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!!

A Little Birdie told me - You're too Kind!!

I loved this stamp set from Stampin Up! and couldn't wait to use it, so I came up with these little mini Thank You cards, that will be put into my Etsy shop.

I used kraft paper for the card and pink and red for the birdie. Oh by the way, I was so excited when I recieved this little birdie! Can you believe it's a punch! How easy is that!

Hope you're day is going great!

Take care,

Different Colour Combo, same Cupcakes!

I loved this card so much, I had to try another colour combo for it. So what do you think this time, blue, red, brown and a little bit of a mustard colour. I like it, and I got to try my new stamps from Stampin Up!. Love the font on the happy birthday!

All supplies from Stampin Up!

cardstock in Real Red, Chocolate chip and Brocade Blue (I think!) and Kraft
Scallop border punch
Chocolate Chip ink pad
Real Red ribbon

The cupcakes are a Martha Stewart punch, cute eh??!!

Take care, see you in a few days!

My Valentine Wreath

Hi Everyone, how are you all doing? I'm much better today, not in a bah humbug mood anymore! I'm at home with access to my computer and photos so all is good in my world! LOL!! oh and I did receive that package from Stampin Up! so as soon as I am finished here, I'm off to make more goodies!

So today I'm gonna quickly share my Valentine wreath with you. I cut all the hearts with my Cricut (George cartidge) and used lots of different patterned Valentine paper. It took me awhile to get this done as it was a bit harder to stick the first few hearts onto the wreath than I thought, but once I managed that it was just a matter of layering!

So what do you think, kinda cute eh?

I'll be back with some more fun stuff to share! And by the way, am I not being so good so far this year? I'm actually blogging and updating on a regular basis, that's pretty big for me!

Thanks again for visiting, and you're welcome to leave any comments, I love reading them!

Take care,

Bah Humbug!

Ok so we've passed Christmas, but that's how I feel today! I took a bunch of pictures this morning to share with you, but never saved them to my computer! DOH!!! I had a Valentine wreath I made with my Cricut and a couple of cute birthday and Valentine cards I had made for some loved ones. Oh well. I'll have to try again tomorrow! Sorry about that, but please check back tomorrow, I should have my photos up by then!!

On a happier note, I'm excited to get home today. I'm pretty sure I have a package waiting for me from Stanpin Up! I ended up ordering the Sizzix Big Shot for all the incredible die cuts that Stampin Up! has. I ordered the cute little milk carton, the Baskets and Blooms die cut and one more, which I forget at the moment! LOL!! But I have big plans for that little milk cartoon! Gonna fill it with chocolate goodies for my kiddies for Valentine's day.........can't wait to decorate it!

Till tomorrow, take care!

Happy Birthday Card

Made this cute little card for one of my nephew's birthday. I saw a card similiar to this on someone else's blog, tweaked it a bit and voila......this is what I came up with! What do you think of the colours? Red, blue and brown, a different combo I think, but I really like them together. Something definately new and a bit bold for me!

I love punches, they are so quick and easy to use. I used the Martha Stewart cupcake punch for this card. I really like the design, think I'm gonna make a few more like this to sell in my much neglected Etsy shop!

Ribbon is Real red from Stampin Up! (109052)

Scallop punch (112091)

Real red cardstock (102482)

Chocolate Chip cardstock (102128)

Patterened paper was left over I had on hand

Take care!!!

Lollipop Holders for Valentine's day!!

So I saw something similiar to this on another blog, and put a little twist on it and decided to use them for little Valentine treats. They are so easy to make, took minutes! I think they are the cutest little things!

Here's what I used to make them:

some old Valentine patterned paper I had

1 3/8 circle punch from Stampin UP! (104401)

Scallop punch from Stampin UP! (109043)

Real red cardstock from Stampin UP! (102482)

Tag punch from Stampin Up! (105934)

The stamp I used is also from Stampin Up! but I forgot which set.......doh!

If you are ever intested in any of the Stampin Up! products and would like to order them, please just contact me. Or you can order directly online, just email me to get my demonstrator # and you will get the preferred pricing! Simple!

See you soon!

Soooo Excited!

Good morning! I'm up way too early for a PA day but hey who can sleep when their Stampin Up! products are supposed to arrive today!!!

So since I couldn't wait, I checked the status of my parcel on line and.......it's on the truck ready to be delivered today!!!

Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!!!!

I'll be back with pictures of all my new goodies!

By the way, have I mentioned that Stampin Up! has a fabulous sale going on right now, Sale a Bration! It's awesome! You really should check it out, and contact me with any questions or even perhaps orders!!

See you soon!