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Crumb Artichoke Furry Folk 2 x 2 Set

Happy Saturday everyone! It’s supposed to be sunny and a little chilly today. I’ll be in Manhattan this morning and then off to look after my friends dogs later on. I’m going to try and squeeze in some Stampin’ too! Today’s project features three items from the retired list, all of which I will be sad to see go. The Bitty Box and Envelope Bigz XL Die, Circle Scissor Plus and especially the Furry Folk Stamp Set seeing as I just got it! The box and card bases are Crumb Cake Card Stock. The cards are cut to 2″ x 4″ and then scored in half and folded. The box is cut out with the Bitty Box and Envelope Bigz XL Die (Retired List). The images on the top of the box and the background for all the teeny cards is stamped with the Woodgrain Background Wood Mount Stamp in Crumb Cake. The images on the top of the box are from the Furry Folk Stamp Set (Retired List) and are stamped in Soft Suede and Always Artichoke. I mounted them with Stampin’ Dimensionals on a piece of Always Artichoke that I ran through my Big Shot using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The images on all of the cards, also from Furry Folk(Retired List) are stamped in Soft Suede too. Some of them are punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch and mounted on Always Artichoke punched out with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch. The two larger images are punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch and mounted to Always Artichoke that was cut to 1 5/8″ using the Circle Scissor Plus (Retired List). The greetings are form the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set and are stamped in Always Artichoke and punched out using the Word Window Punch. I put them back in the punch to size them to length that I needed. For a finishing touch on all of the pieces I stamped the butterfly image in Bravo Burgundy and punched them out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and adhered them with Mini Glue Dots. I love these little cards and they would be great as gift tags or to put a little note in anything. I hope that you got some inspiration and that you have a wonderful Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Always Artichoke Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes and Woodgrain Background Wood Mount and Furry Folk Clear Mount (Retired List)

Tools: Big Shot, Bitty Box and Envelope Bigz XL Die (Retired List), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Word Window Punch, 1/2″, 1″, 1 1/4″ 1 3/8″ Circle Punches, Circle Scissor Plus, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Wisteria Pear Florets Sympathy

Good morning and happy Friday to everyone! I love Friday’s and am looking forward to this weekend. I’ll be in Manhattan tomorrow morning and I’m dog sitting for a friend too. Today’s card is a good example of how changing the color and slightly changing the layout gives you a whole new card. I posted a similar card on Sunday and I really liked the card (I should right?!). I needed a sympathy card and I thought that the card I made would make a good sympathy card, it just needed a few tweaks. I started with a base of Wisteria Wonder. The images are from the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set. I stamped the leaves and stem in Pear Pizzaz on Whisper White Card Stock. The flower is stamped in Basic Black Ink and I used my Wisteria Wonder Stampin’ Write Marker to color in the petals and the cut it out with my Paper Snips. I mounted it to the card with a Stampin’ Dimensional along with the the leaves. For the background I ran a piece of Pear Pizzaz Card Stock through my Big Shot using the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. A piece of Twitterpated Designer Series Paper (Occasions Mini) is in the middle and then another piece of Pear Pizzaz punched along one edge with the Scallop Trim Border Punch makes up the right side. The greeting is stamped in Pear Pizzaz and is from the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set (Occasions Mini), it’s backed with some more Pear Pizzaz and adhered to the card with SNAIL. I like the layout and the various background pieces and I’ll see what else I can come up with  using something similar. Thank you so much for stopping by and have an awesome Friday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pear Pizzaz and Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Wisteria Wonder Stampin’ Write Marker

Stamp Sets: Fabulous Florets and Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini) Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Twitterpated (Occasions Mini)

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Paper Snips, 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!

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Blushing Pizzaz Twitterpated Florets

Good Sunday morning to everyone. I will be driving back from Washington, DC today with my friend Kim. I’m very anxious to get back to my craft desk, two days away is too long for me! Today’s card uses some more of the retiring 2010-2012 In-Colors. I started with a base of Blushing Bride. I then mounted a piece of Twitterpated Designer Series Paper (Occasions Mini) on a piece of Whisper White Card Stock. The Big shot is used with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and a piece of Pear Pizzaz Card Stock placed next to the DSP. The stamped images are from the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set. The leaves and stem are stamped in Pear Pizzaz and the flower is stamped in Basic Black Classic Ink and colored in with a Blender Pen. I used my Paper Snips to cut it out and mounted it on a Stampin’ Dimensional on top of the leaves and stem. I used some more Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere it to the front of the card. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set. I used the Word Window Punch to punch it out and then mounted it to a piece of Pear Pizzaz that is punched out with the Large Oval Punch. I love it when a card turns out better in reality than what I pictured in my head and this is one of those cards! Thank you so much for coming by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz and Blushing Bride Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pear Pizzaz and Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Ink

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

Designer Series Paper: Twitterpated (Occasions Mini)

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blender Pen, Word Window Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Marina Celery Penned Vermilion

A wonderful Saturday morning to you all. My friend Kim and I drove down to Washington DC yesterday to visit her sister Angie who is working in town. We are staying in Georgetown, a very trendy area with lots of great shops. Friends of ours were gracious enough to lend us their house. Today’s card features another retiring stamp and he is one of my favorites, the Young Vermillion A La Carte Wood Mount Stamp. I started with a base of Certainly Celery and used the Big Shot to run a piece of Marina Mist through with the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. The Vermillion is stamped in Marina Mist on Very Vanilla and the corners are punched with the Ticket Corner Punch. It’s mounted to a piece of Certainly Celery. I used the same “procedure” with the greeting from the Perfectly Penned Stamp Set. They are both adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really like the color combination and I will miss the little bird. The card is a great quick thank you and would work well for a man or a woman, and thank you for stopping by! Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery and Marina Mist Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Young Vermillion A La Carte Wood Mount (Retiring) and Perfectly Penned Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Ticket Corner Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Peach Pizzaz Butterfly Type

Good morning everyone and happy Friday! I hope that everyone had a good week and that you are doing some fun stuff this weekend. I had my Downline Meeting last night and it was lots of fun like it always is. For today’s card I used some of the retiring In-Colors, the retiring Butterfly Prints Stamp Set form the Big Catalog and the You’re My Type Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini that ends in eleven days. There are so many great sets and accessories in the Occasions Mini and it will be the last one as Stampin’ Up! has changed their catalog strategy to two large seasonal catalogs and one main catalog. The base of the card is Whisper White and is from the Note Cards and Envelopes Pack. I ran a piece of Peach Parfait through my Big Shot using the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for some simple texture. The butterfly is from the Butterfly Prints Stamp Set (Retiring) and is stamped in Peach Parfait and punched out with the Butterfly Punch. The typewriter image if from the You’re My Type Stamp Set and is stamped in Pear Pizzaz and mounted on a piece of Pear Pizzaz Card Stock. I used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount them both to the card. The cute little flower is made with the Boho Blossoms Punch and the center circle is from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and it too is mounted with a Stampin’ Dimensional. This is a great little thinking of you card and with a greeting change can be so much more. Thank you for checking in today and have an awesome weekend! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzaz and Whisper White Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzaz Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: You’re My Type (Occasions Mini) and Butterfly Prints (Retiring) Clear Mount

Cards: Note Cards and Envelopes Pack

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Butterfly Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Very Vintage Vogue

Good morning all! Happy Wednesday, which means we are halfway through the week! The weather here on Long Island has been beautiful but it’s a little colder today. I’m looking forward to the warmer weather sticking around! Today’s card is a thank you for everyone of you that takes time to stop by here and read my posts. I really am grateful that you do! I started with a base of Rose Red Card Stock. I took a piece of Crumb Cake and ran it through my Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the top half of the background. The bottom half is created using the Very Vintage Stampin’ Around Large Wheel and Crumb Cake Ink and it is rolled onto Very Vanilla Card Stock. To cover the seam I used a piece of Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon. The flowers are form the Vintage Vogue Stamp Set (Retired List) and are stamped in Rose Red. I cut them out with my Paper Snips and used some Large Pearl Jewels and a Basic Pearls Jewel for the centers and mounted them with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Apothecary Art Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) and is also stamped in Rose Red. I used the Decorative Label Punch to punch out the phrase as well as the piece of Rose Red Card Stock behind it. You just punch out a label and then put it back into the punch and crop off the excess. I hope that you enjoyed your thank you card. It really does mean a lot to me that so many of you visit each day. Have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Rose Red and Crumb Cake Classic Card Stock

Ink: Rose Red and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue and Apothecary Art Clear Mount and Very Vintage Large Stampin’ Wheel

Embellishments: Large Pearls Jewels, Basic Pearls Jewels and Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Decorative Label Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Paper Players #91

Good morning everyone and happy Monday to you! If I keep saying that maybe I’ll believe it! I hope that you all had a nice weekend, I know I did! I got a lot accomplished and got to see some of my peeps! Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This week they have given us this…

Clean and simple with watercoloring. Anytime that I only use three items to make a card it is definitely simple. As those of you that read these posts daily it’s not unusual for me to have 10 or more items listed in the supplies! I also used the 2010-2012 In-Colors that are retiring. I started off with a base of Concord Crush and to that I added a piece of Pear Pizzaz that I ran through my trusty Big Shot with the Perfect Details Texturz Plate. For the main image on the card I stamped the flower from the Creative Elements Stamp Set in Jet Black Staz-on Ink on Watercolor Paper three times. I used my Aqua Painter and Poppy Parade Ink to watercolor in the flowers and then did some serious fussy cutting with my Paper Snips and cut them out in varying sizes so I would be able to layer them. Watercolor Paper is a bit thicker than standard card stock so it is definitely a workout for your hand when you cut things out of it! I used a couple of Mini Glue Dots to adhere it to the card and then Stampin Dimensionals for the two layers. The rest of the elements on the card are also from the Creative Elements Set and are stamped in Concord Crush. They too are cut out with my Paper Snip and mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a little more pop I edged the greeting with the Poppy Parade Stamp Pad. Creative Elements is one of my favorite sets and I’m happy to report that it will be in the new catalog! I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and thank you so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzaz Smooth Card Stock

Specialty Paper: Watercolor Paper

Ink: Poppy Parade and Concord Crush Classic Stampin’ Ink and Jet Black Staz-on Ink

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Paper Snips, Aqua Painter, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Matchbook Post-It Holders

Good morning and happy Friday to you all. I am so glad that the weekend is so close at hand! For today’s post I somewhat cased a project from this month’s Stampin’ Success. That’s the magazine that Stampin’ Up! sends out to us Demonstrators every month. It’s packed with tips, projects and suggestions for your business. I love it and look forward to it all the time. The Workshop project this month is Post-It holder matchbooks. I love when you can make something that is so simple but looks so nice and serves a purpose. The first one that I made is the butterfly one. I used Crumb Cake Card Stock for the base. The butterfly is from the Butterfly Prints Stamp Set and is stamped in Perfect Plum on Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used the Butterfly Punch to punch it out and then stamped the sentiment and the antennae on the So Saffron Card Stock. I used a Neutrals Collection Brad to secure it and then mounted it on some Perfect Plum Card Stock with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used the Scallop Edge Border Punch along the bottom lip and placed a piece of So Saffron 3/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired) around it. The flowers are punched out using the Boho Blossoms Punch and fastened with another brad. For the second one I used Real Red Card Stock for the base. The stamped image is from the Easy Events Stamp Set and is stamped in Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Ink. I used an eye shadow applicator (like a mini sponge dauber!) to shade in the tree and grass with Lucky Limeade Ink. I then colored in the heart with Real Red and the trunk with Soft Suede Markers. The backing is Lucky Limeade and that is adhered to piece of Soft Suede that I ran through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The lip of this one is punched using the Eyelet Border Punch. I punched out a piece of Lucky Limeade with the Scallop Oval Punch and placed some Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon round it. I’m loving these little matchbooks and they would make great gifts for co-workers or just about anybody! Thanks you so much for stopping by and have an awesome Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum, So Saffron, Real Red, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Perfect Plum, Basic Black and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Real Red and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Prints and Easy Events Clear Mount

Embellishments: Neutrals Collection Brads, So Saffron 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired), Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: Butterfly Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

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Paper Players #90

A good monday morning to you all. I hope that everyone had a nice Easter. Mine was great. I got to spend time with my daughter, brother and his fiancé. We have an idea for the wedding invitations and I am going to put something together this week. I also got to craft a lot this weekend which makes me very happy! Today’s post is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This week they have given us a color challenge using Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery…

I decided to use a one of my more recently acquired sets the Elements of Style. I started with a base of Pool Party cut so that it opens from the bottom. I added a piece of Certainly Celery on top of that. I stamped the large image from the Elements of Style Stamp Set in Not Quite Navy on Very Vanilla and placed that on top. Using my Big Shot and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit I cut out some butterflies in Pool Party and Certainly Celery and used Stampin’ Dimensionals cut up to adhere them randomly over the stamped image. The greeting is also stamped in Not Quite Navy and punched out with the Large Oval Punch and backed with a piece of Not Quite Navy Card Stock punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. I love the colors and the simplicity of the card and hope that you enjoy it too. Thank you, as always, for dropping in. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Elements of Style Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Tempting Tango Birthday

Hello everyone and happy Easter Sunday! I hope that you are having a nice time with your family and friends today. I will see my daughter, brother and his fiancé later on. Today’s card is a simple Saturday card. It’s easy to make and not cluttered at all. I have been meaning to use the Pennants Builder Punch and the Pennant Parade Stamp set for a while. The base of the card is Tempting Turquoise. I used the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with a piece of Whisper White Card Stock for the background. I stamped some Tempting Turquoise with the same color ink and some Tangerine Tango, also with the same color ink, from the Pennant Parade Stamp Set and punched them out with the Pennants Builder Punch. I stamped wish big in the same two colors and punched them out with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount them on the pennants. I “hung” a pice of White Bakers Twine across the card and adhered the pennants with more Stampin’ Dimensionals along it. The greeting is from the Party This Way Stamp Set and is stamped in Tempting Turquoise, it’s mounted on a piece of Tangerine Tango and punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. It’s a nice colorful easy birthday card and would make a great workshop card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Pennant Parade and Party This Way Clear Mount Stamp Sets

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Pennants Builder Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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