Eileen's "Stampin' Fever" Blog

Sweet Spring Projects!

2012-01-06T07:53:00.000-06:00

LNS & Create w/Connie and Mary CCMC181 Challenge

2011-12-23T11:57:00.001-06:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! My hope and prayer for you and your family is that the holidays are filled with much love, joy, peach and wonderful memories!

The cards below were made for this week's LNS Challenge, and Create with Connie and Mary CCMC181 Challenge (you can find the blog site HERE). The LNS challenge was to make a card using white, silver and blue. Connie and Mary's challenge was to make a card using white and silver. So I made the same style card for both challenges! They were both simple to make and I love the look of the house from the Christmas Lodge set, looks embossed with silver embossing powder. I then ripped the bottom edges of the cardstock, brushed the edges with a VersaMark pad, and then embossed the edges using silver embossing powder.

Card for Connie and Mary's Challenge (White/Silver):

Stamps: Christmas Lodge
Inks: VersaMark Inkpad
Papers: Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Silver c/s
Accessories: Big Shot, Northern Frost Die, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Mini Jingle Bells, Silver 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo Brad, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2-Way Glue Pen, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals

LNS Challenge Card (White, Silver, Blue):

Same design as above, only I sponged some Bashful Blue and Night of Navy ink around the house. Here's what I used:

Stamps: Christmas Lodge
Inks: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, VersaMark Inkpad
Papers: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Silver Glimmer Paper, Silver c/s
Accessories: Big Shot, Northern Frost Die, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Mini Jingle Bells, Silver 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo Brad, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2-Way Glue Pen, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Sponge

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Home Decor Blog Hop!!

2011-12-17T01:00:00.005-06:00

December Blog Hop: Holiday Home Decor

Welcome to another SUStars Blog Hop! This month we're sharing some inspired projects that can be used as home decor for the holidays. You have just arrived from Karen's Gibson's blog and viewing all of her wonderful projects! Click HERE if you need to go back for a second peek!!

Joy Banner

The first project is a Joy Banner, and I had a lot of fun making this banner. I have 2 stocking holders that I use to hang my children's stockings on. I thought it would be cute to hang the banner off of them. I love the cute mittens from Winter Wishes Stitched Felt pieces and used them on each end to create a loop to hand the banner on the stocking holders (as you can see in the pictures below). The banner was pretty easy to make, and I love how it turned out!. For the base of the banner, I made 2 stockings using Whisper White cardstock and 1 stocking using the Frostwood Lodge DSP, and the Holiday Stocking Die. I then used Whisper White and Frostwood DSP for the accent pieces for the stocking. The J and Y were made using the Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies and the Red Glimmer Paper. I used Sticky Strip Tape to secure the stockings to the ribbon. The following is a list of the supplies I used:

Stamps & Inks: None

Papers: Whisper White, Frostwood Lodge, Red Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Big Shot, Holiday Stocking Die, Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies, Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder, Winter Wishes Stitched Felt, Mini Jingle Bells, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Cherry Cobbler Buttons, Real Red Glimmer Brads, Chocolate Chip 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Snowflake Punch, 1/4" Punch, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Sticky Strip Tape

Candle Holder

I found a candle holder on clearance at Land's End and wanted to "dress" it up for the holidays. I love how this turned out, and it really looks great in my dinning room! I used the Northern Frost Die to cut out snowflakes using Silver Glimmer Paper. I attached the snowflakes using mini-glue dots. To fill in the gaps between the snowflakes, I punched 1/4" circles from scraps I had of the Silver Glimmer paper, and attached them using Mini-Glue Dots. To give the snowflakes a more finished look, I added a pearl in the middle of each of them. What I love about this idea, is that you can dress up glass candle holders for any type of occasion using our awesome dies! Here's a list of what I used:

Papers: Silver Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Big Shot, Northern Frost Die, Basic Pearls Jewels, Candle Holder/Candles, Mini-Glue Dots

One more additional project that I am posting today - I made the ornament stocking below for this hop and this week's LNS challenge. Here's the details:

Stamps & Inks: None
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Early Espresso, Holly Berry Bouquet DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Holiday Stocking Die, Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies, Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder, Northern Frost Die, Early Espresso & Real Red Buttons, Mini-Jingle Bells, White Baker's Twine, Real Red Ribbon, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you liked my banner and candle holder, and will be inspired to create your own holiday works of art! Your next stop will be the talented Jayne Stenstrom, and you can get to her blog by clicking HERE.

If you need to go back to anyone's blog, below is the list of bloggers:

1. Denise Foor, Studio PA
2. Raissa Stamps
3. Krafting with Karen
4. Stampin' Fevre
5. Jaynestamps
6. I Can Stamp 2
7. Stampin' Dragon
8. Stampin' & Scrappin' News
9. Stamping is My Therapy
10. Stampin' Tree House
11. Shari's Stamp Pad

LNS Celebration Challenge

2011-12-11T16:29:00.001-06:00

Sorry I haven't posted for awhile. I did back-to-back Holiday Boutiques last weekend, and spent this week playing catch up and was finally able to put up my Christmas decorations! Wrestling season has also started and that is now taking up our Friday nights and Saturdays. One more week of work and I'm off until the beginning of the year; the benefits of working at a school!

This week's LNS challenge was to make a card celebrating a birthday, etc. My card below is cased from a card that I saw on Heather Klump's blog. You can see all of Heather's amazing projects on her blog HERE. I actually made this card a couple of weeks ago, so I hope I can remember all the supplies I used! The following is my "attempt" at listing my supplies:

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes, Pennant Parade
Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight
Papers: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot EF, Scallop Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Melon Mambo Ribbon, Certainly Celery Brads, White Baker's Twine, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Top Note Die Gift Card Holder

2011-12-02T12:56:00.000-06:00

This week's LNS challenge is to make some sort of gift card holder, and below if one of several that I made for the Holiday Boutiques that I will at this weekend. These gift card holders are very simple and easy to make. Probably the hardest part is figuring out how you want to embellish the front! I cut (2) Whisper White Top Note dies and (2) dies using designer paper. I cut one of the top note designer papers in half to create the pocket for the gift card holder. I trimmed the outline on the full-size piece of DSP and mounted in on one of the Whisper White dies and mounted the 1/2 top note DSP onto the other WW c/s. I then attached both pieces together by attaching a Baja Breeze Corduroy Button Brad - this way you can swing the top piece open. Hope this makes sense......

Stamps: Happy Holidays (retired SU! stamp)
Inks: Baja Breeze
Papers: Whisper White, Ski Slopes DSP (retired)
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Oval Punch, White Baker's Twine, Baja Breeze, Corduroy Buttons/Brads, Winter Wishes Stitched Felt, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Scissors

Final Challenge Card

2011-11-24T01:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This is my last post for a while, as we are going to be taking a break from doing challenges for Creative Sketches. This is a quick card that I made for today's challenge; which is:

And below is my card. Sorry for the quick post, but I have a house full of company coming and it's my birthday (56 is just a number, right?). Happy Thanksgiving!

Stamps: Happy Holidays (retired SU stamp)
Inks: Garden Green
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Deck the Halls DSP (retired), Red Glimmer Paper
Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Oval Die, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Oval Punch, Small Star Punch, Real Red/Whisper White Retired Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Holly Berry Bouquet Buttons, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Dressing up Candles

2011-11-22T12:37:00.000-06:00

I have the honor of being a part of the Stampin' Fun and Friends Christmas Dreams design team for the month of November. You can check out the blog and projects HERE. Decorating a candle is very easy. I cut out the snowflakes using the Northern Frost Die and Stampin' Up!'s awesome Silver Glimmer paper. I used a paper piercing tool to poke a small hole and then anchored a a snowflake using a Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads to the candle. Very easy, but has such an elegant look! I also used a 3/4" circle punch to accent and fill in where needed with Silver Glimmer paper. What do you think? I will also be selling these candles at the upcoming Holiday Boutiques I will participating in on December 3rd and 4th!

I bought the candle holder shown below years ago on clearance from Land's End. I thought I would try and "dress" it up a bit. Again, I used the Silver Glimmer paper and Northern Frost die for the snowflakes. This time I attached the snowflakes to the glass candle holders using mini-glue dots. I then added pearls in the middle. I like the look, and it is so pretty when you light all the candles!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look - here's a list of supplies:

Accessories: Big Shot, Northern Frost Die, Silver Glimmer Paper, Rhinestone Brads, Pearls, Mini-Glue Dots, Paper Piercing Tool, Candles

Ho Ho Christmas Banner

2011-11-20T09:45:00.000-06:00

Look what I made last night - I treated myself for my birthday and purchased the Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies. This banner was so easy to put together! The only thing NOT made with my Big Shot are the felt wreath and the snowflakes/flowers. One more reason why I LOVE my Big Shot - it makes projects like this so easy to do! To hang the banner, I secured some gold cording on the back with 3-4 mini-glue dots and then put a 3/4" Real Red circle punch over the cording, and then added a couple more glue dots. Since they are so easy to make, I think crank out a couple more for the upcoming Holiday Boutiques I will be at December 3rd and 4th. Here's what I used for this fun, and super easy project:

Papers: Whisper White, Red Glimmer Paper, Garden Green, Real Red, Retired SU! DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies, Holiday Stocking Die, Petals-a-Plenty EF, Snow Burst EF, Stocking Accents Die, 3/4" and 1/4" Circle Punches, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Retired SU! Snowflake Punch, Real Red Glimmer Brad, Winter Wishes Stitched Felt, Chocolate Chip 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Piercing Tool, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Gold Cording

Creative Sketches Challenge

2011-11-17T01:00:00.001-06:00

I used a retired SU holiday kit for some of the items used in my card for this week's Creative Sketches Challenge. Here is the sketch:

And below is my card. I found some DSP and punch outs from an old SU holiday kit and used them on this card. I can't even tell you the name of the kit; it's that old! But here's the list of items I used:

Stamps: None
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Retired DSP
Inks: None
Accessories: Big Shot, Petals-a-Plenty EF, Stocking Builder Punch, Mini Jingle Bells, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Real Red Brads, Green Galore Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals

More Holiday Boutique Shares

2011-11-13T13:32:00.001-06:00

Thought I would share 2 more items I will be selling at the upcoming Holiday Boutiques I will be participating in.

The box below is actually on the clearance rack on the SU! site. You get a package 5 boxes for ONLY .99!!! So I bought a bunch of them, and they are so cute once you "dress" them up - especially if you use the Winter Wishes Stitched Felt pieces and the cute Holly Berry Boutique Buttons from the Holiday Mini! I punched out 5 circles for the wreath using a 1/4" circle punch and the Red Glimmer DSP, and used mini-glue dots and dimensionals to attach the embellishments.

