CASEing the Catalog

Good morning everyone and Happy Independence Day! I am pre-posting this as we will be on the road early today to be on our way home! What a great visit! I will post more about it later but as I type this, it is raining!! UGH! Fireworks are hard to do when it is raining! You can imagine that Nick isn't too thrilled about that!

Today's card is one that I copied from the current catalog. I found a little 3 x 3 card on page 34 and made it into a regular sized card. I changed up the stamps but the layout is pretty much the same. I do like the way it turned out! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- On the Grow; Paper- Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Neutrals paper stack; Ink- Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, black StazOn; Accessories- basic rhinestones, 2 1/2" circle punch, dotted ribbon scallop border punch, blender pen, dimensionals

Krafty Flowers

Good Sunday morning, Friends! And Happy Father's Day! I don't know how many men read my blog but I'll throw it out there anyway. The soccer game ended in a tie yesterday and that was so exciting!! You see, this team we played yesterday was a team we lost to last fall 6-1. I say that we surprised them!! Anyway, it was a super great game and the boys fought hard and now we will play again this afternoon and then be on our way home! I am ready to be home.

Today's card was inspired by a magazine that I bought recently. I saw that the person had used a stamp on Kraft paper and colored it. I had to alter mine to keep it all Stampin' Up! but I do like the way it turned out and I would like to try the idea again. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On the Grow; Paper- Crumb Cake; Ink- black StazOn, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake; Accessories- basic rhinestones, corner rounder, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning, everyone! I am so excited that I am 'finally' getting this card posted! Ugh! If you have been reading my blog for a while, you knew that I had to update my Explorer and in doing so it removed the image re-sizer from my Windows Photo Gallery. Don't ask me how or why or anything because I think it is just crazy! And it has been driving me crazy! Anyway, I found a way to re-size my pictures but I hated the way they looked. So I did a little research today (for two hours) and finally found something that I think I can live with until I get a new computer. At least they seem to look a little better than before. So here we are. Better late than never, right? :)

Today's card is one that I did with my stamp club ladies last night. I got the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary. This sketch is part of the fun they are having in their Create Summer Edition. It is not too late to get in on that! They have some fabulous projects but you have to subscribe to see them. Anyway, every week they have a great challenge and I finally got to participate. It was a nice simple sketch and that is right up my alley! It is also perfect for workshops! Thank you so much for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On the Grow, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black, Whisper White, Beyond the Garden designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze; Accessories- 3" circle die, scallop edge border punch, basic pearls, dimensionals

Look, Mom... No Layers!

Good Sunday morning, everyone! We will soon be back on the road to go home after a long weekend of baseball. We won our two games on Saturday to give us the #2 seed and play for the championship that evening. We got the lead early on but they kept chipping away. And then... well, Nick hit a two run home run!!!!! I mean he hit it out of the park!!! I am still 'giddy' over that one (and so is he)! Someone was nice enough to go and get the ball and he has it right here. The other team was the home team so that meant they got last bat. So even with the extended lead we still needed to hold them. They got one more but that was it! We won the championship! It was awesome! And Nick had a super awesome tournament over-all! It will be nice to get home.

So about the card... This is a one-layer card that I did. This set really lends itself to great one-layer cards. I also colored this one with markers and love the way it turned out! Super, super simple! Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my ramblings! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On the Grow; Paper- Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder; Ink- black StazOn, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade; Accessories- basic rhinestones, itty bitty shapes punch pack

Cool Scooter

Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is off to a fabulous start! We are in Vernal, UT at the moment because Nick has a baseball tournament. It will finish up today and then we will be home on Sunday. They lost their first game 13-4 and won their second game 17-5. We have two more games today and hopefully will play in the championship tonight! Nick is doing awesome!! I am praying he stays "hot"!!

