2012-2013 IB&C – Page 15

January 5, 2013January 6, 2016

Fab Friday 09 & Sneak Peek

Happy Saturday! I have a ton of projects to get done this weekend, let’s see if I’m successful in my endeavor! What kind of fun stuff are all of you up this weekend? I’m super excited that I start my Guest Designer position with the Paper Players tomorrow! As promised I have a little sneak peek of my card…

Paper Players GD Love #127 - Version 2

Since the 2013 Spring Catalog is out now I think you need some more peeks at the Sale-A-Bration goodies! Today’s card, for Fab Friday, features two stamp sets from it and a punch. 🙂

The base of my card is a piece of Summer Starfruit Card Stock. The background is created with a piece of Bravo Burgundy and the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. For the greeting I used the Vintage Verses Stamp Set** and stamped it in Bravo Burgundy. I did the scored scallop and dots using the new Simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate. I like the way that you have all of the different ones to choose from and the clear guide makes it easy to use. Before adhering the greeting panel to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals I rounded the two top corners with the 1/2″ Circle Punch. The little hellos are from the Pretty Petites Stamp Set**. I stmped them in Summer Starfruit and punched them out with the Petite Curly Label Punch**. They are also adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I think that the Summer Starfruit and Bravo Burgundy work quite well together and I love the Vintage Verses! I hope that you enjoyed my Fab Friday card and my little peek at my Paper Players Design Team card! Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Summer Starfruit, Bravo Burgundy and Very Vanilla

Ink: Summer Starfruit and Bravo Burgundy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Vintage Verses** and Petite Pretties** Clear Mount

Punches: 1/2″ Circle Punch and Petite Curly Label Punch**

Embossing Folder: Vintage Wallpaper

Tools: Big Shot, Simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

**2013 Sale-A-Bration ( January 22 to March 22, 2013)

It’s here! The 2013 Spring Catalog! To celebrate the launch of the new catalog anyone that places an order with me today through Saturday for $100 or more will get $20 toward a future purchase once Sale-A-Bration starts (January 22 to March 22, 2013)! Not only will you get some great products from the new catalog now but you will also get $20 towards your Sale-A-Bration purchase. A free product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure for every $50 that you spend with $20 to get you started! Sounds good to me!

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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

January 4, 2013January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary Sketch 233

I’m not even going to say it, I say it every week. Oh, well, maybe just once… it’s FRIDAY! Woo hoo! LOL! I’m sure that most of you feel the same way about Friday as I do. It was a short week but seemed long for some reason. I’m looking forward to finishing up a lot of outstanding projects this weekend. My second 2013 Spring Catalog order will be here later with some more goodies form the Clearance Rack, I’m looking forward to playing with them too. I also got myself a new toy for Christmas and I haven’t gotten to use it yet but I will this weekend. I’ll tell you more about that when I get some stuff done with it. Ahh, I love crafting, does it show?!?!

Now for today’s post which is for my friends over at Create with Connie and Mary. This week we have a cool sketch to work with…

Do you see it? A flag! 🙂 My card starts off with a base of Sahara Sand Card Stock that I stamped in Sahara Sand with the Netting Background Stamp. I find myself using Sahara Sand a lot more lately and I keep reaching for it instead of Crumb Cake for a neutral. The flagged piece of paper is from the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper Pack. My color choices are influenced by the little poem that is in the By the Tide Stamp Set. It says “Pink shells, white shells and shells colored blue; smooth shells, crinkled shells, old shells and new; striped shells and plain shells left by the tide; my shell is magic – the sea sings inside.” So I went with Pretty in Pink and Bashful Blue with some Sahara Sand to stamp the poem three times. I used the same colors for the shells and cut them out with my Paper Snips. They are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the greeting, that is stamped in Sahara Sand from the Made for You Stamp Set, is adhered with the same. I love the layout and who does’t like some sea shells. With a color change or a greeting change this would be a great birthday or thinking of you card. I hope that you are inspired by this week’s Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge card. Thanks for stopping by today. Tomorrow I’ll have a sneak peek at my first Guest Designer card for the Paper Players! Have a fun Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Tea for Two

Ink: Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink and Bashful Blue Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: By the Tide and Made for You Clear Mount and Netting Background Wood Mount

Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

January 3, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketchs #67

Happy Thursday! Thursday already, I do love a short week. Maybe we could petition to have every Tuesday off, might as well add Monday to that too! Ahh… I believe that’s what they call wishful thinking! LOL! How are you all doing today? I’m getting happier because we are almost at Friday. It was a quiet day yesterday, definitely on the frigid side! It’s supposed to be cold here for a couple more days. I really can’t wait for the warm weather. How is the weather by you? 🙂

FYI… today is the first day that you can order form the new 2013 Spring Catalog!! I hope that all of my sneak peeks have inspired you! To celebrate the launch of the new catalog anyone that places an order with me today through Saturday for $100 or more will get $20 toward a future purchase once Sale-A-Bration starts (January 22 to March 22, 2013)! Not only will you get some great products from the new catalog now but you will also get $20 towards your Sale-A-Bration purchase. A free product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure for every $50 that you spend with $20 to get you started! Sounds good to me!

Now for today’s post that is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. This week we have a sketch from Jennifer T….

When I saw the hearts on the sketch I of course immediately thought Valentine’s Day. I looked at it a little longer and decided not to go with that although the greeting does come from a Valentine’s set! The base of my card is Sahara Sand Card Stock. I cut the bottom edge off of a piece of Raspberry Ripple with the Large Scallop Edgelit Die. The greeting is stamped in Basic Black and is form the You Are Loved Stamp Set. A strip of Basic Black is adhered across under the greeting with some 2-Way Glue. The large image is stamped in Raspberry Ripple from the Quint-essntial Flower Single Wood Mount Stamp. I used the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch to punch it out and adhered it to the card with SNAIL. The two circles are from the Circle Circus Stamp Set and are stamped in Basic Black and Sahara Sand. The black one is punched out with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and the sand one with the 3/4″ Circle Punch. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals hold them in place. I thought about adding some pearls or rhinestones but I really like the simplicity of the card. I’m also loving the color combination! I hope that you like this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge card. Thank you, as always for taking some time to see me today and for your comments. I appreciate it! Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Raspberry Ripple and Basic Black

Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Basic Black and Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Circle Circus and You Are Loved Clear Mount and Quint-essential Flower Wood Mount

Punches: 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle, 1 1/4″ Circle and 3/4″ Circle

Edgelits: Large Scallop

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

It’s HERE! The new 2013 Spring Catalog! There are some great new products for you to play with! Click on the image to the left to place your order!

January 2, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #23 & Blog Candy!

Hello peeps! Well I must say that it was nice to have a day off yesterday and I got a lot done too! I ran some errands, made some cards and straightened up the kitchen. It is a little too cold for my liking around here lately and I think it’s supposed to get a lot colder over the next few days. I’m definitely more of a spring person than a winter one! My poor convertible doesn’t like this weather at all either, she is wondering when she will be topless again! I spoke to my aunt in Wisconsin today and she told me that they have had about 20 some inches of snow, that is definitely not for me! How many more months until spring?!

Today’s post is the first Paper Craft Crew challenge of the new year. As an added bonus we have some BLOG CANDY! Enter your card for a chance to win an Artisan Embellishments Kit from the 2013 Spring Catalog! This week have a sweet little sketch to work with…

I decided that I hd to use my favorite stamp set from the Holiday Catalog one last time. I also needed some bright colors to chase away some of my winter blues. The base of my card is Pacific Point Card Stock. For the background I embossed a piece of Whisper White with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Before I adhered it to the card I used some Real Red 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, that I recently acquired from the Clearance Rack, across the middle and secured with some Sticky Strip around the back. The main panel is a piece of Pool Party that I cut the bottom off of with the Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies. I stamped the images from the Affection Collection Stamp Set in Pool Party and Pacific Point. The banner and the winged heart are cut out with my Paper Snips and are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals to each other and the card. I used the Small Heart Punch to punch out a piece of Red Glimmer Paper and affixed that to the winged heart with some SNAIL. The love is stamped in Pacific Point and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch. I backed it with a piece of Pool Party that is punched out with the same and the middle is cut out and adhered to the back with SNAIL. Some more Stampin’ Dimensionals keep it on the card. I really love the Affection Collection Stamp Set and am going to miss it. I hope that enjoyed my Paper Craft Crew Design Team card for this weeks sketch challenge. Don’t forget to enter you card for a chance to win an Artisan Embellishment Kit from the NEW 2013 Spring Catalog! Thank you for taking a look and I hope that day 2 of the New Year is a great one!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pacific Point and Pool Party

Specialty Paper: Red Glimmer

Ink: Pool Party and Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Affection Collection Clear Mount

Punches: Decorative Label and Small Heart

Edgelits: Adorning Accents

Embossing Folder: Lacy Brocade

Embellishments: Real Red 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon

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

Tomorrow starts the 2013 Spring Catalog! If you need a paper copy contact me and I’ll send you one. You can also view it tomorrow morning by clicking on the picture on the right.

January 1, 2013January 6, 2016

Mojo 274 & Sneak Peek

Happy 2013 everyone! I hope that you all had a very nice New Years Eve and that we all will have a safe, happy and prosperous New Year! I went to my friends Brian & Kim’s house and we watched Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve. Izzy and I had some hummus, I love when little ones eat stuff like hummus. It was a nice evening spent with some great friends, I can’t think of a better way to start the new year!

My first post of the for the New Year is my Mojo Monday card. This week we have a nice simple sketch from Carole Burrage…

A nice simple sketch deserves a nice simple card. The base of my card is Chocolate Chip Card Stock and the background is a simple piece of Marina Mist. The patterned paper is from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack*. I used the Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folder* along each edge and a Sponge Dauber with some Chocolate Chip Ink to make them stand out. A piece of Early Espresso 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired) is adhered around the back with Sticky Strip and another piece is knotted towards the top. The greeting is from the Cross My Heart Stamp Set and is stamped in Chocolate Chip. The butterflies, from the same set, are stamped in Marina Mist. I backed the circle with a piece of Chocolate Chip that I punched out with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch and mounted it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I think that best wishes is a good greeting to start off the New Year. I hope you enjoyed my Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card and thank you very much for your first visit of 2013! Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Marina Mist and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Print Poetry Stack*

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Cross My Heart* Clear Mount

Embellishments: Early Espresso 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired)

Punch: 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle

Embossing Folder: Needlepoint Border*

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

Non-SU: Sizzix Circle Framelits

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013)

December 31, 2012January 6, 2016

Snowy Owl Birthday

Happy last day of 2012! I can’t believe the year is almost over, like hours away from being over! I want to take a minute to thank all of you for visiting, leaving comments and just being awesome. People from over 115 different countries have stopped by! Wow! A special thanks to Canada and Australia for so many visits! At the beginning of the year I set a goal for myself, to have a post every day. I’m extremely happy to report that I accomplished that goal! Today marks my 366 post for 2012! I also am happy to report that I have had over 100,000 visitors this past year. So, for me this has been an amazing year and I have all of you to thank!

For today’s post I have a birthday card that friends of mine asked me to make for their mom. I was told that it should have a winter theme and that she likes owls and here is what I came up with.

The base of the card is Sahara Sand Card Stock and for the background I embossed a piece of Whisper White with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The branch is form the Take Care Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso and cut out with my Paper Snips. The little owl is punched out with the Owl Builder Punch from a piece of Sahara Sand and his eyes are Whisper White, Pool Party and Basic Black. His little vest is a teeny tiny sneak peek at the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper**. I used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount him to the card. The greeting is from the Wacky Wishes Host(ess) Stamp Set and is stamped in Pool Party. A nice simple card with both of the requests added. It was good to use the Owl Punch, he was feeling a little neglected! I hope you like the birthday card as much as my friend’s mom did. Thank you for you visit and I’ll see you next year! 🙂

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Pool Party and Basic Black

Designer Series Paper: Sycamore Street**

Ink: Pool Party and Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

Punch: Owl Builder

Embossing Folder: Northern Flurry

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

**2013 Sale-A-Bration (January 22 to March 22, 2013)

December 30, 2012January 6, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 149 & Sneak Peek

Good day peeps! Yesterday was a busy day in Manhattan. It snowed huge flakes for a little while, I looked like a snowman walking down the street at one point. It rained after that… not the best day weather wise in the city from recent memory! I still had a good day and got to spend some time with my friend Kim! We went to the diner for an early dinner and then just relaxed. I have come to the conclusion that I am unable to just sit and relax in my house, I always feel like I need to be doing something so apparently I need to go elsewhere to relax! 🙂

Enough babbling, now on to today’s post which is for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge. This time we have a simple sketch from Margaret Moody…

A really nice simple sketch. I needed some bright colors after yesterday’s dreary wet weather and I think this card fits the bill. The base of the card is Tangerine Tango Card Stock. For the strips of paper I used two different patterns from the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper* and adhered them to the base with SNAIL. The circle is punched out from Pool Party with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch. I embossed it with the Vine Street Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*. The flowers are from the Madison Avenue Stamp Set*. I stamped the flowers in Rich Razzleberry and cut them out with the Floral Frames Collection Framelits Dies. The centers are stamped in Summer Starfruit and are punched out with the Itty Bitty Bits Punch Pack. Both the flower and centers are mounted to each other and the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Bloomin’ Marvelous* Stamp Set and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry and punched out with the Large Oval Punch and also adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the colors in the DSP, the brights and more subtles compliment each other nicely. I hope you enjoyed your Sale-A-Bration sneak peek today and thanks for checking in with me. Enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Tangerine Tango, Pool Party and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Sycamore Street*

Ink: Rich Razzleberry and Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Madison Avenue* and Bloomin’ Marvelous* Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Floral Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Vine Street Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Large Oval Punch, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Sale-A-Bration (January 22 to March 22, 2013)

December 29, 2012January 6, 2016

Swallowtail Christmas Sneak Peek

Happy Saturday peeps! I’m off to Manhattan this morning and I’m taking the train in because of the snow they say we are going to get. The only good thing about the train is that I will get some reading done. I’m trying to get through the second Hunger Games book Catching Fire, I usually only get to read on the train and I haven’t been taking the train in a lot so it’s taking me a long time to get through it! Hopefully I can finish it today.

My post for today is the Christmas card and gift bag that I gave my mum. I have mentioned before that she is a big fan of butterflies. When I saw the Swallowtail* in the new 2013 Spring Catalog I knew I had to have it. The base of the card is Gumball Green Card Stock. I stamped the Swallowtail Stamp* in Raspberry Ripple on Raspberry Ripple Card Stock. I like that the stamp is so large that it goes off the card stock. The greeting is from the More Merry Messages Stamp Set and is stamped in Versa-Mark and heat embossed with some Gumball Green Stampin’ Emboss Powder. For the bag I used a small size white bag that I got from the craft store. I stamped the Swallowtail Stamp*, again in Raspberry Ripple on Whisper White Card Stock. The image is the same as the card but I stamped it in Gumball Green ink this time. My mum loved the card and gift bag. This is a great simple elegant card and could be used for so many occasions with a simple greeting change. I hope that you enjoyed the Swallowtail card and bag. Thank you for checking in with me today. I hope that you have a great Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple and Whisper White

Ink: Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Vers-Mark

Stamp Sets: More Merry Messages and Swallowtail* Clear Mount

Embellishment: Gumball Green Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Tools: SNAIL

2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013)

December 28, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 232 & Sneak Peek

FRIDAY! FRIDAY! FRIDAY! A very good Friday morning to you! I have finally recovered from all of the junk that I ate on Christmas day. I do love some chocolate and I made some Chocolate Walnut Fudge that was not bad if I do say myself! LOL! What are you all up to this weekend? I’m off to Manhattan tomorrow morning, I think I will be taking the train in because we are supposed to get some snow. Have mentioned before that I’m not a fan of the white stuff? I hope it will be minimal and gone fast.

For today’s post I have my Create with Connie and Mary Challenge card. I was one of their top three picks for last week! Thank you very much ladies! This week we have a color challenge…

Nice and cool colors and and some bling! I went with a Valentine’s theme for my card. The base is Whisper White Card Stock and for the background I embossed a piece of Pool Party with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the 1/2″ Circle Punch to “ticket” the corners and adhered it to the base with SNAIL. The main image is from the Love Heart Single Stamp and is stamped in Pool Party and punched out with the Full Heart Punch. Under that is a piece of Silver Glimmer Paper that I cut out with the Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*. The heart is adhered to the Glimmer Paper with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The larger heart under that is cut out with the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies and I used the Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack* and Paper-Piercing Tool to pierce around the edge. The tickets are from the That’s the Ticket Stamp Set* and are stamped in Pool Party and punched out with the Ticket Duo Builder Punch. For the smaller hearts I punched out some more Silver Glimmer Paper with the Small Heart Punch. All of the elements are adhered to the background with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really like the cool color combination and the ticket stamps are one of my favorites out of the Spring Catalog. I hope that you liked this week’s card for Create with Connie and Mary. Thanks for checking in with me and enjoy the rest of your Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, and Pool Party

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Love Heart Single Stamp and That’s the Ticket* Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*, Full Heart Punch, Ticket Duo Builder Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack*, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013)

December 27, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 273 & Sneak Peek

Good day to you all! I do love a short work week, but then again, who doesn’t? I’m looking forward to this weekend and to another short work week next week too! The last two weeks of the year are the best! Do you all have some fun New Year’s Eve plans? I’m going with some friends to a another friends house, it should be fun. It’s so funny that I live so close to Manhattan yet I have no desire to go into Times Square for New Year’s. Must be the crowds that keep me away! I’m rambling, on to more important things now.

Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week our sketch is provided by Teresa Kline…

My card features some more new products from the 2013 Spring Catalog. The base of the card is Summer Starfruit Card Stock. For the background I used a piece of Baja Breeze and stamped it with the Netting Background Stamp in Baja Breeze. All of the images on the card are from the By the Tide Stamp Set*. The coral on the circle is stamped in Summer Starfruit and the fish is stamped in Basic Gray. The strip of Basic Gray Card Stock has a piece of Natural 7/16″ Trim Ribbon* that I adhered around the back with some Sticky Strip. The seahorse is stamped in Summer Starfruit and the image next to it is stamped in Baja Breeze and punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch. I used my Paper Snips to cut out the fish and the seahorse. The fish is mounted to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the seahorse and image are adhered to the ribbon with Mini Glue Dots. For the greeting I used a stamp from Teeny Tiny Wishes and punched it out with the Word Window Punch. It is mounted to a piece of Basic Gray that is cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. This is a great masculine card, especially for the outdoorsy type! If you have a fisherman in your life, well this would be perfect! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. Thanks for visiting and have a awesome day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Simmer Starfruit, Baja Breeze, Basic Gray and Whisper White

Ink: Summer Starfruit, Baja Breeze and Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: By the Tide* Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes and Netting Background Wood Mount

Embellishments: Natural 7/16″ Trim Ribbon*

Tools: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, 1″ Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Paper Snips, Mini Glues Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3,2013)