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A-maze-ing Baja Birthday

Happy Wednesday morning to all of you! Its mid-week which means we are halfway there! For today’s card I finally used some items that I purchased from the Occasions Mini Catalog a while ago. The base of the card is Chocolate Chip. I took a piece of Baja Breeze Card Stock and stamped it with the Woodgrain Background Wood Mount Stamp in Chocolate Chip. The cool little Maze Game is backed with a stamp from the Totally Amazing Stamp Set also stamped in Chocolate Chip and is punched out with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch. For a little more detail there is a piece of cheese in the middle that was stamped in More Mustard. I used some Glue Dots and Tombo to adhere it to the card. I stamped the mouse image in Chocolate Chip and punched it out with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and backed it with a piece of Chocolate Chip punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch. The top greeting is from Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) and the lower greeting is also from the Totally Amazing Stamp Set. I think the idea of a maze game on the front of a card is fun. When you send this out  I would use one of the padded envelopes just to make sure that it arrives in one piece! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Chocolate Chip and More Mustard Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Totally Amazing and Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) Clear Mount and Woodgrain Background Wood Mount

Embellishments: Maze Game

Tools: 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Tombo, Mini Glue Dots and SNAIL

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Mojo 234

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope your Monday was a good one, mine was ok. For today’s card I give you this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge…

I decided that I would use some of the Sale-A-Bration items before they are gone. The base of my card is Lucky Limeade. I added three strips of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration) for my background. The stamps are from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) and are stamped in Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait for the center images and the stamp image is stamped in Lucky Limeade. I backed the center image with Pool Party and the stamp image is punched out with the 1 1/4″ Square Punch and backed by a piece of Peach Parfait that punched out with the 1 3/8″ Square Punch. I adhered the center image with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the set Fabulous Phrases and is stamped in Lucky Limeade and mounted on some Poppy Parade. For the finishing touch I placed 3 Basic Jewels Rhinestones on the three outside stamped flower images. I love the Mojo Challenge and hope you like the card. Thanks for taking a look and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

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

Ink: Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait and Lucky Limeade

Stamp Sets: Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration) and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount

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

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools: 1 1/2″ Square Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players #88

A good Monday morning to you. I hope that you all had a nice weekend. As I mentioned yesterday, I went to see Rent and it was great! Thanks to My friend Kim, my daughter and I had a great afternoon! For this weeks Paper Players Challenge Ann has provided this sketch…

I always like to work with a sketch because it makes most of the work, the card layout, so much easier because it’s done for you. As soon as I saw this I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I used one of my favorite sets, French Foliage. The base of the card is Early Espresso and I used a piece of Well Worn Designer Series Paper for the background. I placed three 3/16″ Metallic Brads in the lower left corner, two in the brownish color and one in the aged silver color just to be a little different. I then stamped a piece of Very Vanilla with the En Français Background Wood Mount Stamp in Early Espresso Ink. I punched a piece of Cajun Craze with the Scallop Edge Border Punch and placed it underneath. The piece of ribbon across the front is Early Espresso 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon. After all of that was assembled I adhered it to the card with some Sticky Strip (I like to make sure that it’s not going anywhere!). The stamped images are from the French Foliage Stamp Set and are stamped in Cajun Craze and River Rock and I backed it with some Early Espresso. The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and is stamped in Early Espresso and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch and half of it is hidden behind the stamped images. I love the card and think I want some more Well Worn DSP! Thank you, as always, for stopping by! Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Cajun Craze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and River Rock Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: French Foliage Clear Mount, Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount and En Français Background Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Well Worn

Embellishments: 3/16″ Metallic Brads and Early Espresso 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

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Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

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In-Color Flower Burst Thanks

