2012-2013 IB&C – Page 16

December 26, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew Sketch/Color Challenge #22

Happy day after Christmas! I hope that Santa was good to you all, he was very good to me! The best part of the holiday is spending time with family and friends. I had a nice relaxing day and still found some time to craft a little and watch a movie. With Christmas over I can;t believe that year is almost over. I think it went really fast, how about you? In the blink pf an eye it will be 2013, thankfully the Mayans were wrong!

Today I have my post for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge. This week we have a sketch/color challenge. You can do just the sketch or both, this week I did both. The colors are Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard and Crumb Cake and here is the sketch…

You all know how I feel about flags… love them! The base of my card is Very Vanilla Card Stock. For the background I stamped a piece of Crumb Cake with the Parlor Prints Background Stamp in Crumb Cake. The flagged piece is Bravo Burgundy and I embossed it with the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The greeting is from the Amazing Family Stamp Set* and is stamped in Bravo Burgundy. The “ribbon” strip is More Mustard and I stamped it in More Mustard with the Travel Journal Builder Wheel. For the embellishment I used a Soda Pop Top* and stamped some images from the Collage Curios Stamp Set* in Crumb Cake and Bravo Burgundy. The image is punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch and adhered to the inside of the Soda Pop Top* with some Multipurpose Glue. I backed it with a piece of More Mustard that I cut out with the Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies* and mounted them to each other with some Mini Glue Dots and to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I like the way that all of the elements coordinate together and give the card a slightly vintage look. I hope that you enjoyed my Design Team card for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Challenge. Don’t forget to submit your projects for me to see! Thank you so much for your time and I hope that you all have a fantastic day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard and Crumb Cake

Ink: Crumb Cake, More Mustard and Bravo Burgundy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Amazing Family* and Collage Curios* Clear Mount, Travel Journal Builder Wheel and Parlor Prints Wood Mount Background Stamp

Embellishments: Soda Pop Tops*

Tools: Big Shot, Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*, Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013)

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December 25, 2012January 6, 2016

Merry Christmas! & Sneak Peek!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that you are having a nice day with your family and friends! I still have some cards to make so I better get to it! In the mean time here is my card for today. It’s my Christmas card to all of you! The base of the card is Raspberry Ripple Card Stock. I rounded the corners with the 1″ Circle Punch on the base and the background layer. The background is Very Vanilla and I used the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool to pierce the outline of the ornament. The greeting is from the Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set and is stamped in Raspberry Ripple, it’s mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The flagged piece of paper is from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack*. I stamped an image from the Mixed Medley Host(ess) Stamp Set in Raspberry Ripple and punched it out with the 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch. I used one of the new Designer Builder Brads* on top and the image under the bubble is from the Itty Bitties Stamp Set*, punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and too is stamped in Raspberry Ripple. The ornament is from the Keepsake Ornaments Stamp Set and again is stamped in Raspberry Ripple, cut out with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the simple elegance and the new Print Poetry DSP Stack coordinates well with the Ornament Keepsakes Set. I hope that you enjoyed your Christmas card and that you have a very happy day! Thanks for visiting!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Raspberry Ripple and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Print Poetry Stack*

Ink: Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Keepsake Ornaments and Snowflake Soiree Clear Mount and Itty Bitties* Wood Mount

Embellishments: Designer Builder Brads*

Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, 1″Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3,2012)

December 24, 2012January 6, 2016

Sahara Burgundy Sleigh Flurry

Ahh… Monday… but it’s Christmas Eve! Are you all finished with your shopping or are you like me who will be stopping by Target later?! I got most of the last of my Christmas cards made yesterday. I still have some stuff to do but I’m hoping that I can get it finished tonight. Today’s post is a card that I sent to a friend. She sent me a lovely card so I wanted to return the favor. The base of the card is Sahara Sand and I stamped it with the Woodgrain Background Stamp in Sahara Sand. Down the right side is a piece of Bravo Burgundy, the one side is cut with the Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies, and a strip of Brushed Gold Card Stock is adhered on top. The image and greetings are from the Open Sleigh Stamp Set and are all stamped in Bravo Burgundy. I cut the sleigh out with my Paper Snips and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Behind it is a another piece of Brushed Gold Card Stock that I cut out with the Snow Flurry Bigz Die. I love the color combination and the vintage feel of the stamp set. I hope that she enjoyed the card and that you like it too. Thank you for spending a little of your time with me. I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas Eve! All of your comments are the best Christmas present I could ever get! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand and Bravo Burgundy

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold

Ink: Sahara Sand and Bravo Burgundy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Open Sleigh Clear Mount and Woodgrain Background Stamp Wood Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, Paper Snips, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

December 23, 2012January 6, 2016

Artichoke Sand Burgundy Thinking Hello & Sneak Peek

It’s Sunday and that means that today is the last full day for last minute holiday shopping. Tomorrow being Christmas Eve the stores will be closing at 6:00. I’m thinking that I forgot to get some stuff so I will need to go out today, most likely earlier rather than later. I have some serious crafting to get done today too. Will someone please be kind enough to remind me in August next year that I need to start making my holiday stuff? Thanks, it’s much appreciated!

Today I have some more sneak peeks of the 2013 Spring Catalog. Some stamps and and a new embellishment. For the base of my card I used a piece of Always Artichoke Card Stock. The background is my new fave the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder* on Sahara Sand. The strip of chevrons is stamped in Always Artichoke and Bravo Burgundy from the Oh, Hello Stamp Set*. The main image is from the Just Thinking Wood Mount Stamp. I stamped it twice, once in Bravo Burgundy and again in Always Artichoke and the Artichoke piece is cut out. Before I adhered it to the Burgundy piece I used one of the new Designer Builder Brads. The image in the middle is from the Itty Bitties Stamp Set, punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, and is stamped in Bravo Burgundy with an epoxy bubble on top. Both of the stamped pieces are mounted to each other and the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the chevrons form the Oh, Hello* set and Sahara Sand is becoming my neutral of choice lately. I hope you enjoyed today’s card and thank you for taking some time from your busy Holiday schedule to stop by! Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla

Ink: Always Artichoke and Bravo Burgundy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Oh, Hello* Clear Mount and Just Thinking* Wood Mount

Embellishments: Designer Builder Brads*

Tools: Big Shot, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3,2013)

December 22, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 231 & Sneak Peek

Ahh, Saturday… how I enjoy thee! Happy weekend everyone! What kind of weekend are you going to have? Is it a mad dash to finish your Christmas shopping or are you all done and you just have to get the house ready for your company?! I think I would rather do Holiday shopping than clean the house! It’s off to Manhattan this morning and I’m going to try to go to Bryant Park and browse the shops they have set up there weather permitting. I also have some crafting left to do before Monday so I’ll be very busy this weekend. But it’s a crafty good kind of busy! 🙂

Today’s post is my card for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a sweet little sketch…

For the base of my card I used some Very Vanilla Card Stock. The background is made from a piece of Tea For Two Designer Series Paper* on the left and a piece of Bashful Blue that I embossed with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder* on the right. I adhered a piece of Lucky Limeade 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon across the seam around the back with Sticky Strip. I used stamps from the set Oh, Hello* for the greeting that is stamped in Calypso Coral on a piece of Very Vanilla that I stamped in So Saffron and cut out with the Ovals Collection Framelits Dies*. The piece is adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. On the left there is a another piece of Lucky Limeade 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon adhered under a Soda Pop Top. On the inside of the Soda Pop Top is a piece of Calypso Coral that I punched out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and a Basic Jewels Large Rhinestone* is adhered in the center. The two little bees are from the Itty Bitties Stamp Set* and are stamped in So Saffron, punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and adhered with some Mini Glue Dots. I love the different color combination of the Lucky Limeade and Bashful Blue and the Soda Pop Tops are just the coolest embellishment! I hope that you enjoyed my Create with Connie and Mary Challenge card for this week. Thank you for checking in with me and have a fun Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue and Calypso Coral

Designer Series Paper: Tea For Two*

Ink: Calypso Coral and So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Oh, Hello* Clear Mount and Itty Bitties* Wood Mount

Embellishments: Lucky Limeade 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon, Soda Pop Tops* and Basic Jewels Large Rhinestones*

Tools: Big Shot, Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Ovals Collection Framelits Dies*, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013)

December 21, 2012January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #66 & Sneak Peek!

Good day to you all! What’s the best part about today… it’s FRIDAY! TGIF! This has been a long week and I’m so glad that the weekend is here. Well, assuming that the world doesn’t end today… which would be a bit of a bummer don’t you think?! It is very windy and rainy outside this morning but I think we’ll be ok. I still have more goodies to play with! 🙂

Today’s post is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches. This week we have a nice sketch from Tui…

My card for the sketch is chock full of new goodies from the 2013 Spring Catalog. The base of the card is Pink Pirouette Card Stock. For the strip across the lower half of the card I embossed a piece of Primrose Petals with the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. The piece of paper and the large Real Red heart are from the More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper Pack*. I adhered the rectangle of DSP to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the heart is adhered with SNAIL. The two hearts on top of that are form the Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set*. The the larger doily like heart is stamped in Primrose Petals on Very Vanilla and the smaller heart is stamped in Real Red. Both of them are cut out with the Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*. The greeting is from the Cross My Heart Stamp Set* and is stamped in Pool Party. I used my Paper Snips to cut it out and the Owl Builder Punch and some Red Glimmer Paper provide the little heart in the middle. With all of the hearts on this card does’t it just whisper sweet love?!?! LOL! I think that my new favorite color combo is Pool Party and Primrose Petals, don’t they look great together? I hope that you enjoyed my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week. Thank you all so very much for visiting me and for your comments. Have yourselves a stupendous Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Pink Pirouette, Primrose Petals and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: More Amore Specialty*

Specialty Paper: Red Glimmer

Ink: Primrose Petals, Pool Party and Real Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Hearts a Flutter* and Cross My Heart* Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*, Owl Builder Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013)

December 19, 2012January 6, 2016

Control Freaks December Blog Tour!

Hello there! How are all of you people doing? I’m doing great, and how could I not be?! It’s time for this month’s Control Freaks December Blog Tour featuring Winter Fun! I am the first stop on the tour but you also may have arrived here from the über talented Connie Babbert’s blog. Didn’t she have some amazing projects?! I have two projects for you this time. One is a masculine box with a lodge feel and the other is a fun card that would be good for just about anything.

First up we have the box. I used one of the Kraft Gift Boxes. These are great item from the Annual Catalog. They are great to decorate with some Designer Series Paper and embellishments. I adhered some paper from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack around the sides. I like the plaid pattern in Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Early Espresso. On the top of the box I made a paper bow from some Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. It’s 3/4″ wide and if you use your Bone Folder to “curl” it a little it tends not to crease when you make the bow. On top of the bow I stacked three of the Naturals Designer Buttons, adhering them together with Mini Glue Dots. For the tag I stamped an image from the Bring on the Cake Stamp Set in Early Espresso on a piece of Very Vanilla. I punched out a piece of Cherry Cobbler with the 1″ Circle Punch, scored it down the center and adhered it to the tag with some Sticky Strip. A quick punch through the top and some Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine to attach it to the bow and you’re done. Quick and easy, great for a masculine treat!

Next up we have the card. The base of the card is Whisper White Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Pool Party with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. A piece of paper from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack is flagged and adhered to the background. The stamped image is form the Wonderful Winterland Stamp Set stamped in Basic Black. I colored it in with Island Indigo, Pool Party, Blush Blossom, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand and Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Write Markers. The 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch is used to punch it out and a piece of Pool Party cut out with the Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit Die backs it. They are mounted to each other and to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is form the Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set and is stamped in Island Indigo. I cut it out with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensional pieces. I love the little girl and bunny sharing some cocoa, a friendly little card for someone special.

I hope that you enjoyed my project for the December Control Freaks Tour featuring Winter Fun. Next up we have Yvette Ash. She has some super fun projects to share with you! Thanks so much for stopping here and enjoy the rest of the projects from the Control Freaks. Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Ver Vanilla, Whisper White, Island Indigo and Pool Party

Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack

Ink: Early Espresso, Basic Black and Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Bring on the Cake, Wonderful Winterland and Itty Bitty Banners Clear Mount

Embellishments: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Naturals Designer Buttons, Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit, 1″ Circle Punch, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

December 19, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #21 & Sneak Peek

Hello and welcome to Wednesday… brought to you today by The Paper Craft Crew Challenge. I try to think up new ways to start off and it gets hard sometimes! LOL! I hope everyone had a nice day yesterday. It was dreary here for most of the day with a peek of sun and them some heavy rain for about 20 minutes. A little odd but what can you do? So, now on to today’s business.

As I mentioned, today’s post is for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge. This week we have this sketch challenge…

This was one where as soon as I saw it I knew what I was going to use, I love when that happens! We start the card off with a base of Primrose Petals Card Stock. The next layer consists of a piece of paper from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack*. I adhered a piece of Raspberry Ripple to the right that I punched with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. A piece of Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon is adhered around the back with Sticky Strip and covers the seam. Next, the panel is adhered to the card with SNAIL. The greeting is stamped on a piece of Very Vanilla in Raspberry Ripple and is from the Oh, Hello Stamp Set*. I pierced around the edge with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The image is form the Secret Garden Stamp Set* and is stamped in Primrose Petals on Primrose Petals Card Stock. I used the Secret Garden Framelits Dies* to perfectly and easily cut it out. It too is mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and an In-Color Dahlia is adhered to the middle with a Mini Glue Dot. I’m becoming a fast fan of the new Print Poetry DSP Stack* and loving the Secret Garden Stamps* and Framelits*. I hope that you enjoyed my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Print Poetry Stack*

Ink: Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Oh, Hello* and Secret Garden* Clear Mount

Embellishments: Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon and In-Color Dahlias

Tools: Big Shot, Secret Garden Framelits Dies*, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013)

December 18, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 272 & Sneak Peek

Well, that wasn’t such a bad Monday as far as Monday’s go, except for the weather! It was rainy and dreary here all day today and still is this morning. The fine misty rain that just gets everywhere. How is the weather in your area? I have another sneak peek for you today. The stamp set is from Sale-A-Bration and the the Designer Series Paper and Framelits are from the Spring Catalog. 🙂

Today’s card is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week we have a clean and simple sketch from Carol Burrage…

I was laughing when I saw the sketch because I did something very similar with my post on Saturday! The base of today’s card is Raspberry Ripple Card Stock. For the background I used a piece of the new Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack*. For the main panel I opted for very clean, a piece of Summer Starfruit with some Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon around it and a knot tied on the right. The panel is adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The three flowers are from the Bloomin’ Marvelous Stamp Set** and are stamped in Raspberry Ripple. I used the new Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies* to cut them out. They, along with the greeting, are adhered to the card with more Stampin’ Dimensionals. Speaking of the greeting, it is from the same set and stamped in the same color. I used the Large Oval Punch to punch it out. I like the slightly bolder and different color combination and hope you like it too. What was your favorite product from today’s sneak peek? What has been your favorite so far? Let me know by leaving me a comment. There you have my Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card, thanks for clicking on in today and I hope that your day is a nice one.

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla and Summer Starfruit

Designer Series Paper: Print Poetry Stack*

Ink: Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Bloomin’ Marvelous** Clear Mount

Embellishments: Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*, Large Oval Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013) **2013 Sale-A-Bration (January 22 – March 22, 2013)

December 17, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Players 126 & News!

Ahh… Monday… back again I see! How was your weekend? Mine was GREAT! I got most of my to do list accomplished and had so much fun at my two parties. Just when I thought that it couldn’t get any better I got some exciting news! I will be a Guest Designer on the Paper Players Challenge for the next six months starting in January! WOW! I’m a huge fan of the talented group of ladies and am honored to be with them. I can’t wait to get started. How fitting that today is my post for this week’s challenge!

This week’s challenge will last for two weeks and Ann has given us a Clean & Simple Challenge with snowflakes…

I love snowflakes, just as long as they are on a card and not floating through the air! My card starts off with a base of Not Quite Navy Card Stock. For the Whisper White panel I started by punching a hole in the upper left with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch. I cut out a piece of Window Sheet and adhered it to the back over the hole. The stamped snowflakes and greeting are from the Snow Swirled Stamp Set and are stamped in Not Quite Navy. All of the snowflake images have a Basic Jewel Rhinestone in the center of them. The snowflake on the Window Sheet is created but cutting out some Silver Glimmer Paper with the Snow Flurry Bigz Die. I adhered the two parts together and to the Window Sheet with some Mini Glue Dots. The panel is then adhered to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the simple elegance of the card and the shadow that the Silver Glimmer Paper snowflake casts on the card base. I hope you enjoyed my Paper Players Challenge card for this week. Thank you for checking in with me and I hope that you have a good Monday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Not Quite Navy and Whisper White

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Snow Swirled Clear Mount

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools: Big Shot, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL