Simon Says Stamp – Page 28

May 8, 2015January 5, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 250

Yes! It’s Friday and a very happy one to you! It was another nice day here, so glad that we are having some Spring! Sometimes we go right from Winter into Summer! Yesterday was a good day at work. I had the Gala last night but I did come home for a bit and got to play with Daniel for a while before I left. We ran around the backyard and played ball. He is a pretty good kicker for a little guy! Around 5:15 I headed out to go and pick up Marissa, my date for the evening! The Gala was at a new venue called the Space in Westbury. It was really nice, a good mix of old and new. The food was excellent and my old boss Nancy and the CEO and COO were there too. The entertainment for the night was Thelma Houston and she sang “Don’t Leave Me this Way”, remember that?!?! I got home around 11:00 and finished up my card for today. A pretty fun way to spend a Thursday!

Here is a picture of Marissa, Me and Nancy from last night!

That card that I made last night is for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge…

I went with a nice clean card. The base is the usual! For my background I cut out part of a circle from a piece of Hello Honey using the Circles Collection Framelits. I adhered some Fun Foam to the back of it and then adhered it to the base. The large and small rings of circles are cut from some Coastal Cabana using the Simon Says Stamp Dots Circles Dies. I cut of the left sides and adhered them with 2-Way Glue. The greeting is from the Fabulous Four Stamp Set and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Baked Brown Sugar and adhered to the card with Foam Tape. Like I said, a very clean card! Loving those Dots Circles and the way they pop against the Hello Honey! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge! Thanks, as always, for taking some time to come by and visit with me! Have a really great Friday! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Fabulous Four Clear Mount (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: White (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Hello Honey, Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Dots Circles (Simon Says Stamp)

Adhesive: 2-Way Glue and SNAIL

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and Fun Foam

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May 7, 2015January 5, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 185

You know when you have one of those days, the ones that seem a lot longer than a regular day? That was my Wednesday. It was dreary and rainy for most of the day, well, drizzly. Work was a little on the crazy side. Lots of running around and I can prove that because my Apple Watch tells me that I walked 5 miles! Under normal circumstances I would say that being busy makes the day move along but that wasn’t the case. I came home, had some dinner and spoke to Andrea for a bit and then started to work on my project. I also FaceTimed with Michael for a while, that is always a nice way to end the day. Before I knew it it was 11:00 and I still had a bunch of blog stuff to do. So wait, did the day move fast or slow?! Let’s just say that it was an unusual day! Tonight I’m accompanying my friend Marissa to the LI-LGBT Network Gala. The company that I work for is a sponsor. I’ll try to get some pictures of us all dressed up, it should be lots of fun!

My card for today is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I want to thank Kim for choosing me as her King of Clean for her sketch challenge from last week! You can see the winners post HERE and my original post HERE. Now a look at this week’s sketch…

I received a package in the mail yesterday with some more crafty goodies inside so I had to use at least one of them on today’s card! The base is the usual! For my background I heat embossed the Hardwood Background Stamp on a piece of Whisper White using some Ranger Silver Pearl Embossing Powder (the new goodie!). It’s mounted to the card with SNAIL and Fun Foam. My two flagged strips are pieces of paper from the Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack. I used the Lawn Fawn Large and Small Stitched Rectangles to cut out a piece of Basic Black to serve as a frame for some Vellum. It’s adhered to the card with Foam Tape. A piece of Daffodil Delight is cut out with the Simon Says Stamp Hello Die and heat embossed with Simon Says Stamp Clear Fine Detail Embossing Powder. Some 2-Way Glue adheres it to the card. I really love that Silver Pearl Embossing Powder and I think that it looks so cool with the Hardwood Stamp on White! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge! Thanks for stopping by an enjoy your Thursday! 🙂

Supplies used:

Stamp: Hardwood Background Clear Mount

Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Silver Pearl (Ranger) and Clear Fine Detail (Simon Says Stamp)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Black and Daffodil Delight (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Card Stock: Vellum (Stampin’ Up!)

Designer Series Paper: Stacked with Love Stack (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Large and Small Stitched Rectangles (Lawn Fawn) and Hello (Simon Says Stamp)

Adhesives: SNAIL, 2-Way Glue and 3M Foam Tape

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Paper Snips and Fun Foam

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May 6, 2015January 5, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 143

HELLO! Yup, it’s Wednesday already, the week is moving along at a nice pace! Work was pretty quiet again yesterday, not complaining! It was warm again here too just not as much sun as yesterday. When I got home last night I didn’t know what I wanted to do! I have so many crafty things that try to get out of my head but I just don’t have enough time! LOL! So last night I thought I would see if I could make a tag. After taking the Tags class at Scrap-A-Latte I thought that it was a fun decorative item to make. I’m plotting some kind of display for them as I’m also planning to make more! So that is just what I did last night. I played with some Tim Holtz stuff! I’ll list the products that I used at the very end of the post, in the mean time here is the tag…

I had a lot of fun putting it together and love the colors! Hope that you like it too!

As is the case on Wednesday’s I’m over on the Paper Craft Crew for this week’s sketch challenge…

I have had a bunch of Simon Says Stamp stuff that I have been wanting to play with so that’s what I used for today’s card. My card base today is Neenah Solar White 110lb which makes for an awesome card base! I stamped a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb with the border stamp from the Simon Says Stamp Sending Happy Thoughts Photopolymer Stamp Set in Real Red Ink. The envelopes and hello are also from that set and are stamped in Tempting Turquoise. I used the 3/4″ Circle Punch for the hello and my Paper Snips for the envelopes. Across the bottom of the white panel is a piece of Real Red and across the top of that is some PinkFresh Studios Red and Blue Ombre Airmail Washi Tape. I adhered the panel to some Fun Foam and then to the card base. Some Neenah Solar White 80lb is stamped with the dots from the Simon Says Stamp Nautical Borders Photopolymer Stamp Set in Tempting Turquoise and backed with Real Red. It is also adhered to the card with some Fun Foam in the middle. I used the 1″ Circle Punch to punch out a piece of Brushed Gold Card Stock and slid it behind the panel. The hello and envelopes are them mounted to the card with some Foam Tape. I love that Airmail Washi Tape and the nice bright colors on the card! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. You can head on over to the blog and see what the rest of the Design Team has done with the sketch! I also hope that you enjoyed my tag! Thank you so much for stopping by and I wish you all a very happy Wednesday! 🙂

Supplies used:

Stamp Sets: Sending Happy Thoughts and Nautical Borders (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink: Real Red and Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Solar White 110lb and 80lb (Neenah) Real Red (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold Metallic (Stampin’ Up!)

Punches: 1″ and 3/4″ Circle (Stampin’ Up!)

Embellishments: Red and Blue Ombre Airmail Washi Tape (PinkFresh Studios)

Adhesives: SNAIL and 3M Foam Tape

Tools: Fun Foam

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Tag Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Limitations Stamps & Framelits and French Flight Stamps & Framelits (Tim Holtz)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Peacock Feathers and Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)

Paint: Picket Fence and Tarnished Bronze Distress Paint (Tim Holtz)

Stencil: Flourish (Tim Holtz)

Embellishments: Flash Cards and Crinkle Ribbon (Tim Holtz)

Adhesives: Glossy Accents and 3M Foam Tape

Tools: Big Shot and Handheld Stapler

May 4, 2015January 5, 2016

Paper Players 243

Oh Monday, why must you come so quickly?! I can’t complain because I had a really nice weekend! Yesterday it was in the 70’s here and I made sure that I would have sufficient time in the car with the top down. Taylor and I headed over to Scrap-A-Latte around 12:30, I wanted to show Renee my page that I made for my mum for Mother’s day. She said that she was pretty impressed as did the rest of ladies! We ran to Michaels over in Babylon to get a frame for the page and pick up some more things that I didn’t need. After that I came home and worked on some projects and finally late last night Taylor and I ran to Target. Not too shabby of a day! I hope that you all had a good weekend too!

Monday… ahh yes.. that means that it’s time for this week’s Paper Players challenge…

As soon as I saw this one from my friend Sandy I knew exactly what I was going to do! We won’t even mention the card base any more unless it’s not Whisper White! The front is covered in a piece of Silver Foil Sheet. I adhered some Fun Foam to the back of a piece of paper from the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack and then adhered it to the card. The Simon Says Stamp Jumbo Jets Dies are used to cut out some more Silver Foil Sheet and the three planes are adhered to the card with Foam Tape. I used the Simon Says Stamp Sending Die to cut out a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb and adhered it to the card with 2-Way Glue. The sentiment is from the Simon Says Stamp Birthday Balloons Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits. Another piece of Foam Tape adheres that to the card. A nice, fun , simple masculine Birthday card! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Players challenge. Thanks for spending some of your Monday with me, have a great day! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Birthday Balloons (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Whisper White (Stampin’ Up!) Solar White 110lb (Neenah)

Specialty Paper: Silver Foil Sheet (Stampin’ Up!)

Designer Series Paper: Adventure Bound Stack (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Bitty Baners Framelits (Stampin’ Up!) and Jumbo Jets and Sending (Simon Says Stamp)

Adhesive: 2-Way Glue, SNAIL and Foam Tape (3M)

Tools: Big Shot and Fun Foam

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May 3, 2015January 5, 2016

Can You Case It #68

Hello peeps! How was your Saturday? Mine was fantastic! I got up in the morning and did my post and the rest of the social media hubbub. The I got on FaceTime and had some coffee with Mr. Trent. We also worked on projects while we chatted, a nice way to begin the day. I also spoke to Andrea for a bit. Around 11:45 I headed over to Scrap-A-Latte, with the top down of course, to give Renee my cards for this month’s class. She loved them and even squealed a little at two of them! LOL! I had some lunch with them and just hung out and chatted with the ladies. On the way home I stopped at Michaels to pick up a few things and visit Taylor. Once I got home I had eclectic dinner that consisted of a Matzo, 2 slices of cheese, two pretzel rods, a Resses Egg and a handful of nuts. Surprisingly I wasn’t hungry after that! The rest of my evening was nice and relaxed too, I Skyped with Eva for a bit and then continued the relaxing trend for the day. Like I said a very good Saturday indeed!

So, it’s Sunday and that means that it’s time for another Can You Case It challenge. This week we have a fun sketch…

I went with another “different” color combination! My card base is… well you know what that is! LOL! The front is covered in a piece of Wisteria Wonder. I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles to cut out a piece of Blackberry Bliss. My greeting is from the Hello Life Photopolymer Stamp Set and is heat embossed in Ranger Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder. My heart is the Simon Says Stamp Sketch Heart and is heat embossed in the same. I used some Fun Foam adhered to the back of the Blackberry Bliss panel and then adhered that to the card. My strip of hearts is the Simon Says Stamp Super Heart Border. I trimmed it and adhered it to the card. The positives of the hearts are adhered with Foam Tape along with the Sketch Heart. Yes, I’m still loving that sketch heart and the color combo is growing on me! I hope that you enjoyed my Design Team card for this week’s Can You Case It sketch challenge! Head on over to the blog and see what the other talented designers have come up with. I hope that some of my crafty readers with take some time and post a card to the gallery so I can see your interpretation of the sketch! Thank you so much for stopping by to see what I have been up to! Have a super Sunday my friends! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Hello Life Photopolymer (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Gold Tinsel (Ranger)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Blackberry Bliss and Blushing Bride (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Sketch Heart and Super Heart Border (Simon Says Stamp)

Adhesives: Foam Tape and SNAIL

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and Fun Foam

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April 30, 2015January 5, 2016

Mojo 395

And we are coming into the home stretch of the week! It was a beautiful day here yesterday, I snuck outside numerous times! The highlight of the day was riding home in the car with the top down and the music up nice and loud! Well, that and Daniel was at my parents. He just gets cuter every time I see him! My mum said how he wouldn’t give anyone a kiss so I asked him if I could have one and I got one right away! He loves his uncle Justin! We played ball on the front porch for a while and then I came home and Skyped with Andrea for a bit while we crafted. Around 6:30 Anthony and Bill came to pick me up so that we could go and meet Marissa at Friday’s to celebrate Anthony’s birthday. We had a great waiter name Cesar and had a very nice time! I came home and Taylor was watching Wilfred, a very strange show! She has decided that since Taylor Made was taken that she is going to go with Taylored Pieces! Thanks again for all of your suggestions! As soon as she does her first post I’ll let you know!

The card that I have for you today is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge and it’s one of my favorites… a Tall & Skinny…

Yes, the card starts off with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. For my background I used some Night of Navy with a strip of paper from the Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Series Paper. Across the top of the DSP is a piece of Gold 1/8″ Ribbon. My panel is also form the same DSP and is backed with a piece of Bermuda Bay. I heat embossed the candles from the Balloon Bash Photopolymer Stamp Set in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on a piece of Whisper White and cut it out with the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles Dies. It’s adhered to the card with a combination of SNAIL and Foam Tape. The greeting is stacked on another piece of Whisper White that I cut out with the Banners Framelits and is also heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Another piece of Foam Tape adheres it to the circle. Finally, some Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins are randomly adhered to the circle with Crystal Effects. I do love the Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Series Paper and hope that we have something similar in the new catalog! I hope that you liked my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge! I thank you very much for taking the time to stop by and catch up! Have an awesome Thursday! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Balloon Bash Photopolymer (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Gold (Stampin’ Up!)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Night of Navy and Bermuda Bay (Stampin’ Up!)

Designer Series Paper: Birthday Bash Specialty (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Banners Framelits (Stampin’ Up!) and Stitched Circles (Simon Says Stamp)

Embellishments: Gold 1/8″ Ribbon (Stampin’ Up!) and Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesives: Crystal Effects, Sticky Strip, SNAIL and Foam Tape

Tools: Big Shot and Heat Tool

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April 27, 2015January 5, 2016

Paper Players 242

Monday… sigh… the weekend flew by as always. It was a nice day here yesterday, sunny and in the 50’s again. I did some crafty things in the morning and then Heather came by and picked me up. We went to Target, I got to use my watch to pay for my coffee at Starbucks, and then stopped at the deli to get some lunch. She had to run home and attend to her laundry but came back over and got me so we could run to Macy’s. It’s her birthday next week and she had received some gift cards a little early. There was a Michael Koors bag that she wanted so we picked that up and then I had a look at the mens clothing. I found some shirts and got to pay for them with my Apple Watch too! The lady at the register was a little surprised when I held my watch up to the credit card reader and it beeped! LOL! I love being all futuristic! Maybe someday soon I will be able to get rid of my wallet all together! After I got home I finished up some cards and the spent some time getting sucked into YouTube! I have to stop doing that! How was your weekend?

The good thing about today is it’s time for another Paper Players challenge…

I have some more new stuff that I have been meaning to use so I did that on today’s card! My card begins with a base of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. My background is a piece of Island Indigo. I used the Simon Says Stamp Circle Border Die for my Pool Party piece that goes across the top. The three banners are Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Night of Navy. I used the Simon Says Stamp Large Tags Die to cut out some Neenah Solar White 80lb and stamped the greeting from the Simon Says Stamp Big Birthday Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set using the new Hero Arts Ombre Ink in Pool to Navy. A piece of Whisper White Baker’s Twine is tied through the top. I adhered a piece of Fun Foam to the back of the background and the back of the tag and then adhered them to the card. My “Cheers” is cut out from Pool Party using the Simon Says Stamp Cheers! Die. I used a little Ranger Multi Matte Medium to adhere it to the card. I’m loving that ombre ink, such a cool effect! This card will be for my friend Anthony who’s birthday just happens to be today! Happy Birthday Anthony! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Players challenge. Thanks so much for coming by to see me today! Have a magnificent Monday! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Big Birthday Wishes (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink: Pool to Navy Ombre (Hero Arts)

Card Stock: Neenah Solar White 80lb and 110lb, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Night of Navy (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Circle Border, Large Tags and Cheers! (Simon Says Stamp)

Embellishments: Whisper White Baker’s Twine (Stampin’ Up!)

Adhesives: SNAIL (Stampin’ Up!) and Multi Matte Medium (Ranger)

Tools: Big Shot and Fun Foam

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April 26, 2015January 5, 2016

Can You Case It #67 – The Mother’s Day Edition!

I can’t believe that it’s Sunday already! Slow down weekend, please! LOL! The weather here started out at 36 degrees but made it up into the high 50’s and it was sunny so that was nice! I puttered around in the Stampin’ Galley in the morning while I Skyped with Eva and made a card or two. Daniel was over at my parents so I went and spent some time with the little guy. We shared some cheese and a Hershey Kiss, shh… don’t tell mum! LOL! Around 1:00pm I had a hankering for a drive so I headed over to Scrap-A-Latte and had lunch with Angie and Renee. We had some Panera and I hung out there for a while and chatted with the peeps that were doing the crop there. Scrapbookers are hard core! Those ladies are there from 8:00am until 10:00pm!! Whoa! After, I came home and relaxed, and that was nice!

Sunday’s are Can You Case It days and I’m pleased to introduce you to my last two team members! They have been on the team for a while but I have claimed them for my own! LOL!

First up is Carolyn Lindenmayer…

Carolyn is from Cooroy In Queensland Australia! You can visit her blog HERE.

Next is Diana Eichfeld…

Diana is from Bristow, VA and you can visit her blog HERE.

So there you now have met my entire Design Team! I’m very happy to get to work with so many talented people!

Now we are on to this week’s challenge, an early Mother’s day one…

I got a fun new die from Simon Says Stamp and just had give it a test run! My card base is Whisper White Card Stock and the front is covered in a piece of Night of Navy. The background is some of the Flower Pot Designer Series Paper. I took a piece of Blushing Bride and used the Simon Says Stamp Umbrella Shaker Die to cut the window out. Some Window Sheet is adhered to the back and Foam Tape surrounds the edges. The frame and handle are also cut out with the die from Lost Lagoon and Night of Navy, they are adhered with some Multi-Purpose Glue. I filled the shaker portion with sequins and seed beads and adhered the panel to the card. Some More sequins are scattered across the card. My greeting is cut from Lost Lagoon using the Simon Says Stamp Small Love You Die and also adhered with Multi-Purpose Glue. I love that you can see the DSP through the umbrella! I hope that you enjoyed my Design Team card for this week’s Can You Case It challenge! Stop by the blog and see the rest of the projects made by the other team members and enter your card in the gallery! Thank you for your visit and have a super Sunday! 🙂

Products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Night of Navy and Lost Lagoon (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty: Window Sheet (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Umbrella Shaker and Small Love You (Simon Says Stamp)

Embellishments: Sequins and Seed Beads

Adhesives: 3M Foam Tape, Multi-Purpose Glue and SNAIL

Tools: Big Shot

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April 25, 2015January 5, 2016

Typeset Butterfly Thanks

Another late Friday night results in a late Saturday morning! It’s the domino effect! I had a good day yesterday! I went to lunch with my friend Marissa, we had some Monty’s pizza. I snuck out of work a little early hoping that my Apple Watch would get to the house early. It did finally get there at 5:30! I have to tell you that the box was not what I was expecting! It was pretty big for a watch but that was because the Apple experience begins with the packaging! LOL! It was presented quite nicely indeed! Set up was really simple and I was up and running in no time. You use Siri to do a lot of things with the watch which is pretty neat! The digital crown is also used a lot along with the touch screen. I’m really loving it and hardly took out my iPhone at all. Later on I went over to Brian & Kim’s with Taylor and Heather was there too. We had a fire pit night under the gazebo with the heater on too. It was really chilly and pretty windy but nice and toasty inside the gazebo! There was some Cupcake Red Velvet wine which always makes the evening better! A very nice time spent with my peeps! Here is the fire pit and my new toy!

The screen on the watch is incredibly clear! I really does look just like an analog watch!!

Because I got home pretty late last night I made a quick card when I got up this morning. The card base is Whisper White Card Stock and the front is covered in a piece of Very Vanilla. I ran a piece of Retro Fresh This & That Designer Washi Tape down the right side. The panel is a piece of Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper and is backed with a piece of Very Vanilla. I adhered a piece of Fun Foam to the back before adhering it to the card. The flag is a piece of Basic Black. I used the Butterfly Thinlits to cut out a piece of Coastal Cabana and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit to cut out some more of the Typeset DSP and Coastal Cabana . They are layered on top of one another with Sticky Strip and Stampin’ Dimensionals. My greeting is some Very Vanilla and Whisper White cut out with the Simon Says Stamp Thanks Die. I layered them and then adhered them to the butterfly wings with some Multi-Purpose Glue. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t such a quick card! LOL! But I do love it! I hope that you like it too and thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Saturday! 🙂

Products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Vary Vanilla, Basic Black and Coastal Cabana (Stampin’ Up!)

Designer Series Paper: Typeset Specialty (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Butterfly Thinlits (Stampin’ Up!), Beautiful Wings Embosslit (Stampin’ Up!) and Thanks (Simon Says Stamp)

Adhesives: Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Embellishment: Retro Fresh This & That Washi Tape (Stampin’ Up!)

Tools: Big Shot and Fun Foam

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April 24, 2015January 5, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 249

Hmm… what day is it?! Why I believe that it’s Friday!! And it’s a very good Friday, if all goes according to plan I will have my nice shiny new Apple Watch in my hands later on today! I can’t wait to see all of the neat things that it does! Yesterday was chilly, sort of March like! Umm… Spring… where did you get to?! LOL! After I had dinner I came home and worked on my card while FaceTiming with Michael. He suggested some Blackberry Bliss on today’s card and I wanted Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe! You’ll have to ket me know what you think of those colors! I have a sweet little picture of Daniel to share with you. Yesterday was St. George’s Day in England so Erika put him in his little England shirt!

Just when you think that he can’t get any cuter! I am little biased though!

Now for the rest on today’s card which is for this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge…

Yes, the base is Whisper White Card Stock and the front is covered in a piece of Pistachio Pudding. I ran a piece of the PinkFresh Studios Peach and Mint Ombre Airmail Washi Tape down the left side. My panel is a piece of Blackberry Bliss that I embossed with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The flower is one of my favorites from the Regarding Dahlias Stamp Set and is heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Vellum and cut out with my Paper Snips. I used some Kool Tak Clear Foam Tape to adhere it to the card. My greeting is the Simon Says Stamp Mum and You’re Amazing Dies cut out from Crisp Cantaloupe and heat embossed with Simon Says Stamp Clear Fine Detail Embossing Powder. The words are adhered with Multi-Purpose Glue. A few Pretty Pink Posh, Gold, Tangerine and Lime Sorbet Sequins finish the card. I actually really do like the Blackberry Bliss with the Pistachio and Cantaloupe! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge! Thanks for visiting and have a Apple Watch kind of happy Friday! 🙂

Products used:

Stamp Set: Regarding Dahlias Clear Mount (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Gold (Stampin’ Up!) and Clear Fine Detail (Simon Says Stamp)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Blackberry Bliss and Crisp Cantaloupe (Stampin’ Up!)

Specialty Paper: Vellum (Stampin’ Up!)

Dies: Mum and You’re Amazing (Simon Says Stamp)

Embossing Folder: Stylish Stripes (Stampin’ Up!)

Embellishments: Peach and Mint Ombre Airmail Washi Tape (Pinkfresh Studio) Tangerine, Lime Sorbet and Gold Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesives: Multi-Purpose Glue, SNAIL and Clear Foam Tape (Kool Tak)

Tools: Texture Boutique, Heat Tool and Paper Snips

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