Good morning---I'm baking cookies for men in the field, so decided I could update my blog while I'm waiting.  This is another card for this weekend's Stamp Club, so if you're coming you've gotten another sneak peek!   This is using a Big Shot Emboss Resist technique which is our technique of the month.  It is such a cool look to be able to emboss your CS and leave a blank shape of your choice in the center to decorate as you please.    I used the new Strength and Hope set (#123660---only $13.95 for the clear!) from the new Summer Mini Catalog for the heat-embossed design in the center of my blank oval.  If you purchase this set, Stampin' Up! will donation $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which I think is a very nice gesture on their part!   There is also a digital download version of this set also available on my website---check it out!  Oh, and the rosettes----they are from a Sizzix die I found at Archiver's---couldn't resist it!   Sure hope SU! comes out with some flowers like this in the new catalog----so fun to make & so elegant!  Leave me a comment about this card!

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 Good Morning!  Are you like me and just realized in a panic that this weekend is Mother's Day???  Have you got your card made for that special mom, mother-in-law, or grandma???  Here's an idea for you using some of our new, great products from the Summer Mini Catalog which is now available.  Follow my link on the right of this post to my website to order some of these great products for yourself!

This card was made using the "Fabulous Florets" set on page 22 of the Summer Mini.  They were embossed with the new custom-colored embossing powders.  As an accent, I have used the wonderful new Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch---this great punch offers you three different punch styles all in one punch---WOW!  You have got to try these!!  I have decorated the inside with some stamps for Mother's Day, but really this card could be used for any occasion.  Head to my website:  www.kroquet.stampinup.net  quick and get some of these great products ordered!  We will be making this card at my Stamp Club this weekend, so if you are a member, you've gotten a sneak peek!!