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Category: Crafts

  • Groovy Pictogram Hive Love

    Well, it’s here, Saturday or as it’s known to me the big moving day. I was so tired at work yesterday that I think I dozed off at my desk for a few minutes a few times! Oops! The graduation was packed last night and the way they had it set up you couldn’t get close enough to take a picture. But I do have this picture of my Brother and little Daniel.

    Jason & Daniel

    As you can see I am clearly the better looking one out of the two of us! LOL! But seriously, I can’t stand how cute that little guy is! So back to today, Fred will be here at 8:00 and Andrew… well… Andrew is not a morning person but I have hope that he will be here early! My goal is to get almost everything else over there, Fred would like to be finished. I will let you know what happens tomorrow! The most important thing is to set up my new craft space, I have a few ideas as to what I’m going to do and you’ll see them soon.

    So when I got home last night I decided to make a card that has been floating around in my head for a while. I just wasn’t sure what colors I wanted to use. Well I finally decided so out it came and here it is. The base of the card is Real Red Card Stock. My background is a piece of Hello Honey. I cut out some Baked Brown Sugar with the Hexagon Hive Thinlit and then cut out a piece of that with the Circles Collection Framelits. Some 2-Way Glue and SNAIL adhere it to the background. My greeting is form the Pictogram Punches Stamp Set and is stamped in Real Red. I adhered the panel to my card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The heart is from the Groovy Love Stamp Set and is stamped in Real Red and punched out with the Sweetheart Punch. I used the What’s Up punch and some Gold Foil Sheet to punch out an arrow, cut in half and adhered it behind the heart and then Stampin’ Dimensionals hold the heart to the card. Some more Gold Foil Sheet is punched out with the heart from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and adhered in the middle of the greeting. Finally I adhered a few 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins, the Baked Brown Sugar hearts to be exact, on the hive to finish off the card. A somewhat bold color combination but I really like it! You’ll have to let me know what you think of it in the comments! Thanks for sharing a little time with me today and I hope that you have a stress free Saturday! 🙂

    Groovy Pictogram Hive Love-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Real Red, Hello Honey and Baked Brown Sugar

    Specialty Card Stock: Gold Foil Sheet

    Ink: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Groovy Love and Pictogram Punches Clear Mount

    Thinlit: Hexagon Hive

    Framelits: Circles Collection

    Punches: What’s Up, Sweetheart and Itty Bitty Accents Pack

    Embellishments: 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins

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

     

    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!

  • Pals Paper Arts 209

    TGIF people! This has been a long busy week. I’ll be glad when it’s all over and that will hopefully be on Sunday! Yesterday it was quite hot and humid here but my friend Fred and I left work at 2:00 and got my dad’s truck and started to move the bigger things over to the new apartment. Andrew joined us around 4:00, the more the merrier right?! We got a lot more done that I thought we would which is a great thing! Around 6:30 Fred went home and Andrew and I stayed at the new place and organized it a little. Tonight I won’t get much done, Taylor is graduating from high school and that starts at 6:00pm. I’ll see what else I can get accomplished after that and we will be back at it bright and early at 8:00am tomorrow morning. I feel good about the progress though!

    Last night I came home and had some crafty wind down time by making my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge…

    PPA 209

    I stared the card off with a base of Pistachio Pudding Card Stock. Some Mossy Meadow is cut out with the Hexagon Hive Thinlit Die and creates the background. The tilted panel begins with some Daffodil Delight to back a piece of paper from the All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack. I cut out a piece of Lost Lagoon with the Circles Collection Framelits and used the Essentials Paper-Piercing pack to pierce around the edge. My greeting is from the Oh My Goodies Stamp Set and is stamped in Lost Lagoon and cut out with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits. I was thinking that it needed a little something across the bottom of the main panel but then I decided to leave it nice and simple because simple is a good thing sometimes! I love the way the Mossy Meadow and Pistachio Pudding look together, they compliment each other nicely don’t you think?! So there you have my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge. The crafting and all of you help keep me balanced and sane! LOL! I really appreciate you stopping by to see my progress with my move and check out my card, Thanks so much and have a fantastic Friday! 🙂

    PPA 209-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Pistachio Pudding, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight, Lost Lagoon and Very Vanilla

    Designer Series Paper: All Abloom Stack

    Ink: Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Oh My Goodies Clear Mount

    Thinlit: Hexagon Hive

    Framelits: Circles Collection and Deco Labels Collection

    Tools: Big Shot, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

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    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 142

    Morning already! I feel like I just went to bed! I had to run into Manhattan last night to help a friend with some computer issues and by the time I got home it was 11:20. I still had to make a card and type my post so I sat down at the craft desk, or what’s left of it, and got to work. It’s funny how I can get home that late and still look forward to making something. There was no packing last night however, pending the weather my friend Fred from work is going to come over and we are going to start moving the furniture later on today. Andrew is supposed to help too. Fingers crossed people that it doesn’t rain until the earliest Monday!

