Tag: Simon Says Stamp

  • 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 Lindenmayer

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

    Next is Diana Eichfeld…

    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…

    CYCI #67

    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! 🙂

    CYCI #67-JK-WM

    CYCI #67 Close-WM

    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

    Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

    Current Promotions:

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2015 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    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 newest set is Lovely Amazing You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

    Piglet MAT

  • 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!

    Fire Pit

    Version 2

    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! 🙂

    Typeset Butterfly Thanks-WM

    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

    Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

    Current Promotions:

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2015 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    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 newest set is Lovely Amazing You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

    Piglet MAT

  • 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!

    Daniel England

    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…

    PPA 249

    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! 🙂

    PPA 249-WM

    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

    Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

    Current Promotions:

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2015 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    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 newest set is Lovely Amazing You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

    Piglet MAT

  • Paper Craft Crew 140

    So, remember yesterday when I said that I had tags class at Scrap-A-Latte last night? Well, no, it’s actually next Tuesday! It’s good that I put stuff in my calendar on my iPhone, it’s even better when I actually check said calendar! LOL! It’s also good that Renee called me to let me know that she placed the order for next month’s card class and also mentioned that the tags class is next Tuesday! Maybe I need to try and do a little less?! Nah! Yesterday it was overcast here all day but not too cool so that was ok. I came home and Skyped with Andrea for a bit and then puttered around in the Stampin’ Galley. I also watched some YouTube, never a good idea, I just get sucked in and before I know it 2 hours have passed! Pretty neat that it’s Wednesday already though!

    And if it’s Wednesday then that means that I’m over on the Paper Craft Crew blog for this week’s sketch challenge…

    PCCCS140 DT Sketch 4-15-2015

    A fun simple layout deserves a fun simple card! My card base is Whisper White Card Stock. I took another piece of Whisper White and used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles and Circles to crate my panel. All of the images and greeting are from the Kinda Eclectic Stamp Set. I stamped the sunburst in Crushed Curry on the card base and then adhered some Fun Foam to the back of the panel and then adhered the panel to the base. The leaves are stamped in Pear Pizzaz and cut out with the leaf die from Dies by Dave. They are adhered under the panel to the base with SNAIL. I stamped the two butterflies in Tangelo Twist and punched them out with the Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly Punches. My greeting is heat embossed on Blackberry Bliss in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I cut the two banners using the Simon Says Stamp Bundle of Stitched Shapes and adhered them to the card with SNAIL. My two butterflies are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Kinda Eclectic is one of my favorite sets and I love all of the colors and stitching on the card! I hope that you enjoyed my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Click here to go over to the blog and see some more inspiration from the rest of the design team! Thanks so much for coming by today! Have a wonderful Wednesday! 🙂

    PCCCS140-JK-WM

    Products used:

    Stamp Set: Kinda Eclectic Clear Mount (Stampin’ Up!)

    Ink: Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzaz and Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Embossing Powder: White (Stampin’ Up!)

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss and Crushed Curry (Stampin’ Up!)

    Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Circles and Bundle of Stitched Shapes (Simon Says Stamp) and Leaf (DiesbyDave)

    Punches: Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly (Stampin’ Up!)

    Adhesives: Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and Fun Foam

    Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

    Current Promotions:

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2015 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    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 newest set is Lovely Amazing You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

    Piglet MAT

  • Mojo 393

    How was your Monday? Mine was pretty good. It was a nice sunny day and in the 60’s! Today it’s going to rain and will do that for the next few days. Just a taste, that’s all we get! My parents went to pick up my brother, Erika and Daniel from the airport yesterday! He was extra adorable, I guess because I missed the little guy so much! They said that the weather was perfect while they were there and that he was really well behaved on the flight home too! Here he is feeding some Koi, he loved that they all came right over to him!

    Daniuel Feeding Koi

    After I got in some Daniel time Heather came over and her, Taylor and I went over to see Sandy for a bit. It was a get together of all of the old stamp class alumni! It was good to see everyone again and I told them about the card classes at Scrap-A-Latte. We stopped at Target on the way home to pick up a few odds and ends. We got home a little later that I wanted to so I popped into the Stampin’ Galley to make my card for today. Not a bad Monday at all! Tonight I’m off to Scrap-A-Latte to take Angie’s tags class! That’s going to be fun!

    The card that I have for you for today is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge…

    Mojo393

    Quite a fun and unusual sketch! My obsession with the Stitched shapes continues on today’s card! The base is Whisper White Card Stock and the front is covered in a piece of Basic Black. My background is a piece of Brushed Silver Metallic that I cut out with the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles. My three panels are all pieces of paper from the Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack. I used the Stitched Rectangles to cut out the red hearts and the the black ones. The white one is cut out with the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles. I used the stitched strip from the Simon Says Stamp Bundle of Stitched Shapes to cut the diagonal. My greeting is from the Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer Stamp Set and is heat embossed in Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles to cut it out and it’s adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The little heart is Real Red and is punched out with the Confetti Hearts Punch. I coated it with Crystal Effects for a little shine. Two Pretty Pink Posh Silver Sequins complete the card. I love that Stacked with Love DSP and that it can be used for more than just a valentine! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. You visits always make my days a little happier so thanks for stopping by! Have a terrific Tuesday! 🙂

    Mojo 393-WM

    Products Used:

    Stamp Set: Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer (Stampin’ Up!)

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Embossing Powder: Silver (Stampin’ Up!)

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Basic Black

    Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Silver Metallic

    Designer Series Paper: Stacked with Love Stack

    Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Squares and Circles (Simon Says Stamp)

    Punch: Confetti Hearts (Stampin’ Up!)

    Embellishments: Silver Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

    Adhesive: Crystal Effects, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Tools: Big Shot and Heat Tool

    Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

    Current Promotions:

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2015 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    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 newest set is Lovely Amazing You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

    Piglet MAT

  • Paper Players 240 & Freshly Made Sketches 181

    Wow! Is it Monday already?! That weekend just flew by like all of the rest of them! I did have a nice day yesterday though. I managed to get my taxes done (thanks so much Melissa!!). It was such nice day yesterday that I had to take a ride in the convertible with the top down so Taylor and I went to Scrap-A-Latte to see Renee and Angie. Renee and I picked out some new goodies for next month’s card class, can’t wait to get that stuff! I came home and we had dinner with my parents and then Andrew stopped by for a bit. I helped him take the radio out of his car and put back the old one because he’s getting a new car on Tuesday! After he left I finished my laundry and cards for today. I really do need just a few more hours in the day! LOL!

    Today I have two cards, one is for this week’s Paper Players and the other is for Freshly Made Sketches. First up is this week’s Paper Players and it’s a color challenge…

    Paper Players #240

    Some bright cheery colors! My card base is Whisper White Card Stock, and yes, it’s a tall & skinny! I used the Impression Obsession Fancy Cutout Border Die on some Pistachio Pudding. A strip of Coastal Cabana is cut and the panel is adhered with Foam Tape and then to the card with SNAIL. A piece of Strawberry Slush is cut out with the Butterfly Thinlits and backed with some Vellum and adhered to the card with more Foam Tape. Another piece of Strawberry Slush is cut out with the Simon Says Stamp You Craft Die and adhered to the card with 2-Way Glue. The greeting is from the Simon Says Stamp You Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Coastal Cabana. A few 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins finish off the card. I really like the butterfly backed with the vellum, if only we had a die for that too!

    Paper Players 240-WM

    Next up is Freshly Made Sketches

    Freshly Made Sketches 181

    I do love when there are some off kilter elements! My card base for this one is also Whisper White Card Stock. The background is a piece of Crushed Curry that I embossed with the Tiny Triangles Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The off kilter panel is a piece of paper from the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack. I cut out three feathers from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper with the Simon Says Stamp Feathers Craft Die. The greeting is from a Paper Pumpkin Kit and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Basic Gray. I underlined it with with a piece of Lost Lagoon and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. My feathers are tucked under the greeting and some Doodlebug and Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins are scattered to the right of the feathers and complete the card. I love the colors and the bold greeting and geometric pattern would make this a great masculine thank you card!

    FMS 181-WM

    I hope that you enjoyed today’s double header for the Paper Players and Freshly Made Sketches. Thank you so much for indulging me in my playing catch up and I hope that you all have a marvelous Monday! 🙂

    Products used:

    Paper Players Card:

    Stamp Set: You Photopolymer (Simon Says Stamp)

    Ink: Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush (Stampin’ Up!)

    Specialty Card Stock: Vellum (Stampin’ Up!)

    Dies: Butterfly Thinlits (Stampin’ Up!), You Craft Die (Simon Says Stamp), Fancy Cutout Border (Impression Obsession)

    Embellishments: 2013-2015 In-Color Sequins (Stampin’ Up!)

    Adhesive: 2-Way Glue, Crystal Effects, SNAIL and 3M Foam Tape

    Tools: Big Shot

    Freshly Made Sketches Card:

    Stamp Set: Paper Pumpkin Photopolymer (Stampin’ Up!)

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Embossing Powder: White (Stampin’ Up!)

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Basic Gray and Lost Lagoon (Stampin’ Up!)

    Designer Series Paper: Moonlight Stack

    Specialty Paper: Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer (Stampin’ Up!)

    Die: Feathers (Simon Says Stamp)

    Embossing Folder: Tiny Triangles (Stampin’ Up!)

    Embellishments: Doodlebug and Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins

    Adhesive: Crystal Effects, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Tools: Big Shot and Heat Tool

    Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

    Current Promotions:

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2015 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    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 newest set is Lovely Amazing You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

    Piglet MAT

  • Mojo 392

    Yes, it’s Friday, my all time favorite day of the week! I had a hectic day at work yesterday, I was running around all over the place! But it does make the day fly by! I cam home last night and worked on some projects and spoke to Andrea and Eva vis Skype. A relatively quiet evening, not the norm but certainly welcome. I pre-ordered my Apple Watch this morning! Can you believe that it won’t ship until June?!?! That is just crazy! I’m sure that it will be amazing just like all of their other products! What about you? Are any of you thinking about getting one? I’ll have a full review once I did get mine don’t you worry! LOL!

    My card that I have for you for today is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge…

    Mojo392

    I have wanted the set that I used on today’s card for a while and just kept on forgetting to order it but I finally remembered! My card base is Whisper White Cards Stock. I covered the entire front with a piece of Sahara Sand. For the background I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles to cut out a piece of Whisper White and I backed it with some fun foam and adhered it to the card. The strip down the right side is a piece of Brushed Gold Metallic Card Stock with a piece of paper from the Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper Pack. My two angled strips are also Sahara Sand and are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the wreath and the greeting from the Your Perfect Day Photopolymer Stamp Set in Versa-Mark on Vellum and heat embossed them with Ranger Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder. The Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles are used to cut them out. The wreath is adhered with 2-Way Glue and the greeting with Kool Tak Clear Foam Tape. Three Pretty Pink Posh Gold Sequins complete the card. I love the simplicity and subtle colors, this would definitely make a perfect wedding card! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge! Thanks, as always for stopping by and have an absolutely fantastic Friday! 🙂

    Mojo 392-WM

    Mojo 392 Close-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Set: Your Perfect Day Photopolymer

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Embossing Powder: Ranger Gold Tinsel

    Card Sock: Whisper White and Sahara Sand

    Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold Metallic and Vellum

    Designer Series Paper: Something Borrowed

    Dies: Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles and Circles

    Embellishments: Pretty Pink Posh Gold 6mm Sequins

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Crystal Effects, Kool Tak Clear Foam Tape, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

    Current Promotions:

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2015 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    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 newest set is Lovely Amazing You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

    Piglet MAT

  • OSAT Mother’s Day Blog Hop

    OSAT HeaderHello my peeps and a very happy Thursday to you! Today I’m participating in the second blog hop with a bunch of my friends from one of the Facebook groups that I belong to. It’s called One Stamp at a Time Cards and More. The focus this month is on Mother’s Day! Soon it will be that time of year to show our wonderful Mother’s, Grandmother’s Aunt’s and whoever else in your life that has been like a Mother to you how much we love them! This time I’m all about the gold! It’s everywhere in design and decorating lately and who couldn’t use a little shine?! If you have arrived here from Martie Hillyer’s blog, welcome! Didn’t she have some fun projects?! I have three cards for you today!

    The first card is an eclectic collection of elements but I like when you can make them work together on a card! My card base is Whisper White Card Stock. I stamped the Hardwood Background Stamp in Crumb Cake on Crumb Cake for my background. The frame is a piece of Blushing Bride that I cut out using two of the Lawn Fawn Large and Small Stitched Rectangles. I found an old Recollections stamp that I heat embossed on Vellum with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder for the ledger paper. For the five hearts along the bottom I used a die from the Circle Card Thinlits and some Gold Glimmer Paper. My “string” is a piece of Very Vanilla That is cut out with the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Slopes and Hills Dies. The little pocket is cut out from Vellum using the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Coin Envelope Die. I heat embossed the greeting on it from the Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer Stamp Set in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. A piece of Very Vanilla with the corners rounded and a hole punched in it so I could thread some Hemptique Natural Hemp Cord though the top. The heart is from the Perfect Pennants Stamp Set and is stamped in Rose Red. The grid and tiny envelope are adhered to the card with SNAIL and the hearts with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A scattering of Hazel & Rub The Makery Think Pink Sequins and Pretty Pink Posh Gold Sequins complete the card! I really do love the eclectic feel to the card and the little envelope with the tag is so neat!

    OSAT Gold Grid Hearts-WM

    OSAT Gold Grid Hearts Close-WM

    My second card uses some new dies that I got from Ellen Hutson. The base is Whisper White Card Stock. I cut out the background using the Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangles from a piece of Whisper White. I used the Essential by Ellen Bold Blossoms Stand Alone Dies to cut out the leaves and flowers from Brushed Silver Metallic and Brushed Gold Metallic Card Stock. The love is cut out using the Essentials by Ellen You Rock Die from Gold Foil Sheet. My leaves, small flowers and love are adhered with Multi-Purpose Glue and the large flower with pieces of Stampin’ Dimensionals. The panel is adhered to the card with a piece of fun foam to lift it up. A scattering of Simon Says Stamp Sparkle and Shine Sequins give it a little glimmer. I love the simplicity of the card and I think that it would also work well for a wedding!

    OSAT EH Scribble Flowers-WM

    My last card is a tall and skinny one! The base is Whisper White Card Stock and the background is a piece of Pistachio Pudding. I used another piece of Whisper White to heat emboss the greeting from the Painted Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Down the left side is a piece of Pinkfresh Studio Peach and Mint Ombre Airmail Washi Tape. The panel is adhered to the card with a piece of fun foam in between. My large butterfly is cut out from Crisp Cantaloupe using the Butterflies Thinlits. The two smaller butterflies are from the Nature’s Perfection Stamp Set and are heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Vellum. My butterflies are all adhered to the card with some Kool Tak Clear Foam Tape. A few Pretty Pink Posh Lime Sorbet and Tangerine Sequins with a few gold ones are randomly adhered to the background. To give the large butterfly some extra sparkle I brushed it with my Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Pen. I really like that washi tape and the Wink of Stella looks so cool in person!

    OSAT Pistachio Cantaloupe Butterfly-WM

    OSAT Pistachio Cantaloupe Butterfly Close-WM

    And there you have my three cards for the OSAT Mother’s Day Blog Hop! I hope that you enjoyed them and are inspired by them. You can click on the button below to continue on with the tour, you will go to the very talented Darla Robert’s blog. Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today. Have a thoroughly awesome Thursday! 🙂

    OSAT Next

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    OSAT Gold Grid Hearts Card:

    Stamps: Hardwood Background (Stampin’ Up!), Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer (Stampin’ Up!), Pennant Parade (Stampin’ Up!) and Recollection Ledger Grid

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Embossing Powder: White and Gold (Stampin’ Up!)

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride and Very Vanilla (Stampin’ Up!)

    Specialty Card Stock: Vellum (Stampin’ Up!)

    Specialty Paper: Gold Glimmer (Stampin’ Up!)

    Dies: Circle Card Thinlits(Stampin’ Up!), Large and Small Stitched Rectangles (Lawn Fawn), Stitched Slopes and Hills (Simon Says Stamp) and Tiny Coin Envelope (Simon Says Stamp)

    Punches: 1/8″ Circle Punch and Project Life Corner Rounder

    Embellishments: Hazel & Ruby The Makery Think Pink Sequins, Pretty Pink Posh Gold Sequins, Hemptique Natural Hemp Cord

    Adhesive: Crystal Effects, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Tools: Big Shot and Heat Tool

    OSAT EH Scribble Flowers Card:

    Card Stock: Whisper White (Stampin’ Up!)

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

    Specialty Paper: Gold Foil (Stampin’ Up!)

    Dies: Small Stitched Rectangles (Lawn Fawn), Bold Blooms Stand Alone (Ellen Hutson), You Rock (Ellen Hutson)

    Embellishments: Pretty Pink Posh Gold Sequins

    Adhesives: Multi-Purpose Glue (Stampin’ Up!), Stampin’ Dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!) and Crystal Effects (Stampin’ Up!)

    Tools: Big Shot and Fun Foam

    OSAT Pistachio Cantaloupe Butterfly Card:

    Stamp Sets: Painted Petals Photopolymer (Stampin’ Up!) and Natures Perfection (Stampin’ Up!)

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Embossing Powder: Gold (Stampin’ Up!)

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

    Specialty Card Stock: Vellum (Stampin’ Up!)

    Dies: Butterfly Thinlits (Stampin’ Up!)

    Punch: Elegant Butterfly (Stampin’ Up!)

    Embellishments: Pinkfresh Studios Peach, Mint Ombre Airmail Washi Tape and Pretty Pink Posh Lime Sorbet, Tangerine and Gold Sequins and Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen

    Adhesives: Crystal Effects (Stampin’ Up!), Kool Tak Clear Foam and SNAIL (Stampin’ Up!)

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and Fun Foam

    Complete OSAT Blog List:

    Darla

    Eva

    Tina

    Elizabeth

    Andrea

    Megan

    Debbie

    Holly

    James

    Diane

    Maggie

    Wynn

    Martie

    Justin – that’s me!

    Piglet MAT

  • SUO Challenges 120 & A Bonus!

    Hey there kiddies! Made it through another Monday! Work was not too bad, lots to get organized but it will get done. My brother and Erika stayed at my parent’s last night with Daniel. They are off to Los Angeles this morning. I think they are going for a wedding but they are also going to visit Disney while they are there! I wished my sister-in-law good luck with the 5 1/2 hour flight! Daniel is not one to sit still for very long! LOL! I can’t wait to hear how that goes! I’m also looking forward to seeing the pictures from Disney! I hope that they have a great trip and I can’t wait to hear all about it when they return. After dinner I came home and played around with some new stuff that I got in the mail. Yes, more crafty stuff, hmm.. where am I going to put it?! I think we all have that problem to some extent… right?! Right?!?!

    Today I’m over on the SUO Challenges blog for our Support Your Team challenge. I was a little perplexed as to what to do since I am not a big sports fan at all. I thought about it for a while and settle on a simple encouragement card. The card base is Whisper White Card Stock and the front is covered in a piece of Daffodil Delight. I used the stencil from the Hooray it’s Your Day Project Kit and some Daffodil Delight Ink with a Sponge Dauber to create the rays on some Whisper White. My greeting is form the Bravo Photopolymer Stamp Set and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Daffodil Delight. I used the Starburst Framelits to cut it out and some Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere it to the card. A very simple card, I do love that stencil and how it looks behind the greeting! As a little bonus at the end of the post I have a card that I made for my friend Marissa from work for her to give to her sister for her birthday so scroll down past the supplies to take a peek! I hope that you enjoyed my card for the SUO Challenges Support Your Team challenge. Stop by the blog to see what the rest of the team has come up with. Have a terrific Tuesday and thanks for visiting! 🙂

    SUO Challenges 120-JK-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Set: Bravo Photopolymer

    Ink: Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

    Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Daffodil Delight

    Kit: Hooray It’s Your Day

    Framelits: Starburst

    Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Sponge Dauber, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

    Here is the birthday card, it uses all pieces from the February Simon Says Stamp Card Kit

    Marissa Sis B'day Card-WM

    Current Promotions:

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2015 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    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 newest set is Lovely Amazing You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

    Piglet MAT

  • Paper Craft Crew 138

    Oh work… do you know what my favorite part is? Doing other people’s jobs! Love cleaning up after other people too! Just the best! Anyway, it was decided at some point during the day that Brian, Heather and I would go into Manhattan to get some street meat! I have never had this delicacy before and I can tell you that I probably will never partake in it again! Chicken and rice from a street vendor on 63rd and Sixth Avenue, no thanks! It’s good that I can say that I tried it once and lived to talk about it! LOL! Brian and Heather love it, me… not so much! I am certain that I will be paying for it today at some point! Still, the ride in and back with the stereo nice and loud was worth it! On the way home the choice was Zedd live from the iTunes Festival at SXSW! Forty minutes of EDM bliss! I have a very varied taste in music. We all know that Sam is my favorite but I can also appreciate a little Carrie Underwood, Easton Corbin, Taylor Swift, Zedd, Knife Party and even the occasional Van Halen! Like I said, very wide taste in music! A good way to end a day!

    Wednesday, well that means that I’m over on the Paper Craft Crew blog for this week’s sketch challenge…

    PCCCS138 DT Sketch 4-01-2015

    I used some of my favorite Stampin’ Up! products along with some other faves from Mama Elephant and Simon Says Stamp! The base of the card is Whisper White Card Stock and the front is a piece of Mossy Meadow. For my background and “picture” I used some of the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack. A strip of Crushed Curry goes down the left side. My photo frame is the Mama Elephant Polaroid Fun Creative Cuts cut from a piece of Whisper White. The piece of DSP is cut slightly larger than the frame adhered to the back with 2-Way Glue. I used the leaf from Kinda Eclectic, stamped in Mossy Meadow, and the die that I got from Dies By Dave on Esty to cut it out. The leaves are tucked behind the picture frame that is adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For the Be I used the Simon Says Stamp Be Sentiment Craft Die and some Mossy Meadow. The creative is from the Simon Says Stamp Be Sentiments and is stamped it in Mossy Meadow on Crushed Curry with the end flagged. The two butterflies, also from Kinda Eclectic, are stamped in Crushed Curry and punched out with the Elegant Butterfly and the Bitty Butterfly Punches and adhered to the picture with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A few Doodlebug and Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins are scattered around and they finish off the card. Still love that Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper and the Kinda Eclectic Stamp Set! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge! Stop by our little blog and take a look at what the rest of the designers have done and make a card of you own to enter in the gallery! Always love having you come by and visit! Have a stupendous Wednesday peeps! 🙂

    PCCCS138-JK-WM

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Stamp Set: Kinda Eclectic Clear Mount

    Ink: Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry

    Designer Series Paper: Adventure Bound Stack

    Punches: Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly

    Tools: Big Shot, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    NON-Stampin’ Up!: Dies By Dave Leaf Die, Simon Says Stamp Be Sentiment Craft Die, Simon Says Stamp Be Sentiments Stamps, Mama Elephant Polaroid Fun Creative Cuts, Doodlebug Sequins, Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins

    Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

    Current Promotions:

    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

    It’s here! The 2015 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

    Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

    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 newest set is Lovely Amazing You. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!

    Piglet MAT