DD82 Patterned Pines- Thinking of You

Hi Stampers! 

While I had the colors out for this week’s DD82 Dynamic Duos “Brightand Cheery” Challenge, I ended up creating a total of three cards (this is card #2- the first card is here).

This card uses a retired SU! Hostess set, Patterned Pines that had never seen ink yet...  I love the three pines and the patterns so decided that this color combination may be the perfect opportunity to show this set some love :-)

Again, I hope you will find the time to visit the Dynamic Duos site this week and we would love to see your creations!  

 

To create this card:

Ink the three tree stamp image using Gumball Green Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Window Frames Collection Framelits™ to cut out the image along with another piece the same size using Primrose Petals cardstock.   Trim the Primrose Petals layer in half horizontally and layer behind the focal image.

Emboss a piece of Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the Big Shot™ with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (make sure you have the correct side up inside the folder- I had the wrong side up so my embossing is actually debossing-oops!).  Lightly sand with the Sanding Blocks and layer onto the Primrose Petals card base.  

Create the sentiment using My Digital Studio (MDS) from Endless Wishes- print onto Whisper White cardstock, punch the banners using the Hexagon Punch and add the Primrose Petals cardstock layer.

Stamp the sentiment from Beautiful Season onto Whisper White cardstock (I used the My Digital Studio version printed onto Whisper White cardstock).  Create the banner points using the Hexagon Punch and layer onto a piece of Primrose Petals cardstock (also punching the banner points with the Hexagon Punch).

Add the tree focal panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® .  Gently curve the sentiment layer using your bone folder and add with Stampin’ Dimensionals® as well.

 

Add the triple 3/8” Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon bow and Pearls finish the card.

Stamp Sets:  Patterned Pines (retired), Beautiful Season (MDS version- current)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Gumball Green Classic Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Primrose Petals, Birthday Basics DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Window Frames Collection Framelits™, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, Pearls, 3/8” Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for visiting!  I hope you can take some time to visit us at The Dynamic Duos and play along in our DD82 “Bright and Cheery” Color Challenge this week!!  

SUO83 O Holy Night- A Favorite Sentiment

Hi Stampers! 

The SUO83 Stampin’ Up! Only Challenge is “Favorite Sentiment” and I decided to use the sentiment set from the 2013 Holiday Mini, O Holy Night along with the chalkboard technique to create another Christmas card for the Splitcoaststampers CCC13 Christmas Card Challenge.

I hope you will drop in to visit the SU-Only Challenge site and check out the rest of the Design Team!!  If you have a chance, we would love to see your “Favorite Sentiment” card using Stampin’ Up! Only products. 

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock.  Distress the edges using the Distressing Tool and lightly sponge Illuminate Pigment Ink over the flowers and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ along with the Finishing Touches Edgelits™ to cut the edge of two scrap pieces of Silver Foil (one piece approx. 2” wide and the other just large enough for the Edgelit™).  Emboss the larger piece using the Big Shot™ with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and adhere to top of the Cherry Cobbler background.

De-static a piece of Basic Black cardstock with the Embossing Buddy® and stamp the sentiment using Versamark™ ink.  Apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.  Once the powder has melted and cooled, trim the cardstock to size.

Trim the small piece of die cut Silver Foil to fit the bottom of the embossed chalkboard sentiment and layer onto a Tea Lace Paper doily. 

Cut a tag from a piece of Basic Black cardstock using the Big Shot™ and the Chalk Talk Framelits™- distress a bit with the Distressing Tool.

Split the Chalk Talk tag into two horizontally and spread apart to adhere behind the White Paper Tea Lace Doily (just allowing the ends to peek out from under the sentiment layer) and mount the entire focal panel to the Cherry Cobbler/Silver Foil layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Tie a double bow using the Organza Ribbon and attach the Frosted Finishes Embellishment (love this embellishment!) to the center using Mini Glue Dots.  Add to the top of the tag to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: O Holy Night

Ink: Versamark™, Illuminate

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Silver Foil

Accessories: Big Shot™, Chalk Talk Framelits™, Petals-A-Plenty and Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits™, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, White Paper Tea Lace Doily, Frosted Finishes Embellishment, Sponge Dauber

Thanks again for stopping by to visit-  I hope you can join us for our FavoriteSentiment Challenge!

Winter Memories for the PP158 Paper Players

Hi Stampers! 

I hope all of you are enjoying your week so far!  I needed to have a crafting break today so I decided to create a card for The Paper Players PP158 Color Challenge along with another design for my August commitment to the CCC13 Splitcoaststampers Christmas Card Challenge.  If you have not had a chance to visit The Paper Players site yet, please take a moment to do so- love their Design Team samples!  

I decided to use My Digital Studio (MDS) again to create another Christmas card and utilize traditional card making techniques for this “hybrid” card.   This version is a bit "clean” for my normal style- I have updated with two other versions - see below :-) 

Original version- see below for revised vintage style  and update with White Gel Pen :-)

To create this card:

Open MDS and insert the stamp brush set images from Winter Memories along with the sentiment from More Merry Messages.  Print the images onto an 8 ½ x 11 piece of Whisper  White cardstock using Black Printer Ink.

Color the images with Stampin’ Write markers as follows:

Crisp Cantaloupe for the sleigh and bow, Pear Pizzazz for the wreath, Strawberry Slush for the cardinals and highlighting the ribbon and bow, Sahara Sand for highlighting the wood behind the sleigh, add a few areas for the shadows and a layer over the sleigh and follow with another layer of Crisp Cantaloupe.

"Clean" with the White Gel Pen :-)

With the Big Shot™ with the Oval Collection Framelits™, cut an oval in a Strawberry Slush cardstock layer.  Emboss with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and add the focal image behind the oval.

Layer this panel onto Whisper White cardstock and then again onto a Pear Pizzazz card base. 

Trim the sentiment, add the banner points with the 1” Square Punch and layer onto a piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock and add to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Northern Frost Decorative Strip (retired) to cut snowflakes from the Whisper White cardstock, add to the card front using Mini Glue Dots™ and finish off the card with Pearls.

Stamp Sets:  Winter Memories, More Merry Messages (all MDS)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Crisp Cantaloupe, Pear Pizzazz, Strawberry Slush

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Strawberry Slush

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Ovals Collection Framelits™, Northern Frost Decorative Strip (retired), Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, 1” Square Punch, Pearls

***  UPDATED VERSION *** 

Vintage- in addtion to the White Gel Pen, Sponging and Distressing :-)

I decided to revise the other three cards to a more vintage style by inking the folder prior to embossing with Crumb Cake Classic Ink as well as adding Crumb Cake over the main image, snowflakes and sentiment, distressing the edges and add some White Gel Pen highlights.  

If you have a chance, let me know which you prefer- the "clean" version or the vintage?  

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- have a great week!

CAS Christmas- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!

I hope all of you are having a wonderful week!  Today, I was able to spend some time in my craft room and decided to create a card for this week’s CQC146 ColourQ Challenge and combined it with this week’s FMS44 sketchat Freshly Made Sketches (if you have the time- check them out!)

To create this quick Clean and Simple (CAS) card:

Stamp the chickadee image with Basic Black onto Whisper White cardstock. Color the image using Stampin’ Write markers in Pear Pizzazz, Real Red and Crumb Cake. 

Use the Big Shot with the 3” Originals™ Circle Die to cut out the chickadee image and a circle from Basic Black using the 3 ½” Originals™ Circle Die.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Crumb Cake Designer Series Paper.

Layer the pieces per the sketch, add the sentiment and bow to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful Season, Bells & Boughs

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake DSP (retired Hostess Level I)

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, 3” and 3 ½” Originals™ Dies, Decorative Label Punch, Aqua Painter, Flannel Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for stopping by to visit- hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Thank You- Two Cards, One Color Challenge and More!

Hi Stampers!! 

This week’s ColourQCQC19 Challenge colors are bright, bold and fun, so much so that I decided to create two different cards utilizing the CQC119 colors along with a few other challenges!  I hope that you will take the time to visit their blogs and leave some comment “love” for their Design Teams- they work so hard at keeping us inspired and motivated each week!

In addition to the color challenge, the first card uses the sketch from this week’s StampingQueens SQSC21 Challenge along with the Friday Mash Up FM41 Challenge (Thank You card with DSP).

To create this card: ­­

Use the Big Shot™ with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™Embossing Folder and emboss a piece of Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Pumpkin Pie DSP.

Also with the Big Shot™, cut a doily from the Paper Doily Sizzlit Die from Whisper White cardstock and hand trim the doily in half (this one was the second half from a previous project).

Punch a few flowers from the Melon Mambo, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink embossed cardstock using the Boho Blossom Punch and one flower from Melon Mambo with the Blossom Punch. 

Use the Flirtatious DSP and create the tag and lower layer of the background.  Assemble the card layers- add the 5/8” Basic Gray Satin Ribbon bow, sentiment tags and Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Tiny Tags

Ink: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie DSP, Flirtatious DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Paper Doily Sizzlit Die,  Punches- Boho Blossom, Blossom, Jewelry Tag, 5/8” Basic Gray Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, White Bakers Twine, Corduray Pumpkin Pie Button Brad (retired)  

 The second card also qualifies for the Friday Mash Up FM41 Thank You with DSP Challenge along with the Stamping 411 SSC238 Sketch Challenge and the Hand Stamped Sentiments  HSS100RP Pleats and Ruffles Theme Challenge (hopefully crimped paper qualifies as a “ruffle”).

To create this card:

Use Stampin’ Write Markers in Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Gray to color the floral spray image from Fresh Vintage and stamp the image onto Whisper White cardstock.  Punch out with the 2 ½” Circle Punch and mount onto a paper doily from the Flirtatious DSP pack. 

Punch the border of Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie DSP with the Eyelet Border Punch and crimp both pieces with the Crimper Tool.

Assemble the layers- add the ribbon, sentiment, bow and pearl to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Fresh Vintage, Short and Sweet

Ink: Stampin’ Write Markers in Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray and Pretty in Pink

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie DSP, Flirtatious DSP

Accessories:  Punches- 1 ¾” Circle, 2 ½” Circle and Eyelet Border, Crimper Tool, 5/8” Basic Gray Satin Ribbon, Pearl

These colors did seem a bit daunting to me at first but I had fun creating the cards.  In my opinion, the second card is more my “style” but the first card will be perfect for a friend of mine who loves pink and flowers :-)

Thanks again for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed these cards.  If you have the time, please leave me a comment to let me know which one you like the best!

Have a wonderful week and take the time to relax and possibly create a project!  Most of all, have a great time and God Bless!

Merry Christmas- Two Challenges in One!

Merry Christmas Stampers! 

Only two days until Christmas and I am still not ready!!  Last minute gifts to make and I never seem to have enough Christmas cards on hand (even started early this year :-)).  

I have been invited to be this week’s Guest Designer for the Monkey88 A La Card Monkey Thinking of You Sketch Challenge (when you win one of their challenges you are invited to be a guest designer) .  I originally thought of using some of the new upcoming SU! Mini Catalog items but until I finish my Christmas gifts, I cannot think of anything else :-)

I decided to combine the Monkey88 Challenge with the “Christmas-y” colors from this week’s CQC116 ColourQ Challenge (these colors were a bit of a challenge for me and believe me, Glorious Green and Kraft are on the card).

To create this card:

Use a Brayer to ink the smooth interior side of the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and emboss two pieces of Whisper White cardstock (re-inking the folder between embossing). 

Ink the floral spray image with Stampin’ Write markers using Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade and Glorious Green- stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.  Emboss with the Big Shot™ and the Designer Oval Frame Textured Impressions ™ Embossing Folder.  Carefully cut out around the edges of the oval frame and using a Sponge Dauber, lightly sponge Crumb Cake ink around the edges. 

Use the Decorative Label punch and punch out a label from Lucky Limeade cardstock- emboss with the Finial Press Textured Impressions ™ Embossing Folder and cut in half.  Also emboss a piece of Designer Series Paper with the Finial Press EF and lightly sand the paper to expose the white core.

Layer the Designer Label Frame onto the large oval cut from the Oval Originals™ Die (I used a scrap piece that I had already embossed with the Finial Press EF and sprayed with Frost White Shimmer Paint). 

