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Sketch Frenzy Friday 021012

2012-02-10T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Wow, I had one of "those weeks" where I didn't touch the stamps at all! Yikes!! Not cool! and that will be a problem very soon as I have Club this weekend!! Actually, it's early yet for that!! Sunday afternoon is a long time away :)

Anyway, as you know Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch and mini hop. Sketch this week by me!! Here is the card

Based on this sketch:

This sketch is based on a card I did last fall for my Open House using the Baby Wipe technique. So, of course I was inspired to do that again but using the fun new Mixed Bunch set. I looked for some Springy colors, something bright and cheery. It's finally decided to be Winter here in Nebraska and I'm NOT liking that! We had about a foot of snow last weekend-YUCK!! Anyway, my fun colors are Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze and So Saffron. I used reinker on a Baby Wipe and made a blended stamp pad with all three colors. I inked the ornate flower using that ink pad and stamped the background. The card base is Poppy Parade with a Baja Breeze accent layer. The edge of the background layer was sponged with So Saffron. The saying is from Curly Cute. I sponged the edge of that layer also with So Saffron and layered onto So Saffron that had the edges punched with the Scallop Trim Border punch.

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Sketch Frenzy Friday 020312

2012-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Looking here to be a very snowy weekend. Not ready for that necessarily, but the downtime will be OK! The event my boys had has already been postponed!

As you know Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini tour! Here is my creation

based on this sketch by Deb Currier.

My card is all Poppy Parade. I looked around at several different things I thought might work, but once I settled on this heart from the FREE SAB set, Sprinkled Expressions, I knew I wanted it all Poppy. The background is DSP from the Patterns 2010-2012 In Color Stack. Remember these colors are going away VERY soon!! Get stocked up now!! I accented the background with a layer of Whisper White. The main image is also stamped on Whisper White. The two background accent pieces are also Patterns In Color DSP. I tied a Poppy Parade ribbon around the background layer and knotted it before attaching the heart panel with dimensionals. I opted to leave off the circle element from the sketch. Nothing seemed right there and it looked OK to me without. :)

Pretty quick and easy! Love it when things come together without much thought! Continue on the tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim has created this week. Remember, all the member blogs are linked in my right side bar if you get derailed at any point. Stop by the SFF blog and play along!!

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SUDSOL Blog Tour!!

2012-02-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome all to another edition of the SUDSOL Blog Tour!! We are featuring items from the Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Mini catalogs. If I know my fellow SUDSOL members, you will NOT be disappointed!!

Customers, remember this tour is geared toward SU! Demonstrators and you will see commercials along the way. Just enjoy the great ideas you're seeing and continue past the commercials. Fellow demonstrators, check out SUDSOL along the way! Sign up for the FREE Two Week Trial!! You won't be sorry-I promise!!

I've been a member of SUDSOL almost as long as I've been a demonstrator. I do not have a local upline so SUDSOL has always been my source of inspiration. Information is shared very promptly, and questions asked are always answered!! And the best part-TONS of GREAT ideas are shared every day!! And the Gallery holds them all!!

OK, to the good stuff! You will find detailed product information below the links if you need to see specific products and item numbers. Also, you can click the pictures to enlarge the card to see the detail more clearly.

First up is this wedding card using Love & Laughter.

Blushing Bride, Basic Gray & Shimmery White. The background print is from the Twitterpated DSP in the Occasions Mini. I layered it and the Basic Gray accent layer together, then put it through the Big Shot with the Adorning Accents Edgelit, cutting them both together. Then, I embossed it with the Adorning Accents matching folder. The dress in the center was stamped in Blushing Bride on Shimmery White and cut out. I added Blushing Bride Pleated Satin ribbon at the bottom edge and a Blushing Bride flower button at the hip. The rectangle I was layering the dress onto what just a tad too big, so guess what: Adoring Accents Edgelit to the rescue. I cut all three layers at the same time with just a little bit of a fuzzy edge that a sanding block took care of. The dress is attached with dimensionals and the whole element is attached to the background with dimensionals.

Next up is these Cherry Flowers.

I'm loving these big, bold flowers from Mixed Bunch!! While thinking through colors that might work for these, I remembered the new Dazzling Details in Cherry Cobbler and knew I had to try it. I pulled out the outline flower and stamped it 3 times in Cherry Cobbler. After punching with the matching Blossom punch, I added the Dazzling Details to the center and the lines through the petals. Let it dry while you do the rest of the card. Anyone know what I made the "pot" from?? ....

The center of the Scallop Oval Bigz die. I've done something similar in the past with oval punches and had a feeling this was going to be the right scale for these flowers. Yep-works perfect!! I cut each end off with the paper cutter to give it the pot shape. The card base is Cherry Cobbler, with a Basic Gray accent layer behind a Whisper White background. I'm really liking Basic Gray right now!! It's the perfect accent color with so many colors!! The 'Happiness' is from the new set in the Occasions Mini, Loving Thoughts. I stamped it in Basic Gray then added a Whisper White grosgrain ribbon around the pot. The flowers once dry were attached to the card with dimensionals. Very sparkly and pretty in real life!!

Next, this birthday card using the lovely roses from Apothecary Art.

This card started while preparing for Club a few weeks back. I wanted to use this new set, but I decided the coloring was too stressful for a group setting. It's fine at home just me and the stamp table though, so I finished it for the tour. The Rose label image was stamped with Basic Gray and then colored with Regal Rose, Blushing Bride & Old Olive. I did the roses with a mix of Blushing Bride and Regal Rose markers. The leaf images were done with a blender pen and Old Olive Classic ink. I never much like my coloring, but from a distance it looks OK :) The Apothecary Art set coordinates with the new Labels Framelits Dies so I cut the image out after coloring with the closest size die. You can see it leaves a little edge around the stamp image. As for layering, the next size die is a little more larger than I'd like, so I did something cool someone on SUDSOL shared the other day. Remember how we layer the Decorative Label? Yep, cut two more of the same size. Cut one in half vertically, the other horizontally and layer to the back of the colored panel. It gives you a few more bumps on the outside edge, but it works for me. Thanks SUDSOL for the great idea!! I think it was Robin Messenheimer who shared it!!

Lastly, this bright and cheery card using FREE goodies from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

I used the items from the Hostess bundle: the Fresh Vintage stamp set, the Everyday Enchantment DSP and the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack. Hostesses earn this with a $400 workshop. Customers can earn each item separately with a $50 purchase. The card base is Poppy Parade with a Baja Breeze accent layer behind the DSP print background. The flower image from the stamp set was stamped three times on a Whisper White strip, two in Poppy Parade and one in Baja Breeze. To the center of each flower I added a brad from the Brad pack. Two are Lucky Limeade, one Poppy Parade. On the edge of the Whisper White strip I added some of the Lucky Limeade ribbon from the Ribbon Pack. I find this ribbon a little tricky to tie nicely, so I don't. I wrapped it several time around and secured to the back of the whisper white. Then, I knotted two smaller pieced around the front and trim. Give yourself plenty of ribbon to work with! Small pieces just frustrate you!!

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Stampin' Up! Catalog Items used:

Bride card: 125475 Love & Laughter Wood * 119796 Blushing Bride Card Stock * 121044 Basic Gray Card Stock * 101910 Shimmery White Card Stock * 125406 Twitterpated DSP * 109120 Basic Gray Classic Ink * 119786 Blushing Bride Classic Ink * 125579 Twitterpated Designer Buttons * 125570 Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon * 125595 Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies * 125601 Adorning Accents Embossing Folders

Flower Card: 125537 Mixed Bunch Clear * 125845 Loving Thoughts Clear * 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock * 121044 Basic Gray Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 119669 Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink * 109120 Basic Gray Classic Ink * 125585 Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details * 109025 Whisper White Grosgrain ribbon * 113439 Big Shot * 114521 Frame, Oval Scallop Die

Birthday Card: 125527 Apothecary Art Clear * 105130 Regal Rose Card Stock * 121044 Basic Gray Card Stock * 119796 Blushing Bride Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 109120 Basic Gray Classic Ink * 102277 Old Olive Classic Ink * 105108 Regal Rose Marker * 119801 In Color 2010-2012 Markers * 102845 Blender Pens * 125570 Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon * 125598 Labels Framelits Dies

SAB Card: 125115 Fresh Vintage Wood * 119793 Poppy Parade Card Stock * 122926 Lucky Limeade Card Stock * 111352 Baja Breeze Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 126154 Everyday Enchantment DSP * 127279 Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad pack * 119782 Poppy Parade Classic Ink * 111833 Baja Breeze Classic Ink * 105286 Mat Pack

Blog Tour-February 1

2012-01-31T10:02:00.000-05:00

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Mixed Bunch Royalty Sunshine

2012-01-28T23:19:00.000-05:00

Took a little time to play tonight after spending most of the day doing paperwork I've neglected during the year. Oops :) Stampin' Royalty has a picture inspiration challenge this week, and this idea has been running around in my head for a few days.

Here is the challenge picture

and my creation. I knew the minute I saw the picture I was doing something with the Mixed Bunch Flowers. Great new set!!

The colors are Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight. Think I'm ready for Spring-too much blah outside right now!! Card base is Marina Mist with a Daffodil Delight accent layer behind the background Daffodil Delight DSP dot print. I stamped two of the bold flowers in Daffodil, and two in Marina Mist and punched with the Blossom Punch. Same with the centers but punched with the 1" circle punch. Then I pulled out buttons (from the Subtles & Brights sets) in the same colors and added White Bakers Twine to the center of each. The saying is from Pursuit of Happiness and was stamped in Marina Mist on the Daffodil DSP. The flowers were all attached with dimensional, the Marina ones first, then the Daffodil ones. Love it-Bright and Cherry!!

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Sketch Frenzy Friday 012712

2012-01-27T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Hope you have a great weekend on tap!! For us, there is nothing major on the agenda and I hope to spend plenty of time in the stamp room just for fun!!

As you know, Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday and mini tour. Here is my creation of the week

based on this sketch by Angela Walters.

And, I must say, when I first pulled this up today I wasn't excited about it!! LOL!! But, I love what I came up with and now think it's a GREAT sketch!!

I had the stamp and hearts of a different color still on my stamp table from the weekend. I decided hearts from the new embosslit would work for the circles. Card base is Soft Suede with an Early Espresso accent layer behind the Riding Hood Red background. I started by stamping the saying bottom right in Early Espresso. Then, I ran the Riding Hood Red through the Big Shot with the new Hearts folder from the Adorning Accents set. Then, I cut several sets of hearts with the Fashionable Hearts Embosslit. One from Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red & two from Naturals Ivory. I added hearts and shifted them around until I liked the look. Done-clean and simple!!

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Inspired CCMCOCC1

2012-01-26T22:05:00.000-05:00

Evening all! Don't fall off your chair but I made a card tonight just for fun!! Not a "have to" stamped one!! Feels good to be back on the creative train!! I've joined the Create with Connie & Mary Occasions Edition so I decided to play with their first weekly challenge. Here is my creation

based on this sketch

I started out thinking hearts and ended up nowhere near that!! I did my Sketch Frenzy card before this one and it is hearts, but that didn't work out for this one. Card base is Early Espresso with a Calypso Coral DSP print for the background. This DSP is the FREE pack you can earn during SAB!! Across the background is a Calypso Coral strip of card stock that was punched with the Lace Ribbon border punch, and a strip of Early Espresso grosgrain ribbon. On the rounded rectangle (?? not sure what to call it) I stamped the flower from Inspired by Nature. It was inked with Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade & Early Espresso using sponge daubers. At the bottom is a Scallop Trim Border in Calypso Coral. I added a butterfly near the top, cut with the Beautiful Wings embosslit, also from Calypso Coral. Pearls for the butterfly "body" are the final accent. The saying, from Inspired by Nature, was stamped near the bottom in Early Espresso.

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Daffodil Mixed Bunch

2012-01-26T00:00:00.000-05:00

Card three from the weekend. A very last minute creation and a quick and easy WOW card!!

Concord Crush and Daffodil Delight-love it!! I'm starting to miss Concord Crush already-it's days are numbered :(

Card base is Concord Crush with an accent layer of Daffodil Delight behind a Whisper White background. On that background we stamped the 'thinking if you' from Curly Cute bottom center in Concord Crush. We stamped 3 bold flowers from Mixed Bunch in Daffodil Delight, and 3 centers in Concord Crush. The flowers were punched with the coordinating Blossom punch, and the centers with the 1" circle punch. The centers were attached to the flowers and the flowers to the background with dimensionals. The center flower is set above the two outside ones, and has a yellow brad (Fire Circle set) in the center for extra accent.

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Sale-A-Bration!!

2012-01-25T20:21:00.002-05:00

Sale-A-Bration is the best time of year at Stampin' Up!! FREE goodies for spending, hosting or joining!!! Dates are January 24 to March 31 so you have plenty of time to take advantage!!

View the SAB Brochure online HERE. There are several items in the catalog that are SAB exclusive. Look for the SAB circle beside the items. Some items from the catalog are also available as a FREE choice.

Choose an item FREE with each $50 purchase. and with each $50 purchase-no limit!!

Hostesses earn a Free tote with a workshop total of $150 and a hostess bundle that includes 3 exclusive SAB items (A stamp set, paper & Ribbon/Brad pack!!). See the tote on page 3 of the brochure and the bundle items on page 6 & 7.

If you join the Stampin' Up! Family during SAB, you get your choice of our two starter kits for just $125! That is a STEAL!! And, you get a free paper pack or digital download each month the rest of the year (with a demonstrator order that month). More information and details on the starter kits can be found HERE. When you're ready to join, go to my website HERE and click the Join the Fun button!

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Be My Valentine!

