Good morning, Friends! Boy am I tired!! I slept well but last weekend is starting to catch up to me. Ugh! Two more days until another crazy weekend - lol! I hope that we won't get home as late as last weekend. It looks like the weather will be a lot warmer and much nicer! I didn't have my act together either and didn't have anything ready to post. So yesterday I sat down and started creating! It took me a while to get my mojo going but I did come up with some cards! I played a lot with my new Summer Smooches line. These products are available till the end of this month! And don't forget to look at the retired list! It is out as well. I am only losing 41 sets this year. I didn't think that was too bad!
Today's card was inspired by one I saw in the recent PaperCrafts Magazine. This is a super simple card and has no layers! However, it did take quite a few tries to get the vase of flowers centered and straight - lol! I did have to resort to a Stamp-a-ma-jig for help. I colored the image from Bright Blossoms with Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade and Daffodil Delight and stamped it onto my card base of Whisper White. Below the image I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in black StazOn. Then I used a ruler to draw a frame around it with my Basic Black marker. I added a Rich Razzleberry button and put a rhinestone in the middle. And that's it! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Bright Blossoms, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Brights buttons, rhinestone
Good early morning everyone! Well, it seems so much earlier than usual. We got home pretty late last night. The roads weren't that bad but the visibility wasn't great. The snow and rain kept us from going too fast. And then it got dark. And then it started to rain and snow again while it was dark and we had to go pretty slow again because it was hard to see when the snow is blowing toward you. But we made it home safe and sound and went right to bed. Now it is time to start another week. And Nick is going really slow this morning. Some of his soccer buddies get to stay home from school and sleep in. So he is mad at us. Yes, we are mean. The price you pay to play sports...
Anyway, on to the card. Today's card was inspired by one I saw in the recent issue of PaperCrafts Magazine. I used this card for this month's shoebox swap. It's a truly super easy card and I love how it came out! My card base is Sahara Sand and I stamped the splatter stamp from Extreme Elements in Sahara Sand. Then I took a strip of Sahara Sand and rounded the top by using the 1 3/4" circle punch. I stamped the greeting from Happiest Birthday Wishes in black StazOn and flagged the bottom. I sponged the edges with Sahara Sand ink and added a jumbo eyelet to the top. This is popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the car from Need for Speed in black StazOn onto Whisper White card stock and colored it in with the Poppy Parade marker. I cut it out and adhered it to the tag while popping the back end up. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Happiest Birthday Wishes, Extreme Elements, Need for Speed; Paper- Sahara Sand, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade; Accessories- jumbo eyelet, 1 3/4" circle punch, sponge, dimensionals
Good Sunday morning everyone! I hope your weekend is going great! I know that a lot of people in the mid west didn't get a lot of sleep last night because of all the storms. Wow! I will need to check in with my family today to see how they faired. We are in Denver and they got a lot of rain. The boys still were able to play their game yesterday. We will see about today. And it looks like the mountains probably got snow so going home will be interesting...
Today's card was another that I did with my stamp club this month. This is a very simple card and I really like this unique layout. I also tried some different colors together. My card base is pool party. I took two strips of Concord Crush and rounded the ends with the 1" circle punch. I added two silver brads and adhered them to the card base. Then I stamped the sentiment from Flight of the Butterfly in Concord Crush onto a piece of Whisper White. This is popped up onto the card. I stamped the butterflies onto a scrap piece of Whisper White - the solid one in Pool Party and the little one in Concord Crush. I cut them out, layered them and put a brad through them. These are popped up onto the card as well. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Flight of the Butterfly; Paper- Pool Party, Concord Crush, Whisper White; Ink- Pool Party, Concord Crush; Accessories- silver brads, mini brad, 1" circle punch, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a fabulous start to the weekend! We will be leaving for Denver shortly so I need to be quick about this one. Hope the weather holds out for us!
Today's card was one I did for my stamp club this month. I got the idea for this card from the recent PaperCrafts magazine. The card in the magazine used various cuts of ribbon on the side and just a sentiment on the main panel. I changed it up a bit. My card base is Soft Suede to which I added various scraps of Pocketful of Posies that were flagged on one end. Then I adhered a piece of Night of Navy. For my focal panel I stamped the floral image from My Friend in Soft Suede onto Crumb Cake. The sentiment is stamped in Night of Navy. This panel is popped up onto the Night of Navy. Then I added a flower that was punched from Poppy Parade with the itty bitty punch pack and a rhinestone. A super easy card!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- My Friend; Paper- Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Night of Navy, Pocketful of Posies designer paper; Ink- Soft Suede, Night of Navy; Accessories- itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals
Good Friday morning everyone! Time for another great sketch challenge from the Sketch Frenzy Friday team! This week's sketch is provided by Angela Walters. Take a look!
Lots of possibilities with this one! I had a hard time trying to figure out what I wanted to do. But here is what I finally came up with.
I wanted to try something with the white gel pen on Crumb Cake card stock. So I got out the Bordering on Romance set and gave it a go! I stamped the image in VersaMark onto Crumb Cake and embossed it in black. Then I used my white gel pen and Cherry Cobbler and Pear Pizzazz markers to color it in. I stamped the sentiment from Friendly Phrases in black StazOn toward the bottom of the panel and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake. I added a piece of Basic Black narrow taffeta ribbon. My card base is Crumb Cake. I added three panels of Crumb Cake that have the edges sponged, too. The focal panel is popped up onto the card. Finally, I added rhinestones to the flower centers.
Click 'here' to visit Jennifer's blog to see what she did with this sketch. Be sure to visit each of the designer's blogs to get inspired. I hope you will be able to find some time to play along and enter your creation at Sketch Frenzy Friday. We always love to see what you do! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Bordering on Romance, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Crumb Cake; Ink- VersaMark, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, black StazOn, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Basic Black narrow taffeta ribbon, rhinestones, white gel pen, sponge, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I'm here with the newest challenge from the super talented ladies at Create with Connie and Mary! I hope you will play along with us this week! This week we are being challenged with color. Take a look at these fabulous colors!
Concord Crush is a color that I haven't used much and we only have until May 31st to use it! That's right! The first set of In Colors (Poppy Parade, Concord Crush, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, and Peach Parfait) will be retiring at the end of May! So I was glad to be able to use some Concord Crush. Here is what I came up with.
I found an older sketch to use with the challenge colors. I started with a card base of Confetti White and added a strip of Marina Mist that went through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. Then I took a square piece of Certainly Celery and rounded the four corners before cutting it in half. I popped this up onto the card base. Then I stamped the image from Lean on Me in black StazOn onto a 2 1/2" circle punched from Confetti White and colored it in using a blender pen and Marina Mist, Certainly Celery and Concord Crush inks. I adhered this to a scallop circle that was die cut using the Perfect Pennants die and Concord Crush card stock. I added three mini brads and popped it up onto the card.
I do hope you will check out all the other design team member's creations! You can find them at the Create with Connie and Mary website. Don't forget to upload your creations to the website so that we can all take a look! We love to see what you come up with! And don't forget to use your Stampin' Up! supplies! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Lean on Me; Paper- Confetti White, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Concord Crush; Ink- black StazOn, Marina Mist, Concord Crush, Certainly Celery; Accessories- Perfect Pennants die, 2 1/2" circle punch, mini brads, blender pen, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, corner rounder, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I hope your week is going great! It seems to be going really fast around here! I can't believe that we are in the middle of another week and almost half way through this month! Today is supposed to be windy. Oh joy! My sinuses are already throwing a party!! But I do hope this next front brings lots of rain because we so desperately need it!
Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Retro Sketches. I also did this one at this month's stamp club. I LOVE this cupcake set and coordinating punch! And the colors in the Just Add Cake designer paper are so fun together! I took a piece of Just Add Cake designer paper and adhered it to a piece of Poppy Parade. This panel is popped up onto a card base of Whisper White. Then I cut a piece of Poppy Parade using the Perfect Pennants die. I punched a circle of Whisper White with the 1 3/4" circle punch. These two are adhered together and popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the cupcake bottom from Create a Cupcake in Wild Wasabi and the top in Blushing Bride. These are punched out with the cupcake builder punch. I popped these up onto the circle. Then I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of Whisper White and tucked it behind the cupcake. My finishing touch was to add a flower that was punched from So Saffron with the itty bitty shapes punch pack and add a rhinestone. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Create a Cupcake; Paper- Whisper White, Poppy Parade, So Saffron Just Add Cake designer paper; Ink- Wild Wasabi, Poppy Parade, Blushing Bride; Accessories- Perfect Pennants die, cupcake builder punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, 1 3/4" circle punch, rhinestone, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a great start to the week! I had a great workshop last night with some fabulous ladies! We laughed a lot and created some fun cards! It looks like I need to get some laundry done today.
Today's card was inspired by a sketch from iSpy Sketches. I loved the circle elements and thought it would be perfect to show off the new Summer Smooches line. This is a special that Stampin' Up! is running for this month and most of the new products will be in the new catalog!! I took a piece of Whisper White that was cut down and adhered a piece of the Summer Smooches designer paper to the top part. To the bottom I stamped the greeting from Curvy Verses in Rich Razzleberry. I added a strip of Daffodil Delight card stock and then popped the entire panel up onto a card base of Whisper White. Then I stamped the leaves and flowers from Bright Blossoms onto a scrap piece of Whisper White in Lucky Limeade and Rich Razzleberry and punched them out with the 1 1/4" circle punch. These are adhered to circle that were punched from Rich Razzleberry with the 1 3/8" circle punch. I popped these up onto the card and added a little rhinestone to each. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Bright Blossoms, Curvy Verses; Paper- Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Summer Smooches designer paper; Ink- Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade; Accessories- 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, rhinestones, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! We sure did and the weather was just perfect for about anything you might want to do! We attended a wonderful church service where one of our nieces was baptized and then had an awesome dinner with family! It was great to chat and catch up on the happenings around us! Then we came home and relaxed. Now it's Monday and time to get back to it!
Today's card was inspired by a sketch at My Favorite Things. This was an older one but still fun to use!! I started with a card base of Whisper White and added a piece of Summer Smooches designer paper and then a strip of Rich Razzleberry card stock. I used the Bright Blossoms stamp set for this card. I cut three panels of Whisper White and stamped the stem in Lucky Limeade. I stamped the vases in Tangerine Tango on scrap card stock and cut them out and adhered them onto the panels. I stamped the flower bunch in Rich Razzleberry onto scrap pieces and cut them out, too. These are popped up onto the three panels and the three panels are popped up onto the card. I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Rich Razzleberry, flagged the ends and then adhered it to the card. My finishing touch was to added a rhinestone to each panel. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Bright Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Summer Smooches designer paper; Ink- Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Lucky Limeade; Accessories- rhinestones, dimensionals
Good Friday morning everyone! Time for another great challenge at Sketch Frenzy Friday! This week's sketch is provided by Tina Munzke. Take a look at this fun sketch!
Lots of fun elements on this one! I had a lot of ideas for this but this is what I finally came up with!
I kept my card very simple, just like the sketch. I stamped the leaves from Summer Solstice on a strip of Whisper White in Lucky Limeade. Then I stamped the leaves again on scrap paper and cut them out. I cut a strip of Lucky Limeade card stock with the Tasteful Trim die and adhered it to the stamped strip. Then I tied a piece of Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon around this and glued it to a card base of Whisper White. The cut out leaves are popped up over the stamped leaves. Then I stamped the sentiment from Sincere Salutations in Lucky Limeade in the bottom left hand corner of the card.
Continue through the blog tour by clicking 'here' to see what Jennifer has done with this sketch. Continue through the tour to get inspired. I hope you will find some time to play along with us this week! Be sure to upload your creation to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog so that we can take a look, too! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Summer Solstice, Sincere Salutations; Paper- Whisper White, Lucky Limeade; Ink- Lucky Limeade; Accessories- Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon, Tasteful Trim die, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I'm here with the latest challenge from the ladies at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we are being challenged with a sketch. Take a look at this fun sketch!
Lots of fun elements on this sketch! I had fun trying to figure out what to do. Take a look at my creation!
I knew that I wanted to use the new Summer Smooches promotional products. I took a card base of Tangerine Tango and added a piece of the Summer Smooches designer paper and then a strip of Lucky Limeade that was run through the Big Shot with the Tasteful Trim die. Then I stamped the image from Bright Blossoms with Tangerine Tango, Lucky Limeade and Daffodil Delight markers onto a 1 3/4" Whisper White circle. The upper blossom was stamped in Tangerine Tango, cut out and then popped up. This circle is adhered to a Tangerine Tango circle that was die cut with the circles #2 die. I used the doily sizzlet die to cut the doily out of Whisper White. I then clipped away part of the doily to make a smaller doily. I popped the circles up onto the doily and then popped the doily up onto the card. I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes onto a strip of Whisper White and flagged one end. This is adhered to the circle element. I tied a piece of Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon to a paper clip and then the clip is fixed to the circle element. I added three rhinestones and called it good - lol!
Make sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to see what the other fabulous designers did with this fun sketch! Create your own project with using this sketch and all your wonderful Stampin' Up! products. We love it when you play along and we love to see what you do with our challenges! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Bright Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Summer Smooches designer paper; Ink- Tangerine Tango, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon, clips assortment, doily sizzlet, circles #2 die, 1 3/4" circle punch, rhinestones, Tasteful Trim die, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! I can't believe that the week is going by this quickly! I hope yours is going great! Nothing special going on around here at the moment so I will expect to get some crafting done today (even though I should probably clean my house - lol).
Today's card was inspired by a sketch at Stamping 411. I loved the simple design and that the squares could be any shape you wanted. I left them square but I had some other ideas, too. May have to try those some time. I do apologize for my photo. I thought when I had edited it, I had lightened it up but I guess I didn't. The two colors I used were Whisper White and Concord Crush. I punched squared of Concord Crush using the 1 3/8" square punch and then using the postage stamp punch I punched squares from Whisper White. I layered these together and adhered them to my card base of Whisper White. Then I stamped three butterflies from Flight of the Butterfly stamp set in Concord Crush and punched them out with the 3/4" circle punch. I added a mini brad to each one and then popped them up onto the squares. Then I stamped the sentiment in Concord Crush onto a strip of Whisper White and flagged one end. This is attached to the final square. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Flight of the Butterfly; Paper- Whisper White, Concord Crush; Ink- Concord Crush; Accessories- postage stamp punch, 1 3/8" square punch, 3/4" circle punch, mini brads, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start! My morning seems to have started with a headache. Ugh! I hate it when that happens! My sinuses are really bad right now. With the wind and all the dust and pollen in the air, I don't stand a chance! And poor Nick with his allergies! So far he seems to be holding his own. I hope that keeps up!
Today's card was inspired by a sketch at Retro Sketches. I thought this sketch was really fun! And one that could be used in so many ways!! I will definitely be trying this one again! I started with a card base of Crumb Cake and then added my circle elements in Basic Black and Lucky Limeade. I used the 1 1/4", 1" and 3/4" circle punches. Then I took another piece of Crumb Cake and rounded all four corners with the corner rounder. I stamped the splatter from Extreme Elements in Crumb Cake and sponged the edges in Crumb Cake, too. I stamped the ATV from Need for Speed in black StazOn and then stamped it again on a scrap piece of Crumb Cake. I added some highlights with the Lucky Limeade marker and cut it out. This one is popped up right over the other one and the panel is popped up onto the card. Then I took a strip of Lucky Limeade designer paper and stamped the greeting from Happiest Birthday Wishes in black StazOn. I glued this to a piece of Basic Black card stock and added three brads then popped it up onto the card. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Need for Speed, Extreme Elements, Happiest Birthday Wishes; Paper- Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, In Color designer paper pack; Ink- Crumb Cake, black StazOn, Lucky Limeade; Accessories- metallic brads, corner rounder, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch, 3/4" circle punch, sponge, dimensionals
Good Monday morning everyone! Time to get back to the regularly scheduled week of school, work, and practices (and a few appointments in between). We had a very fun weekend! I need to get some laundry done, grocery shopping and some stamping done, too. It's going to be hard to focus as a new wool appliqué project just came in the mail!! And then tonight is the NCAA championship game!!! Go Jayhawks!!
Today's card is one that I did for a recent swap I participated in. I used an older sketch from Retro Sketches. A very simple layout and a simple card! I got the colors from the color coach and used the Lean on Me stamp set. I stamped the image in black StazOn onto Confetti White card stock and colored it in with ink pads and a blender pen. I used Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo and a little Blush Blossom. I added three mini brads to complete this panel. This is popped up onto a panel that consists of a layer of Island Indigo, Confetti White and a strip of Island Indigo designer paper that was flagged at one end. And this all was popped up onto the card base of Confetti White. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Lean on Me; Paper- Confetti White, Island Indigo, In Color designer paper pack; Ink- Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Blush Blossom; Accessories- mini brads, blender pen, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend! Don't be fooled today -lol! Nick's team has another soccer game and I hope they fool the other team by winning!!! Their team lost yesterday 1-0. It was such a bummer as they played so exceptional! The other team's goal was a result of a penalty kick. Everyone was so proud of them! I am not one who really gets into April Fool's Day. So I hope it's just another beautiful fun day!
Today's card was inspired from Karen Giron's sketch challenge. I got the colors from the Color Coach - thought they were great masculine colors! I started with a card base of Sahara Sand and added a piece of Sahara Sand designer paper from the neutrals pack. Then I took a smaller piece of Sahara Sand and stamped the splatter from Extreme Elements in Sahara Sand and sponged the edges. Then I stamped the car from Need for Speed in black StazOn. This is adhered to a piece of Not Quite Navy. I added three strips of poppy parade which had their ends flagged and a brad in the corner. This panel is popped up onto the card. In the bottom right hand corner I stamped the sentiment from Perfectly Penned in black StazOn. Then I stamped the car onto a piece of Sahara Sand and added some color with a Not Quite Navy marker. I cut the car out and popped it up right over the other car that was stamped. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Need For Speed, Extreme Elements, Perfectly Penned; Paper- Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Poppy Parade, Neutrals designer paper pack; Ink- black StazOn, Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand; Accessories- metallic brads, sponge, dimensionals