Stamps, Inks: None
Papers: Red Glimmer Paper
Accessories: Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Buttons, Winter Wishes Stitched Felt, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Snowflake Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Real Red Glimmer Brad, Treat Box, Mini-Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool

I really like how the calendar/mini post-it-note holder turned out. I found a stash of Botanical Gazette DSP to use for the background. I stamped 2 flowers and used a blender pen to soften the edges. Cut then out and popped them up with dimensionals. The details on what I used is below:

Stamps: Field Flowers, Nature Walk (bee)
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Early Espresso
Papers: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Botanical Gazette DSP
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Distressing Tool, Early Espresso Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, SAMJ, Calendar, Mini Post-it-Note, CD Case, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip Tape, Blender Pen

Stocking Gift Card Holder

2011-11-11T15:31:00.000-06:00

Below is another gift card holder that I am making for the craft boutique. Basically it's 2 stockings made using the Holiday Stocking die from the Holiday Mini - I cut one stocking using Real Red c/s, and the other using Holly Berry Bouquet DSP. I used some sticky strip tape and put it across the middle of the Real Red stocking, and then attached the DSP stocking to it. These creates the pocket for the gift card. I then sewed the 2 stockings together using my trusty Singer sewing machine (I have had this baby since 1976!). I cut a 12" x 2" strip of Silver Glimmer paper and ran it through the Big Shot, using the Northern Frost Die. I used 3 of the snowflakes from the strip and attached a Garden Green button tied with Early Espresso Baker's Twine. I cut out 2 circles from the Red Glimmer paper using a 1/4" circle punch, and attached them in the middle of the snowflakes using mini-glue dots. I ran the accent stocking pieces through the Big Shot using the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder. Next I added a line of Dazzling Diamonds glitter along the end, and added a saying punched out using a small oval punch. I love the dies and how easy they are for creating some really cute, fast and fun projects!

Stamps: Happy Holidays saying (retired SU stamp)
Inks: Real Red
Papers: Real Red, Whisper White, Silver and Red Glimmer DSP, Holly Berry Bouquet DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Holiday Stocking Die, Petals-a-Plenty EF, Northern Frost Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Small Oval Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Garden Green Button, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2-Way Glue Pen, Sticky Strip Tape, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine/Thread

Top Note Die Gift Card Holder

2011-11-11T11:24:00.000-06:00

I am working on projects for an upcoming Craft Boutique in December, and came up with this gift card holder using the Top Note Die. It's pretty simple to make. I ran 2 pieces each of Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler through the Big Shot using the Top Note Die. I then ran both of the white cardstock pieces through the Big Shot using the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder. I cut the border off one of the pieces of the Whisper White Top Note die, and then layered in a piece of Cherry Cobbler c/s. I then cut on of the pieces of Cherry Cobbler c/s in-half to create the pocket for the gift card holder. I used the Frostwood Lodge DSP, Stocking Builder Punch and scrap pieces of SU's awesome glitter paper for the stockings. I punched out a snowflake using a retired SU punch and attached the snowflake and a brad. The brad was placed through both the gift card holder front and the bottom layer of the Whisper White c/s. Here's the details:

Stamps: Pennant Parade (Merry), and Happy Holidays retired SU stamp
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso
Papers: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Frostwood Lodge DSP, Glimmer Paper
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Northern Flurry EF, Stocking Builder Punch, Snowflake Punch, Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Mini Jingle Bells, Silver Glimmer Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Dimensioanls

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-11-03T01:00:00.000-05:00

Thanks for stopping by for this week's Creative Sketches Challenge. Fun challenge this week and I had a fun time using the new die, Stocking Accents from the Holiday Mini, for this card. Here is the sketch:

And below is my card. Because I am a paper "horder", I used scrap pieces of Real Red Card Stock and Holly Berry Bouquet DSP for the ornaments. I thought the DSP ornaments needed to have a defined color behind them. So I cut 2 Real Red ornaments and used them as backing for each DSP ornament. I had some left over retired tinsel ribbon and used that for a border. I tied some silver cording around the neck of each ornament, and then added a jingle bell. Here's a list of what I used:

Stamps: Happy Holiday stamp
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Real Red Marker
Papers: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Holly Berry Bouquet DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Stocking Accents Die, Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Small Oval Punch, Jingle Bells, Tinsel Ribbon, Silver Cording, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

BIG SHOT AND HOSTESS BENEFITS GIVE AWAY!

2011-11-01T17:00:00.001-05:00

November is my birthday month, and I am
GIVING AWAY A BIG SHOT!

I will offering FREE shipping on all orders!
Your order must be $50.00 or more to be eligible to win a Big Shot. Your name will then be entered into a drawing to win the Big Shot - the more your order, the more chances you have of winning!
I will be ALSO BE GIVING AWAY THE HOSTESS BENEFITS!!! Which can amount to $85.00 in FREE product with the promotion Stampin' Up! is doing right now!
Deadline to email me your order is: Saturday, November 5th

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-10-27T01:00:00.003-05:00

Welcome to this week's Creative Sketch Challenge. I am a little under the weather right now with what I am hoping is not the flu, and almost didn't get my card done this week. Below is this week's sketch; please consider playing along!! You can upload your challenge card HERE.

And below is my card and list of what I used to make it. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having a great Thursday!

Stamps: Retired SU! Happy Holidays Stamp

Inks: Cherry Cobbler Inkpad and Marker

Papers: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Frostwood Lodge DP

Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Bigz Die, Petals-a-Plenty EF, Snowflake Punch, Red Glitter Brad, 1/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Square Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Winter Wishes Stitched Felt, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-10-20T01:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to my blog and this week's Creative Sketches Challenge. Below is this week's sketch:

And below is my card. I had a hard time taking a picture of the card this morning. It have been raining off/on all day and not very bright outside, and wasn't able to take the best picture of my card. For this card I made a "lollie" using Stampin' Up!'s new Simply Scored scoring tool. I scored a 1-1/2" x 12" piece of card stock, folded the pleats and secured the ends with a piece of sticky strip. Here's the list of what I used:

Stamps: Saying from the retired set, Button Bear
Inks: Early Espresso
Papers: Whisper White, Garden Green, Real Red, Silver and Red Glimmer Paper, Frostwood Lodge DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Snowflake EF, Northern Frost Die, Snow Burst EF, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Stocking Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch, Mini Jingle Bells, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Scissors, Mini Glue Dots

LNS Friends Challenge Card

2011-10-14T08:24:00.000-05:00

Fun challenge this week over at LNS; we had to use the colors Night of Navy, River Rock and Cajun Craze in a project. I made a similar card this week for this weeks Creative Sketches Challenge, and wanted to see how these colors would work with the same layout. I dyed a piece of white baker's twine using a sponge and a Night of Navy inkpad. I 2-step stamped the flowers and then cut them out. I found a retired Hedgepodge Hardware hinge and threaded a piece of Very Vanilla Satin ribbon through the opening. Thanks for stopping - hope you have a great day!

Stamps: Field Flowers, Nature Walk, You're a Gem
Inks: Cajun Craze, Night of Navy, River Rock
Papers: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Night of Navy, River Rock, First Edition DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Top Note Die, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Oval Punch, Distressing Tool, Hodgepodge HW Hinge, Sponge, Scissors, Dimensionals, White Bakers Twine

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-10-13T01:00:00.001-05:00

Thanks for stopping by for this week's Creative Sketches Challenge. This week's challenge is to create a project using the colors Soft Suede, Cajun Craze and Basic Black, as shown in the picture below. You can add your own creation on the Creative Sketches Challenge blog, and you can find the blog HERE.

I used one of my favorite sets, Field Flowers, for my project. I distressed the designer paper and feathered the edges with some Cajun Craze ink and a sponge. 2-step stamped the flowers with the same ink, and cut them out. I still have some hardware from the Hodgepodge Hardware kits, and added a bracket with Soft Suede ribbon threaded through it. The bee is from the Nature Walk set and it's stamped in Soft Suede. Here's the details:

Stamps: Field Flowers, Nature Walk (bee), Because I Care (saying), Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Inks: Basic Black, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze
Papers: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze
Accessories: Distressing Tool, Soft Suede Ribbon, Chantilly 1/2" Ribbon, Small Oval Punch, Basic Black Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Aged Copper Hodgepodge Hardware, Sponges, Scissors

Halloween Candy Wrapper

2011-10-07T14:42:00.000-05:00

This week's LNS challenge is to make something with a Halloween theme. Below is a pic of a Halloween candy wrapper that I made. Once you get the hang of the folds, they really are quite simple to make! After I make the candy wrapper using a piece of Pumpkin Pie c/s and the Candy Wrapper Die, I ran it through the Big Shot using the Spider Web embossing folder. I cut out a circle scallop with the Circle Scallop Punch, and embossed that piece with the Spider Web EF. Stamped the saying in Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black, and cut out the bat. Used the bird punch to punch out a leave using Basic Black. I added some Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon to the ends, and there you have it! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Batty for You
Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Papers: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Accessories: Big Shot, Candy Wrapper Die, Spider Web EF, Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Bird Punch, Scallop Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Scissors, Sticky Strip Tape (to adhere the wrapper at the end)

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-10-06T01:00:00.001-05:00

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my card for this week's Creative Sketches Challenge! This weeks sketch has an interesting layout, as you can see below:

For my card I used from retired designer paper that I have been hording to make the purses and to use for the background. I used the Round Tab Punch for the purses (you only use half of the tab) and a retired flower punch for the little accents on the purse handles. I used a small and medium oval punches to make the purse handles. Thanks for stopping by - here's the details:

Stamps: Retired Happy Wishes Stamp
Inks: Rose Red
Papers: Whisper White, So Saffron, Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Cutie Pie DP
Accessories: So Saffron, Rose Red and Bashful Blue Brads, Bashful Blue Ribbon, Oval Punches, Round Tab Punch, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool

Autumn Wreath

2011-10-02T18:49:00.002-05:00

This was a really busy week for me, so it took a couple of days for me to make the Autumn Wreath below. The Spice Cake designer paper from the Holiday Mini was perfect to use for this project. I used a number of embellishments and punches for this project. I used (2) 1-1/2" x 12" strips, scored at every 1/2" for the large lollies, and (2) 1" x 12" strips scored at 1/2" for the smaller ones. I used stricky strip tape to adhere the ends together and then a hot glue to add the 1-3/8" circle to the back of the lollies to hold them in place I used a Here's the details:

Stamps and Inks: None
Papers: Spice Cake DP, Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Brads - More Mustard, Early Espresso, Antique, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, Red; Neutral Buttons, Twine, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Punches - 3/4" Circle, 1" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, Boho Blossoms, Scallop; Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Glue Gun/Glue Sticks

More views:

Backside view - I added some c/s in different places to strengthen the wreath:

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-09-29T01:00:00.002-05:00

Hey Everyone - It's Thursday and that means it's time for this week's Creative Sketches Challenge! I have no work today and it's late start at the high school - yeah! I hope you can play along, here's the LINK for you to upload your challenge card. Below is the sketch we are using this week:

And here is my card. I like how it turned out and I love how the color combo, Pool Party and More Mustard look together! I embossed the tree from Lovely as a Tree on a piece of Early Edition DP using white EP. I then sponged Pool Party and More Mustard around the tree and on the paper. I distressed the edges and sponged some Soft Suede around the edges. I ran a piece of Pool Party c/s through my Big Shot using the Vintage Wall Paper EF and then ripped, folded, distressed and sponged the c/s. I dyed a piece of white baker's twine using Soft Suede ink and a sponge. I also sponged some Soft Suede on the card front, added some More Mustard brads and also distressed and sponged the strip of Spice Cake dp I added for the background. Thanks for stopping by - hope you are blessed with an awesome Thursday!

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, You're a Gem
Inks: More Mustard, Soft Suede, Pool Party
Papers: Pool Party, More Mustard, Spice Cake DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wall Paper EF, More Mustard Brads, Vanilla Button, White Baker's Twine, Oval Punch, White EP, Heat Gun, Distressing Tool, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Sponges

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-09-22T01:00:00.002-05:00

This week's Creative Sketches Challenge (you can see the blog HERE) is to make a Fall, Halloween or Thanksgiving card using the sketch below:

I used the retired set, Haunting Halloween for my card. Isn't the cat cute? I watercolored in the images using Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, Old Olive, More Mustard and So Saffron. The designer paper I used is retired and I am not sure what the name of it is. Below is my card - thanks for stopping by - hope you can play along with us this week! It's simply, yet fun Halloween card!

Stamps: Haunting Halloween
Inks: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, Old Olive, More Mustard, So Saffron
Papers: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Spider Web EF, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Watercolor Brush, Black Brads, Deckled Scissors, Sponge, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool

Lovely as a Tree Christmas Card

2011-09-21T15:13:00.000-05:00

This weekend I am having a stamp camp and we will making Christmas projects. This is one of the cards we will making. I used the Snow Burst embossing folder on a piece of Crumb Cake c/s, ripped and distressed it, and then folded it at the bottom securing with sticky strip tape. The tree was embossed on a piece of First Edition Specialty designer paper using white embossing powder and then sponged with Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler ink around the image. I distressed the edges and added some Chocolate Chip brads. Added an Old Olive button with neutral twine threaded through the button holes. Here's the details:

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Warmest Regards
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip
Papers: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Holly Berry Bouquet DP, First Edition Specialty DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Snow Burst EF, Old Olive Button, Neutral Twine, Chocolate Chip Brads, Heat Gun, White EP, Sponges, Modern Label Punch, Distressing Tool, Sticky Strip Tape, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

Scrappin' STARS Blog Hop

2011-09-17T01:00:00.031-05:00

Welcome to my blog, and the Scrappin' Stars Blog Hop! You have just hopped over from Holly's awesome blog and if you need to go back and check out her fab projects, you can just click HERE. This month's blog hop is featuring projects made with SU's incredible digital software program, MDS. I have to admit that I am a newbie at digital scrapbooking, but I am inspired to more projects after creating the pages below. It is so easy and I can't wait to have more time to play and catch up on my scrapbooking!

For my first project I thought I would try a summer theme page. These pics were taken a few years ago and as you can see, my daughter loves to relax and read while floating on my raft and the guys like to mix it up on the larger raft.

(Images © Stampin' Up!)

Chelsie graduated from high school in May, and I created this picture. I'm telling you, MDS is awesome to use for newbies like me and digital scrapbooking pros!

(Images © Stampin' Up!)

This is a page that created in honor of my mom who passed away 5 years ago from lung cancer. She was an incredible woman and she was my hero. I can't wait to be together with her in heaven for an eternity!

(Images © Stampin' Up!)

For my last project, I actually printed off the sailboat from the Open Sea download on to a piece of 8-1/2" x 11" Natural cardstock. I then watercolored in the boat and the sails with various inks. I then cut out the sails and mounted them using dimensionals. I then threaded some black thread over the sails to give the picture more dimension. It was pretty easy to do, and it probably took me about an hour from start to finish. I now need to find a shadow box to put it in, but this simply frame will do for now!

(Images © Stampin' Up!)

And one last project, I had to make sure I did a page for my son, Ben. He was in 8th grade and played with the Mundelein Jr. Football League at the time. This is a simple and fun page that I created.

(Images © Stampin' Up!)

Your next stop on the hop is Nancy's blog and you can click HERE to hop on over to see her awesome projects! Thanks for stopping by; I hope you liked my projects!

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-09-15T01:00:00.002-05:00

Welcome to this week's Creative Sketches Challenge! This week it's all about flowers and lace, as you can see in the sketch below. Fun challenge - come play along! You can view the Creative Sketches blog HERE, and all the instructions to download your challenge card are on the site.

I combined the 2 stamps sets, Nature Walk (saying and bee) and Field Flowers (flower and stem), for my card. I used the retired designer paper, Botanical Gazette for the background. I used a barely wet watercolor brush to pick up the color on the large flower image after I stamped it on a piece of Very Vanilla c/s using a Cherry Cobbler IP. Distressed the edges of the dp with my distress tool and added some Cherry Cobbler brads. I like how the card turned out; can't wait to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping; here's the details on my card:

Stamps: Nature Walk, Field Flowers
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Old Olive
Papers: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Botanical Gazette DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Watercolor Brush, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Brads, Distressing Tool, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Round Tab Punch, Scissors, Sponge, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool

New In-Color LNS Challenge

2011-09-14T08:57:00.001-05:00

This week's LNS challenge was to use 2 of the new In-Colors in your project. I thought I would try pairing Lucky Limeade and Wisteria Wonder, and I love how these colors look together! Very soft and complimentary. I don't have any Lucky Limeade ribbon, so I dyed a piece of the Whisper White Organza ribbon and love how it turned out as well! To soften the look of the flower, I stamped off twice when I stamped the bottom flower image using Wisteria Wonder. Otherwise it was just too dark and the top image looked muddy. I used the Four Frames set for the frame and used my SAMJ to place the saying. Added some pearls, distressed the edges, and of course had to use my Big Shot and an EF to add some dimension! Thanks for stopping by, hope you're having a great day! Here's the details:

Stamps: Field Flowers, Four Frames
Inks: Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder
Papers: Very Vanilla, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, SAMJ, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Pearls, Decorative Label Punch, Distressing Tool, Sponge, Scissors, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

Remembering...........LNS Challenge

2011-09-11T11:29:00.000-05:00

This week's LNS challenge was to make a card remembering 9/11. I will always remember what I was doing the exact time the second plane went into the tower. I was on the phone with my mom and we watched everything unfold together. Neither one of us wanted to hang up, and we cried together as we watched these awful events play out.........

Unfortunately for this challenge I do not have any stamp sets that are military/symbolic in nature, so I went with a saying from MDS, "for all you do". I printed the saying on Whisper White c/s and then cut it 5" x 3-3/4" in size. I then stamped the flower using a StazOn IP and colored in using Poppy Parade and Not Quite Navy IP. I drew the border with a Basic Black marker, added some ribbon and pearls, and distressed the edges a bit. Here's the rest of the details.

Stamps: Simply Soft, For All You Saying from MDS

Inks: Black StazOn, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy, Basic Black Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Poppy Parade

Accessories: Poppy Parade Ribbon, Pearls, Distressing Tool, Watercolor Brush, Mini-Glue Dots

New Blog Hop for Hopping Just for the Fun of it Cards!

2011-09-10T09:42:00.002-05:00

Welcome to my blog and the New Blog Hop for Hopping Just For the Fun Of It Cards! You just arrived from RaissaStamp's Blog; great projects and I love the stockings she made!! For my project I used a few of the new goodies I got the other day from the holiday mini. I also love the way we can make "lollies" with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool! Don't you think the new Stocking Builder Punch is awesome? Thanks for stopping by!!

Stamps: None
Papers: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Frostwood Lodge DP
Inks: None
Accessories: Big Shot, Snow Burst EF, Stocking Builder Punch, Mini Jingle Bells, Winter Wishes Stitched Felt, Northern Frost Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die, Cherry Cobble Bakers Twine, Cherry Cobbler Quilted Ribbon, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Your next stop on the tour is My Little Patch of Dirt, and you can see the awesome projects HERE! You can also find the list of all the wonderful blogs on today's hop here:
00 start Hopping Just for the Fun of it

1 Bluegrass Stamper Studio

2 Life with a Wiener Dog

3 Stamper Shirley

4 The Creative Stamptuary

5 Stampin' and Scrappin' News

6 Stamin Ldyglfr62

7 RaissaStamps

8 Stampin' Fevre

9 My Little Patch of Dirt

10 InkPaperStamps

11 Scrappy Stamps and Ink

12 Stamping with Janice

13 Technostamper

14 My Creative Impressions

15 Pretty Inky

16 Artful Imagination

17 The Love of Stamping

two more add on blogs links here and added on thru my blog,

Stamping Trails

A Touch of SOL

My First "Lollie"

2011-09-09T09:53:00.000-05:00

Have you seen the newest craze - the "Lollies"? You can make the cutest wreaths as shown in the new holiday mini on page 6 using Stampin' Up!'s new Simply Scored scoring tool. The lollies also make really cute accents on cards, scrapbook pages, etc. Below is my first "lollie"! I found a wonderful tutorial by Heather Summers that you can see HERE. These babies are easy and you can make them fairly quickly. I used some retired designer paper for my first lollie and a Baja Breeze button in the middle. Have a great weekend everyone!

Thursday Creative Sketch Challenge!

