Enjoy!

Good Morning All! I hope that you are looking forward to a great weekend! I have to say that I don't look forward to the weekends during the summer. They signal the end of another week and I want the summer to last as long as possible! Of course I LOVE the weekends during the school year!!! Anyway, the weekend is here and I will rejoice and be glad in it!

Today's card is one that I did for my stamp club this month. I was surfing several blogs last week and came across a layout similar to this one. As I look at the photo it is hard to see the right side of the card. But what we did is scallop the edge with the corner rounder and then pierce holes in each scallop. It sort of gives the look of lace - sort of. The card is pretty simple, though. I used a ribbon buckle from the new Styled Silver hodgepodge kit from the Occasions mini catalog (good only through this month). I seem to have been hoarding the hodgepodge so now I am trying to use it up! I also stamped the small flower from the set and punched it out and put a brad in the middle. And, of course, popped up the enjoy and the flower each. So, I hope that you enjoy the card, your day and the weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Enjoy Every Moment; Paper- Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Chocolate Chip poly twill ribbon, Styled Silver hodgepodge hardware, silver brads, sponge, dimensionals, 1/2" circle punch, corner rounder, Crafter's Tool Kit

Embrace The Rose

Hello All! I had a little trouble logging in this morning but all seems to be going as it should. We will see! Another cool day for us for the month of June but no one is complaining! I know that many parts of the country are not as fortunate with the good weather like we are here and for them I send my prayers.

Today's card is one I found somewhere and copied it (and of course changed it up a bit). I love this set - Embrace Life - but I haven't used the rose image, yet. So, when I came across this card I knew that I wanted to give it a try. It's really a very simple card. I stamped the rose image three times in Basic Gray and then watercolored the images with blender pens. Then I punched them out with my key tag punch. I sponged around the edges a bit and popped them up on Certainly Celery. See? Easy!! Enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Embrace Life; Paper- Regal Rose, Basic Gray, Certainly Celery, Whisper White; Ink- Basic Gray, Certainly Celery (marker), Regal Rose; Accessories- Regal Rose wide grosgrain, key tag punch, sponges, blender pens, dimensionals

Celebrate!

Good Morning, All! Wow! Today is a complete opposite of what yesterday was! Yesterday was sunny and hot! Today? Well, it is super windy and very cool! I haven't totally put away all my sweaters yet because I can't figure out if summer is really here! I am thankful for the cool days... but it is summer. It's hard to want to go swimming when it's like this. So, today we are going to the free movies. Nick wants to see Flushed Away. I don't care what the movie is when it's free!!! Should be fun!

Last night I was at Becky's card class. Oooohh! She had some GREAT layouts! I can't wait to try some of those out! Tomorrow I get to play with Emily so I will try some out then! Today's card is one I started to copy from the current catalog (page 54). Their card was a 3 x 3 love note. I think the love notes are cute but you can't mail them. And I mail most of my cards. So, I tried to make it into a regular card sized card. This is what I came up with. Not my favorite but it works. I don't hate it anyway. I was also hoping to use some of my In Color items as they will be retiring at the end of July. The Close to Cocoa piece behind the main image is punched from the photo corner punch. I also used the spiral punch (just like in the catalog) and then pierced five holes and put brads in two of them. I hope that it inspires you! Enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Just Celebrate; Paper- Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron; Accessories- Wild Wasabi double stitched ribbon, gold brads, Crafter's Tool Kit, photo corner punch, spiral punch, blender pen, dimensionals

Stitched Pomegranate

Good Morning, Everyone! Today is a day that I did sleep in a little later! Yea!! It feels really good but now I am having a hard time waking up! Guess I need to get the blood flowing a little by doing some stamping!

Last night I had a GREAT stamp club! I just love all those ladies! I will show those cards later. Today's card is becoming one of my favorites. The only thing that most people will complain about (including me) is having to cut out the two flowers and the "leaf" image. But I just love the look I get when I cut them out. Don't worry, stamp club, I won't make you do anything like this! This one is just for show. Like yesterday's card, I did pop up the bigger flower and then the smaller flower as well. Hope your day is wonderful! I have a massage later and then card class! So, there will be lots more cool layouts to show you! Enjoy!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Stitched Exotics; Paper- Bayou Blue, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Bayou Blue designer paper; Ink- Purely Pomegranate, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi; Accessories- Purely Pomegranate double stitched ribbon, silver brads, dimensionals

Stitched Exotics

Good Morning all! I can't believe I am up this early. I just don't know why I don't sleep in a little more when I can and then when I have to get up, it seems that I have no problem sleeping too long! I think that when I know that I have a day off, that I want to get started doing those things that I really want to do - like STAMP! And, that is what I have done the last few days. It has really felt good! I have a lot of cards to show you all. I just hope that I don't forget what I have shown and what I haven't.

Well, today's card is pretty much copied from my good friend, Becky. I was at her house last Friday doing some stamping and I went through her basket of samples. Well, this was one of her samples and I just loved it! Actually it was done with other colors and a silk flower and she had used her cuttlebug to emboss dots on the white piece but the layout is exactly the same! I think that hers was much easier to put together but I still like the result of mine. I did a lot of cutting on this one and that made it tedious. The Soft Sky flower and the middle Bayou Blue part are each popped up. I hope to find some other ways to use the same great layout. Thanks, Becky! And thank you for stopping by! Enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Stitched Exotics; Paper- Bayou Blue, Whisper White, Bayou Blue and Old Olive designer papers; Ink- Bayou Blue, Old Olive, Soft Sky; Accessories- Old Olive twill, silver brads, corner rounder, dimensionals

"Green" Flower!

Hello, Bloggers! I hope that you are having a wonderfully, happy, sun-filled Sunday! I am so excited that I can finally post cards for a whole week!!! It has been so fun to get back into stamping and posting to all of you and it gives me great satisfaction to know that people are looking at my projects! Well, all 3 of you!!

Anyway, here is a card that I came across one day while I was blog surfing. I pretty much copied it color for color, stamp for stamp. I don't think that I changed anything but then I can't remember because I did make this a while back. I know that my friend, Becky, is cringing (or will be when she sees this) at the "green" flower. And, to you, Becky, I want to tell you that I did make this card using other colors but I really didn't like it as well as this one. So, it is the green flower that I post.

Some details that might be hard to notice at first glance - I distressed the blue panel and then popped it up over the ribbon. Then I stamped the flower in River Rock on River Rock and cut it out (the flower is stamped in Bayou Blue on the the white first). The cut out flower is popped up, too. I used the VersaMarker to color in the middle part of the cut out flower to darken it just a bit. And then there is the build-a-brad in the middle! A fun card! Hope you enjoy it, too! Have a great day!!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- One of a Kind; Paper- River Rock, Bayou Blue, Old Olive, Whisper White; Ink- River Rock, Bayou Blue, VersaMarker; Accessories- build-a-brad, distressing tool, Bayou Blue double stitched ribbon, corner rounder, dimensionals

Designed For You

Hello All! I am off to a baseball game in a few minutes but I thought I would try to post a card before I left. If I don't do it now, it seems that the day will get away from me and then I won't get it done! Anyway, I hope that you are all having a great weekend!

This is a super simple card that I made a while back. I pretty much copied the idea from another blogger. I did change the paper and colors and the greeting but the layout is exactly the same.

The only stamping is the greeting. I also thought that a little (or bigger) flower would be cute cut out and popped up somewhere but I also kind of liked it plain like this. So, you all can decide what else you would like to do with this one. I thought this card is great for any of those scrap pieces of designer paper that you have left lying around. I know I have a ton! I did round the bottom corners of the olive designer paper but that's about it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- One of a Kind; Paper- Bordering Blue, Close to Cocoa and Old Olive designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Old Olive wide grosgrain

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