Masculine Birthday Card

This card was a breeze thanks to the MojoMonday Sketch#279 here. I used papers from the Print Poetry DSP and the Perfect Punches stamp set.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Papers: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse, Print Poetry DSP
Inks: Midnight Muse
Accessories: Extra-large oval punch, Stampin' dimensionals

Sale-a-bration Sneak Peek

Since I've sent out all my Christmas cards, I had to play with my Sale-a-bration pre-order. This is just one of the cute patterns from the Sycamore Street DSP. Then you also see a Tangerine Tango button and 1/4 inch Satin ribbon. They're from the Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack. Also I used the Petite Curly Label punch. And you can earn each of these free with every $50 spent from January 22 thru March 22, 2013!

I also used the Ciao! Baby, Perfect Punches and Itty Bitty Banners stamp sets. And the layout is from the Clean & Simple Stamping FTL#221 here.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners, Ciao! Baby, Perfect Punches
Papers: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP
Inks: Summer Starfruit, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack, Bitty Banners Framelits, Curly Label Punch, Petite Curly Label punch, Stampin' dimensionals,


Christmas Card for a Freshly Made Sketch

Here's a quick Christmas card using the Freshly Made Sketch#64 here. Perfect Punches is the stamp set and Festival of Prints DSP.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Papers: Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Festival of Prints DSP
Inks: Lucky Limeade and Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: 1 3/4 inch Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8 inch Circle punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, 1/8 inch Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon, Stampin'dimensionals, Square Lattice embossing folder

Clean & Simple Thanks

This thank you uses the Clean & Simple FTL#217 here. The stamp sets are Perfect Punches and Printed Petals with some Primrose Petals DSP.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Printed Petals and Perfect Punches
Papers: Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, '12-'14 In-Colors DSP Stack, Crumb Cake
Inks: Primrose Petals and Summer Starfruit
Accessories: Itty Bitty Shapes punches pack, Scallop Oval punch, Scallop Edge Border punch, White Gel pen, Silver mini brads, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Stampin' dimensionals, 3/8 inch Summer Starfruit Stitched satin ribbon

Christmas Joy for a Stamping 411 Sketch

This Christmas card was made using the Stamping 411 Sketch#220 here. 
The base is Real Red card stock then I added some Chocolate Chip and papers from the Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP. I stamped the image from Perfect Punches twice, once in Chocolate Chip and then again in Real Red. I punched out the Chocolate Chip one with the 1 3/4 inch Scallop Circle punch, and punched out the red part with the 1 3/8 inch Circle punch, popping it up with Stampin' dimensionals. I added four Real Red brads to the corners of the panel. Finally, some 1/4 inch Real Red grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Papers: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP
Inks: Chocolate Chip and Real Red
Accessories: 1 3/4 inch Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8 inch Circle punch, Stampin' dimensionals, Real Red brads, 1/4 inch Real Red grosgrain ribbon

Party This Way for Two Challenges

I made this birthday card for my nephew using the Stamping 411 Sketch#213 here, and the Splitcoast Color Challenge#333 here. The colors to use are Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight.
I started with a base of Island Indigo card stock, added some Tangerine Tango and then some Patterns DSP Bright Stack paper. I ran a piece of Daffodil Delight thru the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch. I stamped the balloon and candle images from Party This Way in Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight. I colored in the label from Perfect Punches with my Island Indigo Stampin' Write marker, omitting the "my friend".  I trimmed that down and added an Indigo piece with the Curly Label punch. I popped up that with Stampin' dimensionals. I stamped the candle again in Daffodil, cut it out and popped it up with Stampin' dimensionals. I stamped Party this Way in Tangerine Tango, cut that out too and popped it up with Stampin' dimensionals. Finally, I stamped Happy Birthday in Island Indigo.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Party This Way and Perfect Punches
Papers: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango and Patterns DSP Brights Stack
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Curly Label punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Stampin' dimensionals

