MOJO123 Square Valentine

This cute square card is for the MojoMonday sketch #123 here. I think I'll give this one to my hubby. I used With All My Heart and Sending Love Specialty DSP. I colored the stamp with Chocolate Chip and Real Red Stampin write markers. The flower was stamped in Real Red on Very Vanilla and punched out with the 3/4 inch circle punch then layered on a Pretty in Pink piece punched with the 1 inch circle punch. There's a piece of 1/4 inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon and a Vintage Antique Brass Brad. The upper corner has a Real Red corduroy button and the two Real Red 1/2 inch Sending Love Epoxy Brads.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: With All My Heart

Papers: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Real Red and Sending Love Specialty dsp

Inks: Chocolate Chip and Real Red stampin write markers, Real Red classic stamp pad

Accessories: 1/4 inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, 3/4 inch and 1 inch circle punches, Vintage Antique brass brad, Real Red Corduroy button, Real Red 1/2 inch Sending Love Epoxy brads

A Color Combo and Sketch Challenge Card

This Valentine's card is for two Splitcoast challenges,

CC#255 and SC#265. The Color Combo is Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Blush Blossoms here. And the Sketch Challenge is here.

A Happy Heart is the stamp set that I used. I inked up the tic-tac-toe with Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo Stampin' write markers. I used the Melon Mambo Classic ink pad for the Feb 14 and punched that out with the 1 inch circle punch. The papers are from the Sweet Pea DSP stack. The 1/2 inch Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon finishes it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: A Happy Heart

Papers: Whisper White, Blush Blossom, Melon Mambo, Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Blush Blossom, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink Stampn write markers, Melon Mambo classic ink pad

Accessories: 1 inch and 1 1/4 inch circle punches, 1/2 inch Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon

Splitcoast Sketch #264 Party Hats

I'm finally getting to last week's Splitcoast Sketch #264 here. I used some more Sweet Pea DSP and the Party Hearty stamp set. I colored the party hats with Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and So Saffron Stampin' write markers and inked up the sentiment with Old Olive. A piece of 1 inch double-stitched Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon adds the finishing touch. I'm tellin' ya, these sketches make for the quickest and cutest cards!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Party Hearty

Papers: Whisper White, Old Olive, Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and So Saffron Stampin' write markers, Old Olive classic ink pad

Accessories: 1 inch Chocolate Chip double-stitched grosgrain ribbon

Stamping 411 #135 Hearts

Happy Monday! I actually started this card on Saturday but only got a chance to finish it this morning. I made it for the Stamping 411 sketch here. I used the With All My Heart stamp set in Real Red then punched that out with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch, layered it onto a 1 3/8 inch circle of Real Red, layered on a Pretty in Pink punched with the Scallop circle. A Pretty in Pink button from the Sherbet Designer buttons finishes it off. The heart was punched with the Full Heart punch using the Sending Love Specialty DSP. Finally, the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, stamped in Real Red on Very Vanilla, then punched with the Word Window punch and layered on a Pretty in Pink piece punched with the Modern Label punch.

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: Real Red

Accessories: Sherbet Designer buttons, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches. Scallop circle punch, word window punch, Modern Label punch, Full Heart punch, stampin dimensionals

MOJO#122 Friends

I'm still catching up with sketches/challenges so I made this card for the MojoMonday sketch #122 here. The papers are from the Sweet Pea DSP stack and the stamp set is Vintage Vogue, all in the Occasions Mini. I colored the image with the Taken with Teal and Chocolate Chip markers then stamped that on a Whisper White oval that I cut out with my Coluzzle. I stamped the "F" again in Chocolate Chip, cut it out and layered it onto the original image with Stampin' dimensionals. The flowers were stamped in Taken with Teal, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip then snipped out and adhered, adding more dimensionals to the So Saffron one. I stamped the sentiment in Chocolate Chip and cut that out free-hand.

A bit of the 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip satin ribbon and it's finished.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Vogue

Papers: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Taken with Teal and Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Chocolate Chip and Taken with Teal Stampin write markers, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron and Taken with Teal pads

Accessories: 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, Coluzzle oval cutter, stampin' dimensionals

PPA#26 Anything But a Card-Top Note Purse

This week at PPA is Anything But a Card. So I thought this little Top Note Purse I made for Valentine's Day would fit that bill. I found the instructions on Becky Roberts awesome blog here.

There's actually no stamping on the cute thing.I used Real Red card stock as my base and some pretty papers from the Sending Love Specialty DSP. The Top Note and Scallop Circles #2 are the Big Shot dies. And the other accessories include 5/8 inch Real Red Satin ribbon, Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelets, the Crop-a-dile, the 5-petal flower punch, 3/4 inch circle punch and a Real Red 1/2 inch Sending Love Epoxy brad.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: None

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

Inks: none

Accessories: 5/8 inch Real Red Satin ribbon, Top Note and Scallop Circles #2 big shot dies, Antique Brass Jumbo eyelet, Crop-a-dile, 5-petal flower punch, 3/4 inch circle punch, Real Red 1/2 inch Sending Love Epoxy brad

Pickup Card for Two Challenges

I'm trying to catch up on challenges so I combined this week's sketch at Stamping 411 here with this week's color combo#254 at Splitcoast here.

I used Loads of Love to stamp the truck in Basic Black on some left over Soft Suede dsp from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers. A piece of Soft Suede was ran thru the Big Shot with the Backgrounds #1 texturz plates. I used a piece of Ruby Red from the Hostess Level 1 Patters Pack DSP III.

My Stamp-a-ma-jig came in handy to separate the sentiment. I punched the "pickup" part out with the Small Oval punch and layered that on a piece of Bashful Blue punched with the Large Oval. And the 1/2 inch Bashful Blue striped grosgrain ribbon finishes it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories

Papers: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Ruby Red, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP, Patterns Pack DSP III

Inks: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Ruby Red and Soft Suede

Accessories: Small and Large Oval punches. blender pens, 1/2 inch Bashful Blue grosgrain ribbon, Backgrounds 1 texturz plate

Dusty Durango Vintage Label Birthday

You can never have enough birthday cards on hand so I made this one with the SAB set, Vintage Labels. I started by running the Dusty Durango base thru the Big Shot with the diamond texturz plate(from the Backgrounds 1 set). Then I used a piece of Old Olive Patterns DSP. I pierced some holes thru the strip of Soft Suede and added that to the bottom of the Old Olive piece. I stamped the label in Soft Suede on Whisper White, punched that out with the Curly Label punch and trimmed it down a bit. Then stamped Happy Bday in Old Olive.That was layered on a piece of Soft Suede, again punched with the Curly Label. Finally, a piece of 1/2 inch Dusty Durango polka-dot grosgrain was added and the label popped up on Stampin' dimensionals.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Labels

Papers: Whisper white, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Old Olive Patterns DSP

Inks: Old Olive and Soft Suede

Accessories: Curly Label punch, 1/2 inch Dusty Durango polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, paper piercing tool, Backgrounds 1 texturz plates, Stampin' dimensionals

Tiny Tags Simple Squares

Not much stamping on this cute and quick card. The part that took me the most time was to tie the tag onto the ribbon!

I used the Thoroughly Modern DSP and just punched out 1 1/4 inch squares from the different patterns. The Rose Red felt flower is from the Flower Fusion Accents and that's adhered with a gold brad. The polka dot Tiny Tag was stamped in Soft Suede. I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the "hello" stamp perfectly in the center. I colored that with Bermuda Bay and Rose Red markers and then punched it out with the Medium Jewelry Tag punch. A piece of Natural Hemp Twine hangs the tag from the 1/2 inch Soft Suede Polka dot grosgrain ribbon.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Tiny Tags

Papers: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede and Thoroughly Modern DSP

Inks: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay and Rose Red stampin write markers

Accessories: gold brad, Rose Red Flower Fusion accent, natural hemp twine, Medium jewelry tag punch, 1/2 inch Soft Suede grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/4 inch square punch

PPA#25 Red Hot Chocolate

I made this card for the PPA#25 Inspiration Challenge here. When I saw the yummy chocolate I thought of Chocolate Chip paper and dipping things in chocolate. So I used the cherries and strawberry from Tart and Tangy. The "i heart u" image is from A Happy Heart.

I colored the images with Old Olive and Real Red then stamped them on Whisper White. I then inked up the stamps with Chocolate Chip Craft ink and stamped over the original images with the Stamp-a-ma-jig. Then they were embossed with some Clear embossing powder. Finally they were punched out with the 1 1/4 inch square punch and layered on Real Red pieces punched with the 1 3/8 inch square punch. I used the Textured Impressions Perfect Polka Dots folder for the card base. More polka dots come from the piece of Chocolate Chip dsp from the Sweet Pea stack. Scalloped pieces of Real Red and some Red gingham ribbon finish off this delicious card.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Tart and Tangy, A Happy Heart

Papers: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Old Olive and Real Red Stampin' write markers, Chocolate Chip Craft ink

Accessories: white gel pen, Red gingham ribbon, Scallop edge punch, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch square punches, Clear embossing powder, Perfect Polka dots textured impressions embossing folder

SC 263 Pink Brownie Valentine

Another Valentine card using the Sending Love Specialty DSP done for the Splitcoast Sketch #263 here.

The greeting is part of the Holiday Best Level 1 Hostess set. I colored that with Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Real Red markers. Then I punched that out with the Scallop Oval and layered that onto a Chocolate Chip piece punched with the Wide Oval punch. A bit of 1/4 inch Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon and it's finished.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Holiday Best

Papers: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Sending Love Specialty DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Real Red stampin write markers

Accessories: 1/4 inch Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Oval punch, Wide Oval punch, Stampin dimensionals

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 Combo #253

I thought I'd participate in this week's color combo at Splitcoast here. It's Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip and Rich Razzleberry. Season of Friendship is the stamp set that I used. The Vanilla piece was run thru the Big Shot with the Scallop Square clear die. I stamped the trunk and branches in Chocolate Chip then flowers in Pretty in Pink and Razzleberry. I punched the flowers out with the 1 inch circle punch then adhered them. A piece of Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain finishes off the card.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Season of Friendship

Papers: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry and Sending Love Specialty DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Bigz scallop square clear die, 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon, 1 inch circle punch

Stamping 411 #133 Medallion Wedding

I needed a wedding card so I used the Medallion stamp for this card and used the Stamping 411 sketch #133 here too.

I also used "For the Newlyweds" from Teeny Tiny Wishes and the "Best Wishes" and scallop image are from Vintage Labels. I stamped the scallop image in Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla then punched it out with the Scallop circle punch. I then stamped "Best Wishes" on Pretty in Pink then punched that out with the 1 inch circle punch and popped it up with some dimensionals. The pink patterned paper is from the Sending Love Specialty DSP. And the 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip satin ribbon is from the Occasions Mini.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Medallion, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Vintage Labels

Papers: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Sending Love Specialty DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink

Accessories: 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, Word window punch, Modern label punch, 1 inch circle punch, Scallop circle punch, 1 3/4 inch circle punch, Stampin dimensionals

Get Well Card with Sweet Pea Papers

I'm still digging into my Sweet Pea DSP stack.

Here's some more of the cute papers. This is actually a get well card. I was inspired by a card design that I saw in this month's Stampin Success, a publication exclusively for Stampin' UP! demonstrators. I used blender pens to color in the image from Fun and Fast Notes, using Old Olive, So Saffron and Taken with Teal stamp pads. I used the Vintage Labels stamp set "For You" image on the Taken with Teal piece. There's a silver brad from the Vintage brads. And a piece of the 5/8 inch Old Olive grosgrain ribbon finishes off the card.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Fun and Fast Notes, Vintage Labels

Papers: Whisper White, So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Old Olive, So Saffron, Taken with Teal

Accessories: 5/8 inch Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, Vintage silver brad, blender pen

PPA#24 Happiness

Playing at PPA make me happy so I made this card for the PPA#24 sketch challenge here.

I used the SAB set Vintage Labels. I inked the swirly frame up in Rich Razzleberry and added the sentiment in Old Olive. Then I punched that out with the Wide Oval punch. "Happiness" is from the Warm Words set and was inked up with Whisper White Craft ink and embossed with White embossing powder. I snipped the edges of the Old Olive piece with the Ticket Corner punch. I popped up the whole Razzleberry panel with dimensionals. And this card uses two cute ribbons, 1 1/4 inch Old Olive striped grosgrain and 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Labels, Warm Words

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

Inks: Whisper white craft ink, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon and 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka-dot grosgrain, Stampin' dimensionals, Wide oval punch, ticket corner punch

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

More MOJO and Occasions Mini products

Here's a thank you card for a customer that I made for this week's Mojo Monday sketch#120 here. I used the Sending Love Specialty DSP from the Occasions Mini. The scallop circle was cut out from the Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die. I ran a Real Red piece thru the Scallop Edge punch. The "thank you" is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and I stamped that in Real Red on Very Vanilla then used a Real Red marker to color in the small flower image from the thank you stamp in With All My Heart. The main image is also from With All My Heart and I stamped that in Real Red, rock-and-rolled it in Chocolate Chip then added a Pretty in Pink brad in the center.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: With All My Heart, Teeny Tiny Wishes

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

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Real Red Stampin' write marker

Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die, Word Window punch, Pretty in Pink brad, Stampin' dimensionals

My MOJO Finally Made It!

Well, I found my Mojo a week late but I really like how this one turned out! I made it for the MojoMonday #119 here. I used the Vintage Labels set from the Sale-a-bration catty and some more papers from the Sweet Pea DSP stack. There are just soooo many cute papers!

I also used the 1 inch circle punch, Scallop Edge punch, the 5-Petal flower punch, a Pumpkin Pie felt flower from Flower Fusion and a Chocolate Chip Flower Designer brad. Oh, and I can't forget the 1 inch Chocolate Chip double-stitched grosgrain ribbon.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Labels

Papers: Whisper white, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: 1 inch circle punch, Scallop edge punch, 5-Petal flower punch, Pumpkin Pie Flower Fusion, Chocolate Chip Flower Designer brad, Coluzzle circle cutter, 1 inch Chocolate Chip double-stitched grosgrain ribbon

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

SC 261 Thanks

I'm catching up after the holidays and need some thank you cards. So I made this one for the Splitcoast card sketch #261 here.
The cute papers are from the Occasions Mini-which you can order from starting tomorrow, January 5th. They're part of the Sweet Pea DSP Stack. The stamp set is Cheep Talk. I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the bird and the saying.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Cheep Talk
Papers: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Sweet Pea DSP stack
Inks: Chocolate Chip and Old Olive markers, So Saffron classic stamp pad
Accessories: Scallop edge punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig

PPA #23 Cottage Wall Calendar

Here's a desk calendar I made for my mom for Christmas that would qualify for the PPA#23 challenge, Anything But a Card here.

I covered chipboard squares with the Cottage Wall DSP. I colored the "enjoy" stamp from Enjoy Every Moment with Old Olive, Orchid Opulence and Rich Razzleberry markers. I stamped and punched out the little flower and added an Old Olive brad to the center. "Life" was stamped in Rich Razzleberry then punched out with the 3/4 inch circle punch which was layered on an Old Olive piece punched out with the 1 inch circle punch. The calendar pages are held together with gold brads and matted on some Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry card stock. And the chipboard is held together with pieces of the 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment

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

Inks: Old Olive, Orchid Opulence and Rich Razzleberry markers, Rich Razzleberry stamp pad

Accessories: 1/2 inch Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Old Olive brad, gold brad, 3/4 inch circle punch, 1 inch circle punch, Crop-a-dile, chipboard coaster squares

New Stampin' UP! Cattys and brochures on-line!

They're here for all to see! Click on my links to the left to see the Occasions Mini Catalog, Sale-a-bration brochure and the Definitely Decorative brochures. Stampin' UP! decided to release these early due to a possible mailing delay. You can't order from them until Tuesday, Jan 5th but you can start making your wish lists! Look for more projects using some of these products. Don't forget, for every $50 spent, you can earn one FREE Sale-a-bration product of your choice. And NEW THIS YEAR... earn wood-mount sets valued at $15.95 and under from the Idea Book and Catalog (see page 11 of the SAB brochure). Call or email me to place your order!