A little Kindness 2

This card was made for a package of cards I am making for my sister. She love purples and butterflies. I 

too had forgot about the kissing technique until I looked at the following card and how to color the jewels: http://stampingwithlinda.typepad.com...ng-moment.html. Thanks Linda. Two cards in one day with the same stamp set - good for me.

Keywords: Kinda Eclectic 

Stamps: Kinda Eclectic

Paper: Perfect Plum, Always Artichoke, Whisper White

Ink: Always Artichoke, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Rhinestones, Flower and butterfly punches.

Techniques: Kissing, color rhinestones

More cards for swaps

This evening I made a couple more cards for some of my personal swaps. The top is for a Sketch challenge SC451 and the bottom one is for Freshly Made Sketches #144. I am not sure if I will be playing much tomorrow as I have to have a tooth prepped for a crown and also my last wisdom tooth pulled - finally. 

Stamps: Hey there Buds

Ink: Markers in Always Artichoke and Rose Red. AA to die the ribbon also.

Paper: Always Artichoke, Rose Red and Very Vanilla. Springtime Vintage DSP

Stamps: Amazing Birthday

Ink: Pacific Point & Soft Sky

Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White & High Tide DSP

Accessories: Argyle EF, Big Shot, 1/2' & 3/4" Circle punches

I appreciate any and all comments. Thanks for sharing and looking.

So far Behind

I will post more details when I get home from church. I am so far behind and this is a card for a swap and also The Paper Players Challenge #201. Been a long time since I really had time to play and make cards.

Stamps: Baby We've Grown

Paper: Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White and 

Watercolor Wonder DSP

Ink: Island Indigo

Accessories: 2" scallop Circle, 1 3/4 " circle punches. Dimensionals

The above card is a case from Stamping Rox my Fuzzy Blue Sox that I found on Pinterest. I wanted to use this paper from Sweet Sorbet DSP and the colors for a swap challenge that were Crisp Pistachio Crumbs. I also made a few extra to add to my Operation Write Home box that I hope to be able to mail by the 1st of Jult.

Stamp: See Ya Later

Paper: Crumbs Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White

and Sweet Sorbet (Sale-A-Bration) DSP

Accessories: Apothecary Framelit Dies, Small Pearls, Arrow Embossing Folder, 

and the Big Shot

Another case from Pinterest thanks toKathleen Stamps. I am  loving the ideas for all of the Sweet Sorbet DSP. Sorry about the crooked ribbon but I fixed it on the card. Might get caught up yet.

Stamp: You Are Loved

Paper: Pool Party, Basic Black, Sweet Sorbet DSP, Whisper White.

Ink: Markers in Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding, Basic Black

Accessories: Label Punch, Ruffled Cantaloupe ribbon, scallop embossing folder

Big Shot and dimensionals.

Thanks for looking at my blog and leaving comments. They are very much appreciated.

Thanks Donidoodle

This card is from the Featured Stamper at SCS. What a great card she made and I wanted to use some of my new products to make a couple more Operation Write Home cards to get my box filled in order to send on it's merry little way.  The days have been so dreary here and I wanted something that made me think Spring. I used her layout, changed the colors and added some new florals and paper.

Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Basic Black,

 Whisper White, and Sweet Sorbet DSP (Sale-A-Bration)

Ink: Basic Black and Coastal Cabana

Stamps: Petal Parade (Sale-A-Bration), and Really Good Greetings

Accessories: Banners Framelit Dies (Celebrate the Everyday), Decorative

Dots Embossing Folder (Sale-A-Bration), and  Dimentsionals

Thanks for any and all comments, they are greatly appreciated by this Stampin' Up demonstrator.

Flower Power

I spent a lot of today going through sketches and color challenges to decide what I wanted to do for some Operation Write Home cards and some swap cards. Finally decided on the CCMC287, really liked the layout and found some perfect papers to complete project. These two cards use most of the same products.

Stamps: Petite Petals (new Occasions), Flower Shop, Express Yourself

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red, Blushing Bride, Springtime Vintage DSP

Ink: Always Artichoke, Rose Red

Accessories: 5 petal flower punch, petite petal flower punch, BS Ovals framelits dies, build a bird punch, dimensionals, candy dots

Thanks for any and all comments, they are really appreciated.

Busy little Bee

I was quite busy this 3 day weekend making 2 large card sets for Christmas gifts. Three generations of us do quilting and I saw a quilt card and was hooked. Therefore I made 2 of each of the following cards for my  mom and some other gift.  As some say I am bitten by the bug. The scanner has an issue so I could not add the other two. I got most of the patterns and tutorials from pinterest, some from Stampin Up and some on other spots. Thanks to all who have posted before me with these patterns and designs. The tutorials are all great to get started. Counting all of the cards for these sets and a few extra I made 26 cards this weekend.

Ohio Star

Paper: Bermuda  Bay, Whisper White, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay DSP, Night and Day DSP

Ink: Bermuda Bay - Stamp Messages for Mom

Accessories: Build a Brad, Embossing Folder and Punches

Grandma's Rose Garden

Thanks Jenna Barber for the great tutorial. Love what she used so cased somewhat.

Paper: Springtime Vintage DSP, Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Rose Red

Ink: Rose Red - Stamp: A Round Array

Accessories: Pink Satin Ribbon, Punches

Old Mill Wheel Another great tutorial

Paper: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Spice Cake DSP

Ink: Old Olive - Stamps: Postage Collection

Accessories: Large punch, dimensionals, Embossing Fold

Card Trick (made 4 of these in 2 colors)

Papaer: Soft Suede, Pool Party, Spice Cake DSP, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Suede - Stamps 

Accessories - Candy Dots, Dimensionals, Punches, Piercing mat and tool

Flying Geese (thanks Wendy Cranford)

Paper: Autumn Meadows DSP, Well Worn DSP scraps, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip - Stamps: Bring on the Cake

Accessories: Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Ink Daubers to apply more chocolate chip

Herringbone (thanks to Beate Johns)

Paper: Summer Smoochies DSP, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White

Ink:: Basic Black - Stamps

Accessories: Punches, Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Name unknown ( sorry about the crooked words)

Paper: Raspberry Tart (retired), Red Rose, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White

Ink: Red Rose - Stamps Morning Madness

Accessories: Dimensionals, Embossing Folder

Tulip (thanks Wendy Cranford)

Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White, Perfect Plum DSP

Ink: Perfect Plumb - Stamps : Itty Bitty Banners

Accessories: Pear Pizzazz Gross Grain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Scallop Punch, Square Latice Embossing Folder

Tried to use lots of scraps that I had from other cards and projects. Was quite fun to get rid of a few.

Thanks for taking the time to look. I really appreciate any comments and/or questions you may have.  I may try to update some of the info as I remember where I found it and what items were used. 

FS340 Morning Meadow BD

The featured Stamper today was This weeks Featured Stamper is Ashjoy! Joyce aka Ashjoy has a wonderful gallery HERE with creations from cards, scrapbook pages to 3d creations. A little something for everyone. Congrats and enjoy your week!

I used her card: FEB10VSNE as my inspiration.  Changed the colors and the stamps but used the sketch idea. Had fun with this card and needed to follow this color challenge for a swap group. Joyce had used a stamp to make a background on the white piece so I used a sponge dauber and added color to my background.  

I made this card early this am but my scanner was not working and my dear hubby just fixed it 8 hours later after church, a church picnic and my moaning and groaning about my scanner printer all in one.

Stamps: Morning Meadow (hostess)

Paper: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Sycamore DSP (Sale-A-Bration), Bashful Blue DSP in Monochromatic

Ink: Calypso Coral, Marina Mist

Accessories: Flower Punch

Thank you for taking the time to look and leave comments or ask questions. I love what I do and appreciate feedback very much.

Having so much fun today in the craft room

I used the sketch from MOJO Monday 304 and the colors from the Color Q 199 challenge to make my card.  I used the round version which I needed for a round card swap on my Swap group. Just getting under the deadline for Color Q.

This was quite a challenge for me since I had to go hunt up all of my old colors and papers.  Had a couple sheets of Dusty Durango and a small scrap of Groovy Guava (I think that is what it is). The pattern papers came from my retired packs of Raspberry Tart for the Kiwi Kiss and Ginger Blossoms for the Groovy Guava.  Barely had enough but was able to make four cards for two different swaps later this fall - a round card and an autumn card.  I really like how my card turned out. Please take time to leave me a comment.

Stamps: Secret Garden, Bloomin' Marvelous
Paper: Dusty Durango, Groovy Guava, Crumb Cake since I had no Kraft left, DSP Raspberry Tart for the Kiwi Kiss, and DSP Ginger Blossom for the Groovy Guava
Ink: Dusty Durango, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: SU - Large Scallop Circle, Dimensionals, Secret Garden Framelit Dies, Dusty Durango Polka Dot Ribbon, 2 1/2" Circle Punch: CM-Circle Cutting System

CASE from Sandy M

This has to be one of my all time favorite cards I have seen this spring. http://www.stampwithsandy.com/.
I therefore; made a couple for mothers day and used The Paper Players Tic Tac Toe Challenge at http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/. This card was so much fun to make and I appreciate Sandy Mathis for sharing it on her blog. (One of my favs also). I did change out a couple of things but not much.

Stamps: Blessed Mother

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Springtime Vintage DSP

Ink: Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Lots of EF - Polka Dots, Petals-A-Plenty, Beautiful Buttflies Embosslit; Framelits - Ovals and Frames, Little Leaves Sixxlits, Paper White Flowers, Bright Brads, Label Punch, Paper Doily, White Pearl

Thanks for taking the time to look and leave your comments or questions. Again thanks Sandy M.

Another Secret Garden Card

I loved this sketch when I saw it and now for the life of me cannot find it again to recognize who posted the original.  Also like the color combo posted on one of my favorite blog sites so I had to make this card:

For some reason my scanner always cuts off the little bit of edge, going to have to play and figure it out.

Going to be sending this card to some of the Feb BRAK birthdays. Watch your mailbox. Also make some kits for a spring card class in March. Trying to get ahead a little on a few cards for classes and swaps.

Stamp: Secret Garden, Bring on the Cake

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Raspberry Ripple, SAB Print Poetry Designer Series Paper

Ink: Raspberry Ripple

Accessories: Secret Garden Framelit Dies, Rhinestone, Dazzling Details, Label Punch, SAB Vine Embossing Folder

Thank you for looking and taking the time to leave a comment.  They are greatly appreciated.
Also lots of thanks to whomever I cased.

Happy Birthday Anyone?

I made several of these so I would have them on hand for birthdays instead of always waiting until the last minute. Also made a couple of them as Get Well cards. Used some of my new Spring catalog goodies. This was designed from a Try Stamping on Tuesday sketch here.

Stamps: Secret Garden, Something to Celebrate
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Secret Garden DSP
Ink: Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Secret Garden Framelit Dies, Apothecary Accents Framelit Dies, Pool Party Baker's Twine, Dazzling Details, Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder

Thanks for taking the time to look at this site and leave any comments as they are greatly appreciated.

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

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.

Lucky Island Basics Get Well

Did not get to play last night with the color challenge so waited til tonight and used both the sketch and the color challenges from Splitcoast Stamper. Was very happy with how my card turned out. What do you think?

Make for SCS366 and CC356 Lucky Island Basics

Keywords: SCS366 CC356,

Stamps: Four Frames

Paper: Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Basic Black, DSP In Color 11-13

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Everyday Enchantment and In Color Brads, Triple Flower Punch, Label Punch

Techniques: Computer words

Sketch Friday Frenzie - SFF123011

This is the Sketch we were given on http://sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/ to play with.  I have been wanting to use this new stamp set and had a color challenge elsewhere to complete; therefore this is what I came up with.

The Colors to use for the Color Challenge were Going Gray, Whisper White and Tempting Turquoise which is a past color combination from SCS. I did not have going gray so used Basic Gray.

Stamps:Apothecary Art from Stampin' Up

Paper:  Basic Gray, Whisper White and Tempting Turquoise, DSP Twitterpated

Accessories: Colored Pencil, Rhinestones, Basic Gray Satin Ribbon SU, Dimensional

One Sheet Wonder - Happy Birthday

I love doing one sheet wonder cards where you get many cards from an 8X8 sheet of designer paper. Kathy at http://www.joyfullymadedesigns.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html did nine cards but I took the waste pieces and cut them to make a 10th card for the set. My mother told me at Christmastime she was sort of sad she did not get cards because she was almost out of Birthday ones.  I am sending her this set as a thank you for keeping us over the holidays. Kathy thanks for sharing you did an awesome job on your Christmas set of cards. Love them!

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Follow Kathy's template and notes to complete the cards.  I added extra layers here and there as she did to give them a little more dimension.  My Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up was Everyday Twitterpated  as my inspiration and used the following:

Stamps: Perfect Punches, Water Color Trio, Happiest Birthday Wishes, Creat a cupcake, Elements of Style

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride, Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz

Punches: Scalloped Oval, 1 3/4 Scalloped Circle, Modern Label, Word Window, Extra Large Oval, 1 3/8 Circle, Smaller Oval

Accessories: Twitterpatted Buttons, Rhinestones from ??, SU Satin Ribbon-Basic Gray, Small & Large Pearls,  SU white taffeta ribbon, Old Olive Satin SU ribbon, Riding Hood Red corduroy button brad,  Marina Mist ribbon SE, Bigshot, Embossing Templates-Square Lattice and Perfect Polka Dots, Simply Scored Scoring Tools 

Just a Sampling of 2011 Christmas Cards

All three of these cards were made using new stamp sets from Stampin' Up along withe new DSP. The sketches are all taken from SCS sketches.  I at this time am not remembering the specifics of each card.The top card is done with the Pines & Poinsettia stamp in Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi and Very Vanilla.

This second card is using theComfort and Joy stamp set using Real Red, Chocolate Chip & Old Olive. I love this stamp done in the dark rich shade.

My 3rd card uses the Northern Hearts stamp set and punched with a label backed with another set of labels.  Love the Merry Christmas from the Penned stamp set.

Thanks for looking and hope you all enjoy my cards.  Thanks ahead for any and all comments, they are greatly appreciated.

I AM Still Alive

I know it has been a long time. Summer and fall have been quite hectic with my job changing locations and my husband breaking his leg.  But I am in the groove again and getting ready for the holiday seasons.

This was a card I made this summer for a swap that was supposed to represent us.  I love to work with flowers and love to have flowers in my life.

Stamps: Fabulous Florets,
Papers: Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Beyond the Garden DSP
Ink: Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Sheer peach ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensionals and punches

Using an SCS sketch, I stamped the green leaves on the white paper. Stamped with Melon Mambo on white, tangerine and peach and the cut out the flower and used dimensionals. The sentiment is done with two different tag punches that I layers and used dimensionals.  The back layer was the same as middle layer cut in half and slid off a little to create another layer.