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Category: Photopolymer

  • Paper Craft Crew 117

    Here we are winding our way into Wednesday already. My week has been pretty good so far. Last night I went with Heather to look at an apartment. It had, as the realtor stated, a very unique bathroom. The toilet and sink were in one room and the shower was on the other side in another room. The only problem was that you had to walk through the kitchen to get to the shower! That’s not unique that just odd! After, we headed over to Brian and Kim’s for Taco night. Michael joined us and we played some Cards Against Humanity. Neither Heather nor Michael had played before and they really enjoyed the game! It’s always nice to just sit there and laugh with friends! What a nice way to end the day! 🙂

    If it’s Wednesday then that means it’s time for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Here is your inspiration for this week…

    PCCCS117 Sketch 11-05-2014

    I was in the mood for some Bermuda Bay, I haven’t used that color in a long time and it’s one of my favorites! Today’s card begins with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. The background is a piece of Bermuda Bay that is embossed with the Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The panel on the left is piece of paper from the Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper pack backed with some Whisper White. Across the middle of the card is a piece of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and a piece of Bermuda Bay 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon. My stars are from the Many Merry Stars Photopolymer Stamp Set from the Holiday Supplement Catalog, the larger one is stamped in Bermuda Bay on Whisper White and the smaller on is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Bermuda Bay. They are both cut out with the Stars Framelits Dies and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I choose the greeting from the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set and stamped it in Bermuda Bay on a piece of Whisper White, flagged the right, and tucked it under the right side of the panel. Three little crystal sequins adhered above the glimmer paper complete the card. I think that piece of DSP from the Motley Monsters DSP pack is my favorite, just goes to show that there is much more than just Halloween paper in there! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Don’t forget to stop by the blog and see what the other designers have for you for inspiration and let’s see your take, upload your card to the gallery. Thanks very much for taking a little time to come by and see me! Enjoy your Wednesday! 🙂

    PCCCS117-JK-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Many Merry Stars and Endless Wishes Photopolymer

    Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Card Stock: Bermuda Bay and Whisper White

    Specialty Paper: Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer

    Designer Series Paper: Motley Monsters

    Framelits: Stars

    Embossing Folder: Lucky Stars

    Embellishments: Bermuda Bay 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

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

     

    Current Promotions:

    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 Holiday 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 You’re Wonderful. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • SUO Challenges 109

    Hey there! How was your Monday? Mine was not too bad. I got to do my 2 1/2 hour monthly errand yesterday, you know how I love that! I had a Stamp-A-Stack at Sandy’s house last night. I love to do them, gets 16 of my Christmas cards made! Plus we always have a good laugh! It’s getting chillier here and darker earlier, not my favorite time of year. I heard from some of you that you got some snow over the weekend! Yikes! It’s way too early for that!! If you could keep that sort of weather to the north or west of me I would greatly appreciate it!

    It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time for this week’s deals from Stampin’ Up!

    Weekly Deals 11-04-2014 1

    Weekly Deals 11-04-2014 2

    Today I’m over on the SUO Challenges blog for our “A Thanks for Anything” challenge. I send out a lot of Thank You’s and sometimes you need a card that is easy to make but still has some impact to it, that’s what I tried to accomplish with my card. The base is Basic Black Card Stock. I stamped the large Thank You from the Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set in Memento Tuxedo Black and then offset the image slightly and heat embossed it in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Whisper White. The sequins are from the Hello Darling Stamp Set and are also heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I backed the panel with a piece of Brushed Gold Card Stock before adhering it to the base. I like the shadow effect and the gold and black together. I hope that you agree that I accomplished my goal for a simple card with some impact! Take a few minutes to stop by the SUO Challenges blog and see what the other design team members have done. Thanks for visiting with me and enjoy your Tuesday! 🙂

    SUO Challenges 109-WM

    SUO Challenges 109 Close-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Another Thank You Photopolymer and Hello Darling Clear Mount

    Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Gold

    Card Stock: Basic Black and Whisper White

    Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold Metallic

    Tools: Heat Tool and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    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 Holiday 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 You’re Wonderful. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Creation Station – Seasonally Scattered

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    It was a rainy and dreary day here yesterday and I was in Trenton, New Jersey for a rubber stamp show with some friends, more on that tomorrow. Today it’s time for another Creation Station Blog Tour! This time we are featuring the Seasonally Scattered Stamp Set and Gift Card Holders. If you are following along on the tour you have arrived here from Jennifer Frost’s Blog. Always a treat to see what she has! I have two projects for today’s tour, a card and a gift card holder so lets get to them.

    My card features the Seasonally Scattered Stamp Set and two of my favorite things, Vellum and Heat Embossing! The base of the card is Pumpkin Pie Card Stock and my background is a piece of Old Olive that I embossed one of the stamps from the Everything Eleanor Stamp Set in Crushed Curry Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I used the Angled Tag Topper Punch and some Vellum to create my three tags. My Grid Paper helps to line up the tags and image from the Seasonally Scattered Stamp Set. I stamped the two outside ones first and then the center one with Versa-Mark. The two outside ones are heat embossed in Early Espresso Stampin’ Emboss Powder and the inside one in Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Some strategically placed 2-Way Glue adheres them to the card. Love the vellum and the way it lets the swirl peek through form the back!

    Creation Station Tour 13 Card-WM

    The gift card holder is next. I used the Gift Card Envelope and Trims Thinlit to cut out a piece of Kraft Card Stock for the card and Mossy Meadow for the ties. A few pieces of Sticky Strip and the holder is assembled. The three tress are from the Festival of Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set and are stamped in Mossy Meadow on Mossy Meadow. The garland is heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. My greeting is from the Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Mossy Meadow on Very Vanilla and punched out with the Hexagon Punch. A piece of Gold Sequin Trim is tucked under it and adhered to the holder with a Stampin’ Dimensional. I used a Mini Brad to secure the ties in place and some Linen Thread holds it closed. I love the rustic feel of the Kraft with the Mossy Meadow and the gold just gives it enough shine!

    Creation Station Tour 13 Gift Card-WM

    Creation Station Tour 13 Gift Card Back-WM

    And those are my projects for the Creation Station Blog Tour. I hope that you enjoyed them and that you are inspired to make some projects with the Seasonally Scattered Stamp Set and Gift Card Envelope and Trims Thinlit! Your next stop on the tour is the talented Jen Arkfeld! Thank you for stopping by today, enjoy your Sunday! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card:

    Stamp Sets: Seasonally Scattered and Everything Eleanor Clear Mount

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler

    Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive

    Specialty Card Stock: Vellum

    Punch: Angled Tag Topper

    Tools: Heat Tool, 2-Way Glue and SNAIL

     

    Gift Card Holder:

    Stamp Sets: Festival of Trees and Christmas Tagables Photopolymer

    Ink: Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Gold

    Thinlit: Gift Card Envelope and Trims

    Punch: Tree and Hexagon

    Embellishment: Gold Sequin Trim and Linen Thread

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

  • Holiday Snow Globe

    Did you all survive the onslaught of goblins and ghouls?! Are you in a sugar coma?! LOL! My headache finally went away yesterday evening. I haven’t had one like that in a long time and hope to not have one again! I did get to see little Daniel in his costume and he was just the cutest!! Here he is, my little monkey!

    Monkey Daniel

    Complete with a banana in his pocket! I just love him so much! His birthday is coming up soon! Can’t believe that he is going to be a year old already! My day was pretty uneventful and once my headache went away I sat down and made a card for today. Yes, it’s another shaker! LOL!

    The card starts off with a base of Real Red Card Stock. For the front of the shaker I used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut out a negative from a piece of Smoky Slate. The base is a piece of Soft Suede, I also used the Circles Collection Framelits and angled the sides to make it look like a base. My greeting is from the Project Life December Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black. A piece of Whisper White serves as the background. All of my images are from the Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set. The house is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored in with Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers. Santa and the reindeer are markered in Real Red and Soft Suede and the two trees are stamped in Mossy Meadow along with the wreath. Some foam tape holds the glitter inside. The flower is cut out with one of the dies from Wonderful Wreath Framelits. I colored a few Basic Jewel Pearls with the Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers and adhere the whole thing to the card with a Stampin’ Dimensional. A fun card that brings back memories of many snow globes that I had when I was a kid! I hope that you enjoyed and are inspired by my card for you today. Thank you for your well wishes yesterday and for stopping by today, Have a great Saturday! 🙂

