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May 18, 2015January 5, 2016

Paper Players 245, Freshly Made Sketches 186 & Pals Paper Arts 251

Yes, you read correctly, you get three cards today! Not a bad way to start a Monday?! My day yesterday was just lovely! The weather was perfect, I got some projects finished, took ride in the convertible and ran some errands. A very nice Sunday indeed! I even got to relax a little and chat with the people upstairs. I finished the night off with some Chicken Tikka Masala and an Innis & Gunn Rum Cask Beer! Everyday should be like yesterday! How was your Sunday? I hope that it was just as good as mine!

So back to the three posts, I honestly don’t know how I got so behind this week! But I wanted to get them all in, hence the three cards! We’ll start off with the usual Monday card for the Paper Players…

Despite my manliness I do enjoy making a nice girly card from time to time! The base of this card is Neenah Solar White 110lb. I flagged a piece of paper from the All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack and adhered it to the base with SNAIL. On top of that is a White Tea Lace Paper Doily. The floral piece is cut from some American Crafts Glitter Paper with the Simon Says Stamp Calliope Die and adhered to the card with Ranger Multi Matte Medium. I used the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Coin Envelope Die to cut out a piece of vellum to serve as the pocket for my greeting which is from the Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Rose Red. I punched a hole in the top and threaded some Hemptique Natural Hemp Twine though it and slipped it into the little vellum pocket. A few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and some more of the pearls that Mr. Trent sent me complete the card. The pink, pearls and doily make it girly right?!

Next up we have my card for his week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge…

I used the sketch in a not so literal way this week. My card base is Neenah Solar White 110lb. The background is a piece of Soft Sky and the greeting is stamped in Soft Suede using the Build a Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set. I then adhered some Fun Foam to the back and then adhered it to the card. All of the images are from the Hero Arts Color Layering Bird and Branch Photopolymer Stamp Set, I used the coordinating Bird Frame Cuts to cut them all out. For the bird I used Sahara Sand, Smoky Slate and Lost Lagoon, his feet are Hello Honey, the flowers are Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral and the branches are Soft Suede. A little White Signo Gel Pen and Sakura Black Gel Pen make his eye a little more realistic. All of the pieces are then adhered to the background with either Foam Tape or SNAIL. I just love that bird and can’t wait to try him out in other colors!

And last but certainly not least is my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge…

I got to use some new goodies from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! 2015-2016 Annual Catalog which you can order from starting June 1st! The card base for this one is Whisper White and I ran a piece of the Vintage Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape down the left side. A piece of Tempting Turquoise is embossed with the Spring Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used some Fun Foam and SNAIL to adhere it to the card. The flag on top of that is a piece of paper from the Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper Pack. The butterfly is from one of the NEW Host Sets called Floral Wings. I stamped the butterfly in Daffodil Delight, the flowers in Melon Mambo and the leaves in Pacific Point. Since the dies aren’t available yet I used my Paper Snips to cut them out and adhered it to the card with Foam Tape. Some pearls go down the body and a few random Pretty Pink Posh Sequins are scattered around the card. Finally my greeting is form the same set and it’s heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Daffodil Delight and cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits. A fun, bright, cheery card even if I do say so myself!

So there you have my catchup post featuring my cards for this week’s Paper Players, Freshly Made Sketches and Pals Paper Arts challenges! I hope that you enjoyed them all and thanks for coming buy to see them! Have a great Monday! 🙂

Products used:

Paper Players Card:

Stamp Set: Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink: Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Solar White 110lb (Neenah)

Specialty Card Stock: Vellum (Stampin’ Up!) and Glitter Paper (American Crafts)

Designer Series Paper: All Abloom Stack (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Tiny Coin Envelope and Calliope Flourish (Simon Says Stamp)

Punch: Banner Triple (Stampin’ Up!)

Embellishments: Natural Hemp Twine (Hemptique), White Tea Lace Paper Doily (Stampin’ Up!), Pearls (Brasil) and Spring Mix and Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesives: SNAIL, Crystal Effects, Multi-Matte Medium (Ranger) and Mini Glue Dots

Tools: Big Shot

Freshly Made Sketches Card:

Stamp Set: Bird and Branch Color Layering Photopolymer (Hero Arts)

Ink: Sahara Sand, Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon, Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Solar White 80lb and 110lb (Neenah) and Soft Sky (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Bird Frame Cuts (Hero Arts)

Adhesives: SNAIL and Foam Tape

Tools: Big Shot and Fun Foam

Pals Paper Arts Card:

Stamp Set: Floral Wings Photopolymer (Host, Stampin’ Up!)

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: White (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Bitty Banners Framelits (Stampin’ Up!)

Embossing Folder: Spring Flowers (Stampin’ Up!)

Embellishments: Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape (Vintage, Stampin’ Up!), Pearls (Brasil) and Spring Mix and Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesives: SNAIL, Crystal Effects and Foam Tape

Tools: Paper Snips, Heat Tool and Fun Foam

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May 16, 2015January 5, 2016

Mojo 397

I’m getting a late start to my Saturday! The past three days have been busy and I guess I needed to recover a bit! It was another beautiful day here yesterday. Marissa and I even snuck out for a little Starbucks in the morning. After work I headed home once again to retrieve Taylor before going to Scrap-A-Latte to get ready for last night’s card class – take two. It was another great class with Reverse Confetti! Lots of fun peeps including Andrew, Brian, Sandy and Dina! We all had a nice time and they again really enjoyed the cards! Here are some pictures from the class…

Love my card class peeps, they are just so much fun! I also have pictures of the cards form last month’s class. We used Mama Elephant…

I’ll post the cards from this month’s class next week and I’ll be all caught up!

The card that I have for you today is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge…

I had the urge to use some of the goodies from this year’s Sale-A-Bration, lord knows that I have enough of it left! LOL! My card base is the usual. The background is a piece of Sahara Sand that I cut out with the stitched frame from the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Bundle of Shapes Dies. Down the middle is a piece of the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper. A piece of Ribbon from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack goes around the lower half and then the panel is adhered to the card with SNAIL. I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles to cut out another piece of the Best Year Ever DSP and some Whisper White. The greeting is from the Best Day Ever Photopolymer Stamp Set and is heat embossed in Calypso Coral Stampin’ Emboss Powder. They are both adhered to the card with Foam Tape. I flagged a piece of Soft Suede and Crushed Curry and adhered them in the top left. Finally, some Pretty Pink Posh Tangerine and Espresso Sequins are adhered randomly with some Crystal Effects. I love the soft colors in the DSP and the repeated circles on the card! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge! I also hope that you liked the pictures from card class and the Mama Elephant cards from last month’s class! Thank you so much for stopping by and have a super Saturday! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Best Day Ever Photopolymer (Vintage, Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Calypso Coral (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede and Crushed Curry (Stampin’ Up!)

Designer Series Paper: Best Year Ever (Vintage, Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Stitched Bundle of Shapes and Stitched Circles (Simon Says Stamp)

Embellishments: Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (Vintage, Stampin’ Up!) and Tangerine and Espresso Sequin (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesives: SNAIL, Crystal Effects and Foam Tape

Tools: Big Shot and Heat Tool

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May 15, 2015January 5, 2016

Fab Friday 64

Now that was a busy Thursday! Work was pretty hectic, lots of little things to take care of. Straight from work I stopped by the house quick and picked up Taylor and we headed over to Scrap-A-Latte to finish preparing for card class night one! It was a great time as always, everyone had fun and really enjoyed the cards! Reverse Confetti even sent a bunch of “Class Only Stamps” to give out to the attendees! Class ended at 9:30 and it was then that I realized that I still had my card to make for today’s post! Poor planning on my part for sure! So that’s just what I did when I got home. I did get to play with some new goodies so it’s all good!

And the card that I made for today is for the Fab Friday challenge! This week we have a sketch for you…

I was tempted to use a flower and watercolor and then I thought, starting that at 10:30 is not a good idea! LOL! But here is what I came up with instead! The card base is the usual and the background is a piece of Pool Party. I used a piece of paper from the NEW Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack for my strip down the left and backed it with some NEW Cucumber Crush. The main panel is a piece of Whisper White, I stamped my candles from the NEW Build a Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set in Cucumber Crush, Bermuda Bay and the NEW Watermelon Wonder Ink. The flames are stamped in Crushed Curry. I stamped the Bermuda Bay one again and cut it out with my Paper Snips, some Foam Tape adheres it to the card. The greeting is from the Amazing Birthday Stamp Set and is stamped in Bermuda Bay, cut it out with my Paper Snips and backed with some Watermelon Wonder. Some more Foam Tape adheres it to the card. Finally, a little brush of Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen on the candles and the card is finished! A nice bright fun birthday that would work for just about anyone! I hope that you enjoyed my card for the Fab Friday sketch! Make sure and stop by the blog to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has in store for you! Thank you so much for visiting and have a fabulous Friday! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Sets: Build a Birthday Photopolymer (2015-2016 Annual Catalog) and Amazing Birthday Clear Mount (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink: Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush (2015-2017 In-Colors) and Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Cucumber Crush and Watermelon Wonder (2015-2017 In-Colors) (Stampin’ Up!)

Designer Series Paper: Cherry on Top Stack (2015-2016 Annual Catalog) (Stampin’ Up!)

Embellishments: Win of Stella Clear Glitter Pen

Adhesives: SNAIL and 3M Foam Tape

Tools: Fun Foam

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May 14, 2015January 5, 2016

OSAT Monochromatic Blog Hop

Hello my peeps and a very happy Thursday to you! Today I’m participating in the third blog hop with a bunch of my friends from one of the Facebook groups that I belong to. It’s called One Stamp at a Time Cards and More. The focus this month is using a monochromatic color scheme! I went with Smoky Slate, Basic Gray and Brushed Silver. If you have arrived here from Eva Bussom’s blog, welcome! Eva always has some great stuff. I have two cards for you today, both with a wedding theme, yup still a little stuck on that!

My first card has lots of shine! The base for the card is Neenah Solar White 110lb. For my background I adhered a piece of Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum over a piece of Basic Black and then adhered it to the base. The tag is a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb cut out with the Simon Says Stamp Large Tags Dies and heat embossed with the falling dots from the Simon Says Stamp Congratulations Photopolymer Stamp Set in Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I cut out some Brushed Silver Metallic with the Simon Says Stamp Ariana Wreath and adhered it to the tag with some Ranger Multi-Medium Matte. On top of that is a butterfly that I cut out with the Simon Says Stamp Butterflies Dies from a piece of the Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum from Sale-A-Bration. On top of that is the greeting that is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Smoky Slate and cut out with another die from the Butterflies Set. A piece of Hemptique Black Hemp Twine is tied though the top of the tag and some SNAIL and Fun Foam adhere it to the card. And lets face it, it wouldn’t be complete without a few Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins! I love the butterfly cut from the Designer Vellum and the silver dots on the tag!

My second card is fun and simple! The base again is Neenah Solar White 110lb. I used a stamp from the Simon Says Stamp Warm Winter Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set and some Post-It Tape to create the stripes along the bottom of the base. The background is a piece of Basic Gray that is embossed with the Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used some Vellum and the Simon Says Stamp Congratulations Photopolymer Stamp Set to heat emboss the greeting in Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The sides are folded and adhered to the back of the Basic Gray, with a little extra to pop it up a bit. My flowers are from the Simon Says Stamp Flowers on My Mind Photopolymer Stamp Set and are stamped in Smoky Slate and cut out with the coordinating Simon Says Stamp 2 Flowers and 2 Leaves Dies. The middles are heat embossed with more Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder and they are adhered along the bottom of the background with Foam Tape. Again, some Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins randomly adhered around the greeting complete the card. I absolutely love the handwritten feel to the greeting and the stripes stamp makes a really great add on to any card!

And there you have my two cards for the OSAT Monochromatic Blog Hop! I hope that you enjoyed them and are inspired to make some monochromatic cards yourself! You can click on the button below to continue on with the tour and you will go to my awesome friend Andrea Tracy-Tucker’s blog! Loved her projects especially the card! Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today. Have a thoroughly awesome Thursday! 🙂

Products used:

Mr. & Mrs. Butterfly Tag Card:

Stamp Sets: Congratulations (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Silver (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Solar White 110lb and 80lb (Neenah), Basic Black and Smoky Slate (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Card Stock: Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum (Vintage) and Brushed Silver Metallic (Vintage, Stampin’ Up!) and Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Butterflies, Large Tags and Ariana Wreath (Simon Says Stamp)

Embellishments: Black Hemp Twine (Hemptique) and Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesives: SNAIL, Multi-Medium Matte (Ranger) and 3M Foam Tape

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and Fun Foam

Silver Congrats Flowers Card:

Stamp Sets: Congratulations and Warm Winter Wishes (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Smoky Slate (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Silver (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Solar White 110lb (Neenah) and Basic Gray (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Card Stock: Vellum (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: 2 Flower and 2 Leaves (Simon Says Stamp)

Embossing Folder: Decorative Dots (Stampin’ Up!)

Adhesives: SNAIL and 3M Foam Tape

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and 3M Post-It Tape

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May 13, 2015January 5, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 144

Well, the good news is that yesterday the training went much better than I thought it would! Casey was able to do a WebEx meeting with us and I actually knew more than I thought I did, that’s always a nice surprise! LOL! So it was a good day after all! We had hamburgers and beer battered french fries for dinner and then I retreated to the Stampin’ Galley to get ahead start on some projects that I have been working on. I’ll be at Scrap-A-Latte tonight for a while helping prepare for class and then tomorrow and Friday is the class. It was so popular that we added a second night! Woo hoo! This month is Reverse Confetti and I can’t wait to show the cards to you but I still have a month or two left to get caught up with. I’ll post some more this weekend!

Well, it’s Wednesday and that means that I’m over on the Paper Craft Crew blog for this week’s sketch challenge…

I had to play with some more Simon Says Stamp goodies! The card base for today is Neenah Solar White 110lb. I used some long forgotten Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine and flicked it on the card front. The panel on the right is a piece of paper from the Flowerpot Designer Series Paper Pack backed with a piece of Night of Navy. All of the images and greeting are from the Simon Says Stamp Lovely Spring Photopolymer Stamp Set and they are all cut out with the coordinating Lovely Day Wafer Dies. I stamped the wreath in Garden Green and the heat embossed the greeting in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Vellum and adhered it to the back of the wreath. The second greeting is stamped in Calypso Coral, flower in Crushed Curry, stem in Garden Green and the flowers in Blushing Bride. The are all adhered with Foam Tape and SNAIL. To finish off the card I adhered three pearls that Mr. Trent had sent home for me with some Thermo-Web Bling Glue Dots. I love all of the elements and how well they go with the Flowerpot Designer Series Paper! I hope that you enjoyed my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge! Take a little detour over to the blog and see what the rest of the Design Team has for inspiration for you! I thank you and appreciate your visit as always and I wish a wonderful Wednesday! 🙂

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Lovely Spring (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink: Garden Green, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride and Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Gold (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Solar White 110lb (Neenah) and Solar White 80lb (Neenah), Night of Navy (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Card Stock: Vellum (Stampin’ Up!)

Designer Series Paper: Flowerpot (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Lovely Day Wafer (Simon Says Stamp)

Embellishments: Gold Color Shine (Heidi Swapp)

Adhesives: SNAIL, 3M Tape and Bling Glue Dots (Thermo-Web)

Tools: Big Shot and Heat Tool

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May 12, 2015January 5, 2016

SUO Challenges 122

Another pretty nice day here, too bad I had to spend it in work! LOL! Work wasn’t too bad but tomorrow might be, I have a training scheduled and the trainer may not show and I don’t know the system well enough to do it my self! Yikes! Fingers crossed! I did have the top down in the car on the way home from work and that made things better for a while. After dinner Taylor and I ran to Michaels, I watched another YouTube video when I got home and had to go and get some Faber Castell Pitt Markers for another project that I want to give a try! YouTube is a very expensive time vampire for me! LOL! I do have a fun picture to share with you, my brother was fixing the siding on his house, he had a little mishap with a Mig-Welder and caused a small fire! Thankfully he had Daniel there to help him!

Just too cute!!

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Today I’m over on the SUO Challenges blog for our Fun Flowers challenge. I wanted to use some more stuff from the current catalogs before they become Vintage! The card base for today is the usual. I ran a piece of Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape down the left side. The bacground and next layers are pieces from the Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper. The top layer is adhered with a piece of Fun Foam behind it. On my strip of Whisper White I stamped the stems and leaves from the Painted Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set in Wild Wasabi. The greeting is heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. For the flowers I stamped them in Rose Red and cut them out with my Paper Snips, some Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere them to the panel and more Fun Foam adheres the panel to the card. Not an overly complicated card but I really like the unusual layers and the popped up flowers! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s SUO Challenges Fun Flowers challenge. Don’t forget to pay a visit to the blog and see what the rest of the designers have come up with! Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope that you all have a terrific Tuesday! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Painted Petals Photopolymer (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink: Rose Red and Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Gold (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Whisper White (Stampin’ Up!)

