Inkin With Dink

Valentine sampler

Hello Stampers!  My team recently decided that we were going to start swapping 2 X 2's in addition to our monthly cards.  What is a 2 X 2 you ask?  It is simply a 2" X 2" square that you decorate according to set guidelines such as colors and themes.  Our theme for our January swap was Valentine's and the colors needed to be Real Red, Pink Pirouette, and White.  Then we can take our squares that we receive and do whatever we want with them!  Some are making these samplers, some are using them on cards, etc.  Here is the sampler that I created with mine:

I simply mounted them on a 12 X 12 sheet of Whisper White cardstock with an 8 1/2" X 11" piece of Pink Pirouette cardstock on top.  

Here are who made each square starting on the top row:

Top - Sheila, Debbie N., Pat V., Pat B.

2nd - I added the Bloomin' Heart thinlit, Lynn, Deb G.

3rd - Linda, Debbie H.

4th - Diane, Ann, mine

5th - Joan, Julie, Kathy, Sandy

Some of the products that were used are retired, so if you see something old, that is why.

Thanks for stopping by!  If you make your own sampler, I'd love to see it!

Picture Perfect Party birthday cards

Hello Stampers!  I saw the cutest card on Facebook over the weekend, and I knew I had to recreate the card and see if I could make some similar cards!  

The sample that I saw was made by Selene and was actually a card for her new team members.  I decide to remake it and make it a birthday card.  Here is what I made:

 Now you will have to watch my video to find out how easy it was to make and also to see the other card that I created!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Get those cards in the mail!!

Swap cards

Hello Stampers!  I held my team meeting a couple of weeks ago.  We hold a swap every month and this month's theme was "anything new" meaning our cards had to contain at least one new items whether it be a stamp, designer series paper, embellishment, etc.  Here are all of the fabulous cards my team made:

 This card was made by Pat V.

 This card was made by Kathy.

 This card was made by Sheila.

 This card was made by Diane.

 This card was made by Ann.

This card was made by Julie.

 This card was made by Debbie N.

 This card was made by Jeri.

 This card was made by Pat B.

 This card was made by Laura.

 This card was made by Sandy.

 This card was made by Lynn.

 This card was made by Tracy.

 This card was made by Debbie G.

 This is the card that I made!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!  Let me know if you have any questions!

February 2018 Love Today Planner

Hello Stampers!  Today I made a video decorating February 2018 of my Stampin' up! Love Today planner.  Here is a picture of what the monthly spread looks like:

And here is my video:

 

Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions!

Make a card Monday!

Hello Stampers!  It's Monday again!  That means it's Make a card/Mail a card Monday!  So I have another video to share!  First, here is the card that we will be making:

I even decorated the inside of the card but didn't show it on the video.  If you have any questions on it, please don't hesitate to contact me!!

And here is the video on how to make this gorgeous card:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Get out there and make and mail some cards today!!

Final group of swap cards.

Hello Stampers!  Today I'm sharing with you the last group of my recent swap cards.  Here they are:

 This car was made by Shelly Peck.

 This card was made by Jamie Albanese.

 This card was made by Linda Funnell.

 This card was made by Brynn Thornburgh.

 This card was made by Lynn Streifert.

 This card was made by Catherine Dawe.

 

 This card was made by Sarah Edwards.

 This card was made by Monika Davis.

 This card was made by Bev Snabl.

 This card was made by Kay Capps.

 This card was made by Beth Kozik.

 This is the card that I made!

Thanks for coming by to look at all of my swap cards!  I've got some more swaps scheduled soon, so there will be more goodies to see!

Occasions and SAB swaps

Hello Stampers!  I recently participated in MORE swap groups!  These two groups that I did were a combination of Occasions catalog and Sale-a-bration cards.  Are you ready to see these fabulous cards?  

   This card was made by Joyce Whitman!  Love it!!

 

 This card was made by Brynn Thornburgh.

 This card was made by Carol Mitchell-Cusick.

 This card was made by Keisha Herbin Smith.

 This card was made by Susan Carolson.

 This card was made by Janet Angi.

 This card was made by Mary Anne Cowan.

 This card was made by Erica Cerwin.

 This card was made by Catherine Dawe.

 This card was made by Kelly Agee.

 This card was made by Margarita Hindman.

 This card was made by Susan Nygaard.

 This card was made by Sarah Edwards.

 This card was made by Debbie Sowards.

 This card was made by Kathy Schaffer.

 This is the card that I made!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!  I've got one last set of swap cards to share with you so come back soon!

Washi Tape card

Hello Stampers!  My week is so messed up!  The holiday Monday and then my daughter being in town until yesterday, I don't know if I will recover this week!  

I did record my weekly Make a Card video though!  Here is the card we will be making:

And here is the video!

 

Hope you enjoy it and thanks for stopping by!

Surprise mail!

Hello Stampers!  I'm postponing Make a Card/Mail a Card Monday for a day!  My daughter is in town, she is off for the holiday weekend, and we are having fun!  So I'll be back tomorrow with my video! 

Do you like to get happy mail as much as I do?  I get so excited when there is something in my mailbox that isn't a bill or junk mail!  A few weeks ago I got a surprise envelope in the mail and this is what was in it!

 The card is beautiful and the post it notes all have inspiring quotes on them!  So fun!  Thanks Ronda!

 

 

More Occasions catalog swaps

Hello Stampers!  Today I have some other swaps to share with you that i recently received in a swap that I participated in.

 This card was made by Lynn Feldkamp.

 This card was made by Sharon McNeely.

 This card was made by Karen Titus.

 This card was made by Rhonda Bassler.

 This card was made by Renee Kohnke.

 This card was made by Kim Vogel.

 This card was made by Janice Weightman.

 This card was made by Barb Mullikin.

 This is the card with the door to the right,

 Here is the door to the left.  This card was made by Mary Anne Grimmar.

 This card was made by Tamra Davis.

 This card was made by Sandy Carlson.

 This card was made by Natalie Travis.

 This card was made by Jenn Gulch. 

 This card was made by Dena Rekow.

 This card was made by Tami White.

Hope you enjoyed these swaps!  I've got more to come so keep checking back!!

Occasions catalog swaps

Hello Stampers!  I recently participated in several swaps using the new Occasions and Sale-a-bration products!  I just love to do these because I end up with tons of samples using new products!  I really like having different styles to look at and show my customers!  

Here are the cards I received in one of the swaps:

 This card was made by Tamra Davis

This card was made by Lynn Feldkamp

 This card was made by Kim Vogel.

 This card was made by Karen Titus.

 This card was made by Barb Mullikin.

 This card was made by Renee Kohnke.

 This card was made by Janice Weightman.

 This card was made by Rhonda Bassler.

 This card was made by Mary Anne Grimmer.

 This card was made by Kelly Acheson.

 This card was made by Natalie Travis.

 This card was made by Sandy Carlson.

 This card was made by Dena Rekow.

 This card was made by Jenn Gulch.

Aren't these beautiful cards?  I love them!  Thanks for stopping by to have a peak!

Make a card/Mail a card Monday

Hello Stampers!  I am making Monday's, Make a card/ Mail a card Monday's!  It seems like I am always trying to mail more cards out!  After all, I literally make hundreds of cards a year, and I'm probably one of the worst at getting them sent out!  I started a campaign two years ago to send out birthday cards to all of my customers.  This helped get me started and I have been making Monday my Mail a Card Monday for quite awhile now.

Now I'm going to go one step further and make Mondays' Make a Card/Mail a Card Mondays and I will be making a card, filming it, and sending it out!  So you will have to start watching for my weekly Make a Card videos!

Today I decided to make a card for my youngest daughter.  She recently spent a week in Disney World.  We are both huge Disney fans!  She got back in town Saturday, only to leave yesterday to head back to college.  I wanted to make and send her a card to let her know that I miss her already!!!  Here is what i came up with:

Here is the video showing you how to make it:

 

Enjoy!  Then hop over to my Inkin with Dink Stampers Facebook page and share with us a card that you are making and sending out!!!

Party Panda's Incentive card

Hello Stampers!  Today I have a fun card and a video to show you!  I am starting a new program.  Every month I will design a card which will be my ordering incentive for the month.  If you place an online order during that month, you will receive a kit of the consumables to make that card.  The images will NOT be stamped, since I am not allowed to do that per Stampin' Up! rules.  You can copy my card exactly or use your own stamp sets to create your own card!  I will include embossing though.

Here is the card that I made and an alternative card using the same consumables:

 And here is my video as I show you how to make the card on the left!  Enjoy!

Let me know if you have any questions and be sure to use hostess code DYCDKHXD when you place an order in my online store during January 2018!

 

Sale-a-bration is Here!!

Hello Stampers!  I'm so excited!  My most favorite time of the Stampin' Up! year is here!  It's Sale-a-bration time!!

What is Sale-a-bration you ask?  It is three months where you get rewarded for shopping, hosting, and joining!!

The products in the Sale-a-bration brochure are fabulous this year!  There are two levels of products to choose from!

And you get to shop from the annual catalog as well as the new Occasions catalog which just went live today!!!

Want to host a girl's night out with your family and friends and take advantage of the great hostess benefits?  Let me know and we'll get it scheduled today!  You can choose what type of projects we make!

Want to join my Cardinal's Stampers team?  We have a great time at monthly meetings, swapping, making cards, learning new techniques, socializing, and eating!!  I also offer a team Facebook page which is very active with idea sharing and challenges!  Contact me today and I'll get you started on the road to becoming a Cardinal Stamper!