Cards

Wetlands

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036This is one of those sets I really didn’t need from the new catalog.  Who needs a goose?  Yeah, these little shore birds are kind of cute but did I really need the stamp set?……

You got it….it turns out I did.  I fell in love with it after seeing so many wonderful samples using it.  I LOVE this card.  So simple yet gorgeous!  I stamped the shore birds on a small piece of water color paper with Black StazOn ink.  Then I simply brushed a little bit of Baked Brown Sugar and Soft Sky over the stamped image.  Add some layers and the sentiment and it’s done….but oh, so pretty!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Simple Saturday: Baby Card

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006Yep, Best of Brides and Babies again for Simple Saturday but this week you get a baby card!

Yep again….I used the Notecards and Envelopes….I just can’t help myself!

I just stamped the image in Black StazOn ink and colored the letters with the Soft Sky marker and the heart with the Pink Pirouette marker.  The little hearts along the bottom are from the Create A Cupcake stamp set.  To cute!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Washi Tape Wednesday: Tag It!

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039Tag It  is this year’s Ronald McDonald stamp set.  That means that for every one of these stamp sets that Stampin’ Up! sells they donate $3 to Ronald McDonald charities!  Wow!  Buy a cute stamp set and donate to a worthy cause!

The little stethoscope image is the one from Tag It.  The other images are all from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  Aren’t they fun?

Are you wondering where the washi tape is since it’s Washi Tape Wednesday?  Ha!  The pink strip is a piece of Washi Tape from the Gingham Garden Washi Tape package.  The Coastal Cabana striped strip is actually an image from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set that looks like Washi Tape!  Pretty sneaky!  🙂

One of the fun parts of the Tag It stamp set (other than the images themselves!) is that it coordinates with the Chalk Talk Framelits!  Woo Hoo!  I love things that coordinate!  Don’t you?  I’ve already sent this card to my friend Sonja who broke her foot while I was at convention.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fishin’ Around

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035Stinkin’ cute!  Yep!  That’s what the Fishin’ Around stamp is….especially when you make it into a little fish bowl with real water using a Treat Cup!

I CASEd this idea right from Stampin’ Up!  Check out the adorable card on page 58 of the catalog.

To make this card I first stamped the fish bowl on water color paper with Black StazOn ink and then colored it with my ink pads and aquapainter.  Next I peeled the adhesive backing from the rim of  the treat cup, filled it with water and then stuck a piece of Window Sheet to Treat Cup.  Then I centered the filled Treat Cup over the stamped, colored image and adhered them together.  After stamping the fish bowl on the Whisper White card stock I punched out the center of it using the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch.  Those are the little tips for making this type of card.  Are you going to make one?  It’s pretty darn cute!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Simple Saturday: Wedding Card

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007It’s another Simple Saturday and I have another card made with the Notecards and Envelopes.  I’ve said it before, but they’re the perfect size of these simple cards!

Today I used “Best of Brides and Babies” to make this simple wedding card.  You can’t get much simpler can you?  To add a little pizzazz I used Silver Metallic Encore Ink (pg. 28 in the Holiday Catalog).  You can’t tell in the picture but it has a little shimmer to it.  Very fun!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Broncos: UNDEFINED!

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Broncos Undefined.TLynchIs this not AWESOME?!!!  My friend and fellow demonstrator, Tena Lynch, carved this stamp with the Denver Broncos logo using Stampin’ Up!’s new Undefined carving tools.  Didn’t she do a fabulous job?

I first saw this on Pinterest and had to text Tena right away.  Of course, I then had to ask her if she’d make me a card!  😀  Those of you who’ve been reading my blog for awhile know that I’m a BIG football fan and I love my Broncos!

I’m going to have to get out my Undefined Stamp Carving Kit and carve something fun.  Have you thought of what you’d like to carve on your first stamp?  Give it a try!  It’s fun!  Tena admitted she was quite nervous before she started but decided it was quite fun and can’t wait to do another!  Check out the Undefined kit here.  Leave me a comment to let me know what you’re going to carve!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Washi Tape Wednesay: Flower Shop!

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004How can you go wrong making a card with the Gingham Garden Washi Tape and the Flower Shop stamp set?  I don’t think you can!  😀

I love this color combination!  It’s so bright and summery!  Do you have a favorite color combination?

Just when you think you have enough flower stamp sets Stampin’ Up! comes out with another cute set that either has a matching punch or matching framelits!  Sheesh!  How’s a girl suppose to stick to a budget?  Gotta love it though.  You can have too many products that coordinate together!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Best of Birthdays Fun

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001Are you in need of a fun birthday card?  Here’s a cute fun one for you!  I used the Best of Birthdays stamp set on this one.  The hardest part about making this card was coloring all of those skinning little candles!  😀

I look forward to the first of every month to see what the new “Best of” stamp set will be.  I just ordered the “Best of Halloween” stamp set that came out this month and I can’t wait to play with it!  There’s some fun images in it.

Have you ordered any of the “Best of” stamp sets yet?  I was just thinking about what my favorite “Best of” set might be but I’m not sure I can decide.  How about you?  What’s your favorite?  Do you need to see them all in one place?  You can check it out on my Stampin’ Up! website.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Best of Brides and Babies Wedding Card

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004How’s this for the non-traditional wedding card.  I used this cute little stamp from “Best of Brides and Babies”.    The stamp actually says “Happy Anniversary” but since I was making a wedding card I just masked that portion off and then stamped the sentiment “happy together” from the new stamp set “A Dozen Thoughts”.  Pretty clever, huh?  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sketched Birthday

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002Yum!  Who wants cake?  Here’s an easy birthday card you can whip up at any time!  Use your markers to color the cake, use your Bitty Banner Framelit to die cut the sentiment, add some fun new ruffled ribbon and you’re done!  The Baked Brown Sugar Ruffled Ribbon sure adds a lot to the card doesn’t it?

We received this Sketched Birthday stamp set at Leadership Conference in January and I’ve only used it on one other card since then.  I think I was intimidated by having to color.  It’s not really my favorite technique but the coloring on this was easy.  If I can do it so can you!  Give it a try!  I know I’ll be using this stamp set again soon!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Birthday!

Bridal Shower Invitation

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005Saturday I’m going to a shower for my future daughter-in-law.  I’m not hosting but she did ask me to make the shower invitations.  That was pretty fun.  Today’s card is the one I came up with.  Pretty darn cute, isn’t it?

This was actually my first time playing with the dress form die.  I used Shimmer Paper for the dress and embossed it with the retired Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder.  I got pretty excited when I had my prototype done because the dress looks very similar to the dress she’ll be wearing at her wedding.  Her dress is short and lacy just like this one although her’s has a straight skirt on it.  Too fun!  Since Margot lives in California and most of her family and friends is here she’s only having the one shower so I actually made about 40 invitations.  I did have them all done before convention.  Now I just finished making thank you notes for her.  Lot’s of fun.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tessallated Hexagons

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006Whoa!  You didn’t think I knew such big words!  Well, I just learned this one yesterday during class.  We were making this cute card using the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set (one of my new favorites!) and the gal sitting next me mentioned that she was tessellating.  A few of us looked up with this very confused look on our faces….what the heck are you talking about?!  Apparently it means forming or arranging items in a pattern.  You learn something new every day!  Don’t you love it!  It’s such a cool word too!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

What’s your new word of the day?  😀

Elegant Chalk Talk Card

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011Here we go again with one of my favorite stamp sets!  I can’t seem to get enough of Chalk Talk!

I made this card for a swap I participated in last June.  While I was organizing my new colors of card stock I happened to have a sheet of Pear Pizzazz with a sheet of Island Indigo and fell in love with the color combination.  So, naturally, I had to make a card with it!  😀

Did you notice the little flower I made with the Simply Pressed Clay?  I left the clay white when I made the flower but then when it was dry I brushed a little of the Island Indigo ink on it with a sponge dauber.  This technique highlights it just a bit.  Have you played with the Simply Pressed Clay yet?  You should definitely give it a try!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Holiday Catalog Happiness!

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005I’m finally home!  Boy, those last two days in the car were LONG!  It’s good to be back!  😀

It’s August 1st and the Holiday Catalog is here!  Woo Hoo!  Have you checked it out yet?

If you follow me on Facebook (and you should!) you saw this card at the beginning of July.  I had just received my order with my new toys from the Holiday Catalog and this is one of the cards I made.  So many fun new products!  Be sure to check it out!

I used the fun new Festive Flurry stamp set as well as the WONDERFUL new Expressions Thinlits Dies for the Big Shot! I can’t wait to start playing with my new toys again.  We got home late Tuesday afternoon and I spent Tuesday evening and yesterday catching up on e-mail and laundry.  Of course I had to go to the grocery store too seeing as we didn’t have any food in the house!

Be sure to check out the Holiday Catalog and let me know if you have any questions on it.  You’re going to love it!  😀

One Last Pinterest Card: Daydream Medallions

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008One last CASE from Pinterest.  I kind of ran out of time this month and didn’t get as many cards made that I had hoped.  It was a fun challenge though so I’ll definitely try it again sometime.

Didn’t this card turn out nice?  This was my first time using Soft Sky on a card since it came back into the color line-up.  If you come to my classes you just may see this one!  😉

The butterfly is die cut using the Butterfly Embosslit for the Big Shot and the little saying is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!