Music Notes | The Maui Stamper

Did you think I would never come up with another idea of my own? It was starting to look that way, wasn’t it? I have a few more projects from our team meeting because I’m tellin’ you, it WAS a Stampin’ Frenzy – but here’s something I did all by my little ol’ self:

Eat Cupcakes stamp set and Music Notes standard wheel
Whisper White, Pretty in Pink and Crumb Cake card stock
Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake and Pretty in Pink Classic ink pads
Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write markers
Build a Cupcake punch
Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon (retired)

Confessions first: About that Riding Hood Red ribbon – I bought a “few” rolls of that ribbon for Christmas cards in 2009. For assorted and sundry pathetic reasons (that no one gives a Fig Newton about) I did not send cards in 2009. That gorgeous ribbon has been sitting in my drawer for too long and I have decided to bust it out – it’s close enough to Real Red that you can make the substitution. Fair enough?

Observations second: Kraft – umm, I mean Crumb Cake – is the perfect Valentine’s Day neutral. It sets off any Red or Pink and it combines beautifully with Chocolate and Espresso. Chocolate…Espresso…Crumb Cake…Houston, we have a problem.

Jokes third: Do you get it? Do you see the joke in the card? Look closely…

It’s the Music Notes behind the cupcakes! Imagine someone singing Happy Birthday!! I hope you got it.

Love It Moment fourth: The Build a Cupcake punch includes little punched out candles, flames and CHERRIES. Life doesn’t get better than that. I stamped the cherry in RHR, punched it out, and then just zipped the Chocolate Chip marker over the stem. Eeee-Zeee.

Sale-a-bration starts today. Get shoppin‘!!

Wow – do you love the new mini? The 2011 Occasions Mini has such cool new products – and product suites – that I’ll be inspired for weeks. Thank goodness for the demonstrator discount 🙂

One of my first purchases was the Blossoms Petals punch. I love flowers that stand up off the page but I confess that hand-cutting them out gets tiresome. This punch does the work for you, and there are enough different shapes that you can create all sorts of blooms:

Thank You Kindly stamp set and Music Notes standard wheel
Whisper White smooth and Pirouette Pink textured card stock
Play Date Designer Series paper
Pirouette Pink, Pretty in Pink and Rich Razzleberry classic ink pads
Stampin’ Sponges, Brights Designer Buttons, and Hemp Twine
Blossoms Petals punch, Stampin’ Around Wheel Guide

I used the sponges to add some texture to the flower petals with Pirouette Pink and Pretty in Pink ink. I’m starting to like the Hemp Twine for these buttons, too – I’ve used Linen Thread in the past, but when I ran out of thread I switched to twine. I like the bulk in the knot, and since that button isn’t going to pass the USPS quarter-inch test I figured I might as well go for broke. And I think I made a good call on the Wheel Guide – it’s hard to fake it when your lines of music are wavy.

These soft colors seemed to beg for a pop of color, and I started with a little Daffodil but it just wasn’t enough. Razzleberry was the solution – and the button and the “thanks” are the same color in person.

I’m gradually resuming my “regular” schedule. My middle daughter is home through the end of this week and then off to spend the semester abroad in Spain, so I’m enjoying these last few days together. It was an absolutely gorgeous beach day today and we were all lazy as can be, reading books and watching the whales. Yesterday was the opposite – we did the Piiholo Ranch Zipline! I’ll share photos of that soon.

Check out this mini for yourself and see if you can resist all these goodies!