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Category: Embossing

  • Freshly Made Sketches 140

    Oh Thursday, I’m always happy to see you because you are such good friends with Friday! It was rainy here yesterday morning but the sun did manage to peek out for a little while in the afternoon. Work was quite busy today and I have to run out to one of the other locations tomorrow so that will be a nice break. My friend Danielle is off to Miami for a bachelorette party tomorrow so I will be lonely at the office. I hope that she has a safe flight and a great time! And does some things that she shouldn’t do! LOL! 🙂

    I got to relax and spend some quality crafting time at home this evening and I made my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge…

    Freshly Made Sketches #140

    Super simple sketch calls for a nice simple card! I started mine off with a base of Basic Black Card Stock. My background is a piece of Lost Lagoon that I embossed with the Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The images are all from the Tap Tap Tap Stamp Set. My diagonal strip across the card is stamped in Lost Lagoon and backed with a piece of Silver Foil Sheet. The typewriter and greeting are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out with my trusty Paper Snips. A few Stampin’ Dimensionals hold it to the card. As I said nice and simple. I love the Tap Tap Tap Set, it was one of my first “must haves” from the new catalog. I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Thanks very much for popping in today to see what I’m up to. May you all have a fun crafty day! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Basic Black, Lost Lagoon and Very Vanilla

    Specialty Card Stock: Silver Foil Sheet

    Ink: Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Ink and Memento Tuxedo Black

    Stamp Set: Tap Tap Tap Clear Mount

    Embossing Folder: Alphabet Press

    Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, 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 Craft Crew 97

    Today was another overcast day here on Long Island. I did mention yesterday that it was going to rain all week, and I think the weathermen actually got it right this time. It’s muggy but cool, so I guess that’s one plus. I mentioned that I’m moving and I wanted to get started early because I intend to not take a lot of things with me when I go. Last night began the purging. Andrew came by and we got through 25 boxes of stuff from my attic and condensed them into about 5 or 6. An impressive amount of work for one evening! But isn’t everything so much better when you have friends to do it with? The process is moving along nicely, no pun intended, and I’m much less stressed about the whole situation!

    A quick bit of news from Stampin’ Up! They released a new Photopolymer Stamp Set yesterday called Calling All Heroes. It’s a fun set with cartoon like images and an alphabet to go along with it. You can see the flyer below or click HERE to download a PDF.

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    It’s Wednesday, once again time for my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge…

    PCCCS097 Sketch 6-11-2014

    I will admit, I was a little puzzled when I first looked at the sketch. I saw it as more of a suggestion for a layout, but not necessarily a sketch where the size of each element had to stay true. After looking at it that way, everything fell into place. The card base is Wisteria Wonder Card Stock and the background is a piece of Daffodil Delight embossed with the Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Next up is one of the Tea Lace Paper Doilies. The chevrons are Blackberry Bliss and is punched out with the Chevron Border Punch. My greeting comes from the Oh My Goodies Stamp Set, is stamped in Blackberry Bliss on Whisper White and is cut out with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits. The flower is from the Beautiful Bunch Stamp Set, Stamped in Blackberry Bliss on Wisteria Wonder and punched out with the Fun Flower Punch. In the middle is a Vintage Faceted Designer Button that I colored with the Medium Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blendabilities Marker. All of the elements are adhered to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals to give it that extra pop. I wasn’t too sure about the Wisteria Wonder and Blackberry Bliss together at first, but after finishing the card I really like the way that they complement each other. It’s pretty amazing that the Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers can color on just about anything! After all is said and done, a pretty good sketch. So there you have it, my card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge, I hope you enjoyed it! Take a few minutes to stop by the blog and see the other designers’ take on the sketch. Thanks for checking out the blog today! Have a happy Hump Day! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White and Blackberry Bliss

    Ink: Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers: Daffodil Delight (Medium)

    Stamp Sets: Oh My Goodies and Beautiful Bunch Clear Mount

    Framelits: Deco Labels Collection

    Punches: Chevron Border and Fun Flower

    Embossing Folder: Arrows

    Embellishments: Tea Lace Paper Doily and Vintage Faceted Designer Button

    Tools: Big Shot, Mini Glue Dot, 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 349 & More Pics!

    Well, it was a true Monday yesterday. It pretty much rained all day and is supposed to for the rest of the week. After the beautiful weekend that we had there really is no reason to complain though! Work was work, not much exciting to report there. After work I had some dinner and then came home and made my card for today. I went to Sandy’s for her new catalog launch. It’s always fun to see everyone and catch up. The rest of the evening was uneventful, which can also be a good thing! As promised I have some more of the pictures from Sunday to share with you today!

    Before we left Brooklyn we found this large area where you could play basketball and all kinds of other sports. As we walked through we found one of my favorite things in the world, a swing set! The best part was it was big enough for adults!

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    So there I am being a kid on the swing set! I love the fact that all of buildings are behind me too!

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    Here is a little selfie of Kim and I when we got on the boat, a little windy but it felt nice!

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    A view from the back of the boat looking downtown. That’s the Manhattan Bridge and then the Brooklyn Bridge.

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    A little further up and you can see the Freedom Tower.

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    The two tall buildings are on left, the Empire State Building and to the right the Chrysler Building.

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    Thats the UN Building and the tall black one is where a friend of mine lives. To the left is the Chrysler Building again.

    It really was a fun day and I hope that you enjoyed all of the pictures. I’ll see if I can sneak in some more later in the week, I did take a lot of pictures!

    Before I get to today’s post I wanted to let you know this week’s specials from Stampin’ Up!

    Weekly Deals 6-10-2014 1

    Weekly Deals 6-10-2014 2

    Now on to the business at hand, my card today is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch…

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    I used a lot of different colors, all of which are in the new All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack. My card begins with a base of Mossy Meadow Card Stock. For the background I embossed a piece of Pistachio Pudding with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder using the Texture Boutique. The strip of paper across the bottom is a piece from the All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack. Following the sketch there are two diagonal strips of Daffodil Delight and a strip of Mossy Meadow on the left. My flower and leaves are from the Flower Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set. The flower is stamped in Blushing Bride for the base, Strawberry Slush for the next layer and finally Daffodil Delight for the center. The leaves are stamped in Mossy Meadow and they are all cut out using the Flower Fair Framelits. My greeting comes from the Let Your Hair Down Host(ess) Stamp Set and is also stamped in Mossy Meadow. To finish off the card I glued three of the 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins on the left. I’m loving the colors and the Flower Patch stamps give such nice crisp images and the Framelits make them super easy to cut out. I also like the layering! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I’m so happy that you stopped by and I hope that you have a nice Tuesday! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Mossy Meadow, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White and Daffodil Delight

    Designer Series Paper: All Abloom Stack

    Ink: Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Mossy Meadow and Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Flower Patch Photopolymer and Let Your Hair Down (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

    Framelits: Flower Fair

    Embossing Folder: Woodgrain

    Embellishments: 2013-2014 In-Color Sequins

    Tools: Big Shot, 2-Way Glue, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Flower Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set
    $25.95
    Let Your Hair Down Clear-Mount Stamp Set
    $9.00
    All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack
    $6.95
    Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
    $6.95
    Pistachio Pudding 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $6.95
    Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $8.50
    Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $6.95
    Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad
    $5.95
    Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Pad
    $5.95
    Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
    $5.95
    Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad
    $5.95
    Flower Fair Framelits Die
    $24.95
    Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
    $7.95
    2013-2015 In Color Sequin Assortment
    $4.95
    2-Way Glue Pen
    $4.50
    Liquid Multipurpose Glue
    $3.95
    Stampin’ Dimensionals
    $3.95
    Snail Permanent Adhesive
    $6.95
    Texture Boutique Machine
    $29.95
    Big Shot
    $99.95

    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 199 & Brooklyn

    Yes, it’s Monday again but I had such a nice day yesterday I don’t even care! I headed into Manhattan around 7:45am and got there around 8:40, not a bad ride in at all! I met Kim at her apartment and we headed over to the Diner for some breakfast. I had some whole wheat pancakes and they were delicious! We then made our way to the subway to head downtown. The subway in the summer on the weekends is so nice, it took us 12 minutes to get from 86th Street to the Brooklyn Bridge stop on the 5 train. As soon as you come out of the subway the bridge is right there so off we went. It’s a pretty cool experience to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, you are up above the cars and there are amazing views of the city. I have a bunch of pictures, so many that I will post some today and some tomorrow! We wandered around in DUMBO for a little while and then had some ice cream from the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, I had coffee and it was delicious! We decided that it was a nice day for a boat ride so we took the NY Waterway boat back to Manhattan. It goes up Brooklyn and then across to 34th Street. After we got off the boat we made our way over to the movie theater to see Maleficient. It was a great movie! Angelia Jolee is perfect as Maleficent. If you don’t know what it’s about it’s a retelling of Sleeping Beauty and it’s really done well. After the movies we headed back up to Kim’s neighborhood and had some Nick’s pizza for dinner and then I headed home. A pretty awesome day! And now for some pictures…

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    This is when you first start walking across to Brooklyn.

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    Here is me with Manhattan behind me. (In my Coastal Cabana shirt! LOL!)

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    Me again with the bridge behind me.

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    This is a pretty neat picture of the bridge with the skyline behind it. You can see the Freedom Tower too.

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    That’s the Manhattan Bridge.

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    And this is just a pretty neat picture of the skyline of lower Manhattan.

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    Tomorrow I’ll post some of the ones from the boat so be sure and come back! 🙂

    I want to thank Ann Schach for choosing me as her pick for last week’s wedding challenge over at the Paper Players. You can see the winner’s post HERE and my original post HERE.

    Now on to this week’s Paper Players challenge. Jaydee has a very patriotic one for us this week…

    Paper Players #199

    Red, White and Blue, I immediately thought of July 4th but also thought that a lot of other people would do that so I went a different route. My card starts off with a base of Real Red Card Stock. For the background I used the Darling Doily Thinlit to cut out a piece of Night of Navy and adhered it to the card and snipped off some of the left side. My tag is created with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and the bottom corners are rounded with the Project Life Corner Rounder. My greeting and “ice cream” are both from the Cupcake Party Stamp Set. The greeting is stamped in Night of Navy on the tag and the “ice cream” is heat embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Real Red and punched out with the Cupcake Builder Punch. The cone is punched out with the Pennants Punch and embossed with the Tiny Triangles Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Thanks to Linda for putting the idea into my head! A piece of Vintage White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon is tied through the top of the tag to finish the card. The icing from the Cupcake Party Set makes neat ice cream too don’t you think?! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Players color challenge. Thanks you very much for coming by to see my card and share in my Sunday! Love having you stop by! Enjoy your day! 🙂

    Paper Players 199-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White and Baked Brown Sugar

    Ink: Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Stamp Set: Cupcake Party Clear Mount

    Thinlit: Darling Doily

    Embossing Folder: Tiny Triangles

    Punches: Scalloped Tag Topper and Cupcake Builder

    Embellishment: White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (Vintage)

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

     

    Current Promotions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Freshly Made Sketches 139

    Hi there! I had a lovely Friday! I had to go out and make some deliveries in the morning and then I cam back to work for an hour and then left at 1:30! I stopped by and had lunch with Heather and then came home and talked to my people downstairs. They are having a baby and I have to move. The good news is that I found an apartment very close to where I am! I will be packing and our friend Andrew will be helping! I really don’t like moving but I’m looking forward to a new adventure. I also hope to be able to set up a better craft space in the new apartment. I went to dinner last night with Bill and Anthony and we got some Red Mango Fro Yo, it’s Bill’s birthday on Sunday and he is being healthy! All in all a very good day. I even had some time when I got home to make a quick card!

    That card that I made is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge from Rita…

    Freshly Made Sketches #139

    And yes, the card uses all new goodies! The base is Sahara Sand Card Stock and the background is a piece of Blackberry Bliss that I embossed with the Large Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Those sparkly flagged pieces are the new Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. The pictures definitely don’t do it justice, it’s really sparkly with hints of pink, blue and green in it. I used the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and a piece of Hello Honey to create my tag. A thin strip of the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack goes across the bottom and a piece of Natural 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon tied with a piece of White Baker’s Twine goes through the hole. The feathers and greeting are form the A Happy Hooray Stamp Set, the feathers are stamped in Tangelo Twist and the greeting in Blackberry Bliss. I used my Paper Snips to cut the feathers out and the Hexagon Punch for the greeting. The tag, feathers and greeting are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A fun card with some cool elements and that Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper is just beautiful! That’s my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I hope that you enjoyed the card and your look at some more new products. Thank you for spending a little time with me today! Enjoy your Saturday! I’m off to mount the rest of my stamps! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Whisper White

    Designer Series Paper: Moonlight Stack

    Ink: Blackberry Bliss and Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: A Happy Hooray Clear Mount

    Embossing Folder: Large Polka Dots

    Punches: Scalloped Tag Topper and Hexagon

    Embellishments: Natural 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon and White Baker’s Twine

    Tools: Paper Snips, Fast Fuse, 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 43

    Finally, it’s Friday! Woo-hoo! I had a nice day at work yesterday. My friend and co-worker Danielle and I went out for lunch for the first time ever! We had pizza and a nice chat. It rained here in the morning but cleared up around noon and it’s supposed to be beautiful through the weekend! I came home after work and busted open my rather large box from Stampin’ Up! containing some serious new Catalog goodies! I had a nice fun few crafty hours and then I remembered that it was time to select the blog candy winner! Conveniently Andrew was here so we wrote all 66 names down on pieces of paper and put them into a bowl. He insisted on doing the selection the old fashioned way! I mixed them up really good and he selected one. Drumroll please… and the winner is Karen!! Please click the contact me link above and send me your address so I can mail your new Stamp Set out to you! Thank you all for leaving the comments. It meant more than you can know to read them all. You truly are the best people in the world! In the end I am the real winner!! 🙂

    Not only is today a good Friday because it was blog candy day, but it’s also a Fab Friday week! This week we have a fun sketch for you…

    Fab Fri 43 6-06-2014

    I did manage to mount some of the stamps and unwrap some of the accessories so that’s what I used on my card. The base of the card is Bermuda Bay Card Stock and my background is a piece of Baked Brown Sugar that I embossed with the Tiny Triangles Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The strip across the middle is Crisp Cantaloupe and both the background and the strip are adhered with Fast Fuse Adhesive. The “HEY” is cut out using the new Little Letters Thinlits from Bermuda Bay and each letter is propped onto the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Under that, I stamped the other part of my greeting from the And Many More Stamp Set in Bermuda Bay. The three arrows on the right hand side are punched out from Pistachio Pudding, Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush with the new What’s Up Punch. To finish off the card, I used a strip of Washi Tape from the Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack and placed it above my greeting. I love all the geometric shapes on the card and yes, I had a ton of fun with some of my new goodies! I hope you enjoyed my Design Team card for the Fab Friday sketch challenge. Head on over to the blog to see the rest of the designers projects and upload yours to the gallery! Have a Fantastic Friday peeps! 🙂

    Fab Friday 43-JK-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush

    Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: And Many More Clear Mount

    Thinlits: Little Letters

    Embossing Folder: Tiny Triangles

    Punch: What’s Up

    Embellishment: Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack Washi Tape

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

  • Mojo 348

    Thursday! I know, I do the countdown starting on Wednesday every week almost. Some weeks I’m just more ready for the weekend than others. I’m especially looking forward to this afternoon when my Box ‘O New Stampin’ Goodies arrives! It is going to be a long day! LOL! They said rain yesterday but it didn’t start until after midnight so it was another nice day here. A bit more humid but still sunny and we are supposed to have a nice weekend too! I will get into Manhattan this weekend! I hope! I went and spoke to my neighbor after work for a bit, come home and made a card and managed to run to Target. A pretty productive evening, those are always the best aren’t they?!

    My post for today is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. This week’s sketch is provided by Julee Tilman…

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    This card went through many changes on it’s way to what it finally became! Sometimes that happens, right?! The base is Basic Black Card Stock. My background is a piece of Lost Lagoon on the left that I embossed with the Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and a strip of adhesive cork sheet on the right. The center panel is a piece of Modern Medley Designer Series Paper backed with a piece of Basic Black. Across the bottom is a piece of 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon that I flagged the right side of. I used some Fast Fuse Adhesive to adhere it to the panel. The greeting is from the Label Love Stamp Set and is stamped in Lost Lagoon and punched out with the Artisan Label Punch. I cut out another piece of adhesive cork sheet with the Circles Collection Framelits and backed it with a piece of Crumb Cake. The label and circle are adhered together with Fast Fuse too. Finally I punched out some stars with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack from Lost Lagoon and adhered then to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I think that the Lost Lagoon and the cork give the card a vintage feel and that this would make a great masculine birthday card! And there you have my card for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch challenge. I really hope that you enjoyed the card, I want to thank you for coming by and I hope that you all have a terrific Thursday! Oh, don’t forget to come back tomorrow to see who wins the blog candy! 🙂

    Mojo 348-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Basic Black, Lost Lagoon and Very Vanilla

    Designer Series Paper: Modern Medley

    Ink: Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Label Love Clear Mount

    Framelits: Circles Collection

    Embossing Folder: Alphabet Press

    Punches: Artisan Label and Itty Bitty Accents Pack

    Embellishments: 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon

    Tools: Big Shot, Fast Fuse, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Non Stampin’ Up!: Adhesive Cork Sheet

     

    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 96

    Ahh… Wednesday, halfway there people! Yesterday was a another gorgeous day, sunny and warm. We did get a little rain last night, but that’s fine. I came home after work and had to make some cards for Danielle at work. Two Father’s Day and one Birthday. I’ll post them sometime next week after they are given to the respective recipients! As an added bonus Andrew stopped by, it was nice to catch up with him. The fundraiser has kicked into high gear and I think he said that we have 72 baskets so far! Pretty impressive! My new Catalog order should be here tomorrow!! Wee!! I know, I have no patience, I had to talk myself out of next day! LOL!

    It’s Wednesday so it’s time for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge. Here is this week’s sketch…

    PCCCS096 Sketch 6-04-2014

    Today’s card uses all new products from the new 2014-2015 Catalog! I started off with a base of Sahara Sand Card Stock and my background is a piece of paper from the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack. The tag is created with the Angled Tag Topper Punch from a piece of Mossy Meadow and I used the Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack to pierce around the edge. My flower and greeting are from the So Very Happy Stamp Set, the flower is stamped in Blackberry Bliss and punched out with the Blossom Punch. I sponged some Crushed Curry Ink in the middle and used my Bone Folder to curl the petals. The greeting is heat embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, cut out with the Word Bubbles Framelits and pierced again with the Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack. My hearts are punched out with the heart from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack from Blackberry Bliss. All of the elements are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I keep saying how much I like the paper in the Moonlight DSP Stack because there are so many different patterns as you can see from this piece and the green tag really makes the flower pop right off the card, too. So that’s my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge! Go over to the blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with the sketch and show us your creativity by adding your card to the gallery! Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday! 🙂

    PCCCS096-JK-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss and Whisper White

    Designer Series Paper: Moonlight Stack

    Ink: Blackberry Bliss and Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Stamp Set: So Very Happy

    Framelits: Word Bubbles

    Punches: Angled Tag Topper, Blossom, and Itty Bitty Accents Pack

    Tools: Big Shot, Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Heat Tool, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

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  • Modern Gold Feather Hello

    Wow that was a long short week! Work was crazy busy yesterday, lots of last minute things to do. I also helped Nancy with her bike. Her and Nicole have their 75 mile bike ride today. I told her that I will miss her! LOL! I can’t even imagine doing that. I stop and think whether I want to drive 75 miles let alone ride! More power to them and I wish them the best of luck! I have lots of projects to make today, tomorrow is the Creation Station blog tour so be sure and come back for that. I also have to get ready for Monday! 😛

    I was sitting at my desk last night browsing through the new Catalog and I keep seeing this one project in there that I love so I decided to do a little CASE of it. The card starts off with a base of Crumb Cake Card Stock and the background is a piece of Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum. I used two strips of paper from the Modern Medley Designer Series Paper Pack for the flags. A piece of Gold Foil Sheet has some holes punched out with a standard hole punch and happy accident, they lined up nicely with the dots on the DSP! The two feathers are Island Indigo and Basic Black, they are made using the Ovals Collection Framelits and my trusty Paper Snips. I tucked some Gold Sequin Trim behind them and adhered them to the card with Mini Glue Dots. My greeting is from the Six Sided Sampler Stamp Set and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Calypso Coral and punched out with the Hexagon Punch. I love the mix of colors with the gold and yes, I’m a bit obsessed with feathers! But you all know that! I hope you got some inspiration from today’s card and that you enjoyed it. Many thanks for stopping by and have a super Saturday! 🙂

    Modern Gold Feather Hello-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Basic Black and Calypso Coral

    Designer Series Paper: Modern Medley

    Specialty Paper: Gold Foil Sheet and Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Stamp Set: Six Sided Sampler

    Framelits: Ovals Collection

    Punch: Hexagon

    Embellishments: Gold Sequin Trim

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

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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!

  • Just Add Ink 216

    Happy Friday peeps! For a 4 day week it sure seemed like 5! It was a gorgeous day here yesterday, sunny and cool. Work was busy, lots of last minute stuff to get done. I came home after work and yes, crafted for a little while. I also had some time to relax and just watch some TV. I have no big plans for the weekend, that’s good. I would like to try to go into the city at some point but I’m not sure if that will happen. I have a big milestone coming up on the blog on Monday, more details to follow!

    I haven’t played along with the Just Add Ink challenge in a while so I went over to the blog to see what this week’s challenge was. It’s just add watercolor, sounds good to me!

    I decided on a simple collage style card and I got to use one of my favorite little birds again! The card starts off with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. The background is a piece of Pool Party that I embossed using the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Texture Boutique. They have had some issues with the Texture Boutique, it doesn’t emboss as deeply as it should. They are going to be sending out new plates to use with it stating in June. I find that the subtle embossing is sometimes neat so that’s what I did here. I stamped the Off the Grid Stamp in Versa-Mark on Watercolor Paper and then heat embossed it with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. My Aqua Painter and some Crisp Cantaloupe Ink provide the color. I then used my Paper Snips to cut out the stamped image and some Fast Fix Adhesive holds it to the card. Yes, I think I have lost it, fussy cutting the Off the Grid Stamp, but I really like the way it looks! Three hexagon cut out from Coastal Cabana with the Hexagon Hive Thinlit are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The little bird is from the Nature’s Hello Stamp Set and is stamped in Soft Suede and cut out with the Backyard Basics Framelits. Stampin’ Dimensionals hold him in place too. A few sequins scattered around finish the card. I love the mix of colors and the simple eclectic feel of the card and hope that you do too! Many thanks for your visiting with me today to see my card for this week’s Just Add Ink challenge. Have an amazing Friday my friends! 🙂

    JAI 216-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Pool Party and Coastal Cabana

    Specialty Paper: Watercolor

    Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe and Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stamp Sets: Nature’s Hello (Host(ess)) Clear Mount and Off the Grid Wood Mount

    Thinlit: Hexagon Hive

    Framelits: Backyard Basics

    Embossing Folder: Woodgrain

    Tools: Big Shot, Texture Boutique, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Fast Fix Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

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

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

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

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

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

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