    Holiday Snow Globe-WM

    Holiday Snow Globe Close-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Holiday Home and Project Life December Wonder Photopolymer

    Ink: Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Ink and Memento Tuxedo Black

    Stampin’ Write Markers: Real Red and Soft Suede

    Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Real Red

    Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White, Smoky Slate and Soft Suded

    Specialty: Window Sheet

    Framelits: Circles Collection and Wonderful Wreath

    Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls

    Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    NON-Stampin’ Up!: Foam Tape and Martha Stewart Crystal Coarse Glitter

     

    Project Life December Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set
    $15.95
    Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set
    $15.95
    Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
    $5.95
    Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
    $5.95
    Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker
    $3.50
    Neutrals Stampin’ Write Marker
    $22.95
    Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Markers Cherry Cobbler Assortment
    $11.95
    Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment
    $11.95
    Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Markers Crumb Cake Assortment
    $11.95
    Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $6.95
    Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $8.50
    Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $6.95
    Soft Suede 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $6.95
    Window Sheets Base Material
    $4.95
    Circles Collection Framelits Die
    $26.95
    Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies
    $24.95
    Big Shot
    $99.95
    Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments
    $4.95
    Stampin’ Dimensionals
    $3.95
    Snail Permanent Adhesive
    $6.95
    Current Promotions: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 Holiday 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 You’re Wonderful. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Happy Halloween!!

    It’s a Friday and it’s Halloween!! I had a nice evening last night, I went to a class at The Playground that my friend Michael taught. We made four Christmas cards and had a very good time. After we went out for some coffee at Starbucks and just hung out. I had a bit of a headache last night and didn’t get much sleep so I took the day off from work and   am going to try and go back to bed for a while. I haven’t had a really bad headache in years. Oh well, hopefully I can get some rest and it will be all gone later. Did you all finish you preparations for the trick or treaters tonight?! I love to see all of the little kids in their costumes, I wonder what Daniel will be. Hopefully I will see him later and get to take a few pictures!

    I had to make a fun Halloween card to post today. I had see a card on Pinterest a while back that did a fun thing with a tag so that is my inspiration for today’s card. The base is Whisper White Card Stock with a piece of Basic Black on top. My background is a piece of Whisper White and I used the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set and some Tangelo Twist ink for my splotches. I stamped them off so they wouldn’t be too bold. A piece of Tangelo Twist is is used to make my tag along with the Angled Tag Topper Punch. I cut a strip of Tangelo Twist and used some temporary adhesive so I could cut around the tag with a craft knife to create the negative space. The greeting and the bats are from the September Paper Pumpkin Kit and are heat embossed in Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I adhered the negative part of the tag to the card with SNAIL, along with a thin strip of Basic Black and the positive part of the tag with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  A few black enamel dots finish off the card. I love the layout and the negative and positive parts of the tag. I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and that you all have a fantastic Friday and a safe and Happy Halloween! Thanks so much for visiting! 🙂

    Halloween Half Tag-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: September Paper Pumpkin Kit and Gorgeous Grunge Clear Mount

    Ink: Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Black

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Black and Tangelo Twist

    Punch: Angled Tag Topper

    Tools: Heat Tool, Craft Knife, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    NON-Stampin’ Up!: Black Enamel Dots

     

    Current Promotions:

    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 Holiday 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 You’re Wonderful. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Paper Craft Crew 116

    Yes, I do like a Wednesday, this week has been a little torturous at work and it promises only to get worse. But let me not complain about that, let’s focus on the positive. This weekend promises to be fun and I’m looking forward to it. It will be a busy one but then most of them are and to be honest I wouldn’t have them any other way! Tonight was another quiet night, I ran a few errands after work and then came home and listened to some music. Yes, Sam was in there along with Zedd. I do like to sample opposite ends of the spectrum!

    It being Wednesday means that I’m over on the Paper Craft Crew blog for our sketch challenge…

    PCCCS116 Sketch 10-29-2014

    I stayed pretty true to the sketch but moved things around a bit! I started today’s card with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. For the background I took a piece of Pacific Point and one of the stamps from the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set and heat embossed it in Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder, randomly stamped. A piece of Whisper White serves as the home for my greeting which is from the Mingle All the Way Stamp Set and is stamped in Pacific Point. The frame is a piece of Silver Foil Sheet and is cut out with the On Film Framelits and adhered to the white with 2-Way Glue, slightly offset. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere it to the card. My snowflake is from the Cheerful Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Pacific Point and punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch. A few Basic Jewels Rhinestones are adhered to the image and another piece of Silver Foil Sheet is punched out with the Banner Punch and tucked behind it. Another Stampin’ Dimensionals adheres it to the card. A nice and bright cheerful non-traditional Holiday card! I don’t think that I have used Pacific Point in a really long time, if ever for a Holiday card, but I really like it! I hoe that you too enjoyed my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Over on the BLOG you will find some more inspiration from the rest of the design team. Take a little time to make a card and upload it to the gallery so we can see your creation! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Wednesday! 🙂

    PCCCS116-JK-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Mingle All the Way and Gorgeous Grunge Clear Mount and Cheerful Tags Photopolymer

    Ink: Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Silver

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Pacific Point

    Specialty Paper: Silver Foil Sheet

    Framelits: On Film

    Punches: 1″ Circle and Banner

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

     

    Current Promotions:

    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 Holiday 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 You’re Wonderful. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Mojo 369

    Another typical Monday. The Fall Forums started at work today and I get to play A/V guy for the next two weeks. Nothing ever goes as planned and I just have to make it all work. No pressure though! LOL! I will be glad when they are done! Heather stopped by for a bit when I got home from work and we chatted about the goings on in our lives. After she left I retreated to the Stampin’ Galley to make my card for tonight and play with some other goodies. It was a relaxing evening and that is a good thing.

    Here are this week’s Stampin’ Up! weekly deals:

    Weekly Deals 10-28-2014 1

    Weekly Deals 10-28-2014 2

    And now on to the card that I crafted last night is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch…

    Mojo369

    And it’s a Tall & Skinny! Yay! I began today’s card with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. My background is a piece of Lost Lagoon. I stamped my greeting from the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set in Cherry Cobbler and wrapped a piece of Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine around my background and tied it in a bow. A little dab of Crystal Effects holds the bow neatly in place and some SNAIL adheres the background to the base. My panel on the left is a piece of Cherry Cobbler, I used the “Vintage” 1 1/4″ Square Punch to punch out my windows. The snowflakes are also from the Endless Wishes Set and are heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Vellum Card Stock. A little Multi-Purpose Glue adheres the frame to the Vellum and Stampin’ Dimensionals affix it to the card. A few sequins scattered across the top complete the card. I love the Lost Lagoon with the Cherry Cobbler, I think that they compliment each other nicely! There is my simple Holiday card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Oh, and if you take a look at the picture the Baker’s Twine looks a bit like a candle again! I hope that you like the card! Thank you for taking some time to come by and visit with me. Have a terrific Tuesday! 🙂

    Mojo 369-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Set: Endless Wishes Photopolymer

    Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Lost Lagoon and Cherry Cobbler

    Specialty Card Stock: Vellum

    Punch: 1 1/4″ Square (Vintage)

    Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine

    Tools: Heat Tool, Crystal Effects. Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

     

    Current Promotions:

    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 Holiday 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 You’re Wonderful. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Paper Players 219

    Another lovely day here on Long Island. It wasn’t quite as warm as yesterday but no complaints. My day was very nice, I got up and puttered around the house for a bit and then went to meet Sandy and LeAnne to go to the Scrapbook store and meet up with Michael. LeAnne was up from PA to spend the weekend with Sandy. The ladies browsed around the store for a bit and I spoke to Renee and Michael. After they were done the four of us headed over to Panera for lunch. I got to use Apple Pay for the first time and it was pretty cool! Just touch your finger to the home button and my purchase was paid for! We had a nice lunch and even got the waitress to take our picture! So many craft people at one table! 🙂

    Sandy, LeAnne, Michael and I Panera

    After I came home and crafted for a bit. Andrew stopped by for a quick chat and I gave him some stuff to put in his car to help with his service engine soon light. I sat down and watched a movie and relaxed a bit. Working all of those hours on Friday made the weekend seen even shorter. And now we are back to Monday. Bleh!

    Not all bad though because Monday’s mean Paper Players challenge time! This week we have a fun sketch from Nance…

    Paper Players #219

    When I saw the sketch I decided that I wanted a nice snowy shaker card so that’s what I made! My card base is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Garden Green with the On Point Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. To make my shaker I used those Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles again! I’m a little addicted I think! I cut out a piece of Soft Sky and Window Sheet with one and then used two to cut out a piece of Crumb Cake that I stamped in Soft Suede with the Hardwood Background Stamp. Two pieces of Whisper White are cut out with the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Dies and adhered to my Soft Sky base. The trees are from the Festival of Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set and Are stamped in Garden Green for the tree and Encore Gold Metallic for the dots. I used the Tree Punch to punch them out. The bird is from the same set and is stamped din Cherry Cobbler and cut out with my Paper Snips. The tree in the back is adhered with SNAIL and the bird and tree in the foreground are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Some foam tape, doubled, is adhered around the edges of the frame and Martha Stewart Crystal Coarse Glitter is sprinkled generously on the window and then the back adhered. I used a little Fast Fuse to adhere the shaker to the card. Next to it is a piece of Brushed Gold Metallic Card Stock adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. My greeting is from the Project Life December Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set from the 2014 Holiday Supplement and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White and punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch. A Stampin’ Dimensional holds that to the card too. I put just enough glitter in the shaker to hide the hills but when you tilt it back you get to see them! I hope that you enjoyed my little christmas shaker card for this week’s Paper Players sketch challenge. I thank you for coming by to catch up with me and I hope that you have a great Monday! 🙂

    Paper Players 219-WM

    Paper Players 219 Close-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Festival of Trees and Project Life December to Remember Photopolymer and HardWood Background Clear Mount

    Ink: Garden Green, Soft Suede and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White, Soft Sky and Crumb Cake

    Specialty: Window Sheet and Brushed Gold Metallic

    Embossing Folder: On Point

    Punch: 1″ Circle and Tree

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

    NON-Stampin’ Up!: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Hillside Border, Foam Tape

     

    Festival Of Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set
    $15.95
    Project Life December Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set
    $15.95
    Hardwood Clear Stamp Set
    $13.95
    Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad
    $5.95
    Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad
    $5.95
    Metallic Gold Encore Pad
    $9.95
    Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad
    $5.95
    Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $6.95
    Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $6.95
    Soft Sky 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $6.95
    Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $8.50
    Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $6.95
    On Point Textured Impressions Embossing Folders
    $7.95
    Tree Punch
    $16.95
    1″ Circle Punch
    $12.95
    Window Sheets Base Material
    $4.95
    Brushed Gold 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
    $7.95
    Big Shot
    $99.95
    Stampin’ Dimensionals
    $3.95
    Snail Permanent Adhesive
    $6.95
    Fuse Fast Adhesive
    $9.95

    Current Promotions:

    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 Holiday 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 You’re Wonderful. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Paper Players 218

    Now that was a rainy, windy nasty day yesterday! It rained all day, that drizzly kind. One of those days that you would have much rather stayed home. Work was nutty, but that’s to be expected for the rest of the week. I came home and got to see Daniel at dinner. He is starting to walk already! He’s not even a year old, he’s really quite the clever little boy. Must take after his uncle! LOL! I went to see Heather for a bit last night and then came home and watched Forever, still really enjoying it! If you haven’t checked it out you can see all of the episodes on Watch ABC. It’s supposed to rain all day today too, oh well, what can you do?!

    Oh yes! For two days I have forgotten to mention the 2014 Holiday Supplement Catalog! All products in the catalog are available while supplies last and it’s packed full of great quick and easy project ideas! If you would like a copy you can download one HERE!

