Washi Hearts

Good morning, Friends! Is another week really starting? And was there a weekend in between - lol? I guess ready or not here is Monday! At least it looks to be a quiet week with the normal practices but that's about it. I was able to get a lot of quilting done on my plus quilt and I should finish it up today. Then I need to quilt my snowman quilt and get the binding sewn on both. But that may have to wait till next week? We will see. Have to figure out the rest of my schedule first…

Today's card was inspired by a card I did at card class with Becky this month. I really like the way Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo look together! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a layer of Whisper White adhere three strips of Gingham Garden washi tape
• Tie a piece of Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon around this then stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Melon Mambo
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Stamp heart from Hearts a Flutter in Melon Mambo onto Pink Pirouette and cut out with Hearts a Flutter framelits
• Adhere heart to card with dimensionals
• Use the Hearts a Flutter framelits to cut a heart from Melon Mambo and adhere to card
• Adhere a Pink Pirouette candy dot to heart

A very simple Valentine's card! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hearts a Flutter, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo; Ink- Melon Mambo; Accessories- Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon, Hearts a Flutter framelits, Gingham Garden washi tape, Subtles candy dots, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week has been going great for you! I was glad to have some time yesterday to get some stamping done! I even exercised and now I am feeling the effects of that. So I may take it a little easier today. I hope to get even more stamping done. I got a box of new goodies on Monday and that was fun to play with! It's nice when you don't have to go anywhere!!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Mojo Monday. I just love the colors in the Sweet Sorbet designer paper! The dsp will be available in the Sale-a-Bration brochure coming up on January 28. So here are my card details…

• Card base is Pool Party
• Adhere a strip of Sweet Sorbet designer paper to card base
• On a piece of Whisper White, stamp "friends" from Sweet Essentials in black StazOn and then the heart image from Hearts a Flutter in Crisp Cantaloupe
• Adhere panel to a piece of Basic Black
• Use the scallop edge border punch to punch a strip of silver glimmer paper and adhere to back of panel then adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Stamp scallop heart image in Calypso Coral onto Crisp Cantaloupe and use the Hearts a Flutter framelits to cut it out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Use the itty bitty shapes punch pack to punch a flower from Summer Starfruit and adhere to card
• Add a Basic Black candy dot to flower center

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hearts a Flutter, Sweet Essentials; Paper- Pool Party, Basic Black, Crisp Cantaloupe, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe; Accessories- Neutrals candy dots, Hearts a Flutter framelits, scallop edge border punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, dimensionals

The Stamp Review Crew: Hearts a Flutter

Good morning, Friends! I am so excited! I was asked to be a part of a wonderful group of stampers that do a blog hop twice a month! We call ourselves the The Stamp Review Crew. Each hop will showcase many wonderful ideas of how to use just one stamp set! Isn't that awesome?!! I love that idea! And there are really SO many wonderful ideas because of all the very talented people in this group! 

This month The Stamp Review Crew is featuring the stamp set Hearts a Flutter. I really love this set and matching framelits! Really makes for easy card making! I am showing a card that I did with my stamp club last month. 

This card is really very simple! I love the clean and simple style of stamping and I love how Crumb Cake and Real Red look together! Here are my card details:

• Card base is Crumb Cake 
• Run the card base through the Big Shot using the Adorning Accents embossing folder
• Flag the bottom of a piece of Real Red and adhere to the card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the heart image from Hearts a Flutter in Real Red onto Crumb Cake and cut out using the Hearts a Flutter framelits then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a heart from red glimmer paper with the small heart punch and adhere to card with a dimensional
• Stamp greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Real Red onto the card base

Super simple! I hope you enjoyed my card! Thanks so much for stopping by! Click the link below to visit the next stop on the hop. If you get lost you can go to the main blog here to get a list of the designers participating in today's hop. Have a super day!

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Good morning everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start! It's a busy one for us around here so it is sure to go by quickly! I think I am ready for the weekend already - lol! But there is still lots to do before then so I guess I better enjoy each day as it comes! I think we have a quiet night tonight so that will be nice. 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Clean&Simple. I thought this sketch was a perfect one to use the banners in the Hearts a Flutter set. I started by adhering a strip of designer paper from the More Amore designer paper pack to a piece of Naturals Ivory. Then I stamped the three banners from Hearts a Flutter set onto Naturals Ivory in Primrose Petals, Pool Party, and Real Red and cut them out using the Hearts a Flutter framelits dies. These are then adhered to the panel and a piece of Basic Grey stitched grosgrain ribbon is tied around it. Then I stamped the outline heart image in Primrose Petals (stamping off once) and the greeting from Sweet Essentials in Basic Grey. I popped this panel up onto the card and added a heart that was cut from Pool Party using the Fashionable Hearts embosslit and a pearl. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hearts a Flutter, Sweet Essentials; Paper- Naturals Ivory, More Amore designer paper; Ink- Primrose Petals, Pool Party, Real Red, Basic Grey; Accessories- Basic Grey stitched grosgrain ribbon, Hearts a Flutter framelits dies, Fashionable Hearts embosslit, pearl, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! UGH!! It is getting harder to wake up! We all really need the weekend to get here so we can sleep in! I know that Nick will sleep till noon or later this weekend! That drive back from Vegas did us in! I need to get myself awake and alert as I am doing a hand piecing class tonight! I am really excited about that! And this afternoon I must go into town and make my final decision about what fabric I am going to use. I can't believe I have waited this long to decide. So much beautiful fabric to choose from! At least I have it narrowed down between two different ones. 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Clean&Simple. I think I have made more Valentine cards than ever this year! I am having so much fun with the Hearts a Flutter stamps and framelits dies! And the More Amore designer paper is SO beautiful and fun to work with! For this card I took a piece of More Amore designer paper and adhered it to a card base of Pool Party. Then I carefully cut apart a heart from the same paper collection. Behind the heart is a banner from the Hearts a Flutter stamp set that was stamped in Real Red onto Very Vanilla and cut out with the Hearts a Flutter framelits dies. I popped this up onto the card. Then a heart was cut from Real Red using the same framelits dies. Behind this heart is a strip of Very Vanilla with the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Basic Grey. I popped this up onto the bigger heart and added a rhinestone. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hearts a Flutter, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Real Red, More Amore designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey, Real Red; Accessories- Hearts a Flutter framelits dies, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Another Thursday and another fabulous challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are being challenged with a wonderful sketch! Take a look!

I love this sketch! So clean and simple and so many possibilities! Sometimes that makes it even hard for me to narrow down my ideas of what I would like to do. But here is what I finally came up with.

I am really getting into making Valentine's cards. I love the More Amore designer paper and the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and matching framelits dies! So that's what I went with here. I adhered a piece of More Amore designer paper to a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. Then I tied a piece of Pool Party seam binding ribbon around this and added an antique brad. I popped this panel up onto a card base of Very Vanilla. I stamped the heart from Hearts a Flutter in Primrose Petals (stamping off once) onto Very Vanilla and then stamped the greeting from Sweet Essentials in Basic Grey. This is layered onto a piece of Basic Grey card stock.This is popped up onto the card. Finally I punched a heart from Primrose Petals using the small heart punch and popped it up onto the card and added a pearl.

Be sure to check out the Create with Connie and Mary website to see what the rest of the designers did with this sketch. I hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week! We always love to see what you come up with! While you are there be sure to check out their Create with Connie and Mary 2013 Spring Edition! There are sure to be some really fabulous projects from the very talented designers they have lined up! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hearts a Flutter, Sweet Essentials; Paper- Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Basic Grey, More Amore designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey, Primrose Petals; Accessories- Pool Party seam binding ribbon, antique brad, small heart punch, pearl, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! It's another cold morning that I wanted to stay under the blankets! My husband informed me that it is warmer than yesterday at 0. Wow!! So many frozen pipes around the area. I am so thankful that everything seems to be working great around here! Need to get the laundry going so we can start packing. And it does happen to be my birthday but for me it is still Wednesday. I love my family and they will find a way to make it special :)

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Retro Sketches. I loved that I could use some of my favorite papers from More Amore! I punched a strip of Basic Grey with the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhered the papers to that then to a piece of Naturals Ivory. Below that I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Basic Grey. I tied a piece of Basic Grey stitched grosgrain around this and rounded the bottom right hand corner before popping it up onto a card base of Naturals Ivory. Then I cut a heart from Primrose Petals using the Hearts a Flutter framelits dies and sponged the edges with Primrose Petals. This is popped up onto the card and a pearl was added. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Naturals Ivory, Basic Grey, Primrose Petals, More Amore designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey, Primrose Petals; Accessories- Basic Grey stitched grosgrain ribbon, Hearts a Flutter framelits dies, dotted ribbon scallop punch, corner rounder, pearl, sponge, dimensionals

An Inspiring Day - Hearts a Flutter

Good morning, Friends! I hope you are ready to be inspired by the RemARKable Stampers! This month we are featuring the Hearts a Flutter stamp set! If you are a regular visitor of my blog, you know that I love this stamp set!! And today I have a super simple card to show you using this set! Take a look!

The Raspberry Ripple piece is adhered to a card base of Crumb Cake. On another piece of Crumb Cake I stamped the outline heart image three times using the help of my stamp-a-ma-jig. Below the hearts I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Raspberry Ripple. Then I stamped the solid heart image onto a piece of Very Vanilla in Raspberry Ripple and cut it out. This is popped up onto the panel and the panel is then popped up onto the card. Super easy!!

Continue on through the tour by clicking the image below to see what Tamra Davis has ready to show you! So glad you stopped by! Have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hearts a Flutter, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple; Ink- Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple; Accessories- stamp-a-ma-jig, pearl, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! Are you ready for a great weekend? It is supposed to be seriously cold this weekend but we plan on staying indoors by the fire for most of it - lol! Actually, today I will be taking a class on Crazy Quilting! I am so super excited about this! Something different. The class is supposed to go most of the afternoon but my friend and I are leaving early as the Broncos are playing this afternoon and, well, we do have priorities! Lol!! Seriously! The Broncos are a big thing around here and we just can't miss it!! That is another super exciting thing going on today! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch from last week at Retro Sketches. I also used it for our shoebox club this month. Super simple and I do love how it turned out! First I adhered a piece of Primrose Petals to a card base of Very Vanilla. Then I took the Occasions Paper Piercing templates and pierced the heart. I adhered two strips of designer paper from the More Amore pack with the ends flagged and stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Primrose Petals. I popped this panel up onto the card. Then I cut a heart using the Hearts a Flutter framelits dies and Primrose Petals card stock. This is popped up onto the card and a pearl was added. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day! GO BRONCOS!!!

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Good morning, Friends! It's time once again for a fabulous challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week's challenge is a color challenge. Check it out!

Pink Pirouette, Midnight Muse, Whisper White. Great colors but none that I had put together. But take a look at how great they go together!

Love the way this one came together! A super easy card, too! I took a strip of Whisper White and flagged the bottom. Then I ran it through the Big Shot with the Adorning Accents hearts folder and embossed the bottom part of the banner. Then I stamped the sentiment from Sweet Essentials in Midnight Muse and tied a piece of Pink Pirouette 3/8" taffeta ribbon around it before popping it up onto a card base of Midnight Muse. Then I stamped the heart image from Hearts a Flutter in Midnight Muse onto Pink Pirouette card stock and cut it out with the Hearts a Flutter framelits dies. This is popped up onto the white panel. A small heart was punched from Whisper White card stock with the small heart punch. This is popped up onto the pink heart with a rhinestone.

Check out the Create with Connie and Mary website to see what the rest of the design team did with these fabulous colors! I hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Sweet Essentials, Hearts a Flutter; Paper- Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette; Ink- Midnight Muse; Accessories- Pink Pirouette 3/8" taffeta ribbon, Adorning Accents embossing folder, Hearts a Flutter framelits dies, small heart punch, rhinestone, dimensionals

Valentine Flutter

Good morning, Friends! We are half through another week! I hope it is going well for you all! It's still cold around here and we have another good chance for snow on Friday. I hope so!! We sure could use it! The mountains more so but it is so nice to have the moisture! I didn't get as much stamping done yesterday as I had planned but I did get some a sewing project done and another one started. I really need to spend some time updating that blog, too. I like to take my pictures outdoors but that won't happen for a while - lol! So it will be more of the same for today and then a quiet evening at home. 

Today's card was inspired by one I saw on the Hero Arts blog. Pretty simple with lots of layers. I adhered a piece of Basic Grey that was run through the Big Shot with the Honeycomb embossing folder to a piece of Naturals Ivory and then to a piece of Primrose Petals and then to a card base of Naturals Ivory. Then I adhered a strip of More Amore designer paper. On top of this I adhered a strip of Basic Grey and a strip of Naturals Ivory that has the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Basic Grey. Each of these strips were cut at an angle on one end. Then I stamped the heart image from Hearts a Flutter in Basic Grey onto Primrose Petals and cut it out using the Hearts a Flutter framelits dies. This is popped up onto the card. Then I punched a heart from Pool Party using the small heart punch. I added a pearl and called it done! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hearts a Flutter, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Naturals Ivory, Primrose Petals, Basic Grey, More Amore designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey; Accessories- Honeycomb embossing folder, Hearts a Flutter framelits dies, small heart punch, pearl, dimensionals

More Amore Banners

Good morning, Friends! This is the only part of school being in session that I hate - getting up early. Ugh! But I do appreciate that I have to get up and get going. Back to the full routine of homework, various practices and early mornings. And we start living for the weekends - lol! So I am hoping that I can get some stamping done today. I also am looking forward to start some sewing projects, too! Becky and I have a class coming up on Crazy Quilting! I am really looking forward to that one, too!!

