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August 2, 2012January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #46

Hello everyone! How are we all doing today? I’m doing great! I downloaded my update to My Digital Studio yesterday and I’m going to play with it over the weekend. There are some really neat new features and you can read all about them here. Today’s post is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. I was lucky enough to be picked as Ann’s Perfect Prince last week! Thanks Ann! This week’s sketch is provided by Lesley…

I was really happy when I saw the sketch, it gave me a reason to use my Top Note Bigz Die. I don’t think I have used it since last Christmas! The base of my card is Tangerine Tango Card Stock. I used a piece of Tangerine Tango 5/8″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon that I got from the Clearance Rack a while ago. Under that I punched the edge of a piece of Certainly Celery with the Scallop Trim Border Punch, then I wrapped the edges of the ribbon around that back of a piece of So Saffron and adhered it to the card with SNAIL. A piece of Whisper White is cut out with the Top Note Bigz Die and I stamped the image form the Flowering Flourishes Stamp Set in Certainly Celery. I used the Boho Blossoms Punch to punch out the flowers and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit for the butterflies both in Tangerine Tango. Some Mini Glue Dots keep the on the stamped image and I added some Basic Jewels Pearls to the centers of the flowers. The Top Note is adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and is stamped in Tangerine Tango. I flagged the ends and adhered it to a piece of Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper and used some more Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount it to the card. I love the bright and cheery color combination and clean design. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Freshly Made Sketches Challenge card and thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron and Certainly Celery

Ink: Certainly Celery and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Flowering Flourishes and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls and Tangerine Tango 5/8″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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August 1, 2012January 6, 2016

Vanilla Burgundy Joyous Frame

Good morning! Today’s the day! The Holiday Catalog is live! You can place your orders for the new goodies by clicking on the catalog to the right. I hope that you have enjoyed all of the sneak peeks and have gotten some inspiration from them. Today’s post uses new items from the Holiday Catalog. The base of the card is Bravo Burgundy Card Stock. I used the new Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with some Very Vanilla Card Stock for the background. I flagged a piece of Bravo Burgundy and used a piece of retired Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon and flagged that too and mounted it to the center of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The frame and the ornament are from the new Joyous Celebrations Stamp Set and are stamped in Bravo Burgundy. I stamped the frame on Sahara Sand and used the Extra Large Oval Punch to punch out the frame and I fussy cut the ornament with my Paper Snips. A Basic Jewels Pearl place in the center of the star finishes off the card. I really like nontraditional holiday colors. This card is a super simple quick and easy one to make and would be great for making a stack to send out to friends. Who wouldn’t want to get this card instead of a store bought one?! Don’t forget, place your order through me and start earning your Anchor Rewards towards any free stamp set of your choice. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand and Bravo Burgundy

Ink: Bravo Burgundy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Joyous Celebrations Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Extra Large Oval Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

This month’s promotion is for the Howl-O-Ween Printer’s Tray Project. Earn this for FREE when you sign up to be a Demonstrator.

July 29, 2012January 6, 2016

Tangerine Point Blue Amazing Birthday

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Yesterday was my friend Kim’s brother Kevin’s Birthday. They had a BBQ and thankfully had tents because it poured here on and off today. We had little bursts of sunshine so all wasn’t bad. Kevin is Autistic and one of the happiest people I know. He got video games and Mets tickets but his favorite gifts are coke, pickles and BBQ potato chips! Wouldn’t life be great if that’s all it took for us to be happy?

I used the closest colors I could come to the Mets colors for his card. The base of the card is Tangerine Tango Card Stock and I used the Distressed Dots Wood Mount Background Stamp stamped in Tangerine Tango for a nice tone-on-tone background. The happy birthday is from the You’re Amazing Stamp Set and is stamped in Tangerine Tango. I used the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack to create the ticket corners and also to punch out the two circles of Tangerine Tango on either side. I used the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies to cut out a piece of Brights Stack Designer Series Paper. The greeting is mounted to the cut out with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used the Blue Ribbon Stamp Set for main image and it is stamped in Pacific Point. Then I cut it out with my Paper Snips and cut off the ribbon part from the bottom and adhered that to the card with SNAIL. Two pieces of Tangerine Tango Striped 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon formerly from the clearance rack are flagged and adhered to the ribbon part and then the round is adhered with SNAIL over that. The center image is from the same set and is stamped in Tangerine Tango, punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch and mounted to the main image with a Stampin’ Dimensional too. I love the simplicity of this card and hope that you enjoyed it too. Happy Birthday Kevin and to all of you thank you for visiting and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango and Pacific Point

Ink: Tangerine Tango and Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Blue Ribbon and You’re Amazing Clear Mount

Embellishments: Tangerine Tango Striped 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

It’s the last few days for you to make a $50* purchase and get the Reason to Smile Stamp Set for $5! Time is also running out for you to get your additional $50 in Host(ess) dollars!

