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

Splitcoast Sketch #250 Christmas Cheer

I made this quick and easy card for the

Splitcoast Sketch #250 here. When I saw the squares I instantly thought of the postage stamp image from the Christmas Punch stamp set. I inked that up in Real Red, Old Olive and Soft Suede, punched it out with the 1 1/4 inch square punch and layered it with the 1 3/8 inch square punch in coordinating card stock. The Old Olive polka dot papers are from the Olive Patterns DSP and the Red and Suede papers are from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty Papers.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Punch

Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Old Olive Patterns DSP, Christmas Cocoa Specialty

Inks: Real Red, Old Olive and Soft Suede

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch square punch, 1 3/8 inch square punch, Stampin dimensionals

Splitcoast Color Combo Challenge #240

Playing along with another Splitcoast Color Combination here. The colors are Bermuda Bay, Apricot Appeal and Chocolate Chip. I wouldn't have thought of these together but that's why this is a challenge. I used the Little Flowers and On Your Birthday stamp sets. The strip of patterned Apricot paper is from a long retired Prints Pack DSP from the 2008 Spring Summer Collection (ok, I know I have a paper hoarding problem!). Otherwise everything else is current.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Little Flowers and On Your Birthday

Papers: Whisper white, Apricot Appeal, Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip and Prints Pack DSP 2008

Inks: Apricot Appeal, Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Bigz Scallop Circle #2, Coluzzle, 1/2 inch Bermuda Bay polka dot grosgrain ribbon, 1/2 inch circle punch, Stampin' dimensionals

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

PPA #11 Color Challenge Pumpkin Card

I quickly whipped up this card for the PPA#11 Color Challenge here. The colors are Perfect Plum, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie. So of course I had to use the Pumpkin Patch stamp set. I ran the Perfect Plum paper thru the Big Shot with the diamond pattern from the Backgrounds 1 texturz plates. Then just stamped the sentiment in Old Olive, punched that out with the Large Oval punch and layered that on the Scallop Oval punch. A strip of 1/2 inch Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain ribbon and it's done. I used the layout from this card. See what different stamps and papers can do!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Pumpkin Patch

Papers: Whisper white, Perfect plum, Old olive, Pumpkin pie, Old olive patterns dsp

Inks: Perfect plum, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 1/2 inch striped Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon, Stampin Up Backgrounds 1 texturz plates, Stampin dimensionals

Splitcoast Card Sketch #249 Joy

I made this card for the Splitcoast Card Sketch #249 here.

I used two stamp sets for this one. The hanging bow is from Berry Christmas and the joy ornament is from Delightful Decorations. I punched out the ornament stamp with the Ornament punch from the Holiday Mini. So quick, simple and cute!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Berry Christmas and Delightful Decorations

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

Inks: Real Red and Soft Suede

Accessories: Ornament Punch

Splitcoast Color Combo #231 Mellow Snow Swirled

I made this card for the Splitcoast Color Combo #231 here. The colors are White, Kraft and Mellow Moss. I only have 2 sheets of Mellow Moss-obviously not one of my favorites. And I used the patterned Mellow Moss from the Level 1 Hostess Patterns Pack DSP III. The tree is from Snow Swirled. Looks a lot different than my card from yesterday doesn't it? I embossed the snowflakes with Versamark and Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder on Kraft and Mellow Moss.

I used the three snowflake stamp from the Christmas Punch Hostess set and the coordinating Boho Blossoms punch. A strip of Kraft was run through the Scallop Edge punch. The Merry Christmas greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and I punched that out with the Word Window Punch and layered it onto a Mellow Moss piece punched with the Modern Label Punch.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Snow Swirled, Christmas Punch, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper White, Kraft, Mellow Moss, Pattern Pack DSP III

Inks: Mellow Moss, Versamark

Accessories: Clear Stampin' Emboss powder, Boho Blossoms punch, Scallop edge punch, word window punch, Modern label punch, 1/4 inch white grosgrain ribbon, white gel pen, Stampin' dimensionals

Mojo Monday Red Snowflake

It's another card for the Mojo Monday sketch here. I've got Christmas on my mind again and my favorite color, red ,too. So I thought I'd use the papers from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers. I stamped the large snowflake from the Snow Swirled set. Then I used my Coluzzle to cut out the circle. The Real Red scallop circle is cut with the Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die. A strip of Real Red 3/4 inch polka dot grosgrain ribbon and some silver brads finish it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Snow Swirled

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

Inks: Real Red

Accessories: 3/4 inch Real Red polka dot grosgrain ribbon, silver brads, Coluzzle, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die

Happy World Card Making Day!

Since it's World Card Making Day I had to make a card. Big surprise, I always love to make cards! I made this one for the Stamping 411 challenge. And it's for my mother-in-law who is having surgery this week. I think the bright colors will cheer her up. I used my blender pens to color in the vase and flowers. And the papers are from the Pink Flamingo Designer Series Papers. Quick and cute. I hope to make lots more cards on this day later.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Fun and Fast Notes and Garden Greetings

Papers: Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Real Red and Pink Flamingo DSP

Inks: Cameo Coral, Real Red and Old Olive

Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Scallop Edge punch, blender pens

Pals Paper Arts #10 Theme Challenge-Thanks

I made this one for the Pals Paper Arts #10 Theme Challenge of Gratitude and Thanks. I used the Falling Leaves set again because one of the leaves says "give thanks". And just because I love this set. I stamped the different leaves in Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry and Soft Suede. Then I punched them out with the 1 1/4 inch square punch and layered each square on the coordinating color card stock that I punched out with the 1 3/8 inch square punch. I popped up the Soft Suede leaf that says "give thanks" with Stampin' dimensionals. I used a rectangle of Old Olive Patterns paper and layered that on a piece of Old Olive card stock, one end of which is scalloped with the Scallop Edge punch. A little Soft Suede polka dot grosgrain ribbon, a bit of white gel pen dots and that's it.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Falling Leaves

Papers: Whisper white, Rich Razzzleberry, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Old Olive and Old Olive Patterns DSP

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

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch square punches, Scallop edge punch, 1/2 inch polka-dot Soft Suede grosgrain ribbon,white gel pen, Stampin' dimensionals