One Card-Two Challenges

I'm feeling the creative juices so I made this card with some retiring products. I used Poppy Parade, some Pocketful of Posies DSP, and the stamp sets Triple Treat Flower and Trendy Trees. And the 5-Petal flower punch is retiring too!

The sketch is from PPA#135 here, and the color combo is from Create with Connie and Mary#202 here. 

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Trendy Trees and Triple Treat Flower
Papers: Whisper White, Basic Black, Poppy Parade and Pocketful of Posies DSP
Inks: Basic Black, Pool Party and Poppy Parade
Accessories:  5-Petal Flower punch, 1/2 in circle punch, Stampin dimensionals, 1/2 inch Poppy Parade Stitched Poly ribbon, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch

Splitcoast Sketch#368 Thanks

For this card I used the Splitcoast Sketch#368 here. Wouldn't this be a perfect thank you for a nice dinner?

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Papers: Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Basic Gray, Domestic Goddess DSP
Inks: Basic Gray
Accessories: Corner Rounder punch, Word Window Punch, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine

Thinking of You

I made this quick card for three challenges. First, I used the Stamping 411 Sketch#227 here. Second, I used the Splitcoast Color Combination #347 here. The colors to use are Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke and More Mustard. And finally, it qualifies for the SUO Challenge#31 here-Thinking of You.

The base is More Mustard and I added some Always Artichoke and some Spice Cake DSP. I stamped the Triple Treat Flower three times in each color. I punched out a More Mustard piece with the Fancy Flower punch and used that again to punch out the Artichoke flower. I used the 5-Petal Flower punch on the Mustard part and the 1/2 inch Circle punch on the Burgundy circle. I popped up the Mustard and Burgundy pieces with Stampin' dimensionals. I stamped thinking of you from Trendy Trees  in Burgundy and punched it out with the Word Window punch. I punched the Mustard piece with the Modern Label punch. Finally, some 1/2 inch Always Artichoke Seam Binding finishes it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Triple Treat Flower and Trendy Trees

Papers: Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Spice Cake DSP

Inks: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard

Accessories: 5-Petal Flower punch, Fancy Flower punch, 1/2 inch Circle punch, Word Window and Modern Label punches, Stampin' dimensionals, 1/2 inch Always Artichoke seam binding

A Card for a Color Challenge and a Sketch

I made this card for the PPA Color Challenge #114 here, to use Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade and Pumpkin Pie. And used the sketch from the Clean and Simple Stamping FTL#160 here.
The base is Rich Razzleberry card stock and I added a strip of Pumpkin Pie Patterns DSP from the Brights Stack. I stamped the leaf from Day of Gratitude in the three colors. I ran a strip of Pumpkin Pie thru the Scallop Edge Border punch. I stamped thinking of you from Trendy Trees in Rich Razzleberry. I punched that out with the Word Window punch and layered it onto a Rich Razzleberry piece punched with the Modern Label punch, popping it up with Stampin' dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude and Trendy Trees
Papers: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie and Patterns DSP Brights Stack
Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie and Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border punch, Word Window and Modern Label punches, Stampin' dimensionals

Clean and Simple Thinking of You

This is for the Clean and Simple FTL#157 here. The base is Peach Parfait card stock and I added some papers from the Just Add Cake DSP. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the tree from Trendy Trees in Chocolate Chip and Wild Wasabi. I also stamped the greeting from that set in Wild Wasabi. Finally, some 1/2 inch Peach Parfait stitched-poly ribbon finishes it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Trendy Trees

Papers: Whisper White, Peach Parfait and Just Add Cake DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip and Wild Wasabi

Accessories: 1/2 inch Peach Parfait stitched-poly ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Double Challenge Card

I made this card with the PPA Color Challenge#109 here. The colors to use are Basic Gray, Calypso Coral and Riding Hood Red. I also used the Clean and Simple Stamping FTL#156 here.
The base is Basic Gray card stock and I added some DSP from the Patterns DSP Neutrals Stack. I stamped the flower from Flower Fest twice in Basic Gray, once on Calypso Coral and once on Riding Hood Red. I cut out the Riding Hood Red piece and added a Designer Printed Brad to the center. Behind the flower is a Riding Hood Red circle that was cut out with the Circles#2 Big Shot die. The Basic Gray circle was punched with the 2 1/2 inch Circle punch and popped up with Stampin' dimensionals. I stamped thinking of you from Trendy Trees in Basic Gray. Finally, some 3/8 inch Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Flower Fest and Trendy Trees
Papers: Calypso Coral, Basic Gray and Riding Hood Red, Patterns DSP Neutrals Stack
Inks: Basic Gray
Accessories: 2 1/2 inch Circle punch, Circles#2 Big Shot die, Designer Printed Brad, 3/8 inch Calypso Coral Ruffled ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

Splitcoast Sketch#344 Thinking of You

This is for the Splitcoast Sketch#344 here.
I used my Color Coach (again) for the colors of Cherry Cobbler, Wisteria Wonder and Pretty in Pink. It actually suggested Pink Pirouette but I wanted to use some Pretty in Pink Patterns DSP.
The base is Cherry Cobbler and I added Pretty in Pink and the Patterns DSP Subtles Pretty in Pink. I ran some Wisteria Wonder thru the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch. I stamped the flowers from Flower Fest in Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink and Wisteria Wonder. I added some Cherry Cobbler card stock and 1/2 inch Cherry Cobbler Scallop Dots Ribbon. I punched out the Cherry Cobbler circle with the 1 3/4 inch Circle punch, the Wisteria circle with the Circles#2 Big Shot die and the patterned Pretty in Pink piece with the 1 3/8 inch Circle punch. Thinking of You from Trendy Trees was stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched out with the Large Oval punch. The Wisteria flower was punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punches pack and I added a Silver Mini brad to the center. Finally, all of the circles were popped up with Stampin' dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Flower Fest and Trendy Trees
Papers: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder, Patterns DSP Subtles Stack
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder
Accessories: Itty Bitty Shapes Punches pack, Mini Silver brads, Large Oval punch, 1 3/8 inch and 1 3/4 inch Circle punches, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Stampin' dimensionals, 1/2 inch Cherry Cobbler Scallop Dots ribbon, Big Shot Circles#2 die

Berry Blossoms Thanks

I made this customer thank you card with the Splitcoast Sketch#343 here.
The base is Wisteria Wonder card stock and then I added five of the different papers from the Berry Blossom DSP. I stamped the flower from Fruit and Flowers in Lucky Limeade and again in Calypso Coral, punching the Coral piece out with the 1/2 inch Circle punch and popping it up with a Stampin' dimensional. I added a Coral piece punched with the 1 3/8 inch Circle punch and a Wisteria piece punched with the 1 3/4 inch Scallop Circle punch. I added the dots with my White Gel pen and popped up the entire piece with Stampin' dimensionals. I stamped thanks so much from Trendy Trees in Lucky Limeade, punched it out with the Word Window punch and added a Limeade piece with the Modern Label punch. Finally, some 3/8 inch Lucky Limeade Ruffled ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Fruit & Flowers
Papers: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Berry Blossoms DSP
Inks: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: 1/2 inch and 1 3/8 inch Circle punches, Word Window and Modern Label Punches, 1 3/4 inch Scallop Circle punch, White Gel pen, Stampin' dimensionals, 3/8 inch Lucky Limeade Ruffled ribbon

Happy Father's Day for PPA

I used the PPA#98 here to make this Father's Day card. It also uses a number of retiring things: All Holidays stamp set, Spiral Border punch and Celebrations DSP.
The base is Pacific Point card stock and then I added some Bashful Blue and two patterned papers from  Celebrations DSP. I stamped Happy Father's Day from All Holidays twice, once in Pacific Point and again in Pear Pizazz, cutting out the Pear part and popping it up with Stampin' dimensionals. I used the Small Ticket Corner punch on the corners of the Whisper White piece and the Spiral Border punch on the Real Red piece. I stamped the swirl from Trendy Trees in Real Red, punched it out with the 3/4 inch Circle punch and layered it onto a Pacific Point piece punched with the 1 inch Circle punch, popping that up with Stampin' dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: All Holidays and Trendy Trees
Papers: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Real Red, Pacific Point and Celebrations DSP
Inks: Pear Pizzazz, Pacific Point and Real Red
Accessories: Spiral Border punch, Ticket Corner punch, 3/4 inch and 1 inch Circle punches, Stampin dimensionals

Another Summer Mini Sneak Peak

This card uses another set from the Summer Mini Catalog, Flower Fest. I also made this using the Stamping 411 Sketch#199 here.
The base is Melon Mambo card stock and I added some Sweet Stitches DSP. I stamped the flower and leaves from Flower Fest in Versamark ink then poured on some Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi Stampin' Emboss Powders( also available in the Summer Mini) and heated them up with the Heat gun. I then colored them in with Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi Classic Stamp pads and blender pens. I cut them out and popped them up with Stampin' dimesionals. I added a Tempting Turquoise Bright brad to the center of the flower. I stamped thanks so much from Trendy Trees in Melon Mambo. Finally, some 3/8 inch Marina Mist Taffeta ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Flower Fest and Trendy Trees
Papers: Whisper White, Melon Mambo and Sweet Stitches DSP
Inks: Versamark, Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi Stampin' emboss powders, Brights brads, Blender pens, heat gun, 3/8 inch Marina Mist taffeta ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

MojoMonday Sketch#185

I made this card for the MojoMonday Sketch#185 here. 
I started with Tangerine Tango card stock and added Sweet Stitches DSP. I punched out two Tangerine circles with the 1 1/4 inch Circle punch, cut them in half and adhered them behind the DSP. I punched a Tangerine piece with the 2 3/8 inch XL Scallop Circle punch. I used the Circles#2 Big Shot die for the Daffodil Delight circle. The 1 3/4 inch XL Circle punch was used for the Tempting Turquoise circle. I stamped the flower from Printed Petals in Melon Mambo and used the 1 3/4 inch XL Scallop Circle punch on that piece. I added a Whisper White 5/8 inch Jumbo Brad to the center. That entire piece was popped up with Stampin' dimensionals. I stamped thinking of you from Trendy Trees in Tangerine Tango and punched in out with the Word Window punch. I layered that onto a Tangerine Tango piece punched with the Modern Label punch. The small flower from Printed Petals was stamped in Tempting Turquoise and cut out. I added a Gold Brad to the center and popped it up with Stampin' dimensionals. Finally, some 1/4 inch Daffodil Delight grosgrain ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Trendy Trees & Printed Petals
Papers: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Sweet Stitches DSP
Inks: Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango and Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Circles#2 Big Shot die, 2 3/8 inch and 1 3/4 inch XL Scallop Circle punches, 1 1/4 inch Large Circle punch, 5/8 inch Whisper White Jumbo brad, Gold Brad, Stampin' dimensionals, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, 1/4 inch Daffodil Delight grosgrain ribbon

Clean & Simple Stamping Flowers

I made this card for the Clean & Simple Stamping FTL#115 here.
The base is Rich Razzleberry and I added some Whisper White. I rounded the corners of both pieces with the Corner Rounder punch. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the flowers from Printed Petals. I stamped them in Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight. I also stamped one of the little flowers in Daffodil Delight, punched it out with the Itty Bitty Shapes punches pack and popped it up with a Stampin dimensional. Thinking of you from Trendy Trees was stamped in Rich Razzleberry. Finally, a piece of 1/4 inch Rich Razzleberry grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Printed Petals and Trendy Trees
Papers: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Corner Rounder punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punches pack, Stampin dimensional, 1/4 in Rich Razzleberry grosgrain, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Clean & Simple FTL#114 Thinking of You

This sure was a Clean & Simple and fast card!
I made it for the FTL#114 here.
The base is So Saffron card stock and then I stamped on Whisper White, punching the corners with the Ticket Corner punch. I used the Fox and Friend set and Trendy Trees for the sentiment. My Color Coach gave me the color combo of Soft Suede, So Saffron and Cherry Cobbler and I added Old Olive myself. It's that simple and that fast!
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Fox and Friends and Trendy Trees
Papers: Whisper White and So Saffron
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, Old Olive and Soft Suede
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch

A Clean & Simple Card

Here's my take on this week's Clean & Simple FTL109 here.
The base is Old Olive and I added Olive DSP from Autumn Spice. There's more Autumn Spice DSP layered on top of some More Mustard. I used the 1 inch circle punch to create the scallops on the side. I stamped thinking of you from Trendy Trees in Early Espresso on Old Olive and punched that with the Word Window punch. I added that to a More Mustard piece punched with the Modern Label punch and popped that all up with Stampin dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Papers: Old Olive, More Mustard and Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: Early Espresso
Accessories: 1 inch circle punch, Word Window and Modern Label punches, Stampin dimensionals

Clean & Simple FTL#103 Thinking of You

Here's another sketch from the Clean & Simple FTL#105 here.
I started with a base of Early Espresso and added a More Mustard mat on the Whisper White. I stamped the tree from Season of Friendship in Early Espresso and added leaves in Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Old Olive. Thinking of You from Trendy Trees was stamped in Early Espresso. A ran some DSP from Autumn Spice thru the Scallop Edge border punch and added that to the side. Finally, a piece of 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Season of Friendship and Trendy Trees
Papers: Whisper White, Early Espresso, More Mustard and Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Inks: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Old Olive
Accessories: Scallop Edge border punch, 1/8 inch Early Espresso taffeta ribbon

PPA#34 Thinking of You

This perky card was done for the PPA#34 sketch challenge here.
I used some papers from the Sweet Pea DSP stack and the Eastern Blooms stamp set. I colored the flowers with So Saffron, Old Olive and Rose Red Stampin' write markers. The sentiment is from Trendy Trees and was stamped in Old Olive. I ran the dotted paper thru the Scallop Edge punch. The 1/2 inch striped Old Olive ribbon finishes it off with a gold brad attached at each end.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Eastern Blooms and Trendy Trees
Papers: Whisper white Old Olive, So Saffron and Sweet Pea DSP
Inks: So saffron, Old Olive and Rose Red stampin' write markers
Accessories: 1/2 inch striped Old Olive grosgrain, scallop edge punch, gold brads

SC#262 and MORE Sweet Pea DSP

You can never have enough thank you cards so I made this one for the Splitcoast card sketch #262 here. And I had to use yet more of the Sweet Pea DSP stack cuz the papers are too cute! This card made good use of the Stamp-a-ma-jig! I used that for each of the trees on the front panel. The ribbon is 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Trendy Trees

Papers: Whisper white, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, So Saffron, Taken with Teal,Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie stampin write markers

Accessories: 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, Stampin dimensionals

Stamping 411 Sweet Pea DSP Stack

The Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration are both live today!

So I've used more of the Sweet Pea DSP stack from the Occasions Mini. This card has hardly any stamping because I used the paper as my focal point. I did stamp the dotted circle from Trendy Trees in Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron and Taken with Teal and then punched it out with the 1/2 inch circle punch. There's also a piece of 1 inch double-stitched Rose Red grosgrain ribbon. If only I'd pre-ordered the Sweet Pea stitched felt accents, they match this paper perfectly! And I forgot to mention I made this one for the Stamping 411 sketch #132 here.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Trendy Trees

Papers: Whisper white, Sahara Sand and Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron and Taken with Teal

Accessories: 1/2 inch circle punch, 1 inch Rose Red double-stitched grosgrain ribbon

Stamping 411 Challenge

I'm just playing catch up after a busy weekend. This card is for the Stamping 411 sketch #120 here.

I thought of buttons for the small elements in the corner so my colors for the card were chosen after I picked my buttons from the Fresh Favorites II. And the colors are Always Artichoke, Rose Red and So Saffron. The stamp set is Trendy Trees and the paper is from the To the Nines Specialty papers. Some hemp twine finishes off the buttons.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Trendy Trees

Papers: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Rose Red, To the Nines Specialty

Inks: Always Artichoke, Rose Red and So Saffron

Accessories: Fresh Favorites II buttons, hemp natural twine, word window punch, modern label punch, 1 inch Rose Red double-stitched grosgrain ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Easy Card to Showcase Designer Series Papers

I'm still catching up with the MojoMonday sketches from their 100th. They had a sketch every day and this is one of my favorites from a very talented lady, Mary Fish. I LOVE her work and you can see it here on her Stampin' Pretty site. I think this sketch is perfect to use with any of Stampin' UP!'s Designer Series Papers. You can show most of the paper designs in one card. And it's really easy to punch them out with the 1 1/4 inch square punch!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Trendy Trees

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

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Rose Red

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch square punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Rich Regals brads