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Matchbook Post-It Holders

Good morning and happy Friday to you all. I am so glad that the weekend is so close at hand! For today’s post I somewhat cased a project from this month’s Stampin’ Success. That’s the magazine that Stampin’ Up! sends out to us Demonstrators every month. It’s packed with tips, projects and suggestions for your business. I love it and look forward to it all the time. The Workshop project this month is Post-It holder matchbooks. I love when you can make something that is so simple but looks so nice and serves a purpose. The first one that I made is the butterfly one. I used Crumb Cake Card Stock for the base. The butterfly is from the Butterfly Prints Stamp Set and is stamped in Perfect Plum on Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used the Butterfly Punch to punch it out and then stamped the sentiment and the antennae on the So Saffron Card Stock. I used a Neutrals Collection Brad to secure it and then mounted it on some Perfect Plum Card Stock with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used the Scallop Edge Border Punch along the bottom lip and placed a piece of So Saffron 3/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired) around it. The flowers are punched out using the Boho Blossoms Punch and fastened with another brad. For the second one I used Real Red Card Stock for the base. The stamped image is from the Easy Events Stamp Set and is stamped in Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Ink. I used an eye shadow applicator (like a mini sponge dauber!) to shade in the tree and grass with Lucky Limeade Ink. I then colored in the heart with Real Red and the trunk with Soft Suede Markers. The backing is Lucky Limeade and that is adhered to piece of Soft Suede that I ran through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The lip of this one is punched using the Eyelet Border Punch. I punched out a piece of Lucky Limeade with the Scallop Oval Punch and placed some Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon round it. I’m loving these little matchbooks and they would make great gifts for co-workers or just about anybody! Thanks you so much for stopping by and have an awesome Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum, So Saffron, Real Red, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Perfect Plum, Basic Black and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Real Red and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Prints and Easy Events Clear Mount

Embellishments: Neutrals Collection Brads, So Saffron 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired), Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: Butterfly Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

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Up, Up Blue Birthday

Good morning people! We are more than halfway through the week! I was inspired by flight yesterday when I went to retrieve my parents from the airport. Today’s card uses the Up, Up & Away Stamp Set. The base of the card is Soft Suede. I used some Bashful Blue Card Stock for the sky. The large cloud at the bottom was cut out with my Paper Snips and some Whisper White Card Stock. The ballon images are stamped in Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo and the baskets underneath and the birds are stamped in Soft Suede all on Whisper White Card Stock. I made the clouds using the Cupcake Builder Punch, it’s the frosting! The greeting is stamped in Island Indigo and punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch and backed with a piece of Lucky Limeade punched out with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch. The balloons, clouds and greeting are all adhered to the card with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. It’s a quick card and I am loving the color combination. Thank for stopping in and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Bashful Blue and Lucky Limeade Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade and Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Up, Up & Away Clear Mount

Tools: Paper Snips, Cupcake Builder Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Mojo 236

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! I’m very happy today because I’m going to pick my parents up from the airport. They have been in London visiting my mom’s family. I was bummed that I didn’t get to go but I’ll be glad to have them back, I’ve missed them! Today I’m posting my Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. This weeks sketch is…

I wanted to do a happy spring card and what better to use than the new Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper (Pre-Order). It has one of my favorite colors in it, Island Indigo and that’s what I used for my card base. I took a piece of Whisper White and adhered three different coordinating patterns of the Summer Smooches DSP to it. Then I took a piece of Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon and wrapped that around the front. I used the trusty fork method to tie my bow and adhered it with a Mini Glue Dot. The image is form the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set (Pre-Order) and is stamped in Island Indigo. I used the 1/2″ Circle Punch to punch out a piece of Island Indigo Card Stock and I tied a piece of Island Indigo Bakers Twine through one of the Brights Collection Buttons and adhered that with a Mini Glue Dot. The greeting is from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and too is stamped in Island Indigo. I used the 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle Punch to punch out some Daffodil Delight to mount the stamped image on. I can’t help but smile when I look at the card. It’s nice, simple and happy. Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Island Indigo and Daffodil Delight Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches (Pre-Order)

Embellishments: Island Indigo 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon, Island Indigo Bakers Twine and Bright Collection Buttons

