Tag: Holidays

  • Just Add Ink 182

    Good day! I had a nice productive Saturday, other than sleeping in a little late! I ran some errands, got a much needed haircut and got a lot of projects finished. I had to make a bunch of thank you cards for my birthday gifts and I have some hops and swaps coming up too. It was chilly here today, definitely felt fall like and crisp. I still kept the shorts and flip-flops and just added a hoodie. What were you all up to today?

    For today’s post I have my card for this week’s Just Add Ink. This time they ask us to add a frame and we know I love frames!!

    The card I made is a pocket card. It’s relatively simple to make, you just need to grab your Simply Scored, Big Shot and Squares Collection Framelits. I used Whisper White Card Stock for the base of my project. It is cut to 5 1/2″ x 6 1/4″ and I scored it at 1/4″ and 3 1/4″ on the long side and 1/4″ on the short side. The window is cut out with the Squares Collection Framelits Dies and so is the frame, from Soft Sky. I rounded the top corners of both the frame and the pocket with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder. The pocket is stamped with the A Banner Christmas Stamp Set in Old Olive, Soft Sky and Real Red. under Christmas I adhered a thin piece of Soft Sky and some red sequins are on either side. For the piece that slides inside I cut a piece of Whisper White to 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″, rounded the corners and punched a hole in the top. I used the Warmth and Wonder Host(ess) Stamp Set and my Stamp-a-ma-jig for all of the images. A piece of Real Red 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon is tied through the hole in the top to make it easier to pull out. I needed a custom envelope so I used my Envelope Score Board and some Whisper White to make one. A strip of Season of Style Designer Washi Tape goes across the bottom and the pattern matches the stamped image on the front of the card. The pocket card is a nice change from the ordinary and you could do so many different things with it. I’m sure this won’t be the last one that you see on here! Thanks very much for stopping by to see my card for this week’s Just Add Ink – just add frames challenge. I hope you enjoyed the project and have a fun Sunday! 🙂

    JAI 182

    JAI 182

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Soft Sky

    Ink: Old Olive, Real Red and Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: A Banner Christmas and Warmth and Wonder Host(ess) Clear Mount

    Framelits: Squares Collection

    Punch: 1/2″Circle Punch

    Embellishments: Real Red 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and Sequins

    Tools: Big Shot, Simply Scored, Envelope Punch Board, Paper Snips, Multi-Purpose Glue and 2-Way Glue

    A Banner Christmas CM

    Warmth & Wonder Host(ess) CM

    Squares Collection Framelits

    1:2%22 Circle Punch

    Envelope Punch Board

    Season of Style Designer Washi Tape

    Real Red 1:8%22 Taffeta Ribbon

    Current Promotions:

    Butterfly Bundle – get the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and the Bitty Butterfly Punch for a special price now through September 30, 2013!

    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.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Another Thank You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

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

  • Freshly Made Sketches 103

    It’s the weekend… woo hoo! I went out to dinner with my friends Bill, Anthony and Danielle to Friday’s last night and had a Long Island Iced Tea. It was much needed after I came out to go to work yesterday and discovered that someone had hit my car. I don’t understand how people can ruin something of someone else and just leave. It must be nice to not have a conscience. So yes, that was a great way to start off my day huh?! It had a nice finish so that made it a bit better. The weather here is a little crisp this morning but nice and clear, I guess Fall is on it’s way… boo! I don’t have any definite plans for the weekend, how about you?

    Before I get to today’s post I wanted to mention that there have been a bunch of new items added to the Clearance Rack! You can click here to go to my On-Line Store and check them out. I placed a little order yesterday because I just couldn’t resist! 🙂

    Now for today’s post I have my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Jen B. has given us a nice sketch…

    Freshly Made Sketches #103

    When I first looked at the sketch it reminded me of a formal look but I decided to go a different route. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock that I stamped randomly with the Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set in Pool Party. For the greeting I used the nice big Joy and Love Single Stamp. I stamped it in Smoky Slate and again in Island Indigo, the latter is cut out with the Deco Labels Framelits. I used a piece of Cherry Cobbler to back it and some Stampin’ DImensionals to adhere the pieces to the base. I wanted a little snowflake but opted for a piece of Cherry Cobbler punched out with the Boho Blossom Punch instead to cover up the to and from on the stamp. The paper on the right is from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack and has the corners rounded with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder. A Neutrals Candy Dot in the middle of the blossom and two Regals Candy Dots on the DSP finish off the card. I really like the new Holiday Single Stamps, they are nice and big and the Candy Dots always add that little something extra! Thanks for visiting me today to see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge. I hope that you all have a fun Saturday! 🙂

    FMS 103

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler

    Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack

    Ink: Pool Party, Smoky Slate and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Snowflake Soiree and Joy and Love Single Clear Mount

    Framelits: Deco Labels Collection

    Embellishments: Neutrals and Regals Candy Dots

    Tools: Big Shot, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Joy and Love Single CM

    Snowflake Soiree CM

    Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack

    Deco Labels Collection Framelits

    Boho Blossoms Punch

    3:16%22 Corner Rounder

    Neutrals Candy Dots

    Regals Candy Dots

    Current Promotions:

    Butterfly Bundle – get the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and the Bitty Butterfly Punch for a special price now through September 30, 2013!

    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.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Another Thank You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

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

  • Paper Craft Crew 58

    Wednesday, the halfway mark! Yeah! Work was super busy yesterday, we have lots going on and never quite enough time to finish it. The weather was warm and humid and it’s supposed to get up in the 90’s today. Summer isn’t quite finished yet, which I’m definitely not complaining about. I’m not a huge fan of winter. I was just saying to a friend the other night that if I never saw snow again I would be fine with that. I envy you Floridians! 🙂

    Wednesday also means that it’s time for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch…

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    I will tell you that I was stumped when I saw all those little circles but after spending some quality browsing time with my stamps I felt a little better. The base of my card is Chocolate Chip Card Stock. For the background I used a piece of paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack for the lower half and the top is a piece of Crumb Cake. Some Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine goes around the middle and is tied in a bow before I adhered it to the base. Two more pieces of the DSP are flagged and placed behind the greeting which is from the Joy to the World Stamp Set and is stamped in Chocolate Chip and cut out with the Ovals Collection Framelits Dies. The presents are from the Wishing You Stamp Set and are stamped in Cherry Cobbler, Baked Brown Sugar and Old Olive. Some Paper Snip action separates them and they are adhered to a piece of Crumb Cake and then adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I think the little cluster of gifts does a nice job representing the circles and I like the fact that red and green are kept to a minimum! Thanks very much for taking some time out of your day to stop by and see my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. The blog will have some more inspiration for you so you can add your project to the gallery. Have a very enjoyable Wednesday! 🙂

    PCCCS058

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake and Whisper White

    Designer Series Paper: Season of Style Stack

    Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baked Brown Sugar, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Joy to the World and Wishing You Clear Mount

    Framelits: Ovals Collection

    Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine

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

    Joy to the World CM

    Wishing You CM

    Ovals Collection Framelits

    Season of Style DSP Stack

    Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine

    Current Promotions:

    Butterfly Bundle – get the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and the Bitty Butterfly Punch for a special price now through September 30, 2013!

    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.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Another Thank You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

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

  • Fab Friday 26

    Woo hoo! You know what today is!! It’s FRIDAY! If I didn’t start my post off like that you would think you were in the wrong place! LOL! Work was very busy all week and office equipment tried to thwart my progress on numerous occasions. Let’s see if I can prevail today. I’m off to Manhattan tonight with my friend Heather to meet some peeps. It’s supposed to be fall like here today with summer making a comeback over the weekend. I’ll let you know about the festivities tomorrow!

    It’s also time for another Fab Friday challenge. This week we have a fun color challenge for you…

    Fab Fri 26 Colors 9-6-2013

    Every once in a while when I see that there are five colors I panic a little but then I realized that all of these colors are in the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper. The base of the card is Sahara Sand Card Stock. For the background I used a piece of the aforementioned DSP that I “ticketed” the corners on and backed with a piece of Chocolate Chip. The snowflakes are from the Festive Flurry Stamp Set and are stamped in Soft Sky and cut out with the Festive Flurry Framelits Dies. The tag is rounded at the top with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch and “ticketed” on the bottom corners. A piece of Crushed Curry punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack is at the top with some Linen Thread tied in a bow. The greeting is from the Christmas Messages Stamp Set and is stamped in Chocolate Chip. I stamped the Cheer on a cut out from the Label Card Thinlits Dies, I like the 3D effect that it gives the greeting. All of the elements are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. You know that I love a non traditional Christmas card and this one definitely fits the bill. It also has a little bit of rustic country feel to it. Thank you very much for checking in with me today to see my Fab Friday Design Team card for this week’s color challenge. Head on over to the blog to see what my talented teammates have done and enter your card in the gallery so we can see how clever you are! Have a very fab Friday! 🙂

    Fab Friday 26

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry and Very Vanilla

    Designer Series Paper: Sweater Weather

    Ink: Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Christmas Messages and Festive Flurry Clear Mount

    Thinlits: Label Card

    Punches: 2 1/2″ Circle and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

    Embellishments: Linen Thread

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

    Christmas Messages CM

    Festive Flurry CM

    Sweater Weather DSP

    Festive Flurry Framelits Dies

    Label Card Thinlits Dies

    Itty Bitty Bit Punch Set

    2 1:2%22 Circle Punch

    Linen Thread

    Current Promotions:

    Butterfly Bundle – get the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and the Bitty Butterfly Punch for a special price now through September 30, 2013!

    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.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Another Thank You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

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

  • Mojo 309

    Ahh… Tuesday already! How was your three day weekend? Mine went exceptionally quickly but I guess that’s because I had a lot going on which is a good thing. Yesterday I spent a lot of time at the craft desk, it was dreary and muggy here almost all day. I got some projects finished, started some new ones and just played for a bit. I did make the mistake of venturing out to BJ’s at one point and it was a mad house. My friend Sandy said that Staples was the same. That’s because everyone just remembered that school starts tomorrow! LOL! Last minute is always the worst idea but we are all guilty of it. This week will be a good week, mainly because it’s a four day week! Woo hoo! 🙂

    Today I have my Mojo Monday sketch card for you. The sketch we have this week is provided by Julee Tilman…

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    My card starts off with a base of Basic Black Card Stock. The background is the “Vintage” Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing folder from last year’s Holiday Catalog in Pumpkin Pie. I thought that it went really well with the Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper that I used on both of the panels. Each of them are backed with some Basic Gray and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Tags 4 You Stamp Set and is punched out with the Bracket Label Punch. A piece of Basic Black that I flagged on both ends goes behind it. A Pumpkin Pie Brights Designer Button with a Basic Glimmer Brad in the center completes the card. So what do you think, doesn’t the Lacy Brocade Folder look neat with the DSP?! I wish they would never retire the embossing folders, you can never have too many of them! Thanks for stopping by to see my card for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch challenge. Enjoy the start of your four day week! 🙂

    Mojo 309

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray and Very Vanilla

    Designer Series Paper: Witches’ Brew

    Ink: Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Tags 4 You Clear Mount

    Embossing Folder: Lacy Brocade (Vintage)

    Embellishments: Bright Designer Buttons and Basic Glimmer Brads

    Punch: Bracket Label Punch

    Tools: Big Shot, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Tags 4 You CM

    Witches' Brew DSP

    Bracket Label Punch

    Brights Designer Buttons

    Basic Glimmer Brads

    Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder

    Current Promotions:

    Butterfly Bundle – get the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and the Bitty Butterfly Punch for a special price now through September 30, 2013!

    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.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Another Thank You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

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

  • Paper Players 161

    I had a little sleep in this morning in celebration of having a Monday off! Yesterday was very nice, I got some more projects done and went to a BBQ at my friends Brian & Kim’s house. We had some really good chicken sausage and I got to see the kiddies too! Today is overcast and drizzling here so it will be a good crafty day which is fine by me! How is everything by you? What are you up to today?

    My card for today is for this week’s Paper Players challenge. This week we have a theme challenge from Sandy. She has asked us to create a fall themed card…

    Paper Players #161

    What says fall more than Thanksgiving?! For my card base I used Chocolate Chip Card Stock. The background is a piece of Very Vanilla that I stamped with the woodgrain pattern from the Truly Grateful Stamp Set in Chocolate Chip and backed it with a piece of Tangerine Tango. The wreath is the Wonderful Wreath Stamp and I stamped it in Tangerine Tango and cut it out with my Paper Snips. A piece of Chocolate Chip is flagged on either end and adhered to the back and the wreath and that is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The turkey and greeting are from the Harvest of Thanks Stamp Set and are both stamped in Chocolate Chip. I cut the turkey out with the Circles Collection Framelits Dies and the greeting with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies. Some more Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere them to the wreath. I really love the woodgrain pattern stamp and the wreath looks pretty good in Tangerine for fall don’t you think? Thank you so much for stopping by to see my card for this week’s fall themed challenge from the Paper Players. I’m truly grateful for your visit and I hope you have a great day! 🙂

    Paper Players 161

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla

    Ink: Chocolate Chip and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Truly Grateful and Harvest of Thanks Clear Mount and Wonderful Wreath Wood Mount

    Framelits: Bitty Banners and Circles Collection

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

    Wonderful Wreath WM

    Harvest of Thanks CM

    Truly Grateful CM

    Circles Collection Framelits

    Bitty Banners Framelits

    Current Promotions:

    Butterfly Bundle – get the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and the Bitty Butterfly Punch for a special price now through September 30, 2013!

    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.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Another Thank You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

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

  • Chevron Christmas

    A merry Sunday to you! I had a nice day yesterday, I got some projects finished in the morning and had a great time at the block party. I got to see lots of friends and play with the kiddies. It was  a pretty nice day, overcast and it only sprinkled just for a little bit. Today there is a chance of some rain but so far it’s not bad. I will get some more projects done and play a little too. What are you all up to?

    For today’s post I have a simple Christmas card for you. It’s for the Chevron Challenge over at Catherine & Cathy Create. The base of the card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock and the background is a piece of Crumb Cake. I stamped the greeting from the Joy to the World Stamp Set in Cherry Cobbler right on the background. The Merry is cut from Cherry Cobbler using the Expressions Thinlits Dies and adhered to the base using some 2-Way Glue. I punched out Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake with the Chevron Border Punch and adhered them to a strip of Crumb Cake. Some Stampin’ DImensionals adhere them to the card. I really like the simplicity and the the way that the Expressions Thinlit goes with the greeting. Thank you for stopping by to see my simple Merry Sunday card. Be sure to stop by the Catherine & Cathy Create blog to see the other projects! Have a very nice day Everyone!

    CACC Chevrons

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake

    Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Joy to the World Clear Mount

    Thinlits: Expressions

    Punch: Chevron Border Punch

    Tools: Big Shot, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Joy to the World CM

    Expressions Thinlits Dies

    Chevron Border Punch

    Current Promotions:

    Butterfly Bundle – get the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and the Bitty Butterfly Punch for a special price now through September 30, 2013!

    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.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Another Thank You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

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

  • Mojo 308

    Thursday, how nice to see you again! One more day people! Rumor has it that we are going to get out of work early tomorrow and there will not be many people there anyway! Love days like that. My boss asked me to make two thank you card for her and I also managed to get another card made last night too. I love when I can get three cards made in one night. The weather here was sunny but overcast and at one point it looked like it might rain but didn’t. I don’t think the weather man has high hopes for the weekend either but I think they do that sometimes just in case it’s not the greatest. I don’t have any big plans, maybe just lay low and get some work done around the house. I also desperately need to organize my craft area which I have been doing little by little. Really little though!

    Before I get to today’s post I want to let you know about two promotions from Stampin’ Up! announced today. First up they have released the Best of Set for September, the Best of Autumn. You can see them below or click here for a PDF.

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    Second they have a new bundle available and it’s one of my mum’s favorites! You can get the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and the Bitty Butterfly Punch for 15% off now through September 30th. Wood is $29.67 (savings $5.24) and Clear is $26.27 (savings $4.54). The flyer below has the prices reversed but you can take a look at it or click here for a PDF.

    Flyer_ButterflyBundle_Demo_8.29-9.30.2013_US

    Now for today’s card that is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch challenge. This time our sketch is provided by Julee Tilman…

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    My card starts off with a base of Pistachio Pudding Card Stock. For the background I used a piece of Crumb Cake and the Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set stamped in Pistachio Pudding and Crumb Cake randomly. A piece of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon is adhered around the back before the panel is mounted to the base. The greeting is the new Magical Season Single Stamp stamped in Cherry Cobbler and cut out with the Ovals Collection Framelits and paper pierced with the Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack around the edge. I backed it with a piece of Pistachio Pudding cut out with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits and embossed with the Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Some Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake punched out with the Boho Blossom Punch creates the flower. One Basic Jewel Pearl in the center of the flower and three in the lower right corner complete the card. I really like the Cherry Cobbler with the Pistachio Pudding and the oval back by the label is pretty cool too. Thanks for spending some time with me today to see my Mojo Monday sketch card for this week’s challenge. Have a very enjoyable Thursday!

    Mojo 308

    Stampin’ Up products used:

    Card Stock: Pistachio Pudding, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler

    Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pistachio Pudding and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Magical Season Single and Snowflake Soiree Clear Mount

    Embossing Folder: Beautifully Baroque

    Framelits: Ovals Collection and Deco Labels Collection

    Punch: Boho Blossom

    Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon and Basic Jewels Pearls

    Tools: Big Shot, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sticky Strips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL.

    Magical Season Single CM

    Snowflake Soiree CM

    Deco Labels Collection Framelits

    Ovals Collection Framelits

    Beautifully Baroque TIEF

    Boho Blossoms Punch

    Basic Pearls

    Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack

    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.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Another Thank You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

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

  • SUO Challenges 78

    Hey there! How is everything going? I’m much better than I was yesterday. My headache finally went away around 11:00am. I don’t think I have had one like that in a long time and hopefully not again anytime soon! It was nice here again today with a little more cloud cover and they are saying rain for tonight into tomorrow morning. Hopefully it will be nice for the three day weekend coming up! I do love a three day weekend! 🙂

    Today I have my card for SUO Challenges. This time we have a ribbon and bows challenge for you. I decided to use some of the 1 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon, I have had it for a while and thought it was about time to break it out. The base of the card is Soft Suede Card Stock. The background is just a plain piece of Sahara Sand and I adhered the 1 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon around the back with Sticky Strip. I also used another piece behind the sentiment to hold it flat. The panel is then mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The image is the new Wonderful Blessing Single Stamp and it’s stamped in Midnight Muse and cut out with the Circles Collection Framelits. I brayered one of the Tea Lace Paper Doilies in Midnight muse and backed it with a piece of Midnight Muse that I also cut out with the Circles Collection Framelits to make it a little more sturdy. The whole thing is adhered to the card with more Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the nice big size of the Wonderful Blessing Stamp and these would be great to make a bunch of for Christmas! Thanks so much for coming by to see my card for the SUO Challenges Ribbon and Bows. Head on over to the blog and check out what me teammates have for inspiration and add one of yours to the gallery. Have a fun Tuesday! 🙂

    SUO Challenges 78

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Soft Suede, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla

    Ink: Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp: Wonderful Blessing Single Clear Mount

    Framelits: Circles Collection

    Embellishments: 1 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon and Tea Lace Paper Doily

    Tools: Big Shot, Brayer, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Wonderful Blessing Single CM

    Circles Collection Framelits

    1 1:4%22 Burlap Ribbon

    Tea Lace Paper Doilies

    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.

    Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Another Thank You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

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

  • Paper Players 160

    I know that I say it every Monday but boy did that weekend fly by. Yesterday was pretty nice, I did my projects and played around with some new ideas. Then around 8:00 I got a raging headache so I took some Excedrin and laid down. Wouldn’t you know I fell asleep and woke up at 12:00! Ha, that was definitely not a good thing. When I got up I wanted to sit at the craft desk again but I thought that would be a bad idea! It took a while to get back to sleep and I was up early this morning. Let’s see how long before I need a nap at work! LOL! The weather here yesterday was gorgeous, nice and mild with a breeze and perfect leave the windows open sleeping weather last night. The weather everyday should be like yesterday!

    Today my post is for this week’s Paper Players. Before I get to it I wanted to thank Nance for selecting my card for her Cut Above for last week’s one layer card. You can see the winners list here and my original post here. This week Nance has given us a really cool sketch to work with…

    Paper Players #160

    I had a picture in my head of what I wanted the card to look like before I got started, love that! The base of the card is Gumball Green Card Stock. I used the Off the Grid Stamp and some Tangerine Tango Card Stock and Tangerine Tango Ink to create my background. Next up is some Witches’ Brew Designer Washi Tape on the diagonal with a thin strip of Gumball Green in the center. The stamped image is from the Halloween Bash Stamp Set. I stamped it three times, once in Gumball Green then in Tangerine Tango and again in Basic Black. The Gumball one is punched out with the Decorative Label Punch, the Tangerine one with the Scallop Oval Punch and the bat is cut out with my Paper Snips. All of them are adhered to each other and the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The three Gumball Green chevrons are punched out with the Chevron Border Punch and are also adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really love the Gumball with the Tangerine and Black, it gives the card a nice pop of color. I will definitely incorporate more Gumball into my Halloween projects! Thank you for visiting me today to see my Paper Players card for this week’s sketch from Nance. Have a good Monday! 🙂

    Paper Players 160

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Gumball Green, Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla

    Ink: Gumball Green, Tangerine Tango and Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Halloween Bash Clear Mount and Off the Grid Wood Mount

    Punches: Chevron Border, Decorative Label and Scallop Oval

    Embellishments: Witches’ Brew Designer Washi Tape

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

    Halloween Bash CM

    Off the Grid WM

    Scallop Oval Punch

    Decorative Label Punch

    Chevron Border Punch

    Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape

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