Birthday

Happy Birthday Pam!

A lot of my Stampin’ Up! team mates have birthdays in May.  Today is Pam’s Birthday.  She was the first person to sign up with me.  I wish you the happiest of birthdays Pam!  Here’s the birthday card I made for Pam.

StampinUp All Occasion card made with the Garden in Bloom stamp set, designed by demo Beth McCullough. See more card and gift ideas at www.Stampingmom.com #StampingMom

This is my second try at the Floating Reinker Technique (invented by Canadian demo Sandi MacIver.)

After it was dry, I splattered black ink using an Aqua painter.  Note to self- next time splatter a little less aggressively.  My entire work surface now has black splatters. 🙂

The challenge this week at Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog is heat embossing.  I’ve been on a heat embossing roll lately.  Get out your heat gun and join the challenge here!

Here’s my favorite Floating Reinker and heat embossed card from last week:

StampinUp All Occasion card made with the Remarkable You stamp set, designed by demo Beth McCullough. See more card and gift ideas at www.Stampingmom.com #StampingMom

By the time you read this my sweet Ryan should be home from Seattle!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

 

 

#imbringingbirthdaysback and 101st Birthday!

Ellen Lemke is turning 101!  Ellen is a friend of a friend.  Here’s a card made by my friend and customer, Lynn.

StampinUp 101 birthday card made by Lynn Tague.

I love this card and I know Ellen will also.  Do you see how Lynn personalized it with her name? If you have time, would you like to send Ellen a card?  Here’s her address:

Ellen Lemke

PO Box 83

Bedford, Ia

50833

We recently sent cards to Shannon West from Stampin’ Up! who started the #imbringingbirthdaysback movement.

Shannon's birthday

Shannon has put a smile on so many faces this year by sending them birthday cards, I’m so happy we were able to help put a smile on her face too.  Shannon received hundreds of cards!  Mine is in there somewhere.  Thanks to those of you who also sent her a card!

Who are you going to send a homemade card to today and put a smile on their face?

Keegan does not know the results of any of his auditions yet.  Tomorrow is the jazz choir audition.

Abby is thrilled to be done with  the AP tests.  These are college courses she’s taking as a high school student.

In the last week, we spent three days in Chicago, I hosted 13 of my BSF ladies for lunch, had two stamping classes and have finished most of my gardens. I have pictures and stories I’ll be sharing all week.  This is why there hasn’t been many blog posts lately.

Ryan just spent a week with Sean in Seattle and I’m picking him up at the airport tomorrow morning.  It’s good to have brother bonding.  I’m not sure what all they did, but I know Sean convinced Ryan to start a retirement fund.  What a good brother!  Every 20 year old needs a brother encouraging him to save for his future!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Stampin’ Up! Balloon Celebration set makes Birthday cards and Sympathy cards!

Most days when I’m out and about and happen to look down at my hands, I see Bermuda Bay (my favorite color) or Melon Mambo all over my hands.  When it’s Real Red on my hands, I sometimes feel like I have to explain.  Well lately, the ink has been replaced by dirt under my fingernails.  Superman and I have been planting like crazy.  I have several small gardens for flowers, strawberries, raspberries, herbs, and vegetables.  One of our projects this week was to fill the planter he gave me for my birthday.

planter-1

Fill it we did…I know we put too much in it, but we wanted it to look pretty right away.  The big flower in the center is supposed to be a blue hydrangea.  I really hope that happens.  Anyway, I smile every time I look at it.  Thanks Superman for an awesome birthday surprise! I’ll take some pictures of the gardens soon.

StampinUp Thinking of You card made with the Balloon Celebration stamp set, designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

Unfortunately, one of Steve’s long time co workers passed away recently.  He immediately called me and asked for a card.  Does your husband do this?  I get card requests about every other week.  I’m so glad he appreciates my cards and wants to send them to people.  This card is so pretty in real life, but I couldn’t get a good picture of it.  Do you see the Wink of Stella gold splatters?  If you have a Stampin’ Up Occasions 2016 catalog, I cased the card on page 13.  Can you believe this stamp is in the Balloon Celebration set?

StampinUp Birthday card made with the Balloon Celebration stamp set, designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

Here’s another card I made with Balloon Celebration. What a versatile set to make these two very different cards.

We were at school tonight for Keegan’s vocal concert.  It was awesome!

Keegan tried out for the auditioned choir on Tuesday and received a call back.  He goes back for his final audition for this choir tomorrow.  Abby has three AP finals done this week and another one tomorrow.  She is holding up well and even had time to make her famous Flourless Brownie Cookies tonight.  The house smelled so good when we walked in after the concert.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