Now is also the best time to host a Workshop. If your Workshop (or individual order) totals $450* you get $115 in Host(ess) dollars plus one item at 50% off!! That’s $115 worth of items FREE plus one item at 50% off from the New Catalog! Hurry, offer ends July 31, 2012.

*The total is for items that are purchased only and does not include shipping or sales tax.

June 23, 2012January 6, 2016

CCMC 207

Hello everyone and welcome to Saturday! It’s my friend Tony’s 30th birthday today and we are having a little party for him later. I’ll get to see my peeps! Wee! It’s supposed to be nice out today and in the 80’s. Yesterday we had torrential rain for about 2 hours and it is still muggy out. My friend Kim is also coming out to visit from Manhattan tomorrow, it’s going to be a great weekend!

Today’s post is for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a sketch challenge to work with…

I looked at it an thought how nice and simple, I still managed to use about 10 different things! The base of the card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. The top part of the angled paper is a piece from the World Spectacular Designer Series Paper. Next we have a piece of Calypso Coral 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon. On the Very Vanilla piece I used the Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies and the letters are from the Lovely Letters Alphabet Stamp Set and they are stamped in Midnight Muse. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get them all lined up. The you on the bottom was markered in Midnight Muse and is from the retired Engraved Greetings. I punched it out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and then used the Decorative Label Punch with some Calypso Coral to mount it on before adhering it to the card with SNAIL. For a little balance I used one of the Everyday Enchantment Brads from the 2012 Sale-A-Bration catalog. I punched out a piece of Midnight Muse with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and used the Paper-Piercing Tools and the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack for a little added texture. It’s mounted to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. The color combination is very different for me and I like it more than I though I would. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Create with Connie and Mary card and that you have a wonderful Saturday! Thanks for checking in! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Calypso Coral and Midnight Muse

Ink: Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Ink – New Firm Foam Pads

Stamp Sets: Lovely Letters Alphabet Clear Mount and Engraved Greetings Wood Mount (Retired)

Designer Series Paper: World Spectacular

Embellishments: Calypso Coral 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon and Everyday Enchantment Brads (Retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies, Extra Large Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Paper-Piercer, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots and SNAIL

*The total is for items that are purchased only and does not include shipping or sales tax.

June 17, 2012January 6, 2016

Happy Father’s Day!

Good morning everyone and Happy Father’s Day to all of you dad’s and to the mom’s that do double duty. I’m posting two cards today, one that I made for a friend of mine and the second one for my dad. The first card uses the very first set that I purchased from Stampin’ Up!, The Open Sea. It was in last year’s Summer Mini and it is still one of my favorite masculine sets. The base of the card is Whisper White Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Chocolate Chip with the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. All of the image are from The Open Sea Stamp Set. The ship and the Anchor are stamped in Night of Navy and the log page is stamped in Chocolate Chip. The ship and anchor are cut out with my Paper Snips and mounted to the log which is backed by Night of Navy and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Delightful Dozen Stamp Set and is also stamped in Night of Navy. For a nice finishing touch I tied a piece of Linen Thread around the log before I mounted it to the card With Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The second card is actually a CASE that I saw in a video from Brenda Keenan on Stampin’ Connection (The Demonstrator Forum). I used Early Espresso Card Stock for the base. The shirt and tie are Nautical Expedition from the Clearance Rack that coincidentally was intended to go with The Open Sea Stamp Set. The collar is held down by double Stampin’ Dimensionals and two Silver Mini Brads. The dad is from the Family Reunion Stamp Sets and is stamped in Marina Mist. If you would like to see Brenda’s great video tutorial you can head over to her blog and check it out here.

Thank you so much for checking in with me today and once again Happy Father’s Day!! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card 1-

Card Stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Night of Navy

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: The Open Sea and Delightful Dozen Clear Mount

Embellishments: Linen Thread

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Card 2-

Card Stock: Early Espresso and Whisper White

Ink: Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Family Reunion

Designer Series Paper: Nautical Expedition (Retired)

Embellishments: Silver Mini Brads

Tools: Word Window Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*The total is for items that are purchased only and does not include shipping or sales tax.

June 15, 2012January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #39

Happy Friday everyone! Well, we made it through another week! Today’s is the big day… it’s time to announce the winner of the blog candy. I used Random.org to select the winner from the comments that were left on Monday’s post and the winner is…

LeAnne!!!!

Congratulations!! If you would be so kind as to send me your address I will get your Papaya Collage Wood Mount Stamp Set in the mail to you tomorrow morning! Thanks to everyone that left a comment and we’ll have some more blog candy soon!

Some other cool news is that a fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, Katt over at Katt’s Creative Corner CASE’d one of my cards the other day. She did a fantastic job and even put together a great tutorial. You can see her post here. If any of you make a similar card I would love to see them. If we get enough of them I’ll do a post one day of all of them!

Now on to today’s business. Today’s card is for Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #39. They have given us the following sketch to work with…

What a nice simple layout. I decided that it has been a while since I made an easel card so that’s what I did. The base of the card is Basic Gray Card Stock. I used the Wedding Words Stampin’ Around Jumbo Wheel, inked in So Saffron, for the partial background on Very Vanilla Card Stock. A piece of So Saffron is cut out with the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies and I used the new Paper-Piercing Essentials Pack and the new Paper-Piercer to create the border on the cut out. To that I added a piece of Basic Gray cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies and embossed with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The two Champagne glasses are from the Embellished Events Stamp Set and are stamped in So Saffron and Embellished with some Basic Jewels Rhinestones. The champagne glasses and Apothecary piece are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also added a rhinestone to the ring on the background because you can never have too much bling! The bottom of the card has a piece of So Saffron with a piece of embossed Basic Gray. I used the Eyelet Border Punch (Retired) on Very Vanilla and adhered it each side. The greeting is stamped in Basic Gray and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch and I used the Paper-Piercing Essentials Pack for the border around the greeting. I love the color combination, which was inspired by my friend Sandy, and the Embellished Events Stamp Set too! I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and congratulations again to LeAnne! Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla and So Saffron

Ink: So Saffron and Basic Grey Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Embellished Events and Love and Laughter Clear Mount and Wedding Words Stampin’ Around Jumbo Wheel

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper-Piercing Essentials Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Paper Snips, Decorative Label Punch, Eyelet Border Punch (Retired), Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*The total is for items that are purchased only and does not include shipping or sales tax.

June 10, 2012January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #38

A very good morning to you all! How was everyone’s Saturday? Mine was great, I crafted all day! I got all of the elements stamped and cut for the invitations that I’m making and I’ll put them together tomorrow. As an added bonus I was a Cut Above over at the Paper Players! I love playing along each week with the fabulous ladies over there. You can see the original post here and see the Paper Players post here. For today’s card I made a card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches. Linda Callaghan has come up with this sketch for this week…

I looked at the sketch and decided to use the new From My Heart Stamp Set. The image is nice and large and can stand all on it’s own. I stamped it in Riding Hood Red on Very Vanilla Card Stock and backed it with a piece of Red Riding Hood Card Stock. A piece of Riding Hood Red 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon from the Clearance Rack is tied around the bottom and some Basic Jewels Pearls are added to the four corners. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount it to the card. The top layer of the background is a piece of Fan Fair Designer Series Paper. Under that is a piece of More Mustard that I used the new Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies on. Everything is adhered to a base of Riding Hood Red Card Stock. What a nice card to send to a friend just to let them know that you are thinking of them. I hope that you liked today’s card and thank you so much for checking in. Have a great Sunday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red and More Mustard Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stam Set: From My Heart Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Fan Fair

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls and Riding Hood Red 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (Clearance Rack – no longer available)

Tools: Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*The total is for items that are purchased only and does not include shipping or sales tax.

June 3, 2012January 6, 2016

Burgundy Artichoke Vermillion Old & New

Good morning and happy Sunday to you all! I had a very nice day in the city yesterday. It was a little rainy in the morning but I got to drive with the top down in the convertible on the way home. 🙂 Today’s card is a simple card that would be a great masculine card and with a sentiment change could be for anything. I used one of my favorite stamps, the Young Vermillion Wood Mount À la Carte**. He is retired but he’s still a good one. He’s stamped in Bravo Burgundy and mounted on a piece of Bravo Burgundy Card Stock. The leaves image is from the Lovely As A Tree Wood Mount Stamp Set and is stamped in Always Artichoke and mounted on a piece of Always Artichoke Card Stock. I used one of the new Naturals Designer Buttons and tied it with some retired Natural Hemp Twine**. I saw the idea for the way to tie the button on Pinterest. It’s backed by some more Always Artichoke Card Stock and adhered to the card with Sticky Strip for extra staying power. The background is Crumb Cake embossed with the Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and that is mounted to the base which is Bravo Burgundy. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount Stamp Set and is stamped in Always Artichoke and punched out with the Word Window Punch and the re-punched to make it shorter. I love the colors and the little bird and will miss him now that he is gone! I hope that you like today’s card and thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke and Crumb Cake Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Bravo Burgundy and Always Artichoke Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Lovely As A Tree and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount and Young Vermillion Wood Mount À la Carte**

Embellishments: Naturals Designer Buttons and Natural Hemp Twine**

Tools: Big Shot, Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Word Window Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

**Retired

*The total is for items that are purchased only and does not include shipping or sales tax.

May 30, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 243 and Sneak Peek

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope that your first day back to work after that nice three day weekend wasn’t too bad. I am constantly just trying to get through to Friday each week! Today’s card is for this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. Julee Tilman has provided this weeks sketch and it asks round or square…

I always choose the square one, I will have to give the round one a try soon. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock cut to 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ and the scored at 4 1/4″ and folded. The background uses the Texture Plates Backgrounds 1*** and is Baja Breeze Card Stock. I used some Patio Party Designer Series Paper** for the argyle strip and the hearts. The flagged ends are made just using my Paper Snips and a ruler (I am way too anal to eyeball anything!). The heart piece of DSP is mounted on a piece of Primrose Petals* Card Stock. The greetings are from the Priority Mail Host(ess)** Stamp Set and are stamped in Midnight Muse* and Primrose Petals* Ink. The happy birthday is punched out using the Curly Label Punch and the eat cake is punched with the Postage Stamp Punch. I cut out two circles, one in Midnight Muse* and one in Summer Starfruit*, with my Circle Scissor Pro***. They are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I hope that you like the card and have your lists ready to place your orders for items from the new catalog starting this Thursday at 2:00pm EST, I know I do! Thank you for dropping in and have a fantastic day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals*, Midnight Muse* and Summer Starfruit* Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Midnight Muse* and Primrose Petals* Classic Stampin’ Ink (New Firm Foam Pads)

Stamp Set: Priority Mail Host(ess)** Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Patio Party**

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Curly Label Punch, Postage Stamp Punch, Circle Scissor Pro***, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2012-2014 In-Colo

**2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

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May 29, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Players #97 and Summer Smooches

Good morning everyone! I hope that everyone had a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend. Mine was good, I went to a BBQ and got to see a lot of my friends so that was pretty awesome. Thanks to Brian & Kim for hosting and for the delicious food. 🙂

Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. LeAnne has given us this sketch to work with…

In the spirit of the fun weekend that I had I decided to do a bright and colorful card. The base of my card is Daffodil Delight Card Stock. I took two pieces of Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper** and used those for the top part of the background. The bottom half is Bashful Blue and is embossed with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used my Circle Scissor Pro*** to cut out a piece of Tangerine Tango Card Stock and another piece of Summer Smooches DSP** for the center. The butterfly is cut from the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz L Die and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. The body of the butterfly is a paper bead also made from Summer Smooches DSP** and coated with Crystal Effects, it’s adhered with Mini Glue Dots. For the antennae I used a piece of Hemp Twine***. The flower is a 1″ Circle Punch of Tempting Turquoise and the middle circle is part of the eye from the Owl Builder Punch in Island Indigo. The leaves are made using the 1/2″ Circle punch and reinserting the paper to make the leaf shape. The greeting is form the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry. The buds are punched form Rich Razzleberry using the small circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and the leaves are Lucky Limeade and are also made with the same punch and technique mentioned above. The greeting is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the buds with Mini Glue Dots. I think the bright colors fit in perfectly with weather that we had out here on Long Island this weekend. I hope that you enjoy this weeks Paper Players Challenge card and thank you so much for stopping by. Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight and Lucky Limeade Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches**

Embellishments: Hemp Twine*** and a Paper Bead

Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz L Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Circle Scissor Plus, Large Oval Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 1″ Circle Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

**2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog

***Retired List