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PPA 133

Good morning everyone on this dreary Monday morning. My friend and I drove back from DC yesterday and it rained the entire time. It was 81 degrees on Saturday and sunny so we did get to have a nice day while we were there. Today’s card is for the Pals Paper Arts Sketch. They have given us this to work with…

I love to try and use only one stamp set to make a card every once in a while. For this card I used Artistic Etchings. The base of the card is Rose Red cut to 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ and folded in half. I stamped the Eiffel Tower in Basic Black on Whisper White. I used my Paper Piercer and Mat Pack to add some Silver Mini Brads to the bottom edge. Two pieces of Neutrals Collection Designer Series Paper in Basic Black are adhered to the left side. The filigree image is stamped in Rose Red and punched out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. I used the Circle Scissor Plus to cut out a piece of Basic Black at 2 1/4″ for the backing and mounted it on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also placed a Silver Mini Brad in the center. The greeting is also stamped in Rose Red and I used the 1″ Square Punch to flag the one end and mounted that too with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a finishing touch I stamped the key in Rose Red and cut it out with my Paper Snips. I love the classic simplicity of the card and hope you like it too. Thank you so much for dropping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Rose Red and Basic Black Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Basic Black and Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Neutrals Collection

Embellishments: Silver Mini Brads

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, 1″ Square Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Blushing Pizzaz Twitterpated Florets

Good Sunday morning to everyone. I will be driving back from Washington, DC today with my friend Kim. I’m very anxious to get back to my craft desk, two days away is too long for me! Today’s card uses some more of the retiring 2010-2012 In-Colors. I started with a base of Blushing Bride. I then mounted a piece of Twitterpated Designer Series Paper (Occasions Mini) on a piece of Whisper White Card Stock. The Big shot is used with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and a piece of Pear Pizzaz Card Stock placed next to the DSP. The stamped images are from the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set. The leaves and stem are stamped in Pear Pizzaz and the flower is stamped in Basic Black Classic Ink and colored in with a Blender Pen. I used my Paper Snips to cut it out and mounted it on a Stampin’ Dimensional on top of the leaves and stem. I used some more Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere it to the front of the card. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set. I used the Word Window Punch to punch it out and then mounted it to a piece of Pear Pizzaz that is punched out with the Large Oval Punch. I love it when a card turns out better in reality than what I pictured in my head and this is one of those cards! Thank you so much for coming by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz and Blushing Bride Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pear Pizzaz and Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Fabulous Florets Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Twitterpated (Occasions Mini)

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blender Pen, Word Window Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Marina Celery Penned Vermilion

A wonderful Saturday morning to you all. My friend Kim and I drove down to Washington DC yesterday to visit her sister Angie who is working in town. We are staying in Georgetown, a very trendy area with lots of great shops. Friends of ours were gracious enough to lend us their house. Today’s card features another retiring stamp and he is one of my favorites, the Young Vermillion A La Carte Wood Mount Stamp. I started with a base of Certainly Celery and used the Big Shot to run a piece of Marina Mist through with the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. The Vermillion is stamped in Marina Mist on Very Vanilla and the corners are punched with the Ticket Corner Punch. It’s mounted to a piece of Certainly Celery. I used the same “procedure” with the greeting from the Perfectly Penned Stamp Set. They are both adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really like the color combination and I will miss the little bird. The card is a great quick thank you and would work well for a man or a woman, and thank you for stopping by! Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery and Marina Mist Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Young Vermillion A La Carte Wood Mount (Retiring) and Perfectly Penned Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Ticket Corner Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Peach Pizzaz Butterfly Type

Good morning everyone and happy Friday! I hope that everyone had a good week and that you are doing some fun stuff this weekend. I had my Downline Meeting last night and it was lots of fun like it always is. For today’s card I used some of the retiring In-Colors, the retiring Butterfly Prints Stamp Set form the Big Catalog and the You’re My Type Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini that ends in eleven days. There are so many great sets and accessories in the Occasions Mini and it will be the last one as Stampin’ Up! has changed their catalog strategy to two large seasonal catalogs and one main catalog. The base of the card is Whisper White and is from the Note Cards and Envelopes Pack. I ran a piece of Peach Parfait through my Big Shot using the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for some simple texture. The butterfly is from the Butterfly Prints Stamp Set (Retiring) and is stamped in Peach Parfait and punched out with the Butterfly Punch. The typewriter image if from the You’re My Type Stamp Set and is stamped in Pear Pizzaz and mounted on a piece of Pear Pizzaz Card Stock. I used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount them both to the card. The cute little flower is made with the Boho Blossoms Punch and the center circle is from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and it too is mounted with a Stampin’ Dimensional. This is a great little thinking of you card and with a greeting change can be so much more. Thank you for checking in today and have an awesome weekend! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzaz and Whisper White Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzaz Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: You’re My Type (Occasions Mini) and Butterfly Prints (Retiring) Clear Mount

Cards: Note Cards and Envelopes Pack

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Butterfly Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

SUMMER SMOOCHES PRE-ORDER STARTS APRIL 1ST  AND RUNS THRU APRIL 30TH. Get your taste of the new catalog months before it comes out!

