Stamps – Page 155

August 3, 2013January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary & Display Stamper 7

Good Morning from the Hamptons! I had a nice day yesterday apart from the intense traffic. It took a long time to get out her but it’s well worth the trip. You can just hear the ocean from the house that I’m staying in, so peaceful and calming. I spent some time with friends last night and had an impromptu BBQ. It’s nice to get away, even if just for a bit. I hope that your weekend is off to a good start too!

Today’s post is for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge…

Some of my current favorite colors are in there! The base of my card is Smokey Slate Card Stock and the background is a piece of Bermuda Bay that is embossed with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I stamped one of the stamps from the July Paper Pumpkin in Bermuda Bay and Smokey Slate on some Whisper White and punched it out with the Hexagon Punch. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere them to a piece of Basic Black. The greeting is from the Yippee-Skippee Stamp Set and is stamped in Bermuda Bay on a piece of Smokey Slate that I cut out with the Chalk Talk Framelits Dies. I cut out some more of the hexagon shapes with my Paper Snips and they too are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really do love the color combination and the stamps that came with last month’s Paper Pumpkin and pretty neat! Thank you for coming by to see my Create with Connie and Mary card for this week’s challenge. Scroll down to the end of the post to see the first of my Display Projects using the Quatrefancy Suite. Have a very enjoyable day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Smokey Slate, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black and Whisper White

Ink: Smokey Slate and Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Yippee-Skippee and July Paper Pumpkin Clear Mount

Framelits: Chalk Talk

Embossing Folder: Honeycomb

Punch: Hexagon

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

Display Project 7

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White

Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush and Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Mosaic Madness and Pennant Parade Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Mosaic Madness

Punch: Mosaic

Tools: Big Shot, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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August 2, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches & Display Stamper 6

Yeah! It’s FRIDAY! The week went a little slowly for me how about you? I’m off to the Hamptons this morning for work to visit the school that we have out there. We are leaving around 11:30am because there is usually a lot of weekend traffic that starts around 1:00pm. It’s supposed to be nice today so possibly some beach later with my friend Heather who is meeting me out there. 🙂

Today’s post is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. There is also the last of my Hello, Lovely Display Projects at the end of the post. First up we have a sketch from the lovely Jen T….

Nice and simple! I decided to use some of the things I learned from my friend Brian’s demonstration he gave at Convention about using color on Masculine cards. The base of my card is Sahara Sand Card Stock and the background is a piece of paper from the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper with that great houndstooth pattern in Tangerine Tango. I stamped the image for the main panel from the Remembering Christmas Stamp Set in Versa-Mark and heat embossed it with Early Espresso Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I knocked a little more of the powder off so it would have a slightly weathered look like the DSP. It’s backed with a piece of Early Espresso and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The two flags are stamped with one of the stamps from last month’s Paper Pumpkin in Early Espresso and Tangerine Tango. Finally the greeting is from the From My Heart Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso and cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies. I love when you can use a stamp from a Christmas set for something else and the deer head is perfect for Masculine cards. The Tangerine Tango is great paired with the neutrals of Sahara Sand and Early Espresso and makes for a nice pop of color. Thanks so much for stopping by to see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge. Scroll down to the end of the post to see my last Display project for Hello, Lovely. I hope you have a lovely day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Early Espresso and Tangerine Tango

Designer Series Paper: Sweater Weather

Ink: Early Espresso and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Stamp Sets: Remembering Christmas and From My Heart Clear Mount

Framelits: Bitty Banners

Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Early Espresso

Tools: Heat Gun, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Display Project 6

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Daffodil Delight

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Hello, Lovely and Best of Butterflies Clear Mount

Embellishments: Tag a Bag Accessory Kit

Other: Tag a Bag Gift Boxes

Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

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Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

Coming soon – Thinlits Card Dies! A fast and easy way to make a flip fold card! Available August 1st! Click here for the PDF.

August 1, 2013January 6, 2016

Catherine & Cathy Create 4 & Display Stamper 5

Hey there! Glad to see you again! Yesterday was a nice day, I got my review at work and it was very good. Today is my boss’ birthday and I made a fun card and gift bag that I will post sometime over the next few days. We are supposed to have rain and thunderstorms today but I can’t complain, the weather has been beautiful here. Tomorrow I’m headed out to the Hampton’s for work and I’m going to stay at a friends for the night. As an added bonus my friend Heather is going to meet me out there. Good times will be had!

VERY IMPORTANT! Today is the first day that you can order from the 2013 Holiday Catalog! From the awesome Simply Created Kits to the Holiday Card Kits and the Stamps, Ink, Paper and Embellishments you know you want some new goodies! Place your order through me and start earning your Anchor Rewards. Earn an Anchor for every $50 order you place (before tax & shipping). After 10 Anchors choose any FREE stamp set from any current catalog! If you are placing a small order of $150 or less use the Host(ess) Code V7BBTUHV to be entered for a chance to be the Mystery Host(ess). All orders placed with that code will be entered. If you are chosen as the winner I will contact you on Sunday to tell you how many Host(ess) Dollars you get to spend! If you are placing an order over $150 don’t enter the Host(ess) code as you will be entitled to your own Host(ess) Dollars. Happy shopping!

Today I have my Design Team card for Catherine & Cathy Create. This week’s challenge is Here Comes the Bride…

I really like the Love & Laughter Stamp Set. I have used it for so many cards over the past year or so and I think it looks great paired with some of the new catalog goodies. The base of my card is Smokey Slate Card Stock. The background is a piece of Costal Cabana that I embossed with the Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut out a piece of Smokey Slate and embossed that with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. A piece of Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper is flagged on the bottom and slipped in behind the label. The image and greeting are both from the Love & Laughter Stamp Set and are stamped in Costal Cabana. I used my Paper Snips to cut out the dress and angled the piece of Whisper White that greeting is stamped on and tucked that behind the dress. I love the color combination and all of the texture the embossing folders give. Thanks for dropping by to see my Design Team card for this week’s Catherine & Cathy Create Here Comes the Bride challenge. Check out the blog to see the other design team projects and enter yours in the gallery. After the supplies list is my second to last Hello, Lovely Display Stamper project and it’s a scrapbook page! I never do those! Enjoy the projects and your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! projects used:

Card Stock: Smokey Slate, Costal Cabana and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Eastern Elegance

Ink: Costal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Love and Laughter

Framelits: Deco Labels Collection

Embossing Folders: Perfect Polkadots and Beautifully Baroque

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

Display Project 5

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe and Baked Brown Sugar

Ink: Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe and Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Hello, Lovely Clear Mount

Punch: 1″ Square Punch

Tools: Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

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Designer Series Paper – buy three and get one FREE until July 31st!

Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

Coming soon – Thinlits Card Dies! A fast and easy way to make a flip fold card! Available August 1st! Click here for the PDF.

July 31, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 52, CCMC 261 & Display Project 4

Happy Wednesday! We are halfway through the week! Dinner last night was very nice. We went to a mexican restaurant called Cara Cara in Farmingdale. The food was delicious and the company was great. I work with a very nice bunch of people and for that I am grateful! The weather around here has been very pleasant these past few days. Warm during the day and cooling off at night. I realized this morning I’m getting a little behind with my posts and that I hadn’t done my Create with Connie and Mary entry which closes today. So I have my CReate with Connie and Mary card and my Display Stamper project number 4 at the end of the post too!

Today’s main post is for the Paper Craft Crew Sketch 52…

I used some newly acquired Designer Series Paper and I’m loving the colors in it! The base of my card is Basic Gray Card Stock and the background is a piece of Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper. I also used some for one of the double ended flagged pieces, the other is a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe. The image is from the Cycle Celebration Stamp Set and is stamped in Bermuda Bay, I backed it with a piece of Gumball Green and a thin strip of Summer Starfruit goes across the top. The greeting is from the A Round Array Stamp Set and I stamped it in Summer Starfruit and Bermuda Bay. The Summer Starfruit one is punched out with the 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch and backed with a piece of Bermuda Bay that I punched out with the 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch. The middle of the Bermuda Bay one is cut out with the smallest of the Circle Collection Framelits Dies. I really do love the colors in the DSP and the bicycle is pretty neat too. Thank you for stopping by today to see my Paper Craft Crew Design Team Card for this week’s sketch challenge. Head on over to the blog to check out the other design team member’s projects and enter yours in the gallery. Scroll down to see my Create with Connie and Mary card and the fourth Display project. Sorry for the lengthy post! I hope you have an enjoyable day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Crisp Cantaloupe and Bermuda Bay

Designer Series Paper: Birthday Basics

Ink: Bermuda Bay and Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Cycle Celebration and A Round Array Clear Mount

Framelits: Circles Collection

Punches: 7/8″ Scallop Circle and 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle

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

Now for my Create with Connie and Mary card for this week’s sketch challenge…

When I saw the sketch I thought Paper-Piercing and then I thought let’s mix it up! The base of the card is Old Olive Card Stock. The main panel is a piece paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack*. I punched a piece of Champagne Glimmer Paper with the Scallop Edge Border Punch and adhered it on the left side. For the greeting I stamped an image from the Christmas Messages Stamp Set* in Baked Brown Sugar and punched it out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. Around that is a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I punched out with the 2 3/4″ Scallop Circle punch and cut the middle out with the Circles Collection Framelits Dies. The ornaments is from the Christmas Collectibles Stamp Set* and is punched out with the Christmas Ornament Punch*. A nice fun traditional color card with some sparkle!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Season of Style Stack

Specialty Paper: Champagne Glimmer

Ink: Old Olive and Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Christmas Messages* and Christmas Collectibles* Clear Mount

Framelits: Circles Collection

Punches: Christmas Ornament, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle, 1 3/4″ Circle and Scallop Edge Border

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Circles Collection Framelits

2 3:8%22 Scallop Circle Punch

Display Project 4

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crisp Cantaloupe and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Subtles Collection

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Hello, Lovely

Tools: Paper Snips and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

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Designer Series Paper – buy three and get one FREE until July 31st!

Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

Coming soon – Thinlits Card Dies! A fast and easy way to make a flip fold card! Available August 1st! Click here for the PDF.

July 30, 2013January 6, 2016

SUO Challenges & Display Project 3

Yup, it was definitely a Monday yesterday! It was a little long and busy, not my favorite day. How was your day yesterday? I did get to come home and craft though so all is was good in the end. 🙂 Tonight I’m going out to dinner with my co-workers and that should be a lot of fun. I like them and I think we are having Mexican and I like that too! I have my third Display Stamper project for you at the end of the post so don’t forget to take a look, no cheating! LOL!

Today’s post is my card for the SUO Challenges Design Team. This time around we have a Back to School theme for you…

I don’t really have anything current that I could think of so I dusted off an oldie but a goodie! The base of my card is Pacific Point Card Stock. The background is a piece of Real Red that I embossed with the Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Yes, I created the piece of notebook paper with my Stampin’ Write Markers and the “Vintage” Spiral Border Punch (a favorite of mine!). I used Melon Mambo and Pool Party as I thought they were the closest to actual notebook paper colors. All of the images are from the “Vintage” First Day Stamp Set. The A+ is punched out with the 1 1/2″ Circle Punch and backed with a piece of Gumball Green that is punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. I used some Whisper White Bakers Twine on the tag and the apples are punched out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch. I really love the primary colors and the images in the set are still pretty neat. I also love that Alphabet Press EF! Thank you for taking some time to stop by and see my SUO Challenges Design Team card for the Back to School challenge. Head on over to the blog and see what my talented team mates have done and enter your project in the gallery. I hope you have a great day and don’t forget about the Display Stamper 3 project at the end!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Pacific Point, Real Red, Whisper White and Gumball Green

Ink: Pacific Point, Real Red and Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: First Day Clear Mount (Vintage)

Embossing Folder: Alphabet Press

Punches: 1 1/2″ Circle. 1 3/8″ Circle, 1/2″ Circle and Spiral Border (Vintage)

Embellishments: Whisper White Bakers Twine

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

Display Stamper Project 3

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Smokey Slate, Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush

Ink: Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Hello Lovely and Gorgeous Grunge Clear Mount and En Francais Background Wood Mount

Punch: Decorative Label Punch

Embellishments: Simply Pressed Clay Flower

Tools: Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

Paper Pumpkin! Get your first two months for only $10! Click HERE to sign up!

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

Designer Series Paper – buy three and get one FREE until July 31st!

Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

Coming soon – Thinlits Card Dies! A fast and easy way to make a flip fold card! Available August 1st! Click here for the PDF.

July 29, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Players 156, Sneak Peek & Display Project 2

There goes another weekend, fast as can be! I had a nice weekend and I hope that you did too. I went to my friends the Reed’s for Kevin’s 29th Birthday Party yesterday. I love spending time with my friends because they are awesome. I got to spend a lot of time with them over the weekend so it was definitely a good weekend. As promised I have another one of my Display Stamper Projects at the end of the post for you today. I decided to go by set so this is number 2 for the Hello, Lovely Stamp Set.

Before we get to today’s projects I wanted to tell you about a special that Stampin’ Up! is running for the Paper Pumpkin. From now until August 31st if you sign up as a new customer you will get your first two months for only $10! How can you not try it for only $10. The first kit you will get includes a Clear Block D and four cards with embellishments, envelopes, stamps and a Basic Black Stampin’ Spot…

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The Fine Print:

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You must join by Saturday, August 31, 2013; 11:50 PM (MT).

Now on to the good stuff! First up we have this week’s Paper Players Challenge. This week the lovely LeAnne has give us a very nice sketch…

I really like it! I also thought it would be perfect to use a new goodie that I have. The base of my card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. For the background I embossed a piece of Whisper White with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The horizontal layer is a piece of paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack* and I backed it with a piece of Old Olive. The brads are actually some “Vintage” Everyday Enchantment that I lightly sanded and heat embossed with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The vertical Layer is one of the Season of Style Designer Journaling Tags*. They are designed for the new Divided Pages in the 2013 Holiday Catalog but I thought they might work for cards too. I backed it with a piece of Baked Brown Sugar and added two thin Strips of Champagne Glimmer Paper for some sparkle. I think the journaling tag works quite well on a card and did you notice, there is no stamping! Oh no! LOL! Thank you very much for stopping by to visit and see my Paper Players Card for this week’s sketch from LeAnne. Don’t forget to scroll down and see my Display Stamper card #2! Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! Products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Old Olive and Baked Brown Sugar

Designer Series Paper: Season of Style Stack*

Specialty Paper: Champagne Glimmer

Embossing Folder: Northern Flurry

Specialty: Season of Style Designer Journaling Tags*

Embellishments: “Vintage” Everyday Enchantment Brads

Embossing Powder: Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss

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

*2013 Holiday Catalog (August 1st)

Display Stamper Project 2

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla and Midnight Muse

Ink: Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Hello, Lovely and Gorgeous Grunge Clear Mount

Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

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

Designer Series Paper – buy three and get one FREE until July 31st!

Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

Coming soon – Thinlits Card Dies! A fast and easy way to make a flip fold card! Available August 1st! Click here for the PDF.

July 28, 2013January 6, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 165, Sneak Peek & Display Project

Good morning my awesome followers! How was your Saturday? Mine was very nice, I went into Manhattan to meet my friend Kim and we had lunch at the Boat House in Central Park and then had a nice relaxing meander through SoHo. Sometimes having no particular plan is the best plan! Here is a little picture taken from Bow Bridge of the lake. There were a lot of people out on the row boats yesterday.

All in all a very nice day! For today’s post I have my Pals Paper Arts card for this week’s challenge and I also have the first of my Display Stamper Projects to share with you at the end of this post. First here is the sketch for this week’s Pals…

For the base of my card I used a piece of Smokey Slate Card Stock. The papers are from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack* and the one on the right is backed with a piece of Costal Cabana, I also flagged the piece of DSP on the right at the bottom. The image is from the Festive Flurry Stamp Set* and is stamped in Pool Party and cut out with the coordinating Festive Flurry Framelits Dies*. For the greeting I used one of the sets that I got from Convention, the Tags 4 You Stamp Set*, stamped in Smokey Slate and punched out with the Label Bracket Punch*. Both the snowflake and the greeting are mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really love the colors in the Winter Frost DSP and all of the coordinating Framelits and Punches from the new 2013 Holiday are great! You can start placing your orders from the new Holiday Catalog this Thursday and also order a set of the new Thinlits Card Dies too! Thank you so much for stopping by to see my Pals Paper Arts card for this week’s sketch challenge. Don’t forget, after the supply list is the first of my Display Stamper projects from Convention. Have a great Sunday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Smokey Slate, Costal Cabana and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost DSP Stack*

Ink: Pool Party and Smokey Slate Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Festive Flurry* and Tags 4 You* Clear Mount

Framelits: Festive Flurry*

Punch: Label Bracket*

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

*2013 Holiday Catalog (August 1st)

2013 Display Card

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush and Very Vanilla

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar and Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Hello, Lovely Clear Mount

Tools: Simply Scored, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

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

Designer Series Paper – buy three and get one FREE until July 31st!

Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

Coming soon – Thinlits Card Dies! A fast and easy way to make a flip fold card! Available August 1st! Click here for the PDF.

July 26, 2013January 6, 2016

Control Freak Convention Card Swap/Holiday Catalog Tour

Hello everyone and welcome to the Control Freaks Convention Swap/Holiday Catalog Tour. If you are going along the tour you have arrived here from the talented LeAnn Greff, she always has some amazing projects! I’m doing a little something different this time around. One of my favorite features in the Stampin’ Success Magazine that Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators get every other month is the Stepped Up article. I have two cards to share with you today and two versions of each card. The first card will appeal to you clean and simple side while the second card adds some extra for a little oomph.

My first card is actually one of my favorites. It starts off with a base of Whisper White Card Stock and I stamped the “skid marks” from the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set in Pear Pizzaz three times in the middle. The tag is made from a piece of Wisteria Wonder that I stamped the ampersand from the Hello, Lovely Stamp Set in Wisteria Wonder. Two butterflies are punched out from a piece of Pear Pizzaz that I stamped with the Travel Journal Builder Wheel in Pear Pizzaz and punched out with the Bitty Butterfly Punch. The greeting is from the Bitty Banners Stamp Set and is stamped in Wisteria Wonder and cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies.

The Stepped Up version of the card adds a piece of Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon to the tag and some Basic Jewels Rhinestones randomly placed. To make the whole card pop I mounted it to a base of Wisteria Wonder Card Stock. I like both versions of the card but a little bling and a base goes a long way! It’s also a great way to combine some sets you may already have with some new goodies!

The second card I have for you uses one of my favorite card stock. The base of the card is Naturals White Card Stock. I used the Tape It! Stamp Set to stamp the Washi Tape in Bermuda Bay, Baked Brown Sugar and Strawberry Slush. Up at the top is the greeting from the Label Something Stamp Set stamped in Baked Brown Sugar and punched out with the Ticket Duo Builder Punch and stapled to a piece of Bermuda Bay that was punched out with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch and cut in half. The hexagon, from the Six Sided Sampler Stamp Set punched out with the Hexagon Punch, flower from the Flower Shop Stamp Set punched out with the Pansy Punch and the button from the Notable Notions Stamp Set punched out with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch are all adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. All of the images are stamped on Naturals White.

The Stepped Up version includes some Basic Jewels Pearls in the center of the flower and is mounted to a base of Bermuda Bay Card Stock. Again, just a little bling and a base give the card a whole new look. I also love the way that a bunch of completely different stamp sets can have such a cohesive look!

I hope that you enjoyed my Stepped Up post for the Control Freaks Convention Swap Tour. It was such an honor to meet up with all of the Freaks at Convention in person. I’m so happy to be a part of their fun group! Now on to the your next dose of creativity with the clever Lisa Martz. Have a great time on the tour and thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! supplies used

Card 1:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz

Ink: Pear Pizzaz and Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Bitty Banners, Gorgeous Grunge, Hello, Lovely Clear Mount and Travel Journal Builder Wheel

Framelits: Bitty Banners

Punch: Bitty Butterfly

Embellishments: Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon and Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Card 2:

Card Stock: Naturals White and Bermuda Bay

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush and Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Tape It!, Six Sided Sampler, Notable Notions, Label Something and Flower Shop Clear Mount

Punches: Ticket Duo Builder, 1 1/4″ Circle, Hexagon, Pansy and 2 1/2″ Circle

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls

Tools: Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

July 26, 2013January 6, 2016

Fab Friday and Still More Pics!

Wee! It’s Friday! And yes, I have a few more pictures from Convention. I promise, they are almost finished! I was supposed to go see my brother in Pennsylvania tomorrow but I have been told that he is coming up here so I guess that would be a little pointless. Instead, I’ll go and see my friend Kim in Manhattan, that will be loads of fun! So I was lucky enough to meet the wonderful Sarah Douglas. She is such a nice person and she gave some really informative demonstrations. Here we are on the night of the 25th Anniversary party…

She had a really nice dress on too and her little dimple is so cute!

And here is the Fab Friday Design Team. It was so awesome to meet everyone in person. The only one missing was Amanda, but she was on vacation so it’s all good! What a great bunch of people!

From left to right: Amy O’Neill, Jan Tinklenberg, Me, Brenda Myers, Mindy Backes, Pam Steckman, Cindy Beach, Wendy Weixler, Jason Casper and Marla Reed. 🙂

Now for today’s post. It’s Fab Friday! This week we have a sketch for you to play with…

Clean and simple, woo hoo! The base of my card is Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used a piece of So Saffron for the background and stamped the greeting from the Happy Day Stamp Set in Basic Black right on it. Up top I used the Tea Lace Paper Doily that I used for the mask on the card from Friday’s card. It was spritzed with Bermuda Bay Re-Inker from a Stampin’ Spritzer and I trimmed the top and side a little. In the middle is a piece of Bermuda Bay that I punched out with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch and embossed with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The flower are from the Secret Garden Stamp Set and are stamped in Bermuda Bay on “Vintage” First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper. I cut them out with the Secret Garden Framelits Dies and adhered them to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A teeny Subtles Designer Series Button is adhered with a Mini Glue Dot in the middle of each one. I love the color combo and the “Vintage” First Edition DSP is still one of my favorites. Thanks so much for stopping by to see my Fab Friday Design Team Card for this week’s sketch challenge. Stop by the blog to see what my other creative team mates have done with the sketch and enter yours in the gallery so you can be a Fab Fave! Have a wonderful Friday and I’ll see you back here later for this month’s Control Freaks Blog Tour!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, So Saffron and Bermuda Bay

Designer Series Paper: First Edition Specialty (Vintage)

Ink: Bermuda Bay and Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Happy Day and Secret Garden Clear Mount

Framelits: Secret Garden

Embossing Folder: Honeycomb

Punch: 2 1/2″ Circle Punch

Embellishments: Tea Lace Paper Doilies and Subtles Designer Buttons

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ DImensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

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Designer Series Paper – buy three and get one FREE until July 31st!

Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

Coming soon – Thinlits Card Dies! A fast and easy way to make a flip fold card! Available August 1st! Click here for the PDF.

July 25, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #96 and Still More Pics!

Yeah it’s Thursday! Only one more day until Friday! Then we will be at the weekend and I’m supposed to go down to PA to see my brother and his wife with my friend Kim. That should be a good time! I have still more pictures from Convention for you today, there are still a lot more coming too! It was so much fun to meet some of my Stampin’ Up! idols from the Home Office. Here is the very clever Shannon West and me…

Shannon had some great ideas to share with us like her personalized stamp that I used on my card on Sunday. She is also and expert stamp carver and made the most incredible breakfast collection of stamps including bacon, eggs, donuts and a diet coke!

Here I am with Carrie Cudney. She did a great presentation called “Living a Creative Life” and her mixed media projects were so cool. She is definitely a clever and trendy stamper!

What a lucky guy to get to meet these two super talented people!

Now for today’s post which is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches. This week’s sketch is provided by sweet wonderful Amy…

I love when a Designer Series Paper has a whole bunch of really different colors in it, that’s where my wild combination came from for this card! The base of the card is Pear Pizzaz Card Stock. I used a piece of Wisteria Wonder for the background and stamped one of the elements from the Tea Party Stamp Set in Wisteria Wonder to frame the middle panel which is made form a piece of Afternoon Picnic Designer Series Paper backed with a piece of Basic Gray. The tag in the middle consists of a piece of Soft Suede for the base and a piece of Costal Cabana cut out with the Ovals Collection Framelits Dies. I used the Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack to pierce around the edge. The main image is also from the Tea Party Stamp Set and is stamped in Crushed Curry. It too is cut out with the Ovals Framelits and a piece of Linen Thread tied in a bow completes the card. I really do like the bold colors and retro look of the DSP an Stamps. Thank you so much for taking some time to stop by and see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge. I hope you have a fun and crafty day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Pear Pizzaz, Wisteria Wonder, Basic Gray, Soft Suede, Costal Cabana and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Afternoon Picnic

Ink: Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Tea Party Clear Mount

Framelits: Ovals Collection

Embellishments: Linen Thread

Tools: Big Shot, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

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

Designer Series Paper – buy three and get one FREE until July 31st!

Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

Coming soon – Thinlits Card Dies! A fast and easy way to make a flip fold card! Available August 1st! Click here for the PDF.