Stampin' Up Sunday #2

Time for another Stampin' Up Sunday. In case you missed the first one, you can see it~ HERE! 

Sometimes the best laid plans just don't work out, right? It looks like it will be a little bit longer before I can re-join SU, but that's okay-I have the goal in sight and I'll get there. I just decided I needed to be responsible and save that extra $$ for the transition period if/when Sam gets the new job--which I sure hope we find out one way or another soon as this waiting stinks!!

Being a responsible adult stinks sometimes, huh? LOL! 

But in the meantime, I still have tons of SU stamps/punches/inks/paper/etc. to play around with so I'm still continuing my Stampin' Up Sunday's!

I had so much fun last week with the Color Throwdown Challenge that I thought I'd use that as a starting point again this week. Here's the colors and this is the LINK to the current challenge!

Not sure which is my favorite this week. I struggled a bit more with this stamp set than last week's but it was still fun to use! I found it interesting that Stampin' Up posted on their Facebook page that this stamp set, Mosaic Madness was the top selling stamp set of the 2013-2014 catalog!

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you have a great day! If the weather holds out today we're off to my favorite spot--the zoo!

If all else fails, add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!

Stamps~ SU Mosaic Madness, SU Tiny Tags
Ink~ SU Strawberry Slush, SU Sahara Sand, SU Coastal Cabana
Cardstock~ SU Straweberry Slush, SU Sahara Sand, SU Coastal Cabana, SU Whisper White
Designer Paper~
Other Goodies~ SU Mosaic punch, SU Modern Mosaic embossing folder, SU rhinestones, SU Paper Piercing Essentials template, SU paper piercer, SU pearls, 

Stampin' Up Sunday #1

After lots and lots and lots of thought, I have decided to sign back up with Stampin' Up within the next couple of weeks.

I know that I've been wishy washy with direct selling companies~~sold for TAC, then SU, then TAC, then SU, then CTMH but after thinking about it and seeing the new catalog (oh my goodness!) I decided that SU just feels like home. Although I don't use 100% SU products, I do use several products on every card~~ from cardstock to inks, to embellishments, punches, etc. and I do adore their stamps so why not! Plus they have changed many of their policies that limited me in the past.

I know many, if not most, of my friends already sell SU or have a demo, but if you don't....hope you'll consider me! :) I will have an online website once I get signed up so I'll share that when the time comes.

I thought it would be fun to have one day a week devoted to sharing something Stampin' Up so after thinking about my schedule and such, I came up with Stampin' Up Sunday's!! I hope you'll join me each Sunday to see one or a few projects using SU goodies.  Everything might not be 100% current at first but I'll work on that!

I struggle so much with cards that don't require coloring so I plan to focus on those type cards to help me improve and feel more comfortable with them. To help me get started this week I looked at some challenges and decided to try the current Color Throwdown's color challenge. Those that know me, know I usually run away from color challenges but I'm trying to turn over a new leaf! LOL!

Here's what I came up with~once I started I just kept going! 

On this first card I had a hard time getting the stamps/punch lined up but then Kristie shared this awesome "pin" with me so now my stamps are marked and ready to go from now on!

My second card I was too lazy to get my stamp-a-ma-jig down to line up the sentiment properly so it's a little crooked but I didn't think it turned out too bad.

My third card is probably my favorite. I took the reverse punched cardstock and made a mask--sponged on the Pear Pizzazz and Soft Sky and voila', a pretty background. 

Thanks for stopping by!! I must admit I had so much fun with these cards and found that I didn't struggle as much as I use to so maybe there's hope for me yet!

If all else fails, add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!

Stamps~ SU Flower Shop, SU Express Yourself
Ink~  SU Tangerine Tango,SU Soft Sky, SU Pear Pizzazz
Cardstock~ SU Whisper White, SU Tangerine Tango, SU Soft Sky
Designer Paper~
Other Goodies~ SU rhinestones, SU dimensionals, sponges, SU Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, SU Pansy Punch