A Happy Birthday CASE

If you were fortunate enough to earn one of this year's SAB Petal Parade stamp sets, then here's a fun and easy card design for you to use. I CASE'd this great card from Ilina Crouse. (Yes, I have been case'ing more than I used to, since I don't have as much time to sit down and design. When you're short on time and you need to make a card, there are some great card designs out there!)

I love celebrating birthdays with fun cards and this one definitely looks happy and festive and doesn't take much time to make.

So glad that you stopped by!!

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Polka Dot Anniversary

I'm on a polka dot roll here...this time using a Pool Party polka dot with Real Red accents. This is a simple Anniversary card with a stamped "Happy Anniversary" in a word bubble. The Word Bubbles are a fun way to create stamped embellishments.

The two little hearts represent the sweet couple celebrating their anniversary :-)

Have a great day!!

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Polka Dot Bouquet

Today's bright floral bouquet card against a Crumb Cake background was inspired by this lovely card by Barbara. Everything looks great against Crumb Cake...one of my favorite cardmaking colors!

I used the retiring  Secret Garden SS to create the flowers and the coordinating framelits. Crumb Cake polka dot DSP is from the Fresh Prints DSP stack in the 2014 Occasion Mini catalog.

I hope that you're having a wonderful day!

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So Kind CASE

Today I'm sharing a card I case'd by Connie Collins. She created a bold digital chevron background, which I loved, using MDS and a Silhouette cutter. I don't have a cutter, but I do have MDS so I came up with my own chevron background using the MDS photo corner punch. I didn't quite get my punches aligned perfectly, so the points of the chevrons aren't as clean as I'd like, but since I didn't have time to go back and redo, it's good enough.

The retired Flower Fest stamp set is still one of my favorites, especially if I'm in the mood to watercolor.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Kitty Punch Art

...and some changes. I'll share the Hello Kitty card first, which I made for my youngest granddaughter's birthday, who is a spunky little thing. I used punches and lots of black Sharpie marker to create this card. (I have to say that the fumes from the Sharpie got a little strong at times!!!)

This card took a little while to make, but I enjoyed the challenge of figuring out how to get an evenly black outline around all the punched pieces and then how to create all the parts for the Hello Kitty. The eyes and nose took some trial and error. I finally ended up using a few ovals from a rocket in the Sizzix Sizzlit Boy Set, because there was no way I could have drawn in the two oval eyes to look  the same. The paws, ears, and bow were all made from the Small Heart punch, with the tips of the hearts cut off to create the paws and the arches of the hearts cut off to create the ears. I've included the supply list at the end of this post.

So now onto some changes...Most of my Stampin' Up! customers know that I am terminating my Stampin' Up! demonstratorship. I have thoroughly enjoyed my season as a demonstrator over the last 8 years, but with my family obligations requiring more of my time, I am unable to keep my business running and to care for my family as well I would like to. 

With my termination came an unexpected surprise. One of my Stamp Club members, Amy Hooks, has decided to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator. (Yay, Amy!!) She will continue to serve our Stamp Club and anyone else who would like to place an order. If you live locally and are interested in information about her club or placing orders, you can visit her Stampin' Up! website here.

Since Amy has taken over the SU part of my business, I've been thinking that it might be feasible for me to offer a class or two later in the year, which is the part of my business I miss the most and really enjoyed. We’ll see! I'll keep you all posted. Until then I'll just keep sharing my cards here with you on my blog and hope that you'll keep visiting.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply List

CS: Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Fresh Print DSP

INK: Basic Black

PUNCHES: Extra large oval (head), Small Heart (ears, bow, paws), 1-1/4" Scallop Circle, Itty Bitty shapes (circle for bow center)

Big Shot: Sizzix Sizzlit die Boy Set (eyes, nose), Word Bubble framelits, Strips EB folder

SS: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories: Jewels-rhinestones, black Sharpie marker

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Baby Elephants

The inspiration for this cute baby boy card came from a sweet card Kim S. made using elephants. I used her three elephant idea which I created using My Digital Studio's Nursery Necessities stamp set, and stamped the "Hello Baby" sentiment from the Sweet Essentials stamp set.

 I love hybrid cards because the printer produces rich evenly stamped images, as seen
 in the elephants above.

The color combination in the Sweet Sorbet DSP has a nursery look and works well for a baby boy or girl card. I pulled out SU's retired star punches to make an embellishment for the upper section of the card.

So glad that you stopped by!

Supplies:

INK: Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Summer Starfruit, Basic Black

PAPER: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pool Party, Black, Sweet Sorbet DSP

SS: Sweet Essentials

MDS: Nursery Necessities stamp set

Vellum Thank You

Today I'm sharing a card that was inspired from a couple of different people. The Frosted Embossing technique I used on the vellum came from one of Amanda Burditt's cards. She has a video showing you the technique on her blog, if you'd like to try it out for yourself. The floral design was inspired by I'm in Haven's cute card.

I used a thick vellum and found that I got a better frosted look by rubbing in a circular motion. I used my Simply Scored scoring tool to make the lined border.

I pulled out a couple of retired items, the stamp set "One of a Kind" for the flowers to use with my Boho Blossom punch and the retired Elegant Bouquet EB folder. A couple of Little Leaves sizzlits cut apart make up the green garland frame. I love trying new techniques, and this one was fun and simple. Ink used is Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and black Stazon for sentiment.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day :-)

So Very Grateful Baby Card

Today I'm sharing a baby card which was inspired by Lin Brandyberry's card. This is my first time using the So Very Grateful stamp set, which I thought was so cute when I first saw it.

The colors in the Sweet Sorbet DSP were perfect for this little girl baby card. I fussy cut the floral images and then cut apart one of the floral images so that I had the floral thing going along the topside of the white scalloped border. 

This is a fun stamp set to watercolor.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look!

Supplies:
Paper: Sweet Sorbet DSP, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe
Ink: Black Stazon, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Summer Starfruit
SS: So Very Grateful, Sweet Essentials
BS: Large Scallop Edgelit, Delicate Designs EB folder
Punches: Itty Bitty Shapes (scallop)
Accessories: Blender pen, Jewels-rhinestones

Hearts A Flutter Valentine

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- 2014 Valentine Trio Tutorial-$3.95

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This is my husband's favorite Valentine this year. He likes cards with green leaves in them...remember my Mosaic Christmas Ornament card from last year and his suggestion to add the green leaves? This time I thought I'd beat him to the punch and added green leaves to the hearts, which he really liked :-)

I used the rectangular Designer Frames embossing folder to frame the stamped heart from the Hearts A Flutter stamp set. This is another "my style" more traditional Valentine card.

See you next time!

Supplies:

CS: Whisper White, Old Olive, Basic Black, Real Red, Fresh Prints DSP (132996)

INK: Real Red, Basic Black

SS: Sweet Essentials (126457), Hearts A Flutter (129252)

Adorning Accent Valentine

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Today's Valentine is more along the traditional lines...which is more my personal taste for Valentine's. I have been trying to stretch myself to include styles and trends that aren't necessarily my favorite, but are fun nonetheless, which is how I came up with my last post's You & Me Valentine.

I love the soft lines of the Adorning Accent framelit and Adorning Accent edgelit together. I added the negative punched heart to allow the pretty Fresh Prints DSP to stand out against the white cardstock.

Hope that you're having a wonderful day!

Supplies:

CS: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black,Fresh Prints paper Stack DSP (132996)

INK: Basic Black

SS: Sweet Essentials (126457) or use your favorite sentiment stamp set 

You & Me Chevron

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I'm sharing my first Valentine for 2014, which was made in December for my January card class, which now seems like a long time ago. I thought I'd better start posting my Valentine's on my blog before Valentine's Day has already come and gone. I'll start with the trendy one first.

I used the new Perfect Pennants stamp set from the Occasion catalog for the stamped "You & Me" sentiment and added a Chevron punched border strip to place the stamped heart on.

Thanks so much for looking!

Supplies:

CS: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black,Fresh Prints paper Stack DSP (132996)

INK: Basic Black

SS: Perfect Pennants (133230)

Perfect Pennants stamp set

Countless Sayings Stamp Set

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 I've been resistant in trying out the photopolymer stamp sets because of past experience with other brands. I didn't like the blotchy stamped images they produced, but after the Countless Sayings set came out I thought I'd give Stampin' Up's photopolymer's a try. I was pleasantly surprised at how well they inked up and stamped, and now I'm sold. This stamp set is what sold me...it's a fun stamp set and I love that it's not just for Valentine's or birthdays. With all the little words included you can come up with a lot of sayings. I guess that's why the name of the set is "Countless Sayings".

This card could easily be a Valentine card, although I made it for my granddaughter's birthday who just turned 13!!! I can't believe how quickly time has flown by. She is just as sweet today as she was when she was younger. She is a joy to all of us!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Countless Sayings - 135893

2014 Occasions Catalog is here

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- 2014 Valentine Trio Tutorial-$3.95

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2014 Occasions Catalog:  January 3 through June 1, 2014

• Occasions On-Line Catalog (PDF)
• Stampin' Supplies List

The Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog is now live and you can SHOP NOW!  I've posted the on-line PDF catalog along with a link to the supply list used on the catalog samples. 

Although the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog has expired, you can still order certain holiday items. Here's the Holiday Carryover stamps and accessories which are still available for purchase. 

Have a wonderful day!!

Epic Day Mini Pocket Page Book

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Here's a simple little mini-pocket page album I made as a baby shower gift. It measures about 3x3 inches square all closed up. 

I used the Epic Day This and That kit to decorate the pages and the little pull-out journal tags. 

There's nothing quite more "epic" than having a baby, so I thought that the little quotes that's included in the kit worked well for a baby album.

It was a fun little book to create...thanks for letting me share it here with you.

Hello, Baby Boy

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Here's another baby boy card using the Epic Day DSP and the Bitty Banners framelits which I used to create the little DSP banners.

 I used the Sweet Essentials stamp set for the "hello, baby" sentiment. I like the size of the sentiments in this stamp set. They're a little larger which means they fill up a bit more card space. You can add an embellishment and the sentiment balances out the space left on the card.

So glad that you stopped by :-)

 Supplies:

CS: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Epic Day DSP (130814)

INK: Early Espresso

SS: Sweet Essentials (126457)

BIG SHOT: Honeycomb EB folder (129378), Bitty Banners (129267), Delicate Designs, EB folder (127023), Circles framelits (130911)

ACCESSORIES: rhinestones

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Six-Sided Baby Card

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Today I'm sharing a baby boy card using the Hexagon punch and Honeycomb embossing folder.

It's not your traditional baby card, but I've been wanting to use my Epic Day DSP for awhile so pulled it out for this card along with the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set. I dragged my Soft Suede inkpad over the raised embossed Crumb Cake front panel and sponged Soft Suede and Calypso Coral around the edges of it. I used the Hexagon punch for the DSP hexagons and glued them onto pieces of Crumb Cake CS which were larger than the DSP. I then carefully cut the Crumb Cake CS around the DSP hexagons leaving about an 1/8" CS allowance.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

CS: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Epic Day DSP (130814)

INK: Calypso Coral, Soft Suede

SS: Itty Bitty Banners (126257)

BIG SHOT: Honeycomb EB folder (129378), Bitty Banners (129267)

PUNCHES: Hexagon (130919)

ACCESSORIES: Sponge Daubers (102892), Sequins

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Pink Kitty Get Well Card

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This is a card I made for a little girl from our church who had surgery and am happy to say that she's doing very well. I case'd the card design and punch art cat from Debbie Henderson, changing out the colors to pinks and brown. You can visit her blog to get all the how-to's.

I hope that you're having a great day!