Single Tree

Good morning, Friends! I am happy to report that I did get my Christmas shopping done yesterday! And I got almost everything wrapped! Woohoo! I think we will be ready to have Christmas before we leave to see my parents! Nick starts a few of his finals today. I think we will have a quiet couple of evenings as he doesn't have basketball practice. That will be nice. Seems like we have been running all over! 

Today's card is a simple one! I was able to get a card stamped yesterday before I set out to shop! Had to make it quick so this fit the bill! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Layer of Whisper White that has the tree stand from Pennant Parade stamped in Chocolate Chip and the greeting from More Merry Messages in Cherry Cobbler
• Round the upper right hand corner of the layer with the 1" circle punch then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp tree in Old Olive and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to top of tree

There you have it! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade, More Merry Messages; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive; Accessories- 1" circle punch, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving! We will be leaving tomorrow to head back home. :( But we will be back in a few short weeks for Christmas. Yikes! Christmas! I had better get busy!! Today's Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch was created by Sharon Wheet. Take a look.

And my card...

I had fun with this one! It was kind of fun to use a set that I hadn't used in quite awhile, Pennant Parade. Here are the details:

• Card base is Old Olive
• Layer of Crumb Cake with two strips of the Season of Style washi tape and then adhered to a layer of Cherry Cobbler then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Use the deco labels framelits to cut the shape from Crumb Cake
• Stamps the pot image from Pennant Parade in Chocolate Chip onto the label and stamp the greeting in Cherry Cobbler
• Tie a piece Cherry Cobbler baker's twine around the shape
• Use the 2 1/2" circle punch to punch a circle from Chocolate Chip and then cut it in half and adhere the halves to the back of the label shape then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the tree image in Old Olive onto Whisper White and cut out and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the top of the tree and two under the greeting

Be sure to visit the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to find more inspiration! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Whisper White; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, Deco Labels framelits, Season of Style washi tape, rhinestones, dimensionals

Pennant Party Hats

Good morning, Friends! I hope you are having a great week! My son and I are in Kansas visiting family. We got here on Sunday and will on the next Sunday. We are having a great time so far and today my brother and sister with her kiddos will be here, too! We had to come to Kansas to do any kind of fireworks as they are banned in Colorado (which is a good thing). So my son, the pyro - lol, is very excited! It is extremely hot here! 


Today's card is one that I copied from the catalog. I really like how this came out! Such a fun card! I stamped the three pennants from Pennant Parade in Summer Startfruit, Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse and Baja Breeze. These were punched out with the Pennant builder punch and popped up onto a piece of Whisper White. Then I stamped the little stars in Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit and Baja Breeze onto Whisper White and cut them out (this part was a little tedious). These are carefully adhered to the top of the party hats. Then I stamped the greeting from Sweet Essentials in Primrose Petals. I adhered the Whisper White panel to a piece of Midnight Muse and popped the whole panel up onto a card base of Whisper White. The final touch was to add three little rhinestones! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day! 


Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade, Sweet Essentials; Paper- Whisper White, Midnight Muse; Ink- Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze, Summer Starfruit; Accessories- pennant builder punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! I hope your week is going great! Mine seems to be flying by but what else is new - lol! It is just a reminder that I need to enjoy every moment! Thankfully, it won't be a really busy day today. I should have time to get some stamping done and time to get more fabric cut for my quilt!


Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. This one didn't turn out quite like I had pictured it should but I couldn't figure out what else to do. So here it is - lol! My card base is Whisper White. I cut down another piece of Whisper White and adhered two pieces of Lucky Limeade designer paper. Then this panel is adhered to the card base. I took a piece of Island Indigo to the Big Shot and ran it through using the Perfect Pennants die. I punched a 2 1/2" circle from Whisper White and glued it to the scallop circle. This is popped up on the card. Then I stamped the pennant from Pennant Parade in Island Indigo and punched it with the Pennant Builder punch. I stamped it again in Daffodil Delight and cut out just the center part. I glued this to the punched piece and added two mini brads in the top corners. This is popped up on the circle. Then I stamped the word in Island Indigo on a strip of Whisper White and flagged both ends. This is adhered to the pennant. I had a baby boy in mind when I made this so I didn't want to add ribbon to the card. But maybe baby boys don't mind ribbon? Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Whisper White, Island Indigo, In Color designer paper pack; Ink- Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Perfect Pennants die, Pennant Builder punch, mini brads, 2 1/2" circle punch, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! Here we are at the beginning of December! Yikes!! I am finding it so hard to believe that 2011 is coming to a close! Besides that, I really need to get going on my Christmas cards and Christmas shopping! But first, it is Thursday, and that means another great challenge from our friends at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a sketch to challenge us! Take a look!

And here is what I decided to do with it!
 

I guess it is no surprise that I have Christmas on the brain. We have finally put up our Christmas tree and decorations. I did alter the sketch just a bit but it is mostly still there. My card base is Crumb Cake. I layered a piece of Cherry Cobbler and a piece of designer paper from the Frostwood collection together. Then I flagged one end of a strip of Garden Green and glued that down as well. Before this was glued to the card I wrapped a piece of Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon around it. I also put another piece of Garden Green just under the ribbon with the word 'merry' (from Pennant Parade stamp set) stamped in Early Espresso. I punched a piece of Cherry Cobbler with the 2 1/2" circle punch and popped it up on the card. I stamped the the tree from the same set in Garden Green on Whisper White three times and cut them out. I also punched out three scallop pennants from Garden Green card stock. I glued the trees to a scallop pennant and then scored them down the middle. One side of the pennant was glued to one side of another and then glued to another (I hope that all made sense - lol). The other two sides were glued to the circle. I added a rhinestone at the top of the tree to finish it off. A fun card!!

I do hope that you will go on over to the Create with Connie and Mary site to see what the other fantastic designers did with this sketch! I do hope you will play along with us this week and let us see what you designed using this sketch! I do love to see what you all come up with! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- Garden Green, Early Espresso; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon, rhinestone, pennant builder punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! Yea!! It's Friday!! Time for some fun with a sketch challenge from Sketch Frenzy Friday! This week's sketch was made by me! Take a look!
 

And here is what I finally came up with!

I don't know what it is but I have a much easier time with other people's sketches. When I have to come up with a card for my own sketch I get stumped. What is up with that? I wanted to do a card associated with Thanksgiving but I just couldn't get anything to work. So I went to Christmas. I love the look of the triangle shaped Christmas tree. I started with a card base of Garden Green and took a smaller piece of Garden Green and ran it through the Big Shot with the Snow Burst embossing folder. Then I used pieces of Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso to finish the sketch off. The tree part is made from a piece of Frostwood Lodge designer paper that was cut with the Perfect Pennants die. Then I cut a square of Early Espresso for the trunk. The tree is popped up on the card and then I added a 'star' with a rhinestone. Not much room for a greeting so I used 'merry' from the Pennant Parade set and stamped it in Early Espresso on Whisper White and flagged one end and put a silver mini brad in the other. 

Please click 'here' to see what Jennifer did with this sketch. I hope you will continue through the tour to see all the great designs and to get inspired. Then be sure to make your own creation and upload it to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog so that we can all take a look! I can't wait to see what you do! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- Early Espresso; Accessories- Snow Burst embossing folder, Perfect Pennants die, mini brad, rhinestone, dimensionals

Pennant Swap Card

Good morning, Friends! It was a little hard to get up this morning! I wanted to stay snuggled under the warm blankets! But my husband got up a little earlier than I and built a nice roaring fire! And I have my coffee... just waiting for it to kick in! I guess it will be just a day of trying to get some projects finished up!