Tools: Fork, 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

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Foliage Pocket Card

Good morning! I hope that everyone got through Monday ok. Mine was a bit challenging but I survived! Today’s card uses what I think is safe to say is my favorite stamp set, French Foliage. I love the detail and the depth in the stamps and the fact that it all looks so great together. This card is also not your average everyday card, it’s a pocket card. Essentially it’s a card front with a pocket on it to slide the message into. I started with a base of Early Espresso. I added a piece of Cajun Craze Card Stock to that. The pocket is quite simple to make using your Simply Scored Scoring Tool. I used a piece of Crumb Cake cut to 4 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. I scored it on the short side at 1/2″ and 4″. I turned it 90 degrees and scored it on the long side at 4″. On the longer piece I cut off the outside scored pieces and used the 3/16″ Corner Rounder to round the inside flaps and the top. A line of Sticky Strip on each reaming flap and a fold and the pocket is finished. I stamped the images from the French Foliage Stamp Set in Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso on Very Vanilla Card Stock. Three Silver Mini Brads were added and then that was then adhered to another piece of Early Espresso Card Stock and mounted to the front of the pocket. I used the Round Tab Punch to make the pull for the piece that slides in. To finish off the card I placed a piece of Early Espresso 1/8″ Ribbon across the bottom and tied it off. I think that it’s a nice change from the everyday card and hope that you like it too. Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze and Always Artichoke Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: French Foliage Clear Mount

Embellishments: Silver Mini Brads and Early Espresso 1/8″ Ribbon

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Round Tab Punch, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Simply Scored, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

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Paper Players #90

A good monday morning to you all. I hope that everyone had a nice Easter. Mine was great. I got to spend time with my daughter, brother and his fiancé. We have an idea for the wedding invitations and I am going to put something together this week. I also got to craft a lot this weekend which makes me very happy! Today’s post is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This week they have given us a color challenge using Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery…

I decided to use a one of my more recently acquired sets the Elements of Style. I started with a base of Pool Party cut so that it opens from the bottom. I added a piece of Certainly Celery on top of that. I stamped the large image from the Elements of Style Stamp Set in Not Quite Navy on Very Vanilla and placed that on top. Using my Big Shot and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit I cut out some butterflies in Pool Party and Certainly Celery and used Stampin’ Dimensionals cut up to adhere them randomly over the stamped image. The greeting is also stamped in Not Quite Navy and punched out with the Large Oval Punch and backed with a piece of Not Quite Navy Card Stock punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. I love the colors and the simplicity of the card and hope that you enjoy it too. Thank you, as always, for dropping in. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Elements of Style Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Tempting Tango Birthday

Hello everyone and happy Easter Sunday! I hope that you are having a nice time with your family and friends today. I will see my daughter, brother and his fiancé later on. Today’s card is a simple Saturday card. It’s easy to make and not cluttered at all. I have been meaning to use the Pennants Builder Punch and the Pennant Parade Stamp set for a while. The base of the card is Tempting Turquoise. I used the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with a piece of Whisper White Card Stock for the background. I stamped some Tempting Turquoise with the same color ink and some Tangerine Tango, also with the same color ink, from the Pennant Parade Stamp Set and punched them out with the Pennants Builder Punch. I stamped wish big in the same two colors and punched them out with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount them on the pennants. I “hung” a pice of White Bakers Twine across the card and adhered the pennants with more Stampin’ Dimensionals along it. The greeting is from the Party This Way Stamp Set and is stamped in Tempting Turquoise, it’s mounted on a piece of Tangerine Tango and punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. It’s a nice colorful easy birthday card and would make a great workshop card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Pennant Parade and Party This Way Clear Mount Stamp Sets

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Pennants Builder Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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PPA 132

Happy Saturday morning to you all. Is everyone all ready for their Easter Egg Hunts and baskets filled with goodies? My brother and his fiancé are coming by tomorrow for a bit. I’m going to go over Wedding invitations with them so I can get started making them! I’m quite excited to be doing it, I know it will take a while but I can’t wait to get started! For today’s card I am posting this weeks Pals Paper Arts card. This week they have given us a color challenge…

I love all of the colors and I couldn’t wait to get started on my card. I wanted to use a set that I don’t use often and I don’t really see a lot of. I went with the Precious Butterflies Stamp Set from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. It’s a Host(ess) set and is most likely only going to be available for a few more weeks. I started with a card base of Chocolate Chip. I then ran a piece of Certainly Celery through my Big Shot using the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. All of the stamps, including the greetings, are from the Precious Butterflies Stamp Set and they are all stamped in Chocolate Chip, with a lighter touch for a distressed look. I punched the one image of the circle of butterflies out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. I cut the just for You out with my Paper Snips (all of the cutting is for my friend Sandy!) and mounted them on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped two of the large and three of the small butterflies on Pretty In Pink and cut those out with my Paper Snips. The butterfly flurry is also stamped on Pretty In Pink and cut out. They are all mounted to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The quote is backed with some more Pretty In Pink. I am so happy with the card and hope that you like it too. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink and Chocolate Chip Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Precious Butterflies (Host(ess))

Tools: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Happy Birthday Taylor

Hello all of you people out there! It’s Friday and Easter Weekend! I hope that you all have some plans to spend time with family this weekend. As I promised yesterday here is my daughter Taylor’s birthday card. She really likes anchors and ships and more blues and grays so there are no frills or flowers on this card. I started with a base of Not Quite Navy and I took a piece of Baja Breeze and ran it through my Big Shot using the Perfect Details Texturz Plates. The nautical images are from The Open Sea Stamp Set and are stamped in Not Quite Navy and Basic Grey. The whale is from the Fox & Friends Stamp Set and is also stamped in Basic Grey, I think it adds a little whimsy to the card. The whale and anchor are backed by Not Quite Navy and the ship is backed with Basic Grey and has three Neutrals Collection 3/16″ Brads in the upper right corner. The greeting is from the Party This Way Stamp Set and is stamped in Not Quite Navy and is punched out with the Word Window Punch. I used the daughter stamp from the Family Reunion Stamp Set and placed some more Basic Grey behind it and a piece of First Edition Designer Series Paper on top of some Not Quite Navy. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to help prop up the easel part of the card. Taylor loved her card and I hope that you like it too! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Basic Grey and Baja Breeze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Basic Grey and Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Fox & Friends and Family Reunion Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: First Edition

Embellishments: Neutrals Collection 3/16″ Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Word Window Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Mojo 235

Good morning peeps! I hope that you are having a nice week so far. Today is my daughter Taylor’s 16th birthday! I am a very lucky dad to have such a wonderful child! Happy Birthday Taylor. I’ll be posting her card tomorrow, sometimes she actually stops texting to read my blog! Today’s card is for this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. They have given us this sketch to work with…

I really do love making my Mojo card each week. For this weeks card I decided to use the new Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper and the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set. I started with a base of Tangerine Tango and I added a piece os the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper. I took my Scallop Edge Border Punch and punched one side of a piece of Tempting Turquoise. The layer over that is a piece of Rich Razzleberry that I ran through my trusty Big Shot with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Another piece of Tempting Turquoise and Designer Series paper is cut out with the Circle Scissor Plus and mounted on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I markered two images from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Sets in Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Real Red and punched it out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and put some Stampin’ Dimensionals under that too. I hand cut the flagged piece of Daffodil Delight and another piece of Designer Series paper and that too has some Stampin’ DImensionals. The greeting is from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry. For the finishing touch I cut a sliver of Whisper white and threaded it through the Brights Designer Series button and glued that on with some Mini Glue Dots. I love the bright cheery colors and the great variety of Designer Series Paper that comes with the Summer Smooches Collection. Thank you so much for dropping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Real Red Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount Stamp Sets

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Embellishments: Brights Collection Designer Buttons

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Extra Large Oval Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Paper Snips, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ DImensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players #89

Good morning and happy Hump Day to you all. I am missing the warmer weather here on Long Island and can’t wait for it to return. Today’s card is for the Paper Players Challenge # 89. They have asked us to make a funny card…

I have to admit that I was a little stumped as to what to do. I have never been a fan of funny cards, I like the pretty mushy ones the best. I thought about what card to make for a long time, and then it dawned on me, so many people joke about getting married as being the end of your life so why not send a sympathy card! The base of the card is Early Espresso, it is cut to 4 1/4 x 11 and scored at 2 1/4 and 5 1/2 with another piece cut to 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 for the front making it an easel card (thanks Sandy!). The background is made using the Big Shot and the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 Embossing Plates with Very Vanilla Card Stock. The greeting is from Petite Pairs and is stamped in Early Espresso and punched out with the 1 1/4″ Square Punch and then mounted to a piece of Calypso Coral at 1 1/2″ and then to a piece of Early Espresso cut to 1 3/4″. The cake if from the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) and so is the greeting on the bottom. The cake was cut out with my Paper Snips. I used some of the 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon from Sale-A-Bration to decorate the cake. The Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder provides the backdrop and that was then mounted to a piece of Early Espresso. I used the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack for the flowers and put some Basic Jewels Pearls on them. The lower greeting is punched out with the Word Window Punch and placed on a piece of Calypso Coral punched out with the Large Oval Punch and then a piece of Early Espresso punced out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and then placed on a piece of Calypso Coral and adhered to the card with Stampin Dimensionals to keep the easel part of the card standing up. Two more pieces of 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon, one across the top and one across the bottom complete the card. I hope that you enjoyed it and found it to be little funny, my married friends did! Thanks for dropping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini) and Petite Pairs clear Mount

Embellishments: 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon and Basic Jewels Pearls

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1 1/4″ Square Punch, Large Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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