Poppy Vintage

Card two from the weekend! I cheated just a little and did this one for both the workshop and club!! 

I saw one like this online but it was black (let me know if it was yours!!!). I didn't have the black DSP, and I wanted to use the SAB products, so I took a look through the Everyday Enchantment DSP pack and knew this Poppy Print would be perfect!!!

The card base is Poppy Parade, the background Very Vanilla. On the left side is a strip of Poppy Parade card stock that we punched with the Scallop Border punch. This is lined up with a strip of DSP that we set on the edge of the Very Vanilla. On the right side, we stamped the Vintage Element and the "Thank You" just above it. Quick and easy!!

Don't forget-the 2010/2012 In Colors are going away with the current catalog at the end of May!! Poppy Parade is one of those :( Along with Concord Crush, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait. Stock up your supplies NOW!!!

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Sketch Frenzy Friday 111911

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

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

Sketch Frenzy Friday 091611

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. 

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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

Sketch Frenzy Friday 081911

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

ColorLab49

Thursday! Time for another ColorLab Color Challenge featuring another new In Color-Island Indigo!! I had fun with this one!! Much easier than last week :)

Here are the colors

Island Indigo, Baja Breeze & 

Rich Razzleberry

 And, the card I created!

The card base is Island Indigo with a Rich Razzleberry layer under the Baja Breeze DSP background. I used two different strips of the DSP, one at the top, one at the bottom. The flower is from the new Button Buddies set. On the Whisper White strip across the center,  I stamped a Baja Breeze flower in the center, then added an Island Indigo one on each side. The Whisper White is layered onto an Island Indigo strip and attached over the seam in the DSP. In the center of each flower is a Rich Razzleberry button with White Baker's Twine knotted in the center. "Thank You" from Thank You Kindly was stamped bottom center in Island Indigo. Fun, but fairly simple!!

Thanks for stopping by today!! Make sure to stop over by the ColorLab and see what the other girls came up with! And, play along-we LOVE to see your creations!!

Stop back by tomorrow-I have a great masculine card to share. And be watching next week as I share the cards from my New Catalog Open House!! Prep is going good and I'm looking forward to seeing my Stampers this weekend!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 122737 Button Buddies Clear * 111700 Thank You Kindly * 122923 Island Indigo Card Stock * 115316 Rich Razzleberry Card Stock * 100730 Whisper White Card Stock * 117152 Patterns Subtles DSP Stack * 111833 Baja Breeze Classic Ink * 115658 Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink * 122937 Island Indigo Classic Ink * 124262 White Baker's Twine * 119747 Brights Designer Buttons * 103683 Mini Glue Dots