Today's card is one that I did for a recent swap that I participated in. I really liked the way this one turned out! The card base is Cherry Cobbler with a piece of Garden Green that was run through the Big Shot using the Snow Burst embossing folder and then a piece of Frostwood Lodge designer paper that has the corners rounded and then a strip of Crumb Cake that was flagged at the bottom - all of these are glued flat. Then I took a piece of Cherry Cobbler and used my Perfect Pennants die to create the scallop circle. The Crumb Cake circle was punched with my 2 1/2" circle punch and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake and glued it to the scallop circle and then popped it up on the card. I used the stamp set Pennant Parade and stamped the tree in Garden Green on a scrap of Whisper White and cut it out and glued it to a piece of Garden Green that had been punched with the Pennant builder punch. I also stamped the little pot and cut it out to glue behind my tree. The tree is popped up on the circle and has a rhinestone added at the top! The greeting, also from the same set, is stamped in Early Espresso on the Crumb Cake strip. A fun and festive card!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso; Accessories- Snow Burst embossing folder, Perfect Pennants die, 2 1/2" circle punch, corner rounder, pennant builder punch, rhinestone, sponge, dimensionals

Merry Pennant Trees

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is starting off super! Monday is out of the way so it is time to really get things done, right? Lol!! I did do some laundry yesterday so that helped clean up a little bit of my house. The repair man comes today to hopefully fix our oven so that I can cook dinner tonight. Last night we used the grill. Yea, my husband thought he could fix it. Well, he tried to pull the heating element out of the oven and it made a horrible noise (like someone getting the shock of their life)! So it is unplugged until the repair man comes. It is amazing how much I want to use my stove when I don't have it!

Today's card is one that started off coming from a sketch that I found in my magazine - Card Ideas for Paper Crafters. I really love this magazine! So many great sketches! Anyway, I strayed away from the sketch and ended up doing my own thing. And I think it turned out pretty cute! A pretty simple Christmas card! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- Garden Green, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Pennant builder punch, word window punch, basic rhinestones, dimensionals

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Happy Friday everyone! It's time for another fun sketch from the team at Sketch Frenzy Friday! Take a look at the great sketch by Tina Munzke:

And here is what I came up with:

I ended up flipping my card so that I could get it all to fit. That's what I love about sketch challenges! And I am quite pleased with how this one turned out, too! I took some scrap Whisper White and stamped the pennants from Pennant Parade in Baja Breeze and punched them out. Then I stamped them again in Calypso Coral and punched out the inside, polka dot part and glued them together. Then I stamped the star in Daffodil Delight and punched them out with the 1/2" circle punch. Then I added a mini brad to each and popped them up on the pennants. I used my 1/16" hole punch to punch holes in each pennant to string the white baker's twine through. Then I stamped the greeting in Baja Breeze and punch it out with the Word Window punch and notched one end. For the panel, I cut down a piece of Calypso Coral and ran it through the Big Shot using the Stripes embossing folder and glued it to a piece of Daffodil Delight. The pennants are glued to the panel and the ends of the baker's twine is taped behind. Then I wrapped a piece of Baja Breeze narrow taffeta ribbon around that and tied a knot. This is popped up on a Baja Breeze card base. 

And there you have it! To continue through the tour, click 'here' to see what wonderful creation Jennifer has made. Continue all the way through the tour to get inspired and then be sure to upload your project to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog so that we can all see! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Baja breeze, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White; Ink- Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Baja Breeze narrow taffeta ribbon, mini brads, pennant builder punch, 1/2" circle punch, Stripes embossing folder, white baker's twine, dimensionals

Pennant Hello

Good Sunday morning! My men made it back yesterday afternoon safe and sound! It sounds like they had an awesome time! They caught quite a few fish and survived the camping. Nick's favorite part was being able to "drive" the canoe all over the lake. We had gotten a trolling motor for it and he was excited to be able to motor it around. But it sounds like that was the place to catch the fish. Nobody was catching anything on the shore. Good for them! I am so glad they get to do things like that!

Today's card is one that I made up a few weeks ago. The inspiration comes from the catalog, page 64. I am not completely happy with my card. Seems a little plain but I wasn't sure what else to do. I just love the Pennant Parade stamp set and the coordinating punch! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Whisper White, Pocketful of Posies designer paper; Ink- Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand; Accessories- 1/2" circle punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, pennant builder punch, silver brads, white baker's twine, basic rhinestones, dimensionals

Pennant Ice Cream

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week has started out wonderfully! I can't believe how fast this summer is going! It really doesn't seem like July around here. It has been so humid around here! And it does rain about every day. But I am grateful for the rain! Not much going on which has been nice. 

Today's card was inspired by the card on page 69 of the catalog. I thought that it was so clever to use the pennant stamp set and punch to make an ice cream cone! I also used the cupcake builder punch to make the top part of the cone. It really makes for a super easy card! I hope that you are being inspired by the catalog, too! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Whisper White, Just Add Cake designer paper; Ink- Early Espresso, So Saffron; Accessories- Baja Breeze narrow taffeta, cupcake builder punch, pennant builder punch, 1/2" circle punch, dotted scallop ribbon punch, stripes embossing folder, basic rhinestones, dimensionals

Pennant Hello

Good morning everyone! I hope your 4th was celebrated in style and that everyone was safe! We drove our 12 hours back home and made it safe and sound! We did pick up some good 'ol Kansas fireworks and had our friends come over to watch them explode when we got home. We were a little nervous as the wind was really blowing but everything seemed to be o.k. and there were others who were doing the same thing all around us. I just wish I could have slept in a little more. But my body woke me up and so I guess I will start my day!! Not a whole lot I "have" to do today.

Today's card was copied from the catalog. It is from page 5. Again, the card in the catalog was a little one that I made into a regular sized one. I just really like the layout! And I just love the new Pennant Parade stamp set! The only thing that "bugs" me about this card is that I left a little too much ribbon stick out on the left side. Oh well. I still like it. I think it turned out really cute! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Whisper White, So Saffron, Baja Breeze; Ink- Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Baja Breeze; Accessories- Poppy Parade poly twill ribbon, silver brads, white baker's twine, pennant builder punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals

Upscale Swap for June

Hello everyone! Lots of stuff happening around here today so I will be making this short. We will be having our July 4th celebration tonight along with celebrating my dad and my aunt's retirement! Plus we will be making another trip to the fireworks stand! Nick just can't get enough - lol! My mom is busy getting the food ready and as soon as I am done here, I will be helping her out as well. And then tomorrow we will be on the road home! What a short visit!

So today's card is one that I did for a swap that I participated in last month. I really like the way it turned out and I got to use some great new products! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Flirtatious designer paper; Ink- Elegant Eggplant; Accessories- white baker's twine, Pennant builder punch, basic rhinestones, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, 1/2" circle punch, dimensionals

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Hello everyone! It's Thursday and time for another wonderful challenge from the ladies at Create with Connie and Mary! This week they are challenging us with a wonderful sketch! Check it out:

And here is what I came up with:

I know! It isn't Christmas or anywhere close to being Christmas but this is what popped into my head right away when I saw this sketch! I think this sketch is just super! I also knew that I wanted to use some new product because the new catalog goes LIVE tomorrow!!! Anyway, I started with a card base of Crumb Cake. The next two layers are Cherry Cobbler on top of Early Espresso with Crumb Cake seam binding around that and then glued to the card. Then I have a panel of Very Vanilla in which I stamped the greeting from Pennant Parade in Cherry Cobbler on. I also cut a strip of Always Artichoke and notched one end and glued it to the Very Vanilla piece. This panel is popped up. Then I took some scrap Vanilla to stamp my trees and pots on. The trees are stamped in Always Artichoke and the pots in Early Espresso. Stampin' Up! was so wonderful to provide a punch to punch out the trees! It is the new Pennant builder punch! I did have to cut the pots out myself. The pots were glued flat to the Vanilla panel but I popped the trees up. The last thing I did was to add two little rhinestones underneath the greeting. And there you have it! 

I encourage you to go and see what the other designers came up with! Visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to view their projects. Then be sure to go and create your own project using all Stampin' Up! products and this sketch! I always love to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke; Ink- Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso; Accessories- Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, basic rhinestones, pennant builder punch, dimensionals