Add the satin ribbon, sentiment label and pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Gifts of Christmas, Beautiful Season

Ink: Crumb Cake, Stampin’ Write Markers- Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, Glorious Green

Cardstock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Petals-A-Plenty, Designer Label (Oval) and  Finial PressTextured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Punches- Decorative Label, Large Oval, Sponge Dauber, Sanding Block, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Pearls, 5/8” Satin Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas celebrating the birth of Christ, our Savior! 

Clean and Simple- Two in One!

Hi Stampers!   

Well, I was able to create another card today while my husband watched football (his team won- yea for both of us!).

This week my "gals" at the Paper Players have the PP73 Clean and Simple Challenge - such a classic combo and one of my favorites!  Also the Pals Paper Arts PPA121 CAS Challenge is Pearls (are you kidding me, this one is perfect since I cannot seem to make a card without pearls!)  

So here is my card (believe me, this one is pretty quick and easy)!

 

With Versamark™ ink stamp the poinsettia images and sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock and h­­­­­eat emboss with Stampin’ Emboss® Silver Embossing Powder. 

Once the embossing powder cools, "fussy cut" around the poinsettia images and center the sentiment within the Decorative Oval Frame Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Emboss the frame with the Big Shot™ and use the Versamark™ marker to ink the edges of the embossing- heat emboss with the Silver Embossing Powder  (the marker worked great, but if you did not have the marker, you could also run the edge along the Versamark™ pad).  Or you could skip this set altogether- you cannot really see it :-)

Use the Big Shot™ along with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss the Night of Navy cardstock and the Snow Burst folder for the Whisper White panel.

Assemble the card and add the 5/8” Night of Navy Satin Ribbon along with the pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Bells and Boughs

 Ink: Versamark™

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Night of Navy

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Decorative Oval Frame, Petals-A-Plenty and Snow BurstTextured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Pearls, 5/8” Night of Navy Satin Ribbon,  Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Silver Embossing Powder

Thanks again for stopping by!  I will be stamping this weekend to prepare for a quarterly demo meeting with my wonderful upline- I will share with you as soon as I can:-)

FM34 Sugar and Spice- Two for One!

Hi Stampers!

This week has been a long one with my husband getting over the flu (but not before giving me part of it compounded with my asthma:-)) and long hours at work, so I have not been able to post as often as I would like... 


I hope all of you in the United States enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day and had a chance to spend time with your loved ones, giving thanks for all of our blessings!  May we never take our blessings for granted- our freedom, our country, the men and women who defend our country, our families and most of all the salvation we have through Christ our Lord! 


Since this is my last week as the Guest Designer for the Friday Mashup, I decided to create two cards for the FM34“Sugar and Spice Makes Christmas Nice” Challenge (only the first one was posted on the Design Team portion of Friday Mashup blog- scroll down to see the second one).  If you have the time, let me know which one you like the best! :-) 

Here are the details for the FM34 "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project featuring "A Christmas Theme".
2. Or Make a project using the colors "Aqua, Chocolate & White".  
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Christmas themed project using the colors Aqua, Chocolate & White".

I just love the inspiration photo- those chocolates look too pretty to eat (who am I kidding- they look scrumptious!) .  I really wanted to "glam" up the card so I decided to use embossing powder with a bit of glitter and rhinestones but kept it quick and easy!

Stamp the tree image with Versamark™ ink onto a piece of Pool Party cardstock and heat emboss using Stampin’ Emboss® Silver Embossing Powder. Adhere the 5/8” White Satin Ribbon and mount onto Whisper White cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Perfect Details Texturz™ Plate and emboss a piece of Soft Suede (spray the cardstock with 70% alcohol first to obtain a deeper impression).  Spray the embossed panel with Frost White Shimmer Paint (also mixed with 70% alcohol)- fyi- I use the Heat Tool to speed up the drying process on both of these steps.

Close up of the embossing 

To give the card a bit more glitz, use 2-Way Glue along the embossed edges on the background piece and apply Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. 

Adhere to another layer of Pool Party and the Whisper White card base – add a few Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Snow Swirled

 Ink: Versamark™

Cardstock: Pool Party, Soft Suede, Whisper White

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Perfect Details Texturz™ Plate, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Silver Embossing Powder, 2-Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds, Frost White Shimmer Paint, 5/8” White Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones

FYI- I find it very difficult to photograph glitter (the card does look a lot better in real life). 

Here is the second card that I created for this challenge:


Using cardstock to mask the hill areas and moon, sponge Pool Party Classic Ink over the sky area and to create snow drifts and mist.   Stamp the trees in Soft Suede Classic Ink and the star shaped verse stamp from The Sounding Joy with Pool Party Classic Ink.  

Using Versamark™ ink, stamp Dasher and heat emboss using Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder.

Use the Big Shot™ with the rectangular Decorative Frame Textured Impressions™ Folder and emboss around Dasher and use a Sponge Dauber to apply Soft Suede ink to highlight the frame.   Also with the Northern Frost Decorative Strip and cut a few snowflakes out of Whisper White cardstock.  Lightly sponge Pool Party and Soft Suede Classic Ink onto the snowflakes and use 2-Way Glue with Dazzling Diamonds. 

Using the  Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Folder emboss a piece of Soft Suede  and a piece of Pool Party cardstock with the Snow Burst Textured Impressions™ Folder.  

Trim the corners of the focal image on a diagonal and punch with the Scallop Trim Border Punch.  Spray the entire panel with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint spray.  

Attach the 3/8” Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Pearls and snowflakes.  Add the sentiment to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Dasher, Lovely As A Tree, Short and Sweet, The Sounding Joy

 Ink: Versamark™, Pool Party, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Pool Party, Soft Suede, Whisper White

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Textured Impressions™ Folder- Petals-A-Plenty, Snow Burst, Decorative Label Frame, Northern Frost Decorative Strip, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Dazzling Diamonds, 3/8” Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sponge Daubers  

Thanks again for stopping by and blessing my life!    I hope you can join us this week at the Friday Mash Up! 

If you have the time, share with me which card you prefer and the blessings you have in your life! I hope all of you have a great week! 

PP69 Christmas Wishes

Hi Stampers!   

Well, according to our local weather report, it should be “beginning to look a lot like Christmas” tonight and tomorrow as we are anticipating receiving 4” – 8” of snow here on the East Coast!  What would be better to celebrate than a Christmas card created for The Paper Player’s PP69 Sketch Challenge? 

This week’s sketch was quite a challenge since all of the Design Team samples and other entries seemed to use the sets that I thought of and they were so gorgeous!  As I looked at the sketch, I thought, why not flip it on it's side, so that is what I decided to do..:-))  

To create this card:

Using Stampin’ Write Markers in More Mustard, Old Olive and Cajun Craze, color the bird image and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.  Cut out the banner shape and distress with the Distressing Tool.  Layer onto Old Olive, cut the banner and distress as well.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White, add the 5/8” Satin Ribbon double layer (for the panel area in the sketch behind the banner).    

Use the same markers to color the floral image from the Gifts of Christmas set as well as the sentiment.  Punch out layers for both and adhere to the card.   Add the pearls and satin bow to finish off the card.  

Stamp Sets:  Gifts of Christmas, Short and Sweet

 Ink: none- Stampin’ Write markers- Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Old Olive

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Old Olive

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Petals-A-PlentyTextured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Distressing Tool, Punches- Word Window, Modern Label, 1” and 1 ¼” Circle, Pearls, 5/8” Satin Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks for stopping by!  I am looking forward to being snowed in a bit (it will melt fast) and having time to clean house (oh, who am I kidding, stamping comes first!).

 Have fun stamping and God Bless! 

Belated Birthday- Three in One!

Hi Stampers!  

I have so many birthdays in September that I am having a hard time keeping up, so I decided to create a “belated” birthday card, just in case…:-)

This card incorporates the bright fun colors of this week’s ColourQ CQC103 Challenge along with the Freshly Made FMS3Sketch Challenge ( as you can see, I flipped the sketch and moved the embellishments to the left for balance:-)).  

Also,  since it has flowers it qualifies for The PaperPlayers PP64 Animals or Plants Challenge. 

If you have the time, check out the links above to each site, the samples are gorgeous!

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ and emboss a piece of Wisteria Wonder with the Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a piece of Poppy Parade with the Petals—A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Use Stampin’ Write markers in Pear Pizzazz, Wisteria Wonder and Calypso Coral to color the flower image and stamp the image onto Whisper White cardstock (I colored a few of the flowers with Calypso Coral and then added a bit of Wisteria Wonder to tie the two together). 

Trim and mount onto Poppy Parade (not to be confused with how I originally posted this color on Splitcoast and continually try to type it - with one less “p” and an additional “o”-oops, talk about embarrassing!) and then again onto Whisper White cardstock.

Use the Lace Ribbon Border Punch with Whisper White to create the border along the bottom.  Use the 1 3/8” Circle Punch along with the Crimper Tool to create the rolled flowers from Wisteria Wonder and Calypso Coral cardstock.

Adhere all of the layers together, add the sentiment (also using markers to color) and finish off with pearls. 

Stamp Sets:  Just Believe, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess set)

 Ink: None- all Stampin’ Write Markers- Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Wisteria Wonder

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Wisteria Wonder

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Petals—A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Punches- Decorative Label, 1 3/8” Circle, Lace Ribbon Border, Bird Builder, Crimper Tool, Pearls

So what do you think?  I personally tend to gravitate more to the burgundy hue of red versus the orange, but I must admit, the more I use Poppy Parade and combine it with other colors, the more it is starting to “grow” on me.  I believe it looks crisp with the Wisteria Wonder and White- so is it starting to “grow” on you too?

Thanks again for stopping by!   I hope all of you have a wonderful, relaxing weekend!

Gifts of Christmas- New Sketch Challenge!

Hi Stampers! 

I created this card using the CCMC167 colors at Create with Connie and Mary along with the FMS2 sketch at a new challenge site, Freshly Made Sketches.  The Design Teams at both sites have done a marvelous job, check them out when you get a chance!

The Freshly Made Sketch Challenge is similar to a Clean and Simple card- clean lines but you can elaborate on the embellishments.  I did not elaborate too much, since this card will need to be reproduced in multiples for mailing at Christmas…

To create this card:

Using the Stampin’ Write markers in Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Basic Gray, color the dove stamp from Gifts of Christmas (omitting the greeting) and the poinsettia single stamp. Stamp both onto Whisper White, trim the dove image to size and punch the poinsettia out with the 1 ¼” Circle Punch.  


Layer the images onto Basic Gray and Cajun Craze.

Color the sentiment with the Cajun Craze marker, stamp onto Whisper White, trim and layer in the same manner as above.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and emboss a piece of Old Olive Designer Series Paper. 

Layer as designed on the sketch and add the pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Gifts of Christmas, Christmas Greetings

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Old Olive DSP (retired)

Ink: None- Stampin’ Write markers- Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Old Olive

Accessories: Big Shot™ , Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder,  Punches- 1 ¼” Circle, 1 3/8” Circle and 1 ½” Circle, Pearls

This card was quick and easy- I could get used to the “Clean” style :-)

Thanks again for stopping by and  I hope all of you have a fantastic weekend! 

Merry Christmas- CAS Challenges!

Hi Stampers!

  I created this CAS (Clean and Simple) card for the SUO Challenge #7 – quick to reproduce Christmas cards (see http://suochallenges.com/) and the Splitcoast CAS99- Ways to Use Bows (see the gallery of other CAS99 entries at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=CAS96&what=keywords ).

To create this card:

Using the Big Shot, emboss a Whisper White panel with the Petals-A-Plenty EF.


On smaller piece of Whisper White, use the berry type wheat stamp from Autumn Days and stamp in a circular pattern first with Always Artichoke and repeat with Cherry Cobbler to create the wreath.  Punch the lower edge of this panel with the Eyelet Border Punch and sponge the edges with Always Artichoke. 

Stamp the sentiment with Cherry Cobbler and attach the bow.

Stamp Sets: Autumn Days, Christmas Greetings

Cardstock:  Whisper White

Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler        

Accessories: Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty EF, Sponge Dauber, Eyelet Border Punch, 5/8” Satin Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you are having fun getting ready for Christmas!