Purple Pierced Sympathy

Hello everyone! Did you all get your clocks forwarded an hour? I am so happy that we left for Denver yesterday so that we could sleep in and not worry about getting up early to drive over the mountains. I feel pretty rested but it does seem strange to lose that hour. It will be nice to have more daylight, though! 

Today's card was created several weeks ago. Let's see if I remember how I did it - lol!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a layer of Whisper White use the Occasions paper piercing pack to pierce and oval (might be kind of hard to see in the photo)
• Stamp the greeting from Petite Pairs in Elegant Eggplant
• Adhere layer to card with dimensionals
• Cut two stems from Always Artichoke with the Little Leaves sizzlet and adhere them to the card
• Punch three flowers from Wisteria Wonder using the Petite Petals punch
• Punch three flowers from Elegant Eggplant using the itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere these to the Wisteria Wonder flowers
• Adhere layered flowers to card
• Punch a butterfly from So Saffron using the Bitty Butterfly punch and adhere to card
• Add pearls to flower centers and to butterfly

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Petite Pairs; Paper- Whisper White, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant; Ink- Elegant Eggplant; Accessories- Occasions paper piercing pack, Little Leaves sizzlet, Petite Petals punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, Bitty Butterfly punch, pearls dimensionals

DS 139

Hey there, Friends! I hope your weekend is off to a great start! Looks like we will be having another super gorgeous day! Pat and Nick will do some mountain biking and then we will head over the mountains. Nick has a soccer game tomorrow on the Eastern Slope so we will spend the night over there tonight. And the soccer season begins…

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Deconstructed Sketch. It was from a few weeks ago. I thought that it would be fun to incorporate some washi tape with the sketch!

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Round the two bottom corners of a piece of Retro Fresh designer paper and adhere to card base
• Adhere a strip of Retro Fresh washi tape over the top of the designer paper and two small pieces on the top left of the card base
• Stamp the greeting from Just Sayin' in Coastal Cabana onto Very Vanilla and cut out using the Word Bubbles framelits then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Thread a thin piece of Coastal Cabana card stock through a Basic Metal button and adhere to card

Pretty simple! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Just Sayin'; Paper- Very Vanilla, Retro Fresh designer paper; Ink- Coastal Cabana; Accessories- Retro Fresh washi tape, Word Bubbles framelits, Basic Metal buttons, corner rounder, dimensionals

CMCC 8

Good morning, Friends! Are you glad it's Friday? We sure are around here! Nick didn't have school today so we all got to sleep in and that was wonderful! Looks like it rained a bit last night. Nothing major planned today. I hope to get more stamping done and then some stitching tonight with friends! 

Today's card was inspired by the color challenge at Colour Me. This challenge was from a few weeks ago but I just loved the subtle colors! I scrolled through some old cards that I had done (many) years ago and found this layout. That was kind of fun to do! I think I might use some of my favorite layouts from years past! Anyway, here are the details:

• Card base is Soft Sky
• On a piece of Whisper White, stamp the flower image from Peaceful Petals in black StazOn and color with Soft Sky, Pistachio Pudding and Baked Brown Sugar markers
• Then adhere a piece of Baked Brown Sugar card stock to the left side 
• Run a piece of Pistachio Pudding card stock through the big shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder and then adhere to the right side of the stamped panel
• Tear the Pistachio Pudding piece to the size desired
• Tie a piece of Whisper White taffeta ribbon around the panel and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting in black StazOn onto the card base

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Peaceful Petals; Paper- Soft Sky, Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, Soft Sky, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar; Accessories- Whisper White taffeta ribbon, Decorative Dots embossing folder, dimensionals

CCMC 293

Good morning, Friends! Create with Connie and Mary have another fun Thursday challenge for us all! This week they have provided us with a sketch. 

Love this clean and simple layout! So many possibilities and one that will be used again for sure! Here's how I use it!

Flowers seemed like and easy way to use this sketch so I tried to challenge myself to go a different direction. And I think I like what evolved!

• Card base is Tangerine Tango
• On a piece of Very Vanilla stamp the greeting from Geometrical using Tangerine Tango and Baked Brown Sugar markers
• Adhere a strip of Retro Fresh designer paper that was cut at the end
• Adhere the panel to a piece of Baked Brown Sugar and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the triangle images onto Very Vanilla with Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar and punch out with the triangle punch then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the arrow image onto Very Vanilla with So Saffron and cut out then adhere to card
• Add two So Saffron candy dots

Be sure to visit Create with Connie and Mary to see what the other designers did with this sketch! I hope you play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Geometrical; Paper- Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla; Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- Subtles candy dots, dimensionals

Color Throwdown 280

Good morning, Friends! The week seems to be flying by! And I am glad we are on the downhill side - lol! I have been busy stamping each day but I am trying to get ahead on some design commitments and I need to work on a swap and more cards for my blog. So I think that I will try to focus on that today. We will see… lol! Maybe I can do a little bit of it all? I must be ADD as I can't ever seem to concentrate on one thing at a time. I really do bounce around!! It will all get done and this is why I start on projects ahead of time. Otherwise it can be stressful!

Today's card was inspired by the colors from the Color Throwdown challenge a few weeks ago. I really liked them (and still do) and pulled out a set that I haven't used in a while. Love how it came together and how it is more masculine!

• Card base is Soft Sky
• Adhere a panel of Night of Navy to card base and then adhere a strip of Old Olive
• On a panel of Very Vanilla, stamp the plant image from By the Tide in Old Olive
• Stamp the lines and splatters from Gorgeous Grunge in Soft Sky then sponge the edges in Soft Sky
• Stamp the sentiment from Sweet Essentials in Night of Navy and add two mini brads then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the fish image onto a piece of Very Vanilla with Night of Navy ink and cut out
• Adhere fish to card with dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- By the Tide, Gorgeous Grunge, Sweet Essentials; Paper- Soft Sky, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Very Vanilla; Ink- Soft Sky, Old Olive, Night of Navy; Accessories- mini brads, dimensionals

Freshly Made 123

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week has started off super! We are having the most gorgeous days! I love it! I can open the windows and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine as I stamp during the day! We are supposed to get some rain today and later this week but that makes it feel even more like spring! It definitely is coming! Nick has officially started soccer practices and our first game over the mountains is Sunday. I do hope that the weather in the mountains holds up so that we will have decent roads!

Today's card was inspired by a sketch at Freshly Made. It was a few week's ago and I thought it would be fun to use my Geometrical set. 

• Card base is Baked Brown Sugar
• On a layer of Very Vanilla, stamp the greeting from Geometrical in Baked Brown Sugar
• Adhere a piece of Retro Fresh washi tape to across the top and two brads under the greeting then adhere panel to card
• Stamp the triangle images onto a piece of Very Vanilla with Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron and Tangerine Tango then punch out with the triangle punch
• Adhere triangles to card with dimensionals

Super simple especially with the triangle punch! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Geometrical; Paper- Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla; Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- Retro Fresh washi tape, mini brads, triangle punch, dimensionals

Stamp Review Crew: Fabulous Florets

Good morning, Friends! It's time once again for a fabulous Stamp Review Crew blog hop!! Woohoo! For this hop we are featuring the stamp set Fabulous Florets! I was so excited to be using this set once again! I got this set when it first came out but with all the new goodies I have gotten recently, Fabulous Florets seemed to get pushed to the back of my shelf. So I hope you enjoy all the wonderful ideas you will see from all the fabulous designers! To continue on to the next blog, just click the icon below. If you get lost or there are broken links, click the icon above to go to the home page with a list of all the blog hop participants. Now to the card...

The colors of my card were inspired by a bouquet of daisies that my husband got me for Valentine's Day! So bright and vibrant they were! I just had to use them for a card! Here are the details:

• Card base is Wisteria Wonder
• Stamp the outline flower image from Fabulous Florets in Wisteria Wonder onto the card base
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the solid flower image twice in Wisteria Wonder and the leaves in Old Olive then stamp the sentiment in black StazOn
• Adhere the panel to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the solid flower image again onto a scrap piece of Whisper White with Melon Mambo and the leaves twice in Old Olive and cut them out
• Adhere leaves to the back of the cut out flower and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a banner from Melon Mambo with the bitty banner punch and adhere to card
• Add two rhinestones

And there you have it! Click the link below to advance to the next blog where you will see more wonderful ideas on how to use this stamp set! I hope you are inspired to dust off this set and use it again! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Fabulous Florets; Paper- Wisteria Wonder, Melon Mambo, Whisper White; Ink- Wisteria Wonder, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, black StazOn; Accessories- bitty banner punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

TSOT 156

Hello Friends! I hope you are all having a super start to your weekend! Today looks to be another wonderful day, too! Nick has a basketball game today. If they win then he has two more and if they lose then they are done. So we will see. I just want him to give it is all!! Then I have some stitching time with some very wonderful friends and then we will all have dinner! So excited!!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch from Try Stamping on Tuesday. It was from a few weeks ago but I wanted to try it with the Geometrical set and the washi tape. I love those triangles!!

• Card base is Baked Brown Sugar
• Adhere a piece of Retro Fresh designer paper to card base
• Adhere two pieces of Retro Fresh washi tape to card
• Punch a 2 1/2" circle from So Saffron and sponge edges with So Saffron ink then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp greeting from Geometrical in Baked Brown Sugar onto a strip of Very Vanilla and flag the end then adhere to circle
• Stamp the triangles onto Very Vanilla with Coastal Cabana and Tangerine Tango ink then punch out with the triangle punch and adhere to card
• Add three So Saffron candy dots

Pretty simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Geometrical; Paper- Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Retro Fresh designer paper; Ink- Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- Retro Fresh washi tape, triangle punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, Subtles candy dots, sponge, dimensionals

Butterfly Sorbet

Good morning, Friends! I'm so glad that it's Friday!! Woohoo! My friend Sherry is visiting and we are going to be getting together for some stitching this weekend! I'm so looking forward to that! I also get a much needed massage today! Ahhh!! Should be a most wonderful weekend indeed!!

Today's card was inspired by one I had seen somewhere. A super simple clean and easy card!

• Card base is Whisper White with the bottom right hand corner rounded with the corner rounder
• A strip of Summer Starfruit was scalloped at the top with the scallop edge border punch and then round the bottom right hand corner with the corner rounder
• Stamp the sentiment from Four You in black stazOn
• On a square piece of Whisper White use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce the shape then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Use the bitty butterfly punch to punch a butterfly from Whisper White then use the Apothecary Accents framelits to cut out the shape
• Adhere a small piece of Sweet Sorbet designer paper to the pierced panel and adhere the punched piece to the card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the butterfly cut out

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Sweet Sorbet designer paper; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Essentials paper piercing pack, Apothecary Accents framelits, bitty butterfly punch, corner rounder, scallop edge border punch, rhinestone, dimensionals

CCMC 292

Good morning, Friends! It's time once again for the Thursday challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we are being challenge with some fabulous colors! Take a look!

Summer Starfruit, Pistachio Pudding and Basic Black. These colors can be found in the Sweet Sorbet designer paper pack from the SAB brochure. But I decided to not use the dsp for my card. Check it out!

It took a while for this card to come together as I would start it and then have to walk away and then come back to it and then walk away again. This went on for a few days until I finally was able to put it all together! And I do like the end result! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a piece of Summer Starfruit stamp the splatter images from Gorgeous Grunge in Summer Starfruit and black StazOn then stamp the greeting from Peaceful Petals in black StazOn
• Round the top right corner with the corner rounder and adhere to a piece of Basic Black card stock that also has the top right corner rounded with the corner rounder
• Adhere panel to card base
• Stamp flower and leaf images from Peaceful Petals in black StazOn onto Whisper White
• I used the ink pad and a blender pen to watercolor my images then I took the Summer Starfruit and Pistachio Pudding markers and colored parts of the image to make them stand out (this is the part that took so long to get the way I wanted)
• Adhere the leaves to the back of the flower and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add two rhinestones

Be sure to check out all the wonderful creations from the other designers at the Create with Connie and Mary site! I hope you will join us and play along! I do love to see how you interpret our challenges! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Peaceful Petals, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Black, Summer Starfruit; Ink- black StazOn, Summer Starfruit, Pistachio Pudding; Accessories- corner rounder, rhinestones, blender pen, dimensionals

FMS 122

Good morning, Friends! So glad we are on the downhill side to the weekend! We registered Nick for his Freshman year yesterday. WOW! I can hardly believe that one! Having to think about the classes you are going to take based on credits for graduation is a new one! Now to wait and see what he actually gets. I hope he starts getting a little more serious about his future now. 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made and is the last of the cards that I did with my stamp club earlier this month. Love this single stamp! You can cut the words apart from the main image to make two stamps. Then you can use the image for a lot of other occasions! Card details:

• Card base is Naturals White
• Adhere a piece of Naturals White to the card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the Hardwood stamp onto a piece of Smoky Slate with Smoky Slate ink and adhere to card
• Stamp the Blessed Easter stamp onto a piece of Naturals White with black StazOn
• Color the image with Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush and Smoky Slate markers and a blender pen
• Adhere panel to a piece of Pistachio Pudding and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add two rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hardwood, Blessed Easter; Paper- Naturals White, Pistachio Pudding, Smoky Slate; Ink- black StazOn, Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Smoky Slate; Accessories- blender pen, rhinestones, dimensionals

Retro Bubble

Good morning, Friends! Boy it was hard to get up this morning! I even thought it was later in the week than just Tuesday! I hope this doesn't mean that it is going to be a long week! Today we will register our son for his Freshman year. WOW! Last night we were looking at graduation requirements and electives to know what we should do. I'm still not completely sure but ready or not here it comes! He's even talking about driving? Where does the time go?

Today's card was one that I did with my stamp club earlier this month. It's a super simple card that is really fun!

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• On a layer of Very Vanilla stamp the splatter images from Gorgeous Grunge in So Saffron and Baked Brown Sugar then sponge the edges with Baked Brown Sugar
• Adhere three pieces of the Retro Fresh washi tape to the layer and then adhere panel to the card base with dimensionals
• Punch a circle from Baked Brown Sugar with the 1 3/4" circle punch
• Stamp the lines image from Gorgeous Grunge onto the circle with Baked Brown Sugar and sponge the edges with Baked Brown Sugar then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Just Sayin' in Coastal Cabana onto Very Vanilla and cut out with the Word Bubbles framelits
• Sponge the edges and add a mini brad then adhere to card with dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Just Sayin', Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar; Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Coastal Cabana; Accessories- Word Bubbles framelits, Retro Fresh washi tape, 1 3/4" circle punch, mini brad, sponge, dimensionals

TSSC 300

Good morning, Friends! I can't believe that this is the last week of February! What beautiful weather we have been having and it makes me think that spring has definitely arrived! I had the windows open for a while yesterday. But I have to admit that I didn't do much of anything yesterday. After I exercised I ended up on the couch watching basketball and then the closing ceremonies of the Olympics. So it was a nice relaxing day for me!! Looking for that motivation and energy to get something accomplished today - lol!

Today's card was one that I did with my stamp club this month. This card was inspired by the sketch from the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge. 

• Card base is So Saffron
• Cut a circle from Baked Brown Sugar with the 3" circle die then run through the Big Shot with the Arrows embossing folder
• Stamp the greeting from Geometrical using the Tangerine Tango and Baked Brown Sugar markers onto Very Vanilla
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Tangerine Tango
• Use the bitty banner punch to punch three banners from Retro Fresh designer paper and adhere to back of stamped panel then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Adhere two So Saffron candy dots

Pretty simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Geometrical; Paper- So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, Retro Fresh designer paper; Ink- Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar; Accessories- Arrows embossing folder, bitty banner punch, Subtles candy dots, 3" circle die, dimensionals

Retro 100 and Dynamic Duos 88

Good morning, Friends! Well we had quite the active day yesterday! Nick had a soccer scrimmage in the morning and then we came home to get ready for his basketball game that afternoon. What an exciting game! We tied the undefeated team and then lost in overtime. Bummer! But it was fun and exciting!! Then we came home again for a few minutes and then went to see the last home games for the CMU basketball teams (ladies and men). Both won! Really fun!! But very tiring! There were tons of people there and we didn't have anything to eat beforehand so we ended up eating late and getting to bed extra late. The sleeping in was really nice! And it looks to be an extra gorgeous day today! Nick and Pat are planning to mountain bike! I plan to work on my quilt and maybe do some stamping!

Today's card was inspired by two challenges. I made this one a few weeks ago so these are old challenges. I used the sketch from Retro Sketches and the colors from Dynamic Duos. A ver clean and simple card! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere three strips of Gingham Garden designer paper to the card base
• Stamp the sentiment from Perfect Pennants onto a piece of Whisper White using Island Indigo and Real Red markers and cut out using the Banners framelits dies
• Tie a piece of Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon around the banner and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add three Real Red candy dots to the strips

Super easy!! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Sunday!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Whisper White, Gingham Garden designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo, Real Red; Accessories- Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Banners framelits dies, Brights candy dots, dimensionals

Retro 101

Good morning, Friends! Looks like it will be a nice weekend around here! Nick has a soccer scrimmage this morning and then a basketball game this afternoon. Should be a fun day! And since I got the laundry done yesterday, I should be free to keep sewing on my quilt and get a few other things done! I can feel spring coming on!!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Retro Sketches. I really liked the layout and thought it would be very appropriate to use the Retro Fresh designer paper with the sketch! Because the lines on the designer paper were already at an angle, this really makes in look funky!! But I do like how it turned out!

• Card base is Tangerine Tango
• Cut a piece of Retro Fresh designer paper at an angle to fit onto the card base
• Adhere designer paper to a strip of Coastal Cabana and then adhere to card base
• Stamp the circle image from Geometrical onto the card base using Tangerine Tango ink
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Very Vanilla using Baked Brown Sugar ink and flag the end
• Adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Add two Tangerine Tango candy dots

Pretty easy card! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Geometrical; Paper- Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana, Very Vanilla, Retro Fresh designer paper; Ink- Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar; Accessories- Brights candy dots, dimensionals