Embrace Tropical

Good Morning! After all the rain we have had the past two days it is really foggy outside! The sun is out so my guess is that it will be pretty humid outside. Yuck! The rain has been great! But it is summer so I guess it should be hot. I hope that your Friday will be sunny and wonderful as well.

Today's card comes from a layout from Becky's card class. I have card class next week so I should have more great layouts to copy! Anyway, This is the Stampin' Up! version of her card. It's all really simple and self explanatory. I did use the Not Quite Navy brads which I thought complimented the Bayou Blue cardstock. The Bayou Blue double stitched ribbon is tied together with linen thread that was doubled. I did pop up the Soft Sky panel and the flower. Pretty simple! Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Embrace Life; Paper- Bayou Blue, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Spring Break designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Pumpkin Pie; Accessories- Bayou Blue double stitched ribbon, linen thread, Not Quite Navy brads, blender pens, dimensionals, corner rounder

Embrace

Good Morning All! I don't know what your day is like but mine is starting out with clouds and rain. It has been raining since last night! And June is typically our driest month! And, I have to say that I am down right cold!! With my husband's line of work, he LOVES this kind of weather. Well, the rain may slow him down but he definitely loves the cooler weather! It's a great day to be lazy and drink coffee!!!

Today's card uses the Embrace Life set. Did I say that I just love this set? I saw this card on splitcoast and had to copy it. I copied the layout but I changed the colors just a bit. I loved how elegant the card turned out. I hope you do too! The flowers are actually punched out of Ruby Red cardstock using the Three For You punch (from the punch box). I thought that they fit just perfectly on this card with a black brad in the middle. You may not be able to tell, but I used the Itty Bitty Backgrounds on the main image and then sponged. Enjoy!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Embrace Life, Itty Bitty Backgrounds; Paper- River Rock, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, Ginger Blossom designer paper; Ink- Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Basic Black; Accessories- black brads, Basic Black grosgrain, photo corner punch, Three For You punch, sponge, blender pen, dimensionals

Thanks!

Good Morning, Everyone! Today is another lovely day! Our high is not supposed to be much above 70!! And tomorrow it is only supposed to be in the 60's! And it is supposed to snow in the mountains! Ahhh! I just love sitting back and sipping my coffee!! I hope that you all have a wonderful day as well!

Yesterday I posted a card using the Embrace Life set. Well, I hope that you don't get too sick of it as it is one of my very favorite sets and I have been using it quite a bit! So that means you all will be seeing a lot more of it.

Today's card is another layout from Becky's card class. (I can't wait for this month's class so I have some more layouts to try out!) This layout is real simple. I also used just about the same colors that she did for hers. I don't know if you can tell from the photo or not, but I did use the Itty Bitty Backgrounds to fill in some white space. Otherwise, it is a pretty simple card! Enjoy!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Embrace Life, Much Appreciated, Itty Bitty Backgrounds; Paper- Purely Pomegranate, Going Grey, Basic Black, Whisper White; Ink- Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Black StazOn, Purely Pomegranate; Accessories- black brad, Basic Black grosgrain, sponge, blender pen, dimensionals

Ginger Blossom

Good Morning All! It's a beautiful day for me! I sometimes wonder why I don't sleep in a little longer on these summer days but then I find that I don't want to waste these wonderful days in bed when I can be stamping!! Plus, my son and I are going to the movies this morning. The movie theater does free movies for families on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It's just a fun thing to do in the summers.

As promised yesterday, I am posting a card that uses the same layout as yesterday's card. I just switched out the punched focal point for the flower. I just love this set! You all will be seeing a lot more cards using this set, Embrace Life. I do hope it will be in the next catalog. I would love to work something up for convention swaps using this set! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! See you all tomorrow!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Embrace Life; Paper- Groovy Guava, River Rock, Basic Black, Ginger Blossoms designer paper; Ink- Black StazOn, Groovy Guava; Accessories- Ruby Red brad, corner rounder, paper piercer, Groovy Guava double stitched ribbon, dimensionals

Designer Paper/Punches Card

Hello Everyone! I hope that you all have not given up on me! I hope to be back for a while, now. School is out for the summer and I am itching to stamp something!! My parents came out for the week last week and it was great to spend some time with them! I even got to stamp a little with my mom.

This card was one I "whipped" up at the last minute. I needed to come up with a card for a swap, quick (as I waited until the last minute to think up something). Anyway, thanks to my friend, Becky, I was able to copy one of her layouts and use it for my swap! This is really one that can be done quite quickly and doesn't require much stamping at all. I used a lot of punches! The greeting is the only thing that is stamped. I did pop up the flower on top of the circles and then popped up the scallop image as well. I will post another card tomorrow that uses this same layout. Enjoy and I will be back tomorrow!!!

Card recipe: Stamps- One of a Kind; Paper- Soft Sky, Whisper White, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Blue Bayou, Spring Break designer paper; Ink- Blue Bayou; Accessories- Not Quite Navy brad, Old Olive wide grosgrain, scallop punch, circle punches, Boho Blossoms punch, dimensionals

Simply Said

Good Morning Bloggers! I hope that your weekend is going great! Mine has been very busy but that is the time of year! Only FOUR more weeks and then you all know what I will be doing! I am so excited about it!! But tomorrow it will be back to school. So, I had better stay focused (plus I have a HUGE pile of papers to grade).

Today's card is another that I did with my stamper's club this month. I got this layout idea from a sketch . I don't know that I am completely satisfied with it but it works. And it is very simple! I stamped the flowers with StazOn ink and then used Certainly Celery (the Old Olive was just a little too dark for me) to draw the stems. Then I used my white gel pen to color in the flowers. The flowers were stamped on Sahara Sand. I also sponged Sahara Sand ink around the edges. Then I took the words from the set and used my black marker to color just the words "thank you" and stamped that in the lower right hand corner. Of course the flower panel is popped up over the olive ribbon. Have a great week!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Simply Said; Paper- Really Rust, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Fall Flowers designer paper; Ink- Sahara Sand and Black StazOn pads, Certainly Celery, Basic Black markers; Accessories- white gel pen, sponge, Old Olive wide grosgrain, dimensionals

Groovy Blossoms

Hello Everyone! I hope that you aren't too surprised to hear from me in the middle of the week. I had a few extra minutes and since I feel like I have cheated you the last few weeks, I thought that I would post another card from my stamp club two weeks ago.

This card was a favorite among the girls. I really like the color combo and layout as well. The card is really not that difficult but takes a little extra time. I started with a River Rock base. Then I cut a piece of Blush Blossom a little shorter and scalloped the end with my corner rounder. The I sponged that piece with Groovy Guava. I used a piece of Ginger Blossom paper to peek through between the layers. I also used another piece of the Ginger Blossom paper to punch out a scallop. With my Think Happy Thoughts stamp set I stamped the flower on Whisper White in Groovy Guava and the dots in River Rock onto Blush Blossom. Then I took my piercer and pierced holes in the holes I just stamped. I used two different circle punches to punch them both out. The scallop piece is popped up over the ribbon. And don't forget the brad in the middle of the flower!! I hope to post again this weekend. Enjoy!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Think Happy Thoughts, Hugs & Wishes; Paper- Groovy Guava, River Rock, Blush Blossom, Whisper White, Ginger Blossom designer paper; Ink- Groovy Guava, River Rock; Accessories- corner rounder, Groovy Guava double stitched ribbon, scallop punch, circle punches, vintage brads, dimensionals, piercer, sponges

Big Birthday Candle

Happy Sunday everyone! I am so sorry it has been awhile since my last post. But we have started the spring sports season and it is taking us everywhere! And some places we had not expected to be. We are really excited about Nick's abilities to play sports and we are so thankful that we only have ONE child! I don't know how some people do it with three or more!! Yesterday we had a baseball game and two soccer games! The weather was just beautiful (first time) and I got really burned!! The games were so much fun to watch. I will try to post some pictures sometime (of course, on scrapbook pages!).

Today's card is one that I did with my stamp club that meets every other month. I did this card from a sketch that I got from Splitcoast Stampers. I really liked the sketch and thought that this stamp set would really go well with it. I just got this set and was anxious to use it! Something that is hard to see from the photo is that I stamped the outline of the candle and the dots onto a scrap piece of Summer Picnic paper and then cut it out. I also stamped the outline of the flame and cut it out. The candle panel is popped up over the ribbon. I also sponged bashful blue around the blue piece. It's a fun and cheery card! Enjoy!

Card recipe: Stamps- Big Birthday Candle; Paper- Summer Picnic designer paper, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Real Red, Whisper White; Ink- Basic Black, Bashful Blue; Accessories- Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain, dimensionals, sponge

More Manly

Hello All! I hope your weekend is going as you would like. Mine has been wonderful! Although, today is laundry day - UGH! I actually don't mind laundry because I can still multi-task!

Well, I didn't get around to making any cards yesterday so, this morning, I got busy! I love to search other blogs for ideas and this is one that I have been "eyeing" for some time. She, of course, used different colors and paper but I took the same basic idea. I am supposed to make some "manly" cards for a swap next month and I thought that this layout would be perfect! Men usually don't like a lot of "frills" and this is plain and simple. But even if you changed up the designer paper and colors and put a flower instead of a star you could make this into a nice "girly" card, too! This card is very simple and pretty self explanatory! The sentiment is glued to the star and then both are popped up! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Fundamental Phrases; Paper- Blue Bayou, River Rock, Ruby Red; Western Sky designer paper; Ink- Ruby Red, River Rock; Accessories- vintage brads, large star punch, linen thread, dimensionals, sponge

Paisley Birthday

Happy Day everyone! I just can hardly believe that April is only a few more days away! What happened to March? It has all just gone by so quickly! It won't be long before school's out and I can be at home stamping ALL day long!! I am also going to try and offer some classes this summer so I am getting really excited about that, too! I just realized that this is my last card that I have made to show you so I had better get busy making more! Oh, bummer!!

This is a card that I saw in the Cards Magazine. I, of course, didn't have the exact same paper or stamps that they used. So, I came up with my own version! I don't know if I am completely happy with it but it'll do. It's not bad, it's just not my favorite. The card base is Whisper White and then I layered a piece of Pumpkin Pie prints designer paper. There is a strip of Chocolate Chip that I scalloped with my corner rounder. The focal point comes from the Wanted set. I colored with markers on the stamp. This part might be very hard to see in the picture. I used Pumpkin Pie for most of the image but there is some Bashful Blue in there as well. That's where the Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon comes into play. The happy birthday stamp is from the It's Your Birthday set and it's stamped in Chocolate Chip. And, you know me by now! I popped up the focal point with dimensionals! And don't forget the brad! Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- It's Your Birthday, Wanted; Paper- Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie prints designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Bashful Blue markers; Accessories- corner rounder, Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon, vintage brads, dimensionals

Fall Flowers on Easter?

Happy Easter everyone! What a truly blessed day today is!May we be every mindful of what this day truly means! Eternal life!!

I know that this card is as far from Easter as you can get but it is one of my very favoritest!! Yes, I know that I said that yesterday and that is still true but I do love this one as well. And guess what! It is also copied from the Cards Magazine!! This one is actually copied almost exactly! I did add the build-a-brad in the middle and changed the ribbon and left out the jumbo eyelet but everything else is the same! I love it when I can do that! Then I don't have to think as much!!

The only stamping on here is the sentiment. Everything else uses punches. I cut the tag and then used my tag corner punch to punch the two top corners to form a tag. I used my scallop punch, my 1 3/8" circle punch and my flower punch to form the focal point of this card. The designer paper is Fall Flowers and the center of the build-a-brad is from the Fall Flowers designer paper as well. I did sponge Soft Sky ink around my Soft Sky flower to define it a little bit more. The tag and the scallop are both popped up.

Have a blessed Easter and an awesome week! I will be back again on Saturday!

Card Recipe: Stamps- It's Your Birthday; Paper- Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Really Rust, Fall Flowers designer paper; Ink- Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- scallop punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, flower punch, tag corner punch, 1/2" circle punch, build-a-brad, Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon, sponge, dimensionals

Blooms!

Good Morning everyone! I am so excited to see the sun and to know that it will be a sun filled day with warmer temperatures! Yea!!! It also sounds like tomorrow (Easter Sunday) will be just as beautiful! I hope that your Easter weekend will be as blessed!

Today's card is probably one of my most favoritest cards that I have made in awhile! I just love this card and it makes me happy when I look at it! AND... it is so super simple!! The only stamping on this card is the sentiment. I copied this card from the Cards Magazine. The card in the magazine used a discontinued set (and one that I don't have) so I just tweaked it up a bit! I used a Pumpkin Pie base and designer prints paper (the polka dots). The flower is from our new die-cut blooms from the Occasions mini catalog! The package comes with 12 x 12 sheets of flowers that are already cut and all you have to do is punch them out! The four colors are Real Red, Bashful Blue, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie. They also come in a wide variety of sizes. I have even read about people using the punched out part (the negative part) to trace the flower onto other colors to cut out. Then you would have blooms in any color you wanted! The center of this flower uses a build-a-brad. I punched out a "dot" from the designer paper and glued it to the build-a-brad. I also used the new Real Red striped ribbon. The olive panel and the flower are each popped up with dimensionals. I hope you like this card as much as I do! Have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Full of Life; Paper- Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie designer prints paper; Ink- Old Olive; Accessories- die-cut blooms, Real Red striped grosgrain, build-a-brad, 1/2" circle punch, dimensionals

Friendship Rub-ons

Good Friday everyone! And Happy Spring! It's finally starting to feel a little like spring out here! Well, I went back to school and now we have today off. However, starting next week it will be school every week for five days no matter what for the next 9 weeks. I think that I can handle that?

Anyway, like I said in a post before, I don't do holiday cards except for Christmas. So, I don't have any Easter cards to show you this weekend but I thought this looked the closest to Easter. And If you were able to get it on the deals from Stampin' Up! during Sale-A-Bration, then you might have gotten the Friendship Blooms rub-ons. I got several and I am excited to use them! So, I decided to try them on a card. I don't know if I am completely happy with it but here it is anyway! I wanted to try a really cute layout that I got from Becky's card class. I just added a few brads to the centers of the flowers from the rub-ons. The rub-ons are white (the flowers) and brown (the saying). The package had one sheet of green, brown, black, and white. The packages of rub-ons that we sell in the catalog are just one sheet of black and white. They are so easy to use and can be rubbed on just about anything! If you have any questions, please let me know! Enjoy your Easter weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- none; Paper- Kraft, Groovy Guava, Blush Blossom; Ink- none; Accessories- Groovy Guava double stitched ribbon, sliver brads, Friendship Blooms rub-ons, dimensionals

For You

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! No, I don't have a "lucky" card to show you. I am not known for doing St. Patrick's Day cards. About the only holidays that I make cards for are Christmas and maybe Valentine's. I have also made a few for Halloween and Thanksgiving. But Christmas is really the only holiday that I will make specific cards for. So, I am sorry for that. But I hope you like this one anyway!

This is a layout that I copied from card class (thanks, Becky). Very simple and very versatile! The designer paper is layered on Whisper White and that panel is popped up. The greeting is stamped on Whisper White with Purely Pomegranate and glued flat to the designer paper. The flowers are stamped with Purely Pomegranate and then punched out and layered and then popped up (with a brad in the middle). Enjoy!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On of a Kind; Paper- Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White, Close To Cocoa, Berry Bliss designer paper; Ink- Purely Pomegranate; Accessories- silver brads, Purely Pomegranate double stitched ribbon, Boho Blossoms punch, dimensionals

Friends

Good Morning All! I hope that you all have had a great weekend! I know that my spring break has been very relaxing and filled with fun! While I still have tomorrow off, I will be going back to the classroom to get things ready for Tuesday. It's really hard to believe that the school year is quickly coming to a close! Just more time to stamp!

Today's card was inspired by someone out there in the blogging world. I was cruising blogs for something that I could do with my Tagger's Dozen set. I haven't used that set hardly at all! I found this card layout. I tweaked the colors and added a few things but it is basically the same. This layout could also be used for any small stamps that seem hard to use for cards. I really don't think that I could live without the scallop punch. It just makes a focal point so easy to come up with! For the ribbon, I just took a piece of Wild Wasabi double stitched ribbon and twisted it around and glue dotted it (heavily) to the back of the scallop piece. That piece is also popped up as it gets kind of bulky to glue flat. And I believe that you know how to make the scalloped edge? If not, or if you forgot just send me an e-mail. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Tagger's Dozen; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea designer paper; Ink- Groovy Guava; Accessories- Vintage brads, Wild Wasabi double stitched ribbon, circle punches, scallop punch, dimensionals