2012-01-25T00:00:00.000-05:00

Card two from Club last weekend. When I was stumped for ideas, I was looking through different cards on the Internet. I came across this one (the first one in her post) by my friend Deb Currier and inspiration struck!! Thanks Deb!! I don't generally like to straight up copy, I prefer to tweak them somehow to make it more mine. Here is what I came up with.

Same basic layout. My card base is Basic Gray with Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry accent layers behind the Whisper White background. Across the center of the white I embossed the hearts from the Adorning Accents Folders set. At the bottom we stamped "Be My Valentine" from the Delightful Dozen set in Basic Gray. I cut two sets of hearts with the new Fashionable Hearts Embosslit, one in Melon Mambo and one in Rich Razzleberry. We used one of each heart in a mix of the two colors. One heart fits perfectly over the heart on the stamp, the others were attached with glue dots above.

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Baja Congratulations!

2012-01-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

Club card one from the weekend. The one that almost did me in!! I survived, and the end result was very well received!

Isn't this just beautiful?? Love this new set-Love & Laughter in the Occasions Mini Catalog. My struggle was with the cut and embossed image at the bottom of the card. We have some new products for the Big Shot (yeah!!) but I was having trouble. Granted, it was very last minute and I wasn't very patient!! So, I will be doing some research and playing more with them to get them figured out!! The girls actually just had the embossed image on theirs and it looked just fine.

The new items are Edgelits Dies (see that scallop cut on the bottom of the card front?) and Adorning Accents Embossing Folders (the embossed scallops). The Adorning Accents are not full size folders like we've had before, only about 2" wide. There are 3 images. My scallop die worked just fine on the two samples I did, but it wouldn't work at all well when I tried to cut them for the girls.

Card base is Baja Breeze. Congratulations was stamped in Basic Black above the Embossed Scallop. For the dress, we stamped the image in Baja Breeze on Shimmery White CS and cut it out. We attached a Baja Breeze Pleated Satin ribbon at the bottom edge and a Designer button to the dress. The dress is attached with dimensionals to another rectangle of Shimmery White CS. That is layered onto Baja Breeze and Basic Black and attached to the card base with dimensionals. Pretty quick and easy!!

I will do more later with the Edgelits once I have them perfected. Let me give you a tip though for using the Accents folders. Well this scallop one anyway. Use some temporary adhesive (Dotto) to hold your cardstock to the folder. They want to move around VERY easily!!

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Sketch Frenzy Friday 012012

2012-01-20T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Hope you've had a good week. I'm looking forward to a weekend full of stamping! Club with the Girls on Sunday-YEAH!!

As you know, Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and tour. Here is my card

based on this sketch by Tina Munzke.

Colors are Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Calypso Coral. I used the same DSP pack as last week, the SAB FREE item, the Everyday Enchantment pack. Love it!! Card base is Lucky Limeade with a Calypso Coral accent layer behind the striped DSP. The Scallop Circle was cut from another print and attached on the side. The flower is from the new set in the Occasions Mini, Mixed Bunch. Another matching punch-yeah!! I stamped the flower in Calypso Coral on Whisper White and punch it out. I punched a second from Calypso Coral and layered behind. In the center is a Pool Party brad from the In Color brad set. The leaves are Lucky Limeade punched with the Large Oval punch. the flower is attached to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I knotted a Lucky Limeade ribbon around the bottom, actually it's a cheater bow! The strip is attached around the card front, and a small piece was knotted over that. The saying is from Friendly Phrases and was stamped in Basic Black.

Thanks for stopping by today! Continue on our tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim as created this week! We hope to see you playing along this week! Link your creations to the SFF blog HERE. :)

Sketch Frenzy Friday 011312

2012-01-13T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday again all! Hope you've had a good week and have plans for the weekend!! Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini tour. Here is my card

based on this sketch by Tammy Fite.

Great sketch isn't it?? The possibilities are endless!! My card base is Soft Suede with an accent layer of Calypso Coral behind a DSP print in Calypso Coral. The DSP is from the Everyday Enchantment pack and is one of the items you can earn FREE during Sale-A-Bration (starting the 24th!!). The "flower" stamp I used is also from a SAB set, Fresh Vintage. And as you may have guessed by now, the ribbon and brads are also from a SAB choice: an Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad pack. 5 different brads, two colors of ribbon. This is Calypso Coral, the other is Lucky Limeade. Aren't new things fun?? The "Happiness" is from the new word set, Loving Thoughts in the Occasions Mini.

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Sketch Frenzy Friday 010612

2012-01-06T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Here I'm hoping for a better day than Thursday! It's just been one of THOSE days!!

Anyway, as you know Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch challenge and mini hop! Here is my card

Not an overly complex creation, but the best that my brain could handle after the day I've had :) It is based on this sketch by Tammy Baldwin.

My card base is Basic Gray with an accent layer of Blushing Bride behind a DSP background in Blushing Bride. The DSP is from the NEW Twitterpated pack in the Occasions Mini Catalog. The main image is also new in the Occasions Mini, a set called Apothecary Art. And, we have new FRAMELITS in this shape-woohoo!! I tried them for the first time tonight and they are very easy to use! I first stamped the image in Basic Gray on Very Vanilla and colored as desired with Blushing Bride & Baha Breeze markers. Then, I cut the image with the smallest Labels Framelit. I cut a second framelit, the next size up, of Blushing Bride and layered them together. I accented with Pearls. The ribbon is 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon in Baja Breeze, also new to the Occasions Mini.

Thanks for stopping by today! Continue on our tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim has created this week! or click HERE to go back to the main SFF blog. Have a great weekend all!!

Sketch Frenzy Friday 123011

2011-12-30T00:25:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Not really feeling like Friday here, but that's what happens when the Holidays are around!! The creativity isn't really flowing here either, but I came up with something I could live with for the Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge of the week :)

Here is my creation

based on this sketch by Sharon Wheet.

My card base is Crumb Cake, with a Chocolate Chip accent layer behind a Real Red background. The strip across the center is Real Red DSP from the Patterns DSP Brights Stack. The flower image is from Faith in Nature (a Hostess set). I stamped the image on Naturals White in Chocolate Chip then added color to it. I sponged on Real Red (using a reverse masking technique), then added some Real Red accents with a Blender Pen. The stem was colored with Chocolate Chip and a Blender Pen, and the center with a little Daffodil Delight. I sponged the edge lightly with Crumb Cake before layering to Real Red and Chocolate Chip. A Real Red button with White Baker's Twine is the final accent. The "Thank You" saying is also from the Faith in Nature set.

Happy Friday all, and Happy New Year!! Continue on our mini tour by clicking HERE to see what Maria has created this week.

See you next year :)

Merry Christmas 2011!!

2011-12-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

Here is the card I sent to the Family and Friends on our Christmas list this year. We pared it down a little, but I still made 90 cards!! I tried hard to keep it simple so it didn't become overly stressful. I like it and think it's been well received!!

I decided there isn't enough purple in my life so I wanted to work that in somehow. Then I saw this tree stamp that I bought last year when the new catalog came out and still hadn't used. Grab the color coach, and here we go!! The card base is Concord Crush with an accent layer of Lucky Limeade underneath Shimmery White. The Shimmery White was textured in the Big Shot using the Snowburst embossing folder and craft frame to leave the oval in the center unembossed. The saying is from a different set, but we wanted Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holidays. The tree was stamped in Lucky Limeade and ornaments added in Concord Crush and Daffodil Delight. One Rhinestone as added at the top for just a little bling :)

Below are links to all of my previous Christmas cards. I love taking a look back at them. Usually, I'm cussing them before actually getting them in the mail, but I still like them all!

Merry Christmas all!!

2010 Dasher

2009 Christmas Wishes

2008 Cardinal Christmas

2007 Pomegranate Snow Burst

2006 Swirled Snow Flakes

2005 Celery Swirl Tree

2004 Navy Swirls

2003 Flaky Friends

2002 Plum Snowflakes

2001 Frosty

1999 Stitched Santa

Sketch Frenzy Friday 122311

2011-12-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Hope your Christmas planning and preparations are progressing well! I feel like I'm making a dent, but will probably still have a few long days ahead!! As you know, Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini tour! Here is my creation

based on this sketch by Robbie Rubala.

I had fun with this one! Felt the need to create after so much time doing everything but stamping! My card base is Real Red with a Marina Mist accent layer. The snowflakes were embossed with the Snowburst folder on Shimmery White card stock. I used the Cutter Kit (item 106958, page 208) to to the curved bottom edge on the snowflake layer. I used the Snow Swirled set. The greeting is stamped on the left side of the Marina Mist, just under the curve. The large flake was stamped on Shimmery White in Real Red and punched with the 1-3/8" punch. I jazzed it up with Rhinestones and layered it onto a Real Red 2-3/8" Scallop Circle. On the scallop circle, I used my White Gel Pen to add a dot to each scallop. That element is attached with dimensionals to the snowflake background. Along the curved line I added some small snowflakes. They were also stamped in Real Red on Shimmery White but punched with the 1/2" circle punch. I attached them with Mini Glue dots and added a Rhinestone to the center of each. Finally, a Real Rel Satin ribbon is knotted around the Marina Mist.

Continue on the tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim has created for your viewing pleasure this week.

Merry Christmas all! I hope to be back on Saturday with my Christmas card of the year, and maybe with a look back at all the Christmas cards of my past. We shall see :)

Sketch Frenzy Friday 12/16/11

2011-12-16T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Crazy week here, so crazy that I couldn't find time to create anything for the Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge-Sorry!! Maybe I'll come back to it this weekend. But, here is the sketch of the week, created by Patrice Herrera, if you'd like to play along!

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Sketch Frenzy Friday 120911

2011-12-09T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday again all. Man, don't the weeks go by fast this time of year? We've hit Winter this week! Snow last Saturday (about 3 inches) and bitter cold. A little warmer today (hit freezing this afternoon) but the chance for snow is back in the forecast :( I like to look at it, but not be out in it!!

Anyway, as you know Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini hop. My brain is on snow and Christmas, so that is what you get!! Here is my card

based on this sketch by Maria Vanderform.

This sketch was a bit of a challenge to me, but probably because I haven't been stamping. No creative juices flowing!! I will get back to it-eventually!!

My card base is Cherry Cobbler. The background plaid print in Marina Mist & Cherry Cobbler is from the Frostwood Lodge DSP pack. I stamped the snowman from Snow Much Fun in Stazon Black on Shimmery White and added Marina Mist & Cherry Cobbler to him with a blender pen. And just a touch of Basic Gray for shadows. He is very tall so this layer is almost as tall as the card front! Not my ideal choice of size, but what it has to be for him to fit!! The saying is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched with the Modern Label punch. That is layered onto a Punch Window Modern Label cut with the Big Shot from Cherry Cobbler. I added Marina Mist brads on each side and attached with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Continue on our tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim has created this week.

I hope to be back to regular stamping soon! My house is decorated, shopping is progressing, and cards are started. Too bad there are so many other things that require my attention :) Have a GREAT weekend all!!

Sketch Frenzy Friday 120211

2011-12-02T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Wow. A non productive week here! Think I'm overwhelmed with all that needs doing, and therefore not getting anything done!! Oh well, I will survive :)

As you know, Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini hop. Here is my creation

based on this sketch by Kim Innis:

My card base is Lucky Limeade with a Naturals Ivory background that was textured with the Snow Burst embossing folder in the Big Shot. The Tree image is from the Jolliest Time of Year stamp set. It was stamped on a Naturals Ivory in Lucky Limeade oval cut with the Big Shot Ovals die and is the middle size on that die. It was layered onto the largest oval in Lucky Limeade. A Scallop Punch of Old Olive was cut in half and attached to either side to match the sketch. I ran a Blender Pen over the tree to blend the Limeade just a bit and added Daffodil Delight for the ribbon and spots on the tree. I skipped the "sentiment" because of the textured background. The saying from the set works perfect for the inside of the card. :)

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Sketch Frenzy Friday 112511

2011-11-25T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Hope you had a GREAT Thanksgiving!!

Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini tour! We hope you'll play along this week!! The sketch this week was created by me!! This is always a challenge for me, but I love see what the other girls do with it! Can't wait!!

Here is my card

based on this sketch:

My "oval" is very subtle, but it's there!! I need to figure out my Christmas card this weekend, so this is step one down that creative path!! Card base is Always Artichoke. I cut a 2nd piece of Always Artichoke and Textured it with the Snow Burst and wooden craft frame to leave an unembossed oval in the center of the card. In that oval I stamped the Christmas Tree from Christmas Lodge in Versamark and embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. Next I covered the oval with a scrap of paper and spritzed the rest of the layer with Vanilla Shimmer Smootch Spritz. Always an adventure but love the result!! Across the bottom is a strip of Very Vanilla Velvet ribbon. The saying is from Four the Holidays.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123769 Christmas Lodge Clear * 116921 Four the Holidays * 105119 Always Artichoke Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 105113 Always Artichoke Marker * 125637 3/8" Velvet Stitched Ribbon Very Vanilla * 101930 Iridescent Ice EP * 100005 Heat Tool * 102283 Versamark Pad * 118772 Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 115953 Movers & Shapers Punch Windows * 124096 Snow Burst Embossing Folder

Online Extravaganza Details!!

2011-11-21T10:02:00.001-05:00

Yikes everyone-GREAT sale going on at Stampin' Up!!

There is a flyer showing all the details HERE.

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The two items 20% Off for the first 24 hours ONLY are the Simply Scored and Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps.

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Online Extravaganza!!!

2011-11-20T21:31:00.001-05:00

DON'T MISS IT!!!

Starting tomorrow Stampin' Up! is having an Online Extravaganza!! Special prices & special deals through November 30.

***AND, for the first 24 hours only **tomorrow November 21** two special items on sale!!***Check it out starting at 12:01 am.

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Sweet Floral Tiled Birthday

2011-11-20T20:30:00.000-05:00

Hopefully you aren't tired of these tiled cards yet, but when I find something I like, I like to try it with several different sets! Especially in this case because we have several backgrounds that work perfect with this technique!! For this one, I grabbed the Sweet Floral background and made a birthday card for a Sweet Friend!! I hope it gave her something to smile about!!

Colors are Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade. The flowers were inked using sponge daubers and stamped on Naturals White that had been scored. The tile layer is attached to a Lucky Limeade accent layer. I attached a Wisteria Wonder ribbon on each side and did the "cheater bow". That works the best with this ruffled ribbon. The "bow" is just a small piece knotted around the base piece. The saying is from On Your Birthday and is attached with dimensionals over the ribbon. Quick and easy and LOVE this technique!! Image all the possible color combinations with all these different flower backgrounds :)

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SU! Catalog Items used: 111664 On Your Birthday * 122855 Sweet Floral * 122926 Lucky Limeade Card Stock * 122922 Wisteria Wonder Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 122935 Lucky Limeade Classic Ink * 122936 Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink * 122334 Simply Scored * 122973 Wisteria Wonder 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch

Sketch Frenzy Friday 111911

2011-11-18T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! As you know that means another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch challenge and mini hop. My brain worked hard on this one and ended up in Sunflower mode. No surprise there!! What can I say? Sunflowers make me happy :) Here is my card:

based on this sketch by Deb Currier.

I do start the process of making these cards in my head. And often times I struggle to get past the literal elements of the sketch. In this one, the star "element" and the script background were hard for me to work past. But I kept pushing!! I even altered the sketch just a tad by moving my sentiment. But the point of these is inspiration and I SURE got that!! Thanks Deb :)

The card base is Chocolate Chip with an accent of Daffodil Delight behind the Naturals White background. On the background I stamped the Sunflower in Daffodil Delight. (Hindsight, I wonder if Chocolate Chip might have been better??) Across that I attached a Daffodil Delight 1-1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, then a 1/2" Scallop Dots Chocolate Chip ribbon upside down (no dots). For the flower element, I cut two of the medium Daisies from Daffodil Delight and two from Chocolate Chip and layered them together with an Antique Brad in the center. Actually, I attached the brad through the ribbon and Daffodil/White card stock to securely hold the element on the card. I added my sentiment under the ribbon.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123606 Sunflower * 111700 Thank You Kindly * 102128 Chocolate Chip Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock 8 119683 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 119667 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink * 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink * 119770 1-1/4" Daffodil Delight Striped Grosgrain Ribbon * 124142 1/2" Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon * 117273 Antique Brads * 113439 Big Shot * 114520 Flower, Daisies #2 Bigz Die

Fall Thanks

2011-11-17T17:08:00.001-05:00

I made a thank you card last night for my office for a client who brought us some yummy treats, and it just happens to fit the SU Only Challenge this week: Thankful. Here is the card:

Colors are Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Garden Green and Crumb Cake. The card base is Cajun Craze with an accent of More Mustard behind the Crumb Cake background. On the background I stamped the French Foliage leaves in Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Garden Green and the splatter dots over all with Crumb Cake. I sponged the edge as well with Crumb Cake before texturing in the Square Lattice embossing folder. LOVE that effect!! The saying is from Thank You Kindly and was stamped in Cajun Craze on Crumb Cake, punched with the Large Oval punch and layered on a Garden Green Scallop Oval punch. The oval element is attached over the Crumb Cake ribbon that I knotted around. Quick and easy and got rave reviews from my co-workers. Maybe they're easily impressed?? :)

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SU! Catalog Items used: 121166 French Foliage * 111700 Thank You Kindly * 119684 Cajun Craze Card Stock * 100946 More Mustard Card Stock * 102584 Garden Green Card Stock * 120953 Crumb Cake Card Stock * 121030 Crumb Cake Classic Ink * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 119671 Cajun Craze Classic Ink * 102272 Garden Green Classic Ink * 122966 Crumb Cake 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 103683 Mini Glue Dots * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 119976 Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Upsy Daisy CCMC 175

2011-11-16T00:06:00.001-05:00

After some doing nothing time tonight, I decided a little creativity was in order so I played along with the Create with Connie and Mary challenge of the week, a color challenge to use More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black. Here is what I came up with.

The card base is Cherry Cobbler with a Basic Black accent layer behind a background of the First Edition DSP. On a Naturals Ivory Top Note, I stamped the Upsy Daisy flowers that I had inked with all 3 colors. I inked the entire image with More Mustard, then added Basic Black to the stems, and Cherry Cobbler to the flower tips. I stamped it full strength, then moved the stamp up and right and stamped again to create a shadow effect. The edge of the Top Note was sponged with More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler brads were added at each point, and a piece of Basic Black Taffeta ribbon was added across the bottom before attaching the Top Note to the base. The saying was stamped in Basic Black, punched with the Large Oval, sponged with More Mustard, layered onto a Cherry Cobbler Scalloped Oval, and attached to the top right corner of the Top Note with dimensionals.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 111710 Upsy Daisy * 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock * 121045 Basic Black Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 121878 First Edition DSP * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 101179 Basic Black Classic Ink * 119681 Cherry Cobbler Marker * 100082 Basic Black Marker * 119261 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon * 119737 Regals (Cherry Cobbler) Brads * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 113463 Top Note Bigz Die

Tiled Coneflowers

2011-11-12T10:00:00.001-05:00

Morning all! Hope you have a great weekend on tap! Ours started great last night with a come from behind win for the Crete High School football team! They are headed to the State Finals!! Great job boys! Neither of my boys play, but they are both in the Cardinal Band which does a great job of supporting the team and fans!

Anyway, on to the stamping! Here is a card I created several of the week, some get well, some Sympathy. I used the Simply Scored again to do the "tile" look.

The colors are Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade and Chocolate Chip. I started this time with a Naturals White piece of card stock, 4" x 5". Score it every inch in both directions. I inked the flowers by using a Sponge Dauber with each color and dabbing it onto the desired area and stamped over the recessed side of the scored lines. Love this look!! I knotted a Calypso Coral ribbon around the bottom of the card stock and added the saying over that with dimensionals. The flower panel was layered onto Chocolate Chip, then attached to the Calypso Coral base.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 111656 Inspired by Nature * 115068 Sincere Salutations * 122925 Calypso Coral Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 102128 Chocolate Chip Card Stock * 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink * 122939 Calypso Coral Classic Ink * 122935 Lucky Limeade Classic Ink * 122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool * 122976 Calypso Coral 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon * 102892 Sponge Daubers * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 113438 Big Shot * 115953 Movers & Shapers Punch Windows

Sketch Frenzy Friday 111111

2011-11-11T00:05:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday all! Hope it's been a GREAT week! Not too bad here. State playoff football tonight, Semi-Finals, for our High School Team. Go Crete Cardinals!!

As you know, Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch and mini hop. Here is the card I created

based on this sketch by Angela Walters.

My card base is Early Espresso with a background plaid from the Frostwood Lodge DSP pack. I used the Scallop Squares Duo die and cut a Cherry Cobbler scalloped square. On that is a Shimmery White square. Shimmery only because that folder was close by and the Whisper White was AWOL. LOL!! On the Shimmery White I stamped the saying in Cherry Cobbler. The saying is from the Christmas Lodge set. I inked with marker to get only the Happy Holidays. The lodge image was stamped in Early Espresso Craft Ink and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. After the layer was attached, I applied Dazzling Details to all the snow areas. At the bottom of the card is a Scalloped Cherry Cobbler layer (under my watermark) and an Early Espresso Quilted Ribbon. I did a "Mary Brown" bow using a red rhinestone. The bows just a little crooked, but that's OK.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123769 Christmas Lodge * 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock * 119696 Early Espresso Card Stock * 101910 Shimmery White Card Stock * 124002 Frostwood Lodge DSP * 119719 Neutrals Craft Spots * 119681 Cherry Cobbler Marker * 124104 Early Espresso Quilted Satin Ribbon * 109110 Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads * 109130 Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 124117 Dazzling Details * 119882 Scallop Edge Border Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 120903 Scallop Squares Duo Die

Sparkly Stockling!

2011-11-10T12:04:00.001-05:00

Card three from the weekend! This was a last minute idea, but I really LOVE how it turned out! It was very well received too by the Girls. How can you not love all the sparkle??

The card base is Real Red, the background Shimmer White. We started by adding a strip of Sticky Strip a quarter inch from thee top and bottom of the background. Grid paper makes this SUPER easy!! Trim the Sticky Strip at the edge of the Shimmer White. Burnish over the Sticky Strip with a bone folder. This has two purposes. One, it makes sure the tape is securely stuck across the entire piece of card stock. Two, it "releases" the red cover and makes it much easier to remove. Add Silver Glass Glitter to both strips. The stocking was stamped in Real Red on another piece of Shimmery White Card Stock and punched with the coordinating Stocking Builder Punch. Punch the toe, heal and top strip on the stocking from Silver Glimmer Paper. This is AWESOME stuff! Adhere those to the stocking with Mini Glue Dots. In the center we added one of the largest Rhinestones. At the very top corner, the "hanger" is a small piece of White Baker's Twine adhered to a Mini Glue Dot. Stamp the Happy Holidays (from Four the Holidays) above the bottom Glitter strip in Real Red. Attached the stocking as desired in the center with dimensionals.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123782 Stitched Stockings * 116291 Four the Holidays * 102482 Real Red Card Stock * 101910 Shimmery White Card Stock * 124005 Silver Glimmer Paper * 103133 Real Red Classic Ink * 124262 White Baker's Twine * 119246 Basic Rhinestones Jewels * 120995 Silver Glass Stampin' Glitter * 103683 Mini Glue Dots * 104294 Sticky Strip * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 102300 Bone Folder * 124095 Stocking Builder Punch

Christmas Lodge Tree

2011-11-08T08:18:00.002-05:00

Card two from Club last weekend. I really thought this one might be too simple, but it was very well received! And really, quick and easy Christmas cards are the best kind!!

The card base is Garden Green. At the bottom of that, we embossed the "Merry Christmas" with White Embossing Powder. The print paper is DSP from the Frostwood Lodge set. On that we embossed the Christmas Tree also with White Embossing Powder, but then we sponged over Garden Green ink using a sponge dauber. To do this, dab your dauber all over the tree, making sure to get the edges. Then, rub the ink in very well all over the tree. Finally, wipe off any excess ink from the embossing with a tissue. Really makes the tree pop!! We tore off the bottom of the DSP, just under the tree. At the top left and bottom right we added 3 of the Mini Silver Brads using the Mat Pack & Paper Piercing Tool.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123769 Christmas Lodge * 102584 Garden Green Card Stock * 124002 Frostwood Lodge DSP * 102272 Garden Green Classic Ink * 122941 Silver Mini Brads * 109132 White Stampin' Emboss Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 102892 Sponge Daubers * 102283 Versamark Pad * 116631 Paper-Piercing Tool * 105826 Mat Pack

Tiled Sunflower

2011-11-07T10:04:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday all! I know, those two words don't go together!! I'm spoiled and don't work Mondays, so they usually aren't too bad for me!! If you consider cleaning, errands and laundry not bad!!

I had Club yesterday-great day with My Girls as usual!! This first card was inspired by Glenda Travelstead, a fellow demo and part of the SUDSOL group. She shared a class she did using the Simply Scored. Her card used the Sunflower and the tile technique. Of course I had to do that!!! Here is my version that the Girls did:

The first step on this card is to cut your Whisper White card stock 4" x 5". Not a usual layer size for me, but it works best for scoring. Score it both directions on every inch mark. Next step, ink the Sunflower and stamp over the recessed lines, not the raised lines. Oh, use the smaller end of the stylus for deeper lines also. We inked the Sunflower first with Daffodil Delight, then added some More Mustard with a Sponge Dauber right were the petals meet the center. In the center we added Chocolate Chip on the outside, and Early Espresso in the very center. Huff on your stamp to refresh the ink, then stamp.

The tiled image is layered onto a slightly larger Daffodil Delight layer. At the bottom we tied around a Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon. This one is done with the dots down, it looked great either way. The saying is from a new to me word set, Friendly Phrases. It is stamped in Early Espresso on Whisper White, punched with the Large Oval Punch, then layered onto a Daffodil Delight Scallop Oval Punch. The element is attached over the ribbon with dimensionals. Actually, one dimensional split in half-one half on top, on on the bottom. The entire layer is attached to the Early Espresso card base.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123606 Sunflower * 126149 Friendly Phrases * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 119683 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 119667 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool * 124142 Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon * 102892 Sponge Daubers * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119855 Large Oval Punch * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch

Sketch Frenzy Friday 110411

2011-11-04T01:05:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday all!! Can't believe another week has zipped by!! No stamping again-need to work on that!!

As you know, Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini tour! Love a good challenge!! Here is my card

based on this sketch by Tina Taves.

My card base is Early Espresso with a Pretty in Pink accent layer behind a Very Vanilla stamped background. The stamps are from the Vintage Vogue set and I stamped the large flower in Pretty in Pin, the small flower in Early Espresso, and the vine image in Crumb Cake. The edge was sponged with Crumb Cake before attaching the striped Pretty in Pink 1-1/4" Grosgrain ribbon across the center. The Scallop circle element was cut from Early Espresso card stock with the Perfect Pennants die. In the center is a 1-3/4" punched circle of Pretty In Pink, then the Friends image from Vintage Vogue. The Friends is attached to the circle with dimensionals, and the entire element is attached over the ribbon with dimensionals.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 118598 Vintage Vogue Clear * 119696 Early Espresso Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 100459 Pretty in Pink Card Stock * 101301 Pretty in Pink Classic Ink * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 121030 Crumb Cake Classic Ink * 119775 Pretty in Pink 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119850 1-3/4" Circle Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 123126 Perfect Pennants Die

Sketch Frenzy Friday 102811

2011-10-28T01:05:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday all! I'm ready! Friday is going to be a crazy day, but hopefully the weekend won't be too bad!!??!!

Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and Mini Tour! Can't wait to see that the team came up with!! I immediately thought Halloween when I saw the sketch by Tammy F. That created a bit of a problem as I don't have many Halloween stamps! Here is what I came up with

based on this sketch by Tammy Fite.

Not overly creative, but it will do!! I haven't been stamping and I'm feeling it!!! Need to make that much more of a priority!!

My card base is Basic Black with a background of Tangerine Tango dotted DSP. Across the center of that is a strip of Whisper White with narrow Black Taffeta strung across. In the center is the "Trick or Treat" saying from Grateful Greetings. It was inked with markers, stamped on Whisper White, punched with the 1-1/4" Square Punch and layered on a Basic Black 1-3/8" Square. The two pumpkins were stamped on Whisper White in Tangerine Tango, with Chocolate Chip stems, Crumb Cake squiggles and Basic Black faces, then cut out. The saying and pumpkins were attached over the ribbon with dimensionals.

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I will come back this weekend and enter the catalog items used. Working on a new computer and still adjusting to the keyboard. Too tired for stress this late!! Have a GREAT weekend!!!

One more week!!

2011-10-24T17:42:00.002-04:00

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Open House Sounding Joy

2011-10-22T01:00:00.000-04:00

The last card from Open Houses last weekend!! This set has very quickly landed at the top of my favorites for Christmas Cards. Probably because you can get very stunning results with very little work!! :)

The card base is Soft Suede. The background is Very Vanilla that we scored horizontally every 1/4" using the fabulous NEW Simply Scored Tool. Across the center is a punched Soft Suede Lace Ribbon Border. Over that is layered a very pretty new ribbon, the Very Vanilla 3/8" Velvet Stitched Ribbon. The accent, an Antique Brad punched through the ribbon. The star from the set was stamped in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla. The "Joy" was added with the new Pewter Embossing Powder. That elements is attached with dimensionals over the ribbon and punch border. Quick, easy and beautiful!!! And, many other colors would work perfectly with this as well!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 121979The Sounding Joy Clear * 115318 Soft Suede Card Stock * 101650 Very VanillaCard Stock * 115657 Soft Suede Classic Ink * 125637 Very Vanilla 3/8” Velvet Stitched Ribbon * 117273 Antique Brads* * 124114 Pewter Embossing Powder * 100005Heat Tool * 102283 VersaMark Pad * 116631 Paper-Piecing Tool * 105816 Mat Pack* 122234 Simply Scored Scoring Tool * 122362 Lace Ribbon Border punch

Sketch Frenzy Friday 102111

2011-10-21T01:05:00.001-04:00

Happy Friday all! As you know that means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini hop! Here is my card

based on this sketch by Tammy Baldwin

My card feels a little more like Spring than Fall, but that's OK! I figured the colors would be great for a 'thinking of you' card! There isn't much stamping either, but with the GREAT DSP that we have that's OK too!! :)

The card base is Wild Wasabi. The 3 DSP prints are from the Just Add Cake pack. Colors featured are Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Blushing Bride & Baja Breeze. My 3 elements are flowers created with the Boho Blossoms punch and Whisper White buttons from the Neutrals Designer Buttons set. In the center of the buttons is White Baker's Twine. The saying is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and was stamped on Whisper White in Wild Wasabi, punched with the Word Window punch and layered onto a Baja Breeze Modern Label punch.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes * 108641 Wild Wasabi Card Stock * 111352 Baja Breeze Card Stock * 119676 Blushing Bride Card Stock * 119793 Poppy Parade Card Stock * 105118 So Saffron Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 109014 Wild Wasabi Classic Ink * 124339 Just Add Cake DSP * 124262 White Baker's Twine * 119743 Neutrals Designer Buttons * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119849 Modern Label Punch * 119857 Word Window Punch

Open House Christmas Lodge

2011-10-20T12:58:00.002-04:00

Oops-got off track posting! But, here is the 3rd card from Open Houses last weekend! Love this one-even my husband noticed it!!

The card base is Cherry Cobbler, the background is Shimmery White that I textured with the Snow Burst folder in the Big Shot. Around the center is the FABULOUS Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon. We stamped the lodge and 'Merry Christmas' with Cherry Cobbler Craft Ink and added Clear Embossing powder. The point of that, so we could add Dazzling Details and not have the ink turn pink!! Dazzling Details is iridescent glitter glue and adds awesome sparkle!! We put it where the snow would be-on the roof lines and under the porch. Attach your layers to the background with Mini Glue dots and you're done!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123769 Christmas Lodge * 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock * 101910 Shimmery White Card Stock * 119717 Regals Craft Stampin’ Spots * 121602 Cherry Cobbler Craft Refill * 124105 Cherry Cobbler 3/8” Quilted Satin Ribbon * 109130 Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 103683 Mini Glue Dots * 124117 Dazzling Details

Open House Gently Falling

2011-10-18T01:05:00.001-04:00

Card two from the weekend. Using a technique I tried recently and really like-especially for Fall leaves!

Aren't the leaves on here awesome??!!?? The technique is the Baby Wipe Technique. Splitcoast has a great tutorial HERE, but it's really simple. Take a baby wipe and fold it in half and put it in a container. I like to fold the edges into the center, and then fold that into the center again so there are no edges on the top that we are going to use. Now you add drops of reinker to make your ink pad. Start with the darkest color and add 4 or 5, then the middle color, then the lightest color. The size of your ink just needs to slightly exceed the largest stamp you are going to use. Don't leave any white areas either or you'll have gaps on your stamp. Once you have the ink as desired, stamp as you would with an ink pad! Press your stamp down well in one spot and don't ink it more than once or you'll risk muddying the colors. I also recommend after stamping, you stamp again on scratch paper to avoid muddying the colors as well.

One other hint before finishing the details of the card. I found that new baby wipes right out of the package do not work near as well as some a little older. You want them damp, but not wet. If they feel too dry, spritz them with a light water spray. I had old ones hanging around here and I started playing with those. I figured new would be even better. NOT!! You could probably use the new ones if you let them sit out a while before using them!!

OK, back to the card. The colors we used to make the "ink pad" are Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight. We stamped the leaves-the "insides" from Gently Falling-randomly on the Very Vanilla background. You could add the outline of the leaves as well. I didn't as I knew it would take some time and add too much stress!! :) After the leaves were all done, we sponged the edge with Daffodil Delight. The background is layered onto Cherry Cobbler, then attached to the card base of Chocolate Chip. The saying is from Hand-Penned Holidays and was stamped on a strip of Very Vanilla with Chocolate Chip. We punched a wider strip of Cherry Cobbler with the Scallop Trim Border and layered the saying on to that. It is attached over the background.

Scroll back through my cards for the last week and see some others I've done with this technique!! I've had fun trying it out!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123804 Gently Falling Clear * 124310 Hand-Penned Holidays * 102128 Chocolate Chip Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock * 119788 Cherry Cobbler Classic Refill * 119672 Daffodil Delight Classic Refill * 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink * 119667 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 118402 Scallop Trim Border

Open House Jack of All Trades

2011-10-17T01:05:00.015-04:00

I survived Open Houses this weekend. But, just barely! Ha! I will recover ;)

The creation process starts with ideas in my head. Especially this time when I was out of town the week before and didn't have time to play. This time of year I like to show something for Halloween, Fall or Thanksgiving and Christmas. Since it's already the middle of October though I wasn't sure if I wanted to do Halloween. But I've really been liking the Jack of All Trades set. Hmmm. This is what I came up with first using a saying from the Grateful Greetings set to be a nice Fall or Thanksgiving card.

Then I was looking at various sayings in the catalog and noticed a super fun one in Smarty Pants, so I did this one.

Isn't that fun?? My guests had the choice, faces or not and either saying or a Happy Halloween saying from Delightful Dozen.

The card base is Tangerine Tango. Background is Early Espresso that was textured with the Square Lattice embossing folder. The Top Note was cut from Naturals Ivory. On that we first stamped the tall pumpkin in Tangerine Tango just left of center. We masked that pumpkin and stamped the short pumpkin beside it. Next we added the stem with Early Espresso, and faces if desired. The saying was stamped on another piece of Naturals Ivory and punched with the Scallop Oval punch. That was layered onto a larger Scallop Oval cut with the Movers & Shapers die. We stamped the curly image from the set in Crumb Cake near the stem on each pumpkin and under the pumpkins as well. Under the pumpkins I did some full strength and some off once for a lighter effect. We sponged Crumb Cake ink on the Top Note and saying and added Gold Brads at the points. The saying was added with Stampin' Dimensionals top right.

One other tip: when attaching either textured layers, like the Early Espresso here, or attaching to textured layers, like the Top note here, I like to use Mini Glue Dots. Normally I use Snail adhesive for everything, but the Glue Dots seem to work much better when there is texture involved!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122620 Jack of All Trades * 116511 Grateful Greetings * 122650 Delightful Dozen * 115070 Smarty Pants * 111349 Tangerine Tango Card Stock * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 121030 Crumb Cake Classic Ink * 111834 Tangerine Tango Classic Ink * 104337 Gold Brads * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals * 103683 Mini Glue Dots * 116631 Paper Piercing Tool * 105826 Mat Pack * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 119976 Square Lattice Embossing Folder * 115953 Punch Windows Movers & Shapers

ColorLab55

2011-10-15T01:05:00.060-04:00

Hello all! It's the 15th and that means another ColorLab challenge!! Grab your Lab Coat and play along!! Here are the colors for this month

Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight & Marina Mist

and the card I created.

I've decided you can make Fall leaves with LOTS of different colors!! I have open houses this weekend and this was an experiment with the Baby Wipe Technique to decide if I wanted to use if for the group or not. Fun fun!! Stop by next week to see if I used it for the group, and for more details on the technique!! The short version: add drops of desired colors to a baby wipe-using reinkers, darkest to lightest, and use that as an ink pad. That is how I inked my leaves, so they are all a blend of the three colors. Over that, I stamped splatter drops in Marina Mist. The card base is Cajun Craze with a Marina Mist layer behind the Naturals Ivory background. The edge of the background was sponged with Daffodil Delight, and a Daffodil Delight grosgrain knotted around before attaching to the Marin Mist. The saying is from Blessings from Heaven, a new to me set with some great sayings. I stamped the saying over a leaf on Naturals Ivory, added some light Marina splatters around the edge, sponged with Daffodil and layered onto Marina & Cajun. The elements is attached with dimensionals over the ribbon. One final accent, I added a Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta knot around the Daffodil ribbon knot.

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you stop over at the ColorLab and see what the other Chemists created. And, don't forget to play along-you have an entire month!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123050 Blessings from Heaven * 121166 French Foliage * 119684 Cajun Craze Card Stock * 119682 Marina Mist Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 119671 Cajun Craze Classic Ink * 119668 Marian Mist Classic Ink * 119667 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 119672 Daffodil Delight Classic Reinker * 119787 Marina Mist Classic Reinker * 119790 Cajun Craze Classic Reinker * 120928 Daffodil Delight 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon * 119257 Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

Sketch Frenzy Friday 101411

2011-10-14T01:05:00.018-04:00

Happy Friday all! Hope you've had a GREAT week and an even better weekend on tap! Crazy times here, but that's OK! Looking forward to Open Houses this weekend and seeing all my stampers!!

Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and tour! Here is my card

based on this sketch by Sharon Wheet.

My card base is Textured Soft Suede card stock, with the accent layers of Spice Cake DSP. On the square (striped) pieced I added 3 gold brads to the top left, and on the rectangle I added a saying top left. My "any shape" are two leaves from the Gently Falling set. I stamped the inside using the Baby Wipe technique with Soft Suede, More Mustard and Pool Party. The outline is stamped over in Soft Suede. Cut out, curled, and attached with dimensionals. Quick and easy!! Had to be as I have tons of things on my to do list today!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122650 Delightful Dozen * 123804 Gently Falling Clear * 121078 Neutrals Textured Card Stock * 100946 More Mustard Card Stock * 122924 Pool Party Card Stock * 124003 Spice Cake DSP * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 115663 Soft Suede Classic Refill * 115657 Soft Suede Classic Ink * 101962 More Mustard Classic Refill * 122933 Pool Party Classic Refill * 104337 Gold Brads * 116631 Paper Piercing Tool * 105826 Mat Pack * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

Blended French Foliage SR92

2011-10-09T14:51:00.000-04:00

Hello all! Hope you're having a good weekend. Trying to get back on track here. My husband and I went to California's Napa Valley last week, and I'm having trouble getting back on schedule! And with Open Houses next weekend and projects not planned-that is NOT a good thing!! Napa however, was very good!! We highly recommend it!

I'm trying to stamp a few things and get back in creative mood. I was browsing challenges last night and found this color challenge at Stampin' Royalty. Had to do it!!

Any excuse to use purple and I'm in! And, French Foliage was out from something else I was doing, so of course I used it too!! I really do have other sets!! This card uses the Baby Wipe technique. I'm trying it out to see if it would be a good thing to do for an Open House card. I'm liking it so far-love the blended look of the colors!!