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Pacific Suede Monkey Birthday

Hello everyone! How is your week so far? Mine has been good. I have a Downline Meeting tonight out East. It should be a lot of fun. 🙂 Today’s card would be perfect for a little boy’s birthday. The two stamp sets that I used are on the Retired List so if you want them you have until the end of May to purchase them. The base of the card is Pacific Point and the background is a piece of the Neutrals Collection Designer Series Paper in Soft Suede. The little monkey images are from the Fox & Friends Stamp Set and are stamped in Soft Suede Ink. I used the 1 3/8″ Square Punch to punch them out and cut the Pacific Point squares behind them 1/4″ larger. The greeting is from the Happiest Birthday Wishes Stamp Set and is markered with Pacific Point and Soft Suede Markers. The two circles to the right are punched out with the 3/4″ Circle and 1/2″ Circle Punches. This is a nice simple card and with a color change could work for a girl too. Thanks for checking in today! Have a fantastic day and we’ll see you tomorrow!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Pacific Point and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Pacific Point and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) and Fox & Friends Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Neutrals Collectioon

Tools: 1 3/8″ Square Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

SUMMER SMOOCHES PRE-ORDER STARTS APRIL 1ST  AND RUNS THRU APRIL 30TH. Get your taste of the new catalog months before it comes out!

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Very Vintage Vogue

Good morning all! Happy Wednesday, which means we are halfway through the week! The weather here on Long Island has been beautiful but it’s a little colder today. I’m looking forward to the warmer weather sticking around! Today’s card is a thank you for everyone of you that takes time to stop by here and read my posts. I really am grateful that you do! I started with a base of Rose Red Card Stock. I took a piece of Crumb Cake and ran it through my Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the top half of the background. The bottom half is created using the Very Vintage Stampin’ Around Large Wheel and Crumb Cake Ink and it is rolled onto Very Vanilla Card Stock. To cover the seam I used a piece of Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon. The flowers are form the Vintage Vogue Stamp Set (Retired List) and are stamped in Rose Red. I cut them out with my Paper Snips and used some Large Pearl Jewels and a Basic Pearls Jewel for the centers and mounted them with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Apothecary Art Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) and is also stamped in Rose Red. I used the Decorative Label Punch to punch out the phrase as well as the piece of Rose Red Card Stock behind it. You just punch out a label and then put it back into the punch and crop off the excess. I hope that you enjoyed your thank you card. It really does mean a lot to me that so many of you visit each day. Have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Rose Red and Crumb Cake Classic Card Stock

Ink: Rose Red and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue and Apothecary Art Clear Mount and Very Vintage Large Stampin’ Wheel

Embellishments: Large Pearls Jewels, Basic Pearls Jewels and Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Decorative Label Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Mojo 237

Hello everyone! I hope that you all had a nice Monday. The weather here on Long Island was beautiful yesterday. It was just warm enough, in the upper 70’s. I love the warmer weather! Today’s card is my Mojo Monday card for this week. Mary Fish did the sketch this week and I really like it…

I guess I was inspired by the warm weather to do a nice bright card. I started with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. Across the top of the card I used a piece of the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper (Pre-Order). The paper actually inspired the flowers across the middle of the card. They are all punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle punch for the outside and the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack circle for the middle ones. The colors are Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Lucky Limeade. The are mounted with Stampin’ Dimensionals on a frame of Whisper White and Real Red. The leaves are created with the 5 teal Flower Punch, all you do is cut two petals off and you have some leaves! The bottom half of the card is Island Indigo. I stamped the greeting in Real Red from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set. It has become one of my go-to sets because you can make all different combinations the from the words. The flagged ends are made using the 1″ Square Punch and it too is mounted with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I am loving the card and hope that you like it too and are inspired to make something bright and cheerful! Thanks so much for coming by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Real Red, Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Lucky Limeade

Ink: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Fabulous Phrases

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches (Pre-Order)

Tools: 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 1″ Square Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

SUMMER SMOOCHES PRE-ORDER STARTS APRIL 1ST  AND RUNS THRU APRIL 30TH. Get your taste of the new catalog months before it comes out!

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Paper Players #91

Good morning everyone and happy Monday to you! If I keep saying that maybe I’ll believe it! I hope that you all had a nice weekend, I know I did! I got a lot accomplished and got to see some of my peeps! Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This week they have given us this…

Clean and simple with watercoloring. Anytime that I only use three items to make a card it is definitely simple. As those of you that read these posts daily it’s not unusual for me to have 10 or more items listed in the supplies! I also used the 2010-2012 In-Colors that are retiring. I started off with a base of Concord Crush and to that I added a piece of Pear Pizzaz that I ran through my trusty Big Shot with the Perfect Details Texturz Plate. For the main image on the card I stamped the flower from the Creative Elements Stamp Set in Jet Black Staz-on Ink on Watercolor Paper three times. I used my Aqua Painter and Poppy Parade Ink to watercolor in the flowers and then did some serious fussy cutting with my Paper Snips and cut them out in varying sizes so I would be able to layer them. Watercolor Paper is a bit thicker than standard card stock so it is definitely a workout for your hand when you cut things out of it! I used a couple of Mini Glue Dots to adhere it to the card and then Stampin Dimensionals for the two layers. The rest of the elements on the card are also from the Creative Elements Set and are stamped in Concord Crush. They too are cut out with my Paper Snip and mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a little more pop I edged the greeting with the Poppy Parade Stamp Pad. Creative Elements is one of my favorite sets and I’m happy to report that it will be in the new catalog! I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and thank you so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzaz Smooth Card Stock

Specialty Paper: Watercolor Paper

Ink: Poppy Parade and Concord Crush Classic Stampin’ Ink and Jet Black Staz-on Ink

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Paper Snips, Aqua Painter, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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Riding Hood Grey Corner Catcher

Good morning everyone! I hope that you all had a nice Saturday. I had a great day yesterday. I saw some dear friends that I haven’t seen in a while and went down to China Town with my friend Kim. It was beautiful in Manhattan yesterday and we also got to walk through Central Park. I’m so glad that the warmer weather is on it’s way, hopefully for good this time! Now on today’s card, but before I get to that one small piece of business to take care of. Stampin’ Up! released their Retired Stamp Sets List today. It’s not as bad as I thought it was going to be! Some of my favorites are staying like French Foliage and Creative Elements. I will be sad to see Fox & Friends and Young Vermillion go but they make way for a bounty of new sets to let us unleash a new chapter of our creativity!  To see a the list of Retired Stamp Sets CLICK HERE.

Now on to today’s card. The Corner Catcher was featured in last month’s Stampin’ Success Magazine and I love them. Mary Fish had a great idea to make a card with one on the corner and here is one of my takes on her idea. I started with a base of Real Red and added a background stamped in Real Red on Crumb Cake Card Stock with the Creative Elements Stamp Set. Using some Basic Grey I Punched out some flowers with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and used some Mini Glue Dots to adhere them to the background. The Corner Catcher is made with the new Simply Scored Diagonal Plate. To make it you start with a piece of card stock that is 4″ x 4″ and you score it diagonally at 2″ on one side in opposite directions and fold. I cut out a triangle to go on the back side to hide the seam. All you have to do after that is embellish it. I used First Edition Designer Series Paper and stamped another image from Creative Elements in Riding Hood Red. Using a piece of Very Vanilla I stamped the same background that I used on the card and then stamped a letter from the Broadsheet Alphabet Stamp Set in Basic Grey and punched it out with the Curly Label Punch. That is mounted to a piece of Crumb Cake that is punched out with the 1 3/4″ Scallop circle and then adhered to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I punched the edge with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and used a piece of Riding Hood Red Ribbon from the Clearance Rack to finish it off. The greeting is from the Curly Cute Stamp Set and is also stamped in Riding Hood Red and mounted with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I hope that you are inspired by the card and that you are looking forward to seeing all of the new products in the upcoming catalog. Thanks of stopping by and have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Basic Grey Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Riding Hood Red and Basic Grey Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Creative Elements, Broadsheet Alphabet and Curly Cute Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: First Edition Specialty

Embellishments: Riding Hood Red Clearance Rack Ribbon (no longer available)

Tools: Simply Scored, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, 1 13/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

SUMMER SMOOCHES PRE-ORDER STARTS APRIL 1ST  AND RUNS THRU APRIL 30TH. Get your taste of the new catalog months before it comes out!

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Happy Birthday Uncle Bruce

Hello and welcome to the weekend! Happy Saturday everyone! I’m off to Manhattan today to see some friends and it’s supposed to be a nice day for the most part so it will be a good time! For today’s card I’m posting my Uncle Bruce’s birthday card. He lives in London, England and he is by far one of the funniest people I know. Masculine cards can be a challenge so I have some go to sets, one of my favorites is The Open Sea Stamp Set. It has been a write in item since it made it’s debut in the Summer Mini Catalog last year. The base of the card is Not Quite Navy. A piece of paper from the Well Worn Designer Series Paper pack creates the background for the card. The images and greeting are stamped in Not Quite Navy, except for the ship which is stamped in Early Espresso. The greeting is from two sets, Family Reunion and Occasions Alphabet. They are all stamped on Very Vanilla and mounted on Cajun Craze. I had to keep the embellishments to a minimum seeing as it was being sent overseas. This is a nice simple masculine card with great rich colors. I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and thank you so much for taking some time to pay me a visit. Have an great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy and Cajun Craze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy and Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Family Reunion and Occasions Alphabet Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Well Worn

Tools: Paper Cutter, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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