Sale-A-Bration comes to a close!

I have reeeeally needed some crafting time! Fortunately I had a stamp class this weekend! The sneak peeks turned out to be for a later class, lol. We'll make those in April. And that means I now have 5 new cards to show off in the coming days! yeay!
The class theme was changed to "Distressed Projects." Expect to see some pretty and messy cards here, lol! We'll start with this one, which I was excited to use since its the very last day of Sale-A-Bration! It took some serious thinking, lol, and I think it turned out really pretty!

Supplies:
Stamps: Fresh Vintage
Ink: Certainly Celery, Pool Party, Crumb Cake
Paper: Pool Party, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla card stock, Everyday Elegance DP
Accessories: Lace ribbon, Adhesive Pearls, Scallop Edge Punch, Stamping Sponges, Dimensionals

Class Sample #2

This card is very, very similar to the ones found HERE, but this one is easier for a class because it requires less accessories for me to run out of, lol. I seriously love this bunny as a baby card!!
So are you coming to the class? Its this Friday afternoon!

Supplies:

Stamps: Everybunny, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Basic Gray, Baja Breeze

Paper: Baja Breeze & Whisper White card stocks, Just Add Cake DP

Accessories: White Grosgrain Ribbon, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens

Upcoming Card Class!

Yes, I got some stamping done! I've also been swamped with other things, had a computer virus take over my computer (and the rebuild involved with that) and ya know, all the other things going on in my life. So maybe I can get a few blog posts up before the end of the month, lol.

I have a customer who keeps requesting wedding and baby cards, but most of my other customers don't need many of those. This card is pretty enough for a wedding, but its also fitting for a nice birthday, thank you or thinking of you type card. That means anyone who attends the class can find a way to use it! I've got a class this coming Friday, and this is one of the cards we'll be making!

Supplies:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Pocket Silhouettes
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Accessories: White Organza Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Wide Oval Punch

More Scrapping!

Two pages done in the same week! I'm quite excited! This one is simple too, but done is done!
I used up some retired DP with this page. There are tiny blue circles around each daisy, it really does coordinate, I promise. lol!

Supplies:
Paper: Certainly Celery card stock
Accessories: White grosgrain ribbon
I am placing an order tomorrow, if you want to get in on the bulk shipping!

Imagination

I actually got a scrapbook page done this weekend!! Yeay!!
These pictures capture a funny kind of moment...My daughter hid her face behind a tree and told me she was pretending she was in in a forest. The thing is, the tree is a scrawny, tiny thing that our lawn crew was trying to cut down only about a month before. The second picture shows the tree in reality, even if the lighting is lousy.
I think its great when you can photograph something straight out of a child's imagination, and then to scrapbook it is a lot of fun too!

Supplies:
Ink: Always Artichoke marker
Paper: Certainly Celery, Melon Mambo card stocks
Accessories: Ice Cream Parlor SS Kit (retired)

I used the Simply Scrappin' Kit from last years Sale-A-Bration freebies. What have you gotten this year? I am putting an order in on the 22nd if you need to replenish your supplies or want anything that's going away...!

Baby Mojo!

Yes I AM alive! hee hee! I have been sooo busy and I haven't felt well this past week so any actual free time I've had I've just rested. In fact I pulled out all my stamping supplies once....and ended up just putting it all away. sad! But today I really had to make a baby card, so I went a head and made two! (To be honest, I stamped 5 images and colored them, but I only got two of them on a card)

I won this adorable spring-y stamp set from Susan's blogiversary, and her's is a blog I have been reading since about the time she began! I've sent you to her before for the super cute shirt/tie cards I did at Father's Day. Anyway, I've had this set for a couple weeks now and have been itching to play with it.

Maybe this image doesn't work as well as I thought for a baby card, but! maybe it does! I liked it anyway, lol! I also used this weeks Mojo Monday sketch for these cards, and retired DP, mixed with current accessories!

 and a close up of the sweet bunny baby boy!

Supplies:
Stamps: Everybunny
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Bashful Blue & Whisper White card stock, Retired Hostess Bashful Blue DP
Accessories: Bitty Buttons, White Bakers Twine, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dots, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens

another close up...
wanna know what? I stamped this little guy crooked so the shadow line did not match the edge of the card stock. Solution? Oval Punch! Yeay!

Supplies:
Stamps: Everybunny, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Pear Pizazz, Pool Party & Whisper White card stocks, Retired Hostess Pear Pizazz DP
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, In Color Printed Brads, Mat Pack, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, White Grosgrain Ribbon

Baby Shower Invites!

I helped throw a baby shower for a friend, expecting her first little boy. Since I needed to make a bunch of these, I pulled out my retired card stocks and DP and used some things up!

This first variation (top, center) is my favorite. I have Bashful Blue card stock with some old Banbury DP.
Then (top right) I have Marina Mist card stock with some retired Wild Wasabi DP from a hostess 6x6 pack.
Finally, the three across the bottom, I have some very old Bayou Blue card stock with some old Pear Pizazz DP from a different hostess 6x6 pack!
They all have the same cute Elebration stamp, in Basic Gray ink, on Whisper White DP. I typed up the information, printed it off and attached it to the back, all using a darling free font I got HERE. (on her sidebar, under 25 favorite fonts - Little Days)

Final Birthday Class Sample

This card was also almost completely inspired by another demonstrator's design. I added the striped paper at the bottom, changed the place of the bakers twine, and have a Lucky Limeade layer where she used Soft Suede. Also I stamped the Pool Party flowers onto the squares, and she had them done a little differently. But I really love how this card turned out, soft colors, pretty, and ready to be mailed off to a special someone!

Supplies:
Stamps: Fresh Vintage, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Soft Suede, Pool Party
Paper: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade & Whisper White card stocks, Everyday Elegance DP (Sale-A-Bration!)
Accessories: White Bakers Twine, Word Window Punch, 1/4 inch circle punch

Masculine Birthday Card

This card is great for a guy, but could really work for any teenager and any older boy. I found the inspiration HERE and just changed up the colors and stuck to one stamp set. It has a lot of fun detail but it's a pretty simple card. I think its a really fun one!

Supplies:
Stamps: Grunge Rock
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Silver Brads, Mat Pack, Decorative Label Punch

Kid Birthday Cards

These two birthday cards cards I created on my own.
This first one is bright and fun, and fairly easy...

Supplies:
Stamps: Patterned Party (gifts), Grunge Rock (words)
Ink: Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait markers
Paper: So Saffron & Whisper White card stocks, Just Add Cake DP
Accessories: Peach Parfait Twill Ribbon, Pennant Punch

And this second one is super quick and simple.

Supplies:
Stamps: Patterned Party
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Tempting Turquoise & Whisper White card stocks, Big Top Birthday DP
Accessories: Real Red thin ribbon, Brights Buttons, Glue Dots

A pretty birthday card

Today was my birthday card class! Since there are 5 cards I now have a few blog posts ready to inspire you! hee hee. It is often said that one great thing about being a demonstrator is that there are SO MANY ideas available to us and we don't have to think up our own. This class was certainly one time I needed that! Most of the time I create my own design, and many times I use sketches as a jumping off point. While I did have ideas swimming around in my head, I had a very hard time finding the creative energy to create cards for this class...so I turned to the Stampin' Up! demonstrator website for ideas. I searched for an idea to use the Upsy Daisy stamp set and tweaked a card I found to make this:

Supplies:
Stamps: Upsy Daisy
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Sale-A-Bration Ribbon & Brads, Scallop Edge Punch

Baptism Cards

A week ago we had the chance to watch some young friends be baptized as members of our church. Our family gave them each a small gift and I wanted a card to go with it. The girl card was much easier to think up, but my son helped me with a good idea for the boy too! Here's what we created...

Supplies:
Stamps: Fresh Vintage
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade markers
Paper: Wisteria Wonder & Whisper White card stocks, Presto Patterns DP (RETIRED)
Accessories: White Organza Ribbon, Dimensionals, Stamping Sponge (to turn the pattered paper Wisteria)

Supplies:
Stamps: The Open Sea
Ink: Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Versamark
Paper: Whisper White, Baja Breeze card stocks, Nautical Expedition DP (retired!)
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1 3/8 inch Circle Punch, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine