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  • Paper Players 204

    It’s the best Monday ever! Why you ask… I’m off from work today! I also was super productive yesterday and got almost all of my projects finished! I also worked on the apartment a bit more. I had planned to relax a little but the night got away from me as it usually does. I have to say that spending a good part of the day crafting is ok with me. I also got to Skype with my friend Wendy for bit! That was lots of fun! Sandy is supposed to stop by for lunch today and I’m hoping to see Andrew at some point. He is taking me to the airport tomorrow, such a good guy!

    In the midst of my crafting today I made my Paper Players card for this week’s color challenge from LeAnne…

    Paper Players #204

    I definitely had to think about this one for bit but I finally came up with something and managed to use no white or vanilla card stock! Don’t be afraid! LOL! The base of the card is Blackberry Bliss Card Stock. I took a piece of Wisteria Wonder, trimmed it and the used the Stars from the Hearts & Stars Mask to apply some embossing paste to it. Next up is another piece of Blackberry Bliss that I cut out with the Chalk Talk Framelits and heat embossed a stamp multiple times from the Be the Star Stamp Set in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. My stars are Lost Lagoon and are all cut out using the Stars Framelits. I popped them up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the one in the middle has a piece of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper that I punched out with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. My greeting is from the A Dozen Thoughts Stamp Set and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Mossy Meadow. I flagged the ends and adhered it with a Stampin’ Dimensional. A funky card for a funky color challenge. I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Players color challenge from LeAnne. Thank you for checking in and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for my SUO Challenges card! Have a magnificent Monday! 🙂

    Paper Players 204-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: A Dozen Thoughts and Be the Star Clear mount

    Card Stock: Blackberry Bliss, Wisteria Wonder, Lost Lagoon and Mossy Meadow

    Specialty Paper: Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Framelits: Stars and Chalk Talk

    Punches: Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

    Tools: Big Shot, Hearts & Stars Mask, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    NON Stampin’ Up!: Embossing Paste

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Rhinestone Sunshine

    Well, I had a nice productive day yesterday, I didn’t get all of the things on my list done but I did get a bunch of other organizing around the house stuff done. Andrew stopped by for a bit last night and helped me put up some towel bars in the bathroom and other various little loose ends. I got my Vintage New York City pictures up too! here they are…

    LR City Pics

    The neat little strip of lights across the ceiling I picked up at BJ’s. They can change to all different colors and strobe and do all sorts of neat things. You can dim them too which comes in handy for watching a movie! We relaxed and talked for a bit and then he had to go and help his dad. I did manage to get a haircut yesterday too, now that my hair is short agin I need to go a lot more often, which is better than the alternative! I did get to relax for a bit last night and slept in a little but today I need to kick it into high gear! Lots to get done! I would like to not have too much to do on Monday and Tuesday I’ll pack. 🙂

    The last card that I made last night after Andrew left is the one I’m posting today. It’s funny how sometimes I can spend some time with a person and then as soon as they leave I have an idea for a card. I guess it’s a reflection of how I feel at the time and I need to get it out! LOL! The card begins with a base of Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, which was actually the last thing the I choose. That seems to happen a lot lately, the base get picked last. The main panel is a piece of Whisper White, remember that stencil that I made a while back, I used that and sponged on some Daffodil Delight.I sponged another piece of Whisper White and stamped the face from the Ray of Sunshine Stamp Set in Memento Tuxedo Black. I used my Real Red, Bermuda Bay and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Markers to color in the face and punched him out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. A piece of Pumpkin Pie is cut out with the Starburst Framelits and backs the face before I adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the same set and is stamped in Pumpkin Pie. I thought he could use a little sparkle so I randomly placed some Basic Jewels Rhinestones on the rays. A simple card that is sure to brighten anyones day! I hope you enjoyed my happy card for today. Thank you for taking some time out of your day to come and visit! Have a great Sunday peeps! 🙂

    Rhinestone Sunshine-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Set: Ray of Sunshine Clear Mount

    Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White

    Ink: Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stampin’ Write Markers: Real Red, Bermuda Bay and Crumb Cake

    Framelits: Starburst

    Punch: 1 3/4″ Circle

    Embellishments: Basic Jewel Rhinestones

    Tools: Big Shot, Sponge Daubers, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Pals Paper Arts 211

    I don’t think words can describe how good it feels to be done with work for an entire week. Today was a great Friday too! I got to run some errands and see a friend on one of them. I had a nice chat with an old friend when I got home and then spent a little time in the craft space. I also had another pretty neat suggestion for the name of said craft space… the stamping galley. What do you think of that? I kind of like it! Still have some time to get your suggestions in! I’m in for a busy weekend, but it’s supposed to rain here on Sunday so that will definitely make getting my stuff done easier because I won’t want to be outside!

    Last night I sat down and did my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts Color challenge…

    PPA 211

    When I first looked at it I thought nautical but then I changed my mind! The base of the card is Daffodil Delight Card Stock. I stamped the flowers from the Hello Darling Stamp Set in Daffodil Delight on Whisper White and adhered the panel to the card base. The front panel is Night of Navy and I used the Window Frames Collection Framelits to cut out the center. Around the cutout I used the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack to pierce a nice border. My greeting is also from the Hello Darling Stamp Set and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals hold the panel in place. I used some Basic Jewels Pearls in the flower centers and then some randomly scattered in the lower left corner complete the card. I am really enjoying the Hello Darling Stamp Set, the greeting is great and so are the images! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge. Your visits make my days complete and I appreciate that! Have a super Saturday my friends! 🙂

    PPA 211-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Set: Hello Darling Clear Mount

    Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy and Whisper White

    Ink: Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Freshly Made Sketches 144

    An extremely happy Friday to you my friends! It is my last day of work for a whole week! The best part, next week I will be in Salt Lake City for Convention! I’m going to try and sneak out a little early today too, gots to get my stuff done! I had a nice evening last night. I ran to DSW with Heather and then went back to her house so she could pack. She is going to Boston for the weekend with her boyfriend. After that we came back to my house and she helped me organize the apartment a bit more. Little by little it’s getting done and is almost finished! Yeah! There are some things that I would like change and will in time. Our project for this evening was my glass cabinet that houses all of my Hard Rock Cafe glasses that either I have bought or someone else has brought back for me. I have quite a few! Productivity feel so good!

    My post for today contains my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. This week’s sketch is provided by Karren…

    Freshly Made Sketches #144

    I don’t usually like to use a “busy” Designer Series Paper for the background but I actually really like this one! My card begins with a base of Whisper white Card Stock and I used a piece of paper from the Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper Pack to cover the entire card front. A piece of Garden Green is embossed with the Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and adhered to the base. The stamped images are from the Hello Darling Stamp Set. My doilies are stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Calypso Coral, then punched out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sequins are heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Whisper White. My greeting is from the Good Greetings Stamp Set (from the upcoming Holiday Catalog) and is stamped in Calypso Coral. I used my Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blendabilities Marker to color one of the Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons and tied a piece of White Baker’s Twine in a bow before adhering it to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. I love that we have a sequin stamp and how cool does it look heat embossed in Gold?! Did you enjoy today’s card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge? Let me know by leaving me a comment! I really love having you come by to see what I’m up to and I wish you all a stupendous Friday! 🙂

    FMS 144-WM

    FMS 144 Close-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Hello Darling and Good Greetings (Preview) Clear Mount

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Garden Green

    Ink: Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers: Calypso Coral

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Gold

    Embossing Folder: Lovely Lace

    Punch: 1 3/4″ Circle

    Embellishments: Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons and White Baker’s Twine

    Tools: Texture Boutique, Paper Snips, Heat Tool. Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Mojo 353

    Only today and tomorrow left at work. It’s a good thing too because work was a little irritating today. Sometimes it’s nice to be appreciated for the things that you do that aren’t your job (which encompasses most of my day) and I do a lot of those. Needless to say today I had one of the unappreciated moments. Like I said, two days left! Luckily I didn’t have much going on last night so I was able to have my craft therapy for a good 3 hours! Heather stopped by around 10:00 for a bit and I was up way too late again, oh well! LOL! How is your week going?

    One of the cards that I made last night is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge…

    Mojo353

    That Julee Tilman comes up with some really great sketches! I used one of my favorite stamp sets from the new catalog, one of the images that I haven’t used yet! My card for today starts off with a base of Basic Black Card Stock and the background is a piece of Blackberry Bliss that I embossed with the Large Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Next up is a piece of Gold Foil Sheet. The strip of paper going down the right is from the Back to Black Designer Series Paper Pack and I used some more Gold Foil Sheet that I punched with the Scallop Edge Punch along the right side. For the square I used the Squares Collection Framelits and my little marker trick with the Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write Marker. I ran it though the Big Shot again with the Circles Collection Framelits to notch out the lower right corner. The flowers on the square and the greeting are from the A Happy Hooray Stamp Set and are stamped in Blackberry Bliss. I punched the greeting out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch and tucked it into the square. I like the way it lets what’s behind it peek through and the Back to Black DSP is great! I do hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge and thank you very much for spending some time with me today! Enjoy your Thursday and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for my favorite day of the week! 🙂

    Mojo 353-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Set: A Happy Hooray Clear Mount

    Card Stock: Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss and Whisper White

    Ink: Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stampin’ Write Marker: Blackberry Bliss

    Specialty Paper: Gold Foil Sheet

    Designer Series Paper: Back to Black

    Framelits: Squares Collection and Circles Collection

    Embossing Folder: Large Polka Dot

    Punch: 1 3/8″ Circle and Scallop Edge

    Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Paper Craft Crew 101

    Wow! It’s already Wednesday! This time next week I will be in Slat Lake City Utah! I will get to see my buddy Brian and all of the other wonderful people! I have so much to do before I go but it will get done. Positive thinking right?! Yesterday was another warm and muggy day and we had some thunderstorms last night. I went to my Friends Brian and Kim’s for dinner with Heather. Always a great time. We even had the fire pit on for a while. I came home and made my card for the Paper Craft Crew challenge. Sometimes my best crating is done late at night when I clearly should be thinking about going to bed!

    And here is the sketch for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge…

    PCCCS101 Sketch 7-09-2014

    As soon as I saw the sketch I knew exactly what I was going to use! The base of my card is Calypso Coral Card Stock. I used a piece of the Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper for the top part of the background and the the bottom is a piece of Old Olive that I embossed with the Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. A piece of adhesive cork goes across to hide the seam and some Gold Sequin Trim that I separated is adhered on top of that with Multi-Purpose Glue. The flowers are from the I Like You Host(ess) Stamp Set and is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored in with Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers. I used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut it out. The greeting is heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and is from the Hip Notes Stamp Set. Both the circle and greeting are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A piece of Gold Foil Sheet is cut out with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and a few more Gold Sequins complete the card. I really love that DSP, it’s nice and shiny and the patterns are great! There is my late night card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Head on over to the blog and check out what the other designers have come up with for the sketch and enter your card for a chance to be one of our featured designers! I hope you enjoyed the card and I appreciate you stopping by today! Have a wonderful Wednesday! 🙂

    PCCCS101-JK-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock:Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Whisper White

    Designer Series Paper: Gold Soiree Specialty

    Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Gold

    Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers: Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight

    Stamp Sets: Hip Notes and I Like You (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

    Framelits: Circles Collection

    Embossing Folder: Lovely Lace

    Embosslit: Beautiful Wings

    Embellishments: Gold Sequin Trim

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Pals Paper Arts 210

    That seemed like a long Monday to me! I am very achey and that’s probably why. Work was pretty good, not a lot going on. I did get to see little Daniel for a bit, he does like a selfie! I can’t stand how cute he is!

    Daniel & I 7-07-2014

    I love the way he holds on to my necklace, thankfully it’s a strong chain! LOL! I also had card class last night and it’s always good to see everyone. My friend Melissa came and brought Dunkin’ Donut Munchkins, of which I had twelve! They were so good I just couldn’t stop! LOL! The blueberry cake ones are the best!

    It’s Tuesday and that means there are new weekly deals from Stampin’ Up! and here they are…

    Weekly Deals 7-08-2014 1

    Weekly Deals 7-08-2014 2

    There are also some new Stamp Sets available today! There are two Christmas ones, a Photopolymer Set called Christmas Bliss and a regular Stamp Set called Beauty of the Season. There is also another Photopolymer set called Dear Heart that is like the Sweetie Pie Set. You can see them below or click on the names underneath to download a PDF of the flyer.

    US_Flyer_photopolymer_Christmas_Bliss_0714

    Christmas Bliss

    US_Flyer_Beauty_of_the_season

    Beauty of the Season

    US_Flyer_photopolymer_Dear_Heart_0714

    Dear Heart

    As with any of the weekly specials or the new Stamp Sets you can click on the catalog on the right to go to my on-line store to place an order! I came home around 10:00 last night and realized that I forgot my Pals Paper Arts card! Yikes, I will just get it in in time!

    Speaking of my Pals card this week they have a great color challenge…

    PPA 210

    Love the blues with the gray! It’s been a little while since I used a tag and a few days since I used the Star Framelits! LOL! My card starts off with a base of Basic Gray Card Stock. The background is a piece of paper from the Flashback Designer Series Paper Pack. A strip of Poll Party goes across the lower half of the card and I used the Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder on it, it matches the DSP so well! The tag is Very Vanilla and made with the Angled Tag Topper Punch. The larger stars are Lost Lagoon, I heat embossed the greeting from the Be the Star Stamp Set in Pool Party on the largest star. The smaller ones have the middles punched out with the star from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and then are cut out with the Star Framelits. A few more stars are punched out from Silver Glimmer Paper. Some Multi-Purpose Glue holds the smaller stars in place and Stampin’ Dimensionals for the large star and the tag. A piece of “Vintage” Pool Party Thick Baker’s Twine is tied through the hole in the tag and a few dots of Multi-Purpose Glue hold the loose ends in place. I really do love the colors, blues are definitely my favorite and the DSP is great! I hope you enjoyed my late night card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge. Thanks for checking in and enjoy your Tuesday! 🙂

    PPA 210-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Pool Party and Lost Lagoon

    Designer Series Paper: Flashback

    Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stamp Set: Be the Star

    Framelits: Stars

    Punches: Angled Tag Topper and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

    Embellishments: Pool Party Thick Baker’s Twine (Vintage)

    Tools: Big Shot, Multi_purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest sets are Dear Heart and Christmas Bliss. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Paper Players 203 & Manhattan!

    A very good Monday morning to you all! It’s not too bad is it after a three day weekend?! I hope that you enjoyed the Creation Station Blog Tour yesterday, we had some great projects for didn’t we? I’m happy to report that all of my stuff is out of the old apartment! It felt like that took forever! LOL! I cannot even explain the amount of pain my poor body is in. I’m going to try and relax for a few days this week, we’ll see how that goes! Rewind to Saturday, I did get some down time. I drove in and met up with my friend Kim and we headed over to Central Park to meet up with Andrew and the rest of Satellite Lane. They were there to sing for a proposal at the Bethesda Fountain. It was great! A large crowd gathered and thankfully the girl said yes! Here is a picture of the group with the happy couple…

    Satellite Lane Bethesda

    After the proposal Kim, Andrew and I headed over to the West Side. On our way we passed Strawberry Fields so I had to take a picture of Imagine for you…

    Imagine

    Kim was puppy sitting for some friends who were out of town for the weekend so had a few drinks and the headed out to dinner. We went to Gabriella’s and it was outstanding! Delicious Mexican food and really strong Margarita’s! Dinner and drinks for Andrew’s birthday, done! Here are Andrew and I at the table, it was the perfect day and they have outdoor seating!

    Andrew & I Gabriellas

    And here are all three of us. The waitress was nice enough to take the picture…

    Kim, Andrew & I Gabriellas

    After dinner we went back the apartment and chatted for a bit and then Andrew and I walked back over to the East Side through Central Park. I can assure you that I would not normally walk through the park after dark but I’m glad that I did, I got this great shot of the skyline…

    Central Park View Night

    A gorgeous evening in the city with my favorite people! It was capped off nicely by a nice ride home in the convertible. The perfect Saturday!

    Now on to my post for today which is for this week’s Paper Players theme challenge from Nance…

    Paper Players #203

    Go to the beach! Alright then lets get started! My card begins with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. I adhered a piece of Brushed Silver Card Stock across the entire front of the card. The top part of my background is a piece of Coastal Cabana and I, gasp!, tore the bottom edge! LOL! I also wanted to give it some shimmer since it’s playing the part of water. I looked around the craft space and saw my “Vintage” Illuminate Refill and an extra Aqua Painter. I filled it with some rubbing alcohol and some of the Illuminate Ink, gave it a good shake and painted on some waves. The bottom part of the background is a piece of Crumb Cake that I stamped with the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set in Crumb Cake. Before I adhered it to the background I used some Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder and a preview Stamp Set called Good Greetings from the upcoming Holiday Catalog. My shell is from the By the Tide Stamp Set and is stamped in Sahara Sand on Sahara Sand and cut out with my Paper Snips. I also brushed some of the Illuminate concoction on the shell. Finally I added a few Coastal Cabana 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins to the water for a little extra sparkle! A simple card that definitely takes me to the beach as I hope it did you! Thank you very much for coming by to see my card for this week’s Paper Players theme challenge from Nance! I hope that you enjoyed my Manhattan pictures and your little peek at the new Stamp Set! Have a marvelous Monday everyone! 🙂

    Paper Players 203-WM

     

    Paper Players 203 Close-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand

    Ink: Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Ink Refill: Illuminate (Vintage)

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Silver

    Stamp Sets: By the Tide and Gorgeous Grunge Clear Mount and Good Greetings Clear Mount Peek!

    Embellishments: 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins

    Tools: Paper Snips, Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Heat Tool, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    The 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is here!! Get your lists ready and place your orders!!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest set is Endless Birthday Wishes. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Freshly Made Sketches 137 & Bonus!

    I was hoping that Friday would be a nice easy day but alas that was not meant to be. They are building out he warehouse at work and my department got to move boxes around all day. I haven’t been to the gym in a while but I definitely feel like I went yesterday! It was overcast all day and rained last night. I did go to IHOP with Anthony and Bill for dinner. I haven’t had IHOP in ages. I was good and got the low calories pancake and eggs. I do love  a little breakfast for dinner! I came home and watched a movie and then just relaxed. It was a good way to end a busy day. What do all of you have planned for this long weekend? I’m playing it by ear. 🙂

    I have my Freshly Made Sketches sketches card for this week’s challenge for you today. There is also a bonus card at the end of the post! This week’s sketch is given to us by Jen M….

    Freshly Made Sketches #137

    A very simple sketch so I stayed true to it with my card. The base is Whisper White Card Stock and the background is a piece of Hello Honey that I embossed with the Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Across the lower part of the card is a piece of Moonlight Designer Series Paper. I love how nicely the embossing folder and the paper go together. My greeting is from the Everyday Occasions Card Making Kit and is stamped in Lost Lagoon. I used the Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits to cut it out. It’s backed with some Basic Gray and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Two butterflies that I punched out from Lost Lagoon with the Bitty Butterfly Punch are adhered to the right of the greeting. Simple card with some of my favorite new In-Colors and DSP. I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Scroll down a little to see my extra card for you for today. Thank you so much for dropping by, have a great Saturday! 🙂

    FMS 137-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Hello Honey, Basic Gray and Lost Lagoon

    Designer Series Paper: Moonlight

    Ink: Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Everyday Occasions Card Kit

    Framelits; Project Life Cards and Labels

    Embossing Folder: Decorative Dots

    Punch: Bitty Butterfly

    Tools: Big Shot, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    So here is my bonus card. It’s a card that I sent to a friend for her birthday. Simple but fun, I hope that you enjoy it! 🙂
    Watercolor Gold B'day-WM

    Current Promotions:

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    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest set is Endless Birthday Wishes. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Fab Friday 42

    You have taken you sweet time getting here Friday, but I’m glad that you have finally arrived. And you are kind enough to bring with you an extra day off! It was gloomy here all day yesterday but didn’t rain until this morning. They have changed the wether and it’s supposed to be nice on Sunday and in the 80’s on Monday. That’s a much better outlook for the first official weekend of summer don’t you think?! I did have a nice evening, I met up with my friend Joe for a drink. He’s back to LA on Monday. I’ll have to see about going out there to see him I think!

    The Friday is extra awesome because it’s a Fab Friday week! This time we have a fun color challenge for you…

    Fab Fri 42 5-23-2-14

     

    I love it when we have colors that I wouldn’t think to put together! I decided that funky colors needed a funky card! Mine starts off with a base of Very Vanilla Card Stock. The strips of DSP down the left and across the lower half are both from the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper Pack. On top of the strip down the left is a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe. The rectangle is a piece of Pool Party that I stamped with one of the stamps from The Open Sea inked in Pool Party. My flower is from the Simple Stems Stamp Set and is stamped in Coastal Cabana and cut out with the Secret Garden Framelits. For the greeting I used one of the stamps from the A Round Array Stamp Set inked in Summer Starfruit and punched out with the 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch. Finally, my little balloon is from the Postage Collection Host(ess) Stamp Set and is also stamped in Summer Starfruit and cut out with my Paper Snips. All of the elements are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A little bit of collage feel but not cluttered. Like I said, I love using different fun color combos! So there is my card for the Fab Friday challenge, now go and see what the rest of the Design Team has for inspiration and let’s see what you have, enter your card in the gallery! Always great to see you visit, make sure that you have a Fabulous Friday! 🙂

    Fab Friday 42-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Pool Party

    Designer Series Paper: Soho Subway

    Ink: Coastal Cabana, Pool Party and Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Simple Stems, A Round Array and Postage Collection (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

    Framelits: Secret Garden

    Punch: 7/8″ Scallop Circle

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

     

    Current Promotions:

    The Retired List is HERE! Get your favorite soon to be “Vintage” products before they sell out!

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The newest set is Endless Birthday Wishes. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!