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Eiffel Espresso Cobbler

Good morning everyone, I hope that you are all having a nice weekend. I spent the day with my daughter and we ran some errands. I also got to spend some quality time with my stamps today, I had a bunch of cards to make and got a lot done. For today’s card I did a simple love card. I only used one stamp set and four different colors. For the base of the card I used Early Espresso. I then took a piece pf Very Vanilla and used two images from the Artistic Etchings Stamp Set to create a background. I stamped them in More Mustard and did it randomly. The beautiful Eiffel Tower image is stamped in Early Espresso and I put three 3/16″ Metallic Brads in the left corner. It was mounted on Cherry Cobbler along with the amour that is stamped in Cherry Cobbler Ink. A nice simple Sunday card and with a quick greeting change it could become a birthday, thank you or any other type of card that you need. Thank you for taking some time out of your Sunday to stop by and take a look, have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso, More Mustard and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings Clear Mount

Embellishments: 3/16″ Metallic Brads

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Paper Cutter 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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Razzleberry Bright Birthday

Good morning and happy Saturday! What is everyone up to this weekend? I’m going to make some cards today for some friends and spend some time outside, it’s supposed to be nice today. Today’s card is great when you just need a quick and simple birthday card. The card is a note card size and would be perfect for anyone. I used the Notecards Pack, they come with 20 pre-cut and scored note cards and 20 envelopes in Whisper White. The background is Daffodil Delight that was ran through the Big Shot in the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set (Pre-Order) to stamp some more Daffodil Delight and punched it out with the Large Oval Punch and then cut it in half to make the vases. I stamped the flowers in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White and backed it with Rich Razzleberry Card Stock. The greeting is from the Party This Way Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry and punched out with the Word Window Punch and backed by a piece of Rich Razzleberry punched out with the Modern Label Punch. I adhered it all to the background with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The card would be perfect for anyone and with a quick greeting change could be a thank you too. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Party This Way (Sale-A-Bration) and Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) Clear Mount

Sale-A-Bration is coming to a close. Place your order and don’t miss out on the great free products or just pick up some more of your favorite Designer Series Paper before it goes away! 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! 🙂

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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PPA 131

FRIDAY!! FRIDAY!! FRIDAY!! Yeah!! I loves me some Friday! Can you tell I’m happy that the week is over?! I’m really looking forward to the weekend, I don’t have a lot planned for a change so it might actually be a little relaxing. Pals Paper Arts has moved to a biweekly routine, I do miss the weekly ones but for this weeks sketch they give us this…

I wanted to use the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set (Pre-Order) but not the colors that coordinate with the suite. I opted for some Pear Pizzaz, Peach Parfait and Concord Crush. We will be saying goodbye to these colors in a few months and welcoming in some new ones so I am going to give them a good send-off. The base of the card is Pear Pizzaz and is left plain. I used a piece of Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack in Concord Crush (Retired) from a 6 x 6 stack that I got for winning the Blog Candy blowout on Pals last year. I love the paper with it’s diagonal stripes. The greeting is from the Delightful Dozen Stamp Set and is stamped in Concord Crush on Whisper White. I markered an image from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set (Pre-Order) in Concord Crush, Pear Pizzaz and Peach Parfait and cut it out with my paper snips and popped it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. The flagged ends were made using the 1″ Square Punch on Concord Crush and Whisper White. I stamped another image from Bright Blossoms in Pear Pizzaz and Peach Parfait and punched them out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and popped those up on Stampin’ Dimensionals too. I love the color combination with it’s muted spring look. I hope you enjoyed today’s card and thanks for dropping in. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. Have a great FRIDAY!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz, Concord Crush and Peach Parfait Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzaz and Peach Parfait Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzaz and Peach Parfait Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen and Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: 2011-2012 In-Color Paper Patterns 6 x 6 Stack (Retired)

Tools: 1″ Square Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Sale-A-Bration is only on for two more weeks! 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!)

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Big Hug Bright Smooch

Happy Thursday! It’s almost Friday, wee! I would like to take a minute to welcome my two new recruits, Angie and Melissa! Two very talented ladies that are going to have a lot of fun with Stampin’ Up! And now to business at hand. Today’s card uses more of the pre-order items from the new Summer Smooches Collection, which will be available for customer pre-order on April 1st. The base of the card is Whisper White and to that I added a piece of Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper (Pre-Order) and a piece of Tangerine Tango that was punched with the Scallop Edge Punch along one side. The image is from the Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) Set and was markered with Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade and stamped on more Whisper White backed with some more Tangerine Tango. The greeting is from the Perfect Words Stamp Set (Host(ess)) and is stamped in Tangerine Tango. The large brad is a Summer Smooches Fabric Covered Brad (Pre-Order) in Lucky Limeade with little white tulips. I can’t wait for everyone to get their hands on the new stuff and see what beautiful creations you make. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your day. 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write Markers

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

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches (Pre-Order)

Embellishments: Summer Smooches Fabric Covered Brads (Pre-Order)

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Scallop Edge Punch 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 #86

Good morning and welcome to Wednesday, we are halfway there people! For this weeks Paper Players they give us a color challenge…

And what a great combination of colors it is. I love Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Crumb Cake. I will miss Pear Pizzaz when it retires in a few months too. I also did something that I never usually do, my card today has a very vintage feel to it. I sponged everything in Crumb Cake. The base of the card is Pool Party. I took some Wisteria Wonder and ran it through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Texture Impressions Embossing Folder. The sponging on it really makes the design shine through. I rounded the corners with the 1″ Circle Punch on the card and background. The stamp is from the set Up In the Air (Host(ess)) from the Occasions Mini Catalog and is stamped in Black Staz-on Ink. I colored in the flowers with my Stampin’ Write Markers using Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz. I then stamped the birdhouse again on crumb cake and popped it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. The backing for the image is Crumb Cake and I flagged the ends with the 1 3/8″ Square Punch and rounded the other side with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch. The strip across the middle is Pear Pizzaz with a piece of Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon across it. I mounted the image with some more Stampin’ Dimensionals and there you have it, Paper Player Challenge #86. Thank you, as always, for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzaz and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Black Staz-on Ink

Markers: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Set: Up In the Air (Host(ess)) (Occasion Mini) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Texture Impressions Embossing Folder, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch, Sticky Strip, 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 232

Happy Tuesday morning to everyone. I still can’t get myself straightened out after we adjusted the clocks, my mind hasn’t reset itself yet! Is anyone else having this problem too?!?! No on to more important things, I give you this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge…

I always enjoy making my Mojo card and I’m using some of the pre-order items that will be available for customers to pre-order on April 1st. The card base is Whisper White. I ran some Daffodil Delight through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The bottom is the new Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper (Pre-Order) in Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo. The stamped images are from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set (Pre-Order) and were markered with Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo Stampin’ Write Markers. The tulips are stamped in Daffodil Delight and perfectly aligned with my Stamp-a-ma-jig. I used the Eyelet Border Punch for a nice edge along the bottom and then it is mounted on Island Indigo and adhered with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The little piece behind it is Lucky Limeade. I used one of the greetings from the Perfect Words Stamp Set (Host(ess)), it’s stamped in Lucky Limeade and punched out with the Word Window Punch and backed by a piece if Island Indigo punched out with the Modern Label Punch. A piece of the Island Indigo 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon finishes off the card nicely. I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and thanks so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

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

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Embellishments: Island Indigo 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Eyelet Border Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Sticky Strip, 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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Indigo Blossom Smooches Sneak Peek

Good Monday morning to you all. Is it just me or does the weekend go way too fast? I had a very nice Sunday. I drove into the city and picked up my friend Kim and we drove with the top down in the car to Brooklyn to meet some friends and we saw The Lorax. It was pretty good. We came back across the Brooklyn Bridge with the top down again and you sometimes forget how amazing the views of Manhattan are! On to today’s card which is another sneak peek at the Summer Smooches Suite of products that will be available for customer pre-order on April 1st. I started with a note card size card base of Whisper White. I added a piece of the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper in Tangerine Tango and rounded the top right and lower left corners on everything on the card. The image is from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set and is stamped in Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango. The “vase” Is the 1″ Square Punch mounted on a Stampin’ Dimensional. I got the greeting from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and that is stamped in Island Indigo too and mounted on Stampin’ Dimensionals. Like I said before I really like the Summer Smooches suite and can’t wait to make some more cards with it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Island Indigo Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms (Summer Smooches Sneak Peek) and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Tools: 1″ Square Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, 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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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

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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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!! 🙂

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

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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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, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, 1″ Square Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch 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! 🙂