Blossom Smooches Daffodil Sneak Peek

Good morning everyone. Did you remember to change your clocks, I didn’t?!?! I’m off to the city today and then to Brooklyn to see some friends. For today’s card it’s day two of the Summer Smooches Sneak Peek. I used the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set and some of the new Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper. In case you were wondering the coordinating colors for the Summer Smooches Suite are:

Daffodil Delight

Island Indigo

Lucky Limeade

Real Red

Rich Razzleberry

Tangerine Tango

Tempting Turquiose

The card is a note card size and is Whisper White. I stamped the images in Lucky Limeade and Tangerine Tango and the punched out a piece of Daffodil Delight Card Stock slightly off the edge of the card stock with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch to make a vase. I adhered it under the stamped images with a Stampin’ Dimensional and backed the whole thing with some Tangerine Tango Card Stock. The images across the top are stamped in Tangerine Tango and punched out with the 3/4″ Circle punch and backed with pieces of Tangerine Tango punched out with the Small Oval Punch. The greeting is from the Host(ess) set Perfect Words and is stamped in Lucky Limeade. The background is a piece of the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper. I really like the new stuff with all of the great spring and summer colors that it coordinates with. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great Sunday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms and Perfect Words (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Tools: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Small Oval Punch, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Bright Blossoms Sneak Peek

Good morning and happy Saturday to you all. I’m going to take it easy today and relax a little. I feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day anymore! For today’s card I’m giving you a sneak peek at the Stamp Set, Bright Blossoms, from the Summer Smooches Collection that will be available as pare-order to customers April 1st to April 30th. It’s also one of the sets that will be in the new Idea Book & Catalog that will make it’s debut a month early on June 1st. This also means that the current catalog will finish a month early too. If there is anything that you want from the current catalog now is the time to get it. Sale-A-Bration also ends at the end of March. Now on to the card! I used a base of Lucky Limeade. I stamped the image in Lucky Limeade and Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White and mounted it on some Rich Razzleberry Card Stock. The strip of Rich Razzleberry is wrapped with Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine (Occasions Mini). A little trick is to use Stampin’ Dimensionals to keep the bakers twine from moving while you tie your bow. The image was also adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. It a sweet little 3 x 3 card perfect for a gift or note. I hope you like the new set and I’ll have some more peeks tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by and a special thanks to all my subscribers, you are the reason I do this!! πŸ™‚

Stampin Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade and Rich Razzleberry Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Lucky Limeade and Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms Clear Mount (Sneak Peek)

Embellishments: Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine (Occasions Mini)

Tools: Paper Trimmer, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Sophia’s Birthday :-)

Good morning and HAPPY FRIDAY! Make sure that you cram a lot into this weekend because we loose a hour Sunday night! As promised, today’s card is for little Sophia who turned two yesterday. She is such a cute shy little girl and her big sister loves her so much. For the card I started with a base of Melon Mambo and I ran a piece of Daffodil Delight through the Big Shot using the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I stamped the images from the Every Little Bit Stamp Set in Mambo Melon on Whisper White Card Stock and punched them out with the 1″ Square Punch. I rounded the opposite corners with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder and did the same to the pieces of Melon Mambo that I punched out with the 1 3/8″ Square Punch. The greeting is from the Happiest Birthday Wishes Stamp Set (Host(ess)) and is also stamped in Melon Mambo on Whisper white and mounted it to another piece of Melon Mambo. They both have the bottom corners rounded and I also rounded the bottom of the card. I hope that you enjoyed today’s simple kids card. Please leave a comment, I read the all and they are always appreciated. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Every Little Bit and Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot,Β Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, 1″ Square Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch and SNAIL

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Happy Birthday Leigh

Good morning everyone. It’s Thursday, only one more day to go! Today’s card is for my daughter’s mom Leigh. We have been friends for a very long time. She has since gotten married and has another beautiful little girl who’s Birthday is today. I’ll post her card tomorrow. I’m continuing with my Sale-A-Bration themed cards. I used some more of my favorite Designer Series Paper Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration). I used it as a background adhered to some Pool Party Card Stock for the card base. The flower is Poppy Parade punched out with the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. The small circle of Peach Parfait in the middle is an eye from the Owl Builder Punch. I used the stamp from Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration) for the image that matches with the DSP perfectly and cut it out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies (Occasions Mini). The greeting is from Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration) and is also cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies (Occasions Mini). I sponged the edges of both labels with my sponge daubers in matching ink. Leigh loved the card and I hope you enjoyed it too. She is also very talented, you should go and take a look her beautiful bracelets on her Etsy site:Β http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaphiaDesigns. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Poppy Parade and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration) and Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration) Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration)

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Sponge Daubers, Mini Glue Dots and SNAIL

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Mojo 231

Good morning and happy Wednesday! I like Wednesday’s because it means that we are half way through and that much closer to Friday! For this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge they provided us with this lovely sketch…

I wanted to use as much Sale-A-Bration as I could for this card. I love all of the products in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog but these three are my favorites! I started with a card base of Poppy Parade and to that I choose a background of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (sale-A-Bration). The Paper Doily Large Sizzlits Die (Occasions Mini) is a great product once you get the shims for your Big Shot correct. I use two of the plastic ones and then use my Paper Piercer to push the pieces through. I cut it in half and then punched out a piece of Very Vanilla with the 2 1/2″ Circle punch and cut that in half and placed it behind before adhering it to the DSP. I think it gives it a little more separation. The strip of Peach Parfait was flagged with the 1 3/8″ Square punch. It makes it so easy to add a flag to anything. Some Everyday Enchantment Brads from the Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration) are placed along the bottom edge. I stamped an image from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) in Poppy Parade and backed it with some Calypso Coral and rounded the corners with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder. It’s mounted on some Stampin’ Dimensionals and the flower at the top I punched out with the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch and placed another brad in the middle and the adhered it with a glue dot. The piece of Pool Party 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon is adhered with some Sticky Strip for extra staying power. To finish off the card I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes and punched it out with the Word Window Punch. I love playing along with Mojo each week and hope that you enjoyed today’s card. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Poppy Parade and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration) Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration)

Embellishments: Pool Party 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon and Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration)

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Doily Large Sizzlits Die, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch, Word Window Punch, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Enchanted Bitty Box & Envelopes

Good morning all. It was really cold here on Long Island last night. I was thankful for my electric blanket! Thursday is supposed to be 60 degrees, I can almost taste spring! For today’s post I made a tiny box filled with 4 cards and 4 envelopes. The Bitty Box and Envelope Bigz XL Die is one of my Stampin’ Up! favorites. The envelopes fit 2 x 2 note cards perfectly. If you enjoy making envelopes use this envelope size guide. This project would make a great gift, you could use the cards and envelopes for gift tags or just to hand to someone. The box is Peach Parfait Card Stock. The envelopes are Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration). A quick run through the Big Shot using the extended crease pad, a shim and the extended cutting plate and you have all of the main components cut out in no time. The cards were made using the 1 1/4″ Square punch. I stamped the images and sentiment from the Tea Shoppe Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) in Peach Parfait. They are adhered to Soft Suede Card Stock cut to 1 1/2″ square and mounted on a 2 x 2 card. I used the Word Window Punch and some leftover edge from the Stampin’ Dimensionals page to mount the greetings. On the top of the box I stamped another greeting from the Tea Shoppe set and punched that out with the 1 3/8″ Square Punch and backed that with Soft Suede and another piece of Everyday Enchantment DSP (Sale-A-Bration). The set could made with a variety of colors and stamp sets, just use your imagination! I hope that enjoyed today’s project and thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great Tuesday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Peach Parfait Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Peach Parfait and Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Tea Shoppe Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment

Tools: Big Shot, Bitty Box and Envelope Bigz XL Die, Extended Crease Pad, Extended Cutting Pads, 1 1/4″ Square Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch, Word Window Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players #85

Good Monday morning to everyone. I hope that you had a nice weekend. Mine was good, just not long enough! I haven’t quite figured out how to make it longer but I’m working on it! Today’s post is for this weeks Paper Players. They asked you to make a Spring themed card…

I decided nothing says spring like a big flower. I also decided to keep my color palate to just two, Very Vanilla and Poppy Parade. The base of the card is Poppy Parade. I ran a piece of Very Vanilla through the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgounds 1 Embossing Plates. I attached a piece of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper to the bottom and used a piece of Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon to hid the seam. The flower is made using the Build A Blossom Stamp Set and the Blossom Petals Builder Punch. I stamped Poppy Parade Card Stock with Poppy Parade Ink and punched each of the petals out. I used some glue dots to adhere them to 1″ circle underneath. There are two layers and in the middle I stamped Poppy Parade Ink on Very Vanilla and put some Basic Jewels Pearls on it. The greeting is from the Tagtastc (Host(ess)) Stamp Set and is punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch and mounted on Poppy Parade punched out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and put on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I would say that the card has a very spring feel with the vibrant large red flower. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Poppy Parade Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Build A Blossom and Tagtastic (Host(ess))

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls and Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Scallop Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Happy Birthday Piet

Good morning and happy Sunday to you all. I think that Sunday really should be dedicated to a day of rest, I feel like I haven’t stopped all week! For today’s card I’m posting a birthday card for a friend of mine, Mina, who’s brother recently had a birthday. Her brother Piet is a great guy and a lot of fun to be around. For his card I used the Uncharted Territory Stamp Set. It has some really great images and is perfect for a masculine card. The card base is Baja Breeze and to that I added some Not Quite Navy that I ran through the Big Shot in the Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I stamped the sailboat in Not Quite Navy and backed it with some Baja Breeze. The greeting is on the sailboat is from the Family Reunion Stamp Set and the Birthday Wishes is from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set. I used 3 Metallic Brads in gold for some nice added detail. The pieces on the card were all adhered to the background with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I hope that Piet liked his card and had a great birthday. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Uncharted Territory, Family Reunion and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount

Embellishments: Metallic Brads

Tools: Big Shot,Β Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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PPA 130 & Winston!

Hello and welcome to Saturday! It’s rainy here on Long Island but that doesn’t matter because it’s the weekend! A wonderful friend of mine, Sandy, saw that the inspiration for yesterday’s card was my best friend Winston. Here he is in all of his cuteness…

He really is the best dog ever! He is a Mini Schnauzer and he is awesome! I love my Winnie!

Now on to the days post. This weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge asks you to use Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke and a third color of your choice…

For my third color I went with Pool Party. The base of the card is Always Artichoke. I rounded the corners on it and everything else on the card with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder. I used a piece of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration) for the background. A piece of Pool Party Card Stock is punched on one side with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I ran a piece of Soft Suede though the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 Embossing Plates and adhered it to a piece of Very Vanilla. I put one of the 2011 – 2013 In Color Printed Brads in the upper left corner. The image is from the Funky Four Stamp Set and is stamped in Soft Suede. I used one of the butterflies from the Host(ess) Set Precious Butterflies and stamped it in Pool Party. It’s backed with some Lucky Limeade and so is the greeting that is stamped in Soft Suede and is from another Host(ess) Set Perfect Words. I used a Stampin’ Write Marker in Pool Party to color in the dots on the mushrooms and the 11. So there you have this weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge card. I really like the way it came out and hope that you do too. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Always Artichoke and Lucky Limeade

Ink: Soft Suede and Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: 2011 – 2013 In-Color Stampin’ Write Markers

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration)

Stamp Sets: Funky Four, Perfect Words (Host(ess)), Precious Butterflies (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

Embellishments: 2011 – 2013 In-Color Printed Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Beveled Window Friends Fur-ever

Good morning to you all and most importantly… HAPPY FRIDAY!! I loves me some Friday! Today’s card is a birthday card that could be used for a man or a woman. The base of the card is Whisper White. I used the Big Shot to emboss some Crumb Cake with the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 Harlequin plate. The bottom half is a piece of Not Quite Navy and to join them together I used some Basic Grey Card Stock and punched both sides with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. I stamped the image from the Friends Fur-ever Stamp Set in Basic Grey and used my Blender Pen to color him in. His collar was also colored in with the Blender Pen and Not Quite Navy Ink and a dot of Riding Hood Red with a Stampin’ Write Marker was used for his little nose. He reminds me of my little Winston. Some Whisper White 5/8″ Satin Ribbon was threaded through either side of the large Beveled Windowpane. I used two brads from the Neutral Brads Collection and Sticky Strip to securely fasten it to the card over the stamped image. The greeting is from the Word Play Stamp Set and is also stamped in Not Quite Navy. I love the color combination and the Beveled Windowpane is a great way to highlight and image from a stamp set. I hope that this card inspires you and thanks so much for stopping by. πŸ™‚

Stampin Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy and Basic Grey Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Basic Grey and Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Riding Hood Red Stampin’ Write Marker

Embellishments: Neutrals Collection Brads, Beveled Windowpanes and Whisper White 5/8″ Satin Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

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