Club Secret Garden

Card 3 from last weekend! I liked them all, but this one was really fun!! This is a great color combo too!!

Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade and Daffodil Delight! The card base is Island Indigo with a background of Daffodil Delight Polka Dot Parade DSP. Over that is a Whisper White layer, cut 1/8" smaller so that the Daffodil shows around the edge. Through the Whisper White I cut a flower using the Secret Garden framelit. I used the largest one and cut it near the right center edge. We first stamped the "thank you" at the very bottom left in Indigo. Then we stamped around the cut flower and the rest of the background using the leaf in Lucky Limeade, the rounded bold flower in Island Indigo, and the smaller rounded outline flower in Daffodil Delight. On a separate Whisper White we stamped the same bold flower in Island Indigo and the other bold flower in Daffodil Delight and cut both out with their coordinating sizzlit. We attached the Indigo cutout flower inside the large cutout, over the DSP and the Daffodil one off to the left of that. Both were attached with dimensionals and we added a rhinestone to each for accent. A Lucky Limeade ribbon is the final accent, knotted just above the thank you and attached between the thank you and flower cutout.

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SU! Products used: 129144 Secret Garden * 117014 Curly Cute * 122823 Island Indigo Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 126902 Polka Dot Parade DSP * 126989 Island Indigo Classic Ink * 126984 Lucky Limeade Classic Ink * 126944 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink * 122977 Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon * 119246 Basic Rhinestone Jewels * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 129372 Secret Garden Framelits set

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Happy Friday all! Hope you've had a good Holiday week! 

As you know, Friday means another round of Sketch Frenzy Friday!! Here is my creation of the week

based on this sketch by Sharon Wheet

As usual, I got a late start! No excuse, just me being me! I'm also jealous of some of the other girls-they have new stuff! Demos can preorder from the Spring catalog early-I just didn't make time to do it until last weekend. That's OK, I'll have it to look forward too! Make sure you go see what everyone else created over at the Main SFF Blog! 

I tried to go "non-wintery" this week. It's been very cold and dreary here. We sure need any moisture we can get, but the icy roads get very old very fast!! Takes a long time to melt when the highs barely reach 20!

Oh well, on to the good stuff! Colors by the Color Coach: Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red & Baja Breeze. Card base is Elegant Eggplant with a Rose Red accent layer behind the Rose Red DSP background. At the bottom is an Elegant Eggplant ribbon. A Baja Breeze rectangle backs a flower made from all three colors. I textured the Baja Breeze using the Stripes folder, and the flower with the Perfect Polka Dots after assembling all the layers. I used the 2-3/8" Scallop Punch in Elegant Eggplant, the 1-3/4" Scallop Punch in Rose Red, the 1" Circle Punch in Baja Breeze, and the 3/4" Circle Punch in Baja Breeze striped DSP. In the center is a Rose Red button accented with Pool Party Bakers Twine. I used the Paper Snips on the Scallop Circles to make the petals for the flower. Thank you from Curly Cute was stamped on the Baja in Elegant Eggplant before texturing.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Have a Very Happy New Year everyone!!

Open House Triple Betsy

Finally-card four from Open Houses last weekend!! I decided to show everyone the Triple Time technique that is so fun yet easy!! I started playing with colors, looking for a Fall feel, and ended up with this!

Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight and Lucky Limeade. The stamp set used is Betsy's Blossom and the saying is from Curly Cute. Remember the trick to this?? Start by layering all your Whisper White pieces together. Attach them with just a little bit of Snail adhesive. Stamp as desired with all the layers together. We started by doing the saying first at the bottom of the center layer. And, we made sure to leave an Indigo flower in the center of that layer for a brad accent. I like to stamp the larger images first, then work my way to the smaller. I did the large Daffodil flowers, then the Limeade leaves and Indigo flowers, and finally filled in with the small Daffodil flowers.

When you take them apart and layer on their Island Indigo layer you get a WOW!!! effect! One thing to note: while stamping, you will get some spots at the edges that don't look wonderful. But, remember you are adding an Indigo layer to the back of each Whisper White. Those "spots" won't show!! This sizes of the layers are

Whisper White          Island Indigo

2 x 3-1/4                   2-1/4 x 3-1/2

3 x 4-1/4                   3-1/4 x 4-1/2

4 x 5-1/4                   4-1/4 x 11 (base, folded to 4-1/4 x 5)

The final accent is a Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon that we tied into a bow and attached with a Glue Dot. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a GREAT weekend on tap! Looks to be a football day here! Our Kansas State Wildcats have a big game this afternoon, and Hubby's office has a Husker tailgate before their game this evening.

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Don't fall off your chair in shock-yes it is a post at Sunflower Stamper other than a scheduled design team post :0)!! Finally play time in the stamp room!! I made an effort this week to finally sort out the retired sets, accessories, etc and clean up a bit so I have room to create and no doubt as to what I can use!! Really excited that new toys are coming later this week!!

 I made this card for the Stamping 411 challenge of the week.

Sunflower was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the sketch.

I decided to run with that and use the new In Color Summer Starfruit-a very earthy yellow, perfect for a Sunflower. The card base is Summer Starfruit. The accent side layer is Chocolate Chip DSP layered onto Chocolate Chip card stock. The Sunflower stamp was inked with Summer Starfruit first. I used a sponge dauber to remove some of the ink from the center, then added Chocolate Chip before stamping onto Very Vanilla card stock. The Sunflower was also layered onto Chocolate Chip before attaching to the card base. The saying, from Curly Cute, was stamped on Very Vanilla with Chocolate Chip. I sponged the edge with Summer Starfruit before attaching to a layer of Chocolate Chip, and then onto the background with dimensionals. Sponging is so much easier with the new pads!! As was inking the background stamp-piece of cake!!

Lastly, the fun elements. In the center is a button from the Naturals set. It may be Espresso in color, but it coordinates very well. In the center I added a couple pieces of Whisper White Bakers Twine and then sponged it with Chocolate Chip. At the bottom, a Chocolate Chip bow of Scallop Dots Ribbon. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Hoping to be back on a much more regular basis!

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Happy Friday all!! Wow, June already!! Time sure flies, doesn't it??

As you know, Friday means another sketch challenge and mini tour from Sketch Frenzy Friday!!  Here is my card

based on this sketch by Sharon Wheet.

Not much stamping on this one!! Only the saying, from Curly Cute. But, I made good use of the new DSP pack, Floral District. The card base is Rich Razzleberry, with an accent layer of Daffodil Delight behind the print background. On the right edge is a reversed strip of the background, and around that a new 1/4" Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain. The flowers were cut from different prints of the DSP pack using the Fun Flowers Die in the Big Shot. I curled them some with my paper piercer before attaching. In the center of the flower and the ribbon are Razzleberry brads from the Glimmer Brights.

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Happy Friday all! Ready for a great weekend?? Start it off by making the rounds at Sketch Frenzy Friday!! Make sure to stop over and play along!!

Here is my card

based on this sketch by Robbie Rubala

The card base is one of the new In Colors, Gumball Green. The accent layer behind the Whisper White background is Melon Mambo. Colors by the Color Coach. The last in the mix is So Saffron. I stamped the "thinking of you" in Gumball Green at the bottom of the Whisper White, then randomly stamped flowers and leaves above that. I stamped a large flower in Melon Mambo on a separate piece of Whisper White and cut it out. After attaching a So Saffron button with White Bakers twine in the center, and sponging the edge with So Saffron, I attached it to the card base with dimensionals. Across the top is the new In Color ribbon-3/8" Stitched Stain-in Gumball green.

Thanks for stopping by today! Continue on with the SFF tour by clicking HERE to see what Kim has created this week. Remember, all member blogs and the main SFF blog are linked in my right sidebar if you hit a speed bump at any point!!  Have a GREAT weekend all!!

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Tangerine Blossoms

Howdy all!! Had Club yesterday so I actually have something to share!! As usual, I'm always hoping to get back into more of a stamping mode but it probably isn't likely for a while. Too much to do outside and at school with it being the end of the year.

Here is the first card from Club, using the Summer Smooches DSP and Bright Blossoms set from the April Sneak Peak.

I had told the girls last month that I would play with the Designer Frames folders for this month. I didn't of course, but I was able to work them into a card fairly easily! I looked at the rectangle one and knew the flowers from Bright Blossoms would be perfect to put in the frame. I picked up the Summer Smooch paper and flipped through for a pattern I liked for the background. Some are quite bright, a couple were too busy (for this), but this Tangerine Tango print seemed perfect. 

The card base is Basic Gray with a Tangerine accent layer behind the DSP background. At the bottom of the DSP we stamped a saying from Curly Cute in Basic Gray. This one is Thinking of You. Happy Birthday, Thank You and Congratulations were other options that would work! The ribbon is a Vanilla Satin strip that we attached a Basic Gray Glimmer Brad to. To do that, just open the back of the Brad (using the Paper Piercer) and tuck the ribbon in. Close the brad, trimming the ends if necessary with Craft & Rubber Scissor. The frame was embossed on a piece of Tangerine Tango card stock. Hint: attach the card stock to the folder before you run it through to prevent moving! This might not be necessary on larger pieces, but I found it sure was when the card stock was similar in size to the frame! The frame was layered onto an accent layer of Basic Gray. In the center is a smaller piece of Very Vanilla, cut just to fit inside the frame. On that we inked the vase with Basic Gray and stems with Old Olive. The image has circles for flowers at the top, which we inked just for placement. Over the circles we attached small Tangerine flowers punched with the round flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. On the flowers we added a medium rhinestone for sparkle!

Thanks for stopping by today!! Today is the last day to get this sneak peak set or paper until the new catalog goes live June 1. Today is also the last day to order from the Occasions Mini catalog unless items carry over. 

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Concord Pear Mixed Bunch

Busy stamping weekend for me so I will actually have cards to share this week!! Great time both days!! Days spent with fellow stampers are always GREAT days!!

This card is from a workshop on Saturday. The layout is probably familiar as it's the same as my Club girls did last month. My inspiration was a card by my upline, Linda Gutierrez. See her version HERE.

Card base is Concord Crush. An accent layer of Pear Pizzazz behind the background layer. The background is a Whisper White layer with a DSP print of Pear Pizzazz at the top. The DSP is from the Twitterpated pack in the Occasions Mini. Missing these colors already!! Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz are two of the five 2010-2012 In Colors that will be going away when this catalog retired May 31. :( Stock up NOW!!! Across the center is a strip of the fabulous Pear Pizzazz Pleated Satin ribbon. Thinking of You at the bottom is from the Curly Cute set and was stamped in Concord Crush at the bottom of the Whisper White. Happy Birthday, Congratulations and Thinking of you from this set also work well on this card! The flower was stamped in Concord Crush and punched with the matching Blossom Punch. The center image was stamped in Pear Pizzazz and punched with the 1" Circle punch. The final accent is a Pear Pizzazz Glimmer Brad in the Center. I also did versions with Concord Crush and Silver Glimmer brads. The flower is attached with dimensionals to sit over the ribbon. Quick and easy, yet WOW!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!! More to come this week-make sure you stop back by!

Cherry Mixed Thanks

Card two from Club last weekend. This was inspired by cards my upline Linda Gutierrez shared. See her versions here. I love the simple yet WOW! look of them!! I only have the pleated ribbon in Baja Breeze & Blushing Bride, and I was short on the Blushing Bride, so I had to look at DSP that would work with the Baja. Here is what I settled on.

The DSP print is Baja Breeze and Cherry Cobbler and is from the Twitterpated pack in the Occasions Mini. I love the contrast of these colors together!! Card base is Cherry Cobbler with a Baja accent layer behind the Whisper White/DSP layer. I cut a full layer of Whisper White and we attached the DSP at the very top. The ribbon is attached across the center with Snail adhesive or Mini Glue dots. It is not tucked at the edge, just trimmed neatly. When doing that, make sure you have some adhesive right at the edge of the card. The bold flower was stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White and punched with the Blossom punch. The center was stamped in Baja Breeze, also on Whisper White, and attached with Snail. In the center is a Glimmer Brad from the Basics set. I used Silver on one of my samples, and Basic Gray on the other and both looked great! The flower is attached with dimensionals to straddle the ribbon. The 'Thank You' is from Curly Cute and was stamped in Cherry Cobbler on the bottom corner.

Thanks for stopping by today!! I will be posting the last club card on Saturday, and don't miss the latest challenge from Sketch Frenzy Friday tomorrow! Maybe more posts if I get done cleaning today and find to stamp!!

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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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Daffodil Mixed Bunch

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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