Stamping 411 Sketch and Sneak Peek

Another Occasions Mini sneak peek and another Stamping 411 sketch challenge here. This one uses With All My Heart and the coordinating Sending Love Specialty DSP. I stamped the circle heart image in Real Red on Very Vanilla card stock. I punched out a piece of the card stock with the Trio Flower punch which exactly fits the papers' flower images. Then I attached the pieces with a Real Red brad and popped that up with Stampin dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in Real Red and punched out a heart with the Full Heart punch. I also added a piece of 5/8 inch Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: With All My Heart
Papers: Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Real Red and Sending Love Specialty DSP
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: 5/8 inch Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, Real Red brad, Full Heart punch, 1 1/4 inch circle punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, Stampin dimensionals

SC 260 Vintage Friends

Here's a card with some more Occasions Mini products and one I made it for the Splitcoast Sketch #260 here. I used the Vintage Vogue stamp set. I colored the "F" with the So Saffron marker and the "friends" with the Pretty in Pink Marker. The flower border was stamped in Chocolate Chip. I ran the So Saffron background panel thru the Big Shot with the new Perfect Polka Dots textured impressions folder. The Chocolate Chip flowered paper and Pretty In Pink polka dot paper are from the Sweet Pea DSP stack. A piece of So Saffron 1/2 inch striped grosgrain ribbon finishes it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Vogue

Papers: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, So Saffron and Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and So Saffron markers

Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots textured impressions folder, 1/2 inch striped So Saffron grosgrain ribbon, 1 3/4 inch circle punch

It's my birthday so I'm gonna play at PPA!

Today's my birthday-29 again!-so I'm playing with my Occasions pre-order and this sketch at PPA. Since I had the Sending Love Specialty DSP out I used that and the With All My Heart set. I used the rock-and-roll technique with the main image. I inked it up in Pretty in Pink then rolled the edges of the stamp in Real Red. I added a Real Red 3/4 inch circle in the middle and finished it off with a Read Red 1/2 inch Sending Love Epoxy brad. The "thank you" is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. Off to play some more!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: With All My Heart, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Sending Love Specialty DSP

Inks: Pretty in Pink and Real Red

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, 3/4 inch circle punch, 1 inch circle punch, 1 1/4 inch circle punch, Sending Love Real Red Epoxy brad

Sending Love For You Sneak Peek

I'm giving you another sneak peek at the Sending Love Specialty DSP from the Occasions Mini available to you on January 5, 2010. I saw this card by Julie Davison and made my own version with the Sending Love Specialty DSP, 5/8 inch Satin Real Red ribbon and the Vintage Labels set from Sale-a-bration.

I inked up the small medallion-like stamp in Real Red then punched it out with the Scallop circle punch. I stamped the "for you" sentiment in Chocolate Chip and punched it out with the 1 inch circle punch. The other circle punches used were the 1 3/4 inch, 1 3/8 inch and 1 1/4 inch. I used the Mat pack to pierce holes in the bottom of the Kraft card stock and tied the Satin ribbon around the bottom.

Here's the recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Labels

Papers: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Pretty In Pink, Sending Love Specialty DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip and Real Red

Accessories: 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch, 1 3/8 inch, 1 3/4 inch circle punches, Scallop circle punch, 5/8 inch Satin Real Red ribbon, Mat pack and paper piercing tool, Stampin dimensionals

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas to all! Hope you're all enjoying the day with family and friends. We're having our family Christmas this morning and heading to Kenosha with the rest of the family in the afternoon. We're thankful for everyone and everything we have!
I'm sharing my last Christmas project for this year, a gift bag for my mom's presents. I was inspired by this card that I saw on Splitcoast.
The kraft bag was stamped with the snowflake from Patterned Pines in Real Red, Old Olive and Soft Suede. The panel has a piece of the flocked specialty paper from Christmas Cocoa. There's a piece of the 1 1/4 inch Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon that's wrapped up with a Circle Fire brad. I punched a piece of Whisper White with the Ornament punch. I stamped the leaf from Berry Christmas in Old Olive, the berries in Real Red, and "make merry" in Soft Suede. That's popped up with Stampin' dimensionals. The ribbon stamp was stamped in Versamark then embossed with Silver embossing powder. The tag is from Christmas Punch, layered on a piece of Old Olive punched from the Wide Oval punch.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Berry Christmas and Delightful Decorations, Christmas Punch, Patterned Pines
Papers: Whisper white, Old Olive, Real Red, Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers
Inks: Old Olive, Real Red, Soft Suede, Versamark
Accessories: Circle Fire brad, Ornament Punch, Scallop oval punch, Wide oval punch, 1 1/4 inch Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon, Silver embossing powder, Mistletoe ribbon, Stampin dimensionals

Christmas Gift Box

We'll it's Christmas Eve and we're off to Illinois. I thought I'd share this box I made for my sister's Christmas present. It's perfect to dress up a gift card or two. See this post for a link on how to make the box.
I used Real Red card stock for the base and some papers and stickers from the Christmas Jingle SS kit. I stamped the trees from Patterned Pines in Old Olive then cut them out and used Stampin' dimensionals on the middle one. The ribbon is Sleigh Bells from the Holiday Mini. I used the small swirl/flower stamp from Patterned Pines to make the tag that I punched out with the Small Tag punch.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Patterned Pines
Papers: Very vanilla, Real Red, Christmas Jingle SS Kit
Inks: Old Olive, Real Red and Old Olive Stampin' write markers
Accessories: Sleigh Bells 5/8 inch ribbon, 1/4 inch Real Red grosgrain ribbon, Small Tag punch, Scallop edge punch, white gel pen, Stampin' dimensionals

MOJO on a Wednesday

Here's another birthday card with a sneek peek at some Specialty Papers in the Occasions Mini. They're called Sending Love Specialty DSP and I do love them! I also used a new stamp set, With All My Heart, that coordinates with the papers. And new Corduroy Buttons in Real Red!

I followed the MOJO Monday #118 sketch here. I also used On Your Birthday for the greeting. The border is scalloped with the Scallop Edge punch. The other punches used were the 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, and the Large Oval and Scallop Oval punches. Finally, the ribbon is the 3/4 inch polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, on the reverse side.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: With All My Heart, On Your Birthday

Papers: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Sending Love Specialty DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip and Real Red

Accessories: 3/4 inch real red polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Real Red corduroy brad, Scallop edge punch, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, Large Oval and Scallop oval punches, white gel pen

Stamping 411 Sketch #130 Masculine Birthday

This one is for the Stamping 411 sketch #130 here. I have a card order for birthday cards so here's another one.

Party Hearty is my "go to" birthday set. I think I need to buy another one! And the Specialty papers from To the Nines are perfect for those masculine cards.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Party Hearty

Papers: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, To the Nines Specialty

Inks: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand

Accessories: 3/4 inch circle punch, word window punch, stampin dimensionals

Splitcoast Sketch #259 Birthday

Here's another Sneak Peek at some Sweet Pea DSP stack papers. And this one is for the Splitcoast Sketch #259 here. I used the Party Hearty stamp set for this gender neutral birthday card. You're gonna love this Paper Stack with 48 sheets of double sided, coordinated papers! Keeping it short and sweet-presents to wrap and cookies to bake yet!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Party Hearty

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

Inks: Pumpkin Pie and Taken with Teal

Accessories: 3/4 inch circle punch and Stampin dimensionals

Vintage Vogue Wedding gift bag and card

Here's another sneak peek from the Occasions Mini and the Sale-a-bration sets. I made this gift bag and card for a bridal shower that I'm attending on Sunday. I took inspiration from the bride's bath towel color on her registry. It's closest to Sage Shadow so I used that with Chocolate Chip and Rich Razzleberry.

The new sets I used are Vintage Vogue (Occasions Mini) and Vintage Labels (Sale-a-bration). The flowers from Vintage Vogue were stamped in the three colors and the sentiment, "Life happens. Love helps" was stamped in Razzleberry. The oval image from Vintage Labels was stamped in Razzleberry and the "Best Wishes" stamped in Chocolate Chip.

The card uses a stamp from Fun and Fast Notes and the Backgrounds 1 texturz plates. I colored the image with blender pens and added a bit of the 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Vintage Labels, Fun and Fast Notes

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Rich Razzleberry and Sage Shadow

Papers: Whisper white, Chocolate Chip, Rich Razzleberry, Sage Shadow, To the Nines Specialty papers, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Accessories: Backgrounds 1 texturz plates, 1/2 inch Razzleberry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, 1/4 inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, blender pens, Wide oval punch, Scallop edge punch, Stampin' dimensionals

Occasions Mini Sneek Peek (& a Mojo Sketch)

You're getting a look at some new Designer Papers in the Occasions Mini Catalog out January 5, 2010! There's an awesome Designer Series Paper Stack with 48 sheets total of double sided, really cute papers. Now that my Christmas cards are done and sent out, I hope to play more with my Occasions pre-order!

I made this for the Mojo sketch #117 here. Party Hearty is the set I used. I first stamped the whole cupcake image in Rose Red, stamped the frosting part in Chocolate Chip on scrap paper then cut it out. I also stamped the candle in Tempting Turquoise and cut that out. The Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die was used for the Rose Red circle and the Coluzzle was used for the Whisper White circle. The "cake" sentiment was stamped in Chocolate Chip on Rose Red paper then punched out with the Word Window punch. A border with Tempting Turquoise was made with the Scallop Edge punch. A bit of 1/4 inch Tempting Turquoise ribbon and it's done!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Party Hearty

Papers: Whisper white, Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise, Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Rose Red and Tempting Turquoise,

Accessories: 1/4 inch Tempting Turquoise grosgrain ribbon, Scallop #2 Circle Bigz die, Coluzzle, Word Window punch, Scallop Edge punch

Stamping 411 Sketch #129 Anniversary

It's been a bad weekend around here! My daughter Abby had her two front teeth knocked out of place during her basketball game. Luckily we were able to get our dentist to put them back and now we're working with the ortho. All after getting her braces off this summer. A bit of prayers will hopefully help them heal! She's been such a tough cookie!

Meanwhile, I've gotten a couple of card orders so I need to make an anniversary card and the Stamping 411 sketch #129 was perfect! I used the retired Candy Lane DSP, the Always stamp set and Teeny Tiny Wishes. I punched the Pink Pirouette piece of dsp with the scallop edge punch. Happy Anniversary was stamped in Close to Cocoa, punched out with the Small Oval punch then layered with the Scallop Oval punch. The ribbon is Riding Hood Red taffeta that is also retired. The big heart is from Always and the rounder one was punched with the Heart punch.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Always and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Candy Lane DSP
Inks: Close to Cocoa and Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Scallop edge punch, Small Oval punch, Scallop oval punch, Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon, Heart punch, Stampin' dimensionals

Christmas Gift Card Boxes

It's a gift card kind of Christmas so I wanted to have a little something special to give them in. I make these pizza boxes using the Christmas Jingle SSK. I found the template here on Jen del Muro's blog. They are so cute and easy!

The papers, snowflake stickers and Old Olive scallop circle sticker are all from the Christmas Jingle SSK. I used the Ticket Corner punch on the corners of the papers. I colored the "Holly Jolly" stamp from the Christmas Punch set with Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Old Olive Stampin' write markers. The "Make Merry" is from Berry Christmas and the little flower image is from Season of Joy. The ribbon is from the Sleigh Bells set in the Holiday Mini. I used my Crop-a-dile to punch the hole thru the chipboard circles and tied them on with Gold elastic cord.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Berry Christmas, Christmas Punch, Season of Joy

Papers: Very Vanilla, Real Red and Old Olive, Christmas Jingle SSK

Inks: Real Red and Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Old Olive Stampin' Write markers

Accessories: Ticket Corner punch, scallop edge punch, Curly Label Punch, Crop-a-dile, Sleigh Bells ribbon, Gold elastic cord

Splitcoast Card Sketch #258

I used Patterned Pines for the Splitcoast Card Sketch #258 here. I think this is one of my favorite sketches, so simple yet cute! I used papers from the Christmas Jingle SSK. I stamped the trees in both Real Red and Old Olive then cut them out. The green one is popped up on Stampin dimensionals. A piece of Real Red 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon finishes off the card. Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Patterned Pines

Papers: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive, Christmas Jingle SSK

Inks: Real Red and Old Olive

Accessories: 1/4 inch Real Red grosgrain ribbon, Stampin dimensionals

Mojo 116 Snowflake Circles

I'm chipping down to the last of the Chrismas cards I need. I did this one for the MojoMonday Sketch #116 here. I used the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' kit papers and self-adhesive die cuts. I also used a piece from the Old Olive Patterns DSP. I cut the circles with my Coluzzle. In the center of the red circle I stamped the snowflake from Berry Christmas in Old Olive and added a Circle Fire Rhinestone brad. The ribbon is a piece of the Misletoe ribbon from the Holiday Mini. Finally, Merry Christmas from Teeny Tiny Wishes was stamped in Old Olive then punched with the Word Window Punch.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Berry Christmas and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive, Old Olive Patterns DSP, Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin

Inks: Old Olive

Accessories: Mistletoe 3/8 inch Old Olive ribbon, Circle Fire Rhinestone brads, Word Window punch, Coluzzle, Stampin' dimensionals

Stamping 411 Flocked Ornaments

Obviously I can't stop using the Delightful Decorations set!

I made this card for the Stamping 411 challenge here.

I punched out a piece of the red flocked paper from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers with the Ornament punch. I stamped the ribbon from Berry Christmas in Real Red. And the joy ornament was stamped in Old Olive. The Real Red Stampin write marker was used to create the other ornament hangers. Finally, I stamped Merry Christmas in Real Red. A piece of 3/4 inch Real Red polka-dot grosgrain ribbon finished the design.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Berry Christmas, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Real Red and Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers

Inks: Real Red and Old Olive classic stampin pads, Real Red Stampin write marker

Accessories: 3/4 inch Real Red polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

SC 257 Ornaments

I'm on a roll-another post today to make up for last week!

Here's another Christmas card done for the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge #257 here. I just love the Delightful Decorations set from the Holiday Mini! And the coordinating punch makes for fast cards. I masked the Soft Suede ornament then stamped the two other ornaments in Real Red. I'm really trying not to hoard my papers and to use up the Christmas Cocoa Specialty Papers.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations

Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede and Christmas Cocoa specialty papers

Inks: Real Red and Soft Suede, Basic Black Stampin write marker

Accessories: Ornament Punch, 1 1/4 inch square punch, 1 3/8 inch square punch

PPA and Mojo Challenge Christmas Card

My back is finally feeling better so I'm trying to fininsh making my Christmas cards. So I made this one to catch up on last week's Mojo Monday #115 sketch here and PPA#19's Inspiration Challenge here.

I immediately thought of the leaf stamp in the Berry Christmas set. I stamped the top of that in a circle with Old Olive, added the berries in Real Red and the little poinsettia stamp is from Season of Joy, stamped in Soft Suede. The greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes is framed in a sticker from the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin kit. I ran half of the Old Olive base thru the Big Shot with the Petals-a-Plenty impressions folder and added some Sleigh Bells ribbon.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Berry Christmas, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Season of Joy

Papers: Whisper White, Old Olive, Real Red

Inks: Old Olive, Real Red and Soft Suede

Accessories: Scallop circle #2 bigz die, Petals-a-plenty textured impressions folder, Sleigh Bells ribbon, stampin dimensionals, white gel pen

Stamping 411 Merry Wreath

I had time to play this morning so I made this for the Stamping 411 sketch here. I'm not going to hoard paper anymore so you might be seeing a lot of the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers. I used the Berry Christmas stamp set, the Jumbo Snowflake punch and some Mistletoe ribbon. The greeting was stamped in Soft Suede and punched out with the Modern Label punch.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Berry Christmas

Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Soft Suede and Christmas Cocoa Specialty

Inks: Real red and Soft Suede

Accessories: Silver brad, Jumbo snowflake punch, Mistletoe ribbon, Modern Label punch

It's December! (SC256)

Can you believe it's actually December?

I've been m.i.a. for a few reasons. It was a nice Thanksgiving weekend with family. And then I threw out my back starting to decorate for Christmas. Today was the first day I could sit to stamp a little.

So I caught up with the Splitcoast sketch #256 here.

This was a quick card cuz, again, I just traced the dimensions on a piece from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers. And only one thing stamped was the greeting. It's hard to see, but I ran the Soft Suede piece thru the Big Shot with the small polka dots from the Backgrounds 1 texturz plates. The circle is punched with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch and the snowflake with the Jumbo snowflake punch. An Antique brass brad adheres the snowflakes to the card.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty

Inks: Soft Suede

Accessories: Jumbo snowflake punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, word window punch, modern label punch, antique brass brad. Backgrounds 1 texturz plates

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Mojo#114 Thanks

This thank you is for Megan's birthday presents and the MojoMonday sketch #114 here. This was a quick and cute sketch. I used the big flower image from Enjoy Every Moment then layered the smaller flower image in the middle circle. A Rose Red brad fits nicely in the center. The papers are from the Thoroughly Modern DSP. The piece of Rose Red and Soft Suede were run thru the Scallop Edge punch. A piece of Kraft taffeta ribbon finishes off the card.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment

Papers: Whisper White, Rose Red, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede & Thoroughly Modern DSP

Inks: Rose Red and Soft Suede Stampin Write Markers, Sahara Sand Classic Pad

Accessories: Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Scallop Edge punch, Rich Regals Brads, Stampin dimensionals

Stamping 411 Sketch Thanksgiving

I made my last Thanksgiving card using the Stamping 411 sketch challenge here.
I used the Falling Leaves stamp set with the colors Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede. The Soft Suede dotted paper is from The Write Stuff Specialty papers. And the Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry papers are both from the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. I used my Coluzzle to cut out the circle, wrapped some Crushed Curry 1/2 inch polka-dot grosgrain ribbon around the front and popped up the sentiment with some Stampin' dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Falling Leaves
Papers: Whisper white, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, The Write Stuff Specialty
Inks: Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede
Accessories: 1/2 inch Crushed Curry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Stampin dimensionals, Coluzzle circle cutter

SC#255 Thank You

A thank you card for Megan's birthday gifts according to this Splitcoast sketch #255 here. I used the Cheep Talk stamp set and the Pink Flamingo DSP. The Stamp-a-ma-jig comes in really handy to place the stamped images. Gotta say it again, I love how easy and fast these cards are to make with the Splitcoast sketches! Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Cheep Talk

Papers: Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Pink Flamingo DSP

Inks: Chocolate chip and Summer Sun Stampin write markers, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise Stamp pads

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig

MOJO #113 Tree

This one is for the MOJO#113 sketch challenge here.

It's also for a Color Combo over at Splitcoast, CC245, Always Real Chocolate here. I used markers to ink up the tree image from Season of Joy. Real Red is on the star, Always Artichoke on the tree and Chocolate Chip on the trunk. There's a strip of Real Red from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers and a square of Always Artichoke from To the Nines Specialty Papers.

The snowflake is also from Season of Joy, inked up with the Red and Artichoke markers. A tiny Circle Ice Rhinestone brad is in the center of the snowflake. And the ribbon is from the Mistletoe ribbon in the Holiday Mini.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Season of Joy

Papers: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Cocoa Christmas Specialty, To the Nines Specialty

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke and Real Red Stampin write markers

Accessories: White gel pen, Mistletoe Ribbon originals, Circle Ice Rhinestone brad, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punch, scallop circle punch, Stampin dimensionals

Happy 15th Birthday Megan!

This birthday card & present are for my oldest daughter, Megan.

Today is her 15th birthday. She's a beautiful, funny, bright, caring, loving and talented young lady and we're grateful she's in our lives!

Now onto the card.

I was inspired by the wrapping paper for the colors and this PPA#17 sketch here. The present image from Holiday Blitz fits perfectly in the 1 1/4 inch square punch. Then I layered that with the 1 3/8 inch square punch. I used the Happy Birthday image from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The Close to Cocoa flowers are punched out with the Trio Flower punch and a I added a dot with the white gel pen. Some 1/4 inch whisper white grosgrain ribbon is tied around the Close to Cocoa Prints DSP(now on the Clearance Rack for $3.99).

Finally, a designer brad from the flower assortment and two buttons from the Sherbet Designer Buttons finish it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Holiday Blitz and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron and Close to Cocoa DSP

Inks: Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron

Accessories: 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch square punches, Trio Flower punch, 1/4 inch Whisper white grosgrain ribbon, Designer Sherbet Buttons, Designer Brads Flower Assortment, white gel pen

Stamping 411 #125 Get Well Card

I'm just playing catch up this week. Crazy weekend with girls' club volleyball tryouts and two of the three kids having off for two days. And now the third kid has off the other three days of the week. Anyways, I made this card for the Stamping 411 sketch here. I haven't used the Cottage Wall DSP lately so I pulled out that and the For All You Do Stamp set. I stamped the square flower image with Rich Razzleberry and used the sentiment from Garden Greetings(on the dormant list). I used the Ticket Corner punch on the corners of the white square and added a gold brad. A little ribbon and it's done.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: For All You Do, Garden Greetings

Papers: Whisper white, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Cottage Wall DSP

Inks: Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Gold brads, ticket corner punch, word window punch, Modern label punch, 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon

Mojo #112 Simple Christmas Poinsettia

Now that it's Saturday, I'm finally getting to the MojoMonday sketch #112 here. I'm using the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers again with the Berry Christmas stamp set. I stamped off the poinsettia image once with Real Red ink then stamped it again, just moving the image to create a little fuller look. That's easily punched out with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch then layered onto the scallop circle punch. I popped that up with a few Stampin' dimensionals. I also used the 1 3/8 inch punch for the Soft Suede circle but just folded that in half. My Crop-a-dile punched the hole thru the three layers of card stock with ease. A little Mistletoe ribbon and it's done!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Berry Christmas

Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Soft Suede and Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers

Ink: Real Red and Old Olive

Accessories: Mistletoe ribbon, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, scallop circle punch, Crop-a-dile, white gel pen, Stampin dimensionals

Splitcoast Sketch #254 Make Merry

I "made merry" for the Splitcoast Sketch #254 here. I know I'm a broken record here but I just love these sketches because it's too easy to trace the exact measurements onto card stock then create a quick and easy card! I used some Old Olive Patterns Paper and some Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper with the Berry Christmas stamp set. I broke up the sentiment and used the Stamp-a-ma-jig for that and to put the bird in the wreath.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Berry Christmas

Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Old Olive, Old Olive Patterns, Christmas Cocoa Specialty

Inks: Real red and Old Olive

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig

PPA#16 Christmas Cheer Patterned Pines

This one is for the PPA#16 Theme Challege: Christmas Cheer here. If this looks familiar it's because I CASEed it from the Holiday Mini on page 4. I did change it up a bit. I stamped one tree in Real Red and the other in Old Olive on Whisper White card stock then cut them out. I added a Real Red strip that was punched with the scallop edge punch. And the sentiment is from All Holidays. I'm loving the Sleigh Bells ribbon!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Patterned Pines and All Holidays

Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Old Olive and Old Olive Patterns

Inks: Real Red and Old Olive

Accessories: Sleigh Bells ribbon, scallop edge punch

Stamping 411 Olive Joy

I'm just catching up today after a crazy but fun weekend.

My daughter, Abby's 8th grade A volleyball team won 3rd place in the Seton volleyball tourney. Even better, Abby earned three sportsmanship awards from three different teams. Needless to say, we're sooo proud of her! Back to the card info.

I made this for the Stamping 411 sketch challenge here.

I ran the Old Olive card base thru the Big Shot with the Petals-a-plenty textured impressions folder. I used a strip of Razzleberry Lemonade dsp and a piece of 1 1/4 inch Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon. Finally, I used the Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry markers to color the stamp from Season of Joy.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Season of Joy and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Razzleberry Lemonade

Inks: Old Olive ink pad and marker, Rich Razzleberry marker

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon, textured impressions petals-a-plenty folder, word window punch, Stampin dimensionals

Snow Simple Suede Snowflake

This was a really fast and easy card to make! I just let the Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper do all the work. I cut a piece of the flocked snowflake and layered that on a Soft Suede card base. The little snowflake is from the Christmas Punch stamp set and was punched out with the coordinating Boho Blossoms punch. I used white craft ink for the Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment and embossed that with white embossing powder. A silver brad attaches the snowflake and some ribbon completes the card.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Punch and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Soft suede and Christmas Cocoa Specialty

Inks: Soft Suede and white craft ink

Accessories: word window punch, white embossing powder, boho blossoms punch, 1/2 inch soft suede polka dot grosgrain ribbon, silver brad

Red Season of Joy Petals

Another Christmas card crossed of the list. This one was soooo quick and simple. I just ran a piece of Real Red card stock thru the Big Shot with the Petals-a-Plenty textured impressions folder. Then I stamped the image from Season of Joy, attached some ribbon and tied a bow and I was done. How easy is that?

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Season of Joy

Papers: Whisper White and Real Red

Inks: Real Red

Accessories: Stampin UP Textured impressions folder Petals-a-Plenty, Real Red 1/2 inch double-stitched grosgrain ribbon

PPA #15 Color Challenge

Here's one for the PPA#15 color combination here. The colors are Ruby Red, Taken with Teal and Basic Gray. I thought of these colors and thought they'd make a good masculine card. So I used the Circle Circus and Teeny Tiny Wishes sets. I also ran the Basic Gray thru the Big Shot with the diamond patterned Backgrounds 1 texturz plates. The strip of Ruby Red is from the Hostess Patterns Pack DSP III.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Circle Circus and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Basic Gray, Ruby Red and Taken with Teal, Patterns Pack DSP III

Inks: Basic gray, Ruby red and Taken with Teal

Accessories: Stampin' UP Backgrounds 1 texturz plates, word window punch, Modern label punch, paper piercing tool

Splitcoast Sketch #253 Patterned Pines

I made this Christmas card for the Splitcoast Sketch #253 here. I just flipped the sketch on it's side because I thought of the trees from the Patterned Pines set. I used the snowflake stamp from the set too. And I colored the little poinsettia with the Real Red marker for the triangle flaps. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Patterned Pines and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Very vanilla, Old Olive, Real Red and Old Olive Patterns

Inks: Real red and Old Olive

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch square punches, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, 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

Just Another Mojo Monday!

Another MojoMonday sketch here and another Christmas card checked off my list. I used the Delightful Decorations set, the Ornament punch and the new Jumbo Snowflake punch. A little elastic gold cord and gold brads for some bling and this one is done. I layered the snowflakes and secured them with a gold brad then popped them up with Stampin' dimesionals.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations

Papers: Whisper white, Real red, Soft suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty

Inks: Real red and Soft suede

Accessories: Ornament punch, Jumbo snowflake punch, gold brads. gold elastic cord, Stampin' dimensionals

Stanping 411 Fall Leaves

This one's for the Stamping 411 Sketch challenge here.

I immediately thought of the leaves from the Falling Leaves set when I saw this sketch. I used some Razzleberry Lemonade DSP for the main paper and the Soft Suede DSP is from the Thoroughly Modern DSP. And as usual, I added some ribbon too.I enjoyed an afternoon of stamping some more Thanksgiving and Christmas cards-looking forward to sharing some in the future!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Falling Leaves

Papers: Whisper white, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Razzleberry Lemonade dsp, Thoroughly Modern dsp

Inks: Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede

Accessories: Scallop edge punch, 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon

Razzleberry Season of Friendship

I made this card with some "new to me" Stampin' UP! goodies. After waaaay too long, I finally ordered the Season of Friendship set. It's soo versatile and I'm already thinking of a cute Christmas gift set I can make with this! I also used the Stampin' UP! Scallop Square Bigz clear die. This die would be perfect for cutting photos cuz you can see right thru it. The sentiment was stamped in White craft ink then embossed with white embossing powder. I added some Rich Razzleberry ribbon and it was done.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Season of Friendship
Papers: Whisper white, Rich Razzleberry and Razzleberry Lemonade
Inks: Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede,White craft ink
Accessories: 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Stampin UP Scallop Square Bigz clear die, Modern label punch, white embossing powder, heat gun

PPA#14-Pink Medallions

I made this card for the PPA#14 Challenge here. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness we were to use anything "pink". This card is in honor of my mother-in-law, Colleen who has battled and beat breast cancer. I thought of Melon Mambo and combined that with Chocolate Chip. I also used the new Medallion background stamp. I just stamped it on Whisper White in Melon Mambo then stamped on some scrap White in Chocolate Chip, repeated again with Melon Mambo then just layered the pieces. An Antique Brass brad from the Vintage brads finishes it off and some Melon Mambo 1/2 inch polka-dot grosgrain ribbon too! My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by breast cancer!
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Medallion and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Melon Mambo
Inks: Chocolate Chip and Melon Mambo
Accessories: 1/2 inch Melon Mambo grosgrain ribbon, Vintage brads

Splitcoast Card Sketch #252-Give Thanks

Now that I've got my Halloween cards done, time to think about Thanksgiving. I made this card for the Splitcoast Card Sketch #252 here. I used The Write Stuff Specialty papers and a die cut from that collection. Don't ya just love when the coordination is done for you?!? For the stamp sets I used Falling Leaves and The More the Merrier. A few punches, ribbon and viola!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Falling Leaves and The More the Merrier

Papers: Crushed Curry, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Soft Suede, The Write Stuff Specialty

Inks: Crushed Curry, Ruby Red, Old Olive and Soft Suede

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch, 1 3/8 inch & 1 3/4 inch circle punches, scallop circle punch, white gel pen, 1/2 inch Soft Suede polka dot grosgrain ribbon, stampin dimensionals

Splitcoast Color Challenge #242 Anniversary card

Here's my take on the Splitcoast Color Challenge #242 here. And I also used the MojoMonday Sketch #110 here. Whew! I'm really proud of myself when I can combine these sketches and challenges! I used three stamp sets for this one, Define Your Life, Loads of Love and Teeny Tiny Wishes. Everything is in the current catty except the strip of Kraft patterns paper, it's retired.
Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Define Your Life, Loads of Love and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Basic Black, Kraft, Melon Mambo, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Kraft Patterns Pack (retired)

Inks: Basic Black and Melon Mambo

Accessories: Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die, Coluzzle, 1/2 inch Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals, blender pen

Stamping 411 Make Merry

It's a rainy Monday here in Southeastern Wisconsin so I "made merry" and did this card for the Stamping 411 challenge here. This challenge was a little out of my comfort zone, only because it was to make a square card. It is pretty cute if I do say so myself. This is a bit too big to fit in an A2 envelope but it would make a nice gift card holder.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Berry Christmas

Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Soft Suede and Christmas Cocoa Specialty

Inks: Real Red and Soft Suede

Accessories: 1/2 inch Soft Suede polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Modern label punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig

PPA #13 Pumpkin Treat Holder

This cute little Pumpkin treat holder was made for the PPA #13 challenge, Anything But a Card here. I found the pattern on the Stampin' UP demonstrators web site. There are so many great resources there! This box fits three Dum-Dum suckers perfectly. This would be a great way to dress up those classroom Halloween treats. I used the Pumpkin Patch stamp set for the images.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Pumpkin Patch

Papers: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, Modern label punch and Dum-dum suckers

Splitcoast Sketch Challenge Pumpkin Hi

I made this Halloween card for the Splitcoast Sketch challenge #251 here. I need a few more Halloween cards and this one lent itself to using The More the Merrier stamp set. I also used the Old Olive Patterns papers and a Soft Suede piece from The Write Stuff Specialty Papers.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: The More the Merrier

Papers: Whisper White, Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Old Olive Patterns, The Write Stuff Specialty

Inks: Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Soft Suede

Accessories: Word Window Punch, Modern Label punch, blender pens

Happy 1st Birthday Patrick! (and a little Mojo too)

It's my nephew, Patrick's 1st birthday next week and his party is Sunday. So I made this card for him using the MojoMonday sketch #109 here. I wrapped his present in wrapping paper that has these three colors. I think it's a great color combo for boys, especially the cute little one I'm giving this card to on Sunday! I can't wait to see Patrick eat his cake with his hands! Everything on this card is current in the catty except for the #1. That's from the retired Big Deal Numbers set.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Party Hearty, On Your Birthday, Big Deal Numbers

Papers: Whisper white, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Flamingo DSP

Inks: Brilliant Blue, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: 1/2 inch striped real red grosgrain ribbon,1 1/4 inch circle punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, Star punch, white gel pen, stampin dimensionals

I'm on a Christmas Card Kick

I'm really rolling on my Christmas cards. I got an order from a customer for Christmas cards so I made this one after seeing an awesome idea on Jill Hilliard's blog. Here's the link to her blog and the idea to use the Pumpkin Patch stamp set for images other than pumpkins. She's got really cute ideas so thanks for the inspiration! I changed the card a bit and used the Top Note Die. I also used the Christmas Cocoa Specialty Papers.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Pumpkin Patch and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty

Inks: Old Olive, Real Red, Soft Suede

Accessories: Top Note die, Word Window Punch, Modern Label punch, 3/8 inch taffeta Mistletoe Ribbon originals, Stampin' dimensionals

Stamping 411 Snowman

This Christmas card is for the Stamping 411 Challenge here. Their challenges are fun and quick because they give you helpful measurements for your cards. I used the Two Cool Dudes stamp set and the snowflake from Delightful Decorations for the background on the Whisper White piece of card stock. The striped paper is from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper. I propped up the snowman with some Stampin dimensionals but it's kind of hard to see in the picture. Really cute in real life!
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Two Cool Dudes, Delightful Decorations, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty
Inks: Real Red and Soft Suede
Accessories: 3/4 inch Real Red polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Small Tag punch, Tag punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label punch, ticket corner punch, Stampin dimensionals

PPA#12 Halloween Skull

This Halloween card is for the PPA#12 Challenge here.

This week is a sketch challenge and I thought of Halloween and the skull image from the Just Jawing stamp set. I used the Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzleberry papers from the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. A little Razzleberry ribbon, Happy Halloween from Teeny Tiny Wishes, the Word Window and Modern Label punch and it's done. This card is going to my 4 year old nephew, Brady, who is really into skulls!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Just Jawing and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry and Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Inks: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Stampin' dimensionals, Coluzzle

HAPPY 11th BIRTHDAY MAX!

It's my baby's birthday (but he's no baby anymore!). Max is 11 today so here's his birthday card. I made it according to the Mojo#108 sketch here. It's hard to believe he's 11 already. He was only 1 year old when we moved back to Wisconsin 10 years ago. My how time flies. Now he's almost as tall as me, a kind kid who loves football, basketball, baseball and anything he can play! He's a great kid and we're lucky to have him.

Now back to the card. I used up some retired East Coast Prep DSP. Otherwise everything else is current. Happy Birthday Max! Here's my recipe:

Stamps: On Your Birthday

Papers: Whisper white, Bashful Blue, Rose Red, Old Olive, East Coast Prep DSP

Inks: Old Olive

Accessories: Star and Large Star punches, So Saffron 1/2 inch striped grosgrain ribbon, Soft Subtles brads, Stampin dimensionals