Life is Good....

Anyone that knows me knows that I think my life is pretty good. So when I saw this decor element  from Stampin' Up I just had to have it!

If you ever visit my home, this decor element will be right above my closet door in my foyer.  The best part is that it adds a special touch to my home without taking hours to do....about 15-20 minutes tops! I know what some of you are saying.....its got to be a pain to take off, and then there is repainting. Not true, I've taken down 2 decor elements in my office during my remodel and they didn't damage the wall and peeled right off---without peeling the paint! So be sure to look at all the cute and versatile decor elements to add that special touch to your home! Call me today to earn some of them free....just host a party at your home! Remember to stamp a little love in 2011!

Decorating made easy

Here is my next example of how easy decorating your home or office can be with Stampin' Up's decor elements line.

I added the shelf life decor elements to my husband's office.....he knows by now that no room is off limits when it comes to decor elements. I placed the different images above shelves that he had hung in his office but were bare. The images gave his office a finished look without taking alot of time. I think it took me a whole 20 minutes to put up all 6 of the images that came in the shelf life set.  The best part is when we get tired of them, they come off the wall without damaging the paint! To see all the different decor elements go to the decor elements catalog listed right here on my blog. Thanks for looking and remember to stamp a little love in 2011!

Decor Elements

Stampin' Up came out with a new line of products a couple of years ago called decor elements. At first, I was very skeptical...why is a rubber stamping coming out with a vinyl cling for walls? Well, I love this line! The latest creation using decor elements are the above frames, which will be hung in my stamping room. I took chocolate brown frames from IKEA and put a textured piece of paper behind the glass (pear pizzazz, peach parfait, and soft suede). I used my big shot embossing folder to emboss the sheets of paper,  that would be the background for the frame. Next, I took vinyl (Stampin' Up sells sheets of vinyl in various colors to be used with the big shot) and die cut the letters for the frame. I then added the letters onto the glass of the frame.  So, now everytime I look up from my computer I'll see: Inspire, create, share---part of Stampin'Up's mission statement.  Here's what they look like hung on the wall:

Look for more decor element samples during the next week or so....and believe me, I have tons of examples just in my house. Thanks for looking and remember to stamp a little love in 2011!

Pardon my dust

Well, on my last post you saw my nifty message board for my "new" stamping place. Although, this may not necessarily be a "stamping" creation it is a creation none the less. I am lucky enough to have a husband who supports my addiction to stamping---yeah for me! He has been working very hard on giving me my own personalized office to do all my stamping projects. So, I thought I'd share with you what we've done so far. Maybe these pictures will give you some ideas too on how to organize your many punches, markers etc.

This first view is of my custom desk he made me...wall to wall desk top! Gives me enough space to cut, stamp, punch, and compile all on this desk. Its about 10'0" long....so I can never say, I don't have enough work space.  You'll also notice that all my punches (and there are alot of them) are hung on the wall and visible along with my standard and jumbo rolls. There are some nifty and inexpensive rods at IKEA that did the trick for these. Both my punches and rolls fit perfectly on them!

This picture gives you a better idea of what the rods look like. I also bought myself a clip it up ribbon organizer, and some buckets (for markers, glitter etc). So far so good huh? We are half way there....now he just needs to build the custom paper, ink, and stamp book shelves we've mapped out. Did I mention I'm lucky....remember to stamp a little love in 2011, I know I will be! Thanks for looking.

Message Board

Yes, I am still alive and creating! Its been a crazy couple of weeks but I am starting to get back in the swing of things. My wonderful husband is renovating my office.....very exciting yet very difficult to get things done. We still have a long way to go on the renovation but my custom desk is done, walls are painted, and some shelving is up. So, its back to stamping!
So, as I begin the creative juices flowing where else would I start but a new message board for my office.

I made this message board using a magnetic board I picked up at Ikea. I then applied one of the many wonderful items I got free during sale-a-bration---a chalkboard decor elements. By the way, there is still time to get a free stamp set, ribbon, or decor element during sale-a-bration (promotion ends March 31st). Sale-a-bration is the perfect time to stock up on paper, inks and the other essentials because for every $50 you spend you get to choose a free item from the sale-a-bration brochure. After applying the decor element chalkboard, I added some magnetic flowers. The flowers were made using my Fun Flowers die in the big shot. I did three flowers using Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz and Soft Suede and added a fabric designer brad (found in Stampin' Up's Occasion Mini catalog). Can't wait to hang this up in my new stamping spot! Thanks for looking and remember to stamp a little love in 2011!