Designer Series Paper: Painted Blooms (Stampin’ Up!)

Embellishments: Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape

Adhesives: Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Tools: Heat Tool, Paper Snips and Fun Foam

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May 11, 2015January 5, 2016

Paper Players 244

What a gorgeous day! It was sunny with a slight breeze, just perfect! I spent the day crafting and going outside to sit and enjoy the weather. A nice relaxing day. My mum and dad went out to see my brother, Erika and Daniel. Erika took my mum and her mum out to dinner. I Skyped with Eva for a bit and then Taylor and I ran to Target to pick up some essentials. Taylor is watching Ink Masters on the Apple TV and they did inside the mouth tattoos… YUK! Another reason that I don’t watch much TV! How was your day? I hope that all of the Mums had a lovely day spent with their families doing everything for them while they crafted the day away!

I can’t believe that it’s Monday already, but it does mean that it’s time for this week’s Paper Players. Before I show you this week’s challenge I want to thank Laurie for choosing me as her headliner for last week’s challenge! You can see the winners post HERE and my original post HERE. Now for this week’s challenge…

Fun colors! I played with some more new goodies! My card base Neenah Solar White 110lb For the background I used a new to me die from Memory Box called Starry Night Background, it’s cut out of Sahara Sand, backed with some Lost Lagoon and then adhered to the base with SNAIL. My tag is a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb cut out with the Simon Says Stamp Large Tags Dies. I stamped the greeting from the Simon Says Stamp Hand Lettered Encouragement in Lost Lagoon. A piece of Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker’s Twine is tied through the top and the the tag is adhered with a piece of Fun Foam in between. The branch, bird and leaves are cut from Soft Suede and Pistachio Pudding using the Simon Says Stamp Songbird Branch Die. The branch is tucked under the tag and the the bird is adhered with a piece of Foam Tape. Some of the stars and sequins from the 2013-2015 In-Color Designer Sequins are adhered around the card for a little shine. I love that starry background, so much fun and the sentiment is just great! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Players color challenge. Thanks for coming by today, have the bast Monday that you can! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Hand Lettered Encouragement (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink: Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Solar White 80 and 110lb (Neenah) and Lost Lagoon, Sahara Sand and Pistachio Pudding (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Starry Night Background (Memory Box), Large Tags and Songbird Branch (Simon Says Stamp)

Embellishments: Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker’s Twine and 2013-2015 In-Color Designer Sequins (Stampin’ Up!)

Adhesive: Bling Glue Dots, 2-Way Glue and SNAIL

Tools: Big Shot and Fun Foam

Oh, I almost forgot! Here is the card that I gave my mum for Mother’s Day! It uses all Simon Says Stamp goodies! 🙂

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May 10, 2015January 5, 2016

Can You Case It #69

Why oh why must the weekend speed by so quickly?! I guess it’s true what they say… time sure does fly when you are having fun and that’s just what I had yesterday! I woke up a little late as you know, puttered around in the craft room for a bit, spoke to Andrea and then Taylor stopped by. Sue came and picked me up for lunch around 12:40 and we went to a deli in Seaford called Sequa for lunch. I had a panini that was really good and a bag of wasabi ginger potato chips that were delicious! We stopped at AC Moore on the way back to my house and I got some more Washi Tape (like I need that!) and a few more goodies. Back at my house I showed her the page that I did and the cards for this month’s class at Scrap-A-Latte. We looked at a few things on-line and then chatted for a while. She left around 5:30 and I went back into the Stampin’ Galley to work on my card for today’s challenge. I had gotten some new dies from Memory Box and Impression Obsession and wanted to play with them but when I finished the card I didn’t love it so I made another one! I’ll post both of them and you can let me know which one you prefer!

So, off to today’s card which is for this week’s Can You Case It sketch challenge…

The second card that I made has the usual for a base. I used some Antique Paper Distress Ink to dirty up the sides. The background is a piece of Crumb Cake and on the top part I adhered a piece of paper from the Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper. The two tickets are from the That’s the Ticket Stamp Set and are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Very Vanilla and also distressed. I adhered them to the card with SNAIL. My strip across the card is a piece of Washi Tape that I got from Michaels a while ago, I adhered it to a piece of Whisper White and then to the card with some Foam Tape. The greeting is something that I saw on-line a few days ago and really liked so I downloaded a vintage typewriter font on the Mac and printed it out a piece of card stock. It’s trimmed and then I used the “Vintage” Ticket Corner Punch to punch the corners. Some more Antique Paper Distress Ink and a piece of Fun Foam behind it with some adhesive holds it to the card. I love that quote so much, I think that it’s very true!

The other card that I made also uses the usual base! The rectangle I used is from the Simon Says Stamp Bundle of Stitched Shapes and cuts out a piece of Soft Sky, I adhered some Fun Foam to the back and then adhered it to the card. I cut out the birch trees from Whisper White and the cardinals from Real Red with the Impression Obsession Birch Trees Dies and adhered them to the card with 2-Way Glue, the cardinals are popped up on some Foam Tape. My XOXOXO is also cut out from Whisper White with the Simon Says Stamp XOXO Border Die and backed with a piece of Blushing Bride. For the hearts I used the Memory Box Stitched Hearts Layers Dies. The large heart is cut form Real Red and the small one from Red Glimmer Paper, they are adhered to the card with Foam Tape. My Love is also cut from Real Red using the Simon Says Stamp Small Love You Dies and adhered to the card with 2-Way Glue. Finally, some Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins are adhered to the card with Crystal Effects. I do love the birch trees, thought I think that they would be more fitting on a holiday card!

So there you have my two cards for this week’s Can You Case It sketch challenge. Make sure and stop by the blog so you can see all of the other wonderful cards made by the rest of my Design Team! I would love to see your take on the sketch too so make a card and add it to the gallery! I really do appreciate you visiting me today and I wish you an incredible Sunday! 🙂

Products used:

Card 1:

Stamp Set: That the Ticket Clear Mount

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Vintage Paper Distress (Ranger/Tim Holtz)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla (Stampin’ Up!)

Designer Series Paper: Typeset Specialty (Stampin’ Up!)

Punches: Ticket Builder Duo and Ticket Corner (Vintage) (Stampin’ Up!)

Embellishments: Washi Tape (Michaels)

Adhesive: SNAIL and Foam Tape (3M)

Tools: Fun Foam and Mini Ink Blending Tool (Ranger)

Card 2:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Soft Sky, Blushing Bride and Real Red (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Paper: Red Glimmer (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Birch Trees (Impression Obsession), Stitched Hearts Layers (Memory Box) and XOXO Border, Small Love You and Bundle of Stitched Shapes (Simon Says Stamp)

Embellishments: Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesive: Crystal Effects, 2-Way Glue, SNAIL and Foam Tape (3M)

Tools: Big Shot and Fun Foam

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May 9, 2015January 5, 2016

Brick Butterfly Page & March Class Cards

Well, I started off my weekend with some fun last night with some of my peeps from work! We went out to the bar and celebrated my friend Rob’s Birthday. The usual suspects were there and Fred being the bad influence that he is made me stay out until 2:00am! Hence my lateness this morning. I do have to say that watching everyone else drink is much more fun than drinking yourself! LOL! The rest of my day yesterday was nice, it was sunny and warm here again. I came home and had dinner, one of my favorites, homemade mac & cheese! I spent a little time in the Stampin’ Galley organizing and then Taylor came over and we took a ride to the shoe store to see if she could find some new sneakers. She didn’t but we’ll look again tomorrow. After that it was off to meet the rest of hooligans at the bar. Today I’m supposed to see my friend Sue for some lunch! That should be fun!

The project I have for you today is my Mother’s Day present as promised! I also have the cards from the March class at Scrap-A-Latte. But first I’ll get to the… I guess you would call it a layout! I used some papers from the Prima Butterfly Collection. I cut one slightly smaller and adhered Fun Foam behind it and adhered it to the 12X12 page to serve as my base. My brick wall is created using some Light Modeling Paste and a few drops of “Vintage” Bravo Burgundy Re-Inker. I mixed up the paste and color and then used a palette knife to apply it to a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. The “bricks” are a piece of chip board from Blue Fern Studios called Shabby Brick Bits. I heat embossed the front with Hero Arts White Embossing Powder and pushed it into the paste. Once it had dried I adhered it to the page and surrounded it with some Prima Flowers, also from the Butterfly Line. The leaves are cut from Vellum and The Paper Cut White Gold Curious Metallic Card Stock with the Simon Says Stamp Clustered Leaves Die. They are adhered under the picture which is mounted to more Fun Foam and adhered to the page with SNAIL. The large butterfly is a combination of the Simon Says Stamp Paulina Butterfly, cut from Vellum, and the Devonshire Butterfly, cut from Blushing Bride. They are adhered to each other with 2-Way Glue and to the page with a thin piece of Foam Tape. The three smaller butterflies are the negatives from the Simon Says Stamp Butterfly Drift Die. A few sequins from the Prima Butterfly Chipboard Stickers Kit are adhered randomly around on the top part of the page with Glossy Accents and one of the stickers is added under the picture. Finally I used some Ranger Onyx Liquid Pearls for the bodies of the butterflies and brushed over the smaller ones with my Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen. I did end up giving this to mum in a frame last week because I couldn’t wait! LOL! Since I finished it way before I also managed to take it outside and get a nice picture, you can even see the sparkle from the Wink of Stella on the butterfly wings!

Next up I have the cards that I created for the March Card Class at Scrap-A-Latte. They use all Lawn Fawn Stamps and Dies. I think that my favorite one is the birthday card!

So there you have my Mother’s Day Layout and the cards from the March Scrap-A-Latte card class. I hope that you enjoyed them all! Thank you so much for your visit and I wish you all very craft Saturday! 🙂

Page Supplies:

Re-Inker: Bravo Burgundy (Vintage) (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Blushing Bride and Vellum (Stampin’ Up!) and White Gold Curious Metallic (The Paper Cut)

Patterned Paper: Butterfly (Prima)

Dies: Paulina Butterfly, Devonshire Butterfly, Clustered Leaves and Butterfly Drift (Simon Says Stamp)

Embellishments: Shabby Brick Bits (Blue Fern Studios), Butterfly Collection Flowers (Prima), Chipboard Accents Kit (Prima) and Onyx Liquid Pearls (Ranger)

Adhesives: 2-Way Glue, Glossy Accents and SNAIL

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and Fun Foam

May 8, 2015January 5, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 250

Yes! It’s Friday and a very happy one to you! It was another nice day here, so glad that we are having some Spring! Sometimes we go right from Winter into Summer! Yesterday was a good day at work. I had the Gala last night but I did come home for a bit and got to play with Daniel for a while before I left. We ran around the backyard and played ball. He is a pretty good kicker for a little guy! Around 5:15 I headed out to go and pick up Marissa, my date for the evening! The Gala was at a new venue called the Space in Westbury. It was really nice, a good mix of old and new. The food was excellent and my old boss Nancy and the CEO and COO were there too. The entertainment for the night was Thelma Houston and she sang “Don’t Leave Me this Way”, remember that?!?! I got home around 11:00 and finished up my card for today. A pretty fun way to spend a Thursday!

Here is a picture of Marissa, Me and Nancy from last night!

That card that I made last night is for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge…

I went with a nice clean card. The base is the usual! For my background I cut out part of a circle from a piece of Hello Honey using the Circles Collection Framelits. I adhered some Fun Foam to the back of it and then adhered it to the base. The large and small rings of circles are cut from some Coastal Cabana using the Simon Says Stamp Dots Circles Dies. I cut of the left sides and adhered them with 2-Way Glue. The greeting is from the Fabulous Four Stamp Set and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Baked Brown Sugar and adhered to the card with Foam Tape. Like I said, a very clean card! Loving those Dots Circles and the way they pop against the Hello Honey! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge! Thanks, as always, for taking some time to come by and visit with me! Have a really great Friday! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Fabulous Four Clear Mount (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: White (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Hello Honey, Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Dots Circles (Simon Says Stamp)

Adhesive: 2-Way Glue and SNAIL

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and Fun Foam

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