2011-09-08T01:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to this Thursday's Creative Sketch Challenge! The challenge this week was to make a card using Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler and Peach Parfait as show in the drawing below:

For my card I thought I would go with a "semi" masculine style card (semi because I added some butterflies). Thanks for stopping by - hope you give this great challenge a try and you can load your card HERE. Here's the details on my card:

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes
Papers: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Peach Parfait
Inks: Peach Parfait, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Windows Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Gray Brads, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon, Sponge, Dimensionals, Post-it-Note, Dimensionals

Field Flowers Birthday Card

2011-09-02T14:18:00.000-05:00

Someone asked me to make a birthday card for someone at school and this is what I came up with. Very quick and easy card, but also very elegant. I inked up the Hello, Doily stamp with Crumb Cake, stamped off and then lightly stamped in on a piece of 5" x 4-3/4" Whisper White cardstock. After stamping the flower image on the card using Old Olive for the stem and Rich Razzleberry for the flower, I distress and ripped the edges using a distressing tool, and then sponged some Crumb Cake on the edges. Added some Crumb Cake brads and ribbon and there you have it! Have a great weekend everyone - Ben's football team is playing way out in Prairie Ridge tonight and it should be a good game! Go Mustangs!

Stamps: Field Flowers, Hello, Doily, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Watercolor Trio (saying)

Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake, Old Olive

Papers: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Crumb Cake Ribbon and Brads, Distressing Tool, Sponge, Dimensionals, SAMJ

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-09-01T01:00:00.001-05:00

I had such a crazy week last week and was unable to participate in the Creative Sketch Challenge. I thought for this sketch I would pull out one of my favorite Halloween sets, A Haunting We Will Go. I love the little cat from this set! I colored in the pumpkin with Pumpkin Pie and then Tangerine Tango, and the little cat with Basic Gray.

Here's this week's sketch - hope you can play along! You can the link for the Creative Sketches blog HERE.

And here is my card, along with the details:

Stamp Sets: A Haunting We Will Go, Just Flying By (spider)
Inks: Black StazOn, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Blushing Bride, Garden Green, Basic Gray, Basic Black
Papers: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Halloween Night DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Spider Web EF, Watercolor Brush, Decorative Label Punch, Luggage Tab Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Black Thread, Scissors, Dimensionals

LNS Tearing It Up!

2011-08-30T17:08:00.001-05:00

This week's LNS challenge is to make a card that has some type of tearing on it. I made this card using the new Spice Cake DP from the new Holiday Mini. Don't you just love the colors? I ran a piece of Very Vanilla c/s through my Big Shot using the rectangle Designer Frames EF (page 218). I then stamped the basket/pear image from on the sets in the Holiday Mini, Always Thankful, using a black StazOn inkpad in the middle of the designer frame. I then water colored in the image using Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, More Mustard, and Pool Party. I distressed the edges of the designer paper with a distressing tool and lightly tore the edges. Added a few brads and there you have it! Here's the details:

Stamps: Always Thankful
Inks: Black StazOn, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, Pool Party, Soft Suede
Papers: Very Vanilla, Pool Party, River Rock, Spice Cake DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Designer Frames EF, More Mustard Brads, Antique Brad, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Distressing Tool, Paper Piercing Tool, Watercolor Brush, Scissors, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

LNS Challenge

2011-08-27T15:49:00.001-05:00

Since last night I have been to 4 football games! My son's sophomore game (which they won) and the varsity game last night, JV and freshman game this morning - that's a lot of football! I am now in stamp camp mode and the following is another card for my stamp camp tomorrow. This week's LNS challenge is to make a card using your favorite things - for me that list includes ribbon, buttons, markers, my distressing tool, and the hostess set, Simply Soft. This is a pretty simple card to make and like the results. The flower was watercolored in using the new Calypso Coral and Island Indigo In-Colors, and I free-hand drew the lines with a black marker. I think the next time I do this card, I might place the ribbon across the upper left-hand corner. Thanks for taking a peek!

Stamps: Simply Soft, Watercolor Trio (saying)
Inks: Black StazOn IP, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Basic Black Marker
Papers: Whisper White, Calypso Coral
Accessories: SAMJ, Calypso Coral 3/8" Ruffed Ribbon, Distress Tool, Brights Button, White Baker's Twine, Mini-Glue Dot

Field Flowers

2011-08-27T08:03:00.001-05:00

My favorite set right now to use if called Field Flowers, and you can find this awesome set onpage 120 in the new 2011/12 Idea Book.

I saw a card in the SCS gallery by Lori Burkitt, and loved how she layed out her card (you can see this beauty HERE). I took the basic layout and applied it to the card below. This is one of the projects we will be doing at my stamp camp tomorrow!

Stamps: Field Flowers, Script, Always Thankful (saying)
Inks: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Marina Mist
Papers: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Beau Chateau DP
Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Very Vanilla Brads, Early Espresso 3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon, Paper Piercing Tool, Sponge, Scissors, Dimensionals, Distressing Tool

SU Stars Blog Hop

2011-08-20T01:00:00.002-05:00

Welcome to my stamping blog and the SU Stars (Click here to see the blog) Fabulous Folds Blog Hop! You have just arrived from Angela Walters wonderful BLOG - don't you just love the name of her blog? Live with a Wiener Dog!

To create my card, I took a 11" x 5" piece of Whisper White cardstock and scored it on the 11" side at 2", 3"-1/2", 7-1/4" and 9". I then folded the ends back and then folded the center scored lines in. Simple card to make and the folds give the card a unique look. I inked up the Hello, Doily stamp with Crumb Cake and then stamped off first before stamping the cardstock. I stamped the stem with Old Olive and then used my SAMJ to place the flowers. One flower I stamped on a piece of scrap white c/s and then cut it out and mounted it with a dimensional. I love the look when you combing the Hello, Doily and Field Flowers sets together! My 2 favorite sets right now! Here's my project:

What the card looks like when it's closed

What the card looks like when it's open

As you can see, you then attach the main stamped image/cardstock

on the left-hand side of the panel so you can then open the card.

Here's what I used to make the card:

Stamps: Hello, Doily, Field Flowers

Inks: Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry

Papers: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon, Crumb Cake Brads, Distressing Tool, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Sponge, Scissors

Now it's time to head over to Barb Furlong's wonderful blog and project - simple click on this LINK to get to her blog. Thanks for stopping by - I hope you enjoyed my project!

The following is a list of the SU Stars blogs:

Life with a Wiener Dog
Stampin' Fevre
The Love of Stamping
Add a Little Dazzle
Scrappy Stamps & Ink
Stampin' and Scrapping News
Bluegrass Stamper Studio
Stamping with Janice
Denise Foor Studio PA
Krafting with Karen
Raissa Stamps

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-08-18T01:00:00.000-05:00

The roofers are working on the roof directly above me and I got about 4 hours of sleep last night. I am watching the materials fly by my window as am typing this. It's gonna be a long day..........

Here's the outline of this week's sketch:

The card I did is also for this week's LNS challenge; which is to case another member's card. I chose to case this beauty done by the very talented Mary Brown, and you can see the card HERE, and you can check out Mary's stamping blog HERE. I absolutely love the color combo of Crumb Cake and Rich Razzleberry - what an elegant combo! I also am loving the new set I just got, Field Flowers paired with the new background stamp, Hello, Doily. We are going to make this baby at the my upcoming stamp camp. And this is my card:

Stamps: Hello, Doily, Field Flowers, You're a Gem (saying)
Inks: Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry
Papers: Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories: Distressing Tool, Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon, Crumb Cake Brads, Small Oval Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Sponge, Dimensionals

Happy Mail RAK Day

2011-08-17T07:34:00.000-05:00

I received the very fun and cute card in the mail yesterday from fellow LNS and VCRocks stamping friend Robbie Rubala. Thanks Robbie; love your wonderful card!

LNS Blue Challenge Card

2011-08-14T20:54:00.001-05:00

I had a little bit of time to stamp today and thought I would use the new background stamp, Hello, Doily. I saw a beautiful card done by Jeanna Barber on SCS. You can see this beauty HERE! I inked up the stamp using Pacific Point twice. I cut out the image itself and then used the 2-3/8" Scallop Punch to punch out the middle. Here's the details:

Stamps: Hello, Doily
Inks: Pacific Point
Papers: Whisper White, Pacific Point
Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Square Die, 2-3/8" Scallop Punch, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Bashful Blue Sating Ribbon, Pearls, Scissors, Dimensionals

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-08-11T01:00:00.002-05:00

For this week's Creative Sketch Challenge we needed to make a card using the colors Poppy Parade, Basic Gray and Basic Black, as shown below.

And below is my card. It's a CAS (clean and simple) card using the retired set, Boogie Eyes. I have 2 different views posted so you can see the Dazzling Glitter that I added on the spider web using a 2-way glue pen. It's hard to see in the picture, but I layered Basic Gray over the Basic Black card front. Here's the pics and details:

Stamps: Boogie Eyes

Inks: Poppy Parade, Basic Gray, Basic Black
Papers: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Poppy Parade
Accessories: Big Shot, Spider Web EF, Decorative Label Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2-Way Glue Pen, Needle/Black Thread, Dimensionals, Scissors

LNS & CAS Card

2011-08-10T10:33:00.001-05:00

This week's LNS challenge is to make a card using blue tones in your card. I also made this card for Mondays CAS challenge which was to make a card with the image at the left-hand corner. I stamped the flower image in Marina Mist and layered the front with Pacific Point and Bashful Blue card stock. Here's the details:

Stamps: Just Believe
Inks: Marina Mist
Papers: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon, Marina Mist and Whisper White Brads, Sewing Machine/White Thread, Paper Piercing Tool

Sweet Mail

2011-08-08T15:49:00.001-05:00

I received the following card from my dear friend and stampin' extraordinaire, Kim! Isn't this card a beauty? The lighting wasn't the greatest when I took this pic., but I love the layout, colors and the way she distressed the paper. What to see more of Kim's wonderful works of art? Check out her blog HERE and her SCS gallery HERE.

Ben's Dream

2011-08-06T11:16:00.000-05:00

My son, Ben, has a dream of playing football at Northwestern University. He is camping with my husband this weekend and as a surprise, I made this frame for him. I found the stickers at a craft store and printed the words off of my computer. I hope he likes it; I guess I'll find out when they come home tomorrow!

Thursday Creative Sketch Challenge!

2011-08-04T01:00:00.003-05:00

Happy Thursday everyone! Thanks for stopping by and checking out this week's Creative Sketch challenge - I hope you'll play along! Below is this week's sketch, and if you play along, you can upload your card HERE.

I am trying to use up some of my retired designer paper, and chose to use retired Springtime Vintage dp for this card. I also used the retired set, Strength and Hope; I love the butterfly image from this set and this is one of those sets I will probably always keep. It's hard to see, but after I cut out the butterflies, I sprayed them with some Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz. To create the frame around the butterfly images, I cut 1/4" strips of Not Quite Navy c/s and then used my trusty old Singer sewing machine to sew a border on the strips. Here's the details:

Stamps: Strength & Hope

Inks: Not Quite Navy, Pear Pizzazz

Papers: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Springtime Vintage DP

Accessories: Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Pearls, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sewing Machine/Thread, Dimensionals Mini-Glue Dots

Another LNS Challenge Card

2011-07-29T21:19:00.000-05:00

Below is another card that I did for this week's LNS challenge (white-on-white). I used strips of cardstock that I punched using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch to create a border. I then sewed the strips in place using my sewing machine. It's kind of hard to tell, but I layered a piece of Whisper White Organza Ribbon underneath the Lace Ribbon Border Punch piece. Here's the details on what I used:

Stamps: None
Inks: None
Papers: Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Butterfly Punch, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Pearls, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine/Thread

Mirror Project

2011-07-28T09:45:00.001-05:00

My dear friend, Kim, gave me a Southern Living mirror a couple of years ago. I love to use it at Christmas but got an idea to decorate it for my stamping office. I placed the SAB Notes Chalkboard Decor Elements on the mirror and then decorated the mirror and the wood edge with Love and Happiness Rub Ons from many SAB years ago! I liked how it turned out, now I just need to hang this in my office, and get some chalk!

Muffin needed to check out the mirror while I was taking a picture.........

LNS Challenge Wedding Card

2011-07-25T10:44:00.000-05:00

This week's LNS challenge is to make a card that is all white; the sentiment can be a different color. So I came up with the idea to recreate a card that I made a couple of years ago. Details are below on how to make the dress. Here's the finished card:

Stamps: Oval All
Inks: Regal Rose
Papers: Whisper White, Vellum c/s
Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Die, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Framed Tulip EF, Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Pearls, Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Whisper White Paper Daisy, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

To make the dress:

Cut out a large scallop using Vellum cardstock and the Scallop Circle Bigz Die

Next run the vellum c/s through the Big Shot using the embossing folder of choice.

This sample was made using the Manhattan Flower folder.

I made a template of a dress by running a piece of white c/s through the Big Shot using the Scallop Circle Die.

I lined up the dress where I wanted it to be and cut it out.

I actually made 2 dresses - one using the Manhattan Flower EF

and the other using the Vintage Wallpaper EF

I liked the look of the Vintage dress the best and went with that one instead.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at my project today! I'm off to pick up Ben from football practice!

LNS and SCS Challenge Card

2011-07-24T13:20:00.002-05:00

Yeah - finally got some time in to do this week's LNS and today's SCS challenge. The following is the link for the talented "mocjen" on SCS, and you can see her fab gallery HERE. We had to case a card from her gallery, and for this week's LNS challenge is to make a card using product out of the new catty. Since I don't have any for the new In-Color ribbon, Calypso Coral, I dyed a piece of Whisper White Organza Ribbon instead. I love the sheer look of this ribbon and how easy it is to dye it. I colored in the image with Island Indigo and Calypso Coral markers and then stamped in on a piece of watercolor cardstock. I then filled in the color as needed with my trusty SU watercolor brush. Here's the details:

Stamps: Simply Soft
Papers: Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Watercolor Paper
Inks: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Pearls, Watercolor Brush, Sponge, Dimensionals

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-07-21T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hey Everyone - How is your summer going? It is hot, hot, hot here in the Chicagoland area!! We lost power last week for a couple of days and then the AC unit in my craft room died and it was way to hot to stamp. Couple that with the start of high school football (oh yeah!!), and I have been MIA for a while.

This week's sketch was to make a card using the following sketch and the Iris Fold Technique. I have to admit that I had a hard time figuring out how to do this technique, so please forgive my feeble attempt at this weeks challenge! This the link for a site that has some very cool patterns and tutorials on it for this technique: Iris Folding Pattern

Here's this weeks sketch:

And here is my card:

Stamps: Nature Walk
Papers: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Botanical Gazette DP
Inks: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Big Shot, Circle Scallop #2 Die, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Bird Punch (for the leaf), Sewing Machine/Thread, Sponge, Dimensionals, Scissors

Candles

2011-07-12T18:37:00.000-05:00

We had one heck of a storm come through Monday morning and just got power back this afternoon. It was just too hot to stamp (no AC), so I started a puzzle in the dining room to keep busy and used candles for light. I got this idea from a post I saw on Pinterest and though it looked cool, so I thought I would try to recreate the look. I used a flash for one picture and w/o a flash for the other.

VC Rocks Anything But A Card Blog Hop!

2011-07-09T07:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the VC Rocks Anything But A Card Blog Hop! You have just arrived from viewing Kristi Jaenisch's wonderful works of art, and you can link back to her blog HERE. I hope you are enjoying all of the fabulous projects you've seen so far; this is such a talented group of stampers! I have prepared 3 projects for you, and hope you like them.

The first project is a very simple one. I ran the Northern Frost Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die through my Big Shot using a piece of Brushed Silver cardstock. I used red and green Rhinestone Brads to attach the snowflakes to the candle. I did this by pushing the brads through the snowflake opening and directly into the candle. Very simple, quick and easy - and you can change up the look for different occasions and holidays.

Supplies: Big Shot, Northern Frost Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die, Ice and Fire Circle Rhinestone Brads, Candle, Stand

My next project is a To Do/Calendar binder and matching post-it-note holder that I made for office. I got the idea for the covers from a picture I saw in the Summer Mini Catalog on page 24. The binder I used was a bigger than the sample shown, so I added a few more flowers to my cover. I am so glad that the Beyond the Garden designer paper was carried over into the new catty; I love how bright and colorful it is! I also like the look of the twisted ribbon and the dimension it gives to projects. I have found that a strip of sticky strip is the best thing to use to keep the ribbon from coming off. Here's the details:

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Inspired by Nature (saying), Charming (saying)

Papers: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Melon, Mambo, Beyond the Garden

Inks: Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo

Accessories: Small Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, Pearls, White Baker's Twine, Sticky Strip Tape, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Scissors, Sewing Machine, Thread, Coasters, Post-it-Note

For my last project I chose to do a bookmark. This was another very simple and fun project to do. I used the Daisies #2 Flower Bigz Die and cut (5) of the large flowers, and (3) each of the medium and small flowers using Island Indigo cardstock. I also cut (1) large flower using Whisper White cardstock. I then layered the flowers together, added some Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz and then attached a large Whisper White brad. I attached the flower to the bookmark using a dimensional. Here's a front and side view of the flower.

Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Daisies #2 Flower Bigz Die, Paper Piercing Tool, White Brad, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Large Paper Clip/Bookmark, Dimensional

Thanks again for stopping by; I hope you enjoyed my projects. Please also be sure to check out the VC Rocks blog at this link: VC ROCKS BLOG.

VC Rocks Anything But A Card Blog Hop!

2011-07-07T21:29:00.001-05:00

The talented stampers and scrappers of VC Rocks have tackled the theme of Anything But a Card. So grab your favorite beverage and a snack and enjoy our hop. The hop officially kicks off July 9th at 10AM Eastern/9AM Central, 8AM Mountain, 7AM Pacific on Saturday and will run through the weekend. The following is a list of all the blogs:

00-START VC Rocks Home Blog art by Debbie Petersen
01 Holly & The Dog InkPaperStamps
02 Elizabeth Kratzer Elizabeth's Stamp Room
03 Elizabeth M. Harris Love 2 Stamp
04 Jackie Watson Creative Designs by Jackie
05 Marisol Gutierrez A Touch of SOL
06 Stace Coombs Stampin' Stace
07 Jane Hignite Stamp With Jane
08 Barb Furlong The Love of Stamping
09 Kim Abbott Stamping Fun with Kim
10 Angela Walters Life with a Wiener Dog
11 Dawn Hoffman Stampin' At Dawn
12 Sharon Field Created By You
13 Shirley Northey Stamper Shirley
14 Angela Khan Scrappin' For Sanity
15 Veronica Miller Bluegrass Stamper Studio
16 Mary Jo Price-Williams Technostamper
17 Carolyn Sharkas InkingTheNightAway
18 Jamie Adcock Wanna Be Creative
19 Nancy Keithley Scrapbook Kits and more
20 Patrice Herrera My Little Patch of Dirt
21 Elaine Wright I Reckon I'll Stamp
22 Brenda Hugar Brenda's Stamping Corner
23 Kris Sobolik Maddiebug Designs
24 Kristi Jaenisch Stamping in the Moonlight
25 Eileen LeFevre Stampin' Fevre
26 Kym Schwinkendorf Artful Imagination
27 Linda Rodenberg Pretty Inky Papercrafts
28 Nichole Smith Nichole's Stampin' Corner
29 Debbie Martin Clever and Cute
30 Mary Campbell Mimi To Jett
31 Shari Dudek Shari's Stamp Pad
32 Ellen Kemper Blinkin' Thinkin' & Inkin'
33 Karen Gibson Krafting With Karen
34-LAST Loni Holt Loni's Life

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-07-07T00:00:00.001-05:00

Thanks for stopping by and checking out this week's Creative Sketch challenge. Here's this week's sketch:

And below is my card. What do you think of the new Scallop Dot Ribbon I used - I think it's awesome and I know I am going to definitely stock up on all the great colors this ribbon comes in! Here's the details:

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, You're a Gem (saying)
Inks: Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip
Papers: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi Hostess Pack DP, Tangerine Tango, Beyond the Garden DP
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Pearls, 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon in Chocolate Chip, SAMJ, Scissors, Dimensionals

My Brother and I

2011-07-05T21:48:00.000-05:00

My twin brother is moving to North Carolina at the end of the week and I wanted to give him a picture of the 2 of us. I dug around in my old pictures and found a very old 1-1/2" x 1-1/4" picture of the 2 of us that was taken in an old photo booth. I wasn't able to find anyone that could blow it up the way I wanted, so I ended up just simply taking a picture of it with my trusted Canon PowerShot camera. I then cropped the picture, and added some words from a SU rub-ons that I found. I hope he likes it! I am very sad that he is moving; he's my twin bro and I will miss him more than words can say.........

Baby Wrens

2011-07-05T10:17:00.000-05:00

Not stamping related, but thought you might enjoy the pictures I took recently of the baby wrens we have by our house. I love watching the mother wren feeding them and seeing their little mouths open wide for more food!

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-06-30T00:00:00.003-05:00

This week's Creative Sketch challenge is anything goes - you can make whatever type of project you want! I made the following post-it-note holder. Brocade Blue will always be one of my favorite colors and I am sad that it is retired. It's a great color that I love to pair with Chocolate Chip or Early Espresso.

Stamps: Medallion Background, Itty Bitty Background

Inks: Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip

Papers: Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Punch, Sponges, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Coasters, Pearls, Post-it-Note, Dimensionals

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-06-23T00:00:00.002-05:00

This has been one super busy week for me and I almost didn't get my challenge card done for this week! Ben is doing double wrestling sessions and believer it or not, I am busy helping getting stuff ready for the upcoming football season at MHS! Thanks for stopping by this Thursday, hope you will play along with this week's sketch:

And here is my card...........I love the new hostess set, Soft Flowers! What a versatile and beautiful set! I inked up the flower image with Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive markers and stamped it on a 2-1/2" circle piece of Whisper White. I grabbed some color off the markers tips with my trusty watercolor brush and added color to the images. I cut a matching scallop circle using a piece of Rich Razzleberry c/s and my Scallop #2 Circle Die, and then ran it through my Big Shot using the Elegant Lines embossing folder. I'm off to pick up Ben from camp; here's the details:

Stamps: Simply Soft, Watercolor Trio (saying)
Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Papers: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Big Shot, Elegant Lines EF, Scallop #2 Circle Die, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch, Large Windowpanes, Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon, 1/8" Rich Razzleberry Taffeta Ribbon, Pearls, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Happiest Birthday Wishes Medallion Card

2011-06-19T16:59:00.003-05:00

Ok, I need your opinion on the following cards. I inked up the Medallion image stamp with a Poppy Parade inkpad. I paired this color with Chocolate Chip to see how they would work together. Stamped the birthday image from the new hostess set, Happiest Birthday Wishes, twice - once with Chocolate Chip ink and then with Poppy Parade ink. I love using the distressing tool to create this look; this great tool makes it so easy to distress and rip the edges. What I can't decided is if I should leave the pearls on the stitched ribbon or leave them off. What do you think?

With pearls..........

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes, Medallion Background Stamp, Elements of Style
Inks: Poppy Parade, Chocolate Chip
Papers: Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Pearls, Distressing Tool, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine/Thread

Simply Soft Card

2011-06-17T19:37:00.000-05:00

I made the following card for a friend of mine who's father recently passed away. To create the flower image, I inked up the flower using Baja Breeze and Calypso Coral markers. I then stamped the image on a piece of watercolor paper, and then took my watercolor brush and went over image to pull out the color. Here's the details:

Stamps: Simply Soft, Thoughts & Prayers (saying), Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Inks/Markers: Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze
Papers: Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Watercolor
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Watercolor Brush, Oval Punch, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Distressing Tool, Vintage Flower, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-06-16T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hey Everyone - Welcome to my blog and this week's Creative Sketch challenge project. This week we needed to make a card using the masking technique and the following sketch:

And the following is my card. I punched out a circle on a piece of post-it-note using my 1" circle to create the mask for the sun. I stamped the flowers first on the oval c/s, placed the punched post-it-note over the flowers and then lightly sponged some Marina Mist and Pacific Point over the flowers. Thanks for stopping by today and taking a peak at my project; here's the details:

Stamps: Pocket Silhouette, Just Believe (saying)
Inks: Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Pacific Point
Papers: Whisper White, Marina Mist, Woodland Walk DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Oval Die, Brown Clip, Metallic Eyelets, CAD, Modern Label Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Twine, Sponges, Scissors, Dimensionals, Post-it-Note

Featured Stamper

2011-06-13T07:26:00.000-05:00

The challenge on SCS yesterday was to case a card from the incredibly talented Mary Brown. You can find Mary's wonderful gallery HERE. I used one of the new In Colors, Island Indigo as the main focus color, and paired it with Baja Breeze and Rich Razzleberry. Have a great day everyone, I need to get Ben up for wrestling camp and hope to do more stamping later on. Here's the details:

Stamps: Just Believe
Inks: Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry
Papers: Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Elegant Lines EF, Baja Breeze Button, Rich Razzleberry Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Pearls, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

Simply Soft Hostess Set

2011-06-13T00:00:00.005-05:00

I got my new "toys" the other day from Stampin' Up! and wanted to try out the new Lace Ribbon Border Punch and one of the new hostess sets, Simply Soft. I watercolored the flower image in with Baja Breeze, Early Espresso and the new In Color, Calypso Coral. This was a very simple card to make and I really like how it turned out! Here's the details:

Stamps: Simply Soft, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Inks: Baja Breeze, Early Espresso, Calypso Coral
Papers: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Baja Breeze, Beyond the Garden DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper DF, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Distressing Tool, White Brad, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Watercolor Brush

Graduation Card

2011-06-13T00:00:00.004-05:00

I made the following graduation card for a friend of my daughter's. I downloaded the bottom part (the feet and robes) using the image, Go Graduate Plus, from MDS on a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I then watercolored in the images using my trusty watercolor brush. For the diploma, I cut a piece of 1-1/2" x 3" piece of typing paper and rolled it around the handle of a very thin watercolor brush. I added 2 pearls on the shoes to the right using the little pearls from the Jewels Basic Pearls strip. I ran the top half of the white cardstock through the Perfect Polka Dot EF to give the top of the card a little more dimension. Here's the rest of the details:

Stamps: Happy Grad, Go Graduate Plus (MDS)
Inks: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Real Red DP
Accessories: MDS, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot EF, Basic Black Ribbon & Brads, Pearls, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Watercolor Brush, Paper Piercing Tool, Typing Paper, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip

VCROCKS BLOG HOP!

2011-06-11T05:00:00.003-05:00

Welcome to my stamping blog and the VCRocks Big Shot Blog Hop! You can find a complete list of all the blogs for this fun hop HERE. I hope you have a good cup of coffee as you blog hop and view all of the awesome projects. This month's blog hop showcases all the wonderful projects you make using the Big Shot. I love, love my Big Shot and hope you like the projects I have done.

Thanks Card - The first project I chose to do is a case from the current catalog, and is an example of a Clean and Simple card (CAS). I love how using something simple as an Embossing Folder can add so much dimension and wow to a card. I used the Elegant Lines EF on my card front, and then tied a piece of Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon around the front. I stamped "thanks" on a piece of Whisper White c/s using Early Espresso ink; I then cut it out using the extra-large oval punch. I then attached the saying using a small piece of the White Baker's Twine.

Stamps: Thank You Kindly
Inks: Early Espresso
Papers: Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon, Extra Large Oval Punch, White Baker's Twine, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensional

Sail Away Thank You Card - For my next project I used the set from the Summer Mini, Sail Away. I created a mask using the 1-3/4" Circle Punch and a piece of typing paper that I placed over the boat. I then sponged So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Tango Tangerine to create the image of the sun. I stamped the boat image twice - once on the die cut piece of Whisper White and then on a scrap piece of Whisper White. I cut out just the sails from the image stamped on the scrap piece of white and then attached them using Dimensionals on the stamped top note image. I lightly sponged Pacific Point around the boat for the water, and then added a little bit of Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron over that to create the look of the sun reflecting off the water. I used the Top Note and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder for this project.

Stamps: Sail Away, Just Believe (saying)
Inks: Early Espresso, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point
Papers: Pacific Point, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Top Note Die, Early Espresso Brads and Satin Ribbon, Word Window Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Sponges, Dimensionals

Top Note Purse - For my final project I wanted to do something other than a card. I saw a tutorial that Becky Roberts had done for a Top Note Purse and thought it was really cute. You can find the great tutorial HERE on Becky's wonderful blog. I used a number of dies for this project (which are listed below) that really show the versatility of things you can make using the Big Shot!

Above are the basic pieces for the purse. The dies I used were the Top Note, Clear Circle and Scallop Circle. Below is my finished project:

Stamps: None
Inks: None
Papers: BAB Workshop Pawsitively Prints DP, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Clear Circle, Scallop Circle, Top Note, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Bird Punch, Pear Pizzazz Ribbon, Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelets, CAD, 5/8" Whisper White Brad, White Brad, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Velcro Dot, Scissors

Thanks for stopping; I hope you enjoyed the projects I made for this hop. If you would like to link back to Jane Hignite's blog to view her awesome projects again, please click here HERE. Your next stop will be over to Jayne Stenstrom's blog and you can find the link HERE; she has some fab projects for you to look at! Enjoy!

Stylish Blogger Award

2011-06-09T20:03:00.000-05:00

Brenda, of Brenda's Stamping Corner, honored me with a Stylish Blogger Award - thanks Brenda! You can check out her awesome blog HERE. She has some wonderful projects that I know you'll just love!

And now it's my turn to pass on this fantastic award to six other stampers/bloggers! I have nominated 6 of my fellow VC Rockers who's blogs I love to visit to see their uniquely creative masterpieces! Please be sure to check out their blogs, and their amazingly talent and beautiful works of art!

Blog: Inkedx2

Robbie Rubala

Blog: Stamping Madly

Sage Kimble

Blog: Blinkin', Thinkin', & Inkin'

Ellen Kemper

Blog: If I Can Stamp, You Can Too

Tory Bray

Blog: Created By You

Sharon Field

(and fellow Creative Sketches Design Team member!)

Blog: "A Touch of Sol"
Marisol Gutierrez

Let's keep the award going!
Ladies, please pick out 6 of your favorite blogs
and pass on the award!

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-06-09T00:00:00.002-05:00

I love the colors we used for this week's sketch - Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede and Whisper White. Doesn't that strawberry look yummie??

And below is what I created using these colors. I used a retired set that I still love to use now and then, In Full Bloom for this sketch. I stamped the flower on a piece of white c/s and watecolored the image in using Real Red. I have some retired tags left and took the c/s out of the tag so just the ring itself was left and layered that behind the flower. Here's the image and details:

Stamps: In Full Bloom, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, You're a Gem (saying)
Inks: Soft Suede, Basic Black, Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede, Wild Wasabi DP from Hostess Pack
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot EF, Silver Ring, Soft Suede Ribbon, 3/4" x 15/16" Oval Punch, Watercolor Brush, Pearls, Sponge, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Sewing Machine

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-06-02T00:00:00.003-05:00

Welcome to this week's Creative Sketch Challenge! Below is this week's sketch:

I used up some of my retired Cottage Wall DP for this sketch that I thought went well with the Charming stamp set that I used. I attached the Old Olive ribbon using sticky strip tape and added a flower/brad at the end of it. Won't you play along with this week? You can find the link to play along HERE. Details on my card:

Sets: Charming

Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Papers: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Cottage Wall DP

Accessories: Big Shot, Butterfly Embosslit, Scallop Rectangle Clearits Die, Old Olive Ribbon, Rich Razzleberry Brads, Flower Designer Brad, Paper Piercing Tool, Sticky Strip Tape, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals

VC Rocks & SCS Challenge Card

2011-05-29T19:08:00.001-05:00

This is a card that I made for 2 challenges - this week's challenge #5 for VCR and today's SCS Featured Stampers. You can find the card I cased for today's Featured Stamper HERE. For the VCR challenge card, you had to use 3 Regal colors, a brown from the neutral family and 2 embellishments. Here's the card and the details:

Stamps: Just Believe
Inks: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Papers: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, More Mustard Brads, Metallic Brads, CAD, Paper Piercing Tool, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Distressing Tool, Sponge, Dimensionals

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-05-26T00:00:00.002-05:00

Hey Everyone - Hope you're doing well this Thursday! Thanks for stopping by to check out this week's sketch challenge! Here's the sketch:

And below is my card. I cut a circle out of a piece of typing paper using a 2-1/2" circle punch and placed it over the stamped image of the sail boat. Next I sponged Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango inside the circle. I then stamped the boat again on a scrap piece of white cardstock and then cut out just the sails. I sponged the water with Pacific Ink and Daffodil Delight. The saying was created in MDS using Early Espresso ink. I got the idea for this card from the incredibly talented Mary Brown, and you can see her card HERE. Below are the details:

Side View of the card

Stamps: Sail Away
Inks: Early Espresso, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango,
Papers: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pacific Point
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Round Tab Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Sponges, Scissors, Dimensionals

Open Sea MDS 3-D Project

2011-05-22T10:46:00.000-05:00

I saw an incredible project that Melanie Schulenberg posted on her blog using MDS and an image from the new summer mini, The Open Sea. Melanie downloaded the image of the ship, enlarged it and then watercolored in the image - which you can view HERE. Isn't her boat just incredible??? I downloaded the Open Sea Stamp digital images just the other day and when I saw her amazing project, I knew I wanted to give it a try! I used a number of inks to watercolor in my ship as well, printed the image a second time and colored in the sails and then cut them out. I mounted them with dimensionals and then placed black string in different areas on the sail using my paper piercing tool.

I tried to take a picture of what the sails looked like from underneath, but wasn't able to get that great of a picture. But I think you can get the idea:

Images: MDS The Open Sea Stamp Brush Set
Papers: Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Confetti White
Inks: Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, So Saffron, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Soft Suede
Accessories: MDS, Watercolor Brush, Sponges, Dimensionals, Black Thread, Paper Piercing Tool, Scissors, Adhesive, Picture Frame

Here is the downloadable images, The Open Sea Stamp Brush Set #124112

I Won This Week's VC Rocks Color Challenge!

2011-05-21T16:30:00.001-05:00

I recently joined a Yahoo group called, VC Rocks. This week's challenge was to make a card using subtle colors and Early Espresso. This card is similar to the one posted earlier; I just changed the colors and the template up a bit.

Stamps: Sail Away, Just Believe (saying)
Inks: Early Espresso, So Saffron, Bashful Blue
Papers: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Early Espresso
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Silver Brads, CAD, Sponges, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Scissors

Sail Away Case

2011-05-20T10:04:00.001-05:00

I saw a card that the incredibly talented Mary Brown did on her blog, and knew I wanted to case this awesome card; which you can find HERE. I have to admit I love how this card turned out! The sun was sponged using the colors Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango. Very easy card to do, but very dramatic looking! Thanks for the great idea Mary! Here's the details:

Stamps: Sail Away, Warmest Regards
Papers: Whisper White, Pacific Point
Inks: Early Espresso, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Modern Label Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Silver Eyelets, CAD, Early Espresso Bakers Twine, Watercolor Brush, Sponges, Scissors, Dimensionals

LNS & VC Rocks Challenge

2011-05-19T16:03:00.000-05:00

This week's LNS challenge was to case one of your own cards. This is the card I cased:

I recently joined the Yahoo group, VC Rocks, which is a "virtual SU convention" site. This week's challenge was to use Subtle colors along with Early Espresso. I embossed the flower using a VersaMark pad, stamped the image into my Rose Red inkpad, and then heat set it with clear embossing powder. The following is what I came up with:

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Thank You Kindly
Inks: Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso, VersaMark Pad, Rose Red
Papers: Whisper White, Early Espresso
Accessories: Early Espresso Brad, Paper Piercing Tool, Heat Gun, Clear Embossing Powder, Scissors, SAMJ, Dimensional

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-05-19T00:00:00.001-05:00

For this week's Creative Sketch challenge, we needed to make a card using this sketch:

I actually did 2 cards for this one. The following is the card I ended up using for the challenge. I thought the designer paper I put behind the flower image was too bold on the first card, so I changed it up. I think it looks more balanced and compliments the flower image rather than take away from it. I promise that for next week's challenge I will use a different stamp set! I just love this set and seem drawn to it every time I want to make a card.........

Stamps: Fabulous Florets
Inks: VersaMark, Wild Wasabi
Papers: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Beyond the Garden DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Oval Scallop Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Melon Mambo Emboss Powder, Heat Gun, Melon Mambo Ribbon, Jumbo White Brad, Paper Piercing Tool, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Scissors

And here is my first card - see what I mean about the Daffodil Delight DP being too busy against the flower image? What do you think?

Graduation Card

2011-05-15T12:33:00.002-05:00

The following is the graduation card I made for my daughter, Chelsie:

Stamps: Happy Grad
Inks: Real Red
Papers: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red DP, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Owl Punch, Graduation Embellishments

And here is the graduate!

Another LNS Father's Day Challenge Card

2011-05-15T10:39:00.000-05:00

The following is another card I made for this week's LNS challenge. I used the masked technique to place the trees behind the boaters. My daughter, Chelsie, graduates from high school this afternoon, so I'm off to start getting ready. Here's the details:

Stamps: Sail Away, Lovely as a Tree
Inks: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue
Papers: Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Accessories: Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Decorative Label Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Basic Gray Brads, Watercolor Brush, Sponge, Dimensionals, Post-it-Note

Sail Way LNS Card

2011-05-13T15:26:00.000-05:00

This week's LNS challenge was to make a Father's Day card and this is what I came up with. I used the set, Sail Away, from the new summer mini. I watercolored in the image using Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Basic Grey and Not Quite Navy inkpads and my trusty watercolor brush. I used a bone folder and a distressing tool to distress the cardstock. Here's the details:

Stamps: Sail Away, MDS (saying)
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, Basic Gray
Papers: Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Accessories: Watercolor Brush, Early Espresso/White Baker's Twine, Cherry Cobbler Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Designer Label Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Color Spritzer Tool, Bone Folder, Distressing Tool, Dimensionals, Sponge

SCS Color Challenge

2011-05-10T17:08:00.000-05:00

Below is the card that I made for today's SCS Color Challenge using the colors So Saffron, Blushing Bride and Certainly Celery. I love this soft color combo., and I wasn't sure how it would work on this card, but I think it turned out cute. Here's the details:

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, SAB So Happy For You (saying)
Inks: So Saffron, Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery
Papers: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polk Dot EF, Oval Punch, So Saffron Ribbon, Pink Corduroy Buttons, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals, Scissors

Medallion Bliss Birthday Card

2011-05-10T09:31:00.000-05:00

I made the following birthday card for a co-worker. The butterflies are from the retired SAB set, Bliss, as well as the images along the edge of the Blushing Bride cardstock. I double layered the Blushing Bride butterflies so they would "pop" off the card. Here's the details:

Side view:

Stamps: Medallion Background, Retired SAB Bliss, Retired Watercolor Trio (saying)
Inks: Blushing Bride, Early Espresso
Papers: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso
Accessories: Blushing Bride Ribbon, Sticky Tape, Pearls, Oval Punch, Distressing Tool, Scissors, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Sponge, Paper Piercing Tool

Honoring My Mom

2011-05-09T09:39:00.000-05:00

My Mom; Myrtle Kaput

Someone who modeled strength, purpose, courage, and

perseverance during her 11 month battle with lung cancer.

She was and will always be my hero♥

Yesterday was Mother's Day, probably one of the hardest days of the year for me. My mom, Myrtle Kaput, passed away 5 years ago after an 11 month battle with lung cancer. During that time, she endured 4 surgeries and lost her left leg due to complications from the chemo/cancer. She never was able to walk again, but during those 11 months she taught me so much about determination, perseverance, hope, courage and strength. That was also a time that I will forever cherish as God brought about healing and restoration to not only our relationship, but to her relationship with God. I can't wait to see her again when we'll walk together for an eternity!

Mother's Day Card

2011-05-07T15:38:00.001-05:00

I made the following Mother's Day card for my Mother-In-Law, and also for this week's LNS challenge. We needed to use 3 embellishments on a card, so I went to 3 Rhinestones each on the base of the cut-out butterflies. I used my Digital Studio to create the saying. I wanted the color for the saying to match the rest of the card and love how easy it to use MDS for this! Here's the scoop:

Stamps: Strength and Hope
Inks: Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz
Papers: Whisper White, Poppy Parade
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Rhinestone Jewels, Oval Punch, MDS, Poppy Parade Ribbon, Scissors, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-05-05T00:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to this week's Creative Sketch! Here is this week's sketch:

And below is the card that I came up with. I used one of my favorite retired sets, Pocket Fun, for my project. I stamped the pocket on a piece of BAB Workshop Pawsitively Prints designer paper; cut it out and layered it on a piece of So Saffron card stock. I then added an eyelet on each corner at the top using my Crop-a-Dile. The flowers were watercolored using Poppy Parade, and the leaves were colored using Pear Pizzazz. They were cut out and I added So Saffron brads to the center. Here's the details:

Stamps: Pocket Fun
Inks: Basic Black, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Close to Cocoa, Blushing Bride
Papers: Whisper White, So Saffron, BAB Workshop Pawsitively Prints DP
Accessories: Silver Eyelets, CAD, So Saffron Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Watercolor Brush, Oval Punch, Poppy Parade Ribbon, Dimensionals

LNS FS Challenge Card

2011-05-01T14:07:00.001-05:00

Hope you don't mind all the Fabulous Florets cards I have been making lately! I can't help it, I love this new set and how bright and spring-like it is! I made this card for today's LNS Featured Stamper challenge. The featured stamper today is Susan, AKA Late Blossom and you can see her awesome gallery HERE. Thanks for stopping by, I have a pumpkin pie in the oven and I need to go see if it's done - yumm-o!

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Warmest Regards
Inks: Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz
Papers: Whisper White
Accessories: White Brad, Paper Piercing Tool, Scissors, SAMJ, Dimensional

Another Fabulous Floret Card

2011-04-30T22:02:00.000-05:00

Can you tell I got some new stampin' toys?! Here's another card that I cased from the new Summer Mini - very quick and easy! I just love these colors together! I cut the center piece of white c/s 3" x 4-1/4", and I think that sized worked well on this card. Here's the details:

Stamps: Fabulous Florets
Inks: Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi
Papers: Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Accessories: Daffodil Delight Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine/Thread

Fabulous Florets

2011-04-30T15:31:00.002-05:00

I made the following card using the new stamp set, Fabulous Florets, from the Summer Mini Catalog that goes into effect tomorrow, May 1st. I love the coordinating designer paper that goes with it, Beyond the Garden, and all the colors used in this bright and fun dp - Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, and Tangerine Tango. These cards are cased from the one in the mini, and I changed them it up a bit. I also used the new embossing folder, Flower Garden, to make the flower in the background (which is also in the Summer Mini). One card has a saying on it, the other doesn't - leave a comment and let me know which one you like the best. Thanks for stopping by, here's the details:

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, You're a Gem
Inks: Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi
Papers: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Big Shot, Flower Garden EF, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, Small Oval Punch, Wire Clip, Dimensionals, Scissors

LNS Challenge

2011-04-30T09:17:00.000-05:00

This week's LNS challenge was to create a project using a patriotic theme. I used My Digital Studio to create this page of my dad carrying the flag down Michigan Avenue with his buddies from the VFW during a parade.

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-04-28T00:00:00.001-05:00

For this week's Creative Sketch, we need to make a project using this template:

I just received a new set from the new Summer Mini, Fabulous Florets, and wanted to use this set for the project. I love that there are 3 new embossing powders in the new mini: Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi and Melon Mambo! I embossed the main flower using the Melon Mambo EP and then watercolored in the flower using a watercolor brush and Melon Mambo ink. I also embossed the background flowers using the new EP; love the rich color! The background paper is also from the new summer mini and it's called, Beyond the Garden; very bright and pretty! Here's the details:

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, A Good Egg (saying)
Inks: VersaMark, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight
Papers: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Beyond the Garden DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Oval Die, Melon Mambo EP, Heat Gun, Photo Corners Punch, Word Window Punch, Black Glitter Brads, Melon Mambo Ribbon, Scissors, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool

LNS Baby Card Challenge

2011-04-22T14:36:00.000-05:00

Happy Easter everyone! I am so thankful for Easter, and the eternal gifts of truth, hope, love, forgiveness, mercy and grace through Jesus' death on the cross.

This week's LNS challenge was to make a some type of baby project - card, scrapbook page, box, etc. I choose to go with a card and combine this challenge with Thursday's SCS Way to Use It Challenge. This card was pretty easy to make; I stamped the baby carriage on a piece of BAB Pawsitively Prints dp. I cut it out and then stamped just the image on an oval I cut out with the oval die. Here's the details:

Stamps: Fun & Fast Notes
Inks: Early Espresso, Poppy Parade
Papers: Whisper White, So Saffron, BAB Pawsitively Prints DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Oval Die, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Poppy Parade Ribbon, White Brads, Dimensionals

This Week's Creative Sketch

2011-04-21T00:00:00.000-05:00

This week's Creative Sketch Challenge was to make a card using this sketch and use chalks or pastels:

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And this is the card that I came up with! My chalks are really, really old and I don't have any current colors. So I thought I would go with pastels/subtle colors. Won't you join us this week? You can upload your card HERE! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Garden From the Heart

Inks: Basic Black, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Soft Suede

Papers: Whisper White, So Saffron DP, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Watercolor Brush, Bashful Blue Brads, Bashful Blue Button, Daffodil Delight Ribbon, Distressing Tool, Curly Label Punch, Sticky Strip, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine/Thread

Spring? Winter?

2011-04-18T18:23:00.000-05:00

I took the following pictures about 6:00 a.m. this morning. Can't believe we woke up to almost 2 inches of snow on the ground this morning! It was pretty chilly out on the 'ol playground at school; how I longed to stay home and stamp instead of stand out in the cold!

I wonder how long it will be before we can open up the pool!

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-04-14T00:00:00.001-05:00

For this week's challenge we used the colors Daffodil Delight, Bashful Blue and Elegant Eggplant, and the card below is what I came up with. This card is actually cased from the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog and I used the set, Strength & Hope. Stampin' Up! is donating $2.00 from each purchase of the set to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

I inked up butterfly using an Elegant Eggplant inkpad, cut it out and then spritzed it with the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spirtz. I then distressed flowers I punched out using the Boho Blossom Punch, as well as the edges on the designer paper, label and cardstock. Added a touch of pearls and ribbon to the card, and there you have it! Hope you have time to play along with this week!

Stamps: Strength & Hope
Inks: Elegant Eggplant, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight
Papers: Whisper White, Textured Bashful Blue, Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Label Die, Designer Label Punch, Boho Blossom Punch, Vanilla Hardware and Brads, Pears, Bashful Blue Ribbon, Elegant Eggplant Ribbon, White Eyelet, CAD, Distressing Tool, Scissors, Sponge, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

Vellum Punch Templates

2011-04-10T13:52:00.000-05:00

I wanted to share some pics of some vellum templates I made of all the punches I have. I believe you can get the clear holders at Staples (someone gave me the ones I used). I used SU vellum cardstock to create templates of the punches I own. I now have a handy dandy punch guide! Have a great day and I hope you're enjoying the beautiful weather outside!

B-Day Card

2011-04-09T15:50:00.001-05:00

Hey Everyone - Here's a quick post of a card I made for our 5th grade lunch supervisor, Mr. Becker. I used the stamp set, Lovely as a Tree. The sun is finally shining and it's absolutely gorgeous out! Hope you're enjoying some great weather where you're at as well!

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree
Inks: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal, Basic Gray
Papers: Whisper White, Basic Black, Apricot Appeal
Accesories: Modern Label Punch, Black Brads, Black Ribbon, Sponge, Dimensionals, Post-it Note, Circle Punch

Creative Sketches Challenge

2011-04-07T06:00:00.004-05:00

I made the following card for this week's Creative Sketches challenge. Please consider playing along for this fun sketch! You can find the website HERE! For some reason I had a hard time figuring out what I wanted to do with the small vertical strip; not sure why, but I had a definite creative brain cramp going on..............probably too much going on in the home front. Anyway, hope you have a great day and as always, thanks for stopping by! Here's the details on my card, and the sketch:

Here's my card:

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful, You're a Gem
Inks: Rose Red, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Black Stazon
Papers: Very Vanilla, Watercolor Paper, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Springtime Vintage DP
Accessories: Watercolor Brush, Blender Pen, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Small Oval Punch, Very Vanilla Jumbo Brads, Metallic Brads, Dimensionals, Sponge, Paper Piercing Tool

Sympathy Card

2011-04-06T12:10:00.000-05:00

I made the following card for a coworker who's MIL recently passed away. The card was cased from one I saw on SCS, but unfortunately I can't tell you who did it as they didn't watermark their creation. Here's the details:

Stamps: Charming, Warmest Regards
Inks: Early Espresso, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Papers: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Rectangle Die, Whisper White Ribbon, Pearls, CAD, Dimensionals

Stinkin' Cute LNS/SCS Challenge Card

2011-04-03T15:35:00.001-05:00

This week's LNS challenge was to make a project using animals and today's SCS challenge was to case a card from Irene's wonderful (aka DandI93) SCS gallery, which you can find here. The Poppy Parade background paper is from the hostess level 1 paper pack, and the Pear Pizzazz is from the BAB Pawsitively Prints DP. I like the color combo together! Today is the end of spring break, and I have to admit I am not ready to go back to work tomorrow! Enjoy your day everyone! Hugs/Eileen

Stamps: Pun Fun
Inks: Basic Black, Basic Grey, Poppy Parade
Papers: Whisper White, Poppy Parade, BAB Pawsitively Prints DP, Hostess Level 1 Paper Pack
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Scallop Circle #2 Die, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, So Saffron Brad, Whisper White Brads, Pear Pizzazz Ribbon, Watercolor Brush, Paper Piercing Tool, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Collette's Challenge Card

2011-04-02T20:44:00.000-05:00

One of my favorite stampin' buddies, Collette, has a fun challenge posted on her blog. You can check out the sketch here. I made this card for a friend of mine who recently lost her sister to lung cancer. Because the flower is so big and really popped out, I think this card would best be hand delivered rather than mailed! After I stamped the images on the oval piece of designer paper, I spritzed it with some Very Vanilla Smooch Spritz spray. I used an Aqua Pen and a drop of Cherry Cobbler reinker to dye the large Vanilla Rosette. Here's the details:

Stamps: Nature Walk, Four Frames, Warmest Regards
Inks: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Papers: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Botanical Gazette DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Oval Scallop Die, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Decorative Label Punch, Vanilla Rosette, Aqua Painter, Brown Brads, Sponge, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, SAMJ

Creative Sketches Challenge Card

2011-04-01T21:25:00.000-05:00

I made the following card using the new sneak peek set, Four Frames, for this week's Creative Sketches challenge. You can find the website Here, and we would love to have you play along! I just love the designer paper that goes with this set! It's called Paisley Petals and is available to purchase for only $9.95 with any purchase of $20.00 or more. The Four Frames set is also available to purchase with any $20.00 order as is: $15.95 (c) - or - $20.95 (w). I used the Boho Blossoms punch again for the flowers; distressed them and added a Cherry Cobbler brad in the middle. I used the bird punch for the leaves. Here's the details:

Stamps: Four Frames, So Happy for You
Inks: Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy
Papers: Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Paisley Petals DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Decorative Label Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Bird Punch, Bone Folder, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Chocolate Chip Clip, Dimensionals, Sponge, SAMJ

Another Sneak Peek Card!

2011-04-01T16:33:00.002-05:00

This card was cased from the SU Sneak Peek flyer. It's hard to see, but a sprayed some Very Vanilla Smooch Spritz on the designer paper. It's add a real pretty sparkle to the paper when you look at it in the light. Once again, I punched out the flowers with the Boho punch and distressed the flowers with a bone folder. I ran a scrap piece of Old Olive c/s through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice EF. I then punched out the branches/leaves with the bird punch. Here's the details:

Stamps: Four Frames, You're a Gem
Inks: Stazon Black, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Early Espresso
Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White, Paisley Petals DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Boho Blossoms Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Bird Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Pearls, Distressing Tool, Bone Folder, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Very Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Watercolor Brush