Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is going just super! We decided to have our Christmas a little early as we will be leaving later this week and thought we should enjoy our gifts before we left! This will give us a few days to enjoy them and also be able to clean up the Christmas decorations before we leave. We are weird that way, I know. Seems wrong but since we won't be here... And I like to be able to come home to a house that is already picked up. Anyway, that's what we did last night and it was FUN!! We all were surprised and are enjoying our gifts! We will be packing the rest of the week and leaving town on Thursday.
Today's card was the last of the cards we did at stamp club this month. I loved how this turned out! I adhered a strip of Sahara Sand to a card base of Pool Party. Then I stamped the greeting from Snow Much Fun onto Whisper White using black StazOn. I rounded the one corner using the 1" circle punch. I punched a strip of Rich Razzleberry using the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhered it to the back of the Whisper White piece. I wrapped a piece of Pool Party ruffled ribbon around this and then adhered this panel to the card. I stamped the image in black StazOn onto a piece of Whisper White and punched it out with the 2 1/2" circle punch. Then I colored it in with Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango and Sahara Sand markers. This is adhered to a scallop circle of silver glimmer paper that was cut using the Perfect Pennants die and then popped up onto the card. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Much Fun; Paper- Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, silver glimmer paper, Neutrals designer paper stack; Ink- black StazOn, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Sahara Sand; Accessories- Pool Party ruffled ribbon, Perfect Pennants die, 1" circle punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, dotted ribbon scallop punch, dimensionals
Good morning, everyone! Oh it felt SO good to sleep in this morning! I know I am getting a much later start than usual but I so needed the sleep! I feel so rested and ready to start my day! And I do have a lot that I would like to do today!! I still need to get some more stamping done. So that is what I will probably focus on. Later this evening, Nick will have his first indoor soccer game. It's not really games that they do but rather just a chance to get out there and play. We will be going to Las Vegas in January for a tournament so that is something to look forward to!!
Today's card was inspired by last week's sketch from the Clean and Simple blog. I also tried to use some colors that I hadn't touched in quite a while. I took a piece of Whisper White and ran it through the Big Shot with the Northern Flurry embossing folder. Then I adhered it to a strip of Chocolate Chip then to a piece of Pool Party that was punched with the scallop trim punch. Then I popped up the entire panel onto a card base of Chocolate Chip. I stamped the image from Snow Much Fun in black StazOn onto a piece of Whisper White and colored him in with Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party and Pumpkin Pie markers. I carefully cut him out and popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the sentiment in black StazOn onto a strip of Whisper White and flagged the end. This is tucked behind the image. The last thing I did was to add a few rhinestones to the snowflakes. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Much Fun; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Pool Party, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Northern Flurry embossing folder, scallop trim punch, rhinestones, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! Thank goodness it's FRIDAY!! It's time for another challenge from the Sketch Frenzy Friday team. This week's sketch was created by Maria Vanderform. Take a look!
Pretty simple and straight forward. And I had fun creating with this one! Here is what I did with it!
I started out by stamping the greeting from More Merry Messages in black StazOn onto a piece of Always Artichoke. Then I tied a piece of Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon around this and popped it up onto a card base of Always Artichoke. Then I stamped the image from Snow Much Fun in black StazOn onto a piece of watercolor paper and watercolored the image with a variety of ink pads and an aqua painter. Then I used the scallop edge border punch on the side. I adhered this to a piece of Cherry Cobbler and then popped this up onto the card. Finally I added a strip of champagne glimmer paper.
For more inspiration visit the Sketch Frenzy Friday site to see what the other designers did with this sketch. I hope that you will play along with us! We always love to see what you do with our sketches! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- More Merry Messages, Snow Much Fun; Paper- Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, watercolor paper, champagne glimmer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Pool Party, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso; Accessories- Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, scallop edge border punch, aqua painter, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! It was a little hard for me to get up this morning. I am looking forward to the weekend when I can sleep in a little! As I look forward to the weekend, I realize that I will be a little busy and I there are things that need to be done before that. So that means I had better get focused and make sure those things get done before that!!
Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. I am too late to play along but I really liked how this card turned out! I actually tried an experiment! First I took a strip of Crumb Cake and used my Whisper White craft pad to swipe the edges. Then I adhered a strip of Island Indigo that had been punched with the scallop edge border punch. This is adhered to a card base of Crumb Cake. This I stamped the greeting from Snow Much Fun in black StazOn and added two strips of designer paper from the Festival of Prints (the bottom strip has a corner rounded). Then I stamped the image in black StazOn onto a scrap of Crumb Cake and used a blender pen to color him in. Here is my experiment... I used the blender pen with my Whisper White craft pad to color his body!! I really like the way it came out!! Probably not new to you all but I was excited!! Anyway, I used Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Pool Party and Pumpkin Pie to color him in. Then I carefully cut him out. He is popped up onto the card and a rhinestone is added to his hat. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Much Fun; Paper- Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Festival of Prints designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Pool Party Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White craft pad; Accessories- scallop edge border punch, corner rounder, blender pen, rhinestone, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! It's time for another great challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week is a sketch challenge. I hope you will be able to find some time to play along with us! Take a look at this fun sketch!
And here is what I decided to do!
I had to make another snowman card and I do like the way this one turned out! I started with a card base of Riding Hood Red. Then I started with the different blocks from the sketch. The scallop edge is Island Indigo punched with the dotted ribbon scallop punch. Over this is a strip of Island Indigo designer paper. The Whisper White card stock has the snowman stamped from Snow Much Fun in black StazOn. Then I colored him with Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey, and Pumpkin Pie markers. Then I stamped the snowball four more times on a scrap piece of Whisper White and cut them out. I popped these up to look like he was juggling them. These are attached with glue dots. Then I ran a piece of Basic Grey card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Snow Burst embossing folder. The flagged piece is Blushing Bride with the greeting stamped in black StazOn. This is popped up over the seam. The snowflake is cut with the Northern Flurry decorative strip die from the silver glimmer paper. I popped this up and added a Basic Grey button with some white baker's twine. A fun card for the upcoming winter months!
Please be sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with this sketch at Create with Connie and Mary. Then create your own project using the sketch and be sure to upload it to the site so that we can all take a look! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Much Fun; Paper- Riding Red Hood, Basic Grey, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, silver glimmer, In Color designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride; Accessories- Northern Flurry decorative strip die, neutrals buttons, white baker's twine, dotted scallop ribbon punch, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! Happy Christmas Eve! I am thoroughly enjoying my stay at my mom's!! Already I am eating too much! So this morning I decided that I was going to do a little workout on the treadmill. Now I can eat some more - lol!! Anyway, we are here and the weather is looking great (a little chilly, though)! Not sure what the plan is for today but that is o.k.! I am pretty sure we will be watching some football!
Today's card is one that I did for my stamp club this month. I used an older sketch from Karen Giron. I love the way this one turned out! These snowmen are just so stinkin' cute! And you don't have to use them for just Christmas. This card could be used any time of the year! I started with a card base of Cherry Cobbler. Then I cut down another piece of Cherry Cobbler and adhered a piece of Frostwood Lodge designer paper. Then I took a piece of Marina Mist and ran it through the Big Shot using the Snow Burst embossing folder and glued onto the designer paper. Then I tied a piece of the beautiful Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon around this and attached this panel to the card base. I took a piece of Whisper White card stock and stamped the snowman in black StazOn. I also stamped him again on another piece of Whisper White, colored him and cut him out. He got popped up onto the "flat" snowman and then the panel was glued to a piece of Cherry Cobbler. I popped this panel up over the ribbon. Then I stamped the greeting in black StazOn and flagged one end. This was glued to the snowman panel. Thanks for stopping by! have a fantastic day!!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Much Fun; Paper- Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Grey; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon, Snow Burst embossing folder, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! I hope you are ready for another fabulous and fun Thursday challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week the challenge is a sketch. Take a look!
And here is what I created!
The sketch is a square card but I made mine a regular card size. That's why I like sketch challenges so much! I started with a card base of Marina Mist and then added a strip of Frostwood Lodge designer paper. On top of this is a piece of Cherry Cobbler that was run through the Big Shot using the Snow Burst embossing folder. Then I stamped the snowman from Snow Much Fun in black StazOn onto a piece of Whisper White that was cut with the 3" circle die. I colored the snowman with Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, and Basic Grey markers. This circle is glued to a piece of Marina Mist that was cut with the scallop circles #2 die and then popped up on the card. Then I stamped the greeting in black StazOn on a strip of Whisper White and flagged one end and tucked it under the circles. The last thing I did was to tie two mini jingle bells together with the Cherry Cobbler baker's twine and glue them to the circle. Cute, huh!!
Please visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see what all the other designers did with this fun sketch. Then create your own beautiful project and upload it so that we can all see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Much Fun; Paper- Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Grey; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, mini jingle bells, scallop circles #2 die, 3" circle die, Snow Burst embossing folder, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! Are you glad it's Friday? I am!! Today we have another fun sketch challenge for you all from Sketch Frenzy Friday! Take a look at this fantastic sketch from Maria Vanderform!
I thought this was a fantastic opportunity to use up some of those scraps that I always seem to have lying around. Take a look at what I finally came up with.
I knew that I wanted to use the Snow Much Fun set (got to make as many cards as I can since I borrowed this set - lol)! So I took some of my In Color designer paper scraps - Pool Party and Island Indigo, and cut them in strips. I also threw in a strip of the beautiful silver glimmer paper. I glued these to a piece of Whisper White card stock and then glued the whole panel to a Whisper White card base. Then I stamped the image on a piece of Whisper White in black StazOn and colored him in with markers. This panel is glued to a piece of Basic Grey and then popped up on the card. I stamped the greeting in black StazOn onto Whisper White and flagged one end and put a brad through the other then glued it to the card. And there you have it!
Time for you to click 'here' to see what Jennifer did with this sketch. Be sure to continue through the tour to get inspired. I do hope you will play along with us this week! Upload your creation to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog so that we can all take a look! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Much Fun; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Grey, silver glimmer, In Color designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Basic Grey, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie; Accessories- silver brad, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I think morning came a little too early today - lol! Guess I am ready for the weekend. It will get here soon enough. Can't wish the days away as I have a lot to do between now and then! Thanks to my wonderful husband, I think we have our Christmas shopping done! Yea!! I need to take Nick and go out looking for the hubby but that will be it! Our tree looks happy now!
Today's card is one that I just came up with from my own head. My friend, Becky, let me borrow her Snow Much Fun stamp set. This is one that I didn't get but I really like it. So I thought I should make a few cards before I have to send it back. This one is super simple. I stamped the snowman onto Whisper White card stock with black StazOn ink and colored him in with markers. This panel was layered onto a piece of Wild Wasabi and then popped up onto a Whisper White card base. Then I stamped the greeting in black StazOn onto a scrap piece of Whisper White and flagged one end and glued it to the card. The final touch was to add some rhinestones for his buttons. Super simple! Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Much Fun; Paper- Whisper White, Wild Wasabi; Ink- black StazOn, Wild Wasabi, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red; Accessories- rhinestones, dimensionals
