Monthly Archive: February 2013

Miracles Happen

Before signing off for the evening I wanted to share another swap I got from Leadership. It's from Marlene Salvato. I shared a couple other swaps from her which you can see on this post HERE. I love how Sweet and Simple yet Elegant this card looks!


MSalvato SwapI tried to get the best picture but was having difficulties!

It's Whisper White Background with Whisper White Layer embossed with the new Cloudy Day embossing folder #127022 and Stampin' Up!s New stamp set called Rain or Shine #126-775 (w) or 126-777 (c) which can be found in the Spring Catalog and available til May 31st, 2013.

Well I plan on playing around this weekend! I've got lots of scraps laying around in neat piles and I really need to do something with them. That is one of my resolutions this year.  Use up the images, scraps and what not I've got.  Check back on Sunday to see what I've done!  Thanks for stopping by and as always…

Happy Stampin'
Yvonne Metz
Vista, Ca.

Thanks Thanks Thanks

Happy Friday all! Sorry to not have posted sooner been working on a few other things on my other site HERE.  But wrapping things up and wanted to share this with you.

So I have such a hard time just keeping a card simple.  I tend to overthink it ALOT! Well seeing tons of awesome and "simple" ideas at Leadership this year I realized it's not that hard! Here is one that was shared from Stampin' Up! I am showing 3 versions – Simple, Step it Up and Step it up some more!


Thanks CardFrom left to right:

Simple, quick and fast. Then you've got a stepped up version! A few punched out images and you still have a quick and fast card.

Samples are using all the New In-Colors and Stamp Set from SAB Vintage Verses! LOVE this set!



Thanks Card 1

Here is the final Stepped up some more card!

All I did was add some Pearls to the center of each butterfly. Just to give it that extra Bling!

I have to stop overthinking things so much! Will share another super easy card with you a little later!

Thaks for stopping by and as always….

Happy Stampin,

Yvonne Metz
Vista, Ca.

Valentine Share

What 2 posts in one day?  I know right? Well I just had to share what I sent my Son to school with this morning! He was so excited!  I made some super easy goodies! Just a stamp, ribbon, cello bag and of course candy and Voila~ you got yourself a cute favor. Below that one is a Treat holder/Card Holder – will show you how to do that one a little later!


Valentines Snickers


Valentines Snickers close up So what do you think? To cute huh!  What I like best is how easy it was.

Can't wait til he gets home so I can find out how the kids liked them.  Next I want to show you what I made for his Teacher.


Valentines Card Treat Holder 1Here is a Treat Holder/Card Holder –

The envelope holds the 3 x 3 card and a Ghiradelli Chocolate. YUMMY!

For both projects I used all Stampin' Up! products. The Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set, Single Heart Stamp and Teeny Tiny Wishes. I LOVE that set!  Real Red/Pool Party Ink.

Well that's all for now until next time…Thanks for stopping by and as always….

Happy Stampin,
Yvonne Metz
Vista, Ca.

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Thursday and Happy Valentines Day! Well I went to post some samples last night and completely forgot! I am so sorry! Geez to much on the brain! But I do have some more Sweet Swaps to share and right on time for Valentines Day!


V-Day SHancock
Is this not the cutest?  Super simple yet very elegant. This is a swap that I got from Sandy Hancock!

She used the Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Fashionable Hearts Framelits, Elegant Lines embossing folder, Delightful Dozen Stamp set, 3/8" White Taffeta ribbon and the Small heart punch.

How did I know all those supplies you ask? She was kind enough to put on the back.

Thanks for stopping by and will share my son's Valentines that he took to school today. So until then….

Happy Stampin',
Yvonne Metz
Vista, Ca.

New MDS Templates

Every Tuesday Stampin' Up! releases New MDS templates!  Below are what's new! Plus a FREEBIE! Who doesn't like FREEBIES!!!  CLICK HERE for the link to the other new templates. 

Also –today is the last day to snatch up content discs on the Clearance Rack for just $1 each.

Make a Wish Set
Free Label this Designer

Download MDS Download 2-12-13

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! I have a few more shares coming up a little later! Stay tuned and as always……

Happy Stampin',
Yvonne Metz
Vista, Ca.

The History of Greeting Cards

Thought I would share this article with you!
(from the Postcard and Greeting Card Museum – www.emotionscards.com)

Sending greeting cards to friends and family is a tradition that goes back about 200 years. They were mostly sent by the elite and wealthy in the early to mid 1800's. Most of the early greeting cards were hand delivered and many were quite expensive, but they soon gained mass popularity with the introduction of the world's first postage stamp issued in 1840 and a few ambitious printer's and manufacturer's perfecting printing methods, hiring artists and designed both elaborate expensive cards as well as simple affordable ones by the 1850's.

As you visit our galleries you will see that cards of the past were fine pieces of art. Manufacturer's used quality artists and many of the large manufacturer's held "art" competitions to generate interest and to get new ideas for cards. Some of these competitions awarded as much as $1,000.00 to the winner!

The oldest known greeting card in existence is a Valentine made in the 1400's and is in the British Museum. New Year's cards can be dated back to this period as well, but the New Year greeting didn't gain popularity until the late 1700's. The Valentine and Christmas Card were the most popular cards, with Valentine's offering us the most "mechanical", "pop-up" and filigree cards, followed by Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Cards gained their highest popularity in the late 1800's and early 1900's offering us cards with some of the most unusual art. The Victorian age give us the most prolific cards.

Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages, when lovers said or sang their Valentines. Written Valentines began to appear after 1400. Paper Valentines were exchanged in Europe where they were given in place of Valentine gifts. Handmade paper Valentines were especially popular in England. In the mid to early 1800's, Valentines began to be assembled in factories. Early manufactured Valentines were black and white pictures painted by workers in a factory. Esther Howland (see below) known as the Mother of the Valentine made fancy Valentines with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as "scrap". She introduced the Paper Lace Valentine in the mid 1800's. By the end of the 1800's, Valentines were being made entirely by machine.

Christmas cards were introduced and popularized by John Calcott Horsley, the artist of what is known as the world's first Christmas Card and Louis Prang, known as the Father of the American Christmas Card.

The rest is History. With the exchange of New Year's, Valentine's, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Birthday Cards, just to name a few, there is probably no occasion that doesn't have its own greeting card!

Happy Stampin’
Yvonne Metz
Vista, Ca.

Baby Chic Valentine Card

Baby Chic ValentineGood Morning! Hope your weekend is off to an awesome start!  So far so good over here!

I have another quick share before I head on out to my sons Basketball game.  Now isn't this the cutest? I did one like this many years ago but for Easter. Which you can see HERE!

I came across it and thought how cute to make one holding a heart.  So this is what I came up with!  I've got a few more shares but will post a little later!

Questions email me or comment here!
Thanks for stopping by and as always….

Happy Stampin'!
Yvonne Metz
Vista, Ca.

Love is in the air

So I just couldn’t resist sharing some more swaps. 

So what is sharing here? A few swaps I received from Marlene Salvato at our 2013 Stampin’ Up! Leadership event I went to in Orlando, Florida! 

Seriously are these just the cutest ever?  I LOVE the Little Penguin! I have another one from her that I’ll share with you all later!  I also love the lay out on the both cards. The color combo and textures on the other card are just AWESOME!

Ok, going to relax now it’s chilly and I have a quiet house! Need to finish a blanket that I’m making for my grandmother. Which you can see HERE next week.

Check back in tomorrow for some more ideas! Until then….

Happy Stampin’
Yvonne Metz
Vista, Ca.

 

Happy Friday

 Hi Stampers! Well it’s about time I start sharing right? I know I do apologize my son was sick yet again!!!  He was just sick over his X-mas vacation! Poor him – but this was his first full week back to school and Mom is getting caught up!  So since Stampin’ Up!s Sale-A-Bration is in full swing let me start by sharing some AWESOME ideas from Swaps I received  at Leadership! The 1st card sample is using the Feeling Sentimental Set from the Sale-A-Bration catty! LOVE THEM!  Enjoy!

Ok seriously? Are these not great cards! Talk about simple and pleasing to the eye!

The creators from left to right: Cheryl Segawa, Diana Sarkine and the last has no name on the back of the card!

Here is another great and simple card! I LOVE this card.  Thanks to Georgia for swapping with me!  No last name.

I will have some more shares a little later!  Thanks for stopping by and

Happy Stampin’,
Yvonne Metz
Vista, Ca.

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