Thank You Flowers

Wow this has been a crazy week! I have been making lots of fun things that I can not wait to share with you!

This is a thank you card for a friend of mine. It remind me of spring! Hurry Spring!!!  The sketch is from Splitcoast Stampers Sketch  challenge SC265. I used sets Vintage Labels and Happy Moments from the new Sale-a-bration catalog. The card stock I used was kraft, pretty in pink, certainly celery, barely banana, and whisper white. I ran the certainly celery background through the Big Shot using the SU exclusive texture plate. I added two silver brads to the top corner. Then I created the sparkly dots by stamping the stamp with versamark, then applying heat and stick powder. I used the heating tool to heat it up. I then sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds on top. Then on to the focal point of the card..... I stamped the flowers with Basic Black classic ink. I used pretty in pink, barely banana, and certainly celery markers for the flowers and the saying. To create the saying I used the large oval punch, the modern label punch, and the word window punch. I used the 2-way glue pen and dazzling diamonds around the edge of the saying to add some flare. I also added a strip of pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon.

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Stamps:   Vintage Labels, Happy Moments
Paper:Kraft, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery markers, Pretty in Pink Grosgrain ribbon, brads, 2-way glue, Dazzling Diamonds, heating tool, heat and stick powder, Big Shot, SU Texture Plates, Large Oval Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch.

Monkey Birthday

I had so much fun last night stamping with friends! Lots of giggling and some great fellowship! Here is a card I created last night for a little boy who just turned 2! I used this week sketch challenge from Clean & Simple Stamping - Fall-to Layout 79 as a starting point. This was a quick layout! Very fun to use!

I used the stamp sets Fox & Friends from the Occasions Mini, Happy Moments from the Sale-a-bration catalog, and Short & Sweet. I stamped the images in chocolate chip classic ink. I used kraft, whisper white, and bermuda bay card stock. The dsp is called Welcome Neighbors from the Sale-a-bration catalog. I also used the corner rounder punch on several of the corners. The present the monkey is holding is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

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Stamps: Fox & Friends, Happy Moments, Short & Sweet,
Paper: kraft, whisper white, bermuda bay card stock, Welcome Neighbors dsp
Ink: chocolate chip
Accessories: stampin' dimensionals, corner rounder punch

Butterflies and a Double Challenge

I decided to take on two challenges today! I combined this weeks Color Combo Challenge CC258 and Sketch Challenge SC268 over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Here is what I came up with! The colors for the challenge were Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, and Soft Suede. I also added Whisper White as my neutral. I used the Pocket Silhouettes and the Short & Sweet stamp sets. For ink, I used Perfect Plum and Soft Suede. I also ran the Pale Plum layer through the Big Shot using the SU exclusive Texture Background swirl plate. The butterflies are made with the SU's exclusive embosslits Beautiful Wings using the Big Shot. I popped the largest butterfly with Stampin' Dimensionals. I added yummy Dazzling Diamonds with my 2-way Glue Pen to the butterflies and the flowers for a fun touch.

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Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Short & Sweet
Paper: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink: Perfect Plum and Soft Suede.
Accessories: Big Shot, SU Texture Backgrounds,  SU's Embosslits Beautiful Wings, Stampin' Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds, 2-way Glue Pen

Hit the Road

I am so sad this set is retired. I really love this set. So I thought I would share this with you anyway. I stamped the image from Hit the Road and saying from Teeny Tiny Wishes with Stazon Black on to whisper white card stock. The image is colored with SU's wonderful watercolor pencils and the aqua painter. I used the word window and modern label punches for the saying. The paper I used was going gray, whisper white, basic black, and a sheet from a retired Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper. I used the exclusive SU Top Note die with the Big Shot to create the background. I also used the Corner Rounder punch on the top two layers.
 
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Stamps: Hit the Road, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: going gray, whisper white, basic black, retired Patterns Pack DSP
Ink: Stazon Black
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Aqua Painter, Top Note die, Big Shot, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Corner Rounder Punch.

Happy Valentine's Day

Ten years ago today my husband asked me to marry him! I can not believe it! We live in the mountains and he loves to go off-roading...so that is what he wanted to do in the morning. We stopped by this very large, very tall rock. He told me that he wanted to climb it. So we start walking up it. Then we came up to a latter that takes you to the very top.  As he helped me up the latter I still had NO idea what he was about to do. Once up on top of this very large rock the view was amazing.  I was enjoying it,  taking it in when all at once he got down on one knee and asked me those wonderful words. He also said, and I quote, "I wanted to give you a rock on top of a rock." It was very sweet. Later that evening we went to a very nice dinner.It is a day I will always remember. So this card is for him!

I used the sets Friends 24-7 and Short & Sweet. I used kraft, very vanilla, chocolate chip, and pink pirouette card stock. The ink used was chocolate chip classic ink. I stamped the flourish then attached the crumbled 1 1/4 circle  with a pretty in pink Sending Love Epoxy brad. I also attached the aged tag with the sentiment. I used the eyelet border punch to create the lace. I used the stamp pad  and my nail to age the edges of the card. I also used the color spritzer tool with a chocolate chip marker to help age the paper too.

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Stamps: Friends 24-7, Short & Sweet

Paper: kraft, very vanilla, chocolate chip, and pink pirouette

Ink: chocolate chip

Accessories: chocolate chip marker, color spritzer tool. 1 1/4 circle punch, eyelet boarder punch, pretty in pink Sending Love Epoxy brad

Double Hearts

So my sister-in-law is back home today! We all really miss her and her kids! She is such an inspiration! We had so much fun stamping together!

As for the rest of the day, I decided to take part in a challenge. Some of my ladies from my Stampin' Up! Demonstrators group decide to do the Clean and Simple Stamping's challenge, Fall-to Layout 78. This is what I came up with!

I new that I wanted to incorporate hearts in this one. I started with the Heart punch and paper from the Designer Series Paper Pad called Welcome Neighbor in the new Sale-a-bration catalog. I worked the rest of the card around the colors of the DSP. The card stock I used is kraft, chocolate chip, whisper white, and pretty in pink. The hearts were popped up the Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in melon mambo classic ink. The ribbon is the other side of the melon mambo polka dot ribbon. The glitter background was created  using the French Filigree background stamp, versamark, heat and stick powder, heating tool, and dazzling diamonds. I used the corner rounder punch for the two corners.

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Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, French Filigree
Paper: kraft, chocolate chip, whisper white, pretty in pink, Welcome Neighbor DSP
Ink: melon mambo, versamark
Accessories: Heart punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,  melon mambo polka dot ribbon, heat and stick powder, heating tool, dazzling diamonds, corner rounder

Hearts, Hearts, and More Hearts

Fun Hearts! I started with the main image of hearts. I stamped the hearts from the set Tiny Tags (in the new Occasions Mini Catalog) on to whisper white card stock with real red, rose red, and regal rose classic ink. I used Dazzling Diamonds, 2-way Glue, and Stampin' Dimensionals on one of the hearts. The tab of ribbon is real red grosgrain ribbon. Then the image is layered on textured real red card stock and then on basic black. The sentiment is from the Short & Sweet set and stamped in rose red classic ink.

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Stamps: Tiny Tags, Short & Sweet
Paper:whisper white
Ink:real red, rose red, regal rose
Accessories:Dazzling Diamonds, 2-way Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, real red grosgrain ribbon

A Trio of Hearts

I finally got to play one of the weekly sketch challenges over at Splitcoaststampers. This one was this weeks challenge, SC267. These challenges are fun to do!

