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Category: Embossing

  • Baja Cajun Starfruit Papaya Cafe Birthday Sneak Peek

    Hello everyone and welcome to Friday… three day weekend Friday! Bought to you this week by Memorial Day! I have no definite plans this weekend so I am going to try and get some crafting time in. What are all of you up to this weekend? Today’s card is another sneak peek at items from the upcoming 2012-2013 Catalog. Less than one week from now you can place your orders. 🙂 If anyone needs a catalog, contact me and I’ll send you one. The card base is Summer Starfruit* Card Stock. I ran a piece of Baja Breeze through the Big Shot using the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the top half of the background. The bottom half of the background is a piece of Comfort Café Designer Series Paper**. I love the texture in the design on the paper, it gives it a nice worn look. I covered the seam with some Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon. The greeting and border are from the Memorable Moments Stamp Set** and are stamped in Midnight Muse*. I cut it out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies and stamped off the leaves image from the Papaya Collage Stamp Set** in Summer Starfruit*. The flagged pieces are cut out using the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies** in Cajun Craze and adhered to the back of the label and then adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The bird, stamped in Soft Suede, and butterflies, stamped in Cajun Craze are also from the Papaya Collage Stamp Set** and are cut out with paper Snips and mounted to the DSP with more Stampin’ Dimensionals. Two Basic Jewels Pearls on each of the butterflies complete the card. I love the mix of colors in the Comfort Café DSP**, some old ones and some new. I hope that you enjoy today’s card and that you have a great weekend!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze and Summer Starfruit* Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Midnight Muse* and Summer Starfruit* Classic Stampin’ Ink (New Firm Foam Pads)

    Stamp Sets: Memorable Moments** and Papaya Collage** Clear Mount

    Designer Series Paper: Comfort Café**

    Embellishments: Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Reibbon and Basic Jewels Pearls

    Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies**, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

    Less than a week left until you can order from the new 2012-2013 Catalog! Click on the Contact Me at the top to request yours today!

  • CCMC 202 and Sneak Peek

    Happy Wednesday everyone! I love Wednesday’s because it means we are halfway through the week! It was rainy and damp here all day except for 10 minutes when the sun peeked out and it felt like summer. It’s nice and sunny this morning, hopefully this is just a little taste of things to come! Today’s card is for a the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. I haven’t done this one before and I got my card in just in time! This weeks challenge is a color challenge and they have given us these colors to work with…

    I love these colors! Especially Poppy Parade, one of the retiring In-Colors. I started with a base of Pool Party cut to 7″ x 5″ and scored it at 3 1/2″ to make it a note card size. The background of the card is a piece of Designer Series Paper from the 6 x 6 In-Color Stack that is still available on the clearance rack. The image/greeting is from the Layered Labels Stamp Set* and is stamped twice, once in Pool Party and again in Poppy Parade. I used the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies* to cut out the image and then used the Large Oval Punch to punch to punch out the greeting from the Poppy Parade image. The basic Black Card Stock was also cut out with the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies* and then embossed using the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The stamped images are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The ribbon is 1/4″ Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon and is Retired. I’m so glad that I saw the color challenge and love the new products from the 2012-2013 Catalog. I hope you like the sneak peek and the card and thanks for stopping by!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Pool Party and Basic Black Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Pool Party and Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Layered Labels* Clear Mount

    Designer Series Paper: 6 x 6 In-Color Stack (Clearance Rack)

    Embellishments: 1/4″ Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired)

    Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies*, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Large Oval Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ DImensionals and SNAIL

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

  • Mojo 242 and Sneak Peek

    Good morning and happy Tuesday. It was gloomy and rainy here all day yesterday and is supposed to be like that for much of the rest of the week. I’m not a huge fan of the rain but everything will be nice and green when it’s finished raining! Today’s card is for this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week’s sketch is provided by Teresa Kline…

    I used Raspberry Ripple* Card Stock for the base. To that I added a piece of Whisper White Card Stock that I ran through my Big Shot using the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I don’t think that I have done a white background before but it looks kind of neat! I added a piece of Patio Party** Designer Series Paper to the embossed background and I also used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut another piece out to place behind my stamped image. The stamped image is from the Occasions Alphabet Stamp Set and is stamped in Raspberry Ripple*. I used the new Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies** to cut it out and after I mounted to to the label with some Stampin’ Dimensionals, I framed it with Raspberry Ripple* and Whisper White. Another piece of Raspberry Ripple* was punched along the one side with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. I adhered that to the card with SNAIL and then the greeting was adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Thanks to Mojo for another great sketch. I hope that you enjoyed the card and have a wonderful day!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Raspberry Ripple* Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Raspberry Ripple* Classic Stampin Ink (New Firm Foam Pads)

    Stamp Set: Occasions Alphabet Clear Mount

    Designer Series Paper: Patio Party**

    Tools: Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies**, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    *2012-2014 In-Color

    **2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

  • Paper Players #96 and Sneak Peek

    Happy Monday morning to everyone! I had a very nice day yesterday. I ran some errands, enjoyed the beautiful weather and got to play with my stamp stuff too! Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players. I was honored that I was Anne Marie’s Pick of the Week for last weeks Challenge! You can see the post here and visit the Paper Player site here. This week we are asked to use polkadots…

    So I did just that, and a lot of them! The base of the card is Chocolate Chip Card Stock. I ran a piece of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock through my Big Shot using the Perfect Polkadots Texture Impressions Embossing Folder. The tiered cake image is from the Make A Cake* Stamp Set. The cake is stamped in Chocolate Chip and the flags and butterflies are stamped in Cherry Cobbler. I used the new Bitty Banners Framelits Dies* to cut out the smaller banners in Chocolate Chip and cut them in half with my Paper Snips and adhered them to the back of the Cherry Cobbler frame with SNAIL. To the back of that I added a piece of Chocolate Chip cut 1/8″ smaller than usual and offset it and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A piece of Chocolate Chip 1/2 Inch Scallop Dots Ribbon make the perfect item to attach the greeting that is from the Itty Bitty Banners* Stamp Set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies*. I love the rich color combination, you can almost taste the chocolate and smell the cherry cobbler! Thank you for stopping by and thanks to the Paper Players for their great challenges every week. Have an awesome day! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up ! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and Cherry Cobbler Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Chocolate Chip and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Itty Bitty Banners* and Make A Cake* Clear Mount

    Embellishments: Chocolate Chip 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon

    Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies*, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    *2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

  • PPA 135 and Sneak Peek

    Good Sunday morning to everyone. I hope that you are having nice weather and enjoying your weekend wherever you may be. I had a nice ride with the top down in the car today! It’s supposed to be nice here tomorrow too. Today’s card is for this weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge and we have this sketch to work with…

    I wanted to give you a bunch of sneak peeks with this card and I have done just that. I started with a base of Summer Starfruit* Card Stock. I cut out a piece of Midnight Muse* Card Stock, placing it in the middle, and left 1/2″ border. I used the new Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies** to cut out the piece of Comfort Café Designer Series Paper**. I also used them to cut out the stamped image from the Layered Labels Stamp Set** which I stamped in Midnight Muse*. I cut another one the same size in Summer Starfruit* and place it behind. I used the Labels Framelits Dies to cut out a piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock and then ran it through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The stamped image is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Midnight Muse* and Summer Starfruit* across the top are both punched on the one edge with the Scallop Edge Border punch. For a little added texture I used the Perfect Backgrounds Texturz Plate*** on the Summer Starfruit* piece. I cut out some butterflies with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit in Midnight Muse and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere them too. I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Pals Paper Arts card and thanks for dropping by. Have a great Sunday!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse* and Summer Starfruit* Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Midnight Muse* Classic Stampin’ Ink (New Firm Foam Pad)

    Stamp Set: Layered Labels** Clear Mount

    Designer Series Paper: Comfort Café**

    Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits**, Perfect Backgrounds Texturz Plate***, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    *2012-2014 In-Color

    **2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

    ***Retired List

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

  • Happy Birthday Maureen and Sneak Peek

    Good Saturday morning to you all. I hope that the weather is as nice as it is here by you. I’m looking forward to a drive in the convertible later! Today’s card is for my good friend Maureen’s birthday. I have know Maureen for 25 years, that’s a long time! I started with a base of Calypso Coral and ran a piece of Whisper White through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. I used the smaller flowers from the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set (which has become a favorite of mine of late), stamped them in Basic Black, and outlined them in Calypso Coral using a Stampin’ Write Marker. My Paper Snips have become one of my favorite accessories as you can see from all of my fussy cutting lately, which is what I did with the flowers. I stamped the leaves and stems image in Lucky Limeade and backed it with Lucky Limeade Card Stock. It’s mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and so are the flowers. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount Stamp Set and is stamped in Lucky Limeade. I used the new Bitty Banners Framelits Dies* to cut out the greeting and the backed it with another piece of Lucky Limeade. I like the simplicity of this card and my friend loved it. Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Basic Black and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Fabulous Florets Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

    Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Paper Snips, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

    *2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

  • Mojo 241 and Sneak Peek

    Good morning and happy Thursday to you all. It finally stopped raining here yesterday afternoon and went straight into summer. It was about 78 degrees and humid, I’ll take that over wet and rainy any day! Today’s card is for this weeks Mojo Sketch Challenge. This weeks sketch is from Teresa Kline…

    I decided that I wanted to use some Naturals White Card Stock because when you stamp on it it gives it that older look. The base of the card Is Naturals White and to that I added a piece of Pool Party that I ran through the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 embossing plate. They are on the Retired list and I’m sad to see them go. They are great if you just want some subtle embossing. I took a piece of Island Indigo Card Stock and ran that through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I then punch the two outside edges with the Eyelet Border Punch. The greeting and the image are form the new Forever With You Stamp Set* and are both stamped in Island Indigo, I cut the image out with my Paper Snips. Both are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a little finishing touch I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit with some more Naturals White Card Stock and mounted the butterfly on Stampin’ Dimensionals too. I hope that you are enjoying the sneak peeks and thanks for coming by. Have a fantastic day!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Naturals White, Pool Party and Island Indigo Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Forever With You* Clear Mount

    Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    *2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

  • Midnight Primrose Starfruit Patio Party Sneak Peek

    Hello everyone! Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Today I have another sneak peek from the upcoming 2012-2013 Stampin’ Up! Catalog. You will be able to order form the catalog on June 1st and here are some of the new items for you to take a look at early. I started with a card base of Primrose Petals*. The top piece of paper is from the Patio Party Designer Series Paper** and the bottom is a piece of Whisper White Card Stock that I ran through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I took another piece of Primrose Petals* Card Stock and punched the one side with the Scallop Edge Border Punch to put over the seam. The two images are from the Make A Cake Stamp Set. The set is build-able and you can have a one layer or three layer cake and add all different elements to them. The cakes are stamped in Summer Starfruit* and Midnight Muse* and mounted on coordinating pieces of card stock. The greeting is from the Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set** and is stamped in Primrose Petals* The set coordinates with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies** which is what I used to cut it out. Like I said yesterday I am loving the new In-Colors and Stamp Sets and I hope that you are enjoying them too. Have a great day! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Primrose Petals*, Midnight Muse* and Summer Starfruit* Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Midnight Muse*, Primrose Petals* and Summer Starfruit* Classic Stampin’ Ink (NEW Firm Foam Pads)

    Stamp Sets: Build A Cake** and Itty Bitty Banners** Clear Mount Sets

    Designer Series Paper: Patio Party**

    Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    * 2012-2014 In-Color

    ** 2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

  • Paper Players #95 and Sneak Peek

    Good Monday morning to everyone! Did you all have a nice weekend and a Happy Mother’s Day? I spent the day on Saturday with my daughter Taylor. She made a Mother’s day card for my mom and we went to lunch ran some errands. Sunday we had lunch with my parents and then I went to see my friend Chantal so all in all a good weekend! Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. Ann has given us this great color combination to work with…

    This was one of those cards that as soon as I saw this I knew what I was going to do. It happens rarely but I love when it does. I started with a base of Baja Breeze. The top and bottom strips are from the new Patio Party Designer Series Paper (2012-2013 IB&C) and the middle strip is Daffodil Delight that I ran through the Big Shot using the hearts from the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. The greeting and cupcakes are from the new Carry On Stamp Set (2012-2013 IB&C) that is available as one of the Host(ess) choices. I stamped them all in Poppy Parade (retired List) on Whisper White Card Stock. The greeting is backed with Poppy Parade Card Stock (Retired List) and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The cupcakes are punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch and adhered with SNAIL. For the finishing touch I stamped the “AND” and used the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies (2012-2013 IB&C) to cut it out and used a Stampin’ Dimensional behind it for some pop. I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Paper Players Card and that you are looking forward to the new catalog. Have an awesome day and thank you for stopping by.

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade (Retired List) and Daffodil Delight Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin Ink (Retired List)

    Stamp Set: Carry On (Host(ess)) (2012-2013 IB&C)

    Designer Series Paper: Patio Party (2012-2013 IB&C)

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.

    Tools: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, 1″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

  • Happy Mother’s Day

    Good morning and Happy Mother’s day to all you mom’s out there! I hope that all of you got lots of flowers, presents and most of all… love. Today I am posting my mom’s Mother’s Day card. She loves butterflies so that what she gets! I started with a base of Very Vanilla Card Stock. I added a piece of Gumball Green (2012-2014 In-Color) to the front. I used a piece of Watercolor Paper and stamped the flowers image from the Elements of Style Stamp Set in Black Staz-On Ink. I used my Aqua Painter and Primrose Petals, Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit (All 2012-2014 In-Colors) to color in the image. The greeting is from the Delightful Dozen Stamp Set and is Stamped in Primrose Petals and mounted on a piece of Gumball Green Card Stock. The Beautiful Wings Embosslit was ran through my Big Shot with some Primrose Petals Card Stock and the greeting and the butterflies were adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I hope that my mom likes her card and doesn’t sneak a peek at my blog before I give it to her. Thank you so much for stopping by and again, have a great Mother’s Day!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Gumball Green (2012-2014 In-Color) and Primrose Petals (2012-2014 In-Color) and Watercolor Paper

    Ink: Primrose Petals, Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit (All 2012-2014 In-Colors) Classic Stampin’ Ink (New Firm Foam Pads) and Jet Black Staz-on Ink

    Stamp Sets: Elements of Style and Delightful Dozen Clear Mount

    Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Aqua Painter, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    The Retired Accessories List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and all of the discounts on some of the products! The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog.