July 2013 – Page 3

July 11, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #94 & Sneak Peek

Hello and welcome to Thursday! Just one more day to go until Friday! Work is just crazy busy and so are most other aspects of life lately but that’s ok. When work is busy the day flies by, I would like it if the nights went a bit slower! It finally rained a little here yesterday and this morning doesn’t look very promising. We had a good run! I have a block party to go to on Saturday so hopefully it will be a good day weather wise.

Today’s card – Freshly Made Sketches #94, a sketch from Linda S….

Super clean and simple! And I think this will complete my use of the Thinlits and Pretty Print Embossing Folder for a bit! LOL! I have been a little obsessed with them both lately! The base of my card is Cajun Craze Card Stock. The background is a piece of Very Vanilla that I embossed with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*. For the greeting I used the “thankful” Expressions Thinlits Die*, now I have shown you all three of them! I backed it with a piece of Brushed Gold Card Stock that is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A very simple card that would be a great way to showcase the two new products from the 2013 Holiday Catalog at a workshop. This is also one of the rare cards that has no stamping on it. That never happens! Thank you for coming by to see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge. I hope that you have a good Thursday and I’ll see you tomorrow for my Create with Connie and Mary card! Enjoy your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cajun Craze and Very Vanilla

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold

Embossing Folder: Pretty Print*

Thinlits: Expressions*

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Holiday Catalog

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July 10, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 50

Wednesday… that means only a week left until my little trip to Salt Lake City! It was funny because I had to call Demo Support last night and I said to Rochelle that I would see her next week! LOL! I didn’t think I would ever say that! I’m feverishly trying to get all of my projects done, we’ll see! It was another nice day here today, a little cooler which was nice. They say rain for tomorrow, hope not!

Today’s post – Paper Craft Crew Design Team Sketch 50…

I wanted a neutral, good for a guy or a girl card and this is what I came up with. The base of the card is Smokey Slate Card Stock and the background is a piece of Subtles Designer Series Paper. I embossed a piece of Smokey Slate with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder* and backed it with a piece of Basic Gray. The heart is stamped in Pool Party with the Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set and is cut out with the Hearts a Flutter Framelits. For the stamped part of the greeting I used a part of a stamp from the Really Good Greetings Stamp Set markered in Smokey Slate and punched it out with the Extra Large Oval Punch. The piercing is done with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. I punched the three little hearts out with the Small Heart Punch and adhered them with Mini Glue Dots. The love is from the Expressions Thinlits Dies* and is adhered with some 2-Way Glue. I told you that I liked the new Thinlits! I think you are going to love the new goodies in the Holiday Catalog! Thanks for taking some time to come and see my Paper Craft Crew Design Team Card for this week’s sketch Challenge. Pop on over to the blog to see my fellow designers interpretations of the sketch and enter yours in the gallery! I hope you have a great Wednesday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Smokey Slate, Basic Gray and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Subtles Collection

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Smokey Slate Stampin’ Write

Stamp Sets: Hearts a Flutter and Really Good Greetings Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Pretty Print*

Thinlits: Expressions*

Framelits: Hearts a Flutter

Punches: Extra Large Oval and Small Heart

Tools: Big Shot, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Holiday Catalog

July 9, 2013January 6, 2016

Mojo 301 & Sneak Peek!

Well that was a quick Monday! I like my Monday’s like that! LOL! It was warm again today but no rain so that’s good. We are supposed to have a chance of thunderstorms here every day for a while, hopefully they will miss like they did today. Poor Mr. Winston still hasn’t recovered from the July 4th bombing. He won’t go outside after dark anymore. Hopefull he will get over it soon. Poor Mr. Winston.

Today’s post – Mojo 301, a sketch from Julee TIlman…

Today’s card has a little sneak peek in it for you. The base of the card is Crumb Cake Card Stock. The first layer is a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I embossed with the Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The next layer is a piece of Old Olive and I stamped the greeting from the Morning Meadow Host(ess) Stamp Set in Chocolate Chip. The final layer is a piece of paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack*. I used the Ovals Framelits Collection to cut out a piece of Chocolate Chip and the image that is also from the Morning Meadow Stamp Set. The flowers are punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and some Basic Jewels Pearls are in the middles. The large flower, also from the same set, is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched out with the Pansy Punch. A Large Pearl is in the center of it. I love when you can use holiday DSP for a non-holiday card! Thank you very much for coming by to see my Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. I appreciate your visit and hope that you enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Season of Style Stack*

Ink: Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Morning Meadow Host(ess) Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Chevron

Framelits: Ovals Collection

Punches: Itty Bitty Shapes and Pansy

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls and Large Pearls

Tools: Big Shot, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Holiday Catalog

July 8, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Players 153 & Another Big Sneak Peek!

Is it Monday all ready?! I was having such a nice weekend! The weather was hot but gorgeous here, like summer should be! Lots of convertible time and crafty time, the best kind of weekend! I hope that all of you also had a good weekend. I have been feverishly working on swaps and projects for while I’m away at Convention. I have a ton more to do but I love it!

Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Players. This time around we have a Christmas in July challenge from the fabulous Ann…

The perfect challenge for me to use some of my new goodies from the 2013 Holiday Catalog! The base of my card today is Whisper White Card Stock. For the background I used a piece of paper from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack*. While I was rummaging through my craft supplies the other day I came across the Photo Corner Punch that I had purchased from the Clearance Rack last year. You could easily recreate the look with the new Squares Collection Framelits. I used the punch with some of the new Island Indigo Textured Card Stock for the corners on my card. The stamp in the Middle is the Wonderful Wreath Stamp* and is inked in Bermuda Bay. I used the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker to make the little red berries and cut it out with the Circles Collection Framelits Dies. It’s backed with a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I flagged on both ends. The greeting is another piece of the Island Indigo Textured Card Stock that I cut out with the new Expressions Thinlits Dies*. I love the blues and red together for Christmas, as you will remember from last year I’m not a huge fan of red and green! And the Thinlits dies will fast become a favorite of mine for sure! Thanks so much for stopping by to see my Paper Players card for this week’s Christmas in July challenge from Ann. Check out the blog to see the other designers work too! I hope you have a good Monday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler

Specialty Card Stock: Island Indigo Textured*

Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost Stack*

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write

Stamp: Wonderful Wreath Wood Mount*

Framelits: Circles Collection

Thinlits: Expressions

Punch: Photo Corner (Vintage)

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Holiday Catalog (August 1, 2013)

July 7, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 93 & Big Sneak Peek!

Hello peeps! How is your weekend going so far? Mine is going quite nicely. I was out yesterday in the convertible enjoying the very warm temperatures and the abundant sunshine. Last night I went down to the beach and walked along the boardwalk. There was a nice cool ocean breeze, it was quite blissful! Another very cool thing that happened yesterday, it came…

It feels official now! LOL! I’m so excited to go and it will be here before you know it! Now to really get busy. 🙂

Today’s post – Freshly Made Sketches #93, a sketch from Allisa…

So, today’s card uses all new products from the 2013 Holiday Catalog except for the greeting! The base of the card is Smokey Slate Card Stock and the background is a piece of paper from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack*. A piece of Pool Party goes across the middle with some Silver 1/8″ Ribbon*. The snowflake is from the Festive Flurry Stamp Set* and is stamped in Bermuda Bay and cut out with the Festive Flurry Framelits Dies*. In the middle is Frosted Finishes Embellishment* and the picture doesn’t do it justice as to how sparkly and gorgeous it is! I backed it with some Whisper White and Costal Cabana and adhered it to the card with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Embellished Events Stamp Sets and is stamped in Bermuda Bay. I love the new goodies in the Holiday Catalog and I’m sure that you will too. You can order from it starting August 1st! Thank you, as always, for coming by to see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge. I hope that you have a great Sunday and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for my Paper Players card. 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Pool Party and Costal Cabana

Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost Stack*

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Festive Flurry* and Embellished Events Clear Mount

Framelits: Festive Flurry*

Embellishments: Frosted Finishes* and Silver 1/8″ Ribbon*

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Holiday Catalog

July 5, 2013January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 259 & Sneak Peek

Hi everyone! How’s it going today? It’s going pretty good over here. Yesterday was gorgeous, a little hot but a beautiful sunny day. I took Winston to work with me yesterday and my friend Danielle’s sister Stephanie brought their dog Dexter up. Winston and Dexter got along quite well, they played and Winston was nice and shared his toys and his water with Dexter. It was like a ghost town at work so it was nice to have the extra company.

Today’s post – Create with Connie and Mary Sketch 259…

Fun and different wouldn’t you agree? The base of today’s card is So Saffron Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Whisper White with the new Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from the 2013 Holiday Catalog. The strip across the middle is a piece of Bermuda Bay that I cut both sides of with the Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies. The half circle is made using the Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die from So Saffron. The images are all from the Around the World Stamp Set and are stamped in Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay and So Saffron. I used the 1 1/4″ Circle punch, Hexagon Punch and Paper Snips to cut them out and some Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere them to the card. I like the bold Bermuda Bay with the subtle So Saffron and Soft Suede together. Thanks for coming by to see my Create with Connie and Mary card for this week’s sketch challenge. Have a great Saturday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: So Saffron, Whisper White and Bermuda Bay

Ink: Soft Suede, So Saffron and Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Around the World Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Stylish Stripes (2013 Holiday Catalog)

Bigz Die: Perfect Pennants

Edgelit: Finishing Touches

Punches: 1 1/4″ Circle and Hexagon

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

July 5, 2013January 6, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 162

Happy Friday everyone! I hope that you came through the July 4th Holiday unscathed! It was literally like a war zone in my area. I understand the pretty fireworks but just the ones that sound like bombs going off are a little pointless don’t you think? I am going to attempt to take Winston to work with me today. He had a bad night last night and he needs some extra love today.

On a fun note a fellow demonstrator in Canada has a feature on her blog that she calls My Crafty Friends Mondays and she has included one of my cards and a few from other demos. You can take a look at her post here. Thank you Josée!

Today I have my post for this week’s Pals Paper Arts, yes they are back to a weekly challenge over at Pals! First I want to thank the amazing Mary Fish for choosing my card in the last challenge. You can see my original post here and the Pals post here. This week we have a color challenge that is just in time for the 4th…

Even though it’s the day after I went with a patriotic theme for my card. The base is Pacific Point Card Stock. I took a piece of Crumb Cake and used the new Chevron Border Punch to punch the left edge. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere it to the base. A piece of Real Red is reverse flagged and I used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut out the circle towards the top. The star is from the Simply Stars Stamp Set and is stamped in Pacific Point. I happened to come across a “Vinatge” Star Punch and it punches out the star perfectly! A piece of Silver Glimmer Paper is cut in a strip across the top and three stars are punched out with the Merry Minis Punch Pack (that is a carryover from the 2012 Holiday Catalog). The greeting is from the Happy Hour Stamp Set and is punched out with the Large Oval Punch. I’m seriously loving the new Chevron Border Punch and can’t wait to use the punched pieces on a card! Thank you very much for coming by to see my Pals Paper Arts card for this week’s color challenge. I hope you have a fantastic Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Pacific Point, Crumb Cake, Real Red and Whisper White

Ink: Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Simply Stars and Happy Hour Clear Mount

Framelits: Circles Collection

Punch: Chevron Border (2013 Holiday Catalog), Merry Minis Punch Pack and Large Star Punch (Vintage)

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

July 4, 2013January 6, 2016

Mojo 300 & Sneak Peek!

Hello and happy July 4th! It’s a little overcast here this morning but I think they said it’s supposed to clear up later. I have two BBQ’s to go to today and I’m looking forward to seeing friends and having some yummy food! What are all of you up to?

Today I have my post for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge 300. WOW! 300 sketches, that’s a lot! I have participated in 80 of those 300, that’s a lot too! This week’s sketch is provided by Julee Tilman…

I think I have said it before but I love all of the layers in the Mojo sketches! My card starts off with a base of Baked Brown Sugar Card Stock. I used a piece of the Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper for the first layer of the background and a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe that is flagged on the bottom for the next. The circle of Pistachio Pudding is cut out with the Circles Collection Framelits Dies and embossed with the new Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from the 2013 Holiday Catalog. For the greeting I used the One In a Million Stamp Set, pierced around the edges and backed it with a piece of Baked Brown Sugar. A Subtles Designer Series Button has some Linen Thread threaded through the holes and is adhered to a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe that is also flagged. Some more Crisp Cantaloupe is cut out with the Fashionable Hearts Embosslit and popped up on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the new Pretty Print Embossing Folder, it goes so well with the Venetian Romance DSP paper that I picked! Thanks for coming by to see my Mojo Monday Sketch challenge card for their 300th sketch! Here’s to the next 300! Have a safe and happy 4th! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Venetian Romance

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: On In a Million Clear Mount

Framelits: Circles Collection

Embossing Folder: Pretty Print (2013 Holiday Catalog)

Embosslit: Fashionable Hearts

Embellishments: Subtles Designer Series Buttons and Linen Thread

Tools: Big Shot, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

July 3, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 49

Welcome to Wednesday! It was gloomy here most of the day yesterday again. I think they said that the rain is finally going to stop for the most part on Thursday which will be good since it’s a holiday and it’s sunny this morning! I love an occasional mid weekish holiday, don’t you? I can’t believe that in two weeks I will be leaving for Convention! I have a ton of stuff to do before I go but I’m so excited to get there!

Today’s post – Paper Craft Crew Design Team Sketch…

An interesting little sketch wouldn’t you say?! The base of my card is Basic Gray Card Stock. The background is a piece of Whisper White that I stamped with the Dictionary Background Stamp in Basic Gray. On the left is a piece of Crushed Curry that I cut with the Large Scallop Edgelits Die. I adhered a piece of Raspberry Ripple 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon around the back before adhering it to the card. Some more Basic Gray is cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies and pierced around the edge with the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. The label and the buttons are from the Notable Notions Stamp Set and are stamped in Crushed Curry. The label is cut out with the Chalk Talk Framelits Dies and the buttons are punched out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch. The flower is from the Morning Meadow Host(ess) Stamp Set and is stamped in Raspberry Ripple. I used the coordinating Pansy Punch to punch it out. In the middle is a greeting from the A Round Array Stamp Set that is punched out with the 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch. Before I adhered the whole thing to the card I cut a Tea Lace Paper Doily in half and adhered it to the card. I really love the color combination, I think it’s warm and bright at the same time. Thanks for visiting me today to see my Paper Craft Crew Design Team Sketch Challenge card. Click your way over to the blog and see what the other designers have done with the sketch and enter your version in the gallery. Have a nice Wednesday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Gray, Whisper White and Crushed Curry

Ink: Crushed Curry and Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: A Round Array, Notable Notions, Morning Meadow (Host(ess)) and Dictionary Background Clear Mount

Framelits: Labels Collection and Chalk Talk

Edgelits: Large Scallop

Punches: 7/8″ Scallop Circle, 1/2″ Circle and Pansy

Embellishments: Raspberry Ripple 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

July 2, 2013January 6, 2016

SUO Challenges 74

Hello, yesterday wasn’t too bad for a Monday. It was gloomy here as it has been for quite a while. It rains and then pours and then stops. I would like another day like Saturday, sunny and nice, soon please! How is everything by you? Hope it’s all good!

Today’s post is my card for the SUO Challenges Design Team. This time around we were asked to use our favorite accessory. I have two actually, I love Punches and Framelits! The idea for today’s card came from one that I saw in a magazine. I love to see if I can CASE a card using my Stampin’ Up! goodies. Who doesn’t like a challenge?! There are a lot of products on this card so here we go!

The base of the card is Crumb Cake Card Stock and for the background I used a piece of paper from the Subtles Collection Designer Series Paper Pack. The frame is a piece of Vanilla Coaster Board that I cut the bottom with the Labels Collection Framelits and the inside of the frame with the Squares Collection Framelits. I stamped it in Soft Sky with the Dictionary Background Stamp and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. In the middle we have a piece of Soft Sky that is stamped with the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set and the center is cut out with the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies. A piece of Very Vanilla is stamped with the Woodgrain Background Stamp and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch, the middle is punched out with the Large Oval Punch. The tag is punched out with the Ticket Builder Duo Punch and stamped with this month’s Paper Pumpkin Stamp. A piece of Linen Thread is tied in a bow and also threaded through the two Naturals Designer Buttons. The butterfly that is punched out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch is stamped with the Travel Journal Builder Wheel and the Bitty Butterfly Punch is used to punch out a piece of Baked Brown Sugar. For the greeting I used the Pennant Parade Stamp Set, the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and a piece of Blushing Bride that is cut out with the Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit. Across the bottom I stamped an image from the Creative Elements Stamp Set in Baked Brown Sugar. Finally, a “Vintage” Binder Clip is clipped to the top of the label. Phew! Like I said a lot of products but I love the fun random collage look of the card and the subtle mix of colors is different! Thank you so very much for coming by to see my SUO Challenges Design Team card. I always appreciate your visits and love your comments! Head on over to the blog to see the favorites that the rest of the design team have used and enter your card in the gallery to show us yours! I hope you have an inspiringly different day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Soft Sky

Designer Series Paper: Subtles Collection

Specialty: Vanilla Coaster Board

Ink: Soft Sky, Summer Starfruit, Smokey Slate and Basic Black

Stamp Sets: Gorgeous Grunge, Creative Elements, Paper Pumpkin, and Dictionary Background Clear Mount, Woodgrain Background Wood Mount and Travel Journal Builder Wheel

Framelits: Squares Collection and Apothecary Accents

Punches: Decorative Label, Large Oval, Ticket Duo Builder, Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly and 1 1/4″ Circle

Sizzlit: Delicate Doilies Large

Embellishments: Naturals Designer Buttons, Linen Thread and Binder Clip (Vintage)

Tools: Big Shot, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL