Sweet Stampin' Mama

Pigtail Bows

2009-08-26T08:52:00.002-04:00

I am so sad that this ribbon is retired because it is super cute! I thought this ribbon would be so cute in a little girl's hair. So I made these bows for a little girl who just turned 1, about a month ago. I hope she enjoys them. Supplies:
Accessories: Pigtails Ribbon Originals (retired), wire, hot glue, hair clips, foam

And Finally the Cover!

2009-08-14T08:55:00.002-04:00

This was probably the most fun I have had while doing this Wedding Album. That is probably because I was trying something new. I was actually pretty scared to do stenciling on the linen album, just because if I messed up then it would be on there forever or I would have to purchase a whole new album. For all the stenciling I used the Kind Thoughts Brocade decor stencil. Yes the long border is also the Kind Thoughts Brocade decor stencil. I used just the center part of the stencil. Hint: Use masking tape to create long continuous boundaries to create a long border.

I added some ribbon and linen twine to accent the border. I also made a tag to match.
Hint: The pretties kit offers many great accents to make your tags, cards, scrap book pages, and projects elegant.

Supplies:

Paper: Mellow Moss, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum

Ink: Craft Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Black Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories: Kind Thoughts Brocade Stencil, Mellow Moss Taffeta, Linen Thread, Boho Blossom Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Pretties Kit, Sponge Dauber

Happily Ever After

2009-07-24T08:42:00.002-04:00

I was so happy when I had finally finished the last page. It is that huge weight lifted off your shoulders feeling and sense of accomplishment. It is a simple layout, since there was only one picture. I knew I also wanted to use my Once Upon a Time stamp set and also the Beautiful Butterflies Die. I added sponging to the butterflies and I also added some Hardware from the Very Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware. Hint: There are punches that are designed to coordinate with the hardware. I used the Designer Label punch with this one.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Once Upon a Time

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum

Ink: Perfect Plum

Accessories: Very Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Lovely Label Punch, Sponge Dauber. Mini Glue Dots

The Last Two Page Layout for the Wedding Album

2009-07-23T08:06:00.002-04:00

So I have one more page to show you after this layout and then there is the cover of the book after that. This has got to be one of my most favorite layouts yet. I am really happy with the way it turned out. I like that I was able to incorporate lots of photos and still add interest. When I was mapping out this layout, I figured I wanted 4 accent squares on each page and I wanted them all on different squares, so that the pages wouldn't mirror each other. I waited to glue everything down until I had the exact layout I wanted.

The vanilla square looks like it is plain with nothing on it, but if you click on the photo you can probably see that there are hearts punched out and glued on top to create a tone on tone effect.

Hint: Punches help to create quick and easy accents. Add a stamp and some accessories to jazz it up!

All the accessories used on these pages came from the pretties kit. Hint: You can coordinate the pretties kit with all the Stampin' Up! Colors. You can color the flowers with the Stampin' Write Markers or use reinkers and a little bit of water. You can even match the In-Colors for this year, they just came out with In-Color Stampin' Write Markers. Yeah!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Friends 24-7, Stem Sayings

Paper: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla

Ink: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss

Accessories: Pretties Kit, Wide Oval Punch, Full Heart Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Mat Pack, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon, Signo White Gel Pen

Seeing Spots Scrap Book Page

2009-07-22T08:58:00.002-04:00

When I was trying to figure out this next layout I was very overwhelmed with how many pictures there were. I didn't know where to start. I was also looking for a quick way to put this page layout together. Anyway, long story short, I had my largest circle punch out on the table and started playing around and this is what I came up with. I added circle of colored card stock to add some more interest. Hint: Many of the circles are only partly showing. If you know that only part will show, you can cut off the part that will be hidden and use the spare piece for the edges of the paper, to give it a continuous look. I also had some pictures that were larger and wouldn't fit within one circle punch. So I figured out a way to kind of extend the picture and also add some special interest to the pictures.

To do this I punched the main image that I wanted to "pop" out and then I punched more circles around the image. I then pieced them together on the page. Hint: To make the pictures pop off the page, use Stampin' Dimensionals. They are great for scrap booking because they are archival safe.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Big Deal Alphabet

Paper: Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum

Ink: Perfect Plum

Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Tulipe Scrap Book Layout

2009-07-20T10:01:00.003-04:00

This is the next layout for the Wedding Album. I liked it a lot better once it was all put together. There are some fun details that I really like on these pages. When I was originally putting this layout together I was going to have the lines uniform on the bottom of the page. It was by accident that they were put off center. I like to say it was a happy accident, because I like how it turned out. Tip: Not all accidents are bad, embrace human error, you never know, you may end up loving it! Another thing that was unexpected is I found a scrap of paper with the tulipe already cut out of it, I thought that it would make a great stencil for an accent. Hint: You can create your own stencils using Stampin' Up! window sheets. Use your Big Shot dies with the window sheets and you can make stencils that you can clean, and reuse over and over. I pulled out my sewing machine for these pages, I am so glad I did because that is my favorite part about the pages. I ran two wavy lines of stitching up and down the dotted paper. I added a fun little bouquet on this page for the garter and bouquet toss.

I used my favorite paper snips from Stampin' Up! to cut out this image. Hint: They are great for getting into small spaces to get rid of that unwanted card stock.

I also added stitching around the title. It looks really nice in person.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Friends 24-7, The Snowflake Spot (retired)

Paper: Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla, Retired DSP

Ink: Very Vanilla, Perfect Plum

Accessories: Tulipe Bigz Die, Wide Oval Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Lovely Label Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon, Sponge Dauber, Sewing Machine and thread

Would you believe?

2009-07-13T10:25:00.002-04:00

I have finished my Brother and Sister-in-law's Wedding scrap book. Hallelujah!! This is not the last page, I will post the rest of pages over the next few days. I actually finished the album before I went to Hawaii. It was a huge relief to me and also my Bro and SIL I'm sure. Here is the layout all together. I used Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, and Very Vanilla for this layout. To do the title I used the Stampin' Up! Billboard decorative strip die.

Hint: When adhering the little letters I have found that Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive works the best with its small glue tip. Also if you don't want to get your fingers messy, try applying the glue with a toothpick.

I created the background of these pages using the Kind Thoughts Brocade decor stencil, Perfect Plum ink, and a sponge dauber.

Hint: To keep track of what dauber belongs to which ink, simply put the name of the color on a piece of masking tape and place on the side of the dauber. You will never wonder if it is rose red, ruby red or real red again.

To add something more to the title, I selected different sections of the same stencil, and added some swirly accents.

Supplies:
Paper: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla
Ink: Perfect Plum
Accessories: Billboard Decorative Strip Die, Kind Thoughts Brocade decor stencil, Sponge Dauber, Cutter Kit

I'm Back from Hawaii

2009-07-09T08:35:00.003-04:00

I just wanted to show you the remaining cards we made for Ladies' Night Last month. This card is great if you have a lot of scraps that need to be used up.
Hint: I used my SU! square punch to punch out all the paper to make sure they were all the same size and fit perfectly together. I glued them onto a piece of white card stock (it really could be any color since you don't see it) and rolled it through my big shot.
I used some paper from Sale-A-Bration, because I had lots of scraps that I could use.
Hint: Stampin' Up! has great packs of designer paper that coordinate with each other.

Supplies:

Stamps: Say it With Scallops (retired)

Paper: Darling Dots DSP (retired), Naturals Ivory, Whisper White

Ink: Sahara Sand

Accessories: Certainly Celery Poly Twill Ribbon (retired), Scallop Square Punch, Top Note Die

I love the look of the next card, it is so sleek and simple. It is amazing how a little embossing can transform a card.

Hint: I used white embossing powder to create this image. If you want the image to pop, then use a dark Designer Paper or card stock with the white embossing powder. If you want a subtle image you could use clear embossing powder. Also make sure you use your embossing buddy on your paper before you stamp your image in VersaMark, you'll be sure to get a crisp image this way.

To add dimension to the card I distressed the edges of the white card stock.

Hint: Stampin' Up! has a Cutter Kit that has a distressing tool and other cool cutting tools.

To finish off the card I added a fun clip with some scrap ribbon attached.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Upsy Daisy

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Urban Garden DSP (Retired)

Ink: VersaMark, Basic Grey

Accessories: Clips Assortment, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon (Retired), White Embossing Powder

Wonderful Friend

2009-06-19T09:39:00.002-04:00

This is one of the cards from last night's Ladies' Night. I think everyone had a great time! Sorry for the quick post, but I have to pack for Hawaii. Yeah, I am so excited, my husband's sister is getting married there. SO Cool!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Fifth Avenue Floral, All Holidays

Paper: Whisper White, DSP Urban Garden, Textured Kiwi Kiss, Shimmery White

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: Aqua Painters, Pretties Kit, White EP

Kind Thoughts Layout

2009-06-17T10:08:00.003-04:00

Just a quick post with a lot of pictures of one layout. I used the Kind Thoughts Brocade Stencil to create the background.

I also used the SU! billboard die to cut out the Title for the page.

I used part of the Stencil to add some accents to the Title.

Cute Flower Pot Card

2009-06-13T11:50:00.002-04:00

My friend Michelle came over a couple weeks ago, and I helped her put together these Super Cute Flower Pot Invitations. I think they are the cutest flower pot cards I have seen, they are stunning! Here is what the inside looks like. Too Cool!

Embosslit Die Layout

2009-06-08T08:31:00.005-04:00

Here is another layout for my Brother and Sister-In-Law's Album. I won't be giving too much details, just sharing what I have done. I used the Embosslit dies made by Stampin' Up! They made these pages so much easier.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Contempo Alphabet

Paper: Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum

Ink: Mellow Moss

Accessories: Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, Silver Brads, Jumbo Brads 5/16" Neutrals Assortment, Button Latte, Eyelet Border Punch, Little Leaves sizzlits die, Cherry Blossom Embosslit Die, Simple Flower Embosslit Die, Hemp Twine

Welcome Flourish Plate

2009-06-04T07:49:00.002-04:00

So I am hoping that my sister-in-law doesn't check my stamping blog very often, I am pretty sure she is busy getting things ready for the wedding, which is in about 2 weeks! And guess where it is going to be. Hawaii!!! Yeah, I am just a little excited! Anyway, I was trying to think of something I could make for them and right away, I wanted to do something with Decor Elements. Here is what I came up with. I found this plate and stand at Home Goods. Totally Awesome store! Anyway, with just the Decor Elements it looked a little plain so I added a bow and other accessories.

Supplies:

Decor Elements: Welcome Small Decor Elements (Chocolate), Dotted Flourish Small Decor Elements (Chocolate)

Accessories: Pretties Kit, Retired Ribbon

The Best Piano Teacher EVER!

2009-06-03T09:44:00.003-04:00

So my daughter takes piano lessons from one of my best friends, she is so wonderful, and she has a lot talent. Those of you who are local know her as Debbi. They just recently had a recital and she gave my daughter this card. Isn't is so fun and perfect for the occasion! I thought is was so awesome that she gave her students a congratulations card! She is so thoughtful. My daughter was so excited to get this card. This is what my daughter said to her piano teacher " My mom is going to be so proud of you!" And I really am! Thanks Debbi!!

In Honor of National Scrap Booking Month. . .

2009-05-27T08:07:00.002-04:00

I actually finished a layout! Can you believe it? It looks better in real life, projects always do, I think.

I really love doing these flowers, they are so fun!

I thought it wouldn't take as long as it did but it is done. Yeah, about 6 more layouts and then the wedding album is finished.

See the amazing cake, yeah my mom made it, she is so talented. She could pretty much make any cake you wanted. On top of the cake is a glass sculpture of the LDS San Diego Temple, where my brother and sister-in-law were married.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Fifth Avenue Floral

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pale Plum, Mellow Moss, Shimmery White

Ink: Perfect Plum reinker, Pale Plum reinker, Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum Stampin' Write Marker, Versa Mark

Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die , Aqua Painter

May Ladies' Night Projects

2009-05-26T09:28:00.002-04:00

So here are all the projects we will be making at Ladies' Night. All of them have products featured in the Occasions Mini Catalog. Here is a close up of the matchbox. I just love this new die, these would be great wedding favors, party favors, etc. So fun!Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Matchbox Messages
Paper: Walk In The Park DSP , So Saffron, Basic Gray, Shimmery White
Ink: Basic Gray
Accessories: Matchbox Bigz Xl Die , Basic Gray Taffeta, 1-1/4 inch Circle Punch, 1-3/8 inch Circle Punch

Walk in the Park

2009-05-15T07:55:00.003-04:00

So this is another card that we will be making at my upcoming Ladies' Night. I have fallen in love with the paper from the mini catalog and the Corduroy Buttons, they are all so cute!

This is actually a hinge card, I have been seeing these a lot and I don't know who came up with this idea. I thought it was pretty neat.Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Oval Alls
Paper: Walk In The Park DSP, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Shimmery White

Ink: Basic Gray

Accessories: Basic Gray Corduroy Buttons, Whisper White 5/8 Inch Organza Ribbon , Large Oval Punch , Scallop Edge Punch , Scallop Oval Punch , Stampin' Dimensionals

You're a Friend

2009-05-14T09:41:00.004-04:00

This is a nice simple card, it is one of the projects for my upcoming Ladies' Night in a few weeks. I thought I would share early. I used mostly product from the Occasions Mini Catalog, lots of good stuff in there!

I also pulled out my shimmery card stock, I just get in the habit of using whisper white and I forget about the shimmer. So it is back for Ladies' Night.
Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Great Friend

Paper: Walk In The Park Designer Series Paper, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Shimmery White

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Matchbox Bigz Xl Die, 3/16 Inch Corner Rounder Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

5th Avenue Wedding Card

2009-05-02T17:27:00.003-04:00

I made this card inspired by Patty's flowers. They were so much fun to make. Anyway, we went to a wedding this weekend and this was the card I made for the bride and groom. So just a quick post today. Thanks for stopping by!
Here is the inside.Supplies:

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Oval Alls

Paper: Textured Whisper White, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper, Taste Of Textiles Specialty Paper, Shimmery White Card Stock

Ink: Basic Gray, Summer Sun Reinker, Ruby Red Reinker, Pretty in Pink Reinker, Versa Mark

Accessories: Top Note Die, White EP, Scallop Oval Punch, Whisper White 5/8 Inch Organza Ribbon

Raspberry Tart Mini Cards

2009-04-30T07:32:00.002-04:00

Last night I had a great turn out for this month's Ladies' Night. We made a some fun mini cards. This class highlighted the embosslit dies for the big shot and the Raspberry Tart DSP.
In this picture below the colors look awful, I think it is all the Rose Red that made my camera go crazy. The picture above looks more like the card in real life. I just love love love the ribbon used on this card, so pretty and elegant.

On some of the flowers I used a bit of a darker ink with a sponge dauber, to highlight the middle of the flower to give it more depth.I think this is my favorite card of all 4. I just think it is "adorable".

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Warm Words

Paper: Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper, Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Real Red, Cameo Coral

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Real Red, Cameo Coral

Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Cherry Blossom Embosslits Die, Flower Burst Embosslits Die, Simple Flower Embosslits Die, Sweetest Stem Embosslits Die, Pretties Kit, Rose Red 1/4 " Grosgrain Ribbon, Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla 3/8 Inch Satin Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch

Cupcake Birthday Invitation

2009-03-26T08:48:00.003-04:00

My daughter's birthday has come and gone, but we are planning to have her birthday a few weeks later because of the weather. We wanted to do something outside so we could have lots of run around space. Anyway, these are the invitations that were sent out this week. It kind of looks like I can't center the paper, I think it is because the card is on an angle. Really, I can glue paper on strait. Supplies:
Stamp Sets: None
Paper: DSP Delicate Dots (SAB), Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, So Saffron
Ink: None
Accessories: Scallop Circle Bigz Die , Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits 4-Pack Dies , Circle Scissor Plus, Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, Crimper, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates

Fifth Avenue Birthday

2009-03-02T09:22:00.002-05:00

This is another card for my ladies' night class last month. Quick and easy with a little bit of texture! I love the images in this stamp set, they are so pretty!Supplies:

Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Floral , Sincere Salutations
Paper: Delicate Dots DSP, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Sahara Sand

Accessories: Boho Blossoms Punch , Scallop Edge Punch , Silver Brads

Celery Note Pad

2009-02-17T09:26:00.003-05:00

So my daughter started taking piano lessons just recently and her piano teacher asked that I send her with a note pad that she could write her assignments on. I wanted to put together something fun so that my daughter would know that it is hers and make it pretty. When I showed it to her she loved it. Anyway, this is what I came up with, simple but fun. I actually did some hand sewing to get the button to stay on. This is going to be handled by a 4 year old and I didn't want thing falling off in the process of taking it out and putting it back in her piano bag multiple times.

Supplies:

Paper: Retired DSP, White Computer Paper (to make the pad)

Accessories: So Saffron 7/8 Inch Poly-Twill Ribbon , Pretties Kit , Button Latte , Linen Thread , Tapestry Needle, Mini Glue dots, Staples

Girly Birthday Card

2009-02-16T10:10:00.002-05:00

Sorry for the terrible photo. I was in a hurry when I took this picture. Anyway, this is one of the cards for my upcoming birthday card class. This is another nice and quick card with a simple layout. Stampin up now offers clear rhinestones separate from the pretties kits, yeah!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Wow Flowers

Paper: Rose Red, Orchid Opulence, Barely Banana, Whisper White

Ink: Rose Red, Orchid Opulence, Barely Banana

Accessories: 1 Inch Circle Punch , 1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch , 1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch , Scallop Circle Punch , Scallop Edge Punch , Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brads

Back for another Kwerner Challenge

2009-02-05T17:08:00.002-05:00

Oh I love these color challenges by Kristina she chooses such great colors. Aren't these ribbons so fun! Anyway, I have to come up with some birthday cards for this month's Ladies' Night and I thought we would make something like this card. It will have to be a simpler version of this card because there will be 10 cards to make. So anyway, this is what I came up with for the challenge.

I got to use some more of my new Stampin' Stuff from my new order. I {heart} the bold birthday sizzlits!

I popped the candles and cupcake top. I ran the cup cake bottom through the crimper and the topper through the big shot with the texturz plates to give them some dimension. I also added crystal effects to the flame to give it a little flair.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Hugs & Wishes

Paper: So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Whisper White, More Mustard

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits 4-Pack Dies, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Crimper, Mat Pack, Cutter Kit, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Coluzzle

New Beginnings Invitations

2009-02-04T08:00:00.003-05:00

I was so excited to play with my new stampin' Stuff that when I had to make invitations for a youth activity, I tried to incorporate some of my new things. I also used some of my old DP for the butterfly. Anyway, this is what I came up with for the invite. I used the New texture plates, they are so awesome! I also love the beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, only available through stampin' up! I thought it would be fun to create a swing card to view the invitation.

The funny thing is, is I put the wrong date on the invitation, and didn't figure it out till after they were put in the mail. I was so embarrassed, still am a little. Anyway, mistakes happen and it is nothing that a phone call and emails can't fix, right?

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Sincere Salutations

Paper: Sahara Sand, Retired DSP Fall Flowers?

Ink: Basic Gray

Accessories: Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die , Top Note Bigz Die , Green Bead Duo , Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates , Silver Brads , Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive , Crystal Effects, 1/16 Inch Handheld Circle Punch

Look at my Pretty Stuff!

2009-01-28T10:57:00.003-05:00

So I got my order last Thursday. I was so excited to get it but I didn't get a chance to play with it that night because I had Ladies' Night. I am so excited about a lot of stuff in the catalog especially the new accessories for the big shot. They have textured plates which are Very affordable! I am in love. They also have embosslit dies, they emboss and image and cut. Awesome! I also love that Stampin' Up! came out with more chocolate chip accessories! Yummy! The paper is so cool too! Stay tuned for projects made with this wonderful stuff!

Fun 3x3 Valentine

2009-01-22T11:29:00.002-05:00

Here is one of the projects we are making for my Ladies' Night tonight. All of the Ladies' Night projects feature the Love You Much Bundle. So fun!For this card I did some paper piecing for the birds. I also used a heart punched out of the Riding Hood Red paper using the Heart to Heart punch. Supplies:
Stamps:Love You Much , All Holidays

Paper: Candy Lane DSP, Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: 1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch, Heart To Heart Punch

Baby Shower Gift Bag and Card

2009-01-20T19:52:00.003-05:00

I feel like I am apologizing every time I post. Lately I have not found the time to post projects. I have been stamping just not sharing, naughty me. Anyway, the projects all started with a CUTE little girl outfit I found a target, for one of my great friend's shower. This cute outfit had super cute cherries on it. Love it. So my first thought was the picnic DSP, so cute and so sad that it is now retired :( This is what I came up with, a gift bag and matching card.

Just a close up.Here is the matching 3X3 card. Nice and simple.Supplies:

Stamps: Tart and Tangy , Warm Words
Paper: Picnic DSP (retired), Real Red, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Kraft

Ink: Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker, Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, Basic Black

Accessories: 1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch , 1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch , Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Black Gingham Ribbon (retired)

Super Sorry!

2009-01-02T09:09:00.002-05:00

Wow! I have been missing for over a month, aack! I have been supper busy and also have been out of town for the majority of December. Well enough with the excuses. I thought I would finally show you my Christmas card for 2008, just a little bit late.

I used all the left overs from this card to make the curly accents on the card. Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Winter Post

Paper: Chocolate Chip Textured Card Stock , Pink Pirouette , Chocolate Chip, Bella Rose DSP , Close to Cocoa DSP (retired)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Circle Bigz Die , Tulipe Bigz Die , Coluzzle Starter Set , Boho Blossoms Punch , Silver Brads

Thankful for 50 years!

2008-11-27T07:50:00.002-05:00

My Grandparents just had their 50 year anniversary, isn't that amazing! They are still going strong. They are such wonderful grandparents and I think they have shown me what a marriage should be and can be if you work hard for it. i was put in charge of making the card for the group gift. This is what I came up with.Since it was their 50th, I had to use gold. My husband said it looked gaudy, but what do you expect when you add gold.

I love the effect of gold on gold embossing. Basically you take your gold card stock and emboss gold on top of it, very elegant. You could do this with silver too.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Priceless , Hugs & Wishes
Paper: Very Vanilla , Vellum , Brushed Gold

Ink: Versa Mark

Accessories: On Board Lots Of Letters , Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, 1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Gold Brads, Scallop Edge Punch, Retired Ribbon, Picture of my Grandparents on their wedding day.

Season of Joy

2008-11-17T07:29:00.003-05:00

This is a card I made for a class I had at my friend Emily's house. We three others besides this one. I had a really great time and I think the ladies did too.

This card definitely look better in person, I don't know what it is about my photographs. Sometimes the colors get a little distorted. Anyway, until I have a professional photo studio (which will probably never happen, who knows?) there may be some flaws.Supplies:

Stamps: Season of Joy

Paper: Sahara Sand, Kiwi Kiss, Real Red

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Real Red, Whisper White

Accessories: Cutter Kit , 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon Old Olive , Ribbon Striped Grosgrain Real Red , Staple

Thanksgiving Place Cards and Napkin Holders

2008-11-14T07:39:00.003-05:00

I apologize for not posting in such a long time, when it gets near the holidays, my life gets 10 times crazier than normal, or more! lol! So my posts may not be as often. I will really try though.Anyway, I started out with this simple no frills place card for my Thanksgiving table, and I thought it was cute but needed a little more so I came up with . . . This. I added some ribbon, sponging , and paper piercing. I really like the final look. But I wasn't done yet. I needed something else so I made a matching napkin holder.If you look closely at my "napkin" you will see that it is really a wash cloth. I didn't have my pretty napkins until after I took these pictures. It at least matches! :) I used these for my Ladies' Night this month. I think they really enjoyed making them.

Supplies:

Stamps: Autumn Harvest , Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Really Rust, More Mustard, Whisper White, Bali Breeze DSP(retired)

Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Really Rust, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Top Note Bigz Die , 1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch , 1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch , Scallop Circle Punch , Crafters' Tool Kit , Mustard 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon , Bravo Burgundy 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, sponges, Mini Glue Dots, Snail Adhesive

Young Women in Excellence Invitations

2008-11-01T08:27:00.002-04:00

We have YW in Excellence coming up and I decided to make the invitations for it. This is what I came up with. The theme for the Young Women this year is:
"Be steadfast and immovable always abounding in good works"
Topics have been brought up like Steadfast and unchanging like the stars. So I decided to add the Stars.

I used some retired ribbon and silver cording that matched the invitations.Supplies:
Stamps: So Swirly Jumbo Wheel
Paper: Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla
Ink: Night of Navy

Accessories: Star Punch , Large Star Punch , 3/16 Inch Corner Rounder Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Metallic Eyelets, Silver Cording(retired), Blue Organdy Ribbon (retired)

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T08:51:00.003-04:00

So this is variation of the Swirly Pumpkin Lantern. It seemed to be a lot easier. I made these to give away to the people I visit teach. I put some candy in the middle. These can be used for Halloween and through Thanksgiving. I took thin strips of paper to make the curly cues. I just used a pencil and rolled them. Supplies:
Stamps: So Swirly Jumbo Wheel
Ink: Versa Mark Inked Cartridge
Paper: Pumpkin Pie , Old Olive
Accessories: Silver Brads , 5-Petal Flower Punch

Krafty Christmas

2008-10-27T07:34:00.003-04:00

Here is the third card we did for October's Ladies' Night. I did a lot of sponging on this card. I thought it added to the old time look of it. I also like the dimension it creates.I got this great idea for the sentiment over at Beate's Blog I love how she uses punches.I love my big shot and thought I would incorporate it into all of my ladies' night cards. So I used the top note die. Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Post , Punches Three
Paper: Kraft , Riding Hood Red , Chocolate Chip , Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip , Riding Hood Red , Mellow Moss
Accessories: Scallop Square Punch , Small Oval Punch , Wide Oval Punch , Top Note Bigz Die , Alpine Ribbon Originals , Stampin' Dimensionals , Stamping Sponges

Peace & Joy

2008-10-24T08:07:00.002-04:00

This is one of the cards we did for my Stamp a Stack on Wednesday. I took the words from the Join in the Cheer Decorative Strip Die and cut them apart for this card. This card was kind of having a funky feel to it so I added staples and paper piercing to give it a crafty look. Supplies:
Stamps: None (what?!?!)
Paper: Frosty Day DSP, Old Olive
Ink: None (what?!?!)
Accessories: Join in the Cheer Decorative Strip Die , 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon Chocolate Chip , Mat Pack ,Staples

Doodle Birthday

2008-10-15T09:50:00.003-04:00

So this inspiration challenge comes from Beate over at her blog Fresh and Fun. It has been a very long time since I have participated in one of her inspiration challenges. I thought this scarf was so pretty, and I had to participate. So this is what I came up with, I needed another birthday card. My family keeps having birthdays and I am no where near caught up. I stamped the images in basic grey on watercolor paper and then water colored with Bravo Burgundy and Pink Pirouette. The picture is not as good as I thought it would be but I also paper pierced down the sides of the pink ribbon.
Supplies:
Stamps: Hugs & Wishes, Doodle This
Paper: Basic Grey, Bravo Burgundy, Pink Pirouette, Bella Rose DSP, Watercolor Paper
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Pink Pirouette 1-1/4 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon , Aqua Painter , Mat Pack , Paper Piercer, Stampin' Dimensionals , Snail Adhesive , Stamping Sponges

Tulipe Christmas

2008-10-14T09:15:00.002-04:00

This is one of the cards that we will be making for my Christmas card Stamp-A-Stack. I used the negative image from the Tulipe Die so I wouldn't have to do a lot of piecing. This is a very simple card, I love my big shot! Supplies:
Stamps: Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Ski Slope DSP, Real Red, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Versa Mark
Accessories: Tulipe Bigz Die, White Stampin' Emboss Powder

Baby Boy Bitty Book

2008-10-13T07:54:00.002-04:00

Say that 3 times fast. Kind of fun, huh? Well I am hoping my sister doesn't check my web site that often or she wont be surprised when she gets this.I made this on-board bitty book for my sister who is expecting her first baby in a few weeks. I love that is comes with a box that the book slides into. This is a picture of the outside.
Here is the other side of the outside. I used textured card stock and then used different elements from the Simply Scrappin' kit Special Delivery Boy.
Here is the front of the book and below is a picture of the back and a little bit of the inside. I hope she likes it!
Supplies:
Accessories: On Board Bitty Book, Simply Scrappin' Kit Special Delivery Boy (Retired) Current Simply Scrappin' Kits, Soft Sky Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Apricot Appeal Grosgrain Ribbon

Get Well Star

2008-10-09T08:14:00.003-04:00

One of the Young Women that I work with at church had surgery on Tuesday, so I made her a card that all the youth and leaders could sign. This is what I came up with.I thought a nice shiny star would help her feel better. I used the Spring Fling DSP that retired with the last catty. I love how pretty it is. I also really like the chunky sprinkles, nice and sparkly! I also used the new filigree brads, and just replaced the center brad with a barely banana brad. I hope she likes it!
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Sincere Salutations
Paper: Spring Fling DSP, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Barely Banana, Versa Mark, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Filigree Designer Brads, Clear EP, Taffeta Ribbon Pretty in Pink, Soft Subtles Brads, Simon Upper Chipboard, Heat-n-Stick Powder, Chunky Sprinkles, Sponge

I am alive, I promise!

2008-10-08T07:30:00.003-04:00

I've been pretty busy getting lots of projects done and getting ready for ladies' night tonight. Also, over the weekend I came down with a fun cold that left me laying on the couch for two days. Anyway, quick post for today. I just received this thank you card from my dear friend Joette, she makes all of her cards! I love the colors she combined for this card. She does such a great job! I love getting homemade cards! There is something special about knowing that they took time to make a card just for you. So go and make someone happy by making them a card today! Happy Stamping!

Ladies' Night Preview Card

2008-09-29T08:24:00.002-04:00

Here is the other card we will be doing for my upcoming ladies' night. I L-O-V-E this ribbon, it is so pretty! If you would like to see a better pic of the main image scroll down, the image is on glossy white so it is hard to photograph strait on.
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: With Gratitude, Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Glossy White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip reinker, Old Olive reinker, More Mustard reinker, Pumpkin Pie reinker
Accessories: Brayer, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, 1" Double-Stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain

Swirley Pumpkin Lantern

2008-09-23T07:16:00.003-04:00

Just a quick post today. This is one of our ladies' night projects. When I showed my husband, he said "hey its a Japanese lantern". We both just laughed. This project is kind of designed like a lantern, it was a lot of fun to make.
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: So Swirly Jumbo Wheel
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive
Ink: Versa mark inked cartridge
Accessories: Hemp twine, 5 petal flower punch

Mr. Frank

2008-09-22T06:14:00.004-04:00

So I am starting to posting my ladies' night projects a little earlier than last time. We are moving into Autumn weather, I can almost taste it! There are those mornings when I wake up in the morning and go outside and there is a crispness to the air. I love it! This also means that Halloween is just around the corner. So I had to have a Halloween card at my Fall Cards Ladies' Night. I saw this great idea over at Dawn's blog, were she used the top notes die to create a cute Frankenstein. I think Mr. Frank is a cutie pie. He was lots of fun to make!

Supplies:

Stamps: All Holidays

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, White Signo Gel Pen

Accessories: Top Note Bigz Die, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Sponge

More Pages for my Bros Wedding Album

2008-09-17T14:58:00.005-04:00

I couldn't bear to show you my messy desk Again, so I took the pictures of the layout on my ugly rug that I bought for $15 for our living room floor. We are on a student's budget ya know, ha ha! There really isn't anything special about this layout, all I know is that I am one layout closer to being done!
I did do some faux embossing with Craft Vanilla and the Perfect Plum ink.
I tried to make the title rhyme, I don't know how I like my hand writing. Oh well, hopefully they do.

Scrap Booking KWerner Style!

2008-09-17T14:58:00.004-04:00

When I saw Kristina's color inspiration for this week I thought of some pictures that I could scrap book. I think these colors are beautiful together and it really makes me think of fall.

This is what I came up with. I embossed the leaves with craft Chocolate Chip ink and clear EP. I think is looks really nice in person. You may be wondering where the Bravo Burgundy is, well it is the maple leaf, it almost looks like the chocolate chip.
I didn't have room for lots of journaling so I made some inserts. I made them at the top so people wouldn't have to take the whole page out to read it.

I layered 3 different ribbons to make the strip: so saffron, old olive, and pumpkin pie. I also stamped the letters on DSP Spring Flowers, which is now retired, and I cut them out and mounted them on different colors of card stock.
I also added more ribbon to the tab to help it stick out a little and also make it look a little prettier. I should really start doing this more often and maybe I will get some more scrap booking done for my own family. We'll see. Supplies:
Stamp Sets: With Gratitude, Jumbo Outline Alphabet

Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Bravo Burgundy, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, DSP Spring Flowers (Retired)

Ink: Craft Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Write Marker Chocolate Chip, Signo White Gel Pen

Accessories: Clear EP, So Saffron Poly-Twill Ribbon, Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Tab Punch, Sponge,

Ladies' Night Preview

2008-09-08T09:06:00.004-04:00

Here are the projects for this month's Ladies' Night, featuring the New Big Shot. These are some quick and easy projects and cards. I love this basket die! It is so cute!
Supplies: Bella Rose DSP, Taffeta Ribbon Riding Hood Red, Pretties Kit, Baskets & Blooms Bigz XL Die, Big Shot
This is a cute little 2 x 3 Card that is perfect for a gift, like a present, cookies to a neighbor or a meal, etc. I love this scallop envelope!
Supplies: Best Yet Stamp Set, Summer Picnic DSP, Always Artichoke CS and Ink, Whisper White CS, Bashful Blue CS and Taffeta Ribbon, Mellow Moss CS, White Signo Gel Pen
I love the new set Upsy Daisy, I have a lot in mind for this stamp set!! And the Top Note Bigz Die, oh boy is it just awesome!!

Supplies: Upsy Daisy Stamp Set, Haiku DSP, Tangerine Tango CS and Ink, More Mustard CS, Whisper White CS, So Saffron Ink and Polly-Twill Ribbon.

Pacific Kiss, Kristina's Color Inspiration #21

2008-09-04T13:48:00.006-04:00

Here is another great color inspiration challenge by Kristina. I love how bright these colors are! They are so much FUN! I was supposed to do a scrap book layout for the wedding album, but I just had to do this challenge! I plan to do a layout tonight!
Anyway, this is what I came up with for the color combo. My mother-in-law's birthday is coming up soon so I made this a birthday card. I hope she likes it.
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Big Pieces, Wow Flowers
Paper: In-color Textured, Neutrals Textured, Rich Regals Textured
Ink: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Boho Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Punch, 1/8" Circle Punch, Fresh Favorites II Buttons, Beach Front Ribbons Originals, Stampin' Dimensionals

Another Layout for my Bros Wedding Album

2008-08-29T09:01:00.002-04:00

So this is the layout I had to finish before I made my Color Inspiration card for Kristina's Challenge. You may recognize this layout from Linz's blog or Sarah's blog. I thought is was so cute I had to use it, thanks guys for the great inspiration! I also thought that if I had a layout already picked out then it would go a bit faster. Was I right? Well sort of , I guess. Instead of 4 hours for the layout, it only took 3. Ha ha! I guess that is an improvement!
The pictures on this page look pretty sickly in this photo, but they really do look better IRL. Wow my desk is a mess! They say a creative genius is a messy person right? Okay, I am just looking for and excuse! Ha ha! My reasoning is that if I clean it up, then I will just have to pull it out again, so what's the point! I will eventually clean it all up when the album is finally done! I think I only have about 7 more layouts, but who is counting!
For the letters I stamped the En Frances on Mellow Moss and then I used my Jumbo Outline Alphabet and cut the letters out. I love this set! I also used craft ink and clear EP for the flowers all around the pages!

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #20

2008-08-27T17:04:00.003-04:00

Here is another color inspiration challenge by Kristina. Aren't these gorgeous colors!

I promised myself that I would do at least one layout for the wedding album I am working on before I participated in a challenge. So, I had to finish that up before I came up with this card. I had a completely different card in mind when I started and ended up with this. Maybe I will do another if I complete another layout.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Dreams Du Jour, Baroque Motifs
Paper: DSP Bella Rose, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Vanilla Taffeta, Lg Oval Punch, Retired Hodgepodge

Another Layout for my Bros Wedding Album

2008-08-23T11:43:00.002-04:00

I've been playing with my New Big Shot! I love this awesome machine. I also love the Tulipe Bigz Die, so elegant! And you can separate different pieces out and create completely different accents!

Isn't my sister-in-law Beautiful! She is very photogenic!

Just a close-up of the first page.

Quick Invites!

2008-08-19T18:06:00.002-04:00

Just a quick post, I should be getting dinner ready :) Well I needed to come up with a bunch of invitations for the youth and their parents.

This is what I came up with! I used a lot of my retired DSP with my NEW scallop Edge Punch, totally awesome! Love the scallop edge!

I used the ribbon hole punch to put the ribbon through. The holes were a bit too small for me to lace the ribbon through twice and cover up the middle so I used the half pearls from the Pretties Kit with a mini glue dot. I thought it turned out to be pretty cool!

Fun Sketch by Kristina

2008-08-15T21:47:00.003-04:00

So Kristina has put up a sketch. I love sketches! She said it didn't have to be exactly like the sketch, just a general idea.

Here is what I came up with. I pretty much followed the sketch except for the sentiment. I got to use some of my new die cuts for the Big Shot! Woo hoo! I also used the thickest twill tape available by SU! for the first time. I don't know why I don't use it more often.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Pretty Petals, Twill
Paper: Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Retired DSP Petal Patch
Ink: Versa Mark, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Chipboard Lots of Letters, Clear EP, Twill Tape, Birds & Blooms Sizzlits Die 4-Pack, 1" Circle Punch, Button

Love You!

2008-08-14T08:18:00.002-04:00

This is a card we made last night for my retired stamp sale! This card was to give the ladies an opportunity to play with some of the new card stock, paper, accessories, and stamps in the new catalog!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Dreams Du Jour

Paper: DSP Bella Rose, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Water Color Paper

Ink: Black Stazon, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, 1-1/4" Square Punch, 1-3/8" Square Punch, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Olive Ribbon

Whose Birthday is Today?

2008-08-11T07:39:00.004-04:00

It is my wonderful husband's Birthday today! I just wanted to give a shout out to him and let him know how much I love him! He is such a wonderful guy, I could go on all day about him.
Here is the card I made for him, it seems like I have been bombarded with birthdays this August, anyway, it has been fun making the cards!

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Big Pieces (retired), It's Your Birthday (retired)
Paper: DSP Prints Close to Cocoa, More Mustard, Garden Green, Baja Breeze
Ink: Craft Close to Cocoa, Close to Cocoa, Versa Mark
Accessories: Chipboard, Hodgepodge, Mustard Grosgrain, Clear EP, Star Punch

Another Layout for my Bros Wedding Album

2008-08-08T17:10:00.004-04:00

Just a quick post! Here is the latest page I have finished! I really like how this one turned out! I don't have the best pics of the details but on the scallops I put little hole on each scallop, kind of making it like lace.
For the chipboard I used craft in and then clear embossed it, I love the effect it creates! Nice and elegant! If you are curious as to what the beautiful building is in the pictures, it is the LDS San Diego Temple, in San Diego CA of course. It is so Gorgeous!

I gathered the taffeta ribbon for this page, I love how this turned out! So Elegant!

Gotta Love the Chipboard Lots of Letters! Or any chipboard for that fact! Thanks for stopping by!

Bright Birthdays are the Best!

2008-08-07T11:02:00.003-04:00

I am back! Where did I go? Nowhere, I have just been totally wiped out by scrap booking. When I do a layout it takes me at least 4 hours, and I have been trying to get the wedding album done I've been working on. Anyway, I am so excited that Kristina is back from convention and started up her color inspiration challenges again. For this challenge we were to use black, pumpkin, rose red, and summer sun OR green galore.

I went with green galore because I don't think I have ever used this color and if I used the green then it would be more boy colors. I needed a little boy's card because my little nephew is having a birthday in a couple weeks! Yeah! It still looks kind of girly with the pink in it, but like Kristina said in one of her earlier posts,"After all, a girl (me) is making the card, right?" Anyway, this is what I came up with for the challenge. It was a lot of fun.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: It's your Birthday (retiring), Holiday Blitz

Paper: Textured CS in Pumpkin Pie, Green Galore, Basic Black; Whisper White; DSP Bali Breeze; Water Color Paper

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Various Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain, Pumpkin Grosgrain, Black Gingham; Punches: Tab, 1-1/4" square, 1-3/8" square; Coluzzel, Hodgepodge Hardware, Beads Duo Green

So very Very cute?

2008-07-24T08:51:00.003-04:00

I really like the colors that were chosen for this weeks' color challenge by Kristina I was just having a hard time putting them together the way I envisioned.

Well this is what I came up with in the time I had available. I used the stamp-a-ma-jig for the dots up the side.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: All in a Row, Sweet Shapes
Paper: Whisper White, Sage Shadow, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Ink: Craft Whisper White, Sage Shadow, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Accessories: Beach Front Ribbons Originals, Buttons Fresh Favorites II, Eastern Elegance Rub Ons, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Sponges, White thread

More Pages for my Bros Wedding Album

2008-07-22T16:27:00.004-04:00

I've been doing a bit of scrap booking lately! There has been a fire put under my rear to get this thing done! Ha ha! Anyway, this layout is not my favorite, I had big ideas for these pages and it didn't turn out as cute as I thought it would.

There are watermarks for each page. Please excuse the terrible pictures but on the first page is says Rachel and Aaron, and on the second page is says Forever Family.
I really like how this layout turned out, I don't know if it belongs in a wedding album but it is there to stay unless my bro and sis-in-law have something else in mind for it.

Again, the pictures are not that great so you can't see all the detail but I softened up the edges by sponging in Pale Plum.

I wanted to use some of my rub ons for this next layout. I think I had high hopes for this one too and still not sure if I love it.

I think it is the pictures that make the pages anyway!

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #16

2008-07-18T20:23:00.004-04:00

So I needed some birthday cards for some of the young women in my church and I thought this color combo by Kristina would work. Aren't these great colors!

Anyway, this is what I came up with, simple but fun!

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: It's Your Birthday, Polka Dots and Petals
Paper: Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Textured Soft Sky
Ink: Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, Craft Very Vanilla
Accessories: On Board Accents Chipboard, Double Stitched Soft Sky Grosgrain Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, 1" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Soft Subtles Brads, Crimper, Beads Duo Green

Sweet Baby Elephant

2008-07-17T08:55:00.004-04:00

I am back from a nice two week vacation to California. We had a great time! I think our vacationing days are on hold at least for a couple months. So on to stamping! I made this card for a couple of friends, I have a lot of friend who have just had a baby or are expecting. Anyway, this is what I came up with.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Year after Year, Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Craft Close to Cocoa, Sahara Sand, Wilde Wasabi, So Saffron
Accessories: Crystal Clear Embossing Powder, Aqua Painter, Double Stitched Wild Wasabi Grosgrain, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer

Ladies' Night Cards

2008-06-28T05:26:00.003-04:00

These are the cards we did for my last Ladies' Night.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Fresh Cuts
Paper: Fresh-Cut Notes, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain, Accents and Elements Flower Fusion, Fire Rhinestone Circle Brads

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Life's A Breeze, Polka Dots
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava, So Saffron, Bashful Blue
Ink: Versa Mark
Accessories: Crystal Clear EP, Heat Gun

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: One of a Kind
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Very Vanilla
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, River Rock, Blue Bayou
Accessories: Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, 1-3/8" Square Punch, Boho Punch, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer

Happy Scrapper

2008-06-27T08:20:00.002-04:00

This Tuesday we had a Young Women Activity and we decided to make some scrap book pages so the girls could put their pictures somewhere. We had a lot of fun. This layout worked well on an 8-1/2 X 11 too. I am so sad that Happy Camper is retiring this year, I just love this stamp set.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Happy Camper, Collage Alphabet(retired), Collage Numbers(retired)
Paper: Old Olive, Night of Navy, Real Red, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla
Ink: Old Olive, Night of Navy, Real Red
Accessories: Crop-a-dile, Metallic Eyelets, Hemp Twine, Paper Crimper

Embrace Pomegranate

2008-06-26T18:06:00.005-04:00

I love to eat pomegranates! That is just a side note. Here is another submission to a great Challenge by Kristina, color inspiration challenge #13! The colors she chose were purely pomegranate, regal rose, river rock, wild wasabi, and whisper white.

This is what I came up with for the challenge. I had a little fun with some acetate. I water colored the image on water color paper and then on the acetate I stamped the littler flowers in white stazon to make a subtle overlay. You can see the a better picture of this in the photo below.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Embrace Life, Holiday Blitz
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, River Rock, water color paper, acetate sheet
Ink: Regal Rose Stampin' Write Marker, Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, River Rock, Stazon White, Versa Mark, White Signo Gel Pen
Accessories: Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, White Half round pearls from the Pretties Kit, River Rock Double Stitched Grosgrain, Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Grosgrain, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer,

Wedding Fans

2008-06-17T09:22:00.002-04:00

So have you seen these before? I hadn't till I was asked to help out with this project. Aren't they fun! This wonderful couple had an outdoor wedding, and what is more perfect than a fan? On the front is the information. I also used crystal effects and micro-beads to highlight half of the front.

The photographer was able to make a cute collage for the back of the fan.

Supplies

Stamp Sets: Swirly Wheel

Paper: Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Versa Mark

Accessories: Crystal Effects, Micro-Beads, Ticket Corner Punch, Whisper White Taffeta, White Organdy(retired)

Happy Late Father's Day

2008-06-16T08:21:00.003-04:00

I meant to post this yesterday but was too busy spending time with my family. We had a great Father's Day. I hope you all did too!
Anyway, I made these for my Dad and my Father-in-Law. Instead of the Supermarket cards, I inserted Gift Cards. I saw this idea over at Dannie's Designs. She has a great ideas. You should go check it out!

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: All Holidays, Linen
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Craft Chocolat Chip
Accessories: Clear EP, Mat Pack, paper piercer, sticky strip, 3/16" Corner Rounder

Kristina's Color Inspiration #11

2008-06-13T09:40:00.003-04:00

Here is yet another great inspiration challenge from Kristina. I have been slacking I know, but it has been a busy summer and will continue to be.

This is what I came up with for the challenge. I already knew that I wanted to do a chipboard flower and use my craft ink. I really don't use it as much as I should. Anyway, to do the flower I sanded the edges, and then inked it up in whisper white craft ink, then I used the viney stamp from my newest stamp set Fresh Cuts and I inked it up in so saffron craft ink and stamped it on the craft ink. While the ink was still wet I poured iridescent ice EP on it and heated. I then did several layers of clear EP to make it smooth.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Fresh Cuts
Paper: Shimmery White, Textured Going Gray, Rose Red, Old Olive, So Saffron
Ink: Rose Red Craft Ink, So Saffron Craft Ink, Whisper White Craft Ink
Accessories: Styled Silver Hodgepodge hardware, 5-petal flower punch, small oval punch, 3/16" corner rounder, mat pack, paper piercer, Iridescent Ice EP, Crystal Clear EP

Joy Fold Invites

2008-06-10T08:30:00.002-04:00

Last night I had a lot of fun stamping with my friend. We came up with this simple layout so that we could make a lot of them. This is for a Bridal Shower. The Groovy Guava piece lifts up from behind the flower and the bottom part with the Designer Paper lifts down to reveal the invitation. I am sorry but I didn't get a view of the inside for you but it turned out to be a nice and quick card to do.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Year After Year
Paper: DSP Ginger Blossom, Ruby Red, Groovy Guava, River Rock, Very Vanilla
Ink: Ruby Red, Groovy Guava, River Rock, Basic Black
Accessories: 5-Petal Punch, Boho Blossom Punch, Silver Brads, Blender Pen

Not in the Groove

2008-06-04T08:27:00.002-04:00

I am so sorry, I have been MIA for a LONG time. We went on a trip to go to my cousins wedding and my family was in town for a while. Anyway, these are some projects I did a while back for a friend. They look really similar I know but the colors she asked for were orange and Navy, and orange and black. She is giving them to some graduates this year with either some money or a gift card. What a great idea!

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Hugs and Wishes, Tassel Time (Retired)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy, Basic Black
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle punch, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon Pumpkin Pie, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon Basic Black, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon Night of Navy, Linen Thread, SU! Tins

Quick Father's Day card

2008-05-10T08:58:00.003-04:00

This is a card that I came up with for a simple father's day card. This isn't a very good picture of the card because it doesn't show all the detail, like the soft sky argyle background. Maybe if you click on it, it might show up better.

Supplies:

Stamps: All Holidays, Twill

Paper: DSP Prints Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou

Accessories: 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Linen Thread, Crop-A-Dile

Neutral Graduation card

2008-05-09T09:43:00.002-04:00

I was trying to come up with a neutral graduation card and this is what I came up with. It is a very simple card. The part that takes the longest is cutting card stock. I think I like this color combo a lot for a neutral card. This card can really be turned into an any occasion card.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Celebrate Everything

Paper: DSP Fall Flowers, Sahara Sand, Basic Grey, Old Olive

Accessories: Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon

Mother's Day Card

2008-05-08T08:05:00.003-04:00

Mother's Day is one of the most important days of the year. Okay, I am a little bit bias because I am a mother myself. But I do think it is a very special day and I am glad that there is a day set aside for mothers. I think I have one of the BEST mothers around and I hope I can be half as wonderful as she is. So make a card for your mother before it is too late to mail.

Supplies:

Stamps: En Frances, All Holidays

Paper: DSP Berry Bliss, Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate

Accessories: Vintage Brads, Boho Punch

Oh Baby!

2008-05-05T08:02:00.003-04:00

I made this card for my dear friend Sarah who will be having her baby in July. Her shower was this weekend, it was a lot of fun!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Bundled in Love

Paper: DSP Ginger Blossom, Textured CS Groovy Guava, Rose Red, Watercolor Paper

Ink: Stazon Timber Brown, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Groovy Guava, River Rock, Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories: Mat pack, Hodgepodge Hardware Pewter, corner rounder punch, Lg Oval Punch, Ribbon Originals Theater

KWerner Color Inspiration #6

2008-04-23T10:27:00.001-04:00

I have finally made it back to the land of blogging, I have had some of the craziest/busiest weeks and haven't had time to stamp. This is another one of Kristina's Color inspiration challenges. I just absolutely love them!

I don't know why but I had a hard time coming up with this card. I don't know if it was the color combo I am not used to or maybe it is because it has been a while since I have stamped. Anyway, I still don't know if this is what I wanted as my final card but it is done!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Baroque Motifs, It's Your Birthday, Time Well Spent

Paper: Sahara Sand, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi, Glossy White

Ink: Sahara Sand, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker, Wild Wasabi, Versa Mark

Accessories: Pretties Kit, Beach Front Ribbons Originals, Photo Corners Punch, 1-3/8 Square Punch, 1-1/4 Square Punch, 1/4 Circle Punch, 1/16 Circle punch, Sponge, Silver Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Be Inspired!

2008-04-08T20:57:00.003-04:00

This is my first Be Inspired Challenge that Beate has every week. I like looking at a picture and seeing what I can come up with.

Well this is what I imagined. I didn't have all the stamps I would have liked for this card but I think I made it work. I used one of the large flowers from the pretties kit and cut it down to create the brocade blue flowers. For the flower middle I used my circle punches and punched out some So Saffron CS and then I used Twill background stamp, stamping one way and then turning it 90 degrees and stamping again to make a crosshatch look.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Stem Sayings, Twill

Paper: So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Brocade Blue Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories: Pretties Kit, Regals Buttons, Linen Thread, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Sponge, 3/4" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch

Scrap Booking Weekend

2008-04-07T09:22:00.002-04:00

It takes me a long time to scrap book one page because I want everything to be just right, especially if I am doing it for someone else.
I am still not done with my Brother and Sister-in-Law's Wedding album but I am 3 layouts closer to being done!

These pictures are all taken just outside the San Diego Temple where my brother and his wife were married.

My daughter was one of the flower girls, aren't they cute!
Don't these two make a spectacular couple! They really were made for each other!

These are some fun photos, one is with all the bride's maides and the other is all the groom's men, with the couple of course!

Buggy Birthday

2008-04-05T18:14:00.004-04:00

This morning I had to make a little boy's birthday card before 9:30 am, I had forgotten to make it the night before, OR earlier. So I had to be creative in a short time and then I thought the perfect way to accomplish this is to do Beate's Weekend Sketch. She always has such great ideas! Anyway, this is what I came up with.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Bugs & Kisses

Paper: DSP Bali Breeze, DSP Brilliant Blue Prints, Glorious Green, Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Glorious Green Stampin' Write Marker, Brilliant Blue Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Brads, Scalloped Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Metal Edge Tags Aluminum White Circle, Stampin' Dimensionals

100 Posts!

2008-04-04T08:07:00.002-04:00

Hi all! I have just reached 100 posts! Wow! It seems like so many. Anyway, I wanted to share this Graduation card that I made for a friend's daughters' graduation coming up. I edited out her middle and last name just in case she didn't want her name revealed. So, I used all retired sets to make this card. It was a lot of fun!

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Headline Alphabet, Euphoria Alphabet, Tassel Time (All retired)

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, Silver brads, Stampin' Dimensionals

Sweet Baby Announcements

2008-04-02T09:22:00.003-04:00

For the past few days I have been working on this card times 40! These are my baby announcements for Baby Will! I love this color combo. I took this layout and colors from a card I made many months ago, I just forgot to post it at the time. I ordered the photo corners punch especially for this card. I am in love! I also put a 1/4" circle of Soft Sky behind the brads, I really like how it turned out. What do ya think?

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Bundled in Love, Holidays & Wishes

Paper: DSP Soft Sky Prints, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Water Color Paper

Ink: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Stazon Timber Brown

Accessories: Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon, corner rounder punch, photo corners punch, 1/4" circle punch, silver brads, sponge, stampin dimensionals

30/30 Winner!

2008-04-01T08:47:00.004-04:00

The 30/30 board has once again been filled up and the winner of the $30 in SU! Product is:

Jamie Lantz!

Congratulations Jamie! Contact me and we can get your order in!

For the next 30/30 board I will make up a bundle of SU! Supplies that will total Over $30 to be given away! The more orders you make the more chances you have to win!

Happy Stamping!

This is NO Joke! Ha ha!

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #3

2008-03-26T11:09:00.005-04:00

So here is the beautiful inspiration for the card I came up with for Kristina's Color Challenge.

The colors for the challenge are Orchid Opulence, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, and Whisper White.
We were supposed to use a minimal amount of black for the card. When I saw the inspiration picture I immediately thought of my new and unused set, Stitched Exotics. I also needed to make a thank you card and so this was the perfect challenge for that because this card can pretty much be turned into an any occasion card!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Stitched Exotics, Much Appreciated

Paper: Orchid Opulence, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Orchid Opulence, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Accessories: Circle Punches in 1/4", 1/2", 1 1/4", and 1 3/8", Large Oval Punch, Fire Rhinestone Brads Squares, Stampin Dimensionals

Quick Easter Baskets

2008-03-24T12:02:00.002-04:00

These are some quick and easy Easter Baskets that I made for the Young Women at Church. I used some retired DSP and cut them to be 6"x6", I scored them at 1.5" on all sides. I made a scallop punch all the way around using my corner rounder. I then used some of the SU! Retired Organdy ribbon and attached it with a staple on either side!

KWerner Color Inspiration #2

2008-03-20T16:33:00.004-04:00

This is an inspiration challenge by Kristina Werner over at KWernerDesign Blog. I love her blog! She has such wonderful ideas! My favorite is MACM (Make a Card Monday) and now she is doing inspiration challenges. I absolutely love this room and the colors. I look forward to future challenges.

The color combo is Groovy Guava, Blush Blossom, So Saffron, and Wild Wasabi.

This is what I came up with. I am kind of sad that I didn't work in the polka dots. I think they are so cute. Enjoy!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Pretty Petals, Holidays & Wishes

Paper: Groovy Guava, Blush Blossom, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Groovy Guava, Blush Blossom, So Saffron

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, corner rounder punch, Silver Brads

Sparkly Star!

2008-03-14T08:21:00.004-04:00

This is another one we made at my Ladies' Night. I love the new Chunky Glitter! It is so sparkly. I also love the DSP Spring Fling Paper, I really like the color combo. To adhere the glitter to the chipboard I used the tombo glue, this is Good Stuff!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Full of Life

Paper: DSP Spring Fling, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Ink: Certainly Celery

Accessories: On Board Simon Upper Chipboard, Stampin' Glitter Chunky Sprinkles, Ticket Corner Punch, Silver Brads, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Tombo Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals,

Blush Flower

2008-03-13T09:13:00.007-04:00

This is a quick, simple and elegant card that we made at my ladies' night, last night. That is why there wasn't a post yesterday, I was busy cutting card stock and getting my house picked up. Anyway, this card also features the new Hodgepodge Hardware (So Pretty) and the Poly Twill ribbon (Love it) from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I scalloped the bottom edge of the DSP Prints Paper with my corner rounder, I like to do that a lot on my cards. I think scallops are SO Pretty.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Embrace Life

Paper: DSP Close to Cocoa Prints, Blush Blossom

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Polly Twill Ribbon, Flower Ribbon Slide from the Hodgepodge Hardware Styled Silver, Silver Brads, Corner rounder punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Die-cut Flowers

2008-03-11T08:35:00.005-04:00

I love the new die cut flowers in the mini catalog. They are cut out of the textured card stock. so pretty! I also love this stamp set Full of Life, there are so many cute phrases for many different occasions!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Full of Life, Jumbo Wheel Petals

Paper: Brocade Blue, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink: Brocade Blue, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Die Cut Blooms, A Perfect Day Rub-ons, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Fresh Favorites II Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Love and Happiness Pinewood Derby

2008-03-08T10:06:00.007-05:00

So this is my battered car after a long night of racing. You might be thinking that I am too old to be racing a pinewood derby car but it turns out that our scouting program only has a few cub scouts so our church opened it up to the adults, with NO RULES! We call our creation the Great White Whale!

I thought it would be perfect to put some of my new Rub-Ons on the car. They went on Beautifully. My husband did the carving with what we had at our house. He hollowed out the bottom of the car and put in a lot of lead solder, in the real races cars can only be 5 oz. or less, ours weighed in at 12.7 oz, the heaviest car there!

I think we would have had a good chance at winning the Adult open race except we had a little tragedy. If you have noticed I have been only taking pictures of one side, that is because one of the front wheels came off in one of the races. Apparently all the kids were playing with all the cars before the races and ours was dropped in the process. It turns out the two wheels on one side were bent in.

This is a picture of the underside of the car, not the prettiest but it worked! My husband filled it in with the lead and then put an epoxy over the top, it looks pretty cool. He also had to epoxy in two of the wheels because the wheel slots were damaged when the bottom was being carved out. One of the epoxied wheel is the one that broke off and we didn't bring extra epoxy with us to fix it. Bummer! It was a lot of fun anyway!

Baby Thanks from Joette

2008-03-07T08:18:00.005-05:00

I received these cards from my sweet friend Joette. This card uses one of SU!'s retired wheels with all the cute babies on it! The background uses the thank you stamp from Seeing Spots.

This card uses the stamp set Sweet shapes. Both these cards are So Pretty and Fun. Joette is SO Talented!

Sweet Heart

2008-03-06T08:06:00.002-05:00

This wonderful card was made by my wonderful friend, Jamie Lantz. She made this card for me for a surprise get together with all my friends that Debbi organized. This happened before my baby was born. I wanted to share this cute card that everyone signed.

2008-03-04T08:13:00.002-05:00

So here is the other sample I made. The wedding is going to be pink and black and this is what I came up with. I love how it turned out, it reminds me of Audrey Hepburn. I love her movies!
I thought the So Swirly Wheel was perfectly elegant for a wedding, this would also work for a birthday gift or for a "just because your special" gift.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Warm Words, So Swirly Jumbo Wheel

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Black Grosgrain, Pretty in Pink Taffeta, Linen Thread, Jumbo Eyelets Pewter, Crop-A-Dile, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1/8" Circle Handheld Punch

Swirley Pen

2008-03-03T09:09:00.002-05:00

I made up some samples for a friend's daughter for her wedding and her colors were going to be turquoise and brown for one of her parties. It unfortunately didn't work out but as a result I have a sample to share with you today and tomorrow!

Supplies:

Stamp sets: Priceless

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Micro Beads, Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch, Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon

Forgotten Project

2008-02-29T09:05:00.003-05:00

So I did these for a stamp camp back in December and I forgot to post them on my blog. This project uses the Pretties kit and some fun paper, Charbon (now retired).
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Big Deal Alphabet, Define Your Life
Paper: Sahara Sand, Basic Gray, Mellow Moss, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, DSP Charbon (Retired)
Ink: Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Basic Gray, Mellow Moss, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink; Stampin' Write Markers in Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, and Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Pretties Kit, Very Vanilla Taffeta, Kraft Taffeta, Basic Gray Taffeta, Mellow Moss Taffeta, Bashful Blue Taffeta, Pretty in Pink Taffeta, Mini Glue Dots

Build-A-Brad

2008-02-28T11:10:00.002-05:00

I finally cracked down and purchased the build-a-brad kit. It is So neat! You can make the center pretty much anything you want! This is the card that all the attendees to my Mystery Hostess Party made. It is fun and simple.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Boho Backgrounds, So many Scallops

Paper: DSP Berry Bliss, Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Build-A-Brad, 1/2" circle punch, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

He is Here! and Happy Valentine's Day!

2008-02-14T12:00:00.006-05:00

My son was born February 1st weighing in at 7 lbs. 10 oz. we named him William. We are so excited to have him as a part of our family! He is definitely a blessing sent from Heaven. I thought I would share this picture with you.

These are some valentines that my daughter made for preschool today to give to her friends. Okay so I helped with the main image, but the rest of the stamping she did.

Here is a closer picture of the outside and below is a picture of the inside. You can see more of the background stamping she did in the close-ups.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Time Well Spent, Holidays & Wishes

Paper: Pixie Pink, Orchid Opulance, Whisper White

Ink: Stazon Black, Pixie Pink, Orchid Opulance

Accessories: Blender Pen, Slit Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Super Quick Thank You Cards

2008-01-29T10:33:00.000-05:00

I bought the long notes cards and envelopes back when the Fall-Winter Catalog came out, I did use one a while back and just last night I was looking through my envelopes and saw these cards. My first thought was why haven't I used these sooner because they are already pre-cut and they have matching envelopes.

I used my Jumbo roller and versa mark inked cartridge to do the back ground, it is easiest to see the background detail in the last picture. I made them all Very Quickly and I embossed little circles along the edge of the card using my Crop-A-Dile, it is not just for setting eyelets! Instead of all thank you cards I decided to change one to say "Thinking of you" so I could send it to my brother, who is in Argentina on a mission. He has less than a year left!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Sincere Salutations, Polka Dots & Paisley, Jumbo Wheel Petals

Paper: Long Notes (Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi, River Rock), River Rock, Very Vanilla

Ink: River Rock, Versa mark inked Jumbo Cartridge

Accessories: Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Crop-A-Dile (dry embossed circles), Stampin' Around Jumbo Handle

So Swirly Gratitude

2008-01-28T07:32:00.000-05:00

I liked how this thank you card came out a lot better, and it was a lot easier. So this is the one I decided to do more than one of. I still need to make more thank you cards, believe it or not, and I don't always like to make them all the same. So, I will be playing around with some of my other stamps and trying to come up with some more cards. For the leaf on this card I just used the 5 petal flower punch and cut to the middle and created 5 leaves to use on 5 cards.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Define Your Life, Jumbo Wheel So Swirly

Paper: DSP Bali Breeze, Taken with Teal, Rose Red, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Taken with Teal, Rose Red

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Accents & Elements Flower Fusion, Rhinestone Brads Ice Squares

Teal Thanks

2008-01-27T16:02:00.000-05:00

This card was a really struggle to make, I don't know why, maybe it was because it was the first card I made after my stamping drought, and I still don't know if I like how it turned out. It is always nice to have an outside opinion. So I was trying to stalk up on Thank you cards because I know when the baby comes I won't have as much free time, anyway, when I envisioned this card it seemed to be pretty simple and quick and it was going to be completely different. I thought I could do a lot of them and I ended up only doing one and changed the card and stamp sets for the rest of the cards. Stay tuned tomorrow to see that card! On this card, I stamped the flowers in Basic Black and then used my versa marker and colored in parts of the flower to make the darker color and then I used my white signo gel pen to highlight other parts of the flower. I like how the background came out, I guess it is just the layout that I am not sure of.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Much Appreciated, Time Well Spent

Paper: DSP Bali Breeze, Taken with Teal, Rose Red, Old Olive

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Versa Marker, White Signo Gel Pen, White Grosgrain ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch

Accent Element tins

2008-01-25T07:14:00.000-05:00

So what are you supposed to do with those leftover tins? Don't throw them away! You can decorate them and use them as gift card holders! At least that is what I did. For Christmas I made these tins for members of my family. I lined them with the DSP and made a belt around the outside with a tag attached. I know these are Christmas projects but they can be easily altered to be a birthday, baby, or just because gift.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Warm Words, Perfect Presentation

Paper: DSP Dotted, Old Olive, Real Red, Prints DSP Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Crop-A-Dile, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Metallic Eyelets, Hemp Twine, Ribbon Originals Theater, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon Real Red, Sponge

Just B

2008-01-24T07:47:00.000-05:00

No I have not fallen off the earth and no I haven't had the baby yet (I wish). I have just gotten out of the habit of stamping (gasp!). Yeah, before the holidays I was stampin like a maniac and then I took a break when I went to my sister's wedding and just haven't really done any stamping since . . . until this week! Anyway, these cards are made with one of the new sets in the Spring-Summer Catalog. I just LOVE this set, and it is so versatile. The stamp set is called "Just B". I made two cards using the same colors and layout and just switched the sentiment a bit and I got two completely different occasion cards! So a cool thing about this new catalog, they have different colored micro beads! They come in packets that have beads to match them too, they are called Bead Duos! On this card I used the Bead Duo Red for the vertical red strip, I just took my sticky strip and put it on the Pretty in Pink CS and removed the red plastic and applied the Red Micro beads, I really love how this turned out, it looks really pretty in real life.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Just B, Twill Background, Priceless

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Naturals Ivory

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Real Red

Accessories: Bead Duo Red, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge