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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Happy Birthday Dad!

Good morning everyone. It’s Thursday and you know what that means… we are almost there!! Today is my Dad’s birthday. I plan to drop the card off early this morning to him so I figured it was safe to post it before he sees it. I used Tempting Turquoise and my most neglected color, Sahara Sand. I don’t know why I don’t use it more, it goes with a lot of different colors. Anyway, the base of the card is Tempting Turquoise. For the background I ran a piece of Sahara Sand through the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 Harlequin Embossing Plate. The image is from the Set Uncharted Territory and it’s stamped in Temping Turquoise. The happy birthday is from the Party This Way Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) and dad is from Family Reunion, both are also stamped in Tempting Turquoise. For a little sparkle I added a Brights Glimmer Brad. It’s a nice masculine simple card for the best dad that anyone could ever hope to have. Happy Birthday Dad! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise and Sahara Sand Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Party This Way (Sale-A-Bration), Family Reunion and Uncharted Territory Clear Mount

Embellishments: Brights Glimmer Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Background 1, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

Come back later on today for my big announcement! I’ll post it around 7:00pm New York time! 🙂

Paper Players #82

Good morning all. I hope that you are enjoying your week, only two days left until the weekend! For this weeks Paper Players Challenge they ask you to use Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla…

I love the color combination plus I get to use some more of my favorite Designer Series Paper, Everyday Enchantment! The base of the card is Soft Suede. I used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut out a piece of the Everyday Enchantment DSP (Sale-A-Bration) and used the negative piece. As I have said before the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set and the Blossom Punch are two of my favorite products from the Occasions Mini. I stamped a flower in Poppy Parade on Very Vanilla and again in Pool Party on Pool Party Card Stock. The 1″ Circle Punch is perfect for the flower middle in Pool Party. A brad from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack holds them together and I adhered it with a Stampin’ Dimensional. The greeting is from Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration) and is stamped in Poppy Parade and punched out with the Extra Large Oval Punch. It’s also adhered with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. A small strip of the DSP at the top and bottom completes the card. Thanks so much for stopping by and your comments are always appreciated!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Poppy Parade and Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

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

Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch (Occasions Mini) and Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration)

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration)

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Extra Large Oval Punch, Blossom Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Forever Enchanted Hearts

A very good Saturday morning to you all. It’s snowing here on Long Island, as long as it doesn’t stick to anything but the grass it looks pretty! For today’s card I did one that could be a Valentine or for an Anniversary. The base of the card is Pool Party Card Stock. Two strips of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper are placed at the top and bottom. I stamped an image from the Take It To Heart Stamp Set in Peach Parfait and punched it out with the Full Heart Punch. Then I stamped another image from the same set and used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the greeting from the Loving Thoughts Set. The greeting is stamped in Lucky Limeade. I used my Paper Snips to cut out the greeting and then the three pieces were adhered to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. It’s a quick and clean card suitable for all kinds of different occasions. Thanks for stopping by and have a great Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Lucky Limeade and Peach Parfait Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Take It To Heart and Loving Thoughts Clear Mount (Occasions Mini)

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

Tools: Full Heart Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jug, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Elementary Birthday

Hello everyone and welcome to Thursday, I can feel the weekend it’s so close! For today’s card I used some of the FREE Sale-A-Bration items that you can get for every $50 you spend until March 31, 2012. I love all of the stuff in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog especially the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper. It has great colors for spring. The card base is Peach Parfait and I used the 3/16″ Corner Rounder on two adjacent corners. I placed a piece of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper in the middle and crossed with a piece of Pool Party Card Stock punched along one edge with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I stamped the main image from the Elementary Elegance Stamp Set in Peach Parfait on Very Vanilla Card Stock and the stamped the Happy Birthday in Pool Party and punched it out with the Curly Label Punch (which just happens to fit right inside the other image!). I mounted it on some Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little dimension. I stamped two of the butterfly images, also from the same set, in Pool Party and punched them out with the Small Oval Punch. It’s a great quick and simple card and I’m sure that anyone would be happy to get it for their Birthday! Thanks, as aways for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin Up! products used:

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

Ink: Peach Parfait and Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Elementary Elegance Clear Mount (Sale-A-Bration)

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

Tools: 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Curly Label Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Small Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Grammy’s 94th Birthday

Good morning all. The weekend is here! I hope you are all doing some fun stuff. I’m going to a Chinese New Year party later on tonight, that should be fun! This year marks my Grandmother’s 94th Birthday! She lives in Pennsylvania and I have fond memories of all of the time I spent there as a child. She loves flowers and had some of the nicest ones in her gardens that I have ever seen. There used to be poppies all along the fence. That’s what inspired the color combination for her card. I’m loving the new Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog along with the Elementary Elegance Stamp Set where the sentiment and bird come from. You can get these items and many more for FREE with every $50 you spend form the Occasions Mini or Idea Book & Catalog. The beautiful flower is from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set and is punched out with the Blossom Punch, both items can be found in the 2012 Occasions Mini. I stamped it in Poppy Parade and backed it with some Poppy Parade Card Stock punched out with the same punch. I have wanted to get the Family Reunion Stamp Set from the Idea Book & Catalog for a while and I’m glad that I did. It’s nice to be able to put Grandma on the card along with Happy Birthday. I punched it out with the Oval Punch and mounted it on Poppy Parade Card Stock punched out with the Scalloped Oval Punch. The frame around the sentiment was a great tip from Mary Fish (www.stampinpretty.com). I cut out the label with the Framelits Label Collection Dies and then used the Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder that fits perfectly inside the label. It gives it great detail and was super easy. A little bit of 1/2″ Stitched Poly Ribbon in Poppy Parade (thanks Nina Dee!) across the top of the Very Vanilla Card Stock that was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder give a nice separation from the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper. I love the way the card came out and hope you enjoyed it too. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Poppy Parade Smooth Card Stock

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

Ink: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration), Mixed Bunch (2012 Occasions Mini) and Family Reunion Clear Mount Sets

Embellishments: Poppy Parade 1/2″ Stitched Poly Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Blossom Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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