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Card Trek… Are You a Fan?

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This video was just too cute to pass up! Making a handmade card will NEVER get old… and they are much more valuable because YOU made time to make it.

Cards do not have to be like a foo foo cup of coffee… they can be clean and simple like the one in the video and still make a gigantic impact.  Especially for the person getting the handmade card.

I love your comments:  Here’s a question for you… What kind of card or cards will you make today?  If you’re a Paper Pumpkin Player, I will be announcing a winner for March’s Introductory My Paper Pumpkin on February 28th.

Click on Paper Pumpkin Player link above if you are the least bit curious what it is and to find out how to become one.  Serious inquiries only.  After all, it is just my way of thanking my faithful followers… =)

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It’s not my birthday, but I made a wish… well actually, I made a bunch of wishes and hope at least one comes true because they were all for YOU! =)

I WISH, you take advantage of Sale-A-Bration… the deals are just too good to pass up.

I WISH, you ask for a FREE catalog… if you don’t have a demonstrator, no worries click HERE and I will send one today!

I WISH, you stamp because it relaxes you and brings you joy, not because you think you “have” to.

I WISH, you buy only what you need, not what you “think” you need.  Order products as a projects.  For example, you want to work on your Valentine goodies, buy the Valentine Specials (they’re on steal, hmmm, I mean sale).

Not sure what I mean by projec?… click HERE to see examples.  If you buy without planning, you’ll end up with things you’ll never use and that is not a good financial decision.  Don’t waste your hard earned money!

My last WISH for you is that you are BLESSED with health, love, and happiness.

And don’t forget to take a look at the FREE products Stampin’ Up! will GIVE you, yes GIVE you… with every $50 order (before tax & shipping) during Sale-A-Bration.

Spring Catalog Flower Trim

When I first saw the cute flower trip I had absolutely no idea how I was going to use it on a card. But when putting this card together I wanted to use the doily, yet keep it clean and simple. You think I met the objective?

Paper Doily Sizzlets Die

This doily can be used whole or can be cut in any way you want to reshape it to your desire.  The sentiment is from the Sweet Essentials stamp set.

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Stampin’ Up! a Cupcake Birthday

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Here’s your first card to comment on to be eligible to receive a free My Paper Pumpkin kit.  Consider it my monthly blog candy exclusively for my subscribers.  Did I hear some of you say, “What!?  Free monthly blog candy?  I want in on it too!  What must I do?”

First, sign up (top right) to follow my blog via email, then leave comments on posts as they are added.  Read more about my monthly give-a-way here.  Start with this cupcake birthday card.

Melon Mambo has officially become my new favorite card stock color… for now (lol).  It is so bold and bright your only thoughts are sweetness and fuzzy warm thoughts.  The cupcake stamp is a from the Patterns Occasions stamp set that you will find in the upcoming Sale-A-Bration on January 22nd.  Request a FREE Spring catalog now and I’ll also include a Sale-A-Bration brochure.

As usual, I used Freshly Made Sketches #68 to make my Cupcake Birthday card and I would love for you to leave a comment and tell me if you think it was wise to also use a strip of basic black cardstock into the sketch. =)

Stampin’ Up! Products Used:
Stamp Set:  Sale-A-Bration Available Jan. 22nd – Patterned Occasions (C-129624/W-129621)
Paper:  Sahara Sand (121043), Twitterpated (125406), Basic Black (121045), Basic Gray (121044)
Ink: Melon Mambo (115656)
 Accessories: Large Rhinestones (129424)

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Dia De Los Enamorados

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I’m so glad this stamp set is still available… and if you want it, you best hurry up and get it.  It’s the Take It to Heart set and available in the clearance rack and you can snatch it up before they are sold out HERE.

How irresistible this sweet little card is!  The products are just too cute to pass up!  And to think, you get the envelopes for FREEEE!  I also took the liberty in using Mojo Monday’s 275 sketch the layout.

Take It to Heart Stamp SetAvailable in the Clearance Rack.

My Little Valentine Stamp Set
Only $9.95
Free when you buy the stamp set to the left.Sealed With Love Simply Sent  ($7.95 value)

 

Stampin’ Up! Products Used:
Stamp Set: Take It To Heart (125522), Deseos Pequenitos (129756),
Paper:  Real Red (102482), Bashful Blue (105120 (126841), Very Vanilla (101650)
Ink: Bashful Blue (105209), Whisper White Craft Pad (101731)
Framelits:  Hearts Collection: (125599)
Embossing Folder: Square Lattice (119976), Adorning Accents (125601)
Embossing Powder: White (109132)
Ribbon: 3/8″ Striped Organdy Ribbon-Marina Mist (129292)
Accessories: Rhinestone (119246), Sealed with Love Simply Sent (126923)*Free w/My Valentine Bundle (1322342)

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I Wood Like to Tell You Something

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I wood like to tell you something… “I LOVE YOU!”  I might as well make as many Valentine cards as I possibly can to inspire you to make some yourself.  Believe me when I tell you that when you wake up tomorrow… it will be Valentine’s Day and you will be stopping at the gas station on the way home because you had no idea what to make.  Trust me, you do NOT need to be crafty or artistic to make this cute wood card.  In the next couple weeks I will be putting together a series for those who say, “I am not crafty at all!”

I quickly threw this card together by taking a 4″ x 5-1/4″ inch soft suede card stock and ran it through my Big Shot in the Woodgrain embossing folder.  I sliced an 1/2″ x 8″ ince Melon Mambo scrap I had laying around and curled the edges with my piercing tool and put some Tombow glue on the edges to keep it glued down.  Tombow works wonders!  Another two scrap pieces of Very Vanilla and three tiny button brads from the Vintage Trinkets collection finished it off.

Now, if you’d rather make digital cards… you have to check these out, they are simply A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!  Besides, in some of areas of the U.S. it’s freezing outside, so how about we daydream about love and spring?  (And if it’s not freezing where you are, then consider yourself lucky!)  Don’t miss our Officially Awesome Valentines Designer Template with its tiny, trendy valentines that fit in tiny, trendy envelopes.  Click HERE to view the new digital arrivals.  While you’re at it go ahead and click HERE to get a 30-day FREE trail of My Digital Studio.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used:
 Paper:  Crumb Cake (120953), Soft Suede (115318) Very Vanilla (101650), Melon Mambo (115320)
 Brads: Vintage Trinkets (118764)
Embossing Folder: Woodgrain (127821)
Originals BIGZ:  Typeset Alphabet Bigz (127553)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue:  Tombow (110755)

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New Year Ticket Blog Candy Winner(s)!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I was so happy to have received your comments and bottom line… I can’t thank you enough for leaving such sweet comments on the blog candy give-a-way post.  I have a feeling that this year is going to be a great year for me.  Will giving away more blog candy attract more blog subscribers?  I’ll just have to find out right?  LoL… Now, for the blog candy winner….. drum roll please…..

THE BLOG CANDY WINNER IS #15 RUTH VARIAN selected via Random.Org.

Ruth said:

“I enjoy seeing your wonderful card ideas!  Gives me inspiration!  My resolution is to have the card ready before the day it has to be in the mail!”

Congratulations Ruth!  Please email me (maggie@maggiemadecards.com) in the next 24 hours with your mailing address and I’ll get your blog candy sent to you right away!

Truth be told… you are ALL winners!  Stampin’ Up! is hooking you up with a FREE My Digital Studio Gift for the New Year.  Click HERE to download your free desk top calendar.  If you don’t have My Digital Studio download your FREE 30-day trial HERE.

Download includes:
* 6 embellishments (1 desktop wallpaper in 6 sizes to accommodate various screen resolutions)

Features:
* Digital-exclusive
* FREE desktop calendar that will brighten your day every time you look at it
* Coordinates with the Let It Snow Kit for even more fun

Colors:
Bashful Blue, Concord Grape, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Sahara Sand

Get Your Ticket Right Here for Blog Candy!

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Get your tickets out ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for another sneak peak of new product coming January 3, 2013!  That date is special because it’s my cousin’s birthday!  In case it rains next week, my cousin will be guaranteed a bright sunny day by the Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack – Subtles Collection because the entire paper stack is perfect to brighten a cloudy rainy day.  Lately I have used the Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon so much that I’m going to submit another order.

Don’t forget that new items have been added to the Clearance Rack.  Click HERE to check them out!  When I first learned about Stampin’ Up! I hit the clearance rack to help me build up my supplies. Then I learned about the Discounts & Benefits and I’m so glad I read up on it!

The card sketch was influenced by the Deconstructed sketch no. 82 to create my ticket to a sunny birthday.  I just discovered it and I have a feeling I will be submitting more sketches in 2013.

Thank you for visiting me today. I am humbled that you stopped by for a visit and in the same way waiters enjoy tips… I enjoy reading your lovely comments.

PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT:  Tell me if you’ve made any New Year’s Resolutions?  One of my resolutions is to manage my full-time career, family, and blog, so I can maximize my card making time.  Along with taking courses for a possible promotion, it has become easier to enter card sketch challenges.  It really helps with the time I have available to make cards.

Something else I’ve been thinking about…. does it make a difference to you if the products used to make the card are not listed?

BLOG CANDY GIVE-A-WAY:  To thank you, I have blog candy to give away, see below. I hope to announce a winner on New Year’s Day.  Will you help me?

Blog Candy Contents:
Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper
Retired Clear Mount Triple Treat Flower (Clear Block Not Included)
Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Reverse side of paper.  Go on leave your comment for a chance to win this Blog Candy.

Merry Christmas to You and Your’s

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May your heart be filled with happiness knowing that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. I thank you humbly for visiting my blog. If I had your address, I would’ve sent you this card, which does not need a sentiment because the Christmas Tree has become a world wide symbol of Peace & Joy.

It is not the materiel gifts we receive, but the love we share with all we meet. This year I am humbled that God has given me a gift. The gift of card making. For that I am thankful because something that is made with our hands uses our hearts and our minds to bring love, peace, and friendship to someone.

May you be Blessed and thank you from the bottom of my heart for visiting me today on Christmas Eve!

My wish for the following year is that you are blessed with good health. Without health we have nothing. I also hope that next year brings me many friends to share my hobby with as I travel around the world next year.

Merry Christmas,
Maggie Mata

Butterfly Wishes From Me to You

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This post is dedicated to two of my lifetime friends Carmel and Joy (also one of my Circle of Pals).  Why?  Because today they celebrate their birthday’s.  Happy Birthday ladies.

I love the Papillion Popourri butterflies stamped on the First Edition specialty paper.  The butterflies gracefully float up and away.  I just love it!  The Natural Composition specialty paper has an embossed feel to it, naturally.  The pictures just don’t give the beauty of the paper any justice!

If you have this paper, leave a comment letting other visitors know how the paper feels to you.  Don’t forget to visit Friday’s Post for your chance to win a FREE stamp set!  Mon., Dec. 17th is the last day.  I haven’t had any orders and if only one person places an order by midnight Monday, they will get that FREE stamp set.

Stamping is my hobby and I love sharing my cards and other crafts I make with you.  I sometimes have stressful days and when I do, I sit in my craft room and turn my anxiety into positive energy by making cards and sharing my love of stamping.  Two months ago I celebrated my first year anniversary with Stampin’ Up!  and my stress level has dropped so much… I LOVE IT!

Keeping up with my blog takes a lot of work, but it’s a positive addiction I cannot and will not let go of.  I sometimes don’t know what to write, except to write what I’m feeling and thinking of a card that I have made.  Thank you so much for stopping by and a special thank you to my faithful subscribers!  You guys/gals ROCK!

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Punches: Modern Label (119849), Word Window Punch (119857)

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Can Stampin’ Up! Make Some Freshly Made Snow?

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Freshley made snow?  LoL… that’s the first thing I thought while putting this card together for Freshly Made Sketches #59… LoL.  What a perfect sketch to add to my Christmas card collection.  I will be sending my friends and family one of two sketches… the other one was previously published here.

I used the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper, and left over pieces of Basic Grey, Very Vanilla, and Riding Hood red.  The colors all blend together perfectly and beautifully.  A little bit of Chrochet Victoria lace ribbon, and large Pearl Basic Jewels pulled it all together.  I punched out two little blossoms from the Festival of Prints covered up with the Basic Grey cardstock.  The blossom is from the Itty Bitty punches collection.

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Will You Keep Calm?

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I was green with envy the day I saw this stamp on cards everywhere and I didn’t have one.  Why was I so envious?  Because for a hot minute Stampin’ Up! discontinued this awesome hostess set because of some legal issues a guy in Europe put a trademark on the iconic words.  There were some illegal sales going on at eBay at the time for this highly coveted stamp and it was going for nearly $250.  All I could say was, “there’s no way!” So, now that I have it, I made my first card for Pals Paper Arts Challenge #141.

If you are wondering what the heck the little white balls are on the top of the card… they are small drops of Crystal Effects to give it a little rain drop effect.  LoL… I kindly ask that if you think I hit the mark please leave a comment below.  Your comments keep me going and they mean a lot to me.  Thanks a bunch!

I was dreaming of the day the stamp set was brought back and I decided to use it now.  It reminds me of the time I was learning to drive and my mom (who drove for a short period in her life) said to me in Spanish the first time I drove in the rain… “Keep Calm.”  She’ll never know how nervous I felt after that.  I drove with “white knuckles” and didn’t even know that’s what it was called… LoL.  Hilarious now that I think about it.  The cool thing is that I now love the rain and have no issues driving in it… LoL.

I bought my Starter Kit back when it cost $175 and I am now envious of the new offer of only $99, but you truly get $125 in product.  When I got my kit I did’t have a choice with some of the stamps and paper that it came with.  What’s makes the new offer different?  You pick ANYTHING you want.  If you have no idea what you want, Starter Kit Suggestion is available.  Or you can let me help you by telling me what type of themes you think you would like to do.  All of this just for taking a Test Drive regardless of where you live in the U.S.  Money back guaranteed to have NO STRINGS ATTACHED!

Handmade Card Ingredients

Stamp Set:  Carry On
Paper: Gumball Green, Soft Suade, Whisper White, International Bazaar
Ink Pad:  Gumball Green
Accessories: Basic Pearls, Crystal Effects

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