The card base is Elegant Eggplant with a More Mustard layer behind the background of Naturals White. The leaves are multi-colored with Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive & More Mustard. Over those, I stamped So Saffron Splatter dots. The edge was also sponged with So Saffron. The ribbon was attached before layering the background onto the More Mustard. A separate piece was put into an Antique Brad to look like a bow, and attached over the straight piece. If I'd been thinking, I would have included the straight piece also in the brad-it lays a little better that way! The saying is from Word Play and was stamped in Elegant Eggplant with a light leaf over it. The edge was sponged with So Saffron, and a few splatter dots added. After layering onto More Mustard and Elegant Eggplant, it was attached to the background with dimensionals.

Pretty quick and easy card! Love the colors!! Thanks for stopping by today!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 121166 French Foliage Clear * 120651 Word Play Clear * 105126 Elegant Eggplant Card Stock * 100946 More Mustard Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 105210 Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink * 101962 More Mustard Classic Reinker * 105222 Elegant Eggplant Classic Reinker * 100531 Old Olive Classic Reinker * 124143 Elegant Eggplant 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon * 117273 Antique Brads * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 103683 Mini Glue Dots

FREE Big Shot!!

2011-10-08T17:11:00.000-04:00

YES-you read that right! A FREE Big Shot when you join the Stampin' Up! Family during October!! Or, $100 of FREE product if you already have the Big Shot! That is a GREAT deal!!

Find the details of the Starter Kit Options HERE on the SU! site.

Click HERE to find more details on being a demonstrator. Click the Join Now button when you are ready to sign up!!

Contact me with any questions!! I'm here to help and guide you!!

Reminder: World Card Making Day Open Houses!!

2011-10-08T11:57:00.000-04:00

A reminder: World Card Making Day Open Houses are NEXT weekend!!

World Card Making Day Open House I

Saturday, October 15

10 am to 3 pm

World Card Making Day Open House II

Sunday, October 16

2 pm to 5 pm

Both Open Houses are at my house near Crete. I will get you the address and directions (if needed) when you RSVP.

***RSVP required***

As usual there will be 4 projects using products from the SU! Catalog.

Plus

Goodies to eat and drink

Fun with Friends

Door Prizes

SU! Product Display

Attendance is free if you meet any of the following requirements:

**Club member during the last year

**SU! Downline to me

**Hostess during the last year (catalog or regular)

**Spent $100 as a customer during the last year

If you don't meet any of the above requirements, there will be a $15 attendance fee OR $30 minimum purchase requirement.

If you don't have the current SU! catalog, either of these options will include one for you

RSVP by email to jennifer@sunflowerstamper.com

or call or text me at (402)540-7403

Sketch Frenzy Friday 100711

2011-10-07T01:05:00.016-04:00

Welcome to Friday once again friends!! That means another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch and mini tour! Here is what I came up with this week

based on this sketch by Robbie Rubala.

My card base is Chocolate Chip with a background layer of the First Edition Designer Paper. On the DSP I stamped the leaf image from Lovely as a Tree randomly, then spritzed on some Garden Green & More Mustard ink. Before attaching to the card base I sponged the edge with Chocolate Chip and added three Metallic Brads at the bottom right corner. The three panels are images also from Lovely as a Tree. The center is a tree that I tried to make look like a fall tree. I inked the tree with markers first, Chocolate Chip for the trunk, Garden Green for the leaves. Then I thumped it with More Mustard and Chocolate Chip. That didn't blend the colors quite as much as I wanted, so I picked up the Blender Pen and did a little more. The edge was sponged lightly with Chocolate Chip before layering onto Chocolate Chip. The other two panels are the same leaf image as the background. I tried to angle them so they would show around the center panel, but it didn't work quite like I wanted-oh well!! The leaves were stamped with Chocolate Chip. I added some More Mustard and Garden Green with markers and then blended some with the Blender Pen. I spritzed each panel before attaching to layers: Garden Green top right, More Mustard bottom left. The top and bottom panels were attached to the background first, then the center panel with dimensionals.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 115026 Lovely as a Tree * 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes * 102128 Chocolate Chip Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 100946 More Mustard Card Stock * 102584 Garden Green Card Stock * 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink * 100071 Chocolate Chip Marker * 100076 More Mustard Marker * 100080 Garden Green Marker * 121878 First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper * 119741 Metallic Brads * 107066 Color Spritzer Tool * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

The Sounding Joy Club version

2011-10-01T13:13:00.000-04:00

Howdy all! Finally, here is the last card from Club last weekend, a different color version of my Sounding Joy swap card shown HERE. Lovin' the simplicity of this card!!

Colors here are Early Espresso, Very Vanilla & Riding Hood Red. As on the other card, the background, or the entire front of the card was textured with the new Snow Burst embossing folder. The star was stamped in Riding Hood Red on Very Vanilla and then the Joy was embossed with the new Pewter Embossing Powder. The Espresso Quilted ribbon was knotted at the bottom of the star. Doesn't get much quicker and easier!! Especially for a Christmas card!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 121979 The Sounding Joy Clear * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 111348 Riding Hood Red Card Stock * 111836 Riding Hood Red Classic Ink * 124104 3/8" Early Espresso Quilted Satin Ribbon * 124114 Pewter Stampin' Emboss Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 102283 Versamark Pad * 124096 Snow Burst Embossing Folder * 113439 Big Shot

Sketch Frenzy Friday 093011

2011-09-30T01:05:00.004-04:00

Welcome to Friday all! Time for another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini hop!! Are you ready??!!??

Here is my card

based on this sketch by Patrice Herrera

Fun fun!! I tried to pick some colors that were still Fall feeling, but different than the usual ones. I settled on Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze and Not Quite Navy. Of course, ribbon is a deciding factor in all my color choices!!!

The card base is Not Quite Navy with a Cajun Craze layer behind the Crumb Cake background. On that background I stamped leaves in Cajun Craze, Not Quite Navy and Crumb Cake. I also added splatter dots in Crumb Cake-mostly over the Cajun and NQN leaves, and then sponged the edge with Crumb Cake. Across the center of the background are two Crumb Cake Taffeta ribbons. Bottom right corner are 3 Champagne brads from the Basics Glimmer Brads set. The tag was cut with the Two Tags die in the Big Shot from Crumb Cake card stock. The edge was sponged with Not Quite Navy, leaves were stamped with Not Quite Navy, splatter dots in Crumb Cake, and a saying in Cajun Craze. The bow was supposed to be a "Mary Brown bow", but my brad broke and it was my last one :( So, I tied the bow and then added the brad with just one remaining prong and attached with Mini Glue Dots.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 121166 French Foliage Clear * 120651 Word Play Clear * 101722 Not Quite Navy Card Stock * 119684 Cajun Craze Card Stock * 120953 Crumb Cake Card Stock * 103008 Not Quite Navy Classic Ink * 119671 Cajun Craze Classic Ink * 121030 Crumb Cake Classic Ink * 122966 Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon * 121003 Basics Glimmer Brads * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 103683 Mini Glue Dots * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 113439 Big Shot * 115954 Two Tags Die

Gently Fallings Thanks Club Card

2011-09-27T13:00:00.048-04:00

Card two from the weekend. Even though I struggled with this one, and it takes a little extra time to complete, the end result is worth it!!

Card base is Soft Suede. Background layer is Naturals Ivory that we stamped the leaves on. Gently Falling is the set we used, and we did the "Rock-n-Roll" technique with the inside images. That means we inked them first with More Mustard, then rolled them on the Cajun Craze pad just enough to get the outside edges inked. We then added the 2nd layer (outline) of the stamp with Soft Suede using the Stamp-a-ma-jig. We sponged the edge with More Mustard and added a few Spritzes with the Cajun Craze & Soft Suede markers. The saying (from Hand Penned Holidays) was stamped in Soft Suede on Naturals Ivory, spritzed, sponged and layered onto Cajun Craze. That was attached with dimensionals over a Victoria Crochet Trim. For accent, we added two more of the small leaves that we cut out to the top left and bottom right corners of the saying.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123804 Gently Falling * 124310 Hand-Penned Holidays * 115318 Soft Suede Card Stock * 119684 Cajun Craze Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 115657 Soft Suede Classic Ink * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 119671 Cajun Craze Classic Ink * 100076 More Mustard Marker * 119678 Cajun Craze Marker * 118481 Victoria Crochet Trim * 107066 Color Spritzer Tool * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

Jack of All Trade Club Card

2011-09-26T18:39:00.000-04:00

Howdy all! Here is card one from Club yesterday. A nice, bright Halloween card!!

Card base is Concord Crush. Next layer is Tangerine Tango. On that layer, we used the new Simply Scored tool to created a frame 1/4" in from the edge. The Daffodil Delight layer sits just inside the scored lines. On the Whisper White layer, we first stamped the saying (from Grateful Greetings) in Concord Crush along the bottom. Next, we stamped the tall pumpkin from Jack of All Trades in Tangerine Tango. We added the face with Concord Crush. The hat and star were stamped on a different piece of Whisper White, cut out, and attached with dimensionals to the pumpkin. The star is attached to the hat with a Mini Silver Brad.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122620 Jack of All Trades Wood * 116511 Grateful Greetings * 119792 Concord Crush Card Stock * 111349 Tangerine Tango Card Stock * 119683 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 119785 Concord Crush Classic Ink * 119667 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink * 111834 Tangerine Tango Classic Ink * 122941 Mini Brads * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool

The Sounding Joy

2011-09-25T20:31:00.000-04:00

Howdy all! Hope you've had a GREAT weekend. Not to bad here!! This card is one I created last week for my usual monthly swap. It's the first time in a few months that I've gotten to play!! Can't wait to see what I get back!!

This is a great Christmas card to make if you have lots to do! It goes together SUPER quick!! The card base is Cherry Cobbler. I textured the front with the new Snow Burst Embossing Folder. The main image was created by stamping the star word image in Cherry Cobbler on Naturals Ivory Card Stock. Over that, I stamped the Joy image in Versamark and embossed with Gold Embossing Powder. At the bottom, I attached the new Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon. It has a real shine to it-Love it!! The Joy panel is attached to a Brushed Gold layer and attached to the card base with Mini Glue Dots for super hold.

Quick and Easy!! Check back later this week for an Espresso version that my Club Girls did today :)

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SU! Catalog Items used: 121979 The Sounding Joy Clear * 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 102935 Brushed Gold Card Stock * 119669 Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink * 124105 Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon * 109129 Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 102283 Versamark Pad * 103683 Mini Glue Dots * 113439 Big Shot * 124096 Snow Burst Embossing Folder

World Card Making Day Open Houses!!

2011-09-24T17:00:00.000-04:00

It's that time again-World Card Making Day!! While the actual day is October 1, I have conflicts, so we'll be celebrating later.

World Card Making Day Open House I

Saturday, October 15

10 am to 3 pm

World Card Making Day Open House II

Sunday, October 16

2 pm to 5 pm

Both Open Houses are at my house near Crete. I will get you the address and directions (if needed) when you RSVP.

***RSVP required***

As usual there will be 4 projects using products from the SU! Catalog.

Plus

Goodies to eat and drink

Fun with Friends

Door Prizes

SU! Product Display

Attendance is free if you meet any of the following requirements:

**Club member during the last year

**SU! Downline to me

**Hostess during the last year (catalog or regular)

**Spent $100 as a customer during the last year

If you don't meet any of the above requirements, there will be a $15 attendance fee OR $30 minimum purchase requirement.

If you don't have the current SU! catalog, either of these options will include one for you

RSVP by email to jennifer@sunflowerstamper.com

or call or text me at (402)540-7403

Sketch Frenzy Friday 092311

2011-09-23T01:05:00.040-04:00

Happy Friday all! I hope it's as beautiful as Thursday was here!! Gorgeous fall day! As you know, Friday means another sketch and mini tour with Sketch Frenzy Friday!! Here is my card

based on this sketch by Maria Vanderform.

I must admit, at first glance I wasn't super sure about this sketch, but, the card came together SUPER easy!! Gotta love that! Especially since I always wait until too late in the day to get started!!

Card base is Tangerine Tango. On that are three layers of DSP from the Patterns Stacks. Left to right are Tangerine Tango dots, Concord Crush stripes and Basic Black print. I don't have any Halloween DSP because I know I won't use it all, but these stacks give me tons of options!! Around the Black print is a 1/8" Black Taffeta Ribbon. The pumpkin and hat are from the fun Halloween set Jack of All Trades. It just arrived in residence here yesterday and was perfect for this sketch!! The Basic Black scallop circle is attached with dimensionals, as is the pumpkin at the hat. On the hat is a Whisper White flower button with White Baker's twine. The saying is from Grateful Greetings.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Continue on our SFF tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim has created this week! Remember the Main SFF Blog as all member blogs are linked in my right sidebar in case you get derailed at any point along the way!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122620 Jack of All Trades * 116511 Grateful Greetings * 111349 Tangerine Tango Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 121045 Basic Black Card Stock * 119785 Concord Crush Classic Ink * 111834 Tangerine Tango Classic Ink * 101179 Basic Black Classic Ink * 117158 Patterns In Color 2010-2012 Stack * 117155 Patterns Brights Stack * 117157 Patterns Neutrals Stack * 124262 White Baker's Twine * 119261 Black 1/8" Taffeta * 119743 Neutrals Designer Buttons * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 118874 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch

Sketch Frenzy Friday 091611

2011-09-16T01:05:00.008-04:00

Happy Friday all! I'm ready for the weekend, not that it will be restful!! Always too much to do!! But, Friday as you know means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini tour!! Here is my card

based on this sketch by Tammy Fite.

I decided to do something a little different! While looking through DSP trying to see what might work, and trying not to use Gently Falling or anything Spice Cake related, I remembered the Spice Cake Fabric and decided to try a flower with that. The card base is Soft Suede that I initially left plain after trying all the patterns in the Spice Cake DSP and deciding none worked like I wanted. I cut 3 different flowers from the fabric using the Fun Flowers die-one of each print. I layered them together and put an Antique Brad through the center. I tried to fray the edges just a tad before attaching the flower element over a More Mustard Scallop circle. The saying didn't work quite like I wanted. I stamped it with Very Vanilla Craft Ink and embossed with Clear EP. You can barely see it in the scan, but in real life it is readable. It kind of has a Vanilla outline with clear center. I decided the Soft Suede was too plain and stamped the smaller leaf randomly around the circle and spritzed Soft Suede ink around as well.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Continue on the Sketch Frenzy Friday mini tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim has created this week!! Remember, the main SFF blog and all member blogs are linked in my right sidebar if you get derailed at any point :)

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123804 Gently Falling * 111700 Thank You Kindly * 115318 Soft Suede Card Stock * 100946 More Mustard Card Stock * 115657 Soft Suede Classic Ink * 120973 Soft Suede Marker * 104308 Very Vanilla Craft Ink * 124066 Spice Cake Fabric * 109130 Clear EP * 117273 Antique Brads * 100005 Heat Tool * 107066 Color Spritzer Tool * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

French Foliage again!

2011-09-15T11:29:00.000-04:00

Since I already had it out, and I found another "Fall" challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments, I decided to make another card with French Foliage. I think it may be my all time favorite leaf set!! So easy to work with!!

I flipped through the Color Coach and found a good "Fall" set: Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green & More Mustard. I added a little River Rock too. Card base is Elegant Eggplant with a More Mustard layer behind a Naturals Ivory background. On the background I stamped the large leaf in Elegant Eggplant, middle leaf in Garden Green and small leaf in More Mustard. Then I added splatter dots over it all with River Rock. I sponged the edge, attached a Scallop Dots Eggplant ribbon upside down across the center, and attached to the More Mustard. The saying, from Pursuit of Happiness, was stamped in Elegant Eggplant on Naturals Ivory with two small leaves in More Mustard and dots in River Rock. It is layered onto Elegant Eggplant and attached with dimensionals over the ribbon. For accent, I added two Antique Brads, one on each side of the saying.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 121166 French Foliage * 121970 Pursuit of Happiness * 105126 Elegant Eggplant Card Stock * 100946 More Mustard Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 105210 Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink * 102272 Garden Green Classic Ink * 109010 River Rock Classic Ink * 124143 Elegant Eggplant 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon * 117273 Antique Brads * 101620 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

ColorLab54

2011-09-15T01:05:00.036-04:00

Time for another ColorLab challenge!!! We hope you'll play along!! Here are the colors

LUCKY LIMEADE, RICH RAZZLEBERRY & BASIC GRAY

and here is what I came up with:

Card base is Basic Gray with an accent of Rich Razzleberry behind the Confetti Cream background. On the Confetti I stamped the floral image from Just Believe. I inked it with markers in Lucky Limeade & Rich Razzleberry. I spritzed around it with both Rich Razzleberry and Lucky Limeade and sponged the edge with Lucky Limeade. I knotted a piece of Lucky Limeade ribbon and attached it at either side of the Confetti. The saying was stamped in Basic Gray, spritzed with Rich Razzleberry & Lucky Limeade, punched with the Word Window punch, layered onto a Modern Label and attached with dimensionals.

Stop over by the ColorLab blog and see what the other Chemists' came up with! Then, play along with us! You have an entire MONTH to do it!! Hope to see you there!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 116948 Just Believe * 121044 Basic Gray Card Stock * 102835 Confetti Cream Card Stock * 115316 Rich Razzleberry Card Stock * 123002 In Color 2011-2013 Markers * 120970 Rich Razzleberry Marker * 109120 Basic Gray Classic Ink * 122977 Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon * 107066 Color Spritzer Tool * 119857 Word Window Punch * 119849 Modern Label Punch * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

Top Pick!

2011-09-14T21:08:00.000-04:00

Yeah!! I made the Top 3 at Stampin' Royalty for my Fall card!! I think I'm inspired to go stamp!! :)

French Foliage SR88

2011-09-12T16:12:00.000-04:00

Don't fall off your chair anyone!! I stamped just for fun!! YEAH!! I saw this great color challenge last week over at Stampin' Royalty and new immediately that I needed to do it, and that I needed to pull out French Foliage!! It took me until today to get it done!!

Here are the colors:

And here is what I came up with!!

I'm missed using this set! And it's starting to feel like fall around here. Well, not exactly today-it's 90 something and windy. But back to the 70's tomorrow!

Back to the card! The base is Concord Crush with an accent layer of Tangerine Tango behind the stamped background. On Naturals White card stock, I stamped the leaves in Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight & Tangerine Tango. Lastly I added the "splatter" image in Certainly Celery, some full strength, some stamped off once. Click to enlarge the photo if you can't see the Celery-it's pretty light! The edge was sponged with Certainly Celery before tying the Daffodil Delight ribbon around and attaching to the card base. I had more ribbon than usual, so I attempted a bow and it worked first try so I left it!! The saying is from Pursuit of Happiness and was stamped in Concord Crush. The Daffodil leaf was added as well as some Celery splatters and a sponged Celery edge. It is layered onto Concord Crush and attached with dimensionals over the ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today! I will be back with a new ColorLab challenge on Thursday and Sketch Frenzy Friday on Friday if not before!!

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Sketch Frenzy Friday 090911

2011-09-09T01:05:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday again all! Another no stamping week for me, but I'm hoping to change that soon! Spent all of today trying to get things done and reorganized so I can spend more time in the stamp room!

You know Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini tour!! Here is my creation of the week

based on this sketch by Kim Innis.

I used the Spice Cake DSP again and Gently Falling. It's still out on my desk, so it's always the first thing I see! I left one of the circles from the sketch as the giant button, but changed the other two to leaves. Card base is Soft Suede with a background layer of More Mustard behind the DSP print. I didn't realize she had two different patterns for the background (lost that details in printing-I need new ink) so mine is all one background. Across the center is a Pool Party ribbon. The button has a Chantilly Crochet Trim ribbon knotted in and is attached to the background with Mini Glue Dots. The maple leaf was curled a little and attached with dimensionals. The small leaf is also attached with dimensionals. The Teeny Tiny Wishes saying is on the Modern Label Punch & Punch Window with Metallic brad accents.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Continue on our mini tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim has created this week. Remember, all SFF Member Blogs and the main SFF Blog are linked in my right sidebar if you hit any speed bumps along the way.

Sketch Frenzy Friday 090211

2011-09-02T01:05:00.002-04:00

Howdy all!! Welcome to Friday!! Sorry to have been absent from stamping & blogging all week! Taking a vacation I guess :) But, Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch & Mini tour so back to stamping for me!! And, it's my sketch this week too! Fun, fun!!

Here is the card I created

based on this sketch I also created!!

When creating the sketch I had several of these fun new backgrounds in mind. Well, Medallion was around last year, but Hello Doily, Sunflower & Sweet Floral are new. So much more than a "background" and so much fun to work with!! I chose the Sunflower to play with tonight. The card base is Soft Suede Textured with accent layers of More Mustard and Cherry Cobbler. The Sunflower was stamped in Black Stazon on Confetti Cream card stock. I colored the Sunflower with Watercolor Crayons in More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler & Soft Suede. I tried to replicate an actual sunflower that I grew this year that had a ring of red among the yellow. I first colored in the front petals with More Mustard. Next I went over the background ones (they appear black in the picture) with Cherry Cobbler and added the "ring of red" over the More Mustard. Lastly, the center was done with Soft Suede. In the center is a fun new Soft Suede button from the Holiday Mini catalog. Can you say HUGE?? but fun!! I knotted a Very Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon in the center and attached with Mini Glue dots. At the bottom is a Cherry Cobbler Scallop Dots ribbon upside down-the dots were too much. The saying is from Pursuit of Happiness and I just can't help using it with this stamp!! It's like they were made to go together!!

Thanks for stopping by today!! Continue on our the tour by clicking HERE To see what Kim has created this week!! Make sure to play along with us this week! Remember, the main Sketch Frenzy Friday blog and all member blogs are linked in my right sidebar if you happen to get derailed at any point. Hoping to get back into stamping mode this next week!!

Sketch Frenzy Friday 082611

2011-08-26T01:05:00.009-04:00

Happy Friday all. I'm must say I'm thinking-WOW, where did this week go??? No stamping for me all week until I remembered tonight to create something for Sketch Frenzy Friday! Was distracted tonight by shopping with my boys. No, they are not big shoppers, but it involved a TV so they were game. A very big TV, for the basement, "their" space in the house!! I may very well have a houseful of teenage boys this weekend-playing XBox on the BIG screen!!

OK, back to the reason you're here-Another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge!! Great sketch this week by Deb Currier!! Here is my card

based on this sketch by Deb:

A quick and simple card, sort of a rerun of last weeks! Same stamps and DSP, but a very different look! Card base is Soft Suede textured card stock. The DSP strip is from the Spice Cake pack and is layered on Pool Party card stock. I stamped the large (Maple??) leave on very Vanilla in More Mustard and added the outline layer in Soft Suede. An acorn is layered at the bottom corner, and a saying on the right corner from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I liked the spritzing so much last week I did that again with the Pool Party marker. A metallic brad is top right helping to hold the Victorian Crochet Trim accent.

Thanks all for stopping by today! Continue on our mini tour by clicking HERE to see what Maria has created for your viewing pleasure this week!!

Club Doily Card 3

2011-08-20T16:23:00.000-04:00

Back with the last card from Club last weekend. Meant to get here earlier today, but got distracted cleaning. Ick, I know, but it had to be done and there's lots more I need to do. The good news, the basement is taking shape!

This one is very simple, but isn't it striking? The card base is Elegant Eggplant. We embossed the Doily on another piece of Elegant Eggplant, sized just smaller than the base. Stamp the Doily with Versamark, Heat Emboss with White Embossing Powder, knot a Whisper White Satin ribbon around, put a Pearl in the center, and add your saying of choice. Attach the layer to the base and you're done!

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope to find some stamping time later today. This is the last of my created cards so gotta get busy stamping!! That box of Holiday Mini stuff is starting to call my name ;)

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122845 Hello Doily * 115068 Sincere Salutations * 105126 Elegant Eggplant Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 105210 Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink * 114616 Whisper White Satin Ribbon * 119247 Basic Pearls Jewels * 103083 Embossing Buddy * 100005 Heat Tool * 109132 White Stampin' Emboss Powder * 102283 Versamark Pad * 110856 Scallop Oval Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 115953 Movers & Shapers Punch Window Set

Sketch Frenzy Friday 081911

2011-08-19T01:05:00.015-04:00

Welcome to Friday all! That brings us another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini tour! Here is my card

based on this sketch by Angela Walters.

I reached for a new set from the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog, Gently Falling. And that great new DSP again, Spice Cake. They make a GREAT combination!! Card base is Soft Suede with a Pool Party accent layer behind the More Mustard stripe DSP. I stamped the leaves on 3 Very Vanilla squares: solid image in More Mustard, outline in Soft Suede, and Pool Party Spritzed Splatter. The Thanks is from Thank you Kindly and was stamped in Soft Suede on the DSP. Pretty quick and easy card!! Same for this post-it's about to storm here so gotta run!! Happy Friday all!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123804 Gently Falling Clear * 111700 Thank You Kindly * 115318 Soft Suede Card Stock * 121943 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 122924 Pool Party Card Stock * 123002 2011-2013 In Color Markers * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 115657 Soft Suede Classic Ink * 124003 Spice Cake DSP * Color Spritzer Tool

Club Doily Card 2

2011-08-18T01:05:00.021-04:00

Welcome back for card 2 from the weekend of Doily cards!! This one is an emboss resist, very similar to the Soft Suede one on the SUDSOL Blog Tour. My deciding factor of color on this one was coordinating ribbon :)

This is a new ribbon, by the way, Riding Hood 3/8" Taffeta. I'm loving the more choices in ribbon this year!! Card base is Riding Hood Red. The Doily was stamped in Versamark on Naturals White Card Stock and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. We then used the sponge daubers to put Riding Hood Red ink on. Remember to dab first, then twist and rub to get the color in good. Then when all done, rub over the embossing with either a tissue or paper towel to remove any excess ink. A large Pear in the center, a knotted ribbon, and saying from Sincere Salutations on scallop ovals. I let them chose from the entire set for their greeting.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122845 Hello Doily * 115068 Sincere Salutations * 111348 Riding Hood Red Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 111836 Riding Hood Red Classic Ink * 122988 Riding Hood Red 3/8" Taffeta * 119247 Basic Pearls * 100005 Heat Tool * 109130 Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder * 103083 Embossing Buddy * 102283 VersaMark Pad * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 115943 Punch Windows Movers & Shapers Set * 113439 Big Shot

Club Doily Card 1

2011-08-17T01:05:00.003-04:00

My club group met this past weekend and it ended up being a Hello Doily themed event! I didn't set out to do that. But, family commitments prevented me from attending so I tried to come up with projects that were not overly complex. After the Open Houses last month that involved the Stamp-a-ma-jig and lots of cutting, I promised no cutting and no SAMJ when I proposed meeting with out me in attendance. I have a wonderful downline and former club member that "ran" the show and reports are that all went well!! Thanks again Gwen :)

I didn't get this stamp with my first catalog order, but did add it on with my Open House orders. I didn't get it mounted right away, but now that I've started using it, I can't seem to stop!! Here is the first card from the weekend, using embossing on DSP. Don't forget-buy 3 get one FREE on DSP through the end of August.

Card base is Crumb Cake, with a Not Quite Navy layer behind a Well Worn DSP print of wood grain. My inspiration was a doily on a table. We stamped the Doily in Versamark on the DSP and applied White Embossing Powder. Heat set the EP, attach the DSP to the Not Quite Navy and put an Antique Brad through the center. Layer that on to the card base, attach the saying and you are done. I gave them the entire Teeny Tiny Wishes set to choose from, most of them fit the Word Window punch.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122845 Hello, Doily * 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes * 120953 Crumb Cake Card Stock * 101722 Not Quite Navy Card Stock * 122359 Well Worn DSP * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 117273 Antique Brads * 109132 White Stampin' Emboss Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 103083 Embossing Buddy * 102283 Versamark Pad * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119849 Modern Label Punch * 119857 Word Window Punch

SUDSOL New Catalog Blog Tour!!

2011-08-16T00:00:00.003-04:00

This was my post from the SUDSOL New Catalog Blog Tour. While the links are gone, the benefits of SUDSOL remain for those of you who are demos! Click any of the links below to visit the SUDSOL site and sign up for the FREE Two-Week Trial!!

Welcome to the SUDSOL New Catalog Blog Tour!! Along the way today you will find many demonstratable ideas using New Catalog products!! Demos, check out SUDSOL if you aren't a member! Take the two-week FREE trial!! It's the upline I've never had! The site has many valuable resources, and the members are always sharing GREAT ideas! I'm always "in the know" about SU! goings on without trying very hard :) Customers, remember SUDSOL is a DEMO only site so you won't be able to see the site or any galleries mentioned (unless you want to sign up with SU! first, then we can get you in!) but you should find some great projects that are easy for you to recreate!!

The cards I'm sharing are made with some of my favorite new sets. You will find a detailed product list for each card below the forward and backward links. First up is this Sunflower card. Of course I had to order this on my first catalog order :)

I used the emboss resist technique on this: clear embossing of the Sunflower on the First Edition DSP, and classic ink colors applied over the embossing using Sponge Daubers. Colors, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and More Mustard. This stamp doesn't allow as much color as I would like, but I was happy with the final result. I will say, don't overheat your powder. That tends to blend it together more and you lose detail.

Next, these fun pumpkins using the Button Buddies set.

This has been a very fun set to play with! And one thing I've learned-I don't have NEAR enough buttons!! Card base is Early Espresso with Pumpkin Pie Dotted DSP for the background. I inked the pumpkin stamp 5 times by coloring with my markers: Pumpkin Pie for the pumpkin, Early Espresso for the stem, Old Olive for the squiggle. I used my grid paper to center the first one, then eyeballed the rest. I added Pumpkin Pie buttons with White Baker's Twine in the center to the center and outside buttons. Happy Halloween from Teeny Tiny Wishes is the saying.

Next up, a Hello Doily creation. A stamp that is fast working it's way up my favorites list!!

This one has a very vintage feel!! This is also emboss resist. LOVE the way the Doily looks with this technique!! The card base is Soft Suede. I stamped the Doily off to the left side with Versamark ink on a Naturals Ivory card stock and applied Clear embossing powder. Heat the powder then use a sponge dauber to apply Soft Suede ink all over the Doily. I found the best result was to dab the ink on, then blend it in a circular motion. That really gets the color down onto the card stock. When you've gone over the entire Doily, grab a tissue or paper towel and rub off any excess ink from the embossed areas. Now the image really pops!! I spritzed the right side of the card a little before adding the saying from Word Play. P.S. If you like this stamp, come back and see me the next few days. I have 3 cards from the weekend I'll be sharing :)

Finally, a quick card with Field Flowers!

Liked this set in the catalog, but I will say it takes a little extra effort to get it right! My first time using it, even with the Stamp-a-ma-jig it was off. I've learned to use dark ink on the Stamp-a-ma-jig so I can see it very clearly to line it up just right :) I'm very glad to have Chocolate Chip ribbon back this year! Ribbon drives most color choices so I found I wasn't using Chocolate last year. Not any more!! Card base is Chocolate Chip with a Regal Rose accent layer behind the Naturals White. The stem was stamped first in Chocolate Chip, then in flower in two steps times two colors. I used Regal Rose for the flower, stamping the more solid image off once before stamping on the card stock. The outline layer was stamped full strength. Same with the center in Chocolate Chip. I spritzed a little of each color in the white space around the flowers and added the new Scallop Dots ribbon at the bottom. The saying is from the same set, stamped in Chocolate, layered on a Regal Rose Scallop Oval.

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SU! Catalog Items used:

Sunflower Card: 123606 Sunflower * 121970 Pursuit of Happiness Clear * 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock * 100946 More Mustard Card Stock * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 121878 First Edition DSP * 119760 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 119669 Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink * 119959 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon * 124138 Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon * 109130 Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 102892 Sponge Daubers * 102283 Versamark Pad * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch

Pumpkin Card: 122737 Button Buddies Clear * 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 100702 Old Olive Card Stock * 117155 Brights Patterns DSP Stack * 105115 Pumpkin Pie Marker * 100079 Old Olive Marker * 119680 Early Espresso Marker * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 124262 White Baker's Twine * 119747 Brights Designer Buttons * 103683 Mini Glue Dots

Doily Card: 122845 Hello Doily * 120651 Word Play Clear * 115318 Soft Suede Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 115657 Soft Suede Classic Ink * 120973 Soft Suede Marker * 117291 Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon * 119247 Basic Pearls Jewels * 109130 Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 102892 Sponge Daubers * 102283 Versamark Pad * 107066 Color Spritzer Tool

Flowers Card: 122762 Field Flowers * 105130 Regal Rose Card Stock * 102128 Chocolate Chip Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink * 100071 Chocolate Chip Marker * 105211 Regal Rose Classic Ink * 105108 Regal Rose Marker * 124142 Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon * 107066 Color Spritzer Tool * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 101049 Stamp-a-ma-jig * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch

ColorLab53

2011-08-15T01:05:00.003-04:00

Hello all!! Welcome to the new edition of the ColorLab. We will now be posting a challenge ONCE per month, on the 15th.

Here are the colors for this month's challenge:

Pool Party, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz

& a Touch of More Mustard.

Those colors are featured in a DSP in the upcoming Holiday Mini and I couldn't resist using some!! Here is my card:

This is a VERY quick card!! I had a crazy week with the boys starting school and a weekend trip out of town for me. Of course I didn't get to this before I left, so I had to be quick tonight so it could get posted!!

Card base is Soft Suede with a Pool Party layer behind the DSP Paisley print. Isn't that awesome!! Love the print and blend of colors!! The stamp is from the Hostess set, Happiest Birthday Wishes. I inked it with markers in the challenge colors, attached to Soft Suede and then to the card base over a Pear Pizzazz ribbon. Quick, easy, clean & simple!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122617 Happiest Birthday Wishes Clear * 115318 Soft Suede Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 122924 Pool Party Card Stock * 123002 2011-2013 In Color Markers * 119801 2010-2012 In Color Markers * 120973 Soft Suede Marker * 100076 More Mustard Marker * 124003 Spice Cake DSP * 119265 Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon *

Sketch Frenzy Friday 081211

2011-08-12T01:05:00.004-04:00

Happy Friday all! Busy one for me, but here's to wishing you all a GREAT weekend!!

Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch and mini tour. Here is the card I created

based on this sketch by Tina Taves.

Great sketch and glad I put together this new set today-it was perfect! The stamp set is Field Flowers and you'll be seeing more of it!! I think this may be my new favorite combo too-it's been around a few times already!! Card base is Elegant Eggplant with a Wisteria Wonder background. The background was textured with the new Stripes Embossing Folder in the Big Shot. The flowers were stamped on Whisper White using the Stamp-a-ma-jig: Wisteria Wonder for the more solid layer, Elegant Eggplant for the outline. Love the dimensional look!! The stem was actually stamped first in Lucky Limeade. The saying at the bottom, also from this set, is in Elegant Eggplant. Across the center is a Lucky Limeade "cheater" bow. Attach the ribbon to each side, knot a separate small piece around for the bow.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122762 Field Flowers Clear * 122922 Wisteria Wonder Card Stock * 105126 Elegant Eggplant Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 105210 Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink * 122936 Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink * 122935 Lucky Limeade Classic Ink * 122977 Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon * 101049 Stamp-a-ma-jig * 113439 Big Shot * 123128 Stripes Embossing Folder

ColorLab Changes

2011-08-11T16:54:00.001-04:00

My apologies for not getting this info on here earlier today! It's been a crazy week with my boys starting school today! Not only does it seem way to early for that, they are both in High School now. Mom is still adjusting to that :)

Anyway, I'm sure you noticed that I don't have a ColorLab post today,and if you went over to the Lab, there isn't one there either. Julie has decided to make some changes and we will now be posting one challenge per month, on the 15th. That will give everyone ample time to play along! So, stop back Monday to see our first Monthly ColorLab challenge.

I had hoped to have something else to share today, but that hasn't happened yet. I have tons of stamping I need to be doing just can't seem to make it upstairs :(

See you all tomorrow with a Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge!!

Just Believe CCMC161

2011-08-08T23:50:00.000-04:00

Needed to get some creativity flowing tonight, so after cleaning up the stamp room a bit, I played along with Create with Connie & Mary's Challenge of the week. Fun colors! Here is my card:

based on this challenge:

My card base is Basic Black with both Old Olive & Daffodil Delight layers behind the First Edition DSP. I know, I used it again!! It just keeps working with what I'm creating!! On the DSP, I stamped the flower & stem image that I had inked with my Daffodil Delight & Old Olive markers. I spritzed a little Daffodil around the flowers too for just a little more yellow and sponged the edge with Daffodil Delight before attaching to the Daffodil.. The wide Daffodil striped grosgrain was attached around the Daffodil layer and a 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta knotted around each side. In the center of the ribbon is an Old Olive Decorative Label punch with the saying layered on.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 116948 Just Believe * 119683 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 100702 Old Olive Card Stock * 121045 Basic Black Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 101179 Basic Black Classic Ink * 119677 Daffodil Delight marker * 100079 Old Olive Marker * 119667 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink * 121878 First Edition DSP * 119770 Daffodil Delight 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain * 119261 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 107066 Color Spritzer Tool * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 103683 Mini Glue Dots * 120907 Decorative Label Punch * 119859 Wide Oval Punch

Wisteria Get Well!

2011-08-05T23:44:00.000-04:00

After a productive evening, I decided I needed some stamping time tonight! I browsed some of my favorite challenges and settled on two to combine.

The Paper Players had the following sketch this week:

and, SU-Only Challenges had a "Get Well" theme. Perfect combination!! Here is what I came up with:

Card base is Elegant Eggplant with a Wisteria Wonder background stamped with the Distressed Dots background. The flowers are from Raining Flowers. I inked the inside image first with markers, Wisteria Wonder & Lucky Limeade. I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to position and line up! The outside images were done with Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive. The Elegant Eggplant behind the flowers was punched at the bottom with the Eyelet Border punch. Wisteria Wonder Ribbon was attached around and a 2nd piece knotted around in the center. The saying is from Sincere Salutations and was stamped twice. First in Elegant Eggplant, then again in Whisper White Craft just slight left and up. Stamp-a-ma-jig again!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122767 Raining Flowers * 122815 Distressed Dots * 115068 Sincere Salutations * 122922 Wisteria Wonder Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 105126 Elegant Eggplant Card Stock * 105210 Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink * 101731 Whisper White Craft Ink * 123002 2011-2013 In Color Markers * 105110 Elegant Eggplant Marker * 100079 Old Olive Marker * 122973 Wisteria Wonder 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon * 119853 Eyelet Border Punch

Sketch Frenzy Friday 080511

2011-08-05T01:05:00.017-04:00

Happy Friday all!! Long week here and lots to do on the weekend agenda!! I think I'm slowly getting caught up from a week away! Maybe...

Anyway, you know Friday means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and tour!! Here is my card

based on this sketch, also by me!!

I've had this idea for quite awhile, and good thing. It was fairly late Thursday evening before I made it to the stamp room. After a struggle with colors, I finally settled on Real Red & Early Espresso. My brain just wasn't up to mixing too many colors in :) The card base is Early Espresso with a Real Red layer behind the Real Red Dotted DSP background. At the bottom center of the background, I stamped the saying from Pursuit of Happiness in Early Espresso. The snails were stamped in Early Espresso on the Whisper White strip across the center. That was layered on Early Espresso before attaching over the background. The Real Red Buttons have Early Espresso Baker's Twine knotted in the center and are attached with Mini Glue dots.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122737 Button Buddies * 121970 Pursuit of Happiness * 119686 Early Espresso Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 102482 Real Red Card Stock * 117155 Patterns Brights DSP Stack * 119670 Early Espresso Classic Ink * 123124 Early Espresso Baker's Twine * 119747 Brights Designer Buttons * 103683 Mini Glue Dots

ColorLab52

2011-08-04T01:05:00.055-04:00

Happy Thursday all! Long week here after a week on vacation last week! Can't seem to get back in the groove!! Oh well! You know Thursday means another great color challenge over at the ColorLab! Here are the colors:

Pool Party, So Saffron & Not Quite Navy

And, here is what I came up with.

I mounted my new Sweet Floral stamp and did the emboss resist technique. I used the First Edition DSP again. The card base is Not Quite Navy with a Pool Party & So Saffron layer behind the DSP. On the DSP, I stamped the Sweet Floral image with Versamark and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. Then I sponged color over: So Saffron for the flowers, Not Quite Navy for the stem & leaves, and Pool Party in any bare spots. The flower didn't pop quite as much as I would like so I'm guessing a darker color would be better. A Pool Party ribbon is attached around the bottom with a "Thanks So Much" from Sincere Salutations attached over on the Large & Scallop Oval punches.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122855 Sweet Floral * 115068 Sincere Salutations * 101722 Not Quite Navy Card Stock * 105118 So Saffron Card Stock * 122924 Pool Party Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 121878 First Edition DSP * 105213 So Saffron Classic Ink * 103008 Not Quite Navy Classic Ink * 122938 Pool Party Classic Ink * 122975 Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon * 109130 Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 102283 Versamark Pad * 102892 Sponge Daubers * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch

Sketch Frenzy Friday 072911

2011-07-29T01:05:00.001-04:00

Happy Friday all! You know that means another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge and mini tour!! Here is my creation

based on this sketch by Tammy Fite.

I carried the scallop square a little further than the sketch! I love the variation of making these little square cards on occasion. I cut a Melon Mambo Scallop Square with the Big Shot for the base layer. The actual "card" part is behind that. The square is right around 4-1/4", so I cut a 4x8 and fold it for the card. On the Melon Mambo I stamped the new Distressed Dots background. Word of warning: either my pad was very inky, or it's very easy to get too much ink on this one! I had to do it a second time to not have marks where I didn't want marks!! The next scallop square is Daffodil Delight and is the larger of the two on the Scallop Squares Duo die. I layered a Tempting Turquoise square in the center of that and stamped "Live in the Sunshine" at the bottom in Tempting Turquoise. I wrapped around a Melon Mambo Scallop Dots Ribbon. Hmmm, a theme! Scallops and dots!! :) Above that I attached a flower made with the Raining Flowers set. Melon Mambo for the back layer, Daffodil Delight with Tempting Turquoise for the middle layer, and a Tempting Turquoise button with White Bakers Twine.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122767 Raining Flowers * 121970 Pursuit of Happiness * 122815 Distressed Dots * 115320 Melon Mambo Card Stock * 119683 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 102067 Tempting Turquoise Card Stock * 115656 Melon Mambo Classic Ink * 119667 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink * 100814 Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink * 122985 Melon Mambo Scallop Dots Ribbon * 119747 Brights Designer Buttons * 113439 Big Shot * 115950 Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die * 120903 Scallop Squares Duo Bigz Die

ColorLab51

2011-07-28T01:05:00.037-04:00

Thursday!! Time for another challenge over at the ColorLab! Stop over and play along-more fun with new colors this week!!

Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze & Daffodil Delight

I played with another new set for this one-Creative Elements. Lots of options!! My card base is Calypso Coral with layers of both Baja Breeze & Daffodil Delight behind a First Edition DSP background. On that background I stamped the outline floral image in Baja Breeze (click to enlarge if you can't see it). The edge of the DSP was also sponged lightly. Then I stamped 3 flowers in Daffodil Delight and 2 butterflies in Calypso Coral directly on the DSP. Then, I stamped another flower and butterfly on Very Vanilla card stock and cut out. In the center of the flower I put a Calypso Coral brad and attached over the center flower on the DSP with dimensionals. I curled the butterfly slightly and attached him over one of the background butterflies. Across the bottom I scrunched some Baja Breeze Seam Binding and attached the saying with dimensionals.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122645 Creative Elements Wood * 122925 Calypso Coral Card Stock * 119683 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 111352 Baja Breeze Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 121878 First Edition DSP * 122939 Calypso Coral Classic Ink * 119667 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink * 111833 Baja Breeze Classic Ink * 122331 Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon * 122940 Designer Printed Brads In Color 2011-2013 * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch

Open Giraffe

2011-07-24T06:00:00.017-04:00

Finally the last card from Open House last weekend! Sorry it's taken me so long to get them all up! I was exhausted after last weekend, and with the heat it's been hard to keep up around here! This one was fairly quick, especially after the balloon card!!

The giraffe is from a fun new set called Zoo Review. Just as it sounds, Zoo Animals! I always like to try and do one masculine card and this fit the bill! Card base is Soft Suede with a So Saffron background. On the Saffron, we first stamped the new Netting background with So Saffron. then we textured it in the Big Shot with the new Houndstooth embossing folder. Sponge the edge with Soft Suede before attaching. The Soft Suede tag is cut with the Big Shot and the Two Tags die. At the bottom is a saying from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The giraffe was stamped with Soft Suede on Naturals White. We colored him gently with the So Saffron marker, then came back and did the spots with Soft Suede ink and a blender pen. The marker was too dark! Sponge the edge of the giraffe, attached to So Saffron and layer on the tag. At the top, we knotted an Early Espresso Baker's Twine through the hole for accent.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes * 122199 Zoo Review * 122655 Netting * 105118 So Saffron Card Stock * 115318 Soft Suede Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 115657 So Saffron Classic Ink * 105114 So Saffron Marker * 123124 Early Espresso Baker’s Twine * 101610 Stamping Sponge * 102845 Blender Pen * 103683 Mini Glue Dots * 113439 Big Shot * 123134 Houndstooth Embossing Folder * 115954 Two Tags Die

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2011-07-23T16:24:00.001-04:00

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Open House Up Up & Away

2011-07-23T08:39:00.000-04:00

Here is the 3rd card from Open House last weekend. One that proved to be a bit of a challenge between using the Stamp-a-ma-jig and cutting out balloons!!

This color combo was inspired by the ColorLab challenge last week. It was Island Indigo, Baja Breeze & Rich Razzleberry. This is Pool Party instead of Baja Breeze. The card base is Island Indigo with a Rich Razzleberry layer behind the Pool Party DSP & Striped background. The stripes were made by running Pool Party card stock through the Big Shot in the new Stripes embossing folder. After that was done we LIGHTLY brayered Versamark over it and heat embossed clear powder on the stripes. This was also a tricky step. Ink the brayer well, but run it lightly over the stripes, the same was as the strips. Not across seemed to work the best.

Next, clouds behind the balloons. I punched out a 1-3/4" Scallop Circle to use as a mask. Start at the top and sponge Pool Party ink over the top of the scallop. Work your way down the White card stock as desired. No two will look the same!

The balloons were stamped using the stamp-a-ma-jig. We first stamped 3 solid images in Pool Party. Then we added the desired second "layer" to two balloons. Some stripes, some dotted, etc but all in Island Indigo. The third balloon as the Razzleberry lines and saying in Island Indigo. The baskets are a separate stamp that we again used the SAMJ to line up perfectly.

Note: I bought this set in wood because I knew I'd want to use the SAMJ with it most of the time. I took several pieces of vellum and stamped all the images on a corner using the SAMJ. Now, I can just grab the desired image and go!!

The balloons are attached with dimensionals. Finally, the ribbon and brad. This grosgrain ribbon was the perfect touch, but its fairly stiff. Usually I use my paper piercer to poke a hole for the brad. Didn't work in this case with the folded top ribbon and the size of the brad. So, I grabbed my Crop-a-Dile! We first attached a strip of Razzleberry grosgrain across the bottom of the cloud panel. Fold, until the ends overlap, a smaller piece to be the "bow". Hold the bow on the ribbon and punch a hole using the smaller punch on the Crop-a-Dile. Insert brad. Layer all together and all done!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122755 Up Up & Away * 122923 Island Indigo Card Stock * 122924 Pool Party Card Stock * 115316 Rich Razzleberry Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 122384 In Color 2011-2013 Patterns DSP * 122938 Pool Party Classic Ink * 122937 Island Indigo Classic Ink * 115658 Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink * 120930 Rich Razzleberry ¼” Grosgrain * 122940 In Color Printed Brads * 109130 Clear Embossing Powder * 100005 Heat Tool * 102395 Brayer * 102283 Versamark * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stamping Dimensionals * 108362 Crop-a-Dile * 113439 Big Shot * 123128 Stripes Embossing Folder

Sketch Frenzy Friday 072211

2011-07-22T01:05:00.007-04:00

Happy Friday all! Hope you have a great one with a nice weekend on tap!! As you know, Friday means another sketch challenge and mini hop from Sketch Frenzy Friday!! Here is my creation

based on this sketch by Tammy Baldwin.

My card base is Chocolate Chip. On that I stamped a few floral images from the Hostess Set in the Summer Mini, Love & Care, in Chocolate Chip. Love these kind of flowers!!! The main flower image was colored with markers to look like a Coneflower, Regal Rose petals and Chocolate Chip center. Mine are still blooming, despite the hot and dry weather!! I sponged the edge lightly before layering it over an offset Regal Rose square. At the bottom, I attached a Regal Rose strip with Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon attached around. The bow is a separate piece of ribbon knotted around. The saying was added after stamping the flower. I couldn't find any other place that it looked right. Then, for a little extra bling, I spritzed the top of the card (from the Regal Rose strip up) with the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz. Who doesn't love a little sparkle?? :)

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123022 Love & Care (Hostess Set) * 102128 Chocolate Chip Card Stock * 105120 Regal Rose Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink * 105108 Regal Rose Marker * 100071 Chocolate Chip Marker * 124142 Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon

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2011-07-21T01:05:00.052-04:00

Thursday!! I think I'm almost recovered from last weekend. Almost, but not quite!! Anyway, Thursday means another fun challenge over at the ColorLab! This one was a bit of a challenge!!

Lucky Limeade, Riding Hood Red,

& Perfect Plum

Here is what I came up with! A challenge mostly because I'm dragging this week! I'm sure the heat isn't helping either!!

Card base is Riding Hood Red with a Lucky Limeade layer behind a Naturals Ivory background. On the background, I stamped the 3 stems/leaves image from Bold Blossom. To the top I added a punch flower made with the Triple Layer Blossom Bouquet punch. The back layer is Riding Hood Red. In the middle is a Perfect Plum DSP and on top, the Perfect Plum card stock outline flower. In the center of each is a new Mini Silver Brad. The flowers were attached with dimensionals. I sponged the edge of the Naturals Ivory with Perfect Plum and spritzed on a little Perfect Plum ink before attaching the flowers. Trying to get in a little more purple!! The Lucky Limeade Scallop Ribbon is attached across the bottom with the saying element layered over it with dimensionals.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122232 Bold Blossom Clear * 111348 Riding Hood Red Card Stock * 122926 Lucky Limeade Card Stock * 101889 Perfect Plum Card Stock * 117152 Subtles Patterns DSP * 100035 Perfect Plum Marker * 101437 Perfect Plum Classic Ink * 122935 Lucky Limeade Classic Ink * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 122941 Mini Silver Brads * 107066 Color Spritzer Tool * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 122464 Blossom Bouquet Triple Punch * 119855 Large Oval * 113439 Big Shot * 115953 Punch Windows

Open House Flower Fest

2011-07-18T23:11:00.001-04:00

Card two from the weekend! One of the ones that involved cutting! and glue drying time! Hopefully I didn't stress anyone out too much! I think on this one, the cutting and glue are very worth the end result!!

Love this new color-Wisteria Wonder!! The card base is Elegant Eggplant with a background layer of Wisteria Wonder behind the striped (or dotted-both look great!) Wisteria Wonder DSP. We layered together the DSP & Wisteria card stock and attached the fun new In Color ribbon at each side. I generally take my ribbon all the way around and knot it, but that doesn't work well with this ruffled ribbon. It makes the layer on top bumpy! So we did the "cheater" bow instead. Attached a strip to the back, and knot a smaller piece around it. On the DSP we stamped one of the sayings from Pursuit of Happiness. Love that new word set!! For the flower, we stamped four of the scallop flowers in Elegant Eggplant on Whisper White. We punched the first one with the 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch. The other 3, we cut out a different "layer" of the flower. On each layer, we traced inside the Eggplant with the Wisteria Wonder marker. Then we applied Mono Multipurpose Liquid Glue and sprinkled over Dazzling Diamonds glitter. Actually, we did the flower first so the glue could dry somewhat while we did the rest of the card. The layers of the flower are attached together with dimensionals, and the flower attached to the DSP with dimensionals at the top and bottom over the ruffled ribbon.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122280 Flower Fest Clear * 121970 Pursuit of Happiness Clear * 105126 Elegant Eggplant Card Stock * 122922 Wisteria Wonder Card Stock * 105210 Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink * 123022 In Color 2011-2013 Markers * 122384 Patterns DSP Stack 2011-2013 In Color * 122973 Wisteria Wonder 3/8” Ruffled Ribbon * 119246 Basic Rhinestones * 102023 Dazzling Diamonds Glitter * 110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue * 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals * 118874 2-3/8” Scallop Circle Punch

Open House Sunflower

2011-07-17T21:59:00.000-04:00

Most of you who follow me won't be surprised to know the first stamp I KNEW I was getting from this new catalog was the Sunflower. LOVE IT!! I hope to play more with it soon, but the first thing I thought of to do with it was Poppin' Pastels. Love the result!!

Card base is Chocolate Chip. Background accent layer is Daffodil Delight. We stamped the Sunflower in versamark on the First Edition DSP. Love that paper-so glad it made the new book! On the Sunflower, we applied Pastels. Chocolate Chip for the entire "center" of the flower. We added some Early Espresso to the very center for accent. The petals are Daffodil Delight with More Mustard around the very edge for accent. I find what works best with this technique is to twist a sponge dauber lightly on the pastels to pick up the color. Then dab it over the image and then twist to set the color on the Versamark. We attached the DSP to the Daffodil Delight and then knotted a Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon around before attaching to the Chocolate Chip card base. The saying is from a new set, Pursuit of Happiness. Love that saying with the Sunflower!! We stamped it in Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla, punched with the Large Oval, layered on the Scallop Oval and attached with dimensional over the ribbon.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 123066 Sunflower * 121970 Pursuit of Happiness Clear * 102128 Chocolate Chip Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 119683 Daffodil Delight Card Stock * 121878 First Edition Specialty DSP * 124142 Chocolate Chip ½” Scallop Dots Ribbon * 120962 Stampin’ Pastels * 102283 Versamark Pad * 102892 Sponge Daubers * 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch

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