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Valentine’s Mini Card Box

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope that everyone had a great weekend and is enjoying today. I’m listening to Winston, my dog snore sleeping on the bed. 🙂 For today’s project I was inspired by my good friend Sandy’s Valentine’s box post earlier in the week (www.stampwithsandy.com). She is so talented and clever and the set that she designed is beautiful. Mine is a little less complicated and would work great for some Valentine’s for the kids. I used some Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla Card Stock, sounds like such a yummy combination! The box was made using Sandy’s tutorial with the Simply Scored. The top has a piece of Very Vanilla that I ran through the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1. I’m really liking these for the subtle effect that they produce. The stamped heart is from the Take It To Heart Set in the Occasions Mini and was cut out using the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies and mounted on a Chocolate Chip heart cut out the same way. The sentiment was punched out with the Word Window Punch and backed by another stamp from the P.S. I Love You set and then punched out with the Modern Label Punch. For the cards inside use stamps also from the P.S. I Love You set and were punched out with the 1 3/8″ and 1″ Circle Punches and popped up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. I ran some Cherry Cobbler through the Big Shot with the hearts from the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. The Chocolate Chip heart was punched out with the Heart To Heart Punch. Some Mini Square Envelopes complete the project. Thanks for coming by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

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

Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: P.S. I Love You and Take It To Heart Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, 1 3/8″ and 1″ Circle Punches, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Heart To Heart Punch, Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Simply Scored, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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PPA 127 & Sneak Peek

Good morning everyone. It’s snowing here on Long Island this morning. I’m not a fan of snow! It’s perfect day to play with my Stampin’ Up! stuff though! For this weeks Pals Paper Arts Sketch I used some more new items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. Only four days left until Sale-A-Bration starts!

The base of the card is Very Vanilla. I used the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set from Sale-A-Bration (January 24th) stamped in Pool Party and then I punched it out with the Ornament Punch and cut a little bit off the bottom to make it look like a vase. I sponged the edges with Crumb Cake to give it a little more definition. I used the Texturz Plates for a subtle background paired with some of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper also from Sale-A-Bration. The Little Leaves Sizzlits Die and the Boho Blossom Punch create a great bunch of flowers in Calypso Coral and Peach Parfait. Some Basic Jewels Pearls add a little elegance to the flower centers. I used Mary Fish’s tutorial from the other day (http://www.stampinpretty.com/2012/01/new-ppa-sketch-and-1-minute-to-wow-video.html) for the sentiment. She always has such great ideas. The edges are also sponged with some Crumb Cake. A little Scallop Trim Border Punched piece of Peach Parfait completes the card. Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (2012 Sale-A-Bration 1/24)

Tools: Big Shot, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Ornament Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sponge Dauber, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Sale-A-Bration is just four days away! Do you have your lists ready? 🙂

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Mojo 224

Good morning all. I hope that everyone’s Monday was good. For this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge I finally got away from my blue and brown! I went with Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso and Pretty in Pink.

The P.S. I Love You Stamp Set in the Occasion Mini Catalog is the perfect Valentine’s Day set. There are so many great images and phrases. I stamped the Cupid in Rich Razzleberry Ink on some Pretty in Pink Card Stock and punched him out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. He was then mounted on a die cut from the Perfect Pennants Bigz Die in Early Espresso. The Love You is stamped in Early Espresso Ink and punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch. I added a brad from the Brights Collection and popped it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. A little Very Vanilla flag punched with the 1″ Square Punch (for the flag end) and some more Stampin’ Dimensionals finish off the greeting. I ran some Pretty in Pink Card Stock through the Big Shot and used the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 large polkadots to coordinate with the Brights Stack Designer Series Paper I used on the background. The Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and the Early Espresso flag punched with the 1 1/4″ Square Punch on the end completes the card. Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso and Pretty in Pink Smooth Card Stock

Designer Series Paper: Brights Stack

Ink: Rich Razzleberry and Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: P.S. I Love You Clear Mount

Embellishments: Brights Collection 3/16″ Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Perfect Pennants Bigs Die, 1 3/4″ Circle, 1″ Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Square Punch, 1″ Square Punch, Dotted Scallop Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Sale-A-Bration starts one week from today! Get your orders ready! Click over on the catalogs to the right to start making your lists! 🙂

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Apothecary Label For You

Good morning peeps. I hope that everyone had a nice weekend! Mine was great! Thanks to all of you that stopped by from Sandy’s blog (www.stampwithsandy.com) yesterday! For today’s card I wanted to use the leftover from the cutouts I have from using the new Framelits Dies, being careful to make sure that they are in the middle of the cardstock when I cut them. I have been on a blue and brown kick lately so bear with me! The base of the card is Crumb Cake. I used the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 and ran some Very Vanilla throughout the big shot after I used the Adorning Accents Edgelits Die to crop off the end of the paper and the sponged the edges. I stamped one of the beautiful images from the Apothecary Art Set in Not Quite Navy and cut that out using the Labels Collection Edgelits. That was mounted on some Crumb cake that was sponged on the edges with Not Quite Navy. A strip of Not Quite Navy along the edge ties it together. For the finishing touches I mounted the greeting and frame on some Stampin’ Dimensionals and used some Neutrals Brads in Crumb Cake on the corners. Thanks so much for stopping by and have an awesome day!

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Not Quite Navy Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin Ink

Stamp Set: Apothecary Art Clear Mount

Embellishments: Neutrals Brads Collection

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Labels Collection Framelits, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Sponge Dauber, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Are you ready for Sale-A-Bration?! Only 9 days left before you can get some great stuff for free with every $50 that you spend!

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Apothecary Dream and Sneak Peek

Good morning everyone! I hope that everyone is having a nice weekend. Mine has been good. A wonderful and talented friend of mine, Sandy, has been kind enough to feature a card/box that I made for her on her blog today. Make sure that you stop by and take a look: www.stampwithsandy.com. For today’s card I used one of my favorite color combinations, blue and brown. The card Stock is Island Indigo, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla. The Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies are a great way to add an intesting edge to any card and when paired with the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders the look is quite stunning. I stamped a stamp from the Apothecary Art Stamp Set in Island Indigo and cut it out with the new Labels Collection Framelits. They let you see exactly where you are cutting and give great results every time. The strip of Crumb Cake was embossing with one of  Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 for a subtle look. For the finishing touch I used one of the printed brads from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack from the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog (starts January 24th!). I can’t wait for you to see all of the great items that you can get for free with every $50 that you spend. I hope that you like the card and as always, thanks so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Island Indigo, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Apothecary Art and Loving Thoughts Clear Mount

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration 2012)

Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Be sure to take a look at the Occasions Mini Catalog and get your lists ready. Sale-A-Bration is just around the corner!

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Butterfly Prints & Sneak Peek

Happy Saturday morning to you all! I hope that you all enjoy your three day weekend. For today’s card I decided to mix a little old with the new. For the old I used the Butterfly Prints Stamp Set with the Butterfly Punch. The butterflies are stamped in Concord Crush and Pretty In Pink. The greeting is from the set Outlined Occasions in the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog (available January 24, 2012). I like the fact that it’s outlined so that you could color it in if you want but it looks great just by itself. I used the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background on Concord Crush Card Stock. For a nice finishing touch I used the Floral Fusion Sizzlits die held together with a small Silver Brad and mounted it to the card with a Glue Dot. It’s a nice fun clean card that looks like it’s celebrating all on it’s own! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Concord Crush, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Concord Crush Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Prints and Outlined Occasions (2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Silver Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Floral Fusion Sizzlits Die, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Butterfly Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to take a look at the Occasion Mini Catalog and get your lists ready for Sale-A-Bration! One free product from the catalog for every $50 you spend! Host a Workshop over $150 and get a free tote! Email me for more details!

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Mojo 223

Good morning everyone! I hope that everyone is having a good week. For this week’s Mojo Monday sketch I went with a Valentine’s card. This week’s sketch is also one of my favorites so far.

I used some of the Love Letters Designer Series Paper from the Clearance Rack. I think it goes quite nicely with one the flowers from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set in the new Occasions Mini Catalog. The flower is stamped in Riding Hood Red and punched out with the Blossom Punch. I also punched one out in Chocolate Chip to put behind it. I love the P.S. I Love You Stamp Set, there are so many great sayings and images. I especially love the stamp that goes with the Modern Label Punch. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the greeting for perfect placement. The 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch makes a perfect backdrop for the cute circle of hearts punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. The 1″ Circle punch works great with the Hand Crafted Stamp and I used some dimensionals for a little pop. I am also liking the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder that I used some Crumb Cake Card Stock with it to break up the color a little. The decorative Label Punch is the perfect little addition to the the bottom of the polkadot paper. For the lower background I coordinated with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The perfect finishing touch, some 1/4″ Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon. I hope that you like this weeks Mojo card and as always, thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: P.S. I Love You and Mixed Bunch Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Love Letters (Clearance Rack item, may not be available)

Ribbon: Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blossom Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Modern Label Punch, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to place your Valentine’s Day supply orders. Click on the Catalog over to the right to go to my store.

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Flower Fest In-Color Birthday

Good morning everyone. I hope that everyone had a nice Monday. For today’s card I used the Flower Fest Stamp Set and the 2010-2012 In-Colors. The base of the card is Very Vanilla. The images are also stamped on Very Vanilla using Concord Crush, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade Ink. I like the way that the stamped images look a little like they were drawn using crayon. The Flower Fest Set coordinates with five different punches. I used three, the 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle, Fancy Flower, and 5 Petal Flower Punches. For the background I used Pear Pizzaz Card Stock and the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The greeting is from the Happiest Birthday Wishes Set and Is stamped in Concord Crush and put on some Peach Parfait Card Stock. I needed a little color boost and this card provided the perfect outlet! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzaz Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Concord Crush, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Happiest Birthday Wishes and Flower Fest Clear Mount Stamp Sets

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to get your orders in for you Valentine’s card making supplies! Click the Catalog over to the right to go to my on-line store.

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PPA 126

Morning peeps! I hope that everyone is having a good weekend. Mine got off to a nice start with a friend’s birthday party last night. We had lots of fun! Now off to the business at hand! This weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge is a color challenge. I love the color combination of Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla. I has a nice calming effect.

For my card I used the very cool new Adorning Accents Edgelits dies and the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. I love the way they look together, almost like a piping with the nice clean cut. I also used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies. I love how they come in a nice selection of sizes making it easy to layer them for a polished look. The stamp set is a favorite of mine, Nature Walk. I thought that the greeting from the new Loving Thoughts Set of Happiness was appropriate since it appears that the bird has left the cage and is free! A quick punch with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch on each side and some sponging on the edges of the image and the Lattice Squares embossed paper and it’s done. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Nature Walk (IB&C) and Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini) Clear Mount Sets

Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Sponge Dauber, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

Have you thought of Valentine’s Day cards? Now is the time to get started on them so take a look at all of the new items in the Occasions Mini. Click over on the Catalog to the right!

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Garden Blossom Elegance

Good morning peeps! It’s Friday! Saying that always makes me happy! So, yesterday morning I was looking at all of my blogs that I read and that clever Mary Fish (www.stampinpretty.com) had a great tip. Save the leftover rubber from your stamp sets because the pieces can be used for other things. Her video yesterday showed you how to use a piece from the Elementary Elegance Clear Mount Set (Sale-A-Bration 2012) for color blocking. I had to try it and I just so happen to have the same set. It worked like a charm! I used some Not Quite Navy Card Stock with some Very Vanilla. Mary’s technique is used on the greeting with Pool Party Ink for the color blocking. It is then punched out with the Curly Label Punch. The background is embossed using the Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the Language of Friendship Set for the blossoms and punched them out with the Boho Blossoms Punch. The cute little border across the bottom uses the Scallop Edge Border Punch and another stamp from Elementary Elegance. My trusty Stamp-A-Ma-Jig helped me line up the butterflies perfectly. Check out Mary’s video to see how quick and easy this technique is. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Not Quite Navy Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party and Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration 2012) and Language of Friendship Clear Mount Sets

Tools: Curly Label Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

 

Don’t forget that you can order from the NEW Occasions Mini Catalog. Click over to the right on the catalog to place an order!