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Up in the Air Thanks

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

Stampin’ Up! products used:

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

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write Markers

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

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

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

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

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Mojo 223

Good morning everyone! I hope that everyone is having a good week. For this week’s Mojo Monday sketch I went with a Valentine’s card. This week’s sketch is also one of my favorites so far.

I used some of the Love Letters Designer Series Paper from the Clearance Rack. I think it goes quite nicely with one the flowers from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set in the new Occasions Mini Catalog. The flower is stamped in Riding Hood Red and punched out with the Blossom Punch. I also punched one out in Chocolate Chip to put behind it. I love the P.S. I Love You Stamp Set, there are so many great sayings and images. I especially love the stamp that goes with the Modern Label Punch. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the greeting for perfect placement. The 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch makes a perfect backdrop for the cute circle of hearts punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. The 1″ Circle punch works great with the Hand Crafted Stamp and I used some dimensionals for a little pop. I am also liking the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder that I used some Crumb Cake Card Stock with it to break up the color a little. The decorative Label Punch is the perfect little addition to the the bottom of the polkadot paper. For the lower background I coordinated with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The perfect finishing touch, some 1/4″ Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon. I hope that you like this weeks Mojo card and as always, thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: P.S. I Love You and Mixed Bunch Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Love Letters (Clearance Rack item, may not be available)

Ribbon: Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blossom Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Modern Label Punch, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to place your Valentine’s Day supply orders. Click on the Catalog over to the right to go to my store.

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Flower Fest In-Color Birthday

Good morning everyone. I hope that everyone had a nice Monday. For today’s card I used the Flower Fest Stamp Set and the 2010-2012 In-Colors. The base of the card is Very Vanilla. The images are also stamped on Very Vanilla using Concord Crush, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade Ink. I like the way that the stamped images look a little like they were drawn using crayon. The Flower Fest Set coordinates with five different punches. I used three, the 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle, Fancy Flower, and 5 Petal Flower Punches. For the background I used Pear Pizzaz Card Stock and the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The greeting is from the Happiest Birthday Wishes Set and Is stamped in Concord Crush and put on some Peach Parfait Card Stock. I needed a little color boost and this card provided the perfect outlet! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzaz Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Concord Crush, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Happiest Birthday Wishes and Flower Fest Clear Mount Stamp Sets

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to get your orders in for you Valentine’s card making supplies! Click the Catalog over to the right to go to my on-line store.

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Aviary Birthday & Sneak Peek

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

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip Smooth Card Stock

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

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Happiest Birthday Wishes and Aviary Clear Mount

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

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

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Jelly Belly Treat Card

Morning all. I hope that you are having a nice weekend! For today’s card I finally used the Sweet Treat Cups that I purchased a while ago. Who doesn’t like a little candy with a card?! I filled it with some Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. Using the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch you punch out holes in the card stock and in the card. I used Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Whisper White Card Stock. I then crated the sliding door and used the Round Tab Punch for a pull tab on top. You create a little slider door on the inside of the card so you can get the treats out without having to rip the card. There is a good YouTube video tutorial from froggystamps on how to do it, I just modified it a bit for the card I was making. You can find the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrzmHWSdIao. I hope that you enjoyed todays card and thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Whisper White Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Something Sweet Clear Mount

Accessories: Sweet Treat Cups

Tools: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to place your order to make your handmade Valentine’s Day Cards! Click over to right on the Catalogs to go to my online store. If you want a hard copy of a catalog email me!

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PPA 126

Morning peeps! I hope that everyone is having a good weekend. Mine got off to a nice start with a friend’s birthday party last night. We had lots of fun! Now off to the business at hand! This weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge is a color challenge. I love the color combination of Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla. I has a nice calming effect.

For my card I used the very cool new Adorning Accents Edgelits dies and the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. I love the way they look together, almost like a piping with the nice clean cut. I also used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies. I love how they come in a nice selection of sizes making it easy to layer them for a polished look. The stamp set is a favorite of mine, Nature Walk. I thought that the greeting from the new Loving Thoughts Set of Happiness was appropriate since it appears that the bird has left the cage and is free! A quick punch with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch on each side and some sponging on the edges of the image and the Lattice Squares embossed paper and it’s done. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

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

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Nature Walk (IB&C) and Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini) Clear Mount Sets

Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Sponge Dauber, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

Have you thought of Valentine’s Day cards? Now is the time to get started on them so take a look at all of the new items in the Occasions Mini. Click over on the Catalog to the right!

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Garden Blossom Elegance

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

Stampin’ Up! products used:

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

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

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

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

 

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

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Gnome Valentine

Good morning everyone! I hope that everyone is having a nice New Year so far. Mine has been good, no complaints. For today’s card I used the new Gnome Sweet Gnome Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini Catalog which you can now order from. I didn’t think I was going to like it at first but it really is cute when it’s all colored in. I stamped the Gnomes in Black Staz-On Ink on Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used the Stampin’ Write Markers in Marina Mist, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Pretty In Pink to color them in. It’s a lot of colors but I wanted it to have a colorful playful look. I used the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background in Certainly Celery, it gives it a nice garden feel! The greeting is from the Delightful Dozen Set, a great set for anyone to have in their arsenal. I used the Heart To Heart Punch for the three hearts and they are punched out in Cherry Cobbler. I’m looking forward to making lots more Valentine’s cards and the Occasions Mini has tons of great sets. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip and Certainly Celery Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink and Jet Black Staz-On Ink

Markers: Marina Mist, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Pretty In Pink

Tools: Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Heart To Heart Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget, if you like the sets used in today’s card click on the catalog over to the right and order them for yourself!

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Abby’s First Birthday

I love making invitations. When my friends Adam and Erin asked me if I would make the invitations for their little girl Abbygail’s first birthday I was thrilled to. They picked out the colors and told me it was a Bubble Guppies theme. The Card Stock colors I used are Pretty In Pink, Pacific Point and Whisper White. I used My Digital Studio to create the printed part of the invite and printed it in Pacific Point on HP Everyday Photo Paper. I have tried printing things out on Whisper White Card Stock and it comes out a little lighter than it should but the HP Paper seems to work a little better. The goldfish are from the Something Sweet Set and they are stamped in Pumpkin Pie. The “bubbles” are actually the sprinkles from the Create A Cupcake set, but they look pretty good as bubbles. The Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder give it a nice simple background. I mounted all of the framed pieces with Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little extra pop. I hope you like them as much as they did and thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Pretty In Pink, Pacific Point and Whisper White Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pacific Point and Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Something Sweet Clear Mount and Create A Cupcake Wood Mount

Tools: My Digital Studio Express, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Today marks the start of ordering from the new 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog! Click over on the right to go to my store and place your order!

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Mojo 222

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

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party and Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Word Play Clear Mount

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

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

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