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    Today I have my card for this week’s Paper Players CAS color challenge from my friend Sandy…

    Paper Players #218

    Silver or Gold, glad I read that a second time before I got to work on my card, I would have done both! Today, my card starts with a base of Basic Black Card Stock. I trimmed a piece of Kraft Card Stock and used the Dotty Angles Photopolymer Stamp Set and some Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder on the right side. I used Fast Fuse to adhere it to the base, things sometimes get a little curly when you heat emboss so I wanted to make sure that it stayed down. Just before I stuck it in place I put a piece of Linen Thread behind it. For my feathers I used some Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and the Four Feathers Stamp Set to heat emboss one on Vellum. They other one is a piece of Gold Foil Sheet and they are both cut out with the Feathers Framelits. A little SNAIL near the bottom adheres them to the card. Back to the Linen Thread which I tied one of the Gold Basic Metal Buttons to in a neat little bow. My greeting is from the Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set and is also heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Basic Black and punched out with the Hexagon Punch. A Stampin’ Dimensionals holds it in place and completes today’s card. I just really love the way the Kraft looks with the black and gold. Simple yet elegant but in an understated way. It’s a very non-tradittional Holiday card but a quick change of the greeting and it would work for so much more! I hoeo that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Players CAS Silver or Gold challenge from Sandy. I really enjoyed making it to share with you! Thanks for stopping by and have a great Thursday! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Four Feathers Clear Mount and Dotty Angles and Christmas Tagables Photopolymer

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Black and Gold

    Card Stock: Basic Black and Kraft

    Specialty Card Stock: Vellum and Gold Foil Sheet

    Framelits: Feathers

    Punch: Hexagon

    Embellishments: Linene Thread and Gold Basic Metal Buttons

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

     

    Current Promotions:

    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 Holiday 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 You’re Wonderful. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

  • Paper Craft Crew 115

    Here we are at midweek again. This week is a very busy week at work. We have our annual Gala on Friday. There is a nice 7:00am to 11:00pm day! Yesterday was a good day at work, I got to go on a nice long three hour errand! Love when that happens. Last night was a nice quiet evening, I crafted for a bit, talked to Danielle and watch some TV. Oh, I almost forgot, I got my tickets to see Sam Smith again in January. This time he’s in Madison Square Garden!! And I got pretty good seats this time too!! I’m looking forward to that!

    So it’s Wednesday and that means I’m over on the Paper Craft Crew blog for this week’s sketch challenge…

    PCCCS115 Sketch 10-22-2014

    So when I looked at the sketch I wanted to use the Heart Border Punch, who knows! LOL! My card starts with a base of Garden Green Card Stock. For my background I took a piece of Crumb Cake and embossed it with the On Point Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The bottom is a piece of paper from the Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack. To cover the seam I used a piece of Cherry Cobbler and tied a piece of Linen Thread around it in a bow to the left. The panel is another piece of the Designer Series Paper with a piece of Cherry Cobbler on top and I used the Hearts Border Punch across the top. My Tree is from the Festival of Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set, stamped in Garden Green on Garden Green and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A few hearts are adhered to the tree with Multi-Purpose Glue and the panel to the card with more Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Garden Green on a piece of Whisper White and punched out with the 3/4″ Circle Punch. In the upper right corner is part of a circle and a strip of Cherry Cobbler with one of the hearts from the Essentials Wooden Elements colored in with my Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker. A heart is adhered to the top of that and three more in the right corner complete the card. A fun traditional Christmas card with a slight country feel to it! I hope that you liked my card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. There is some more inspiration over on the BLOG so be sure and stop by! Thanks for visiting with me today, I hope that you have a very nice Wednesday! 🙂

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    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Sets: Festival Of Trees and Endless Wishes Photopolymer

    Ink: Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Card Stock: Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White

    Designer Series Paper: Trim the Tree Stack

    Embossing Folder: On Point

    Punches: Hearts Border, Tree and 3/4″ Circle

    Embellishments: Linen Thread, Essentials Wooden Elements

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

     

    Current Promotions:

    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 Holiday 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 You’re Wonderful. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!