Stamps, Paper, and Ink

So Happy

Now, I know I don't usually post on Sunday, but I was so happy to get to make a card for the Featured Stampers Challenge at SCS that I couldn't wait to show it to you!  My card was inspired by this card by Kelly. I loved the country feel of her card! Wanting to keep that mood, I used my beloved Bella Rose DP and kraft. Here's the card, and if you click on the pic you'll get a much better view. So happy to have friends like you who take the time to see what I've been making and leave me sweet comments. Thanks!

 

Supplies~
Stamps: Always, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: whisper white, kraft, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Riding Hood Red

Accessories: Buttons bouquet, RHR taffeta ribbon, 1/2" circle, curly label, modern label and eyelet border punch

For the Newlyweds

A good, good morning to you! Hope you're ready for a great day, thanks for taking time to drop in here.

I love making wedding cards, don't you? I made this card for a dear young couple and echoed the design of their invitation in my card. The invite had their colors, swirls, butterflies, glitter and an airy mood.

 I love butterflies, two cards in a row with them is nice! My Twice is Nice category, if you haven't noticed it before, includes a re-make of a card or idea that I have done or a card that repeats the layout of another card by me. Today's card uses the exact layout of yesterday's card (you can find it HERE ) but they are as different in style as night and day! Instead of a crisp clean look, today I wanted a soft elegance so I used less layers. I love the curved line of the partial top note for one of my layers.

I'm happy to have posted early for you and now I'm off for a relaxing day~at least as far as I can make it that way. :D  Get out your stamps, paper, and ink, and enjoy!
Cindy

Supplies:
Stamps: Priceless, Teeny Tiny wishes
Paper: whisper white, rich razzleberry, designer paper (ret.)
Ink:basic black, certainly celery
Accessories:Butterfly Biz die, Top Note, Organza ribbon, dazzling diamonds glitter

An eye-opener today!

You may need to put on your shades for the zingy bright card I have for you today! Hey, hey, are you ready?

I was so inspired by these colors and the bold striped design in a bedspread that caught my eye in a catalog recently. I find if I tear the a page or two out and let them sit on my desk, they will add a perk to my creativity when I need it.

I wasn't sure how bold swatches of these colors could work on a card, but I knew I needed lots of white. The layout is from the SCS Sketch Challenge. There are lots of layers~only problem is that the card is a bit top heavy. The tag is from the Lots of Tags Sizzlets.

Hope you love it, thank you for stopping in to take a peek! If you are lurking I would love for you to leave a comment and say hello. :D

Cindy

Supplies~
Stamps: Teeny tiny Wishes, Flight of the Butterfly
Paper: whisper white, melon mambo, bermuda bay, crushed curry, Razzleberry Lemonade
Ink: melon mambo, bermuda bay
Accessories: Polka-Dot grosgrain ribbon, white grosgrain, Lots of Tags Sizzlets, Big Shot

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Playing catch up!

I know you know what that means! We had a wonderful holiday weekend, hope you did too!  The week began yesterday but here I am still trying to catch up!  Today I'm so excited, we are busy getting ready for the new catalog Open House tonight. The coffee punch is set to cool, the card stock is cut - well, you get the idea.

I need to get you caught up on the special deal of the week in July! This week's deal is the Doctors' Bag for the Big Shot! You'll find a new button on my sidebar that says Deal of the Week to keep you up to date on what's new. Be sure to check every Monday afternoon for the next deal.

I have a new card for you too!  Here's a quick birthday card that I made yesterday using the Crazy for Cupcakes set and the new Razzleberry Lemonade designer paper. Don't you love a pink lemonade-looking cupcake? The pink scallop is from the Scallop #2 die and the Big Shot. I cut a 3" white circle for the image. I just love the NEW Sherbet Designer Buttons.  I got to play with them while making display samples for convention, and I love the luscious colors!

This would have been much quicker if I hadn't decided to stich on it. I have a top of the line Bernina sewing machine and a rinky dink toy machine (from White) that makes a huge clattery racket.  What do you all suggest for sewing on cards? I'd love to hear from you! Enjoy a berry sweet day...

HB2U

It's Thursday. Here's Emily!

I find it interesting to see how the cards I make match my present mood. If I'm feeling quiet and settled, I make a clean and simple card. If I'm feeling excited and expressive, I make a more frilly card. And if I'm feeling funky, like I was on the day I made this birthday note, I make a preppy card.

The main features of this card are the super-fine glitter and the eyelet border punch. I used a tutorial put out by Stampin' Up! to make the border punch turn perfectly around the corners of a Certainly Celery rectangle, and this was the jumping off point of my card. I love how most of the sentiment is just raw chipboard, but the orange glitter on the "u" sets it apart as most important. Yay for glitter and punches!

Card Recipe (all supplies are Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: none!
Paper: kraft, certainly celery, chocolate chip, and tangerine tango
Ink: none!
Other: fine super nova glitter, tangerine tango striped ribbon, eyelet border punch, photo corner punch, lots of letters chipboard, stamping dimensional's

Thanks so much!

There are so many things I could say I'm thankful for today! One of them is the launch of the new catalog and the excitement I feel as I plan for my Open House party next week!

I needed a thank you card last night, and this one came together so easily using a layout from the new catty and the colors from the challenge at SCS. Using these colors was a challenge - although I never would have thought of them on my own, I love using them together. PS. If anyone has tips on how to get so saffron to look yellow without being washed out in your photos, please send them to me. :D

Thanks for checking in today, hope you are having a good week too!

Supplies~ 

Al supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes
Paper: kraft, whisper white, night of navy, Sweet Slumber Specialty paper
Ink: Close to cocoa, night of navy
Accessories: So Saffron polytwill ribbon (ret.), Fresh Favorites I buttons

 

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Thoughts and Prayers - but no pressure!

I have seen the most gorgeous masterpieces made with the Thoughts and Prayers set and now I finally got my own. How do I come up with something all my own but dazzling and different?  No pressure there ( roll eyes.)

I made this for a dear young lady facing brain surgery tomorrow. I know that K. and her family would appreciate your prayers for her! 

Pretty simple card - what was most difficult was getting a decent photo of all the white space! I stamped the image on glossy card stock and embossed it with white EP.  Then I sponged the image panel with Baja Breeze ink - can't tell you how much I'll miss having a soft blue/green hue.   To add a bit of sparkle I dabbed a Versamarker on the flower blossoms, and using Heat n Stick powder I added Dazing Diamonds glitter.  The tiny gems on the sentiment add just another touch of bling. There are  three horizontally scored lines at the bottom - sorry they're not easier to see ( you can click on the photos to see detail.)

I think I'll love using this set. What do you think? Have a great day!

Supplies~ 
Al supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted
Stamps: Thoughts and prayers
Paper: whisper white, glossy
Ink: baja breeze
Accessories: white taffeta ribbon, scalloped oval punch, versamarker, heat and stick powder, white embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds glitter

 

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Red, white and true blue

Where do you find your inspiration? The inspiration for today's card came from this beach towel featured in the Pottery Barn catalog

I loved the bold images and deep colors and had so much fun creating my own take on this design using the True Friend set. Here's my card~

 

I stamped the pattern on Night of Navy card stock with white craft ink, and embossed with white detail embossing powder for a bold look.  I hesitate to use 'naked' chipboard but I almost always like the look when I am finished, plus making it easy as possible means I actually use it vs hoarding  it!  I don't have a Patriotic set, so I had to be a bit creative with the sentiment with the  Simple Serif Mini Alphabet  set. Hope you like it!

Supplies~ 
Al supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted
Stamps: True Friend, Happy Everything, Simple Serif Alphabet & Numbers
Paper: whisper white, real red, night of navy
Ink: real red
Accessories: Styled Silver Hodge Podge Hardware, real red striped ribbon

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Hello Baby

YaaaY for me! After six hours of PUTTING STUFF AWAY my stamping space is finally more organized again. YAY for me!  That means I could make a card. :D  Hope your Friday is giving you something to cheer about!

This card will welcome a friend's baby boy. My go-to for babies is this giraffe from the retired Bundle of Joy set. The front of the card has a heart punched out - I got to use my new Punch Windows for the Movers and Shapers Die from Stampin' Up! that lets me punch this shape anywhere I want on the card front. The sentiment is a sneak peek from a brand new catty set called Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I love the paper-piecing technique and was happy to use up some of my designer paper scraps! Here's the inside of the card~

Hope you like it!  Have a great weekend!

Supplies~ 
Al supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Bundle of Joy
Paper: whisper white, Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP, Pink Flamingo DSP
Ink: basic black
Accessories: Button Bouquet, Heart to Heart punch, Big Shot, Movers and Shapers die, Punch Windows, piercing tool and mat, uni-signo white gel pen

 

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How many shopping days until Christmas?

I had two great reasons for making this card. The best one is the class I had Tuesday night where a few friends and I worked on getting a head start on our Christmas cards! It's not quite Christmas in July yet, but starting in June made it so much fun! 

My card was inspired by the new catalog! I am very excited about it and can't wait until July 1 when the ordering begins.  I have my list all made out, and I've been very good *wink*

If you'd like a copy of the catalog I'd be happy to hear from you, just send me an e-mail.  For those of you who live in my local area known as the Sandhills of NC - I'd love to invite you to join us at my new catalog Open House. My theme is Get the Scoop on the new catty! You'll be treated to Root Beer floats or my Coffee Punch, a chance to try out our great new products, a fun time of stamping, friends, and prizes. PRIZES!

Now, the card - The layout and colors I've used came from the new catty, but I used a set I already had to complete it.  The Snow Swirled set first came out in the Holiday Mini, but it will be available again in the new catalog.It is so easy to create even the same 'feel' of a card or item that inspires you using stamps that you have on hand. I love stamping! Have a great day....

Supplies~ 
Al supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted
Stamps: Snow swirled
Paper: kraft, bashful blue, whisper white, real red, old olive
Ink: real red, bashful blue
Accessories: markers, Styled Silver Hodge Podge Hardware, white taffeta ribbon

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