There's Something Fabulous About You!

Good morning!!

So I saw another fabulous sketch over at Cardabilities, and decided to play along again this week! So much fun! If I was more tech knowledgable I would be able to provide you with a link to their blog, but I'm not so I'll just type it in here and you can paste to your browser!

Here's my card for this week, it's going to be a birthday card for my SIL!! Hey I'm actually early with a card this month! Yeah me!!




Used the Top Note die cut from Stampin Up! and the new cupcake punch, so fun and stinking cute!! I'm also thrilled because I learned a new technique this week! See the gathered ribbon across the bottom? I finally learned how to do it! Not too bad for a first attempt. I've seen this technique on hundrends of cards and was always so jealous! I thought there was sewing or something like involved, turns out all you have to do is apply a strip of sticky tack, or whatever you use, and stick, gather and twist the ribbon where you want it, SO EASY! You'll be seeing more of this now that I learned how easy that was!! Thanks again Becky Roberts for sharing your tips with us!!

Please feel free to leave any comments or questions!!!

Also, coming soon - a new class I'm going to be holding shortly! If you love rubber stamping and paper crafting, come join me in a fun and easy new class! Details and photos to be added shortly!

Take care,

Been MIA This Week

Good Morning,

Just wanted to say sorry, I've been away from my blog this past week, life sort of got in the way of fun! LOL!! It's been a busy week, doesn't seem to be an end in sight either! With Easter fast approaching (acckkk got to get working on those little gifts for my daughters school friends!) and the kids off of school for a couple of days, and running to work and shhhhhhhh my birthday coming up, it's been crazy!

So I haven't forgotten you guys, just had to do other stuff this week.

OH AND A QUICK REMINDER - ONLY 3 MORE DAYS TILL SALEABRATION IS OVER AT STAMPIN UP! IF YOU HAVE EVER THOUGHT OF ORDERING FROM STAMPIN UP!, NOW IS THE TIME! GREAT FREE PRODUCT AVAILABLE WITH EVERY ORDER OF $65 OR MORE. GO CHECK IT OUT ON MY STAMPIN UP! WEBSITE, link on the top right hand side of my blog! And remember FREE GIFT WITH THE FIRST ORDER THROUGH MY STAMPIN UP! WEBSITE (see blog post a bit below)

I will be back in a day or two with some photos of a few things I've been working on while I was MIA!

In the meantime, take care,

Quick Birthday Card

A simple little card, with a sort of masculine feel today. Punched some circles out of red and blue cardstock, then added a couple stars (cut with my Cricut of course) used the scallop punch for an added embellishment and stamped with Happy Birthday. Sweet and simple I thought!

Supplies from Stampin Up!

Real Red, Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Gable Green and kraft cardstock
Scallop punch
1 3/8 circle punch
Well Scripted stamp set (from the Occassions Mini Catalog)


Just a quick note guys, you only have a few days left to place your order during Saleabration to receive FREE product on orders over $65. If you're thinking of buying any Stampin Up! products, now is the time to do it! Click on the link on the left of my blog to go directly to the catalog's and my Stampin Up! website.

Remember I'm offering a FREE stamp set to the FIRST person to order through my Stampin Up! website!!!! (see the blog post below a bit to see a picture of the stamp set).

Things are a bit busy here with spring break, but I'll be back in a bit!

Take care, and enjoy the gorgeous weather we're having!

BLOG Candy!!!

I'm so thrilled to have been able to put little widgets on the right side of my blog with direct links to the Occassions Mini catalog and the Sale A Bration catalog, that I've decided to give away some FREE stamps to the first person to place an order through my Stampin Up! website (if this link doesn't work, just click on the top right hand side of my blog, the link is there!

The stamp set in the picture is called Whimsical Words, and it's one of the FREE products you can get when you place a $65 order right now with Stampin Up! But hurry, the sale ends March 30th, after that no more Saleabration items will be available!!

Sooooo whoever places the first order with me for Stampin Up! products, no matter the size, I will send you this stamp set FREE. So that means if you place an order over $65 you can pick any other item from the Saleabration catalog, because you will alredy be receiving the Whimsical Words stamps from me!!! Exciting huh!

And if you'd like to follow my blog, I'd love that too!

So hurry up and be the first one!!!

So excited! Can't wait! I want everyone to share my excitement with the Stampin Up! brand. They really are the best quality items out there, and the best part.....shipped right to your door!

A Give-a-way for You!!!

I'm so excited to have my Stampin Up! website up and running, that I have a little something for the FIRST person to place an order with me! Obviously it'll be something from Stampin Up! I'm thinking some samples of their DSP (Designer Series Paper). Doesn't matter the amount, whoever places the first order, I will be shipping out to you a little something extra! Isn't that exciting! So get on over to my Stampin Up! website and check out all the great stuff going on right now! Don't forget, they have their SALE A BRATION going on now, so with every order of $65 or more, you get to pick out one FREE item from their Saleabration catalog, and they have AMAZING stuff in there!!!

Here's the link to my website http://www.MelissaAzzopardi.stampinup.net

You can also find it on the top right hand side of my blog!!!

Thanks again, see you tomorrow with another card I have to show you!

Take care,

Love You Much

I love this stamp set! There is something about the font that just really appeals to me! Anyways, I made this cute little card up after seeing a version of it on someone else's blog (I blog hop so much for ideas, I forget where I see them!!) It would make a great I love you card, happy anniversary or any occassion when you would like to tell someone how much you care.

The supplies!

Cardstock Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Real Red
DSP Sending Love (remember that's Designer Series Paper = DSP!) from the Occassions Mini Catalog
Scallop Trim border punch
Heart punch
ribbon

all from Stampin Up!

If you guys want the item #, along with the name of the supplies, let me know, and I can provide it for you in my posts.

Got to run........errands to do!

Happy Monday!

A Note of Thanks

I made a set of these cute little Thank You cards. They are standard card size, approx 4 x 5.50 inches, and super easy to make! Cut the Chocolate Chip cardstock to fit the width of the card, and put it through the Scallop Trim border punch. Layer with strips of DSP and stamp your sentiment......voila! a handmade Thank You card!

Here's the supply list

From Stampin Up!

Cardstock in Whisper White and Chocolate Chip
Designer Series Paper (DSP for short!) called Sending Love, from the Occassions Mini Catalog (quick it's only available till April 30th!)
Scallop Trim Border Punch (FREE with a $65 order from Stampin Up!)
Thank You Kindly stamp set

My Stampin Up! Website - UP AND RUNNING!!! Yeah!

That's right, you read it correctly! I've finally got my Stampin Up! website up and running! Sorry, I didn't get it completed yesterday, but today is good! I'm so excited about sharing this with all of you!

So if you live in the Ontario, or Canada! You can now order directly from Stampin Up! through my website. By ordering through my website you will get the special discounted rates (cheaper than ordering through the home page of Stampin Up directly).

And let me tell you there are so many great offers going on right now, it is so worth it to place an order before March 30! With every order over $65 you get to choose an item FOR FREE from the Saleabration catalog.

I'm gonna work on my blog over the next couple of days, and try and post direct links for you to see the catalog's and specials that are going on right now over at Stampin Up!

So here you go - my personal Stampin Up! website - http://www.melissaazzopardi.stampinup.net/

Go on over and take a peek, and if you have ANY questions at all, please contact me!

Thanks again, and I'll be posting again soon!!!

Hi Everyone! Happy Sunday!

So while I'm spending the day working today, I wanted to share some of my plans with you.

I've been spending lots of time checking out other bloggers, and specifically bloggers who are Stampin Up! demonstrators, and decided I'm going to go ahead and become a more 'active' demonstrator! I've actually been a Stampin Up! demonstrator for over a year now, but mostly used the perks for my own personal use. I just simply love the product!! So I've decided to share my love of the product with all of you! Having said that, I'm going to active my Stampin Up! website today! Which means for all of you Canadians out there reading this, you will now be able to order Stampin Up! products directly through me from my website 24/7........pretty exciting eh!!? I thought so!

If you like, I would love for you to sign up and follow me! I'm going to try and post a new project every couple of days, and I'll be listing all the information for you of supplies etc. Please be patient with me though, I find it very hard to take beautiful photos like all the other blogs I see! LOL!! I'll supply a picture, so you get the idea, but photographer is not in my repertoire!

So what do you think, are you as excited as I am about this? Leave a comment if you like, I'd love to hear from you guys, and keep a lookout for the link to my new Stampin Up! website, coming later today!!

Thanks again friends!!