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Fab Friday 44

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

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

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

Fab Friday 44

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

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Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Mossy Meadow

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

Stamp Set: Choose Happiness Clear Mount

Framelits: Banners

Embossing Folder: Woodgrain

Punch: Artisan Label

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls

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

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!

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Freshly Made Sketches 141

It was a hot one here yesterday. We got up into the 90’s and it was a little on the humid side too. It’s days like that I love my convertible even more! I got into the car after work and put the top down… instant happy! LOL! The rest of the evening didn’t quite go as planned though. I didn’t get to paint because I wasn’t able to get the key until 8:30. I guess I’ll have to give it another try tonight. I did pick out my paint colors though. The bedroom will be a Smoky Slate like color and the Living Room will be a slightly darker version of Pool Party. I figure two rooms is a good start! Fingers crossed that it happens tonight! 🙂

My post for today is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. This week’s sketch is provided by Cindy H….

Freshly Made Sketches #141

It looks a little like a window does’t it?! I thought this would be a good opportunity to use a piece of Designer Series Paper that I didn’t think I would use, that is until I found a new stamp that goes pretty well with it. The card starts off with a base of Daffodil Delight Card Stock. My piece of Designer Series Paper is from the All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack and is cut to match the sketch. For the greeting I used one of the stamps from the Oh My Goodies Stamp Set inked in Island Indigo and cut out with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits. I stamped it again in Daffodil Delight and cut out just the umpteenth and popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. A super simple card but a good one to have in a pinch! Even though the DSP is a little busy I think that fact that it’s cut apart tones it down a bit. There you have my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I hope that it inspires you to try something a little different! Thank you for coming by today, hopefully I will have some painting pictures for you tomorrow! Enjoy your Thursday! 🙂

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Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Daffodil Delight and Whisper White

Ink: Island Indigo and Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Oh My Goodies Clear Mount

Framelits: Deco Labels Collection

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, 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!

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Paper Craft Crew 98

It’s getting a little hotter here and it was definitely more muggy today, but it was sunny and beautiful nonetheless. I keep saying it, but anything is better than the polar vortex. Work was productive and I even got to go on a little field trip which is always a good thing. When I got home last night, Andrew came over and we tackled a ton more packing and threw out a bunch of stuff! Tonight is painting, provided that I get the key. Fingers crossed! LOL! I also settled on a color, can you take a guess as to what it is?

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

PCCCS098 DT Sketch 6-18-2014

I used the All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack for my color inspiration on today’s card, strangely, I didn’t use any of the DSP. LOL! The base of the card is Mossy Meadow Card Stock and for my background I used the Striped Scallop Thinlits Die and a piece of Daffodil Delight. I find that a piece of wax paper in between the card stock and die makes removal much easier. The foundation for my flowers is a piece of Pistachio Pudding that I cut out with the Banners Framelits and for some extra pizzazz I put some Gold Foil Sheet across the top of it. All of the images and greeting are from the Flower Patch Stamp Set. I used Daffodil Delight for the large flower, Blushing Bride and Strawberry Slush for the smaller flowers and the leaves are Pistachio Pudding and Mossy Meadow. They are all cut out with the Flower Fair Framelits. The greeting is stamped in Strawberry Slush and I used a standard hold punch to make the ticket corners. The greeting and the large flower are both adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I like the fact that the Flower Patch Stamp Set is photopolymer because it makes the two step process very easy (on the small flowers and leaves). Even though the Striped Scallop Thinlits are a lot of work, they really add a nice touch to the card, so I think it’s worth it. There you have my Paper Craft Crew Design Team card for this week’s sketch challenge. Take a few minutes to peek at the blog and see what the other designers have come up with. I would like to see your take on the sketch, so please enter your card in the gallery! I thank you for coming by today and wish you a wonderful Wednesday! 🙂

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Stampin’ Up! products used:

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

Specialty Card Stock: Gold Foil Sheet

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

Stamp Set: Flower Patch Photopolymer

Thinlits: Striped Scallop

Framelits: Flower Fair and Banners

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

Current Promotions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Paper Players 200 & Pics!

Well, it was another gorgeous weekend here on Long Island! Sunny but not too hot just how I like it! I got lots of crafty things done yesterday and spent some time outside enjoying the weather. It was just too nice to be indoors all day! I hope the weather was nice by you and you got some outside time in too! Did you all enjoy the Creation Station Blog Tour yesterday? I hope that you got some inspiration for your new catalog goodies! I really need to order some of those Gift Card Holders, they are neat! Today I have some pictures for you! I did manage to take a few pictures while I was in Manhattan on Saturday. They are not very exciting but a little glimpse of what I get to see. The first one is of the elevated pedestrian walkway at Hunter College…

Hunter College

Pretty cool how it just goes across Lexington Avenue! The next one is of Bloomingdale’s which I’m sure you have all heard of…

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Another Lexington Avenue Staple! It’s funny because before I went into the store I pictured it much bigger than it is. Next I took a really cool picture from under the Citibank Building…

Citibank Building

It’s one of my favorite buildings in the city. It’s on stilts! If you Google it you can see a lot of neat information about the construction. They had some problems in the beginning. I also like how the sun is reflecting off of the building next to it!

Remember the Blog Candy winner Karen? Well, she was so sweet and sent me a thank you card and a little gift! I love them both and think they are amazing! Here is the card and cute notepad using the Stamp Set A Happy Hooray that she won!

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Karen Notepad

Thank you so much Karen! What a nice surprise to get in the mail! 🙂

Now we are on to today’s post. It’s for the Paper Players 200 challenge! Wow! I have been participating since challenge #78 and haven’t missed one! The ladies have chosen their favorites from the past 200 and you can then pick one of them! I went with the one that Nance choose…

Paper Players #200

I picked it because it was before I started playing! Yes, I used the Star Framelits again! LOL! I just can’t get enough of them! My card base is Basic Black Card Stock. The background is some Silver Foil Sheet that I embossed with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The two stars are from the Be the Star Stamp Set and are stamped in Bermuda Bay and cut out with the Stars Framelits. I cut out a piece of Vellum Card Stock with the Circles Collection Framelits to back the star and make it stand out a bit more. My greeting is form the Pictogram Punches Stamp Set and is stamped in Bermuda Bay and cut out with the Project Life Card & Labels Framelits. I punched out another piece of Silver Foil Sheet with the star from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack to go over the star on the greeting. All of the elements are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really am loving the Star Framelits (promise I’ll put them aside for bit! LOL!) and the Bermuda Bay with the silver and black is a great combination, don’t you think?! I really hope that you enjoy my card for this week’s Paper Players 200 anniversary sketch challenge. Thank you very much for coming by to see what I’ve been up to and I hope you have a great Monday! 🙂

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Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Black and Whisper White

Specialty Card Stock: Silver Foil Sheet and Vellum

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Be the Star and Pictogram Punches Clear Mount

Framelits: Stars, Circles Collection and Project Life Card & Labels

Embossing Folder: Perfect Polkadots

Punches: Itty Bitty Accents Pack

Tools: Big Shot, 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!

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Gold Tangelo Star Feathers

So how was your Friday? Mine was pretty good. It was a little rainy during the day and quite muggy but I managed to have a very productive but not overly busy day at work. The best part of yesterday was that I was able to get tickets to go and see Sam Smith on September 19th! I guess they can be a little bit of an early birthday present to myself, the concert is just seven days after it! You know that I’m huge music fan and I get a little obsessed from time to time. I think that his album is one of the best that I have heard in years. I’m big fan of the words in songs and here are some from one called Make it to Me…

You’re the one designed for me
A distant stranger that I will complete
I know you’re out, there we’re meant to be
So keep your head up and make it to me

The album is called In the Lonely Hour, we all feel a little lonely at times, don’t we. It’s a melancholy album but I don’t feel sad when I listen to it. I think that it’s nice for someone to express things that we have all felt at one time or another. It makes us feel less lonely. The album is out Tuesday! I’m off to Manhattan in a few for the morning, just to wander for a bit!

Now on to the fun stuff! I had so much fun with the Stars Framelits that I had to play with them again! I did a funky card with lots of gold! The card starts off with a base of Tangelo Twist Card Stock. I used the Stars Framelits to partially cut the larger star with my Big Shot and the the entire one out of the middle. I cut a piece of Window Sheet out with them too and then a piece of Gold Foil Sheet. I adhered the gold one to the Window Sheet to make it “float”. A strip of Basic Black with a piece of Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape across it goes along the bottom. My feathers are from the A Happy Hooray Stamp Set, they are heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Basic Black and cut out with my Paper Snips. The pictures don’t do them justice, they look really cool unperson, almost 3D! My greeting is from the Banner Banter Stamp Set and is also heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on a hexagon that I cut out with the Hexagon Hive Thinlit. To finish off the card I Sprinkled some of the Gold Sequin Trim singles across the card. I wasn’t a huge fan of Tangelo Twist but I do like it with the Black and Gold! I hope that you enjoyed my funky just for fun card for today’s post. Thank you for coming by, I really do appreciate your visits! Have a great Saturday peeps! 🙂

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Gold Tangelo Star Feathers Close-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Tangelo Twist and Basic Black

Specialty: Gold Foil Sheet and Window Sheet

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Gold

Stamp Sets: A Happy Hooray and Banner Banter Clear Mount

Framelits: Stars

Thinlit: Hexagon Hive

Embellishments: Gold Sequin Trim and Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Heat Tool, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Pals Paper Arts 207

Come on, you know what I’m going to say! I say it every week at this time! It’s FRIDAY!!!! Woo hoo! I really do love a Friday! I had a busy day at work yesterday. I had to go to one of our other buildings and fix the TV’s that play the loop. When that became my job I’ll never know. After that I had to walk around the building and create a map. Do you know how hard it is to create a map of a building that has about 100 rooms in it and no starting point?! It’s not easy I’ll tell you! After work I took a ride with my friend Sandy to her Up-Lines for a meeting. She had some new Catalog stuff, we went over the current promotions and made a card. When I got home at 10:00 last night I had to make today’s card, it was just dying to get out of my head! LOL!

Speaking of today’s card it’s for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge. First I want to thank the wonderful Pals for selecting my card as one of the top picks for last week’s color challenge! You can see the winner’s post HERE and my original post HERE. Now for this week’s color challenge…

PPA 207

Another patriotic combo! I see that they have Midnight Muse in there so I thought I would dust it off, it is definitely one of my favorite blues! The card base is Real Red Card Stock. I used a piece of Whisper White for my background and stamped one of the paint strokes from the Work of Art Stamp Set in Real Red. The greeting is from the Geometrical Stamp Set and is stamped in Midnight Muse. My two larger stars are cut out with the Stars Framelits from a piece of Midnight Muse and Silver Foil Sheet. I punched three more stars out with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack from Silver Foil Sheet and adhered all of them to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Another simple card but I love the way the paint stroke make it look like a shooting star! There is my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge. I’m happy that I let it escape last night! LOL! Thank you so very much for stopping by the blog today. I hope that you all have an awesome Friday! 🙂

PPA 207-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White and Midnight Muse (Vintage)

Specialty Card Stock: Silver Foil Sheet

Ink: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Geometrical Clear Mount and Work of Art Wood Mount

Framelits: Stars

Punches: Itty Bitty Accents Pack

Tools: Big Shot, 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!

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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! 🙂

PCCCS097-JK-WM

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!

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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
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Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad
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Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Pad
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Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
$5.95
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad
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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
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Liquid Multipurpose Glue
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Stampin’ Dimensionals
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Snail Permanent Adhesive
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Texture Boutique Machine
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Big Shot
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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!

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Pals Paper Arts 206

Well, I had a very nice Saturday and I hope that you did too! I got up and did some crafty things this morning. I finished mountain all of my new Stamp Sets, unfortunately the organizing didn’t happen. Around 10:00am I left the house to got and get a haircut, stopped by my parents and put a screen protector on mum’s new iPad Air. It was so nice out that I had to take a ride in the convertible and work on my car tan! LOL! I came home and made some cards, ran to Target and watched a little TV. This morning I’m off to Manhattan! I’m going to go and see my fiend Kim. We are going to go on a little adventure and then to see Maleficent. It’s supposed to be another beautiful day! Yeah! I’ll have some pictures for you all tomorrow!

I played with some more goodies and made my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge…

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An interesting color combo don’t you think? My card begins with a base of Whisper White Card Stock and for the background I used a piece of Vellum Card Stock. The panel is a piece of Baked Brown Sugar. I used the Striped Scallop Thinlit to cut out some So Saffron and adhered it to the panel with 2-Way Glue. I will tell you that like the Expressions Thinlits from the Holiday Catalog I recommend using a piece of wax paper between the card stock and die to help with easy release! The flower, bird and greeting are from the Choose Happiness Stamp Set. The flower is stamped in Pacific Point and cut out with my Paper Snips, the bird in So Saffron and also cut out, finally the greeting in Pacific Point and the ends flagged. I used the small stars from the Be the Star Stamp Set, stamped them in Pacific Point and cut them out with the Stars Framelits. Stampin’ Dimensionals hold all of the elements to the card. I love the eclectic feel of the card and the Striped Scallop Thinlit creates a really cool background for all of the them. There you have my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge loaded with new stuff! I hope that you enjoyed the card and that you all have a great Sunday! Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you tomorrow! 🙂

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Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar and So Saffron

Specialty Card Stock: Vellum

Ink: Pacific Point and So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Choose Happiness and Be the Star Clear Mount

Thinlit: Striped Scallop

Framelits: Stars

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

 

Current Promotions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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! 🙂

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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!