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CAS Texture– Adding texture to cards is fun.  Today let’s try to add texture, but still keep it clean and simple.  Those 2 challenges may seem to be incongruous, but let’s try!  I think we’ll get some pretty results!!!  Your texture can come in any form — embossing, distressing, adding embellishments for dimension — whatever you like — just add some fun texture to a CAS creation!!!

Remember to use Mr. Linky below!

Anyone is welcome and invited to play!  SCS Keyword is ssnotime131 for those who upload at SCS.  There is no time limit. You can play this challenge  anytime at all.  The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here using Mr. Linky below.

Check out the samples today on the blogs of these fabulous designers:

Marlene Bender:  Heart Spring - March Guest Designer 

I have two baby-themed items to show you today.  First is a quick gift I made for a new baby by just gussying up a store bought set of Johnson’s bath/body products for baby that I picked up at Wal-Mart.  Take a look at what I bought:

Bedtime bath/body products in a cute, fuzzy container, complete with the children’s classic, Goodnight Moon.  I just needed a little something to drop off for a family who just had their 2nd girl, and this caught my eye, especially knowing I could dress it up in true little girl fashion!  As I was contemplating my purchase, I instantly knew that I would dress it up with yellow gingham, so I felt I wanted a little yellow in the gift basket, that’s why I purchased the single container — moreseo because it was yellow than for what it was — LOL!!!  I was able to squeeze it in the middle and it worked perfectly!!!  Here’s the finished baby gift basket after I dressed it all up:

Not too much work at all, but a big improvement over the original, and TOTALLY FUN to do!!!  I made my hang tag by cutting a sheet of SU Yellow (can’t think of the proper name at the moment, but it’ll come…) 3″ x 7.5″, scored 2.5″ from the top, punched a hole with a 1.5″ punch and used a SU Corner Rounder to round the top corners.

Here’s a closer view.  The DP used is Lilac Avenue by Kaiser.  The smaller tag with the leafy stem was a punchout in the Lilac Avenue Pad.  Each pad has several pages of tags and borders you can punch out — makes this quick and fun!  My Cutie Pie sentiment was from Tiny Words by JustRite, used on the 1 3/16″ Stamper.  I’ve been having fun playing with this small size of late — more on this issue at the end of the post.  The sentiment was cut and embossed using my Petite Circle Nesties (4 pack) by Spellbinders.  A little ribbon to top it off and we’re done!  5/8″ Dotted Sheer is used on top and 1″ Ric Rac is used on the bottom.

Just wanted to explain what I did with the ribbon.  I took a length of 1.5″ Gingham Ribbon, ran a line of tape down the center with my Glue Glider, then just layed the 1″ Ric Rac on top of it, pressing down as I went.  I liked the result, especially for baby!  It was too bulky to make a nice bow, so I just knotted it and then made a bow with the plain gingham, using the BIGGER BOW EASY.  This is a double bow (meaning I wrapped the ribbon around twice), in the 5″ size on the BIGGER BOW EASY.  To get it to stay on I used a T-pin to stick it into the fuzzy base.

The ribbon wraps all the way around the basket.  Looks so pretty!!!  I see my fuzzy liner is twisted on top — I straightened it out.  WHY do I never see these things until AFTER the picture is taken????

And that does it for this quick little baby gift!  I had fun making it — hope the new MOM enjoys it, too!!!

I have most items to make this gift set available in The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  What I wanted to point out is the Tiny Words set is a favorite of mine.  I use it a ton when I make the cards with the Journal Notes or Cotton Scraps.  Its small size seems to fit those images well.  Take a look at them:

Anyway, what I’m getting at is that I have the 1 3/16″ Damask Monogram set on sale for the month of March for 25% off.  It was $19.95 and and it is now $14.95.  If you are at all inclined to try these fun, small sets, the Monogram Set on sale comes with all you need to make monograms, including the stamper, so then you’d be all set to add on the Tiny Words set!  Just a thought! (Please note:  Many of my JR stamps are still at the pre-price increase prices.  When JR raised their prices on 2/15, I did not.  As long as I have stock, I will stick with the old prices.  But as I have to re-stock supply, my prices will then increase as well).

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Editing — OOPS, Sorry:  People are getting confused.  I do have TWO Damask Monogram Sets available and both are on sale.  The one I referred above is the smaller set in the 1 3/16″ size.  Here’s a picture of it:

1 3/16″ Damask Monogram Kit ($19.95) - Sale Priced $14.95

It contains the 1 3/16″ Wood Stamper, 3 Damask Borders and 1 set of 60 pt. Font in Times New Roman.  It comes in the clear clam shell packaging.  The stamper included will accept all 1 3/16″ Centers and Borders, such as I used today on the baby ensemble.

Then I have the original Damask Monogram Kit in 1 5/8″ Size and this one comes in the original box packaging.  Here it is:

1 5/8″ Damask Monogram Kit ($19.95) - Sale Priced $15.00

This is the original Damask Monogram Kit and it contains the same elements as the smaller set, only in the 1 5/8″ size.  The stamper with this Kit accepts all 1 5/8″ stamps and borders.  I just checked the JustRite site and I’m not finding this kit any more.  I’m presuming it is sold out/retired????  I have a dozen or so left.  These Damask Monogram Kits have been my go-to sets for Monograms for years and I love them as much today as I did from Day 1. 

Hope this helps to clarify it!

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Shopping:

Click here to see the:  1.5″ Gingham Ribbon, 1″ Grosgrain Ric Rac, and 5/8″ Dotted Sheer Ribbon.

Click here to see the:  Tiny Words Set, 1 3/16″ Wood Stamper, and the 1 3/16″ Damask Monogram Set or the 1 5/8″ Damask Monogram Kit. Both Damask Monogram Kits are on sale for 25% off.  Also seen here are the Lilac Avenue Paper Pad and the Lilac Avenue Ink Pad Duo I used.

Click here to see the:  Bow Easy, the BIGGER Bow Easy, the Petite Circle Nesties (4 pack).

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One more thing to show you today.  I just added another KIT to my growing supply of Stamp Simply Kits.  This morning I listed a baby themed kit using October Afternoon’s Ducks in a Row 8×8 pad and some fun May Arts Ribbons.  Take a look:

Stamp Simply October Afternoon Ducks in a Row Kit - $23.00

You may click here to see the full list of items in the Kit.

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!  I so appreciate it when you do!!!  I’ll be back late Thursday night with our weekly Stamp Simply Challenge and mark your calenders for next week’s Just Rite Mega March Blog Hop.  THREE days of fun, starting on Tuesday, 3/23.  Don’t miss it!!!

Have a wonderful Thursday everyone! See you real soon!!!

Thanks so much to all who toured our Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Blog Hop this past week!  We truly appreciate all your visits and comments!  Random.org selected Blog No. 1 as the blog from which to draw the winner, and that would be ME — this blog right here — so if you commented on the appropriate post on my blog you were in the running!

Random.org was used again to select the winner from all entries, and No. 159 was selected.  And that would be Marilyn from Canada — here’s what Marilyn had to say:

 So excited about this blog hop and hope I’m a lucky winner. Love your work Sharon and find it so inspiring . Hope I can add some of your ribbon to my stash
Marilyn

Well, Marilyn, you surely can add some ribbon and Barb’s pretty flowers to your stash!  You’ll be receiving an email from me shortly!  So glad you played!!!

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And I’ve been busy over the last couple days putting together some gorgeous new STAMP SIMPLY KITS.  I tell you, I totally LOVE putting these KITS together.  My absolute MOST favorite part of card-making is the first step  — selecting the papers and ribbons to coordinate.  So it only follows that making up these KITS by selecting ribbons to coordinate with the papers is right up my alley and what I so LOVE to do!

My latest three STAMP SIMPLY KITS are all using 8×8 pads by Graphic 45.  You may find the prices and complete list of ingredients to each KIT on this page.  But for now, I’ll just post the pictures here:

Stamp Simply Graphic 45 Le Romantique Kit

Stamp Simply Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman Kit

Stamp Simply Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk Kit

Again, if you are interested,  click here for prices and ingredients.  Just email me at ssj@up.net to place your order.  And in reply to those who have asked, my last Kit - Webster’s Pages Postcards from Paris - is sold out.  I am no longer able to get that paper.

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Thanks so much for checking in today, and HUGE CONGRATS! to Marilyn on winning the Blog Candy!  I plan to be back soon with some samples using the new KITS shown above.  In the meantime, I wish you all a wonderful weekend.  See you all real soon!

A COLOR CHALLENGE — I love color challenges, always have, and like to incorporate them from time to time here.  This week let’s go with a favorite of mine — PINK AND GREEN, with added BROWN as an option.  You can use any shades of these colors, anything goes - have fun and can’t wait to see what you all come up with!

Remember to use Mr. Linky below!

Anyone is welcome and invited to play!  SCS Keyword is ssnotime130 for those who upload at SCS.  There is no time limit. You can play this challenge  anytime at all.  The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here using Mr. Linky below.

Check out the samples today on the blogs of these fabulous designers:

Marlene Bender:  Heart Spring - March Guest Designer 

I haven’t done a monogram card in ages and I figured it was about time!  Today I used the smaller 1 3/16″ Damask Monogram Kit by JustRite.  Love this tiny monogram — leaves a lot of room to add the extras to really make it pop!  And as for the color challenge, I went with the soft colors found in the Le Romantique pad by Graphic 45.  The pink is more of a blush/almost peachy type color and the green is a very soft sage green — totally gorgeous colors!!!   And I got in a little brown accent which also shows up in the LeRomantique collection!  Perfect!!!

Using the smaller 1 3/16 Damask Monogram  Kit (1 3/16 Wood Stamper with 3 Bonus Damask Centers and 60 pt Font) I had plenty of room to add lots of diecuts under it — lovin’ this look!!!  The Spellbinders dies I used to create this layered monogram are:  Petite Circle Nestabilies (4 pack), Labels Thirteen Nestabilities, and Fancy Tags Shapeabilities.  The Fancy Tag was too long, so I just cut it in the middle to shorten it up.  It’s underneath, so who’s to know!  I dressed up my Damask Monogram with Kaiser Pearls in Blush and Chocolate.

The DP used is from an 8×8 pad by Graphic 45, Le Romantique — such beautiful colors and elegant patterns.  This ribbon is my new 1/2″ Wrinkled Ribbon, not quite the silk I love, but a GREAT substitute when you want a narrower ribbon at a very reasonable price!   I did NOT use the Bow Easy here.  I merely wrapped the ribbon around the card front and tied a quick little bow!

Here are the graphics for the 1 3/16 Damask Monogram Kit (my name) — it’s actually called the 1 3/16 Wood Stamper with 3 Bonus Damask Centers and 60 pt Font.  I’ve had a true fondness for the JustRite Monogram Kits since the first time I set my eyes on them several years ago, and this one is a true favorite of mine.  Love it’s petite size and love the fact that you get all you need in the Kit.  Kits like this are perfect for gift giving, whether a gift for someone else or just a little treat for yourself! 

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Shopping:

JustRite Stampers carriers the 1 3/16 Wood Stamper with 3 Bonus Damask Centers and 60 pt Font, as well as their full line of product.

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries all these items to create today’s project:

Paper:  LeRomantique 8×8 Pad by Graphic 45 - Individually or as a Kit complete with embellishments (Cardstock used was SU Very Vanilla)

Ink:  VersaFine Vintage Sepia

Accessories:  1/2″ Wrinkled Ribbon, Spellbinders products(Petite Circle Nesties (4 pack), Labels Thirteen Nesties, Fancy Tags), Kaiser Pearls in Blush and Chocolate.

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Announcements:

JustRite Stampers currently has ALL their 1 5/8″ product on sale at 20% OFF.

JustRite Blog features a fun Friday Challenge — check it out on Friday!

JustRite March Mega Blog Hop with 75 Designers — coming March 23, 24, 25!!!!

Open Blog Candy post HERE on my Blog.  Blog Candy offered can be seen HERE.

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Thank you, everyone, for stopping in!  Hope you have time to play this fun Color Challenge.  Remember to use Mr. Linky!  Have a GREAT weekend.

At last I have a photo of the Blog Candy being awarded as part of The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Blog Hop of 2 days ago.  You have until Sat., 3/13 at 6 p.m EST to enter, so there’s still plenty of time!

The winner will receive 2 packages in the mail, one from Barb Schram — a decorated clear bucket containing ribbon flowers she has made.  I am SO lovin’ these flowers!  These are the flowers the winner will receive in the bucket:

You can see the decorated bucket and close up photos of the flowers on Barb’s Blog here.  You can find instructions on how Barb made these flowers here.

Then from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store you will receive a package of ribbon, giving you a variety of ribbon allowing you to recreate each of the flowers Barb has made.  And there will be plenty of ribbon included, allowing you to use it on many of your cards, altered projects and scrapbook creations.  Take a look:

You will receive 45 yards of ribbon valued at about $50.00, PLUS the flowers above.  The ribbons include suede, velvet, silk, crochet lace, dotted sheer, striped grosgrain, gingham checks and twill.  You’ll be all set to create some pretty, flowery spring creations!

How do you enter?  Commenting on this post (though comments are always welcome!) DOES NOT enter you in the drawing.  To enter you must tour the Blog Hop (I know many of you have done this already) and comment on the projects posted.  A total of seven blogs/projects are involved.  Commenting on EACH ONE increases your chances of winning as one winner will be drawn.   Only 1 comment per person per blog, please!  So if you’ve missed our Blog Hop, here’s the link list, get busy for your chance to win!

 Sharon Johnson - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store blog 

Michelle Woerner

Linda Duke

Holly McMillen

Barb Schram

Sherry Cheever

Deborah Saaranen

Thanks everyone for your patience as I was so slow in posting these photos!  I’ll be back later tonight with our usual Friday Stamp Simply Challenge — and I’ll give you a hint for a change — it’s a color challenge tonight — always a favorite of mine and easy to do!!!  Hope to see you then!!!  Have a great day!!!

Please realize you are NOT entered into the drawing by commenting on this post. YOU MUST COMMENT ON THE ABOVE LINKED POSTS.

Welcome to The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store’s  2nd Blog Hop.  So glad to have you here! 

Holly challenged us all this month to create a 3D or altered item — talk about fun!  Wait until you see them all — you are in for one HUGE treat!!!  For my project today I decided to alter some items and make a fun sewing set.  This would be a fun item to make as a gift for a friend — either piece or even all three!  Take a look:

I had some hotpads that you can see in the background that inspired me.  I thought how fun to give someone a small handmade gift and some sewing items to go with!  This is also somewhat of a recycling project.  The bucket had another purpose at one time and the pincushion was made from a recycled tin, very similar in size to a tuna fish can.  My card is the only thing that is all brand new!

Here’s a better look at the inspiration hot pads!  They were hand made and from a craft show, but beyond that, I’m not sure who made them.  I got them from a friend and totally love them!!!  When I realized I had a few things here in my stash that would match and work to create a gift project, I was elated!!!

I started by covering a small recycled tin with paper from A Proper Gentlmen, by Graphic 45.  LOVE that paper for guy-themed projects, but it worked equally as well here today.  To make my pin cushion I just cut a square of fabric from my stash, maybe 8 or 10″ square, wadded up a good large few handlfuls of polyester fiberbill, wrapped the fabric around the fiberfill, tied off the bottom with a rubber band, applied glue from a hot glue gun around the interior rim of the can and inserted my *cushion*.  Worked like a charm and just took a couple minutes!  Using a narrow double sided tape, I just ran it around the top of the can, first gluing on my Crochet Lace, pleating it each inch or so as I went around.  I ran 5/8″ Twill above that.  I made the bow using my Bow Easy and glued them on using Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue.  Instant pin cushion, quick and easy, and I had fun sticking in my pins!  This could easily be made out of a tuna fish can.

I received a gift one time in this bucket and had to keep it!  I just filled my bucket with a variety of sewing items and adhered the Crochet Lace and Twill just as explained above.  Super quick and easy and even a fun way to organize a few of your own supplies you may want to keep out for quick reach!  Again, the 5/8″ Twill bow was made with the Bow Easy and glued on.

And finally here’s my mini 4 x 4 gift card.  This is my first using of A Proper Gentlemen, an 8 x 8 pad by Graphic 45!  Totally LOVE this stuff!!!  There are a ton of GREAT guy-type papers in the pad, but I think these worked beautifully today for my sewing themed project.  I love the classic designs.  Another thing I’m loving about these Graphic 45 pads (I have 3 variety of pads by Graphic 45) is they have several sheets of images that can be cut out and used much as I use the Journal Notes.  GREAT idea to incorporate such fun images into a paper pad with coordinated papers! 

The focal image is from Stitched with Love by JustRite, a set I’m really becoming addicted to!   It fits the 2 3/8″ Round Stamper and has 6 fun centers and borders with a sewing theme.  The centers can be quickly colored, which is fun!

Here’s the graphics of Stitched with Love so you can see what I mean.  It sells for $14.95 and the 2 3/8″ Round Stamper is sold separately for $10.95.  This set is sure to get a lot of use in my stamp room!  I’ve made other projects with it here and here.

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Items used on my project today are available at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  (To order, email me at ssj@up.net with your list and address).   Please see links below:

Stamps:  Stitched with Love used on the 2 3/8″ Wood Stamper by JustRite

Paper:  A Proper Gentlemen by Graphic 45

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  5/8″ Twill Ribbon, Crochet Lace, Jute String, Bow Easy, Petite Circle Nestabilities by Spellbinders

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Please check out all the wonderful samples made by The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Design Team.  The girls went WAY overboard in meeting this 3D/Altered challenge.  You will LOVE what they have to share:

 Sharon Johnson - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store blog  -YOU ARE HERE

Michelle Woerner

Linda Duke

Holly McMillen

Barb Schram

Sherry Cheever

Deborah Saaranen

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BLOG CANDY– Yes, we do have some Blog Candy to share today as well.   Some lucky winner will receive TWO packages.  One coming from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store will contain a nice variety package of ribbon (photo coming this evening, sorry) AND the winner will ALSO RECEIVE some ribbon flowers, as shown on Barb Schram’s post linked above!   Thanks, Barb!

T0 select the winner, random.org will first select one of the 7 Blogs from which to draw the winner.  Once the Blog is selected, random.org will be used again to select the winner from within that blog.  The winner will be selected at 6 p.m. EST on Saturday, March 13.  Leaving comments on ALL seven blogs greatly increases your chances of winning.  Good luck!!!

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Thanks so much for stopping in today, I truly love it when you do!  Hope you have time to enjoy the HOP!!!  I’m off now for a long day of scheduled errands, so your emails won’t get answered until this evening.  Have a great week, everyone!!!

Just wanted to show you today a really quick card I made and also some new ribbon and paper I just got in at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  Let’s start with the card:

This is most definitely my most favorite *go-to* style of card that I make often when I’m in a time crunch.  It makes up in just minutes.  The trick is to use a pre-printed image for your focal point.  I love using the Journal Notes by Crafty Secrets.  These small booklets are filled with beautiful images such as this one that is from the Birds and Botanicals pad.  It is simply matted on SU Close to Cocoa on a Pink Pirouette card base with a scrap of paper from the Old World Stack by DCWV and tied with my Taupe 100% Silk Ribbon, the bow being made on the Bow Easy.  The frame hanger I made on top is a Spellbinders die set, Flourish Accent, that I use often, trimmed up with some Kaiser Rhinestones. Easy, peasy as they say,  and done in a jiffy!!!

All linked items above are available in The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

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Now let’s move on to my new ribbon.  LOVE this new Wrinkled Ribbon in a 1/2″ width. It is available in a ton of pretty colors as seen below, but here’s a close up picture so you can actually see what the ribbon looks like:

I don’t have a project made up with this ribbon yet, but I will soon to show you.  It is light weight and kind of *wrinkly*, which is fun!  It is 1/2″ wide and ties up into pretty little bows.  It somewhat resembles my favorite 100% Silk Ribbon, but is stiffer and heavier in comparison to the silk, though still a very light weight ribbon.

And I’m making this ribbon available to you BY THE SPOOL ONLY, but at a very affordable price.  I love custom-cutting all your ribbon orders, but there are just not enough hours in a day to cut all the ribbon you want.  Therefore, I’ve had to put minimum cuts on several ribbons.  This allows me to have girls come in and cut and wrap ribbon to standard lengths so they are ready to go when orders are placed.  However, there are still more ribbons I would love to offer you, but unless I can streamline the process it is getting increasingly harder to offer more and more ribbons.  So I’ve decided to bring in certain ribbons that will be available BY THE SPOOL ONLY.  You will save by purchasing by the spool.  And if you can’t use the entire spool yourself, how about sharing with a friend.  Here are all the colors available:

16Olive, 15Green, 33Brown, 46Parrot Green,

34Blue, o5Lavender, 35Plum, 27Yellow, 44Periwinkle, 04Royal Blue, 28Orange,

17Pink, o1White, 10Black, 25Burgundy, 22Fuchsia, 14Red, 06Moss, 09Ivory

This 1/2″  Wide Wrinkled Ribbon is available BY THE SPOOL ONLY (50 yards) for $12.95. 

It is available in all the colors shown.   Just email me at ssj@up.net if you’d like to order some! (Please give me your state and zip code when you order — thanks!)

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Please note the additon of my new 1/2″ and 1″ Ric Rac as well, so fun for spring!

1/2″ Ric Rac - $1.20 per yard OR $26 for a 25 yard spool

Note:  MINIMUM CUT on ALL Ric Rac is 3 yards

This is a standard Ric Rac where the grain lines run with the wave of the Ric Rac.

Colors Available:  Black, Yellow, Olive, Royal Blue, Light Blue, Brown, Orange, Red, Pink, White

Temporarily Out of Stock:  Sage

1″ Ric Rac - $1.05 per yard OR $28 for a 30 yard spool

Note:  MINIMUM CUT on ALL Ric Rac is 3 yards

This is a grosgrain Ric Rac where the lines run across the width of the RicRac.

See sample here.

Colors Available:  White, Red, Olive, Pink, Hot Pink, Yellow, Orange, Turquoise

Temporarily Out of Stock:  Champagne, Black, Brown

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And I’m so excited about the new papers I’ve received.  I  have a lot more paper coming, and I’ll share it as well as it arrives.  It’s coming in slowly, bit by bit!  This is what I have in stock so far for new papers:

Designer Paper by Graphic 45

8 x 8 pads with 20 sheets (2 each of 10 designs)/Double Sided Cover Weight

Le’ Romantique - $9.99

A Proper Gentlemen - $9.99

On the Boardwalk - $9.99

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Designer Paper by October Afternoon

8 x 8 pads with 22 sheets (1-sided) (2 each of 11 designs) = $7.00 each

Ducks in a Row - Darling Baby Themed Paper - $7.00

Report Card- Gradeschool Themed Classroom Classics - $7.00

Road Map - Nostalgic Retro Patterns of Roadside Adventures - $7.00

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All items shown are available in The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  Just email me at ssj@up.net to place your orders.  (Please give me your state and zip code when you order - thanks!) I bill via PayPal  and you may pay through PayPal or you may send a US check.  I ship internationally.

Thanks for stopping in!  Hoping you are having a wonderful weekend.  The weather here promises to be nice and sunny — good for the soul! 

Remember, the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store DT will be having another fun BLOG HOP on Tuesday, March 9 — so hope you can check in to see what we have planned!  Sure to be fun!!!  See you then!!

Thanks to Tammy for writing this week’s challenge - a great one, Tammy! Here it is: (strange blog issues again — I apologize for this large print here, can’t fix it)

Punched Borders- My most favorite tool to use lately is my Apron Lace border punch.  And there just seem to be more and more border punches available all the time from many different companies.  So the challenge is to use your border punches, or create the semblance of a punched border.  You can use Nestabilities to make what resembles a punched border as Sharon shows here, or even use a corner rounder punch to create a scalloped border as Beate shows on this SCS Tutorial. Remember to use Mr. Linky below!

Just HAD to share this post I just saw by Barb Schram — she has created THE most yummy flowers out of ribbon, all sorts of ribbon – and, you guessed it, the silk flower leaves me totally swooning!!!  I can’t WAIT to try!!!!  Check them out!

I’ve been super busy with no project to post, but HAD to share the above!  Wishing you all a wonderful week!  Hope to have a project soon!  Thanks for stopping!!!

The Blog Candy Winner has been chosen from last week’s Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Blog Hop.  Random.org first chose Blog #4 as the blog from which to select the winner.  That was Michelle’s Blog, Stop and Stamp the Roses.  The winner will receive the complete Stamp Simply Webster’s Avenue Postcards from Paris Kit, shown here:

In this case the early bird gets the worm, as Random.org then selected commenter #12 as the winner.  Michelle has the winnner posted on her blog, so hop on over to Stop and Stamp the Roses  to see who the lucky winner is!  Since no email address was connected to the winner, she’ll have to contact us — please do so ASAP by emailing me at ssj@up.net.  I’d like to get your package mailed out right away!

I only have a handful of these Postcards from Paris Kits left.  If you’d like one, you can see the full list of items included here:  Stamp Simply Webster’s Pages Postcards from Paris Kit.

Today is Sunday and we enjoy our usual routine of church, lunch out, visiting my parents and running through Wal-Mart.  Creatures of habit - no doubt!  Have a wonderful Sunday and see you real soon!!!!  Thanks for checking in!