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December 17, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Players 126 & News!

Ahh… Monday… back again I see! How was your weekend? Mine was GREAT! I got most of my to do list accomplished and had so much fun at my two parties. Just when I thought that it couldn’t get any better I got some exciting news! I will be a Guest Designer on the Paper Players Challenge for the next six months starting in January! WOW! I’m a huge fan of the talented group of ladies and am honored to be with them. I can’t wait to get started. How fitting that today is my post for this week’s challenge!

This week’s challenge will last for two weeks and Ann has given us a Clean & Simple Challenge with snowflakes…

I love snowflakes, just as long as they are on a card and not floating through the air! My card starts off with a base of Not Quite Navy Card Stock. For the Whisper White panel I started by punching a hole in the upper left with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch. I cut out a piece of Window Sheet and adhered it to the back over the hole. The stamped snowflakes and greeting are from the Snow Swirled Stamp Set and are stamped in Not Quite Navy. All of the snowflake images have a Basic Jewel Rhinestone in the center of them. The snowflake on the Window Sheet is created but cutting out some Silver Glimmer Paper with the Snow Flurry Bigz Die. I adhered the two parts together and to the Window Sheet with some Mini Glue Dots. The panel is then adhered to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the simple elegance of the card and the shadow that the Silver Glimmer Paper snowflake casts on the card base. I hope you enjoyed my Paper Players Challenge card for this week. Thank you for checking in with me and I hope that you have a good Monday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Not Quite Navy and Whisper White

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Snow Swirled Clear Mount

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools: Big Shot, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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December 16, 2012January 6, 2016

Sentimental Indigo Ticket Wish B’day & Peek

A very good Sunday morning to you! I hope that the weekend is being good to you. I had a very nice time at my Holiday party last night, good food and fun people. Today’s post is for my friend Greg. It was his birthday a few days ago and I had a lot of fun playing with some new stuff to make his card. He reads my blog so I hope that he got the card already!

The base of the card is Island Indigo Card Stock. I used the 1″ Circle punch to round to opposing corners on the card and each one of the layers. The background is Fan Fair Designer Series Paper, I love the grid pattern with the script. The main stamped image and the Celebrate is from the Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set** and is stamped in Island Indigo on Very Vanilla. The greeting is from the Make a Wish Stamp Set* and is stamped in Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla. Both are backed by Island Indigo and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I thought it needed a little something else so I stamped two of the tickets from the Take a Ticket Stamp Set in Island Indigo and punched them out with the Ticket Duo Builder Punch. They are adhered behind the main image with some SNAIL. Feeling Sentimental is definitely my favorite stamp set from Sale-A-Bration, I love the vintage feel and great images. I hope that you enjoyed Greg’s birthday card. Thank you for sharing some of your time with me today. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Island Indigo and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Fan Fair

Ink: Island Indigo and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Make a Wish*, Take a Ticket* and Feeling Sentimental** Clear Mount

Tools: 1″ Circle Punch, Ticket Duo Builder Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013) **2013 Sale-A-Bration (January 22 to March 22, 2013)

Today is the last day for the Ink-credible promotion! When you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 14, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge 230 & Sneak Peek

Woo hoo! It’s Friday! I’m always doing the happy dance on Friday! Last night I made some Hummus and some Fudge. I know what you are thinking… what an odd combination. Well, if you ate them together I would think it would be a little nasty. The hummus is the appetizer and the fudge (if it makes it through today) is for desert. I have sampled both and they are good but I am wanting some more of the fudge! 🙂

Today’s post is from this weeks Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a color challenge…

A very simple color combination and one with a little bling! The base of my card is Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used the new Ovals Collection Framelits Dies* to cut out a two pieces of Very Vanilla, one with the scalloped edge, and two pieces of Champagne Glimmer Paper. All of the pieces of Very Vanilla are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the Glimmer Paper is adhered with SNAIL. The Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack* and Paper-Piercing Tool are used to piece around the edges of the Very Vanilla pieces. I stamped the Merry Christmas from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set in Cherry Cobbler and flagged the ends. For the piercing on that I used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack. Even with all of it’s layers and glitz it was a very simple card to make. I have to remember to order some Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, the Merry Christmas would have looked rich in that. Did you enjoy today’s sneak peek? What has been you favorite peek so far? Let me know by leaving a comment. I hope that you liked this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge card. Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing Friday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla

Specialty Paper: Champagne Glimmer

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Greetings of the Season Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits Dies*, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack*, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013)

A new month starts a new promotion! From now until December 16th when you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 13, 2012January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #65 & Sneak Peek

Good morning everyone! How are we all doing on this fine Thursday? I’m getting better and that’s because we are approaching Friday! I have two Holiday parties this weekend, one on Friday night and one on Saturday night and I’m looking forward to them both. I’m also continuing on with my Spring Catalog sneak peeks for you. Today’s card features products from the 2013 Spring Catalog that you can order from on January 3rd.

For this week’s Freshly Made Sketches Challenge Linda C. has given us this very nice sketch to work with…

Nice and simple and I kept my card the same. The base of my card is Primrose Petals Card Stock, for the background I embossed a piece of Very Vanilla with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder* (fast becoming a favorite!). After I embossed it I thought what better to put in a honeycomb than some bees! The bees are from the Collage Curios Stamp Set* and are stamped in Summer Starfruit. The two hearts are form the Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set. The lager one is stamped tone-on-tone with Summer Starfruit and the smaller one is stamped in Primrose Petals on Very Vanilla. Both are cut out with the Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*. The are mounted to one another and to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Take a Ticket Stamp Set* and is stamped in Primrose Petals and punched out with the Ticket Duo Builder Punch. What do you think of the color combo? I’m really liking the two together broken up by some Very Vanilla. I hope that you are enjoying your new catalog sneak peeks and that you like my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge. I always appreciate your stopping by and your comments. Here’s to hoping that you have a very nice day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit and Very Vanilla

Ink: Primrose Petals and Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Hearts a Flutter*, Collage Curios* and That’s the Ticket* Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*, Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Ticket Duo Builder Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 12, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #20 & Sneak Peek

Good morning peeps! This week is just flying by isn’t it?! I’m falling behind on my to do list and a little bit of panic is setting in. I’ll try to catch up some tomorrow night. How are the holidays coming along for you? Are you all on schedule? My daughter did come over tonight and put the tree up for me. Now some decorations and that will be all done! That will put the cap on my festive holiday needs!

Today’s post is for my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge. This time around we have a sketch…

It has a flag on it and some brads, I’m already a fan! The base of my card is Midnight Muse Card Stock. I used the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder* on a piece of Sahara Sand for my background. I have been using Sahara Sand a lot more lately, it makes a great substitute for Crumb Cake or Very Vanilla. The main stamped image is from the Vintage Verses Stamp Set** and is stamped in Midnight Muse on Very Vanilla. I used the 3/16″ Corner Rounder on it and the piece of Midnight Muse that I backed it with. A piece of Raspberry Ripple is punched out with the 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch and mounted behind the stamped image. I pierced three holes in it and put three Metallic 3/16″ Brads through it. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere it to the card. The flagged piece is Raspberry Ripple and adhered with SNAIL. The flower image is from the Madison Avenue Stamp Set** and is stamped in Raspberry Ripple. The Floral Frames Collection Framelits Dies are used to cut it out and I backed it with a piece of Raspberry Ripple that I punched out with the 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch. Another Metallic Brad holds them together and a Stampin’ Dimensional adheres it to the card. I love the colors together and I think this would even make a great masculine card. The flower is more a hint that an actual flower and the colors bright but subtle at the same time thanks to the Sahara Sand. I’m in love with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder, it’s so versatile! I hope that you enjoyed you little sneak peek and my Paper Craft Crew Design Team Crew card for this week. Hop on over to the site and check out what the other designers have come up with and post one of yours for us to take a look at. Thank you for stopping by and I hope that you have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla

Ink: Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Vintage Verses** and Madison Avenue** Clear Mount

Embellishments: Metallic 3/16″ Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Floral Frames Collection Framelits Dies, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013) **2013 Sale-A-Bration Catalog (January 22 – March 22, 2013)

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 11, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 271 & Sneak Peek

Hey there! How was your Monday? Mine was good, I had class last night and we made some bags and some tags. I also got a really nice early Christmas present from my clever friend Sandy and I’ll post some pictures sometime soon of them. It was rainy here all day yesterday and this morning too, but it’s also mild which isn’t bad. Have you gotten all of your shopping done yet, I haven’t! LOL!

Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week Teresa Kline has given us this neat sketch…

I like how simple this is and I saw it as a great way show you some more new products! The base of my card is Island Indigo Card Stock and the background is a piece of Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper** from Sale-A-Bration. It’s great paper with all of the bright colors in it. The main panel is Whisper White and I stamped the images from the Madison Avenue Stamp Set** in Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango and Rich Razzleberry. I pierced around the edge with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. Before I adhered the panel to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals I placed a piece of Pool Party that I cut out with the Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit on the background. The strip across the top of the main panel is Pool Party and the edge is punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. A piece of Island Indigo 1/4″ Satin Ribbon** is adhered around the back and I adhered it to the main panel with SNAIL. One of the Sale-A-Bration Sycamore Street Designer Buttons** has a piece of Pool Party Bakers Twine tied in a bow and is adhered to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. The greeting is from the Bloomin’ Marvelous Stamp Set** and is stamped in Island Indigo and punched out with the Large Oval Punch, some Stampin’ Dimensionals hold that in place. So there you have a nice sneak peek of the product suite from Sale-A-Bration and another stamp set too! Did you enjoy your sneak peek and my Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card for this week? Leave me a comment and let me know! Have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Island Indigo and Pool Party

Designer Series Paper: Sycamore Street**

Ink: Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango and Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Embellishments: Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack** and Pool Party Bakers Twine

Tools: Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Large Oval Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

** Sale-A-Bration 2013 (January 22, 2013)

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 10, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Players #125 & Sneak Peek

And into another week we go! Happy Monday! I have a ton of stuff to do this week and I’m hoping to get to all of it. Isn’t it funny how busy the Holidays really are?! Is everything kicking into high gear for you too? I spent the afternoon in Manhattan yesterday seeing some friends and it was rainy but for some reason I don’t really mind it when I’m in the city.

Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Players. Nance has given us a color challenge…

Pool Party and Cherry Cobbler make for a nice color combo when paired with a neutral don’t you think? The base of my card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. I took a piece of Pool Party and stamped it with the Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set in Pool Party for a frosty tone-on-tone effect. The new punch and stamp set from Sale-A-Bration are used to make the backgrounds for the ornaments. I stamped the images from the Pretty Petites Stamp Set** in Cherry Cobbler and punched them out with the Petite Curly Label Punch**. The ornaments are from the Merry Minis Stamp set and are Stamped in Pool Party and punched out with the Merry Minis Punch Pack. Both are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler. I used a piece of Cherry Cobbler to back it and that too is adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really do like the colors together and the simplicity of the card is fun too. I hope that you enjoyed you little sneak peek and my Paper Players Challenge card for this week. Thank you very much for your visit and I hope that you have a good Monday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Pool Party

Ink: Pool Party and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Snowflake Soiree, Merry Minis, Greetings of the Season and Pretty Petites** Clear Mount

Tools: Merry Minis Punch Pack, Petite Curly Label Punch**, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

**2013 Sale-A-Bration (January 22 – March 22, 2013)

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 9, 2012January 6, 2016

Fab Friday 08 & Big Sneak Peek!

Sunday… how fast you show up! LOL! I hope that all of you had a nice day yesterday. I crafted my little fingers off and got almost all of my stuff done! I love a productive day, plus it was rainy and cloudy here all day so it was the perfect day to just stay inside. So… today I have a whole load of sneak peeks for you from the Spring Catalog and Sale-A-Bration! Leave a comment and let me know what you think of the new items!

Without further ado today’s post if for the Fab Friday Challenge. This time we have a color challenge that contains five colors…

I don’t think I have seen a five color challenge before. I definitely had to think about this for a bit. The base of my card is Gumball Green Card Stock. For the background I embossed a piece of Real Red with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*. The piece of ribbon is Pool Party 1/4″ Satin Ribbon** and is adhered around the back with Sticky Strip. I cut out a piece of Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper** with the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies. Next up we have some flags that are stamped in Primrose Petals form the Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set* and cut out with the Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*. The super cool silver caps are Soda Pop Tops* and I love them! For the images inside I stamped the circle in Gumball Green and the balloon in Real Red from the Collage Curios Stamp Set* and punched them out with the 1″ Circle Punch. I adhered the caps to the card with Mini Glue Dots. The greeting is from the That’s the Ticket Stamp Set* and is stamped in Primrose Petals and punched out with the Ticket Duo Builder Punch. I adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I told you that was a lot of sneak peeks! I can’t even narrow down a favorite they are all so great! I’m partial to the Soda Pop Tops*, I think they are such a clever and different embellishment. I hope that you enjoyed your big look into the Spring and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs and my Fab Friday card too! Thank you, as always, for paying me a visit! I’ll have a lot more sneak peeks for you in the coming weeks to get you all ready for January! Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Gumball Green, Real Red and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Sycamore Street**

Ink: Gumball Green, Real Red and Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Collage Curios*, Hearts a Flutter* and That’s the Ticket* Clear Mount

Embellishments: Soda Pop Tops* and Pool Party 1/4″ Satin Ribbon**

Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies, Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies*, Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Ticket Duo Builder Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

* 2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013) ** Sale-A-Bration 2013 (January 22, 2013 – March 22, 2013)

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 8, 2012January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #64 & Sneak Peek!

Hello and welcome to Thursday! I will be your guide today for some new items from Stampin’ Up! I got my Spring Catalog Pre-Order on Wednesday and mounted all of my stamps and played a little. I LOVE the new stuff! I can’t wait for you to see it and get your hands on it. If you need a catalog click the contact me, provide me some info and I’ll get one out to you.

Today’s post is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches. This week Cindy has given us this clever little sketch…

I really like the sketch! 🙂 I also thought it would be a perfect way to show you some of the new items so here we go! The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock and the background is Raspberry Ripple. I stamped the greeting in Whisper White Craft Ink from the Make a Wish Stamp Set* in the lower left corner. A piece of Patio Party Designer Series Paper is adhered across the top half. The next layer is a piece of Whisper White, the top corners are rounded with the 1″ Circle Punch, that I embossed with the Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*. The bottom edge is punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and then I embossed right above that with the Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*. Both pieces are adhered to the card with some SNAIL. The oval is cut out with the Ovals Collection Framelits Dies* and I pierced the edge with the Occasion Paper-Piercing Pack* and Paper-Piercing Tool. I punched out a piece of Whisper White with the Large Oval Punch and embossed that with Cloudy Day Folder* too. The butterflies are form the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and are stamped in Primrose Petals and punched out with the Bitty Butterfly Punch*. I adhered them to the ovals with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Make a Wish Stamp Set* and is stamped in Whisper White Craft Ink. The two embossing folders are great and I love the Bitty Butterfly Punch! I hope that you enjoyed my Freshly Made Sketches card and your sneak peek at some of the new items from the Spring Catalog. You can start ordering from it on January 3, 2013. I hope you have an awesome day and thank you for visiting!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals

Designer Series Paper: Patio Party

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri and Make a Wish* Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Ovals Collection Framelits Dies*, Bitty Butterfly Punch*, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack*, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

* 2013 Spring Catalog (January 3, 2013)

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 7, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 229

Good morning everyone! Yeah, it’s Friday! My favorite day of the week. What do you all have planned for this weekend? I have a ton of crafting to do, still want to get my Christmas cards out this weekend. I’m off to Manhattan on Sunday to see some peeps and feed the frog. Fingers crossed that I get it all done! 🙂

Today’s post is for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary. I’m not gonna lie, it was little weird not posting on Wednesday night. It’s my first week back as a player and we have a fun funky sketch to work with…

I wanted to do something monochromatic so I went with Cherry Cobbler as my main color. And to that the base of the card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. For the background I stamped a piece of Very Vanilla with the Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set in Cherry Cobbler in a pattern to make my own Designer Series Paper! I used two pieces of paper from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack for the strips across the lower half of the card. The ornament is from the Delightful Decorations Stamp Set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched out with the Ornament Punch. I stamped the greeting in Cherry Cobbler from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set and punched it out with the Extra Large Oval Punch. Both are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The ornament gets a heavy dose of bling from some Basic Jewels Rhinestones. I’m really happy with the way the card turned out and I love the Snowflake Soiree background. I hope that you enjoyed and are a little inspired by my Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge card for this week. Thank you for stopping by and I hope that you have an awesome Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints Stack

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Delightful Decorations, Snowflake Soiree and Greetings of the Season

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools: Ornament Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL