Heeeere's Stacy!

Happy Monday Everyone!

Valentine's Day was my Wedding Anniversary and we went to Las Vegas. Enough about that as "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!" :) Hope you had a great Valentine's too!

I am very happy to introduce you to "Stacy Palmer" Here is a pic of Stacy and her husband, Brian.

Stacy was my very first Stampin' Sister on UDI. This is an awesome program where we get paired up for 3 months and send packages and use the time to get to know each other. I was lucky to know Stacy on another stampin' group we belonged to, but this gave us the opportunity to become really good friends. It was a pleasure to share a room with Stacy at the Marriott for the SLC Regionals in 2007.

Stacy is one of the most creative stampers I know and has to be the most organized! Here is what Stacy wrote:

I have been married to Brian for 12 years and have 4 daughters ... 2 step-daughters from a previous marriage that I still keep in contact with (Erin, 32 and Trisha, 29) and 2 daughters (Hailey, 8-3/4 - her birthday is next month, so that 3/4 is VERY important to her - and McKenna, 6). We live in Boise, ID. We have lived here for 1-1/2 years. We moved from Huntington Beach, CA. I have been a SU Demonstrator for 5 years (YEA, I get to walk the stage at convention this year!) and am creating my business all over again when I moved to Boise. Business is slowly picking up and I keep plugging away at it. I also own Great Occasions Event Services, which was developed 24 years ago. I coordinate weddings, birthday parties, fund raisers and anything else that needs to be coordinated. I am also a stay-at-home mom that keeps me busy with volunteer work at my daughters school.

Here are the supplies and directions for Stacy's cute cute project:

Forever in My Heart Stamp Set (Page 28 $22.95)
Short & Sweet Stamp Set (Page 146 $15.95)
So Swirly Jumbo Wheel (Page 108 $8.50)
Naturals Ivory Paper
Bashful Blue paper
Old Olive paper
Purely Pomegranate paper
Bashful Blue ink pad
Groovy Guava ink pad
Old Olive ink pad
Purely Pomegranate ink pad
VersaMark refill
Uninked Jumbo ink cartridge
Pretties Kit
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Horizontal Slot punch
Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder
Powder Pal
Heat Gun
Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon
Pomegranate Double-Stitch ribbon
3/4" circle punch
Paper snips
1/16" circle punch
Mini glue dots
Ruler
Extra grid paper

INSTRUCTIONS:
Punch two parallel, vertical slots in one piece of Purely Pomegranate card stock using Horizontal Slot punch at 1/2" and 3-3/4". Thread Double-Stitch ribbon through slots so that ribbon enters and exits slots on the front of the card stock. Flip card stock over and set aside.
Adhere 3/8" Bashful Blue (8-1/4" x 5-1/4") scored flap to back side of Bashful Blue card stock (4" x 5-1/4").

Adhere 5/16" Bashful Blue (4-1/4" x 5-1/4") scored flap to back side of long Bashful lue piece.
Wheel So Swirly Jumbo Wheel with VersaMark ink across long Bashful Blue card stock and the unpunched Purely Pomegranate card stock. Emboss with Iridescent Ice embossing powder.
Stamp small flower in Bashful Blue ink on Bashful Blue card stock.
Stamp two love heard outline images on Bashful Blue ink over center folds of Bashful Blue card stock.
Stamp "Love You" in Old Olive ink inside card.

Stamp heart-in-a-box image in Groovy Guava ink on Natural Ivory (1-1/2" strip). Stamp phrase image in Purely Pomegranate ink over heart-in-a-box image. Cut out, and layer on Old Olive card stock. Fold Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon in half, and adhere to back of Old Olive card stock. Adhere inside card.

NOTE: STEPS 10 - 14 ARE STAMPED ON NATURALS IVORY 5"X8-1/2" CARD STOCK.
Stamp 3 large polka dot hearts (1) in Groovy Guava ink, (1) Purely Pomegranate ink and (1) in Bashful Blue ink. Cut out.
Stamp 2 large hearts (1) in Old Olive ink and (1) Purely Pomegranate ink. Cut out.
Stamp 2 heart-in-a-box (1) in Groovy Guava ink and (1) Old Olive ink. Cut out just the hearts.
Stamp 4 love hearts (2) Old Olive ink and (2) in Purely Pomoegrante ink. Cut out. NOTE: Cut out "LOVE" out of one Purely Pomegranate heart.
Stamp 6 flowers (3) in Groovy Guava ink and (3) Purely Pomegranate ink. Punch out with 3/4" circle punch.
Adhere 2 polka dot hearts (Groovy Guava and Purely Pomegranate) to card, inside love heart outline images, using Stampin’ Dimensionals on one side only and no adhesive on the other side. This will ensure that card can still fold once hearts are in place.
Attach fabric flower to Purely Pomoegranate heart using Rhinestone brad from Pretties kit. Adhere hearts to card, on center folds, using Stampin’ Dimensionals on one side only and no adhesive on the other side to ensure that card can still fold.
Attach White halfback pearl to solid heart. Attach to card, on center folds, using 1/2" Stampin’ Dimensionals on one side only and no adhesive on the other side to ensure that card can still fold.
Adhere each end of Bashful Blue card stock to one piece of Pomegranate card stock to create card. Vertical slots should be on back side of card. Ensure that ribbon can still slide easily through vertical slots. Be careful not to pull ribbon all the way through.
Attach Bashful Blue polka dot heart to ribbon. Pop up Groovy Guava flower to heart. Attach Love Old Olive heart below ribbon onto card.
Flatten folds and tie ribbon to close card.