MOJO163 Cake

This card is my try at MOJO#163 here.
It came together pretty quickly! I started with a Very Vanilla base and added Riding Hood Red card stock and DSP from Love Letter. I used my Scallop Square bigz die to cut a square from Early Espresso and just trimmed it down for a mat. On Very Vanilla I stamped the cake base from On a Pedestal in Early Espresso. I used my markers to color the cake and cherry in Riding Hood Red and Early Espresso. I used the Decorative Label punch on some more Love Letter DSP. I stamped the sentiment from Party Hearty in Riding Hood Red on Very Vanilla. I punched that out with the Word Window punch and layered that on to a Riding Hood Red piece punched with the Modern Label punch. Finally, I added some retired Riding Hood Red ribbon.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: On a Pedestal and Party Hearty
Papers: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, Love Letter DSP
Inks: Early Espresso and Riding Hood Red Classic pads and Stampin Write markers
Accessories: Word Window and Modern Label punches, Scallop Square Bigz clear die, retired Riding Hood Red ribbon

Retiring Razzleberry Lemonade Thank You

I'm continuing on the Last Chance theme with this card. Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Crushed Curry card stock, Flower Fusion Accents, Trio Flower punch and "thank you" from Enjoy Every Moment are all going to retire on June 30th. Whew!
The base of the card is Crushed Curry with a piece of Razzleberry Lemonade layered onto a piece of Rich Razzleberry. "Thank you" from Enjoy Every Moment was stamped in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White then punched out with the Large Oval punch and layered onto a Razzleberry piece punched with the Scallop Oval punch. I used the 5-Petal flower punch to make the Razzleberry flower and the Trio Flower punch for the little Razzleberry flower. All the other flowers are from the Flower Fusion Accents and the centers are gold brads.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment
Papers: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
Inks: Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Large Oval punch and Scalloped Oval Punch, Gold brads, trio flower punch, Flower Fusion Accents

PPA#29 Enjoy

This spring colored card was made for the PPA#29 sketch challenge here. It came together really quickly and I like the simple design. I used the Enjoy Every Moment stamp set and the papers are from the Sweet Pea DSP stack. The colors are Pretty in Pink, Sahara Sand and So Saffron. I colored the letters with Stampin' Write markers. I stamped the circle image in Sahara Sand and punched it out with the 3/4 inch circle punch. I stamped the tiny flower in Pretty in Pink, cut that out and added a Saffron brad to the center. "Life"was then stamped in Sahara Sand. Finally, the edge of the Saffron was punched with the Scallop edge punch.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment

Papers: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, So Saffron, Sweet Pea DSP stack

Inks: Pretty in Pink, Sahara Sand and So Saffron Stampin write markers, Sahara Sand Classic stampin pad

Accessories: 3/4 inch circle punch, Rich Regals brads, Scallop edge punch

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

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

PPA#3-Flowered Buttons

I had fun with this week's Inspiration Challange at PPA here. We were supposed to use a Pottery Barn picture as the Inspiration. Since my favorite colors are mostly in the Bold Brights, this was right up my alley! And, as I promised, I incorporated the Playground and Sherbet buttons that are on special (this post here) into this card. Even though I used 4 stamp sets and lots of accessories on this card it came together pretty quickly. One tip, I used really,really thin scraps of paper to "thread" the buttons. Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Always, Eastern Blooms, Enjoy Every Moment, Smarty Pants

Papers: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Razzleberry Lemonade

Inks: Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Markers, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pads

Accessories: Designer Buttons Playground and Sherbet, Bold Brights Brads, Bigz Scallop Circles #2 die, 1/2 inch circle punch, 1 inch circle punch, 1 1/4 inch circle punch, Glue dots, Stampin' dimensionals

New-Pals Paper Arts blog challenge!

Because I had to play with this new Pals Paper Arts blog challenge here, I'm posting twice today. One of my favorite blogs for Stampin' Up inspiration is Mary Fish's Stampin' Pretty here and she's one of the design team members of PPA.

I'm gradually warming up to Bermuda Bay and this challenge helped me appreciate the color even more. I chose my Enjoy Every Moment stamp set for this card. I used one of the circles to create my own patterned paper in Bermuda Bay since I don't have any yet. And inking up the "enjoy" stamp with the new In Color markers was awfully easy too. I also used the small flower stamp and White craft ink to put the pattern on the Melon Mambo paper under the ribbon.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment

Papers: Whisper white, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Chocolate chip, Razzleberry lemonade designer papers

Inks: Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay ink pads, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay and Chocolate chip markers, White craft ink pad

Accessories: Scallop edge punch, Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, 1 1/4 inch circle punch, white gel pen, Bermuda bay polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

I'm Baaack! Mother's Day Album for Mom

I'm baaack!

I know it's been forever but here's somthing new I made for my mom for Mother's Day.


Here's the link to SCS for a tutorial on how to make this super cute, super easy little brag book.



http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ee/index.php/resources/tutorials/clear_envelope_brag_book/

I used pics from our Easter family trip to Florida and my mom (& dad) just loved it. I also used her favorite color, purple.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment
Papers: Whisper white, chocolate chip, pale plum, kiwi kiss
Inks: Versamark, kiwi kiss, chocolate chip
Accessories: Scallop edge and scallop circle punches, 1 3/8 in and 1 1/4 in circle punches, jumbo eyelets, 1/4 in chocolate grosgrain ribbon, silver brad, Crop-a-dile, white gel pen, stampin dimensionals