Mary-Anne, Linda, please e-mail me at sharon@sharoncheng.com so I can get your mailing addresses to send your goodies to you.

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Sharon Cheng
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Last Day To Buy Retiring Items

I made this card using Flower Fancy at Karen Hale's workshop/Pioneer Woman cookoff.  What a great combination of creativity with paper and food! 

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Memorial Day Bloghop

Here is my card for the Operation Write Home Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop.  I used OWH Sketch 116.

 Click here for details on how I made this card.

Enjoy the rest of the Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop and your Memorial Day weekend!  Thanks to our soldiers and their families.

Click here to enjoy the rest of the Memorial Day Bloghop.

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Sharon Cheng
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Tutorial for Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop

I'm excited to be a part of the Memorial Day Bloghop for Operation Write Home.  Here is the tutorial for the card which will be posted tomorrow.

The card has a flower with a mat.  To make the flower and mat, I used the Bigz L Die 121812 Fun Flowers.  For the mat, I cut the flower into 5 petals and attached them to the back of the flower.  The flower in tomorrow's post looks much better from the front!

For the leaves, I used the 121808 Blossom Petals Builder Punch.  Each leaf takes three quick steps to make the center vein really stand out.

1.  Score the leaf down the middle. 
2.  Fold the leaf along the score mark.
3.  Turn the leaf over and fold in the opposite direction.  That extra fold really makes the vein pop!

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Stampin' Supplies for the card in my 5/26/2012 post.

127072  Layered Labels Stamp Set (available June 1)  $25.95
125406  Twitterpated Designer Series Paper  $10.95
121812  Fun Flowers Bigz Die  $32.95
118138  Beautiful Wings Embosslit  $11.95
121808  Blossom Petals Builder Punch  $16.95
119861  1 1/4" Circle Punch  $15.95
119860  1 3/8" Circle Punch  $15.95
119854  1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch  $16.95
119247  Pearls Basic Jewels  $4.95

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Sharon Cheng
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Making a Thin Mat with Labels Collection Framelits

Stampin' Up! announced several items from the Occasions mini catalog that will be added to the new catalog that starts in June.  You can make this card with three of the carry-over items from the Occasions mini catalog.

125527  Apothecary Art Stamp Set  $27.95
125406  Twitterpated Designer Series Paper  $10.95
125598  Labels Collection Framelits  $26.95

The card that is shown is actually a hybrid card.  I used the My Digital Studio version of Apothecary Art (125616 $3.95).  The advantage of the digital download is that you can re-size the image.  This particular image uses the die that is one size smaller than the one you would use for the same stamped image.

While I like the Labels Collection wafer-thin dies and the coordinating stamp set, I really wanted to be able to add a thinner mat than what is available through the current collection.  The techniques posted online  required that you cut up two of the labels to make one mat.  I was not able to line up the bumps in the 4 corners.  So I came up with this version that worked for me.

You cut one label the same size as your stamped version and cut it into four pieces as shown.  Then punch out 4 circles.  For this card, I used the 1/2 inch circle punch.  I added the circles to the back of the Happiest Birthday piece right behind the bumps and then added the other four pieces.  This version takes less paper and you don't have to match up the bumps in the four corners!

If you would like to see how I store my Framelits, check out this post. When you buy the Labels Collection or Hearts Collection Framelits from me, I'll e-mail you the jpg of the insert for the stamp case.

Apothecary Art was one of my favorite stamp sets in the Occasions mini catalog, so I'm glad it's going to be around for awhile.  I can't wait to play with the Framelit shapes coming in the new catalog. 

Visit my online store to get your supplies for this project.  Remember that when you purchase $25 or more in product, you are eligible for my Rewards Program.

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Sharon Cheng
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Summer Smooches

I made this card using the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper.  It was fun layering the Blossom Punch with the Modern Label Punch.  The Summer Smooches paper is so bright and cheerful.

Stampin' Supplies for the Summer Smooches card
127802  Teeny Tiny Wishes  $26.95
125409  Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper  $10.95
125603  Blossom Punch  $16.95
119858  Boho Blossoms Punch  $16.95
119849  Modern Label Punch  $16.95
119857  Word Window Punch  $15.95
119747  Brights Designer Buttons  $8.95

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See more samples using Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper!

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Summer Smooches Goes Digital

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Sharon Cheng
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Spring is in the Air!

Stampin' Up! posted several pictures of Thanksgiving Point Gardens and I just had to share this one.  Its beauty is breathtaking and puts your mind at ease.  I'd love to see it in person!

You can see more pictures from the 2012 Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival on My Facebook Business Page.

While the view is not quite as spectacular in my garden, the butterflies are going crazy over the privet bush in my front yard.  You can see more pics on my personal Facebook page.

I'm enjoying the beautiful spring weather we are having at home and hope it is as great where you are.

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Sharon Cheng
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