    The card that I made when I got home last night is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge from Jennifer B….

    Freshly Made Sketches #142

    Thankfully it is a nice simple sketch! I started my card with some Very Vanilla Card Stock. The panel is one of the Project Life Everyday Adventure Journaling Cards that I trimmed and rounded the corner with the Project Life Corner Rounder. A strip of Bermuda Bay is embossed with the Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and adhered across the lower half of the card. I received my new plates for the Texture Boutique yesterday and I’m happy to report that they work great! I used the Circle Card Thinlits Dies to cut out some Crushed Curry for the chevrons and Bermuda Bay for the greeting. Some slivers of Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere them to the card. It needed a little something so I sprinkled some sequins around to finish off the card. I actually like the mix of different arrows/chevrons and love the colors together! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I really do appreciate you taking the time to visit with me and love reading your comments! I hope you all have a nice Thursday! 🙂

    FMS 142-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry

    Project Life: Everyday Adventure Card Collection

    Thinlit: Circle Card

    Embossing Folder: Arrows

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

    NON Stampin’ Up!: Sequins

     

    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!

  • Paper Craft Crew 99

    Things are chugging right along here. Thankfully it’s Wednesday and we are halfway through one of the busiest weeks I’ve had in a long time. From now on when I say I’m busy (with crafty things), I’ll appreciate it more. LOL! It was another nice day here today. Work was work, as usual. Our favorite moving assistant Andrew was back over last night and more boxes were packed, papers shredded, and purging accomplished. I started to pack up my stamp sets. They have so far filled 2 36-gallon totes. I think I may have a problem. If you may suffer from the same problem, call 1-800-2MNYSTMPS. LOL! On an even sadder note, there’s probably another full 36-gallon tote to be filled.

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

    PCCCS099 6-25-2014

    An interesting sketch, don’t you think? For my card I started off with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. The background is a piece of All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack on the top and to keep it simple, a plain of piece of Blushing Bride on the bottom. To hide the seam, I stamped a piece of Baked Brown Sugar with the Draw the Line Photopolymer Stamp Set in Baked Brown Sugar. The greeting on the center panel is from the Age Awareness Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Island Indigo on Whisper White and backed with a piece of Blushing Bride. The “Celebrate You” and cupcake both come from the Cupcake Party Stamp Set. The “Celebrate You” Is stamped in Island Indigo and cut out with the Word Bubbles Framelits. The cupcake is stamped in Blushing Bride and Baked Brown Sugar and punched out with the Cupcake Builder Punch. To finish off the card I punched out a piece of Island Indigo with the 1″ Circle Punch and adhered 3 stars from the 2013-2015 In-Color Sequin Assortment. All of the elements on the card are propped up using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I like the way that the greetings from the Age Awareness and Cupcake Party Stamp Sets coordinate. It makes for easy stamp set collaboration. Not to mention, I really like the font. And there you have my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Take a little time and head on over to the blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with the sketch and don’t forget to enter your card in the gallery!

    PCCCS099-JK-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Baked Brown Sugar and Island Indigo

    Designer Series Paper: All Abloom Stack

    Ink: Island Indigo, Baked Brown Sugar and Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Age Awareness and Draw the Line Photopolymer and Cupcake Party Clear Mount

    Framelits: Word Bubbles

    Punches: Cupcake Builder and 1″ Circle

    Embellishments: 2013-2015 In-Color Sequin Assortment

    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 set is Endless Birthday Wishes. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Mojo 351

    Happy Tuesday, folks! Monday turned out to be a very productive day. I got quite a few things accomplished at work which is always a good way to start off the week. More importantly, I got a lot accomplished at home! I managed to pack 5 more boxes in the living room and then the amazing Andrew came by and we tackled the closet. Six full black garbage bags later, it seems much more manageable. LOL! We were good, we put the top down in the convertible, threw the bags in the back and took them to the drop-off box to donate them. Tomorrow, Andrew will be moving stuff for me while I’m at work which I’m very excited about. LOL! It’s definitely the way moving should be done! Keep your fingers crossed that it doesn’t rain on Saturday otherwise I will be a very unhappy camper.

    Before I started packing last night, I sat down and made my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge…

    Mojo351

    I was looking around at my recent cards and realized I’ve used Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey far too much. So to mix it up today, I threw some Lost Lagoon in there. The base of my card is Smoky Slate Card Stock. My background consists of a piece of paper from the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack on the left and some Basic Gray that I embossed with the Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Next up is a piece of Silver Foil Sheet that I cut out with the Starburst Framelits. Across the middle of the card is a piece of Hello Honey that I flagged on both ends and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. My tag is a piece of Whisper White cut to 1 5/8″ wide, I marked the center on the back and slid it in the Angled Tag Topper Punch, a skinnier version of the standard tag. The background on it is created with the Dotty Angles Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Soft Sky. My greeting is from the Perfect Pennants Stamp Set and is stamped in Lost Lagoon. A piece of White Bakers Twine is looped through the hole in the top. The star is a piece of Smoky Slate that I cut out with the Stars Framelits. I like the way the DSP, Embossing Folder and background on the tag all coordinate so well. I’m also a big fan of the interesting color combination and this would make a good masculine birthday card. Sound off in the comments and let me know what you think of my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Your visit, as always, is greatly appreciated. Have a terrific Tuesday! 🙂

    Mojo351-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Whisper White and Hello Honey

    Specialty Card Stock: Silver Foil Sheet

    Designer Series Paper: Moonlight Stack

    Ink: Soft Sky and Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Perfect Pennants Clear Mount and Dotty Angles Photopolymer

    Framelits: Starburst and Stars

    Embossing Folder: Decorative Dots

    Punch: Angled Tag Topper

    Embellishments: White Bakers Twine

    Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Fast Fuse Adhesive, 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!

  • Paper Players 201

    Even though I had off from work on Friday that weekend flew by! I guess that the fundraiser on Friday night and all of the packing and painting ate it up! LOL! I did get a lot accomplished on Saturday and Sunday. Andrew has been a huge help and I could’t have gotten half of what I did get accomplished with out him! He’ll be back tonight for more! Don’t awesome friends make the world a much better place?! I’m lucky that I have so many! That includes all of you too! 🙂

    It’s Monday and that means that it’s time for this week’s Paper Players challenge. This time Nance has given us a sketch challenge…

    Paper Players #201

    Fun and simple. As soon as I looked at it yesterday morning I knew which DSP and stamp set I wanted to use! I need that to happen, especially this week! My card begins with a base of Mossy Meadow Card Stock. The strip down the middle is a piece of paper from the All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack. I used the Stampin’ Trimmer with the Tiny Wave Blade to give the edges some added interest. At the top I sponged a piece of the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper with some Strawberry Slush Ink. On top of that is a piece of Strawberry Slush, I used my Paper Snips to flag both and the card stock is adhered to the glimmer paper with Stampin’ Dimensionals. My greeting is from the Hello There Host(ess) Stamp Set and is stamped in Strawberry Slush for the border and Mossy Meadow for the greeting. I used the Starburst Framelits to cut out the border and the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch to punch out the greeting. Stampin’ Dimensionals also adhere them to the card and each other. For a little extra sparkle I randomly adhered some 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins to the card. I love the way the Dazzling Diamonds looks when you change the color! So cool! And sequins just make everything better don’t you think?! Thank you very much for coming by to see my card for this week’s Paper Players sketch challenge. I love having you stop by and I hope that you all have a magnificent Monday! 🙂

    Paper Players 201-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla and Strawberry Slush

    Designer Series Paper: All Abloom Stack

    Specialty Paper: Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer

    Ink: Strawberry Slush and Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Hello There (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

    Framelits: Starburst

    Punch: 1 3/8″ Circle

    Embellishments: 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins

    Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin’ Trimmer Rotary Attachment, Tiny Wave Blade, Paper Snips, 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!

  • Pals Paper Arts 208

    Progress is a good thing! I went to the new apartment yesterday morning and gave the kitchen a little cleaning. Andrew came over with some bagels for breakfast and we painted the bedroom. After that we came back to the old apartment and packed up some of the kitchen. We took a break and went to Friday’s for dinner which was nice as always. We came back to the apartment and packed up the cars and took the boxes over to the new apartment. We called a night after that! I came home and crafted for a bit and watched a little TV. All in all a very productive day! This morning I’m going to head back over and unpack the boxes. It definitely feels less stressful moving a little at a time! How was your day?!

    My crafting last night was to create my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge…

    PPA 208

    A fun little sketch from Margaret. The starting point for my card is the Moonlight Designer Series Paper. My card starts off with a base of Hello Honey Card Stock and the background is that DSP. Across the top is a piece of Blackberry Bliss that I embossed with the Tiny Triangles Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. My flagged piece of Sahara Sand is where I stamped my greeting and that is from the Perfect Pennants Stamp Set and is stamped in Blackberry Bliss. I used the Triangle Punch to punch out a piece of Hello Honey and Blackberry Bliss. I saved the middles for another project and used my Paper Snips to cut around the negatives to make my two triangles that are on the card. I popped the Blackberry Bliss one up on Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little extra interest. A fun modern card with a greeting that works for a lot of different occasions. I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge. Your visits always make my day and I hope that your Sunday is a pleasant one! 🙂

    PPA 208-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Hello Honey, Sahara Sand and Blackberry Bliss

    Designer Series Paper: Moonlight Stack

    Ink: Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Perfect Pennants Clear Mount

    Embossing Folder: Tiny Triangles

    Punch: Triangle

    Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, 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 set is Endless Birthday Wishes. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Mojo 350 & Pics!

    Off we go into what is going to be a busy weekend. I have some more painting and packing to do today and tomorrow, I want to get as much little stuff moved as possible before next weekend. Last night we had the fundraiser for the TAPA school at the firehouse. It was a great evening filled with music, raffles and dessert. Satellite Lane performed along with two other A Cappella groups. We had a great time and raised some money for a good cause. Lots of my peeps were there too which made it even better. Here are some group selfies from last night!

    Andrew, Heather Brian, Savannah & Me

    That’s me, Andrew, Heather Brian and Savannah.

    Anthony, Heather Brian & Me

    That’s me, Anthony, Heather and Brian.

    Stephanie, Danielle, Heather & Me

    Me, Stephanie, Danielle and Heather.

    Heather & Me

    And finally Me and Heather! We really did have a great time! Everything really is so much better when you have great friends around!

    Now for the crafty stuff. My post today is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. The sketch this week’ is provided by Julee Tilman…

    Mojo350

    I really like the Tap, Tap, Tap Stamp Set and wanted to see what other things I could combine with it. My card begins with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. The background is a piece of Pool Party that I stamped with the Dictionary Background Stamp In Baked Brown Sugar. My two panels on either side are So Saffron stamped with the Backgrounds Rule Stamp also inked in Baked Brown Sugar and backed with Baked Brown Sugar. For the circle  in the middle I took a piece of So Saffron and cut it out with the Striped Scallop Thinlit, adhered it to some Baked Brown Sugar and used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut it and a piece of Pool Party out for the backing. The notebook paper and greeting are from the Tap, Tap, Tap Stamp Set and are stamped in Pool Party and Memento Tuxedo Black. My star comes from the Be the Star Stamp Set and is stamped in So Saffron and cut out with the Stars Framelits. A piece of of Pool Party is punched out with the star from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack to go in the middle. All of the elements are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A quirky fun card that uses lots of different elements that I think come together nicely. I hope that you enjoyed the pictures of my friends and I and my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Thank you for coming by to see me and have a super Saturday! 🙂

    Mojo 350-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Pool Party and So Saffron

    Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron and Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink and Memento Tuxedo Black

    Stamp Sets: Tap, Tap, Tap, Be the Star, Dictionary Background and Backgrounds Rule Clear Mount

    Thinlit: Striped Scallop

    Framelits: Circles Collection and Stars

    Punches: Itty Bitty Accents Pack

    Tools: Big Shot, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 2-Way 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!

  • Fab Friday 44

    Hello peeps and welcome to an extremely happy Friday! The reason for that is I am off from work today! It was rainy here yesterday but cleared up in the afternoon, just in time for painting fun! Danielle and I went to Lowe’s and picked up the paint, met up with Andrew and had some dinner at Hurricane Grill and Wings. We started painting around 9 and finished at about 11:30. We managed to get the living room done. It was quite enjoyable because we had some laughs. The paint spilling on the drop cloths resulted in the soles of Andrew’s shoes being covered in paint. So we came up with an interesting way to get him out of the house without dragging paint everywhere. See below…

    If you look in the background, you can see the color of the paint that I chose. Although I hope Andrew and I were more interesting than the paint color. LOL!

    This Friday is made even better because it’s a Fab Friday! This time, we have a color challenge for you…

    Fab Friday 44

    Yes, those are all the new In-Colors! I used one of my favorite stamp sets, the Choose Happiness Stamp Set. My card begins with a base of Whisper White Card Stock and the foundation for my images is a piece of Mossy Meadow that I embossed with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and rounded the corners using the Project Life Corner Rounder. All of the images are from the Choose Happiness Stamp Set, the woodgrain flag is stamped in Hello Honey, the bird in Lost Lagoon, the flowers in Tangelo Twist and the greeting in Blackberry Bliss. I used the Banners Framelits to cut out the woodgrain flag and the greeting is punched out with the Artisan Label Punch. A few strategically placed pearls along with some random ones finish off the card. I hope you enjoyed my video and card for the Fab Friday color challenge. Head on over to the blog to see what the rest of the design team has done with it and upload your project so we can see what you do with it. Thanks for spending some of your Friday with me, enjoy the rest of your day! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Mossy Meadow

    Ink: Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Choose Happiness Clear Mount

    Framelits: Banners

    Embossing Folder: Woodgrain

    Punch: Artisan Label

    Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls

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

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  • Control Freak June Blog Tour – Catalog Newness!

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    I can’t believe it’s time for another Tour! This year is moving isn’t it?! Welcome to this month’s Control Freaks Blog Tour featuring products from the new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog! I have to say that I am loving the new Catalog, I like the layout and the products are all awesome! If you are following the tour you have arrived here from the talented Julie Davison’s blog, always great ideas and really fun stuff! This month I have two fun cards for you! The first one uses one of my favorite new sets and the second one has a great sentiment!

    You all know that I have a little obsession with feathers (see blog header! LOL!) and when I saw the A Happy Hooray Stamp Set in the new catalog I knew I had to have it! My card starts off with a base of Melon Mambo Card Stock. I stamped the Dotty Angles Photopolymer stamp across the bottom of a piece of Whisper White in Elegant Eggplant. The Photopolymer Stamps are a great choice for backgrounds and 2-Step, nice and easy to line up! Next up, I flagged a piece of Gold Foil Sheet and adhered it to the card along with a thin sliver of Elegant Eggplant. My two feathers and greeting are from the A Happy Hooray Stamp Set, the feathers are stamped in Melon Mambo and cut out with my paper Snips. The greeting is stamped in Elegant Eggplant and punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. I love the simple yet bold look of the card and the dots across the bottom are just fun!

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    My second card uses the another fun new Photopolymer Set. The base of this card is Whisper White Card Stock. My background consists of a piece of Lost Lagoon on the top and a piece of Soft Suede on the bottom. I used the Tiny Triangles Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to emboss both pieces and some Gold Foil Sheet across the middle to hide the seam. My greeting is from the Age Awareness Photopolymer Stamp Set. I stamped each piece individually in Soft Suede and Lost Lagoon. I love the greeting, Facebook really does help me remember a lot of people’s birthdays!

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    I hope you enjoyed my cards using products from the new 2014-2015 Catalog. There are so many things in the Catalog, I merely skimmed the surface. Now you’re off to see what the clever Heidi Boos has in store for you. She never disappoints! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me, and enjoy the rest of the tour!

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card 1:

    Card Stock: Melon Mambo, Whisper White and Elegant Eggplant

    Specialty Card Stock: Gold Foil Sheet

    Ink: Elegant Eggplant and Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: A Happy Hooray Clear Mount and Dotty Angles Photopolymer

    Punches: 1 3/8″ Circle Punch

    Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Card 2:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Lost Lagoon and Soft Suede

    Specialty Card Stock: Gold Foil Sheet

    Ink: Lost Lagoon and Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Age Awareness Photopolymer

    Embossing Folder: Tiny Triangles

    Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL