A Cup of Thanks

It has been about a month since I posted a card. Was without a scanner for about that long. I made several cards this past weekend and this turned out to be one of my favorites. Was for a thanks swap. Sorry don't remember who I cased it from on SplitCoastStampers. Love that place for ideas because I am stumped most of the time lately and wanted to use this new set I bought this winter. Hope you like it and thanks for looking.

Stamps: Tea Shoppe

Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant

Ink: Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Buttons Bright Collection, Pearls, Baker;s Twine in Wisteria,

 Dimensionals, Label Punch, Embossing Folder Polka Dots

Happy St. Patty's Day

For the Irish in me and for my latest little stamping group we  made this card and four other to me posted later

Keywords: SC374 CC364 It's a Wrap Holidays

Stamps: It's a Wrap Holidays

Paper: Garden Green CS, River Rock CS, Lucky Limeade DSP

Ink: Garden Green

Accessories: SAB Lucky Limeade Ribbon, Rhinestones

I really like the little It's a Wrap Occasions and Holidays because they are so simple and easy to create something with in very little time.

Just for you

 

This is the first valentine card I made today. Pretty plain and simple.

Recipe: CC305 Stamps: Mixed Bunch

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink, DSP Pretty in  Pink and Melon Mambo

Ink: Melon Mambo

Accessories: Blossoms punch, circle punch and rhinestones.

Made another card below after receiving my Stampin' Up Magazine today and reading the "Step It Up" article enclosed. Like the 2nd card much better and decided to enter it in the MOJO228 blog.

Used the same papers but embossed the Pretty in Pink layered on the Cherry Cobbler base.Tilted on an angel the Melon  Mambo DSP. Used only one circle and highlighted all of the pieces with different sized rhinestone and drops of Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Delights. Used some dimensional on the large flower and ran some Certainly Celery lines over the leaf also cut with the blossoms punch. I added Cherry Cobbler Dazzling delights also to the large flower on the v-shapes of each petal and in the center of my small circle.

Let me know what you think of the "stepped up" version.

Happiest Birthday

This is one of the 8 cards I made just before my surgery and finally got mailed today to my SCS BRAK gals.

Recipe: Stamps = Mixed Punch, Apothecary Art

Papers = Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze, Everyday DSP

Ink = Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade

Accessories = MS Double Scallop Border Punch, SU 6 petal floral punch, Dimensionals, 

Crystal Stickles, SU 1" circle punch

Surgery went well

My surgery to remove a brain tumor went well. I have a little weakness on the right side, some problems typing and hitting the right letters. also my right leg drags and i have trouble tripping. Only am up for an hour or so then back to bed and sleep. Not up to getting out of the house yet or making cards. sorry if not making sense. my hubby says i talk gibberish.

Single Tulip

The SCS color challenge this week was called Basically Limeade Parade using the following:
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Whisper White. I used two embossing folders that were requested for the desert on the card. The white square was daubed with basic black and smeared over the swirls for some depth. I then used the Build a Flower Punch and the Bird Punch to make my tulips using the scraps I trimmed from the green background for the greenery. Added some white pearls and the Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon. Did not add a sentiment yet because I am not sure what I will use the card for yet.

My Christmas Gift!!

To 4 of my scrapbookking friends was a card making day.  Every year 5 of us exchange birthday/Christmas gifts in De4c and was at a loss as to what to give this year so I made little gift card holders (which I did not scan and keep one) with a certificate in them for a 10 cards/project day at my house.  We met this past Monday on MLK as I had a day off school. We made the following projects: I will detail any card anyone want me to but they were mostly all cased from card makers at Splitcoatstampers.com, my favorite scrap booking outlet.

This card is my January Christmas cards all Year entry so still have 8 more to make.

 

Had a little bit of a problem getting this die to cut all the way through the paper. Used scissors to cut lots of the spots out. Any ideas??

Quick and simple but very elegants

One gal does not like pink so loved this in the Calypso Coral color

The sketch and color challenge for the week of Jan 9th

Love this vintage set and the colors used here.

My version of the Framelits cut out before I had the die to use.

Love this triple punch and the punch flowers. Was a favorite of all

A little treat for my sweetheart that had to put up with all 5 of us

Another favorite of all the gals.  I think this one will get cased again for some birthdays.

I tried to do a variety of stamps, cards and techniques in order to keep it interesting. Most of these cards used stamp sets, etc from the newest Occasions Mini Catalog and a few from the Sale-A-Bration flyer.  They were all really pleased with the cards. I even have one gal that does not like to stamp a lot but she enjoyed herself doing this.  Said she would come again but she really does not like to order stamp.  She scrapbooks all the time with us and loves cards I make for her.