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The Paper Players Challenge #78

Hello everyone! I hope that you all are having a good week so far. It was a little rainy here yesterday but as long as it’s not snow I’m happy! This week I decided to give another challenge a try. The Paper Players has some really great talent. I was excited to sit down and make my card using the colors for this week: Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzaz. I immediately thought of the new Designer Series Paper Everyday Enchantment from the 2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog (starts January 24th). I love the colors in the paper and it actually prompted me to get all of the In-Colors for 2010-2012 and 2011-2013. The greeting is from Outlined Occasions also in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. I stamped it in Pear Pizzaz and then used a Blender Pen to color in the confetti around the word Celebrate. The flowers are from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set available in the 2012 Occasions Mini. They coordinate with the Blossom Punch and the 1″ Circle Punch. I also punched out some Pear Pizzaz Card Stock to back the flowers. The brad in the middle is from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack from Sale-A-Bration too. There are so many great items in the catalog I can’t wait for you to get your hands on them too! I popped the flowers up on some Stampin’ Dimensionals and framed the greeting with some more Pear Pizzaz Card Stock. I really like the color combination and hope you like the card. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Pear Pizzaz Smooth Card Stock

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog available Jan. 24th)

Ink: Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzaz Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Outlined Occasions Clear Mount (2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog available Jan. 24th)

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog available Jan. 24th)

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Blender Pen, Blossom Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Sale-A-Bration starts in less than a week! Click on the catalogs to the right  to start making your list. Remember, for every $50 you spend you get one item from Sale-A-Bration!

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Apothecary Dream and Sneak Peek

Good morning everyone! I hope that everyone is having a nice weekend. Mine has been good. A wonderful and talented friend of mine, Sandy, has been kind enough to feature a card/box that I made for her on her blog today. Make sure that you stop by and take a look: www.stampwithsandy.com. For today’s card I used one of my favorite color combinations, blue and brown. The card Stock is Island Indigo, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla. The Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies are a great way to add an intesting edge to any card and when paired with the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders the look is quite stunning. I stamped a stamp from the Apothecary Art Stamp Set in Island Indigo and cut it out with the new Labels Collection Framelits. They let you see exactly where you are cutting and give great results every time. The strip of Crumb Cake was embossing with one of  Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 for a subtle look. For the finishing touch I used one of the printed brads from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack from the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog (starts January 24th!). I can’t wait for you to see all of the great items that you can get for free with every $50 that you spend. I hope that you like the card and as always, thanks so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Island Indigo, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Apothecary Art and Loving Thoughts Clear Mount

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration 2012)

Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Be sure to take a look at the Occasions Mini Catalog and get your lists ready. Sale-A-Bration is just around the corner!

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Butterfly Prints & Sneak Peek

Happy Saturday morning to you all! I hope that you all enjoy your three day weekend. For today’s card I decided to mix a little old with the new. For the old I used the Butterfly Prints Stamp Set with the Butterfly Punch. The butterflies are stamped in Concord Crush and Pretty In Pink. The greeting is from the set Outlined Occasions in the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog (available January 24, 2012). I like the fact that it’s outlined so that you could color it in if you want but it looks great just by itself. I used the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background on Concord Crush Card Stock. For a nice finishing touch I used the Floral Fusion Sizzlits die held together with a small Silver Brad and mounted it to the card with a Glue Dot. It’s a nice fun clean card that looks like it’s celebrating all on it’s own! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Concord Crush, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Concord Crush Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Prints and Outlined Occasions (2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Silver Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Floral Fusion Sizzlits Die, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Butterfly Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to take a look at the Occasion Mini Catalog and get your lists ready for Sale-A-Bration! One free product from the catalog for every $50 you spend! Host a Workshop over $150 and get a free tote! Email me for more details!

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Easy Sending Love x 2

Morning everyone! I hope that everyone has had a good week. It’s Friday!! Today’s card was inspired by a very good friend of mine, Chantal. She got an early peek at the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog and saw this card. I told her what was used to make it and she placed her order. I took it over to her the other night and we sat down and made one. I didn’t really like the card when I saw it in the catalog. After we made it though I decided that I really do like it. It’s a very simple but really nice card. I liked it so much that a made a mini 3 x 3 version of it too. The card uses the Easy Events Stamp Set. It’s a great set to have as it comes with eight stamps for various occasions. I stamped it on to Very Vanilla Card Stock in Chocolate Chip Ink. I then stamped the image again on another piece of card stock. I used a Q-tip and some Lucky Limeade Ink to color in the top of the tree and the grass. Stampin’ Up!’s Paper Snips work great for detailed cutting and after I cut out the top of the tree it was place on the main image with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The hearts were markered on the stamp and stamped randomly on the card. They were then colored in and the marker was also used to draw over the word love. A small strip of Real Red Card Stock was adhered to the bottom for a finishing touch. Chantal is going to make them to send out for her Valentine’s Cards. She has become quite the little crafter! Thanks for stopping by and have a great Friday!

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Real Red Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic and Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker

Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching! Send your loved ones a handmade card this year. Click on the catalog to the right and place an order today!

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Up in the Air Thanks

Morning all. It’s a rainy windy day here on Long Island. It was hard to get out of bed this morning! I hope the weather is nicer where you are. For today’s card I used the new host(ess) set from the Occasions Mini Catalog called Up in the Air. I really like the set with it’s three stamps, one is a birdhouse on a branch, one is some birds with a nest on a branch and the last one is some flowers and butterflies. All of the have a silhouette and some outlined images that are perfect for coloring in with your Stampin’ Write Markers. I stamped the image on Whisper White Card Stock with Chocolate Chip Ink. I the used some Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade to color in the flowers and leaves. I stamped the bird house again, cut it out and popped it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. The scalloped edge across the top was cut with the new Adoring Accents Edgelits Die. The greeting, from Petite Pairs, was stamped in Chocolate Chip on Lucky Limeade and I used the 1 1/4″ Square Punch for the “flag” ends that were slightly off on purpose. Some glue dots and a little bend give it some nice dimension. For a finishing touch I used the Lucky Limeade ribbon from the Ribbon and Brad Pack in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog (available January 24, 2012). I love the color combination, It reminds me that spring is on the way! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Set: Up in the Air Host(ess) Clear Mount

Ribbon: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (2012 Sale-A-Bration – Jan. 24, 2012)

Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelit Dies, 1 1/4″ Square Punch, Papar Snips, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out all of the great new products in the 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog. Click over to the right to take a look!

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Aviary Birthday & Sneak Peek

Good morning all. I hope that everyone had a nice weekend. Mine was great! For today’s card I used another one of my favorite sets, Aviary. I love the little bird cages and assortment of birds. The set works so well on so many different cards. The cage was stamped in Chocolate Chip Ink and the little bird in Calypso Coral Ink. I used some Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip Card Stock. The Designer Series Paper is from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog (available January 24, 2012) and is called Everyday Enchantment. There are so many great products in the catalog, I can’t wait for everyone to see them. I used the Scallop Edge Border Punch and some 1/4 Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon to give it a little bit of an awning look. The greeting is from Happiest Birthday Wishes and is punched out with the Extra Large Oval Punch. It’s a nice quick birthday card and I hope that you like it. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip Smooth Card Stock

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration 2012)

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Happiest Birthday Wishes and Aviary Clear Mount

Tools: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the new Occasions Mini Catalog! Click the link to the right to take a look at all of the great new products!

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Garden Blossom Elegance

Good morning peeps! It’s Friday! Saying that always makes me happy! So, yesterday morning I was looking at all of my blogs that I read and that clever Mary Fish (www.stampinpretty.com) had a great tip. Save the leftover rubber from your stamp sets because the pieces can be used for other things. Her video yesterday showed you how to use a piece from the Elementary Elegance Clear Mount Set (Sale-A-Bration 2012) for color blocking. I had to try it and I just so happen to have the same set. It worked like a charm! I used some Not Quite Navy Card Stock with some Very Vanilla. Mary’s technique is used on the greeting with Pool Party Ink for the color blocking. It is then punched out with the Curly Label Punch. The background is embossed using the Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the Language of Friendship Set for the blossoms and punched them out with the Boho Blossoms Punch. The cute little border across the bottom uses the Scallop Edge Border Punch and another stamp from Elementary Elegance. My trusty Stamp-A-Ma-Jig helped me line up the butterflies perfectly. Check out Mary’s video to see how quick and easy this technique is. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Not Quite Navy Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party and Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration 2012) and Language of Friendship Clear Mount Sets

Tools: Curly Label Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

 

Don’t forget that you can order from the NEW Occasions Mini Catalog. Click over to the right on the catalog to place an order!

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Mojo 222

Good morning! For this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge I decided to use some more of the Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog (available January 24, 2012). I really like this paper, it coordinates with some great colors and has a little bit of a vintage feel to it. The Card Stock is Very Vanilla and Soft Suede. I cut out a circle with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and ran it through the Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. It was then sponged with Crumb Cake Ink. The greeting is from the Word Play Clear Mount Set and is stamped in Pool Party, I sponged the edges of it also with Crumb Cake. Some gold 3/16″ Metallic Brads complete the card and give it some shine. I hope that enjoyed today’s card and as always thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party and Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Word Play Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog)

Tools: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Big Shot, Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget that today is the last day to order from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The Spice Cake Designer Series Paper and the Gently Falling Set are must haves for your creative arsenal. Also, this may be your last chance to get the Stocking Builder Punch as Stampin’ Up! has decided not to carry it over. Click on the link to the right and place and order before it’s too late! 🙂

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Quick Sincere Thanks & Sneak Peek

Good morning peeps! I hope that everyone is settling into the New Year ok. I had a nice day yesterday spent with friends in Brooklyn. We went to a Polish Restaurant in Williamsburg for dinner and the food was amazing! So, there are only 2 days left order from the Holiday Mini Catalog but that means there are only two days left before you can order from the NEW Occasions Mini Catalog! For today’s card I needed a quick thank you card. This card is super easy. I used some Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade and Pool Party Card Stock. The background is from the new Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog (available 1-24-2012). The matching image was stamped in Poppy Parade and is from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set also from Sale-A-Bration. I really love all of the new items in both catalogs! The greeting is stamped in Pool Party and is from Sincere Salutations which is a great set to have and works so well with so many other sets. A nice quick card. I hope that you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Poppy Parade and Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Fresh Vintage Clear Mount (Sale-A-Bration 2012) and Sincere Salutations Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration 2012)

Tools: Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Mojo 221 & Sneak Peek

Happy last day of 2011! I have to say that I had a pretty good year. I spent time with friends and family and got to do a lot of paper crafting, which always makes me happy. For this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge I used some of the new Stampin’ Up! products that will be available in the Occasions Mini Catalog (January 4, 2012) and the Sale-A-Bration Catalog (January 24, 2012). The card stock is Pool Party, Lucky Limeaide and Very Vanilla, they are quickly becoming my favorites. The Designer Series Paper is Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration). It coordinates with some of the new and old in-colors. I used the new Edgelits Dies on the top two banners. They give you a nice clean decorated edge with minimal fuss. The heart is from the new Take It to Heart Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) and the P.S. I Love You Set (Occasions Mini). I cut out the heart with the new Framelits Hearts Collection Dies. They work great with the stamped images because you can position them exactly where you want to and see where you are going to cut. The sentiment is also from the P.S. I Love You Set and was punched out using the Modern Label Punch. Finally, the printed brads and ribbon are from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration). I love all of the new Stampin’ Up! products in the two new catalogs and I’m sure that you will too. If you would like a catalog email me and I’ll send one to you. For orders you can contact me or click over on the right to shop online anytime! Have a happy and safe New Years Eve and a prosperous New Year!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade & Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration 2012)

Ink: Poppy Parade & Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Take It to Heart & P.S. I Love You Clear Mount (Occasions Mini 2012)

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Braad Pack (Sale-A-Bration 2012)

Tools: Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Framelits Hearts Collection (Occasions Mini 2012), Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Modern Label Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals & SNAIL