I was able to do some stamping last week and got a few cards made! Yeah!! And this was one of them. I bought a new magazine that gave me some inspiration. I didn't actually copy this one but I had seen a few people use markers and I thought I would give it a try. So I pulled out my new Pool Party and Calypso Coral markers along with Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand and Crumb Cake to color this scooter. I really like the way it turned out! This is a very Clean & Simple look. I hope you can see the rhinestone that I put on for the headlight. Thanks for coming by and taking a look! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On the Grow; Paper- Whisper White, Pool Party; Inks- black StazOn, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Wild Wasabi, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Basic Gray; Accessories- basic rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good Friday morning! Are you ready for a great weekend? We are on our way to a baseball tournament! It should be a good one and Nick is ready to play! I just hope they play better than last weekend. Sketch Frenzy Friday had a new sketch for you to work with this week! This week's sketch is brought to you by me!! I hope that you will find some time to play along. Here is the sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

It seems that when I come up with a sketch, I always have a hard time making a card from it. But when someone else comes up with the sketch I don't have a problem coming up with a plan for a card. Funny, huh! Anyway, I really wanted to use the On the Grow set. So, I die cut a 3" circle from shimmery white cardstock and stamped the scooter in black StazOn. Then I watercolored it with Pool Party, Indigo Island, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, and Sahara Sand inks and my aqua painter. Then I mounted it to a Pool Party card base. Then I took a strip of Wild Wasabi and used my scallop edge border punch on it and glued that down. Then I stamped the greeting in Indigo Island. The last thing I did was to punch a flower out of So Saffron with the itty bitty shapes punch pack and added a pearl.

And there you have it! Click 'here' to continue through the tour and see what Jennifer has come up with. Then make sure to create your own project using the sketch and upload it to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog so we can all see what you did! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On the Grow; Paper- Pool Party, Wild Wasabi, shimmery white; Ink- black StazOn, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Pool Party, Indigo Island, Sahara Sand; Accessories- 3" circle die, scallop edge border punch, itty bitty punch pack, aqua painter, basic rhinestones

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Good Thursday morning! Time for another wonderful color challenge from our friends at Create with Connie and Mary! Here are the wonderful colors they are challenging us with this week:

And here is what I did with them:

In case you had a hard time reading/seeing the color names, they are Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo, and River Rock. I do really like the color River Rock, but it does pose a challenge for me. I started by choosing my image from the Grow Your Way set. I just love this set! I stamped the image on watercolor paper in black StazOn and then watercolored it with Elegant Eggplant, River Rock, and Melon Mambo. This is mounted onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant and then popped up onto a piece of River Rock that has three gold brads. Then I glued the whole thing down onto my card of textured Elegant Eggplant. I stamped the greeting (from the same set) in Elegant Eggplant onto a strip of River Rock, cut a notch in one end and glued it to a piece of Melon Mambo that was punched using the dotted ribbon scallop border punch. This is popped up on the card. The sketch I used actually comes from Mary Jo's lunchtime sketch.

Time to check out what the other fabulous designers have done with these colors! You can see their fantastic work and a link to their blogs by visiting the Create with Connie and Mary site. And while you are there, be sure to upload your creation so that we can all see what you come up with! I look forward to seeing your fantastic projects! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Grow Your Way; Paper- Elegant Eggplant, River Rock, Melon Mambo, watercolor paper; Ink- River Rock, Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo, black StazOn; Accessories- gold brads, aqua painter, dotted ribbon scallop border punch, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! It's Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary challenge! This week they have come up with a fabulous sketch challenge!! Take a look: 

Isn't it just fantastic? I love this sketch!! I am so looking forward to using this one again and again! Here is what I came up with:

The jury is still out on my card. I don't hate it but I just couldn't make anything else work. You will notice that I did leave off a couple of elements. I started with a card base of Pear Pizzazz. Then I cut down a piece of Not Quite Navy and another piece of Pear Pizzazz. I wrapped a piece of Pear Pizzazz poly twill ribbon around these and glued it down to the card. I stamped the motor scooter from On the Grow stamp set, on a piece of shimmery white cardstock with black StazOn and watercolored it using Pear Pizzazz, Not Quite Navy, and Peach Parfait inks and an aqua painter (I also used a little Sahara Sand and Basic Gray). I punched a Peach Parfait flower with the Boho Blossoms and a Not Quite Navy 1/2" circle. This is glued behind the watercolored piece and both are mounted onto the card. I added a clear button with some white baker's twine. Then I stamped the greeting from the same set in Basic Black onto shimmery white cardstock and punched it out with the Word Window punch. This is mounted onto a piece of Not Quite Navy cardstock that was punched with the Modern Label punch and the whole thing is popped up onto the card. And there you have it!!

Now it's time for you to check out the Create with Connie and Mary site to see what the rest of the very talented design team has come up with! Then it's your turn! Create a project using the sketch that has been provided and upload it to the Create with Connie and Mary website so we all can have a look. I can't wait to see what you come up with! Have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On the Grow; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Not Quite Navy, Peach Parfait, shimmer white; Ink- black StazOn, Not Quite Navy, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand, Basic Gray; Accessories- Pear Pizzazz poly twill ribbon, white baker's twine, itty bitty buttons, Boho Blossoms punch, 1/2" circle punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, aqua painter, dimensionals

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Good Thursday morning, Friends! It's time for another Create with Connie and Mary challenge! This week they are challenging us with a sketch. Check it out:

And here is what I came up with:

Love the sketch! So many possibilities! So I went with a new stamp set from the Summer mini catalog. I started with a card base of Old Olive and then added a piece of designer paper from the Beyond the Garden pack. Then I took a piece of Basic Black and cut a scallop from the Tasteful Trim die. I wrapped a piece of white baker's twine around this and added a rhinestone brad. Then this was glued down. I took the floral stamp from the On the Grow set and stamped it on shimmery white paper with StazOn ink and watercolored the image with coordinating colors and my aqua painter. I mounted this onto a piece of Basic Black and then popped it up onto the card. I wanted to add a sentiment on the front but I couldn't make it look quite right so I will add it to the inside. But it was quite easy and very fun! Can't wait to use this layout again!!

So now it's your turn to play along with us! Go make a card using this fabulous sketch and upload it to the Create with Connie and Mary blog so we can all see! And while you are there, be sure to check out the rest of the design team! They always come up with really fantastic creations! Also, Connie and Mary are getting everyone excited about Create Summer Edition! I can't wait for it to start! If you subscribe now you can get in on the early bird pricing so be sure to check it all out at Create with Connie and Mary! I hope to see you there! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On the Grow; Paper- Old Olive, Basic Black, shimmery white, Beyond the Garden designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Sahara Sand; Accessories- white baker's twine, rhinestone brad, Tasteful Trim die, aqua painter, dimensionals

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Happy Friday everyone! I hope that you will find some time during the weekend to play along with the team at Sketch Frenzy Friday! Tammy Baldwin has made a great sketch to challenge us this week. Take a look!

And here is my card! I got to try out my new stamps for this one!

I started with a card base of Pear Pizzazz textured cardstock. Then a square layer of Peach Parfait. You will notice that I got my squares backwards. And the focal image is not even a square. But this is the way it worked for me. The stamps are from the new set, Grow Your Way, that will be in the new Summer mini catalog! I stamped the flower image in black StazOn onto Confetti White cardstock. I stamped the image twice and watercolored. I cut out the flower part of one of the stamped/colored images and attached it to the other with dimensionals. This panel is glued to a piece of Concord Crush cardstock and then popped up onto the Peach Parfait. I stamped the greeting on Confetti White and glued it to the card. And there you have it! Simple!

Time for you to click your way through the tour to see what the rest of the team has come up with! Then it is your turn to create a project with this sketch! Be sure to upload it to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog so we can all see! I am always amazed at the talent out there! So, go see what Jennifer has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Grow Your Way; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Confetti White, Concord Crush; Ink- Black StazOn, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Concord Crush, Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand; Accessories- aqua painter, dimensionals