Splitcoast Sketch Challenge #248

I made this quick card for the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge #248 here.

I can't say enough how easy, yet inspirational these sketches are to complete. I used the Rose Red papers from the Thoroughly Modern DSP. Then the present stamp is from Holiday Blitz and the tag stamp is from Party Hearty. A little ribbon and viola!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Holiday Blitz and Party Hearty

Papers: Whisper white, Rose Red, Thoroughly Modern DSP

Inks: Rose Red

Accessories: 1/4 inch Whisper White grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch square punches, Small Tag and Tag punches, Stampin' dimensionals

Playing with Pumpkins

Now that September is almost over, I thought I'd kick it into Halloween mode. I actually put out my Halloween decorations in the house yesterday. For this card I used the Pumpkin Patch set. I also haven't used the Big Shot in a while so I got that out too. I ran Old Olive card stock thru the Big Shot with the diamond Texturz background plate. Then I ran a piece of Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White card stock thru with the Top Note die. I trimmed the Whisper White down a bit so the Pumpkin Pie would layer nicely. A strip of Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Papers ran thru the Top Note as well. And it's just my style to use a bit of ribbon and punches too. Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Pumpkin Patch

Papers: Whisper White, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive Patterns DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Accessories: 1/4 inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, Large Oval and Scallop Oval punches, Top Note Die, Backgrounds #1 Texturz plates, Stampin' dimensionals

Mojo#106 Christmas Card

Happy Monday to you! I'm keeping up with the MojoMonday #106 sketch here. and just getting a head start on my Christmas cards. I used the Christmas Punch Hostess stamp set on this one. I inked up the main image with Soft Suede and Real Red markers and used the Real Red Classic Stamp pad for the snowflake. The Boho Blossoms punch coordinates with the three snowflakes stamp in this set. I popped the snowflake up with some Stampin dimensionals. Being a "red girl" at heart, I love to use the 3/4 inch Real Red polka-dot grosgrain ribbon too.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Punch

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

Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red and Soft Suede Stampin' Write Markers

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

Stamping 411 Christmas Card

I made this Christmas card for the Stamping 411 challenge here. I'm a big ribbon fan so I thought I'd use one of the rolls of ribbon from Sleigh Bells. I used the Polka Dot background stamp (on the dormant list) to add something to the Real Red paper. Then I used the polka dot ornament stamp from Delightful Decorations to coordinate with all the dots. The Old Olive striped paper is from the Patterns Designer Series Papers. You gotta love punches too, they make for cute and quick cards!
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Polka Dot background stamp
Papers: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive, Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Papers
Inks: Real Red, Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories: Sleigh Bells ribbon, Ornament punch, Word window punch, Modern Label punch, Coluzzle circle cutter, Stampin' dimensionals

Another 2 in 1 Challenge

I made this card to cover two Challenges. First, the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge #247 here. And the Pals Paper Arts Inspiration Challenge here. Even though I used the Falling Leaves set on my last post, I thought it would be perfect to use with these fall-ish colors. And it just goes to show how versatile a stamp set can be!

My inspiration colors that I chose were Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke and Dusty Durango. And the Designer Series Papers are from Thoroughly Modern (Soft Suede), Razzleberry Lemonade (Crushed Curry) and To the Nines Specialty Papers (Always Artichoke). I used lots of different supplies on this card but it came together really fast because I just trace the dimensions from the sketch right onto my card stock and papers, then cut and layer.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Falling Leaves

Papers: Whisper white, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, Dusty Durango, Thoroughly Modern dsp, Razzleberry Lemonade dsp, To the Nines Specialty Papers

Inks: Always Artichoke, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede

Accessories: 1/2 inch, 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, scallop circle punch, white gel pen, Stampin' dimensionals

CC237-Crushed Black Razzleberries

Another fun color combination at Splitcoast-Basic Black, Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry. Of course I had to use the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. And my new Falling Leaves set arrived yesterday so I couldn't wait to ink that up!

I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the leaves and layered the Curry and Black ribbons. Two black brads anchor the "grateful" sentiment.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Falling Leaves

Papers: Whisper White, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Inks: Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: 1/2 inch Crushed Curry polka dot grosgrain ribbon, 1/4 inch Black grosgrain ribbon, Vintage brads(black), Modern Label punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig

MojoMonday Brightness

I needed something bright for my MojoMonday sketch challenge. So I decided to use the Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Papers. I also thought that the Circle Circus set would work well with the circles in this sketch. I popped up the main image twice with Stampin' dimensionals. The circle punches are an awesome tool to make quick projects.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Circle Circus
Papers: Whisper white, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
Inks: Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon, 1/2 inch circle punch, 1 inch circle punch, 1 1/4 inch circle punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, Stampin' dimensionals

Stamping 411 All Star

I made this card for another Stamping 411 sketch here. I immediately thought of a star for the triangular element and then thought of the Sporting stamp set. This is a really great set for any athlete in your life. And you can pair it with any of the other sports sets on pages 78-80 of the Idea Book & Catalog.

I used the Night of Navy and Crushed Curry markers to color the stamp images. And the Large Star and Star punches layer perfectly. A silver brad finishes off the stars. And the small star image from Sporting fits perfectly in the Word Window punch.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Sporting

Papers: Whisper white, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, Patterns Pack III DSP, The Write Stuff Specialty

Inks: Crushed Curry and Night of Navy Stampin' Write Markers, Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories: 1/2 inch Crushed Curry grosgrain polka dot ribbon, Large Star and Star punches, Word window punch, silver brad, 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

Double Duty Card

I'm double-dipping again with this card.
I made it for two Splitcoast Challenges, CC236 and SC246. The color combo was Whisper White, Pretty in Pink and Soft Suede. I had a few choices for the Soft Suede but not so many patterned papers for Pretty in Pink. So I ran the card stock thru the Big Shot with the Backgrounds #1 Texturz small polka dot plate. I added a Pretty in Pink button from the Sherbet Designer buttons and threaded it with a tiny sliver of Soft Suede card stock. Here's my recipe:
Stamps: One of a Kind
Papers: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty, Thoroughly Modern DSP
Inks: Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede
Accessories: Sherbet Designer Buttons, 1/2 inch Soft Suede polka-dot grosgrain ribbon

Merry Mojo Monday

Merry Monday to you! I quickly made a card for this week's MojoMonday #104 here. Hopefully I can get some major stamping in this week and get going on my Christmas projects. Although, it is a little hard to get in the holiday spirit when it's 80 degrees and sunny! I used the snowmen from The More the Merrier set and the Merry Christmas from Delightful Decorations. And of course more paper from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers. And this card has ribbon and punches too. Here's my recipe:

Stamps: The More the Merrier, Delightful Decorations

Papers: Shimmery and Whisper White card stock, Old Olive and Real Red, Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers

Inks: Bashful Blue, Real Red and Old Olive

Accessories: Coluzzle, 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch and 1 3/4 inch circle punches, Scallop circle punch, 3/4 inch Real Red polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Mistletoe 1/2 inch grosgrain ribbon, silver brads, blender pens

Stamping 411 Pumpkin

I'm actually getting a card in for a sketch on time! I made this one for the Stamping 411 sketch here.

This Pumpkin Patch set is so cute. I used the Really Rust patterned papers from the Hostess Level 1 set. The little pumpkin is ifrom the Holiday Blitz set and I inked that up with Stampin' Write Markers. This came together really fast.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Pumpkin Patch, Holiday Blitz

Papers: Whisper white, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Really Rust Patterns pack DSP III

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Really Rust Ink pads and Stampin' Write markers

Accessories: 1 inch and 1 1/4 inch circle punches, word window punch, Modern label punch,Stampin' dimensionals

Stamping 411-A Week Later

I caught up with the Stamping 411 sketch from last week. This week I've done lotsa "catching up" yet I don't feel so caught up! Oh well, I had fun with this sketch and used the most neglected In Color I own-Dusty Durango. Maybe now that it's fall I will use it more often! The row of pumpkins is from The More the Merrier. Another great set you can earn with Hostess benefits. I used blender pens to color in the pumpkins with Dusty Durango. Fun and fast.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: The More the Merrier

Papers: Whisper white, Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Soft Suede, The Write Stuff Specialty papers

Inks: Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Soft Suede

Accessories: Blender pen, 1/2 inch Dusty Durango polka-dot grosgrain ribbon

My Mojo for Friday

I created this card for the MojoMonday #103 sketch here.

Its a fun sketch and this one came together fairly quickly once I finally decided which stamp set to use. I really love the Cottage Wall Designer Series papers. So many cute patterns to choose from. And much to my surprise, this card didn't use any punches. But of course it uses ribbon.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: For All You Do

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

Inks: Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon

SC245-Snow Swirled

I've got another post for today. It makes up for the last few days! I made this Christmas card for the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge #245. I dusted off my Snow Swirled set and inked up the tree in Old Olive. Then I used the small snowflake inked in Real Red and Soft Suede, stamped that a few times then punched those out with the 1/2 inch circle punch. It makes the snowflakes kinda look like ornaments. The white paper is the Shimmery White card stock. It's hard to see in the picture but gives the card a "dressed up" look.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Snow Swirled

Papers: Shimmery White card stock, Real Red, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper

Inks: Old Olive, Real Red and Soft Suede

Accessories: 1/2 inch circle punch

PPA7-Hurried Halloween

Whew! Where did the week go? I finally got to stamp again today and I'm playing at PPA. Every Thursday they have a fun challenge of sorts and today's was a sketch challenge here. This one was very easy. I just stamped the Little Boo image three times in Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Elegant Eggplant, punched that out with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch, layered it with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch and popped it up with some Stampin' Dimensionals. I used one of the sentiments from the Pumpkin Patch set and the Large Oval and Scallop Oval. A little ribbon and it's done.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Pumpkin Patch, Little Boo

Papers: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Cottage Wall DSP

Inks: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, Large Oval and Scallop Oval punches, 1/2 inch striped Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

Christmas Mojo

I've got the Christmas Mojo going on. I made this card for the MojoMonday turns 100 Day 6 sketch here. I did all seven sketches for that week but not necessarily in a week. I used the Delightful Decorations stamp set (Holiday Mini). I also used the coordinating ornament punch (Holiday Mini) to layer the images. Some silver elastic cord (Holiday Mini) was perfect to make the ornament seem three-dimensional. The ribbon is the 3/8 inch Old Olive taffeta from the Mistletoe Ribbon Originals(Holiday Mini). Finally, the paper is from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper(Holiday Mini). Just wanted to make sure you knew this card was made from all the cute things you can now order from the Holiday Mini catalog!
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Old Olive, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Papers
Inks: Real Red and Old Olive
Accessories: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, Scallop circle punch, Ornament punch, Scallop edge punch, white gel pen, Silver elastic cord, 3/8 inch Old Olive taffeta Mistletoe Ribbon original

Playing with PPA #6!

Another good one over at PPA! I'm so happy I got to sneak downstairs to make this cute teacher thank you. Obviously I'm in the "back to school" mode and I immediately thought of The Write Stuff papers for this color challenge here at PPA!
The colors are Brocade Blue, Crushed Curry and Ruby Red.
The Holiday Blitz stamp set can be used for soooo many things and I thought the apple stamp would work well for the whole teacher thing. And the Spiral punch fits perfectly with my "back to school" theme. Pretty cute if I do say so myself!
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Holiday Blitz and Thank You Kindly
Papers: Whisper white, Brocade Blue, Crushed Curry and Ruby Red
Inks: Brocade Blue, Crushed Curry and Ruby Red Classic ink pads, Ruby Red, Old Olive and Chocolate Chip Stampin' write markers
Accessories: 1 inch and 1 1/4 inch circle punches, Spiral punch, scallop edge punch, 5/8 inch Brocade Blue grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

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

Another Two for Tuesday

I'm double-dipping again with this card.

I combined the Splitcoast Color Combination #234 with the Splitcoast Card Sketch #244.

The colors were Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo. Here's the card sketch. I need a handful of "thinking of you" cards for Home & School so I've been making lots of those. These are always good to have on hand!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Circle Circus, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Thoroughly Modern DSP, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo

Accessories: Word window punch, Modern Label Punch

Time to order from the Holiday Mini!

It's September 1st and that means a few things. One, back to school for the kids (which means more stamping time for me-yeah!) and two, customers can order from the Holiday Mini Catalog! You can find a link here, call me or just order online!

I made this card for this sketch at Stamping 411. I haven't stamped in a while so I'm eager to catch up with some challenges. My first meeting as Home and School President went well and there's lots of work to be done. But there's always time to be found for stamping (let's hope)!

I used the Berry Christmas set and the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers from the Holiday Mini. Even though I'm not a big fan of birds, this stamp looks especially nice with the branch and holly print of the Cocoa papers.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Berry Christmas
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede and Christmas Cocoa Specialty Papers
Inks: Real Red and Soft Suede
Accessories: 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch circle punches, photo corners punch, 1/4 inch real red grosgrain ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig