Punches – Page 32

November 8, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 111

Guess what… do you know what day it is?! Yes folks, that’s right, it’s Friday!! We all know that I do loves me some Friday! Yesterday as they promised, it was rainy and cold. Today, just cold. Tonight is Chinese food and movie night with Heather and tomorrow, off to Manhattan with Andrew for some more marathon walking! I’ll have to see if I can take some pictures to post. But to hold you over, here’s one of Andrew’s famous sunset pictures…

Now on to today’s post. My inspiration for today’s card is this week’s Freshly Made Sketches…

I looked at the sketch and sat down at my desk and I saw the card before I made it. The whole card! I don’t think that has ever happened before. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. The strip across the bottom is Gold Foil Sheet and I used the Chevron Border Punch to punch out some Real Red, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive. The main component, the frame, is a piece of Whisper White Card Stock cut out with the Squares Collection Framelits Dies and I used the Christmas Messages Stamp Set to stamp my greeting on Vellum. I heat embossed it with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and adhered it to the back of the frame. The base is a piece of Whisper White backed with a piece of Gold Foil Sheet and some random sequins from a Target find to create the background for the greeting. To finish it off some Real Red, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive are punched out with the tree from the Merry Mini’s Punch Pack and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really like the pop of turquoise with the red and green and the gold foil gives it a little shine. And like I said yesterday, I really like this card! LOL! Thanks so much for stopping by to see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge. Please take a moment to leave a comment to let me know what you think of the card and more importantly, have yourselves an awesome Friday!!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive

Specialty Paper: Gold Foil Sheet

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Gold

Stamp Set: Christmas Messages Clear Mount

Framelits: Squares Collection

Punches: Merry Mini’s and Chevron Border

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

Non Stampin’ Up!: Sequins

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November 7, 2013January 6, 2016

Mojo 318

Hey peeps! How’s it going? Things are good on my end. It’s been a quiet week, which is nice for a change. Work was busy but bearable today and the weather was nice. It’s supposed to rain and then get colder over the weekend. Ahh, I long for spring already! I did get to spend some quality time at the craft desk last night and I made a card that I really love! I’ll post it tomorrow and you’ll have to let me know what you think!

My post for today is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. This week’s sketch is from the talented Julee Tilman…

I really do always like the Mojo sketches, lots of layers! My card starts off with a base of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. The background is a piece of Whisper White that I stamped with the Dictionary Background Stamp in Sahara Sand. A strip of Bermuda Bay is flagged on the bottom and embossed using the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The Pool Party tag is stamped with the Merry Little Christmas Stamp Set in Bermuda Bay and the “little” in Cherry Cobbler and popped up with a Stampin’ Dimensional. A piece of Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon is tied in a bow using the “Fork” method and adhered with a Mini Glue Dot. Across the bottom of the tag is some Cherry Cobbler that I cut out with the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die. My snowflakes are from the Festive Flurry Stamp Set and are stamped in Pool Party and cut out with the Festive Flurry Framelits Dies. Three red sequins in the top left finish off the card. I’m really enjoying the blues this Christmas and I love that Dictionary Stamp! Thank you for taking some time to stop by and see my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Have a great Thursday everyone! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay and Pool Party

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Merry Little Christmas, Festive Flurry and Dictionary Background Clear Mount

Framelits: Festive Flurry

Embossing Folder: Stylish Stripes

Bigz Die: Tasteful Trim XL

Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

NON Stampin’ Up!: Sequins

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November 6, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 66

Today was a kind of mediocre day. I don’t really have anything to tell you because not much went on. The weather was a little bit better today, it wasn’t so cold. I had dinner, came home, did the dishes, Andrew came over and we went to the gym. Like I said, not much went on. Oh wait, there was one good thing that happened yesterday! The new Occasions Catalog was posted on the Demo site yesterday morning and you are going to love it!

It’s Wednesday, so today I have my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge. This week’s sketch has a fun banner across it…

The base of today’s card is Bermuda Bay Card Stock. For the background I used a piece of paper from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack. To mix it up a little, I stamped the tree from the Special Season Stamp Set in Smoky Slate on Smoky Slate Card Stock and adhered it in the middle. My banner starts off with a piece of Whisper White Baker’s Twine that is threaded through two Brights Collection Designer Buttons and they are adhered to the card with Mini Glue Dots. The “joy” is from the A Banner Christmas Stamp Set, stamped in Bermuda Bay and cut out with my Paper Snips. The two ornaments are from the Very Merry Tags Stamp Set and they are stamped in Smoky Slate and punched out with the Mosaic Punch. All of my banner pieces are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I know I’ve used the blues a lot for Christmas cards this year, but I really really like them, and I’m very happy with my little tree in the middle. I appreciate your visit today to see my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge. Don’t forget to visit the blog to see what the other designers have come up with and enter your card in the gallery. I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost Stack

Ink: Bermuda Bay and Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: A Banner Christmas, Special Season and Very Merry Tags Clear Mount

Punches: Mosaic

Embellishments: Brights Collection Designer Buttons and Whisper White Baker’s Twine

Tools: Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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November 5, 2013January 6, 2016

SUO Challenges 83

As far as Monday’s go yesterday wasn’t too bad. Work was bearable and it was nice and quiet when I got home. It was really cold here but it’s supposed to warm up later in the week. I spoke to a friend last night on the phone, something that I don’t really do as most people just usually text these days. I also got to sit at the craft desk for a while and just play. We all know there is nothing I like more than that! Tomorrow is gym day and I am looking forward to that too!

Today’s post is for the SUO Challenges Design Team. This time around we ask you to use your favorite greeting. I didn’t even have to think about this one, I knew right away just what I would use. The base of today’s card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. I used some Brushed Gold Card Stock and the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. The little snowflakes are from the “Vintage” Northern Frost Sizzlit Decorative Strip Die and are cut out from Whisper White. I stamped my greeting using the “Vintage” Heart of Christmas Stamp, heat embossed it with some Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder and rounded the corners. Behind it is a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I cut out with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies and used the Essential Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool to pierce just the top and bottom. A piece of Champagne Glimmer Paper punched out with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch goes in the middle and Stampin’ Dimensionals hold the pieces to the card. I really do love the Heart of Christmas stamp and was sad to see it go with last year’s Holiday Catalog. I was also happy when I found my Norther Frost Strip Die, I had forgotten that I had it! Thanks very much for stopping by to see my Design Team card for the SUO Challenges blog. Speaking of blog don’t forget to to head over and check out the other designers projects and enter yours in the gallery. Have a good day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold Metallic

Specialty Paper: Champagne Glimmer

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Cherry Cobbler

Stamp: Heart of Christmas Wood Mount (Vintage)

Framelits: Deco Labels Collection

Embossing Folder: Stylish Stripes

Punches: 2 1/2″ Circle and 3/16″ Corner Rounder

Sizzlit: Northern Frost Decorative Strip

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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November 3, 2013January 6, 2016

Just Add Ink 189

Errands ran… check, much needed haircut… check, ride in the convertible with Andrew… added bonus! It was a beautiful day here yesterday, much more spring like than fall. I think it got up to 66 degrees today but it was nice and sunny, how I wish it would stay! This morning my friend Heather and I are going to join Andrew for the Out of the Darkness Community Walk for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. You can find out more about the organization here. Oh, did you enjoy your extra hour of sleep this morning?! I needed it so I really did!!

The inspiration for today’s card comes from this week’s Just Add Ink challenge. This time they have a fun and different color challenge…

I saw a card on Pinterest that used a woodgrain patterned paper and I decided that I would recreate it, that was the inspiration for the background for today’s card. The base of the card is Whisper White Card Stock. My background is a piece of Crumb Cake that I stamped in Crumb Cake with the Timber Stampin Around Wheel. Then I used my uni-ball Signo Gel Pen and ruler to draw lines to separate the “boards”. To finish the look I was trying to achieve I sponged on some White Craft Ink to give it a whitewashed feel. I stamped the greeting from the Best of Greetings Stamp Set in Perfect Plum and backed it with Perfect Plum flagging both of the ends. The flowers are from the Flower Shop Stamp Set and are stamped in Jet Black Staz-On and punched out with the Pansy Punch. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere them to the card. I’m really happy with the way the background turned out and will definitely do that again. Thank you very much for visiting with me today to see my card for this week’s Just Add Ink challenge. Have a great Sunday! 🙂

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Card Stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple and Perfect Plum

Ink: Crumb Cake and Perfect Plum Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Jet Black Staz-On and White Craft

Pen: uni-ball Signo Gel

Stamp Sets: Flower Shop and Best of Greetings Clear Mount and Timber Stampin’ Around Wheel

Punch: Pansy

Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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November 1, 2013January 6, 2016

Fab Friday 30

If you are reading this post, it means I’ve successfully gotten up on time to be at the college for work at 6:45 AM. My usual commute time is 10 minutes but this morning it’s been extended to 45, which does not make me a happy person. Thus, my usual enthusiasm for Friday is at a lull today. Hopefully I’ll make it through the day and I’ll be able to post again tomorrow. Only time will tell. LOL! My apologies once again for yesterday’s mishap with my mixed up stamp sets. Thanks again to Mary for pointing it out!

There is one good thing about today, it’s Fab Friday! This week we have a timely fall color challenge for you…

The base of my card is Early Espresso Card Stock. To create the background I used my Window Sheet mask and I sponged some Crushed Curry onto Very Vanilla. It’s mounted to a piece of Crushed Curry and then adhered to the card base. My three ornaments are from the Christmas Collectibles Stamp Set and are stamped in Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Old Olive. They are all punched out with the Christmas Ornament punch and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Down in the right corner is the greeting from my new favorite stamp set, the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set. I stamped it in Old Olive and Cajun Craze. I really do like the sunburst effect and apparently I’m not the only one that likes the Endless Wishes set because it’s on backorder! Thanks very much for coming by today to see my Design Team card for this week’s Fab Friday color challenge. Be sure to stop by the blog and see what the other talented designers have come up with. Don’t forget to enter your card so we can see your take! Have a fabulous Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry and Very Vanilla

Ink: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso

Stamp Sets: Christmas Collectibles Clear Mount and Endless Wishes Photopolymer

Punches: Christmas Ornament

Tools: Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 31, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 110

CORRECTION One of my readers, Mary, was kind enough to point out that I used the wrong name for the Stamp Set and Framelits. It should be Backyard Basics not Secret Garden. Thank you Mary! Time to stop typing my post after midnight! 🙂

Hello there peeps! How is it going? Me, well… like I said yesterday work is insanely busy. We have a conference tomorrow and all of the last minute stuff needs to be done today. What that really means is that everything needs to be done today! I did have another nice quiet evening at home last night. I sat at my craft desk and puttered around. It was very productive too, I got three cards made. Love it when that happens!

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Today have my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch is provided by the talented Rita…

I really like the fact that it has symmetry but is off just a little. The base of my card is So Saffron Card Stock and the background is a piece of Very Vanilla that I embossed with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The three bees are from the Backyard Basics Stamp Set ~~Secret Garden Stamp Set~~ and are stamped in Jet Black Staz-On and cut out with the coordinating Backyard Basics Framelits Dies ~~Secret Garden Framelits Dies~~. I punched a piece of So Saffron out with the Hexagon Punch and the bees and hexagon are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from one of the Paper Pumpkin Kits and is cut out with the Itty Bitty Banners Framelits Dies. I threaded some Linen Thread through one of the Subtles Designer Buttons and adhered it with a Mini Glue Dot to complete the card. I love the softness of the So Saffron with the Very Vanilla and the bees are just neat! I appreciate you stopping by to see my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge from Rita. I hope that everyone has a good Thursday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: So Saffron and Very Vanilla

Ink: Jet Black Staz-On

Stamp Sets: Backyard Basics ~~Secret Garden~~ and Paper Pumpkin Kit Clear Mount

Framelits: Bitty Banners and Backyard Basics ~~Secret Garden~~

Embossing Folder: Honeycomb

Embellishments: Subtles Designer Buttons and Linen Thread

Tools: Big Shot, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 30, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 65

And here we are at Wednesday again… work, not a lot of fun lately, but I did have a nice evening after I left work. I went over to see my friend Sandy, we had a nice dinner and got to catch up. I don’t see Sandy nearly as much as I’d like to, but we’ll have to remedy that in the future. I came home, met my friend Andrew and went to the gym. All in all, it was a nice way to spend my after work time.

It’s Wednesday, as I have mentioned, and that means it’s time for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge. This week we have a simple sketch for you…

The layout of the sketch gives you quite a few possibilities. I decided I needed to use one of my new stamp sets that I got during the 25% off promotion. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. On the bottom half, there is a piece of paper from the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper Pack. Above that is a piece of paper from the Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper Pack and along the bottom is a piece of Real Red that I punched with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. Across the middle is a piece of Very Vanilla 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon. My stamped image/greeting is from the Crazy, Mixed-Up Love Stamp Set and is stamped in Real Red. I used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut it out and backed it with a piece of Chocolate Chip. The hearts are cut out with the Fashionable Hearts Embosslit and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I decided the card needed a little something more along the bottom, so I cut out a piece of Real Red with the Expressions Thinlits Dies and adhered it with 2-Way Glue. I love when you can use a seasonal Designer Series Paper for something other than it was intended and the Thinlits are by far my favorite product! Thank you very much for stopping by to see my Paper Craft Crew Design Team Card for this week’s sketch challenge. Take some time and head on over to the blog to see what the other designers have done with the sketch, and enter your card in the gallery so we can see your take on it as well! Have a happy Hump Day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Real Red

Designer Series Paper: Sweater Weather and Polka Dot Parade

Ink: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Crazy, Mixed-Up Love Clear Mount

Thinlits: Expressions

Framelits: Circles Collection

Embosslit: Fashionable Hearts

Punch: Scallop Edge Border

Embellishments: Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

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

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October 29, 2013January 6, 2016

Mojo 317

Today was a busy day at work and a quiet evening at home. I do like it when not too much is going on when I get home, it’s definitely a rarity. I got to sit down and make my card and play around with some other ideas that were floating around in my head. Did some more blog research and started planning what I am going to do for my video. I had a some people ask about the mask that I used for yesterday’s card so here is a picture of it…

I used a ruler to draw lines and then my Paper Snips to cut out the sections. It is 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, just right for a card front. I like it made out of the Window Sheet, I can keep reusing it!

Today is Tuesday so it’s time for this weeks 25% off specials. There is also a Tag & Box Bundle available now thru November 19th and a 30% off Digital Downloads and Print Products now thru November 29th. You can see the list below of the Tuesday Specials, click here for a PDF of the Tag & Box Bundles and here for the Digital Flyer or the price list PDF for the print products here.

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Now on to my card. My inspiration for today’s post is this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch challenge. This week’s sketch is provided by none other than Julee Tilman…

Round or Square… there seems to be a lot of round on the card itself! I pondered my card for a while and as soon as I saw past the circles it all came together. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. The background is two pieces of paper from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack mounted to a piece of Bermuda Bay with a strip of Bermuda Bay across the middle. I embossed a piece of Smoky Slate with the Delicate Designs Textured Impressions Folder and adhered it slightly off center. My snowflakes are from the Festive Flurry Stamp Set, inked with Versa-Mark and heat embossed with Pool Party and Whisper White Stampin’ Emboss Powder onto Vellum Card Stock. The Festive Flurry Framelits Dies cut them out perfectly and some carefully placed SNAIL holds them to the card. I choose the greeting from the Tags 4 You Stamp Set. I stamped it in Bermuda Bay and punched it out with the Label Bracket Punch, a Stampin’ Dimensional holds it in place. I love the way heat embossing looks on Vellum and the colors are some of my favorites! Thanks very much for paying me a visit today to see my Mojo Monday card for this week’s sketch challenge. Make today the best Tuesday ever! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay and Smoky Slate

Specialty Card Stock: Vellum

Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost Stack

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: White and Pool Party Stampin’ Emboss

Stamp Sets: Festive Flurry and Tags 4 You Clear Mount

Framelits: Festive Flurry

Embossing Folder: Delicate Details

Punch: Label Bracket

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 28, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Players 169

Greetings peeps! How was the rest of your weekend? My Sunday was nice and quiet. I ran to Target in the morning with my friend Heather and then I spent the rest of the day crafting and running errands. I do love Sundays when they are like that. I didn’t have time to put together a video this weekend but I will eventually get to it! I did take another step towards moving my blog to the hosted account. Sometime in the next few weeks, when I have a minute or two, I will complete the transition. LOL! Probably later rather than sooner. I will keep you posted.

It’s Monday so that means it’s Paper Players time! This week we have a fun sketch from the lovely Anne Marie…

I was playing around with the “shimmer spritz” that I made the other day again. I also made a sunburst mask out of a Window Sheet. I thought that would be better because then I can reuse it. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. My main panel is a piece of Whisper White that I spritzed my sunburst on using the mask and I backed it with a piece of Brushed Gold and Bermuda Bay. Next up is my strip of Bermuda Bay that I heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder using a stamp from the Background Builders Stamp Set. I tucked three Brushed Gold flags that I cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits under the left side. My ornament is from the Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set, I heat embossed it with Gold and cut it out with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits. Three “Vintage” Metallic 3/16″ Brads backed with Bermuda Bay are up in the left corner. My greeting is stamped in Bermuda Bay and is from the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set. The pictures don’t really show you how nice and shimmery the sunburst is and I really like the gold and Bermuda Bay together. I know, I have been using a lot of gold lately, we all have phases right?!?! Thanks for stopping by to see my card for this week’s Paper Players challenge. I hope you enjoyed the card and that your day is pretty awesome! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Bermuda Bay

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold Metallic

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Gold Stampin’ Emboss

Stamp Sets: Ornament Keepsakes and Background Builders Clear Mount and Endless Wishes Photopolymer

Framelits: Bitty Banners and Holiday Ornaments

Embellishments: Metallic 3/16″ Brads (Vintage)

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

Other: Mask and “Shimmer Spray”

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