Sunshine!

And then everyone in the house got sick and stamp time was not happening. So today I got a little done! YEAY!

First this scrapbook page. It's a bit busy for my taste, but I didn't know what to leave off, hahaha, so here it is!

Supplies:
Stamps: Priceless (retired), Here Comes The Sun (retired)
Ink: Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green marker (retired)
Paper: Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight & Whisper White card stocks, Gumball Green card stock (retired) Watercolor Wonder DP (retired)
Accessories: White Baker's Twine, Linen Thread, Wink of Stella, Big Shot, Well Written Framelits, Layering Circles Dies, Glitter Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals

It was inspired by the As You See It challenge, and it fits the top row of the latest Retro Rubber challenge too. The stamps are old- Here Comes The Sun was in last years' Occasions Mini, and Priceless has a copyright date of 2007 on it, and I "only" started this blog in '08, haha!

Here's a close up of the chaos. I made the Baker's Twine green with the Gumball Green marker, because that's the shade of green in the DP.

And finally, here's a close up of the strips of DP. The watercolor look makes them very pale, but I stamped along the bottom dotty strip and I like how it worked with this page.

A new technique...

I've mentioned the magazine Stampin' Up! demonstrators get every month. This month the featured technique was mixing embossing powder to get new looks. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch and the embossing technique and created this:

Supplies:
Stamps: Four Frames, Priceless, Fresh Cuts
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black, Real Red
Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Heart to Heart punch, Scallop Edge punch, Decorative Label punch, Red Taffeta ribbon, Black Embossing powder, White Embossing powder

...I do love the technique, but I don't love this card. darnit. must try again.... hahaha!

Thank You Sketches!

Both of these cards use sketches I found on the Stamping 411 blog.

This card's color combination comes from the brand new summer mini - which is currently exclusive to demonstrators (in case you needed another reason to join!). If you need an idea, our catalog is called an Idea Book for a reason. Take a sketch or color combination you like and make it your own! I used this sketch for this card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Punch Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Melon Mambo, Peach Parfait
Paper: Peach Parfait, Pear Pizazz, Melon Mambo, Whisper White card stocks, Hostess In Color DP
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Peach Parfait twill ribbon, Ice Cream Parlor button (SAB- retired!)


This card uses this sketch. Did I mention how nicely the Decorative Label Punch coordinates with the Four Frames stamp set? Well, its a perfect match! This ribbon is retired but I used it anyway for the polka dot theme.

Supplies:
Stamps: Priceless, Four Frames, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Soft Suede
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede card stocks
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Dimensionals, soft suede polka dot ribbon - retired

Purples & reds...

Apparently I'm on a kick. Isn't it funny how we do that?

This first card uses a sketch from Stamping 411. I made it pretty simply and combines several stamp sets, which is not exactly normal for me.

Supplies:
Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Artistic Etchings, Priceless
Ink: Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum, Real Red
Paper: Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Red Taffeta Ribbon, Brights Buttons
This one is just sort of random.

Supplies:
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black
Paper: Perfect Plum, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Red Taffeta Ribbon

Summer!

This is the last of those five pages I got done and had to share. I was really in the mood for summer when I selected photos, and then when I put the pages together I was in the mood for buttons! Lots and lots of buttons were used! LOL!

This page was for a clean and simple (CAS) challenge to keep the focus on the photos. There is no title because I haven't settled on one yet. This is like the last day of summer, or darn close, and the neighborhood was all outside enjoying otter pops!

Supplies:
Stamps: Priceless
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Certainly Celery, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Brights Buttons, Mini Glue Dots

World Card Making Day!

Oh yes, that is today! Are you doing anything exciting to celebrate? I am! This evening I am holding a Card Buffet! Never heard of that? It means I put out kits of cards (usually left overs from workshop make & takes or card class extras, and you come make which ever ones you like, as many as you like for a set price each. You're here as long as you need to do the cards you want and that's it! Once each kit is gone, its gone, so its the kind of thing you don't want to be late to. Which means, if you're local, be here at 6pm! We'll have it wrapped up at 8 so that everyone can be home for bedtime and there will be yummy treats too!

Here is a sampling of a few super quick cards we did last Saturday, and the extras will be available tonight!

Monochromatic page!

This page began because the Stamp & Scrap challenge was to do a monochromatic page. Sure, I could have done a digi page, but I have so many photos printed...and I really want to print more... so I'd better use these ones up!
This page is an excellent Valentines page. But! the photo was taken on the 4th of July a year or so ago! Ha! Its just such a sweet pic of my kids that I wanted it to be its own page. Obviously, my color was red...and its hard to do monochromatic with red! Silly me...
The white card stock on the chipboard heart will be where I put my journaling...when I get a hold of a red marker. *grin.

Supplies:
Stamps: Priceless, Taffy ABC
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Real Red & Whisper White card stock, Prints DP (retired)
Accessories: Heart to Heart Punch, Real Red striped grosgrain ribbon, Stamping Sponge, BB Buttons (retired)

"pre-made" thank yous...

One of the things I am doing with my kids this year is for them to send many more thank you notes. I made up a selection of 'pre-made' notes for them to write something short on, but still get thank-you's sent on time, and still be able to show appreciation for people, and get to stick something in the mailbox just from them! :) Can't beat that!

School!

Today is September 11th. My son and I had an interesting conversation on the drive to school this morning... Last night I scrapped these of my son's first day of school this year. Cute and masculine- yeay! And its pretty straight-forward, so here you go! Supplies:
Stamps: Priceless Ink: Chocolate Chip Paper: Very Vanilla, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip Accessories: Spiral Punch, Round Tab Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, EE Brads, Retired felt ribbon

Card 2

This one uses one of Julee's sketches, and the colors come from Dawn's Raspberry Suite's Color Challenge! I think this is the first time I've followed thru playing with her color schemes, even tho I like them a lot! (you've noticed its been crazy 'round here)

Anyway, I liked the colors for this big gorgeous flower from Embrace Life...I thought it would work really well for a tropical flower with veins of interesting and slightly contrasting color. The red circle seems a little thrown in there, but there is red in the flower, I promise. Supplies: Stamps: Embrace Life, Priceless, Pocket Silhouettes

Ink: Versamark, Lovely Lilac, Black Paper: Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, real Red, Very Vanilla Accessories: Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, Button Latte, Linen Thread, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen, 1 3/8 inch circle punch

More scrapping!

Ok, when I sat down to scrap, I was trying to play with this challenge on Scrap & Stamp. I don't know tho, if my tiny bit of stamping counts! LOL! I found this sketch on PCP that I liked and since I had a lot of photos for this page, I thought it would work really well. I was originally going to stamp one of the sections, but then I remembered this great Cosmo Cricket DP I won from some blog candy... I was still going to stamp the title but then I saw my new chipboard letters...and there went my stamping! haha! Since the DP is distressed, I wanted to add some purple ink along the edges, especially the corners and I needed a little touch in that bottom corner and the swirls from Priceless was just the thing! So. I am still submitting it for both challenges, with a note that it may not count for the first! But I still like the page a lot!
Supplies: Stamps: Priceless Ink: Orchid Opulence Paper: Summer Sun card stock, Cosmo Cricket-Snorkel DP & sticker Accessories: Loads of Letters chipboard

OCC Challenge

Here is my card, just a tad late, for the OCC Challenge. (ok, I made it this Saturday, but I haven't had a chance to do anything with a sick family, and now me.) It was a great sketch and I thought a weirdly-lot about it. *wink* But I am very happy with how my card came out! It'd be great for an anniversary card but more likely used one of those days when I just want to stick a card in my husband's briefcase! (my anniversary is 8m away...!) Supplies: Stamps: Priceless, Melinda Blowing Kisses (WoJ), Lying Matthew (WoJ) Ink: Basic Black Craft, Versamark Paper: Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, White card stocks Accessories: White Taffeta Ribbon, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen, heart clip

Priceless Sketch!

This is a late post for a few reasons. One, I read a book yesterday. LOL! Which means I neglected, oh, everything else. So I had to get some things done and spend some serious one-on-one time with my now-napping daughter. And two, since she fell asleep I have been busily planning my upcoming workshops! Keep your eye on my side bar if you want to attend any!

I really wish the sun would shine! But until it does, I'm sorry, but we'll just have to deal with dark photos. When I tried to brighten it in the editing program it made the colors weird and hot. So you might want to read the "recipe" to know what these colors are! And trust me, its really pretty!

This card comes from Lauren's Saturday Sketch. The paper I used just retired, but Stampin' Up! has a new one that's the same pattern (Parisian Breeze) but different colors. Also very pretty! And the new one is specialty paper - textured and cover-weight card stock! Can't wait to try that!

Supplies: Stamps: Priceless Ink: Bravo Burgundy Paper: Bravo Burgundy & Pink Pirouette card stock, Parisian Summer DP (retired) Accessories: Oval Punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, Dimensionals

Little Valentines!

My computer was down all day yesterday or I would already have mailed these. (needed the address) These are what I am sending to Julie's mom (read HERE) to give to the Children's Hospital. They're just little 3x3 notes, but perfect for kids. Three of the designs are also what I'm sending to school with my son to give.

Also, I was able to get a fair amount of stamping done in the last two days, so I have posts ready! Hooray! One way or another this is going to become a regular occurrence again! LOL!

Another Gift

This Christmas gift is all because of generous people on Wish-RAK. I love this Bella stamp and it totally reminds me of my sister. But how many times can I make her a card using it?? So I asked for it with my very first Wish-RAK. It took two full months to get any, but I am now set for, um, life! She'll out-grow this phase before I ever run out of images! LOL! Therefore I decided to make a fun card "set" FROM her with this cute girl!

Beate has this fabulous box tutorial on Splitcoaststampers so that's where I learned how to make this nice box to hold it all!

And here's what it looks like, all ready to go for Christmas day! I just hope she likes it! LOL! Supplies:

Stamps: Priceless, Best Yet, Ipodabella (Stamping Bella Stamps), Ink: Black, Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise

Paper: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Taken With teal, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Chocolate Chip card stocks, Friends & Flowers SS kit (retired), Loves Me DP (retired)

Accessories: Flirty Ribbon (retired), Seaside Ribbon (retired), Chocolate Grosgrain, Scallop Edge Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen

Christmas-y Sketches!

Hooray! I am up to 59 Christmas cards done! only 22 left....sigh... So,(yesterday) I wrote down all the recent sketches I could think of, went downstairs with some Christmas-y supplies, tried to get some done, and here's what I have!

This one comes from Lauren's Sketch and also fit the bill for the PCP 2nd Day of Christmas challenge - "two turtled doves". I actually made it the other night, just in time for PCP...I think!

Supplies: Stamps: Priceless, To You & Yours Ink: Whisper White, Versamark Paper: Night of Navy & Bashful Blue card stocks, White Mulberry Paper Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

This second one comes from the Sketch Challenge on PCP. Big circles ARE a challenge for me! So I cheated and used a sticker from an old Simply Scrappin' kit! LOL!

Supplies: Stamps: Glad Tidings (retired), Bright Bulbs Wheel Ink: Real Red, Always Artichoke Paper: Ruby Red & Whisper White card stocks Accessories: Old Simply Scrappin Kit (All the Trimmings??), Fresh Fav Buttons, EE Brads

Next up is a card based on Julee's Mojo Monday sketch, but also qualifies for the PCP 12 days, day 4: Four Calling Birds. I found I had another bird stamp! I think this turned out nice. No, the white card stock is not on a slant, just that the photo is not great... :)

Supplies: Stamps: Holiday Tag Team (retired), Glad Tidings (retired) Ink: Versamark, Whisper White Craft Paper: Night of Navy & Whisper White card stocks Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Silver Brads, Silver cord (retired), White Embossing Powder, Stamping Sponges

Then this one I put together for the OCC Weekend challenge, to use snowmen or snowflakes. Its pretty, but the final one I made (to be shown tomorrow!) is better! I just can't get a good picture of it in the dark!

Supplies: Stamps: Holiday Tag Team (retired), Warmest Regards (retired) Ink: Basic Black, Ruby Red, Whisper White Craft Paper: Baja Breeze, Ruby Red & Whisper White card stocks Accessories: Mat Pack, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens

I only got 4 cards done, BUT! I did get three loads of laundry done, folded and put away, dishes loaded, grocery shopping and trip to the gas station and bank, and the house is now as decorated as its gonna get! So, today wasn't a total waste! lol!! And I'm hoping to have another stack to show off tomorrow! The season is upon us!

Hooray!

I *did* manage to get two cards done! So hooray!!! (I'm battling another migraine (and my husband has a cold!)...good thing yoga is tomorrow!)

So! First I have Lauren's Saturday Sketch. Rather valentiney, but I like it! :) This Parisian Summer DP is my new favorite. I LOVE it!!!

Supplies: Stamps: Priceless, Sending Happy Thoughts Ink: Bravo Burgundy Paper: Pink Pirouette, Bravo Burgundy card stocks, Parisian Summer DP Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Word Window Punch

And this one comes from Taylor's Friday Cupcake Challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: Annie Lapoint- Lavender (My Favorite Things Stamps)

Ink: Black

Paper: Elegant Eggplant & White card stock, Certainly Celery Prints DP (retired)

Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens

Ah scrapbooking, my old friend!

haha! Seriously, I got into stamping because it was a more affordable way to scrapbook than trying to constantly find stickers and patterend paper for every page. But hello, when was the last time I got any done?! SO, I got tons of pictures yesterday and got to work on a little last night! Page one: Supplies: Stamps: Taffy Alphabet Ink: Only Orange Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive & Whisper White card stock, Halloween Night DP (retired!) Page two: Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Really Rust, Cameo Coral, Creamy Caramel Paper: Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy Note: Page 2 is framed and hanging on my wall, and replaced this autumn page from another year: So fun!!! can't wait to play some more!

Tuesday Afternoon!

I know, can you believe it? Well, it was a non-stamping weekend (except what I already showed Sunday) and then I had a super-migraine yesterday so I didn't get anything done then either. Sooo after going to yoga and running a bunch of errands this morning I threw these two cards together!

First I have this card, based on Beate's Weekend Sketch. It doesn't follow the sketch exactly, but hey...

Supplies:

Stamps: Happiness is a Journey Ink: Versamark Paper: Brocade Blue, Basic Black Accessories: Black Gingham ribbon, Fresh Favorite buttons, Black embossing powder, Heat Tool

Then this follows Taylor's Friday Cupcake sketch!

Supplies:

Stamps: Priceless Ink: Barely Banana, Orchid Opulence Paper: Orchid Opulence, Barely Banana, Whisper White card stocks Accessories: 1 3/8 circle punch, Orchid Ribbon (retired), Yoyo Yellow Ribbon (retired)

Busy, Busy!

The card. Well, and me. I've been busy with life, but on the stamping side I'm busy coming up with specifics for my Christmas card class! Can't wait!

In the meantime, here is my busy card! I used the sketch from Amy on OCC. I started by looking for some DP and here's proof what a paper hoarder I am- is this like 3 or 4 years old?! Yep, it is! But I thought it was not too overpowering. I may have been wrong! hee hee! I wanted a third color to POP so I picked Cameo Coral. Used my favorite technique for this fun butterfly, and sponged some Barely Banana ink over the Vanilla pieces to make it work better with the DP.

I'm hoping to play with some more sketches today, but we'll see how that goes. Now its your turn to go make something fun! Supplies: Stamps: Priceless, Fresh Cuts Ink: Cameo Coral, Sage Shadow, Barely Banana Paper: Sage Shadow & Very Vanilla card stocks, In Full Bloom SS Kit Accessories: Mat Pack, Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Soft Subtles Brads, Stamping Sponges