Clean & Simple Congrats

I made this graduation card with the Clean and Simple Stamping FTL#144 here. It's for a high school graduate who is heading to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their colors are red and white.
The base is Real Red and I added some Celebrations DSP. I ran the edge of the DSP thru the Scallop Edge Border punch. I stamped congratulations from Perfect Punches in Real Red and punched it out with the Modern Label punch. I stamped the flowers from Printed Petals in Real Red and punched them out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punches pack. I popped the sentiment and flowers all up with Stampin' dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches and Printed Petals
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red and Celebrations DSP
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border punch, Modern Label punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punches pack, Stampin' dimensionals

Here's a picture of the card and pillow box. I filled it with chocolates. Here's what I used to make the pillow box.
Stamps: Contempo Alphabet
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Patterns DSP Brights Stack
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: Pillow Box die, 1 3/4 inch XL Scallop Circle punch, 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, White gel pen, Stampin dimensionals, retired Real Red polka-dotted ribbon

A Mojo Sketch and Splitcoast Color Challenge

This card was made for the MojoMonday sketch#173 here and the Splitcoast Color Challenge#305 here.
The colors are Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo.
I started with a base of Melon Mambo and added some DSP from the Patterns Brights Stack. Pretty in Pink card stock was layered with some DSP from the Love Patterns DSP. I used the heart stamp from the SAB set, So Happy For You, and stamped it three times in Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Cherry Cobbler. I punched them all out with the 3/4 inch Circle punch and popped them up with Stampin dimensionals. Happy Birthday from Perfect Punches was stamped in Cherry Cobbler and trimmed down. A Pretty in Pink piece was punched with the XL 2 by 1 3/8 inch Oval punch. That was layered onto a Cherry Cobbler piece cut with the Coluzzle Oval cutter and popped up with Stampin dimensionals. Two Pretty in Pink brads were added to the corner. Finally, some 5/8 inch Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches and So Happy For You
Papers: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo, Love Patterns DSP, Patterns DSP Brights stack
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: XL 2 by 1 3/8 inch Oval punch, 3/4 inch Circle punch, Pretty in Pink brads, Stampin dimensionals, 5/8 inch Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Coluzzle oval cutter

Mojo#170 Happy Birthday

This birthday card was made with the MojoMonday sketch#170 here.
The base is Baha Breeze and I added some Pear Pizzazz. I used some papers from Greenhouse Gala DSP and the striped paper is from the DSP Pack In-Color. The Chocolate Chip scallop piece is was cut with the Scallop Circles #2 Bigz Die and the Baha Breeze circle was cut with the Circles#2 die.The DSP circle was punched with the 1 3/4 inch XL Circle punch. I stamped the sentiment from Perfect Punches in Pear Pizzazz on Whisper White and punched it out with the 2 by 1 3/8 inch XL Oval punch. I trimmed that down and layered it onto a Pear Pizzazz piece punched with the same oval punch. I popped those ovals up with Stampin dimensionals.Finally, some 1/2 inch Pear Pizzazz stitched-poly ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Papers: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Baha Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, DSP Pack In-Color, Greenhouse Gala DSP
Inks: Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: 2 by 1 3/8 inch XL Oval punch, Scallop Circles #2 Bigz die, Circles #2 die, 1 3/4 inch XL Circle punch, Stampin dimensionals, 1/2 inch Pear Pizzazz stitched-poly ribbon

Petal Pizzazz with Love Letter DSP

I made this one after seeing a sample in a Stampin' Success Magazine. If I remember correctly, the sample was smaller but I just added my own flair for a regular A2 size card.
I started with a Crumb Cake base and used some DSP from the Love Letter DSP. I matted that with Basic Black. I stamped the flowers from Petal Pizzazz in Daffodil Delight and Basic Black. I used the Dot Dot Dot stamp and Basic Black to add the dots to one of the flowers. The last little one was popped up with a Stampin dimensional. The black circle was cut out with the Circles #2 Bigz Die. I stamped the thanks from Perfect Punches in Daffodil Delight and punched it out with the 1 3/4 by 7/8 inch oval punch and layered it onto a Basic Black piece punched with the Scallop oval punch. Finally, a piece of 3/8 inch Daffodil Delight taffeta finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Petal Pizazz and Perfect Punches, Dot Dot Dot
Papers: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Love Letter DSP
Inks: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: 1 3/4 by 7/8 in oval punch, scallop oval punch, Circles #2 Bigz die, Stampin dimensionals, 3/8 inch Daffodil Delight taffeta ribbon

Stamping 411 #176 Happy Friend

This is a really happy card, if I do say so myself! I made it for Stamping 411 #176 here.
I started with a base of Poppy Parade card stock and added some Poppy DSP from the DSP Pack In-Color. On Whisper White, I stamped the stems in Wild Wasabi and the long flower in Poppy Parade. I stamped and cut out the round flowers in Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist. I popped them all up with Stampin dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from Apple Blossoms in Marina Mist. I then colored half of the friend stamp from Perfect Punches with my Poppy Parade Stampin write marker, punched it with the Curly Label punch and trimmed it down a little bit. I then layered that onto a Poppy Parade piece punched with the Curly Label punch. Finally, a piece of 1/2 inch Poppy Parade stitched-poly ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Apple Blossoms and Perfect Punches
Papers: Whisper White, Poppy Parade, DSP Pack In-Color
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Poppy Parade and Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin dimensionals, Curly Label punch, 1/2 inch Poppy Parade stitched-poly ribbon

PPA#58 Elegant Black Thanks

Here's my try at the PPA#58-Pretty in Pearls challenge here.
I don't have any of the Basic Pearls so I improvised by putting Crystal Effects on the ends of silver brads and dipping them in Dazzling Diamonds glitter.
I started with a base Very Vanilla. I took a piece of Basic Black and ran it thru the Big Shot with the Elegant Lines textured impressions embossing folder. I punched out some of the Love Letter DSP with the Scallop Oval punch. I stamped the "thanks" image from Perfect Punches in Basic Black and cut out the thanks. I layered that on a Basic Black oval punched with the 1 3/8 by 5/8 inch oval punch and  popped it up with Stampin dimensionals. I added the brads inside the circles. Finally, a piece of 1/8 inch Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Papers: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Love Letter DSP
Inks: Basic Black
Accessories: Crystal Effects, silver brads, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Elegant Lines textured impressions embossing folder, Scallop oval punch, 1 3/8 by 5/8 oval punch, Stampin dimensionals, 1/8 inch Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon

Stamping 411 #165 Always

This is my take on the Stamping 411 sketch #165 here.
My Elegant Lines textured impressions embossing folder FINALLY arrived today so I had to play!
I started with a card stock base of Soft Suede. I ran a piece of Baha Breeze thru the Big Shot with the Elegant Lines folder. I also used the Big Shot Scallop Circle #2 die to cut the Soft Suede scalloped circle. I used my Coluzzle to cut a piece of the Soft Suede Elegant Soiree DSP. I stamped the bird and some circles from Always in Baha Breeze on Very Vanilla. The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede on the top of the "my friend" stamp from Perfect Punches. I used the Curly Label punch to punch that, trimmed it and added a Soft Suede piece punched with the Curly Label punch. A piece of retired Soft Suede polka-dot grosgrain and a retired Baha Breeze button finish it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Always, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Perfect Punches
Papers: Very Vanilla, Baha Breeze, Soft Suede, Elegant Soiree DSP
Inks: Baha Breeze and Soft Suede
Accessories: Curly label punch, Scallop Circle #2 die, Elegant Lines textured impressions embossing folder, retired Soft Suede polka-dot grosgrain, retired Baha Breeze button, Coluzzle

Stamping 411 Sketch#164 Perfect Punches Thanks

This thank you card is for Stamping 411 #164 here.
I started with a Riding Hood Red card stock base and added Love Letter DSP. The edge of the Riding Hood Red card stock was run thru the Scallop Edge border punch. I stamped the image in Riding Hood Red and punched it out with the Scallop Oval punch. A Riding Hood Red piece punched with the 2 by 1 3/8 inch XL Oval punch is behind that and popped up with Stampin dimensionals. I also punched a piece of the DSP with one of the Itty Bitty Shapes punches. Finally, a piece of 5/8 inch Very Vanilla grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Papers: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Love Letter DSP
Inks: Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Scallop oval punch, 2 by 1 3/8 inch XL Oval punch, scallop edge border punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punches pack, Stampin dimensionals, 5/8 inch Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon

Another Elegant Soiree Card

Since I had the Elegant Soiree DSP out, I made this simple, yet cute birthday card.
The base is Soft Suede then some Crumb Cake then three different patterns from Elegant Soiree DSP. Happy Birthday from Perfect Punches was stamped in Soft Suede, punched with the 2 by 1 3/8 inch XL Oval punch and trimmed down. A Soft Suede piece was punched with that same Oval punch. The tiny flower from Pretty Petals was stamped with Baha Breeze on Baha Breeze card stock then punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes punches pack. A gold brad was added to the center of the flower. That entire piece was popped up with Stampin dimensionals. Finally, a piece of 3/8 inch Marina Mist taffeta ribbon was added to the bottom.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches and Printed Petals
Papers: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Elegant Soiree DSP
Inks: Baha Breeze and Soft Suede
Accessories: Itty Bitty Shapes Punches pack, 2 by 1 3/8 inch XL Oval punch, Stampin dimensionals, gold brad, 3/8 inch Marina Mist taffeta ribbon

PPA#54 Masculine Congrats

This is my try for the PPA#54-A Masculine KISS-here.
The Travel Journal DSP immediately comes to mind when thinking of masculine cards, so I used a strip of that on the card stock base of Night of Navy. I took a small strip of Bashful Blue and poked some holes with the paper piercing tool and the mat pack.
I used the XL Star punch and the (retired) small star punch to punch out the stars. The 3/4 inch circle punch was used for the circle and popped up with a Stampin dimensional. Finally, I stamped congratulations from Perfect Punches in Night of Navy and punched that out with the Modern Label punch.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Papers: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Travel Journal DSP
Inks: Night of Navy
Accessories: XL and Small Star punches, 3/4 inch circle punch, Modern Label punch, paper piercing tool, mat pack, Stampin dimensionals

Stamping 411 #160 Printed Petals Thank You

Now that our computer is back and cleaned of it's virus I can post my creations. This one was done for Stamping 411 #160 here.
I started with a base of Daffodil Delight and added some of the same color from the Patterns DSP Brights stack. The Rich Razzleberry polka-dotted paper is also from that stack.
I stamped the flowers from Printed Petals in Rich Razzleberry, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. I punched out the little ones with the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack. I stamped the tab from Perfect Punches in Peach Parfait, added the "thank you" from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Old Olive then punched all that with the XL Round tab punch. The strip of Whisper White was run thru the Scallop Edge border punch. A gold brad was added to the center of the Old Olive flower. Finally, a piece of 1/2 inch Peach Parfait stitched-poly ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Printed Petals, Perfect Punches, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Patterns DSP Brights stack
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Scallop edge border punch, XL Round tab punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, gold brad, 1/2 inch Peach Parfait stitched-poly ribbon

Bright Greenhouse Gala with Perfect Punches

Here's a card using the DSP from Greenhouse Gala and a new stamp set, Perfect Punches. Every stamp in this set coordinates with one of the Stampin' UP punches.
I started with a card stock base of Pumpkin Pie and layered on three of the different designs from Greenhouse Gala DSP. The strip of Real Red card stock was run thru the Scallop Edge border punch and I added some dots with the white gel pen. The "thanks" stamp from Perfect Punches was inked up in Pumpkin Pie then punched out with the XL Scallop Oval punch. I then layered a piece of Pear Pizzazz that was punched with the XL 2 by 1 3/8 Oval punch. Finally, a piece of 1/4 inch Pumpkin Pie grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Papers: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red
Inks: Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: White gel pen, Scallop Border punch, XL Scallop Oval punch, XL 2 by 1 3/8 oval punch, 1/4 inch Pumpkin Pie grosgrain