More Last Chance Stamp sets & Accessories

Tomorrow is the last day to order from the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog. I used some retiring DSP, retiring accessories  and the stamp set Think Happy Thoughts on this card. I also made it for the Stamping 411 sketch #157 here.
I started with a card stock base of Sahara Sand  and ran it thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice textured impressions embossing folder. The paisley paper is from To the Nines Specialty DSP. I stamped "happy birthday" in Chocolate Chip on Whisper White and punched that out with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch. I added a piece of Chocolate Chip punched with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch. I then punched a piece of Sahara Sand with the 1 3/4 inch circle punch and poked some holes with the paper-piercing tool. A Sahara Sand piece is punched with the Small star punch and a Circle Designer brad fit the center. Finally, a piece of 1/4 inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain finishes it all off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts
Papers: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, To the Nines Specialty DSP
Inks: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Small star punch, Circle designer brads, 1 1/4 inch, 1 3/8 inch and 1 3/4 inch circle punches, paper piercing tool, 1/4 inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain, Square Lattice textured impressions embossing folder

PPA#45 Thank So Much

I need some Thank You's for my daughter's graduation gifts so I made this cute one for the PPA#46 Color Challenge here.  I used the to be retired set, Think Happy Thoughts and the retiring Thoroughly Modern DSP and a die cut from the retiring The Write Stuff Specialty Papers.
I started with a Bermuda Bay card stock base and stamped the flower in Bermuda Bay. I ran a piece of Soft Suede thru the Scallop Border punch and added some dots with the White Gel pen. That was all adhered to the Thoroughly Modern DSP. On top of the die cut from The Write Stuff I added the sentiment stamped in Crushed Curry and punched with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch and layered  it onto a 1 3/8 inch circle punched from Crushed Curry. The flower was stamped in Bermuda Bay, punched with the 3/4 inch circle punch and  a gold brad was added to the center. A piece of 1/2 inch Crushed Curry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts
Papers: Whisper white, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Thoroughly Modern DSP, The Write Stuff Specialty Papers
Inks: Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry
Accessories: 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, white gel pen, scallop edge punch, gold brad, Stampin dimensionals, 1/2 inch Crushed Curry polka dot grosgrain

PPA#38 Teal Birthday

This birthday card is for the PPA#38 sketch challenge here.

I'm really gonna miss the Sweet Pea DSP that I used here but it's such a great value cuz you get so many different patterns. I used 4 stamp sets on this one: Birthday Bliss, Party Hearty, Think Happy Thoughts and Teeny Tiny Wishes.

The top and bottom squares were colored with the Pumpkin Pie and Taken with Teal Stampin Write markers then punched out with the 1 1/4 inch square punch. On the middle square I stamped happy birthday in Taken with Teal then added a popped up present image from Party Hearty that I stamped in Pumpkin Pie. Happy Birthday from Teeny Tiny Wishes was stamped in Taken with Teal on Pumpkin Pie card stock then punched out with the Curly Label punch.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Bliss, Party Hearty, Teeny Tiny Wishes and Think Happy Thoughts

Papers: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Taken with Teal and Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Pumpkin Pie and Taken with Teal Stampin Write markers and Stampin pads

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch square punches, Curly label punch, 3/4 inch circle punch, stampin dimensionals

Spring Workshop Samples & PPA#32

Here are some samples from my workshop this week. I used the Shades of Spring DSP from the Mini so these would qualify for the PPA#32 challenge-Spring Theme.

The box was made using the Stampin UP Matchbox Bigz XL die. It's too quick and too cute! I used Pretty in Pink card stock for the base and Shades of Spring DSP for the cover. I stamped the image from Matchbox Messages in Pretty in Pink , punched that with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch and layered that onto a 1 3/8 inch circle punched from Pretty in Pink. A piece of 1/4 inch Pretty in Pink grosgrain finished it off. Tucked inside are 4 Hershey's nuggets-yum!

For the candle, I started by running a piece of So Saffron card stock thru the Crimper and layered a piece of Shades of Spring DSP over that. I used some Sticky Strip to adhere the pieces and ends together for a tight fit. I used the stamps from Think Happy Thoughts in both Certainly Celery and Orchid Opulence and punched that out with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch. A piece of Orchid was punched with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch and layered onto a So Saffron piece punched with the Scallop Circle punch. A Certainly Celery brad in the center and a piece of 1/2 inch So Saffron striped grosgrain ribbon finishes it off!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Matchbox Messages and Think Happy Thoughts

Papers: Whisper white, Certainly Celery, Orchid Opulence, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Shades of Spring DSP

Inks: Certainly Celery, Orchid Opulence and Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Matchbox XL bigs die, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, Scallop circle punch, Certainly Celery brad, 1/2 inch striped So Saffron grosgrain ribbon, Crimper, 1/4 inch Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon

MOJO121 Birthday Cupcake

Here's a birthday card for the MojoMonday Sketch #121.

I used the Thoroughly Modern DSP, Think Happy Thoughts and Party Hearty stamp sets and the Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits 4-pack dies. There wasn't much stamping on this one! I stamped the present with Rose Red, punched it with the 3/4 inch circle punch and added a Stampin' dimensional. Then the"happy birthday" circle was stamped in Bermuda Bay and punched out with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch. That was layered on a piece of Bermuda Bay punched with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch. And that was layered on a Rose Red piece punched with the Scallop circle punch. I used a white gel pen to add some dots to the scallops. The cupcake was created with the Sizzlits. A piece of 1/2 inch Bermuda Bay polka-dot grosgrain ribbon finishes it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts and Party Hearty

Papers: Whisper white, Bermuda Bay, Rose Red, Sahara Sand and Thoroughly Modern DSP

Inks: Bermuda Bay and Rose Red

Accessories: 1/2 inch Bermuda Bay polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, 3/4 inch, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, scallop circle punch, white gel pen, Sizzlits Big Bold Cupcakes 4-pack die, Stampin' dimensionals

Splitcoast Color Challenge #243-Sandy Olive Thoughts

I made this card to use up some of the Patterns Pack DSP. And I think it qualifies for today's color combo over at Splitcoast here.

The challenge is supposed to be Neutrals with a POP! So my neutral is Sahara Sand and the color pop is Old Olive.

It's pretty cute if I do say so myself!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts

Papers: Whisper white, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Patterns Pack DSP III

Inks: Old Olive

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, scallop circle punch,Old Olive 3/8 inch taffeta Mistletoe ribbon,white gel pen, Playground designer buttons, hemp twine, Stampin' dimensionals

PPA 8-Bermuda Sands

I'm playing again at PPA! This week's challenge was a KISS challenge-Keep it Simple, Sweetie. I used the Think Happy Thoughts stamps set for the circle and flower and the oh, so wonderful Teeny Tiny Wishes. I'm a huge ribbon fan so I had to add that to the card too. And the patterned Bermuda Bay paper is from the Thoroughly Modern DSP.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Sahara Sand, Thoroughly Modern DSP

Inks: Bermuda Bay

Accessories: 1/2 inch Bermuda Bay polka dot grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, scallop circle punch, word window punch, modern label punch, Stampin' dimensionals, gold brad

PPA4-Anything But a Card

I had to play at PPA today! It's anything but a card and I immediately thought of this mini pizza box. Here's a link to Jen del Muro's instructions-warning, they're addictive! I made this one for a present for my daughter's friend. The box nicely fits a gift card, in this case an itunes card. I used Crushed Curry and a Ruby Red piece from The Write Stuff Specialty Designer Papers. I put the edges of the top of the box thru the Scallop Edge punch before I put the box together. The stamps from Think Happy Thoughts fit exactly in the 1 1/4 in circle punch. A little layering, a brad, some white gel pen dots and you're done. And the polka-dot grosgrain ribbon keeps the box tightly closed and adds just the right finishing touch. Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts, Just Jawing

Papers: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Ruby Red, The Write Stuff Specialty Designer Papers

Inks: Crushed Curry, Ruby Red

Accessories: Scallop edge punch, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, 1 1/4 inch circle punch, Earth Elements brads, Designer Hodgepodge Hardware ribbon slide, Crushed Curry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

Clean and Simple Birthday

I made this card for the Clean and Simple Birthday challenge #22 here

on Splitcoast. I'm really inspired lately by all the challenges out there. This card literally took me less than 10 minutes to make. I just layered a piece of real red cardstock on a 4 1/4 by 8 1/2 sheet of tempting turquoise. Then I used a design from a piece of the Pink Flamingo designer series papers on top of the real red. The only stamping was the Happy Birthday circle from Think Happy Thoughts in turquoise then the real red flower in the middle. I put a turquoise brad in the middle then a piece of turquoise 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon and it was done!

Here's the recipe:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts

Papers: Whisper white, tempting turquoise, real red, summer sun, Pink Flamingo dsp

Inks: Real red, tempting turquoise

Accessories: tempting turquoise brad & 1/4 in. grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/4 in circle punch, 1 3/4 in circle punch

More In Colors and a Stamping 411 Challenge

I'm playing with the new In Colors. Tomorrow is the day the new catty goes live! I'm gonna put my order in as soon as I can. I'm not getting many stamp sets but will stock up on the new colors and the cute new ribbons. I'm a sucker for embellishments.

Here's the link to a fun site with great challenges.

And here's my recipe for this card:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts

Papers: Rich Razzelberry, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Whisper white, Razzleberry Lemonade designer series papers

Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo

Accessories: Scallop edge punch, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, gold brad, rich razzleberry 1/2 inch polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Stampin Up backgrounds 1 texture plates