2013-2014 Catalog – Page 31

July 16, 2013January 6, 2016

SUO Challenges 75

Hello! I got a very nice surprise when I got to work yesterday. I was looking at my email and a little notice popped up saying the my vacation starts today!! I’m smarter than I think sometimes! LOL! Most of my stuff is finished, I just have to pack! Now where is that suitcase?!

Today’s post is for the SUO Challenges Design Team. This time we have a theme challenge for you and it’s Get Well cards.

The base of my card is Bermuda Bay Card Stock and I embossed a piece of So Saffron with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. The greeting is from the Tag It! Stamp Set and is stamped in Tangerine Tango. I cut it and a piece of Bermuda Bay out with the Chalk Talk Framelits Dies and adhered the to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The fun flowers are from the Flower Shop Stamp Set and are also stamped in Tangerine Tango. I used the coordinating Pansy Punch to punch them out. I made the middles by punching out some Bermuda Bay with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and using my uni-ball Signo Gel Pen I made the little dots. A Mini Glue Dot adheres them to the flowers and Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere them to the card. It’s a simple and pretty card to send to someone that is feeling under the weather. The colors sure have brightened my day! Thank you very much for stopping by to see my Design Team card for the Get Weel challenge from SUO Challenges. Check out the blog to see the other designers cards and enter yours in the gallery. Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, So Saffron and Whisper White

Ink: Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Pen: uni-ball Signo Gel

Stamp Sets: Tag It! and Flower Shop Clear Mount

Framelits: Chalk Talk

Embossing Folder: Honeycomb

Punches: Pansy and Itty Bitty Shapes

Tools: Big Shot, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ DImensionals and SNAIL

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July 15, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Players 154 & Sneak Peek

Happy Monday! Yes, happy Monday because I only have today and tomorrow at work and then I’m off to Salt Lake City! I had a very nice weekend, got some peeps time and crafting time in so it was great! I finished most of my projects yesterday and will be working on the remainder tonight. I feel like a little kid going to Disney! Can’t wait to see everyone! 🙂

Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Players challenge. This week we have a color challenge from the lovely Nance…

A great combination of colors indeed! The base of my card is Very Vanilla Card Stock. I stamped a piece of Bermuda Bay with the Measuring Stick Stampin’ Around Builder Wheel in Bermuda Bay. On top of that is a piece of Crushed Curry that I flagged on the bottom. The chevrons were created with the new Chevron Border Punch* from some more Bermuda Bay. I used some Baked Brown Sugar for the tag base and the ampersand and thank you are from the Hello, Lovely Stamp Set and are cut out with my Paper Snips. The chevrons along the bottom are from the A Banner Christmas Stamp Set*, I love when there are non holiday elements in a holiday set! A thin strip of Bermuda Bay goes across the middle and a piece of 7/8″ Natural Ribbon Trim tied with some Linen Thread finishes off the tag. I know, I’m a little obsessed with tags but the are very trendy and a fun addition to a card. Thank you so much for stopping by to see my Paper Players challenge card from this week’s color challenge from Nance. Don’t forget to check out the blog and see all of the other wonderful creations from the Design Team. I hope you have a quick and productive Monday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar, Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay

Ink: Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Hello, Lovely and A Banner Christmas* Clear Mount and Measuring Stick Stampin’ Around Builder Wheel

Punch: Chevron Border

Embellishments: 7/8″ Natural Trim Ribbon and Linen Thread

Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

July 14, 2013January 6, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 163 & Sneak Peek

Hey there! How are you today? I’m doing well. I had a very nice day yesterday and the weather held out so the block party was great. Music and lots of food and friends. I made brownies with Chips A’Hoy and Oreo’s in them and they were delicious! I won’t be eating until later on today as I’m still full! How was your Saturday and what did you do?

Today’s post – Pals Paper Arts 163 a color challenge…

And just in time too! I forgot that they had changed the due date to Mondays! The base of my card is Midnight Muse Card Stock. A simple piece of Cherry Cobbler creates the background. I flagged a piece of Whisper White to put behind the piece of Midnight Muse that I cut out with the Ovals Collection Framelits Dies and embossed with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*. The greetings are both from the A Banner Christmas Stamp Set* and are stamped in Cherry Cobbler. I cut them out with my Paper Snips and the one at the top is backed by a piece of Midnight Muse that was also cut out. The Joy is clipped onto the card with some Mini Clothespins from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit. Some Whisper White Bakers Twine is clipped on each peg and tucked behind the flagged piece. I have been wanting to use the clothespins for a while on a card and I love the Cherry Cobbler and Midnight Muse for a Holiday card. Thank you so much for stopping by today to see my Pals Paper Arts color challenge card. I appreciate your visit and hope you have a fun day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: A Banner Christmas Clear Mount*

Framelits: Ovals Collection

Embossing Folder: Stylish Stripes*

Embellishments: Mini Clothespins from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit and Whisper White Bakers Twine

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

*2013 Holiday Catalog (August 1st)

July 13, 2013January 6, 2016

Catherine & Cathy Create!

Hello and welcome to Saturday! It was gloomy here all day again yesterday but they promise some sun today. I have a block party to go to later and hopefully it won’t rain! There will be lots of crafting going on this weekend too. Making my final preparations for my Wednesday departure for Salt Lake City Utah! What are all of you up to this weekend?

Today’s post is for a new challenge blog called Catherine & Cathy Create. They are going to have some fun challenges and today I’m posting my first card for them for their Buttons & Bows Challenge. I don’t know if you noticed the new badge along the right side of my blog but I have been asked to be on the Design Team too! I’m quite excited to get started so here we go!

I have been having fun with the freestyle collage style of cards lately and I found the inspiration for this card on Pinterest. The base is Sahara Sand Card Stock trimmed to 4 x 11 and folded in half so I could let some embellishments hang off the side and it would still fit in a standard envelope. I used some Epic Day This & That Washi Tape on the right side. A piece of Pistachio Pudding is cut out with the Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit Die and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The ticket is from the That’s the Ticket Stamp Set and is punched out with the Ticket Duo Builder Punch. I used the “Vintage” Birds & Blooms Sizzlit to cut out the flower from some linen fabric and used a Candy Dots Brad Base with a Basic Jewels Rhinestone in the middle to hold it together. A Sale-A-Bration button and two Naturals Designer Buttons are also on the card with a Basic Jewels Pearl in the middle of the Pool Party button. The butterfly is from the Best of Butterflies Stamp Set and I used a Q-Tip to color it in with Crisp Cantaloupe. For the greeting I used the Lots of Thanks Stamp Set and angled it on the left. A few vanilla pearl sequins complete the card. I really do like the fun collage style, it makes a nice change up from the usual. Thank you very much for taking some time out of your Saturday to come and see my Catherine & Cathy Create card for their Buttons & Bows Card Challenge. Go and take a look at the blog and say hi to ladies over there by posting one of your cards in the gallery. Have a very enjoyable Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Pistachio Pudding and Very Vanilla

Ink: Early Espresso and Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: That’s the Ticket, Best of Butterflies and Lots of Thanks Clear Mount

Sizzlits: Delicate Doilies Large and Birds & Blooms Vintage

Punch: Ticket Duo Builder

Embellishments: Epic Day This & That Washi Tape, Naturals Designer Buttons, Sycamore Street Buttons (Vintage), Candy Dots Brad Base, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Basic Jewels Pearls and Linen Thread

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

NON SU!: Linen Fabric and Vanilla Pearl Sequins

July 12, 2013January 6, 2016

Fab Friday 22 & Sneak Peek

Hmm… let’s see what day is today?! Ahh yes… it’s FRIDAY!!!! My absolute favorite day of the week! Busy weekend ahead, block party with the peeps, major crafting to be done too! It was sort of gloomy here yesterday with the occasional rain shower. Today promises more of the same and maybe some for tomorrow too. Let’s hope not!

Today being Friday is made even more awesome because it’s Fab Friday! This time we have a color challenge for you…

When I saw the colors the last thing I thought of was a Christmas card but that’s what appeared! The base of my card is Basic Gray Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Tempting Turquoise with the Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The stamped Subway style greeting and the Basic Gray star banner are form the O Holy Night Stamp Set*. I Flagged the piece of Whisper White and ran a strip of Silver Glimmer Paper down each side. Across the top is a piece of “Vintage” Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon. I added some Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details for a little, well, sparkle! It’s a nice simple card with non-traditional colors that would be easy to make a bunch of for your holiday cards. Thanks for spending some of your Friday with me to see my Fab Friday Design Team card for the color challenge. Make sure to stop by the blog to see what the other clever designers have come up with and enter your card in the gallery so we can see how clever you are! I hope you have a really good Friday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Gray, Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Real Red and Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: O Holy Night Clear Mount*

Embossing Folder: Alphabet Press

Embellishments: Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details and Vintage Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon

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

*2013 Holiday Catalog (August 1st)

July 11, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #94 & Sneak Peek

Hello and welcome to Thursday! Just one more day to go until Friday! Work is just crazy busy and so are most other aspects of life lately but that’s ok. When work is busy the day flies by, I would like it if the nights went a bit slower! It finally rained a little here yesterday and this morning doesn’t look very promising. We had a good run! I have a block party to go to on Saturday so hopefully it will be a good day weather wise.

Today’s card – Freshly Made Sketches #94, a sketch from Linda S….

Super clean and simple! And I think this will complete my use of the Thinlits and Pretty Print Embossing Folder for a bit! LOL! I have been a little obsessed with them both lately! The base of my card is Cajun Craze Card Stock. The background is a piece of Very Vanilla that I embossed with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*. For the greeting I used the “thankful” Expressions Thinlits Die*, now I have shown you all three of them! I backed it with a piece of Brushed Gold Card Stock that is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A very simple card that would be a great way to showcase the two new products from the 2013 Holiday Catalog at a workshop. This is also one of the rare cards that has no stamping on it. That never happens! Thank you for coming by to see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge. I hope that you have a good Thursday and I’ll see you tomorrow for my Create with Connie and Mary card! Enjoy your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cajun Craze and Very Vanilla

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold

Embossing Folder: Pretty Print*

Thinlits: Expressions*

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Holiday Catalog

July 10, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 50

Wednesday… that means only a week left until my little trip to Salt Lake City! It was funny because I had to call Demo Support last night and I said to Rochelle that I would see her next week! LOL! I didn’t think I would ever say that! I’m feverishly trying to get all of my projects done, we’ll see! It was another nice day here today, a little cooler which was nice. They say rain for tomorrow, hope not!

Today’s post – Paper Craft Crew Design Team Sketch 50…

I wanted a neutral, good for a guy or a girl card and this is what I came up with. The base of the card is Smokey Slate Card Stock and the background is a piece of Subtles Designer Series Paper. I embossed a piece of Smokey Slate with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder* and backed it with a piece of Basic Gray. The heart is stamped in Pool Party with the Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set and is cut out with the Hearts a Flutter Framelits. For the stamped part of the greeting I used a part of a stamp from the Really Good Greetings Stamp Set markered in Smokey Slate and punched it out with the Extra Large Oval Punch. The piercing is done with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. I punched the three little hearts out with the Small Heart Punch and adhered them with Mini Glue Dots. The love is from the Expressions Thinlits Dies* and is adhered with some 2-Way Glue. I told you that I liked the new Thinlits! I think you are going to love the new goodies in the Holiday Catalog! Thanks for taking some time to come and see my Paper Craft Crew Design Team Card for this week’s sketch Challenge. Pop on over to the blog to see my fellow designers interpretations of the sketch and enter yours in the gallery! I hope you have a great Wednesday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Smokey Slate, Basic Gray and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Subtles Collection

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Smokey Slate Stampin’ Write

Stamp Sets: Hearts a Flutter and Really Good Greetings Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Pretty Print*

Thinlits: Expressions*

Framelits: Hearts a Flutter

Punches: Extra Large Oval and Small Heart

Tools: Big Shot, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Holiday Catalog

July 9, 2013January 6, 2016

Mojo 301 & Sneak Peek!

Well that was a quick Monday! I like my Monday’s like that! LOL! It was warm again today but no rain so that’s good. We are supposed to have a chance of thunderstorms here every day for a while, hopefully they will miss like they did today. Poor Mr. Winston still hasn’t recovered from the July 4th bombing. He won’t go outside after dark anymore. Hopefull he will get over it soon. Poor Mr. Winston.

Today’s post – Mojo 301, a sketch from Julee TIlman…

Today’s card has a little sneak peek in it for you. The base of the card is Crumb Cake Card Stock. The first layer is a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I embossed with the Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The next layer is a piece of Old Olive and I stamped the greeting from the Morning Meadow Host(ess) Stamp Set in Chocolate Chip. The final layer is a piece of paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack*. I used the Ovals Framelits Collection to cut out a piece of Chocolate Chip and the image that is also from the Morning Meadow Stamp Set. The flowers are punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and some Basic Jewels Pearls are in the middles. The large flower, also from the same set, is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched out with the Pansy Punch. A Large Pearl is in the center of it. I love when you can use holiday DSP for a non-holiday card! Thank you very much for coming by to see my Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. I appreciate your visit and hope that you enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Season of Style Stack*

Ink: Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Morning Meadow Host(ess) Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Chevron

Framelits: Ovals Collection

Punches: Itty Bitty Shapes and Pansy

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls and Large Pearls

Tools: Big Shot, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Holiday Catalog

July 8, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Players 153 & Another Big Sneak Peek!

Is it Monday all ready?! I was having such a nice weekend! The weather was hot but gorgeous here, like summer should be! Lots of convertible time and crafty time, the best kind of weekend! I hope that all of you also had a good weekend. I have been feverishly working on swaps and projects for while I’m away at Convention. I have a ton more to do but I love it!

Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Players. This time around we have a Christmas in July challenge from the fabulous Ann…

The perfect challenge for me to use some of my new goodies from the 2013 Holiday Catalog! The base of my card today is Whisper White Card Stock. For the background I used a piece of paper from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack*. While I was rummaging through my craft supplies the other day I came across the Photo Corner Punch that I had purchased from the Clearance Rack last year. You could easily recreate the look with the new Squares Collection Framelits. I used the punch with some of the new Island Indigo Textured Card Stock for the corners on my card. The stamp in the Middle is the Wonderful Wreath Stamp* and is inked in Bermuda Bay. I used the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker to make the little red berries and cut it out with the Circles Collection Framelits Dies. It’s backed with a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I flagged on both ends. The greeting is another piece of the Island Indigo Textured Card Stock that I cut out with the new Expressions Thinlits Dies*. I love the blues and red together for Christmas, as you will remember from last year I’m not a huge fan of red and green! And the Thinlits dies will fast become a favorite of mine for sure! Thanks so much for stopping by to see my Paper Players card for this week’s Christmas in July challenge from Ann. Check out the blog to see the other designers work too! I hope you have a good Monday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler

Specialty Card Stock: Island Indigo Textured*

Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost Stack*

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write

Stamp: Wonderful Wreath Wood Mount*

Framelits: Circles Collection

Thinlits: Expressions

Punch: Photo Corner (Vintage)

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

*2013 Holiday Catalog (August 1, 2013)

July 7, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 93 & Big Sneak Peek!

Hello peeps! How is your weekend going so far? Mine is going quite nicely. I was out yesterday in the convertible enjoying the very warm temperatures and the abundant sunshine. Last night I went down to the beach and walked along the boardwalk. There was a nice cool ocean breeze, it was quite blissful! Another very cool thing that happened yesterday, it came…

It feels official now! LOL! I’m so excited to go and it will be here before you know it! Now to really get busy. 🙂

Today’s post – Freshly Made Sketches #93, a sketch from Allisa…

So, today’s card uses all new products from the 2013 Holiday Catalog except for the greeting! The base of the card is Smokey Slate Card Stock and the background is a piece of paper from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack*. A piece of Pool Party goes across the middle with some Silver 1/8″ Ribbon*. The snowflake is from the Festive Flurry Stamp Set* and is stamped in Bermuda Bay and cut out with the Festive Flurry Framelits Dies*. In the middle is Frosted Finishes Embellishment* and the picture doesn’t do it justice as to how sparkly and gorgeous it is! I backed it with some Whisper White and Costal Cabana and adhered it to the card with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Embellished Events Stamp Sets and is stamped in Bermuda Bay. I love the new goodies in the Holiday Catalog and I’m sure that you will too. You can order from it starting August 1st! Thank you, as always, for coming by to see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge. I hope that you have a great Sunday and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for my Paper Players card. 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Pool Party and Costal Cabana

Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost Stack*

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Festive Flurry* and Embellished Events Clear Mount

Framelits: Festive Flurry*

Embellishments: Frosted Finishes* and Silver 1/8″ Ribbon*

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

*2013 Holiday Catalog