Cards In The Mail

I promise to start posting again! But before that, I'm going to share these beautiful cards I've received from other demonstrators, in the mail. All are credited to the creator. Enjoy!

Blog Hop: Something Old, Something New...!

Happy Monday and helloooo Summer!
The new catalog begins TOMORROW!! I am so excited about it! The current catalog and Occasions Mini both end tomorrow, so just think how fun tomorrow's order could be! All three catalogs at once! haha! But for today's blog hop, we're focusing on the new stuff (and the stuff that is sticking around!)

So what do I have that's in the new catalog? Well, first up I'm showing off my new stamps and the new In Colors! I used last week's Mojo Monday sketch for this card and had some fun! I like the basket of flowers idea, and I added a bit of scribbling for a shadow...I'm not completely sure it worked out, but I like it!

Supplies:
Stamps: Sprinkles of Life
Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder marker, Cucumber Crush marker, Mint Macaron marker, Delightful Dijon marker
Paper: Watermelon Wonder, Delightful Dijon, Cucumber Crush, Tip Top Taupe & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Banners Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals

My inlaws are about to celebrate 65 years of marriage, which means we need to send them a card...this is one I might use for that. I used the Freshly Made Sketch for this card. Love that sentiment, and I'm glad it's sticking around! Aside from that, I used two new In Colors here. I think the Cucumber Crush (the leaves) is a perfect summer green! I thought it was a bit too much but I am reeeally liking it! And of course I like the softness of the Wisteria Wonder and the Mint Macaron.

Supplies:
Stamps: Feel Goods
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Cucumber Crush, Elegant Eggplant card stocks
Accessories: Mint Macaron Lace Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Petite Petals Punch

Now, click below to hop on to Cheryl's blog and see what she has for you! Then hop on thru and leave your thoughts!
Then, figure out what you're going to order tomorrow when the catalog goes live! *grin!

Graduation Season!

Happy Monday to you! My weekend was a bit of a whirlwind! Friday and Saturday and half of Sunday was packed! Two more weeks of school and then can I relax? Um...not if I glance at my June calendar...wow...I hope we have some outright lazy summer days on the way because I could really use a little of that...! haha......

I did get a little crafting done Saturday and first of all, I must apologize for the photos...I have no idea how they'll turn out with the actual blog post but they're okay for now so here's hoping! I was at my mom's and used my phone camera, on a very rainy day...I was lucky I got what I did!

My mom needed two graduation cards to mail out this week, so I threw these together, using basically the same supplies. My mom's craft room is where our stamp supplies go to live when they retire. (ha! We always intend to use them but we never seem to have enough time to do the things we want...see above! *grin) So yes, there is a retired stamp image on these, but most of what I used on the cards are current (even if about-to-retire, ahem!)

This first card uses the third May sketch from Viva La Verve. I used the almost-gone In Colors, and the stack of In Color DP. At my mom's, I only had the markers so edging the panel and circle was a little trickier but I like the extra ink on there!

And this card uses the current Freshly Made Sketch, and a little bling.

Supplies:
Stamps: Feel Goods, (Grad cap is from Framed Greetings - long retired)
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Memento Black, Strawbery Slush
Paper: Whisper White card stocks, 2013-2015 In Color DP
Accessories: Sequins (from the Holiday Mini), 1 1/4" circle punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

What is retiring from today's projects?

• 2013-2015 In Color DP
• Coastal Cabana Ink
• Strawberry Slush Ink
• Crisp Canteloupe Ink
• Baked Brown Sugar Ink

Sunshine!

And now we switch gears as I start making cards with current products to fill up my board! haha! When I saw this week's Nacho Average Challenge, I knew exactly what large sentiment I had on hand to use, and then I realized I also had the perfect companion set! The card is super simple but I am really happy with how it turned out!
Now all I have to do is decide if this is going to be an end-of-year teacher thank you, or if it will be on my board after all! haha!

Supplies:
Stamps: Kinda Eclectic, Feel Goods
Ink: Memento Black*, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Itty Bitty Butterfly punch, Dimensionals

*Did you notice the Basic Black ink pad is retiring? It has color issues....my mom's has been purple'y for ages, even after using the refills... The new catalog only has Memento Black ink, which I have been loving! Such a great, consistent shade of black!

And with that, I'm off! I hope you have a great weekend!

Blog Hop: Using Our Words!

Welcome back to another fun blog hop!

Words are powerful, aren't they? I've actually thought about that a lot lately...with all sorts of things in my life. And it fits our September Blog Hop theme perfectly because today we are using our words! Our stamped words! I have a few word sets and I wanted to feature as many as I could, haha.....

This one might be my favorite of the bunch...or it might be too busy...but I love that DP and the colors together! For this card, I used the latest Freshly Made Sketch and I kept the words as the main image!

Supplies:

Stamps: Yippee-Skippee, Summer Silhouettes

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede

Paper: Soft Suede & Whisper White card stocks, Park Lane DP

Accessories: Hexagon punch (to flag the end of the strip), Dimensionals

This fun and simple card uses the colors from the Nacho Average Challenge blog, but the sketch comes from the Clean & Simple blog, and yes, this sketch intended for big words to be the focal point! Perfect!! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Feel Goods
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay card stock, Sweet Taffy DP
Accessories: Petite Petals Punch, Brights Candy Dots

And finally, I have a completely neutral card - I was actually picturing it differently, but this is how it ended up! haha... And I like it, so that's okay. I used a recent Retro Sketch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers
Ink: Basic Black, Crumb Cake
Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Very Vanilla card stocks
Accessories: Banner Punch, Neutral Buttons, Linen Thread

So here you have seen three different word stamp sets in action. There are so many more! If you turn to page 245 of your newest catalog you might find a surprise, certainly those who haven't made their catalogs all dog-eared like mine is, haha! This year Stampin' Up! provided a photo index of ALL the word sets in the catalog! (the ones that are all words or very close to it) How handy is that? No matter what kind of event you're creating for, you can flip to the back and see exactly which set to use- or order!
And right now- anyone who hosts a $300 workshop before Oct 31st, will get the limited time Good Greetings stamp set!

How's that for a complete set of words?! And you can only get it FREE, for hosting! 

Now go see Cheryl's word creations and hop thru the rest of the blogs and see how our Words inspire you!

A different idea...

Remember the gorgeous Watercolor Wonder DP from the Occasions Mini that made THESE cards? That is what inspired me to create these next cards.
I used the Work of Art set and randomly stamped all over this small piece of white paper....

 Then I used the same flower punch (and the current Viva La Verve sketch) and made this card...

 and I used the butterfly punch (and last week's Retro Sketch) to make this card!

And I have tons of paper left to punch more watercolored images out with!

Blank Paper Supplies:
Stamps: Work of Art
Ink: Soft Sky, Crisp Cantaloupe, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight (stamped off)

First card supplies:
Stamps: Feel Goods
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Petite Petals Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Brights Candy Dots

Second card supplies:
Stamps: Pleasant Poppies
Ink: Calypso Coral
Paper: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Bitty Butterfly Punch, Dimensionals

Sunshine!

I took a little time this weekend to get some cards made. End of year "teacher appreciation" is coming up and I needed some fresh cards to use, and to replenish my stash!
This time I used a "new" sketch challenge...I follow Mary Fish's blog and she has a challenge group that I think might be her downline! Anyway, I finally decided to play along with one of their sketches, and use up some almost-retired DP! Its a simple, straightforward card but it suits the teacher well.

Supplies:
Stamps: Feel Goods
Ink: So Saffron & Coastal Cabana markers
Paper: Coastal Cabana & Whisper White card stock, I Am Me DP
Accessories: Dimensionals

Happy Sentiment, Happy Card

This is a fun one for the weekend! I used a Freshly Made Sketch for this card. I love the touch of the bit of gray chevron print from the I Am Me DP! And I thought this made a fun little color combination!

Supplies:
Stamps: Feel Goods
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Calypso Coral, Pool Party & Whisper White card stocks, I Am Me DP
Accessories: Neutral Buttons, White Bakers Twine, Rhinestones

Friends

I know I said I'd show scrapbook pages, but I've decided to mix it up with some cards I made last night, lol. We'll alternate for a bit now that I have plenty of creations to show you, haha...

Today's card uses a recent Clean & Simple sketch. My result is a very quick, CAS, In Color card! I love the phrases in the Feel Goods set-- they're not occasion-specific and perfect for a "Just Because" kind of a card. This one is going to be mailed off this week!

Supplies:
Stamps: Feel Goods, Summer Silhouettes
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush
Paper: Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana & Whisper White card stocks

Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Stamp, Scrap, Sew, Share Create April blog hop! Michelle picked the theme of "Just Because" , so the projects I have for today are perfect for such a theme!

 

Nothing says "Just Because" to me, quite as much as scrapbooking! I take and print off hundreds of pictures and while sometimes I need to get a page done for some kind of event, usually its just because this is the set of pictures I want to scrapbook, lol! So! for a blog hop titled Just Because, I put this page together using THIS sketch....

Supplies:
Stamps: Collage Curios, Daring Adventure
Ink: Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade marker
Paper: Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade & Very Vanilla card stocks, First Edition DP, Sunshine & Sprinkles DP
Accessories: Natural Ribbon, 1 inch circle punch


This card uses THIS Freshly Made sketch, and is definitely a Just Because kind of card, just because I have a friend who could use something happy in the mail!

Supplies:
Stamps: Feel Goods, Creative Elements
Ink: Primrose Petals
Paper: Primrose Petals & Whisper White card stocks, Patio Party DP
Accessories: White Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch

Now go see what everyone else makes when they have some Just Because time! *grin

Click button to visit Julie's blog!

Sale-A-Bration is ending soon!

Very soon!! If you have any more items you have not yet ordered, you'll want to place the order before Friday!!! You can do an online order (choose me as your demonstrator) or just get me your money and your order by then! :)
While perusing blogs yesterday I found THIS card on Jen's blog and loved it. I also got a small order at my door yesterday and decided to play with this stamp set from the Spring Mini, along with some of my Sale-A-Bration DP!

Supplies:

Stamps: Feel Goods

Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party markers

Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party & Calypso Coral card stocks, Sycamore Street DP (Sale-A-Bration only!)

Accessories: Pennant Punch, Printed Brads