Today's card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest. A nice simple layout! I pulled out some Naturals Ivory card stock for this one. I bought a package of the Naturals White and Ivory not too long ago and have used it so rarely. I did started this card on Very Vanilla but switched to the Naturals Ivory and I like the texture of it a lot better for this. What do you think? I stamped the heart from Hearts a Flutter onto Naturals Ivory card stock in Primrose Petals (I stamped off once before stamping on the card stock). Then I stamped the sentiment from Sweet Essentials in Basic Grey. Then I added three strips of More Amore designer paper that were flagged on the bottom. This panel is then popped up onto a card base of Naturals Ivory. I added two rhinestones and called it done! Super simple!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Sweet Essentials, Hearts a Flutter; Paper- Naturals Ivory, More Amore designer paper; Ink- Primrose Petals, Basic Grey; Accessories- rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good Friday morning everyone! I hope your New Year is off to a super start! I can't believe that Nick will have to go back to school on Tuesday! Wow! This break really went by fast!! I am looking forward to having some time at home to myself, though! Today the Sketch Frenzy Friday team has another wonderful sketch for us! This week's sketch was created by Tammy Fite. Take a look!

Super simple and super cute!! I wanted to create something with my new toys so here is what I came up with!

I have to say that I really like how this came out!! I kept is simple, just like the sketch! I took a piece of the beautiful new designer paper from the More Amore designer paper pack and adhered it to a card base of Basic Grey. Then I took a piece of Very Vanilla and stamped the greeting from Made for You in Basic Grey. To the back of this I adhered two strips of Primrose Petals that were punched with the dotted ribbon scallop punch and then adhered this to the card. I stamped the scalloped heart from Hearts a Flutter in Basic Grey onto a piece of Primrose Petals and cut it out using the Hearts a Flutter framelits dies. I popped this up onto the card and added a Basic Grey button that was threaded with some linen thread. 

Be sure to visit the Sketch Frenzy Friday home page to see what the other designers did with this fabulous sketch! I hope that you will be inspired to play along with us this week! Be sure to upload your creation to the blog so that we can all see! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Made for You, Hearts a Flutter; Paper- Basic Grey, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla, More Amore designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey; Accessories- Hearts a Flutter framelits dies, Neutrals buttons, linen thread, dotted ribbon scallop punch, dimensionals

Wonderful Hearts

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is going super! We totally enjoyed a full day of relaxing and watching football! It was pretty cold yesterday and so we kept the fire going and made a big pot of soup to graze on most of the afternoon. Today I need to get myself going as I have a few things that I must finish up before Friday and one of them I have not even started on - yikes!! I also need to get to stamping again. All the cards I stamped before Christmas vacation are used up. Now I need to find the mojo and start all over again. 

So today's card was one that I whipped up late yesterday afternoon. I didn't have any left in the folder to show for today so I turned to Pinterest for inspiration. This one truly took my minutes to make! I stamped the hearts from Hearts a Flutter in Real Red onto Whisper White and punched them out using the Postage Stamp punch. Then I popped them up onto another piece of Whisper White. I stamped the greeting from Sweet Essentials in Real Red at the bottom and tied a piece of 1/8" Real Red taffeta ribbon to the top. I popped this panel up onto a card base of Real Red and added a rhinestone to each heart. Done!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hearts a Flutter, Sweet Essentials; Paper- Whisper White, Real Red; Ink- Real Red; Accessories- Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Postage Stamp punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! Time once again for another super fun challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are being challenged with color! Take a look at these most beautiful colors!

                                                       
Pool Party, Whisper White and Silver glimmer. Oooohh!! Aren't they so pretty!! I wasn't sure what I wanted to do but I knew I wanted to use some new toys!! So I turned to Valentine's Day. Take a look!

So I started with a piece of Whisper White and ran it through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. Then I added a strip of silver glimmer paper that was punched with the scallop edge border punch and a piece of Pool Party designer paper. I rounded the corners with the corner rounder and tied a piece of Pool Party ruffled ribbon around this before popping it up onto a card base of Whisper White. Then I stamped the lacy heart from Hearts a Flutter in black StazOn onto Pool Party. I used the coordinating framelits dies to cut it out. Then I popped it up onto the card. I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny wishes in Pool Party onto a strip of Whisper White and flagged one end. The other end is tucked behind a heart that was punched from silver glimmer paper using the small heart punch (which is also popped up onto the card).

Be sure to see what the other designers did with this color scheme by visiting the Create with Connie and Mary site. I hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week! We always love to see what you do! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hearts a Flutter; Paper- Whisper White, Pool Party, silver glimmer paper, In Color designer paper stack; Ink- black StazOn, Pool Party; Accessories- Pool Party ruffled ribbon, Hearts a Flutter framelits dies, small heart punch, scallop edge border punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, dimensionals