I thought this layout would be great for some hearts and what better time then now to make a Valentine card. I was trying to go for a vintage feel for this one. I don't know if I got it or not, but I do like how it turned out. I started off with kraft, chocolate chip, ruby red, and very vanilla card stock. I used the stamp sets Friends 24-7 and Vintage Labels (a new FREE set from Sale-a-bration, ask me how you can get it). I used ruby red, old olive, and chocolate chip classic inks. For the punches I used the Curly Label punch, the Heart to Heart punch, the Eyelet Boarder punch, and the Modern Label punch. I also used the Big Shot and the Stampin' Up! Background 1 texture plates to add an element of embossing to the ruby red card stock behind the main image. As for the hearts, I stamped the flower image and colored them in with the Stampin' Pastels. Then I used the color spritzer tool with markers that matched the inks I used. I also added Stampin' Dimensionals to make the hearts pop.


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Stamps:Friends 24-7 and Vintage Labels
Paper:kraft, chocolate chip, ruby red, and very vanilla
Ink:ruby red, old olive, and chocolate chip
Accessories:Curly Label punch, Heart to Heart punch, Eyelet Boarder punch, Modern Label punch, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Background 1, color spritzer tool, Dimensionals, Stampin' Pastels

Medallion Love

I absolutely love how simple this card is, yet how elegant it looks. And it can be made in seconds when you need something add you are running out the door. I used (borrowed from my sil and now love) the Medallion background stamp from Stampin' Up! I used the rock-n-roll technique to give the image a fun look. I used pretty in pink and rose red classic ink pads. I also used the pretty in pink marker in the center of the medallion to make the center a bit darker. The saying is from Short & Sweet and stamped in rose red.


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Stamps: Medallion background, Short & Sweet
Paper: Whisper White
Ink: pretty in pink, rose red
Accessories: Pretty in pink marker

A Rainbow of Hearts

Here are two versions of a rainbow heart card that I made. The simplicity of these cards are so fun! The card stock used is whisper white, basic black, real red, pumpkin pie, yoyo yellow, glorious green, tempting turquoise, brilliant blue, and lovely lilac. I used the small heart punch for all the lovely hearts. I used the white gel pen to create the square around the edge. I wrote the words "love you" for the first card and used the same saying from the stamp set all Short & Sweet in Whisper White craft ink for the second card.


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Stamps: Short & Sweet
Paper: whisper white, basic black, real red, pumpkin pie, yoyo yellow, glorious green, tempting turquoise, brilliant blue, and lovely lilac
Ink: Whisper White craft
Accessories: small heart punch, white gel pen

Matchbox Valentine

How have you been? Have you had a chance to create something fun lately? I have and I can not wait to share it with you! My sister-in-law is here visiting me and we have been creating so many fun things!!! She is my upline too so you can imagine the trouble that we are getting into!

With Valentine's just around the corner I wanted to made something yummy! Here is one of the items that I have been working on! A Valentine's treat box made out from Stampin' Up!'s exclusive Sizzix die called Stampin' Up! Matchbox. So cute and easy to make....only takes a few minutes to create this great little package. This is a wonderful gift idea for a friend, kid, teacher, boss and so on.

This box uses regal rose, real red, whisper white, and rich razzleberry card stock. I embossed the outside of the box with the swirls from the Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates. I added the polka dot rich razzleberry ribbon. I created the label using the phrase from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in rich razzleberry. I used the word window and the modern label punches. I used the scalloped oval punch to create a window and then put a clear window sheet. I also punched out hearts from the Heart to Heart punch. I wanted to add some shine so I added some Dazzling Diamonds to the edge of my label and the hearts! For the chocolate nuggets inside, I just stamped onto address mailing labels using a phrase from Teeny Tiny Wishes and images from Tiny Tags (from Occasions Mini). I used rich razzleberry, real red, and melon mambo classic inks. I then just wrapped the labels around the chocolates! Simple and easy! A great way to some more fun to your great packaging!



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Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Tiny Tags

Paper: Regal Rose, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White Card stock, Window Sheet.

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Real Red, Melon Mambo

Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon, Heart to Heart Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Address Labels, Sizzix Big Shot, SU! Matchbox die

World Card Making Day!

Wow!!! It has been forever since I have posted anything! Crazy how time flies!!! How have you all been? We have had one crazy summer at our house! I sure hope things slow down soon!

So did you create anything for World Card Making Day? I would love to see what you created! Please leave a link in the comments so I can check it out! My sister is having a contest over on her blog, "The Daily Ink" for World Card Making Day! Check it out! She has some fun prizes!

I got the chance to stamp today and made a card for a baby shower that I was going to!
And I am going to post it for the contest too! I got to use some of my new goodies I just got from Stampin' Up! I used the Puns from the Past and Friends 24-7 sets. I used pink pirouette (retired) chocolate chip, and whisper white card stock. I used chocolate chip and close to cocoa classic ink. As for punches, I used the corner rounder punch and the eyelet border punch. For the finishing touches I used Stampin' dimensionals, pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon and I sponged the edges with close to cocoa ink! So what do you think?

I plan to post a few more things very soon! I can't wait to show you how I store my small scraps! So look for a few more posts from me!

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Mini Thank You!

I made a little 3x3 Thank You card! I used the set retired Hostess set called A Little Somethin'. I got this layout idea from my upline Gaylyn. She made me a kit of cards when my daughter was in the hospital at the beginning of the year. So here is what I came up with. I used chocolate chip, pink pirouette, whisper white, and certainly celery card stock. I stamped the main image with stazon black and then used the pretty in pink and certainly celery markers. I also used dazzling diamonds too! I punched this out with the 1 3/4 circle punch. I used the mat pack and paper piercing tool for the certainly celery strip. Then I used the Cuttlebug embossing folder called Texture for the pink layer. Just a quick and easy thank you card. One can never have enough!


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Birthday Wishes with Grapes

My mom needed a birthday card for a friend of hers who really like the wine and grapes theme. So I thought the retired hostess set called Provencal would be perfect!

This is what I came up with! I started with the main image and stamped it onto whisper white card stock with Basic Black classic ink. I colored in the image with watercolor pencils and a blender pen. I frayed the edges with the cutter kit. I layered that on to a piece of basic black cs using dimensionals. Then I ran a some rich razzleberry cs through my new Big Shot (Thanks Gaylyn!!! :o) with the Cuttlebug embossing folder called Texture. I placed this all on to whisper white card stock. I stamped the saying from Short & Sweet using the rich razzleberry marker. I also rounded the corners with the corner rounder punch.

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Three Scalloped Ovals

Hi! I can't believe it is already Wednesday! We have family from back east here and this week is just flying by!

Here is the card that I created for Kerin @ Stamps, Paper, Glitter's Sketch Challenge #20. This was a challenging sketch for me! But it was a lot of fun! Thanks for another great sketch!

I used the Bella's Bloom and the Teeny Tiny Wishes. I also used the rich razzleberry, crushed curry, melon mambo, and soft suede markers! Thanks right SU now has new In Color Markers! Gotta love them! To create the three main images I used markers to color the flowers with markers on to whisper white. I punched them out with the large oval punch. I punched the coordinating color of card stock with the scallop oval punch. I layered these with dimensionals and then placed them on the card. I then added two strips of paper.... one is rich razzleberry and the other is from the dsp called Razzleberry Lemonade. I added white taffeta ribbon. I also added a saying by using the word window punch, the modern label punch, and more dimensionals.Oh yeah and I rounded the top corners with the corner rounder punch!

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Floral Birthday

The Fifth Avenue Floral set is so easy and fun to use! I stamped several of the flowers in baja breeze and kiwi kiss on to a piece of whisper white card stock. I then layered on to baja breeze cs. I added a strip of baja breeze striped ribbon to the edge. For the sentiment, I stamped the saying from Teeny Tiny Wishes in baja breeze and then punched it out with the word window punch. I added two silver brads and then dimensionals to make it pop off of the piece of baja breeze cs that I punched out with the new modern label punch. I placed all of this elements on a card base of close to cocoa.

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