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Monogram Note Cards

We are running out of time!  All the retiring stamp sets, punches, embellishments, etc will be gone at midnight on May 31! I was trying to think of what I would really miss, if I hadn’t already bought it.  One thing that came to mind is the Layered Letters Alphabet set.  I love making monogram note cards and this particular set fits perfectly on the new Pretty Label punch.

Stampin' Up monogram card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

I’ve been knee deep in Abby’s senior awards night, final Heartland Youth Choir concert, her graduation party at our house, etc.  It wouldn’t have been so much work if we had agreed to have the party with her friends at the church.  Sometimes I like to do things the hard way.  I spent a lot of time on the outside of the house working on the landscaping around the new sunroom, and making sure my flower and vegetable gardens looked good.  Unfortunately, it rained soon after the party began and almost no one saw any of the work I had done in the backyard.  The good news is, I have all summer to enjoy it! I also spent a lot of time on the cake balls- Carrot Cake, German Chocolate, Red Velvet and Funfetti, oreo balls, peanut butter balls, scotcheroos, party mix, fudge, and frosted sugar cookies.  At the end of the party the scotcheroos, peanut butter balls, Carrot Cake balls were all gone.  The punch was also gone.  Easy punch and everyone seemed to love it.  Here’s the recipe for Apple Zip Punch – 1 can frozen concentrated pink lemonade, 1- 2 liter 7 up, 64 oz apple juice.  I also made ice cubes out of the punch so the punch wouldn’t get watered down.

Here’s Abby after she graduated.  She wore a special robe and gold sash because she was one of eight out of 608 graduates to earn an Honors Diploma.  The medals were for National Merit Finalist and 4.0 and above.  The cords were for National Honor Society, Volunteer hours, AP scholar and several other things I can’t remember.  Her brothers conceded that Abby “won” at high school.  Someone wrote on my Facebook page today that the best thing about Abby is her strong faith.  I totally agree.  The awards are temporary and her faith is eternal.  I am very proud that Abby worked hard and did her best!

Now that everything is done, I have several people that helped me or that loaned me things for the party.  I’m going to make a set of the monogram cards for one of my friends that loaned me things I needed for the party.  Tomorrow I’ll show you the set and hopefully a cute box to give them in. Over the next couple weeks I hope to get sets made for everyone, so I can properly thank them.

Stampin' Up monogram card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

I am doing “shares” from the new catalog.  You can choose a paper share, ribbon share, embellishment share, or I want it all!  It’s the best way for demos and customers to get a little bit of everything from the new catalog.  When you see that adorable card on Pinterest, you’ll have the DSP or ribbon to make it. I’ll give you all the details soon!

Today is the last day to order the retiring products from my online store  and use the Host Code KCQSVZKT to get your free card kit by mail.  You can also email me at Beth@StampingMom.com

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Blessings,

Beth 🙂

 

 

More Double Z Pop Up Cards

Double Z Fold Pop Up Card made by Marcelyn Churchill. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Yesterday I posted my very first Double Z Pop Up Card.  You can see it here.  Marcelyn showed me how to make this type of card, so I thought I’d show you some Marcelyn Double Z Pop Up cards.

Double Z Fold Pop Up Card made by Marcelyn Churchill. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4

Double Z Fold Pop Up Card made by Marcelyn Churchill. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4

Double Z Fold Pop Up Card made by Marcelyn Churchill. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4

The So Saffron pieces are 4 1/4″ x 11″ and 2″ x 11″.  Score both at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″.

The DSP on the back of the card are 5 1/4″ x 4″ and two 2 1/2″ x 4″.

The DSP with little white balloons are 5 1/4″ x 1 3/4: and two 2 1/2″ x 1 3/4″.

The So Saffron pieces inside the “Pop Up Box” are three 3 3/4″ x 1 7/8″.  Score each at 1/2″ on both ends.

Decorate as desired.  Keep opening and shutting the card as you add decorations so you can see what will show when it’s closed and what will show when it’s open.

Please email me if you have any questions.

Here’s a simple Double Z Christmas card I made last December.

Please order from my online store  and use the Host Code KCQSVZKT to get your free card kit by mail.  You can also email me at Beth@StampingMom.com 🙂

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My Pedal Off the Pounds weigh in went really well.  Part of it was I was wearing jeans the week before and biking shorts this week. The other thing was I had celebrated my birthday the entire week before so I actually weighted more than normal.  Anyway the scale showed me at -7 lbs.  I’m sure that will never happen again, but it was a very nice start.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

 

 

 

Double Z Pop Up Card

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for May 2017. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring projects that are “stepped up” by using textures or fun techniques. We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

Stampin Up Double Z Pop Up card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

I typically make clean and simple cards, so this Double Z Pop Up card is a “stepped up” technique for me!

Stampin Up Double Z Pop Up card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

  • Flowers are from the retiring Botanical Builder Framelits on sale 50% off, only $16.50.
  • Grass and stems are from the retiring Basket Builder Framelits on sale 50% off, only $15.50.
  • Clouds are from the Umbrella Weather Framelits.
  • Wood on the front of the flower box is from the Wood Textures DSP Stack available June 1.

Stampin Up Double Z Pop Up card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

My sweet friend and member of my Stamping Mom Team, Marcelyn, taught me how to make a Double Z Pop Up card.  I’ll post some cards Marcelyn made using this technique tomorrow.  I also listed the measurements to make the basic card in tomorrow’s post.

Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop!

Blog Hop Line-up:  

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  3. Karen Gooch at Inker’s Workshop
  4. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
  5. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
  6. Lynn Tague at Beyond Beaches & Blessings
  7. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  8. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards
  9. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
  10. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
  11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
  12. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
  13. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
  14. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
  15. Becky Retzer at Just in Thyme
  16. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
  17. Karen Zaring Browning at Stamp With Me KZB
  18. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
  19. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
  20. Lisa Pretto at InkBig Academy Stamps
  21. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
  22. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
  23. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps.com

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