Happy Sunday peeps! I’m off to the city today to go and see Rent with my daughter and my wonderful friend Kim. It is supposed to rain all day but I still love a day in the city. For today’s card I used, in my opinion, a somewhat underused product… the Flower Burst Embosslit. The base of the card is Wisteria Wonder. The background is created with the Big Shot and the Texturz Plates 1 Backgrounds using some Pool Party. I stamped the greeting from Outlined Occasions (Sale-A-Bration) in Calypso Coral and used my Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Marker to color in the stars. It’s mounted on a piece of Wisteria Wonder and adhered to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used the Flower Burst Embosslit to cut out some Wisteria Wonder and Calypso Coral Card Stock and they are also adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. It’s a nice and bright cheery card for an otherwise gloomy day. Thank you, as always, for stopping by! Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Marker

Stamp Set: Outlined Occasions (Sale-A-Bration)

Tools: Big Shot, Flower Burst Embosslit, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

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$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

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Enchanted Label Fancy Fold

Good morning and happy Saturday! It’s the weekend so that means I get to spend some quality time with my stamps today! I have a bunch of cards to make and I’m looking forward to a nice creative afternoon. For today’s card I was looking around on Stampin’ Connection, one of the perks of being a Demonstrator, and I came across this tutorial for using the Framelits Labels Dies (Occasions Mini) in a new way. A Demonstrator by the name of Cristy Butzen posted the card. I changed the mechanics of the card a little to make it open a little differently. The base of the card is an 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Lucky Limeade Card Stock. I scored it at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″ with my Simply Scored. Using my Big Shot I put the card stock on the cutting plate and lined the Labels Collection Framelit on the center 2 1/8″ score line. Then I slid the other cutting plate into the Big Shot and lined the edge of it up with the 2 1/8″ score line and ran it through. Doing this only cuts out the piece that is under the cutting plate. It is then folded along the score lines and ready to embellish. I used Pool Party cut out with the same size label die and a piece of Very Vanilla cut out with one size smaller. I stamped the tea cup in Calypso Coral and markered the pansy in Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade from the Tea Shoppe Stamp Set (Occasions Mini). The greeting is from the Curly Cute Stamp Set and is also stamped in Calypso Coral. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line everything up. A piece of Calypso Coral Card Stock was punched along one side with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. To that I added two lengths of Calypso Coral 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration). The stamped piece was adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Inside I used some of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration) and another Label cut out in Very Vanilla. I love the mechanics of the card and it makes for a nice change from the traditional. Thank you so much for taking some time out of your day to stop and have a look. Have a great Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Tea Shoppe (Occasions Mini) and Curly Cute Clear Mount

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

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

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies (Occasions Mini), Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

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Creative Mixed Parlor

Happy FRIDAY everyone! We are almost to the weekend! My friend Kim and I are taking my daughter to see Rent this Sunday. It’s my daughter’s favorite movie and I have never seen the play so it should be a good time! For today’s card I used my Parlor Prints Background Stamp again. The base of the card is Very Vanilla. I stamped a piece of Pool Party with Soft Suede Ink for my own Designer Series Paper. For the greeting I stamped an image from the Creative Elements Stamp Set in Soft Suede and cut it out with my Paper Snips. I punched a piece of Peach Parfait with the 1 3/4″ Scalloped Circle Punch. I then stamped a piece of Very Vanilla with another image from Creative Elements in Peach Parfait and then stamped the greeting in Soft Suede from the Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration) Stamp Set and punched it out with the Curly Label Punch. The flower is from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) and is Soft Suede stamped on Peach Parfait then punched out with the Blossom Punch. I punched out some Very Vanilla with the 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle Punch to put behind it and attached them together with a brad form the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration). The greeting and the Flower are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I like the vintage feel but slightly modern edge to the card. Thank you so much for stopping by today and have a great FRIDAY!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

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

Ink: Soft Suede and Peach Parfait Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration), Creative Elements and Mixed Bunch Clear Mount

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack

Tools: 1 3/4″ Scalloped Circle Punch, 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle Punch, Blossom Punch, Curly Label Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

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Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Happy Birthday Little B

Good morning everyone! I hope that you are all having a good week so far. It’s bound to get better tomorrow because it’s Friday! 🙂 Today’s card is for my Godson Brian. I call him little B because I know so many Brian’s! I have used the Uncharted Territory Stamp Set a lot for masculine birthday cards and it really is a great set. The base of the card is Not Quite Navy and the background was created by running a piece of So Saffron though the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1. The image, as I mentioned, is from Uncharted Territory and is stamped in Not Quite Navy Ink. I used the birds from Up, Up & Away, they almost look like they are made for this set.  For the greeting I used my “go to” birthday set Happiest Birthday Wishes. Three gold Metallic Brads finish off the card in the top right corner mounted on some more Not Quite Navy. Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!

Stampin Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy and So Saffron Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Uncharted Territory and Happiest Birthday Wishes Clear Mount

Embellishments: 3/16″ Metallic Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

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Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

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Creative Peach Parade Parlor

Happy Wednesday everyone! Only two more days until my favorite day! I love my weekends, I always make a card every night but my weekends I can just be creative which is my favorite thing to do! For today’s card I used a “new to me” background stamp, Parlor Prints. The base of the card is Soft Suede and to that I added a piece of Very Vanilla stamped with the Parlor Prints Background Stamp in Peach Parfait. I stamped some images from the Creative Elements Stamp Set in Poppy Parade and cut them out with my Paper Snips. They were mounted on the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Perfect Words (Host(ess)) Stamp set and is stamped in Peach Parfait and punched out with the Modern Label Punch. I placed that on a tag from the Lots of Tags Sizzlits Set using Soft Suede Card Stock. Two everyday Enchantment Brads from the Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration) are the perfect finishing touch. The card is nice, simple and uncluttered but the background stamp gives it a vintage feel with some nice detail. Thanks for stopping by and have an magnificent day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Soft Suede and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Parlor Prints Background Stamp Wood Mount, Creative Elements and Perfect Words (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

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

Tools: Big Shot, Lots of Tags Sizzlits Set, Paper Snips, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Modern Label Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Mojo 233

Hello peeps! Happy Tuesday to you all. I forgot to mention yesterday that I went down to the High Line in Manhattan with my friend Kim on Sunday. The High Line is a section of old elevated train track that they have turned into a greenspace. If you get the chance go and see it, it’s quite neat! For this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge we have this to work with…

I always love the Mojo sketches and this is good one. With Sale-A-Bration over in less than two weeks I decided it was time to use it once again. The base of the card is Very Vanilla. I used two pieces of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration) for the background and separated them with a piece of Very Vanilla 1/2″ Grosgrain Ribbon. I stamped some images from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) in Pool Party and Calypso Coral and punched them out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. They are mounted on Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little extra pop. The greeting is from the Curly Cute Stamp Set and is stamped in Calypso Coral and mounted to a piece of Pool Party that was punched along one side with the Scallop Edge Border Punch.It’s actually a pretty simple card and I am loving the colors! Thank for paying me a visit today and I’ll see you tomorrow! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Pool Party and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party and Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Curly Cute and Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration) Clear Mount

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

Embellishments: 1/4″ Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: 1/2″ Circle Punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Paper Players #87

Good morning and welcome to Monday, brought to you today by the Paper Players Challenge #87…

This week featuring… buttons! I have quite a few buttons but I always for get to use them, thankfully this weeks challenge reminded me! I used three different stamp sets that all coordinate quite well together. The base of the card is Baja Breeze and to that I added a background of Soft Suede that I ran through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the Young Vermillion Wood Mount Stamp for the focal image of the card stamped in Soft Suede. The detail in the image is amazing, it’s definitely a favorite of mine. The strip along the bottom, also stamped in Soft Suede, is from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) and it also coordinates with the Tea Shoppe Set (Occasions Mini). I choose the greeting from the Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) Stamp Set and they are backed with Baja Breeze. All of the stamped images are adhered to the card with Stampin Dimensionals. For the perfect finishing touch I added three buttons in Baja Blue from the Twitterpated Designer Buttons (Occasions Mini) and adhered them with Mini Glue Dots. I love the color combination and want to thank the Paper Players for reminding me to use my buttons. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Baja Breeze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Young Vermillion Wood Mount, Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) and Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Twitterpated Designer Buttons

Tools: Big Shot,  Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